Cyber Daming

Zhang Qingxi has been practicing Taoism for almost fifty years, but he looks like he is only thirty years old. Although his own strength has just entered the fourth level, it does not prevent him from having a transcendent status in the Tianshi Mansion.

All this comes from his father, Zhang Chongyuan, one of the three third-level "great Tianshi" in Longhu Mountain.

So he was able to receive the order to go down the mountain and become a noble figure in charge of hundreds of Taoist officials in Guangxin Prefecture. He got this good job that countless eyes on the mountain and below coveted and envied.

According to common sense, Zhang Qingxi only needs to take over the county government offices step by step and maintain the general stability of the entire basic plate. That would be a great achievement. It would be a natural thing to move his earthly immortal ranking up by two digits afterwards.

With Zhang Qingxi's mind and character, it would not be too difficult to complete this task. As early as a few months ago, he began to plan the expulsion of Confucian officials and how to eliminate the influence left by the court as soon as possible, so there was an order to withdraw the treasure notes and spread the immortal yuan overnight.

The progress of the matter was indeed as Zhang Qingxi expected, and it was very smooth overall.

However, it is normal that things don't go as planned. Now the Confucian officials expelled from Shangrao County have not even left Guangxin Prefecture, and the newly appointed Taoist officials were killed by people who broke into the government office.

Without even connecting to Huangliang Cave Heaven, Zhang Qingxi could guess that the news must have spread throughout Longhu Mountain.

Now in the entire Guangxin Prefecture, and even in Jiangxi Province, there are countless Taoist officials waiting to see their jokes.

Originally, it was a good thing to wait for rewards based on merit, but now it has a tendency to change, and it may even make his father be ridiculed by opponents in the Tianshi Mansion.

This is something Zhang Qingxi doesn't want to see and can't tolerate.

"This is a slap in my face, and it's also going to cut off my road."

In a specially modified extended car, Zhang Qingxi sighed, raised his hand and pointed at the slightly gloomy sky outside the window, and whispered to the Taoist sitting opposite.

"The sky looks at people's hearts. If people's hearts are not right, even the sky will become ugly. Don't you think so? Junior Brother Yang Long."

The Taoist is a burly man with a full beard. He is Yang Long, who was promoted to the Heavenly Master's Mansion because of his good performance in the Japanese District Trial.

"It is really unexpected that someone dares to commit a crime in the territory of Longhu Mountain."

Yang Long's expression is solemn, and his tone is neither humble nor arrogant.

"Yang Long, the person who broke into the Shangrao County Government Office and killed people, could it be that traitor?"

"Brother, are you referring to?"

"Of course it was the former Doubu Tianshi, our good junior brother, Chen Qisheng."

Zhang Qingxi joked: "Besides him, are there other traitors in Longhu Mountain in recent years?"

Yang Long pondered for a moment after hearing this, and slowly said: "When the tragedy happened, the Huangliang Dream within a hundred feet of the Shangrao County Government Office was completely blocked, so there was no picture of the murderer transmitted back, so it is not certain that it was Chen Qisheng who did it. But no matter who the other party is, he is probably not a small character to have the courage to make trouble on Longhu's head"

"Brother, are you worried that we will encounter danger on this trip?" Zhang Qingxi asked back.

Yang Long said in a deep voice: "I just want to remind Brother Qingxi that you must not take it lightly. Now the mountains and rivers are in turmoil, and all kinds of demons and monsters may jump out. I even suspect that the other party is hiding in the dark, waiting for us to fall into the trap."

"You also said that this is Longhu Mountain. Even Ruxu can only leave in disgrace with his tail between his legs. Do you think they dare to stay here after getting into trouble? Is there a Taoist watching over our heads?"

Zhang Qingxi looked at Yang Long who was about to say something, and smiled indifferently: "Brother, don't worry, I don't have the time to eliminate demons and defend the Tao. Our trip to Shangrao County this time is just a formality. I have arranged for people to prepare a few scapegoats, and then kill them at the gate of the government office to control the situation. As for who the real murderer is, naturally there will be others to track it down."

Sure enough, reincarnation is the first step in practicing Taoism.

As long as you have a good father, no matter what happens, there will be someone to help clean up your ass.

Yang Long was full of emotion, but his face was expressionless. He nodded and said, "Brother, you have planned everything. I was overthinking."

"In fact, there is no need for us to be so restrained among brothers."

Zhang Qingxi smiled and said, "Qinglu and Qingsheng have always been good friends with me. Although they have now dispersed, I still treat you as my own. Otherwise, there are so many people who volunteered in Tianshi Mansion, why would I choose you to go down the mountain with me?"

"Brother, you are so thoughtful, Yang Long is grateful."

Yang Long showed a grateful expression at the right time, which made Zhang Qingxi smile with satisfaction.

"You were fearless and unyielding in the Japanese trial. You were willing to die to maintain the dignity of the sect. Not only I, but also my father admired you very much."

Yang Long certainly knew who the "father" Zhang Qingxi was talking about.

He also understood why Zhang Qingxi chose him to go down the mountain to help him manage the Taoist officials.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. This is true at the foot of the mountain and on the mountain. This is true for mortals and immortals.

In Longhu Mountain, in addition to the current "Zhang Tianshi", the master of Longhu Mountain, Baiyujing Tianxian Zhang Chonglian, there are two of the three Tianshis, Zhang Chongyuan and Zhang Chongcheng, who are competing against each other.

Zhang Qingxi is Zhang Chongyuan's only son, and his words and deeds naturally represent Zhang Chongyuan's forces.

The current show of goodwill is also to win over himself and the "formation department" behind him.

In the Daoist order of the Ming Empire, there is a rather malicious saying: the monks on the mountain are from the Longhu Zhang family.

Needless to say, what the people who spread this saying have in mind.

But there is no smoke without fire, and the respected status of the Zhang family in Longhu Mountain is indeed beyond doubt.

Even in Yang Long's own opinion, the Longhu Nine Divisions are just the outer servants of the Zhang family, and an outsider like himself who enters the Tianshi Mansion is at best a housekeeper.

So he had no room to refuse Zhang Qingxi's solicitation.

"'The ancestral temple is dust-free', this is the decree personally issued by Zhang Tianshi, and it is naturally the most important thing for us in Longhu Mountain at the moment. At present, using Taoist officials to expel Confucian officials is just the beginning. There will definitely be more and more difficult things for us to do next." Zhang Qingxi looked at Yang Long and smiled softly: "Junior brother, you must help me share more." "Please rest assured, you can give me this opportunity, I naturally can't be ungrateful." The previous neither humble nor arrogant was just to give the other party a good impression. Now that Zhang Qingxi has personally broken this window paper, Yang Long will naturally not continue to hold the airs. "But brother, if we suddenly take over all the government offices in Guangxin Prefecture now, it is hard to guarantee that the New Donglin Party will be angry and embarrassed. Should we take some precautions in advance?" Yang Long said with a worried look on his face. "Don't worry, the New Donglin Party won't say anything. Zhang Fengyue's probing has already taken the second step. We are just responding a little bit now, which is enough to give him face. What else can he be dissatisfied with? Moreover, this 'Tao Kingdom on Earth' is not just ours, but also the same in the neighboring Ge Zao Mountain."

Zhang Qingxi's tone suddenly became heavier, and he said coldly: "But these Taoist ruffians are really shameless. They actually copied us to exchange treasure notes with immortal essence. If my father didn't agree, I would have sent people to Yuanzhou Prefecture to use treasure notes to peel off their skin."

As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, but Jiangxi Province is a rare place where two tigers coexist. The Tianshi Dao of Longhu Mountain and the Lingbao Dao of Ge Zao Mountain confront each other from east to west, and they have always had hatred for each other.

The history of Longhu Mountain is a thousand years earlier than the establishment of the Ming Empire, and the ancestor worshipped is Zhang Daoling. Because those who enter the Taoism must offer five dou of rice as a Taoist gift, it is also called "Five Dou Rice Dao". Moreover, because the Taoists in the sect respectfully called Zhang Daoling the Heavenly Master, it was also called "Tianshi Dao".

After the Chongzhen Restoration, the emergence of the sequence made "becoming an immortal" no longer a mythological story that only existed in Taoist classics, but a real traceable and pathable one. Therefore, after the war, the number of believers in Taoist temples in the empire increased rapidly for a time.

After all, even the emperor could not resist the temptation of immortality, let alone ordinary people.

As the undisputed ancestral home of Taoism at that time, Longhu Mountain naturally enjoyed hundreds of years of prosperity, suppressing other Taoist immortal mountains and enjoying unlimited scenery.

Gezao Mountain, which reveres Ge Xuan as the founder of the sect, has a shorter history of founding the sect than Longhu Mountain. In the process of development, it has absorbed a lot of Buddhist teachings, and the teachings have changed from saving oneself to saving the world, advocating that those who practice Taoism must do good deeds and accumulate virtues, so it is looked down upon by the world's Taoist sects.

Longhu Mountain, which is close to the mountain, would often go to Gezao Mountain to cause trouble. If Gezao disciples met people from Longhu Mountain outside the mountain, they would always retreat to avoid innocent trouble.

There are even few immortal masters with a history of more than a hundred years in Gezao Mountain, and even the most important ancestral hall has been renovated many times.

This situation continued until the outbreak of the "World Divided into Martial Arts".

In the war to encircle and suppress Wuxu, Gezao Mountain emerged as a new force, and various talented disciples and mysterious methods emerged in the sect. In addition to the "Taoism Civil War", Gezao Mountain's comprehensive strength after the war surpassed Longhu Mountain in one fell swoop, becoming the leader of Taoism in the entire Jiangxi Province.

Logically speaking, Gezao Mountain, which finally turned over, would definitely not live in peace with Longhu Mountain. It is reasonable to take revenge.

But strangely, in addition to taking Nanchang Prefecture into its pocket, Gezao Mountain has not caused too much danger to Longhu Mountain over the years, and continues to maintain the situation of the coexistence of the two tigers.

"Gezhao Mountain has been doing these despicable things of stealing and plagiarizing for a long time, so you don't have to worry about it." Yang Long flattered Zhang Qingxi and said excitedly: "It seems that our Daoxu is finally going to fight back. I have been waiting for this day!" "When have dragons and tigers ever bowed their heads to others? Fighting back is only a matter of time. At present, 'Daoting Wuchen' is just the first step we are taking, and the second step will come soon." Zhang Qingxi's tone was calm, but there was a hint of pride in his eyes: "Junior brother, have you heard any rumors in the mountain gate recently?" Yang Long tentatively said: "Brother, are you talking about the old man Zhang Tianshi? "Yes, now Zhang Tianshi is in the process of 'harmony'. As long as he crosses this threshold, he can be promoted to the second order. At that time, he will go down the mountain to Beijing to make up for the lessons that the little emperor has missed in these years. I used to hear him say that he was unworthy of the trust of the late emperor. Even if he lost the dragon and the tiger, he would never let the emperor be manipulated by treacherous officials. "Zhang Qingxi looked at Yang Long, whose face suddenly turned red and whose eyes were full of yearning, and smiled: "So maybe one day, Beizhili will become the base of our Longhu Mountain. On that day, if nothing unexpected happens, you, my junior brother, can at least be allocated a prefecture and sit in charge of Longhu Mountain. " "Thank you, senior brother!"

Yang Long was immediately grateful and shed tears. He hurriedly clasped his hands and clasped his fists. His waist straightened up and his head almost hit the roof of the carriage.

At this moment, the yellow-turbaned strongman driving in the front row reminded Zhang Qingxi that Shangrao County Government Office was approaching.

It was clearly noon when the sun was shining brightly, but the street where the government office was located was closed and even quieter than midnight.

The wheels rolled over the smooth stone slabs worn by years and slowly stopped in front of the blood-red government office.

"I have proposed to the Tianshi Mansion before that nowadays, practicing Taoism is all in the dreamland, and there is no need to make the basic base into the old and dilapidated appearance it is now. But Yang Long, guess what? My father rejected me with a sentence "The Tao can be new, but the human heart cannot be new". I don't know what he thinks."

Zhang Qingxi pushed the door and got out of the car while talking and laughing, but the moment the soles of his shoes stepped on the bluestone street, the sudden bone-chilling coldness completely froze his limbs.

His eyes passed through the door and the eaves. Zhang Qingxi saw it clearly.

In the hall full of corpses, a man with a face immersed in shadows was sitting in the chair with his legs crossed.

His temperament was calm and composed, like an experienced old hunter who had dug a trap and was waiting for the prey to fall into the trap.

"Why are you still here?!"

Zhang Qingxi blurted out subconsciously, and the fear that surged in his heart gripped his heart. Fear, regret, unwillingness, and a series of complex and intense emotions made him gasp and blink.

In the moment of light and dark, a fist with bony knuckles kept magnifying in Zhang Qingqing's eyes. He could not feel the pain without the pain, but the color in his eyes was quickly withdrawing, and the endless darkness surged like a tide.

In the moment before fainting, Zhang Qingxi saw a sharp-edged profile in a trance, but it was not the Chen Qisheng he knew.

"Who attacked me?"

The yellow turban warrior who reacted on the side was about to rush forward to avenge his master, but was blown up in the head by Li Jun's fist.

Li Jun pulled Zhang Qingxi out of the car by the collar, and looked down at the car. He saw the burly Yang Long with his legs together, his hands on his knees. Facing Li Jun's surprised eyes, he forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Lord Yan Jun, long time no see."

"You two? No one else?"

"No one." Yang Long shook his head quickly.

Li Jun showed a regretful expression on his face, and raised his chin at Yang Long: "Then what should we say, fight?"

"I surrender."

In the Shangrao County Government.

Yang Long explained Zhang Qingxi's identity and the purpose of their trip, but found that Li Jun was still sitting leisurely in his original position, with no intention of running away.

"You clearly knew that someone had just bloodbathed here, and you just chased me like this? Are you really not afraid of death?"

Who would have thought that you were here? Who would have thought that you would wait for someone to come after killing someone?

Yang Long was complaining in his heart, and smiled bitterly: "Lord Yan, Guangxin Prefecture is the seat of Longhu Mountain after all."

"Oh"

Li Jun pretended to be surprised: "So you never thought you would be killed by surprise?"

"Lord, Longhu Mountain is in Guixi, not too far from here. If you have calmed down, it is better to..."

"It is better to escape early, right?"

Li Jun continued what Yang Long had not finished saying, and said with a smile: "But I just arrived, and you Longhu Mountain didn't even give me time to rest. Isn't it a bit too overbearing?"

"He is not light."

Yang Long pointed at Zhang Qingxi who was under Li Jun's feet, and said earnestly: "The Taoist order is not the Confucian order, and it is not likely to care about the gains and losses. Killing will cause endless troubles."

"You beg for mercy for him, but not for yourself. Yang Long, you have really become loyal after entering the Tianshi Mansion."

Li Jun's voice was full of teasing.

It's no wonder that Li Jun is like this. When they were in the Japanese area, Yang Long had performed a double act of "loyalty and courage" with him, and deceived the favor of the Tianshi Mansion, so Li Jun knew very well what kind of person Yang Long was.

"If you insist on killing him, can you give me a chance to live?"

Yang Long said anxiously: "Master Xuan Dou's affairs have nothing to do with me. I even secretly passed the news to Junior Brother Yang Xuan Chen. He can testify for me!"

"Old Chen told me, but his original words were that you and he used each other."

Yang Long's expression was stiff, but he heard Li Jun change the subject: "But I can hear that he is still grateful to you, so I can keep your life for you."

"Thank you, Lord Yan!"

"Don't worry." Li Jun tapped Zhang Qingxi on the ground with his toes: "If this person dies, can you still go back in one piece?"

Yang Long lowered his eyes and instantly understood what the other party meant.

He was appointed by Zhang Qingxi to go down the mountain, and in the eyes of the Tianshi Mansion, he was naturally Zhang Qingxi's man.

Now that the 'master' is dead, how can he, as a 'servant', be unscathed?

It seems that only the death of the soldier can barely make sense.

Yang Long hesitated for a moment, and it seemed difficult to make the decision to die.

"You only have one way to die. When you wake up in the mountain, it's hard to say whether everyone will recognize you. Why don't you talk more now?"

Li Jun lifted Zhang Qingxi's body with his toes, and a mechanical arm suddenly stretched out from behind, with five fingers clasping Zhang Qingxi's face, and the armor extended to wrap the entire head.

"We should have a lot of time now."

Li Jun pointed to the top of his head and asked with a smile: "You should not be able to see it now, right?"

"When you are away for three days, you should look at it with new eyes. You have changed a lot, Li Xinzhu."

Yang Long sighed, and the cowardice on his face faded away like a tide, and a smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"I am just a good doctor after a long illness. But Yang Long, you are still the same as before."

The current Yang Long is the "Array Department" Tianshi in Li Jun's memory, who played Zhang Qinglu, Zhang Qingsheng and other Longhushan direct descendants in the palm of his hand!

"It's all for survival." Yang Long laughed at himself.