Chapter 395: The Monkey Steals the Incense Pill, and the Plum Blossoms Complain about the Cause and Effect

The swordsman said, "All the magical skills in the world are controlled by the major orthodox sects, but Shushan is passing on the magical skills to you disciples who have come to learn from you. This is bound to infringe on the interests of those upper-class people. I don't think Shushan will last long." Although he said this, the swordsman still couldn't hide the sourness in his tone.

The swordsman shook his head and said, "Throughout the ages, all those who learn skills must endure hardships first. Being a boy for seven or eight years may not necessarily learn many skills. Let's not talk about whether it will last long or not. With Shushan daring to break through the door and spread the magic, I will follow. Besides, the head of Shushan Sword Sect, Senior Jiu Jianxian, has great cultivation. The gourd in his hand can swallow the sun and the moon, and the long sword can cross the river and stop the flow. He is a rare hero. Those so-called famous and upright sects have a long way to go before they can overthrow Shushan."

The swordsman knew the swordsman's temperament. To say that he was too strong and easily broken was a compliment. In fact, he was a stubborn donkey who would not turn back until he hit the wall. He acted only on the basis of the chivalrous spirit in his heart. Although he did not say it, he admired him very much in his heart: "Everyone has his own fate. It's a good thing that you can worship at Mount Shu, but your temperament is inevitable to change. I have heard that there are many top sword immortals and Taoists on the mountain. If you continue to rush around with arrogance, I am afraid you will offend your ancestors."

The swordsman laughed, "You are wrong. Every one of them is a sword immortal. They are noble and upright. They are passionate about swords and are masters of swords. They can kill all power and interests with one sword. I am much happier there than in those sects that are greedy and profit-oriented."

The swordsman sighed and didn't talk about it. He thought that the swordsman couldn't understand the ways of the world. He turned his head and looked at a small seven-story attic in the distance: "Brother Wang, have you heard? The Money Gang built a Tongtian Pavilion here. It is full of treasures and magnificent. But I heard that the Tongtian Pavilion is not a good business."

"Oh, how do you say this?"

The swordsman shook his head and said, "In the Tongtian Pavilion, there are rare treasures, but the business of killing people is done behind the scenes. I heard that the leader of the Money Gang, Qian Tongshen, has set a rule that from ancient times to the present, anyone who has been wronged should come to complain, punish evil and promote good, and return a fortune. He ordered people to make 108 Tongbao coins in the style of his Luobao coins and spread them all over the world. Anyone who has grievances and is dissatisfied should bring these coins to the Tongtian Pavilion to verify the facts and kill all evil. In addition, there are many evil demons, evil gentry and bullies. Now there is a saying in the rivers and lakes that money falls to the ground and people's heads are not guaranteed. It's really a lot of prestige. It's strange to say, looking at the momentum of the Money Gang, there should have been immortals who practiced cultivation and the orthodox sects from all over the country to control it. But in recent years, no big demons have been born, and no immortals have become famous, but there have been fewer storms."

The swordsman was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "This matter involves too many things to discuss. I only want to advise Brother Li to be more cautious and careful. The world will soon be in turmoil." He raised his glass and said, "Wang has always been upright and honest. He cannot tolerate any corruption. He has offended many friends and cut off the financial resources of many colleagues. Brother Li is my only good friend and we have similar personalities. I would like to thank you for your hospitality. This is a toast to you. I have important things to do here, so I should not stay for long. I will drink with you again tomorrow."

The swordsman laughed and clinked his glasses, "Brother Wang can have a good future, and I am also happy for him. Let's drink this glass of wine, and don't forget our old friendship in the future."

"Of course not, fuck."

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Western Zhou City.

There is a City God Temple on a small hill west of the city. It is a one-room temple with nothing in it except a statue of the god. The incense burner in front of the statue is full of residual incense, there is a merit box next to it, and two oil lamps on both sides.

The City God of this temple was a kind-hearted country gentleman when he was alive. He made some money from business and donated his fame to charity and rescue people in need. After his death, people felt grateful for his kindness and built a small temple to worship him. Someone from the imperial court heard about this and invited a Taoist priest to perform a ritual, named him a true god, and conferred him the title of City God. However, that happened hundreds of years ago. After hundreds of years, the small temple is still there, but it is no longer as popular as it used to be.

A Taoist came here out of the city, looked around, saw no one, then hurried a few steps and walked into the small temple. The Taoist had an old face, and was dressed in a gray Taoist robe, with a jade hairpin inserted diagonally in his Taoist bun. He did not look wealthy, but rather sloppy. Only a mysterious monkey stood on his shoulder, with white eyebrows and thin claws, seven plum blossoms printed on his chest and abdomen, and a pair of animal eyes that seemed to be open but drowsy, as if he was about to fall asleep, but his claws were tightly clasped on the old Taoist's shoulders, and no matter how he shook, he would not fall off.

The old Taoist is called Plum Blossom Taoist. When he was young, he had a chance to become an immortal and got half of a torn book, a treasure mirror. From then on, he entered the path of immortality. It cannot be considered an orthodox way of Taoism, but just a side door.

The Plum Blossom Taoist entered the temple. Seeing a layer of dust on the table and the shining statue, he did not care. He took out two sticks of incense from his arms and bowed respectfully: "Lord City God, I am the Taoist Plum Blossom. Please show yourself to me." A wisp of fragrance went straight into the sky, as if searching for something, but found nothing. It floated for a while and dissipated in the air.

Seeing that the statue was normal, the Plum Blossom Taoist did not think it was strange. He took out a few walnuts from his arms, squeezed them carefully, and crushed them finely. His old face was like a blooming chrysanthemum. He spread his hands and held them in front of the monkey: "Good monkey, wake up quickly. I have been offering you for a long time. If you remember the old relationship, here are some nuts. You can take them together. Use your magical powers to steal the incense and righteousness in this temple for me. What do you think?"

The monkey suddenly woke up, looked at the nut in the Taoist's hand, and then looked at the statue of the City God. It squeaked a few times and waved its hands hastily, but its eyes were fixed on the walnut pieces and couldn't move away. There was saliva flowing from the corners of its mouth. The Taoist hurriedly comforted it, "Don't be afraid, monkey. This City God Temple has been in disrepair for many years. The gods enshrined here have also suffered. Even the gallbladders of the gods have been shattered. Only some incense remains. I have taken the incense and burned it as an offering. I believe that the heaven and earth will not blame you. Please show mercy and help me."

The monkey just froze in silence, without making any move. Seeing this, Plum Blossom Taoist gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, took out another fruit from his arms, and said, "Monkey, if you help me, you can take this fairy fruit too."

As soon as the fruit was taken out, the whole room was filled with fragrance. The monkey scratched his ears and cheeks, pondered for a long time, snatched the spiritual fruit from the Plum Blossom Taoist, and then snatched the fairy fruit from the other hand. He screamed a few times, somersaulted down, and walked in the shape of a human. He held his head high and walked step by step to the city god statue. The slender claws slightly hooked, and a mysterious aura was hooked down, and then turned into a ball of golden light and fell into the furry claws.
Taoist Meihua was overjoyed. He hugged the monkey and kissed it, calling it his sweetheart and darling. He then put the golden ball into his sleeve.

Before he could leave, a sword light slashed down diagonally, and a knight on the beam jumped down from the top of the temple. It was none other than the swordsman.

"That Taoist, I am Wang Xieling, a disciple of Shushan. Let me ask you, when you let the beasts steal, have you ever asked the victim's wishes?"

The sword light turned into golden threads and fell in front of Plum Blossom Taoist, which turned into a sword pool. There was flashing lightning inside, and it was sharp and intimidating, blocking him in front of it.

The Plum Blossom Taoist was startled at first, and was startled again when the sword pool appeared. He quickly calmed the monkey, saying, "Young man, don't be angry. Let me tell you something."

"The life span of the city god of this place has ended, and he was reincarnated a long time ago. I am just borrowing the prestige of the temple to take some of the relics. It is not a big sin. Besides, I also offered a stick of incense to drive away the god, and the statue did not make any strange noises, which means it agreed to this matter. Otherwise, the God of Thunder and the Goddess of Lightning would have come to strike me long ago."

Seeing Wang Xieling's expression slightly relaxed, Plum Blossom Taoist hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "I have never done evil in my life, and I have always been kind. It's all because I need an incense pill for emergency use. Young man, you must not wrongly treat a good person."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Wang Xieling's face and said, "Human life is at stake. I need to refine the incense pill immediately. If I'm late for a moment, it will cost a life. I can't delay!" After he finished speaking, his face was anxious and his mouth was dry. It was like a scholar who met a barbarian soldier who didn't know etiquette. He tumbled a few times, trying to cross the sword pool and save people. Squeak -

The dense sword pool released a sword net to block the Plum Blossom Taoist's steps. Wang Xieling sneered: "Your tricks may be good for deceiving ordinary warriors, but they won't work on me. Your god-dispelling incense is obviously fake, and the incense pill is probably just an excuse, right?"

He took out another piece of paper from his bosom: "The Plum Blossom Taoist, his family name is Mei Deqian, nicknamed the Plum Blossom Thief, has a spirit monkey following him all year round, the spirit monkey is called Kong Kong'er, it is a strange beast born with long arms, good at stealing, it can plunder air machines, capture fairy fruits, follow the ground veins, explore water sources, it is all capable. It once stole 3,000 taels of silver from the treasury in Daming Prefecture, and stole a spirit herb from the Feihu Gang's base... Do you want me to read the rest?"

The Plum Blossom Taoist was cornered by the sword net. When he heard the words, his face changed. Then he sighed and said with a sad face: "Young man, there is no need to read. Yes, the Plum Blossom Thief is me. I am the Plum Blossom Thief who has committed hundreds of crimes."

Wang Xieling nodded: "In this case, please come with me, Taoist priest, to meet the victim and confess your crime."

The Plum Blossom Taoist's face changed, "What crime do you want to confess? What law do you want to obey? All the famous mountains and rivers are occupied by the orthodox sect of Xuanmen. The places where the spiritual treasures and immortal fruits grow are blocked by the major sects. Just ask, where in this world can there be a place for unorthodox sects to live? I am just a person from the unorthodox sect. I can't seek the orthodox law, and I can't collect spiritual medicine. I rely on the spirit monkey to make a living and climb the road to immortality. What's wrong with that!"

"The prefect of Daming Prefecture was corrupt and embezzled three thousand taels of disaster relief money. I asked the monkey to return the money to the people. How can I be guilty? The Flying Fox Sect plotted to get the spiritual herb, which killed the herb collector's family of fifteen. I have a low level of cultivation and only stole the spiritual herb and returned it to the rightful owner. How can I be wrong? I am innocent. Are you going to arrest me?"

He took a look at the sword pool and said, "I see that this sword pool is a precious sword pill. I have also heard of the reputation of Shushan. It has produced many impartial sword immortals and swordsmen. You are from a wealthy family and have been blessed with treasures by your elders. But have you ever thought about how a wild cultivator like me can survive? Everything is governed by reason. Young Master Wang, you should think twice!"

Wang Xieling waved his hand, and the sword pool turned into a half-gold and half-white sword, and then turned into a sword pill and swallowed it into his stomach: "It sounds reasonable, but it can't change the fact of theft. It's better not to use this method. If there is no taboo in the true law, the first to suffer will be ordinary people."

He took out a red brush, blew a few times to wet it, and drew a circle on the white paper to indicate that it was pending. "I am not a government official, so I don't have the legal process to convict people like us. If I cut off your head with a sword, you wouldn't be able to say anything. But this is not in line with the morality in my heart."

He showed the white paper with a red circle to Meihua Taoist: "To be honest, I came down the mountain to accumulate contributions for the sect. Catching a cultivator like you can be credited with a small merit. Now that this red circle has been drawn, it means that there is doubt about the matter. My fellow disciples will get the news and will not take your head at will."

Wang Xieling pointed at himself again and said, "I will take full responsibility for this matter until everything comes to light and the truth is revealed. I also hope that you can cooperate and let me record some details so that I can vindicate you."

Where did these righteous people come from? They are so serious. Does it mean that Shushan wants to rectify the atmosphere in the cultivation world? They are really crazy!
Meihua Zhenren had never seen such a strange person before. He seemed like he wanted to be a great judge. He cursed in his heart, then looked at Wang Xieling's aura and the sharp sword energy that was ready to be unleashed, and finally endured it.

"It is rare for young man to have such a sense of justice. The Shushan Sword Sect is indeed full of righteousness. It's just that I am not very convenient these days."

The Plum Blossom Taoist said with a smile, and it was completely invisible how much he cursed in his heart: "I am about to go to a dangerous place, and I am collecting this incense pill to protect myself and dispel the foul air. You can wait until I come back to discuss this matter."

"how long it takes?"

"At the shortest it'll be two or three days, at the longest...it'll be hard to turn back in this lifetime." Taoist Meihua shook his head and sighed.

Wang Xieling thought for a while, tapped his palms lightly, and finally slammed his palms: "In this case, why not take me with you, so that you can have a helper, what do you think?"

'It's done'

The Plum Blossom Taoist thought to himself, but the cannon fodder had: "How can you be so impulsive, young man? That place is extremely dangerous and you can't go in easily!" There was a hint of provocation in his words.

"It's okay. I have magical powers to protect me, and I have the sword pill to stop me. The world is so big, there's nowhere we can't go. Let's go together." Wang Xieling said.

Taoist Meihua was delighted. With the help of this young hero, he didn't know how many disasters he could overcome.

"After all, he is just a young boy, inflexible and blockheaded. He can only use the knife in other people's hands."

Wang Xieling exchanged greetings, walked a few steps, then tilted his head and smiled slightly.

'This is done!'

(End of this chapter)