That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 356

Xu Beiyou and his party abandoned the boat and went ashore, heading for Jiangling City.

Along the way, Xu Beiyou asked a lot about the Li family in Jiangling, especially Li Zijian. As a person who lived in Huzhou for a long time, Bai Yu knew a lot of inside stories.

"Since the Jiangling Li family can be ranked as one of the eight great families in the south of the Yangtze River, it is really not easy. Although it ranks last among the eight great families, the other great families have changed. Only this Li family has remained unchanged, and the Jiangling Li family There are still many connections between the family and the Li family in the capital of gods in private, and they are called the two Lis in the north and the south. In Jianghu, masters come forth in large numbers, and Li Zijian is one of the best."

"Three generations of the Li family went up. Although their roots were in Jiangnan, they became famous in the southeast. It was not until Li Zijian became the head of the family that they shifted the focus of the family back to Jiangnan. After decades of business operations, they have regained a firm foothold in Jiangnan, especially Jiangling, Huzhou, is regarded by the Li family as their own backyard, covering the sky with one hand."

"When Zhang Zhaonu was not famous, he once traveled to the south of the Yangtze River. He said it was a tour, but he actually wanted to become famous in World War I. At that time, Mr. Gongsun was in charge of Jiangdu. He didn't dare to make trouble in Jiangdu. He came all the way to Huzhou, and finally There was a big turmoil, and in the end it was Li Zijian who took action to calm the turmoil. Li Zijian and Zhang Zhaonu were not acquainted with each other, and they often communicated afterwards."

"Li Zijian's cultivation base is quite high. According to the estimation of the governor, it should be above the tenth floor of the earth immortal. As for whether it is the twelfth floor or higher, it's hard to say. However, when he fought against Zhang Zhaonu back then, Based on his cultivation base, it is very likely that he is above the twelfth floor of the Earth Immortal."

"Although Li Zijian has a sword in his name, he never uses a sword. He first practiced the method passed down by his family, but was stuck on the threshold of the realm of the earth fairy, and then got a book of Taoism by chance, and then practiced the method of Taoism. In the end, he stepped out of the door and achieved the realm of the fairyland. Later, I heard that he went west to the grassland for three thousand miles, all the way to the foot of the Daxue Mountain, and fought with a master Dharma king of Molun Temple, and got a great joy. The secret method of Zen has taken the path of dual cultivation of collecting yin and nourishing yang, and the cultivation base has made rapid progress along the way."

Xu Beiyou was curious and interrupted her, asking, "How do you know this?"

Bai Yu calmly said: "Although Lord Dudu is more than ten years younger than Li Zijian, he is still considered to be of the same generation. Lord Dudu asked me to tell Mr. Xu about these things."

Xu Beiyou snorted, and thoughtfully said, "Go ahead."

Bai Yu nodded, and said: "According to what the governor said, whether it is harvesting yin to replenish yang, or harvesting yang to replenish yin, they are heretics. What you get from others is mixed after all, and yin and yang cannot be combined. Years ago, she was no longer tainted with female sex, and even passed on the position of Patriarch of the Li family to her only son Li Qingyu, and she was devoted to pure cultivation."

Xu Beiyou asked: "Then what kind of person is Li Qingyu?"

Bai Yu frowned subconsciously, and said: "Li Qingyu is cowardly by nature and can't be used for much. No matter how Li Zijian cultivates it deliberately, he is like mud that cannot support the wall. During his 20 years as the head of the Li family, instead of To say that he is the head of the Li family is better to say that he is a marionette in the hands of Li Zijian."

Xu Beiyou smiled, "According to his age, Li Qingyu should also be at the age of knowing his destiny, and he is about to become a grandfather. Why do you sound like a 20-year-old young man?"

Bai Yu shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about that, but the governor once said that Li Qingyu must have resentment in his heart, and he either kept it in his heart and tried his best, or his spine was completely crushed by the resentment."

Xu Beiyou squinted his eyes and said, "If the latter is fine, if it's the former, then it's something to watch. By the way, what is Li Qingyu's current level of cultivation?"

Bai Yudao: "It is said that Li Qingyu devoted himself to practicing the family-inherited method, and now he is probably in the realm of the peak of the human immortal, but he was also stuck on the threshold of the realm of the earth immortal, but for some reason, Li Zijian did not put the volume of Daoist scriptures and Mo He was taught the Great Joy Zen of Lunsi, so for so many years, his cultivation has been stagnant."

Xu Beiyou said hesitantly: "It seems that Li Zijian is not unaware, and in the end he defended against his own son, but I don't know how the head of the Li family in the realm of human immortality will support a man who can build a world based on cultivation after a hundred years. The huge family?"

Bai Yu didn't say anything more.

Yu Kuang had exhausted what Yu Kuang asked her to convey, and it was up to Mr. Xu to judge the rest.

Xu Beiyou looked at Jiangling City, which was getting closer and closer, thinking silently in his heart.

In fact, regardless of Yu Kuang's invitation, he will go to Jiangling and his party. Friendship is enough to make Xu Beiyou vigilant.

Of course, Xu Beiyou didn't think about whether to be an enemy of the Li family or to turn an enemy into a friend, because it depends on the attitude of the Li family. I don't mind meeting each other with a smile, but if Li Zijian wants to be tough to the end, Xu Beiyou can also make a plan to make the Li family that has been rooted in Jiangling for hundreds of years collapse. Combine vertical and horizontal strength.

Before leaving Jiangdu, Zhang Xueyao once warned him with only five words, "Don't be arrogant when you succeed".

Xu Beiyou has always kept these five words in his heart, so unless it is a last resort, he is not willing to completely tear his face with the Li family, and it is best to keep a three-point peace.

The group of people finally arrived in front of Jiangling City, and their eyes suddenly opened up.

A city, facing the great river in the south, bordering the Hanshui River in the north, controlling Shuzhou in the west, and connecting Xiangzhou in the south, is a strategic hub and an important town in the southeast.

This is the Jiangling where Zhang Jiangling, the first prime minister of the Great Zheng, was once born.

There is only one Zhang Jiangling and only one Jiangling City in the world.

Xu Beiyou stopped and stood silently.

Just when Xu Beiyou had mixed feelings, he caught a glimpse of an extraordinary Confucian scholar coming out of Jiangling City from the corner of his eye, gently waving the purple bamboo folding fan in his hand, very chic.

The Confucian scholar passed by Xu Beiyou and his group.

When Xu Beiyou entered Jiangling this time, there were not dozens of mighty people. Apart from him and Baiyu, there were also Dragon King, Wu Yu, Li Shentong, Li Qingping, Xu Ankang, and three swordsmen from the Sword Qi Lingkong Hall, exactly ten people. ,no more, no less.

Confucian scholars glanced over the group of people one by one, seemingly curious.

Xu Beiyou didn't pay too much attention to it, he only regarded it as a so-called famous person in the south of the Yangtze River.

After the Confucian scholars were far away, Xu Beiyou looked farther, and could vaguely see a watchtower in the city that was several feet higher than the city walls of Jiangling, towering and independent like a flock of chickens.

Xu Beiyou stretched out his finger, pointed at the blue-black roof of the watchtower, and asked, "Is that the watchtower of the Li family?"

Bai Yu hummed.

Xu Beiyou squinted his eyes, and subconsciously wanted to rub the hilt of the sword at his waist, but because he didn't have a sword, he couldn't touch it.

He simply withdrew his hand, and after a moment of silence, he softly said, "Go into the city!"

(End of this chapter)