Chapter 140: Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Although the Daxuan court successively abolished most of the old systems of the previous dynasties, such as the guards and the twenty-four yamen of the inner court, it also inherited a considerable part of the system, such as the road permit system.

The so-called road permit means that any person who is far away from his place of residence by more than 100 miles must be issued a document similar to a letter of introduction or a pass by the local yamen. If there is no road permit or it is inconsistent with it, it will be punished according to the law. The road permit is actually a proof of leaving the hometown.

With the prosperity of sea and land trade, the flow of people is frequent, and this should be a system that has been abolished. However, due to the prosperity of secret societies, the court and the Taoist sect still retained the road permit system in order to facilitate the arrest of secret society members. Whether entering the city or staying in a hotel, a road permit is required. If there is no road permit or the information on the road permit is inconsistent, the hotel must report it to the authorities immediately.

Black-clad men, Qingluan Guards, Taoist priests, scholars with honors, etc. do not need a pass and can travel freely, but they need to show proof of identity, such as the Taoist priest's certificate and the black-clad man's waist badge.

Qi Xuansu entered the city and stayed in a hotel, still using the identity of Wei Wugui. The prefectural government easily found this out and quickly reported it to Taiping Tower. Zhang Yuelu naturally learned about it.

As for the conflict between Zhang Yuelu and Yuan Shangdao, under Pei Xiaolou's mediation, both sides took a step back.

After Zhang Yuelu learned about Wei Wugui's whereabouts, she felt that she had found it without any effort, but she did not forget that it was Pei Xiaolou who issued the pass token to Wei Wugui. Pei Xiaolou's appearance here was quite strange and suspicious, so she did not show her interest in Wei Wugui in front of Pei Xiaolou, but found an excuse and proposed to help the Yuan family rescue Yuan Fengchan as an apology.

Yuan Shangdao did not refuse. In fact, it was not difficult to accept that Zhang Yuelu had lost face. First, Zhang Yuelu's status and identity were there, and her temper was also known. Second, with Li Tianzhen as a role model, even the son of the Li family could tolerate it, so what else could others not tolerate? Could it be that he was more noble than Li Tianzhen?

So Zhang Yuelu left Jiangling Mansion and ran at full speed, even faster than the galloping horse, and finally caught up with Qi Xuansu who was ambushed.

Zhang Yuelu did not like fire guns as much as Qi Xuansu did. She preferred ancient bows and arrows, and her archery skills were quite good. At this time, she turned "Wuxiang Paper" into a bow and arrow, first shot and killed the monk Denghua with one arrow, and then shot and killed Pili Taoist and Zhou Quezi one after another according to the level of realm cultivation. The rest of the people were not a concern.

This was actually a sneak attack. If they had fought head-on, even if Monk Denghua was not Zhang Yuelu's opponent, he would not have lost his life in a single encounter. Unfortunately, Monk Denghua was not prepared at all. Just like when Zhang Yuelu was caught off guard by the Tongtian River, she was also injured by two Lingshan witches with low cultivation. Qi Xuansu even killed an opponent who was one realm higher than her by a sneak attack.

However, Zhang Yuelu did not kill Wei Wugui in her eyes. In her opinion, Wei Wugui was involved in a wide range of things and must be captured alive.

When the others saw this scene, someone shouted and fled in all directions.

Song Luodi, who had been hiding in the dark, did not hesitate to use the earth escape method and disappeared in an instant.

Only Qi Xuansu stayed where he was. He turned around and looked at Zhang Yuelu. Fortunately, he was wearing sunglasses, which blocked the surprise and complexity in his eyes.

Zhang Yuelu walked slowly towards Qi Xuansu with a longbow in his hand. The paper arrows he shot seemed to have spirituality and flew up by themselves and returned to their bodies.

Qi Xuansu was a little nervous. Although he didn't know why Zhang Yuelu appeared here, he didn't think it was a simple coincidence. He still remembered that Zhang Yuelu noticed some problems in his past through a few pages of files, forcing him to tell half-truths about the murder of his master, which barely covered up the past.

With the previous experience, it is hard to guarantee whether Zhang Yuelu will find any clues again this time.

Zhang Yuelu stopped three feet away from Qi Xuansu, and the longbow in his hand turned into a piece of paper and wrapped around his wrist.

The two stood opposite each other.

There was a purple air flowing in Zhang Yuelu's eyes.

This is the "immortal's air-viewing technique" of the exiled immortal. If it is an ordinary disguise, it can only change the appearance but cannot hide the breath, so it will naturally be seen through by Zhang Yuelu at a glance. However, Qi Xuansu was wearing the white fox mask left by Su Ran at this time, hiding all the breath, so Zhang Yuelu returned empty-handed.

"Are you Wei Wugui?" Zhang Yuelu finally asked.

Qi Xuansu's voice was old: "I am Wei Wugui, thank you for your help, but I have not asked for your name yet?"

Qi Xuansu recognized Zhang Yuelu, but Wei Wugui did not. This was the first time Wei Wugui saw Zhang Yuelu.

In a very short time, Qi Xuansu had calmed down. He temporarily suppressed all kinds of complex emotions and did not do the stupid thing of calling Zhang Yuelu's name. He pretended not to recognize Zhang Yuelu.

Zhang Yuelu looked at Qi Xuansu and replied: "My name is Zhang Yuelu."

"So you are Master Zhang, the youngest deputy hall master of the Taoist sect. I have heard of your name for a long time." Qi Xuansu immediately "suddenly realized".

Zhang Yuelu was not surprised that Wei Wugui had heard of his name, and asked again: "Why did you want to kill Wan Xiuwu?"

Qi Xuansu asked back: "Who is Wan Xiuwu?"

Zhang Yuelu was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Is Wei Wugui so old?"

Qi Xuansu took off his sunglasses, revealing a pair of dim old eyes: "I don't understand what Master Zhang means by this."

"You went from Yanze to Xiping Mansion. On the way, you met Ba Tianyang and Qin Wubing. Then you went to Xijing Mansion, Guiguan, Longmen Mansion, and Zixian Mountain. Many people who met you said that You are a young man, how can you be an old man?" Zhang Yuelu stared at Qi Xuansu's eyes, intending to judge what Qi Xuansu was thinking through the changes in his eyes.

Qi Xuansu was shocked beyond words. He never expected that Zhang Yuelu had already grasped his whereabouts. He lowered his head slightly, lowered his eyebrows and closed his eyes, and replied: "It's just a disguise that I usually use when walking around in the world. It's nothing."

"You can deceive so many people by disguising yourself, which shows that you are very clever. In that case, are you disguising yourself now?" Zhang Yuelu suddenly took a step forward.

Qi Xuansu's body suddenly tensed up, and then he took a step back: "What do Master Zhang mean by this?"

It's not that he doesn't want to recognize Zhang Yuelu, but that he can't recognize each other now. Pei Xiaolou has promised that through the relationship with Master Donghua, he will let him return to Taoism in an open and honest manner, and he will naturally meet Zhang Yuelu by then. So why would he reveal his true identity at this time and place?

Zhang Yuelu smiled coldly: "Are you guilty of being a thief?"

Qi Xuansu said in a deep voice: "I don't know if there is any misunderstanding, but since Master Zhang said that I am a thief, evidence must be produced. In this regard, the Taoist sect has clearly stated that no guilt is suspected."

Zhang Yuelu's eyes flashed, and this was where she was in trouble. There was no doubt about the guilt, and whoever claimed it had to provide evidence. She deduced Wei Wugui's whereabouts through many clues, and suspected that Wei Wugui was a member of the secret society and killed Wan Xiuwu. , but there is no real evidence to support it. Take the eighth day Yang as an example. Zhang Yuelu used some tricks to get the words out of the eighth day Yang, but the eighth day Yang will never identify Qi Xuansu as a witness, let alone draw a bond. Testimony is equivalent to no evidence.

Then the speculation is just speculation, and Wei Wugui cannot be formally arrested.

Some people may say that Zhang Yuelu is pedantic. With her status, she can directly order Taoist temples to capture Wei Wugui. Not to mention the damage to the justice and majesty of Taoist law, this move is not very realistic in terms of feasibility.

If he was just an ordinary person, it wouldn't be impossible, but when he knew that the backer behind Wei Wugui was Pei Xiaolou, why did Zhang Yuelu think that he could capture Wei Wugui through the power of the Taoist sect within Quanzhen Taoism?

Are the Taoist priests of Quanzhen Taoism recognized as brothers of Donghua Master? Or do you recognize Zhang Yuelu, who was born in Zhengyi?

Although Zhang Yuelu was favored by the Earth Master, Donghua Zhenren was the second-largest figure in Quanzhen Tao after the Earth Master. He was expected to compete for the Grand Master. Even if he failed to compete for the Grand Master, he would still be able to inherit the position of Earth Master. Moreover, Zhang Yuelu was not a direct descendant of the Earth Master, but Pei Xiaolou was the real brother of Donghua Master.

Which one is more important is clear at a glance.

In the end, Zhang Yuelu could only take action himself.

Qi Xuansu's eyes never left the piece of paper on Zhang Yuelu's wrist, and his hands reached back.

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