Taiping Inn

For the Jianghu, killing is not a difficult thing, but the difficult part is the ending after killing.

Just like when the Golden Horde went south, Zhao Zheng's predecessor, the Liaodong governor, boasted in front of the emperor that he would pacify Liao within three years. The emperor promised him the imperial sword, which allowed him to kill first and report later. The first thing the governor did when he took office was to kill to establish his authority. He killed a general in front of the tent and listed all kinds of crimes. At that time, the matter was already done, and the emperor had no choice but to acquiesce. But later, the Golden Horde army did not attack Liaodong, but turned to the northwest line and captured Xijing, which shocked the court. The emperor imprisoned and executed him for killing the general without authorization.

In fact, the truth is very simple. The right or wrong of killing is not important, and the reason is not important. The key lies in whether the matter after killing can be resolved satisfactorily.

If the governor can keep the enemy out of the country, then he is right to kill and is a hero. If not, then die together.

This is the temple, not asking right or wrong, not asking right or wrong, only asking about benefits and success or failure.

In fact, the same is true in the martial arts world.

Back then, an elder of the Faxiang Sect coveted someone's martial arts secrets, went to their house, wiped out the whole family, and took away the secrets, leaving only an orphan who escaped by chance. This matter was widely spread in the martial arts world, and everyone knew about it, but this elder of the Faxiang Sect was still a distinguished guest of all sects, and no one from the righteous path came to uphold justice, whether it was the Great Heavenly Master or the Great Sword Immortal, and they never looked at the orphan. As for the evil people, let alone, they wiped out the whole family and boasted about it, which was even worse than this elder of the Faxiang Sect. That's why Li Xuandu said that the martial arts world is not a good place, there is no romance, unrestrainedness, and pleasure that young people yearn for. Maybe there is, but it does not belong to those pawns who are rolling at the bottom of the martial arts world, but only to Su Yun'an, Qin Su and other high-class children. The most common things in the martial arts world are intrigues, swords and shadows, and a living life turns to dust in an instant. Young people really shouldn't yearn for the martial arts world.

For Li Feiyan, killing a Confucian disciple should not be difficult, but how to end it is difficult. If she cannot deal with the subsequent investigation of the Confucian sect, she can only die with Mr. Shi.

In fact, it is not only Li Feiyan, Shi Zongxi also has concerns. Since the abolition of all schools of thought and the promotion of Confucianism, the rise and fall of Confucianism has been closely related to the court. It can even be said that the two are one and the same. The prosperity of the court is the prosperity of Confucianism, and the decline of the court is the decline of Confucianism. The court is now in an extremely difficult situation. The Qingluan Guard, which once dominated the world, is only a sect. The Confucian sect dare not say that it is more stable than the Taoist sect far away in the world. In the past, the Confucian sect could barely maintain its appearance and intimidate the world with its years of accumulated power. However, a change in the imperial capital, three immortals entered the inner court as if no one was around, and the Confucian sect was helpless, which completely exposed the foundation of the Confucian sect.

When the Confucian sect was at its peak, the Grand Heavenly Master of the Zhengyi Sect was actually within the framework of the Confucian sect and was subject to the constraints of the Confucian sect. There was even a generation of Grand Heavenly Masters who had been stripped of the title of Great Immortal. However, now that the Confucian sect has no ability to restrict the Grand Heavenly Master, it is also unable to continue to implement the maritime ban, which has led to Li Daoxu and Zhang Jingxiu becoming powerful one in the south and one in the north, and began to interfere in the affairs of the temple. The Liaodong tyrants are also ready to move, eyeing the world.

Now there is another Mr. Li who is unwilling to settle down and wants to get a piece of the pie. How can the Confucian sect sit back and watch? In other words, with local tyrants such as Zhang Jingxiu, Li Daoxu, Tan Taiyun, Xu Wugui, and Qin Qing in front, the Confucian sect is already facing difficulties, and there are people like Qin Xiang who simply "surrender to the enemy", which makes the Confucian sect's situation even worse. Otherwise, there is no room for a little Li Xuan to jump up and down.

Both of them have concerns, so they dare not act rashly.

After a while, Li Feiyan took off the sword from his waist, held the top of the scabbard, and put his thumb on the hilt. With a slight push, the long sword could be drawn three-tenths of the way out of the scabbard.

This sword was given by Li Xuandu, named "White Bone Flowing Light", which was taken from the fourth level of the Buddhist "White Bone View". It was originally the famous sword "Cold Beauty" of Tianle Sect, and later the great owner of Xianjian Villa, Lu Shizhen, personally took action to fuse it with the "White Bone Mysterious Venerable" of Zaoge Sect to obtain this sword. This sword is extremely mysterious, with two kinds of coldness, real and virtual. The real coldness can freeze the body, while the virtual coldness can hurt the soul. In the battle of Wangxiantai, Li Taiyi suffered a great loss.

This sword is naturally not as good as "Qingyun" or "Human World", but it is also a rare good sword. Although it cannot allow Li Feiyan to exert 120% of her ability, it is still not a problem to exert her full strength. No matter what, Li Feiyan is a genuine Grandmaster of the Heavenly Man Infinite Realm, not inferior to Ning Yi and Li Yuanying. Even the current Li Xuandu, without using "Human World", may not dare to say that he can definitely beat his aunt.

Li Feiyan made up his mind to take down this Confucian disciple with unclear intentions. He said in a deep voice: "When Confucianism and Taoism were fighting, Confucians were good at cultivating qi. All their skills were in the word "qi". Once they cultivated qi, they would be successful in everything, whether it was fists or swords. Taoists, on the other hand, preferred "techniques". They believed that as long as the techniques were clever, they could defeat the enemy even if their cultivation was mediocre. At that time, a Taoist master fought with a Confucian master. The Confucian master responded to all changes with the same attitude. No matter how many tricks the Taoist master had, he could break it with just one breath. Later, other Taoist masters challenged. No matter how many illusions the Taoist master had in his sword energy and how many tricks he had, the Confucian sage just defeated more than ten Taoist masters with clumsiness and used stillness to control movement. He thus laid the foundation for the orthodoxy of Confucianism to last for thousands of years. Today, I, Li Feiyan, want to learn Mr. Shi's unique skills and see what is called righteousness."

Shi Zongxi was silent for a moment, and said: "The second sage said: 'I am good at cultivating the great spirit.' It is the greatest and the most powerful, and it is cultivated with integrity and without harm. It is contained in the ordinary and fills the space between heaven and earth. They all participate in the transformation of heaven and earth, do not rely on form to stand, do not rely on strength to move, do not wait for life to exist, and do not die with death. Therefore, in the sky, they are stars, on the earth, they are rivers and mountains, in the dark, they are ghosts and gods, and in the light, they are people again."

As he spoke, a layer of red air surged on Shi Zongxi's face, and then he was shrouded in a layer of red air, as if the sun was rising.

Li Feiyan gently pushed his thumb, and the long sword came out of the sheath for an inch.

Shi Zongxi's face was calm, and he said, "The three great priests have already met Mr. Li. If Mr. Li is still stubborn, we can't blame him for being ruthless."

Li Feiyan said calmly, "In life, we must always insist on something. Not everyone is willing to be a reed on the wall, leaning in whichever direction the wind blows."

After the voice fell, Li Feiyan stomped his feet, and the ripples spread with the place where he stepped as the center.

Li Feiyan stepped out the invisible sword energy, which was only one line at first, and then the line turned into two parallel lines, and then turned into four lines crisscrossing in the shape of a "well". The sword energy became more and more, and finally intertwined into a net.

Shi Zongxi's body was filled with red aura, which was extremely pure. Whenever he used it, it was like the rising sun, and all evil could not enter, and all laws could not invade. The sword energy continued to explode, and suddenly it exploded, like thunder in the sky. The aftermath spread to the surroundings. The entire city tower was shaken by the violent escape energy, and countless dust fell.

Li Feiyan finally drew his sword and cut it down with one sword.

Shi Zongxi did not dodge, but relied on his own great energy to push out a palm.

The entire city tower shook again, and countless dust fell from the gaps between countless bricks and stones, making the entire city gate tower seem to be shrouded in a layer of gray mist.

Li Feiyan flew up to the sky, and then a sword fell from the sky, like the Milky Way hanging above the nine heavens, with brilliant stars. The sword fell and the energy was born, the sword was like the moon, and the stars fell like rain.

Shi Zongxi whispered: "The heaven and the earth have righteous energy, which is mixed and flowing. Below is the river and the mountain, above is the sun, the moon and the stars."

The falling sword energy suddenly stagnated when it was still more than a foot away from him.

Shi Zongxi waved his sleeves, defeated Li Feiyan's mighty sword, and then slapped him.

Li Feiyan snorted and slapped him as well.

The tower shook for the third time. Although no innocent people were hurt, passers-by and soldiers guarding the city were still trembling and did not dare to take a step beyond.

Li Xuandu, who had already entered the city, looked back with a slightly solemn expression.

Qin Su beside him asked softly, "What happened?"

Li Xuandu said, "What a righteous spirit."

Qin Su was shocked: "It's the Confucian people who are causing trouble."

Li Xuandu laughed at himself: "I thought the biggest obstacle to this trip to Liaodong was Uncle Qin's disapproval of our relationship. I never expected it to come from the Confucian people."