Chapter 312 If there is a grudge left overnight, it must be because there is no opportunity yet "Oh my! Master Fan, Master Lin, and Lord Pan are here too! And Taoist Qingxuan and Taoist Jiang from Zhenjian Palace! They came at the right time!" Doctor Zhou also saw them, and immediately showed a look of surprise and a smile, and then hurriedly invited them over. It is not difficult to hear that the relationship between the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Shrines and the Juxian Palace is not only closer than their relationship with the Guanxing Palace, but also closer than their relationship with the Zhenjian Palace. It is interesting to say that when Juxianfu was first built, it was managed by the prime minister of the You Dynasty. Later, it was managed by the national teacher and the emperor himself. In this dynasty, it should also be directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor, but it is managed by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Shrines. On the contrary, for these palaces, temples and shrines, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Shrines should be their immediate superiors. But here, the extraordinary people and masters of Juxian Mansion were closer to him. It’s not hard to understand— After all, the Guanxing Palace and Zhenjian Palace were both unusual, and they were self-contained and self-sufficient, so they could completely ignore the Shrine Department. Instead, the extraordinary people in the Juxian Mansion often dealt with them, and they had to receive money from them every month. They had to ask these extraordinary people to exorcise monsters, and they were the ones who paid them, calling it tea money. Sometimes when they encountered lazy extraordinary people, the Juxian Mansion would regularly arrange some maids to clean their residences. Sometimes when they encountered extraordinary people of high status, the officials of the Juxian Mansion would do some chores for them. In this way, the Ministry of Shrines will naturally become closer to the extraordinary people and masters in the Juxian Palace. However, Lin Jue also vaguely realized that Doctor Zhou in front of him seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with the Guanxing Palace.
Otherwise, he would not have sent people to invite himself after he had asked the Guanxing Palace and obtained its consent, and his subordinate Yuanwailang would not have said those euphemistic words. "Oh! My fellow villagers! The Taoist priests of the Star Observation Palace just agreed to your request, but you were still worried. Now, our Tianshi Fan from the Juxian Palace is here in person! And there is also Master Lin and Lord Pan! "You must have heard of the name of Master Fan, but you may not know that Master Lin is a master as famous as Master Fan. He lives with Master Fan and his abilities are no less than Master Fan's! Lord Pan is the reincarnation of the god of the Weishui River. The Weishui River is not far from your Jinping County. You should know that, right? "And these three Taoist priests are from Zhenjian Palace! Zhenjian Palace enshrines the Jade Mirror Emperor and the Divine Lord Yili. You should have heard of the names of these two gods, right?" Doctor Zhou shouted to the people of Jinping County: "What are you worried about now?" Many people raised their heads and looked at Master Fan Tianshi. They came from the northwest of Qinzhou. The northwest is also considered the north, so how could they not have heard of the name of Master Fan? Then, following Doctor Zhou's introduction, they looked one by one at the young Taoist walking beside Master Fan, the middle-aged man who was like a fisherman, and even at Luo Gong and the white fox. Then, following Doctor Zhou's introduction, they looked at Taoist Jiang and Taoist Qingxuan. Few people noticed that among the Taoist priests in the Guanxing Palace, some had rarely encountered such unpleasant things in their lives, and their faces looked a little unhappy. Some people also showed surprise. I don't know whether they didn't expect that after the Ministry of Shrines invited them, they would also invite Juxian Mansion and Zhenjian Palace; or they didn't expect that Lin Jue, who had his gold medal deducted, would come here; or they didn't expect that Doctor Zhou, who had always been respectful to them, would now flatter these Taoists in front of them and many common people. Lin Jue and his companions actually walked through the crowd and came up. Taoist Priest Jiang had a calm expression and said nothing, not even making eye contact with the Taoists. Taoist Qingxuan did perform a Taoist salute, maintaining proper etiquette, but he did not say hello. Only Lin Jue saw the expressions on the faces of the Taoist priests in the Guanxing Palace. He smiled and walked over to greet them: "Fellow Taoist, be compassionate." The people from the Stargazing Palace had no choice but to return the gift: "Fellow Taoist, be compassionate." However, they had never expected that just after the two sides finished the ceremony, the people behind them, who were already kneeling, kowtowed to the old man, and the rest of the people immediately responded. Everyone either kept silent or burst into tears, just following the old man and kowtowed to them. There are no other words. The people from small places didn't know much etiquette or how to speak, they only knew how to express their desires and prayers in this way.
Lin Jue's expression immediately became serious. Not only that, most people present felt the same way. Even including Doctor Zhou. However, a few Taoists in the Star Observation Palace were somewhat evasive. Taoist Priest Jiang cast a look towards them with an undisguised gaze that immediately made the expressions of those Taoists even more evasive. The fox didn't know what this meant. He turned his head left and right and looked around in confusion. Another person who was not at peace was Master Fan. Master Fan knew very well that the Taoist priests of Zhenjian Palace and Fellow Daoist Lin might be able to accept the kneeling of these people, because after accepting it, they would really get rid of the monster. Even Lord Pan might be able to accept it, because he could also help to some extent. Only he felt uneasy in his heart. Well deserved. But since he was already here, together with Fellow Daoist Lin and Mr. Pan, there was no way he could avoid it no matter what, so he had to bite the bullet and accept it. After all, Doctor Zhou reacted the fastest and shouted: "What are you doing, fellow villagers? The ground is cold and the tiles are hard. Since you Taoists and Taoist priests have already promised to exorcise the demon, why do you have to do this? Please get up quickly, please get up quickly!" "Master Fan, Zhenren and the Taoist priests have agreed to exorcise the monster?" The old man said tremblingly after being helped up by Doctor Zhou, and first cast his gaze towards Master Fan. Lin Jue also turned his head and glanced at Master Fan. Master Fan happened to be looking at him. The two looked at each other. How could Master Fan not know what he meant? It is true that I do not have the ability to exorcise monsters, but I do have other skills and other uses, and right now is the time for me to show them. After a little hesitation, he stood up. Naturally, his face was still calm and composed, with a sage-like demeanor: "Please rest assured, fellow villagers, I will not tolerate such evil monsters that harm people. I will definitely summon the gods to eliminate them!" He couldn't help but think of the last time when Mr. Pan set up the plan, using a similar scene and similar emotions, which made him decide to go find the Alligator King on a whim. That was a really thrilling time. Before he returned or arrived, he was already regretting it halfway and secretly vowed never to make such a mistake again. Why today... Master Fan was helpless. Fortunately, today is different after all. Today, with the confidence of Fellow Daoist Lin to be himself, and with the Daoist Master Jiang who said "I will not return to Beijing until the demon is eliminated", things should be different. The cheek beside him felt a little hot, as if reminding him that the Taoists from the Star Observation Palace were staring at him intently, but he hesitated, paused for a moment and said: "I will not return to the capital until the monster is eliminated!" The summer night came slowly, and there was still light all around. But at this moment, both the people of Jinping County who were kneeling on the ground and the people of the capital who were watching were all stunned. Immediately there was an uproar.
A glimmer of hope suddenly appeared in the eyes of the people of Jinping County. This sentence is equivalent to Master Fan risking his reputation, which he has built up for a long time in the capital, in order to stand on Lin Jue's side, to appease the people, and to disgust the Guanxing Palace. Only Guanxing Palace looked even uglier— In this capital city, Master Fan is alone, but his reputation seems to be no less than that of the entire Astronomical Palace. And at this moment, he spoke such words with extraordinary bearing, and they were heard by so many people with their own ears… Even if it is really the gods under the command of Tianweng who drove away the monsters in the end, in this capital city, some credit will probably be shared by Master Fan, and in Jinping County, the people will probably not be all grateful to Tianweng. He will take some of the credit to a certain extent. "The same is true for Zhenjian Palace!" At the signal from Taoist Jiang, Taoist Qingxuan also stood up, with a gentle yet firm expression, and said the same thing. "Lin is also like this." Lin Jue glanced at the Star Observation Palace, smiled, and said the same thing. "Great! With Tianshi Fan and Master Lin speaking up, as well as the Taoist priests of Zhenjian Palace, and the masters of Guanxing Palace, there's no need to worry about getting rid of the monsters." Doctor Zhou was overjoyed. "Fellow villagers, please get up and wake up the villagers at the palace gate and tell them the good news. Our Ministry of Rites has booked a hotel for you tonight. Eat something first and sleep for a night." "Please get up." Master Fan also went to help. Seeing this, the old man stood up obediently, but he could not stand steadily, and had to be supported by Doctor Zhou and Master Fan. The rest of the people also stood up. Some fell to the ground immediately, while others stumbled and finally stood firm with great difficulty. The old man, with a crying voice, grabbed Master Fan's hand and told him about the miraculous deeds of Master Fan in the northwest that he had heard of, while begging Master Fan to help. Master Fan responded immediately. The Taoists in the Star Observation Palace had already lost all expression on their faces. It seems that it is not only Master Fan who shares the credit. However, Lin Jue had already walked up to them and asked politely with a smile, "Senior Ling Xiuzi, when will Tian Weng send out his heavenly soldiers to eliminate the demons?" "I don't know about this either." Ling Xiuzi turned around and returned the greeting, "We should choose a good time." "Why don't we work together to eliminate the demon?" "If there is an opportunity, it should be done this way." "that would be great!" "Yes." Ling Xiuzi was also polite, and added, "I heard that last time Fellow Daoist Lin accepted the request of the Ministry of Rites to eliminate a great scourge in the capital, but in the end he did not win the gold medal. I thought that Fellow Daoist would be a little angry about this and would not come today. It seems that Fellow Daoist really cares about the people." "There is no way." Lin Jue shook his head helplessly, "Everyone has their own thoughts. I live in Juxian Mansion, a large courtyard, and I don't spend a penny. I also receive monthly allowances, and the Ministry of Rites also sends me some things during festivals. Food, clothing, and daily expenses are all borne by the people. My life depends entirely on the support of the people in the capital. If I do nothing about such things, wouldn't I be worse than pigs and dogs?" "Um……" "What do you think, senior?"
"It's true." "The senior is a reasonable person." Both of them were very polite and greeted each other. At this time, Doctor Zhou and Tianshi Fan from the Ministry of Rites had already reassured the people and made them believe that the monster would be eliminated, so they left with the two and other officials from the Ministry of Rites. As the sky darkened, a large group of common people appeared. They were all in tattered clothes. It was not known whether it was because they had been kneeling for too long or because they had not eaten properly along the way, but their steps were unsteady and they kept stumbling while walking. People often fell to the ground, or had to support each other to keep on moving. "It's getting dark! Let's go!" Wu Lingshi shouted to the people around him. Many people began to disperse. Only Lin Jue and a few others stood where they were, still watching the group of people walking away in the distance. At this moment, I suddenly felt a little grateful. Lin Jue had seen that Doctor Zhou was dissatisfied with the arrogance of the Guanxing Palace, and thought that the reason he acted like this today was probably to take the opportunity to suppress the Guanxing Palace. Although Wu Lingshi was diligent today, Lin Jue knew what kind of person he was since the first day he came to the capital. What he was concerned about was that if he didn't do a good job, he would be punished by the upper court. The Star Observation Palace is only concerned with offerings to gods. Zhenjian Palace is certainly much better, but it is inevitable that it will also be concerned about the incense of Lord Yili, the plan of Emperor Yujian, and the struggle with Guanxing Palace. Even I wouldn't necessarily help them exorcise the demon for no reason at all. Who can care purely about their life or death? I'm afraid there is only a chivalrous man like Mr. Luo. If Mr. Luo heard about this kind of thing, he would go there alone even if he didn't go himself. Then today, I will abandon all other distractions and follow Mr. Luo. (End of this chapter)