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Chapter 252 Your swordsmanship... is very good (5k5, can it be counted as two chapters)
The old sword master entered Beijing.

This is a major event that is enough to cause a sensation in the world.

Today, there is a consensus in the world that picking up stars is beyond the imperial power, and even the emperor has to bow his head when he sees it.

But none of the stars dared to completely ignore the imperial power.

Because the royal family owns the only one in the world who is the fifth innate god, Jing Yang who is in the Dragon Raising Realm.

It is precisely because of the scruples about Jingyang that, except for Xun Yong from Jixia Academy and the old eunuch Jing Rang, the rest of Chu's star-seeking realms dare not enter Beijing rashly.

"According to what I know, since Jing Yang usurped the throne, this is the second foreigner to pick up a star and enter Beijing."

"The first one is Gu Ming."

"At that time, Jing Yang hadn't shown up for more than ten years, and Gu Ming was just entering the star, he was very arrogant. As the leader of the Nanman, he entered Beijing alone in order to create chaos and let the Nanman rise. The queen and all the civil and military officials were planted with Gu poison, but in the end..."

"But it was suppressed by Jing Yang's appearance!"

"I originally thought that after so many years, Gu Ming had long surrendered to Jing Yang, or refused to surrender, and was imprisoned by Jing's lineage, but I just learned today that he has turned into a man-eating monster!"

Du Heng's eyes flashed with fear and fear.

Turning a person into a giant python over a hundred feet long, such a method is simply unimaginable, beyond his comprehension!
Jing Yang, could it be that he has already become a god?
"Besides this seat, there are a few old immortals who have also learned about today's events from various channels. They are deeply afraid of Jing Yang and the Dragon Raising Realm!"

"They are afraid that they, like Gu Ming, will become a man-eating monster that is neither human nor ghost!"

"After reaching the level of reaching the stars, who wouldn't want to live freely and freely for 300 years? But if Jing Yang catches his eye, maybe he will be reduced to an ugly snake demon and enslaved by others for the rest of his life!"

"so……"

"The few old immortals who have had contact with this seat are very panicked!"

"Even if Xing Yi from the Meteor Pavilion is expected to advance to the fifth rank to hinder Jing Yang, this anxiety cannot be reduced. After all, Jing Yang has been promoted to the Dragon Rank for hundreds of years!"

"Two timid and cautious old immortals even greeted a few old friends including me, saying that they have decided to leave Chu State and go overseas."

"..."

Jiang Qingyu frowned slightly.

According to Du Heng's narration, it seems that there are quite a few people in Chu State who are picking up stars.

This is not difficult to understand, after all, Zhai Xingyang has a lifespan of 300 years, even if one is produced in decades, the accumulated amount is still a considerable amount.

For example, in the Star Picking Realm named Yan Lu behind Zouwu Pavilion, all the veterans at the same time as him, whether it was Haoyue or Yaori, had already been turned into loess, but he was the only one who survived until now, and is still fighting for the restoration of the former dynasty. continue trying!
But once today's incident happens, I'm afraid the fighting spirit of the old man from the previous dynasty will weaken a lot.

"I didn't expect that Jing Yang used tens of thousands of people as rations to feed monsters, and committed such a thing, not only did not attract the stars of the world to attack, but it deepened their fear of Jing Yang, and consolidated Jing Yang. The imperial power of the pulse!"

It's ridiculous, but pathetic!
Jiang Qingyu couldn't help sighing.

On the side, Du Heng disagreed:
"Zaixingyang has a lifespan of 300 years. Those old immortals have all lived for at least 200 years. The blood of the descendants has long been weak. Let alone some ordinary people who died, I am afraid that all of my descendants will die. Make them enemies with Jing Yang!"

"..."

Jiang Qingyu was speechless.

He has only lived for 19 years, so he can't empathize.

"but……"

Du Heng changed the subject:
"At a time when people are panicking, things seem to have turned around."

"Someone met Yu Yi in a dilapidated tavern in Jizhou."

"Yu Yi personally announced that he is going to Beijing!"

"This is the second foreigner to enter Beijing after Gu Ming!"

"Especially at this juncture, Jing Yang's raising of dragons and cannibalism has been revealed, and he has just lost Gu Ming, a monster. His reputation and strength have both declined. Yu Yi chooses to enter Beijing at this time..."

"In my opinion, it is not wise!"

"Jing Yang is in a rage, and he will probably capture Yu Yi and turn him into a second Gu Ming!"

"But I have to say that the current situation really requires someone to come to Beijing to test Jingyang's reaction, so I admire Yu Yi's decision very much!"

"And apart from this seat, there are several immortals who are also paying attention to his movements. At the same time, they are also paying attention to how Jingyang will respond!"

Jiang Qingyu frowned deeply.

Du Heng and some old immortals who picked up the stars believed that the old sword master decided to go to Beijing to test Jing Yang after learning about today's events.

But he is very clear that the old sword master's entry into Beijing this time is not a temporary idea, but has been planned for at least ten years!
His exact purpose, I still can't guess.

But for him, it must be something that must be done!

Otherwise, after today's incident, he would not insist on entering Beijing and refuse to give up!

but……

There is also another possibility.

Yu Yi actually didn't understand what happened on Qingjiang today.

After all, he is alone, and no one under his command collects information for him.

So Jiang Qingyu guessed:

"My master..."

"Could he not know what happened today?"

"..."

Du Heng was taken aback for a moment:
"No way?"

Although less than five hours have passed since Xingyi and the Sixth Patriarch joined forces to kill Gu Ming, all the people from the Jianghu who witnessed all this, the generals of the Anbei Army and the members of the Xiong family are also tight-lipped and dare not publicize it, but such a big How could the matter be hidden from Zhaixing's eyes and ears?

"Huamanlou and Meteor Pavilion will sell major events that happened in the past few days every day. As far as I know, as early as three hours ago, Meteor Pavilions in various parts of Chu State have already started selling news about the First Battle of Qingjiang!"

"and……"

"Xingyi even sent people to inform the matter to the officials of various decent families, hidden families, and the fourth rank and above of the Chu Kingdom for free!"

"So, it's impossible for Yu Yi not to know about this!"

After hearing this, Jiang Qingyu couldn't help being amazed:

"Xingyi is going to make Jingyang's scandal public!"

"As expected of an old monster who has inherited part of the memory of the people in the Heyi Realm, this matter is done properly, and it will definitely cause headaches for the Jing clan!"

Du Heng agreed:
"Indeed, if the people are informed, causing panic in the world, then the royal family can stand up to refute the rumors and condemn the Meteor Pavilion as a rebellion! Order the world to attack it together!"

"What's even more worrying is..."

"What if the common people choose to believe in the Meteorite Pavilion, so that the royal family's reputation plummets, then Jing Yang can unscrupulously let his monsters blatantly devour the common people and improve his strength!"

"But now, Xingyi chooses to only inform some high-level officials of the Chu State, so Jingyang cherishes his reputation and will definitely not take his anger out on ordinary people who don't know anything about it."

"The group of people who learned the truth are in high positions. Killing them all will not only be difficult, but will also affect the Jing family's rule over various places! But if they don't kill them..."

"This group of people are not as easy to fool as ordinary people. Once they become suspicious and alert to Jing Yang, then maybe in the future when someone raises the flag of righteousness to rebel, they will secretly open the door of convenience to guide them!"

Jiang Qingyu smiled wryly:
"Senior Brother Du, why did you mention rebellion again?"

"Now is not the time to talk about it."

Du Heng snorted softly:
"Now is the perfect time to rebel! As long as Jiang Qiushui holds up the banner of righteousness, then I can immediately order that the people in Huamanlou will publicize Jingyang's raising dragons and cannibalism, and win him the hearts of the people!"

"but……"

"Jiang Qiushui has endured for so many years, I believe he will continue to endure this time."

"..."

Jiang Qingyu was speechless.

How can rebellion be so simple?
Jing Yang was in a fit of anger, so starting a rebellion at this time, wouldn't it just give him a chance to vent his anger?

Moreover, mother and eldest brother are still hostages in the capital. Once the North King rebels, the royal family will kill them both to sacrifice the flag!
"By the way, Brother Yan Luo, I am here to see you today, and I have one more question to ask you."

Suddenly, Du Heng said again:
"My seat and those old friends are very curious. What is Yu Yi's purpose of coming to Beijing this time? Is there anything we can help?"

Jiang Qingyu shook her head and said:

"To be honest, I don't know Master's plan either."

"I haven't seen him for a long time."

Yu Yi just asked him to fight Fan Yu, a student from Jixia Academy, as agreed. As for whether he had other plans, he really didn't know.

Seeing this, Du Heng couldn't help sighing secretly:
"This seat thinks that Brother Yan Luo can go and see Yu Yi."

"Yu Yi didn't hide it when he entered Beijing this time. Now he is living in a tavern in Jizhou called Drunken Sword Kuangge. Many swordsmen came to visit him. After hearing his announcement of entering Beijing, they all expressed their intention to accompany him. !"

"In just a few hours, the tavern has already been surrounded by more than [-] swordsmen with different levels of cultivation!"

"With such a big fanfare, Yu Yi must have a lot of plans!"

"But no one can fathom his thoughts, not only me and all my old friends, but even Jing's lineage are puzzled by this!"

"I just learned that not long ago, Jing Hong had sent hundreds of eagle dogs to the tavern to investigate the news, and even the first eunuch Jing Rang was alarmed!"

Jiang Qingyu smiled wryly:
"There was such a big commotion?"

"As expected of a master!"

"Back when the old man was borrowing ancient books in the palace, he caused a commotion in the whole Chu country. Every day, countless swordsmen came to ask for advice, so he made a rule of one match a day."

For three full years, there were more than a thousand matches, and I was the only spectator.

It was also at that time that Yu Yi discovered his Yin body and decided to leave the inheritance of "Yu's Sword Classic" for himself.

"Borrow ancient books?"

Du Heng couldn't help but his eyes changed slightly:

"Yu Yi doesn't want to enter the imperial scripture library, does he?"

"He wants to choose to show favor to Jing's lineage and help the evildoers?"

In today's world, every Zhaixing outside the capital is proud and arrogant, and refuses to be inferior to others. In order to constrain Jingyang, they faintly hugged each other.

This is also one of the reasons why Jing Yang didn't leave the capital to hunt down other stars one by one.

But if Yu Yi shows favor to Jing Yang, then for Du Heng and others, this is undoubtedly a betrayal!
It is also a crisis!

There are only a handful of people who pick stars in the territory of Chu State, not counting monsters such as Gu Ming, there were originally only two people on the side of the royal family.

One is Jing Rang, the first eunuch who was originally from the Jing clan, and the other is Xun Yong who had to bow to Jing Yang because Jixia Academy was located in the capital.

If one more Yu Yi is added, even...

Plus Yan Luo in front of him.

Then there will be no room for Du Heng and others in the entire Chu country, and their holding back by the group has become a joke!
But Jiang Qingyu said in relief:

"Senior Brother Du is too worried."

"My master will not fall to the royal family."

Whether it was accepting himself as an apprentice, or helping the King of the North to build a sword formation, and sealing up his cultivation for more than [-] years, it meant that Yu Yi actually supported the Prince of the North's rebellion.

He paused and said again:

"A real swordsman should be the same as the sword in his hand, he would rather break than surrender!"

After the last sentence fell, the doubts in Du Heng's eyes disappeared immediately.

That's right, Yu Yi is an arrogant swordsman, if he succumbed to Jing Yang, wouldn't it be self-destructive?
He, Du Heng, might do it selfishly, and those old friends might do it when life and death are at stake, but Yu Yi...

will not!

"This seat is wrong, this seat should not doubt Yu Yi."

Du Heng laughed at himself:
"Okay, with your words, I have explained something to those old friends."

Jiang Qingyu heard the other party's implication, and couldn't help sneering:
"It seems that Senior Brother Du is not a good person today!"

"If I said something wrong just now, is it possible that Brother Du wants to arrest me and threaten Master?"

Du Heng shook his head, without revealing any flaws:

"How dare you!"

"This seat has experienced brother Yan Luo's methods, how can I ask for trouble?"

"If there is really a plan to catch Brother Yan Luo, I am not the only one who came here today!"

Jiang Qingyu glanced around unobtrusively, and indeed realized that there was no third Zhaxing, so her tone was a little slow, and she asked:
"Next, what is Senior Brother Du's plan?"

Du Heng said helplessly:
"How else can I plan? Let's watch from the sidelines!"

"This time when Yu Yi entered Beijing, he didn't inform the other stars, not even you, which means he has his own plans and doesn't need others' help."

"Then according to the rules, no matter whether he can achieve his goal in the end, this seat and others will not make a move!"

"All the consequences will be borne by himself!"

"As for Jingyang raising dragons to eat people..."

"Right now, Jiang Qiushui doesn't dare to take advantage of the situation to rebel, so I will wait for a while longer, and then make a long-term plan after Xingyi advances to the fifth rank."

"However, if something unexpected happens to Yu Yi's entry into Beijing, then I may go overseas with a few old friends to avoid the limelight, but in this case, I won't be able to help Jiang Qiushui."

Jiang Qingyu nodded slightly, without saying a word.

For a while, the two looked at Qingjiang and fell silent for a while.

Suddenly, Du Heng asked again:
"Brother Yan Luo, will you come to Beijing with Yu Yi?"

Jiang Qingyu shook her head, then nodded again.

Of course he would not tell the other party that he would enter Beijing dignifiedly as the son of the royal family, but just casually said:
"decide as things go."

"If something happens to Master, as a disciple, I should do something."

Hearing this, Du Heng's eyes flashed with astonishment, and then he couldn't help sighing:
"Hey, you pair of master and apprentice..."

"Brother Yan Luo, I advise you to talk to Yu Yi."

"It's fine if he dies on his own, but if he takes your life, it's not worth it!"

"To put it bluntly, if both of you end up with Gu Ming, then not only will Jing Yang have two more dragons, his strength will increase greatly, putting me and others in danger, and you will also become cannibals. The monster, the word of mouth is ruined, everyone shouts and beats!"

Jiang Qingyu shook her head and said:

"Senior Brother Du, don't worry, even if I die, I won't surrender to Jing Yang and become a man-eating monster."

"It must be the same with Master."

"..."

Seeing that he couldn't be persuaded, Du Heng sighed again:
"Why bother?"

"Oh, I really can't figure it out, why does Yu Yi insist on entering Beijing?"

……

at the same time.

In Jizhou, in the small dilapidated tavern called Drunken Kuangge.

After learning that a big man known as the old sword master came to the store, the owner of the tavern ignored his wife's displeasure for the first time and insisted on letting the big man live in the house of his husband and wife.

It was the only room in the entire tavern that was in a decent condition.

The old Juggernaut did not refuse either.

But he did not carry gold, silver and copper plates.

So Wen asked people to borrow a sword, and used the sword as a substitute to write a new signboard for the tavern, which was used to pay for accommodation, wine and meat.

On the signboard, the four characters "Drunk and Mad Song" stand out, and every stroke and every stroke hides a sword technique, attracting a crowd of swordsmen to watch all night.

The tavern business is also booming, overnight, two to three out of ten of the wine that has been stored for several years is sold out!

Although the old owner of the tavern was very busy, his face was full of smiles, thinking that this is an old sword master, obviously a God of Wealth!
The originally stern-faced hostess saw a pile of gold and silver in the account, and her overnight income was worth the past few years. She also began to smile prettily.

Late at night.

In a room on the second floor of the tavern, Yu Yi in a green shirt was sitting at the table, holding a bowl of spirits in one hand and a volume of swordsmanship cheats in the other, studying them carefully.

Standing beside him was a middle-aged man with a reserved expression, his appearance was mediocre, and his cultivation was only the seventh rank of Hou Tian.

He held a not-so-expensive long sword tightly in his hand, lowered his head and dared not make a sound, as if he was afraid of disturbing the tranquility of the old sword master.

His name is Deng Xia, and he is a swordsman who has wandered around the rivers and lakes for half his life but has not yet gained any reputation.

Two hours ago, the old sword master was downstairs asking someone to borrow a sword to engrave, and all the swordsmen were scrambling to offer their swords.

Deng Xia is no exception.

but……

Although the sword in his hand was purchased with all his wealth, compared with the others, this sword is not outstanding in terms of grade, and it can even be said that it has no bright spots.

Therefore, Deng Xia had no expectations.

But unexpectedly, the old sword master chose his sword in the end, and decided to teach him his sword skills alone, in order to thank him for borrowing the sword!

This made Deng Xia feel flattered!

So when he came to the room, he took out the sword technique he created, and waited tremblingly for a long time.

But I don't want to wait for two hours.

Finally, after a long time, Yu Yi put down the cheat book and drank the strong wine in the bowl at the same time.

Then he looked at Deng Xia, smiled and said:
"Your sword technique..."

Deng Xia looked forward to it, but at the same time felt a little uneasy.

After all, he has shown this swordsmanship more than once to successful swordsmen, but he has been dismissed as worthless by them. If Yu Yi also denies it, then maybe he really chose the wrong path when he was young, and he is not suitable for it in this life. A swordsman!
But just as Deng Xia pricked up his ears and waited for Yu Yi's second sentence, someone suddenly pushed open the door, and asked in a drake-like voice:
"Yu Yi, Your Majesty asked me to ask you why you came to Beijing?"

Deng Xia trembled all of a sudden when he heard this.

His Majesty?

Is it someone from the royal family?
He was about to turn around and kneel down to salute, but he caught a glimpse of the old sword master gently shaking off his sleeves.

Then with a bang, the door was closed again.

"I don't see any guests tonight!"

Yu Yi's tone was indifferent.

But in the next moment, he pointed to the swordsmanship cheats in his hand, smiled kindly at Deng Xia, and put on a kind tone at the same time:

"Your sword technique..."

"not bad."

Deng Xia trembled again, with a look of disbelief:
"Old, old sword master..."

Yu Yi nodded with a smile, indicating that he heard correctly.

Suddenly, Deng Xia burst into tears.

He held the sword in his hand and subconsciously puffed out his chest.

Scholar die for the confidant!

At this moment, even if the old sword master asked him to chop down the royal family who didn't know how to behave outside the door, he would raise his sword without hesitation!

Even if you know you are invincible, you have to draw your sword!

(End of this chapter)