The best county magistrate

Tian Youzi sat down while stroking his beard and looked at Yang Xuanchen with a smile.

"I heard that Lord Xiao Yang got rid of the evil for the people today. He should be happy. Why do you look so sad?"

"Master, please stop joking with me. Wang Peisheng has been handed over to the magistrate of Yao County for trial. I hope he won't get involved in any bigger troubles."

After Yang Xuanchen said this, he turned his gaze to the map, his frown still on his face.

As he looked at me, he said, "Master, you and I are not close friends, but along the way I always felt that you treated me differently from others."

"I can't tell you exactly what the difference is. Can you help me understand?"

Tianyouzi took out two pieces of Pisces bamboo and wood from his arms with a smile and handed them to Yang Xuanchen, but did not answer his questions immediately.

"Master Xiao Yang, this is called the Pisces hexagram."

"Don't underestimate it because it is made of two pieces of bamboo and wood. It contains the ultimate truth of heaven and earth and the mysteries of the universe."

"Hold a piece in each hand, palms facing up, and then turn it over. Once you get the hexagram, I will explain it to you in detail, okay?"

Yang Xuanchen looked at Tian Youzi in confusion for a few moments, stood up after hearing his words, and then turned his palm over.

With two clicks, the bamboo and wood carvings of the Pisces fell to the ground, forming a Pisces shape connected head to tail on the floor.

Just at this moment, a bolt of thunder struck from the sky, and the sound of thunder penetrated the heaven and earth.

The rain outside seemed to have gotten heavier.

Tianyouzi's eyes flashed, he looked at the hexagram on the ground and then at Yang Xuanchen, and the thumb of his right hand kept tapping on the other four fingers.

After a long time, he exhaled a breath of foul air, his face became a little darker, but his eyes kept flashing with brilliance.

"All fortunes converge into Longyuan, ups and downs but only destiny returns."

"Hold the stars in your hands and travel in all directions, across the universe and the sky."

"Master Xiao Yang, do you still remember these two sentences I said to you last year?"

Yang Xuanchen nodded upon hearing this, but a puzzled look still hung on his face, "I will never forget what the Taoist said."

"That's good!" Tian Youzi said as he picked up the bamboo and wood on the ground, and then pointed to Ping and Yao counties on the map.

"Ancient books record that in ancient times, this place was actually a vast lake with legends of dragons."

"Unfortunately, the dragon in Wangze seemed to be too rebellious and offended the divine power. The gods sent down two mountains to block the rivers on the earth."

"From then on, every rainy season, the Red Maple River flowing down from Liangzhou and Mengzhou would bring floods to Jiangzhou..."

Tianyouzi's words were mysterious and Yang Xuanchen couldn't help but frown again after hearing them.

What the hell is this? It's just that the terrain is poor and the mountains and rivers are prone to flooding during the rainy season.

How come it becomes a myth and legend just from your mouth?

"Then according to what the Taoist said, there used to be a big lake here, and there was a dragon in the lake. Then two mountains came, the lake dried up, and the dragon died."

"Is that what you mean?"

Tian Youzi didn't mind him interrupting him, instead he smiled and said, "Master Xiao Yang is right, that's it."

"These past few days, I have been wondering why Lord Xiao Yang asked me to come to Jiangzhou with him."

"It was not until I saw the map that I realized that what you did was to restore this Dragon Abyss!"

I Zhuo, Yang Xuanchen was shocked.

Are people in this era so superstitious?

Restore Longyuan?

This is called cutting off the mountain and building a dam. Then, building a project similar to the Dujiangyan Irrigation System upstream will solve the problem of flooding.

"Long Yuan is back, and luck is gathering!"

Tianyouzi said this and burst into laughter.

Looking at the somewhat crazy Tianyouzi, Yang Xuanchen was confused. Could this old man be having a mental breakdown?

It's becoming more and more unreliable.

"Master...Master!"

Tian Youzi stroked his beard awkwardly upon hearing that, cleared his throat and continued, "You saw the hexagram just now, it's a Pisces picture."

"This is a symbol of the intersection of yin and yang between heaven and earth. It represents the most primitive power between heaven and earth, and also indicates the endless cycle of all things."

"In this hexagram, two fish are chasing each other, sometimes they are close to each other, and sometimes they are far away from each other."

"It symbolizes the changes and transitions in life, and also implies the ups and downs of life."

His voice gradually became deeper, as if carrying a hint of mysterious charm.

“Nothing in life exists in isolation, but interacts with each other. Every choice and decision we make will have an impact on the entire world.”

After listening to Tian Youzi's words, Yang Xuanchen now had some understanding.

This old Taoist priest is definitely a charlatan!

That’s right, a charlatan who deceives people!

Bringing him to Jiangzhou is definitely the wisest choice. This old Taoist priest will definitely be of great use when we blow up the mountain.

However, after talking so much, he still didn't answer my question directly.

Yang Xuanchen touched his nose, a little embarrassed, "Master, why do you only look at me differently?"

"Because you are the Emperor Star of Ziwei, and also because of those four sentences!" Tianyouzi said in a firm tone.

Yang Xuanchen: “???”

Seeing that he didn't believe him, Tianyouzi continued, "My senior brother Tianjizi has the ability to see into the secrets of heaven, but unfortunately, the more he sees, the more he loses."

"My senior brother has passed away, so I couldn't wait for you, but I did!"

"I wish to help Emperor Ziwei unify the world!"

I'm shocked. Are you trying to incite me to rebel?

What is this old Taoist priest thinking?

Although the current situation in Dayan is not very stable, Emperor Jianwen is an emperor with great talent and strategy, and he has worked hard to govern the country during his more than ten years in office.

If someone wants to rebel, like the Prince of Zhennan did, he will fail sooner or later!

How can you have such thoughts!

Yang Xuanchen quickly covered Tian Youzi's mouth, "Master! Don't talk nonsense, I, Yang Xuanchen, don't have such thoughts!"

"Lord Xiao Yang, do you think I don't know what's in the carriages brought by your men?" Tian Youzi easily broke free from his restraints.

"The smell of sulfur and saltpeter powder... mmm... mmm!"

His mouth was covered by Yang Xuanchen again.

Unfortunately, he was no match for Tian Youzi and was subdued in just a few moves. Looking at Tian Youzi's smirk, Yang Xuanchen was speechless.

"I know a little bit about the art of medicine."

"Those things should be the ones that killed a thousand imperial guards on the night when Concubine Shu was assassinated, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xuanchen reached into his arms and touched the handle of the gun, as if he was going to pull out the gun and kill him if they had a disagreement.

Tian Youzi naturally saw through his thoughts, but he did not panic at all. Instead, he sat down leisurely.

"Master Xiao Yang, the fate arranged by God is not something you and I can control!"

"Follow and you will live, go against and you will die!"

"You don't need to be on guard against me. In fact, we are a family. Don't forget your sworn brother Guan Yao!"

Yang Xuanchen's eyes widened, yes!

Guan Yao is the leader of the Tiangong Sect and also the leader of the Tianji Sect. Tianyouzi is Tianjizi's junior fellow apprentice. So in terms of relationship, they are indeed a family.

Thinking of this, his expression softened slightly.

"Master, I still don't quite understand what you said today." He raised the doubts in his mind.

Tianyouzi put on an unfathomable look and said, "The time has not come yet. When it comes, you will naturally know what to do."

Then he changed the subject and said, "Regarding the restoration of Long Yuan, I will do whatever you say."

"All fortunes converge into Longyuan, ups and downs but only destiny returns."