Li Tianmu came to the Daming Gate, showed his Jin Yiwei waist badge to the guard at the gate, gave his name, and asked the guard to call Xu Daiyue out.
Li Tianmu wanted to go to Ciqing Palace to find Li Jinzhong, but he was not of high enough rank to enter on his own, and needed to be led by Xu Daiyue.
A guard went in to report. After about two-quarters of an hour, the side door opened and Xu Daiyue came out and said with a smile: "Brother, why are you here?"
Li Tianmu said: "I want to see my uncle."
Xu Daiyue said: "Follow me."
The two entered the imperial city through the side door. Li Tianmu asked, "How is my uncle's injury?"
Xu Daiyue said: "Basically recovered."
Li Tianmu said: "That's good."
The two entered the Forbidden City again, came to Ciqing Palace, and entered a courtyard. Xu Daiyue said: "Your uncle lives here. He is waiting for the prince. I will go find him right away."
There is a stone table in the courtyard, surrounded by four pillar-shaped stone benches. Li Tianmu is sitting at the table waiting.
After a while, Li Jinzhong came back with Cui Yingyuan and said with a smile: "Tianmu is here."
Li Tianmu stood up and said, "Let me come over to see how your injury is."
Li Jinzhong said: "I have almost recovered. You came just in time. The prince rewarded me with several jars of fine shochu a few days ago. You can drink a few sips with my uncle."
Li Tianmu smiled and said, "That's good."
Li Jinzhong said: "Sit in the room."
The three of them entered the room. Cui Yingyuan put down the low-legged table on the Kang and went to prepare wine and food. Li Tianmu and Li Jinzhong got on the Kang and sat cross-legged in front of the table.
Li Tianmu said: "Uncle, I really didn't expect that your martial arts are so amazing. Even the Heaven-defying Xing is almost no match for you."
"Ha..." Li Jinzhong said with a smile, "I was careless last time. If I had known that the black needle was so indestructible, I wouldn't have used the golden bell to defend myself. This caused a big mess and I suffered a big loss. I risked my life."
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"As the saying goes, every time you take a step, you gain wisdom. Next time I face Ni Tianxing, I won't do that again."
Li Tianmu said: "The black needle is indeed extremely sharp. I don't know what kind of material it is made of. If the anti-heaven thing hadn't relied on the black needle, I might not be my uncle's opponent."
Li Jinzhong shook his head and said: "Otherwise, there is still a gap between me and Ni Tianxing. As long as he doesn't make stupid mistakes, it will be extremely difficult for me to win."
Li Tianmu said: "Last time I saw my uncle's tight defense. It was flawless and watertight. Ni Tianxing couldn't attack at all. How did he win over you?"
Li Jinzhong said: "Although he can't attack, I can't defeat him. This guy's internal strength is much deeper than mine. He has been fighting for a long time. When my true energy is exhausted, I will be defeated. I couldn't go against the will of heaven last time.
I realized that both my golden bell cover and iron cloth shirt were injured, so I suffered a loss and vomited blood. If we face each other again, he will definitely not do this, and by then I will not be able to hurt him."
Li Tianmu said: "I only thought that my uncle used the iron cloth shirt to injure the guy's armor, causing him to vomit blood. I didn't expect that my uncle's golden bell cover could also injure him. This is strange. I have never heard that a golden bell cover can also injure him."
Injured?"
"Ha..." Li Jinzhong said with a smile, "Everyone knows that the Golden Bell Cover Iron Cloth Shirt is Shaolin's unique martial arts, one of the seventy-two unique skills. Since this set of Shaolin's stuff does not cause any damage, everyone thinks that the Golden Bell Cover Iron Cloth Shirt is one of the unique martial arts of Shaolin.
The bell jar cannot be damaged back.
"Your uncle's training with the Golden Bell is much better than Shaolin's stuff. Its's can't hurt back, but mine can."
Li Tianmu said: "Oh, that's it."
While talking, Cui Yingyuan put the food and wine on the table, sat down horizontally, poured wine for Li Jinzhong and Li Tianmu, and filled his own glass.
The three of them had a drink, and Li Jinzhong said: "Tianmu, you still don't know that my uncle still has two unique skills that he has not yet mastered. If he masters them, he will probably be invincible in the world."
Li Tianmu knew that his uncle never exaggerated when he spoke. He expected that if he dared to say this, he must be confident. He raised his glass and said, "That's the best. I wish my uncle to master these two unique skills as soon as possible."
The three of them drank and chatted. After three drinks and five dishes, Li Tianmu deliberately talked about the past in Suning in his early years and said: "Uncle, it was Qian Wagguan who killed you. If we hadn't met each other back then,
If you go to him, you won't go to the treasure bureau, so why is this?"
Li Jinzhong gave a grunt, nodded, and said, "My uncle's family is ruined, and it's all thanks to that guy."
Li Tianmu said: "It's a pity that this guy can't be found, otherwise I won't be lenient."
At this time, Li Jinzhong was a little drunk. Hearing Li Tianmu say this, he said with a proud smile, "Tianmu, my uncle is very happy that you have such a heart. But there is no need for you to take action. As early as more than ten years ago,
, I have killed that guy with my own hands."
Li Tianmu intended to trick Li Jinzhong, but he actually succeeded. He thought to himself: "Oops, his father really asked his uncle to kill him." Then he remained calm and asked: "Uncle, didn't you say before that, again?
Haven’t you seen that guy?”
Li Jinzhong smiled and said: "Tianmu, don't mind. My uncle didn't want to make it public, so he hid it from you. In fact, I had killed this guy a long time ago. The white bones we found outside Suning City God's Temple belonged to this guy."
Li Tianmu asked: "So, my uncle killed him before entering the palace?"
Li Jinzhong said: "Exactly." He then vividly told how he killed Qian Wagguan in the Chenghuang Temple, and then sighed and said: "I never thought that this guy's bones would implicate your father. It would have been wrong long ago."
Knowing this, I buried that guy far away. Tianmu, I'm sorry for you, and even more sorry for your father." At this point, he sounded sad and drank a drink.
Li Tianmu said: "Uncle, it's over now, so don't worry about it."
Li Jinzhong sighed and said, "I hope your father knows enough to forgive me. Otherwise, how can I have the face to meet him under the Nine Springs a hundred years later?"
Li Tianmu said: "My father died at the hands of the dog officer Zheng Lujia. I can't blame you." After a pause, he added: "Uncle, do you know that Li Sihai was killed overnight more than ten years ago?
The whole family was wiped out, and no one in the house was spared. I don’t know who did it?"
"Hmph..." Li Jinzhong said with a proud smile, "Your uncle and I did that."
Li Tianmu was shocked and thought to himself: "My uncle is really cruel." He said: "It turns out it was my uncle who did it. Li Sihai caused you so much pain. It is understandable that you kill him, but you should not implicate innocent people."
Li Jinzhong smiled and said: "I was also red-eyed at that time. No matter whether they were innocent or not, I killed them all. Now that I think about it, I feel a bit regretful."
The three of them drank until dusk. Li Tianmu got up to say goodbye and returned to Cup Moting. He saw Tian Xiaofeng entertaining guests in the hall and asked, "Boss Tian, have Dayou and Yanzi left?"
Tian Xiaofeng said: "No, I'm still in the box."
Qian Dayou, Shi Yi, and Yagyu Sword Princess had been waiting in the box. When the door opened, they saw Li Tianmu walking in.
Qian Dayou asked: "Yuanzi, how is it? Has your uncle admitted it?"
Li Tianmu sighed and nodded.
Qian Da punched the ground and shouted: "It was indeed him who killed my father. I will not be a human being unless I take revenge."
Li Tianmu sat aside and said: "I really don't want my uncle to be your father-killing enemy. Dayou, he is my uncle. I can't do anything to him, and I can't help you."
Qian Dayou said: "I understand. I will do this myself. You don't need to take action."
Shi Yi drank too much and said with his tongue hanging out: "Old Qian, you are not good enough now, hurry up and practice martial arts hard. Maybe in thirty to fifty years, you will be able to beat Uncle Li."
Yagyu Sword Princess said: "Li Jinzhong is almost fifty, how can he still be alive in another thirty to fifty years? He will die of old age."
Shi Yi said: "That's not necessarily the case. Maybe Uncle Li can live more than a hundred years, but we don't know."
Li Tianmu said: "Dayou, what are your plans for the next step?"
Qian Dayou pondered for a moment and said: "Go back to Japan and practice martial arts hard for ten or twenty years, and then come to your uncle for revenge."
Li Tianmu thought to himself: "Even if you practice for another thirty or fifty years, you will never be my uncle's opponent." He didn't want to pour cold water on Qian Dayou. He just thought about it in his heart and couldn't say it directly. He said: "I hope your martial arts will be better soon."
You Dacheng, you’ve had enough to drink today, let’s go back. Dayou, you and Jian Ji will follow me to the Flying Tiger Escort Agency to rest.”
Qian Dayou said: "No, we will go back to Japan."
Li Tianmu said: "It's getting late, so it's not too late to stay one night and then leave."
Qian Dayou smiled and said, "I won't cause any trouble to you."
The four of them drank their cups without stopping. Qian Dayou cupped his fists and said, "Tianmu, I'm leaving. We'll see you later."
Li Tianmu clasped his fists and said: "We say goodbye, I don't know how long it will be before we meet again, please take care of yourself."
The four of them parted ways. Qian Dayou and Jian Ji walked west along the street for more than a mile and turned into another street. Qian Dayou said in Japanese: "Let's find an inn to stay."
Sword Girl said: "Aren't you going back to Japan?"
Qian Dayou said: "How can I go back if my revenge has not been avenged?"
Sword Girl said: "Master Dayou, you can't defeat Li Jinzhong. To seek revenge from him now is like hitting an egg with a stone. As the saying goes, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years, so why should you rush for a moment?"
Qian Dayou said: "You can't beat him with a fight, but you can outwit the strong. If you are strong, you can use force, but if you are powerless, you can use wisdom. Tonight I will sneak into the imperial city, use incense and sweat medicine to stun Li Jinzhong, and then kill him with a knife."
Sword Girl said: "Okay, let's do it like this."
Qian Dayou said: "You wait for me at the inn, I will go alone."
Sword Girl said: "No, I want to accompany you."
Qian Dayou said: "It's too dangerous, so don't go."
Sword Girl said: "No, I must go."
Seeing that Jian Ji was so determined, Qian Dayou had no choice but to agree. The two of them found an inconspicuous small hotel to stay.
At the third watch, I put on my night clothes, left the guest room, walked through the streets and alleys, and came to an unguarded imperial city. I took out the flying claw Bailian rope, threw it up to the city, and grabbed it with the claw head.
On the crenel, I pulled the chain and felt that the claws had a firm grip. Then I took the long chain in my hand, stepped on the city wall, and climbed up.
The two entered the imperial city, climbed up to the Forbidden City with a flying claw and a hundred ropes, and stood at the top of the city to watch. Under the moonlight, they saw a vast area in the city with palaces lined up in rows. Qian Dayou said: "With so many palaces, Ciqing Palace is among them."
Where?"
Sword Girl said: "There are names on the plaque, let's look for them one by one."