Luoyang, Imperial Palace.

According to Dugu Feng, her grandmother, You Chuhong, the head of Dugu Valve, was by the side of Yang Tong, the king of Yue, at this time, protecting him.

Liu Ruoshui only thought about it for a while, and understood Dugu Valve's thoughts.

Compared with Li Valve, Yuwen Valve, and Song Valve, who are qualified to stand on their own, the situation of Dugu Valve is really embarrassing. Because the involvement between Dugu Valve and the Yang family is too deep, the former head of Dugu Valve is none other than Yang Guang's mother, Yang Jian's queen Dugu Jialuo. Therefore, most of the forces of the Dugu Valve are concentrated in the court, and after Yang Guang's death, the Dugu Valve has suffered a great loss of vitality, and it is difficult to compare with the other three major valves.

What's more, Dugu Valve can now be said to have no successor, and it is really difficult to make a move like Dugufeng and Duguce. Therefore, at this time, Dugu Valve did not have the qualifications to set up his own door, and at most he could only assist Yang Tong, the heir of the Sui Dynasty royal family, and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

Liu Ruoshui vaguely guessed that Dugu Valve even had the idea of marrying Dugu Feng to Yang Tong and making her the second Dugu Jialuo.

It is precisely for this reason that Yang Tong's safety is directly related to the safety of Dugu Valve, and he has to let You Chuhong, the head of Dugu Valve, personally sit in charge.

Because of Dugufeng's guidance, Liu Ruoshui went all the way unimpeded and went directly to the palace where Yang Tong was.

It is also interesting to say, although Liu Ruoshui has been to many places, he has never entered the palace, even in his first life, he has never been to the Forbidden City, which has been converted into a museum.

Of course, although Liu Ruoshui has never been to the palace. I haven't seen the emperor either, but he is for the palace, for the royal family. But there was not the slightest sense of fear. In a sense, he even has a naked contempt for imperial power.

What's more, compared to Yang Tong, a child who lives in Luoyang City and almost no one can command. Whether it is strength or power, Liu Ruoshui has surpassed him too much. Because, Yang Tong, the future little emperor, did not arouse Liu Ruoshui's idea. He just casually swept his eyes over him, and then focused on the white-haired patch beside him, one of which was half-hidden by his eyelids. It looked like a gauntlet old woman who was blind, and her face was covered with deep wrinkles, but she was full of aristocratic style.

The old woman was dressed in a black robe and covered with a white silk blouse. Forehead protrusion. Her cheeks were sunken, and her complexion strangely pale revealed a pink that did not belong to her age.

This is a hundred-year-old woman who is extremely tall, even if she is rickety, she is half a head taller than the delicate Dugufeng, if her waist and back are straight, the height will be almost the same as Liu Ruoshui and others.

Of course, what is more attractive is the crutch that is propped up on the ground, made of jasper, about five feet long, and resembles the shape of a bamboo branch.

Liu Ruoshui knew at a glance that she was the head of the Dugu Valve, the real owner of the real valve. You Chuhong.

After seeing You Chuhong, Dugu Feng cheered directly. It was like a milk swallow throwing herself into You Chuhong's arms.

You Chuhong patted Dugufeng's shoulder dotingly, said a few words with a smile, and talked to Dugufeng.

After a while, You Chuhong's face became grim, and his gaze at Liu Ruoshui became gloomy and uncertain.

Immediately, You Chuhong didn't pay attention to Dugu Feng's worried gaze, and snorted coldly, "I actually frightened my precious granddaughter, begging for a beating!"

At this moment, You Chuhong had already thrown off Dugu Feng and walked in the direction of Liu Ruoshui, his body was so fast that any young and strong boy with quick skills was stunned.

You Chuhong's rickety body was almost miraculously straight, his head was full of thick white hair blowing without wind, every wrinkle on his face seemed to radiate a pink glow, and the beads under the half-cover of his eyes shot arrow-like sharp rays, and the shape was extremely strange.

When she reached a place two feet away from Liu Ruoshui, she poked out her right foot from the bottom of her black robe, and her toes quickly clicked over.

Liu Ruoshui saw that her right foot was wearing red embroidered shoes, while the shoes on her left foot were green.

This old woman is also a little evil.

As a sign of politeness, Liu Ruoshui did not enter the palace with a gun. Unless it is to use the martial arts magic power of "spear" and "ring ruler", the auxiliary effect of weapons on him is not great, whether it is using fists, feet, or knives and swords, in fact, it is no different. Therefore, Liu Ruoshui just smiled slightly, and then with a shake of his right hand, a ring ruler fell on his palm and knocked towards You Chuhong

You Chuhong let out a laugh like a night owl, and the emerald zhang in his right hand conjured up countless phantoms and slammed towards Liu Ruoshui.

For a while, the sound of "sneering" was like a pearl falling on a jade plate, endlessly.

In just a few moments, Liu Ruoshui and You Chuhong exchanged fifty or sixty moves, and the two sides were evenly matched, and it was difficult to distinguish between them.

In this, although Liu Ruoshui had just used the "spear" today and received a lot of backlash, You Chuhong's cloak and staff method should not be underestimated.

The jasper staff reached her hands as dry as eagle's talons, and had been transformed into an unspeakable weapon. Not only can it be rigid and soft, both soft and hard, but it can also give full play to the characteristics of whips, swords, knives, sticks, spears and other weapons.

With her skills, she is comparable to Zhu Yuyan. Even if Liu Ruoshui is in her heyday, if she is defeated without using the "ring ruler" or "spear", I am afraid that it will take more than 100 moves to do it.

When Liu Ruoshui couldn't hold back a little and wanted to use the "ring ruler", the sound of the cane stopped.

You Chuhong flashed a few times, got out of the battle circle, and retreated to Dugu Feng, panting sharply.

Dugufeng came to her side and rubbed her vest for her, with a worried look on her face.

"It's a pity!" Liu Ruoshui couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.

Liu Ruoshui naturally knew that the reason why You Chuhong withdrew was not because she was not strong, but because she had an attack of "asthma". Compared with Liu Ruoshui, she is not good at long-term battles.

This "cloak and staff method" was a stunt created by You Chuhong when he abandoned his sword and staff at the age of sixty, but he almost went mad during practice and left the aftermath of asthma. The route of the mantle staff is relatively unique, and it is mainly based on the twelve canons. The eight veins of the Qi Jing are supplemented, which is the opposite of most of the internal power that is mainly based on the eight veins of the Qi Jing. Due to the imbalance of coordination between the 12 main meridians and the 8 meridians of the strange meridians, the lungs and kidneys are injured. I almost went crazy, although I was fortunate to save myself in time, I still left a sequelae, and I relapsed from time to time, like asthma.

"What, do you look down on my wife and me?" You Chuhong sneered after hearing the "pity".

Liu Ruoshui said. "How is that possible?' I can't see that the reason why you created this 'cloak and staff method' is because you want to return all the laws to the sect. Punches, kicks, knives, swords and other tricks are integrated into this set of staff techniques. You alone can create such a staff. That's enough for me to say a word. It's a pity for me. Because of your kung fu mistakes, your skills have been greatly reduced, otherwise, I am afraid that you may not be under the 'Heavenly Sword' Song Que. ”

Liu Ruoshui's words were not compliments, but sincere.

It must be known that You Chuhong is not the only one who wants to "return to the sect". Any martial artist who has reached the level of a martial arts master may make two attempts, one of which is to return all the laws to the sect. Turning everything into one. The second is to regard one's own martial arts as "one", and then lead to thousands of changes.

Merely. There are many people who have tried to do this, but very few have succeeded.

Among the people Liu Ruoshui has seen, You Chuhong is the closest to success, if it weren't for her being too eager and having a problem with martial arts, she might have completely completed this "cloak and staff method".

The reason why Liu Ruoshui feels pity is because of this.

After hearing Liu Ruoshui's explanation, the anger on You Chuhong's face subsided slightly, and he said, "You have a good eye." If I hadn't been in a hurry to deal with Zhu Yuyan's thief back then, I wouldn't have gone wrong in my practice. If it weren't for that, how could I let Song Que be beautiful in front of me!"

Although You Chuhong is already a hundred years old, listening to her tone, not only is she not old, but she is as vigorous as when she was young.

However, even if You Chuhong refuses to accept old age, she is old after all.

After saying this, she sighed again and said, "Forget it, why bother saying this. Boss, are you here to come to Luoyang for the sake of He's Bi?"

Liu Ruoshui said with a smile, "Although He's Bi is precious, it can't reverse the general trend of the world after all, and it's not worth my personal trip." ”

Hearing this, You Chuhong smiled bitterly and said, "This is indeed the reason. It's a pity that every one of the uncompetitive ones in my family can see through. ”

In the matter of "He's Bi", the princes from all walks of life were not particularly eager. Li Mi just sent Shen Luoyan to explore the way, Dou Jiande paid a little attention to it and sent his general Liu Heimin, and Li Yuan and Song Que only sent their sons Li Shimin and Song Shidao.

Even if it was Wang Shichong, he didn't put too much effort into He's Bi, but only gave up after a slight setback.

For the princes of all walks of life, they don't care too much about He's Bi, what they really care about is that they can't let He's Bi fall into the hands of others.

Even if it's Liu Ruoshui's side, it's actually pretty much the same. According to the opinions of Xuan Xingzhi, Wei Zheng and others, it should not be him who wants to come to Luoyang to seize He's Bi, but it should be a combination of Li Jing and the Red Whisk Girl.

Liu Ruoshui smiled slightly and said, "So, if He's Bi falls into my hands, it won't be of much use, but if it falls into the hands of King Yue, it will be of great use." ”

Hearing this, Yang Tong, who was originally sitting quietly and silent, suddenly lit up, and hurriedly said, "Are you willing to hand over He's Bi to me, Boss?"

Liu Ruoshui smiled, "Naturally, take it seriously." ”

Yang Tong was overjoyed and said, "Okay, if you are willing to give me He's Bi, this king is willing to make you a general." ”

Since the Qin Dynasty, the emperors of all dynasties have taken the jade seal of the country as a symbol, and they are like rare treasures, and the important weapons of the country are also. If you get it, it symbolizes that it is "ordered by the sky", and if you lose it, it shows that its "qi has been exhausted". Those who ascend to the throne without this seal are ridiculed as "white emperors", which appear to be lacking in confidence and are despised by the world. In a sense, "He's Bi" has become a symbol of the emperor, and if you can get it, you will definitely have a great reputation.

For others, the effect of He's Bi is not too big, but for Yang Tong, it is like a life-saving straw.

Yang Tong is the grandson of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and the most orthodox heir of the Sui Dynasty, and if he can obtain the Heshi Bi, he will be able to use the prestige he brings to recover the old and young of the Sui Dynasty. After all, the Sui Dynasty had just fallen, and the people's hearts had not been completely destroyed, as long as Yang Tong had enough prestige, it was enough to win over the people's hearts.

Although Yang Tong was overjoyed, You Chuhong couldn't help frowning.

You Chuhong naturally knew how important He Shibi would be to Yang Tong, but You Chuhong didn't understand why Liu Ruoshui did this. Since Liu Ruoshui is willing to make peace, there will inevitably be greater gains.

She thought for a moment, then said, "Then what do you need me to do?"

Liu Ruoshui said with a smile, "You don't need to do too much, as long as you can take down Wang Shichong and then defeat Li Mi, it's enough." ”

You Chuhong said, "I see. If there is the help of the He clan, it will not be difficult to take down Wang Shichong, but with the power of Luoyang City, how can he defeat Li Mi?"

Liu Ruoshui said with a smile, "If you have to ask me about this matter, then Dugu Valve will have no value in forming an alliance with me." ”

He didn't care about You Chuhong's face, and said with a smile, "However, I can do another favor." You should have heard that the three newly rising young masters, Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, and Ba Feng, were cold, and if they were helped by the three of them, they would have a better chance of winning. ”

After saying that, Liu Ruoshui laughed again, and then walked towards the palace gate.

Seeing this, Dugufeng whispered a few words to You Chuhong, and then hurriedly followed.

Liu Ruoshui was slightly stunned when he saw Dugu Feng following him, and then said, "Miss Dugu, what are you doing with me?"

Dugu Feng replied, "The manager, you are coming to Luoyang for the first time, you shouldn't have a place to live, right? ”

Liu Ruoshui said with a smile, "Miss Dugu has a heart, I thank you very much." ”

Dugu Feng said, "Since you and I have formed an alliance, this matter should naturally be done." ”

After a short time, Dugufeng led Liu Ruoshui to a huge courtyard and said, "Boss, you can live here temporarily, if you are uncomfortable, I will make other arrangements." ”

Liu Ruoshui glanced at the courtyard and said, "It's already good." Miss Dugu really has a heart. Miss Dugu, are you okay?"

Liu Ruoshui could naturally see that Dugufeng was here just to help Liu Ruoshui settle down. Liu Ruoshui also roughly guessed Dugufeng's thoughts, and he asked straight to the point.

"I just wanted to ask the manager to show me how to use the sword. Dugu Feng said solemnly. (To be continued.) )