Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 628: Goubuli Becomes Popular

Seeing these anxious young Holy Fire Sect members, Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head.

It is simply ridiculous to use such bluffing tactics in front of Manager Shang.

Chief Steward Shang naturally would not allow them to make noise in the palace, and he immediately snapped his fingers, and then a water mirror appeared in front of every Holy Fire Cult member.

The person who looked into Shui Jing's eyes immediately became dazed, and finally showed a look of confusion, and forgot to continue shouting.

Some people react faster and when they see their companions being hit, they immediately turn their heads or close their eyes to avoid looking into the water goggles.

But around these people, water mirrors appeared out of thin air one after another, surrounding their heads and forcing them to look into the water mirrors.

As for those who closed their eyes, Manager Shang also had a way. The water mirrors surrounding their heads suddenly began to hum, following a certain pattern.

In just a few breaths, all the Holy Fire Cult followers present were brought under control.

Manager Shang looked at them with satisfaction, and then asked the person who had been answering the questions:
"What is the purpose of your visit?"

The person being questioned by Chief Steward Shang was silent for a moment, and then answered in a monotonous and emotionless tone: "Use the formation... show miracles... enter Daxing... preach..."

These people seemed to be drunk, staggering and barely standing.

Li Xuan watched from the side with curiosity.

"So, can we use illusions to control people without opening the Dao Realm?"

"It seems that Manager Shang's Taoism is related to illusion and hypnosis."

Li Xuan remembered that they used to walk in the West Market with Manager Shang, but no one noticed them on the road, but they would make way for them and not bump into them.

In this way, the chief steward at that time also took advantage of the convenience of his own Tao.

"Is it similar to an illusion technique?"

"No wonder Chief Steward Shang was able to become the Chief Steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

This kind of person was born to work for the Imperial Household Department.

When torture is needed, this is simply a powerful weapon, and the weaker the opponent's cultivation, the higher the efficiency.

These young Holy Fire Sect disciples in front of him were almost easily controlled by Manager Shang and had no power to resist.

After asking through Manager Shang, they quickly explained everything.

After learning their true purpose, Li Xuan and the monk chief both shook their heads speechlessly.

They all thought that the Holy Fire Sect was going to do something big, but it turned out that these people were just trying to play tricks in front of Emperor Yongyuan, and then use the so-called prophecy to guide Daxing to allow the Holy Fire Sect to preach within the dynasty.

The prophecy they used was not the one about the savior beast, but one they made up on the spot to deceive Emperor Yongyuan.

This crude plan full of loopholes made Monk Chief Li Xuan look at this group of young Holy Fire Cult members as idiots.

"Could this be the so-called Holy Fire Religion Reformist Sect?"

“This is too brainless!”

Li Xuan cursed in his heart.

Manager Shang was also aware of the situation of the three factions of the Holy Fire Sect. When he looked at Li Xuan, he couldn't help but reveal an indescribable expression.

As for how to use the formation composed of accessories, they also explained it clearly.

This formation is just for show and has no killing power at all. It only requires someone to infuse fire-attributed true energy into the assembled formation to trigger something like a firework.

Of course, according to the explanation, it seems that the scale of the fireworks is quite spectacular.

Li Xuan originally wanted to give it a try, but was stopped by Chief Steward Shang.

"Ah Xuan, let's study it later."

"Now is not a good time."

Since Manager Shang said so, Li Xuan had no choice but to retract his claws in disappointment.

He was actually quite curious about what these reformists were preparing.

Li Xuan felt that they should not be too bad, otherwise how could they be so confident that they could scare Emperor Yongyuan?
But now is obviously not the time to activate the formation. There are still many guests queuing outside to enter the Taiji Palace Square. It would be troublesome if any disturbance was caused.

Li Xuan had no choice but to suppress his curiosity and wait to try this thing again later.

Tang Nu hadn't said much since the beginning, just carefully studying the star map he had just put together.

Knowing that it was just a demonstration item seemed to have answered many of his questions.

"Tang Nu, are you interested in this thing?"

When Manager Shang saw this, he thought that Tang Nu wanted to accept it.

As a result, Tang Nu just shook his head: "Although it is a simple formation, it is finely crafted and must have cost a lot of money."

"I just didn't expect..."

Tang Nu looked at the group of controlled Holy Fire Cult followers and sighed.

Who would have thought that someone would spend so much effort and money to make such a toy.

After knowing the principle of this simple formation, Tang Nu was no longer curious about these formations that could be combined.

This thing is too impractical, and they have no use for this useless thing.

"Mr. Shang, now that the matter has been made clear, I will take my leave if there is nothing else." Tang Nu bowed and said goodbye.

"Wait a minute, I'll take you there."

Chief Steward Shang ordered his eunuchs in flowery clothes to arrest the followers of the Holy Fire Cult, and then followed Tang Nu.

Tang Nu knew that Manager Shang had something to tell him in private, so he did not refuse.

Li Xuan stood on the shoulder of Manager Shang and looked at Tang Nu a few more times.

Although today was the first time they met, Li Xuan still had a deep impression of Tang Nu.

Although this eunuch in black clothes who is in charge of the Lijing Gate is taciturn, he is a man who values ​​efficiency.

Li Xuan likes to work with such people.

Tang Nu saw Li Xuan staring at him with a look of curiosity in his eyes. He nodded at Li Xuan and bowed, saying:

"Master Xuan, nice to meet you."

Li Xuan was a little surprised and asked him through voice transmission: "Do you know me?"

"Of course, His Majesty always mentions you to me." Tang Nu replied.

Li Xuan smiled. Even people like Tang Nu in this palace could speak nicely. It was almost a basic quality.

"My master also praised you highly."

"Your master?" Li Xuan was stunned, but then he realized that Tang Nu was introducing himself.

The eunuchs in the palace are also divided into many factions and several lineages.

Tang Nu was also a man of rules. He made all this information clear to Li Xuan when they met for the first time to avoid any misunderstandings in the future.

"It's Master Ye. Master Xuan should be familiar with him."

Tang Nu's answer surprised Li Xuan again.

He didn't expect that Tang Nu, who looked ordinary, was actually Master Ye's apprentice.

Mr. Ye is a man of great ability and vision.

However, Li Xuan was not familiar with Ye Lao's lineage. Ye Lao usually guarded Qianxing Pavilion and seldom communicated with other people. He had never mentioned these things in front of Li Xuan.

There was no mention of a disciple like Tang Nu.

Tang Nu seemed to have seen through Li Xuan's thoughts, and immediately added: "There are only me and my master in our lineage, which is the smallest lineage in the palace."

Li Xuan understood immediately.

The tradition can be passed down with so few people, it seems that Mr. Ye’s lineage has something great.

After introducing himself, Tang Nu looked at Manager Shang standing beside him.

Butler Shang immediately asked with a smile: "It's not about anything else, I just want to ask how the translation of the book about the Fire Devil of the Western Region is going?" When Butler Shang said this, Li Xuan also remembered this matter and immediately looked at Tang Nu curiously.

You know, that book most likely records the Holy Fire Immortal Body skills that the Western Region Fire Demon secretly memorized.

Although the Western Region Fire Demon only memorized a part of the first half of Sharon's practice, it was enough for him to comprehend the extraordinary magic skills and practice to the second level.

If Li Xuan obtained this technique, perhaps he could use his talent to complete it.

But Li Xuan, who was full of expectation, saw Tang Nu shook his head.

"The words on that book are not any Western language, but secret words designed by the Western Fire Demon himself."

Hearing Tang Nu's words, Li Xuan and the monk chief steward couldn't help but show surprise.

They didn't expect that the Western Fire Demon would be so cautious, and the words recorded in the book turned out to be the secret code he himself was involved in.

But the more this happens, doesn't it prove that the contents of the book are important?

"Tang Nu, you have to pay more attention to this matter."

Manager Shang also realized the seriousness of the situation and reminded Tang Nu.

"Don't worry, Elder Shang and Master Xuan. His Majesty has instructed that the manuscript left by the Western Region Fire Demon should be deciphered first."

"But the Western Fire Demon is from the Western Regions after all, and he comes from a small country. He has decades of unknown experiences, so it is not easy to crack the secret code. I am afraid it will take some time."

Tang Nu also expressed his difficulties.

Both Li Xuan and the monk chief steward could understand this point. Only by understanding the background of the designer of the secret text could they understand the other party's design ideas.

However, the Western Fire Demon happened to have a rather complicated background, which undoubtedly made it much more difficult to crack the secret guards.

At this moment, Li Xuan suddenly thought of something and sent a message to Tang Nu: "Can you give me a copy? I want to try to decipher it, too."

Tang Nu had no objection to this and agreed directly.

After learning about the progress of deciphering the secret code from Tang Nu, Manager Shang watched Tang Nu leave.

He has a mission to complete today and cannot go too far away from the banquet venue.

"Butler Shang, could you please not make things too difficult for those members of the Holy Fire Cult?"

Li Xuan's plea for them did not surprise Shang Zongguan.

"Do you still want to continue selling favors to the Holy Fire Church?"

"But these young people are too reckless. Are they really reformists?"

"Although their goals seem similar, the reformists can gain a foothold in the Holy Fire Cult. They can't all be so reckless and ignorant."

"It's doubtful that they could be representatives of the tribute team."

Manager Shang expressed his thoughts.

Li Xuan also nodded and said, "Their saint lady did remind me before, but I didn't expect it to be like this."

"Rather than asking those people to carry out the plan, I prefer to say that they are here to deliver the goods."

Chief Steward Shang shook his head and had a different opinion: "Not necessarily. Although the method was reckless, they did manage to hide from the inspection when entering the palace."

"But even if it succeeds, I'm afraid the gains won't outweigh the losses."

"It seems that the situation of the Holy Fire Cult is not as simple as we thought."

"Ah Xuan, it seems you have to pay more attention to this."

Manager Shang made a joke and Li Xuan could only smile helplessly.

They thought they had found a martial arts holy land to help them, but they didn't expect that the Holy Fire Sect had its own mess. If they wanted to use the power of the Holy Fire Sect for their own benefit, they had to solve all these messy problems first.

After discussing the issues of the Holy Fire Cult with Manager Shang for a while, the man and the cat parted ways.

After all this trouble, it was time for the New Year’s Eve dinner to begin.

When Li Xuan went back to look for Princess Ankang, he found that they had come down from the city wall, entered the banquet venue, and sat down in advance.

The princes and princesses were seated closer to the front, while Yu'er and the other attendants were waiting for orders not far away.

The other guests had already taken their seats and were ready to go, with only the most prominent seats in the front still empty.

Everyone understands that the more important a person is, the later he or she will appear.

With a quick glance, Li Xuan could tell that the scale of this banquet was higher than the last Double Ninth Festival banquet.

The scale, style and even the cost of the banquet are obviously at a higher level.

The main color of the entire banquet venue is festive red, with gold and black as embellishments.

In addition, there is one huge difference from the last Double Ninth Festival banquet.

That is Princess Ankang, who was originally ignored, but became a hot topic tonight.

As soon as Li Xuan arrived, he saw a group of people surrounding Princess Ankang, queuing up to get close to her and say a few words.

"What are you doing?"

Li Xuan was confused and didn't know what was going on.

Because there were too many people, Princess Ankang couldn't continue sitting in her seat, otherwise it would cause considerable disturbance to others.

Princess Ankang walked to an open space beside her seat, and the people who came to look for Princess Ankang also gathered here.

"Your Highness, I never thought that after a few months, you are still as charming as ever."

"I heard that your highness is getting healthier and healthier. It is really a blessing for Daxing."

"After Your Highness took office as the Royal Silver and Money Envoy, I heard that the national treasury has been filled to its fullest level ever. You really have a good way of making money."

"..."

A group of people who came from nowhere started to flatter Princess Ankang.

Li Xuan looked at their clothes and found that there were quite a few officials among them, and their ranks were not low.

"King Zheng's men?"

These people all looked like civil servants. Li Xuan couldn't understand why they came to get close to Princess Ankang.

In addition to them, there were many people who were not wearing official uniforms, but judging from their clothes, they all had prominent backgrounds.

"That's right. Those who can attend tonight's banquet are not ordinary people."

Li Xuan also saw a familiar figure in the crowd.

"Chai Rongrong."

The wife of General Ningyuan was also an old acquaintance of Concubine Xiao.

Actually, General Ning Yuan was once successful in officialdom because of his old relationship with Concubine Xiao, but he was marginalized as Concubine Xiao lost power. He could be considered as an old subordinate of Concubine Xiao.

Chai Rongrong snuggled up to a middle-aged soldier, probably General Ning Yuan himself.

General Ning Yuan was wearing a luxurious warrior uniform, but it looked a bit old and outdated, and the style was not what had been popular in the capital in recent years.

"It seems that with Princess Ankang's brilliance, these former subordinates of Concubine Xiao have also become more active."

"After I visited Chai Rongrong once before, there was no news from her. I thought she had given up."

Li Xuan sneered and had no good feelings towards Chai Rongrong.

Princess Ankang had stayed outside the palace for quite some time before, and Chai Rongrong came to visit her once.

Later, when Princess Ankang reorganized the government, they did not come to help.

Although having the strength is one thing, having the attitude is more important.

"If you want to curry favor with the powerful, it depends on whether you have the ability to do so."

Li Xuan looked at General Ning Yuan and Chai Rongrong who were squeezed outside the crowd. They were embarrassed because they couldn't get close to Princess Ankang and wanted to squeeze in but didn't dare to. He shook his head slightly.

Just as Princess Ankang was busy dealing with everyone, a voice suddenly rang out:
"Several dukes have arrived!"

(End of this chapter)