Chapter 563: The Past of Yu Shiqi "Xiangyue followed the prisoner carriage to a place, Tongtiandao, south of the imperial palace. According to her, there was a courtyard there, which was as big as an ordinary prince's mansion. It was winding and deep, and was guarded by the imperial guards. The wives and concubines of King Zhongshan were all inside and were not allowed to leave. After King Pingnan was taken there, several people appeared to greet him. One of them claimed to be a disciple of Zhengshendao, and his name was Su Pingsheng." "Wait." Jiang Wen was stunned when he heard the name and interrupted Yu Shiqi's words. "Did you say that the disciple of Zhengshendao was called Su Pingsheng?" "That's right." Yu Shiqi replied with some doubt. "Su Pingsheng, the righteous god." Jiang Wen frowned. He had heard of the name Su Pingsheng before. It was something he encountered when he was in Taicang. On that day, Taixuan Zhenren was imprisoned in the cave of the worship meeting. Later, two disciples of the Zhengshendao came to ask Taixuan Zhenren for spiritual roots, and one of them was called Su Pingsheng. That day, Jiang Wen only saw him wearing a mask, but had no idea what he looked like. I thought I would never meet him again, but I never thought I would hear this name in this imperial capital. Thinking of this person, Jiang Wen couldn't help but have some murderous intentions in his heart. If it wasn't for Master Taixuan who sent him away, I'm afraid he would have died there at that time. Master Taixuan had done him a favor, and he remembered it in his heart. The death of Master Taixuan was more or less related to him, and Jiang Wen also held this grudge in his heart. He has always been like this, repaying kindness and avenging hatred.

It is a fate that I can hear this name in the imperial capital now. "If I could meet him, I would definitely avenge Taixuan." Jiang Wen thought to himself. "Master, do you know this person?" Yu Shiqi didn't know what Jiang Wen was thinking, and thought he had met an acquaintance. She asked curiously, but she saw that his face was solemn. This startled her, but she then seemed to understand something and said no more. "I have a grudge against him." Jiang Wen said calmly. "This man killed Su Mu's father, and he had an accomplice." "So that's how it is." Yu Shiqi nodded. "Could this Zhengshendao be the emperor's lackey?" "No." Jiang Wen shook his head, glanced at Yu Shiqi and sighed. "On the contrary, this person wants to overthrow Daqian and rebel against the human world." "I didn't expect there are people more rampant than our Taiping Dao." Yu Shiqi was very surprised. She thought that the Taiping Dao's attack on the imperial palace was a big deal, but she never thought that there would be a master who wanted to rebel against the world. Such ambition is really extraordinary. After all, to overthrow Daqian is to go against the hundreds of immortal sects. "Isn't this Zhengshen Dao afraid of being exterminated by the immortal sects?" Jiang Wen put his hands on his back, looked up at the sky, and looked towards the north and thought: "The Hundred Immortal Sects, do you think they really care about the safety of the world? Do you know that the disasters suffered by Mingtai Cangding and other states in the north were jointly created by the Orthodox Gods, the Emperor, and the Hundred Immortal Sects." "I have also heard about the things in the north when I was in the imperial capital. Over the years, quite a few people from Mingzhou have sought refuge in the imperial capital. They all say that the place is deserted and has become a deadly place." Yu Shiqi walked up to Jiang Wen and stood shoulder to shoulder with him, telling him what she knew in the imperial capital. Hearing these words, Jiang Wen laughed dumbly: "Death place? If it really is a death place, then it's fine. It's even worse than a death place." "You know, the land of Mingzhou is now full of dead bodies, piled up like mountains. The blood is thick like a river, and the flesh is like a forest. The people of Mingzhou have turned into evil spirits and will never be able to escape." "I have seen flesh soil at the border between Mingzhou and Taicang, and I have also seen the appearance of all living beings transformed into evil spirits. If we had not seen it with our own eyes, perhaps no one would dare to believe that it was once a paradise on earth. If there is an endless purgatory in the world, perhaps that is it." Jiang Wen sighed, those fragmented fragments flashing through his mind. Even though he had watched horror movies and read horror literature, it was difficult for them to describe the tragedy of Minnesota. Yu Shiqi was silent, with a look of disbelief on her face. Although she was once a saint of the Taiping Dao, she had never set foot outside the imperial capital. It was hard to imagine what kind of hell on earth was in the north, hundreds of millions of miles away from the imperial capital. "Really? Is it so scary?" Yu Shiqi asked softly. "What I said is far less than the real scene there." Jiang Wen sighed. The two were speechless, and Jiang Wen didn't say anything either. He stood up and left, ready to go see Zhang and Xu Qingran.

After watching Jiang Wen leave, Yu Shiqi looked at the old tree in the courtyard. Her eyes were a little confused, and she said to herself: "Is the Northland really in such a miserable state?" In a trance, she saw a little girl appear under the old tree. The girl was ragged and unkempt. She lived by begging all day and led a precarious life. There are countless children like this in the imperial capital. They are born without parents or relatives. They can't do any heavy work and are always bullied. Girls who are lucky may be kidnapped to become prostitutes or maids, while those who are unlucky may die silently on the streets and be dragged away like merchandise by corpse collectors. The same goes for boys. It is a blessing to have something to eat every day. The girl had known many beggars, but she could only meet a few of them again. She was not as dull and muddleheaded as the other beggars. She always wondered why some people could live a life of luxury while others just froze to death on the streets. Is this really a destined fate? In this way, the girl lived strong day by day. Until one year when there was a heavy snowfall, the thick snow collapsed the dilapidated temple. At that time, she was frozen to the point of losing consciousness and was about to die in the bitter winter. She thought she was going to die, but she wasn't. An old man rescued her and took her as his apprentice. The old man said that he was the leader of the Taiping Dao, and seeing that she had good talent and spiritual roots, he wanted to take her as his disciple. When asked, the girl accepted the offer without hesitation. During those hundred years, the girl had been learning Taiping Taoism from the old man. Taiping Dao can also be considered a sect of immortals, at least that’s what the old man said. Most of the people who joined the Taiping Dao were orphans, and many of them were picked up from various places by other monks in the Dao. The old man said that the Taiping Dao only accepts widows, widowers, and lonely people, and only opens its doors to the lonely and needy. At that time, the girl asked the old man why there were so many lonely people in the world? Why some people could live so freely while others could only die in a corner. After hearing this, the old man did not speak for a long time. He just touched her head and told her that she would understand after she experienced all the things in the world. Later the old man died in a fight. When the girl rescued him, the old man was only half alive. She begged the old man very sadly to stay alive, but the old man just handed her his Taoist token. "From now on, you will be the leader of the Taiping Dao." The old man explained his affairs with a relieved look. "In this world, everything is determined by the heart." The old man died like this, and the girl was the only one who attended his funeral. However, the girl did not become the leader of the Taiping Dao. She gave the leader token to another person who was more qualified to become the leader of the Taiping Dao. And she became the Saint of Taiping Dao. From then on, the Taiping Road was not only open to the poor and lonely, but also welcomed merchants and distinguished guests from the imperial capital.

Because the current Taoist master said that all these practices are to change this world without Taoism. (End of this chapter)