That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 9

Chonglong Temple was built in the inner city, and it also follows the mountain. The deeper the building, the higher the terrain. The deepest and highest point is a nine-story pavilion, in order to imply the supreme supernatural power of the Taoist ancestor. , there are thousands of golden lamps in it, and every grand festival, Guannei deacon Taoist will light up all the golden lamps, the lights are as brilliant as day, the grandeur is like a fairy house, the whole building is shining brightly, and the whole city of Zhongdu can see The magnificent scene here is like a fairy palace in the sky.

It would be a great pity if such a magnificent scene was missed.

Chonglong Temple can be regarded as the number one Taoist temple in the Taoist sect, second only to the Zixiao Palace in the ancestral court of the Taoist sect, the Qingjing Landscape in the imperial capital, the Zirong Temple in Jiangdu, the Taiqing Palace in Qizhou, and the Qingxu Palace in Linxian Mansion .Being able to serve as the main viewer in these Taoist temples, all of them are important figures in the Taoist sect.The master of Chonglongguan, whose reputation is relatively unknown, is only known to be one generation higher than the current Daoist head teacher, and he is considered to be the only few remaining among the elders, and is respected in the Daoist sect.However, not long ago, the old master finally couldn't bear the passage of time, and suddenly sat down while giving a lecture to his disciples. Because it was too sudden, even the Taoist ancestors were caught off guard, and there was no suitable candidate to replace Chonglong Guanguan Therefore, the current Chonglong Temple is generally in a state of leaderless dragons.

Xu Beiyou did not choose to go to Chonglong Temple with the flow of people in the early morning, but waited until the evening when the sun was setting.For some reason, there were no other pilgrims in the Chonglong Temple at this time. The huge Taoist temple was quiet. Although Xu Beiyou was a little strange, he didn't pay much attention to it, as long as it was the Chonglong Temple at dusk.

When Xu Beiyou walked into the gate of Chonglong Temple, he didn't pay homage to the statues of Daoist Daoists in the past dynasties, but just toured around. Unfortunately, outsiders are not allowed to visit many places, such as the nine-story pavilion with ten thousand golden lamps. Hugh said Even a lowly citizen like Xu Beiyou, even the chief envoy in charge of a state, can't even take a step inside.

After Xu Beiyou had seen all the places he could go, he finally went to the main hall, where a sitting statue of the Taoist ancestor was enshrined. At this time, the sky was getting dark and the lamps were already lit in the hall. The difference between the Taoist statues in other Taoist temples is that the left hand of the Taoist statue in Chonglong Temple is surrounded by a golden dragon.Since ancient times, the emperor has been called the real dragon emperor, and the dragon symbolizes the emperor. The Taoist move obviously put the emperor under the Taoist ancestor, which naturally attracted a lot of criticism. I have always ignored this and turned a deaf ear to it, so this Taoist statue was able to survive.

Xu Beiyou worshiped the Taoist ancestor, and was about to turn around and leave, but accidentally bumped into another person.

Xu Beiyou took a half step back and stabilized his figure. When he looked up, he was a beauty in Taoist costume. He was about the same age as Xu Beiyou, with a petite figure that was a head shorter than Xu Beiyou, and had a delicate face that looked like a porcelain doll. At this time, because of the rapid running, there was a touching blush on his face.

Xu Beiyou, an innocent little virgin, only felt a faint fragrance in his nostrils, and his heart suddenly suffocated.

The little nun raised her head and glanced at Xu Beiyou timidly. After meeting Xu Beiyou's sight, she quickly lowered her head again.

There was a moment of awkward silence between the two of them.

In the end, Xu Beiyou was the first to break the silence, "Are you okay?"

The little Taoist nun showed a shyness on her face, she just shook her head without saying a word.

Somehow Xu Beiyou suddenly remembered the woman riding Sa Luzi he met not long ago, as if she always had the same expression on her face as Mount Tai collapsed in front of her, which was in stark contrast to the little Taoist nun in front of her. The two are like two completely different flowers, one is the graceful peony that dominates the others, and the other is Xiaojiabiyu's mimosa.

Each is different, each has its own merits, and each has its own style.

Xu Beiyou cleared his throat and asked, "Is the girl from Chonglong Temple?"

She hesitated, then nodded.

Xu Beiyou smiled, imitating the scholars and bowing to each other: "My name is Xu Beiyou, two people, Bei from the northwest, and you from the study tour."

The little nun was even more hesitant. After a brief battle between heaven and man, she returned the ceremony of Taoism, and then said softly: "My Tao name is Zhiyun, and I am currently practicing in Chonglong Temple."

Just as Xu Beiyou was about to speak, the lights in the hall suddenly dimmed, and murderous intentions arose.

The next moment, Xu Beiyou's figure rose violently, and he pulled the little Taoist priest behind him. At the same time, Tianlan pulled out of the sheath from behind, and stabbed the uninvited guest who was about to kill the little Taoist nun with his sword.

This uninvited villain was dressed in a black brocade robe with narrow sleeves and long breasts, with a black tiger head buttoned at the waist, and black-faced white-soled official boots. He held a knife in his hand, with a thick back and a thin blade. The spine of the knife was straight, and the blade was slightly curved. Three feet long, with a handle six inches long, weighing nine catties and nine taels, it is the famous Xiuchun Dao.

Dark guard master!

Everyone knows that the flying fish suit and the embroidered spring knife are the standard equipment for the dark guards, but most people don't know that the flying fish suit can only be worn by the third-rank official body, and the embroidered spring knife can only be worn by the masters of the third-rank martial arts.

When Xiuchundao collided with Tianlan, there was a clear and clear sound.

Holding Tianlan in his hand, Xu Beiyou did not retreat but advanced, and took another step forward.

The sword light is brilliant, intertwined like a net.

However, Jiansan, who killed the Yin soldiers, was like a flower shelf in front of this master of dark guards. I saw that the Xiuchun knife was completely skillful, and cut through the sword net with a few knives, and then went straight to Xu Beiyou's face.

At this moment, outside the main hall, groups of dark guards dressed in black brocade robes climbed over the wall from all directions and entered Chonglong Temple in an orderly manner, with swords at their waists and heavy crossbows in their hands. He started to pull the trigger, and with a buzzing sound, the crossbow arrows flew in all directions, like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and began a bloody massacre of the Taoists in Chonglong Temple.

Several night guard Taoists were shot through their heads by crossbow arrows almost immediately, and they didn't even make the slightest cry, only a dull sound after falling to the ground.

As soon as the lights were turned on in several houses, crossbow arrows were thrown over them immediately, shooting and killing the occupants of the houses.

A black-clothed dark guard in a fourth-rank official robe appeared outside the gate of Chonglong Temple, and said in a deep voice: "Anyone in Chonglong Temple, no matter men, women, old or young, regardless of their status, can't let go. Shoot them all!"

The hidden guards following behind him agreed in unison, then drew out their sabers and rushed into Chonglong Temple in file.

The hidden guards rushed to the depths of Chonglong Temple silently, heading straight for the famous nine-story pavilion in the deepest part, where the cardinal core of the entire Chonglong Temple was located.

The dark guards rushed all the way, like a broken bamboo, and the ordinary Taoists in Chonglong Temple were slaughtered like they were mowed. Some disciples with cultivation bases, although they had the capital and strength to fight, but the dark guards were helpless. , in the situation of being outnumbered and outnumbered, these intruder disciples are destined to end in hatred.

Along the way, corpses were strewn everywhere, and blood flowed like rivers.

It is true that there are many Taoist masters, but in Chonglong Temple, there are only a few people who can be called masters. With the master of the old temple disappearing, the remaining one is alone, which gives the dark guard an opportunity.

The fourth-grade hidden guard inspector named Ji An strode into the bloody Chonglong Temple. At this time, he didn't have half of the obsequiousness when facing Lu Chen, but had a gloomy aura and a gloomy expression, making him It is easy for people to think of a poisonous snake waiting for an opportunity.

He squinted his eyes and looked at the nine-story pavilion that was visible in the distance, and gently stroked the handle of the Xiuchun knife at his waist with five fingers.

As long as all the Taoists in Chonglong Temple are killed, a group of hidden guards will pretend to be Taoist priests of Chonglong Temple to take over here, and then it will be exposed that the Taoist priests of Chonglong Temple used children's internal organs as medicine for refining elixir It just so happens that many families in Zhongdu have really lost their children recently, and there will be a few so-called criminals who stole children who will confess in court that they were instigated by Taoist Chonglongguan, and then some people will raise their arms and stage a show The drama of the people surrounding the Taoist temple, of course, the child's body was found in the Taoist temple in the end.For the rest, there is no need for the hidden guards to push hands. The angry people will help them completely erase all traces of Chonglong Temple, leaving nothing behind.

Even if the Daoist sect knew it was wrong, so what?The ones who kill people and burn Taoist temples are not my Dark Guard Mansion, but the people in Zhongdu.

(End of this chapter)