The prince is very fierce

The cold winter of the eleventh year of Zhaohong was destined to be an uneasy time for the court, the world, and the market.

The undercurrents between emperors and generals have not yet surfaced, and the suffering of the people in the countryside has just begun to spark into flames. The rivers and lakes have been silent for ten years because of a few big rocks that suddenly fell into the water. A pool of stagnant water stirred up waves.

First, Zhu Liu, the contemporary swordsman, openly appeared in Daying Tower, and then the Junshan Cao family completely defected to the imperial court. The two once powerful swordsmanship families in the world seemed to have begun to take sides between the Jianghu and the imperial court.

Chen Chong, the spear god who was far away in the northern Xinjiang, went to the Northern Qi Dynasty alone, and fought a decisive battle with Yan Huilin, the leader of the worship platform, on the Tianshan Mountains. There was no winner, and both of them became the top ten martial arts leaders in the world.

So far, eight of the Ten Wukui have emerged. Hidden half-immortals such as Eunuch Jia and Li Hansheng have not yet revealed themselves. Who the next Wukui will be has become the focus of discussion among many people in the world.

Compared with these things, the stunning beauty Zhongli Chuchu, who had just been selected as the Eight Chiefs of Zhaohong, entered the Hongshan Water Village with her master and drugged hundreds of men, just like a child playing house.

But just as Zhongli Jiujiu said, such shocking methods really shocked the entire world.

In Taizhou, which is more than two hundred miles away from Jinling City, the Goulan Wine Shop is overcrowded, and storytellers are everywhere telling stories about "three hundred men from Hongshan Lake fighting hand to hand".

Xue Chengzhi, the master of the Liuhe Sect, one of the ten martial leaders of the day, was also on the high platform outside the martial arts arena, listening to his direct disciples tell about the 'interesting things' that happened at Hongshan Lake.

As the only top Jianghu sect in Jiangnan, Liuhemen has great influence in Taizhou. Even the government has to give three points of courtesy. Most of the Jianghu people in Jiangnan are concentrated in Taizhou City. This can be regarded as one of the few Jianghu sects in Jianghu after Iron Eagle Hunting Deer. One of several pure lands.

Xue Chengzhi is only sixty years old, with gray and white hair, but he has a burly figure and a bronzed skin. He looks like an iron tower sitting on the Grand Master's chair, and he does not look old at all. After listening to the disciple's retelling, he shook his head gently:

"Ye Jiuniang? I seem to have heard about it ten years ago. She caused trouble in Wudang Mountain and made Master Qingxu so angry that he blew his beard and glared. Ten years have passed, but I didn't expect that he is still alive..."

"Yes, Sun Qian is also one of the best players in Jiangnan. After being humiliated by Ye Jiuniang like this, I'm afraid he won't let it go..."

"The young people in the world are so ignorant of what is right and what is right. They take it upon themselves to blame others..."

Hundreds of disciples were practicing marksmanship on the martial arts field. While Xue Chengzhi was chatting with his disciples, a disciple came over and whispered softly with a letter of greeting:

"Master, Wu You, a wild Taoist, has come to ask for a meeting. Look..."

"Wu You?"

Xue Chengzhi frowned.

Jianghu people value reputation, and Xue Chengzhi doesn't think much of Wu You, a shady Jianghu guest. As for the distant relative who died at the hands of Wolf Guard, he doesn't even bother to ask about it.

However, at the beginning of the year, Wu You brought a little girl with her. Her talent could not be described as being rare in a century. Xue Chengzhi has been preaching and teaching all year round, so he must cherish talents. After thinking for a while, Xue Chengzhi got up and came to the living room and asked his disciple to call Wu You in.

A moment later, Wu You, a wild Taoist who had just arrived in Taizhou, came to the living room carrying a sword wrapped in black cloth and gave a junior salute to Xue Chengzhi who was sitting on the Taishi chair:

"Meet Mr. Xue..."

"No need."

Xue Chengzhi held the tea cup and motioned to the seat next to him without even raising his eyelids: "Have you found your master, little Taohua?"

Wu You sat down in the living room with a very respectful attitude:

"Thank you, Mr. Xue, for worrying about me. I went to Northern Qi a few days ago and brought my little peach blossom to the sect of Mr. Zuo Qingqiu."

Xue Chengzhi was not surprised when he heard this, and nodded lightly: "The line of Northern Qi Imperial Masters has been passed down for a long time, and the martial arts attainments are better than mine. It is appropriate to teach Xiao Taohua. I think that in ten years, the world's first female martial arts chief will be born. But speaking of it, the old man from Yuelu Mountain is more suitable. After all, Northern Qi is an enemy country, so it may be inconvenient to come and go. "

Wu You sighed: "The old god in Yuelu Mountain has never seen the dragon. If he doesn't come to me, I can't find him. Now I'm satisfied... I came to visit Mr. Xue today. I have something to discuss with Mr. Xue." ”

With Wu You's status in the world, he was not qualified to talk to Tang Jiao, the shame of Wu Kui. It was obvious that he didn't know how much he weighed. The Liuhe Sect disciple next to him suddenly frowned.

Wu You didn't want to be thrown out, so he hurriedly took out a gold medal from his arms.

Xue Chengzhi paused slightly while drinking tea, tilted his head and let the disciple leave the living room. After closing the door, he frowned:

"Are you working for King Wu?"

Wu You didn't say much, nodded and said: "It makes Duke Xue laugh to make a living under the command of King Wu."

Xue Chengzhi is a Jianghu person after all. No matter how senior he is, he cannot despise the royal family, otherwise he would have been killed when Iron Eagle was hunting deer. He put down the teacup and turned his head to look at Wu You:

"Speak directly if you have anything to say."

Wu You smiled softly: "Actually, it's not a big deal. There is a rumor in the world that the "Tongtian Baodian" can be found by collecting four jade articles. King Wu is also interested in this. The whereabouts of the jade articles have been found so far, but the identity of King Wu is unknown. Very good to take action..."

"It is rumored that if you learn the "Tongtian Treasure Book", you can live forever, become immortal and ascend. This nonsense is acceptable to deceive young people in the world. Does King Wu also believe it?"

"I'm just passing on a message. I don't know whether King Wu believes it or not, but he is indeed interested in jade."

Jianghu people have their own rules, and they don’t ask too many questions that shouldn’t be asked. Seeing this, Xue Chengzhi didn’t say much and said calmly:

"Want me to take the jade back? You might be better at stealing."

Wu You was a thief, so he didn't care about these slightly sarcastic words. He took off the sword on his back and handed it to Xue Chengzhi:

"Mr. Xue is highly respected, so how could he let you do such a mean thing? The two jades are in the hands of Xu Buling, the prince of Su Wang. The king of Wu wants Mr. Xue to use this 'Minghong Knife' to exchange the jades. Xu Buling has a high status and even higher martial arts skills. Only Mr. Xue can talk to him in Jiangnan."

Hearing this, Xue Chengzhi's expression eased a little. He took the long sword, opened the black cloth wrapped in it, revealing the simple blade, flicked his fingers, and the blade came out of the sheath half an inch. The cold light suddenly appeared in the living room, and it seemed that even the temperature dropped a little.

"Good sword."

Xue Chengzhi is a master-level warrior. He has heard of the name of Minghong Knife for a long time. Seeing that it is a genuine product, there is a bit of surprise in his eyes.

Wu You smiled and said respectfully: "It's not a big deal, I just need to trouble Elder Xue to make a trip."

Xue Chengzhi put away the sword and thought about it for a while. It's really not a big deal to exchange the sword for two jades. Since King Wu has come to ask for help, he can't just refuse directly. He has to give this face. He nodded gently:

"It's okay. I have nothing to do these days. I can just make a trip."

Wu You secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looked around, and after making sure that there was no one around, he whispered:

"King Wu sent me here, and I have an unwelcome request. I have to trouble Elder Xue to make a trip."

Xue Chengzhi put the knife on the table and looked at Wu You: "Go ahead."

Wu You thought for a while and said softly: "I think Elder Xue has heard that at the Jinling Poetry Conference, Xu Buling killed Yang Yingxiong by relying on his status. Yang Yingxiong He is the brother-in-law of the King of Wu, and he secretly works for the King of Wu. The King of Wu is furious about this, but it is difficult to punish the Prince of Su openly..."

Hearing this, Xue Chengzhi snorted lightly: "The King of Wu wants me to help him kill the son of the vassal king? This thing can't be done..."

"No."

Wu You raised his hand quickly: "The King of Wu must get the jade. If Xu Buling hands it over, it will be the best. If Xu Buling doesn't give face to Old Xue and refuses to exchange the jade, I have to trouble Old Xue to think of a way..."

Only then did Xue Chengzhi understand the meaning-not to exchange the jade, but to take the jade back. If he doesn't give it, he will be threatened and beaten until he gives it.

As the saying goes, 'swords have no eyes'. At the level of Wu Kui, once a fight starts, it is not something that can be stopped just because you want to. Xu Buling is the prince of a vassal king, and this matter is obviously not easy to handle.

Xue Chengzhi frowned and thought for a while, obviously not wanting to stir up this mess.

Wu You looked respectful and said seriously: "As long as we get the jade, the rest of the trouble will be dealt with by the King of Wu. In the future, he will inform the local government of Taizhou, and the escort of Liuhemen will not be checked again."

This exchange condition is very convincing, otherwise the staff of the palace would not have proposed it. Liuhemen and the government of Taizhou have always had friction, but they cannot openly oppose the government, and most of the time they just swallow their anger. If the government no longer asks about the escort of Liuhemen from now on, it will not be a small trouble.

Xue Chengzhi rubbed his fingers gently, and after thinking for a moment, he nodded gently:

"I will do my best."

Wu You secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly stood up and saluted...