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Chapter 23: Chapter 23
Li Zhaoxuan looked over the gate of Fuyu Mountain, and behind the gate was the Taoist Palace stretching upwards.The corridors and eaves of the Taoist palace are staggered, and the vermilion walls are stacked. Looking up, it is the big green lotus known as the greatest antique in China.

The green lotus is cast in bronze, with a diameter of more than 360 miles. There are ten petals on the upper level and twelve petals on the lower level. Chu.The lotus platform rotates once a day, and one petal of the lotus rotates every 21 minutes. This lotus platform has survived for more than [-] years and has been renovated no less than a hundred times. Suiyang is in Xuanyi, and Suiyin is in the wilderness. This year is the year of Rensi, and Lin Gong has [-] years.

The bell servant who guarded the mountain gate greeted him, and after Li Zhaoxuan declared his identity, he presented a letter of worship and said, "It's not yet time for Yuanfu, so I'm here today to send a letter of worship."

The person under the bell took the invitation, and two blue birds standing on the eaves of the mountain gate suddenly flew over. The person under the bell smiled and said: "Your Highness is really different from ordinary people. I have been guarding the mountain gate here for nearly two months. These two guys are very friendly. I've never been close either."

"I heard that these two blue sparrows feed on jade bait." Li Zhaoxuan smiled and untied his pocket, took out two jade beads the size of grapes, and put them in the palm of his hand. After leaving the jade beads, go back to the mountain gate.

"Yuan Shui Yu Jing is worthy of being His Highness." The servant of Ling sighed with emotion.

Li Zhaoxuan smiled slightly, "The greeting card has been delivered, so I'll take my leave first. May I ask how to get to Lutai Temple?"

"Is Your Highness going to visit the Lingzhen female officer? Go this way and go west when you see Wolong Stone."

Li Zhaoxuan cupped his hands and left.

In two quarters of an hour, I arrived outside Lutai nunnery.

The boy led him into the nunnery, where the Lingzhen female official was pruning plum branches.

According to the secular relationship, Li Zhaoxuan should call her aunt. If she hadn't been born to practice, this female official should be Princess Lingzhen now.

Lingzhen was a little surprised by Li Zhaoxuan's arrival, called Li Zhaoxuan into the room, sat down by the table, and asked: "It's not yet the time of Yuanfu, why do you come here to deliver the greeting card in person, did something happen down the mountain?"

"Can't it be that my nephew came to visit my aunt?" Li Zhaoxuan lit ambergris in the copper stove, and talked with Lingzhen about the things in Yujing in recent years.

After talking for a while, he suddenly said with emotion: "I thought Yujing was going to kill every step of the way, but he didn't want Xuandu to give up."

Holding the tail of the stag, Lingzhen asked: What's the matter? "

When Li Zhaoxuan talked about the Shennvqiao case, Lingzhen smiled in anticipation, "The Cui clan was a branch of the Tushan clan in Qingqiu in ancient times. Since their ancestors, they have been entangled with the monster clan. They stayed in Beixiang Well, since we moved to Xuandu, there is only one Longwu Pass to the west, so it's hard to feel at ease."

Li Zhaoxuan frowned: "Is it true that Mrs. Cui colluded with the demon?"

Lingzhen shook his head, "You can't talk nonsense, there are two elders of the Cui family practicing Taoism in Xiyi Mountain. Xiyi Mountain is also one of the three holy places of Taoism. It is always bad to talk about seniors. Besides, Zhenhe The Empress is also from the Cui family, so she also colluded with demons? You don't have to think too complicated about this matter, who do you think is fueling the flames?"

Li Zhaoxuan said: "In the sixteen prefectures of Jiannan Road, the only one who dares to deal with the Cui family is the Kaiyang Zhao family. But I don't think it is necessarily their actions, although there is the sword master from Xuankong Temple Now, the Zhao family is not afraid of the Cui family, but this way of doing things is really not like the Zhao family's style."

"Who did that?"

"When I came to Xuandu, I saw Tiqi from Youtan."

Lingzhen shook her head with a smile, "It's so courageous to speculate about today's saints."

"The nunnery is already out of the world. Could it be that my aunt will sue me?" Li Zhaoxuan also smiled, and then said seriously: "No matter who did it, the Cui family will inevitably suspect the Zhao family. There is a feud between the two families. If there is any suspicion, there will be a fight. The Holy Majesty asked me to come forward, not only to leave room for the Cui family, but also to show favor to the Zhao family, just sit back and watch the tigers fight."

Lingzhen shook his head, "I just told you not to talk nonsense, and then I started talking nonsense again. Behind Cui's house is Xiyi Mountain, and behind Zhao's house is Xuankong Temple. Could it be that the saint wants to plot against the two holy places? Although you still have half a month to get crowned in Yuanfu , but before practicing, let’s calm down first.”

Mr. Shen said that he should cultivate his heart in the world of mortals, and the female official Lingzhen said that he should meditate. They both sound reasonable. Who knows which one is right?But meditation is much easier than refining the mind, Li Zhaoxuan stopped thinking about intrigue, changed the subject and said, "Just now when I came from the gate of Qingque Palace, I thought of someone and wanted to ask my aunt about it."

"Go ahead."

"That person was also sweeping the gate of Qingque Palace two years ago. His name is Li Chan. I don't know if my aunt has seen it."

"Li Chan?" Lingzhen thought for a while, "Oh, it's him."

Li Zhaoxuan asked, "Auntie recognizes it?"

"The young man cleaned and greeted guests under the gate of the mountain, and was also responsible for feeding the two green sparrows on the mountain gate. Everyone called him a pheasant slave. I heard that he wanted to learn the true method secretly, but he failed, so he was expelled from the mountain. How did you know him?"

"He is the leftist demon who solved the case."

……

Li Chan used the money Nie Er gave to buy some meat pies and meat, and after having a full meal with all the monsters, she slept for nearly eight hours.

At noon the next day, I met Nie Er under the north wall of Zhenwu Gate, and came to Xu Ji Arms Shop in Yong'an Square.

In the Dayong Dynasty, only bows, crossbows and armor were banned, but swords were not allowed. There were knives, guns and axes hanging in the armory. A young man with a weak crown had a sad face and said to Nie Er: "Master is suffering from a cold disease, and it is more cold than ordinary people." The disease is much worse, but for some reason, he refuses to let me ask for surgery to save him, and he also refuses to let me call for a medical officer. After persuading me a few times, he almost stabbed me with a knife."

Li Chan asked: "Is it normal to respect the teacher's mind?"

"I didn't realize it, but he sometimes..."

The blacksmith apprentice hesitated to speak, but Nie Er said calmly: "At this time, what is greater than fate?"

The apprentice blacksmith hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed: "To tell you the truth, I have been with Master for five years, but he still hides many things from me and doesn't let me know."

"A few days ago, he suddenly suffered from a cold illness. It was not serious at first, but he didn't get better after taking some medicine, but he still refused to seek surgery or invite a doctor. At this time, he didn't have any strange behavior, but a few days ago He dug another three feet, dug out a sword, and sometimes cried and laughed at the sword in the middle of the night."

"Just yesterday, dragging his sick body, he came to life abruptly. He started the furnace to melt the sword, but after a while, he rushed over and snatched the sword out again. He almost didn't get burned to death. It's really crazy. It looks sick."

(End of this chapter)