Chapter 907: Grab and Run

"April 26th, two months away, the time is quite generous..."

Liang Qu calculated silently.

Vajra Bright King as the Dharma Lord.

Five great Daoist traditions, local forces, imperial court officials, devout believers... One doesn't need to see it in person to know that this will be an incomparable grand event, rare in a decade.

Clearly.

This Dharma Assembly is aimed at the public.

Its true purpose is not to educate all living beings, but to inform the world that the Vajra Bright King has entered the Sky Dragon Realm and achieved the Arhat status.

It's a bit late.

It has been nearly two years since the old monk entered the Wu Sheng Realm, but the Dharma Assembly was never something prepared in a hurry. It is normal to spend half a year, and it still needs to be reported to the imperial court.

Such a super-large-scale activity gathering many Grandmasters and even Martial Saints cannot be held privately without permission. Liang Qu even felt that his own factors were involved. He had been in seclusion for nearly a year, and the old monk specifically postponed it for this, choosing a suitable time.

"Wait, won't I be asked to be the 'Du Jiang'?"

Liang Qu flipped through the letter pages.

Master Master Di Xian only said in the letter that the "Dharma Lord" of the Dharma Assembly was the Vajra Bright King, but didn't say who the "Du Jiang" and "Fu Jiang" were. This was very unusual, making his heart sink.

"Du Jiang?" Long Long Eying didn't understand.

"The one responsible for asking questions." Liang Qu rubbed his eyebrows.

Having an old monk in the family made him not unfamiliar with Buddhist matters.

These three are the inherent configurations of the Dharma Assembly.

"Dharma Lord," "Lecture Lord," and "High Seat" are all titles for the "Main Lecturer," while apart from the main lecturer, there is "Du Jiang," who is the assistant of the Dharma Assembly, responsible for "chanting," "reciting scriptures," and "asking difficulties."

The so-called "asking difficulties" is a bit aggressive, equivalent to helping the listeners ask questions, pointing out the loopholes and contradictions of the lecturer, used to enrich the content of the lecture.

As for "Fu Jiang," it is a simple megaphone, repeating the lecturer's words to the public.

The status and position of "Du Jiang" are often only slightly inferior to the main lecturer, belonging to the "second-in-command" of the Dharma Assembly.

A good "Du Jiang" will greatly increase the level of the Dharma Assembly. If the "asking difficulties" are asked well and the Dharma Lord answers well, it will make people feel that both are incredibly awesome.

Very important.

The letter didn't say who the "Du Jiang" was, which really makes one suspicious.

With the old monk's personality...

It's not that Liang Qu is narcissistic.

Although there is no name of master and apprentice, he and the old monk have the reality of master and apprentice, and even achieved each other. He himself is the youngest Perfected Form Jiang Zongshi in Great Shun, famous far and wide.

Even from an outsider's perspective, as a "Du Jiang," he is absolutely qualified.

Unfortunately, others don't know that he only learns techniques, not Dharma.

Liang Qu inexplicably felt a bit "guilty" and "timid."

If the Hanging Temple asked him to be a "Fu Jiang," he would consider himself barely qualified, involving scriptures, as long as the phrasing is correct.

But if he were to be a "Du Jiang," the level of questions he asked might not be as good as some devout believers!

On April 26th, there will be no lack of experts in the field.

Asking why one plus one equals two would be too embarrassing, right?

"Are you going?" Long Long Eying asked.

"Go! It's on the way west, and besides, I have to invite the Great Master back to Pingyang. It starts on April 26th, so we'll try to set off in early April."

Regardless of whether he understands or not, he must go.

Liang Qu put away the letter, suppressed his emotions, and didn't think about it anymore.

At worst, he would pair up the questions and answers with the old monk before the lecture.

There are indeed "asking difficulties" that are truly asked to test the lecturer's level, but it's not like there aren't scripts prepared in private.

Datong Prefecture is located in the Central Plains, and letters can be sent to Pingyang, and other places also received the news sooner or later.

Daoist traditions like Louguan Terrace and Dongtian Sect have many disciples, elders, and attendants, numbering in the thousands, like a small army. To avoid accidents, they all prepared carriage teams and dry food early and headed toward the Hanging Temple.

In Datong Prefecture.

Famous and reputable large restaurants were all booked for three or even four months by devout believers to host guests. Wandering cultivators with fast travel speeds drank and boasted, throwing away ten gold taels at a time, and without any taboo about being at the foot of the Buddhist gate, they called for one or two attendants.

A scene of great enthusiasm.

Land has land meetings.

Water has water meetings.

In the Jianghuai Great Marsh, after nearly a month of celebration, the frog tribe territory finally returned to a little peace. A large amount of leftovers were filled into the lotus leaves, growing vigorously, green and dripping.

"Where is A-Fei?"

The Frog King lay in the cave, scratching his belly, suddenly realizing that in the celebrations of the past half month, he seemed not to have seen the Fat Catfish.

Waking up from a sleep, he didn't see the new boat either.

He was very unhappy.

The end of February.

Eastern Water Domain.

Pai Pai Xiao Xing successively received the two huge tentacles bitten off by the little spirit monsters, immediately connecting them to its center, fusing them together, and intermittently connecting to part of the "Vine Star Net," constantly searching for useful information.

"Eight Beauties of Jianghuai..."

"Ghost Mother Sect..."

After control, Pai Pai Xiao Xing, which had opened its wisdom, was different from other sub-bodies that were slow in thinking. The more it looked, the more shocked it became, and it hurriedly sent a message to the Heavenly God.

Midnight.

"Is it really Dream Meng Meng Bai Huo?"

Liang Qu woke up suddenly, pushed Long Long Eying, who was pressing on him, away lightly. He put on his clothes, came to the study, took out the Great Marsh map, added lamp oil, and picked up the brush, circling the key points on two directions.

The candlelight was dim.

Mouth dry and tongue parched.

Two heavy news, not one wrong!

The Ghost Mother Sect is hidden in the Eastern Water Domain!

The news of the Eight Beauties of Jianghuai is also the work of the Ghost Mother Sect!

Liang Qu circled two locations of the Ghost Mother Sect's Commandery-level branches on the map, and even the strength of the two branches was clear. Adding the two together, the top-level strength was stronger than the Pingyang River Patrol Office, with nine Perfected Form experts, two in the third realm, four in the second realm, and three in the first realm!

Excluding the Dragon-Men.

Su, Wei, Xu, Liang, Yang, plus the loose practitioner Weng Weng Lijun, there were only six Perfected Form experts, and among them, only Su Guishan was in the second realm of Perfected Form!

"The one in the Southern Water Domain is indeed an abandoned branch!"

Liang Qu's eyes flickered.

The Jianghuai Great Marsh is vast and boundless, with countless islands.

It is indeed difficult to find, but for decades, every time the Ghost Mother Sect committed a crime and left a handle, they could be found. If they didn't commit a crime, they couldn't be found. They must have some unique skills.

The Ghost Mother Sect had eighteen branches. The River Patrol Office had fought three before, and the most had only three Perfected Form experts. Even if they belonged to the lowest Duke branch, their strength seemed mediocre.

Infighting?

No matter what force, it is impossible to be an iron plate, and it is normal to eradicate some dissidents.

And the Eight Beauties of Jianghuai was indeed a bait.

Two Commandery-level branches accidentally mastered the traces of the top-level treasure fish "Dream Meng Meng Bai Huo"!

A rare opportunity, it was directly used as bait to capture the Bai Yuan!

But this was not the Jiaolong's idea, it was still the Ghost Mother Sect's internal idea, intending to create a big momentum first, then release the traces of the treasure fish, and after capturing the Bai Yuan, then earn benefits from the Jiaolong.

Thinking and thinking.

"So simple?"

Liang Qu put down the brush, leaned back in his chair, and looked at the ink that hadn't dried on the white paper, doubting life.

Several clues, clear logic, all placed on the table one by one.

The context before and after can be seen.

He had thought about how troublesome this treasure hunt would be.

Treasure fish will lose their spirituality if kept in captivity for a long time.

Therefore, the Ghost Mother didn't capture the Dream White Fish, but used Lord Net's "omnipresent" characteristic to firmly control the fish's whereabouts at all times.

Just dig up two more tentacles, find the whereabouts of "Dream Meng Meng Bai Huo," and use "Water Travel a Thousand Miles" to grab it and run, right?

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 908 =====