Fighter of the Destiny

There was a moment of silence in the street below the inn. Pedestrians and vendors raised their heads and looked at the source of the shouting with a hint of surprise. They saw Chen Changsheng, and then heard his next words.

"I am Chen Changsheng. Su Li is in the room behind me. Whether you want to kill him or save him, anyone who wants to come should come quickly."

Just like the previous sentence, this sentence also floats in the bright spring city of Xunyang, flying very fast and far. I believe it will soon leave the city and reach all parts of the mainland. Countless pairs of eyes fell on the window of the inn and on Chen Changsheng's face. The streets of Xunyang City continued to be quiet for a while, and then were broken by a noisy sound, ushering in a chaos of war!

There was the sound of a porcelain bowl falling on the ground and breaking into eighteen pieces, the sound of a window being closed almost violently, the sound of crying, the childish voice of a child full of doubts asking, the sound of parents beating and scolding, There was the sound of horse hooves rushing towards the distance, and there was even a faint trembling sound from the distance when the heavy city gate closed!

In just a moment, all the pedestrians and traders on the streets of Xunyang City disappeared, and the long street became empty, leaving only the waste paper wrapped with oil cakes floating on the street, and a few wisps of smoke floating from the distant city gate. Xunyang City seems to have turned into an empty city in an instant - not all empty cities are tricks, sometimes an empty city means that it is a dead city, or it will later become a dead city.

Chen Changsheng stood by the window, looking at the silent streets, listening to the voices of people fading away, looking at the eyes peeping timidly through the cracks in the closed doors, stunned and speechless. He couldn't understand why he caused such a big commotion when he just shouted "Su Li is here"? Vaguely, he felt that he had done something wrong, or that he had underestimated this matter.

In Xunyang City in late spring, the wind flowing through the streets should have been slightly warm, but at this time, the stoves beside the road had been extinguished and there were no people around. The wind became more chilly. Chen Changsheng subconsciously closed the door again. Looking back through the window, I saw Su Li sitting on the chair. He asked helplessly and mockingly: "Are you scared?"

Chen Changsheng's voice was a little nervous as he said, "It's just a gamble."

Su Li's left hand grasped the yellow paper umbrella at some point, and his right hand gently tapped the armrest of the chair. He looked into his eyes and said, "Then I can tell you now, you... lost the bet."

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Su Li is here. These four words spread throughout Xunyang City at an unimaginable speed. Even the fastest Red Eagle or Hongyan in the Great Zhou Army could not intercept the news. There was deathly silence in Xunyang City, but behind the silence was real chaos. Countless ordinary people's dishes were damaged, and countless people suffered sprained feet.

The most tense place was of course the inn where Su Li and Chen Changsheng were staying. This inn was also the source of the chaos. The dining guests ran away as fast as possible, and there were even more travelers staying in the inn. He didn't even bother to take his luggage and disappeared with the flow of people. Even the owner of the inn and the waiters had sneaked away along with him.

At this time, the inn was quiet, with tables and chairs upside down everywhere, looking like a mess. Only at the counter against the wall, there was a bookkeeper standing. The bookkeeper's eyebrows were upside down and he looked a little shabby. The gown he was wearing was washed extremely clean, but it looked even more shabby. I don't know why. It was not because he was too shabby, but he was reluctant to part with this job. He had not left the inn until now, and was still standing behind the counter, fiddling with the abacus and calculating accounts.

The news has spread, and people are naturally arriving one after another. What made Chen Changsheng a little happy was that the first people to come were people from the state religion.

The Bishop of Xunyang City is the northernmost bishop of the state religion in the mainland. He has a very high rank and great authority. The current Bishop of Xunyang City is called Hua Jiefu. The status in Liang County is extremely respected. Whether it is the lord of Xunyang City or the royal palace, he rarely needs to visit in person. But today he had to come to this inn in person, and the attitude he showed made the entire Xunyang Johto was a little uncomfortable with it.

Hua Jiefu did not let the dozens of priests accompanying him enter the inn. He stood in front of the stone steps and straightened his red clothes, then walked in alone, acting very low-key and even vaguely humble. If Su Li was not seriously injured and died soon, this respect would naturally be given to him, but now, this respect is given to Chen Changsheng.

Chen Changsheng is now the dean of the National Church. In the words of Archbishop Merissa, within the National Church, he does not need to salute anyone except the Pope. On the contrary, others should salute him. Even though a distinguished cardinal saluted him respectfully, it still made him feel uncomfortable and he subconsciously turned sideways.

Hua Jiefu straightened up, without even looking at the closed door next to him, and said to Chen Changsheng: "We just learned that you are still alive, but we can't confirm it. It's really a joy to see you today. I believe this news. Once the news reaches Kyoto, the Pope will also be very happy, and countless people will be eagerly looking forward to your return in Kyoto."

He didn't say everything, but he said it bluntly. The bishop got straight to the point and asked Chen Changsheng to leave Xunyang City. If Chen Changsheng agrees, the Xunyang City Temple will undoubtedly send powerful escorts, and even Hua Jiefu will personally escort him.

Chen Changsheng looked at the closed door and said after a moment of silence, "You know, I'm in a bit of trouble right now."

"I admit that this gentleman is indeed a huge trouble, and may even be the biggest trouble in hundreds of years." Hua Jiefu glanced at the door and said, "But this is not your trouble, nor is it the state religion's. If you insist on staying in this inn, this trouble will become bigger and bigger until it becomes so big that I can’t even solve it.”

Chen Changsheng asked: "When will those...trouble appear?"

Hua Jiefu said: "Soon, there is news from Kyoto that someone from Huaiyuan may come to Beidi. His identity cannot be determined for the time being, but what is certain is that it is a big trouble."

Chen Changsheng was silent for a while and asked, "Can't I take Mr. Su back to Kyoto with me?"

Hua Jiefu didn't need to think and said directly: "Li Gong didn't say anything."

Chen Changsheng was silent again and understood what he meant - it had been a while since he met the two assassins and Xue He. The Li Palace must have known about Su Li and him, but they only asked for escort from the subordinate temple. When Chen Changsheng returned to Beijing, he didn't mention a word to Su Li. This already represented the attitude of leaving the palace.

"I may have to wait at the inn for a while."

"We will definitely protect your safety, but there is no way we can protect this gentleman just because you want to protect this gentleman in the room. You should understand that this is unfair."

"Yes."

Chen Changsheng looked at Hua Jiefu and said, "So you can pretend that you don't know that I am in Xunyang City."

Hua Jiefu said: "But you are in Xunyang City, and how long do you want to stay? Everyone's troubles must be solved by themselves, not to mention that gentleman himself is a trouble."

Chen Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "I want to wait until someone from the Lishan Sword Sect arrives, or... someone he trusts and has the ability to protect him arrives."

Hua Jiefu said with emotion: "Everyone knows that Su Li never trusts people... He has no friends, not a single one. How long do you have to wait for such a person to appear?"

"Maybe...but I always feel that someone should be willing to help him."

After saying this, Chen Changsheng turned around and walked towards the room.

Hua Jiefu suddenly said behind him: "You probably don't know yet... something happened outside Zhou Yuan, and you really need to return to Kyoto as soon as possible to solve it."

Chen Changsheng stopped and asked, "What's going on?"

Hua Jiefu said: "Liang Xiaoxiao is dead."

Chen Changsheng did not expect to hear such news. He was stunned and said: "He was a spy of the demon clan. Who killed him?"

Hua Jiefu looked a little complicated and said, "He said he was killed by you."

Chen Changsheng was surprised and asked: "Did he say that? I killed him?"

"Yes, although he didn't explain it before he died, everyone knew what he meant." Hua Jiefu looked into his eyes and said, "He died under the last sword of the Lishan Sword Sect. There were only Qijian and you know this kind of swordsmanship."

Chen Changsheng was stunned and couldn't figure out what was going on.

Hua Jiefu finally said: "Liang Xiaoxiao said that you and Zhexiu are spies of the demon clan, and Zhexiu... has been sent to Zhou Prison."

After hearing this, Chen Changsheng was silent for a long time. He knew that he must return to Kyoto as soon as possible, but how could he go now? He looked at the closed door and felt that he was in trouble.

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(The Spring Festival has not passed yet, and the holiday is over. I would like to say Happy New Year to everyone who has not seen it for a long time. I have just started to resume work. I need to slowly find my status. The number of updates will not be too many. Last month, I was still short of the 80,000 words promised. Quite a few, I will make up for it this month. With the new year and new atmosphere, although... I can't do it, I have to work harder, and I would like to say hello to everyone again.)