On the third day of the first lunar month of the third year of Linde, after a few days of rest, Gaozong, who had recovered slightly, led his queen, disciples and ministers to climb Mount Tai. After a day's work, the large group of people finally reached the sky. Before dark, I came to Taishan Tianjie.
Early the next morning, Emperor Gaozong led his ministers to offer a memorial ceremony at the shrine, and then offered sacrifices to the emperor, the God of the Earth, the Empress Dowager Dou of Yitaimu, and the eldest grandson of Empress Dowager Wende. During the sacrificial process, Emperor Gaozong offered the first offering, Queen Wu's Ya offered the sacrifice, and Princess Yan of the Yue Kingdom offered the final offering.
After some rectification and intensive preparations, Gaozong finally held the ceremony of enshrining Mount Tai on the ninth day of the first lunar month. After that, the emperor issued an edict to change the Yuan Dynasty to the first year of Qianfeng.
In this process of conferring Zen, the one who stole the limelight was actually not Gaozong, but Empress Wu. Because according to the original rules, when consecrating Zen, the emperor first offered it first, and Gongqing Yaxian. However, Empress Wu proposed to Gaozong and made Zen a place of sacrifice. The great ceremony is shared by the Queen Mother to show the virtue of the Queen Mother. Because of the differences between men and women, it is very inappropriate to use the minister as a sacrifice. Therefore, foreign ministers cannot be allowed to offer sacrifices. Instead, the queen should serve as a sacrifice in order to honor herself. Mother-in-law. This was originally a ridiculous proposal, but Gaozong unexpectedly agreed to it. Although this made Dou Dexuan, the envoy to the Zen throne, very dissatisfied and depressed, but due to the support of Zhongshu Ling Xu Jingzong, the British company, Sikong Despite Li Ji's acquiescence, this decision did not change in the end.
In fact, this time Feng Chan had nothing to do with Li Xian. The reason why Li Xian came here was that he had to come under the emperor's order. The second purpose was naturally to take charge of the Wu family's case and do his best to kill all the Wu family's children. Absolutely.
"I don't know if Fairy Tong's operation was successful this time. Hehe, I think with her skills, it would be effortless to deal with those two losers of the Wu family." When all the ministers were worshiping the heaven and earth according to etiquette, What Li Xian was thinking about was something like this. If those rigid old guys knew about it, they would definitely chatter about it for a day or two.
But Li Xian never expected that Dou Xiantong not only failed to succeed this time, but also encountered the most serious crisis in his life except the last time he entered the palace for assassination.
When Dou Xiantong arrived in Zhenzhou where Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi were located, after careful investigation, various clues revealed that these two guys were now hiding in a land temple five miles outside Ningyuan County.
After Dou Xiantong learned the news, she naturally did not dare to neglect, and went to the Tutu Temple that night, because she also knew that the children of the Wu family today were like bereaved dogs, and it was impossible for anyone to protect them, so she did not do anything further. Investigate, break in directly, and then start searching for the whereabouts of the Wu brothers.
But Dou Xiantong didn't expect that when she just entered the Earth Temple, she suddenly heard the sound of weapons, and then saw a dozen warriors in black suddenly appearing, surrounding her at the core.
"Who are you? Why are you stopping me?" When Dou Xiantong saw this scene, she suddenly screamed in her heart that it was terrible. It seemed that she had exposed Xingzang unintentionally, but the other party was well prepared. However, she did not panic. Instead, calmly look for opportunities and prepare to break through.
At this time, I heard a voice laughing and saying: "I want to ask who you are? Why are you deliberately trying to eradicate the descendants of the Wu family?"
When Dou Xiantong heard the voice, she was immediately frightened, because the voice was not unfamiliar to her. Its owner was the master he met on the night of assassinating Empress Wu. Later, he learned from Li Xian
I found out that this man's name was Qiu Shenji, and he was the most capable young general under Empress Wu.
"Hmph, the matter last time has not been settled yet. I didn't expect this guy to come out to ruin my good deeds again. It seems that the grudge between me and this guy must be settled. It's just a pity that I can't kill this thief today." Dou
When Fairy Tong saw Qiu Shenji, her eyes wanted to spit fire, but she knew that now was not the time to show off her strength, so she could only forcefully swallow the hatred in her heart.
"It seems that the evil Empress Wu has been alerted to Li Xian's killing of the Wu family's children. Fortunately, Li Xian is shrewd and meticulous in his work and has already wiped out all the clues to the killing of the Wu family's children. Otherwise, he will be
This evil woman will be able to find out the truth by following the clues."
Dou Xiantong regretted that he could not complete the task, but also secretly said that he was lucky. He thought quickly in his mind, and then sighed softly and said: "Okay, I will tell you who I am and why I want to kill everyone."
You disciples of the Wu family, the reason is...go to hell."
Dou Xiantong had already put away the sword in his hand, and looked like he was about to speak, but unexpectedly he suddenly drew out his sword, and like a poisonous snake, Dou Xiantong quickly pierced Qiu Shenji's throat.
"Ah." Rao Shiqiu Shenji was good at martial arts, but when he was suddenly attacked by the opponent, he couldn't help but panic. Fortunately, he was also a person with quick reactions. While quickly lowering his head to avoid it, he also directly faced it with the horizontal sword in his hand. At the same time,
The surrounding warriors also moved almost at the same time, holding horizontal knives and slashing at Dou Xiantong, causing Dou Xiantong to throw a rat weapon and not dare to pursue him, which allowed him to barely escape.
In fact, Dou Xiantong was not prepared to fight head-on this time. Although after practicing martial arts diligently for a period of time, she thought that her kung fu was no less than that of Qiu Shenji. But after all, the opponent had so many people that it was not easy to win the battle alone.
Therefore, while she was sneaking up on Qiu Shenji, she had already made plans to escape.
Therefore, after missing a blow, Dou Xiantong immediately feinted with his sword and pushed back a samurai who was stabbing him. At the same time, he kicked another samurai down with a flying leg. Then he jumped into the gap and followed the samurai.
Breaking out of the encirclement.
But she didn't expect that at this moment, she heard a shout, and then saw a sword slashing towards her waist.
"Damn it, it's that Qiu Jiji again. If we fight alone, I won't be afraid. But now that there are many thieves and I am outnumbered, if we are entangled by them, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape for a while. If I miss it and get captured again,
I, Dou Xiantong, don’t have to fool around anymore, huh, it seems that if I don’t show some real skills, it will be very difficult to do well today.”
Thinking of this, Dou Xiantong no longer hid his clumsiness, and faced him with the sword in his hand without fear. However, Dou Xiantong did not block with his horizontal sword. The so-called sword moves lightly. Swordsmanship is originally a way to avoid the real and attack the weak. How?
Can he go head-to-head with the fierce and domineering Hengdao? There was only a flash of sword light, and just for a moment, an ordinary green steel sword turned into a sword net, making Qiu Shenji's whole body covered by the sword net.
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This move was obtained from the exquisite swordsmanship of Zhang Wuchen, a master under Li Xian. It is called Damo Sword Technique. It is said that Tan Zong obtained it by studying the murals of Bodhidharma when he was in retreat in Bodhidharma Cave. It is originally a lineage of Shaolin Tan Zong.
The secret that Zhang Wuchen had not passed on was later discovered by Zhang Wuchen when he taught it to Li Xian, and she insisted on pestering Li Xian to teach her this swordsmanship, even though Li Xian was still far from understanding the essence of the swordsmanship.
It's not enough, but with her many years of immersion in swordsmanship and many days of study, this set of swordsmanship is actually quite charming when used.
Although Qiu Shenji was a master, he was good at battle formations and was not very proficient in this small and moving close combat. In addition, Dou Xiantong's swordsmanship was elusive, which made him feel at a loss.
"Huh? What a good opportunity." Dou Xiantong stabbed Qiu Shenji's throat with his sword, forcing Qiu Shenji to block with his sword. This caused the door in Qiu Shenji's lower abdomen to open wide. It was definitely a good opportunity to seriously injure or even kill the opponent.
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Dou Xiantong's eyes were sharp, and his hand movements were not slow at all. With a sinking of his wrist, the long sword was like a bolt of lightning, directly piercing Qiu Shenji's lower abdomen.
However, he didn't expect that Qiu Shenji would forcefully move his body a foot laterally when he was on the line between life and death. As a result, the sword failed to penetrate his lower abdomen and only scratched his right side.
"Oh, what a pity. After all, my understanding of Bodhidharma's sword skills is relatively shallow. If Zhang Wuchen were here, this sword would have killed Qiu Shenji. But the opportunity is rare, and now the warriors have gathered around
Come here, if I don't leave, even if I can kill Qiu Shenji, I'm afraid I'll have to answer here. That's all, this guy's life is in danger."
Although he was unwilling to do so, Dou Xiantong had no choice but to give up the opportunity to pursue Qiu Shenji. When he was fleeing in panic, he feinted with his sword and then rushed towards the temple entrance.
But he didn't expect Qiu Shenji to catch up again!
It turned out that Qiu Shenji had experienced hundreds of battles, and he still had the basic qualities to face danger. After a brief panic, he stabilized himself. He didn't care about the blood flowing from his side, and took advantage of the opponent's turn to escape.
The horizontal sword struck out again, this time she didn't even care about the long sword stabbed by Dou Xiantong. The horizontal sword in her hand never left Dou Xiantong's vitals, and she actually wanted to fight for his life.
"Oops, this madman actually wants to fight for my life. I can't die now, and I can't stay here. Otherwise, Li Xian will be exposed in advance. Humph, this madman seems to have expected that I won't dare.
That’s why he is so fierce, but he underestimates me, Dou Xiantong. Now that the arrow is on the string, I have to fire it. It’s hard to say that today, the only way to stop this madman’s attack is to hurt both sides.”
After Dou Xiantong made up her mind, she no longer hesitated. She took advantage of the opponent's sword and slashed at him without any hesitation. Instead, the long sword in her hand stabbed the opponent's abdomen preemptively. At almost the same time, her ribs were also struck.
The opponent slashed with a knife, and blood spurted out, dyeing the night clothes red in an instant.
Dou Xiantong saw that Qiu Shenji had retreated to the side in a panic, and no longer had the courage to attack. The warriors were trying to surround him. Knowing that the opportunity was not lost, he gritted his teeth and forced his inner breath to escape from the Tutu Temple.
"Follow me. We must catch this crazy woman today. The queen has an order. As long as the murderer is caught, the reward will be a thousand taels." Qiu Shenji saw that Dou Xiantong had escaped and his great achievements were about to be wasted, so he did not care about his own injuries.
, gritted his teeth and ordered. This chapter has been completed!