Huang Qinghan was really worried that Li Mingyue came to fight with Saint Cao. If that was the case, she and her senior sister would die in the Imperial Capital instead of the Qingyu Clan, so it would be better to die in the Qingyu Clan.
Of course, she felt that if she could meet that Saint Cao, if she could die in the hands of that Saint Cao, it would really be worth her death.
But this is just her idea. People of his age don't know what life and death are, so naturally there is no fear or no fear.
Li Mingyue did not take the road to the west, but went directly from the main entrance, so she naturally had to be interrogated. The main reason was that Li Mingyue did not want to cause trouble. If she clashed with the Qi army in order to avoid interrogation, it would really be more gain than loss.
Based on the previous lessons learned in Guangyang County, Li Mingyue got something that could represent his identity afterwards, and asked the temple priest in Qingyuan Mountain to help him get it from the government.
In fact, it was just a document stamped with the seal of the Tang State. It was very useful along the way. Especially after entering the Qi State, there was almost no embarrassment from the Qi State officials. This was due to the strength of the Tang State and also
It stems from the good relations between the two countries for generations.
Sure enough, after the general guarding the city confirmed the document, he directly let him go, and he seemed particularly polite.
Tantai Zhilan is not surprised by this, because she has always believed that Li Mingyue is a descendant of Jiuyi Mountain. As a disciple of Jiuyi Mountain, one of the ancestral houses of Taoism, there is probably no place in the world that he cannot go to, let alone just one.
Entering the imperial city, even going to the palace, the emperor may have to come out to greet you.
Not long after the three of them entered the imperial city, a man wearing a bright red robe came towards them and asked, "Are you Li Mingyue?"
Li Mingyue was stunned, nodded, and asked at the same time: "Sage Cao?"
This person said: "In the late stage of Shenzhao Realm, I am one step away from the Martial Realm. I am worthy of being that person's disciple."
Li Mingyue said awkwardly: "I made senior laugh."
Cao Jingzhi waved his hand and said, "Come with me."
After saying that, he turned around first, and Li Mingyue could only follow.
Huang Qinghan and Tantai Zhilan were both a little stunned, looking at the saint who really didn't look like a saint.
Cao Jingzhi led Li Mingyue through an alley, to a quiet street with few people, and then walked to a pub.
The owner of the tavern was a thin old man who was obviously very familiar with Cao Jingzhi, but he probably didn’t know Cao Jingzhi’s true identity. He smiled and said, “Sir, are you still making two jars of spring water?”
Cao Jingzhi looked at Li Mingyue and asked, "Do you want to drink?"
Li Mingyue nodded quickly and said, "Drink a little."
Cao Jingzhi nodded and said: "Three altars, here are some more dishes to go with the wine."
The boss responded and went to get the wine with a smile on his face.
Cao Jingzhi found a random place to sit down, but Li Mingyue didn't dare to sit down, and Tantai Zhilan and Huang Qinghan even less dared.
Cao Jingzhi frowned and said, "What, do you need to stand up when drinking, or do you need to stand up when talking about things?"
Li Mingyue was a little embarrassed and hurriedly sat down.
Cao Jingzhi glanced at Tantai Zhilan and Huang Qinghan, then looked at Li Mingyue and said, "The wine here is actually pretty good. Of course, you may not be used to it."
He added: "To be honest, I don't like people like you very much."
Li Mingyue chuckled and said: "This junior will only come here once. If I get the answer I want, I'm afraid I won't come again in the future, because this junior also doesn't like this feeling."
He added: "The feeling of fear."
Cao Jingzhi was stunned and frowned: "But you don't seem to be afraid. Have you ever thought that I would slap you to death?"
Li Mingyue nodded and said: "I have thought about it, but I have no choice because there are some things that I have to figure out."
Cao Jingzhi asked: "What can we do if we find out? Do you dare to go to them for revenge? Let's not talk about those great Taoist masters, even your Tang Dynasty Hao Jing, you don't have the confidence to face them."
Li Mingyue said: "I am only sixteen years old this year."
Cao Jingzhi was stunned, then smiled slightly and said, "That makes sense."
He then asked: "Do you know why I come here to drink every day?"
Li Mingyue didn't dare to be careless. After thinking for a while, she still shook her head.
Cao Jingzhi said: "When I was a soldier in the past, I was older than you, but of course my level was not as good as yours. The person who led me at that time was a veteran who couldn't read a word. During a breakout battle, he blocked two people for me.
knife, and died."
He said it very calmly, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him: "That veteran was the owner of this restaurant. Of course, it was a long time ago. Now, I don't even know that this person is the owner of this restaurant."
Several generations."
Li Mingyue said: "So after returning to the imperial capital, senior will come here to drink every day?"
Cao Jingzhi nodded and said: "I rarely admire others. The veteran whose name I don't know is one. Your father is barely half, your mother is one, and your master Chen Daoling. There is no way, no
I can’t help but admire it.”
He looked at Li Mingyue and said: "This is why I am willing to meet you, and this is why I did not slap you to death after meeting you, because you are their son and their disciple."
Li Mingyue said nothing, but Tantai Zhilan frowned tightly and stared at Li Mingyue.
She originally thought that Li Mingyue was a disciple of Jiuyi Mountain, but she never expected that he was actually a disciple of Chen Daoling, the disciple of the only person to ascend in thousands of years, the disciple of the immortal she had always wanted to meet.
By this time, the food and wine were on the table. Of course, Cao Jingzhi regarded himself as the master. He opened the mud seal of a wine jar and handed it to Li Mingyue. Then he took another jar for himself, raised his head and took a sip directly, and then asked:
"What do you want to know?"
Li Mingyue was just about to drink. After hearing this, he quickly put down the wine jar and said, "I want to know who were involved at the beginning? And is there any relationship behind this with my master?"
Cao Jingzhi did not look like the saint in the rumors. At this moment, he picked up a piece of meat and started to chew it. He said vaguely: "You know a few things. Your mother's tombkeeper should have told you some."
Li Mingyue nodded and said: "Tianquan Mountain, Longhu Mountain, Qiyun Mountain, Zhenwu Mountain."
Cao Jingzhi nodded, took another drink from the wine jar, and said, "As expected."
He continued: "Tianquan Mountain is basically ruined. It took a lot of effort to have a great master, but it was completely destroyed by an old man guarding the tomb, and the Taoist heart was broken. You are lucky to be able to retain the realm of a small master. With your talent,
It’s not difficult to set foot on Tianquan Mountain within a hundred years.”
He continued to eat meat and said at the same time: "The two great heavenly masters of Qiyun Mountain are both middle and late-stage great masters. Don't even think about it within three hundred years. Longhu Mountain and Zhenwu Mountain are even more hopeless, especially Longhu Mountain."
Hushan, I heard that the Great Celestial Master has become a semi-saint."
He did not drink alcohol or eat meat, but looked at Li Mingyue and continued: "In addition, most of Jiuyi Mountain, Tianxie Island, Taiji Sect, Jingyuan Sect, and the Taoist ancestral court participated in that interception.
How can you take revenge?" Li Mingyue looked pale, so she finally took a sip of wine. The wine was very strong, not considered good wine, and was similar to the wine she drank for the first time.
Cao Jingzhi continued: "What's more, the initiator, the one who really planned all this, is above, how can you take revenge?"
Li Mingyue couldn't help but look up and could only see the tiles on the roof. Under those tiles was his world. He couldn't even see the people on the tiles, let alone the higher places.
Before Li Mingyue could speak, Cao Jingzhi continued: "There is only so much I can tell you. What's more, it's not that I don't know, but that I can't tell you, and it won't be of any benefit to you."
Li Mingyue thanked: "Thank you, senior!"
Cao Jingzhi waved his hand and continued drinking and eating meat.
After a long time, Cao Jingzhi continued: "Don't come here anymore if you have nothing to do. Although I don't care about evil spirits, I don't like them either."
As he said this, he actually waved his hand to chase people away.
Li Mingyue frowned slightly, thinking it must have something to do with the little devil or the woman in the bell, so she didn't stay any longer and said goodbye.
Cao Jingzhi said: "Don't forget to settle the account."
Li Mingyue walked to the counter to pay.
After Li Mingyue left, Cao Jingzhi asked doubtfully: "What exactly does Chen Daoling want to do? Even if he wants to find a successor, he shouldn't find someone like this. Is he really disappointed in the immortal way?"
He then said with a smile: "We are all enemies in the world, but you still want to take revenge. How will you deal with yourself when you know all the truth? It's interesting, it's really interesting. I haven't encountered such an interesting thing in hundreds of years. It seems
Two altars are not enough.”
He said loudly: "One more jar."
…
"Aren't you a disciple of Mount Jiuyi?" Outside the imperial city, Tantai Zhilan looked at Li Mingyue with a puzzled look.
Li Mingyue said casually: "I never said that I was a disciple of Jiuyi Mountain."
"Is Chen Daoling really your master?" Tantai Zhilan asked again.
Li Mingyue nodded and said: "So you should know that there are no strong people behind me, and it is impossible for me to fight against the entire Yangyan Palace on my own."
Tantai Zhilan said: "So you refused because you were afraid of death?"
Li Mingyue stopped, looked at her, and asked, "What did your master say to you when you came?"
Tantai Zhilan was stunned and lowered her head instantly.
Master said that no matter what Li Mingyue asked her to do, she could not refute it. She could not do anything that Li Mingyue did not ask her to do, and she could not say anything that Li Mingyue did not ask her to say.
Li Mingyue continued to move forward and continued: "No one is not afraid of death, especially me, because I still have a lot of things to do and many enemies to kill. I must not die before they die."
"In this regard, you and I are actually the same."
Tantai Zhilan was stunned.
In just half a day, she was actually a little disappointed. Firstly, it was the rumored Saint Cao who was beyond expectation. He was simply a vulgar man and had nothing to do with the saint. Secondly, the immortal disciple she had always guessed was
, it wasn’t what she imagined, at least it shouldn’t be the person in front of her.
Li Mingyue suddenly raised her head and strode forward, saying at the same time: "So what if the world is an enemy, and what of the gods in the sky? Murder must be paid with life, and debt must be repaid with money. It is only natural and right."
As a saint, Cao Jingzhi can see everything, even the past and the future, but some people cannot see with their eyes.