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Chapter 21 The world is covered by the Tao, and its ghosts are not gods



The three great men swam to the bank of Xunyang River in a very embarrassing manner, and then lay on the shore and gasped in big breaths!

After a while, a man with a grown figure said dejectedly: "All tens of thousands of yuan of money have been finished. I have worked hard for my brother in the past few years!"

A man with thick eyebrows, big eyes, red face and iron beard said indifferently: "Victory and defeat are common in military affairs, only tens of thousands of yuan of wealth. I, Li Jun, can afford it. Brother Tong Meng, don't say such disheartening words!"

Another man with a grown-up figure, Tong Wei, said, "Brother, my hometown must have been taken over by the government army. Where should we go in the future?"

Tong Meng interrupted, "Some time ago, I met someone. The man's surname was Li. He was called the ruling judge in the world. He opened a black shop on Jieyangling to make a living. We might as well go to his place. He has always admired his brother very much. With his brother's loyalty, he will definitely take him for his own use."

Tong Wei said: "Not appropriate! Then Li Li is doing a business selling human flesh. If you are with him, we will definitely be ridiculed by our friends in the world!"

Tong Meng retorted: "Now we don't even have a place to settle down, so what are we doing?"

Tong Wei insisted: "It's okay if you and I have a dirty reputation, but my brother is a man who wants to do big things. How can he ruin his innocent body?"

Tong Meng retorted again: "Those who accomplish great things do not care about the trivial matters!"

Tong Wei wanted to persist again, Li Jun reached out to stop Tong Wei and said, "Brother Tong Meng said this, but those who accomplish great things are not careful. If we are really desperate, it would be okay to be with Li Li..."

Tong Wei advised: "Brother..."

Li Jun reached out and stopped Tong Wei again, and then said, "Brother Tong Wei, please listen to me finish your words!" Li Jun continued, "But, we are not at a loss now."

While saying this, Li Jun took out a letter from his arms that was soaked in the river water and said: "A few days ago, Brother Li Yan from Liangshan, who had someone bring me a letter and invite me to go to Liangshanbo to practice the way for heaven... To be honest, I have been hesitating to go or not before. After all, I have never been happy in my own territory when I go there, and now we are afraid we must go."

Tong Meng immediately stood up and said, "I heard that Liangshanpo is very prosperous now, with four or five thousand people and several battalions of troops!"

Tong Wei also stood up and said, "The key is that the place is good, and there are vast land everywhere. If the reed water port is not allowed, the large army of officials, boats, men and horses will not be able to capture the Liangshanpo."

Tong Meng curled his lips and said, "Now that lawsuit is moving everywhere, which will harm the people; but when he comes to the countryside, he will eat all the pigs, sheep, chickens and geese raised by the people, and he will be punished with food. If the boss and officials sent them to arrest the big powerful men, they are so scared that they are all so scared that they will flow all the way, how dare they approach the eight hundred miles of water?"

Tong Wei also said angrily: "I don't know much about the lawsuit. I'm confused. I've committed a serious crime. It's okay. We sell some salt profits and make some hard-earned money, but we bite it like a dog!"

After hearing Tong Wei, both Tong Meng and his brothers were willing to jump into Liangshan. Li Jun also stood up and said, "Okay! Since the two brothers do not object, then let's go to Liangshan to jump into Brother Li Yan!"

Tong Meng hesitated and said, "Just leaving empty-handed? Will the people from Liangshanbo underestimate us?"

Tong Wei smiled bitterly and said, "What can we do if we don't leave empty-handed?"

Li Jun thought for a while and said, "I think my brother Li Yan's behavior seems to have a lofty ambitions. How can I value vulgar things like gold and silver?"

Tong Wei asked: "What will Brother Li Yan value?"

Li Jun decisively said: "Talent! It must be a talent!"

Tong Wei said in surprise: "Talent?"

Li Jun said: "Not bad! If we could bring one or two good talents to Liangshanpo, we would definitely let Brother Li Yan look up to me and wait!"

Tong Wei said: "But where can we get to Liangshanpo?"

Tong Meng said: "Why should we bring Li Li with us?"

Li Jun said: "No! The two brothers may not know that not long ago, Brother Li Yan passed by the Cross Slope and slaughtered Zhang Qing, the vegetable garden and Sun Erniang, and then burned their black shop. I think that Brother Li Yan must be disgusted with the person who opens black shops and sells human flesh. If we bring Li Li with us, it may be counterproductive!"

After hearing what Li Jun said, Tong Meng, who had not yet had a close relationship with Li Li, immediately stopped mentioning this, just said, "Then where can we get good talents?"

Li Jun thought for a while and said, "I heard that Shi Bao, a native of Fuzhou, has the courage to be inappropriate, and has the ability to command thousands of troops. He also hates the court because of his foolish ministers and thieves. Let's talk about him joining Liangshanpo, how about it?"

Tong Meng was a little reluctant to say: "You have to walk hundreds of miles around Fuzhou..."

Li Jun said: "Brother, don't give up on your hard work. This matter is related to our future, so you must be careful!"

Tong Wei scolded Tong Meng and said, "How dare you ruin your brother's big business!"

Tong Meng immediately corrected his attitude and said, "Go to Fuzhou, go to Fuzhou!"

...

In Zixu Temple.

"Mr. Li, the old Taoist has been waiting for you for a long time!"

Looking at Luo Zhenren who seemed to be a paradise, Li Yan hesitated for a moment, then sat down on the cushion opposite Luo Zhenren, and then asked: "The Immortal Master knows I'm coming?"

Luo Zhenren smiled and said, "Natural."

Li Yan asked nervously: "Then...where am I from?"

Luo Zhenren shook his head and said, "From wherever he comes."

Li Yan was stunned, then smiled and said without a smile: "If I ask the immortal leader where I am going, would the immortal leader answer me where I go?"

"Well……"

For a moment, Zhenren Luo really didn't know how to accept Li Yan's sudden and rude words!

Li Yan did not bother with this topic, but said, "I heard that the immortal chief knew about it five hundred years later. Is this true?"

Zhenren Luo secretly adjusted his fairy spirit and then smiled and said, "Natural."

Li Yan said leisurely: "Then the immortal chief must know what will happen next, right?"

Luo Zhenren's head was actually not slow, but his pampered body could not keep up with his agile mind, and he was slapped by Li Yan for a long time!

"Bang!"

Li Yan withdrew his hand, then looked at his hand, felt it for a while, then looked at Luo Zhenren who was in a mess with his face covering his face, and said, "So, is it a false thing that the Immortal General calls for the wind, rain and sprinkles beans into soldiers?"

Master Luo suppressed his anger and said, "Go to the world with Tao, but his ghosts are not gods!"

Li Yan did not understand the Tao Te Ching, but he also heard that Luo Zhenren should have personally denied the existence of ghosts and gods.

Since there are no ghosts and gods, there will naturally be no Taoism. What is the use of practicing Taoism? It cannot be immortal.

Li Yan stood up with a look of disappointment and relief, then turned around and walked out of Songhexuan.

Just as Li Yan was about to walk out of Songhexuan, Luo Zhenren's voice suddenly came from behind Li Yan: "Let's wait!"
Chapter completed!
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