Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 615 Do you want to see something good?

Li Xuan grinned, revealing a mysterious smile.

He never mentioned his relationship with Aimu to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and only Princess Ankang and Yu'er knew the situation clearly.

Now Aimu and Xie Qingmo have confirmed that Li Xuan is the savior holy beast in the prophecy, which seems to be very important to the Holy Fire Sect.

Of course, through conversations with them, it was not difficult for Li Xuan to analyze that there were many factions within the Holy Fire Sect.

Just talking about the candidates for the Saint, although Aimu’s master is the contemporary Saint, the other candidates for the Saint seem to be very competitive as well.

Otherwise, Aimu would not have taken the risk to come to Daxing to take over Hu Yulou's mess.

Li Xuan planned to take Sharon to discuss it with Aimu and Xie Qingmo.

If this is a useful bargaining chip, Li Xuan would rather use him to win over a martial arts holy land than absorb her Five Elements Reincarnation.

If a former saint who has fallen on hard times has such fighting power, I'm afraid the high-level fighting power of the Holy Fire Cult should not be underestimated.

In order to deal with the threat posed by King Zheng, Li Xuan wanted to win over all the forces he could.

King Zheng had been secretly planning for so many years. Who could have expected that worshippers like Zhu Wufeng and Ignis would be his strongest trump cards?

Daxing’s overall strength is indeed not weak, but Emperor Yongyuan can only control a very limited part of it.

As long as Li Xuan can win over enough friends, King Zheng will become an isolated person.

By then it will be Li Xuan's turn to raise the slogan of "clearing the imperial court and pacifying the national crisis" and do something big.

Thinking of this, Li Xuan couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

"You, what evil ideas are you planning again?"

Old Ye reached out and stroked Li Xuan's fur, then shook his head and smiled helplessly.

"Now that the matter has come to an end, let's go back quickly."

The biggest threat, the Western Region Fire Demon, has been eliminated, and the Five Elements Reincarnation has also been absorbed by Li Xuan. It can be said that the task was done without leaving any trace.

It’s unknown when King Zheng will realize that something is wrong.

After all, it is common knowledge for everyone that there will be a big commotion after a top three rank warrior dies.

However, Li Xuan broke this common sense and created a huge information gap.

As long as King Zheng cannot confirm the deaths of Zhu Wufeng and the Western Region Fire Demon, he will continue to be led by this inertial thinking.

Of course, King Zheng is not stupid. After a while, he will definitely realize that something is wrong.

But this time was enough for Li Xuan to narrow the gap between them and King Zheng until it was completely reversed.

Tonight's battle ended successfully, and Ignis's Five Elements Reincarnation was completely sucked away by Li Xuan, leaving no trace.

Although the traces of the previous battle were difficult to conceal, it was enough.

If King Zheng could find traces of fighting here, he would become suspicious for a while.

Butler Ye, the old monk, brought the unconscious Sharon.

Sharon's desperate tactics were stopped by Li Xuan. Now she is like a candle in the wind and no longer poses a threat.

But Sharon's identity is somewhat special, and Li Xuan wants to take her back to see if he can let Sharon make use of her remaining energy and create some value for them.

"It's not suitable to stay here for long, let's go back."

Master Ye came down and said to the two masters.

"Ok?"

Master Shanliao showed a puzzled look. He looked at the sky which had calmed down, and then looked at Sharon who had fallen unconscious and completely calmed down.

"What about the Five Elements Reincarnation?"

He asked with wide eyes.

Master Chenghai was still reminiscing about his previous glorious moments. His mind was not here and he didn't even notice anything unusual.

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs has secret methods, so please don't ask too many questions."

Manager Shang coughed dryly and explained.

But it was obvious that this explanation made Master Shanle even more shocked.

Master Chenghai only came to his senses at this time and replied irrelevantly:

"Alas, I don't have any secret methods. It's just a sudden inspiration."

After Master Chenghai finished speaking, he found that the others suddenly fell silent.

He looked at everyone curiously, only to find that they were looking at him even stranger.

……

Old Ye led everyone through the shadows and returned to the capital.

When they returned to the city, they found that it was almost dawn.

In Ci'en Temple, the two sides said goodbye to each other.

On the way here just now, Chief Steward Shang also clearly told the two masters the fact that King Zheng was behind the Western Region Fire Demon.

Now they can be said to be on the same boat.

Especially since the two masters participated in the encirclement and suppression of the Fire Demon in the Western Region and played an important role, there was no way to regret it now even if they wanted to.

Master Chenghai just kept mentioning how crucial the role of his immobilization technique was, but now he has become much quieter.

"Amitabha."

"I was wondering why the black cat kept praising me for being the most meritorious person tonight..."

Master Chenghai secretly complained in his heart and glared at Li Xuan silently.

Li Xuan didn't care at all and kept grinning at Master Chenghai.

"Great hero, if there is such a good thing in the future, I will come to you again. You can't refuse it then."

Li Xuan said with a smile.

The chief monk Ye, with a stern face, quickly took him back to the palace.

After watching them disappear into the shadows, the two masters who remained in Ci'en Temple looked at each other with helplessness.

Both of them were already quite old, so they understood the hidden meaning behind Li Xuan's words.

They are already on board, and times like tonight are inevitable in the future, and they can't refuse.

The struggle between Emperor Yongyuan and Prince Zheng has been going on for many years and is considered an open secret of the Daxing Dynasty.

The Imperial Household Department originally served Emperor Yongyuan, and Li Xuan was also Princess Ankang's pet, so their stance was extremely firm.

There is only one word for King Zheng: Go!

Now, the two masters were forced to be involved in this dispute, and have unknowingly stood on the side of Emperor Yongyuan.

Like everyone else, they felt they were on the side of the long odds.

But in this matter, there is no choice.

As for the targeting of Fuhu Temple, it may be said that there is still room for maneuver.

If they kill the Western Fire Demon tonight, then the fight will end to the death.

In addition, there are enemies within Buddhism who have different positions from them.

Thinking of this, the two masters no longer had any joy in getting rid of the Western Fire Demon, and were only confused about the way forward.

Master Chenghai opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but seemed unable to utter it.

Master Shan Liao waved his hand and interrupted, "At this point, there is no point in saying anything."

"Besides, you and I cannot accept King Zheng's methods, so tonight's result is a good thing."

"The Floating Cloud Temple will not intervene in the dynastic disputes, but since the Zheng Palace dared to reach out to Buddhism first, the Floating Cloud Temple will definitely not sit idly by."

"Let's follow the original plan and contact the wandering monks of Floating Cloud Temple as soon as possible, and send someone to Floating Cloud Temple to report the news."

"For the rest, we'll just take it one step at a time."

As a result, Master Chenghai shook his head: "That's not what I wanted to say."

"Master, did you see clearly how I just froze the Western Region Fire Demon?"

Master Shanliao turned to look at him in shock, his face showing an extremely embarrassed expression.

Then there was a clang, and a thick golden staff suddenly appeared in Master Shanliao's hand.

"Master, please don't misunderstand!"

Master Chenghai quickly held the golden Zen staff with both hands and explained:

"I seem to have touched the threshold of the second rank just now."

After hearing this, Master Shanliao put away his Zen staff half-believingly.

"Really?"

Master Chenghai nodded repeatedly and recalled what happened at that time.

"When Ah Xuan's claws rested on me, I suddenly felt that the whole world was transparent, and there were signs of the law of nature."

"As long as you experience this state more, I'm afraid that the Tao realm will be just around the corner!"

What Master Chenghai calls "Tao follows nature" is a state of mind in which one has a deep enough understanding of one's own Tao.

Only when one has sufficient understanding of one's own Tao can one resonate with the heaven and earth and allow the Tao to influence a wider range, which is the second-level Tao realm.

Of course, this is also one of the reasons why people at the peak of the third rank can barely display the Dao realm.

They have already had a deep enough understanding of their own path, but they lack a crucial opportunity to take that step.

This was the case with Manager Shang, and also with Daruhachishi Bailangshan, the White Wolf Guard of the Desert whom Li Xuan had met before.

"That black cat is indeed strange, but Mr. Ye is not willing to say more."

"If this is really an opportunity to enter the second rank, you must seize it."

“It’s not always a bad thing to be on board a pirate ship.”

Master Shanliao patted Master Chenghai on the shoulder, and then without waiting for him to continue, he turned around and left, leaving only one sentence:
"I'm tired, let's go rest first."

On the way back, Master Shanliao had been listening to so much talk about "immobilization techniques" that his ears were already callused. If he continued listening, he would probably have a physiological reaction.

Master Chenghai opened his mouth, seeming to be a little unsatisfied.

But Master Shanliao had just taken out his golden Zen staff, and he felt that he shouldn't go any further.

Master Chenghai looked around and found that the temple was still quiet and no one had gotten up yet.

"It's already so late and you haven't gotten up to practice yet. That's really outrageous."

Master Chenghai muttered to himself and walked towards his disciples' rooms.

……

Imperial Palace, Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"Mr. Ye, is there really no problem?" asked Manager Shang with a hint of concern.

"Don't worry, he's almost a useless man. I'm afraid he can't even beat a eunuch in flowery clothes." Old Ye said calmly.

"Ah Xuan, you said this is the former Saint of the Holy Fire Cult?" Zhao Feng asked, pointing at Sharon who was lying unconscious on the bed.

Li Xuan nodded silently.

Shang, the chief steward at the side, also said: "Feng'er, don't underestimate this old woman. She was a real second-rank master just now."

"Then why did it suddenly become useless?" Zhao Feng asked in surprise.

Zhao Feng originally stayed in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and waited for Li Xuan and others. He was very happy to know that their operation was successful and they killed the Western Region Fire Demon.

But Zhao Feng was also very curious about Sharon they brought back.

Steward Shang had previously worried that it was unsafe to leave Sharon in the custody of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After all, he had seen Sharon take action.

But both Li Xuan and Ye Lao said that Sharon no longer had the ability to fight.

Li Xuan immediately explained: "She used a desperate secret method, meow."

"If I hadn't used the Yin-Yang Qi to block it, he would have died, meow."

"No wonder she came so quickly, meow."

Li Xuan sighed. He didn't expect that the news he brought back to the Holy Fire Sect would cause such consequences.

What kind of hatred could make Sharon make such an irrational choice.

If the news is false, wouldn't Sharon have wasted her life in vain?
Li Xuan now understood why Xie Qingmo was so nervous before.

If Sharon rushed to Daxing and found out that the news was false, she would definitely take Aimu, the person who brought back the false news, away with her. She might even make a big fuss in Daxing to vent her last anger.

Given Sharon's previous crazy state, it was entirely possible for her to do such a thing.

Li Xuan expressed his intention to use Sharon to win over the Holy Fire Cult, and the two stewards agreed.

"It would be a good thing if the Holy Fire Cult could help us. After all, with the grudge against the Western Region Fire Demon, they have every reason to intervene."

Butler Shang nodded.

Zhao Feng also said: "It's just that the Holy Fire Sect has been operating in the Western Regions, and it may not be able to display its power in Daxing."

"Ah Xuan, you still have to discuss this matter with His Majesty. If His Majesty agrees, he can also give the Holy Fire Cult some convenience."

"I don't know how many places in Daxing are like Jiangnan Road. At times like this, we really need some external stimulation to balance the forces."

Zhao Feng looked worried.

As the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department, he felt tremendous pressure because of the incident at Fuhu Temple.

No one can guarantee that Fuhu Temple is an isolated case. The Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot tell exactly how much power King Zheng secretly controls in various places.

"By the way, Feng'er."

"Hasn't Jiangnan Dao sent back any news yet?"

Manager Shang remembered that after tonight the deadline for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to reply would have passed.

Generally speaking, the Ministry of Internal Affairs' local spies would give a reply even if they did not find relevant information.

Zhao Feng nodded silently, then said with a somewhat unpleasant expression: "Godfather, I'm afraid it's going to be dangerous."

"The secret agents in Jiangnan Road had maintained normal communications before, and there were no mistakes in the code of the secret letter."

"I guess they have been targeted for a long time. I am afraid that the moment my letter was delivered to Jiangnan Road, they were already in danger."

Both stewards fell silent.

They all knew that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had failed in its duty.

At this time, Mr. Ye said calmly: "You are getting to know King Zheng, and King Zheng is also getting to know you."

"Not to mention the entire Daxing, even this palace was filled with chaos not long ago, wasn't it?"

Mr. Ye was talking about how the Ministry of Internal Affairs dealt with Guo Sheng and Duan Gui by using the case of the Desert Diplomatic Mission.

Among the ten eunuchs, two of them had second thoughts about Emperor Yongyuan and colluded with Damao.

Under the previous circumstances, Emperor Yongyuan did not have absolute control in the palace.

It was because of that incident that the Ministry of Internal Affairs took back the power of the two deceased eunuchs, and then took the opportunity to crack down on eunuch Gao Wang who was on good terms with the Zhang family and Concubine Zhang. This allowed the palace to stabilize.

If not for this, even Mr. Ye would not dare to leave the palace easily.

"Your Majesty has seen the contributions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in recent years."

“Keep your head up and don’t be afraid to correct your mistakes.”

Mr. Ye's calm words restored a lot of confidence to the two managers.

It has to be said that Zhao Feng did have the idea of ​​solving the matter himself before, but now he has given up on that glimmer of hope.

"I must first apologize to His Majesty."

Zhao Feng made up his mind.

Manager Shang patted Zhao Feng on the shoulder, then led him to pay his respects to Mr. Ye.

"Thank you for your encouragement, Mr. Ye."

Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was a bit heavy, Li Xuan blinked twice, looked around at the three people, stretched out his claws and said:
"I have something good here, meow."

"You guys want to see meow?"

After attracting everyone's attention, Li Xuanshan opened his little claws like a bamboo blossom, revealing a strangely shaped bone ring.

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