Chapter 282
The old emperor rolled his eyes and fainted, and Li Fu called for the imperial physician.
When the imperial physician came to feel the old emperor's pulse, he found that the old emperor's pulse was completely different from the one he felt the day before. The day before, his pulse was steady and strong. A man in his fifties or sixties, no one would doubt that he was about in his thirties. But just one day later, the old emperor was already seriously ill. The imperial physician was so frightened that he began to tremble.
"Look, there's something wrong with father's face. It was quite rosy before, but now it looks like it's covered with a layer of black air."
Li Fu also shuddered when he saw this. He thought of what the guards had just said. Could it be that His Majesty was also harmed by him? He looked at the princes again and shuddered again. He pointed at them with trembling fingers: "Your Highnesses, you...you..."
Li Fu wanted to roll his eyes and faint. The imperial physician looked in the direction of the finger, his legs trembling, and stretched out his hand and said, "This old minister will also feel the pulse of the princes..."
Just as he finished speaking, the princes fell to the ground with a thud and lost consciousness.
The entire palace was in chaos.
No matter what the imperial doctors thought, the old emperor and several princes' pulses showed that they were beyond saving, but they were obviously very healthy before. In the end, the ministers took the initiative to invite the masters from the White Horse Temple to take a look. The previous battle at the Taoist Palace in the suburbs of Beijing had spread throughout the capital, and they all knew that the Imperial Master Taoist Ling Xiao was not a good person. They all said that he had done too many evil things, was covered in blood, and finally died of backlash.
Also, he came to the court to be the imperial teacher in order to steal the court's fortune and the dragon energy from your majesty, so the current situation of your majesty and several princes is related to that evil Taoist, right?
The abbot of the White Horse Temple originally stayed at the Taoist Palace to clean up the aftermath, but when he heard that something had happened in the palace and the old emperor and several princes were all unconscious, he hurried over with his men, secretly saying that Ling Xiao, the evil Taoist priest, had done great harm to people. If he killed the entire royal family, what would happen to the Great Zhou Dynasty?
The national teacher, Taoist Ling Xiao, died. He was besieged by a giant bird and many Taoists and monks. Among them was a little Taoist who looked very similar to Wen. Madam Jiang had hoped that the little Taoist would die in the melee, but when she thought of her son's situation, she didn't want him to die. But in the end, those who should not have died died, and those who should have died are still alive.
She returned to the Jiang Mansion in a daze, but the moment she entered the mansion, she fell forward from the sedan chair for no apparent reason. The servants around her were so frightened that they rushed to rescue her. In the end, her leg was not broken, but the original burns were aggravated, and a big cut was made on her face.
The servants clearly swept the floor clean every day, but there happened to be a sharp stone on the road just before the entrance. Although it avoided her eyes, it pierced into her flesh and cut a wound. Blood immediately gushed out. Mrs. Jiang felt the pain on her face and the blood dripping on the ground. She rolled her eyes and fainted.
Before she fainted, a thought flashed through her mind: Is this retribution?
The male masters of the Jiang family were very busy, busy with endless matters in the court. What if the emperor and the princes could not wake up? Things at home also gave the father and son a headache. Mrs. Jiang, who had woken up, insisted that they invite a Taoist priest or a monk back, saying that something was wrong at home and that she and her son had been possessed by evil spirits.
"Nonsense! It's already this hour and you're still in the mood to make a fuss. You should stay at home now. If you didn't go out to run, you would have fallen down somewhere. It's not because you were absent-minded, but you fell down." Jiang Shiming scolded angrily.
"What about my son? And didn't you complain about not being able to do your job well?" Mrs. Jiang's tough attitude softened immediately, and she begged, "Master, just to make me feel at ease, please ask a Taoist priest or a master to come back. I will feel relieved if you even ask them to come and take a look. Do you want to watch Xu'er ruined?"
Although Jiang Shiming thought that what the mother and son needed more at this time was an imperial physician rather than a Taoist priest or a master, seeing his wife begging him so humblely, he had to agree out of soft heart and went out to ask someone to invite a Taoist priest or a master back. It happened that many Taoists and monks had gathered in the capital recently because of the matter of the Taoist Palace National Master.
This also included Yuan Jing's master and the group from Qingcheng Taoist Temple. His own disciple was in the capital, and with the incident of the Lingxiao demon Taoist, how could the old Taoist priest leave his disciple behind? Coincidentally, the Qingcheng Taoist Temple also sent people to the capital, so he came along.
As soon as he entered the capital, he heard a lot of exaggerated remarks. The old Taoist priest couldn't help scratching his ears. Were they really talking about his disciple?
In the eyes of these people, his disciple seemed to be the savior, who not only saved the Great Zhou court, but also saved the entire cultivation world.
He also said that the merits were given away as if they were free. The envious tone of his voice made the old Taoist tremble with fear, and he was eager to see his disciple to see if it was still intact.
The abbot of Qingfeng Temple came with the old Taoist priest. After all, they set out to target the Demon King, and they did not dare to send their disciples. The abbot went into the battle personally, and before coming out, he made some arrangements for the Taoist temple, so that in case he could not return, the temple would not be in chaos.
They found out halfway through that the one who did evil was not the Demon King, but Taoist Lingxiao, who was also the Taoist Qianhua who took the lead in sealing the Demon King hundreds of years ago. They also felt that their three views were overturned and reorganized, especially when they heard that the most critical role here was played by the old Taoist's young disciple. Now everyone wants to meet the old Taoist.
The Taoists of Qingcheng Taoist Temple were divided into two parts, one part followed the old Taoist priest to see Yuan Jing, and the other part joined other cultivators. The Lingxiao Demon Taoist left behind quite a lot of messes, and now it can be confirmed that the source of those evil things that were initially investigated by the Qingcheng Taoist Temple was on the Lingxiao Demon Taoist side. It happened that the young Taoist priest Yuan Jing was the first to discover this.
Perhaps Yuan Jing is the nemesis of Lingxiao Demon Dao. Without Yuan Jing, Lingxiao Demon Dao would not have been exposed so quickly and been eliminated so quickly.
They had a false alarm.
The master of Qingcheng Temple came with the old Taoist priest to Yuanjing's small village. When the old Taoist priest saw his disciple coming out to pick him up, his original worries were put aside. He now thought that his disciple was good in every way and stroked his beard with satisfaction. Although other fellow Taoists had accepted disciples one after another, he had only accepted this one at his old age, but this one disciple was worth more than ten or eight of the others.
After laughing for a while, he patted his apprentice on the head and said, "What nonsense! A bunch of old Taoist priests and monks didn't charge to the front, so why did you, a little kid, make such a fuss? Do you think you've lived too long?"
The master of Qingcheng Temple, who is also an old Taoist priest, stroked his beard and said nothing. Seeing how proud this old fellow was, he wanted to announce to the world that Yuan Jing was his disciple. He also regretted again that such a good disciple did not end up in Qingcheng Taoist Temple. Is it too late to snatch him away now?
Just as they were about to go in, someone was chanting Buddhist mantras behind them. Yuan Jing turned around and saw that it was another acquaintance coming. It was Funeng's senior brother, Master Fusheng. Sure enough, Funeng came out of the village with a sour face to pick up his senior brother.
"Brother, why are you here?"
Fu Sheng frowned: "Master is here too. Master asked you to come over but you didn't go. So I have to come to see you. Master is worried about you."
The old Taoist rolled his eyes and laughed: "So the old monk Jingkong is here too. Why didn't he come? It's great to have an old friend here and chat with him."
Fusheng twitched his lips. The person his master was most reluctant to see was probably Taoist Bixu, but he certainly couldn't say that. He said respectfully, "Master was held back by the White Horse Temple. If he knew that you were here, he would definitely come over."
"Haha, that's good, that's good. After I see my disciple, I'll go see the old monk Jingkong."
The two groups entered the manor together. Of course, Mu Yinghai and Zhuo Jingming, the deposed prince, were also in the manor. Ever since the evil Taoist Ling Xiao was eliminated, it was heard that the emperor and princes in the palace were in trouble again. Yuan Jing discovered that the dragon energy surrounding the deposed prince was getting stronger and stronger. From this point of view, maybe it was a blessing that Zhuo Jingming was framed by them and the position of prince was abolished, which allowed him to escape.
If the deposed crown prince is really the only remaining member of the royal family, that would be really interesting. Then the ministers and clan members in the court would have to invite the deposed crown prince back.
When they saw Mu Yinghai, the old Taoist priest and the master of Qingcheng Temple recognized his half-demon identity at a glance, and asked Yuan Jing to help conceal the demonic aura. The old Taoist priest and the master of Qingcheng Temple basically had the same views on how to treat demons, so they were not disgusted by Mu Yinghai's identity.
When they saw the deposed prince, they were both stunned. The old Taoist looked at his disciple and said, "Yuan Jing, who is this..."
The dragon energy on his body could not be hidden from the old Taoist priest and the master of Qingcheng Temple. They did not expect Yuan Jing to get involved with people from the royal family. They did not want Yuan Jing to go down the path of Lingxiao the demon.
"Master, you don't know. It was only after I came to the capital that I discovered that the deposed crown prince and I are actually relatives. He is my cousin."
The deposed crown prince saluted respectfully to the visitors and said, "Zhuo Jingming greets everyone. Yuan Jing is the child of my cousin and the only bloodline left by my uncle."
"Your Highness, please stand up. Your Highness is too polite." The old Taoist priest couldn't be cold to the abandoned prince. He didn't expect that his disciple's life experience was related to the royal family. "Yuan Jing, come in and tell Master what's going on?"
In fact, the old Taoist priest was unable to figure out Yuan Jing's life experience at the beginning, as some things were artificially concealed. It was also because the old Taoist priest's cultivation was not as good as that of the Lingxiao demon Taoist priest who took action. However, because Yuan Jing had a good talent for cultivation and out of pity for him, he took him back.
The master of Qingcheng Temple was also very surprised, as was Fusheng. The two of them followed in to listen. However, although they were related to the royal family, they did not have royal blood flowing in their veins. This was not a big deal. Even if they were members of the royal family and became Taoist priests or monks, they would no longer be related to the royal family.
After entering the room and pouring tea for everyone, Yuan Jing explained the whole story of how he discovered his life experience. It began, of course, with his visit to the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion, where the old lady and the marquis' wife discovered that he looked like someone. As a result, after tracing back, he not only discovered that he was a descendant of the Cheng'en Mansion, whose entire family was executed, but also that he was considered a twin by Madam Jiang of the Jiang Mansion, whose fate was tampered with and who then abandoned him. The reason they brought the deposed prince out was because he would not live long if he continued living there, and they had a common enemy, so they brought him out and placed him in this farm.
The old Taoist sighed upon hearing this. This was something he had never expected when he accepted Yuan Jing as his disciple. He had not expected that his disciple would have such a complicated life experience. Now he had avenged half of his revenge.
He touched his apprentice's head and said, "Do whatever you want. Master won't stop you. Those people owe you. You will suffer the consequences if you do evil."
Even if it was the apprentice who changed the feng shui, it was the retribution that caused the mansion to suffer, not intentional harm. I believe that even if someone from the mansion went to check it out, they would have discovered this.
"Master, don't worry about me. I just want to settle all the karma that needs to be settled, and then I can go back to the Taoist temple to accompany you."
The old Taoist priest's eyes narrowed when he heard his disciple's words. His disciple was so filial that he looked at the master of Qingcheng Temple with a smug look. This made the master of Qingcheng Temple so angry that he glared at him several times. He had so many disciples and followers that as long as he gave a word, many of them would rush to be filial to him.
The master of Qingcheng Temple did not stay for long. After seeing Yuan Jing, he left and reunited with other cultivators. He came mainly to see whether Yuan Jing was really the reincarnation of a good man for ten generations as others said. He wondered why he didn't notice it when he was in Qingcheng Taoist Temple. It turned out that Yuan Jing's merits were well restrained. That was right, otherwise the old Taoist would not be able to let him come out to experience it.
Looking at his face carefully, it is a little blurry, but it is definitely a good face. Maybe, this child is really the reincarnation of a good man who has done good deeds for ten lifetimes. Using up so much merit has no effect on him. It's because he has too much merit, which makes him envious and jealous when he hears about it.
The abbot of Qingcheng Temple left, and Fusheng was also driven away by his junior brother. It was impossible for this junior brother to leave Taoist Yuan Jing's side. Fortunately, Taoist Yuan Jing was a good person and had done a great deed this time. Well, even the master couldn't control him, so why should his senior brother bother?
After everyone left, the old Taoist priest asked worriedly, "Is it okay for you to use up those merits? Tell me, how could you think of using the merits to attack that evil Taoist?"
Yuan Jing massaged his master's back and shoulders, coaxing him, "Master, don't worry. I have a lot of merits. The little I spent is not even a drop in the bucket."
The old Taoist priest was proud and envious at the same time: "You are still a little reckless. Who knows what those cultivators outside are thinking? The human heart is the most unpredictable. There will be many evil Taoists like Taoist Qianhua. Master is afraid that you will be targeted by those evil cultivators after hearing this."
"Master, are you still not confident in my ability to protect myself? Besides, even the Demon King is on my side." Yuan Jing said.
Speaking of the demon king, the old Taoist sighed again, and at the same time felt that his apprentice was too brave. Others were guessing who released the demon king from the seal, and he was now certain that it was his apprentice who did it. You said you wanted to go out for training, so why did you run to Yingtan Stream? What if the demon king was cruel? Would the little apprentice still be alive?
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