MTL - Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune Starts From Tianshi Mansion-Chapter 189 188 Old unlucky guy

  Chapter 189 188. What an old unlucky man

Hearing Lei Jun's question, Zhang Yuan looked confused.

He recalled carefully for a while: "I went out to the mountain with my classmates for some experience, but nothing special happened in my memory. When I returned to the bottom of the mountain, I vaguely felt that something was wrong.

At that time, I thought about going back to the Deacon Hall to make the handover, and then ask my tutor to help me take a look. Unexpectedly, when I went to the Deacon Hall, my head became even more dizzy, and I don’t know what happened next..."

 Lei Jun: "Don't panic, it's not serious."

His temperament and demeanor are not as genial as those of his master Yuan Mobai, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.

But the calm and collected attitude naturally caused Zhang Yuan to calm down and feel relieved.

"I remember that the errand you took at the Deacon Hall was to go to Fan Mo Mountain?" Lei Jun asked.

Zhang Yuan reported: "Yes, we received an errand from Fanmo Mountain to Beppu. We made a trip to deliver a batch of high-grade talisman paper and talisman ink to Beppu, and then took some products from Fanmo Mountain back to Shanmenzu. Court, nothing special happened on the road."

Lei Jun: “Didn’t you go to other places or come into contact with anyone during the journey?”

 Zhang Yuan shook his head repeatedly.

Lei Jun pondered.

If I had not served in the Deacon Hall, I would not have been able to contact Zhang Yuan in the first place.

Zhang Yuan went back to the Deacon Hall to hand over the matter first, and the first senior person in the mansion he came into contact with was the elder on duty at the Deacon Hall.

 He was possessed by the shadow before, and the situation was not good. The elders of the Tianshi Mansion who encountered this matter would deal with it as soon as possible.

If I can't solve it myself, I will report it to a senior elder.

Whether it is Lin Shan or Ke Sicheng who takes the position of elder on duty in the Deacon Hall, if they report for help, most of them will give priority to their respective teachers, that is, Shangguan Ning and Yao Yuan.

 No matter how they handled it in the end, Lei Jun was not present, so he naturally missed the matter.

 Now that Lei Jun is the elder on duty in the Deacon Hall, he can handle the matter on his own.

"Elder Lei, I..." Zhang Yuan felt uneasy and looked down at his chest.

Lei Jun: "It is a spell from the Curse and Zhu lineage of Nanhuang Wumen, which is what some people call the head-lowering spell."

He comforted Zhang Yuan: "Don't worry, I have eliminated the other party's spell. All you need to do is go back and meditate, and rest for a while."

 Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Lei Jun also ordered: "Just in case, call the people who are going to Fanmo Mountain with you to come in, and I will check them out."

“Yes!” Zhang Yuan responded and quickly went out to call for help.

When the others arrived, Lei Jun checked carefully and found nothing more.

 Everyone was relieved.

 Lei Jun ordered Zhang Yuan and others to disperse while he took relevant notes.

There were many people who knew that Zhang Yuan had been unwell, and Lei Jun had no intention of completely hiding the matter.

However, as the first-hand person in charge, the public records naturally follow the Southern Wilderness Witch Sect's spells.

 Then, he talked with his master Yuan Mobai about the relevant facts.

Yuan Mobai already knew about the Heavenly Book and even the seven stars in the sky.

Hearing that new changes were taking place, the young man in purple thought thoughtfully:

“For a public explanation, just follow the witchcraft of the witchcraft and curse lineage, but ask other people in Fanmoshan Mountain to see if anyone has the same symptoms.

 It would be a good idea to follow the path Master Nephew Zhang and his companions took when they went to Fanmo Mountain and back. "

 Lei Jun: "This is exactly what I mean."

Fan Moshan reported nothing unusual.

But after hearing what happened to Zhang Yuan, everyone in Beppu also started to conduct inspections to be on the lookout for people from the Nanhuang Wumen who were unpredictable and difficult to distinguish between friends and foes.

However, there were no more discoveries on the Fanmo Mountain side.

 Later, Lei Jun secretly went down the mountain without alerting others.

 He has already asked about the round-trip route of Zhang Yuan and others.

 Walking down the road, Lei Jun found no other shadows.

The heavenly book in the cave of Zhenyi Dharma Altar also showed no response.

At one place along the way, he found a place where the earth's veins were twisted. When the earth shook, a rift valley appeared, but the scale was not as large as the Qiluo Valley where Lei Jun obtained the Book of Heaven.

He made a general inspection and found that there was originally earth vein spiritual energy flowing at the bottom of the valley, but as the earth veins changed and twisted, the energy here had gradually dispersed and moved to other directions.

Lei Jun guessed that the shadow moved with the earth's aura.

  But because the earth's veins were twisted and changed, the spiritual energy was exhausted, and the shadows were left nearby.

 When Zhang Yuan and others passed by, a shadow accidentally attached to Zhang Yuan.

However, there is a problem.

 With Zhang Yuan's three-day cultivation level, being attached to this shadow would make him feel uncomfortable very quickly, and his thoughts, soul, and body's energy and blood would be confused together.

Lei Jun came out of the valley and stood on the ground looking back in the direction of Longhu Mountain.

 There is still some distance between this place and Longhu Mountain.

 According to what Zhang Yuan and others said, nothing was out of the ordinary on the road.

Zhang Yuan only felt unwell after returning to the foot of the mountain, so he could not hold on after going up the mountain to the Deacon Hall, which did not last long.

 Lei Jun has carefully inspected the area around his Longhu Mountain and found nothing else.

It is indeed most likely that the shadow attached to Zhang Yuan in this Digu area.

 Excluding human factors, Lei Jun considered other possibilities. The most likely ones are two situations.

The first possibility is that Shadow was in a dormant state before, and was inspired by Zhang Yuan's popularity, and then slowly recovered, and then influenced Zhang Yuan in turn after a period of time.

 But if you calculate it this way, Zhang Yuan had the attack just when he returned to the foot of the mountain. The timing is too coincidental.

"That's the second situation." Lei Jun raised his eyebrows: "The two were originally in peace, but after Zhang Yuan approached Longhu Mountain, some kind of existence in the Longhu Mountain area stimulated the shadow..."

 The relationship between Zhang Yuan and the shadow is like an animal that carries grass seeds and helps plants spread.

As for what inspired the shadow... Lei Jun held his forehead and sighed softly.

It seems, maybe, seemingly, probably, maybe he is Elder Lei.

  In other words, it is the page of his heavenly book.

 Zhang Yuan shouldn’t be because he has become an old unlucky guy, right?

 Sin, sin.

Lei Jun shook his head slightly and looked down at Digu again.

The flow of earth energy is unpredictable, and this place has undergone drastic changes, making it even harder to distinguish.

Lei Jun’s cultivation level has been getting higher and higher in recent years, and he roughly estimated that the shadow was more likely to originate from the southeast.

“It’s a place with vast land, sparsely populated areas, and steep mountains and rivers.” Lei Jun looked there specifically.

After traveling a very far distance and seeing no other valuable discoveries, he finally stopped and returned to the mountain.

Lei Jun returned to his mountain gate before sunrise.

 According to the public explanation, Zhang Yuan's previous fainting was caused by a witchcraft spell.

However, the rain has passed and the sky has cleared now, and no trace of the people in the Wumen Curse and Zhu Lineage Holy Land in the Abyss of Reincarnation has been found, so the relevant discussions have gradually faded away.

 Only Zhang Yuan himself was unlucky secretly.

 Fortunately, Elder Lei took care of him and personally sent him some healing elixirs to calm his nerves, which comforted Zhang Yuan.

 Lei Jun, like everyone else, no longer pays attention to this matter.

With nothing else at hand, he began to study the shadow seriously.

 The shadow and the heavenly book are closely related to each other, as if they are mutually reinforcing and opposing existences.

It’s just that Lei Jun’s Heavenly Book ·3 originally explained the way of the change of Yin and Yang in Liangyi. Now this shadow is opposite to it. After Lei Jun carefully figured it out, he felt that the two sides were originally from the same source.

 Shadow is not evil, it is more like another explanation and embodiment of the principles of the Book of Heaven.

  If the Book of Heaven explains the wonderful changes of creation, then this shadow seems to explain some negative changes and influences in the operation of creation.

The so-called negative exists objectively compared to the positive. It may not be helpful to everything in the world at first glance, but if you look at it more calmly, it is also part of the wonderful truth of heaven and earth.

Lei Jun concentrated his mind and relied on the heavenly book to slowly figure out and refine this shadow.

The shadow is somewhere between reality and reality. It was virtual before, but now it has turned into reality under the control of Lei Jun.

Lei Jun spread out his palm, and a piece of black appeared from it.

 The shadow was separated from the True One Dharma Altar Cave in his soul, but it was still under his control.

"Right now, it looks more like a spiritual object, but its function..." Lei Jun raised his eyebrows: "Making things tend to be disordered and chaotic is not beneficial to oneself, but on the contrary, it can be used to eliminate the power of others. "

Wait a mininute…

It doesn’t seem like it’s completely useless to oneself?

 Lei Jun had some inspiration in his mind and planned to study it carefully.

 However, there is no rush.     Just take your time and work slowly on weekdays.

At present, Lei Jun’s focus on cultivation is still on improving his own cultivation and building the fifth Taoist palace.

 As for the duties within the sect, the New Year is approaching and the new transmission ceremony is about to be held.

This transmission, which had been postponed for a year due to the many wastes to be made after the war and the ceremony for the new Celestial Master to take over, has finally arrived.

 Generally speaking, the delivery ceremony is presided over by the elder Gao Gong.

However, the situation this year is special, the new Celestial Master has just ascended the throne.

 As usual, this year’s ceremony will be hosted by Tang Xiaotang himself.

Lei Jun, as the elder on duty at the Deacon Hall, has to handle many matters related to the ceremony.

 In terms of time, it has been five years since the last burial ceremony.

　　When the six-year period expires on January 15 next year, it will be time for a new ceremony.

 At that time, it will also be the first time that the new Celestial Master has conferred the nun since he ascended the throne.

Although the etiquette is complicated, Tang Tianshi is still very fresh and interested.

 The only suspense is that I don’t know how long her interest will last...

 The new Celestial Master ascended the throne half a year ago. The ceremony was grand, guests gathered, and congratulations came from all directions.

 This time of passing on the ceremony after a lapse of half a year, the standard of guests was relatively low.

However, there are still heavyweight guests who have cultivated for the past three days.

 “Lei Dao is long and I admire it for a long time.”

 The visitor looked like a young man in his twenties or thirties, dressed in casual clothes, but he still had a fighting spirit.

 Under normal circumstances, Lei Jun is quite tall among the crowd, but the young man in front of him is as tall as him.

 Compared to Lei Jun who is as tall and straight as a jade tree, his opponent is more powerful.

 Shangguan Peng.

Of course, by secular standards, the leader of the new generation of the Shangguan clan is much older than he looks on the outside. But comparing his cultivation and lifespan, he is truly the proud son of the younger generation in the monastic world, a person in the seventh heaven realm. A master of martial arts, he joined the Shence Army of the Tang Dynasty when he was young, and is now an important general in the army.

The Shangguan clan has always had a close relationship with the Zhang family, the imperial family of the Tang Dynasty, and was the first martial arts family in the Tang Dynasty.

　　In the previous demonic chaos in the Western Regions, the vitality of the Tang Dynasty imperial family was severely damaged, which was not only reflected in the death and injury of many royal masters including the late emperor Zhang Qilong, but also reflected in the fact that the Shangguan clan also suffered heavy losses.

 In this situation, although Shangguanpeng is a younger generation, he began to shoulder important responsibilities early.

  Not only within the Shangguan clan, but also in the Tang Dynasty court.

A year ago, after the rebellion of King Wu was put down, Shangguanpeng rushed to the land of Wuyue in the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible on the emperor's order.

"General, you're too polite." Lei Jun greeted the other party, then smiled and said to Shangguan Hong: "Junior brother Chonghong, please bring General Shangguan into the mansion to rest first. Remember to inform the fifth uncle."

Shangguan Hong has not yet been awarded the casket, but his expression is serious at this moment: "Yes, Elder Lei."

 Then he stepped forward to greet his brother Shangguan Peng.

 Shangguan Hong was very serious about it. He first arranged a place for Shangguan Peng to stay and rest temporarily on the mountain, and then informed his master Shangguan Ning.

 Later, when Shangguan Peng saw Shangguan Ning, he should first salute: "Aunt."

 Shangguan Ning: "Forgive me."

 Shangguan Peng sat down, and Shangguan Hong left with Shangguan Ning's permission.

Although he and Shangguan Peng are brothers of the same generation, there is a huge age gap between them. In secular terms, they are at least two generations apart.

 When only Shangguan Ning and Shangguan Peng's aunt and nephew were left in the room, Elder Shangguan asked: "How is Beijing?"

Shangguanpeng replied: "It's calm on the surface, but there's a turbulent undercurrent on the inside."

 Elder Shangguan was not surprised and nodded slowly.

Shangguan Peng asked: "Aunt, is there the whereabouts of the Heavenly Master's seal and the Heavenly Master's robe in the Tianshi Mansion?"

 “Not yet, but…”

 Elder Shangguan said, frowning slightly: "I intuitively think that there may be something wrong with the Tianshi Seal."

Shangguan Peng: "Oh?"

Elder Shangguan: "Seven years ago, after the death of Senior Brother Qingfeng, he faced foreign enemies attacking the mountain. The most precious treasure, the Celestial Master's Seal, briefly appeared in the world. Unfortunately, it disappeared after all, and his whereabouts were lost again. Li Zhengxuan even accidentally lost the Celestial Master's Sword.

 A year ago, the sect was in civil strife again. Because of the battle on the mountain, the Tianshi Sword finally reappeared and returned to Longhu Mountain. However... in this battle a year ago, the Tianshi Seal did not reappear like the Tianshi Sword. "

Shangguan Peng thought deeply after hearing this: "What my aunt means is that the Tianshi Seal may already have an owner, instead of wandering alone... Could it be someone on Longhu Mountain?"

 Elder Shangguan shook his head: "There are no clues yet."

 She looked at Shangguan Peng: "I have two questions to ask you."

Shangguan Peng felt the solemnity of the middle-aged woman opposite him: "Excuse me, aunt."

Elder Shangguan: "The first thing is that when the Tianshi Seal last appeared seven years ago, the master of Suzhou Yuezhai also appeared near Longhu Mountain and tried to conquer the Tianshi Seal. In the end, it seemed that everyone failed together, but it was really the case. What?"

Shangguan Peng: "As far as my nephew knows, Chushe people have not received the Heavenly Master's Seal, but I dare not judge the true situation."

 Elder Shangguan nodded, and then asked: "The second thing, about the mysterious man who continuously attacked Senior Brother Qingfeng and Senior Sister Hongyu?"

Shangguan Peng: "No more news yet, but it shouldn't be..."

He raised his eyes and looked up. Before he could finish his words, Elder Shangguan had already got the answer he wanted: "That's it."

Shangguan Peng: "Aunt, are you sure that the person who plotted against the previous Heavenly Master seven years ago and the person who reappeared a year ago are the same person?"

Elder Shangguan: "As far as I am concerned, Senior Brother Yao and Junior Brother Yuan share the same opinion, there is no doubt that they are the same person."

 Shangguan Peng nodded silently.

 Elder Shangguan changed the subject: "I heard that you also went to the southwest to meet the master of Yuezhai?"

"Yes." Shangguanpeng replied: "The chaos in the southwest has been generally subsided, but the root cause has not been eliminated, and there is fear of recurrence."

 Elder Shangguan: "So, are they really the old and young from the previous dynasty?"

Shangguan Peng: "This time, they should be the real remnants of the previous dynasty. There are various signs that in recent years, they have been recuperating in the Southern Wilderness area and have gradually gained some climate. However, they are still acting secretly. We need to investigate further."

 Elder Shangguan: "The Southern Wilderness, the blood and chaos there make it difficult for idlers to survive, but it may indeed give a few people a chance to survive after putting themselves to death!"

 She turned to look at Shangguan Peng: "But, are there any Confucian scholars secretly helping behind this?"

Shangguan Peng: “It’s not impossible!”

 …

On the other side, in Yuan Mobai’s mansion, Lei Jun sat opposite his master Yuan Mobai, and the topic was also about the current situation of the Tang Dynasty:

"The territory of the Tang Dynasty seems to be temporarily peaceful, but both the Tang Dynasty emperor and the famous families are working secretly."

“That’s right.” Yuan Mo’s smile remained gentle on his white face: “We also need to be mentally prepared for some things.”

Lei Jun: "What do you mean, master?"

Yuan Mobai: "The latest news is that His Majesty intends to open a new school outside the Imperial Academy."

Lei Jun’s eyes flashed when he heard this.

 The Imperial College was the highest institution of learning in the Tang Dynasty. Its function was not only to govern the world’s academic affairs, but also to be the highest official Confucian education institution in the Tang Dynasty.

 Especially, as the central official school, it was the educational institution for preparing officials for the Tang Dynasty.

 There are six schools within it, namely Guozixue, Taixue, Four Schools, Legal Studies, Calligraphy, and Arithmetic.

 It is worth mentioning that Guozixue only recruits the children of officials of third rank and above, Taixue recruits the children of officials of fifth rank and above, and Simen School recruits the children of officials of seventh rank and above.

 The studies of law, calligraphy, and arithmetic are mainly for the children of lower-level officials and common people.

 Okay, now it’s question time:

Only the children of officials of third or fifth rank or above can enter the best Guozixue and Taixue. Then, conversely, what kind of people are the parents and ancestors of these officials?

Then, to what extent can they be connected with the famous families who have inherited classics such as the Five Surnames and Qiwang?

 There is a saying among the people that the emperor and his family share the world, which is reflected in all aspects.

"So, Her Majesty the Queen is opening a new academy outside the Imperial College." Lei Jun could easily guess: "Did the foundation of the relevant classics come from the Xiao clan outside Longnan?"

In this way, it is indeed not that the Queen is giving preferential treatment to the aristocratic family, but that she dug the corner of the five surnames and Qiwang, and with a hoe, the foundation can already be seen.

The Xiao clan in Longwai completely surrendered themselves.

Lei Jun has already begun to guess what the other major families will do next.

The Xiao clan outside Long County has not been completely wiped out due to the demonic chaos, but now they have to be careful about threats from the same human race and even the inheritance of Confucianism.

 “Your Majesty, the move is bigger than expected.”

Yuan Mobai said slowly: "The newly opened Academy is not limited to the inheritance of Confucianism. Your Majesty intends to invite the successors of the two holy places of Buddhism and Taoism, and even scholars from all over the world, to participate in such a grand event."

Lei Jun's expression became strange when he heard this.

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