Lotus Tower is the second best in the world

The next day, snowflakes began to fall over Yangzhou City, which had been sunny for several days.

The temperature plummeted.

However, this cannot stop the enthusiasm of people in this big city.

The martial arts event held in Yangzhou City reached its peak after Li Xiangyi appeared.

There was a lot of discussion in the streets, restaurants, inns, tea shops, and even the brothels.

Even among the scholars who have no sense of presence in Yangzhou, they are spreading the word.

Daxi's Confucian scholars and Jianghu warriors are completely in two worlds, and they have almost no contact with each other on weekdays.

But this time Li Xiangyi's appearance gave them a topic to talk about.

"Have you heard that Li Xiangyi has now changed his name to Li Lianhua and opened a Lotus Tower to make a living by helping people find out information about the world?"

"Who knows the Lotus Tower? Xiaosheng remembers that there are several stories recorded in the "Ya Zhai Collection" that was published some time ago, which are the first-hand news coming from the Lotus Tower."

"The one where Mrs. Miao Shilang spends a lot of money to ask for a son?"

"Yes, it's that ridiculous story... Hiss, no, don't look at Xiaosheng like that, Xiaosheng is the same..."

"...hehehe."

There was a burst of meaningful laughter, and several familiar young Confucian scholars smiled at each other.

Most of the scholars are not interested in fighting and killing. They think it is done by reckless men. They don’t know a single word, and even the names given by their parents are wrong. They talk about righteousness and pride all day long. madness.

If the whole world is dominated by this kind of recklessness, it will be the end.

The only way to govern the world is through Confucian scholars who read the books of sages and knew everything from astronomy to geography.

However, the former Li Xiangyi and the current Li Lianhua still made them a little jealous.

As the saying goes, there is no first in literature, and there is no second in martial arts.

Even though Li Xiangyi was just a vulgar martial artist who only knew how to wield swords and swords, he was deeply liked by the ladies in the boudoir.

Mentioning the name Li Xiangyi, countless young ladies' eyes lit up, wishing they could find a matchmaker in person, come to propose marriage, and marry them off.

Wang Mingyang is such a person.

He is not jealous of Li Lianhua, but the most beloved sister in his family. He has been in a daze recently.

I don't know where I got the news that Li Xiangyi was not dead. He didn't think about food or tea all day long. He went to his father every now and then and asked his father to find a way to find Li Xiangyi.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, Wang Mingyang knew that his sister had always been obsessed with the rumored number one in the world!

Back then, he was studying the sages' books and had never seen the red-sleeved sword dance with his own eyes.

But the younger sister Wang Yuqiu witnessed it with her own eyes. After she came back, she heard from the maids at the house that she had always been careless about her home.

In recent years, the threshold of the house has been almost broken by matchmakers who come to the door, but the younger sister remains unmoved.

She has been waiting for the young man in red.

Seeing that several classmates brought the topic to Li Xiangyi, Wang Mingyang was ready to listen carefully and learn more about this figure who was highly respected by martial arts people.

Who would have known that, without saying a few words, these former classmates would change the topic elsewhere.

Wang Mingyang shook his head, feeling disappointed. While others were not paying attention, he stood up and left the Wenyuan Building where literati gathered to drink and exchange poems.

Walking down the long street with his head lowered, Wang Mingyang bumped into someone head-on. Wang Mingyang let out an ouch and his body fell to one side involuntarily.

"No long eyes!"

At the same time, a shout of curses sounded,

The next moment, Wang Mingyang, who had just fallen to the ground, felt a huge pain in his chest, and a foot stepped on him.

Wang Mingyang screamed in pain and looked up, only to see a big man with a beard and fierce eyes looking down at him.

"Losing money!"

"..."

Wang Mingyang gritted his teeth and said with difficulty:

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? It's my fault that I didn't look at the road and bumped into you. I apologize. But you are so insulting. Do you really think that there is no royal law in this city?"

He pointed to the big man's foot that was stepping on him, "Please take your foot away! Cough cough cough..."

The big man grinned and said to the people around him:
"Hey! He's still a useless scholar!"

"Hahaha, Brother Gao, you have to be careful. This scholar in Yangzhou can fall down if the wind blows. If you don't pay attention, you may be responsible for a murder."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." The man said without any concern:

"I am attending the Lao Shizi Martial Arts Tournament this time just to look for trouble. We can't afford to cause trouble to Li Xiangyi. Killing a scholar today is a worthwhile trip."

After that, he pulled out a long knife from his waist and planned to kill someone in the street!
"Killed!"

When the people nearby saw this posture, someone shouted at the top of their lungs, and they immediately dispersed.

"Hehehe!" Gao Qiu chuckled, showing his yellow teeth, and put away the long knife under the horrified gaze of the other party.

"I'm scaring you, scholar, you're so brave!"

"Grandpa just pulled out the knife and flashed it in front of your eyes, and you got scared."

After saying that, he withdrew his foot from Wang Mingyang's chest and said, "Get up, this little bit of courage is not worth my grandfather's effort to kill you."

Wang Mingyang got up from the ground, patted the footprints on his chest, gritted his teeth and said: "You are a fool, you are such a fool."

"Tsk, you still dare to scold me..."

The next moment, the long knife was unsheathed again and slashed towards Wang Mingyang's shoulder.

"clang!"

A stone came through the air, deflecting Gao Qiu's dropped long knife, and a gentle voice came.

"You bully the helpless scholars in the street. You have such great courage. Why don't you give me a try?"

I saw a young man in plain clothes walking slowly.

"Who, who the hell is meddling in other people's business?!"

The middle-aged man with a full beard had a fierce look in his eyes, cursed, and turned his head to look.

The next moment, his face suddenly stiffened.

"Li, Li Xiangyi...!"

The person who came was none other than Li Lianhua, who was currently the most popular person in Yangzhou City.

Li Lianhua didn't even look at the guy whose expression changed drastically. He wanted to run away, but was unable to move because he locked the Qi around his body with his Zhen Qi. He turned to the scholar and cupped his hands.
"My dear, Li Lianhua, I wonder what you would call the young master?"

"Wang Mingyang."

Wang Mingyang endured the discomfort in his stomach and bowed.

"It turned out to be Brother Wang."

Li Lianhua smiled and said: "These days, the city is not peaceful. Brother Wang should pay more attention when he goes out."

After that, he turned around and looked at Gao Qiu and the two Jianghu people around him.

"You are Gao Qiu, right?"

Gao Qiu's face was gloomy and uncertain, and he said: "It's Gao, Li Jianshen. This is all a misunderstanding. Please look into it carefully!"

"Misunderstand?"

Li Lianhua smiled and said, "I saw it with my own eyes. Do you think I saw it wrong?"

"You must have seen it wrong, Li Jianshen, Gao Mou has always been kind to others and never bullied others. What happened today is really that Gao Mou... Gao Mou was drunk!"

"Haha." Li Lianhua shook his head, smiled, and waved his hand.

A moment later, two teenagers wearing uniform black clothes ran from a short distance away, holding two chains in their hands.

Li Lianhua signaled to the other party: "Thirteen, tie the three of them up." Ding Shisan said excitedly: "Yes, Master!"

Wang Mingyang looked at Li Lianhua in front of him with a complicated expression.

The swordsman of Chaosi's dream suddenly appeared in front of him, and even took action to save his life!
"Li Xiangyi, don't bully others too much!"

Gao Qiu blushed and roared in a low voice.

Li Lianhua said: "Gao Qiu, do you really think that no one knows about what you have done these days?"

"What have I done?!" Gao Qiu was still arrogant.

Li Lianhua sighed: "It's all over, but you still refuse to admit it."

This Gao Qiu came to Yangzhou City recently.

This person's origin is unknown, except that he is not from Daxi. He comes from the Southeast Dwarf Country and is a master of swordsmanship.

In the past few days, as the martial arts conference was held, people from all walks of life in the city were mixed, and several murders occurred.

Li Lianhua has been secretly investigating this matter for the past few days.

That group of thugs didn't seek wealth or sex, they seemed to be just looking for killing.

Taking advantage of this martial arts gathering, they deliberately caused trouble.

After secret investigation, Li Lianhua locked in a group of Jianghu people.

Gao Qiu in front of him came into view.

He originally planned to capture him for interrogation yesterday, but who knew that Wu Liuding from Jianzhong would intervene.

Today I finally had the chance to investigate the matter, and I encountered this guy bullying powerless scholars in broad daylight.

He stopped observing the people behind the scenes and immediately showed up to stop them.

Brother Brother said a few days ago that their enemies should not be limited to the Daxi in front of them, but also need to be on guard against overseas aliens in the East China Sea.

Compared with the various forces in Daxi, those alien races may be the biggest threat to their success in the future.

Li Lianhua didn't know who the aliens brother mentioned were, and he didn't care.

For him, it's just a matter of doing his own thing.

Brother has to worry about other things.

"Let go of my father!"

Gao Qiu roared hysterically. Ding Shisan narrowed his eyes and hit Gao Qiu on the back of the head with a palm knife, knocking him unconscious to death.

The other two Jianghu people did not have time to explain, and they were copied in the same way.

……

……

In a house not far from Lotus Tower,
Several middle-aged men wearing black robes, with the hair on the back of their heads shaved off, leaving only long hair tied up on top of their heads, looked heavy.

"Someone is impersonating us, Luo Tianjun, you have to give us an explanation!"

Those who listened to Da Xi Ya's lame words felt uncomfortable all over. Sitting across from several men in black robes, De Luo Tian took a sip of tea with unusual calmness and said slowly:
"Don't be impatient."

"The martial arts conference held in Yangzhou will be an opportunity for us."

"If you grasp it well, you can expect great things in the future, and the benefits will be yours."

His name is Luo Tian, ​​the deputy gang leader of the Shahai Gang.

When he came to Yangzhou City on this trip, he was entrusted by the nobleman to mix up the water here so that the nobleman's manpower could be inserted smoothly.

And the people he used were not members of the Shahai Gang, but several martial arts masters hired from the dwarf countries on the islands on the north coast of the East China Sea outside of Daxi.

The Dwarf Country is a small country that makes a living on fishing. It lives on the islands in the East China Sea and has a totem culture. Hundreds of years ago, a group of Dwarf people came to Daxi on a ferry. They were impressed by the dragon and phoenix totems of Daxi. It became a fan state and paid tribute to the Daxi Dynasty.

It is not just talk about the coming of all the nations of Daxi to come to court, but there are really thousands of small countries like the Dwarf Kingdom, the Moon Hydrogen Kingdom, the Chehu Kingdom, and other small countries with a population less than one week away from Daxi. They prepare a large amount of tribute every year to pay tribute to Daxi. Set off to Daxi Imperial City located in the Central Plains.

This is also the reason why the high officials in the court believe that this great event is a once-in-a-lifetime event.

However, Luo Tian disagrees. The noble man is right. Peace and prosperity are useless. Only in troubled times can we expand our territory and make achievements.

Peaceful times are just the boasting of the incompetent.

The annual tribute from those small countries is less than one ten thousandth of the tax collected by Daxi various places every year.

Today's Emperor Daxi has no great ambitions and only wants to maintain success. He has no ambition to open up new territories and expand his territory. He is not worthy of sitting on that dragon throne.

"Gao Qiu has been captured. You must find a way to rescue him, otherwise our cooperation will fall apart!"

The representative of the dwarf caravan, Nanamiya Ye said with a bad expression.

"Do not worry."

Luo Tian put down the tea cup and said with a smile: "Even if Li Xiangyi finds out about you, he can't do anything to you. You are guests of the royal family."

"Being an enemy to you means being an enemy to the entire Daxi."

"hope so!"

……

Li House.

After what happened yesterday, Li Lianpeng stayed in the house all day today and never went out.

When I was bored, I played chess with others at home.

"Master Li, it's your turn."

The old man on the opposite side had the victory in hand and said: "You have to think carefully. If you make two wrong moves next, the game will be ruined."

Li Lianpeng raised the black piece and dropped it on a spot without looking at the chessboard.

Wu Liuding's eyes lit up, "This is a good move!"

Immediately holding the white stone, it fell behind the black stone dropped by Li Lianpeng.

Li Lianpeng finally came to his senses and looked down at the old sword god's position.

"Tsk... It can't go down any more."

Li Lianpeng, who was feeling a little depressed, raised his hand and disrupted the chessboard.

Black and white pieces fell to the ground with a crash.

"Haha, this is the sixth time Mr. Li has deliberately overturned the chessboard. If it's the seventh time, then you have to fulfill your promise to me."

"I don't understand. Why do you, an old swordsman, always think about that?"

Li Lianpeng looked at Wu Liuding opposite him in confusion.

"Is practicing swordsmanship so interesting? You are over 70 years old, Lao Wu, and you still remember it all the time."

"Hehe, you don't understand. As a disciple of Sword Tomb, the best thing in my life is to practice swordsmanship, aspire to be the master of swordsmanship, and become the leader of swordsmanship. Wherever the sword goes, where the heart goes."

Li Lianpeng rolled his eyes and interrupted: "You said it yourself, if you lose to someone else after going down the mountain this time, you will never hold a sword again in this life."

"I just learned Li Lianhua's sword yesterday, but I don't admit it today."

Wu Liuding sighed, "I thought about it yesterday and thought that after finally going down the mountain, I shouldn't set too many rules for myself. Otherwise, this trip will be unpleasant."

"For those who practice martial arts, having clear thoughts is better than anything else."

"..." Li Lianpeng was silent for a moment and then waved, "It's up to you. You can do whatever you want. However, I would like to advise the old sword god not to fight with others regardless of the occasion like he did yesterday."

"Otherwise, the descendants of the old Sword God's family will suffer."

The first sentence is a complaint, and the second sentence is a threat from Li Lianpeng.

(End of this chapter)