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Chapter 1138 Who was Tao Zhongwen's previous life?

"What is your order?"

Accompanied by the familiar sound of chains, the nearby dead man arrived, with the chains still in his hands, and bowed in front of him.

Li Yan asked: "What's the matter with the new death energy on Lu Bing's body?"

Gou Siren looked at each other in blank dismay, obviously without facial features, but showed a sense of bewilderment: "I don't know!"

The King of Hades is easy to see, but the little devil is hard to deal with. Li Yan didn't bother with these little officials, and directly chose one: "Go to the underworld, ask about the situation, and report back to me."

Knowing that this is the target that Yan Luo of the Ten Palaces specified to pay attention to, the hooked man did not dare to disobey, and his stature became short, and he did not go to the ground.

After a while, the dead man turned back and reported briefly: "Lu Bing's life span has been cut."

Even though Li Yan guessed this possibility, he was still surprised: "The life expectancy is said to be reduced, can it be reduced?"

It is an exaggeration to use ghost tickets to prolong life, that is, now that the world is dirty and the underworld is chaotic, these ghosts dare to be so presumptuous.

It is even more outrageous to use ghost tickets to reduce lifespan. The King of Hades wants people to die on the third watch, who dares to keep people until the fifth watch, and now directly change it to the first watch.
Gou Siren explained: "This technique is very well known, and the performer will do great harm to the morality, and there will be no good rewards!"

Li Yan's face darkened: "Lu Bing occupies an important position in the world, and he is very comparable to others. Who uses this method, and whose morality is damaged?"

The dead man hung his head: "It's hard to verify this matter."

Undoubtedly, those who can accept such bribes are not low-level officials in the underworld, but as big as a judge. How dare these ghosts spoil the good deeds of the superiors?

Li Yan had already considered this point, took out the pen and paper used to make talismans, and wrote a letter at the same time: "How are Du Jiuniang and those dead souls trapped in the gap between the two worlds, how are they doing in the Netherworld?"

There was a bit of awe in Gou Shiren's tone: "Ninth Lady is valued by Po Meng, and she has many capable assistants under her command, which is very beautiful..."

After confirming that Du Jiuniang and his party not only had a firm foothold in the underworld, but also had a considerable status, Li Yan handed over the letter: "Please make another trip and hand the letter to her."

"No trouble! No trouble!"

Instead of answering directly, but also getting ghost affection, Gou Siren immediately took it, and went to Jiuyou Difu again.

When he came back this time, he was already beaming, obviously he had received a lot of benefits, and he submitted a letter: "Your Majesty, this is Jiu Niangzi's reply letter."

Li Yan unfolded it, and saw the key message written concisely on it: "Den Shinji, with shallow morality, after killing Lu Bing with a curse, time will be short."

Li Yan nodded secretly, and asked again: "How many ghost tickets do you need to extend Lu Bing's life and offset this kind of damage?"

Not to mention the friendship with Lu Bing, he also needs Jin Yiwei to handle affairs next, so naturally he can't let the governor be harmed by Tao Zhongwen.

Gou Siren hastily said: "No need, Jiu Niangzi has already taken care of all these, Dudu Lu has returned to his original lifespan, please rest assured!"

Li Yan nodded: "Convey my thanks to Du Jiuniang."

Although he is now famous in the underworld, he has no real power yet, and he is just selling his face.

When it doesn't involve specific interests, it's easy to talk about everything. If it's really about the income of the ghost ticket, it's hard to pay attention to these ghosts.

Therefore, the original situation is likely to be a war between ghosts, and the number of Lu Bingshou in the book of life and death can go up and down, fluctuating back and forth, to see who can better bribe the judge of the underworld.

But Du Jiuniang's appearance directly solved the problem from the inside, saving a lot of effort.

Li Yan asked a few more details, waved his hand, and took his leave.

He stood on the spot, pondered for a moment, and walked towards Tianshi Mansion.

According to Fan Xueya's description, Dian Shinji, as the youngest junior, has always lived in seclusion, ignoring the world, and in the end he personally murdered Lu Bing, no doubt Tao Zhongwen instructed him.

As for Tao Shien, the recognized heir, the situation is also very wrong.

Tao Shien, the "little celestial master" when he went to sea, still has the basic demeanor of a practitioner, but he has not been tempered, is young and arrogant, does not match his virtue, and makes jokes.

But the "Little Celestial Master" in Dongyue Temple has become irritable and vicious, full of evil spirits, killing people at every turn.

With Tao Zhongwen planting the divine prohibition on his disciples, if the heart of betrayal is born, it will explode into flesh and blood. If the celestial master's orb fuels the calamity, it will be implemented long ago without paying a price, and it will not wait until now. Therefore, Tao Shien's change is very Eighty-nine are related to the use of magic weapons.

As a result, among the six direct disciples, Fan Xueya left, Guo Hongjing, Wang Yongning, and Feng Zezi were killed by the gods. …

Wouldn't everyone be wiped out?
"Could it be that there is a secret descendant?"

On the way to Tianshi Mansion, Li Yan frowned faintly, thinking that this possibility was not very high.

Successors, like heirs, must pay attention to the word "public". It may not be fair and just, but it must be open.

It is difficult for illegitimate children to inherit the family business, and it is difficult for secret heirs to inherit the business.
Therefore, no matter how cold-blooded and ruthless Tao Zhongwen is, at least one heir must be left behind, otherwise he will try his best to maintain the status of the celestial master, and in the end, he will grow old and all his successors will die. What is he trying to do in the end?
Several possibilities were conceived in his mind, and Li Yan had already arrived outside the Tianshi Mansion.

He turned around the mansion, and his eyes locked on the position of the backyard: "As expected of the leader of the Taoist sect, my mansion also has a blessed place..."

Since the ashrams of gods and Buddhas have disappeared, various sects of Taoism have opened up these low-profile versions of caves and blessed places in order to separate them from the world.

This is also a manifestation of the sect's heritage. For example, the Kagura treasure ship transformed by Yuxuanzi has a design like a blessed land and spiritual area inside. Such a skill is not rumored.

Li Yan has already done some research on the mustard seed method of Sumina, and can roughly judge the level of a spiritual zone through the absorption of heaven and earth energy.

From the current point of view, the spiritual area of ​​Tao Zhongwen's mansion is undoubtedly the upper level, not far behind Chaotian Palace and God Optimism.

The latter two are royal Taoist temples. With the accumulation of more than 170 years since the founding of the country, the accumulation of Tao Zhongwen's generation can reach the current scale. Obviously, the search for these years has been extremely huge.

Obviously, this area cannot be forced into. Li Yan observed it for a moment, then turned his gaze back to the Fansu mansion, where Tao Zhongwen's descendants lived.

Tao Shien is Tao Zhongwen's third son. The first two sons have no talent for cultivation, and they also received awards. The eldest son Tao Shitong is Taichang Cheng, and the second son Tao Shiliang is Taichang Doctor. Entering the official class, wealth and honor lasted for three generations.

Of course, this kind of wealth is very unstable. Tao Zhongwen is still a flattering minister at the root. Unless he can continue the celestial master's glory, his family background will soon decline.

In fact, Jiajing passed away, and after King Yu ascended the throne as Emperor Longqing, he immediately liquidated Tao Zhongwen, deprived him of all posthumous titles, withdrew all hereditary honors, and the Tao family directly returned to their original forms.

After all, because of the Taoist priest's "two dragons don't meet" theory, King Yu hadn't seen Jiajing much since he was a child, and he probably hated it a long time ago.

There is no need to wait until that time now, the atmosphere in the Tao Mansion will become heavy.

The servants who came and went whispered, and mentioned him repeatedly: "Ever since that Li Zhenren was sealed, the uncle and the second master have never shown a smile on their faces!"

"Isn't that right? Your Majesty also values ​​this little doctor too much. We even need to pay for the money of Xiutianshifu..."

"Master is a celestial master, and even a living god, so you are afraid of a new real person? Why are you panicking!"

"But the master hasn't come out to see the uncle and the second master for a long time. The young master came back in a hurry and ignored the uncle's inquiry at all. How can he not panic?"

With the enhanced hearing of ear consciousness, Li Yan quickly came to a situation.

Regarding the ups and downs in the capital today, Tao Zhongwen's eldest son and second son were greatly flustered, but Tao Zhongwen did not show any intention of stabilizing people's hearts, and continued to practice behind closed doors. He obviously didn't care much about these ordinary heirs who couldn't practice...

Li Yan's eyes were ponderous, and he suddenly said: "Come out."

With a flash of his figure, Chi Lian came to the side, and said bitterly: "Tao Zhongwen attacked my son again, did he really think that my mother would not dare to wash Tao's house with blood? At worst, both sides will suffer, let's see who hurts more!"

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "The fight was split up, and it may not be this person who was hurt the most..."

Chi Lian was stunned: "Ah? Why?"

Li Yan briefly explained the information he just obtained: "At present, I haven't found anyone Tao Zhongwen cares about. Whether it's an ordinary heir or a spiritual heir, he seems to only have the intention of making use of it."

Chi Lian gritted his teeth: "In my monster clan, there are very few such vicious people. How did this Tao Zhongwen become like this? In your words... it is that the six relatives don't recognize each other!"

Li Yan looked at her: "I have always been reluctant to ask about matters involving personal feelings, but now I want you to recall what kind of temperament Tao Zhongwen was when I met him?"

Chi Lian said: "He has a pretty face and is fair and clean. He was beaten by me and he was very unconvinced. After exploring the Wujue Cave, he was beaten twice again. He felt no different from other Taoist priests. He was not very kind, but it was definitely not like what he is now. So vicious!"

More than 30 years ago, Tao Zhongwen was in his early 40s. If he had a good face, it would be normal for him to look young. As for Chi Lian, he is considered young in the Yaozu, but according to the age of human beings, he is already over a hundred years old. The number is different.

Li Yan asked again: "Then how did you get together?"

Chi Lian didn't hide it either: "To tell you the truth, Tao Zhongwen happened to come to challenge me when I wanted to rob. My family has a way to overcome the robbing. If I want to express the robbing thoughts, I rushed over. He struggled and wanted to Run, I chased, he ran, I chased, he ran, and finally I caught up..."

Li Yan: "..."

He always thought that the relationship between Tao Zhongwen and Chi Lian was because this celestial master and Xu Xian had a lot in common, and had a unique taste, with a strong aesthetic.
Seeing the strange look in this man's eyes, Chi Lian took it for granted, "What are you looking at me for? He is an orthodox Taoist priest, he can marry a wife and have children, and when he got along with me, he already had two sons and three daughters. What's the big deal?"

Li Yan didn't bother with the demon about values, and continued: "Then what happened next?"

Chi Lian said: "I'm very happy afterwards. If I'm really unwilling, I'll be doomed, so I won't talk to him. It was Tao Zhongwen who took the initiative and wanted to walk and experience with me!"

Li Yandao: "He values ​​your magic power?"

Although Chi Lian hated the current Tao Zhongwen, he was the first to think of him for any bad things now, but he did not blindly smear the past: "Probably not, a disciple from a great sect like him actually does not encounter much risk outside, just He thinks I'm good, and I'm quite happy, I wanted to leave Wujue Cave a long time ago, so I ran with him..."

Li Yandao: "Then when did you think Tao Zhongwen changed?"

Chi Lian thought about it for a while, and then looked at the Forbidden City: "It should be that he went to the imperial palace and gained the emperor's attention. Tao Zhongwen changed soon!"

Li Yandao: "Shao Yuanjie's recommendation of Tao Zhongwen is valued by Emperor Jiajing... Think about it carefully, when did he specifically change?"

Chi Lian recalled it carefully: "It was the time when I entered the palace. I didn't dare to approach the palace. I heard from the elders that there was a treasure to suppress demons in it, so I wandered outside the capital for ten days. See you again. When Tao Zhongwen was around, his behavior was a bit weird, anyway, it was different from before..."

Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly: "After his strange behavior, where did he go next?"

Chi Lian said: "After returning to the Shenxiao Sect, I reported the emperor's summons to the master, and separated from me for a long time, and gradually changed..."

Li Yan raised his eyebrows.

He had already considered the possibility of seizing the house, but if it was true, even Chi Lian could see that something was wrong, which meant that it was not perfect, and it would definitely take a period of time to consolidate and avoid the place of the master.

But Tao Zhongwen immediately returned to the teacher's school, basically ruling out the possibility...

Was it because of the sudden change in temperament that he found a chance to inherit the position of celestial master?

Shao Yuanjie chose him as his successor, he should value Tao Zhongwen's ability and character at that time, shouldn't he become so fast, right?
When Li Yan was thinking about this question, Chi Lian thought of Tao Zhongwen's famous work later: "There is also Burning Palace, I remember it most clearly!"

"In the past, Tao Zhongwen would never have dared to set fire to the emperor's palace. The secular emperor involved a lot. In the past, the heavens were all concerned. If the emperor was really burned to death, the huge karma would be enough to make him irreparable..."

"But he became bolder. He dared to arrange a divination first, and then let me set fire to fulfill it. He said that the treasure in the palace had not been brought out, so there was no need to worry about being discovered. The emperor was indeed scared to death. From then on, he believed in Tao Zhongwen's prediction." No doubt, he is getting more and more beautiful!"

Li Yandao: "The greed for profit and taking risks are not the actions of the quiet people of Taoism."

Chi Lian nodded again and again: "How clever I am. Seeing this Taoist priest become like this, I wanted to take my son away, but found out that the gods had banned me, and went to argue with him in a rage. I didn't expect this person to turn his face directly and use my son's Threatened my life and took away my inner alchemy essence, fortunately I have the power of blood, otherwise the child would be finished for the rest of his life..."

Li Yan's eyes moved: "Is Tao Zhongwen's magical forbidden 'spirit lock ring' learned by the teacher? Or did he create it himself?"

Chi Lian said: "That's not clear, he refused to reveal the master's method to me, but I really haven't seen him use it before, otherwise I wouldn't be defenseless..."

Li Yandao: "While Tao Zhongwen's temperament changed, he suddenly mastered the law of divine prohibition? According to this, if it is not for external seizures, there is only one possibility..."

Chi Lian's eyes widened: "What?"

Li Yan said in a deep voice, "The memory of the previous life has been awakened!"

In Journey to the West, there are many connections between the past and the present. Tang Seng’s previous life, Jin Chanzi, was the second disciple of the Tathagata, and he shouldered the heavy responsibility of learning scriptures. The jade girl who served the incense in the Temple of Fragrance was reincarnated in the lower realm to the royal family of the Baoxiang Kingdom, and Kui Mulang said that she would continue her relationship with her.

This kind of reincarnation naturally loses the memory of the previous life, but don't forget, it was when the underworld was operating normally, and now the lifespan is dared to be shortened and extended at will, so what is the memory of the past life recovered?

But Chi Lian was startled, and hurriedly said: "When you say that, I really remembered that after leaving the palace, Tao Zhongwen asked me. He felt that he was a human or a demon in his previous life. He didn't understand it at the time, so he answered casually sentence……"

Li Yan nodded: "It was pure speculation before, maybe people have become bad, but after this detail testifies, the possibility of awakening in the previous life has greatly increased..."

"And today's Tao Zhongwen is mainly based on the memory of the previous life. He has little affection for this life and only wants to take advantage of it. The people who really care about him are those related to the previous life..."

Speaking of this, he looked towards the blessed land deep in the Tianshi Mansion: "Who would this Shenxiao Tianshi be in his previous life?"

(End of this chapter)