In the guest house, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.
Yue Hongling was leaning against the pavilion drinking wine, looking at Zhao Changhe sitting in the yard with his eyes closed practicing martial arts, with a smile on his face all the time.
Whether it was the performance of practicing against time or the conversation just now, Yue Hongling liked him more and more. Almost every word seemed to be spoken in her heart.
She didn't think he was a hero, she just felt that it was the way it should be. This was the man who made her heart stay in the world, and he had never changed since they met. Regardless of whether Li Shentong and others' hearts remained the same, Zhao Changhe was definitely the same.
No matter whether he was a bandit in Beimang Mountain or the powerful King Zhao of the Han Dynasty today.
But if she knew that Zhao Changhe's so-called "race against time in practice" was actually talking to other women, I wonder if her smile would freeze on her face.
—This woman has boasted about her achievements more than once.
"Let me tell you the news from far away?" The blind man sneered in Zhao Changhe's sea of consciousness: "Do you still need to convey your thoughts to them?"
Zhao Changhe said: "It would be great if it can..."
The blind man asked, "Do you think I'm your QQ or your WeChat?"
"It seems like you've had a lot of fun in this world... If I can go back one day, I can definitely add your WeChat account."
"roll."
"Really no room for negotiation?"
"Do you mean to send you a message or add me on WeChat?"
"… Adding you on WeChat is just a polite remark, forget it." Zhao Changhe said sincerely: "Tell me what's going on in Jinzhong now? Is Qing'er in any trouble?"
"You are so natural, you just asked like that? Just like you very naturally regarded this place as the Shu County of the Han Dynasty, and Li Shentong was confused by what you said?" The blind man sneered: "Do you think I am the kind of idiot who has a brain full of muscles?"
"Do you think Li Shentong can't figure it out because I'm so natural? Do you really think he's stupid?" Zhao Changhe sighed, "He was really moved by my proposal to divide the land and start education, and he didn't bother to argue with me about other things. Guess if he really swaggers around and arranges personnel and promotes officials, do you think he will throw me out?"
The blind man snorted and made no comment.
Because she couldn't understand. Dividing the land to others, why was Li Shentong so excited? Those could have been his, so shouldn't he throw you out
Gods and demons are high and mighty, and what everyone cares about is always different.
"There's nothing much to talk about Li Shentong. I want to see Qing'er." Zhao Changhe said coquettishly: "Let's talk... We are so familiar with each other."
The blind man didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Do you know how disgusting it is to see a man as big as you acting like a spoiled child?"
"You've seen all my embarrassing moments. What's the big deal... After all, it's you."
After all, it's you... The blind man was stunned and snorted coldly, "You are familiar with me, but I am not familiar with you. Stop talking nonsense. I can't be your eyes and ears. What's the point of that? If you have the ability, go and see for yourself. This is just the ability of seeing and hearing. It's not unique to me. You can do it too."
Zhao Changhe said: "That is to expand my current ability to overlook the world. This requires at least the third level of the imperial realm. So when can I go there?"
"No matter when it is, you have to practice. If you don't practice, you will never get it." The blind man crossed his arms and said, "Day after day, you avoid the heavenly book, avoid practicing the overlooking eyes, avoid everything. Then he turned around and said, "Blind, we are very familiar with each other, after all, it's you. Are you disgusting?"
Zhao Changhe: "… I don't really avoid looking down."
"Tsk." The blind man sneered and ignored him.
But Zhao Changhe really didn't avoid the bird's-eye view. He had felt it during previous tests. The bird's-eye view was nothing more than the result of the externalization of spiritual awareness and five senses, an upgraded version of the "sound-finding" technique of the early years.
It's just that with the blessing of the eyes behind you, the range may be larger, and you may be able to "see" more clearly than others. Normal people should only have a "perception", but I feel as if I see it. This is the effect of the blessing of the eyes behind you, not that the entire external effect is brought about by the eyes behind you.
This kind of external release can be practiced by everyone, but when I practice it, I always force myself to use it together with the eyes behind me. But you can't not practice it. The higher the practice, the wider the field of vision and the clearer the vision. That is the decisive comparison of strength and weakness. How can you not practice it? If you have played the game, you also know what the map opening is, right
The reason why I haven't practiced much is that there are so many things to learn and the time is so short. It's impossible to practice this and that. The bird's-eye view has long been forgotten. It's not that I'm deliberately avoiding it.
After being despised by the blind man, Zhao Changhe suddenly climbed up the pole: "Then teach me how to practice. I learned wind control from the Thief Saint. I think it is very helpful for hearing. I can hear the sound sent by the wind carefully, and the range is much larger. But it's just listening, not watching?"
The blind man said, "Your ability to play the night sky means that you know everything under the night sky. Isn't this your control? Do you need to control the wind? What the hell."
He paused for a moment and said sarcastically, "The new Night Emperor only knows how to use his status to play with the Venerable. If the Night Emperor knew about this, he would definitely poke you in seventeen or eighteen holes!"
"Eh hey hey? Others don't understand my situation as Night Emperor, so you don't understand it either? No, when did I ever use this identity to play the role of Venerable? We were in love with each other!"
"I don't understand. I'm not familiar with brothels." The blind man said in a cold tone.
Zhao Changhe: “…”
The two of them remained expressionless for a while, and Zhao Changhe suddenly became alert.
These days, I have been using the Galaxy Sword to hone the ability to echo the galaxy. Although I haven't been able to break through the realm of control, I am becoming more and more familiar with echoing the galaxy.
In a hazy state, I always feel that my consciousness is floating in the sky, with the moon shining brightly, overlooking the earth.
It is naturally impossible to see the whole world like a blind person, but the effect is unexpectedly good - the previous bird's-eye view could only see a mile in radius at most, but now that my practice has improved, I thought I could see a city, but as a result, my consciousness continued to expand, not only could I overlook the entire Chengdu, but it also extended all the way to the suburbs, and I don't know how many miles it extended.
This is the effect of Yuxinghe, plus the blessing effect of the eyes behind you. It is not just a matter of practice... You can imagine how much your visual range will increase when you truly break through the Yu realm
That is a matter for the future. At this moment, one can vaguely see someone quietly leaving the city and flying outside.
Zhao Changhe smiled slightly and regained his composure.
The reason for currying favor with the blind man was, firstly, to find out about the situation of Suzaku and the others in the distance, and secondly, for this.
-Every word I said to Li Shentong was sincere, but the other party might suspect that I was fooling him. The dividing line between truth and falsehood was whether I spread these words and grilled him in public opinion. I didn't want to use public opinion to kidnap people. What I wanted was Li Shentong's sincere help. If I was misunderstood, it would cause trouble out of nothing.
If that is the case, could there be a third party who is unwilling to cooperate with Li Shentong, such as a spy from Tingxue Tower, and deliberately spread the news
"I'll help you find them out," this sentence at the banquet actually corresponds to this backup plan.
But at that time, I didn't think of using this kind of divine sense to look down and catch people, but to use the Qi-seeing technique to see the sword Qi hidden deep inside them. Obviously, this is not reliable. What if the other party has no sword Qi at all and is just bribed? It would be difficult to see it by Qi-seeing. I can only see that the other party has bad intentions, which can't convince anyone. Now I can catch them on the spot, which is more intuitive than anything else.
Zhao Changhe opened his eyes.
Yue Hongling was also practicing in the pavilion. When Zhao Changhe opened his eyes, she seemed to sense something and opened her eyes as well.
Zhao Changhe asked: "Are you... protecting me?"
Yue Hongling smiled and said, "Of course, you were in a deep state of meditation for a while just now, so of course I had to protect you."
"Uh..." That is actually the state of spiritual awareness, and you can't be distracted. But in fact, the more you are in this state, the clearer everything around you will be, and you really don't need others to protect you. But Yue Hongling's intentions made Zhao Changhe feel warm in his heart, and he said softly: "Why didn't you say a word during the whole banquet? You are also a distinguished guest, don't act like you are my bodyguard."
Yue Hongling said straightforwardly: "In these matters, I am your bodyguard, and I am willing to be your bodyguard."
Zhao Changhe: “…”
Yue Hongling asked: "You suddenly fell into cultivation, what are you thinking about?"
Zhao Changhe held her hand and said, "Let's go. If someone offers us a way out of the impasse, we must accept it."
He paused, then suddenly smiled and said, "It's great to have you. If it were just me, I wouldn't be able to take care of everything."
"Master, Zhao Changhe and his wife suddenly left the guest house and headed north."
Li Shentong stood up, feeling somewhat regretful in his heart: "So he is trying to spread it... Let's go and see."
Under the moonlight, several figures left the city from different directions, quickly disappeared into the dense forest, and shuttled northward.
What Zhao Changhe said at the banquet frightened some people. No matter whether the Han Dynasty and Bashu would unite because of these things, they could not tolerate it.
That's digging roots.
Equalizing land use, promoting education... this is the devil's way!
Once it is really pushed forward, it will not only be the death knell of the aristocratic families, but also the death knell of many small sects and local officials. From then on, inheritance and monopoly will become a thing of the past, and everything will be exposed to competition. Li Shentong slaughtered the aristocratic families, but he didn't do this. With just a few words, Zhao Changhe is trying to uproot Bashu!
Not to mention others, even within the Shenhuang Sect, there are opponents.
Because their Shenhuang Sect is also a powerful and representative sect that monopolizes the martial arts.
Everyone thought that Li Shentong would not agree to this, but seeing Li Shentong's performance, it was actually quite touching... Whether it will really be implemented is another matter, and Li Shentong's attitude may not be really willing, but once his heart is shaken, it will be a warning bell. In any case, since Sect Master Li believes that once it is spread, it means that Zhao Changhe cannot be trusted, then why can't we spread it? This will not harm the Sect Master.
Just as they were thinking this, someone was sitting on a rock in the woods ahead, grinning at them.
Several people stopped in an emergency, their footsteps leaving long brake marks on the ground, and they were extremely horrified: "... Zhao, Zhao Changhe!"
Seeing Zhao Changhe sitting there under the moon in the forest at this time was just like an ordinary person walking through the forest at night and suddenly seeing a white-browed tiger. The aura that was rushing towards him was really frightening.
Zhao Changhe jumped off the rock and said, "Everyone, it's a bitterly cold winter night, and the dew is heavy. Why don't you rest at home? Why do you have to run out to this dense forest outside the mountain to suffer the northwest wind..."
Before he even drew his sword, everyone in front of him began to tremble subconsciously. Fear dominated everyone's heart, and they shouted instinctively, and all drew their swords to chop at Zhao Changhe.
—Now his blood evil no longer needs to be deliberately mobilized, it is already everywhere. But how much of the blood evil's frightening effect this time is still unknown, it is entirely caused by human power. Zhao Changhe, who killed gods and demons, is too legendary in the eyes of the world. To this day, no one has been able to pull out the tripod inserted in the city gate.
"Dang dang dang!" Several crisp sounds were heard, and several knives chopped on Zhao Changhe at the same time.
Zhao Changhe tilted his head slightly, pinched the knife that was about to chop his neck with two fingers, and grinned: "The offensiveness of the Shenhuang Sect should not be so weak, haha, the explosive power of the Shenhuang Wind and Thunder Palm has benefited me endlessly so far, you guys haven't learned it well enough."
No, who is the Shenhuang Sect here? How come there is not even a mark after being hit by the knife
Zhao Changhe suddenly made a move, and with a series of crisp "ding ding ding" sounds, all the swords and knives were in his hands. He then grabbed them and twisted them into a twist, and threw them on the ground.
"Come on, follow me back to the city and we'll talk it out in front of Sect Master Li."
Before he finished speaking, Li Shentong's sigh came from afar: "Are you from the Shenhuang Sect or am I from the Shenhuang Sect?"
Zhao Changhe smiled: "It's not good enough yet, could you please give me some advice, Master Li?"
Li Shentong walked out of the dense forest mist and said calmly, "Your muscle composition changed temporarily when the sword was about to strike you... It's quite strenuous, and if you misjudge the landing point, something will go wrong."
Zhao Changhe said: "That's true. But it can only be like this for now."
Li Shentong nodded: "There is still room for improvement."
Without saying much, he cast a cold gaze on those people: "I thought it was Listening Snow Tower who would do these things, but I didn't expect it was me, the Shenhuang Sect!"
"Master!" someone shouted, "He is digging for roots! Don't believe his nonsense!"
Li Shentong's eyes were filled with deep disappointment: "If you have any opinions, you can raise them with me in private. Can you afford to act on your own and destroy the relationship between forces? Moreover... why are you and I raising an army?"
Is this heart the same as before
Regardless of whether Li Shentong is the same as before, the arms that accompany him may not be the same as before.
People are different.
Even Li Shentong himself needs to ask himself repeatedly... Even if he asks himself, there may not be any real answer.
Just like now, no matter how disappointed he is, he doesn't want to punish these people severely. If there is a reason for punishment, it is "acting on one's own initiative" and "damaging diplomacy."
“Everyone, go back. You will be imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison for ten…” He wanted to say ten days, but before he could finish his words, a voice swept across the air.
Yue Hongling held a hemp rope with five or six people tied to one end, and fell from the sky like a kite. When he landed in front of Zhao Changhe, Yue Hongling threw the captives to the ground and said with a smile: "These people are running around, it's quite troublesome to catch them... Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission."
No matter how far they ran, it would only be a waste of effort in front of Zhao Yue and the other man who could now fly.
The people from the Shenhuang Sect who were originally planning to protest suddenly looked as pale as death, and Li Shentong's face was as gloomy as the bottom of a pot.
These were not members of the Shenhuang Sect. Even though he did not know them, he could tell with his own eyes that they were servants sent by some officials from Bashu. An official who would do such a thing must have been an important official sitting in the banquet hall at the time, and his status must have been very important.
The people of the Shenhuang Sect naturally knew that there were many spies of the Tingxue Tower hidden in Bashu, and now the attributes of these people were about to be revealed.
"You are doing what the enemy wants to do. Don't you think you are smart?" Li Shentong changed the "ten days in prison" he just said to "ten years in prison, bitten by poisonous insects day and night, and no reduction in sentence!"
He bent down and grabbed a servant by the neck, lifted him up with one hand, and said coldly: "Take me to your master's house. If you are slow, one finger will be broken."
Zhao Changhe and Yue Hongling sat aside with their hands in cages, as if they had nothing to do.
It is said that many of the killings before were not done by them, but at least half of them were done by Situ Xiao to defend his master. Now, even the carrot can bring out a lot of mud, and Zhao Changhe's Qi-reading technique is not needed at all. Who knows what the furious Great Western King will do this time...
… …
No matter what the King of the Great West will do, Zhao Changhe's "authenticity" has been thoroughly proved through such things.
The young couple slept peacefully in the guest house warmed by the stove all night. The next morning, Situ Xiao knocked on the door outside: "Get up and pee."
The two washed up hastily and came out of the yard. Situ Xiao had already prepared breakfast in the yard. Without waiting for the two to come out, he took a bowl of dandan noodles and ate it happily: "Damn, you guys slept well, but you guys kept me awake all night."
Zhao Changhe sat in front of him and smiled: "Why, how many did you kill?"
Situ Xiao was too embarrassed to say anything, so he held up a finger and said, "Less than a hundred."
"Less than a hundred? That's much less than I thought. You're very restrained."
"I'm talking about the 100 clans."
"Poof..." Zhao Changhe had just taken a mouthful of noodles and spat it out when he heard the words, taking a breath with a hissing sound.
It’s only been one night!
Situ Xiao had a blank expression on his face: "In troubled times, the law is severe. You guys in the capital are not much more benevolent than us. It's the famous and elegant Tang Wanzhuang who is in charge... Damn them, they are lurking here as traitors. Do you really think we have no temper?"
"No..." Zhao Changhe gasped, "It's ok that the dinner at yesterday's banquet was all spicy, but how come even your breakfast is spicy!"
"What misunderstandings do you have about Bashu?"
"Can I have two steamed buns? Steamed buns can't be this spicy, right? Well, if I remember correctly, steamed buns come from Wuhou, which also belongs to Bashu."
Situ Xiao ordered his attendants to fetch the steamed buns, muttering, "You can't even eat spicy food, and you're still a hero. Look, Miss Yue can eat it."
Yue Hongling smiled and said nothing.
"It's not that I can't eat spicy food, can't I eat something lighter so early in the morning?" Zhao Changhe said unhappily, "Besides, I didn't say I was a hero."
"But my master looked at our ancestral temple early this morning and kept saying 'hero, hero'."
"… "
Situ Xiao sighed and whispered, "What you said touched him deeply. Originally, they didn't know whether you were real or not, so they just let it go for now. But once they confirmed it was true, I felt that Master had aged a bit."
Zhao Changhe asked curiously, "Is it that serious?"
"As for that." Situ Xiao said seriously: "He thought he was doing things for the people, but looking back, some things are hard to judge. And your perspective gave him a hammer, making him feel like he was just a hammer."
"You are the fool." Li Shentong's voice came from outside the door: "How could I raise a traitor like you?"
Situ Xiao buried his head in eating noodles.
Li Shentong stepped inside, personally took a bag of steamed buns and placed them on the table, revealing a smile uglier than crying: "I'm sorry for the poor hospitality. I've embarrassed King Zhao."
Zhao Changhe happily took the steamed bun and ate it, and asked: "To be honest with you, Sect Master Li, I know a little bit about the ability to see qi. Do you need me to look around again and dig out other sword slaves with hidden sword qi?"
"Then I, Li, will not be polite to King Zhao. It is necessary." Li Shentong said calmly: "In return, when the Han Dynasty fights Guanlong, Bashu will cooperate to march into Hanzhong. The war will be in charge of my junior brother Shi, and the Minister of Civil Affairs will assist him. I will follow King Zhao to the north."
Situ Xiao opened his mouth and looked at Zhao Changhe eagerly, hoping that he would lend him one more person.
But Li Shentong said, "Don't even think about going north. If you go, you will only be a general in Huangfu Yongxian's army, because you can't participate in the battle of the border. Who told you to be such a waste? You are about the same age as King Zhao. Look at what you have become at your age."
Situ Xiao held his breath for a moment and said, "You are only half a level older than Zhao Changhe at your age. What kind of dog's stomach have you lived in at your age?"
Zhao Changhe said: "Si Tu has fought under General Huangfu before, so he is familiar with the situation. It would be fine if he were sent to Yanmen."
"Then let's go to Yanmen." Li Shentong didn't dwell on this, and said, "You said yesterday that Kunlun gods and demons have no interest in competing for supremacy in the world, but that's not entirely true. Since I've decided to cooperate with you, I'll tell you about what's going on here, which is also a way of returning the favor."
(End of this chapter)