Chapter 328

Upon hearing this, Lord Pan immediately turned his head to look at Lin Jue.

Lin Jue showed a thoughtful expression.

Wu Lingshi on the side, and the eunuchs, were all quietly observing them, their eyes full of awe and curiosity, and with Lord Pan's gaze, they gradually focused their eyes on Lin Jue.

And seeing that he seemed to be hesitating, the leading eunuch immediately added:

"His Majesty guessed that perhaps the Master likes cleanliness and does not like the noise of the banquet, so he specifically asked us to explain that if the Master goes to the banquet, there will definitely be no other cumbersome matters.

"It is just that although His Majesty is in the palace, he has long heard of the great names of several Masters and Heavenly Masters, and has long wanted to meet them. And this time, some eccentric experts and sorcerers from the Western Regions have also come. His Majesty also ordered the Crown Prince to find many eccentric experts who are good at theatrical arts in the Gathering Immortals Mansion to perform after the banquet. Perhaps it will be very exciting. I don't know if the Master is interested. In short, I want to invite the Master to go and take a look together."

There is no way. Today, the world is becoming more and more chaotic, the north and south are not peaceful, and the power of the imperial power is gradually declining. On the contrary, the prestige of Heavenly Masters and high people like Master Fan and Master Nan among the people is getting higher and higher.

With the rise and fall, although Heavenly Masters and high people like Master Fan and Master Nan are still far from being comparable to imperial power, they are no longer like the prosperous age, and can be summoned by the emperor at will. At least they have to be like this now, using the word "please," considering carefully, and then asking for their wishes politely.

"Hmm……"

Lin Jue continued to ponder.

Is this the "good way that will automatically appear" of Master Fan?

Eccentric experts and sorcerers from the Western Regions?

Eccentric experts and theatrical performances in the Gathering Immortals Mansion?

Invite him to go and take a look together?

I don't know if the emperor is hindered by the face of the Central Plains dynasty and does not want to lose face in front of the Western Regions sorcerers, so he invites him to sit in town to protect the bottom, or if he is still dissatisfied with the last time and has other ideas.

Lin Jue thought for a while and agreed:

"I will go."

The eunuchs had different expressions when they heard this.

Those who were close to and maintained imperial power in their hearts felt that although the Daoist agreed, in this world, whoever received the emperor's invitation would not be terrified and say a few words of gratitude and worship? I am afraid that even the great general who has clearly raised the banner of rebellion in the north, and the descendants of King Yue who are planning to rebel in the south, would be like this, right? If it were a prosperous age, even immortals would have to be polite to the emperor.

For a moment, they only felt that the Daoist despised imperial power and felt sad.

The eunuchs who often heard stories of immortals in the palace and yearned for Daoist spells felt that the legendary Master Lin was indeed extraordinary, and should be a true immortal.

In fact, Lin Jue was just because the emperor was without virtue.

If he had virtue, an old man over seventy, who would be so disrespectful to him?

At the same time, Lord Pan also opened his mouth: "Since Master Lin has agreed to go, I will naturally be there. I only hope that His Majesty, the Imperial Consort, the Crown Prince, and the nobles and foreign guests will not dislike me for being filthy."

"Many thanks, Master, many thanks, Lord Pan," the leading eunuch lowered his head. Although he was angry and sad in his heart, Lord Pan's attitude made him even more afraid to offend this Master Lin, so he had to say respectfully, "These two days, officials from the Ministry of Rites will come to inform and discuss the etiquette with the two. On the morning of the third day, eunuchs will naturally come to invite you from the palace."

"Understood."

"I still have to invite Master Fan, so I will go first."

"Walk slowly."

Several eunuchs continued to walk inside, while Wu Lingshi smiled and bowed to them, and followed them inside.

Ripples appeared in the lake in front of Lin Jue.

So he pulled the fishing rod, and as the fishing line was pulled up, a silver white jumped out of the water and fell steadily into his hand.

Lin Jue put it into the basket and looked at it. Although there were only a few fish, and they were of different sizes, it was enough for him, the fox, and Lord Luo to eat a meal.

"I will take my leave first."

"Walk slowly, benefactor."

Lin Jue carried the basket and returned to the room.

Seeing that it was still early, he poured the fish into the water tank to raise them, went to the quiet room and sat down, spread the paper, and picked up the pen to write.

This "Great Yin-Yang Method" was written very slowly. Besides the fact that it was indeed mysterious and complex, it was also because it could not be wrong, so many key points had to be written very clearly. And Lin Jue also had to think while writing, which could be considered a kind of improvement for himself in thinking.

But after spending so much time, he had written almost half of it.

And a very wonderful point is—

When he wrote this "Yin-Yang Annotation Method," the paper used was given to him by the Hui merchant husband of the woman he and his junior sister saved at the beginning of the year. The ink was also given by that Hui merchant. The paper was ordinary paper, and the ink was ordinary ink, but writing to this day, it seemed to be quite strange, and even every piece of paper became much tougher.

It was fine when they were separated, but once they were stacked together, it seemed that the mystery would be even heavier.

It was only a small half written at this time.

Lin Jue continued to write.

When the time was almost up, he stopped the pen, blew the paper dry, put it away, and went to cook.

Tonight, he would eat the fish he caught himself.

After the meal, he meditated and cultivated, sacrificed and refined the bean soldiers, and after waking up, he practiced spells again. This was the life of a person cultivating the Dao—saying it was busy, there was no extra thing for the time being, and the time was arranged by himself. But saying it was clear and idle was not appropriate, because there were indeed many things to do every day.

The next morning, the Ministry of Rites came.

This time it was not Wu Lingshi, but an Lingshi of the Ministry of Rites, who was an official in the Ministry of Rites specifically in charge of etiquette.

This Lingshi told them some etiquette for entering the palace and matters needing attention at the banquet. This was the basic rule, but he was also very polite and respected them very much, mostly using a tone of discussion.

There were indeed some things that needed to be discussed.

For example, what taboos they had at the table, who to bring, who they wanted to sit next to, etc., asking clearly in advance so that the people in the Ministry of Rites could cooperate.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

On the morning of the day, eunuchs came to invite them.

The eunuchs brought a set of Daoist robes for each of the three, all with gold as the base, black edges, Yin-Yang diagrams on the back, and auspicious cloud patterns on the front, looking very imposing. However, Lin Jue picked it up and looked at it, feeling very unaccustomed, unable to imagine what he would look like wearing it, so he refused and still wore this gray-white Daoist robe.

Master Fan made the same choice as him, and even wore a Daoist robe that was older than his.

Lord Pan wore a cloth garment.

Led by the eunuchs, the three walked together and took a carriage into the palace.

Searching was indispensable, but the forbidden army knew they were distinguished guests, and also knew they were "Masters" and "Heavenly Masters," and didn't need to carry swords to eliminate demons, so they just dealt with it.

When the three stood side by side, they had already arrived in the palace.

The eunuch bowed respectfully to them in front:

"Please."

The three looked at each other and stepped forward one after another.

Lin Jue looked while walking.

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This was a spacious and imposing square, full of stone carved lamp posts, and even the stone bricks on the ground were carved with cloud patterns, and there were forbidden troops standing everywhere.

Today's imperial palace was also exceptionally lively.

Except for them, there were others walking in front.

Lin Jue saw officials in vermilion and purple clothes, saw generals in robes, saw foreign people with different clothes and appearances, and also saw Daoist priests like himself.

Passing through the square and climbing several flights of stairs, when approaching the palace hall, he had already heard some noise.

"The three Heavenly Masters and Masters are distinguished, and the three do not like cumbersome politeness, so they came the latest," the eunuch walking in front said without looking back, his voice just right for them to hear. "So after the three take their seats, the banquet will begin soon."

"That is best."

"Many thanks."

The three answered and followed him forward.

Reporting their names to the guards at the door, the eunuch led the three into the hall, found three tables at the back on the left, and invited them to sit down.

Among a group of civil and military officials in official robes and robes and a group of foreign envoys wearing gold and silver, three people wearing ordinary Daoist robes and cloth clothes were really conspicuous. One was young, one had the demeanor of an immortal, and one looked like an ordinary middle-aged farmer. Almost as soon as they entered the hall, they attracted the attention of many people.

Lin Jue heard many whispers.

"Is that Master Fan?"

"Exactly Master Fan, I have seen Master Fan once."

"It really is Master Fan……"

"And the two beside him?"

"The one wearing cloth clothes is Lord Pan. It is said that he was originally the river god of the Wei Shui. I don't know if it is true or false. Anyway, after he was there, the floods on both sides of the Wei Shui were much less, and the water transport was much smoother."

"And the other one? Could it be the famous Master Lin in the capital today?"

"Who else could it be?"

"Master Lin's true face is not easy to see."

"Lord Pan is also not common……"

"……"

Lin Jue saw someone walking towards him.

Master Fan naturally saw it too. Thinking that Lin Jue had not participated in this kind of banquet, and Lord Pan was often in the Wei Shui, he turned his head to them and said:

"The dignitaries in the capital today like to associate with monks and Daoists, like to refine elixirs and take elixirs, and like to learn 'spells.' This style is from top to bottom, and the source is mostly these civil and military heavy officials in the hall. If they come to pay their respects, if you don't want to contact them, just nod and return the salute. They won't be angry because of this, but will feel that you, sigh, don't mention it. Anyway, if you are too close to them, after the banquet, they will definitely come to disturb you within three days."

Lin Jue and Lord Pan nodded.

Just saw an official in purple clothes walking over, looking at Master Fan first: "Master Fan has actually come, haha, it is really a distinguished guest, this official has saluted you."

Master Fan smiled indifferently and nodded in response:

"Lord Chen, don't be polite."

The official then turned his head to look at Lin Jue.

Just about to open his mouth, unexpectedly, this Master Lin sat cross-legged and actually closed his eyes directly.

"This……"

The official had to withdraw his gaze and look at Lord Pan again:

"This must be Lord Pan, right?"

After closing his eyes, the sound was clearer.

Lin Jue heard Lord Pan's stiff answer. After being with Lord Pan for a long time, he forgot that before he knew Lord Pan, this Lord Pan had always been known for his bad temper.

Also heard the official's politeness and yearning.

More and more civil and military officials walked over.

And after excluding the nearby sounds, the distant sounds could also be distinguished.

(End of chapter)