It is said that many years ago, a mission from the Western Regions paid tribute to the Central Plains Dynasty and regarded it as a treasure. Could it be that the incense from the Western Regions still exists somewhere in the capital?

Lin Jue thought about it, but still couldn't figure it out.

His time in the capital was still too short, and he had even less time to cultivate and eliminate demons. In addition, he recently went to the Sutra Pavilion for two months of retreat, so he was not clear about recent events in the capital.

Lin Jue looked at Luo Gong.

"I seem to have some impression of this thing, but I can't remember it." Luo Gong said calmly, "What do you want this thing for?"

"Alchemy."

Lin Jue has nothing to hide from Luo Gong.

"Go ask Fan Tianshi."

Well, this is what Lin Jue thought too.

I don't know the capital well, but there is someone who knows the capital very well living next door.

Lin Jue took back the stylus, smoothed out the war poem, and walked out of the yard.

Outside is a small garden.

On the edge of the small lake, with a willow tree hanging by the willow tree, a middle-aged Taoist with an immortal spirit faced the lake, with his back to everyone, as if he was fishing, but without a fishing rod. In short, he looked elegant.

"Fellow Daoist Fan."

"Brother Dao, what's the matter?"

"I have something to ask fellow Taoist." Lin Jue saluted.

"Ouch!" Fan Tianshi suddenly became solemn and quickly bowed lower in return. His immortal spirit was gone, "If Brother Dao has anything to say, just ask."

"Fan Daoyou is in the capital. I heard that he is the person who goes to the Sutra Pavilion most often to read books. He is also well-informed and well-informed. So I would like to ask Daoyou, have you ever heard of something called 'Swallow's Egg Fragrance'?

"

"Snake egg scent?"

"The swallow of swallows, the eggs for laying eggs, the incense for incense, also known as the wood spirit of the Western Regions." Lin Jue added.

Fan Tianshi paid great attention to it, and immediately started to think about it. The result was soon obtained, and he said without any hesitation: "I have heard of this thing at least three times."

"Three times?" Lin Jue was surprised, "Please enlighten me."

"Don't dare."

Fan Tianshi kept his posture very low:

"I saw it for the first time in unofficial history. It is said that in the early years of the reign of Emperor Taizong, Emperor Taizong was so powerful that after he pacified the world, he personally led an army on an expedition to the Western Regions. In order to avoid being destroyed, a small country donated many beautiful BMWs and horses to Emperor Taizong.

Precious treasures, the most precious of which is a piece of wood incense, shaped like a swallow's egg. It is said that this thing has the effect of driving away plagues and making people live longer.

"Emperors who are not great have always been proud, and even the most arrogant among them did not even respect the gods of the Nine Heavens. This custom came from Emperor Taizong.

"It is said that Emperor Taizong felt that he was perfect, and that he was the best in both civil and martial arts. He had no one before or since. He believed that his only shortcoming was that he was short-lived. But he was too arrogant. He believed that after his death, he would be able to go to heaven and become a celestial being.

And he felt that he must not seek immortality while he was alive, otherwise even the heavens would be jealous of such a perfect and powerful emperor as he was once he attained immortality, so he disdained any treasures and elixirs that were rumored to prolong life.

"Legend has it that a few years later, there was a serious epidemic in the army. He actually lit this incense stick. As a result, the incense filled the air that day and turned into thick fog and clouds. The plague really disappeared without a trace."

Fan Tianshi paused as he spoke:

"At first I thought it was just random records from unofficial history. There is no such rare thing in the world. But since Taoist brothers are all looking for this bird's egg fragrance, I think it is true."

Lin Jue thought for a moment after hearing this. The Western Wood Spirit and the Expedition to the Western Regions, plus the refutation of his predecessors who also said that it has the effect of repelling the plague, this rumor is probably true.

However, the great Emperor Taizong did not become a celestial being after his death.

"What about the second time?"

"The second time I saw it was in the Sutra Pavilion. During the previous dynasty, a small country in the Western Regions accidentally obtained this thing and came to pay tribute to the Central Plains Dynasty. The emperor and queen of the previous dynasty regarded it as a treasure and scraped a little of it with a knife every day.

When I came down, I sometimes burned incense, sometimes made elixirs, and sometimes swallowed them, hoping to prolong my life, but both of them were short-lived.

Well, it seemed like he was poisoned when he died."

"ah-."

"The third time is now."

"Hmm? Now?"

Lin Jue suddenly became interested.

"Brother Taoist, I have been cultivating in the courtyard for a long time. I haven't heard that it will be your majesty's birthday in a while. Many countries in the western region and the north have sent envoys. The capital has been very lively recently." Fan Tianshi said to Lin Jue.

, "But I heard that that small country came again. This time they did not bring any other tributes or gifts. They only had an incense, which was the legendary bird's egg incense."

"I see--"

Lin Jue immediately opened his eyes wide.

It turns out it’s so close right in front of you·

He had thought before that this thing might be in the capital, so "Senior Refutation" would write a poem to remind him that it was close at hand, but he did not expect that the object was so close and that it was so accurate.

Fan Tianshi's information is indeed well-informed, but even more informed is the "Senior Refutation" who is far away in the mountains. So how should I pursue it?

Lin Jue frowned and thought.

There must be a teacher among us when we are walking together. It will never hurt to get more advice, so he naturally and sincerely asked the person in front of him for advice: "I want to get this thing, but I don't know how to do it. Do you have any suggestions, fellow Taoist?"

"There must be a way, but it may not be a good one." Fan Tianshi thought for a moment and said, "It is still some time before His Majesty's birthday. As long as you are in the capital, fellow Taoist, if there is a good way, it will appear automatically.

In front of fellow Taoists."

"rational-"

Lin Jue was thoughtful and then thanked Fan Tianshi:

"Thank you, fellow Taoist."

"Brother Taoist, there is no need to say thank you. If you need anything, just ask Pindao."

"Definitely!" Lin Jue said solemnly, looking at Fan Tianshi, Xiao Hu and Yang Liu Yiyi, "I'm sorry to disturb you, fellow Taoist, please continue."

Then he bowed, turned around, and walked back.

A fox that was only as big as a finger knuckle was running wildly on the tree nearby, trying hard and hard to keep up with him.

"How can I get this?"

Lin Jue was still thinking while walking -

Are you going to steal from the treasury?

Or go and rob the Western Region Mission?

Or is it the head of the Leopard King in exchange for the emperor? The emperor may agree? Or the head of the Queen Mother of the East? Can I get it myself?

"It's difficult——."

Fan Tianshi is right when he says that there are indeed ways, but they may not be good ones.

The bad thing is that it's either not the right way, or it's not necessarily possible, or it's not easy enough.

Fortunately, I already know where it is.

Just take a look at it step by step.

Lin Jue returned to the courtyard and the quiet room, and thought about it again, but there was no result yet, so he put his thoughts aside for the time being.

"throat·-..-

Lin Jue spread a piece of paper on the table and took out the pen from the pen holder.

A fox as big as a finger knuckle stood aside and watched, and then ran around on the table. Lin Jue simply turned the pen holder upside down and covered it directly inside.

Dip your pen in ink and write four big characters:

"The Great Yin and Yang Method."

This is a supreme and mysterious practice method. Since I want to write it down, I have the mystery in my heart when I write it, and my mind is moved accordingly. When the pen falls on the paper, there seems to be some wonderful rhyme in the handwriting on the paper.

"Tuk-tuk——"

The smaller fox made a noise in the bamboo pen holder, and moved around the table with the pen holder, seemingly unable to find its direction.

I could faintly hear a small voice shouting "let me out", but it refused to get louder and come out again.

Lin Jue ignored it and concentrated on writing.

There are mysterious handwritings on the paper.

The capital is indeed becoming more and more lively.

Not only the original people of the capital, not only the envoys from the Western Regions and the North who came to celebrate their birthdays, but also many scholars, wealthy businessmen, and strangers from Qinzhou and even further places came to the capital.

Come and join in the fun.

It's like attending a temple fair.

But it’s just like a temple fair-

Not only people like the excitement, but also the fairies, ghosts and spirits. Not only do people want to join in the fun, they also want to come.

In addition, there are already many people in the capital, and there are also many fairies and ghosts, so there are some strange things happening during this period.

Some people went out to enjoy the autumn. The autumn air was crisp, and they were not drunk. They made a bet with their friends and invited the gods in the small temple on the mountain to drink. They never expected to return to the city that night. Before they got home, they felt a shadow following them from a distance behind them. They faintly heard the sound of the shadow.

The man repeats what he said during the day:

"Please have a drink too."

This person asked the Ministry of Rites, which was handed over to Wu Lingshi, who then went straight to Fuyao of Lin Jue's family.

As soon as the fox left, he had not yet shown his true form. People around him only heard that they had invited the fox fairy under Lin Zhenren's seat, so the evil god himself became honest.

There is also a pig raised in a temple outside the city that has become a spirit. Whenever the temple monks chant sutras and chants, it will sit up cross-legged and listen carefully. Sometimes it will clap its hands and kowtow. At night, it will break open the temple kitchen and eat all the food inside.

Eat up all the oil and salt.

The monks had no choice but to report to the Ministry of Rites.

There was also a daughter of a wealthy family who was entangled by a fox demon. As soon as night came, no matter how hard the doors and windows were closed, the fox demon would appear out of nowhere, molest the woman, and then leave again at dawn. The wealthy family found several senior officials to find her.

People came to exorcise evil spirits, monks and Taoists tried to do it, but it was of no use. I even privately sought out strange people from Juxian Mansion to exorcise evil spirits, but I didn’t know if they were the right one. It was useless anyway.

These have become Fuyao's achievements and turned into food for the silver-eating ghosts.

It's great to be in the capital.

The silver he had saved before was not used at all. The money Fuyao earned alone was enough to feed him.

Winter is gradually approaching in Beijing.

One day Lin Jue was fishing with Pan Gong by the lake. When he heard him talk about his fight with the Wei girl in the Wei River, Wu Lingshi from the Ministry of Rites suddenly came, accompanied by several eunuchs.

"Zhenren Lin and Mr. Pan, both of you happen to be here. The father-in-laws in the palace are here to see you."

Wu Lingshi said to them and then withdrew.

"I have met Master Lin and Mr. Pan." A eunuch also saluted them, "His Majesty's birthday will be in three days. Your Majesty will hold a banquet for all civil and military officials. There are also many envoys from the Western Regions present. The most distinguished people in the capital are all being treated.
Chapter completed!