sbdcsierra Chapter 506 His damned curiosity!
Chapter 506 His damned curiosity!
The Taoist priest's eyelids twitched violently, and he subconsciously took a step back.
Having just watched this "lawsuit" from a corner, how could he not know that there was something wrong with the Immortal Temple?
He hurriedly cupped his hands to clear his name: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, young lady. I am a disciple of the Celestial Master of Sanqing Mountain, with the Taoist name Qingtan. I was traveling and passed through this place when I heard that there was a magic pill that could cure all diseases and prolong life. So I came here out of curiosity to ask for the pill. Who knew that I had just entered the city yesterday and today I heard that the Immortal Temple had been closed. On the way, I was also dragged by people asking for the pill. I really don't know what happened, so I was dragged here to the government office."
Disciple of the Celestial Master of Sanqing Mountain?
It sounds quite legitimate, but... Lu Yangyang had never heard of it.
She remembered that Taoist priest Shangqing, who also claimed that she had studied alchemy with some Taoist priest for several years, only to find out that he was a fraud.
These Taoist priests are completely untrustworthy.
Who knows if this is yet another Taoist priest and a fairy maiden?
They all pretended to be good people, but the things they did were utterly inhumane.
But she couldn't wrong an innocent person.
Lu Yangyang looked him over, then suddenly remembered something very important and asked,
Where is your travel permit?
Master Qingtan was taken aback. "Hmm?"
Lu Yangyang stretched out her hand: "Although you are a Taoist priest, you should still have a travel permit, right? Otherwise, any random person could just put on a Taoist robe and wander all over the world without anyone knowing."
Master Qingtan really hadn't expected this, mainly because Taoist priests like them who travel around don't usually need travel permits!
The two stared at each other for a moment. Just before Lu Yangyang could speak again, Daoist Qingtan finally had a flash of inspiration and took out his identity document: "We cultivators travel around without fixed travel permits. This is my identity document, which proves that I am indeed a Daoist from Sanqing Mountain."
Lu Yangyang opened the document and glanced at it. It did indeed have the seal of the Sanqingshan Taoist Temple, as well as the seal of the local government. It seemed that her identity was not faked.
but……
Why is he not staying on the mountain as a Taoist priest, but instead running here looking for some kind of elixir? Could it be that he's here to meet up with that Shangqing Taoist priest?
Lu Yangyang remained vigilant, her mind racing as she considered whether to lock the person up first or not.
"Don't leave yet," Lu Yangyang thought, she needed to find a way to interrogate this person first.
Looking at Lu Yangyang's obviously distrustful expression, Master Qingtan felt like crying. He should have consulted the oracle before leaving home today. How did he end up being detained by the authorities?
He had no choice but to explain again: "Miss, I have some knowledge of alchemy, but I have never heard of any elixir of immortality. I am just curious, but it has absolutely nothing to do with any so-called Immortal Temple."
If he can't explain himself clearly today, he might not be able to leave here.
Lu Yangyang opened the box she was holding, took out a pill and handed it to him: "Since that's the case, you can study it here. We'll talk about it when you figure it out."
Master Qingtan: "..."
I don't know why, but I suddenly have this feeling that I've shot myself in the foot.
His damned curiosity! He shouldn't have mentioned any elixir of immortality!
However, he was genuinely curious. He had asked many people about this elixir on the way, and they all said it was a divine elixir, extremely valuable. But today, this girl said it was a poisonous elixir. He had also felt something was slightly off about the smell just now.
So he reached out and accepted the pill.
He first smelled it, then scraped off a little with his fingertip and tasted it. He then broke the small pill open and immediately frowned: "The proportions are wrong."
“Cinnabar, also called cinnabar, is used in alchemy, but the amount is extremely small. Even so, excessive consumption will accumulate cinnabar poison and is of no benefit. Therefore, we are very careful when preparing pill formulas. But this pill actually contains a lot of cinnabar. If a large amount is taken, or if someone has a special constitution, they may be poisoned immediately. Who made this?” Master Qingtan asked in surprise.
“Master Shangqing,” Lu Yangyang replied.
Upon hearing this name unexpectedly, Master Qingtan's first reaction was to frown: "Shangqing? Where have I heard that name before?"
Lu Yangyang stepped forward and grabbed his arm. "Speak!"
"Oh, oh," Master Qingtan was caught completely off guard. He never expected Lu Yangyang to suddenly attack him. He cried out in pain, "Miss, let's talk this out! Please don't hit me!"
Lu Yangyang said coldly, "Then hurry up and tell me!"
"Yangyang?"
Just then, a clear and gentle voice came from behind. Lu Yangyang turned around and saw Pei Ji pushing Zong Que over.
Seeing this, Zong Que asked, "What happened?"
Lu Yangyang released Qingtan Daoist and first gave Pei Ji a wink: "Block the door."
Master Qingtan had just breathed a sigh of relief when his face stiffened again: "No way? Miss, how many times do I have to say it? I really have nothing to do with the Immortal Temple!"
Lu Yangyang wouldn't let him off the hook: "Then what's your relationship with Master Shangqing?"
"This...this..." Master Qingtan couldn't explain it clearly for a while, so he had to rack his brains to think where he had heard this name before.
Lu Yangyang quickly took the opportunity to explain the situation to Zong Que, and didn't forget to hand over Qingtan Daoist's identity document to Zong Que, while also complaining: "I think this is very unreasonable. A Daoist can just wander around the world with his identity document. What if it's forged or stolen? Wouldn't that mean that if he commits a crime somewhere, he can just run away and no one will know?"
Zong Que glanced at the document and asked her, "So, what does Yangyang think is reasonable?"
“Of course everyone should be treated equally. If a group can have special privileges, who knows how many problems will be ruined? Even officials need travel permits when they travel! Why shouldn’t a Taoist priest have one?” Lu Yangyang said immediately.
Zong Que pondered for a moment and nodded: "Yang Yang is right. Since it is a rule, it should not be violated for the sake of a specific group."
Master Qingtan looked puzzled. "Wait, why are you bringing up the rules? You think you can just change these rules like that?"
Is this the government office? When did the government office come to have such great authority?
Lu Yangyang noticed his gaze, turned her head and glared at him: "What? Remembered me now?"
Master Qingtan's expression turned slightly solemn, and he hesitated before saying, "I do have some recollection. I had a senior master who was expelled from the sect for secretly learning forbidden techniques. I heard that he later opened a small Taoist temple outside and took in several disciples, who happened to be of the 'Shang' generation. Since my senior master did not initially use the name of Sanqing Mountain, Sanqing Mountain did not interfere. However, I later heard that he was swindling people by refining pills. After my master investigated, he sent people to clean up the sect, and his disciples were also dismissed. I vaguely remember that one of them was named Shangqing."