Nightwatcher

An exquisite little fox with a pocket-sized leather bag hanging around his neck.

Can speak human language? Fox demon. Knowing my true identity, Xu Qi'an almost gave it a set of "Dawei Tianlong" palms, looked around outside the window, and said:

"Come in and talk."

With a "hee hee", the little fox jumped into the house from the window edge with a push of its four short legs. .

Xu Qi'an followed the little fox demon with his eyes, watched it walk to the edge of the table with its graceful limbs, and leaped vigorously, but failed to jump onto the table, and bumped against the edge of the table with its belly.

"oops!"

It screamed in pain, kicked its hind limbs, and finally climbed onto the table, squatted down, and observed Xu Qi'an with curiosity and excitement in its dark eyes.

Isn't it too good? Xu Qi'an murmured to himself.

"It was my mother who asked me to come."

The little fox made a girlish voice like a silver bell.

really! Xu Qi'an thought to himself, the fox demon, and knowing his identity, is probably a demon from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, so he resisted the urge to exterminate the demon just now.

"so?"

He stands on the table, overlooking the cute little furry fox.

"Aren't you afraid of being discovered by sneaking in here secretly?"

The little fox said "hehe": "Speed ​​and stealth are my areas of expertise. Otherwise, why would the empress send me here?" Sister Yeji said, Xu Yinluo is a god of knowledge, and has a clear understanding of every detail. Why can't he even figure out such a simple truth? ?”

"Because reasoning requires enough clues and understanding of things. For example, I don't know you well, so I have no way of judging whether you are a reckless little fox demon. For example, you are not very old, so I will suspect that you are not very capable , not careful enough."

Xu Qi'an said casually.

The little fox suddenly realized, his black pearl-like eyes sparkled, he raised his hands and patted the table, and said softly:

"So that's the case. As expected of Xu Yinluo, what he said is really reasonable and well organized."

"Who is the sister Ye Ji you mentioned, she knows me?"

Xu Qi'an sat down at the table and poured himself a pot of tea.

"Quickly, give others a drink."

The little fox patted the table and urged.

In the slight sound of water, Xu Qi'an poured her a full cup, the little fox leaned up to her pink nose, stuck out her little tongue, licked, licked, licked.

"You don't know how to change form?"

Xu Qi'an said in surprise.

"Not yet." The little fox said coquettishly.

I was wrong, you are not a dish, you are a disheveler, why did Princess Wan Yao send you here? Xu Qi'an complained in his heart.

After drinking a few sips, the little fox said: "Sister Yeji is my third sister, she is very capable, she was born 376 years earlier than me."

So who is your sister Ye Ji?

"She used to work in the capital. She just came back and told me a lot of stories about you. Xu Yinluo is really amazing~"

Floating, Floating Fragrance Xu Qi'an's face froze, he couldn't tell whether he was happy, sad, or angry, his mood was very complicated.

She was delighted to get good news from her old friend again, sad to see that the two sides would never see each other again, and annoyed because the dignified Dafeng beat her up, and she was abruptly turned into a Dafeng mummy.

She is Fuxiang's younger sister. It turns out that Fuxiang's real name is Ye Ji Xu Qi'an's face softened slightly, and he asked:

"What did your mother ask me to do?"

"Come report."

The little fox said happily.

Why don't you report it? After waiting for a while, Xu Qi'an saw that she still didn't speak, and looked at him longingly.

So, he could only emphasize: "Report the letter?"

"Your Majesty asked me to tell you about the situation in Buddhism."

While talking, the little fox glanced at the table. What she was looking at was sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and she had already glanced at it several times from the corner of her eye.

"Eat what you want." Xu Qi'an sighed.

The little fox chirped happily, holding a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and gnawed it.

Xu Qian, a rookie, young-toothed, very reserved, a little fox who feels like he will cry for a long time if punched, makes a judgment in his heart.

Waiting patiently for her to finish eating, Xu Qi'an asked: "Do you want to eat?"

"Okay, okay, thank you Xu Yinluo."

"...Finish what the empress told you to convey first."

gluttony! Xu Qi'an added another label in his heart, but it's not surprising that children are greedy.

The little fox reluctantly withdrew his gaze, squatted obediently, and said:

"From high to low, the most powerful in Buddhism is the super-grade Buddha, followed by the Four Great Bodhisattvas. There are four contemporary Bodhisattvas, and they are the Gala Tree Bodhisattva who controls the "Vajra Dharma Aspect and Fudo Mingwang Dharma Aspect"; The Guangxian Bodhisattva who controls the Dharma of the Great Reincarnation, the Dharma of Great Mercy and Great Compassion; the Faji Bodhisattva who controls the "Dharma of Great Wisdom and the Dharma of the Medicine Master", and the Lapis Bodhisattva who controls the "Dharma of the Practitioner and the Dharma of Colorless Glass."

"In the history of Buddhism, there have been nine Bodhisattvas. Five hundred years ago, there were seven Bodhisattvas. After Jiazi became a monster, there were five. When Wu Zong usurped the throne, he was beheaded by the first supervisor. Now there are only four."

"Then there are nine great arhats, and only two of them survive: Sutuo Huan's fruit status and Arahant Duer. The empress said that after the fruit status is condensed, it cannot be changed. Therefore, many arhats chose to reincarnate and reincarnate in the long time Buddhism."

"However, the arhat has the faintness of the womb, and the bodhisattva has the confusion of the yin. Most of the arhats are annihilated in the cycle of reincarnation. There are eighteen arhats in the history of Buddhism. Some of these arhats reincarnated and returned, and some died in Jiazidang Among the demons."

"The last is Dharma Protector Vajra. There are still only two of them in existence, namely Diana Vajra and Dufan Vajra. The empress has never counted how many Vajras there were at the peak of Buddhism. The empress said that when Jiazi was swaying demons, the third-rank Vajra was just cannon fodder." That's all."

Xu Qi'an's mouth was so wide that he could stuff an egg into it, his whole body was like a sculpture, he was stunned.

At the peak, there were nine bodhisattvas, eighteen arhats, and several Dharma protectors, which is simply outrageous.

No, you can’t think of it that way, it just happened in history, it’s accumulated over time. In the past dynasties of the Central Plains, the number of third-rank, second-rank and first-rank masters is also very impressive.

However, there are four Bodhisattvas, two Arhats and two Vajras, which is outrageous.

However, if Dafeng hadn't experienced the scourge of Yuan Jingdi and Xu Pingfeng's luck, he would definitely not be the third-rank king of Zhenbei, at least Wei Gong would be the top second-rank, and of course there might be other masters born.

On the other hand, Buddhism, after the Battle of Shanhaiguan, it was like a fire, and it became so powerful that it became terrible.

The little fox continued: "The one who led the team to Sanhua Temple this time is King Kong, accompanied by two fourth grades, the dharma names Jingxin and Jingyuan. Jingxin is a Zen master, and Jingyuan is a monk. You mainly pay attention These two will make it."

"correct."

She squatted and stretched out a paw into the small leather bag hanging around her neck: "Your Majesty asked me to give this to you."

She grabbed a bracelet from her paw, and there were six rusty copper bells hanging on the bracelet, which looked very old.

"wristband?"

The little fox corrected: "Your Majesty said it was an anklet."

Xu Qi'an took the anklet and asked, "What's your name?"

The little fox said, "Guess what."

"I can't guess."

"Hmph, it's really useless. Let me give you a hint. My name and Sister Yeji's name are exactly opposite."

"Japanese chicken?"

"Yes, it's Bai Ji!"

The little fox raised his front paw and slapped the table hard, expressing his anger.

"The last thing, the empress said, I hope you can keep your promise and look for the remnant of Master Shenshu. For this reason, she sent me to monitor you. Tell you, my speed is very fast, and I can travel thousands of miles a day .And I'm good at stealth, I'm very useful."

The little fox stood up, pinching his waist, triumphantly.

"Thousands of miles a day"

Xu Qi'an's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Then can you carry people?"

The little fox was taken aback, looked at his own small body, then at Xu Qi'an's big body, and said hesitantly, "Yes, it's okay."

Xu Qi'an happily carried the little fox down, put it on the ground, and sat on it.

The little fox was dumbfounded.

"Hey, don't cry, it's you who said yes."

Xu Qi'an sat by the bed, looked at the furry fox lying on the pillow, crying, and argued.

Big teardrops rolled out of the little fox's eyes: "I want to go back and tell my mother, you bullied me, my waist hurts so much, beep, hiccup"

She has grown so big, she has not been bullied.

Xu Qi'an is very good at coaxing women, and he is also very good at coaxing foxes. He even coaxed and tricked him, but the little fox forgave him with tears in his eyes.

Sure enough, one punch can coax you for a long time. Xu Qi'an blew out the candle and said, "Then, sleep?"

The little fox got up and looked at him vigilantly in the dark: "No, Sister Yeji said you are a pervert, I can't sleep with you."

Xu Qi'an glanced at the small fox body, silently covering his face.

not to not to

In Wenren Qianrou's boudoir, Tianzong Shengzi twirled his wine glass, stood by the window, and said:

"Senior Xu and Madam didn't live in the same room?"

Wen Renqianrou brushed her hair in the mirror, smiled slightly and said "huh".

She was wearing a white underclothes, with round hips, thin waist and full breasts. From her appearance to her figure, she was an extremely outstanding woman.

He murmured in his heart, "Rou'er, remember to be more respectful in front of that Xu Qian."

"I've treated him like a benefactor."

Wenren Qianrou expressed her aggrievedness.

"No, that's not what I meant." Li Lingsu paused for a few seconds and lowered his voice: "Xu Qian is an old monster, an old monster who has lived for hundreds of years."

"Three grades?"

Wenren Qianrou's heart shuddered.

Li Lingsu shook his head and laughed:

"I used to think so too, but yesterday at Sanhua Temple, a small incident changed my mind. Well, he gave me a kit, which is full of artillery and crossbows, enough to arm a battalion of troops You Leizhou Chamber of Commerce racked their brains and spent countless money to get some military crossbows and firecrackers from the government.

"But to him, these were just little gadgets."

Wenren Qianrou couldn't believe it: "He is from the imperial court? A third-rank master of the imperial court, there was King Zhenbei in the front, and Xu Qi'an in the back. Besides, he is the sorcerer of Si Tianjian. Who is this Xu Qian?"

The Son of Tianzong shook his head: "He should not be from the imperial court. According to him, cannons and crossbows are gadgets that are won when playing games with the supervisor. Heh, there is no need to lie to me for such a character, right?"

Wenren Qianrou, who won the game against Jianzheng, became short of breath.

From the corner of his eye, the Son of Heavenly Sect saw a good friend, and seeing her deeply shocked, he immediately said, "Ah, my cultivation base has been sealed, so I should break the seal as soon as possible, Rou'er, I'll go back to my room to practice first."

Wen Renqian came back to her senses softly, her brows were erected, she grabbed the shawl on the table and shook her hand.

The long cloak was like a whip, wrapping around Li Lingsu's neck and dragging him back.

"Li Lang, you came to Leizhou for two days, but you didn't touch me, do you already like the new and dislike the old? Or, do you have someone else in your heart?"

"No no."

"Hmph, I don't believe it."

"Really not, mine will always belong to Rou'er."

"It depends on your performance tonight."

The next day, early morning.

Holding the little white fox in his arms, Xu Qi'an brought the princess to the inner hall, and saw Li Lingsu sitting in the hall alone enjoying breakfast.

"Overnight, you seem to have haggarded a lot."

Xu Qi'an glanced at the table, there was no problem with breakfast, white porridge, steamed buns and delicate side dishes.

He sniffled, and before Li Lingsu could react, he lifted the lid of the tea.

The teacup is filled with goji berries.

Pfft. Xu Qi'an almost laughed out loud.

"Oh, my damn charm."

Li Lingsu sighed with emotion and said, "Senior, when shall we leave for Sanhua Temple?"

"Don't worry, people should come to your door in the next few days. You continue to pretend to be Li Miaozhen and spread the news. By the way, you showed a flaw yesterday."

"What flaw?"

Xu Qi'an put three steamed buns in front of him, one of the steamed buns was torn in half, and put together with the other two steamed buns.

Then, he pointed to the steamed bun, and then to Li Lingsu's chest.

What he meant was that the size of the steamed buns I used yesterday was wrong, there should be one and a half steamed buns on each side. Li Lingsu froze for a moment, understanding Xu Qian's meaning.

"I see."

Li Lingsu lowered his head to drink the porridge, and said, "Remember to keep this matter secret, if my junior sister finds out, she will kill me."

While drinking, he looked at the steamed buns and always felt that something was wrong.

Just as he was about to think deeply, his attention was suddenly attracted by the little white fox, and he asked in surprise, "Where did the little fox come from?"

"Sister of an old friend."

Xu Qi'an said.

The old friend's younger sister, Li Lingsu, looked at him, as if thinking of something, and asked tentatively, "Is it a fox demon?"

"Um!"

The little white fox nodded himself, and said crisply: "Yes."

"It can talk?"

Mu Nanzhi next to him was taken aback, and then he became interested. He reached out to hug the little white fox, then retracted it, and asked cautiously, "Can it bite?"

"Yes, I'm super fierce. Don't touch me."

The little white fox waved its paw and threatened.

She is not a domestic pet, only domestic pets like to be touched by people, real beasts are taboo to be touched by people.

At this time, the steward of Wenren's Mansion hurried in, with a slightly hurried tone, and said:

"Li Daochang, the Commander-in-Chief has come and wants to see you."

The Commander of Leizhou, one of the three most powerful people in Leizhou.

Li Lingsu didn't change his face, and said: "Please tell him to go to the lobby, just say that I will go there immediately."

He and Xu Qi'an looked at each other and said with a smile, "Here we are."

People from the Jianghu are just decorations. Within a state, there are only a handful of fourth-rank masters in the Jianghu. How much threat can they pose to Sanhua Temple?

What they really want to catch is the military's fourth-rank masters.

And this commander of Leizhou is one of the top figures.

A quarter of an hour later, Yuan Yi, commander of the Leizhou capital, met the rumored female hero Feiyan.

This famous Tianzong Saintess is indeed a rare beauty, full of heroism, exquisite features, seems to have suffered serious injuries, her pretty face is slightly pale, and her neck is wrapped in gauze.

Yuan Yi, who had a dark complexion and a burly figure, nodded his head and said: "Li Daochang is famous far and wide, and it is Yuan's honor to meet you today."

Leizhou is close to the Western Regions, with 100,000 soldiers stationed, military towns everywhere, and the local command envoys, both in terms of position and combat power, are higher than those of other states.

"Li Miaozhen" said bluntly: "Master Commander, are you here for the rare treasure of Sanhua Temple?"

Yuan Yi didn't nod, holding the teacup, he said leisurely: "Why did Daoist Li conclude that that treasure can help the fourth rank break through to the extraordinary?"

He didn't really believe in the rumors of Leizhou, but considering Li Miaozhen's reputation and his own desire for the third grade, he came here with the attitude of preferring to believe it or not.

Li Miaozhen smiled and said: "My lord, I misunderstood, breaking through the extraordinary is only the most insignificant effect of that treasure."

"Can this be explained?" Yuan Yi asked.

"Does your lord know the whole story of the Chuzhou massacre?"

"The refining of blood pills by King Tucheng of Zhenbei has long been known throughout the world."

"That's easy to explain. The Buddha Pagoda suppressed the masters captured in the Shanhaiguan Battle that year, all of whom were above the third rank, including the former lord of Jingshan City, Nalan Tianlu, the second rank Rain Master."

"What does Li Daochang mean?"

"Now, those peerless masters have been refined into blood pills and soul pills. That's why Sanhua Temple closed its doors to welcome visitors and forbid anyone to enter the Buddha Pagoda."

Yuan Yi narrowed his eyes and did not speak for a long time.

The next day, the news that Yuan Yi visited Wenren's Mansion to inquire about the strange treasure was spread by the Leizhou Chamber of Commerce.

This further caused a sensation and stimulated those waiting and watching forces.

Leizhou Double Knife Gate.

Tang Yuanwu, the master of the sect, was sitting in the hall, with two knives, one long and one short, standing quietly by his left and right hands.

Shuangdaomen is a powerful force that has stood in Leizhou for many years. The previous sect masters are all fourth-rank, and they are revered everywhere. At the beginning of the year, during the battle between heaven and man, Tang Yuanwu took his disciples to the capital to participate in the "grand meeting".

His disciple Liu Yun became famous in the capital by relying on her beauty and strength. She was listed as one of the four beauties along with Wanhualou Rongrong and others.

Regarding the "exotic treasure" of Sanhua Temple, the elders of Shuangdaomen have different opinions. Some people think that Buddhism is not easy to mess with, so it is recommended to wait and see. Some people think that this is a great opportunity for the sect master and also a great opportunity for the Shuangdaomen.

As a person in the rivers and lakes, one should not be timid in chasing opportunities.

He looked around at the elders and disciples below, and said in a deep voice:

"There is no need to argue, whether this matter is true or not, it is worth investigating. Although Buddhism is strong, there are many outstanding people in Leizhou's rivers and lakes. In the military town, there are many masters, so it may not be impossible to wrestle with Buddhism.

"Yun'er, you lead thirty masters in your sect, and go to Sanhua Temple with me tomorrow."

The heroic Liu Yun carried two sabers on her back, stepped out, clasped her fists and said, "Yes, sect master."

Some military town.

Yiqi rushed out of the camp, chasing a group of soldiers behind him.

Riding Juechen was a young man in armor, with a dark horse under his crotch.

Behind him, the soldiers chasing after him shouted: "Lord Zhen Fu, it is a serious crime to go out of the camp without permission. Hurry up and go back with me, and plead guilty to the Commander."

The young man in armor laughed loudly and said:

"Please, it's your fault. If I can snatch the treasure, I will be a third-rank martial artist. Who dares to punish me for my crime? If I can't grab it, I will be dismissed at worst. I am a fourth-rank martial artist, and I can live anywhere rise."