Yue Hongling did not realize that what she had done was actually a transformation from a chivalrous woman to the Princess of Zhao. She just thought that it would be beneficial to many things if she could lay a backup plan with Wei Changming. As for how to use it specifically, she probably needed to discuss it with Zhao Changhe.
She was not in a hurry to do more, and leisurely returned to the guest house of Luoxia Villa to rest, waiting to see if her master would provide "news about the Hu people" tomorrow, and then she would go to verify the results, to verify her master's heart, and to verify Wei Changming's statement.
As for the meeting with Zhao Changhe at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, there was no specific time agreed upon. There was no need to rush there before the result was known. It was probably unlikely that Zhao Changhe would be able to find out much in such a short time.
According to Zhao Changhe's "reading the luck", he ran into Wei Changming as a matchmaker when he came back, which was already a very "protagonist's luck". He quickly made a relatively clear judgment of the situation in Chang'an. How could an ordinary person open up the situation so quickly? I don't know what level Zhao Changhe's more outrageous luck will reach. It's impossible that he would cause trouble on his first day here, right
Indeed, when she was making some progress, Zhao Changhe was still helplessly teasing the fool... and gambling with Master Dai.
With his current level close to the legendary "divine thoughts" of the bird's-eye view, his "gambling skills" were so easy to amuse people that Dai Qingge soon felt that both sides were evenly matched, and that he could just beat Qin Jiu by a little bit with all his efforts. The feeling was so great that after a few rounds, he almost wanted to become sworn brothers with Zhao Changhe on the spot.
Zhao Changhe was too angry to become sworn brothers with him, so he reminded him, "Ge Shao, you can either go back and chant Buddha's name, or your uncle will find out you're missing, and your father will scold you again. Or you can go to Louguan Terrace and say you went to read the Taoist Canon, and your father will probably think it's okay to bet on both sides. If you keep playing like this, you'll be really wasted..."
He looks just like himself who went to the Internet cafe on the eve of the college entrance examination. Looking at this guy, Zhao Changhe wished he could travel back to the time before the college entrance examination and punch himself. He finally understood the pain of his parents.
Dai Qingge stood up reluctantly: "Okay, okay. I won't go back to chant the Buddha's name. I'll just go to Louguantai to enjoy the scenery."
The main purpose of Zhao Changhe's coming to Chang'an was to meet Yuxu and try to destroy his alliance with the Li family. As for other problems, he didn't think they could be solved by just him and Hong Ling.
I didn't know how to meet him at first. Would Dao Zun know if I went there directly? Or maybe Yuxu's current attitude was unknown. Meeting him directly might not be a good thing. I needed to observe first. I was just worrying about not having a breakthrough point when suddenly, he swaggered into the Louguantai where Yuxu was as Dai Gongzi's follower and friend.
At this time, Louguan Terrace was crowded with people, much more than the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. After all, Buddhism lost the previous "Buddhism-Taoism Debate".
What's more, after Xia Longyuan's death, Yuxu was ranked third on the Heavenly Ranking. Speaking of Shenzhou alone, he was undoubtedly the number one in Shenzhou. His reputation suddenly became countless levels higher than before, and the number of people who came to pay him a visit every day was countless. Even Yuxu himself had not expected this - he was only one place lower than him before, and he didn't feel that he had such a great reputation. It was just that the person who was suppressing him above him was gone, and suddenly his reputation skyrocketed. Who could have thought of this.
This is why everyone remembers the champion, but few remember who the runner-up is.
This is because he is not the real number one on the Heavenly Ranking after all. If he were, his reputation would be outrageous. Now there are two barbarians above him, and for the Shenzhou warriors, they are still very upset. Yuxu, who is closest to the first place, is given even higher hopes. Everyone hopes that he can represent Shenzhou to suppress the barbarians. No one thought too much about this small change in the mentality of the people beforehand.
This not only led to Yuxu coming out of the mountains to Chang'an, where he was visited by many visitors, but also led to Yuxu being put on the fire, making him an invisible landmark in the confrontation with the Hu people.
Under such circumstances, could he still openly cooperate with the Li family who colluded with the Hu people? According to his original intention, he obviously could not, but unfortunately, he might not be able to act according to his original intention now.
When they entered the Louguan Terrace, Yuxu was sitting high on the square, preaching.
Looking at Yuxu, who was dressed in Taoist robes and had a solemn appearance, he seemed to be almost the same person as the hermit who lived in the three rooms of Yunshui House.
Dai Qingge stood outside the venue and listened for a while. He was so energetic during the gambling game just now, but now he started to yawn again: "Boring. I might as well go fight crickets. Oh, by the way, Xiaobao from the Wei family asked me out a few days ago, but I forgot..."
"Your little treasure of the Wei family, is he from Yangzhou?"
“… Jingzhao Wei family.”
Zhao Changhe couldn't help but say, "Mr. Ge, you are at least a hidden dragon, and your current ranking is not low. Why do you spend your days either gambling or fighting crickets instead of practicing martial arts?"
Dai Qingge said: "Isn't this just about deciding which martial arts to practice? Before I'm sure, I won't be interested in practicing."
Zhao Changhe was stunned for a moment, then he heard Dai Qingge continue, "For our family's inheritance, being able to practice to the point of breaking the secret treasure is probably the best we can do. Anyway, in all the generations of my family, only our great-great-grandfather has reached the first level of the secret treasure. In other words, the inheritance is not high enough, and practicing to death will only do so. Now, Buddhism and Taoism are fighting each other. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is a fight for faith, but in the eyes of our families, it is naturally a way to obtain a higher-level inheritance. Otherwise, my father forced me to listen to the scriptures. He is really not afraid that I will become a monk! Then he will have something to cry about!"
Zhao Changhe thought to himself, so that's how it is... If that's the case, if the Han Dynasty wants to win over people, it can also extend it in the direction of education, giving many ordinary families or sects a ladder leading to secret treasures or even the realm of control. This is the real killer weapon, and only then will all the heroes in the world be within its grasp.
If this proposal was raised earlier, it would only be used by the Four Symbols Sect as a stepping stone for its mission, but now it is different... That is why Wanzhuang pointed out very seriously that the hidden dangers between the Han Dynasty and the Four Symbols Sect need to be eliminated and they should take the lead. With such a foundation, it would be easier for the Han Dynasty to carry out these operations than it is now in Guanzhong. Look at the extent to which they fight each other, tsk...
Just as I was thinking this, a Buddhist chant suddenly came from outside: "Amitabha..."
There was a commotion in the square, and the people who were listening to the sermon quickly made way for it and stretched their heads to look at the mountain gate.
A solemn monk wearing the abbot's robes led a group of monks into the Louguan Terrace and walked straight towards Yuxu, saying, "Brother Dao, you are very knowledgeable. In the debate a few days ago, I and my fellow disciples were no match for you and suffered a great defeat. Today, I have come out of seclusion to learn from you. I hope you will give me some advice."
Dai Qingge was very excited: "Okay, okay, I'm just bored, I want to see a river of blood, let's fight, fight!"
Zhao Changhe smiled and said, "So it was right to bring you here. How could you see this excitement if you stayed in the casino all the time?"
"Yes, yes, you are my brother!"
Zhao Changhe smiled and looked at the field, his heart full of doubts. Wasn't this new Buddha who was found by the Buddhist sect to be Po Xun secretly teaching before? He didn't even lay a solid foundation, but he was so eager to join the Taoist sect and start a new round of Buddhist-Taoist debate? In theory, a debate requires a group of dignitaries to watch from the sidelines, and it is meaningful to refute the opponent in public. In the absence of many dignitaries in the field, the victory or defeat depends on word of mouth, which is not direct enough.
Yuxu opened his eyes on the stage, looked at the person for a moment, and said calmly: "This master is unfamiliar. I wonder what his Dharma name is? If I remember correctly, there were several monks of the Yuan generation who debated with me that day. The master doesn't look that old, but he actually called them nephews?"
The visitor said with a smile: "I am Kong Shi, indeed I am one level higher than Yuan Zi. Seniority has nothing to do with age."
Yuxu said calmly: "There are still divine monks of the Kong generation in the world. I am ignorant of this... What do you want to argue with, divine monk?"
Kongshi, with a solemn appearance, raised one hand and saluted: "I want to discuss martial arts."
Yuxu's expression changed slightly, and the square was in an uproar!
This is not a debate! This is a challenge!
Moreover, it is the most common public challenge in the martial arts world. Cui Yuanyong vs. Yue Hongling, Chili Batu vs. Jiangnan Qianlong, Zhao Changhe vs. Wan Dongliu, have all fought like this. However, at a certain level, everyone's face is involved in the victory or defeat, so this kind of challenge rarely appears, not to mention Yuxu is currently the third on the list and the first in Shenzhou!
This Kong Shi is unknown. Is he trying to kill himself
Dai Qingge was ecstatic: "Fight! Fight!"
Not to mention Dai Qingge, even Zhao Changhe was excited. The match between the third place in the Heaven Ranking was not always worth watching! This Kong Shi was 100% Bo Xun. Only Bo Xun dared to face Yu Xu in the realm of control. This battle was of great significance just for watching.
Theoretically, Yuxu's status means that he can completely refuse these inexplicable challenges. If anyone can challenge this level, how many things can others do? But in the context of the struggle between Buddhism and Taoism, in the scene that everyone is watching, Yuxu really can't refuse!
It can be imagined that if he loses, his reputation will collapse in an instant, the Dao Sect can completely withdraw from Chang'an, and Yuxu can hide in Kunlun for the rest of his life, as he can't afford to lose face. If the other party loses, as long as the loss is not too ugly, he can still become famous and stay in Chang'an.
This is an unfair match, but Yuxu cannot refuse.
Yuxu narrowed his eyes and stared at Kongshi for a long time, then slowly said, "Then... I will let the master give me a hand, please."
Zhao Changhe secretly called out to the old Taoist, "Don't capsize!" On the surface, giving up one hand is a very beautiful solution, and it is very face-saving, but the premise is that you can't lose! Once you lose, after it gets out, outsiders won't care whether you give up or not. Losing is losing, who told you to give up? Of course, if you win, then the Buddhist sect will lose face. In fact, in theory, this kind of challenge with no way out should not be suddenly carried out. I don't know what Bo Xun is crazy about.
If the other party was a warrior with dignity, he would not accept this condition. However, Po Xun was obviously not a man who cared about face. He actually said with a smile: "Then I will take advantage of you. Taoist Priest, please pay attention."
As he spoke, he bowed slightly.
A brilliant golden light left his body as he saluted, and rushed straight to the platform. This courtesy attack alone caused an uproar all around!
The Qi was released from his body, yet he was able to lift heavy objects with ease! What level was this
This was the level of the Thousand Troops Break before Long Que was upgraded. At that time, Long Que would lose strength even when using the Thousand Troops Break! With this move alone, this Kong Shi Master was at least at the top of the Earth Ranking.
Yuxu's expression was calm, and he also bowed with one hand. The golden light entered a foot around him, like entering an invisible quagmire, making it difficult to move forward. Then it began to rotate, forming a Tai Chi.
Yuxu didn't even stand up and just swung his hand back, turning it into a golden light of Tai Chi and smashing it back. As it flew back, it grew bigger and bigger, and when it reached Kongshi's forehead, it was like a mountain pressing down on his head. A faint golden light shone around Kongshi, and the blow that was like the Fantian Seal hit his forehead, but it disappeared without a scratch.
The level of this Golden Bell Cover... Dai Qingge couldn't close his mouth when he saw it. If he had been on the field facing this mountain pressure, he would have been turned into a pulp. But in front of this Golden Bell Cover, it was like farting, and he couldn't even lift the corner of his clothes.
Zhao Changhe laughed softly and said, "Well, which martial arts do you like, Young Master Ge?"
Dai Qingge was stunned for a moment before he realized that this martial arts competition was also meant to show the public his skills. He was a little confused for a moment. Yuxu looked handsome, but Kongshi couldn't save his life. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Brother Qin, what about you?"
Zhao Changhe grinned: "Being handsome is a lifelong thing, who wants to be a punching bag?"
Dai Qingge thought it made sense and nodded like a pecking rice. God knows how many times this "Brother Qin" who claimed to be handsome for a lifetime had coveted other people's golden bells in order to improve his body defense...
While the two were having a brief conversation, there were already several rounds of offense and defense transitions on the field, but the form was all "confrontation" in various ways.
Yuxu is not stupid, he claims to "give you one hand", if it's a close fight, it's a disadvantage, if it's a long-range fight, of course there's no difference between one hand and two hands. Kongshi always wanted to get close to the platform, but he was always pushed far away and couldn't get close at all.
Kong Shi was not in a hurry. If he could keep fighting, it would be enough... In the eyes of others, he was on par with Yuxu, which was enough to make him famous.
Yuxu obviously also knew this truth. Gradually, Zhao Changhe discovered that the various qi that had just been dispersed by Kongshi had not actually dissipated, but were still lingering around him. With Yuxu's subsequent attacks, those qi were slowly mobilized again, forming a new Tai Chi around Kongshi, like a huge millstone, slowly rotating.
Others had no idea how Kong Shi felt while being in the situation, but Zhao Changhe had a clear feeling that if a weaker person was in there, he would have been turned into meat paste long ago.
This kind of soft power is quite interesting. It is completely opposite to the hard and fierce power that Zhao Changhe is usually used to, but it is very useful.
In the eyes of others, Kong Shi was being spun around in the whirlpool, spinning faster and faster, but in fact he was trying to eliminate this soft whirlpool. Although it was spinning, it did not cause any harm to him and he was waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.
Before he could wait for an opportunity, Yuxu pushed out with another palm.
This palm seemed to have no power at all... but in fact it was pulling in the direction of Kong Shi's rotation. The inertia alone caused Kong Shi to leave his original position and turn into the crowd.
Once he fell into the crowd, he would lose all his face and the winner would be decided. From the beginning to the end, Yuxu was able to win without any trace of worldly matters, and his title of the first in Shenzhou was well deserved.
It just so happened that the direction in which Kong Shi was spinning was in the direction of Zhao Changhe and Dai Qingge. Zhao Changhe actually caught a glimpse of the smile and murderous intent that flashed across Kong Shi's face during his spinning.
Zhao Changhe's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself that this was not good.
If he only used the Dharma that Kongshi had shown so far, he really couldn't resist this turn and could only fall in. But what if Kongshi was Poxun? What if he also had some magic power? And his magic power was extremely good at disguise. When he turned into the crowd, his magic power spread and killed people. On the surface, it looked like Yuxu made a mistake and caused the overflow of energy, resulting in injuries or even deaths to the onlookers. Wouldn't Yuxu lose face
He doesn't even need to defeat Yuxu head-on, it's enough to just embarrass Yuxu!
As soon as this thought flashed to his mind, Kong Shi had already turned into the crowd. The crowd was about to disperse to the side, but the Tai Chi energy that was originally gently rotating suddenly became as sharp as knives and swept towards the surroundings like wind blades.
Yuxu's expression changed drastically on the stage. Who could stop him in time at this distance
However, the man who seemed to be a "follower" standing next to Dai Qingge, the son of the Dai family, quietly stretched out a finger and gently poked it in the direction where the wind blade had just risen.
When the Qi energy turned into wind blade, it was no longer Yuxu's Qi or Kongshi's Fa, it was the overflowing wind.
The wind can be as sharp as a blade or as refreshing and pleasant as a knife, it all depends on whether there is a god to control it.
Compared to whether or not one’s whereabouts are revealed, the lives of the people around are more important.
The people watching around had no idea what was happening. They just felt the breeze on their faces. It was quite cold in this winter, but nothing happened.
Kong Shi, on the other hand, had some problems... He obviously realized that someone was causing trouble, but he couldn't beat up the troublemaker in public. After a change of mind, he pretended that he couldn't control his body and stumbled towards Zhao Changhe.
If we can kill or injure this guy, we can kill two birds with one stone. It will let him know that it is not someone else's business that he can meddle in, and it will also allow Yuxu to continue to bear the blame for "accidentally injuring" civilians.
"Master, there are too many people here, it's better to turn back." A big hand was placed on his shoulder and pushed again along with the force of rotation.
This wave was not the power of controlling the wind, but the extremely violent power of the Blood Shura Body that Zhao Changhe was famous for. Kong Shi never thought that the warrior who just looked like a cool and graceful warrior would suddenly turn into a rampaging beast. He was caught off guard and was turned back, spinning like a spinning top.
While spinning, he quickly glanced at Zhao Changhe's ordinary face with makeup on. He was smiling and saying to a young man beside him: "This golden bald spinning top is quite interesting. Ge Shao can make a batch to sell. It will probably be very popular."
There was laughter all around.
Kong Shi stopped suddenly and was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
If he didn't show his magic power, losing wouldn't be a big deal. What he wanted was to "fight Yuxu for a long time" and "force Yuxu to make a mistake and hurt someone". But now he failed to hurt anyone. The face he had saved by "fighting for a long time" was gone after the top said that. Tomorrow, there would only be a golden bald top left in the rumors in Chang'an.
This battle was a complete defeat, as we lost inexplicably to a common-looking guy who appeared out of nowhere.
Kong Shi took a deep breath and said calmly, "Master Yuxu is indeed very skilled in cultivation and is worthy of being the leader of Shenzhou. I will learn from you. And this one..."
He pointed at Zhao Changhe and asked, "Which powerful person on the Chaos World Ranking is this?"
Yuxu said at the right time: "This little brother just saw the direction of the wind and used inertia to manipulate the power. He may not be a strong man on the Chaos List, but he has commendable potential."
Zhao Changhe looked at him and understood each other tacitly.
Yuxu asked Dai Qingge kindly, "This young man looks familiar. Could he be the young master of the Dai family in Jingzhao? Is this the brother of the young master Dai?"
Dai Qingge was very proud and smiled with his chest puffed out: "This is my guest Qin Jiu, and also my brother!"
Yuxu was stunned for a moment, then smiled meaningfully: "Qin Jiu... what a good name... it can capture Jiuyou."
Zhao Changhe opened his mouth in amazement.
Who captured Jiuyou? It wasn’t me. I didn’t. Don’t talk nonsense.
Yuxu stood up and left the platform for the first time, bowing eleven times to Kongshi and other monks: "Masters, if you have nothing to do, can you have a vegetarian meal in our temple?"
"No need." Kong Shi glanced at Zhao Changhe and returned the greeting magnanimously: "I am sorry that you have made fun of me because I have not yet mastered the cultivation. I will return to the temple and cultivate well."
After saying this, he led the crowd away.
In fact, as long as a bunch of golden bald gyroscopes don’t appear on the market tomorrow, they will not lose out on this wave, and the strength of the Golden Bell Cover is still very impressive.
Yuxu watched them leave, then turned to Dai Qingge in a friendly manner and said, "Mr. Dai, why don't you take Mr. Qin Jiu into the temple to have a chat and a cup of tea?"
If Yue Hongling knew what happened here, she would probably be stunned.
What is Qi meridian? This is too exaggerated. I was only slightly involved in the situation, but here I have already participated in an important battle and went straight to the purpose of this trip - meeting Yuxu.
(End of this chapter)