Chapter 652 The Daughter of Desolate Luck
“Tell me more about the recent situation in Lingxiao Realm!” A few days later, Gu Xu stood by the lake in Changchun Garden, his eyes passing by the sparkling waves. On the lake surface, he said, "For example, in the years since I left the Lingxiao world, have any new forces risen? Are there any among them who are at odds with Taishang Haotian that I can try to win over?"
Hearing his voice, Jiang Zhaoyue quickly swam to the shore, half of her huge head sticking out of the water, and Gu Xu's figure was reflected in her purple pupils.
"There is indeed one," Jiang Zhaoyue thought for a moment and replied, "There is a folk sect called the 'Taiping Sect'. They daydream all day long in an attempt to overthrow Taishang Haotian and many ancient racial forces. "
When Jiang Zhaoyue mentioned the "Taiping Sect", there was a hint of disdain in her tone, as if in her eyes, what the sect did was nothing more than a joke.
"How is their strength?" Gu Xu asked.
“For the Lingxiao Alliance, they are like using a mantis’ arm as a chariot and an egg against a stone,” Jiang Zhaoyue replied, “If it weren’t for their leader mastering some method that could instantly transfer members and even the entire base camp, I'm afraid he has been eradicated by Taishang Haotian a long time ago."
At this point, Jiang Zhaoyue paused for a while and then added: "By the way, the leader of the Taiping Sect calls himself 'Beidou Zhenjun'. Wearing a mask, he claimed that he had received the inheritance left by Emperor Ziwei in the Lingxiao world, and he wanted to inherit the legacy of Emperor Ziwei and make everyone in the world like a dragon.
"Emperor, you were in Lingxiao. Has the world left a legacy? "
"No. "Gu Xu quickly searched the memory of Emperor Ziwei and replied.
He knew that Emperor Ziwei was an extremely conceited and sensitive and suspicious person. He would not trust anyone except himself, let alone place his hopes on the so-called "heirs".
He will only deliberately plan his own rebirth and comeback plan.
"It seems that my sister's guess is correct. He is indeed acting in your name." Jiang Zhaoyue wagged her tail, causing waves on the lake. "Then Emperor, there you go. After the Lingxiao Realm, have you ever thought about how to deal with this guy who pretends to be your descendant?"
Gu Xu pondered for a moment and shook his head: "I haven't thought about it yet. , but I may not be able to beat him. Maybe, I will try to contact him secretly first, and then I’ll try again!”
“Don’t be fooled by that lunatic,” Jiang Zhaoyue reminded, “He can do it. He is good at deceiving people. No matter where he goes, he can always coax a group of people to follow him and then lead them to die. "
Gu Xu didn't respond, but he was thinking secretly: When it comes to deception, Emperor Ziwei was the real originator - he could always rely on his mouth, or in his own words, his "personality charm" ", allowing a group of subordinates to follow him wholeheartedly. From the initial group of bandits, they gradually grew and grew, and finally became the overlord who ruled the Lingxiao world.
It was based on this experience that he was able to understand the authority of "ruling" later.
What this "True Lord Beidou" did sounds quite similar to what Emperor Ziwei did back then.
Only now, the "Lingxiao Alliance" headed by "Tiangong" has more powerful people in the Lingxiao world than the several scattered countries such as Zhao Kingdom, Yu Kingdom, and Guo Kingdom in the past. , more monolithic and more difficult to deal with.
No wonder Jiang Zhaoyue is very unfavorable to their resistance.
"Emperor, will you continue to tell stories today?" After a brief silence, Yinlong looked at Gu Xu with piercing eyes, and said through his spiritual consciousness, "Last time you said that Xu Xian followed Fa Hai's instructions and asked Bai Suzhen to drink With realgar wine. What happened after that? Did White Lady show her true form?"
Gu Xu comes to Jiang Zhaoyue almost every day to ask for information.
Although Jiang Zhaoyue promised her sister to help "Emperor Ziwei" deal with Taishang Haotian, as a lively and active young dragon, it is not good for her to have her talk about these serious topics every day. It's also a bit boring.
A few times, while she was talking, she accidentally became distracted.
Gu Xu called her several times before pulling her back from her dazed state.
In order to solve this problem, Gu Xu came up with a way: if Jiang Zhaoyue was willing to tell him information calmly, then in return, he would tell her a short story.
This is not the first time Gu Xu has told others about the story of the earth.
When he was in Yishui County, he often told stories to Shi Xiaohan in order to adjust the atmosphere on the way to the ghost-killing mission.
The difference is that Shi Xiaohan likes to listen to martial arts novels most, while Jiang Zhaoyue prefers to listen to romance stories.
Gu Xu told her these days about the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, about Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall, and about Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.
Whenever he talks about something sad, such as when Meng Jiangnu saw the bones of her husband buried under the Great Wall, or when Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai both turned into butterflies, Jiang Zhaoyue could not help but stretch her neck and let out a cry like a dragon's cry. .
When telling stories, Gu Xu also learned the special skills of teahouse storytellers: whenever he talked about the excitement and tension of the plot, he would stop abruptly, and then follow up with the sentence "If you want to know what happened next, Please listen to the breakdown next time.”
Jiang Zhaoyue was itching unbearably when he teased her, as if she was being tickled by a cat's paw.
Often in order to urge him to tell a follow-up story, she would always obey him. No matter what he asked, she would always answer him.
He even offered to go to Donghai Guixu with him a few more times to help him collect more Hunyuan Qi.
This made Gu Xu couldn't help but sigh. Although this silver dragon looked arrogant, it was easier to deal with than the monks under his command.
In order for the monks under his command to work hard, he had to pay for their salaries.
However, to make this silver dragon work obediently, he only needs to use his words and act as a porter of earth's culture.
Today, Gu Xu is talking about "The Legend of White Snake".
He still did not choose to tell the whole story in one breath.
When he mentioned "flooded Jinshan Temple", he stopped.
Allowing Jiang Zhaoyue to twist and turn in the lake, pleading hard, he was determined not to reveal a single word beyond the words "please wait for decomposition next time".
Jiang Zhaoyue was so angry that he jumped up from the lake, and then plunged heavily into the depths of the lake with a "plop".
High water splashes suddenly arose on the lake, like a sudden heavy rain, falling on the woods beside the lake.
Gu Xu stood in the "rain", but his clothes were clean and tidy, with no trace of getting wet.
"Fellow Daoist Jiang, I would like to ask you to do me a small favor today," he continued, looking at the lake. "I also need to borrow the power of your 'secret' authority."
Jiang Zhaoyue sank to the bottom of the water. , ignore him.
"How about I tell you another part of "The Legend of White Snake"?" Gu Xu smiled and said again.
Jiang Zhaoyue was silent and did not respond immediately.
As a proud silver dragon, she did not want to be manipulated by a human so easily.
However, her curiosity was about to arouse, and she couldn't wait to know whether the battle between the two green and white snakes and Fahai was successful.
Gu Xu stood by the lake and waited quietly, not looking anxious at all.
In less than a cup of tea, he saw the waves of the lake rippling, and then, the silver dragon's head once again surfaced like a moving island.
"How do you want me to help you?" She stared at Gu Xu, purple light flashing in her eyes.
Gu Xu did not respond to her immediately, but turned to look behind him.
The eunuch Han Shunxi was standing in an inconspicuous corner under the shade of a tree, ready to wait for Gu Xu's orders.
Aware that Gu Xu's eyes were on him, he quickly stepped forward, bowed and said, "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
"Xiao Wanjun is in my study. If you want to modify the skills here, go and call her over for me," Gu Xu said.
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
After Han Shunxi responded, he immediately turned around, used his movement skills, and quickly disappeared into the depths of the woods.
A moment later, he appeared again, with Xiao Wanjun following behind him.
Han Shunxi has already noticed that in recent days, Xiao Wanjun and His Majesty always stay alone in the imperial study room for the whole day.
Since Gu Xu never liked being disturbed during work, Han Shunxi had no idea what they were doing in the study - whether they were just dealing with state affairs or doing something else.
But as time went by, Han Shunxi became more and more suspicious that the relationship between the two of them might no longer be as simple as a monarch and a minister.
After all, these two people must have a great attraction to each other, one is as rich as jade and elegant, and the other is as charming as the moon.
If he is really innocent, no one will believe him if he tells it. But to this day, Gu Xu has not yet issued an order to bring the former princess into the palace.
Some people may speculate that this is because His Majesty, as a saint and strong man, has abandoned worldly lust.
However, Han Shun was happy to serve the emperor every day, knowing that he would stay in the concubines' bedroom every night, and those who spent the night with him would definitely stay in bed until noon the next day.
"Could it be that His Majesty was not satisfied at night and was looking for new fun in the study during the day?" Han Shunxi couldn't help but think wildly.
To be honest, Han Shunxi hoped in his heart that His Majesty would be able to recruit more concubines and expand his business.
Think of that day when Emperor Xing was a fatuous king who ignored government affairs, and his concubines filled up the six palaces in the East and West.
His Majesty is currently working hard to govern, but he only has one queen and two concubines, and no heirs yet.
Although His Majesty is a strong saint and has a long lifespan, there seems to be no rush to establish the successor.
But now Dahuang is about to face a war. If he can leave more descendants, it will undoubtedly make this new regime more stable and make the people of the world feel more at ease.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!" Xiao Wanjun saluted Gu Xu.
"Wanjun, this is Daoist Jiang Zhaoyue from the upper world. I have mentioned her to you before." Gu Xu pointed at the silver dragon in the lake and introduced Xiao Wanjun.
Xiao Wanjun raised her head, and her eyes met the silver dragon's deep purple pupils.
In fact, as early as the first month of this year, Xiao Wanjun had already seen the silver dragon entrenched like a hill in the Fengtian Temple Square.
But today, when she faced the huge dragon head floating on the water again and felt the majestic pressure emanating from Jiang Zhaoyue, she was still deeply shocked by it.
Gu Xu introduced Xiao Wanjun's identity to Jiang Zhaoyue.
Jiang Zhaoyue narrowed her eyes slightly and carefully looked at this beautiful woman who had just appeared next to Zi Wei.
Thick eyebrows and phoenix eyes.
Chrysanthemum lips and green teeth, the face looks like a rosy glow.
She tied her hair with a wooden hairpin and wore a simple t-shirt.
Every move reveals one-third of heroic spirit, one-third of charm, and an unconcealable grace and dignity.
If she hadn't been so broad-minded and could almost tolerate the world, she would have looked like a handsome and elegant nobleman.
“Zi Wei is really a lecher!” Jiang Zhaoyue sighed silently in her heart.
Thinking of this, she was secretly depressed.
She feels that her appearance is not inferior to Xiao Wanjun, but why is Zi Wei, who is known as the "Lingxiao Realm Beauty Certifier", not interested in her at all?
Although he has not seen her human form since she came to the wilderness.
But when he was in the Lingxiao Realm, he had seen her as a child, and he should have been able to tell that she was a beauty who would amaze everyone when she grew up.
The more Jiang Zhaoyue thought about it, the more unhappy she became. She couldn't help but slap the water with her tail "pa", "pa", "pa" again and again.
At this time, Gu Xu thought about it and took out the once famous weapon of the Great Wilderness - "Tai'a Sword" from Xianyunju.
For several days, Gu Xu has been silently thinking about why Xiao Wanjun, a mortal with no cultivation, could memorize the three thousand Daozangs so well, and be able to understand them thoroughly and help him improve his techniques.
Based on the lines of cause and effect on her body, he speculated that this might be caused by Dahuang's luck.
Luojing, where she was born, was originally the place where the dragon veins of the Great Wilderness gathered, and was known as the "Tai Chi Treasure Cave"; and the Emperor of Da Qi was even more able to concentrate the power of luck in the country through the "Tianlong Formation" Get up and use it for yourself.
Gu Xu once read in ancient books that in this situation where national fortunes are converging, there are some little-known side magics that can bless a person with the power of luck through special rituals. On the body - mainly on the babies who are about to be born, they are favored by fate since birth and endow them with extraordinary talents.
Many of the natural abnormalities recorded in ancient books, such as "double pupils", "hands above the knees", "purple energy filling the court", are caused by this spell.
At the same time, their mothers would also have some strange dreams during pregnancy, such as "the sun fell into the arms", "the dragon sat on the concubine's breast", or "a black dragon saw the west, five colors "The clouds follow" and so on.
Moreover, after defeating Emperor Tianxing, Gu Xu also spent time studying the "Tai'a Sword".
Although it will nominally choose the "strongest person" as the master, in fact, the candidate's closeness to the national destiny is also a decisive factor.
After all, the power of the "Tai'a Sword" lies in its ability to mobilize the power of destiny across the country with the help of the "Tianlong Formation" for its own use.
The reason why the Xiangyang Chen family sent Chen Anzhi to the palace was undoubtedly in the hope that she would give birth to an imperial heir, become the future owner of the "Tai'a Sword", and inherit the throne of Daqi.
So, when Chen Anzhi was pregnant with their eldest daughter Xiao Wanjun, was it possible that the Chen family secretly used such a spell?
In order to verify his guess, Gu Xu looked at Xiao Wanjun and suggested in a half-joking tone: "How about you give it a try and put your hand on the hilt of the 'Tai'a Sword' and see if it recognizes you?" Be the master?”
Hearing his words, Xiao Wanjun was startled and shook his head quickly: “Your Majesty, this is not possible! The ‘Tai’a Sword’ is an important weapon of the country, and only the emperor can do it. Drive, how can I touch it at will?"
"Don't be so nervous," Gu Xu said with a faint smile, "After Da Qi's demise, it will be just an ordinary sword."
“But your Majesty, didn’t you say before that every chosen master of the Tai’a Sword will be connected with Taishang Haotian? If I do this, will Taishang Haotian discover us? ?" Xiao Wanjun still frowned slightly and did not dare to approach the sword.
"No," Gu Xu said with certainty, "I have long severed the causal connection between this sword and Taishang Haotian. Besides, the power of 'secret' authority in Jiang Daoyou can do it Cover, Taishang Haotian will never be able to detect it.”
Xiao Wanjun took a deep breath, slowly stretched out a white hand, and grasped the hilt of the "Tai'a Sword".
This hand is rare and beautiful, narrow and slender, with neatly manicured nails, glowing with a soft pearl-like luster, which is in sharp contrast to the dark roughness of the sword hilt.
The next moment, the "Tai'a Sword" made a sword roar, then began to tremble violently, and radiated dazzling golden light to the surroundings.
This is not a confession of the Lord.
But it can be seen that the strong power of luck in Xiao Wanjun seems to make "Tai'a Sword" particularly excited.
"Quickly let go!" Gu Xu ordered.
Xiao Wanjun immediately let go of the "Tai'a Sword" in his hand, looking slightly nervous and afraid to look up at Gu Xu's expression.
As a princess of the former dynasty, she made this sword, which symbolized the authority of the king, react.
Will His Majesty be displeased by this?
But Gu Xu still looked calm.
He thought for a moment and then asked: "Wanjun, has your mother ever mentioned to anyone that she had some strange dreams when she was pregnant with you? For example, dreaming about the sun, dragons, phoenixes, etc.?" br>
Xiao Wanjun didn't know why he suddenly asked this, but she nodded and replied: "My mother once asked someone to interpret her dream, saying that she once dreamed of a golden dragon entrenched in her window. Then the dragon turned into a phoenix, flying in the sky, and finally turned into a simple scabbard and landed in front of her. "
Scabbard?
What does this mean?
Gu Xu frowned slightly.
According to descriptions in ancient books, among this type of luck spells, dragons and phoenixes are very common images in dreams, but the image of "scabbard" almost never appears in records.
"How did the dream-interpreting monk interpret this dream?" He asked Xiao Wanjun.
"He said that the dragon represents the throne of Daqi, the phoenix indicates my gender, and the scabbard means that I will become the master of the Tai'a sword in the future," Xiao Wanjun replied, "My mother When she first heard these words, she was very happy and rewarded him with a lot of money.
“But after I was born, she found out that I had no talent for cultivation, so she became furious and ordered the dream interpretation monk to be killed. head. ”
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