Chapter 19: The Taoist and the Nun (Part 1)

  Three days later, Xiang Xiaosi took three golden bottles and left the General Ming Temple with Princess Jincheng and Master Zhujin to head for Chang'an City.

  Xiaoyue Zhenren brought Xiao Daotong along, saying he wanted to visit the capital and have a face-to-face drumming competition with Qianjin Fang Sun Simiao, to let everyone in the world know who was the real number one divine doctor.

  As for the method of comparison, Xiao Si had also curiously asked Yan Yue Zhen Ren. The old madman thought for half a day, looking at Xiao Si and said: "Why don't you get blasted by the Golden Elixir again, and let Sun Qian Jin come to try it out? This way is the simplest, most intuitive, and most convincing, absolutely no need to worry about others having anything to say."

  Shut up immediately and never mention it again.

  According to Xiao Si's idea, he originally planned to return to Jiangzhou first to visit Wan'er and bring the golden vase with the painting of Empress Dazhou as a gift. This girl must like it, and he can also take the opportunity to deepen their relationship.

  Unfortunately, both Master Juejin and Princess Jincheng were eager to enter the capital, and Xiao Si's arms couldn't twist around his legs, so he was forcibly taken along by this mother-daughter duo.

  The other two golden bottles are Princess Xiao Niangpi and Yazhulan, the master of Ri Zong. The beauties such as Princess Nanyang, Changsun Guanyin, and Li Xiuning each have their own charm, but unfortunately, they either have a main flower or have to follow the rule of "buy two get one free", so I can only bear the pain and cut my love. Anyway, the old madman has no children, when he kicks the bucket, won't all these bottles be mine?

  Five people rode the wind, at dusk, a group of people entered Chang'an City. To avoid drawing attention to themselves, Master Juejin changed into ordinary clothes and followed Xiao Si to rest in Liu Garden first.

  A crowd of people arrived outside the willow garden and saw eight burly men standing in front of the gate, but Xiao Si didn't recognize any of them.

  Xiaoyue Zhenren looked up and glanced at the signboard on the door, puzzled: "Xiao Dian, didn't you take a wrong turn? This is Huitong Biureau, why is the signboard of Duanfu hanging on the door?"

  Xiao Si was also stunned, thinking that he had left Chang'an for less than a month, how could the Liu Garden have changed owners?

  Just then, three people walked out of the gate of Liu Garden. In front was Geng Shaohua with a furious face, and behind him were Long Chuyuan and Wan'er. Long Chuyuan was smiling and whispering something to Wan'er in a low voice. No one noticed Xiao Si and his master, Xie Yue Zhenren, as well as Jue Jin Shitai and her daughter standing across the street.

  Xiao Siyi saw Long Chouyuan wrapped around Wan'er like a dog skin plaster, and suddenly flames rose three feet high. Without thinking why they had rushed back from Jiangzhou to Chang'an, he took three steps as two and charged forward, punching the little boy's face without saying a word.

  Long Chouyuan was completely unprepared, "Ah yo" loudly cried out and fell backwards onto the steps. When he saw clearly that it was Xiao Si who had come, his face covered in blood and his speech unclear, he shouted: "You surnamed Xiao, you're about to die yet still dare to show off your ferocity?"

  Xiao Si didn't care about San Qi's twenty-one moves and kicked Long Chuyuan to the ground with one foot, pinning his head down and punching him fiercely.

  Geng Shaohua and Wan'er finally reacted, hastily rushing forward to mediate: "Fourth Uncle, stop fighting quickly!"

  The two burly men with thick arms also recognized Xiao Si, and they shouted in unison: "Xiao Si, you have a big nerve, daring to beat up an imperial martial officer right in front of the Duan Manor!"

  "What's going on?" Xiao Si was stunned, releasing Long Chao-yuan who had a bruised nose and face, and looked at Geng Shao-hua and Wan-er, "What is the meaning of this?"

  Geng Shaohua helped Long Chouyuan up, and bitterly said: "We've only been away from Chang'an for a few days, but Yuwen Cheng has already led the Imperial Guards to search and seize the Liu Garden. They claimed that it was a den of thieves hiding in the Huibo Bureau, and they arrested all of them, including Yi, the deputy head of the Huibo Bureau, and threw them into the great prison. The Liu Garden was also confiscated and sold to Duan Zhentian."

  Wan'er said, "We just came to reason with Duan Zhentian. This old dog is so arrogant and even said that Father had an affair with the water bandits of the twelve linked caves of the Yangtze River and wanted to report it to the authorities to catch him."

  "How dare you!" Several burly men heard that Yuanyu publicly scolded Duan Zhentian and swarmed up to him.

  Xiao Si suddenly understood all the causes and consequences, but it was strange that Duan Tian had such a big dog's gall, didn't he fear that he would throw away that secret letter?

  Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck: "It must be that Old Demon Duan leaked Laozi's whereabouts to Emei, which led to the pursuit by Jian Yong and Ye Qi. And with Juejin Shitai also taking action in person, he thought that even if Laozi didn't die, he wouldn't dare return to Chang'an again, so he took advantage of the situation to collude with Yuwen Chengdu and deal a blow to the Chang'an branch."

  He suddenly understood the ins and outs, his heart cleared up at once, and he said with a smile: "Old ghost Duan, your creditor is here!" With a flick of his wrist, he kicked all the burly men who were rushing over into the wall with his Zhuque Seven-Linked Ring.

  Long Chouyuan covered his cheeks and shouted: "Rebel, rebel! You are committing murder in broad daylight, is there still a king's law?"

  Jincheng Princess stepped forward slowly and said coldly, "Whose royal law are you talking about?"

  Long Chouyuan didn't recognize Princess Jincheng for a moment and said with confidence: "Of course, it's the law of Great Sui!"

  Xiao Si smiled and said: "Are you saying that the laws of Great Sui are decided by you?"

  Long Chouyuan said proudly: "I am a military officer of the Forbidden Army, you are just commoners......huh?"

  He finally saw clearly who the girl standing in front of him was, and his legs went soft with a thud as he knelt to the ground, trembling: "Your humble servant Long Chouyuan greets Your Highness, may you live for a thousand years, a thousand times a thousand years!"

  "Get out, don't let me see you again."

  Xiao Si saw that behind him were the two unparalleled masters, Emei and Kunlun, supporting him. With the addition of his status as a princess's son, such a luxurious lineup made it impossible for even Duan Shentian to resist, let alone Yuwen Chengdu.

  He waved his hand magnanimously and said: "Let's go, we'll take back the garden!" With a heroic spirit, he rushed straight in.

  Wan'er glanced at Princess Jincheng and chased after Xiang Xiao Si, saying in a low voice: "Have you been with her all these days?"

  Xiao Si suddenly realized that Wan Er's gaze was not kind, and his head grew big like a bowl. This girl is good at everything, but the vinegar taste is too strong. But before he could respond, he heard Princess Jincheng say calmly: "To be more precise, it was him who followed me inseparably for this entire month."

  Watching Wan'er's face turn pale, Xiǎo Sì let out a soft moan. In her heart, she was furious at Princess Jīnchéng for intentionally causing trouble. She hastily shouted: "Old ghost Duàn, get out!" and quickly took two steps forward, shaking off the two women as she rushed towards the willow garden.

  At this time, Duan Zhentian had already received the news and led a group of prepared disciples and more than ten Jinyi military officers to rush out and block Xiao Si's path.

  He never expected that Xiao Si would still be alive and come back, and even more so, to barge into the Liu Garden with such audacity!

  But under the watchful eyes of everyone, Duan Zhentian had no choice but to put on a stern face and say: "Xiao Si, aren't you afraid of being beheaded or imprisoned for breaking into someone's home?"

  Xiao Si sneered: "This is my garden, today I will get back both principal and interest from you!"

  Those dozen or so imperial guards had recognized Princess Jincheng and were staring at each other in silence.

  Under the pressure of Duan Shentian, he had no choice but to scold: "How dare you, this willow garden is where I spent 300,000 taels..." As soon as he said this, he immediately realized his mistake, but it was too late to take it back.

  Xiao Si sneered and said, "You don't have money to repay your debts, but you do have money to buy a house. General Duan, since you are not benevolent, then don't blame me for being unrighteous!" He pulled out the waist card of the Imperial Guard from his belt and shouted loudly, "By order of His Majesty, I am here to arrest the rebel party of Duan Zhen Tian who privately colluded with the traitor Shan Xiong Xin. Whoever dares to obstruct will be charged with the crime of being a traitor!"

  The group of Yuwen Chengdu's Imperial Guards were all stunned, staring at the waist card held high by Xiao Si, unsure of what to do. They had originally been ordered by their superiors to station themselves in Liu Garden to prevent people from the Hui Tong Bureau from causing trouble. Who would have thought that Xiao Si would also reveal his official identity, and even bring along Princess Jincheng!

  One of the right Wei Fu Sima asked: "Xiang... brother, you said that Duan Zong's escort head privately colluded with the rebels, what evidence do you have?"

  Xiao Si Leng sneered: "I have my own evidence, I'll present it to the Emperor soon. Old ghost Duan, just wait for your family to be arrested and exterminated!"

  Duan Zhen Tian's face turned ashen, and he bellowed: "Don't listen to this little dog's nonsense!" He suddenly darted forward, his hand reaching out to grab.

  Xiao Si's eyes were fixed on the silk thread, and she didn't move, calling out: "Uncle!"

  Xia Yue Zhen Ren was enthusiastically drinking from a wine jug, and no one noticed that the old Taoist priest in black robes with his face half hidden behind the jug was actually Xia Yue Zhen Ren, the renowned Kunlun Yao Tai Gong Qi Suo, one of the two greatest divine doctors under heaven.

  At the sound of Xiang Si's cries, he angrily shouted: "You scoundrel, who dares to bully my nephew? I'll flay you alive!" In three or two mouthfuls, he drained his wine and hurled the empty jug at Duan Tian with a crash, striking him right in the face.

  Duan Zhen Tian was shocked, sensing that the wine jar contained a majestic and powerful aura of the immortal family, and did not dare to reach out to take it, hastily dodging and retreating.

  Just as Duan Zhentian's body was about to rise, a dark cloud flew in front of him and the old madman struck like lightning, grabbing his chest with one hand. With a palm strike, a burst of air shot out, making a "popping" sound that blew all his clothes to shreds, revealing his shiny naked body.

  At the same time, Xie Yue Zhen Ren's right hand grasped a wine jug and "crashed" it onto Duan Zhen Tian's skull, knocking him unconscious.

  This sudden movement was so swift that no one in the audience had time to react, and only top-notch experts like Jueyin Shitai and Princess Jincheng were able to see every detail clearly.

  Duan Zhen Tian's cultivation was not as good as that of the evil moon true person, but it wasn't to the point where he would be defeated in a single round. The problem lay in his impulsive anger, which made him focus all his attention on Xiao Si and Princess Jincheng, leaving him caught off guard by the old madman from the very beginning, and subsequently every step he took fell into the opponent's calculations, making it harder for him to turn the tables than climbing to heaven.

  What's even more wonderful is that the Evil Moon True Person didn't even use the power of Sitting High Hand, making it impossible for the Chang'an Great Array to react, not even Heaven itself could help Duan Shentian.

  Xiaoyue Zhenren's move immediately stunned everyone present. A guard officer carefully examined the old madman and exclaimed, "You... you are Xiaoyue Xianchang?!"

  Xia Yue Zhenren pulled out another wine jug from his sleeve, broke the seal and sniffed it, saying indifferently: "Who else wants to bully my nephew? Wait for me, I'll drink this wine first, and then use the empty jug to smash people."

  Those earth-shaking disciples couldn't believe their eyes. The legendary Sword Immortal, unexpectedly standing right in front of them, and repeatedly calling Duan Xiao Si "nephew". Good heavens, what kind of calamity has the leader of the Duan Clan gotten himself into this time!

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