Apprenticeship at Qingcheng Mountain, Senior Brother Yu Canghai

Chapter 226 The whole country is shocked, someone comes from the palace

Chu Yuan didn't expect that when he came back, Qiao Feng took the disciples of the Beggar Gang to the Liao Dynasty to rescue him.

But if you think about it carefully, this is indeed something that Qiao Feng can do.

"What about the third brother? Did he go with him?"

Chu Yuan asked Ah Zhu.

Ah Zhu said, "My brother also went with him."

Duan Yu is her brother, so of course she can no longer call Duan Yu Master Duan.

But she followed Qiao Feng in calling Chu Yuan "second brother", and Chu Yuan called Duan Yu "third brother", which sounded a bit awkward.

But there was nothing they could do about it, they could only call their own names.

Chu Yuan frowned: "What I did will spread quickly. When they hear about my situation, they should come back."

He went to Liao alone, and with amazing speed, he managed to break into the imperial palace of Liao's capital city and persuade the Liao emperor, Yelu Hongji, in just two or three days.

Qiao Feng and Duan Yu led the Beggars' Sect disciples to act. There were a large number of people, so the speed should not be fast.

Because the Beggars' Sect often assisted the Song Dynasty court and had conflicts with Western Xia and Liao from time to time, their way of action was very similar to that of an army. As long as they sent out spies to inquire about the situation in Liao during their march, they would easily find out what they had done and then return to the Song Dynasty.

Ah Zhu said, "I feel the same way. Now that you are back, you should spend more time with Ah Bi. You left so suddenly that Ah Bi must have been so worried these past few days."

A-Bi's fair face next to her suddenly turned red again.

"Sister, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm just worried about Brother Chu's safety."

Abi lowered her head.

"Okay, I was just talking nonsense. I was also wrong these days."

Ah Zhu leaned on Ah Bi, and while they were talking Ah Zhu stood up and said, "Since you are back, you two can have a good chat. I will go see Ah Zi."

After saying that, Ah Zhu stood up and left the yard.

For a moment, only A-Bi and Chu Yuan were left in the yard.

Chu Yuan looked at A Bi and said, "I'm sorry to have made you worried these days."

But before Ah Bi could say anything, Chu Yuan changed his tone and said, "How is the martial arts I taught you going? Let me check it out."

Seeing that Chu Yuan was about to check the martial arts he taught her as soon as he came back, Ah Bi was dissatisfied and stamped her feet anxiously, "Brother Chu!"

Seeing Ah Bi's look, Chu Yuan smiled and said, "It's just a joke, don't take it seriously."

……

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

What Chu Yuan did in the Great Liao gradually spread to Luoyang.

"Brother Chu, I just heard people on the street talking about you."

A-Bi, who had just returned from shopping for vegetables on the street, holding a vegetable basket in her hand, spoke to Chu Yuan, who was sitting in the pavilion in the yard, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle in a daze.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that Chu Yuan's temperament had become more and more ethereal since he came back from the Liao Dynasty, as if he could return home with the wind at any time.

Chu Yuan retracted his gaze upon hearing this and said with a smile: "Oh, what did they say about me?"

In fact, ever since he went to the Great Liao, he felt that the internal force in his dantian qi sea was gradually transforming into innate true qi.

As time went by, after returning from a trip to the Liao Dynasty, he felt that the internal force in his Dantian Qi Sea was transforming into innate true qi at an increasingly faster speed.

Although Chu Yuan didn't know what would happen if all the internal energy in his body was transformed into innate true qi.

But he had a premonition that big changes would definitely happen to him.

"People on the street are all saying that Big Brother Chu is a martial arts master. He broke into the Liao Dynasty alone and broke into the palace of the Liao Dynasty capital under the siege of thousands of imperial guards, forcing the Liao emperor to withdraw his troops. Later, he broke down the gate of the Liao Dynasty capital with a palm, intimidating the Liao emperor and forcing him to ally with the Song Dynasty."

"They also said that Brother Chu's martial arts are extraordinary and almost divine. Even the army can't do anything to Brother Chu."

After A-Bi put the basket and the vegetables into the kitchen, she came out and looked at Chu Yuan with surprise.

Although Chu Yuan said when he just came back that he persuaded the Liao emperor to withdraw his troops, he didn't expect that the withdrawal would be in this way.

Destroy a city gate with one palm!
Is this really something a human can do?

Thousands of imperial guards failed to stop Brother Chu, and were even forced into the Liao Palace by Brother Chu.

But how can this be considered persuasion?

In her opinion, it should be forced.

Chu Yuan nodded and said, "The rumor is pretty much correct."

After such a long time, both the Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty court should have known about his previous actions, and the news spread quickly. Luoyang is a big city in the world, so it is not surprising that the news spread to Luoyang.

"They also said, Brother Chu, your martial arts are the best in the world, almost like a god. Even the legendary Bodhidharma may not be as good as you."

Abi then said.

Chu Yuan smiled and said, "You also know that I have wisdom. I am better than Bodhidharma. Isn't it natural?"

His martial arts skills were not acquired overnight. His current achievements were entirely the result of the foundation laid in his previous two lives.

A-Bi thought about it and said, "That's right."

She was also present when Chu Yuan was talking to the sweeping monk at Shaolin Temple.

I know that the reason why Chu Yuan is so powerful is entirely because of his innate wisdom.

A-Bi asked curiously, "Brother Chu, can you tell me the story of your past life?"

Chu Yuan responded: "Of course."

There was nothing to hide. Since A-Bi was curious, he told her about some of the things that happened in the world of Smiling Proud Wanderer.

……

In fact.

Chu Yuan still underestimated the reaction his actions would cause in the Song Dynasty.

At the beginning, this incident was only spread on a small scale within the Song Dynasty.

As more and more people learned about what Chu Yuan had done and the envoys sent by the Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji to prepare for an alliance with the Song Dynasty arrived at the Song Dynasty capital, Tokyo Bianliang, the entire Song Dynasty was in an uproar.

Not only the martial arts world, but even the people of the Song Dynasty regarded Chu Yuan as the best in the world.

Many people even say that Chu Yuan's martial arts have reached a level that is unprecedented and unparalleled, comparable to that of immortals and gods.

Chu Yuan always felt that there was something fishy about this matter and suspected that someone was behind it, but he had no evidence.

Under such circumstances, all the Beggar Gang disciples and high-ranking officials who had previously gone to the Liao Kingdom to rescue Chu Yuan returned to the Beggar Gang headquarters.

As soon as Qiao Feng returned to the Beggars' Sect headquarters, he summoned everyone.

A Beggars' Gang meeting was held, and someone was sent to invite Chu Yuan to attend.

Chu Yuan was the Green Lotus Emissary of the Beggars' Sect. Although he had never fulfilled his duties as such, he still participated in the meeting within the Beggars' Sect.

The headquarters of the Beggars' Sect.

Inside the meeting hall.

Qiao Feng sat at the top, on a chair under a plaque with the words "loyalty and righteousness" written on it.

Chu Yuan and Ma Dayuan sat in the first and second seats on Qiao Feng's right.

The rest of the people are the four elders and eight branch leaders of the Beggars' Sect.

Qiao Feng looked around at everyone and said, "This time, the Green Lotus Envoy Chu Yuan broke into the palace of the Liao capital alone and persuaded the Liao emperor to withdraw his troops, thus avoiding a war between the Song and Liao countries. He has made great contributions. I am planning to appoint another deputy leader and let him take up the position. Who is in favor of this? Who is against this?"

Ma Dayuan spoke first: "I agree."

As Chu Yuan's master, Ma Dayuan definitely supports Chu Yuan.

The four elders and the eight branch leaders looked at each other for a moment, and no one spoke for a while.

They had heard everything Chu Yuan had done in the Liao Dynasty.

At first, they were quite dissatisfied with the fact that their leader, Qiao Feng, brought all the elite members of the Beggars' Sect to the Liao Dynasty to rescue Chu Yuan. They felt that Chu Yuan, as the Green Lotus Messenger of the Beggars' Sect, was too impulsive.

Later, when the news came, they realized that they had underestimated Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan actually broke into the imperial palace of the Liao capital single-handedly, forcing the Liao emperor to withdraw his troops and to form an alliance with the Song Dynasty to deal with Western Xia.

In the end, Chu Yuan destroyed the city gate of the Liao capital with one palm and escaped unscathed.

It can be said that Chu Yuan is a living martial arts legend at this time.

"I agree!"

"I agree too!"

"The Green Lotus Envoy has unparalleled martial arts skills. He is indeed the perfect candidate to be the deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect."

The four elders and eight helmsmen all agreed.

In their opinion, with Chu Yuan's current reputation, the Beggars' Sect would probably have to rely on Chu Yuan in the future, so if he was given a deputy leader, they would naturally not object to it, so as not to offend Chu Yuan.

"Second brother, from today on, you are the deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect."

Seeing that no one objected, Qiao Feng turned to Chu Yuan and said.

He always considered himself a hero, but even he admired Chu Yuan's actions this time.

Chu Yuan did not agree, but stood up and bowed to the four elders of the Beggars' Sect, the eight branch leaders, Ma Dayuan, and Qiao Feng, and then said, "Brother Qiao, Master, I will not take the position of deputy leader anymore."

Qiao Feng frowned, stood up and looked at Chu Yuan and said, "Why, second brother, the reason you declined is that you think the position of deputy leader is too low? If so, why don't I give you my position as leader and let me be the deputy leader!"

When he saw Chu Yuan declining, he thought that Chu Yuan was dissatisfied with the position of deputy gang leader.

What he said was also from his heart.

In his heart, brotherhood is more important than the position of gang leader.

When the four elders and the eight branch leaders saw this scene, they all had different thoughts in their minds.

If Chu Yuan was dissatisfied with the position of deputy gang leader and had ideas about the position of gang leader, then whose side should this gang leader stand on...

Chu Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Qiao, don't you know me yet? I am not interested in power. Even since I took over the position of the Green Lotus Envoy, I have basically not performed any duties, and I feel that I am about to leave."

Others said that he was not interested in power, but Qiao Feng didn't believe it.

Chu Yuan said he was not interested in power, and Qiao Feng believed it.

Because according to Chu Yuan's martial arts and strategy, if he really wanted to be the leader of the Beggars' Sect, he should have just not saved himself before. After he was forced to leave the Beggars' Sect, Chu Yuan really had a great possibility of taking the position of the leader of the Beggars' Sect.

Qiao Feng was puzzled and asked, "Second brother, what do you mean by you are leaving soon?"

Chu Yuan said: "My martial arts have reached their limit. It won't be long before I feel that I will leave this world, similar to what Taoists call ascending to immortality. A more accurate way to put it is to break through the void."

Chu Yuan's words made the four elders and the eight branch leaders look at each other in bewilderment.

Qiao Feng's body trembled, because he had never heard of anyone who could practice martial arts to the point of ascending to become an immortal and breaking through the void.

But when he thought of Chu Yuan destroying a city gate with one palm during the Liao Dynasty, he actually felt that this was not an incredible thing.

Qiao Feng asked: "Second brother, after you ascended to heaven or broke through the void, did you go to the immortal world?"

Chu Yuan shook his head: "It's not the fairyland, it may be another world with stronger martial arts power, or it may be a world that we can't understand."

Just like the previous two worlds, Chu Yuan had a vague premonition before leaving another world.

This time, Chu Yuan felt that the time for him to leave this world would be when all the internal strength in his body was transformed into innate true qi.

Chu Yuan's words silenced Qiao Feng, Ma Dayuan, the four elders, and the eight branch leaders.

They couldn't understand what Chu Yuan said and could only understand the general idea.

Ma Dayuan asked: "Can we not leave?"

Deep down, he was truly grateful and admiring of this disciple.

Because it was Chu Yuan who saved him from the hands of that vicious woman Kang Min. If Chu Yuan hadn't helped, he might have died at the hands of that vicious woman Kang Min long ago.

Since the battle of Xingzilin, although he was busy with gang affairs, he found time to marry two concubines, who served him comfortably and he lived a very happy life.

Unlike before, he coaxed that vicious woman and granted her every request.

But that vicious woman was still having an affair outside and wanted to murder him.

Chu Yuan shook his head: "No, this is something I can't stop."

Chu Yuan looked at Qiao Feng and said, "I was originally planning to go to Shaolin Temple to meet the old senior in the Shaolin Temple's Sutra Library, but I wanted to see Brother Qiao and Master for the last time, so I waited for you to come back."

Qiao Feng sat down slowly, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Second brother, I'll ask someone to prepare some wine and food. Let's have a drink before we leave."

Chu Yuan said: "It is better to obey than to be respectful."

He remembered that he and Qiao Feng gradually became acquainted with each other through drinking.

This Beggars' Gang conference ended in such an anticlimactic way.

Still in the small courtyard where Qiao Feng lived, Azhu prepared wine and food.

Duan Yu, A-Bi, and Ma Dayuan are all here!
Even A Zi, who had been angry with Chu Yuan before, showed up. She had a complicated look in her eyes and looked at Chu Yuan from time to time.

The four elders and eight helmsmen were not invited because they were not familiar with Chu Yuan.

But the atmosphere of drinking this time was a bit dull.

"Okay, don't be sad, second brother, you have helped me a lot, I will give you a bowl."

Qiao Feng picked up the bowl and spoke first, clearing away the dull atmosphere in the room.

"Dry!"

Chu Yuan didn't say much and clinked bowls with Qiao Feng.

This time, they still used porcelain bowls to drink.

As for wine glasses, pouring wine is too troublesome.

"Second brother, I offer you a bowl."

Duan Yu also raised his bowl and said.

"drink!"

Chu Yuan never refuses anyone who comes.

Everyone at the table had a bowl of wine each, and they were all drinking with Chu Yuan.

Only A-Bi sat next to A-Zhu, staring blankly at Chu Yuan.

"Ugh!"

When Ah Zhu saw this scene, he let out a long sigh.

She originally thought that Chu Yuan and A-Bi could be together forever, but who knew that this kind of thing would happen. It seems that the two of them are not destined to be together.

Ah Zi, who was sitting next to her sister, happened to see this scene. For some reason, she felt a little gloating.

Chu Yuan has a prejudice against her, and the chances of being with her are slim.

But now it seems that A-Bi can't be with Chu Yuan either.

"Deserved it."

A-Bi thought to herself, "You'll be competing with me for a man!"

This drink.

Everyone drank until dawn the next day.

People kept bringing wine into the room, and we drank twenty jars of sorghum wine.

Because everyone knew that this might be the last time they drank with Chu Yuan, no one used their internal energy to neutralize the alcohol. Even Duan Yu, who had the worst alcohol tolerance, did not cheat.

In the end, everyone was drunk.

Chu Yuan staggered to his feet when he heard the crowing of a rooster outside the window.

Ma Dayuan was the elder, and his alcohol tolerance was very high, so it was not easy for him to drink with Chu Yuan and the others all night. He was helped back home to rest in the middle of the night.

A-Bi, A-Zi and A-Zhu were women, and they could not stay up late drinking with the three men, so they all went back to their rooms to rest.

Chu Yuan stood up and walked to the door, looking at Duan Yu and Qiao Feng who were staggering around, one lying on the table and the other sleeping on the floor.

Close the door and leave.

Doing good deeds without asking for reward.

Just this one drink is enough to make the three of us sworn brothers.

Chu Yuan opened the bolt of the courtyard gate and was about to leave quietly.

"Brother Chu, let me give you a ride."

Abi's voice sounded behind him.

Chu Yuan turned around and found A-Bi dressed neatly and opening the door of the west wing. It seemed that she had been paying attention to the movements outside the yard.

"Come on, follow me to Songshan."

Chu Yuan did not refuse either.

Seeing Chu Yuan agreed, a hint of joy flashed in A Bi's eyes.

The two of them left the courtyard where Qiao Feng and Azhu lived together.

As soon as the two of them left, a purple figure opened the door and walked into the yard. He looked at Chu Yuan and A Bi's leaving backs and curled his lips.

"Dog men and women!"

……

The sun rises and the sky becomes bright.

A team of people wearing bright armor, led by a blue-robed eunuch, arrived at the gate of the Beggars' Sect headquarters.

"You are?"

In front of the Beggar Gang's headquarters, there were six Beggar Gang disciples standing on guard. They recognized that this team should be government officials. The Beggar Gang disciple who was leading them spoke with a weak tone.

"A visitor from the palace, may I ask where your gang's Qinglian envoy is? The emperor wants to see him!"

The blue-robed eunuch said to the Beggar Gang disciple guarding the door.

"Blue Lotus Messenger!"

The six Beggars' Sect disciples were a little surprised.

They didn't know that Chu Yuan was about to leave. They only remembered that when the sky just got light, the Qinglian messenger Chu Yuan seemed to have left the headquarters.

"The Qinglian messenger just left an hour ago. Please wait a moment, I will go and report to our gang leader and deputy gang leader."

The leading Beggar Gang disciple said.

"Go quickly."

Said the blue-robed eunuch.

The eunuch in blue was none other than Zhangqiu, the chief officer of the Imperial City Division. He followed the order of Emperor Zhezong Zhao Xu and invited Chu Yuan to the palace to meet the emperor.

Not long after, Qiao Feng, who had just sobered up from a hangover, and Ma Dayuan, along with the four elders and eight helmsmen, welcomed Zhang Qiu into the Beggars' Sect.

"The envoy wants to summon my second brother to the palace to meet the emperor?"

After hearing the purpose of Zhang Qiu's visit, Qiao Feng looked strange and embarrassed.

Zhang Qiu smelled the strong pungent smell of alcohol on Qiao Feng and Ma Dayuan. He covered his nose and asked, "Why, is there any difficulty in this matter?"

Zhang Qiu thought: "Although this Beggars' Sect is the largest sect in the world, it is not worthy of being in a high-class place. The leader and the deputy leader are drinking together and reeking of alcohol. How can this be considered decent?"

Ma Dayuan said at the side: "The messenger doesn't know that my disciple has already left."

Hearing Ma Dayuan's address to Chu Yuan, Zhang Qiu guessed that this should be Chu Yuan's master Ma Dayuan.

It is said that the master of the Green Lotus Messenger is Ma Dayuan, the deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect.

Zhang Qiu said: "Just call him back after he leaves. The emperor wants to see him, so he has no excuses!"

Helplessly, Qiao Feng told Chu Yuan that he was going to leave this world, ascend to heaven or break through the void.

After listening to this, Zhang Qiu couldn't believe it and said, "It's impossible. How could such an incredible thing happen in the world?"

But as soon as he said this, he lost his voice.

Because if the information sent back by the spies was true, and if it was not exaggerated, a city gate could be destroyed with one palm.

Chu Yuan is indeed no longer a mortal, but a god walking among the humans.

Could it be that this Green Lotus Messenger has practiced martial arts to the point of becoming an immortal?

Zhang Qiu asked Qiao Feng again, "Where did the Green Lotus Envoy go?"

Qiao Feng said, "According to my second brother, before he leaves this world, he will go to Shaolin Temple to meet a senior from Shaolin Temple."

Zhang Qiu immediately said, "Please trouble Boss Qiao to take us to Shaolin Temple."

He was very excited.

If Chu Yuan really reached the point of ascending to become an immortal, then this Green Lotus Messenger would already be an immortal walking in the human world.

Then we should invite this young hero Chu back to the palace.

Zhangqiu has just revealed his identity. He came on behalf of the Emperor of Song Dynasty. As the leader of the Beggars' Sect, Qiao Feng can only try his best to meet his demands.

He immediately followed Ma Dayuan, A Zi and Duan Yu who insisted on following him, and Zhangqiu and his group, and rushed to the Shaolin Temple in Songshan.

(End of this chapter)