Near the capital, and even to the north of the Yellow River and east of Tongguan, is the territory of the temple, one of the four major families.
Although there are many sects in these realms, some of which are ancient and famous sects that have been around for many generations, their current strength and influence are far less than those of the temple.
Some clues about this can be seen from the continuation of the Guanyin case. The fifth line was ordered to investigate the Guanyin case. In fact, not everything was found, and most of the ins and outs had been figured out by him. Therefore, the court and Prince Xiao already knew that Sheng Lingren was the real mastermind behind the scenes, and even most of the robbers were carefully selected to die by the temple. However, the imperial court has not dared to take action against the temple until now. It has even planned to hold a martial arts competition for no apparent reason. In fact, it is just a smoke screen designed to divert everyone's attention.
Now, because of this relationship, the martial arts conference held by the imperial court also hides many mysteries.
The fifth line has already made initial contact with the second master of the temple, Sheng Momei, and the two are preparing to formally prepare for all matters of the martial arts conference today.
In fact, Zi Sheng somehow knew that a martial arts conference was going to be held in their temple, and he had already been preparing for it. It's just that the fifth line is the person in charge appointed by the court, so he still has to notify the fifth line to see if he is satisfied with his arrangement.
Therefore, when the fifth line went to the temple this time, they actually didn’t have much to do. Most of the things, Sheng Moming had already arranged. Rather than saying that he was going to do something, he was going to supervise the work.
However, he did not go to the fifth line alone. There were three other people traveling with him, two women and one man. The man is his sworn brother Tang Zhong, and the two women are Zhu Zhizhi and Wei Yan.
The fifth line and Tang Zhong are sworn brothers, while Wei Yan and Zhu Zhizhi are sisters. The two men and women, now more like two young couples, went together, talking, laughing and having a good time. It turns out that junior sister Mu Xianxin, who also likes to stick to the fifth line, can still get involved in this situation. She has long been excluded by these two young lovers.
"The temple in the capital is really majestic!" Wei Yan was born in a country girl after all, so her horizons were naturally a little smaller than those of the other three.
"What does this mean? The palace is much more beautiful than this temple." Zhu Zhizhi is a princess, so naturally she has seen much bigger scenes than Wei Yan.
"Princess Qingying is right, how dare a small temple be compared with the imperial palace?" Sheng Moming was the one who spoke. He had already arrived outside the palace to greet the fifth line and others.
"Second Young Master must have been waiting for a long time, right?" The fifth line asked upon seeing this.
"where?"
"Let me introduce to the second young master. This is my sworn brother, Tang Zhong, the eldest young master of the Tang clan in Sichuan. The other is his wife, Miss Wei Yanwei." The fifth line said politely, cupping his fists.
"The leader of the five young masters of the Tang Sect, he can single-handedly defeat all the giants in the world and defeat the Eight Swordsmanship of Laughing Moon Song. He can also fight the world's best master Ren Pavilion Master to Lily. He is the only young master of the Tang Sect. His name resounds throughout the world. I have admired the great name Zhong Shao for a long time, and I am so glad to meet you!" Sheng Moming could tell so many deeds in Tang Zhong, so he has obviously paid attention to Tang Zhong for a long time. Moreover, he actually met Tang Zhong in Furong Tower in Zhuozhou, but he didn't have the chance to talk and get to know him.
"I'm just here to take a look with my eldest brother." Tang Zhong always spoke like a child. He didn't have the majestic aura of an adult at all, and he didn't know much about how to respond socially.
"The second young master is joking. The second young master's name has already spread far and wide, how can he be compared to our stupid boy?" Wei Yan immediately smoothed things over for her husband.
Sheng Moming had never heard of Wei Yan before. Although he didn't know her martial arts skills, he could see that the sword in her hand seemed to have some background, but he couldn't guess what sword it was.
For all the famous knights in the world, their weapons are usually more famous than themselves. Therefore, conversely, people who hold magic weapons and sharp blades are not ordinary people.
Sheng Lingren saw that the sword in Wei Yan's hand was shining brightly and was obviously not a mortal thing, so he thought that she must be some important person with some background.
"My lady's sword is a good weapon. Can I borrow it for my next reading?" Sheng asked inexplicably.
Although Sheng Moming was reading swords in name, he was actually reading people. Wei Yan Bingxue is smart, and she has always been positive and hardworking. She is infinitely better than Zhu Zhizhi and others who just follow the crowd. Therefore, when she started practicing martial arts, she naturally made rapid progress. Although she was not yet a master in martial arts, she already had the demeanor of a first-rate master in martial arts.
"It's a great honor!" Wei Yan said and handed the sword to Sheng Moming.
Sheng inexplicably took the sword carefully, then pulled out the sword and looked at it carefully. There was a flash of light in his eyes, as if he was a little confused.
"Forged from the divine iron of heaven, and refined by the spirit and blood, it is indeed a good sword! I just don't know what the name of this sword is?" Sheng couldn't help but sigh deeply.
"Second Young Master really has good eyesight. He can tell the casting method of this sword at a glance. This sword is called the Blood Yan Sword." Wei Yan replied.
"Blood Yan Sword? As far as I know, there seems to be no record of this sword from ancient times to the present?" Sheng inexplicably finally expressed his doubts.
"Oh! Second Young Master has misunderstood! Although this sword is a good sword, it is not an ancient magic weapon. It is made by Wei Taining, the elder brother of Zhuozhou City, specifically for the little girl using iron from the sky. Therefore, Second Young Master does not have it. I've seen it before." Wei Yan explained immediately.
"Oh! This is happening! Does the boss of Zhuozhou City Guard still have this skill? Then I will have to ask him to help me make a weapon someday." Sheng said with an inexplicable smile.
"Second Young Master, is your lord here?" The fifth line asked Di Sheng inexplicably when he saw the two people talking.
"Yes, of course I am, four of you, please follow me down to the main hall." Sheng said inexplicably, then turned around and led the way.
In the martial arts world, there has always been a skill that has never been recorded in the literature, but is spread among almost all old martial artists. This is the art of identifying people during military parades.
Generally speaking, when martial arts masters look at people, they must first look at their weapons. If the opponent's weapons have some origins, or have many quirks and particularities, then this person is probably a master. If the opponent's weapon is a new weapon, or is very ordinary, then this person is probably a newcomer.
Because the fifth line is the people around King Xiao, which can also be said to be the people in the court, so Sheng inexplicably feels that it is necessary to know more about the people around him.
Now, he already knows that although Wei Yan's Blood Yan Sword is a treasure sword, it is also a new sword, and it is specially made for her. This can be seen from the fact that the name also contains the word "嫣". From this point of view, Wei Yan definitely does not have any deeper background, and she is probably just a newcomer to the world.
