Copper Coins

Tai Bu frowned and said, "Could it be that you haven't seen your ring finger? After all, the mole is very small, so it doesn't attract attention."

"It's absolutely impossible." Tai Zhu shook his head and said, "I looked at every finger carefully, and I didn't miss anything about the left and right hands. Bung, so it is absolutely impossible to remember wrongly. What about you? Are you sure? After all, how many years ago did you first meet the national teacher? It is possible that it is slightly vague."

"It is absolutely impossible for me to remember wrongly." Tai Bu unconsciously squeezed the mask in his hand, and added: "Besides, if I remember wrongly, how could I happen to see the same mole on the hand of the national teacher on Dupan Mountain? ?”

Indeed, such coincidental fallacies are far too rare to occur.

The two of them looked at each other, their brows were deeply furrowed, and their faces were serious.If the moonlight had been brighter at this time, shining through the eyes of the two of them, they would be able to find that the depths of their eyes were full of panic.

They seem to have accidentally discovered a shocking inside story: the same national teacher, the same national teacher they have seen before, but with different characteristics, and the possibility of one of them admitting to a mistake has been ruled out, so there is only one person left. explain--

The national teacher they saw was not one person at all, but two.

For a moment, the two almost forgot to breathe, and couldn't find where their voice was for a long time.

After a while, Tai Zhu said in a voice like someone was pinching his throat: "Could it be... But there is a slight possibility that the national teacher has been impersonated?" He swallowed unconsciously while speaking , it would not be an exaggeration to say that the voice was like a gossamer.

Because it can be scary just to think about it.

"What do you think? That's the national teacher..." The national teacher always has a position like a mountain god in Taibu's heart, so that she almost immediately denied it, "How is it possible that the national teacher would allow others Pretending to be him? Who has the guts to even pretend to be a national teacher?"

Taizhu held his breath and thought for a while, then took another long breath: "Indeed, the national teacher... shouldn't be impersonated, after all, whether it's Taichang Temple or Tianji Academy, ordinary people can't get in. If an insider..."

"That's even more impossible. You and I have high qualifications in Taichang Temple. Do you dare to pretend to be a national teacher?" Tai Bu said.

Taizhu quickly waved his hands, as if someone had put a knife on his neck: "No, no, no, I wouldn't dare if you gave me eight guts."

"That's it." Tai Bu frowned and said, "So, the possibility of impersonation is very small."

After Taizhu thought about it, his face was a little stunned: "Could it be that the national teacher acquiesced? Even..."

It was even arranged by the national teacher at all.

But why would the national teacher do this?

Of course, they have no way of knowing this.

What the national teacher does and how to do it will never explain to them.In fact, the national teacher is a person who rarely speaks.Thinking about it carefully, during the more than ten years since Taibu and Taizhu came to Taichang Temple, the number of times they heard the national teacher speak can be counted on the fingers.

Except for his occasional surprise visits to Taichang Temple, and once a year to Mount Tai to worship the heavens, most of the time, the national teacher will not even leave the gate of Tianjiyuan. He is like a weird hermit, but the place of seclusion is in the North Korea.

If he has any orders, he often sends them directly to the other party by means of a letter.

The Taichang Temple directly belongs to him. Usually, if the people or the government need to use the troops of the Taichang Temple for something, they are all assigned by the National Teacher.But as far as Taibu and the others know, the people the national teacher can really appoint are not only those from Taichang Temple.

Sometimes when they went to the national teacher to report things, they would see the national teacher burn the letter, but no one in the Taichang Temple received the order afterwards.It can be seen that in addition to the staff on the bright side, the national teacher also has some people in the dark.

It's just that these have nothing to do with Taibu and the others. After all, apart from the people of Taichang Temple, there are some talented people who are born with spirituality who don't want to come to court and hide among the people. Therefore, in their view, the actions of the national teacher are really It's normal, and they are not qualified to ask.

The entire Taichang Temple, and even most people in the court, even the one on the dragon chair, all know that the national teacher has a weird temperament, and his temper is unpredictable, which is not something people can figure out.But an expert, there are always some eccentricities, not to mention that the national teacher has gone through several generations, even the one on the dragon chair has to respect him a little bit in terms of seniority, and no one dares to compete with him in terms of ability, who would bother him no

What's more, although the national teacher is uncertain, he is not a domineering person, and he rarely asks for reasons that have nothing to do with him. Therefore, sometimes even if his orders are confusing, other people in the court will help if they can do it. Also don't ask why.

"Hiss—" Taizhu took a breath suddenly as if remembering something, "Do you still remember the sea arrest document that the national teacher ordered the government to disperse?"

"Remember, on the notice of the document, there is a somewhat resemblance face of Teacher Zhang Tongguo, who is also a monk. When I saw the document, I was still a little puzzled, so I asked a lot." Tai Bu said: "Shaoqing said he didn't He knows the intention of the national teacher, but he has heard of it. Many years ago, before he took up the post of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, such a sea arrest document was issued once in various places. At that time, there were rumors that the national teacher wanted to... ..."

Tai Bu paused for a moment rather taboo, then lowered his voice and said: "It's about to pass away, but after seeing the notice, some folks diverged a lot and guessed many possibilities, which blurred the rumors of the national teacher's death. In fact, the state of the national teacher at that time It's really not good, and he's not in Tianji Academy. It is said that he hasn't shown up for more than a month, but he has returned to normal when he shows up again. So... I thought at the time, it might be the reason this time, after all, he was in retreat. At that time, Shaoqing asked I don't want to ask too much, the national teacher later ordered everyone in Taichang Temple not to get involved, so I didn't think about it any more."

Taizhu heard the words, but pondered for a moment, and whispered: "What if, I mean, is there even a slight possibility that one of the two we have seen has left the court? And this behavior is not in line with The will of the other, so..."

"So we need to find the trace of the other party through the sea arrest documents?" Tai Bu continued his words and finished his guess, "But——"

Tai Zhu felt that he had found the right direction, so he interrupted Tai Bu and said: "Otherwise, if it is purely for the purpose of blurring folk rumors or other simple reasons, why did the national teacher bypass Taichang Temple? He issued a document, but he clearly ordered us not to intervene in the question, why? None of us have ever dared to disobey his instructions, and it has even become a habit for many years, and we don’t even think about it, but you think about it again, a sea arrest document That's all, even if it's not within the purview of Taichang Temple, it's not impossible to act on behalf of him, after all, it's the order of the national teacher. Unless, he doesn't want us to come into contact with certain things or certain people because of the sea arrest documents..."

"You mean..."

"If what he is looking for is another national teacher, the other people have no contact with the national teacher. Even if they meet face to face, they will just be an ordinary person who is looking for by the sea arrest document, and the news will be reported in a normal way. But. If we meet..."

See the scene at the foot of the dustpan mountain to know the consequences.

The two stopped talking at the same time, and stared blankly at the starlight of the Heshen Temple in the distance.

If most of their guesses are true, then after thinking about it carefully, the national teacher they are following now should be the one who left the court, and the national teacher in Famen Temple bypassed Taichang Temple to let everyone look for him. , is him.

"Yuebai, what should we do..." Taizhu suddenly said.

Tai Bu was really stunned for a long time by Yuebai's cry.

When they were brought to Taichang Temple, they were all seven or eight years old, some were even younger, and most of them were children from poor families.Folks give children humble names in the hope that they will be easier to raise if they suppress the humble names.Except for cats and dogs, it's six or two seven catties, or the date of birth, in short, messy things can't be on the stage.

Therefore, after they arrived at Taichang Temple, in order to distinguish them, each of them got a relatively elegant name, all taken from the color of Danqing. Taibu was called Yuebai at that time, and Taizhu was called Yuanqing.

It's just that this name has not been called for many years, and now she knows that Taizhu is really at a loss with just this one.

Tai Bu recalled the first time he saw the national teacher at the foot of the mountain, his thin chin and deep voice, said: "Follow, find out, we can't always live like this. I want to I understand, is the one I'm following the one I want to follow..."

Taizhu was silent for a moment, then nodded.He let out a long sigh, glanced at the younger gangsters behind him, patted the dust on his clothes, and said, "Then follow along, we are quite capable, at least we won't be thrown off too much by them—" "

Before the word "far" came out, Taizhu was stunned.

Just then, I heard a clear whistle suddenly coming from the Heshen Temple in the distance, as clear and clear as the spring breeze and the bright moon.Before they could recover from the howling, a long shadow suddenly rose into the sky from the Heshen Temple and went straight into the sky.

Then, a long wind suddenly rose, and the crescent moon was still there, but there were bursts of clouds and thunder.The long shadow stood horizontally above the sky, and disappeared after a few twists and turns.

That is--

"True dragon..." Taibu Taizhu, together with the hundred disciples of Taichang Temple behind him, suddenly stood up and looked up from the mountain peak, like a large nest of frightened quail.

Seeing the real dragon flicking past in front of his eyes alive, anyone would be speechless in shock.

Taizhu, their minds were full of emptiness, and they were dazed for a long time before subconsciously taking a look at the Heshen Temple. The light that had been on had been completely turned off, showing that there was no one there anymore.

Everyone was dumbfounded for a long time, and finally realized a problem.

Tai Zhu said in a voice that wandered into the sky: "Did the country, the teacher of the country go to heaven on a dragon..."

Tai Bu also didn't expect this scene, and said in a daze: "It should be..."

Taizhu: "..." Then how the hell do you chase after him? ? ? ?

Like everyone in Taichang Temple, Shi Zhang and Lu Nianqi, who were carried by the dragon's claws, also collapsed.

Shitou Zhang didn't just carve a few broken stones in Fang's house, but also did some practical work.He thought that the Fang family's buddies who went out to collect herbs all the year round should be more familiar with the surrounding mountains, so he took advantage of Xue Xian and Xuan Min's absence to inquire about those buddies.

He remembered what the surroundings of the mountain where he was taken blindfolded looked like, so he described it to those guys in detail, but fortunately, those guys really gave their guesses.

Said that there are two places where he can see the river scene he saw in the mountains, one is Yunxi Mountain and the other is Lianjiang Mountain.

These two mountains are located between Anqing Mansion and Wuchang Mansion, not too far from Qingping County where they are located...Of course, it is "not too far" in Xue Xian's mouth.

The ancestor thought that since Shi Zhang could dig a keel there easily, there might be some broken bones missing there, and the left and right were going to Langzhou in the same direction, instead of falling on the two mountains along the way. feet, look for it.

Xue Xian was a quick talker than his hands. After making a decision right away, without waiting for Shitou Zhang and Lu Nianqi to make any mental preparations, he just grabbed one in each hand and flew into the sky.This kind of heroic act, except for Xuan Min, who can bear it, everyone else will have to lose half of their lives.

The group of four first landed on Yunxi Mountain.

As soon as Shi Shizhang's feet hit the ground, the world was spinning for a while. He rolled on the ground and muttered as he touched his robe, saying inarticulately, "Fortunately, fortunately, I didn't pee my pants."

Xue Xian glanced at him with disgust on his face, then glanced at the mountain.

Shitou Zhang was paralyzed on the ground for a long time before he staggered up. While trying to stabilize his body, he looked at Xuan Min who was standing still with envy and envy, and said, "Ancestor, let's discuss, next time Can I get on my back too, and stop staying on the paws? It's shaking so much, I want to vomit..."

Xue Xian glanced at him: "Anyone can ride a dragon back?"

Xuan Min was pulling the branches and twisting the paper talisman, trying to find out if there is any abnormal gathering of spiritual energy here.Hearing Xue Xian's words, his hands froze.

After Xue Xian finished speaking, he felt that there was something wrong with the words. When he raised his eyes, he saw Xuan Min's gaze swept over him. He immediately turned his feet on the spot, turned his back to Xuan Min, and said to Shi Shi: " Get out."

Stone Zhang: "..."

If you can't discuss it, you have to do things obediently.He picked a few places, stood on a high rock and looked around, then shook his head and said, "It's not this mountain, we have to change to another—"

Before the word "place" could be uttered, he and Lu Nianqi were captured by the ancestor Xue Xian again.

Before he even had time to put on a loveless face, he went up into the sky again in the strong wind: Mother, ancestor—help——

This time when it landed, the momentum was even greater.

As soon as Xue Xian's feet touched the ground of Lianjiang Mountain, the whole mountain trembled twice, and the very familiar echo came again.