Chapter 221 Who can test the long sword leaning on the sky
Great Zhou.
Jade Capital City, inside the magnificent "Prince Qi's Mansion".
In a secret room, an incense burner curled up.
The second prince Zhou Zhikun, who had been canonized as "King of Qi" by the Emperor of Zhou as early as two years ago, was sitting there with a gloomy and ugly face.
In his hand, he held tightly a secret letter that had just been sent from Gunzhou.
The letter stated that everyone led by Xiang Tianqiu died suddenly on the top of the Western Mountain.
Among them are Yue Changyuan of the Su family in Yujing City, and there are also fifth-level masters like Qin Changshan!
As for the Sixth Prince, there were no casualties.
The secret letter also analyzed that the person who helps the Sixth Prince determine the outcome is suspected to be Su Yi!
These messages did not have specific details, but they made Zhou Zhikun furious.
"Second brother, now that things have happened, there is no need to be angry about it anymore. The most urgent thing is to understand my father's attitude towards this matter."
On the other side, the third prince Zhou Zhizhen said in a deep voice, "In my opinion, if the people around the sixth brother do such bloody things, they are destined to cause turmoil in Gunzhou, and it is destined that my father will not be able to spare him!"
The words were serious and cold.
"I lost my position as governor of Gunzhou. I don't care. I just didn't expect that my sixth brother, a mediocre and flamboyant libertine, would actually have such means!"
Zhou Zhikun said with a gloomy face, "We all underestimated him before!"
"I don't think so."
Zhou Zhizhen's eyes flickered and he said, "In the final analysis, the success or failure of this tea party lies with Su Yi!"
Zhou Zhikun's eyes narrowed slightly and he said: "According to the information I have gathered, although this son comes from the Su family, he is extremely miserable. He has been neglected since he was a child. Even his father Su Hongli regards him as a rebellious and evil son.
I really can't imagine how such a person could have such incredible means."
Zhou Zhizhen nodded and said: "There are indeed many weird things about this boy, but we don't have to take action at all. The Su family of Yujing City will never let him go!"
At the end of the sentence, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Zhou Zhikun's expression softened a lot and he said: "Third brother, you are right. This man dared to kill Yue Changyuan, the deacon of the Su family. This will make everyone in the Su family furious."
After a pause, he sneered: "With his unbearable status in the Su family, but there are so many abnormalities in him, if I were a member of the Su family, I would never be indifferent!"
At this moment, a high-pitched voice suddenly sounded outside the secret room: "Your Highness, there is news from the palace."
Zhou Zhikun perked up and asked immediately: "What did my father say?"
Outside the secret room, the high-pitched voice had a hint of respect: "After your Majesty learned the news about the Gunzhou Tea Party, he was silent for a full half-quarter of an hour, drank another glass of wine, and then laughed out loud and said only one sentence
'This kid Xiaoliu is somewhat similar to me back then'!"
Zhou Zhikun and Zhou Zhizhen looked at each other, and their expressions changed slightly. Instead of being angry, their father seemed to appreciate his sixth brother's actions this time?
This is not good!
Zhou Zhikun took a deep breath and asked, "Is there any other news?"
The high-pitched voice outside the secret room replied in a low voice, "National Preceptor Hong Shengshang suggested that we go and find out the details of the young man named Su Yi. His Majesty said that this is a matter of the Su family, and the Su family should do it themselves."
solve."
Zhou Zhikun was startled and said: "It turns out that the Imperial Master also noticed that there is something wrong with Su Yi. Then...has Father talked about me?"
"No."
The high-pitched voice replied.
Zhou Zhikun's heart sank.
Praising his sixth brother but not saying a word about himself undoubtedly means that he failed to satisfy his father in this test!
Thinking of this, Zhou Zhikun's face became increasingly gloomy.
"This Su Yi... really deserves to die..."
The third prince Zhou Zhizhen couldn't help but murmur, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"I want to see how the Su family can deal with this guy they regard as a villain..."
The second prince Zhou Zhikun gritted his teeth and spoke every word.
…
Yujing City, Su Family.
Under a century-old tung tree with lush branches and leaves.
Su Hongli sat cross-legged on a futon at the root of the tree, holding an ancient book in his hand and flipping through it at will.
The head of the Su family wore a long robe with wide sleeves, and his long hair was tied up in a bun with a wooden hairpin. He had a strange appearance and a mellow and peaceful aura, just like a great scholar who had read poetry and books.
Next to Su Hongli, sat an old man in Taoist robes. He had a childlike face and white hair, his eyes were as clear as a baby's, and his breathing was long and non-existent.
In front of him, there was a guqin. As he stroked it with his ten fingers, the music sounded like the gurgling of a clear mountain stream, melodious and ethereal, like the sound of nature.
Suddenly, Su Hongli raised his head and raised his hand to signal: "Brother Taoist, something vulgar is here to disturb you."
The old man in Taoist robes smiled slightly and put away his hands playing the piano.
At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded from a distance, and a middle-aged man in a mysterious robe with a calm temperament hurriedly walked over.
"Young ones have met adults."
The middle-aged man in Xuanpao bowed in greeting.
"Talking about things."
Su Hongli said softly.
The middle-aged man in Xuanpao nodded and said softly: "Sir, there is news from Gunzhou that..."
He told everything about the tea party in Gunzhou.
During this period, Su Hongli looked calm and casual, with no mood swings.
And when the old man in Taoist robes on the side heard the name "Su Yi", he was slightly startled, and his clear eyes turned thoughtful.
After the middle-aged Xuanpao finished speaking, Su Hongli nodded and said, "What does Your Majesty say about this matter?"
The middle-aged man in Xuanpao said quickly: "Your Majesty said that this is a matter for our Su family, and it should be settled by our Su family ourselves."
Su Hongli put the scroll in his hand on the slip, looked at the middle-aged man in Xuanpao, and asked casually:
"Is Su Yi, this evil son, acting in the name of the Su family?"
The moment he stared at him, the middle-aged man in Xuanpao stiffened, as if he was being watched by gods in the sky!
An invisible pressure made the middle-aged Xuanpao's knees weak and a chill running down his spine.
"should not."
The middle-aged man in Xuanpao lowered his head deeply.
Su Hongli asked again: "Then has he stepped into Yujing City?"
"No!"
This time, the middle-aged man in Xuanpao answered firmly.
Su Hongli exclaimed, withdrew his gaze, raised his hand to pick up the ancient scroll on the document, and asked while flipping through it:
"Who asked Yue Changyuan to interfere in the fight between the second prince and the sixth prince?"
The middle-aged man in Xuanpao trembled in his heart and said bravely: "It should be the order given by the fourth lady."
The fourth wife is "You Qingzhi", the fourth wife who is most favored by Su Hongli.
Su Hongli nodded, seemingly not surprised.
He looked at the old man in Taoist robes next to him and said, "Brother Taoist, how do you think this matter should be resolved?"
The old man in Taoist robes smiled and shook his head: "This is your family matter and I can't interfere with it."
Su Hongli also smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, you have a detached temperament and look down on the entanglements in this world, so I won't embarrass you."
He looked back at the middle-aged man in black robes and said, "Pass me to tell Pei Wenshan to go to Gunzhou in person and tell that scoundrel that as long as he bows his head and admits his mistake, I can give him a chance to change his mind."
The words were casual and calm, as if they were talking about a small matter, "It doesn't matter if he refuses, I can give him some time to think about it, just on the fifth day of May, go ahead."
"Here!"
The middle-aged man in Xuanpao solemnly accepted the order and left in a hurry.
It wasn't until the middle-aged figure in Xuanpao disappeared that the old man in Taoist robe sighed: "My fellow Taoist cultivation has become more and more powerful, and he has the potential to 'fit with heaven and earth'. With such a foundation, he can easily enter the Yuandao.
But why have you been reluctant to break through?”
Su Hongli thought for a while and said calmly: "It is advisable to take a broad view of things. If you want to step into the path of Yuandao, I could have easily set foot on it more than ten years ago. But what I want is far more than that."
After a pause, he smiled and said: "Brother Taoist has been a member of the Yuan Dao for a long time. You should know that although we are both Yuan Dao monks, everyone's strength is vastly different. I, Su Hongli, do not look down on those ordinary Yuan Dao cultivation paths."
The old man in Taoist robes narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Everyone knows that among the ten great innate martial arts sects in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Taoist friend and national master Hong Canshang have the most unfathomable background. I am very much looking forward to what kind of journey my Taoist friend will embark on.
The path to the original path."
Su Hongli's eyes fell on the scroll in his hand, he was silent for a while, and then said softly: "Don't be in a hurry."
The old man in Taoist robe nodded and said no more.
…
The same is the Su family.
Not long after Su Hongli's order was issued, the fourth lady "You Qingzhi" received the news.
"The master actually plans to give that little beast a chance to reform? And he even sends the Marquis of Yushan, Pei Wenshan, to go there in person?"
You Qingzhi felt uncomfortable for a while, her dark eyebrows frowned slightly, and there was a sinister look in her eyes.
Pei Wenshan, titled Yushan Hou, is one of the surnamed Hous on the Eighteenth Road of the Great Zhou Dynasty!
Everyone knows that among the nine kings with surnames, the Su family has the exclusive third.
Among the surnames of the Eighteenth Road, the Su family exclusively occupies five of them.
Pei Wenshan, Marquis of Yushan, is one of them.
"Don't worry, mother. Although my father gave Su Yi a chance to change his ways, he didn't intend to reuse him."
Su Boyi smiled and said, "On the contrary, in my opinion, my father gave Su Yi an ultimatum."
He is the son of Su Hongli, ranked fifth. He is sixteen years old this year. He is handsome and promising at a young age. He is regarded as a peerless talent of the younger generation in Yujing City.
You Qingzhi was surprised: "What do you mean?"
Su Boying talked eloquently, "Father said that he would give Su Yi some time to think about it, and the deadline is the fifth day of May. Has mother forgotten that Su Yi's mother Ye Yufei was abolished by her father on the fifth day of May?
?”
You Qingzhi's eyes turned cold, "Of course I remember, that was also the day when the bitch lost her identity and status and was completely thrown into the cold palace. From that day on, the bitch became seriously ill and struggled to survive until the following year.
He died on the second day of February."
Su Boying said leisurely: "Yes, my father abolished Concubine Ye Yu on the fifth day of May. The deadline for Su Yi to reform this time is also the fifth day of May!"
"This is undoubtedly a warning to Su Yi that if he does not repent, he will be completely destroyed like his mother Ye Yufei!"
After hearing this, You Qingzhi's eyes showed admiration, and he sighed: "Bo Ning, you look very much like your father when he was young. Although you are young, you already have wisdom and strength."
Su Boying slightly cupped his hands and said with a smile: "This is inseparable from mother's careful cultivation!"
You Qingzhi smiled and corrected: "It is inseparable from your father's careful cultivation. Without your father, it would have been impossible for you to enter the realm of a master at the age of sixteen and become the most watched among the younger generation in Yujing City.
A master of martial arts?"
After a pause, a coldness appeared on You Qingzhi's face again, "As for this little beast Su Yi... Since your father has made a decision, I will wait until the fifth day of May to see if he will change his ways!
"
Su Boyi smiled and said: "From the kid's point of view, there is no place for Su Yi in this Su family. It doesn't matter whether he changes his ways or not."
…
Soseki's residence.
At noon, Su Yi and Cha Jin were dining together.
Yuan Luoyu came with a kind of red-scaled soldiers and a large box.
"Mr. Su, this box contains some relics collected from the top of the Western Mountain. His Highness the Sixth Prince personally asked me to deliver them."
Yuan Luoyu bowed his hands in greeting, his eyebrows filled with admiration.
Today's battle at the top of the Western Mountain shocked him to the extreme. When he faced Su Yi again, he felt even more awed.
Su Yi nodded and said, "Just leave it there."
Yuan Luoyu thought for a while and then said: "Mr. Su, my father said that he wants to come to visit you. When is the right time?"
"Tomorrow."
Su Yi said casually.
Soon, Yuan Luoyu and others hurriedly left.
In the past, he would have dared to chat with Wilson Su for a while.
But after what happened today, for some reason, when facing Su Yi, he became quite cautious and even felt an invisible pressure.
"Cha Jin, no matter who comes to visit today, let them all come tomorrow."
Su Yi ordered.
Cha Jin nodded in agreement.
Su Yi stood up and returned to the room carrying the huge box.
Opening the box, you can see that it contains some weapons, spiritual materials, elixirs and other items.
Su Yi looked through it briefly and then took a black long sword in his hand.
The name of this sword is "Shanwei".
It is a relic of Qin Changshan, a powerful master in the fifth level. The sword weighs three hundred and seventeen kilograms and is made from thirty three kinds of fourth-level spiritual materials.
It is said that this is a "spiritual weapon" given to Qin Changshan by a land god.
In Su Yi's opinion, this can indeed be called a spiritual weapon, and the sword is filled with a trace of spirituality.
However, the refining techniques were very sparse and did not bring out the power of the spiritual materials used to refine the sword at all.
"I still have a piece of meteorite fine iron in my hand, which is an excellent material for refining a spiritual sword. Once I collect some more spiritual materials, I will smelt the Shanwei sword and use it with the meteorite fine iron to make a new sword.
."
Su Yi thought.
Today at the top of the Western Mountain, he used the Yuxuan Sword to draw the power of a hundred-foot sea of clouds, and killed Xiang Tianqiu and others who were trying to escape one by one.
But because of this, the power of Yu Xuan Sword's "Caixuan" command was greatly depleted, and even the slightest cracks appeared on the sword that were not easy to detect.
In the final analysis, although the Yuxuan Sword is very powerful, it is still only a spiritual sword refined from second-grade spiritual materials.
Regardless of the power of the Kai Xuan Edict, its grade is far inferior to the Shanwei Sword in Qin Changshan's hands.
But now, as Su Yi has reached the late stage of Qi Gathering Realm and developed the power of "Dao Gang", it is difficult for Yuxuan Sword to let him exert his full power.
In fact, if he exerts his cultivation with all his strength, it is very likely that the Yuxuan Sword will be destroyed because it cannot withstand such power.
All this forced Su Yi to consider refining another sword.
As for the Shanwei Sword...
Barely usable, but not suitable for him.
In the final analysis, the sword of a swordsman does not depend on how terrifying its power is, but on whether it can perfectly match one's own strength.
Next, Su Yi collected the spiritual materials and elixirs in the box that could be used by himself one by one, and planned to give the remaining items in the box to Cha Jin and sell them to Jinshi Pavilion.
After doing this, Su Yi came to the desk in front of the Xuan window.
From this location, you can just see the turquoise lake in the distance.
I saw the lotus swaying, the waves shimmering, and the tranquility.
On one side of the lake, Cha Jin, who was wearing a long aqua dress, was teasing Chi Yang, her bright and charming face glowing with a soft luster in the sky.
Chi Ni, the descendant of the beast with red flames and blue eyes, has grown up a lot. Its half-foot-long body is chubby and its fur is soft and smooth.
It looks like a fat little white dog, very naive.
A hint of sadness quietly appeared in Su Yi's heart.
Originally, the reason why he accepted Chi Ni in the first place was because he planned to give the little guy to Wen Lingxue as a pet.
But now...
It can only be given up temporarily.
"Find an opportunity to help this little thing open up its spiritual intelligence and grant it scriptures. How successful it will be in the future will depend on its own creation."
Su Yi secretly said.
After being in a daze for a long time, Su Yi stopped looking out the window, spread out a piece of white paper on the desk, picked up a brush soaked in ink, and started writing.
"Who can test the long sword leaning against the sky? For thousands of years, just a small boat can see Gu Hong Ming perish."
Every word is simple and tranquil, with a hint of loneliness lingering in it.
This day is March 15th in the 399th year of the Great Zhou Calendar.
On this day, Su Yi went to the top of the Western Mountain outside Gunzhou City and beheaded Yue Changyuan, Qin Changshan, Yu Baiting and other four heads of top aristocratic families in Gunzhou City.
One person and one sword can turn the tide and help the sixth prince Zhou Zhili turn defeat into victory.
The turmoil in Gunzhou caused an uproar that attracted the attention of the whole country.
Later generations called it the "Xishan Murder Case".
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ps: A big chapter of 4600 words is presented! Thanks to brother awatrea for another league leader reward~
The plot of the third volume is over, everything Jinyu wanted to write has been written, well... As for whether it is exciting or not, that is up to the children.
The text of the next volume is "For whom the bell tolls inside and outside Yujing City".