Apprenticeship at Qingcheng Mountain, Senior Brother Yu Canghai

Chapter 248 Oh no, Taoist Qingyang is here!
Qingcheng Mountain.

On the mountain road going down the mountain.

A young Taoist priest with an extraordinary temperament and bright eyes, and a beautiful woman with a tall and slender figure wearing a pink and yellow gown, white socks, and yellow round-toed shoes, were walking down the mountain.

"You're going down the mountain, why do you bring me with you?"

Fu Jun'er followed Chu Yuan with some dissatisfaction and went down Qingcheng Mountain together.

When Chu Yuan decided to go down the mountain, he was not alone, but brought Fu Jun'er with him.

During the time that Chu Yuan was in seclusion, Fu Jun'er's injuries from being beaten by Chu Yuan had healed.

She had been trying to break through through her internal energy, and Chu Yuan cut off the connection between her and her own internal energy.

Unfortunately, it has not been successful.

"You are my prisoner, so I will take you with me wherever I go."

Chu Yuan said to Fu Jun'er.

Speaking of which, after Fu Jun'er encountered the two dragons and completed the protagonist's guidance task of teaching the two dragons the "Eternal Life Secret", she was supposed to die in the fight with Yu Wenzhi.

By injuring and capturing her, he was saving her life in disguise.

Just as he was short of someone to serve him, Chu Yuan took Fu Jun'er with him.

A few decades later, there would be a large number of Silla slaves in the Tang Dynasty. He just brought this process forward by a few decades.

"I think you want to order me around again. I am the master's disciple, not your maid."

Fu Jun'er saw through Chu Yuan's purpose. She thought of the whole journey from Yangzhou to Qingcheng Mountain. Even though she was injured, Chu Yuan still ordered her to do all kinds of chores. Fu Jun'er was so angry that her face turned blue.

But because the true energy in her body was cut off by Chu Yuan's "Intercepting Meridians Method", and because she herself had no martial arts skills, she was helpless and looked helpless and furious.

Chu Yuan didn't even turn around, and continued to walk down the mountain. He said to the angry Fu Jun'er behind him: "Don't worry, I'm just asking you to do something within your ability. I won't abuse you. This is my reward for not asking your master to kill me."

Upon hearing this, Fu Jun'er immediately got angry: "Are you spying on me?"

Only now did she realize that every secret letter she had sent to Goryeo had been under Chu Yuan's surveillance.

She was obviously just a teenager of sixteen or seventeen years old, but her mind was terrifyingly mature. She, an assassin who came all the way from Goryeo to kill the Emperor of Sui, was actually played around by the other party.

Chu Yuan said as a matter of course: "Of course I have to monitor you. Otherwise, if you ask your master to go north to the Central Plains to kill me, with my current strength, I am probably not a match for the master. Naturally, I can't let you send news that is detrimental to my safety back to Goryeo."

When Fu Jun'er saw Chu Yuan speaking, her expression was calm and there was a hint of it being a matter of course.

Thinking about the fact that all the messages she had sent out in recent days had been read by Chu Yuan, and there was no secret at all, she said angrily: "Then shouldn't I thank you?"

Chu Yuan said: "That depends on you. If you want to thank me, I can accept it."

Fu Jun'er: ...

In her impression, the Taoist priests in the Middle-earth Taoism are all those hermits with extraordinary temperament, who do not care about fame and fortune, and are devoted to seeking immortality and enlightenment.

But Chu Yuan was completely different from the Middle-earth Taoist priest she had previously imagined.

To sum it up in one sentence, there are such shameless people in the world.

Not only shameless, but also meticulous.

She was being toyed with by the other party and had not noticed that Chu Yuan did not look like a teenage Taoist priest at all.

Turning around, Chu Yuan saw that Fu Jun'er had stopped talking and looked as if she had become a little autistic because of his anger. He laughed for a moment.

He continued: "Have you heard the news that Yang Guang was killed?"

Fu Jun'er said unhappily, "Of course I heard about it. How does this matter have anything to do with you?"

Although Chu Yuan had cut off her connection with the true energy in her body, which was equivalent to temporarily crippling her martial arts, and she was not allowed to go down the mountain, Gao Li's intelligence system within the Sui Dynasty was still operating.

So shortly after Yang Guang was killed by Yu Wenzhi, she received the news that Yang Guang was dead.

She really didn't expect that this time she had to go through so many plans to enter the Sui Dynasty to assassinate the emperor, and even sneaked into the Sui Dynasty palace, but she still failed.

In the end, the Emperor of Sui was killed in such a dramatic way by his own subordinate Yu Wenzhi.

Chu Yuan said: "This matter is actually related to me. Yang Guang was killed by Yu Wenhuaji. Yang Guang was unable to complete the task assigned to him by Yu Wenhuaji to seize the "Eternal Life Secret", so he came up with the idea of ​​​​killing the king."

"Yu Wenzhi once came to Qingcheng Mountain with an imperial edict. The emperor's edict said that if I was willing to offer the "Eternal Life Secret", I would be appointed as the Imperial Master of the Great Sui Dynasty. I destroyed the edict and drove him away."

"Yu Wenzhi did this because he had no way out. I helped you and your Goryeo to kill the tyrant Yang Guang. You and Goryeo should thank me."

Fu Jun'er thought about it carefully and realized that, from this perspective, Yang Guang was really killed because of Chu Yuan.

Otherwise, Yu Wenzhi, as Yang Guang's confidant, was appointed General of the Right Tunwei Army and Governor of the Capital, and inherited the title of Duke of Youguo. He would never have committed regicide and treason unless he was in desperate situation.

Fu Jun'er could only say: "Gao Li and I do owe you a favor, but Gao Li and the Sui Dynasty are enemies. You are from the Sui Dynasty, and I am from Gao Li. Gao Li and I will not have close contact with you. You cannot gain the friendship of us Gao Li people."

Chu Yuan said: "The problem is that I didn't expect to gain the friendship of you Koreans!"

Small countries fear power but not virtue.

The reason why Goryeo sent Fu Jun'er to enter the Sui Dynasty to assassinate Yang Guang was entirely because Yang Guang was ambitious and had failed in three consecutive expeditions to Goryeo.

If the Sui Dynasty could have an invincible army like the Tang Dynasty decades later, defeat countless powerful countries and become the overlord of the Eastern Hemisphere, its culture, politics and economy would be something that countless small countries around would yearn for.

At that time, the beautiful women of Goryeo will become maids of the Tang people.

Instead of being sent as an assassin, Gao Liguo did not dare to offend the court.

Just like the United States in the modern world more than a thousand years later, it stationed troops on the land of the United States. Even if the American soldiers bullied men and women, they still called them daddy obediently.

The so-called Yijian master Fu Cailin is just a man who stands in front of the rolling wheel of history, overestimating his own capabilities and trying to stop a chariot with his bare hands.

Chu Yuan's words once again made Fu Jun'er angry: "You..."

After a pause, she sorted out her emotions and said, "We will repay the favor we owe you."

Chu Yuan said: "That's about right."

Chu Yuan glanced at Fu Jun'er again and said, "If you want to thank me, then tell me more about the characteristics of your master Fu Cailin's "Yijianshu" and "Jiuxuan Dafa".

Fu Jun'er looked at Chu Yuan who was walking in front of her with a vigilant look: "I have already told you everything I can tell you. Don't even think about getting more information about my master's martial arts from me."

Chu Yuan's talent was too amazing, and he also practiced "The Secret of Immortality", one of the four great books in the world.

She suspected that it wouldn't be long before Chu Yuan would become a rival to her master Fu Cailin.

So no matter what, she would never leak any information about her master Fu Cailin's martial arts to Chu Yuan.

This information might become the key to the outcome between Chu Yuan and his master in the future.

Chu Yuan said: "Forget it, I won't force it."

At the rate he was growing, he would sooner or later face off against those three masters and become their rivals.

So he wanted to know more about the martial arts of the three masters.

The easiest way for him to get in touch with the Korean master Fu Cailin at the moment is through Fu Jun'er who is by his side.

But Fu Jun'er was very cautious and didn't want to tell him this.

……

In conversation.

The two of them went down from Qingcheng Mountain.

Along the way, the Taoists and common people they met on the mountain road all bowed and greeted Chu Yuan.

Although Chu Yuan was on Qingcheng Mountain, he rarely showed up.

But through word of mouth, Chu Yuan was almost deified.

In addition, Chu Yuan was too young and was wearing a dark black Taoist robe that was very different from that of ordinary Qingcheng Sect disciples, so he was easy to recognize. As soon as he came down the mountain, he was recognized by many Qingcheng Sect disciples and the people at the foot of the mountain.

After passing Dujiangyan, the two men headed southwest along the road.

"Where do we go next?"

Fu Jun'er asked Chu Yuan.

"Go to Chengdu County."

Chu Yuan said.

"Why are you going to Chengdu County?"

Fu Jun'er was puzzled.

"Meet someone, a member of the Demonic Cult, to handle some matters."

Chu Yuan said.

In the southwestern Shu area, there is a huge force entrenched in the Bashu region.

This force is "Hexinglong".

The behind-the-scenes manager of "He Xing Long" is none other than An Long, leader of the Tian Lian Sect of the Demon Sect, nicknamed "Fat Jia", who is ranked fifth among the "Eight Great Masters of the Demon Sect".

In the past, the Qingcheng Sect was very small, and it had nothing to do with Hexinglong. But as the size of the Qingcheng Sect expanded rapidly, there were thousands of disciples and "laymen" on Qingcheng Mountain alone.

The amount of supplies purchased every month is huge.

Just two months ago, a conflict broke out between "Hexinglong" and Qingcheng Sect. According to senior brother Kunyang, "Hexinglong" seemed to deliberately make things difficult for Qingcheng Sect and refused to sell salt, iron, grain and other supplies to Qingcheng Sect.

According to the current situation of the Qingcheng Sect, salt, iron, and grain are all strategic materials and the demand for them is extremely high.

Many vendors also stopped selling things to the Qingcheng Sect. This was the case in several counties surrounding Qingcheng Mountain. It was said that "He Xinglong" had given the order, and the Qingcheng Sect had to go to more distant places to purchase supplies.

It is still unknown whether this is the decision made by the people under "Hexinglong" themselves, or whether "Fat Jia" Anlong, the behind-the-scenes manager of "Hexinglong", is deliberately making things difficult for the Qingcheng Sect.

Just as Chu Yuan was about to go down the mountain, Kunyang asked Chu Yuan to take the trip and resolve the matter.

According to news from Kunyang, although "Hexinglong" has branches in major cities in Shu, its head office is located in Chengdu County.

Chu Yuan just happened to know that the person behind "He Xinglong" was An Long, the leader of the demonic Tianlian Sect.

So Chu Yuan went down the mountain this time, preparing to meet the leader of the Tianlian Sect, the evil sect.

"A member of the Demon Sect?"

Fu Jun'er muttered something.

Judging from Chu Yuan's appearance, it seemed that he was not going to pay a visit, but that there was a conflict between the Qingcheng Sect and the other party.

She felt a little puzzled as to why there was a sudden feud between the Qingcheng Sect and the Demon Sect.

Not long ago, wasn’t the Holy Maiden Wanwan from the Yinkui Sect of the Demonic Sect still in Qingcheng Mountain?

……

Qingcheng Mountain is not far from Chengdu County, only about fifty miles away.

Two hours later, they arrived in Chengdu County.

The wall of Chengdu County is not high, only about three meters.

There were neatly dressed people coming in and out of the city gate, although some of them looked pale and some were wearing tattered clothes, but there were not many beggars and refugees on the roadside.

This is very different from the Jiangnan and Central Plains areas, where there are uninhabited villages everywhere and bones can be seen on the roadside.

Chu Yuan and Fu Jun'er followed the crowd into Chengdu County.

All shops in the county town were wide open and crowded with customers, making it a prosperous and lively place.

Chu Yuan asked someone for directions, walked through the criss-crossing streets, and came to a three-story building in the north of the city. It was shaped like a pagoda, thick at the bottom and thin at the top, and nearly four meters high.

This tall building has carved beams and painted rafters, and the roof eaves have four corners. The doors, windows and beams are all painted with auspicious beasts such as unicorns, blue birds, xiezhi and dragons in very bright colors.

Unlike most buildings of this era, which are basically primary colors.

Even if it is painted, the color will be very dark and old due to the erosion of time.

This high-rise building is one of the most brightly colored buildings in the entire Chengdu County.

It is also the only building in terms of height that exceeds the city wall of Chengdu County.

Above the main entrance, between the second and first floors, hangs a huge plaque with a black background and gold painting.

The plaque has three characters "He Xing Long" inscribed on it.

People who come in and out of "Hexinglong" are all wealthy people who are well-dressed, have ruddy complexions, and wear jewelry.

After confirming that this was the place, Chu Yuan took Fu Jun'er and walked straight in. As soon as they walked in, a faint smell of wine hit their noses.

"Hexinglong" is the largest wine merchant in the southwest region. It also runs other businesses such as grain, cloth, salt and iron, and is the head of several guilds.

"Gentlemen, what would you like to buy? This is our "Hexinglong" head office, which mainly sells high-quality wine and precious medicinal materials. If you want to buy food or cloth, just go to our branch in the city..."

Chu Yuan and Fu Jun'er had just walked into the store when a middle-aged shopkeeper, who was wearing a blue brocade robe, a black gauze hat, a slightly plump figure, and a rat-tail mustache, and who had just sent a customer out, came over to greet Chu Yuan and Fu Jun'er.

But he stopped halfway through his words.

Because he saw Chu Yuan wearing a Taoist robe, he recognized that Chu Yuan was a Taoist priest.

Nowadays, in the entire Bashu region, the most famous and powerful sect is the Qingcheng Taoist priests on the nearby Qingcheng Mountain.

"Not long ago, there was a friction between Hexinglong and Qingcheng Sect, and they came to our door. Could it be that they came to cause trouble?"

The shopkeeper muttered to himself.

But that’s not right!
There were only two people who came to cause trouble, one of them was a woman, and the other Taoist priest also looked ridiculously young.

It was the Taoist robe the other party was wearing, which was obviously different from those Qingcheng Taoist priests who had appeared from time to time in Chengdu County in the past, wearing dark blue robes.

"I am Taoist Qingyang, the head of the Qingcheng Sect. Tell Anlong to come out. I have something to discuss with him."

Chu Yuan did not beat around the bush with the shopkeeper and directly told him his background and identity.

The leader of the Qingcheng Sect, Taoist Qingyang Chu Yuan!
Chu Yuan's words, like the sound of a huge bell, echoed in the mind of the middle-aged shopkeeper.

Because of the name of Qingyang Taoist Chu Yuan, he has become very famous in the martial arts world in recent times.

Almost suddenly, it spread throughout the world.

The main reason is that the other party is suspected to have obtained "The Secret of Immortality", one of the four great books in the world, and has mastered it.

Even Yu Wenzhi, who was sent by the incompetent emperor Yang Guang to Yangzhou to seize the "Secret of Immortality", was defeated by him.

What made the middle-aged shopkeeper even more flustered was that the young Taoist priest in front of him revealed that the person behind "Hexinglong" was Anlong as soon as they met.

But the problem is that, logically speaking, the leader of our clan is hiding behind the scenes, and very few people know his identity.

"Master Qingyang, you..."

The middle-aged shopkeeper didn't want to admit it.

"I have accurate information, so I know that An Long is behind He Xing Long. You are all from the Demonic Sect Tian Lian Sect. If An Long is not prepared to show up, this matter today will not be resolved."

Chu Yuan interrupted the middle-aged shopkeeper.

The middle-aged shopkeeper's heart trembled when he heard this, and he felt helpless for a moment, because it seemed that the other party had already confirmed the identity of his family's patriarch.

The middle-aged shopkeeper could only admit: "Master Qingyang, please wait a moment. I will go and invite my chief shopkeeper."

Now this matter is no longer something he can resolve, so he can only ask the sect leader to come out and resolve it.

Speaking of which, neither he, the other shopkeepers, nor their own sect leader took the conflict between Hexinlong and Qingcheng Sect seriously.

I think the conflict between Qingcheng Sect and "Hexinglong" is just a small matter. There are some conflicts of interest between the two sides, but at most it will attract a supreme elder of Qingcheng Sect.

If the other party wants to talk, then we can talk.

But no one expected that the conflict between the two forces would attract the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, the world-famous Taoist Qingyang.

Things were indeed somewhat beyond his expectations and beyond the control of the Tianlian Sect.

However, he was not too worried, because they and their own sect leader, in addition to being from the demonic Tianlian Sect, also had backers behind them and were not afraid of Chu Yuan at all.

Chu Yuan said: "You go."

The middle-aged shopkeeper said, "Master Qingyang, please follow me upstairs first. I will have someone serve tea to Master Qingyang, and then I will go and invite our chief shopkeeper."

Chu Yuan nodded and said, "Let's go."

Chu Yuan and Fu Jun'er followed the middle-aged shopkeeper and were invited to the third floor, where they waited in a quiet room with a screen and sandalwood.

"May I ask who this girl is?"

When arranging a seat for Chu Yuan, the middle-aged shopkeeper asked Fu Jun'er who was beside Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan said: "She is my maid, you don't have to worry about her."

The middle-aged shopkeeper said, "I understand."

After arranging a seat for Chu Yuan and serving him tea, the middle-aged shopkeeper left.

Only Fu Jun'er was left standing beside Chu Yuan, looking at him angrily: "Who is your maid?"

Chu Yuan picked up the tea that the servant of Hexinglong had just served him and asked, "Do you think it's better to say you're a maid or a captive?"

Fu Jun'er said angrily: "None of them sound good."

Although that was what she said, with Chu Yuan's explanation just now, Fu Jun'er no longer bothered about Chu Yuan telling others that she was his maid.

……

There was a luxurious room two rooms away from the quiet room where Chu Yuan and the other two were.

A big fat man with a big belly, a flat head that seemed to grow directly from his fat shoulders, and thick lips was lying on a bed with his eyes closed. Beside him were two young maids, who were half-sitting on the edge of the bed and tapping his back with both hands.

"Master, this is bad. The head of Qingcheng Sect, Taoist Qingyang, is here to visit us."

The door was opened, and the middle-aged shopkeeper who had just spoken to Chu Yuan walked into the room and said to An Long, who was lying there like a piece of fat.

Hearing this, An Long opened his eyes as small as slits and asked, "Master Qingyang?"

(End of this chapter)