Just as Li Zi had guessed, Xu Huaigu formally introduced Yu Qin in front of her and made it clear that Yu Qin was his Taoist companion.
On the surface, Li Zi was calm and smiling, but she still felt a little unspeakably unwilling in her heart.
Regarding Yu Qin's appearance, Li Zi considered himself to be slightly inferior, but Yu Qin's cultivation was really not good enough.
He is already twenty years old, and in a sect like Fuyao Sect, he has only cultivated to the fourth level, let alone a reputation.
Li Zi herself is a seventh-level cultivator, and possesses many immortal weapons and secret techniques. She can have the combat power of an eighth-level monk. Moreover, she is also famous among the younger generation in Middle-earth.
You know, when it comes to the name Li Zi in China, who doesn’t know it? It's just that Xu Huaigu has never been to Middle-earth, so he doesn't know. Li Zi doesn't want to say it himself, otherwise it will sound like showing off.
Although Xu Huaigu is a wild cultivator, he has experienced many situations of life and death over the years, and has gained various opportunities. He is actually at a higher level than her, a cultivator who was cultivated in Taihua Mountain. This is really admirable.
Li Zi has been admiring the strong since she was a child. Although she has never expressed it, she secretly feels that only people like Xu Huaigu are worthy of her.
But he didn't expect that Xu Huaigu already had a Taoist companion. It would be fine if this woman was also extremely beautiful. However, this woman's cultivation was also average, so Li Zi was a little disappointed.
But she definitely couldn't show it on the outside, otherwise it would make her seem jealous, so she hid her emotions very well.
After the four of them got to know each other, they made an appointment to go to another restaurant to continue drinking and chatting in the evening. Just as they were about to leave the banquet, two more people chased them from behind. They were Li Siqing and An Xiaoyu from Qingfeng Valley.
Li Siqing was still thinking about Zuo Qiuxun's whereabouts, so he hurriedly came to find Xu Huaigu. However, he was too embarrassed to ask directly, otherwise it would seem too frivolous, so he started to talk in a roundabout way.
"Brother Xu, it's such a coincidence! I really didn't expect to meet you here! I see that your cultivation has become much better. You should be living well these years, right?" Xu Huaigu shook his head and said with a smile: "We were just talking about this matter. We are living well. We are lucky to have survived!" Li Siqing said with a smile: "You only know how to coax me. I know your swordsmanship. Most people can't kill you. But... Don't underestimate people, I didn't fall behind in my sword practice in Qingfeng Valley. We can compete another day. I would like to know how your swordsmanship is now, you must have almost caught up with me!" Everyone laughed.
Li Siqing only remembered that Xu Huaigu was just a little swordsman in the fourth realm. How could he know that only four or five years later, Xu Huaigu had broken through the fourth realm and was already a little swordsman in the eighth realm.
If the cultivation level of the Eighth Realm were placed in Qingfeng Valley, it would already be the elder level second only to Xie Qingyun. Who is Li Siqing's opponent?
Xu Huaigu just smiled, changed the topic and teased him: "Back then, I remember your goal was to find a beautiful Taoist companion. After all these years, have you found the person you have been longing for?" After that, Xu Huaigu glanced meaningfully at An Xiaoyu beside him and smiled.
After all, he had earned face for Qingfeng Gu, and because of Liu Waner's affection, An Xiaoyu had a pretty good impression of Xu Huaigu.
At this time, she was not angry when Xu Huaigu made fun of him. She just gave Xu Huaigu a brief look and remained silent.
With An Xiaoyu's temperament, she is the most indifferent to strangers. It is already a great honor for her not to be angry because of Xu Huaigu's words.
However, the atmosphere between An Xiaoyu and Yin Zishi was a bit tense. After all, the two had had a holiday in Qingfeng Valley before.
An Xiaoyu pointed his flying sword at the back of Yin Zushi's neck to threaten the Fuyao Sect. Yin Zushi still remembers it clearly.
He also deliberately wrote down An Xiaoyu's appearance at that time, just to hold grudges. Yin Zizhi was really angry about this matter, and An Xiaoyu was by no means willing to admit defeat. When the two met at this time, Xu Huaigu and Li Siqing didn't have an incident because of their dignity, but they also laid hidden dangers. Let's look at the future. how.
When Li Siqing saw Xu Huaigu talking about the word Taoist couple, he immediately grimaced and said, "Look at me, do I look like a Taoist couple? If I had worries about me, I probably wouldn't be so clean and tidy. Alas, I thought that as a direct descendant, there would be no shortage of Taoist companions. Who knew that was not the case at all! Xu Huaigu, Xu Huaigu, I envy you so much." Xu Huaigu couldn't help laughing, and Yu Qin and Li Siqing have also known each other for a long time. , she had already wiped away her tears, and when she heard Li Siqing say this, she kept covering her mouth and smiling.
Xu Huaigu said with a bad smile: "I think you are thinking too much. Isn't there a ready-made one here?" An Xiaoyu immediately gave Xu Huaigu a look and frowned.
Xu Huaigu knew that he seemed to have gone too far in joking, so he looked at Li Siqing as if asking for help. Li Siqing hurriedly changed the subject and asked: "Brother Xu, where did you go after you left Zixia Sect? Where are Huang Shan and Zuo Qiuxun, why don't you see them?" This sentence contained a hidden secret.
Li Siqing didn't care where Huang Shan went. What he really cared about was Zuo Qiuxun, but since he wanted to ask, he must ask them all together.
When the word "Zuo Qiuxun" was mentioned, Xu Huaigu's face couldn't help but look a little lonely. Yu Qin gently turned her face to the other side and remained silent.
Li Siqing looked a little confused and asked hurriedly: "Why don't you say anything?" The atmosphere in the scene was a little subtle.
Li Siqing felt like he asked the wrong question, but he didn't know where the mistake was. He was straight-hearted and said directly: "I may have said the wrong thing, whatever, just pretend I didn't say it." Xu Huaigu shook his head and said: "You're right, I just felt a little sad when I heard Zuo Qiuxun's name. ." Yu Qin tightened her lips and was about to cry.
When Li Siqing saw this scene, he seemed to understand something. He was dumbfounded and said in disbelief: "No... nothing will happen to her?" Xu Huaigu said quietly: "It's not convenient to talk here. Wait until I get out. Let me tell you carefully." Xu Huaigu did not deny this, so something must have happened, and Li Siqing felt his mind go blank.
What happened? What else could it be, it must be death. Li Siqing felt as if a breath of air had been released from his heart all of a sudden, and he was suddenly in a state of despair, without any energy or energy.
Death... death is a matter of course. The path of spiritual practice is inherently difficult and full of dangers, and it is quite normal for people to die.
But why was Zuo Qiuxun's death so difficult for him to accept? Seeing that he was uncomfortable, An Xiaoyu patted Li Siqing on the shoulder and advised: "Life and death are inherently impermanent. No matter who dies, the living must be more open-minded. Just like the two of us, we may die at any time." Xu Huaigu nodded and persuaded: "I slowly looked away, it has to be like this." After everyone persuaded them for a while, a group of six people slowly walked out of the banquet venue and found another restaurant not far away. , found a nice private room, and continued to listen to Xu Huaigu's story about him and Zuo Qiuxun after leaving Qingfeng Valley.
At the banquet place, all the monks had dispersed, leaving only a group of maids and servants cleaning up the mess, and the three people present were still discussing matters.
Lin Cangyang frowned and asked: "Is there a definite date when the monsters will attack?" Lu Zijin, a book reader, replied: "The scouts on the front line have sent news that the monsters are still crossing the Lingjiang River one after another. , it is estimated that they will not attack for the time being before they all come over. However, the situation is still not optimistic. Among the big monsters that have crossed the river so far, there are already two Ten Realm big monsters. These two Ten Realm big monsters, the big The rest of the country can't solve it. And according to intelligence, a monster with a goat body and a human face appeared in the jungle." Lin Cangyang lowered his head and pondered: "Could it be Taotie, one of the four saints?" Lu Zijin also nodded. Agreeing: "I think so too. Taotie is an eleventh-level cultivation. It is unlikely to be just to deal with our Dayu country. It should be the trump card used by the demon clan to deal with the entire East Fuyao Continent. He is so early Crossing the Lingjiang River, it seems that we are full of confidence." Lin Cangyang sneered: "Full of confidence? They are naturally arrogant, but if they think that we are meat on the chopping board, that is too conceited! We will give They all show off their power!" Lin Cangyang turned around and asked Ling Li again: "How is the situation with the emperor?" Ling Li replied: "Qi Chaoshu is always protecting him and never leaves. Besides, I have found out this person's details. Some clues have come up, and it is very likely that he was Ying Ya who was injured in the Battle of Binxi. He was seriously injured at the time, and it happened that the Demon Sect needed a hidden chess piece. It was he who secretly concealed the truth and killed your father. , change your appearance and replace it." This is what Bai Xiaoyu said as the far-reaching plan of the Demon Sect.
For this matter, Yao Zong had been preparing for this for eight years in advance. They secretly killed Lin Hongzhi during the ceremony to renew his life, and then replaced him with the seriously injured Ying Ya.
Ying Ya can also take this opportunity to secretly heal his wounds, killing two birds with one stone. This plan was far-reaching, and it deceived almost everyone, including Lin Cangyang, but Ling Li still discovered the clues.
Prime Minister Cao and Yushi Liu, who were in charge of supervising the ceremony, also sensed something was wrong, but they were both assassinated. Only Ling Li used the alibi of going to the south of the city and his courageous retreat to quickly resign his position as Imperial Advisor and retire from the court. Tang was not killed by the emperor of the Dayu Kingdom disguised by Ying Ya.
Ling Li turned to tell Lin Cangyang and Lu Zijin the secret, and tried to convince them. Since then, he has been teaching Lin Cangyang politics and law in Princess Cangyang's mansion.
The purpose is that one day after the false emperor is overthrown, Dayu will have an orthodox successor who can continue to lead the war.
And the reason why they didn't expose Ying Ya's cover right away was because of their trickery. Ying Ya pretended to be the emperor of the Dayu Kingdom, waiting for the day when the war came. He could respond from within and hand over the military deployment of the Dayu Kingdom to the demon clan. He could even take action himself and cooperate with the demon clan's army internally and externally.
In this way, the Dayu Kingdom will be defeated and the army will be defeated. This is the reason why Bai Xiaoyu said that Dayu Country's army cannot be counted on.
And they can use this fake emperor to pass on false information, so that the war can be beneficial to Dayu.
It's just that it's still difficult to implement it concretely. The first difficulty is to assassinate Ying Ya. Ying Ya must be dealt with quietly without letting outsiders notice, so that he can use his hand to pass on false information.
Based on Ying Ya's tenth level of cultivation, it is simply impossible to kill him without alerting the outside world.
What's more, he is always protected by Qi Chaoshu, a martial artist from the Eighth Realm. Qi Chaoshu had also taken refuge in the demon clan a long time ago and was colluding with Ying Yahang.
If the assassin was below the eighth level and couldn't even deal with Qi Chaoshu, Ying Ya wouldn't even need to take action, and all their previous efforts would have been wasted.
Therefore, according to the ideas of Lin Cangyang and others, a suitable assassin candidate must be found. Liang Chen, the leader of the Xingyue Sect, is a good candidate. He has a cultivation level of ten realms and specializes in assassination. However, even he cannot kill Ying Ya quietly in the ordinary realm.
Unless there are eleventh realm monks who are willing to take action. But this is impossible. There are no eleventh realm monks in East Fuyao Continent.
The three of them have been struggling with this problem for a long time. If there was nothing they could do, Ying Ya would have been assassinated long ago. How could he wait until today?
As a last resort, Lu Zijin had no other choice but to say: "I also know someone who is capable of doing this, but I'm not sure if she will be willing to help." Lin Cangyang said hurriedly: "Yes. Why didn't you tell such a person earlier? Now there's really nothing we can do. Just go and give it a try. We will try our best to meet any conditions." Lu Zijin nodded with difficulty. He could think of this candidate, and it was really good. It’s hard for him.
But nowadays, apart from her, no one in East Fuyao Continent can quietly kill a tenth realm monk, otherwise Lu Zijin would be willing to keep this secret forever.
Lu Zijin added: "It's not enough for her alone. Without a suitable reason, she is afraid that Ying Ya will become suspicious, and she needs a suitable person to accompany her to see the emperor." Lin Cangyang said without thinking, "I'll go." Ling Li was the first to object. : "No, if the fight between the two affects you in the slightest, all my efforts over the years will be in vain. I must find someone with a certain strength to protect myself. I think I can choose one from today's group of monks. You can be trusted." Lin Cangyang immediately asked Lu Zijin: "Among all the people today, who has the highest cultivation level?" Lu Zijin checked the book and replied: "Xu Huaigu, Eighth Realm." Lin Cangyang looked happy and said, "It's him. . Let him enter the palace in the name of the monk representative, and take your person who can assassinate Ying Ya. In this way, the matter will be settled." Lu Zijin frowned and said: "It's just that this person is a wild cultivator, I don't know Is it trustworthy or not?" Lin Cangyang was very confident and said: "Mr. Lu, you can rest assured, I trust him more than the people of the Xianjia sect. With him here, I can give this matter a try."
