Rampage through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 17 The Old Dao and the Elixir

Zhang De watched Yuan Shao and Cao Cao leave the restaurant, turned around, and saw an old man in purple sitting on the seat opposite him.This old Taoist priest's crane-haired and childlike face, at first glance, has a beautiful appearance, with a crane crown on his head, and a mahogany sword on his back, he looks like a master of Taoism.

Zhang De was startled, and said to himself when this old man came, why he didn't know at all, if he had to say that his feelings were tempered from the hail of bullets, he used to be able to know even a little trouble when he was fighting guerrillas, why is this old man today He didn't even know when he was in front of him, could it be the legendary martial arts master?

Immediately Zhang De denied his own thoughts.In the past, my head was a master of martial arts before he joined the revolution. He claimed that Bajiquan was an invincible hand in Jiangbei. met.

Seeing that the old Taoist was not malicious, Zhang De also sat down and asked, "May I ask the Taoist priest's Dharma name?"

The old man didn't answer, but just looked at Zhang De quietly, looking at Zhang De so unnaturally.Suddenly the old Taoist sighed and said: "The benefactor will have great luck, but according to the old Taoism, luck will come first and then evil will come. I'm afraid his life will be in danger. It's a pity!"

How does Zhang De feel that this old way is like a magic stick who deceives old ladies in the countryside. Generally, the magic stick will first say that you have a catastrophe, and then say that he can resolve it, and then take advantage of it to defraud money.

Zhang De originally wanted to flatter this old man, but when he saw that this old man was not seventy, he was eighty. The human nature is that seventy does not beat him, and eighty does not scold him. It is not easy for this old man to beg for food at such an old age.So he took out a few big money and handed it to the old Taoist, saying: "Old man, this is for you. I never believe in divination and fortune-telling!" Then he left the restaurant.

The old Taoist looked at the money in front of him, hesitated for a while and said, "Almsgiver, remember, if you are in danger, you can go to the forest for safety!"

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As soon as Zhang De left, a grey-haired old man came to the restaurant. This man was nearly eight feet tall, with a sword in his waist. Although his hair was grey, he still walked with vigor.Seeing the old Taoist in purple clothes here, the man hurried over, knelt down and said, "Wang Yue sees senior brother!"

The old Taoist got involved with Wang Yue, and said with a smile: "It's been a long time, Junior Brother, this is not a place to talk, lead me to the inner hall, let's talk about the old days!"

Wang Yue led the old way to the backyard and ordered people to serve fragrant tea and vegetarian food.The old Taoist was not too polite, took a sip of tea and said, "I haven't seen you for a few years, how is junior brother?"

"Thank you for your concern, senior brother. I have eaten well and slept soundly these past few years. I wonder how the senior senior brother and the other two senior brothers are doing?"

"I'm still the same old man, doing alchemy, looking at astrology, and divination; your third senior brother has gone to Jiangnan, and a letter came a few days ago saying that he has accepted two apprentices; your second senior brother was punished by me to face the wall and think about it!"

"I don't know what the second senior brother did wrong?"

"It's not the same thing back then. At that time, the master asked him to go down the mountain with the "Taiping Yaoshu" to find a destined person. Your second senior brother searched for five years but found Zhang Jiao. After returning to the mountain, he reported to the master. The master scolded him. Said that if the world is in ruins, it is your second senior brother's fault, do you remember? At that time your second senior brother was still sophistry, but you see, now Zhang Jiao really made a fuss, and in a fit of anger, I punished your second senior brother to face the wall and think about it!"

"So that's how it is. Since senior brother is here, please stay with me for a few more days and let me entertain senior brother well."

"Forget it, as long as you have the heart, you won't need to stay for a long time. By the way, I brought you something from the mountain. Take it!" The old man took out a porcelain bottle and a small box, and then said: " This is the Nine Turns Meditation Pill refined by senior brother, and there is also a box of tea leaves from the mountain, junior brother should drink more tea, go fishing, self-cultivation is the most important thing.”

"Yes, my brother understands."

"Actually, I also know that it is useless to tell you these things. When the master accepted the four of us, he also said that you are utilitarian and suitable for learning martial arts. The third child is the best at medical skills. The second child has learned miscellaneous studies. I only learned astrology. But you, you don’t take martial arts seriously, you only learn swordsmanship barely, and the others are ordinary, with your temperament, it’s hard for you to cultivate yourself!”

Wang Yue laughed dryly after hearing this, and changed the topic: "Senior brother, I haven't heard about this Nine-Turn Calming Pill before, so I don't know what effect it has?"

The old man in purple sighed and said, "Do you still remember the 'Turtle Crane Yannian Zijin Pill' made by the master back then?"

"Of course I remember. I was the youngest at the time. Every time I showed the master the alchemy furnace, this pill is the master's secret recipe. According to the master, eating this 'Turtle Crane Prolonging Year Purple Golden Pill' for a long time can make people live longer and prevent all diseases. ; and if there are seriously ill people in the family, taking cocoa can strengthen the body and delay the disease! But this alchemy master has never let us brothers take it!" Although Wang Yue didn't learn alchemy back then, he had watched the alchemy furnace for more than ten years. He is also familiar with pills.

The old man in purple clothes nodded and said: "The younger brother is right, but the reason why the master gave us this 'Turtle Crane Yannian Purple Golden Pill' was because the elixir was the master's test product, and the master didn't know if the elixir had any side effects. , that’s why I didn’t wait to take it.”

Wang Yue said: "So that's the case. Could it be that this 'Turtle and Crane Yannian Zijin Pill' is related to Senior Brother's Nine Turns Meditation Pill?"

"That's right, I learned the Nine-Zhuan Dingshen Pill from Guihe Yannian Purple Golden Pill Middle School. After the master passed away, I looked through the master's notes and found that the master recorded that the Guihe Yannian Zijin Pill had serious side effects. Nian Zijin Pill is actually a chronic poison. Although people can strengthen their health after eating it, they will be poisoned by this elixir. Time is beyond the reach of gods!"

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While Wang Yue and his fellow disciples were discussing elixirs, Zhang Jiao and his subordinates were discussing matters in the Yellow Turban camp in Jizhou.

At this time, a letter was handed over by his subordinates. After reading it, Zhang Jiao shouted: "Okay, okay! Everyone, look quickly, Mancheng has already killed Wancheng, and I believe that Wancheng will be captured in a short time. Go down to Wancheng, even if Nanyang is in our hands, then we can point our troops at Luoyang!"

His subordinates all stood up to congratulate Zhang Jiao. Seeing that everyone was happy, Zhang Jiao took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom and took out the elixir inside. The elixir was purple in color and shone with metallic light. Zhang Jiao distributed the elixir to everyone. All the generals under his command said: "This pill is called 'Guihe Yannian Purple Golden Pill'. I learned it from Taiping Yaoshu. If I take it, I can live a long life and be free from all diseases. I have taken it for ten years. Now, your body is much stronger, let’s divide it up!" He said and handed the elixir to his subordinates, then picked up a piece of paper from the table, wrote a few lines, and handed it to his subordinates, saying: " Hurry up and send the secret recipe to Mancheng. Mancheng and I have been asking for the secret recipe of 'Guihe Yannian Zijin Pill' for a long time. At that time, I said that I would give it to him when he took Nanyang. Now Nanyang is already in our pocket. Now, give him the secret recipe in advance, let him take Wancheng quickly!"

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Enter He Jin's house.

Panting, He Miao rushed into He Jin's room and shouted, "Brother! Something is wrong!"

He Jin slapped He Miao and said, "I've told you so much, don't be so frizzy, I just can't change it! Get out and start over!"

He Miao had no choice but to leave the room, knocked on the door and said, "Brother, He Miao see you!" He Miao then heard He Jin say "Come in", and He Miao entered respectfully.

He Jin sat in the middle and said, "Well, is that right? Don't be frizzy. How decent! Come on, tell me, what's the matter?"

"Brother, He Zheng who went back to his hometown in Nanyang to pick up our parents is back!"

"Oh, how is father? Follow me to see father!"

"Brother, there's no need to go, Wancheng is besieged by rebels, and our father is besieged in the city!"

"Oh! Why didn't you say it earlier!" He Jin slapped He Miao again while speaking.He Miao muttered aggrievedly: "Didn't you slap me and let me go out and come back again!"

At this time, the servants came to report, Emperor Ling hurriedly called the general into the palace to discuss matters, He Jin immediately dressed up and rushed to the palace.Along the way, He Jinhu was in a state of confusion, his mind was full of his father's affairs.

Entering Emperor Ling's study, he found that Yuan Kai and Zhang Rang had already arrived. After Emperor Ling gave He Jin a seat, he said: "I just received the news that the rebel Zhang Mancheng has arrived in Wancheng. Tell me, this What should I do?"

When He Jin heard this, he immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Nanyang is the gate of Sili, so Wancheng must not be lost. Send troops to rescue immediately!"

Looking at He Jin's anxious expression, Zhang Rang thought to himself that your father is surrounded, hurry up!Zhang Rang thought that it was time to throw himself into trouble at this time, and said: "The general is right, but now we have no soldiers to send, and the army has been taken to Yingchuan, and now the few soldiers still have to defend the capital. It's dispatching troops!"

He Jin also knew that Luo* had no soldiers to send, but he was eager to save his father, so he argued: "Your Majesty, if Nanyang is lost, the rebels will be able to reach the city of Luoyang in just a few days, and it will be great for our army's morale." strike!"

As soon as Emperor Ling heard that what these two people said made sense, he lost his attention and asked, "What's your opinion?"

Seeing that he was asked, Yuan Kui said, "Your Majesty, the veteran thought that Nanyang should be rescued, but now we don't have any spare troops. In the opinion of the veteran, Wancheng is a big city. It should be no problem to persist for a few months. Wait for General Zhu Jun After repelling Yingchuan's rebellion, there is still time to lead troops to rescue Nanyang!"

Here, He Jin became anxious when he heard this, thinking that if he waited a few more months, his father would be dead!But He Jin also knew that Luoyang had no soldiers to send. Suddenly, He Jin turned his head and thought about it, and said: "Your Majesty, I have a plan. Nowadays, Luoyang official families have private soldiers, at least dozens of people, as many as possible." There are two or 300 people, why don't your majesty order them to take out their private soldiers, distribute them with equipment, form an army, and support Wancheng! Veteran is willing to support five hundred elite soldiers first!"

This He Jin has made a fortune. He has only six or seven hundred people in his family, but now he has 500 people for his father.But Zhang Rang and Yuan Wei next to him were not happy, and they said in their hearts that it was only natural for you to save your father, so why do you have to let us accompany you to get married!

(End of this chapter)