Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Cui Bianxu and the other man who were currently interrogating Qingxuan were indeed not going well. Qingxuan refused to admit that the talismans he was selling were fake. Even when Wang Leisheng whipped his skinny, sunken buttocks with a bamboo stick, making him howl in pain, he only cried out, "If you two superiors want to force a confession out of me, I will admit it, but this talisman was passed down from my master and is definitely not a fake!"

Wang Lei's eyes were bloodshot with anger, and he immediately hit Qing Xuan with the bamboo stick again. Qing Xuan cried out, tears streaming down his face. His body trembled as he lay on the bench. "Shangguan said that there's no seal on this talisman of mine. It's obvious that Shangguan only knows one thing about Taoism. It's not that it's useless without a seal. When I draw a talisman in mid-air, do I have to put a seal on it?"

Qing Xuan was truly heartbroken. Even during his most impoverished times, he had never suffered such pain. "There's no seal in the civil code. Your superiors are so ignorant, yet they slander me. I don't know what kind of logic they have. I'm going to file a complaint with the Emperor! The late Emperor once said that Laozi ruled the country, the Li family became king, and that Taoism is the most prominent religion in the world. He also posthumously conferred the title of Supreme Xuanyuan Emperor on our Taoist founder. Now, you are slandering my innocence with empty words! I refuse to accept!"

What he said was not entirely unreasonable. According to traditional Chinese culture and customs, as a country of etiquette, everything must have a legitimate reason. Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan had to have a name and a slogan to conquer the world. So he thought and thought, read through the classics, history books, and finally came up with a good idea!

I, Li Yuan, am the descendant of Laozi Li Er!

The words were spoken with gritted teeth and loud voice, which really intimidated Wang Leisheng. He wanted to get back at his nemesis, not to cause trouble for himself. Even if Qingxuan really cheated him of his money and sold him fake talismans, it was not a capital crime.

But if it involves the royal family, he would be courting death!

The dog Taoist is really good at using the tiger's skin to raise the banner!

But these words could scare Wang Leisheng because he came from a merchant family, a family of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, and was the lower class of the Wang family. But what about Cui Bianxu?

If that's the case, his Cui family's ancestor was even the king of Qi! Is he too proud? How dare a mere Taoist priest, whose authenticity is unknown, use me to scare him?

According to this calculation, Cui Bianxu should kneel down and kowtow three times when he sees a Taoist priest! He can beat him, and at worst, he can let Ning Yuye come over and take a look at him later. As long as he survives, it's fine.

How can someone from a noble family have a good temper?

Cui Bianxu immediately stood up and raised his foot to step on Qingxuan's waist, when he heard someone running in hurriedly and pushing open the door: "Shaoqing, your subordinate has something to report!"

The person who came was Lu Xingzhou, who had been identified by Ding Yuan with the talisman. He usually did almost no exercise, but after such an intense run, he felt as if a tendon was pulling at his abdomen, causing a dull pain, but he still remembered the important thing.

"Why are you so flustered?" Cui Bianxu calmly retracted his long legs and stood with his hands behind his back, as if he was not the one who had the cold face and wanted to step on someone's waist just now.

Lu Xingzhou secretly rubbed his belly, glanced at Qingxuan who was lying there, and whispered in Cui Bianxu's ear about their discovery. The more Cui Bianxu listened, the darker his face became, and the colder his eyes became when he turned his head to look at Qingxuan.

Qingxuan, who was still feeling lucky that he had escaped, felt his man's radar jumping wildly, and he felt the hairs on his back stand up. He stiffened his neck and secretly used his glasses to look at Cui Bianxu, and saw that the superior who had just wanted to beat him up was now looking at him as if he were a dead person.

Although he still didn't understand what was happening, he instinctively felt that something was wrong. Cold sweat flowed down his hairline to his nose. He blinked slowly, lowered his head again, and pricked up his ears to try to hear clearly what they were saying. Unfortunately, Lu Xingzhou's voice was too soft and he couldn't hear a word.

By the time Lu Xingzhou finished speaking, Cui Bianxu's face had completely darkened. He took two steps towards Qingxuan and reached out to grab him.

The anxious Qingxuan felt a darkness above his head, and a pair of black leather boots appeared in his sight. He didn't have time to look up, and the feeling of weightlessness in the air enveloped him. This familiar feeling made him beg for mercy subconsciously: "Shangguan, spare my life!"

Wang Leisheng had no idea what had happened to provoke Cui Bianxu like this, so he stepped forward to persuade him: "Shao Qing, Shao Qing, it's just some silver. I have no shortage of such dirty things. Don't be impulsive!"

Cui Bianxu's posture was really too scary. How could he always lift people horizontally like this? He wondered if he would carry a bag in the future.

"Lu Xingzhou."

"Yes." Lu Xingzhou's eyesight was obviously much better than Wang Leisheng's. Although he was only named, he already understood that he was going to talk to Wang Leisheng about the matter. He was a thoughtful person and was afraid that Wang Leisheng, the idiot, would shout and scream after hearing it, so he pulled him outside and spoke to him in a low voice.

In this regard, Wang Leisheng never let anyone who worried about him worry in vain. After listening to half of it, he exclaimed repeatedly, threw the talisman in his hand to the ground, stamped his feet, and impatiently asked someone to go to the mansion to inform his wife, children and concubines to throw away the amulets he wholesaled.

Lu Xingzhou couldn't stop him, so he could only say, "Shaoqing will have to go out soon, you better hurry up!"

There were two people missing inside. Cui Bianxu relaxed his expression, twisted his neck, picked up the person and held him in front of him. The sudden feeling of being pulled up made Qingxuan's pupils shrink, but the next second, he couldn't help but regret his previous boast. He knew at a glance that the man in front of him was of extraordinary origin.

It's just a few beatings with bamboo sticks, why bother to offend him? Now it's good, look at his strength, if he wants to beat me up, wouldn't it be like crying out to heaven and earth for help?

Cui Bianxu stretched his neck slightly forward, bent his back slightly, and raised his left eyebrow, making his eyes look slightly different. On someone else, this might have looked a bit unsightly, but he was born with a good appearance, and this look gave him a bit of a hipster vibe. "You said you arrived in Chang'an just before the New Year, and now you're staying at the Wutong Temple outside the city?"

"Yes, yes, I have been devoted to studying Taoism and Taoist methods. The whole world is my home. After arriving in Chang'an a few years ago, I have been staying in Wutong Temple." Qingxuan felt that the current look of this Shangguan was even more terrifying than his cold face just now. Just now, he only felt that he was going to suffer some physical pain, but now, he might even lose his life.

He forced his eyes to emit the most sincere light. "Shangguan, I really didn't sell any fake talismans. My sect is a small and insignificant one. Most of the Taoist techniques passed down by our ancestors were lost in the war. When it was passed to my master, only a talisman scripture remained. I can't guarantee whether this talisman is effective or not, but this talisman is absolutely genuine! The talismans of my sect are not stamped."

Qingxuan tried his best to prove that he had spent a lot of money to make a name for himself in Chang'an City!