Xu Xiaoyan finally succeeded in shaking off her hand: "Hey, just go ask him yourself, why are you asking me?"
As the sky gradually darkened, the bustling Fuyun Temple finally became quiet.
Shi Hao took a shower and was on his way back to his room when he saw Xu Xiaoyan still wearing the Taoist robe that Chen Yaner had lent her. She was standing under the red pillar in the corridor with her hands on her hips.
Shi Hao asked: "What's wrong?"
Xu Xiaoyan smiled and said, "You are so impressive today. The name of Floating Cloud Temple's 'Chongyunzi' has spread all over the martial arts world of Daxing City."
Shi Hao said: "It just happened to happen."
Xu Xiaoyan looked up at him and said, "But it doesn't make sense. I've asked other people. The 'Star Chasing' in the Star-Picking Sword Technique requires the release of true qi. In the past, it required at least a mid-level cultivation to be able to use it. You're only at the seventh level, how can you release true qi?"
Shi Hao smiled and said, "The Taoist technique I practice is unique."
Xu Xiaoyan seemed to be thinking about something. "But this is also good! I have already told the temple master that in the next few days, we will act as disciples of Fuyun Temple. Master Chongyun, the 'Chongyunzi' of Fuyun Temple. Hehe, this way, no one can associate you with the 'Crazy Blade Hero'."
Shi Hao nodded: "That's a solution!"
Chapter 84 Mysterious and Mysterious, Jinlong Gate
Xu Xiaoyan sighed and said, "But Daxing City is becoming more and more chaotic. In my opinion, even if Fuyun Temple escapes this disaster, there will probably be other troubles in the future."
Shi Hao asked: "What happened?"
Xu Xiaoyan said: "It has nothing to do with Fuyun Temple itself, but the fact that the gangs in the entire Daxing City are in a violent turmoil, and the gangs are devouring each other. When the nest is overturned, the eggs will be broken. It is difficult for a small sect like Fuyun Temple to survive under such circumstances."
Shi Hao pondered for a moment and nodded.
Xu Xiaoyan looked up at him: "Do you understand?"
Shi Hao said: "Because the whole world has begun to change, many people are no longer optimistic about the Barbarian Court. In this situation, these martial arts sects and aristocratic families will begin to consider their own escape routes. If one day the Barbarian Court really collapses, whoever gets a strong city like Daxing City will have a place in the world."
"Under such circumstances, all kinds of conflicts are inevitable. The Barbarian Court wants to control and stabilize Daxing City so that there won't be any chaos in Daxing City. The Chongxian Sect wants to completely control Daxing City, but the three gangs and six sects in Daxing City must have their own ambitions and considerations. Other forces also want to extend their hands into Daxing City."
"The cicada knows the coming of autumn before the wind blows. I'm afraid that Daxing City will become a preview of the chaos that will come. In such a chaotic situation, it is impossible to protect yourself. However, if you stand on the wrong side, your whole family may die."
Xu Xiaoyan smiled and said, "You are quite smart! But then again, for many heroes, this kind of chaos is a good opportunity for them to become famous or stand out. It's just a matter of life and death."
"By the way, what do you want in this mess?"
Shi Hao said calmly: "My ideal is not high, it is nothing more than to revitalize China and restore our Huaxia."
Xu Xiaoyan sighed, "This is already a very high requirement. Even if we can drive out the barbarians, it is hard to say whether China can be revived. China reached its peak during the prosperous dynasty, but don't forget that there were hundreds of years of chaos before the prosperous dynasty."
Shi Hao looked up at the night sky. The moon was gradually getting thinner and curved into a small boat again. The stars were not bright tonight.
Xu Xiaoyan crossed her fingers, raised her hands behind her head, and said with a smile: "My ideals are not that many. I just want to make money, make money, and then live a good life."
Shi Hao looked down at her and smiled, "Really? If that was all, you wouldn't have participated in the Sealing God Stone incident, and you wouldn't have gone with me to deliver the Little Huandan. If that was all, you wouldn't have been unable to bear it and secretly helped me, disrupting Kou Deqiu's mentality and allowing me to succeed with my sword."
Xu Xiaoyan turned around and walked towards her own room, saying softly, "I've already said it, I just couldn't bear to watch it."
Shi Hao watched her enter the house and laughed in silence.
Shi Hao returned to his room, sat cross-legged on the bed and continued to practice.
The two kinds of skills, Taoism and Demonism, are contradictory to each other. After practicing for more than half an hour, he was exhausted and the feeling that his meridians were about to break appeared again.
He stopped. If he continued to practice, he might end up breaking his own heart meridians by force, just like what happened when Fairy Shengxuan and Fire Charm Girl first "laid the foundation" for him.
Although he stopped, he could feel that new and mysterious energy flowing through his meridians.
But he still didn't know what the use of this mysterious aura, which was a fusion of Taoism and magic, and yet was barely detectable.
He casually returned it, and this breath spread out, but it did not bring out any strong wind... Such breath could not be used against the enemy at all.
However, as soon as he changed his mind, he took it back easily.
This surprised Shi Hao. It did not rely on the Qi in Dantian. Although it was generated between the meridians, it could roam anywhere in his body following his thoughts.
When you think, move; when you think, stop!
It is so mysterious and wonderful that it is beyond belief.
Shi Hao's mind moved again, and he actually used the method of the Sacred Heart Mirror to spread this mysterious aura.
The next moment, something mysterious happened. All the scenes within five feet around him seemed to be reflected in his mind.
He sensed that in the next room, Xu Xiaoyan was humming a song while taking off her clothes and preparing to go to bed.
He could actually sense her every movement, whether it was her graceful figure bending down to take off her jacket and pants, or the slight smile between her brows.
He couldn't see her, but somehow, he could grasp every detail of her movements.
He could sense the chirping of insects in the grass outside. They were crawling on the grass, making faint sounds that ordinary people could not hear at all.
He could tell that a night bird had landed on the eaves high up, jumped twice, and then flapped its wings and flew away, drawing a curved trajectory in the air.
Shi Hao's heart was shocked. This feeling was so mysterious and so unbelievable.
As he was shocked, the mysterious mood dissipated again.
Shi Hao exhaled slowly... This mysterious aura was, in a sense, even more powerful than he had imagined.
It is neither ordinary internal force nor true energy or magic power.
He felt that this was a more mysterious aura that was above the true energy and magic power.
If he had to find a noun, he would call it "Xuan Qi".
Mysterious and profound, the door to all wonders!
"Xuan" is a peculiar word used by Taoists to express the subtle and invisible. Before this, there was actually no such thing as "Xuan Qi" in this world, at least Shi Hao had never heard of it.
Apart from the word "Xuan Qi", he could not find any other words to describe this wonderful aura.
Although so far he can only use this mysterious energy to sense the movements within five meters, but as long as he accumulates it bit by bit in this way, his future will be limitless.
At this moment, he felt ecstatic.
He rested for a while, and in the second half of the night, he took out the Jade Clear Stone and took a walk outside while letting the Jade Clear Stone absorb the essence of the moon.
When daybreak came, he continued to sleep in bed, and Xu Xiaoyan from next door did not come to see him early in the morning.
Unlike him, the three evil lotus sects only knew his "hook nose" appearance, which was a disguise through the evil shadow disguise technique, but they had no idea what he really looked like.
But Yuelian Tower knows her true appearance. If Yuelian Tower and the other two sects have begun to cooperate, then the other two of the three Xielian sects will naturally know her true appearance.
Under such circumstances, she naturally didn't dare to run around anymore.
However, not long after he lay there, Shi Hao heard a knock on the door next door, and then a woman's voice he had never heard of called out: "Xiaoyan? Xiaoyan?"
Then there was the sound of the door opening, and then came Xu Xiaoyan's surprised voice: "Sister Jingya? Didn't Yan'er say that you were not in Daxing City?"
The woman said, "I just returned to Daxing last night. Yan'er left me a letter to let me know when you arrived in Daxing City, so I came to see you early in the morning. Xiaoyan, it's been a long time since we last met. You've grown a lot taller."
Xu Xiaoyan said: "Sister Jingya, you have changed a lot too."
The woman called Jingya whispered, "I heard from Yan'er that you brought your lover here, and you won't let me see him?"
Xu Xiaoyan snorted: "Listen to her gossip, we are just friends."
Shi Hao stood up, put on his Taoist robe, and walked out of the door, only to see a woman in her twenties chatting with Xu Xiaoyan. The moment he walked out of the door, both of them looked at him.
In the past two days, Shi Hao has learned from the conversations between Xiaoyan and Yan'er that there was an older sister who used to take care of them. Her name was Li Jingya and she married a scholar named Zhao.
Now, the couple are both in Daxing City. Her husband works as the chief accountant at Jinlongmen, one of the three gangs and six gates in Daxing City.
Since she was Xiaoyan's adopted sister, Shi Hao stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Shi Chongyun greets the Madam!"
Li Jingya looked at him, bowed and smiled, "You are welcome, sir. Yesterday, you showed your prowess and defeated Kou Deqiu with one sword. I heard about it when I first entered Daxing. After seeing you today, I realized that you are even more famous than before. No wonder Xiaoyan always liked to be alone in the past, but now..."
Xu Xiaoyan pulled her aside and said, "Sister Jingya, it's only been three years since we last met. Why are you as talkative as Yan'er?"
Li Jingya smiled and said, "It's really surprising that you would bring a man with you."
Xu Xiaoyan changed the subject: "Where's Yan'er? Why did she let you come here alone?"
Li Jingya said, "My husband is also in the hall outside, discussing with the abbot about letting Fuyun Temple temporarily join Jinlongmen. Yan'er is outside helping to serve tea. I haven't seen you for a long time, so I asked for your location and came to see you myself."
Shi Hao pondered and said, "Fuyun Temple joins Jinlongmen?"
Li Jingya hurriedly explained: "Young Master, please don't misunderstand. Jinlongmen has no intention of swallowing up Fuyun Temple. Young Master has just entered Daxing City and may not know that although our Jinlongmen is one of the three gangs and six sects, it is very different from other gangs."
"Jinlongmen is actually just an industry alliance that has gathered a large number of craftsmen and artists, and is responsible for the stage construction and fireworks manufacturing for various major festivals in Daxing City. Many famous families and gangs in Daxing City often entrust us with the handling of weddings and funerals. In addition, the dragon lanterns and flower lanterns that appear on auspicious days such as the New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival are also made by us at Jinlongmen."
"Because it is just an industry alliance, it is less involved in martial arts disputes, but after all..."
Shi Hao smiled and said, "In this era, if you have no power to protect yourself, all your business will be taken away by others. And with such a big business, it is impossible for other gangs not to be jealous."
Li Jingya sighed softly, "That's right! Especially recently, all the major gangs have been expanding their territory with all their might. Many small sects that were able to remain independent have found it even more difficult to survive under such circumstances. We have no other choice but to try our best to unite those independent small sects and have them join Jinlongmen in the form of an industry alliance."
"On the one hand, Jinlongmen can add many warriors to strengthen its momentum. On the other hand, they can also rely on Jinlongmen, so other gangs will be hesitant if they want to annex them."
Chapter 85 Street Robbery
Shi Hao knew that because he had helped to defend Fuyun Temple yesterday, Jinlongmen came today to discuss the matter of Fuyun Temple joining Jinlongmen.
Li Jingya was worried that he would think that Jinlongmen was taking advantage of him, so she quickly explained.
However, this matter should have been decided by Fuyun Temple itself, and he didn't really want to get involved.
He, Xu Xiaoyan and Li Jingya went to the main hall outside.
In the hall, Chen Chenyun was seen sitting side by side with another man across a square table, discussing something together.
The man was only in his twenties, and was Li Jingya's husband Zhao Wencheng.
Zhao Wencheng said to Chen Chenyun: "Fuyun Temple does not need to really join Jinlongmen. There are more than 40 days left before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, the major gentry in Daxing City will donate money together, and then Jinlongmen will host the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival. During this process, in order to ensure the normal operation of the Lantern Festival, Jinlongmen will also invite various factions to share the burden.
"Fuyun Temple only needs to temporarily join the alliance in the name of jointly organizing the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival. Now is a time of trouble, and we also hope that the many small sects in Daxing City can take this opportunity to help each other."
Chen Chenyun said happily: "In this case, I, Fuyun Temple, will respectfully obey your command."
Li Jingya and others came forward and introduced themselves to each other.
Chen Chenyun explained to Shi Hao: "Fuyun Temple plans to join Jinlongmen temporarily in the form of an alliance, just like some other sects. Among the three gangs and six sects in Daxing City, Jinlongmen is somewhat different from the other gangs. In essence, it is not a martial arts sect, so it has fewer concerns."
Shi Hao smiled and said, "Master, it's up to you to decide!"
On the other side, Li Jingya pulled Xu Xiaoyan aside and whispered something to her.
Xu Xiaoyan smiled and said, "Let me ask him!" Then she waved to Shi Hao.
Shi Hao walked over and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
Xu Xiaoyan said, "Sister Jingya wants to hire us to help her protect her husband. She said that Daxing City has become increasingly unsafe recently, and a treasurer of the Tiandi Gang Jiaotan was recently assassinated. Although Jinlongmen doesn't participate much in the disputes in the martial arts world, she is still worried."
"Her husband is just a weak scholar. Although Jinlongmen has arranged guards for them, there are no masters like you. So she wants to hire us to protect her husband for a large sum of money. We don't need to do anything, the main thing is to ensure his safety on the road. On weekdays, when he goes out, you can just follow him on the road. When he arrives at the important place of Jinlongmen, there will naturally be other masters to protect him, and there are bodyguards at home as well."
Shi Hao thought for a moment and said, "What do you think?"
Xu Xiaoyan sighed and said, "When I was in Jiangsu and Zhejiang before, Sister Jingya was very kind to me. Naturally, I want to help her, but you are an expert among experts. Shouldn't I ask for your opinion?"
Shi Hao smiled and said, "This is simple. Fuyun Temple is a martial arts sect that also serves as a martial arts gym. The couple hired martial artists from Fuyun Temple as their personal guards, and we are here to help. But we have to make it clear that even if they are sisters, we have to settle the accounts clearly, and the betrothal money must not be less."
Xu Xiaoyan said with a smile: "Don't worry, you'll be there for me. I think they're not short of money now!"
She walked over and told them about this. Zhao Wencheng and Li Jingya were overjoyed. Now that chaos was brewing in Daxing City, everyone was in danger. With the protection of this "Zhongyunzi", they felt much more at ease.
At that moment, the two parties agreed on the betrothal fee, but the contract was signed with Fuyun Temple in the name of the couple. At the same time, Fuyun Temple took a 20% commission.
Chen Chenyun naturally refused to take the 20% but Shi Hao asked him to accept it. Since they were acting in the name of Fuyun Temple, it was only natural for Fuyun Temple to take a cut. 20% was not a lot actually.
Shi Hao returned to the West Wing, but left the Yingye Killer Knife and Huanhai Spirit Fruit there, and took his own sword.
Together with Xu Xiaoyan, who was also wearing a Taoist robe, they followed Zhao Wencheng, Li Jingya and his wife out of the Taoist temple and down Rong Mountain, where a group of Jinlongmen guards were waiting.
The couple got into the sedan chair and asked the guards to allocate two horses to Shi Hao and Xu Xiaoyan.
Shi Hao looked and saw that Xu Xiaoyan, who was riding on the horse, had changed her hairstyle at some point. She tied her hair into a bun with a hairpin inserted diagonally, and let her bangs down in front of her forehead. Although she did not use any disguise, at a glance she looked completely different from before.
If you are not someone who is very familiar with her, it would be difficult to recognize her if you look at her suddenly.
Shi Hao couldn't help but laugh and said, "You are really good at changing. Just now, it's like you have become a different person."
Xu Xiaoyan glanced at him and curled her lips: "It's always better to be careful. How is it? Does it look okay?"
Shi Hao moved his horse closer to her and chuckled, "I think you were prettier when you were 'Night Lily'."
Xu Xiaoyan said, "You want a beating!" and was about to punch him.
At the side intersection, a horse neigh was heard, and a horse-drawn carriage rushed sideways, abruptly cutting off their team, and a large number of rolling logs rushed down from the carriage.