As the saying goes, the mouth of the storyteller is the legs of the opera.
In line with the principle that if there is a book, it will be long, and if there is no book, it will be short. At this point in our book, we have to add another paragraph that "can be said in one sentence."
When I said this, it was already late June.
After traveling for a month, Huang Donglai, Fuzi, Lin Yuancheng and Tyrell finally arrived in the capital, Shuntian Mansion, without any danger.
More than two hundred years have passed since Emperor Yongle moved the capital here. Due to the prosperous fortunes of the country, there is no sign of decline at all, so after so many years of stable development, the capital has become extremely prosperous.
By the Yongtai period, Dashu's capital, in terms of architecture, population, commerce, administration, public security and culture, had reached the world's leading level at that time, even better than the capital city of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Although Huang Donglai has traveled to this world of martial arts for many years, this is the first time he has returned to the capital. When he first arrived, he felt as if Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden.
However, the three people traveling with him were not as excited as he was because they had all been here before.
For example, Fudozi, who is over a hundred years old, must have traveled down the mountain in the past many years, and he has set foot in the capital a few times.
As for Lin Yuancheng, some people may still remember that after last year's meeting of the Seven Heroes and before the Sword Fighting Demon, he also visited the capital with Linghu Xiang in order to find a sword that suited him.
As for Tyrell... he had been here before when he was being "sold around". Although he couldn't move around freely at the time, he had come to see it.
"Uncle, we have entered the city now, what are your plans?" Walking on the street, Huang Donglai began to ask Fuzi about his next plan.
After all, the purpose of their trip is to deal with the "Thirteen Dead Animals". Fudozi must have the most say in this matter of subduing demons.
"What are your plans? Find an inn to stay in first, and then slowly think of ways to find those monsters one by one." Fudozi replied in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Ah?" Huang Donglai was stunned when he heard this, "Master, why do you still have to 'try to find them'? Couldn't you just do some calculations or make a trick to find them immediately?"
"Arithmetic can only give a rough estimate of things, how can it be so detailed?" Fudozi said, "As for the method... there is a way to find and lure monsters, but you have to do it in an area as large as the capital city.
Searching for such a powerful evil spirit as the thirteen dead animals, this technique is a bit too big, and it is likely to cause many variables that are difficult to determine, and unfortunately it will also attract many other monsters besides the dead animals;
Furthermore, in this important place in the capital, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers. There are experts who are here to guard the emperor. If I were to do this in the city and be discovered, there would be many complications... So, in general, the matter of subduing the dead animals
, we have to think about it in the long term.”
Although this guy usually likes to talk with his fists, when it comes to doing big things like this, he is very calm.
Huang Donglai heard this, thought for a moment, and nodded in agreement: "I see, then just listen to my uncle."
"If you want to stay at an inn, I know where to go." At this time, Lin Yuancheng answered the question at the right time.
"Oh? Where?" Huang Donglai asked.
"There is a 'Baoyuan Inn' on the Southwest Old Street. Linghu and I stayed there last time we came to the capital." Lin Yuancheng replied, "That inn occupies a huge area, and almost half of the streets are occupied by them.
Under the plate, the wall was opened and connected into one; near this inn, there are markets, casinos, brothels, etc., there are many people coming and going, from all over the world, three religions and nine streams, dragons and snakes are mixed, so it is very convenient to inquire about information; in addition...if I didn't
If the estimate is wrong, Linghu and Qin Feng, who should have gone to the city first before us, should have already stayed there by now."
"Well..." Fudozi listened and said calmly, "In that case, let's go to the Baoyuan Inn to stay according to what Xiaolin said."
Several people had no objection to this, so they immediately took action and headed to the inn.
They didn't know it at this time, but as soon as they entered the city, they were being targeted.
However, the person who was following them didn't have any ill intentions towards them. He just stared and handed a piece of paper with a message written on it to his colleague.
After his colleagues got the note, they immediately headed towards the Imperial City...
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Half an hour later, inside the Forbidden City.
In a courtyard filled with birdsong and flowers, a pretty girl was practicing her sword.
I saw him holding a silver thin sword, moving gracefully among the strange rocks in the rockery. His sword was like a stream of light, and he looked like a flying butterfly. At first glance, it looked like a fancy fist and embroidered legs, but in fact, he used superior martial arts and was very powerful.
And just as her moves were getting faster and faster, suddenly, a figure came from a distance and slowly approached her.
The girl noticed, a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and taking advantage of the sword's momentum, she turned around and stabbed at the man.
Even though the man was suddenly attacked, he did not dodge. He just gently raised his hand and raised his broad sleeves in an unobtrusive movement.
And with just such a simple raising of hand, the girl's sharp sword was invisible, and all the strength of the girl's forward sprint was relieved.
"Hey! Lao Zhang, does this trick of mine still make sense?" When the girl opened her mouth, she had a rather businesslike tone, which was quite in contrast to her sweet appearance and voice.
"Master, I don't dare to say anything." The man called "Old Zhang" is an old man. His real name is Zhang Jige. Because he has served the young master in front of him for many years, the relationship between the two has become similar.
Grandfather and grandson, he was called "Lao Zhang", but he still insisted on calling himself a "slave" and did not dare to overstep his bounds.
"Hey~ That's not possible." The girl understood what the other party meant, but she was not angry. She just sheathed her sword and continued to speak in a businesslike manner, "Old Zhang, do you think I really have no talent?
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Master is too modest. Master is already very talented. It is rare in the world for someone who has practiced swordsmanship for three years to be as good as Master." Lao Zhang replied, "It's just that
, Superior martial arts cannot be achieved in one day. Even if you have the best qualifications in the world, it will take years and months of hard work to reach the top...and these years can be as short as twenty years or as long as forty years...and during this period
You must continue to practice hard, practice hard, and have some chance and luck before you have a chance to achieve it.”
What Zhang Ji said is 70% true and 30% false.
First of all, he said that the girl was very talented, which was a lie. In fact, the girl's talent was very "vulgar", which is the most common level of ordinary people. But the second half of the sentence that followed, "You can achieve this after practicing swordsmanship for three years."
"The cultivators are rare in the world" is true, because in the world, people with her qualifications, unless they are the second generation of martial arts, are unlikely to be able to learn superior martial arts as soon as they get started, and to obtain high-level results at all times.
She gave her careful guidance... so there really aren't many people who can achieve her level of strength after just three years of training.
In addition, Zhang Jige also exaggerated and concealed some of his theories about qualifications and martial arts training.
As a top-notch master, he naturally understands that it does not take twenty years for a person who is truly "qualified to be the best in the world" to reach the top.
Seven years.
Counting from the beginning of martial arts practice, seven years is enough time for that kind of person to cross the threshold of being a first-class person.
When will they become the best in the future? For those geniuses, it is just a matter of chance and has little to do with hard training.
The reason why Ji Gai wanted to exaggerate the time and hard work was because he wanted the girl in front of him to give up and divert her interest away from such things as martial arts and martial arts.
After all... a princess who has been married to a prince-in-law will soon become an "outsider" to the old Zhu family. Her future, as well as the future of the children she is likely to have in the future, will serve as a political bargaining chip for the emperor's family.
However, neither her father-in-law nor her husband's family would want her to continue to be a naughty kid who spends all her time wielding swords and guns and dreaming of the so-called world.
"Eh? That's not right." But after listening to Lao Zhang's words, the girl said, "Last year, when we were in Yaomeng Tower, we saw that boy named Lin Yuancheng fighting one against ten against the so-called 'Ten Swordsmen of Hebei'
, I can personally hear you secretly praising, "This kid will become a top master in less than five years." Ah, I think that kid is a few years older than me. If you go by your "short term, it could be twenty years."
To put it another way, could it be that he started practicing martial arts as soon as he learned to walk?"
When Zhang Ji heard this, his expression changed slightly.
This matter was indeed his problem, because when he saw Lin Yuancheng's sword skills, his instinct and fighting spirit as a martial arts practitioner were aroused, so he couldn't help but say some things that he shouldn't have said.
come out.
So what exactly happened in Yaomeng Tower at that time?