Catching Monsters

Chapter 562 Extensive Publicity (Bonus Chapter)
Soon, one by one, the Taoist priests of Qingfeng Temple were pinned down by the Imperial Guards of Dongzhen Fusi. Qingyangzi, who was standing at the door, clenched his fists, his face ashen, but he could not resist.

Immediately afterwards, one Taoist priest after another was led out of the building by the Imperial Guards.

Some of the Taoist priests were astonished, some cursed angrily, but most were terrified and frightened.

After all, the Embroidered Uniform Guard had been notorious in the capital for quite some time.

Living in the capital, one has more or less heard some legends about the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

As they passed by Qingyangzi, each of the Taoist priests cast pleading glances at him, hoping their master would come to their rescue.

But Qingyangzi kept taking deep breaths, his eyes fixed on Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun stood there with his hands behind his back, not worried that Qingyangzi would attack him.

Soon, Ling Gu Zi appeared among the Taoist priests who were brought out.

"I am not a Taoist priest from Qingfeng Temple. You have made a mistake. Let me go right now!"

Ling Gu Zi was also wearing a Taoist robe at this time, and he was also arrested and escorted by the Imperial Guards. But they didn't care about that and said with a cold face, "Hurry up, stop dawdling."

Upon hearing this, Ling Gu Zi's face darkened. He was, after all, a dignified Taoist Celestial Master, yet he was being treated this way by this Imperial Guard.

However, he dared not act rashly. If he did, he feared it would harm Qingfeng Temple and even implicate Baiyun Temple in the matter.

Upon arriving at the entrance and seeing Jiang Yun, Ling Gu Zi hurriedly shouted, "Jiang Yun, Jiang Yun, I am not from Qingfeng Temple! Your subordinates are quite unreasonable!"

Hearing Ling Gu Zi's shout, Jiang Yun looked over and then narrowed his eyes. He hadn't expected that Ling Gu Zi would be here.

He slowly raised his hand, waved it, and said, "Stop! This person is Master Lingguzi of Baiyun Temple, not from Qingfeng Temple."

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Guards holding Ling Gu Zi were slightly taken aback, and quickly apologized and removed the shackles from Ling Gu Zi's body.

After the shackles were removed, Ling Gu Zi rubbed his wrists, his eyes filled with annoyance, and slowly said, "Is this how you, the Eastern Garrison Command, conduct your duties? Arresting people indiscriminately?"

"I'm curious, Taoist Master Lingguzi, what brings you to Qingfeng Temple?" Jiang Yun glanced at Lingguzi from head to toe. "Could this be related to you and Baiyun Temple as well?"

Upon hearing Jiang Yun's question, Ling Guzi subconsciously looked at Qingyangzi, and then said in a strong voice, "Absolutely no relation!"

"Then you should leave this place first."

Upon hearing this, Ling Gu Zi dared not look Yang Zi in the eye, but he also knew that he could not speak of so-called feelings before the matter was clarified.

Regardless of whether the Jinyiwei's large-scale arrest operation is true or not, Jiang Yun is probably targeting Qingfeng Temple as if it were a case of treason.

Baiyun Temple dared not get involved so easily.

You have to understand that Ling Gu Zi has worked hard to accumulate some wealth. If the Embroidered Uniform Guard were to plunder it again, how would he survive?

Ling Gu Zi simply turned and left.

Furthermore, all of his disciples from Qingfeng Temple were taken away by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Qingyangzi finally couldn't hold back any longer. He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and stared at Jiang Yun, saying, "Jiang Yun! What do you want to do!"

"Are you trying to destroy the orthodox tradition of Taoism?"

"What do I want to do?" Jiang Yun slowly turned his head to look at Qingyangzi and said in a deep voice, "Master Qingyangzi, we are both cultivators, so I would like to ask you what you want to do."

“I did not target your Qingfeng Temple first; you tried to attack my Sanqing Temple first.”

"Now you're asking me what I want to do?"

Jiang Yun slowly stepped forward: "I'm telling you now, I want to destroy Qingfeng Temple, so what can you do about it! Come on, attack me."

“If you lay a finger on me now, I guarantee that not a single person in your Qingfeng Temple will survive.”

Hearing Jiang Yun's threat, Qingyangzi really didn't dare to make a move against Jiang Yun.

Just as Jiang Yun was about to turn around, Qingyangzi gritted his teeth and said, "Jiang Yun, I challenge you to a duel! I want to prove that my Qingfeng Temple is the true orthodox sect of Taoism." Hearing this, Jiang Yun's eyes lit up slightly, and he slowly turned around, saying, "Master Qingyangzi, my cultivation is now superior to yours. Do you think you can defeat me?"

“How could the orthodox Daoist sect lose to a heretical sect?” Qingyangzi said in a deep voice. “If I win, you shall release all the Daoists of Qingfeng Temple and demolish those five newly built Daoist temples.”

“Impossible. I can only agree to release the Taoist priest from Qingfeng Temple,” Jiang Yun said calmly.

How could Jiang Yun gamble with the important matter of promoting the Three Pure Ones' Taoist teachings, especially since he had the upper hand?

Upon hearing this, Qingyangzi thought of the many Taoist priests at Qingfeng Temple, who were the future of the orthodox Taoist school, and he gritted his teeth and agreed.

Jiang Yun suddenly asked, "What if I win? What then?"

"You can take my life," Qingyangzi said in a deep voice.

Jiang Yun shook her head: "I don't want your life, and I'm not interested in your life either."

"I want you to publicly acknowledge that the Three Pure Ones' teachings are not heretical or unorthodox."

"How about this condition?"

Qingyangzi was slightly taken aback; he hadn't expected Jiang Yun's conditions to be like this.

At the very least, Qingyangzi believed that Jiang Yun would cause Qingfeng Temple to disband.

He pondered for a long time, then nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you!"

"Three days later, we will choose a place outside the capital to have our duel."

Jiang Yun turned and left, a smile playing on his lips. In truth, Jiang Yun had gained something from both the win and the loss.

It should be noted that what the Sanqing Temple lacks now is fame. If it wants to become famous and renowned throughout the Zhou Kingdom, it needs to do something significant to spread the word among the people.

Such an eye-catching event as the Celestial Masters' magical duel might quickly enhance the reputation of the Sanqing Temple.

Upon returning to the Eastern Garrison, Qi Da also rushed over to ask for instructions: "Sir, is there anything you want to extract from these Taoist priests?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun shook his head and said in a deep voice, "No need, just feed them well and take good care of them."

"Also, please have the Beijing News publicize this matter."

"What's this?" Zidane paused, then took a piece of paper. It read: Shocking! The two great celestial masters of the capital are about to engage in a magical duel, and the reason is...

Zidane couldn't help but ask, "Sir, are you going to have a magical duel with that Celestial Master from Qingfeng Temple?"

"You still want to publicize it extensively?"

"Of course, remember, it has to be the front page, the first three pages, buy them all for me, and then find a few scholars to write some articles."

"Then find a venue, immediately have someone set up a stage, the place needs to be large, and the surrounding area can accommodate a lot of people to watch."

Qi Da's eyes lit up slightly, and he whispered, "Sir, the people of Qingfeng Temple are all in our hands. I'll threaten Qingyangzi. If he dares to win, I'll kill all the people from Qingfeng Temple. He won't dare to win then, sir."

"Despicable." Jiang Yun rolled her eyes at him. "He is, after all, a dignified Celestial Master. Even though I captured everyone in Qingfeng Temple, I didn't capture him. Do you know why?"

Upon hearing this, Zidane shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

Jiang Yun said in a deep voice, "There are truly very few Taoist Celestial Masters in this world. Although their paths differ, they are ultimately all members of the Taoist sect, and the respect due to them must be given."

Zidane scratched the back of his head and realized that the adults had become so ruthless, so ruthless that Zidane felt a little unfamiliar with them.

"Never mind, you wouldn't understand anyway, just do as I say."

(End of this chapter)