With magical powers, I can quietly meditate on sutras for hundreds of years and become an immortal.

Chapter 177 Guests are coming

The world is in turmoil.

There are no major events in the capital.

So Li Zhen was happy and free.

There is nothing to do every day.

Then we leisurely went down to Xianming Mountain and went fishing in the Yudai River.

Yudai River is nothing else.

It was a wide ravine created by those sects back then.

Later, Li Zhen let the sects repair it.

Didn't pay much attention to it.

There is no room for them to express their opinions.

If you want to ask Li Zhen for his opinion.

To be honest, he quite liked it.

Then he said with surprise:

"Isn't this the Taoist priest who told fortunes back then?"

Li Zhen didn't bother to care about it.

Its practice may lead to the right path.

But don't say it yet.

With the addition of this river, the foot of Xianming Mountain suddenly became much more lively.

The reason is this river and these people,

I just have to make mistakes.

On the head, there is a straw hat covering the sun.

As for the souls buried in the mountains.

The cruise boat is decorated with lanterns like dragons.

There are free singing and dancing activities every night.

But the old immortal who lived in Chuixiang Tower didn't say anything.

Young cats can't control their temper, so just let it go.

Said there are many tombs in the mountains

Such frolics may disturb the peace of the deceased.

However, he has a monkey-like mind and cannot calm down.

The fishing rod is stuck on the ground next to it.

"After all these years, it hasn't changed at all."

But it was not without complaints from the Taoist priests in the temple on the mountain.

Once night comes.

From time to time, people would pass by and say hello to Li Zhen.

Throwing the fishing rod, the whole cat jumped into the river.

For a time, it had the potential to compete as the most popular attraction in the capital.

The man lay down on a deck chair by the river bank.

No matter how naughty a raccoon slave is, one day he will become mature and stable.

Occasionally, an elderly man would stop, wipe his eyes, and make sure again.

It often takes less than half a stick of incense to endure such "pain".

It brought some long-lost human fireworks to Xianming Mountain.

Come to think of it, then.

What I originally wanted to do was let them fill in the gaps.

This is pretty cool.

By the way, a new fishing spot was unlocked.

No, just repair this thing.

But he didn't expect that these people would always bring him some unexpected surprises.

Fishing.

Chengdu is here, and Li Zhen can't say anything.

In addition, they also dug and created such a river surrounding Xianming Mountain.

Therefore, the matter was settled.

What else could they be dissatisfied with?

Anyway, Li really can’t think of it.

And every time he came down the mountain with the briquettes, he couldn't help but pick them up and want to try them.

So he accepted the new changes at the foot of Xianming Mountain with peace of mind.

"Why don't you count your fate now and start fishing?"

Often at this time, Li Zhen would smile.

He said that he had washed his hands in a golden basin long ago.

不骗

No more fate.

Now, he is a serious Taoist priest.

Then while chatting, we regained the familiarity of the past.

Wait until tomorrow when I can take a walk by the river again.

I would stuff him with some home-grown fruits.

Li Zhen did not refuse.

However, he returned the favor to everyone.

Because every time this time, a fish will jump out of the river.

I fell into the arms of these people, or in the baskets I carried with me.

Every time at this time, they would shout that the Taoist priest's teachings are mysterious!

And never tired of giving him gifts.

Just to see the magical scene of the fish jumping into my arms.

gradually.

Together with Li Zhen, he also became a scene in the capital.

Li Zhen just smiled at this.

Didn't care.

But at the same time, he was also a little confused.

This issue

It's really not his fault to create a personality for himself.

It was those fish who insisted on jumping out as a return gift.

Li Zhen himself is also very helpless.

But for his fishhook, not a few fish bit it all day long.

This made him a little depressed.

I want to ask what the fish in this river mean?

Why, look down on the poor!

But after thinking about it, I decided to forget it.

Fishing.

It doesn’t matter whether you catch something or not.

The important thing is the process of fishing.

Therefore, Li Zhen didn't bother to pursue it.

Whether you like it or not, Pindao has to come here and catch a few rods every day.

And on this day.

The capital remained calm for a long time.

Suddenly, it was broken.

A fast horse rushed into the capital.

The letter was inserted into Sanyu, and it was expedited for thousands of miles.

At that time, Li Zhen was lying by the Yudai River, taking a nap and fishing.

The knight flew past him.

The rising sand blew the straw hat off his head.

It blew sand all over his face.

"What is this for?"

Coal Balls, who was racing with the fish in the water, heard the noise, stuck his head out and asked doubtfully:

"Why are you running so fast?"

"Because I ran too slowly, my head fell off."

Li Zhen squatted by the river and washed his face, muttering a little angrily.

Then, looking at the puzzled look on the raccoon slave's face, he explained again:

"Yu Xi sent a message, and it was urgent to travel thousands of miles away."

"I guess something happened on the border."

It got the answer, but it had no interest.

He just said a simple "Oh" and then immersed himself in the river again.

Li Zhen shook his head.

I lost interest in fishing today, so I turned around and went back to Chuixiang Tower.

Not surprisingly.

Something happened on the northern frontier.

The new Great Khan on the grassland outside the Great Wall suddenly died.

I heard that he died on the way to the Western Expedition.

He was hit by a cold arrow that came from nowhere.

The arrow wound was not fatal, but the arrowhead was quenched with gold juice.

Eventually he contracted the disease and died on his bed.

And these are not important.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was also not interested in the death of a leader of a barbarian country.

The important thing is.

The big man left a last wish before he died.

When he was young, he once saw an immortal flying across the sky.

I will remember that scene in my heart for a lifetime.

Therefore, after he became a big man, he also kept the immortal's warning in mind.

Never a step south.

Only in the last moments of life.

Then he tried to send people south to trace the traces of the immortal.

However, nothing was found.

When he was dying, he left a verbal message.

Only those who receive blessings from immortals will become the Great Khans!

Because he always believed in his heart that he was blessed by the immortal back then.

He had just been blessed to fight all the way and become the co-owner of the grassland.

Now, his sons want to succeed him.

The same is true for needs.

As a result, those who aspired to the position of Great Khan began to make plans.

As we all know, the immortal made an agreement with the old Khan not to go south.

Obviously, the immortal is in the south!

And in the south is the Great Zhou Dynasty.

But it is also not an easy task to go south to find immortals.

The first difficulty they have to face is the terrifying existence on the grassland.

Just as the leaders of various grassland ministries were discussing how to resolve the matter.

A bad news came from the territory of Da Zhou.

In the northern land, a terrifying existence also appeared.

There is a mountain named Gale.

According to ancient legend, a big roc once lived on it.

Therefore, there are many strange winds in the mountains, making it impossible for people to travel. Now the legend has become reality.

Indeed, a bird that resembled a roc emerged from Gale Mountain.

that day.

The wings cover the sky, and the sand and rocks fly.

With just one hesitant breath, dozens or hundreds of people were swallowed by it.

There were also members of the sect who were secretly hiding here to collect incense but had no choice but to take action.

But in the end, no one survived.

As soon as this news came out, the great Zhou Dynasty was shocked, and the government and the public were horrified.

Soon, the entire Dafeng Mountain with a radius of hundreds of miles was designated as a forbidden area.

The residents living here fled one after another.

Li Zhen was in a trance when he heard the news, a little strange.

The legendary roc bird!

I don't even know what kind of strength it is.

Is it on the same level as Sister Jiao before she was struck by lightning?

Or is it on the same level as Sister Jiao after being struck by lightning?

Li Zhen didn't know, but was a little curious.

But no matter what strength it is.

Da Zhou and Zhao Ping will never tolerate its existence.

Because it is fundamentally different from Sister Jiao.

Sister Jiao doesn’t eat people!

And this roc bird, it eats.

but

The appearance of this roc bird.

It seems that the relationship between the court and the sect, which was already at odds with each other, has taken a turn for the better.

Although the imperial court and sects of the Great Zhou Dynasty could not tolerate anyone else.

However, they cannot tolerate this kind of alien that eats people like a roc bird.

They need incense, and incense depends on people.

Dapeng's cannibalism is digging up the foundation of the sect.

so.

Be it the imperial court or the sect.

They will not allow aliens like the roc to exist.

But then again.

Neither of these two parties can deal with this existence alone.

Ever since.

There is another possibility.

cooperate!

Li Zhen probably guessed that maybe the emperor would postpone his attack on Taoism.

After all, the largest sect in the world right now is not the Taoist sect.

Then burn them out and create a lose-lose situation for both parties.

Finally, those man-eating monsters are cheaper?

The emperor is a wise man.

There are also smart people in the Taoist sect.

So the possibility of this is slim.

as expected

The news on how to deal with that terrifying existence on the grassland has not yet come.

On Da Zhou's side, the emperor had already spread the word.

He said that he would go to the ancestral court of Zhongnan Mountain in Daomen this year to pray for blessings, and at the same time attend the inauguration ceremony of the new leader.

Regardless of how sincere it is.

But this face is actually enough.

The Taoist sect will inevitably retreat if it reaches the steps.

It’s hard to say what direction it will develop in the future.

But right now, Daomen has avoided a crisis.

At the same time, an opportunity came.

April, the fifty-first year of Jingming.

After returning from Zhongnan Mountain, Emperor Zhao Ping of the Zhou Dynasty gave the order.

Thirty thousand elite Yulin Guards gathered together and rushed to Gale Mountain with giant bed crossbows.

at the same time.

There were dozens of mysterious Taoist priests walking down Zhongnan Mountain.

On the day when the army set off, Li Zhen stood high on Tiandu Peak and watched the excitement.

See the army:

Everyone is like a dragon.

The blood is soaring to the sky.

The boiling blood and fighting spirit seemed to dye the sky red.

Even Li Zhen, who was watching from a distance, couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Secretly, after all these years.

Zhao Ping and Hong Xuanji really made some achievements as a pair of monarchs and ministers.

These Yulin Guards were obviously an army secretly formed with Wu Ru as the backbone.

If it weren't for the threat of the roc, I don't know how long it would have been until he had been hiding.

"That's interesting."

"I knew this kid must have some trump cards."

"When I took action, I was still a little anxious."

Li Zhen muttered regretfully.

But there was a look of expectation in his eyes.

Can an army composed of Qi-blood warriors successfully hunt down the beloved child of heaven and earth in the new era?

He will wait and see.

After more than a month.

There is news.

The roc was seriously injured and fled far to the west.

The army could not catch up and allowed him to escape.

Although the hunt was unsuccessful.

But precisely because of this cooperation, the gap between the Zhou court and the Taoist sect was reduced.

Between the two, there seems to be a change in the new era.

Found a way to tolerate each other.

but

But it's just the beginning.

What happens next?

No one can tell.

But at least in terms of targeting these evil monsters like the roc.

There is still a common language between the two.

And because of this hunting, the prestige of the Zhou court and even the Taoist sect among the people has been greatly improved.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, various Taoist temples began to work together.

Those folk sects that were already suppressed by the imperial court were forced to hide in the dark.

Life is getting more and more difficult now.

And Taoist men who have always been on the upper-class route and are very wealthy.

This time, his inhumanity was fully demonstrated.

Anyone who is willing to enter a Taoist temple and worship the statue will be given eggs.

In the past, I only heard that people who joined a sect would lose everything.

Has anyone heard of it? Not only does it not charge admission fees.

Just casually worshiping God and getting benefits?

As soon as this method came out, Taoism immediately stood out from countless sects.

Li Zhen also has eggs.

It was when he came back from fishing one night and passed by the entrance of a palace in Xianming Mountain.

A little Taoist priest forced it on him.

Ordinary people have everything they say.

There must be no shortage of our own people wearing Taoist robes.

Li Zhen was stunned for a moment.

But soon, it was put away happily.

Don’t take the things that are given to you for free.

When I went back that night, I naturally steamed an egg custard.

Not to mention, it tastes even more delicious than usual.

As for the Taoist sect, the Zhou Dynasty did not care about these matters.

because

They are also posting.

At the beginning of the year, the imperial court announced a list of righteous gods that could be worshiped.

All states and localities were ordered to conduct an inventory of folk temples based on lists.

Anyone who is not on the list is a wild priest to the obscene god.

It is necessary to destroy his golden body, destroy his temples and eliminate his faith.

And the people who sincerely believe in the righteous god of the imperial court will be rewarded.

Needless to say, the reward is the egg stolen from Daomen.

And the list of Zhengshen is indispensable for containing private goods.

For example, almost all the gods believed in by Taoists are among them.

Another example is the emperor's ancestors and so on.

The most representative of them is a certain Taojun emperor whose name was not justified during his lifetime.

Now, he has truly become a Dao Lord.

Presumably if he knew anything about it, he would be very pleased to say:

"Our grandson is still sensible!"

"Raising a daughter? What's the use of raising a daughter?"

Tianshan Xiaoyao Palace.

A certain being who turned into a little loli again sneezed.

He looked around confusedly.

Finally he said fiercely:

"Someone must be cursing me!"

"When this palace's divine power is completed, the palace must get back this account with interest."

"Oh, I'm so angry!"

Some young voices gradually faded into the empty palace.

No one has to listen.

Li Zhen, who is far away in the capital, does not know someone's thoughts.

Even if you know it, you don't have time to care.

Because, at this time, he was entertaining a guest from afar.

From Kunlun Mountain, Sister Jiao.

At the same time, she also brought unexpected news to Li Zhen.

A message about a long-lost friend.

(End of this chapter)