Chapter 162 What I Saw and Heard in My Dream
Not far from Lu Shuihan is Bai Yuru's dream, and Qi Xuansu went there for a visit.
This is an endless grassland, where a man and a woman are riding together on a horse, galloping on the grassland.
At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong, but looking closely, the posture of the two is a bit strange. It is not that the man hugs the woman from behind, but that the two are hugging each other face to face, and their bodies rise and fall with the galloping of the horse under them. Bai Yuru's face is flushed and she is breathing softly.
Qi Xuansu was amazed and lamented that the dreams of these "superior people" are really rich and colorful, and the little things between men and women are all played out.
The horse galloped all the way to a place with abundant water and grass, and the two rolled off the horse and began to entangle in various ways.
Qi Xuansu found a problem. The man's face was still blurry. Not only Qi Xuansu couldn't see it clearly, but I'm afraid that the owner of the dream couldn't see it clearly either.
Could this be a spring dream without a trace?
In fact, after this step, the ill-intentioned Taoist priest can replace the man whose appearance cannot be seen clearly. Qi Xuansu naturally disdains to do so, but he thought that since he had seen Lu Shuihan and Bai Yuru's dreams, he might as well see Zhao Huang's dream.
So Qi Xuansu jumped to another dream.
Unlike the bright colors of the first two dreams, the third dream was very gloomy and dark. Countless walls and alleys formed a huge maze. Zhao Huang ran desperately in this maze, and he did not forget to look back while running.
Behind him, there was a black shadow chasing him. This black shadow walked slowly, clearly walking, but the speed was not inferior to running, as if shrinking the ground into an inch, so that Zhao Huang never pulled away.
This scene was like a cat playing with a mouse.
Qi Xuansu suddenly felt that this black shadow looked familiar - holding a horizontal sword in his right hand and a pistol in his left hand, why did he look a bit like him?
Was Zhao Huang scared by his battle with Qi Jianyuan? Or did he hear some rumors?
Qi Xuansu had no intention of rescuing Zhao Huang who was struggling in a nightmare, and quietly left this dream.
After experiencing three dreams, Qi Xuansu's dreaming skills were already very proficient, and he began to look for Yao Pei's dream.
The higher the realm of cultivation, the "bigger" the dream is. For example, the dream meeting is the dream of a person with extremely high cultivation. It can not only accommodate hundreds of people, but also the guests cannot shake or change the dream.
There are a number of celestial beings in the Wanxiang Dao Palace. When 99% of the celestial beings do not dream, Yao Pei's dream will be particularly conspicuous.
Soon, Qi Xuansu found Yao Pei's dream. This is a misty Jiangnan town with black tiles and white walls, small bridges and flowing water, and black boats. Raindrops fell on the green river, stirring up waves of subtle ripples, and fell on the roof tiles, inlaid with a white water edge.
Bai Yuru and Zhao Huang's dreams seemed very large, but in fact they were only limited to a small area around them. As they moved forward, unknown dreams in front of them continued to be generated, and the dreams they had experienced in the back continued to turn into nothingness. They only maintained a very small area, but gave the dream owner an illusion that the dream was extremely vast.
Yao Pei's dream was very complete. It seemed small, but the entire town did not generate or dissipate because of the movement of the dream owner's perspective. In other words, this is a stable world that will not change at will. It is somewhat similar to a place in a dream, which means that the dream owner can fully control his dream and can change the dream according to his own ideas, instead of drifting in the dream.
Qi Xuansu walked around the town and found Yao Pei in a pavilion by the river. She leaned on the beauty, with the river rippling with countless ripples behind her.
Qi Xuansu walked into the pavilion and asked directly, "What have you been doing?"
Yao Pei didn't like to be polite either, so he replied, "Qi Jianyuan is my senior brother. He asked me for a favor. I can't refuse because of my master's favor."
Qi Xuansu didn't ask what the specific matter was, but just asked, "Where are you? Why do you want to meet in a dream?"
"I'm in the lower palace." Yao Pei's tone was calm, "It's too troublesome to frequently go back and forth between the upper palace and the lower palace, so I just meet in a dream."
Qi Xuansu was surprised at first, and then he was relieved. Although the upper palace and the lower palace were isolated from each other, Yao Pei dared to go to Tianshui Yixin Tower, let alone the lower palace. This cousin's niece obviously did a lot of homework about the Wanxiang Dao Palace in advance, and she simply regarded it as her own backyard.
Qi Xuansu asked again, "When will you return to the upper palace?"
"What do you have to do?" Yao Pei asked back.
Qi Xuansu said, "I learned from Master Sun that the ancestors of the Wanxiang Taoist Palace sank the statue of the sage of the Confucian school into the Xingye Lake, which contains a lot of divine power. Are you interested?"
"So it's this matter." Yao Pei had a blank expression on his face, and it was hard to tell whether he was interested or not. "Speaking of which, this matter is somewhat related to what I'm doing."
Qi Xuansu finally asked, "What exactly is it?"
Yao Pei was silent for a moment and said, "Catch the monsters of the secret society."
Qi Xuansu was stunned for a moment: "This should be the job of Tiangang Hall, how could a deputy head of Ziwei Hall take over?"
Yao Pei said, "Although we in the Taoist sect like to criticize the father-son monarch-minister relationship of the Confucian sect, we have to admit that this set of rules has been ingrained in everyone's bones. As the saying goes, family disgrace should not be made public, and some things can only be handled by our own people."
Qi Xuansu understood.
Today's Shangsantang, Tiangang Hall is the sphere of influence of Zhengyi Road, Ziweitang is the sphere of influence of Quanzhen Tao, and Beichen Hall is the sphere of influence of Taiping Tao. Master Donghua asked people from Ziweitang to handle the matter, avoiding the professional counterpart Tiangangtang. In addition, Yao Pei was also from Quanzhen Taoism, so the matter was already clear. This matter involved Quanzhen Taoism. It is a "family scandal" for some people, and Master Donghua does not want outsiders to know about it.
As for which secret society was involved, Qi Xuansu's first reaction was the Qingping Society, but Qi Xuansu quickly denied this speculation, because judging from Pei Xiaolou's attitude, the Qingping Society was an ally of Quanzhen Tao and cooperated with the Qingping Society It was a tacit agreement among the senior officials of Quanzhen Taoism. There was no way that Pei Xiaolou and his brother Pei Xuanzhi could still disagree.
If it’s not the Qingping Society, then who is it?
Qibaofang is a group of businessmen who cannot afford to start early without profit. The "Inn" is inextricably linked to the imperial court. Even if we want to target the Taoist sect, it is unlikely that we will spend our energy on the Wanxiang Taoist Palace. As for the "Tianting", they are a group of crazy people and rough people. It is not difficult to let them do some rough work of gathering people to make trouble in the arena, but let them do the delicate work of sneaking into the Taoist Palace of All Things. But it's a bit overwhelming.
There are also the Lingshan Witch Cult and the Zhiming Cult. These two families often create trouble for the Taoist sect, and they can make big moves that shock the world every time. However, the Taoist sect is not a vegetarian and will inevitably give a strong counterattack. Both of these two sects have been hurt recently. Not shallow, began to hibernate.
As a result, only the most mysterious Ziguang Society is left.
Ziguang Society is also known as Ziguang Sect. Compared with secret societies such as "Tianting", Lingshan Witch Sect, and Zhiming Sect, it has few members. Similar to Qingping Society, it follows an elite route. Most of them are women. Most of them have been carefully selected and trained by the Purple Light Sect since childhood. Not only are they outstanding in appearance, but they are also the best at understanding men's thoughts and serving men. They have both talent and beauty. In addition, they are also carefully arranged by the Purple Light Sect. Weaving's identity may be a disciple of a Taoist sect, a woman from a good family with an innocent background, or a rich lady from a big family.
The Ziguang Sect is best at playing chess and burning cold stoves. It spends several generations cultivating a family. From grandmother to mother to daughter, they are all members of the Ziguang Sect. If you go to check, you will definitely find nothing. This family It is extremely difficult to prevent someone's daughter from remarrying to another family. Coupled with other operations of the Purple Light Sect, these women are like spiders spinning a web, forming a big web under the sky. Many flying insects hit this big web and are either eaten by them or become their accomplices.
Qi Xuansu asked tentatively: "Is it the Purple Light Sect?"
"Smart." Yao Pei's praise didn't sound too sincere, "We Quanzhen Taoists have been infiltrated by the Ziguang Sect. A high-ranking Taoist priest has become an official member of the secret society. This is a scandal. The master meant that there must be few people who know and things must be done secretly, so he sent Qi Jianyuan to deal with the matter. "...
Qi Xuansu felt guilty.
He is now not only a high-ranking Taoist priest of the Taoist sect, but also a third-class member of the Qingping Society.
Yao Pei's words sounded like they were talking about him.
However, he comforted himself that the Purple Light Sect is a secret society with unforgivable crimes and is extremely bad in nature, while the Qingping Society is a secret society that can turn a blind eye and is not that serious in nature.
Qi Xuansu changed the subject: "To borrow a saying from Confucianism, if a ruler is not secretive, his ministers will lose their virginity; if their ministers are not secretive, they will lose their virginity. He started competing with me as soon as he arrived at the Wanxiang Dao Palace. Is he here to deal with secret associations? Or is he here to shake his arms? Majestic?"
Yao Pei was silent for the first time.
Obviously she recognized Qi Xuansu's words, but her position made her not want to accuse Qi Jianyuan too much in front of Qi Xuansu. After all, this was also a kind of family scandal.
Qi Xuansu asked: "You said that the member of the secret society is a high-quality Taoist priest, so this person should be in the upper palace. Why did you go to the lower palace?"
Yao Pei didn't want to reveal too many details: "It's not one person, it's a group of people. In addition, some evidence is needed for final confirmation. After all, it is a person with a background, and he must be clear to death."
Qi Xuansu asked again: "You said this matter is related to Xingye Lake..."
"The reason why this group of people missed the mark is because they planned to take action on the divine power in Xingye Lake." Yao Pei did not hide it, "Although these divine powers are nothing to the Taoist sect, they are still extremely rich for the secret society. Yes, it’s a huge piece of fat.”
Qi Xuansu looked solemn.
This bunch of evil cult monsters are here to steal food, which is tolerable, but what is intolerable?
So Qi Xuansu asked: "Can I help?"
Yao Pei pondered for a moment: "Okay."