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Chapter 308 Stealing some free time (Subscription required)

When the imperial edict arrived, Liu Gao did not stop for a moment, and left quickly in the carriage with a bitter face.

He wanted to stay away from Chen Yi. If he stayed any longer, he was worried that he would hear or see something that would make that killer unhappy.

Jiang Ziqi followed closely behind, begged for mercy, and then led the Black Armor Guards to continue patrolling Kyoto Prefecture.

Ji Xingyun also wanted to leave, but Liu Gao had just announced the decree to reward Chen Yi, but did not mention a word about what happened in Jingye Marquis's mansion, which was really inhumane.

Although it is certain that the emperor does not intend to hold Yingwu Marquis Chen Yi accountable, the old marquis of the Zhou family and his deceased father are both dead, and there is no one who can bury them.

For both public and private reasons, Ji Xingyun had to stay, or...

"Wang Dong!"

"Sir?" The Silver Flag Commander's face lit up and he came over to ask, "Sir, do you have any other instructions?"

He thought that after doing so many things for Director Ji Xingyun tonight, even if he was not promoted, he would still get some benefits.

Little did she know that at this moment Ji Xingyun ordered with a cold expression: "Take your people to seal off Jingye Marquis Mansion, and have someone make two coffins and send them over."

After saying this, he no longer paid attention to the stunned Yinqi Ling, and instead put on a smiling face to greet Chen Yi and others.

"My Lord, Taoist Qingzhou, Taoist Xuanjian, why don't you leave first and leave this place to me."

The pressure brought to him by the three powerful men was too terrifying. If possible, he would definitely run away and would not care about making any more good friends.

Chen Yi put away the imperial edict and said, "Thank you."

"This is my job as the Night Watchman. I dare not trouble you to praise me, Lord Marquis."

Chen Yi nodded slightly, then walked towards Zhuque Street with Li Qingzhou and Taoist Xuanjian.

He did not choose to go back to the mansion directly, but went to the street to find a place to drink and eat.

"Let's go with that one," Li Qingzhou pointed to a restaurant near the corner of Fengtong Street and said, "Youlai Restaurant, it has a very gangster vibe."

Friends coming?

Chen Yi couldn't help but think of the first time he went down the mountain to Jiangnan Prefecture. He remembered that the inn was called "Youlai". Thinking about it now, he really missed it.

"Then this one."

Taoist Xuanjian had no objection and followed the two men into the restaurant.

Although it was late at night, the lobby of the restaurant was full of people. Although it seemed noisy, the atmosphere was cheerful.

There are heroic men singing loudly, there are lone rangers drinking in simple and low-key clothes, and there is also a Confucian scholar in a pure white gown playing the strings of a musical instrument.

Several female warriors in the corner beat the rhythm with their hands, and occasionally sang a few lines, "The most sentimental people in the world... wielding swords and singing for thousands of miles, they do not seek fame before or after death."

Behind the counter of the restaurant, a middle-aged man with graying temples would occasionally curse and say, "Get lost, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll beat you to death."

"Laugh? You bastard, be careful of being overjoyed and end up in tragedy... And you, Xiao Linzi, didn't you see the guests coming? Go and greet them quickly..."

When he saw the person at the door clearly, he took back the words on the tip of his tongue and changed his words:

"Wait a minute! A distinguished guest is coming. Let me entertain him. Go upstairs and clean up the innermost room!"

After saying that, he pushed the waiter named Xiao Linzi, walked out of the counter with a smile on his face, and said with a fist clasped:

"Junior Li Song, meet Taoist Qingzhou, old Taoist, and this... Marquis?"

Chen Yi raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that this Youlai Restaurant was really opened by the owner of the Youlai Inn in Jiangnan Prefecture. "Senior Li Song, there's no need to be so polite. Just call me Chen Yi."

Li Qingzhou smiled and nodded, obviously recognizing him: "Senior Li Song, long time no see."

Taoist Xuanjian remained silent and just called him an old Taoist.

He hasn't walked down the mountain for nearly a hundred years, and there are indeed not many people in the world who can recognize him.

Li Song smiled and clasped his fists repeatedly, then led Chen Yi and the other two to the second floor. At the same time, he secretly showed a fierce look and signaled those martial artists to be quiet.

Of course, he didn't need to remind me too much.

Any martial artist with a bit of vision would recognize Chen Yi at the first sight, and it would not be difficult to guess the identity of the Taoist priest wearing the robe of Taixu Taoist Sect standing next to him.

Especially Li Qingzhou, although he has not appeared for a long time, many people recognize the Futian Sword hanging on his waist.

Even those quacks with poor eyesight stopped talking immediately and looked at the counter in surprise when they heard the words "Chen Yi" and "Qingzhou".

"'Little Sword Immortal' Chen Yi? Taoist Priest Li Qingzhou of Taixu Dao Sect? And an old Taoist priest... Why are they here?"

"No, shouldn't they be preparing for tomorrow's event at this time? Why are they out so late at night?"

"Shut up, everyone. Didn't you see that Senior Li Song didn't dare to neglect him?"

Seeing the Jianghu people in the hall were restrained and reserved, Chen Yi smiled calmly, and his voice spread gently throughout the room:

"We should do what we should do. We are just like you, just wanderers who are looking for fun in the middle of the night."

As soon as the words fell, the hall fell silent, and soon cheers and noises broke out.

"it is good!"

"Following Lord Yingwu's orders, we will quickly start singing and dancing, and those scholars, please start playing the music."

"Damn it, I didn't expect the 'Little Sword Immortal' to be so approachable. Who said he had a strong murderous intent? I was so frightened that I couldn't even breathe."

"Don't take rumors seriously. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, the 'Little Sword Immortal' is truly extraordinary and heroic."

"That's right, so who wants to start first? I want to sing a song..."

Chen Yi heard the noise below again and a smile appeared on his face. This was the right way.

Tonight he killed Zhou Tiance and Chen Ken and avenged his father. He was in a good mood and should celebrate with great enthusiasm.

Li Song felt relieved upon seeing this.

A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. Even though he and Chen Yi had met once in Jiangnan Prefecture, so much time has passed and the child back then has grown into the current Marquis Yingwu and the famous "Little Sword Immortal" in the world. How could he approach him?
Now it seems that he was worrying too much.

Li Qingzhou and Taoist Xuanjian looked at each other and said with a smile: "We should have a drink today."

"Master uncle is right."

After entering the room, the people in the neighboring rooms, perhaps having heard the noise from below, became noisy as well, with their words and deeds expressing their admiration for Chen Yi.

"Please sit down for a moment. I'll have someone prepare some good wine and food." As he said this, Li Song stepped back a few steps, closed the door, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He can be considered a senior in the underworld, but it depends on who he is compared with.

In the eyes of many newcomers in the martial arts world, he is indeed a senior with both good skills and reputation.

But in the eyes of Taixu Taoist Sect, especially in the eyes of Chen Yi, Li Qingzhou and others, he is just a famous wanderer in the world.

As Li Song was thinking, he quickly went to the kitchen to prepare food for the three living ancestors. In the private room, Chen Yi and the other two sat down. Li Qingzhou looked around, casually deployed a sword intent, and comforted:
"Yier, His Majesty is not deliberately making things difficult for you by letting you be the chief examiner. You don't have to take it too seriously."

"Disciple has not thought about that," Chen Yi was not worried at all that Emperor Wei would use force on him, and he would not dare to do so, "Disciple is just afraid of misleading the students."

"With Huangshan and Lin Zhongke here, you can leave it to them without worry." Taoist Xuanjian hummed and said:
"Especially the old Taoist priest Huangshan. Although he is lazy, he has a lot of strange things on him. He is the best at handling small matters like this."

Li Qingzhou smiled bitterly in his heart, but he did not dare to refute his words, so he could only say:

"Your master is right. This event is grand and our Great Wei attaches great importance to it, but the rules have long been set. You just need to proceed step by step."

"rule……"

Chen Yi thought of the book and immediately took it out from his Sumeru bag to read it. However, the first few sentences made him frown.

"The grand event will begin tomorrow. Will the examiner in charge make a grand appearance?"

"What does it mean to be grand? Do we want the disciples to demonstrate their sword skills on the spot and chop down the Dakong Temple with one sword?"

Li Qingzhou laughed dumbly and shook his head, saying, "After all, it is the first grand event in the Great Wei Dynasty in a thousand years. It is understandable that His Majesty, who is so proud, wants to make it more grand."

"Performing sword skills is indeed a method. With your sword skills, it can be called grand. But you must not do something like slashing the Dakong Temple with a sword."

"I think what Yi'er said is right. We can destroy the Dakong Temple with one sword to prevent the Buddhist sects from causing trouble in the future." Taoist Xuanjian was happy to watch the fun and said with a grin:
"Then let's see if the emperor dares to say anything."

"..."

Chen Yi looked at the two of them. What he said just now was just a joke.

If he really chopped down the Dakong Temple with a sword when the event started, it would be a slap in the face of the entire Wei Dynasty and would probably arouse public anger. He would not do such a brainless thing.

However, if we can't destroy Dakong Temple with a sword, we can try another method.

Since the Emperor of Wei specifically asked for the word "grand", he would naturally have to obey. Don't blame him for going too far then.

Chen Yi thought for a moment, then continued reading with a smile.

"There are a total of 913 geniuses participating in this event, and their cultivation is all above the middle stage of the fourth rank. In order to quickly determine the final winner, the first competition will be hosted by the Great Master, and the test will focus on 'character and potential'."

"There are no specific test questions..." Chen Yi thought about it and felt that this should be decided by the master himself.

"All the geniuses who pass the first item will enter the training place prepared by Taoist Huangshan. It is not specified where the training place is. It is very mysterious."

"There is a third assessment, and I will be the one to preside over it?"

Chen Yi looked carefully and realized that he only needed to preside over the martial arts level. The other Qimen, Dandao, and Miscellaneous Sects were presided over by the Great Master and Huangshan Taoist.

"Martial arts examination, tsk, the emperor really thinks highly of me."

Chen Yi was very clear about the mystery of this event - it was a bet between the younger generations of the human race and the demon court, and martial arts must be the top priority.

He didn't expect those strange-looking monsters to suggest a competition in alchemy or Qimen.

"Let's make the decision on our own... Master, what do you think?"

"You are the examiner this time, so I won't say much." Li Qingzhou said in a veiled manner, "Everything is up to you."

Chen Yi raised his eyebrows: "Aren't you worried that your disciples might go too far?"

He was hesitating whether to let the little girl and others participate in the gambling fight. If he really had to make the rules of the martial arts competition, he would have to plan carefully.

After all, it would not be an exaggeration to describe the genius who took part in the gamble that concerned the future of the human race as "risking death by one mile". He really did not want the little girl and Xiao Xuanzhen to participate.

The Flower Fairy is fine, as she has a very high talent for alchemy. I think the elders in the sect and those people on Taizhou Mountain will not let her take this risk.

"As long as there are no casualties, so what if we go too far?" Li Qingzhou said with a smile, "My Taixu Dao Sect can handle it."

Taoist Xuanjian nodded and said, "Just target them, especially those from Yuhua Xianmen."

"...Uncle Master, what you said is biased. As long as Yuhua Xianmen can kill the demons on Mount Taizhou, their character is not important."

"Oh, we don't need those people who forget their principles for the sake of profit!"

"In fact, Yuhua Xianmen has made a lot of contributions over the years..."

Chen Yi ignored the argument between Li Qingzhou and Taoist Xuanjian. No matter whether the Yuhua Immortal Sect had made any contribution to the human race, he would not let it go easily.

Unless an ancestor like Wuliangshan appears in the Yuhua Immortal Sect and chooses to close the mountain for a hundred years, he will kill all those with ulterior motives, just like he did to the Zhou family and "Qianlong" this time.

Before Chen Yi could think deeply, Li Song pushed the door open and brought wine and food.

"These are the specialties of this restaurant. I hope the three of you can taste them."

"Senior, please sit down together," Chen Yi extended his hand and said, "It's a rare moment of leisure today, let's have a drink together."

As he spoke, he took out the last jar of Qingquan wine from his Sumeru bag, placed it on the table and said:

"It just so happens that I have a jar of fermented rice wine looted from the Demon Court. Master and Grandmaster, please try it."

"Then I will be disrespectful..."

Li Song looked at them with envy and sat down shamelessly. It was a rare opportunity to sit at the same table with three powerful people in the realm of supernatural powers. He would not and dared not refuse.

When this matter gets out, his name "the wise and doer" Li Song will surely spread throughout the world and become a "legend in the world".

……

The next day, it was dawn.

As the sun rose in the east, drums were beaten and firecrackers were set off in Kyoto Prefecture.

People from all neighborhoods got up early and crowded Zhuque Street.

Although today is the first day of the grand event, a big day for national celebration, the space of Dakong Temple is limited after all, and it cannot accommodate the people from Changle and Yongnian counties and the noble families and sects from various prefectures.

Therefore, the two county governments had already restrained the people, asking them to avoid the first day's celebration and just watch from a distance. If anyone really wanted to participate, they could watch along Zhuque Street - the current emperor would ride from the imperial city to Dakong Temple!
“Why are there so many people?”

"If I had known, I would have come earlier. I didn't expect there wouldn't even be a place to stand."

"That's right...how long will it take to start?"

"In about an incense stick's time, the imperial city's south gate will be wide open, and the black-armored guards are lining up."

"It's all because of the inaction of the several wards at Dakong Temple that we have no choice but to stay here..."

"Stop talking nonsense. It will be the same if we go and see it tomorrow."

Soon after an incense stick of time passed, a carriage was seen slowly driving out from outside the imperial city, pulled by two exotic unicorn beasts in front of it. They had a trace of the blood of the ancient unicorn in their bodies, and from a distance they looked like the reincarnation of the unicorn.

The carriage was as tall and large as a pavilion, with gold and red colors all over, and covered with gold threads, jade and other items, making it extremely luxurious.

Liu Gao, who was accompanying the carriage in front, had a solemn expression on his face, waved his whisk and shouted sharply:
"Your Majesty has arrived, courtesy!!"

(End of this chapter)