Chapter 626 Jiumozhi

Zhao Wusi is definitely not someone who can be underestimated. If one makes a list of the most unfathomable people in the "world of heroes", this person will definitely be on the list.

Once Cao Zhengchun died, the court structure of the Song Dynasty would inevitably change irreversibly.

Moreover, once Zhao Wusi learns that he died at the hands of Chai Xin, he will inevitably become extremely wary of the latter.

Either try to win them over or destroy them, this is the consistent style of the Iron-hearted God King.

Chai Xin neither wanted to be won over by him nor to be destroyed by him, so the best way was undoubtedly to not touch Cao Zhengchun for the time being and maintain the situation in the court.

Moreover, he has revealed Cao Zhengchun's true identity to many people, which has accelerated the development of the plot to a certain extent.

This acceleration is acceptable for Chai Xin's growth rate.

But if the whole plot collapses directly, it will not be a good thing for Chai Xin.

After Yang Guo packed a set of clean clothes, Chai Xin told the servants to look after the house and left with him.

Chai Xin had already spent thousands of taels of silver to buy two good horses. Now the uncle and nephew each rode one and quickly left Lin'an.

An ordinary horse is worth only a few dozen taels of silver, but his two horses are worth thousands of years of silver, which shows how precious they are.

Even though it was not as good as Guo Jing's little red horse, Yang Guo's ugly yellow horse, or various precious horses in history, it was still considered top-notch at the time.

I wouldn't say I can travel a thousand miles a day, but if I try my best, I can still travel seven or eight hundred miles a day.

Although Yang Guo had never ridden a horse before, he was brave and quick-witted. He had also learned some martial arts from his mother since he was young and had a good ability to balance. Within half a day, he could ride a horse quite well.

But he was a beginner in horse riding after all, so the two of them did not travel very fast, and they only traveled fifty or sixty miles in half a day.

However, Chai Xin did not have a clear destination for this trip, so he did not care about the speed.

"Uncle, where are we going?"

Yang Guo had been riding for a long time. After all, he was just a teenager and was exhausted. He couldn't help wanting to rest.

However, he was a tough person and did not complain, but he spoke more unconsciously.

"Wandering around the world, the world is my home."

Chai Xin said loudly with a smile.

Yang Guo's eyes lit up when he heard this. These four words could have a great destructive power on teenagers.

However, when he felt the unbearable pain in his thighs, he couldn't help feeling discouraged - these four words sounded easy to say, but it was actually quite difficult to do them.

"Boy, have you forgotten everything I taught you?"

Chai Xin looked at the child's appearance and shook his head helplessly. He then jumped off his horse and when he landed, he was already behind Yang Guo.

This is two people riding on one horse.

Yang Guo was shocked and didn't understand what his uncle was going to do.

But suddenly, I felt a warm force flowing through my clothes from the back to my limbs and bones, and the aches and pains all over my body were immediately relieved.

"The Daoxuan Gong I taught you can be practiced while walking, sitting or lying down, and of course while riding a horse. If you practice the Daoxuan Gong while traveling, you will naturally not be so tired."

Chai Xin used his internal force to guide the circulation of Yang Guo's energy while teaching him.

"Ah? Daoxuan Gong actually has such a magical effect?"

Yang Guo was stunned, but he felt warm in his heart.

He had been lonely since childhood, and being so close to Chai Xin at this time made him feel a kind of admiration for him.

The person who used his inner strength to relieve his fatigue and taught him from behind gradually gave him a fatherly feeling.

This was a feeling he had never had before, but had longed for.

"How can the method created by your uncle be ordinary? If you practice it well, in time, you will be able to dominate the world."

Chai Xin smiled slightly and said in a light tone.

Yang Guo was young at heart, and he couldn't help but feel excited when he heard his uncle say that, and he quickly continued to practice "Dao Xuan Gong".

The "Dao Xuan Gong" passed on to him by Chai Xin, except that it does not have the power of creation as a seed, the rest of its effects are the same as the original version.

At least in this "world of heroes", it is by no means inferior to any advanced martial arts created by anyone else.

In fact, this set of skills is even better than the world-famous "Yi Jin Jing" and "Nine Yin Scriptures".

The uncle and nephew traveled on their journey as they pleased, and before they knew it, five days had passed.

The two had already left the territory of Lin'an Prefecture and were approaching the Taihu Lake area.

After walking for another half a day, an ancient city came into view. It was actually Suzhou City.

"As the saying goes, there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. I just left Hangzhou and now I am in Suzhou. It really is fate."

Chai Xin was riding on his horse, looking at the ancient city wall, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

Next to him, Yang Guo had already mastered horsemanship after a few days of traveling. He couldn’t be called an expert, but he was definitely not a novice either.

Although this uncle and nephew looked weathered, they were both handsome and rode on tall horses, which naturally attracted the attention of many passers-by.

"Uncle, we haven't seen anyone in a few days. Why don't we go into the city and take a look?"

Yang Guo traveled through the mountains and rivers for several days, and saw very few people. When he was hungry, he hunted some wild animals and picked some wild fruits. When he was thirsty, he drank some mountain springs and streams. His mouth was already tasteless and he missed the bustling world.

Seeing the majestic and prosperous appearance of Suzhou City at this moment, how could one not be itching to go there?

"That's fine..."

Chai Xin was about to agree when he suddenly heard a few sudden shouts coming from the distant shore of Taihu Lake.

Originally, they were dozens of feet apart, and it was impossible for an ordinary person to hear clearly, but he had deep internal strength and extraordinary hearing, so he could hear the speaker's voice and the content of his words clearly.

I saw a foreign monk riding a horse and holding another horse in his hand, with a person lying on it.

The person who just spoke was the one lying on the horse. From the sound of his voice, he seemed to be a young man.

"Wait a minute! This master is alone. He defeated my uncle and five other masters from Dali and captured me here. He is a close friend of Mr. Murong and wants to burn me in front of Mr. Murong's tomb as a sacrifice. You two have nothing to do with the Gusu Murong clan, so leave now."

The young man was still talking loudly, and Chai Xin heard it all clearly, so he naturally understood who he had met.

"Guo'er, we met an acquaintance. I'm afraid we can't enter the city now. Come on, follow me to see what's going on." Chai Xin turned his horse around and went towards the lakeside where the few people were.

Yang Guo felt helpless, but had no other choice but to ride his horse and follow.

As they got closer, they saw that in addition to the monk and the young man lying on the horse, there was also a thin old man and a young man in his twenties.

The old man suddenly took out a golden abacus from his bosom and said solemnly to the foreign monk on horseback: "Master, Mr. Murong is your good friend, but this young prince is my good friend. I advise you to let him go."

Seeing this, the young man next to him hurriedly shook his hand and took off the soft whip wrapped around his waist.

The two of them cooperated well and rushed towards Jiumozhi's horse at the same time.

The young man lying on his horse immediately shouted: "You two are kind and righteous. Duan Yu will remember this in his heart, but hurry up, you can't beat him!"

This young man is none other than the powerful Prince of Zhennan, Duan Yu.

At this moment, the acupuncture points all over his body were pressed, and he was abducted from Yunnan to Gusu.

The person who kidnapped him was naturally the foreign monk riding on the horse next to him, the martial arts fanatic from the Western Regions, Jiumozhi.

In order to obtain the "Six Meridians Divine Sword" sword manual from the Dali Duan family, Jiumozhi broke into the Dali Tianlong Temple on the pretext of fulfilling the wish of his old friend Murong Bo.

At that time, he not only used the "Formless Robbery Finger", "Flower-Picking Finger" and "Dara Leaf Finger" to shock the monks, but also used the "Flame Sword" on his own to challenge the "Six Meridians Divine Sword" used by the six great monks of Tianlong Temple - Kurong, Benyin, Benguan, Benxiang, Bencan and Benchen.

In this sword battle, the martial arts attainments of each of the six monks of Tianlong Temple were not inferior to the top-notch masters of the time, and Master Kuruo could be regarded as a top figure among them.

As a result, the six people joined forces to perform the "Six Meridians Divine Sword", but they were still no match for Jiumozhi. In the face of danger, Master Ku Rong had no choice but to destroy the sword manual.

Of course, this does not mean that Master Kuruo is not as strong as Jiumozhi.

In fact, the reason why the six people joined forces but still lost was because none of the six old monks truly comprehended the "Six Meridians Divine Sword".

It was planned during the duel that the six people would fight against Jiumozhi with their unpracticed "Six Meridians Divine Sword", so it was not surprising that they were defeated.

If he were to use his own specially-studied martial arts to fight the enemy, Master Kuruo alone would be able to give Jiumozhi a huge headache.

What's more, all the monks in Tianlong Temple are truly honest people, and they never thought that Jiumozhi would play dirty tricks.

Jiumozhi unexpectedly captured the Dali Kingdom's top layman, the Dali Emperor Duan Zhengming, as a hostage.

Duan Yu was also present at the time and acted in a hurry to protect his uncle.

Jiumozhi's "Flame Blade" was actually no match for Duan Yu's "Six Meridians Divine Sword", but Duan Yu lacked experience in fighting, and his skills were far inferior to his, so he was finally captured by Jiumozhi.

From here, Duan Yu's "Six Meridians Divine Sword" is better than Jiumozhi's "Flame Blade". It can also be seen that the victory of simple moves cannot determine the true strength.

Otherwise, even if the six monks of Tianlong Temple joined forces, they would not be able to defeat Jiumozhi. Wouldn't Jiumozhi be defying the will of heaven?
Jiumozhi pressed Duan Yu's acupoints and took him northward, finally arriving at Gusu, where the Murong family lived.

As for the two people who wanted to rescue Duan Yu, the old man was named Cui Baiquan and the young man was Guo Yanzhi.

Cui Baiquan, nicknamed "Golden Abacus", was originally a disciple of the Funiu School. Later, he offended the Murong clan of Gusu and had to flee to Yunnan.

He used the alias "Mr. Huo" and worked as an accountant in the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion for many years. He was an old acquaintance of Duan Yu and was grateful for the protection of the Duan royal family, so he came to the rescue.

Guo Yanzhi is a disciple of Ke Baisui, the head of the Funiu Sect. Some time ago, he traveled to Yunnan to find Cui Baiquan and said that his master was murdered and the murderer was suspected to be from Gusu Murong clan.

Ke Baisui's fatal injury was caused by his famous skill "Hundred Victory Whip".

If there is such a method in the world, everyone will first think of the Gusu Murong family's unique skill of "returning the favor in their own way".

In addition, the Gusu Murong clan already had an old grudge with the Funiu sect, so Guo Yanzhi felt that his master's death was most likely caused by the Murong clan.

Although the two knew that their own strength was far inferior to that of the Gusu Murong family, they still came to Gusu from Dali to seek revenge. They were determined to die, which shows their character.

Unexpectedly, he met Jiumozhi who had kidnapped Duan Yu on the way.

Given Cui Baiquan's personality, how could he sit idly by and watch his benefactor's son suffer?
So this scene happened.

Jiumozhi saw the two of them attacking at the same time, but he remained calm, smiled faintly, and said, "Are you really going to fight?"

Cui Baiquan said firmly: "This fight is like slapping a fly on a tiger's head. I know I can't beat you, but I still have to give it a try. It's a matter of life and death... Ouch!"

He had only said half of this sentence when he saw Jiumozhi had stretched out his hand to snatch the whip from Guo Yanzhi beside him. Then he flipped his palm and the whip flashed and hit the golden abacus in Cui Baiquan's hand.

Then, the monk gently raised the whip, and the two weapons flew out of his hand at the same time and flew into the lake on the right.

Seeing that the two weapons seemed to be about to sink to the bottom of the lake, Jiumozhi's control of the strength in his hands was really good. The tip of the whip flipped upwards and just happened to entangle a willow branch hanging over the lake.

The willow branches were soft, rising and falling, and shaking constantly. The golden abacus slowly slapped the water surface, forming ripples, but it never sank.

Jiumozhi put his hands together and said politely, "Thank you both for coming. Please lead the way to Yanziwu."

Cui and Guo looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Seeing this, Jiumozhi said again: "If you two are unwilling to lead the way, please tell me the way to Yanziwu Chanhe Manor, and I will find the way myself. That is fine too."

Seeing that he was so skilled in martial arts yet so humble, Cui and Guo felt that it was not right to turn hostile towards him, nor was it right to remain hostile to him.

If I turn against him, I cannot beat him, and he is so humble; if I don’t turn against him, Duan Yu is still in his hands, and a man of honor has already spoken his word. I just said I would save Duan Yu, so how can I go back on my word?

When Chai Xin saw this scene, he rode forward and prepared to take action.

However, at this moment, a soft singing voice in Wu dialect was heard coming from the lake.

Following the sound, I saw a small boat floating on the blue waves.

A girl in green stood at the bow of the boat, holding two oars, moving slowly and singing a little song: "The fragrance of lotus covers ten hectares of pond, the girl is too lazy to play and pick lotus. In the evening, she came to the bow to play in the water, and smiled as she took off her red skirt to wrap the duck."

The girl has a graceful figure, fair skin and beautiful looks, and her singing voice is gentle, innocent, and joyful.

Duan Yu and the others were attracted by her and turned their eyes over.

Only Jiumozhi remained unmoved and said, "Since you two are unwilling to tell me where Chanhe Manor is, I will take my leave now."

At this time, the girl rowed a small boat and came to the shore. After hearing what Jiumozhi said, she said, "This master wants to go to Chanhe Manor. What's the important matter?"

The girl was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a gentle face and a graceful figure.

Jiumozhi then looked at the girl and replied, "I am Mr. Murong's best friend. I have come to pay respects to my old friend's tomb to fulfill our old promise. I also hope to meet Mr. Murong's face."

The young girl suddenly realized what was going on and said thoughtfully, "This is really unfortunate! Master Murong went out the day before yesterday. If Master had come three days earlier, we would have been able to meet."

(End of this chapter)