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Chapter 177 Grandmaster? Ant! (Subscribe)

The weather in February did not get warmer.

When walking through the mountains, the mountain breeze still makes people feel cool.

The falling snow a few days ago dyed the distant mountains white, giving a feeling of "snow and wind sending tourists away".

However, Chen Yi and others did not feel the chill at this moment.

Compared to when they were kids, each of them has made great progress.

Even Wang Yongnian, who had the lowest level of cultivation, was not affected by the cool breeze at all despite his seemingly fat body.

However, there were some travelers coming from outside the mountain along the way, wearing thick cotton clothes and rushing towards Wangdu Peak in a hurry.

After seeing the carriages of Chen Yi and others, these people stopped consciously, leaned against the inside of the mountain road, and looked at them with envy.

Most of them were young children, which made Chen Yi and the others realize that it was time for Taixu Taoist Sect to recruit new disciples again.

"I heard that the person in charge of recruiting disciples this time is Master Hong from Linxun Peak. I hope he can recruit some disciples with physical training talents."

Xiao Xuanzhen looked at the child outside the window and couldn't help but think of the time when she was responsible for recruiting disciples.

It was her first and last time to take on such a responsibility.

However, this allowed her to meet Chen Yi and others.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xuanzhen subconsciously looked towards Chen Yi who was sitting at the innermost side of the carriage, but seeing that he was also looking at him, he couldn't help but raise his head slightly and glanced at him sideways, leaving him a proud look with the back of his head.

Humph, what are you looking at!

Although she no longer intended to compete with Chen Yi, she couldn't suppress the inexplicable irritation in her heart every time she saw him.

Chen Yi laughed in silence, his eyes falling on the child outside the window.

Compared to previous years, there seem to be a lot more children coming to Taixu Taoist Sect to become disciples this time.

According to his sword perception, there were nearly a thousand of them on the mountain road alone.

After hearing what those accompanying him said, he understood the reason.

I didn't expect that these people were influenced by him.

"Grandpa, is Brother Chen Yi from here?"

"Yes, Xiao Diao, Grandpa only hopes that you can successfully join the Taixu Dao Sect. I don't ask you to have a natural talent for swordsmanship, but even if you have an outstanding talent for physical training, that's good too."

"Yes! Grandpa, when I finish my studies and come down the mountain, I will become a great hero of the Wei Dynasty like Brother Chen Yi!"

"Haha... OK, OK, my little Diao will definitely become a world-famous hero in the future."

After hearing this, some people nearby followed suit and encouraged their own children to take the "Little Sword Fairy" as a role model.

"The current Taixu Dao Sect is incredible. Not to mention the 'Little Sword Fairy', even Fairy Xueru and Fairy Hua are able to stand on their own."

"It's a pity that we have to stay here with them, otherwise we can go to Kyoto Prefecture and see their heroic figures."

"Who said it wasn't? I hope these children can all join the Taixu Dao Sect. Even if they become outer disciples, they will have a better future than other places."

"yes……"

Chen Yi felt something in his heart, but he didn't know what it felt like.

He knows his own business well. If he were to rely on himself, he would probably live a mediocre life like most people.

For many people, wanting to become someone like him is "an impossible thing in a lifetime."

Thinking about it carefully, he felt a little happy.

Looking at the small figures passing by outside the window, Du Yanqing said with some emotion:

“Seeing them really feels like a lifetime ago.”

“Thinking back to when I left Kyoto Prefecture, it seems like just yesterday, but in the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed.”

Wang Yongnian nodded, and said with a slightly sad face:

"Wei Letian and Wei Xiaoyun were also with us at that time, but now they are already..."

"Why mention them?" Du Yan snorted, "Those two returned to Kyoto Prefecture several months ago."

"Did they inform you when they left?"

Wang Yongnian shook his head. "It was only when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince told me that I knew they were gone."

Ever since the sect’s small examination, Wei Letian and Wei Xiaoyun have stopped contacting them.

Perhaps it was because of the loss of face, or perhaps it was because of the perceived deviation in one’s identity and status.

But for Chen Yi and others, the absence of the two royal relatives made everyone feel more at ease.

Du Yanqing gave Wang Yongnian a look, indicating that he should stop talking about those two people, and then said:
"I heard that the imperial court will also participate in this grand event, and the Ministry of Rites, the Imperial Household Department, and the Night Watch Department will be responsible for hosting it."

"Originally, Prime Minister Xie hoped that the event would be held at the Kyoto Academy, but later it was changed to the Daisūra Temple for some reason."

Du Yan played with a Bagua mirror and thought, "It must be the plot of those monks."

"Plot?" Du Yanqing asked suspiciously, "Is there any special purpose behind this?"

"I don't know either." Du Yan shook her head and recalled:

"But Master said that in recent years, there has been a rumor that Buddhism has flourished in the Wei Dynasty. Perhaps the choice of holding this grand event in Dakong Temple is related to this matter."

Du Yanqing said thoughtfully: "It seems that Confucianism and Taoism are in decline nowadays."

Chen Yi, who had been silent the whole time, couldn't help but laugh after hearing what they said:
"Not necessarily. Buddhism was introduced to the Wei Dynasty from the Western Continent. If they want to flourish here, they still have a long way to go."

"There are only a few Buddhist holy sites in the Wei Dynasty today, including Dakong Temple, Vajra Temple, Prajna Temple, Hengshan Sect, Jingzhai, etc."

"Almost all of them originated from the Buddhist country in the Western Land. For example, the Dakong Temple was built by a prince five hundred years ago. He once went to the Western Land alone to seek Buddhist scriptures."

Lin Xueru leaned her shoulder against his side and asked, "Brother Yi, how do you know this?"

"I saw these when I was studying in the palace as a child," Chen Yi said with a smile.

"Not only the Dakong Temple, but also the Kyoto Academy, which was established even earlier, almost at the beginning of the Wei Dynasty."

"The saint who assisted Emperor Wei at that time was the first dean."

Hua Youxiang asked curiously, "So, behind the Kyoto Academy and Dakong Temple are the imperial court?"

Chen Yi nodded and said, "Almost all the ministers in the court today are from Kyoto universities."

"Even in the martial arts families, there are many people who are not suitable for practicing martial arts and choose to study and take up positions in various places through the imperial examinations."

Speaking of this, Chen Yi couldn't help but think of what Xia Wanwan said in the letter - his third brother Chen Fan is now studying in Kyoto Academy.

It is said that Chen Fan has good talent and has been promoted to a bachelor's degree. His Confucian and Taoist spirit is comparable to that of a sixth-grade cultivator.

Such progress in cultivation can be said to be fast, but compared with Chen Yuan and him, there is still a big gap.

Du Yanqing sighed and said, "So now in the court, 80% of the ministers are from academies, and only 20% are military officers."

"A few days ago, my father sent me a message, asking me to spend more time with Xie Dong'an after returning to Kyoto Prefecture."

Du Yan frowned and looked at him: "Why is that? As the King of Zhenbei, father should draw a clear line between himself and the Zuo Xiang Mansion."

"I don't know what my father is planning either," Du Yanqing looked at Chen Yi and asked, "I heard that Xie Dongan also went to the Southern Barbarian Secret Realm?"

Chen Yi nodded, but he was thinking about the purpose of King Zhenbei's reminder.

He knew that in the court today, the left prime minister Xie Jing, as the head of the civil officials, had suppressed the military marquises' right to speak to the utmost.

Wouldn't it make outsiders feel that the King of Zhenbei is showing weakness by making such an arrangement?
"Is he really as intelligent as the rumors say?" Du Yanqing continued to ask.

"He has some intelligence and strategy," Chen Yi thought, "but I know he has a cold heart."

"Oh?"

Chen Yi looked at everyone and explained, "He is different from other Confucian scholars. He is not pedantic, nor is he a bookworm."

"Perhaps it was influenced by his grandfather. He always subconsciously stays out of things, whether facing danger or treating others."

This is why Xie Dongan is said to be "cold" - it's as if he is looking at everyone and everything from a God's perspective.

"So, he is very cunning?" Du Yan frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "Isn't my father's arrangement like this pushing my brother into a fire pit?"

"Maybe there are other reasons." Du Yanqing pulled her and signaled her not to talk about her father.

Chen Yi noticed their little actions and said with a smile: "In short, you can make friends but not become close friends."

"Of course, we are in Kyoto Prefecture later. The prince and several marquises are all here, so there is no need to worry."

If anyone dares to plot against him or his entourage, they must be extremely bold!
Hearing him say this, everyone's expressions relaxed a lot. There was really no need to worry too much.

At this time, Hua Youxiang said inexplicably excitedly:
“I heard that with the grand event approaching, many geniuses from all over the country have been surrounded and killed by evil spirits and monsters.”

"Brother Chen, do you think we will be surrounded and killed by them?"

"Me?" Chen Yi smiled: "I hope they can come."

"Ha ha……"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh, and even the flower fairy, who lowered her head slightly, showed a faint smile on her calm face.

Gu Tiangang and Cao Abao, who were standing in front of the carriage, heard the voice behind them and smiled at each other.

"Brother, it seems that you and I can rest assured on this trip to Kyoto Prefecture."

"Don't be careless."

Gu Tiangang shook his head and said in a voice transmission: "Our nephew has a high level of cultivation, and his ideas are different from those of ordinary geniuses."

"Oh?"

Gu Tiangang didn't explain much, but his mind still couldn't relax.

He was opposed to Chen Yi's proposal, but he could not resist Chen Yi's repeated requests, otherwise he would have chosen to take everyone with him and rush to Kyoto Prefecture in the shortest time.

Instead of traveling by flying horses like now, which takes several days.

Not long after, the carriage arrived at the inn outside the mountain. As usual, Chen Yi and others replenished their supplies in the inn.

Sun Zhengqiu had been waiting here for a long time, but he just greeted them and sat in the lobby of the inn, ordered some side dishes and a bowl of wine.

"Sir, I have passed on the news that you are leaving today, and a letter has arrived from there."

"Speak." Chen Yi said calmly.

Sun Zhengqiu transmitted the message: "They didn't say when they would start the action in the letter, they just asked me to go to Jeju Prefecture to meet them."

"Oh?"

Chen Yi frowned secretly and asked, "Has there been any letter from the 'witch'?"

"No, I guess they have noticed something and don't want to attack you?"

Sun Zhengqiu quietly looked at Chen Yi, Xiao Xuanzhen and others, thinking that with such strength, "Qianlong" would have to be crazy to let people come.

Not to mention Chen Yi, the cultivation base of several other geniuses alone is around the third-grade Tianhe realm. There should be few people in "Qianlong" who can fight with them.

Unless "Qianlong" joins forces with other evil demons, he couldn't imagine how those people would have the confidence to come and kill him.

Chen Yi thought for a moment and ordered, "Do as they tell you."

Sun Zhengqiu felt bitter, but he didn't dare to refuse. "My life belongs to you, sir. I hope you can take care of me."

The previous few times when "Qianlong" summoned him, he only pretended to obey but secretly disobeyed, especially when they wanted to take action against the Lu family, he secretly sabotaged it.

This time, he was really worried that the other party had seen through his identity and wanted to call him over to clean up the mess.

"Don't worry." Chen Yi said in a voice transmission: "You just need to meet them, and leave everything else to me."

With his current sword skills, he can see everything within a radius of 5,000 miles clearly, and even if there is a formation protecting him, he can still break into it by force.

"Thank you, sir." Chen Yi made a silent gesture, and then set off again with Lin Xueru and others, heading towards Kyoto Prefecture.

……

Sun Zhengqiu followed Chen Yi and others all the way into the city of Jeju Prefecture, and then turned to a house in the inner city.

When, when, when.

After three long knocks on the door, a deep voice came from inside: "The master is not here, come back tomorrow."

Sun Zhengqiu immediately replied: "I have an appointment with the young lady of your family, and I hope she will lend me a red apricot branch."

I don't know which idiot came up with this shitty code. It's just a contact, not an affair.

Squeak.

The door opened, and an old man with an aged face and a tall figure appeared, staring at him with cloudy eyes.

Sun Zhengqiu did not dare to move. He clasped his hands together and said, "Lone Wolf wishes to see you, sir."

"Come in." The old man slowly made way, his feet feeling extremely heavy as if they were filled with lead.

Sun Zhengqiu's heart trembled, he entered the house and looked around.

"Don't look at it, this is just an ordinary courtyard." The old man stared at him and said:

"Where are Chen Yi and the others now?"

"Reporting to the Lord, they should have passed through Jeju Prefecture," Sun Zhengqiu retracted his gaze, lowered his head slightly to look below his neck and said:

"According to their speed, they will be able to reach Kyoto Prefecture within five days."

The old man was thin, with a hunched back and calluses on the palms of his hands. Perhaps he had practiced spear or stick techniques.

Cultivation...

Sun Zhengqiu couldn't see it, but he could feel the murderous intent from the other party, and the hairs on his back stood up.

"Five days?" The old man moved to a throne. "It's much slower than expected. Do you know why?"

Sun Zhengqiu raised his head in confusion: "What does your Excellency mean?"

"According to Chen Yi's current cultivation level, it is too strange that Taixu Dao Sect did not send an existence above the Void Realm to accompany him."

Sun Zhengqiu paused, and quickly covered up, "Maybe he was protecting him in secret. After all, Chen Yi was able to cause such a big commotion outside Zhennan Pass, and ordinary people would not dare to attack him."

"In fact, I do not recommend that the masters of 'Qianlong' take action against him."

"Don't dare?" The old man heard this, and said with a sinister smile: "It's wrong to let him live!"

Sun Zhengqiu slowly lowered his head so that he couldn't see the expression on his face.

It seems that what the young marquis said was right. The people of "Qianlong" have a strong desire to kill him.

But he didn't understand - now that he knew what the young marquis had done in Nanman, what basis did "Qianlong" have to take action?
Could it be that there are multiple Grandmasters or even above Grandmasters within “Hidden Dragon”?

"Sir, when do we plan to take action against him?" Sun Zhengqiu asked cautiously.

"we?"

The old man looked at him with a half-smile: "Over the years, I'm afraid you have long forgotten your responsibility as a 'Hidden Dragon', right?"

Ok?
Sun Zhengqiu paused and said quickly, "Your Excellency is joking. I dare not forget it for a moment."

The old man hummed indifferently: "Then tell me, why did the assassination attempt on Chen Yi fail ten years ago?"

"That time..." Sun Zhengqiu hesitated for a moment and replied, "That day, I bribed an outer sect disciple from Jianfeng Mountain to poison me."

"But he was too timid to take action. Instead, he wanted to get the things and escape from Taixu Dao Sect. I had no choice but to kill him."

"Afterwards, in order to prevent Chen Yi from noticing, and because of the secret letter asking me to keep silent, I did not make any unusual moves."

"So, what about the Lu family incident?"

"That time, your subordinate..."

Sun Zhengqiu felt a chill down his spine. Just as he was about to continue explaining, he heard the old man wave his hand and say:
"Your story is so fake that I don't want to listen any more."

"..."

Sun Zhengqiu looked up at him and asked with an unchanged expression: "Every word I say is true. I dare not lie in the slightest!"

However, the old man seemed to be certain that he had betrayed him, and he raised his hand slightly and pressed down.

The overwhelming force suddenly pressed down on him, causing him to fall to his knees.

Sun Zhengqiu felt a chill in his heart, and he struggled to say, "Sir, I am innocent..."

The old man snorted: "You still dare to lie? You are courting death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he pointed his finger at the vital point on Sun Zhengqiu's chest.

"what--"

The severe pain made Sun Zhengqiu scream, veins popped out on his face, and cold sweat flowed down like rain.

The excruciating pain was like countless ants gnawing at his body. His skin, flesh, bones, and even internal organs were in pain, making him wish he could die.

Even so, Sun Zhengqiu still did not give in, clenching his teeth and squeezing out a few words:

"Subordinates, there will be no betrayal!!"

The old man carefully observed his struggling and wailing appearance, and after a long while, he finally spoke:

"Come out, there's nothing wrong with my people."

These words made no sense, but they alleviated the severe pain in Sun Zhengqiu's body.

He struggled to get up, wiped the sweat from his forehead with a pale face, and said with a bow without any hesitation:

"Many, thank you, sir."

Trying to test me...wait for death!

Afterwards, Sun Zhengqiu saw three figures slowly emerging from the empty space beside him.

It was not until then that he realized that this courtyard had already been covered by a formation.

I saw that the three men were all wearing black robes, with their hats pulled down low, so that only half of their old faces could be seen.

One of them was more than ten feet tall, like a young barbarian.

There was another one who looked like the old man who opened the door, with a gray beard on his chin, and he must be quite old.

The last one was slimmer, and even covered by a black robe, it was difficult to hide her enchanting figure.

Where it should be big, it should be big, and where it should be small, it should be small.

"Mr. Xu~ It's not that I don't trust you, but the cultivation of that 'Little Sword Immortal' is really beyond belief~"

The charming and moving voice reached Sun Zhengqiu's ears, making him look over.

Is this woman testing him?

Damn it, you have to die too!

Although he was thinking about it, Sun Zhengqiu forced a smile at her, trying to make it as bright as possible.

But before he could say anything, he heard a voice beside his ear:
"Stop laughing, kid, you look so ugly."

Sound transmission?

Sun Zhengqiu was startled and quickly took a few steps back, standing behind the old man who attacked him, looking like a subordinate.

Only in the dark, he whispered, "Who are you?"

"Heh~ You contacted me several times, but I can't even recognize you?"

Witch?!
Sun Zhengqiu suddenly realized that it could only be her!

Apart from the deputy leader of the Baishen Sect, no one is qualified to ask the "Hidden Dragon" to test him.

But why?

"I don't know what your Excellency means..."

Wen Renying cursed inwardly, and while pretending to be a snake with the other three, she asked in a voice transmission:
"Stop pretending. Tell me, is the Little Sword Immortal ready?"

Sun Zhengqiu was relieved and said, "My Lord didn't tell me everything. He just told me to come as promised."

Wenren Ying breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that the little sword fairy knew about this.

Although she was aware of Chen Yi's strength, she could not withstand the pressure from the two people beside her.

For example, the man who is ten feet tall is not a barbarian, but an evil heretic who mainly practices body cultivation—"Ghost Hand" Xue Wanchuan.

As early as twenty years ago, his cultivation had reached the Grandmaster level, and his boxing had reached perfection. He was only one step away from "clear boxing knowledge".

The old man in black robe next to him was even more extraordinary. His elusive aura made Wen Renying feel a little scared.

However, this person has always been secretive, so even she doesn't know his true identity.

At this time, Mr. Xu cupped his hands and said, "I, Qianlong, will fully cooperate with you on this trip. I hope you can succeed in this battle!"

"Old Xu~" Wen Renying said with a smile: "Are you guys, Qianlong, just cooperating?"

She teased intentionally or unintentionally: "There are several geniuses around Chen Yi, I'm afraid we are not strong enough to deal with him~"

Elder Xu smiled and said, "Master Wenren, please be patient. Apart from Chen Yi, there are others to deal with the rest of the geniuses."

"Oh? Did Master Xu find someone else? Tell me and I'll be happy~"

"It's unspeakable. You will all know the truth by then." Elder Xu glanced at Sun Zhengqiu and said, "You continue to track Chen Yi and be the insider when necessary!"

"Yes!"

Sun Zhengqiu quickly responded, bowed, and left the house.

"Boy, remember to tell Chen Yi that there are two Grandmasters here, let him prepare early!"

Before leaving, Sun Zhengqiu heard Wen Renying's reminder and closed the door without changing his expression.

Only at the end, the tall man said in a rough voice: "At 12:00 p.m. tomorrow, take action..."

Squeak.

As the door closed, Sun Zhengqiu let out a long sigh, looked around, and then chased straight towards where Chen Yi and the others were.

When he left the city of Jeju, he heard Chen Yi's voice: "What did Wenren Ying say?"

"Sir?" Sun Zhengqiu was stunned for a moment, looking at the empty official road, but he didn't know what to say.

Before he could reply, he saw a layer of silver mist vaguely emerging beside him, as if trapping him.

"Just say it. I can hear you."

Chen Yi was in a carriage thousands of miles away, but Jian Yi was always paying attention to Sun Zhengqiu's movements.

He had previously noticed the old man's temptation towards Sun Zhengqiu. After all, Wen Renying and others were there, so he did not rescue them.

Instead, he waited until Sun Zhengqiu left the city before sending a message to contact him.

"Sir, the 'demon girl' said that the person who wanted to kill you is a Grandmaster, so you should be more careful."

Sun Zhengqiu looked around and spoke tentatively in a low voice.

Hearing this, Chen Yi's eyes showed murderous intent.

"Grandmaster level? Just an ant!"

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