The Counterattack of the Villains

"You are talking about Mr. Li." When Li Mu was mentioned, Zhao Xun also had a look of admiration on his face, "His name is Li Mu, his courtesy name is Taibai, he is from Sichuan, and he joined my father's army more than two years ago."

"This man is really a strange person in the world. He is proficient in literature, Taoism, martial arts, medicine, divination and astrology, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, farming and business."

"Furthermore, his martial arts skills are unfathomable. The first-grade grandmaster enshrined in the mansion cannot even take a single move from him."

"His wife seems to be a member of the Taoist sect. She is good at using thunder, magic and talismans. She also has four followers, two men and two women. They are all twin brothers and twin sisters. All of them have extraordinary martial arts skills."

"In short, he is my father's number one counselor and master. He can be called my father's right-hand man."

After listening to Zhao Xun's words, Zhao Kai's eyes flashed slightly, and he asked again: "I wonder what the relationship between the Crown Prince and this Mr. Li is like? Maybe he can be invited?"

Zhao Xun smiled and said: "We have a good relationship. Don't forget, I will always make the decision in Qingzhou in the future. Mr. Li is only in his thirties and is still young. He will eventually work for me in the future."

Zhao Kai's eyes flashed with joy and he said sincerely: "Your Highness, the so-called filial piety comes first, and the prince should relieve the prince's worries."

When Zhao Xun heard this, the smile on his face faded and he frowned: "You mean you want me to take action?"

Zhao Kai nodded solemnly and said: "When Xu Fengnian leaves Beiliang, there must be expert guards around him."

"But if the prince can ask Mr. Li to help, and with the help from me, then Xu Fengnian will not be able to escape this disaster."

Zhao Xun was quite moved and said with some hesitation: "So...it's not impossible, but what about the supporting force you found?"

Zhao Kai smiled slightly, suddenly pointed to a vegetable stall not far away, and said: "Your Majesty, look over there."

Zhao Xun looked in the direction he pointed and saw an extremely ordinary-looking young man wearing a gray cloth gown, picking vegetables in front of a vegetable stall. Not only was he surprised and said: "Is it him?"

Zhao Kai smiled and said nothing, and waited until the young man bought the groceries and was about to leave before saying, "Your Majesty, please come with me."

The two of them walked up to the young man buying groceries and blocked his way.

The young man just looked at the two of them indifferently, without speaking or making any movement.

Zhao Kai then asked Zhao Xun, who was examining the young man: "Does the Crown Prince know about the Wu Family Sword Tomb?"

Zhao Xun withdrew his gaze, looked at Zhao Kai and said, "Of course I know that there are sword immortals in large numbers, and there are forbidden places in the world."

Zhao Kai walked slowly around the young man and talked eloquently: "In recent years, the Wu family has produced a talented swordsman. He came out of the sword mound at the age of twenty and challenged the swordsmen in the world without ever losing."

"This position is the hope of the new generation of the Wu family, the contemporary sword champion Wu Liuding."

After hearing what Zhao Kai said, Zhao Xun was quite suspicious, because no matter how he looked at it, it was difficult to see any expert demeanor from Wu Liuding who was holding a big cabbage.

Wu Liuding said indifferently: "Are you done? I still want to buy salt."

After speaking, he was about to leave when Zhao Kai stopped him again with one sentence.

"Sir, you are in Qingzhou, waiting for Xu Fengnian, right?"

Wu Liuding said calmly: "What does it have to do with you?"

Zhao Kai walked back to Wu Liuding and said seriously: "Prince Jing'an, I would like to inquire about Xu Fengnian's whereabouts for you, sir, and I will provide you with the information as soon as I have it."

This was help that Wu Liuding could not refuse. He finally looked at Zhao Kai and asked calmly: "What do you want?"

Zhao Kaicheng said: "I don't need anything. I will be satisfied if I can see my husband take action."

I have to say that Zhao Kai is really talented as a lobbyist. This sentence not only expresses his own demands, but also secretly praises Wu Liuding.

Even with Wu Liuding's calmness, he couldn't help but feel relaxed. He took a deep look at Zhao Kai and silently turned around and left.

After Wu Liuding walked away, Zhao Xun asked in confusion: "Why did the Wu family take action against Xu Fengnian?"

Zhao Kai explained: "Xu Fengnian's mother was originally the sword crown of the previous generation of the Wu family's sword tomb, but she came to the sword tomb for Xu Xiao."

He looked at Wu Liuding's back, raised an arc at the corner of his mouth, and continued: "Now the new generation has come to settle old scores."

…

For half a month, the boat was sailing in the water, and everyone did not do much activity. They practiced diligently, and the boat was relatively quiet.

After practicing hard for half a month, Jiang Ni felt a little bored and was always out of shape in practice.

Thinking of what Luo Li told her, cultivation also needs to be relaxed and relaxed, and cannot be pursued blindly. Except when you want to break through the realm, it is not advisable to stay in seclusion for too long continuously. Otherwise, haste will make waste, and there is a risk of going too far when the cultivation is advanced, so she left.

In the cabin, go to the deck to get some fresh air and take a short rest to adjust.

After arriving on the deck, they saw Xu Fengnian, who was also in a state of ascetic cultivation, sitting on the bow of the deck with her legs hanging outside the deck. It seemed that she was out to adjust her condition just like her.

She walked up behind Xu Fengnian and said casually: "Aren't you afraid of falling?"

Xu Fengnian said without looking back: "The scenery here is beautiful, why don't you also sit down and try it?"

Jiang Ni, as arrogant as ever, turned around and said, "I'm not good at water."

Xu Fengnian raised a hand and said, "As long as I'm here, you can't fall."

Seeing this, Jiang Ni grabbed his arm, sat down on the edge of the bow, stretched her legs out of the deck, and hung them on the outer wall.

The river breeze blowing in front of them blew their hair. A group of wild geese flew by in the sky, making bursts of bird song. Looking at the vast misty river surface in the distance, Jiang Ni gradually relaxed.

On the roof of the cabin, Zheng Zha and Li Chungang were sitting here looking at the scenery. Looking at the backs of a young couple leaning against each other, they couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Enjoying the tranquility at this moment, Jiang Ni said with a relaxed expression: "This lake is bigger than the one in the house."

Xu Fengnian said: "That's incomparable. The 800-mile Spring God Lake accommodates the world's waterways and handles great rivers. It has always been a place for military strategists to fight to the death."

"The king of Jing'an is stationed in Qingzhou, and the water nurse is stationed in Chunshen Lake. They are taking advantage of the natural danger to keep out Northern Liang."

"A large lake like this is unique in the world."

"It's so long-winded." Jiang Ni rolled her eyes at him and curled her lips, saying that she was too lazy to listen to this.

Xu Fengnian smiled and didn't care, and asked instead: "How are you practicing?"

Speaking of this, Jiang Ni became more energetic and said with some satisfaction: "Ali taught me the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao, and I have already reached the third level."

"In a month or so at most, I will be able to break through the fourth level of expelling objects. Then I can refine the flying sword and fly with it."

Xu Fengnian turned to look at her with a smile and asked: "Do you have a sword that can be sacrificed?"

"Uh..." Jiang Ni's expression froze, and then he said unconvinced: "I have a magic talisman. Although it is a bit small, it is enough to stab you to death." Xu Fengnian chuckled and said: "It's enough to stab me to death, but it's enough."

The talisman is a dagger, and it’s so small that it’s not big enough for you to step on, so how can you fly with the sword?”

"Xu Fengnian..." Jiang Ni shouted angrily: "You just want to save me from pain..."

"How about you sacrifice the Daliang Dragon Bird."

Before Jiang Ni finished speaking, Xu Fengnian suddenly said this, causing the second half of her sentence to come to an abrupt end.

She exclaimed: "Are you crazy? Is this your mother's sword, or... or..."

Xu Fengnian turned a deaf ear to her words and said to himself: "The most critical part of the Divine Sword's true art of controlling thunder lies in the sword. It is not easy to find a Divine Sword that can withstand such power."

"The Great Liang Dragon Bird is made of meteorite iron. It is indestructible and indestructible. It is the most suitable divine sword for you."

Jiang Ni stared at Xu Fengnian blankly, but didn't know what to say. His attitude was very firm, and she knew it was useless to refuse.

But do they... really have a future?

Jiang Ni lowered his head and said calmly: "If the Great Liang Dragon Bird falls into my hands, your second sister will be the first to kill me."

Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "You can't run? When you master the art of sword control, who can catch up with you? I have never heard that my second sister can fly."

Jiang Ni said in a daze: "Run? Where can I run?"

Xu Fengnian fell silent. Jiang Ni didn't know about his and Zheng Zha's plan.

If he wants to borrow a knife, he will have to pay some price. I'm afraid that by the time he borrows the knife, it will be the day Jiang Ni leaves temporarily.

I hope Zheng Zha can be as reliable as ever this time, otherwise he would rather not borrow this knife.

After a long silence, Xu Fengnian spoke again: "Don't think so much. Xu Xiao said that if you keep moving forward, you will have your own future. I always believe that when the ship reaches the bridge, it will be straight."

As soon as he said these words, Zheng Zha's voice sounded from behind: "It's not that easy to get to the bridge. It requires strong force to escort."

"Isn't practicing internal strength a bit boring these days? It just so happens that your skills have improved recently and you are about to arrive in Qingzhou. There will be a big battle then. Today I will teach you another sword technique."

Xu Fengnian was overjoyed when he heard this. He stood up, turned to look at Zheng Zha and said excitedly: "What sword skills do you want to teach me? The Seven Great Limits of Devouring Heaven and Destroying Earth?"

Zheng Zha laughed dumbly and said: "You really dare to think that if you want to practice the seven realms of Devouring Heaven and Destroying Earth, you must at least have a foundation in the Celestial Realm. You are still far away."

"What I want to teach you is called the Wu Duo Sword Technique, which means there are no two in the world. This sword technique emphasizes the meaning rather than the form. It has both the sword, the sword, and the move."

"Therefore, you can use this sword technique alone, or you can take its essence and integrate it into the knife to create your own fourth sword technique."

Xu Fengnian asked curiously: "Brother Zheng, which one is more powerful, the sword's strength or the sword's moves?"

Zheng Zha grinned and borrowed the extremely pretentious words of Li Chungang in the original plot: "When I use my sword to defeat the enemy, it means my sword is powerful. When I use my sword to kill people, my sword moves are better than the swords in the world."

"The same martial arts exerts different power in the hands of different people, so it is never the martial arts that is stronger, but the people."

Xu Fengnian suddenly realized it, raised his thumbs to Zheng Zha, and said with a smile: "I understand, you are the best."

Zheng Zha laughed, patted Xu Fengnian on the shoulder and said, "Let's go to the stern of the boat."

After Xu Fengnian and Zheng Zha walked to the stern of the ship, Li Chungang also walked up to Jiang Ni and said with a smile: "Girl, you are idle anyway, why don't I teach you a swordsmanship as a teacher."

Jiang Ni's face immediately wrinkled up, and he said with great resistance: "That's so tiring. In more than a month, I can learn the art of sword control, so why do I need to practice sword skills?"

Li Chungang said: "Even if you learn the art of sword control, do you just control the flying sword to stab randomly? You can't deal with the masters like that."

"The real art of sword control is to use the sword in the air to display exquisite sword skills. In this way, your opponent is fighting with a sword and cannot hurt you no matter what. You are invincible.

land."

Hearing what Li Chungang said, Jiang Nicai reluctantly said: "That's it, that's okay."

Li Chungang smiled happily, and even though he started teaching Jiang Ni swordsmanship with great interest, there was no need to actually hold the sword, just use the sword fingers instead.

After all, as Zheng Zha once said, weapons are extensions of the arms, especially knives and swords. Even without weapons, you can still use your hands to perform corresponding moves.

…

A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and the Beiliang fleet was very close to Xiangfan City.

The others didn't have any ideas. It was time to practice martial arts and sleep. Only Shu Sha felt uneasy for no reason.

It stands to reason that Wang Linquan should have come to greet Xu Fengnian a long time ago, and took the initiative to expose himself and show his attitude to King Jing'an.

But until now, Wang Linquan is still missing. Could it be that something went wrong?

It shouldn't be. Wang Linquan has been lurking in Qingzhou for more than 20 years and has never had any problems. Could it be that at this critical moment, he would suddenly be exposed?

At this time, Shu Xian was sitting high on the mast. Below, at the bow and stern of the ship, there were two groups of people practicing martial arts.

Jiang Ni was at the bow, Li Chungang and Luo Li were giving guidance from the side, Xu Fengnian was at the stern, and Zheng Zha was in charge of training.

Qingniao and Wei Shuyang were watching Zheng Zha teaching Xu Fengnian at the stern of the boat, while Lu Qiantang was watching Li Chungang and Luo Li teaching Jiang Ni at the bow. Shu Sha had a good location and could be seen from both sides.

Zheng Zha and Li Chungang are not afraid of others watching from the sidelines. Whether it is Zheng Zha's unique sword technique or Li Chungang's two-sleeved green snake, the most important thing is the use of internal power.

Without the co-ordination of mental techniques, what's the use of just getting a move? Naturally, they taught the mental techniques privately in the cabin.

If Qingniao and the others could learn these two special skills just by watching, then Li Chungang and Zheng Zha would also agree that such qualifications are worthy of their cultivation.

In the past few days, both of them have practiced martial arts well. With such qualifications, even Li Chungang is a little jealous, because the two of them really learn faster than he did back then.

However, they have only learned it initially and have not experienced actual combat, so they have not really mastered it, especially Jiang Ni.

After all, Xu Fengnian has been practicing for such a long time. Zheng Zha usually feeds him moves and trains his actual combat ability. Jiang Ni is completely new and has just started practicing martial arts.

The opportunity for actual combat came soon. Shusha, who was sitting on the mast, suddenly faced

Jiang Ni, who was on the bow of the boat, turned to look and exclaimed: "What a big boat."

Luo Li looked at the three large ships approaching and said, "This is the Huanglong Tower ship of the Qingzhou Navy."

Xu Fengnian and Zheng Zha quickly rushed to the bow. When they saw the three large ships in an inverted triangle formation, two in front and one in back, Xu Fengnian's face sank and he said: "They are coming for us. Everyone, prepare to fight."

Shu Sha felt even more uneasy. The opponent was approaching fiercely and had an attack formation. It was obvious that it could not be Wang Linquan.

What happened to Wang Linquan? Should we take the initiative to tell the crown prince about Wang Linquan’s situation?