Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 524 I, Mr. Chai, return as the king

Wheels.

Wheels.

Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling…

The wheel ruts were long and horizontal, the horses' hooves clattered, and the brass bells tied to the horses' necks swung back and forth, making a continuous crisp sound.

In the carriage with tassels hanging from the four corners and a green curtain hanging on the front door, Xiao Meiniang's body swayed back and forth with the movement of the carriage. Her brows were slightly furrowed and her lips were pouted because Master Chai had just made fun of her.

Coming down from the mountain on the other side of Mi County, she carried him all the way on her back, which made her look very embarrassed. However, the money was in his arms, and she did not even think of buying a carriage from people in the villages and towns along the way. Even if it was a cart without a carriage, she could spread a bed and settle the person on it, which was better than walking with a heavy load.

She was speechless...

After being the queen for more than 20 years, she was accustomed to the life of having everything provided for her. But after leaving the palace and plunging into this world, she lost even the most basic ability to survive.

"How far is it from Luoyang City?"

"About three or four miles."

The driver's reply came from outside.

Xiao Meiniang lifted the curtain of the small window and looked outside with a complicated expression. She pursed her beautiful lips twice and bit them twice.

After taking a bath last night, she changed into the clothes of the daughter of the richest family in Chenliu Village. Although they were a little ill-fitting and lacked some elegance, it was undeniable that she had regained her stunning appearance.

"Are you worried?"

"..."

Xiao Meiniang did not speak, but lowered her head slightly, rubbing her jade fingers around the corners of her clothes.

"Are you worried that it will be difficult to see me again once you return to the palace?"

"You asked me even though you knew that."

She was neither angry nor shy, and sighed heavily.

Although the two of them were mostly practicing martial arts during this period, she still knew some of the major events in the world. After Wang Shichong returned to Luoyang, he supported the young Yang Tong as emperor. If she returned to the palace at this time, her identity would be Yang Tong's grandmother and the Empress Dowager of the Sui Dynasty.

As the saying goes, once you enter a marquis's mansion, it's like entering a deep sea. It would be difficult to see Chai Shao, the prince's attendant, again. Moreover, there are many spies in the palace, and many people have many gossips.

In addition, she knew very well that Wang Shichong coveted her. In the past, Yang Guang was there to keep him in check, so the old man didn't dare to do anything. Now that Yang Guang was dead, the palace was deep and secluded, and there was no one she could trust. Her grandson was young and had to rely on Wang, Duan and others for everything. She was very worried...

Therefore, she was hesitant, disappointed, and reluctant to return to Luoyang, the eastern capital.

Xiao Meiniang had no idea that Mr. Chai was already an expert at sneaking into the emperor's harem and having affairs with other women. Even Li Yunqian couldn't handle him, let alone the Luoyang Palace without Yang Guang.

"Who do you think I am?"

Chu Pingsheng suddenly turned his head, and when he turned back, he had become a completely different person, with wrinkles all over his face, cloudy eyes, sunken cheeks, slightly slanted mouth corners, and a garlic-shaped nose. He no longer looked like the elegant and graceful young man he had just been.

"you you……"

"I am your Tiger and Wolf General."

The man looked old and unfamiliar, but the voice was clearly that of her little man Chai Shao.

"Disguise?"

She was stunned for a moment, then slowly reacted, her eyes bright, "You...you also know this?"

Chu Pingsheng wiped his hand and his appearance immediately returned to normal.

"Are you still worried that you won't be able to see me often?" Chu Pingsheng said, "You can be your Grand Empress Dowager during the day and my pillow at night, not to mention..."

He paused and continued, "Have you forgotten that with your current skills, as long as you diligently practice the palm method and Zhongchong sword that I taught you before, you may not be able to beat Rong Fengxiang, Dugu Feng, You Niaojuan and others, but you will have no problem fighting Yu Wenzhi for hundreds of rounds. Just imagine, how many people in the Luoyang Palace can be your opponent?"

"But……"

Xiao Meiniang looked at her hands. It would be no problem for her to smash the wooden block with one palm, but it would be a bit too much to ask her to hit someone on the head.

"Okay, don't say but..."

Chu Pingsheng was just about to persuade her to be braver when he heard a loud shout from outside: "Get off the car, I told you to get off."

Before the driver could reply, he heard a thud and was pulled off the shaft of the cart and fell to the ground.

"Who's in the car?"

"No...don't know..."

"do not know?"

Chu Pingsheng frowned, stood up, lifted the curtain, and looked outside. He found that the carriage had arrived at the city gate, and the guards of Luoyang City were conducting a full-scale search of people entering the city, checking bags, boxes, carriages, and even belts and robe linings.

This is understandable. After all, Li Mi has increased the intensity of his attacks in the past few days. Xingyang is in danger and the gate to Luoyang is about to be lost. It is normal for Wang Shichong to be panicked.

But he was very unhappy with the guards' behavior, which was too rough.

"Tell your boss that I am the son of Chai Shen, the Duke of Julu, and Chai Shao, the Prince's assistant."

"I don't care whose son you are. The Shangshu has ordered that all officials of any rank entering or leaving Luoyang City must get out of the car and be searched. They will only be allowed to pass after ensuring that they are safe." The guard handed the gun forward, with the tip of the gun less than three inches away from Chu Pingsheng's chest: "Get out of the car." Chu Pingsheng said calmly: "The people in the car are not the ones you should see."

"Stop talking nonsense, get down..."

When he was halfway through his words, a beam of cold light flashed by, and the guard felt dizzy, then there was a violent shock, and then heads fell to the ground one after another. They were all people from his team. There were more than a dozen guards, and all of them were beheaded in one encounter.

Chu Pingsheng glanced at You Niaojuan who was dressed as a coachman and said, "Your acting is good. Drive into the city. You should know the Chai Mansion. Whoever dares to block the way will be killed."

After saying this, he turned and entered the carriage.

The coachman laughed, climbed over the shaft, patted the chestnut horse's butt, and the carriage rolled over the bloody ground and drove into the city.

It was not until then that the people waiting for security check nearby understood what had happened. They didn't know how the dozen guards died, but this did not prevent them from thinking of escaping. The city gate was suddenly in chaos.

The sentry on the gate tower finally realized what was happening and shouted down: "Close the door, close the door quickly."

The soldiers on standby behind the city gate rushed out quickly. You Niaojuan was about to take action to stop those people from closing the city gate, but he didn't expect the curtain to shake slightly. Swish, swish, two sword auras that made him tremble with fear burst out from the carriage. The soldiers in leather armor on the left and right of the door were either broken into two or had incomplete limbs. The cruelty was so strong that even he, a member of the Demon Sect, felt cold under his feet.

It was hard to imagine that the first time I saw the true face of the sect leader, I was shocked to find that this elegant and romantic scholar could kill people even more decisively than him.

Giggle...

The bluestone slabs creaked under the wheels, and the carriage rushed through the city gate smoothly. Pedestrians on the street dodged one after another, and the riot spread to the inner city.

Chu Pingsheng put away the purple gold Zhanlu sword and met Xiao Meiniang's puzzled face.

"Wang Shichong has always wanted to know who is secretly helping the Chai family. Now is the time to let him see the tip of the iceberg. And..."

Chu Pingsheng held her hand and said, "I want everyone in Luoyang City to know that you, the Grand Empress Dowager, are back."

"Are you planning to... make an example of someone else?"

"You can say that."

Chu Pingsheng twisted his thumb, and cold air gushed out, gathered into ice, and turned into a transparent lotus.

"My father has been bullied for more than a month. It's time for him to be proud of himself for once."

He placed the ice flower in the palm of the Queen of Sui, with whom he had fallen in love.

Xiao Meiniang stared blankly at the crystal clear and pleasing ice lotus. It took her a while to come to her senses. She was about to say something when she heard the coachman shouting, and the carriage stopped in front of a mansion in the east of the city.

"Go call your master and tell him that the young master is back."

"Sir?"

"Chai Shao."

"..."

"What are you standing there for? Go now."

stomping on...

The footsteps faded away quickly. It should be the servant guarding the gate who went to report the incident.

Just then, another sound of footsteps was heard, tap, tap, tap. It was louder, heavier and more dull than the previous one, as if many people were running.

Xiao Meiniang opened the curtain of the carriage a little, and saw a group of infantrymen in shining helmets and armor running towards them quickly on the street, led by a general with a purple face and a sturdy build.

At the end of the street, another team of infantry with the same configuration rushed over, led by none other than Wang Shichong, the Duke of Zheng who had been newly conferred the title by Yang Tong.

The two teams met at the gate of Chai's mansion and surrounded the carriage. Chai Shen also happened to run out with Dong Cheng and several retainers who were good at martial arts. When he saw the situation in front of him, he was a little confused and thought that these people were coming for him.

"Minister Wang, General Yuan, what's going on? Why are you leading your troops to besiege my mansion?"

Chu Pingsheng looked at the lightly-armored general on the warhorse through the gap in the curtain, thinking, "General surnamed Yuan?" This should be Yang Tong's newly-appointed General of the Left Guard, Yuan Wendu of Lu.

Wang Shichong looked down at Chai Shen, with no intention of dismounting to speak. He was now the Duke of Zheng, and even if Chai Shen had an official title, it was still lower than his.

"Who are you in the carriage?"

Chai Shen said: "It should be Shao'er."

"Humph." Wang Shichong said, "That's right. Chai Shao ignored the ban and forced his way through the South Gate, killing more than 20 guards. Why do you think I surrounded your mansion?"

Chai Shao forced his way into the South Gate and killed more than twenty guards?
Chai Shen was stunned. He never expected that his son, whom he had not seen for many days and who he thought had an accident on the road, would play a big trick on him as soon as he returned to Luoyang.

"Shao'er? Is this true?"

After a while, Chu Pingsheng slowly lifted the curtain of the carriage, revealing a pale face. He looked at Wang Shichong and Yuan Wendu, who were sitting on horseback with an arrogant look, and said, "I caught a cold on the way to the west and feel unwell. My lords, I am sorry that I cannot get off the carriage to answer you. As for the guards at the city gate... I killed them."

As he was speaking, a curious person came over from a distance.

In a scene like this, most people would only dare to watch from a distance and would not dare to get close.

Anyone who dares to get close and watch is definitely not an ordinary person.

Rong Fengxiang, the president of Luoyang Chamber of Commerce; Rong Fengxiang's daughter, Rong Jiaojiao, one of the two beauties of Luoyang; En, the leader of the Green Snake Gang; and an old man in his fifties with enlarged nose wings, earlobes that grow to his jawbone, and a greasy face.

(End of this chapter)