Heavenly prison.
It was dark, damp, eerie and rancid.
From time to time, prisoners screamed, mixed with the guards' wild and wanton laughter.
Zhou Yi walked around the cell with his hands behind his back, watching the captain interrogate the prisoners and the scribes compiling the charges. He always felt inexplicably familiar.
"I felt like this back then, but it's even stronger now. What's going on?"
The innate master's spirit is mellow and mysterious, and his martial arts practice is sensitive to crises. It must be unusual to experience feelings such as sudden sudden alertness or whim.
Zhou Yi stood outside the cell thinking and glanced at the injured prisoners.
There was a vague impression of this man's appearance. He seemed to be a Jinshi in Tianshun's fourth year, and Tang Mingyuan valued him quite a lot.
Now that Tang Xiang has fallen, he has been convicted and imprisoned, and even the whole family has been exiled.
Emperor Taichang was controlled by his mother and teachers since he was a child. He finally got rid of it. He must cherish his power and clean up all officials in the same party, regardless of whether they are right or wrong, loyal or traitorous.
"Tang Mingyuan is the leader of the faction. He is really unjust and is far worse than our family..."
Zhou Yi then thought about it and realized that he was indeed not a man of mercy, but he sold Gan'er at every turn. The outcome seemed to be no different from Tang Tingtong's.
"So you must not mix with others, you must be the boss yourself!"
Turn around and leave the prison.
It was past the Chou hour, and the streets of the capital were silent. Occasionally, a few barking dogs could be heard, or a watchman might sound a gong and shout at a long voice.
"It's dry and dry, be careful with the candles!"
Zhou Yi walked through the streets and came to a brightly lit attic.
The real energy condensed into an Adam's apple in his neck, his voice became deep and magnetic, he stroked his fake beard and walked into the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.
Throwing out the ingot of silver with his hand, the madam suddenly smiled.
"Master, please come inside!"
Zhou Yi climbed up to the second floor skillfully, called a few girls, hugged each other, drank wine and listened to music.
"No one would have thought that our family would be involved in Goulan!"
Dragons and snakes are mixed in the brothel, and all three religions and nine schools are present. It can be said that it is the best place to inquire about information.
Zhou Yi used the art of listening and breathing, and the entire Xiaoxiang Pavilion was within the snooping range. Within a moment, he found out the residence of his eldest disciple, No. 12, Taiping Street, Yongxingfang.
Donglin Town Fusi is only a stone's throw away from the imperial palace.
"In more than ten years, he has been promoted from a country boy to the commander of the Town and Fu Division. He is not much worse than our family!"
Zhou Yi's eyes flashed, and he planned to investigate for a few days before visiting this cheap disciple.
…
This day.
Down to court.
Gu Xiao reported to Emperor Taichang that several remnants of the Tang Party had been arrested in recent days.
It doesn't matter whether it's true or not. These old guys are relying on their old age and questioning His Majesty's methods of governing the country. They can be arrested and interrogated by the remnants of the Tang Party.
The specific charges will be determined after trial and trial!
Emperor Taichang was very satisfied with what he heard. With Tang Mingyuan imprisoned, he already had six cabinet departments, two east and west factories in his hands.
"Thank you for your hard work, please have dinner with me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Gu Xiao had long known the habits of Emperor Taichang, who liked to have meals with his close ministers. During the dinner, he would talk about court affairs and gossip about the past and present.
This courteous and virtuous corporal's behavior is very grateful to the ministers.
at dusk.
Gu Xiao returned home in a sedan, exchanged a few words with his wife and children, and then went to the study to handle official duties.
Just as he sat down, an old voice sounded.
"Xiao'er's skills have fallen behind!"
Gu Xiao's hair suddenly stood up. He looked carefully when he entered the door, but he didn't find anyone in the study. Following the sound, I looked over and saw an old man with white beard and white hair, sitting on the Grand Master's chair, sipping tea.
"Meet the Master!"
Gu Xiao recognized the person's identity and quickly stood up to bow.
"No need to bother."
Zhou Yi waved his hand and asked: "After I came out of confinement, I heard that you had become a high official, so I came to the capital to have a look. This purple robe does not disgrace my master!"
Gu Xiao bowed and said, "Master, just don't blame the disciple for working as an errand for the imperial court."
"Learning literary and martial arts will bring you goods to the emperor's family."
Zhou Yi nodded slightly and said: "Which master in the world doesn't want to be an official? It's just that there are too many officials and there are too many people. Those incompetent ones will curse hawks, dogs, minions and the like out of jealousy."
When Zhou Yi established the Dongchang, posters were widely posted on the door to recruit captains and supervisors. Countless masters used connections and gave money, just to get rid of their civilian status and obtain official robes.
The Zen master who eats fast and chants Buddha's name on weekdays, and the quiet and inactive Gao Dao, also want to join Dongchang as a local supervisor.
Whether you are going out on business or competing with other sects, having an official position will bring you all the benefits.
Gu Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and patted his horse: "This disciple's achievements today are all due to Master's teachings."
Zhou Yi seemed satisfied with his disciple's respect and asked with a smile: "Why don't you see Yun'er?"
Plop!
Gu Xiao looked sad and actually knelt on the ground and said, "Master, please punish me. I failed to take good care of my younger brother and was harmed by a traitor."
Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows and asked angrily: "Who harmed Yun'er?"
"Treacherous Prime Minister, Tang Mingyuan!"
Gu Xiao said bitterly: "The traitor controlled the court and deceived the emperor. My disciple and junior brother helped your majesty to punish the traitor and eliminate the evil. However, I was accidentally ambushed and my junior brother was killed by random arrows."
"..."
Zhou Yi secretly thought that he had a precise vision. This guy was indeed suitable to work as an errand in Dongchang. His ability to tell lies with open eyes was as good as that of a palace servant.
"As a master, I will go to the Tang Mansion and kill his whole family. Then I will go to Tianlao to kill the traitorous prime minister to avenge Yun'er!"
"Master, wait a moment."
Gu Xiao rolled his eyes and said: "The traitor has controlled the court for many years. There are many masters in the house. Let's wait for the disciple to gather his subordinates and work together to avenge the junior brother!"
Zhou Yi could hardly help but want to laugh, intending to see how this guy would do.
"Go back quickly."
"As commanded."
Gu Xiao bowed and stepped back, quickly calling his confidants and summoning the elite of the Zhenfu Department.
In the study.
Zhou Yizheng closed his eyes and fell asleep, and suddenly he felt a warning sign in his heart. He sneered and his body flashed and disappeared.
Boom boom boom...
Continuous roars sounded, and they saw the subordinates summoned by Gu Xiao, all carrying artillery pieces as thick as an arm on their shoulders, and there were people behind them to fill the ammunition.
More than a hundred gunners stood in two rows and took turns bombing the study.
Gu Xiao was surrounded by hundreds of elite troops from the Zhenfu Division. Different from the gunners, they held up muskets that were as thick as their arms and about ten feet long, aiming at the smoke-filled place.
After several rounds of shelling, the smoke slowly dissipated.
The study and the yard next to it were all reduced to rubble, leaving huge craters on the ground.
A skinny figure stood in the middle, his clothes were in tatters, his exposed skin was charred black, blood was constantly flowing out, and he had obviously suffered heavy injuries.
"Cough cough cough!"
Zhou Yi gasped violently and asked in disbelief: "Xiao'er, why?"
"There is only one position for the commander..."
Gu Xiao didn't explain too much, and he didn't need to explain to the dead man. He said coldly: "Many people know this matter. I can't hide it, so I can only send the master away."
Zhou Yi's true energy circulates, displaying his immortal golden body, and his skin glows with red gold light.
"Just you?"
"Master has not left the mountain for more than ten years, but little does he know that the world has changed!"
Gu Xiao pointed to the artillery and fire blunderbuss and said: "This is a special firearm made by Tang Xiang. It is as powerful as thunder. Today, the master is the first master to die from a firearm!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the gunman fired in an orderly manner. The three rows took turns switching, and the bullets were dense like rain.
Each bullet is about the size of a palm, and the color of the bullet seems to be black iron. It is designed to destroy the warrior's true energy and physical body.
"Evil traitor!"
Zhou Yi shouted loudly: "As my master today, I will show you what a true martial arts master is!"
After saying that, he rose into the air, and the acupuncture points all over his body burst into infinite sword energy, shooting violently in all directions, and his whole body seemed to be enveloped in a storm of sword light.
The sword energy collided with the bullets, causing a harsh roar.
"this……"
Gu Xiao's complexion changed drastically. After Tang Xiang developed the anti-grandmaster fire gun, he tested the power with the world-famous Eunuch Yuan and Eunuch Wei, but both of them were unable to fight back.
The original plan was to seriously injure the cannon and then kill him with a fire blunderbuss. Even if the master had some trump cards, he could only run away.
Who would have thought that the master who had just broken through his innate talent would actually be able to buck the trend in a hail of bullets!
"The traitor mistook me!"
Gu Xiaohe ordered his subordinates to stop Zhou Yi, and used Qing Kung Fu to fly towards the palace. In the end, he escaped more than ten feet away when an old voice rang in his ears.
"Traitor, do you still remember what my master said?"
Zhou Yi didn't wait for Gu Xiao to beg for mercy, and tapped out the sword energy from his fingertips, penetrating through the chest from the back.
Gu Xiao felt severe pain in his heart. He looked down and saw a big hole in his chest. Blood couldn't stop pouring out of his throat. He made a whooshing sound from his mouth and fell to the ground without breathing.
Zhou Yi staggered, as if he was unsteady on his feet, and glanced at the elite members of the Zhenfu Department who were timid and did not dare to step forward.
"It's the same trash as before!"
Use light skills to fly and disappear into the chaotic streets.
After a while.
Xiaoxiang Pavilion.
Zhou Yi changed into clean clothes, but he couldn't hide his pale face, feeling very unhappy leaning against the red and green trees.
After killing Gu Xiao, the Wangqing Sword Technique improved to another level, becoming much more sensitive to the energy of heaven and earth, and speeding up the practice.
"Second turn of the sword technique, it's time to celebrate..."
Zhou Yi blurted out uncontrollably, and immediately became confused. It seemed that he had said many similar words before, but he could not recall them.
The Xiantian Qi was circulating, and all the realms around him were explored, but nothing strange was found.
"Maybe our family thinks too much..."
Zhou Yi suppressed his doubts and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.
"The bait has been set, wait for the big fish to take the bait, and eliminate future troubles in one fell swoop!"
The last few chapters of this volume are a bit laggy, I'm extremely sorry.
(End of chapter)
