Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 817
This old man in coir raincoat and bamboo hat is exactly Tai Bu.

The last time, Xu Zhiqiong went to the barren hills and didn't find Taibu. Unexpectedly, Taibu took the initiative to find the punishment department.

What did he come to punish the criminal?
Judging from Taibu's humble attitude, he should have come to seek refuge.

Xu Zhiqiong ran into Liang Xiaoen in the barren hills, proving that Liang Xiaoen most likely also came to find Tai Bu.

Tai Bu must have been chased by Liang Xiaoen and had nowhere to run, thinking of punishing the evil division to hide.

Now that he is here, Xu Zhiqiong should take him in. After all, Taibu also helped Xu Zhiqiong, and to a certain extent, Taibu also represents the position of the Yinyang family.

But it is not unconditional to want to enter the evil division, Xu Zhiqiong took out a golden bean.

Tai Bu naturally knew the meaning of this golden bean. This is the meritorious service of the judge, or a meritorious service directly bestowed by a high-ranking judge.

If this meritorious service is eaten, Tai Bu will become a ninth-rank judge.

Xu Zhiqiong was not joking, he was serious.

Xu Zhiqiong can't be blamed for being harsh. When he asked Taibu, Taibu also forced Xu Zhiqiong to join the Onmyoji Division.

And this is indeed a Taoist rule. The Evil Punishment Department never takes in outsiders. Even meditators must be cautious when entering the Evil Punishment Department. In special circumstances, they should leave as soon as they come, and they are absolutely not allowed to stay for a long time.

Tai Bu has a second-grade cultivation base, if he is allowed to live in the Evil Punishment Department, it will be a long time, it is hard to say what will happen, no matter how deep the relationship between the two is, it is impossible for Xu Zhiqiong to gamble on the judge's way of Qiancheng Kingdom.

Jin Douzi was placed in front of Tai Bu, Tai Bu was silent for a long time, and shook his head: "This old man has studied Yin Yang since childhood, and it hasn't changed for more than a hundred years. I made an oath that I will never practice other Taoisms in this life."

Xu Zhiqiong raised his eyebrows and said, "Since that's the case, forgive me for being helpless."

Tai Bu let out a long sigh and said: "If you ask for help, it will shame me, how about this, I will move the Star Palace to your city, how about you and I being neighbors together?"

Xu Zhiqiong was startled: "Can this star palace be moved?"

Tai Bu laughed and said: "I've spent so much time, and I have a tacit understanding with Xinggong. If you agree, I will move Xinggong here immediately, and we will also take care of it in the future."

There is nothing wrong with saying this, the Punishment Department is Xu Zhiqiong's territory, but if Tai Bu wants to live outside the Punishment Department, Xu Zhiqiong can't control it, Yu Li, there is nothing wrong with Tai Bu moving here.

Moreover, Xue Yun was very concerned about the attitude of the Yin-Yang family. Apart from birth and restraint, Tai Bu had the highest status in the Yin-Yang family. In terms of love, Xu Zhiqiong shouldn't reject Tai Bu, otherwise it would be like pushing Tai Bu to the enemy.

The two discussed it properly, and in the future, if Taibu is in trouble, Xu Zhiqiong will rescue him, and if it is difficult to punish the evil, Taibu cannot stand idly by.

In addition, if Tai Bu's life is in danger, with Xu Zhiqiong's permission, he can take refuge in the evil division for a short time.

This also comes at a price.

Every time Tai Bu goes to Punishment Division to take refuge, he must teach Xu Zhiqiong a yin and yang technique on the same day, and Xu Zhiqiong has to choose the technique himself.

On the same day, Tai Bu moved the Xinggong here.

The Xinggong is underground, Taibu gave Xu Zhiqiong a copper bell, as long as you ring the bell near the Xinggong, you can see Taibu.

Xu Zhiqiong watched Taibu leave, saw that his figure disappeared, and waited for a while, guessing that Taibu had already arrived at the star palace and rested peacefully, Xu Zhiqiong then took out the copper bell and shook it .

Tai Bu, who was lying on the bed just now, heard the bell and came to Xu Zhiqiong.

"What's the matter, why didn't you tell me just now?"

"I just remembered it too." Xu Zhiqiong actually wanted to try whether the copper bell would work.

Tai Bu frowned and said, "Then speak quickly."

"I want to learn the soul puppet technique from you." Xu Zhiqiong always felt that there was something wrong with Yang Wu's puppet technique.

Tai Bu frowned and said: "If I went to your Punishment Division to take refuge, I would have to teach you techniques, but now I have never been to your Punishment Division, why do you learn from me?"

Xu Zhiqiong replied calmly, "I owe you first."

Tai Bu was stunned and said, "What are you talking about?"

"Business? I'll give you money, and you ship the goods. If I don't give you money, you'll be on credit first. Isn't it right for you to come and go?
You teach me the puppet technique first, and next time you go to punish the evil division to take refuge, you won’t be considered in debt, isn’t it good?
What if in the future, you are hunted down by people from all walks of life, and you don't have time to teach me the spell, and you want to hide a few more times, can't we discuss it? "

Tai Bu sighed lightly: "You are the master, I am the guest, and counting the guests is up to the master."

After finishing speaking, Tai Buxin waved his hand, and the magic circle was formed. Xu Zhiqiong suddenly felt his body sinking and sank below the surface.

First it was dirt, then gravel, and then rocks. Xu Zhiqiong came to a cave as if he was sitting in a mine elevator while the magic circle flickered.

The cave is very spacious, about the same size as the main hall of Changshi Hall. Xu Zhiqiong looked around and asked, "Is this the Star Palace?"

Tai Bu shook his head and said: "This is just a corner of the star palace, the old man's entire star palace is not much smaller than your punishment of evil division."

Xu Zhiqiong asked with a look of astonishment: "In such a big place, if you live alone, will you be lonely?"

"What does it matter to you?"

"If you feel lonely, I'll tell Big Brother Han and Tao Huayuan to tell them about birth and restraint, and invite the two stars to visit you often."

"Crazy life! How dare you!" Tai Bu jumped into a rage!
"Tai Bu calm down," Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile, "It's just a joke, don't take it seriously, if I tell you where the star palace is, it will expose the punishment and evil department, and it will do me no harm."

The Taibu calmed down a little, Xu Zhiqiong thought to himself:

Judging from the current situation, Taibo is worried that the Xinggong will be robbed, and he is still avoiding Shengke Shuangsu. His attitude does not represent the attitude of Shuangsu.

Tai Bu brought Xu Zhiqiong to a flat stone platform, and with a wave of his hand, a flesh and blood puppet appeared in front of him.

This flesh and blood puppet is a woman, described as handsome, with a beautiful figure.

Tai Bu took out an amphora more than one foot high, which contained the soul of a woman.

He released the soul and personally demonstrated the method of making the soul puppet.

"If you want to learn the soul puppet, you should actually upgrade to the fifth rank of my Taoist sect first, and learn the skill of exchanging gains and losses."

Gain and loss!

Once, Xu Zhiqiong asked Tao Huayuan about the fifth-grade skills of Yin and Yang, but Tao Huayuan refused to say, so Xu Zhiqiong held Tao Huayuan down and ate her peaches.

Tao Huayuan couldn't bear the tingling, but said the technique of exchanging gains and losses.

But at that time, he was in the right mood, Xu Zhiqiong only wanted to eat deeply, but didn't think to ask deeply.

What's more, the cultivation of yin and yang is hard work, and Xu Zhiqiong will not be able to rise to the fifth rank in a short period of time.

Does that mean that this soul puppet technique cannot be learned?
Tai Budao: "Fortunately, the rank boundary of my Taoist school is not so strict. You have a sixth-rank cultivation base, and you can barely learn the skill of gaining and losing. It's just that you can't learn it very well."

While making soul puppets, Tai Bu talked about the core technique of gaining and losing.

The so-called exchange of gain and loss, in simple terms, is to give up part of the ability in exchange for part of the ability.

In the process of using this technique, people often fall into a dilemma, but if you don't know the means of exchanging gains and losses, many yin and yang techniques will not be able to be used.

Take the production of soul puppets as an example. Excellent soul puppets do not need to feel pain, but need quick response, abundant physical strength, agility and strong physique.

But what if you want the puppet to feel pain?
There are gains and losses. If you want the puppet to feel pain, you must sacrifice an original excellent quality in exchange for pain.

If you choose to sacrifice the puppet's strong physique, you will create a puppet that can't help but is afraid of pain.

Is such a puppet useful?

it works!

Qu Qiao knew the pain.

It is precisely because Qu Qiao knows the pain that Chen Shun knows the depth, which is very important.

The puppet that Xu Zhiqiong will make is also facing the same problem. He wants the puppet to be able to display a large number of techniques, which requires a trade-off, and it is a very big trade-off.

When Yang Wu was working as a soul puppet before, he obviously didn't consider the issue of gain and loss.

Now Xu Zhiqiong must seriously consider that he must sacrifice part of the puppet's agility, part of its physical strength, and even part of its ability to resist damage in exchange for the ability to perform a large number of techniques.

But if the puppets can't be beaten, they can't help but beat them. Once they are shot, they will be beaten to pieces. What's the use of more skills?

The technique of exchanging gains and losses is not difficult. Xu Zhiqiong is very talented in yin and yang art, and he learned the technique in half a day.

But when it came time to choose between gains and losses, Xu Zhiqiong was in a difficult situation.

Tai Bu has already made the puppet, and the handsome woman is full of tenderness, snuggling into Tai Bu's arms.

Tai Bu pushed the puppet away first, and said with a serious face: "This puppet feels pain, and the price she paid for it is that her physical strength is not good, she has to rest for two hours a day, and she has to take pills once a month... ..."

Before he finished speaking, the puppet stuck to Taibu's arms again: "I know it hurts, so Taibu should take it easy."

Tai Bu pushed the puppet away again, coughed and said, "I'm just giving you a demonstration."

It seems that Tai Bu is not alone in this star palace.

After teaching the skill of gaining and losing, Tai Bu sent Xu Zhiqiong back to the ground.

Xu Zhiqiong walked back to the Department of Punishment with a dazed expression, it was too difficult to choose between gains and losses.

As soon as he got near the officials' house, he suddenly saw Shen Shuliang jumping in front of him, staring at Xu Zhiqiong and saying, "Chang Shi, I know!"

Xu Zhiqiong was startled: "What do you know?"

"Chang Shi is the biggest official in the Punishment Division!"

Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise, "You only found out about this today?"

"Below Chang Shi, Zhong Lang is the biggest!"

Xu Zhiqiong nodded: "This is the Taoist rule."

Shen Shuliang said excitedly: "Then do you know where Zhonglang is the biggest?"

"Then, then, then, then you..." Xu Zhiqiong murmured, "Then which Zhonglang do you want to see?"

Shen Shuliang laughed loudly and said, "I peeked at Zhuo Ling'er taking a bath last night. From head to toe, she has the biggest peach! Hahahaha!"

Xu Zhiqiong was stunned for a long time, and touched the honest man's cheek: "You have something to tell me, but you can't say it clearly?"

Shen Shuliang was expressionless, two lines of tears slipped out of his eyes.

"You have been hit by the sealing technique, your own sealing technique?"

Shen Shuliang still didn't speak, tears flowed more and more.

(End of this chapter)