Chapter 259 Zhao Duan: What are you doing standing here and not capturing this thief?
“Of course it’s a fight between warriors.”
Zhao Duan was sitting in the teahouse, overlooking the crowd fighting below, paused, and commented:
"The bad kind."
In recent days, as the number of Jianghu people in the capital has increased, frictions and conflicts have increased.
As the saying goes, "blocking is worse than sparing." Blindly suppressing and blocking will not alleviate the situation, but may accumulate into greater chaos.
Therefore, the imperial court followed past practice and set up a "fighting arena" in a part of the capital.
If two people in the world have a conflict and want to take action, they can fight in a specific area.
There are forbidden troops nearby who are responsible for controlling the situation and will not go astray.
However, if fighting occurs within an unauthorized area, it will be a violation of the expressly prohibited court regulations and will result in a thunderous strike.
Zhao Duan knew that the teahouse street was a "legal fighting area" enclosed by the imperial court.
One of the reasons why it was chosen here was that it was convenient for people in the capital to watch the excitement.
Just like at this moment, the two people in the field were fighting fiercely with their swords pinging.
And "outside the circle", there are a large number of people watching.
Joining in the fun... is simply engraved in human genes...
"Sir, you took me to see it for three days in a row, but there are no masters fighting here. The practitioners are only mortals at most, and there are even quite a few who have never practiced at all."
Zhao Duan was condescending and commented calmly:
"I've been looking for several days, but I still can't figure out the way. I'd like to ask Mr. Gong... Hai to clear up my doubts."
Eunuch Hai smiled and said:
"What do you think is the key to breaking through the realm of Shenzhang?"
Zhao Duan said: "It must be the state of mind."
These are Zhenbao’s words.
During these days, he had finished digesting the "seed" given by Zhenbao.
I felt like a bottle filled with water, bulging, and I felt like I wanted to get out, but I couldn't get out.
He suspected that this was the "bottleneck."
Eunuch Hai gently nodded and said something astonishing:
"But do you know that for ordinary martial arts monks to break through the realm, unless they go to a high place, they often don't need any state of mind.
As long as the energy in the body is fully accumulated and reaches the limit, everything will naturally fall into place.
Only our lineage, the path passed down by Emperor Taizu, is in the mortal realm and needs to improve its state of mind. "
Damn it...it's such a scam, you didn't say anything at the beginning...Zhao Duan complained in his heart.
Sitting upright:
"Is it because of the dual cultivation of martial arts and martial arts?"
"clever!"
Eunuch Hai was all smiles. He liked to talk to smart people:
"This line of cultivation method of Emperor Taizu combines the advantages of the two paths of warlock and warrior. Warlocks who want to advance often value the close relationship with gods. and.
But the God of War himself is his own god, so he has to ask his heart again and again and work hard on his state of mind.
Of course, all major paths lead to the same goal. Even the pure martial arts cultivation path advocated by Emperor Wu City is just to practice martial arts without considering the state of mind in front of the world.
Later on, when you enter Taoism through martial arts, you will still touch the state of mind... But because you don't pay much attention to the state of mind at the beginning, the higher you go, the more difficult it becomes. "
No wonder……
Among the four "celestial beings", only Wu Xiankui is a pure warrior, and Zhenbaodu is just a "pseudo heavenly being"...
Zhao Duan frowned and said:
"But can watching these lowly Jianghu people fight improve their mood?"
He felt a little outrageous.
Eunuch Hai picked up the tea bowl and said slowly: "What is a breakthrough in the state of mind? It is nothing more than an epiphany, and the so-called epiphany is the accumulation of countless things that are broken in one moment.
Everything you have seen these days seems useless, but in fact it is a necessary accumulation.
If you read more, you will naturally gain insights. When the time comes, you may have an epiphany on your own, or we may help you break through that layer of window paper.
Just like the Buddhist stick and drink, you can only pass this level. "
Accumulation...Zhao Duan looked down thoughtfully.
…
At this time, the cloudy sky was pattering again, and autumn rain began to fall.
Many people who were watching were dispersed.
But there were still many people hiding under the eaves of the building, watching from a distance.
There are also teahouses on both sides of the street where people can watch.
"Ping..."
"clang……"
In the bone-piercing autumn rain, the two Jianghu people in the clearing were injured, but they still refused to retreat.
In the end, one of them was the first to run out of strength, his flaw was exposed, and he was stabbed in the lower abdomen by a sword. He fell to the ground, discarded his weapon and surrendered.
The other man gasped for breath while leaning on his sword, but he also lost his strength. Next to the town, a county government official who was handling the follow-up sent a clerk to drag the two people out.
There was an equally sparse cheer from the crowd.
Among the people present, there were many Jianghu people who did not pay much attention to the abilities of both parties on the stage.
Although the people watched the excitement, but after watching too much, their eyes became cunning and they felt that the fighting was not exciting.
At this moment, a big man suddenly jumped out of the crowd.
He has sharp eyes, a tall stature, his arms are wrapped in metal arm guards, and he holds a knife in his hand, giving him a distinctive aura.
Many people looked curiously, expecting where their opponents were.
But I saw the big man standing in the thin autumn rain, suddenly raising his head, facing one side of the teahouse, raising his knife and shouting sternly:
"A certain family has heard of the name White Horse Zhao, King of Hell, and wants to ask for advice today. Please give me some advice!"
The man's voice was like thunder, rolling across the entire venue in an instant.
The knife in his hand was suddenly covered with a layer of mellow scarlet energy, and he swung it diagonally towards the ground.
"boom--"
A layer of flowing water covered the blade, like a flame-like red gas, flowing diagonally along the blade.
The hard bluestone paved on the ground was burned and cut into a dark, hideous scar.
Shocking!
At this moment, the crowd of onlookers who were feeling bored fell silent.
exclaimed:
"Master of practice!"
"The Qi machine is vomiting out... At least it is above the middle-level mortal body. Looking at the power, I am afraid that it is a high-level person."
"The color of scorching fire, which sect in the martial arts world is this?"
Among the crowd, there were many people with excellent eyesight who quickly judged that this big man was actually a mortal warrior of high quality.
In the world of martial arts, he can be considered a master.
After many days in a row, he finally made a powerful appearance, attracting countless attention in an instant.
…
"Mr. Hai, did you arrange this too?"
Upstairs, Zhao Duan faced the humid air and turned to look at Eunuch Hai.
The old eunuch who was not wearing a python robe rolled his eyes:
"Will our family be that boring?"
After a pause, the master who liked teasing juniors the most smiled and said: "There have always been Buddhist and Taoist battles, and there are many people in the world. If you want to gain a reputation, it has always been quick and easy to become famous by stepping on the masters of the court.
This is not a big or small tradition. Generally speaking, the court masters don't mind it for the sake of dignity.
Your reputation is so great, and you've been here for several days in a row, so it's not surprising that you were targeted. "
Step on me to become famous?
Zhao Duan couldn't laugh or cry, wondering where the stupid green came from. Didn't he find out how Zhao got his name as King of Hell?
If you challenge other imperial warriors, the other party may not accept the challenge openly due to their face and status.
After all, most people still want to lose face.
But...you picked the wrong person.
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to move today, let him challenge me."
Zhao Duan waved his hand and didn't bother to pay attention at all, not wanting to waste energy on such a trivial matter.
Downstairs, when the big man saw no movement, he pursed his lips and spoke again, but he called him by his name:
"Zhao Duan! You are hiding in the building, don't you dare to fight?"
This time, the onlookers finally reacted and their expressions changed.
"Ah, is he going to challenge King Zhao of Hell?"
"Is King Zhao of Hell actually in the teahouse?"
"The one from the White Horse Prison? Hey...where did the stupid young man come from? Yes, they all came to Beijing from other places recently. It's not surprising that they don't understand the rules..."
"Haha, we've seen a good show. Who doesn't know, 'Whether there is chaos in the capital or not, Mr. Zhao has the final say', 'After passing the Juyong Pass, if you have any trouble, you can go to Du'an'..."
The crowd was buzzing.
The county government official who was watching the theater next to him jumped up, feeling that something was going to happen. The nearby imperial guards also looked at him sideways.
In the drizzle.
In full view.
On the second floor beside the road, an arm slowly stretched out from the window, and then a handsome and feminine face pulled out.
Zhao Duan yawned lazily and leaned on the railing, overlooking the man holding the knife below.
Suddenly he sneered, without any nonsense, and his face turned cold.
He looked at the nearby imperial guards and said calmly: "What are you still standing for? Why don't you capture this traitor?"
(End of chapter)