Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 52
Liu He asked Pei Yuanshao to continue guarding the dojo, and asked Zhou Cang to take a few minions to the back hall. Seeing that the three were still drawing talismans, he asked them to go down to eat and rest. Yellow paper, and replaced the divine water with clear water, and continued to draw symbols after they finished eating.

Finally, I came to the shrine transformed from the study room, which was full of prayer flags, lit with a row of incense candles, and a copper tripod in the middle, with the sound of boiling oil inside.

Liu He was about to change the oil, when there was a sound of footsteps outside, it was Yan Zheng, Zhang Bao's other confidant, who saw Liu He inside, and asked, "What is the envoy doing here?"

Liu He replied: "I will do it tomorrow. I was ordered by the general to check the talisman and the artifact. How many days has the oil in it been burned?"

Yan Zheng replied: "It's been five days, and I have to add a little oil every day."

Liu He said: "General Di Gong has given instructions. What we will do tomorrow is very important. All the oil inside must be replaced with new ones. You must find someone to replace it immediately."

"This..." Yan Zheng was stunned. No one could approach the artifact except the servants who refueled it. Oil changing was something that had never happened before, and he didn't dare to make decisions.

"Why, do you still want General Di Gong to come and give the order in person?" Liu He's expression turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "I'm going to wake up the master now."

"Wait a minute!" Yan Zheng knew that Zhang Bao hadn't had a good rest for a few days, so he woke him up at this time, and he had no choice but to peel off his own skin. The matter of the oil is related to the divine weapon, so it is better for the envoy to do it himself!"

"Alright!" Liu He nodded, and ordered: "Find the most trustworthy person to guard this place, and don't leak any news, or I will burn your soul talisman first."

Yan Zheng trembled all over, and hurriedly ran out to get ready with a promise.

Liu He took Zhou Cang to stand on the high platform and stretched out his hand to the copper tripod. Zhou Cang looked at the tumbling oil pan and exclaimed: "Brother, be careful—"

Before the voice finished speaking, Liu He had already stretched his hand in, stirred it a few times, shook his teeth and said, "It's really hot."

"Yes... a bit hot?" Zhou Cang opened his eyes wide and looked at Liu He in disbelief. The stirring of the boiling oil isn't just a bit hot?
Taking another look at the tumbling oil pan, Zhou Cang asked in surprise, "Have the little brother received the true biography of the general?"

"What kind of bullshit is true?" Liu He rolled his eyes and said to Zhou Cang, wiping the oil stains: "You can do it yourself!"

"I..." Zhou Cang pointed to himself and shook his head silently. He didn't want to turn his hand into a fried pig's trotter.

At this moment, Yan Zheng brought in a barrel of oil and prepared a wooden barrel. Liu He asked them to leave, close the doors and windows, and guard carefully, and no peeking was allowed.

Liu He found some rags, lifted the tripod with Zhou Cang, and poured out all the boiling oil inside. Suddenly, a strong vinegar smell overflowed, and there was only a layer of oil and water on it.

Zhou Cang was stunned: "This is..."

Liu He sneered, "What's boiled here is actually vinegar, not boiling oil, so although it's a bit hot, it won't hurt anyone."

Zhou Cang half-understood, stretched out a finger to try it, and sure enough it wasn't that hot, he was furious, and cursed under his breath, "You bastard, how dare you lie to me for so long."

"The wonderful things are yet to come, hehe!"

Liu He smiled slyly, and saw a one-foot-long bronze vessel under the bronze tripod, probably a so-called magic weapon, and didn't bother to look at it, so he asked Zhou Cang to pour all the oil in and refilled it. Bronze tripod.

The two put the bronze tripod back in its original place. Liu He made a gesture of chanting sutras and asked Zhou Cang to open the door. Yan Zheng came in and looked around cautiously. He found nothing unusual and continued to inspect other places.

After pouring half a bucket of vinegar into the drain in the backyard, the two returned to the dojo. At this time, many bandits had gathered around the street, and everyone was expecting the general Digong to bestow divine water to keep them safe.

Seeing Cheng Pu in the crowd, Liu He took the opportunity to appease the thieves and secretly introduced him to Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang. He only said that he was a good friend he met in Youzhou. and take it back to the residence.

In the evening Zhou Cang talked about the copper tripod, Pei Yuanshao cursed, the two of them were suspicious of Zhang Bao, Liu He returned under the pretext of picking up the luggage, the four of them discussed secretly, if Zhang Bao's method failed tomorrow night, they would take advantage of the chaos and take advantage of it. Cheng Pu secretly sent people out of the city to report.

In the early morning of the next day, the officers and soldiers scolded and fought outside the city again, but no one dared to fight. The officers and soldiers attacked the city with bows and arrows.

It was hard to look forward to the sunset. At this time, the streets in the city were already full of bandits, and even the houses and trees were covered with people. Everyone was staring at the dojo, watching Zhang Bao show his might.

Zhang Bao rested for a whole day and regained his energy a bit. At this time, he was wearing a Taoist robe and a crane cloak, holding a dust whisk, and carrying a mahogany sword on his back. Eight attendants followed him, and Liu He stood beside the incense table with those talisman papers.

Zhang Bao came up to the high platform with his sword in his hair and bare feet, looked around at the crowd, and said loudly: "Disciples, the officers and soldiers are rampant and killed my brother. The Emperor of Heaven was furious. He entrusted me with a dream last night and wants to punish them severely. We will fight back." The time has come..."

After some generous speeches, Zhang Bao began to burn incense to make talisman water, and burned those soul-absorbing talismans. Seeing the appearance of red lines, the nearby disciples knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhang Bao announced in public that when the talismans were burned, all the springs in the city would turn into divine water. After drinking it, not only would he be cured, but he would also be invulnerable, and he would be able to fight against the officers and soldiers in the city.

The people were all excited and worshiped again. Zhang Bao said sharply: "Since the uprising, many people have apostate and fled. We will never forgive them. We will disperse their souls, and they will never be reborn forever."

Everyone was terrified when they heard this, and they all stared blankly at the yellow papers on the altar. Apart from the divine water talisman, these soul-absorbing talismans are the most terrifying. Once they are beheaded, even the dead cannot be reborn.

Under the attention of all the people, Liu He brought up the second tray of talisman papers. Zhang Bao picked up the mahogany sword and pointed it into the air to mutter something. .

Holding the mahogany sword in his hand very reverently, Zhang Bao recited loudly: "The Great Immortal of Nanhua, this disciple will kill these disciples who betrayed the Taiping Sect!"

Then he picked up the copper bowl on the table to drink water, and when he drank the water into his mouth, his hand holding the bowl suddenly stopped slightly. The water...why is it numb?
But at this moment, he couldn't allow him to think, so he spurted out a mouthful of water, sprayed it on the blade, took out a piece of talisman paper and chopped it down...

"Eh?" Zhang Bao was taken aback for a moment, but the piece of paper didn't respond at all.

He frowned, took another piece of paper and cut it off, but there was still no response, so he couldn't help but look back at Liu He, who pointed to the copper bowl and motioned him to drink more water.

Zhang Bao was a little panicked, he quickly picked up the bowl and took a sip, approached the mahogany sword and sprayed it fiercely, then went to the talisman paper to cut it off, but there was still only a watermark and no blood.

"A (this)... ah (this) wait (how) fat four (things)?"

Zhang Bao yelled sharply, but found that his mouth was completely numb, and he couldn't speak a complete sentence, and his expression suddenly became grim.

Liu He actually didn't understand, but he knew what Zhang Bao meant, and hurried forward and said loudly: "Master, quickly get the magic weapon, take the magic weapon—"

Zhang Bao's eyes were bloodshot, and he glared viciously at the attendant behind him. This divine water was prepared by the attendant, and he didn't know what was added, but his mouth and tongue were numb, which made him extremely uncomfortable.

The method failed, and he was speechless. He strode towards the bronze tripod, and now he had to take out the magic weapon to intimidate the congregants.

(End of this chapter)