"Your Highness, we have a visitor." The servant saluted respectfully.
Zhu Youji was reading a book and without raising his head, he asked: "Who is it?"
"Back to Your Highness, both of them are wearing bamboo hats, one big and one small. They look like two women." The servant said softly.
"Two women?"
Zhu Youji frowned slightly, recalled the women he knew, and said, "Let them come in."
"yes."
The servant bowed respectfully and slowly exited the room.
After a while, the two women, led by their servants, came to Zhu Youji's study.
Zhu Youji had already figured out the identities of the two of them through his soul induction, but what made him curious was that she was here too?
Just as the servant was about to speak, Zhu Youji stretched out his hand and ordered: "Go down."
"Yes." The servant quickly backed out and closed the door.
"Since you are here, does it mean that your father has thought about it?" Zhu Youji looked at the tall woman and said.
The woman took off her hat and revealed her true face.
The appearance of the woman is stunning. Dressed in white, she is even more refined and unworldly. Her beauty is beyond comparison with anything in the world.
At this moment, this woman was looking at Zhu Youji with a complicated face.
"You are actually the Grandmaster?"
Zhu Youji nodded slightly and said with a smile: "It's surprising?"
Seeing Zhu Youji's generous admission, Yagyu Yuki finally couldn't control her emotions and asked in confusion: "Since you are the master, why did you bother to go through all the trouble at that time? With your master's strength, you can easily control the situation. Why do you need my help?"
"At that time, I was not a grandmaster, and besides, it was not convenient for me to take action against Suzaku." Zhu Youji gave a reasonably reasonable explanation.
Yagyu Yukihime was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and finally nodded, believing this answer.
The short woman on the side blinked and stared at Zhu Youji curiously. Looking at this grandmaster who seemed to be younger than his eldest brother, her heart was full of curiosity and shock.
He is really too young!
And he looks so handsome...
"Let's get down to business. Has your father been promoted to Grandmaster?" Zhu Youji went straight to the point without going round and round.
Yagyu Yukihime's expression also became serious, and she said: "Half-step master, my father is in seclusion. I believe that it won't be long before he can be promoted to master."
"Yeah." Zhu Youji hummed softly. He was not surprised that Yagyu Tajima Mamoru was promoted to Grandmaster. After all, he was a master who founded the sect and had a profound foundation. It was just a little chance, and the Abi he left behind One of the Taoist Three Sword Techniques was his opportunity.
The Abi Road sword technique is very consistent with the Yagyu family's God of Killing Sword.
They all enter the Tao through killing. The stronger the murderous intention and evil intention, the stronger the power.
However, the Abi Dao sword technique is a sword technique derived from hatred. It is extremely difficult to master, and it is easy to become possessed and difficult to control.
The God of Death's slash is clean and neat. He concentrates the murderous energy in his body to one point and unleashes it with all his strength. The power is huge, but the move is single and easy to crack.
It is extremely suitable to use the murderous intent of the three swords of Abi Road to help Yagyu Tajima Mamoru break through the master.
If this is the case, and Yagyu and Mamoru can't break through, then he is too useless and not worth continuing to invest in.
"According to your request, I will stay by your side to assist you. The Yagyu family's intelligence network, including me, will be left to you to handle." Yagyu Yuki looked at Zhu Youji and said calmly.
"What about her?" Zhu Youji nodded slightly, looked at the woman aside and asked.
"She is my sister, Yagyu Piaoxu. She is not participating in this mission. She just came to the capital to gain experience." Yagyu Yukiji simply explained, and then turned to look at Yagyu Piaoxu:
"Piaoxu, please take off your hat and say hello to His Highness."
"Yes, sister." Liu Shengpiaoxu took off the bamboo hat honestly and gave Zhu Youji a Japanese salute respectfully.
"I have met His Highness."
Liu Shengpiaoxu's appearance is a little childish, her appearance is green, she is not tall, and she seems to have not yet developed. She still looks like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, without the grace of her sister at all, but she has a sharp aura between her eyebrows, but It doesn't seem that simple.
Zhu Youji looked at Liu Sheng Piaoxu. He was familiar with the original work and knew very well the talent of Liu Shengpiaoxu. She can be said to be the most outstanding among the three siblings. Among the three, she was the only one who finally reached the level of a half-step master. realm.
If Piaoxu were a man, it would probably not be Yagyu Jubei's turn to inherit the Yagyu Dojo.
"Um."
Zhu Youji hummed softly, withdrew his scrutinizing gaze, looked at Yagyu Yukiji, and said: "The first mission is to find the Thousand-faced Man in the capital and bring him to me."
"yes."
Although she didn't understand what Zhu Youji meant, Yukihime Yagyu still agreed.
"Go, I will see the Man of Thousand Faces within three days." Zhu Youji ordered.
"clear."
"Resign."
After Yangyu Yukiji bowed, she and Yagyu Piaoxu put on their bamboo hats again and left Zhu Youji's mansion.
After seeing the two people off, Zhu Youji also left the mansion and began to contact people in the military camp and start taking action.
It is said to be action, but in fact it is just to win people's hearts.
As a prince and the son of Concubine Wan Gui, Zhu Youji had a noble status and great potential. Faced with his personal recruitment, many people were overjoyed and agreed, looking forward to becoming Conglong in the future. Minister, the scenery is infinite.
Zhu Youji's whereabouts were also reported back to Concubine Wan Gui by people in Fengmanlou.
Concubine Wan Gui frowned slightly, looked at Ting Fengyu, and asked, "Who are those two women?"
"Master, these two are not weak in strength. Ordinary secret agents cannot track them. We haven't found out yet." Ting Fengyu explained.
"Then go in person, I want a result." Concubine Wan Gui ordered with a calm expression.
"Yes." Ting Fengyu nodded slightly, then disappeared.
Concubine Wan Gui looked at the scenery outside the palace and thought in her heart: Ji'er, it seems that you have really grown up, and even your mother can't see through it.
…
Emei Mountain, Emei Golden Summit.
The younger generation of disciples of the Emei Sect gathered together, all with solemn expressions, looking at the center stage, which was silent.
Time is like running water. In the blink of an eye, a month passes by in a flash.
Today is the day to select candidates for the Sword Sect Grand Competition.
There are 379 young disciples of the Emei Sect, but only ten are needed for selection.
This sect competition is different from previous ones. All the disciples attach great importance to it and want to stand out and become the one who represents the sect.
These days, all the disciples are secretly competing with each other, and many outstanding disciples are even tit-for-tat.
The originally peaceful and harmonious relationship between the senior sisters was exaggerated by this competition and turned into vigilance and hostility between the competitors.
After all, anyone can be an enemy.
After these days of training and secret observation by the elders of the division, the most qualified candidates have actually been selected long ago.
The first person to bear the brunt is Ling Yun, the senior sister of the Emei Sect. She has an eighth-grade cultivation level and is very powerful. She is also proficient in the swordsmanship of the Emei Sect. She is a leader of the younger generation. She is also one of the Emei Sect's confidence to participate in this competition.
Next is Ding Aofu, the direct disciple of Master Ye Yu. She is arrogant and is not well regarded in the Emei Sect. Many people hate her, but this does not mean that she is weak. On the contrary, her strength is very high and she has already
It has reached the peak of seventh grade, and is only one step away from eighth grade.
With this level of cultivation, among the younger generation of disciples of the Emei Sect, he is considered the first disciple of Senior Sister Lingyun.
After a month of training, Ding Aofu's strength has become more stable. Although she has not yet broken through to the eighth level, her strength has increased significantly. She is also the main force participating in the Sword Sect Competition this time.
There is also Liu Wen. Liu Wen is a disciple of Master Jingrou and has outstanding talents. She and Ding Aofu are naturally at odds with each other. The two often quarrel and almost come to blows every time, but due to the sect rules, they never start.
Come on.
Liu Wen's cultivation level is also at the seventh level, but it is still far away from the peak.
The remaining few people, compared to the first three, are a little less impressive.
Those who make up the numbers are also the most variable part in the competition assessment.
"Jingrou, do you think Sanniang can be among the top ten?" Master Hui Lin looked at Master Jingrou and asked.
Master Jingrou nodded slightly and said: "Although Sanniang is a bit naughty, she is also talented in martial arts. Besides, she has also reached the seventh level. If she wants to become the top ten, it shouldn't be a big problem."
Master Hui Lin also nodded and agreed.
At this moment, an inappropriate snort sounded.
"snort."
Since the two of them didn't know how to use their heads, they knew that Master Ye Yu must be here.
"Jingrou, Huilin, don't be too optimistic!"
"Although Yan Sanniang has achieved enough cultivation, don't forget that this is a sword sect competition, and the competition is about swordsmanship. How much swordsmanship do you think a female flying thief knows?"
Master Yeyu hung a sword on her waist. While chatting and laughing, she walked up to the two of them, sneered, and continued:
"At that time, Yan Sanniang was expelled from the Emei Sect precisely because of her poor swordsmanship. Even though she had traveled in the world for many years and learned a good set of Qinggong, her swordsmanship was probably still at the level before she left."
"My Emei sect has been inherited for many years and has countless swordsmanship. The Emei swordsmanship is just the basic swordsmanship. She has no foundation at all in the more advanced swordsmanship. Why is she in the top ten?"
Master Yeyu's words hit the spot, causing the two people's expressions to change slightly.
Yes, when she came out of Emei, Yan Sanniang was still young after all and had not learned much Emei swordsmanship.
After he got out, he became the famous Swallow Thief again, and he no longer needed sword skills.
Everyone in the world knows that Yanzi Thief uses hidden weapons and daggers.
Yan Sanniang's Qing Gong is high, but the swordsmanship competition is not about Qing Gong. The level of swordsmanship can be easily seen once they fight each other.
The difference in background cannot be made up by Qinggong alone.
Although the two wanted to teach Yan Sanniang some sword skills, they were stopped by Master Ye Yu.
The reason is also very valid. Unless Yan Sanniang is a master of swordsmanship, learning swordsmanship for a month will only scratch the surface.
By then, if Yan Sanniang fails to reach the top ten and is expelled from the Emei Sect, wouldn't the Emei Sect's advanced swordsmanship be passed on to others?
Master Yeyu is very insistent on this matter. If the two of them must teach the practice, that's fine.
However, if Yan Sanniang fails to reach the top ten, she leaves the Emei Sect and must abolish martial arts.
Taking into account Yan Sanniang's low talent for swordsmanship, the two had no choice but to give up.
"Whether Yan Sanniang's strength can reach the top ten, you will know in one try, so why argue?"
At this time, a figure walked out.
Astonishingly, it was Master Qiyu, the acting head of the Emei Sect.
A few days ago, Master Wugou, the head of the Emei Sect, chose to retreat to death, broke through the realm of a master, and handed over everything in the sect to Master Qiyu.
"Now that everyone is here, let's get started." Master Ye Yu didn't hesitate on this topic and said.
"Yes." Master Qiyu hummed softly, walked to the stage, activated his Qi, and said loudly: "Disciples, I announce that the sect competition will begin now!"