I hang up and lie flat in the world of martial arts

Chapter 174

The deathly stillness contained in the Fujiwara family's Asura Zhan is nothing more than a kind of power of the most yin.

And Qi Xuan could feel that the dead air in Shura Zhan was not pure.

Whether it was Fujiwara Qianjun who was the first to die by his own hand, or Fujiwara Kenichiro later, or Fujiwara Hidezawa.

Their dead air contains distracting thoughts that are not their own.

Sacrifice a knife with a human?

No matter what the method is, using external force to cultivate is always an evil way.

As strong as Tang Tianque, who refines Yin and Yang Qi, Qi Xuan is not afraid at all.

Not to mention a mere Hidetora Fujiwara.

And...Qi Xuan didn't believe that Fujiwara Hidetora could reach the pure yin state just by relying on Shura Slash.

But Fujiwara Naotora was worried.

Fujiwara Hidetora's prestige in the Fujiwara family can be said to be unparalleled.

Just hearing that after he left the customs, Fujiwara Hidenobu, who originally supported him, also backed down, and after meeting with Fujiwara Masatora, he found an excuse to leave.

Fujiwara Naotora seems to have seen the end of his betrayal in the Fujiwara family.

Qi Xuan saw Fujiwara Naotora's worry, but he didn't express anything.

To be honest, he has no feelings for the Fujiwara family.

Even Naotora Fujiwara, who is good enough to be called a good person.

The reason is very simple, that is Shura Zhan of the Fujiwara family.

Martial arts and warriors are mutually accomplished, and the influence is naturally mutual.

Yin and Yang are an extremely vague concept.

In order to facilitate practice, people often materialize the duality of yin and yang and replace it with substances that they can understand.

Like life and death, fire and ice...

As the foundation of a warrior, true energy flows throughout the body.

True Qi with this materialized attribute will also affect all aspects of the warrior.

And the dead air contained in Shura Slash represents killing and death.

Everyone in the Fujiwara family probably has the heart of an executioner.

Moreover, Qi Xuan also had doubts about the way the Fujiwara family practiced Asura Zhan.

……

On the way back to Qi Mansion, Qi Xuan fell into depression.

Of course he wasn't worried about Fujiwara Hidetora.

It was Jinhua.

This...how should I arrange it?

Although Qi Xuan already had two women.

But Ziyun and Qingqing were originally from the Qi family, so it was only natural for them to live in the house, and their mother, Li Shi, also wanted to contribute to the flames.

And if Jinhua is just an ordinary prostitute, that's all.

However, she is still a well-known oiran.

Is it too high-profile to bring it back to the mansion like this?

But... recalling Jinhua's resentful little eyes when he just left.

Although I didn't say it directly, the meaning is already obvious.

With her innocent body handed over like this, is it necessary to leave her in the dusty place of Xiaoxiang Hall?

"Sigh... Sure enough, sleeping is the easiest step!" Qi Xuan sighed in his heart.

However, after he returned home, he still directly explained the matter to Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li didn't seem surprised, and even had a teasing smile in her eyes: "The first woman I brought back from outside was almost weak. It seems that I didn't follow your grandfather."

Facts have proved that Li Shi seems to have been prepared for a long time.

Near Qi Xuan's courtyard, more than a dozen single-family courtyards have been repaired early, and the decorations are similar in size.

Take out maids and handymen or something.

It's just waiting for people to come in with their bags and check in.

Qi Xuan thought about it, and decided to tell Zhao Lingyue, after all, to some extent, Jinhua was hers.

And they are all a family, so the redemption fee will be waived!

That afternoon, Zhao Lingyue wrote back.

Jinhua entered the house, she had no objection.

But the ransom fee must be paid!
It was clear that he wanted to get some money from Qi Xuan.

After reading the letter, Qi Xuan asked Gao Jie, "Are the princesses satisfied with living in Qianhu Villa?"

Qi Yuyao had someone send a letter back, and the lines between the lines seemed to be a little bit of a feeling of reluctance.

I think it's quite comfortable to live in Qianhu Villa.

"With Ms. Zhao's presence, the Second Miss and the Little Princess are naturally very satisfied." Gao Jie replied.

Qi Xuan raised his head to look at Gao Jie in surprise, and then smiled: "I didn't expect you, Gao Jie, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, to learn to compliment others."

How could Zhao Lingyue know how to take care of others.

It's hard to say whether she is in Qianhu Villa or not.

The corner of Gao Jie's mouth twitched, and the embarrassment in his eyes disappeared in an instant.

This was specially reminded by his elder brother Gao Ying.

It is said that he follows the fourth young master every day, so he must learn to observe words and expressions, and be smarter!
Moreover, Zhao Lingyue was mentioned emphatically, after all, this is the future mistress.

And the martial arts are so high, you can't afford to offend him!
Seeing Gao Jie's expression, Qi Xuan knew that Gao Ying was behind the idea.

The four chiefs of the dark guards in the Marquis of Wucheng's mansion are "heroes".

One of Gao Xiong and Gao Hao served under his grandfather Qi Jiang, and the other served under his uncle Qi Ming.

Originally, the martial arts of the four were similar, and they all came from the same school.

Now Gao Jie has far surpassed the other three.

In addition to his own outstanding talent, it is also because he is always by Qi Xuan's side.

Even if Qi Xuan casually mentioned a few words, it would be enough for him to benefit a lot.

"My lord, Hall Master Zhu is here to ask for your resignation." At this moment a secret guard came in and said, "Young Master is also here."

Zhu Yuntian is going back to the East China Sea?

Isn't he being wanted jointly by the government and the Sea Shark Gang?

Qi Xuan nodded to signal the hidden guard to let people in.

Qi Zong stepped in, glanced at Gao Jie in the room, saw that there was no one else, and said bluntly: "Grandfather has already sent a letter, I will let you go to Donghai to take up the post first, and talk about other things later!"

As soon as the words were finished, Zhu Yuntian also walked in, clasped his fists to Qi Xuan and bowed respectfully.

"I've seen the fourth son."

Since the last fight with Qi Xuan, Zhu Yuntian's attitude is obviously much more respectful.

Hearing that Qi Zong mentioned the letter from his grandfather, Qi Xuan looked at Gao Jie.

Gao Jie shook his head, apparently he didn't know about it.

Upon seeing this, Qi Zong quickly said, "It was my grandfather who gave the letter to me directly."

Qi Xuan understood immediately.

He smiled lightly: "It seems that my unmarried daughter-in-law Shizi opened her mouth and was stabbed to my grandfather."

The conditions proposed by Zhao Lingyue, even from Qi Xuan's point of view, were outright treasonous acts.

However, Qi Xuan didn't care about his grandfather's attitude, he just asked, "What is the emperor's attitude if there is no mention in the letter?"

It can be seen that the emperor does not want to agree.

I'm afraid I wouldn't agree to these conditions.

Qi Zong shook his head, and said bluntly that the letter did not mention anything else, but only asked him to go to Donghai to take up his post as soon as possible.

Looking at the look on the elder brother's face, it is obvious that he intends to follow Grandpa's order.

After thinking about it for a while, Qi Xuan asked Zhu Yuntian: "Master Zhu, can you tell us about the current situation in the East China Sea?"

As the most powerful head of the Sea Shark Gang, Zhu Yuntian must have a unique understanding of the situation in the East China Sea.

Seeing that Qi Xuan took the initiative to ask, Zhu Yuntian thought for a moment and then said bluntly: "The situation in the East China Sea is very complicated. In addition to the common forces in the four directions, such as the government, the Sea Shark Gang, the Jukun Gang, and Cangliu Island, there are also several coastal princes in Dongying. And the remaining Japanese pirate forces."

"However, in terms of strength, the Sea Shark Gang is well-deserved as the largest gang in the East China Sea. Even compared with the three major gangs in the Central Plains, it will never be too inferior."

Needless to say, the Donghai Navy representing the government has not had any bright moments since the founding of Dayong. On the contrary, it was the defeat and heavy losses in the early battles with Japanese pirates, which also caused Dayong to give up the vast sea.

The Jukun Gang and Cangliu Island actually belong to the same clan, and there used to be Qianhu Villa behind them.

The Jukun Gang is actually a gang jointly established by several maritime chambers of commerce, mainly to protect the maritime business of several families along the coast and in the south of the Yangtze River.

And Cangliu Island was purely built by the Zhao family, including the Zhu family, the owner of the island, who was also a member of Qianhu Villa at the earliest.

Cangliu Island was established after the ancestor of the Zhao family surrendered to the Taizu. In order to leave a way for those Jiangnan clans who opposed Dayong, he deliberately chose such an enclave overseas.

After all, these Jiangnan clans were also allies of the Zhao family.

To some extent, it was the ancestor of the Zhao family who betrayed them in order to undo the curse of Zhao's bloodline.

Behind the Sea Shark Gang, there are countless overseas islanders.

Back then, Dayong was unable to expel Japanese pirates at sea, so these islanders had to embark on the road of armed self-rescue in order to survive. This is how the Sea Shark Gang came into being.

The Sea Shark Gang is not so much a gang, but a small regime with hundreds of thousands of citizens.

Ding Chong, the current leader of the Sea Shark Gang, was born as an islander like Zhu Yuntian. He has been the leader of the gang for more than ten years.

According to what Zhu Yuntian said, he once sparred with Ding Chong, and the opponent only used more than twenty moves to defeat him.

Then there is Liao Muqing, the deputy gang leader, who came to Shanghai from Zhongyuan seven or eight years ago to avoid the pursuit of the enemy, and was deeply trusted by the gang leader Ding Chong.

Although Zhu Yuntian had never seen Liao Muqing make a move, he had secretly inspected the corpse of the person who died at the hands of Liao Muqing. The body was covered in black and purple bleeding from the seven orifices, obviously the death was caused by severe poison.

From this, it can be seen that this deputy gang leader from the Central Plains is a master at using poison.

Further down are the four hall masters who were born in islanders like Zhu Yuntian.

On the whole, the martial arts of the Sea Shark Gang are not strong. After all, the main source of gang members are islanders, and they have been separated from the Central Plains martial arts for a long time. Even many high-ranking gang members are not as good as anyone in the Central Plains who opened a martial arts gym. boxer.

Even if it is a high-end combat power, apart from Ding Chong, Zhu Yuntian's martial arts is the highest.

And although Zhu Yuntian said that the Nutao Saber was unique, but overall, it was only a second-rate, upper-middle level, and he couldn't even be called a master.

But the Sea Shark Gang also has its own special features. The Gein Gang members are all islanders, so they are proficient in water skills and fearless of death, plus they have a large number.

If it is put on the sea for a showdown, the Changxing Gang and the White Horse Gang will really suffer.

So Qi Xuan had the same idea as Zhao Lingyue.

If you want to reorganize the East China Sea Navy, the Sea Shark Gang is a good starting point.

The question is... Will the islanders who have been wandering in the Central Plains for hundreds of years return to Dayong so easily?
The Japanese pirates who once ravaged the East China Sea have declined, and the Sea Shark Gang is like a small kingdom independent of the sea. At this time, why do they want to return to the rule of the government?

Qi Xuan could guess some of Zhao Lingyue's plans.

It's nothing more than carrots and sticks.

The big stick is to integrate the Zhao family's forces in the East China Sea, and unite with the Fujiwara family to attack the Sea Shark Gang, causing them to fall to the government.

And the radish is obviously the 500 million taels of silver prepared in advance by the deceased emperor.

Thinking about it carefully, Zhao Lingyue is really... quite scheming.

Through Zhu Shengjing, the Zhu family on Cangliu Island was destroyed, and then he personally went to the East China Sea to liquidate the disobedient forces in the Jukun Gang, plus Fujiwara Naotora who had already taken refuge...

With only 500 million taels of silver left, Zhao Lingyue's calculation was completely successful!

But now Hidetora Fujiwara jumped out, causing a little disturbance to the originally smooth plan.

Moreover, it seems that the emperor is not very willing to compromise.

Qi Xuan couldn't help feeling a little disdain for the newly enthroned emperor.

When he can't be the emperor, he wished that the world would be in chaos so he could take a share of the pie.

Now that my ass is sitting on the dragon chair, I think the world will be peaceful and the weather will be smooth, right?

How can it be so simple!
Qi Xuan didn't want to disturb the people's lives, but he also absolutely didn't want to see the person on the dragon chair sitting comfortably.

But since it was Grandpa who wrote in person, Qi Xuan didn't stop him anymore.

"Since the elder brother has already decided, as the younger brother, I can only wish you a smooth journey!" Qi Xuan smiled and cupped his hands.

Qi Zong smiled wryly and waved his hands: "Fourth brother, stop making fun of me."

He came today mainly to find out what Qi Xuan said.

After all, Qi Zong is the third generation. As a young man, his thoughts of loyalty to the emperor are naturally not as firm as his grandfather Qi Jiang.

But to do rebellious things... he still can't do it.

In Qi Zong's view, the fourth younger brother and fourth younger sibling wanted to take advantage of the fire to snatch the Donghai division from the imperial court. This move was no different from conspiracy.

But it is a family after all, blood is thicker than water.

If he really got to that point, he could still swing his knife at his family members.

What's more, Qi Xuan's martial arts...

Qi Jiang's letter undoubtedly relieved Qi Zong, who was in a dilemma.

In short... let's go to the East China Sea to take up the post first!

When things happen in the future, let's take a step at a time.

In case the fourth brother and the others really...

Qi Zong thought in his heart that he would just turn a blind eye and close one eye.

Qi Xuan agreed to let Qi Zong go to Donghai to take up his post, which was a compromise with his grandfather Qi Jiang.

However, Qi Xuan still asked Qi Zong to stay in the mansion for a few more days.

Because according to the news from the secret guard, there have been changes outside the Qi mansion in the past few days.

……

This day, early morning.

The gray mist has not yet dissipated.

A figure walked out from the back door of the Qi Mansion, yelling and cursing in a low voice.

"Bah, I'm thinking of Grandpa Yuan right now!"

The man who went out was named Yuan Youwei, and he was a steward in charge of purchasing from the back kitchen of the Qi Mansion.

Yuan Youwei cursed all the way to the market. As usual, he ordered meat and vegetables from several familiar shops according to the list. After explaining, he hummed a little song and came to a restaurant next to the market.

As soon as he entered the door, he heard someone yelling: "Isn't this Director Yuan, why did you come so early today!"

A trace of displeasure appeared on Yuan Youwei's face when he heard the words.

Immediately afterwards, someone said: "Exactly, how can you say that you are also the future father-in-law of Mr. Qi's mansion, so you don't need to come in person to buy the errand so early?"

"Bah!" Yuan Youwei yelled and cursed, "Don't talk nonsense, if people listen to it, I will be punished!"

Even though he said so, the joy in Yuan Youwei's eyes was real.

The old man...you can say the same!

After all, his daughter was indeed taken into the house by the fourth son.

It's just that these words must not reach the second lady's ears...

Yuan Youwei couldn't help turning pale when he thought of the board he had been on last time, although he quickly found a seat and sat down, and let Xiao Er serve a pot of wine.

Yuan Youwei, who was tasting the fine wine, didn't notice that a rough man in the corner was staring at him with his eyes wide open.

(End of this chapter)