Huangxiu

Chapter 358 Welcome
Gao Jiuqiu came from a prominent family.

My grandfather Gao He was the Minister of Personnel of the Dazhen Period. He retired and returned to his hometown when the new emperor ascended the throne.

Although his father Gao Yuan was not as good as his grandfather, he was also a man of great integrity and reputation.

The Gao family can be described as a family of scholars.

Gao Jiuqu was known as a child prodigy since childhood. He started speaking at the age of one, received enlightenment at the age of three, and could recite all the children's enlightenment books by heart at the age of five.

At the age of eight, he learned martial arts from the disciples of Wen Tianya.

At the age of twelve, he formally enrolled in Wentian Cliff and became a true disciple. He practiced hard in the cliff until he became a master.

During this period, he almost never went down the mountain and never traveled in the martial arts world.

He only went home to visit his family twice a year, and spent the rest of his time practicing hard in Wentian Cliff.

At the age of twenty-five, he entered the state of Grandmaster perfection.

It is the consensus of everyone that he is destined to become a grandmaster, it is just a matter of sooner or later.

This card has been stuck for five years.

At the age of thirty, when both the mind and the heart are fully mature, it is the best time to step into the path of Grand Master.

So we came to Dajing.

After reading these, Chu Zhiyuan felt the aura of genius blowing in his face.

But he also vaguely understood why Gao Jiuqu had been stuck at the Grandmaster level for five years.

Because things were so smooth, he had a good family background, high qualifications, and a high teacher, and he had a smooth journey.

There were no ups and downs, no major setbacks.

Perhaps the biggest setback was being stuck for five years, followed by being stuck for two years at Xiantian Yuanman.

Without hardships, setbacks and ups and downs, without tempering the mind and being tenacious, how can one reach the level of a grandmaster?
He vaguely felt a clue.

Gao Jiuqiu came here to seek pressure and frustration.

By the age of thirty, one has developed strong enough confidence and faith that even if one encounters setbacks, one will only work harder instead of collapsing.

Even if he encounters setbacks here, it will not make him collapse, but make him stronger.

Thus, he entered the Grand Master stage in one fell swoop.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

This is indeed interesting.

He then dismissed these views.

After all, I have never met Gao Jiuqiu in person, and these are just speculations based on news reports.

Everything will be determined after meeting in person.

The insight gained through one's own supersensory perception is far more accurate than the information provided by others.

It is possible that Gao Jiuqiao just came to Dajing to broaden his horizons and did not have any special purpose.

It is unwise to prejudge a position and push Gao Jiuqu into the hostile position.

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Outside the south gate of Yujing's outer city, a group of court officials stood quietly under numerous guards, with a solemn and dignified demeanor.

Chu Zhiyuan stood at the front.

He led a group of officials from the Ministry of Rites, standing quietly in the bright sunshine waiting.

He had been nurturing the two sword energies at the Tianchi acupoint.

The sword energy became more and more solid, like a real sharp sword.

But every time it hit the bronze building, it would fall apart and then re-condense, showing that it was indeed not a real sword.

It collapses again and again, and condenses again and again.

During this process, the copper tower was damaged while the sword energy was getting stronger, one rising while the other fell.

But this change is slow.

Chu Zhiyuan estimated that it would take a month to destroy the bronze tower.

The Glazed Knife Sutra made him stronger, especially when he began to practice the fourth level, the Spiritual Transformation Level. His spirit quickly became purer and stronger, which had a huge impact on his sword energy.

The sword energy quickly grew stronger, thus shortening the progress and time of breaking through the bronze tower.

He even felt that it wouldn't last even a month.

As the Spiritual Transformation Realm improves, the sword energy will advance by leaps and bounds, rapidly shortening the time it takes to break through the Copper Tower.

While he was thinking, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and a soldier of the Imperial Guard jumped off his horse and ran to Chu Zhiyuan: "Sir, the envoy is one mile away."

"Yeah, thank you for your hard work." Chu Zhiyuan nodded and looked towards the distance of the official road.

The official road was wide and straight, with dense woods on both sides, and part of the pine forest was still covered with snow.

There was a heavy snowfall the night before yesterday, and some snow was still left in the shade.

The air still carries the freshness and chill of melting snow.

The official road ends in the woods, about three hundred meters away.

After a while, the sound of horse hooves was heard, followed by tall banners and canopies of various colors, fluttering in the wind. After the procession, four white horses pulled a large red sandalwood carriage.

The carriage was wide and large enough to accommodate more than a dozen people.

The carriage was engraved with patterns of birds and flowers, and the gold decorations sparkled.

On both sides of the carriage were eunuchs and palace maids holding ruyi (Chinese zodiac signs).

Outside of that are layers of guards.

One of the middle-aged men was particularly eye-catching.

He has thin eyebrows, bright eyes, a face as handsome as a jade, a slender figure, and is as straight as a pine tree. He exudes a gentle and elegant temperament.

Just like a jade tree standing in the wind, one can't help but think of the four words handsome and graceful.

Chu Zhiyuan knew at a glance that he was Gao Jiuqu.

Gao Jiuqu was accompanied by an acquaintance of Chu Zhiyuan, Grandmaster Mo Chunyu.

Under the clear light, the situation inside the carriage was clearly visible.

There were four women sitting in the carriage.

In the middle was a stunning woman with a crystal clear oval face, plump lips, a strong nose and slender eyes.

He was holding a book and reading quietly with a focused expression, as if he was in his own world, undisturbed by the outside world.

Sitting opposite him was a beautiful middle-aged woman, with her eyes closed and not moving.

The two beautiful maids drew up the curtains of the carriage and looked to both sides curiously, their eyes flashing with excitement.

Chu Zhiyuan took back the cave photo.

This beautiful middle-aged woman is a grandmaster.

He thought to himself that there was more than one female grandmaster in Dazhen, and he wondered who this one was.

The image he visualized was a mountain standing majestically among the clouds, half hidden and half concealed, like a divine peak in the sky.

Above the mountain is the pitch-black sky, and on the sky are densely packed stars that form patterns.

These patterns seem to have a certain pattern in them, and when put together they seem to be explaining something.

As soon as he saw the visualization picture, he knew it was the great master Wen Tianya.

Mo Chunyu is the grandmaster of Wentianya, and this woman is also from Wentianya.

Wen Tianya’s strength is indeed amazing.

When he realized that he had attained the status of Grandmaster of Insight, he no longer felt dazed, dizzy, and nauseous as before.

It's just a slight discomfort, and you can continue to do the phototherapy.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to see through the inside of the Grand Master's body, as the Grand Master's body covers the spiritual light, blocking the penetration.

The hole was able to peek into other people's bodies without any problem, including Gao Jiuqu's body and the Eighteenth Princess Cheng Miaozhen in the carriage.

Not to mention Gao Jiuqu, Cheng Miaozhen is also a master and has just reached the first level.

This was not mentioned in any of the news.

The mental method she practiced was strange, and on the outside, there seemed to be nothing unusual or any breath flowing.

In fact, there are two kinds of qi flowing in the body at the same time. Once the two kinds of qi merge, they disappear into nothingness.

As if the positive and negative cancel each other out, as if yin and yang merge into one.

Chu Zhiyuan was surprised.

This is the first time I have come across such a wonderful mental method. It turns out that this eighteenth princess has extraordinary skills, which she keeps hidden.

In addition to the two grand masters, the Eighteen Princesses have two other masters, Gao Jiuqu. Among the other masters, there are four masters and eighteen innate masters.

The guards this time are not the Lingshuang Iron Cavalry, but should be just ordinary guards of the princess's mansion.

It is clear at a glance that with two grand masters and one perfect master, plus four masters, there is no need for the Lingshuang Iron Cavalry guards.

Cheng Tianfeng brought the Lingshuang Cavalry with him, mainly to demonstrate the strength of the Lingshuang Cavalry.

Chu Zhiyuan led the officials to greet them and began to exchange greetings.

First greet the officials of the delegation, then go forward to meet the Eighteenth Princess.

The carriage door opened, and the Eighteenth Princess Cheng Miaozhen got out lightly and gracefully with the help of two maids.

She was wearing a dark green palace dress, her skin was as white as snow, and her appearance was absolutely beautiful.

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists and saluted, smiling, "Your Highness has worked hard on the journey. Grandfather has prepared a banquet in the palace and will welcome your Highness and his party tomorrow night."

He had a clear look in his eyes and took Cheng Miaozhen's beauty for granted, with a perfect smile on his face.

Cheng Miaozhen was elegant and calm, with a calm expression: "Your Majesty is so kind, Miaozhen will attend the banquet."

“Your Highness, please——!” Chu Zhiyuan stepped aside and asked solemnly.

He clearly felt Cheng Miaozhen's coldness and alienation, as well as a bit of resistance.

"Please come in, Lord Zuo Shilang." Cheng Miaozhen said indifferently.

(End of this chapter)