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Chapter 619 Junior Liang Han, can you please ask Mr. Tao to descend? [Kneeling to beg for the monthly ticket at the end of the month! ]

It's late at night.

After having a full meal in the quiet courtyard and receiving gratitude from the Fang sisters, Ouyang Rong walked a few more steps to help digest the food.

At a street intersection not far from the quiet courtyard, yamen soldiers who had suddenly received orders from their superiors rushed over and set up a temporary outpost under the command of several constables.

The temporary outpost blocked the road from the quiet courtyard by the lake to Chengtian Temple.

The latter two are separated by Xingzi Lake.

If you don't take this road and want to go to Chengtian Temple, the only option is to swim there.

Ouyang Rong, who had experienced the deepness and coldness of the water of Xingzi Lake, did not think that the Fang sisters, who had no spiritual cultivation, could get around it.

Ouyang Rong calmly walked around the yamen soldier outpost that was lit by torches.

Came to a place under the shade of dense trees.

The night was covered with shadows from the trees, and in the pitch-black darkness, a carriage was quietly parked.

There were three dark shadows, silently waiting with their hands down.

A clumsy man driving the car, a blue-robed constable holding a knife in his arms, and a plump woman wearing a shawl and a black silk hat.

Ouyang Rong walked straight past them and got on the carriage.

He sat down in the carriage and slowly lit an oil lamp with a tinder.

"Why are you all standing there like an idiot? Go back if you two have nothing else to do."

Ouyang Rong said with a somewhat helpless tone.

Pei Shisan Niang was wearing a emerald brocade feather satin cape and a low-key black silk long skirt underneath. She was wearing it to keep warm, but as she stood in the cool night breeze of early spring, she was shivering slightly.

She secretly glanced at Yan Liulang, who was standing next to her as punishment, and saw that he did not move first.

Pei Shisan Niang gritted her teeth secretly.

She walked forward and got on the carriage first.

"Boom--!"

There was a muffled sound, and the beautiful woman in a shawl knelt on the hard floor with bent legs, which was quite painful for her knees, and said weakly:

"Sir, this time I failed to take good care of her. You repeatedly told me to take good care of Miss Embroidery, but I still neglected it. I was busy today and didn't accompany Miss Embroidery. My subordinates were also incompetent and didn't even know someone was following our carriage, leading us here..."

Ouyang Rong didn't say anything at first. He bent down and put the piano case he brought back into the space under the seat.

"Mingfu."

Yan Liulang also got on the car, lowered his head and said guiltily:
"I was also negligent in my duty. I failed to take good care of the two sisters. When I found out that they had sneaked into Miss Xiu Niang's yard, it was already too late... Fortunately, Mr. Ming came in the evening..."

Ouyang Rong shook his head:

"Okay, everyone, get up. Actually, it's not your fault. I told you not to get too close to this courtyard before, for fear of disturbing the embroiderer... After all, it's difficult to have both."

Yan Liulang and Pei Shisan Niang both breathed a sigh of relief.

Ouyang Rong waved his hand:

"These two girls don't have any bad intentions. We have stabilized them for the time being. Madam Pei, please go back first."

"Yes, son."

Pei Shisan Niang nodded vigorously, and before leaving, according to the old rules, she left behind a few exquisitely packaged boxes of ink sticks.

Ouyang Rong reached out calmly and took away the Hanlei Ink Ink.

Yan Liulang stayed in the car, and waited until Pei Shisanniang's joyful figure left before he spoke:

"Ming Fu, I have checked it out. The two girls are, as you expected, the pair of sisters from the Nanfang family in the city, the two daughters of Fang Yiwu.

"They arrived in Xunyang City by boat this morning and got off at Xunyang Ferry.

"Later, I went to Yunshui Pavilion specifically to gather information. I told them that I was looking for my lost cousin... Miss Xiu Niang has obvious features. She usually goes to Taoshouzhai to buy things, and some people see her.

"The Fang sisters took this opportunity to find someone and followed us here..."

"The lost cousin."

Ouyang Rong chuckled.

After a pause, he suddenly asked:

"Besides looking for the cousin Xiu Niang, did they tell anyone else's identity and look for other relatives or friends?"

"No."

Ouyang Rong said to himself: "Should I be cautious or..."

He turned his head and looked in the direction of Chengtian Temple.

Yan Liulang hesitated again and again and asked:

"Ming Fu, why are they looking for Miss Xiu Niang? Also, when I brought people into the courtyard just now, I saw that they looked guilty, and I was sure that they had the Yunmeng Token on them."

"Ok, I know."

Seeing Ouyang Rong's calm expression as he looked out the window at the night, Yan Liulang asked cautiously:
"Then why not wait until they get out and arrest them directly? Isn't it a bit...Wu Mingfu is afraid that they will fall into the hands of those female officials of the Overwatch Council and confess something they shouldn't confess?"

Ouyang Rong nodded slightly, then shook his head.

He turned his gaze away from the direction of Chengtian Temple across the lake and suddenly said:

"When they entered the room just now, the embroiderer was treating them with cakes. She looked very happy. It's not a problem for her to stay with them for a few more days."

Yan Liulang was stunned and had to nod.

After chatting for a few more words, before the blue-robed captain got off the car, Ouyang Rong paused and called out to him:

"As for Chengtian Temple, do not send anyone to search without my order in the short term. Everything should remain the same. If there are people from the Supervisory Council or Jiangzhou Hall coming to search, you should help stop them or delay until I come.

"Also, after the new outpost is set up here, send people to stand guard all day long. Do not withdraw in the short term. Pretend that this area is heavily guarded. Check the documents of everyone you meet. Similarly, as for the follow-up, wait for my instructions."

"Yes, Mingfu."

Yan Liulang clasped his fists, accepted the order, got out of the car and left.

The carriage started slowly and drove towards Xunyangfang.

Halfway through the journey, Ouyang Rong lifted the curtain of the car and turned to look at the brightly lit Buddhist temple hall across the lake.

He said to himself: "Did you bring back the Yunmeng Order?... and you still want to run to Chengtian Temple..."

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It was already late at night when Ouyang Rong returned to his residence in Huaiye Lane.

His aunt Zhen Shuyuan was still waiting for him in the hall. She sat at the table with a vase in front of her. She was imitating the flower arrangement that was popular among the noble ladies of the Great Zhou Dynasty. From time to time, she turned her head and looked towards the inky night at the door.

When Ouyang Rong arrived home, Zhen Shuyuan dropped the bouquet of flowers and took his coat without asking why he came back so late. She asked the maid to serve her the healthy chicken soup that she had been cooking for a long time.

Ouyang Rong drank from his small bowl, sat and chatted with his aunt for a while, and then returned to Yinbingzhai.

After entering the study, Ouyang Rong turned around and locked the door.

On the desk, there was a newly delivered letter. Ouyang Rong did not look surprised. Ye Weilai, who was preparing hot water, had just mentioned to him that the letter had just been delivered during the day.

Ouyang Rong glanced at the wax seal of the letter. It was from Huang Xuan.

Ouyang Rong took the initiative to write a letter a few days ago, and calmly asked some questions about the Shangqing secret learning and the decree of the gods.

The little girl had no taboos towards Ouyang Rong and told him everything she knew.

In fact, this is the communication style between the two of them in their correspondence.

Ouyang Rong was straightforward and would only ask about specific matters and would not engage in idle chatter. Huang Xuan would always write a long and eloquent letter in reply. In addition to answering some of the Three Pure Ones' matters that Ouyang Rong was interested in, most of the content was about her life in the Maoshan Patriarch Hall.

Some interesting stories of girlhood, or problems in life, and occasionally complaining about her father Huang Feihong's love of drinking.

Huang Xuan never asked too many questions about what Ouyang Rong was concerned about.

It made someone feel a little embarrassed.

But it didn't break this tacit understanding.

Ouyang Rong finished reading the letter, folded it again and put it in the box.

He folded his hands, supported his chin with the back of his hands, and looked at the floor in front of him with deep eyes.

In fact, Huang Xuan, who had just joined the Shangqing Sect, did not know much. Ouyang Rong knew most of the contents of the letter regarding the decree to descend from the gods, or could figure it out.

After all, he had witnessed Li Dalang swallowing a talisman left by Master Yuan.

Moreover, he himself had once used a decree to descend upon the gods, in which he regarded himself as a god and descended into other human bodies, and had his own insights.

However, there was one point mentioned in Huang Xuan's letter that caught his attention.

He is a core member of the Shangqing Sect's Patriarch Hall. For thousands of years, the biggest taboo when using the decree to summon gods is that one cannot casually invite "wild gods" to possess the body.

The so-called "wild god", to put it simply and straightforwardly, is a strange existence.

The core members of the Shangqing Sect's Patriarch Hall usually only invite the true spirits of ancestors worshipped by the Three Pure Ones Taoist sects, or the sect's living celestial masters.

These are all "acquaintances", and at least there is a high probability that they will not harm or retaliate against the outstanding younger generations of our sect.

Similar to the talisman left by Master Yuan.

Ouyang Rong had tried it on Huang Feihong. As long as he ate the corresponding strong medium of a living creature that had existed before, such as the blood or hair of that creature, he would most likely be able to invite this god to descend upon him temporarily.

The scope of the decree to descend gods is certainly not limited to the ancestors and true spirits of the Three Pure Ones Taoist sect.

However, you can't just pick up anything on the ground and eat it, or ask any "god" to do it for you.

Ouyang Rong, who possessed Huang Feihong at the time, was also regarded as a "wild god" in the eyes of the Qing Patriarch Hall.

There are great risks in summoning a "wild god".

The Shangqing Patriarch Hall had issued a strict warning and repeatedly emphasized this to younger generations such as Huang Xuan.

The biggest consequence is that the "wild gods" will be greedy for this human body and will not leave. Although it is impossible to descend without time limit, it is possible to delay time.

As long as the "wild god" is cruel enough, is unwilling to retreat, and cannot find a supply of spiritual energy, in order to prolong time, he can use this human container to consume it until it dies.

Moreover, using the divine decree consumes a lot of the user's mental energy, and it is not enough to just have a supply of spiritual energy.

In the history of Shangqing Patriarch Hall, there was even a case where the gods that were sent down were too powerful. After occupying the back of the person who issued the order to send down the gods, they "crowded" too many places and "crowded" the person to death, turning him into a body with no self-intelligence, a walking corpse, no different from a fool...

However, according to what Huang Xuan revealed in the letter, this example has a sequel. The stupid body that had lost its own intelligence but had spiritual energy and became a walking corpse was later "recycled" by the Shangqing Sect of Maoshan and became an excellent vessel for the repeated descent of gods...

However, this kind of thing is too cruel and hurts one's virtue. The Shangqing Sect of Maoshan has always taken it as its mission to eliminate demons and defend the way of Taoism, so there will naturally be no repetition in the future...

In addition, according to Huang Xuan, many "wild gods" in this world are dazed and have no intelligence, so asking them to possess you is not only useless, but will also hurt yourself.

According to the experience of the Shangqing Sect’s Patriarch Hall, a “god” who can maintain a certain level of past spiritual wisdom must be “immortal.”

This "immortality" does not refer to physical immortality, but another level of immortality:

Have an anchor point.

For example, they are still worshipped by later generations with incense and burning candles; for example, they have made great contributions, done good deeds, and left immortal deeds in the world... and so on.

As long as this anchor point exists, past intelligence and memories can be largely preserved, and one can be considered not completely dead.

There are all kinds of dangerous and unknown factors, plus the red and black talismans are extremely precious, and the Shangqing Sect is famous for its declining population. There are only a handful of members of the ancestral hall in each generation who are qualified to use this Shangqing secret technique. As a result, for the sake of conservatism, the decree of the gods will only invite the true spirits related to the sect to descend...

"Being remembered by future generations, having done great deeds, being virtuous, and having made great statements, in a sense, immortal... This senior is so famous, he must be in line with this. I just don't know what his personality is like. What if he refuses to leave?"

Ouyang Rong whispered softly, his eyes slightly alert: "I heard from Yuan Huaimin's unofficial history that he has a history of refusing to pay for alcohol. He may be a drunkard.

"Based on my years of experience, people who are involved in any of alcohol, gambling, or drugs are generally not serious people."

After a pause, a thoughtful look appeared on his face. "In addition, what Huang Xuan said is correct. Last time I descended on Huang Feihong, I could clearly feel that as long as I didn't want to leave, Huang Feihong's spiritual consciousness that was watching could not drive me away...

"But this feeling of descending to another person's body is very strange. Huang Feihong's consciousness was still there at the time, and it seemed that we could communicate. He seemed to be watching from the sidelines, and we shared the same perspective, but he couldn't interfere with me... If I asked that senior to descend, would he be in the same situation and be able to communicate with him?"

He pondered for a while.

Ouyang Rong took out a red and black talisman that he had treasured for a long time, and an authentic manuscript of "Peach Blossom Spring", placed the two together on the table, and stroked them quietly with his palm.

Under the light, there was an indescribable calmness in his eyes.

This is Ouyang Rong’s latest killer move.

There is a lot of pressure on Chengtian Temple.

As a virgin of Yue, she must be at least a sixth-rank virtuous person. After all, her junior sister who always loved to compete with her is already a sixth-rank virtuous person.

As a genius of the time and the heir of Yuanjun, it is impossible for Yue Chuzi to be much slower than her junior sister.

Moreover, Yue Chuzi is the best swordsman in the world... All in all, his combat power can be regarded as a top-grade Qigong practitioner similar to the great lady Xue Zhongzhu, which should not be much different.

Wrestling with such a goddess-like figure made her retreat intimidated. It would not work without a killer move.

So Ouyang Rong thought, could he use the decree to summon the legendary sword master Tao Yuanming, who was once a poor scholar, to descend upon him.

This was a sudden idea he had when reviewing the last Xingzi Lake Buddha incident after he was drunk and used his sword to kill the enemy.

As a legendary swordsman, how strong was Tao Yuanming hundreds of years ago?

If one dared to retire to the countryside during the chaotic times of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, one should have the ability to escape unscathed.

Otherwise, wouldn't the various forces that covet the Ding Sword chase and kill people?

It is possible that this senior was just like him, who got angry and tired of killing people with his [Poor Scholar], so he became merciful and retired sincerely.

Now, with this original handwritten work of Tao Yuanming full of literary spirit, supplemented by red and black talismans, can we ask this old swordsman who has lost his meridians to descend upon us?
From Longcheng to now, the person Ouyang Rong is most familiar with is Mr. Tao.

Speaking of which, there is a close relationship between the two, so it should be a natural thing as long as there is a strong medium.

Ouyang Rong's eyes fell on the original copy of "Peach Blossom Spring" and his hand stroked the paper... After reading Huang Xuan's letter, the only thing that worried him was that Tao Yuanming had passed away hundreds of years ago. If he rashly invited him to possess his body, there might be a problem that the "wild god" would refuse to leave.

After all, with such a handsome appearance, wouldn’t he be coveted by others?
Thinking of this, Ouyang Rong, who was sitting at the desk with a thoughtful look on his face, rubbed his face with a little sadness.

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(PS: It’s the end of the month, I’m begging for a monthly ticket! It’s about to expire, woo woo or2)

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