Volume 4: Beginning of Spring Chapter 78 Difficulty
Guan Nuo pushed open the window.
The rain was blown into the room by the wind, falling on his face and body, suppressing his anxiety.
"They've reached the mountain," said Zhuang Zekun.
Guan Nuo breathed a sigh of relief, "Should we go pick them up?"
"Taoist Qingyang will send them here," Zhuang Zekun stood up and walked to Guan Nuo. "This small building used to be a pilot project of the research institute. Although it has been abandoned for many years, some equipment is still there. I suspect..."
His voice dropped.
It was pitch black outside the window.
The sound of rain seemed to cover up all other sounds.
After a long while, Zhuang Zekun's voice sounded again. He said, "I should have thought of it earlier. The series of events that followed the Xueshan Lake explosion have confused me..."
"What did you think of?" Guan Nuo asked.
"There was a lot of fighting within the Jinghu Society. Before, Sun Xiu was trusted by Master Hu. After Luo Chengyuan defected to Sun Xiu, Huang Hu was suppressed by Sun Xiu for a long time. After Huang Hu and I met, I reminded him several times that he was a direct descendant and Sun Xiu was an outsider."
Zhuang Zekun turned his head and looked at Guan Nuo: "Huang Hu is dead, but the contradictions are still there. If the people in the inner courtyard fall into the hands of the enemy, they will never speak. They will only look for opportunities to escape or commit suicide. But someone wanted to silence her that day. That person was from Jinghu Society and wanted to use us to kill Shu Xing."
Guan Nuo was confused when he heard this. "What happens after killing Shu Xing?"
Zhuang Zekun looked out the window.
"It was done by Sun Xiu's people ," Zhuang Zekun patted Guan Nuo on the shoulder, "The more intense the internal fighting in Jinghu Society, the better it is for us. Remember this."
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Jiang You got out of the escort car holding Jiang Mo. After taking a deep breath, he took out an umbrella from his bag and opened it.
Sun Yu stood aside holding Zhao Cai.
With the help of several Taoist priests, Tang Butian moved Huang Juan and Shu Xing to a cart. Jiang You walked over to Tang Butian, looked at the cart, and said, "Hey, Chief, why don't you put your wooden sword on your shoulders, and carry them one on each side to the back mountain?"
"You choose." Tang Butian said.
"It's been raining for a long time, and my bones are aching." He looked outside and saw Taoist Qingyang standing by the stone path. He thought for a moment, walked over and said, "Master, long time no see."
Taoist Qingyang glanced at him, his eyes lingering on Jiang Mo for a few seconds. He said, "Long time no see. How are you these days, my friend?"
"It's pretty good. I've lost weight. On the way here, I met three guys with black umbrellas. They were elusive when they fought. They were amazing."
"Did you fight with them?" asked Taoist Qingyang .
"No, I wouldn't dare. I've been in the car the whole time. Zhong Yan, you know him, right?"
"I know."
"He and his men stopped them. Otherwise, if they caught up to Baihe Temple, you would have to take action."
"How many people are left in the Special Operations Department?" asked Taoist Qingyang.
"They have other missions."
"The road to the back mountain is difficult to walk. Do you and your son want to stay here? I'll have a disciple take you to the side hall to find a place to rest?"
"It's okay for me to hold him. I originally wanted to wait until he fell asleep at night, and then sneak out. But he made a lot of noise at night and insisted that I stay with him and refused to go to sleep."
As they were talking, Tang Butian had already dealt with the matter.
They started walking towards the back hill.
Two Taoists led the way, one Taoist pushed the cart, and Taoist Tang Butian, Jiang You and Qingyang followed the cart. Sun Yu walked at the end holding Zhao Cai.
It was dark and the stone path was slippery.
Jiang You walked carefully along the wall, "I think we didn't take this road during the last Luotian Grand Ceremony."
"We took the main road last time."
“Is there any difference between the main road and the small road?”
"The path avoids places where people live." Taoist Qingyang answered briefly.
"In this weather and at this time, there won't be many people here, right?"
"It's hard to say . Laojin Mountain is a scenic spot open to the public. Baihe Temple only occupies a piece of Laojin Mountain," Taoist Qingyang sighed. "Xiao Tang, Section Chief Tang, when Zhuang Zekun mentioned this to me, I refused. I can't stop all tourists at the foot of the mountain. Although only Taoists from Baihe Temple go to the back mountain on weekdays, there are occasionally people who go hiking and camping. But the people on the mountain agree with his approach, so I can't object anymore."
"It's no use telling me." Tang Butian said.
"The monks from the Jinguang Temple and I have the same idea. We have no choice but to take action in Tangjiang City, but these..."
"You used to help Zhuang Zekun." Tang Butian holds a grudge.
"Hey, this, Xiao Tang, I am the abbot of Baihe Temple. Something happened on Laojin Mountain. Baihe Temple cannot bear this responsibility," Taoist Qingyang said and sighed, "It's hard for me. I chased Mu Xin off the mountain. He is very popular in the Taoist temple. Except for the inner disciples who know the reason, the outer disciples think I am deliberately making things difficult for Mu Xin."
"After driving him away, are there no other measures? Shouldn't we destroy his martial arts skills, and then cut off his hand, foot, and heart meridians or something like that..."
"The White Crane Temple is a Taoist temple, not a law enforcement agency. You said he buried a few statues of gods on the mountain. Is this a crime?" Taoist Qingyang smiled bitterly and shook his head. "You special forces should know that there are conditions to file a case. He didn't do anything to harm anyone directly. If you want to arrest him for cult crimes, he has been promoting Taoism. He has done better than many people in the temple..."
"You can make a straw man and paste his birth date on it..." Jiang You had an idea.
Taoist Qingyang's face darkened. He said, "We are a regular Taoist, not a cult."
"So let him go down the mountain?"
"After he came down the mountain, Zhuang Zekun found someone to control him. However, many pilgrims were introduced by him. After he came down the mountain, he did not show up in public, so many rumors came out. Recently, there have been fewer pilgrims..."
"It's not easy to be a Taoist priest." Jiang You said sympathetically.
"that is."
"Did you find out who else was involved?"
"We have found out and are keeping them under surveillance. The Taoist temples to which the problematic music bands belong have also conducted self-inspections."
“Have all the idols in the mountains been dug out?”
"I personally brought along inner sect disciples, each holding a scanner that recorded the spiritual energy fluctuations of the statues. We searched the entire mountain three times and finally dug out a total of 89 white statues. It's hard to say if there were any omissions..."
Tang Butian listened to the conversation between Jiang You and Taoist Qingyang.
Walked out of the stone path.
The rain seems to have eased a little.
They walked onto the wooden bridge.
Shake.
Jiang You looked under the bridge. It was pitch black and bottomless. He quickly looked away and happened to see Huang Juan raise her head slightly, as if looking at him.
Tang Butian noticed Huang Juan's actions.
She should be invisible.
Tang Butian took a decisive step forward, grabbed Huang Juan from the cart, then carried her and walked quickly forward, leading the way across the wooden bridge.
