Nightwatcher

Xu Yuanshuang by his side snatched the secret letter, read it intently, and then circulated it to Liu Hongmian, Baihu and Qihuan Danxiang.

After watching it, everyone's faces were filled with strange expressions.

This is the first time the owner of Tianji Palace has issued an order since entering the rivers and lakes to gather dragon energy. .

Suddenly, bell-like laughter rang out. The laughter was joyful at first, and then a little sad. Everyone turned their heads and looked at Liu Hongmian, who was laughing and crying.

Ji Xuan looked at her silently, and after a while, until the enchanting and charming woman calmed down, he said softly:

"Hong Mian is a disciple of Wanhualou, she knows the Wulin League best."

"It's a former disciple."

Liu Hongmian corrected a sentence, her face was as bright as a peach blossom, with a faint smile on her face, and she returned to her usual attitude of upsetting all living beings.

She pondered for a moment and said:

"Jianzhou is hailed as the Holy Land of Martial Arts by Jianghu because of the existence of Martial Arts League.

"From the beginning of the founding of the country, it has been a behemoth of Jianzhou. For six hundred years, the Wulin League has maintained the order of Jiangzhou's rivers and lakes, giving Jianzhou the soil for the prosperity and growth of gangs.

"To this day, the top gangs in Jianzhou Jianghu Pai are all subordinates of the Wulin League."

Liu Hongmian glanced at everyone present, and continued:

"Among the vassal forces of the Wulin League, nine sects are the most powerful, namely the Shenquan Gang, Wanhualou, Moge, Qianjimen, Shenxingzong, Tieyitang, Yushan, Baiheguan, and Jianzhou Chamber of Commerce.

"The patriarchs of these forces either came out of the Wulin League, or founded their schools with the support of the Wulin League. For hundreds of years, they have been connected with the Wulin League.

"As for the small gang and the small faction, I won't go into details."

Xu Yuanhuai said in a deep voice: "In these gangs, there are fourth-rank masters?"

Liu Hongmian nodded: "At least one."

Everyone fell silent.

Leaving Canglong Qisu aside, if only relying on them, all the gangs under his command would be wiped out without the Wulin League's own action.

Moreover, there must be other masters in the affiliated gang, as long as they haven't reached the Transcendent Realm, wheel fighting is an effective way to kill the fourth rank.

The white tiger with a broken arm said: "Tell me about the situation at the headquarters of the Wulin League."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes focused on Liu Hongmian, including Canglong Qisu.

"The Martial Arts League is in Quanrong Mountain. There is a military town at the foot of the mountain. It claims to have 20,000 heavy cavalry, but in fact there are at most 8,000 cavalry, and the heavy cavalry will not exceed 4,000. The 20,000 soldiers and horses are the direct troops of the old alliance leader. Of course, I don’t know how many times it has been updated.”

Liu Hongmian said while recalling:

"Except for the army, it's not easy to count the masters within the Martial Arts League. Even I can't make an accurate judgment. I think the ones who really deserve attention are Cao Qingyang and the old leader of the alliance.

"Cao Qingyang ranks in the top five of the Jianghu Top 100 list, half a step beyond the ordinary. Fighting alone, any of us encountering him will be a dead end.

"As for the old leader, although many people in Jianghu think that his existence is a gimmick created by the Wulin League, at our level, we naturally know that he is real.

"However, the old leader has never shown up for hundreds of years. Before that, I didn't know why. Now that I read the superstition of the palace leader, I know what happened."

After introducing the situation of Jianghu in Jianzhou, she stopped talking.

"We need more people." Ji Xuan calmly made a judgment. He looked at the secret agent of Yuzhou and said:

"Send a letter to the Dongfang sisters in the East Sea Dragon Palace, and the two Vajras, to discuss matters here, and let them come as soon as possible, the sooner the better."

Xu Erlang rode a fast horse out of the city today, and arrived at Yunlu Academy in the suburbs of Beijing in less than an hour.

He quickly climbed the mountain, passed through the academy, and came straight to the bamboo forest in the back mountain.

"Dean, farewell to the old days."

Xu Nian bowed outside the bamboo building.

There was a flash of light under his feet, and he was brought into the bamboo building.

In the elegant and tidy bamboo building, Zhao Shou sat alone by the desk, sipping fragrant tea in his hand.

Sitting opposite, there is already a cup of steaming tea.

Xu Nian knew that this was for himself, and also knew that this was Zhao Shou's attitude.

Originally, in his capacity, he was not qualified to sit on an equal footing with Zhao Shouping.

Regardless of his cultivation level or his status as a teacher, Xu Cijiu should always stand in front of Zhao Shou.

"Thank you Dean."

Xu Nian bowed and sat down calmly.

"I need your help with two things."

Zhao Shou put down the teacup, his eyes were gentle: "Submit a booklet for the academy; make an appointment with Wang Zhenwen for me to have tea in the afternoon."

Xu Xinian's eyes flickered, and he hesitated a little: "Okay."

Jiangzhou border.

The filly flicked her tail and lowered her head to chew the concentrated feed in the wooden barrel.

The two stallions on either side, salivating at its feed, poked their heads over to try to get a piece of the pie, and every so often the filly would swing her neck and give each other a headbutt.

In front of the bonfire by the stream, Mu Nanzhi was frying wild vegetables in an iron pot set up, while Xu Qi'an was chopping wild game from the forest.

Li Lingsu was squatting by the stream to wash the ingredients.

Miao Youfang didn't work, he punched not far away, dripping with sweat.

"After the copper-skinned and iron-framed body, there is the fifth-grade strength. The biggest characteristic of this realm is to return from exhaling qi machine to boiling qi and blood."

While slicing the meat, Xu Qi'an taught:

"But it's different from purely pumping qi and blood in the refinement state. You need to feel the rhythm of the body with your heart and control the power perfectly."

Miao Youfang kept his hands and feet, and responded loudly: "I can already control it."

Li Lingsu laughed "chi" and said, "You are still far behind."

"You know nothing, a Taoist priest!" Miao Youfang scolded.

Li Lingsu ignored his swear words and said:

"Man is born to control his limbs and control his body, but this is the most superficial use of the body.

"Ordinary people can exert less than one-tenth of the strength of their physical bodies, and the best proof is that they will burst out with unparalleled strength at a critical moment.

"The essence of Wupin Huajin is to control these uncontrollable forces. Am I right? Senior Xu."

Xu Qi'an nodded, agreed with Li Lingsu's words, and added:

"This realm cannot be achieved quickly, nor can it be piled up with resources. It depends on personal talent and epiphany. The higher the level, the more opportunity and understanding are needed. All major systems are the same.

"However, the experience of your predecessors can save you a lot of detours. I suggest that you not only boxing, but also persevere in meditation every day to temper your soul."

Miao Youfang asked: "Why do you need to temper your soul? Isn't it to temper your physical body?"

Xu Qi'an said with a smile: "Because the body is controlled by the brain, the better the brain is developed, the stronger the ability to control the body."

Miao Youfang seems to understand, but Li Lingsu is thoughtful.

palace.

Xu Erlang had lunch in the palace, and was taken to the outer hall of the boudoir by Wang Simu.

Even if the two have a marriage contract, but are not yet married, the woman's boudoir cannot allow her fiancé to enter.

The outer hall is luxuriously furnished with expensive lichens, all kinds of antiques and treasures are placed on the antique racks, and famous calligraphy and paintings are hung on the walls.

Wang Simu is extremely talented, beautiful and intelligent, and it is always pleasant to get along with her.

Occasionally, he would show his temper to his lover, but fortunately, Erlang is not the straight steel man he used to be, so he can still coax a few words.

"When the spring festival is over, sister Lingyue should be nineteen years old."

Wang Simu asked with a smile.

Xu Erlang was thinking about something, and nodded absently.

"It's also the age of marriage, but there is an engagement."

Wang Simu asked again.

In Dafeng, the age for women to marry is usually after the age of 14 for common people, and after the age of 16 for high-ranking and dignified families.

Cannot be more than 22 years old at the latest, otherwise it is an old leftover woman.

Xu Erlang glanced at his 21-year-old fiancée and said, "No hurry, it will be a few years."

Wang Simu nodded with a smile and added:

"After we get married, she will be able to choose more husbands."

Wang Simu's thinking is very clear, when he marries into the Xu family in the future, he must marry Xu Lingyue out.

Just being the mistress of the Xu family puts a lot of pressure on her. If that younger sister who likes to pretend to be pitiful and weak gets involved, her future status will be in jeopardy.

Of course, Wang Simu is not a combative person, and she married for the sake of fighting.

She just wants to reduce the "threat" around her and try not to be restrained by others.

Xu Erlang was perfunctory for a moment, "Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" and said:

"I still have something to discuss with Wang Shoufu."

Wang Simu nodded and said softly:

"Father seems to be sick. He has been coughing for a while, and he is also groggy, always in a daze."

Xu Erlang was stunned for a moment, and said concernedly: "Have you seen the magician from Si Tianjian?"

Wang Simu sighed:

"The people in the Si Tianjian said that my father became sick from overwork and was too worried, so he needed to rest. In addition, he also caught some cold.

"When Wei Yuan was here before, he was full of fighting spirit, but now that Wei Yuan is dead and he has no political opponents, that energy has suddenly drained.

"Originally, you can show your ambitions, but who knows that the disaster is turbulent"

Xu Erlang nodded with a heavy expression.

After leaving his fiancée's residence, he came to Wang Shoufu's study with ease, and knocked on the door.

After getting permission, push the door and enter.

Wang Shoufu sat behind the desk with a hot teacup in his arms, with nothing in front of him, as if he was sitting in a daze just now.

"Master Chief Assistant, the dean wants to see you."

Xu Cijiu cut to the chase.

Wang Shoufu stared at him for a moment, then said calmly:

"There is nothing to see, I have no energy to deal with him, let alone that interest.

"The new king is enthroned, and Yunlu Academy wants to use it to return to the temple. This will inevitably cause turmoil in the government and the public, and attract resistance from civil servants. At this juncture, you should know what this means."

Xu Erlang said in a deep voice: "The rebel army in Yunzhou is ready to attack. If Yunlu Academy can return to the temple, it will undoubtedly be a strong boost."

Wang Shoufu shook his head:

"What the imperial court needs now is not the group of clear streams in his Yunlu Academy, but silver, which is inexhaustible. Go and tell Zhao Shou that if he can increase the treasury by five million taels of silver, I will give up the old man's position." .

"Contradicting the scholars of Yunlu Academy is the consensus of scholars all over the world, and the consensus of civil officials. If this hole is let go, do you think that group of civil officials will "force the palace"?

"So, who is going to provide disaster relief?"

Xu Erlang sighed: "I understand."

On the third day, he asked for leave and did not go to the Hanlin Academy, but went to Yunlu Academy to "return to his life".

"Although Wang Shoufu didn't see the dean, he handed over the notebook, but His Majesty, he ignored it."

Xu Erlang said.

"That's all!"

Zhao Shou sighed and looked towards the direction of the capital: "I have done my utmost to Yongxing."

At this time, Xu Erlang still didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the cold wind is fierce.

A flying boat shuttled through the clouds and slowly "parked" above the majestic city.

Dongfang Wanrong stood proudly on the bow of the boat, her hair and skirt fluttering.

"Master, Yuzhou has arrived."

In the small courtyard, Ji Xuan was entertaining Du Nan and Du Fan.

"I don't know if the two King Kongs have found the Nine Dragon host?"

Ji Xuan looked at the Buddhist Vajra sitting on top, and said tentatively.

Du Nan shook his head slightly.

Shura King Kong closed his eyes and remained silent.

Ji Xuan smiled and said nothing, he knew that his status was not enough for the two king kong to value him.

Jing Xin said: "Benefactor Ji Xuan, who is the ally you asked us to wait for?"

Ji Xuan answered truthfully: "A member of the Witch God Cult."

King Kong Du Nan opened his eyes to look at him, then closed his eyes without expressing his opinion.

Monk Jing Yuan frowned slightly: "At that time, how will the dragon energy be distributed?"

Cooperating with Qianlong City is the decision of the higher level of Buddhism, even if Dragon Qi is owned by Qianlong City, he has no objection.

But the relationship between Witchcraft and Buddhism has not reached this point.

Just as Ji Xuan was about to speak, he suddenly turned to look outside the courtyard.

Jing Xin Jing Yuan and others made similar actions simultaneously.

In a short time, there was a knock on two dilapidated wooden doors in the small courtyard.

Liu Hongmian twisted her waist and went to open the door. A group of Donghai Dragon Palace headed by the Dongfang sisters stood at the door.

Ji Xuan stood up to greet her, and said with a smile: "The two palace masters, please come in."