The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 100: Tomb of the Miao King (4000)

As soon as these words came out, Yongjie's temperament changed.

His name before he became a monk was Tu Qingcang.

A top master, the owner of Juyi Manor, known as "Optimus Prime" in the martial arts world.

Ah, of course, he can't transform and he doesn't have a fire source.

The nickname was given to him, firstly because of his name, and secondly because of a line in a Yuan Dynasty drama that describes generals: "White jade pillars supporting the sky, purple gold beams spanning the sea."

He became famous for his self-created boxing style called "Sky-lifting Fist", a fame he earned by punching one punch at a time.

However, his personality was a bit similar to Zuo Lishan's. They were both stubborn and arrogant. He was not as good at pretending as Zuo Lishan, and he had many enemies in the martial arts world.

However, until his disappearance, the Juyi Manor he founded had always been the unshakable overlord of the southern martial arts world.

Just because he's still here.

How could he be just a good-tempered monk who accepts everything that happens?
As soon as he said "Let's fight for it", his whole aura instantly became sharp and majestic.

He said he was “fighting”, but what he was thinking was obviously “winning at all costs”.

Li Miao glanced at him and said with a smile: "Alright, alright, first you can stand up on your own."

Yongjie's momentum suddenly disappeared, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Li Miao has a small flaw in his personality - he can't stand others showing off in front of him.

Ever since he left Shuntian Prefecture, anyone who put on a pretentious tone in front of him would be choked by him if they were on good terms with him, and would be beaten by him if they were on bad terms with him.

So when Yongjie showed the momentum of "I won't pretend anymore and I'm going to take off my mask of kindness", he was blocked by Li Miao with just one sentence.

Seeing that Yongjie didn't say anything, Li Miao smiled and continued.

"However, if we want to break up, we can put it aside for now."

"Master, how did you know that I have no interest in this wedding dress magic skill?"

Yongjie looked up suddenly.

Li Miao went to Miaojiang for two reasons, one for Xiao Si and the other for cutting off the inheritance of witchcraft.

This thing, in this era, is too threatening.

The matter in Tai'an City could only be successfully resolved because of him. Once the Ming Cult's plan succeeds, some people will take the poisonous insects and flee into the countryside, and there is a possibility that nine out of ten houses will be wiped out.

The tomb the woman was talking about was the tomb of King Miao.

Li Miao naturally wanted to go and take a look.

It's all about Miaojiang, so it's on the way.

Yongjie didn't know what Li Miao was planning, so he said to him solemnly, "Donor, did you change your schedule for the sake of the monk?"

"The donor's martial arts are no longer ordinary. The so-called divine skills are of little use to the donor."

"If it weren't for the magical effect of the Wedding Dress Magic Skill, the monk wouldn't have gone."

Li Miao waved his hand: "Don't think too much."

"I have my own plans, and it's my choice where to go."

"Since our goals are still the same, it means that our fate has not yet ended. Master can rest assured and heal your wounds."

"After you recover from your injury, we will set off immediately to explore the Miao King's tomb."

Two days later, Li Miao and Yong Jie walked out of the city gate.

Yongjie looked back and sighed.

Li Miao smiled and said, "Why, Master, your relationship with her is not over yet, and you can't bear to let go of that woman?"

Yongjie shook his head: "No."

"The monk just met up with his old friends and remembered some things."

Li Miao smiled and said, "I just didn't recite the sutra enough."

"That woman, don't you want to ask me to save you?"

Yongjie clasped his hands together and said, "The monk wanted to save him, but he couldn't."

"You reap what you sow. She is my friend and also someone else's enemy. If you do something bad, you must pay for it."

"After the monk has saved the people he wants to save, he will also go to the monk's creditors and return the life to them."

Li Miao glanced at him and said, "How twisted."

"Don't forget to come and have a drink with me before you die."

Yongjie smiled and said, "Of course, of course."

The two said no more and rushed towards the Miao King's Tomb.

We will not mention the hardships they endured along the way, but a few days later, the two finally arrived at the legendary tomb of the Miao King.

This is a remote place with few people living here on weekdays.

Now it is bustling with people.

Before they got close, they saw many martial artists with swords and knives, all heading in the same direction.

Yongjie paused for a moment, a look of hesitation on his face.

"What's wrong?" Li Miao asked.

"Many people here recognize the monk." Yongjie said.

"The monk originally wanted to go to the village in Miaojiang, which is isolated from the Central Plains martial arts world, so he wasn't afraid of being recognized."

"But right now, everyone here is from the southern martial arts world. There are several sect leaders who have met the monk before. If we go over there rashly, we might get into trouble."

Yongjie looked conflicted.

Li Miao smiled and said, "I thought you were confident about it, but it turns out you forgot about it."

"Come, disperse the Qi in your body and close your eyes."

Yongjie was also obedient and did as he was told immediately.

Li Miao stepped forward, his hands suddenly turned red, white smoke came out, and he pressed them on Yongjie's face.

"Well!"

Yongjie shuddered, but managed to hold back and not dodge.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, it hurts a little, just bear with it." Li Miao said lightly.

Yongjie just felt that Li Miao was going to kill him. This was not just a little painful, it was heart-wrenching!

The method Li Miao used was the same one he used to reconnect Liu Baiyun's severed arm, and it could also be used for torture.

The essence of this method is to communicate Qi and blood, connect the meridians, and promote the birth of flesh and blood.

It can be used to reattach a person's severed facial features, and naturally it can also change the appearance of a person's original facial features.

After a while, Li Miao let go, but Yongjie's body went limp and he gasped heavily.

"Okay, now it looks much better." Li Miao said with a smile.

Yongjie took a deep breath, found a puddle of water and looked in the mirror, and sure enough, his face had been completely unrecognizable.

"Let's go."

Yongjie agreed, and the two of them walked towards the crowded area.

Before they got close, a young man came over and looked them up and down.

"Please wait a moment. May I ask if you two are here for that tomb?"

"That's right." Yongjie replied. "Oh, that's right." The young man said, "I'm Yuan Li from Kongtong Sect, nice to meet you two."

"May I ask your names, and where you are from?"

Li Miao glanced at him and said, "Why, in this remote place, do we need a pass to enter?"

The young man smiled and waved his hand: "Don't think too much."

"As you two know, this matter has spread all over the world. In recent days, more and more people have come here, and it's a mixed bag."

"A few days ago, a bandit sneaked in and took advantage of the crowds to kill several people."

"So I, Kongtong, Emei, and Hengshan decided that we can't go on like this. Those who come later must reveal their identities, so as to avoid letting in bad people and making everyone worried."

"As long as you two are not gangsters or bandits, you can go in."

What he said made sense, but Li Miao and Yongjie really couldn't come up with a decent identity.

Let’s not talk about Li Miao. Once the Jinyiwei badge is displayed, they can enter, but I’m afraid there will be an uproar by then.

As for Yongjie, he actually doesn’t have an identity that he can explain.

He had sneaked out to do private things. If he revealed his Dharma name, Shaolin would be implicated, and he couldn't do that.

His common name cannot be revealed.

Because Kongtong also had a grudge against him. Emei also had a grudge against him. The entire southern martial arts world, several famous sects, basically all had a grudge against him.

All I can say is that Yongjie was a really bad person before he became a monk.

Li Miao saw that Yongjie looked troubled and understood his difficulties.

Seeing that the two were silent, the disciple reached for the pair of judge's pens at his waist and said, "You two, if you don't have a past history to tell, please go back."

"The leaders of several major sects in the southern martial arts world are here. Don't cause trouble, or you'll lose your life."

The Kongtong School's martial arts are famous for their diversity, with swords, spears, swords, sticks, fists and legs all inherited. The Judge's Pen that this young man chose is relatively unpopular in the martial arts world, and not many people know how to deal with it, so it is an advantage in a fight.

So he is not afraid to take action.

Li Miao glanced at him, thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "We are indeed wanderers in the martial arts world, without any sect or school. But can anyone verify our identities?"

"Someone from the Hengshan Sect has come too, right? Who is it?"

When the young man heard that there was no intention to fight, he also replied politely: "The head of Hengshan went to attend the Five Mountains Alliance and has not returned yet. The one who came is Yin Minjun, the elder Yin from Hengshan."

"Oh, go tell her that Li Miao is here, and ask her to come out and pick me up."

Li Miao said calmly.

The young man did not move for a moment, but looked at Li Miao carefully, thinking: "What a big mouth!"

"You look like you're in your early thirties, and you're not a famous person. But you're asking Hengshan's second-in-command to come pick you up, and you want to 'hurry'?"

"Are you trying to trick me into sneaking in?"

However, since he was assigned to do the job of welcoming and seeing off guests, he is not a cunning person.

He first politely said to Li Miao to wait a moment, then turned and walked away a few steps, found a fellow disciple to talk to, then walked back and looked at Li Miao and Yongjie.

He wanted to start a conversation and ask a few questions, but Li Miao was too lazy to pay attention to him. Yongjie was a straightforward person, and was afraid that he would let the cat out of the bag, so he kept silent and left him aside.

The young man became more and more dissatisfied. He just wanted to wait until the Hengshan Sect said that they didn't know these two people, so he would make a few bad remarks to vent his anger.

After a while, I heard a flurry of footsteps behind me.

When the young man turned around, he saw a group of people rushing towards him, and they were all running using light skills.

He fixed his eyes.

The leader was Yin Minjun from the Hengshan School, and he was followed by several other veterans from the Hengshan School.

Looking at the group of people behind him, the young man was speechless for a moment.

"Are all the people from the Hengshan Sect here?!"

There were about a hundred people sent here by Hengshan, and they all ran over in a hurry at this moment.

The young man made way.

I saw Yin Minjun using all his strength to master Qinggong, arriving here first and looking around.

When he saw Li Miao, he used the Hengshan School's signature light skill "Yuan Gong Somersault Cloud" and flashed in front of Li Miao.

Then he fell to the ground: "Li——"

"Hey." Li Miao interrupted her and said "Sir Li".

"Long time no see, Elder Yin. I'm just a wanderer in the martial arts world, so it's not easy for me to go in. I'd like you to come and pick me up."

Yin Minjun is also an old hand. When she heard what Li Miao said, she immediately understood that he did not want to reveal his identity, and responded immediately.

"Brother Li! You should! You should!"

"You have been very kind to our Hengshan Sect. We will take care of these small matters for you!"

"You have worked hard on this journey, and now follow me to welcome you back home."

After saying that, Yin Minjun respectfully extended her hand and led Li Miao and Yongjie away.

The Kongtong disciple was left standing there in a daze.

The Five Mountains Sword Sect incident had been going on for more than a month. Deng Baixuan was taken to Shuntian Prefecture by Wang Hai, but since his family had joined the Jinyiwei, he naturally sent a disciple to bring the news back to the sect.

Yin Minjun was the second most important person in Hengshan Sect. She was in her thirties and her martial arts skills were not inferior to Deng Baixuan. After Deng Baixuan left, she had the final say in Hengshan Sect.

More than half of the message sent back by Deng Baixuan was about Li Miao, in which Li Miao was praised as rare in the sky and unparalleled on earth.

Here are a few excerpts:
His martial arts skills are like those of a god, unattainable. He turned the tide, supported the collapsing building, saved thousands of people in Tai'an from danger, and saved the Five Mountains Sword Sect from danger. He is more handsome than Pan An, more righteous than Guan Yu, braver than Zilong, and smarter than Zhuge Liang... He is truly a rare hero and a role model for the world!

The whole world should change its surname to Li! (I’m holding this back)
Of course, it is hard to say whether Deng Baixuan knew that the Jinyiwei would verify the news he sent back to the sect in advance, so he was flattering Li Miao.

But what Yin Minjun heard were these compliments.

Now that she heard Li Miao was coming, how could she not be nervous?
Not to mention anything else, Deng Baixuan is still in Shuntian Prefecture, in the hands of the Jinyiwei.

When they arrived at the Hengshan Sect's station, Yin Minjun asked his disciples to guard the surroundings, and the few elders who stayed behind knelt down directly to Li Miao.

"I've met Mr. Li!"

Li Miao stretched out his hand and raised it into the air. A gentle innate energy lifted up several people: "Alright, I don't have the habit of making people kneel down."

I don’t know who was the person who said “Those who don’t want to die can kneel down” when they went to arrest Yan Xiaosheng.

After saying that, he turned around and walked to the main seat and sat down.

The Hengshan Sect was a wealthy family, and was the one that paid money among the Five Mountains Sword Sects. At this time, they had actually built a large shed in the wilderness, which was quite spacious.

"The matter at Mount Tai has been settled. You don't need to mention it anymore. Just do your job well for the Imperial Guards in the future."

"Let's talk about the situation of the Miao King's Tomb."

Yin Minjun was still shocked by the profound inner energy contained in Li Miao's light support. When she heard Li Miao asking, she hurriedly answered.

"Return to my lord."

"The major sects in the Miao King's Tomb right now include the Beggars' Sect, the Cao Sect, Emei, Qingcheng, and Kongtong. We sent someone to invite Shaolin Master Xingchi a few days ago, but there has been no news yet."

"In addition to these few, there are four or five lone masters including 'Chuan Lin Bei Tui' Huo Hong, 'Iron Fist Arhat' Cang Feifeng, 'Rival of Li Guang' Gong Yuanzhi and others."

"A few days ago, we gathered a few experts and went down to take a look. It is indeed the tomb of the Miao King. There are many decayed weapons. Many people from the martial arts world died here many years ago."

"Judging from the workmanship of the weapons, those who died here back then were all good at martial arts, so it's quite possible that the 'Wedding Dress Magic' is here. But there are too many poisonous insects inside, and with so few people, it's hard to defend against them even with high martial arts skills."

"Your Excellency has arrived at the perfect time. Several major sects are discussing countermeasures tonight, and the tomb will be opened tomorrow. Let's go in and take a look together."

(End of this chapter)