Cyber ​​Daming

Chapter 634 Eastern Branch
The empire's homeland, Shandong Province.

A huge peng bird broke through the clouds and landed on Qinglong Mountain, located in the southwest of Jinan Prefecture.

Hidden in the snow-covered mountains is a settlement that is only the size of a town.

The purpose of coming to the East Branch of Mo Xu this time was to repair Lord Ma, so in order to show respect, Li Jun specially asked Mo Qijing to land outside the town and lead everyone into the city on foot.

When he was about to enter the city, Zou Sijiu suddenly stopped, turned his head to look at a pavilion-shaped building with the words "Dream Catcher" hanging on it, and couldn't help but sneered.

Zou Sijiu knew very well that the last time he came to the East Branch to ask for help, he was locked up in this pavilion, saying that it was a strategic location of Mo Xu and they were afraid that an outsider like him would go in and steal things.

Damn it, Master Zou, am I that kind of sneaky and despicable person?
"I'm talking to Xiao Zhao."

Zou Sijiu took two quick steps, grabbed Zhao Qingxia who was leading the way, put his arm around her shoulder, pointed at the dream catcher pavilion, and smiled.

"This is not my first time to the East Branch. Old Li and his friends are new here and don't know the rules, but I do. This pavilion is mine. If there are any other pavilions like the Jiangwu Pavilion or the Prisoner Pavilion in the East Branch, I will arrange them for them as well."

Zhao Qingxia said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Brother Zou, we don't need to bear grudges like this, right?"

Zou Sijiu said seriously: "How can this be considered holding a grudge? We are here to ask for help. What if we break the rules and make others unhappy? When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head when you should."

"Master specifically told me in advance this time that the East Branch was wrong in the past. I hope you don't mind, Brother Zou. This time, the branch specially prepared a gift just to apologize to you, Brother Zou."

Zou Sijiu was just talking nonsense. With Zhao Qingxia and Mo Qijing around, he couldn't do anything to the East Courtyard even if he had some resentment in his heart.

Now that he heard Dongyuan being so polite, his dissatisfaction naturally dissipated.

"It's just a joke. We are all brothers, not outsiders. Why should we be so polite? And it's not their fault. The Yin-Yang Order has a bad reputation in the empire, so it's reasonable for them to be on guard."

Zou Sijiu waved his hand and spoke in a heroic tone.

After spending a few days together, Zhao Qingxia also understood the character of this Yin-Yang Sequence Dream Master and knew that he was joking. He smiled and continued to lead the group.

The process of entering the Eastern Branch was very smooth. There were no blind people jumping out to cause trouble, and the journey was smooth without any obstruction.

After entering the city, Zou Sijiu, who was revisiting his old place, immediately held his head high and looked around, feeling like a poor boy who had become rich and returned to the home of his relatives who used to look down on him.

As he was looking around, Zou Sijiu suddenly frowned and his eyes fell on the back of the group.

Shen Li was seen following closely behind everyone. Although there was nothing unusual on his face, he could not hide the loneliness in his eyes.

On the way out of the bandi, Shen Li always looked distraught, just like Chen Qisheng when he first learned of his master's death.

Zou Sijiu naturally knew the reason.

The former favored child of heaven and a genius in the martial arts world was cast down to earth overnight. This kind of fall is not something that ordinary people can bear.

What's more, he has the heavy burden of revenge for Tianque on his shoulders, which is enough to make him breathless.

To be honest, in Zou Sijiu's opinion, it is already commendable that Shen Li has the determination to continue walking through the martial arts sequence and start over from sequence nine instead of giving up on himself.

But Shen Li's depressed look and the vague gap between him and everyone else made Zou Sijiu feel very uncomfortable.

"Li Jun and Chen Qisheng are the same. They are just two walking muscles. You can't rely on them at all. For things like this, it's still me, Master Zou, who has to take care of you."

"Hey, without me in this team, maybe it will really fall apart one day."

Zou Sijiu sighed in his heart, then deliberately slowed down his pace and landed next to Li Jun.

He stretched himself lazily and said loudly, "I drank a bellyful of wind in the sky. It's really a punishment."

"I have to say that Wang Qi is a smart guy. He knows that he has someone to protect him in Fandi, so he chooses to stay there and continue playing games with his life. He is more transparent than the rest of us."

Zou Sijiu turned his head to look at Li Jun and scolded him, "Old Li, you really have a heart of stone. My niece's eyes are swollen from crying, but you still want to keep her with Sister Yuan. You are so cold-blooded."

Li Jun glanced at Zou Sijiu with a strange look in his eyes. He wondered what tricks this charlatan was up to and why he suddenly brought up this topic at this time.

However, seeing the other party's twisting eyebrows, Li Jun suddenly became thoughtful and said, "It's too dangerous for Xiaohua to follow us."

"What's so dangerous about this? With our current lineup, we are not the ones in danger. We are Wu San, Mo San, Dao San, and Yin Yang San."

Zou Sijiu raised his hand and pointed at Li Jun, Chen Qisheng and himself in turn, then pretended to suddenly remember something, moved his finger and pointed at Shen Li who deliberately fell behind everyone.

"Oh, yes, and there's a little punk."

Zheng!
A high-pitched sword chant pierced his ears, and a chilling chill enveloped Zou Sijiu's body.

"God, what the hell are you doing?!"

Chen Qisheng frowned and looked at Zou Sijiu with an unfriendly expression.

You brainless reckless man, why are you so angry with me?
Zou Sijiu wished he could dig out Chen Qisheng's angry eyes and put them on Shen Li, so that he could see his painstaking efforts clearly.

"Is there anything wrong with what I said?"

Zou Sijiu still maintained his arrogant expression, "How about I count backwards for you again? You little jerk, Yin Yang Three."

"It seems that the dream master has made you dizzy. Let me help you wake up!"

Chen Qisheng rolled up his sleeves and was about to take a step forward, but was interrupted by Shen Li's voice.

"He's right."

Everyone turned their heads to look over at the same time, only to see Shen Li's body nailed to the spot, with a wry smile on his face: "I really don't have the qualifications to go with you all now."

Shen Li's sad words made the atmosphere in the field more tense. Not only was Chen Qisheng gritting his teeth, ready to take action at any time. Even Li Jun looked at Zou Sijiu with a cold gaze, and the meaning was self-evident.

If I mess this up, I'll be in big trouble today.

Zou Sijiu swallowed his saliva and continued, "Look, others have admitted it themselves, why are you trying to get involved?"

He turned to look at Shen Li: "Of course I didn't say you have no right to follow us anymore. We are not the kind of people who don't remember the kindness we showed you in the past. It's just that Shen Li, your current rank is lower than Li Hua's. If you encounter something in the future, no one can be sure that they can take care of you."

"A burden?"

Shen Li laughed at himself: "You don't need to say more, I understand. It's my fault that I don't know what's good for me."

Shen Li didn't care that Zou Sijiu would suddenly become like this, as human nature is always changing.

Brothers are equals, but when in trouble, they become servants.

When in Tianjin, Shen Li had seen too many things like this and was no longer alarmed.

"Brother Jun, I don't think there's any use for me here for now, so I'll take my leave now."

As Shen Li spoke, he took a step back, as if he had crossed an invisible boundary, separating himself from everyone else into two different worlds.

At this moment, Shen Li seemed to be relieved, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. He clasped his fists towards everyone, then turned and left.

"Wait a minute, Shen Li, it's not right for you to say that. If others hear it, it will sound like I'm trying to drive you away. We used to be brothers after all. Shen Li, even if you want to leave, you can't sow discord like this, right?"

Shen Li paused and said without turning his head: "I didn't mean that."

"I think that's what you mean."

Zou Sijiu was unwilling to give in and pressed him aggressively: "How about this, Shen Li, you don't have to leave. After all, I am the Lord of the Three Dreams now, so it won't be a problem for me to protect you. But there is one condition. From now on, you have to call me Master."

"What did you say?"

Shen Li turned his back to the crowd, clenched his fists, and spoke word by word.

"I said, call me Master and I will protect you from now on."

Zou Sijiu sneered and said, "Of course it's not just me, Li Jun and Chen Qisheng are the same."

"Zou Sijiu, are you going to ride on me, Shen Li?"

Shen Li turned sideways and looked back, his eyes full of anger.

"Did I not explain clearly enough? Or is there something wrong with your understanding?"

Zou Sijiu stepped forward and the two men looked into each other's eyes.

"Shen Li, I advise you to see the current situation clearly. If you still want to avenge Tianque, you must learn to recognize the current situation." "What if I can't see clearly and can't learn?"

Shen Li turned around and looked at Zou Sijiu without fear.

"Don't pretend to be willing to die rather than surrender. You are no longer the Shen Li of the past. What can you do? Are you going to take your life and splatter my blood?"

Zou Sijiu tilted his head and said disdainfully: "Ridiculous."

boom!
A fist suddenly shot up and hit Zou Sijiu hard in the face, knocking him to the ground.

Shen Li grabbed Zou Sijiu by the collar and punched him down again and again.

The dull sound of beating continued for who knows how long, until the face that was pressed under him was beaten beyond recognition, and Shen Li's clenched fists slowly loosened.

"If you want to kill me, this life is waiting for you to take. But I tell you, even if I, Shen Li, become a cripple, no one can ride on me!"

Shen Li's eyes turned bloodshot. He grabbed Zou Sijiu's collar and pushed him hard to the ground. He straightened his back, turned around and walked away.

"That's right. This look of indifference to life and death, of fighting against dissatisfaction, is familiar to me. This is the Shen Li I know. The self-pitying look just now, I thought it was the ghost who possessed my brother."

Shen Li suddenly turned around and saw Zou Sijiu staggering up from the ground, his face bruised and bloody.

"Have you had enough? If you haven't gotten rid of your anger, there's still blood here."

Zou Sijiu pointed at the left corner of his mouth that had not yet cracked, and said, "If you've had enough of the beating, just stand there and listen to what I have to say."

Shen Li stood there motionless, looking at Zou Sijiu with complicated eyes.

"I don't know whether Li Jun and Chen Qisheng noticed it or not. But I can see that you have been deliberately keeping a distance from us since you left the aboriginal land. You speak in a pretentious tone and are not as straightforward as before. What's wrong? Do you really think that you have fallen and are not qualified to hang out with us?"

Zou Sijiu got up from the ground and said, "To be honest, I'm not very good at persuading people, and I don't understand the gap you feel after falling from a high place. You think people are no longer as they used to be and the world is fickle. I don't like using such a clumsy method of provoking others, and pretending to be disgusted by the way I just acted."

"But I just can't stand your half-hearted look. If you think that these guys' promotion to Rank Three makes you unattainable, then fine, I'll let you beat me up."

"Now you see, it doesn't matter if it's in order or not. He's still a human being, and it hurts when he gets hit."

Zou Sijiu's tone suddenly rose, and he grabbed Shen Li's collar tightly.

"Shen Li, when we first met, you were one of the Three Heroes of Tianque, a unique talent in the martial arts order of the sect. At that time, I was wondering if you would be a difficult young man to serve. But you never looked askance at me, a charlatan who followed Old Li around and acted as an accomplice to the evil. I remember this clearly."

"But now that you've encountered some problems, why do you have to feel like you've become a useless person and are inferior to others?"

Shen Li, whose secret was revealed, was stunned and murmured, "I"

boom!
"What are you talking about? You're just being as pretentious as a woman. Just lie down on the ground and think about it carefully."

Zou Sijiu kicked Shen Li to the ground, covered his bruised eyes with one hand and pointed at Chen Qisheng with the other.

"And you, yes, you, come and die for Master Zou."

Zou Sijiu angrily cursed, "Chen Qisheng, did you pretend not to notice all the hints I gave you just now? Or do you think from the bottom of your heart that I am a mean person who despises the poor and loves the rich, and bullies the weak and fears the strong? Also, you wanted to stab me with your flying sword just now, didn't you?"

"Master Zou, don't be impulsive, there are outsiders here."

Chen Qisheng stepped back calmly.

"Don't talk nonsense. My face has been beaten like this, why should I be afraid of losing face? Come here quickly and let me kick you to vent my anger."

Zou Sijiu was cursing and was about to chase after him, but suddenly he saw an old face with a smile in his sight.

Although the other party's clothes were not conspicuous, Zhao Qingxia could tell at a glance from his respectful expression that the other party's identity was not simple.

Zou Sijiu had no choice but to give up for the time being, and with a smile on his face, he changed the subject very abruptly: "Why does this Eastern Branch look so ordinary? It doesn't have the grandeur of the Central Branch at all."

"No matter how impressive it is, it has been blown away by the wind and rain. It's better to keep a low profile."

Zou Sijiu felt a little embarrassed by the other party's mischievous look. He could only look at Shen Li who had just gotten up from the ground and said with a grim smile: "Come here, let me hit you with a few more punches."

"I am Han Yang, the elder of the East Branch of Moxu. I guess you are Master Li Xin, right?"

After an episode, the old man who had been waiting on the side finally had the opportunity to talk to Li Jun. He immediately bowed and clasped his hands together with a casual attitude.

"Teacher, Jun is now the third in the Lone Martial Order. He is not called Xinzhu, but Gejun."

Zhao Qingxia, who was standing behind him, reminded softly.

The old man kept smiling: "Okay, this name is better. As expected of the person who created a sequence, the naming of a sequence alone is enough to show your courage."

Li Jun smiled awkwardly: "Actually, I didn't come up with this name either."

"That's fine. Your Excellency's acceptance of this name shows that you have understood its essence."

Zhao Qingxia couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this. It was the first time he knew that his teacher was so reasonable.

"You're too polite, Elder Han."

Li Jun returned the greeting and said, "We are here to ask for a favor. We hope your hospital can lend a hand."

"Qing Xia has already told me the story. Lord Ma is also a legendary figure in Mo Xu. If we can help him, the East Court will do its duty."

Han Yang stepped aside to make way and raised his hand to invite them: "I am a guest from afar. Please come into the city and we will talk again. Please come in!"

Roar!
At the same time, above the sky, the Moqi Whale swam in the air in the shape of a Kun and plunged directly into a huge well, like a fish into water.

"Teacher, Master Ma's injuries are very serious. I will send him to recover first."

In an antique-style meeting room, as soon as everyone took their seats, Zhao Qingxia couldn't wait to leave.

"Don't worry yet."

Han Yang signaled him to be patient, then looked at Li Jun and said, "Qing Xia often talked to me about you guys before, saying that without your care, he would never have had the chance to join the East Court. So I specially prepared a few small gifts this time to show my gratitude, and I hope you don't mind."

"Is there really a gift?"

Zou Sijiu, who held Shen Li's neck under his armpit, raised his head and said with a smile: "Elder Han, you don't have to be so polite. We are not used to such enthusiasm."

"Take a look first. If you really don't like it, I won't force you."

Han Yang raised his hand and waved it, and a few lines of words were slowly projected out.

[Minggui Realm Topic: The historical evolution of the old Taoist order and the birth principle of Wudang spirit (heroic spirit).]

[Feimingyuan Project: Summarization of the rules of Huangliang Dream and further development and application.]

【Tianzhihui Project: Analysis of the development path of Duxing Wuxu (Li Jun) and selected research on injectors. 】

"These are carefully selected for you by the East Academy from the subject content. I wonder if you are satisfied?"

Shen Li suddenly pulled his head out of Zou Sijiu's arms, his eyes shining.

As for Chen Qisheng, he was already standing at the door, ready to go out.

"Two rude guys."

Zou Sijiu narrowed his puffy eyes and smiled at Han Yang, "It's hard to refuse such a kind invitation. I would like to thank Elder Han on their behalf."

Han Yang nodded and said softly: "Qing Xia, take you to the corresponding research group."

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The three followed Zhao Qingxia out, leaving only Han Yang and Li Jun in the huge conference hall.

"We know very little about the Solitary Martial Order, and the details we have researched are not of much help to you, Li Gejun, so we did not prepare it separately. Please forgive me."

Li Jun waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, and said with a smile: "Elder, you should call me Li Jun. After all, you are Zhao Qingxia's elder, and I don't feel comfortable hearing the name Gejun."

"Let's just be friends as equals."

The old man's face tensed, and he quickly said, "Don't call me elder, just call me Master Han. To be frank, we are just craftsmen, and we all like to hear that name."

(End of this chapter)