With the order of the Lord, the Warriors Den has entered a period of dormancy that has never been seen before.
The Governor’s Mansion of the Five Armies went into full hibernation immediately. Except for the copper smelter in Turkey, all dead soldiers and cavalry guards were not allowed to step out of the station.
All members lurking around the world also temporarily terminated their contact with the upper line.
From this moment on, there are only three earls left in the Warriors Den to carry out the mission of the Lord.
Jermo is in China, looking for the whereabouts of Maria, and at the same time he is preparing to leave for Aurous Hill to investigate clues about Charlie;
Looking for clues about the transaction of the AK-630 close-in anti-aircraft gun; as for Jeremiah, she was looking for Maria in the Far East.
The day after Jarvis was shot, all members of the Turkish copper smelter left Turkey by boat.
The special envoy Jeremiah, who was given psychological hints by Charlie with aura, also boarded the evacuated freighter together with others.
Everyone didn’t know where they were going at this time.
They only knew that something happened in Cyprus, and the Lord asked them to withdraw to South Africa immediately.
The incident happened suddenly, and it was reasonable to retreat temporarily, so the group did not have any doubts.
It was a long journey to South Africa, across the Mediterranean Sea, and after crossing the Suez Canal,
They had to cross the narrow Red Sea, and then all the way south along the east of Africa, the whole journey was nearly 10,000 kilometers.
Fortunately, before departure, the ship has already prepared materials ready to be transported to the Cyprus copper mine,
This is enough for hundreds of people in the copper smelter to eat and drink at sea, so everyone is not too worried about the future, just hoping to land in Africa as soon as possible and start a new life.
But what they didn’t know was that the Lord had no plans to let them set foot on land again.
According to the requirements of the Lord, the ship, and all the people on the ship, must be buried in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea.
One day after the freighter departed.
When the ship was 200 kilometers away from Port Said, the northern mouth of the Suez Canal, in the middle of the night, the engine suddenly stopped, and the ship quickly lost power and floated on the sea.
A number of welders are using electric welding equipment to seal all the windows and hatches of the ship with steel bars as thick as thumbs.
All the movable objects on the deck have been taken into the cabin, and these welders are also welding inside the doors and windows, which means that after the welding is completed, they cannot get out by themselves.
These people welded very fast. After welding the doors and windows, they quickly returned to the cabin and welded all the doors from the outside.
Afterward, they went to the cargo warehouse at the bottom, covered all the goods with steel wire mesh, and welded the steel wire mesh tightly to the bottom plate of the cabin.
After doing all this, several people came to a middle-aged man and said respectfully: “Report to the deputy governor, all the entrances and exits have been sealed, and the goods have been fixed.”
The middle-aged man called the deputy governor, It was Ramos, who was in charge of the line between Turkey and Cyprus,
And one of the three deputy governors of the Right Army Governor’s Mansion.
At this time, Ramos nodded with grief and indignation and murmured:
“Everyone, today’s sacrifice of life for righteousness is not only for the sake of loyalty to the Lord,”
“But also for our wives and children to live better, so I hope everyone will not be too sad.”
The leader said with a miserable smile: “Sir, our life and death have long been out of our control.”
“If the Lord lets us live, we can live. If the Lord wants us to die, we must die…”
He then asked: “My lord, the only question I have is, after we die, will the Lord really give our wives, and children freedom?”
Ramos nodded: “Don’t worry, the Lord will take it seriously. And put his reputation first, otherwise, how can anyone be willing to take the initiative to die in the future?”
Hearing this, several people breathed a sigh of relief.
They have long been ordered by the Lord, knowing that everyone on their ship will not escape death.
What’s even crueler is that their final mission is to personally destroy the ship and all the people on board.
And the condition for the Lord to let them die generously is to give their family members freedom after their death.
For these people, if they don’t understand the medicine, they will die sooner or later. Instead of doing this, they might as well go to death and give their family a chance.
In fact, these people are different from Cavalry guards, and also different from dead men. They are Ramos’s confidantes. When Ramos brought them here to take office, their family members did not follow, nor could they.
From the moment they took office, they shouldered the attribute of self-destruction. Once this place needs to be destroyed, they are the executors of self-destruction.
And the reason why the Lord arranged this is just in case, once there is a big problem in a certain station, they can completely self-destruct in the shortest time, completely cutting off all risks.
Their families are the key to their generous death.
Ramos looked at the time, and said, “It’s almost time, prepare to sink the ship.”
The leader nodded, and with his men, he placed directed explosives in the bow and stern of the ship.
After finishing all this, several people returned to Ramos, handed the detonator to him, and respectfully said: “My lord, you can detonate it at any time.”
Ramos took the detonator and asked him: “Are all the exits sealed? Make sure that after the ship sinks, nothing can float to the surface of the sea, otherwise, once other ships find it, they will realize that the ship has sunk.”
The man cupped his hands and said: “Don’t worry, my lord, all cabins are closed, all The doors and windows are also closed, and the goods in the warehouse are all fixed with dense iron nets. Once the explosion is detonated, the seawater will flood in instantly,”
“And the ship will sink soon, and nothing will surface. As for The fragments produced by the explosion, because they are all made of iron, will sink to the bottom soon and will not float to the surface of the sea, so you can rest assured.”
Ramos nodded and said: “Now there are only a few of us left. It’s fixed, you come with me to the captain’s cabin.”
“We follow the order!”
Several people followed Ramos to the captain’s room. He locked the heavy cabin door firmly, then took out a bottle of spirits, poured a few glasses, handed them to the people in front of him, and said,
“Everyone, we work together. For many years, it is fate to be able to die together today, and this glass of wine is for us!”
At this time, several people also regarded death as home, nodded heavily, and took the wine glass.
Ramos clinked glasses with several people, raised his head, and drank the spirits in the cup, then picked up the detonator, and pressed it without thinking.
Suddenly, there were two muffled sounds from the cargo warehouse at the bottom of the ship, and two large holes about one meter in diameter were blasted at the bow and stern of the ship.
A large amount of seawater was quickly poured into the cabin, and the freighter immediately began to sink at an extremely fast speed.
However, no one on board ran for their lives in a hurry.
Because all the people except them were sleeping soundly in each cabin at the moment, Ramos specially asked people to add special medicine to their meals to make them all fall asleep.
Now, everyone is sealed in each cabin.
The frantic influx of sea water did not wake these people up, and they suffocated to death one after another in their sleep.
Soon, the seawater began to pour into the captain’s cabin, Ramos looked at death as if at home, and sat on the ground with several other people until the seawater filled the entire cabin.
Twenty minutes later, the 8,000-ton freighter completely sank into the seawater.
Due to the preparations made in advance, after the freighter entered the sea, it did not leave any other traces except for a vortex on the sea surface.
The whole ship was like a huge cage and sank to the bottom of the sea without looking back…
…
In Aurous Hill in mid-August, the weather is extremely hot.
In the past two days, Charlie was busy urging Orvel to renovate the Champs Elysees Hot Spring Hotel. As for the Middle East and the Warriors Den, he didn’t ask any more questions.
And these two days, he didn’t have the time to talk to Mateo.
However, Mateo was very active, and called his chief personal disciple from the United States, intending to hold a serious ceremony in front of Charlie, to draw a clear line from Taizhen Dao, and then wholeheartedly be loyal to Charlie.
At this moment, Mateo was waiting anxiously at the exit of Aurous Hill International Airport.
The flight he was waiting for was half an hour late.
Just when Mateo was impatient, the big screen at the airport finally updated the flight information, and the flight he was waiting for had arrived.
After waiting for another half an hour, the passengers of this flight came out of the exit one after another.
Mateo was looking forward to it. When he saw a tall woman with long hair reaching her waist in the crowd, a smile appeared on his face again, and he waved to her cheerfully and said,
“Romana, here is your teacher!”
The long-haired woman is about 1.78 meters tall, with flowing hair and long straight legs, and her temperament is full of classical charm, extraordinary and refined.
This person is Mateo’s personal disciple, Romana Long.
Romana was thirty years old at the time, her father is Chinese-American, her mother is of American-Chinese mixed race, her father was a registered disciple accepted by Master Mateo when he was wandering in the clouds,
Although he had no extraordinary talent in Taoism and martial arts, but he has a real ability to make money, so he donated money to Taizhen Dao back then.
When Romana was young, she often followed her father in and out of the Taizhen Dao. At the age of eight, she showed her talent in Taoism and martial arts. Just when Mateo took over as the head of the sect, he took her as his personal disciple.
And Romana did not disappoint Mateo. At the age of twenty-six, she broke through to a five-star martial artist, which was faster than Mateo.
Although Romana has a quarter of American blood, her appearance seldom looks like American blood. On the contrary, she still has a temperament of classical Chinese beauty.
However, with a quarter of American blood, she is fairer than ordinary Chinese girls, and her height is relatively prominent.
Seeing Mateo, Romana hurriedly took the suitcase and walked a few steps quickly, until she stood in front of Mateo,
And then said respectfully: “Master, why did you come to pick up your apprentice in person?”
Mateo smiled and said casually: “You have never been to Aurous Hill, and you are not familiar with the place where I live.”
Romana nodded slightly, and said, “Thank you, Master!”
After finishing speaking, She couldn’t help asking: “Master, is there something important that you suddenly asked me to come to see you here?”
“Yes, of course!” Mateo nodded seriously, but said in a mysterious way: “But I can’t tell you today.”
“I have booked a room for you in the hotel, I will take you to the hotel first, and tomorrow I will take you to meet someone.”
Romana asked curiously: “Master, who do you want me to meet?”
“Mateo said mysteriously: “Who is it? I can’t tell you now, but you will know tomorrow.”
Mateo didn’t tell Romana that she was asked to come to China to pass on the headship to her.
It stands to reason that such a big matter as the passing of the headship should not be done so casually and hastily.
The normal process is that the current head and the successor of the head need to return to the Taizhen Dao together, and then hold a grand ceremony in front of the disciples, and also offer sacrifices to the Taizhen Dao ancestors,
Such a set of procedures After walking, the new head can officially succeed to the throne under the witness of everyone and the ancestors.
However, Mateo wants to hug Charlie’s thigh in his dreams now, and he is really unwilling to go back to the United States to pass on the throne.
What’s more, he still has a small thought in his heart, that is, he must let Charlie witness with his own eyes that he passed the position of the headship to Romana.
Only in this way can Charlie believe that he has no second thoughts about him.
That’s why he called Romana all the way from America.
Although Romana didn’t know what her master was planning, but out of respect for her master, she naturally didn’t want to ask any more questions.
And it was precisely out of respect for Master that she didn’t deliberately look at Master’s cultivation.
If she took a closer look, she would find that her master’s cultivation had already regressed to a four-star martial artist, which was one level behind her.
After the two left the airport, Mateo stopped the car and went to Shangri-La.
Originally, he didn’t live in Shangri-La, but after knowing Charlie’s identity, he hurried to Shangri-La to open a room,
Not for anything else, just to get a little closer to Charlie, even if it was just a drop in the bucket, in his eyes It is also better than nothing.
After the two arrived at Shangri-La, Mateo asked Romana to check in, while he walked out of the hotel lobby and called Charlie.
At this time, Charlie had just returned to the urban area from the Champs Elysees Hot Spring Hotel.
Seeing a call from Mateo, he answered the call and asked, “Master Hong, what is it?”
Mateo said in fear: “Master Wade. I just want to ask you for something…”
Charlie said casually, “I’m short on time, so just tell me if you have anything.”
Mateo hurriedly said, “That’s it. Master Wade, the eldest disciple of your subordinate has already arrived in Aurous Hill, and this subordinate intends to pass on the position of headship of Taizhen Dao to this disciple tomorrow,”
“I wonder if you have time, I would like to invite you to be a witness.”
Charlie chuckled lightly and said, “I’m not one of your too-true people. If you pass on your position, what kind of testimony do you ask me to do?”
Mateo hurriedly said: “Master Wade, this subordinate has sworn to be loyal to you in the future.”
“After the subordinate announces the position of the headship of Taizhen Dao, I will officially withdraw from Taizhen Dao. I will only obey your orders in the future, so I hope you can come to witness …”
Charlie teased: “Master Hong, in my impression you seem to be very respectful of teachers, why are you suddenly leaving the school now?”
Mateo felt a burst of heat on his face, embarrassed. He laughed and said: “Master Wade… As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree and dies… The subordinates respect your strength and character very much.”
“If I can be by your side, it will not only be a subordinate It’s an honor for me, and it’s also an honor for Taizhen Dao!”
Charlie couldn’t help laughing and said: “Master Hong, I didn’t expect that your ability to flatter is much better than your martial arts cultivation,”
“Your words have made you Taizhen Dao for thousands of years The patriarchs who came here have all been sold out, so you are not afraid that they will find someone to settle accounts with you?”
Mateo hurriedly said: “Master Wade, your strength is unmatched by the patriarchs of the Taizhen Tao. The “Taizhen Hunyuandao” that I talked about Taizhendao for the first time is just the beginning.”
“This incident shocked this subordinate greatly, not to mention this subordinate is just someone under the door…”
Charlie chuckled and said, “Okay, there’s no need to talk about flattery, when do you plan to give up your position to your apprentice?”
Mateo blurted out: “Of course, the sooner the better, it’s up to Master Wade. When will you be free?”
Charlie thought for a while, and said, “Tomorrow morning, you can decide the location.”
Mateo hurriedly said: “Master Wade, let’s go to the Champs Elysees Hot Spring Hotel!”
“The last time this subordinate was confused, I was not lucky enough to go in, this time I hope you can give your subordinates a chance…”
For Mateo, Charlie really planned to take him for his own use.
Although his strength is not strong, the first chapter of “Taizhen Hunyuan Dao” he practiced is indeed the complete first chapter,
And he has been practicing this chapter for so many years,
So it is certain that his understanding of the introduction must have surpassed his own.
Sometimes, the most powerful person may not be suitable to be a teacher.
Even if a high-achieving student with a doctoral degree is asked to teach the first grade of elementary school,
He may not know how to make the first-grade students understand what he is talking about.
But if you ask a teacher who has taught elementary school students for decades,
Then he must have rich experience and various unique insights and methods,
And he can use the fastest speed to let these elementary school students quickly understand what he wants to tell them.
In Charlie’s eyes, Mateo is such a primary school teacher.
Moreover, he has been specializing in textbooks for the first grade of elementary school for decades,
And he is an absolute senior authority and absolutely memorized the whole lesson.
With his decades of foundation, if he gives him the textbooks for the second grade at that time,
He will definitely be able to get familiar with them quickly.
Earlier, this old boy was a bit ignorant and wanted to take advantage of the situation and run back to the United States.
Naturally, Charlie had to sharpen his dog’s temper.
After he gave up the position of the head, let him hang out for a few days,
Then he can slowly help him restore his cultivation and let him enter the state slowly.
At this time, Mateo was also very clear that he had no other choice but to serve Charlie wholeheartedly,
So he couldn’t wait to give up the position of the head as soon as possible in front of Charlie.
Since Charlie has time tomorrow, he naturally didn’t want to delay any more,
So he hurriedly said: “Master Wade, in this case, let’s go early tomorrow,”
“What do you think at nine o’clock?”
Charlie said: “What are you doing up so early, ten o’clock, I’ll sleep more.”
Mateo could only agree repeatedly, and said courteously:
“Okay, okay, then ten o’clock! I’m at Shangri-La, waiting for you, Master Wade!”
…
The next day.
Charlie waited for Claire to go to the company, and then drove out unhurriedly to Shangri-La.
When he arrived at Shangri-La, Mateo just called and asked respectfully,
“Master Wade, have you arrived?”
Charlie hummed, “I’m already here. Where are you on vacation?”
Mateo said: “Master Wade, this subordinate will come down to pick you up!”
“No need.” Charlie said casually, “I’ll just come up by myself.”
Mateo said with a chuckle: “Master Wade, this subordinate has already entered the elevator, I am getting down now!”
Charlie parked the car in the parking space next to the main entrance of the hotel,
And as soon as he entered the lobby, Mateo came out quickly.
When he saw Charlie, he said respectfully:
“Master Wade, you are here, let’s go up!”
Charlie nodded and asked him, “Where is your disciple?”
Mateo hurriedly said: “Go back to Master Wade, subordinate’s disciple is on the top.”
“Okay.” Charlie smiled slightly: “Then let’s go up too,”
“Just in time to witness the ceremony of passing the head of your Taizhen Tao.”
Mateo nodded repeatedly, and said with an apologetic smile:
“The sense of ceremony in the small sect of ours is not that strong,”
“And I hope that Master Wade will not be disgusted with the shabby after seeing it.”
“That’s not true,” Charlie said lightly:
“The simpler the better, the more ritual sense is too strong,”
“But it will lose original meaning.”
“Yes, yes!” Mateo nodded and said, “Master Wade is right.”
“There is really no need to make such a grand event.”
He hesitated for a moment, and said to Charlie hesitantly,
“Master Wade … Can this subordinate ask you something?”
Charlie nodded: “Tell me.”
Mateo said awkwardly: “Master Wade, the inheritance of the head of Taizhen Dao includes the head token, “Taizhen Mix”
“The last two paragraphs of “Yuan Dao”, and the medicine cauldron…”
“It’s just that the subordinate’s medicine cauldron is with you now,”
“So you just don’t mention it later…”
Charlie nodded: “Don’t worry, I will definitely not mention this matter.”
Hearing this, Mateo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The two took the elevator to the eighth floor.
Mateo swiped his room card to open the door,
And then invited Charlie to sit on the sofa for a while,
While he picked up the phone in the room and called Romana in the next room.
As soon as the phone was connected, he asked: “Romana, come to the teacher’s room.”
Romana on the other end of the phone immediately said:
“Okay Master, please wait for a moment, the last set of this apprentice’s work is done.”
“I’ll come over to find you.”
Mateo knew that his disciple was a martial freak,
And she had to finish practicing kung fu even if the sky fell,
So he didn’t force it, but said: “Don’t delay too long,”
“There is a master and an honored guest I want to introduce you to.”
Romana’s evenly exhaled voice came from the phone: “Woo…”
Then she said unhurriedly: “Okay Master, please wait a moment. It’s time for a stick of incense.”
Charlie heard a woman’s voice on the phone, and asked curiously:
“Master Hong, is your personal first disciple a woman?”
“Yes.” Mateo said: “Return to Master Wade, Our Taizhen Dao has no clear requirements on the gender of the head.”
“Each head can choose a personal disciple according to his own preferences.”
“As long as the cultivation level of this personal disciple does not lag behind other disciples,”
“Then This disciple is eligible to be the head of the sect,”
“And in the history of Taizhen Dao, there have been several female heads.”
After speaking, he continued to introduce: “My personal disciple is very talented,”
“And her father has a long history with our Taizhen Dao,”
“So I accepted her as a personal disciple, and she is really up to date.”
“At the age of ten, she had already cultivated into a five-star martial artist by herself.”
Charlie nodded with a smile, and joked: “Master Hong,”
“From this point of view, the strength of your personal disciple is stronger than yours!”
Mateo’s expression immediately became extremely depressed, and he murmured:
“Master Wade… this subordinate just wanted to tell you about this matter,”
“You see that this subordinate is also the head of a faction,”
“And now he is about to give up his position. You can’t let the strength of your subordinates be inferior to that of the disciples…”
“I beg you, for the sake of loyalty, please help your subordinates recover…”
Charlie looked at him. The pitiful look made him laugh for a while,
And then he asked him: “You and your eldest disciple should have met before, right?”
“Didn’t she see that your cultivation base is lower than hers?”
Mateo hurriedly said: “Back to Master Wade, yesterday I was with you.”
“When your majesty brought me back, my personal disciple, she didn’t notice my cultivation level…”
“But later, this subordinate will share the last two paragraphs of Taizhen Dao’s “Taizhen Hunyuan Dao” with her.”
“I want to demonstrate to her the method of breathing in the last two paragraphs.”
“If you don’t help your subordinates recover their cultivation,”
“Your subordinates will probably spill the secrets…”
Charlie nodded with a smile, and said: “That being the case, then let me help you recover to the level of a six-star martial artist,”
“So that your first-handed disciple will definitely not be able to see anything,”
“Probably at most, she is just wondering in her heart, feeling that her master seems a little watery.”
Mateo knew that Charlie intended to tease him,
But at this moment he didn’t dare to have any disobedience or dissatisfaction in his heart,
So he could only bite the bullet and apologize with a smile:
“Thank you, Master Wade… Thank you, Master Wade…”
For him, to regress to the level of a four-star warrior,
It was simply a disaster.
Now Charlie is willing to restore him to the level of a six-star warrior.
Charlie used spiritual energy to seal Mateo’s four meridians before.
For him, it was just a piece of cake, but for Mateo,
This kind of seal was absolutely impossible to break through.
Therefore, Charlie just waved his hand slightly at this time,
And easily opened up his two sealed meridians again.
Mateo felt the smooth flow of his meridians in an instant,
And finally heaved a sigh of relief, then bowed respectfully and said,
“Thank you, Master Wade!”
At this moment, the doorbell rang suddenly.
Mateo said: “Master Wade, I think it’s my disciple who came, please wait a moment.”
Charlie nodded, and Mateo hurried to the door and opened it.
At this time, Romana, who was tall and dressed in Taoist robes, was standing outside the door.
When she saw Mateo, she said respectfully: “Master!”
Mateo led her in and said: “Let me introduce you to a young and promising master.”
“Master?” Romana was a little surprised,
She hadn’t figured out why the master called her all the way from the United States.
Hearing that the master was going to introduce a young and promising master to her,
Romana was even more puzzled.
Could this be the reason why the master asked her to come to Aurous Hill?
Confused, she followed Mateo into the room,
And in the living room of the suite, she saw Charlie sitting on the sofa.
On the other hand, Mateo said to Charlie with a respectful face:
“Master Wade, this is my personal disciple, Romana Long!”
After finishing speaking, he looked at Romana again, and said,
“Romana, this is Master Charlie Wade.”
“Master Wade is young, promising, and powerful.”
“He is indeed the strongest master I have seen for so many years!”
Romana is thirty years old this year, two years older than Charlie.
It’s just because of practicing martial arts all year round,
Romana’s face still doesn’t show traces of a 30-year-old woman.
She is more like a well-trained professional athlete,
Her visual age is not too old, but she still gives people a sense of the unique beauty of a mature woman.
Charlie was looking at Romana, and Romana was also looking at Charlie.
When she heard Master’s introduction, she was very puzzled.
She knew that this Master had a very high spirit,
Especially in these years, as Master Hong became more and more famous, his vision also became higher.
Generally, it is difficult for people with the such high vision to admit that others are excellent,
But the words that the master introduced to Charlie not only admitted that Charlie was excellent,
But even flattered him, which made Romana feel a little helpless. And she understood.
Charlie smiled and nodded to Romana as a greeting.
Although Romana was surprised, she still said very politely: “Mr. Wade.”
Mateo on the side quickly said: “Romana, I want you to say, Master Wade!”
Romana was slightly taken aback.
Although she couldn’t see Charlie’s cultivation level,
She could tell that Charlie should be slightly younger than her.
Asking her to call a boy younger than her a master,
She thought naturally, there is some reluctance of course.
So, she said to Mateo: “Master, I think Mr. Wade is about the same age as me.”
“We young people should stop being so old-fashioned…”
Mateo couldn’t help but said with some fear:
“Romana! Don’t neglect Master Wade!”
Romana was also a little angry and said:
“Master, whatever you want to call is your freedom and vice versa.”
Mateo couldn’t help and blamed: “Romana! Don’t be rude!”
Charlie said with a smile at this time:
“Master Hong, Miss Long is right,”
“This kind of thing is a joke, why do you force Miss Long?”
Mateo sneered and quickly said:
“Master Wade, you are right, so let’s call it out.”
Romana, who was on the side, was surprised and somewhat dissatisfied.
When she saw that her master had always been so humble.
In her eyes, Master has always been very upright,
And she has always felt that Master, as the head of Taizhen Dao,
Does need to have a certain aura,
And sometimes it is normal for outsiders to look cold and arrogant.
And in her impression, the master had really handled the style of that kind of worldly expert well before,
But this time, she didn’t know what medicine the master took wrongly in Aurous Hill,
Why would he treat a young man like this? The man is so groveling.
Romana has been worshiping Taizhen Dao since she was seven or eight years old,
And she has very deep feelings for Taizhen Dao.
Seeing that Master is so humble towards Charlie,
She feels that the image of Taizhen Dao has been lowered a lot by him,
And she feels even more in her heart. She can’t see it.
So, she said with some displeasure: “Master, you asked me to come all the way,”
“What is the matter, can you talk about it now?”
Mateo said with a smile: “Yes, of course.”
Mateo immediately looked at Romana, and said solemnly:
“Romana, as a teacher, you won’t be fooling me anymore.”
“I have asked you to come here this time, and I have something very important to tell you,”
“That is, as a teacher It has been decided that the head of Taizhen Dao will be passed on to you immediately,”
“And you will be the leader of Taizhen Dao in the future,”
“I hope you can lead Taizhen Dao to achieve greater glory!” Romana said in shock:
“What?! Master, you…you are going to pass the throne to me now?!”
“Yes!” Mateo said firmly: “The reason why I called you here this time is to pass on the headship to you here under the witness of Master Wade!”
“Why?!” Romana was puzzled she asked: “According to Taizhen Dao’s past practice,”
“You will pass on the throne to me at least ten years later, right?”
“Besides, I am still inexperienced, so I will not be able to convince everyone if I take over now!”
“Master, please think again!”
Mateo waved He waved his hand: “The practice you mentioned is just a coincidence.”
“Taizhen Dao has never stipulated how old the head must be before giving up,”
“Nor has it said how old the new head must be before taking over.”
“I think you can do it now. You are qualified for this role.”
Romana followed up and asked: “Master, why are you in such a hurry to pass on the throne?”
“If you pass on the throne to a disciple, what are your plans?”
“Are you planning to go back to retreat and practice?”
Mateo shook his head and said: “I plan to be a teacher, and I will settle in Aurous Hill in the future.”
“Settling in Aurous Hill?!” Romana asked dumbfounded:
“Why do you want to settle in Aurous Hill? Don’t you just ask about things that are too true?”
Mateo Nodding seriously, he said: “If I pass on the headship to you, I will naturally stop asking about all matters related to Taizhen Dao.”
“With you in charge of Taizhen Dao, there is nothing to worry about as a teacher.”
Romana frowned. She pursed her lips, stared at Mateo, and asked:
“Master, I want to know why you chose to settle in Aurous Hill?”
“If you can’t give me a reasonable explanation, then I will refuse to accept the position of headship!”
Mateo didn’t know how to answer Romana’s question.
He can’t tell his own disciple that he will stay in Aurous Hill in the future,
And only Charlie will follow his lead?
Therefore, he could only say to Romana: “Romana, being a teacher in the Taizhen Dao for so many years,”
“It can be regarded as devoting oneself to oneself.”
“Now that I am old, I want to relax and have rest.”
“You see, Aurous Hill is a place with beautiful scenery and a pleasant climate.”
“It fits my master’s preferences, so I plan to settle here for a while,”
“And try to see if I can make a breakthrough in my cultivation.”
Romana frowned and asked: “Master, over the years, more than half of the time,”
“You are in retreat all the time. When Mrs. An invited you out of the mountain,”
“Weren’t you in retreat? At that time, you told me that after you rescued Mr. An’s family, you would continue to go back to the teacher’s door for retreat,”
“But then you didn’t say a word I came to Aurous Hill,”
“Why do you suddenly say that you want to give up the position of the head and settle down in Aurous Hill?”
Mateo could only explain: “After staying in one place for a long time,”
“My heart has become slack, so I also want to change. Give the new environment a try.”
Romana looked at Mateo, then at Charlie who was sitting beside him, and couldn’t help asking:
“Master, even if what you said is the truth, if you want to pass the position to me,”
“You don’t have to. I should be allowed to come to Aurous Hill.”
“According to Taizhen Dao’s practice, the ceremony of passing the throne must be held in front of other senior brothers.”
Mateo waved his hand awkwardly, and said: “Oh, what you said are all dispensable formalisms.”
“Since it is the transfer of the head, as long as I pass the seat to you,”
“It doesn’t matter if the others are present or not.”
“They will naturally respect you as the new head.”
Romana said with some dissatisfaction:
“Master, after all, this is the tradition of the Taizhen Dao.”
“As the head of the Taizhen Dao, you cannot set aside or ignore the tradition of Taizhen Dao?”
“Besides, your choice of this occasion is a bit too casual,”
“Which sect have you heard of, the head pass ceremony is held in a hotel room?”
Mateo heard that, his expression was somewhat ashamed.
It is really inappropriate to say that it is a bit inappropriate,
To pass the position of the head in a hotel.
Helpless, he could only bite the bullet and said:
“The matter of passing on the throne is not enough to mobilize the teachers.”
“I can’t call the disciples of the Taizhen Dao who travel thousands of miles to Aurous Hill to be a witness, right?”
“As a master, how dare I torment everyone like this.”
Romana asked him aggressively: “Then why don’t you go back to the United States?”
“Even if you want to stay in Aurous Hill, out of respect for Taizhen Tao,”
“You should spare a few days to go back to the sect,”
“At worst, you can go back to Aurous Hill after the succession ceremony is over!”
“This…” Mateo was speechless when asked by Romana.
On this issue, he himself is very guilty.
The reason why he called her over from the United States to pass the position in the hotel was nothing more than to let Charlie see his attitude.
To put it bluntly, all of this is just to cater to Charlie.
However, in order to cater to Charlie, he had to neglect the rules of the teacher’s school.
At this time, Romana saw that Mateo was hesitating and unwilling,
So she looked at Charlie from the corner of his eye and said,
“Master, you just said that as long as you pass on the seat to me, everything else is fine.”
It doesn’t matter whether someone is present,”
“So I want to ask you, since there is no need for fellow disciples to be present to witness,”
“Why did you invite this Mr. Wade over?”
“He shouldn’t be here too, right?”
Mateo was even more embarrassed, hastily coughed twice, and blurted out:
“Romana, I invited Mr. Wade to come over.”
“On the one hand, Mr. Wade and I have a deep friendship,”
“And on the other hand, Mr. Wade is in Aurous Hill…”
Romana didn’t believe his rhetoric at all, and said coldly:
“Master, since I came in, I found that you are very respectful to this Mr. Wade,”
“Combined with this matter, I think the reason why you want me to come to Aurous Hill,”
“And intends to pass the position to me here, just to show off in front of this Mr. Wade, right?”
Mateo didn’t expect what Romana said with a flushed face:
“Oh, Romana… as a teacher and to be honest,”
“I have devoted most of my life to Taizhen Dao.”
“For the rest of my life, I want to do something that I want to do as a teacher.”
“If you still regard me as a teacher and respect your teacher,”
“Don’t break the casserole here and ask the end.”
“After passing on the headship to you as a teacher,”
“And staying in Aurous Hill to practice as a teacher,”
“You can go back to the United States and carry forward the Taizhen way,”
“Isn’t that all right?”
Seeing Mateo’s firm attitude, Romana sighed helplessly In a low tone, she nodded and said:
“Okay! Since your decision is made, Master, I will not persuade you anymore,”
“But I have something to tell you.”
Mateo quickly said:
“Just say it!”
Romana said: ” My qualifications are still young, so I may not have the ability to carry forward the Taizhen Dao.”
“I can temporarily take over as the head of the sect,”
“And when you change your mind, Master,”
“I will return the position of the master to you.”
Mateo waved his hand and said:
“No need, no need, just be the head!”
Romana said firmly: “Master, how you decide is your freedom, I just want to express my attitude.”
After finishing speaking, she didn’t Talk nonsense to Mateo,
But said with some emotion: “Okay, master, stop talking,”
“Don’t you want to pass on the throne? Let’s start now!”
“Okay, okay.” Mateo was also relieved,
And hurried took out the prepared incense sticks and censer,
Lit six incense sticks, and handed three of them to Romana.
Afterward, he faced the north and said respectfully:
“The ancestors of Taizhen Dao are above, and below is Mateo,
The thirty-ninth generation head of Taizhen Dao, hereby officially passing on the position of the head to my personal disciple Romana Long,”
“From now on, Romana will be the fortieth generation head of Taizhen Dao,”
“I implore the patriarchs of Taizhen Dao to bless Romana and Taizhen Dao!”
After finishing speaking, he held up the three incense sticks above his head and bowed,
Then looked at Romana, and dictated to her a series of requirements for the head of Taizhen Taoism.
After completing these ceremonies, Mateo took out a token of the head of the sect from his waist,
Handed it to Romana, and said, “Romana, this is the token of the head of Taizhen Dao,”
“Keep it safe. With the token here, you are the head of Taizhen Dao!”
Romana nodded and took the token with both hands.
Mateo took out another piece of paper full of calligraphy, and said to her:
“Romana, this is the complete version of “Taizhen Hunyuan Dao”,”
“Which has been passed down for thousands of years.”
“The following paragraphs are things you have never touched.”
“Yes, you must memorize this whole method by heart, and you must not miss a single word!”
“Okay.” Romana took the paper, opened it, looked at it, and put it in her arms.
Mateo let out a long breath, and said,
“Romana, from now on, you are the fortieth head of Taizhen Dao.”
“You will be the master of all affairs of Taizhen Dao in the future.”
“You can prepare to return to the United States immediately.”
“If you need help with anything, you can contact me at any time,”
“And I will definitely try my best to help you.”
Romana nodded, then looked at Mateo, and asked him:
“Master, where is the medicine cauldron that has been passed down from the older masters?”
“Medicine cauldron?!”
Mateo was startled when he heard Romana’s question.
He was very puzzled and thought to himself:
“How could Romana know about the medicine cauldron?”
“Didn’t the old master say that this secret can only be known by the head of the sect,”
“And not told to anyone else?! How could Romana know about it?”
Thinking of this, he deliberately played a sloppy eye:
“Romana, who did you hear about the medicine cauldron from? Why didn’t I know?”
Romana frowned, and her tone was a little angry she said:
“Master! Master, the old man told me about it a long time ago.”
“He said that Taizhen Dao has a township treasure, a medicine cauldron that is quite effective in refining medicine!”
“The old man also said that only the future masters of the sect are qualified to inherit this treasure.”
“Since you have decided to give me the position of the sect leader,”
“The medicine cauldron should also be passed on to me,”
“Otherwise how will I explain to the master and my personal disciples in the future?”
Mateo never dreamed that before passing on the medicine cauldron to him,
His master would also instruct him to never reveal the secrets of the medicine cauldron to anyone before passing on the throne,
But in the blink of an eye, Romana said she knew about this.
He couldn’t help thinking to himself: “Master, Master, did you love Romana too much,”
“Did you not distrust me?”
Immediately, he was so embarrassed that he could only falter and say:
“Romana, I guess you have misremembered this matter,”
“Taizhen Dao does not have any medicinal cauldrons,”
“I guess the old master was deliberately teasing you.”
Romana shook her head and said: “Impossible, Master told me clearly,”
“Taizhen Dao does have a medicine cauldron,”
“It is absolutely impossible for the old man to joke about this kind of thing!”
She couldn’t help questioning Mateo:
“Master, that medicine cauldron is a token of Taizhen Dao that has been passed down for thousands of years,”
“And now that it came to you, do you want to keep it for yourself?”
“I didn’t…” Seeing that Mateo couldn’t get over it, he could only say helplessly:
“Romana, I will say this as your teacher to assure you that this medicine cauldron is not in my hands,”
“If it was in my hands, I would definitely give it to you without hesitation.”
Romana frowned even tighter: “Master if the medicine cauldron is not in your hands,”
“Then whose hands is it in? This thing was handed over to you by Master himself,”
“You must have lost it, right?!”
Mateo said vaguely: “Romana, this medicine cauldron is really out of my hands right now,”
“And I really can’t find it back,”
“So you’d better just pretend that there is no such thing in Taizhendao.”
When he said these words, he was also very disturbed.
He originally thought that Romana didn’t know the existence of the medicine cauldron and planned to get away with it,
But he didn’t expect Romana to know this clearly.
However, that thing has been lost to Charlie by himself now,
And it is definitely impossible to ask Charlie to get it back at this time.
Therefore, he can only sacrifice his own reputation.
Even if the disciples of Taizhen Dao in the future know that he has lost the treasure passed down from the ancestors of Taizhen Dao,
He can only recognize it.
When Romana heard Mateo’s words at this time, she was also very angry.
She didn’t expect that Mateo deliberately concealed the matter first,
And when she asked him personally, he would actually play a rogue.
Romana couldn’t help questioning him: “Master,”
“What do you mean by assuming that Taizhen Dao doesn’t have such a thing?”
Mateo said cheekily: “It’s because you forget that Taizhen Dao has a medicine cauldron from now on.”
Romana said angrily: “Master, what’s the difference between you and a father who loses his son and goes home and tells his family,
“‘Everyone just pretend we never had this son’?”
“Do you think it’s appropriate?”
Mateo’s face was a little uneasy, so he could only smash the pot and said:
“Then the medicine cauldron is indeed gone now,”
“And I really can’t find it, what can you tell me to do?”
Romana asked him: “I need to know, How did the medicine cauldron disappear,”
“And who owns the medicine cauldron!”
Mateo dodged her eyes, and said falteringly:
“Romana…Since the medicine cauldron is gone, you can break the casserole and ask if there is any more.”
“What do you mean? What you have to do now is to quickly return to Taizhen Dao with the sect leader’s token,”
“And do your role as sect master well!”
Romana argued with reason: “Since you have passed on the position of sect master to Me,”
“Then I have the obligation to recover the treasures that have been passed down for thousands of years for Taizhen Dao,”
“So no matter what, I must find and bring back the medicine cauldron!”
After that, she stared at Mateo and asked:
“Master, think about the thirty-eight heads of Taizhen Dao before you,”
“If you don’t take the medicine cauldron back to Taizhen Dao,”
“Will you be able to sleep?”
Mateo didn’t know how to respond to Romana’s questioning,
And was helpless Under the circumstances, he could only say resentfully:
“Romana, to tell you the truth as your teacher,”
“I lost the medicine cauldron in a bet.”
Romana was shocked, and blurted out: “Master!”
“What qualifications do you have?” To take the inheritance of Taizhen Dao as a bet?”
Mateo said helplessly: “I am not qualified, but I have already done this,”
“The medicine cauldron has been exported, and I have nothing to do.”
“If you are not satisfied, after you go back,”
“You can tell the whole Taizhen Dao about my affairs,”
“And let me become a sinner of the Taizhen Dao through the ages, I have no objection to this.”
Romana said seriously: “Master, I don’t want you to become a sinner of the Taizhen Dao through the ages,”
“I just want to bring back the treasure of Taizhen Dao!”
After that, she gritted her teeth and said, “Master,”
“Tell me who did you lose it to, I will go to him and ask him if he would like to sell the medicine cauldron to me,”
“No matter how much it costs, I will find a way, if it doesn’t work, I will ask my father for it!”
Mateo looked very embarrassed, but because of his guilty conscience,
He didn’t know how to answer for a while.
Charlie, who had been silent all this time, smiled slightly at this time:
“Miss Long, don’t embarrass Mr. Milo anymore,”
“His medicine cauldron has already been lost to me,”
“And now it belongs to me.”
Romana looked at Charlie in surprise.
She asked, “Mr. Wade, I want to know, how did my master lose the medicine tripod to you?”
Charlie said at this time, “You know, this medicine cauldron is in my hands now, and I am not planning to sell it.”
Romana said anxiously: “Mr. Wade, this is the treasure of our Taizhen Dao!”
Charlie said lightly: “It used to be, but not now,”
“And I don’t care about its origin, I only know that it is mine now.”
Romana immediately asked him: “Mr. Wade, how much money do you need to return the treasure of my Taizhendao Zhenpai?”
“You say the number, and I will try my best to convince my father to pay you!”
Charlie smiled and said: “Although I don’t know how much money Miss Long’s father has,”
“I can tell you one thing clearly,”
“Even if you put all your father’s assets in front of me, I will not agree!”
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