I'm not a fortune teller.

Chapter 190 List of the top sixteen!
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Zhang. Junior Brother Lingyi was seriously injured this time. I'm afraid we can't stay in the capital for long. We have to take him back as soon as possible to recuperate with secret medicine. Maybe he will have a chance to recover."

Zhang Rui looked at Ling Yi, who was covered in bandages, and sighed, "Master Ling Yi has been fighting bandits in the East China Sea for many years, eliminating evil and promoting good, and is very loved by the local people. With such merits, the heavens will not treat him badly, and he will definitely get through this difficult time."

Ling Feng nodded, his expression softened a lot: "Thank you for your kind words, Mr. Zhang. I think you didn't come here just to visit Junior Brother Ling Yi, right?"

Zhang Rui smiled and said, "I only found out about this when I got here. I didn't come here on purpose to visit you. I mainly wanted to consult Master Lingfeng about something."

Ling Feng's expression softened upon hearing this. This Mr. Zhang has gained a great reputation in the capital recently. He is an upright person and at least he doesn't seem to be hypocritical.

"Master Zhang, do you want to ask about Donor Yun Yi?"

Zhang Rui's eyes lit up, and he immediately realized that Master Lingfeng was also a smart man. And from the tone of his voice, his guess should be correct. There was indeed something wrong with Yun Yi.

"Master is also a wise man." Zhang Rui lowered his voice and followed the other party to a more remote location. He whispered: "With Yun Yi's reputation, Master should not have used his ultimate move so quickly. What did Master feel at that time?"

Ling Feng nodded: "In fact, I still don't know what I was thinking at that time. I clearly wanted to save some face as you thought, but when the donor Yun Yi was ready to fight, my body couldn't help but do that."

"Can't help it?"

"It's like an instinctive reaction of the body." Ling Feng also seemed a little confused: "That feeling is very strange, and it's not because of fear, but the kind that the body can't help but attack."

Zhang Rui lowered his voice when he heard this and gave an explanation: "Is it a bit similar?"

Lingfeng was stunned, and after hearing Zhang Rui's words, he looked at him suddenly.

He had always felt that reaction was very familiar, but he could not remember it. When Zhang Rui mentioned it, he suddenly realized it. So that's how it was.
"Although what Donor Zhang said is a little unbelievable, it is not completely impossible. What does Donor Zhang plan to do?"

"Does your sect intend to intervene?" Zhang Rui said with a smile, "Yun Yi intends to invite your sect to watch the game."

Ling Feng shook his head upon hearing this: "My Longxiang Temple has never participated in disputes over imperial power. Emperor Hongzhi invited my temple to be the abbot seven times. When the monks in the temple were most eager to go to war, only 30% of the monks supported going out. Now the martial arts faction is almost extinct, and Longxiang Temple will not participate in the power struggle in the capital."

"So that's how it is." Zhang Rui nodded. Longxiang Temple was different from other big sects because it was highly valued by the imperial temple. The sect had always been located in Jincheng, not far from the imperial city. It took less than two hours to travel there by horseback. The geographical location was unique. The grandmaster of Longxiang Temple could be said to be the closest to the imperial city. It was very convenient for him to do anything, even if he was being monitored. Unlike other sects that were far away, the grandmaster had a lot of room to maneuver with a journey of several hours.

Even if he did it well, the Grand Master might not be discovered when he did something in the capital and then returned to Longxiang Temple.

So it stands to reason that the master of Longxiang Temple should be the most feared, but the fact is just the opposite. After years of testing, all the noble families have discovered that Longxiang Temple is the one who knows the rules the best. Especially during the Hongzhi Emperor incident, Longxiang Temple had a great chance and the monks in the temple had the strongest desire to join the battle, but it ultimately came to nothing. After that, Longxiang Temple's image of never participating in power struggles was completely established.

Zhang Rui responded with a Buddhist salute: "Then I wish you a safe journey home."

"I also wish you good luck and success in everything."
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"Your Highness, the list of candidates for the competition is out."

In the evening, Qin Fang returned to the Shen family and still encountered no obstruction. The Shen family's attitude towards Li Yu was very friendly from the beginning. In addition to not allowing Li Yu to run around, the Shen family tried their best to meet any of Li Yu's requests, for example, they were willing to let a powerful half-step master like Qin Fang enter and leave the Shen family's gate.

"Tell me about it." Li Yu was playing black and white Go with the old minister Shen at this time, and he had no intention of letting the other party avoid the game.

Old Minister Shen seemed to be used to this. Li Yu's style of doing things was a bit peculiar, as if he believed that the Shen family was harmless.

Naturally, the head of the Shen family did not take these little tricks seriously, but he was still a little interested in the list of the top sixteen this time.

The eldest son Shen Yuan predicted that several secret forces would take advantage of this entry into the palace to cause trouble, and if he wanted to enter the palace legitimately, it would be most appropriate to rely on the recommendation of the top sixteen warriors.

"In the west district, they are Yang Hao from the Six Evil Sect, Qin Wushuang from the Qin family, Long Cheng from the Long family, and Xue Renyong from the Xue family." "Yang Hao has been practicing Xuanwu Gong, and he is quite well hidden." Li Yu said as he made his move, "Many people thought that the Six Evil Sect would have a hard time this year. I didn't expect that in addition to the Yan brothers and sisters, they secretly hid such a chess piece. However, given the style of the Six Evil Sect, it is unlikely that they would secretly collude with those monsters. What do you think, Lord Shangshu?"

Upon hearing this, the head of the Shen family glanced at the other party. It was rare today that he asked for his opinion. He had been ignored in the past few days.

After thinking about it, he did not refute the other party's face, but nodded and said: "The Six Evil Sect has always been very strong and has abundant resources. Theoretically, there is no need to collude with other forces, but if the goal is too big, it will be different."

"Only Yang Hao from the Six Evil Sect is entering the palace this time." Li Yu looked at the list and smiled, "Only four people can be brought in. Let me see, they are all elders from the Six Evil Sect, no outsiders, they don't look like people with big ambitions."

"Maybe." The head of the Shen family made a move with a smile.

Li Yu looked at Qin Fang again: "What about other areas?"

"The northern area is basically monopolized by the sects. Wang Hao from Yunjing Valley has performed quite well this year. His hard skills are probably not inferior to those of the monks from Longxiang Temple. Bai Yue from Wudu Sect is uniquely strong. Even Wang Hao gave up once when he met her. No opponent has ever been defeated by her. Many people are saying that she may be the person closest to the Grandmaster."

"Bai Yue," Li Yu narrowed his eyes, "Who was the woman who fought with the princess for Hong Lie?"

Qin Fang was speechless. It was already this time, and His Highness was still dwelling on this gossip?
"The Five Poison Sect has a complicated history, and Bai Yue is even more mysterious." The head of the Shen family rarely took the initiative to speak: "The Five Poison Sect is divided into two factions. One is the Gu Nu faction in the Shiwan Mountains. They are all descendants of the chieftains in the mountains. They have a huge influence in the Shiwan Mountains. The other faction is the secular faction. After His Royal Highness the Duke of Jin liberated the southwest, the descendants of the Central Plains bloodline who broke away from the chieftain's rule formed a group. It is said that they don't like each other. It is said that Bai Yue's mother is a saint in the mountains, and her father is a chivalrous hero."

"The list of people invited by Bai Yue is relatively neutral. Only two chieftains from the mountains were invited among the four people. However, it is still worth being vigilant."

Li Yu nodded when he heard this: "There are many dangerous ancient families in the mountains who have been trying to overthrow our Great Jin. The court has always been wary of those people. Now that they have come to the palace with a legitimate reason, who knows what they might think."

"Bai Yue is said to be on good terms with the Duke of Jin and has received instruction from the Duke of Jin. Over the years, he has cooperated with the government in the southwest to eliminate evil spirits and has a very good reputation. During the twenty years he served as a military herdsman, he was almost worshipped by the local people. He doesn't seem like the cruel and barbaric person in the mountains."

"Isn't it more dangerous that a woman who follows rules, understands reason, and can win people's hearts has appeared in this barbaric land?" Li Yu said with a smile.

"That's right." Patriarch Shen also smiled and said, "Your Highness is quite alert."

"What about the South District?" Li Yu looked at Qin Fang.

"The southern zone includes Li Lan from the Sword Sect, Murong Yunji, and Li Yan who eliminated Ling Yi."

"The one who has royal blood like Li Lan?" Li Yu suddenly became curious.

“Yes, the martial arts method is extremely domineering. Although Ling Yi did not practice the Vajra Subduing Demons magical power, his martial arts skills are also at the top level of Longxiang Temple. I didn’t expect that he would be beaten to death!”

"I have such relatives?" Li Yu suddenly became interested: "Who did he invite?"

"He invited them." Qin Fang's face suddenly became a little strange: "The four of them are all princes of the royal family, including you."

"Oh?" Li Yu was stunned, then burst into laughter: "Oh, you really think highly of me, why didn't you tell me earlier." Li Yu stood up: "You should have told me earlier, I'll go to bed early, so that I can go to the palace tomorrow to visit my brother, the prince who is about to ascend the throne."

Qin Fang sighed immediately: "Your Highness, are you sure you want to go?"

"Of course I have to go!" Li Yu's eyes turned cold: "I just want to see which of my brothers is the big shot, and what the Qin family wants to force mother to do?"

(End of this chapter)