The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster
Chapter 97: The Human Heart is the Most Unpredictable
Chapter 97: The Human Heart is the Most Unpredictable
Although Quan Zhili is also very beautiful, she also has a great figure because of her long-term martial arts training.
But Li Jingxiao has no shortage of women.
Since he couldn't gain any experience from Quan Zhili, Li Jingxiao naturally didn't take her seriously.
Moreover, Li Jingxiao knew very well that Commander Zhou Boyi had no good intentions when he asked Zhou Gongzhi to inform him.
The more he shows that he cares about Quan Zhili, the more dangerous that woman is.
You never know when they will become the bargaining chip used by those who are hostile to you and threaten you.
After Li Jingxiao told Zhou Gongzhi to get out, he looked at the boy a few more times.
He thought to himself that the tone of the boy's words just now was subtly teasing.
Li Jingxiao couldn't help but reveal a kind smile, but in Zhou Gongzhi's eyes, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Li Jingxiao smiled and said, "Have you been diligently practicing the swordsmanship I taught you recently?"
Zhou Gongzhi was suddenly panicked, and then he heard Li Jingxiao say to Erfu, "Erfu, practice with Captain Zhou, and remember to stop when you're done."
Erfu chuckled, he could tell that his master was very dissatisfied with Zhou Gong.
He jumped out and bowed to Zhou Gongzhi, "Sir Zhou, please."
Zhou Gongzhi wanted to refuse, but he thought that Li Jingxiao was not only his savior, but also his mentor.
Although I failed to become his disciple, I learned his swordsmanship. If I don't treat him with respect as a disciple, I will be despised.
So Li Jingxiao used the excuse of seeing the accuracy of his swordsmanship, and Zhou Gongzhi didn't dare to refuse.
He had no choice but to bite the bullet, draw his sword and salute Erfu.
As soon as Erfu came up, he drew his sword first.
In the world of martial arts, the Five Tigers Breaking Door Sword can only be considered a second- or third-rate sword technique.
But in this world, if it comes to a one-on-one fight, it is a top-notch swordsmanship.
Not to mention Erfu and the other five people, who not only learned swordsmanship, but also learned the corresponding internal skills.
Although they did not study for a long time, Li Jingxiao personally helped Erfu, Zhao Da, Zhao San, Jiang Liu and Liu Qi get started.
The five of them were all tough guys who had fought in the border army for many years and knew the necessity of hard training.
Although the internal force is not much, when used in actual combat, its power is several times greater.
With just five moves, Zhou Gongzhi, who had practiced martial arts since childhood, was subdued.
Looking at the single sword on his neck, Zhou Gongzhi's face turned red.
It’s not that he was worried that Erfu would hurt himself, but he felt that he had been practicing martial arts for seventeen or eighteen years.
There is no shortage of famous teachers and the skills of fighting on the battlefield and fighting alone.
He was defeated so easily by Erfu, who looked younger than him.
It is inevitable to feel lost.
But it also made Zhou Gongzhi feel more and more that the swordsmanship taught to him by Li Jingxiao would definitely be much better than the masters hired by his family and the instructors in the army as long as he was willing to work hard.
When Erfu put away his sword and stepped back, Zhao San, Jiang Liu and Liu Qi seemed to see that they could also defeat the son of a general so easily.
My confidence in the Five Tigers Breaking Door Sword has also increased.
As for the other twelve guards, although they were unable to teach them the internal skills of the Five Tigers Breaking Door Sword.
But his swordsmanship is the same as Erfu and the others.
He also understood in his heart the importance of this sword technique to himself.
Li Jingxiao was already angry with this kid for daring to tease him.
Moreover, Zhou Boyi told himself that Quan Zhili would leave today, which was inevitably a test of the woman's position in his heart.
He slapped Zhou Gongzhi on the face and shouted in a tone of disappointment, "Fool, the swordsmanship I'm teaching you emphasizes 'not using force to meet force'.
There is the principle of yin and yang in the continuous moves, there is both yin and yang, and there is softness in the strength.
It is better to use the guest to offend the host than to use the host to bully the guest. Young is worse than old, and slow is better than fast.
Entanglement, sliding, twisting, rubbing, pulling, cutting, better than stretching, wiping, hooking, chopping, cutting, and splitting.
I taught you the key points of cultivation before, but you didn't have any understanding of your own.
It's obvious that you haven't been focusing on your swordsmanship training these past few days."
Zhou Gongzhi recited it several times in his mind carefully, making sure he remembered it word for word.
Then he clasped his fists and saluted, "Thank you for your advice, sir. I will devote myself to cultivation after returning home.
I will definitely not let you down."
"Get out!" Li Jingxiao yelled, pretending to look down on Zhou Gongzhi. He shook his head and turned into his office.
Zhou Gongzhi felt a little ashamed and bowed to Erfu and others, then quickly walked out of the door and ran away.
So much so that even after getting slapped, he didn't feel angry at all.
After all, the secret that Li Jingxiao just mentioned was obviously the true secret.
So Zhou Gongzhi felt that he would be beaten, but Li Jingxiao blamed him harshly, blaming himself for not living up to his expectations and not knowing how to cherish.
After a while, Han Mengzhuo knocked on the door and got Li Jingxiao's permission. After entering, he hesitated and did not speak.
Li Jingxiao, who was drawing the talisman, ignored him and continued to draw the thunder-control talisman calmly.
The Exorcism Talisman and the Fire Control Talisman have both been upgraded to level 4, which is enough to deal with many situations.
And if you really think about it, the power of the lightning talisman against evil spirits should be much stronger than that of the fire talisman.
Therefore, for Li Jingxiao, instead of practicing the four kinds of talismans at the same time, it is better to practice the Thunder Control Talisman to the level of the 4th or even 5th level master first.
He also practiced the Lightning Thunder Fist, which increased the speed and power of practicing thunder spells.
It can be considered as getting twice the result with half the effort. Of course, you should first raise the level of the Thunder-Proofing Talisman.
After drawing one hundred level 2 thunder-control talismans, Li Jingxiao threw the talisman pen on the inkstone with satisfaction.
While wiping his hands, he looked at Han Mengzhuo who had been silent.
Han Mengzhuo had naturally been paying attention to Li Jingxiao's movements. After being stared at for a few seconds, he couldn't help but speak.
"Sir, I've been through life and death with Captain Zhou, and I know he's not a very scheming person.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken on this mission even though he knew that all the small flags who went to investigate the cat-faced old lady were dead.
Please send that Quan away, my Lord. He should have no ill intentions."
Li Jingxiao chuckled, knowing that Han Mengzhuo trusted Zhou Gongzhi so much because he had experienced life and death with him.
But some people are willing to sacrifice their lives for their country and are willing to lay down their lives to cover for their brothers in the army, but it does not mean that this person will return to a safe environment.
He doesn't know how to plot or scheme.
To a certain extent, a person who can be cruel to himself when cheating others is more secretive, cruel, and brutal.
Moreover, Zhou Gongzhi's uncle was the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and his cousin was a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. It would be unreasonable for a child who grew up in such an environment to not be scheming.
Only a fool like Han Mengzhuo would come to plead for Zhou Gongzhi.
Therefore, the result of some people being loyal is that they are seen as pawns and natural oxen and horses by others.
Put the hundreds of thunder talismans on the table into the game inventory.
Then he said, "Okay, go practice martial arts when you have nothing to do, don't delay my training."
Seeing this, Han Mengzhuo could only bow and leave.
After closing the door, Lu Erfu and Zhao Junheng came to greet me.
He asked quietly, "What does the Lord say?"
Han Mengzhuo shook his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Your Excellency should also know that asking you to escort the Quan family daughter was all part of the Commander's plan.
It has nothing to do with Captain Zhou, otherwise I wouldn't have given him any advice." After saying that, he hesitated again. It was not until Zhao Junheng pressed him that Han Mengzhuo sighed and said, "In fact, it's useless to say that Captain Zhou has no thoughts at all.
It doesn’t seem to make sense.”
Erfu rolled his eyes at Han Mengzhuo and advised, "I told you not to ask the adults to plead for Captain Zhou.
We can all see the problem. How could adults, who are so smart, not know it?
However, the Zhou family has deep roots in the Jinyiwei, so the adults don't intend to care about some trivial matters.
Otherwise, you wouldn't have just let me teach Captain Zhou a lesson and then teach him the secrets of swordsmanship."
Zhao Junheng then chuckled and nodded, "If you want to bring down the Zhou family, it all depends on whether your status in the hearts of His Majesty and the Saint is higher than that of the Zhou family.
However, I think there is no need to be so anxious.
Anyway, you are still young. No matter how much you are promoted, it is impossible for you to take control of the Jinyiwei at such a young age.
We just need to wait and see, and wait for Mr. Zhou to make a mistake. You don't even need to do anything, and Your Majesty won't be able to get past that level."
Erfu and Han Mengzhuo thought about it and nodded. Erfu hugged Zhao Junheng and said, "Zhao San, you are really smart.
Come on, let's go practice martial arts. From now on, you have to give us brothers more advice."
Han Mengzhuo smiled and nodded in agreement.
But Zhao Junheng was a little too proud. He looked around and spoke in a low voice.
"Yesterday when we were drinking, you also heard from your colleagues in the Imperial Guards that our Lord raped that Quan, right?
Tell me, is this someone slandering you?"
"Shut up right there," Erfu wanted to beat Zhao Junheng up.
This guy got carried away after just a few compliments to him.
Compared with his elder brother Zhao Junming, he is far less stable.
But that's true. When he was in the border army, this kid was cared for and protected by his eldest brother. Although there were many dangers as well, they were not as many as he and others had considered.
There is no need to think about the story about the Quan girl, it must be fake.
As for what you think in your heart, or even if it is true, you cannot say it out loud.
Zhao Junheng rubbed his head awkwardly, "Okay, okay, I'm sorry for talking too much."
Even though Li Jingxiao in the room heard it, he didn't take it seriously.
Taking the initiative to talk to Commander Zhou Boyi about Quan Zhili, he naturally was not afraid of anyone making fun of him for this matter.
The result was just as I guessed, a large number of people didn't think it was true at all.
After all, who would reveal their own scandals?
The emperor not only pretended not to hear, but also gave a reward that exceeded expectations.
As for whether the fact that Quan Zhili was subverted will be exposed, it is actually difficult to keep the news of Quan Zhili's arrest secret.
But it makes sense that he could escape by using the excuse that he had a crush on her.
Even if it was exposed, it would be difficult for the Kwon family to gain the trust of the pro-Tatar forces within Goryeo in the future.
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At around 3:00 p.m., Li Jingxiao finished his practice and took a look at his Eternal Spring Technique, which showed that he had made some progress (241/500).
Only then did he get up and go out with satisfaction, taking Erfu and others with him, and went straight to Ningguo Mansion.
Go home and change out of official uniform.
Along the way, Li Jingxiao suddenly remembered what he had instructed Erfu two days ago to do, asking him to investigate the affairs of Jinxiangbo's family.
He turned his head and asked Erfu.
Erfu said hurriedly, "Sir, I have investigated, but I haven't found any evil deeds or evidence of crimes committed by the Jinxiang Bo family yet."
Li Jingxiao was stunned and was about to say that he did not explain clearly and caused Erfu to misunderstand.
Actually, I just wanted to check the character and ability of the young master of the Jinxiang Earl family.
But on second thought, this way of checking is actually better.
In fact, the families of nobles and aristocrats cannot withstand investigation at all.
Some cases of robbery and robbery can be resolved by using some connections as long as no one makes a fuss and no one is killed.
Even if someone dies, there are plenty of ways to distance yourself from the matter before the family falls into ruin.
Wang Xifeng coveted three thousand taels of silver and forced the two star-crossed lovers to separate, and finally they both committed suicide for love.
This matter caused quite a bit of a stir in Luoyang, but in the end, nothing came of it?
But when the family becomes weak, all of this will become a fatal sin.
So it’s not a bad idea to let Erfu investigate Jinxiangbo thoroughly.
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the door of their home.
He went home, changed into a brocade robe, and told Qin Keqing that he was going to visit Ningguo Mansion today.
Qin Keqing hurriedly took Baozhu and Ruizhu to the warehouse, personally selected the gifts and had them loaded onto the carriage.
He also told Li Jingxiao to drink less, and then watched him leave.
Outside the Ningguo Mansion, the servants on duty saw a dozen horses and a carriage jogging towards them from afar.
Someone immediately ran inside to report, while the rest quickly walked down the stairs.
They stood in two neat rows, waiting for Li Jingxiao and others to dismount, and helped lead the horses to the stables to serve them.
After Li Jingxiao dismounted, he straightened his robe and walked slowly, lest he enter the house and no one from the Jia family come to greet him.
If this is true, I will lose face and the Jia family will also be embarrassed.
However, with the family background of Ningguo Mansion, except for those who hold the title of first rank or duke in the current dynasty.
Otherwise, let alone an earl himself, even if a marquis came, he would not open the middle door.
After a while, footsteps were heard coming from Ningguo Mansion.
As soon as Jia Zhu, Jia Lian and Jia Rong saw Li Jingxiao, they hurriedly bowed.
Said, “Jingyou, don’t be surprised, today the old lady, the eldest master, and the master also came to the East Palace.
Lord Niu, the first-class baron of the Duke Zhenguo's family, Lord Liu, the first-class son of the Duke Liguo's family, and Lord Hou, the first-class son of the Duke Xiuguo's family.
Mr. Jiang, the hereditary second-rank male of the Pingyuan Marquis family, and Mr. Xie, the hereditary second-rank male of the Guangcheng Marquis family.
The family of Marquis of Xiangyang has a hereditary second-class male Lord Qi, and the family of Marquis of Pingyuan has a hereditary second-class male Lord Jiang.
Lord Qiu, Marquis of Jingtian, and Han Qi, the Earl of Jinxiang, also came to visit.
Brother Zhen really couldn't leave as he was busy entertaining guests in front of the master and the elder.
I can only ask my brother, Lian Er, and Rong Er to come and welcome you, my dear brother."
Li Jingxiao waved his hand. Jia Zhu was the eldest son of the second branch of the Rongguo Mansion, the eldest grandson of the Rongguo Mansion, and the most promising person of this generation of the Jia family.
Jia Lian is the legitimate heir to the title of Rongguo Mansion.
Although Jia Rong is a generation lower than him, he is also the heir to the title of Ningguo Mansion.
The two direct descendants of the family came to greet each other, and they did not lack any face at all.
Of course, if he had already married Jia Yuanchun, then his father-in-law Jia Zheng would have come out to greet him.
If the father-in-law always looks down on his son-in-law, his daughter will be the one who suffers in the end.
Especially in this era, people believe that a daughter who is married off is like water spilled.
A married girl is nominally a member of another family.
Therefore, in many provinces, the son-in-law who comes to visit has always been treated with courtesy.
Not to mention that Li Jingxiao himself had the title of Earl of Xing'an fall on his head again.
Having a son-in-law like this is definitely an honor for the father-in-law.
(End of this chapter)
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