Wu Qi came over to comfort Du Jie and said, "Old Qi, you don't have to worry about it. Victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists. Besides, you have only been in the army for a short time, so don't worry about it."
Du Jie didn't react after hearing this: "What is the third senior brother talking about? I lost?"
Seeing that Du Jie seemed a little unconvinced, Wu Qi could only murmur in a low voice: "Why are you so stubborn? If the fourth man was holding Taiyin just now, you have already lost two fingers."
Du Jie smiled and shook his head without saying anything, but Ye Qingcheng, who had just taken a few steps, suddenly stopped, put the wooden sword in his hand in front of his eyes, and saw that there was a small gap on one side of the wooden sword. And starting from this gap, a large number of wood grains appear on the entire wooden sword. Ye Qingcheng gently touched the gap with his hand, but as soon as his fingers touched it, the wooden sword suddenly fell into pieces and fell to the ground.
Ye Qingcheng shouted and turned around to look at Du Jie in disbelief. Wu Qi couldn't say a word for a long time when he pointed at Ye Qingcheng and then at Du Jie.
Ye Qingcheng walked back slowly, thinking about the competition. Chu Mu said from the side: "Okay, the competition is over. Fourth child, please go back."
Ye Qingcheng looked at Chu Mu and knew that since the elder brother had spoken, no further progress could be made today, so he turned around and drifted away.
Chu Mu then looked at Du Jie again thoughtfully. "We haven't seen each other for three years. Lao Qicun used his strength just right, but don't be complacent. Just like what Lao San just said, if Lao Si had Taiyin on his hand, you would have already spent two fingers, but you defeated Lao Si this time. I don’t know if it’s a blessing or a curse…” After saying that, he shook his head to himself, and Wu Qi also held back a word with a weird look on his face.
Du Jie looked at the two senior brothers strangely: "What? Is it possible that the fourth senior sister can't win?"
"Forget it, you will know later. Let's go to the upper courtyard. Everyone is still waiting."
At noon, Chu Mu and his party finally returned to the upper courtyard of Tianjimen. Du Jie knelt in front of Tianjisou Zhou Li
"Master is here, the disciple is back."
Tianjisou sat in the middle and nodded: "Get up quickly, sit down and tell Master how you have been in Wanbaoshan these past few years?"
Du Jie briefly recounted his three years of practice life, and finally said: "Master, this time I came out of Wanbao Mountain, and the two elders, Black and White, told me that Wanbao Mountain has been closed from today on. I can't find the secret book of the Hidden Flower Cave either." bring back."
After hearing this, Tianjisou smiled casually: "Although the secret book of the Hidden Flower Cave in Wanbaoshan is good, in the end it is all foreign objects. Xiaoyaozi and Zhen Shifang are famous figures in the world. You can get their true biography after three years. It's a great blessing, but if you travel in the world in the future, you need to be careful and not mention your relationship with Zhaixian easily, do you understand?"
Du Jie said hurriedly: "Disciple understands."
Seeing that Du Jie was still so sensible, Tianjisou couldn't help but nodded and then said: "You just got home, you shouldn't have gone out, but now there happens to be something you need to do, so I can only give you a wrong trip."
Chu Mu on the side seemed a little surprised and asked: "Master, junior brother has just returned home. If you have anything to do, just leave it to us. Let him rest more in Yashan." Wu Qi also said helpfully from the side.
"The rest of you don't have to go, Jie'er has to go."
"Oh? What's going on? Is it related to my grandfather?" Du Jie said excitedly after hearing this
"It has nothing to do with Marshal Du, but it has something to do with the state religion."
"State religion?"
"Three years ago, Saint Qianqiu of the state religion announced that the world would choose a new heir. Now basically all the people of the state religion have returned to the imperial capital, and the people of the state religion have also invited people from the world to watch the ceremony. This time, Chu Mu will lead the team and you will represent Go to Tianji Gate."
"Saint Qianqiu?" When Du Jie heard this name, he finally understood why the master wanted him to participate. The selection of the heir this time is probably to prepare for the immortal harvest. Go and see for yourself what the person who will partner with you in the future is like.
Seeing that Tianjisou's attitude was very resolute, Chu Mu could only look at Du Jie with a wry smile. When Du Jie nodded silently, he replied: "Yes."
"Okay, Jie'er has just come back. You guys go down and rest first. Chu Mu stays here. I still have a few words to say to my master."
"Yes!" Everyone else retreated, leaving Chu Mu and Tianjisou alone.
Tianjisou then said: "Mu'er, my master will entrust you with an extremely important matter this time."
"Master, just ask."
"Take this token and go see the current Holy One." Tianjisou said, taking out half of the arrow feathers from his sleeve pocket and handing it to Chu Mu
"This is what your second uncle, Yu Zhen, left behind when he tried to save the late emperor. The late emperor personally held the arrow feathers and you can make any condition to him. I am letting you go to the imperial capital this time. On the one hand, you are going to watch the ceremony. On the other hand, I want you to meet the current emperor..." Tianjisou's voice lowered a lot as he said this.
Chu Mu listened with eyes wide open, and after a while he took a deep breath and said, "This disciple will definitely live up to his master's trust."
"Well, but you have to be careful, Emperor. If you can't do it, come back as soon as possible." Tianjisou asked with some worry.
"Master, don't worry. Since I hold the token, I don't think the emperor will regret it."
"Mu'er, don't be careless. All emperors have their own tricks, so be careful." Tianjisou took out the arrow feathers from the side and handed them to Chu Mu.
"Thank you Master"
"Okay, let's go down. Jie'er has just returned to Yashan. I'll give you seven days. After seven days, we will leave for the imperial capital."
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The state religion was an extremely special entity in the imperial court. The ancestor emperor once pacified the world, but small-scale uprisings occurred repeatedly in the rivers, lakes and green forests. Later, Prime Minister Zuo Ban proposed to establish a state religion and recruit martial arts practitioners from all over the world to be used by the court to check and balance the world. The state religion belonged to Jianghu, but they also had official titles in the court. Saints hold a high position in the religion and are chosen as successors. It can be regarded as a meteoric rise. In addition to being entrusted with important tasks by the Holy Emperor, he can also gain the attention of people in the martial arts world. Therefore, the selection of the successor by the Qianqiu Saint is a rare event in recent years.
The imperial capital is located in the eastern part of the Central Plains, backed by the Taihang Mountains. According to Feng Shui theory, the imperial capital is surrounded by mountains. Beyond the mountains, there are three large rivers forming an impact plain. It is an excellent place to build a capital. The entire imperial capital faces south, and beyond the south gate is a vast plain. I heard that the person who proposed to build the capital here was the great military advisor who accompanied the ancestor emperor in conquering the country, and he was an extremely powerful figure. This person is proficient in astrology, astronomy and geography, and has extremely high attainments in Feng Shui. I heard that the ancestors suffered setbacks at the beginning of the uprising, and it was not until he met this military officer that he became unstoppable. Among the several rebel armies back then, Emperor Zu was definitely not the strongest, but he was the one who finally came to dominate the world. This was also thanks to this talented person. Legend has it that this man was the reincarnation of Wenquxing, and when he came to this world, colorful clouds suddenly fell from the sky.
This matter was widely publicized by the Ancestral Emperor, saying that military advisors were sent by God to assist the Ancestral Emperor in conquering the world, and that the court was the court of God's blessing. This quickly won over the hearts of the people in the world at the beginning of the founding of the dynasty. After two generations of emperors worked hard to govern, the world is now prosperous.
Du Jie was a little disapproving when he heard this. He was very dismissive of the theory of ghosts and gods, but he also admired the emperor's family for making such a big deal out of the death of one person, and even more admired this legendary military advisor. Somewhat fascinated.
Chu Mu laughed loudly at this time and said: "Old Seven, if you say that others may not be able to find it for you, but if you talk about the great military advisor who founded the country..." After saying this, he pointed at Old Six Kong Miaozhi and continued. : "Our sixth son is the direct grandson of this great military advisor."
After hearing this, Du Jie looked at Kong Miaozhi in slight shock. He did not expect that his sixth son would have such a legacy. Just when he was about to ask, Kong Miaozhi said with a strange look on his face: "I also know that I don't know. My ancestors told us about it in the early years, but when I was young, I have completely forgotten it now."
Kong Miaozhi hesitated in a few words, and then said: "There is one more thing I want to tell Lao Qi. The state religion has a very strange rule, which only recruits female disciples. Although this time it is recruiting disciples widely, it should only be female. She had requested three people in the early years. I think the heir this time will be born among these three people."
After hearing this, Wu Qi grinned and said, "I'm so lucky to be the emperor. I have only female disciples in the state religion..." Before he could finish his words, he was glared at by Chu Mu fiercely.
"Lao San, if you are talking so openly, get back to Yashan immediately."
Seeing that his elder brother was really angry, Wu Qi stuck out his tongue, and then Nuonuo responded. Chu Mu then turned around and said, "Stop chatting. This place is only a hundred miles away from the capital. Let's hurry up and get to Tingfeng Pavilion before dark."
Tianji Sect is one of the few sects that has its own property in Beijing, called Tingfeng Pavilion. In the past few days, the pavilion master heard that the young master Chu Mu was coming to the capital, and he kept telling the waiters to wait carefully at the door. Until today, when the sun was setting in the west, several groups of horses came running from the south side of the avenue. The leader was none other than Chu Mu.
The clerk who got the news ran into the pavilion as if his buttocks were on fire, only to find that the master of the pavilion did not come back today. He had no choice but to run down like the wind, just in time to catch up with Chu Mu and others dismounting. The waiter hurried up to greet you and shouted: "Uncle, you are finally here today. The master of the pavilion has been talking about you for several days."
Chu Mu handed over the reins, then turned around and asked, "Where is my thirteenth uncle?"
The waiter said with a grimace: "I was in the pavilion early in the morning, but now I'm not there. Maybe I went out when I wasn't paying attention. Sir, please rest first. I'll go find the pavilion master right now." "
Chu Mu seemed to have thought of it a long time ago and said: "No, if Uncle Thirteen has something to do, let him go and do it first. Get ready to come out of the wing and take them to rest. By the way, this is my master's new disciple." , will be called Qi Ye from now on." Chu Mu said and pointed at Du Jie
After hearing this, the waiter hurriedly shouted: "Master Qi, please take some of you to the side room."
