Lord of Earth Fiend

Chapter 25 Something's Wrong
The next day, the old horse-drawn cart finally arrived at the foot of Wuling Mountain.

But I saw a vast mountain range, among which five peaks rose from the ground, with slightly uneven heights, like a raised palm.

Chen Jin immediately thought of the famous "Five Fingers Peak".

After Gu Leyou rested, he came to replace Chen Jin and drove the carriage up the mountain.

Izumo Temple is located on the mountainside of the first mountain. The mountain road is not rugged, and it is obviously specially repaired.

Along the way, Gu Leyou looked around frequently, with a nervous expression, for fear that an ambush would appear; Chen Jin also held the hilt of his sword, ready to fight at any time.

But the strange thing is that the journey was safe and sound, and they arrived outside the gate of the Taoist temple very smoothly.

"It's not right...it's not right..."

Gu Leyou murmured, parked the carriage, stared at the Taoist temple nervously, wondering if the enemy was ambushing inside the Taoist temple, waiting to catch a turtle in the urn?

Chen Jin looked up and looked at the surrounding environment. He saw the beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the open terrain, which is very impressive.

It's just that the Taoist temple is not big, it already looks dilapidated, and it is estimated that there will not be much incense.

"Brother Gu, are you back?"

Suddenly there was a sound of surprise, and a young man in a gray robe ran quickly.

Gu Leyou was surprised: "Liu Yuan?"

Liu Yuan is one of the three Taoist boys.

Gu Leyou was already prepared for a fierce battle, but he didn't expect an acquaintance to come out.

Liu Yuan ran up to him, his eyes were red: "Senior brother Gu, it's good if you come back, the master fought with others and was seriously injured."

Gu Leyou was in a hurry when he heard the news, and hurried into the audience, and almost bumped into a person at the door.

The man was tall, with a simple and honest face: "Junior Brother? Why did you come back?"

It was Gu Leyou's senior brother Fang Jinzhi. Gu Leyou said that he was soft-tempered, and he belonged to the kind of honest person who couldn't give a fart for a long time.

Gu Leyou hurriedly asked: "Brother, how is Master?"

Fang Jinzhi grabbed him and covered his mouth with his hands: "Don't make noise, Master just took medicine and fell asleep."

"I want to go in and see Master."

"no!"

Fang Jinzhi shouted in a low voice: "Not now, Master finally fell asleep, if you wake him up, he won't be able to recuperate properly."

Gu Leyou was taken aback, and after thinking about it, this is indeed the truth.

Injured in fighting skills, the primordial spirit must be damaged, and he needs adequate sleep.

When the two went outside, Gu Leyou asked, "Brother, what's going on?"

Fang Jinzhi sighed: "Master fought with Taoist Xuancheng of Youchenguan, and he missed for a while, and was seriously injured in the end."

Gu Leyou frowned: "The Taoist Xuancheng of Youchenguan?"

"It's that fellow, relying on his cultivation to be domineering. You know, over the years, our Izumo Temple and Youchen Temple have had a lot of conflicts. The reason for this incident is that Master mined a piece of high-quality Xuan in Tiebanpo. Tieshi, the Taoist Xuancheng actually said that Tiebanpo belongs to Youchen Temple, and all the property belongs to Youchen Temple, so he came to grab it. How can the master bear it? That's when he shot."

Hearing this, Gu Leyou's heart suddenly became angry: "It's unreasonable!"

Izumo Temple first settled in Wuling, but Youchen Temple moved here a few years later.Because they are on the same mountain and not too far apart, they are neighbors.

In the first two or three years, they got along fairly well with each other, but gradually, You Chenguan took advantage of the large number of people and began to find faults, constantly encroaching on the territory under its jurisdiction.

The so-called "jurisdictional place" is a conventional term, which means the sphere of influence near the Taoist temple.

These days, practice is not about becoming a fairy, one has to eat and spend money.

For Taoist temples, the source of income is very important.

Income from incense is one aspect; on the other hand, it depends on the production of the jurisdiction.

From the official procedure, the establishment of each Taoist temple has to be approved by the government. However, the jurisdiction of the Taoist temple and the size of the scope are another matter. There are no express regulations, only a rough circle , How much depends on the strength of the power.

On the Five Ridges, the most powerful ones are naturally the Five Immortals.They each occupy a mountain peak, equal to the lord of the mountain. If foreign monks want to gain a foothold in the mountain, they not only need official approval, but also the consent of the immortal family, and must not cross the mountainside.

The jurisdiction of the Izumo Temple is not large, and the master of the temple, Izumo Taoist, is cautious and does not want to argue with others.

Life was already tight, but under You Chenguan's aggressiveness, it became even more embarrassing.

The geographical location of Tiebanpo is completely subordinate to Izumo Temple, and it is an important iron ore producing area, which can be said to be the economic lifeblood of Izumo Temple.

This time Taoist Izumo managed to mine a piece of black iron ore. Unexpectedly, Taoist Xuancheng heard the news and came to snatch it.

Taoist Izumo naturally refused to give it, so the two fought. As a result, Taoist Izumo was seriously injured, but Taoist Xuancheng felt bad and was also injured.

Fang Jinzhi said: "When this happened, the Taoist temple was in a mess. I was about to send Liu Yuan down the mountain to deliver a letter to you, asking you to come back. Now you come back just in time. Let's go to Youchen Temple together to seek justice."

Gu Leyou has always regarded Master as his father, how can he bear it when he hears such a thing?Called: "Okay, let's go."

Fang Jinzhi pondered again: "But Master needs someone to take care of him, and he has to find medicine to boil..."

Gu Leyou didn't think too much about it: "In that case, brother, you stay in the audience, and I'll go by myself."

Fang Jinzhi hurriedly said: "Go as you go, talk about it, don't fight with others lightly."

"understood."

Gu Leyou replied impatiently, he hated his brother's soft temper.Ma Shan was ridden by others, and Ren Shan was bullied by others. What is it like to be bullied now?He also wanted to reason with others, if he could reason, Master would not be seriously injured.

The backbone of Youchenguan is Taoist Xuancheng, and he will lose out in the battle with Izumo.For those disciples of You Chenguan, Gu Leyou is not afraid.

"Scholar, you rest at the Taoist temple, I will come back as soon as I go."

Chen Jin said, "I'll go with you."

Gu Leyou thought for a while: "Alright."

The two got into the carriage again and drove to Youchenguan.

In the car, Chen Jin suddenly said: "Taoist, do you feel something is wrong?"

"Not right?"

Gu Leyou was stunned.

"Two groups of porters came to kill you one after another. I thought it was an enmity with a certain fairy family, but it turned into a conflict with another Taoist temple. Could it be that You Chenguan hired porters?"

Hearing this, Gu Leyou was silent.He was by no means a fool, and he immediately felt suspicious after being teased by Chen Jin.

At the very least, those porters couldn't have been bought by Taoist Xuancheng.

Because there is no need.

Even if they kill everything, Taoist Izumo and Fang Jinzhi will be the first to strike.

Chen Jin said again: "I am an outsider, a bystander. In my opinion, your senior brother is not as soft and honest as you said."

For some speculations, it is difficult for him to speak out directly without proof.Gu Leyou and his senior brother have a good relationship, if they talk too much, they will be misunderstood as sowing discord.

This kind of thing can only be reminded.

Gu Leyou's eyes widened: "What do you mean? No, it's impossible..."

Chen Jin persuaded: "You should go back and have a look, it's best to have a chat with your master face to face."

Gu Leyou's face struggled, when he recalled the scene when he was going to visit his master but was stopped by his brother...

He couldn't sit still any longer, jumped out of the car, turned around and ran back to the Taoist temple.

(End of this chapter)