The young beggar was named Han Yi. His father Han Fude was originally the most powerful man in Dengfeng County, and his family had thousands of hectares of fertile land.

But just three months ago, Han Fude visited Zhenren Wei and was willing to ask the other party to give him the soul-losing technique. He wanted to meet his deceased wife who had been dead for many years. Unexpectedly, he was confused by some unknown profound immortal arts, willingly worship Zhenren Wei as his teacher, and dedicated all his property to Songnan Palace.

Soon, Han Fude died inexplicably. Han Yi, who was studying at the Imperial Academy in Luoyang, received bad news from his father and rushed back from Luoyang.

He found that his family property had been occupied by Zhenren Wei and the land had become the property of the Songnan Temple. Han Yi was extremely angry and came to discuss the reason with Zhenren Wei, but was broken by Zhenren Wei's apprentice and threw it out of the Taoist palace. He was unwilling to leave and became a beggar in Songnan Town since then.

At the end of the story, Han Yi was crying, "My father was killed by them, and his family property was occupied. I had no way to complain, so I wanted to die and accompany my poor father!"

Frankly speaking, there was no expression of pity on Li Zhen's face. He saw too much and heard too much of such miserable things. He did not have much energy to comfort the poor beggar in front of him. His thoughts were immersed in more important things for a moment.

Li Zhen patiently listened to Han Yi talking about his unfortunate experience. When he calmed down a little, he asked him: "I sympathize with your misfortune, but now I want to know more about Wei Shifang's secret? Tell me!"

Han Yi was so scared that he shivered all over and his body couldn't help but shrink to the corner of the wall. Li Zhen stared at him with fierce eyes, "You are lying to me, right? You don't know Wei Shifang's secret at all."

Han Yi was so scared that he trembled all over and lowered his head and did not dare to say anything. Li Zhen could not hide the disappointment on his face and shook his head and said, "You don't want to take revenge, and you always expect others to help you. Even if you are a beggar for your whole life, you will never be able to turn over."

Two lines of hot tears flowed in Han Yi's eyes, and he bit his lips tightly and said, "I really don't know the secret of his soul-lossing technique. If I had really known, I would have been killed by him long ago, but I knew another secret of him."

"What's the secret?" Li Zhen looked at him coldly.

"About a month ago, I met a seriously injured thief. He sneaked into Songnan Palace and stole it and found it..."

Han Yi's voice became lower and lower, as if he was the little thief. At this time, the disappointment on Li Zhen's face completely disappeared and he became full of interest. He listened quietly to him and asked, "What you said is true?"

"It was the little thief who told me before he died that I think it should be true."

Li Zhen pondered for a long time. If Han Yi said it was true, it would be an unexpected gain, but he still needed to investigate it himself.

Li Zhen took out more than a dozen gold coins and handed them to him and said, "Songnan Town may be unsafe these days. You go to Dengfeng County to hide first. I will do my best to help you regain your property."

Han Yi kowtowed repeatedly, "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you," Han Yi, "

Han Yi left with a limp leg first, and Li Zhen soon returned to Songnan Town and found an inn to stay in.

As night gradually fell, Songnan Town became quiet, and most of the shops were closed, except for a brothel on the east side. It always seemed that business was so prosperous.

Young or not young Taoist priests kept turning out from the long wall and touching the tempting door with excitement on their faces.

A tall middle-aged Taoist priest ran to the brothel with a passionate heart. Before he could experience the joy of life, a black shadow flashed next to the door of the brothel, and slashed hard on his neck. He suddenly fainted and was dragged into the night by the man in black.

Li Zhen carried the middle-aged Taoist priest into his room through the back window. He quickly peeled off his Taoist robe, took off his bamboo robe, and touched a bronze medal around his waist.

Li Zhen looked at it and said the words "Miao Xuanzi" were written on it. It was probably the name of this Taoist priest.

"Who are you?"

The Taoist priest slowly woke up, but as soon as he asked a question, a big fist appeared in front of him, and a severe pain in his forehead, and he fainted again.

Li Zhen tied his hands and feet with ropes, and his mouth was blocked with rags, stuffing him into the cabinet.

Then he dressed up in front of the mirror. Soon, a young Taoist priest wearing a bamboo crown and a green sermon robe appeared in front of the mirror.

He smiled and bowed to the mirror, "Amitabha! I am Miao Xuanzi."

There seems to be something wrong.

......

It was not until two o'clock that the young Taoist priest flipped out of the backyard of the inn. He had a long sword on his back and moved very quickly. Soon, Li Zhen touched outside the wall of Songnan Palace.

He was very interested in the secret that Han Yi told him, but he had to witness it with his own eyes to confirm that the secret existed.

Wei Shifang had only a hundred disciples a year ago, but since half a year ago, his disciples have surged. In just a few months, nearly 800 Taoist priests have appeared in Songnan Palace. Those seeking Taoism from all over the world hope to learn the art of immortals here.

A large number of newcomers made the Taoist palace very confused, which gave Li Zhen a chance. He climbed over the wall, sorted out his Taoist robe, and walked towards the inner courtyard without panic. His target was the Laojun Hall, which was comparable to the palace. Laojun Hall was located in the inner courtyard, and a team of Taoists were patrolling the surroundings with swords.

It was this team of extra patrol Taoist priests who made Li Zhen more interested in the items in Laojun Hall. When he touched into Laojun Hall, he found that there was another world inside. It turned out that the hall was just a shell, but it was divided into several large warehouses by bricks and wood.

He quickly found the entrance to the warehouse. Although the doors of these warehouses were locked, they all had breathable windows, which were less than ten feet high, but they were three feet wide enough to allow him to easily flip in.

However, Li Zhen sneaked into three warehouses in a row, and the warehouses were empty and there were no items. He did not find the military supplies that Han Yi told him.

But as he sneaked into the last warehouse, a sack of sacks piled up like a hill appeared in front of him.

Li Zhen quickly stepped forward and opened a sack with his sword. It was actually tied leather armor, with about thirty pairs. Although this was not the official equipment of the Tang army, it was also a military product that was strictly prohibited from being owned by the people.

Li Zhen even opened more than a dozen sacks, which were covered with leather armor. He quickly estimated that there were at least three thousand pairs of leather armor in this warehouse. Li Zhen's eyes flashed with excitement. What did he want to do if Zhenren Wei hid so many leather armors in the Taoist Palace?

At this time, a light came faintly from the distance. He then found that there was a small house in the corner, and the light came from the small house. Li Zhen rushed over quickly and stood close to the door. From the gap in the small door, he could clearly see the situation inside the house.

There were about four or five Taoist priests in the room gathering at a small table to drink and eat meat, chat and laugh.

"I heard that a rich man will come here tomorrow. Chang'an King Yuanbao, have you heard of it?"

"Of course I know, the richest man in Chang'an! The master is going to get rich again."

"I think it's not just about getting rich, but Master is going to be blessed again."

"How do you say this?" Several Taoist priests gathered up.

"You don't know! Wang Yuanbao's sister is here, she is a famous beauty in Chang'an."

Several Taoist priests understood it and laughed together.

At this moment, Li Zhen suddenly felt something strange behind him. When he turned around, he was shocked and saw a Taoist priest standing a few feet away, holding a military crossbow aiming at him.

But a sword blade appeared in his chest, and his mouth was tightly covered by a hand. It was obvious that the Taoist priest wanted to attack him, but was killed by the people behind him.

A petite masked man in black flashed behind the Taoist priest. Li Zhen recognized her figure at a glance. It was Zhao Qiuniang who saved her the day before yesterday in the middle of the night.

But didn’t Zhao Qiuniang protect Wang Yuanbao? Why did she appear again...

Zhao Qiuniang waved to Li Zhen, and pointed to the Taoist priest who was killed by her, intending to ask him to come and help him deal with the body. Li Zhen understood and came forward to hide the Taoist priest's body, and followed her to run out of the warehouse.

......

After leaving the Taoist Palace, the two entered a pine forest halfway up the mountain, and Li Zhen looked around her up and down.

"Boy, what are you watching?"

"This beauty should be in Shaolin Temple, right? Why did she fly here with wings? It's so strange!"

"Strange you!"

Zhao Qiuniang took off her mask, knocked her hard on the head, and cursed with a smile: "I saved your bad boy's life. Isn't thank me well, so I'll question me first?"

Li Zhen covered his head exaggeratedly and said with a smile: "Oh no, I discovered the secret of Sister Qiu Niang. She is going to kill someone to silence her!"

"Boy, don't worry about my business, I'll ask you if you thank me for helping me."

Although Zhao Qiuniang appeared strangely, no matter what, she did save herself, otherwise the Taoist priest would shoot an arrow...

He also put away his joking heart and bowed deeply to Zhao Qiuniang, "Thank you, Sister Qiuniang, for saving my life twice."

Zhao Qiuniang chuckled and said, "This is just like this! Just have this kind of heart. Saving you is actually saving ourselves!"

"What did you say?"

Li Zhen immediately leaned forward and smiled and said, "Sister Qiu Niang, please tell me clearly? Why is it that you are saving yourself? Who are you?"

"Why are you like a buzzing in the toilet, just as you see a little bit!"

Zhao Qiuniang knew that she had missed her mouth, so she smiled and kicked Li Zhen, explaining to him: "You should know the relationship between my master and Shangguan Sheren. She asked me to help you. As for protecting Wang Yuanbao, it was just the right time."

If Zhao Qiuniang had said this reason before, Li Zhen would have believed it, but Zhao Qiuniang's deliberate explanation at this time made Li Zhen unbelievable. Zhao Qiuniang was obviously hiding something?

"Don't think about it anymore, tell me what's happening right now!"

Zhao Qiuniang found that there was doubt in his eyes, and knew that he began to doubt, and quickly interrupted his thoughts, "What are you going to deal with so many leather armors?"

This sentence brought back Li Zhen's thoughts. He thought about it and found that there seemed to be no garrison near Songshan, so he could only rely on the Dengfeng County government.

His eyes rolled twice, and he expressed another doubt in his heart, "Where have they been?"

Zhao Qiuniang sneered and said, "They are still staring at you in the dark!"

"In the dark?"

Li Zhen turned around exaggeratedly, and looked into the woods on both sides, "Why didn't I see it?"

Zhao Qiuniang was amused by his funny appearance. She giggled and said, "I want to go back and tell your eldest sister that her brother wants to become a Taoist priest. I hope she can take a rolling pin and serve you well, and see if you pretend again!"

Li Zhen's jokes diluted the awkwardness of Zhao Qiuniang's unexpected appearance. Zhao Qiuniang secretly praised him for his cleverness and tactfulness, and said, "It's not that they don't want to attack you, but they are waiting for the order. If they don't continue to assassinate you, even if they pass by you face to face, they will not touch you a hair."

Li Zhen paced back and forth in the woods with his hands behind his back, quickly thinking about the relationship between several events in his mind.

First of all, his secret investigation mission to Songshan was from Emperor Wu Zetian, which was destined to be extraordinary. Shangguan Wan'er also told himself that Wei Shi's side was recommended to the emperor, so investigating Wei Shi's side is actually investigating Xue Huaiyi.

Until the night before yesterday, he thought it was investigating Wei Shifang's pseudo-immortal art. Until he saw thousands of leather armor with his own eyes tonight, he suddenly realized that things were not that simple.

Who revealed the secret mission she shouldered, who was the man in black who assassinated him? Where is their next goal? Even what is Zhao Qiuniang’s true identity?

After weaving a series of questions together, a clear secret battle appeared. Wu Zetian might only want to know Wei Shifang's secret of immortal arts.

But under this secret is a larger vortex of conspiracy. The two sides are fighting fiercely around this vortex, and whoever gets it first takes the lead.

Li Zhen took out his silver medal and handed it to Zhao Qiuniang, "Please ask Qiuniang to go to Dengfeng County immediately and ask the county magistrate to lead the yamen runners to Songnan Palace."

Zhao Qiuniang took the silver medal and looked at it. She knew that it was the emperor's personal bodyguard and had great power. The question was whether the small Dengfeng County Magistrate knew this silver medal? Even if he knew it, would the county magistrate dare to provoke the emperor's personal title of Zhenren Wei?

"Are you sure this silver medal is effective for Dengfeng County Magistrate?" Zhao Qiuniang asked in confusion.

Li Zhen shook his head, "I don't know, but we have no other way except to find Dengfeng County Government. Let's do our best!"

Zhao Qiuniang nodded, she was about to go to Dengfeng County, "I'll come back at noon tomorrow at the latest, take care of yourself!"

Zhao Qiuniang left the pine forest and ran towards the bottom of the mountain. Li Zhen looked at her figure and walked away. Then she slowly returned to her inn like a Taoist priest in the air.

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Chapter completed!