Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Brother Gu laughed at me. If Brother Gu hadn't arrived in time, I would have been in trouble again."

"With your temperament, even if you knew there would be trouble, you would still take action under the circumstances." Gu Baiyi sighed: "You have a chivalrous heart, which is what people who have stayed in Kyoto for a long time lack most. I only hope

Your chivalrous and courageous heart should never disappear."

Qin Xiao asked: "Brother, what is the origin of Zhenren Hongling? Even the people in Kyoto Prefecture are driven by him?"

"Not to mention the Kyoto Prefecture, in fact, even Lu Budang from the Criminal Department is a little afraid of him." Gu Baiyi lowered his voice and said: "Although he is not in the palace, he belongs to the palace."

"Exactly." Gu Baiyi said: "The Changsheng Temple is the first Taoist temple in Kyoto. Although it is not very grand, no residential houses around it dare to get close, so it occupies a large area of ​​land. There are two to three hundred Taoist priests in the Changsheng Temple, and there are incense.

Not bad, many believers in Kyoto will go to Changsheng Temple to worship Taoist ancestors. This Hongling master really has some influence in the hearts of the people in Kyoto."

Qin Xiao became interested and asked, "How do you say this?"

"Although Master Hongling is a Taoist priest, there are two things that make him like a fish in water in Kyoto." Gu Baiyi explained: "The first thing is that he has the ability to bring the dead back to life. In fact, this is an exaggeration. To put it more bluntly,

This man's medical skills are very good. He can treat some difficult and complicated diseases that cannot be solved by the imperial doctors in the palace. As long as he pays enough incense and money, he can diagnose and treat both high-ranking officials and poor people."

Qin Xiao frowned and said, "Where do you start talking about this?"

"Next to Sipingfang is Tongyifang." Gu Baiyi said softly: "When people in Kyoto mention Tongyifang, the first thing they think of is the Temple of Immortality. Tongyifang is a small village in Kyoto, with only 400 households.

, among the 108 squares in Kyoto, most are private squares, and Tongyi Square is also a private square. However, except for Tongyi Square, there are at least a thousand households in other folk squares. Do you know why there are only 400 households in Tongyi Square?

?”

Qin Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Is it because of the concept of immortality?"

"Alchemy?"

"Actually, during the reign of the late Emperor Dezong, there were alchemists secretly refining elixirs for the late Emperor." Gu Baiyi smiled faintly and said: "The dream of ordinary people is to be able to eat three meals a day and have clothes to wear in winter.

When one is extremely wealthy or extremely powerful, what they want is of course different from ordinary people. What they want is immortality."

Qin Xiao sneered and said: "Throughout the ages, I have never heard of anyone who is truly immortal."

Qin Xiao was a little surprised and said: "So, his medical skills are really amazing."

"He was able to gain a foothold in Kyoto because he relied on treating diseases of high-ranking officials from the beginning." Gu Baiyi said: "In his hands, he did save some people. But this person is very greedy for money. You have money, he doesn't care whether you are

He said that he would help you treat your illness. If you don’t have money, he won’t care about you, even if you have a noble status. But then again, if you have a noble status, why worry about not having money? Ordinary people, on the other hand, may not necessarily have money if they really get seriously ill.

How can you hire an ordinary doctor for diagnosis and treatment? The so-called incense money he charges is more than ten times higher than that of an ordinary doctor. If you go to him, you will pay for your life with money."

Gu Baiyi took a sip of tea from the cup and then continued: "His other skill is alchemy refining."

"Of course I have this idea." Gu Baiyi said calmly: "But saints may not really believe that they can live forever, but...!" He hesitated, and finally came closer to Qin Xiao and whispered.

: "Although saints may not necessarily believe that they can truly live forever, but they can preserve their appearance and even prolong their lives. Saints should have no doubts about it, otherwise they would not spend a lot of money on the Temple of Immortality. As far as I know, the inner treasury is the largest every year.

All the money spent is spent on immortality."

Qin Xiao asked: "Brother, where is this inner treasury?"

"Brother, you don't know that there are two places for taxes in the world. One is the Ministry of Household Affairs, which is also known to everyone and is called the national treasury. But in addition to the national treasury, there is also an internal department that specifically protects the expenses of the palace.

"Treasury." Gu Baiyi chuckled and said: "The inner treasury in the palace is the emperor's private treasury. It already existed in the previous dynasty. Although the shore of the land is not the royal land, the emperor sometimes has to do something for himself.

If you use the money from the treasury, it will inevitably be known to everyone, and if there are upright ministers to stop it, there will be some trouble. Therefore, if you set up an internal treasury, it will be much more convenient for the emperor to use the money."

"But since ancient times, there has never been a shortage of people who want to live forever." Gu Baiyi sighed and said lightly: "Even if you can't live forever, if you can extend your life,

It’s also good to live longer and live longer.”

Qin Xiao immediately realized something and whispered: "Brother, you mean, the saint... also wants to live forever?"

Gu Baiyi smiled faintly and said: "The weakness of the national treasury does not mean that there is no money in the inner treasury. The concept of longevity is for the saint to make elixirs. Those elixirs can beautify and prolong life. The materials required are extremely expensive, but they are shipped in by the truckload every year.

In the Taoist temple, it is clear that the saint has trust in the Hongling Master. I am of low status, so naturally I have never met the saint, but since the saint trusts him so much, I think those pills will still have some effect. It is precisely because of the saint's favor.

The Taoist priests of Changsheng Temple are extremely arrogant from top to bottom. No one was killed today. Even if someone was killed, nothing will happen to Master Hongling. Naturally, someone will wipe his ass."

Qin Xiao's face was solemn. What he saw and heard when he came to Kyoto made him feel cold. It's no wonder that the empire has weakened to this point. The majestic Kyoto is full of monsters and monsters. How can such a country be better?

"Zhenren Hongling has been in Changsheng Temple for nearly ten years. Over the years, many people have died in their hands." Gu Baiyi sighed softly: "Every time after killing a person, the matter will be ignored in the end, and it will be nothing more than a waste of time."

It’s just a penny, there is no shortage of money in the concept of immortality, so in their eyes, human life is really nothing.”

Qin Xiao thought to himself that this was true.

"The source of the money in the inner treasury mainly comes from taxes on mountains, rivers, forests, and salt and iron. In addition, there are also tributes from feudal states and confiscated property. In addition, part of the taxes collected by the foreign treasury must be put into the inner treasury." Gu

Bai Yi explained: "The expenses for the tens of thousands of people in the palace will be spent on the inner treasury."

"The Temple of Immortality is for refining elixirs for saints. Naturally, the expenses cannot be allocated from the treasury." Qin Xiao whispered: "So this money must also be allocated from the inner treasury?"

Gu Baiyi smiled slightly, stood up and said: "I have to go back to the Yamen as an errand, are you late?"

If nothing happens, come to my place for dinner."

"I will come there when I have time." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "By the way, did you buy Sister Qiu Niang's cruise ship?"

Qin Xiao sneered: "Such a person deserves to die."

"Today you have a grudge against Changsheng Guan, I'm afraid Hongling Master will not let it go." Gu Baiyi pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Brother, if it really doesn't work, you'd better leave the capital as soon as possible. In this world, it's hard to guard against aggressive gentlemen and villains.

If those Taoist priests were secretly committing evil acts, they would be unable to prevent it."

"Brother, don't worry about me. After Captain Han gets into trouble, he and I will leave Kyoto immediately." Qin Xiao said: "I really don't want to stay in such a ghost place for too long."

Although his eyes were closed, he had an extremely sensitive sense of the surrounding situation. He could even feel the flow of Qi and blood in his body. With his hearing expanded, he could detect the breathing of other people in the distance, and even the subtle sounds in the inn.

The sound of footsteps can also be clearly sensed.

He was forced to take action several times in Kyoto, but he was lucky enough to offend several extremely difficult forces in Kyoto.

He knew in his heart that every day he was in Kyoto, he was in danger every day. When encountering danger, the only one who could protect him was himself and he could not rely on anyone, so his martial arts cultivation had become extremely important.

"The price of new boats has gone up again. My sister is reluctant to buy it. She wants to buy an old boat. However, there are no old boats for sale recently, so she wants to wait a few days and look for it slowly." Gu Baiyi said with a smile: "Don't worry,

You will never starve to death."

Qin Xiaodao: "Just persuade her to buy a new boat. I still have some money here...!" Just as he was about to take the money, Gu Baiyi already shook his head and said, "If you bring good wine and food, I will come.

I won't refuse, but I can't accept the money. I still have my salary, so save me. If I'm really short of money one day, I won't talk to you again." He said no more, gave a few more instructions, and then left.

In the dead of night, Qin Xiao meditated for a long time, practicing the "Ancient Intention and Qi Jue", and felt that the changes in his body were becoming more and more subtle.

He walked to the window, gently opened one side of the window, and scanned the street. It was March, the cold moon was clear, and the street was dead silent. However, his eyesight was amazing. Suddenly, he discovered that there seemed to be a line of scripture under the diagonally opposite eaves.

The figure stood there seriously.

The figure didn't move, standing quietly under the eaves. If Qin Xiao hadn't had great eyesight, he would have hardly been able to detect the existence of the figure.

He frowned. In the middle of the night, the man was standing there dressed in black. He definitely had nothing to do while eating. His eyes were fixed on the figure. Soon, the figure apparently found himself being stared at by Qin Xiao, and he saw the figure.

Move lightly, turn around suddenly and walk away.

Fortunately, Na was also shot in the shoulder by an archer and when the curare poison invaded, he was lucky enough to resist. By chance, he unexpectedly broke through to the Ruzhongtian realm. With his current strength, ordinary people really couldn't do anything to him.

But Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger in Kyoto, even though I am in the fourth-grade Zhongtian realm, it is really difficult to deal with real masters.

His physical strength was unprecedented. After practicing for a while, he felt refreshed. Although it was late at night, he was very energetic and did not feel sleepy at all.

Qin Xiao sneered in his heart. Just as he was about to close the window, his body suddenly shook and he stuck his head out again. Under the moonlight, he saw that the figure had turned into an alley.

"Red leaves!" Qin Xiao spat out two words with a shocked expression on his face.

He didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when the figure turned and left, Qin Xiao suddenly remembered that the figure and movements looked very much like Hongye.

When she killed Lang Shenshui in Turtle City, the Zhen family mobilized wolf cavalry to search for the murderer. Hongye and her little sister-in-law protected her from leaving Turtle City. When Hongye sent her away that night, she was also wearing night clothes. Qin Xiao's attitude towards her
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