Xianlu

Chapter 219 Coveted Lei Zhao
As soon as the words fell, the figure of Su Jiu standing in the talisman store also flashed immediately, disappeared in place, and followed Xu Dao.

But Chen Wan and the two Taoist boys in the store heard Xu Dao's words clearly, and finally recovered from their daze, the expressions on their faces were even more shocked.

Especially Chen Wan, he looked at Xu Dao's back, hurriedly walked outside the store door, and shouted in an excited voice: "Master, go slowly!"

Seeing Xu Dao waved his hands, he continued to leave without replying.As soon as Su Jiu rushed to his side, the figures of the two flickered, and they disappeared in the eyes of Chen Wan and others in the blink of an eye.

But after leaving the talisman store, Xu Dao didn't go straight to the East Street, but rushed to the Demon Swinging Hall on the North Street first.

He was cautious, and although he put down his harsh words, he was not in a hurry to act immediately. At least he should go to the person in the demon-swinging hall he had made friends with for a few chats, and confirm what spells the demon-swinging envoy can cast, and what can he do? It's good to have a bottom in mind, so as not to overturn the boat in the gutter.

Not long after, the master and the servant came to the North Hall of Dang Yao, and saw two stone lions at the door.

When entering the door, Xu Dao took out the certificate and swayed it in front of the two stone lions. The stone lions sensed it immediately, and the movement of baring their teeth and claws was slightly slow. They looked at Xu Dao fiercely, and then delivered the news into the hall.

Soon there was a deacon in the hall rushing out, the other party saw Xu Dao's appearance, recognized him, and shouted: "Mr. Lu Dao is here, I am sorry to welcome you!"

The deacon in the hall wanted to greet Xu Dao, but Xu Dao just waved his hand and asked him, "May I ask if Bai Gongfu is in the hall today?"

"Yes, yes." The deacon nodded quickly, asking if he should let him report. .

Today, however, Bai Gongsong was on duty, and the other party had nothing to do for the time being, so he got the signal from the formation, and walked out without waiting for the deacon to inform him.

"Hey! Rare guest, rare guest!" The white priest in Tsing Yi Taoist robe turned out from the back of the hall, recognized Xu Dao's appearance, and smiled in surprise on his face:
"The two stone lions at the door said that there are distinguished guests coming to the door, but I didn't expect it to be Lu Daoyou! I have seen it before, the hospitality is not good, come in quickly!"

Xu Dao looked up and down Bai Blessing, and found that he hadn't seen him for more than a year. The aura on his body was much deeper and purer, and even his face was younger.

So he hit Jishou and shouted: "I haven't seen you for a year, and the power of the white offering has increased greatly. Congratulations!"

Hearing this, the smile on Bai's face became wider. He stroked his goatee and said politely: "Where is it? I just sat in meditation for a few more days, and my true energy is just a little thicker."

This person has just broken through recently, and in the past few days, he has often shown his cultivation, hanging around in front of his Taoists, hoping to be boasted and flattered, now meeting Xu Dao who is in the same realm, and getting flattered again, he is even more happy.

At the same time, the other party also raised his eyes to look at Xu Dao, and found that Xu Dao's temperament was clear and profound, and his complexion was crystal clear. After thinking about it for a while, compared with the way he saw Xu Dao a year ago, he realized that Xu Dao's mana had also increased, and Not small.

Bai Gongfu's eyes were wide open, he estimated the faint spiritual light on Xu Dao's body, his face was dazed, and he judged that Xu Dao had been practicing Taoism for about 35 years.

The person immediately sighed: "Fellow Daoists have retreated for such a long time, it seems that the harvest is much greater than that of poor Daoists!"

In order to deceive others, Xu Dao never deliberately showed off or concealed his immortal cultivation. He was praised by the other party, and he replied politely: "I'm honored for the offering, and I'm happy with you."

Bai Gongfeng shook his head, muttered in his mouth that he was inferior, then laughed, and greeted himself: "Come, Lu Daoyou, please, you and I can talk about the past in detail."

After some courtesies, the inner courtyard of Dangyao North Hall is a quiet place with rockery and flowing water.

In the exquisite pavilion, Xu Dao and Bai Gongfeng sat facing each other, Su Jiu and a deacon stood beside them, serving tea and water, acting as maids and servants.

It's been a long time since we saw each other, and the relationship between the two is quite unfamiliar, so we exchanged pleasantries and exchanged thoughts on recent practice.

When the atmosphere was warm, after Xu Dao said a few words, he intentionally or unintentionally pulled the words towards the demon-swinging envoy stationed in Jiangzhou, preparing to find out the situation from the opponent's mouth, but before he opened his mouth to ask what the other party's methods were, Bai worshiped him. But suddenly his expression changed.

Xu Dao saw it, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said tentatively: "Fellow Daoist, do you have something to say to Poor Dao, but it's not convenient to say it? If so, it's okay to speak up. "

"Yes." Bai Gongfeng sighed softly, pressed the teacup in his hand on the table, paused and said, "In a few days, even if the fellow daoists don't come to see me, I will also visit and disturb the fellow daoists. Closed."

"Since Fellow Daoist has already left the customs today, I will tell you simply by Pindao."

When Xu Dao heard this, he felt a little baffled, and he cupped his hands with a smile on his face: "Bai Gongfu has something to say."

I saw Bai Gongfeng raised the teacup in his hand, raised it to the east, and said: "It is said that after the demon envoy came to Jiangzhou, he did not directly appear in front of us. Their endorsement, reappearing in the city, showing their identities. Although there are twists and turns, but there is no major event. It’s just that the last time I invited all the heroes, the late Taoist disciples in the city have not arrived... I’m afraid I’m already annoyed by this matter Demon envoy, fellow daoist may have sensed something."

Xu Dao listened, took a sip of tea, nodded slightly, and returned calmly: "Pin Dao came here today, just to ask for advice."

"Really?" Hearing this, Bai Gongfu's face was startled, he thought for a while, clapped his palms, and said with a sigh of relief: "I said why you came to the door directly today without notifying me in advance. Presumably, I got some rumors. If so, then there is still something to discuss."

Xu Dao said in a deep voice: "I would like to hear the details! I don't know much about the poor Taoist priest, so please explain it clearly so that the poor Taoist priest won't be confused."

"Yes." Bai Gongfeng cleared his throat: "As the saying goes, a new official takes office three fires. Since the demon envoy came to Jiangzhou, although he doesn't have many men, but ten yuan is highly cultivated, so naturally he is unwilling to be lonely. The first fire was to change the rules of the demon hall in the city, and increase the cleanup of the nearby monsters and ghosts, which gave the people of Jiangcheng a sense of stability in more than a year."

"And the second fire is to rectify the business in the four ghost streets. A lot of new rules have been established, which also makes the ghost market more lively."

Speaking of this, Bai Gongfeng asked aloud: "What do fellow Taoists think of these two things?"

Xu Dao paused, and then said: "Good thing. The first one is to stabilize the people, kill demons and ghosts, which is a great merit, and the second one, to stabilize the monks and fight treacherous people, is also a merit."

Bai Gongfeng listened, shook his head with a half-smile and said: "The first two things are fine, but the third one, I'm afraid it's not a good thing in the eyes of fellow Taoists."

"May I ask what the third thing is?" Xu Dao asked for advice.

"The next third fire is that the Demon Slayer envoys will collect taxes in the ghost market. For all the shops in the four streets, east, west, north and south, in addition to the rent on the shop front, the monthly revenue should also be paid to the Demon Slut in a certain proportion. Hall, called 'Anshi Fee', used to reward servants big and small in Sangyao Hall."

Before Xu Dao could speak, the other party continued.

"According to the instructions of the demon envoy, this is a common practice in the ghost city of Wu State. The ghost city in Jiangcheng is remote. This rule was not implemented in the past. Those who have not paid taxes in the past will not be blamed for the past. We only need to make up for it since mid-July last year. , the tax payment for the last year or so is enough.”

"And the first money-replenishment shop handpicked by the Demon Swinger is none other than the Youjian Talisman shop under the hands of Fellow Daoist!"

Hearing this, Xu Dao showed a strange look on his face, and said with a light smile, "What a coincidence, the middle of July last year was also the day when the Pindaofu shop opened."

Bai Gongfeng heard it, and took a deep look at Xu Dao.

Seeing the other party's expression, the chuckle on Xu Dao's face turned into a sneer, and he said bluntly: "It seems that the swindler is deliberately targeting the poor."

He sipped his tea and sighed softly: "It's true that you have a lot of background, but your spirit is small."

Hearing Xu Dao arrange the other party, Bai Gongfeng coughed lightly: "Yes and no, the tax collection is indeed a common practice, but the specific collection method is too complicated, so I won't explain it to Lu Daoyou one by one."

Xu Dao shook his head: "There is a saying among mortals, 'The county magistrate who breaks the family, the magistrate who destroys the family' is a common practice, but if it falls on the head of the poor Taoist, I am afraid that the poor Taoist will not be able to make up for the tax if he sells the shop, but If you don't make it up, then the demon envoy will use the poor way to make an example to others."

Seeing what Xu Dao said, Bai Gongfeng was speechless. He couldn't answer Xu Dao's words, and he couldn't say that it was possible. So he changed the subject and said, "It's not that there is no solution."

Xu Daofu cupped his hands: "Fellow Taoist, please tell me."

"As long as the fellow daoist admits his mistake to the demon swaying envoy, the hall is currently short of manpower, and the daoist friend volunteers to join the hall, and the demon swaying envoy will take it lightly if he wants to come."

It's just that when Xu Dao listened, the ridicule in his heart became more intense.

In addition to leaving a brand of true qi to join the demon hall, there are naturally other constraints.

First of all, Xu Dao can no longer be like a casual cultivator, accepting tasks when he wants to, and not accepting tasks if he doesn’t want to. Instead, he has to obey the orders of the hall. Completed, it is equivalent to the view of bones.

If Xu Dao joined it, he would be joining one of the forces, and at the same time, he would become the subordinate of Naluoshizi Jiangzhou Demon Envoy and be controlled by the other party.

Not to mention whether the other party will directly entrap him in the future, or make him exhausted, or arrange dangerous tasks for him, forcing him to complete them.

If Xu Dao didn't go, he was disobeying his orders, and if the other party could use this to order the Taoists in the hall to attack him together, it would have no effect at all.

And being reduced to the other party's subordinate, it is naturally the duty of the subordinate to respect the superior, and it is not impossible to entrust his wife and daughter.

Such a cage, if Xu Dao didn't have any cards in his hole, he would only join in when he was dizzy.Even if he had the hole cards, he would submit to the opponent only when he was in a daze, and he would be subjected to such a bird's spirit.

Xu Dao was slandering in his heart, but his face remained calm, and he didn't show his likes and dislikes.

If his guess is correct, after more than a year, the demon-swinging envoy should have almost controlled the forces in the hall, intertwined interests, and become the person who truly controls the demon-swinging hall in Jiangcheng.

"First start by sending people to eliminate demons, and drive the Taoists in the city to obey orders, and then start with the ghost market, and control the Taoists in the city, with rewards and punishments... Then you can reap the benefits and fully implement the majesty."

"The burning of these three fires can be regarded as a method, although it is not very subtle, but the key is that this person has completed the cultivation of Qi and has the strength to light the first two fires. As for the third fire, it is not too difficult to think about it. It's a pity that this third fire dared to burn on my head."

Xu Dao snorted coldly in his heart. Just as he continued to think silently, Bai Gongfeng on the opposite side began to persuade him: "Why don't you come to my Beitang as an errand, fellow Taoist? We will be our own people by then. If you don't mind, call me It’s an old man.”

"Brother will definitely help you turn around a little bit, and maybe you can even get a reward from the demon swaying envoy."

Upon hearing this, Xu Dao knew that the Bai Gongfu in front of him had obviously succumbed to the demon envoy, and had obtained a lot of benefits from the other party.

He also suddenly understood.

No wonder this person is exhausted, old and frail, and busy with chores and pleasures. In the past year, he has improved a lot in cultivation. It turns out that he got benefits from others.

But Xu Dao didn't take it seriously when Bai Gongfu said that he would gain benefits by taking refuge in the past.

The demon envoys from the capital might really have a panacea in their hands. In order to win people's hearts in the early stage, most of them were really spending a lot of money, but when the other party took control of the situation, they would definitely want to profit for themselves and squeeze the place.

Being an official for a thousand miles only seeks money, even if he is burdened with a secret mission, it does not prevent the other party from earning the merits of Taoism for himself.

If Xu Dao succumbs to the opponent, with the strength of the opponent, he probably won't be able to escape the end of being squeezed no matter what. If he entrusts his wife and daughter, suffers for a period of time, and caters to the utmost, there may be a possibility of colluding with each other and eating the opponent soup.

Although there was a sneer in his heart, Xu Dao raised his eyebrows and said, "Really?"

"Who is the name of that demon envoy, and what treasure does he have in his hand?"

Seeing Xu Dao moved, Bai Gongfeng smiled and tugged at his own beard: "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Lu, the demon swindlers are different from you and me. They come from a great family, follow their feet well, and keep their promises."

"This envoy's surname is Lei, and his name is Liangxiao. He is a member of the Six Edicts of the Wu Kingdom, one of Lei's edicts. He possesses pure Taoism, is good at using thunder and fire martial arts, and has the hope of establishing a foundation."

"Lei Zhao?" Hearing this word, Xu Dao raised his brows slightly, and was suddenly surprised.

If he remembers correctly, the "Yin Thunder in the Palm of the Shanzhong" in his hand is the fundamental law of the Lei Zhao tribe.

But after thinking about it carefully, it is rumored that the Jiangcheng Demon Envoy came from the Liuzhao Clan of the Wu Kingdom, and later worshiped in the Erhai Dao Palace. The Yin Lei method is also the body training method in the Erhai Dao Palace. .

For a while, Xu Dao thought about it, maybe the other party has a complete thunder method, and there may even be a later method...

(End of this chapter)