Chapter 178: Splendid Countryside

Xu Jiaorong and Yao Pei have returned to Borneo from East Posuo. One is the second deputy lord in charge of law, and the other is the deputy lord representing Fengxian Hall. Their presence means that it is only a problem of internal discipline of the Taoist sect, and it cannot be linked to defection and collusion with the enemy. If it is Beichen Hall that takes action, then the nature of the matter will be complicated.

This can be regarded as some room left by Qi Xuansu.

There are overlapping parts in the duties of Beichen Hall and Fengxian Hall. The reason why Beichen Hall is one of the top three halls is that in addition to its greater authority and wider scope of responsibilities, it is more important that Beichen Hall actually controls some military forces. Although it is far less than Tiangang Hall in terms of book numbers, it is subject to far fewer restrictions than Tiangang Hall. On the contrary, it is more flexible than Tiangang Hall in non-wartime, so it appears strong.

Fengxian Hall does not control military forces, but in most cases, Fengxian Hall does not need to use force to arrest people. Few people dare to resist directly with force, and most of them surrender.

Strictly speaking, the main responsibility of Fengxian Hall is trial, not arrest. The two should be separate, but as time goes by, some situations have changed, and the trial has become a formality. Fengxian Hall will also personally arrest people. In contrast, Beichen Hall will also directly convict people.

Qi Xuansu did say that the Taoist sect is not the court of the Great Wei Dynasty and never does the Qingluan Guard, but the actual situation is more complicated and not so simple. Many times, on paper, on the table, and in the open are one thing, and the actual operation, under the table, and in the dark are another thing.

Of course, if we really want to talk about procedures, strictly speaking, it is the Taoist Mansion represented by Xu Jiaorong, the second deputy mansion master, who carries out the arrest. This is also the reason why Qi Xuansu did not come forward in person. He, the chief deputy mansion master, has no responsibility in this regard.

And this time it is indeed different. Wang Jiaoying is not a person who will surrender, and he must rely on the force of the Taoist Mansion to carry out the encirclement and arrest.

This is also the intention of Qi Xuansu to send Tiangang Hall Assistant and Second-Rank Spiritual Officer to monitor Wang Jiaohe in advance.

These observers can turn into captors at any time.

Although it was late, it was not only Qi Xuansu who did not sleep. In fact, most of the people in the Daofu did not sleep. Everyone could smell the tense atmosphere in Shenglong Mansion.

Chen Jianchou came to the Water Palace and met Xu Jiaorong.

Without Chen Jianchou saying anything, Xu Jiaorong already knew his purpose - for a former secretary, it was a basic skill to understand people's hearts by combining the situation.

Xu Jiaorong asked: "Has Chief Qi made up his mind?"

Chen Jianchou nodded.

Xu Jiaorong stood up: "Then let's go."

Yao Pei was also in the Water Palace. After all, the Water Palace was very large and it was impossible for there to be only two signing rooms.

Wang Jiaoying did want to escape from Shenglong Mansion, and in a hurry.

The most direct reason was that Wang Jiaohe and Sun Heyu were no longer in Shenglong Mansion. He didn't know whether his brother had escaped first or encountered some unexpected events, but he understood one thing very well. The situation had reached a very critical point. Either leave or sit and wait for death.

Sitting and waiting for death was not his style, so he had to leave.

You have to try to know whether you can get away.

Wang Jiaoying did not choose to fly to leave Shenglong Mansion, that would be too conspicuous. Shenglong Mansion is now full of masters, and Master Jiang has not left yet, so he walked.

Gradually, the city gate was getting closer and closer, and the tall city gate tower like a crawling beast in the dark could be vaguely seen.

As the deputy lord of Dayu State, Wang Jiaoying has been operating in Shenglong Mansion for many years, and naturally has many confidants, even if the Wang family building is about to collapse. The person in charge of this city gate is his man, and he has arranged in advance to leave the city from here.

When Wang Jiaoying came to the city gate, the city gate did not open as expected.

This made Wang Jiaoying's heart sink.

Then, a fire lit up on the top of the city.

A second-rank spiritual officer wearing black armor walked out from the shadow of the city gate: "Deputy Palace Master Wang, it's so late, where are you going?"

At the same time, the assistant of the Tiangang Hall branch also appeared on the top of the city wall, surrounded by a large number of spiritual officers, and the long guns in their hands were already pointed at Wang Jiaoying from a high position.

"Wang Jiaoying, you have been caught in the net of heaven, why don't you surrender?"

Wang Jiaoying knew that he was being calculated, and shouted: "Just relying on you, you dare to arrest me? I am the deputy palace master of the Taoist Palace!"

"Then with me, and the order of Jinque, can I arrest you?" Then a voice sounded.

Xu Jiaorong appeared, and there was a young female Taoist priest beside her, Yao Pei.

The two just blocked Wang Jiaoying's retreat.

In a blink of an eye, Wang Jiaoying was surrounded.

Wang Jiaohe is a powerful person, and he is the assistant to the real person. Killing him will have a huge impact. It can be said that the death of the rabbit makes the fox mourn, or that the doctor cannot be punished, so Wang Jiaohe may still be able to save his life and spend the rest of his life in the Locking Demon Tower.

Wang Danqing is a playboy and does not do his job properly. It is this "not doing his job properly" that saved him. Whether it is the real job or the family's "proper job", he did not participate deeply in it. On the contrary, his guilt is not big, at least he is not guilty of death. Although he offended Qi Xuansu, Qi Xuansu did not want to ruin his reputation because of such a small matter, but would handle it impartially.

This is also the reason why Wang Jiaohe took the initiative to send Wang Danqing to Qi Xuansu. If Wang Danqing did not fall into Qi Xuansu's hands, but into the hands of others, then these people would most likely take the initiative to deal with Wang Danqing in order to please Qi Xuansu. Only if he fell into Qi Xuansu's hands could Wang Danqing be safe.

But Wang Jiaoying was not a real person, and he was deeply involved in various things of the Wang family, including forcing the palace, which he personally came forward, and there must be someone to take the blame, so he was almost certain to die.

What's more, when forcing the palace, he had offended Xu Jiaorong to death. Now that he fell into Xu Jiaorong's hands, how could he survive?

So Wang Jiaoying did not have any fluke mentality, and began to fight without hesitation.

Yao Pei had been prepared for this, so how could he let Wang Jiaoying get his wish? He waved his sleeves and flew out a chessboard, and then the chessboard became larger and larger, more than ten feet in radius, and covered Wang Jiaoying.

Under normal circumstances, Wang Jiaoying would have been able to dodge, but now he was surrounded and there was no escape.

When Wang Jiaoying came to his senses, he found himself and Yao Pei on the chessboard, just like a chess piece. Looking around, he saw 19 vertical and horizontal lines extending very far, and he could not see the end even with his eyes. In addition, he could not see other people or Shenglong Mansion. Wang Jiaoying knew that he had fallen into a small world and could only concentrate and wait.

At this moment, the whole chessboard shook violently, and Yao Pei and Wang Jiaoying's figures began to rise upwards and look down. Finally, they could have a panoramic view of the whole chessboard, just like looking down at the earth from the sky, which was very spectacular. At the same time, there was another chess box in the hands of the two people, divided into black and white.

This chessboard is called "Splendid Rivers and Mountains", which means that the river and mountains are the chessboard. It is a semi-immortal thing of Quanzhen Taoism. Once you enter this game, if you can't break this place, you can only leave after winning or losing, and the loser will be punished.

Yao Pei reached out and grabbed a handful of white chess pieces: "Guess first."

Wang Jiaoying had no choice but to grab a black chess piece, indicating that if the number was odd, he would play black, otherwise he would play white.

Yao Pei loosened his palm and dropped three white pieces from his palm. If the number was odd, Wang Jiaoying would play black first.

Wang Jiaoying was also from a noble family, not a rough man who didn't know elegance. After a little thought, he took out a black piece and dropped it on the chessboard under his feet. When the chess piece left his hand, it was only the size of an ordinary chess piece, but it kept getting bigger as it fell. When it landed on the chessboard, it was already the size of a millstone, which made people see it clearly.

Yao Pei picked up a white piece with two fingers and dropped it.

The two kept dropping pieces, and soon two big dragons, one white and one black, formed on the chessboard. And above the chessboard, two long dragons appeared, staring at each other, baring their teeth and claws.

The big dragon on the chessboard was born for the two people, and their minds were connected. If it was slaughtered, the host would also suffer a heavy blow.

Being on the chessboard, the chess pieces in the chess box are actually transformed by one's own cultivation. The number of chess pieces is also related to the level of one's realm cultivation. If one's realm cultivation is low, the number of chess pieces is not as good as the opponent's, and there will be no pieces to place in the middle of the game, and naturally lose. If the chess pieces on the chessboard are surrounded and eaten by the opponent, it will also damage one's own cultivation. If a big loss is made, the cultivation will be greatly reduced, and even life will be in danger.

This semi-immortal item can be said to be extremely targeted at Wang Jiaoying. It does not give Wang Jiaoying the opportunity to die together, and directly competes with realm cultivation and chess strength. Comparing realm cultivation, it is not a problem for Wang Jiaoying to finish a game with his cultivation, and he will not be dragged to a situation where there are no pieces to place. Yao Pei dared to fight with this item, so he was naturally very confident in his chess skills.

Although Wang Jiaoying can play chess, he is not a master of this art. He plays a few games in his spare time, but he loses more than he wins. At this time, it is probably difficult to win against Yao Pei.

As the two continued to place their pieces, more and more pieces appeared on the chessboard. The two dragons in the air above the chessboard became more and more majestic, and as the two fought on the chessboard, they began to bite each other.

Yao Pei had a blank expression all the time, except for her white eyes.

The reason why she chose this semi-immortal item was simple. "Heavenly Calculation" chess was invincible.

The first eighty moves of the two were not surprising, but after the eighty moves, Yao Pei began to gradually exert his strength. In the middle of the game, the chessboard was full of murderous intentions. Then after one hundred and eighty moves, Yao Pei was in a good situation to win the game.

In the air above the chessboard, the black dragon representing Wang Jiaoying was already covered with wounds and had no strength to fight again. Wang Jiaoying was implicated and his breath was weak.

Wang Jiaoying's face was ashen, and he could only resign and admit defeat.

At this moment, the black dragon symbolizing Wang Jiaoying completely shattered, and only the white dragon representing Yao Pei was left above the chessboard.

Then he asked, the chessboard was filled with clouds and mist, with faint lightning and thunder, and then the white dragon began to grow larger and larger, with its huge head sticking out of the clouds, and its golden eyes, as big as a human head, staring at Wang Jiaoying, its two dragon whiskers drifting slowly, and wisps of white air escaping from between its teeth.

Yao Pei landed on the white dragon's head, and the escaping white air became more and more dense, and then the dragon's body rose again, revealing half of its body, with huge dragon claws and distinct scales.

The white dragon roared loudly, resounding through the world, and the clouds rolled and surged like a raging wave, gathering around the white dragon, layer by layer, becoming more and more ethereal and unpredictable.

The strong wind rose, and the white dragon opened its mouth and spit out the white air, which was like a substance, condensing into a giant pillar, like the Milky Way falling from the sky, falling on Wang Jiaoying's head.