Chapter 426: The Reason Why the Imperial Court Didn't Intervene in the Rivers and Lakes
"My lord, the results of the interrogation are out," Feng Jianxing reported to Lu Sheng in a hurry.
Lu Sheng took the interrogation report and looked down carefully, "Another old beggar? It seems that the beggar has great ambitions." β
"Yes, this man is definitely an extremely dangerous person. I have already ordered the portrait team to copy the portrait, as long as we can get his appearance, as long as he is still in Chuzhou, we will be able to dig him out three feet into the ground. β
"Not necessarily!" Lu Sheng put away the file and said coldly, "If you were the mastermind behind the scenes, would you show your true face without pretending? β
"My lordβ" Suddenly, Lu Jian Gaiying and the others hurriedly came to the office, their faces gloomy as water.
"They're all dead, aren't they?"
"Yes! Like the last time the North Vietnamese Sword Sect was in the same place, he suddenly died in a wail, and his internal strength was gone. The murderer's modus operandi...... It's so infuriating that even if we catch someone, we can't stop him from killing him. β
The spiritual Dao species are implicated in each other, and once they are killed by the middle and upper Dao species, they cannot be controlled by themselves. This should have been expected...... Have you drawn the portrait?"
"It's drawn, but it's ...... It's weird!"
"What's strange?"
"We drew three portraits, each with a different image of an old beggar. Even height, fat and thin are not the same. β
"Show it to me!" Lu Sheng took the portrait, and sure enough, the images of the old beggars dictated by the four sects were very different. Except for the two portraits that are similar in appearance, the other two factions speak of different appearances.
It can be seen that this person and his mastery of the art of disguise, changed different character images to plant the Tao, and then sat down to reap the benefits of the fisherman. Gai Ying followed the analysis.
"Do you have any other opinions?" Lu Sheng raised his head and looked at the three people in front of him and asked.
"I have a little opinion. At this time, the spider also pushed the door and walked over, "My lord, so far, there are no less than 5,000 people who have been absorbed by the masterminds behind the scenes.
Even if their cultivation is not high, such a huge amount of internal force is enough to pile up a peerless master, right? But why...... I haven't heard of a peerless master born until now?"
"That's right!" Spider's words suddenly made the group of people have the realization of the empowerment of the hanging pot, "We can't just stare at those missing people and abnormally rising sects, but also those who suddenly have strength and mysterious backgrounds and have no masters. β
Lu Sheng frowned and covered his forehead, "It stands to reason that this idea of the spider is right. I've thought about this before, but do you know how terrible the internal force of 5,000 people is?
The military array composed of five thousand Xuantian Guards could compete with a half-step realm master, and such a huge cultivation was enough to pile up a terrifying figure with an internal force that had never been seen in ancient times. β
"But adults have also said that deep internal strength does not mean strength. β
"Yes, internal force does not represent strength, there is no internal force and no realm perception of martial arts, even if the internal force is strong, it is just a huge pig. But we are born as human beings, but we are always limited by naΓ―ve choices.
When we were children, our parents would often make us choose, maybe that's human nature. It's either right or wrong, it's one or the other......! How could we have thought that if the other party has a strong internal force, he is also a peerless master of amazing and brilliant martial arts?"
When Lu Sheng's words landed, everyone present was suddenly stunned, looked at Lu Sheng's eyes, and gradually changed from doubt to horror.
"So my lord...... There have long been suspicious targets...... Why didn't we think of that?"
"Yes, the rise of the Decepticon League is so sudden, as if it appeared out of thin air. Especially Lei Batian, who suddenly appeared in the rivers and lakes. If the final beneficiary of the Dao Seed Xuan Xin Decision is him...... That makes perfect sense. β
"Your Excellency is wise!"
"Don't be a sycophant, I'm praying now that the ultimate Dao Master is not Lei Batian. At that time, Lei Batian was already a Dao Realm Grandmaster. And now, if it were him, how strong would his strength be after absorbing so much internal force?
Even if I join forces with Yan'er, I'm afraid we won't be opponents. β
"Then these three portraits, are they still useful?" Lu Jian asked, looking at the portraits in his hand.
"According to common sense, if this person wants to plant the seed of the Tao, he will definitely be tolerant and walk. But these three portraits have some strange places.
First, all three of them are dressed as old beggars. If we look at it from the perspective of a murderer, if the image of a beggar is that the murderer deliberately disguises himself, then why does he show himself as an old beggar? If I am a murderer, why should I be obsessed with my identity when I have changed my appearance? Beggars, scribes, people from the rivers and lakes, and old people.
Second, if you plan to use one identity, why do you have to change your face? There is a saying that when you do a play, you have to do a full set, and you do this half-for-half...... Good students are ......"
Suddenly, Lu Sheng stood up, "You guys should dismiss the meeting first." β
"My lord, what's wrong with you?" How could the spider and the others not see Lu Sheng's abnormality?
"Li Haoran is here! I'm going to meet him. β
When the words landed, a loud voice came like a wheel, "Haotian Sword Gate Li Haoran, ask to see Lord Lu of Xuantian Mansion." β
"Li Daxia, please come in, take Li Daxia into the back garden pavilion!" Lu Sheng's voice was also transmitted like a light breeze and drizzle.
"My lord, why is Li Haoran here at this time? The spider keenly felt the sense of danger that Li Haoran gave her.
Speaking of which, only Lu Sheng really came into contact with Li Haoran in Xuantian Mansion, and the rest of his subordinates had never seen Li Haoran, but Li Haoran's reputation was very positive. So the spider questioned this, which made others feel inexplicable.
"I'll know when I go to see you, you do your own thing, and I ordered people to copy these portraits and paste them in all the prefectures and counties. β
"Yes!"
The back garden of Xuantian Mansion is a place where Xuantian guards rest after work. It's not elegant, but it's also decent. Li Haoran, who was full of white hair, stood with his hands behind his back, and in the breeze, he was dressed in white clothes like a fairy.
No matter how many times he sees Li Haoran, his demeanor and elegance can make Lu Sheng rise to the title of Sword Immortal. Perhaps, he is the closest person to this term since Lu Sheng's rebirth.
Dao bone fairy wind, detached demeanor, a sword across the sky, light and cold nineteen states.
"Why did Li Daxia have the leisure to come to Xuantian Mansion today?" Lu Sheng asked with a faint smile.
"If I don't come, I'm afraid that Lord Lu will take Xuantian Wei to kill Hao Sword Mountain, right?" Li Haoran slowly stood up, his cold face was like eternal ice, "Since Lord Lu dominated Chuzhou, the Chuzhou martial arts have never given Lord Lu any trouble, right?"
"That's what I said. Lu Sheng walked into the pavilion and motioned for Li Haoran to sit down, "How many things have happened in Chuzhou Wulin recently, and how much trouble has it caused me, Li Daxia can't see it at all?"
"This is a private matter of Jianghu Martial Arts, does Lord Lu want to take care of it?"
"I really want to take care of it! The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister. Jianghu martial arts has never been a place outside the law, let alone people outside the law. β
"Lord Lu should know that the Haotian Sword Gate has been closed since five hundred years ago! In addition to the Haotian Sword Gate, most of the nine sects of Shenzhou have been closed for five hundred years, do you know the reason?"
Lu Sheng shook his head, "I want to hear about it." β
"Five hundred years ago, the martial arts in the world were booming, and heroes from all sects and factions came out one after another, and the first to bear the brunt was the Nine Sects of Shenzhou. Five hundred years ago, although there were nine sects in Shenzhou, there was no conclusion.
That year, the imperial court held the first World Martial Arts Conference, and it was only since then that the Nine Sects of Shenzhou were established. Do you know that the martial arts of that year were respected by the Nine Sects of Shenzhou, and the Nine Sects of Shenzhou ascended to the top and shouted, and all the heroes in the world responded.
Five hundred years ago, Dayu was troubled internally and externally. Natural and man-made disasters in the country continue, the northern grasslands rise against the trend, the southern hundred columns are eyeing each other, and the countries of the Western Regions have sworn to form an alliance.
Court...... It was a tough time!"
What Li Haoran said, Lu Sheng also saw it in the history books. That period was indeed the most stormy period of Dayu, but it was also the most brilliant period of Dayu. During that period, Dayu emerged one after another amazing and brilliant figures.
There is Zhang Qian, a vertical and horizontal family who crisscrosses the Western Regions and says that the countries of the Western Regions are falling apart without spending a single soldier. There are horses and whips, leading the white horse army to crisscross the grassland, and only thirty percent of the grassland population is killed.
There are gods of war who have gone deep into the miasma jungles of southern Xinjiang, overcome all kinds of difficulties to adapt to the harsh climate, and resist the invasion of hundreds of countries again and again. There are many more civil and military generals who have bloomed in the political arena.
During that glorious period, it was admired by countless literati and artists, and for this reason, countless gorgeous chapters and shocking poems were left behind.
"That year, the Nine Sects of Shenzhou ascended to the heights and shouted, drove out the Tartars, and returned my Shenzhou. After that, 200,000 martial arts heroes went to the north, the western regions, and the southern Xinjiang.
We dare not say that five hundred years ago, Dayu was able to survive all thanks to the martial arts heroes, but how many, the martial arts heroes sacrificed their lives for Shenzhou and shed blood. Wulin people advocate freedom and do not want to be controlled, and Wulin has the rules and justice of martial arts. These rules may not be suitable for the laws of the imperial court, but this is also the charm of the rivers and lakes.
In that context, Dayu promised that as long as the Jianghu martial arts did not rebel and did not openly resist and provoke the imperial court, the imperial court could let the martial arts develop on its own without interference. And the price of this promise is that a group of powerful martial arts sects led by the Nine Sects of Shenzhou will close the mountain and return to seclusion. β
"So that's ......," Lu Sheng suddenly realized.
"I can't say that the Chuzhou Martial Arts belong to my Haotian Sword Sect, but my Haotian Sword Sect has always been a part of the Chuzhou Martial Arts. So I came this time to deal with Lord Lu, this is the bottom line of Chuzhou martial arts, and it is also the bottom line of the world's martial arts. β
"I understand Li Daxia's words. But Xuantianfu's movements, Li Daxia didn't seem to understand. β
"What's the matter? Lord Lu still wants to talk to me about those kinds of killings?"
"Xuantian Mansion has a clear goal and purpose this time. It is not aimed at Chuzhou Wulin, on the contrary, Chuzhou Wulin should send Xuantianfu a pennant for this. β
"What do you mean by that?"
"I don't know if it's because you've wiped out the Decepticon Alliance, or if your vigilance is really so low. You didn't even notice that such a big thing had happened in the martial arts of Chuzhou?"