Knife splashing

Chapter 82: Vision in a Dream
In the mansion of Shangyi Village, the craftsmen were working day and night, and it was quite noisy. Wang Daoxuan liked quietness, and his soul was injured and needed rest, so naturally it was more appropriate for him to go to the Taoist Temple.

After Li Yan and the other two said goodbye to Manager Wan, they went straight back to Xianyang.

"Master Wang, you are back?"

"Brother Li, if you keep beating the drum, we will report it to the police!"

The residents of the old alley are still so "enthusiastic".

The neighbor's grandmother trembled as she took out a brass key and said, "What a sin! Those policemen broke into the Taoist's house and the lock was broken. I was afraid of thieves, so I locked it."

"Thank you, Granny Liu."

Wang Daoxuan took the key and opened the door.

Just as the old lady said, the Daoist Guild Hall was ransacked by the yamen runners and became a mess. Some dishonest people even took away the few plum vases that existed in the Guild Hall.

What’s more crucial is that even the ancestral altar was overturned.

Seeing Wang Daoxuan's ugly face, Sharifei quickly said with a smile: "Master Dao, don't be angry. If the old doesn't go, the new won't come. We have money now, so it's no problem for us to renovate the Dao Hall for you!"

He was quite right.

The three of them had a lot of troubles during this period, but they also made a fortune.

Some gold bars were found in the bandit camp. After calculation, they were enough for Li Yan and Wang Daoxuan to build a pavilion, and there would be some left over.

Yuan Qu and Zheng Heibei went to the old tomb in the deserted mountains to rescue people. They were penniless, but Chen Fakui had saved up a lot of silver bills, which were all found by Sha Lifei. There were about seven hundred taels, which were enough for their expenses during this period.

There are also the horses of Yuan Qu and Zheng Heibei.

Luo Mingzi and the others looked down on it, so it all went to the three of them.

In short, I am not a rich man now, but I have enough food and drink.

After they had roughly cleaned up the Wendao Hall, it was already nightfall. Sharifei was a man who liked to show off when he had money, so he immediately ran to Qingfenglou and ordered some fine wine and food, and had them delivered to the Wendao Hall to celebrate his escape from the disaster.

Several people ate and drank while discussing the next plan.

"In two months, it will be the Winter Solstice Festival."

Wang Daoxuan smiled and said, "By then, all the Taoist temples on Mount Taibai will have temple fairs, with pilgrims flocking in, and even groups from other states offering incense."

"To prevent accidents, several earth veins and spiritual orifices in Taibai Mountain will be closed and will not reopen until the beginning of next spring."

"We need to build a tower and it must be completed before the winter solstice."

"also."

Li Yan pondered for a moment, "I promised Senior Wu that I would send his coffin back home and rebury his wife and daughter. After that, I will go to Mount Taibai."

"Also, in two days, the Taixuan Orthodox Church will hold a ceremony at the mass grave to help the mountain god return to his place. Senior Luo Mingzi agreed to let us watch."

"Oh?"

Wang Daoxuan's eyes lit up, "This is indeed a good opportunity. The rituals of Taixuan Orthodox Sect are second to none in the world. I also want to broaden my horizons."

After making a plan, the three of them went back to their rooms and went to sleep.

As if a heavy burden had been lifted from their hearts, they soon fell asleep.

Wang Daoxuan was mentally injured and Sha Lifei was nervous, so both of them fell into a deep sleep.

Only Li Yan's eyelids began to tremble and cold sweat began to seep out of his forehead not long after he fell asleep.

In a daze, he suddenly stood up and found himself still in the Taoist temple, but the surroundings were shrouded in mist and everything was blurry.

"Master, Lao Sha!"

Li Yan sensed something was wrong and called out, but no one answered.

He hurriedly pinched the Yang Jue with his hands, but the magical power did not appear.

Is this... a spell?
Li Yan was alert and pushed the door open carefully, but then his face changed drastically and a chill rose in his eyes.

In the yard, there was an extra person who appeared at some point. He was wearing a white robe that looked like mourning clothes, and his body was tangled in chains and covered in blood.

The other person lowered his head, his messy black hair covering his face, and then he slowly raised his pale left hand and pointed outside the yard...

call!
Li Yan stood up with a start and looked around.

It was still the Daoist Hall. In the opposite wing, Sharifei's snoring could be clearly heard across the courtyard.

"It turned out to be a nightmare..."

Li Yan pinched the Yang Jue finger and didn't smell anything unusual, so he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to lie down to sleep.

This time, I didn't have a nightmare.

However, he didn't know that the mark on the palm of his left hand was slowly emitting a faint blue fluorescence, which was extremely obvious in the darkness...

…………

It was a quiet night, in a shabby street in the west city of Xianyang.

In the darkness, accompanied by noisy footsteps, two groups of figures appeared at the end of the alley.

They were all dressed in black and hats, holding long knives and long sticks, and several of them were lifting the iron hook net together.

This kind of iron hook net is made of thin chains with sharp iron hooks at the joints. It is called "Ghost-Seeing Net" and is specially used to deal with people in the underworld.

They were all constables from the Xianyang City government.

A middle-aged man walked out slowly, with gray hair on his temples and a dignified look. It was Guan Wanche, the chief constable of Xianyang.

He looked at the mansion in the distance, turned around and bowed:

"My Lords, the secret agent said it's right here!"

Behind the yamen runners, three more people walked out. They were dressed in black brocade robes, with two fierce beasts, Ya Zi and Bi An, embroidered with silver thread on their chests and backs. They wore official hats, and even their leather waist and wrist guards were very exquisite, with exquisite patterns hammered into them.

From the outfit, one can tell at first glance that he is a Duwei.

The Duwei Division is a bit like the Jinyiwei, who only take orders from the emperor. They do everything from gathering intelligence, suppressing rebellions, to monitoring officials. In addition, they are highly skilled and good at combined attack techniques, and are notorious in the world.

The leader was a one-eyed middle-aged man with a black eye patch on his right eye and a sword scar running through his left face, making him look extremely ferocious.

"Do it!"

At his command, two men from the Duwei Division behind him rushed out with bows and arrows, and when they reached a nearby high wall, they exerted their hidden strength and jumped high up. With a slight step of their feet to gain leverage, they landed on the wall silently.

At the same time, they had drawn their bows, drawn their arrows, and aimed at the yard.

Guan Wanche was not surprised when he saw this.

These two are the small flag officers of the Duwei Division, both of them are experts in hidden power.

He waved his hand, and the yamen runners rushed out from the dark alleys on both sides, guarding all the necessary roads, then kicked open the gate and rushed in.

However, despite all the commotion, no one came out.

Guan Wanche thought to himself that something was wrong.

Sure enough, a bailiff soon ran out and clasped his fists and said, "Sir, the man has escaped!"

Guan Wanche's face turned pale as he accompanied the men from the Duwei Division into the courtyard and searched every room, only to find that there was no one there.

"Master Chang, I failed in my duty."

Guan Wanche quickly clasped his fists and apologized.

"It doesn't matter."

The one-eyed man from the Duwei Division was not surprised and said calmly: "They are not ordinary people because they can steal from the Chang'an government office. It's good that you can catch them in such a short time..."

Before he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly froze.

Then the one-eyed man walked to the corner and picked up a stone jar.

Guan Wanche also came over and whispered, "Sir, this is a jar used by the pharmacy to grind medicine. Find the craftsman and ask him. Maybe you can find a clue."

The one-eyed man did not speak, but took out a little black powder from the jar, put it under his nose and smelled it, then his eyes fixed and lightly flicked it away.

He looked around and said calmly, "Captain Guan, with your talent, it is indeed a bit unfair for you to stay in Xianyang City. I wonder if you are willing to join the Duwei Division."

Guan Wanche's eyes lit up with joy, and he immediately clasped his fists:

"I am willing to serve you!"

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Dongcheng, Jinbao Casino on Paifang Street.

In the dark alley in the back street, the short and fat shopkeeper Wu was peeking around with an anxious look on his face.

At this moment, two figures came quickly along the dark corner of the wall. They were the two people who had caused trouble in Zhou's family during the day.

Shopkeeper Wu was delighted and quickly turned around to open the door.

After the two of them slipped in, Shopkeeper Wu looked around again to make sure that no one was following them, then he closed the door tightly.

He had sent away all the guys in the backyard. They followed the secret passage into the dark room in the corner of the gambling house, and then the two of them took off their hats.

The concubine in white had been waiting for a long time. She was overjoyed to see this. She and Shopkeeper Wu bowed respectfully and made a gesture of a blooming lotus.

"Greetings to the incense master!"

The middle-aged man who looked like a traveling doctor put his hand on his neck, rubbed it gently, and peeled it off. A finely crafted human skin mask appeared in his hand.

Under the mask was a handsome face with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, which looked quite noble. However, there was an obvious bloodshot thread running through the pupil of the eye, and the skin color was also red, which was different from that of ordinary people.

In physiognomy books, these two facial features are called "red veins piercing the eyes" and "broken sky net" respectively. Both are symbols of the end of life.

This man was obviously living a good life.

"You two don't have to be polite."

The man's voice seemed to have some kind of magnetism, and he said softly: "We are all brothers in the sect. I just walked a few steps ahead. There is no distinction between superior and inferior."

"Thank you, Master Xiang."

The concubine in white and Shopkeeper Wu stood up respectfully.

Shopkeeper Wu said with lingering fear: "Yesterday I heard that Xiangzhu and the Fire Ghost brothers made a big fuss at Zhou's house, and the Captain's hawks and dogs also followed them. I was so worried that I didn't sleep all night."

"It doesn't matter."

The man smiled and said, "I have been entangled with those hawks for a long time. I know their tricks very well. I have already pretended to leave so as not to implicate Brother Wu."

"Brother Fire Ghost has avenged his great hatred. Even if he is caught, it is worth it."

"Master, it's all my fault for being willful." The scarred young man on the side had a guilty look on his face, but the look he gave the man was filled with more respect.

The man didn't care and continued to ask: "What's the current situation in Xianyang City?"

Shopkeeper Wu quickly saluted and said, "The traitor Chu Shan has sent many beggars to look for Miss Wang in the city. The leader of the White Ape Gang, Yuan Qu, is also eyeing my gambling house."

"In order to protect myself, I spread the news. The Tai Sui Mountain that Chu Shan was planning has been known by all the people in the martial arts world. I heard that Taixuan Zhengjiao will also go there. His old nest is probably not safe. In addition, the Zhou family has been destroyed, so Xiangtang is safe for the time being."

The man's eyes were slightly cold, "Don't worry, I'll get rid of this traitor before I leave!"

Then, he looked at the two of them again, and his voice unconsciously became anxious:

"And the picture?"

(End of this chapter)