Infinite Brilliant Scroll

Chapter 123 Start a Small Taoist Temple
Tang, to the 11th year of the Yuan Dynasty.

At the beginning of March, the climate in the mountains is still wet and cold.

When the night had just receded, although the sky was bright, the sun had not yet risen, and the mountains and fields were covered with hoarfrost on all the branches, grass and leaves.

Among the mountains and fields, there are hundreds of piles of traces that have been excavated. Looking around, one after another, small soil bags occupy the ground for several miles nearby. Under the smell of soil, there is a more pungent smell. smell.

"Uh-"

An extremely long exhalation woke up the silence here.

The person covered in a black robe and sitting cross-legged on the ground looked almost no different from the surrounding small mounds of dirt. It wasn't until he made this sound that he was clearly distinguished from the dead dirt.

He raised his head, and in the void in front of his eyes, there were a few lines of text that only he could see.

[Note, it is detected that another team of reincarnators has arrived in this world, and a hostile mission is generated.

The time limit of the original mission was extended, with additional requirements, to arrive in Chang'an City before August this year, and to stay until the last day of August.

Those who are hostile to reincarnation will also accept this request.

Additional task criteria: Kill at least two hostile reincarnations. 】

"What kind of surprise is this?"

Su Mu sighed again, took out a small wooden comb, and combed his beard.

His beard and hair are pitch black, thick enough to make people feel that it is not a color that naturally grows from the human body. The beard hangs between the chest and abdomen, and the long hair on the top of the head is fixed with seven wooden hairpins with sharp ends. There are two strands left on the temples, hanging in front of the body.

The black quaint robe looks like a solid color, simple and unadorned, but under the light from certain angles, it will show dark lines on it, like the outlines of some centipedes, long snakes, and soaring.

"Daoist, Daoist, have you received the news?"

Sun Ling came running with an afterimage. He was dressed in a Gebu bunt. His arms and the muscles on both sides of his neck still showed a strong sense of strength under the cover of his clothes.

"We have been here for almost a month, why did we suddenly add a mission, and the enemy's situation hasn't been revealed at all?"

Compared with his obvious dissatisfaction hidden under a little uneasy.

Su Mu was much deeper, and said calmly: "This kind of unconventional team battle is usually fought between different bases."

"Don't worry, if you can be arranged for a team battle, then their overall evaluation before entering this mission should be similar to ours."

"Based on this, we have one month more than them. Whether it is personal improvement or taking advantage of this task world, it can be said that the advantage is on our side."

Sun Ling frowned and turned her neck: "It's okay to say so, but after all, there are more mandatory requirements and more opponents who come straight to us. The original plan needs to be changed."

"No need."

Seeing that the time was up and the sun was about to rise, Su Mu threw a chain, the black chain was more than ten meters long, coiled around the two of them.

Inside those hundreds of mounds, black smoke as thick as ink rose twistingly, forming the images of tall horses one after another, and then they all hissed and charged towards this side.

In all directions, the momentum of the galloping horse was quite frightening, but as soon as it touched the chain, the black smoke horse was instantly absorbed.

The trembling of the chain became more and more intense, as if conveying joy.

"Basically, there is no need to change the plan that was drawn up before, it's just that some additions need to be made in the last step."

When the neighing sound of the horse became more and more sparse, the last hoofbeat disappeared on the chain, leaving only a few black smoke aftertaste.

Su Mu raised his hand, put the newly tempered "Five-Horse Pagoda Lock" in his hand, stroked it with satisfaction, and spoke with a smile.

"That's good, the time limit has been extended, we can just go to Chang'an City in person, and take a look at the last part of the plan with the leader."

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[Current World Background:
The founding of the Tang Dynasty has gone through several generations, and the iron horse and the war have not disappeared.Three teachings and nine streams, reckless heroes, indulge in walking in the rivers and lakes and courts, devoting themselves to prosperity, singing, conspiracy and fighting.

The task time limit is six months, and the task details are as follows.

Standard one, defeat the main force of Huo Luo Dao in the Western Regions.

Standard [-], accumulatively defeated more than three masters in this world.

Standard three, interfering with the cause and effect of life and death of more than [-] people, or interfering with the life and death of more than ten masters in this world.

Standard [-], complete the promotion from three-star to four-star within the time limit of this mission.

Standard [-]: Defeat the team of the enemy's reincarnated "Bones and Hearts" and kill more than half of the members of the enemy team.

An additional requirement is to arrive in Chang'an City before August this year and stay until the last day of August.

Those who are hostile to reincarnation will also accept this request.

If you complete more than three of the above task standards, you are considered qualified. The higher the degree of completion, the more generous the task rewards.

Note that this task is a temporary team task. All task standards can be completed by the team as a whole, and individual contributions will be calculated when the task is completed.If the task is not qualified, the points equivalent to the qualified reward will be deducted, and the remaining members will share the responsibility. If the account balance is less than zero, the hell mission will be sent.

Note that this task is a temporary team task, and there are hidden rules.

If after passing this mission, all members have no casualties and are promoted to four stars, it is possible to achieve the achievement of "overturning as before", and the temporary team contract can be automatically converted into a formal team contract.

If after this mission is over, there is only one reincarnated person left on both sides, and it is possible to achieve one-fifth of the achievement of "Lonely Star of the Devil", and four consecutive temporary team contracts will be arranged in the future.

Note that the basic identity information, local common language and characters have been transmitted to the consciousness of the reincarnation.

Dear reincarnation, I wish you a pleasant dispute!
Mission begins! 】

After the teleportation was completed, Guan Luoyang and the three of them appeared in a simple living room.

The ground was paved with blue-black bricks, and the joints were not neat. There were signs of loose brick joints and missing corners in many places, and moss grew near the corners.

The paper pasted on the door has turned yellow, and the thick paper can be seen to have a layer of rough edges with the naked eye. The wood used as the door panel has also been stained and mottled, revealing the original color of the wood inside.

There are four bamboo mats and quilts in the room, three of which look newer, and the quilts are relatively neat, and on the bamboo mat in the farthest corner, there is a child wrapped in the quilt.

The identities of the three of Guan Luoyang and the others are now the disciples of the old master of this snow-sweeping Taoist temple.

The old temple master, Xue Longzi, only accepted four apprentices, the eldest disciple An Feiyu, the second disciple Guan Luoyang, and the third disciple Gu Lanxiang, all of them had already left their masters to run around.

When the three of them were away, Xue Longzi took in a fourth apprentice, the little Taoist Xia Qing who was still sleeping over there.

The three of them looked at each other, and without disturbing the little Taoist priest, they opened the door and went out.

"The team battle mission originally looked like this. Except for a group of reincarnated opponents, it seems to be no different from other official missions."

Gu Lanxiang said in a low voice, "I thought there was only one requirement for this kind of mission, as long as the opponent is killed, it will be considered a success."

An Feiyu seemed to feel the same way: "The place where both parties must go is almost considered a duel field, but it is as big as the entire Chang'an City. Fortunately, Guan Luoyang bought a location service in advance. Finding someone is a big hassle.”

Guan Luoyang was already walking around the yard.

This Taoist temple is really small, the courtyard in front of the gate, ordinary people can walk sideways in less than twenty steps.

It is just such a courtyard, but it is connected with a shrine dedicated to the Sanqing statue and two houses. On the left is the kitchen stove and woodshed, and on the right is the living place.

If you want to go to the toilet, you have to open the back door from the woodshed.

Guan Luoyang walked into the main hall, and the statues of the three gods were half as high as each other. The painted sculptures were relatively complete and cleaned very well, but after all, there were inevitably some traces of time.

And in front of the statue of Sanqing, there was a thin coffin with two white cloths hanging on it.

The lights of the three white candles have not been lit, and there are fruit plates and incense burners beside them.

The thin Taoist lying in the coffin was Xue Longzi.

According to the settings in the basic identity information, Xue Longzi only called back the three apprentices he had accepted in the early years when the deadline was approaching. As soon as the three apprentices arrived, he drove west.

The Taoist temple was poor, and he didn't have a great reputation nearby, so Xue Longzi's funeral was arranged so simply. On the ninth day of March, that is, today, he should be buried.

Guan Luoyang pressed the palm of his hand on the coffin. It was really a thin coffin, a thin layer of wood, just painted with some cheap paint. The brown-red paint was unevenly applied.

An Feiyu glanced this way from outside the hall, and said, "Since it's an ancient background, I have to change into something that won't be too conspicuous, Guan...Second Junior Brother, do you want to go together?"

Gu Lanxiang stretched her sleeves and said, "I'm used to wearing ancient costumes before, so I don't need to change this one. I'll go to a tavern or teahouse first, and see if I can find out more about this mission world. Bar."

"I don't need it, my clothes can be deformed."

Guan Luoyang was originally wearing a white sweater on his upper body and black trousers on his lower body. At this time, a finger of his right hand lightly tapped his temple, and the clothes all over his body seemed to have a layer of light and shadow, and they twisted slightly.

Whoa!
The big sleeves drooped down, and his clothes had turned into a cloud and crane Taoist robe with ink patterns on a white background.

Thousand Fantasy Treasure Clothes, a two-star prop, can change styles according to the wearer's thoughts. Although it is called Thousand Fantasy, the change is based on the extension of material, not the effect of illusion.

Can provide a certain degree of defense, not wet in water, not stained with dust.

The defensive power attached to this clothes may not be as strong as Guan Luoyang's own body, but this changing function is really convenient.

Guan Luoyang controlled his qi and blood a little more, and his hair became the tip of blood. The short hair on his head grew quickly and fell down.

"what!"

Gu Lanxiang jumped over at once, pulled up his sleeves, and confirmed that it was a real material, the look in his eyes suddenly changed, "Good guy, do your clothes have this function? Where did you buy them?" , I will go there after I go back.”

An Feiyu waved his hand: "Then I'll go by myself, Second Junior Brother will stay in this Taoist temple for a while."

"Wait." Guan Luoyang replied to Gu Lanxiang, walked towards An Feiyu, took out two longan-sized gold beads, and said, "If you go out, buy a coffin and come back, and buy another one The tombstone, after all, supports the identity of this place, so you might as well do something."

The gold was prepared when they got together to discuss before the mission.

In most mission worlds, gold is considered hard currency.

Anfeiyu nodded and went out the door.

Gu Lanxiang also went to inquire about the news.

Guan Luoyang stayed in the hall for a while, moved his ears, and turned his head to see that the little Taoist priest had already dressed and walked to the door.

"Second brother."

Xia Qing is 14 years old this year, and her appearance is not particularly outstanding, but her deer eyes, black and white, are quite cute.

The Taoist robe he was wearing was also a formal Taoist robe, more like a dark blue cotton padded jacket, a little bloated, with narrow but thick sleeves, which was very warm in this weather.

Guan Luoyang looked at this little Taoist priest carefully, and the perception of the power of mind could get a little feedback from this little Taoist priest that was obviously different from ordinary people.

When Xia Qing was in a deep sleep before, he didn't feel it very much. Now that he is awake, listening carefully, his breathing rhythm also shows some deliberate traces.

Guan Luoyang had an idea, waved his hand, and said: "Come here, the three of us have been back for several days, and we have been busy with things. I am free today. Let me see how your kung fu is doing."

Since there are sayings such as Jiang Hu and Grand Master in the mission information, then this world is most likely a world of martial arts.

Sure enough, when Xia Qing heard this, he didn't show any doubts. He approached obediently, clenched his fists, and said, "Master used to ask me to slap his palm when he checked his homework."

Guan Luoyang smiled and opened his right hand: "Then use this method and hit my palm."

Xia Qing nodded, breathing faster, his face tensed slightly, he exhaled loudly, and punched Guan Luoyang in the palm.

Guan Luoyang immediately sensed a chilly aura, aggressively trying to penetrate into his body from the skin of his palm.

The little Taoist closed his fist, and around the fist, there were several wisps of icy white air visible to the naked eye.

Guan Luoyang flipped his palms over and took a look. His palms were ice-white, although for him, as long as he opened his fingers slightly, he could rely on his skin to exert force to dissipate the chill.

But if it is used for other targets, even if it is used to hit a buffalo, it may freeze the cow into shock.

Looking at the little Taoist again, after hitting such a punch, he only took a little breath, and then he fully recovered.

Guan Luoyang asked, "How many years have you practiced?"

"It's been more than three years, almost four years."

Xia Qing was a little embarrassed, "Master sometimes scolds me for being stupid, and sometimes says I'm still above average. Second senior brother, how is my practice?"

"Well, it's alright."

Guan Luoyang thought to himself: A minor can reach this level in three years.

If his aptitude is really only above average, then is it because the martial arts education level in the whole world is relatively high, or this small Taoist temple is actually not as ordinary as it seems on the surface...

(End of this chapter)