"Xuan Mo returns to Mang?"
Sha LiFei was confused, and seeing "Golden Eye Feng" so excited, he couldn't help complaining. "Senior, we don't have enough education, can you explain it more clearly?"
"Sorry, I was negligent."
"Golden Eye Feng" suppressed his excitement and explained, "The reason why I am excited is actually because of this matter, which confirms my suspicion."
"Wang Xuanmo was born in the Taiyuan Wang Family, which is also a famous and wealthy family. His grandfather Wang Lao used to be Southern Yan Prefect of Shanggu. His father died young and he was aloof and arrogant since he was a child. Later he joined Liu Yu."
"Official historical records show mixed praise and criticism for this person."
"In the twenty-seventh year of Yuanjia, Emperor Wen of Song launched the Northern Expedition, and Wang Xuanmo was appointed General Ningshuo. He did not strictly manage the army, made strategic mistakes, and even retreated from the battle. <Zizhi Tongjian> criticized him as a "southern general, not a talented man". In his later years, he "forgot himself and served the country." It is not a loss."
"But now it seems that there is something else fishy. He is the leader of the Northern Dynasty Xuanmen "Yin Talisman Sect" clan, or a descendant of the Taiyuan Wang Family, but he pretends to be a mediocre person and lurks in Southern Dynasties. It is definitely not for the glory Prosperity."
"Back then First Emperor suppressed the resentment of the Six Kingdoms Killing Intent, and Xu Fu presided over it. Not only did they suppress and kill many masters of the Six Dynasties, but they also built a lot of construction in Mang Mountain. There must be some arrangements left, making it difficult for outsiders to enter."
"Wang Xuanmo came to Mang Mountain in his later years, and obviously got the key to entering it. In <Northern Mount Mang Ghost Records>, he also said that he escaped into Mang Mountain to cultivate Yin military skills, and was called "Mount Mang Ghost Commander" by the people, but since Southern Song Dynasty, he has completely disappeared..."
Li Yan's eyes flashed, "Great Song Ghost Sect!"
"That's right!"
"Golden Eye Feng" nodded one after another, sweat dripping from his forehead, "Then Wang Xuanmo has obtained the legacy of the ancient Qin Dynasty, and his method is consistent with it. He has practiced secretly for so many years, but he immediately hid it when he came out of the limelight. This shows that there is something that makes him afraid."
"At the time of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Ghost Sect was flourishing. Many Daoist sects united and jointly established Tai Xuan Orthodox Sect, which directly reversed the situation and established Da Xing Dynasty. They also hunted and killed the remnants of the Ghost Sect everywhere, causing those demons to escape to the grassland and join Golden Horde Wolf Country."
"This Wang Xuanmo is probably also a member of the ghost sect. Seeing that the timing was not right, he continued to hide. Maybe something happened recently and he started to show up again..."
Li Yan There was a buzz in his head, and he suddenly thought of something. He stood up suddenly and said with an ugly face, "I'm afraid I'm in big trouble!"
Sha LiFei and others also had solemn expressions on their faces.
They all thought of one thing.
Yu Province Cauldron!
Li Yan once said that this group of people, Zhao Changsheng, tried to catch the wandering Nine Cauldrons from the depths of the Divine Land dragon vein. Lu Sheng, who was making waves in Sichuan, was just one of them.
Well, there are at least nine people doing this.
They were previously attracted by Xu Fu, who was at the same time as Lu Sheng. After all, this person was very famous, but after hearing the analysis from "Golden Eye Feng", Wang Xuanmo was more like the person who implemented the plan.
Luoyang Paper Figure Case, it is probably related to it.
There was also Mr. and Mrs. Zhao the Donkey who were also involved.
No wonder, Shen SanYou, who was following the clues of Nine Cauldrons, also came here and looked like he was preparing for the funeral, indicating that he had found something and that the enemy he faced was extremely powerful.
"Golden Eye Feng" saw them looking like this and was a little confused, "Everyone, what have you discovered? Can you tell me?"
Li Yan hesitated a little and then told his guess.
After all, although not many people know the inside story about Nine Cauldrons, it has already spread all over the world. Mystic Sacrificial Official has also issued a reward, asking monks from all over the country to cooperate and provide clues.
The reason why the conspiracy is terrible is that it is in the dark and unprepared.
Once it's broad daylight, the danger is much reduced.
"Yu Province Cauldron?!"
Golden Eye Feng almost pulled off his beard when he heard it, and said with a gloomy expression, "No wonder, this happened so suddenly, the paper man's skills are so sharp that they have never been revealed in the world."
"Yuzhou has been suffering from famine for many years. Now that the weather has changed, if Yu Province Cauldron is taken out..."
As he said that, the old man gritted his teeth, stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Young heroes, I have spent most of my life hanging out in the rivers and lakes, and I have done a lot of regretful things, but I will not just watch my hometown being robbed, and I hope you can help me."
"Even if I risk my life, I can't let the demon succeed!"
Before he finished speaking, he knelt down on the ground.
"Senior, there is no need to do this."
Li Yan quickly helped the person up and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, we and those monsters have already forged a grudge and we are sworn in. Even if Zhao the Donkey's problem doesn't happen, we will not stand idly by."
As he was talking, a groan suddenly came from beside him.
But it was the monk whom I had captured before.
He was stung by Lu San's poisonous bee and fainted. After Long Yan'er simply took some medicine, the swelling on his face was slightly relieved and he faintly woke up.
Sha LiFei sneered, stepped forward, slapped her twice, and scolded, "You bald donkey, you really dare to do anything, please be honest, or I will chop you alive!"
The monk's eyes were swollen, and he looked at everyone, pretending to be panicked, and said, "Namo Amitabha, poor monk Jueqing, when did I offend you..."
His words had a distinct accent.
"Golden Eye Feng" next to him frowned, "Japanese monk?"
Li Yan was stunned, turned around and said, "Senior, do you know me?"
"Golden Eye Feng" said with certainty, "Although I don't recognize him, I can recognize his accent. These Japanese monks have practiced in White Horse Temple for many years. Although they have learned Central Plains Mandarin, they still can't get rid of some bad habits."
"He likes to drag out his pronunciation when speaking, and often mixes ancient prose with vernacular. It's very obvious."
"Japanese..."
Li Yan looked at the monks on the ground, with a flash of murderous intent in his eyes, and asked thoughtfully, "Senior, have you been in Luoyang for many years, do you remember when they went to White Horse Temple to practice?"
"That's a long time."
"Golden Eye Feng" shook his head and said, "About twenty years ago, I was still young at that time. I remember that these Japanese monks were all dressed in rags and were very embarrassed. When they entered Luoyang, they attracted many people to watch."
"They claimed to have come from the sea and admired the reputation of White Horse Temple. They went through a lot of hardships just to enter the temple to practice and brought some gifts."
"Since the Tang Dynasty, Luoyang has declined and has long lost its former glory as the city of gods. There are not even many Hu merchants from the Western Regions, so these Japanese monks are very important."
"They usually keep a low profile, but unexpectedly they have evil intentions..."
"Hmph!"
Wang Dao Xuan snorted coldly, "Non-Self people must have different minds!"
Li Yan nodded slightly, already having a guess in his mind, and suddenly said, "Monk, you have been away from home for many years, don't you miss Hongan-ji Temple's cherry blossoms?"
As soon as these words came out, the monk's face suddenly changed slightly.
Without him having to say anything, Li Yan confirmed his guess.
After Zhao Changsheng was exposed, the imperial court attached great importance to its intelligence collection. Commandery Commandant Office and Mystic Sacrificial Official simultaneously deployed people to investigate and hunt down this person.
A lot of intelligence on Japan was also collected because of the opening of the sea.
Xiangji Temple The hidden Japanese monk comes from the Ikkō-shū Sect.
This sect, the Jodo Shinsect of Japan, is also restless.
During the Warring States Period in Japan, it occupied a large number of shrines and land, and had its own military armed forces. It could even compete with some daimyo, and fought fierce battles with Oda Nobunaga.
After Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan, it adopted a soft-baby policy, relying on the "land inspection" and "sword hunting order" to deprive them of their land and weapons, but on the one hand, it also provided support and subdued them.
Ikkō-shū Sect's monks have mostly surrendered.
Some are still resisting, but the situation is over and they are no match. They have no choice but to join the Ronin gang or go overseas to seek refuge.
Li Yan originally thought that the demon monk from Xiangji Temple was one of them, or that he was just subdued after being resurrected by Zhao Changsheng.
But now it seems that this may not be the case.
Such a large-scale layout was not the work of Zhao Changsheng alone.
It also has the support of some forces in Japan!
Thinking of this, Li Yan's eyes flashed fiercely, "Long Jie, give him something hard."
Sha LiFei and others were surprised when they heard it.
They travel around the world and perform various tasks, including torture to extract confessions.
Ordinary, Sha LiFei can be done by one person.
If Long Yan'er were to take action, it would obviously be to use poison to make the opponent unable to survive or die.
This was the first time they saw Li Yan like this.
Although they felt strange, no one asked much.
Long Yan'er didn't talk nonsense, slowly turned his right hand, and walked up to the monk at the same time.
Wow~
A palm-long centipede quickly crawled out of its sleeve, its body shimmering with metallic light, and its densely packed joints made rough sounds when they moved.
It's creepy to look at.
When the monk saw this, his eyes were full of fear, but he still gritted his teeth and pretended to be calm. At the same time, he clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and recited. "If you hear my name, truly believe and be happy, and even think about it ten times, if you are not reborn, you will not achieve enlightenment. You can only eliminate the five evils and slander the dharma~"
Halfway through reciting the sutra, he screamed in pain.
But the black centipede had climbed onto the top of his head, and its fangs suddenly bit down. At the same time, the densely packed sharp insect limbs tightened as the body tightened, piercing his scalp like a steel cone, and the blood that flowed out quickly turned black.
This centipede Gu worms even has poison on its legs.
The poison was so violent that the monk's entire scalp instantly turned black and blue, and his originally swollen face also turned a reddish color, making him look completely inhumane.
"I said! I said!"
He knelt down directly and begged in pain.
"Bang!"
Sha LiFei looked disdainful, "I thought he was a tough guy."
And the monk didn't care about his sarcasm. After Long Yan'er stopped driving the centipede Gu, he said, "I'm just following orders, and I beg you to spare my life."
Li Yan asked coldly, "Do you recognize Zhao Changsheng?"
The monk shook his head quickly. "I don't know."
As if he was afraid that Li Yan would misunderstand, he quickly said, "I don't dare to lie, I really don't know you."
"Oh?"
Li Yan was a little surprised, "Then who are you sending?"
Hearing this, the monk hesitated for a moment, but when he saw Long Yan'er raising his arm again, he was frightened out of his wits and explained, "We are here under the orders of the Dharma Master."
"The Dharma Master is the leader?" Wang Dao Xuan asked with a frown.
The monk nodded and said, "It can also be said that the Dharma Master is the abbot of Hongan-ji Temple. He is married to the major Lineage, and many temple leaders must also obey his orders."
"The young monk was originally from the Iga Family, Tokaido, and later entered Hongan-ji Temple to practice."
"Twenty-five years ago, the Dharma Master suddenly summoned us and said that we are the chosen ones. When Buddha Country comes in the future, the Buddha will come to Divine Capital and obey the orders of Mangshan Ghost Emperor."
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Mangshan Ghost Emperor... but Wang Xuanmo?"
The monk had broken the jar at this time and nodded directly to admit, "Yes, he used to be called this, but no one has seen what he looks like now. Every time he turns into an ascetic monk, he meets us."
Wang Xuanmo, indeed one of the nine!
Li Yan continued to ask, "What is his plan?"
The monk shook his head and said, "I don't know, Ghost Emperor never lets anyone know the complete plan."
"Luoyang City has been declining over the years, and people's livelihood has declined. Our mission is to pretend to be Maitreya Sect and preach secretly in the countryside. When the time comes, we will launch a mob to rush into Luoyang City to destroy..."
"White Horse Temple, does he know about this?"
"I don't know, we have been lurking for many years and have been acting secretly. The monks responsible for monitoring us have all been recruited by Ghost Emperor, as well as City God Temple and Commandery Commandant Office. Many people have been caught."
"When the time comes, you will cooperate with me and wait."
Li Yan said coldly, "There is a Treasure Hunter Zhao the Donkey, but was he kidnapped by you?"
"And Paper Figure Case in Luoyang City, what's going on?"
"Zhao the Donkey..."
The monk thought carefully, shook his head and said, "I don't know Zhao the Donkey, but there is indeed a Treasure Hunter who was captured by Mangshan. The specific reason is not clear."
"Luoyang Paper Figure Case, it was actually a mistake."
"Three thousand paper figures are to be ordered over at Mang Mountain. The materials have been refined, but if they don't know enough about the craftsmanship, they are asked to pretend to be wealthy businessmen and distribute them to paper-making shops in the city."
"It was fine at first, but I didn't expect that there was a paper-making shop owner who knew a little bit about Xuanmen magic. He discovered something strange about the paper man. Out of curiosity, he lit his eyes with cinnabar, and he died. The paper man also came back to life early."
"We came to the ghost market under orders. Golden Eye Feng spread the news and found out about Ghost Emperor's background, so we simply put him in jail. We were ordered to ambush and eliminate all those involved in this matter..."
Listening to the monk's story, Li Yan also clarified the cause and effect, and said in a deep voice, "When will it be launched?"
The monk lowered his head and said, "We didn't know that the order we received was to launch a riot when the Yellow River poured into Luoyang, invade Luoyang, destroy all Daoist temples, and several main halls of King of Luoyang Mansion."
"The Yellow River pours back..."
Li Yan's heart moved, "HeLuo Merchant Guild is in Sacrifice to the River Earl, maybe it's related to it."
Sha LiFei said with a headache, "There are so many things going on, and the enemy is so powerful. I don't know how many people are lurking among them. It's hard to handle..."
"No matter how difficult it is, how can it be as difficult as Chengdu Prefecture?"
Li Yan shook his head and said, "This Wang Xuanmo claims to be Ghost Emperor. He probably has many Fierce Ghost undercover soldiers. He has hidden his head and tail until now, which shows that he has some scruples. There are many people in the Central Plains hinterland of Yuzhou who can suppress him."
"Shaolin!"
Golden Eye Feng nodded immediately and said, "Yes, Shaolin is not far from here. If you hurry up, you can go back and forth in three days. But I live in the market and have no interaction with those eminent monks."
"It's okay."
Li Yan said in a deep voice, "Due to the incident in Chengdu, Divine Land Xuanmen has been alerted. Old Sha, you, Daoist Master and Wu Ba, immediately go to Shaolin to send a message to Zen Master Zhitong. You talked about this matter with me at the Qingcheng Conference."
"They will contact the Yuzhou garrison, and even if the whole of Luoyang is in chaos, they can still calm it down."
He said, looking into the distance, "Let's go explore Mang Mountain and rescue Zhao the Donkey first..."