Chapter 123: Dawei Tianlong vs. Tiangang Wuji

Chapter 123: Dawei Tianlong vs. Tiangang Wuji

Chapter 123: Dawei Tianlong vs. Tiangang Wuji (Subscription Request)
After returning to Jiangning Prefecture, Xu Qing asked Yan Shan, who came back with him, to entertain Xie Quan and take him to experience the customs and culture of Jiangning Prefecture, and introduce him to the affairs of Fushe.

Yan Shan had long admired Xie Quan, a former famous scholar from Yingtian, and was quite excited after taking on this task.

Xie Quan was just about to leave Xu Qing aside and investigate the actual situation of Jiangning Prefecture and Fushe, so as to get a deeper understanding of Xu Qing from the side.

He also deeply agrees with Xu Qing's ideas such as "unity of knowledge and action, and pursuit of conscience".

The end of the paper is so shallow that I know that this matter must be carried out.

Therefore, without actual investigation, understanding a person only on paper is not comprehensive.

On the other side, Xu Qing sent Xie Quan away and hurried back to Li's house, and ordered Guo Zhuang to invite General Li Qian back.

Now Li Gongyu is an external commander, leading a thousand men.

The place where they were stationed was Qingfeng Village, which was formerly Qingfeng Temple.

In fact, there are not a thousand people, but there are many of Xu Qing's men among them, which can be regarded as a force that cannot be ignored in Jiangning Prefecture.

After receiving the news, Li Gongyu hurried back and asked Xu Qing when he saw him:
"Qing'er, how did you do in the provincial examination?"

In his opinion, no matter how big Xu Qing's career was, it was not as important as passing the imperial examination.

Farming and studying can be passed down from generation to generation.

The foundations created in the underworld come and go quickly, they are all rootless duckweed.

Zhou blamed him, "You don't ask about Qing'er's lifelong affairs, but ask about these irrelevant things."

In fact, she wanted to know more about Xu Qing's performance in the provincial examination, but Xu Qing did not take the initiative to say it, and she was afraid that Xu Qing did not perform well. After asking, Xu Qing felt even more sad.

Li Gongyi smiled awkwardly and said, "I am anxious."

Xu Qing had dismissed his attendants and said, "Uncle, aunt, my essay is very good. I think I'll be the first in the provincial examination this time. It's just that..."

He roughly stated his conjecture.

Li Gongyi and Zhou Shi are the people closest to him. If things don’t go well in the future, he will definitely make sure to settle them down.

He had already made arrangements for this in advance.

In the past few days, the duel between Yan Kong and Gu Wuji was able to divert attention, which was a good opportunity to arrange for Zhou to temporarily leave Jiangning Prefecture.

If it is too early or too late, it will not be suitable.

Although Zhou was a woman and pregnant, she was not frightened at this time. She just asked, "Qing'er, is it really that bad?"

Xu Qing: "It's just a worst-case scenario. In fact, I have a high chance of winning the Five Classics Championship, or even the First Prize. Right now, it's just a precautionary measure, so we won't be caught off guard when the results of the provincial examination are announced."

Zhou nodded: "I will follow your arrangements."

Xu Qing: "Aunt and my aunt are pregnant. I have arranged a water route. We will leave early tomorrow morning under the pretext of going out to burn incense, and then use the excuse of praying for my success in the provincial examination at Jinguang Temple. In fact, we will take the waterway to a small port in Wuzhong County, where there is a fisherman's family. Aunt and my aunt will stay there temporarily. If things really come to the worst, I will arrange for my aunt to take a boat to an island in the East China Sea. I have an old friend there who can protect your safety. As for my aunt, she will stay in the countryside."

Zhou asked: "Qing'er, what are you going to do?"

Xu Qing smiled slightly: "My uncle and I have our own arrangements. Don't worry, aunt, I will take good care of my uncle. When I have finished my business, I will go to pick up my brother and sister."

Zhou said hurriedly, "Pah, pah, pah, you can't give birth to a girl, a boy is more useful."

She has only conceived a baby in half her life, how could she give birth to a daughter?

Xu Qing laughed out loud.

Li Gongyu said indifferently: "Both men and women, I love them equally."

Zhou rolled her eyes at him and said, "You men are only good at talking."

When it came to having children, Zhou and Li Gongpu actually felt relieved.

People are amazing. With offspring, they have hope and motivation to work hard, and they are not afraid of any difficulties, no matter how great they are.

Even though they had raised Xu Qing before, they had never felt this way.

Because Xu Qing had made preparations in advance, he didn't need to bring any valuables tomorrow. He could go to Wuzhong County by water, going downstream and arriving in half a day.

Xu Qing then went to the study with Li Gongpu to discuss the matters of Qingfeng Village.

Basically everything has been arranged. When the time comes, Li Gongpu will follow the people from Qingfeng Village and move into the mountains to wait for Xu Qing to meet up.

Xu Qing practiced internal organs to reveal his true form. As long as he escaped to the deep mountains or swamps, no matter how powerful the Duke of Wei's Mansion was, they would not be able to do anything to him.

All his preparations were aimed at possible attacks from the Duke of Wei's Mansion.

Because he was in the other person's shoes, Xu Qing knew very well that once the Duke of Wei's Mansion realized that the bigwigs in the central government did not think that highly of Xu Qing, they would definitely try to stifle a young man like him who had unlimited potential.

After all, hatred has already been formed. Should we wait for Xu Qing to become powerful in the future to take revenge?

Even if the probability of this happening was only one percent, Xu Qing had to make sufficient preparations.

Fortunately, until now, the black energy in his destiny has not changed and is almost the same as usual.

It is obvious that the Duke of Wei's Mansion has not made up its mind yet and is waiting for the results of the provincial examination.

The more powerful the hunter is, the more patient he is, and it is often only when he has to take action that he reveals his ferocious side.

Xu Qing was wary of Duke Wei.

Because in his opinion, the young master's random biting of people was exactly what the Duke of Wei did on purpose. It not only served to intimidate the outside world, but also made people look down on the Duke of Wei's Mansion.

The power of the Duke of Wei's Mansion is too great, if there is another outstanding heir.

Ha ha!

If Xu Qing put himself in the emperor's shoes, he would also lose sleep, thinking that the land in the southeast would no longer belong to the court sooner or later.

"This tactic has the risk of producing a useless heir. But if the young master repents, it will be very scary. Besides this, the old man may have other options, but they are unknown to the public."

Xu Qing knew the nature of the aristocratic families very well and was never willing to put all their eggs in one basket.

He had just finished discussing with Li Gongyu.

It just so happened that Prefect He sent someone to invite him to the government office.

He set out from Yingtian Prefecture yesterday afternoon. He walked lightly and traveled at night, so he was faster than the average caravan. Therefore, it is now the evening of September 7th.

On the other hand, although Xu Qing didn't get much rest in the past two days, he didn't refuse the invitation from Prefect He.

After all, with the energy he has now, he can stay up for days and nights without any problems.

...

...

Xu Qing followed Guard Wang, who came to deliver the message, to the government office and met Magistrate He in the study.

"Gongming, how did you do in the provincial examination this time?" Prefect He asked with concern.

Xu Qing: "I will definitely win this time."

Magistrate He laughed and said, "That's good. This time, there is another matter that I need to discuss with you."

"If you have anything to say, just tell me."

Prefect He twirled his beard and said, "The decree to replace rice with mulberry has been implemented in Qingshui County for some time. Although the situation seems to be good at present, in fact, there are still undercurrents."

He took out an opened letter and placed it on the desk.

Xu Qing leaned over to take a look, and the contents were truly shocking.

"It's a rumor, absolutely a rumor."

The content of the letter was that after Lin Tianwang went to sea, he called himself the King of the East Sea Island, made friends with the Japanese pirates, and committed crimes on the coast of Jiangning Prefecture. Even the county town of Wuzhong County was threatened. The head of the Yingtian Prefecture who was trying to catch the fugitive was also kidnapped by Lin Tianwang in broad daylight in the county town...

The key point is that there were rumors that Lin Tianwang retreated from Qixia Mountain, but in fact he was secretly colluding with Jiangning Xusheng...

Even though most of the content in the letter was true, Xu Qing still looked innocent.

Moreover, those acts of colluding with Japanese pirates to commit crimes on the seashore were clearly framed using the name of King Lin.

He knew very well that King Lin had killed many real and fake Japanese in the East China Sea before he was able to occupy a sea area and an island that could serve as a base.

Moreover, when King Lin was in Qixia Mountain, he never robbed the villagers of Jiangning Prefecture, let alone now.

The heroes of this era all acted in a logical way, burning, killing and looting outside and repairing bridges and roads in the countryside.

King Lin is a martial artist who aims to become a martial arts master. How could he easily change his personality?

He Zhifu: "Of course I believe Gongming, but this matter is groundless, there must be a reason. The matter is about 'changing rice to mulberry'."

Xu Qing's face turned pale when he heard this, and then he bowed to Prefect He and said, "I understand what you mean, sir."

He Zhifu stroked his beard and said, "Don't worry, Gongming, I will take care of everything for you."

Xu Qing had to admire the ruthlessness of He Zhifu. In order to achieve results quickly, he even targeted the wealthy people in Jiangning Prefecture.

In fact, it is no wonder. Prefect He saw that Circuit Inspector Wu was promoted, Feng Xifeng passed the imperial examination and was admitted as the second-class imperial censor, and was now the Circuit Inspector Censor, while his own school's rival, Zhou Tixue, was about to become the governor.

It would be strange if he wasn't anxious.

He has less than a year left as the prefect. If he doesn't make achievements soon, how can he move up the ladder?

In the officialdom, each position is assigned its own position.

When people of the same generation climb up, your opportunities become fewer.

"No wonder Old He indulges me in developing my power in Jiangning Prefecture. He has been waiting to use me as a sharp knife. Anyway, he is a temporary official, so he can just leave without any hesitation. He is not afraid of me becoming bigger and stronger in Jiangning Prefecture."

If there is any headache, it will be the officials behind.

Xu Qing understood the logic of Prefect He and couldn't help but feel dissatisfied in his heart. Prefect He probably never thought that the Duke of Wei's Mansion would take action against him.

Maybe they have thought about it, but they may not want to get involved in this mess.

But this is also Xu Qing's opportunity.

Without the approval of the prefect, he would have no psychological burden in subjugating these gentry if he won the first place.

If he is forced to flee, he will not be able to forgive these guys who are causing trouble behind the scenes. Xu Qing has been eyeing their gold and silver for a long time.

Old guys like Lao Wu and Lao He are all scumbags who only want to use Xu Qing to gain benefits for themselves.

The key point is that Xu Qing has no choice but to do this.

People in the arena involuntarily.

Xu Qing returned to Li's residence and entered a state of yin and yang harmony with the old sycamore tree, restoring his mental and physical strength. The next day, he followed his plan to send Zhou and another pregnant concubine away.

Afterwards, Xu Qing came to the abbot's meditation room in the back hall of Jinguang Temple and laughed, "Master Yankong, what important matter are you discussing with Master Huang in the meditation room?"

After he finished speaking, he used his sleeves to create a strong breeze and pushed the door open to come in. Someone inside exclaimed in surprise: "Master Xu."

After Xu Qing came in, the man's eyes were fixed on him, and he was extremely horrified.

It turns out that this man is Huang Tianhu, the abbot of the Dachan Temple and a lay disciple of the Xiongchan lineage, and now the chief escort of the Longmen Escort Agency in Yingtian Prefecture.

He himself is a top-notch bone-training warrior, and at this moment Xu Qing did not deliberately conceal his qi and blood.

Huang Tianhu saw through Xu Qing's true colors at once, his face filled with disbelief.

In the Zen room, besides Huang Tianhu, there was also a female nun.

Yan Kong smiled and said, "Gong Ming, let me introduce you. You know Chief Escort Huang, so I won't say much. We are all family. This is Taoist Master Mei, known as the Iron Fairy in the martial arts world. She is my friend for many years and has come here specially to help."

Female nuns can also be called Taoist priests.

Xu Qing secretly complained in his mind, the old monk is a Buddhist, why would he want to know a Taoist nun for no reason? Could they be having an affair?
Tie Xiangu greeted Xu Qing and said, "Master Xu, please don't listen to Brother Yankong's nonsense. With my limited skills, how can I show off in front of two masters?"

In the world, the strong are respected.

Xu Qing and Yan Kong were both real martial artists. Even though Tie Xiangu was usually arrogant, she didn't dare to act rashly in front of Xu Qing.

Xu Qing obtained a lot of information about people in the underworld from Su Lianqing.

He knew about Tie Xiangu, but he didn't know that the old monk was actually related to Tie Xiangu.

Xu Qing suspected that the old monk had licked people before, but they ignored him. Now that he had practiced dirty work, he finally got the goddess' approval.

Huang Tianhu came to Jinguang Temple specifically to lend a hand on Xiong Chan's orders.

Last time, they got to know each other through fighting. Now that the Great Zen Temple has recognized Yan Kong's strength, it is natural for them to renew their old relationship. After all, they are close neighbors and have a relationship of being a big clan or a small clan.

Whatever filth there was in the past is now a thing of the past.

As a human being, the most important thing is to be happy and just look forward.

It has to be said that Xiong Chan is very visionary. No wonder he can win the hearts of the heroes in the north even when the situation at Dachan Temple is so difficult. He is nicknamed "World-Saving Vajra" by the people in the world.

In fact, when Xiong Chan first debuted, his nickname was "Mang Jingang" and he was a very impatient person.

After taking over the position of abbot, his knowledge of martial arts and Buddhism became more profound, he restrained his temper, and almost never fought with others again.

But the heroes of the northern world are no longer willing to look down on him.

Xu Qing bowed to Tie Xian Gu: "Xian Gu's Plum Blossom Fist is a unique skill in Zhongzhou. I have heard of it for a long time. I am very lucky to see it today..."

Tie Xiangu couldn't help but smile, "Master Xu also knows my Plum Blossom Fist."

She saw that Xu was a young master in practicing Zang-fu at a very young age, and she thought that such a person must be like Xiong Chan when he was young, with high eyes and a big airs.

Unexpectedly, her reputation would also reach Xu Qing's ears.

I was extremely happy.

Yan Kong's mouth twitched when he saw this. He was offering a gift to the Buddha by borrowing flowers from the old Taoist nun and asking her to eat yellow rice, but the old Taoist nun didn't even smile at him.

Why did she smile so happily just because Xu Qing flattered her?

Are people so different from each other?
How exactly is he worse than Xu Qing?
However, Yan Kong felt comforted when Xu Qing came to help, and he became more confident.

In addition, Xu Qing did not mention the provincial examination, so Yan Kong did not ask.

When Tie Xiangu and Huang Tianhu saw that a great master like Xu Qing was in charge of Jinguang Temple, they were even more confident about the battle with Yankong tomorrow.

Xu Qing came to Jinguang Temple just to give the old monk confidence.

After all, no matter how powerful the old guy was, he had never fought with a character of this level after he entered the training stage and revealed his form, and he was also old.

When experts compete with each other, confidence is actually very important.

Xu Qing stayed in the guest room of Jinguang Temple.

The next day, Yan Kong summoned all the monks in the temple to the main hall early in the morning to wait for Gu Wuji's arrival.

Fa Yue had also returned to Jiangning Prefecture with Xu Qing.

At this moment, he was outside the main hall, instructing the monk in charge of reception, saying, "Wuda, cheer up, you are going to the mountain gate to welcome guests."

"Yes." Wuda replied hurriedly.

After Fayue left, the monk in charge of reception hurried to the mountain gate.

Half an hour later, smoke and dust billowed from the distant mountain road.

One after another, people from the martial arts world entered the mountain gate with spectator cards. In front of the mountain gate, the temple's martial monks and officials from the county and prefectural governments maintained order.

The government took 70% of the spectator cards for this decisive battle, and all officials had a share, so everyone was very enthusiastic.

However, Jinguang Temple temporarily made many small Buddha statues of Master Yankong. If Yankong wins, they will surely be best-sellers in the world of Nanzhili.

Because these small Buddha statues are all in the postures of Master Yankong practicing Arhat Fist, a total of 108 postures. When they are collected together, it becomes the Arhat Fist that the great master Lianzang once learned to lay the foundation.

It is said that even if all the Buddha statues are added together, only ten sets can be collected.

Each set is a treasure that can be circulated in the world for hundreds of years.

It is said that this idea was thought up by Yanzhi, the former abbot who was sent to work in the vegetable garden by Yankong. If the Buddha statue sells well this time, he might be able to return to the position of abbot.

Therefore, many monks have gone to the vegetable garden to prepare food in advance recently.

After all, every profession has its specialties.

Elder Yanzhi used to be in charge of the finances of Jinguang Temple, and he was a professional. After this ups and downs, he will definitely be more restrained in his actions, and he may return to the position of abbot and sit more firmly in the future!

It was almost noon, and the guests from all parties had been waiting at the mountain gate for a long time. Gu Wuji was carried up the mountain in a sedan chair by his disciples.

He was quite ostentatious and when he arrived at the mountain gate, he scattered many flower petals along the way.

This is the Manzhushahua in front of the Buddha, also known as the other shore flower. It is not very easy to find.

Gu Wuji spent a huge amount of money to collect them.

The meaning of Gu Wuji scattering flowers is to send the old monk to the other shore.

After all, he is somewhat superstitious.

Unfortunately, even so, when I went out this morning, I heard crows cawing. It was really bad luck.

However, Gu Wuji's face was livid when he sat in the sedan chair, but it was not because of this matter. He had heard in advance that the boxing betting was very lively this time, and he wanted to invite Yan Kong to cooperate, and the two sides would set up a betting table outside.

As a result, the old monk ignored him and went to the government to sell the spectator card.

He didn't gain anything.

The Zhengang Sect came to Nanzhili to develop, naturally because they saw the prosperity of Nanzhili and wanted to work for the young master of the Wei family. To put it bluntly, it was for money.

If the old monk offers the right price, it doesn't matter if he loses a game.

He didn't expect the old monk to be so stubborn and not to take him with him when he engaged in these business activities.

The murderous intent in Gu Wuji's heart was simply uncontrollable.

This money should all belong to him!

He couldn't help but secretly complain that the Duke of Wei's Mansion was too stingy and didn't even help him to get through the connections with Jiangning Mansion and share the income.

"It seems that this Duke's Mansion, which has been built for generations, is all show and no use. It is even afraid of little students." Gu Wuji thought of Xu Qing. In fact, he was quite afraid of this young man.

He arrived at the mountain gate and was about to speak.

All I heard was the sound of Zen coming from the main hall a few miles away from the mountain gate:

"Ancient donor from Zhengang Sect, you have come from afar. Please forgive me for my old age and infirmity, and for not coming to greet you from afar. Good, good, Amitabha..."

The voice came from the main hall of the mountain gate several miles away, but when it reached the ears of the people outside the mountain gate, every word was clear, as if the person who was speaking was right next to their ears.

The key point is that the old monk discovered them in the hall several miles away, which shows how unfathomable he is.

Gu Wuji didn't expect that he would be given a show of power by the old monk before he even entered the mountain gate.

He stood up from the sedan chair and, without waiting for the monk to come forward, said, "I am a person of low virtue, why bother the master to come all the way to greet you."

He emphasized every word.

Every word was like the sound of a dull bell, and the lingering sound resounded inside and outside the mountain gate, and even reached the main hall of Jinguang Temple.

Until these words are finished.

Everyone in the hall saw a middle-aged man with a clear face and a stern expression, wearing a blue shirt and walking in with an upright manner.

Yan Kong put his palms together and said, "Are you the master of the ancient sect? You are indeed very handsome."

His Zen sounds echoed endlessly in the hall, dissipating the lingering sound of Gu Wuji.

All the people in the martial arts world present secretly admired him.

He is indeed a master of fighting with internal organs. Although we haven't really fought with real swords and guns, just this invisible confrontation is eye-opening and the trip is worthwhile.

Gu Wuji said in a serious tone: "Master, make your move."

As soon as he finished speaking, his clothes swelled up and a shocking blood energy appeared.

"The Zhengang Sect's Tiangang Wuji Gong." Someone exclaimed inwardly.

Gu Wuji was seen breathing continuously, the wind became stronger and stronger, and his whole body seemed to be covered by a layer of air shield.

Moreover, there were many knowledgeable people present, and they knew that this was Gu Wuji accumulating strength.

Once Yan Kong sits and watches, his power will grow stronger and stronger.

And once Yan Kong makes a move, he will allow his opponent to strike first and deliver an extremely ferocious blow.

Yankong put his hands together and said, "Good, good!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all his muscles and bones made a sound, like a dragon's roar.

All I saw was a materialized golden image of the Great and Powerful Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva emerging in the air.

Buzz!
"The spirit appears! The Great and Mighty Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva!"

Gu Wuji was secretly horrified, but now the arrow was on the string and had to be shot.

There is really no retreat.

"Tian Gang Wu Ji!" He roared, and with the help of this four-word spell, he adjusted his breath and delivered an extremely fierce attack.

(End of this chapter)