I hang up and lie flat in the world of martial arts

Chapter 184
The former top master in the inner court, Cao Xiaoyu.

This is not the first time Qi Xuan heard this person's name.

Huang Zhonghu once said at the beginning that although there were many talented people in the inner court, the only one who could be regarded as the "number one master" was Eunuch Cao, who spanned three dynasties.

According to Huang Zhonghu, Eunuch Cao's Imperial Seal Qi has reached its peak, almost as much as that of Prince Jing Yi back then!

The Imperial Seal Zhenqi is an improved version of the Emperor Dragon Zhenqi passed down from generation to generation by the Li family. Although it is not as powerful as the Emperor Dragon Zhenqi, the cost of cultivation is not that high, and there are ways for non-Li family members to practice it. .

The Huanglong Zhenqi, like the Dajiang Gang's Shenlong Fist, was created based on the special bloodline in the Li family.

Whether it is Emperor Dragon Qi or Shenlong Fist, once you master it, you can reach the top of the world.

But the price after mastering it is also extremely high, and it is even possible that you will die on the day you master it.

Qi Xuan saw with his own eyes that Fang Xiao, the top-level master "Sanchuan Shenlong", also burned himself to death with dragon blood and died without a complete body.

So now Qi Xuan is a little curious whether Eunuch Cao, who is known as the number one master in the inner court, has cultivated the Imperial Seal Qi or the Emperor Dragon Qi.

If it's the former, then there's nothing to worry about.

If it's the latter, that would be interesting.

However, the other party did not give Qi Xuan a chance to find out, and quietly left Qi Mansion two days later.

"Fourth Young Master, do you want to send someone to follow?" Gao Jie asked.

Qi Xuan shook his head with a smile and said: "Forget it, the number one master in the inner court, I'm afraid the few people under you can't keep up. Just send a message to Miss Zhao Er and tell her about this."

"Yes!" Gao Jie took the order and quickly retreated.

Not long after Gao Jie left, Ziyun came in and announced that the second young master had invited her to talk.

Qi Ning.

Qi Xuan never saw Qi Ning again after seeing each other at Shangqingguan.

This time the Wuchenghou Mansion moved to Ning'an Mansion, so naturally Qi Ning also came with him, and it is said that he also brought his fiancée with him.

"Master Cousin and Miss Cousin are also here." Ziyun said softly.

The young master and young cousin she mentioned were the children of aunt Qi Yan and uncle Lin Huan, that is, Qi Xuan's cousin.

After all, they are brothers and sisters of the same generation, so Qi Xuan agreed after thinking about it.

When Qi Xuan came to the front yard as promised, he was immediately locked by several eyes.

Good guy...there are quite a lot of people!

In addition to second cousin Qi Ning, second sister Qi Yuyao, little princess Li Ruoxiang, third cousin Qi Yu, cousin Lin Changxuan, cousin Lin Wenxin, and sister-in-law Zheng are all here!
Qi Xuan first called sister-in-law, and then his eyes moved to a tall and tall woman next to his second brother Qi Ning.

This woman has average facial features, but has a slender figure, slightly taller than Qining.

Qi Xuan pursed his lips and smiled, and then said: "This must be the second sister-in-law."

Qining's marriage has been decided a long time ago, and she is an orphan girl from a general.

Judging from the figure of this woman, she was indeed born as a general.

"Fourth Young Master, my name is Yao Xin." The woman's eyes lit up, and then she introduced herself openly.

Qi Xuan waved his hand: "We are all one family. Second sister-in-law doesn't have to be so outspoken. Just call me fourth brother like second brother."

Yao Xin replied "Okay" very readily, then glanced at Qi Ning who looked a little embarrassed next to her, and then said: "I have long heard that the beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is very different from that in the capital, so I discussed it with my sister-in-law today. Let’s go out for a walk when the weather is nice. I wonder if my fourth brother would like to come with us?”

It turned out that we were going out to play!

Before Qi Xuan could answer, Qi Yuyao, who had Li Ruoxiang on her arm, curled her lips: "How can the fourth brother have time to hang out with us when he is so busy?"

Qi Xuan laughed when he heard this: "Since it is the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law who invited me, Qi Xuan is extremely honored!"

……

There were many people in the group, and finally three carriages drove out from Qi Mansion.

Qi Xuan looked at Qi Yuyao sitting next to him and joked: "Why did you come to our carriage instead of accompanying the little princess?"

Qi Yuyao rolled her eyes at him: "If Ruoxiang is accompanied by his sister-in-law and cousin Wenxin, can't I come over to accompany Sister Yao?"

The sister Yao mentioned by Qi Yuyao is naturally Yao Xin who is sitting opposite them, and the person sitting next to her is Qi Ning.

The two are not officially married yet, so unlike Qi Xuan, Qi Yuyao is still called Sister Yao.

"What a pity, we should have gone out on horseback in such a good weather!" Yao Xin frequently opened the car curtain and looked at the situation outside, speaking with regret.

Qi Xuan also saw that this Yao girl was the real unconventional tiger girl.

But looking at the second brother's face, he didn't seem to like it very much.

"By the way! Fourth brother." Yao Xin suddenly asked Qi Xuan, "I heard that there will be a grand martial arts gathering in Ning'an Mansion recently, and many masters from the world will attend it?"

Qi Xuan nodded and said with a smile: "It is true that the second sister-in-law is also interested in Jianghu affairs?"

"I heard my nurse say it when I was little..." Yao Xin's eyes flashed with hope, "It is said that masters in the world are like gods who can move mountains and fill seas to do anything..."

"What does a mere woman know!" Qining, who had been silent all this time, finally couldn't help but say, "Moving mountains to fill the sea is a magical method. Martial arts people are only mortals no matter how high their martial arts skills are."

Qi Xuan saw the light in Yao Xin's eyes dimming, and immediately said with a smile: "That's not necessarily the case. Moving mountains and reclaiming seas might be a bit of a stretch, but it's not impossible to destroy mountains and rivers."

Yao Xin's eyes lit up: "Seriously?"

……

The scenery in Jiangnan is indeed very different from that in Beijing.

Especially for those who have never been to Jiangnan, everything is full of freshness.

Nowadays, the martial arts conference is approaching, and people practicing martial arts can be seen everywhere on the streets, which makes Yao Xin, who yearns for the martial arts world, frequently amazed.

Qi Ning, who possesses martial arts skills, feels very uneasy. His eyes are always looking around, looking very nervous.

Qi Xuan was not surprised by Qi Ning's reaction.

If there is no reaction among so many people with weapons in their hands, either their martial arts skills are extremely high, or they don't know any martial arts skills at all.

At this time, a strong man with a sinister face passed by them.

Qi Ning, who was highly nervous, felt his heart tremble, and then turned his head sharply, just in time to meet a pair of eyes full of fierce light!

"Thum, thump." Qining took two steps back unconsciously, and suddenly a strong force came from behind to hold him back.

"Friend, please." Qi Xuan put a hand on Qining's shoulder and made an inviting gesture to the strong man with a smile.

The strong man glanced at Qining without knowing why, then snorted and left.

Seeing the strong man's back disappear into the sea of ​​people, Qining couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Fourth brother, thank you very much just now."

Qi Xuan shook his head to show that he didn't have to be polite, and asked at the same time: "Second brother was injured before, why has his cultivation level...regressed a lot?" Just now, when he put his arm around Qi Ning's shoulder, he took the opportunity to investigate. After looking at Qining's internal strength training, I found that his martial arts was actually much weaker than when he was separated at Shangqing Temple!
"The affairs in Beijing are complicated, and I haven't practiced Kung Fu for a long time." Qi Ning shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It's a pity that I failed to live up to the careful teachings of the master."

Qi Xuan was about to say a few words to explain when he suddenly heard the sound of quarreling coming from the front. Upon closer listening, it turned out to be Qi Yuyao's voice.

The two brothers looked at each other and quickly stepped forward.

Sure enough, Qi Yuyao was arguing with someone in front of a vendor. Looking at the tight-fitting clothes and the broad-backed long knife wrapped around his back, it was clear that he was a person from the world.

I don’t know why, but the man with the knife behind his back was unable to refute Qi Yuyao’s few words, so he stretched out his hand to hit him in desperation.

Seeing the other party's hand as big as a cattail leaf greeting him vigorously, Qi Yuyao's heart immediately sank, and then she concentrated her energy on her arms.

"Let's take a look first." Qi Xuan stretched out his hand to stop Qi Ning who was about to step forward to help.

Qi Yuyao suddenly took a step forward, and her right hand reached towards the arm of the man carrying the knife like a snake.

"If you dare to move again, I will cut off your life!" Qi Yuyao shouted coldly, reaching out and pinching the man's wrist vein.

"Okay!" Seeing a woman subduing a man with a knife so neatly, the people around him couldn't help but cheer.

"Let's go take a look." Only then did Qi Xuan retract his hand and then stepped forward.

Seeing Qi Xuan appear, Qi Yuyao, who had a face as cold as ice, breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's going on?" Qi Xuan glanced at Li Ruoxiang behind Qi Yuyao, and then asked Qi Yuyao.

Qi Yuyao explained what happened in a few words.

It turned out that this man was rude to Li Ruoxiang who was picking things at the same stall, so Qi Yuyao scolded him back on the spot, and then it got to this point.

Qi Xuan took a look at the man with the sword, but didn't see his inheritance, and his martial arts was not high, so he was probably a low-level character.

It happened that at this time the patrolling government officer pushed aside the crowd and walked over, and the leader was an acquaintance.

Zhang Hu!

The head catcher of Ning'an Prefecture.

Zhang Hu, who originally had a straight face, immediately changed into a smiling face when he saw Qi Xuan.

"Master Qi, why are you here?"

Qi Xuan immediately smiled: "I was hanging out with my family, but I met someone with a dirty mouth."

"Hand the person over to Zhang Captou, don't ruin today's fun." Qi Xuan motioned Qi Yuyao to hand the person over to Zhang Hu.

Although Qi Yuyao was a little angry, she still obeyed Qi Xuan's words and twisted her wrist. The man with the knife fell directly in front of Zhang Hu with a "bang".

"Come here, arrest me and send him back to the government prison!" Zhang Hu was not polite. Since he was the one Qi Xuan asked to take, there was nothing to be afraid of!

This was how a minor incident was resolved.

At this time, Qi Yu came out from nowhere, glanced around suspiciously, and then said to Qi Yuyao: "Second sister, sister-in-law and the others said they wanted to sit in Yunzhong Tower, let me ask you if you are going? "

Yunzhong Tower...

Qi Xuan thought about it, wasn't this Feng Jiuqing's territory?

After Feng Jiuqing exposed his identity as Lord Yan of the Tenth Hall, Yunzhong Building was sealed off, and the entire store clerk was imprisoned.

Could it be that someone bought Yunzhong Tower and reopened it?

"Go and tell sister-in-law, we'll be here soon!" Qi Yuyao didn't know about Yunzhong Tower yet, so she was naturally fascinated and quickly asked Qi Yu to go back and send a message.

……

Yunzhong Tower, Qi Xuan came here again after many days.

But seeing the crowds at the gate, it turns out they have reopened!

"Second sister, here!" As soon as he entered the store, he saw Qi Yu waving excitedly towards him and his party at the stairs!
Qi Xuan still remembered that the piano platform originally used for playing on the first floor had disappeared, and the layout of the entire first floor was no different from that of an ordinary restaurant.

He followed Qi Yuyao all the way to the second floor, and saw that the piano table that was supposed to be on the first floor had been moved to the second floor.

At the window seat, the sister-in-law and Yao Xin were already seated.

Qi Xuan was about to walk, but suddenly he seemed to notice something. He stopped and looked sideways at the stairs, and spotted a rickety figure among the guests who were going upstairs.

A smile appeared on the corner of Qi Xuan's mouth, and he whispered "It's interesting" and then went straight to the round table where his sister-in-law and the others were sitting and sat down.

……

When the second floor was full, a middle-aged man in a long robe and a square scarf walked up to the stage and raised his hands to the guests: "Everyone has been waiting for a long time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone among the guests shouting back: "Stop talking nonsense, I'm here to listen to the piano in Yunzhong Tower. Let the piano master come up quickly!"

"That's right, we came here to support us because we heard that all the sentiments in Yunzhong Tower were back."

"Hurry up and get someone to come up and play a song. If you don't know where you hired a third-rate violinist from, let's leave as soon as possible!"

"Oh, what a pity, Miss Yun Rong!"

……

Seeing that the situation was out of control, the middle-aged man on the piano stage had no choice but to step off the stage in a hurry. After a while, an old man came with the piano in his arms, and the guests at the scene became a little quieter.

Regular customers of Yunzhong Tower have long recognized that the old man holding the piano is the former violinist of Yunzhong Tower.

"It seems that the new boss of Yunzhong Tower really has a way, and he can even get rid of the imperial convicts!"

Zheng——

A string sounded, and the whole hall was silent.

After the music was played, everyone frowned, already immersed in the sound of the piano.

At this moment, a figure suddenly jumped onto the piano platform, and a pale arm stretched out from the coarse cloth sleeve, reaching straight for the white-haired old man who was playing!
"boom!"

Just when his slender fingers were about to touch the old man, a sword blade flashing with cold light appeared out of thin air, cutting them off.

Five fingers were printed on the sword blade, and with a "puff" sound, the figure flipped in the air and landed on the piano platform.

I saw a person slowly walking out from behind the old man, retracting his sword expressionlessly, and then coldly said to the people in the audience: "It seems that the original poster is right, you remnants of the evil sect will not give up."

"What's going on!" The two exchanged words, and the guests who had been immersed in the sound of the piano woke up one after another.

"You have none of your business here, get out of here!" The man on the piano platform raised his sword and shouted.

When everyone saw the sword with cold light, they immediately did not dare to say anything and left in a hurry towards the stairs.

After a while, only a few people were left on the second floor.

The middle-aged man on the piano platform said softly, and then his eyes slowly moved towards him.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry." When Qi Xuan saw the other party's gaze, he first comforted everyone present, then stood up and smiled at the rickety figure in the audience:
"Miss Fu, long time no see."

(End of this chapter)