Chapter 330 Automatically Emerges It is said that many years ago, a delegation from the Western Regions presented swallow egg incense to the Central Plains dynasty and regarded it as a treasure. Could it be that the swallow egg incense still exists somewhere in the capital? Lin Jue thought about it over and over again, but still couldn't figure it out. He had been in the capital for too short a time. Excluding the time spent on cultivation and exorcising monsters, the time was even less. In addition, he had recently been in seclusion in the Sutra Repository for two months, so he was not clear about what was happening in the capital recently. Lin Jue looked at Luo Gong. "I seem to have some impression of this thing, but I can't remember where it is." Luo Gong said calmly, "What do you want this thing for?" "Alchemy." Lin Jue had nothing to hide from Luo Gong. "Go ask Master Fan." "Ah." This is also what Lin Jue thought. I don’t know the capital city well, but there is someone living next door who knows it very well.
Lin Jue took back the iron pen, erased the writing, and walked out of the yard. There is a small garden outside. By the small lake, willows are swaying in the wind. A middle-aged Taoist with an immortal demeanor is facing the lake with his back to all living beings. He seems to be fishing, but he has no fishing rod. In short, he is very elegant. "Fan Daoyou." "What's the matter, brother?" "There is something I want to ask you, fellow Taoist." Lin Jue bowed. "Ouch!" Master Fan suddenly became serious and bowed even lower in return, his immortal demeanor gone. "Brother, if you have anything to say, just ask." "Fellow Daoist Fan is in the capital. I heard that he is the person who often goes to the Sutra Library to read books. He is also well-informed and knowledgeable. So I want to ask you if you have heard of something called 'Swallow Egg Incense'?" "Swallow egg incense?" "The swallow is the swallow, the egg is the egg-laying egg, the incense is the incense, and it is also known as the Western Region Wood Spirit." Lin Jue added. "..." Tianshi Fan took it very seriously and immediately started to think about it. He soon came up with a result, and he said without any hesitation: "I have heard of this thing at least three times." "Three times?" Lin Jue was surprised. "Please enlighten me." "Don't dare." Master Fan Tianshi was very humble: "The first time I saw it was in unofficial history. It is said that in the early years of the Great Yu, Emperor Taizong was extremely powerful. After pacifying the world, he personally led a large army to the Western Regions. In order to avoid being destroyed, a small country presented many beautiful women, BMWs and precious treasures to Emperor Taizong. The most precious of them was a piece of wood fragrance, which looked like a swallow egg. It is said that this item has the effect of dispelling plague and prolonging life. “However, the emperors of Dayu have always been arrogant. The most arrogant among them even disrespected the nine heavenly spirits. This trend originated from Emperor Taizong. "It is said that Emperor Taizong felt that he was perfect, the best in both civil and military affairs, and that there was no one before him and no one after him. He thought that his only shortcoming was that he was short-lived. But he was too arrogant. He believed that after his death he would definitely go to heaven and become an angel. He also felt that while he was alive, he must not seek immortality, otherwise, if such a perfect and powerful emperor like him achieved immortality, even the heavens would be jealous. Therefore, he disdained any treasures and elixirs that were rumored to be able to prolong life. "Legend has it that a few years later, there was a great plague in the army, and he really lit this swallow egg incense. As a result, the smoke filled the air that day, turning into thick fog and clouds, and the plague really disappeared without a trace." Master Fan paused as he spoke: "At first I thought it was just a random record and there is no such a rare thing in the world. But since you want to find this swallow egg incense, I think it must be true."
After listening to it, Lin Jue thought about it. The Western Region Wood Spirit and the expedition to the Western Region, plus the refutation of the predecessor who also said that it has the effect of repelling plague, this rumor is likely to be true. However, Emperor Taizong of Dayou did not become a god after his death. "What about the second time?" "The second time I saw it was in the Sutra Library. In the previous dynasty, a small country in the Western Regions accidentally obtained this item and came to pay tribute to the Central Plains Dynasty. The emperor and empress of the previous dynasty regarded it as a treasure. They scraped off a little bit of it with a knife every day, sometimes burned incense, sometimes made elixirs, and sometimes swallowed it, hoping to prolong their lives. However, both of them died young. Well, it seemed that they were poisoned when they died." "Ah……" "The third time is now." "Hmm? Now?" Lin Jue immediately became interested. "Brother, I have been practicing in the courtyard for a long time and have not heard of it. The birthday of the current emperor will be coming soon. Many countries in the Western Regions and the North have sent delegations. The capital has been very busy recently." Master Fan said to Lin Jue, "And I heard that the small country from that year has come again. This time they did not bring any other tributes or gifts, only a piece of incense, which is the legendary swallow egg incense." "I see……" Lin Jue immediately widened his eyes. It turned out to be so close... He had thought before that this thing might be in the capital, so the "refutation predecessor" wrote a poem to remind him that it was right in front of him. However, he did not expect that this thing was so close and it was so accurate. Master Fan was indeed well-informed, but even more well-informed was the "Senior Refutation" who was far away in the depths of Mount Yi. So how should I seek it? Lin Jue frowned and thought. When three people walk together, there must be a teacher among them. It is never a bad thing to get more advice, so he naturally and sincerely asked the person in front of him: "I want to get this thing, but I don't know how to do it. Does Taoist friend have any suggestions?" "There is definitely a way, but it may not be a good one." Fan Tianshi thought for a while and said, "There is still some time before His Majesty's birthday. As long as you are in the capital, if there is a good idea, it will automatically appear in front of you." "rational……" Lin Jue seemed to be thinking about something, and then he thanked Master Fan: "Thank you, fellow Taoist." "Brother, you don't need to thank me. If you need anything, just come to me." "Definitely!" Lin Jue said solemnly, looking at Master Fan, Xiao Hu and Yang Liuyi, "Sorry for disturbing you, please continue." Then he bowed, turned around and walked back. A fox the size of a finger knuckle was running wildly on a nearby tree, trying hard and struggling to keep up with him. "How can I get this?" Lin Jue was still thinking while walking—— Do you want to steal from the national treasury? Or rob the Western Regions delegation?
Or take the head of the Leopard King and exchange it with the emperor? Would the emperor agree? Or the head of the Queen Mother of the East? Can I get it myself? "It's difficult..." Master Fan is right about one thing. There are indeed ways, but they are not necessarily good ways. The bad thing is that it is either not the right way, or it may not necessarily succeed, or it is not easy enough. Fortunately, we already know where it is. Just take it one step at a time. Lin Jue returned to the courtyard and the quiet room, thought about it again, but found no result yet, so he put the worry aside for the time being. "Ugh……" Lin Jue spread a piece of paper on the table and took a pen out of the pen holder. A fox as big as a finger joint stood nearby and watched, running around on the table. Lin Jue simply turned the pen holder upside down and covered it directly inside. Pick up the pen and dip it in ink, and write four big characters first: "The Great Yin-Yang Method." This is a supreme and mysterious method of practice. Since you have to write, there will be mysteries in your mind when you put pen to paper, and your mind will move with it. The pen will fall on the paper, and the words on the paper seem to have some wonderful charm. "Tuk tuk..." The shrunken fox made a noise in the bamboo pen holder, and then moved the pen holder around on the table, as if it couldn't find its direction. I could faintly hear a tiny voice shouting "Let me out", but it refused to grow bigger and come out. Lin Jue ignored it and concentrated on writing. Mysterious handwriting appeared on the paper. …… The capital city is indeed becoming more and more lively. Not only the original common people of the capital, and not only the envoys from the Western Regions and the North who came to celebrate the birthday, but also many literati and scholars from Qinzhou and even further places, wealthy merchants, or strange people in the world, all came to the capital to join in the fun. It's like attending a temple fair. But just like a temple fair - Not only people like lively occasions, but also goblins, ghosts, gods and spirits. Not only people want to join in the fun, they also want to come. In addition, there are many people in the capital, and there are also many goblins and ghosts, so some strange things have happened during this period. Someone went out to enjoy the autumn. The weather was clear and refreshing. He was slightly tipsy and made a bet with his friends to invite the gods in the small temple on the mountain to drink. He never thought that when he returned to the city that night, before he got home, he felt a shadow following him from a distance. He could vaguely hear the person repeating what he had said during the day: "Please have a drink too." This person went to the Ministry of Rites for help, and the Ministry of Rites handed him over to Wu Lingshi, who then went straight to find Fu Yao from Lin Jue's family. As soon as the fox left, before revealing its true form, the evil god became obedient when he heard people around him say that they had invited the fox fairy under Master Lin. There were also pigs raised in a temple outside the city that became spirits. Whenever the monks in the temple chanted, it would sit cross-legged and listen attentively, sometimes clapping its hands and kowtowing. At night, it would break into the temple's kitchen and eat up all the food, oil and salt inside. The monks had no choice but to report to the Ministry of Rites.
The daughter of a wealthy family was haunted by a fox demon. Whenever it was night, no matter how well she closed the doors and windows, the fox demon would appear from nowhere, molest the woman, and leave at dawn. The wealthy family sought help from several folk masters to exorcise the evil spirit, and from monks and Taoists to perform rituals, but to no avail. They even sought help from the Juxian Mansion to remove the demon, but it was not known whether they had found the right person or not. It was useless anyway. All these became Fu Yao's achievements and turned into food for the silver-eating ghosts. It’s good to be in this capital city. The silver that had been saved before was not used up at all. The money Fuyao earned alone was enough to feed it. Winter was gradually approaching in the capital. One day, Lin Jue was fishing with Pan Gong by the lake. When he heard Pan Gong talking about his fight with the Wei woman in the Wei River, Wu Lingshi from the Ministry of Rites suddenly came over, accompanied by several eunuchs. "Master Lin, Lord Pan, it happens that you two are here, and the eunuchs in the palace are here to see you." Wu Lingshi said to them and then left. "Greetings to Master Lin and Master Pan." A eunuch also saluted them. "Your Majesty's birthday will be in three days. His Majesty will hold a banquet for all civil and military officials. There will also be many envoys from the Western Regions. The most distinguished people in the capital have been invited. His Majesty knows the contributions of you to the court and the people of the world, so he specifically instructed us to send an invitation hoping to invite Master Lin, Master Pan, and Master Fan to go together." (End of this chapter)