Haojing, Jiuqu Garden.

Beside the big lake, on the fish-watching platform, many fishing rods were inserted in the mouths of toads, and a group of little eunuchs were staring at the fish floats on the lake.

Green smoke rose from the incense burner, and the excellent sandalwood scent wafted everywhere.

Shi E changed into an apricot-yellow monk's robe and a bright red cassock. In his left hand he held an iron wooden fish weighing several hundred pounds, and in his right hand he held a wooden fish club weighing more than a hundred pounds. He knocked on the wooden fish and recited scriptures for Yin Yuan.

A few days ago, the streets of Haojing were haunted, which made Bai Changkong and Lu Yu happy.

The heavy cavalry of the Imperial Army suffered heavy losses in that battle. Only Bai Changkong swept away the ghosts in the Imperial College, and only Lu Yu commanded the three thousand Canglang Cavalry, repelled wave after wave of black-scaled ghosts, and saved many officials and their families.

Yinyuan was frightened by this wave of chaos and was restless for several days.

Lu Yu took advantage of the situation to bring Shi E into Jiuqu Garden and asked him to recite scriptures for the emperor to calm his mind.

Yinyuan sat cross-legged on the cushion, listening attentively to the scriptures on exorcising evil. Behind him sat several of his most beloved concubines, such as Concubine Qi, who had always gone out with him in the night with candlelight, and Baishuang, who had just been named a noble concubine.

The other concubines all listened to the sutra quietly, with their eyes closed and focused.

Only Bai Shuang narrowed his eyes slightly and stared straight at Shi E, wishing he could suddenly jump up and punch Shi E's bald head.

Good and evil cannot coexist, especially the martial arts of the Great Vajra Temple are naturally counterproductive to the Paradise Palace. Listening to the scriptures about exorcism, Bai Shuang felt his internal organs churning and he felt nauseous.

If Yinyuan had not been present, Baishuang would have found a way to teach Shi'e a lesson.

After reciting a volume of sutras for salvation, Shi'e put down the heavy wooden fish and club, clasped his hands together and said to Yinyuan: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Your Majesty is a person of great fortune. The evildoers in Gaojing City have nothing to do with Your Majesty."

Yin Yuan's eyes moved slightly: "It has nothing to do with me?"

Shi E smiled and nodded: "I see that Your Majesty has a thousand feet of purple air and a hundred acres of red clouds above his head. You must be born with great fortune and luck. Otherwise, how could you sit on the throne of the Son of Heaven?"

"No matter how sneaky it is, your Majesty will not be able to do anything to you. The reason why Gaojing is in turmoil is simply because there is an evil person causing trouble in the court."

Shi E raised his eyes and lightly swept across Bai Shuang.

Bai Shuang's heart trembled. Could it be that this old thief knew his identity? Or, was this old thief attracted by his beauty?

Bai Shuang bit her lip, feeling conflicted, but she did not forget to throw a coquettish glance at Shi E.

Yin Yuan's face drooped: "Is there a demon in the court?"

Shi E sighed: "Yes, there is a demon in the court, but I am not very knowledgeable..."

Shi E quickly changed the subject. He pulled out a beautiful brocade bag from his sleeve and handed it to Yin Yuan: "Inside this is the incense ashes from the Zen temple where I was born. I have offered them to the Bodhisattva for many years. They have the magical effect of exorcising demons and monsters."

Yinyuan quickly took the brocade bag at a speed that was almost snatched away, and handed it to Yu Changle who was standing next to him.

He glanced at Lu Yu and said, "Lord Tian En also told me that the reason he was able to kill so many sneaky people with only 3,000 Cang Lang Riders was because of the incense ashes you offered to the Buddha, Master?"

Lu Yu, who was standing aside, smiled but said nothing.

Shi E smiled and nodded: "Lord Tian En and I have a predestined relationship. Therefore, Lord Tian Yang wanted to build a family temple, so Lord Tian En specially invited me to come to Gao Jing to be the abbot of Lord Tian Yang's family temple."

Yinyuan was delighted to hear this.

Shi E is a man of great virtue, completely different from those masters and monks who acted in a mess during the previous night of ghost catching in the imperial city.

Lu Yu led Shi'e into Jiuqu Garden. Yinyuan was still skeptical about whether Shi'e had the ability to exorcise demons. However, when Shi'e stood on the fish-watching platform and pointed towards the lake, he saw all the fish in the lake jumping up one after another, as excited as the aquatic creatures paying homage to the Dragon King. Yinyuan knew that Shi'e did have real skills.

Hearing that the Evil-Relief Society would stay in Lu Yi's ancestral temple as the host, Yin Yuan clapped his hands in joy, "This is great. With a great master like the Master in charge, Gaojing City will have nothing to worry about from now on."

Shi E smiled and told the news from the gate of the Great Vajra Temple.

"Mr. Tianyang has a connection with Buddhism."

"Otherwise, how could he have gained the magical power of Zen Light to subdue demons and monsters from such a small Buddhist relic?"

"I have already decided that when Lord Tianyang returns from this expedition, I will accept him as my disciple."

Yin Yuan raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Lord Tianyang and the master are destined to be together? Isn't that right? Otherwise, why would the master go to his ancestral temple? Well, Lao Yu, the master is truly a practitioner. Go to my private storehouse and pick out some excellent offerings for the master to take back!"

Bai Shuang frowned and looked at Shi E with gloomy eyes.

The claws of these thieves and bald men are extending very quickly - just as recorded in the classics of the Paradise Palace, these thieves and bald men are best at deceiving the emperor and thus gaining the moral advantage.

However, Bai Shuang smiled sweetly and threw a coquettish glance at Shi E.

No matter how cruel your methods are, can they be as cruel as those of Paradise?

Bai Shuang can climb onto Yin Yuan's dragon bed, why don't you try it, old monk Shi E?

At this time, Lu Yi had already arrived outside the west gate of Haojing City. He was riding on the back of the black cloud beast and looking back with an embarrassed look on his face.
The road was empty, not a single ghost was in sight.

The Dark Cloud Beast ran very fast. From Anping Prefecture to Haojing City, it was only 8,000 miles, and there was a smooth road for it to run on. It only took the Dark Cloud Beast half an hour to run all the way here.

But it might take Lu Yi's army two days to get back?

On the western wall of Haojing, twenty feet above the ground, a narrow secret door opened with the sound of a mechanism clicking, and a stone slab extended from below, forming a small stone platform.

A soldier of the imperial guards walked out of the secret door, stood on the stone platform, and shouted loudly at Lu Yi.

"Who are you? Take off your armor and reveal your face, otherwise..."

Lu Yi said nothing, turned the Dark Cloud Beast around, and with a "whoosh" sound, a long trail of dust was raised. He rode the Dark Cloud Beast back the way he had come to find his own army.

"Good guy, good guy, you run so fast, but I won't treat you unfairly. Ha, I'll give you something good to eat tonight." Lu Yi smiled and stroked the head of the dark cloud beast hard.

The Dark Cloud Beast let out a long, triumphant hiss.

Lu Fu was in distress - supporting five masters was already a bit stretched; with the addition of this dark cloud beast, the Xuanyuan divine water produced by the Guixu treasure bottle was totally not enough.

I hope that the Red Lotus Deliverance Pill from the Red Lotus Temple can be delivered to us soon?

Reining the wild black cloud beast, Lu Yi slowly followed the army. One day, the army finally returned to Haojing.

The heavy city gates were opened one by one, and Lu Yi led the team into Haojing. Several young eunuchs were already standing on tiptoe, with their heads held high, guarding the city gates like a few white geese.

"Lord Tianyang, His Majesty has asked you to come back. Hurry to Jiuqu Garden. Don't just follow the large group of people and walk slowly. Hurry up. His Majesty is anxious to see you."

As soon as they saw Lu Yi, several young eunuchs started shouting in a hurry.

A young eunuch in purple clothes waved his hand and blew a sharp whistle, and several huge cranes and a vulture that Lu Yi was quite familiar with descended from the sky, flapping their huge wings and raising a cloud of dust.

The vulture had just landed when it suddenly saw Lu Yi. It subconsciously took several steps back and screamed a few times.

Obviously, it still remembered the tragic incident when it was almost crushed to death while carrying Lu Yi on its back last time.

Lu Yi looked at the vulture with disdain, patted the head of the dark cloud beast, and said with a smile: "We don't need you this time. We got a treasure and can travel much faster than you."

He took out the green snake from his sleeve, threw it on the caracal, and patted the caracal's fat butt hard with his backhand.

The caracal let out a cry, swiftly jumped off the dark cloud beast, and left with the green snake.

A red shadow flickered in the sky, and the big parrot flew straight to the Yushunfang Survey Office headquarters as if it knew the way; Da Huang took the alligator snapping turtle and ran to the canal beside the highway. The alligator snapping turtle jumped into the water with a "splash", and Da Huang also spread his legs and ran away in a flash.

"My two brothers, you lead the team back to the camp. I will go to Jiuqu Garden to meet the emperor."

Lu Yu greeted Lu Jun and Lu Yi, and patted the head of the Dark Cloud Beast. The Dark Cloud Beast let out a joyful roar, spread its legs and ran along the road.

There was a "hiss" sound, and the dark cloud beast had already rushed out several miles. Soon, Lu Yi's back disappeared without a trace in front of everyone.

Several young eunuchs widened their eyes at the same time: "What a fast horse!"

Then, a young eunuch laughed so hard that his mouth couldn't close: "It must be a top-quality alien blood mount. Tsk, it is blessed. Your Majesty will definitely find countless pairs for it."

Lu Jun and Lu Yi looked at the group of eunuchs who were giggling like hens with strange expressions.

The eunuchs swiftly climbed onto the cranes, and after a shout, the cranes flapped their wings and soared into the sky. The vulture flew into the sky with great joy, roaring in joy as it rushed towards the Jiuqu Garden.

The Dark Cloud Beast runs extremely fast. It can cover a distance of 30,000 miles in one hour at full speed.

In the city of Haojing, Lu Yi did not dare to let this beast run at full speed, otherwise it would injure or kill civilians. He kept restricting the speed of the black cloud beast. Even so, after more than an hour, he came all the way from the west gate of Haojing City to Kunpeng Square.

At this point, Lu Yi further slowed down the speed of the Dark Cloud Beast.

Walking along the main street south of the imperial city and passing by a row of imposing government gates, even if the Dark Cloud Beast took small steps, it was much faster than an ordinary horse running.

When passing by the north gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion which was still under repair, the Black Cloud Beast carrying Lu Yi passed three donkeys that were trotting along.

Three beautiful girls, one big and two small, were sitting on the back of a donkey. They were staring blankly at the street scenes along the way with their eyes wide open and mouths slightly open, looking like bumpkins who had just arrived in the city.

Lu Yi rode past them from behind, and the three girls' bags placed next to the saddle made a soft "buzzing" sound at the same time.

Lu Yi frowned and turned to look at the three women.

The three women also turned their heads and glanced at Lu Yi with cold eyes.

Suddenly, a girl with pigtails grabbed the 10-foot-long spear that Lu Yi hung on the saddle and said, "Your spear has evil spirits!"

The girl reached out her hand quickly, but Lu Yi responded even faster. As soon as the girl stretched out her white and tender hand, Lu Yi slapped her in the face.

With a 'slap' sound, the girl's snow-white and delicate back of the hand was slapped red. She cried out in pain, like a cat scalded by hot coals, and quickly withdrew her hand.

"Sister, this guy has evil spirit and bullies people!" The girl with pigtails pointed at Lu Yi and shouted at him in tears.