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Flocks of birds were chirping in panic and flying through the woods in black masses. Chen Jing was running wildly in the rain, stepping on the puddles, when he suddenly heard a loud bang coming from behind. He looked back while rising and falling. In the rain curtain, branches and leaves of the distant forest swayed in his sight and then fell down.
Chen Jing tightened the reins and let out a "whoosh" sound. The warhorse slowed down. He looked at that direction for a moment, then suddenly turned the horse's head, turned back, and kicked the horse's belly.
"drive!!"
He shook the reins and galloped away in the direction he came from.
In the direction I was heading, the sound of raindrops hitting the layers of leaves. A thick tree trunk was broken in the forest and lay quietly on the ground, with its dense branches and leaves still swaying slightly.
"Still cursing?"
There was a rustling sound of footsteps as he walked over a layer of fallen leaves on the ground. Lu Liangsheng suppressed his anger about being scolded and about his family. He stretched out his hand and the moon hovering in the air fell into his hand with a stream of light and he carried it behind him.
"Mr. Chen, in your heart, is restoring the Chen Kingdom more important than the people of this land?"
As his robe fluttered, leaves fluttered down from the opposite side and covered the old man's back. A hoarse chuckle came out of Chen Fu's mouth, and his body moved, swaying on the wet ground.
"Haha... Mr. Lu, without a country, there is no home. You have read the books of sages for so many years, don't you know that the king is the most important? The death of the previous emperor is also related to you. My disciple Chen Jing has become the king of a country, but he has never thought of asking you for an explanation. I have asked you to help me several times, but Mr. Lu is so ambitious... He ran to the enemy country to become the national teacher!!"
The trembling figure stood up, and while speaking, he suddenly turned around, raised his hand and shot out a palm thunder. In an instant, flames splashed in the forest, illuminating the slender figure, and then disappeared, and the forest returned to darkness.
Over there, Yue Long used his magical light to block the palm thunder, which flew from Lu Liangsheng's hand to the ground. Listening to the old man's words, the scholar's eyes were a little complicated.
"Although Chen Shubao's death was related to me, the source of it was also the old palace examination. Times have changed and it is useless to talk about it. As for you, the nine provinces of the world have been unified for more than three hundred years, and the people in the north and south can live in peace."
Chen Fu leaned against the tree branch and raised his eyes, panting.
"Haha... What if the Chen Kingdom could have unified the country back then?"
"Back then, the Chen Dynasty didn't maintain its weapons and armor, and didn't care about natural disasters. Even if it had the foundation, it couldn't withstand the tigers and wolves in the north. If there was a chance, I would help."
After hearing what Lu Liangsheng said, Chen Fu fell silent. "Do you really value the people so much?"
At the other end of his field of vision, Lu Liangsheng was slowly approaching with a sword in hand, and his voice was heard as he walked.
"You haven't seen the drought in Heliangzhou. How many people died? I remember seeing a child who died on the side of the road. He was holding a handful of soil, and his mouth was full of grass roots and soil. He choked to death... I have one last question. Do you really want to start a war and drag the people here into suffering?"
The old man shook his head and laughed. He looked up at the raindrops falling from the sky and into his eyes.
"Lu Liangsheng, don't ask any more questions. I have only lived to restore my homeland!"
He suddenly raised his hand and used the last bit of his magic power to activate the Six Ding and Six Jia techniques. On the road outside the forest, horses' hooves were rushing. A man jumped off his horse and drew the sword from his waist.
"Master—"
"Jing'er?"
The old man tilted his head and followed the direction of the sound. Chen Jing was rushing towards him with the tip of his sword stringing together the fallen leaves. With a flash of the sword, the light of magic bloomed.
Pick up leaves and throw them like needles!
A few dead leaves from the sword turned into three green rays that shot straight at Lu Liangsheng in front of him. With a few clangs, they were all blocked. He waved his robe to direct them to the other side and hit a tree. The tree trunk shook with a bang, and the leaves fluttered down, revealing three deep scars on the tree trunk.
Almost at the same time, the wandering Yuelong Sword rang out the voice of Pudu Cihang.
"As if this Dharma Master does not exist?!"
The sword was leveled, stirring up a wave of air, and in the darkness of the forest, it turned into a stream of light. The moment Lu Liangsheng raised his hand to stop it, a figure rushed over in front of the stunned Chen Jing, and used the last of his magic power to cast the protective spell of the Six Dings and Six Jias and crashed into the sword.
Bang!
The magic light exploded, and between the light and shadow, the long sword pierced through the body of the flying old man. Chen Jing stood there, with the warm blood splashing on his face, looking at his master who fell to the ground.
In a few breaths, the expression on his face changed from being at a loss in the face of the flying sword, to being stunned, and then to opening his eyes wide and yelling hoarsely.
“Master!!!”
He dropped the sword in his hand, fell to the ground and hugged Chen Fu. The struggling old man sacrificed himself to block a sword for his apprentice, which also stunned Lu Liangsheng. However, the next second, the old man with half of his body covered in blood took out something in his hand and crushed it.
Bang!
A cloud of green smoke enveloped the two of them. Lu Liangsheng cast a spell to disperse the smoke. Master and disciple Chen Fu had long disappeared from their original location. Sensing their Qi, it seemed that the other party was beyond a hundred miles.
Lu Liangsheng was the only one left in the forest, and it was so quiet that even the chirping of insects could hardly be heard.
Although this was not the result he wanted, it was also good this way. Chen Fu had the strongest desire to restore his country, and he would not survive if he was hit by a sword. I hope this can serve as a warning to Chen Jing.
In fact, he could see that this child had no ambitions since childhood. Putting aside the old grudge with Chen Shubao, he would not assist an emperor without ambition. To unify the world, one must be an ambitious and heroic person.
"It's good to have this. From now on, you can just practice Buddhism or live a good life as a good citizen."
As if it could see that Lu Liangsheng was feeling a little depressed, Yuelong Sword hovered a few steps away, not daring to get close, but was still caught back by its owner, who flicked the sword body, making a humming sound.
"From now on, you are not allowed to hurt others' lives without permission, otherwise, it will be difficult to achieve the right result."
As he spoke, he turned his wrist and inserted the sword into the sheath.
Generally speaking, a sword spirit can cultivate into a divine sword, or it can transform into a human form, but Yue Long is different. The sword spirit inside it is not a spiritual embryo, but is nurtured by the dragon energy that transformed Pu Du Ci Hang into a dragon back then. In the future, if it can attain enlightenment, it can shed its sword body and truly transform into a dragon and swim above the nine heavens.
"I didn't mean to hurt that old man. I just wanted to scare that kid. I didn't expect him to be the same as his father... Um..."
The moment it was put back into the sheath, Yue Long moaned with enjoyment, stopped talking, and then quietly swayed beside her master as he walked.
Lu Liangsheng stepped forward to hold the broken tree, propped it up and put it back on its broken stump, then used the Five Elements Taoist spell to apply it to the broken part, causing new buds to sprout and connect the broken parts. Finally, he performed the rejuvenation technique, and new buds emerged from the broken branches, showing off its lush branches and leaves again.
The lead-blue rain curtain fell over his shoulders, and Lu Liangsheng bowed to it with his hands clasped.
"This gift is to make amends for my previous death."
He stood up, then gathered his thoughts and returned to the outside of the city. At this time, the few soldiers in the city had opened the city gates and rushed out. They looked at the rebel soldiers standing motionless on the field, just on guard from a distance, and looked at a scroll floating above their heads. Seeing the figures coming in the distance, someone hurried forward.
"This master..."
Over there, Lu Liangsheng took out a jade seal from his sleeve and threw it over. The general caught it, turned it over to take a look, then quickly held it in both hands, bowed and handed it back.
"This humble general pays respect to His Excellency the Imperial Master."
Lu Liangsheng supported his lowered body and looked up at the top of the city wall: "No need to be polite, is Mr. Zhou still up there?"
The general naturally knew who the name Zhou Lao referred to.
"Reporting to the Imperial Master, Scholar Zhou was a little frightened, and the county magistrate sent him back to the palace."
Lu Liangsheng hummed lightly, glanced at the rebel soldiers around him, took back the scroll hanging in the air, and cut off the illusion overflowing from it.
"Many of these people have been deceived or coerced. General, please examine them carefully."
"Yes, Master, rest assured, I will carefully examine it!"
Seeing that the other party agreed, Lu Liangsheng did not stay here for long. He thought that the next thing should be handed over to Han Qinhu who was still on the road. After thinking about it, his figure flashed and disappeared from everyone's sight.
A blurry figure entered the city, walked along the quiet long street, amid the sound of raindrops dripping from the eaves, and headed for the Min Mansion where he had lived for some time in the past.
The two old pines still stick out of the courtyard wall as before, lanterns are swaying at the gate, and the crouching stone lions on both sides of the stone steps are covered with moss.
Walking into the courtyard, the county magistrate in official uniform was just coming out of the backyard. When he saw Lu Liangsheng, he stammered and pointed at him, then pointed at the backyard. Before he could say anything, Lu Liangsheng came over, raised his finger to his lips and made a "hush" sound.
Like a breeze, it passed by the county magistrate and went to the backyard.