Half a year later. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

On the turbulent river, a very large building ship drifted down the river, this building ship is one hundred and forty-four feet long, thirty-six feet wide, with nine masts, Zhang twelve sails, not counting the subordinates, guards and servants on the ship, only the crew on the ship maintains seven or eight hundred people all year round.

The building ship is as high as seven floors, and on the top floor is an attic, and the attic is a verandah with a wide field of vision.

Baicheng stood on the verandah independently, overlooking the surrounding mountains and rivers, and secretly sighed in his heart.

Although Chen Yao is cold-minded and not a gentleman of the Tao, he still has a grand vision, but this building ship is a rare big deal.

Among the seven countries in the north and south, there are only one or two countries that can build such a huge building ship, Chen and Liang. It's just that Chen Yao's mind is not pure, he cares about selfish interests and ignores the overall situation, unlike Liang Guo, who used this kind of building ship in the army to build the East China Sea Fleet, which is the first in the Seven Kingdoms, but regards such a big ship as one of the three headquarters of the "Hidden Dragon"!

These days, as Bai Cheng learns more and more about the "Hidden Dragon", he is more and more surprised by the strength of its potential.

"Hidden Dragon" is rich and powerful, it is a monster that Chen Yao has done his best to build, Chen Yao formed "Hidden Dragon" completely outside the imperial court, and then created a posture of the imperial court, in addition to not supporting the army, not setting up an official government on the bright side, it is no different from the imperial court, among them, the strength of the low-level is almost not under the Daomen, only the high-level strength is far inferior to the Daomen.

Bai Cheng sometimes wonders, Chen Guo is owned by Chen Yao, and the court only obeys Chen Yao's orders, why does he not hesitate to spend a lot of national resources to create such a monster as "Hidden Dragon"?

It's just that this answer doesn't say that Bai Cheng doesn't know, and even Chen Daozi probably doesn't really know, otherwise Daoist Ge wouldn't have sent him to "Hidden Dragon" undercover.

In the six months since joining the "Hidden Dragon", Bai Cheng has never made a move, and has been living in seclusion on the building boat, wandering along the big river in the territory of Chen Guo.

This arrangement was much more than Bai Cheng expected, he thought that Chen Yao had invited him in a hurry to put out fires from all sides, but he didn't expect to leave him idle.

At the beginning, he thought that Chen Yao had peeped out the flaws, and he also looked for an opportunity to contact Daochang Ge to inquire about the inside story.

A few days later, Daochang Ge sent him a message, but it was to let Bai Cheng live in seclusion with peace of mind.

It turned out that although there were many opponents of the "Hidden Dragon", they were either covert organizations that operated secretly, such as the "Seven Seas Society", or peripheral organizations supported by the big factions such as the "Danxia faction".

The contest between the "hidden dragons" and these organizations is not about head-on fighting, but more about the competition in the dark, such as the battle for a waterway, the control of the underground world of a state capital, etc., which are all extremely trivial affairs.

In the past, the "Hidden Dragon" fought with these organizations, because they did not have a master in charge, and they could not expose the names of Chen Yao and Chen Daozi, and there were no famous people in the organization, so whenever the bayonet was red, they were forced to retreat and give up their interests.

The reason why Chen Daozi invited Bai Cheng to sit in the "Hidden Dragon" was not to ask Bai Cheng to go to the front line to fight with people, but to use the reputation of the Chu Xilu Refining God Grandmaster to deter many organizations and win development space for the "Hidden Dragon".

In fact, since Bai Cheng joined the "Hidden Dragon", Chen Daozi has spread the news either explicitly or secretly, and the high-level leaders of the major organizations on the rivers and lakes have also known about Chu Xilu's joining the "Hidden Dragon", and there is room for many things.

After Bai Cheng understood the cause and effect of this, he put his mind at ease and concentrated on exploring the secrets involved in the incident of the Blue Heaven Courtyard in the past.

Speaking of which, he still holds the seal of the head of the Bitian Courtyard now, and he can be regarded as the master of the Bitian Courtyard.

It's a pity that the tragedy of Bitianyuan happened more than 50 years ago, when Chen Yao had not yet ascended the throne, and it was still the world of his father Chen Yu. As for the "Hidden Dragon", it is impossible to talk about it, it has not yet been established, so there is no news about Bitianyuan.

Although Bai Cheng has a high status among the "hidden dragons", it is inconvenient to command his subordinates to investigate the affairs of the Blue Heavenly Courtyard. Just because Bitian Temple was originally a royal temple, but no one pursued it after it was destroyed, I am afraid that it will be inseparable from the royal family when it is destroyed, if he dares to send someone to investigate, I am afraid that it will arouse Chen Yao's vigilance.

In addition, the last time he didn't go to Bitianyuan to investigate, he led Nangong Ling to sneak into the White Tiger camp to chase and kill, it seems that the murderer behind the tragedy with Bitianyuan has not relaxed over the years, and it is better not to startle the snake before he is sure.

......

A cold wind blew, blowing through Bai Cheng's clothes, revealing a slight chill.

Bai Cheng sighed softly, he has now taken revenge, and his cultivation is already first-class in the world, coupled with the help of the Pure Void Moral True Monarch, I am afraid that it will not be many years before he can climb to the first position in the world.

In the past, he has almost achieved the goals he set in his heart, even if he has not achieved it for a while, it is not difficult, just step by step.

For a moment, Bai Cheng was a little melancholy, and he only felt that there was not much in the world that could arouse his interest.

At that time, the only thing to consider was the things outside the world.

Bai Cheng couldn't help but think of that afternoon more than twenty years ago, the middle-aged man who came with a sword, and the unpredictable sword.

With his eyesight today, that sword is still extremely exquisite, and with his cultivation at the god refining level, I am afraid that he still can't dodge that sword.

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng casually pulled out the half-truncated sword at his waist and stabbed the sword in his hand according to the figure of the middle-aged man in his memory.

With his current mental cultivation, the past is like a movie, and he remembers it clearly in his mind, and there is absolutely no mistake.

This sword seems to be slow and fast, it seems to be easy and difficult, he thought that this was just a casual sword, but after making a move, he found that the difficulty of this sword was far beyond his imagination.

He shot out with his sword, but there were seven or eight places out of shape, and the long sword had just stabbed halfway, and he had no choice but to retract again.

Bai Cheng frowned slightly, and thought about this sword several times in his mind, and thought carefully about every detail before striking again.

Phew!

With a sword shot, the sword wind suddenly rose, and a sharp and fast sword wind stood out, stabbing a small hole in the handrail of the verandah.

Bai Cheng couldn't help but be stunned, his sword didn't exert any force, it just stabbed out with the strength of ordinary people, and there were even three or four ways out of shape, he didn't expect it to be so powerful, it really made him feel unbelievable!

"What a subtle swordsmanship!" "Qingxu Moral True Monarch didn't know when to leave the world of the mind.

"Can the True Monarch recognize this sword?" Bai Cheng's heart moved, the True Monarch of Pure Void Morality was an ancient true immortal, maybe he would recognize this sword.

"There are many swordsmanship in the world, how can the mountain people know everything?"

"Oh..."Bai Cheng was slightly disappointed.

"However, the mountain people once broke through the Zhuxian Sword Formation, and I was fortunate to see the four swords of Zhu, Kill, Trap, and Jue, the taste of your sword is a little similar to the Juexian Sword, I don't know who passed on Xiaoyou's swordsmanship?"

Bai Cheng couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, and muttered: "The disciple accidentally met a middle-aged man wearing a white jade crown and a blue water sword hanging from his waist. He stabbed this sword in front of his disciple, and even if it disappeared, could it be that the sword was an absolute immortal sword?"

"Absolute Immortal Sword? Qingxu Daode Zhenjun explained, "In the battle of the Zhuxian Array, the Tongtian Sect Master returned defeated, leaving behind the four swords of punishment, killing, trapping, and absolute, among which the Absolute Immortal Sword was obtained by my senior brother Daoxing Tianzun, and he has refined this sword into a treasure of life and cultivation, and it will never be taken away by anyone." ”

Bai Cheng said secretly: "If the Tongtian Sect Master himself..."

"The mountain man is talking about the Tongtian Sect Master. Senior Brother Dao Xing has been sealed in the Xiaoqian World by the Tongtian Sect Master, and those who want to snatch the Absolute Immortal Sword will never be able to break the seal of the Xiaoqian World, and those who can break the seal of the Xiaoqian World will never take the Immortal Sword. ”

Bai Cheng nodded slightly, the only ones who could open the seal of the Tongtian Sect Master were the Taishang, the Primordial and the Western Sect Masters, these few would never be bored enough to snatch the Immortal Sword, but the other immortals had no way to open the seal of the Tongtian Sect Master.

"True Monarch, could it be that Dao Xing Tianzun has already been freed from trouble?" Bai Cheng suddenly thought.

"How could the seal of the Tongtian Sect Master be so easy to break? It was a coincidence that the mountain people were able to open a gap and reveal a trace of divine soul, and Senior Brother Dao Xing didn't come out so easily. ”

Bai Cheng sighed lightly and said, "Speaking of which, I still can't guess the origin of this sword. ”

"If you can't guess, why should you guess? It seems that this kind of swordsmanship has its own number of days in the dark, and one day Xiaoyou will understand the cause and effect. ”

Bai Cheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "What Zhenjun said is true. ”

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Wow!wow!

Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps between the stairs, and then a big man in blue hurriedly climbed to the attic and said loudly: "Qi Qi Marshal, there is an edict from the head of the dragon in Beijing." ”

Bai Cheng's eyebrows raised, Chen Yao had not contacted him for a long time, but he didn't expect an order to come today, saying, "What order?"

The blue-clothed man said respectfully: "The big dragon head asks you to rush back to the capital in January, and the specific affairs will be informed by the military master in person." ”

"I know, you go down and tell Chief Dong to arrange the return to the city. ”

The man in blue hurriedly responded, bowed his hand, and bowed to the retirement attic.

Bai Cheng's brows furrowed, and he didn't know what Chen Daozi's idea was, but he actually moved out of Chen Yao, which seemed to be a big deal.

More than half a month later, the boat stopped on a big river that had just entered Yangzhou, and then stopped the trip and no longer went forward.

One is that the waterway ahead is getting shallower, and the big ship is inconvenient to pass, and the other is that the building ship is too loud, and the "hidden dragon" has always been low-key, and it is only afraid of attracting attention if it goes forward.

Bai Cheng abandoned the boat from here and landed on the shore, leaving a large group of men and horses to guard the building boat here, leaving only a few personal guards, and hurried to Jianye City.

A few days later, Bai Cheng came to the outside of Jianye City, but did not go to the palace to see Chen Yao, but went straight to Jiuquzhuang outside the city, intending to meet Chen Daozi first.

"Commander Chu has worked hard all the way!"

Long before Bai Cheng arrived, news had already been sent to Chen Daozi, and he also waited in front of the door early to greet Bai Cheng.

Bai Cheng's face was full of wind and frost, jumped off the horse, and arched his hand and said: "How can Chu be virtuous, how dare you have the old Langya King!"

The two of them still call each other as the leader of Chu and the king of Langya outside, even if they are in front of the guards of Jiuquzhuang, they don't want to expose the news of the "hidden dragon".

The two walked into the village between talking and laughing, and Chen Daozi had already set up a banquet in the flower hall, inviting the virtuous people in Beijing to wash the dust for Baicheng.

After being full of wine and food, Chen Daozi bid farewell to the guests and invited Bai Cheng to come to the study alone.

After the servants made the tea, Chen Daozi asked all the attendants around him to leave, closed the door with his backhand, and talked to Bai Cheng alone about entering Beijing.

"Commander Chu, do you know why His Majesty called the commander into Beijing at this time?" Chen Daozi asked in a low voice.

Bai Cheng sighed for a moment and said: "These days are not far from the New Year's Pass, and there will be an annual assessment and management in the imperial court, could it be that Your Majesty wants Chu to report on his work?"

Chen Daozi shook his head and said, "Our 'Hidden Dragon' doesn't engage in any false tricks in the court, and His Majesty invited Commander Chu to come here for another important matter. ”

Bai Cheng smiled: "King Langya, please speak." ”

Chen Daozi pondered for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "More than a hundred years ago, Mr. Sima, a generation of historians, once had a famous saying, the world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit, I don't know what the commander of Chu thinks?"

Bai Cheng said with a smile: "Mr. Sima's words are righteous, it can be said that he has penetrated into the inside, and he has three points into the wood, so he is naturally right." ”

Chen Daozi nodded and said, "Commander Chu is really knowledgeable, which is different from which rotten Confucians in the court. ”

Bai Cheng smiled slightly, but did not answer.

Chen Daozi continued: "The common people value the land, the merchants value gold and silver, the family values poetry and books, and the court values the country, in fact, they are all for the word 'profit', in fact, even the Daomen is no exception. ”

When Bai Cheng heard the word "Daomen", his heart couldn't help but move, knowing that it was the drama meat coming.

Chen Daozi said: "The Daomen seems to have been born, and they only chant in the temple every day, and never compete with the world, but the masters of Chu naturally know that the real high-level of the Daomen is not these ordinary Taoist priests in the view, but the masters who really understand the cultivation. ”

Bai Cheng said with a smile: "Chu naturally knows about this. ”

Chen Daozi continued: "I believe that the commander of Chu also knows that when it comes to cultivation, the 'wealth and land of the law' are emphasized, and the number one thing is wealth, but the 'wealth' mentioned by the Daomen is not consistent with the wealth that ordinary people say. ”

Bai Cheng said with a smile: "The wealth mentioned by the Daomen refers to not only gold and silver treasures, but also rare medicinal materials, and even special materials, which is much more important than the wealth that ordinary people say. ”

Chen Daozi nodded and said, "What Commander Chu said is extremely true, but it's a pity... Alas..."

Bai Cheng observed the words and asked, "King Langya is so embarrassed, is there anything unspeakable?"

Chen Daozi sighed softly and said: "Xiao Wang really can't open his mouth in this matter, originally according to reason, Daomen has the grace of establishing a country in my Jiangnan Four Kingdoms, even if there are some financial needs, my Jiangnan Four Kingdoms must also do their best to supply it, but..."

Bai Cheng asked, "Just how?"

Chen Daozi said in a low voice: "It's just that in recent years, there have been more and more high-ranking people in the Daomen, and the amount of money needed has also increased. ”

Bai Cheng frowned and said, "Since the supply can't be supplied, just share it with him, can you still conjure it up for him out of thin air?"

Chen Daozi sighed and said, "Your Majesty has already spoken to the Daomen high-level about this, and they have also promised to reduce the quota. ”

Bai Cheng sighed softly and said, "In this way, the high-level Daomen still has some reasoning. ”

Chen Daozi shook his head and said, "Commander Chu is wrong, they are willing to reduce the share of the imperial court because they have already arranged their own manpower and plan to collect it directly from the people!"

Bai Cheng couldn't help but say angrily: "Is there such a thing?" (To be continued.) )