As soon as these words came out, Zhan Zhao came back to his senses.

He realized that he had said something wrong, so he quickly stood up and bowed to apologize.

Master Zishan smiled slightly, raised his hand to stop Zhan Zhao, and said with a smile: "Donor, we meet again."

Zhan Zhao shook his head, saying he dared not, and then bowed respectfully and said, "So the master that Brother Bai was talking about is the Taoist priest. Previously in Qiantang County, Zhan Zhao was blind and did not recognize the great man. If I have offended you, please forgive me!"

Master Zishan chuckled and said it was okay to speak frankly.

Bai Yutang suddenly realized and said with a smile: "So you two met that night!"

Zhan Zhao nodded, then looked at the tall young man behind Master Zishan and said hesitantly, "Is this the young man who followed the Taoist priest four months ago?"

"certainly."

Xu Xian nodded as a matter of course, and then asked suspiciously: "Brother Zhan, didn't you recognize me?"

“…”

Zhan Zhao laughed awkwardly and said dryly, "I haven't seen you for a few months. You have changed a lot. I dare not recognize you for a while..."

Master Zishan waved his hand and said, "A boy of thirteen or fourteen is at the age of growth, so it's normal for him to grow fast!"

...Is this really normal?

Zhan Zhao looked at the burly man in front of him, who was 1.85 meters tall and whose chest muscles almost burst his Taoist robe. He recalled the thin and handsome young man in the alley four months ago and could not help but fall silent.

At the same time, Master Zishan ordered his disciple to fetch tea. He sat on a chair, glanced at the two of them and said, "My disciple urgently called me out of retreat, saying that Lord Bao in Kaifeng was in trouble. Is this true?"

"……really!"

Seeing Master Zishan get straight to the point, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yuting's expressions immediately turned serious.

The former looked at Master Zishan and repeated what he had said to Xu Xian before.

After listening to this, Master Zishan frowned and said, "Maybe it's some kind of nightmare spell that harms people..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, but they were not too surprised or excited.

Bai Yutang frowned and asked in confusion: "Master, you once told me that the imperial court is governed by the will of heaven, and all officials are blessed by the dragon and tiger energy and official fire."

"Bao Gong is an imperially appointed censor, he holds a high position and has great power, and his dragon and tiger aura far exceeds that of ordinary officials."

"A person like him has long been immune to evil, so how could he be harmed by the Nightmare Curse?"

In this world where immortals, gods, demons and monsters coexist, the mortal court naturally has to deal with many strange things about gods and ghosts.

Therefore, after medical methods failed to work, they also thought that there might be a sorcerer who was trying to harm Bao Gong.

Zhan Zhao and others even invited many Taoists and monks to perform rituals to exorcise evil spirits for Bao Gong, but it was of no use.

Master Zishan shook his head and said softly, "Since I can name the Dragon and Tiger Qi, it means that we have already studied it."

"As Mr. Bai said, the dragon and tiger energy of a person as powerful as Bao Gong can be said to be immune to all poisons, but this does not mean that the dragon and tiger energy is truly invincible."

"To be honest with you two, I know of no less than three ways to break it."

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao looked at each other and asked solemnly, "What's the plan?"

Master Zishan glanced at Xu Xian who walked in with a teapot in his hand, and said leisurely: "The most well-known method is to incite rebellion, or to attract the power of other countries to start a war, so as to weaken the court's national fortune and make the dragon and tiger qi move."

"But this method is very intrusive and involves a lot of things, so no one would use it casually."

"Moreover, it will impact the country's destiny, causing unrest in the world, and will also drag the planner into the game, forcing him to participate in it. If he is not careful, he will end up with his soul torn apart and his body and soul destroyed..."

As he spoke, Master Zishan paused, glanced at the two of them and said, "Speaking of this, you should have thought of a name, right?"

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao looked at each other, nodded, and said solemnly: "In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there was the great and wise teacher Zhang Jue."

After saying that, Zhan Zhao immediately said, "Master, I see that the world is peaceful and the country is stable. There are few wars between Liao and Song. This method should not be used, right?"

Master Zishan nodded and continued, "As for the remaining two methods, the second method is different from the first, but the principle is similar. Both methods involve making the situation unstable, so as to weaken the dragon and tiger energy."

"There are many specific methods. You can deceive the people and spread the teachings throughout the world, like the White Lotus Sect, or you can build a large formation and sacrifice blood to the people..."

As Master Zishan continued to talk, the looks in Bai Yuting and Zhan Zhao's eyes gradually became strange.

Xu Xian, who was pouring tea nearby, also froze and quickly signaled with his eyes, reminding his master not to explain in such detail.

After noticing Xu Xian's look, Zishan Zhenren came back to his senses, and ended the topic with a lingering feeling, and said, "But this method also involves a wide range of people and is difficult to hide. Therefore, the person who secretly harmed Bao Gong is likely to have used the third method."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other and said solemnly, "Master, please tell me in detail."

Master Zishan said leisurely: "It's very simple, if you can't beat them, then join them!"

Upon hearing this, Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang and Xu Xian were all stunned.

Zishan Zhenren smiled and said, "Don't you understand? Then I will explain it in more detail. For example, you can become the imperial teacher of the Song Dynasty, or find an equally powerful official, let his dragon and tiger energy collide with Bao Gong's dragon and tiger energy, and take advantage of the situation of the two tigers fighting, the caster can avoid the backlash and curse Bao Gong to death!"

When these words came out, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao were both shocked.

That's it!

Bai Yutang frowned and whispered, "The Song Dynasty has no imperial master, so there must be a high-ranking official in the court who is causing trouble in the dark!"

Zhan Zhao clenched his fists tightly, his face full of anger: "Sure enough, there is a villain who is trying to harm Lord Bao!"

Master Zishan picked up the teacup, blew on the tea, and said, "Do you two have any ideas?" Zhan Zhao frowned and pondered, but after a long time, he still couldn't say anything.

Bai Yutang asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Zhan Zhao sighed and said, "Bao Gong is upright, honest, impartial, loyal and upright. If there are any high-ranking officials in the court who have a clear conscience towards Bao Gong, I can find a few, but if there are any who are dissatisfied with Bao Gong, there are too many!"

After hearing these words, Bai Yutang and Xu Xian suddenly understood.

It turned out that it was not that Zhan Zhao couldn't think of it, but that there were too many targets and it was difficult to judge at the moment.

This is really...

Bai Yutang shook his head, a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

Zhan Zhao stood up suddenly, bowed solemnly, and bowed deeply to Master Zishan.

As one of the rare martial arts masters in the world, Zhan Zhao is never afraid of things being too difficult, but he is afraid of not finding the goal.

Before this, the Bao family had invited many medical experts, but none of them had any idea about Bao Gong's symptoms. Even if Zhan Zhao had high martial arts skills and strong abilities, he was still at a loss when he drew his sword and looked around.

Now that he has found Master Zishan, who has revealed the secret to him, how can he not be grateful?

After standing up, Zhan Zhao bowed solemnly and said, "Thank you, Taoist priest. I will return to the capital right away and search the residences of all the important officials in the court. I will definitely catch the evildoer who performed the magic!"

After saying this, he immediately stood up and was about to leave.

"etc!"

Master Zishan waved his sleeves, and the door of the room closed tightly immediately.

Zhan Zhao was slightly startled, turned around and looked at Master Zishan in confusion.

Master Zishan shook his head and said, "Don't be impatient, I haven't finished speaking yet!"

"The magic spell that Bao Gong was hit by is similar to the Nightmare Curse, but the specific type of Nightmare Curse is still unknown. As far as I know, the casting cycle of some Nightmare Curses is extremely short. The shortest one only takes seven days to kill the person who is cursed."

"Mr. Zhan, I wonder how many days have passed since Bao Gong was cursed?"

Zhan Zhao was shocked when he heard this and said quickly: "Today is exactly the sixth day!"

Master Zishan sighed and said, "Then we must prepare for the worst..."

Zhan Zhao was extremely anxious, pacing back and forth: "One day and one night, I searched all over the capital, this... How can I find out everything!"

And it's not just high-ranking officials in the court, those local officials who have been sent to other places are also likely to be the masterminds behind this.

Xu Xian and Bai Yutang also looked worried.

The former was anxious and couldn't help but ask: "Master, you should have a solution, right?"

Zishan Zhenren glanced at him, then stood up with the help of the wooden chair armrest, sighed softly and said: "Well, since Bao Gong is in trouble, I will make an exception and come out to help the Prime Minister's Mansion to resolve this disaster!"

After hearing these words, Xu Xian and Bai Yutang were both surprised.

Zhan Zhao was stunned for a while, then he bowed his hands solemnly and said: "Master, you have a broad mind, I admire you, I am grateful for your enlightenment on behalf of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but there is no need for you to leave the mountain..."

"……ah?"

Upon hearing this, Master Zishan, who was still pretending, was stunned.

Xu Xian and Bai Yuting beside him were also startled and looked at him with confusion.

"Why?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head and said firmly: "It is a sin to come here without permission. If you want the Taoist priest to come out of seclusion, damage his own cultivation, and interfere in the court, how can Zhan Zhao feel at ease?"

"As for the matter of Lord Bao, with my strength, as long as I work day and night, it won't be a problem to investigate all over the capital. At most, I will be unable to clean up the mess, and I will be impeached and lose my official position!"

...Which version of Zhan Zhao is this? Why is he so stubborn?

Zishan Zhenren twitched his lips and shook his head, saying, "Donor, you are wrong. As the saying goes, good deeds lead to good results. I am willing to leave the mountain because of the good deeds done by Bao Gong. I am just returning the good results. Donor, don't worry about it!"

These words were spoken with such righteousness that Zhan Zhao was deeply moved.

Suddenly, he bent his knees and knelt in front of Master Zishan like a man pushing down a golden mountain or overturning a jade pillar.

Master Zishan was startled by his sudden action, and quickly waved his sleeves, using his magic power to lift Zhan Zhao up.

But Zhan Zhao is worthy of being the peerless master in today's martial arts world. After Master Zishan used his magic power, he still resisted the force and kowtowed to Master Zishan.

“Bang!”

With a loud bang, Zhan Zhao's knees and forehead were deeply embedded in the ground, leaving countless dense cracks on the black jade floor tiles.

Master Zishan was stunned upon seeing this, and then he looked at the jade brick full of cracks with a frown on his face.

Bai Yutang came back to his senses, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhan Zhao up, sighing, "Brother Zhan, why do you have to..."

Zhan Zhao shook his head firmly and was about to speak when he saw Master Zishan coming up to him with a gloomy face.

"Master..."

Before Zhan Zhao could finish, Master Zishan interrupted him and said unhappily, "Stop talking. Let's set off now. When we get to Lord Bao's house, don't forget to report the list."

Zhan Zhao was stunned when he heard this: "List, what list?"

"What do you think?" Master Zishan glared at him, then pointed at the cracks under his feet and said, "Of course it's Master Dao's black jade floor tiles!"