Chapter 441 Empress Sichun
Deafening!
When Zhao Duan's accumulation had been suppressed for more than a month, he slashed out with a devastating sword. The armor that was strong enough to withstand arrows fell apart like tofu, like paper.
The shattered armor fragments scattered everywhere, one of the fragments brushed past the cheek of the blindfolded young man Qiye, and while lifting up a strand of hair, it actually cut off a strand of hair.
The strong wind swept through the square, and everyone stood stunned, stunned and unable to recover.
Mochou still kept reaching out to pull Zhao Duan's sleeves, but it seemed as if a restraining spell had been cast on him, and he remained motionless, his eyes filled with dullness.
The large group of worshiping eunuchs, headed by Tang Jinzhong and Song Jinxi, almost stared out of their eyes.
Chai Keqiao's pupils suddenly narrowed, staring intently at the white mark that appeared on the bluestone floor tiles after the row of dummies fell.
The lively emotion in Xiao Ran's eyes disappeared, replaced by a brief confusion and deep fear.
As for Qiye who was the first to bear the brunt... This Qingshan disciple, who just ignored the dissuasion and loudly threatened Zhao Duan, "stared" at Zhao Duan who was holding the handle of the knife and "looking at" him, and suddenly felt a tightness in his chest. , a "chi" sound came from my ears.
He raised his hand and touched his chest, and found that the black clothes here were torn apart by the remaining sword energy.
What happened?
This was the first thought that came to everyone's mind, and soon there was a strong sense of unreality.
"Fifty-six..."
A Forbidden Army soldier almost whispered the number: "Zhao Shaobao, fifty-six pieces of armor."
There is a shady story... Many forbidden soldiers had this idea in their minds, but after careful inspection, they found that it was indeed genuine armor.
But...
How could Zhao Shaobao, a middle-grade divine seal, be able to execute such a terrifying sword?
The number of broken armors was more than double that of Qiye.
“Is it possible that... Mr. Zhao has entered the ‘worldly’ realm?” One of the worshipers unconsciously expressed the question in his heart.
The more they look at it, the more they realize how incredible this thing is.
"Bang..." Zhao Duan casually dropped the handle of the knife on the ground, and a feeling of emptiness appeared on his face while he was enjoying himself.
It's like abstaining from sex for a month and then... bah bah bah.
It was like being constipated for a week, and then... vomit vomit...
The Qi that almost exploded the sea of Qi was released instantly, and his meridians that were overwhelmed by progress were relieved. At the same time, a knife The result of breaking fifty-six armor also made his eyelids twitching——
Even though he knew that the knife he had been saving up for a long time would be very powerful, the result still exceeded his expectations.
Furthermore, there were only fifty-six pieces of armor left on the field, all of which were chopped into pieces. Doesn’t this mean that this is not the limit?
“I’m actually so strong...” Zhao Duan was shocked and confused.
But his face did not show anything, but he looked cold and cold, and said lightly:
"It seems that Qingshan's disciples are nothing more than this."
carefree!
Hearing these understated words, the worshipers in the Martial Arts Hall and the Imperial Guards around them woke up from a dream, feeling refreshed in their hearts at the same time.
I wish I could cheer loudly: Mr. Zhao is so powerful!
Aoyama Taketo spoke nonsense with his front foot, slapped him in the face at the speed of light with his back foot, and slashed out with just one knife. Qiye had ridiculed him just now for how dirty he was, and now he was in such a state of embarrassment.
"You..." Qiye's face turned red.
"What are you doing?" Zhao Duan sneered:
"I wanted to give senior Wu Xiankui some face, but I didn't expect that the dog raised on Qingshan would also know how to bark."
"You don't... ..." Qiye's forehead had veins bulging, and he wanted to say something, but Chai Keqiao had already stepped away. Stopping in front of him, he angrily yelled at Qiye:
"Who allowed you to speak like this? If I had known this, I would not have brought you here. If the people of Qingshan lose, they lose, or do you also?" Can you break the armor by fifty-six?"
Qiye breathed quickly and closed his mouth.
Chai Keqiao turned around and showed an apologetic smile to Zhao Duan:
"Zhao Shaobao, please don't argue with my junior brother. He stays away from the mountain all year round and has a weird personality..."
Zhao Duan He smiled and said, "Brother Chai, if you want to apologize, you don't have to apologize to me, but to It’s time to apologize to everyone in the Wugong Hall.”
Chai Keqiao took a deep breath and clasped his fists at a group of eunuchs with evil eyes:
“My junior brother is unscrupulous in his words, so Chai apologizes on his behalf today. We lost the contest.”
Immediately, he turned to Eunuch Hai, who looked like a Maitreya Buddha, and said:
"Hai worships, and allows my three brothers and sisters to go back, and they will be disciplined."
This man who was once in The young master of the Chai family, who plays gymnastics all over the capital, actually showed a very different maturity than before.
Eunuch Hai always looked calm and smiled: "Our family is old and we will not interfere in the affairs of your juniors."
What do you mean by not interfering? Didn't you say that "why endure it any longer" just now? Chai Keqiao cursed secretly in his heart, but his face showed the attitude of a junior.
Holding fists respectfully, he took the two of them away.
“Wait!”
Zhao Duan suddenly spoke and stopped the Qingshan trio who wanted to retreat.
Chai Keqiao asked curiously: "What advice does Shaobao have?"
Zhao Duan narrowed his eyes and said: "You provoked someone, and you just left like this? Just apologize and it's over? Have you asked? Is this official? ”
"And..." He raised his hand and pointed at Qiye, who was blocked behind him. His tone was neither negative nor positive:
"When a child makes a mistake, an adult needs to apologize for it. This Qingshan I can’t remember exactly what the disciple said about cowardice, but the general idea seems to be that a warrior should have courage, why... I did something wrong, After losing the competition, you refused to stand up and apologize to others? There seems to be no such thing in the world."
After saying this, the worshiping eunuchs all agreed:
"What Lord Zhao said is absolutely true."
"What Shaobao said makes sense."
"People from Qingshan, don't they even have to admit defeat to someone else?"
The eunuch is also angry, not to mention a martial arts master? Zhao Duan started a group, but the others couldn't restrain themselves and fought back.
Even the nearby Imperial Guards looked at him with contempt.
“That’s enough!”
Amidst the noise, Qiye, who was blindfolded with black cloth, suddenly spoke, interrupting everyone’s “verbal and written attack.” He took a step and firmly pushed Chai Ke away firewood.
Then, under Zhao Duan's calm eyes, he held the sword in front of him, spread out his left palm, grabbed the sword violently, and wiped it along the blade from the hilt to the end of the sword.
Visibly to the naked eye, one hand was dripping with blood, and drops of bright red blood were scattered on the ground like broken lines.
Everyone was stunned when they heard Qiye say in an emotionless voice:
"I, a man from Qingshan, can afford to lose. Is Zhao Shaobao still satisfied with this? If it is not enough..."< br>
He put the blood-stained sword blade against his chest again and wiped it violently. The torn black coat was wet with blood.
As if he felt no pain, Qiye raised his head and "looked" at Zhao Duan:
"Are you satisfied with this?"
Zhao Duan looked seriously at this guy who was prone to self-harm, and suddenly laughed. Liao smiled:
"I was joking with you just now, and my words were a little disrespectful. Since Brother Chai apologized, that's enough."
Qiye: "..."
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Xiao Ran's eyes were strange.
Chai Keqiao took a deep breath and forced a smile: "Then I'll wait and leave first."
After a pause, he added another meaningful sentence:
< br>"After half a month, there will be a formal competition. I hope to learn Zhao Shaobao's methods."
According to tradition, in the next half month, they will communicate and learn from each other, and before they leave, there will be a formal competition.
"Let's talk about it later," Zhao Duan said casually.
......
Watching the trio leave, a group of worshipers finally realized what they were doing and gathered around Zhao Duan, recalling the power of the sword. Some even asked him if he had entered the world.
"It's just a fluke." Zhao Duan twitched the corner of his mouth, thinking that if I were in the world, I would have gone to pester Zhenbao to seek double cultivation, how could I get involved with you group of eunuchs.
Mo Chou looked at him with a complicated expression, her eyes looked at him gently, and suddenly whispered:
"You only promised not to take the initiative to cause trouble for the other party before. Just like that, there is no need to be too aggrieved and bear it."
No... Da Bingtuozi, you really think that I deliberately gave in for you and was repeatedly criticized. You didn't even take action? You are thinking too much... Zhao Duan looked at her strangely. I really want to say something: It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t.
Firstly, he was not sure whether he could defeat Qiye by releasing Qihai. If he lost, he would be very embarrassed.
Secondly, and more importantly, he remembered Zhenbao’s instructions. If he hadn’t released his accumulated inner strength before the time came, he would have swallowed up all the treasures of heaven and earth in this month’s hard work. Most of it goes to waste.
This was the core of his uncharacteristic and repeated concessions. As for agreeing to Mochou's promise, it was only one of the reasons.
Therefore, it was not until he asked Eunuch Hai to confirm whether he could take action and received the response from the "Legendary Enshrinement" that he finally felt relieved and drew his sword brazenly.
"Father-in-law, you should have thought of using me to break the situation, right?"
Zhao Duan walked to the old eunuch in the python robe and whispered:
" You deliberately held it back for a month, just for today.”
Eunuch Hai said blankly: "What did you say? We don't understand."
Just pretend... Zhao Duan curled his lips. During the whole process, Eunuch Hai sat firmly on the Diaoyutai with a calm look. With his indifferent attitude, people who don't know really think that he is so high-minded that he doesn't care about honor, disgrace, victory or defeat.
Seeing that her own affairs were gone, Mochou immediately turned around and rushed towards the imperial study. She knew that His Majesty must be concerned about the situation here.
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Royal study room.
When Mochou knocked on the door, she saw an exquisitely decorated room. Xu Zhenguan, dressed in white as snow and with black hair like a waterfall, was sitting leisurely by the window.
The delicate white hands are holding scissors, focusing on pruning a peach blossom in their hands.
"Your Majesty, we have met."
Mo Chou looked at the scene of the beauty cutting peach blossoms by the window, and hurriedly lowered her eyes and respectfully reported.
Xu Zhenguan cut off a flower branch, without turning his head, and asked in a gentle voice:
"How?"
Mo Chou did not dare to hide it, and narrated the whole process exactly as it was. From Qiye's provocation to Zhao Duan's astonishing performance, nothing was hidden.
"Oh, that's it, that's right. Send the order, and each person in the Wugong Hall will be rewarded with a piece of silver." Xu Zhenguan said casually without any surprise.
Mo Chou was stunned and looked up in surprise: "Your Majesty, are you not surprised?"
Xu Zhenguan put a flower branch that had been trimmed to no more than an inch and put it into a vase. He turned his head and revealed a face like a silver moon with a smile:
"What's the surprise?"
< br>"Of course..." Mo As he said this, he suddenly felt blessed and his eyes lit up:
"Did your Majesty have expected it? No...even made arrangements earlier?"
Xu Zhenguan smiled and said softly:
"If you want to best digest the power of medicine, you must take the opportunity to test your sword on the green mountains. Where can you find such a good whetstone in the world?"
Mochou opened her mouth, and she suddenly realized, His Majesty arranged for Zhao Duan to enter the palace to practice hard during this period, which was not without reason.
Instead, the people from Qingshan were also included in the chessboard, and with the help of this group of martial arts geniuses, they served as stepping stones for Zhao Duan.
Jealousy changed her beyond recognition.
"Your Majesty is not worried. The two sides have made a big fuss, and Wu Xiankui is not happy..."
Xu Zhenguan shook his head gently and said with a smile:
"So what? It's okay for him to be bullied outside. He can't be wronged in the palace."
Here. "He" undoubtedly refers to someone Zhao.
Mochou: "..."
Jealousy caused her to become separated.
"Your Majesty..." Mo Chou forcibly changed the subject:
"I'm afraid that those people in Qingshan will be restless, just like that Xiao Ran. Although she doesn't dare to offend His Majesty, but because of the 'Xiao family' matter, obviously To harbor hatred, especially for her When I enter the palace this time, I need to see Concubine Xiao... It's another trouble. Do you want to send someone to take Concubine Xiao out of the palace to avoid it?"
Xu Zhenguan sang the Spring God Ballad softly. , today she is particularly lazy and idle.
She raised her hand, and the pink peach blossoms on the ground were blown up by a gust of wind and gathered in her palm:
"If you want to see her, just see her. She is also a pitiful person. People.”
Mochou hesitated and said: "Your Majesty is kind, but..."
"Don't worry, if you can think of this, Zhao Qing must have thought of it a long time ago. Leave these things to him." Xu Zhenguan lay down slowly He fell down on the soft floor, and after a while, he heard soft snoring.
Mochou opened her mouth, reluctantly lowered her steps, and exited the imperial study. After closing the door, she couldn't help but let out a breath, her eyes full of suspicion:
"What's going on these days, Your Majesty... ”
“Meow——”
Suddenly, Mochou noticed several palace maids in the distance throwing stones at an orange cat with its tail raised high on the roof.
Accompanied by low complaints: "Damn cat, its name is Spring again."
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Martial Arts Hall.
Eunuch Hai went to rest. After Zhao Duan came back surrounded by a group of eunuchs, he immediately enjoyed the treatment like a star holding the moon.
One name worshiped him with all kinds of flattering words, making him feel ecstatic.
"Okay, okay, it's a knife caused by taking drugs. If you flatter me again, I will be angry."
Old God Zhao Duan is sitting in the Taishi chair in the hall.
Behind his back, his legs, his arms... there were six public eunuchs squeezing his shoulders, beating his legs, and rubbing his arms.
If it weren't for the wrong time, I would have wanted to bring him hot water to wash his feet.
The enthusiasm and flattery made Zhao Duan extremely uncomfortable, and the cold and domineering filter of "big insider" was completely broken.
Who would have thought that the mysterious and powerful royal family would have such a posture in private?
Well... that's reasonable. In the final analysis, the eunuchs are selected from among the eunuchs. Even if they are powerful, they still leave the mark of serving others... However, I suddenly understand why the warriors of the royal family are not as good as the previous ones.
Six hundred years ago, the "Ten Permanent Attendants" either conquered the world with Lao Xu, or were strong men who were recruited... In the next few hundred years, the world was at peace, and the emperor became more and more useless, unable to suppress the real The unruly and strong man will naturally tame the offering into a sheep...
The consequences are that even with the support of the royal family's resources, the enshrinement of the Martial Arts Hall is still considered to be a first-rate master.
But compared with Qingshan, it has already withered. It only relies on Hai Chunlin, who lived for one or two hundred years, to support the business, and has no successors.
"Have the arrangements for the close surveillance of those three people that I want to be made carried out?" Zhao Duan asked with squinting eyes, enjoying the massage.
Song Jinxi, who looked like a hozen, stood aside and responded:
"People have been arranged to keep an eye on it. Are you afraid that Qiye will not be reconciled and make some small moves?"
Zhao Duan shook his head, opened his eyelids, and said:
“Keep an eye on Xiao Ran.”
Xiao Ran?
The woman who holds a thin sword, doesn't talk much, and looks indifferent to everyone?
The worshipers looked at each other.
...
In the evening, the setting sun dyed the western sky red, and the afterglow fell on the palace wall.
Xiao Ran put on a bamboo hat, held a thin sword, and avoided the important areas of the palace. With his secret movement, he passed through many "levels" and appeared in the corner of the palace, a remote and deserted place, rarely seen in the palace. Outside the deserted palace.
The heroine raised her face and stared at the locked door of the cold palace, half of her face hidden in the shadows.
"Aunt..."
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ps: I went to the hospital with my family for a review today and will update more words tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)