Chapter 261: Becoming a Master
"Real, real person!"
The chief officer looked at Lin Jue in shock and asked, "The demon king of Runze County was killed by a real person?"
"There is also my junior sister, my protector, my Fuyao, and a group of good men from the martial arts world to help us." Lin Jue spoke calmly and modestly, but also told the truth.
"A man and a woman..."
The chief officer glanced at Lin Jue and his junior sister.
I was startled and moved away again.
"A white fox..."
He lowered his head and glanced at Lin Jue's feet. There was a white fox sitting upright, but it turned its head to look around.
"hiss!"
It matches all the characteristics mentioned in the rumors.
At this moment, he was holding the letter, still unable to believe it, but he had to believe it, so he had to open his eyes wide.
There was even a moment when my legs felt a little weak.
Because in his opinion, the crocodile king in the legend is more than ten feet long, no different from a real dragon. It has been causing trouble for so long without being eliminated, and there are so many evil soldiers and generals. Only gods can get rid of it.
According to rumors from all over the place, especially the people in Runze County, don’t they regard these two as gods?
Not to mention the people who were rescued.
Although he worked in the Shrine Department and dealt with spirits, how many opportunities did he have to see spirits in person? How many of those spirits, big and small, could get rid of the demon king?
The young official next to him was completely stunned.
Originally, he thought that this person was a master of Taoism. Even Taoist Jiang from Zhenjian Palace wrote a letter for him personally, so he must be very skilled in Taoism. That's why he was brought to the chief officer. However, he didn't expect that the rumors he often heard in the past few months, and even the stories he told to other friends, would now come to him.
I'm afraid this is...
Can he be compared with those Heavenly Masters in Juxian Mansion?
The young official couldn't help but glance at the chief officer beside him.
However, in addition to shock, a hint of strangeness gradually emerged on the chief officer's face.
There is no other reason, but in the past six months, more than ten people have come here, claiming that they are related to the elimination of the Alligator King of Runze County.
Some of them are daring people who came from nowhere, and their stories are varied.
Some claimed that their relatives and friends had been harmed by the demon king, so they went to the temple to pray to the gods. Not long after they prayed, gods came down to earth with heavenly soldiers and generals to get rid of the crocodile king. So they felt that this matter had something to do with themselves, and said that they came to inform the court, but in fact they also hoped to get some reward. It was really hard to tell whether it was true or not.
Some claim that they have seen the two gods with their own eyes, and that they asked the gods to eliminate demons, or that they had shown the way to the gods. It is difficult to tell whether this is true or not.
Some were even bolder and simply said that they were entrusted by the gods to collect the reward on their behalf, and they spoke in a very serious manner.
But the Ministry of Rites would not believe this kind of thing.
Or maybe it could be said that the gods and heavenly soldiers and generals were invited by oneself through rituals.
The Ministry of Rites would not believe this kind of thing.
There is no other reason except that in Juxian Mansion, there have already been "strange people" who have put forward this statement. Even if the Ministry of Rites wants to believe it, they will believe the people from Juxian Mansion first.
I wonder what expressions these people would have if they met this immortal master in the Juxian Mansion.
The chief officer's expression became even more strange.
Naturally, I didn't dare to stop talking.
"It is a blessing for the people of Beijing and for us that the Immortal Master has come to Beijing and wants to stay at Juxian Mansion. There are several Immortal Masters and Heavenly Masters as capable as the Immortal Master in Juxian Mansion. I will try my best to let the Immortal Master live with them so that they can talk in their spare time, play chess and drink tea, and invite them to travel around the world together."
Invite you to travel around the world...
These words startled Lin Jue for a moment.
Then he said to the chief officer: "So, there is no problem with my affiliation with Juxian Mansion?"
"How dare you ask questions? Where could there be any problems?" The chief officer's attitude had changed drastically, and he said respectfully, "Whatever the problem, I will solve it for the Immortal Master."
“What is the process?”
"You don't have to worry about it, just leave your certificate of ordination." The chief official said, "But this matter still needs to be reported to the Minister of Rites and the Astronomical Palace, and it needs to be registered. We also need to make a nameplate for you, and discuss allocating accommodation for you, so it will take some time. If you already have a place to stay, please let us know the location. If not, please stay at the Ministry of Rites for a few days."
It is exactly as Luo Gong said.
Fortunately, I found an inn early.
"We are staying at Anju Inn. The three upper rooms are all ours," Lin Jue said to him.
"take note of it."
The chief officer was still respectful and said to the young official beside him: "Better eyesight, why don't you send the real person back to the inn!"
I immediately received a grateful look.
After the young official sent the two people out, he couldn't help but have a headache about which house he should invite this real person to live in.
It is not easy to live in the capital city. There are not many houses left in Juxian Mansion now. Recently, several strange people have been recruited, and the situation has become even more tense.
Needless to say, the ordinary houses are of different sizes, and the remaining courtyards also vary in size.
In addition, due to the housing shortage in the capital, and the fact that most of the eccentrics in Juxian Mansion did not have families or servants, Juxian Mansion did not provide a place for the eccentrics and monks to enjoy themselves. In the beginning, it only provided the eccentrics with a free living environment that was "at least no worse than living in a palace, temple or monastery." Therefore, no matter the size of the courtyard, several eccentrics actually lived together.
If one wants to live alone, there are only three options: obtain personal permission from His Majesty, receive a gift from a powerful person, or rent or buy a place with one's own money.
If the yard is big, it will be fine, even if you live with others, there will be enough space, and there may even be a lake to go to. But if the yard is small, and you live with others, it will be a bit cramped.
If we ask this immortal to live in the same courtyard with others, even if it is better than staying in a palace, temple or monastery, he will probably be unhappy.
Although other Heavenly Masters also have the ability to eliminate the demon king, after all, no Heavenly Master has really eliminated the demon king so close to him and at such a time, so the chief officer had to be more cautious. If he lived in a large courtyard, he was afraid that someone would not obey.
Even the few Heavenly Masters in Juxian Mansion cannot live in the main courtyard as soon as they arrive there.
……
The young official escorted the two men out of the office, but was startled to see a tall warrior wearing a bamboo hat and holding a knife standing outside. He then breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that this was the immortal's bodyguard.
He is worthy of being a divine master, even his protectors are so powerful and mighty.
The officials explained to them along the way:
"In the past, if extraordinary people from all over the world came to the capital and registered with the Juxian Mansion, they would have a place to stay. Even if they did nothing every month, they would still receive two taels of tribute. If the court had any mysterious matters related to gods, ghosts, monsters, or magic, and the extraordinary people helped, they would naturally receive other tributes. But now there are too many people, so not everyone can have a place to stay. You need to have great skills."
"What kind of ability is considered amazing?"
"Exorcising demons and monsters, summoning gods to ward off ghosts, mysterious transformations, all kinds of things." The young official said, "Don't worry, Master. We will definitely arrange a good place for you to live."
"Um……"
But what Lin Jue cared about most was the two taels of tribute money.
Two taels per month is not too much, but not too little either.
If it is an ordinary mountain dweller who digs for food in the fields and does not need money much, two taels of silver will be enough for a long time. But if you live in the city and have to buy everything with money, it will not be enough.
However, thinking that the Juxian Mansion supports thousands of people, and they can get two taels of silver a month without doing anything, and that the court spends hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year without eating empty salaries, I feel that this amount of money is also a considerable expense. Especially in this year.
But for Lin Jue——
This is not enough for the silver-eating ghost to eat.
I came to the capital for my own purpose, but it was also a good opportunity to provide a stable and high-quality food source for the silver-eating ghosts. After all, in other places, I might be able to make a lot of money in a short time by exorcising demons, but over time, the evil monsters would not be enough.
There are only countless monsters in the capital city.
Lin Jue did not ask the official, but planned to ask Luo Gong when he returned. At this time, he just asked:
"I heard that there is a Sutra Pavilion in Juxian Mansion, which has collected many books since the Great You period, the previous dynasty, and the current dynasty. I wonder how I can borrow them?"
When the young official heard this, he thought to himself, "As expected."
I dared not show anything on my face, so I could only answer honestly:
"Prime Minister Dayou did build several scripture-repositories, and they housed many books. It is said that some of them contain the secrets to becoming an immortal, but they are not something that ordinary people can understand, nor are they for anyone to read.
"It is said that Prime Minister Dayou was a deity who descended to the earth. He cast a spell in the Sutra Library and divided the nameplates of the Juxian Mansion into four types: wood, copper, silver and gold. All the extraordinary people who entered the Juxian Mansion could only get wooden nameplates at first. They could only change to other nameplates after they helped the court to exorcise demons or relieve their worries. This was to attract some monks and Taoist masters to serve the court.
“I don’t know if the magic spell created by Prime Minister Dayou is still effective, but since the last dynasty, several scripture storage pavilions have been framed by the courtyard wall of the Astronomical Observation Palace and are now inside the Astronomical Observation Palace.
“If you want to go and take part in the review, you still need to hold the Juxian Mansion’s name badge as before.
“It’s still divided into those four types.”
The young official said, and then looked at him quietly:
“This has been the rule since ancient times.”
"That's fine, that's fine." Lin Jue was reasonable. "It should be this way. Those who practice Taoism will serve the court."
"It would be nice if the real person knew."
Just at this moment, there was an inn ahead.
"We've arrived at the inn."
"Okay, okay." The young official looked around and said, "When I go back, I will ask a clerk to come over and wait at the door. If you have any questions in the next few days, no matter what they are, as long as you can use me or want to ask me anything, just tell this clerk."
"No need to do that. If there is anything, I will ask my Fuyao to go to the government to look for you." Lin Jue said, "Besides, we are cultivators and we are not used to this kind of thing."
"Then listen to the real person."
"Just call me Taoist Priest." Lin Jue said, "Not everyone is worthy of being called the Taoist Priest of our Lingfa Sect."
"Yes……"
The young official nodded repeatedly:
"Once we have made all the arrangements, I will come to find you as soon as possible. According to my estimation, it should be within three days."
"Three days..."
"This is just my guess. If there is anything else, I will come to inform the Taoist priest as soon as possible, or consult with him."
"Thanks a lot!"
"Resign."
The young official then withdrew.
Lin Jue couldn't help but sigh when he saw how much he had changed before and how he was now so respectful to a Taoist priest from a small place like him.
It turns out that unknowingly, the young scholar who had just left the mountain village to seek the truth has now become a master of the truth in the eyes of others.
"Ah……"
Lin Jue walked into the inn with a smile.
"The Sutra Library..."
In his opinion, unless the founding prime minister of Dayu was really a god who descended to earth and later became an immortal, the magic should have become ineffective after three dynasties.
Frame the Sutra Repository into the Star Observation Palace and let those Taoists look after it. Well, those Taoists in the Star Observation Palace probably don't have many magical skills themselves. They should be using the power of gods to intimidate villains. It's also a way to make up for the failure of magic formations, right?
I wonder if my Wood Release technique can get in?
Lin Jue smiled and shook his head, not wanting to think about it.
(End of this chapter)
