My Sword Has a Way

The old Taoist took a sip of wine and turned to the young man: "The Cloud Sea Fantasy City is naturally in the sky, and my name is Lu Fuyao! I just want to ask you if you are powerful or not?!"

Xu Zhian nodded vigorously and said, "Strong! Senior Brother is the strongest!"

The old Taoist laughed loudly: "Xu Zhian, you have to remember that the people in my Jianlu are very fierce! They are fierce in everything they do! If you can't meet this requirement, I, the old Taoist, will not recognize you as my junior brother!"

Xu Zhian grinned: "I want to be like my senior brother and be the most powerful person in Jianlu!"

The old Taoist laughed three times and then disappeared into the house. The only thing I could hear was the old Taoist's voice in my ears: "You have a lot of potential! I hope you'll be really awesome when we meet next time!"

Xu Zhian hurried out of the house and looked up to the sky, only to find that the Taoist priest had disappeared.

The young man clenched his fists and murmured in a low voice: "I, Xu Zhian, want to be the best in the world! The leader in swordsmanship!"

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Daliang State, the imperial capital.

A huge mansion complex covering dozens of acres was hosting some kind of grand event. The wide street in front of the mansion was filled with a wide variety of luxurious carriages.

"General, Li Hai is here!"

"Right Prime Minister, Lord Chen is here!"

As the doorman called out their names, the most powerful people under the emperor entered the mansion.

In a banquet hall that was extremely luxurious and extravagant like a palace, a white-haired old man at the head of the table bowed to the seated people and said, "How could I have the honor to have Mr. Chen, the general and all the other gentlemen come to the banquet? It's really an honor for me. You can treat it as your own food and wine, and there's no need to be restrained."

The tall and thin old man in a dark blue robe at the bottom of the hall hastily saluted and said, "Old Imperial Master, you are too modest. In this entire imperial capital, everyone knows your achievements in civil and military affairs. For example, in the decades that you have been in charge of the Imperial Observatory, our Daliang Kingdom has enjoyed good weather and no monsters have ever been seen! This alone will make him famous in history, and no one can surpass him."

The burly man next to him also clasped his fists and said, "What the Right Prime Minister said is what we all think. I am a rough man and don't know how to speak nicely, but if anyone dares to say that the old national teacher is not worthy of this honor, I, Li Hai, will be the first to disagree!"

The white-haired old man smiled slightly. "Your Majesty, the Right Prime Minister and General Li are too kind. Since I took on the position of Grand Master of the Imperial Observatory, I have been on the edge of an abyss and treading on thin ice. I have been working day and night without a single day. Under your Majesty's wise rule, I have only been filling in the gaps and am not worthy of your praise now."

Everyone looked at it and nodded knowingly.

When everyone had left, the butler walked over to the old man and whispered something in his ear. The old man looked calm as usual. He looked at Mr. Chen and the burly man named Li in front of him and said, "Right Prime Minister, General Li, please do as you please. I have some family matters to take care of, so I will not accompany you two for now."

"Master, please go away. We will have two more drinks." The burly man bowed.

After leaving the living room, the old man came to a pavilion and said to the servant beside him, "What's going on! Explain it clearly!"

The old man at this moment no longer had his previous kindness, and his eyes were terrifyingly gloomy as he looked at the trembling servant in front of him.

The servant trembled and said, "My wife specifically asked me to come and tell the old state teacher that my master is dead."

The old national teacher scolded: "Useless, after training for so many years, he can't even handle such a small matter. How did he die? Explain clearly!"

The servant said sadly: "My master was killed by a kid named Xu Zhian..."

After listening to the servant's story, the old man said with a sinister look in his eyes: "Governor of Qianlongwei, have you discovered the secret of Yuanshan?"

The servant looked pale and stammered, "Found...found it."

The old man smiled grimly: "I know, drag him away and put him in jail!"

Upon hearing this, the servant immediately begged for mercy: "Master, spare my life! Master..."

The butler at the side knocked the man unconscious with a palm and dragged him away. The old man frowned, exhaled, and turned back to the hall.

When the old imperial teacher returned to the hall, he saw that no one was there, so he asked the maid beside him, "Have Mr. Chen and the others left?"

The maid quickly bowed and said, "My lord, the Right Prime Minister and the General have already returned home."

The old man frowned and said nothing more, then turned and walked out of the hall.

Ning Tianhe opened his heavy eyes with all his strength, and just as he was about to sit up, he suddenly felt a sharp pain. Ning Tianhe gritted his teeth, sat up with some difficulty, looked around, and shook his aching head again.

"What is this place?" Ning Tianhe asked in confusion. He pinched his thigh with his hand, and immediately a pain came from his thigh.

"Hiss!... Am I still alive? I remember that I was seriously injured in the fight with the young marquis of Xu family for the spiritual herbs, but what happened just now? Was it a dream? But why was it so realistic?" Ning Tianhe was wondering when he suddenly remembered something. He hurriedly looked around and finally found a brocade box inside the bed. He opened the box, and immediately a medicinal fragrance and a faint spiritual power filled the whole room.

When Ning Tianhe discovered that this was the wood Ganoderma lucidum he bought for his mother, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. This was something he had worked hard to get, and he couldn't lose it.

Ning Tianhe closed his eyes and sensed his Dantian. He saw a purple jade plate quietly suspended in the three purple vortexes in his Dantian. The ancient words "Hongmeng" were engraved on the front. Just as he was about to take a closer look at the magical place, he suddenly heard footsteps approaching from the outside world. He quickly regained his mind and opened his eyes.

Just as he was about to get out of bed, he saw a middle-aged man carrying something in his arms. This man was Uncle Li Mu. Seeing that Ning Tianhe had woken up, Li Mu quickly put down his things and supported the young man and said, "Young Master Xiao Tian, ​​you are awake. Your injury is not healed yet. You should lie down first." Young Master Xiao Tian

Ning Tianhe smiled and said, "It's okay, Uncle Li, you can just call me Xiaotian. Thank you Uncle Li for today. If you need me in the future, I will definitely not refuse."

"Xiaotian, I didn't help much. It's all thanks to the shopkeeper. If it weren't for the shopkeeper, I... I wouldn't dare to keep you here. Recently, the number of patrol soldiers in the city has suddenly increased a lot, and the city gates are all under martial law. A curfew was just promulgated. No one is allowed to travel at will after the afternoon, and all activities are strictly prohibited after the evening. Violators will be forced to be miners for half a year if caught! Alas, it doesn't seem to be very peaceful recently." Li Mu sighed at the end.

Ning Tianhe frowned when he heard this, thinking: "The whole city is under martial law? Yishui City hasn't been like this for many years. Could it be that Xu Houfu is putting pressure on the city lord for this spiritual herb? No, this shouldn't be a big deal. A dignified Houfu shouldn't be so petty. Besides, there must be many people who saw me enter the wine shop at that time. They could find me with a little inquiry. Why make such a fuss in the city?"