After being dressed as the evil god

Chapter 126

Heavy snow folded bamboo, and the sky and earth in Dingxi City were the same color.

Tao Xi was wearing a gray-brown rough paper fur, with his chest folded and shoulders shrugged, and he was inconspicuous among the people shoveling snow.

Dingxi City is a small city on the border of Liang State. The ground is rocky and inconvenient to cultivate. Just because of the geographical location, a city was built here as a military fortress. However, with the change of landform, this fortress also lost its other Meaning, there is nothing worth noting here now, it is so inconspicuous that it doesn't even need the Disciplinary Department to bother about it - it will be seen that the forces in Dingxi City have no ability to invade it, and those who are capable will look down on it.

But in such an unremarkable small city, there is a royal vein.

The former Liang Wang Xuchang sent his other brothers far away after he became the throne after killing his father. He was disgraceful to get the throne, so he was inevitably more vigilant towards other brothers.He enfeoffed his brothers one by one in a remote and barren town like Dingxi City. This is certainly to guard against them, but it is not without a kind of love.Although Dingxi City can't afford extravagant enjoyment, it is also far away from dangerous disputes.

Tao Xi came to Dingxi City precisely for this royal vein.

Dunxi City and Dingxi City, as can be seen from their names, were both built to stabilize Liang Guoxi's defense line.The two cities are far apart, but compared to running to other places, this place is already close, and it is also convenient for Tao Xi to go to Lu State later.The second reason why Tao Xi chose Dingxi City is that Xu Rong, the brother who was thrown here by Xu Chang at the beginning, is a person with extremely prosperous descendants.

He has collected many beauties for himself, and these beauties have given him nearly a hundred sons and daughters in the past 20 years, most of which have grown up healthily, and these sons and daughters have given him many grandchildren.

Such a large and prosperous family is simply too convenient for Tao Xi.The guards around Xu Rong are not weak, but these guards cannot take care of every one of his children and grandchildren.Tao Xi is the Qiwen collar in the Disciplinary Department. With his means, he quietly took some blood from this person, and another person from that person... None of those people found out.Gather a few more people and collect a few more days, and Tao Xi will soon have enough money for Xu Kang to use for a lifetime.

He was about to leave now. In order to avoid Xuan Qingjiao's discovery, Tao Xi was very cautious along the way. Now that he had got the blood, he couldn't be the last step.

It has been snowing heavily for the past few days. In addition to the inside of the city, Dingxi City also needs to clear a section of the main road outside the city. Tao Xi went out of the city together with this group of laborers, but suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye.

Duan Xiayun?Why is she here?

Duan Xiayun is the leader of Liuwen in the Disciplinary Department. She has an upright personality and is quick to handle affairs, but she almost never does tasks that require leaving Liangdu. She did not participate in the task of finding Young Master Kang this time.This is a well-known fact in the Disciplinary Department, and Duan Xiayun's Shangfeng will never assign her a mission to go out to Liangdu, because she has a sick child.

Duan Xiayun's child is called Duan Xiaomiao. Duan Xiaomiao failed to grow like a seedling, but almost withered like a seedling under the scorching sun.He was born with an incomplete soul, which made his mind unable to grow up. His body has grown up, but his mind will always be like a six-year-old child.If it was just that, even though Duan Xiayun, who could become a six-pattern collar, could not cure him, he would still be able to let him live a safe and smooth life.But the problem of Duan Xiaomiao's incomplete soul is not only reflected in his mind, his soul is not stable in the body, if there is no copper lock refined by Duan Xiayun, Duan Xiaomiao can leave the body three times a day.Although it is not good for ordinary living beings to leave the body for too long, it is not a big problem if it is only for a short time.But Duan Xiaomiao's soul is incomplete, and every time the soul leaves the body, it is torture.Even though he now has Duan Xiayun's magic weapon to suppress his soul, every time his soul fluctuates, he still feels uncomfortable.

Duan Xiayun is a monk, and he is not as indifferent to life and death as ordinary people. If Duan Xiaomiao just suffers from other diseases that cannot be cured, Duan Xiayun will let him go. Living is suffering, why bother to stay?But the problem with Duan Xiaomiao is that his soul is incomplete. Even if he is spared in this life, his soul will be incomplete during his lifetime, and his ghost body will also be incomplete after death.After all, she is not a weak monk, but if Xiao Miao was reincarnated into an ordinary family, what would they do?How many lifetimes will Xiao Miao have to live before she has the chance to cure him?In this process, will his soul suffer more damage?

Duan Xiayun is a monk, but she is also a mother.

She forcibly spared Miao Miao's life, and has been looking for a way to cure Miao Miao.She would join the Disciplinary Department just to find more ways.Anyone in the Disciplinary Department who could have seen Xiao Miao, and Tao Xi also went to see him. He was a very well-behaved child, but unfortunately he was helpless.There was no cure for Miao Miao in the Disciplinary Department, and everyone tacitly gave Duan Xiayun the tasks that could stay in Liangdu as much as possible.

Why did she suddenly leave Liangdu and come to the remote Dingxi City?

Tao Xi subconsciously observed his surroundings, and after careful inspection, he saw something abnormal.Now a group of laborers go to get tools together, those who know each other gather together, and those who don't know naturally get separated.Duan Xiayun didn't seem to know the people around her, but these people kept gathering around her tightly.

Was she kidnapped?Tao Xi subconsciously responded.He didn't want to cause trouble, but Duan Xiayun was his colleague, and he had a child like Xiao Miao...

Tao Xi didn't hesitate long before making a decision.Xu Kang is very important, but it is not too dangerous to take any risks. Duan Xiayun and Duan Xiaomiao are also living lives.

He secretly contacted Duan Xiayun in a way unique to the Disciplinary Department. During the catastrophe, the brains were chaotic, and the traces of spells were not easy to cover up, so he only touched Duan Xiayun's perception, and then asked her if she needed help with a mortal code.

Duan Xiayun lowered her head and didn't look at him. She moved her fingers a few times, as if she just curled up unconsciously because of the cold wind.Tao Xi has deciphered the meaning from it, which means nothing, no need to interfere.

Tao Xi relaxed a little, but he was more doubtful.Since Duan Xiayun is fine and doesn't need help, she came here on her own initiative.Could it be that the Disciplinary Department assigned her such a remote task?Could it be that the situation in the company has become so tense?But no matter how tight the manpower is, Liangduzhong still needs to leave a few high-ranking personnel. No one will compete with Duan Xiayun for the task of staying in Liangduzhong. Does it mean that there is no six-pattern collar left in Liangduzhong?Or is it that the person in charge of the Disciplinary Department has changed, and the newcomer is not willing to take care of Duan Xiayun's situation?

No, if this is the case, Duan Xiayun should ask him for help, so that he can complete the task and return to Liangduzhong earlier.It is also possible that Duan Xiayun left Liangdu to save Xiao Miao. There may be someone or something in Dingxi City that she thinks can help Xiao Miao's situation.

Tao Xi was thinking in his heart, but he didn't show anything on his face. Like those ordinary people, he shrank his shoulders in fear of the cold and sniffed his nose from time to time.He walked out of the shed with the tool—it was just a piece of broken wood that was about to decay. Most of the so-called snow removal tools in the shed were so crude, but even so, less than half of the laborers received the tools, and the rest They can only be empty-handed, but the task of sweeping snow will not be relieved because they have no tools.

Some experienced people took tools from their own homes. Although they were just palm-sized broken boards and the like, it was better than nothing. After a while, it will be swollen to the size of a carrot from the cold, and severe frostbite will regenerate.

Under the guard of the supervisors, the laborers began to clear the ankle-deep snow layer to the sides of the road bit by bit. According to Tao Xi's plan, he should have left, but Duan Xiayun was still there. Although she told him in code that he was fine, Those people have been closely following her around, which is really not normal.

Tao Xi frowned secretly, and changed another way, telling Duan Xiayun the news that he was going to leave.He was afraid that his actions would disturb her, and this was another confirmation that if Duan Xiayun needed help, he would hint him to stay for a while.But Duan Xiayun didn't.

never mind.Although Tao Xi still had some doubts in his heart, it might be that he was thinking too much.He also has a mission now, so he can't keep entangled here.

He shoveled up a thick layer of snow with a wooden plank, and walked to the side of the road with a thin laborer holding snow in his hands.A layer of filthy snowdrifts had piled up on the side of the road, and under the cover of the snowdrifts, Tao Xi stuffed the planks into the hands of the laborers, and disappeared without a trace.

The laborer opened his mouth in astonishment, where did this board come from?Was there anyone else beside him just now?A breath of cold air poured into his mouth, and he quickly closed his mouth.No matter where the board came from, with this, he doesn't have to use his hands directly.

One of the monks with drooping eyebrows asked Duan Xiayun with his spiritual sense: "Was that person from the Disciplinary Department just now?"

The news of Tao Xi's departure can be hidden from ordinary people, but not from them.

Duan Xiayun's expression was rigid and cold: "It has nothing to do with you."

"Then kill him." The monk said viciously.They are on the run and cannot be found.

Duan Xiayun sneered and said: "His cultivation is much higher than mine, if you are sure that he won't spread the news, you can catch up."

The grim-faced monk stared at her secretly.It seems that Duan Xiayun does know that person, if she is willing to help, that person is only herself, and it may not be impossible to succeed if she relaxes her vigilance, but Duan Xiayun seems unwilling to help anymore.

"We need to recuperate." He said again, looking secretly and coldly at the hard labor around him.Although the quality is not satisfactory, it is better than nothing. The cold winter air can kill people, and a few deaths will not attract attention.

"If you dare to refine blood food here, I will kill you." Duan Xiayun said coldly.

"Duan Xiayun!" The man gritted his teeth in his spiritual consciousness, "You have already broken your oath, what are you still insisting on?!"

But Duan Xiayun refused to agree, the wanted criminals of Liang Kingdom didn't dare to show their heads, and they were all wounded, so they could only back down and say: "We hope to leave as soon as possible."

The winter night fell very early, and by the time the moon was in the sky, the other monks around Duan Xiayun had disappeared. The few Luojiao escaped fish had already left the border of Liang State, and before leaving, they gave her things as promised. There is also a sneer: "Your ring has been broken, your bones are hard, I want to see how long you can be hard."

Duan Xiayun rushed to Liangdu alone under the moonlight, her expression was still cold and hard, but it implied a secret tiredness.

……

Quqiu City, in the Palace of King Liang.

The fire was burning vigorously, and it was snowing heavily outside the window.

The table was full of booklets, and the Langhao pen was dipped in ink to write on the booklets by himself, while Li Quan was idly hanging his head, scratching the back of the squirrel on his lap with his slender fingers.

The little squirrel is covered in orange fur, which was born thick and soft for the winter, lying on Li Quan's lap and squinting happily.This little guy is not a ghost, and he has not even opened his mind.A few days ago, it snowed suddenly, and it was frozen outside, but Li Quan picked it up.After recovering, it remembered this place, and called friends to come to the house every now and then to eat, drink, and warm up by the fire—the stove was for them.

The door of the palace was suddenly pushed open, and the sound of wind and snow suddenly became louder.Xu Huan walked in, closed the door behind his back, and blocked the flying snow from the door.

A group of little squirrels raised their heads vigilantly, and after a few bounces from the stove, they disappeared. Only the one on Li Quan's lap was left. On the one hand, it wanted to leave with its fellow squirrels, but on the other hand, it was reluctant to leave Li Quan.Li Quan pushed it, and it also jumped and ran away.The pen on the table is still writing diligently, it is not difficult for a monk to be distracted.

"What's wrong?" Li Quan asked.

The cause and effect in Liang Duzhong is chaotic and blurred. Because of the chaos, it is difficult to see the cause and effect in Liangduzhong clearly. The cause and effect in Xu Huan seems to have sunk into a black hole. He occupies the name of the leader of Xuanqing. Let him go?Ordinary people may see that a name without real power is just a fiction, but as a monk sees, the so-called fortune, cause and effect, and numerology are all related to the name.Chaos knows very well that for Changyang, who is in charge of cause and effect, only one name is enough to accomplish many things.

Xu Huan is walking on his own path, which runs counter to Chaos.It is not difficult for Hun Chao to control a person, but he wants to maintain the light of the flame, but also wants to control the burning of the flame, how can he be sure that the flame will not suddenly rise up and burn his hand?

Li Quan saw the dossier in Xu Huan's hand, and he put the dossier on the table with a frown: "There is a case..."

The pens on the case table stopped and were put into the pen holder, and the books were moved away.Xu Huan looked at these books and was lost in thought for a moment.They were all drafts of the law, and he asked Li Quan to help him refer to them.What he wants to establish is not just the laws of the Liang Kingdom, but also his foundation. He wants to try his best to establish a perfect and fair law, but it cannot be implemented—at least not yet.

Even if it is cause and effect, sometimes to bear a fruit, it needs to be separated from the next life. How can such a small country of Liang do it?A country of mortals can only judge its people before they are alive. Besides, if someone with a high level of cultivation does evil in Liang, can the country of Liang really pursue it regardless of the cost?

But Xu Huan was the first to make such a booklet that might be sealed for thousands of years.

Because reality requires compromise, but compromise is the easiest to wear down people's minds.He must remember his true purpose, remember what he started doing these things for.

And he has already begun to compromise.Liangdi needs a law that can be implemented and is the most efficient. If the new law touches the interests of too many people and arouses their violent resistance, the law that cannot be implemented is just a dead letter.This is not something that one person can push forward with all his strength. It needs the recognition of the people of Liang Guo, and people's spontaneity.So he can only compromise first, to the extent that the most powerful people in Liang Guozhong can accept.

He has already compromised a lot. Under the seemingly fair skin of the new law, it leaves too much leeway for the party with power and wealth. The bottom line of their extreme concessions, if they hadn't already seen the cruelty of King Xinliang, they would not have endured to this extent.

In order to be able to get to this point, the implementation of the new law does not correct the past.In other words, no matter what crime was committed in the past, even if it is found out now, as long as it was committed before the implementation of the new law, it will not be liquidated.The new law isn't quite as impartial, but it's a start.

Xu Huan lowered his eyes halfway, stroked his cold fingers, and said, "I've always wanted to take back the power of the Disciplinary Department, and someone just gave me an entry."

The Disciplinary Department has the power to ignore Wang Ling, and it is tied to Liang Guoyun.Xu Huan wanted to deal with them a long time ago, but there was no sufficient reason, so he could only suppress them but could not completely remove them.But now here comes the reason...

Li Quan slowly flipped through the files on the table, cause and effect loomed in his eyes.The causes and effects connected with Xu Huan are invisible, but the parts that have nothing to do with him are still spread out in front of him like a scroll.

The first page of the scroll begins when the catastrophe has not yet arrived...

Shezhou City was still the territory of the Luo Sect at this time. Although this matter disgusted the Disciplinary Department, they had nothing to do.Who told them to be negligent?It is not easy for Luo Jiao to spit out the fat that has already been eaten.However, the two had been dealing with each other for a long time, and they knew each other's bottom line, so the discipline department had no choice but to deal with Luo Jiao with disgust.

Duan Xiayun would appear in Shezhou City, but not for the mission in the Disciplinary Department.She rarely leaves Liangdu, but not never. When necessary, she entrusts Xiao Miao to a friend to take care of her for a few days.Now is the time when it is necessary - there is a way to cure Xiaomiao in Luojiao.

"What do you want?" Duan Xiayun asked.

"He wants to enter my door." Brother Luo Jiao said.

"It's impossible," Duan Xiayun rebuffed flatly, "change another condition."

"I think this request is very reasonable. Ancestor Luo Sheng gave him a second life, and he worships ancestor Luo Sheng as his parents, isn't that very reasonable?" Cultivator Mai said.

"Xiao Miao is just an ordinary person. You don't need him. What I can do is far more valuable than him. If I change the conditions for me to do it, as long as I can do it." Duan Xiayun said.

Duan Xiayun could not accept their request.The Luo religion believes in having no biological parents, and believes that all people in the world are the children of Luo Sheng's ancestors, and they should all worship Luo Sheng's ancestors as their parents. As for their biological parents, they are just tools used by this body to come to the world.Duan Xiayun knew very well what Luojiao was in essence, and if Xiao Miao fell into their hands, he would only become their tool, and his result might not be better than it is now.

Apart from this condition, Duan Xiayun can accept a lot of concessions.She can offer things that are worth far more than that, and can accept unequal deals.Any exercises, magic weapons, treasures that she has... all her wealth so far.

But Brother Mai was unmoved, and he spread his hands: "Then please find someone else. I wish your son can get rid of the pain as soon as possible."

This time, the negotiations were ultimately unsuccessful.At this time, Luo Jiao, who is in full swing, does not lack a Liuwenling's family background, what they fancy is Liuwenling's status in the Disciplinary Department.

Because of the unique practice method of the Precepts Department, it is almost impossible to plant a nail in the Precepts Department or to instigate them.But as long as Duan Xiaomiao is under control, it is almost equivalent to controlling Duan Xiayun.For the time being, Luo Jiao doesn't need Duan Xiayun to do things that violate the precepts, as long as she makes some marginal hints.And once you get used to it, it's easier to break more serious rules in the future.When Luo Jiao really needs her, they will certainly not show mercy.Even if Duan Xiayun reluctantly gave up on this son, Luo Jiao's loss would not be too great.

But Duan Xiayun is also very aware of this, so she is absolutely unwilling to agree to Luo Jiao's conditions.

"I checked her." Xu Huan said.

After receiving the case handed to him, he went to investigate it himself.Dismantling the Division of Disciplines was no small matter. The reason for the lack of resistance now was that other people only thought that he suppressed the Division of Disciplines because he didn't like it. No one thought that he wanted to simply dismantle it.The centipede is dead but not stiff, not to mention the Discipline Department, which has lived with Liang Guo for 700 years, if it fails to hit with one blow, it will be even more troublesome to deal with it later.

This entry that can remove the Disciplinary Department must go straight to the core.What is the core of the discipline department?With its precepts, solidify its loyalty, and protect Liang Guo.

Everything about the entry handed to Xu Huan is just right, the only problem is not this matter.

"Duan Xiayun...she has never made a mistake before."

Xu Huan knew what the officials of Liang State were like.The Xu family is weak, nominally the lord of the Liang Kingdom, but actually sharing the Liang Kingdom with other forces.If the monarch is weak, the courtiers will bully him, those who accept bribes, those who conspire with cults, those who steal people as slaves... This has become a norm in Liang Guozhong. Few officials are clean, and clean officials cannot even integrate into this system will inevitably be excluded.

As for the discipline department, in Xu Huan's view, they are no different from them. The ministers steal the country, and the discipline department steals luck. It's just that the discipline department has oath restrictions, and it's more tortuous. If there is a strict investigation, few are clean.But Duan Xiayun has never done these things. Everyone knows that she has an upright temperament and can only act in accordance with the law. This inflexible temperament also made her suffer a lot at the beginning, but she has never changed.

It was such a six-pattern collar that sent the remnants of Luo Jiao out of the border.In the new law, this is counted as treason, which is the crime of the Yi people.

Xu Huan couldn't help feeling embarrassed.If judged according to guilt, she is more innocent than more than [-]% of the officials in Liang's country, but the prerequisite for the new law to be enforced is not to correct the past.And the new law has just started to be implemented, and everyone is watching. If the first case is lightly let go, the new law that was finally established will only be despised by people, and they will feel the same as before—oh, So what if a new law is established?You can still get away with it as before.

If you want to establish the majesty of the new law, it will only be very difficult.

……

Duan Xiayun didn't know that what she had done had been discovered, and she had just rushed back to Liangdu to prepare the things needed to treat Xiao Miao.The lifespan of a mortal is limited, and Xiao Miao's soul is incomplete and unable to practice, so she can't wait any longer.

More than a month ago, Luojiao wanted to sacrifice blood to Shezhou City, but was quickly removed by Xuanqingjiao.After Duan Xiayun got the news, he immediately asked for leave and went to Shezhou City.Luo Jiao's suffering was the best chance for her to get a cure for Miao Miao, but she had more hidden worries in her heart—it was too late when she got the news.She has been dealing with Luojiao all these years and never gave up hope, but who would have thought that the prosperous Luojiao would collapse in a day?In case that method gets lost in the turmoil, it would be tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack if she tried to find it.

Duan Xiayun hurried to Shezhou City, her premonition came true, Shezhou City was already under the control of Xuanqing Sect, and Luo Sect destroyed its stronghold before it was completely lost, and the hidden secrets, crimes and inheritances were hidden in it. Destroy together.

Xiao Miao's hope is gone.

She thought of Xiao Miao's face, and couldn't help feeling guilty.She couldn't give him a healthy body, nor could she give him a complete soul. Maybe she should have agreed to Luo Jiao's request, so that at least he wouldn't have to suffer like this in the next life...

But it was all too late.

……

Li Quan has already finished flipping through the files.

When Duan Xiayun left Shezhou City, he encountered a few fish that slipped through the net in Luojiao.In exchange for the treatment, they asked Duan Xiayun to help them escape from Liang Guo.

This is a serious crime of treason in the new law, and Duan Xiayun's six precepts in the discipline department must have been broken.She couldn't take Xiao Miao away from Liangdu before it was done, it would be easy to expose.Therefore, after sending away the Luo Jiao people, she still needs to return to Liangduzhong.In order not to be discovered, she had to cover up her relapse.

The Precepts Department can have such power in Liang Guozhong precisely because they are restricted by the precepts, and it is difficult to cover up once they break the precepts.Therefore, when a monk who violated the precepts and treason appeared in the Precepts Department, and successfully covered up the breach, then the Precepts Department had no reason to exist.

This is an excellent opportunity for Xu Huan, and he has almost no reason to refuse.

Duan Xiayun's fate is in his mind, as long as she is dealt with, the implementation of the new law will not be hindered unnecessarily, and the Disciplinary Department can also be dismissed reasonably, and this is indeed the crime committed by Duan Xiayun himself.

Xu Huan lowered his eyes and rubbed his cold fingers on the table.

"You came to me to help you make a decision?" Li Quan put down the file in his hand.

Xu Huan's gaze then turned to the table case, and he saw the booklets on the table case, which were the laws that he and Li Quan made together.

"Since you have decided to come to me, do you need me to help you make a decision?" Li Quan raised the corner of his mouth, and with a flick of his palm, the booklet on the desk returned to its original position, and the Langhao pen on the pen holder was completely covered by himself. He poured out the ink, floated to the paper and began to write.

Xu Huan was startled, he came to look for Li Quan, didn't he just hope to get his advice?But when he saw those books, he suddenly figured it out.He knew what Li Quan was looking for, and what choice Li Quan would make.It is a crime to let go of a few remnants of Luojiao, but it is not enough-if she is used to abolish the Department of Discipline, she will not survive.

"Yeah," he laughed lowly, "Since I already wanted to come to you, why should I ask you again?" If he wanted to use Duan Xiayun's life to pave the way for Liang, he wouldn't have come to Li Quan .

It is a luxury to have like-minded people, and there are not many people he can trust in this life.His mother is gone; Ah Ci and him have become enemies; Aunt Miao and him have met for a short time, and they never talk about the way of practice.Li Quan...they haven't known each other for long, but they are walking on similar paths.When we met for the first time, Li Quan saw the depression in his heart and solved it with the sound of the piano. When we met again later, he had the embryonic form of the way of the future, and then he found that the way forward he chose was so different from Li Quan's. similar.

There is no way to deceive people in Taoism. If it is not true that you have traveled a very long distance on this road, there will inevitably be traces between your words and deeds.He has met Li Quan many times and talked about many things.He thought that he had not misunderstood the person, this was a person who could walk with him in the same way.He can ask Li Quan to help him improve his foundation, or he can share Liang Guo's virtues with Li Quan.

"Slow down, slow down." Xu Huan exhaled.This was not something that could be done quickly.

Perhaps as Liang Wang, he should not hesitate to sacrifice someone else for the benefit of great events.But if you see thorns and thorns on the road ahead, you blindly choose the easy path, and unknowingly go further and further off, will you be able to return to the right path in the end?

Li Quan glanced at him with a smile. Xu Huan's body was still shrouded in chaotic power, but in the black hole that was almost swallowed into it, a tough cause and effect had quietly extended out, showing a soft blue-white color, as if from Under the mud, a few buds and leaves are struggling to stick out.