Journey to the West: Begins with Tiger Vanguard

Chapter 125 Asking for help!

"National Division."

The middle-aged king looked at the box opened by the female official, looked at the bronze mirror inside, and immediately looked at Qi Hu beside him and asked, "Is this thing okay?"

Qi Hu looked carefully at the small bronze mirror in the box in front of him. The mirror had not been polished for a long time and was very mottled. He did not reply to the king for a moment, but looked at the beautiful female official beside him and asked, "But are you sure this is what your majesty wants?"

Hearing Qi Hu's question, the female official immediately bowed and said, "Your Excellency, this was taken out by the Queen. The Queen and Concubine Lan were good sisters. After Concubine Lan was murdered, the Queen collected all of Concubine Lan's things. This is one of them."

"The Queen has ordered that if the Imperial Master needs anything else, I will go back to the palace to get it."

Qi Hu nodded upon hearing this, and then said, "That is to say, after Concubine Lan, no one else has touched this thing?"

The female official shook her head: "No, these things were locked up by the Queen, and no one else has touched them."

Hear this.

Qi Hu then looked at the concerned middle-aged king and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. As long as the item is correct, I can solve your nightmare."

Done.

Qi Hu turned and walked towards the tea table behind him.

"That's fine, that's fine!"

The king's face suddenly became happy, and he immediately looked at the female official and said, "Leave the things here, and you all get out."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The lady-in-waiting and the guard quickly left the room together.

The king walked to the tea table, picked up the teapot and filled it for Qi Hu and himself, then sat down and looked at Qi Hu, hesitantly saying: "Master, what is going on with this nightmare of mine? Are those concubines who died in my dreams telling me something?"

“This isn’t some dead person’s dream.”

Hearing the king's words, Qi Hu picked up the teacup, blew on it habitually, took a sip, and then shook his head and said, "This is probably someone trying to harm your majesty!"

"Secretly assassinating me"

Hearing Qi Hu's words, the middle-aged king's expression suddenly changed. After a rapid change of expression, he slowly shook his head and said, "But I really can't remember who I have an enemy with."

"His Majesty."

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Qi Hu continued, "It is not necessary to make enemies with someone in order to have trouble. Your Majesty has heard of the unprovoked disaster, right?"

"Also, your Majesty's current status can easily lead to trouble."

"In short, this nightmare came too strangely, it's definitely not ordinary."

Hear this.

The king was silent for a moment, then looked at Qi Hu and asked, "Master, I had nightmares about the five concubines coming to take my life, but can you tell me that this matter is related to them?"

“That’s not necessarily true.”

Qi Hu shook his head again, looked at the king and asked, "But I guess the king must have felt guilty about what he did to those five concubines, right?"

Hearing the national teacher ask this.

The king was silent again for a while, then he forced a smile and said, "The Imperial Master guessed it right. I do feel guilty towards them."

"now it's right."

Qi Hu nodded and said, "The people who secretly harmed Your Majesty may have taken advantage of this, but it does not necessarily mean that they have nothing to do with it."

Upon hearing this, the king immediately became nervous and asked, "What if they died and turned into ghosts to trouble me?"

And hear this.

Qi Hu just smiled and said, "Your Majesty, with this poor Taoist here, those ghosts and the like will never get close to the imperial city, let alone your Majesty."

At this point, he didn't want to say more to the frightened king, so he said: "In short, I will solve this matter for your majesty, but the person who secretly harmed your majesty is very clever, so I still need some time to prepare."

"Before that, please allow Your Majesty to stay in the temple for the time being."

Hear this.

The king nodded immediately and said, "Master, go ahead and prepare. I don't feel wronged. I was so scared that I couldn't sleep all night yesterday. Today, I finally got some sleep, but I had a nightmare again. It was really uncomfortable. But once I arrived at the Master's temple, I felt much more at ease. Even if the Master didn't say it, I would have mentioned it."

"That's good"

Qi Hu nodded and smiled, "But if Your Majesty wants to stay overnight in the temple, you have to go to the front hall with me."

talking.

Qi Hu stood up and walked towards the door. When he reached the box containing the relics, he put the box away with his hand.

Seeing the box disappear in an instant, the king who was following closely behind couldn't help but jump in surprise.

Although he knew that the imperial teacher had great magical powers, he seldom showed them in front of him. This time, collecting the box was just a small trick, but it made the king feel very magical.

I followed Qi Hu all the way from the backyard to the bustling front yard.

The king could not help but ask, "Who is the Imperial Master taking me to see?"

"Who are you meeting?"

Hearing the king's words, Qi Hu was about to shake his head, but then he stopped and said with a smile: "I guess so. You will know when your majesty arrives."

The steward, the ghost Xiong Er, led the way. They saw the abbot and the king in person, and they all bowed to the disciples they met.

Even the front yard was bustling and crowded at this time. The people who were rushing to enter the Jinshan Temple to burn incense and worship were told that they needed to temporarily close the temple and were stopped in front of the mountain gate by a group of elite armored soldiers.

He took the king all the way to the front yard hall, where the smell of incense was strong and the smoke was thick, lingering day and night.

Looking at the statue of Heavenly Master sitting high on the altar in the main hall, with a tall and mighty figure, which had become more and more majestic after being worshipped and burned for many years, the king immediately realized that the national teacher had brought him to see Zhang Tianshi.

As a king in the past, he had naturally visited Jinshan Temple before, and his frequency was quite high. He would come to worship every once in a while.

But this was the second time that he was led by the national teacher to worship.

The first time was many years ago, when Jinshan Temple had just been completed. When the statue of Zhang Tianshi was brought in, the National Master took him to burn the first incense.

Although it is not clear why the National Master did not worship the Three Pure Ones and the Jade Emperor like other Taoists, but instead worshipped Zhang Tianshi alone.

Unlike other Taoists, he did not build many Taoist temples or recruit many disciples.

But he certainly wouldn't ask.

Anyway, the imperial teacher saved Che Chiguo and also saved him.

He would only follow the Imperial Master.

At this time.

The disciples on both sides were bowing.

Qi Hu brought the king to the tall altar, took the three best incense sticks handed to him by the lackey Xiong Er, lit them himself, handed them to the king, and gave up his seat.

Being taken by the national teacher to burn incense, the king, who had been on the throne for decades, naturally knew what to do.

He took a deep breath, stepped forward to take the three incense sticks, and then knelt down and bowed to Zhang Tianshi above.

Silently recite the words of prayer in your heart.

The first round of worship is completed.

The king then stood up and respectfully inserted the incense into the incense burner on the altar with both hands.

Watch this scene.

Qi Hu would not speak easily. He brought the king to pay homage, and it was possible that Zhang Tianshi was watching from the sky.

After paying homage to the King.

Qi Hu then stepped forward, took the incense handed to him by the henchman Xiong Er, and lit another stick of incense for himself.

All done.

Only then did he lead the king out of the hall.

Seeing that the king's expression was much more relaxed, Qi Hu said, "Your Majesty can go to rest now."

"That's great."

Hearing Qi Hu's words, the king immediately showed joy and said, "I felt sleepy as soon as I came to the Imperial Master's Temple. Now I can finally fulfill my wish."

Upon hearing the voice, Qi Hu stretched out his hand to call over the evil spirit Xiong Er, then looked at the king and smiled gently: "Your Majesty, you can have a good rest in the temple from now on. I need to leave for a while, so just tell him if you have anything." As he said that, he gestured to Xiong Er beside him.

The henchman Xiong Er immediately saluted.

But when the king heard Qi Hu's words, his expression changed slightly, and he immediately asked, "Where is the Imperial Master going?"

Qi Hu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. In this temple, Your Majesty will definitely not have nightmares. As for me, I will of course find a way to deal with those who want to harm Your Majesty from behind."

Listen to Qi Hu say this.

The king immediately felt at ease and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Imperial Master."

Qi Hu smiled and said, "This is my duty. Your Majesty, please go and have a good rest. Don't leave the temple until I come back."

"I know."

The king nodded immediately. Knowing that someone was plotting against him, he was still very worried, so he said, "Then the national teacher should go as soon as possible."

Qi Hu nodded and said nothing more.

The ghost Xiong Er at the side immediately stretched out his hand and said, "Your Majesty, please come this way."

The king was about to leave.

Qi Hu suddenly thought of something at this moment and said, "Your Majesty, please stay." The king stopped and turned around.

Qi Hu raised his hand, and his fingertips suddenly glowed with golden light. He tapped the king's forehead and disappeared. Then he smiled and said, "That's it."

The king did not see the golden light, but he could feel his head warm. He knew that it was the imperial teacher protecting him, and he felt more at ease. He immediately saluted the imperial teacher, then turned around and followed the manager of Jinshan Temple towards the backyard.

Watch the king walk away.

The small box that the female official had brought to Qi Hu immediately appeared in his hand. He opened the box, looked at the rusty and mottled bronze mirror inside, and sniffed it gently.

Then his figure immediately disappeared from the spot, appeared in mid-air, and flew towards the direction of the imperial palace.

soon.

Arriving above the palace.

He clearly sensed where the objects with the same aura as the bronze mirror in his hand were.

He simply scanned the entire palace carefully with his divine sense, then turned to look around the capital.

Just as he thought, the faint scent of the abducted Concubine Lan was only confined to the palace.

However, there was no trace of it in other places in the palace.

This is normal, as the other party has been abducted for many years.

As he had said before, the king was certain that someone was plotting against him because of this nightmare.

However, there are two situations behind the conspiracy against him.

One is to take advantage of the king's guilt and regret, and invade his dreams to persecute him. The situations of the concubines that appeared in the nightmare were just scenes created by the king's regret.

The other is directly related to the five concubines.

If it is the latter case, and there are relics of the victim in the box, it is still possible to find some final traces left by the other party.

At the same time, he can also try to summon the soul if the other party has not yet been reincarnated or his soul has been eaten.

Thinking of this.

Qi Hu immediately turned around and flew towards Jinshan Temple.

soon.

Fall into the view.

Qi Hu gave an order.

In a courtyard in a side hall in the backyard, several disciples quickly set up a small altar.

Qi Hu, wearing a purple Taoist robe and holding a sword, began to perform rituals.

After ten breaths.

Dark clouds suddenly appeared in the sky above the courtyard, and a cold wind blew suddenly, making the surrounding disciples tremble all over and yellow leaves fly everywhere.

But after the cold wind.

The courtyard was empty, without a single wandering soul in sight.

“It’s gone.”

Looking at this scene, Qi Hu frowned slightly, but was not too surprised. The fate of the woman abducted by the monster can be imagined.

Among the demons, there are many who have the ability to devour, harm, capture, and enslave souls.
It was Qi Hu himself who, with his magical powers as a ghost enslaved the souls of several monsters.

However, his actions this time were not without gain. He found out that the woman named Lan Fei died in the west of Chechi State.

But the West is too vast and too big, and with such little information, it is impossible to find the other party’s final whereabouts.

then.

"That's all!"

"Isn't the reason why I stayed in Jindou Mountain and made friends with the unicorn to prevent these things?"

"Why are you still thinking so much?"

"It would be much easier to just ask for help honestly!"

Muttering to himself, Qi Hu threw away the sword in his hand, waved his hand to put away the mottled bronze mirror, and then a cloud rose up under his feet and he flew directly towards the sky above.

Quickly flew out of the capital of Chechi State.

Qi Hu started galloping towards the direction of Jindou Mountain in the west.

Talk about it.

He was not familiar with or understood the magical powers such as the nightmare that the king encountered.

This was the first time he had encountered this.

But he had the immortal skills "Jiuhua Golden Seal" bestowed by Zhang Tianshi, but this skills was huge and complicated. Although he had not yet comprehended any similar magical powers from the skills, he could still make a simple deduction about the nightmare by analogy.

Plus the various cultivation materials obtained from Master Zhang Tianshi before.

This is also the reason why he can take the relics of Concubine Lan, who had died many years ago, and directly set up an altar to summon the spirit without the need for traditional birth data or anything like that.

If he was still practicing the earliest "Moon Yin Eating Air Method", he would be completely clueless about the nightmare technique, let alone calculations, let alone setting up an altar.

This is also where the ability for better levels and better techniques lies.

It involves all kinds of supernatural powers and knowledge in all aspects, and completely beats low-level skills in all aspects.

It’s a pity that Qi Hu’s cultivation is still too low and his abilities are not good enough.

Otherwise, according to his estimation, the "Jiuhua Golden Seal" must contain magical knowledge such as nightmare illusions, but he has been practicing it for too short a time.

Otherwise, we wouldn’t have to run back to Jindou Mountain for help like we are doing now.

But this is his usual character.

Only think of other ways when you really can't solve the problem yourself, instead of trying to take shortcuts when you encounter difficulties.

Of course, there is no shame in asking for help.

If someone asks you for something and someone hugs you, that will only be a great thing and will only make other people and other monsters envious!
When we galloped all the way to the Jindou Mountain Range.

It was already dusk.

Qi Hu did not waste any time and headed straight to the top of the main mountain of Jindou Mountain, where the Jindou Cave was located.

"General!"

He quickly landed at the entrance of Jindou Cave, and the monsters guarding the gate on both sides immediately saluted.

Qi Hu was about to speak.

"You are so impatient, what are you reporting? Come in."

At this time, the voice of the Green Bull Demon came from the cave.

"hey-hey."

"The King understands us."

Qi Hu grinned, said something naughty, and immediately strode into the Golden Dou Cave, bowed and said: "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"okay."

As always, the one-horned rhinoceros who hugged the witch to eat meat, drink wine and eat oranges leaned on the plump witch's arms behind him, looked at Qi Hu lazily and said: "You are so anxious, is there something wrong?"

"The king is wise."

Qi Hu grinned and said without further ado, "I have indeed encountered a difficult problem. If I don't solve it as soon as possible, I'm afraid it will affect the task that the Heavenly Master has assigned to me. That's why I came to ask for help from the King in a hurry."

"Oh"

"Can this difficulty affect you?"

Hearing this, Dujiaosi suddenly became interested, sat up straight and asked, "What's the matter? Tell me quickly."

"As you command."

Qi Hu saluted again and then began to speak: "This is what happened."

Not long after.

Qi Hu then told the king everything that had happened to him and everything he knew in detail. At the end, Qi Hu took out the rusty bronze mirror and said, "This is the relic left by the murdered concubine that appeared in the king's nightmare."

talking.

Qi Hu then handed the bronze mirror to the long table in front of the unicorn.

The unicorn, who had heard it clearly, raised his hand to hook up the bronze mirror, rubbed it for a few times, and then said: "The king's nightmare has nothing to do with the concubine."

Hear this.

Qi Hu's expression suddenly changed slightly, which meant that all his previous efforts were in vain, but this was just a small matter, so he immediately asked: "What does it have to do with?"

"With this inside"

As he spoke, the unicorn raised his hand and wiped the mottled bronze mirror, then threw it towards Qi Hu.

Qi Hu quickly took the bronze mirror and saw that the originally mottled mirror surface had become as smooth as new, and a large, shiny bald head was revealed on the clear mirror surface.

(End of this chapter)