Taoist priest in the foggy capital

Sticky poles are famous for the fact that people often hold a long pole.

In midsummer, they used long poles to remove the noisy summer cicadas from the trees, and in winter they mounted an iron tool on them to break the ice on the river.

However, this is only their superficial job. In fact, like the Blood Drops, they are part of the Ouchi masters and are responsible for doing things for the court.

Compared to the tyranny of the sword-wielding guards and the cunningness of the blood droplets, the sticky rod appears more mysterious and unpredictable.

Because they are more responsible for gathering information and finding people and things, even if they are not easy to disguise, such people are the most inconspicuous in a crowd. People will not be interested in taking a second look at them.

Ren Lingbao, both in appearance and temperament, seems to have been prepared to enter the sticky pole. For such a person to be able to sneak into the sticky pole's school captain and be promoted to the fifth rank, there is no surprise.

At this moment, being stared at face to face by the two strong men Yin Xiu and Ren Qi, Ren Lingbao felt quite sad and panicked as if he had fallen into a tiger's den.

Let alone whether he can survive or not, it is impossible just to cheat.

The resume mentioned by Ren Qi should be true, because he seems to be well aware of Ouchi's structure and kung fu.

And Yin Xiu, it doesn't matter whether he understands or not, because he can instruct Ren Qi to do things.

This is very common in the palace. Those who don't know what they do and command those who do know what they do often just need power or control.

Therefore, Ren Lingbao's attitude towards Yin Xiu became more and more respectful and serious.

When Yin Xiu saw that he recognized him, she relaxed a bit and didn't chase him so closely. She just used her eyes to signal Ren Qi to ask questions.

So Ren Qi coughed, glared at him and said coldly: "The people at Sticky Stick are not staying in Yujing and Jiangnan. What are they doing out here in the ice and snow, outing in spring?"

Hearing such questions, Ren Lingbao felt speechless, but it was impossible for him to react, so he could only whisper: "Sir, you are joking. Not even a blade of grass grows in this ice and snow. Where is there anything?" Can spring be found?

Actually, I dare not hide it from you, we are here after the White Lotus Saint this time. "

"White Lotus Saint?"

Ren Qi's eyes flashed, and he grabbed Ren Lingbao's collar, "That stinky bitch, where are you now?"

Ren Lingbao turned pale and pointed at the blurry Changbai Mountain behind him, "In the mountains, we set out from Yujing and followed the White Lotus Saint for more than a month. Three days ago, we were captured by Bai Lian at a place called Wild Dog Ridge. The teachings ambushed me, and I was the only one who survived."

"You're the only one left?"

Ren Qi relaxed a little and glanced sideways at him, "I don't think your skills are like someone who can survive the White Lotus Sect's siege."

Ren Lingbao smiled and said, "To survive, you only need to run fast, not any skills. My colleagues wanted to make achievements, but I just wanted to survive, so in the end I survived and they died."

"Then you're pretending to be a dead body here, and you're going to find a few unlucky guys to borrow some money?" Yin Xiu asked.

"I have no choice. After running for three days and three nights, I only grabbed a few handfuls of ice cubes to eat. Now my stomach is empty. When a person goes crazy with hunger, he cannot be a good person."

Ren Lingbao said this, but his eyes were exceptionally clear, as if everything was just a matter of course for him.

"I understand, how can a person like you be a good person if he can work in the palace?"

When Ren Qi heard what Yin Xiu said, he just turned his head and looked at the woods outside. There was nothing strange on his face, because he was used to Yin Xiu's words.

After a pause, Yin Xiu took out a piece of dried meat from his pocket and threw it to Ren Lingbao.

Ren Lingbao took the piece of meat, swallowed a few times, and looked at Yin Xiu secretly.

Yin Xiu said calmly: "Eat. Even if you go to the execution ground, you have to have a full meal. I won't save this meal."

After saying that, Yin Xiu asked Ren Qi, "Is everyone in the palace so troublesome?"

"It's much more troublesome than this. Not many people in the palace are qualified to sit and eat."

Ren Qi turned around to lead the horse.

In this way, Ren Lingbao finally started gobbling up his food, and his steps followed the queue as he staggered forward.

"Is it enough?" Yin Xiu asked on the horse.

Ren Lingbao didn't look at him, but shook his head in a very bachelor manner, "I just revived my intestines and stomach."

"understood."

Yin Xiu took out two sesame cakes as big as his face from the bag on his horse and handed them to him.

Ren Lingbao almost didn't hesitate for a moment. He took the sesame cake and ate it without looking at the road. He just followed the sound and walked forward step by step.

Finally, after eating until his face was shiny, Ren Lingbao let out a sigh of relief, "I'm really willing to die now."

"Don't worry, I won't kill you."

Yin Xiu glanced at him sideways, "So many people want to kill you. If we also take action, wouldn't you be too pitiful?"

"It's really pitiful."

When he thought that if he ran away like this, he would inevitably be liquidated by the masters in the future, and he had no way to resist, he could only remain anonymous for the rest of his life, Ren Lingbao's face turned gloomy again.

"My life is ruined. My dream of success and fame was completely ruined by that White Lotus Saint."

But Ren Qi just sneered: "Ouchi doesn't value hard work, killing donkeys, scheming, and hurting each other. Isn't this a common thing?"

"However, I regard those people as my companions." Ren Lingbao said seriously.

Yin Xiu didn't care whether what he said was true or false, whether it was to gain sympathy or to paralyze someone. He rode his horse to Ren Lingbao. The white air spurted from the horse's nose went straight towards him, covering him with a layer of water vapor.

"It's not a good idea to pursue the White Lotus Sect, but we end up here in the freezing snow. Why, are you afraid that the White Lotus Saint will come here to live in seclusion?"

Ren Lingbao smiled slightly, "Sir, I am not a fool. How could I not know why your group is still on the road in the cold winter? So it is better for everyone to tell the truth, which saves effort and makes people happy."

"I'm happy too."

Yin Xiu kicked the horse's butt and made the horse trot.

Ren Lingbao was staring at him like this, so he could only run one foot deep and one foot shallow on the snow.

Unfortunately, he had just filled his stomach, and it was inevitable that he would feel like he was carrying a load when he ran. His stomach was heavy, and it was extremely uncomfortable to run. After a while, he was out of breath.

At this time, Yin Xiu still asked the horse to continue running, and then said: "Whatever I ask next, you answer. If the answer dissatisfies me, we will keep running until the horse falls first." Or you'll burst your lungs first."

Ren Lingbao's face turned red, he wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and gritted his teeth and said: "Young man must tell you everything you know, and tell him everything you want to know."

"it is good!"

Yin Xiu let go of the reins, folded his hands in front of his chest, and then asked: "Let me ask you, how much do you know about the dragon veins in Changbai Mountain?"

Ren Lingbao expected that Yin Xiu would get straight to the point, but he didn't expect him to be so direct.

Even Liu Banxian and Ma Xiaoyu urged the driver to catch up and listened to him.

"Actually, half of us are to track down the White Lotus Saint, and the other half are to track the dragon vein."

Ren Lingbao scratched his head: "The master of Qintian Prison wants to use the White Lotus Sect to find the location of the dragon vein."

"Then they don't go looking for them themselves? Considering the abilities of the heavenly masters and spiritual officers in the Qintian Prison, even if they are difficult to find, they are definitely much better than those in the White Lotus Sect who enjoy the good things and drink the candles."

"They can't look for it openly."

Ren Lingbao shook his head with a serious look on his face.

"Just like the craftsmen who built the emperor's tomb, these people must hide themselves in the tomb after it is built, otherwise the emperor will suspect that they want to steal his tomb.

If Qin Tianjian knew the location of the dragon vein, even if they were loyal, they couldn't show their hearts to the court. The imperial court must not allow anyone to know the location of the dragon vein. Otherwise, what if these people have evil intentions and dig out the dragon vein? Therefore, this matter can only be investigated secretly. It is a matter of accident and unintentional interference. "

"interesting."

Yin Xiu touched his chin, "How many people are you here? I think you ran so fast, you must not have just gathered the people at the sticky pole, right?"

"That's a lot!"

Ren Lingbao rolled his eyes.

"At the sticky pole, there are drops of blood, guards with swords, and Prince Su's men and horses, all in great force."

"Prince Su?"

Yin Xiu's eyes lit up when she heard the name of this "old acquaintance", and even Ren Qi became serious.

"Isn't that bastard..."

Ren Qi swallowed the words as he spoke, but turned to ask: "How many troops did he bring? Three thousand?"

Ren Lingbao shook his head.

"Ten thousand?"

Ren Lingbao still shook his head.

"How about you say it yourself." Yin Xiu showed an unknown smile.

Ren Lingbao said at this time: "I don't know yet. I only saw Prince Su's vanguard force, a cavalry team of 500 people, fully equipped three days ago."

"That's a battalion of cavalry."

Ren Qi explained: "Generally, this kind of vanguard is just to explore the way for the large army, and it does not exceed one-tenth of the total number."

"Oh? Then you mean there are at least five thousand people?"

"Yes."

Ren Qi nodded, "For Prince Su, it will take some effort to recruit five thousand people. If he wants to chase us, it is impossible to recruit too many people."

"too many people?"

Yin Xiu frowned, "Just five thousand people is enough to give me a headache."

"Well."

Liu Banxian also nodded in agreement, "Five thousand people, even if you and Brother Yin join forces, they probably won't be able to kill them all."

Ren Qi glanced at him and said, "You seem to think highly of the two of us."

However, Yin Xiu suddenly laughed.

Everyone was confused and just looked at him, with question marks written on their faces.

Yin Xiu then explained: "If there are just a few martial arts masters and strong men in the world, five thousand people will certainly be a problem. They will not be able to kill them all until dark. However, we are people of Xuanmen, heavenly masters, Taoist priests, Feng Shui Grandmaster."

"So what?" Although Liu Banxian had doubts, he had hope in his heart.

"It's very simple."

Yin Xiu grinned, "We can set up formations. When the time comes, we will set up a Zhuxian Formation, a Seven-Gong Bagua Formation, an Eight-door Golden Lock Formation, etc. Not to mention 5,000 people, even 50,000 people will have to be tricked by us. .”

Liu Banxian glanced at Yin Xiu and then at Ma Xiaoyu, his eyes full of questions.

However, Ma Xiaoyu also showed her hands and expressed that she was quite helpless.

In this way, Liu Banxian finally sighed, "Brother Yin, where did you see this?"

"'Records of the Three Kingdoms'." Yin Xiu said seriously.

"Is it possible that it's just a martial arts novel?"

Liu Banxian wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I am a Feng Shui practitioner, not Daluo Jinxian, Zhuge Wolong, or Jiang Ziya."

"All right……"

Only then did Yin Xiu react, and glared at Ren Lingbao, who was confused, "You are like squeezing out toothpaste, do you have to give me a good beating before you are willing to speak for yourself? ?”

"Ok."

Ren Lingbao could only continue running, searching his intestines and stomach, thinking about how to answer Yin Xiu's question.

Then he finally spoke: "Sir, in fact, both the imperial court and the White Lotus Sect have only paid attention to the matter of dragon veins in recent years.

In the past, it was only regarded as a mythical legend. How can it be like today when so many people gathered at the foot of Changbai Mountain.

Especially Prince Su. "

Ren Lingbao looked at Ren Qi, "My lord, you must have heard of it when you were in the palace, right? Prince Su actually doesn't care about Feng Shui and Kanyu. He studied science, physics, biology, etc. As for luck, He doesn’t care about fate at all.”

Ren Qi nodded, and he continued speaking quite proudly.

"Actually, it all happened because Dongfang Future, the great master of Qintianjian Tianshitai, accidentally got a hexagram when he was worshiping a group of ghosts in Yujing. The hexagram read like this: Jiuzhou rises and five dragons unite."

"The nine states are prosperous, and the five dragons are united?"

Liu Banxian frowned, "This is not the format of the Book of Changes, nor is it the signature of a destiny book."

"That's right. Although I don't understand Feng Shui and Kan Yu, I heard someone said that Dongfang Guoshi said the same thing, so he gathered everyone and made calculations all night, and finally started the plan to explore the dragon veins of Changbai Mountain."

"Actually, it's not just Changbai Mountain."

Yin Xiu glanced at him, "Qin Tian Jian wants to collect the Five Color Dragon Emperor's sons?"

"I don't know that."

Ren Lingbao spread his hands, "And somehow, the White Lotus Sect also got such a hexagram, so in recent years, the White Lotus Saint has been active in Changbai Mountain.

Especially recently, I heard that they have figured out a certain secret and trick, so they have accelerated the progress. When they make a big move, we also suffer. "

Ren Lingbao was quite unhappy, "Actually, how do we understand these twists and turns? We just do what the court orders, and..."

"And what?"

Yin Xiu approached him and asked.

"Besides, anyone who knows this secret has committed a capital crime."

Ren Lingbao suddenly exploded, jumped up and rushed towards Yin Xiu. With a wave of his hand, he grabbed the mocking wind sword on the horse and slashed at Yin Xiu.

At this moment, the Wind-Mocking Sword fell into pieces, and the rotating blade cut through Ren Lingbao's throat, causing the master to bleed immediately, and he fell to the ground in an instant, lifeless.

"This is a weird sword. Don't play with it without practice."

Yin Xiu shook her head, "I told you to live, why are you seeking death yourself?"

(End of this chapter)