Please, marry a white snake wife. It’s super cool.

"Elder!" Several Taoist priests looked embarrassed and hesitated, not looking very willing.

Lu Yuan patted the dust on his trousers and said without raising his head: "What? No?"

"Okay, okay!" the leading senior brother said with a smile.

"Well, these four bay-red horses are just for us. You don't have to lead the way for us. The rest of you can go and grab things." Lu Yuan said in a sinister tone.

The three Taoist priests smiled awkwardly, feeling aggrieved but unable to vent their frustrations. They apologized and said with a smile: "Elder, we don't dare to do this again."

Lu Yuan, his mother-in-law, and two cronies got on their horses.

Three Taoist priests led the way on horseback.

The senior brother shouted: "You guys, run back and prepare to listen to the training."

"Yes, senior brother!" the four remaining Taoist priests said with their hands raised.

Everyone shouted, "Drive!"

Patting his horse's butt, he ran towards the optimistic view.

It takes about half an hour.

Lu Yuan and others arrived a hundred meters away from the gate of Leshen Temple and stayed not far from the Taoist temple.

All riders must dismount one hundred meters away from the Taoist temple entrance.

The senior brother dismounted, held the reins of Lu Yuan's horse, and said, "Elder, the optimistic view is just ahead!"

Lu Yuan jumped up and fell off his horse.

Su Liyan Niang took the initiative to get off her horse.

Seeing this, the two cronies dismounted one after another and held Su Liyanniang and their horses, fearing that the horses would run wild and disturb the Taoist holy land.

This Happy God Temple is not on the mountain, but in the imperial city.

Of course, the location of this optimistic view is not in the center of the city. Even if it is located in a corner, it covers a large area.

Otherwise, there would not be so many gods in the Taoist temple.

Leshen Temple and Tianchao Palace have door plaques given by the emperor, and have a prominent status.

Lu Yuan and his mother-in-law walked in the front, followed by several Taoist priests behind Lu Yuan and others.

It took less than a few minutes to walk the distance of one hundred meters.

Lu Yuan had already seen the splendid palace outside the Taoist temple.

Lu Yuan sighed in his heart: "The Royal Taoist Temple is rich and very impressive. It is much bigger than Guyang Temple."

Looking at the plaque on the gate again, there are four golden characters written clearly: "Tao Zhen Qian Kun".

Lu Yuan looked at the door plaque, read it softly, and nodded, "Not bad, not bad."

Although Lu Yuan didn't know how to write calligraphy with a brush, he could tell that these four characters were not very pretty. Perhaps he could have written such characters himself.

The reason why these four unattractive characters can be hung on the gate depends entirely on the big red seal stamped by the person who wrote them.

The door plaque given by the emperor, and the Dragon Emperor's destiny revealed on it, are enough to frighten all the scumbags in the world, and are invincible.

As long as the national destiny of the Shenling Empire is still there, and the emperor's destiny as the Dragon King is still there, no matter how great you are, you can't even enter the imperial city even if you have hundreds or thousands of years of practice.

This is the majesty of the emperor!

Lu Yuan wanted to walk into the temple.

Two Taoist boys at the entrance of the Taoist temple blocked Lu Yuan's path and said, "Master Yuan, this is the royal Taoist temple. It is not open to the public today. If there are no invitations, please choose a day to enter and worship."

The senior brother rushed out from behind Lu Yuan and scolded: "Don't be rude, don't get out of the way!"

The two Taoist boys were of low status, just gatekeepers.

Seeing Wang Daozhang, the third generation disciple of Ben Guan, he stepped aside with great understanding.

Taoist Wang said: "Elder, please!"

Under the guidance of several Taoist priests, Lu Yuan and others arrived at the Leshen Guan reception room.

Senior Brother Wang Daozhang arranged for Lu Yuan and Su Liyan to sit down, while two close followers stood behind Lu Yuan on either side.

Senior Brother Wang Daozhang bowed his waist and said: "Elder, please wait a moment, we will call our master out right now."

Lu Yuan picked up the tea bowl on the table and drank, "Well, not bad, Mingqian Yuhua Tea."

Lu Yuan can drink Enshi Yulu, Xinyang Maojian, and the best golden buds.

There are no carbonated drinks in this era. Good tea is much better than blended drinks.

Hearing my uncle's praise, he raised the tea bowl and took a sip, thinking to himself: "Well, not bad, tea."

Su Liyanniang has no habit of tasting tea. The only things she can distinguish are green tea, black tea, and oolong tea. It is impossible to break down the tea leaves.

After a while, several middle-aged Taoist priests walked in from the back door of the living room.

Lu Yuan and his mother-in-law stood up, and Su Liyan clasped her hands together in a ceremony, which was very pious.

Several middle-aged Taoist priests glanced at Su Liyan and thought to themselves: "Oh? Half-demon clan?"

But seeing Su Liyan Niang performing the ceremony so devoutly, all the middle-aged Taoist priests returned the ceremony without breaking the rules.

Taoist Master Wang, the third generation disciple, introduced: "Master, this is Elder Lu, who is in charge of the Taoist Elder Order."

The old man with a white beard at the head flicked off his fly whisk, stepped forward and bowed his waist and said: "Fellow Taoist, please come out and have a look at the Taoist elders."

Lu Yuan didn't waste any time. He took out the golden square card from his arms and handed it to the other party.

The old man with a white beard held it in his hand and turned it over several times to confirm that it was one of the three tokens passed down by the patriarch Zhang Daoling.

The three ancestors of Taoism - the first ancestor Huangdi, the Taoist ancestor Laozi, and the Taoist ancestor Zhang Daoling each left three pieces handed down to the world. At present, the whereabouts of only seven pieces are known, and the other two have disappeared for hundreds of years.

The Taoist priests who came with the old man with white beard were also surprised when they saw this token.

One of them had seen Lu Yuan competing with the disciples of Tianchao Palace in the northern battlefield. At that time, Lu Yuan had the strength to push back the youngest leader of the second generation of Tianchao Palace.

Su Liyan took this opportunity to clearly see the golden square card in her uncle's hand, and murmured in her heart: "This girl, my uncle actually got this token without even saying a word to me, the mother-in-law. This is a great honor. !”

The white-bearded old man tremblingly returned the sign to Lu Yuan. He was so lucky to have seen two real objects in his lifetime - the Taoist Elder Order!
This Taoist Elder Order is rare to see, but fortunately there are corresponding paintings and calligraphy handed down from generation to generation.

This is why the third generation disciples of Leshen Guan have never seen the Taoist Elder Order and can recognize the token in Lu Yuan's hand.

The white-bearded old man's status in Optimism can be said to be below a few people or above a thousand people. He still said politely: "Elder, are you from Qilu Province?"

The great elders of Leshen Guan and the Taoist elders are not the same system, one is a view and the other is a teaching!
As the great elder of Leshen Guan, the white-bearded old man still had to address Lu Yuan as "elder".

Lu Yuan put away the token and said, "Yes, his ancestral home is Taining City, Qilu Province, and he is currently the prefect of Dongchang."

"Oh. Elder, are you still in an important position in the imperial court?" The old man with the white beard asked in disbelief, confirming again.

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the young man in front of him was already a fourth-rank official.

This was not the most shocking thing to the white-bearded old man. The most confusing thing was how the old man, the host of Guyangguan, gave this token to someone from the imperial court instead of someone from Taoism.

To put it another step back, it would be fine to give it to someone in the imperial court. At least it should be from a famous family, such as Huaixi Xungui, Yan Wang Gu Di’s father-in-law and other founding heroes.

Of course, many of the nobles in Huaixi have been executed by the emperor.

But why was this Taoist elder order given to the young man in front of him?

The old man with a white beard stroked his beard and thought: "Is it possible that the old man who presided over Guyang Temple is an old fool? There is no one in Guyang Temple who can hold this token, and he cannot give it away at will."

The old man with the white beard thought correctly. You must know that this optimistic view also has a Taoist elder order, which is in the hands of the ancestor of the optimistic view, that is, the oldest Taoist.

The ancestor of Leshenguan is holding a token in the hand of the Taoist Laozi. This is also another token that the white-bearded old man has seen before.

No matter how unbelievable the old man with the white beard feels in his heart, he can't question it face to face?
The best way to do this is to wait for Lu Yuan to leave and then send someone to Guyang Temple to verify.

At present, it seems that it is an inseparable matter.

"Elder, what's the important thing for you to come to Guanzhong today?" said the white-bearded old man, the great elder of Leshen Guan.

Lu Yuan said: "It's nothing, I had some conflicts with your people."

The great elder of Leshenguan paused and said, "Here, elder, are you here today?"

Lu Yuan interrupted: "It's not that I'm looking for a place, I just want to know the specific situation."

Lu Yuan also wanted to seek confirmation, so he explained the cause and effect.

The great elder of Leshen Temple said: "Elder, there are indeed religious things to be done today, but there is no need to bear fruit. What's more, my temple is favored by the emperor and has strict discipline. It is even less likely that any of the disciples in the temple will commit adultery."

Lu Yuan pursed his lips, pointed at the third-generation disciple of Leshen Temple, and said, "How about you ask him again?"

The great elder of Leshengguan turned to look at his beloved disciple.

Taoist Wang wanted to whisper something in his ear, but his master brushed him aside and said: "If you have anything to say, say it openly and honestly. As the elder said, we will punish you severely!"

After being shouted at by his master, Taoist Master Wang froze on the spot and didn't know where to start.

Taoist Wang hesitated and said, "Master, let's..."

The great elder of Leshenguan was wondering, his beloved disciple was already such an adult, when did he speak so coquettishly?

The great elder of Leshenguan said to the middle-aged Taoist priests around him: "Junior brother and sister, please go back first. Our apprentice's matter will be handled fairly."

Several middle-aged Taoist priests raised their hands and said, "Great Elder, I will take my leave."

He bowed his hands to Lu Yuangong and exited the living room.

When Taoist Master Wang saw his uncle and aunt leaving, he also withdrew his junior brothers.

In the living room, there were only Lu Yuan, Su Liyanniang, two close confidants, and Master and Disciple of optimistic view.

Wang Daozhang, the third generation disciple of Leshen Guan, said aggrievedly: "Master, we also took the order of Mao Xiang, the commander of Jinyiwei, and deliberately set up this situation."

When Su Liyan heard this, she believed her uncle's words. It turned out that the mother and daughter selling long fruit were both actors.

Su Liyan took a step back. Her uncle was targeted on the second day after coming to the imperial city. This was simply terrible, but it frightened her, a rural woman.

Su Liyan made a fist with her right hand and secretly made up her mind, "No one can hurt our good uncle."

When you are a mother-in-law, you should act like a mother-in-law!

You must know that although Su Liyan is a rural woman, it does not mean that she is not capable of fighting.

If Su Liyan is really pushed into a hurry, she can turn the world upside down with the help of the big gangsters in the woods next to the Changliu Village Reservoir.

The great elder of Leshengguan felt the fleeting chill. He looked around and saw no one else. He must have been nervous.

"Set up a trap? Why?" Lu Yuan asked one after another.

Wang Daozhang said: "Elder, master, we don't know this. The commander of the Jinyi Guards, Mao Xiang, only said that he had to test Elder Lu."

The great elder of Leshenguan smoothed his beard and said protectively: "Elder, I see that I have been favored by the emperor, and I must obey the orders of the imperial court."

Lu Yuan knew it well and said, "That's natural."

Inside the imperial capital.

The emperor heard the report from Mao Xiang, the commander of Jinyiwei. Mao Xiang told the emperor everything about "Lu Yuan helped the mother and daughter who sold Changguo, and one person fought three heavenly masters, and later went to Optimism".

The emperor said: "What? Lu Yuan went to Leshen Temple?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Mao Xiang responded. "

The emperor asked: "We asked you to send someone to test Lu Yuan. Why did he go to Leshen Temple? Besides, I already know that Lu Yuan can fight several heavenly masters alone."

What the emperor wanted to test was how strong Lu Yuan was, and whether he could really defeat the youngest elder of the second generation of Tianchao Palace as the elder of Tianchao Palace said last time.

Mao Xiang said: "Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei's work was too obvious, so we found Priest Wang of Leshen Guan. We thought he was unaware of it."

The emperor stood up, walked to Mao Xiang, and said close to his face: "Did you peek out?"

Mao Xiang listened to the emperor's low voice, knelt down and said, "My lord, I don't understand why Taoist Wang led Mr. Lu to Optimist View without testing Mr. Lu's strength."

The emperor kicked Mao Xiang, who was kneeling on the ground, and cursed angrily: "Stupid donkey! I asked you to test Lu Yuan's strength, but you messed up the matter!"

The emperor was so angry that he paced back and forth in the room. These days, Jin Yiwei was too busy doing things.

They only got some gadgets invented by Lu Yuan, and other aspects were ambiguous.

"May I send someone to try again!" Mao Xiang, who was kicked to the ground, adjusted his body and knelt on the ground with his head on the ground.

"Try it, are you a pig?" The emperor turned around and said, "Don't wait for those royal guards. Go, personally deliver my instructions, and summon Lu Yuan to the palace to see me the day after tomorrow."

The emperor planned to have a good chat with Lu Yuan face to face. What on earth did Lu Yuan do to make so many people care about him?

Mao Xiang responded: "My lord, I obey!"

"Why are you still kneeling? Push it out!" The emperor left these words and went to practice calligraphy.

Practicing calligraphy can temper your mind, calm your inner anger, and curb your murderous intentions.

After leaving the imperial study, Mao Xiang wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeves and took a few breaths of hot air, feeling extremely depressed.

As the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. This Gu Yuanzhang is really the handle of the tiger, he is really difficult to serve!

Mao Xiang shook his sleeves and walked down the steps.

Mao Xiang thought that this matter was over, as long as Lu Yuan was brought to the emperor.

This Lu Yuan was rewarded and punished, and being killed and scratched had nothing to do with him.

Of course, it would be best for the emperor to kill Lu Yuan to save him this chore.

Thinking of this, Mao Xiang couldn't hide the raised corners of his mouth, thinking: "Kill, once and for all!" (End of Chapter)