The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#415 - Wait a minute

Faced with enemies coming from all directions, most of the academy disciples had already taken action.

However, apart from throwing a wine jar to help Yan Yun deal with Firewalker Sun, Lu Jing remained firmly seated in his place, as if his butt was glued to the seat.

Cheng Guan waited for a while and couldn't help but ask, "Are you staying here to protect me because you haven't made a move yet?"

"No," Lu Jing gestured towards the direction of Dongxuan Zhenren, "There's still one over there, I'm guarding against him."

In fact, not only Lu Jing, but Xia Huai also hadn't made much of a move in this chaotic battle.

The two were in perfect harmony; without needing to communicate, they understood each other's thoughts with just a glance and chose to remain still.

When Dongxuan Zhenren saw Lu Jing looking at him, he also raised the wine cup on the table and offered a toast to the latter.

His two disciples had their spells broken one after another, but he didn't seem anxious at all, and continued to chat and laugh with Zhu Xie.

On the other hand, Zhu Xie, although intending to use the people from the Directorate of Celestial Observations to test the mettle of the strange and unusual people he had newly recruited, was stunned by the lively melee below.

On one hand, he was amazed by the various magical powers and methods of those strange people, and on the other hand, he was secretly shocked by the powerful combat effectiveness displayed by the Directorate of Celestial Observations.

When he first ascended the throne, the previous Vice Director of the Directorate of Celestial Observations came to the palace to congratulate him and introduce him to the daily work of the Directorate, and then showed him a magic trick.

However, apart from that, he knew very little about the most mysterious official agency of the Chen Dynasty, the Directorate of Celestial Observations.

He simply followed the three "no" precepts of the late emperor and the founding emperor—no questions, no investigations, no pursuit—and carefully maintained his relationship with the Directorate of Celestial Observations.

It must be said that when the world was stable and the country was at peace, this relationship between the two parties was still very pleasant for Zhu Xie, and he would occasionally hear some strange and unusual events that occurred in various places.

However, without exception, these strange and unusual events would all subside before long, and none of them would cause a catastrophe, obviously the guys from the Directorate of Celestial Observations weren't just taking money without doing anything.

Thinking that there was such a group of experts silently protecting him and the subjects under his rule, Zhu Xie felt much more at ease when he went to bed at night, and would often allocate a few more sums of money to the Directorate of Celestial Observations.

As expected, the Directorate of Celestial Observations also did not ask or interfere with his actions as previously agreed, whether he was virtuous or occasionally acted willfully, the Directorate of Celestial Observations would not stare at his every move like those annoying censors and officials, and immediately jump out to accuse him loudly in order to gain fame for themselves.

Not only did he promise to pacify the world for him, but he also promised to help him build a new yamen to replace the Directorate of Celestial Observations and solve the problem of strange creatures causing trouble, and the most important thing was that this yamen was completely loyal to the imperial family.

Zhu Xie was quite tempted and, after thinking for a short time, secretly ordered Dongxuan Zhenren to recruit people for him.

But now it seems that these people are strong, but they are still far behind the Directorate of Celestial Observations, even Dongxuan Zhenren's two disciples are not a match for the monitors of the Directorate of Celestial Observations, one of whom was even bullied to tears, which made Zhu Xie feel a faint sense of unease.

In addition, the most important thing is that although he did not order those people to directly attack the eight people from the Directorate of Celestial Observations who came to the banquet tonight, his attitude at the banquet was already very obvious, which will undoubtedly worsen the relationship between him and the Directorate of Celestial Observations afterwards.

In this way, he had no choice but to rely more and more on Dongxuan Zhenren and his disciples. With Zhu Xie's political sense, he could of course detect the impropriety.

Dividing his subordinates and making them check and balance each other to avoid one family dominating is the art of a qualified emperor.

Zhu Xie had already begun to regret it. He didn't know why he had made such a choice in a moment of hotheadedness, but now he could only bite the bullet and say, "Zhenren, aren't you going to take action yet?"

"Not in a hurry," Dongxuan Zhenren said with a smile, "Let's wait a little longer."

Zhu Xie didn't know what Dongxuan Zhenren was waiting for. Although he didn't understand Taoism and hadn't practiced martial arts much, he could still distinguish who was strong and who was weak on the field. Except for the initial surprise of the people from the Directorate of Celestial Observations, they had already gained a firm foothold and regained the advantage.

If he waited any longer, he was afraid that he would only become more passive.

So, after a while, Zhu Xie couldn't help but open his mouth again and said, "Zhenren, your other two disciples..."

"Oh, my sixth and seventh disciples are still young in cultivation and cannot transform into human form, so they cannot participate in the battle," Dongxuan Zhenren said slowly, stroking his beard.

"This..." Zhu Xie was dumbfounded.

"Don't panic, Your Majesty, my third disciple is still in the palace exorcising evil spirits for Your Majesty," Dongxuan Zhenren smiled, "By my calculations, he should have results on his side as well and will be here soon."

"Is Zhenren's third disciple very powerful?" Zhu Xie was still a little worried.

"Except for my eldest disciple, he is the strongest and has the most methods among my disciples. As long as he arrives, I can guarantee Your Majesty's safety."

Before Dongxuan Zhenren finished speaking, a figure floated in from outside the hall.

That person was dressed as a scholar, wearing a lun scarf, a plain white cool shirt, and cloth shoes, with a painting basket on his back. Under the starlight and moonlight, he looked like an immortal.

Needless to say, this person was Dongxuan Zhenren's third disciple, Shuhua.

After he stepped into the Chui Gong Hall, he first looked at the Night Raven and then smiled, "Fourth Brother, why are you crying again?"

After saying that, he looked at Firewalker Sun, who was being chased all over the place by Yan Yun with a wine jar, and saw that the latter was only one-third of his original size, and said in surprise, "Congratulations, Fifth Brother, your magical powers have improved again, and you can change size."

"Bullshit, I was beaten like this!" Firewalker Sun said angrily, but it could be seen that he was quite afraid of this third senior brother. He blurted out a rude remark in a moment of desperation, and when he reacted, he immediately raised his hand and slapped his left and right cheeks each.