This martial artist just wants to be an official

Chapter 578 The Dao Sect’s Plan

The figure of the national teacher inexplicably appeared in front of Lu Yuanzhi.

Even the madly spinning wooden sword became quiet.

Lu Yuanzhi looked towards the Imperial Master.

The national teacher smiled and gently extended his hand.

I don’t know what happened, but the moment the national teacher stretched out his hand, the rapidly spinning wooden sword became extremely docile, like a mouse seeing a cat.

In an instant.

Xuan Shu and the old Taoist were trapped where they were, and no matter how they cast spells they couldn't escape.

Seeing this scene, Lu Yuanzhi blinked.

He could feel the fear on the Taoist's face and the horror in Xuan Shu's eyes.

……

"Song Yu!!!"

The moment the Imperial Master appeared, Xuan Shu understood instantly, with horror in his eyes:

"My Buddhist teachings have no effect on Song Yu!!!"

When the old Taoist heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched.

He finally understood this sentence.

All his conspiracies with the Buddhist sect were under the surveillance of the national teacher in front of him.

In other words, they fell into the trap set by the old national teacher!

When he thought of this, the old Taoist couldn't help but tremble.

He looked towards the Imperial Master.

The Imperial Master's gaze just happened to look over here.

"hehe."

The Imperial Master smiled softly:
"I'm worried that I have no reason to go to the West to fight against Buddha."

Having said that, he looked at Lu Yuanzhi again.

At this moment, Lu Yuanzhi met the Imperial Master's gaze innocently.

"I, the Duke of Yongbei, was seriously injured by your scheme. This account must be settled."

The national teacher's voice sounded slowly.

……

The corners of Xuan Shu's and the old Taoist's mouths began to twitch at this time.

no……

Seriously injured? ?
The two of them looked towards Lu Yuanzhi.

"Ouch... It hurts! It hurts! I'm hurt!!"

Lu Yuanzhi screamed instantly, jumping on the ground while screaming, cursing:

"The Taoist Zhier and the Buddhist Bodhisattva conspired against me and severely injured me. Imperial Master, you have to make the decision for me!!"

After these words were spoken, Xuan Shu and the old Taoist were speechless.

You tm...

The two of them looked at Lu Yuanzhi, who was jumping around and crying out for justice, and felt speechless.

"hehe."

The Imperial Master smiled gently and said, "I will make the decision for you."

After saying that, he waved his hand gently.

A huge invisible aura rushed towards Xuan Shu and the old Taoist.

"Boom!!!"

Invisible hands "picked" the two of them up.

"Both of you, follow me to the prison of the Ministry of Expenses."

After saying this, the Imperial Master took the old Taoist priest and Xuan Shu and disappeared from the spot.

……

The corner of Lu Yuanzhi's mouth twitched.

Old man, it turned out to be your plan.

He thought about the cause and effect of the matter.

It was discovered that Song Yu must have been involved with Buddhism under the planning of the Imperial Master.

But that old Taoist...

Thinking of this, a heart-pounding gleam flashed in Lu Yuanzhi's eyes.

If that's the case, then...what kind of deal is there between Taoism and Buddhism? ?
……

Lu Yuanzhi's body naturally appeared in front of a Taoist gate.

This Taoist gate was a gift that Lu Yuanzhi gave to Taoist Hongyun and Taoist Zi before he left for the north.

"No one is there."

Lu Yuanzhi's voice spread toward the Taoist temple.

As his voice rang out, not long after, a person flew out at a high speed.

This person's face was filled with joy, and he came up to Lu Yuanzhi and said, "Yixing!! You're back!!!"

Daozi looked at Lu Yuanzhi, whose face was obviously cold, and his face was full of joy.

Just a moment later, he also noticed Lu Yuanzhi's estrangement.

"Ok?"

He looked at Lu Yuanzhi in confusion:
"Why don't you pay attention to me?"

Lu Yuanzhi looked at the heartless Daozi and frowned slightly.

Could it be that this kid doesn't know that Taoism and Buddhism have joined forces to murder him?

"Where's Hongyun? I want to see him."

Lu Yuanzhi looked at Daozi indifferently.

"Teacher Hongyun...went out to travel a few days ago..."

After Daozi heard Lu Yuanzhi's words, a puzzled look appeared on his face.

There is something wrong with this red cloud!
This thought suddenly occurred to Lu Yuanzhi.

"Where did you go traveling?"

Lu Yuanzhi continued to ask.

Daozi could naturally hear the aloof tone in Lu Yuanzhi's voice as he spoke.

"What's wrong? What happened? Why are you so cold to me?"

Daozi felt something was wrong and looked at Lu Yuanzhi in confusion.

"What's wrong??"

Lu Yuanzhi looked at Daozi coldly: "I almost died at the hands of your Taoist leader just now."

???

Michiko was stunned for a moment.

He never thought that something like this would happen.

And Dao Kui...

"Isn't that right? My master has never come out of seclusion..."

Daozi frowned and looked at Lu Yuanzhi. He took a deep breath and said:
"There must be some misunderstanding..."

"Misunderstand??"

Lu Yuanzhi sneered and looked down at Daozi:

"He carries a wooden sword on his back, wears a Taoist robe, and likes to talk in a pretentious manner... I am confused."

At this point, Lu Yuanzhi stared at him intently:
"And he is very skilled in the use of Taoist formations. Is this man your master?"

As he said this, Lu Yuanzhi stared at Daozi.

"This……"

A look of surprise also appeared on Daozi's face.

Lu Yuanzhi's description is exactly the same as his master's...

"Probably not..."

Now Daozi still finds it hard to believe it.

He didn't believe that his master would attack Lu Yuanzhi.

And as my master, shouldn’t he find me the first thing I can do after I come out of seclusion?
"Humph!"

Lu Yuanzhi snorted coldly, ignored the Taoist, and walked straight into the Taoist temple.

"Hongyun! Come out here! I know you haven't left!"

Lu Yuanzhi looked coldly towards the Taoist temple.

At this time, the Taoist temple had been kept extremely clean.

It can be seen that the owner here likes this place very much.

……

"Not showing up, huh?"

Lu Yuanzhi sneered, stretched out his hand and pulled out a narrow knife which appeared in his hand.

"Look! I'm going to chop down the statue of your master!"

As he spoke, his sword flashed with a cold light and chopped towards the largest statue.

"No!!!"

Daozi appeared in front of Lu Yuanzhi without any hesitation.

But Lu Yuanzhi was clearly right in front of him, yet he couldn't touch him.

The knife was about to chop down the statue of Daozu.

Daozi gritted his teeth and appeared in the path where the knife must pass.

He closed his eyes and waited for death.

"Ah~"

A familiar sigh was heard.

He waved his hand lightly, and a faint spiritual power overlapped with Lu Yuanzhi's sword light.

"Click."

The knife light shattered the spiritual power, but it didn't fall on Daozi after all. "Tell me."

Lu Yuanzhi himself had no intention of killing him, and he wanted to put away his knife the moment Hong Yun appeared.

Now that Hong Yun had appeared, he had to ask who was behind this.

He looked towards the door coldly.

After a while, Hongyun's extremely complicated face appeared at the door.

"Elder Hongyun??!"

A dazed look appeared on Michiko's face.

How could he not understand at this point?
I think it’s exactly the same as what Lu Yuanzhi said.

"Hmph." Lu Yuanzhi snorted again.

He glanced at Michiko.

At this time, Daozi's face was pale, and he looked at Hongyun at the door with a very complicated expression.

"What exactly is going on??"

Michiko's voice was somewhat speechless.

"Every mistake is my fault."

Hong Yun came to Lu Yuanzhi, pursed his lips and sighed:

"just kill me."

?

Lu Yuanzhi raised his eyebrows. He could feel the determination to die in Hong Yun's words.

"Tell me, what's going on? How come the leader of your Taoist sect is colluding with the Buddhist sect and wants to kill me?"

Lu Yuanzhi found a place to sit, his face still cold.

"This matter..."

Hong Yun sighed deeply and lowered his brows:
"It's all my fault. I'm willing to die."

"Crack!!"

Lu Yuanzhi's hand gently broke a corner of the table into sawdust.

He said coldly:
"I can only tell you the whole story."

Lu Yuanzhi's eyes were gloomy:
"If you keep giving me this riddle, I will kill this kid."

When Lu Yuanzhi said this, his voice was filled with strong murderous intent.

In an instant, the entire hall became extremely depressing.

Everyone could tell he was not joking.

If Hongyun continues to hesitate, Daozi will surely die.

……

Hongyun's face flushed. He naturally knew that Lu Yuanzhi was not lying.

He would certainly kill if he said so.

After a long time, Hong Yun's body hunched over, like an old dog with a broken limb, and slowly moved in front of Lu Yuanzhi.

He lowered his head and said in a complicated voice:

"The leader of my sect, Daozi's master...he has never been in seclusion."

As soon as these words came out, Dao just looked up for the first time.

He looked at Hongyun in horror, his face pale.

"What do you mean?"

Lu Yuanzhi raised his eyebrows and said impatiently:

"Speak more carefully."

"Dao Kui disappeared that year... I don't know exactly where he went. We just announced to the public that Dao Kui was in seclusion."

Hongyun sighed, and his voice slowly sounded:
"After about seven years, I suddenly received a voice while I was practicing, asking me to come to the capital to look for someone."

"The person I found is..."

Lu Yuanzhi said coldly: "I am right, right?"

"Well, that voice only said to look for people with great fortune."

Hong Yun sighed: "Finally, I set my sights on you."

"continue."

A thoughtful look flashed across Lu Yuanzhi's face, and he looked at Haoqianyun indifferently.

Hong Yun did not hesitate and continued slowly:
"I took you to Hangzhou, found Daozi, and then participated in the Dao Sect Competition."

"All of this is to determine whether you are a person of great luck."

At this point, Hong Yun looked at Lu Yuanzhi with a complicated expression:
"Finally, through my Taoist secret method, I confirmed that the target is you."

Having said this, Hong Yun paused for a moment, not daring to look directly at Lu Yuanzhi, or even Daozi:
"Later, the voice told me to try every possible way to get close to you."

"Then I came to the capital."

"I just found out a few days ago that the voice was from my sect leader, my senior brother..."

Hong Yun lowered his head and said, "The reason he originally came to me was that you could help me find Daozi. Facts have proven that you did help me find Daozi."

When saying this, Hongyun's face was full of guilt.

"I don't want to scheme against you anymore."

"But he actually threatened me with Daozi's life..."

Having said this, Hong Yun sighed deeply and sat on the ground in despair:
"It turns out that he had already turned to Buddhism the year he disappeared."

At this point, Hong Yun's face flashed with a complicated smile, which was full of bitterness:
“Just because you have attained the status of a bodhisattva, because you have attained the status of a bodhisattva, you can enjoy longevity, you will have endless life.”

"The leader of the Taoist sect is willing to go to the Buddhist sect to be a dog..."

Hongyun didn't know whether she should cry or laugh at this moment.

"No... Impossible... My Master, how could this be possible... Everything you said is a lie!!"

Daozi's face was filled with grief, and he shouted at Hongyun:

"You must have been deceiving me all along."

……

Hongyun did not answer Daozi's question.

He actually wanted to deceive Daozi.

It's just that the truth is often sharper than a lie.

He had no choice but to lower his head.

After hearing all this, Lu Yuanzhi already understood a little.

It seems that the reason why Buddhism has allowed the current Taoist leader and Xuanshu Bodhisattva to plot against it is that...

It is to lure people with the fruition of Bodhisattva.

According to the Buddhist calculations, there are naturally many ways to make you loyal to Buddhism after you enter it.

In the end, he even became a puppet of Buddhism.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuanzhi looked at Hongyun with pity.

At this moment, Hongyun was like a wild dog that no one liked.

He just stood there, seemingly lifeless.

Clearly, his faith had collapsed.

He wanted to die.

but……

"In a few days I will lead a large army to conquer the West and defeat the Buddha. I still have some men under my command. You should go with me."

Lu Yuanzhi only left these words and walked out of the Taoist temple.

"what?"

Hongyun looked at Lu Yuanzhi's back blankly.

"I told you, we are short of people. If it were any other time, I would have killed you with a knife if I knew you were plotting against me."

After saying this, Lu Yuanzhi disappeared at the door.

Hong Yun only vaguely heard the last sentence:

"Free food and accommodation, five insurances and one fund..."

Hongyun and Daozi looked at each other.

After a long time, they both burst into tears at the same time.

The crying shocked all the boys in the Taoist temple and they were all confused.

…………

After finding out the whole story, Lu Yuanzhi returned home.

After staying in the Duke's Mansion for another ten days, the appointment from the court came down.

Duke of the North.

Because of his contribution in killing demons, he was named King of the North.

From now on, no matter where Lu Yuanzhi goes, he can always call himself "This King."

This is the first king of a different surname since the establishment of Dayong.

His territory is the entire demon clan territory.

But Lu Yuanzhi didn't take it seriously.

At this point in my life, so-called titles are no longer useful.

It doesn't matter.

Don't even think about giving yourself the title of King of the North.

That is to make himself the emperor... Well, this is indeed something you can consider.

He hasn't been emperor yet.

Compared to this news.

The news that made Lu Yuanzhi happiest was the imperial decree.

Princess Taiping married himself.

And, announced it to the world.

This also means... Aunt Lenglan can be considered as his legal wife.

(End of this chapter)