In the open space in front of the hall, Xiao Cheng was wearing purple uniform, with a standard long sword hanging on the ground, and chuckled:
"Come on!"
Nan Rongshu raised her head slightly and hummed:
"First of all, let's make an agreement. Only eighth-level cultivation is allowed. Also, you are not allowed to use that whizzing body-breaking sword energy. Well, you are only allowed to use swordsmanship and nothing else!"
Xiao Cheng heard this and said with great interest:
"How can I compete in martial arts like you... But, it's okay!"
Nan Rongshu smiled slyly, but instead of taking out the sharp blade she usually used, she took a long whip from the side, held it in her hand, and waved it towards Xiao Cheng proudly.
Seeing her proud look, Xiao Cheng knew the reason why she used the long whip.
The small blade that Nan Rongshu often uses is extremely sharp. However, first of all, this thing is not suitable for taking out to compete with Xiao Cheng. Secondly, it is her martial arts, which is similar to that of an assassin. Facing Xiao Cheng, she is majestic and has a measured advance and retreat.
Duan's swordsmanship will inevitably suffer some disadvantages.
On the other hand, the long whip, combined with her swift movements, can restrain sword-like weapons.
At this time, Nan Rongshu, who was complacent, did not give Xiao Cheng a chance to regret. With a flick of his hand, the long whip came out like a dragon and swept towards Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Cheng also started to move. As soon as he took out the long sword in his hand, the sword light flowed on it, making heavy sword shadows. On the sword body, the sword energy surrounded it and pierced the air, and there was a slight whistling sound.
.
There was only a soft "dang" sound, and the tip of the sword hit the head of the whip, causing the whip's strength to suddenly drain.
Nan Rongshu stood a little below his feet, and his whole body was as light as a flying swallow. His body was as light as a flying swallow, and he moved forward and backward suddenly. There seemed to be no rules and it was difficult for people to react.
The long whip in his hand became more and more agile as he swung it. In a trance, the long whip seemed to turn into a dragon, with its body circling, scales and claws flying, and constantly attacking Xiao Cheng's surroundings.
Xiao Cheng took action with his long sword, the sword shadows intertwined, and the majestic swordsmanship was displayed. Under the raging whip, he advanced and retreated in a controlled manner, protecting his whole body airtight.
Feng Bao on the side saw Nan Rongshu waving the long whip in her hand, and the strong wind was very scary. But Xiao Cheng just stood firm and seemed to be at a disadvantage. He couldn't help but panic in his heart and pulled Nan Ji beside him.
Yun whispered:
"General Nan, why don't you go up and stop me? If Zhaoyi doesn't have enough, then..."
Nan Jiyun looked at Feng Bao, who looked worried, and explained:
"Don't worry, father-in-law, your majesty and your empress are having fun!"
Feng Bao's eyes widened and he looked at the place where the two men were fighting in front of him.
It was shrouded in long whips, and the strong wind forced no one to get close. From time to time, it fell heavily to the ground, with gravel splashing and the sound of explosions making Feng Bao's eyes almost fall out of shock.
"This, is this a joke?"
Nan Jiyun sighed softly and said helplessly:
"My father-in-law doesn't understand martial arts after all..."
"Hey!" Feng Bao ignored Nan Jiyun and pointed in the direction of Xiao Cheng, saying in horror.
Nan Jiyun turned his head to look, and saw Nan Rongshu exerting force in her hand, and the long whip suddenly exerted force, carrying the power of a roar, and went straight towards Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Cheng's brows moved, and instead of hiding, he faced him, raised his sword slightly, and let Nan Rongshu's long whip wrap around the sword.
Nan Rongshu stopped, grabbed the long whip in her hand, looked proud, and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, you lose!"
"Really?" Xiao Cheng suddenly smiled.
The next moment, Xiao Cheng moved his hand, and a surge of internal energy, like a turbulent river, surged out through the long sword in his hand.
There was only a "bang" sound of explosion, and the long whip in Nan Rongshu's hand immediately broke inch by inch.
The long whip in Nan Rongshu's hand broke, and she staggered. She couldn't help but take several steps back before she could stabilize her body.
At the same time, on the golden finger skill panel, the skill "Strive to Governance" flashed past.
[Purple Dika, King of Qi Wei—Tian Yinqi
Card skills:
…
Work hard to govern - 1. When this card is equipped, reading and practicing martial arts will increase the random value. Reading and practicing martial arts late at night will double the value: 2. Summoning courtiers has a certain chance of increasing people's support: summoning beauties has a certain chance of increasing various attributes.
(The probability is related to the character of the minister and the beauty.)
...]
[Win the contest, force value +1 (current force value: 88 (not wearing the Raging Dragon Sword)]
Well, so summoning Nan Rongshu is to increase the force value...
Looking at the half of the long whip left in her hand, Nan Rongshu's face bulged and she said:
"Your Majesty, didn't you agree to only use swordsmanship?"
Xiao Cheng looked at her angry look, burst out laughing, imitated Nan Rongshu's previous proud look, shook the long sword in his hand, and said:
"It's swordsmanship, but I didn't tell you that I only know one kind of swordsmanship! This is the royal martial arts of the Yun Kingdom, the Raging Dragon Swordsmanship. Although I haven't used it before, it doesn't mean I don't know how to do it!"
In such a world, hundreds of schools of thought that were originally just academics all have their own astonishing martial arts. After all, the Yun Kingdom is one of the countries in the world, so how could the Yun Kingdom royal family not have the emperor's martial arts?
Listening to the name, you also know that this is a martial art that matches the Raging Dragon Sword. It is a unique skill created by the founder of the Yun Kingdom, Emperor Taizu, who was on the banks of the Lujiang River and realized the power of the river.
The power of the sword is like a turbulent river, surging incessantly. When combined with the Raging Dragon Divine Sword, once it is used, the sword energy surges thousands of miles and surges rapidly, which can be said to be a rare skill in the world.
It's just that Xiao Cheng may have been in hibernation or was disturbed by government affairs, and his God Card skills were enough to ensure his own safety, so he didn't bother to practice martial arts, so he didn't mention it.
But now, the affairs of the imperial court are on the right track, all the stumbling blocks in the country have been kicked away, and all that is left is stable development. Only then can Xiao Cheng have time to pick up these martial arts skills.
Nan Rongshu narrowed her eyes and said:
"So Your Majesty did it on purpose and was just waiting for my concubine to take action!"
"Your movement skills are unique. I can't catch you easily, so I have to use a few tricks!" Xiao Cheng said.
Nan Rongshu hummed, then suddenly turned her eyes and said:
"Since Your Majesty is thinking about practicing martial arts recently, if Your Majesty is willing, I can also teach you the Flying Swallow and Wandering Dragon style of my Ailao tribe!"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he became interested and said:
"Is that okay? This martial arts seems to be the secret skill of your Ailao tribe!"
"This Feiyan style can be practiced by all the elites of the Feiyan clan. Only direct descendants of the Ailao clan can learn the Wandering dragon style. But if Your Majesty wants to learn it, I can teach you!"
Having said this, Nan Rongshu's face turned slightly red, she lowered her head and twisted her body unnaturally, saying:
"It's this flying swallow and flying dragon. It's not easy to learn. Your Majesty may come to see my concubine every day..."
Ah, yes, this girl is greedy for my body...
Xiao Cheng coughed lightly, pretending not to see the "malicious intentions" hidden by Nan Rongshu, and nodded in response:
"Ahem, I'm quite interested, quite interested!"
Hey, I am upright and dedicated to the country, and I am not a person who is motivated by lust! I am just making my own sacrifice for the national integration of Yun State!
I really can’t explain the hard work behind it to outsiders...
At this time, I saw a young eunuch coming in a hurry, ran to Feng Bao, and whispered a few words.
When Feng Bao heard this, he was immediately stunned, then trotted to Xiao Cheng's side, bowed and said:
"His Majesty!"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he looked at Feng Bao and said:
"What's wrong?"
Feng Bao said softly:
"Lord Guo Xie, the envoy of the Yi Guards at Sticky Gate, is asking for an audience."
When Xiao Cheng heard this, his brows suddenly moved and he said:
"Guo Xie? Okay, let him go to the Yangxin Palace to see me!"
Nan Rongshu on the side heard this and said with a look:
"Since Your Majesty has state affairs to deal with, I won't disturb you anymore... But please don't forget that Your Majesty will come to look for my concubine tomorrow!"
Xiao Cheng nodded slightly and said warmly:
"Go ahead."
Nan Rongshu bowed and then turned and left.
Xiao Cheng threw the long sword in his hand to Nan Jiyun and walked towards the Yangxin Hall.
Not long after, Guo Xie hurried to the Yangxin Hall, bowed to Xiao Cheng, and said:
"His Majesty!"
"Hurry to see me, but something happened over there in the Xia Kingdom?" Xiao Cheng said.
Now that the situation in the country is stable, and Feng Bao's Dongchang is keeping an eye on it, there is no way that anything could make Guo Xie so anxious.
Since the rebellion against Zhong Zizuo, this sticky branch has begun to focus its main energy on development within the borders of the Xia Kingdom. The only thing that can make Guo Xie lose his composure is what happened to the Xia Kingdom.
Bar.
Upon hearing Xiao Cheng's question, Guo Xie quickly said:
"Your Majesty, I have just received the news that the Xia Kingdom's envoy has entered our Yun Kingdom!"
"That's it?" Xiao Cheng frowned.
"In addition to the Xia Kingdom's envoys, those who came to our Yun Kingdom this time are also the fourteenth princess of the Xia Kingdom, Princess Rouning, who came for marriage on the order of Emperor Xia."
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he was slightly stunned and said:
"Marriage? With whom?"
"Of course I want to make peace with His Majesty..."
"Huh?" Xiao Cheng pointed at himself with a surprised look on his face.
After a moment of silence, Xiao Chengfang was a bit dumbfounded:
"What does Emperor Xia mean? He didn't even mean to ventilate his blood in advance, so he just sent his daughter to marry him? This is because he suffered a secret loss at my hands. He is not convinced and wants to take advantage of his seniority, right?"
Even if you want to get married, shouldn't you have said it in advance when the envoy came to discuss the terms of peace negotiation? You sent the princess here without any explanation. Does Xiao Cheng want it or not?
After hearing this, Guo Xie continued:
"I have received the news that this incident and the leader of this mission is Prince Qi, the nineteenth prince of the Xia Kingdom. This Princess Rouning is also Prince Qi's biological sister."
"King Qi? I remember that he was the one who led the troops to attack the northern border of my country, Yun!" Xiao Cheng nodded.
"It is this person who Emperor Xia named and asked King Qi to lead the envoy to come."
This time Xiao Cheng actually made Emperor Xia unable to deal with it.
What kind of cool operation are you doing? Why can’t people understand it?
By asking King Qi to come and formally sign the contract, is this a deliberate provocation? Or is he sending his son here to vent the anger of the entire Yun Kingdom?
Xiao Cheng frowned, suddenly looked at Feng Bao and Guo Xie, and said:
"Do you have any archival information about Emperor Xia in the Sticky Rod Office in your East Factory?"
When the two of them heard this, they were both stunned.
Feng Bao lowered his head, wondering:
"The forces in Dongchang, the slaves, are basically all in the country, and few pay attention to the Xia Kingdom."
When Guo Xie heard this, he also shook his head and said:
"The development of Guangan Department in Xia Kingdom has been short-lived. Now that we have just deployed manpower in the southwest counties of Xia Kingdom, we have not focused on collecting these."
Xiao Cheng heard this and said in a deep voice:
"After today, manpower will be specially mobilized to collect intelligence on the Xia Kingdom's court. Not only the Xia Emperor, but also the Xia Kingdom's civil and military ministers must pay attention!"
If we could know Emperor Xia's temperament now, we might be able to guess something.
Feng Bao and Guo Xie quickly bowed their heads and responded in unison!
Xiao Cheng nodded and suddenly said again:
"By the way, Sticky Stick Department is now in the southwest counties of Xia Kingdom. How is it developing?"
When Guo Xie heard this, he cupped his hands and said:
"Taking advantage of the chaos in the southwest counties of Xia Kingdom, I have placed some spies in various counties and key places. However, the time is short and I do not have enough strength yet."
No matter how chaotic the southwest counties of the Xia Kingdom are now, they are also the territory of the Xia Kingdom. When the sticky sticks develop, they must be cautious. They cannot use the power of the court officials to quickly spread the intelligence network across the country like Dongchang.
Looking at it now, it only takes a few months for the sticky poles to develop in the Xia Kingdom. In the southwest counties of the huge Xia Kingdom, the hidden effects brought by the purple Ceka are already soaked up by the eyeliner.
Xiao Cheng nodded and said:
"You need to be careful in the Xia Kingdom with sticky rods. It has developed like this in a few months, which is already good!"
When Guo Xie heard this, he quickly said:
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the preliminary arrangements are well prepared, and with the help of the envoy Zhong Yi in the future, in less than half a year, I will be able to develop enough power to influence the southwest counties of the Xia Kingdom under the nose of the Xia Kingdom's envoy Xiu Yi!"
Xiao Cheng pondered for a moment, then suddenly shook his head and said:
"I can't wait any longer! I'm not a person who acts too hastily, but when King Qi leads the envoy, something always makes me feel that something is wrong. I am not a person who will suffer hidden losses, and I must have the means to counter Xia Kingdom!"
Although it is not certain yet, there is a high probability that Xia State has the intention of coming to cause trouble. And since it is only a matter of time before another dispute occurs between the two countries, let's take this opportunity and make arrangements in advance!
When Xiao Cheng said this, he changed the topic and said coldly:
"There is no need to focus all your attention on developing the power of Sticking Branch. Nowadays, in the southwest counties of Xia Kingdom, the conflicts between the people and the Xia Kingdom's court are becoming more and more serious, and it is like a pile of dry firewood that will ignite at a moment's notice. You
You can take advantage of this when it comes to sticking to the rod!”
Well, a secret service agency, in addition to collecting intelligence, must also learn to plan to subvert the regime.
The reason why Xiao Cheng wanted to make a big fuss in the southwest counties and intensify the conflict between the generals and ordinary people in the southwest was naturally his intention.
Although Xiao Cheng didn't want it to be so serious at first, the results turned out to be smoother than Xiao Cheng had expected.
When Guo Xie heard this, his eyes lit up and he immediately understood what Xiao Cheng meant. He cupped his hands and said:
"I understand, Your Majesty, please rest assured!"
"And Feng Bao, mobilize all the people in your Dongchang to me. I want to know everything the Xia State mission says and does during the journey!"
"My slave obeys the order!" Feng Bao responded immediately.
