Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1534 Tao and Etiquette

Just as the third game of Sword Discussion was in full swing, other places in Little Saint Xian Manor were not peaceful either.

After Xunzi resigned to Fusu, he did not immediately return to his secluded place, but took a casual walk in this huge manor.

Today's Little Saint's Manor is extremely lively and deserted at the same time.

It is said to be lively because when you walk in the courtyard, you can see soldiers on duty everywhere, and there are also a large number of secret guards lurking in the dark. Although it is far from bustling, there are still a lot more people than usual.

It was said to be deserted because the imperial soldiers and the secretly guarded sentry posts all remained silent and stood guard at their posts like pieces of wood.

Perhaps these soldiers would chat when no one was around, but they would definitely not say a word in front of Xunzi.

Although there weren't many people coming and going in the manor, you could hear the voices of students talking loudly or laughing and playing. They were a little angry, but now there was only dead silence.

Xunzi couldn't help but sigh, "It's a rare time to come out, and it's even deserted outside than my bamboo house."

While he was thinking in his mind, Xunzi's eyes suddenly turned and looked at a tall building beside him - that was the Confucian library where he helped Su go before.

Xunzi seemed to have discovered something, so he changed his direction and headed to the library.

At the same time, the fire in the library many years ago appeared in his mind unconsciously.

That fire was full of strangeness from beginning to end.

There are a large number of bamboo slips hidden in the library, and these bamboo slips are flammable, so Confucianists made great efforts to prevent fire at the beginning of construction.

The library itself is a single-family courtyard, far away from all other buildings. The internal and external walls are all made of bricks and stones, and the lighting and lighting in the building are all covered with fireproof coverings. Even if the candles fall down, there will be no fire.

Theoretically, accidental fire is impossible.

But it started to burn, and it started very quickly. By the time someone discovered it, the situation was already out of control.

When the cause of the fire was investigated afterwards, no special problem was found, and the case could only be closed as an accidental fire.

Maybe it was really just an accident. After all, fire and water are ruthless, and no matter how hard you take precautions, it's difficult to be completely comprehensive.

But in comparison, Xunzi Fu Nian and others were still more willing to believe that it was not a simple accident.

It's a pity that the flames destroyed all the evidence, and the truth of this matter was impossible to find out later. Fu Nian and the others had suspicions, but they could not confirm it.

Of course, some things do not require ironclad proof, but it is enough to have an object of suspicion.

Xunzi's bad attitude towards Li Si was never just because of Han Fei's matter.

The screen shifts to the library.

It is also full of soldiers patrolling and standing guard.

However, the patrols of imperial soldiers are of little use to serious martial arts masters.

In comparison, the secret whistle of the Shadow Guards is obviously more effective, but there are few Shadow Guards!
  Most of the manpower is concentrated around Fusu, and the defenses in other areas can naturally only be relaxed.

Of course, even if the defense is relatively lax, the ability of the Shadow Guard is still enough to stop the vast majority of young people with evil intentions.

But... facing real professionals, it is inevitable that there is no way to deal with it.

In a shadowy corner that the patrolling soldiers didn't notice, a plain-looking middle-aged man in dark clothes quietly came over.

After several dodges and moves, the man successfully evaded all the patrolling soldiers and secret sentries, jumped over and jumped into the library.

The specific purpose of this infiltrator is unclear, but he obviously wants to find a certain book, or the contents recorded in certain books. As soon as he came in, he began to read through the various volumes of books, and only glanced at them. It should be just Confirm content.

I don’t know if he has a specific target location, but he actually wants to find a book in a library with over 10,000 books.

Although today due to Fusu's visit, the entire Little Saint's Village was under martial law and no disciples would come to the library, he could rummage around without worry.

But how long can Fusu stay here?
  This entire building has a collection of books that would take you a month to browse through, but you wouldn’t be able to finish them all!

Besides, even if no Confucian disciples come to study, it doesn't mean that no one will bother him.

In the silent library, there was a sudden squeaking sound, and someone pushed open the door!
  The infiltrator who was flipping through the books was startled. He quickly hid behind the bookshelf, then jumped up to the upper floor and peeked at the situation below from a hidden corner.

The door of the library opened, and Xunzi walked in with his hands behind his hands. After looking around, his expression remained normal, as if he found nothing.

The infiltrator breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he was not exposed, but he did not relax his vigilance at all. He took out a dagger and was ready to attack at any time.

Although the old man in front of him looked old and frail, and could be blown by the strong wind, he didn't notice any movement before he pushed the door open.

This was so unusual that the infiltrators did not dare to underestimate this old man.

Xunzi, who seemed to have discovered nothing, walked towards the bookshelf, looked at the messily turned letters on it, frowned and said:

"These students are so careless. They put the letters in a messy manner, which is not appropriate!"

After saying that, Xunzi shook his sleeves with his hand. It seemed as if invisible waves were spreading around him. All the bamboo slips on the bookshelf were affected by the invisible force and trembled. Finally, each volume was adjusted to its position.

Xunzi's operation can only be performed by someone with extremely strong internal strength, and it will take at least several decades of skill to do it.

It's interesting to say that the Confucian master and the Taoist Tianzong master on the other side are competing for internal strength, and Xunzi here has quietly shown his skills in internal strength.

But Xunzi doesn't have that many discerning audiences.

Although the infiltrators hiding in the dark are experts in Qinggong and lurking, their own strength is just that.

Xunzi's operation only allowed him to confirm that the old man in front of him was indeed unusual, but he did not feel that he was not Xunzi's opponent.

However, the order he received was to act secretly and not to alert others.

To be on the safe side, the infiltrator stopped staying and jumped out of the nearby window.

Xunzi looked up at the slightly shaking window and chuckled.

The infiltrator never thought about the possibility that the old man's strength was far beyond his imagination, and he had been exposed long ago, but they didn't want to expose him directly and put everything on the surface.

………………

His eyes came to the waterside pavilion.

Fu Nian, who was slightly better for the time being, looked at Xiao Meng and said loudly:
  "Senior Xiaomeng, Confucianism has always treated people with courtesy. In fact, Confucianism and Taoism can be said to have reached the same goal through different paths."

When Fu Nian said this, he was not showing off to his opponent, but a low-profile gesture of goodwill.

He wants to win, but he doesn't want to offend Xiaomeng, so Confucianism and Taoism are said to be different paths to the same end, and there is no difference between the two.

However, Xiao Meng obviously did not agree with this statement and replied nonchalantly, "In that case, I will return the favor to you."

Opposite me, Gu Xun blinked and reminded the people around him softly:
  "Look carefully, Xiaomeng, we are about to take action."

Gongsun Linglong couldn't understand these words.

Why are you taking action again?   Didn’t this start a long time ago?
  Other knowledgeable people were shocked, knowing that Gu Xun meant that Xiaomeng was only planning to take it seriously now.

And what she was going to do next would be far more amazing than Fu Nian's move - otherwise Gu Xun wouldn't have specifically reminded her.

But... is this woman really that powerful?

Not long after he finished speaking, ripples appeared around the word "Dao" on the water again, and at the same time, the entire font also trembled slightly.

Then under the eyes of everyone, Xiaomeng stood up with the word "dao" just like Fu Nian's word "li".

But this was not over yet. Amidst the sound of rushing water, this huge wall-like water character broke away from the water body and floated completely, hanging alone on the water.

In short, the word flies!
  This operation really made the Confucian disciples who were watching dumbfounded. People such as Li Si, Zhao Gao, Yan Lu, Zhang Liang and others couldn't help but look sideways.

This move is really difficult.

It is already extremely difficult to restrain the amorphous water from condensing into characters using internal force, and it is even more incredible to control the water to form independently from the lake surface.

Water has no shape. Even if it is restrained by internal forces, the water body is still flowing. When the font does not leave the water, the dynamic exchange between the water character and the lake water does not require the operator to pay too much attention, but after leaving the water, this part must also With the controller solely responsible, the difficulty can be said to skyrocket.

However, this is still not the end, Xiaomeng's operations are still continuing.

The water channel characters floating in the air began to split into independent small water droplets one after another. The latter were also floating in the air, but each was independent.

Seeing this scene, Chu Nangong, who had always admired Xiaomeng's talent, finally showed a different emotion - he fell into a rare surprise, his eyes under his eyebrows widened as wide as possible, and he said in a voiceless voice:

"Is this... Xinruo Zhishui!?"

Gongsun Linglong, who didn't know why and didn't know how serious he was, quickly put his head in and asked:

"Nangong, what does this mean?"

After the initial shock, Chu Nan Gong also recovered his demeanor, but his tone was still filled with wonder as he explained:
  "Xinruo Zhishui is the same as Wanchuan Qiushui. They are both Taoist Tianzong's unique mental methods. However, they are completely opposite in how to move Qi."

"Xiao Meng can actually combine these two mental techniques into one move and perform them at the same time. It's simply incredible!"

After two sentences, a total of thirty-six water droplets separated from the word "DEAD" and floated independently, spinning and swimming around the word.

Zhao Gao, who was the first to discover Xiaomeng before, couldn't help but secretly marvel in his heart.

Each independent water droplet requires a separate internal control to maintain their shape in the air.

The deeper the internal power is, the more water drops can be controlled. Xiaomeng is now using thirty-six levels of internal power at the same time. Each internal power also contains two opposing powers, Xinruo Zhishui and Wanchuan Qiushui. Law……

I really don’t know where the ultimate is!

If Zhao Gao wants to achieve this level, it is not impossible, but... Xiaomeng still looks calm and relaxed at this time, with some remaining strength, obviously far from her limit.

This is a bit outrageous!

At this moment, the entire Dao character suddenly exploded and turned into water droplets all over the sky. However, these water droplets still did not escape Xiaomeng's control. They were arranged precisely and meticulously and wrapped into a sphere, which was still suspended in mid-air.

In this case, no one can count how many drops of water there are.

A thousand?

Or ten thousand?

In short, it must be a number that is out of reach for ordinary people.

This scene directly made Zhao Gao and other top experts stunned.

Chu Nanggong shook his head and said in wonder:

"Such a level... Judging from the knowledge of an old man like me, I am probably the number one person in Tianzong!"

This praise is very valuable.

Knowing that Bei Mingzi is still alive, Chu Nan Gong is basically saying that Xiaomeng's skills are beyond the reach of even her teacher, Master Bei Mingzi.

Gu Xun's voice also sounded at this time, and he said the same words of praise, but it was more direct and explicit:

"In terms of internal power control alone, Xiaomeng's strength is unmatched in the world. Fu Nian cannot compare to her, and her teacher Bei Mingzi cannot compare to her either."

"This is her greatest strength and her talent - an absolute genius that no one can match!"

"It is precisely because of this that she chooses to compete with her internal strength."

It is impossible for a normal person to safely and stably run the completely contradictory Qi movement mental methods. Even when Gu Xun rashly tried to run the two major mental methods of Feihong Bingso at the same time, he almost killed himself.

But Xiaomeng can use Wanchuan Qiushui and Xinruozhishui as freely as his arms and fingers.

This is a talent that Gu Xun has only seen in his life, unique and unique to her - I believe it is the same for everyone else present.

However, Gu Xun said this by default to exclude himself. His current strength has exceeded the limit that a person should have in all aspects, no matter what aspect.

As for whether others know that Gu Xun's words exclude him by default, that has nothing to do with him.

When Zhang Liang heard Gu Xun describe Xiaomeng like this, he couldn't help but ask:
  "Brother Gu means that Senior Brother Fu Nian will definitely lose this round?"

Gu Xun smiled when he heard this, but shook his head to deny this statement:

"That's not necessarily true. The outcome depends on how Fu Nian responds and how Fusu makes judgments. It will definitely not be a inevitable defeat."

After hearing this, Gongsun Linglong finally couldn't help but ask:
  "No one can beat me, how can Fu Nian win?"

When Gu Xun heard this question, he chuckled and looked at Zhao Gao:

"I have emphasized more than once that this is a sword fight, not a competition, and it is not a fight. Don't think that everyone is like a sword slave in Luowang. All they think about is how to kill people efficiently."

"I've also said that this is the only one of the three sword-discussing games that is considered a sword-discussing contest."

"Xiao Meng and Fu Nianke have always remembered that this is a sword discussion, not a sword discussion based on pure strength to determine victory or defeat!"

Although Zhao Gao was a little unhappy at being caught by Gu Xun again and whipped to death, he had to admit that what the other party said was not wrong at all.

Although Li Si wholeheartedly wanted to make this sword debate a simple competition, it was not after all. The outcome still depended on how the two acted next, rather than a simple comparison of strength.

Gongsun Linglong and other bystanders also reacted one after another. They no longer acquiesced in Fu Nian's defeat. They renewed their desire to watch the battle and began to look forward to how Fu Nian would respond next to complete the sword debate.

At this time, Zhang Liang saluted directly towards Gu Xun and said, "Brother Gu can see clearly. I am almost confused and only focus on the difference between strength and weakness."

After listening to Gu Xun's words just now, Zhang Liang mentally acquiesced that this round would be lost, completely forgetting the inherent special nature of sword theory.

Gu Xun waved his hand and replied nonchalantly, "I don't understand clearly, but I don't need to care, and I don't care about the outcome of the two of them, so naturally I won't get caught up in it."

"It's better to pay more attention to the process, it's really exciting!"

(End of this chapter)