Before going down the mountain, Chen Chao met the Dongzhen man who was in seclusion.
Dong Tianren was originally in seclusion, and he broke out of the seclusion by chance. Although he did not break out of the seclusion, he still took a few steps forward. After learning that the guardian envoy of the Chen Dynasty was on the mountain, he immediately rushed here.
, and then heard about what Master Zan Yuan had done, he immediately knocked Master Zan Yuan away with a whisk.
Master Zan Yuan was a mountain master. After being beaten out by Master Dong Tian, he didn't get up immediately. Instead, he lay down in the distance and moaned softly.
"Zanyuan, I really want to cut your head open to see how much water is inside!"
Dong Tianren is tall, walks barefoot, and looks very angry.
After teaching Master Zan Yuan a lesson, Master Dong Zhen said to Chen Chao, somewhat helplessly, "Zan Yuan has always been good at calculating, but he just wants to calculate others. He wants to treat this poor apprentice as a commodity.
This is not okay!”
"Lord Guardian, can you cancel the agreement between you and Zan Yuan? The Shanshui Sect doesn't need Daliang to pay anything. Since Xinyue likes His Highness the Crown Prince, if the two of them are together, why do they need any betrothal gift?"
Chen Chao laughed dumbly, but he quickly returned the gift and said with a smile, "Old Master, the matter has been settled, I'm afraid it will be difficult to change, but please know, Old Master, that Daliang is willing to do these things not because Master Zan Yuan wants so much.
, but Daliang sincerely wants to give these. After all, Wu Daoyou will be the mother of the country in the future, so he should have this gift."
Dong Tianren sighed, and after calming down, he leaned close to Chen Chao and asked in a low voice, "Can the guardian envoy guarantee that Pindao's apprentice will not be wronged in Daliang?"
Chen Chao looked at this affectionate old man, nodded and said with a smile, "Since he is the mother of the country who was brought back by Daliangxia as a betrothal gift, there is no reason for him to be wronged."
The old master thought for a moment and then said, "If one day, Daliang no longer needs Xinyue, can he send Xinyue back to Shanshui Sect? No matter what price he pays, I can accept it."
Chen Chao was startled. He really didn't expect this old master to speak like this. This also meant that this old master really treated Wu Xinyue as his daughter.
Only old fathers would worry about whether their daughter would be wronged or unhappy in her husband's family after she gets married.
Chen Chao didn't know how to reply for a while.
The old man's eyes were lonely.
Chen Chaocai said, "If there is a disagreement between the emperor and the empress in the future, I will advise His Highness to let Wu Daoyou leave."
Dong Tianren nodded and said gratefully, "In this way, I owe you a debt to the guardian envoy. As long as you have instructions, I will not dare to disobey you."
"It doesn't have to be like this."
Chen Chao saluted solemnly and then led his apprentice He Liang down the mountain.
On the mountain road, I met two people who were going to Taixuan Mountain together.
A man and a woman, both acquaintances.
The man is the young Taoist priest Chen Yi, and the woman is Wu Xinyue's close friend, Xu Qiu.
Chen Chao stood on the mountain road, and the two of them had already saluted Chen Chao, "Lord Guardian, we have been ordered by the mountain master to accompany Lord Guardian to Mount Taixuan."
Chen Chao hummed and asked curiously, "Are you taking the initiative to ask for help?"
Xu Qiu smiled and said, "The slave family is the general who has been selected."
Chen Yi was a little embarrassed, scratched his head, and then said, "Xiaodao has always admired the Lord Guardian, so he asked the mountain master for this job. He wanted to admire the Lord Guardian's style more."
Speaking of this, Chen Chao became a little curious. He looked at the young Taoist priest in front of him and asked, "Why is it like this?"
Respect me?"
Nowadays, many people in the world regard Chen Chao as their idol. Chen Chao is not surprised. But for such a young Taoist priest, if you want to admire who, he should probably admire the young Taoist master who is obsessed with contemplation.
Chen Yi thought for a while and said a lot of words of praise, but in the end Chen Chao extracted a few key words from this guy's words.
Happy grudges.
Chen Chao joked, "With your temperament, you should actually be a man instead of practicing Taoism and seeking immortality."
Chen Yi embarrassedly reminded, "Shanshui Sect is a lineage of Taiping Dao."
Chen Chao said oh, but he didn't take it seriously. He just asked casually, "Fellow Daoist Xu, Fellow Daoist Chen, do you know anything about Taixuan Mountain? Can you tell me about it along the way?"
Originally, if he had not taken these two young monks with him, Chen Chao and He Liang would have been able to reach the Taixuan Mountain at an extremely fast speed and get down to business.
It's just that in this kind of debt collection thing, it is only reasonable to take the creditor with you.
Xu Qiu thought for a while and asked, "Does the Guardian know about Lu Chu?"
"Very famous?"
Xu Qiu chuckled and said, "I was on the Qianlong Ranking in the early years. He is a genuine young genius. Now he is a swordsman. He is among the ten people in New Liuzhou, but he is definitely not as good as the guardian envoy."
.Many female cultivators in New Liuzhou have secretly expressed their love for Lu Jianxian and wish to become his Taoist companion."
"What about fellow Taoist Xu?"
Chen Chao glanced at Xu Qiu.
Before Xu Qiu could speak, Chen Yi interjected, "Senior Sister Xu likes him. She even spent a huge amount of money to buy a portrait of Lu Jianxian a few years ago."
Chen Chao joked casually, "Why don't you belong to me?"
You know, out of ten families in the capital city, there are probably five or six families whose daughters are interested in the guardian envoy of the Chen Dynasty.
"Your Majesty the Guardian, there is a portrait of the Guardian hanging in the house."
Chen Yi had a sincere look on his face. Not only did he hang a portrait of Chen Chao in his house, he actually looked up to it day and night.
Chen Chao said with a sullen face, "Fellow Daoist Chen, it's best to go back and burn it."
"ah?"
Chen Yi was very puzzled.
Chen Chao didn't bother to pay attention to him. A man hung his own portrait and looked up at it day and night. Chen Chao always felt a little chill behind him.
Xu Qiu held back her smile and said, "It's just a girl's love affair. I've thought about it for a long time over the years, but the guardian envoy has ever met this Lu Jianxian?"
Chen Chao smiled and said, "It's not really an acquaintance. It's just that in the early years, I fought against this Lu Jianxian and broke a sword hidden between his eyebrows. At that time, I thought that this Lu Jianxian would never become a swordsman in this life."
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At that court meeting that year, in front of the old and new generals and His Majesty the Emperor, Chen Chao did not hold back and smashed Lu Chu's sword to pieces. He really thought that he would have no chance of becoming a swordsman in this life, but he did not expect that.
After all these years, Lu Chu was really tenacious and stepped into the realm of forgetfulness.
It was also because of the battle in the imperial city that the sword-less Chen Chao was at a disadvantage, so Emperor Liang gave Chen Chao the right to carry a sword. From then on, Chen Chao walked around the world without using it, no matter where he went.
Remove the knife again.
Xu Qiu said, "It seems that the guardian envoy and Lu Chu are
We are enemies to life and death."
She was very good at observing words and expressions, so she quietly changed her title.
Chen Chao said indifferently, "Not really. I have never taken him seriously. Even if he is a great swordsman now, he is not worthy of me taking another look."
Chen Yi nodded repeatedly, "The guardian envoy is so powerful that this little Lu Chu is destined to be no match. From Xiaodao's point of view, it's just a matter of one punch."
Chen Chao was very impressed and nodded and said, "This is exactly the reason."
While speaking, Chen Chao glanced at He Liang, who was silent, and shook his head secretly. This meant that he was taking this silly boy out. If it were Yu Qingfeng, he would definitely say many witty words at this moment.
But in fact, it’s just average to carry Yu Qingfeng. The one who is really suitable would probably be that boy Weng Quan.
Xu Qiu didn't want to listen to Chen Yi's nonsense, so he asked, "Lord Guardian, do you want to destroy Ziye Cave this time?"
Chen Chao frowned and said, "No, fellow Taoist Xu, you can't listen to the rumors outside. How can I have the kind of temper that is ready to destroy other people's Taoism at every turn? Xiao He, you are a good disciple of my teacher, and you are not cleansing yourself of my teacher at this moment.
Unjust?"
He Liang was startled, then raised his head, opened his mouth, and finally choked out, "My master is not such a person, right?"
Chen Chao was speechless, what kind of silly boy is he?
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The Purple Leaf Cave in Taixuan Mountain, the highest Purple Leaf Peak, got its name because all the peaks are covered with purple leaf trees.
This has always been the secluded place of the cave master. It is difficult for outsiders to enter without reporting, but there have been exceptions in recent years.
The young swordsman Lu Chu was allowed to practice in Ziye Peak.
Lu Chu has been the first person of his generation in Ziye Cave for a long time. He is a sword cultivator, and his talent is not bad. He had high hopes in the early years, and was even given a rare sword by the master of the cave, Master Hongxiao.
However, due to an accident later, Lu Chu's sword cache was destroyed, and his original path to practice was cut off, and he soon became an abandoned son.
According to common sense, Lu Chu's later days in Ziye Cave would be very difficult, and this is also true. For such a monk who is destined not to become a sword immortal, the subsequent days will indeed be difficult, but during those difficult days,
Lu Chu did not give up, however. A few years later, when everyone thought it would be impossible to step into the Wangyou Realm again, he entered the Wangyou Realm and became one of the ten people in New Liuzhou.
Although Lu Chu was not included in the list of ten sword cultivators that was published now, outside of the ten, he and the other two were hailed as one of the sword cultivators most likely to be selected in the next ranking.
After Lu Jianxian, who had broken and re-established himself, became a swordsman, Ziye Cave's attitude towards him naturally changed. Not only did he allow him to practice in Ziye Peak, but he also showered him with countless treasures of heaven and earth.
He did not disappoint Ziye Cave either. His progress over the years was still rapid, which made everyone in Ziye Cave believe that it was only a matter of time before Ziye Cave would produce a great swordsman.
At this moment, in front of a cold pool in Ziye Peak, Lu Chu was sitting cross-legged, with sword energy flowing slowly throughout his body, shrouding him in it, looking very mysterious.
Footsteps suddenly sounded not far away.
Lu Chu's ears twitched and he opened his eyes.
"Cave Master."
The person who came was naturally the Daoist Master Hongxiao who had already reached the end of Wangyou, the master of the Purple Leaf Cave.
Master Hongxiao glanced at Lu Chu, smiled and said, "The progress is good. It seems that it will not be long before you step into the realm of the Great Sword Immortal."
Lu Chu nodded, "This disciple is planning to ask Jian Yu Xiyi after he sets foot in the realm of Great Sword Immortal, so that the world can know who is the number one among the younger generation of sword cultivators in the world."
Master Hongxiao smiled and asked, "Aren't you looking for that one?"
Lu Chu said frankly, "From the perspective of the disciples, Chen Chao must be better than Yu Xiyi. The disciples must first defeat Yu Xiyi and take advantage of the situation to ask Chen Chao to have a chance of winning."
Master Hongxiao nodded and said, "Indeed, that young man is too rare. Now it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the best in the world. If you fight him again, you have little chance of winning."
Lu Chu said calmly, "When I was in the capital of the gods, my disciples said that the road is long and no one knows who will have the last laugh."
"Actually, I'm really surprised. I never thought that you would be able to reach this point after the sword cave was broken. If the sword cave was still there, I'm afraid you would be able to reach the realm of the Great Sword Immortal by now.
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Master Hongxiao sighed, seeming a little regretful.
Lu Chu shook his head and said, "That sword hideout may be of great benefit to the disciples, but if it is gone, it is gone. The disciples can still set foot in that realm."
Master Hongxiao smiled and said, "With this intention, who in the world can be my enemy?"
"Okay, I won't beat around the bush anymore. I have something to tell you. In fact, there was a Sword Book outside the sword storehouse at that time. I didn't want to give it to you because the techniques in it were really overbearing. I was worried about you.
I can't control my original intention and am greedy for temporary highs, which destroys the original intention of the Tao, but it doesn't matter. I know that your sword is firm and you won't use it casually even if you practice, so it can be considered as a way to save your life."
Master Hongxiao took out a jade slip and floated it in front of Lu Chu.
Master Hongxiao said calmly, "You can practice this sword sutra, but don't use it casually."
After saying this, Master Hongxiao turned and left without saying much.
Lu Chu picked up the jade slip, glanced at it with his spiritual consciousness, and frowned. It turned out to be a method that could improve one's own cultivation level in a very short period of time.
Lu Chu shook his head and said calmly, "If the avenue is cut off, how can it be used?"
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Master Hongxiao left the cold pool and went to the top of Ziye Peak alone, where he sat cross-legged under an ancient pine tree.
In front of him is a cliff with white clouds lingering in front of it, making it seem like Master Hongxiao is in a sea of clouds.
A jade slip flew across the sky and finally landed in the hands of the Master of the Ziye Cave.
Master Hongxiao reached out to take it, glanced at it, and just sneered, "As long as you dare to come alone, you will die."
Ever since the marriage between Shanshui Sect and Daliang, Master Hongxiao has been paying attention to the dynamics of Shanshui Sect. After all, there are indeed indelible feuds between the two sects.
Since the Shanshui Sect is on Daliang's lap, this matter will definitely be brought up by the Shanshui Sect.
As for whether the Chen Dynasty came to Taixuan Mountain or the Shanshui Sect sent people to ask for Gengluo Mountain, Master Hongxiao actually preferred the latter.
But if the other party asks for it, do you want him to return it?
That is impossible.
I stole the mountain. If you have the ability, take it back.
Even if you are on top of the beam.
Could it be that that young man could destroy me, Ziye Cave?
"Young people who don't know the heights of the world should pay the price."
Master Hongxiao's voice floated in the sea of clouds and lingered for a long time.