Chapter 3: Tai Yi's Three Trials (Part 1) Today is Father's Day

  Today is Father's Day, I hope friends at home can accompany their fathers more, those who can cook can make some delicious food, those who know how to massage can give a massage, and those who don't know how to do anything else can just chat with their fathers.

  Ye Yi and Master Fahua looked at each other in shock after a moment of analysis amidst the clouds and fog, then both solemnly and fearfully said: "They are raising dragons!"

  Ye gritted his teeth and said: "We must find the location of the dragon's lair, otherwise the consequences will be unthinkable."

  The Lotus Master nodded in agreement and said: "I will now send out invitations to invite fellow Taoists to come and slay the dragon together."

  Seeing the two of them so excited, the deputy captain interrupted and asked: "Isn't this dragon a mascot? Why are you both so terrified?"

  "A lone adult dragon is a auspicious creature that brings good fortune and prosperity. However, young dragons are disasters that will bring death to many people."

  The deputy captain was bewildered for a moment, young dragon? Is it related to Luo Ze? Ah, right, the deputy captain suddenly remembered Ye Yi's statement about young dragons liking to eat human souls. Only then did he realize that the young dragon must eat many people to grow up, and how many people would die in this process was unknown.

  "But the deputy captain asked again in doubt: 'Didn't ancient dragons have young dragons?'"

  "This time Fahua said: 'In ancient times, there was a way of sacrificing living people, and it was only recorded in the prehistoric period, that is, during the feudal dynasty. Dragons almost became extinct at that time. All later sects regarded raising dragons as harmful, even the feudal dynasties did not dare to raise a dragon casually. Its existence was too unique and fundamentally uncontrollable. Although ancient emperors compared themselves to the Dragon Son of Heaven, unfortunately, they were just good at talking about dragons.'"

  "Alright." The deputy captain said seriously: "Do you need our help? I can mobilize some police force to assist in the search."

  "It's useless, ordinary people don't even know what a young dragon looks like. What is called a dragon is just something that freely roams between the clouds and mist, mountains and waters. Even if we want to find it, it would be extremely troublesome! Only those outsiders, the Rakshas, can track its trail. Amitabha, the three of you have come at just the right time. Perhaps you can lend us a helping hand."

  "What can be done will not be shirked." The deputy captain immediately stated. When the people's property is threatened, as a people's police officer, he will firmly fulfill his creed and defend the people's safety is his lifelong mission and responsibility.

  "Tell us, what should we do?" forensic doctor Liu Lao also spoke up.

  Only that young policeman did not speak. However, Ye Yi didn't need him to speak either, and looked at the deputy captain seriously, saying: "I want you to be bait!"

  "What makes us the bait!" The young policeman jumped up in opposition.

  "You're not afraid of death, you can go out now." Ye Yi gave him a sideways glance and said.

  The young policeman was about to storm out in anger when he was caught by forensic expert Liu, who said to him: "Young man, getting angry won't solve the problem."

  "Lao Liu, look at his attitude! He has no ability himself, does he want others to be the bait? If we need to cooperate, it's them who should cooperate with us!" The young police officer seemed to have some background and didn't care that there was a deputy captain and an old qualified police officer standing beside him. He pointed at Ye Yi's nose and shouted.

  Yi Ke didn't buy into this threatening tone, he said: "Even if your dad is Li Gang, if you don't listen to me, you'll still die."

  That kid got anxious and turned to fire at me: "You! What are you calling? No skills, pretending to be a big shot. Now thinking of using me as bait, what a joke."

  "What's wrong with me? Didn't I not call you? The young and vigorous me also got angry: 'What are you yelling about, did I ask you to come? Who told you to come and find who, with your behavior, you're still a police officer, sooner or later you'll be a corrupt official.'"

  "What did you just say? You're asking for a beating, aren't you?" He bared his teeth and was about to come over and hit me.

  I retorted: "And add one more, using violent means to intimidate others." What the hell, can't you see what elective course I'm taking? Public Law.

  That little brat was caught by the deputy captain, who scolded: "Shut up. Otherwise, get out of here and pretend to be a good boy behind your father's back. Don't embarrass me here."

  It's clear that the deputy captain knows that kid inside out, and from his performance just now, he is very dissatisfied. This time, all his anger was vented on him, especially after what happened with the phone call earlier. Originally, the deputy captain didn't want to bring him along, but the kid insisted on coming. The deputy captain had no choice but to bring him over out of respect for his father.

  By the way, forensic expert Liu was with the deputy captain and that kid in the morgue examining the dismembered body case that night.

  Facing the deputy captain's scolding, that kid was taken aback. He just glared at us with a huff, especially at me with an unpleasant gaze. I couldn't be bothered to pay attention to this official second-generation who relied on his family background and looked down on everyone. So I simply ignored his existence.

  The deputy captain said: "How do you want us to cooperate?"

  "As long as you stay here and don't leave, I'll definitely be back within three days."

  "Is that all?" asked Old Liu.

  The Dharma Master sighed and said, "It's not simple at all. For the next three days, our temple will be sealed off from top to bottom, focusing on protecting you with all our might, not letting the Rakshas capture or kill you."

  The deputy captain frowned and said, "No way, three days without being in the police team, who knows what kind of chaos will ensue."

  Forensic expert Liu Lao also said, "Yes, now the head of the criminal police team is hospitalized with cancer, and all the affairs of the criminal police team are pressing on Wang's shoulders. The team really can't do without him."

  Ye Yidao said, "If you want to stay alive, put aside your differences for now and rest assured here. Fortunately, all of you have the national emblem on your bodies, so it's absolutely safe here. I'll go with Yang Guang to Longhushan to find Mr. Taoyi. We'll be back within three days, no matter what."

  Ye Yat said more and more seriously, finally persuaded the three deputy captains to stay in the temple.

  And I drove all night with Ye to D City's airport and booked the earliest flight.

  ……

  Longhushan Mountain is located in Guixi City, 20 kilometers southwest of Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province. It is the ancestral home of the Orthodox Unity Sect of Taoism. In the mid-Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Ling, the founder of the Orthodox Unity Sect, once refined elixirs here and legend has it that "the elixir was successful and dragons and tigers appeared, hence the name of the mountain". According to Taoist classics, Zhang Sheng, the fourth-generation grandson of Zhang Ling, settled in Longhushan Mountain during the Three Kingdoms or Western Jin Dynasty. Since then, the descendants of Zhang Tian Shi have lived in Longhushan Mountain for 63 generations, spanning over 1,900 years.

  When Ye Yi and I arrived at the foot of Longhu Mountain, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

  Before boarding the plane, Ye Yiqun asked Master Fahua to give us a strange golden scripture on our bodies. The whole body was filled with it.

  It is said that this thing can temporarily conceal our breath, so that Rakshas cannot find us.

  Several hours of rushing, plus no rest at all last night, I feel like I'm about to collapse. And tomorrow is my last day off. The thing that was supposed to go to Zhou Datong's house to sign the house contract today can only be postponed for a few more days.