From the Ming Dynasty, we will conquer the world

Chapter 72: Conspiracy with the Beggars' Sect, Chaos in Dali (Second Update)

Just when Chu Xiangyu was about to be captured, a palm force came out of nowhere, blocking Zhuge's attack and giving him a chance to escape.

He broke into the imperial palace three times to assassinate people, and was able to escape from Zhuge Zhengwo's hands afterwards. These two things, especially the last one, completely established Wang Chaoran's status in the martial arts world.

In the world line of "The Four Famous Detectives Shock Kanto" which has not yet taken place, he has become a benchmark figure of "Zhuge-level" masters with his record of capturing the Iron Hand in the twenty-fifth person, and has firmly ranked at the top of Wen Juxia's martial arts world combat power list.

The palm force that saved him from danger was emitted by King Zuo Wu.

From then on, the King of Extinction changed his identity, joined the King of Zuo Wu, and served his savior.

King Zuo Wu stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the Divine Marquis Mansion from afar, and said leisurely:

"Zhuge Xiaohua's move was nothing more than an attempt to intimidate Cai Yuanchang and make him focus his attention on himself in order to protect the younger generations in the Divine Marquis Mansion.

However, he shouldn’t have taken action in front of me. I have already seen some of the truth about this old friend…”

Hearing this, Chu Xiangyu's eyes were shocked.

——From what the prince said, he was actually standing by when Zhuge took action the day before yesterday?
"My Lord, our grand plan, could it be..."

Zhao Lie nodded first, then waved his hand:
"When Brother Feihong returns, we will have about 50% to 60% chance of winning. Before that, let Zhuge Xiaohua and Cai Yuanchang fight."

Suddenly, Chu Xiangyu's expression changed. Hearing the noise coming from outside the mansion, his body shook and he was out of the hall. He turned from a human figure into a stream of light, which became lighter and lighter and disappeared in a flash.

After a while, a dark shadow was seen like the wind, rushing in from the door and returning to the hall, with a letter in his hand.

He handed the letter to King Zuo Wu and said in a deep voice:
"A letter from Cai Yuanchang."

King Zuo Wu knew what was inside without even reading it, and said directly:
"With the abilities of Cai Yuanchang's men, even if they were to add another Yuan Thirteen Limit, they would still be a little behind in competing with Zhuge Xiaohua."

Chu Xiangyu also nodded, looking quite convinced.

As a "Zhuge-level" expert who was rated by Zhuge as "I'm afraid he can at least take one hundred and fifty of my moves", Chu Xiangyu naturally knew that Zhuge Zhengwo was unfathomable.

If not, why would he and King Zuo Wu make so many preparations and arrangements, and wait until now, and even continue to wait for the return of "King of Desolation" Changsun Feihong?

King Zuo Wu pondered for a moment and said:

"How about this, you find an opportunity to send information about Qiao Feng's life story directly to the Grand Tutor's Mansion. Cai Yuanchang is always good at using someone else's strength to defeat him, so he knows what to do."

Chu Xiangyu narrowed his eyes, stroked his beard, and nodded:
"When Boss Qiao is desperate, we will lend a helping hand and recruit this brave general into our fold."

When talking about Qiao Feng, even a figure like Chu Xiangyu couldn't help but show admiration.

Zhao Lie was not as optimistic as Chu Xiangyu. He just waved his hand and said:

“Given Qiao Feng’s personality, he may not go with us. However, I love heroes like him the most in my life. When the time comes, I will instruct my men to bring him to ruin and try not to kill him.

A person like him, when we have revived the world, can be used as an example to the Khitan people, to show the tolerance of the Song Dynasty."

"Your Majesty is thoughtful, I understand."

As he spoke, Chu Xiangyu clasped his fists and bowed to Zhao Lie.

Zhao Lie crushed the letter in his hand, threw it out casually, and sighed:
"Qiao Feng, Zhuge Liang and others are all rare heroes, far superior to Cai Jing and Fu Zongshu by more than a hundred times, but it is difficult for me to use them. It is really a pity..."

Having said that, Zhao Lie let out a long sigh, and a hint of unintentional loneliness appeared in his eyes.

He waved his hand and stopped looking at Chu Xiangyu.

"However, if you really cannot recruit such an enemy hero, you should subdue him to change his will and kill him to strengthen his conduct. Go ahead."

However, after making up his mind, Zhao Lie still had some doubts in his heart. He did not express them out loud, but just thought about them silently.

Who is this younger generation that Zhuge Zhengwo was willing to use himself as bait to protect and whom he had great hopes for?
Could it really be Iron Hand?

Or is it that extremely mysterious teacher?
Is a youngster who has just entered the Shenhou Mansion for just over a month really worthy of Zhuge's trust?
Zhuge Liang couldn't even find out this person's identity and background, so he shouldn't be able to do so. How could he trust a stranger so much?

Although it seemed a little absurd, Zhao Lie still felt that it was possible when he thought about what he had seen and heard in the Shenhou Mansion before.

After all, that person is a genius who can develop a completely new martial art from scratch, and even open up a completely new martial art.

——If that’s true, it would be very interesting!

Looking out the window, Zhao Lie felt extremely excited.

——Zhuge Zhengwo, I want to see how you can surprise people!

Tie Shou and Xu Xing, who have been crossing mountains and rivers and traveling to places where there are few people since leaving the capital, are not aware of the news yet.

During this journey, Tieshou also realized once again the extent of Xu Xing's obsession with martial arts.

Xu Xing even exaggerated to the point of changing to a different light-body martial art every time he walked a certain distance, as if in the eyes of this teacher, this long journey of thousands of miles was the perfect martial arts testing ground.

Tieshou never even saw Xu Xing take a real rest - even when he stopped, he was still practicing.

Although Tie Shou was also a man of strong character and diligent in training, he was still somewhat overshadowed by Xu Xing, a martial arts fanatic who practiced every day and every moment, seemingly never relaxing and always concentrating on martial arts.

Tieshou finally understood what it meant that there are only wrong names but no wrong nicknames. This sentence was so aptly reflected in Xu Xing.

The name Xu Xing is obviously a big mistake, even the opposite, while the nickname "Feng Mo" is so fitting.

Tie Shou didn't even see a trace of fatigue in Xu Xing's eyes.

It seemed that studying martial arts itself was the most interesting, fun, and worthy of devoting one's life and energy to in the world for him.

It was a distance of four to five thousand miles from the capital to Dali. If one crossed mountains and ridges instead of taking the official road, the journey would be several times longer.

Along the way, from north to south, the climate and environment are even more different.

According to the different terrain, celestial changes, and forest growth conditions, Xu Xing has changed at least dozens of light-weight exercises, striving to make each exercise the best choice under specific circumstances.

Tie Shou had never heard of this kind of training method. But as a constable, he had to travel all over the country frequently, so he soon followed Xu Xing and started to learn it.

In this way, the two of them crossed mountains and rivers and rushed directly from the capital to the vicinity of Dali Kingdom.

Only when they arrived in the urban area did they truly understand what Zhuge Shenhou had done in the capital.

After hearing about Zhuge Zhengwo's heroic feat of dominating the Grand Tutor's Mansion, Tie Shou also felt a little excited and said in admiration:
"Although my uncle is old and has experienced a lot in the world, he still has the spirit and ambition to succeed, which is quite enviable."

Although Tie Shou has always been regarded by Zhuge Zhengwo as "the most promising of the four disciples", he is always troubled by the fact that he is too honest and kind and cannot learn the carefree spirit of his uncle.

Now seeing Zhuge's divine power displayed again, silencing the entire capital, he was naturally quite envious.

But Xu Xing, who had seemed extremely excited all the way, did not show much expression at this moment. He just glanced in the direction of the capital and walked forward again.

——Further ahead is the border of Dali Kingdom.

"Brother Tie, let's go. Don't keep Mr. Zhuge waiting for too long."

While Tie Shou was shocked by Zhuge's feat, Xu Xing had already realized the deep meaning behind Zhuge's move.

The reason why this Divine Marquis, who has always kept a low profile, is so ostentatious is just to attract the attention of Cai Jing and others, to reduce the trouble for Xu Tafa as much as possible, and to allow him to have more time and energy to complete his "true form body".

But with this move, the arrows, swords and stabs that Zhuge Zhengwo will have to face in the future will be several times more than before.

Xu Xing could naturally feel from Zhuge Zhengwo's action the old god's earnest expectations that he had never expressed out loud, as well as his sincere intentions.

Therefore, he no longer planned to waste any time and perfect his "true form and body" as soon as possible so that he could return to the capital as soon as possible and fight alongside Zhuge.

Seeing Xu Xing, who was usually sunny and cheerful, showing such a serious expression, Tie Shou could naturally figure out the key and felt even more heavy-hearted.

The two did not stay for long. After a little replenishment, they began to collect information about the mission.

Although only a few of Zhuge's old friends probably knew that Wuyazi was about to die, the traitor Ding Chunqiu who brought Wuyazi to such a situation was still alive.

The life of this "Xingxiu Old Immortal" has been getting better and better since he defected from the Xiaoyao Sect. Not only has he become an honored guest of the "old brand" Wen family in Lingnan with his poison skills, he has also formed an alliance with the "General Jingbo" who is stationed in the dangerous city, and built up the huge foundation of the Xingxiu Sect.

It can be said that in the Northern Song Dynasty's martial arts world where Master Wen and Master Jin are mixed, Ding Chunqiu has completely gotten rid of the positioning of the "old devil clown" who is hated by everyone in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", and has transformed himself into a powerful overlord by colluding with many villains.

In this regard, Xu Xing could only sigh:
This is Master Wen’s world as expected. As long as you are bad enough and evil enough, you will never be afraid of not finding people who share the same interests with you.

While expressing his emotion, Xu Xing also grinned and laughed sinisterly.

——The people I love to kill most in my life are people like you. It would be so convenient if you all gathered together.

After some inquiries, the two men discovered that the general and the Xingxiu Sect's men had indeed arrived a day earlier than them, and had come to Dali Kingdom with great fanfare, seemingly preparing to organize men to turn Wuliang Mountain upside down and find Wuyazi.

However, the leaders of the two factions have not yet appeared in public. It is unknown whether they have already sneaked into Wuliang Mountain to take charge of the situation, or are still lurking under the surface, waiting for the opportunity.

In addition to Ding Chunqiu's Xingxiu Sect, the General's Dalian Alliance, and the "Seven Divine Swords" that had long since infiltrated the Dali Kingdom and become worshipped by the Gao family of Dali, there is another group of people that deserves attention.

Rather than saying “a group of people”, it would be better to say that he is a master.

He was the Tibetan state teacher who came to Dali specifically to seek the "Six Meridians Divine Sword Sutra", the "Great Wheel King" Jiumozhi.

Jiumozhi's appearance did not surprise Xu Xing, but the battle record of this "Great Wheel King" in this world was far more powerful than that in the original novel "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

It is said that this man attained enlightenment at the Dalun Temple in the Great Snow Mountain. He once fought against five people alone and defeated the leaders of the five major branches of Tantric Buddhism, namely "Red, White, Yellow, Flower and Black". As a result, he became famous in the western frontier and was given the name "Dalun Vajra King", which symbolizes his great supernatural powers that can eliminate all karma and transcend the law.

You know, there have always been many masters of Tantric Buddhism in the Wen Ruian series, and some of them have extraordinary meditation abilities that go beyond the ordinary principles of martial arts.

However, Jiumozhi was still able to unify the Western Tantric Buddhism in the name of "Great Wheel Vajra King", which shows how high his martial arts and magic skills were.

The "Six Meridians Divine Sword" that made this "enhanced version" of Jiumozhi travel thousands of miles to seek it naturally has some magical features that are not present in the original work.

The purpose of the Six Meridians Divine Sword in this world of comprehensive martial arts is to sublimate divine will into sword will and refine internal strength into sword energy.

When the two are combined, they can be condensed into a substantial sword energy that can move freely within a range of ten feet. It is indestructible and can break anything, and it can split gold and jade with ease.

If one practices to the realm of "six swords gathered together", one can even drive the six sword auras to kill the enemy. In terms of power, it is no less than the legendary "innate invisible sword energy that breaks the body", and may even be better.

It is said that when Jiumozhi first arrived at Tianlong Temple, he used his magical power of "Flame Sword" to fight against six of the temple's six great monks alone.

At the critical moment, it was the Prince of Zhennan Prince of Dali who took action, using the Shangyang Sword that had been cultivated to the "Sword Gang" realm, and the combined strength of six great monks and eight people including Duan Zhengming and Duan Zhengchun, who forced the "Great Wheel King" out of the Tianlong Temple.

After this defeat, Jiumozhi did not leave Dali Kingdom, but was invited into the palace of Dali Prime Minister Gao Shengtai, whose power was even greater than that of the Duan royal family, and he never appeared in public again.

People in Dali were saying that the prime minister wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to win over this rare master and directly seize power and usurp the throne.

However, in the eyes of Xu Xing and Tie Shou, it is hard to say whether Jiumozhi was involved in the conspiracy to usurp the throne, but at least on the matter of Wuyazi, they should have reached a consensus.

"Ling Jingbu is Cai Jing's man, Ding Chunqiu is very close to him, Gao Shengtai is also backed by Cai Jing, and Jiumozhi has entered Gao's mansion..."

As he spoke, Tie Shou's tone became a little heavy, but his expression and posture were still firm and resolute.

The two dusty travelers were now sitting in a country inn at the foot of Wuliang Mountain, drinking water and discussing countermeasures.

"It looks like this will be a tough battle."

"There aren't many people. Do we really need to take action?"

After Xu Xing counted the number of masters with his fingers, he did not feel any pressure. Instead, he showed an extremely sincere smile.

Then, he raised his head, looked at the end of the country road with the simple expression of an old farmer looking at the crops, and said with full of expectation:

"Now, I am really looking forward to what kind of expert the general will send. Ling Jingbu, please don't let me down..."

Soon, the answer Xu Xing wanted appeared in front of him.

(End of this chapter)