Chapter 297: The gods exorcise the demons! The pilgrims disperse!
With Lin Jue's current level of Taoism, he is actually far from being able to compete with the imperial court, let alone the nine heavenly gods.
At most, we can only not be afraid of the imperial court.
However, he still had to stay in the capital to search for the whereabouts of Yan Luan Xiang, to find the Great Yin-Yang Method, and perhaps even to refine the golden elixir in the capital. If he were to be wanted by the court like Luo Gong, hiding his name and moving around in the dark of the capital and the world, it would not be conducive to his practice.
Fortunately, things were not that bad.
After all, the emperor does not have the final say in this world. Moreover, the emperor's power and prestige have been reduced to an extremely low level.
There are moral laws above and laws below. There are few things in heaven and earth that are not bound by these. After all, we are the ones who are right. As long as there are witnesses and evidence, even if the whereabouts of the matter are exposed, let alone the emperor and the concubine, even if the gods know everything, what can they do to us?
Therefore, for such things, either don’t do them. If you have to do them, the easiest way is to act first and report later, and act decisively.
Seeing the two men's eyes becoming more and more determined, Master Fan seemed to have seen the death of the Taoist priest Jing Yun, the chivalrous spirit, and the possible troubles that would follow.
He immediately knew in his heart that he could no longer persuade her.
But does he want to persuade?
He had heard about this matter. If he didn't have the ability, could it be that he didn't want to do it?
But this road doesn't belong to him.
"Ugh……"
Master Fan sighed and said:
"Since Fellow Daoist Lin and Lord Luo have made up their minds, I won't say much. I'll just remind you a few words: first find evidence, then disperse the pilgrims. Finally, it's best not to let people see your true faces easily. In this way, even the gods can't say anything. If the court or the government asks about it, I can help you deal with it."
"So good!"
“So best!”
Lin Jue and Luo Gong spoke one after another.
"There is no time to lose. I will ask some heroes from the martial arts world to come and help." Mr. Luo said.
"Let's go make a final confirmation." Lin Jue said to him, "Then we'll meet outside Jingyun Temple, one mile to the south."
"it is good!"
Mr. Luo acted very decisively. He picked up the family heirloom sword in one hand and the bamboo hat in the other, put them on his head, and walked out in a hurry.
"Wan Mou is going with the real person!"
"I'll go with my brother!"
Wan Xinrong and his junior sister both looked at Lin Jue.
"Let's go."
Lin Jue also glanced at them.
Half a day later——
The mountains were shrouded in dusk mist, all because of the setting sun, which turned into a flowing golden sea of fog. Only a solitary wisp of green smoke rose from a Taoist temple in front.
The three men and the fox stopped at the edge of the woods and looked ahead.
The Taoist temple was built on a small hill, and it was very flat all around. There was no mountain higher than it. From a distance, there were a few palaces, a few courtyards, and probably twenty to thirty guest rooms.
The junior sister held a small bell in one hand and a long sword in the other, her face calm.
Wan Xinrong was shaking and gritting his teeth.
Lin Jue took out two strange insects, both as big as a fist, which looked like both a wasp and some kind of beetle.
One of the insects was golden with stripes and had a huge sharp jaw, and the other was silver, also with stripes, and had a long and sharp mouthparts. Both had a sharp needle behind their tails. The silver one was split in half, and there was still some blood in its body that had not completely dried up.
Lin Jue bent down and handed it to the fox.
"Go and see if you can find this." Lin Jue said, "If you can't find it, look for the smell of blood."
The fox was stunned for a moment and couldn't help turning its head to look at him, but it was well-behaved after all, so it moved closer and sniffed carefully.
Then it shook its head, as if it had memorized the smell, and lightly jumped up, turned around in the air, and dived down -
"puff!"
The white fox instantly dived into the soil and disappeared.
There was the sound of horse hooves behind me.
Lin Jue turned around and saw Luo Gong walking slowly towards him alone.
"Didn't Mr. Luo go to ask for help from the heroes in the martial arts world? Why did he come alone?" Lin Jue asked.
"Not urgent."
The warrior on horseback was calm and composed.
Not long after he finished speaking, he heard the sound of horse hooves again, coming from the dirt road between the woods behind him.
Lin Jue looked back——
Seven or eight gangsters came riding on horses.
Turning to the right, I saw a few people riding horses on the mountain path, and even on the field path on the left, there were people walking. I couldn't see clearly from a distance, but I could tell from the knives in their hands that they were definitely not farmers.
In less than two quarters of an hour, more than twenty gangsters gathered here.
Lin Jue even saw a familiar figure among them. He was the one who had helped fight the Alligator Dragon King by the Weishui River before, and now he had come to the capital.
"Thank you brothers for coming to help!"
Lord Luo stood on his horse and saluted them with his fists clasped.
"Haha! Since Lord Luo has invited us, there's no reason for me not to come?" said a sturdy man, holding a long-handled golden hammer in his hand and a flail on his waist.
"Fortunately, I am in the teahouse today, otherwise I would have missed Mr. Luo's grand event?" A middle-aged man carrying a machete laughed.
"There are a few who can't afford to buy horses, so they went to rent horses. It may take a while for them to arrive." A fat man holding a nine-ring broadsword said in a muffled voice.
"These bastards only harm our women. If I didn't know their whereabouts, I would have wanted to find them a long time ago." A middle-aged woman holding a long sword said, "Today, let's be frank. Mr. Luo owes me a favor. I will repay Mr. Luo on a clear night some other day."
The woman's face was yellow and black. Although she was a woman, her waist was thicker than many men present. After saying this, she looked at the many men around her like the men did, and they all laughed.
Mr. Luo lowered his eyelids and did not answer her.
Another person came forward and greeted Lin Jue and his junior sister. He was the one who had been by the Weishui River before.
When the people in the martial arts world saw this scene, they almost knew that this person was Master Lin, who had previously killed the Demon King by the Weishui River and had recently become quite famous in the capital.
They didn't know how much of Lin's reputation was true or false, but from the fact that Luo Gong was willing to protect him and that he came here today to kill the demon, they could see that he deserved their respect. In addition, these people in the martial arts world were not frivolous in front of the Taoist priest, so they all bowed and saluted.
Lin Jue returned the gifts one by one.
At this moment, there was a slight movement underground. Although the movement was very slight, it was caught by some sharp-eyed people in the martial arts world, and they immediately looked down.
"Don't worry."
Luo Gong said.
The next moment, a white fox as big as a cat suddenly emerged from the ground.
"what?"
Many people in the world found it novel.
The fox was seen holding something in its mouth again. After it came out of the ground, it turned its head and was obviously surprised to see so many people. But when it saw Lin Jue and the others, it walked over in small steps.
He lowered his head and opened his mouth, and two things dropped.
Many people in the martial arts world all looked over.
I saw that they were two insects, and also like two stones, with quite strange shapes. One had big jaws, and the other had a sharp needle. When they fell to the ground and collided with each other, they made a stone-like sound.
Then the fox raised its left front paw and showed it to them.
Its left front paw was originally snow-white, but now it had a hint of dark red, like a stain of blood.
“It’s really them!”
Mr. Luo's voice was cold and he immediately put on his hat.
The gangsters around were about to make fun of him, but when they saw this, they all became serious and took out black cloth to cover their faces. Their movements were both chaotic and orderly.
At the same time, Lin Jue raised his left hand, covered his mouth with it, and spoke into the palm of his hand.
The many people in the martial arts world only saw his movements but could not hear any sounds.
After the Taoist finished speaking, he clenched his hands, then brought them in front of him, facing the Taoist temple on the hill ahead. Suddenly, he spread out his hands and blew hard, as if to blow away the words in his hands.
"We will first persuade the pilgrims to leave the temple, and start the fight when it is getting dark." Luo Gong said, looking around, "This time I asked you to come here, not to enter the Taoist temple to kill people, but to ask you to spread out and surround this small hillside on all sides. Before the fight, let the pilgrims leave. After the fight, don't let anyone go. If there are pilgrims, please knock them out first."
"Why don't you let us in?" asked the middle-aged woman with raised eyebrows.
"The abilities of Taoists are unpredictable. Even if you may be better at fighting than them, there are risks if you don't know in advance. Therefore, the battle with them will be left to Luo and the three Taoist priests."
"Mr. Luo, don't you know how many people in this capital city are lucky enough to entrust their lives and property to you?" the burly man said loudly.
"Brothers, you must know that watching is also a big deal!" Luo Gong bowed, "Please hide first!"
"..."
When everyone heard this, they dispersed.
The dusk was getting thicker. Nearly thirty men on horseback went to the left and right, walking between the wasteland and the ridges of the fields. When they got close to the hill, they circled around it and surrounded it.
What Lin Jue saw was the overwhelming atmosphere of martial arts.
……
There was originally harmony in Jingyun Temple.
The golden sunset, the pale blue incense, a line of egrets flying by, the Taoist music playing in the main hall, the sound of scriptures coming from the side hall, and the fragrance of elixir coming from nowhere, it's intoxicating.
Some pilgrims had just finished their vegetarian meals and were walking in the courtyard, chatting with each other, telling their worries to familiar Taoists, or asking famous masters in the temple for advice on their inner confusions. Some pilgrims were already a little sleepy and went into the room to rest.
Among them were wealthy merchants, high-ranking officials, and even, because this was the capital, princes, generals, and royal family members.
However, at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in everyone's ears.
"There is a monster in the Taoist temple. The gods are about to exorcise it. All pilgrims please leave immediately."
The sound seemed to be ringing right next to my ears, and also seemed to be coming from the sky.
"Who?"
Some people looked around and saw no one else.
Some people looked up, but saw only the vast blue sky.
"There are monsters in the Taoist temple...
"..."
But the sound was heard twice in succession, making a total of three times. The people around him were the same as himself. No matter what they were doing before, they all stopped and looked around and above their heads in surprise. This seemed to tell them that this was not an auditory hallucination.
This is Jingyun Temple...
Is this a hint from the gods?
Some people looked at the statue in the hall, some asked the Taoist priests in the temple, and some opened their eyes wide, at a loss.
But even these Taoists were puzzled in their hearts, so they had to pretend to be casual and ask the gods or teachers who were more advanced than themselves.
Gradually, people left the Taoist temple.
Suddenly, a voice came from the side:
"If you don't want to leave, please go into your room, close the doors and windows, and don't open your eyes to look, otherwise you will easily be contaminated by karma."
Everyone has a heart and can distinguish right from wrong, good from evil. This is a Taoist temple. The voice is gentle and the words are full of good advice, so most people are naturally willing to listen.
As a result, more people left.
Even those who had not left entered the room.
Only dozens or even hundreds of Taoists were left in the Taoist temple, discussing the matter in a loss. Some even really thought that a monster had come to their temple and that the sound was a revelation from the gods, so they searched for it in the temple, or went to worship their own gods and inquire whether this was true.
This is because they had never dared to imagine that in this capital city, someone would dare to come to their door and cause trouble for them.
To the point that he even forgot that he was also a monster.
Until there was a loud bang!
A stone giant taller than the courtyard wall directly knocked down the wall and a Taoist temple, and crashed into the Taoist temple.
At that moment, it was like an earthquake.
"Snapped!"
A pilgrim who had not yet left closed the window instantly.
(End of this chapter)
