Zhu Tian: Starting from the Laughing Proud Yue Buqun

Chapter 278 Arrival in Kyoto, Exploring Yang Gong's Treasure Vault

The martial arts world has been thrown into turmoil by the Demonic Sect, but this will not affect Xu Qing's speed of returning to the capital.

By land and water, Xu Qing arrived in Daxing, Kyoto, in just over a month.

This was indeed the capital of the Sui Dynasty, and it was very prosperous.

Xu Qing returned to the capital and had just taken a rest.

Wanwan then received a message from her master, her expression changed slightly, and she stepped forward, saying:
"Your Majesty, my master recently engaged in a large-scale battle with the Buddhist sect, plundering a large amount of their gold and silver."

This also alarmed Abbot Liaokong of Jingnian Temple, one of the leading figures in Buddhism, and Venerable Dixin, one of the four great holy monks of Buddhism. Many elders of my Yin Gui Sect were injured by these two monks!

After Wanwan finished speaking, she carefully glanced at Xu Qing's expression. Seeing that it remained unchanged, she continued:

"This batch of gold and silver looted from the Buddhist temple is being secretly delivered. My master said that Bian Bufu deserves to die for disturbing His Majesty."

We implore Your Majesty to accept this gold and silver to replenish the national treasury and to forgive the sins of the Yin Gui Sect.

How much gold and silver is there in total?

Xu Qing asked calmly.

"Ten thousand taels of gold, one million taels of silver."

Wanwan replied, also shocked by the amount of gold and silver.

It should be noted that this looting only targeted some temples that did not have many Buddhist masters, yet so much gold and silver was found.

If her master were to continue looting and target even more famous temples, he would surely obtain even more gold and silver.

How many temples were looted in total?

Xu Qing raised her eyes slightly and asked again.

“Your Majesty, ten temples,” Wanwan replied.

"Ten temples? Great, that's wonderful!"

"A mere ten temples yielded 100,000 taels of gold and 1 million taels of silver. It seems I underestimated the wealth-accumulating power of Buddhism!"

Hearing about the scale, Xu Qing was also shocked.

He was well aware that Buddhism was very good at accumulating wealth.

After all, he had previously plundered the Buddhist sect during The Smiling, Proud Wanderer and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, and had witnessed the wealth of the Buddhist sect.

However, the wealth of the Buddhist community in this world still shocked him.

This is just the wealth of ten temples. If all the wealth of all the temples in the world were gathered together, what an enormous amount of gold and silver it would be!

"Yu Wenzhi."

Upon hearing the summons, Yuwen Huaji, who was standing outside the palace, immediately entered.

"Chen is here!"

He clasped his hands and bowed, his voice firm and resounding.

"By imperial decree, the national treasury is empty. All Buddhist sects in the world are to contribute their share. They often say they are relieving suffering and have the heart of a bodhisattva."

Now that the country is in trouble, let us show the Buddha the sincerity of Buddhism.

If one defies imperial orders, then there is no need for Buddhism in this world.

Xu Qing's cold voice fell as he formally issued an edict to the Buddhist sect.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Yuwen Huaji immediately went down to prepare troops, knowing that the Buddhist sect would never obey the imperial edict.

This is bound to be a great battle, and he wants to fight for His Majesty and redeem himself through meritorious service!

Subsequently, Xu Qing wrote an imperial edict and had it delivered to Yuwen Huaji.

Wanwan watched this scene with secret joy in her heart.

She knew that Buddhism was in big trouble; His Majesty was really going to take action against Buddhism.

The demonic sect could then seize this opportunity to suppress the Buddhist sect and seek revenge.

The issuance of this decree shook the entire martial arts world.

No one expected that the first thing the Sui Emperor did after returning to the capital was to target Buddhism.

Many factions received news that the Yin Gui Sect of the Demonic Sect was an enemy of the Buddhist sect, leading them to speculate that the Sui Emperor's decree might be related to the Demonic Sect.

After dealing with the matter, Xu Qing left the main hall.

With Wanwan by his side, she knew exactly where His Majesty was headed.

It must be the treasure trove of Yang Gong.

This trip back to Beijing is for this treasure trove.

"Your Majesty, could the Yang family's treasure vault be located beneath the imperial city?"

Seeing that Xu Qing didn't seem to be leaving the palace, but was heading towards another palace, Wanwan made this guess.

"To be precise, it's under Daxing City, but there isn't just one entrance; the closest one is inside the Imperial City."

Xu Qing gave a casual explanation, but his divine sense was sweeping through the situation within the imperial city.

He was also searching for a secret passage within the imperial city to access Yang Gong's treasury. After an hour, he finally found the passage beneath a well in a garden.

"Come with me."

Xu Qing quickened his pace, and Wanwan followed suit, using her light-footed skills.

Before long they arrived at the well. Upon seeing it, Wanwan had a sudden thought: "Could it be that there is a secret passage beneath the well?"

Xu Qing nodded slightly, and then jumped into the well without hesitation. He spread his true energy around his body, completely isolating the well water from him.

Wanwan also jumped down, standing right next to Xu Qing.

The two dived deep into the well and soon found a sealed door to a secret passage.

It is clear that the entrance here is blocked.

Logically speaking, the secret passage in the imperial city should be opened by activating a mechanism inside Yang Gong's treasure vault.

The real entrance is not here.

But this blockade was no challenge for Xu Qing at all.

With a light tap of his fingertip, the sword energy instantly blasted open the sealed secret passage.

Ignoring the traps and hidden weapons, the protective shield formed from true essence easily withstood everything.

Xu Qing violently opened the door, leaving Wanwan stunned.

Too violent.

The so-called mechanisms were completely made of paper and could not harm His Majesty in the slightest.

This is a martial arts grandmaster!
Wanwan longed for it, but she didn't stop, following Xu Qing deep into the secret passage.

This secret passage is extremely complex, winding and labyrinthine, and full of various traps and mechanisms.

For a master of innate cultivation, such a place is definitely a dangerous place.

One wrong move and you could die from these traps.

The advanced technology required to build such a treasure trove is truly astonishing.

"I really don't know who helped Yang Gong build such a treasure trove."

Wanwan murmured softly, her words extremely complex, as she ventured deeper into the underground river of the great city.

Xu Qing ignored Wanwan's murmurs, but the mechanisms here were indeed ingenious.

He also felt a sense of admiration for Lu Miaozi, the greatest genius in the world, as the ability to manipulate mechanical devices was quite rare.

If given the opportunity, I should take this person in.

With these thoughts in mind, Xu Qing and Wanwan ventured deeper into the secret passage and gradually saw light.

Upon closer inspection, they were luminous pearls, radiating brilliant colors in the darkness.

"My God, so many luminous pearls!"

Wanwan was shocked. A single luminous pearl was worth tens of millions of taels of silver, and there were dozens of them in this secret passage, and they were of extremely high quality!

These luminous pearls alone could fetch an astonishing fortune!
"As expected of the legendary Yang Gong Treasure Vault, even the most precious luminous pearls in the outside world can only be used as lamps here!"

Wanwan exclaimed in amazement at how incredibly rich Yang Gong's treasure trove was.

Women's attention to precious pearls is always uncontrollable, and Wanwan also really liked this kind of pearl.

After all, she is a woman too.

But Xu Qing remained unmoved; no amount of gold and silver jewelry could compare to the allure of a divine martial arts manual.

However, in this world, he is the emperor and needs gold and silver to support the country, which is why he has such needs.

Continuing deeper, another stone door appeared.

"Your Majesty, let Wanwan share some of the burden with you."

At this moment, Wanwan also wanted to do her part, so she gathered her true energy and blasted it towards the stone door.

However, even with her seventeenth level of the Heavenly Demon Great Art, she was unable to shake the stone door.

Immediately, she looked somewhat embarrassed.

Upon seeing this, Wanwan's expression hardened, and she unleashed several palm strikes with all her might.

The stone gate rumbled loudly, but only a few layers of dust fell off, showing no signs of damage whatsoever.

"Alright, this stone door is incredibly hard. With your current skill level, you still can't break it open."

Xu Qing shook his head, his divine sense detecting that the stone door was a full thirty centimeters thick and incredibly hard.

This is no ordinary stone gate.

Wanwan stepped back in shame, unable to even open a door. She felt somewhat useless in front of His Majesty.

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