Chapter 155 154. The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain
"This year, the spring and summer rains have been continuous for two months. All prefectures under the jurisdiction of Nandu have been affected by floods. The people have been displaced and suffered serious damage."

"Besides, when the water floods, water monsters sometimes come ashore to harass the people, making the place uneasy."

"Now the evil month is approaching, with poisonous fire and evil water colliding. By then, I am afraid that the heavenly order will be disrupted, or there will be a great chaos."

"The Southern Capital Court and the North Pole Exorcism Institute have ordered all government offices to send personnel to exorcise demons along the river. At the same time, they hope that all sects will swear to take responsibility for defending their territory."

Taoist Qingning was at the top, his expression was solemn, and he spoke eloquently: "Our Yuanfu Temple is the orthodox sect of Xuanmen, so it is our duty."

What a mess.
Xu Qing's eyes flickered. The so-called chaos should be clear at a glance——

Faced with such a rare opportunity, the old dragon in Hongze Lake could no longer hold back.

Unfortunately, Hongze Lake is a lake country in itself, and the old dragon can use the geographical advantages to display its unrivaled strength.

And if they are forced into a desperate situation, the Huai River water transport will be activated, and the water from the Hongze Lake will be poured out to flood the area. Then the entire Nandu will become a vast ocean.

No one can bear the consequences.

Especially since this matter will cause great damage to the country's fortune.
Therefore, Yuanfu Temple and the imperial court were afraid to fight back.

After the first expedition failed,

Build a long embankment,

The old dragon and the countless water monsters under his command were trapped in Hongze Lake.

The Southern Capital Court, the Arctic Exorcism Institute and the Yuanfu Temple organized this action at this time. In addition to eliminating monsters and providing disaster relief, it may also be possible to weaken the conditions for the old dragon to escape the river.

Taoist Qingning glanced at the disciples who were receiving the ordination, and continued in a clear voice:
"The head of the sect has given instructions, and after discussion among the elders, it has been decided that Elder Jingyi will lead the disciples to go to various places to sort out the water veins, eliminate demons and evil, and provide disaster relief and eliminate epidemics."

Elder Jingyi is the elder of the water sect in the temple and the master of Senior Brother Yinshan. Going down the mountain to eliminate monsters is only secondary this time. The important thing is to sort out and suppress the water veins in various places.

"Go back and prepare. We will gather at the mountain gate tomorrow and set off."

"Yes!" All the disciples who were given the ordination answered in unison.

Xu Qing returned to his own courtyard. He had nothing to pack, as all his things were stored in the Hu Tian Fu.

However, just in case, he took this opportunity to draw a few more talismans.

And went back to Xu Mansion at the foot of the mountain.

He gave three talismans of "No Entry Without Permission" and several talismans for self-defense, attack and water suppression to the Xu family.

"Dad, Mom, I will be with my fellow disciples in the temple to eliminate demons and provide relief. I will not be staying in the temple for the time being. If you have anything to do, you can ask Uncle Xing to find someone from the Li Mansion or to find Captain Luo from the government office."

"Store more food in the near future and don't leave the city. It's best to stay at home and go out less."

"San'er, is something going to happen?" The second son Xu Huai heard a hint of uneasiness in Xu Qing's words.

Xu Qing nodded: "Yes, but we can't get involved in this matter, we can only passively bear it."

The second oldest, Xu Huai, raised his eyes and met Xu Qing's gaze. They touched their lips and uttered a word silently.

dragon.
Xu Qing was slightly stunned.

I didn’t expect that my second brother actually guessed it.

The second son, Xu Huai, recently entered a private school. Because of his relationship with the Li family, the private school specially sent a teacher to teach Xu Huai, who had no basic knowledge at all.

Older students like Xu Huai were not uncommon in that private school. After all, the imperial examination was held every three years, and many people had to wait for it.

In addition, Xu Huai did not hide the fact that he entered the private school through the Li family's connections, so everyone was happy to make friends with Xu Huai.

When scholars have nothing to do together, they naturally want to give advice on the country. This allowed Xu Huai to learn a lot about Huai'an.

"San'er, I'll do as you say." Father Xu took a breath, "We'll stay in the house and not go out from now on."

"Big brother and second brother, you guys should not go to the martial arts hall or private school for the time being."

Xu's mother Liu Fang opened her mouth, her eyes filled with worry, but all she had to say turned into a warning:
"San'er, be careful when you go out, and don't push yourself too hard."

"Don't worry, Mom." Xu Qing responded with a smile.

The next day,

Although the sky was gloomy, it was rare that there was no rain.

At the mountain gate.

There are already quite a few disciples who are being ordained and those who are being ordained waiting to set off.

This time, Elder Jingyi led the team to sort out the water veins in various prefectures in Nandu and set up a water-suppressing talisman formation.

His disciples will form several teams with other fourth-level disciples.
The disciples of Elder Jingyi are responsible for suppressing the water veins.

The other disciples who have been ordained in the fourth realm will lead the disciples who have been ordained in the third realm and the disciples who have been ordained to be responsible for the specific matters of eliminating demons and suppressing disasters.

Xu Qing glanced at the crowd and saw the figures of Li Pingan and others in the crowd, then he walked towards them.

"Xu Qing, which team are you joining this time?"

"Brother Yinshan's team."

"Really?" Li Ping'an's face lit up, "We are also serving under Senior Brother Yinshan."

"That would be great. We can take care of each other."

"I won't hold you back this time." Li Ping'an and the others knew very well that Xu Qing's "take care of each other" was just a polite remark.

The gap in their realm of cultivation was getting bigger and bigger. When he was doing errands with Xu Qing in the past, he could still do some negotiations and errands, which could barely be considered as "taking care of each other."

But now that Xu Qing has been promoted to the Qi Refining Realm, he has many spells and talismans with different powers, and he can complete these tasks by himself. However, the tasks between the disciples who are granted the talisman and the disciples who are passed on the talisman are different this time, and both parties can do their own duties within the scope of their respective tasks.

"Are you all ready?"

The leading elder Jing Yi glanced at the front of the mountain gate hall and saw a group of disciples who were already dressed in an orderly manner.

"Reply to the elder, we are ready!"

Elder Jingyi nodded, looked at the other elders who came to see him off, and said, "Everyone, let's go."

The disciples behind him also bowed in unison, following Elder Jingyi.

The elders, led by Taoist Qingning, bowed their heads and said loudly: "The Qi of the heavens is vast and our Taoism is prosperous!"

"The Qi of the heavens is vast and my Tao is flourishing!" All the disciples shouted in unison, their voices shaking the whole area and causing a flock of birds to fly high.

"set off!"

Elder Jingyi made some hand gestures, his sleeves fluttered, his clothes fluttered, and he created a cloud and carried all his disciples away into the air.

The elders, headed by Taoist Qingning, watched their disciples go down the mountain with shining eyes.

After flying a distance,

Elder Jingyi stopped the cloud, pointed out several of his disciples, assigned a few white clouds to let them lead other fellow disciples to the areas they were responsible for.

The entire Nandu governed 14 prefectures and four directly governed states, a total of more than 100 counties, and countless villages.
The territory spanned is vast,
It is impossible to act in a unified manner, we must act separately.

Elder Jingyi has six major disciples, fourteen prefectures and four direct-controlled states, and each person is responsible for three prefectures or direct-controlled states.

The cloud split into seven. Elder Jingyi's cloud stayed still. It waited until the six clouds flying away in all directions disappeared from sight before it flew towards Nandu.

Senior Brother Yinshan is in charge of the three prefectures of Yangzhou, Fengyang and Luzhou.

When Xu Qing and his party first arrived at Jiangdu County, the capital of Yangzhou Prefecture, they were immediately welcomed by local officials and people.

"Hello, immortal masters."

"Hello, people."

"Thank you for your hard work, Immortal Master."

“Serve the people.”

After a friendly exchange, Xu Qing and his group, led by Senior Brother Yinshan, were welcomed into the Jiangdu County Government.

In addition to the prefect and several others waiting in the yamen, there were also two demon-hunting envoys from the North Pole Exorcism Institute who were under the "Kang Jinlong" constellation.

The two demon hunters wore black hats without wings and narrow-sleeved black robes. The collar and cuffs of the robes were embroidered with auspicious patterns of soaring clouds in white thread.

On the chest was a golden horned dragon with shining scales and bared fangs and claws, looking extremely majestic.

"I am the Xingxiu 'Kang Jinlong' and my subordinate is the demon-hunting envoy 'Zuo Sheti' Luo Yufei."

"I am the starry sky 'Kang Jinlong' and my subordinate the demon-hunting envoy 'Right Sheti' Chen Haodong."

The two demon hunters saluted Xu Qing and his group and introduced their identities.

"Next, the two of us will assist the Taoist priests of Yuanfu Temple to suppress the water veins in various places and eliminate demons and monsters."

"I am a disciple of Yuanfu Temple, and my Taoist name is 'Anyuan'." Senior Brother Yinshan stepped out from the crowd and started chatting with the two demon hunters.

In addition, there was another fourth-level disciple named "An Ran" in their team who came out. An Ran was the young Taoist priest whom Xu Qing had met once at the disciple-recruiting conference in the past.

The four people and the prefect of the yamen discussed the next arrangements.

Xu Qing was looking at the two demon hunters from the side.

The North Pole Exorcism Institute has a clear hierarchy. Under the "Purple Star" Emperor Da Sheng, there are four saints, five kings and twenty-eight constellations. Under each of the twenty-eight constellations there are direct envoys who are in charge of hunting down demons.

The ranks of the demon-hunting officers under the jurisdiction of these constellations range from the sixth to the fourth rank.

The two people before him are named after the subordinate star officials of the constellation “Kang Jinlong”, and they should be fourth-rank demon-catching envoys.

But when Xu Qing felt the aura of these two demon hunters, he felt that the tragic aura on them was far less than that of the demon hunter Qin Hongsheng he had seen before who was under the command of "Kui Mulang".

Moreover, there was a subtle sense of arrogance in his eyes, not like a killer who had crawled out of the battle of life and death, but more like a person who enjoyed honor and dignity.

Li Pingan noticed Xu Qing looking at the two demon hunters, and leaned over to whisper, "The 'Kang Jinlong' lineage of the North Pole Exorcist Institute is extremely special, and all of them are from the royal family."

A royal family member?
No wonder.

As a member of the royal family, it is naturally impossible for him to crawl out step by step from the sea of ​​blood and corpses like Qin Hongsheng.

This demeanor is understandable.

While Xu Qing was thinking about this, he suddenly heard the left sheti Luo Yufei speak:
"Now there is an important matter that concerns the safety of countless people along the river. I need the help of the Taoist priests of Yuanfu Temple."

"Just tell us what's going on. If it's possible, all the disciples in Yuanfu Temple will naturally do their best." Senior Brother Yinshan looked indifferent.

There was still half of his sentence that he hadn't said directly, but he believed that the demon hunter in front of him could hear it clearly.

In recent years, Brother Yinshan has traveled around to control floods in various places and has dealt with many officials from various places. Naturally, he knows the personalities of most officials.

The people in the Arctic Exorcism Institute are better, but the "Kang Jinlong" lineage is almost the same as the officials.

"There are now several fourth-level alligator dragons and countless dragon descendants lurking on the banks of the river. They have been taking advantage of the continuous rain and surging river water to continuously come ashore and devour many villagers."

"I hope that the Taoist priests can lend us a hand and kill these alligator dragons."

(End of this chapter)