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Chapter 176 The dragon returns to the sea, the tiger roars in the sky!
The rain in Jiangzhou City kept falling, and inside the hall, the coarse cloth covering the statue of Daozu finally fell off. The white-haired old Taoist priest sat there quietly, without any sign of life. In front of him was a chessboard. At the other end of the chessboard, Daozu remained silent for a long time.

He put down the chess piece in his hand.

Just said:
"pity."

The wind blew over, and the young Taoist priest Zhui Yue was sitting there. Wisps of white cloud-like existence spread out from his body, and then the young Taoist priest fell backwards and fell into a deep sleep. A man stood up with his left hand behind his back, holding an umbrella. He looked like an ethereal person who did not look like a human being, and looked at Zu Wenyuan's body.

Dao Zong's voice was still cold, but he sighed:
"You solved that game."

"That day, I invited you to join the Way of Fortune. Today, you are dying. Do you want to invite me to walk the rivers and lakes and rule the world again? Zu Wenyuan, you are really cunning."

He turned around, with white mist flowing around his body. He walked out holding an umbrella. His face could not be seen clearly. Everyone in the Taoist temple seemed to be busy with their own affairs and did not notice the existence of this Taoist priest.

The hair on the temples was flying, but it was a strand of silver.

Not the paleness of an ordinary old person.

The ethereal and indifferent aura around Dao Zong seemed to have changed.

He walked into the world with an umbrella and took half a step. Then the rain falling from the sky stopped. Drops of rain were suspended in the air, misty and boundless. Dao Zong stretched out his fingers and pushed away the rain, leaving a ray of brilliant sunshine for Zu Wenyuan.

The sunlight only broke through the layers of clouds and mist and fell on the old man alone.

His long hair fell down gorgeously behind him, tied with a jade hairpin, and he simply said, "The world would be three times less interesting without your Zu Wenyuan."

"You passed my "Imperial Supreme Book of Scripture" to outsiders, as you wished."

"I will go and see for myself the candles you have chosen."

Dao Zong walked away with an umbrella. After only three steps, everything turned into a wisp of breath and dissipated. The last sound was the cry of a crane, and it seemed that a white crane was soaring into the sky, but it seemed that there was nothing in the sky. At this time, the young Taoist Zhui Yue woke up in a daze.

He opened his eyes, jumped up, and saw the old man sitting quietly in front of him.

Although it was still raining everywhere else, there was a ray of sunshine, which was especially warm and bright after the rain, breaking through the clouds and falling on the old man. Even the dust around the old man seemed to be stained with a layer of brilliance, as bright as gold.

The young Taoist was stunned, and then he realized that the old man was peaceful.

He stretched out his hand tremblingly and felt the old man's breath.

Then his face turned pale, and he fell backwards. He trembled for a long time before turning around and running out, shouting, "Grandfather, the immortal Grandfather is gone!!!"

"The ancestor is gone!"

During the grand ceremony in the Chen Kingdom's palace.

The Living Buddha suddenly paused, and the Buddhist beads in his hand suddenly broke.

The Buddhist beads fell to the ground, scattered one by one, and a few fell into some cracks and suddenly could not be seen anymore. The dark-skinned monk paused, his lips trembled, and he raised his head to the east, where suddenly there were clouds flowing and golden light spread far away.

The Living Buddha closed his eyes, clasped his hands together, and endured for a long time, but finally tears fell.

'Hey, monk.'

"My name is Zu Wenyuan, Wen means "literary" and Yuan means "far-reaching".

During the grand ceremony, various forces were competing against each other, and no one noticed the pain of this monk from the Western Regions. Everyone was shocked by the death of Tan Tai Xian Ming. No matter what, no matter whether others scolded him as a traitor or a powerful minister, no one could deny his status and strength.

His disciples and friends are spread all over the world, and all of them are extraordinary.

This man has great fame.

His wife's family is a great family. Once he dies, countless people will surely seek revenge for him.

Tan Tai Xianming's previous suggestion to imprison Yue Pengwu had pushed his personal reputation and evaluation in the world to a cusp level. Soon, someone else reported, with a trembling voice, "In addition, Yue Pengwu escaped from prison successfully!"

So everyone was shocked by the death of Tan Tai Xian Ming and the departure of Yue Peng Wu.

In addition, the great changes in the palace last night, which were concealed by Xiao Wuliang but still seen by many people, finally fell on the line of words written by Tan Tai Xianming. Almost everyone subconsciously connected these information together.

It was Li Guanyi, an assassin under Yue Pengwu, who sneaked here.

He endured humiliation and finally killed Tan Tai Xian Ming and rescued Yue Peng Wu.

Thus, the fame of both Tan Tai Xian Ming and Yue Peng Wu fell directly on the same person. On that day, many people in the world remembered this name. Li Zhaowen's smile disappeared, and only a sigh remained, lamenting that there were so many heroes in the world.

Jiang Yuan, the second prince of Ying State, felt a slight chill on his neck.

"He's actually an assassin..."

He looked at the corpse of the powerful minister, subconsciously raised his hand, touched his neck, and narrowed his eyes: "Li Guanyi, this person really disgusts me."

The Seventh Turkic King sighed, "He went to the palace alone, killed the powerful prime minister with a sword, and was able to rescue the loyal and brave general, but he left in anger. Such a person, even if he is an assassin or a killer, must be a hero with a will as strong as the sun in his heart. It's a pity that I didn't drink more with him that day."

"What a pity!"

Pojun patted the shoulders of the seven Turkic kings.

The Seventh Prince woke up with a start and said, "Yes, I made a mistake."

Po Jun just said in his heart.

'No, you praised me very well, praise me more!'

The young strategist curled his lips, his back was straight, his left hand was behind his back, and his dark eyes swept across the faces of people in the world. He felt happy in his heart, but he felt that the people in front of him were all mediocre. Humph, look at you people who have never seen the world.

My lord, have you seen me?

what!
Yaoguang, ah Yaoguang.

I can make my lord famous throughout the world, and allow him to escape unscathed, and all the subsequent troubles can be resolved.

What are you comparing to me?

Relying on your white hair?

Or do you rely on your hands that can burn everything except the formation?

but……

Po Jun's gaze slowly dropped to the dead Tan Tai Xian Ming. Purple light was reflected in his dark eyes. The young strategist twitched his lips and said, "You are playing with death and treating my master as your chess piece. You are really brave, old dog."

"But do you take me for a fool?"

"The good stuff, we'll eat it."

"As for that black pot, hey..."

The young strategist stood behind the seven Turkic kings, his eyes sweeping over them leisurely. There were the princes of the Dangxiang people in the Western Regions, the regent Chen Wenmian who suddenly appeared, and the crown prince and second prince of Ying State.

There are so many places, if I can't handle it, you're in a dead end.

I burn the two words "Po Jun" for you!
The young strategist was still arrogant and conceited. His eyes flew up, as if they were going to pass through the prosperous and beautiful Chen Palace and fly to the whole world impatiently. The Regent walked in front of Tan Tai Xian Ming and looked at the line of text.

The old wolf king guessed most of the key points almost immediately.

He lowered his eyes and looked sideways at the tablet stand that was originally used to commemorate the many ancestors of the State of Chen. On it were the tablets of Li Wanli and Su Changqing, and the twenty-four generals who died in the battle. The old wolf king saw that there was also a largest tablet on it, which mentioned all those who died in the battle for world peace.

The Regent laughed.

He said in his heart:
"Li Wanli, when we were young, we fought and killed together."

"Now you are dead, and I am still alive. I want to fight with your son, and roam the world together. Is this really true..."

"Great!"

He limped to the front of the ritual objects and the spirit tablet and took up three incense sticks.

The eunuchs and officials from the Ministry of Rites were already running over to remove the tablets of the Duke of Taiping, but when the Regent glanced at them, the officials from the Ministry of Rites stiffened, their hairs standing on end, and they stammered, "Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with etiquette."

"Is it not polite?"

The regent suddenly burst into laughter: "Peace was originally established by these dead in battle!"

"I bow to them!"

"It's just the etiquette!"

Under his gaze, the officials of the Ministry of Rites retreated with pale faces. Although he was in front of the whole world, the Regent looked at the tablets. He lit three incense sticks. The fragrance was wafting, and it seemed as if he could still see the figures through the smoke.

We have lived and died together, we have lived and died together, we have faced each other with swords.

But now, I'm the only one left.

He grinned and inserted the incense into the large ritual cauldron.

Then he lifted up his cloak and bowed three times enthusiastically. The regent's heroic voice rang in everyone's ears.

"Bow to Li Wanli, the Duke of Taiping, and bow to Su Changqing!"

"Blessings to all these soldiers!"

"Bow to all the warriors who fought bravely and sacrificed their lives on the battlefield for the peace of our Great Chen!!!" So the soldiers of the State of Chen here could no longer stand.

Their weapons were pressed against the ground, and they all half-knelt on the ground, their palms hitting their hearts.

Thinking of the humiliation they had suffered over the years, and how they had just been whipped by eunuchs and forced to throw their comrade's corpse into a ditch, their blood boiled, and they felt an indescribable sense of pride and anger in their chests, so they said solemnly:
"Bow to Li Wanli, the Duke of Taiping, and bow to Su Changqing!"

"Blessings to all these soldiers!"

"Bow to all the soldiers who fought bravely and sacrificed their lives on the battlefield for the peace of Dachen!!!"

The sound was as loud as thunder.

The Regent stood up, his cloak fluttering like an inky cloud.

Then the rest of the soldiers all stood up.

The sound of weapons and armor colliding seemed to come from the battlefield. The wind blew up the fallen leaves, and the wolf king returned again. He was an arrogant, self-centered, violent, confident, yet extremely kind and loving to his soldiers, willing to share life and death with the generals.

People like him seem to be born to attract everyone's attention.

Chen Dingye's face was pale.

Yuwen Lie held the weapon in his hand and sighed softly, "Your Highnesses, do you see clearly? This is the enemy you will definitely face in the future; the biggest enemy, a man like him, will not die on his couch."

"If he had not been stabbed in the heart with a knife in the last breath before his death, he would have been riding his horse and charging forward. The greedy, cunning and ferocious wolf king..."

Pojun looked at the old wolf king.

The smile on his face finally began to fade. If he guessed correctly...

Pojun thought, My lord, I am afraid I will have to fight with such a hero.

Under everyone's silent gaze, the Regent helped Chen Wenmian onto the horse. He had arms as strong as iron, strong enough to support his son. Then he rode on the warhorse, his eyes fixed on Chen Dingye, who was wearing the emperor's twelve-chapter robe and crown, and said:
"Although he is a stupid brother, he still has his uses."

"Just let you continue to live."

He tightened the reins, and the horse turned around. Behind him, the soldiers of the State of Chen were silent and struggling. Some stopped because of their families, while another group picked up their weapons, held the blades, and silently followed the king of the most glorious era of the State of Chen.

The Regent left as suddenly as he had arrived.

He did not use his great momentum to force his brother to abdicate and repeat the history of the Emperor Wu of Chen, when thousands of elite soldiers rushed into the palace and killed the Emperor of Liang. Some people said that he just came here to show off his power and take his son away, still acting like the warrior he was back then.

He is too high-spirited and doesn't seem like a hegemon at all.

After all, the regent only has the ability to become a king, not enough to become an emperor who rules the world.

He didn't know how important a vast country was to hegemony.

That represents food, steel, supplies, elite generals, and a steady supply of troops.

Some people also believe that this cunning old wolf king still has a vicious eye.

The State of Chen has become as rotten as a piece of rotten meat. This is still a giant, but he is already counting his last days. If he inherits such rotten meat, he will only be checked by various redundant officials and quarreling aristocratic families holding the knife. In the end, the knife will only fall on himself. He will not be able to reform it.

It’s better to start over.

I simply chose the last place in the State of Chen that had not yet been eroded by the corrupt dignitaries.

Western Region!

The strategy led by Tan Tai Xian Ming himself conquered 300 miles of territory in the Western Regions, where everything needed was available. Further back was the vast Western Regions that had been divided. The corpses of the overlord Tuyuhun were abundant enough, and the so-called warlords there would never be a match for the regent.

In the eyes of the Regent, the only real rival is Ying State, the overlord that dominates the Central Plains.

If Ying's army wants to march south, it will encounter Chen. Ying's army will be blocked by the rotten giant Chen, leaving the regent with plenty of time to devour the remnants of Tuyuhun's hegemony.

In the eyes of the Regent, Chen Dingye is no match at all.

Just like he said.

Although he is just a mediocre younger brother, he is alive and has his own value.

The Regent never hesitated. He came and left so quickly. He knew that he was old and his hair was gray. What was more important was that the number one general in the world was even older. The Regent had wasted thirteen years and he was already over sixty years old.

Moreover, his martial arts were destroyed once, and his thigh muscles grew back. If he did not ride his horse and wield his sword with all his might, it would be difficult for him to fight with the world's number one general again in the last moments of his life.

If so, I will die on the couch!

He is not willing!

Time waits for no one.

So he brought back his son, occupied the Western Regions, rode a war horse, wore ink-colored armor, and galloped across the world again to defeat the so-called warlords and famous generals and conquer the land of the world.

The grand sacrifice of the State of Chen ended in such a hasty manner. People were released and returned to their homes. The people of Jianghu were so terrified that they even threw away their weapons and immediately left Jiangzhou City, wanting to spread the news throughout the world.

And everyone knew that Li Guanyi was about to become famous all over the world.

Another question is.

The Xue family is about to be in trouble.

“No matter how cunning Li Guanyi is, and how he deceived the Xue family’s tiger, this moment still came from the Xue family after all. Hehe, the Xue family is going to play.”

"We can also find a way to send our own daughters from noble families in."

"Maybe it's the Queen."

All the noble families were thinking about it, but suddenly there was a knock on the door. The head of the noble family who was talking to the royal family raised his head with an unhappy look and said, "What time is it? Didn't I say that I have to talk to the emperor's uncle today? If it's nothing important, don't disturb me?"

But the door was still kicked open. The patriarch of this family stood up with an unhappy look on his face, but the next moment his face turned pale. Xue Daoyong, wearing a long robe, stood there, and the old man held a bow in his hand.

"Xue, Master Xue..."

There was a sharp sound of the arrow breaking through the air, followed by a short scream.

Xue Daoyong's body was already covered in blood. The old man held a bow and looked at the distant sky. Just now, he personally killed the battle group specially formed by the royal family to deal with special situations, and left behind the young man, so there were no pursuers along the way.

So Lu Youxian waited for a long time but no reinforcements came. The famous general riding on the flying strange beast was shot by the old man himself, with an arrow that pierced the sky for fifty miles, directly piercing through both the man and the strange beast, and they fell to the ground.

The old man threw down the bow in his hand.

Some servants were already coming up with court attire.

Xue Daoyong looked at the sky.

It is always said that the one chosen by heaven is the emperor, but I don't believe in fate. Watch it, and you will find that everything will change. From Guanyi City to the border, there will be countless people who want to kill you along the way, but rest assured, I will stop them for you.

The Chen State's wanted warrant for you will be suppressed to the extreme of my ability.

After this, the Xue family won’t be able to give you much help.

The old man said: "Take out one third of the Xue family's assets."

The person next to him looked frozen: "One third?"

Xue Daoyong laughed heartily: "What's the use of having a fortune? To protect our descendants, to go out into the world, to fulfill our ideals, isn't the so-called money the right thing to do? Go!"

"……Yes!"

A long time passed. In the palace, Emperor Chen Dingye sat alone on the throne. He held the armrests decorated with dragon heads tightly with both hands. Thinking about everything that happened today, he just felt angry and resentful. Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the door.

boom!
The palace gate, which was made of special materials and required ten strong men on each side to push open, suddenly opened a crack, revealing a pair of tiger-like eyes. Light poured in from outside, and Xue Daoyong, dressed in court robes, walked in.

Like a ferocious tiger, it swam towards us.

Chen Dingye looked at the ancestor of the Xue family, Xue Daoyong, and said:
"Your Majesty, please make the baby in my daughter's womb the crown prince."

Chen Dingye's face flushed and he drew his sword angrily.

The door of the hall was opened, and the old man bowed and saluted. Behind the old man, at least half of the civil and military officials were crowded together, and there were also military generals, all wearing court robes, standing here in the heavy rain and bowing and saluting.

Xue Daoyong took three steps forward, and all the civil and military officials followed closely behind him, bowing and saluting.

They all said in unison: "Your Majesty, please make Concubine Xue the crown prince!"

"Your Majesty, please make Concubine Xue the Crown Prince!!!"

The voice was loud and reverberating in the hall. Xue Daoyong was standing at the very front, like a tiger that could no longer tolerate its claws and fangs.

Chen Dingye looked at the old man, and Xue Daoyong bowed and raised his eyes, staring at him like a tiger.

After a long confrontation, the sword in Chen Dingye's hand fell to the ground.

Clanking sound.

As if he had lost all his strength, he staggered to his seat, his face pale, and said:
"……allow."

(End of this chapter)