Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 338 The Bride-Taking Envoy is the Eldest Brother

Sun Yanwan returned the greeting and said, "Welcome Master Minglun to spread the Dharma in Black Dragon City."

Although the monk Minglun certainly knew that Sun Yanwan was King Harsha, and King Harsha was Sun Yanwan, Sun Yanwan would never reveal this fact herself.

The monk Minglun smiled wryly and said, "So, you are no longer a Xiantian (innate) being."

In their final move, Sun Yanwan unleashed her full power, and Monk Minglun immediately understood why he had lost: he had lost because of their difference in cultivation level.

Sun Yanwan chuckled and said, "It was just luck."

The monk Minglun put his palms together and said, "When I left Longzang Temple this time, Master Alanto said that I could inherit the True Immovable Sword at Zhalong Temple!"

"I will now go to Zhalong Temple to discuss the matter of rebuilding the Zhalong True Scripture with Abbot Jinchan."

Sun Yanwan bowed respectfully and then organized a convoy to provide a full escort for Monk Minglun, so that he could go and discuss the Dharma with Monk Jinchan.

From now on, Monk Minglun will be the deputy leader of the Buddhist sect of Black Dragon City and Golden Sable City, and will be considered Sun Yanwan's subordinate. Moreover, Monk Minglun is very sincere and has made it clear that he will bring the True Immovable Sword back to Zhalong Temple, so he should be given enough respect.

After the duel between Monk Minglun and Sun Yanwan ended, he stayed under Sun Yanwan's command. Within a few days, hundreds of Northern Yan monks entered the country and joined various temples.

After receiving Minglun, the monk Jinchan learned of this matter and had no choice but to write letters to various temples in Dalang, recruiting a large number of monks to come over.

Although Sun Yanwan had an excellent relationship with Shaochan Temple and came from the Songyang School, he did not grant the monks any special privileges. The monks under his jurisdiction, as well as other believers, had to participate in various tasks and adhered to the principle that those who do not work do not eat. The arrival of this group of monks had no impact.

Sun Yanwan hadn't paid much attention to the Zhalong True Scripture before, but now he took it seriously and sent another batch of manuals. These were the martial arts manuals that he, Ba Tianmo, and Wuyinghou had collected while studying martial arts, as well as the many manuals they had read at the Imperial Academy and the Martial Arts Pavilion. Although these manuals did not contain the most profound techniques, they could enrich the martial arts collection of Zhalong Temple and greatly benefit the revision of the Zhalong True Scripture.

However, Sun Yanwan did not expect that the first draft of the Zhalong True Scripture would be finalized twenty years later. Because of the Hu family's sword manual and the Zhenru Immovable Sword, the martial arts of Zhalong Temple, which prioritized swordsmanship, replaced the Jinghua Sword Boat as one of the ten major sword sects.

After the Mirror Flower Sword Boat fell into Elder Hou's hands, it failed to cultivate talent effectively. For the next hundred years, it never produced another grandmaster and naturally could not remain among the top ten sword sects.

Sun Yanwan's top priority right now is still getting married. She had just finished that when Yin Bailian, the sixth of the Seven Friends of Songyang, came to visit. He wanted to send Shi Si back to the Shi family first and then stay there to do some work.

Although Shi Si had long lived in Black Dragon City and owned two cities under her own name, there was no reason for marriage to be a matter of going around in circles. Sun Yanwan still had to go to the trouble of going to the Shi family to pick up her.

As for Sun Yanwan, after he sets off, Zhang Yuanqiao and Monk Kongchan will arrive to meet him, accompanied by the two great masters of the era, to pick him up from his master's family.

What made Sun Yanwan happiest was that his senior brother Zhang Qingxi would also represent the royal family of Da Lang and the court of Da Lang as the envoy to escort the bride to Heijiao City first, and then accompany him to the Shi family.

When Sun Yanwan learned of this, she was overjoyed, and even the reluctance she felt when seeing Shi Si off was somewhat lessened.

Seven or eight days after Yin Bailian took Shi Si away, Zhang Qingxi's entourage arrived at Black Dragon City.

Sun Yanwan led a group of people out to greet them, but found that besides the senior brother, there was also a gloomy-looking young man in the group. He first hugged the senior brother and had a good time with him for a while before asking, "Who is this?"

The gloomy-looking young man, whose entourage was similar to Zhang Qingxi's, was clearly also a prince. Zhang Qingxi smiled and said, "This is my thirteenth brother."

Sun Yanwan suddenly realized that there were nine princes in the Great Lang Dynasty who were qualified to compete for the throne, among whom the second prince, the eldest brother Zhang Qingxi, the eighth prince, and the thirteenth prince had the best chance.

Not long ago, the Eighth Prince's mother, Consort Yun, did something foolish and was killed by Yang Diao'er in the deep palace. The Eighth Prince lost his greatest support and was confined to his quarters, which means he has been withdrawn from the race for the throne.

Everyone in the court knew that the thirteenth prince was raised by the Empress Dowager, and although he was young, he should not be underestimated.

Sun Yanwan bowed and said with a smile, "Greetings, Thirteenth Prince."

The gloomy-looking young man couldn't help but want to say something, but he suppressed the urge to speak and simply said indifferently, "Scholar Sun's wedding is imminent, there's no need for such formalities."

Sun Yanwan knew that while she had a good relationship with her eldest brother, her relationship with the other princes was bound to be bad, and very bad indeed. This was an irreversible situation. So, with a smile, she invited the two princes to the inn in Black Dragon City, which was specially used to entertain guests, and settled them in.

Sun Yanwan specially found a mountain peak with a wide view near Black Dragon City and built thirteen staggered pavilions, modeled after a bird's nest-style hotel in Sanya, to entertain distinguished guests.

Normally, it is occupied by merchants from the Kingdom of Boshi or nobles from the grasslands. There is also a regular guest, Xiximuli, a merchant from the Kingdom of Boshi who has not only settled in Black Dragon City but has also reorganized his own fleet.

Sun Yanwan did not ask the other guests to leave, but arranged for the two princes to sit at the highest point, where the view was absolutely stunning.

Even Zhang Qingxi, after checking in and gazing at the sea, couldn't help but exclaim, "No wonder my second junior brother likes this place. It truly broadens one's mind and is much better than Luojing."

Sun Yanwan chuckled and asked, "And what's the story with that thirteenth prince?"

Zhang Qingxi smiled and said, "Grandmother insisted that he come."

"You mustn't offend him! I'm afraid that if you offend him, my thirteenth brother will hold a grudge..."

"You can find an excuse to kill him later."

Sun Yanwan chuckled and said, "Where did my junior brother get the audacity to kill a prince?"

Zhang Qingxi chuckled, wanting to retort, "You don't have that kind of guts? What happened to Consort Yun?"

However, both brothers were cautious people. They knew about such things, but they kept it to themselves and never spoke of it.

Zhang Qingxi casually asked about Sun Yanwan's progress in martial arts. When the two brothers were both at Taiyi Temple, Zhang Qingxi often gave Sun Yanwan pointers, and it had become a habit, so he couldn't help but ask a few questions.

Zhang Qingxi, in particular, had also heard that his second junior brother had defeated the monk Minglun in just a few dozen moves not long ago, and was curious about the extent of his second junior brother's martial arts skills.
When asked by her senior brother, Sun Yanwan immediately perked up and said, "Senior brother, if you haven't reached the Grandmaster level yet, then I'll catch up with you."

Zhang Qingxi had just jokingly scolded, "What do you think a Grandmaster is?" when he suddenly stared in disbelief.

(End of this chapter)