123 Daxiangguo Temple and its superintendent Cao Xi
It's almost noon.
The old emperor Zhao Purui originally wanted to keep Yan Wulu, at least until he had lunch in the palace before leaving.
However, an emergency suddenly occurred in the previous dynasty. It is said that the "Daxiangguo Temple", which was the national temple of the Daqian Dynasty, was disrupted and its signboard was destroyed.
The old emperor was so disturbed that he had no time to eat, so he no longer tried to persuade Yan Wulu to stay.
Yan Wulu had the opportunity and left the palace accompanied by the prince personally.
The emperor's most relied-upon chamberlain personally led the way into the palace and escorted him outside the palace.
In the history of Daqian, Yan Wulu was probably the only one to enjoy such a great favor.
…
Not long after I left the inner palace gate.
At the corner of the corridor.
Yan Wulu saw the figure of a tall young man facing him.
Judging from his clothes and appearance, he must be the famous "General King", the Fourteenth Prince and King of Jin Zhao Lingcheng.
Zhao Lingcheng stood here quietly at this moment.
Beside him, there seemed to be a large carriage filled with unknown treasures.
Yan Wulu passed by him.
The latter stretched out his hand slightly and stopped Yan Wulu and the Wang Gonggong and others around him.
"His Royal Highness King Jin, what are you doing?" Yan Wulu asked.
"Showing your kindness."
The Fourteenth Prince Zhao Lingcheng said coldly.
It feels cold yet somehow inexplicably cute.
Yan Wulu was confused for a moment. This gesture of goodwill... was too simple and crude, right?
"Gold, weapons, even women."
The Fourteenth Prince Zhao Lingcheng said as if he didn't care about any of this, "...if you want something, Prince, I, Zhao Lingcheng, can find it for you."
"Well……"
Yan Wulu felt a little strange.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind——
Is this Zhao Lingcheng... like Yao Zhihong, also attracted to the woman next to him? Zhang Chunhua? Want to exchange?
Or... like Long Tao, he has a crush on himself?!!!
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The fourteenth prince Zhao Lingcheng surprised Yan Wulu by being so frank in flattering him.
But fortunately, there was a prince with high emotional intelligence and smooth dealings beside him, who quickly helped Yan Wulu and Mudong get through.
Although it still took a lot of time...
Yan Wulu left the palace.
I just took a long breath and sighed that I, the prince of Zhenbei, was really a piece of cake in Jinling City.
The three most powerful princes are trying to please themselves...
The emperor and the prime minister, the two men who stood at the top of the Daqian pyramid, also took great care of me.
It's just a pity that he just wants to settle the marriage within eight months, leave Jinling, and return to the North.
And this, the old emperor would never agree to easily.
Just because the old emperor was kind and kind to him didn't mean that he didn't come as a proton.
The power of the king is unpredictable.
In the blink of an eye, everything can be turned upside down.
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Seeing Yan Wulu leaving the palace and arriving outside the palace gate, Zhang Chunhua immediately rushed to his side.
"Prince."
As he approached, Zhang Chunhua seemed to have a different kind of fragrance, like frangipani, which made people feel relaxed and happy.
However, Zhang Chunhua looked a little anxious at this moment, "... Your Majesty, something happened to Amaro."
"What?"
Yan Wulu was a little shocked when he heard this, "...Amaro? What can happen to him?"
Zhang Chunhua clarified the thoughts in his mind and briefly stated -
"After Amoluo said goodbye to the prince today, he actually wandered to the Daxiangguo Temple in Jinling City to debate Buddhism with a group of eminent monks there. For a while, many Daqian eminent monks faced off against Amoluo alone. It can remain stable.”
"...Afterwards, Amaro claimed, 'Since there is no distinction between Buddhism and Buddhism, let's ask for advice on martial arts.'"
"...None of the Buddhist masters in the entire Daxiangguo Temple could survive ten rounds under Amaro."
"...Daxiangguo Temple is Daqian's national temple, and the imperial court cannot sit back and watch its face be disgraced."
"...and Amaro even spoke arrogantly, intentionally or unintentionally ridiculing the Grand Prime Minister's Temple and even the entire Daqianren people."
"...His Majesty was furious and sent Cao Xi, the governor of Dongchang, to ask for advice from this holy Buddha of the West."
When Yan Wulu heard this, his mind started to spin rapidly.
Cao Xi, the governor of the East Factory, is the number one master in the Jinling Palace and the third in the "Ranking of Masters in the Jianghu" in the Yin Yuan Secret Book.
Although he is in the imperial court, he has been handling Jianghu affairs for Da Qian for a long time, so he is listed in the "Ranking of Jianghu Masters".
As for Amaro, needless to say, as a foreigner from the West, he was born to be rejected, but he was still able to rank fourth on Daqian's list.
To be honest, if it had been in the past, Yan Wulu would definitely have watched the duel between these two peerless masters.
There may even be people on the side "fanning the flames" and cheering. "Fight! Fight! Fight!"
But now...
After all, Amaro brought Jinling City by himself. If he really caused any big trouble in Jinling, it would definitely be harmful and unhelpful to his plan of "leaving Jinling within eight months".
And if Amaro is injured or killed by Cao Xi, he will be the one who loses his protective barrier.
"They must be stopped." Yan Wulu said calmly.
Some Zhenbei cavalry guards have already brought the Black Cloud Horse for Yan Wulu.
Yan Wulu and Zhang Chunhua each mounted their horses and galloped towards the Daxiangguo Temple.
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Jinling.
Daxiangguo Temple.
The majestic attic and the wide corridor stand opposite each other.
The main hall is an octagonal glazed hall with double eaves and stacked brackets, covered with yellow and green glazed tiles.
There is a huge Dharma Square in the center of Daxiangguo Temple, which is paved with marble tiles and separated from the surrounding corridors by white stone railings. It is specially established for teaching Buddhism.
This was originally a Buddhist holy place in the Central Plains. At this moment, a group of eminent monks were gathering here.
But the protagonists that everyone is watching are not these eminent monks, nor even other monks from Daxiangguo Temple.
In that central square.
Extraordinarily broad.
The crowd of monks consciously gave way to a large area of the venue.
The bright red cassock and the darker black uniform of the governor of Dongchang stand opposite each other.
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"Why did the legendary 'Holy Buddha of the West' suddenly appear in our Daqian Jinling Tomb?"
Cao Xi's voice was low and not feminine. He was dressed in the gorgeous uniform of the governor of the East Factory and looked tall and powerful.
He has a handsome face. He is obviously in his late thirties, but he still looks handsome and handsome in his early thirties.
In the right hand that Cao Xi raised slightly at this moment, there was a mass of soundless and colorless fluctuations of Gang Qi, which seemed to distort the surrounding space.
Cao Xi is the number one master in Jinling City.
He was also the number one master in the Daqian court.
He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He has acquired innate boy skills for nearly sixty years, and his domineering aura is enough to dominate the world of martial arts.
"Amitabha."
The young Xiyi monk held the Buddha's trumpet in his hand, his eyes were ruthless and colorless, "... I am a poor monk who was entrusted by a friend. I saw the Daxiangguo Temple today, so I took the opportunity to learn about Buddhism in the Central Plains... 'Broad and profound'."
"...However, judging from the current results, Central Plains Buddhism is nothing more than this."
Amaro said calmly.
It was obviously the most humble and plain tone, but the words conveyed a sense of absolute contempt.
"oh?"
Cao Xi's eyes moved slightly, and his body seemed a little eager to try, "...Although Cao Xi is not a Buddhist, he is also a citizen of the Central Plains."
"...Since the Holy Buddha is here, how about letting Cao Xi learn the martial arts of the Western Yi Buddhism?"
As Cao Xi spoke, his figure flickered.
The two of them were hundreds of meters apart in the central square of the Daxiangguo Temple, but Cao Xi appeared in front of Amaro almost instantly.
Even a few hundred meters away, not even an afterimage was left behind.
The innate Qi gathered in his palm, and Cao Xi struck out quickly with one palm.
Amoluo is not slacking off at all. The person in front of him is not an ordinary "little fish and shrimp", he must take it seriously!
The red cassock on his body was thrown away by Amaro, and the exquisite red cassock was flying in the sky...
Under the cassock, the naked and upper body Amaro was facing Cao Xi.
A perfect male body, well-defined muscle structure, and masculine skin that tends to be wheat-colored, and seems to have a faint golden light.
At this moment, Amaro looks like a Buddhist vajra arhat descending to earth.
"It is a great honor for me, the poor monk, to be taught by Governor Cao."
"Holy Buddha is humble, this 'Fire Divine Palm' is really powerful."
The two of them were comparing their internal strength with their palms, while still talking about the scene.
Cao Xi's innate Qi is extremely domineering, and he has both defensive and offensive abilities.
Amoluo's "Flame Divine Palm", although the flames in its palm could not break through Cao Xi's innate Qi, it temporarily made it impossible for the opponent to escape and attack.
The red cassock fluttered down.
Between the two of them, the force of their palms increased, a crackling sound was heard, and two majestic internal forces of different forms suddenly attacked the surroundings.
The master monks from the Daxiangguo Temple who were injured by Amaro before were flying away from their location without caring about meditating and practicing exercises to heal their injuries.
A substantial shock wave spread out from the palms of Cao Xi and Amaro.
The surrounding marble tiles turned into powder in an instant.
The entire central square of Daxiangguo Temple was shattered and cracked at this moment.
Taking advantage of the aftermath of the opponent's palm repulse.
Cao Xi and Amaro each took a few steps back slightly, then immediately flew forward again.
At this moment, Amaro's eyes were no longer as indifferent as they used to be. Instead, there was a kind of fanaticism... It was a kind of fanaticism for martial arts.
It was the same situation as before when I talked to Yan Wulu and almost became sworn friends.
The internal energy all over his body turned into raging flames, and Amaro's "Fire Divine Palm" had already reached a level of proficiency...
Correspondingly, the dark black governor's brocade clothes on Cao Xi's body moved slightly.
His governor's black gauze crown and the brocade ribbon on it floated slightly under the wind of the palm of the opposite flames...
Cao Xi's eyes were extremely calm, like the eyes of an eagle, staring at the prey and catching any possible mistakes.
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After several rounds of confrontation, the two were equally matched in strength and neither fell behind.
"The innate Qi of Governor Cao is truly domineering and extraordinary!"
Amaro took a step back and held the Buddha's trumpet in his hand.
After several previous trial encounters, he could see that the martial arts strength of the person in front of him was extraordinary, and the ranking on the Yin Yuan Secret Book did have a certain degree of real authority.
It's just...that's all.
It is impossible for the person in front of you to defeat yourself!
Amaro never thinks that he will fail.
"The Holy Buddha's martial arts attainments have reached the pinnacle..." Cao Xi said in agreement.
He accidentally looked at his governor's uniform and was a little stunned for a moment.
Wei Wei reached out and patted the burn marks on his governor's uniform from the fight just now.
As a governor with severe mysophobia, what Cao Xi hates most is someone soiling his governor's uniform. This is... even that person praised his heroic uniform, and he will never allow others to soil it (1)
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Cao Xi's eyes suddenly became unusually cold.
He slowly took out his pair of [red eagle claws] from the ring. They were a pair of translucent and red dark iron claws, a treasure-level offensive weapon.
It ranks twenty-fourth on the "Ranking of Worldly Weapons" in Tingyun Pavilion's Secret Book of Yin Yuan, and is rated as an absolutely powerful killing weapon.
For Cao Xi, he has not used these iron claws for a long time, but today...
Since the man in front of him is seeking death, he doesn't mind killing another Western monk here!
[Red Eagle Claw] suddenly appeared and was automatically put on Cao Xi's slender hands in an instant without any movement.
This is one of the differences between magical weapons and ordinary weapons.
In the distance, Amaro is also quietly waiting for the other party's preparations to be completed.
He is not afraid of the opponent, let alone life and death. He never thinks that he will fail!
In an instant, Amaro suddenly felt a long-lost excitement...
It was a kind of bloodthirsty and militant excitement!
It's a kind of excitement that comes from feeling threatened!
Ever since the armistice between Tubo and Pingxi King Wu Zesan, away from the battlefield of life and death, this excitement has been buried for a long time...
But today, Amaro once again felt the bloodthirsty and murderous aura permeating the air.
His mind began to become extremely clear!
Amaro took a long breath of fresh air from Daxiangguo Temple...
Among them, in addition to the energy of heaven and earth that can only be felt by a large number of warriors, there is also a strong, rich... murderous intention!
Amaro felt it - it turned out that the other party wanted to kill him!
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Information that can currently be released——
1. More than thirty years ago, after the new emperor Zhao Purui ascended the throne, Cao Xi was quickly promoted to become the new governor of Dongchang.
The governor's uniform of Dongchang has always been purple. When Cao Xi became the new governor, wearing the governor's uniform, the first person he wanted to see was Liu Mengyun, who was living in Jinling.
Cao Xi, wearing a slim and gorgeous purple governor's uniform, came to the inn and met Liu Mengyun.
Liu Mengyun praised Cao Xi highly for his handsome appearance in this governor's uniform. He was really the most handsome governor in ancient and modern times.
"...It's just a pity. I think you are more suitable to wear a dark black uniform. I prefer you like that, you look tough and capable. The purple color is... a bit too coquettish for you."
Liu Mengyun commented to herself.
The young Cao Xi was stunned when he heard this. He looked at himself in the bronze mirror...
From that day on, the senior uniform of the Governor of the East Factory has always been dark in color.