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the next day.

It was still dark and the north wind was blowing. People who went out unconsciously tightened the lapels of their cotton-padded jackets or pulled down the fur collars of their cloaks.

Fortunately, it didn't snow. The accumulated snow had already been swept to the sides of the road or piled up in the corners, so it did not affect people walking on the road.

A long line of people slowly gathered towards the south gate of the capital, and the team of horse-drawn carriages was stuck before they even reached the city gate.

On the contrary, it was more convenient for people walking and they squeezed into the city gate early, but they did not expect that the city gate was under martial law.

The patrolling city guards cooperated with the city guards and asked each person who wanted to leave the city where they were going. When they learned that they wanted to go to Yunshang Temple, they pointed the way to a place with a table outside the city gate.

There, a team of Qinglong Guards laid out nine Xuanxin stones, and they were going to start testing one's devotion to Taoism from here.

Those who had been to Yunshang Temple yesterday walked to the Xuanxin Stone and stood there skillfully. After receiving the signal, they began to recite the Taoist scriptures seriously...

As for those who didn't go yesterday? Those who are not familiar with reading Taoist scriptures? Those who didn't take Taoism seriously in the first place?

There were also people who were a little nervous and afraid to move forward, which caused a new round of congestion in the team.

Xiao Beichen and Yun Xuanyuan stood quietly in the corner watching all this. They were not in a hurry at all when they saw the queue getting stuck again and again. This was also a time that tested their patience.

However, this situation only lasted for half an hour. When Xiao Beichen saw the fat boy running over with a large group of teenagers, he conveyed the order.

The young men were quickly captured by the Qinglong Guards, and lined up in a long row outside the city gate. Each of them held a piece of Xuanxin Stone in their hands, and they stood on each side with the nine Qinglong Guards.

Although the young men tried to enter the Sanqing Palace several times yesterday, they performed well in the end and were directly captured by the Qinglong Guards to help.

Of course, this is also Xiao Beichen’s request.

With so many more people coming, the anxiously-stuck queue slowly moved forward.

However, the patrolling city guards quickly ordered those carriages that had been squeezed and unable to move for a long time to either abandon their carriages and walk, or to reduce the number of carriages by having multiple people in one carriage, and they also prohibited fast horses.

In short, the rules for leaving the city today are much stricter than yesterday. At least there was no traffic jam at the city gate yesterday.

Of course, there weren’t as many people yesterday as there are today. It seemed like most of the people in the capital got up early and all came to the South Gate together...

These people don't know that there is a restriction on leaving the city today. The South Gate will be closed for one hour at the end of the morning hour, and no one will be able to leave through this gate.

Because if we go there at that time, with the crowds as crowded as today, we obviously won't be able to reach Yunshang Temple before the ritual starts.

What’s more, there are checkpoints at the foot of the mountain.

Today, a checkpoint was set up at the city gate, which invisibly helped the believers who were rushing to Yunshang Temple from some villages and towns.

Otherwise, with the sudden increase in the number of people, I am afraid that even if there is only one checkpoint at the foot of the mountain, it will not be completed in one day.

Xiao Beichen and Yun Xuanyuan also noticed some problems from the situation when leaving the city.

They began to discuss how to clear the roads, how to divert the people, and how to accommodate the believers when the Luotian Grand Ceremony is held after the New Year...

The Yong'an Marquis Mansion was well prepared today and set out very early.

Except the boys had made the agreement yesterday.

We met at a breakfast stall not far from the city gate in the middle of the night, had breakfast and prepared to walk to Yunshang Temple. However, we never expected that we would be forced to work at the city gate.

Marquis Yong'an rode in a carriage with his two brothers, eldest son and second son.

Zhou Siyue took her four sisters in a carriage, and no one else came.

At Prince Cheng's Mansion, as Prince Chenghe proposed last night, Prince Cheng and his wife, Princess Chenghe, and the children will not be making this trip.

However, they will leave the city and stay at the manor today. Tomorrow morning they will set out directly from the manor to go to Yunshang Temple earlier.

Just happened to avoid the crowds leaving the city today.

Prince Chenghe, who was blocked at the city gate at the moment, couldn't help but feel fortunate when he saw the long queue, that his father and mother didn't come out at this time.

Other court officials also planned to bring their families to Yunshang Temple to share in the glory today.

As a result, they set out early and finally got out of the city after being stuck in traffic for a long time.

Those who started late saw that the queue in front of them had been stopped when they arrived at the city gate, and were told that they didn’t need to queue anymore as the South Gate was about to close.

Especially those ladies from the inner house who got up early to dress up, pick out clothes and jewelry, and brought their maids and servants to change their clothes, as if they were going out for an outing...

After waiting in the carriage for a long time, I was told that I didn't have to go. I was immediately depressed and angry.

All of a sudden, all kinds of resentment arose, his expression was ferocious and full of anger, and he didn't know who he was cursing in his heart...

Soon one could see an evil aura lingering at the city gate, which grew thicker and thicker.

The Qinglong guards at the city gate, who had just told the young men to run fast so as not to slow down their pace, turned around and saw evil spirits rushing out of the city, and were immediately startled.

Just as the Qinglong Guard was about to step forward, suddenly a burst of imperial aura arrived first, like a gust of strong wind that instantly spread out, and the evil spirit that was gradually condensing into shape suddenly dissipated into nothingness.

The Qinglong Guards quickly came to their senses and ordered the city guards and patrol guards to close the South Gate.

They were afraid that if more evil spirits rushed out, it would affect the believers who were rushing to Yunshang Temple. If they were affected, wouldn’t their early morning testing be in vain?

Xiao Beichen sat in front of the breakfast stall, looking at the place where the evil spirit appeared, frowning with some displeasure.

Yun Xuanyuan has ordered the guards to immediately check the carriages behind the team.

After confirming which family they belonged to, they were notified: they were not allowed to approach Yunshang Temple within a year. Those who violated the order would be demoted, stripped of their titles, punished, and expelled from the capital!

Although it is not an explicit order, it has been recorded and will be a key target in the future.

If the imperial guards can convey it, it basically means the emperor's intention.

He had such terrible evil thoughts because he couldn't leave the city. Could such a person really be devoted to the Tao? Who would believe it if I told him!

Those who have already left the city and are hurrying on their way, fearing that if they run too slowly they won’t be able to get a good spot…

How could I know what happened later?

Although the young men started off a little late, most of them had learned martial arts since childhood, and some relied on their youth and good physical fitness.

With a passion to become a Taoist priest in Yunshang Temple, he ran swiftly in the middle of the long line of carriages and horses and soon reached the front.

In fact, those who ran smoothly and fast were those who walked on their own two legs. Although those who sat in the carriage were more comfortable, they could only walk slowly.

At the foot of Panlong Ridge, the Taoists and Qinglong Guards of Yunshang Temple were also busy checking the pass, but most of the visitors were believers who had come yesterday or even often came in the past, so the inspection was much easier.

The difficulty lies in Beijing.

By the time people from the capital arrived, most of the seats for the seniors in the square of Yunshang Temple had already been taken by other believers. They felt annoyed but helpless.

Yong'an Hou thought he had arrived early and had a chance to see his daughter, but he didn't expect a Taoist priest to say, "Young Master hasn't come out of retreat yet."