Chapter Nine: Immortality?
Zhongxing Du hurriedly stepped into the Duke of Wei's palace wearing official uniforms and carrying a waist knife. He wore the crown and hat on his head neatly. This outfit showed the majesty of the military ceremony officer.
There was no one blocking us all the way, and we went straight into the main hall to pay our respects to the Duke of Wei, Li Guoyuan.
Li Guoyuan was sitting on the main seat drinking tea, and everyone in Duke Wei's mansion was packing their things, as if they were about to leave Gongzhou City with their families.
Someone has come to the capital to announce the decree. Concubine Li Shu continues to favor her, and the father is more important than the daughter. Immediately after being conferred a title, the Duke of Wei, Li Guoyuan, also paid homage to the Taifu Minister.
This is to go to the capital to take office, to manage the emperor's money bag, which is considered to be very important.
The Li family has become completely prosperous. From now on, they are not only relatives of the emperor, but also first-class nobles. In recent days, officials from all levels of Gongzhou have been coming to visit and give gifts in an endless stream.
And Zhongxing Du, who hugged this thigh, was in front of the horse and behind the horse. He was sent by the emperor to protect the Li family. He ran forward and backward, hoping to use the power of Duke Wei to climb up.
The thing that Duke Wei asked him to do was the Sword Immortal who had been making a fuss all over Gongzhou City in recent days.
Zhongxing Atsushi collected some information about this sword fairy through the intelligence system of the Wu Yi Department. Although it was not detailed, he could vaguely guess his true identity.
Li Guoyuan was also very concerned about this matter. He was a relative, so how to please the emperor was a top priority. Ever since he learned about the sword fairy, Li Guoyuan felt sensitively that this was an opportunity.
"Have you identified yourself?"
Zhongxing Du's journey was dusty and he seemed to have just returned from outside the city: "According to the information found by Lu Canghai, this person came from Yuntian Temple in Laoshan, and his name is Kongchenzi."
"It's just that Laoshan stretches across thousands of miles, and many people have lived in seclusion in ancient times. This Yuntian Temple may be just a secluded place in the deep clouds and fog, and outsiders have never heard of it."
"Lü Canghai's words and deeds are old-fashioned. I didn't know much based on my past friendships. It's just that this person's words and deeds are not like those of a young man. In his old age, there are some free and easy ways to play with the world. His speech and behavior, and his broad knowledge are definitely not
It belongs to ordinary people and cannot be viewed based on their appearance.”
"The day before yesterday, the governor sent Xie Zizhi to visit the sword fairy with money and gifts. He wanted to see the sword fairy. This man had an arrogant attitude, but no one saw him. He was frightened by a donkey and was so scared that he became seriously ill when he returned home.
Three days.”
Duke Wei Li Guoyuan also nodded: "I have also heard that the donkey can speak human language and has a pair of strange eyes that can confuse people's hearts. He is a real monster. This Taoist priest is really a strange person."
Having said this, Bank of China took out a booklet sent this morning, and his expression became a little more solemn.
"According to the information just collected by the Wuyi Department, it is said that there was an unknown Taoist who wielded swords in the past and was ranked first in the Tianji Sword Ranking. Later, he rode a donkey into Kunlun, the ancestral palace of the Taoist sect. After acquiring the magic, he returned to his grandma's mountain and lived in seclusion. He did not know whether he would live or die.
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"Calculating, it's already a month or so away."
"I specifically checked the Jianghu Tianji List from a hundred years ago, and found that this unknown Taoist looks exactly like this swordsman, and he also uses a blue dragon dagger."
After saying that, Zhongxing Du also unfolded a yellowed and old picture album, turned to one page, and handed it to Wei Guogong Li Guoyuan.
The painting shows a Taoist riding a donkey, with the same Taoist robe, similar appearance, and the same cheap donkey.
The only difference is the line between the eyebrows.
However, when ordinary people look at it, they will never think of anything else. At first glance, they feel that this is the same person.
Even Gao Xian would probably feel a little stunned when he saw it, and then start to doubt the relationship between his body and the old viewer.
After Li Guoyuan read it, he stood up and said: "How is it possible? Are you saying that this sword immortal Kong Chenzi is a stranger from the previous dynasty?"
Li Guoyuan shook his head repeatedly: "In total, he is nearly a hundred years old. How can someone live for a hundred years and still not grow old?"
Zhongxing Du: "Of course it's impossible for an ordinary person, but if it's someone who has entered the Taoist ancestral court..."
Although he said he didn't believe it, Li Guoyuan gradually believed this inference deep down in his heart. In the end, he could only say: "Is he really a god?"
Bank of China Du quickly affirmed that this was his own contribution.
If you can succeed, your rise to fame will be just around the corner.
"Yes, I think this Taoist has become a monk. It is in line with what Lu Canghai said. His words and deeds are also in line with the inference. His appearance also matches the Tianji Ranking from a hundred years ago. There is also the sword he uses and the strange donkey he rides.
It explains the problem more."
"I don't know how many people practice martial arts in the world, but I have never heard of someone who can change the world and change the world with one sword, and bring spring to winter trees."
"This is no longer swordsmanship, but magic."
Li Guoyuan also lamented: "A sword is like an immortal, and the trees are full of flowers."
"Even if this person is not an immortal, he is not far away."
Li Guoyuan and Zhongxing Du regarded Gao Xian as the old Taoist priest from before. Only in this way can it fit the setting of the immortal.
Otherwise, for a teenage boy to have such swordsmanship and practice to become an immortal would be completely inconsistent with everyone's imagination of an immortal.
Li Guoyuan was so excited that he paced around the hall, finally put the yellowed book on the table, and then sat down: "You and I know that Your Majesty worships Taoism. In recent years, we have been searching for Taoist scriptures from all over the world."
In Danfang, there are nearly a thousand Taoist priests in the capital alone. There is no plan to build Taoist temples in the suburbs of Beijing, and people are even sent to Kunlun to search for the remains of the Taoist ancestral court in the past."
"if……"
The two people's eyes met, and before the words were spoken, they immediately knew what they were thinking.
Li Guoyuan thought it was time to start: "I haven't seen this Gongzhou governor even if he sent people there. Can you go?"
However, there was still a trace of doubt in his mind: "This man suddenly appeared and killed Young Master Yinhua with one sword. Ximen Street was filled with flowers and there was a talking donkey. It was indeed clear that this man was a strange person."
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"However, it is still not possible to confirm whether this person really knows the magic just based on the sword he used to fly to the immortal that day. It is not very safe."
"In front of His Majesty, if something goes wrong, you and I will not be able to bear the consequences."
Li Guoyuan's eyes were deep, but Zhong Xingdu was full of joy, which meant that he had fallen into this Dharma's eye.
"The governor is just the governor. The Duke and Concubine Li Shu represent the Holy One. How can they be compared."
"Also, I went there on behalf of the Imperial Court's Military Ceremony Department and told him that he was recommended by the Duke, and the weight is different."
"As for whether this sword immortal is worthy of his name, Zhong Xingdu will know after some more testing in the past few days."
Li Guoyuan: "How to test? Such strange people have very human temperaments. Even if you can't make friends with them, you should never offend them."
"Please rest assured, Lord, Bank of China has already made plans." Bank of China's eyes lit up, as if he had a pearl of wisdom in his hand.
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In the deserted graves outside the city, twenty or thirty men and women wearing dark clothes and black scarves gathered.
A carriage came from a distance and stopped in front of everyone.
These are all disciples of Yinhua Palace. They were originally arranged to support the master of Yinhua Palace outside Gongzhou City. Now that the master of Yinhua Palace has died, they have naturally fallen into a leaderless situation.
No one in the car got out and gave orders directly.
"The palace master is dead and the elder has spoken. Whoever can avenge the palace master and kill the sword immortal will be the next palace master of Yinhua Palace."
The voice changed: "The most important thing is to regain the Yinhua Palace's inheritance, the Immortal Sutra of Obscene Flowers."
It seemed that he had a deep hatred with the sword fairy in front of him, but in a blink of an eye, the person in the car revealed his true purpose.
"We are all unworthy of Yinhuasan's antidote..."
Chapter completed!