Skilled in managing a house

Master Zhou gave a bitter smile and said: "Isn't it just a robbery? Yangchun Guan is very powerful. Our Lu Zu Pavilion is not the inheritance of Chongyang Palace. After the merger, Zhen Dao has declined even more and can only rely on the teachings of Quanzhen Sect. Yangchun Guan is in charge of Zhenhai's teachings. You really can’t afford to offend a powerful person.”

After speaking, he shook his head helplessly.

Another uncle's surname was Di. Di Laodao said helplessly: "That's all, the True Dao no longer exists. This is what our Tianbaogong sect is actually like. The Yuxu Rope was not ours back then. It is still in our hands." Here, in this year, it may not be of much use. It's okay to give Yangchun Guan, but there must be something in exchange."

His statement was recognized by Gao Laodao and Haidao people. The two nodded, and Gao Laodao said: "Since you can't keep him, then give it to him in exchange for some practical magical weapons and money. On the surface, it will also make Lu Zuge prosperous. As for the Yuxu Rope, let's not go there either. If you compete with others, keeping it may be a disaster.”

With the support of the three masters, Master Zhou nodded and said, "Okay, let's do this. Take off the Yuxu rope."

As he said that, he looked at his junior brother Haidao Ren and said, "Junior brother, go out and ask someone to move the ladder."

"Yes, senior brother." Taoist Haida stood up, walked out of the hall, and told the young Taoist priest to go to the warehouse and bring in the highest ladder.

The disciples didn't know what was going on, but after Gao Gong gave the order, they naturally followed it immediately.

Without much effort, more than ten people moved a large ladder over.

This ladder has two legs on the left and right, and can be up to twelve meters high. The reason why the ladder is so high is simple: the main hall is too high.

The height of the main hall can reach 13 meters, which is not high among Taoist temples and temples. The highest one reaches nearly 20 meters.

This generally has specifications. The tallest hall in China at that time was the Hall of Supreme Harmony in Beijing, which was 28 meters high. When you enter, you will feel a sense of shock. In addition, the emperor is sitting high up. Officials from all over the country usually tremble when they enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony for the first time.

The emperor's main hall is only twenty-eight meters high. Naturally, no place dares to build it higher than his home. Basically, according to the analogy of the size of the temple, even in later generations, they will be renovated according to the original height, without increasing the height.

The 13-meter-high main hall of Lu Zu Pavilion is actually very high. But then I thought about it, if the statue of Lu Zu Pavilion was eight meters high, how could the main hall be shorter?

On the roof of the main hall, there is a copper Big Dipper hanging, which is twelve meters away from the ground below.

The ladder was placed under Tianquan Star, and then the young apprentice was asked to go out and close the palace door.

Immediately, the two uncles and Haidao held the ladder, and Master Zhou climbed up the ladder.

Climbing to the Tianquan Star, he put his hand on it, turned it back and forth twice, and heard a "click" sound, and the lower part actually separated.

Master Zhou immediately reached out to catch it, but it didn't fall. He was stunned and quickly put his hand in. Then, his expression changed drastically.

Seeing that Master Zhou was motionless on top, Haidaoren asked in confusion: "Brother, what's wrong?"

"The rope is not inside," Zhou Zhenren said in surprise.

"What?" "Not anymore?" "How is that possible?" Gao Laodao, Di Laodao, and Haidao were all stunned.

"It's really not in there!" Zhou Zhenren said nervously.

"If it's not here, where could it be?" Old Man Gao asked in confusion.

"I didn't know that Master said he was here before he died. Although I came to see him at that time, weren't the two uncles and junior brothers there? After that, I never came up." Zhou Zhenren said with a bitter face.

"How can that thing fly by itself? Although we know the location, we don't know the mechanism to open." This time it was Di Laodao who spoke.

According to the rules, only the abbot knows the location of the institution, and other high-level officials only know the location.

"Although I know the mechanism, things are placed in the main hall and the jade rope cannot be moved lightly. The four of us need to discuss it before they can be used. In addition, the warehouse of the ladder is in charge of my junior brother, and there are disciples on duty in the main hall at all times. Moreover, the four of us are still on duty together as disciples. If I move, why can't you notice it?" Master Zhou immediately said aggrievedly.

The Jade Xu Rope is the treasure of Lu Zuge's sect, and it is not announced to the outside world. Only the masters and masters of the sect know about it.

In addition, this thing is not allowed to be used without authorization. A meeting must be held before using it to avoid leaking it and causing trouble and disaster.

Therefore, Zhenren Zhou has never used it, not even his master has used it. Generally speaking, he wouldn't be able to use this thing in peaceful times.

As he said, the main hall is thirteen meters high, and the Big Dipper's mechanism is twelve meters above the ground. At this height, no one can go up and must use a ladder.

How could there be no movement when moving such a high ladder?

"That's true." Haidao murmured.

However, Di Laodao immediately said: "That is to say, it is impossible to lose things if they are placed here. There are people in the hall all day long. There are three classes in the morning, noon and evening. During the middle time, there are pilgrims coming to offer incense. After the evening class, Someone is on duty at night to prevent the incense candles from being extinguished. The door of the main hall is never closed. Is it possible that someone else could have stolen it?"

"Yes." Gao Laodao nodded vigorously, his face a little confused and confused.

Indeed, as Di Laodao said, the door of the main hall is never closed, even when evening classes are over, it is always open. Needless to say, during the day, it was time for duty and incense burning. Who could fly so high and steal things? At night, there are rules in the temple that incense candles cannot be extinguished, so someone must be on duty inside the temple, and there are Taoist priests standing outside the temple. Even if the crime is committed at night, it is unlikely. Stealing something so high cannot be climbed up without a ladder, and it is not easy to rob it openly.

"Since I succeeded to the throne, I have always acted in accordance with Master's instructions. You three have supervised me. It is such an important thing as the Yuxu Rope, and it is placed in such a safe place. I am the abbot, but I want to get the thing away. , If there is no ladder, how can I go up? If you bring a ladder in from the outside, you will not have any trouble at all. It is better to carry the ladder into the hall." Zhenren Zhou argued aggrievedly again.

"That's right." "This is really evil." "You can't grow wings and fly by yourself." The three people below were completely confused.

Not only him, but Master Zhou was even more confused. This mechanism seemed to be just a matter of fiddling with it a few times, but it was not. The Big Dipper above is a formation. If you are not careful, it will trigger other mechanisms. First, it will sound a bell, and second, it will activate the formation and knock people down.

Therefore, the only person who might have committed the crime was him, but he didn't steal it at all.

This is simply evil. How could it be stolen in a place like this?

"Senior Brother, look for me again." Haidaoren said anxiously.

"There's only so much space inside, so you can put a rope." Zhou Zhenren said with a frown.

"Then what should we do now that the things are gone? Even though we can't use them, we plan to show them to Yangchun, but the things are gone. What will we do then?" Haidaoren said again.