The monsters around the canyon were all killed by Yu Xiyi overnight. I think the people of Yuyu County will have a peaceful life, at least for a while, they will die less, although they have already
There are not many people left.
Smelling the fishy smell, Chen Chaocai let go of the handle of the knife and sighed. If he were in Tianqing County, these monster beads in the mountains would be so good, he would not miss any of them, but
Now he has no shortage of money. As a key cultivation target of the Liang Dynasty, naturally someone will give him everything he needs. Even if the guarding envoy wants to go back on his word, it doesn't matter if he is the second prince or the eldest prince.
, I am afraid they will not hesitate to take out what Chen Chao needs.
After a night of massacre, it was daybreak. The two of them walked down the mountain road and soon entered the Yuyu County. This county was really not too big. There were only two people at the gate.
The listless guard saw the two unfamiliar faces of Chen Chao and Yu Xiyi, and had no idea of intervening. The two walked into the county and saw many empty houses. There was a long street here, with only
It is feared that half of the houses are uninhabited, and the entire county can only be described as deserted.
Some houses have their doors closed, while others have their doors half-open. You can clearly see the weeds in the courtyard inside. You can tell at a glance that no one has lived in them for many years.
The two wandered around randomly and found a Yuyu County that had lost as many as two-thirds of its people over the years. They felt a little shocked. Although they had been prepared before entering the city, seeing this result, the two of them were shocked.
People also find it a bit surprising.
After walking through most of the county town, they found a restaurant with some figures not far away. The two of them walked into the restaurant, chose a seat by the window, and ordered two bottles of wine and some simple food.
"Monsters are everywhere in the Liang Dynasty. In fact, I don't know how many people are living in dire straits." Yu Xiyi poured himself a glass of wine and said to himself, "I also know your difficulties. The situation in the north is so difficult. Most of the country's power is gone.
It’s placed in the north, and it’s understandable that the monsters in this country are powerless.”
Chen Chao picked up the wine glass and said, "The imperial court is trying its best to do its best, but it's just that it's not strong enough."
Yu Xiyi looked at Chen Chao who was hesitant to speak, and took over the words and said, "You still want to say that monks like us outside the country can actually stand and talk without pain. If we can do something, the situation of the human race will be worse.
good."
Chen Chao thought to himself and said, "But at the same time, I also know very clearly that it is impossible for you to do anything, at least for most people. Sitting on the top of the mountain to practice, the world is suffering.
What’s there to care about?”
Yu Xiyi nodded and said, "That's true. In their eyes, all sentient beings really have nothing to care about. The path of cultivation is in front of them. Why should they care about anything else? Even if they are monsters, it will be fine if you are there to support them. If one day you
If you can't stand it any longer, then give the Monster Clan another thirty thousand miles of territory. When these thirty thousand miles can't satisfy the Monster Clan, then cut off half of the territory of Daliang Dynasty? When the Monster Clan can't be satisfied, then naturally there will be a final solution.
Monk outside the country takes action. In fact, we are the most cold-blooded people in the world. After we started practicing, we no longer care about anything, including our original home?"
Yu Xiyi had a lot of emotions. During these years of traveling around the world, the scenes he saw were almost like this. The monks regarded human life as nothing. Even if they occasionally killed monsters, it was only because of personal needs and had nothing to do with the world.
Chen Chao had known for a long time that this young swordsman was a talker, but he did not expect that Yu Xiyi, a talker, had extremely upright ideas. This was very uncommon among monks outside the country.
Chen Chao said, "With this idea of yours, you should become a swordsman."
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Yu Xiyi sneered and said, "Don't flatter me."
Chen Chao was a little helpless, he just told the truth, there was nothing he could do if the other party looked at him like this.
"Among the young people of this generation, the two Taoist sects are great, real geniuses, and Luming Temple also has a great monk. I originally thought that you in the Liang Dynasty would not have any young people who could do anything, but who would have thought that,
It’s only been a few years, but you guys and a girl have appeared, but after all you are a bit younger and need to spend more time.”
Yu Xiyi smiled and said, "Song Changxi, who lost to you, can be said to be the number one genius outside the double wall of the Taoist sect, but do you know how big the gap is between him and that double walled sect?"
Chen Chao was a little confused. He didn't know why Yu Xiyi suddenly said this.
Yu Xiyi saw Chen Chao's thoughts and said, "To be honest, I am one of the younger generation. You are a few years younger than me. We can be friends as soon as we meet, but as my friend,
But it can’t be too bad, otherwise it won’t be interesting.”
Chen Chao thought to himself and said, "You seem to be very narcissistic, talkative, and ordinary-looking. I think very few women will like you."
This sentence made Yu Xiyi frown, but he quickly countered, "Your words can kill more people than your sword."
Chen Chao snorted coldly, "Why don't you and I have a fight at the level of Shen Zang? Look at what you, the so-called sword cultivator with infinite killing power, are capable of."
Yu Xiyi smiled and said, "I don't like to do such things, so what if I win against you? Tell the world that I, Yu Xiyi, won a Shen Zang. This matter is not worth publicizing."
Chen Chao was silent for a while, wanting to refute, but somehow felt that what the other party said made sense.
Even though he had won the martial arts test, he still couldn't prove anything, at least he couldn't prove that he was greater than Yu Xiyi. Therefore, whether Yu Xiyi won or lost, it would not be a shame for Chen Chao.
On the contrary, if Yu Xiyi loses, then he will be embarrassed.
One way for men to enhance friendship, and a particularly effective way, is to ridicule each other. Obviously, the two men in front of them already understand this.
After chatting for half an hour, the feelings between the two increased.
"You haven't told me yet, is this your final destination?"
Yu Xiyi narrowed his eyes and said, "You don't stay in the divine capital, but you come so far to the south. Is there anything I don't know about?"
Chen Chao said matter-of-factly, "Since it's something you don't know, why should I take the initiative to tell you?"
"If you have nothing to do, you can actually leave."
Chen Chao waved his hand and began to issue orders to expel guests.
"Is this a restaurant run by your family? Or is this county and city under your control? I have to leave if you let me go?"
Yu Xiyi raised his brows with a somewhat unkind look on his face. The young swordsman didn't care. He leaned against the window and began to look around.
This restaurant is probably one of the few remaining restaurants in Yuyu County, but there are actually only two or three tables of people on the second floor. Normally speaking, it shouldn't be so deserted, but since this journey, it has already
After seeing the scene in the city, it is reasonable to see such a scene at this moment.
Is Yu Xiyi there?
He yawned interestingly.
He seemed a little sleepy. Killing demons all night last night seemed simple, but the consumption of his sword energy was actually not that big.
When he yawned, he was simply sleepy.
Chen Chao drank the glass of wine and didn't know what he was thinking.
I don't know how long it took, but Yu Xiyi fell asleep.
He snored slightly.
Chen Chao glanced at him, frowning slightly as he didn't know what he was thinking.
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Xie Nandu left Xie's family and stood at the door. He looked at the plaque for a long time and didn't know what he was thinking.
Wei Xu slowly walked out of the door. This scholar from the capital city was, as usual, no one knew what he had gone through in the Xie family, but looking at him like this, there shouldn't be any big problems.
The two looked at each other, said nothing, and just stepped onto the small canoe.
Wei Xu stood on the wooden boat and asked with some emotion, "Has junior sister finished what she wanted to do?"
The canoe moved slowly, this time going upstream. Normally this would not happen, but since Wei Xu was here, it was naturally not a big problem.
When the wooden boat went away and Xie's plaque could no longer be seen, Xie Nandu said softly, "It's done, but there are some things that senior brother also knows. I am powerless at this moment."
Wei Xu nodded slightly. He was also from a wealthy family, so he couldn't understand Xie Nandu's thoughts and situation.
"Junior sister is a woman, which is troublesome. Fortunately, she has such a temperament. If she were softer, it would be even worse. Things like marriage are an issue that has never been considered in the world, and it is also the most unreasonable thing."
Wei Xu looked at the water and suddenly remembered the dean's fishing.
"That question is quite simple. It's a question of whether you want to or not."
Wei Xu smiled and said, "Before I became a disciple of my teacher, my family had already chosen a woman for me to marry. I can't say bad about that woman. She is gentle, virtuous, and well-educated. In fact, she is a rare woman in the world. But
She is good at everything, she just doesn't like it."
Xie Nandu asked curiously, "Since everything is good, why is senior brother not happy? Is it just because he doesn't want to accept the arrangement at home?"
Wei Xu shook his head and said, "They are both flowers. I like a pear blossom, but she is a peach blossom. How can these be compared?"
Xie Nandu nodded, naturally understanding the difference.
Wei Xu said, "But if you don't become a teacher, or if you just become a teacher, you can't go further. It's nothing more than changing from this flower to that flower. Flowers are very good and worth holding for a lifetime."
, I’m just unhappy, that’s all.”
"Senior brother speaks in a Zen-like way. I'm afraid he also went to Luming Temple to practice?"
Xie Nandu rarely joked, his voice was gentle.
Wei Xu glanced at the junior sister and did not answer the question. He just looked at the river and said calmly, "I just received a letter from the teacher. The teacher is also in the south now."
Xie Nandu frowned, "I heard that the teacher rarely leaves the academy and travels around."
Wei Xu nodded and said, "Of course, so something big must have happened, otherwise the teacher wouldn't have let me return to the academy right away."
The academy is by the lake, but the lake is in the capital of the gods. Logically speaking, nothing will happen, because the emperor is still there in the capital of gods.
Xie Nandu frowned, she had some thoughts
Not sure anymore.
Wei Xu looked at her and said, "I heard that Your Majesty is going to conquer the country personally."
Hearing this, Xie Nandu felt a little dazed.
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The city of Shendu is not at peace these days. To say that it is not peaceful, I cannot say where it is. It is probably just because the Emperor of Liang revealed his idea of going to the north personally at the court meeting, and then the courtiers exploded.
Long ago, when the situation in the north worsened, the imperial court sent many monks to the north. I originally thought that this would be enough, but who would have thought that several major construction bureaus behind Shendu would also put the emphasis on the production of ordnance.
According to the schedule, many craftsmen from all over the country were summoned to the divine capital to work overnight to build the ordnance needed by the north.
It was more than two hundred years since the founding of the Liang Dynasty. There was no fight between the north and the Yao clan, but in the past half century, the Yao clan had actually become much more stable. There were constant fights and small troubles. There were no big things happening. But in fact, only
Only the real big shots can see that the demon clan in the north just wants to cultivate themselves, and when they feel the time is right, a war will inevitably break out.
Originally, people thought that the war would happen more than ten years ago when the Emperor of Liang rose up to seize the throne, but it did not happen. Instead, it gave the Liang Dynasty more than ten years to rest and recuperate, and it is not until now that this war has happened.
The war broke out, and the entire Liang Dynasty was actually very nervous, but as long as the Great Wall was still there and was not crossed by the monsters, everything was actually not too bad. After all, the Emperor of Liang was there in God, who could lift it up?
storm.
But the problem they have to face now is that the Liang Emperor wants to personally march to the north.
This is what worries the courtiers.
After the Emperor of Liang went north, who would be in charge of the city of gods? If the gods were in chaos, then the entire Liang Dynasty would also be in chaos. Then no matter what the situation was in the north, there would naturally be chaos within the Liang Dynasty.
Therefore, no one wanted the Emperor of Liang to leave Shendu in person, because no one could control Shendu except him.
But the problem now is that the dean of the academy is not here.
Many years after the Imperial Master passed away, the two people whom Emperor Liang trusted most were the Empress and the Dean of the Academy.
But now the queen has passed away and the dean has left the capital of the gods.
So who else in the capital city can persuade Emperor Liang?
Many people turned their attention to the palaces of several princes, and some also looked to the guarding envoy's palace.
But people are still worried.
In the restaurants in Shendu, these things have been discussed most recently.
"I heard that the eldest prince has been coughing badly these days. He was weak a few years ago and has not recovered in recent years. I wonder if he really won't live long?"
"If His Highness cannot live long, then the throne belongs to the second prince? But with the current ability of the second prince, can he control this divine city?"
"Your Majesty is serious about traveling north, so who will supervise the country is a big problem!"
"But it seems that no matter who comes to supervise the country, it doesn't make sense, because they can't control the city of God."
"At the moment, I'm actually more curious about why Your Majesty insisted on going north. Could it be because the Queen's death made Your Majesty feel like giving up on the world."
"Speaking of which, if the Queen was still alive, how could these things happen? Your Majesty listens to the Queen the most..."
The noisy sound kept coming, not from one place, but from many places.
Nowadays, there is a question in the entire city of God, that is, why on earth did His Majesty the Emperor want to go on a personal expedition?
