That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 290

Two hours after Zhang Zhaonu and his party entered Jiangnan, Xu Beiyou, who was a guest at Xie Suqing's house, got the news. When Xie Suqing toasted to drink tea, Xu Beiyou said bluntly: "Zhang Zhaonu went to Jiangnan in person."

Xie Suqing was not surprised at all, the hands holding the tea were still extremely calm, and said calmly: "Jiangbei is the world of the imperial court, there are no decent sects there, Kunshan is an anomaly, but compared to other sects, the foundation is ultimately It’s a little superficial, Zhang Zhaonu’s tricks in Jiangbei will not work in Jiangnan.”

Xu Beiyou smiled and said: "I can only blame this Sect Master Zhang for being too careless. This time he disguised himself as a merchant and went south to the south of the Yangtze River, thinking that as long as he didn't show his supernatural powers in front of others, he would be able to hide his traces, but he didn't know that the old boatman who sent him across the river was my man. The tea sellers in Jiangkou are also my people. They are ordinary people with no self-cultivation. They receive five renminbi from me every month. The trick, I learned it from the Dark Guard House."

Xie Suqing put down the teacup, and said: "Some people have been on the top for too long, and they forget what they look like below. After all, Zhang Zhaonu is known as the No. 1 master in Jiangbei. His appearance can be changed, and his aura is incomparable. As long as there is a flaw, can't escape our sight."

Hearing the word "we", Xu Beiyou's eyes lit up, "Mr. Xie is willing to help Xu?"

Xie Suqing smiled and said: "Even if you don't mention the princess's affection, Nangui is also from our Jiangnan border. He Zhang Zhaonu has made it clear this time that he is here for you. He said that a strong dragon does not suppress a local snake. I am a local snake. Naturally, we have to do our best to make Zhang Zhaonu, a powerful dragon crossing the river, suffer a little bit and have a better memory."

Xu Beiyou asked: "I heard that Zhang Zhaonu has a military adviser beside him. I wonder if Mr. Xie knows?"

Xie Suqing leaned back on the back of the chair, crossed her hands and fingers on her lower abdomen, and said slowly: "You are talking about Wu Lezhi, he was originally a member of the Confucian school, but he was depressed in the Confucian school. They met each other and hit it off right away. At the strong invitation of Zhang Zhaonu, Wu Lezhi joined Kunshan and served as Zhang Zhaonu's military adviser for more than ten years. Zhang Zhaonu also trusted him and entrusted him with all matters in the clan, no matter how big or small Especially in recent years, Zhang Zhaonu didn't pay much attention to the internal affairs of the clan, Wu Lezhi is in charge of the power in Kunshan, he is not the suzerain but he is better than the suzerain."

Xu Bei's playful taste: "It seems that Zhang Zhaonu can be even more powerful with Wu Lezhi's support. Mr. Xie, if we can get rid of this person, will it be considered as cutting off one of Zhang Zhaonu's arms?"

Xie Suqing leaned forward slightly, and asked softly, "Nangui, do you want to stay with Zhang Zhaonu forever?"

Xu Beiyou sneered and said: "I don't want to be with anyone forever, but Zhang Zhaonu is too deceitful. Where was he when the master was alive? Where was he when the uncle Shangguan was alive? It would be too low to want to take advantage of the fire now. do."

Xie Suqing stared at him, and slowly said: "Nangui, how old am I? I would like to advise you, if you are willing to give up that Chu family's sword house, I am willing to be a middleman and let Zhang Zhaonu retreat. .”

Xu Beiyou was silent for a long time, but still shook his head.

Xie Suqing was not surprised by this result, and sighed softly: "Nangui, you have to think clearly, this time is different, there is no Gongsun Zhongmou, no Shangguan Qinghong, not even Qin Mumian, Tang Shengyue and others, You have to lead Jianzong to face Zhang Zhaonu, who is ninth on the list of secrets."

Xu Beiyou clenched his right hand into a fist and nodded heavily.

——Jiangdu is a place where dragons and tigers are hidden, and it is also a place where countless big figures have fallen into the sand, so even Zhang Zhaonu, the No.

It is said that Jiangnan is a good place, warm and pleasant, and the most important thing is to support people. Later, Emperor Jian went south to attack Dachu, and put forward the saying that "Dongdu is the capital, and Jiangdu will be old forever". Dongdu is also the current imperial capital. The juxtaposition of the imperial capitals has long been a clue, and it can be seen that Jiangdu is indeed the place where people are most likely to lose their minds among the four major metropolises.

The old friend of Zhang Zhaonu was a celestial figure who lived in seclusion in the south of the Yangtze River. In his early years, he had achieved great fame, and when he was old, he retired to the gentle and moist land of the south of the Yangtze River.

Back then when Zhang Zhaonu was traveling around the world, he came across this Sanxian character named Li Zijian when he was passing through Jiangdu. At that time, Zhang Zhaonu was young and vigorous, and Li Zijian had not yet returned to seclusion, so the two had a big fight after disagreeing. The final result can be regarded as not being acquainted with each other, forming a half-year-old acquaintance.

This time the two met at the Houhu Lake outside Jiangdu City. Li Zijian is 120 years old this year, and his beard and hair are all white. Still clear to the bottom, not half cloudy.

Li Zijian is a native of Huzhou. Although he has never been a student of Dazong, his grandfather Li Zhenghe was a well-known casual cultivator in the southeast, and his father Li Zhenying was once a famous master of earth immortals in the south of the Yangtze River. ", and Xie Gongyi, the old patriarch of the Xie family, has a deep friendship and is also a legendary figure.

Passed down to Li Zijian's generation, with the accumulation of his grandfather and father, his own cultivation realm has been improved to a higher level, breaking through the realm of the ten-layered building of the earth immortal that his father Li Zhenying could not break through in his life, but there are gains. There was a loss, because Li Zijian traveled all over the world to visit famous teachers and friends in his early years, the Li family business gradually declined, and it was no longer as prosperous as it was in the past.

Li Zijian's wife died early, he had no children and no daughters, and he didn't care about the inheritance of his inheritance. After returning to his hometown in Huzhou 20 years ago, he lived in seclusion and cultivated.

After the two met, Zhang Zhaonu didn't exchange too much politeness, and said directly, "Mr. Li, I invite you out this time because I want to ask you for advice."

"You want to inquire about Jianzong?" Li Zijian said sharply. After all, he has lived for so many years and has seen all kinds of tricks. For Li Zijian, it is not difficult to guess Zhang Zhaonu's intention.

Zhang Zhaonu shook his head and said: "I know the situation of Jianzong, but there is one thing that I haven't figured out yet."

Li Zijian's white eyebrows trembled slightly, and he asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Zhaonu said softly: "It is rumored that the Taiyi Rescue God in the [-]th floor realm once went out of the mountain and went south to Jiangdu in person, unlike Murong Xuanyin who entered Jiangdu alone, who came to Jiangdu with Taiyi Rescuer Tianzun. There are more than half of the Temple of Demon Suppression, and it is said that the second-ranked Emperor Fengdu and the third-ranked Ksitigarbha King are all accompanying them. It is absolutely impossible for those three women to form a trend of fighting more and less. No matter how you look at it, Jianzong is I am in a state of mortal death, but I still want to understand, how could it be that Taiyi failed to save Ku Tianzun in the end?"

Li Zijian remained silent.

Zhang Zhaonu narrowed his eyes and continued: "There are rumors that Shangguan Qinghong sacrificed his life with a sword and seriously injured Taiyi to save Ku Tianzun. Such words can deceive others but not me. The founding lord Wanyan Beiyue fights, the mystery of the realm on the [-]th floor is by no means comparable to the realm below the [-]th floor. I believe that Shangguan Qinghong's life-sacrificing sword can hurt Taiyi to save the suffering Tianzun, but I don't believe that he can force Taiyi to save him. Tianzun B saves Ku and then quits and retreats."

Li Zijian finally opened his mouth and said slowly: "There are indeed many strange things about this matter, so I might as well tell you the truth. After Shangguan Qinghong's aura dissipated, another aura appeared out of nowhere, and its realm was close to The eighteenth floor of the Earth Immortal."

Zhang Zhaonu's face changed slightly.

Li Zijian looked at the swaying lake water, and said in a deep voice: "As for what happened next, we couldn't see it with our own eyes. After all, it was a battle between masters of the [-]th floor. No one dared to get too close, for fear of being hurt by the fish in the pond." , As for the next result, you should know all about it, Taiyi rescued Ku Tianzun was cut off with an arm, and retreated with the Demon Town Hall."

Zhang Zhaonu frowned, and said half to himself, "Could it be that there is a great master of the [-]th floor hidden in the Jianzong? It doesn't make sense. If there is such a person, why didn't he hide it when the Jianzong was overthrown?" Shot?"

Li Zijian said softly: "There is a widely circulated saying in the market place, that the person who made the shot was actually not someone else, but the Daoist Master who is above the realm of the eighteenth floor."

(End of this chapter)