Chapter 338
Chapter 338
The dark clouds in the sky dissipated again, and the impending storm came to an abrupt end. The clouds and mists were cleared and the moon was visible again.
The hazy moonlight fell through the gaps in the leaves, illuminating a small area of the ground.
The tall figure of the Martial Saint stood on the hillside, and the moonlight fell on his shoulders, casting a long shadow.
Behind him were several other people who were covered in robes and wearing masks, and their faces could not be seen clearly.
Wu Rulong was among them.
He looked up at the back of the Martial Saint, and his heartbeat accelerated slightly unconsciously.
Wu Rulong was a spearmanship genius among the seventy-two sages. Since the incident in Xishan Village, he fell into Qiao Mu's hands and was imprisoned.
Originally, Hai Siyuan was still sending pigeons to try to contact the divine detective Wayne who was proficient in interrogation methods, but who knew that he was one step too late.
The Martial Saint and Wayne arrived in Southwest State one after another, and the order of the two had determined Wu Rulong's fate.
"Greetings, foster father."
Wu Rulong's voice was low, but he was a little nervous.
He was a genius in spearmanship, a first-class martial artist, one of the martial arts geniuses found by the Martial Saint, and a talented rough diamond representing the future in the Martial Arts Association.
But he, a talented rough diamond, found out that...
The Martial Saint's progress seemed to be faster than his, so that when he saw the Martial Saint again after several months, he felt that the Martial Saint's aura was like the abyss and the sea, and was a little better than before.
"Fortunately, I have switched from the "Martial Spiritual Rhinoceros Art" to the "Taotie Swallowing Heaven Art."
Wu Rulong was also grateful in his heart.
The practitioners of the Martial Spiritual Rhinoceros Art can intuitively sense each other, but the "Taotie Swallowing Heaven Art" derived from it does not have such ability.
If they were still practicing the "Martial Spirit Xi Jue", with the huge gap in strength between the two sides...
I'm afraid that when Wu Rulong meets the Martial Saint, his instinct will be like a little white rabbit meeting a tiger, and he will be embarrassed.
Wu Rulong knows very well... There are two types of people that the Martial Saint hates the most, one is incompetent people, and the other is cowards.
If Wu Rulong meets the Martial Saint again after a few months, and he is not good in front of the Martial Saint... I'm afraid he will die in the hands of the Martial Saint immediately.
On the contrary, if it is for talented and useful juniors, or powerful strong people, he will often show leniency and be particularly patient.
"Godfather."
"In the past few months, although I have fallen into the hands of the Qiao family and been imprisoned in the cellar of this mountain villa, I have never revealed the secrets of my Wu Ji Club..."
Wu Rulong was about to say something else, but he saw the Martial Saint turned around and looked at him.
For some reason, Wu Rulong stopped talking.
"I didn't ask you that." The Martial Saint said calmly:
"Qiankun was in charge of the Xishan Village incident. He went with you, and in the end, only he returned."
"Tell me the whole story from beginning to end."
"...Yes."
Wu Rulong bowed his head.
To be honest, the incident in Xishan Village was caused by the immortal Taoist Yushan who surrounded the mountain with many spirit beasts, and Wu Qiankun escaped by faking his death through the Turtle Breathing Technique.
But he left his junior Wu Rulong behind, causing Wu Rulong to fall into Qiao Mu's hands.
This is not the point.
In the Wu Ji Association, useful people have higher value. Although Wu Qiankun's behavior is not appropriate, it is reasonable.
Wu Qiankun is more useful than Wu Rulong, so it is reasonable for him to escape.
The key is....
"Does the foster father want to find out what happened to Wu Qiankun that day through me?"
This thought flashed through Wu Rulong's mind.
.................
After he explained the whole story, another person came in.
This person wore a mask with a black crescent moon logo on his face, and was covered in a black robe. He was the Yuexuan Envoy from Southwest Province.
Yuexuan Envoy bowed to the Martial Saint:
"Wayne and Lu Yanbei were just stopped by us, and are now rushing to Taoyuan Villa."
"Do you want to deal with them?"
"No need." The Martial Saint refused.
The Martial Saint entered Taoyuan Villa this time to see the strength of Qiao Xin, who killed the Yuanying Elder, and to secretly take Wu Rulong away and ask a few questions about Wu Qiankun.
He disguised himself with flesh and blood, just because he didn't want to tear his face at this time. Even if he came openly, he could naturally take Wu Rulong away.
"Let's go." The Martial Saint said:
"Come with me to see Qiankun now."
"Also... go and notify Mingkong and ask her to rush to Southwest Province." The Martial Saint said.
Yuexuan Envoy and Wu Rulong were both shocked.
The Seventy-two Sages are a ranking of talents and abilities, not a ranking of martial arts and actual combat capabilities.
Wu Rulong ranked 50th, and Wu Qiankun ranked third.
In fact, if we only talk about strength, Wu Qiankun has long been the strongest among the seventy-two sages, and is the "little martial saint" who is closest to the martial saint.
But in the mind of the martial saint, there are two people among the seventy-two sages who are more important and more talented than Wu Qiankun.
Wu Mingkong is the second person among the seventy-two sages.
"Could it be that the martial saint is dissatisfied with Wu Qiankun and is preparing to let Lord Mingkong come to take charge of Southwest Province?"
Envoy Yue Xuan had such a thought in his mind.
Wu Jihui is a secret martial arts force spanning nine states.
Today, Wu Qiankun is in charge of Southwest Province, and there are also sages in the other eight states to preside over the overall situation.
According to Wu Jihui's speculation, Yunxiao Sect in Southwest State is at the bottom among the nine immortal sects. Although it is still a behemoth to Wuji Hui, it is still a relatively easy nut to crack.
Therefore, letting Wu Qiankun go to Southwest Prefecture to develop his own business is actually placing high hopes on Wu Qiankun and counting on him to grow quickly and take on major responsibilities.
Just now....
Wu Shengren seemed to have noticed Yue Xuanshi's thoughts, and simply said:
"When Mingkong arrives in Southwest Prefecture, let her worship at Taoyuan Villa."
"Huh?" Wu Rulong and Yue Xuanshi were even more shocked this time.
"Sage, if you want to steal your master, why would you let Lord Mingkong come in person?" Yue Xuan envoy said in surprise.
In his opinion, it shouldn't be difficult to sneak into a place like Taoyuan Villa that focuses on exploring martial arts.
Wu Rulong, who is ranked fifty, is not even needed. It is enough to send the local Xingxuan envoy there.
Unexpectedly, Wu Shengren had an idea and wanted to let Wu Mingkong, who was ranked above Wu Qiankun, go forward.
"Stealing masters? Our Wujihui arsenal includes the secrets of all famous sects. Do we still need to steal masters?" Wu Shengren said calmly.
Wu Qiankun is number one in martial arts, and also number one in spiritual cultivation.
But Wu Mingkong is not like that.
She is the genius with the highest qualifications and understanding among the three thousand martial arts geniuses that the Martial Saint spent forty years and traveled all over the nine states. She can be called the genius among geniuses.
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From the perspective of a martial saint, saying that she is the number one martial arts genius in Kyushu is not an exaggeration.
"A place like Taoyuan Villa is perfect for Mingkong to show off his talents."
"In a few years, maybe the sword will be unsheathed just like the sword banished to the immortal when he was young." This thought crossed the mind of Wu Shengren, and he turned and left.
As the saying goes, there is no first in Taoism and literature, and there is no second in martial arts.
First, it is actually difficult to distinguish.
If there is any recognized number one in the world, then the level of this number one in the world must be far higher than that of other martial artists.
And the same goes for Wu Mingkong.
The last person who was called the best martial arts genius in Kyushu was fifty or sixty years ago, when he was a sword-banished immortal in his youth.
Wu Shengren was a contemporary of Jian Banxian. Before he created "Wu Shengren Rhinoceros", he had actually been overshadowed by amazingly talented figures like Jian Banxian. It was impossible for him to underestimate Jian Banxian.
With Saint Wu's current perspective and experience, it is naturally extraordinary to be recognized by him as the number one genius.
"Envoy Yue Xuan, where is Wu Qiankun in Southwest State?" Wu Shengren turned around and asked.
"Half a day ago, I went to Yangmen Fucheng." Mentioning Wu Qiankun, Yue Xuanshi couldn't help but feel a little frightened.
"Yangmenfu City was captured by King Yu's army more than half a month ago. The city has a population of one hundred thousand. There are also Taoist temples of the Yunxiao Sect and immortal cultivators stationed there."
"If something happens in this city, it will definitely alarm the Immortal Sect..." Yue Xuanshi's eyes fell on Wu Shengren's face, trying to read Wu Shengren's emotions.
Wu Shengren is not a kind saint, and Yue Xuanshi is not sure what Wu Shengren's attitude towards Wu Qiankun is when he comes to Southwest State.
What disappointed him was that he didn't see any obvious likes and dislikes on Wu Shengren's face, it was still as deep as before.
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The night has gradually deepened.
The banquet was over, the cups and plates were in a mess, and the white-headed soldiers led everyone to take a break in the villa.
Taoyuan Villa is not small, and it is actually more than enough to accommodate these five hundred people, not to mention that in Li Changshi's hands, there is a stone city magic weapon left behind by the sword banished immortal.
Qiao Mu stretched out his fingers, and wine gradually seeped out from his fingertips. He began to sober up.
Originally, Qiao Mu thought that his wine was very good and he would not act crazy or talk nonsense when he was drunk.
After spending four hundred years dreaming of immortality this time, I wanted to indulge myself for a while, but I didn't expect that because I was drunk, my reaction was slower than when I was sober.
"Someone sneaked into the villa secretly and let Wu Rulong go without anyone noticing?"
Qiao Mu looked at Wayne and Lu Yanbei, who had just arrived.
Meeting old friends was supposed to be a good thing, but when they came to the villa, they found that Wu Rulong was no longer there.
"I'm afraid this time it's not because the people in the villa were neglecting their supervision." Wayne said solemnly:
"The person who secretly sneaked into the villa is probably the Martial Saint."
Wayne briefly mentioned his own experiences in Linhe Fucheng.
After deducing that Wu Shengren might come to Taoyuan Villa, he was ready to rush over to remind the Qiao family.
Unexpectedly, halfway through the journey, he was restrained by a group of mysterious people. It seemed that it was the people from Wu Jihui who wouldn't let him come in to disrupt the situation.
Wayne was still very anxious at first, thinking that Wu Ji would hold him back, fearing that Wu Shengren was not going to kill him at Taoyuan Villa, with a pair of hundreds, but who would have expected that he would come and leave quietly?
"So it's the Martial Saint?" Qiao Mu muttered.
The last time I saw Wu Shengren was when I was in Nanzhou.
This time Qiu Xu Ke just made Qiao Mu feel something intuitively. Especially when Qiao Mu was teaching martial arts, he felt that this person was a rare jade...
Various thoughts passed through Qiao Mu's mind, and finally his eyes fell on the thread-bound book "Flesh Oven" next to him.
The style of painting in this secret book seems to be different from other books such as "Thirteen Horizontal Training Taibao" and "Iron Mountain Fist". It was just that someone had just given the gift, so Qiao Mu was not suitable to read it carefully on the spot.
Knowing that Wu Shengren had just arrived, Qiao Mu was naturally not careless. He looked through the entire villa, three floors inside and three outside, and found no hidden tricks left by Wu Shengren before he felt relieved.
"Wu Shengren, leave it alone, Wayne, now that you are here, you can't leave casually."
Qiao Mu pulled Wayne and directly pressed a copy of "The Art of Transformation" into his hand.
"This method of divine transformation is not only given to you, but also given to Taizu Yan." Qiao Mu said bluntly.
Wayne was stunned for a moment, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Yan Taizu is now the sword holder of the Human King Sword. He has lived for three hundred years and has the best internal strength in the world. He was the first person on the previous strength list.
If he can master the method of divine transformation and transform all the internal energy he has accumulated so far into real energy, his strength will surely grow by leaps and bounds like a tree.
So Wayne was surprised, and it could even be said that it was difficult to understand Qiao Mu's thoughts.
Qiao Jin and three hundred soldiers broke into the palace to assassinate Emperor Yonghe, but they are still on the wanted list of the Great Yan Dynasty.
This is different from Linhe Fucheng's symbolic wanted order for Qiao Xin.
Assassinating the current emperor was an unforgivable crime. No matter how magnanimous Taizu Yan was, he would not spare Qiao Jin and the three hundred soldiers.
If we meet again, it will definitely be in front of the two armies.
Qiao Mu waved his hand: "It's only a matter of time before the Taoyuan Villa's martial arts reaches the hands of the imperial court. It's better for me to send it directly."
"Since I dare to found Taoyuan Villa, I am not afraid that others will learn my martial arts."
Although Yan Taizu was a formidable enemy of Qiao Mu, he was also one of the few top warriors in the entire Jiuzhou who had the heart to defeat immortals.
In Qiao Mu's view, although the two sides had irreconcilable conflicts, they still regarded the people of Dayan as his subjects.
"Mr. Qiao is really broad-minded, which is simply embarrassing." Wayne cupped his hands in admiration:
"If Mr. Qiao needs to use Wei for anything, just let him be sent to you."
He came here this time to remind Qiao Xin out of good intentions based on his previous friendship with Qiao's family.
Who would have thought that his reminder had no effect at all, but instead gained great benefits like the "Divine Transformation Technique".
Wayne burst into tears. As a victim of the version update, he was stepped on by a martial artist from the imperial capital, which made him famous.
Now I finally managed to keep the clouds clear and see the moonlight, and became the first batch of practitioners of the "Divine Transformation Technique".
"I really need your help." Qiao Mu said:
"Taizu Yan must have also investigated the matter of Wu Shengren. Since you have become a senior official of Feiyu Guard, if you can find traces of Wu Shengren in the future, can you also inform my Qiao family?"
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Great Yan Dynasty was torn apart, it was still a behemoth that once ruled the nine states and should not be underestimated.
"Mr. Qiao thinks highly of me." Wayne apologized:
"Martial Saint's whereabouts are mysterious, and this matter is really beyond my control. But..."
At this point, he changed his tone:
"If Mr. Qiao wants to cause trouble with Wu Jihui or Wu Shengren, although I can't do anything, I can introduce someone to Mr. Qiao."
"This person regards Wu Shengren as his enemy. He has been walking secretly for many years just to kill Wu Shengren... Speaking of which, this person actually has friendship with the Qiao family."
"Stop being so pretentious and tell me quickly." Qiao Mu raised his eyes and said.
"His name is... Wu Qizheng." Wayne replied.
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PS: Let me tell you something.
Regarding the character Yan Taizu, I found that "Taizu" is a blocked word... I can type it out, but you can't type it out. If there is a discussion in the post, it must be marked...
So now I am thinking about whether to give Yan Taizu another title, such as Yanshenji and Yanzu? Simply vote in the post, Yan Taizu will not change, Yan Shenji, Yan Zu, or make up another name.
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