Cai Tanggu learned that Xiao Shinian was one of the two monks who had defeated Wuhou, and immediately took Dong Chongyang to the bamboo forest in Xicheng Lane.
Seeing the man practicing calligraphy in front of the bamboo house, Cai Tanggu adjusted his clothes a little, clasped his hands in courtesy and said, "But in front of Mr. Xiao?"
Since he was guessing that Xiao Shinian was a great monk in the Snow Bathing Realm, regardless of whether he was really young or had returned to his original nature, he had to respect him. This was what the strong deserved.
Xiao Shinian certainly recognized Cai Tanggu, but he ignored him.
In fact, he was not very interested in calligraphy, but because his father was good at handwriting, he became very interested in calligraphy.
Cai Tanggu watched for a moment and praised: "What a good calligraphy."
Xiao Shinian raised his eyes and said, "Do you understand?"
Cai Tanggu said with a smile: "After all, Cai is a teacher at Yuyuan Academy. The academy also teaches and educates people. There are many people in the literary world. As the saying goes, those who are close to Zhu will inevitably understand something."
Xiao Shinian nodded and continued writing.
Cai Tanggu frowned slightly, but still calmed down.
Dong Chongyang stood with his sword in hand. Although he was a martial artist, he had a heavy martial aura due to his travels in the world, so he didn't know calligraphy. However, he could see that Xiao Shinian's words contained a cold aura.
This is no ordinary word.
If you want to make words resonate with Qi, it is difficult for everyone in the literary world to do so.
Although writing and drawing are similar, they are actually completely different. The latter is more like painting.
Before the monsters came, Confucianism was prevalent, and Qi State was once a Confucian holy land. Confucian saints participated in the Battle of the Candle God. Words written casually and words spoken out of the mouth can make the spirit of the big monster fly away, but in the end they are no match for the Candle God. God, but because of the special nature of Confucianism, he became a thorn in the side of the Candle God and was eventually lost in the long river of history.
Today's scholars are just scholars.
After all, there are scholars. Even though the Battle of Zhushen is not recorded in detail, things related to Confucianism have been handed down.
Scholars all over the world want to recreate the heyday of Confucianism, but the great righteousness of Confucianism recorded so far can only be understood by the emperor in the Sui Dynasty.
Dong Chongyang looked at Xiao Shinian's handwriting and couldn't help but said, "Your Excellency is a Confucianist?"
Cai Tanggu didn't react and said subconsciously: "Brother Chongyang, when did Mr. Xiao humiliate you?"
Dong Chongyang twitched the corner of his mouth and corrected: "It's Confucianism, not humiliation."
Cai Tanggu's face was ruddy, he coughed dryly, and said: "Although Confucianism is recorded in ancient books, except for the emperor's masters, no scholars in this generation have really entered Confucianism. They are still powerless. Mr. Xiao can repel Wuhou , how could he be a Confucian?"
Dong Chongyang said: "I traveled around the world and heard rumors that there is an academy in Xiqin, which is known as Confucian orthodoxy and still upholds Confucianism. There is an imperial master in the Sui Dynasty, but it does not mean that there is no second imperial master in the whole world. It is different from the academy. , that academy really only has scholars."
Cai Tanggu frowned and said, "What you said, I did hear about it at the wine festival..."
His expression changed slightly.
I originally suspected that the two bathing snow monks who defeated Wuhou were outsiders. If Xiao Shinian was not from another realm in the Sui Kingdom, but was from the academy in Xitan, he even understood Haoran's righteousness... .
Sui and Xi Tan were mortal enemies!
Cai Tanggu subconsciously drew his sword.
Dong Chongyang also held the knife in his hand.
He was a martial artist after all, and he suspected that Xiao Shinian was practicing Confucianism, but he didn't think too much about it until Cai Tanggu reacted.
If he is really a scholar and has the ability to defeat Wu Hou, there is no other possibility except to realize Haoran's righteousness. There are only imperial masters in the Sui Dynasty and no other scholars understand Haoran's righteousness. Then it is obvious that Xiao Shinian is from Xitan!
Xiao Shinian looked at them inexplicably.
I'm just practicing my calligraphy.
Why were you so polite at first, but now you're just drawing a sword?
Cai Tanggu sent a message to Dong Chongyang, "Cultivating Confucian Haoran Zhengqi can suppress fellow monks. Even more exaggerated, Xiao Shinian can defeat Wu Hou, and his understanding of Haoran Zhengqi is by no means superficial. If he advanced to the level of Yan If we fail to do so, we will have no power to fight back."
Dong Chongyang also regretted bringing the matter to light. Now the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.
The records of Confucianism in the ancient books are very good, and I understand that Haoran's righteousness does not depend on his age, but it is impossible for Xiao Shinian to reach the height of the emperor's master, but they are not as big as the emperor's master. Xiao Shinian had no chance of winning in a fight.
Cai Tanggu racked his brains to think of countermeasures.
He suddenly sheathed his sword and said with a smile: "I am getting older, so I was a little excited when I saw Mr. Xiao's words."
Dong Chongyang was puzzled, but he continued to stand with his sword in hand and said, "Stretch your muscles and bones."
Cai Tanggu's voice immediately entered Dong Chongyang's mind, "We only thought that Xiao Shinian was a disciple of Confucianism. After all, we suspected that he was from Xitan Academy. We didn't say it directly, but tacitly changed the topic. .”
Eastern Chongyang is clear.
Cai Tanggu followed up with a smile and said: "Confucianism has been popular for thousands of years and has a profound foundation. Mr. Xiao is extremely talented and can write well. I think he has great hope of understanding the righteousness. He is really enviable to scholars of our generation."
He ended the matter so that the topic would not change too abruptly.
Then he said sternly: "We still have important matters, so we won't disturb Mr. Xiao anymore and take our leave."
He dragged Dong Chongyang away quickly.
After walking out of the bamboo forest, Dong Chongyang whispered: "Brother Cai is not very good at acting. If he is not stupid, he must be suspicious. In order to avoid exposing his identity, he may find a way to get rid of us."
Cai Tanggu said in a deep voice: "As Deputy Pavilion Master Lin is in Huncheng, he should not dare to take action rashly. He will only leave Huncheng at most, but just in case, we must escape from here quickly."
Seeing the two people escaping in a hurry, Xiao Shinian's face was blank.
Are you sick?
But he did have some interest in the once-popular Confucianism.
In fact, he is no stranger to Haoran Zhengqi.
Just never seen it here.
...
Cai Tanggu found Lin Chengzhi immediately.
"Xiao Shinian is from Xitan Confucian Academy?"
"Are the reasons you speculated too ridiculous?"
"Writing words that can resonate with Qi is indeed something that everyone in the literary world can hardly achieve, but everyone in the literary world who has not truly stepped into the path of Confucianism and Taoism is just an ordinary person."
"Just like the Heavenly Master can make the talisman resonate with Qi, just like my flying sword can resonate with Qi, your speculations are completely baseless."
"I had a fight with him in the bamboo forest, which can best prove his identity as a swordsman. There is no such thing as awe-inspiring righteousness. After all, I have also met the emperor's master. You think he is capable of defeating the emperor's master. Let me feel it too. Don’t you have the presence of Haoran’s righteousness?”
Lin Chengzhi raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you looking down on me, or are you looking down on the Imperial Master?"
Cai Tanggu was speechless.
Dong Chongyang’s face was slightly stiff.
They realized that their brains seemed to be not working very well.
Even Lin Chengzhi could see the problem, but they believed in it as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Thinking that Xiao Shinian really had no intention of pursuing him, if his identity was at risk of being exposed, he would not remain so calm.
Cai Tanggu's face turned red.
Awkward toe digging.
Lin Chengzhi clasped his hands behind his back and said: "I want to investigate the big monster behind the attack on Hun City. The identities of the two Snow Bathing monks who allegedly repelled Wuhou have been revealed. You are idle, so just do me a favor."
Cai Tanggu said unexpectedly: "One of them is Xiao Shinian, and the identity of the second person has also been found?"
Lin Chengzhi said: "It's Jiang Wang."
Cai Tanggu's eyes widened and he shouted: "Impossible!"
Lin Chengzhi frowned and said: "Xiao Shinian has not entered the bathing snow realm, but he has very strong strength. According to Shen Tuhuang, Jiang Wang should have broken through the bathing snow realm. It is only because of the monsters in various realms that Qingxuan Department does not have the first place. As time has passed, this matter has been confirmed by Shen Tuhuang, so it cannot be false."
Cai Tanggu looked pale.
Did your wish to look good come to an end again? !
"He is so young, how can he break out of the situation and take a bath in the snow..."
Cai Tanggu was very stubborn and wanted Lin Chengzhi to deny it.
Lin Chengzhi said: "Jiang Wang is indeed very talented, and he helped Xie Wuxing strengthen the sword's heart. I intend to let him join the sword pavilion, but I have to wait until I get rid of the big demon behind the attack on Huncheng."
Cai Tanggu's complexion turned even paler.
Did your desire to look good turn into powder? !
Lin Chengzhi added: "But it seems that both the Martial God Temple and the Xiaoguo Army want to win over Jiang Wang. Fortunately, Venerable Luo has left Huncheng, and the Xiaoguo Army only has two juniors here. I have to find the big demon behind the scenes as soon as possible, otherwise the advantage will be too much." It was picked up by someone else."
Cai Tang's face was bloodless.
Have you completely lost your desire to look good?
How unfair the world is!
...
Cai Tanggu's mood dropped off a cliff, and Jiang Wang's mood was not good either.
Thinking about why Cai Tanggu didn't take action?
Shen Tuhuang seemed to be quite strong, but it seemed that he was just pretending, and it was just the Black Flame Army that scared him away.
Pei Jieran suffocated directly in front of the stranger.
Jiang Wang hates that iron cannot become steel, and neither can Cai Tanggu. Who are you looking for? I have high expectations for you in vain.
There is no other way, Jiang Wang can only start with the monsters under Qixia Street.
Although the city of Hun is under intensive construction, it is difficult to get a new look in a short time, especially the underground cave that was smashed by Jiang Wang.
The surrounding area was sealed off to prevent people from accidentally falling in, even though Qixia Street was mostly populated by monks or warriors.
Jiang Wang took advantage of the dark night and high wind to go out of the house alone and came to the pothole.
The deep hole made him a little nervous.
He mustered up the courage to jump.
Even though it was unfathomable, it still belonged to Qixia Street. Jiang Wang's figure landed lightly on the ground, and the dark environment suddenly seemed like daylight in his field of vision.
Directly ahead is a stone wall with strangely shaped protruding stones, a stream on the right, and a dark path on the left.
The humidity here is very heavy, but the air is flowing, and there is even a touch of sweetness in the breath.
Jiang Wang clutched the Changye Knife tightly and walked towards the path.
As soon as I got close, I saw a white shadow flashing inside.
Jiang Wang suddenly swallowed his saliva.
Immediately afterwards, crisp footsteps sounded, echoing in the underground cave, which was extremely penetrating.
White shadows are looming.
Jiang Wang couldn't help but blink his eyes. His vision only dimmed briefly, and the white shadow had already arrived in front of him.
Gan!
Jiang Wang felt his heart beat rapidly and subconsciously swung his knife. The cold light suddenly made the sky in the underground cave truly bright as day.
There was the sound of gold and iron clashing.
Jiang Wang also saw Bai Ying's face clearly through the cold light.
He was slightly startled, "Why are you here?!"
But then he thought that he had just subconsciously swung the knife, which was powerful enough to kill Xie Wuxing directly, but was easily blocked by the other party. It seemed that he had expected it well. Miss Pei with the gully in her chest was indeed very strong.
Pei Jieran gasped and trembled all over, "I didn't expect it to be so dark here..."
Jiang Wang was stunned again, "Are you still afraid of the dark?"
Pei Jieran was very ashamed and angry. It seemed that she was about to expose her weaknesses in front of Jiang Wang.
Jiang Wang's words did not stop, "Are you afraid of the dark? What are you doing here? This is underground, how could it not be dark? If I hadn't happened to be here too, if you were suffocated again, you would have to be with the darkness forever."
He didn't give Pei Jieran any chance to breathe, and said, "Are you here for the monsters?"
Pei Jieran gradually returned to normal and stared at him.
Jiang Wang frowned, what do you mean?
Pei Jieran said quietly: "There are monsters in the illusion, but that may not be true..."
Jiang Wang said: "So? Your purpose is probably the same as mine. You want to come and see if there are any monsters here. What's the problem?"
Pei Jieran remained silent, as if there was nothing wrong.
Jiang Wang walked forward with the knife in hand and said, "If you are afraid, go back."
Pei Jieran just kicked him.
Jiang Wang stumbled and ran forward a few steps, then turned back and said angrily: "You are sick!"
Pei Jieran said: "I am sick."
Jiang Wang was speechless.
Why does this sentence sound so familiar? I seem to say it often...
In order not to lose to others, Jiang Wangzheng said solemnly: "I am also sick."
Pei Jieran said lightly "Oh".
What do you have to show off if you are sick?
Jiang Wang was finally defeated.
I feel like these words can no longer be described as sick.
He acted like nothing happened.
Move forward cautiously.
Pei Jieran followed closely.
Jiang Wang asked in a low voice: "When did you arrive?"
Pei Jieran replied: "About Haishi... I didn't go deep."
She was ashamed and angry.
Jiang looked at it and said: "The space here is not small. It must be unusual. There is a high possibility that monsters will be suppressed."
Pei Jieran said: "The really terrifying big monsters in the world rarely show up, so they cannot be suppressed. No matter how strong the remaining big monsters are, the Sui Kingdom has the power to compete, so naturally there is no need to suppress them. If there are monsters that are really suppressed here, It must have existed during the Battle of Mozhang at the earliest."
Jiang Wang said: "I think it might be sooner."
According to Ye Youshen, the monsters under Qixia Street were probably suppressed by immortals, although the fruit position was confirmed to have nothing to do with suppressing monsters.
But during the Battle of Mozhang, there were actually no immortals. People were able to win, even if they paid a high price, but it also meant that the monsters in the Battle of Mozhang were not that strong, and the only being that could not be defeated was Mozhang.
There are hundreds of countries in the world, but now there are only two countries left, and the number of monks is very few. It can be seen that defeating Mo Zhang almost stakes the entire world. Even if the truth is that Mo Zhang was suppressed rather than killed, there is no reason for him to be killed in Qixia Street. .
Compared with the Battle of Zhushen in the distant years, the Battle of Mozhang brought more fear to the people of the world. If Mozhang was not dead and was really suppressed in Qixia Street, how could the existence in the city of God be ignored?
Just the fact that monsters are attacking the city can make them restless and even come directly to Hun City.
Therefore, the monsters under Qixia Street are most likely to have existed during the Battle of Candle God.
But to be suppressed by an immortal, no matter what the reason is, this monster is not easy.
Pei Jieran did not refute. Firstly, he was too lazy to respond. Secondly, speculations naturally require many aspects. Any speculation is allowed until it is confirmed.
After walking for about half a stick of incense, we finally came to the end.
Jiang Wang was dumbfounded.
There was nothing in front of me, just a wall.
"Is it behind the stone wall?"
Although the underground cave is very deep, Qixia Street is above it. Jiang Wang is worried that if the stone wall is destroyed, the entire Qixia Street will collapse.
Pei Jieran observed carefully and said, "There are paintings on the stone wall."
Jiang Wang was surprised: "You are so afraid of the dark, but you can see so carefully?"
Miss Pei, who had a ridge in her chest, suddenly became murderous.
Jiang Wang immediately realized that this was not the time to nourish the Kingdom of God.
He looked at the paintings on the stone wall carefully.
There are humans and beasts.
There are also many bizarre species.
Jiang Wang realized something and said, "Isn't this the scene of the Battle of Mozhang or even the Battle of Zhushen?"
The mural depicts many camps fighting each other.
He also saw gods as powerful as statues.
I saw someone stepping on the monster with his feet and pointing his sword at the sky.
I saw the monster opening its mouth of blood and devouring countless humans. To be precise, they should be monks.
I saw the statue of a god standing in the sky and the earth being torn to pieces by another huge monster.
No immortals came to the world during the Battle of Mozhang, but a very small number of enshrined gods did participate in the battle.
But when Jiang Wang's gaze shifted, the sight of a mural somewhere made his breath hitch, "Immortal?!"
Regardless of whether they are monsters or gods, they are all very different from humans. Only immortals are no different from humans. However, the "people" recorded on the murals are glowing. It is a very obscure vision. The murals themselves do not glow. But as far as the eye can see, what appears in the mind is an immortal with dazzling light.
No one in the world can truly see an immortal, but when they do, they can subconsciously understand that they are immortals.
Pei Jieran said in a deep voice: "There are too few records about the Battle of the Candle God, because it was an unprecedented battle, and no one had the opportunity to record what happened at that time. If the mural depicts the Battle of the Candle God, we might be able to find the Candle God. The coming secret will completely drive the monsters away from the world."
Jiang Wang asked: "Who carved that mural?"
Pei Jieran shook his head.
The human world has undergone several baptisms, and the environment has also undergone tremendous changes.
The mural is in Huncheng, under Qixia Street, which doesn’t mean it was originally there.
Those who can witness these scenes must be extremely powerful beings, and those who have survived at least a certain battle can have a chance to depict them.
But what is recorded in the murals is obviously just the tip of the iceberg.
It can only prove that the battle of Candle God was tragic, with no cause and no result.
In the murals, there are gods trampling dozens of monsters to death, and monsters trampling hundreds of monks to death. Of course, this is not an accurate number of words, because it is impossible to depict so many people or monsters in the murals.
But based on the analogy of the dense black spots and the towering mountains that look like small mounds in front of the gods and monsters, the number of words in tens and hundreds may be small.
The immortals sit high in the clouds, and with every move they make, the human world will suffer great disasters, and their destructive power is even more horrifying.
Pei Jieran was observing carefully, trying to remember every scene clearly, and then copied it and brought it back to the divine capital.
Jiang Wang looked at it for a while, and then his attention became a little distracted.
He was more concerned about the suppressed monsters than the murals.
If the monster wasn't on the other side of the stone wall, it's possible that some details were overlooked.
Since the suppressed object is the stone in Qixia Street, the monster may also be sealed in a certain stone, or something else.
Jiang Wang walked back slowly.
But as soon as he raised his feet, Pei Jieran grabbed the back of his neck.
Pei Jieran didn't say anything, but Jiang Wang could understand what she meant.
Very helpless, he could only stay by the side.
At this time, Ye Youshen's voice sounded in his mind, "I feel the evil spirit."
Jiang Wang frowned and replied in his mind: "Because it is suppressed, the demonic energy cannot be sensed. Can you detect it?"
Ye Youshen said: "What do you mean, you look down on me?"
Jiang Wang said: "You really don't do anything magical. Look at other gods, and then look at you. You are nothing."
Ye Youshen was furious, but unable to refute.
Jiang Wang added: "Although you are useless, I still believe in you. Tell me, where is the evil spirit?"
Ye Youshen hesitated and said: "I sensed the evil spirit, but I couldn't find where it was..."
Jiang Wangyi said sternly: "You are indeed a false god!"
Ye Youshen was angry again, but still couldn't refute.
I ignored the birds drawing circles in the Kingdom of God, which at least proved that the monster was indeed here, but could not be found for the time being.
Jiang Wang had nothing to do and could only follow and look at the murals.
But he soon discovered a strange scene.
In the very corner of the mural, there is a head.
It looks like a human face, but it looks green and has fangs.
It is watching the immortals in the sky.
The mural should record what the person who painted it saw, so why is it that there is a head instead of the whole body?
Jiang Wang pointed out the problem.
Pei Jieran glanced at it and said: "Perhaps due to changes in the environment, the murals are incomplete. Some of them are hidden in the stone wall, or they are divided in another place."
It makes sense, but Jiang Wang still thinks something is strange.
He stared straight at the head.
My eyes soon became sore.
Pei Jieran said at this time: "Go back?"
She has memorized it all.
Jiang Wang nodded. He couldn't find the monster and couldn't stay here forever. The monster couldn't escape anyway.
But after they turned around and left.
The head's eyes suddenly moved.
Then started winking.
It seemed that it was also very sour because it was kept open.
