Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 433 Taibo's First Time

Xu Zhiqiong and Tai Bu sat face to face in front of the blue lantern, looking at each other silently.

Although the Department of Yin and Yang is gone, Xu Zhiqiong can still feel the familiar depth and emptiness in this small single room in Taibu.

"Kangsheng, when I recommended you to go to the palace and let you go to Bingjing to protect the prince, do you remember this kindness?"

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head repeatedly and said, "It's not recommendation, it's persecution, but this should not be confused."

"No matter what the reason is, it has achieved a fate between you and the current emperor. You must not forget this kindness after all."

"Leave aside the matter of kindness for now, Tai Bu has something to say and speak it clearly."

Old thing, you obviously took advantage of me back then, but now what kindness do you say to me?
Tai Bu thought for a moment and said: "The reason why the prince was in trouble at the beginning was because there was something extra on his body, do you know the whereabouts of that thing?"

"There is something extra on the prince?" Xu Zhiqiong pretended to be surprised, "You mean the princess? She is not always on the prince, sometimes in front of him..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Tai Bu's beard trembled, "I'm talking about "The Record of Nu Zulu"!"

"Ancestors of Anger"?
Why did Tai Bu suddenly think of "Ancestor Nulu"?
Reminiscent of what Han Chen said before, Xu Zhiqiong understood the reason.

Han Chen brought back a volume of inner Taoist canon from Fuzhou, and Tai Bu must have found a way to decipher the canon.

Tai Bu must have seen the volume of "Nuzulu" before, so he thought of the method of deciphering "Nuzulu".

Xu Zhiqiong once found the algorithm to decipher "Nuzulu" in Nufu Canon.

But why did Tai Bu decipher "Nuzulu"?
Looking at his serious expression, it shouldn't be out of curiosity. It seems that "The Record of Nuzu" is of great significance to him.

As for what it means, Tai Bu will never say it, Xu Zhiqiong knows this in his heart.

The "Ancestor of Wrath" that Xu Zhiqiong got from the prince, there is still a short section left to decipher. He has a rubbing copy in his hand, so it doesn't hurt to give it to Tai Bu.

But there are two things that must be confirmed in advance.

One is whether Taibu has the ability to properly handle "Nuzulu".

The second is how much Taibo is willing to pay.

When I got the "Ancestral Nursing Record" from the prince, no matter where it was put, the "Ancestral Nursing Record" would immediately return to the prince.

Xu Zhiqiong helped the prince get rid of "Ancestors of Wrath", and the two have become brothers since then.

In other words, this volume of "Ancestors of Wrath" is the starting point of the friendship between Xu Zhiqiong and Liang Yuyang.

Now that the crown prince has become Emperor Changle, even though the "Ancestors of Nursing" no longer poses a threat to his life, but he found that "The Records of Nursing Ancestors" appeared on him again. loss of trust.

"Tai Bu, you should be aware of the characteristics of this volume of "Ancestral Nursing Records". If you are not careful, you will have to return to the Holy One."

Tai Bu nodded and said: "Right now, I'm not sure how to resolve the magic circle on the "Nuzulu", so I just need a rubbing copy."

Just a rubbing.

The price of the rubbing copy cannot be compared with the original version, so Xu Zhiqiong can consider giving Taibo a discount.

"The rubbings can be obtained, but it takes a little effort. The "Ancestors of Wrath" is now entrusted to an expert for safekeeping. If I go to the expert empty-handed, it is really inappropriate in terms of etiquette!"

Tai Bu frowned, then smiled and said: "It's reasonable, since you are going to see the expert, you should prepare some gifts, tell me what the expert likes, see if there is anything suitable here for the old man? "

Xu Zhiqiong said: "That expert likes money."

Tai Bu snorted coldly and said: "The old man is raising money to rebuild the Yin Yang Division. There is no money, at most... you don't have to pay back the three thousand taels of silver this year."

"Three thousand taels?" Xu Zhiqiong froze from the corner of his eyes, "This is too contemptuous of an expert!"

"That's all!" Tai Bu gritted his teeth, "I don't want the thirty thousand taels of silver."

Xu Zhiqiong counted with his fingers: "This is a little sincere, but if you just take the money, it's still a bit vulgar."

"What more do you want?"

"I want a woman!"

"presumptuous!"

"Tao Huayuan, a master of Taibo, is stunningly beautiful. Xu wants to..."

Tai Bu saw through Xu Zhiqiong's thoughts: "You don't want her to go to Fuzhou?"

Xu Zhiqiong did not deny it.

Tai Bu sneered and said: "Kangsheng, you offended someone! You offended someone hiding in the dark, but you are afraid that you will hurt Xiaotao."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded: "The fortune teller is very clever, do you know who I offended?"

Tai Bu looked at Xu Zhiqiong, and said with a smile: "The person related to your Taoism, that Taoism is not in this world."

Tai Bu knows Xu Zhiqiong's Taoism, Xu Zhiqiong is very clear about this.

But Tai Bu could figure out that Xu Zhiqiong had offended Ming Dao, so he had to admit his wisdom.

"Let the younger generation ask for advice, does Tai Bu have any means of guarding against this non-human Taoist sect?"

Tai Bu sighed lightly: "Your Dao Sect is the closest to them, and if you can't guard against them, what can I do?"

"Forgive me for presumptuousness, but the reason why I don't want Tao'er to go to the Nufu Sect is because I'm afraid of being plotted against by this sect."

Tai Bu nodded: "Forget it, I'll let her stay in Yin Yang Division."

"Stay in the Yin Yang Division, why not go to my Marquis Mansion."

"Go to your marquis' mansion, bring me a disciple back someday?" Tai Bu sneered, "I know that there is a third-grade immortal soul in your mansion, but do you think the means of that immortal soul are superior to mine?"

In terms of strength, Liang Zhenlin is no match for Tai Bu.

As long as he can guarantee the safety of Tao Huayuan, Tong Qingqiu and Han Chen, the deal will be considered a deal.

Xu Zhiqiong stood up and saluted: "If Taibu is willing to protect Tao'er, this junior will be very grateful. Brother Tong and Brother Han also ask Taibu to take care of him. This junior will visit the master right away and send the rubbing copy tomorrow."

"Wait a minute," Tai Bu called Xu Zhiqiong, hesitating for a long time and said, "It is really difficult for you to deal with many powerful enemies with your own strength. I will give you a magic weapon."

Tai Bu took out a lantern and handed it to Xu Zhiqiong: "You are a lantern bearer, and you often walk around at night with a lantern, so this lantern is suitable for you.
The lantern pole is retractable, and the lantern head can be folded. It is good to put it in the sleeve at ordinary times. In times of crisis, take it out and inject [-]% of yang qi, [-]% of yin qi, [-]% of yin qi, and the remaining half is up to you It lights up. "

Xu Zhiqiong took the lantern, and asked Tai Bu with a serious expression: "What happens after it's lit?"

"After the light is on, you can run with it, especially at night, you can see the road clearly."

Xu Zhiqiong's expression was still serious: "But what's the difference between this and an ordinary lantern?"

"The difference is that it doesn't use fire, and it always shines on the road."

"Isn't that just an ordinary lantern without fire?"

Before Xu Zhiqiong could understand what Tai Bu meant, Tai Bu waved his sleeves, and the surrounding scenery suddenly changed.

Tai Bu was gone, and so was his hut.

Xu Zhiqiong was in a dense fog, he could vaguely see the light, but he couldn't find his way at all.

The fog is so thick that you can't see your toes when you look down, it's thicker than the fog when the immortal soul descends.

What's the situation?
Is it Taibo's ecstasy array?
"Crazy life, light up the lantern!"

According to Tai Bu's instructions, Xu Zhiqiong injected six cents of yang energy into the lantern and three and five centimeters of yin energy, and four and a half centimeters of yin energy into the lantern, and the lantern was not lit.

With half a minute left to make his own decisions, Xu Zhiqiong injected three percent of yang energy and two percent of yin energy, but the lantern still didn't light up.

Then add two cents of Yang Qi.

The lantern was lit.

This lantern is so exhausting!
If it wasn't for Xu Zhiqiong's Yin-Yang seventh-grade cultivation, he really wouldn't have the strength to light this lantern.

A little cold white light emanates from the lantern head, which is much worse than the red light Xu Zhiqiong usually uses.

The white light left a small halo on the ground, which seemed to be no different from ordinary lanterns.

Wait, there is a difference.

The halo on the left stretches longer than the halo on the right.

Xu Zhiqiong deliberately took a step to the right.

The halo on the left is stretched longer, and the halo on the right is much dimmer.

Tai Bu's voice came from beside my ear: "Kangsheng, the way is not here, because the door is not here."

road?
door?
This lantern can always shine on the road.

Road, pointing to the door.

In other words, this lantern can find the exit of the ecstasy array!
Xu Zhiqiong turned to the left, and the halo on the left gradually shortened, which proved that the deviation was shrinking, and he returned to the correct direction.

Until the halos on the left and right were even, Xu Zhiqiong started to walk forward. After walking for a while, the halo on the right side lengthened, and it was time for Xu Zhiqiong to turn right.

Following the guidance of the halo, Xu Zhiqiong walked more than [-] steps, the thick fog suddenly cleared, he walked out of the ecstasy array, and was still in Tai Bu's room.

Good magic weapon!
This lantern is a powerful tool for navigation, but I don't know how wide the scope of application is.

"Tai Bu, this lantern will guide the way!"

Tai Bu nodded and said: "This guiding lantern is the first time this old man has made a magic weapon with spirituality, and I will give it to you."

Taibo gave me the first time!

"Tai Bu, this guiding lantern can only guide the way in the ecstasy formation, or is it also aura in other places? Can it also guide the way in the trap of the mechanism?"

Tai Bu laughed and said: "That depends on your ability, and also depends on the opponent's means. The guide lamp relies on Yin and Yang to find the way out. The stronger your Qi mechanism is, the stronger its spirituality will be.
But if the opponent's methods are superb, and the lantern can't find an exit even after exhausting its spirituality, you can only find another way. "

Xu Zhiqiong said again: "If there is more than one exit in the lost way, which one will it lead to?"

Tai Bu thought for a moment and said: "That depends on where it wants to go. After all, it is a magic weapon with spirituality, and I may not be able to say for sure. Since I have been with you for a long time, I will definitely find a place away from the Goulan. near road."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "Since it is a lantern made by Taibo, I will still find the closest way to Yinggeyuan..."

"Crazy and rude! Go quickly!"

Xu Zhiqiong saluted and resigned, Taibo said: "If you are in the underworld, the underworld is invincible, if you are in the yang world, the underworld is restricted everywhere, if you enter the underworld, don't love to fight, leave quickly, this lantern may help you .”

From the underworld to the yang world?
What does this mean?
Tai Bu didn't explain any more, Xu Zhiqiong put away the lantern and left.

Looking at Xu Zhiqiong's back, Tai Bu sighed and said: "Crazy life, be careful."

……

Xu Zhiqiong walked all the way back to the Marquis's Mansion. Just halfway there, the heavy rain suddenly came, and when he arrived at the mansion, his whole body was soaked.

Xia Hu hurriedly changed Xu Zhiqiong's clothes, and Chang De just boiled a pot of water and waited for Xu Zhiqiong to take a bath.

Soaking in the bathtub, Xu Zhiqiong thought about what Tai Bu had said, and why he wanted "The Record of Nu Zulu".

"Nuzulu" not only records the grievances between Emperor Taizu and Nuzu, but also records a key message. Emperor Taizu and Confucian star swallowed Nuzu together and became a star.

Does Tai Bu want to be a star?
Anyway, Tai Bu was very kind this time, he forgave the debt and gave himself a magic weapon.

This magic weapon is quite interesting, I will have to try it out later.

After taking a bath, Xu Zhiqiong changed his clothes, returned to the bedroom, closed the door tightly, blew out the candles, and lit the lantern with Yin and Yang.

The pale light reflected on the ground, and the halo near the door gradually elongated.

It found the exit!

This is not the point.

The point is that it understands my intentions, it knows what I want it to do.

This lantern is really spiritual!
Xu Zhiqiong gently touched the lantern pole to show his approval.

The pale light suddenly turned slightly red.

What's wrong with this?
shy?
Xu Zhiqiong smiled, withdrew his Qi machine, and the lights went out immediately.

He put the lantern into his sleeve, and suddenly felt something trembling around his waist.

It is a mandarin duck blade.

The mandarin duck blade is a spiritual weapon, if it trembles suddenly, there must be a reason.

Xu Zhiqiong touched a pair of blades, Yuanyangblade gradually calmed down.

What's the situation?
What were they shaking just now?

Is it because I touched the guiding lantern just now?

This weapon is still jealous?
Do you get jealous when you touch someone?You are too narrow-minded!
Look at how stable the star iron halberd is, it's just at the waist, motionless!
The Mandarin Duck Blade is a weapon made by Ku Ji Han Xing.

The guiding lantern made by Taibu can trigger the induction of the mandarin duck blade, which proves that Taibu's personality is close to that of the bitter cold star.

Tai Bu was kind and honest, and Xu Zhiqiong couldn't break the rules. He sealed the room with a Yin-Yang circle, took a pen, ink, paper and inkstone to the small black room, and made a rubbing copy of "Nu Zulu" for Tai Bu.

It is actually quite difficult to complete a rubbing in a small black room. You can grind ink in the dark, brush ink in the dark, and you can’t see the effect of the rubbing. To get a qualified rubbing, you often need to try several times.

Xu Zhiqiong was studying ink, and his hand slipped off the inkstone, and the ink was spilled somewhere. Xu Zhiqiong groped for a while on the ground, his hands were sticky.

There is no way, I can only feel in the dark in the small black room, because there is no fire here.

no fire...

If you can't light a fire, you may not be able to light a lamp.

Xu Zhiqiong had a bold idea.

He took out the guiding lantern from his sleeve.

(End of this chapter)