Chapter 41 Heavenly Soldiers Enter the City

"Yinglong" took off, leaving the Lion City of Java and heading towards Shenglong Mansion of Dayu.

Going in a straight line and flying at full speed, it only takes about an hour.

Shenglong Mansion was in chaos at this time. Just outside the city, a huge tiankeng appeared out of thin air. There was no meteorite falling, and there was no earthquake. This tiankeng, which was half the size of Guijian Lake, appeared quietly, which was extremely strange.

Fortunately, the place where the tiankeng appeared was located in a remote and uninhabited place, so there was no casualties or property damage. However, some insiders knew that there was originally a large tomb under this place. Now all the masonry structures have completely disappeared and have been expanded.

In other words, the tiankeng was expanded on the basis of this large tomb.

At the bottom of the tiankeng, there is a bloody lake. If the tiankeng is like a giant bowl, then this lake is the residual water at the bottom of the bowl.

But at this time, the lake is empty, with nothing left.

Only Xu Jiaorong knew that thanks to Wu Luo's divine domain eliminating most of the power, there was no big commotion. If it exploded directly, the Yunjin Mountain incident would be repeated.

More than two hundred years ago, Fei Tianshi joined forces with Song Zheng and others to rebel. In a rage, Xuansheng used the fourth level of "Taiyi Fa Jue" to interrupt part of the Yunjin Mountain's earth veins, triggering a large-scale earthquake. Many peaks collapsed directly, and even the Great Zhenren Mansion collapsed a corner, causing a great change in the topography of Yunjin Mountain. Although Zhengyi Dao repaired it afterwards, it still could not completely restore its original appearance, which led to a very complicated topography of Yunjin Mountain.

Today, there is only one more sinkhole, which did not endanger the earth veins. It is really fortunate.

However, the appearance of the sinkhole still did not hide the eyes of the Taoist Mansion. Some people have speculated that this sinkhole is related to Lan Da Zhenren.

The reason is not complicated. Whether it is an earthquake or a meteorite, it will leave traces of collision and fracture, but this tiankeng is a bit too "smooth", as if a piece is missing out of thin air, which is undoubtedly in conflict with the "Taiyi Fa Jue"'s transformation into chaos. After all, the innate five great young people have a reputation, and the high-quality Taoists in the Taoist sect know a thing or two. Looking at the entire Borneo Dao Mansion, only Lan Da Zhenren can use the "Taiyi Fa Jue".

If this matter is really related to Lan Da Zhenren, then when such a thing happens, Lan Da Zhenren must convene a Dao Mansion meeting as soon as possible, one is to explain the specific situation and who the conflict has occurred with, and the other is to arrange follow-up matters, or to impose martial law in the whole city, or to search for the people involved in the case, or even to investigate the responsibility for dereliction of duty within the Dao Mansion.

As a result, everyone waited and waited, but never waited for Lan Da Zhenren to convene a Dao Mansion meeting, which made people suspicious.

Did Lan Da Zhenren encounter an accident?

One after another, people came to the Water Palace to ask Lan Da Zhenren to find out the truth, but they were all blocked by Xu Jiaorong.

The doubts within the Dao Mansion were even greater.

Wang Jiaohe and Chen Shuhua did not come out in person, but asked the third deputy palace master Wang Jiaoying to come and test.

Just from the name, you can know the relationship between the two. Wang Jiaoying is Wang Jiaohe's younger brother. He has always been domineering in the Borneo Daofu, even a little reckless. Let him take the lead, it is not abrupt, and there will be explanations afterwards.

At this time, the battle outside the water palace gate was really big. Xu Jiaorong stood on the steps in front of the palace gate in person, blocking the way, and the palace gate was full of spiritual officials.

Although Wang Jiaoying was not the chief or second seat, he relied on the power of his brother and was very powerful. He separated the crowd and came directly to the palace gate. He came up and fired at Xu Jiaorong: "Assistant Xu, what's going on? You blocked so many people here, do you want to isolate the inside and the outside?"

Since ancient times, there has been a crime against powerful officials called "isolating the inside and the outside", which completely isolates the emperor from the outside, so that the emperor cannot leave the palace with a single word, and the outside voice cannot reach the emperor's ears, so that there is an opportunity to manipulate the government. .

This crime is not small.

Xu Jiaorong said coldly: "Who am I to be able to isolate the inside and outside? Deputy Palace Master Wang, please be careful with your words."

Wang Jiaoying said: "Since it is not to isolate the inside and outside, why did Assistant Xu block us from seeing the Great Immortal? Do you still care about the affairs of the Dao Mansion? Assistant Xu, what are you going to do? Does the Great Immortal know about these things?"

A series of questions made Xu Jiaorong's expression more and more stern: "Deputy Palace Master Wang! I have already said that it is the Great Immortal's intention not to see guests, and I am just following the Great Immortal's orders. As for whether the Dao Mansion still cares about the affairs of the Dao Mansion, it seems that it is not your question, and I will not answer you."

For many years, Wang Jiaoying has relied on his brother's power and has always been arbitrary and domineering in the Dao Mansion. Except for the Great Immortal Lan, He and his brother Wang Jiaohe looked down on everyone. Now that Xu Jiaorong had said this, he immediately became angry: "Every man has his share of responsibility for the fate of the country. Moreover, I am the deputy palace master of the Dao Mansion. Why can't I ask? Who will be held responsible if the important events of the Dao Mansion are delayed!"

Xu Jiaorong was not a pushover either. He said: "Regarding this, Deputy Palace Master Wang can rest assured. If the sky falls, there will be tall people to support it. It will not fall on Deputy Palace Master Wang's head. Moreover, the sky will not fall."

Wang Jiaoying narrowed his eyes and said loudly: "Assistant Xu, I would like to ask one more question. Did Master Lan encounter any accident?"

Xu Jiaorong's face remained unchanged: "Master Lan is in retreat. Apart from this, I will not answer any other questions."

If Xu Jiaorong wants to block the way, he must have a reason. He can't just prevent others from seeing Master Lan. As the saying goes, it is the most difficult to distinguish the real from the fake. The reason Xu Jiaorong gave is that Master Lan needs to retreat. As for why he retreated, we will know when Master Lan comes out.

This is also what Wang Jiaohe and others want to figure out. Is Master Lan retreating? Or is he recovering from his injuries? Logically speaking, the latter is more likely. It is better to be safe than sorry. If Master Lan suddenly comes out of retreat when they are having fun, it will be very embarrassing.

As for the reasons for testing given by Wang Jiaohe and others, they are also ready-made. Because the statement of retreat was not announced by Master Lan himself, but conveyed by Xu Jiaorong, they seized this point to make a fuss. Wang Jiaoying even brought up the hat of "isolating the inside and the outside".

The pressure on Xu Jiaorong can be imagined.

However, Xu Jiaorong knew that he could not give in at all. He had to delay for a moment until Qi Xuansu came back.

Wang Jiaoying shouted: "Xu Jiaorong! Don't block the way!"

Wang Jiaoying also brought people with him, and with his shout, he immediately moved forward.

This is the spiritual officer directly under the Master of the Palace.

When Wang Danqing went to Yujing, he brought a spiritual officer with him, and even dared to attack Qi Xuansu.

Without Xu Jiaorong's order, the spiritual officer directly under the Master of the Palace standing outside the palace gate also stepped forward.

The two groups of spiritual officers confronted each other, and the situation was tense.

Xu Jiaorong was surrounded by many spiritual officers and said angrily: "Wang Jiaoying, do you want to rebel?"

Wang Jiaoying said: "Xu Jiaorong, I now suspect that you are taking advantage of the Master's illness to undermine the Master and isolate the inside and outside. The Taoist friends of Beichen Hall and Fengxian Hall will come soon, don't make a mistake!"

Just when the two sides were about to fight, the sky suddenly darkened.

Is it cloudy?

Wang Jiaohe subconsciously looked up.

Then the expression on his face suddenly froze.

A huge "Yinglong" hovered over Shenglong Mansion at some point, like a dark cloud, covering the sky and the sun.

There were three "Zijiao" around "Yinglong".

The decks of "Yinglong" and "Zijiao" were densely packed with elite spiritual officers wearing black armor.

This scene was like a divine army descending from the sky.

If the imperial envoy was an angel, then this was a heavenly soldier.

Xu Jiaorong also saw this scene and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It's finally here.

More and more people noticed the abnormality and looked up.

After a short silence, there was a huge commotion and noise.

Some spiritual officers had already landed in advance and chose to enter the city from the gate of Shenglong Mansion.

After all, if the spiritual officers really landed at the Sheji Palace, it would be a siege.

Because they were Taoist spiritual officers, there was no obstruction at the gate at all, allowing this team of spiritual officers with a number of about 500 to drive straight in.

Walking in the front was a Taoist priest and a spiritual officer.

The spiritual officer took off his helmet and held it with one hand. She was a woman with a gentle appearance. If it weren't for the black armor, she would have been mistaken for a lady from a wealthy family.

Some people have judged the rank of this spiritual officer by the style of the armor.

She is actually a first-rank spiritual officer.

It is a coincidence that the name of Dingchou Lingguan has the word "ugly", but she is extremely beautiful.

The reason why she took off her helmet was to show that she had no hostility and was not here to force the emperor to abdicate.

As for Jiayin Lingguan, she stayed on "Yinglong" to prevent any accidents.

The Taoist priest was naturally Qi Xuansu. On the way to Shenglong Mansion, he had already changed into a Taoist crane cloak, solemn and dignified, walking at the front of the entire team.

Behind him was a crowd of spiritual officers, silent, just following the footsteps of the second deputy palace master.

The spiritual officers crossed Qinglong Street.

Except for the footsteps of the spiritual officers, there was no other noise, as if the entire Shenglong Mansion began to hold its breath and concentrate.

On both sides of the main road, the onlookers couldn't help but hold their breath, not daring to breathe.

The flying boats above their heads were like dark clouds pressing down on the city.

Now it was the Lingguan entering the city again.

Is this to force the emperor to abdicate? Or are the Taoist masters going to fight?

When the Lingguan team gradually walked away, many people breathed a sigh of relief, as if relieved of a heavy burden.

The gate of the inner city was getting closer and closer. The Lingguan stationed here had received news that another group of Lingguan had entered the city, but there was no order from above, so they were a little at a loss.

When they reached this section of the road near the inner city, everyone could see the tense atmosphere between the two groups of Lingguan, and no one dared to watch the excitement here.

On the main road that suddenly became empty, Qi Xuansu always walked in the front, even the Dingchou Lingguan had to lag behind, and no one could walk side by side with him.

The gate of the inner city was not closed, but there were a large number of Lingguan standing there.

Qi Xuansu walked forward as if no one was around, and these Lingguan took a step back every time he took a step forward.

In the end, Qi Xuansu still passed through the gate of the inner city.

When walking out of the slightly dark city gate, Qi Xuansu suddenly stopped.

In an instant, all the spiritual officials following him also stopped.

In unison.

The spiritual officials of the other faction were as if they were facing a great enemy.