The Luo River flows into the palace, which is decorated with pavilions, gardens and birch trees. The clear channels meander around and the lush green bamboos and trees make the palaces and courtyards even more magnificent and the scenery is endless.
Zhou Yi and his companions dismounted at the main gate as usual, and walked past the main gate tower. The majestic main hall, Guanfeng Hall, stood in front of them. The gate guards walked down the jade steps from the hall platform, holding halberds, in bright armor and solemn demeanor, fully demonstrating the power of Wu Zhao, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
After the canonization of the Taoist Master today, Wu Zhao seemed to be in a very bad mood. Not only did she rush through the subsequent ceremonies, but she also canceled the banquet that was supposed to be held in the Jixian Palace after returning to Luoyang Palace and rested behind closed doors! Instead, she ordered that the people who attended the meeting today should be received in the Imperial Study Room tomorrow. The various reasons behind this are really interesting!
Zhou Yi and his party, led by the palace guards, began to tour the huge Luoyang Palace.
The Luoyang Palace was magnificent and prosperous, which made Zhou Yi reluctant to leave. As he walked, he suddenly saw a garden on the left, with pavilions and terraces visible, and the scenery was magnificent.
Zhou Yi asked: "Where is that?"
The guard following Zhou Yi replied, "That is Liqi Pavilion, which is specially used to entertain distinguished guests of the Great Zhou!"
"VIP?" Zhou Yi suddenly became interested: "Who is living here now?"
"It's the ninth prince of the Song Dynasty, Emperor Zhao Bing, and Princess Renya from Japan!"
When Zhou Yi heard this, he thought to himself: I came here for the Heshi Bi. If I have close contact with these two, they will inevitably be implicated when something happens. It is better not to meet them!
Thinking of this, Zhou Yi shook his head, turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly he heard a crisp shout. Zhou Yi looked in the direction of the voice and it was Xiaoya whom he had met that day!
That **** left the palace in casual clothes, and to hide her extraordinary beauty from others, she also concealed her beauty. Now she was living in the palace, with a little makeup on and a long palace dress, she exuded a heartbreaking beauty.
Xiaoya's temperament is not as otherworldly as Ming Suxin's, nor as pretty and bright as Tang Shangxin's, but her charming charm, delicate and exquisite figure, fair and rosy skin, delicate face, and deep dimples are indeed pitiful and lovable to the extreme.
There was a kind of beauty and purity that emanated from her bones, without a trace of impurities. At just one look at her, Zhou Yi suddenly felt his heart pounding!
Zhou Yi was lost in thought, with his mouth slightly open, he stood there at a loss as to what to do!
Xiaoya's pretty face turned red when Zhou Yi stared at her. She stretched out her hand to grab the corner of her body and made an inaudible sound: "Brother Azhe!"
Zhou Yi knew that his behavior was inappropriate, so he quickly looked away, coughed a few times, pretended to look somewhere else, and said, "That... That..."
Xiaoya looked at Zhou Yi's embarrassing state, burst out laughing, and said, "Come sit in Liqi Pavilion! My brother Zhao has been talking about you all the time!"
Zhou Yi nodded, followed Xiaoya carefully, and slowly walked into Liqi Pavilion!
The two of them entered the door and walked around the screen, and what came into view was a huge palace-like hall that was three rooms wide and five rooms deep, with four windows on each side. The beams and ceiling were all made of nanmu, which had no color applied but retained the original color of the hardwood, giving it a simple and elegant look.
In the middle of the room, there is a mahogany chair, in front of which is a huge mahogany table, on which are placed the four treasures of the study and various books. There are bookcases on both sides, hanging scrolls, and octagonal palace lanterns on the beams and columns, but unlike the living room with antiques, it is simple and profound.
The window is surrounded by a corridor and planted with pine and cypress trees, which makes the house lively and natural. On one side near the outer door, there is a coffee table with simple decorations. I think it should be a temporary arrangement. On the coffee table, there is a thick album, weighed down by a book, and several brushes of different styles are placed on the pen holder. Next to the brush is a large inkstone that has been opened, but there is no ink.
Xiaoya and Zhou Yi sat down at the tea table, then whispered a few words to the palace maid beside them, then turned around, looked at Zhou Yi and said, "Brother Azhe, I never thought I could meet you in Luoyang City. It's fate!"
Zhou Yi smiled and nodded, saying, "I never thought that you two are the prince of Song Dynasty and the princess of Japan. How disrespectful!"
Xiaoya's face suddenly became depressed when she heard this, and she said: "Brother Azhe, I'm really sorry for meeting you last time. We didn't mean to hide it. My real name is Shenwu Chinatsu, and I'm a princess from Japan. His Majesty loved me and gave me the name Ya. If you like, you can continue to call me Xiaoya or..."
Seeing Ren Ya suddenly blushing and lowering her head, Zhou Yi was surprised and asked, "Or what?"
"... ... Chinatsu!" Renya's voice suddenly weakened, like the buzzing of a mosquito!
"Qianxia is Renya's maiden name. Only Renya's parents have been allowed to call her that. Even I don't have the qualifications. I didn't expect that brother Azhe would do this... Ah! Haha!" With a hearty laugh, Zhao Dibing, dressed in white tights, strode out from behind the screen with his head held high!
When Ren Ya heard what Emperor Zhao said, she blushed and said coquettishly, "Brother Zhao!"
“Haha! No more! No more!” Zhao Dibing walked quickly to Zhou Yi, clasped his fists and said, “I concealed something from you last time we met. I had no choice. I hope you can forgive me, brother Azhe! I am Zhao Dibing of the Great Song!”
Zhou Yi also stood up quickly, clasped his fists and said, "No problem! You two have special identities, I can understand!"
After exchanging pleasantries, the three of them sat down one by one. Ren Ya performed the art of tea ceremony on the side, while Zhou Yi and Emperor Bing of Zhao had a long conversation with each other.
"I didn't expect that brother Zhou's martial arts skills are so high, even better than that Senluo Yaksha. I really admire you!" said Emperor Zhao Bing.
Zhou Yi shook his head in embarrassment and said, "You're too kind. I was just lucky! Although that Senluo Yaksha has a bad character, his martial arts skills are indeed worthy of being the state guest of Your Majesty! But I'm very curious, why would this person, who has a very solid Taoist inner strength, use such an extremely evil technique?"
Emperor Zhao Bing asked, "How much do you know about the Empress's master, Brother Zhe?"
Zhou Yi's expression slightly changed, and he said cautiously: "Although it has not been stated explicitly, the Imperial Master Wanwan is the successor of the Yin Gui Sect, so I think she should have some connection with the Saint Sect!"
"That's right! Her Majesty is the contemporary successor of the Yingui Sect!" Zhao Dibing nodded slightly, sorted out his thoughts, and said slowly: "Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoism and the Demon Sect have almost risen. In the same period, there was a peerless genius, the Heavenly Demon Cangqiu, who was cynical, arrogant and extreme, and was not tolerated by the orthodoxy. Therefore, he searched all the classics in the world, eliminated the strange skills and secrets, and took those that suited his own way, and processed them into ten volumes of "Heavenly Demon Strategy", which was the beginning of the Demon Sect. It has experienced five periods successively, namely the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Two Jin Dynasties and the Southern and Northern Dynasties (the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China), the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. The main sects are the two sects and the six paths."
Zhou Yi said: "I have heard that the ten volumes of "Heavenly Demon Strategy" are all-encompassing and all-inclusive. It is truly the best and most unique skill in the world!"
Zhao Dibing suddenly smiled meaningfully, "Brother Azhe, do you know which of the ten volumes of "Heavenly Demon Strategy" is the most important?"
Zhou Yi blurted out without thinking!
"The Great Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Method!" (To be continued)