Chapter 526 On Taotie’s Self-cultivation (8)
All the experts began to doubt their own strength, and the emperor's face became darker and darker day by day.
There were two daring men who caught two gold-gnawing beasts from the mountains outside Kyoto and came back to do their errands. The emperor saw through them on the spot and offered them a beheading package.
Now everyone knows that the emperor's palace has been completely moved. If the thief cannot be caught, the big guy will probably be chopped off with his head.
It’s hard to make money, it’s hard to be a liar, and it’s hard to mix with an expert.
A certain Taotie has no feelings and is indifferent to the daily practices outside. She is a famous mythical beast and has never done anything harmful to the world. How could she be afraid of those things.
So on the fifth day after committing the crime, Jiang Tang, who was starving with hunger, decided to take the risk and do something big again.
There is a pond in the imperial garden of the imperial palace, called Wanyu Pond.
As the name suggests, it is a fish pond with nearly 10,000 fish, which is comparable to a lake. It is the favorite place for the harem's female relatives.
The emperor did not love beauties, he only loved the country. The concubines would gather by the pond all day long to eat melon seeds and feed the fish. It was really a good place to socialize.
That night, a huge figure slipped into the pond from the shore. The next second, the water boiled and a group of fish jumped out of the water. This scene in the darkness looked cruel.
Then early the next morning, an old concubine in the palace went to the imperial garden for a walk, feeding the fish and admiring the flowers.
I threw down a handful of fish food and waited for a long time. The water surface was calm and there was no movement at all.
Originally, there were tens of thousands of fish in the pond. They were greedy and active, and the water surface was never calm from morning to night.
But now, the water in front of him is completely silent. Not to mention the fish, you can't even see the mayflies floating on the water. The entire water seems to have died overnight, as calm as a mirror.
The old lady heard about some strange things that happened in the palace recently. The old lady, who was already old and had a bad heart, was so shocked by the sudden death of the pool of water in front of her that she fainted.
This matter once again caused a sensation in the entire imperial city, and Emperor Song rushed over immediately. Looking at the pool of stagnant water in front of him, his expression was almost the same as the pool of water.
Also accompanying him was the leader of Zhongshan Taoist Temple, Taoist Priest Qingwang.
He has lived for almost two hundred years. With his talent and some opportunities, he has become what the people call a semi-immortal. The title of Half-Immortal is not false. He has lived for so long and has never seen any anecdotes. He walked around the entire pond again and again, and the look on his face became more and more serious.
The dragon bed disappeared for no reason, the jade seal was bitten, the gold and silver antiques disappeared, and thousands of pond fish evaporated overnight.
The two things seemed to have no similarities, but in his opinion, the thread of doubt in his heart became more and more obvious.
"Your Majesty."
Taoist Priest Qingwang lifted Fuchen and bowed slightly.
Emperor Song gave him a hand.
"How?"
"Your Majesty, this matter may be more serious than I imagined."
Qingwang's face was serious, and he usually had an air of immortality, but now he had a touch of humanity.
"Taoist priest, what on earth is this?"
"There may be a distinguished guest living in the palace. This thing cannot be driven away or destroyed, so it must be treated with care."
Emperor Song frowned slightly.
Qingwang looked at the buildings and palaces in front of him and said in a deep voice: "If I guess correctly, stealing gold and fish are all done by the same thing. Have your Majesty ever read the Theory of Strange Objects in Kyushu?"
Emperor Song nodded.
"Then do you know that there are three great mythical beasts listed in the book, one of which is named Taotie?"
"Taotie?!"
(End of chapter)