Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 791 You are the Saint of the Three Religions

On the other side, in the reception room of Beiliang Palace in the southwest of Tai'an City.

The agarwood is subtle and the smoke is graceful.

Xu Xiao, who was wearing a purple python robe, sat in the main seat in the front hall with his hands gathered in his sleeves and bowed slightly. The big monk Yang Taisui, who was wearing a black robe, sat in the guest seat. His kind eyes under his bald head shot out a sharp light, looking up and down, back and forth at the owner of the palace, making Xu Xiao very uncomfortable: "Yang Bald Donkey, is there something on my face?"

Yang Taisui shook his head and frowned, with a strange expression on his face.

"how?"

"I always feel that there is something wrong with the prince's complexion. It seems that... his Yang energy has weakened a lot."

Xu Xiao coughed and looked unnatural: "It should be because I was worried about the war situation recently and didn't get enough rest."

He didn't expect that Yang Taisui's eyes were so sharp that he could even see the subtle changes in him after he became a eunuch. Then he glanced at Han Diaosi who was standing behind Yang Taisui.

"I heard that His Majesty is ill?"

"Yes."

Han Diao Si said, "Your Majesty has been very busy in recent days. The day before yesterday, he talked with Generals Lu and Yang for three hours. He left the Imperial Study in the early morning and returned to Hongde Palace to rest. Yesterday, he did not get up until noon. The Queen ordered the Imperial Physician to diagnose him and said that he was too worried and needed to rest."

Under normal circumstances, the fact that the emperor is ill cannot be talked about casually, but according to the intelligence sent back from the front line, Lin Qing's convoy will arrive outside Tai'an City the day after tomorrow unless something unexpected happens. The small group of troops sent by the imperial guards to delay his journey either defected in the middle of the battle or were killed by the grooms and the evil monks. Now the morale of the army in Tai'an City is unstable and the officials are helpless. Faced with this situation, they can only act expediently.

Xu Xiao hesitated for a moment and said, "Yang Taisui, the emperor... is there really no other solution?"

Yang Taisui also pondered for a moment, then sighed and said, "Before the meeting with Generals Lu and Yang, the Emperor went to Huilong Garden to meet Chen Diao Si..."

"Chen Diao Si? But he's the man who's the same age as Guo?"

"The prince knows of his existence?"

"..." Xu Xiao glanced behind the screen and did not answer the question directly.

Yang Taisui naturally did not ask further questions because it was meaningless: "The emperor asked him a question."

"what is the problem?"

"Can you defeat Wang Xianzhi?"

"What did he say?"

"One for one in Tai'an City."

"One for one? That means it's a tie."

Lin Qing killed Wang Xianzhi head-on, and then broke the trap carefully set by Xie Guanying, Tan Tai Pingjing and others. If there was only one Chen Diaosi, he would not be able to face Lin Qing. No wonder Zhao Chun fell ill overnight due to excessive worry.

Xu Xiao asked again: "Is this the last strength of Tai'an City?"

Yang Taisui and Han Diaosi looked at each other and said, "In fact, your majesty still has a trump card in his hand."

"what?"

"Four hundred years ago, the celestial being Gao Shulu formulated the first-grade four-level system."

Xu Xiao glanced at Xu Fengnian who was sitting opposite Yang Taisui: "Is he not dead yet?"

"Gao Shulu is suppressed by the Mountain-Opening Talisman. He will wake up as long as the talisman is uncovered, but the problem is that he is out of control."

Xu Fengnian interjected, "Based on my understanding of Gao Shulu, as a person who pursues the ultimate in martial arts, there is no reason for him not to fight with Lin Qing, the world's number one martial artist."

Yang Taisui said, "Your Highness is right, but have you ever thought about it? Someone like Tianren Gao Shulu, who thinks highly of himself, will definitely not join forces with others to deal with Lin Qing. If they take turns to fight, I'm afraid it will be difficult to defeat the devil."

Xu Xiao said: "Is this all the royal family's methods?"

Han Diao Si said: "That's all. Judging from the battles at Longhu Mountain, Wudi City and Dantong Pass, with Lin Qing's strength, the Zhixuan and Tianxiang level masters are meaningless in front of him. Even the Three Religions Earthly Immortals..."

Xu Xiao did not comment, and shook his head gently: "Yang Taisui, the ancestor of the Zhao family has died in the battle of Longhu Mountain. The future is related to the survival of the Liyang royal family. Do you want to hide something from me?"

Yang Taisui's eyelids jumped at these words, and he retracted his hand that was reaching for the teacup and hid it in his sleeve. He pondered the deep meaning of the above words over and over again in his mind, and after a long while he said, "Your Majesty... really has no backup plan."

"Just because the Emperor has no backup plan doesn't mean you, Yang Taisui, don't have one."

The monk's face changed. Facing Xu Xiao's aggressive gaze, he sighed and said, "Okay, I admit that the old ancestor of Shangyin Academy is now a guest in my house."

Han Diaosi was surprised when he heard this, but he quickly reacted and thought about what happened a few days ago when Lin Qing went to Shangyin Academy to cause trouble and killed all the teachers who taught Confucianism, Legalism, diplomacy and other political works and their students, and he understood.

You should know that on the way to Wudi City, Zhao Kai spoke well of the students of Shangyin Academy in front of Lin Qing. Even if that devil didn't like Confucian scholars, he shouldn't have gone out of his way to massacre the people of Shangyin Academy. Now it seems that he went there for the ancestor mentioned by Yang Taisui, and because he didn't find the person, he took his anger out on those teachers and Confucian scholars, killing them many heads and spilling blood in the Guangling River.

Yang Taisui asked puzzledly: "How did you know about this?"

Xu Xiao smiled slightly and said to the person behind the screen, "Master Hong."

As soon as he finished speaking, a Taoist priest wearing a white loose robe, with a Taoist bun on his hair and a long sword on his back walked out and bowed to Yang Taisui.

Xu Xiao introduced: "This is the current headmaster of Wudang Mountain, Hong Xixiang." "So he is the headmaster of Wudang." Yang Taisui's eyes were fixed on the ancient sword with a simple shape and slightly wider than an ordinary long sword: "Lü Zu Ancient Sword?"

"Is it just the ancient sword of Lü Zu?" Xu Xiao laughed. "It is widely rumored that Master Hong is the reincarnation of the Northern Zhenwu Emperor. If I say that he is the reincarnation of the Taoist saint Lü Zu, do you believe it, Yang Bald Donkey?"

"The Taoist saint, Lü... Lü Zu?"

Yang Taisui was startled and stood up. He bowed solemnly to Hong Xixiang before slowly sitting down.

"Since he is the reincarnation of Lu Zu, then it makes sense."

With Zhang Fuyao's realm, if he hid in the city, even Chen Diao Si, who was the same age as Guo, might not be able to find out. It is normal for the reincarnation of Lu Zu, who is also a saint of the three religions, to know that Zhang Fuyao is now in Tai'an City.

"If Master Hong can work together with the Confucian Patriarch to deal with Lin Qing, this battle can be won."

In Yang Taisui's opinion, even if Gao Shulu would not obey orders, he could let him take the lead and try to consume Lin Qing's strength, and then Lu Zu, Zhang Fuyao and Chen Diaosi would attack him. With two saints and a eunuch of the same age as the country, he didn't believe that they could not kill Lin Qing with such a configuration.

"We can win, but it won't be easy to kill Lin Qing on the spot."

Accompanied by a slightly shrill voice, three people, two women and one man, walked out from behind the screen.

There were two women, one wearing a Taoist robe, holding a whisk, with a white scarf wrapped behind her head; the other wearing a yellow skirt, with two pigtails hanging down her chest and two hairpins on her head, which was extremely unique.

However, the previous words were not said by the two women, but came from a middle-aged man who walked out with them. He was wearing a brocade robe, had a goatee, narrow eyes, and a shrewd look in his eyes.

Yang Taisui hesitated and said, "Who are these people..."

Xu Xiao continued to introduce: "This gentleman is Xie Guanying, who possesses the secret art of reaching the sky and ranks first in the Land Chaoxiantu. The Taoist nun behind is the leader of the Nanhai Guanyin Sect, Tan Tai Pingjing. The girl is Huang Longshi's adopted daughter Jia Jiajia. The plan to set a trap in Wudi City to besiege Lin Qing was done by Mr. Xie, the leader Tan Tai and Huang Longshi. Alas, it's a pity... Huang Longshi died tragically at the hands of Lin Qing in order to save his adopted daughter and the leader Tan Tai."

"It turns out to be Mr. Xie, Sect Master Tan Tai, and Miss Jia."

Yang Taisui was shocked. He didn't expect that Xu Xiao could find so many helpers, and their overall strength was not inferior to that of the imperial court.

Xie Guanying did not exchange pleasantries with him and said directly: "Last time, Sect Master Tan Tai used the Land Chaoxiantu and Shuiyuetianjing to suppress Lin Qing's Yuanshen. The three powerful sword immortals Deng Tai'a, Wu Jian, and Sui Xiegu, as well as the Azure Emperor's Dharma body that I summoned, were unable to kill him. In the end, the three sword immortals and the Azure Emperor's reincarnation died, Sect Master Tan Tai was poisoned, and Huang Longshi was seriously injured and died while trying to save Sect Master Tan Tai and Miss Jia. Even if Sect Master Hong and Patriarch Zhang are more skilled than Wang Xianzhi, and even if Chen Diao Si is helping them, if Lin Qing knows he can't win and is determined to flee, I don't think the three of you will be able to stop him. If you can't use this opportunity to kill him, and Lin Qing goes into the dark, acts cautiously, and seeks to defeat them one by one, who can stop this devil then?"

Yang Taisui said: "That makes sense. According to Mr. Xie, how can we get rid of this public thief?"

Xie Guanying and Tan Tai looked at each other calmly and said something.

Yang Taisui nodded after hearing this and said, "That's feasible. In that case, I will go back and discuss it with Chen Diao Si and Zhang Lao, and come back when I have a result."

"slow."

Xu Xiao stopped him and said, "Not only do we need to discuss this matter with them, but there is another very important matter. If you cannot give me a satisfactory explanation for this matter, then please forgive me for not being able to help you in the matter of eliminating demons and defending the Way."

Yang Taisui frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Twenty years ago, the White Clothes Case in Beijing."

After hearing this, the expressions of Yang Taisui and Han Diaosi changed.

"Didn't I tell you all the clues I gathered about the princess's attack? Firstly, it happened too long ago, and secondly, someone deliberately concealed it..."

"Deliberately concealing it? How could such a movement be hidden from Chen Diao Si, who is the same age as the country? Bald Donkey Yang, go back and tell him that I already know who the real culprit is. If you can't give me an explanation, hum!" Xu Xiao snorted coldly: "Do you think I don't know? If it weren't for the Zhao family's luck, how could he survive until now? What about being invincible in Tai'an City? When Lin Qing breaks into the imperial city, will he have a chance to survive?"

Chen Diaosi has survived to this day by absorbing the Zhao family's luck. Who told Xu Xiao about this?

Who told Xu Xiao the details of the White Clothes Case in Beijing twenty years ago?
Yang Taisui couldn't figure it out.

"Xu Xiao!"

Han Diaosi said angrily, "You are still entangled in old scores when facing a powerful enemy? Once Lin Qing destroys the Zhao family in Liyang, do you think your Beiliang can remain unscathed?"

Xu Fengnian looked at the accomplice of the White Clothes Case with an extremely cold gaze: "If he wants it, then give Beiliang to him. Lingzhou City originally belonged to him. Alas, the military advisor always felt that Beiliang had 300,000 cavalrymen, so he dared not act rashly. Now it seems that a million troops are not enough to fill his teeth."

Xu Xiao stood up, waved his sleeves, and pointed to the door: "Please come in."

Yang Taisui wanted to say something, but after looking at the expressions of Hong Xixiang, Tan Tai Pingjing, Xu Xiao and others, he finally shook his head, said nothing, and walked outside with Han Diaosi.

In the past, the royal family was powerful, and Xu Xiao could maintain a submissive attitude in front of the Zhao family. Now everything has changed. Li Yang, this giant, was beaten by Lin Qing alone, with broken arms and legs and covered with wounds. The majesty of the royal power is crumbling. From Xu Xiao's point of view, this is indeed a good opportunity to force the Zhao family to compromise.

Yang Taisui walked out of the door and looked at the Northern Wilderness on the other side of the Shiwan Mountains.

The Xu family has a way out, but the Zhao family... doesn't.

Han Diao Si had also besieged Princess Beiliang in the past. As soon as he left the palace gate, he said anxiously: "Grandmaster, Wu Su...the White Clothes Case...cannot be explained."

"..."

Seeing that he remained silent, Han Diaosi continued, "Can't we separate the relationship between Xu Xiao, Xie Guanying, and Master Hong?"

Yang Taisui still didn't answer, he pulled up his sleeves and said, "Let's go."

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(End of this chapter)