The little maid opened the door and saw Wang Yuanbao appear outside the door. He smiled and said, "My brother, long time no see!"

Li Zhen quickly got up and saluted him, "I have met Brother Wang."

Wang Qingyu was very unhappy. As soon as he invited Li Zhen to the carriage, his brother rushed over. What does he mean? Do you even need to interfere with your own friends?

Wang Yuanbao seemed not to see the little sister's gloomy face. He smiled and walked into the carriage and bowed to Li Zhen, "Please sit down with a good friend!"

He sat down cross-legged by himself, and the little maid quickly poured him a cup of tea. Wang Yuanbao just got the news that Li Zhen was also in the team and was invited to the carriage by his little sister. This made Wang Yuanbao both angry and annoyed. Last time, the little sister gave Li Zhen aside, which made him angry. This ghost guy appeared again.

However, Wang Yuanbao did a very good job in his superficial skills. No matter how annoyed he was in his heart, he would never show it in front of Li Zhen. Of course, his thoughts could not be hidden from Wang Qingyu. Wang Qingyu sat aside coldly without saying a word.

Wang Yuanbao didn't look at his younger sister, and asked with a smile on his face, "What are you busy with recently?"

During this period, Wang Yuanbao was in Chang'an. He didn't know that Li Zhen entered the palace as a guard, and was attracted by Wu Zetian and promoted to the title. Wang Yuanbao thought he was making a living in Nanshi.

Li Zhen bowed and smiled, "I just am an idle man who accidentally helped my elder sister sell wine, but I spent most of my time wandering around and making friends. This time, Sister Qiuniang asked me to help and came with him to protect several pilgrims who went to Songshan. I didn't expect it to be Brother Wang. It's such a coincidence."

"It's really a coincidence! It seems we are destined to be together, ha! ha!"

Wang Yuanbao laughed dryly, but glanced at the little sister from the corner of his eyes. Seeing that she actually picked up a book and looked at the book with all concentration, he was secretly annoyed. Isn’t this obvious that he would not give him face?

Li Zhen saw the grudge between the brother and sister, and he felt uncomfortable all over and did not want to be between the brother and sister. He stood up and bowed and smiled at Wang Qingyu, "Thank you for Miss Wang's tea. I have to sort out my things and set off soon."

Wang Qingyu also stood up and apologized: "Qingyu was not well treated by guests, and she was unable to entertain the young master well. I'm sorry!"

Li Zhen smiled, nodded to Wang Yuanbao again, put on his leather boots, and jumped out of the car. As soon as he got out of the car, he heard Wang Yuanbao's extremely dissatisfied voice coming from the carriage, "What does it mean to be careless? Little sister, are you saying that I shouldn't come?"

"Hmph! You know why you are here!" Wang Qingyu also seemed to be angry and confronted her brother without hesitation.

"You make clear what I know!"

"He is my friend. I invited him to have a cup of tea. Why did you interfere? The last time I was in Luoyang, why did you tell him that I went back to Chang'an?"

After a while, Wang Yuanbao said coldly: "You are so fond of him. What is your identity, what is his identity, I have already paid back his favors. I will tell you openly that I will never allow you to interact with him again!"

"You are simply rude!"

......

Hearing this, Li Zhen shook his head, quickly returned to the team, and found his own horse. He apologized to Zhao Qiuniang, "Sister Qiuniang, I may have to go to Songnan Temple first, and I won't go to Shaolin Temple for the time being."

Zhao Qiuniang asked strangely: "Didn't you say that you have official business to go to Shaolin Temple, so you might as well go together. Is something happening?"

"nothing!"

Li Zhen felt really uncomfortable when he thought of Wang Yuanbao's snobbery. He didn't want to stay here for a moment, and said, "I'll go to Shaolin Temple when I come back. In addition, please keep it a secret for me for the time being. I mean to be a guard in the palace."

Zhao Qiuniang seemed to understand a little, and she nodded gently, "I understand, you go!"

Li Zhen turned his horse and ran along a small path to the west, stirring up rolling yellow dust and gradually fading away.

In front of the car window, Wang Qingyu silently watched Li Zhen ride away, and an indescribable loss surged in her heart.

......

Wei Fangshi was actually a alchemist who visited immortals and refined elixirs and lived in seclusion in Songshan for a long time. However, since three years ago, he was no longer willing to be lonely. With the help of Xue Huaiyi's power, he forcibly occupied the Songnan Taoist Temple in the southwest of Songshan as his nest.

Songnan Temple is about fifty miles away from Shaolin Temple. It was originally an unknown small Taoist temple. However, since Wei Fangshi became the master of the temple, this Taoist temple began to become famous and became more and more famous in Songshan. It was rebuilt last year, covering an area of ​​1,000 acres, becoming one of the best Taoist temples in Songshan.

Half a year ago, Wei Fangshi was recommended to Beijing by Xue Huaiyi, and Songnan Temple was renamed Songnan Palace by Wu Zetian, and its status was even more transcendent.

Songnan Palace is located in a narrow basin. The Tao Palace is built against the mountain, stretching layer by layer to the mountain. From a distance, the flying eaves and brackets look quite spectacular, especially the largest building in the palace: Laojun Palace, which looks like a small palace.

With the strong rise of Songnan Palace, a small town appeared in the basin immediately, which was actually a street about one mile long.

There are many shops on both sides of the street, including taverns, inns, brothels, mansions, mule and horse shops, pharmacies, grocery shops, etc., with dozens of them, and more than half of these shops are Songnangong's industries.

Pilgrims, seekers, scholars, and wealthy people who seek soul-loving skills can be seen everywhere, making the store's business very prosperous.

At noon the next day, Li Zhen rode a horse to Songnan Town. He took a detour. He could have arrived last night, but a woodcutter pointed him in the wrong direction, causing him to detour at least a hundred miles. He had no dry food in his horse bag and was hungry. After entering the town, he went straight to a wine shop.

Li Zhen was welcomed into the lobby by the bartender and sat down, immediately asked: "What ready-made food is there?"

"Report to the young master, there is a shallot mutton patty. It was just made. It is delicious and delicious, and it costs five cents a piece."

"First give me three pieces to fill my stomach, then give me some special dishes and warm a pot of wine!"

"Young Master, wait, come soon!"

The bartender went there quickly. Soon, he brought three mutton tender green onion pancakes, which were fragrant and served with a pot of wine. He smiled and said, "Young Master, please use it first. The kitchen is cooking, and you will come soon!"

Li Zhenfeng ate two cakes like a cloud, and it was only a little more comfortable in his belly. He poured himself a glass of wine, sipped a sip of wine, and looked at the other guests with a squinted eyes.

Although it was lunch time, there were not many guests in the hall. Even him, there were only four tables of guests. One table was a few scholars. He was not a local person with accent. He should have come to Luoyang to participate in the imperial examination and took the time to visit Songshan.

The other table was a few fur merchants. There were bundles of fur that had just been collected from the mountains at their feet. The table was the most outside, five or six young Taoist priests, chatting and laughing, and loudly, and ordered a table full of wine and food. They should be the Taoist priests from Songnan Temple.

At this moment, a beggar walked in with a limping legs. He looked very young, only about twenty years old, with pretty eyebrows and eyes, wearing a shabby and dirty Confucian robe.

As soon as the young beggar walked into the shop, he saw the Taoist priest gathered together to eat. His face changed and he turned around and left, but a Taoist priest took his neck to his neck, "Oh! Isn't this Mr. Han? Why did you start begging?"

The Taoist priest pulled the young beggar and threw it to the ground. Several Taoist priests laughed loudly, and another Taoist priest stepped on the young beggar's face with his feet, with a vicious smile on his face.

"You said you know the secret of my master's soul-losing technique and spread it everywhere. How many people believe you? You still don't repent when you were broken one leg. Today, Master Dao is so idle that he wants to break your other one. Do you want to?"

The young beggar was trampled on his face and after a while, he squeezed out a sentence, "You can't die if you cheat!"

Several Taoist priests were furious and jumped up and punched and kicked the young beggar. They attacked viciously, making the beggar scream repeatedly, and finally fainted.

Several Taoist priests clapped their hands, scolded him viciously, and said to the shopkeeper of the wine shop beside them: "Remember the wine and food in the tent!" Several Taoist priests then left.

Li Zhen watched coldly from the side. He had long been used to such things and did not want to take action with justice. Besides, he was responsible for heavy responsibilities and should not cause trouble.

After several Taoist priests walked away, the shopkeeper spat with a resentment. He was also disgusted with these Taoist priests who were eating for free. He looked at the beggar lying on the ground and groaned, frowned, and said to the bartender next to him: "Give him some leftovers and drive him out!"

The bartender took two pieces of leftover bread from the Taoist priest and stuffed it to him, "Go out quickly! We have to do business, too."

The young beggar slowly got up and limped away with a cane. The store returned to quiet again.

At this time, the bartender brought Li Zhen's dish, and Li Zhen asked with a smile: "A Taoist priest said just now, is the beggar known the secret of Zhenren Wei, is it true?"

The bartender said disdainfully: "The beggar is talking nonsense and no one pays attention to him. If it were true, he would have been beaten to death long ago. How could Master Wei tolerate him? Isn't it?"

"From his appearance, he seems to be a scholar, not a beggar! Why did he do so miserably?"

"If the young master is interested, go and ask him himself! He lives in the dilapidated temple east of the town..."

"Wang Shun, why are you talking about?" The shopkeeper interrupted the bartender unhappily. The bartender was so scared that he stuck out his tongue and turned around and hurried away.

Li Zhen didn't ask any more questions, picked up a glass of wine, with thoughtful eyes.

...

After lunch, Li Zhen led his horse to walk slowly across the town and came to the west of the town. He saw the land temple mentioned by the bartender at a glance, built on the low mountainside. It was already dilapidated and half of it collapsed.

He led his horse up the mountainside and entered the Land Temple. The clay sculptures in the temple had already been broken, covered with mud, and the windows were only two hollows, and the ground was covered with weeds.

At this time, Li Zhen heard that there seemed to be movement in the wing room next to him, so he walked over slowly and looked over. He saw the young beggar who was just now squatting in the corner of the wall, eating dry cakes voraciously.

Li Zhen coughed gently, and the young beggar shook his whole body in fear, and slowly turned his head, "Who are you?"

Li Zhen gave him a piece of meat pie, "I'm passing by here and want to ask you a few words."

When the young beggar saw the meat pie, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he pounced on it regardless of everything, and stuffed the meat pie into his mouth desperately.

Li Zhen waited until he finished eating the cake before saying coldly: "After eating my stuff, at least we should answer my question!"

The young beggar burped and took a few more sips of water before asking timidly: "What do you want to... ask me?"

"I want to hear about Wei Zhenren's secret. Didn't you tell everyone, do you know his secret?"

"I...I don't know!"

The young beggar's face changed drastically, his body shrank desperately into the corner, and his eyes looked at Li Zhen in horror.

Li Zhen walked up to him and bent down and said, "You don't look like you are born beggars. You should be a scholar. I guess I am the first person to ask you about the secrets of Zhenren Wei. Do you plan to be a beggar for the rest of your life, or be beaten to death by those Taoists like a wild dog?"

"Who are you?"

"You don't have to worry about who I am, but you don't have many opportunities. Whether you can seize the opportunity depends on yourself."

The young beggar looked at Li Zhen for a long time. He suddenly hugged Li Zhen's legs and cried loudly, "I am willing to tell you everything, please help me!"

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Chapter completed!