Huangxiu

Chapter 164 Returning to Beijing
He was lost in thought.

Until the night rose and darkness enveloped the earth.

He returned to his tent and continued to think.

The events of the Jiuli Divine Religion greatly broadened his horizons. It turned out that there were so many wonderful things outside of Yujing.

It’s like opening up another world for myself.

Compared to the Four Great Sects, or other martial arts sects, the Four Great Demon Sects should have quite a few geniuses.

It’s just that the disciples of the four major demon sects will not enter Yujing.

However, both the imperial court and the martial arts world are taboo about talking about the four great demon sects, so very little is known about them, and it is possible that they are only known among the four great demon sects.

I originally thought that I was the youngest grandmaster in Dajing or even in the world, but now it seems that I am not, but Xu Yingying is.

But Xu Yingying may not be the case.

Who knows if there are others who are younger.

This gave him an inexplicable surge of fighting spirit, and he decided to intensify his practice and not slack off.

This time when I go back to discuss the merits and rewards, I don’t know how much merits I have and what rank I can get.

Just by training the Thunder Spear Formation, one can obtain several fifth-grade skills. If these fifth-grade skills are stacked, they can be stacked into a fourth-grade skill. Add to that the two raids on the road...unfortunately, only the latter one can be counted on the Wind-Chasing Cavalry.

Should be able to have the third rank skill?

He was daydreaming and slowly fell asleep without visualizing the phoenix-patterned jade pendant.

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The next morning, he stood in the Zi Yang Posture in the morning light and practiced the Zi Yang Sutra.

The Zi Yang Sutra was his foundation, and he practiced it every day.

He stopped practicing only when the sun rose high and the purple light in the sky disappeared. Then he packed up the entire camp and set off.

He still walked side by side with Li Haoyuan.

The two eunuchs in red clothes lagged behind and wisely did not come near.

Grandmaster Song Feiqiong has disappeared again.

Chu Zhiyuan and Li Haoyuan were riding their horses while chatting. As masters, they were not hindered by the horses' hooves and the strong wind and kept talking in secret.

"Sir..."

"General Li, if you're still talking about the secret book, forget it!"

"Let's not talk about it. It turns out that the prince has a history with the disciples of the Jiuli Divine Sect. No wonder he doesn't treasure the secret book so much."

Chu Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows: "Do you recognize those two?"

"Although I have never seen them, I know they are from the Jiuli Divine Religion."

"Have you ever met Xu Yingying?"

"Xu Yingying?! She is Xu Yingying?" Li Haoyuan's face changed slightly.

"It seems you have heard of it."

"Of course I have heard of the first genius of the Jiuli Divine Religion."

"Who is the most talented person in your Yongling Divine Religion?"

"Of course it's Lingzi."

"…Nothing else?"

"It is impossible for two spirit sons or spirit daughters to appear at the same time."

"Where is Yao Yuegong?"

"As for Yaoyue Palace, the Saint has abdicated and they are selecting a new Saint. It's been very busy recently... They still have many geniuses."

"Is there a genius who is not inferior to Xu Yingying?"

"...Gong Daihua, she is about the same age as Xu Yingying, and is also a master, comparable to her."

"Gong Daihua..." Chu Zhiyuan thought about it and realized he had never heard of her.

"You are already very capable, no worse than the geniuses of our four major sects, and even better."

“Now I see, I am not as good as them.”

"It's different." Li Haoyuan said: "Our four major sects have different training methods and resources from the royal family. You will suffer some losses."

"What's the difference?"

"The genius disciples of the four major sects do not need to worry about cultivation resources. There are inexhaustible resources. As long as you are qualified to use them, you don't have to spend any effort to get them." Li Haoyuan said: "Food is fed to your mouth, so you have more time to practice."

"So..." Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

"The treatment of disciples of the four major sects is better than that of the princes and the emperors." Li Haoyuan said: "So it is a great honor to be a disciple of the four major sects."

“…General Li, are you going to leave the imperial court and return to the Eternal Spiritual Religion this time?” Li Haoyuan said, “I will continue to stay in the imperial court. As long as the imperial court does not drive me away or kill me, I will continue to stay and be loyal to the imperial court.”

Chu Zhiyuan was puzzled.

Li Haoyuan said: "Since you have joined the court, you will not voluntarily withdraw. This is also the rule."

"Are there any other disciples from the four major sects joining the court?"

"……Yes."

"Aren't the imperial court and the four major sects supposed to keep their distance from each other?" Chu Zhiyuan was puzzled: "Why are they still accepting disciples from the four major sects into the imperial court?"

"Not entering the court, but entering the army... This is the alliance that Taizu made with our four major clans."

"Then why did you, the Yongling Divine Sect, let Fuyuan Town fall?" Chu Zhiyuan suddenly attacked.

"..."

"Can't say?" Chu Zhiyuan looked at him.

Li Haoyuan sighed and shook his head: "I don't know, maybe I made a mistake, or maybe there is something I don't know."

"Do you still want to hide this from a disciple of the sect like you?"

"...I don't know."

"With this incident, the imperial court will come into conflict with your Yongling Divine Sect, right? Where will you go?"

"...I don't know." Li Haoyuan looked confused.

He looked up towards Yujing, then turned his head to look southwest.

Chu Zhiyuan guessed that this direction should be the location of the Yongling Sect.

What exactly does the Eternal Spirit Cult want to do?
The fall of Fuyuan Town had a huge impact on the imperial court and had a very bad effect on the people. The imperial court will never forgive it and will investigate it to the end.

At that time, what will the imperial court do with the Yongling Divine Sect?

He seemed to feel the surging undercurrent between the imperial court and the Yongling Divine Religion, which could turn into a huge wave at any time.

……

The rest of the journey went very smoothly.

There were no bandits, and no one else came looking for us.

Return to Yujing smoothly.

Arriving at the north gate of Yujing's inner city, everyone dispersed.

The two eunuchs in red clasped their fists and bowed respectfully, ready to return to the palace to report the decree.

After witnessing Chu Zhiyuan's amazing performance, they became more respectful and admired the old ancestor's vision.

Li Haoyuan returned to his residence in Yujing.

As the general of Zhenyuan, his family is naturally in Yujing. Two of his three sons have already served as officials in the court, and the remaining one is still studying in the Imperial Academy.

Chu Zhiyuan said goodbye to Li Haoyuan and asked the twenty innate guards to return to the palace. He took Guo Chi and four others and Zou Fang to the Ministry of Rites and met Prince Zhuang.

Prince Zhuang saw him and asked what happened with a smile.

Chu Zhiyuan said a few words lightly, saying what he should say but not saying anything he shouldn't say or mentioning anything.

After bidding farewell to Prince Zhuang and returning to the palace, the entire palace became bustling.

Chu Zhiyuan was pulled aside by Bai Ningshuang and Chu Yi to be asked all sorts of questions, while Chu Minghou just watched with a smile on his face but said nothing.

It was only a dozen days, but it felt like a dozen years. Even though I knew I had guards and the King of England's personal soldiers around me, I still couldn't help but worry every day.

After Bai Ningshuang asked with concern, she scolded him for abandoning the six-horse carriage halfway, and then asked if he was used to eating on the road.

If I take the things in those six carriages, I won't have to worry about food and drink, and I won't have to worry about whether the food is to my taste. Next time I have such an errand, I'd better take Mo Yi and the other four girls with me.

Chu Zhiyuan just smiled and didn't refute.

After dinner, Chu Zhiyuan followed Chu Minghou to his study.

In the study room filled with paintings, Chu Zhiyuan told the story that his second uncle, Prince Jing, was actually the spiritual son of the Yongling Divine Religion.

Chu Minghou's face changed drastically, he couldn't believe it.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed and said, "So, father, don't think about Second Uncle anymore, especially don't go to visit him. The farther away the better."

"Oh..." Chu Minghou found it hard to accept this fact.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "The Eternal Spiritual Sect is related to the fall of Fuyuan Town this time. It is easy to imagine that Grandfather Huang and the Eternal Spiritual Sect will probably fight. Whoever touches them at this time will have to bear Grandfather Huang's wrath."

"Yes, I understand." Chu Minghou smiled bitterly, "I really didn't expect it to be like this. In the future, you should definitely not get close to your second uncle... Yuan'er, you'd better not get involved with the Four Great Demon Sects. The Four Great Demon Sects are your father's Achilles' heel."

"Yes." Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

(End of this chapter)