The national teacher does not practice

Chapter 333: Seeing the true identity ([-] words, please subscribe)
Yuhang City, Laoliu Street, Yijingzhai.

Xue Ji woke up from her sleep, wrapped in a thick quilt, looked up at the extinguished brazier in the room, and pursed her lips.

The temperature in the simply furnished house is very low, but for practitioners, winter is not difficult to endure.

Those who really have to face the test are the people at the bottom.

A heavy snowfall came too quickly. Although order was quickly restored in the city, it was still difficult to walk outside the city.

After the disaster, prices in the city skyrocketed, especially charcoal and firewood, which were in short supply.

Xue Ji has always lacked insight into the lives of the people at the bottom of her life. It was not until she moved to Yijingzhai that her feelings deepened.

Yes.

Ji Ping'an, who was far away in Xu County, didn't know that Xue Ji moved here the day after the disaster ended.

The superficial reason was that the house she rented before was destroyed during the war, but in fact she wanted to wait for Ji Ping'an to return so that she could see him as soon as possible.

Ji Ping'an has been "missing" for almost two months, and Xue Ji has also missed him for two months.

In order to cover up her worries, she tried to devote more energy to spiritual practice and "post-disaster reconstruction."

When she led the Jianghu people to save the people, she gradually became famous in the city.

Especially one day after moving into Yijingzhai.

When Xue Ji opened the store door, she saw several baskets of eggs placed at the door, and when walking on the block, people would salute her from time to time.

Cold-blooded.

The "demonic witch" who once stopped crying as a child feels respected like never before.

This made her suddenly understand why Ji Pingan was willing to take such a big risk to show up to save people.

After walking for a while, Xue Ji lifted the quilt.

The skin that is no less beautiful than the purest snowflakes on the eaves is exposed to the air.

Xue Ji stretched out a long leg that bullied Shuang Saixue and stepped on the boots on the ground.

Then he pulled himself out of the warm quilt, put on a black gauze skirt, sat in front of the dressing mirror, and quickly finished washing.

When Xue Ji opened the door after finishing packing, she saw in the small courtyard, a chubby boy who was only as tall as her waist, wearing a cotton-padded jacket, wrapped up like a ball, and practicing boxing in the courtyard with a serious face.

The early winter sun shone on the God Emperor's cute little face, and every move he made seemed to be spitting out sunlight.

Under the big tree next to it that had lost all its leaves.

On the stone table, a little fox with a green body, white paws and shiny hair was acting as a cheerleader "hehehehehe", looking very interested.

"Ah! The devil is coming out!"

When Er Qing saw Xue Ji, he was excited. The little fox gave an exaggerated cry and huddled up in fear!
"The devil?" Xue Ji was stunned for a moment, anger appeared on her cold and three-dimensional face:

"Who are you talking about?"

"It's not what Er Qing said! It's not what Er Qing said!"

The little fox was so frightened that he scurried up the tree, used his hands and feet to climb onto the bare branches, and held his fluffy tail with an innocent look on his face.

"Snapped!"

At this time, the God Emperor finished his last move, slowly closed his fist, and said with a smile:
"Children are ignorant, Miss Snow, don't argue with them."

Xue Ji glanced at him and retorted:

"As the great emperor of the human race, when did the God-Emperor learn to protect the demon vixens?"

"Er Qing is not a vixen!" The little fox squatted on a tree branch, angrily arguing with his hands on his hips, his voice like a mosquito.

The God Emperor said haha:
"Under the same roof, we are all brothers..."

Xue Ji's expression is in debt:

"Where are Huang He and Mu Yaoyao?"

The God Emperor said:

"Dr. Huang went to Sanqing Temple to get information about the situation. The snack boy went to the Academy to hand in his homework."

During these days, the entire upper level of the Great Zhou Dynasty was turbulent.

Emperor Yuanqing was furious after learning about the Yuhang War, and immediately issued an imperial edict:

The eight military mansions on the border defense line stationed in Leizhou broke out and moved thousands of miles westward, forcing them into Daxizhou and entering a state of full-scale war.

The demon clan responded quickly as well.

The horns were sounding endlessly in the Hundred Thousand Monster Mountain, and both sides seemed to have large armies pressing down on the border.

Several small-scale battles have broken out in some areas.

The "summit" organized by "Daomen" is also about to be held. Huang He has to go to Yu Yu almost every day or two to find out information.

As for Mu Yaoyao, she was originally detained in the "Yin Yang Academy" and forced to practice by Xu Xiurong. However, the little girl acted like a fool and insisted on saying that she was worried about Ji Ping'an and wanted to wait for him to come back.

Xu Xiurong was so annoyed that she couldn't help it, so he allowed her to practice in a quiet studio on weekdays, but she had to go there often to "hand in homework."

As soon as he finished speaking, there were footsteps outside the courtyard door.

The door opened with a "squeak", and Huang He, wrapped in a cotton robe and a dog-skin hat, pushed the door open and walked in.

He also brought back a steaming breakfast and said with a smile:

"Senior Adou, senior Xueji, are you all up?"

Xue Ji opened her mouth: "Your young master..."

Huang He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "There is no news."

Xue Ji pursed her lips, her beautiful eyes dim. She asked this question almost every day.

She is not worried about being suspected, after all, the scandal between "Xue Ji" and "National Master" is well known.

Therefore, the logic of Xue Ji's behavior is very reasonable as she is eager to find Ji Ping'an and find out the whereabouts of the Imperial Master.

Only the God-Emperor stood beside him, folding his arms and pouting, thinking that this woman looked cold on the outside, but she didn't expect that she was actually a very affectionate person...

However, with His Majesty the God Emperor's countless eyesight, even though Ji Ping'an didn't reveal it, he could guess at a glance that the two of them had probably gotten together.

"But there is something weird."

Huang He said:

"I heard from Yu Yu that something has been wrong with Headmaster Xin these past two days. He is often distracted and seems to have lost his soul."

Lost your soul?The God Emperor and Xue Ji were stunned. This kind of description was really rare for a great monk in the "Shenzang Realm".

Could it be that there is a storm brewing among the upper echelons of the dynasty?
Just as he was waiting to ask more questions, there were footsteps outside the courtyard door. Mu Yaoyao, wrapped in a dark green coat and combed with chirping hair, came back with a set of papers in her hand.

"Hey, I see you are in a good mood. Didn't you get punished?" the God Emperor teased.

Mu Yaoyao smiled confidently:

"Master is in retreat and didn't check my homework!"

Everyone was stunned again and looked at each other, sensing something strange. The summit initiated by the Taoist Sect would soon begin.

Xu Xiurong, who is now the head of Qin Tian Jian, suddenly retreats into seclusion, which is thought-provoking.

"It always feels like something is going to happen."

Doubts arose in the hearts of the three of them, and only Mu Yaoyao and Er Qing began to joke around heartlessly.

The small courtyard in winter is filled with happy air.

……

……

Xu County, inside Baoqingfang.

As Fan Ju and others lost the battle and left in despair, the Medicine King and others in the courtyard were dumbfounded, and they all said goodbye and left as if they were just waking up from a dream.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared without a trace.

No one wants to stay in this place of right and wrong.

But it is conceivable that the news of what happened here will soon spread throughout the world of Xu County.

"You still have the ability to seize a white blade with bare hands? Why did you give it back?" Wei Qingqing looked at Ji Ping'an in surprise and asked via voicemail.

Ji Ping'an also replied via voice message:
"I'm not a true Taoist priest, so what's the use of holding the flying sword? Besides, I really think it's effortless to suppress it?"

This is a statement that sounds extremely reasonable. Even Fan Ju would probably guess that it was because the continuous suppression of the flying sword consumed too much, so he threw it back.

But the real situation is:

Ji Ping'an didn't want to expose his relationship with the "Wooden Sword", nor did he want to seize a junior's magic weapon.

He has given away many magic weapons in his life, and this one is certainly not missing.

Wei Qingqing asked again:

"Speaking of which, why did the Taoist inspection come? Is this also part of your calculation?"

Ji Pingan said speechlessly:

"Xing Guan is indeed good at deduction, but I haven't returned to my peak yet. You're talking like I'm a scheming old fox."

He did not predict Fan Ju's appearance.

The other party's unexpected intrusion also complicated the situation in the small town of "Xuxian".

But in Ji Ping'an's view, this is not necessarily a bad thing.At critical moments, they might be able to be used as friendly forces.

"Taoist priest...shall I see you off?"

No one noticed the two people's murmurings. Seeing that everyone was gone, Baoqingfang Master finally plucked up the courage to speak.

But his expression was more frightened than before.

Regardless of whether the person in front of her is "Guan Tian" or not, he is undoubtedly a big shot who can easily crush her to death.

Ji Ping'an said with a smile: "Pindao has one last thing to do."

Boss Baoqing:?
Soon.

In the first small reception hall, Ji Ping'an took over from Master Baoqing the item that he had kept here ten years ago.

Then he said goodbye with a smile and left.

When the three of them left Baoqingfang and walked on the chilly streets, Wei Qingqing asked curiously: "What's in the box?"

Ji Ping'an put it away and said with a smile:

"secret."

"Hey." Wei Qingqing turned her head away with a look of disdain:
"I thought the general's wife wanted to see the same thing."

Jiang Chunqiu held his horse with his fierce sword, watching the two bickering and laughing and crying.

He raised his head and glanced at the sky that was gradually shrouded in gray clouds, as well as the vague sense of oppression, and said:

"I feel like the weather is going to change. Where to go next?"

Ji Ping'an also raised his head and counted the winter snow coming in the next two days, and said:
"Find an inn and wait."

"Just wait?"

"Just waiting."

Ji Ping'an's tone was determined. With Yu Baishu's ability, he had already sent out a signal. Even if there was a crossroad, the other party would definitely have a way to contact him.

The premise is that there will be no more setbacks.

…………

Not long after Ji Ping'an left, just as he expected, what happened in Baoqingfang was like a whirlwind, and spread like wildfire in a few hours.

It spread in the local arena and caused a great uproar.

For a time, speculations about the origin of the "mysterious Taoist" were rampant, like a big stone falling, causing turmoil in the peaceful world.

At the same time, in a small courtyard belonging to the Buddhist industry in the city.

In a certain room, a burly "Tota Arhat" with huge earlobes was sitting cross-legged on the ground, with a pagoda propped up in front of him, the top of which almost penetrated the roof!

In the tower with the Buddha's light shining through, the much smaller Yu Baishu was trapped on one of the floors, with his legs imprisoned by chains.

His expression was calm and composed, he was holding a book in his hand and reading, as if he was not a prisoner but a guest.

Suddenly, Yu Baishu, who was immersed in the book, heard a loud voice:
"Sir, you are in a good mood."

Yu Baishu raised his head.

His gaze passed through a strand of white hair on his forehead and passed through the hollow on the surface of the pagoda.

He saw a huge inn room outside and a huge face.

Lightly said:
"In the past, when hundreds of schools of thought were contending and the court was in turmoil, I was arrested and imprisoned several times. I never saw the light of day in prison, but I still had books as my companions. The great prosperity of the country brought harsh officials and whips to my body, but I did not change my joy. This Buddhist prison cell is much better than before. How is the year going?"

The Tota Arhat had no expression on his face and spoke in admiration:
"Sir, you are very courageous, but I am not a cruel official in the Buddhist sect, and I am not willing to take such a trick. When we wipe out all the people in the world and take you back to the Tang Dynasty, the poor monk will bear the thorn and plead guilty."

"Hypocritical!" You Baishu sneered and shook his head:

"Even if we are forced to join, are you not afraid that we will stab you in the back?"

The Tota Arhat clasped his hands together:

"Amitabha, after the donor meets my Buddha, he must take refuge."

Yu Baishu's expression changed slightly, as if he thought of something, but Tota Arhat ended the conversation, shrunk the pagoda, and held it in his hand.

Then, the door was pushed open and the other monks walked in.

"Is there any news?" Tota Luohan asked.

Zen Master Huiming, who has dark skin and has a vicissitude of life, said:

"I got the news that something happened in Baoqingfang in the city during the day..."

He recounted the information he heard.

"What do you think, senior brother?" Tota Arhat asked.

Zen Master Huiming, who was at the top of the team in terms of seniority, thought for a moment and said:

"It can be seen from the description that those three people are most likely members of the human world. The old Taoist of Banshan and Mrs. Wei of the 'Yuling Tao' are consistent with the information. The other party is so arrogant, probably to connect with Yu Baishu."

With a frown on his face and a look of great bitterness and hatred, the "Arhat Raising a Bowl" hesitated and said:

"It's just that the Taoist inspection team was attracted first, which was unexpected."

Like Maitreya Buddha, the "Budai Arhat" with a cloth bag hanging on his waist said with a smile:
"Is it unexpected? We have been walking in Yuezhou for so many days, and Fan Ju has been chasing us early. It's not surprising."

Monk Huiming frowned and said:
"What the poor monk cares about is the strength of Taoist Taoist Moving Mountain. According to rumors, he actually forced Fan Ju to retreat... This..."

The implication is that the opponent's strength is a bit beyond his capabilities.

Buddhism is eyeing the human world this time, and it is bound to win, and the lineup is also very strong.

Master Huiming, plus four Luohan Hall monks, this is an extremely powerful force.

Originally, they were not so radical, but planned to proceed steadily and arrest people in a low-key manner within the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, an order came from Dajue Temple asking them to evacuate as soon as possible, so the four of them were ready to stop hiding and take advantage of the fact that the Taoist sect and the court's attention was now focused on Yuhang.

Steal hard, take away the "human world", and make a lot of money.

"Moving mountains cannot be the state of observing the sky," Tota Arhat said firmly:

"When he was at his peak in his previous life, he was not a strong man and was not good at fighting. How much can he recover in such a short period of time? I suspect that he used some kind of magical weapon or special means to scare Fan Ju.

Or maybe Fan Ju didn't really use his full strength. After all, the Taoist sect definitely wanted to incorporate "Human World", so how could he start a life-and-death fight as soon as he came up?

There is a high probability that it is just a test, and rumors are always exaggerated. Even if we step back ten thousand steps, this team in this world really has some trump cards, but don't we have none?Guantian... is not impossible to fight. "

Everyone looked at each other and nodded slowly.

"Arhat's words are reasonable, but since the Taoist sect is involved, we don't have much time left. One Fan Ju is easy to deal with, but when more powerful people are attracted, it will be a big trouble."

Master Huiming pondered for a moment and said:

"I propose to take action as soon as possible, contact the world, deceive them in the name of You Baishu, and take them down in one fell swoop. Even if the Taoist sect intervenes, Fan Ju will be unable to survive alone, so it will not be a problem."

"Yes."

"As it should be."

"If this happens, it will be a great merit for us."

The little monk Jingse stood in the corner and said after hearing this: "But I always feel that..."

Four people: "That's it!"

Quitting:…

The young monk swallowed the words silently, but he always felt that the master and others looked down upon the ancients too much.

Perhaps it was the arrest of Yu Hakushu and the success of the others that made the four-person team feel arrogant, but the young monk was thinking:
Is it really the same to beat up a lonely ancient man and to confront him head-on?

……

……

On the other side, after Ji Ping'an and his party left Baoqingfang, they found an inn to stay in the city.

After eating, the three of them went back to their houses to practice and began to wait patiently.

However, there was no movement until it got dark, but just when Ji Ping'an thought that his first night in the city would be spent peacefully.

Jiang Chunqiu and Wei Qingqing knocked on his door:
"There is movement!"

So fast?
Ji Ping'an was stunned for a moment, and invited the two of them into the house. After closing the doors and windows to make sure that no one was watching, the three of them sat around the round table, with the flames of the central lamp spreading a warm orange light.

Ji Ping'an said: "What's going on?"

Jiang Chunqiu grinned, took out a letter from his arms, and pressed it on the table:
"I was meditating, and suddenly I heard a sound in the air, and a dart hit the window of the house where I lived. This letter was attached."

Wei Qingqing's eyes were bright and she looked very excited:
"Open Kang Kang!"

Since joining the team, this widow has gradually revealed her true nature, showing that she is not afraid of trouble and is only afraid of things that can be done.

Ji Pingan said "yes", tore open the envelope and unfolded a piece of letter paper.

After looking at it for a moment, he handed the paper to the two of them expressionlessly.

Wei Qingqing eagerly took it, glanced at it, and said with a smile:

"Your method really works. You build your reputation during the day, and Yu Hakushu comes to contact you at night."

Jiang Chunqiu also glanced at it and said hehe:
"I'm quite cautious. I don't know whether it's because I'm worried about being interfered with by the Taoist officials, or because I don't trust us."

The content on the letter paper is very simple, giving the time, place, and signature.

The three people in the "human world" are scheduled to meet at the "Huanglong Tomb" outside the city at noon tomorrow to discuss in detail.

Except for Fan Ju's appearance, which was considered an interlude, the "mission" of picking up people seemed to go particularly smoothly.

However, the next second, Ji Pingan stared at the two of them solemnly and said something shocking:
"It's a trap."

The two of them smiled for a moment!
"Trap?" Wei Qingqing's expression changed slightly: "What do you mean?"

Ji Pingan's tone was calm and determined, and he tapped the paper with his finger:
"This is not a letter from Yu Baishu, but from someone else."

Jiang Chunqiu said in astonishment:

"How is that possible? Although there are few words on it, the meaning revealed is that we obviously know our purpose."

Ji Ping'an's expression was solemn:
"So, I suspect that Yu Hakushu may have fallen into the hands of others, or the news of his contact with us has been leaked."

After a pause, he added:

"The prince's notes mentioned the secret code for the connection between the two parties, but there is no such code here."

Wei and Jiang's expressions really changed now.

However, they didn't know that there was no "code" mentioned in the prince's notes. This explanation was just made up casually by Ji Ping'an.

There are two reasons that really led him to judge that the letter was fake.

First, he knows Yu Hakushu’s handwriting!

At the beginning, Yu Bai had entrusted him with the calligraphy inheritance, which included words written by Yu Bai Shu himself.

Although the reborn person has changed into a new body, the habits of the past hundreds of years are not easy to change.

But the handwriting on this letter, not to mention that it is very different from Yu Baishu's handwriting, can only be said to have nothing to do with it...

Another more important reason is that the items Ji Ping'an bought today included a small and inconspicuous item.

This item itself represents a certain "secret code" that Li Yang and Yu Baishu know!
He firmly believed that if You Baishu learned about it, he would definitely think of Li Yang.

But there was no trace of temptation at all in this letter.

The two-phase confirmation, although not completely certain, was enough to make him vigilant.

"Is it the Dao Sect? The Dao Sect caught You Baishu first?" Wei Qingqing said.

Combined with Fan Ju's appearance during the day, this seems to be the most likely guess.

But the bold and careful leader Jiang shook his head:

"Not necessarily. If Daomen wants to take action, what happened during the day cannot be explained. Do you think, if Daomen captured Yu Baishu and waited for us here, what is the point of doing this again at night after the failed arrest during the day? "

Wei Qingqing tentatively said:

"Perhaps Elder Fan went back to ask for help and found reinforcements to prepare for another fight with us tomorrow?"

Jiang Chunqiu still doubted:
"I still feel something is wrong. This behavior is too weird."

Wei Qingqing said:

"Then what other forces are there? Yuezhou is so big, can it be done by a small sect?"

"It is indeed possible." Jiang Chunqiu looked at Ji Pingan: "You have an idea!"

Ji Ping'an thought for a moment and said:
"I'm not sure who the other party is, but we can try it out."

"Testing?" The two looked at each other.

by candlelight.

Ji Ping'an showed a "scheming" smile and nodded gently:
"For example, use the Dao Sect to help us explore the path."

……

late at night.

Xu County County Government Office, the whole county government office is brightly lit tonight.

The "county magistrate" who was groveling during the day was pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands, as if waiting for something.

There was no look of stupidity on his face at all during the day, but instead there was a calm and sharp look on his face.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, there were footsteps outside the door, and then a knock on the door, and the shadow of the subordinate's head catcher was projected on the window paper.

(End of this chapter)