At the beginning of winter, it rains continuously.
But in the city of Jining, there was a warm and festive atmosphere.
Because yesterday the young prince of the Nalu Palace issued an order: the Fire Lotus Sect will be removed from its status as a "holy sect" and will be disbanded on that day. All the property collected in the sect will be confiscated and will be returned to the local people in Jining within a few days.
As soon as this announcement was posted, one can only imagine how the people reacted.
Perhaps one day ago they hated the Fire Lotus Immortal and Zhu Xu who supported him, but after that day, in their hearts, even if Zhu Xu was not "reborn in the blue sky, he loves the people like a son", he was also "a man who knows his mistakes, can correct them, and repairs them after they have been lost."
"Yes.
The government didn't need to do any public opinion guidance. The common people came to the conclusion on their own - if there was any mistake, it would be the fault of the Fire Lotus Immortal. The young prince must have been deceived by this traitor in the past few years.
Of course, such a reaction was within Eunuch Wei's expectation.
The old eunuch has lived to this age and has a clear view of many things, especially human nature. He knows very well that the people are the most difficult to serve, but also the easiest to deal with.
People at that time still believed in the concept of "imperial power and heavenly right", so they often had some blind worship and awe for those relatives of the emperor, the so-called "noble blood" people.
Even if they have suffered great grievances, as long as a royal family member is willing to apologize, make a gesture, and compensate them... they will probably feel that the grievances they have suffered are "worth it" and they will accept the other party unconditionally.
Any excuses and justifications given, even if the other party makes no excuses at all, they will make up for it on their own.
The general idea is: "All the people in the royal family have bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes to me, a commoner? I still refuse to give in? Then am I still a human being?"
When you see this, some people may say, is this cheap?
From our modern point of view, it is quite despicable, but in ancient feudal society, this was a common phenomenon.
Besides, isn’t that what our world is like today?
In this era where consumerism is rampant and even people are extremely objectified, hasn’t the trend of laughing at the poor but not at prostitution become more explicit? A person can get a lot of fans just because he is good-looking or born rich.
, what is the essential difference between this kind of custom and that of the old people?
People who worship money make fun of those who worship imperial power? People who worship faces look down on those who worship blood?
When I look in the mirror and reflect, I am the one who is the bitch.
That's a long way off... Let's get back to Eunuch Wei.
Although the bodies of the Fire Lotus Immortal and the four hall masters under him were not found, Eunuch Wei and Mr. Zhao just knew that these guys were dead, and one of their "plans" was therefore launched in advance.
On the day of the Winter Clothes Festival, the Fire Lotus cultists who had recovered from the sound of Wen Yuzhai's flute saw that Sun Yixie and Jiang Muchan had disappeared, and simply... stopped chasing them, because in their view,
It is much more important to go to the main altar to "support (rob) and rescue (rescue) the teaching (wealth) owner (property)" than to hunt down those few escaped guys.
So, these hundreds of Fire Lotus Cult minions just had a brief discussion, and then they all rushed towards the Fire Lotus Cult main altar. The fire on the Dharma stage in the market was not put out, so they didn't care.
, patted his butt and ran away.
There was no choice but for the people at the scene to clean up the mess they left and go home one after another to get things to put out the fire.
After a while, all the members of the Fire Lotus Sect returned to the main altar, but they soon discovered that something was wrong: the brothers who stayed at the main altar told them that nothing happened here, and that the leader and
The hall masters never came back either.
And just when these "leaderless" Fire Lotus cultists were confused, General Zhao Qi had already led a large group of troops to kill and surrounded the place...
Things will be easy to handle after that.
Don't look at the Fire Lotus Sect, which has nearly a thousand people, but they are nothing in front of the regular army... Without the protection of the evil spirit of Xi Xuanzi, all we need to do is dispatch a guard in Jinyi and bring some local troops.
One to two hundred officers and soldiers are enough to take down all these eighteen hundred believers. Anyone who dares to resist will be shot to death.
That night, after getting some evidence collected by Zhao Zongqi from the Fire Lotus Sect, Eunuch Wei came to Zhu Yue and made his identity and "mission" clear.
What he talked about with Zhu Huo that night is unknown to outsiders. What people know is that Zhu Huo gave the order the next day, and from that day on, the young prince became very honest.
, and became a very low-key person; not only did he dismiss all of his retainers, he was not even that interested in women and having fun, and he spent his days drinking in the palace, in a muddle-headed manner... until a few years later.
, within a month, Zhu Huo and his father died of sudden illness one after another, and the lineage of King Lu was cut off.
Of course, Eunuch Wei and General Zhao Qi did not stay here until that day. They both left Jining in the spring of the second year after the fall of the Fire Lotus Sect and returned to the capital to resume their lives.
Judging from the results of this whole incident: Zhu Xu's ambition was killed in the initial stage, the power of King Lu essentially disappeared without being publicly "cut down the vassal", the face of the "old Zhu family" was not stained, and the emperor
Very satisfied too.
As for what Lao Zhu's "lizi" did in this matter, and how long ago he started doing it... these are all secrets that no one will mention.
On the other hand, the story of Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai, Jiang Muchan, Xiao Wuji, and Wen Yuzhao, the five "folk righteous men" who "removed harm for the people" in Jining City, began to be widely spread soon after that under the conscious operation of certain forces.
To spread.
Obviously, Eunuch Wei hopes that the people can focus on these "chivalrous knights" instead of thinking too much about things they shouldn't think about - although, in Eunuch Wei's view, what these people do is just the icing on the cake.
, even without them, the outcome of things will not change.
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On the night of the Winter Clothes Festival, outside Jining City.
Beside the fire, five people were sitting or standing, with different expressions.
Just now, Wen Yuzhai told them about Xiao Zhun's conspiracy to sacrifice the "Blood Sword Fetus" and his plan to use the "Seven Jue Formation of Swords" to break into Wujian Villa.
This was the first time that Sun, Huang, and Jiang had heard of these two pieces of information; although Shuangxi had already obtained information related to it from Kang Haijiao before, it had also been "stolen" by Master Xie San of the Yiyong Escort Agency.
"Ming Yu" incident inferred that Xiao Zhun was engaged in some kind of evil beyond common sense, but this information was not enough for them to get to the real core of the incident... Until this moment, Wen Yuzhai told this paragraph,
The two of them had a sudden enlightenment and connected all the clues.
"Master Wen, it's not that Jiang doesn't believe you..." After a moment, Jiang Muchan was the first to speak, "But this matter is really unbelievable..." He paused and frowned, "Although Jiang is in the green forest,
, but I also know that Master Xiao of Wujian Villa is not only a world-famous swordsman, but also a recognized knight in the world... He has no shortage of martial arts, money or fame. People like this... are really necessary.
Would you do something so extreme?"
"Humph..." As soon as he said this, Na Wen Yuzhai hadn't answered yet, but Xiao Wuji sneered and said immediately, "If there is no shortage, there will be no fighting, then the world will be peaceful.
...I may not know about others, but Xiao Zhun, a hypocrite, would not be surprised to do anything."
"Huh? You seem to know him quite well." Hearing this obviously prejudiced statement, Sun Yixie had already sensed something. He squinted at Xiao Wuji and probed, "By the way, you were
Didn’t I say that your surname is actually Xiao?"
As soon as this question came out, the expression on Wen Yuzhai's face moved slightly, and his eyes immediately turned to Xiao Wuji.
As for Xiao Wuji, although his "smile" was frozen, his eyes and face could also move. After listening, he looked obviously hesitant, and then he glanced at Sun Yat-sen University as if he had made up his mind.
, Huang and Jiang circled around, and then said: "Huh...it doesn't hurt to tell you." He paused for half a second and continued in an almost disgusted tone, "Yes, my surname is Xiao, and my original name is Xiao Xuan
, is Xiao Zhun’s only son.”
"What the fuck?" Shuangxi had the same reaction when he heard this sentence.
Jiang Muchan's eyes widened even more, digesting this fact in surprise.
"However, you don't have to worry... I have severed the father-son relationship with him a long time ago." Xiao Wuji said, "I changed my name and moved away from home because I don't want to have anything to do with Xiao Zhun, a hypocrite."
"Oh?" Huang Donglai followed the trend, "Then what happened between you two to get to this point?"
After Xiao Wuji heard this question, he first turned his head and glanced at Wen Yuzhai, and then sneered: "This is my private matter, I have no comment." He paused, "But I can guarantee it.
... I just heard that Xiao Zhun was able to do what brother said, or in other words, it was precisely because of him that he could do it and it was possible."
"I understand." Sun Yixie took over the conversation at this time and turned to look at Wen Yuzhai, "Mr. Wen tried his best to keep his smile in front of us last time because he was a partner in your plan.
The key figure, even if he does not join the Seven Swords Array, his knowledge of Wujian Villa will still be of great help to your plan..."
"That's right." Wen Yuzhai nodded, "Young Shaoxia Sun is indeed very clever..." He said and bowed, "Speaking of which, Wen needs to apologize to you two. The last time we met, Wen
I still have doubts about you two, so I didn’t explain the reasons clearly to you, and I ask for your forgiveness.”
"Hey~ Mr. Wen, this is a serious statement." Huang Donglai then added, "We wouldn't tell a person we meet for the first time about such a big matter. It has nothing to do with whether the other person has a knight's name. It's true.
The so-called knowing people, faces but not hearts."
"That's right." Sun Yixie also agreed.
"Thank you both for your understanding." Wen Yuzhai said with cupped fists.
"Eh?" Jiang Muchan interrupted at this time, "But Mr. Wen and I... this is the first time we've met each other. Why don't you tell me now?"
"Heh..." Wen Yuzhai smiled, clasped his fists again and replied, "Brother Jiang... you, Brother Sun and Brother Huang, in Jining Prefecture, risked their lives for the sake of the people, without fear of the power of the palace, and killed them with all their strength.
The Demonic Way... has already made Wen Mou admire you so much that you feel inferior to yourself, how can Wen Mou doubt you again?"
"Okay, don't take the opportunity to flatter others." But Xiao Wuji poured a basin of cold water on him at the right time, and said to Jiang Muchan with a bad smile, "Brother Jiang, let me tell you the truth, we
I want you to join us in this 'Seven Jue Formation of Swords' to join in, are you willing?"
"Me?" Jiang Muchan was quite surprised when he heard this, and then he pondered thoughtfully, "This..."
Wen Yuzhai saw that he seemed to be in trouble, and immediately continued: "Brother Jiang, Wen knows that you are walking on the green forest road. This river and lake matter has nothing to do with you, and it is very dangerous and the future is uncertain.
...So, if you don’t want to go, Wen will never force you.”
"No, no... Mr. Wen has misunderstood." Jiang Muchan said, "Jiang is definitely not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. Not to mention that you and Brother Xiao saved my life today. Jiang should repay; even if it is just a
Regarding what Xiao Zhun did, I am willing to do my part to stop him...but...Jiang is worried that with his own martial arts, can he be qualified for one of the 'Seven Skills of the Sword'?"
Jiang Muchan's worries are indeed justified. The experience of being "taught" by Eunuch Wei a few days ago is still vivid in his mind. In addition, he also fought against Xiao Wuji... These two confrontations made Jiang Muchan
He clearly felt that even though his sword skills were extraordinary and unique, his internal strength would definitely become a major weakness when facing a real master.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "That's true." Xiao Wuji spoke at this time, and he said to Wen Yuzhao, "To be honest, although Jiang Muchan's sword skills are high, but
His internal strength is too bad. My own... internal strength is not bad, but in terms of moves alone, my sword skills are probably not as powerful as the sword skills that I have given up long ago... Are you sure that the two of us and Hai Cangfeng, the three-character king?
When such a master joins forces, won't he hold them back?"
"This..." Wen Yuzhai frowned when he heard this, "What you said makes sense, but... within a limited time, we have to come up with something that is trustworthy, has high enough martial arts, and just meets the requirements of the four
It is really difficult for seven warriors with the condition of "three swords and three swords"..." At this point, his eyes glanced at the sword on Huang Donglai's back, "Eh? Brother Huang, you are also a swordsman, I don't know your sword
Law……"
"Don't ask, he has no swordsmanship." A second later, before Huang Donglai could answer, Sun Yixie answered for him.
"Will you die if you don't say a few words?" Huang Donglai glanced at Brother Sun and cursed unhappily. Then he turned back and said to Wen Yuzhao calmly, "He's right, I don't have any swordsmanship."
Wen Yuzhai wanted to laugh for some reason, but held it back.
"But... I have an idea." Unexpectedly, Huang Donglai immediately changed the subject again.
Brother Huang raised his eyebrows at this time and looked at Xiao Wuji first: "Your sword skills are not very good, so if you ask Jiang Muchan, who is good at sword skills, to give you some guidance, won't you be able to improve quickly?" As he said,
He looked at Jiang Muchan again, "Xiao Jiang, your problem will be easier to solve. Isn't it because your internal strength is not good? Let Brother Sun teach you a way to ensure that you will make rapid progress in a short period of time, and you will make great strides every day..."
"Stop!" Sun Yixie quickly interrupted him, "I'm going to teach Master Mao? My inner strength needs to be practiced from scratch by someone who doesn't know any inner strength at all. Otherwise, people will die. Have you forgotten?"
"We can abolish his martial arts." Huang Donglai continued in a matter-of-fact tone, "Since his internal strength is already very poor, let him lose all his internal strength to you first, and then I will cut off his meridians and let him practice from scratch.
With your 'Reverse the World' technique, you can surpass his original cultivation level in a few days, and the moves can't be used anyway, so why are you panicking?"
"Damn it, what if he just learns your 'Wu Qi Gong'?" Sun Yixie asked, "Is your style better than mine? And he can practice it directly."
.”
"No, this belongs to my sect's martial arts. I don't dare to spread it casually." Huang Donglai said.
"Nonsense, my martial arts is still passed down from my family. He is not my son, so I can pass it on?" Sun Yixie said, "Besides... doesn't everything in your sect depend on 'chance'? Isn't this the case now?
"Have you ever heard of 'Thieves also have their own ways'? These four words have closely linked you two, so it can't be justified if you don't teach them, right?"
"Is that what you mean by 'There is a way among thieves'?" Huang Donglai asked.
"Then on the other hand, for a person like you, it's okay to say that you are a 'robber', right?" Sun Yixie argued forcefully.
These two guys were talking to each other like this, talking about cross talk very naturally, talking about useless martial arts, cutting off people's meridians, saying that people are sons... Anyway, they are full of all kinds of curses, taking advantage of others and making excuses, and the other three are all stupid.
I can't even get in there if I want to.
Anyway... After a while of wrangling, Huang Donglai finally relented; after these few days of contact, the two of them had already figured out Jiang Muchan's character, so they thought it would be okay to teach him some "wuqigong"
, if something goes wrong in the future, the worst possible thing is to go to Xuanqi Sect and hire someone to "clean up the door."
As for Xiao Wuji, he is thick-skinned now, and he doesn't mind asking Jiang Muchan for advice on sword skills, and Jiang Muchan agrees with this.
After the few people agreed on this, they tentatively assumed that the "one sword and three swords" of the "four swords and three swords" were stable. Wen Yuzhao was very happy to receive such help from Shuangxie.
However, there is really not much time left for them; according to Wen Yuzhai's information, the creation of the "Blood Sword Fetus" is now in progress (the creation cycle is up to forty-nine days), and the time when the fetus is born is
Within seven days, Xiao Zhun must use this object to kill 7,749 swordsmen before he can achieve "The Sword Demon Comes to the World". In other words, it will take more than a month at most before Xiao Zhun must take action.
In this month, in addition to solving Jiang Muchan and Xiao Wuji's shortcomings in martial arts, they also have three swords to find, which is not an easy task.
Of course, in terms of "swordsman", Shuangxie already had a very reliable candidate in mind.
"Mr. Wen, if you have no direction, how about we recommend someone?" When everyone was talking about this, Sun Yixie mentioned this.
"Oh? May I ask who it is?" Wen Yuzhai asked.
Jiang Muchan and Xiao Wuji also looked at Sun Yixie with expectant eyes, wondering who the person recommended by "Dong Xie" would be.
The next second, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai looked at each other. Without any words to communicate, they both turned to look at the crowd and said in unison: "Lin Yuancheng."
"What?" Upon hearing this name, Wen Yuzhai's face showed a hint of surprise, "The two of you are talking about the ten masters who were singled out at the 'Yomeng Tower' in the capital a few days ago.
Lin Yuancheng’s ‘Hunyuan Divine Sword’ Lin Shaoxia?”
As soon as these words were said, both Sun and Huang were stunned.
During this time, they were either on the road or busy dealing with others, and they hadn't done much inquiring about Jianghu news, so when they heard Yuzhai's words, they were a little unable to react.
"Oh?" Sun Yixie said with a crooked face at that time, "How long has it been since we last seen each other? This kid has already caused such a big stir in the capital?"
"Cuna, this nickname of 'Hunyuan Divine Sword' has something to it. It sounds much more awesome than 'Eastern Harmony and Western Poison'." Huang Donglai said with a look of displeasure.
Wen Yuzhai didn't know why these two were so angry, but judging by their tone, they seemed to be quite familiar with Lin Yuancheng: "So...it's him you two are talking about?"
"That's right." Sun Yixie said proudly, "Xiao Lin is our brother... Since you know his whereabouts now, it's better. Ask Brother Huang to write a letter, and he will be there in a minute."
Wen Yuzhai didn't understand what "minutes" meant, but he understood the general meaning of the other party. He said excitedly: "Okay! If Shaoxia Lin is willing to come, then the second sword is decided!"
So far, five people have been selected for the "Seven Skills of Swords".
At this time, Wen Yuzhai did not expect that when he later led the team to the Wujian Villa, there were still only five people in the team...
Because there was another person who they would not meet until they arrived at Wujian Villa.
What? Are you saying that even if there is one more person, there are still only three swords and three sabers, and it is still not enough?
Then you are wrong.
Six people can still gather the "four swords and three swords", because one of them... after a month, he has mastered the skill of using the left-handed sword and the right-handed sword at the same time.
And that person, without a doubt, is smiling without a disease.