"Okay, Lao Wang, stop bragging. It's just showing the way to the Duke of Zhenguo, and you took his money. How many times do you have to say it?"
Fan Xian couldn't help but roll his eyes at Wang Qinian. Wang Qinian had already boasted to them five, six, seven, eight, and nine times about leading Zhou Chen on the road, and his ears were callused.
"Sir, that's not what I mean. Look, didn't the Duke of Zhenguo send me an invitation? That's called friendship."
Wang Qinian felt that his legs were starting to feel light-headed. This was an invitation from the Duke of Zhenguo. Many people wanted it but couldn't get it. And he was just a clerk in the Inspection Institute, but Zhou Chen remembered him and sent him an invitation. What a great honor this was.
Although he thinks money is the most important thing, sometimes having face is also very good.
"Look, sir. Isn't Teng Zijing missing?"
Teng Zijing, who was already angry, swung his clothes and shot several flying knives at Wang Qinian. Wang Qinian smiled and dodged the slow flying knives.
"Hey, you can't hit me."
Fan Xian stopped Wang Qinian and said, "Old Wang, stop being so joking. The Duke of Zhenguo invited you, so you should have remembered to prepare a gift, right?"
Hearing this, Wang Qinian's face was in pain, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I spent a lot of effort and money to prepare a gift. Sir, you have to pay me a salary, otherwise my Baba won't even be able to eat pork belly in the next few months."
Teng Zijing snorted coldly: "Old Wang, you are so shameless."
"Hey, thanks for the compliment."
…………
In the East Palace, the Crown Prince had already gotten up and was having breakfast when his subordinates came to report.
"Your Highness, the Duke of Zhenguo has gone out to welcome the bride."
"Have you packed all the gifts I asked you to prepare?"
“It’s already installed.”
"Well, watch the time and don't delay."
In the Second Prince's mansion, the Second Prince was also paying attention to the situation in the Zhou Mansion, and he even cared more about it.
Now he and Fan Xian have completely fallen out, and they even want to kill each other, so at this time, he is the one who wants to win over Zhou Chen the most.
Zhou Chen himself is a grandmaster, and is the person he is trying hard to win over. Now Zhou Chen is going to marry the eldest princess of Northern Qi. If he can have a good relationship with Zhou Chen and get Zhou Chen's support, it will be of great significance. Maybe even Northern Qi can become his arm.
At the Lin Mansion, Lin Ruofu was also preparing to go to the Zhou Mansion. He and Zhou Chen were not very close, but they did have some interactions, so naturally he would also go to Zhou Chen's wedding.
There were also many dignitaries in Kyoto. Even if they did not receive an invitation, many of them shamelessly went to Zhou's house with gifts.
Inspection Institute.
Chen Pingping was sitting in a wheelchair, watering the flowers in the corner, and Shadow was standing beside him waiting.
"Has the gift been delivered to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?"
"It's already been sent over, you really don't want to go?"
Chen Pingping shook his head and said, "It's their big wedding day, why would an old disabled person like me go there? I won't go."
At this moment, Yan Ruohai suddenly ran over in a hurry with a note in his hand.
"Dean."
Seeing Yan Ruohai's serious expression, Chen Pingping also stopped what he was doing.
"What happened?"
Yan Ruohai said in a deep voice: "According to the intelligence from two hours ago, Ye Liuyun's whereabouts were discovered thirty miles away from Kyoto."
Chen Pingping's back suddenly straightened, and he asked anxiously, "Ye Liuyun, are you sure?"
"Sure." Yan Ruohai answered with certainty.
Chen Pingping's expression suddenly became strange, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he fell into deep thought.
Shadow was also very shocked: "Grandmaster Ye Liuyun, he hasn't been back to Kyoto for many years. Hasn't he been traveling outside? How come he suddenly came back to Kyoto at this time and was discovered by the people from the Inspection Institute?"
Chen Pingping's face suddenly changed, and he shouted at Yingzi anxiously, "Yingzi, go find the Duke of Zhenguo and tell him about Ye Liuyun's visit to the capital?"
Yingzi was about to ask, but Chen Pingping didn't give him the chance.
"Go now, as quickly as possible, and make sure to notify Zhou Chen."
At this point, he suddenly paused and said, "If you find that something is impossible, don't hesitate, leave immediately, run as far as you can."
Seeing Chen Pingping's nervous tone, Shadow didn't bother to ask anything. His figure shot out like a sharp arrow and soon disappeared from the eyes of Chen Pingping and Yan Ruohai.
After the shadow left, Yan Ruohai asked solemnly, "Dean, do you think Ye Liuyun came to Kyoto for the Duke of Zhenguo?"
Chen Pingping said, "I don't know, but Ye Liuyun didn't come back earlier or later, but he came back at this critical moment. It's really unusual, but the weirder thing is that if Ye Liuyun wanted to hide his tracks, even our Inspection Institute would have a hard time finding him. This is very strange."
"But no matter what, it's always right to tell the Duke of Zhenguo. I just hope it's not as complicated as I thought."
Having said that, how could Yan Ruohai not see the tension in Chen Pingping's eyes? Even his hands were clenched together.
As the groom, Zhou Chen naturally had to ride a tall horse and walk at the front of the procession when welcoming the bride.
Suddenly, his face changed slightly while he was riding on the horse, and then a black shadow flew past him, and a piece of paper appeared in his hand.
When he saw the contents of the note, his face suddenly turned ugly, and then he shouted: "Stop."
The wedding procession stopped one after another, and then everyone looked at Zhou Chen in confusion.
Zhou Chen did not explain immediately. Instead, he slowly closed his eyes, held his breath and concentrated, trying to perceive everything around him to the greatest extent possible.
After a while, he opened his eyes and his expression became extremely solemn.
"Li Yunqian, I really underestimated you. And, Ye Liuyun, you are really looking for death."
In fact, he has always been on guard against Emperor Qing Li Yunqian. He knows that the person Emperor Qing wants to kill the most now is him, but he is not sure and dare not do it.
He also knew that an ambitious man like Emperor Qing would not be able to endure this forever, but he had been busy with his wedding recently, and Emperor Qing had been silent, so he did not think that Emperor Qing would take action against him on his wedding day.
There is also Ye Liuyun. They had just met in Jiangnan last year. Although they did not say it explicitly at that time, they had actually reached a consensus to maintain the triangular relationship of the three great masters of Qing Kingdom and keep it balanced.
It has only been a short time and Ye Liuyun has changed. It is obvious that it must be Emperor Qing who forced Ye Liuyun.
But even so, Ye Liuyun still chose to stand on the side of Emperor Qing, which meant that they became enemies.
Although it was the first time for him to reach the martial arts realm of Grand Master, but in a one-on-one situation, he would not underestimate the other four Grand Masters and was confident that he could win.
But he had also fought with the three great masters. Although it was not a life-and-death battle, when people reached their level, they already had a premonition in their hearts.
Fighting alone in a life-and-death battle, he was confident that he could kill Ye Liuyun, but facing Ku He and Si Gu Jian, he was not absolutely sure of winning. If he really fought to the death recklessly, even if he could survive, he would definitely be seriously injured, because one of them had super strong defense and the other had terrifying lethality. It was impossible to win without paying a price.
He possesses extraordinary assassination abilities, and even entering the palace is a piece of cake for him. However, a grandmaster is different from an ordinary warrior. It is impossible to kill a grandmaster by assassination.
It was precisely because he was not absolutely sure that although he had fought with Emperor Qing several times, he had never thought of exchanging life and death with Emperor Qing.
Emperor Qing is nothing. Is it necessary for me to exchange my life for his?
But judging from the current situation, he made a mistake and underestimated Emperor Qing's determination to kill him.
It seems that Emperor Qing had already started planning before he returned to Kyoto.
"Choosing this time is really insidious. He is worthy of being the number one Ninja Turtle in Joy of Life. He is not only able to endure, but also to scheme."
At this point, Zhou Chen knew that he had no other choice. Emperor Qing chose this time because he was sure that he would not escape alone.
In fact, Emperor Qing did not make a wrong bet. Even if he was facing attacks from both sides by two great masters at the same time, if he wanted to run away, Emperor Qing and Ye Liuyun would definitely not be able to stop him.
But he couldn't abandon Zhan Pianpian, nor could he abandon everyone in the Zhou Mansion. If he ran away, someone like Emperor Qing would never let Zhan Pianpian and the others go.
This was an open conspiracy, and Zhou Chen had no choice.
Since he had no choice, he would not back down and made the decision instantly.
"He Qin, go back home, take Sang Wen, Tong Quan and the others with you, leave Kyoto through the secret passage, and head to the safe house. If I don't look for you, you will disappear and never show up again."
"Master."
"Stop talking nonsense and go back now."
He Qin didn't know what had happened, but when he saw Zhou Chen's tone, he knew something big had happened, so he immediately used all his strength to circulate his true energy and rush back.
Zhou Chen called another person over and gave him a few words. That person then quickly left the wedding procession.
Compared to Sang Wen and others in Zhou Mansion, he was more worried about Zhan Pianpian in the inn.
Because he stayed in the mansion, it was difficult for Emperor Qing to hide people around his mansion, but it was different at the post station. Without him, there was no telling how many of Emperor Qing's people were there.
Once Emperor Qing takes action, it will definitely be a fatal kill, and he will never miss the opportunity to use Zhan Pianpian to threaten him, so he sent all the thirty-six constellations under his command and the seventy-two earthly demons who had just been trained for more than a year to the inn to rescue Zhan Pianpian.
After conveying the message to Zhou Chen, Shadow did not go far away, but stood not far away and looked at this place.
Suddenly something flew towards him, startling him. He hurriedly caught it and saw that it was red cloth. His face suddenly changed and he stopped looking. He left here as fast as he could and headed towards the Inspection Institute.
"Given this secret to him, Chen Pingping will not sit idly by and do nothing."
Now he can't get away and has sent all his men out, but he still feels uneasy, so he asks Chen Pingping for help. After all, Chen Pingping can let Shadow come to deliver a message, and he should not remain indifferent after seeing his message.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 1470: Furious Emperor Qing, Zhou Chen vs. the Three Grandmasters
"You all go back."
When Zhou Chen said this, everyone in the wedding procession was stunned.
They were going to pick up the bride, but the groom asked them to go back. What did that mean? They were not going to get married?
Zhou Chen didn't plan to explain much to these outsiders, and said again: "Someone wants to kill me. If you don't leave now, you will all die here. Let's go."
His aura had been locked onto by Emperor Qing and Ye Liuyun. He could feel that, although these two had not yet shown up, they were definitely keeping a close eye on him.
Especially Emperor Qing, in order to kill him, he no longer cared whether he would be exposed. As long as he killed Zhou Chen, no more people would know that he was a grandmaster.
As for the people in the wedding procession, they are all ordinary people. Emperor Qing would not be interested in them. Even if Zhou Chen asked them to leave, Emperor Qing would not care.
When the wedding party heard Zhou Chen's words, they were all in an uproar.
Everyone knows that the Duke of Zhenguo is the most powerful grandmaster in the world, and this is the capital of Qing Kingdom. Who dares to kill the grandmaster here?
But despite their hesitation, seeing Zhou Chen's serious expression, everyone looked at each other. The next moment, they all ran away at an extremely fast speed, not even caring about their belongings.
Zhou Chen ignored the chaotic situation around him and looked in one direction.
"A life-and-death game? Killing me is not as easy as you think."
Compared to his own situation, he was actually more worried about Zhan Pianpian and Sang Wen. After all, no matter what situation he was in, he still had to resist with force.
But Zhan Pianpian and Sang Wen are both weak women. Even if he has arranged people to protect them, they have to face a large number of Emperor Qing's men.
As for Zhan Pianpian's identity as the eldest princess of Northern Qi, Emperor Qing wanted to kill even the grandmaster Zhou Chen, so why would he care about Northern Qi.
The wedding procession dispersed quickly. After a while, Zhou Chen was the only one left on the originally busy road, except for the boxes of items and vehicles all over the ground.
Zhou Chen looked at the messy scene with complicated eyes. This was the first time he encountered such a situation after getting married in all his years in the film and television industry.
"A life-and-death battle? I wonder if you have the courage to fight me to the death."
Although he encountered a life-threatening crisis, Zhou Chen did not panic and remained very calm.
After so many years and so many film and television worlds, he has lost count of how many life-and-death crises he has encountered, but the reason he can survive until now is not just luck. Between life and death, he has already honed a superhuman will.
So what if there are two grand masters? No one can predict what the outcome will be until the last moment.
The entire street became silent, as if this area had been separated from Kyoto. Apart from Zhou Chen, there was no one else around.
Zhou Chen also had to admire Emperor Qing's calculations. He took advantage of the opportunity of his wedding to clear out this area. There were no telling how many people were hiding around here, just for him.
On the road in front of Zhou Chen, the sound of footsteps came slowly. The footsteps were like drumbeats, one step at a time, sonorous and powerful, as if telling the traveler's firmness and determination.
"Ye Liuyun!"
Zhou Chen looked at Ye Liuyun with cold eyes as he walked in front of him and stopped.
Ye Liuyun had a complicated expression, especially after seeing Zhou Chen, he looked even more worried, which was totally different from the firmness of his steps.
"I don't want to be your enemy, because I know it's not a wise choice, but everything is determined by fate and cannot be controlled by humans. I may be a Grandmaster, but I am still a human being."
Zhou Chen said in a cold tone: "It was originally a choice after weighing the pros and cons. Now that the choice has been made, there is no need to build a memorial archway. People who are in two ends are even more annoying."
Ye Liuyun remained silent. Back then in Jiangnan, he and Zhou Chen had reached a tacit understanding. However, only one year later, he came to surround and kill Zhou Chen, which was indeed against his will.
But he had no choice. Just as Zhou Chen said, this was a decision made after weighing the pros and cons. Between Zhou Chen and the Ye family, he naturally chose the Ye family.
Zhou Chen turned around slowly and saw a man in a black robe and a hood who had appeared from behind him, his face full of sarcasm.
"It's already this bad, but you're still hiding, Li Yunqian. You've been a coward for so many years, you're so used to it that you don't even dare to face people?"
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