Chapter 767: Straight to the Point

Master Jin Lan walked down the platform and was very close to the emperor. Xiao Yuzhi naturally couldn't stand on the steps, but went back down and stood on the side of the emperor.

The emperor and Jin Lan were talking happily, and Xiao Yuzhi pretended not to see it at this moment, just standing quietly as before.

Although Jin Lan was nervous, he did not forget to cater to the emperor.

The people around him also started to talk at this moment. Some people talked about the appearance of the mage Jin Lan, some talked about the beauty of the magic, and some people were gossiping about whether the emperor liked Master Jin Lan.

Many mages on both sides of the platform also paid attention to Jin Lan beside the emperor. One by one, they either had a weird look or a solemn look. In short, this was not good news.

On the roof outside Tianxu Temple, Yan Shouyun slapped his thigh hard.

"Alas! The emperor is bewitched by beauty. If the chief constable takes action directly, he might be able to force this witch to show her true form, and even kill her."

Long Simiao also frowned. Even a fool could see that the emperor was very interested in this woman, no, or very eager.

On a rooftop farther away, Qi Zhongbin just looked down calmly, with a chaotic and mixed breath, and a smoky atmosphere.

Huimian just yawned on Qi Zhongbin's shoulder, and seemed to be rarely interested in these things, perhaps because he felt that there was nothing to see.

Sima Xiao once again went up to the judgment platform.

"Your Majesty has ordered that the judgment meeting will continue. If there are mages who want to perform, please go up on stage by yourself--"

After saying this, Sima Xiao went down, and the mages were in an awkward atmosphere of looking at each other again.

But the court was not worried that no one would come on stage, because the law-appraising conference would eventually end. If he had not performed magic and had not left enough impression in front of the emperor and the officials of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, his chances of being canonized as a Heavenly Master would be small.

Sure enough, another magician came on stage soon, but most of those who came on stage were real sorcerers, and at most there were a few "swindlers".

Some performed magic, some fought magic, and it was quite lively.

But as Xiao Yuzhi said before, most of the magicians would come on stage to "compete", and most of them would stop at a certain point.

Of course, the swindlers who really dared to deceive the emperor would have a miserable end. They were directly ordered by the emperor to be dragged to the street corner and beheaded on the spot by the imperial guards.

Perhaps this was good news for the people who failed to occupy the internal position of Tianxu Temple in advance. After all, people outside could see the beheading, but now people inside could not see it.

Before the sun set, today's law-appraising conference also came to an end.

Everyone had dispersed one after another, and the streets outside Tianxu Temple had returned to tranquility.

There were no imperial guards, no imperial guards, no Chengtianfu police officers patrolling everywhere, and no peddlers who could squeeze around in such a situation.

Of course, there were shops open on the street, and some people were doing business and patronizing, so it was not completely deserted.

The evening glow illuminated the street. Yan Shouyun and Long Simiao walked to the street corner, where there were still traces of blood, which looked even more red under the sunset glow.

Today was the first day of the first lunar month. A total of 37 magicians performed on stage, and seven of them were beheaded because they were regarded as liars and the emperor was furious.

"Why bother? For the so-called position of heavenly master, they fought and robbed, and finally ended up like this."

Yan Shouyun said with a sigh, because in his opinion, the beheaded magicians were not all real liars, they all had means, but they were not suitable for the law-appraising platform, and they looked like liars in the eyes of the emperor and some people.

Long Simiao nodded and sighed, but still said.

"People die for money and birds die for food. These magicians must have their own reasons for the position of Heavenly Master. I heard that in addition to glory and wealth, it is also of great benefit to practice. In the Lingzong period, there were also magicians, such as the legendary Qi Lao Tianshi, who also came for this?"

Yan Shouyun smiled, shook his head and looked at the constables beside him.

"Captain Long, this is different. When the country was in danger, there were many demons in the world. The emperor did not make any promises, but only hoped that the righteous way would kill the demons. The sorcerers who came out at that time were only for the righteous way of the world, only for sacrificing their lives for justice, and perhaps they also had the idea of ​​proving their practice, but they were definitely not greedy."

Yan Shouyun paused and recalled last night.

"Just like Captain Long, they are protecting the lights of thousands of families."

Long Simiao was shocked. Yes, he took it for granted that all the sorcerers were classified into one category, but if you put yourself in their shoes, how can the past and now be compared?

Indeed, the real masters disdain the current situation. Perhaps in the past, the Taoist Master Yan would also stand up, right?

"It is rare for the Taoist master to have such awareness!"

This was not said by Long Simiao, but a voice came from the side. Long Simiao and Yan Shouyun looked in the direction of the voice. It turned out that there was a person sitting on a bench next to a small shop on the street.

"Mr. Qi."

Yan Shouyun was stunned for a moment, then a happy expression appeared on his face, and he walked directly over there.

"If it weren't for the old gentleman's words this morning, Yan would have left the capital. The old gentleman also came to see?"

Yan Shouyun walked and talked, and when he got close, he bowed to Qi Zhongbin. The latter just sat on the stool and bowed lightly, nodded and didn't say that the person in the morning was not him.

"Master Yan, please sit down, let's chat?"

"I couldn't ask for more. The way of cultivation that the old gentleman said this morning has enlightened Yan. I was just thinking about asking for advice! Oh, by the way, that person is the captain Long of Chengtianfu Yamen!"

Qi Zhongbin looked at Long Simiao and nodded.

"One of the Four Famous Catchers, I've heard about it for a long time. Long Catcher. You have official duties, so you can leave first. I'll have a chat with the Taoist Priest."

Long Simiao, who was beside the bloodstains at the street entrance, was actually looking at Qi Zhongbin. When he heard Taoist Yan call "Mr. Qi" just now, he was obviously startled.

Yan Shouyun had known Qi Zhongbin for a long time and didn't think much about it, but for Long Simiao, having just mentioned Master Qi, and suddenly hearing someone call him "Mr. Qi", he subconsciously felt an extra twist in his mind.

Hearing Qi Zhongbin's words at this moment, Long Simiao was stunned again, and after coming back to his senses, he said "Okay".

After walking out for more than ten steps, Long Simiao couldn't help but look back and saw the Taoist priest and the old Confucian scholar sitting there chatting, while the shop owner inside was holding two bowls of hot food. Tengteng things come out.

Maybe I'm overthinking it?

Long Simiao smiled and shook his head, and then left quickly. He did have official duties and needed to patrol. As for an expert like Taoist Yan, he didn't need to worry about him. He just happened to meet him.

The shop over there is actually a wonton shop, and now the shopkeeper came out with two bowls of wontons.

"Hey, old gentleman, the two bowls of wontons you asked for are here~~~ No wonder you wanted two bowls!"

The store owner smiled and brought out the wontons. It was a big bowl with a low height and it was not hot to hold. Yan Shouyun also subconsciously took one bowl, while Qi Zhongbin took the other bowl.

Half of Hui Mian's head popped out from behind Qi Zhongbin's collar.

Good guy, if you don’t have any eyesight, that bowl is mine!

Qi Zhongbin smiled and spoke directly.

"Master Taoist, are you hungry? Please use it!"

"Oh, that poor Taoist would rather obey orders than be respectful!"

Yan Shouyun had been looking at the Tianxu Temple with his Dharma Eye today. In fact, he was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back. He couldn't hold back when he smelled the fragrance of the wontons. At this moment, he hurriedly picked up a spoon, scooped one up and put it in his mouth.

"Uh-huh. Ha."

As soon as the wontons were mixed with the soup, they almost burned Yan Shouyun to death. Qi Zhongbin grinned as he watched.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak."

The sound of a mink came from Qi Zhongbin's shoulder. Yan Shouyun looked for the sound and saw a small gray and white mink kicking its legs and swishing its tail and making a sound, as if it was mocking him for eating.

"Taoist Master, please use it slowly, be careful of burning!"

"Uh hehe hehe"

Yan Shouyun smiled awkwardly, and then started eating again, this time carefully, blowing before eating.

Qi Zhongbin next to him also started to enjoy, but he scooped up the wontons and put them on his shoulders first. Yan Shouyun just glanced at it subconsciously, but saw the mink sucking a big wonton into his mouth with a "suck".

"Ahem, cough, cough. Old sir, isn't it, isn't it afraid of getting burned?"

"You don't seem too scared."

Qi Zhongbin said that he also eats wontons, but he is almost the same as Yan Shouyun.

Although Yan Shouyun was very hungry and ate in a hurry, he had been paying attention to Qi Zhongbin and Hui Mian out of the corner of his eye. He would not forget their meeting this morning, let alone the strange thing last night, which was why he woke up from the Ancestral Temple before dawn. .

If Long Simiao was just stunned for a moment and then left with a smile, then in fact, in Yan Shouyun, the seeds of doubt had already been planted.

Eating a bowl of hot wontons on this winter day is also a kind of happiness. I just eat them without saying much.

The temperature in the bowl gradually became suitable. Yan Shouyun drank the soup while eating, while Qi Zhongbin was not eating alone, so he was eating faster.

Finally, Qi Zhongbin turned to look at Yan Shouyun, while the latter who had been paying more attention to the side just now hurriedly pretended to concentrate on drinking soup.

Qi Zhongbin had a smile on his face and finally spoke.

"Taoist Master Yan's qualifications are good, but what's more valuable is his current character. Can I teach you some magic?"

"puff"

Yan Shouyun couldn't hold it back anymore and spit out the soup in his mouth.

He thought about countless possibilities, but he didn't expect the old man to get straight to the point! ——

At about the same time, Gao Hongqing also gave another elixir he had kept to the old eunuch who was heading to his residence. The latter carefully accepted it and quickly returned to the palace.

Not long after, the emperor over at the palace had already taken the pill with water.

Immediately, the feeling of sleepiness and weakness quickly subsided, and the feeling of energy and strength came back again!

The emperor almost couldn't wait to summon Master Jin Lan, but this time it was in the palace.

The emperor in the palace did not wait long. Jin Lan, who was still wearing a gauze skirt but had her face covered by a gauze veil, arrived here with a somewhat uneasy look. She was surprised that the emperor was the only one in the room, and she raised her head timidly.

Jin Lan, who looked like this, exuded a strong charm, and because he had just taken the elixir, this charm was amplified by the emperor's own feelings. It was more than a hundred times stronger than that in the Tianxu Temple in the afternoon!

Jin Lan just glanced at the emperor, and when she saw his fiery eyes, she quickly lowered her head and saluted.

"Jin Lan pays homage to Your Majesty. I wonder why Your Majesty has summoned me?"

Master Jin Lan's bow was still low, but when she straightened up, the emperor had already pounced on her.

"ah--"

With a cry of surprise, Jin Lan had already let the emperor throw herself on the bed.

"Your Majesty. You."

"ah"

The screams and whispers were filled with panic and uncontrollable excitement. The emperor was too lazy to answer. He could feel that this beauty wanted to be handed over to him.

"What kind of position as a Heavenly Master is nothing compared to what I want to give you!"

The emperor was impatient, but Jin Lan didn't seem to be considerate. She seemed to scream and push, but she always made it easy for the emperor to succeed.

The limbs and hands slid into the clouds, and every time they fought, the mountains were like waves and butter.

The yarn was like flowing water, and the belt was like rain, sliding down the earth and melting away.

Finally, they met each other frankly, and the fiery golden dragon pestle surprised Jin Lan.

But the moment she really experienced the negative distance, she really couldn't help screaming.

This time it was not fake, the desire was so, the pain was so, and the stronger excitement was so.

The state of the Dayong Emperor was barbaric, and even Jin Lan was overwhelmed by this barbarity.

The begging sound was non-stop, but even the begging was full of encouragement and charm.

This is the feeling of the real dragon emperor, this is the power of the Dayong Emperor, Jin Lan can feel that kind of power, but now he has no time to care about it.

The raging fire gushed out and seemed to burn the whole body directly from the inside out, making the trembling and screaming accompanied by the limbs entangled for a long time.

The emperor was very satisfied, and he had never experienced such a degree of catering and sincerity. The key is that he had never experienced such a sense of conquest.