Eternal Sword

Chapter 169 Descendants of Emperor Wu
Qian State, the capital.

The rear hall of the imperial palace, the martial arts training ground.

At this moment, a man and a woman were fighting. The woman looked very young, but her body was agile and nimble, her fingers were as sharp as swords, and her attack was fierce.

The man stood there, his legs slightly bent, his feet seemed rooted in the ground, motionless.

No matter how fierce the woman's attack was, and no matter how she kept circling around him, the man could easily resolve it.

The two men's boxing and kicking moves, and even their body movements, are very different.

The woman's moves are flexible and varied, both real and fake.

The man's boxing techniques, each and every move, were simple and crude, yet revealed a majestic aura, with great force and power, using force to defeat clever moves.

"No more fighting."

The woman suddenly stopped her attack and panted slightly, "Even if you don't use your internal energy, I can't defeat you."

The woman looked very young, with an angelic appearance, a flushed face and sweat on her forehead. She was extremely beautiful. She was none other than Princess Yuan Qingmu of the Qian Kingdom.

The man opposite him looked to be in his thirties, wearing a blue brocade robe with golden dragon patterns. He was tall and handsome, dignified and majestic, with deep eyes. He was none other than the current emperor of Qian Kingdom, Yuan Qingshan.

Yuan Qingshan smiled and said, "You learned from Senior Feng Yibu Yunxiao, and you are best at Qinggong. I can't compare with you in this aspect."

"Brother, where did you learn this skill?"

Yuan Qingmu was a little curious and couldn't help asking, "Although Master is best at Qinggong, his hand and foot skills are also not weak. I can't even take advantage of you."

Yuan Qingshan took the towel handed to him by the palace maid next to him, wiped his sweat off his forehead, and smiled without saying anything.

Yuan Qingmu curled his lips and said, "Humph, so mysterious, I won't talk about it anymore."

At this moment, a Xuanwu guard came in, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Suzaku Sijun requests to see you."

"Let her in."

Yuan Qingshan nodded.

Not long after, Zhuque Sijun walked in from outside and bowed, saying, "Greetings to Your Majesty, and to Your Royal Highness the Princess."

"No need to be polite."

Yuan Qingshan raised one hand and motioned for her to stand up and speak.

"Sister Lingguang, you are here."

Yuan Qingmu came to Zhuque Sijun and greeted him in a very intimate manner.

Zhuque Sijun smiled and nodded, then looked at the palace maids and guards around him.

Yuan Qingshan understood and waved his hand.

The surrounding palace maids and guards retreated one after another.

Yuan Qingmu blinked and said, "Brother, I'll go first and come back to see you later."

"You stay, it's nothing."

Yuan Qingshan said: "Don't you also have something to ask Zhuque Sijun?"

Yuan Qingmu knew that he couldn't hide this matter from his elder brother, so he said, "You guys talk about business first, I'll talk about my business later."

Yuan Qingshan asked, "What happened?"

Zhuque Sijun said: "I just got some information. The son of the former Emperor Wu is not dead, and his whereabouts have been found!"

"Oh?"

Yuan Qingshan was a little surprised and asked, "Where is this person and has he done anything unusual?"

Zhuque Sijun said: "It is said that this person is in Bingzhou, does not know martial arts, is married, has a daughter, and lives in seclusion in a village under a pseudonym. He has not made any unusual moves over the years, and there is no sign of rebellion."

Yuan Qingshan thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, forget it. Let him live his life as a commoner."

Zhuque Sijun shook his head and said, "His whereabouts were first known to the Yuwen family. Yuwen Mao told the Xuantian Sect leader about this. It is said that the Yuwen family and the Xuantian Sect are preparing to join forces to bring back the son of Emperor Wu."

Yuan Qingshan frowned slightly.

In fact, he had known for a long time that Emperor Wu's son might still be alive, because Feng Xuyu had entered the palace twice and stole people twice.

The second chapter is about him and Yuan Qingmu.

The first chapter is about rescuing Emperor Wu’s son on the eve of the collapse of the previous dynasty!
However, more than thirty years have passed, and there is still no news about the son of Emperor Wu.

Just knowing that he was still alive and had no ill intentions, Yuan Qingshan had no intention of pursuing the matter further.

But unexpectedly, the Yuwen family and the Xuantian Sect still refused to let go of Emperor Wu's descendants and wanted to kill them all!
After the rebellion in Pingzhou, Yuwen Mao was reinstated as Grand Marshal and now commands all the military forces in the country.

The influence of Xuantian Sect is spread across all the states and counties of Qian Kingdom, and it is a huge force that is difficult to shake.

Yuan Qingshan felt a headache and a sense of fatigue.

Although he was the emperor of Qian Kingdom, he had no foundation in the court, no reputation in the army, and he was not even a master, so many things were out of his control.

Originally, the Xuantian Sect was an existence above the imperial power in Qian Kingdom.

In addition to suppressing the rebellion and saving people, he re-established the position of Grand Marshal for another purpose, which was to use the power of the Yuwen family to fight against the Xuantian Sect, to check and balance each other.

But unexpectedly, the Yuwen family seemed to be very close to the Xuantian Sect.

This incident is a very obvious sign!
It’s a pity that Emperor Wu’s descendants might...

Yuan Qingshan sighed in his heart.

The Yuwen family and Xuantian Temple have joined forces. Not to mention that the son of Emperor Wu has no power, even if he is able to summon his old subordinates, he will probably be wiped out!
There was nothing he could do about it, and there was no need for him to stop it.

In short, the life and death of Emperor Wu's descendants had little to do with him.

Yuan Qingshan asked, "Anything else?"

Zhuque Sijun said: "We found traces of a remnant of the previous dynasty in Bingzhou. This person may be one of the dragon guards of the previous dynasty. He went around telling stories and discussing the affairs of the previous dynasty. The White Tiger Guards have already gone to deal with him."

"Ah."

Yuan Qingshan nodded casually.

These small matters can be handled by the people under your command without having to do everything yourself.

"One more thing."

Zhuque Sijun pondered and said, "In recent years, there has been a Wushan village in Bingzhou..."

She recounted the whole story about Wushan Village, the Ten Ghosts of Wushan, Xuantian Temple, Ghost Mother Meng Qi and many other things.

Then he talked about how the Fairy Yudi of Nanxia and another young man joined forces with four young men from Bingzhou to kill the Ghost Mother.

"It's Xuantian Temple again!"

Yuan Qingshan frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice, "Is the Ghost Mother really the head of Xuantian Temple in Bingzhou City? Is it true that she harvested the purple river placenta from a pregnant woman alive to practice evil magic?"

"It's true."

Zhuque Sijun said: "The Zhuque Guards of Bingzhou City went to Xuantian Temple and investigated all parts of Wushan Village before reporting to me."

Yuan Qingshan said: "In that case, the Jade Flute Fairy and the other two and the four young men from Bingzhou City did nothing wrong in killing her. Well done! For someone who did such a heinous thing, it would be a relief if she wasn't tortured to death!"

"What does Xuantian Sect say?"

Zhuque Sijun was silent for a moment, and then said, "The Xuantian Sect said that the four teenagers colluded with the people of Nanxia to frame Meng Qi of the Xuantian Sect. Now they are working with Bingzhou Mu to issue a territory-wide arrest warrant for the Jade Flute Fairy and the four teenagers."

Zhuque Sijun sighed slightly and said, "Xuantian Sect will naturally not admit such an ugly thing."

Yuan Qingmu couldn't help but say, "Didn't they rescue hundreds of women from Wushan Village? They can all testify."

Suzaku Si-jun was silent again.

Yuan Qingshan's heart sank, and he realized something, and asked, "Are they all dead?"

Zhuque Sijun said softly: "I don't know, my subordinates didn't find them."

If we can’t even find anyone from the Suzaku Division, it means those women are in great danger!

(End of this chapter)