Chapter 212: The Master's First Tip
After getting the answer he wanted, Li Chu didn't delay any longer and ran straight to Chaotianque.
The Chaotianque branch in Shenluo City is much more imposing than the one in Hangzhou Prefecture. It spans several streets in the east of the city and almost looks like a palace.
Li Chu waited in line in the front hall for most of the day before it was his turn to enter a clean room.
There was a tall table in the room, behind which stood a purple-robed guard from Chaotianque.
"Who are you? What's your business?"
Seeing Li Chu coming over, the purple-robed guard asked in an official tone.
But after seeing Li Chu's face, he couldn't help but look at it a few more times, then frowned, as if he vaguely thought of something.
"I came here because of the case of Wang Longqi the day before yesterday. I am his Taoist defense priest. Now I have obtained the confession of an eyewitness ghost, which can prove that the incident was done by a cultivator, and the murderer is not Wang Longqi." Li Chu stated his intention concisely.
"Wang Longqi..." The purple-robed guard flipped through the documents beside him, and after a moment, asked, "Oh, is it the one from Hangzhou Prefecture?"
"Yes." Li Chu nodded.
"Wait...Hangzhou Prefecture..."
The purple-robed guard suddenly raised his head, and his eyes scanned Li Chu's face several times.
"Wait a moment, I'll be right back."
I don’t know what happened, but his expression suddenly changed, and then he left the purification room in a hurry.
Li Chu blinked, not understanding what was going on.
After a while, a middle-aged man in a white robe and with a swift and graceful gait came in with a team of black-robed guards. The black-robed guards filed in one after another, and the purple-robed guard who reported the news came last.
Li Chu stood up and nodded slightly.
The middle-aged man in white robe was very enthusiastic and laughed loudly, "So you are Taoist priest Li from Deyun Temple. I have heard of you for a long time. I am Duan Geng, one of the white robes of Chaotianque in Shenluo City. Duan Zhang from Hangzhou Prefecture is my younger brother."
"Oh, it turns out to be Duan Baipao's brother." Li Chu then bowed and felt somewhat familiar with him.
He and Duan Zhang fought side by side in Hulu Cave Heaven... at least they were friends who called each other "666".
In fact, Duan Geng appeared here because of Duan Zhang.
Chaotianque has its own rules. When encountering such a hidden master with extraordinary cultivation, he must be rated and recorded as soon as possible.
Duan Zhang and Zhan Liuming witnessed Li Chu's strength in the Hulu Cave Heaven and rated Li Chu as middle level.
This level represents a powerful person at the peak of the Zhan Sui realm or a newly promoted land immortal, or someone who can mobilize a huge force comparable to the Twelve Immortal Sects.
For Li Chu's age, it's not almost, it's just against the will of heaven!
In fact, Duan Zhang even wanted to give Li Chu a top-level rating at first, but he was not sure about Li Chu's strength and did not dare to make such a sensational decision.
On the other hand, a place must also be reserved for Li Chu's master.
After all, if the disciple was so terrifying, then the master who was said to have achieved unparalleled cultivation… must be the best in the world, unimaginable.
Normally, the master is always higher than the apprentice, so the apprentice naturally cannot reach the upper limit.
So Duan Zhang reported the ratings of the master and his apprentice.
Yu Qian'an, the abbot of Deyun Temple, is of the highest rank.
Li Chu, a disciple of Deyun Temple, ranked second in the Tian level.
It can be said that these two people are worth half of the immortal gate!
This level of master rating is to be sent to each state capital branch, and all personnel are required to memorize it. Once encountered, be sure to treat it with caution.
Of course, this is just an internal rating that is strictly kept confidential in Chaotianque. It is used to protect our own people and will never be passed on to others.
The reason is simple.
Many of those rated are "hidden" masters. If you meet one and publicize it with great fanfare, then if you get into trouble, Chao Tianque will definitely be blamed.
However, although it is used to avoid lightning, young disciples like the Purple Guards would not pay too much attention to the hidden powerful people from other states. After all, it is not a level they can reach.
Perhaps it was because Li Chu's appearance was too outstanding that the purple-robed guard remembered him clearly after just one glance.
He never dreamed that such a person would queue for half an hour to ask Chao Tianque to handle the case.
If Li Chu hadn't mentioned Hangzhou Prefecture and touched his sensitive point again, he might not have reacted.
Duan Geng was very polite to Li Chu. After asking Li Chu kindly what he came for, he waved his hand without thinking.
"Release that Wang Longqi."
"Descendants of the Yin family... Ha, I have long disliked this group of people from the gutter. Check them thoroughly."
"But... Taoist Xiao Li, this group of people is extremely difficult to deal with. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, please do not leak any information about them after you go out."
Seeing Duan Geng being so generous, Li Chu naturally agreed.
"Okay, thank you very much."
"No, no, it's what we should do." Duan Geng patted his chest.
When Li Chu was escorted out of Chaotianque by a group of black-robed guards, many passers-by on the street were wondering, are the service attitudes of civil servants so good now?
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Wang Longqi, who walked out of the prison, was also a little puzzled.
"You are so efficient. I just told you about this this morning, and it's already been resolved before lunch time?" He scratched his head: "Are the officials here so easy to talk to?"
Li Chu didn't know much about the inside story, so he said calmly: "When you are gentle to the world, the world will naturally be gentle to you."
By the time they arrived at the Deyun branch, Wang Longqi's excitement had worn off and he began to sigh.
"Hey, I'm out now, but Lanzhi's whereabouts are still unknown. What should I do?"
"Chao Tianque has already taken action. I will also pay attention to this group of people. Good things will come to those who are lucky. Don't think too much about it."
Li Chu was not sure about the woman's current safety and could only try his best to comfort his friend.
The two were sitting in the front hall, looking at each other in silence, when they suddenly heard a noisy sound outside, as if a large group of people were approaching and shouting.
Li Chuyi frowned.
The fox girl came running in, "Master, it's bad. A large group of people are coming here aggressively, saying they want to tear down our branch temple!"
Before Li Chu could say anything, Wang Longqi slammed the table and said, "Who is so bold? How dare you mess with Li Chu when I'm so angry?"
The fox girl rolled her eyes at him and said, "They are Miss Lanzhi's relatives."
Wang Longqi shrank his neck and said, "Then... Miss Xiaobai, quickly close the door! Don't let them in!"
Obviously frightened.
This situation made Li Chu feel a little unfamiliar.
Deyun Temple has always had a deep mass base in Yuhang Town, which is formed by the combination of the aunts and uncles accumulated by the master over the years and the new generation of young girls and wives attracted by Li Chu.
The combination of these two powerful forces is enough for Deyun Temple to dominate the village without any voice of opposition.
But in Shenluo City, they have no foundation and their foothold is unstable, which is actually a hidden danger.
Just like what happened to Wang Longqi this time.
Fortunately, the fox girl was smart and had closed the door as soon as she saw that there were many people on the other side.
But the other party was obviously well prepared. As soon as Wang Longqi arrived, they gathered hundreds of people. In addition to family members and relatives, there were also neighbors, friends, men, women, young and old, from the youngest to the oldest, and they blocked the entire Deyun Temple on the spot!
Although the gate was closed and they had not forced their way in, their preparations were clearly more than that.
Soon, a large pile of rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, tiles, and bricks were thrown over the wall! The torrent of curses was endless.
"This dandy boy from the south murdered my daughter! Now he is colluding with a black-hearted Taoist priest, bribing the government officials, and getting out of prison without any guilt! Where is justice! Where is justice!"
"We must tear down this Taoist temple today and skin this shameless rapist and black-hearted Taoist priest!"
"Fellow villagers! Work harder! Erzi has gone to get the stinky tofu eggs!"
“…”
Inside the temple, the shameless rapist and the black-hearted Taoist priest looked at each other.
Wang Longqi said, "How about you go out and explain it for me? I really am concerned about Lanzhi."
Li Chu blinked: "Isn't it better for you to say this yourself?"
Wang Longqi covered his ears and pointed outside, "With this overwhelming crowd, if I go out and say three words and I'm not beaten to death, I'll be your grandson."
Li Chu said: "I may not die...but I am afraid of getting stained with stinky tofu eggs."
Before they could say a few words, there was another loud bang outside.
The fox girl asked anxiously, "What should we do? How about punishing them a little? Otherwise, the gate and walls of the Taoist temple will be torn down."
Li Chu's eyebrows were gathered.
If we were besieged by evil spirits at this time, then things would be a little simpler.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Light some incense."
Soon, smoke rose from the hall.
"What's going on? There's more... Wow, it's quite lively."
As soon as Yu Qian'an appeared, he exclaimed when he heard the shouting outside.
Li Chu said: "It caused a little trouble."
"I guessed it." Yu Qian'an glanced at Wang Longqi next to him, "When I saw this kid, I knew it was no good."
Li Chuyan briefly described the current situation.
After hearing this, Yu Qian'an stroked his beard and said leisurely, "There must be someone behind this matter instigating it, otherwise, at least they shouldn't have received the news so quickly."
Li Chu nodded in agreement. Seeing his master so calm, he must have found a solution.
"This is a difficult matter, because you are new here, and once you have a conflict with the local people, even if you win, you will lose the support of the people, and everything will be difficult in the future."
"But..." The old Taoist priest smiled slightly: "It's not that difficult. Didn't I give you three magic bags?"
"Although it's a bit of a waste to use it here, but... now is the best time to use it."
"Disciple, bring me the black gold brocade bag."
The old Taoist priest smiled slightly, with an attitude of being able to plan and win a battle from thousands of miles away.
(End of this chapter)
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