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Chapter 136 From Zijing City to Zijing City (asking for monthly tickets)

"Life is really as lonely as snow..."

[You, Zuo Chang'an, now 21 and a half years old, stand on the ruined city wall, waiting for the officers and soldiers below to clean up the ruins, your eyes are sharp.]

[Thinking back to every little thing that happened since leaving Chang'an at the age of eighteen, you, wearing a purple-black robe and a blood-stained coffin on your back, couldn't help but reveal a hint of doubt on your handsome face.]

[The lord he had been thinking about died. Upon hearing the ominous omen, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple cried for several hours. He rushed to meet with other colleagues and will bring you the known information soon.]

[In early April, Grand Tutor Luo, who was busy with reforms, suddenly received a message from Zuo Bojun, and secretly left the city and headed for Lantian County, where he encountered an ambush by the Moon Worship Sect. The entire Lantian County was destroyed, Grand Tutor Luo Ning died, and the two night watchmen who accompanied him traveled around the world and died in battle.]

[After that, the Moon Worship Sect released a message saying: "In today's world, the night sky covers the stars, the country is about to be in turmoil, Grand Tutor Luo Ning's evil words confuse the people and disrupt the government, the rooster crows at dawn, disturbing the yin and yang! We in the Moon Worship Sect care about the people, kill Luo Ning, and clear the emperor's side!"]

[After listening to this, you are very skeptical. What kind of shit is the Moon Worship Sect? Why do they want to purge the emperor's court? In addition, the situation on the battlefield is too tragic, and it is definitely not something that ordinary people can cause.]

[There are many strange things about this matter. You snorted coldly and didn't believe it completely, but the most important thing now is to deal with the aftermath.]

[“Emperor Qing mourns the death of the Grand Master and is extremely sad. He asks the abbot of Xuanguang Temple to personally pray for the Lord’s soul.” Wenren told you the ominous omen.]

【Xuanguang Temple is not one of the four Buddhist temples in Wulin. It is a separate place of worship. The abbot, Master Muchan, was originally an ascetic monk who practiced "Thirteen Years of Zen". When Emperor Qing retired behind the scenes and practiced Buddhism, he followed this Master Muchan. This Master is now the Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty.】

[The ritual was held directly in the Golden Palace. The scene was extremely grand and impressive. Countless people knelt beside the ceremony. Even the emperor himself was in mourning.]

[This move was originally opposed by a large number of conservatives, but Emperor Qing said, "The more you oppose, the more it shows that I am right; the more you keep silent, the more I will support you! This is the Grand Master's philosophy, and the Grand Master's philosophy is my philosophy!" This can be said to be the highest respect given to the Grand Master of the dynasty, and no one can find fault with this. ]

[Only you frowned. You know what your mother is looking for, but three things: fairness, fairness, and damn, fairness! ]

[The world is united, everyone is like a dragon, no one is high or low, the people live and work in peace and contentment, everyone has food to eat, everyone can study, this is what Luo Ning wished for all his life. ]

[This practice of honoring her as a superior after her death actually goes against her long-held beliefs.]

[Now that she is dead, those princes and nobles who had originally hidden their identities have regrouped and jumped out again. Although they are now kneeling in front of your mother's corpse to mourn, no matter how you look at them, they seem uncomfortable.]

[“Hmph!” You snorted in your heart, and scanned the entire Golden Palace. If anyone dared to show the slightest disrespect, they would be stabbed by you, a half-step master.]

[They are crying on the surface, but they are probably laughing in their hearts! On the contrary, at this moment, every household outside the imperial city is in mourning. The common people in Chang'an City are the ones who will truly grieve for the passing of your mother.]

[Obviously, you have a lot of murderous intent, and the nobles are timid. They come to mourn every day with fear, but you still discovered the joy hidden in the eyes of several people.]

[The next day, in their respective homes, those three-term and two-term elders who had once thrown their heads against pillars to protest against your mother all died peacefully. No one knew who the murderer was. They could no longer laugh. No one present dared to be in a better mood than you.]

[Yeah! Awesome! As expected of you, this is the top master of the contemporary era, with the strength of a half-step grandmaster, wow!]

"…What the hell, have you also been infected by something?"

Xu Shu touched his chin, feeling somewhat puzzled.

As for those old and immortal university scholars, of course he killed them personally.

There was no particularly important secret reason, and he did not suspect that they were responsible for his mother's death. In Xu Shu's eyes, this group of people did not have the strength to threaten Luo Ning. He had seen how powerful the night watchmen were, and they were not there to eat and do nothing.

The reason for killing them is just one word: unhappy!
My horse is gone, how dare their descendants laugh?
Dare to laugh in front of me?

There is a way to die.

【Master Muchan was a monk dressed like an ascetic. His face under the hood was dignified. He chanted sutras at sunrise and meditated at sunset. He was very professional and performed the ritual for three days.】

[On the day of Luo Ning's burial, heavy snow fell from the sky, as if even the heaven and earth were mourning the passing of this extraordinary woman.]

[You ask Wenren Xiongzhao to take the sword-making curse back to Dali Temple first. It will take several days to forge these 108 Sun Blades.]

[During this period, you continue to practice at home. Guhuo Bird thinks that although you don't say it, you must be feeling depressed. She sees it and is worried. She learns various ways to make you happy, and she keeps giving you all kinds of delicious chicken soup.]

[In addition to the daily roasted pigeon, she also carefully prepares chicken wings, chicken fillets, chicken necks, and even spicy braised chicken leg burgers, highlighting an inexhaustible supply. She really loves you deeply. ]

[At the same time, Guhuo Bird found that her body was also changing. She found that she no longer relied on eating people to maintain her peak like before. ] [Through daily practice of martial arts with you, Guku Linding is extremely nourishing, and the vitality of her flesh and blood is better than before. ]

[The demon's blood and flesh essence has improved your strength, and your essence has also caused her body to mutate.]

[How could she have imagined that what you were sad about every day was actually your cultivation.]

[You find that since you got stuck at the half-step grandmaster level, continuing to eat the flesh and blood of demons every day has no effect, and you have entered a bottleneck period.]

[“Could it be that the upper limit of this world is the second level? Or do I need new ghost blood and flesh essence to make me go further? In this case, there is no need for her to stay any longer.” You pinched Guhuo Bird’s neck thoughtfully. She didn’t know that she was about to face a disaster, but continued to take care of you seriously and gently, pouting and swallowing. ]

[You still want to kill her? Chusheng, you really have no heart! ]

[“Hiss… No hurry, wait and see.” Guhuo Bird escaped because you still have a lot of bullets to fly. She has made a great contribution. ]

[Putting the Guhuo Bird, which had worked so hard, into the blood coffin, you said to yourself: "Six days have passed, it's almost time!"]

[On a dark and windy night, you secretly came to your mother's grave. The imperial guards who were originally on duty here had all left, so you picked up a shovel and dug the grave.]

[You split the coffin open with a knife. Under the moonlight, Luo Ning's body is intact. Her face is the same as yesterday, except for a few strands of gray hair.]

[Thinking of the autopsy report given by the coroner, which said that she died due to a strong internal force that shattered her heart veins, you reached out to touch her heart and did what a coroner would do. You found that her heart was indeed damaged, but the eardrum was wrapped around her heart and it was crystal clear. This mother clearly had a very strong internal force and was a rare second-level master in the world! How could such a small injury take her life? ]

[You continue to check, and you find that Luo Ning's pituitary gland has several tiny holes, as if pierced by a needle. These injuries are what completely cut off her life force. She is indeed dead, not faking her death to save her life.]

[You discovered that there is a secret behind Luo Ning's death. Next, you will use your talent as a detective to track down the real murderer who killed your mother. You...]

[You raised your knife and cut open Luo Ning's abdomen. You found a small scroll in the Zijing City where you once lived.]

[“As expected of you, I’ve known since childhood that you have such an incredible train of thought. I will definitely avenge you.” You open the thumb-sized scroll and find that it does contain the information you want. It only contains three sentences:——]

【“Dongfang Muzan is not the Ghost King.”】

[“Shinozaki Nakuro betrayed me.”]

[“Be careful of Grandmaster Qingdi.”]

[You put away the scroll, burned it and your mother's body to ashes, and reburied them. There was hidden anger in your eyes, but you were very calm.]

[Amazing, what a mother-son bond! The scroll is stuck here, who else can find it except you? You two are both amazing talents! ]

[Seven days passed in a flash, and you walked into the Dali Temple with full energy and vitality.]

[The Dali Temple is the base camp of your mother Luo Ning. The underground has been expanded and the night watchmen’s headquarters is here.]

[As soon as you arrived, all the night watchmen knelt down respectfully and said in unison: "Young Master, please return to your seat."]

[You brought back a total of 108 Solar Blades. No one will doubt your reliability.]

[You are 21 and a half years old, and become the contemporary commander of the night watchmen. ]

[You sit down at the main seat without hesitation. On the table in front of you is a line of words left by your mother——]

[“Once a night watchman, always a night watchman!”]

[The handwriting is sloppy, like the cursive writing of Lu Xun on his desk.]

[“My Lord, this is a secret letter left by Lord Luo Ning. Please take a look at it yourself.”]

[A young woman with white hair and white silk and a black Xuan Tang sword on her waist presents you with a letter. You unfold it and take a look.]

[It reads: My son, it is a relief to see you in person…]

(End of this chapter)