That night, at Bao Zheng's mansion, Bao Xing and several servants were waiting beside the bed. They helped Bao Zheng, whose body was stiff and unable to move, up. Then, according to Mr. Gongsun's medical advice, they pried open Bao Zheng's mouth and carefully inserted a willow bark tube into his mouth until it reached his esophagus. Then they poured the prepared rice porridge into his mouth.

A quarter of an hour later, Bao Xing put down the empty bowl and breathed a long sigh of relief.

He ordered his servants to take away the leftovers, and he skillfully took out the willow bark tube, supported Bao Zheng's body and lay down again.

After finishing all these, Bao Xing picked up the towel on the bedside and wiped his sweat, then looked at the ** master with a worried look on his face.

It has been six days since the master fell into a coma. During these six days, his body has been stiff and even his tongue and throat cannot move. If it were not for Mr. Gongsun's great talent and his idea of ​​coming up with this method, I'm afraid the master would even have a problem eating.

Thinking of this, Bao Xing couldn't help but keep the willow bark pipe and its accessories carefully.

Just then, there were bursts of hurried footsteps outside the study.

Bao Xing frowned and was about to get up and go out to scold the servants when he suddenly heard Wang Chao's excited voice coming from outside the study.

"Brother Zhan is back!"

"……What?!"

Bao Xing was stunned and couldn't help but ask, "So fast?!"

As he spoke, Bao Xing couldn't help but reveal a hint of surprise on his face. He took a few quick steps and opened the door of the study.

"How is it, that master..."

Before he finished speaking, Bao Xing paused and looked at the four figures in the yard with sharp eyes.

Zhan Zhao clasped his hands together and said solemnly, "I have accomplished my mission!"

As he spoke, he turned sideways, revealing the two people behind him, and pointed at one of the purple-robed Taoists and said, "This is Taoist Priest Zishan of Ziyang Temple, and his disciple Brother Xu Xian..."

Before he could finish, Master Zishan raised his hand to interrupt him, saying, "The situation is urgent, no need to elaborate!"

Master Zishan turned his head, looked at Bao Xing and whispered, "Is Mr. Bao in the study?"

Bao Xing was stunned for a moment by Master Zishan's straightforward and frank attitude, but then he came to his senses and looked at Zhan Zhao with some hesitation.

Zhan Zhao nodded and said solemnly: "I am willing to vouch for you with my own life!"

As soon as these words came out, the hesitation on Bao Xing's face quickly disappeared, and he turned sideways and said, "Master, please follow me!"

Master Zishan glanced at Zhan Zhao with some surprise, and then reminded him in a low voice: "Don't forget to compensate me for my black jade floor tiles!"

Zhan Zhao was stunned when he heard this, and then he looked at Master Zishan's back, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

As expected, along the way, he had already discovered that this Taoist priest was not the hermit immortal he had imagined when he first met him. He also had a very human side...

No, it should be said that a Taoist priest who returns to nature like this is a true hermit, right?

Zhan Zhao watched with sharp eyes as Master Zishan followed Bao Xing into the study.

As soon as the door was closed, Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and others nearby immediately gathered around, and with a look of nervousness and expectation, they asked Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang and even Xu Xian about what had happened during the day.

"Brother Zhan, Brother Bai, didn't you two set out last night? How come you brought someone back tonight?"

"Although both of you are experts in Qinggong, this speed is too fast, isn't it?"

"Also, little brother Xu, is our master really the immortal figure that Brother Bai mentioned?"

"What is the illness that Master is suffering from? Can the Taoist really cure him?"

A series of questions mixed with tension, anxiety and worry were thrown out by everyone, and Xu Xian was at a loss as to how to respond.

Fortunately, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yuting came to their senses and stepped forward to rescue Xu Xian.

"Needless to say, the Taoist priest is naturally a true master."

"He has the skill of riding clouds. He can travel 6,000 miles in a day. And since he can travel in the air regardless of the terrain, he is naturally very fast..."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang answered everyone's questions one by one, then paused, turned to look at the study, and said softly: "As for whether the Taoist priest can cure Bao Gong, I don't know, but when the Taoist priest was in Ziyang Temple, he pointed out the crux of Bao Gong's problem."

"If there is anyone who can help Lord Bao get through this disaster, it can only be the Taoist priest!"

At the same time, in the study, Master Zishan was led by Bao Xing to the bedside.

Looking at the unconscious old man lying on the bed in the study, Master Zishan couldn't help but sigh.

Sure enough, Bao Zheng is now nearly sixty years old. His hair and beard are all white, his face is full of wrinkles, and there is a sense of death lingering between his eyebrows. It is obvious that even if this incident had not happened, he would only be a few years away from the end of his life.

By the time his eldest disciple Xu Xian grew up, Bao Zheng might no longer be alive.

It was worth his time to come out of retirement to meet this great man who left his name in history before his death...

Thinking of this, Master Zishan waved his sleeves. Bao Xing was slightly startled, and felt the ground beneath his feet surge. Then the scene in front of him flashed from the dim candlelight study to Wang Chao, Ma Han and others with shocked faces.

...What's going on?

Before Bao Xing could react from his shock, a leisurely voice sounded from the study.

"The technique that Bao Gong was hit by is a nightmare curse. This technique is extremely difficult to deal with. If we can't find the mastermind behind it and destroy the medium of the curse, even if an immortal descends to the earth, he will be powerless to save the situation..."

When these words were spoken, everyone outside the study was shocked.

They ignored Bao Xing who suddenly appeared and asked anxiously, "Is there really nothing we can do?"

"No." Zishan Zhenren's voice came indifferently, "Although I can't destroy the medium of the spell from a distance, I can set up a platform to perform a spell to suppress Bao Gong's life meridians, so as to delay time."

"But if we want to eradicate the problem, we must find the person who cast the spell and destroy the medium behind it..."

Hearing this, Zhan Zhao's expression hardened and he said decisively: "Master, leave it to us!"

After the words fell, no response came from the study.

Just as everyone outside the study was waiting silently and anxiously, a brilliant golden light suddenly burst out from the window.

Bao Xing was startled when he saw this and subconsciously stepped forward, but Zhan Zhao grabbed his arm and made him leap back ten steps away.

After it settled, everyone looked over and saw countless golden lights blooming out of nowhere in the study, bursting out from the gaps between the doors and windows like water, illuminating the entire yard as if it were daytime.

If you look down from above, you will find that the study in Bao Gong's mansion has become the brightest place in Kaifeng Prefecture.

But this golden light was only an appearance. Qi Hai masters with profound cultivation like Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang could faintly see the phantom of a golden mountain through the golden light.

This is one of the five elements seals - the Bao Yi Wu Earth Seal!

Wu Earth receives the chaotic energy of heaven and earth, holds to the center, and has the power of Mount Tai. It can suppress it immediately and also guard it.

At this time, Master Zishan used the Baoyi Wu Earth Seal for the first time in this world, and it easily suppressed the nightmare technique on Bao Gong, preventing it from getting worse.

Outside the study, everyone looked at the rich golden light ahead in shock.

Even Xu Xian, who had long known that his master was not an ordinary person, widened his eyes in amazement.

"He is indeed a divine master!"

Wang Chao couldn't help but clench his fists and whispered excitedly.

At this moment, the voice of Master Zishan came from the study again.

"Before coming here, I read a hexagram for Bao Gong. This hexagram has Gen on top and Kun on the bottom, which is an image of a mountain attached to the earth. It means that villains are in power and gentlemen are in trouble. Coincidentally, there is a Taoist temple outside the city. The turbid air in the temple sinks and the clear air disappears, which is exactly the image of this hexagram."

"If you don't know where to start, why don't you go to the outskirts of the city and find out what's going on in that temple..."

After hearing Master Zishan's words, Zhan Zhao and everyone in the courtyard looked at each other and became excited.

"Thank you for the advice, Taoist Priest!"

Zhan Zhao took the lead in clasping his fists and leading everyone in the courtyard to bow towards the study. Then he immediately turned around and led everyone away.

In the study, Master Zishan stood in front of the bed, pressed his right palm in the air, and a golden Wu Earth Seal condensed in his palm, which was then placed on Bao Zheng's unconscious body.

Looking at the black energy on Bao Gong that was constantly entangled and annihilated with the golden light, Master Zishan frowned and muttered, "This black energy looks so familiar, could it be that old bat?"

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On the other side, Zhan Zhao discussed with Wang Chao, Ma Han and others and decided to divide the troops into five groups. Zhan Zhao, Bai Yuting and Xu Xian would go to the Taoist temple mentioned by Zishan Zhenren, while the rest, led by Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, would each lead a group of good men to secretly investigate the residences of various ministers in the city.

Soon, Xu Xian and the other two arrived at the Taoist temple along a secluded path.

Zhan Zhao took a closer look and couldn't help but frown: "It's Tongzhen Temple?!"

Bai Yutang glanced at him and asked in a low voice: "Why, do you know him?"

Zhan Zhao nodded and said, "Before I followed Lord Bao, I once stayed in this temple. The temple master was an old Taoist named Xing Ji. There were two young Taoist priests in the temple, whose Dharma names were Tan Yue and Tan Ming."

"I have dealt with these three people before, and they don't look like bad people!"

Bai Yutang shook his head and said, "As the saying goes, you can know a person's face but not his heart. You are the famous Southern Hero and one of the top three masters in the martial arts world. Naturally, they will not reveal any flaws in front of you."

Xu Xian, who was standing next to them, glanced at them and whispered, "Master said that seeing is believing. It's better to see with your own eyes whether it's a human or a monster..."

The three of them looked at each other, nodded, and leaped up into the temple.