Transcending Heavens: Starting with the Ancient Tomb Sect

Chapter 175 Ximen Guo!

Amidst the comings and goings of people, the myriad aspects of human life are revealed.

Walking on the bluestone slabs in Xiangyang, Kublai Khan, dressed as a Han Chinese, was intently surveying his surroundings.

lively.

It was a very peculiar kind of liveliness.

This was Kublai Khan's first impression.

He was not unfamiliar with large cities; there were naturally large cities in the Central Plains (formerly the Jin Dynasty), such as Bianjing (Kaifeng) of the Northern Song Dynasty and Bianliang of the Jin Dynasty.

As the capital of two dynasties, it naturally deserves the title of a great city.

However, the scenery there is quite different from what I see in Xiangyang now.

"—Such a large city is very difficult to conquer!"

Upon entering Xiangyang, Kublai Khan realized that it would be extremely difficult to easily breach such a large city with just a few skilled martial artists.

Moreover, Xiangyang has always been a strategic location fought over by military strategists, and there are naturally corresponding defenses.

Moreover, in Kublai Khan's view, the best chance to conquer such a large city was to incite internal strife unless the city was forcibly breached in the most violent and reckless manner.

When the Mongol army besieged Bianliang, a coup had occurred within the city, and some people directly surrendered.

Otherwise, the Mongol army would probably still be stuck in Bianliang.

After all, in Kublai Khan's view, not just anyone could do what Uncle Guo did when it came to attacking cities.

Uncle Guo was the one who first breached the walls of Khwarazm, and he is also the one who is now making the final push to capture the city.

While others often spent a long time attacking cities, Uncle Guo seemed to do it very easily.

After observing for a while, Kublai Khan immediately abandoned his ulterior motives.

Now, the focus shifted to investigating the consequences of Guo Shufu's message reaching Xia Xiangyang. Kublai Khan was eager to recreate the events of Bianliang to see if he could incite internal chaos.

only----

"Are the Han people in Xiangyang so lax?"

Your hero Guo has returned to the desert!

Scratching his head, Kublai Khan felt a little uncomfortable with his new Han Chinese hairstyle. After casually asking and learning about it, he was somewhat stunned.

Is there something wrong with this?

"No!"

"I need to find an inn to get some rest."

Accompanied by four skilled bodyguards, Kublai Khan, waving a folding fan and exuding the air of a wealthy nobleman, searched for the best inn in Xiangyang City and reserved a seat by the window on the second floor.

What do you think?

After gesturing for the waiter to leave, Kublai Khan finally spoke, asking, "Logically, this shouldn't be the case, unless they were prepared in advance."

"It seems she truly deserves to be called the female strategist who defeated her aunt back then."

However, Kublai Khan completely forgot the most fundamental thing: he subconsciously adopted the perspective of the Golden Knife Prince Consort, thus ignoring a crucial point that is very easy to forget.

That is time!

Not only did Kublai Khan forget, but none of the four guards thought of this either.

The four experts, including Nemo Xing, were clearly well aware of the temperament of the Fourth Prince, Kublai Khan. Sometimes, his words, which seemed to be inquiries, were actually directed at himself, not others.

Interrupting at this point would only displease the Fourth Prince, Kublai Khan.

The reason they figured this out was because Nemo Xing, Xiao Xiangzi, and Yin Kexi came to this conclusion after testing the honest and simple-minded Ma Guangzuo.

The only person who could offer advice without any reservations was Dharma King Phagpa.

The four exchanged glances, occasionally uttering words of amazement to provide the Fourth Prince with emotional support.

These guys!

After some thought, Kublai Khan glanced at the four guards and shook his head with regret.

Kublai Khan also longed to find a confidant with whom he could share his innermost thoughts. Unfortunately, even the strongest of the four, Nemo Xing, remained respectful of his place and dared not overstep his bounds in the slightest.

Not to mention Xiao Xiangzi and Yin Kexi, who have the most ulterior motives.

As for Ma Guangzuo, he was too upright. Although Kublai Khan admired him, Ma Guangzuo was actually the one with whom he had the least common ground during conversation.

While subconsciously pondering, Kublai Khan drank his wine and tapped repeatedly on the windowsill.

Just then, a strong gust of wind blew by, and due to the impact of the elbows, the window support rod fell down.

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Kublai Khan, regaining his senses, instinctively reached out to grab it, but his elbow was numb and he lost his grip, watching helplessly as the pole fell and smashed down on the heads of passersby below.

Oh no, this is bad!

Kublai Khan instinctively stood up and turned to look down.

Just as Kublai Khan was admiring the scenery outside the window, Yang Guo and the three brothers, Da Wu and Xiao Wu, were walking on the street.

same.

The three of them also disguised themselves accordingly.

Even though Yang Guo had made a rough disguise, his outstanding appearance was still very eye-catching.

Along the way, the three of them learned a great deal about the situation, with the information obtained from the Beggars' Sect being particularly detailed.

After all, the Quanzhen Sect is not the Taiping Dao.

Compared to the Taoist priests of the Quanzhen School, the Beggars' Sect possessed a level of detail in understanding the most basic information that the Taoist priests could not match.

Beautiful.

Just as the Beggars' Sect's intelligence at the higher levels was no match for that of the Quanzhen Sect.

Thus, under the arrangement of Huang Rong, the female strategist, a large number of Beggar Clan disciples began to spread all sorts of messy rumors.

Amidst the chaotic and disorderly discussions, Huang Rong managed to keep Guo Jing's situation relatively quiet.

"Luckily, we were prepared in time!"

However, Yang Guo also learned about many things that had puzzled people before through this operation, and some things were just too illogical.

Under normal circumstances, Yang Guo would never have believed it.

Everything visible to Yang Guo tells him that this is reality.

For example, when there are many people and no absolute leader, people often become less intelligent and more foolish.

Otherwise, Yang Guo really couldn't imagine what kind of consequences that would cause.

However, the other crucial point is that Uncle Guo's time in Xiangyang was very short, to be precise, no more than half a year. Therefore, the people of Xiangyang still have a very shallow impression of him.

If you stay in Xiangyang for more than a certain number of years, then you'll run into serious problems.

After conducting some investigation, Yang Guo discovered that, compared to Uncle Guo, his reputation as the Divine Dragon Hero was actually greater in Xiangyang.

Unlike the high-ranking officials of Xiangyang who knew how powerful Guo Jing was, the common people of Xiangyang were unaware of how powerful the Golden Saber Prince Consort was. However, they had certainly witnessed how dashing the masked Divine Dragon Hero was, especially with that giant python; he was truly a man of great fortune.

Even so, within just a few months, Uncle Guo's influence began to show on some levels.

With the help of the Quanzhen Sect and the Beggars' Sect in building momentum, it wasn't actually as difficult for Yang Guo to replace Guo Jing's niche as outsiders imagined.

Compared to these two, Yang Guo was more concerned about people in the martial arts world.

My senior brother did indeed choose a very opportune time.

What we need to pay more attention to now is to check whether there are any unfamiliar martial arts figures in Xiangyang City.

Yang Guo felt that the upper echelons of Xiangyang were suppressed by his mother-in-law Huang Rong, while his reputation as the Great Hero of the Divine Dragon was much greater among the common people.

His concern was whether he could leverage the reputation of the venerable Hong Qigong and the Quanzhen School to resolve this issue.

Swish!

"!!!"

Could it be that someone from the martial arts world is trying to assassinate me—hmm? ? ?

Yang Guo suddenly stopped and reached out to catch the object falling from above. He was surprised to find that it was a fork stick used to prop up the window.

Who the hell is being so rude?

What if it hits a pedestrian?

After realizing what was happening, Yang Guo looked up and was about to reprimand someone when he saw a young man in brocade robes holding a wine cup, looking at him sideways.

"!" x2.

What a strong and capable young man!

This is Yang Guo's first impression!

What a dashing and handsome young man!

This was Kublai Khan's first impression.

This person is definitely not from Xiangyang!

This was Yang Guo's second impression. His experiences during this period had made him more critical of the so-called noble families of the civil officials in Xiangyang.

The child had some understanding.

That temperament was completely different from the person in front of me.

It's more accurate to say he resembles Yang Guo than to say he looks like him.

In particular, the redness of the face was due to frequent exposure to the scorching sun, something that few members of the civil official families Yang Guo knew could achieve!

Moreover, it features a full beard.

The other party must be from the north! Yang Guo guessed their origin in just a few glances.

This young man is very handsome and charming.

This person clearly has great potential!

Kublai Khan thought that his four bodyguards were almost all ugly, so how could he not be happy when he suddenly saw a handsome young man like Pan An?

Humans are visual creatures!

Looking at the other person is more enjoyable than looking at the four guards, right?

Kublai Khan also wanted to have such a person under his command. Regardless of the other person's abilities, at least he could serve as a figurehead!

Looking at the two distinguished attendants accompanying the young man, Kublai Khan knew that this young man was definitely not simple and probably held a high position in Xiangyang City.

While pondering this, Kublai Khan also had his own suspicions deep down.

"Young master, I was wrong just now!"

"This forked pole was knocked down by someone just now by accident."

Kublai Khan met Yang Guo's gaze from below and extended an invitation, saying, "Please come up and have a chat, young master. I am deeply remorseful for my mistake that has displeased you, and I apologize for it."

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Seeing the invitation extended by this strong and capable young man, Yang Guo was naturally not afraid. Xiangyang was now his territory, and he also wanted to see what the other party was up to.

After fiddling with the forked pole in his hand for a moment, Yang Guo accepted the other party's invitation and said with a smile, "Then—please forgive me for disturbing you!"

So Yang Guo led the Wu brothers, Da Wu and Xiao Wu, into the inn and went up to the second floor.

Upstairs, Nemo Xing, Xiao Xiangzi, Yin Kexi, and Ma Guangzu looked at each other in bewilderment.

Downstairs, the Wu brothers stared at each other, but could only follow Yang Guo upstairs.

The second floor.

Yang Guo and Kublai Khan met here and once again expressed their admiration for each other.

Kublai Khan summoned the waiter and generously ordered him to prepare two more meals. One was for the four guards and the brothers Da Wu and Xiao Wu, while the other was for himself and the other party.

"please?"

"please!"

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