The Poor Monk Cultivates a Way

Qi Ze said: "Forget it, you've worked hard today, Guanbai, you just follow what I said, cultivate your stellar qi diligently, even if your cultivation is a little thicker, it's good!"

Liu Guanbai also knew that seizing the heirloom was too dangerous, and if he could increase his cultivation base, he would have more hope of survival, so he immediately went to cultivate the stellar qi.

Qi Ze dismissed the two of them, and practiced sword art by himself. As for Tong Xianwu's threat and the crown prince's collusion with the cult, the soldiers came to cover up the water and the earth. The sooner he cultivates the golden core, the more sure he will help Liu Guanbai win in the battle for the heir apparent .

Right now, cultivation has nothing to do with comprehension, it's just water-grinding kung fu, first liquefying all the true energy, and going back and forth in the dantian, only then is it eligible to talk about the next step of alchemy. In a few days, Qi Ze practiced with all his strength, and he didn't care about foreign affairs at all. Even the palace officials admired him very much, and thought: "If you can get the favor of the head teacher, you must have something special. Uncle Qi cultivates so hard, it is really the seed of Taoism." !"

Liu Guanbai came to ask suddenly, Qi Ze stopped practicing, frowned and said: "What's the matter?

Liu Guanbai said: "The second prince just sent someone to send an invitation to invite my uncle to come over to the house to have a talk!"

Qi Ze said: "I want to practice, you go on your own!"

Liu Guanbai smiled wryly and said: "The second prince's invitation card named names and surnames, and asked the uncle to go to the banquet! Still saying, still saying..."

Qi Ze said: "What else did you say?" Liu Guanbai said: "Also, there is an old friend of my uncle waiting in the second prince's mansion!"

Qi Ze frowned and said, "An old friend?" He pondered for a moment, but couldn't think of what the old friend was. Since entering the Tao, he has many friends and many enemies.

Liu Guanbai said: "Uncle Master, what do you think?"

Qi Ze smiled and said: "Since there is an old friend waiting for you, let's go and have a look!"

Liu Guanbai said: "Uncle Master doesn't practice anymore?"

Qi Ze said: "It's only half a day's work, the way of practice must always be relaxed and proper."

The second prince's mansion is also in the North City, in fact it is not far from the Prince's mansion, the luxury and extravagance are definitely not inferior to the Prince's mansion. When Qi Ze, Gong Chuzhi, and Liu Guanbai arrived in front of the mansion, there was still a big butler who responded with a smile.

I don't know if the news about the five stewards of the Prince's Mansion got out that day, the butler was so humble that he almost fell to his knees and welcomed the three of them into the mansion with flattery. After passing through layers of courtyards, they finally came to a lobby.

In front of the hall, a middle-aged man in a brocade robe looked over with a smile, clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "Old Eighteen, the real elder of the Five Elements Sect came to your house, why don't you invite me to your second brother's house? Fortunately, you The second brother still has some connections, if he inquires about this, otherwise it would be extremely rude!"

Taking two steps forward, he said to Qi Ze with a smile: "Young hero, with an extraordinary appearance, naturally he is Qi Daoist! This one has a solemn face, he should be Gong Daoist!" Ze held up to the sky.

Qi Ze said: "Don't dare to be the second prince's words!" Criticizing secretly, the prince is arrogant and domineering, which is closely related to his status as the crown prince. As a prince, he must be proud of himself.

The third prince is straightforward, the fifth prince commands iron and blood, but loves his sons and daughters, the eighth prince is scheming, and the thirteenth prince is cruel. It has to be said that among the sons born to Emperor Yu, there are indeed crouching tigers, hidden dragons, and various poses.

Qi Zechan's heart was firm, and he only had a slight thought to get rid of the distracting thoughts, but his eyes looked at the person behind the second prince.

Standing behind the second prince were two monks, both of whom were wearing red cassocks. One was tall and strong, while the other was thin and short. The big fat monk had a murderous look on his face, he wanted to eat Qi Ze alive, but he was the one who tried to snatch his flying sword from the small temple in the barren mountain the day before yesterday.

Qi Ze had expected that when the monk came to the capital, he must have been enshrined by some prince and acted as a thug, and finally saw him today, and he settled a doubt in his mind.

The second prince asked knowingly, and said: "Renren Qi, this king will introduce you. These two masters, named Harmen and Haduo, are eminent monks from the Chuanlun Temple in Daxue Mountain in the Western Regions. They were hired by this king with a lot of money. You guys can get closer!"

Qi Ze deliberately smiled and said: "Thanks to the introduction from Lord Lao, I have met this Master Haduo once!"

The second prince was surprised and said: "Oh? Where did this start?

The big fat monk was Haduo, fearing that Qi Ze would expose his scandal, he hurriedly said: "A few days ago, the poor monk was practicing in the temple given by the Second Prince. In the previous challenge, that sword light was controlled by Daoist Qi, and he changed a few tricks, so we met once!"

What kind of person is the second prince, he knew the clue when he saw Haduo's face, and asked deliberately: "But if you two fight, who will win and who will lose?"

Haduo babbled and babbled, but it's not good to openly deceive people, after all, the victim is right in front of him. Monk Nahamen suddenly said: "Junior Brother Haduo came back, he told the old monk about this matter, he had a few moves with this Daoist Qi, and an unexpected guest came, so we can't go on to the end."

Qi Ze secretly said: "If it weren't for that uninvited guest, Haduo would have become my prisoner!" He said with a smile: "I see that the princes invite people who cultivate Taoism and Qi training, or protect their own bodies, or ask for advice on self-cultivation secrets, and invite Buddhist masters Yes, the Second Prince is still the first!"

The second prince laughed, and said: "Since I was born, this king has been very close to Buddhism, and I have a relationship with my Buddha. For this reason, other brothers regard this king as a different kind, and this king doesn't care. Maybe it's because of sincerity that gold and stone can be opened." , and finally invited two masters to come down the mountain to help!"

Qi Ze said: "I don't know where the Daxue Mountain Zhuanlun Temple is located? I only heard that in the land of Middle Earth, only the Great Bodhi Temple is the authentic inheritance of Buddhism!"

Ha Men laughed loudly, although he was short in stature, his voice was resonant, and said: "Our temple is located in the Western Regions, and there is still more than a hundred thousand miles to the west of Fulong Mountain!"

Haduo said proudly: "My Zhuanlun Temple inherits the legal system of Nalanda Temple, and it is an authentic Buddhist sect in this world. The Buddhism taught is subtle and mysterious. There are countless eminent monks in the arhat realm in the temple. How can the Great Bodhi Temple be compared with my Zhuanlun Temple! "

Qi Ze laughed and said, "There are countless arhats? I'm afraid that even in Dingjue Tathagata's Buddhist kingdom, it cannot be said that there are countless arhats!"

Haduo knew that he had said the wrong thing, his mouth trembled, and he kept silent.

Harmen interjected: "Brother Haduo is a bit outspoken, but this temple was built by the surviving monks after the Nalanda Temple was destroyed. Those patriarchs brought countless classics from the Nalanda Temple into the Snow Mountain and established Zhuanlun Temple. There are countless magical methods in the temple, all of which are passed down from the orthodoxy of Nalanda Temple. The temple has been preaching in the Western Regions for many years and has a deep foundation. Now it has been invited by the second prince. The elders of the temple sent me to Zhongtu just to see some Taoism Doorways and magical powers!"

Qi Ze said: "As far as I know, the Great Bodhi Temple is not far from the capital, and it also claims to have the legal system of the Nalanda Temple. Since the two temples have the same Dharma source, why not compare them, and also need to be able to reproduce the Nalanda Temple back then. Great view!"

Harmen and Haduo looked at each other, they both smiled lightly and said nothing.

Qi Ze saw the smiles of the two, pondered slightly, and asked with a smile: "I had some misunderstandings with Master Haduo the day before yesterday, and after fighting against each other, I admire the supernatural power of dragon and elephant in Zhuanlun Temple very much, and it really deserves to be the supreme protective power of Buddhism! Qi also competed with masters from the Dragon Elephant Palace of the Great Bodhi Temple. There seems to be a subtle difference between the exercises taught by the Great Bodhi Temple and those taught by the Zhuanlun Temple. Maybe the two masters can explain Qi's doubts?

Hamen and Haduo looked at each other, Hamen rolled his eyes, and said, "Qi Zhenren is a Taoist cultivator, who knows about my Buddhist supernatural powers? My Zhuanlun Temple is located in a remote place, and the disciples in the temple only preach in the Western Regions, and rarely communicate with each other. Tu, I don’t have much communication with my colleagues in the Great Bodhi Temple, I really don’t know that the Great Bodhi Temple also has the inheritance of the supernatural power of the dragon and elephant! As for whether there is a difference between the two, it is impossible to say.”

Haduo hurriedly said: "It is extremely! It is extremely!"

Qi Ze thought: "It's weird! The power of the dragon and the elephant was transmitted from the Nalanda Temple, and both the Great Bodhi Temple and the Zhuanlun Temple were inherited. Why are there subtle differences? Looking at Harmon, it seems that he knows the whole story, but he doesn't want to. Say more!"

Ha Men and Haduo only thought that Qi Ze was just a whim, and were fooled by their few words, they never thought that Qi Ze was also proficient in the supernatural power of dragon and elephant, and he was also a master of body awareness, caught the clues in the words, and secretly calculated.

The third prince smiled and said: "Okay, standing here is not the way to treat guests, please have tea in the hall!" Everyone was invited to enter the hall, and the guests and hosts were seated immediately.

Qi Ze's seat is the head of the group, even above Liu Guanbai, which shows that the Second Prince attaches great importance to him. The second prince was obviously an elegant person, and in order to prepare a banquet, he ordered to serve fragrant tea and invite everyone to drink tea.

The second prince smiled and said: "I am an adult prince who can receive a 'salary' from the inner palace every month for daily use. However, those money are all fat and anointing of the people. This king often thinks about it, but I can't bear it. With frugality as the top priority, today we can only show our intentions with tea, and hope that the two real people and the eighteenth brother will not blame me!"

The steward at the side suddenly said: "Our lord is sympathetic to the people's livelihood, even a royal robe is patched and mended, and we don't change it for several years!"

Liu Guanbai was moved and said: "Second brother, why is this so? What is a robe worth? If it spreads out, won't it make the world laugh at my Liu family's incompetence, and the prince can't even afford a new robe?"

The second prince said: "Eighteen brothers, you have practiced Taoism in the deep mountains for many years, how do you know the hardships of the people's livelihood! Now the evil religions such as Pingtian Dao and the Holy Mother Sect have rebelled, and it is even more chaotic. The government is also desperate to suppress the evil religions. Brother is incompetent, can't share the worries of the father, save some money, and save it for the military pay of the frontline soldiers, it is good to show a little bit of heart!"

A maidservant served fragrant tea, and left with a gust of fragrant wind. Qi Ze raised the teacup and saw that the body of the cup was formed like a fine suet jade, the tea was green, with a few tea leaves floating in it, the tea stem stood up, and after taking a small sip, he couldn't help but say hello!

The second prince was very proud, and said: "This tea was newly shipped from the southeast a few days ago. This king is reluctant to drink it, and I will save it for the three of you to taste! Qi Zhenren is a disciple of the Five Elements School. I have never seen such a good thing. , so you don't pay attention to mere tea leaves?"

Qi Ze held the teacup in his hand, and said leisurely: "This tea is very fresh. It seems that someone is watching closely every day, and only picks the tenderest leaf tips from it, and then immediately seals it with a secret method, and sends it to the capital overnight. Such a bowl of clear tea , looks elegant, but behind it, I don’t know how many people have worked hard for it, but they only drink for the rich and powerful! As the saying goes, there are frozen bones on the streets of Zhumen’s wine and meat!”

Qi Ze has seen and heard too many people like the second prince who are trying to catch fame and reputation in his previous life, so he can expose his hypocrisy in a few words!

The second prince's smile froze on his face, and the butler behind him was still crying into the scene, hiccupped abruptly, and stopped his tears, not daring to cry anymore.

Qi Ze said leisurely: "Qi, a man from the mountains, speaks nonsense, the second prince don't need to take it to heart! It's rare that such good tea, if it's cold, it won't taste good, please!" He raised his head and finished off a bowl of hot tea, Even the tea stems are sent to the mouth to be chewed and swallowed.

The muscles on the face of the second prince trembled, and he forced a smile and said: "Okay! Okay! I am very grateful for the quick words of Daoist Qi! You must remember the teachings of Daoist!" Almost gnashing his teeth, he drank the hot tea in one gulp.

Harmen and Haduo watched with cold eyes, the tea did not move at all. Liu Guanbai secretly said: "Uncle Qi's few words will completely offend the second prince to death! But if I want to seize the heir, it is already a thorn in their side. Uncle Qi earns face for me, which is not bad!"

Qi Ze added a comment to the second prince in his heart that he was "fishing for fame", and said: "The second prince invited me to wait here today, what can I order?

The second prince said: "A few days ago, I heard that a demon from the Notre Dame Church was caught in the elder brother's residence?"

Qi Ze said: "That's exactly the case. It was also Qi who made a mistake and met that monster. It's a pity that he was never captured alive!"

The second prince's eyes flickered, and he said: "I heard that Yao Dao yelled 'the prince killed me' before he died? In this way, the prince is also inseparable from the Holy Mother Sect!"

Qi Ze lowered his eyes and remained silent.

The second prince went on acting on his own, and sighed: "The grand prince of a country, if it is spread out to collude with a cult, how decent is it?" Turning around, he said to Hamenhatuo: "The two masters are new to Middle-earth, and they don't know about the Madonna sect. Where did it come from?

Harmen said: "The two poor monks have been inquiring secretly for the past few days, but they also know that the Notre Dame Cult is a sect that worships evil gods from outside the territory, and it specializes in demagoguery and inciting rebellion. It is really impossible to keep it!"

The second prince slapped his thigh and shouted: "Ah! It is because of this that the Church of the Holy Mother must be uprooted! Something like this happened in the Prince's residence, the father called him into the palace, became furious, and reprimanded him. But from this king's point of view, with the prince's temperament, he will never stop here!"

Liu Guanbai said: "It's just that the witches of the Holy Mother Cult were found in the prince's mansion, and there is no evidence that the prince and the Holy Mother Cult colluded. Is the second brother a bit arbitrary?

The second prince smiled and said: "Old Eighteen, you are away all year round, so you don't know our eldest brother's temperament! He also has capable people and strangers under his command. If he didn't agree, how could ordinary people enter the important place of the study? There must be some serious ulterior motive Discussing private matters, and accidentally being smashed by Daoist Qi!" Qi Ze smiled lightly, he would never say that Tong Xianwu came to the door to threaten him, and the second prince could imagine it.