"...Master Pang?"

Xu Xian's puzzled voice came from behind him.

Zhan Zhao turned his head and glanced at him, whispering, "This guy is the father-in-law of the emperor, and he is the Grand Tutor. His son Pang Yu was conferred the title of Marquis of Anle. At that time, Bao Gong was conferred the title of Grand Secretary of Longtu Pavilion and was sent by the emperor to Chenzhou to supervise the disaster relief. He found that the Marquis of Anle withheld the relief grain, embezzled it, and raped women, poisoning the people, making the disaster victims suffer even more. The people of Chenzhou are living in misery."

"Bao Zheng enforced the law impartially and sent Anle Hou to be beheaded. After that, he became a vengeful person with Master Pang for killing his son."

Bai Yutang nodded and sighed, "I have also heard about this matter. I thought that Master Pang had already gone quiet in recent years, but I didn't expect that he still harbored a grudge in secret and even hired someone to curse and kill Lord Bao. This is really outrageous!"

"snort!"

Zhan Zhao snorted coldly, then turned to look at the two of them and said, "Brother Bai, Brother Xu, I have an unwelcome request..."

Bai Yutang said thoughtfully: "Speak."

Zhan Zhao said without hesitation: "Please take these two people back to Lord Bao's house and hand them over to Brother Wang and Brother Ma."

Xu Xian was startled: "What about you?"

Bai Yutang smiled and said, "Of course I want to go to the Grand Tutor's Mansion and kill that villain..."

Having said this, Bai Yutang turned to look at Zhan Zhao and said in an unquestionable tone: "I will go with you!"

“…”

Zhan Zhao looked at him deeply, then nodded: "Okay!"

Xu Xian widened his eyes, looking at the two brothers who had decided on the action in a few words, and was hesitant to speak.

But unfortunately, both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang only treated him as a child and had no intention of taking him with them.

There was no other way, so Xu Xian had to stay and watched the two men jump onto the roof and quietly disappear into the night.

After the two disappeared, Xu Xian sighed, turned around, looked at the horrified Tan Yue and Yu Xiang and said, "You two, this is my first time doing this, I don't have enough experience, if I have offended you, please forgive me."

After saying that, Xu Xian clenched his fists and walked towards the two of them.

Taoist Tan Yue was startled, and immediately put on a smile and said, "Brother..."

“Bang!”

Before he could finish his words, Xu Xian chopped his neck with a knife.

Taoist Tan Yue rolled his eyes and passed out without even a sound.

At the same time, there was a slight sound under Xu Xian's feet, as if something fell from Taoist Tan Yue's sleeve and rolled for a distance on the ground.

Xu Xian looked down, then bent over to pick it up and examined it carefully.

The object that fell was actually a sealed white jade bottle...

"What's this?"

Xu Xian frowned, thought for a moment, and put it away without rashly pulling out the cork.

According to the experience he learned from his master and Brother Bai, things like this are likely to contain highly toxic gases or dust.

Tan Yue hid it in her sleeve, most likely intending to do something bad to him when he got close.

"Fortunately, I acted cautiously and didn't give him a chance..."

Xu Xian thought with relief in his heart, and then turned to look at Yuxiang who was standing beside him with a look of horror on her face.

“No…don’t!”

“Bang!”

There was another muffled sound. Xu Xian looked at the beautiful woman who had collapsed to the ground and said seriously, "I'm sorry, sister. I had no choice..."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pulled off the bed sheet, tearing it into strips, and tied the two men's hands and feet tightly. Then he stretched out his arms, carried the two men who were wrapped like maggots on his left and right shoulders respectively, and jumped out of the house.

…

…

Not long after, Xu Xian brought the two of them to Bao Gong's mansion, and happened to run into Wang Chao and Ma Han who had just brought people back.

Xu Xian handed the two over to Wang Chao and Ma Han, and told them the intelligence he had obtained one by one. Then he went outside the study room that was shining with golden light to report to his master.

"So it's Master Pang..."

Upon hearing Xu Xian's information, Master Zishan couldn't help but reveal a thoughtful look on his face.

If the mastermind behind this incident is Master Pang, then this world is not the official history of China, but a mixture of "Three Heroes and Five Gallants" and certain TV drama versions.

After all, in official history, Pang Ji had never been a grand tutor, and he was definitely not a treacherous minister or a villain.

Not to mention his personal achievements, just talking about his character and ability to judge people, Pang Ji went against all odds and promoted Di Qing. He also trained Sima Guang, a prominent figure in the Northern Song Dynasty who later became the prime minister. He can be said to be a model of knowing people and using them well.

Top ministers such as Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, and Ouyang Xiu also had a good relationship with him and spoke highly of him.

The Grand Tutor Pang Ji in "Three Heroes and Five Gallants" actually has the same surname as the historical Pang Ji, but they are not the same person. The real historical prototype of Grand Tutor Pang should be Zhang Yaozuo, the uncle of Empress Wencheng during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty.

Historically, Bao Zheng had impeached the foreign relative Zhang Yaozuo mercilessly in front of the palace many times, and his saliva splashed on the face of Emperor Renzong, which eventually forced the emperor to dismiss the foreign relative Zhang Yaozuo from office.

Thinking of this, Master Zishan sighed and observed a few seconds of silence for the famous official in history.

At this time, Xu Xian said hesitantly: "By the way, Master, I also got a small bottle from Tan Yue. I don't know why, but I always feel that there is something wrong with this small bottle. I feel terrified when I hold it in my hand. So when I was outside the study just now, I didn't dare to give it to Brother Wang and Brother Ma..."

"Oh?" Master Zishan said with great interest, "Let me see."

Xu Xian immediately stepped forward, handed the small white jade bottle to his master, and then looked curiously at Bao Zheng, whose body was shrouded in golden light.

Master Zishan reached out to take the jade bottle, his eyes lit up with golden light, and he looked through the contents of the bottle with his Dharma eyes.

"……Um?"

Master Zishan's pupils shrank, and he immediately pulled out the cork, using his magic power to draw a drop of dark red blood from the jade bottle.

The blood drop was dirty and thick, its texture was like dark red amber, and it exuded a heart-pounding smell.

Xu Xian also sensed this aura and immediately turned to look at the drop of dirty blood, wondering, "Master, what is this?"

Master Zishan said coldly: "Yin Demon Blood."

Xu Xian asked doubtfully: "Demon blood?"

Master Zishan glanced at him and explained calmly, "The Taoist scripture Lingbao Dafa once divided the demons in the world into ten categories, and the seventh category of demons is the so-called Yin Demon."

"The so-called Yin demons are the chaotic spirits in dreams. Whenever a practitioner has a wrong view of the mind and gives rise to greed and anger, the Yin demons will grow."

"As for the Yin Demon Blood... Do you still remember the cultivation chapter that your master told you about?"

Xu Xian nodded: "I remember."

Zishan Zhenren said leisurely: "Practice is to cultivate the truth. Before taking in qi, one should take the meaning of uprightness, vastness, and endless life. In other words, it means to eliminate the impure qi and only take in a pure qi."

“And this Yin Demon Blood is made by discarding the pure Qi and only using the mixed Qi for sacrifice.”

At this point, Master Zishan sneered and said, "Master finally understands why the master of Tongzhen Temple, who has only practiced for a few decades, can curse and kill Bao Zheng, a senior official who is responsible for the country."

"Now it seems that the Nightmare Demon Technique is just ordinary. The real murderous intent is actually the Yin Demon Blood used to soak the wooden man, which is arguably the most filthy thing in the world!"

If Master Zishan remembered correctly, an old acquaintance of his in his previous life had the means to refine the Yin Demon Blood.

What's more, Tan Yue told him that Tongzhen Temple has been plotting to murder women, and the old bat he knew just happened to like the art of collecting and replenishing...

"Is it really the work of that old bat?"

Thinking of this, Master Zishan couldn't help but frown.

This is trouble!

Master Zishan had never thought that he would have to deal with an old acquaintance from his previous life so soon.

Now he has only been practicing for more than 200 years, and although the magical powers he has cultivated are stronger than those in his previous life, his overall combat power is still not comparable to that of a real thousand-year-old monster.

If this matter really involves the old bat, then it would be difficult for him to show up.

"If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have used the Taoist name from my previous life in this life."

Master Zishan felt a little regretful.

But soon, he put aside these distracting thoughts and frowned to think.

Although Xing Ji, the master of Tongzhen Temple, was most likely working for an old acquaintance of his, given the old bat's personality, there would definitely be a lot of subordinates like Taoist Xing Ji.

Even if they lose one, it doesn't matter, it's definitely not worth it for the old bat to show up in person to support them.

To take a step back, if the old bat really appeared and discovered Master Zishan, he could immediately rush to Lin'an Prefecture to find Master Fahai of Jinshan Temple and implement a strategy of driving the tiger to devour the wolf.

Thinking of this, Master Zishan felt relieved and decided to hold back for the time being.

…

…

On the other side, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang sneaked into the Grand Tutor's Mansion.

After climbing over the wall and onto the roof, the two men split up and each looked for their target.

Soon, Bai Yuting saw a high platform made of bluestone in a garden in the backyard.

On the high platform, candles were lit and incense was burning. An old Taoist priest with disheveled hair and a wooden sword in his hand was performing a ritual on the platform.

In front of him, on the table with lit incense and candles and a blood flag, there stood a small white jade bottle, which continuously emitted black gas, which looked exactly the same as the black gas emanating from Bao Gong.

"That's him!"

Bai Yuting's spirits perked up. Just as he was about to turn around to discuss things with Zhan Zhao, he saw a figure floating over from the mansion on the right. Holding the Juque sword, he rushed towards the old Taoist on the high platform with murderous intent.