A Tale of Encounters with Immortals: A Peach Blossom Temple in the Martial World

Zhang Zhengdao is at the construction site of Peach Blossom Temple.

The eldest disciple, Qingyangzi, stayed by his side, constantly talking about the construction site. This eldest disciple was indeed exceptionally intelligent, and his father had only given him some pointers at the beginning; he was practically self-taught.

The Imperial Advisor followed behind, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

After Qingyangzi finished his introduction, Zhang Zhengdao patted him on the shoulder: "Do a good job. Take good care of the business you've built up and report back to me over there."

"Yes, Master!"

Qingyangzi bowed respectfully and withdrew.

Basically, when the master said this, it meant that the conversation was over. He had to read the room and secure his position as the heir. It seemed that since the Great Xia Dynasty, the crown prince was not necessarily the emperor.

After Qingyangzi had walked away, the Grand Preceptor stepped forward and said to Zhang Zhengdao, "I heard that the concubine has already left the Taoist temple."

That's a very purposeful question.

Zhang Zhengdao nodded: "Yes, sometimes dragging things out is not a good thing."

The Imperial Advisor said with a bitter face, "His Majesty originally intended to thoroughly investigate Prince Xiao. He's just a prince, yet he's resorting to such despicable acts to curry favor with the Crown Prince..."

Zhang Zhengdao: "What business is it of mine if he deals with it?"

The Imperial Advisor said, "His Majesty's original intention was to confiscate their property and exile them to the southwest. After all, they are descendants of the founding emperor, and in recent years, the descendants of the founding emperor have been slaughtered too many times..."

Zhang Zhengdao said, "Then you should tell His Majesty to be more careful in the future."

The Imperial Advisor was sweating profusely.

At this moment, he was really looking forward to his master's arrival.

His master had planned to discuss the Dao with Zhang Zhengdao, but after being given a practical lesson by Zhang Zhengdao in Lin County, he gave up and is probably secretly reviewing his own shortcomings, looking for any remaining doubts about cultivation, and intending to seek clarification from Zhang Zhengdao.

It's perfectly normal for discussing the Dao to turn into seeking the Dao.

Faced with Zhang Zhengdao, which Taoist in the world dares to claim that they are the true successor?

The main issue is the events of the wedding day, which have been widely circulated and known to almost everyone in the martial arts world. It's as if Zhang Zhengdao has reached the point of being revered as the most powerful Daoist in the land.

Some fawned upon him, directly calling him the Dao Ancestor of the Age.

Should we alert the emperor?

This definitely can't be said aloud; it has to be phrased more tactfully. But the meaning is roughly the same; surely the emperor will understand?

Alas, these are immortals; even the emperor wouldn't dare to offend them.

At this moment, even the Imperial Advisor was tempted to pledge allegiance.

Zhang Zhengdao supported his wife in seeking revenge. The massacre of the Guo family was so brutal that even when he performed the rituals to appease them, he felt it was incredibly cruel.

That prince and his family deserve to die.

However, there are still some things that need to be cleaned up for my apprentice.

In addition to warning the royal family not to interfere, they also had to guard against the ghost clan that was colluding with the Prince's Mansion.

In the woods.

Blood was spilled all over the ground, but the smell of blood was quickly carried away by the wind.

The maid never dreamed that a gust of wind could turn into a weapon and pass through her body. She watched as the wind blew past, and a red line suddenly appeared on her chest and abdomen. Then her upper body tilted down, and her lower body staggered and fell to the ground, kicking and thrashing.

Guo Lanying led more than twenty horses.

Apart from the crown prince Zhu Ying, all of the twenty-odd people were ghosts disguised in human skin.

Hu Yunying cleaved a large pit with her palm not far from the roadside, burying the twenty-odd people inside. Then they discussed where to sell the horses for money.

Those with large families and businesses find it hard to earn money, but they spend it like water.

Just a few days earlier, Zhang Zhengdao was complaining in the Taoist temple that the money for building the temple had been overspent again.

The main problem is that the original design didn't turn out well, so we had to make changes and repairs as we went along. This inevitably led to budget overruns, and since the budget wasn't enough, we had to keep adding money to it.

Even though they acquired so much gold, it will eventually run out.

Leading so many horses into the city so conspicuously caught the attention of the Prince's mansion immediately. At the city gate, guards stopped them, demanding an explanation of where the horses came from. If they couldn't provide a clear answer, the horses would be confiscated and taken away.

Guo Lanying was unwilling to comply.

However, the guards dared not push them too far, since both women were carrying swords and were wandering swordswomen. If they were really angered, they might as well part ways.

They're just after money, not risking their lives.

"It's fine if you can't explain the origin, but you need to provide collateral to enter the city." One of the guards changed his tune. "Leave half of the horses behind, and you can take the rest."

Guo Lanying drew her sword with a "clang".

This is outrageous! We risked our lives to rob this place, and you just take half of it with a simple "confiscation." You're even using the excuse of obeying the imperial laws to try and shut us up, essentially legalizing highway robbery. This is a huge provocation against us, master and apprentice.

Hu Yunying originally thought that it would be better to keep the peace and leave one or two horses as a fee for entering the city, but she didn't expect these soldiers to dare to ask for such an exorbitant amount.

If we get into the city and encounter the patrolling soldiers, won't they take half of it again?

Then they encountered the yamen runners, who took half of it away.

Finally, they encountered a local bully in the market, who took half of it?

Haha, once this starts, it will never end.

The grip on the sword tightened suddenly.

A chill instantly enveloped the soldiers guarding the city.

The soldier who had asked for money suddenly seemed frozen in place, his whole body trembling like a leaf.

The city guard, who was watching from afar, rushed over and bowed repeatedly, saying, "Heroine, heroine, please have mercy! You must not act rashly."

Hu Yunying sneered: "You saw everything just now? You instructed them to do it, didn't you!"

The city garrison commander knelt down with a thud.

"No, no, it wasn't me... it was the Prince's Mansion..."

"roll--"

With just a shout, the city guard was swept up by a gust of wind and rolled dozens of meters on the ground before finally coming to a stop. When he got up, his mouth was crooked and drool was dripping from his mouth.

"Ha, give me the money, or I'll kill you..."

"Haha, I am the city garrison commander, and the Prince is my backer. You dare to provoke me? You're asking for trouble..."

"Oh, please don't kill me... It was all the Prince's orders that I did this... I deserve to die, I shouldn't have taken advantage of entering the city to rob people..."

"I'm a beast, I stole the Wang family's daughter..."

"Don't come after me! I'll pay you back... I only hit your head, but your head was too brittle, and you died on your own. Don't blame me... It's your own fault for not paying protection money..."

……

The city guard has gone mad.

He was shouting and yelling everywhere, laughing as he went, sometimes raising both hands, sometimes crying loudly, sometimes kneeling on the ground and kowtowing repeatedly in repentance, and sometimes screaming in terror, as if he were a snake or a scorpion...

Along the way, everyone watched. At first, some people were hesitant, but then a madman suddenly rushed over with a carrying pole and chopped it down on the city guard's head, shouting, "Heaven has eyes, retribution is swift!"

"You harmed my daughter and drove my wife to her death! I'll fight you to the death!"

Another carrying pole.

The city guard was immediately covered in blood, but he still did not resist. Instead, he kept shouting, "No... don't take my life, spare me... I'm a beast... I killed you all..."

So the crowd could no longer hold back and swarmed forward, smashing whatever they had in their hands, whether it was vegetables or farm tools.

A short while later, the city lord lay stiffly on the ground, only exhaling and not inhaling.

"The constables are here!"

I don't know who shouted.

Immediately, everyone scattered in a chaotic flurry, like birds flying into the forest, disappearing without a trace.

Only in the center of the street stood the madman who had first struck the city guard on the head with a carrying pole, motionless, his body swaying involuntarily as if he were about to fall...

One of the constables restrained him, while another went to check on the city guard. After checking his breath, the other looked up at the leader of the four men and said, "Boss, he's dead!"

The boss is none other than the one-eyed boss, one of the four great detectives. Now his eyes are healed and he can see clearly again.

"Drag him away if he's dead!" the leader sighed. "Take this person away and find out the reason."

The constable said, "Boss, this man is from the Wang family. His daughter was kidnapped by the city guard and sent to the Prince's mansion. It is said that she was raped to death by the young prince."

The eldest brother angrily asked, "Why didn't anyone report it?"

The yamen runner was somewhat ashamed and said in a low voice, "Back then, before you four arrived in Lingzhou, it wasn't that our new magistrate didn't care. But the Prince's Mansion made a call and directly pressured the prefect. The prefect submitted a memorial, but it was intercepted halfway, and he almost lost his life."

"The people from the Prince's Mansion deserve to die!" the eldest brother shouted angrily.

"Everyone in the Prince's mansion deserves to die!" The three brothers glared angrily.

The constable was terrified: "My lord, please don't say that! Let's talk about it in private, so no one can hear us."

Eldest brother: "Second brother, third brother, fourth brother, what should we do?"

"I'll leave everything to my elder brother!"

Eldest brother: "Find out the reason, find the case file, and if the facts are clear, we'll go to the Prince's mansion to arrest the person."

"I will obey my elder brother's orders!"

The three of them clasped their hands together, resolute and determined.

"Good! Good man!"

No one knows when, but a crowd of people gathered on the street. Hearing what the four brothers said, they couldn't help but clap and cheer.

As expected of the Four Great Constables, they are indeed people who can stand up for the people.