That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 287 Domineering Kunshan Zhang Zhaonu

Gongsun Zhongmou was ranked eighth on the Tianji list before his death, which is not considered a high ranking, but there is a premise for this ranking, that is, he does not use Zhu Xian.

Gongsun Zhongmou without Zhuxian and Gongsun Zhongmou with Zhuxian in hand are two different concepts. The former may not be Murong Xuanyin's opponent, but the latter can discourage Murong Xuanyin, and even compete with Qiuye.

Putting Zhu Xian aside, in terms of cultivation alone, the one who ranks behind Gongsun Zhongmou is Kunshan Zhang Zhaonu.

Although Zhang Zhaonu was born in Kunshan, his cultivation did not come from the way of Kunshan, but was inherited from the way of qi refiners in ancient times. He is good at absorbing the vitality of heaven and earth for his own use, and his own qi can destroy Shanba. Yue, it is said that he once encountered a huge tornado as high as a thousand feet when he was breaking the tide on the East China Sea, and he could shake the power of the sky and stand still with the power of the wind alone.

Just like the sword sect that produced a Shangguan Xianchen back then, one suzerain can be worth half of the sect.

Xu Beiyou tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and said, "I heard that Zhang Zhaonu had a long-cherished wish, that is to imitate my ancestor, Shangguan, and single-handedly push Kunshan into the ranks of the world's top sects. Small."

Chu Tiankuo nodded and said, "In the past few years, relying on the suzerain Zhang Zhaonu, Kunshan has expanded wantonly and acted domineeringly. It is very powerful in Qizhou, Yanzhou, Youzhou and other places."

Li Shidao said with a smile: "There are only so many positions in Jiuliu. If Zhang Zhaonu's Kunshan wants to come in, someone has to go out. Which sect that can rank among the Jiuliu is worse than Kunshan? Zhang Zhaonu is too much." Fantastic."

Xu Beiyou squinted his eyes and said, "I don't think so. Zhang Zhaonu doesn't know the details of the Chu Family's Sword House. This time he took action against the Chu Family's Sword House. I'm afraid it's because he didn't want to drink."

Guo Hanxuan, who was drinking, stopped his movements, his face was dignified, and he couldn't help but worry a little: "Young master, what does it mean that Zhang Zhaonu is eyeing our Jianzong?"

Xu Beiyou sneered and said: "Looking at Jiuliu today, Tianji Pavilion, Molun Temple, King Kong Temple, Witch Cult, Shamanism, Wenxiang Sect, White Lotus Sect, Anweifu, plus my Sword Sect, Tianji Pavilion and Anweifu Behind is the imperial court, Zhang Zhaonu can't afford to provoke, Shamanism and Molun Temple are located in the grassland outside the Great Wall, witch religion is located in the [-] mountains in southern Xinjiang, Jingang Temple is far away in Baozhu, these places are beyond the reach of Taoist sects. Needless to say Kunshan, so there are only Wenxiangjiao, Bailianjiao and my Jianzong. Originally, my three families were similar in strength and each other's horns, and Kunshan didn't dare to do anything, but now my Jianzong has experienced Xuanjiao, Taoism and other sects. Such an accident, the vitality is seriously injured, Zhang Zhaonu is trying to take advantage of the fire to loot."

Guo Hanxuan slammed the wine glass in his hand on the table, filled with righteous indignation half-truth, half-fake: "Too much bullying, this is really being bullied by dogs."

Xu Beiyou crossed his fingers, and said calmly: "The current Jianzong is true, but even so, not just any cat or dog can bully him."

When Xu Beiyou said these words, he did not shy away from the two outsiders, Li Shidao and Chu Tiankuo. Li Shidao had no expression on his face, while Chu Tiankuo had a complicated expression, both astonished and somewhat regretful.

Holding a glass of wine, Xu Beiyou got up and left the banquet, went to the window and looked out at the blue lake outside the building, "Lord Chu, I will tell you that the current Jianzong is indeed no better than it was back then. Your foundation in Yanzhou is not too difficult, but now it is a bit difficult."

Chu Tiankuo hurriedly got up and said, "Master Xu, please save me from the Chu family's Sword House, and I, from the Chu family's family, are very grateful."

Xu Beiyou turned around and said with a smile, "How about a method of gratitude? What if I want your Chu Clan's Sword House to return to the Sword Sect?"

Chu Tiankuo's face froze suddenly, not knowing how to reply.

Xu Beiyou handed the wine glass to Chu Tiankuo, and said calmly: "The so-called Chu Clan's Sword House is the foundation of the Sword Sect, and returning to the Sword Sect is just a return to the original owner. Your Chu family is still a disciple of the Sword Sect. You are also allowed to continue to be in charge of the Sword House, I don’t think Zhang Zhaonu would give you such good conditions, otherwise you wouldn’t have come all the way to the south of the Yangtze River to ask for help, the pros and cons are up to you to think about.”

After finishing speaking, Xu Beiyou went straight out.

Guo Hanxuan apologized to Li Shidao, and hurriedly got up to follow.

Xu Beiyou didn't rush to leave the Qianjin Building, but went to a quiet courtyard he had reserved in the Qianjin Building.

The yard is not big, and it is in the lower middle range among the many yards under the name of Qianjin Tower. Xu Beiyou didn't comb his hair here, but asked two little maids to clean it up.

There is a clump of moso bamboo in the courtyard, and under the bamboo there is a stone table and three stone benches. On a midsummer night, the moon is bright, the breeze comes, and the bamboo shadows are mottled, which is very interesting.

In the small courtyard, there is a person who is tasting tea and waiting for others. It is Li Zhang, the inspector of Jiangdu.

Li Zhang is worthy of being an old man in the officialdom. Seeing Xu Beiyou's expression changed slightly after he entered the courtyard, he thought about it a little and asked tentatively, "Nangui, are you in trouble?"

Xu Beiyou shook his head and said, "It's not a big deal, it's just a small fight."

Li Zhang said with a smile: "Although Jiangdu and the imperial capital are called the two capitals of the north and the south, they are still not comparable to the imperial capital. There are not so many princes and nobles here. As long as your old man says a word, who would dare not sell your face?"

Xu Beiyou smiled without saying a word.

Now Xu Beiyou is called Mr. Xu. When you say Mr. Gongzi, it literally means the son of a duke. For hundreds of years, Confucianism has flourished, and scholars have begun to control the power of the government, so the saying of son has become worthless, and any scholar can be called a son.

It's just not the case in the officialdom. Those who can be called sons are mostly the children of prominent dignitaries or high-ranking families. For example, Duanmu Ruisheng's son Duanmu Yu was honored as Duanmu son by all the officials. , Xu Beiyou was also given the title of Mr. Xu.

Therefore, this son is not that son, just like the magistrate and the first assistant are both adults, but there is a difference of twelve grades between them, they are not the same.

So far, Xu Beiyou has not had a clear and clear concept of the cabinet's second assistant. He only knows that the second assistant is second only to the first assistant in the cabinet. Calling himself brother and brother, Xu Beiyou couldn't help but think of the scene when he first met Xiao Zhinan and Duanmuyu in Danxia Village.

The old man riding a black-headed snake was nothing more than a commanding officer of the third grade, but he seemed as unattainable as a god in the sky at the time. He only felt that this dude had a deep background. The family background is ordinary, and the identity and role change so quickly, it is really like a dream.

It is precisely because of Han Xuan that even if Xu Beiyou loses everything about Jianzong, he still has a way out.

It was precisely because of Han Xuan that Xu Beiyou had the confidence to make an appointment with Xiao Zhinan in the imperial capital.

After the two entered the house, Su Qingnu and another woman were still waiting on the sidelines. This time they were talking about some half-public and half-private matters, so the two didn't have too much taboo. After all, Qianjinlou is famous The tone of his mouth is strict, and half a word that should not be said will not be leaked.

After half an hour, Xu Beiyou left Qianjin Building.

After returning to Gongsun Mansion, Xu Beiyou stepped back to the side hall, followed the previous method to open the entrance of the mirror world, and came to the mirror world alone.

Since the last battle with Taiyi Saving Ku Tianzun, Xu Beiyou's head turned white in the first battle, and he only had three years of life left, so after discovering the world in the mirror, he developed an unshakable habit of taking out his time no matter how busy he was. Come here for six hours to practice and refine Qi.

In fact, the word "refining Qi" is not very accurate, because Xu Beiyou doesn't have a half-distributed energy mechanism around his body, but Xu Beiyou also got a blessing in disguise, and turned to practice the Weiyang Sword Sutra and set foot in the realm of immortality.

Xu Beiyou had a premonition that as long as he could practice the Weiyang Sword Sutra to the Xiaocheng realm, he would be able to achieve great prosperity, and a new Qi mechanism would be born in the sea of ​​Qi, and then the Zhongdan field would be reopened, together with the already opened Upper Dantian, the three major If the dantian is connected as one, then an Earth Immortal Realm is at your fingertips.

(End of this chapter)