Chapter 106: Is the painting a proper talisman to ward off evil spirits?
Seeing her eyes shining, Jiang Hanyu was a little looking forward to what kind of crazy things she would do tomorrow.
"I will go to the palace later to tell my father the news."
"Will Yuyan come with me to the palace?"
Su Yuyan waved her hand.
"No, I'm afraid my father will ask me to stay and perform stand-up comedy for him."
After that, she explained to Jiang Hanyu what stand-up comedy was.
At one quarter past three the next day, the doorman came to deliver the message.
"Your Highness, Princess, Shangguan Rao and Shangguan Jue are at the gate of the mansion, requesting an audience with the Master of Taiji Miaofa."
Su Yuyan said.
"Take them to the drawing room."
The emperor, who had rushed over from the palace after lunch, stood up first.
"Princess Rui, let's go?"
Seeing that the emperor was so excited that he couldn't wait any longer, Su Yuyan had the following six things to say: "......"
"Well, please go first, Father."
As soon as I stepped into the reception room, I saw an old man standing like a pine tree on the cliff and walking like a crane in the clouds. He must be the famous Tai Chi Miaofa Zhenren.
Su Yuyan walked straight up to the real person.
"How are you going to exorcise the evil spirits today, Taoist priest?"
"Drawing talismans? Throwing black dog blood on me? Performing rituals? Or scattering beans to create soldiers?"
"Hurry up and bring the horses over. The sooner the drive is over, the sooner it will be over."
The emperor's eyes lit up when he heard this: "A preemptive strike right from the start? This trip wasn't in vain."
After striding to the main seat, the emperor's eyes were as big as bells, and he looked like he didn't intend to miss any exciting moment.
In fact, the old emperor came here today to watch the fun and have fun, and secondly to serve as a backer for Su Yuyan.
Yuheng Kingdom has always been somewhat arrogant in its international relations. If the brother and sister were to become angry and want to do something this time, he would decisively protect Su Yuyan without considering the relationship between the two countries.
After all, she expanded the territory of Dafeng. With this political achievement, the emperor can make a perfect retirement after several years.
Besides, she is the emperor's daughter-in-law. If the enemy bullies her, it is also bullying the Dafeng royal family.
Shangguan Rao on the side looked at Su Yuyan proudly at this time: Don't be arrogant, this Tai Chi master is so powerful that your skills are unfathomable, you will be in trouble later!
But Tai Chi Miao Fa Zhenren didn't expect her to be so direct: "......"
"The princess knows quite a lot."
Su Yuyan said.
"Although I grew up in the countryside, there's an old saying: Don't bully the poor young, don't bully the poor middle-aged, don't bully the poor old, the dead are the greatest."
Tai Chi Wonderful Method Master: “…”
"Princess, aren't you afraid that I will demonstrate all I have learned in my life?"
Su Yuyan looked calm and composed.
"I'm not afraid, but I don't know if the evil spirit is afraid of me."
"So please start your show."
Tai Chi Wonderful Method Master: “…”
Hearing this, Shangguan Rao on the side could no longer sit still.
"Master, why are you wasting your time talking to her? Just perform a ritual and take away this evil creature!"
The Master of Tai Chi Magical Method ignored him and looked at Su Yuyan instead.
"My real name is Zhang Yuanyi."
"I see that the princess understands Taoism, so I want to discuss Taoism with her."
Su Yuyan: “?”
Why is the style wrong?
Aren’t you here to collect me?
She looked carefully at the old man in front of her:
The crane's hair is like frosty clouds, tied with pine and wooden hairpins, and silver threads hang down to the cheeks.
Although his face is gaunt, his spirit is warm and gentle, and the wrinkles between his eyebrows are like the cracked bark of an old pine tree, full of vigor and vitality.
There are stars in his eyes, and his gaze is like autumn water and glass, which sees through the world without showing any arrogance.
He has such an immortal look, he must have some Taoist skills.
So...he did this because he calculated that his soul had traveled to another world and had a space to rely on?
Not sure, give it a try.
"Master, please have some tea."
"How did the Taoist priest know that I know a little about Taoism?"
Zhang Yuanyi answered.
"Although I have only been in contact with the princess for a short while, her condition speaks volumes."
Su Yuyan smiled, but it wasn't a smile.
"I wonder what aspect of the Tao you want to discuss?"
Zhang Yuanyi took a sip of tea.
"It depends on the princess's mood. She can talk about whatever she wants to discuss."
Su Yuyan, who heard the hidden meaning, curled her lips.
"Then I will briefly discuss my understanding of the Taoist concept of suffering."
Zhang Yuan stroked his beard.
"Princess, please speak."
Su Yuyan told the story slowly and leisurely.
"The Taoism I understand never advocates suffering, because suffering is suffering. It will not bring success and is not worth pursuing. If suffering can lead to success, then a donkey would be the richest man in the world."
"Endure the most difficult hardships and serve those who are superior to you. The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. It is because plum blossoms are fragrant from the beginning, not because of the bitter cold."
"Some say if you feel tired, go look at those who are more tired than you. If you feel tired, you should rest instead of looking at who is more tired than you. Because, all difficulties are signs, not ladders to the clouds."
"How is it? Are the Dao I comprehended in sync with the Dao Master's?"
Hearing this, Shangguan Rao on the side urged Zhang Yuanyi again.
"Master, I spent a lot of money to invite you here not so that you can have a face-to-face discussion with her, but so that you can take away this evil thing of hers!"
Zhang Yuan looked at Shangguan Rao.
"My discussion with Princess Rui is also part of my exorcism."
Shangguan Rao: “?”
What are you playing?
"Master, do you want to listen to what you are saying?"
Zhang Yuanyi walked neither hurriedly nor slowly.
"Through our conversation just now, I am certain that Princess Rui is not evil."
Shangguan Rao: “???”
"Real man, you're making a conclusion based on nothing more than conversation? Is that reasonable of you to say?"
Zhang Yuanyidao.
"Princess Rui's point of view just now is undoubtedly the Taoist point of view."
"Let me ask you, what evil spirit in this world would take the initiative to study Taoism? Is that reasonable?"
Shangguan Rao: “???”
"Just because she guessed correctly about a Taoist point, you rule out her as not being evil? That's way too hasty."
Zhang Yuan was calm and composed.
"I can tell you responsibly that Princess Rui was not just guessing right. Her mental state is very Taoist."
"The core of Taoism is to reject internal friction—I won't offend anyone unless they offend me. But if someone offends me, I'll beat them up today, and their inner demons will remain."
"Just now, Princess Rui walked up to me as soon as she entered the room, as if she was going to make me suffer. Her style and mentality are very Taoist."
Shangguan Rao blushed again.
“That’s enough!”
"Master, I asked you to come here to exorcise the evil spirit! Please don't tell me this nonsense about Taoist core! Please use all your life's knowledge to exorcise this evil thing for me! If you use all your methods and she is still safe and sound, then I have nothing to say!"
Zhang Yuanyi stroked his beard again.
"It's true that you came to Taixu Mountain to ask me to come down the mountain, but I never said that I came down the mountain with you to drive away evil spirits."
Shangguan Rao's defense was immediately broken.
“What else???!!!”
"If you didn't come all this way to get rid of evil spirits, then what are you doing here?!"
Zhang Yuanyi spoke lightly.
“To make money.”
"I can't help it. You gave me too much."
"As the headmaster of Taixu Mountain, I have a lot of people to support."
Shangguan Rao let out a groundhog scream.
"ah!"
"I think you are just famous for nothing!"
Zhang Yuanyi comforted him.
"No matter how profound my cultivation is, I and all the disciples in my sect still need food, clothing, shelter and transportation. In this world, no one can live without money."
Shangguan Rao was furious.
"I think you're just a swindler, a fraud, with no real skills! Since you've been so unkind, don't blame me for turning my back on you!"
After she finished speaking, she pulled out the long whip from her waist and whipped Zhang Yuanyi.
The whip was suspended in mid-air about fifteen inches away from Zhang Yuan, and Shangguan Rao's arm, which was swinging the whip, could not move.
After controlling her, Zhang Yuanyi spoke again.
"I have earned this reputation for a reason."
"If anyone wants to test me, feel free to come forward."
Shangguan Rao, whose entire arm was unable to move, looked at Shangguan Jue.
"Brother, please help me."
Shangguan Jue stood up and pulled Shangguan Rao's arm, trying to pull her out of his control.
But no matter how hard he tried, Shangguan Rao remained unmoved.
Shangguan Jue drew his sword, gathered his energy, and stabbed Zhang Yuanyi in the heart.
Then, the tip of the sword also stopped in the air three feet away.
Seeing that Zhang Yuanyi was not only skilled in Taoism but also very skilled, Su Yuyan blindly guessed that he had figured out her secret.
It doesn't matter. Since he has real skills and has figured out my secret, he should also know that he is a lunatic who cannot be offended.
This is probably why he is on his side today.
"Master, how much did Shangguan Rao pay you to come down the mountain for this trip?"
Zhang Yuanyi: “…”
Why do you ask everything? You have no sense of boundaries...
"Twenty thousand taels of gold notes."
Looking at Shangguan Jue and Shangguan Rao who were unable to move, Su Yuyan suddenly wanted to go crazy.
"You've taken so much money from them, it's really unreasonable not to show off your skills and just go through the motions."
After she finished speaking, she looked at the young disciple who came with Zhang Yuanyi and was wearing a Taoist robe.
"Is that a prop you're holding?"
The young disciple nodded.
Su Yuyan smiled.
"Bring out the cinnabar and yellow talisman paper."
The young disciple opened the box, took out cinnabar and yellow talisman paper and handed them to Su Yuyan.
Su Yuyan took it and placed it on the table in front of Zhang Yuanyi.
"Please, Taoist priest, draw a talisman to dispel evil spirits."
Zhang Yuanyi: “…”
This was the first time I saw someone rushing to ask a Taoist to draw talismans to exorcise him.
After receiving so much money, Zhang Yuan thought about it and decided that it was time to show off his skills.
So he picked up the pen and drew the talisman.
Long sleeves billowed, cinnabar dots fell. The brush moved like a dragon, snake, and lightning, and red lightning patterns suddenly bloomed on the yellow talisman paper.
The pen tip suddenly turns, and the silver hook and iron stroke are drawn, and the spell is completed in one breath.
As soon as he finished drawing, Su Yuyan reached out and picked up the talisman.
"Is it a proper amulet to ward off evil spirits?"
Zhang Yuanyi: “…”
"nature."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Yuyan smacked her forehead and stuck the talisman on her forehead.
"Shangguan Rao, the cinnabar is genuine cinnabar, the yellow talisman paper is genuine yellow talisman paper, and Taiji Miaofa Zhenren is also a Taoist master with profound Taoism. The exorcism talisman he personally drew under your nose is absolutely authentic."
"I put the talisman on my forehead. I didn't fall to the ground and foam at the mouth. I also didn't twitch non-stop with my left hand counting six and my right hand counting seven."
"So, you are the evil creature! Your whole family is evil creatures!"
Zhang Yuanyi: “…”
Jiang Hanyu watched her every move with a smile in his eyes.
The emperor on the main throne covered his face and couldn't help turning on the vibrate mode again...
Shangguan Rao's face turned red with anger: "!!!"
“You! You! You!”
Su Yuyan's smile was as beautiful as a peach blossom.
"Shangguan Rao, do you know what I like most about you?"
"I like it most when you can't stand me but can't get rid of me. That feeling is so refreshing."
After she finished speaking, Su Yuyan waved to the young disciple.
"Put the wooden box on the table. I'll see what other props are inside."
"Since we've taken so much money from her, let's show her a few more tricks."
Zhang Yuanyi: “…”
Young disciple: "..."
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