"Master, he has already reached the finals, are we going to let him go like this? Is my disciple's leg broken in vain?"
In a dark room, Zhang Qinghu stared with a pair of bloodshot eyes, his face full of anger. He punched the wall with his fists, and the sand on the wall fell rustlingly.
Not far from his bed, Master Wu Miao looked at Zhang Qinghu expressionlessly. The apprentice he had placed great hope in was completely ruined. Zhang Qinghu's ugly appearance even made him a little bored. He asked again and again.
Whether he could win or not, he vowed to himself, but the result was that he was embarrassed and his status in the Zixiao family was affected.
"Okay, don't worry about others for now, think about what you will do in the future!" Master Wu Miao interrupted him coldly.
A flash of fear suddenly flashed in Zhang Qinghu's eyes, "Master, what do you mean by this?"
"You know the rules of Xuanhu Palace and don't raise useless people. I told Chi Hong that he will send you home after you heal your leg injury."
"Xuanhu Palace can't drive me away like this!"
Zhang Qinghu grabbed Master Wu Miao's hand and begged: "My disciple is useful. I know how to cook, chop firewood, and serve you. Master, please, please keep me!"
Master Wu Miao broke away from his hand in disgust and took two steps back. "This matter has been decided. I will send you home in a month."
"Master, you took my and Wei Qingping's money!"
Zhang Qinghu suddenly shouted: "If you give up on me, I will tell Lord Lu Palace about this!"
Master Wu Miao froze for a moment, a trace of murderous intent quickly flashed in his eyes, he snorted coldly, and left quickly.
"Master, I was wrong, please don't drive me down the mountain!" Zhang Qinghu cried and begged loudly in the room.
When Master Wu Miao returned to his room, he was really upset. He did not expect that Zhang Qinghu would dare to threaten him with collecting money. This matter violated the prohibitions of Zixiao Palace. Although it was only a few dozen taels of silver, it was
If Old Zamao Lu Li gets a hold of him, he will definitely use this excuse to drive him back to Zixiao Temple.
"Zhang Qinghu, you are seeking death on your own, so don't blame me for being ungrateful!" Master Wu Miao punched the table hard, murderous intent already determined in his heart.
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After the preliminary and semi-finals of the three-day martial arts tournament, there will be a day's rest, and then the final battle will be held at the Yunxiao Temple.
In the early morning, Guo Song climbed quickly on the cliff with an 80-pound sandbag on his back. He had just upgraded from carrying a 60-pound sandbag to an 80-pound sandbag in the past few days. Although it was only an extra 20 pounds, the pressure was great.
It was more than doubled, which made him a little tired.
But Guo Song has no intention of losing weight. This is a process of slowly adapting. As long as he survives three days, the eighty-pound sandbag will be an appetizer for him.
Guo Song grabbed the top of the cliff and jumped up lightly. He saw his third senior brother Gan Lei sitting cross-legged not far away, looking at him with a smile. Xiao Ying was standing on a big tree behind Gan Lei.
Staring sharply at his back.
"Senior brother, what's so good about you that makes you smile so happily?" Guo Songxiao asked.
"It's really a good thing!"
Gan Lei stood up, patted his butt, stepped forward and whispered in Guo Song's ear: "I just heard the news that your enemy Zhang Qinghu is dead."
"I'm not surprised. He offended too many people." Guo Song threw four more sandbags off the cliff.
"He was not killed by someone else, but committed suicide, as if he pierced his chest with a dagger on the bed."
Guo Song stopped for a moment, tilted his head and thought for a moment, "He likes to bully the weak, but he is most afraid of death. It is impossible for him to commit suicide. Someone should have killed him and pretended to commit suicide."
"The problem isn't here, it's that the entire Zixiao family hates you to the core and thinks you caused Zhang Qinghu's death."
"Whatever they want, I don't care!"
Guo Song jumped off the cliff, "Damn, I haven't finished speaking yet!" Gan Lei lay on the edge of the cliff and shouted, "Guess how I know?"
"Be careful, Lei Lingzi will fight for you!" Guo Song's response came from the clouds and mist under the cliff. The little eagle also rushed down, and soon broke out of the clouds and mist, spread its wings and soared in the sky.
Gan Lei had completely ignored Xiaoying, his godson. His whole mind was focused on his own life events. He suddenly smiled proudly, "Fat Master, my life events have been decided. I am not afraid of him anymore."
He suddenly frowned and said to himself, 'It's a bit strange. This Lei Lingzi didn't complain. He seems to have disappeared in the past two days. What is he doing?'
Gan Lei suddenly felt a sense of crisis in his heart. Lei Lingzi was a ruthless person, how could he give up Wen Yu to him? He must be practicing swordsmanship hard, preparing to get into the top three and openly marry Wen Yu.
Thinking of this, Gan Lei's mood suddenly turned bad, no! I must think of a way?
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Of the eighty Taoist priests who entered the finals of the Zixiao Tiangong Martial Arts Association, only four came from the wild world. The other seventy-six were all masters of the Zixiao family. Compared with the fifteen wild monks who reached the finals eight years ago, this year's wild monks are comparable.
Call it a disastrous defeat.
In fact, it is reasonable. After Li Longji, who believed deeply in Taoism, succeeded in seizing the throne, the resources Zixiao Tiangong received from the court greatly increased, which in turn attracted more outstanding talents to Kongtong Mountain, and even many outstanding children of wealthy families also came to Zixiao.
Xiaotian Palace became a monk and prayed for the family, which resulted in the emergence of numerous talents from the Zixiao family in recent years.
On the contrary, the resources and outstanding talents of the imperial court have never been associated with wild Taoism. Wild Taoist temples must first fight for survival, and martial arts training comes second.
As one goes, the other goes away. It is normal for the Zixiao system to be strong in martial arts this year and overwhelm the wild ones.
In addition to Guo Song and senior brother Gan Lei, the four wild athletes who entered the finals also included Zhang Mingchun from Jingle Palace and Yang Xuanqing from Bullfighting Palace.
Guo Song is the only young Taoist priest among the four, but after entering the finals, there is no distinction between adults and teenagers. Eighty people draw lots to determine their opponents. All behaviors are basically fair.
After all, the final is to a certain extent more of a competition within the Zixiao family, involving various vital interests. Only fair competition can suppress dissatisfaction from all parties.
Before dawn, Mu Zhenren took Gan Lei and Guo Song to the gate of Zixiao Temple. The place was already crowded with hundreds of wild Taoists. Seeing the arrival of Mu Zhenren's masters and disciples, the Taoist priests all made way for them with envious expressions on their faces.
Looking at the three masters and disciples.
This time, Qingxu Guan, which has always been unknown, made a big splash. Two of its apprentices actually reached the finals, which is really impressive.
In addition, a disciple from Jingle Palace in Xiangshan also reached the finals. Many larger wild Taoist temples are considering whether they should find a Feng Shui treasure land in Xiangshan and build a branch temple.
Master Mu smiled and saluted all his fellow Taoists, then took his two disciples directly into the Zixiao Palace.
When Guo Song saw that the little eagle was still sitting on the eaves of the Heavenly Palace, he was secretly amused. The little eagle was already a frequent visitor to the Zixiao Heavenly Palace, but it was his first time to enter the Zixiao Heavenly Palace.
However, the magnificence of Zixiao Temple made him wonder if he had gone to the wrong place. This was not a Taoist temple for monks to practice. It was clearly a splendid palace.
Even the bricks paving the floor are high-quality gold bricks specially fired by the royal kiln, with exquisite patterns such as unicorns, tigers and leopards, phoenixes, and peonies. They are surrounded by various precious flowers and trees, and they even forage for food in the mountains every day.
Guo Song couldn't even name them.
As for the beams of various palaces and buildings painted with gold powder, they are either magnificent or exquisite. Compared with the several shabby houses in Qingxuguan, they are completely different.
Even the Xuanhu Palace, which had amazed Guo Song before, would be overshadowed by the Zixiao Palace. It was too far behind.
"Junior brother, how do you feel here?" Gan Lei asked with a low smile.
Guo Song shook his head, "I wonder if the emperor plans to become a monk and practice Taoism here?"
"How could that be possible? The emperor eats and drinks all day long and has a lot of wives, so how can he be willing to stay home? However, it is said that some Taoist priests from Zixiao Tiangong went to the palace and came back and said that the palace is a hundred times more spectacular than this place."
Guo Song suddenly thought that his master had grown up in the palace since childhood. He quickly asked: "Master, is the palace really a hundred times more spectacular than this place?"
Mu Zhen looked at the Heavenly Palace in front of him, shook his head and said: "Of course this place is far worse than the imperial palace, but that Heavenly Palace is exactly the same as the Linde Palace."
Speaking of this, he sighed slightly, "It's too extravagant. If a Taoist palace is so extravagant, how can the Tang Dynasty turn from prosperity to decline?"
At this time, a young Taoist priest came and saluted and said, "Are these three Taoist priests of Qingxu Guan?"
"That's exactly what we are!"
"Master Baiyun asked Xiaodao to invite three of them to draw lots, right in Laojun Hall!"
Mu Zhenren nodded, "I understand, you can lead the way!"
The group of people bypassed the Heavenly Palace and headed to the Laojun Palace behind the Heavenly Palace. The lottery ceremony was about to begin.