All Heavens: Start by guarding the light at night

Chapter 171 The insidious villain, Liu Jiu

The night was deep, and Liu Jiu was sleeping soundly with a beautiful concubine in his arms.

He is the priest of Taizhenguan in the south of the Tang Dynasty and north of Xiling. He is not young anymore. Yunyu has become a luxury for him a long time ago. However, he still likes to buy concubines and hold her in his arms. sleep.

Liu Jiu said that a virgin body has its own fragrance and its skin is as smooth as silk. He simply cannot sleep without holding a beauty in his arms.

The concubine who was able to serve him said that lying in Liu Jiu's arms was like bathing in light, and she could listen to Haotian's teachings in her sleep.

Suddenly, the sound of a gong rang in the temple. The sudden sound of the gong broke the tranquility of the night and awakened Liu Jiu's sweet dream.Priest Liu stood up in a panic and shouted: "What happened?"

The little maid outside answered tremblingly: "I don't know what to say to the priest."

Liu Jiu was awakened from his sweet dream and said angrily: "If you don't go and check if you don't know, are you a dead person?"

The beautiful concubine next to her quickly held a lamp and waited for Liu Jiu to put it on.

Liu Jiu was very nervous, because the gong sounding in the temple at night had never happened to him since he took over as the temple master here. However, he knew very well under what circumstances the gong would be sounded. The Taoist temple must be under siege. The second is that the water has gone out of the view.

As a practitioner, he is very alert, and his mind power instantly envelopes the entire Taoist temple, detecting external dangers.

There was no water, but many believers gathered towards the main entrance of the Taoist temple. No matter how far away they were, they couldn't detect it clearly.

While Liu Jiu was busy getting dressed, some elders from the temple were already on the high wall at the gate of the temple.

The elder's name is Yu Wanting. He is a middle-aged man. Although he is only in the Dongxuan realm, he is a pure lineage of headmasters. He is very handsome with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes. He stood on the wall and took a look outside. It was dark outside. It was very quiet, and a group of people could be vaguely seen approaching them.

Yu Wanting said calmly: "What's going on?"

The believer on the side said: "I don't know yet. I heard the sound coming from down the hillside."

"Oh?"

Yu Wanting shouted: "Be on guard, if anyone approaches, activate the formation directly!"

After that, he jumped over the wall and explored down the hillside.

The patrol team at the foot of the mountain was also sending people to report to the temple at this time. They were lighting up torches, so far away that they could see the other party approaching. When they got closer, they saw that the person was Yu Wanting, and the person who reported the news immediately knelt down. salute.

Yu Wanting held his sword and shouted sternly: "Tell me quickly, what happened at the foot of the mountain."

The believer who reported the news quickly said: "Back to the elders, the patrol team at the foot of the mountain has lost contact. Only one of the people we sent to search came back seriously injured, saying that a large number of people gathered at the foot of the mountain."

Yu Wanting said in shock: "What? Among the believers patrolling at the foot of the mountain, there is an elder from the Dongxuan realm. Where are the others?"

The Annunciation Cult whispered: "Elder, he, he is dead."

Liu Jiu was already dressed and came outside the Taoist temple. He was a practitioner in the realm of knowing fate and had great power of thought. When he came outside the house, he noticed something strange at the foot of the mountain.

Many people gathered at the foot of the mountain. They did not light torches, but they had quietly surrounded the mountain.

Liu Jiu was shocked. The first thing he thought was that it was the Tang people who wanted to attack them.

After all, the relationship between Xiling and the Tang Dynasty has always been at odds. Taizhen Temple is a nail in the Taoist sect that has been driven into the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty has wanted to remove it a long time ago. If the people of the Tang Dynasty had not been agitated and restrained their hands, they would have broken through this mountain long ago. .

When Yu Wanting saw Liu Jiu, he quickly stepped forward to report and explained the situation at the foot of the mountain. An elder from the Dongxuan realm had died and many patrol teams were missing.

"Priest Liu, what should we do?"

When he became a local priest, he had a large group of people following him. They were all under Liu Jiu's influence. This was also the basis for maintaining his luxurious life. If he was separated from these people, he would still have the status of a priest, but he would also be just a person. Empty shelves.

The reason why there are so many people at the foot of the mountain must be someone taking the lead, and this person who takes the lead has a high status in the Guangming Palace or in the Tang Dynasty.

There is another thing, that is, a few days ago, Liu Jiu killed the Guangming believers who gathered on Taizhenguan Mountain. The people around him have learned about it. This is the reason why Tang Dynasty or Guangming Palace wants to attack the mountain.

"The Tang Dynasty is not our land after all. It's time for us to return south."

Liu Jiu was very unwilling. He had been managing carefully for many years and had done many things to help Guangming Palace and Taoshan. At the same time, he had also done many things for ordinary people in the four directions. Without the incident a few days ago, Before, he was considered a good person.

Unfortunately, some things are no longer clean after they are done, and it is only a matter of time before others find out.

Yu Wanting was quite shocked and said: "Returning to the south? Priest Liu, are you planning to return to the Dao Sect and seize the position of the next Great Priest of Guangming?"

"Elder Yu, you are a close confidant of the headmaster. Don't you know the seriousness of what happened a few days ago?"

"Seriously, Priest Liu, what do you mean?"

The entire mountain is surrounded, and the walls of the Taoist temple are lit with torches. If you look down from the air, you can see that the fiery red light forms a rectangular circle, and in the rectangular circle, there is a line of fire dividing the rectangle into two. The narrower strip wraps up the entire Taoist temple.

The sound of the gong awakened the entire Taoist temple, and everyone was on guard.

After the torches on the mountain were lit, the marching team at the foot of the mountain knew that they were exposed and also lit the torches.

Only then did the people in the Taoist temple realize that the entire mountain was surrounded on all sides, and there were people all over the mountain.

Yu Wanting didn't wait for Liu Jiu's answer, but received the report from the believer, and his face suddenly turned pale.

"Elder Yu, there is something I need you to do." Liu Jiu's voice was sudden, and the cyan mask on his face made him look particularly sinister.

Yu Wanting had a vague feeling. "Priest Liu, what do you need me to do?"

Liu Jiu has a good reputation and a supreme status. He doesn't want to give it up, so he needs a scapegoat.

Yu Wanting looks handsome, but he has always played a black-faced character in Taizhen Temple. There are even rumors among the villagers. He is also famous, but he has a bad reputation.

Many days ago, the temple owner came to Taizhen Temple and talked about that incident, and Liu Jiu had a plan.

Now that the matter was revealed and there were so many people surrounding the mountain, Liu Jiu naturally thought of letting Yu Wanting take the blame.

Even if Liu Jiu returns to Taoshan, he will continue to be a priest. If he gets the reputation of a murderer, he will never be able to stand in a higher position in the future.

After hearing the blame-taking words, Yu Wanting felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave and said in a trembling voice: "Priest Liu, but, but, you asked me to do all this."

Yu Wanting is the person in charge of teaching, and he holds many privileges in Taoshan. Since he came to Taizhen Temple, he has been highly valued by Liu Jiu, and many things that are difficult for Liu Jiu have fallen into Yu Wan's hands. Ting's body.

In order to allow Yu Wanting to do things better, all the young and old of Liu Jiujiu's family were brought to the Tang Dynasty to enjoy the status of masters. At the same time, it was also to restrain him and prevent Yu Wanting from listening to the words of the master and doing what he said. Do something harmful to him.

After listening to Yu Wanting's words, Liu Jiu said coldly: "Elder Yu, your family is still in my hands. You have no choice but to agree to this matter."

Yu Wanting prayed: "My lord, my lord, I am still young and I don't want to die. My father only has one son, and I am not married yet."

Liu Jiu put his hand gently on Yu Wanting's shoulder. Yu Wanting trembled and looked at Liu Jiu with his knees slightly bent.

Yu Wanting had seen Liu Jiu's true face. He had a very kind appearance, but this mask seemed to change Priest Liu's whole person.

Liu Jiu said authentically: "Don't forget, you are a disciple of the Taoist sect. Although you are a close confidant of the headmaster, you are also an elder promoted by me personally. I am the priest of the Taoist sect, and you are my subordinate. If on the battlefield, I encounter When danger comes, do you only want to protect yourself, or do you risk the lives of your whole family to protect me?"

Yu Wanting murmured: "Yes, but this is not a battlefield..."

Liu Jiu sneered and said: "Is there any difference? The current situation is that the unruly people are surrounding the mountain. I am in danger. I need you to stand up and block the knife for me."

Yu Wanting's knees suddenly weakened and he knelt at Liu Jiu's feet, crying bitterly: "We can escape. With the strength of Priest Liu and the support of Taoshan, you can definitely lead our killers out." .”

Liu Jiu said coldly: "I am a strong person who knows fate, so I can easily escape. How can you escape? You are destined to die."

Yu Wanting bowed his head and said: "Sir, please remember me in front of the little pommel and behind the horse..."

"Shut up!"

Liu Jiu still has a great life but has not enjoyed it. There are so many people at the foot of the mountain, many of them practitioners. Even if he is a strong person in the realm of knowing fate, it is definitely difficult for him to escape with just one person.

Liu Jiu shouted sternly: "Listen to me, maybe you are innocent, but now the entire Taoist temple is in disaster, and no one can escape, so... you should stop fucking trying to reason with me, you are the only one who can save me now." Reputation, if you refuse to save it, it's your whole family's fault. It's your fault that I can't be a priest, so I will kill your whole family."

Liu Jiu slowly bent down and whispered in a devilish voice into Yu Wan Ting's ear: "Either your whole family dies, or you die happily and put all that matter on you and your family I'll take care of you, it's your choice."

Not long after, there were many people surrounding the Taoist temple, led by Song Buqu, Yang Chang, and Ruohua.

Song Buqu stood at the front with a long sword at his waist. He glared murderously at the three characters "Taizhen Temple" on the lintel of the Taoist temple. He suddenly grabbed a long bow from the guard beside him and took it from the guard's station. He took out three arrows from his quiver and shot them at the big plaque.

The arrow shot like lightning, hitting the center of the plaque. The plaque hanging high on the lintel shook a few times, then fell down with a "boom" and fell heavily on the stone steps in front of the door.

Song Buqu shouted sternly: "Liu Jiu, don't be a coward, come out and give me the lives of the people of Guangming Palace."

"Come out, come out! Liu Wugui, come out."

The guards beside Song Buqu immediately shouted in unison. After a moment, they saw two strings of red lights behind the door lintel, and then three ladders were erected on the door lintel. Liu Jiu's figure appeared between the ladders in the middle. superior.

The believers on both sides each held a shield to protect Liu Jiu.

Liu Jiu looked outside and shouted in surprise and anger: "Song Buqu, don't think that just because you are the grandson of Elder Song, you can go crazy casually. Why did you trap my Taizhen Guan in the middle of the night?"

Song Buqu yelled with a ferocious face: "Liu, don't pretend to be like me. Don't you know what you did?"

Liu Jiu was secretly shocked. Could it be that someone escaped and discovered him that day?Or did someone see him showing up during the final finishing touches?Liu Jiuqiang calmly yelled: "I know what the hell, if you want to incriminate me, there is no need to hesitate. I am the priest of Guangming Temple, how could I do such a thing that is harmful to nature and justice? It is you who led so many people to surround me, Taizhen." Guan, do you know what you are doing? Even if your grandfather is the general manager of Guangming Hall, you can't escape punishment."

Song Buqu pointed at Liu Jiu and said, "Am I talking nonsense? Tai Zhen Guan gathered Guangming believers. I was among the crowd that day. You, Liu Jiuxin, vowed to lead everyone into the mountains to search for the Great Priest of Guangming, but you didn't want to take advantage of a gathering. Kill all the believers."

After hearing this, Liu Jiu felt relieved. Song Buqu did not say anything about his last appearance. Even he did not know the truth of the incident. However, his face became increasingly frightened and angry, and he shouted: "That's nonsense, I and I Those believers had no grievances and had even given them a lot of food over the years. Why did they kill those people? Besides, I was not in Taizhen Temple that day. I was in the Minshan Mountains. How could I cross a hundred miles? , kill those people."

Song Buqu said: "Priest Liu, what happened happened in your Tai Zhen Guan, and those people were summoned by you. Those people unintentionally took advantage of your way. If you hadn't participated, how could it not have happened?" A living mouth."

Liu Jiu wanted to say something else, but Song Buqu bent his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow with a "swish", landing on the barrier of Taizhen Temple.

Song Buqu said coldly: "Stop making excuses, quickly tie your hands and return to the Guangming Palace for trial."

Liu Jiu shrank back, without any airs of a strong man who knew his fate, and shouted to Song Buqu: "Okay, I will bring out the culprit right now. Song Buqu, if I prove that I am innocent, you and your troops will be in trouble." I, Taizhen Guan, will settle this account clearly when the Great Priest Guangming returns. Even if you are a member of the Song family, you cannot deceive others too much."

Liu Jiu said the next word, jumped down from the ladder in the air, and rushed into the temple under the escort of the believers. When he reached the door, without even thinking, he raised his leg and kicked the door loudly. After knocking him away from the left and right, Liu Jiu rushed in aggressively.

When I saw Yu Wanting again, he was already covered in whip marks, and it was obvious that he had been whipped according to the instructions.

Liu Jiu's words were by no means a threat. If he refused to agree to Priest Liu's conditions and Liu Jiu gained a bad name, he believed that Liu Jiu's grief and anger would not only be as simple as killing the whole family. Everything Liu Jiu did at that time, would be more cruel than the threats he issued.

(End of this chapter)