The years when I explored the fairyland.

Chapter 99: Large-scale construction, Dao Palace (Subscription Request)

Beside the official road,
Chu Zhou looked Wei Jinkui up and down and saw that he was fully dressed in armor, holding a spear, and followed by two people and four horses.

Chu Zhou felt that the two men looked familiar. They should be Wei Jinkui's disciples. They were both warriors at the Leather Training Realm, and the horses were carrying some luggage.

He understood something, but he still asked, "Uncle, what are you doing?"

"Can't you tell from my outfit? I'm going to Anyue City with you to explore."

"Uncle, this journey is dangerous. I think..."

Before Chu Zhou finished speaking, Wei Jinkui interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "I want to follow because I know this journey is dangerous;

You also need an experienced veteran to lead the team.

Besides, since I have accepted the position of the outer sect elder of Xuanzhen Temple, I have to do some work. This trip to Anyue City is just the right time to make some arrangements."

He didn't finish his words, but Chu Zhou naturally knew that it was about setting up an intelligence network.

In fact, Wei Jinkui had already removed the sign of the Tieqiang Martial Arts School and dismissed a group of disciples who were learning martial arts, but he rehired most of them.

From now on, he not only has to teach them martial arts, but also give them monthly salaries. This group of people is his first team.

Chu Zhou naturally understood what he meant. He said rather embarrassedly, "Uncle, there's no need to be so anxious."

"I have to be anxious. I can't let people say that I only take benefits and do nothing!"

Having said this, Chu Zhou had nothing more to say, so they set off together.

Anyue City is located between the mountains and is still far away from Baisha City. The best route is not by land, but by taking a boat to the pier.

After going downstream for a day and a night, we landed in a small town called Sanhe, then went southeast along the official road and crossed many mountains, and we could see Anyue City.

The entire journey will take about six to ten days, and the road is not easy to travel.

The reason why Chu Zhou did not choose to ride a horse was that he was recording the content of the fourth lesson of "Basic Control of Water Magic".

This part is said to be basic, but it has already involved relatively advanced parts. The content is extremely rich, and it also includes Chu Zhou's first attack technique, the Water Snake Technique.

Therefore, he recorded it particularly carefully, because the shock absorption effect of the carriage was extremely poor, and people could not bear the bumps.

It wasn't until we got on the boat and drifted downstream that we felt better.

However, Chu Zhou was also considering changing to a second basic course.

This time, he already had a target.

……

Chu Zhou's departure naturally did not cause much waves, but someone was watching him!
Just after they got on the boat, the county magistrate led the county lieutenant, the county magistrate, and the chief clerk and headed straight to Xuanzhen Temple.

Since Chu Zhou was not there, naturally only Xu Cheng would receive them.

When he saw these four people coming to his door together, he thought something big had happened and felt uneasy. But after listening to them talking for a long time, he finally reacted.

"Wait, wait a minute..."

Xu Cheng waved his hand, interrupting their conversation and asked, "If I heard correctly, you want to expand the Taoist temple for me?"

The four of them looked at each other, and it was the County Master Ji Mingqian who spoke up, "The reason why Baisha City was able to escape this disaster was all thanks to Xuanzhen Temple and Master Chu. We, Baisha County Master Ziming, have no way to repay you, so we want to help repair and expand the Taoist temple as a token of our gratitude."

Xu Cheng had a question mark on his forehead: "No, expanding the Taoist temple would require a lot of money, manpower and material resources. How can it be built just like that?"

County Magistrate Zhao Yuanwai immediately responded: "Money is easy to talk about, the government office has it, those gangsters died or escaped, the biggest benefit is that they left their money behind.

As for manpower, the people of Baisha County are all willing to contribute, and we can mobilize them in the name of conscription, provide them with money and food, and also subsidize their family expenses."

Chief Clerk Gu Xianming continued: "We have already found a group of people for the quarry, timber factory, carpenters, masons and bricklayers.

As long as you agree, we can bring the person here tomorrow."

"No, I agree? Why should I agree?"

Xu Cheng was getting more and more confused: "Why would you ask me for help if you don't ask my senior brother for help?"

"This is not fear..."

The chief clerk Gu Xianming opened his mouth to speak, but was covered by the county lieutenant Wang Fugui.

The county lord took over the conversation and said, "We want to find Master Chu, but the construction of the Taoist temple cannot be done with just words, we need pictures and facts."

As he said this, he took out a scroll from behind him, shook it, and spread it out, and the painting unfolded.

Xu Cheng took a closer look and saw misty clouds and continuous mountains in the painting. On the peaks, there were palaces spread out, and there were even detailed markings.

The only places Xu Cheng was familiar with were Lingguan Hall and Zhenwu Hall.

After that, there are the Thunder Ancestor Hall, the Three Pure Ones Hall, the Jade Emperor Hall, the Three Officials Hall, the Patriarch Hall, the God of Wealth Hall, the Chongyang Hall, etc.

Not to mention anything else, just the area alone extends to the Dulong Mountains and occupies quite a few hilltops.

At first glance, this doesn't look like the size that a Taoist temple should have.

Xu Cheng was stunned. He looked at the county lord, then at the scroll, then at the county lord, and then at the scroll again. His eyes were full of inquiry.

After a long while, his voice became a little hoarse, and he asked: "County Master, tell me, is this a Taoist temple? It's not an exaggeration to say it's a Taoist palace, right?"

“The design has to be grand enough. We have to consider the development and growth of Xuanzhen Temple. When it comes to actual construction, we have to do it bit by bit.

Our intention is to first include Songfeng Mountain in the area, and then build the Leizu Hall, the Zushi Hall, and the Sanqing Hall.”

County Magistrate Zhao Yuanwai also added: "We actually wanted to find Master Chu, but the design drawings are not easy! We need to check the terrain, outline and calculate, and design carefully. We have found many people who specialize in this field, and we rushed to find them, but now we are still late."

Xu Cheng's eyes were glued to the scroll, and he couldn't move them away, but he still said, "Then you just wait for my senior brother to come back. This matter is too big, I'm a little, a little..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Wang Fugui: "We also know that it is better to wait, but it will take more than three or five days for the master to go there. It will take too much time."

"Yes, yes, yes, why don't we get started first? The personnel are ready. Tomorrow, we can drive into the mountains and lay the foundation first."

This was Gu Xianming's speech, followed by Zhao Yuanwai: "The main reason is that the slack season in farming is rare, and the conscription of corvée labor will not delay the people's busy work.

If it really happens during the busy farming season, the mobilization of manpower and material resources will be greatly reduced.”

"This is very important, Master Xu, take a look, the situation is all there, so don't refuse."

"I just feel that my Xuanzhen Temple is..."

"It's all out of everyone's good intentions. I don't think Master Xu should..."

"..."

"........."

After half an hour, the conversation finally ended.

Xu Cheng sent the four county lords away in a daze. He stood by the door and watched them leave. He always felt that their backs looked a little embarrassed.

At some point, Fan Tiehu had already arrived beside him, still holding the scroll in his hand. Looking at the four people who were leaving, he said, "Second Senior Brother, shouldn't you have agreed to this?"

"Did I agree?"

"Just now, you agreed."

"I was so annoyed by their noise that I almost lost my mind. You didn't see their attitude. If I didn't agree, they would have annoyed me to death."

As he spoke, Xu Cheng glanced at Fan Tiehu and said, "You look honest, but you are of no use at the critical moment.

Seeing your second brother being 'besieged', you just hid and didn't show up?!"

Fan Tiehu paused and said, "I'm afraid..."

"Are you afraid of the four of them?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to help myself and throw all four of them out. Out of sight, out of mind!"

"After all, they are four senior officials. We still have to show some respect to them. Most importantly, they are here to give us benefits!"

Fan Tiehu exposed it without hesitation: "I think this is not the most important thing."

Xu Cheng asked back: "Then Third Junior Brother, tell me, what is the most important thing?"

Fan Tiehu raised the scroll in his hand and asked, "Second Senior Brother, aren't you moved?"

Xu Cheng looked at the endless Taoist palace, paused, and said: "Yes, I am moved.

but……"

As he said this, he looked at Fan Tiehu and asked, "Third Junior Brother, don't you want to practice in this Taoist palace? Don't you want my Xuanzhen Temple to grow and develop?"

"I want, too!"

Fan Tiehu said as a matter of course: "So, I didn't come out either!"

……

the other side,
The four county lords asked as they walked, "Lord Wang, you are very powerful, so you didn't notice that they were chasing you, right?"

"County Master, you are really making things difficult for me. Yes, I am a martial arts practitioner, but among the five brothers, who do you think I can beat?"

"Then let's walk faster. We can't let them catch up. County Magistrate, please walk faster, faster!"

"County lieutenant, please lend a hand. How can you expect me to be fast with my body size?"

The four of them were in a panic for a while, and only slowed down their pace after they finally got down the mountain and could no longer see Xuanzhen Temple.

At this time, the chief clerk Gu Xianming panted and said, "I say, aren't we a little too embarrassed? We came here to give gifts, why are we in such a mess?"

County lieutenant Wang Fugui put his hand on his shoulder and taught him a lesson in a conscientious manner: "You are young now, you need to know that gift giving is also an art.

It is not that you want to give something and others have to accept it. If you don’t understand the samadhi, you may even become enemies. There are many principles in this, and you still need to learn a lot. "

County Magistrate Zhao also nodded in agreement and said, "Although Master Chu is young, he is actually very opinionated and cannot be persuaded by just a few words.

Even if benefits are offered to him, it depends on whether he is willing to accept them.

Therefore, we have to think of some ways and use some means to wait for that person to return from Tianquan County. It is a done deal and everything has been settled. "

"So what do we do now?"

"I've gone back and arranged everything, just waiting for tomorrow!"

……

The next day, at dawn, a team of hundreds of people, pushing wheelbarrows and pulling donkey carts, climbed up the mountain path to Xuanzhen Temple.

Therefore, from that day on, Xuanzhen Temple started large-scale construction to build a Taoist palace.

It is estimated that even the county magistrate and others did not expect that the construction would not stop for several years.

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