Xiao Dian Shi accompanied by a group of officials came quickly and left equally quickly.
Soon, the only two people left inside the Laojun Temple were Chen Yun and Hai Xiaohan.
Lai Xiaohan looked at Chen Yun with admiration and concern and said, "Brother Chen, your great law is truly amazing. I am truly impressed with you. However, the shaman priests of the Khitan are all skilled, able to communicate with ghosts and gods. If Xiao Dian Shi can really bring them in, Brother Chen, you will really be in danger."
Chen Yun calmly said, "It matters not. Let them come as they wish."
Lai Xiaohan saw that Chen Yun had a high level of art and courage, so he didn't say much.
In fact, his heart had already begun to admire him, wondering if he could ask Chen Yun to become his disciple.
Of course, he is merely harboring a faint thought of that sort at the moment, and has not made up his mind truly yet.
So, Li Ming, Ci Xian Monk and Zhou Li Hua wanted to go over and kill the presumptuous Daoist to show off their strength, naturally inclined toward it.
What are the three main rulers of the Khitan?
According to the records in "The Chronicles of the Khitan," the Khitan had two ancestral founders.
Upon hearing this, Ye Luan, Li Ming, Ci Xian Monk, and the rest of the attendants stopped in their tracks and looked toward the faces of Xiao Dian Shi and the others.
Another ruler, named "Han Ha," wore a wild boar head and covered himself with boar skin, living in a felt tent. He would only appear during important matters, after which he would retreat and hide back in the tent as usual.
The main reason is that the power shown by Chen Yun is not much at present.
Among them are strong and robust laborers, as well as monks, literati, shaman priests.
Here, it must be mentioned that Ye Luan is the third emperor of the Khitan state, Emperor Zhaozong of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
"However great he may be, can he be greater than those shaman priests?"
Ye Luan remained calm and did not show any emotion, but his gaze was directed toward Zhou Li Hua.
In fact, most of the officials did not recognize who the young master was.
Afterward, the clan became increasingly prosperous and divided into eight parts.
"The people from the Public Safety Circuit have returned!"
Suddenly, a young master dressed in bright clothes and riding a horse galloped out from the front.
Xiao Dian Shi, unlike the rest of the officials, was a nobleman who had met many prominent figures. He knew that the young master before him was Ye Luan, the eldest grandson of Emperor Taizong of Liao.
Xiao Dian Shi rode his horse to the top of the horse and turned his head to the officials and said, "Return to the Public Safety Circuit first and ask the acting and deputy chiefs to invite people from the Temple Administration Department."
"Sigh, the Public Safety Circuit really pulled out all the stops this time. Not only did they invite shaman priests, but also Buddhist monks and Confucian scholars?"
In the process of writing the ancestors of the Khitan, following the legend of the original ancestors with a blue ox and a white horse, there are also legends of three rulers.
Of course, these officials saw such a high monk and had to follow the young master behind. They knew that the young master had a big background and should bow down.
Chen Yun sat on the chair with his eyes closed and cultivating his spirit.
The Public Safety Circuit was a department established by the Khitan to handle matters of civil administration, justice, and public order inspection.
They quickly arrived near the Public Safety Circuit.
At this moment, a commotion was heard outside.
Among the group of young masters, besides the two esteemed monks Ci Xian and Zhou Li Hua, there was also an erudite scholar who was not well-known in public but was a practitioner of the Confucianism's noble integrity.
Therefore, although they were surprised by the power demonstrated by Chen Yun just then, they still did not believe that the priests' intervention could not turn the situation around.
It was obvious that they had not expected a daredevil Daoist to have come from the south and dare to challenge the authority of the Shamanic religion here.
At this moment, he was still hoping that Chen Yun had "fled at the sight of danger," rather than really causing the Shaman priests to take drastic action.
Lai Xiaohan could not determine the level of cultivation and achievements of this disciple of Zhengyang True Man in front of him.
Seeing this, Lai Xiaohan's face turned pale.
That is why he did not want Chen Yun to stay and provoke the Shamanic religion.
Li Ming nodded slightly and said, "Very well."
Lai Xiaohan naturally wanted to worship a master who possessed the power of reaching the heavens and piercing the earth, who could allow him to seek the Dao and ask about immortality in his later years.
This person is named Li Ming, who originally came from the Youzhou region. Later, by chance, he came to the Khitan and showed great power, being honored as a guest of honor by Emperor Taizong's son, the Prince of Dongdan, Ye Luan.
The two original ancestors came to Mudye Mountain, where two rivers converged, and met as spouses, giving birth to eight sons.
Chen Yun remained with his eyes closed, as if he was not worried about what might happen next.
The three rulers were all known for their ability to govern the country, with the rest not being particularly noteworthy.
Lai Xiaohan stood by the side, his gaze was filled with worry.
Ci Xian Monk simply nodded and didn't say anything.
Now, upon hearing that a Taoist had arrived, Ye Luan, Li Ming, Ci Xian Monk, and others of course wanted to know what was going on.
Who would have thought that Zhou Li Hua had transformed into a young man riding a horse, who suddenly reined in his horse, "Just now, did you say that a Taoist caused trouble in my imperial capital?"
"Very well."
He had once witnessed the shaman priests performing mystical rituals that could move mountains and oceans.
He knew how high of a status Zhou Li Hua had in the Shamanic religion.
Later, because his wife stole his boar skin, he lost his husband and nobody knew what happened to him.
Xiao Dian Shi dared not show any disrespectful expressions.
Although the Prince of Dongdan, Yelu Ruan (Ye Luan's father), who had become a vassal of the Later Tang Dynasty, together with his mother, remained in the Khitan.
"Well, to be honest, this left-way method is truly powerful. We twenty or so of us cannot shake him even a bit. It's truly incomprehensible."
"Yes, the shaman priests are beings who can communicate with deities, who can cause natural disasters such as changes in the heavens and earth, earthquakes, and tsunamis. They are definitely not something that this left-hand path can match."
Even if he were a royal noble, he could not offend such high-level figures.
After hearing Xiao Dian Shi's description of the situation, Zhou Li Hua couldn't help but give a cold laugh, "This Taoist doesn't know his own limits and uses his slight powers to act up. Well, it just so happens that today I have nothing to do. I will accompany you to meet that Taoist."
He was extremely arrogant, not even asking for Ye Luan's approval.
They were the gods who rode white horses and the heavenly maidens who drove carts.
Chen Yun looked out the door and said, "Brother Liu, I guess they will be back in a moment or two. Why don't you fetch two chairs for us to sit and chat for a while, waiting for their return?"
Xiao Dian Shi did not dare to argue, so he quickly stood up and led the way for everyone.
He hastily said, "Very well. Thank you, Brother Dao, for waiting."
Although not much, it was enough for him to look up in awe.
Even so, as the son of the Prince of Dongdan and now deeply loved by Emperor Taizong of Liao, he was still respected by many.
Xiao Dian Shi rode his horse, quite different from what the rest of the officials expected.
And Emperor Taizong of Liao loved him very much, treating him as a son.
Xiao Dian Shi is different from the rest of the officials.
As a nobleman, he has seen much and is well-read.
This young monk is respectfully called Ci Xian Monk. Although he is only in his mid-20s, it is rumored that he is a reincarnation of an Arhat in Buddhism and possesses immense Buddhist teachings.
The group walked and chatted as they went along.
In his view, Chen Yun was very likely to suffer great misfortune today!
At this moment, Lai Xiaohan was feeling extremely anxious in his heart.
However, Lai Xiaohan knew the youthful monk known as Ci Xian Monk, and knew that he possessed boundless and limitless Buddhist teachings.
"If the priest is willing to intervene, this left-hand path practitioner will surely pose no problem."
Xiao Dian Shi felt embarrassed on his face, and shouted curses to disperse the crowd.
Now, seeing so many people watching, he felt a bit uneasy.
The three rulers were Nihe, Weihuo, and Zhou Li Hua, all possessing abilities that were incomprehensible and could shake heaven and earth.
"The Annals of the Khitan" described the three rulers as follows:
Later, there was one ruler known as Nihe, who was a skeleton wearing a skull on top of a felt covering in a tent. No one could see him.
Only a crowd of officials and guards from the Public Safety Circuit, as well as dozens of strongmen, accompanied by a young master and three strange scholars, approached.
Therefore, he knew that if the Shaman priests really fought with Chen Yun, it could very likely result in an incredibly powerful display of destruction.
Behind the young master, there was a large group of attendants.
A group of onlookers chattered noisily.
Everyone knelt on the sides of the street, not daring to breathe a breath.
Because the people of the country were sneaking a peek, they lost their direction.
Ye Luan was clearly not paying attention to the officials from the Public Safety Circuit. He urged his horse to move forward and leave.
In the Khitan, a default rule had been established that only Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shamanism were allowed to proselytize.
......
"That Taoist must have something to do with it."
The reason they were so respectful was entirely because they had seen that young monk.
As the saying goes, "Good teachers produce excellent disciples."
On the other side.
He seemed to have not expected at all that the Public Safety Circuit could have summoned someone as high-level as Ci Xian Monk.
Although the three of them cannot represent all the forces of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shamanism in the Khitan, as a shareholder, they naturally do not want Taoism to share in the profits here.
In the Laojun Observatory.
The people dared not contradict him, and so they dispersed at once.
This second ruler, known as Zhou Li Hua, only had 20 sheep, and he ate 19 of them every day. Every day, he kept one for the next day, and the next day there would be 20 again.
......
As Xiao Dian Shi and the officials emerged from the Laojun Temple, they saw a large crowd of people gathered outside, drawn by what was happening.
Just thinking about what had happened earlier.
But for the moment, he has not yet gained power.
Ye Luan may not have been pleased on the inside, but he did not show any signs of discontent on the surface.
He did not recognize the young master, nor did he know Zhou Li Hua or Li Ming.
When the Khitan people have an important event, they kill a white horse and a grey cow to sacrifice, after which they change into human form and appear to attend to affairs. After that, they return to their felt tent and revert to being a skeleton.
A group of officials walked forward while still chatting about the recent events on the other side.
Lai Xiaohan tiptoed to look outside.
In fact, they did not know that among the people accompanying the young master, the most formidable figure was not Ci Xian Monk but Zhou Li Hua, the third-highest-ranking shaman priest in the Shamanic religion.
This shaman priest, Zhou Li Hua, was not ordinary. He was one of the three rulers of the Khitan after the third ruler.
Lai Xiaohan had already witnessed some of Chen Yun's abilities.
After hearing the words, Li Ming and Ci Xian Monk exchanged a look of surprise.
Xiao Dian Shi dared not conceal anything. He quickly explained the recent events in detail.
The official positions include Prefect of Public Safety, Deputy Prefect, Judge, and Senior Prefect.
In the minds of these officials, the Shamanic priests were an invincible presence.
Upon seeing the arrogant young master riding on a white horse, the officials immediately stepped aside and knelt down in fear.
The young master, along with his entourage, had arrived at the gate of the Laojun Observatory.
Almost at the same time, Chen Yun slowly opened his eyes and said to Xiao Dian Shi with a smug laugh outside, "Although the three you have invited indeed have very good cultivation and levels, but... they are still no match for me!"
(Chapter completed)
