Traveling through time, all of them are the protagonist's public enemies

Chapter 254 Strikes hard
The two of them arrived at the private room.

Qi Zhengyan transmitted the message into the secret passage:
"On my way back from the Gongsun family banquet, I encountered someone I suspected was the mythical 'Blessing Heavenly Official,' but I lost him.

"This man is in his thirties, with ordinary features, short and fat, with a black mole under his right eyebrow. He was a senior half-step location worker more than a year ago, and now he is not far from the location worker."

...Blessing Heavenly Official?!

As the myth goes, there is indeed more than one Nine Heavens Thunder God!
Meng Qi said that he would ask someone trustworthy to help search, and asked Qi Zhengyan to ask Zhao Heng to search secretly.

"Guangcheng Tianzun should be reliable!"

Meng Qi secretly made a decision. The Six Gates detectives were professionals in finding people!
When the two of them came out of the private room but were about to go downstairs, they met Fan Changmiao, the martial arts champion of last year, and Meng Qi greeted him.

Because they were unaware of the legend about the God's Capital, they called him "Brother Number One Scholar", which aroused the interest of those around him.

Fan Changmiao said he had an appointment to meet someone here.

"This is my uncle!"

He introduced to Meng Qi the tall and calm head of the Ningzhou Gu family who was standing next to him as his great uncle.

After the two sides greeted each other, Fan Changmiao invited Meng Qi to give him advice at the Qionghua Banquet, and Meng Qi agreed with full confidence.

In the next few days, Guangcheng Tianzun searched for Gu Xiaosang and the Blessing Heavenly Official, while Meng Qi cultivated his character and waited for the Qionghua Banquet.

"I don't know what Senior Brother Yang is planning. When will Miss Jiang arrive in the Divine Capital?"

Meng Qi sighed to the sky!
He really needs to get to the location early, otherwise he won't be able to keep up with Yang Chen and Jiang Zhiwei.

Now, I can only be regarded as an outsider!

This feeling... is so frustrating!
……

August comes and the Qionghua Banquet begins.

Meng Qi and Su Ziyu followed Su Li and Su Yue to the imperial city.

Although Su Li suspended his duties as deputy commander of the palace guards, he still had to accompany the emperor. Su Yue was the backbone of the emperor's protection.

When Meng Qi first stepped into the imperial city, he felt its majesty and alienation, and asked Su Yueluo for clues about the sect and the immortal traces.

Su Yue said there was no trace.

Su Li believes that the cult has multiple hiding places.

"For some reason, I have a bad feeling..."

Meng Qi hoped that he was overthinking it. With Senior Brother Yang here, the mission of the Qionghua Banquet would definitely be completed successfully!

I just don’t know where Senior Brother Yang went?

Miss Jiang is here again, even without God?

In Taiji Hall, Meng Qi met the Emperor of Jin, Zhao Mingyu, who asked Meng Qi not to let him down.

Meng Qi said with a smile that he would not let the trust down in martial arts.

When Meng Qi was about to leave the Taiji Hall, the talisman given by Dou Mu Yuanjun on his chest felt hot, and he suspected that Gu Xiaosang was nearby.

Although he did not find any trace of him, the talisman continued to heat up. Meng Qi pretended not to notice and looked back as he stepped out of the hall.

Later, he informed the divine detective Yuan Lihuo (Guangcheng Tianzun) of the matter through talismans and hand gestures. After Yuan Lihuo knew it, his expression changed slightly, and then he recovered and reviewed the team's deployment.

Outside the imperial city, Sima Shi, the chief constable of the Six Gates, personally welcomed them and they all headed to Yulin Garden.

Yulin Garden is located in the northeast of the outer city. It is a royal garden. Outside the gate of the garden, important court officials and children of noble families lined up to welcome the emperor.

The representative of the top family did not kneel down.

These include the Cui family, the Luyang Song family, etc. The composition of the Political Affairs Hall members and the situation of each family are also introduced.

However, Meng Qi didn't take these to heart at all.

Because he found two monks beside the prince.

One is the Buddha Heart Palm Xuanzhen, who has already entered the half-step outer scene.

Shaolin implicitly expressed its support for the prince, which shocked the emperor, Su Li, Su Yue and others!

The other monk was in his thirties, wearing a plain robe and twirling prayer beads. He seemed to be in a state of unity between man and nature. Meng Qi did not know his identity.

Prince of Jin Zhao Yi, Zhao Heng and others were also in the welcoming team, and Meng Qi's eyes met with Bai Lianxiang's.

Bai Lianxiang seemed to be challenging.

...Challenge me?

So what if I’m number one on the human list?
Senior Brother Yang is already standing shoulder to shoulder with the legendary figures of the older generation, and I'm still fighting hard in this kindergarten...

There's nothing glorious about winning! Meng Qi sighed.

After the emperor entered Yulin Garden, everyone sat on the high platform. The platform where Meng Qi was sitting was occupied by noble families such as the Zhoujun Wang family.

He exchanged greetings with Wang Zai, who was close to achieving unity between man and nature. Meng Qi, in turn, said that he had already achieved the perfect unity between man and nature.

In fact, he has returned to his original nature.

After the old emperor gave his speech, he announced that there would be four topics for the Qionghua Banquet, the first of which was music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

"Oh no! This old emperor doesn't play by the rules!"

Meng Qi cried out in his heart that something was wrong.

Without a martial arts competition, it would be difficult for him to win in terms of talent, so he joked with Wang Zai about whether whistling could be considered a talent.

"Whistle?"

Wang Zai was amazed by what he heard!

The old emperor announced that those above the outer scenes were not considered elites, and Meng Qi realized that Xuan Zhen, Bai Qigu and others who were half a step away from perfection could participate.

"This is a big deal. I can't predict the first half of the talent show, nor the second half of the fighting!"

Half a step to perfection is slightly higher than the state of returning to nature.

Meng Qi was worried that he would not be able to defeat his opponent in a talent contest, and that he would not be able to defeat four opponents with his own fists if there was a fight.

And Zhao Laowu has little hope of winning.

Meng Qi felt that the difficulty of the Six Paths mission far exceeded the reward level, and speculated that the fighting might have other restrictions or modes.

Wang Zai explained that the focus of the talent competition is on the spiritual realm displayed in the talent, and those who are good at talents will receive a bonus.

"Extra points, right?"

“But I have no talent!”

The talent competition began, and Meng Qi saw Yan Chong, known as the "River of Sword Qi", demonstrate the tea ceremony. He lit a fire to boil water, pried tea leaves, and brewed tea in a smooth and flowing manner, with his sword movements being natural and slow and orderly.

Create a tranquil and far-reaching artistic conception.

The teacup flew smoothly to the platform, and the old emperor praised it.

"not simple……!"

Wang Zai analyzed the state of mind displayed by Yan Chong.

After hearing this, Meng Qi gave up the idea of competing in tea ceremony.

After Yan Chong, Xuan Zhen beside the prince demonstrated calligraphy, throwing paper into the air, leaping up and writing with a focused expression.

The handwriting has its own unique style but is natural and fluent, imbued with Zen meaning, and the content imitates the inscription on the Shaolin Banshan Pavilion.

Wang Zai and Meng Qi discussed the matter. Wang Zai felt inferior to him and gave up the idea of leaving. Meng Qi also gave up on using the book to imply a sword.

Xuanzhen promotes Buddhist ideas.

This has caused everyone to think about the prince's path.

"Does the prince want to become a monk?"

After Xuan Zhen, "Purple Extreme Sword" Cui Zhe demonstrated his flute skills, playing a melodious, distant, lonely and ethereal sound.

It creates an artistic conception of the surging sea and one's own loneliness; the flute sounds perfect and everyone is immersed in it.

Wang Zai believed that in terms of talent alone, Cui Zhe was better than Xuan Zhen and Yan Chong, but as for artistic conception, it was difficult to tell who was better.

...Haha, that's very well said, but unfortunately I don't understand. This mad knife can only chop people, but has no talent!

Seeing Yan Chong, Xuan Zhen, Yan Chong, and Cui Zhe in front of him, Meng Qi's heart was alarmed and he cried out that something was wrong!
"Whatever, isn't it just a talent?"

"I can't, but I can imitate!"

Meng Qi's eyes rolled around, and inspired by the Excalibur puppet and Mr. Lu's sculpture, he decided to show his sculpture!
He picked up the rotten wood, sat cross-legged, and carved with his palm, knife, and finger sword, concentrating and pious, making everyone present concentrate with his movements, their worries faded away, and their restlessness subsided.

The operation was as fierce as a tiger.

Meng Qi completes a wooden sculpture that resembles the emperor. The puppet flies towards the emperor, and the old emperor sighs that those who are sincere in martial arts will be rewarded.

Wang Zai praised Meng Qi's "sword" and "knife" for being so pious and attentive. Meng Qi accepted it calmly with a smile, but in his heart he thought:
"I don't know how to carve anything, I'm just good at imitating. I'm afraid that this time the Six Paths mission will be..."

"A good cook cannot cook without rice. Even if Senior Brother Yang were here, I'm afraid there would be nothing he could do!"

(End of this chapter)