After more than two days of bumpy rides, our group finally arrived at Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi as scheduled.
Speaking of Longhu Mountain, it is definitely one of the birthplaces of Taoism. Unfortunately, contemporary Chinese Taoism has declined, and many factions have disappeared, such as Shangqing Sect and Qingwei Sect. These have basically come to an end after the Song Dynasty and have completely disappeared now. Now only the Maoshan Sect, which is known as one of the most mysterious schools of Chinese Taoism, and the Longhu Sect inherited from Zhang Daoling's lineage are preserved. Unfortunately, these two sects are now on the decline, and their inheritance is becoming increasingly weak, and they may disappear at any time.
The Taoist sect where Qingyi is located is the Longhu Sect. Take their sect for example. Now there are less than a hundred people in the entire sect. In addition to the current sect leader who is a great heavenly master, Qingyi is the most powerful one left, a small heavenly master, so Qingyi is also the next generation successor of the Longhu Sect. The whole Taoist sect is very poor in incense. There is no way. The Chinese people have gone to worship Buddhism introduced from India, and the understanding of Taoism is getting less and less, so the decline of the state religion is foreseeable.
As for the Maoshan Sect... it is said to be even worse. Now there are less than 30 people. Zhang Jinya is one of them, but he is the bottom of the Maoshan Sect.
There are many reasons for the current situation of the Maoshan Sect. In fact, the main reason is that the Maoshan Sect is different from other Taoist sects. Their existence is not for pure cultivation at all. To put it bluntly, it is for catching ghosts, subduing zombies, etc. Who dares to join it? It is completely different from the Dragon and Tiger Sect. The Dragon and Tiger Sect is still mainly for pure cultivation, and subduing demons is a sideline, so the decline of the Maoshan Sect is completely foreseeable.
Probably because of the decline of Taoism, Longhu Mountain has now become a scenic spot, and people from the Taoist sect are no longer allowed to move around in it. So when I rushed to Tiandao League, I was really shocked, because the so-called "mountain gate" of Tiandao League is actually a villa area, which is purchased more than 20 miles south of the Longhu Mountain scenic area. There are 30 to 40 villas of various sizes. It is luxurious and magnificent, but it is a bit difficult to say that being driven out of Longhu Mountain and buying a villa area outside as a foothold is a bit difficult to say.
After we drove in, there were already quite a few people in the villa area. Fatty warned me that anyone who could enter the villa area was basically a member of the Tiandao League. He told me to be more careful when walking in the future, because none of the people here were simple, especially those who wore strange clothes. I should hide as far away as possible, because anyone who wore clothes that were different from modern people was a "greenhorn", that is, they rarely stepped into the city and basically lived in the deep mountains and old forests. Such people were particularly difficult to get along with, seriously out of touch with modern life, and had a terrible lack of legal awareness. It was more difficult to provoke them than to provoke ghosts. They dared to kill people. If I provoked a grass witch from Miaojiang, I would have no place to cry. Maybe one day I would be killed by two little bugs from them, and there would be no place to reason!
Seeing the taboo look of the fat man, I secretly guessed that this dead fat man must have suffered from those people before, otherwise he would not have called them "greenhorns" with such contempt.
After returning to the Tiandao League, Qingyi did not take me directly to see the head of their Dragon and Tiger Sect, but took me to a villa at the end of the villa area, saying that this was the place to entertain people who came back to hand over the task. Qingyi talked to a gatekeeper for a few words, and then went in and arranged a suite for me to stay in. Then he left with Fatty Wu and Rosa first, and only told me that the return of the Ge family was also a big deal for the Tiandao League. They needed to greet the sect leader in advance and help me sort out the previous things.
I am not stupid. As soon as I heard what they said, I knew that things must not be as simple as they said. I guess there will be some resistance for me to join the Tiandao League. After all, I am a novice. Although I have solved two major cases with Qingyi and Zhang Jinya, my qualifications are still limited. In addition, I am a member of the Ge family. I want to be a guardian of the entire Shanxi region. I am afraid that I can't convince everyone!
Qingyi and the others refused to tell me these things, probably because they were afraid of hurting my self-esteem, so they said that, and then helped me pave the way behind the scenes. But I didn't point it out, I just silently remembered their kindness in my heart.
Once Qingyi and the others left, there were only me and Zhang Jinya, Zhou Jing and Heizi left in the room of the huge villa. I was bored for a while, thinking that I was free anyway, so I asked Zhang Jinya about the rules of the Tiandao League.
"In fact, Fatty has told you what should be said. In short, the most important thing is that before you have the ability of your father, don't offend people for no reason, otherwise you will die miserably. You must remember this! Because the Tiandao League has always adhered to the rule of survival of the fittest since the time of Zhang Daoling Zhenren, it does not prohibit conflicts between people within the organization!!!"
Zhang Jinya sighed softly and told me about an incident in his past years.
It turns out that he himself is also one of the victims of the rules of the Tiandao League! !
Although Maoshan Sect is a relatively large sect in the entire Tiandao League, except for the sect leader who is a Taoist master, the rest of the disciples are almost not very successful, so it is inevitable to be bullied when they go out. Zhang Jinya first angered a corpse driver from Xiangxi because of his bad mouth. That night, the man manipulated two zombies to cause trouble for him. He was strangled by a zombie in the middle of the night. If my father had not passed by his room and helped him deal with the two zombies, I am afraid Zhang Jinya would have confessed. So strictly speaking, Zhang Jinya still owes our old Ge family a life. This is why Zhang Jinya was willing to help me at the beginning. First, he relied on our old Ge family's tomb-robbing skills to get some treasures, and second, it was to repay my father's kindness.
After listening to this, I felt a little uncomfortable. It seemed that the water in the Tiandao League was also quite muddy. I suddenly understood why Zhang Jinya and Fatty always tricked me when I first entered the Qinling Mountains. Living in this environment, this was just a means for them to protect themselves.
Zhang Jinya looked at my face and seemed to guess what I was thinking. He smiled and patted my shoulder: "But don't worry, you are also a child of the old Ge family. Your father also left you more or less connections back then, so as long as the hatred is not too big, ordinary people would not dare to attack you. After all, your father had a few good friends at the time. Apart from anything else, if someone wants to kill you, our Maoshan Sect's leader will definitely jump out. That person had a life-and-death friendship with your father at the time, and they almost cut off the chicken head and burned yellow paper to swear brotherhood. He doesn't care if we, the disciples of Maoshan Sect, get into trouble, but he won't watch if you get into trouble. Qingyi doesn't need to be mentioned. I don't know why he likes you so much. Anyway, he will definitely support you. In addition, I guess the leader of their Dragon and Tiger Sect and the current leader of the Tiandao League will also take care of you! There are several heavenly masters standing behind you. You are very confident. As long as you are careful, there should be no problem. "
I was overwhelmed by it. It's too damn complicated. How many friends did my dad have in the Tiandao League? But in this environment, more friends means more enemies. It seems that I have to be more careful in the future, so as not to be tricked by my dad's former enemies hiding in the dark.
Then Zhang Jinya told me some messy little rules, basically how to accept tasks and how to distribute rewards with the organization after completion. There is nothing special that should be paid attention to.
Zhang Jinya and I had lunch in the villa at noon. The conditions here are really good. There are people to take care of our food and daily life. It seems that the Tiandao League is really rich.
I just came here. Although I have a few friends, I don't know much about the situation here. So in order to avoid getting into trouble by mistake, I just stayed in the villa and slept all afternoon.
It was about six or seven o'clock in the evening when Qingyi, Rosa and Fatty finally came back. When I saw their gloomy faces, I knew that things might not be going so smoothly, so I asked directly if something happened.
"There is indeed a problem."
The fat man sat on the sofa with a gloomy face and gnashed his teeth and said: "Your father had just left, and these beasts started to make trouble. The three of us went over to tell you about your situation, and then several local leaders began to oppose it, saying that you are young and incompetent. Damn, they all look hypocritical, but in the end, aren't they thinking about Shanxi? Everyone knows that the larger the territory, the more tasks, and the more tasks, the more money! But they don't have the final say on this matter. Shanxi has always been the territory of the Ge family, and there is no room for negotiation. ! Later, Qing Yi almost drew out the sword of Quexie to kill someone, and the beasts finally softened their mouths and said that the Ge family would continue to be in charge of Shanxi, but there is a prerequisite - you must pass their test, and complete a task without our help, to prove your ability, so that you can become the guardian of the entire Shanxi!"
"This task must not be accepted!"
Rosa said in a deep voice: "It is obvious that those people are making trouble. The difficulty of the task must be very great. It is no different from sending Xiaotian to die alone. Let's go to them tomorrow!"
After listening to the two of them, I had a rough idea of what happened. I was not surprised at the result. It was difficult to force the gang to relax and propose a test. The three of them must have tried their best. If I continue to let them make trouble because of my affairs, it would be a bit unreasonable, so I thought about it and said: "Sister Sha, no need, it is not easy for you to sit here for me, and I am grateful to you in my heart, but it is useless to continue to make trouble. Even if I can take over my father's position in the end, I am afraid I can't sit firmly, because I can't convince everyone! So, I think I should try their test. If I can pass it, it's good. If I can't, it's because I don't have the ability. I deserve it if I can't defend Shanxi!"
As soon as I said this, Zhang Jinya and Rosa looked at me in surprise. But Qingyi showed a faint smile on his face. He patted my shoulder and said, "Okay, you are like a man and have backbone! Since you have decided, I won't say anything extra. Tomorrow I will take you to meet those people and see what problems they have put forward to test you!"