Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the grass is green and endless!
The evening breeze blows, the sound of willow flutes fades, and the setting sun is beyond the mountains!
At the gate of Shangyang City!
Lin Ye hummed "A Poem Inspired to Send Off a Taoist Fellow at Tzu Chi Temple" also known as "A Poem Inspired to Send Off a Taoist Fellow at Taoyuan Temple" and slowly returned to Qingfeng Temple.
He had just given this poem to the two Taoist priests in the Taoist temple, and they were deeply moved.
Fortunately, they are all Taoists. If they were people from the martial arts world, they would have pulled him to light incense and become sworn brothers.
"Junior brother, you are amazing!"
Qingfeng Temple.
Daogu looked at Lin Ye with admiration. He was a little nervous at the Taoist temple today, wondering how he would respond when the people from Tzu Chi Temple and Taoyuan Temple came to challenge him. But he didn't expect that the people from the two Taoist temples did come, but they didn't come to challenge him. Instead, they came to express their gratitude to their junior brother.
Not only did they express their gratitude, these Taoists also vowed that they would go back and tell their master that Qingfeng Temple was worthy of the name "Qing".
"Brother, remember, sometimes you can solve problems by using your brain instead of force."
Lin Ye pointed to his head and saw that Daogu was still confused. He knew that Daogu was still young and might not understand even if he explained it. If he were an experienced person, he would have guessed it long ago.
"I don't really understand these things. Sometimes I don't understand what the master says."
"It's okay. Just learn more and watch more. Sooner or later you will understand."
Lin Ye patted Daogu's shoulder and was about to go back to his house when Daogu took out a few more invitations and said, "Junior brother, just when you were seeing off the people from Tzu Chi Temple, someone else came to the Taoist temple to deliver a visiting card."
puff!
Lin Ye stumbled and almost fell.
Coming again?
“How many Taoist temples?”
"Three..." Daogu said, feeling a little embarrassed.
Lin Ye took the visiting card. This time, the visiting cards from the three Taoist temples were much more formal than those from Tzu Chi Temple and Taoyuan Temple. The time of the visit was also written on it.
Three days later!
"Brother, is it possible for us to go on a trip?"
If you can't afford to offend, can't you just hide away?
"Receiving the visiting card means you've agreed. You can't leave at this time." Daogu explained the rules to Lin Ye.
Lin Ye was a little annoyed. He used that trick on Tzu Chi Temple and Taoyuan Temple because those who came were young disciples who did not have much life experience and were easily fooled. However, these three visiting cards stated very clearly that the team was led by the temple master himself, so he was afraid that the same trick would not work.
"Brother, did I do something wrong?"
Seeing that Lin Ye looked a little annoyed, Daogu asked embarrassedly.
"Uh... Brother, you are right. Our Qingfeng Temple has been standing for many years. A little challenge is nothing. Let's do the next one."
Lin Ye comforted Daogu, but he was thinking about how to solve the problem in his mind.
After thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with any good ideas, so he said to Daowu: "Junior brother, go home first."
After returning home, Lin Ye was directly teleported back to the modern era, turned on his computer, and began to ask for advice from the wise netizens.
[Help: I ​​opened a martial arts school, and someone came to challenge me. What should I do? (Note: the opponent may be stronger)]
Many netizens quickly gave the answer.
[You run a martial arts school and you are afraid that people will come to challenge you. The poster must be a liar. You should close the school as soon as possible. ]
[Alas, there are too many such fraudulent martial arts schools nowadays. They are called martial arts schools, but they only teach some fitness methods. ]
[Although I despise the questioner as much as the above poster, I will give him a clue because he paid a lot of money for the answer. There is a very powerful sect in our country, the only sect with a record of killing after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The questioner can learn how this sect deals with the challengers. ]
[Haha, the above person is thinking the same thing as me. The entry-level mentality of this sect is criminal law.]
[Come to challenge? He was hit by a dump truck before he even arrived. ]
…
Lin Ye looked at the answers and searched for some information. After he understood the answers, his expression became strange.
This sect is truly awesome.
A fighting school with no fighting restrictions, commonly known as the Mad Dog Fist School.
A fighting sect that has no moral principles. Others fight to determine who is better, but this sect does not determine who is better but only determines life and death.
Carrying a pair of scissors and a wrench is nothing. Someone came to challenge the martial arts gym and was hit by a dump truck before he even reached the gym.
The most important thing is that this sect emphasizes killing with one move, and killing you is still considered self-defense. This is the terrifying aspect of the entry-level technique being like criminal law.
However, for Lin Ye, this one-hit-kill move is useless to him, but he can learn from the sect's method of dealing with challengers.
Kill him first on the way.
Thinking of this, Lin Ye had an idea in his mind. He teleported back to the other world again, and made seals with his hands. After a while, the standing Buddha above his head appeared again.
The City God Seal at the foot of the Buddha began to rotate, but after a while, there was no change in the surroundings. Lin Ye frowned and said to himself loudly: "If the senior does not show up, then this junior will have no choice but to tell everyone some of the truth."
"Boy, how dare you threaten me!"
As Lin Ye finished speaking, a cold snort sounded, and then Judge Cui appeared.
Looking at Judge Cui, Lin Ye was stunned for a moment. After not seeing him for such a long time, Judge Cui actually gained weight and was much thinner than before.
Is this what they call being free from official duties?
"Senior, help me."
Lin Ye didn't care about Judge Cui's attitude. In his mind, this was the only one who could drive a cement truck to kill... Oh no, the only one who could stop these Taoist temples from coming to challenge him.
"You are full of yang energy, why are you saving my life?"
"A disaster is about to happen."
Lin Ye quickly recounted the entire story, and Judge Cui's expression changed as he finished. After listening to the whole story, his expression became extremely strange, and after a long while he finally managed to utter, "You are such a talented person, you can even come up with such a bad idea."
"It's the same for you. Senior's escape plan is not something that ordinary people can come up with." Lin Ye replied.
"So you want me to help you drive away the three people from the Taoist temple?"
"It's not about driving them away, it's about persuading them to leave."
Judge Cui glared at Lin Ye. What's the difference? He's just like a scholar, he likes to be hypocritical.
"Impossible, I won't participate."
After flatly refusing, Judge Cui was about to leave. Lin Ye said calmly, "If you leave like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to help but say something I shouldn't say when I face these people."
"You dare to threaten me, believe it or not, I will kill you right now."
Judge Cui turned around and looked at Lin Ye with murderous intent. In an instant, Lin Ye felt the temperature in the room suddenly drop by several degrees, and goose bumps appeared all over his body.
"Senior, I'm not asking you to work for nothing. If you need anything, just let me know."
"How funny! What can you give me?" Judge Cui sneered. Lin Ye pondered for a moment and said, "Senior, you can't say that. As the saying goes, although the cavalry is powerful, it also needs a cushion. Although the pawns are small, they are related to the overall situation. Senior, you can't use me now, but maybe in the future... in the future, you can use me?"
Ever since he read modern online novels, Lin Ye couldn't even look at the word "future" anymore.
Judge Cui listened to Lin Ye's words, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face. After a while, he said, "What you said does make sense. I can handle this matter for you, but you also have to do something for me."
"What's up?"
Lin Ye finally understood that this person didn't really think that he couldn't help, but was waiting for him here on purpose. It was obvious that what he wanted to do was not a simple matter.
"After I faked my death and escaped, Canglan County welcomed a new judge. When the new guy investigated old cases, he actually felt that I had handled many of them unfairly and wanted to open up old cases. This is really outrageous."
Hearing what Judge Cui said, Lin Ye's mouth twitched. This is just like the predecessor resigning and the current one investigating the predecessor.
Or it can be said that a new official will make three big moves upon taking office, overturning some of the policies of his predecessor in order to consolidate his position, or to suppress the old ones.
"Can you tell me more specifically, Senior?"
"According to the rules of the underworld, after a person dies, their soul must go to the underworld, but I am considering that some ghosts did good deeds during their lifetime, so I will allow them to stay in the world of the living for a little longer."
"How long is this longer? Three days or seven days?"
"Three years."
Lin Ye: ...
No wonder people traced you back and caught you with such a big evidence.
"Since you have already escaped, you probably don't care about these things anymore."
"Bullshit, I was faking my death, not really dead. This guy is ruining my reputation by doing this. People who don't know would think that I accepted benefits from these ghosts or their relatives."
Lin Ye understood. Even though the person faked his death and escaped, he still wanted to keep a good reputation.
"What can the senior do for me? If I go and argue with the judge, I'm afraid he won't pay any attention to me."
"This is your business, and has nothing to do with me. If you can prevent that guy from investigating my affairs, I will do what you ask."
Lin Ye pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll try my best, but I have urgent matters to deal with right now, so should I take action first?"
"Why, you want me to do the job for you first, and you can delay it. It's a good plan."
Judge Cui snorted, and Lin Ye explained, "Senior, why do you have such a big prejudice against me? As the saying goes, a gentleman's word is as good as his bond. Since I have agreed, I will definitely do my best, and I think the possibility of my success is very high."
"Okay, I will trust you for once. If you fail to do so, I will let you know the consequences of deceiving me."
Judge Cui stared at Lin Ye for a long time, and finally agreed to Lin Ye's plan.
…
Three days later !
At the hour of Mao, the sky was slightly bright.
Outside the official road outside Shangyang City, ten Taoists were heading towards the city gate.
"Master, I heard that the people from Taoyuan Temple and Tzu Chi Temple failed when they came to challenge. Are the master and apprentice from Qingfeng Temple really that powerful?"
"Yes, I also heard that Lin Ye, a lay disciple of Qingfeng Temple, was praised by the people of Taoyuan Temple and Ciji Temple. He is truly a man of great righteousness."
The master of Feiyun Temple listened to the disciples' discussion and said, "When I heard that the disciples of Qingfeng Temple were dying out, I didn't think of anything. After all, it would be considered taking advantage of someone's misfortune. But since the news came out from Taoyuan Temple and Ciji Temple, although Qingfeng Temple has few people, its strength is extraordinary. That's why I brought you to visit them."
"Master, is this 'Qing' sign so important?" a disciple asked in confusion.
"Of course it is important. The word 'Qing' is respected in Taoism. Any Taoist temple with the word 'Qing' has a much higher status than other Taoist temples. But this is just an empty name. People like us outside the world don't care about it. But apart from the empty name, if we can get the word 'Qing', it will be a great opportunity for our Taoist temple."
"Great opportunity? What great opportunity?"
"You haven't reached that realm yet, so I can't tell you yet. Anyway, remember, the success or failure of this time is related to the fortune of our Feiyun Temple for the next hundred years."
The master of Feiyun Temple looked towards the direction of the city gate. He had heard of the name of Qingfeng Temple when he was a child. It was the number one Taoist temple in Canglan County, and even the number one in the entire Nanjiang Prefecture. However, there was little news about Qingfeng Temple in recent years. He just thought that all the people in Qingfeng Temple were practicing in the temple. But he didn't expect that news came out not long ago that there were only two or three people left in Qingfeng Temple.
This news shocked the entire Taoist community in Nanjiangzhou.
Qingfeng Temple, which once held the leading position in Nanjiang Prefecture, has fallen to this state.
While sighing, the major Taoist sects also started to think about it, because Qingfeng Temple has the word "Qing" in its signboard.
According to the rules of Taoism, not everyone can take the name "Qing". There are only nine people like this in the world. Similarly, no sect with the name "Qing" can possess it forever. As long as other sects feel they are strong enough, they can come and challenge. If the challenge is successful, they can replace the previous sect.
If he succeeds in challenging Feiyun Temple, it will be renamed Qingyun Temple.
Moreover, within ten years, no other Taoist temples are allowed to challenge Qingyun Temple.
But rumors are just rumors after all, and the major Taoist temples were still waiting and watching, until the news brought back by Taoyuan Temple and Tzu Chi Temple made them no longer able to sit still.
The failure of Taoyuan Temple and Tzu Chi Temple showed that Qingfeng Temple was still strong, but it also confirmed the rumors that there were indeed only two or three people left in Qingfeng Temple.
The master of Feiyun Temple could no longer sit still, and immediately sent a visiting invitation. He wanted to be the first to challenge Qingfeng Temple and not let others take the lead.
For this reason, he took his disciples and traveled through the night, arriving at Shangyang County at dawn.
However, just when the master of Feiyun Temple was immersed in the fantasy of defeating Qingfeng Temple, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew up, and the master of Feiyun Temple's expression changed. He shouted: "Which ghost dares to act wild again? I am the master of Feiyun Temple."
A sneer of laughter came from the gloomy wind, "As long as they are Taoists, they deserve to die!"
call!
The wind was howling, and many Taoists in Feiyun Temple were blown away and couldn't stand steadily. A bronze sword appeared in the hand of the master of Feiyun Temple. He quickly made hand gestures with both hands, and the bronze sword shot forward with shining luster.
However, the bronze sword broke apart before it went more than three meters, and copper coins fell to the ground.
This scene made the master of Feiyun Temple look shocked. Could it be that he encountered the Ghost King?
But how could a city like Shangyang have a being of the level of the Ghost King?
"We are only passing by here from Feiyun Temple. We have no grudges against you, and we have not offended you. Why did you attack us?"
The master of Feiyun Temple did not continue to attack. If the opponent was really a powerful Ghost King, he would not be able to defeat the opponent even if he risked his life. It would be better to ask clearly, maybe he could resolve the battle.
"All Taoists should die!" A cold voice came from the gloomy wind: "I heard that Qingfeng Temple had fallen into decline, so I went to Shangyang City to avenge my past. I didn't expect that this was a deliberate rumor spread by Qingfeng Temple to lure me out. Fortunately, I managed to escape. You stinky Taoists are too cunning. Tell me whether you should die or not."
When the master of Feiyun Temple heard this, his heart skipped a beat. This Ghost King was injured by the people of Qingfeng Temple, so he took his anger out on them.
The wind was getting stronger, and the master of Feiyun Temple showed a determined look on his face, and shouted: "All disciples, listen to my order, and form a formation behind me!"
With his late stage of Hidden God realm, if he chose to self-destruct, he could also cause damage to the Ghost King. And letting his disciples hide behind him and form a formation could prevent them from being affected to the greatest extent.
"Humph, you are just a Tibetan God, you don't know your own strength. If you were at the Yuanshen realm, I would be a little bit afraid of you."
The Ghost King in the Dark Wind seemed to have seen what the Master of Feiyun Temple wanted to do, and his words were full of disdain. The Master of Feiyun Temple gritted his teeth and said, "Even if I can't do anything to you, several of my uncles in Feiyun Temple will avenge me."
After saying this, the master of Feiyun Temple made seals with his hands. A little man appeared above his head and also made seals with him.
"master!"
Many disciples of Feiyun Temple behind him looked at their master with sad faces. The self-destruction of the original spirit in the Hidden God Realm would cause the body and spirit to gather and disperse, which is equivalent to the soul being scattered.
It was at this time.
A ray of light flashed across the sky, and the next moment the whistling wind dissipated.
"Damn Taoist priest, I will come back again."
The sound of the ghost king gritting his teeth could be heard all around. Then Feiyun saw a handsome young man holding a long sword appear. He stared at a certain direction in front of him and snorted coldly, "You can't run away."
After saying this, the handsome young man glanced at the master of Feiyun Temple and others, and said: "I am Lin Ye, a lay disciple of Qingfeng Temple. Since you are also Taoists, if you need anything, you can come to my Qingfeng Temple to ask my senior brother for help. In order to prevent the ghost king from escaping, I will take my leave first."
The handsome young man clasped his fists, said this, then flashed away and chased after the person in the distance, soon disappearing in front of everyone.
The disciples of Feiyun Temple at the scene looked at each other in bewilderment. Was that the lay disciple of Qingfeng Temple, Mr. Lin, who was known for his righteousness?
He was indeed polite and courteous. Even at the critical moment of hunting down the Ghost King, he did not forget to leave a message for them.
The master of Feiyun Temple was feeling very uncomfortable at the moment. His self-destructive handprint had just been condensed halfway when he suddenly withdrew his hand and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Master, Master!"
"Master, are you okay?"
"Hurry up and take Master to Qingfeng Temple. Young Master Lin just said that if you need anything, you can go to his senior brother."
“Ahem.” The master of Feiyun Temple coughed a few times and tried to hold on to some energy: “Don’t… don’t go to Qingfeng Temple. Take your master back.”
"Master, why? You are so badly injured now. You have to recover first before you go back."
"I can't afford to lose this person. Don't worry, I'm not going to die. I'll turn around and go back now."
The master of Feiyun Temple said this with almost his last bit of strength. He brought his disciples to Qingfeng Temple to challenge, and now he was beaten up on the way. He was too embarrassed to go to Qingfeng Temple to seek help.
The disciples of Feiyun Temple looked at each other in confusion, and finally the eldest brother spoke up, "Listen to the master, let's go back, but this trip is worth it."
"Big Brother, we haven't even challenged Qingfeng Temple, so how come this trip is not in vain?"
The eldest senior brother glanced at the direction where Lin Ye disappeared and said, "Because I met Master Lin this time. He is indeed a gentleman with great integrity."
"Big Brother, how can this Master Lin be a gentleman?"
"You don't understand. Do you think Master Lin didn't recognize us? There is a Feiyun logo on our Feiyun Temple robes. Master Lin probably saw through our identities at a glance, but he didn't mention that we were going to challenge him. Instead, he asked us to go to Qingfeng Temple. Isn't this gentlemanly?"
"So that's how it is. This Mr. Lin is really broad-minded."
The eldest brother lowered his voice, glanced in the direction of the master of Feiyun Temple, and confirmed that his master was unconscious at the moment, then he said: "Master also saw this, so he didn't go to Qingfeng Temple. Our master has to save face."
…
Half an hour later, another team appeared ten miles outside the north gate of Shangyang City.
However, the same story is happening.
An hour later, outside the south gate of Shangyang City...
An hour and a half later.
Lin's residence.
Lin Ye lay on the rattan chair, panting. He was exhausted after the whole morning's hard work. Fortunately, he had finally dealt with the three teams. Moreover, he and Judge Cui had put on such a show, so it seemed that other Taoist temples would not challenge him again.
After all, he is a being that can injure the Ghost King. Which Taoist temple would dare to be so desperate as to seek death?
If the lay disciples are so powerful, what about the inner disciples and masters?
"Boy, I have done what you asked me to do. Don't forget what I did."
Judge Cui did not appear. He left these words in the yard and then disappeared.
"Don't worry, senior. I will definitely do my best."
Lin Ye made a promise and was preparing to return to the modern world when he had some free time. He had been very busy in the other world these days. In order to make it realistic, he and Judge Cui had rehearsed several times, from dialogues to expressions to appearances, striving to make it realistic and perfect.
"who!"
Lin Ye's gaze suddenly turned to the top of the wall. After a few breaths, a sharp horn and half a broken horn were revealed, followed by a bull's head.
"You're the beast."
Lin Ye breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the yellow cattle appear on the top of the wall and then jump in very swiftly. As for the fact that the yellow cattle could perform these actions, he was not surprised. The old Taoist had already said that the origin of the yellow cattle might not be simple.
squeak!
In Lin Ye's study, Tai Sui, who was sleeping soundly, turned into a ray of white light and landed on the back of a yellow cow the next moment. His muddy body wrapped around the cow's back, expressing the joy of meeting an acquaintance.
Unfortunately, the scalper did not appreciate it. It swung its body and threw Tai Sui to the ground. Then it opened its butt and a pile of fresh feces fell on Tai Sui.
Lin Ye: ...
This beast is really not a human being. Who did he learn this from? Did he learn bad things from those monsters in Shuangmu Mountain?
The yellow cow walked up to Lin Ye with its hoof raised. Lin Ye looked defensive, but the yellow cow's big eyes revealed a look of disdain and mockery. Then it put down its hoof and started writing on the ground.
The words are crooked.
The mountain... came... to... take revenge...
Lin Ye understood, and his expression changed: "The monsters from Shuangmu Mountain want to take revenge on Qingfeng Temple?"
The ox mooed and continued writing: News... Observation... No... Snake... Wolf... Report...
Lin Ye rolled his eyes. Has the news of Qingfeng Temple's decline spread to the monster circle? Who is so loud-mouthed?
"The monsters from Shuangmu Mountain dare to come into the city to cause trouble. Aren't they afraid of attracting a siege from the cultivators?"
Lin Ye knew that there was a truce agreement between the monsters and cultivators in this world. They divided the territories among each other. It was impossible for monsters to launch a large-scale attack on human cities, and cultivators would not rush into the monster's territory to start killing.
The scalper continued to write: Report…watch…no…will.
"You mean, these monsters only target Qingfeng Temple, so it's not a violation?"
Moo!
The scalper nodded his head.
"This is really a troublesome matter. I have to go find the Taoist priest."
Lin Ye stood up, stretched out his hand and swung a big scoop. The yellow cow glared at him and was about to raise its hoof. Lin Ye quickly explained: "Sorry, sorry, I wanted to pat you, but I'm used to the big scoop and I can't change it for a while."
Moo, moo, moo!
If there was someone who understood the scalper's language at this moment, he would have known how harsh the scalper's curse was, but Lin Ye didn't understand, so he just thought of it as the scalper praising him.
"You're doing a good job as an undercover agent. Keep reporting to me when you have any news."
Moo!
The yellow cow turned around and was about to leave, but at the moment of leaving, the cow's hoof kicked back, and the mud on the ground splashed and flew towards Lin Ye.
call out!
Lin Ye dodged, he had been on guard against this beast, this beast was always planning to sneak attack him.
After watching the scalper leave, Lin Ye glanced at Tai Sui who was rubbing his body on the grass, and said angrily: "What the hell are you rubbing? You've rubbed shit all over my yard. Go jump into the water and wash it off yourself."
"Afraid...afraid of water." Tai Sui answered tremblingly.
"Then just absorb this shit. You can absorb anything anyway. If I see you rubbing your teeth on the grass again, I'll throw you into the toilet."
Tai Sui: ...
After threatening Tai Sui a few times, Lin Ye did not rest and hurried towards the bamboo forest behind the Taoist temple.
Three minutes later, Lin Ye walked out of the bamboo forest while greeting the Taoist's relatives. As he expected, the Taoist had changed the formation. He followed the same route as last time, but failed to see Xiaoqingfeng Temple. Instead, he saw a line of words on the ground.
"My disciple Lin Ye, your master is in seclusion at this critical moment and must not be disturbed. You can do whatever you like. When your master comes out of seclusion, you will be rewarded. Your master swears in the name of the Qingfeng Temple's master."
This old Taoist really calculated everything accurately.
If it was just the first half of the sentence, Lin Ye would have planned to run away, but the Taoist priest's second half kept him hooked.
He already knew how awesome Qingfeng Temple was in the past, so there must be some good stuff there. But, forget it, he could only work harder.
Mr. Lin, who is of great righteousness, feels that he has not entertained all the Taoist friends who have come here well before, and invites you to visit Qingfeng Temple. I think these people will not refuse.