Chapter 28 parting ways

The minister, Xiao Yan, has been busy for the past few days to establish relationships, looking for various ways to make friends with Taoist Shen.After several days of hard work and spending a lot of money, today I finally came to Jiexuan Pavilion, the residence of Shen Daoren in Chengdu, under the recommendation of Ma Xinming, the chief eunuch of the harem of the Kingdom of Shu. The Chief Eunuch Ma Xinming was usually called Father Ming by everyone, and he was an important figure in the harem of the Shu Kingdom.Although Daoren Shen has a nine-flower gold medal, he can freely enter and leave the court and inner palace.But in fact, when entering and leaving the inner palace, you still need to inform Eunuch Ming first, otherwise Eunuch Ming will just find an excuse to prevent you from entering, and it will be very difficult for Daoist Shen to see the emperor and the ladies in the palace, those things that please people. It can't be done.Therefore, Taoist Shen must give Eunuch Ming face.

Xiao Yan took Ming Gonggong's famous post to meet Daoren Shen.Of course he would not say clearly that his trip was commissioned by Emperor Yuanzong of the Southern Tang Dynasty and ordered by Han Xizai, an important member of the Ministry of War.Instead, he lied that he had obtained three excellent calligraphy and paintings by accident, but because some people said that there were hidden secrets in them, which might bring disadvantages to collectors, so he borrowed the opportunity of envoy to the Kingdom of Shu to ask the Faceless God for advice.But one thing is that I am a foreigner who doesn't know the rules of the Faceless God, and I am a member of the official family, so I am afraid that I will not be able to understand it if I ask the Faceless God directly.That's why I'm here to ask Daoren Shen to play around and show the three calligraphy and paintings to the Faceless God to decipher the key points of the mystery.

Before Daoren Shen showed any signs of rejection or agreement, Xiao Yan first piled up a large number of gold and silver treasures in front of Daoren Shen.They were two pairs of gold pillows, two South Pearls, a set of Sanqing statues carved from jade, and four pieces of celadon porcelain as thin as paper.These things are only available to the royal family, and it is difficult for the common people to see them.Especially the jade carvings and porcelain, which may be a thing in the royal family, but they are priceless treasures that cannot be fully grasped in the folk. Daoren Shen took a look at the good things piled up in front of him, twitched the corner of his mouth, and signaled Tong'er beside him to take it in, then smacked his lips and said in embarrassment: "Your Excellency is so sincere, how about I do it for you?" This matter made me seem unreasonable. Although I was the one who explained every fairy saying that the Faceless God said, I was a monk, and I never asked the Faceless God to calculate anything. You can read calligraphy and paintings with a godly face. So I can do this for you, but I'm not sure whether the result will be as you wish."

Shen Daoren said this very tactfully, which obviously means that he will accept the benefits, but whether the matter will come to fruition or not.If it succeeds, it is because of my efforts; if it fails, it is the will of the gods that cannot be violated, and you can only accept how much you spend. Xiao Yan couldn't understand the meaning of Daoren Shen's words, but this was something Han Xizai repeatedly ordered.For this sake, there is a result, and no result is a result, and we can only let others do it.But he couldn't say that: "I'm also very fond of things, so I went to the Taoist priest. Ming Gonggong told me that if the Taoist priest came forward, even if this trivial matter couldn't be solved, he would definitely be able to solve it." One or two. I only hope that the Taoist priest can do his best, even if he gives a little advice, it will benefit the rest of his life."

"Hehe, you don't lie in front of the gods. If you are asking for this matter, I will give you a 50% certainty. But in reality, I'm afraid it's not the case. Some calculations may violate the rules of the gods. But since there is a Ming father-in-law, my lord If you are so polite, then I will do my best and try to find some true understanding through extraordinary channels. But adults, don’t expect too much, even if you only get a little advice, it may already be enough face for a faceless god, I hope you That friend is lucky." Xiao Yan couldn't help being slightly taken aback, and secretly felt that the magic should not be arrogant.Although he didn't leak the word at all, Daoren Shen, who interpreted the fairy language for the faceless god, seemed to know some real reasons.This is why a person like Xiao Yan who walks around the royal official's house all the year round thinks that Daoist Shen is amazing. In fact, he took out such a lot of good things that the royal family only has, and then solves the value of the three pieces. It is not necessarily higher than the pile of things. As long as anyone with some brains and knowledge can see that this matter cannot be handled by him, an official with a position in the matter.

Although Daoren Shen gave a promise with no hope at all, Xiao Yan was still very pleased.After all, he had opened up the relationship between Daoren Shen, which had already met Han Xizai's request.As for the next step, I can't do it with my own efforts, I can only hope for the grace of the gods. But what happened next was not as Gu Zijing expected. Even after waiting for a few days, there was no sign of Meng Chang summoning them.This made Gu Zijing start to have dark ghosts in his heart, and felt that something was a little strange.The sudden replacement of the imperial guards with the masters of the Jiujing Academy was not to prepare for the immediate summoning, but it was only to strengthen the defense against people like himself.

And there was no news from Daoren Shen, which made Xiao Yan scratch his head.Regardless of whether there is a result or not, and what the result is, there should be a reply, so that when you return to the Southern Tang Dynasty, you can truthfully report it to Yuanzong.There was no reply, and the calligraphy and paintings were not returned, so I couldn't explain myself when I went back. While the two were suffering while waiting, Eunuch Ming suddenly sent a letter secretly.Gu Zijing and Xiao Yan couldn't help being surprised when they opened the letter. The content actually told them that the special envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the King of Shu had investigated the assassination on the way to the envoy, and asked the King of Shu to find out the assassin and the manipulation behind the scenes.But now all doubts have turned to their Southern Tang envoy guards. After tracking and identification by the masters of the Nine Classics Academy, they have discovered that the Southern Tang envoy guards indeed have masters from the world.Moreover, after arriving in Chengdu, many members of the Southern Tang envoy guard acted secretly, visiting low-level officials everywhere, and scouting around the market, which must have been intentional.

Only then did Gu Zijing understand that those masters of the Nine Classics Academy were not here to protect him, but to expose his old background. Qi Junyuan took Qin Shengsheng and the others to flee Dongxian Villa all the way, and fled into Yuandai Mountain, which was surrounded by steep rocks and dense greenery.Then meet Wang Yanba and Ni Daohua at the shade of a small peak that was previously agreed upon. These people didn't stop to rest until then, and just as Qin Shengsheng got his breath back, all kinds of oblique curses rolled in: "If you put a chicken feather, you will be a phoenix, and if you put a fish scale, you will be a dragon king." I don’t even look at my unlucky black face, just like the black crow (tadpole) is a toad. It has nothing to do with us if you wag your head and bump your head three times. , but still pretending to be clever and dragging us into the stinky ditch mud..."

This time it was Fan Xiaotian who was being scolded, and he was actually 100% wronged at the moment when he was being scolded.I acted according to the instructions of Luan Mingzhang, and I didn't make my own claim to be this thorn.Moreover, the previous plan and deployment were all discussed by everyone, and now he has turned around and put all the crimes on his head.Listening to Qin Shengsheng's cursing while flipping through the flowers, Fan Xiaotian kept pursing his lips and holding his breath, and he couldn't help reminding himself to be self-restraining, not to be as knowledgeable as a little girl, and not to tarnish his image in front of Tang Sanniang.

"Stop scolding, it's lucky to have his apprentice this time, otherwise we might not be able to rescue you." Qi Junyuan tried to stop Qin Shengsheng's mouth. "It's thanks to his apprentice, and it's fortunate that the pickle bastard didn't do anything bad." Qin Shengsheng didn't intend to stop, and he seemed to pull Wang Yanba together to scold him. "If I hadn't used 'Baibu Liuying', how could I have killed Tang De." Wang Yanba was a little unconvinced. "Kill Tang De? If you really killed Tang De, then they will continue to surround and kill us regardless?"

"Are you saying that it was a fake Tang De who was mistakenly killed under 'Baibu Liuying'? That killing was useless at all? But Brother Qi didn't say that it was thanks to me that you were rescued..." Wang Yanba started talking here Stopping suddenly, he realized that Qi Junyuan might have meant something else. Fortunately, he begged Qi Junyuan to save everyone, so Qi Junyuan agreed to do it.But could Qi Junyuan also see the real reason why he wanted to plead so eagerly?Thinking of this, Wang Yanba nervously turned his head to look at Qi Junyuan, but Qi Junyuan didn't look at him, but looked at the mountain shadow in the distance, thinking secretly.Only then did Wang Yanba relax his tightened heart. "Miss Qin, our trip is considered auspicious, and there is no danger. It's fine to scold a few words, but if there is any trouble, we must not listen to the arrangements of Gu Li Lu Mang's paper and chaotic Ming Zhang. Some things still have to be done by ourselves. It's up to you." Tang Sanniang said beside her.This sentence was actually just a common persuasion, but it seemed to remind Qin Shengsheng of something, and she actually stopped the scolding. "By the way, when it comes to arrangements, Yan Wang, Huang Kuaizui, let the mute pick it up, and see what instructions he brought to Guli this time." Qi Junyuan took this opportunity to divert the conversation, and at the same time, he was really eager I want to know what Huang Kuaizui brought. The mute sucked his mouth and whistled, and after a while, Huang Kuaizui appeared from among the branches and leaves, flew by and landed on the mute's shoulder.The mute was still the same as before, smacking his lips and gritted his teeth for a while to tease, Huang Kuaizui chattered a bit, and then he spoke in a human language: "Miaoyin hurried to Huhuli, Yinyang Xuanchi sees Xianlou. Erlang continued to look for Ni Daya, Where all the strong gather, everything is exposed." "Just these two sentences? Didn't you mention us?" Qi Junyuan frowned slightly.He knew in his heart that others could more or less know what he should do based on these two sentences, but he didn't get any hints. "It didn't mention us either. But it doesn't matter whether we are mentioned or not. We just have to follow our original instructions and see which way we should go." Pei Sheng's words were meant to cover up. "Then think about it, which way should you go?" Qi Junyuan asked back. "Sanniang and I are heading west just in time to go home, so we will go with Miss Qin. We will make a decision when we get to Huhuli if there are instructions for the next step." Pei Sheng replied without thinking. "Isn't the mission of the two of you to Shangdeyuan to save people? The person to be rescued has not been rescued, and it is likely to be among the group of people taken away by Tang De. Why don't you continue your work, but want to follow along?" Son go back?" Qi Junyuan has decided in his heart at this moment that what Pei Sheng said in Shangdeyuan that he came to save people is a lie.Because as Gu Sheng of Lihen Valley, he should not forget his unfinished tasks, let alone think about going home before the tasks are completed. "Ah, that's right, you should go with Lao Fan." Qin Shengsheng hurriedly inserted a sentence, and the tone seemed to be an order. "Daohua is definitely going to go with Brother Fan. She is looking for an opportunity to rescue the people from Shangdeyuan. Now she is dumb. Lu Mangjian only asked him to go with Xingmang. There is no specific designation. It all depends on him. Intention." Qi Junyuan was actually 70% sure which way the mute would go. The mute didn't even make any gestures, but just pointed at Ni Daohua.This finger can fully express his decision and the purpose of making this decision. "It seems that Miss Qin has to go to Huhuli by herself." Qi Junyuan smiled slightly when he said this. "And me, I can accompany Miss Qin to Huhuli." Wang Yanba said suddenly. "You don't follow your master?" Everyone felt that Wang Yanba's decision was a bit strange. "I'm neither a Gusheng nor a Guke. I can't be restrained by any instructions." Wang Yanba's words are not wrong at all, his actions depend on how Fan Xiaotian arranges them. However, Fan Xiaotian didn't react to Wang Yanba's decision of making his own decision without going through him at all, and squinted his eyebrows as if he didn't hear it. "Okay, okay, then you two go to Huhuli. Everyone else goes after Tang De." Qi Junyuan still smiled slightly. "What about you? Brother Qi, are you going after Tang De too?" Qin Shengsheng hurriedly asked. "My work has been done. Originally, Lumangjian only asked me to bring you to Xiuwanji, but I have already done more work to send you to Shangdeyuan, and from Shangdeyuan to send you to We were on the way in Huhuli. But then you made your own decisions and tracked the mad corpse to Dongxian Villa, so you failed to reach Huhuli. Fortunately, the dangers you experienced did not lead to bad results, and you can still proceed according to the next step in Guli. Gu Li didn’t mention me in several successive instructions. Obviously, I have been excluded in the previous few paragraphs of work, so I should leave here. Besides, I will also see if there is a chance after I return. Get rid of the thorn in Tangzhou, if it doesn't work, I will go back to the valley to wait for other arrangements." "Brother Qi, you can send me off again. Send me to the Huhu, maybe we will never see each other again after this time." Qin Shengsheng suddenly held Qi Junyuan's arm excitedly, and there was something in his eyes. Fluorescent flashes.