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Chapter 165 Flood
"Do we need to copy a lot every month?" Zhu Yu asked.

"Basically, if this kid really copies meticulously, he won't have time to do anything else." Yan Daoxin gestured with his hands, "He has to copy a stack this thick every month."

"Then I know why Duke Yan dislikes you so much now." Zhu Yu said to Lu Qing beside him with a smile.

Saying that he wanted to dispel the evil spirit was of course an excuse. What Duke Yan hoped was that Lu Qing would be trapped in the isolated Shanqing Temple, copying scriptures over and over again day and night, spending all his time on it. In this way, by the time he was in his teens or twenties, he would basically be a useless person except for the few scriptures he could recite by heart.

He has neither broad knowledge nor strong foundation, no family support, and no knowledge of civil or military strategy.

Such a person is just a fish on the chopping board or a piece of meat in the pot, at the mercy of others and without any ability to resist.

Zhu Yu felt more and more confused.

If it is said that Zhao Bi now dislikes General Situ and his family and wants to trip them up, this is understandable. After all, Zhao Bi always supported Emperor Jin, fought his way out of the siege through bloody battles, and finally pushed Emperor Jin to the supreme throne of the common ruler of the world.

Therefore, he had every reason to dislike the Situ family, who always refused to take sides and always maintained neutrality. He believed that they did not pay such a heavy price at the beginning, but became the most glorious ministers in the court like him.

However, Lu Qing's ancestors were clearly in the same camp as Duke Yan, and Lu Qing was the only one left alive in the family.

Duke Yan wouldn't be so scheming and making preparations for the possibility that Lu Qing would threaten the future of his grandson Zhao Boce when he grows up, right?

Although Yan Daoxin was not as thoughtful as Lu Qing, he was not a foolish person. He immediately understood something from what Zhu Yu said to Lu Qing and realized that there were many things that Lu Qing had not yet told his new wife.

He thought of the conversation between the two of them that day, so he also looked at Lu Qing deeply.

Lu Qing glanced at him and said to Zhu Yu, "The mystery behind this cannot be explained in a few words. When it's convenient, I will explain it to you in detail."

Zhu Yu was stunned. He thought that based on his previous reactions, Lu Qing would definitely not respond to what he just said. Unexpectedly, he showed signs of giving in.

Why did this person suddenly become so frank and decide not to hide things from me anymore?

Could it be that although Situ Jing's sword didn't hit the vital part, it accidentally gave him a clue?
"Now that everything has been prepared, we will set off early tomorrow morning, first to Huazhou, and then to Shuoguo from Huazhou." Lu Qing did not continue the previous topic. After all, the many connections between him and the Yan Guogong faction could not be explained in a few words. There were some things in it that even he himself had doubts about, so there was no way to explain it clearly to Zhu Yu immediately.

The most important thing before them at this moment is to go to Shuo Kingdom.

Zhu Yu put away his certificate of ordination and took a Taoist robe that suited his body shape from the talisman. He did not stay any longer and went back to his room and went to bed early.

The next morning, before daybreak, Fu Wen came knocking on the door. Zhu Yu woke up immediately when he heard the knock, quickly got up and changed into his Taoist robe, and by the way, he tied his hair into a Taoist bun as if he were familiar with it.

Over the past few days, her muscle memory of waking up and taking action at the slightest call of emergency remained. Even the movements of dressing in men's clothing and tying her hair into a bun had become more and more agile. In less than a cup of tea, she had packed her things and left the room. By the time she reunited with the others, carrying her bag, she had already become a handsome young Taoist priest.

Several people put on veils and set off. When it was daybreak, they were already more than a hundred miles away from the post station and Situ Jing's Lizhou camp. After a short rest, they continued on their journey. Before dark, when they found an inn to rest for the night, they were almost at the border of Huazhou.

The innkeeper looked at the five of them, all dressed in Taoist robes and looking dusty and tired, and couldn't help but become curious. While serving them food, he asked them, "Are you guys going to Huazhou?"

"You have a very good eye. How did you tell that we were going there?" Yan Daoxin didn't mind being asked by the young man and nodded, "We really are going to Huazhou."

The young man grinned and said, "This isn't hard to guess! I don't know what happened this year, but most of the places in Huazhou look like someone has pierced the sky.

My father said that in his entire life, he had only heard of occasional droughts in Huazhou, but he had never heard of a place like that where it could rain so hard that it could cause flooding!
Before you, our store has hosted several groups of monks and Taoists!

There are not only monks and Taoists, but also witches and sorcerers!
So I know without asking, you must have been invited by the government over there to perform a ritual, hoping to help dispel the clouds and rain, and get the sun to come out!"

Yan Daoxin nodded repeatedly in agreement with the waiter's words and casually responded to a few remarks. The waiter saw that he had guessed correctly and sighed, "I wonder if you guys have any real ability to control the flood in Huazhou?
Otherwise, if this continues, after flooding Huazhou, it won’t be long before the water rushes to our Lizhou side!"

Zhu Yu was secretly surprised.

Logically speaking, Lizhou is upstream of Huazhou, and if there is more rain downstream, the upstream areas will not be particularly worried.

Now that this young fellow looks so worried at such a young age, it is not difficult to imagine how serious the flood in Huazhou has become.

Yan Daoxin glanced at Lu Qing and Zhu Yu, secretly surprised. He didn't expect that this young man had guessed where they were going by accident, and it was because of this reason.

Whether it's curing a disease or removing a poison, Yan Daoxin is well-versed in these things.

At worst, he could even make some strange poison pills.

But whether it was praying for rain or praying for the rain to stop, he didn't know how to do it at all.

However, relying on the thick skin he had developed from traveling around for these years, he acted very confident, and almost patted his chest to say that they could mobilize the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas. The young man was stunned, and when he left their table, his eyes were full of admiration. If he had been short of money, he would have almost donated some incense and lamp oil to Yan Daoxin and the others!

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