Skilled in managing a house

It is now half past eight in the evening, which is the time for Taoist disciples' evening classes.

In Wudang Taoist Temple, some disciples are practicing formations, and some disciples are having evening classes, which seems to be very orderly.

Zhang Yu sat alone in the Palace of the Four Imperial Palaces. The Three Pure Ones and Four Imperial Palaces hold the highest status in Taoism. Needless to say about the Three Pure Ones, the Four Imperial Guards are the Ziwei Emperor in the Arctic, the Changsheng Emperor in the Antarctic, the Gouchen Shanggong Emperor, and the Empress Earth Emperor Chengtian.

The candlelight in the Siyu Hall was bright. Zhang Yu was sitting on a futon under the altar. He wore a Taoist crown and Bagua fairy clothes. He held a large string of rosary beads and kept turning them in his hands, as if he was in meditation.

Rosary beads are not unique to Buddhism. They originated from Taoism. Taoist rosary beads are also called "flowing beads". "Tai Shang San Yuan Liu Zhu Jing" says: "The white pearls used for reception are round and bright, three hundred and sixty-five as big as tung seeds, corresponding to the degree of the stars and the time when the sun and the moon meet."

Another "Tai Xuan Jin Suo Liu Zhu Yin" says: "Day and night are fighting, the sky is endless, like the endless flow of water, and the stars are as round as beads, so it is called Liu Zhu."

Zhang Yu seldom recited sutras, but he could not say that he did not recite sutras at all. He happened to have nothing to do today, so he also learned to recite sutras.

At this moment, footsteps sounded outside, and Zhang Yu knew that the person he was waiting for had arrived.

That's right, Xiong Jian and Peng Xiao followed Taoist Zhike. As soon as they arrived outside the Siyu Palace, they saw a coffin outside, which made them very surprised.

Xiong Jian and Peng Xiao took a look, but they didn't know who the coffin was for. They were carrying the body of their master. It couldn't be for Master Haidao.

Just when I was wondering, I heard Zhang Yu's voice from inside, "Let's bury the body of fellow Taoist Master Hai first."

Hearing this, Xiong Jian and Peng Xiao felt moved in their hearts. You know, in the main sect of Lu Zuge, none of the corpses were buried. Not to mention that both of them had changed their Taoist status, and the master was also expelled from the sect.

But now, Wudang Taoist Temple has prepared a coffin for him to be buried. This kind of kindness is hard to repay.

Xiong Jian was a little more cautious and said gratefully: "Thank you Master Zhang."

Peng Xiao was also moved and said: "Thank you Master Zhang."

Zhang Yu didn't say anything, and the two of them put Haidaoren's body into the coffin, placed it, and then walked towards the palace.

The Taoist priest Zhike was very conscious and stood outside to wait.

Xiong Jian and Peng Xiao came to the hall, and when they were still a few steps away from Zhang Yu, they bowed and saluted, "Disciple Xiong Jian sees Master Zhang." "Disciple Peng Xiao sees Master Zhang."

"Please sit down." Zhang Yu sat down and made a gesture of invitation.

There were several futons placed on the left and right sides. Xiong Jian did not dare to sit down and said, "In front of Master Zhang, there is no place for us to do this."

"I told you to sit down. You have come all the way. Have you had dinner?" Zhang Yu said kindly.

"Well... I'm a little hungry." Xiong Jian said embarrassedly.

"Sit down quickly, sit down quickly, don't be rigid. Come here, prepare a meal for the two of you." Zhang Yu said cheerfully.

The Taoist priest outside immediately agreed and went back to prepare dinner for the two of them.

Xiong Jian and Peng Xiao were even more grateful and sat down on the futon on the left.

Zhang Yu looked friendly but said nothing.

Seeing that Zhang Yu was silent, Xiong Jian hesitated for a moment and then summoned up the courage to say, "Zhenren Zhang, I'm telling you the truth. We, the two senior brothers, have just been expelled from the school by Master Hong. We hope that Zhenren Zhang will make the decision for us."

Peng Xiao didn't know why Xiong Jian came to Zhang Yu, but Zhang Yu seemed to know everything about them. He was puzzled, and when his senior brother said this, he quickly said: "Uncle Hong is indiscriminate. I think he is deliberately retaliating. Please ask Master Zhang to make the decision for us and uphold justice for us."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly. This incident had been expected by him.

After being baptized in a big city for such a long time, he already knew very well the ways of the world.

The last time Xiong Jian became the abbot, for others, it was just a stop-gap measure. They had no choice but to let Xiong Jian take the blame. Now that the matter is resolved, it is naturally impossible for him to continue to be the abbot.

If you don't become the abbot, then staying in Lu Zu Pavilion will be an eyesore. When it comes to Xiong Jian, no matter who succeeds him as abbot, he doesn't like him. After all, what happened back then has become a joke. The best way is to drive Xiong Jian away.

If Ebido's body was sent back, Lu Zuge would not like it even more. It was natural that Xiong Jian would be executed together with the body. The only thing that surprised Zhang Yu was that there was another Peng Xiao.

"Tell me what is going on. If you are wronged, Pindao, as the vice president of the Taoist Association, will naturally do justice to the two abbots." Zhang Yu said gently.

"Master Zhang, this is what happened." Peng Xiao's mouth was much smarter than Xiong Jian's. He told everything that was about to happen exactly. Finally, he said aggrievedly: "My senior brother had already become the abbot that day. Unexpectedly, because of his generosity and taking the initiative to give up his position, he was fired by Uncle Hong. I helped to plead for mercy, and he was also fired."

"It turns out that according to what you said, Xiong Jian's identity as abbot has been registered with the Taoist Association during the day," Zhang Yu said.

"Yes, it has been filed." Peng Xiao replied.

"If this is the case, your Master Hong has gone too far. In this way, Pindao will call for a Taoist conference tomorrow to bring justice to you two." Zhang Yu said seriously.

"Thank you, Master Zhang." "Thank you, Master Zhang." Xiong Jian and Peng Xiao said gratefully.

"Don't be in a hurry to say thank you. I will make the decision for you two. I must make a name for myself." Zhang Yu said.

"Please give Master Zhang a clear explanation." Peng Xiao cleverly asked quickly.

"Coming here to complain to me is nothing. The way I see it, tomorrow I have to go to the Taoist Association to work. You can go to the Taoist Association to file a complaint. It is the right way to report it there." Zhang Yu said.

"Yes, we understand." It was Xiong Jian who said this time.

"Besides this, have you ever thought about what you would do in the future if I help you regain your position as abbot?" Zhang Yu asked.

"This." Xiong Jian didn't know how to answer, because he didn't know what to do in the future either?

Peng Xiao was still smarter than him and immediately realized the connection. If you just restore your Taoist status and return to Lu Zu Pavilion, you will be unlucky in the future and your shoes will wear out. If Xiong Jian goes back to be the abbot, life will not be easy. Their group of about twenty people had low Taoist skills and could not control the situation at all. Hong Yuanpo also had Lu Zhenren's support. After all, they belonged to the Quanzhen sect, so their lives in the future would not be easy.

Therefore, it is best to find a backer, and this backer is naturally Zhang Yu. After all, Zhang Yu is the Wudang Archmage, and his strength will definitely not be inferior to Zhenren Lu. He is a being who can challenge Zhenren Lu.

However, looking for Zhang Yu as a backer, one is the Quanzhen sect and the other is the Zhengyi sect. Besides, there is no benefit, why should Master Zhang be your backer?

Peng Xiao knew that Zhang Yu should negotiate terms with them, but they had no ability to refuse.

"Master Zhang, we know that with our little cultivation, even if we return to Lu Zuge, we can't do it. We can still rely on Master Zhang's care. Everything depends on Master Zhang's obedience. If Master Zhang has any orders, just say it bluntly. We must not Don’t you dare disobey!” Peng Xiao said sincerely.

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