Li Zhi also heard the rumor of "The King and White", but he didn't pay much attention to it. Such a clumsy trick naturally did not arouse his interest.
In fact, ever since he knew that cultivation was possible in this world, Li Zhi had only been thinking about how to make himself stronger and had no interest in that position at all.
During this relatively sensitive period, in order not to conflict with those two men, Li Zhi simply took sick leave from the Imperial College. Anyway, the entire palace already knew that he was in coma again.
Li Zhi asked for sick leave, but he would not stay in the "Lizheng Palace" to recuperate. Instead, he changed into regular clothes and slipped out from the side door of the palace.
He said that he had slipped out, but there were still two Ouchi guards behind him. They were both strong men in the late stage of "Hua Jin". Such masters were considered good players among the entire Ouchi guards.
What was different from usual was that in addition to the two imperial guards, there was one more person beside him, the eldest grandson Pingting who was recommended to the palace by eldest grandson Wuji.
The figure of the fourteen-year-old woman has actually grown completely, and she is half a head taller than Li Zhi. According to the standards of later generations, with a height of close to 1.7 meters, she is definitely considered tall among women.
Just as Changsun Wuji said, this woman is really knowledgeable and reasonable, and she kept Li Zhi's small study in order in just three or two days.
All kinds of books are placed in categories. In order to prevent Li Zhi from finding them when they suddenly changed places, he even wrote the labels himself.
If nothing else, this delicate regular script is not something that ordinary women can do.
"Jin... Ninth Young Master, if you don't go back at night, do you need to report to the Queen in advance?"
I don’t know whether it’s because she doesn’t like to serve Li Zhi in the palace, or because she’s just a quiet person by nature. It’s okay to let Pingting, the eldest grandson, keep busy, and it’s okay to let her accompany Li Zhi while he reads, but it’s all day long.
Not very talkative.
Li Zhi was going to the Qin Mansion, and he didn't want to take his eldest grandson Pingting with him. Although he was only twelve years old now, he couldn't help but feel like a thirty-year-old "uncle" in his heart.
Facing the eldest grandson Pingting, who needs good looks and a good figure, Li Zhi was really uncomfortable at first, especially now that the two of them are still such strangers.
"That's not necessary. I've been here like this for the past few years. When I arrived at the Qin Mansion, it was almost the same as at my own home. My father, the emperor, and my empress had approved it."
Worried that the little girl would "snitch" out of her wits, Li Zhi still patiently explained to his eldest grandson Pingting.
"Your Highness King Jin, are you okay?"
Upon seeing Li Zhi, Qin Qiong first asked about his "condition". In fact, Qin Huaiyu had specially arranged for Qin Huaiyu to go to the "Lizheng Palace" yesterday.
"I'm sorry that Uncle Qin is concerned about me. It's just that something went wrong during practice. It's nothing serious."
Regarding Qin Qiong, Li Zhi naturally had nothing to hide, but as soon as he said these words, the eldest grandson Pingting who was following behind him was obviously stunned for a moment.
"Who is this girl?..."
Seeing that there was another person following Li Zhi, Qin Qiong asked casually.
"This is a cousin from my eldest grandson's uncle's family. My uncle cared about me and asked my cousin to take care of me at the 'Lizheng Palace' for a while."
Li Zhi never regarded Changsun Pingting as a palace maid, although he also knew that even if what Changsun Wuji said was true, this woman was a distant niece of his family, and she might not have a good background.
What's more, as far as Li Zhi knew, where did the eldest grandson's family have any distant relatives?
When they were in poverty, the company commander Sun Wuji and his sister lived in the home of their uncle Gao Shilian.
Since the elders didn't say anything about some things, Li Zhi, a twelve-year-old "child", naturally would not express his own opinions.
"It turns out that it is Miss Changsun who is here. His Royal Highness Prince Jin is a frequent visitor here. Since Miss Changsun is accompanying him, the Qin Mansion will naturally welcome him."
"Huaiyu, go ask your mother to come out and tell her that the eldest grandson of the Zhongshu Ling family has come with His Highness Prince Jin."
Since Li Zhi did not treat the eldest Sun Pingting as a palace maid, she was the lady of the eldest grandson's house. It was naturally inappropriate for Qin Qiong and his son to receive her.
"General Qin, wait a minute. Pingting is just a maid sent by Zhongshu to the 'Lizheng Palace' to serve His Highness the King of Jin. She is not worthy of being entertained by Mrs. Qin."
"General Qin has something to discuss with His Highness the King of Jin. Pingting can just step aside..."
Li Zhi promoted her status, but the eldest grandson Pingting couldn't bear it. She bowed slightly, bowed to Li Zhi and Qin Qiong, and retreated outside the house.
"His Royal Highness King Jin, this..."
After all, it was the first time they met. Qin Qiong didn't know the twists and turns here, so he just froze there.
"Uncle Qin, let someone take her to the courtyard where I live. If she wants to read or something, she can be taken directly to my study and she can be greeted at mealtime."
Li Zhi didn't take it seriously, but Qin Qiong didn't dare to do as he said, and asked Qin Huaiyu to inform Zhang Ziyan.
"Your Highness, you haven't been here for more than half a month, would you like to go to the practice room to accompany me to do some activities?"
After the others went out, Qin Qiong said abruptly, and Li Zhi was stunned.
In the past few years, although Li Zhi, under the guidance of Qin Qiong, first practiced the "Five Animal Opera" left by Sun Simiao, and later passed on the "Qin Family Boxing" to Li Zhi.
However, Qin Qiong has never let anyone spar with Li Zhi, let alone take action himself.
"Uncle Qin, have you recovered all your power?"
Four years ago, Qin Qiong was attacked by his own power. If Li Zhi hadn't helped him dispel his power in time, the grass on Qin Qiong's grave would have grown much taller.
After all his skills are gone, he just needs to practice again. And with decades of experience and accumulation, Qin Qiong's skills are even more refined after practicing again.
"Haha, all your skills are restored? If that's all, how dare I invite His Highness Prince Jin to condescend to give it a try?"
Qin Qiong laughed heartily, walked out of the living room and walked to the practice room first.
As the residence of a military general, the Qin Mansion has all kinds of places for practicing martial arts, but in the past, Li Zhi mostly spent time in the martial arts training ground in the backyard.
As for this training room, it is basically Qin Qiong's exclusive place, and his two sons have not yet reached that level.
Although it is said to be a practice room, the space is actually quite large and should be of a specially built size.
It is about five feet high, more than three feet wide from east to west, and slightly longer from north to south. It looks like it is about five feet.
"His Royal Highness King Jin, let's use the 'Qin Family Boxing' to learn from each other. You can use your full strength to do it——"
Since Qin Qiong started practicing Qigong four years ago, her whole person seems to have shed a layer of skin and become much fairer. Her skin color has changed. In recent years, Qin Qiong likes to wear black clothes.
After practicing kung fu for several years, Li Zhi had reached the innate state, but he had never done anything with anyone before, and he was actually a little excited for a while.
"Uncle Qin, the pheasant slave has offended——"
Li Zhi didn't show any politeness. He took a step forward and punched Qin Qiong in the face.
The punch has not yet arrived, but the wind brought by the fist has arrived.
"Haha, good time -"
Qin Qiong didn't care. He hit Diao Li Zhi's wrist with his left hand and punched lightly with his right hand.
Li Zhi didn't dare to neglect, he stepped back, withdrew his right fist, raised his left fist, and launched an uppercut from bottom to top. The speed was really staggering.
"Okay, okay, I didn't expect that His Highness Prince Jin has actually reached the innate realm. Your 'Heavenly Leakage Body' is too deceptive, hahaha——"
Li Zhi made two moves, and Qin Qiong was sure of his level. She was surprised and started teasing him about his physique.
Yes, even though Li Zhi has now reached the innate realm in both literary and martial arts, if he didn't take action, in the eyes of outsiders, he would still be "a body with leakage from the sky", and there would be no fluctuation of internal energy in his body.
Even if he gets his hands on him, his opponent can feel his strength and may mistakenly think that it comes from the strength of his muscles and bones.
Obviously, Qin Qiong was deliberately giving Li Zhi some tricks. It wasn't until Li Zhi hit the "Qin Family Boxing" twice that Qin Qiong changed to another boxing method.
However, this boxing method is much less sophisticated than the "Qin Family Boxing". Qin Qiong relied on his superiority to suppress Li Zhi, who was getting better and better.
"That's all, this son is really a genius. My two sons, now tied together, are no match for His Highness Prince Jin—"
While Qin Qiong was typing, she was still observing Li Zhi, but Li Zhi was already completely high.
First, he went through the moves step by step, and then he picked them up at his fingertips. It no longer mattered whether there was a routine or not. Then later, Li Zhi remembered the "Meng Ling" again.
"Well, what kind of punch is this?"
After the two fought for more than a hundred rounds, Qin Qiong's expression changed.
Today, Li Zhi still uses the same "Qin Family Boxing", but Qin Qiong, the original creator, is a little afraid to recognize him.
It turned out that "Qin Family Boxing" was integrated into Li Zhi's innate talent for literature and Taoism. With the mutual complementation of civility and martial arts, a mysterious and mysterious "Taoist rhyme" was created around Li Zhi, which directly confused Qin Qiong.
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"ah--"
Qin Qiong suddenly shouted, held his head in his hands and jumped out of the circle.
"Uncle Qin, what's wrong with you?"
Li Zhi also quickly put away his moves, and the layer of Tao Yun disappeared out of thin air, seemingly returning to Li Zhi's body.
At this time, Qin Qiong was sitting cross-legged on the ground, eyes closed, adjusting her breath over and over again.
"Your Highness, I broke through to the realm of 'martial arts and the gods' a few days ago, but there are some things in my mind that are inexplicably there, but the content is too bizarre, and I can't believe whether it is true or false."
It took a long time for Qin Qiong to recover, but she looked a little tired.
"Uncle Qin, what is it that can torture you, a master of martial arts and spiritual realm, into this state? Could it be that the pheasant slave has stimulated you just now?"
Li Zhi took a futon and sat cross-legged opposite Qin Qiong.
He didn't find it surprising that Qin Qiong had broken through to the "Martial Arts and Gods". Instead, he was more interested in what made Qin Qiong become what he was now.
"Your Highness, do you believe there are gods in this world?"
Qin Qiong did not answer Li Zhi's question, but asked a seemingly irrelevant question.
"Before this, I didn't believe in the existence of any gods. Although there were various legends, there were many Taoist and Buddhist practitioners in the Tang Dynasty."
"But, who has really seen the immortal Buddha? I have seen it once, but it was just a half-finished tiger demon. I don't know if I accidentally ate some genius treasure and opened my spiritual wisdom."
Before Li Zhi could answer, Qin Qiong continued speaking on her own.
"However, since I broke through to the 'Martial Arts and Gods', some memories have appeared in my mind out of thin air, saying that I do not belong to the human world, but the lower realm of the clone of 'Zuo Tianpeng' in heaven."
"And that set of 'Qin Family Boxing' is originally the physical martial arts of 'Zuo Tianpeng'. Those who have mastered it can produce 'Tao Yun' to protect the body and hurt people. Even if I reach the realm of 'Martial Arts and Gods',
I can barely do it.”
"I just saw the 'Qin Family Fist' used by His Highness, but it also had a Taoist charm accompanying it. I was so excited that I had a splitting headache, so I lost my sense of proportion."
Qin Qiong spoke eloquently and finally said what was in his heart, and seemed to feel a lot more relaxed.
For more than ten days, he did not dare to tell his wife Zhang Ziyan or his two sons. He could only bear this "torture" silently.
Over the years, Qin Qiong has always felt that Li Zhi is a unique person. In addition, he has just seen with his own eyes that Li Zhi can create "Tao Yun" just by relying on his "innate" state, so he could not hold back the feeling in his heart.
The secret was revealed.
Qin Qiong's words made Li Zhi feel a wave of excitement.
He had always thought that the Tang Dynasty in front of him was at best a world of "high martial arts", and that the pinnacle of literary and martial arts should be the realm of "connecting with the gods".
However, Qin Qiong actually mentioned "Zuo Tianpeng" in front of him?
"Uncle Qin, is this all there? Is there anything else?"
Qin Qiong felt much better as soon as he spoke his heart out. He originally thought that Li Zhi would either not believe it or be shocked by what he said.
However, looking at Li Zhi who was as calm as water in front of him, I heard his question again.
What's the meaning?
Don’t you think what I said is bizarre enough?
"Your Highness, what do you mean by something else?"
Qin Qiong asked puzzledly.
"For example, is it said that General Yuchi is the reincarnation of the 'Black Evil God', or that Master Yaoshi is the 'King of Tota' who came to the world..."
Well, Qin Qiong felt that the extra memories in his mind were bizarre enough, but he didn't expect His Highness Prince Jin to casually say two more exciting ones.
"Haha, my nephew is just talking casually. Uncle Qin must not take it seriously——"
Seeing Qin Qiong's confused look, Li Zhi knew that even the Qin Qiong in front of him probably didn't know much.
However, why is it not the reincarnation of "Zuo Tianpeng", but just a clone?
So, the current situation must be because of his appearance and helping Qin Qiong to rebuild his San Gong practice. Not only did he "save" his life, but he also broke through to "martial arts and spirituality", and then awakened part of his memory, right?
"Uncle Qin, you'd better not mention this matter in front of anyone, unless the other party can take the initiative to recognize you. In addition, you'd better suppress your realm to 'half-step martial arts to the gods'."
In the past few years, Qin Qiong has been staying in his mansion in a low-key manner. Except for a few old brothers who came to visit him occasionally, he has never even left the Qin Mansion.
"Your Highness, Your Highness King Jin——"
At this moment, Qin Huaiyu's voice came from outside, his tone full of urgency and anxiety.
Li Zhi and Qin Qiong entered the practice room. They were sparring and talking. More than two hours had passed, and it was long past lunch time.
However, the Qin family has always had a very strict family tradition. Unless something serious happened, Qin Huaiyu would not dare to yell outside like this.
"Uncle Qin, let's go out first. You must take what I just said to heart. In addition, my nephew feels that 'martial arts and spirituality' may not be the highest level of martial arts training. If you break and then build, maybe your future achievements will still be there."
Above the Medicine Master."
Originally, Qin Qiong wanted to chat with Li Zhi for a while, but facing this twelve-year-old boy, Qin Qiong even felt that the other person had more knowledge than she did.
Unfortunately, my younger son was urging me outside again.
"Brother Huaiyu, what happened to make you so impatient? It's not a good thing for young people to be impatient. This is a taboo in practicing martial arts -"
The two of them walked out of the practice room and met Qin Huaiyu who called the door. Li Zhi did not forget to joke with him.
"Your Highness, there is someone in the palace. I want you to go back immediately. He is waiting in the living room. Please follow me quickly -"
Qin Huaiyu first glanced at his father timidly, and then said to Li Zhi.
"Imperial Palace? What happened? Come on, let's talk as we walk."
Seeing Qin Huaiyu's appearance, Li Zhi could imagine the eagerness of the visitor to the palace.
However, I am only twelve years old, and I have never received any errands on weekdays. Even if something happens in the palace, it seems that I can't be blamed, right?
"Your Highness, please go back quickly, the Queen, the Queen..."
As soon as he entered the living room of the Qin Mansion, he saw a young eunuch who knelt down in front of Li Zhi and came out first without saying a word or crying.
Li Zhi took a look at this person and seemed to have never seen him before.
However, in that huge palace, Li Zhi was considered a standard "otaku". Apart from "Lizheng Palace" and Li Shimin, there were only a few young eunuchs around Changsun Wugou. It was normal that he didn't recognize the rest.
"What's wrong with the Queen? Why are you in such a hurry to find me?"
Seeing such an unstable person, Li Zhi felt disgusted for a while.
"Your Highness, the Queen's 'qi disease' suddenly occurred during lunch, and it came with a fierce force. The entire Imperial Hospital was helpless, and Dr. Sun happened to be away from Chang'an."
"More than an hour has passed now. His Majesty asked his servants to wait around to inform all the princes and princesses..."
The little eunuch didn't say any more, but the unfinished meaning was already obvious.
"What?--"
After listening to this, Li Zhi felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
"His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, I have a fast horse at my residence. It is important that you rush back to the palace first. We will discuss other matters later."
Seeing Li Zhi's eyes turned red, Qin Qiong who followed him quickly grabbed his arm and told Qin Huaiyu to prepare his horse quickly.
"Mother, please don't let anything happen to you——"
Li Zhi didn't know how he got out of the Qin Mansion. He took the reins from Qin Huaiyu's hand, jumped on his horse, and galloped away.
"Your Highness, wait for me -"
At this time, the eldest grandson Pingting, who was accompanied by Mrs. Qin Zhang Ziyan and was talking, also chased out. Seeing Li Zhi who had just left, the eldest grandson Pingting grabbed the young eunuch's horse and chased after him.
Today is a cloudy day, but a bit sultry. The sky is full of dark clouds, and it looks like it will rain.
Just after Shenshi, many shops closed early, and there were only a few people in the neighborhood.
Li Zhi and Changsun Pingting, one behind the other, beat the horses like flying.
The shortest way is to go back to the palace from "Huaidefang", cross the "West Market", and then take the South Street of "Buzhengfang", which is also the road Li Zhi and the others are taking now.
We are about to exit the "Western Market". With five more horses, we can completely pass the archway at the north end of the "Western Market".
At this time, it started to rain. There were huge raindrops, and there was a whistling wind in my ears.
While the horse was running, Li Zhi felt an inexplicable palpitation in his heart. It was raining heavily and his vision was a little blurry.
Suddenly, the sound of bowstrings sounded in the helix, followed immediately by the sound of breaking through the air.