Mixed in the heavens, merits and virtues become immortals

Chapter 471 Going to Yunzhou

In Journey to the West, Sun Wukong encountered the One-Horned Rhinoceros King. He called upon all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens, but none of them could help him. In the end, he found the One-Horned Rhinoceros King's master, Laozi, who subdued the bull demon.

Faced with pressure from Xu Pingfeng, Xu Qi'an went to the Imperial Observatory to pay his respects to the Director. When he reached the top of the Star Observation Tower, he saw Wei Yuan playing chess with the Director.

Xu Qi'an couldn't understand the strategy of the game, but he felt that the two were locked in a fierce battle, and the chessboard was soon filled with pieces.

"I won a hand."

As the game came to an end, the supervisor spoke calmly, and with a wave of his hand, the chessboard in front of him vanished.

Wei Yuan nodded slightly and said, "You've thoroughly understood Gu Qing's chess style."

The supervisor turned his back and looked at the starry sky behind him.

"Jianzheng."

Xu Qi'an cupped his hands in a fist salute, only to see the metal fused together before the supervisor's eyes, instantly transforming into a long sword that landed in front of him.

"I already know why you've come."

The supervisor calmly said, "I was neither the one who orchestrated this scheme nor the one who broke it." After saying this, the supervisor's figure flashed and disappeared from the Star Gazing Tower.

Xu Pingfeng was the mastermind behind the scheme; who should be the one to break it?

"It's Gu Qing."

Wei Yuan turned around and faced Xu Qi'an, saying, "The Supervisor used Gu Qing's strategy to break my game."

Gu Qing is indeed an exception.

Xu Qi'an has never let go of Gu Qing's support, but the pressure from Xu Pingfeng is too great. He wanted to find another big shot to share the burden, but unexpectedly, it ended up back on Gu Qing.

"The Qi Party case started with the disappearance of our spies in Yunzhou."

Wei Yuan brought up this matter and prepared to send Xu Qi'an to Yunzhou on a business trip.

"Then we must bring Gu Qing along."

Xu Qi'an felt insecure without Gu Qing.

royal palace.

Gu Qing was playing with Princess Huaiqing and Princess Lin'an inside. Princess Lin'an seemed to be the most innocent and easy to coax, but she also needed the most companionship. So Gu Qing played with Princess Lin'an, while Princess Huaiqing was left to solve puzzles on the side.

"It only takes two steps to get from here to here."

Princess Huaiqing was drawing a nine-square grid, as if she were doing scholarly research, manipulating the variations, and said, "If we can thoroughly understand this, wouldn't we be able to shrink the space within an inch?"

If it takes others five steps, you can walk it in two. Isn't that like shrinking the distance to an inch?

"This is going to change."

Gu Qing turned around and gave Princess Huaiqing a couple of pointers. Huaiqing was quite talented, and with just these two pointers, she had already mastered the basics. She then drew a nine-square pattern on the ground and moved it in threes. The more she felt it, the more she appreciated the lingering charm of the nine-square pattern.

As Huaiqing walked, his pace quickened. After a certain point, he naturally changed his steps, from three steps to four steps. His steps were still agile, but the change was different.

"This footwork is pretty good."

Huaiqing stopped in his tracks and stood in front of Gu Qing, saying, "But mastering it takes more than a day or two, and when I practice my footwork, I always feel like something is missing."

"That's it..."

Gu Qing stood up, took a step, and cleaved his palm, saying, "Your footwork is like a bow, and this palm technique is like an arrow. The combination of the two allows you to move freely within forty or fifty steps, and also gives you the ability to protect yourself when facing an enemy." Gu Qing was teaching Huai Qing the Three Talents Returning to Origin Palm. He was about to say goodbye to the two little princesses, and he wanted to leave them something as a memento.

After Gu Qing adjusted the Three Talents Returning to Origin Palm and integrated it with the martial arts system of the Great Feng Dynasty, it was sufficient for Huai Qing.

As for Princess Lin'an, she's easier to please. Gu Qing just needs to leave her a few amusing things to make her happy.

After bidding farewell to the two princesses, Gu Qing leisurely went to inquire about the Empress and Consort Chen before slowly walking out of the palace, where he saw Xu Qi'an waiting for him.

"Ugh……"

Xu Qi'an saw Gu Qing and sighed silently.

They're both human, but Gu Qing is playing with "princesses" here, while Xu Qi'an is playing with "princesses" in the brothel. The difference is huge.

"Gu Qing, it's official business!"

Xu Qi'an walked up to Gu Qing and started talking about official business, saying, "I have basically found out where my father is, but we need to go together." Without Gu Qing, Xu Qi'an could not face this alone.

"That's it..."

Gu Qing scratched his head and said, "But I promised Caiwei that I would help her with her promotion first."

What promotion?

Xu Qi'an didn't understand, but after Gu Qing explained, he realized that when the sorcerer lineage reached a certain level, they needed to develop a new invention that would benefit the country and the people and be deeply integrated into their daily lives in order to steadily advance.

"Leave this to me!"

Xu Qi'an patted his chest and assured him, "It's just a small invention, we'll take care of it!"

Inside the Imperial Observatory.

Xu Qi'an had long had a plan for invention. As a time traveler, he naturally thought of modern conveniences when faced with inconveniences in daily life. Now that Gu Qing and Chu Caiwei had reunited, Xu Qi'an made a decisive decision to invent chicken essence with them.

Throughout the process, Xu Qi'an was busy and attentive, while Gu Qing and Chu Caiwei watched from the sidelines as Xu Qi'an prepared the chicken essence. After obtaining the method, Chu Caiwei carefully studied it and felt that it was a whole new world.

"I never imagined that besides being a womanizer and having improper behavior, you actually have real skills."

Chu Caiwei praised, "It would be even better if you were willing to take responsibility for the girls of the Jiaofangsi."

Chu Caiwei and Huaiqing had a good relationship, and she heard Huaiqing talk about the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment institution).

"Hehe, hehe..."

Xu Qi'an chuckled twice, bid farewell to Chu Caiwei, and looked Gu Qing up and down. Since people always judged him based on his own merits when he was with Gu Qing, then this trip to Yunzhou had also lowered Gu Qing's moral standards. So, the elder brother wouldn't criticize the second brother anymore.

Previously, Xu Qi'an was wary of Xu Lingyue, so he didn't think of taking Gu Qing to the brothel. He even felt like exploding when he saw Gu Qing there. But now, Gu Qing is with the beautiful Imperial Tutor, flirting with two princesses in the palace, and is now entangled with Chu Caiwei. It's likely that his sister is already being cuckolded.

Xu Qi'an then hooked his arm around Gu Qing's neck and said, "Do you know what the happiest person in the world is like?"

Gu Qing shook her head, not understanding.

Xu Qi'an said with a smile, "The second happiest person in the world is the one who doesn't look back, and the happiest person in the world is the one who is irresponsible towards others. Therefore, when it comes to these girls, you don't actually have to take responsibility..."

Xu Qi'an wanted to give these women a big break, so that when he returned from Yunzhou, Gu Qing's moral bottom line would be the same as his.

Gu Qing nodded silently, looking at Xu Qi'an. Once they arrived in Yunzhou, they would give Xu Qi'an a big one; his mother and sister were there…

(End of this chapter)