Zhu Tian: Starting from the Laughing Proud Yue Buqun

Chapter 313 Song Que's Decision, and the Expectations of Li Yuan and His Son
Lingnan Song clan.

"Brother, are you really sure?"

Song Zhi watched as Song Que walked out of the Sharpening Hall. For many years, his elder brother had been honing his swordsmanship here and rarely left.

Now, a letter from Cihang Jingzhai has arrived, prompting my elder brother to once again step out of Modaotang.

Furthermore, he also received news that Fan Qinghui, that madwoman, had actually challenged the Sui Emperor to a duel.

That's right, Song Zhi called Fan Qinghui a crazy woman.

The Sui Emperor was incredibly powerful, far surpassing Cihang Jingzhai, yet this madwoman still dared to threaten him, vowing to kill him.

This was an unprecedented scene. Throughout the entire martial arts world, no sect had ever dared to speak so harshly to the emperor of a dynasty.

This crazy woman is incompetent, yet she wants to drag the Song Clan into it.

Song Zhi wanted to stop him, but Song Que's gaze was firm. He nodded and said, "My Song clan has endured for many years. Now, the Great Sui Dynasty has not only not declined, but has become even stronger."

If we wait any longer, the Song clan will have absolutely no chance.

“But, elder brother, this is a conflict between Buddhism and the Sui Dynasty. You shouldn’t get involved.” Song Zhi still felt that this was not the best time.

"No need to say more. If this battle is successful, you will lead your army to quickly occupy the Central Plains and stabilize the world as quickly as possible. We must not let the world fall into chaos."

Song Que said this firmly, not allowing Song Zhi to obstruct him any further.

"But what if we lose?! Elder brother!" Song Zhi looked at Song Que, he was very afraid that his elder brother would lose.

It wasn't that he lacked confidence in Song Que, but rather that the Sui Emperor was simply too unfathomable, and no one could truly understand his specific strength.

Even among martial arts grandmasters, there are varying degrees of strength. The fact that Emperor Sui was able to subdue the Evil King demonstrates that Emperor Sui was very powerful and should not be underestimated.

"I will not be defeated. There is no one in the world who can make me, Song Que, lose!" Song Que's eyes were like knives, his aura was like a rainbow, his words were powerful, and he was extremely confident.

He was the best swordsman in the world and had never been defeated.

Even in a battle between Grandmasters, Song Que did not believe he would lose.

Having said that, Song Que, carrying the Heavenly Blade, left the Song Clan and headed north alone towards Daxing City.

Song Zhi sighed and murmured helplessly, "Brother, I never imagined that woman would have such a great influence on you."

Even his elder brother couldn't see through the complexities of love.

Now, he can only pray that this battle will succeed, otherwise it will be a disaster for the Song clan.

Assassinating the Sui Emperor was a grave crime.

Without Song Que, the Song Clan would be completely finished.

This battle can only be won, not lost.

As time went by, Fan Qinghui also set off for the capital of Daxing, accompanied by Shi Feixuan and the two dragons.

Fu Junyu wrote that Fu Cailin would soon arrive in Daxing.

Therefore, they did not wait any longer and headed north directly.

At the same time, Ning Daoqi put away his fishing rod and headed towards Daxing City.

The world's top experts are all converging on Daxing City, and forces such as Buddhism, Taoism, the Demonic Sect, and the four major clans are all moving in response.

This battle will affect the global landscape.

It's truly the focus of everyone's attention!
The whole world is watching and looking forward to this day.

Time passed day by day, and the population of Daxing City grew larger and larger.

All the troops in the imperial city were mobilized, and Yuwen Chengdu was once again in charge of the defense.

He was a great general of the Sui Dynasty and the second most skilled fighter in the Yuwen Clan.

With Yuwen Huaji gone, Yuwen Chengdu must take over and protect the imperial city.

Every day, Yuwen Chengdu personally led patrols. There were too many people in Daxing City, and with so many eyes and ears, martial arts practitioners from all walks of life were curious about Cihang Jingzhai's final move.

Inside a pavilion, the robust Li Yuan had personally arrived in Daxing City, with his most favored son, Li Shimin, by his side. "What trump card does Cihang Jingzhai have that dares to openly challenge the Sui Emperor like this?" Li Yuan asked, sipping his wine, his brow furrowed.

He looked at Li Shimin, knowing full well that his second son was quite capable and had connections with Buddhism.

“Father, I know nothing about this either. Consort Xuan has not contacted me.” Li Shimin shook his head; he was also very curious about it.

With a grandmaster like the Evil King by his side, and the support of the Yin Gui Sect of the Demonic Clan and the Yuwen Clan, what exactly gave Cihang Jingzhai the confidence to kill the Sui Emperor?

He couldn't understand it either.

"How much do you know about Cihang Jingzhai?" Li Yuan asked.

"Although I have communicated with Feixuan, I don't know much about her. Although Cihang Jingzhai is a Buddhist holy site, it doesn't have many experts."

"Then Fan Qinghui's strength should only be at the Grandmaster level," Li Shimin replied.

"How dare she utter such harsh words when she's only at the Grandmaster level? Is she courting death?" Li Yuan shook his head, his brows furrowing even deeper.

"Perhaps she has other accomplices. After all, Cihang Jingzhai is the leader of the righteous path. Maybe someone will be persuaded by her to help her kill the Sui Emperor," Li Shimin analyzed.

Li Yuan nodded and said, "That's the only possibility. But who can she invite? The Sui Emperor has a Grandmaster-level expert like the Evil King by his side."

"If they weren't Grandmasters, no matter how many Grandmaster-level experts she summoned, it would be useless."

After all, the five great masters of Buddhism had only been dead for a short time, and the grandmaster level experts were simply no match for them.

"Judging from her confidence, her helper must be a Grandmaster-level expert. I just can't guess who would be willing to help Buddhism at this time," Li Shimin said.

There are only a handful of Grandmasters in the entire world, openly known as Ning Daoqi of the Daoist sect, Fu Cailin of Goryeo, and Bi Xuan, the Martial Venerable of the Turks.

However, there are still grandmasters in the Central Plains, such as his younger brother Li Yuanba's master, who is a mysterious master.

From his younger brother, Li Shimin learned that his master, Master Ziyang, was likely a grandmaster of martial arts.

Because his younger brother was born with superhuman strength, possessing immense power and exceptional martial arts talent, even at a very young age, he relied on his brute strength to make it difficult for martial artists below the innate level to get close to him.

After becoming an apprentice, he was able to easily defeat a grandmaster-level expert in just a few years.

Now his younger brother's strength is even more formidable, and Li Shimin secretly inquired about the exact extent of Li Yuanba's power.

Li Yuanba told Li Shimin that in his eyes, no master in the world was good enough to defeat him.

This is not an exaggeration; even his master, Master Ziyang, thought so.

The fact that Master Ziyang was able to suppress Li Yuanba strongly suggests that Master Ziyang's strength is that of a grandmaster of martial arts.

Moreover, he might not be just an ordinary grandmaster.

After all, according to Li Yuanba, this old Taoist priest had lived for a very long time and was definitely an old monster in the Taoist sect.

Therefore, Li Shimin could not guess which martial arts grandmaster would secretly help Buddhism.

He did not associate the three grandmasters on the surface with Fan Qinghui, after all, one of these three grandmasters came from the Taoist sect and was not on good terms with the Buddhist sect.

The other two are from different races and are even less likely to help the people of the Central Plains.

Therefore, Li Shimin excluded them from the very beginning.

However, to his utter surprise, this immediately eliminated the correct answer.

"It seems we can only find out when that day comes," Li Yuan sighed.

He genuinely hoped that the Buddhist sect wouldn't make a lot of noise but amount to nothing again, failing to even meet the Sui Emperor.

Because he also wanted to see the Sui Emperor die, and Li Yuan also wanted to sit in that position.

Li Shimin nodded: "That's the only way."

Both father and son were deeply concerned about this matter, hoping that the Buddhist sect's methods this time would be strong enough, rather than the previous time when five Buddhist masters were killed one after another.

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