Lam Pou-yee was still in bed. As soon as he opened his eyes, he received a letter from his maid. It was a letter sent by express horse from various the past, if his colleagues and subordinates were asked to do something on the first day of the month, they might not have started by the fifteenth day. However, since catching wanted criminals of the imperial court was something that did not require any action on his part and could earn him face and money, as well as promotion, there were naturally people who would rush to do it without his orders. After opening one of the letters, Lam Pou-yee's brows relaxed and stretched, with a rather complicated expression. His concubine poked her head out from under the quilt and saw his expression, and she already had an idea of what was going on. As usual, she took the cup from the bedside, rinsed her mouth, and said with a charming smile, "My lord, I have washed it clean." As she said this, she bent down, lay on the bed like a snake, and crawled towards Lam Pou-yee's legs. "Go away!" Bowie Lam pushed her away, grabbed a robe and walked out. "Prepare tea and invite the two immortal masters to the hall to discuss matters!" After a while, Ma Xiaoyu and Yin Xiu, led by servants, walked into the meeting hall.
"Two immortal masters, how was your rest last night?" Ma Xiaoyu didn't answer, but Yin Xiu said with satisfaction: "Not bad, the bed is very soft." "As long as you are satisfied. The two immortal masters, please try my top-quality Mingqian Longjing tea." Yoon Soo took a sip. When drinking tea, he only knows whether it is bitter or not. For him, if the Mingqian Longjing tea could be replaced with a cup of iced Yuanyang tea, it would seem to be more in line with his needs. So he just nodded and said perfunctorily: "Good tea, it makes you salivate in your mouth, has a sweet aftertaste, and the tea body is clear and has rich layers." Ma Xiaoyu whispered: "Don't you drink tea very much?" "I don't drink it much, but I see that those tea experts all say this. Anyway, if you buy expensive tea, you can follow this and you won't go wrong." Sure enough, after Yin Xiu said this, although Lam Pou-yee kept smiling, he had become more respectful of the two men's identities in his heart. Only good tea drinkers can be good monks, because practicing Taoism and drinking tea seem to be two completely unrelated things, but the principles behind them are the same. Yin Xiu put down the teacup and asked Lam Pou-yee, "By the way, where is the smart, capable, suave, and majestic master beside you?" "He?" Lam Pou-yee held his forehead and said helplessly, "I'm sick." "Are you sick?" Yin Xiu looked a little surprised, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help trembling. "Yes, he said he was exhausted from too much work recently. No matter how people knocked on the door in the morning, he would not open it and would rest in bed." "It's okay, just change the quilt." Yin Xiu said confidently, "If you send someone to change his bedsheets and quilts now, he will jump up immediately with great energy." "The Immortal Master still has a trick." Lam Pou-yee said, "Come and have some tea, have some tea."
But in fact, he didn't invite the two of them to taste tea, but he had something important to tell them. "This morning, I received a letter. We have found the traces of the two people that the two immortal masters asked us to find, the fortune teller and the wanted criminal. And..." Lam Pou-yee was worried. "The report said that the two of them seemed to be companions walking together. They had been drinking and chatting in a teahouse. It seemed that they had some connection. A Feng Shui master and a bandit, it's a bit strange." "Not surprising, they are in cahoots with each other." Yin Xiu urged him: "Go on, where did their traces appear?" "It's a small town over there. I heard from the guy that they have gone to Jiaozhi." "Cochin?" Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu looked at each other and read unusual meanings in each other's eyes. "Yes, it is Jiaozhi." Lam Pou-yee did not find the place name strange, and continued, "In fact, that place used to be under our jurisdiction, but then the southern barbarians rebelled, and the foreign devils came, and we gradually lost access to it, so we lost it." After saying this, Bowie Lam felt that he had to clarify something. "It wasn't lost during my tenure. I'm not the kind of person who would do such a thing." “I don’t think it’s you, sir,” Yin Xiu said with a smile. Lam Pou-yee nodded. "Then shall I send someone to take you there? Or shall we continue to wait for information here?" "We can't wait any longer. We have to go there ourselves." Yin Xiu stood up and said, "As for relying on the government troops for escort, you are not unaware of their efficiency, sir. How about this, please prepare two fast horses for us and we can go there by ourselves." "no problem." Bowie Lam stood up, took out a token from his pocket and handed it to Yin Xiu. "This is the post token of General Zhennan. With this, you can exchange it for the best horses at any post station in the province, and you can also stay and eat at the post station. Those people dare not neglect you." This is not something that can be given to anyone casually. Yin Xiu had heard from Ren Qi before that the highest official in each province only has three of these tokens, no more. Moreover, it is not used only when delivering letters. Only in case of extremely urgent official business will the general or governor of a province give out this token. "Aren't you afraid you'll get into trouble if this thing falls into our hands?" "I'm in big trouble, right?" Lin Baoyi laughed and said: "I don't think I'm a good official, an honest official, I've made a lot of money in the past few years in Southern Xinjiang. And I really don't care much about the life and death of the people, because as long as there is no rebellion or anything else, I can be safe. What does their life and death have to do with me? But I am more or less a human being. Sometimes when I pass by a helpless little beggar, I will ask my men to throw a few copper coins to him. If someone dies and has no money for burial, I will ask someone to send a coffin over. I am just bad, but not a beast. If I have the opportunity to do something good, I am willing to do it. " "You're not a bad person at all." Yin Xiu turned the token in his hand and said, "Just say it was stolen. You don't use it more than once a year anyway, so it's normal that you forgot where you put it."
"it is good." Lam Pou-yee nodded, "Then I'll ask the servants to prepare your luggage." "We brought our own clothes and other things, but this is the most important thing." Yin Xiu pinched three fingers into a gesture. Lam Pou-yee nodded, "I understand, I'll count it as a business trip, right?" "Yes, I'll advance a part of it first." Yin Xiu said with a smile. "no problem." After a pause, Lam Pou-yee finally asked seriously, "Actually, there is a question I have never figured out." "Well, you say." "You two," Lam Pou-yee couldn't resist his curiosity, "What are your origins?" "What's the origin?" Yin Xiu laughed, gently pulled Ma Xiaoyu up, and walked out side by side. "You will know later. By the way, pay more attention to the news and legends on the streets. Those major events that will shock Kyushu in the future may be related to us." After saying that, Yin Xiu ignored him and just walked away holding Ma Xiaoyu. …… A group of Taoists stood in front of the mountain gate of Longhu Mountain. Even several Taoist priests in dark yellow robes who had been hiding in the Tianshi Mansion for many years showed up. Speaking of the great Heavenly Masters in Taoism, although people often say Mao in the south and Ma in the north, only the position of the female Heavenly Master of the Ma family is passed down from generation to generation. As for the Mao family, only magic skills are passed down, and whether she is a Heavenly Master depends on the canonization. Therefore, no one in the Mao family has been awarded the title of Heavenly Master in recent generations, but this does not hinder the greatness of the Mao family. The other two fixed Heavenly Masters, who appear in every generation, are the Heavenly Masters of Maoshan and Longhushan. As the name suggests, the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain is the residence where the Tianshi lives. However, not everyone there is a heavenly master. The Heavenly Master of Mount Longhu of this generation is Zhao Guanxuan. Even on such an important day, he was still in seclusion and practicing. What day is today? He is the Grand Master of the Imperial Observatory, the day when the Grand Master of the East will visit Mount Longhu in the future. The Grand Master was appointed by the imperial court and was the leader of Taoism in the world. Maybe he is not the most powerful, but the power behind him is powerful. Maybe he is not the most recognized, but with the support behind him, no one dares to disobey him. Dongfang Future is such a man that even if people do not submit to him, they are still full of yearning, longing and fear for his position.
What's more, he is not even 30 years old yet. If nothing unexpected happens, he may be able to take charge of the Imperial Observatory for a decade. Who would dare to offend such a person? At this time, the cavalry leading the way had arrived at the mountain gate. They were divided into two columns, each with six cavalrymen, their horses' heads almost biting their tails, and they marched in unison. Along with the sound of horse hooves, there was also the rustling of flags in the wind. Each person had a flag, for a total of twelve. Each flag had a simple geometric pattern painted on it. There were no dragons, phoenixes, eagles, tigers, etc., but only one or two bright spots, or simply a line. These twelve flags represent the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, implying that the Imperial Astronomical Observatory is in charge of all the secrets of Taoism. The cavalrymen stopped in front of the mountain gate and pulled the reins. The hot-tempered horses kept spewing white air from their noses and their hooves made noises on the blue brick and stone surface. The Taoists were inevitably frightened by the scene and took a step back. However, the cavalrymen had no intention of restraining their horses, nor did they care about disturbing the tranquility of this holy place, and they just continued to sit upright on their horses. After a while, other noises were heard from behind. A group of young men and women separated themselves, stood in a line, and walked at the front. Each of them is dressed in brocade clothes and embroidered shoes, with elegant makeup and regular facial features, revealing a kind of clarity and sincerity that seems isolated from the world. Behind them was a carriage with the Big Dipper logo painted on it, surrounded by many guards. The carriage was huge and was pulled by six camel horses, moving forward steadily. Behind the carriage, there was also a large group of people following, and there were also several carriages, but they were not as big as this carriage, nor did they have the Big Dipper logo. When they arrived at the mountain gate, the carriage stopped and two followers immediately came forward to escort them. Judging from their attire, they were probably Kunlun Guards and Si Xingcheng from the Imperial Observatory. Under the protection of the two people, Dongfang Weili slowly got off the carriage with a pale face. The network cable of the steam train was only built in the north and along the coast. Therefore, even though he was a distinguished state teacher, Dongfang Weilai had to take a horse-drawn carriage after getting off the train, and finally suffered from motion sickness. But with so many eyes looking at him, he could only pretend nothing happened and adjusted the white hat on his head with his hand. The person next to him handed him a feather fan, but he didn't take it. He just walked forward slowly. "All the Taoists of Longhu Mountain pay their respects to the Grand Master!" All the Taoists saluted him with sword gestures. Dongfang Future took a quick look and found that the number of Taoists in Longhu Mountain had decreased by a quarter compared to the previous registered number, and this was only in a few short years. It seems that in today's troubled times, not only has the traditional martial arts industry declined, but even the mysterious sects outside the secular world have also declined. Only the number of monks is increasing year by year. Suppressing the emotions in his heart, Dongfang Weilai walked up to the Taoists who were wearing dark yellow Taoist robes and were in charge of the affairs of the Tianshi Mansion. "Greetings to the Grand Master."
The leading Taoist saluted him again. "You're welcome, Taoist Master Zhao..." Although Dongfang Weilai had looked at the roster before coming, he actually couldn't match the names and appearances of these people. But fortunately, most people in the Tianshi Mansion have the surname Zhao, so he can get away with it this way. "Uh, my last name is Zhang, Zhang Jiude." "..." Dongfang Weilai's smile froze on his face as he remembered that there was indeed such a name on the list. But hasn’t the person in charge of Tianshi Mansion always been surnamed Zhao? Seeing his confusion, Zhang Jiude replied, "I am the rotating leader this year." "Oh~ My apologies." Dongfang Weilai quickly mumbled, "Where is Tianshi Zhao Yunlong?" "Tianshi is still in seclusion." Zhang Jiude bowed and said, "I cannot come to greet you from afar. Please forgive me, Imperial Master." "It doesn't matter." Dongfang Weilai waved his hand and said, "Actually, I came here this time because I want to ask Tianshi Mansion for help with something." Even though they knew that Dongfang Wei's trip was by no means a simple inspection, when they heard that he was coming to the Tianshi Mansion to seek help, the Taoists, no matter how advanced their Qi-cultivation skills were, could not help but show expressions of confusion and surprise. It’s just because in the past years, only the Tianshi Mansion and the Maoshan Taoist sect visited the Imperial Observatory to seek help. How could the Imperial Observatory come to the Tianshi Mansion for help? This would inevitably lower the status of the Imperial Observatory and damage its reputation. As to why the leader of the Taoist sect in the world came here and why he asked for their help, everyone found it hard to understand, and they couldn't help but feel a little nervous from the bottom of their hearts. Yet Eastern Future is serious. He did not intend to say anything roundabout, witty or riddle, but to get straight to the point. "You've all heard about the severe drought in southern Xinjiang, right?" Since even the Imperial Observatory far away in Yujing was alarmed, it was impossible for the people in Longhu Mountain not to know about it. "I observed the sky at night in the observatory and found that it was not just some abnormal weather, nor was it the El Nino phenomenon that the foreigners said. It was more like a change in the earth's atmosphere, or an evil spirit disturbing the weather." Zhang Jiude didn't know what the Er Er Ni Ni phenomenon was, but when he heard the words like "changes in the earth's energy" and "evil spirits", his eyebrows couldn't help but twitch. It seems that the great master Dongfang Weilai has brought karma and bad luck to Longhu Mountain. (End of this chapter)