Chapter 122 The Harlot Who Didn’t Harm Even a Single Person
Chapter 122 The Harlot Who Didn’t Harm Even a Single Person
night.
There are two beds in the room, separated by a small table.
Yue Jian lay down in his clothes early, feeling a little nervous.
"Mad!"
She had always been sleepy, but now she couldn't fall asleep. She recited the sword techniques silently for half an hour, but she was still upset.
Zhang Yu sat cross-legged on the east bed with his eyes slightly closed. He was converting the internal force stored in his Danzhong acupoint into Beiming true qi through the vortex, and the trickle of water fell into the golden pool of Dantian.
And next to the purple gold lotus, there was another purple gold lotus seed, ready to spring into life in the pond.
"Those who go to the wilderness eat three meals a day and return home; those who go a hundred miles away wear clothes and stay overnight to pound grain; those who go a thousand miles away gather food for three months..."
When he was transforming the internal force gained from Feiyun Divine Art before, it was almost like a river flowing back. That was because it was originally his own internal force and the degree of compatibility was extremely high, which was why it could be so fast.
However, the power absorbed from Wei Qianxing was too strong, almost filling up the Danzhong acupoint, and it was necessary to remove the dross and retain the essence before it could be truly transformed into Beiming True Qi.
Even so, the Beiming Qi obtained by transformation is more than a hundred times faster than the accumulation of the Qi through the circulation of the Qi. The latter is like an hourglass, dripping by drip; the former is like a galloping horse,
Of course, there is an extremely magical aspect of the Bei Ming Divine Art. It can use the Dan Zhong point as the Qi Sea, from which it can draw on the internal energy that has not yet been converted and use it directly against the enemy. Therefore, in theory, as long as it can be absorbed continuously, the internal energy will be endless.
But using it in that way will just be like using mud and sand, not as powerful as the Bei Ming Qi.
Another two quarters passed, and Yue Jian was feeling a little sleepy when she suddenly heard the rustling sound of someone taking off clothes. She sat up abruptly.
Zhang Yu glanced at her and said, "Close the door and don't fall asleep."
She sat on the edge of the bed with her hair loose, and when she saw the man take off his robe and put on a tight nightgown, her eyes suddenly became full of admiration.
"My Lord, are you going to assassinate Yue Buqun?"
"Don't let your imagination run wild. Stay in your room and be alert!"
Zhang Yu tied the Ziwei Sword around his waist, habitually touched the green jade ring on his left thumb, jumped out of the window, and after a few flashes, he climbed onto the roof and blended into the night.
He combined the information he had previously obtained to determine the terrain.
Zhengqi Hall is in the center.
East Garden is the guest room.
Nanyuan is where the disciples live.
Yue Lingshan and some female relatives lived in Xiyuan.
The back garden is where Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze live, and the security there should be the most strict.
"There are many martial arts masters in the Zhengqi Hall tonight. If we pass through them, we will inevitably reveal our whereabouts."
The black shadow was like a cat, jumping from the eaves to the outside of the wall, dodging several patrolling Huashan disciples, and successively performing the "Chasing Clouds and Lightning" technique, quickly entering the woods. He planned to make a big circle and go to the West Garden to find Miss Yue.
"Huh? Someone."
Zhang Yu entered the woods and walked a few dozen steps. Suddenly he stopped and listened carefully. He vaguely heard the sound of conversation. He glanced in the direction of Xiyuan and decided to go and find out what was going on. After all, Lady Yue was in Huashan and could not run away.
The moonlight was blue and two dark shadows stood in a clearing in the woods.
There are sparse trees around, so if someone is spying, they will be noticed quickly and it will be easy to escape.
"Yue Buqun is loyal on the outside but a traitor on the inside. He is a liar who is truly deceitful. He also hides his ambitions and is insatiable. We must not allow him to become the leader of the Guanzhong martial arts world! Otherwise, many incidents will surely arise, which will be a loss to our righteous cause."
"Is this what Alliance Leader Zuo said?"
"Exactly."
"The leader wrote to me before, saying that there are friends of Songshan Sect in Huashan who will fully cooperate. It turns out that it is you. I am relieved now."
"Master Zuo has great talent and is in charge of the Songshan Sect. He knows everything in the world. You don't have to worry too much. Even if Guanzhong wants to have a leader, our master is more optimistic about Mr. Nangong."
"Alas, today in the Zhengqi Hall, seeing that all the sects and schools have sided with Yue Buqun, I had no choice but to propose that method in an attempt to delay time. However, it is just a childish fight, and I am afraid it will not work. Besides, I am not sure that my adopted son can defeat Linghu Chong."
The man chuckled: "Mr. Nangong is the best swordsman in Longxi, how can he be afraid of Yue Buqun?"
"You may not know that a master of the Xiantian realm can make a huge difference with just one step."
"Mr. Nangong, Yue Buqun's Xiantian realm is a bit exaggerated..."
After listening to their conversation, Zhang Yu guessed roughly the identities of the two people and couldn't help but find it funny.
"People like Zuo Lengchan must believe that one must first stabilize the country before fighting against foreign enemies. In his mind, purging the Five Mountains Sword Sect and maintaining his supreme authority as the leader are more important than anything else. He keeps an eye on the Huashan Sect even more closely than he does the Sun Moon Divine Sect."
Ever since the five factions formed an alliance, the Hua and Song families have been competing for the position of alliance leader. The other three factions have been fence-sitters most of the time, with neither the strength nor the ambition to compete for the position of alliance leader.
"To some extent, Zuo Lengchan was not wrong. It was the Huashan Sect that pushed him down from the throne of leader."
"It's just that Songshan and Huashan have become second-rate forces, and the Five Mountains Sword Sects have completely split. The Sun and Moon Sect also suffered heavy losses, and all its minions were cut off. This allowed Shaolin and Wudang, who were holding the banner of righteousness and watching from the sidelines, to gain the greatest benefits."
Back in Xiyuan, there was an extra person in Yue Lingshan’s room.
The two of them sat in front of the window, flipping through the book "The Demon Cult's Cult Leader Was Originally a Girl". Their figures were very close, and they became more and more engrossed the more they read.
The two of them had originally read the book with a critical and playful attitude, but they were so engrossed in it that their expressions gradually became serious...
When this girl was young, her family was murdered by evildoers. With the introduction of her father's good friend, she joined the Demon Cult. However, because the Demon Cult was dominated by men, she had to hide her identity as a girl and present herself as a man for the sake of convenience.
After that, he practiced martial arts hard, encountered many adventures, and finally avenged himself. He was adopted as the son of the former leader and the position of leader was passed down to him.
Until she met the man she loved, she changed into red clothes again. Unfortunately, although they were in love, good and evil could not coexist, and many grievances arose. In the end, the man broke into the Demon Cult's headquarters and stabbed him to death with a sword...
"Heartless man!"
Yue Lingshan wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and cursed under her breath.
The other person also found the story interesting, but was not moved.
Seeing that the man was unmoved, Yue Lingshan started crying herself, feeling a little embarrassed: "Daqi, what kind of books do you usually read?"
"The Analects, the Spring and Autumn Annals, Zhu Xi's Annotations, and Selected Works are all boring. I'd rather go to the waterside to practice my swordplay and catch big carp in the Yellow River."
Yue Lingshan chuckled and said, "Uncle Qiu wants you to take the exam to become a scholar?"
"He dreams of it, but I can't."
Yue Lingshan chuckled and said, "You are better at martial arts than me, and you are also better at learning. Uncle Qiu has high hopes for you."
"The old man dreamed of having a son to inherit his ambition, take the imperial examination, pursue a career in government, and become a high-ranking official. Unfortunately, he adopted eight adopted sons, each one simpler than the other, and all they knew was fighting and killing. Those who could write their own names were considered outstanding."
Qiu Qingshan was born in a humble family. He married at the age of forty and had only one daughter, but no other children.
Yue Lingshan smiled and said, “What’s wrong with being a girl? Since ancient times, few men who sit in the Golden Palace are wise. Girls are not allowed to take the imperial examinations and become officials. Many talents have been buried in the boudoir, just like the leader of the evil cult... Humph, if I were to sit on the dragon throne, Daqi, you are both civil and military, I think... you can at least be made a general in front of the palace.”
Qiu Daqi held up his rosy cheeks and squinted his eyes as he looked at Yue Lingshan.
Yue Lingshan touched her face and asked in confusion: "Why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face?"
Qiu Daqi narrowed his eyes and smiled: "I didn't expect that the lady from the family of Mr. Jianyue, a gentleman, would say such words that violate etiquette."
Yue Lingshan said with a smile: "Children of the Jianghu are happy to take revenge, so why would they be bound by so many rules and regulations?"
Qiu Daqi looked at the book "The Demon Cult's Cult Leader Was Originally a Girl" and said with a smile, "Since you specifically look for this kind of book to read, I know you are not an honest girl."
"This is what my senior brother found at the foot of the mountain."
"Your senior brother is Linghu Chong? The one who won seven games in a row during the day."
"Who else could it be but him?"
Qiu Daqi smiled and said, "My father watched the competition on the ring and said that Young Hero Linghu is extremely talented, and his voice is clearer than that of an old phoenix. He will definitely be able to support the Huashan Sect."
As the two were talking, they suddenly heard footsteps outside the door.
"Junior sister, you are still awake, right?" "Third senior brother?"
"I saw the light in your room, so I knew you hadn't rested yet."
"What's the matter, Third Brother?"
Liang Fa said outside the door: "Master wants to teach my sect's unique martial arts, Taiyue Sanqingfeng. Master's wife said, 'Lingshan's internal strength has improved greatly recently. You can watch and comprehend the essence of controlling the sword with qi.' Master agreed and asked me to call Junior Sister to the training room in the back garden."
Yue Lingshan said happily: "I understand."
She looked at Qiu Daqi and said apologetically, "Daqi, you go to sleep first. I can't accompany you."
Qiu Daqi smiled and said, "I'll read for a while and then go to bed. I won't wait for you."
Both of them are from the underworld, so they are naturally familiar with the rules.
The martial arts of a sect are all secrets that cannot be passed on to outsiders, not to mention the Huashan unique skills. If they are secretly learned by outsiders and spread out, it will shake the foundation of a sect.
Since ancient times, anyone who secretly learns the martial arts of our sect will be hunted down to death, regardless of whether they are good or evil.
There is one exception in the martial arts world, and that is the Shaolin Temple, the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism. They deliberately created a bunch of 'monkey versions' of the 72 unique skills and spread them around the world, which not only spread the reputation of Shaolin as the source of all martial arts, but also preserved the real unique skills from being passed on to outsiders.
Otherwise, the Shaolin Temple’s Scripture Library would not have become the most difficult place to enter in the world.
After Yue Lingshan left, Qiu Daqi sat for a while, blew out the candle, took off his clothes, put his shoes in order, and then lay down on the bed.
"Linghu Chong."
She looked at the hazy gauze curtain, but thought of the man who had defeated seven good fighters in the ring today, and felt a little strange.
Although this Huashan event was held in the name of celebrating Yue Lingshan's birthday, in fact the major sects took the opportunity to test each other, but they all brought their young talents with them. If they could see it with the eyes of Sect Leader Yue's only daughter, the relationship between the two would be even closer.
Only Lord Qingshan of the Righteous Alliance brought his only daughter up the mountain, but he had other intentions.
Since it concerns himself, Qiu Daqi is a little upset for a while.
The window was suddenly opened from the outside, and a figure sneaked in silently, making almost no sound. If Qiu Daqi had not been awake at all and was looking towards the gauze curtain, he might not have been noticed.
"What a great thief!"
Qiu Daqi subconsciously reached out to touch it, then she remembered that her sword was not with her. She remained calm and secretly on guard.
The round window was only two feet wide and high, so it was not difficult to get in, but the rare thing was that it didn't make any noise.
"This thief has great martial arts skills!"
The man entered the room and stood by the window, but did not come over immediately. Instead, he lit the two candlesticks on the desk, and the room was instantly brightly lit.
"You still dare to light the lamp?"
"What a bold pervert!"
Qiu Daqi was surprised. She did not move. Through the gauze window, she saw the masked man in black walk up to the shelf, take the Green Water Sword, pull out half of it, look at it for a while, and then put it back.
"What on earth is this guy trying to do?"
Qiu Daqi felt confused.
A masked man in black broke into the room through the window and lit a candle.
It seemed that he wanted to do something lewd, but he was looking around the room.
She slowly reached out and groped on the bed, trying to find something to protect herself.
Ok?
There was a long hard object hidden under the inner quilt.
Qiu Daqi was curious, so she took out the thing and saw that it was actually a jade hairpin. She held it secretly in her hand. It might not be useful, but at least she had something to rely on. The person outside the gauze curtain was too weird.
If the man had not been wearing night clothes and a mask, she would have thought he was just a Huashan disciple who walked into the wrong room.
"Miss Yue, are you awake?"
The man walked to the bedside and then extended his hand.
But then he saw the soft gauze curtain part by itself, and a figure flew out from it, with the Vermillion Bird Jade Hairpin piercing directly into his throat.
Zhang Yu was startled and quickly dodged the fierce attack. A strange woman flew out from the gauze curtain.
Qiu Daqi held the Vermillion Bird Jade Hairpin in her right hand and the Hua Palm in her left hand, one defending and the other attacking. Her moves were fierce, but they were all easily resolved by the opponent. She tried to get her weapon from the shelf several times, but was blocked by the masked man.
Zhang Yu did not want to fight her, so in the ninth round, he found a flaw and pressed the Xuanji point on her chest. The woman trembled all over, and immediately became numb below her chest, and she froze in place.
"who are you?"
Qiu Daqi's neck could still be turned, and he could speak without any hindrance. She said in a cold voice: "I should be the one asking you this, you pervert!"
"Isn't this Yue... Lingshan's room?"
Qiu Daqi thought to himself that this rapist must be coming for Lingshan. If he knew the details, he would definitely lie in wait here. By then, not only him but Lingshan as well would fall into his clutches.
"No! You're in the wrong place."
Zhang Yu took the Suzaku Jade Hairpin from her hand and said, "You can't fool me. I have the Jade Water Sword."
"I borrowed it for observation. Lingshan's room is really not here. If you don't believe me, go find her."
Qiu Daqi secretly thought that this was not good. This person even recognized Lingshan's sword. It seemed that he had put in a lot of effort and would not give up until he achieved his goal.
Zhang Yu walked over and looked at the woman whose figure he had determined. She was about 29 years old, plump and with fair skin. Her face was a little more delicate and innocent than Hua Jian, but her nose was very delicate. She looked like a blessed person.
"You are a man of integrity."
Seeing him approaching step by step, Qiu Daqi panicked: "What...what are you going to do?"
Zhang Yu suddenly felt playful, and seeing that she looked more and more innocent, he deliberately joked.
"Since I am a rapist, then tell me...what should I do?"
Qiu Daqi cried, "If you do this, I will shout. There are Huashan Sect masters everywhere. If you don't want to..."
Zhang Yu raised his hand and pressed her Yamen acupoint.
The two men were quite close to each other, and Qiu Daqi could only see the masked man's eyes.
Those peach blossom eyes were extremely bright, and their movement was like twinkling stars.
How could such beautiful eyes belong to a lecher?
Zhang Yu stopped two steps away from the woman and said with a smile, "This lecher is not interested in you. I will untie the mute point. Don't shout. If you agree, just blink your right eye."
Qiu Daqi had no choice but to blink.
She coughed twice and spoke a little unsteadily: "You you..."
"Who are you? Why are you in her room? Where did Yue Lingshan go?"
"You... you have a grudge against Junior Sister Yue?"
Qiu Daqi vaguely felt that this man did not behave like a rapist, but came to find Yue Lingshan for some reason.
Seeing that she was very alert and unwilling to say anything, Zhang Yu smiled and said, "Forget it, I won't embarrass you. Your Xuanji acupoint will automatically unlock in a quarter of an hour. If you want help, wait until I leave before calling for help. But I advise you not to do so."
Qiu Daqi asked: "Why...why?"
"Because I'm a rapist."
Zhang Yu put the jade hairpin on the table, leaped over the round window like a carp, and went outside.
"A rapist? A rapist who has done nothing wrong?"
Qiu Daqi stood in the room and looked at the jade hairpin. After a quarter of an hour, a feeling of soreness and weakness came over his whole body, and he was finally able to move.
She walked to the table, opened the window and looked out. It was pitch black outside, with only two lanterns in the distance emitting a faint glow.
(End of this chapter)