Chapter 73: Meet Again
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The old lady kept mumbling, her voice getting lower and lower, and soon there was no sound. Su Lianqing sniffed her breath and felt her pulse, and found that she was dead.
At the same time, blood flowed from the old lady's seven orifices.
Su Lianqing was born in Luojiao. Although Luojiao did not play with the human body as evilly as the Western Regions Tantric Buddhism, it was not shy about studying the human body. It was clear that Elder Yun's soul was scattered and caused the blood vessels in his brain to burst, leading to his death.
Unfortunately, she didn't dare to leave her body just now, and didn't see clearly what killed Elder Yun, which made Elder Yun say "Holy Son kill me" before he died.
The Holy Son can only be the Holy Son of the Lotus Sect, because the Holy Son of the Luo Sect is not called the Holy Son, but the Son of Tao.
The teachings of Luojiao tend to be fundamentalist and advocate the pursuit of the great way, which is similar to the various schools of thought.
The Lotus Sect was a branch of the Luo Sect, and tended to be secular. Therefore, the Luo Sect headquarters wanted Su Lianqing to participate in the affairs of the Lotus Sect as the Saint of the Lotus Sect.
In fact, the status of the Saint Lady is lower than that of the Saint Son.
"With Elder Yun's Taoist magic, even if he was no match for the opponent's, he would not die. The main reason is that his spell was backfired and his soul was close to disintegration."
"Elder Yun cast a curse on Xu Qing. Could it be Xu Qing who did it? But how could Xu Qing be the Holy Son of the Lotus Sect?" Su Lianqing was confused and thought that Elder Yun might have had an illusion before he died.
In fact, this is also possible.
Because practicing Taoism can easily breed inner demons and be filled with illusions.
And the Lotus Sect does not have any Holy Son at all now.
This is related to the fact that the Lotus Sect lost part of its heritage. Moreover, after the failure of the last Lingnan uprising, the leader of the Lotus Sect and most of the senior officials were killed.
Therefore, the Lotus Sect is now actually in a state of disarray.
Although the Luo Cult could nominally restrain the leaders of the Lotus Cult, these people were not willing to let the Luo Cult take direct control. Therefore, many core figures of the Lotus Cult proposed that whoever could retrieve the Lotus Cult's lost visualization method of the five great demon gods would be the Saint Son of the Cult and they were willing to accept the leadership of the Saint Son.
In fact, this is also an excuse, but because of the status and righteousness, even as the main sect, Luojiao cannot forcibly identify a leader.
After all, these old men of the Lotus Sect refuse to acknowledge him, and forcing an acknowledgment will only cause the little remaining power to fall apart.
This is a situation that the Luojiao Headquarters does not want to see.
Without the Lotus Sect and other branches leading the charge, the Luo Sect would have to face the attack from the imperial court.
For the sake of the overall situation, sometimes the top leaders of the headquarters will have to endure as necessary.
From this point of view, branches such as Luojiao and Lianhuajiao are very similar to the Great Yu Dynasty, because there is also a struggle between the central government and the local areas.
Don’t think that just because the rebellion failed, the internal factions will work together.
Unless a great man descends from the sky, a hero appears once in a generation to lead the crowd, how could these unruly guys truly and sincerely serve one person as their master?
Since ancient times, rebellious forces have often fought among themselves from the very beginning.
Su Lianqing was very tired about this.
She tried to persuade Elder Yun earnestly, but to no avail.
The other party would rather die than listen to her advice.
After a while, there was a noise outside.
Su Lianqing knew that this was the Marquis of Wuding's residence and did not dare to stay for long. So she did not have time to take away Elder Yun's body. She only took away the important things from her and walked out of the room.
At this time, the Wuding Marquis Mansion became increasingly agitated.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Su Lianqing successfully escaped from the Wuding Marquis Mansion.
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After Xu Qing used the Yaksha King to pierce the old lady's soul, he was still not satisfied. His perspective was on the Yaksha King at this time. Infected by the anger, the Yaksha King was somewhat out of control and actually went to the place with the strongest blood and energy in the mansion.
The Yaksha King was originally transformed by Xu Qing's evil thoughts.
Now that we are here, we might as well go all the way and kill Marquis Wuding as well.
This is also the result of losing reason due to the expansion of evil thoughts.
As the main body, Xu Qing felt the power of the Yaksha King under the blessing of anger, and he was a little out of control. In fact, this was also related to the fact that his holy energy had previously eliminated the black energy and blessed the Yaksha King with power.
The Yaksha King he visualized now was several times more powerful than the Yaksha King he had originally visualized. In addition, he had just killed someone who had plotted against him, and his evil thoughts became more and more inflated.
Xu Qing now finally understood why people who cultivated their spirits were prone to going astray and falling into evil ways.
This is too abstract. Once the power of the demon he visualized exceeds his control, he will lose control and go crazy.
If he used the Yaksha King to kill a few more powerful enemies, I'm afraid this thing would fly to the sky.
It's the same as raising a little ghost. If you're not careful, you'll end up playing with fire and getting burned.
When Xu Qing saw the Yaksha King go to find Marquis Wuding, he calmed down and was no longer anxious.
Anyway, this demon god was visualized by him, and it was the result of his evil thoughts. Even if it suffered serious damage, it would not cause any fundamental harm to his body and soul.
At the same time, you can also see how powerful this demon is.
Moreover, if people who practice Taoism can use this kind of demon visualization method to harm others, then wouldn't the court officials be unable to defend themselves?
In reality, the Lotus Sect and the Luo Sect are not so arrogant because of this.
Could it be that their spells and visualization methods are far less powerful than those of the devil?
This is a good opportunity to give it a try.
As soon as the Yaksha King approached the meeting hall of Marquis Wu Ding, he saw a stream of purple air gushing out. The Yaksha King's originally tall body was suppressed by this purple air and was actually reduced by half.
"Who are you sneaking around?" At this time, a loud shout came from inside, and a eunuch jumped out and punched towards where the Yaksha King was.
The fist brought up a violent burst of energy and blood, which instantly enveloped the Yaksha King in a strong wind.
boom!
In the void, a ball of red mist burst out from the Yaksha King's body and quickly dissipated without a trace.
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Xu Qing opened his eyes in the guest room of the official residence of the Ministry of Education, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. "It is true that martial arts can restrain Taoism. Fortunately, my attainments in martial arts are not shallow."
A pure Taoist master, when encountering a masculine warrior, even if the opponent's realm is lower, would probably make the Taoist master feel fearful.
"To put it bluntly, even the Devil's visualization method is just an illusion in people's minds, and it is far from the point of turning illusion into reality."
"But what is that purple energy? Luck?"
Xu Qing thought about it carefully and felt that it was not personal luck but more like the luck of the dynasty.
He guessed that this was related to the fact that Marquis Wuding was a nobleman conferred by the emperor.
Therefore, he was blessed by the dynasty's fortune.
According to the bronze mirror's evaluation, purple is considered an extremely noble color in terms of destiny.
The dynasty's fortune is combined with humanity, and it seems to be extremely restrained towards Taoism.
This is probably why very few court officials were assassinated by Taoist masters.
As expected, physical elimination is always the most reliable and effective means.
Xu Qing's guess is based on reality and will not be much off.
He took out the painting of the Yaksha King and visualized the Yaksha King again. After a while, a Yaksha King with a green face, fangs and red hair appeared.
But the Yaksha King has shrunk a lot compared to before he was suppressed in the Marquis' Mansion.
Strictly speaking, it is even smaller than the Yaksha King that Xu Qing visualized at the beginning.
"It seems that after the Yaksha King met with an accident outside, I just need to concentrate and visualize him again. Because I don't have so many evil thoughts now, the Yaksha King in front of me is not as good as the one I visualized at the beginning." Xu Qing observed his soul at the same time. Apart from being a little mentally exhausted, he had no other feeling.
There is even an indescribable sense of relief.
"It seems that the more powerful the Yaksha King that is visualized, the heavier the burden on the soul. My soul is not strong enough, otherwise these would not be a big deal." He also had a guess in his mind, that is, the Yaksha King is only one of the five great demon gods. If all five great demon gods are visualized, the requirements on the soul would be much higher than they are now.
This thing is a bit like the Seven Injury Fist. If you don't have enough internal strength, you will hurt yourself if you practice it too hard.
But if his soul is strong and he can control the five great demons, wouldn't he be able to condense his evil thoughts at any time and make his soul even purer?
The path of cultivation, just like yin and yang, must be viewed from two sides.
He thought of the dead eunuch who defeated the Yaksha King in Wudinghou Mansion. He was a hermaphrodite, and his martial arts were so powerful. The last martial arts master who gave him such a strong sense of oppression was Lin Tianwang.
I don't know who is more powerful between the two.
Xu Qing felt that, according to common sense, the dead eunuch would probably be more powerful.
Because generally speaking, eunuchs who practice martial arts are bigger villains.
Besides, there is a rumor in the martial arts world that if you don't have women in your heart, you will be a god when you draw your sword. Eunuchs have a natural advantage in this regard.
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"What, Nanny Yun is dead?" Wu Dinghou was furious and smashed a valuable celadon teacup. Well, after breaking it, he felt even more distressed.
This tea set is a treasure.
The more I think about it, the angrier I get.
Wu Dinghou thought of Eunuch Zhao who was still beside him, and suppressed his anger, "Eunuch Zhao, I've made a fool of myself today."
Eunuch Zhao: "I didn't expect that the other side also has people practicing Taoism. But just now I used martial arts blood to break his Taoism, I am afraid I suffered a serious backlash."
As he spoke, he smiled sinisterly.
Marquis Wu Ding nodded in agreement: "You are such a fool. Even if I don't have the title of Marquis, I am still an official appointed by the court. You are so ignorant that you want to deal with me with your mere Taoist magic."
As an official appointed by the imperial court, he is blessed with the fortune of the dynasty. Ordinary Taoist masters' Taoist magic will have no effect on him. At most, it will only create some illusions.
Unless one cultivates the soul to the level where it can drive objects, and then cultivates special magical weapons, only then can one pose a substantial threat to him.
However, if that were the case, the Taoist magic's invisible and intangible characteristics would be lost.
Even though he has powerful warriors guarding him, he is still not afraid.
Eunuch Zhao: "My Lord, didn't you ask that Nanny Yun to deal with that kid? Why did she die suddenly? Could it be that the Taoist who was trying to sneak attack us just now did it?"
Marquis Wu Ding: "I didn't expect that Nanny Yun's magic wasn't as powerful as she boasted. She was actually killed by someone else using her magic. If these Lotus Sect bandits had been able to use their magic, they wouldn't have been beaten to death by the imperial army."
Eunuch Zhao: "Forget it, her death is just the merit of the Marquis. Didn't they say that we were colluding with the religious bandits? It's just right to hand over her body and shut those people up."
Marquis Wu Ding was a little hesitant, mainly because he had some business matters that were unclear about the Lotus Sect. If he handed over Nanny Yun's body, it would undoubtedly arouse hatred among those people and damage his own interests.
If it would harm the interests of the court, he would not hesitate.
Only when the knife cuts yourself will you know whether it hurts or not.
Seeing this, Eunuch Zhao secretly cursed the mediocre person, who was too cautious to do great things and forgot his principles when he saw small profits. How could he cooperate with such a waste, and now he was stuck in the mud.
Eunuch Zhao suddenly had the idea of selling out his teammates.
In fact, Marquis Wuding was a descendant of a small branch of the royal family who had not received a strict education as a noble. Because he could not be integrated into the original noble system, the emperor was confident in using him to monitor Nanzhili.
As a result, the emperor did not expect that this guy could be so useless.
In addition, the emperor was a man of deep thoughts and would not fully trust Marquis Wu Ding, so Eunuch Zhao was also the emperor's eyes and ears.
Well, although this one is smart, the eunuchs are all ballsless. They are bold and daring in doing things and are not afraid to be greedy.
Marquis Wuding knew the current situation. After hesitating for a while, he agreed with Eunuch Zhao's opinion.
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Xu Qing followed Zhou Tixue to attend the banquet at the official post station in Yingtian Prefecture.
The post station was originally a place for dignitaries to welcome and see off guests, and it could also be reimbursed by the government. And those who could use the Yingtianfu Post Station were generally the bigwigs in Southern Zhili.
Today's host is actually Inspector Wu.
Well, when it comes down to it, it was actually Inspection-An Wu who didn’t have that much money.
Eating and drinking at the post station at public expense was a way to demonstrate one's authority and secondly, one did not have to spend one's own money.
The number one boss invited to accompany him was not Zhou Tixue, but a boss from Yingtian Prefecture. Of course, it was not the Governor-General of Zhili, the Governor-General, or the Provincial Governor, but the retired Fang Ge Lao.
Speaking of which, Xu Qing and Lord Fang have a connection.
The painting of the Yaksha King had the seal of Lord Fang on it, which suppressed the demon in the painting.
In addition, there were Xu Zhongyi, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, and some other officials.
Zhou Tixue and the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture are of the same level, but in Yingtian Prefecture, Xu Zhongyi is definitely more important. As for the entire Nanzhili, Zhou Tixue's weight is second only to that of Wu Xun'an.
This does sound unpleasant. Not long ago, what was Wu Xun'an like in the eyes of Zhou Tixue, who was ranked second in the second class of the Imperial Academy?
In terms of the spiritual root qualifications for official cultivation, Zhou Tixue can be considered to have top-level spiritual roots, while Wu Xunan only has low-grade spiritual roots, only slightly better than a juren.
As for the scholar, is he still a human being in the eyes of the second-class Jinshi boss?
"This must be Lord Wu's student Xu Sanyuan." Magistrate Xu looked like a man who was good at dealing with people.
You have to be tactful. Yingtian Prefecture is the place where high-ranking officials and nobles in the world are second only to the capital. If you don't know how to behave in society, you don't know how to offend many people during your term of office.
Officials all know that when people leave, the tea gets cold.
You offended me, and I didn't deal with you when I was in power. Now that you are out of office, I will show you how I will kill you.
This is not directed at Lord Fang, but at all retired officials.
Fang Ge Lao was very clear about his position. He was almost 80 years old, so he just wanted to be a mascot. When the emperor asked him to support local reforms, he did so. When he asked him to appease the gentry, he did so.
It’s hard to say whether it’s effective or not, but the attitude must be correct.
Otherwise, do you still want to get a good posthumous title after your death?
Even if you don't want good things, you have to think about what to do if you are given a weird posthumous title after your death.
The ministers wanted to use the emperor's posthumous reputation to restrain the emperor, but the current emperor is also very studious and often uses the ministers' posthumous reputation to threaten them.
Xu Qing certainly couldn't let the pillars of the empire call him Sanyuan, so he said modestly: "I am just a little scholar, please don't take the jokes seriously."
Inspector Wu was obviously a bit pretentious and asked everyone to take their seats.
This official evolved very quickly. After only a few days in the city, he quickly adapted to his current identity as the Inspector General. He did not specifically greet Xu Qing or show any affection.
It has been a few days since I entered the city, and I am surrounded by quasi-senior officials of the fourth and fifth ranks who are flattering me. Who can resist it?
I can't help but become reserved.
In fact, deep down, Wu Xun'an still wanted Xu Qing to get closer to him.
Unfortunately, Xu Qing was ignorant of the situation and sat next to Zhou Tixue.
Who asked Wu Xun'an to have Lord Fang beside him?
Xu Qing secretly learned the method of visualizing the five great demon gods. When he met Lord Fang, who stamped on calligraphy and paintings, he felt inexplicably guilty, always feeling that he was too close to him and his true identity would be easily seen through.
Zhou Tixue was quite happy to see Xu Qing sitting next to him. It seemed that his future nephew-in-law was on his side.
But we can't be estranged from Wu Xun'an.
After all, he knew the good son-in-law's intentions and had to consider the future of his children.
Zhou Tixue raised his glass and said, "Everyone present here today is a pillar of Tiannan. I propose that today, regardless of status, we should make friends through literature."
Everyone nodded in agreement and asked what the prize would be.
At this time, Lieutenant General Liu from the Shenwu Camp of Tianjing City joined in the fun and said, "I am a rough man and do not understand the ways of literature. Today I will use my favorite horse as a prize to help you all have fun."
So an official joked, "Is it a skinny horse from Huainan?"
Admiral Liu chuckled and said, "My horse is very strong."
"Tight is good, tight is wonderful..."
Then the adults burst into laughter, and the air was filled with a happy atmosphere.
Sure enough, when men get together, they like to talk about women and do something sexual.
Xu Qing is still a virgin in this life, and he doesn't get along with these people.
At this time, another official started to make a fuss, asking if there were no musicians to accompany Ma tonight?
Before he finished speaking, the postmaster of the post station invited a girl in.
The postmaster was a professional in welcoming and seeing off guests. Knowing that tonight was a big event, he specially invited Su Lianqing, the most popular courtesan in Yingtianfu Jiaofangsi.
Even if the other party said he was not feeling well, he was still invited to come.
When Su Lianqing walked in, everyone present was more or less breathless. Even though some officials had seen Su Lianqing before, Su Lianqing was so beautiful tonight that it made them feel broken.
Drunk and lying on the knees of a beautiful woman, he wakes up and holds the power of the world.
This is what all of you here wish for.
This is exactly what a beauty is.
Su Lianqing looked haggard, and was quite pitiful. At the same time, she also saw Xu Qing, and unconsciously became a little panicked and could not help but lower her head.
When everyone saw this, they couldn't help but feel a little pity for him.
Only Xu Qing thought to himself, "You may not know her face, so it may not be real."
A rosy skull.
After the Yaksha King stabbed Nanny Yun to death, Xu Qing also noticed the existence of Su Lianqing, but at that time the Yaksha King was too distracted to care about anything else.
But Xu Qing was basically certain that Su Lianqing was extremely good at the art of disguise.
"This woman seems to be very afraid of me now. It's a good chance that I meet her again. Let's see if I have a chance to take her down tonight." Xu Qing pondered secretly.
(End of this chapter)