Zongwu: The Rise of the Little People

At three quarters of Hai hour.

In Zhao Xu's room, the candlelight flickered.

"Red beans grow in the south. How many branches will bloom in spring? I hope you can pick more of them, as they are the most nostalgic."

It is naturally impossible for a couple who have been separated for more than three months to express their longing for each other in that short period of time during the day.

During the day, Zhao Xu and Zhang Jing could only briefly express their feelings to each other because of Murong Jiu's appearance.

A series of things happened afterwards and the two did not have the chance to enjoy their own world.

By the time Murong Jiu had mastered the martial arts and finished his medicinal bath, it was already dusk.

As the host of this place, Murong Jiu prepared a sumptuous welcoming banquet for Zhao Xu.

This allowed Zhao Xu, who had not enjoyed such treatment for half a year since leaving Anguo, to have a good meal.

It was not until the hour of Hai when people were settling that Zhao Xu and Zhang Jing had some time to themselves.

Zhang Jing leaned in Zhao Xu's arms, telling him about her experiences during this period and asking about Zhao Xu's situation.

Zhao Xu briefly introduced his experiences during this period, but did not go into details about the treasures in the deep valley and the treasure in Liancheng.

He just said that he had some adventures and his strength had improved a bit.

The "ghost-seeing" gift to her was obtained by chance.

Although Zhao Xu did not mention any danger, the "little fairy" had some experience in the martial arts world, so she naturally knew that the process would not be that simple.

Seeing that Zhang Jing was worried, Zhao Xu changed the subject and brought the focus to Jiangling.

Zhang Jing was moved by Ding Dian and Ling Shuanghua's tragic love experience, their infatuation and tenacity.

When he mentioned the various actions of his poisonous father Ling Tui Si, he gritted his teeth.

"So, with your help, Xulang, Brother Ding and Sister Shuanghua have escaped from the sea of ​​suffering and are living in seclusion."

At this time, Zhao Xu was still unable to make a conclusion about what the outcome of Ding Dian and Ling Shuanghua would be.

"Well, that's the case for now, but I'm not sure if there will be changes in the future..."

"After all, the power behind Ling Tui Si is not simple."

A trace of worry appeared on Zhao Xu's face.

"Asahiro!"

The little fairy called Zhao Xu, and then looked at him with a firm expression.

"Well, what's wrong?"

Zhao Xu felt a little strange when he saw Zhang Jing looking at him like this.

"Starting tomorrow, let me practice the Jade Transformation Skill together!"

"Why do you suddenly want to switch to the Jade Transformation Divine Art? You should know that switching to a new skill has certain risks."

Despite Zhao Xu's dissuasion, Zhang Jing was determined.

"Why did 'Xiao Jiu' pursue the Fossil Divine Art despite knowing the danger? Why was the emotional journey of Brother Ding and his wife so bumpy?"

"Strength. Only strength can protect everything you cherish in this world."

"Xu Lang, you are a man who can accomplish great things. I don't want to be a stumbling block that holds you back in the future."

Today’s experiences and observations have made the impetuous “little fairy” grow up.

"Jing'er, you're so nice!"

As he spoke, Zhao Xu hugged Zhang Jing tighter.

While Zhao Xu and Zhang Jing were being affectionate with each other, several places in the Ming Dynasty were also discussing what was happening in Jiangling City.

The northern capital, Hulong Villa.

The north has entered the severe winter in December, with heavy snow and cold wind outside.

Inside the main hall of the Huolong Villa, the Iron-Hearted Divine Marquis Zhu Wusi was discussing recent events with his three secret agents.

Zhu Wusi has four secret agents under him: Tiandi, Xuanhuang and Didi.

Now Tiandi Xuandu is in place, but there has been no suitable candidate for the number one Huangzi position, so there are only three of the four secret agents.

They are Duan Tianya, the number one in the Tian character, Gui Hai Yidao, the number one in the Di character, and Shangguan Haitang, the number one in the Xuan character who appeared earlier.

At this time, Zhu Wusi was sitting high on the throne with a righteous look on his face.

"Tianya, has the treacherous Cao Zhengchun from the East Factory made any moves during this period?"

Hearing the question from the Divine Marquis, the man on the first right among the three people standing in the hall stood up. He was Duan Tianya, the number one in the world.

Duan Tianya is Zhu Wusi's most trusted adopted son. He is about thirty years old, mature and steady, so Zhu Wusi is most at ease with him.

"Foster father, the East Factory hasn't made any major moves recently."

"However, they have been secretly investigating the Minister of War Yang Yuxuan, which may be detrimental to Lord Yang."

After listening to Duan Tianya's report, Zhu Wushi nodded.

"Well, I will write a letter to Lord Yang and ask him to be careful."

After discussing the affairs of the East Factory, Zhu Wusi turned his gaze to the person in the middle.

This man had a slightly rough face and a murderous aura. His eyes were deadly yet extremely sharp. He was the number one master in the world, Gui Hai Yi Dao.

Feeling Zhu Wusi's gaze, Gui Hai Yidao walked forward.

"Shen Hou, a swordsman has appeared in Jiangling..."

Huolong Villa is discussing what happened in Jiangling.

At the Ling Mansion in Jiangling, the Jingzhou prefect Ling Tuisi was also discussing what happened that night with the deadly scholar, a master sent by the power behind the scenes.

The fatal scholar failed in the imperial examinations in his early years. He failed in the examinations many times and became disheartened and gave up literature to pursue military career.

Unexpectedly, he was quite talented in martial arts and successfully broke through to the Grandmaster level. The Scholar's Deadly Sword he created himself was incredibly powerful.

However, ever since the battle with Tang Tianhao, the successor of the Overlord Spear, he has disappeared for many years.

"Master Ling, you are still able to stand in front of me now. I don't know how lucky you are!"

Faced with the teasing of the fatal scholar, Ling Tui Si couldn't help but laugh twice.

"Why don't you tell me about your investigation during this period?"

Seeing Ling Tui Si bringing up serious matters, the Deadly Scholar's expression became serious.

"The strength of that masked master that night was not simple!"

"What? You too..."

The words of the fatal scholar shocked Ling Tui Si.

"You guessed right. Even I may not be a match for him. In fact, the most mysterious thing that night was the city gate that disappeared without a trace."

"Based on the conclusions I have drawn from my investigations over this period of time, the city gate should have been turned into ashes by the extremely concentrated sword energy."

……

"What, extremely concentrated sword energy?"

Inside the main hall of Hulong Villa, Duan Tianya exclaimed in surprise when he heard Gui Hai Yidao raise his sword energy, and Tiedan Shenhou was also somewhat moved.

“Even among the sword masters, there are very few who can comprehend the sword aura, let alone the extremely condensed sword aura.”

"Tianya, among the sword masters under the surveillance of Hulong Villa, have any entered Jingzhou Prefecture during this period?"

"Godfather, all the famous sword masters in the world are under the surveillance of Hulong Villa. I haven't heard of any unusual movements during this period."

After hearing Duan Tianya's answer, Zhu Wusi fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, he found that Shangguan Haitang seemed to want to say something.

"Haitang, what do you want to say?"

"Foster father, during my last trip to Emei, I met a sword expert. This person was not on the list of my Hulong Villa..."

While the forces behind Hulong Villa and Ling Tui Si were investigating the Jiangling incident, other forces in the Ming Dynasty also began to investigate the matter.

After all, the huge city gate disappeared mysteriously, and a master was involved.

If this master takes action, the city gate will be turned into ashes.

Then his strength cannot be underestimated and is worthy of the attention of any force.

The calm waters of the Ming Dynasty were rippled by Zhao Xu's swordsmanship.