The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 111 "Nationality"

Ji Tianrui.

The former leader of the Ming Cult was recognized as the most skilled and mysterious person in the entire martial arts world before he was killed by the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

Thirty years ago, the five major sects of Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, Kunlun and Kongtong besieged the headquarters of the Ming Cult. The leader of the sect died, and the Ming Cult suffered heavy casualties, almost on the verge of extinction.

At this time, Ji Tianrui appeared.

No one knew who he was, where he came from, or even what he looked like.

Because he always wore a bronze mask on his face and never took it off.

He used the authentic and unique skills of the Ming Cult that he learned from an unknown source to defeat the masters of the five major sects and preserve the inheritance of the Ming Cult. He was then revered as the leader of the Ming Cult.

In the following fifteen years, he trained many disciples. Lan Lechuan and Mao Yingxia, who died at the hands of Li Miao, were his direct disciples and held high positions in the Ming Cult. He rarely showed up, but through these disciples, the Ming Cult was firmly in his hands.

During these fifteen years, the Ming Cult grew stronger and stronger, and its actions were not as extreme as before, but became more and more like a righteous sect. Gradually, there was a saying in the martial arts world: "Outside the martial arts world, the court is the emperor, and above the martial arts world, the Ming Cult is the emperor."

Then, he was killed by the Embroidered Uniform Guards in Miaojiang, and the Ming Cult went underground.

Li Miao checked the files of Ji Tianrui in Jinyiwei, and found very little information in them, basically just the above. The record of killing him that year only had one sentence: "The leader of the bandits, Ji Tianrui, was killed", nothing else.

Li Miao once asked Zhu Zai indirectly about the details of his time in Miaojiang, but all he got in return was Zhu Zai's silence.

Li Miao's investigation ended here and there was no further progress.

Let’s talk about why Li Miao cares so much about Ji Tianrui.

It’s very simple. This person is the reason why Li Miao has not left Beijing for twenty years. Li Miao has always regarded him as an imaginary enemy since he started practicing martial arts.

If you want to travel the world, you must at least make sure you can beat the strongest person, right?

After all, there were many masters who died in the martial arts world without knowing why. Li Miao could not avoid poisoning, conspiracy, and siege.

The very least you have to make sure you don't lose in a one-on-one fight, so your life will be more or less protected.

After learning from Yun Zelin that Ji Tianrui was still alive, Li Miao naturally became more concerned about Ji Tianrui's news.

Let’s get back to the present. Li Miao lowered his head and remained silent, twirling his fingers and thinking secretly.

"Ji Tianrui, surnamed Ji... Miaojiang... Gu soldier..."

He vaguely felt that there was a clue that connected his several questions together.

Everyone was stunned by his actions. After a while, Yin Minjun came over and asked, "Brother Li, what?"

Li Miao raised his head, smiled and waved his hand.

"Nothing, nothing. I had some guesses for a while, and I verified them, but I didn't have time to tell you."

"These coffins should contain the remains of the ancestors of the twelve branches of the Miao family. There are poisonous insects in their bodies, but they have decayed over the years and are now fragile and no longer pose any threat."

"Don't worry, everyone."

When everyone heard him say this, they breathed a sigh of relief.

If these coffins are filled with the kind of "pupa girls" in the Miao King's Tomb, then they might as well not live.

After some conversation, led by Lao Qifeng, the group set off again towards the depths of the cave.

Li Miao was the last one at this time, twisting his fingers while thinking as he walked.

Yin Minjun didn't disturb him and just followed him.

Li Miao thought for a while, then turned to look at Yin Minjun: "Elder Yin, do you know where the surname 'Ji' came from?"

He didn't think that Yin Minjun, a man of the world, could answer such an obscure question, he just asked casually.

Yin Minjun replied, "The 'Ji' in Ji Tianrui? There are many speculations about his origins in the martial arts world. I have also looked up ancient books and happened to remember it." "Tell me about it."

"Yes, according to ancient books, this surname has four origins, namely..."

After Yin Minjun said this and that, Li Miao stopped twisting his fingers.

"In this case, maybe it's right."

Li Miao had a rough guess in his mind, and perhaps it could be verified in Miao territory.

And the matter of the Miao King’s Tomb should almost have a conclusion.

Because during the time that Li Miao was thinking, everyone had followed the sound of water and found a stream. Judging from the direction of the flow, it was flowing in from outside the cave.

Following this stream, everyone will soon be able to walk out of the cave.

As for the people from Qingcheng Sect, they would definitely not wait until everyone walked out of the cave before taking action.

Sure enough, just as everyone reached a fork in the road, a disciple of the Qingcheng Sect exclaimed in surprise.

"There are footprints here!"

Everyone stopped and Lao Qifeng turned back. Sure enough, he saw several chaotic footprints on the ground extending towards this fork in the road.

He thought for a moment, raised his head, and glanced around at everyone: "Everyone, what do you think?"

The head of Kongtong stroked his beard and said, "Looking at these footprints, they must have been left more than a month ago."

"It should be those mountain movers who discovered the 'Wedding Dress Magic Skill'."

Lao Qifeng waved his hand: "Master Liu knows that I am not talking about this."

"We are only one step away from leaving. What I want to ask is, do you want to go out directly, or do you want to test the truth of this 'Wedding Dress Magic'?"

Lao Qifeng said solemnly, "The current situation is unclear. The people who assassinated Qingcheng disciples in the Miao King's Tomb are still among us. We don't know how many of them there are... We must not act separately."

"What are your plans?"

The head of Qingcheng Sect gritted his teeth and said, "I, the Qingcheng Sect, will go and take a look."

"You can leave easily, but two of my disciples died. If they leave empty-handed, their lives will be wasted!"

Although he said this, his heart was bleeding.

He colluded with the Miao people, intending to harm everyone present, but he didn't expect Li Miao to show up. As a result, no one else was hurt, but two of his capable disciples died!

They were not Miao people, and did not know the art of witchcraft. The Miao people had planted poisonous insects on them in advance, and as long as they used their true qi to stimulate them, they could avoid being harmed by the poisonous insects.

But he didn't expect that the moment he opened the door, a Gu worm crawled out of the pupa girl's body and killed one of his disciples. It happened so fast that he didn't even have time to activate the Gu worm in his body.

In the tomb of King Miao, he instructed his disciples to step on the platform, but he was beheaded by Yin Minjun who was prepared.

Now that two of his disciples have died, if he still cannot accomplish his plan, then he will lose everything.

So he spoke by using his disciples' two lives, and no one could refute him.

Besides, everyone actually had the same idea: after going through such a dangerous situation, they had already found a way out. They couldn't just give up on seeing the truth of the "Wedding Dress Magic Skill", right?

Lao Qifeng sighed secretly and looked at Li Miao: "Master Li, what are your plans?"

Li Miao spread his hands and said, "I was brought in by Elder Yin. I just wanted to see the fun and I have no idea about the magic skills."

"If you guys want to go, I'll follow you."

Lao Qifeng looked at everyone and nodded helplessly: "In that case, let's go check it out."

(End of this chapter)