Li Xin'an had been listening silently. Every time Murong Bai said something emotional, he would drink a large bowl. Li Xin'an drank with him, and the bottle of wine was quickly empty.
Murong Bai stopped when he said this, and Li Xin'an took over the words: "Do you need evil heretics in the disputes between rivers and lakes? There are no absolutely good people in the world, and even the bright and honorable sects have dirty undertones. The devil's sect is just
It was just a reason for them to kill people and set fires openly."
Murong Bai's eyes shone, his lips opened, and after a while, he smiled with relief: "Brother Li is right, Murong Bai is short-sighted."
"You, a person who has traveled around the world twice, tell me that you are short-sighted and not very convincing." Li Xin'an said with a smile, "But no matter what, the decent people will always save more people than die in their hands.
The teachings killed more people than they spared. Nowadays, fighting in the world is normal, so you don’t have to worry about it."
"There's something I've always been curious about. What exactly was His Highness planning to discuss when he invited you to Chang'an?"
Murong Bai's eyes sharpened, and his expression returned to coldness.
"Why does Brother Li ask about this?"
"I told you, it's just out of curiosity." Li Xin'an took another sip, "I am also His Highness's servant and work for His Highness. Murong, you should not be able to distrust me."
"If Your Highness can trust Brother Li, he will naturally talk to Brother Li."
Li Xin'an smiled: "Yes, you don't believe me. But I can also guess that His Highness wants to cooperate with Murong Villa to control the world."
"The conditions given should be that you, Murong, will be the next leader of the martial arts alliance. I don't know what Murong Villa will have to pay, but if you think about it carefully, it should be that Murong Villa will do things for His Highness from now on, and do some shameful things.
Human deeds.”
Murong Bai couldn't hide his shock and said in surprise: "How do you know!"
"It is not difficult to guess that the current position of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in jeopardy. In order to ensure that his father and himself will retain the throne in the future, some political opponents must be eliminated. And the best candidates to do such a thing are undoubtedly Jianghu people. They will not stay.
Any clue."
"You and I are both His Highness's favorite candidates. The difference between us is that you didn't agree, but I agreed. Murong Villa is still free, but Blood Clothes Hall has fallen back into the quagmire."
"What?"
Li Xin'an smiled, and then said seriously: "Let me introduce you again. The person sitting in front of you is the leader of the Blood Clothes Hall, Li Xin'an!"
Seeing Murong Bai's mouth open in shock, Li Xin'an could hardly help but put an egg in it.
"Why are you... the blood-clothed hall master?" Murong Bai said in disbelief, "Shouldn't the blood-clothed hall master be a first-level master of the Yuan Yuan realm? Even if the blood-clothed hall has been silent for more than ten years, the blood-clothed hall master has already passed away.
, but I shouldn’t pass on the position of Blood-clothed Hall Master to you... who was still in the third rank just a few days ago... you!"
"There's nothing surprising." Li Xin'an shrugged, "The Bloody Clothes Hall belongs to my family. My grandfather is the Bloody Clothes Hall's Master, his cousin is the Bloody Clothing Hall's Master, and my mother should have been the Bloody Clothes Hall's Master. It was passed down to me.
, I naturally became the Blood-clothed Hall Master."
"By the way, I am Li Linfu's son."
With a "ping pong" sound, the wine bowl in Murong Bai's hand was crushed into pieces by him.
Li Xin'an thought to herself: Well, I can put two eggs.
"If what you said is true, after Li Linfu died, his family was exiled, why can you still stay in Chang'an?" Murong Bai reluctantly calmed down and asked.
"Because I left him seventeen years ago, and Li Xin'an no longer exists in the Li family's genealogy." Li Xin'an smiled, "Seventeen years ago, I moved out of the Li Mansion and succeeded the Blood Clothes Hall.
Lord, the Blood Clothes Hall was divided into four and withdrew from Chang'an, hiding in the world since then."
"But this matter was discovered by His Highness."
"Back then, the Tang Dynasty was at war with Tubo. Shortly after I moved out of the Li Mansion, I unexpectedly discovered that Li Linfu had instigated the incident for his own personal gain. The person who conspired with him was Jiang Kuohai, the general of the Right Shenwu Army of the Beiya Forbidden Army at the time."
"In order to eliminate thieves for the country, we planned to assassinate Jiang Kuohai. In the end, we succeeded in killing him. When we were escaping, we happened to meet His Highness who was ordered to enter the palace at that time."
"Afterwards, the army went to fight against Tibet. In order to practice swordsmanship, I went to Yanzhou with my master. When I came back, my old friend who was holding the sun-piercing sword and the people I regarded as my closest relatives had passed away, and there was only one person beside me.
At this time, His Highness found me."
"His Highness said that he liked me very much and asked me to join the organization he formed. I didn't agree, so His Highness mentioned the Blood Clothes Hall."
"I really can't imagine how His Highness tracked down the traces of Xueyitang, but he found it, and found evidence of the crime of Xueyitang when he served Li Linfu. He used this as a threat to ask me to help him."
"If I refuse, all 1,718 people in Blood Clothes Hall will die, so I have to agree."
Li Xin settled for a moment, "The Blood Clothes Hall has served His Highness for seventeen years, but I also have my own conditions. I will only kill those who deserve to be killed."
"Murong, before you came to Chang'an, you should have heard that there were thieves on Zhuque Street who killed Fu Fuge, the minister of the Ministry of Rites."
Murong Bai nodded, "Did you do that?"
"That's right!"
Li Xin'an continued: "His Highness invites you to Chang'an this time for two purposes. The first is to take Murong Villa for his own use. This is the best. If you don't agree, you will be kept."
"If you leave me behind, he wants to kill me?"
"That's not true." Li Xin'an shook his head, "It's not as if he wants to kill you. What he wants is to recruit you into the Eight Heavenly Dragons."
"What are the Eight Heavenly Dragons?"
"That was built by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at that time.
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The established force has eight halls, one day, two dragons, three yakshas, four gandharvas, five asuras, six garudas, seven kinnara, and bamahuraka, each responsible for spies, assassinations, and refining medicine.
For a while, he was famous for his viciousness in drug making and other affairs. Our current prince was also high-spirited and ambitious, but before the Eight Heavenly Dragons caused any splash, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince discovered the clues and His Majesty the Emperor was frightened to death.
So it was passed into the hands of His Highness Li Chu."
"Xue Yi Tang is the Asura among the eight heavenly dragons."
"The Eight Heavenly Dragons were actually not perfect before. After absorbing the Blood Clothes Hall and becoming the fifth Asura, there has been no movement in the last three of the Eight Heavenly Dragons. Now His Highness is recruiting people from all over the world, and I am afraid he is going to form the last three.
It’s over.”
"Water Dragon Sword Immortal Nanxun, is he from the last three parts?"
"There are only a few swordsmen in the Guizhen Realm in the entire world. Do you think His Highness brought him all the way here from Fan Yang just to learn swordsmanship?"
Murong Bai stopped talking.
After a while, he asked: "Why are you telling me this?"
Li Xin'an said calmly: "Because I think you are very similar to the same person."
"Like who?"
"My old friend who died."
"I have never met anyone who looks like him." Li Xin'an sighed, "I once agreed with him that we would travel in the world together, but he is no longer here, but you are here."
"Murong Bai, let me ask you, what do you think people learn martial arts for?"
Murong Bai looked thoughtful, "In order to... support the martial arts world?"
"Then what is the meaning of the existence of martial arts?" Li Xin'an then asked.
"In order to... punish evil and promote good, and support justice?"
"Yes and no!" Li Xin'an said sternly, "It is up to the government and the court to punish evil, promote good, and support justice. The meaning of the existence of martial arts people is not only this."
"Let me ask you, should the bandit bully die?"
"Damn it!"
"Who kills?"
"...Government!"
"But what if the government doesn't kill him?"
"..."
"We kill!"
"I ask you again, should corrupt officials die?"
"Damn it!"
"Who kills?"
"emperor!"
"What if the emperor doesn't kill him?"
"...We kill!"
"That's right!" Li Xin'an clapped her hands excitedly, "I'll ask you again, if you are a fool and have no moral principles, should you kill him?"
Murong Bai took a deep breath and leaned on the back of the chair, not daring to speak any more.
Li Xin'an said calmly: "I think you already know the meaning of the existence of Jianghu Wulin."
"It is not only about supporting justice, but more importantly, it is about supervising the court to support justice. Jianghu is a knife hanging over the head of the court. It is freedom from the secular world. Jianghu people have the freedom of life and death. This is exactly what they are bound to by the rules.
What the people inside fear.”
"So, the world must not be controlled by the imperial court!" Murong Bai realized.
"Let me ask you one more thing." Li Xin'an was a little hungry, so she picked up a piece of pastry and stuffed it into her mouth, and said vaguely: "Why are you learning swordsmanship?"
Why should I learn to sword?
Murong Bai lowered his head and thought about this question that was easy to answer. His mind went back to the afternoon when he first saw his father draw a sword many years ago.
After Murong De swept out his sword and killed all the dozens of thieves who surrounded them, his figure was deeply imprinted in the mind of young Murong Bai. From then on, Murong Bai made up his mind to
Learn the sword.
He was a natural swordsman, and his swordsmanship progressed by leaps and bounds. However, he had practiced swordsmanship for more than ten years, but he had never thought about the purpose of practicing swordsmanship.
Following in his father’s footsteps? Carrying on his father’s legacy?
No! That’s absolutely not the case!
I want to surpass my father, and let the world think of Murong Bai instead of my father Murong De when mentioning Murong Villa!
Murong Bai slowly exhaled, calmed down his excitement, stared at Li Xin'an who was eating and drinking, and asked calmly: "Why do you practice swordsmanship?"
"Freedom." Li Xin'an immediately gave the answer.
Freedom? Indeed, swordsmen are the freest. Murong Bai said: "I do it for..."
"I don't care what you do." Li Xin'an wiped his lips, his belly already bulging, "I just want you to know why you practice swordsmanship."
"And let me know that we are the same kind of people, people who pursue perseverance." Murong Bai replied with a smile.
"Young man has a good understanding." Li Xin'an chuckled, "When you meet a close friend, a thousand cups are too little, let's..."
He looked at the two wine jars that had no drop left, as well as the wine bowl in front of Murong Bai that he crushed to pieces, and said helplessly:
"Waiter, two jars of good wine and a wine bowl!"
Murong Bai took over his words: "You won't come back until you're drunk!"
The waiter brought a few more jars of wine. After three rounds of wine, Li Xin'an was already a little drunk, but Murong Bai looked as usual.
Suddenly there was a rush of footsteps at the top of the stairs, and a brave woman in smart clothes appeared on the second floor. She looked around, as if she was looking for someone. When she saw Li Xin'an and Murong Bai talking and laughing by the window, she
He walked over excitedly.
"You two gentlemen, please excuse me."
Li Xin'an raised his head in surprise and looked at her clothes. It was the two people who passed by them before going upstairs.
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One of the group of women, I just don’t know what this woman wants to do.
However, the heroic woman did not look at him, but stared at Murong Bai closely and said: "Young master, my lady invites you to be a guest."
Murong Bai's cold eyes flashed and he asked: "May I ask, girl, who is your young lady? Can she know me?"
"Young master, you don't know the identity of my young lady, and my young lady doesn't know the young master's background either, but the children of the world are at home all over the world. When you go there, you will naturally get to know each other."
The well-dressed woman took out a red leather invitation from her arms and said with a smile: "In three days, the Iron Flag Gate will celebrate the old lady's seventieth birthday. The two young men must come."
Murong Bai shook his head. He was not interested in accepting an invitation from a strange woman, nor was he interested in attending a birthday banquet of a strange force.
Just as he was about to refuse, Li Xin'an took the invitation from the woman.
"Well, the girl never left Brother Zhang before, but I didn't expect that I, Li Xin'an, would be involved in the banquet." Li Xin'an smiled all over his face, "Since the Iron Flag Sect is so kind and it's hard to refuse, then we will be disrespectful. Three
Brother Zhang and I will definitely be there in the future!"
The heroic woman smiled slightly, and after the invitation was sent out, there was nothing wrong with her, so she said goodbye and left immediately.
Murong Bai couldn't hide his doubts and asked: "Brother Li, one more thing is worse than one less thing. Why did you agree to her? And you still call me Brother Zhang?"
"Because this is an invitation from Iron Flag Sect." Li Xin'an stroked the gilded invitation and frowned: "Murong, you have come all the way, so you may not know much about the local Jianghu forces in Chang'an."
"I really don't know." Murong Bai said honestly, "There is absolutely no Iron Flag Sect among the top 100 Tianji Tower Jianghu list. Do they have a great influence in Chang'an?"
"That's not true." Li Xin'an shook his head in denial, "But not long ago, the Righteous Fist Gang, which was ranked 97th on the Tianji Tower Jianghu List, was wiped out by the Iron Flag Sect."
"The newly emerged sect?"
"No, it has existed in Chang'an City for a long time, no longer than the Righteous Fist Gang."
"Murong, you also know that I work for His Highness. The Yi Fist Gang was wiped out by the Iron Flag Sect, and all the forces were taken over by the Iron Flag Sect. This is too abnormal. The Yi Fist Gang is responsible for the shipping business, and now it suddenly changes hands. I
I have to be cautious. I have to go to Iron Flag Gate sooner or later."
"Now that their young lady has taken a liking to you, isn't this an excellent opportunity?" Li Xin'an patted Murong Bai on the shoulder, "Brother Zhang, you have a long way to go!"
"But, why do you call me Brother Zhang? A man is born in this world and does not change his name when he is working or his surname when he is sitting down. I..."
"Pedantry!" Li Xin'an interrupted him, "If you came to the door in the name of Murong Bai, would Miss Tieqimen dare to talk to you? Can we find anything else? Don't forget that on the surface you are
Once this identity of His Highness's swordsmanship teacher is revealed, our goal will not be achieved!"
"No, that is your purpose." Murong Bai said.
"But Murong, you will help me." Li Xin'an blinked.
Murong Bai sighed, "Okay, just this time."
Li Xin'an raised the wine bowl and said with a smile: "Good brother, do it!"
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When the two people walked out of Tianxiang Tower, it was already almost curfew. Murong Bai and Li Xin'an parted ways and went to stay at Murong Villa. The two agreed to meet here in three days.
Li Xin'an first went to Wanhua Tower, found Sandalwood and told her that the young master of the Ministry of Finance would not have any interest in her. Sandalwood's eyes filled with tears and she almost wanted to keep him overnight.
Li Xin'an estimated that he would be beaten to death by Aunt Yin, so he hurriedly escaped. The cold wind blew against his face, which took away some of his drunkenness. He found the right direction and headed towards the Emperor's Sun Mansion.
He came to Li Chu's room with familiarity. Li Chu did not deal with government affairs as usual, but sat there as if waiting for him.
"Where's Murong Bai?"
"I'm leaving, and I won't come back here again." Li Xin'an replied.
Li Chu sighed, "To be honest, if you die in his hands, things might turn around."
"I left him in Chang'an." Li Xin'an said, "He will not return to Wu County in the near future."
"I still hope you can persuade him properly, but if it doesn't work, you can't spread the news."
"I think Murong Villa's property in Chang'an, Blood Clothes Hall, must be very clear. Is it safe to kill them?"
"I have no idea."
"Well, if necessary, I will mobilize the imperial army." Li Chu waved his hand and signaled Li Xin'an to retreat.
Li Xin'an said goodbye and left, with a calm look on his face, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking. Although Li Chu's words were orders in disguise, he had his own ideas as to whether to kill Murong Bai or not.