The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

This caught the other party's attention, and they even subtly tested Jia Huan during his training.

After all, Jia Huan was a martial arts champion, so his strength was undeniable.

Even if he fights under the guise of friendly sparring, outsiders won't suspect anything.

Only the imperial guards, who were also instructors, vaguely knew his true purpose.

Of course, they also wanted to see for themselves what Jia Huan, the newly crowned martial arts champion, was really like.

As it turned out, the highly skilled martial arts expert and Jia Huan fought to a draw.

Such a result naturally shocked those veteran imperial guards.

They could tell that Jia Huan was using the Qi and Blood Martial Arts, yet he was able to fight to a draw with someone who had mastered the True Qi Martial Arts.

The most shocked person was that martial arts master.

When fighting Jia Huan, one could clearly sense that Jia Huan's use of strength and power was ingenious, and he didn't care about his internal energy amplification methods at all.

This piqued his interest.

He privately sought out Jia Huan to talk, and even asked Jia Huan if he wanted to cultivate true qi martial arts.

Jia Huan was also very curious and asked directly, "Can such a martial arts tradition be passed on to outsiders at will?"

"That's impossible!"

Chapter 334 A Man of Both Literary and Martial Talent (Please Subscribe)

If knowledge can't be passed down freely, what's the point of learning it?

Jia Huan wasn't stupid; he immediately realized that the other party had conditions.

Sure enough, the imperial guard who practiced True Qi martial arts said that if Jia Huan became their disciple, he could receive the True Qi martial arts inheritance.

Jia Huan asked curiously, "What sect do you belong to?"

"Wudang!"

The imperial guard, who had achieved mastery of true qi martial arts, spoke with an arrogant air: "So, how about it, are you interested in becoming a disciple of Wudang?"

"Not interested in!"

Jia Huan said calmly, "I'm used to being free and independent; I don't want to have any elders around!"

The conversation naturally ended unhappily.

Although the imperial guard, who had mastered the art of martial arts, was quite displeased, he was powerless to do anything about Jia Huan.

This is the imperial palace, not the martial arts world; power matters, not strength!

Unless his strength is enough to easily suppress authority, he can only act according to the rules of the palace.

Clearly, the other party's cultivation level is not yet at that level!

Jia Huan is not someone he can manipulate at will. Does he really think that the title of a scion of a founding noble family is just a joke?

Those who share the same status as Jia Huan are the mainstream among the imperial guards!

Besides, if it really comes down to strength, the other party is far from being a match for Jia Huan!

If this fellow doesn't know what's good for him, Jia Huan certainly won't mind and will teach him a lesson.

For some reason, that fellow didn't seem to be looking for trouble, so Jia Huan naturally wouldn't cause any trouble either, nor was he worried that the other party would do something malicious behind his back.

Besides, I'm feeling quite depressed right now.

After wandering around the palace for a while, feeling bored, I decided to leave the palace incognito to relax and relieve my depressed mood.

To put it bluntly, the border wars were beyond his control.

Anyway, we've done everything we could. As for the outcome of the war, that's something we can't predict right now.

In short, we can't win on the border, but at least we can hold onto our core territory.

The key issue is saving face; we can't worry about that right now.

Once outside the palace, the current emperor, acting like a wealthy young master, was surrounded by imperial guards dressed as his personal bodyguards.

Jia Huan didn't seem to have any intention of getting too close to the emperor. His clothes were quite casual, and he wasn't dressed as a guard; he was dressed very ordinary.

He explained to Dai Quan, the chief steward of the Daming Palace, who had also come out, that there were far too many people in the capital, especially in the western part of the city, who recognized him.

If one were dressed in bodyguard attire, it would be easy to expose that one is traveling incognito.

Therefore, he had no choice but to wear ordinary clothes; otherwise, who would be responsible for revealing the emperor's whereabouts?

Upon hearing this, Dai Quan realized it was indeed true!

But he didn't want to take any responsibility, so he went straight to the emperor and muttered a few words in his ear.

Jin Tian glanced over, nodded slightly to Jia Huan in approval, and then turned back to stroll leisurely along the bustling streets of the western city.

Judging from his demeanor, he had clearly made many incognito visits outside the palace before!

I just don't know, do those guys in the Imperial Household Department even know?

If we knew the basic prices of daily necessities outside, would it still be possible to falsify the procurement list for the palace?

As a palace guard, Jia Huan lived and ate in the palace when he was on duty.

I've also heard some funny stories about the prices of goods in the palace; in short, they certainly won't make the current emperor happy.

Little did he know that as he strolled down the street, he was whispering to Dai Quan beside him, "That kid is Jia Huan, right? Is he really as popular as he says?"

"it is true!"

Dai Quan smiled wryly and explained in a low voice, "The Ningrong Street branch has quite a reputation, and there are quite a few people who want to curry favor with them. Naturally, many of them have met General Jia!"

"It's just a gang of outlaws, why would we need to fawn over them?"

Today, somewhat puzzled, he pursed his lips and said, "Could it be that he's playing the bullying trick outside?"

"That's not true!"

Dai Quan was startled and explained, "General Jia doesn't have a good relationship with the female elders of the Rong family, so he can't use the Rong family's name to bully others outside!"

"The main thing is that General Jia has very strict control over his subordinates, not allowing them to act recklessly by relying on the powerful influence of the gang. He is also quite fair in dealing with outsiders and does not engage in bullying or monopolistic practices!"

"The Ningrong Street branch, after all, controls the artificial waterway transportation channel from Tongzhou to the capital. Merchants and families in need will naturally have to take the initiative to curry favor with them!"

"Cooperating with the Ningrong Street branch can save a lot of trouble and a lot of hard-earned money. Who wouldn't want to build a good relationship with them?"

"That's right!"

Jin Dian nodded thoughtfully and said, "It seems this guy has some business acumen?"

"That's it!"

Dai Quan exclaimed, "Your Majesty is unaware that General Jia has dispatched two groups of men!"

"One wave is currently the most powerful gang at Tongzhou Wharf, while the other wave is a formidable branch in Tianjin!"

"Both of these companies have developed quite well on their own, and are well-known forces in Zhili Province. They no longer need to take orders from the Ningrong Street headquarters!"

"Yet, they are still willing to obey General Jia's orders because General Jia is fair and upright, which makes him trustworthy!"

"After your explanation, it seems Jia Huan is quite the all-rounder, excelling in both literature and martial arts!"

Today, someone jokingly asked, "Then why didn't he take the path of the civil service examination?"

"I'm not sure about that!"

Dai Quan hurriedly shook his head and said, "Perhaps his talent in studying is not as good as his talent in martial arts!"

"Indeed, to become the top martial arts champion, one must possess extraordinary talent!"

"I've heard that the guard from Wudang doesn't get the better of him!" Jin Tian said with certainty.

The emperor's protective forces certainly didn't just consist of the imperial guards on the surface.

According to Jia Huan's perception, several of the eunuchs serving in the Daming Palace were highly skilled in martial arts; at least, that was the impression they gave him.

Moreover, hidden inconspicuous corners on the roof beams of the Daming Palace, there were so-called secret guards, and their auras were quite extraordinary.

It can be said that we are now surrounded by three layers of protection, which are quite thorough!

If problems still arise even with this, then someone must have colluded with outsiders and betrayed us.

Either they possess the formidable strength of Jia Huan, capable of breaking through three lines of defense in a short period of time.

If there were such a powerful figure, no matter which emperor was on the throne, he would never be able to sleep at night.

"Brother Huan, why aren't you on duty at the palace? Why are you wandering around outside?"

Just as Jin Dang and Dai Quan were whispering to each other, Jia Huan also ran into an acquaintance, Feng Ziying, who had failed the martial arts examination.

His words drew the attention of the emperor and his guards.

Chapter 335 The Influencer (Please Subscribe)

I randomly picked a restaurant and sat down across from it in the lobby.

The imperial guards, dressed as bodyguards, filled the surrounding tables, each one of them pricking up their ears to eavesdrop.