Chapter 420 Protection

Luo Yu Heng’s expression was cold, as if he was talking about a trivial matter, “The poor Taoist gifted an amulet to Chu Yuan Zhen.”

After saying that, he half closed his phoenix eyes, no longer explaining, his attitude took just the right amount.

It was gifted to Chu Yuanjian ……… Yuan Jingdi s face cleared up a little, in that case, who uses the talisman to summon the state master is not the key.

However, Emperor Yuan Jing did not completely dispel his suspicions and said in a deep voice:

“State Master, even though you and the Earth Sect are in the same sect, you are also the State Master of the Great Feng. The Human Sect is the state religion of the Great Feng, and you know that I have sent people to compete for the lotus seed, and you still ……….”

He showed a few moments of anger.

In the face of Emperor Yuan Jing’s questioning, Luo Yu Heng was silent for a moment and suddenly sighed:

“Truth be told, the Earth Sect has had an accident in recent years, and the head of the Earth Sect’s Dao has been entangled in karma and has fallen into the devil’s path, affecting most of the disciples.

“Only a very small portion of disciples were not affected by it for some reason. This group of disciples who escaped set up an organization called the Heaven and Earth Society. Secretly, they recuperated and built up their strength in an attempt to clean up their doors.

“The Nine-Colored Lotus Seed is of vital importance to them, and a while ago, the people from the Tiandi Association asked Chu Yuanjian to contact me, hoping that I would be able to help.

“Maintaining the continuation of the three sects’ incense is our consensus, and even the Heavenly Sect, which is too oblivious, harbors the same idea.”

After a pause, Luo Yu Heng stared at Emperor Yuan Jing with a seemingly smiling tone, “Is it possible that Your Majesty doesn’t know?”

The reason why she made a move, is this reason ah ……… The amulet was gifted to Chu Yuanjian, and Xu Qi’an has no relationship with it, is it I am too sensitive? And Xu Qi’an mixed up in the nine-colored lotus thing, most likely owes Chu Yuanjian and Li Miaozhen a favor, that day the two had made a move to block my forbidden army ……. Emperor Yuan Jing’s thoughts turned and he shook his head without changing his face:

“How do I know the secret secrets of the Earth Sect?”

The two ended their conversation and meditated in cultivation as usual. And then, Luo Yu Heng expounded on the mysteries of the Dao Scriptures and spoke of the supreme principle of longevity. Half an hour later, Emperor Yuan Jing got up and left Ling Bao Guan.

Returning to his chambers, Emperor Yuan Jing sipped the nourishing tea served by the eunuchs and commanded:

“Go and do two things: one, have Tian Ji look into the monk’s origins and try to capture him alive. Two, summon Qin Yuandao, the Minister of War, to the palace to see me.”

The old eunuch nodded and said tentatively, “The old slave has the audacity to ask how Your Majesty is going to deal with that Xu Qi’an?”

He felt that it would most likely come from Xu Qi’an’s second uncle’s cousin or other family members.

Emperor Yuan Jing waved his hand, “Just one of Wei Yuan’s dogs, I have my own plans.”

His Majesty did not say anything, that is, he has not thought of how to deal with Xu Qi An, or he does not have this idea for the time being ……….. The old eunuch was a bit confused, before he left the palace, he still had the gloomy look of wanting to destroy Xu Qi’an’s nine clans.

Now it’s all about the cloudy doings.

………….

Crap ！！！！

Xu Qi’an didn’t need to look in the mirror to know that her face was now crumbling, collapsing and jaw-dropping ……….

Xu Qi’an had three secrets on his body: crossing over, qi luck, and divine distinction.

He had been careful to hide these three secrets, and the first and present day supervisors were the very chess players and the very people involved in the event, and couldn’t hide them, and didn’t need to.

Other than that, Xu Qi’an had only revealed the matter of qi to the old piker of the Martial Alliance. Two reasons: the movement of the Peaceful Blade was too big to conceal; he wanted to hug his thighs to increase the capital of resistance for himself.

As for Wei Yuan, Xu Qi’an trusted him, but because he couldn’t see through this wise and deep state scholar, he hadn’t dared to be honest.

Unexpectedly, Wei Yuan had already known that Monk Shenshu was inside him.

“Wei Gong ……. How did you know?” Xu Qi’an’s voice was a little hoarse.

Wei Yuan said indifferently, “Let’s talk about it after shaking the dice.”

Xu Qi’an smiled bitterly, “There’s no need to shake the dice.”

Indeed there is no need, Wei Yuan did not ask for the information of the first generation of Supervisor Zheng, but asked for the sealing object underneath Sang Po, which is telling him, I know all your secrets.

Let’s just play straight up bright cards.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Qi’an said, ”When I was in Jianzhou, I encountered a young man named Ji Qian, and we clashed, and I slaughtered him. After asking the spirits, I found out that he turned out to be a royal lineage from five hundred years ago, and after Emperor Wuzong cleared the ruler’s side, they were bailed out by the Primordial Supervisor, and have been dormant ever since.

“The Battle of Shanhaiguan was instigated by the Primordial Supervisor and the leader of the Heavenly Compassionate Ministry to steal the fortunes of the Dafeng Kingdom and then support that lineage from five hundred years ago to re-ascend the throne.

“They have been hiding in a place called Xuzhou, which I suspect is a lawless place, out of the control of the imperial court ……..”

He relayed the process of asking the spirits, temporarily concealing the fact that he was carrying qi.

Wei Yuan listened in silence and said slowly, “That’s why the Primordial Supervisor Zheng united with the barbarians to deal with the Zhenbei King. Next, isn’t it my turn?”

Xu Qi’an was convinced, “Yes.”

Wei Yuan sighed, ”The fact that the Primordial Supervisor is not dead is unexpected. You have reminded me that back then, after Emperor Wu Zong seized the throne, he had secretly dispatched his close friends to search for something all over the world. He went so far as to set sail for this purpose. This matter is not recorded in the official history, but it was written in a biography by a great scholar.”

“The first generation has been holding back for so long, for one thing, it didn’t remove the King of Zhenbei and me, and for another, it’s because you can’t take back the qi in your body for the time being, right? …….. Huh, what are you doing burrowing under the table?”

Wei Yuan asked with a wry smile.

“I’m looking for Wei Gong’s leg, allow me to hold it for a while ………”

Xu Qi’an made wisecracks to cover up the fluctuating emotions that were turning inside out.

Duk-duk! Wei Yuan knocked on the desktop and said in a deep voice, “Come out!”

Xu Qi’an burrowed out from under the table and sat upright, “Lord Wei, you know everything, you know everything.”

Wei Yuan sighed:

“You are the person I have my eye on, but any person I want to cultivate, I will carefully investigate and monitor. Your extraordinary cultivation speed, Supervisor Zheng’s favor towards you, Spirit Dragon’s attitude towards you, the appearance of the Confucian carving knife during the Buddhist fight, the appearance of the knife at the moment of beheading the Protectorate Duke, well, isn’t this non-stop shaking of a full point die of yours also proof of that. There are many, many more, there are too many cracks in you. These bits and pieces of information taken out individually are nothing.

“But I know you too well, and a simple review of all the clues pieced together, combined with some of the hidden secrets I already knew, would have been a good guess.

“That day when you ran to ask me for details about the Battle of Shanhaiguan after you won the Celestial Battle, I once asked you what else you wanted to say. I thought you would confess to me, but you chose to conceal it.”

Xu Qi’an opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but feeling that there was no need to do so, he said in a slightly frustrated manner, “What about the matter of the sealing object underneath Sang Po?”

“The Buddha Sect fight simultaneously exposed the fact that you have added to your chi, as well as the fact that you are carrying a sealing object. Of course, this alone isn’t enough, there must be other proofs, such as how you killed the fourth rank barbarian leader and snatched the royal consort when traveling north?”

Wei Yuan snorted, “Since I know that you are blessed with good fortune, I don’t need to guess who that mysterious expert in Chu State who can use the Zhen Guo Sword is. In fact, before I traveled north, I wasn’t sure that the ‘seal’ was on you.

“You hid it quite well, trusting the Supervisor of Justice and that Buddhist heretic that much?”

Xu Qi’an shook his head, “The Supervisor is a divine figure, so it doesn’t mean much whether I believe in him or not. As for the sealing object, his Dharma name is Shenshu, and I promised him to keep it secret.”

He spelled out his agreement with Shinshu as well: to find Shinshu’s past.

Wei Yuan mused, ”Supervisor Zheng acquiesced to the Demon Race unlocking the Sang Po seal, presumably laying it out for you, using him to deter the First Generation. As long as that God Shush is in your body, the Primordial Generation wouldn’t dare to touch you, and it’s no surprise that he’s now actively searching for a way to crack it.

“Regarding the identity of this Buddhist heretic, I have some guesses, most likely related to the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, and related to the Azi Swinging Demon of that year. In the future, when you travel far and wide, you can make a trip to the Hundred Thousand Mountains in the Southern Borderlands and go there to find the truth.”

What? Shenshu had something to do with the Koshi Swinging Demon Battle back then? This was something Xu Qi’an hadn’t expected.

“So, what is Lord Wei going to do with me?” Xu Qi’an tried.

When he finished speaking, he stared at Wei Yuan dead in the face, afraid to see killing intent in his eyes.

“I would like to kill you, if I could.” Wei Yuan folded his hands in his sleeves, his gaze lowered as he looked at the tabletop, his voice low and level:

“Caught between two generations of supervisors, you didn’t know what to do, so you simply confessed to me that your purpose was to wrestle your way into my patronage.”

Spot on!

Xu Qi’an was a little ashamed, he did think so.

“If you’re asking whether the Supervisor Zheng is worth trusting, I can’t give an answer because I don’t know either. As for the Primordial Supervisor Zheng’s side, you don’t need to be afraid of it even more, it’s the Contemporary Supervisor Zheng who’s playing the game with him, and it’s not you who’s going to make and break the moves. What you need to do now is nothing more than promoting your grade and accumulating capital.”

After a pause, Wei Yuan’s eyes turned soft and he whispered, “I will help you.”

Hearing these words, Xu Qi’an was truly relieved, feeling instantly grounded in her heart.

A smile appeared on his face as he said, “Then there’s exactly one thing I need to ask Wei Gong.”

Wei Yuan nodded.

Xu Qi’an hemmed and hawed, “How to advance to the fourth rank.”

Wei Yuan’s expression lurched as he said in shock, “You’ve been promoted to the fifth rank?”

Xu Qi’an nodded.

In less than a year, the fifth product of the chemical power ……… Wei Yuan was suddenly lost in thought, and for a long time, his pupils moved slightly, recovered, and sighed tersely:

“That’s right, if you are burdened with great qi, a first rank is expected. It’s a pity that in the future, you will inevitably have to follow the old path of Gao Zu and Wu Zong. You may not know that qi luck is a double-edged sword.”

“Those who have gained qi may not live forever.” Xu Qi’an said.

“You know quite a lot!” Wei Yuan had a complicated expression.

Wei Gong, the way you look right now, it’s as if you’re saying, “Did you secretly hide the remedial lessons from me!

Xu Qi’an laughed.

“The fourth grade is a very important grade for martial artists, it determines the path you will take in the future. Those who are proficient in swords will comprehend sword intent, and those who are proficient in blades will comprehend blade intent. It cannot be changed.” Wei Yuan said:

“The core of the fourth grade lies in the word “Yi”, which can also be called the Way, the Way that the martial artist will walk in the future. Therefore, the second grade of wufu is also called Harmonizing the Dao. Xu Qi’an, have you thought about the Dao you want to walk.”

Wei Gong, may I ask this world, is there a kind of intention, it is called white whoring ……… Xu Qi An tried, “Chopping up all the world s injustice, does it count?”

“This is ambition!” Wei Yuan didn’t have the heart to say, “You just shout at everyone: cut down all the injustice in the world! And then people will succumb to your ambition?”

“………”

“The so-called intention needs to rely on the violence of the martial artist, to be precise, the means of attack and killing. Knives, guns, swords, halberds, fists, and so on. You are the one who makes the sword, so naturally it is the sword intent.”

“How does one cultivate the intent of a blade?” Xu Qi’an vainly sought advice.

“I’ve told you before that starting at the fifth rank, everything needs to rely on enlightenment! Your talent is good and your enlightenment is high, so you were able to take control of yourself and advance to the fifth rank in a very short period of time. While some people have poor natural talent and can’t fully control their physical body power for a lifetime, and can’t be promoted.

“As for how to comprehend blade intent, all I can teach you is experience. First of all, you need to reach the realm of human sword unity, which simply means comprehending the mysteries of the sword. This requires you to combine it with your own perception of the blade. It’s only after accumulating over time.

“Secondly, you have to fuse your beliefs into the blade, the Heaven and Earth One Blade Slash that you are practicing is the beliefs of the person who created this technique.” Wei Yuan taught in a serious tone.

Yeah, my “Heaven and Earth One-Sword Slash” is a type of blade intent, and that senior’s belief is that there is nothing that can’t be broken by a single slash, and if there is, then run away.

“Duke Wei, does that mean that I have comprehended half of the Blade Intent myself? Then am I able to add my own things to the foundation of the Heaven and Earth One Blade Slash. Make it uniquely mine in terms of ‘intent’?” Xu Qi’an was somewhat surprised.

“The children are teachable.” Wei Yuan laughed.

When the conversation came to an end, Wei Yuan suddenly said, “Remember when we first met for the first time?”

“That time in the Stargazer building?” Xu Qi’an wasn’t quite sure.

“Uh-huh!”

Wei Yuan nodded: “The song you sang at that time was quite interesting, I still remember ………. I stand, in the blazing wind, hating that I can’t swing all the sheer heartache. Looking at the sky, the clouds in all directions move, sword in hand to ask the world who is the hero.”

He’s still humming pretty standard.

“What about a follow-up? I really like this song.” Wei Yuan laughed.

This, my greatest fear since I was a child was to be invited to the podium by the teacher to sing in public ……….. Xu Qi’an then said, “I will sing for you in the future when Lord Wei tells me the story of you and the Empress Dowager.”

………..

Leaving the office of the night watchman, Xu Qi’an rode his beloved filly into the hookah, where he used a potion to change his appearance before mounting the filly and getting back on the road.

After a long detour to make sure no one was following him, he quietly knocked on the courtyard door of the outer room.

“Zee~”

The door to the courtyard opened and it was an old woman with a fat body.

“??”

A string of question marks flashed through Xu Qi’an’s mind, where is my royal consort, where is my hard-earned stolen human wife consort, where is my first beauty of Dafeng?

How did it turn out to be an old mom?

“You who.”

The old mom stared suspiciously at Xu Qi’an, her expression rather unpleasant.

…….. Xu Qi’an simplified her name and said, “My name is Xu Qian, this aunt, why is she in my home?”

“Your house?”

The old mom’s eyes became even more suspicious as she said, “Just a moment!”

And without closing the door, he turned and went inside.

After about a tea time, the old mom carried a broom and rushed out aggressively, screaming and cursing:

“Good you ungrateful dog thing, how dare you chase me here. At the feet of the Son of Heaven, it’s not for dogs like you to spread your wildness.”

The old mom hit a broom over, Xu Qi’an ducked his head and dodged it, drilling into the yard in the process.

The old mom wailed in anger and chased after him.

The door to the main house opened, and the princess, with a bowl of peanuts in her small hands, leaned against the door, happy to watch the show.

It was only when the old maids took a look at her smiling appearance that they realized the foul play, leaning on their brooms, glancing suspiciously at Xu Qi’an and then at the crown princess.

“I’m really her man.”

Xu Qi’an explained, glancing at the young woman in plain cloth clothes with a cheap jade hairpin stuck on her head, he walked over and knocked a chestnut on her head, “Was it fun?”

This Zhenbei King’s widow, the first beauty of Dabong, took a beating and re-cooled her face.

Stubbornly ignoring him, she just softly said, “Auntie Zhang, you can go back first.”

Auntie Zhang muttered something, leaned her broom against the wall, and walked out of the yard.