Li Qiang's guess was not wrong. On the first day he moved into the prefect's Yamen, Feng Kaiyun sent an urgent document to the capital through the inn. It can't be blamed on Feng Kaiyun. No matter which country in Tianting Star Li Qiang appeared in, he would show it to the local officials. Report it immediately. The power of a cultivator is an important resource for any country, especially the masters among cultivators are the targets of every country.
Feng Kaiyun's report directly alarmed the emperor. The reason was that Li Qiang could speak palace official dialect and it was the kind spoken by members of the royal family in the palace. The emperor issued an order to inquire about Li Qiang's birth. The official document had been sent back and forth several times but still could not be found. Finally, it was determined that it might have been scattered. Descendants of folk royals.
Li Qiang's great power in Hanlin City severely damaged the Black Flag Army. After the Black Flag Army leader Engang was seriously injured and had no choice but to withdraw from Hanlin City, Feng Kaiyun hurriedly activated the sound transmission array set up by the royal family to report the situation to the palace.
Li Qiang's head was already big. He didn't want to receive any imperial edict and asked quietly: "Old Master Cheng, what will happen if I don't go to receive the edict?" Cheng Zizhong broke into a cold sweat and said in panic: "No, if you disobey the edict, you will be beheaded. Not only will you be beheaded." Kill your head. The heads of Mr. Zhao and his family will not be saved. You must not do it." I thought to myself: "If he doesn't obey the order, I'm afraid I won't be able to save my head. If he really refuses to accept the order, who can stop him."
Li Qiang thought to himself: "What is a dictatorship? This is unjust. If I want to escape, no one can do anything to me, but my old apprentice's family will be ruined. Forget it, let's talk about it later." Cheng Zizhong watched nervously. Li Qiang saw a gloomy expression on his face and advised him: "You should accept the decree and listen to what it says before making a decision." Li Qiang could only nod and said: "Okay."
When he turned around to call Zhao Hao, he saw that the incense table in the hall had been set up. The edict officer stood behind the incense table and unfolded the imperial edict as if singing: "Li Qiang receives the imperial edict."
All the people standing knelt down, except for Li Qiang, who stood upright. Cheng Zizhong was so anxious that he kept pulling his pants behind Li Qiang. Li Qiang lowered his head and said, "I'll stop pulling my pants, I'll pull them down for you." "Cheng Zizhong almost fainted.
Li Qiang said with a playful smile: "This brother and I are injured and can't kneel down, so I can help you. Forget it. Just give me the imperial edict and I will accept it. It's convenient for you, it's convenient for me, and it's convenient for everyone, okay?" He thought to himself: "No, no, finally." Isn’t it just a matter of going to the toilet if you say something wrong?”
Cheng Zizhong knew that it was not good to see the official who announced the decree, and his body was trembling wildly. He was about to start a fight, and he hurriedly knocked: "I have heard something secret, sir." The official who announced the decree said, "Tell me." Cheng Zizhong stood up, walked to him and whispered The edict officer nodded and said, "Okay, you can handle everything." He handed the imperial edict to Cheng Zizhong.
Who is Li Qiang? As long as he wants to hear it, it doesn't matter how low his voice is. He heard Cheng Zizhong say to the edict officer: "I have a secret edict and do whatever it takes. Please give me the edict and let me declare it." Li Qiang seemed to have realized something. He glanced at Cheng Zizhong.
Zhao Hao gave the edict a lot of money and watched him leave with a smile on his face. He wiped a cold sweat and muttered to himself: "My master is so different that he doesn't take the edict seriously." Li Qiang patted Cheng Zizhong on the shoulder. He said: "Master, I have underestimated you. Tell me what the imperial edict says." Li Qiang didn't want to expose him and just gave him a gentle tap, which meant that I knew everything.
Cheng Zizhong blushed slightly and said: "I want you to come to Beijing to meet the emperor." Li Qiang didn't understand: "What don't you know about the emperor?" Cheng Zizhong said: "I just want you to meet the emperor." Li Qiang thought to himself: "I want to meet the emperor." The emperor is also very interesting. I have never seen a real emperor since I was so old. I want to go and see it to gain some experience." Li Qiang smiled and said, "I was thinking of going to Beijing to have some fun. I will definitely go."
Zhao Hao said: "Master's disciple has also opened a silver shop in the capital. Let's stay at the disciple's house when we arrive in the capital." Li Qiang asked: "Aren't you going?" Zhao Hao said: "The disciple has decided to practice Taoism with the master. No matter where the master goes, the disciple will fight." Don't leave." He thought to himself: "It took a lot of effort to find a master who is really willing to teach me how to practice. This opportunity is fleeting. How can I let you leave?" Zhao Hao said again: "Lingji Trading Company has a batch of local mountain goods to be shipped. Capital City. The big man in blue shirt who was in the hall just now is called Master Ling Hongxuan. Do you want to go with him?"
Li Qiang thought it didn't matter: "Okay, please go and make arrangements and see what else to prepare." He then said meaningfully to Cheng Zizhong: "Old Master, you are going to the capital too, right?" Cheng Zizhong was trying to find a reason to accompany Li Qiang. Zou Wenyan said with a smile: "Haha, yes, with a master like you, the journey will be much safer." He thought to himself: "Good guy, he is really not simple."
Li Qiang returned to the house and fell into deep thought. After the sudden battle in Hanlin City, Li Qiang woke up and fought with the cultivators. He was not strong, and the killing of ordinary soldiers was meaningless. They didn't even have a chance to fight back. They were really invincible. .
Li Qiang thought to himself: "I can't kill indiscriminately like this. I'm just a traveler on this planet. I'm just a passerby. There's no need to participate in the disputes in this world." In fact, it is impossible for Li Qiang to stay out of the matter unless Fu Shan takes him away immediately. He is already behind the scenes. I can't help myself.
From Fengling Town to the capital, you have to pass through three extremely dangerous places. These three places are the Qicha Ridge, the Frightening Slope, and the Confusion Forest. The caravans passing through must gather together to form a large group before they dare to pass. The Qicha Ridge is home to more than a dozen groups of robbers and bandits. Haunted places. Unknown monsters are often encountered in Frightening Slope. In the forest of Puzzling Forest, there is an abandoned Star Secret Array built by cultivators. If you accidentally step into it, you will be trapped in it.
Ling Hongxuan felt very at ease this time because Li Qiang and Mr. Zhao were traveling with him. He felt that Li Qiang was very mysterious and often gave them things he had never seen before. He had no airs at all and was laughing and joking all day long. He always seemed very happy and was interested in everything. He was very interested and kept asking questions. All the people in the caravan liked him.
Li Qiang was indeed very happy. The scenery along the way was so picturesque and pleasing to the eye.
Li Qiang pestered Cheng Zizhong and Zhao Hao to learn about the local customs and customs.
Zhao Hao said: "Master, in front of you is Qi Cha Ridge." Li Qiang asked curiously: "It is the place where bandits often appear." Ling Hongxuan interjected: "What our caravan is most afraid of is meeting small groups of bandits while walking on Qi Cha Ridge. If you're lucky, just give me some money. Otherwise, you'll have to rely on the large number of people to force your way through. If you're afraid of encountering a large number of bandits, if you don't negotiate a good deal, you will definitely lose everyone. If you can't escape, it will be miserable."
Li Qiang suddenly thought of a question and asked: "How many days will it take us to get from Fengling Town to the capital?" Ling Hongxuan smiled and said: "If we go faster, it will take more than forty days. If we go slower, we can't tell." Li Qiang shook his head and thought: "That imperial envoy How come we arrived at Fengling Town so quickly?" Cheng Zizhong said from the side: "The royal family has built small teleportation arrays in various places, but they can only teleport important people and objects, and they must be activated according to orders." Li Qiang looked at Cheng Zi. Zhongxin thought: "Hey, you're quite smart and you can guess this." Cheng Zizhong smiled slightly and said nothing.
Arriving at the foot of Qicha Ridge, Ling Hongxuan waved to stop the convoy and said to Zhao Hao: "Master, you can make arrangements." Li Qiang looked at it curiously. Zhao Hao jumped onto a cart and said, "I heard that this is not the first time for everyone to go to Qicha Ridge. Don't say much, just listen to my arrangements. Every charioteer just pays attention to his own car and doesn't fall behind. Brother Hongxuan is in the middle and provides support. Ten guys are leading the way. All of them bring their weapons for me. The others take their bows and arrows. In addition, give me the goods on the car. Tie up tight. This place in Qichaling doesn't have time to wait for you. You have to walk over quickly. If you're lucky, you can get to Panshi Town in the afternoon. Is it clear that I want to treat everyone to a drink? Please be louder, I can't hear you clearly." The guys shouted loudly: "It's clear"
Zhao Hao whispered to Li Qiang: "Master, are you walking in front of the caravan with your disciples?"
Li Qiang smiled and said: "There can't be any robbers, right?"
Li Qiang's luck is really hard to say. Not only did he meet a robber, but he also...
The terrain of Qicha Ridge is very strange, as if a giant fork fell from the sky and broke open the earth deeply, leaving seven deep trenches. These seven trenches stretch for more than ten miles and converge at the handle of the fork to form a road and then lead to the front. For robbers and bandits, this criss-crossing terrain allows them to advance, retreat, and defend. It is also the only way for business travelers to gather here, which is ideal.
Ling Hongxuan's caravan entered from the second road. Li Qiang and Zhao Hao, two masters and apprentices, were exploring the way in front, followed not far behind by ten men with swords. Li Qiang was not nervous at all now. He knew clearly that as long as he was not fighting with the cultivators, Ordinary people cannot hurt themselves, not even martial arts masters. However, Zhao Hao did not want Li Qiang to take action. Everything that happened to Lin Cheng was still fresh in his memory.
Walking on the road at the bottom of the valley, Li Qiang's head was like a wavy drum, looking around and asking: "Who are the bandits and robbers here?" Zhao Hao answered with a sword in hand: "There are all kinds of people, there are prisoners who have escaped." There are deserters who were defeated in the war, and there are also people who can't survive. The bandits and robbers here are very famous in the Green Basin, and they all have very complicated backgrounds. They come from all countries."
"Oh, why didn't the country come to clean up and let these bandits and robbers run rampant?" Li Qiang felt a little incredible. "Isn't this the choke point leading to the capital?" Zhao Hao was about to answer when he heard a sharp whistle. Zhao Hao shouted: " "It's a ringing arrow." He immediately waved his hand to the waiters behind him, and one of the waiters turned around and ran back to report the news.
Li Qiang asked a little curiously and excitedly: "Are there robbers coming?" Before he finished speaking, he heard the "clang" of gongs and couldn't help but laugh: "It's quite lively. There are whistles and gongs. Haha, what are they doing?" Don’t play the drums.” Zhao Hao couldn’t laugh or cry after hearing this and thought to himself: “Most people are scared out of their wits when they see the robbers. Master, it’s like watching a play. It’s too serious.”
Zhao Hao smiled bitterly and said, "I hope it's not a large group of bandits. Master, please don't let the disciples come." Li Qiang didn't want to kill anyone anymore and said, "Okay, I'll watch from the side."
A large group of people rushed out from the forest on the roadside. Li Qiang couldn't help but laugh when he saw it.
This group of robbers wore better clothes than the beggars, and carried tattered weapons, including knives and sticks. They were a big man nearly two meters tall, unshaven, with a black face, big eyes, a lion's nose, and a wide mouth. There was a piece of cloth with no visible color stuck on his forehead. His clothes were also in tatters. He was holding a big ax in his hand. This big ax was outstanding. It was two meters long. The ax was as big as a basin and was black. Can't tell what material it is made of.
Li Qiang suddenly became playful and jumped up in front of the big man and shouted with a smile: "I opened this mountain and planted this tree. I want to sacrifice my life and leave it to buy money for the road." Zhao Hao laughed and said: "I said it wrong. Wrong." Li Qiang scratched his head and said, "That's right, that's what it says in the book."
The big black man raised his big ax and shouted: "I opened this mountain and planted this tree. I want to leave money to buy the road." Li Qiang couldn't hold it in anymore and laughed loudly: "Hahahahaha, I was wrong. The big man is right." Zhao Hao said: "Even a robber who wants both life and wealth is too ruthless." The big black man confused the two of them and muttered in his heart: "Who is the robber? Why are they so stupid? Not even afraid."
The big black man swung his long ax and shouted again: "Leave your silver, goods and clothes, I won't kill you, hurry up."
The minions behind him were shouting: "Put down the silver!"
"I want that person's clothes."
"Hey, I want those shoes, don't fight with me."
The big black man turned his head and cursed: "Shut up, everyone."
Li Qiang asked with great interest: "Hey, Hei, why should I give you my money? It would be nice if I could just keep the flowers for myself." Hei's answer was simple: "Because I am a robber and my fists are big. His ax is very powerful, so you have to listen to me and put down your things, I won’t kill you.”
Li Qiang said with a smile: "If my fist is bigger than you, if my knife is more powerful than you, if you can't beat me, then what will you do with me?" Zhao Hao laughed and thought: "Master, still You are not an ordinary talkative person. I am dizzy when I go back and forth."
The big black guy looked at the big ax in his hand naively, and said with doubts on his face: "It's impossible for me to chop you in half with just one blow of this big axe. I'll chop you to death with your weird and handsome face." It's a pity. If you don't put your things down obediently, I'll spare your life." Li Qiang thought to himself: "This big black guy has a good heart and seems a bit silly and funny."
Pointing at Zhao Hao, Li Qiang said with a smile: "Big man, do you dare to make a bet with me? I bet you can't even beat my apprentice. Do you dare?" The big black man looked at Zhao Hao and suddenly laughed and said, "Haha, don't kid me, I know. This old man can't be your apprentice. I think he's old enough to be your father." Zhao Hao was a little angry and said, "Hey, black man, don't talk nonsense. My master is easy to talk to, but I'm not easy to talk to."
Hei Daguo was surprised and said: "Hey, he is really your apprentice. Well, what do you want to bet on? I, Zheng Peng, will bet with you." Li Qiang smiled slightly and said, "I bet that you can't beat my apprentice. If you win, we will give you everything. But if What will you do if you lose?" Zheng Peng, the big black man, said: "I won't lose. If I lose, I will show you my life."
Zhao Hao retracted his sword and faced him with his hands empty. He had already heard that Li Qiang had a crush on this black man, so he was unwilling to hurt him with his sword.
After the two of them fought, Zhao Hao immediately understood that this Zheng Peng was just relying on his natural divine power and his Kung Fu moves could only be performed three times, which was too far behind him to win. Zheng Peng was furious because this old man could hide faster than a ghost. He couldn't hit him no matter what, so he put away the big ax and screamed: "Old man, stop, don't move, let me hit you with the axe."
Li Qiang was laughing so hard that his legs were weak and said, "Just give him a chop with an axe." Zhao Hao also laughed and said, "Okay, you can chop him."
Zheng Peng got excited and shouted: "Take my axe." He held the big ax in both hands and circled it from top to bottom, slashing it wildly. The ax was so powerful that it could split a large stone in half. Zhao Hao's martial arts can be considered first-rate. He looked down on this kind of unskilled brute force and used the technique of "four or two to move a thousand pounds" on the side of the ax. "Bang", most of the ax head was cut into the ground. Zhao Hao stretched out his hand and rubbed the ax handle. Zheng Peng yelled and let it go. His hands were shaken and covered with blood.
Li Qiang smiled and said, "You lose."
Zheng Peng looked at his bleeding hands in disbelief and said with a grimace, "Well, if I lose, I'd rather you kill me." Not only Li Qiang, but also Zhao Hao also began to like this honest man.
The minions behind Zheng Peng started making noises. "If the leader of the third village loses, go and inform the leader of the big village." "No, this old man is so powerful." "Run away. The old man wants to kill us, but we can't beat him." Xiao Xiao The minions dispersed in a hurry.
Li Qiang said seriously: "Big man, I don't think you are a robber. You should go home. If you don't become a robber, I won't kill you." Zhao Hao shook his head and said, "Master, I think he is homeless." A man would not become a robber if you did not want him to become a robber again unless you could take him in."
Zheng Peng is straightforward and not stupid, and others can tell whether he is good or bad. After hearing what Zhao Hao said, he hurriedly said: "Since I lost the bet, this little brother, I will let you do whatever you want. If you don't kill me, I will follow you." You go." Li Qiang thought to himself: "Hey, this big guy is pretty good at climbing along the pole."
Li Qiang felt that it was a pity for someone like Zheng Peng to become a robber, so he might as well take him away and said, "Okay."
"Hey, who hit my brother? Xiao Heizi, tell your sister who bullied your sister and teach him a lesson."
Li Qiang was surprised and said: "There is also a female bandit." Zheng Peng said with a dark face and a slight blush: "She is the leader of the village and is much more powerful than me." A girl came out from behind the tree and walked away gracefully with a whip in her hand. come over.