Chapter 685: Book of Heaven, Book of Earth, and Book of Man
"I am Di Renjie, your humble servant, here to see His Royal Highness the Prince of Chen! "
Di Renjie bowed, but did not hear the other party's voice for a long time. He could not help but look up slightly and found that the Prince was not looking at him, but was looking at Brother Kong next to him.
“Brother Kong, Brother Kong!”
He tried to wink at them, thinking that it was Brother Kong who did not perform the salute, which made His Highness angry.
Li Daoxuan and Changle looked into each other's eyes. Although he cast a spell to change his appearance, it must be said that Changle's intuition was too sharp. Her dreamy eyes seemed to have sensed something and revealed a hint of suspicion.
Appearance can change, temperament can change, but the things in one’s bones are hard to hide from people who are familiar with them.
We can’t look at each other anymore!
Li Daoxuan bowed and said, "I am Kong Xuan, and I am here to meet you, Senior Sister!"
Di Renjie: “…”
So everything I said to you when we entered the city was bullshit?
The word "senior sister" really succeeded in attracting Changle's attention. She frowned and asked, "Why do you call me that?"
Di Renjie quickly tried to smooth things over and explained Kong Xuan's identity and background.
When Changle heard that Kong Xuan was the monster personally enlightened by her master in the Wulong Mountains, her eyes lit up. This was the first time she heard about her master's whereabouts in all these years.
"The Wulong Mountains... are the best. If Master wants to become an Earthly Immortal, he will naturally go to the deep mountains. It's a pity that I have searched for so many famous mountains, but I have never heard of the name of Wulong Mountain."
Then she asked many questions about her master. After getting the correct answers, she looked at Li Daoxuan with a much more intimate gaze.
"Junior brother, come here."
Changle waved.
Li Daoxuan walked over and stood in front of her.
Changle looked at the tall, graceful man in white clothes, with a hint of trance in her beautiful eyes. She stared at him blankly for a moment, and then actually reached out to help him fix his collar.
"This makes it look more like the real thing. You can change to a purple-green gourd later."
At a close distance, she smelled the scent on Li Daoxuan and felt a little disappointed.
It doesn't taste like Master.
Seeing that he was being forgotten, Di Renjie could not help but cough, interrupting the happy atmosphere between the "senior sister and brother" and said, "Your Highness, I am here to investigate the case under your order. I have something to tell you."
Changle glanced at him and said calmly, "It's the matter of the holy monk."
"Exactly!"
Changle thought for a moment and said slowly: "The state of the holy monk is indeed very strange, but when he fought with me, he deliberately avoided the people of Chang'an. From this, it can be seen that the saying that he was possessed by a demon may not be correct."
After a pause, she continued, "But the holy monk has been protecting something, which seems to be a scripture. Whenever I try to take the scripture away, he attacks me more forcefully. Lord Di may be able to start by investigating from that scripture."
Li Daoxuan's heart moved.
It was indeed the last sutra!
What was written in the scripture that made Xuanzang become so abnormal after reading it?
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Di Renjie bowed deeply and got the answer he wanted. He was very satisfied. He didn't expect that today would be so smooth and Brother Kong was successfully accepted by His Highness.
With a backer like His Highness, no one in Chang'an City would dare to touch Brother Kong even if the news of him killing the Plum Blossom Guards was exposed.
"Then I will take my leave first."
Di Renjie gave Li Daoxuan a look, indicating that it was time to leave. But just as the two were about to leave, Changle's voice rang out.
"Master Di, please go back first. I want to chat with my junior brother for a while."
"……yes."
Di Renjie looked at Li Daoxuan helplessly and could only leave first.
After he left, there were only two people left in the yard. A breeze blew, and the yard was filled with the fragrance of flowers. The jujube flowers fell with the wind, like raindrops, which was beautiful and moving.
Changle looked at Li Daoxuan and suddenly smiled sweetly.
"Senior sister, you——"
Before he could finish his words, he saw Changle suddenly point a finger straight at his forehead, with brilliant five-colored light rippling between his fingers.
In an instant, the scene in front of Li Daoxuan seemed to change.
The power of the five elements transformed into a five-colored sacred mountain, ten thousand feet high, falling from the sky, as if God was lowering his hand to suppress the human world.
Tiangang's great magical power——Five Elements Escape!
Li Daoxuan's eyes lit up and he was filled with admiration in his heart. What a great Five Elements Escape! Changle's attainment in this magical power has reached perfection, no less than when he was in the human fairyland.
You know, he had the help of the Heavenly Book, while Changle relied entirely on her own hard work.
With such amazing talent, he is worthy of being his disciple.
Of course, no matter how capable the disciple is, he is still not good enough in front of his master.
Facing this sacred mountain containing the power of the five elements and the universe, Li Daoxuan smiled faintly and spoke his words as sweet as gold.
"Disperse."
There was a flash of five-colored divine light in his eyes, and then the Five Elements Divine Mountain began to rumble, as if hearing a command. The power of the five elements that had been condensed to the extreme suddenly collapsed and turned into streams of light that fell down.
Changle slightly opened her red lips and looked at the colorful meteor shower, her eyes rippling and revealing a strange brilliance.
She seemed to have returned to her childhood, the day when her master took her across the Five-Colored Rainbow Bridge. At that time, she was also so incredible and beautiful as a dream.
“Master!!!”
There was a slight tremor in her voice, and then she threw herself into Li Daoxuan's arms.
It was at this moment that she completely let down her guard.
When she was a child, whenever she did not practice well or was lazy while memorizing, her master would make her kneel in front of the portrait of Taiqing Tianzun and hit her palms with a wooden sword.
Until the little hands were beaten so hard that the skin was broken, red and burning.
But after that, the master would often sigh softly, soften his heart, carry her to a chair, apply ointment, and blow gently to cool her down.
She always felt particularly warm when being hugged by her master, so sometimes she would even make mistakes on purpose, even though she had already memorized the content, she would make a few mistakes.
Appearance can change, smell can change, but that feeling cannot be changed by any magic.
At this moment, Changle, who was already seventy years old, snuggled in Li Daoxuan's arms like a child, sobbing softly.
Li Daoxuan patted her on the back, feeling mixed emotions.
Changle was brought up by him personally. To him, she was not only his apprentice, but also a family member.
It was only after he personally accepted a disciple that he realized why the ancients said, "Once a teacher, always a father."
In ancient times, the relationship between master and apprentice was sometimes stronger than family affection.
This was also the reason why he stopped accepting disciples after accepting Changle, because he aspired to live forever and live freely in the world. If he had too many constraints, it would inevitably affect his practice.
But I have to say, it is really touching that there is always such a person waiting for you in this world.
After a while, Changle's emotions gradually stabilized.
"Well, you are the dignified King Chen, the leader of the Xuanmen Dao, and you are seventy years old. Why are you still acting like a child?"
Li Daoxuan took a step back, waved his sleeves to wipe her tears, and teased.
Changle glared at him and refuted without any hesitation: "Master, you are 83 years old, why are you still like an old naughty boy? You disappeared for so many years and pretended to be my junior brother to deceive me after you came back?"
"You still call me Senior Sister? I'm an 83-year-old man. Aren't you ashamed?"
Li Daoxuan smiled and tapped her, saying, "You may not be very capable, but you are quite good at talking."
Changle snorted, then reached out and grabbed Li Daoxuan's sleeve tightly, as if afraid that he would run away the next moment, or that this was just a dream.
"Master, the peaches you gave me could not be grown, but I imitated the structure of the peach pit and cultivated this jujube tree. It blooms and bears fruit only once every ten years, and the jujubes are so sweet!"
She pulled Li Daoxuan to sit down, and as she stretched out her jade hand, the jujube tree automatically lowered its branches and fell into her palm. Each jujube fruit was crystal clear, like jade.
She wiped it with her sleeve and handed it to her master like offering a treasure.
Li Daoxuan took a bite and his eyes suddenly lit up.
The juice is sweet, crisp and refreshing, and it contains abundant spiritual energy. It can be called a spiritual fruit. Eating it can prolong the life of mortals, and eating it can improve the cultivation of monks.
nice one!
"Master, I have improved my craftsmanship. I made cakes with nectar and brewed a few bottles of wine with jujube pulp. Come and try some!"
She took out the carefully prepared cakes and fine wine from her small storage pouch, then rested her cheek on her hand and looked at her master eagerly.
When Li Daoxuan tasted it and praised it highly, her eyebrows and eyes curved like a crescent moon.
After eating and drinking, Li Daoxuan also asked some questions about Wu Zetian.
"Master, I really don't like that old witch!"
When Changle heard the three words "Wu Zetian", a hint of disgust appeared in her eyes.
"She was clearly my father's concubine, but she seduced the new emperor and violated human ethics. She was really shameless. I once wanted to depose her, but the emperor was bewitched and tried to protect her with his life . In addition, she was pregnant at the time, so I had to give up."
"Of course, Master, if you say the word, I will destroy her right now!"
Changle was furious, and his eyes, which had been gentle just now, suddenly became murderous.
Li Daoxuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "No hurry, the matter of deposing the queen must be understood clearly first. Let me ask you, have you ever heard of the Plum Blossom Guard?"
Changle nodded and said, "Of course I have heard of it. After my brother came to power, he was afraid of the Bad People and the Sleeping Dragon. In order to check and balance them, he secretly established the Plum Blossom Guard."
"The magic skills practiced by the Plum Blossom Inner Guards tend to be extreme. They pursue actual combat but lack the basics. They are somewhat like the evil cultivators of the past. Most of them are not very successful, but there is one person who deserves attention."
Li Daoxuan's eyes moved and he asked, "Who is it?"
"Ming Chongyan, the leader of the Plum Blossom Inner Guard."
Changle's tone was full of disdain when he spoke of the Plum Blossom Guards, but when he mentioned this name, his voice became noticeably more serious.
"This person is the fifth-generation grandson of Ming Shanbin, the chief academician of the Liang State in the Southern Dynasty. He has been interested in Taoism and witchcraft since he was a child, but he has no famous teacher to teach him, and he doesn't even have a Taoist certificate."
"But it is said that when he was thirteen years old, a thunderbolt fell from the sky and split a stubborn stone, revealing three books, namely "The Book of Heaven", "The Book of Earth" and "The Book of Man".
"It is unknown what the Heavenly Book and the Human Book contain, and Ming Chongyan has never revealed them. However, the Earthly Book contains the technique of controlling ghosts and gods. Many of the ghost soldiers, ghost messengers, and ghost generals in the underworld have been controlled by him."
"It is said that even the Yama Luo, who was appointed by Master Ziyu's mother herself, is very close to him."
Li Daoxuan narrowed his eyes slightly. There are many Taoist spells that can control ghosts and creatures, but there are only a few that can control the ghosts and gods in the underworld, or even make friends with Yama.
This magical power has great potential. It can borrow the power of the underworld for one's own benefit. No wonder Changle is afraid of it.
This girl was afraid of a conflict with Zi Yu, which would end up making things difficult for her master.
Li Daoxuan pondered over the name, and history seemed to have deviated again.
Ming Chongyan was indeed known as a sorcerer in history. He once used his medical skills to alleviate Li Zhi's illness, and was therefore favored by the emperor. Later, he was involved in a dispute over the crown prince and was assassinated in the second year of Yifeng.
Even the great detective Di Renjie did not dare to investigate the inside story. He reported that the murder was committed by thieves and closed the case hastily, which shows how deep the water is.
But in this life, Ming Chongyan's fate has undergone a drastic change. Not only was he not assassinated, he also obtained three strange books. Just relying on the magical powers in the "Book of Earth", he was able to make Changle fear him.
Divine thunder descends from the sky, splits the stone and bestows a book?
Li Daoxuan sneered. He wanted to see who was playing tricks.
"Master, when I came out of retreat this time, I heard from people below that the witch surnamed Wu sent Ming Chongyan to secretly set up a Crane Control Bureau. You will never imagine what kind of organization that is!"
Li Daoxuan blurted out: "The harem that Wu Zetian built for herself?"
Changle's eyes widened and he said, "Master, so you know everything."
"What about Li Zhi? Doesn't he know about this?"
Li Daoxuan asked with a frown.
There was indeed a "Crane Control Bureau" in history, and there was also Feng Xiaobao. His legendary experience, from a small-time gangster to someone who slept in the dragon's bed at night, is very impressive.
But Li Zhi in this life was not dead yet, and Wu Zetian did not become an empress, but only a queen.
The lush green grassland has grown to his own harem. As a man, how could Li Zhi just ignore it?
Changle sighed, "Master, my brother is getting weaker and weaker. He has been unconscious more often than awake. The ones who take care of him are all the witch's people. Not to mention that he doesn't know, even if he knew, he is powerless."
Li Daoxuan sighed secretly. Li Zhi was quite scheming back then, but he didn't expect that his later years would be so miserable.
As expected, no matter how scheming one is, it will be useless if one is not in good health.
In comparison, Wu Zetian's health would make Emperor Li Tang envious. She was in her sixties, but she could still enjoy herself every night and was as strong as a dragon.
"Master, what are you going to do? Do you want us to break into the Daming Palace together and capture that witch alive?"
Changle showed excitement.
Li Daoxuan looked towards the direction of Daming Palace with deep eyes.
"Now that we know everything we need to know, it's time to go to the palace."
"It's time for the Tang Dynasty to have a good cleansing now."
