Fairy cage

After receiving She Shuangbai's letter, Yu Lie hurriedly arrived outside Zishan.

He put the crow away, hesitated for a moment, said nothing, held the token, walked straight all the way to the Taoist temple, and successfully opened the door of the Taoist temple and entered inside.

At this time, Yu Lie called out: "Master, I have something important to report!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the court changed, and Zi Zhuzi's voice sounded: "Huh?"

"Why didn't you send a message in advance and came to the door in such a hurry? Could it be that something went wrong in your spell practice?" She said doubtfully.

Yu Lie quickly replied: "That's not the case, but by chance, the disciple actually learned about some secrets in the palace, and came here to report to the master and beg the master to save the disciple's life!"

Hearing Yu Lie's words, Zi Zhuzi was slightly silent.

Then the next moment, the atrium of the Taoist temple was filled with mist, and blue-purple smoke floated out. The female Taoist appeared in the mist, revealing her huge body. Covered in mist, she looked down at the remaining columns:

"Tell me, what exactly did you learn?"

When Yu Lie saw that the female Taoist had come out to meet him in person, he was slightly moved: "It's a show. It seems that Master at least won't ignore me!"

He immediately revealed everything he knew from She Shuangbai, including some of his own conjectures, and also commented on them.

In the end, Yu Lie retreated instead of advancing. He did not directly ask Zi Zhuzi to protect him and resist Zhu Laozi or even a Taoist master behind him. Instead, he only said sincerely:

"Being favored by the master is a blessing that a disciple has accumulated over many lifetimes. Now there is a traitor in the palace who is causing trouble. He may be trying to make an issue out of the disciple and implicate the master.

The disciple is incompetent and has unfortunately brought such a disaster to his master. He should be expelled from the master and commit suicide.

But the disciple is cowardly and still covets his life. I hope that the Master will consider the disciple's service in recent years and spare the disciple's life so that the disciple can leave Qianzhou and go to another state to save his life. In this way, it might be possible to avoid involving Master. "

Although Yu Lie was in his heart, he was already ready to escape Qianzhou alone.

But it is still difficult for him, a mere Taoist official, to leave Qianzhou safely. If there is the help of Zi Zhuzi, the success will undoubtedly be greater.

It can even be said that as long as the gray bone Taoist master does not come forward and Zi Zhuzi is willing to take action, Yu Lie can definitely leave Qianzhou territory. And what he said was also a test of Zi Zhuzi, to retreat in order to show weakness to his master.

But after saying that, Zi Zhuzi's performance made Yu Lie, who had been mentally prepared for a long time, still feel uncertain.

Because Zi Zhuzi's expression was calm, she neither became furious on the spot, nor showed a thorny look on her face, showing her fear of Zhu Laozi. The woman's face still had that cold look.

Seeing this situation, Yu Lie muttered to himself: "This person is so calm. Could it be that she has already known about Zhu Laozi and thought of a countermeasure?"

He secretly thought that he could have She Shuangbai to inform him. As a Taoist priest, even if Zi Zhuzi didn't like to make friends, he would still have channels to learn about it. Especially the matter of Zhu Laozi being hacked by the Taoist monk with gray bones, among the Taoist priests There is no cover-up at all in the group.

Just when Yu Lie was uneasy and unsure of Zi Zhuzi's thoughts, Zi Zhuzi looked at Yu Lie and suddenly chuckled.

"Hey!" the female Taoist said calmly:

"Look, you little guy is so anxious and wants to draw a clear line between me and my teacher.

Don't worry, Zhu Laozi is not targeting you this time. How can you, a small Taoist official, be able to take such a big blame? "

Zi Zhuzi's words made Yu Lie's eyes light up slightly, and anticipation suddenly arose in his heart.

The next moment, Zi Zhuzi told the news that Yu Lie wanted to hear most.

She sneered: "What kind of thing is Zhu Laozi? Not to mention that he has been deprived of his spirit and has fallen to the bottom of the Taoist priest list. Even if he is still a high-ranking Taoist priest, we may not be afraid of him!"

With just one word, the female Taoist cursed in a low voice:

"This thief is so brave. He dares to make a fuss about Pindao's disciples and wants to implicate Pindao."

She looked at Yu Lie and said directly: "Don't be afraid. Although my master still doesn't have much status in the palace, it's more than enough to protect you. If it doesn't work, the worst is that we, the master and the apprentice, will directly react like this." You can sneak into the palace.

Anyway, the world of mountains and seas is so big. As my teacher is a Taoist priest, and you are also a Taoist official, you don’t have to worry about having no place to stay! "

Yu Lie's heart suddenly settled, he was overjoyed, and he quickly shouted:

"Disciple, thank you Master! I am so grateful for Master's kindness."

But amidst the surprise and joy, he was also a little puzzled: "If things don't work out, I'll go back to the palace... These words sound a bit familiar."

But now was not the time to ponder this point carefully. Yu Lie just wrote down this doubt and braced himself to face Zi Zhuzi.

He thought about it for a while and then said hesitantly:

"But...Master, Zhu Laozi has already been reduced to the last Taoist priest. How can he still have such great power and be able to push Master out of the palace?"

There are really instructions from the Gray Bone Taoist here. Where does the Gray Bone Taoist come from? How does it compare to the Dragon Boat Taoist? "

This was Yu Lie's biggest doubt on the way here. He couldn't decide whether Zhu Laozi's treatment of himself and Zi Zhuzi was just the act of the other party, using the name of a Taoist master to act recklessly, or whether he was acting recklessly in the name of a Taoist master. To be honest, the gray bones were beating them both.

If it was the latter, even if the ashes were just banging casually, Yu Lie felt that the current Qianzhou Dao Palace was no longer his place to stay.

After all, the gap between him and Zhu Laozi was already huge, and the gap between him and the gray-bone Taoist was even more huge. Hui Gu didn't even need to target Yu Lie. He didn't even need to say a word. Just a look could bring disaster to Yu Lie's life.

Now Yu Lie doesn't have a Taoist-level figure as his backer.

What made Yu Lie feel depressed was that Zi Zhuzi suddenly fell silent after hearing his question.

Yu Lie secretly raised his head to look at the female Taoist's expression, and found that the female Taoist's face was one of fear, slightly gritting her teeth, and a look of hatred.

This made Yu Lie's heart skip a beat: "No. It seems that Zhu Laozi is not determined to deal with this woman, but that there is a gray-bone Taoist figure behind her!

Looking at my master's appearance, it seems that there is already enmity between her and the Ash Bone Taoist Master. "

This was really the worst situation for Yu Lie, and he suddenly understood that what Zi Zhuzi said just now, "It's a big deal that he will leave the Taoist Palace" was not a joke at all.

After Zi Zhuzi was silent for a while, she glanced at Yu Lie, then put the expression on her face away, smiled softly again, and said:

"What, you kid, you must have already guessed the answer.

Speaking of which, Ben Dao has actually understood this for a long time. Although Zhu Laozi started with you and wanted to clear himself of his guilt, everyone in the palace could see this. But somehow, he cleverly caught you and me, the master and the disciple, and persuaded the gray-bone Taoist master, intending to question him.

I won’t hide it from you, but I actually have some grudges with that ashes and old bones. Now that I have grown up, and for another reason, the old bone must not be able to lie down anymore, and has begun to be afraid of me, intending to clean up his own ways. "

After saying this with a slight smile, Zi Zhuzi looked at Yu Lie with a smile:

"What, I know the situation. How dare you worship me as your master and get involved in this matter? If you don't want to, the status of master and disciple between you and me has not yet been decided, so you still have a chance to get off the ship. of."

Yu Lie's mood was extremely complicated in an instant, and he completely understood that he was actually implicated by Zi Zhuzi.

Faintly, he subconsciously felt regret in his heart.

However, Yu Lie's face straightened and he said firmly:

"Master, stop teasing your disciples! Master and I, although we don't have the title of master and disciple yet, we already have the reality of master and disciple.

And I, the rest, live between heaven and earth. Although I am weak and humble, how can I be the kind of person who deceives my master and betrays my ancestors? ! "

He bowed heavily and shouted to Zi Zhuzi:

"Master has something to do, and I will do my best to help you. If Master needs me in this matter, I will walk through fire and sword, even to the death!"

After saying such sincere words, Zizhu's daughter, who was originally smiling, was immediately moved.

She suppressed the joking expression on her face and looked at her cheap disciple seriously.

As for Yu Lie, although he spoke righteously on the surface, his true thoughts in his heart were certainly not as firm as what he said.

The reason why he was able to say this was because Yu Lie understood that when it was time to express his stance, he had to express his stance without hesitation.

Otherwise, if he is really hesitant and inconsistent, Zi Zhuzi will capture him as a "traitor" tonight and personally hand it over to Zhu Laozi as an explanation.

the other side.

After Zi Zhuzi looked at Yu Lie for a few times, she came back to her senses. Although she knew how much Yu Lie meant his words, only Yu Lie himself knew, but this did not prevent her from feeling happy about it. .

"Not bad, not bad." The female said:

"With your words, if one day I am implicated in the nine clans as my teacher, you, the boy, will definitely not be able to escape."

"Ah?" When Yu Lie heard Zi Zhuzi's sudden words, the generous expression on his face suddenly froze, and his eyes were confused.

He raised his head and looked at the other person in a daze.

I saw Zi Zhuzi's huge body moving, and the spider legs took small steps, wandering in the courtyard.

After pacing for a few times, she said: "Now, I won't hide anything from you. In fact, I still have a relationship with you, and the relationship is not shallow."

These words made Yu Lie even more confused. He searched his head and did not remember that he had any previous interactions with the female Taoist in front of him.

Yu Lie muttered in his heart: "Could it be that the ancestors of the Yu family are related to this girl or her family? Thanks to the great blessing of our ancestors..."

The next moment, Zi Zhuzi spoke loudly:

"Your surname is Yu Minglie. You are from Qianquan County. After passing the Taoist examination, you were assigned to seek Taoism in Heishui Town, Qianjun County. This town belongs to Xinjian Dao Town and was established only about a century ago. The master of the temple in the town is an old Taoist official. No. Blackwater."

She asked Yu Lie: "Do you know where this old Taoist from Heishui came from and what his background is like?"

Yu Lie was reminded by Zi Zhuzi that he was not stupid, and his mind was flashing with lightning, and he remembered the scene when the Master of Black Water Temple was promoted to Taoist priest.

In an instant, Yu Lie suddenly understood why Zi Zhuzi easily mentioned the matter of "returning from the Dao Palace" and the words "implicate the nine clans".

"Oops! Could this woman be the same type of person as the Master of Black Water Temple, a Taoist thief?"

Although Yu Lie thought he had a good character, he was looking at Zi Zhuzi at this moment, and his eyes couldn't be restrained, and they became erratic, wanting to escape now.

But the next moment, he realized something very important.

It is said that he grew up under the master of Blackwater Temple since he started to learn Taoism. He became a Taoist disciple with the help of the temple master. Now that he came to the palace to study, he happened to fall under the disciple of Zi Zhuzi.

To outsiders, one factor may be just a coincidence, but two factors are definitely not as simple as coincidence.

Once Zi Zhuzi and Heishuizi are really connected, then the rest of him will be the son of a thief. From the moment he came to Zishan to work, he will no longer be clean!

Yu Lie thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and asked:

"May I ask if Master is really related to the Master of Black Water Monastery?"

Zi Zhuzi nodded and replied: "Of course."

She looked at Yu Lie with a smile: "And the relationship is not shallow. The reason why the poor Taoist was targeted by Old Bones must be related to the fact that my senior brother became a Taoist priest and brazenly rebelled against hiding in the palace and even the Taoist court. "

Hearing the word "senior brother", Yu Lie stopped pretending at all.

He grimaced and resigned.

This woman's level of cultivation is much higher than his, and there is nothing in him that is worthy of the other party's plot. It is impossible for the female Taoist to test him with such words. Instead, the female Taoist must be wary. He may be someone else. The spies sent here were lying to her.

Because based on the word "senior brother" in Zi Zhuzi's mouth, she would definitely not be able to please someone if she went to take photos and videos, and her cultivation and life might be in danger.

The atrium of the Taoist temple was silent, with only the rustling sound of Zi Zhuzi walking around.

Yu Lie was frightened, but the way the female Taoist looked at Yu Lie at this moment was obviously closer than before, and there was more smile on her face.

Yu Lie grimaced. After a few breaths of silence, he fixed his gaze and prepared to reveal his relationship with Heishuizi.

Now that you are on the other side's boat, you can't just talk big words to prove yourself, otherwise you won't gain the trust of the other side. If something big happens, you will be easily abandoned by the other side.

Yu Lie cupped his hands and reached out to touch his head. But before he could touch it, he suddenly heard a buzzing sound of wings.

The female Taoist smiled and said, "Are you looking for this little guy?"