Three days have passed since the Grand Master's battle at the top of the Forbidden City. During these three days, there has been no peace in Shangjing City.
The news could not be concealed at all, and soon all parties knew what happened in the palace, and countless memorials were sent to the Queen Mother and the young emperor.
The Grand Master is the pinnacle of martial arts, but for those civil servants, they are not afraid whether you are a Grand Master or not, they just want to antagonize you.
The Queen Mother and the young emperor had been very annoyed by these officials for the past three days. They stopped the morning court for a month directly on the grounds of repairing the palace. The officials had no way to impeach them and they were all very angry, but they were
There is no good way.
In the Zhuang Mansion, Zhan Pianpian came to the Zhuang Mansion yesterday and became a student of Zhuang Mohan. Of course, he was not a formal disciple, it was equivalent to a registered disciple.
But even so, Zhan Pianpian is happy enough.
Being able to take Zhuang Mohan, a world-famous literary master, as her teacher is something that countless people in the world dream of. What's more, becoming Zhuang Mohan's disciple means that she can come to the Zhuang Mansion from the palace to study, and she can learn from Zhou Chen
Met.
Zhuang Mohan is a serious person. Now that Zhan Pianpian has become his registered disciple, he will take time to teach Zhan Pianpian every day. He does not lower his requirements because she is a woman.
For Zhuang Mohan, these days are the happiest days for him in recent years.
Having a close friend in life is a great blessing in life.
Zhou Chen is his confidant. Although there is a big age difference between the two, it does not hinder his love and admiration for Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen's talents and various thoughts shocked him. He had never seen a person as knowledgeable and talented as Zhou Chen.
The most commendable thing is that this young man is obviously very talented and learned, but he still has a heart to learn. He will always stay in his collection of books to study the scriptures carefully. In just ten days, he has read many of his treasured books.
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From Zhou Chen, he seemed to see the future of Wen Dao. This young man seemed to be a confidant given to him by God, allowing him to have such a confidant in his old age, so that he could be calm even in the face of death.
The little emperor Zhan Doudou has also refined the refined salt that Zhou Chen taught her during this period. In fact, the salt in this world is still good because of the existence of Ye Qingmei.
However, the refining method given by Zhou Chen is more advanced and the refined salt produced is better.
But Zhan Doudou obviously had his own plans for this important material and did not spread it out, but was preparing to take advantage of it slowly.
Zhou Chen arrived in Shangjing in July, and in a blink of an eye it was already September. After staying in Shangjing for more than a month, it was time for him to leave.
This year is the third year of Qingli, and next year will be the year of his crowning. Before that, he must return to Kyoto, the Qing Dynasty.
At the same time, in the spring of the fourth year of Qingli, Fan Xian came to Beijing and the plot began. Naturally, he would not miss such a day.
Zhou Chen was the first to tell Zhan Pianpian about the idea of leaving.
To say who has the closest relationship with him in Shangjing City, there is no doubt that it is the eldest princess Zhan Pianpian. Besides that, it is Zhuang Mohan who he has spent the longest time with.
When he learned that Zhou Chen was leaving, Zhan Pianpian's eyes instantly turned red.
In the past, she had always lived in the inner courtyard of the palace and lived a rigid life, which made her not have much expectations for the future.
But Zhou Chen's appearance was like a bright light in her life, changing her life and making her full of hope for the future. Although she and Zhou Chen had only known each other for more than a month, they
It is more fulfilling and happy than her life in the past ten years.
Now that she knew Zhou Chen was leaving, she felt like the sky was falling.
Thousands of words turned into one sentence.
"Can you take me with you?"
"Don't you want your Daqi royal family?"
"It makes no difference whether the Daqi royal family has me or not, but if I can't see you, my heart will die."
Just one sentence is worth thousands of words of confession.
Zhou Chen smiled slightly and gently brushed away the tears on her face.
"The princesses I know are not that fragile. I understand your intentions. You study hard with Mr. Zhuang and I will come to pick you up."
Zhan Pianpian raised her head, her voice choked with sobs: "Really?"
Zhou Chen gently hugged her into his arms: "Really, I've never gone back on what I said, right?"
Zhan Pianpian hugged Zhou Chen tightly: "Well, I believe you, so I will wait and wait until you come to pick me up."
Compared to Zhan Pianpian, Zhuang Mohan is much more open-minded. There is no such thing as a banquet in the world. When he reaches his age, there are not many things he can't bear to see.
After all, Zhou Chen is from Qing and cannot stay in Qi forever.
"Remember to come back, I want to talk to you again."
"Definitely, sir."
Zhou Chen went to the palace and met the young emperor and the queen mother. The queen mother just said a few polite words and left.
"Sir, do you really no longer think about it? I can give you double what Nanqing can give you, and I can give you what Nanqing can't give you."
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "If I didn't have a reason to go back, maybe I would have been persuaded by His Majesty."
Zhan Doudou sighed, knowing that his recruitment failed again, which was expected.
"I am right, sir..."
She didn't know what to say, and finally sighed: "I just hope that one day I will not become a rival with my husband."
"I think this day will never come to pass. After all, bullying an empress will make people hate you."
Zhou Chen's slightly frivolous words made Zhan Doudou's face turn red immediately, and he glared at Zhou Chen with dissatisfaction.
"I wonder when I can see you again, sir?"
Since the Grand Master War, she has been to Zhuang Mohan's mansion several times, met and talked with Zhou Chen several times, and learned a lot from Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen's knowledge seems to be bottomless, and it even involves the ways of being an official and the way of being an emperor. She has benefited a lot from the power of the emperor.
She also likes to talk about the past and the present with Zhou Chen, but unfortunately, such days are coming to an end.
"There will be a day when we meet again, maybe soon."
Zhou Chen smiled slightly, he would come to Northern Qi again, and then he would naturally see Zhan Doudou again.
"Princess……"
"Sister Huang, I will take good care of you. I don't want to face a crazy grand master."
On the sixth day of September, Zhou Chen mounted his horse and left Shangjing in the early morning.
He came to the capital with one person and one horse, and when he left he still had one person and one horse, but with a few more items on him.
Zhou Chen stroked a sachet hanging on his waist. It was given to him by Zhan Pianpian and contained her hair.
Black Horse also had a luggage bag hanging on his body, which contained some precious books given to him by Zhuang Mohan.
Not far after leaving Shangjing City, Zhou Chen stopped, and two people appeared in front of him.
"Is the saint here to see me off?"
One of the people who appeared in front of Zhou Chen was Haitang Duoduo, and he also knew the other one. The thick dark circles under his eyes were very recognizable, Ku He's eldest disciple, Lang Tao.
Haitang Duoduo said carelessly: "Yes, I'm just here to see you off. You said you would take me to eat all the delicacies in the capital, but you have to leave after only eating a few. Isn't it too irresponsible?"
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"I can't help it. Time is tight. If I don't leave, it might be too late. Next time, next time I come to the capital, I'll take you to eat."
"Hey, there's no sincerity at all."
Haitang Duoduo rolled her eyes and threw a long wooden box in her hand towards Zhou Chen.
"Your Majesty asked me to bring this to you."
Zhou Chen took it and opened it. It turned out to be a sword, an excellent sword.
"Even if you are a great master, as a swordsman, how can you not have a sword of your own?"
Zhou Chen took out the sword, pulled it out smoothly, looked at the shining sword body, and praised: "What a sword, thank you Your Majesty for me, I will accept it."
Begonia Duoduo stopped talking and nuzzled at Lang Tao next to her.
Only then did Lang Tao bow his hands to Zhou Chen respectfully. He was also a martial arts fanatic. Those who mastered martial arts came first. His respect for Zhou Chen was due to the strength of Zhou Chen's great master.
"Sir, my master asked me to come and say goodbye to you. My master said that I look forward to meeting you next time."
Zhou Chen also cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much. Please tell me, I'm also looking forward to the day we meet again."
After saying goodbye, Zhou Chen was about to drive away, but at this moment, Haitang Duoduo suddenly asked out of nowhere.
"Hey, Zhou Chen, where are you going?"
Zhou Chen paused for a moment and then replied: "Dongyi City."
Upon hearing this answer, Haitang Duoduo and Lang Tao's eyes brightened at the same time, and they both understood the meaning of Zhou Chen's words.
"Are you going to fight Sigu Jian?" Haitang Duoduo asked impatiently.
"yes."
"Take me with you, I'll go too."
Haitang Duoduo directly expressed her thoughts and drove her horse to Zhou Chen's side.
"I really want to see the duel between the two strongest swordsmen in the world."
Lang Tao said equally eagerly: "Junior sister, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother cannot live without you. It is better for me to accompany your husband to Dongyi City. Sir, I am familiar with this journey. I will lead the way. I will take care of everything on the way."
Can be arranged.”
Haitang Duoduo was immediately furious: "Senior brother, how could you do this? Master cannot live without people. You should go back to accompany him. I know Zhou Chen better, and I am more suitable to lead the way than you."
"Junior sister, what you said is wrong. You are a saint of Qi State, and a saint cannot leave Qi State casually."
"put……"
She was about to curse, but she stopped in time and shouted angrily: "This saint is not appropriate."
Seeing the argument between the two senior brothers, Zhou Chen patted the restless black horse.
"I don't think I asked you to lead the way, right?"
The argument ended abruptly. Lang Tao was a little embarrassed, but Haitang Duoduo didn't have so many scruples.
"You don't have to lead the way, so I'll accompany you. It's so boring to travel alone. I can also talk to you. I have a good relationship with the princess. I think we will have something to talk about."
Good guy, even Zhan Pianpian moved out, which made Lang Tao not know what to say for a moment.
In the end, Lang Tao was defeated. It was impossible for the two of them to leave together. One person had to stay to guard the palace and protect the little emperor. After Haitang Duoduo left, he could only stay.
Zhou Chen and Haitang Duoduo set off from outside Shangjing City together, and their destination was Dongyi City.
Just like before when he came to the capital, Zhou Chen was not in a hurry and just followed his own will.
Along the way, he got to know Haitang Duoduo very quickly. The two of them walked together, and they were indeed not alone. Especially since they had many common topics, the journey was naturally more interesting.
Haitang Duoduo was very interested in Zhou Chen's Ruyi Jin, and Zhou Chen did not hesitate to give her advice and explain the characteristics of Ruyi Jin to her.
Haitang Duoduo's talent in martial arts is really amazing and she can learn martial arts very quickly.
Although Ku He is a great master, Zhou Chen is sure that in terms of teaching his disciples, he is definitely not as good as him.
Haitang Duoduo has also experienced this very well during this period. Zhou Chen's explanation and analysis of martial arts are more accurate and thorough than her master's. In particular, Zhou Chen said many things that she had never heard of before.
, which greatly promoted her martial arts.
In the past, she was only amazed by Zhou Chen's martial arts talent, but now, she admires Zhou Chen from all aspects. It is indeed not easy for someone to become a grand master.
Although they were just walking slowly, twenty days later, they arrived at Dongyi City.
Different from the previous situation in Shangjing City, as his first fight with the Grand Master, he chose a special day and a special location.
But this time he was not so particular. He simply came outside Dongyi City and released his sword intent in the direction of Dongyi City.
Astonishing sword intent soared into the sky, and not long after, a terrifying sword intent also erupted in Dongyi City, full of violence and murderous intent.
Zhou Chen and Si Gu Jian met for the first time, but the two of them did not say anything, and their sword intentions directly collided.
The showdown between the two most powerful master swordsmen in the world has begun!
Different from the previous battle with Ku He, Si Gu Jian was a madman. He didn't have so many scruples, and he was much more decisive and ruthless in his attacks.
Zhou Chen is not afraid of such a duel at all. The battle with Ku He is just to prove his martial arts. The battle with Si Gu Jian is his real battle after becoming a grand master.
Only a few people saw the process of this battle.
The battle lasted for three full days and ended suddenly. No one knew what the final result would be, not even the few people watching the battle.
But only those who were near Dongyi City during those three days know how terrifying those three days were and how terrifying the destructive power was...
After the battle in Dongyi City, Zhou Chen said goodbye to Haitang Duoduo. This time, Haitang Duoduo had more unspeakable emotions than before, but she was able to restrain herself and say goodbye to Zhou Chen calmly.
One person and one horse, after a few months, they returned to Qingguo territory.
Late at night, Zhou Chen found a place to rest outdoors.
"Sigu Jian is indeed a madman, but he is indeed a good opponent. They say Sigu Jian is ruthless and righteous, but haha..."
Zhou Chen leaned against the tree and remembered the battle with Si Gu Jian.
In terms of martial arts, he has met countless opponents, won and lost, but this is really the first time he has encountered an opponent like Sigu Jian.
What Ye Liuyun said is right. The other three great masters have gradually lost their humanity.
Ku He was a little better, but Si Gu Jian really showed Zhou Chen that the great master lacked humanity.
He had fought against Ku He and Si Gu Jian, but in his opinion, Si Gu Jian was definitely more difficult to deal with than Ku He.
Although there are some good disciples of Sigu Jian, in Zhou Chen's opinion, they are not as good as Sigu Jian, far behind.
"Danzhou, here again."
Zhou Chen walked into Danzhou City. This time he came, and his mentality was different from the last time he came.
Originally, he was planning to meet Wu Zhu when passing through Danzhou this time, but after the battle with Sigu Jian, he no longer had this idea.
Even though Wuzhu has great master combat power, he is a robot after all, so he is different from humans like them. Fighting with robots is boring.