After Green Leaf finished writing on the yellow paper, he waved it in the air.
There was a flash of Thunder Light.
The yellow paper with the vermilion words burned.
The burning yellow paper turned into a puff of green smoke. The smoke was almost transparent, like a gentle breath of fresh air.
The fresh air condensed in the air and turned into a pure white bird.
Daoist Master Qing Ye cupped his hands towards the bird.
The bird flapped its wings and flew around Green Leaf three times. Then, it flew out of the quiet room and disappeared into the distant sky.
"Senior Brother Sect Master, are you … informing Taoist Gu Mu?"
The Green Cloud Temple elders beside him asked.
Slowly, Green Leaf nodded. "That's right."
"Senior Brother Sect Master, the situation is special now. Can you tell us who this Taoist Gu Mu is?" Someone beside him asked softly.
Green Leaf said, "It's not that I want to hide it from you, but this Taoist Gu Mu is really mysterious. I don't know much about him."
"Can he … beat the people of Chang 'an?"
Taoist Huang Ye asked Slowly.
Previously, the Eastern Tang Dynasty used the Hu Clan to exchange for Li Qiong, the ninth son of the King of Tang, and the Taoist Huang Ye of the Green Cloud Temple.
When Taoist Huang Ye was talking about the Eastern Tang royalty, he didn't say much. He only said that there was a Level-9 master in Chang 'an.
The Eastern Tang kept half of the message to Hong Xiao, the dean of White Horse College. They wanted Hong Xiao to test Chang 'an.
In the end, besides Hong Xiao, Li Xuannian and the others also lost.
After Taoist Huang Ye returned to the Green Cloud Temple, he didn't hold back.
First of all, the number one master in Chang 'an was a black-clothed old man named Dark Cloud.
His cultivation in both Taoist techniques and martial arts was at the Level-9.
More importantly, Mr. Dark Cloud wasn't the mayor of Chang 'an.
The real master of Chang 'an was someone else.
He was probably a master above the Level-9.
After hearing this, the higher-ups of the Green Cloud Temple all fell silent.
They didn't even dare to tell their juniors the truth.
Thank God, the dean of White Horse College, Hong Xiao, went to Chang 'an and never came back.
Otherwise, the elders like Taoist Huang Ye wouldn't know how to explain why their dean didn't go to Chang 'an to save Taoist Michito save Elder Elder Taoist Huang Ye.
After all, amongst the younger generation of disciples of the Green Cloud Monastery, their Monastery Master, Daoist Green Leaf, was one of the strongest experts in the Eastern Tang.
Apart from Li Xuanxin, the Tang King, and Hong Xiao, the Dean of the White Horse Academy, no one else could contend with Qing Ye the Enlightened.
After all, he was the number one master in Eastern Tang and the only Level-9 Taoist cultivator, Taoist Master.
Now, the news of Hong Xiao's defeat and unknown fate had come back. The morale of the Green Cloud Temple was greatly damaged. The elders didn't have to worry about how to explain the horror of Chang 'an to their juniors.
Now, everyone's hopes were pinned on that mysterious wandering Taoist.
After all, he was the one who made the Green Cloud Temple stand out and become the leader of the four famous Eastern Tang Taoist sects.
"I don't know if he can defeat the mayor of Chang 'an."
Slowly, Taoist Master Qing Ye said, "But he's a direct disciple of Tai Qing Palace."
Taoist Huang Ye and the other Green Cloud Temple elders were first stunned when they heard the name of Tai Qing Palace, then they were overjoyed.
They didn't have a clear idea of how powerful Tai Qing Palace was.
In reality, the vast majority of people in the Eastern Tang had never heard of the great name of the Supreme Purity Palace.
The same was true for many Taoist disciples.
Only the elders of the four famous sects, such as Green Cloud Temple and Fuzhen Guan, were well-informed and had heard of Tai Qing Palace.
It was no wonder that others didn't know. Even in the cognition of Taoist Huang Ye and others, it was also a legendary holy land. They couldn't remember it in their daily life and treated it more as a fairy tale.
For a group of high-level Taoist cultivators, a legend that could be regarded as a fairy tale showed that it was extraordinary.
Legend has it that it was the paradise that all Taoist disciples yearned for.
For many years, Pure Yang Palace, Tai Qing Palace, and Zhengyi Sect were known as the three great Taoist holy lands in this world.
Since the collapse of Pure Yang Palace decades ago, only Zhengyi Sect could be compared with Tai Qing Palace.
For the people of Green Cloud Temple, it was an unreachable holy land.
When they heard that the traveling Daoist priest was actually a direct disciple of the Tai Qing Palace, Daoist Yellow Leaf and the other elders simultaneously felt that it was beyond their expectations. They actually weren't particularly shocked.
"Even if he can't defeat the mayor of Chang 'an, if he can invite the immortal elders of Tai Qing Palace, then sweeping Chang' an City would be a piece of cake." A Green Cloud Temple elder was pleasantly surprised.
Taoist Master Qing Ye nodded. "This is exactly the result that I wanted to see.
Although we couldn't take down the girl with the Pure Yang Immortal Soul, we did our best to give the news to Taoist Gu Mu.
At that time, he will go to the Pure Yang Immortal Soul, and we will wait for the opportunity to save Senior Brother Cang Ye. "
He looked at Taoist Huang Ye. "There is only one chance to contact Taoist Gu Mu. I wanted to keep it to myself, but in the end, Junior Brother Huang Ye fell into the enemy's hands. I am really sorry. Fortunately, Junior Brother Huang Ye returned safely. Now that Lay Buddhist Hong of White Horse College can't defeat Chang 'an, I can only use this chance to contact Gu Mu and hope to save Senior Brother Cang Ye."
"Master, you are too serious. This is related to the future of our temple. Senior Brother should be cautious." Taoist Huang Ye comforted him.
Taoist Master Qing Ye nodded and looked into the distance. "I will wait patiently."
…
At the same time, in the Eastern Tang Palace, King of Tang Li Xuanxin looked at the people in front of him quietly.
Among them were Crown Prince Li Hong, Prime Minister Lu Meng, Grand Commandant Xiang Junming, and Imperial Tutor Taoist Tian Yan.
In addition, there was the old Prince Li Dong, who had just returned from Hexi County.
Li Qiong, the Prince of Danhe, who was exchanged by Eastern Tang for the people of the Hu family.
Cheng Jingyuan, the elder of the Cheng family, who was exchanged by Eastern Tang for the body of Murong Ting.
The Taoist standing next to him was Meng Shen, the head of the Xuan Yi Sect.
The elegant middle-aged man standing next to Cheng Jingyuan was Crown Prince Li Hong's uncle, the head of the Cheng family, Cheng Qing.
Today, all the important officials of Eastern Tang who had left the capital returned to the Royal Capital Luyang Castle.
"The Tang Empire is now at a critical moment. We need all of you to work together."
Slowly, King of Tang said.
The people below bowed together. "We obey His Majesty's order."
"The rebels of Chang 'an are indeed plotting rebellion." Slowly, King of Tang said, "They are not willing to stay in one place. Slowly, they are expanding outward. Although their actions are not drastic, their intention to rebel is obvious."
Everyone looked solemn.
With the strength that Chang 'an had shown so far, their expansion was not drastic. In fact, it was a little conservative.
Among the hundreds of counties in Eastern Tang, they had only occupied Longbei, Longnan, Hexi, and Yunzhong.
Moreover, these four counties were located in the northwest, not the heartland of Eastern Tang.
To some extent, it could even be said that if they lost them, it would not affect the foundation of Eastern Tang.
But that was not what King of Tang was looking at.
What he saw was that although Chang 'an's expansion was not drastic, it was unstoppable step by step.
No matter who fought against it, Chang 'an had never been defeated.
Instead of saying that it was expanding slowly, it was more like it was doing it carelessly and casually.
If they did not want to take the land of Eastern Tang, they would let them keep it first.
When they wanted to take it, they could take it at will. Eastern Tang had no room to say no.
This attitude made people feel even more pressured.
Now, Chang 'an's expansion did seem a little unhurried.
But what if they changed their mind?
What if Chang 'an suddenly wanted to annex the hundreds of counties in Eastern Tang in one fell swoop?
Did they have the ability to do it?
This was the focus of Eastern Tang's emperor and ministers.
Prime Minister Lu Meng stepped forward and said, "Please send envoys to Northern Qi and Western Zhou to persuade the two kings of Qi and Zhou to send troops together to suppress Chang 'an."
Beside him, Taoist Priest Tian Yan, the Palace Master of Qingbokgung and also the Imperial Tutor of Eastern Tang, frowned and said, "There is still hope for Northern Qi. I'm afraid that Western Zhou will take the opportunity to join forces with Chang 'an to conquer Tang."
In reality, the Western Zhou Dynasty had done the same thing before, but the Eastern Tang had barely managed to hold them back.
"That was then and this is now." Xiang Junming, the Grand Commandant of Eastern Tang and an elder of Baihong Peak, said.
"In the past, the Western Zhou Empire was foolish enough to collude with a tiger and attack our Great Tang together with Chang 'an. But now, after the news of Hong Xiao's defeat in the Eastern Tang spread, if King Zhou isn't a fool, he should know that he is cooperating with a mysterious person."
Xiang Junming said, "Chang 'an is a fierce tiger that Western Zhou can't control. Hexi County has completely fallen into the hands of Chang' an. How can King Zhou sleep soundly with Hexi County right next to Western Zhou's bed?"
Taoist Priest Tian Yan nodded first, but still frowned and said, "Chang 'an also understands this. They can also persuade Western Zhou to join forces with them to deal with Tang first. Even if King Zhou doesn't agree, it is more likely that he will not help either side and just watch coldly. At the last moment, he will choose to take action."
Without Chang 'an, Eastern Tang would be the first to benefit, and the biggest.
"So, I want to ask His Majesty to allow me to go on a diplomatic mission to Western Zhou and Northern Qi to persuade King Zhou and King Qi. I want them to understand that without the lips, the teeth will feel cold." Lu Meng bowed to King Tang.
"Minister Lu, you will go on a diplomatic mission to Western Zhou." King Tang looked around and said, "Hong 'er will go on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi. The important task will be entrusted to you two. Don't let me down."
Crown Prince Li Hong and Prime Minister Lu Meng bowed together and said, "Yes."
King Tang continued, "In addition, send people to other countries. The borders can't be chaotic at the moment. We can't give others a chance to loot a burning house."
He looked at Grand Commandant Xiang Junming and said, "Minister Xiang, I'll leave this to you."
Xiang Junming bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
King Tang ordered the court to adjourn, and the people dispersed.
He returned to the Imperial Study, where a commander of the Secret Pavilion was waiting.
"What's the progress of the matter I ordered you to investigate?" King Tang asked.
"Reporting to His Majesty, the other party seems to have noticed how we are tracking them. They are trying to hide and shake us off. We still need some time," the commander replied.
King Tang was silent for a long time. After a while, he ordered, "Continue the investigation. Do not make any mistakes. Determine their location as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The commander of the Secret Pavilion replied and left.
King Tang took out his Square Dagger-Axe and kept wiping it.
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