The next day, Ye Haotian and Lan'er, accompanied by Liu Sheng Shuren, led Nangong Ying, Weber, ten debaters, ten businessmen and three masters of calligraphy and painting to the competition venue.

Shimogamo Shrine, located in a triangle in the forest before the confluence of the Kamo River and the Takaya River, was originally called "Kamo Gozu Shrine". Many of the events of Kyoto's aristocracy, such as Kemari on the 4th of January, Rokuma, and the Aoi Festival on the 15th of May, are held here. Therefore, the gambling fight between the two sides is also arranged here.

The group walked in the forest path, which was lined with towering ancient trees, tall and dense, giving people a solemn and deep feeling. The indescribable scent of trees fills the forest, adding a layer of mystery to the shrine's visit.

After walking for half an hour, everyone's eyes suddenly opened up, and a large area of red bricks and green tiles, tall and majestic palaces appeared.

The whole Shimogamo Shrine is the same as the courtyard of Middle-earth, divided into the main hall and the east and west wings, and in the middle is an extremely spacious courtyard, and in the middle of the courtyard is a high platform two zhang square. In the middle of the high platform is a low table, on which a thick chessboard and black and white jade chess pieces are placed. There were no chairs on the lower sides, but there were two purple futons eight inches thick. A few feet away from the shorter, there are five Taishi chairs lined up, which are probably the referee's seats.

There is a large wooden plaque standing next to the high platform, covered with white paper, and a grid is drawn, which seems to be a prop used in chess.

There were thousands of spectators sitting silently in the audience, all with grim faces and solemn expressions, and at a glance they knew that they were not ordinary people.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and Kitani Yuki were already seated in the front row of the audience.

The dozens of people brought by Ye Haotian were arranged in a small corner not far from the high platform, and a row of cherry blossoms in the middle separated them from the audience of the Japanese Kingdom.

The person presiding over the competition was Mr. Kameyama, who always had a smile on his face.

After Ye Haotian and the others sat down, it didn't take long for Guishan to announce the referee's entry.

The referee on the field was two monks and three laymen, and His Majesty the Emperor did not come, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in a yellow robe. In addition to Master Kuang Xuan, who Ye Haotian had just met, there was also an old monk who was about sixty years old and described as withered, who was said to be the Shenguang Elder of Jinchi Temple. The other two were dressed in fancy costumes, and naturally they were envoys from Silla and Java.

Kameyama then shouted, "Please enter the competition." ”

Before the words stopped, Ye Haotian took the lead in standing up and slowly walked up to the stage step by step.

Standing on the stage, he first bowed to the audience, and then smiled slightly: "It is rare to have the opportunity to learn from the masters of your country, and I am very happy to be here." The result of the match is not important, what matters is the friendship between the two countries. This friendship has a long history and deserves to be further developed. ”

Master Kuang Xuan on the stage nodded slightly, and the envoys of Silla and Java applauded even more. Even Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who was sitting in the audience, felt that this was just right.

Mu Gu thought that the other party was cowardly first, and when he jumped on the stage next, he said: "Friendship is important, and victory or defeat is even more important." This is a showdown between the two countries, and it is about the national prestige of the two countries, so you should not be polite. ”

At this time, I heard Mr. Kameyama introduce: "On behalf of our country, it is the fierce chess style and profound calculation of the way of Mugu Xu. Mr. Kitani is very good at white-knuckle fighting, and has only lost one battle in a thousand battles since his debut, and is known as the first person to play Go in the past 300 years. ”

Everyone in the audience applauded, and the atmosphere was very warm, obviously everyone had great confidence in their own chess players, and Mu Gu Xu must have been a famous figure in the Japanese chess world.

After a pause in the crowd, Mr. Kameyama continued: "Representing Middle-earth is Tian Tian, a holy chess player who has not debuted for a long time and has a third rank in the official residence, and a great player known as 'Confucianism'. Tian Zhuan did not have many chess games, only won all five battles in the Caotang Chess Club, and even fewer people knew him, and I only heard about him last night. ”

Everyone looked at Ye Haotian in surprise when they heard this, and the atmosphere at the scene became even more enthusiastic.

The number of envoys on one side was too small, and the momentum was completely suppressed by the other party.

Only Webber shouted, "Middle-earth will win!" The envoy will win!", which caused the Japanese people sitting in the seat to look sideways and look at each other coldly.

The timid businessmen could only watch quietly, they didn't know how Tian Tian's chess skills were, and they couldn't help but think about how they would end up if they lost.

Mr. Kameyama's introduction was not finished, and after a pause, he said, "In order to better understand this rare battle in the history of Go, we invited Elder Yasui of the Silent Light Temple and the head of the Inoue family's Phantage Temple, and they will give you a lecture on chess. ”

Everyone responded with warm applause.

The two people on the stage had already sat down in turn for Shi Yili, with Mu Gu guessing first, and the result was Bai first.

Ye Haotian quietly looked at Mu Guxu in front of him, but saw that he was about forty years old, short in stature, his eyes were open and closed, and when he opened his eyes slightly, he was bright, with a fierce face, clear and condensed, and a very serious attitude.

Mu Gu Xuan stretched out his hand and took out the first white piece from the chess jar, hit it on the small eye in the upper right corner of the chessboard, and the game began.

Ye Haotian didn't look at it, and casually dropped a son on the star position in the upper left corner.

After that, the two sides were like a swordsman drawing his sword out of its sheath, and one fell like a sword stabbing out.

As soon as the layout began, Mu Gu Xuan went on a rampage and provoked everywhere.

Ye Haotian was unmoved, as if he was a humble gentleman, and he was polite again and again.

Both of them fell quickly, and in less than half an hour they had already made sixty moves.

The onlookers exchanged words and discussions, and most believed that White had the upper hand.

The head of the chess-talking Phantom Nunnery showed excitement: "The layout is based on the potential, Mr. Muya's chess momentum is extremely thick, and the second half of the game is good!"

Elder Yasui said worriedly: "The black chess piece has occupied one side of the triangle and formed the field, and it will not suffer a loss. Although white chess is strong, there are still many loopholes, and it is difficult to say who will die in this game. ”

Then he made thirty moves, and the situation gradually became clear, and Ye Haotian already had eighty eyes on the ground. And the encirclement of Mugu Xu's space is only one or two feet away from completion, and once it is completed, the field will reach more than 100 eyes.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and Mr. Kameyama were smiling, both thinking that white had the upper hand.

At this time, Mu Gu couldn't help but look proud, obviously thinking that his chess was easy to play.

looked at Ye Haotian again, but saw that he was still as usual and calm, as if he was blind to his backwardness.

At this time, the breeze came slowly, and it was very cool, and the Japanese people who watched the chess felt that victory was in sight, and they were all very happy in their hearts.

On the ninety-second hand, Ye Haotian airdropped a son in the opponent's midbelly.

This son does not connect to the sky, does not touch the ground, has no roots, has no evidence, and is lonely.

Mu Gu showed joy on his face, and landed a son not far from Kuroko, as if he felt that he had been waiting for this hand for a long time.

Next, Ye Haotian suddenly made a wonderful move, like a magic axe, and performed two moves in the white chess array. The chess shape stretches, like a butterfly through a flower.

Mu Gu didn't let it go at all, and sealed two hands in a row.

Then the black ninety-eight moves flew out and stepped over the head of the son of the head in the center of the white piece. This move is even more extraordinary, not only aiming at the breakpoint of the black chess, but also relieving the pressure of the head, from then on you can rest assured that the hope of live chess is great.

The face of the head of the phantom hermitage, who was talking about chess, changed greatly, and he said with a heavy heart: "There are no such wonderful hands in ancient and modern times!"

Although the onlookers did not necessarily understand chess, they also understood that Mu Gu was in trouble.

White ninety-nine must be made up, otherwise white will be broken and will collapse.

In this way, Ye Haotian grabbed the first move, and the hundredth hand resolutely attacked, covering the two chess tendons that seemed to be surrounded by the air!

When Mu Gu saw it, he couldn't help but change his complexion, he was panicked, and he was in a hurry, and then his eyes widened and he fell into the long exam.

That's two hours!

Mu Gu was silent, the whole person seemed to turn into a clay sculpture and wood carving, even if the sky was thundering, moss grew on his ears, and his feet were covered with vines, I am afraid that he would not move a bit.

Ye Haotian looked up at the flowing clouds in the sky, thinking of the experience of the heavenly realm in his heart, and he didn't feel that life was like a dream. Thinking about the tens of millions of troops led by the true god is unstoppable, crisscrossing the universe, how can it not make people's hearts feel melancholy and uneasy.

"If it weren't for the fact that the immortals needed the rescue of the Nine Heavens Kun Ding, I would have entered the Supreme Treasure Ding for cultivation by now. Will I be able to raise my skills to within the 100th rank of the Immortal List in a limited period of time, so that I can do my part to eradicate the true gods?"

"The power of the Cult of God is extremely huge, and it has penetrated into almost all planets at this moment. Middle-earth is full of a large number of demons, as a close neighbor of Middle-earth, is there any demons in the Wa Kingdom?"

Thinking of this, he quietly asked Jiupin Liantai from the bottom of his heart: "Ah Lian, please show me what the surnames of the Japanese people here are." ”

Soon the Jiupin Lotus Platform came with astonishing news: "Master, ninety percent of the people here have been infected with demon surnames! The entire Xiaya Shrine has a very heavy demonic aura, and it seems to be a stronghold of the Divine Sect! The heaviest place of demonic qi is located in the main hall of the shrine, and I don't know what is hidden in the hall. ”

As soon as the words of the Jiupin Lotus Platform fell, Tongling Baoyu's voice rang out: "Master, there is a magic weapon in the hall, it seems to be a curved jade weapon, which can make people who enter the shrine unconsciously contaminated with the demon surname!"

Then there was a voice like a broken gong in the turtle mirror: "Oh, it's terrible! The demonic aura here is very strong, there must be a demon with extremely high skill hidden in the middle, the master must be careful!"

Ye Haotian was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly walked off the stage, and whispered a few words to Lan'er, and at the same time quietly put the Heavenly Prison Ruler into her sleeve.

After a while, Lan'er led everyone out of the Lower Duck Shrine.

The only Chinese person who stayed at the scene to watch the battle was Nangong Ying, and then there was Master Kuang Xuan on the stage.

At this time, Mu Gu finally fell into a son. He decided to put it to death and live later, regardless of the life or death of his chess muscles, and forcibly ate the sunspot he entered with his thick strength.

However, although there are only three or five seeds, the vitality is extremely strong, and it is by no means so easy to eat.

At this time, Ye Haotian's chess style also changed suddenly, from the original humble gentleman to a martial arts strongman, strong against strong, not giving an inch.

After Mu Gu's strong attack failed to achieve any effect, he fell into the dilemma of hard work every step of the way.

It's getting late. The evening breeze blows, and the cherry blossoms in the courtyard fall.

Kitani felt that his life was also falling with the cherry blossoms.

After more than ten hands, Mr. Kameyama came over and asked if he wanted to temporarily seal the plate so that he could go down again tomorrow.

Ye Haotian was noncommittal.

Mu Gu pondered for a moment and waved his hand: "Since my debut, I have never had the experience of sealing and renewing the plate, and I have always solved the problem on the same day. Hold the lamp, wait for the two of us to fight at night!"

However, the more Ye Haotian played, the more aggressive he became, one move was as ruthless as a move, pressing step by step, and the killing machine was endless.

Mu Gu Xuan could only resist with all his might, and he was painstaking, and he was in danger.

By the time Lan'er returned to the Lower Duck Shrine alone, the chess game had reached a critical moment.

Due to the backwardness of the situation, Mu Gu was desperate to change, and he resisted stubbornly, but he was really haggard and sleepy, and it was impossible to reverse the situation.

Elder Yasui, who was commenting on chess, looked blankly at the dense and lively sunspots on the big chessboard, and muttered to himself: "This person has actually reached the realm of the highest grade of chess skills, comprehended the principle of yin and yang, the way of heaven and earth changes, the dragon sees the beginning but not the end, can be the finger winding, can be a hundred steel, who in the world can be?"

Ye Haotian felt a little unbearable in his heart when he saw Mu Guxu's face pale, gritting his teeth, but helpless. Looking up at the faint moon in the sky, which was already in the western sky, a night bird flew by and called twice hoarsely. In this situation, he suddenly remembered a Tang poem: "The moon falls and the sky is full of frost, Jiang Feng is sad and sleepy", thinking that Mu Guxu's heart should be extremely melancholy at this moment.

After two hundred moves, Mu Gu counted the number of meshes, even if several pieces were separated, there was still a gap of more than ten meshes on the board, and the black chess board was thick, and there was no fault to pick out, and he really had no room to win!

He raised his eyes to look at Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, but when he saw the general's disappointed face, he suddenly felt that his heart ached unbearably, like a thousand arrows piercing his heart.

At this time, he had exhausted all his strength, and there was a feeling that the lamp was running out of oil and all thoughts were lost, and the qi and blood in his chest were constantly surging, which was indescribably uncomfortable.

He stretched out his trembling hand, took a few white pieces on the lid of the chess jar and put them on the chessboard, indicating that he admitted defeat, and just nodded before saying "it's over", he suddenly felt a rush in his chest to his throat, and his throat was fishy and sweet, and he didn't have time to cover it with his hands, and the blood had spurted out, only splashing red pieces on the black and white chessboard.

The onlookers were in a panic, and Mr. Kameyama hurriedly stepped forward to help him down.

Ashikaga Yoshiman said hatefully: "Today, we are defeated, and tomorrow we will test the martial arts at three o'clock in the afternoon!

Back at the inn, Ye Haotian first visited the people who had entered the shrine to see if their contaminated demon surnames had been lifted. It wasn't until Jiupin Liantai judged: "These people's hearts and surnames have returned to normal" that he completely relaxed and began to think about tomorrow's competition.

The next martial arts competition should not be taken lightly, this is the top priority of all competitions.

"Think about what kind of masters the Japanese will send?"

"Mu Gu Xu, the master who has reached the twelfth level of the real human realm, has been completely defeated by Tian Lingzi's sword, so the person sent by the other party will definitely be above Tian Lingzi. The problem is that Nangong Ying's skills are limited compared to Tianlingzi, if he is allowed to go out, will he be able to defeat the Japanese people?"

"So what should I do now? It's too late to make up for Nangong Yingda, and it will be self-defeating if you don't do it well. Besides, it is difficult to guarantee that the other party does not have a top master, even if Nangong Ying is barely instilled with three hundred years of skill, I am afraid that he will not be able to win steadily. ”

Ye Haotian himself can't take action himself, otherwise if someone sees through the hiding and knows that the "Haotian Emperor" is hiding here, it will be a big trouble!

It seems necessary to ask for a master elsewhere.

"Who should I invite? The most ideal is Mrs. Yunhua, with her to make a move, no matter what masters the Wa Kingdom sends, she will be able to capture her. However, Mrs. Yunhua is a thorn in the side of the true god, a thorn in the flesh, and once her identity is revealed, it will be even more troublesome. As for Shaokang, Mr. Feng, and Jin Shen Fuss are all facing the true gods, they can't be used based on the same reasoning. Identity leakage is still a trivial matter, if the demon shifts his focus to Middle-earth, the Jade Emperor's royal reincarnation will be in vain. Moreover, these people are all in the Immortal Rock Valley, and the road to the valley is too complicated, and it takes a lot of time to go back and forth. There are only a few hours left until noon tomorrow, and I'm afraid it's too late. ”

Ye Haotian racked his brains and meditated.

Lan'er also helped him figure out a way.

After a while, she suddenly proposed: "Why don't we go and invite Mr. Qu Yuan to come?" Oh no, Mr. Qu is good at poetry and songs, and he may not be as good as me in fighting, although my martial arts are also very poor, hehe......

Ye Haotian said with a smile: "No matter how high your skill is, you can't get up, and for no reason you were stained by those demons who killed people without blinking." ”

Lan'er's bright eyes flashed twice, and she suddenly came up with an idea, and said a few words with a smile.

Ye Haotian felt that the idea was good, and immediately took Hanhai Shenzhou to break through the sky.

The martial arts competition will start in the afternoon, but the shrine is crowded with people early in the morning. The original nearly 1,000 chairs were not enough, and many seats were added in the distance, until the foot of the wall under the tree was full, and some people even wanted to stand on the tree, but no one dared to really go up the tree. Otherwise, if the general thinks it is indecent, these people will not be able to eat and walk around.

Seeing that so many people had nothing to do, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu gathered more than a dozen seki, small summaries, and flats for sumo wrestling matches. The atmosphere at the scene became more and more enthusiastic, and when it came to the end, even the top sumo wrestlers Yokozuna and Oseki took action in person.

The moment Yokozuna threw Daseki out of the field, everyone stood up and screamed loudly.

At this moment, Ye Haotian and Lan'er arrived, accompanied by Nangong Ying, there was also a gorgeously dressed middle-aged man, and his eyebrows turned out to be Ximen Long, who was the god of Yuqing!

Originally, the martial arts competition was not about Yokozuna's business, but at this moment, the crowd was excited, and Yokozuna was full of confidence, staying on the stage and refusing to come down, and screaming vigorously: "I'm the first in the sumo ring!

The great shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu waved his hand and ordered him to go down, meaning "You are good at sumo, but you are still a little short of martial arts." ”

Yokozuna slowly walked down the stage with great grievances, and suddenly knelt down in front of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu halfway through: "General, give me a chance to serve the country, even if this one doesn't count......"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu glared at him and said angrily, "Have you asked the envoys to see if they are willing to give you a chance to 'become a benevolent'?"

Ye Haotian saw that Yokozuna's desire to fight was so strong, and he knew that if he wasn't given a chance, this person would probably be haunted for the rest of his life, so he smiled and said: "Come on, this envoy has also lifted stones for three months, and he feels that he has a little strength, and he wants to play with you and see what kind of sumo wrestling in your country has." When he said this, he had already calculated clearly in his heart that if the other party was just practicing foreign kung fu, he didn't need to use internal force, and he could throw the other party out of the field with just a small move. In that way, no one else will know the depth of their skills.

At this time, Nangong Ying beside him spoke: "Lord Envoy, the matter of using force to fight is still subordinate, you just need to sit quietly and watch." After saying that, he walked up to the stage in three steps and two steps, and stood on the opposite side of Yokozuna.

The thousands of spectators in the audience all stared intently at the two people on the stage, who were unevenly fat and thin. But seeing that one was tall and fat, weighing no less than 300 catties, and the other was skinny and looked like he was not even 100 catties, most people felt that Yokozuna had won. Only the cultivation masters present knew that the things on the outside were not reliable, and the strength of the two of them might be reversed.

There was a rare hint of pity in Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's eyes, but he didn't say anything to stop the two.

After the two bowed to each other, the competition began.

Yokozuna's mind went through the 70 sumo techniques in a lightning flash, and he decided to use the simplest technique, which was to lift the opponent up and throw him off the stage.

He thought in his heart: "The opponent is thin and weak, and he is naturally agile, the key to the competition is how to catch the other party, as long as the two sides are close to three feet, I will win." ”

Therefore, he slowly approached the other party step by step, and only when the distance was less than five feet did he suddenly speed up his movements and rush towards Nangong Ying.

Just when his fingers just touched the placket of the other party's clothes and his heart was excited, the whole body suddenly flew up like a dream, and the three-hundred-pound behemoth seemed to have turned into a light swallow, leisurely across the air four or five zhang distance, straight down on a blooming flower tree, pressing the whole cherry blossom under his body, but there was no trace of scar on his body when he landed.

The audience saw this scene, and almost everyone was taken aback.

Yokozuna sat up in a daze, stunned for a long time, and suddenly reached out and picked up the long knife worn by the person next to him, cut it into the abdomen, and turned the handle of the knife in a circle, and then the whole person fell in a pool of blood.

Lan'er was so frightened that she covered Sakura's mouth with one hand, and Fang's heart was beating non-stop.

It's not that she hasn't seen a dead person, but she hasn't seen the way to die by seppuku after losing a game.

Ye Haotian shook his head slightly, quite disapproving.

Looking around, but seeing that most of the Japanese people looked indifferent, as if they were used to this matter, only Master Kuang Xuan and several monks chanted the Buddha's horn.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ordered his men to carry the body down, and at the same time announced in a loud voice: "Yokozuna's death is deeply in line with the way of the samurai, and this shogun has named him 'Yokozuna Samurai', and from 'Yokozuna' to 'Samurai', he is the first person of the Yamato nation!"

The audience cheered, as if celebrating the birth of a myth.

Ye Haotian shook his head more than once, it seems that these people have deep demons and have completely lost their normal surnames.

He looked at Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in front of him, and felt that his face was gradually becoming hideous, and he couldn't help but feel resentment in his heart, and asked loudly, "General, is this the samurai of your country? This is the bushido of your country?"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu stepped up to the high platform and proclaimed loudly as if he were preaching: "Yes, this is the noblest bushido in our country! What is bushido? Its spirit is to die decisively, without any nostalgia or hesitation. For the samurai, only death is sincere, and all other fame and fortune are dreams. When a person gives up fame and fortune and serves the public bravely with his 'dead body', he can see the truth of the world. Only by overcoming oneself psychologically can one defeat others. First of all, we can achieve 'don't want your own life', and then we can complete 'want the lives of others'. This is the moral law that we call the samurai superior. ”

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and the divine light in his eyes glanced at everyone in the audience, as if he was afraid that everyone would not fully understand his meaning, and continued: "Everyone knows that if you want to become a true samurai, you must start training from a young age, start killing dogs at the age of five, and start learning to behead at the age of fourteen or five. Only by growing up with a sword from a young age and developing the habit of killing people like hemp can you become a true samurai of the Yamato nation. ”

Hearing these words, Ye Haotian's heart was cold, and his whole person seemed to have fallen into an ice cave: What kind of samurai is this? It is obviously the way of killing! These samurai have cultivated the heart of killing since childhood, and with the absolute way of loyalty to the king, it is a standard killing weapon.

This is the true face of the Japanese who do all kinds of evil in the middle of the earth! This is how the murderous Japanese are trained. Such a murderous maniac is called a "samurai"!

Ye Haotian was both resentful and sad in his heart: "These people have fallen into the devil, can they still be saved?"

At this time, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu on the stage suddenly waved his hand and shouted: "Everyone stand up and welcome Nagawa Kunshi to enter!

Hearing this, the audience in the audience was surprised, and they all stood up with a "hula", and I don't know who began to call rhythmically: "Nagawa...... National Teacher, Nagawa ...... The voice of the national teacher ......" is getting louder and louder, and more and more people are joining the call, gradually forming wave after wave of sound.

Amid the cheers of the crowd, a man in black walked out of the temple behind the high platform and walked straight to the platform.

At this moment, Ye Haotian's heart suddenly heard the voice of the turtle mirror: "Master be careful! This person's immortal cover is somehow completely open! The skill is very high, he belongs to the Shangqing Heavenly God, and he ranks among the three thousand eight hundred immortals!"

Then came the voice of the Nine Rank Lotus Terrace: "This person's surname is sinister, the number of true Buddha hearts is extremely low, and he is almost catching up with Mu Tan among the four disciples of the true god, and there is no doubt that he is a standard big devil!"

Ye Haotian was taken aback, he didn't expect that the person who made the other party's shot turned out to be such a top master, fortunately, he prepared well for a rainy day, otherwise it would be difficult to end today.

The man in black stood on the stage, waved vigorously to everyone in the audience, and shouted: "Everyone says, who is the greatest samurai of the Yamato nation?"

The audience replied one after another: "Nagawa Kunshi, only Nagawa Kunshi is a samurai who is rare to see in a thousand years!"

Nagawa nodded with satisfaction, and then asked, "You say, what is the soul of our Yamato national bushido?"

This time, everyone in the audience replied in unison: "Treat death as home, serve the king!" The sound was extremely loud, and the crows perched on the surrounding ancient trees screamed and flew up, probably thinking that there had been a landslide and tsunami.

Ye Haotian frowned, Lan'er had already covered her ears.

Nagawa bowed slightly, a sneering look appeared on his face, and then said: "The people of Shina said that 'the father had', and the son 'did not listen to the three admonitions, and then wept and followed'. However, if 'the king has faulted', and the minister 'does not listen to the three admonitions, he will flee'. Everyone said, you have a fate and don't obey, what is this?"

The people in the audience laughed wildly, and everyone had different opinions and made a mess.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who was still standing on the stage at this moment, waved his hand to silence everyone, and replied in a loud voice: "Don't laugh, everyone, this is the 'Shidao Theory' of Confucianism! They whitewash their selfish desire to be greedy for life and fear death, saying that they are cautious about human ethics and pay attention to virtue, but in fact, they are greedy for life and afraid of death! Look at how simply our samurai died! If the lord wants him to cut his stomach, he will cut his stomach, and if he wants him to wipe his neck, he will wipe his neck, this is the virtue that our Yamato samurai have since ancient times!"

Everyone in the audience cheered in unison. The cheers did not stop, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's voice came out again: "I invite the masters of Middle-earth to come to the stage, let us appreciate the real martial arts competition!"

Nangong Ying was eager to try, but was pulled by Ye Haotian.

Ximen Long smiled slightly and said, "Little brother, just for this to invite me?"

Ye Haotian smiled slightly, used his knowledge to understand the situation, and finally advised: "Take down the demon, don't let him go!"

When Ximen Long heard this, he first glanced at Nagawa on the stage in surprise, and then "hehe" laughed twice and did not speak, but he had a divine sense in his heart: "It's old, it's useless, and you actually look away!" The old man did his best, if he escaped, don't blame me." ”

Ye Haotian said with a smile: "If it is unfavorable for the teacher, I will increase the dividend of the development of black thallium gold by one percent! ”

Ximen Long feigned anger and said: "The lion opened his mouth widely! He actually threatened me with this, I went back to the house and quit!" As he spoke, he walked up to the stage slowly, nodded at Nagawa and said, "Young man, how do we compete?"

Nagawa sneered: "How old are you? Dare to call me 'young man', don't be afraid to laugh off your big teeth! Old man this year...... Hmph, don't say it!" Then his face changed and he said fiercely: "What point is there to stop? How can there be such a rule? Martial arts compete for power, never to the death, the winner is the king, and the loser is the villain! Come on, get ready to make a move!"

Ximen Long looked at the other party's hideous face, and said with a faint smile: "This place is too small, how can it be displayed?"

Nagawa raised his eyebrows, looked him up and down, and sneered: "There is a wilderness fifty miles southeast of Kyoto, if you feel that you can't use it here, let's go there." ”

Ximenlong deliberately pretended to be confused: "Does the referee want to follow?"

Nagawa waved his hand impatiently: "What kind of referee do you want?" The winner will bring the head back, and the referee will naturally know who wins and who loses!" After speaking, he turned around and took off into the air and flew to the southeast.

Ximen Ryu slowly straightened up, and tapped his feet twice in the treetops before barely following Nagawa.

Everyone present stood up and looked in the direction where the two of them were flying.

The time is not big, but I heard an earth-shattering sound in the distance, and suddenly the dark clouds were thick, lightning and thunder, flying sand and stones, and the moon was lightless, as if the sky was about to collapse in a blink of an eye, and even the people who were far away in the lower duck shrine were frightened, and their faces were as pale as dirt, and they were almost about to flee in embarrassment.

Before the tea was ready, he saw Ximenlong sweeping back from the treetops, throwing the bloody head onto the stage, and smiling at Ye Haotian: "Fortunately, I am not dishonored!"

All the widows present were stunned, and everyone looked at the heads on the stage stupidly, unable to speak for a long time.

The words of bushido are still in the ears, but the samurai, who has not been seen for thousands of years, has been in a different place! All this seems so unreal, everyone is wondering if they have a dream.

Nangong Ying looked at Ximen Long in front of him in surprise, and understood that this person's skill was not many times higher than his own, and he couldn't help but admire Ye Haotian who was standing beside him.

It wasn't until a gray-robed old monk came out of the temple and whispered a few words in Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's ear, and the previously vigorous general regained a little consciousness, waved his hand to everyone in the audience and said, "The game is not over yet, and it's hard to say who will kill the deer." We also have Kabuki, tea ceremony, and Zen Buddhism, and as long as we win the remaining few games, the victory is ours. Then he said hatefully to Ye Haotian: "The envoy is really good, I didn't expect to invite such a master! Okay, good, good! The third game of the game will start tomorrow - Kabuki! I want to see if your country can go on smoothly!"

Back at the inn, Ye Haotian asked Ximen Longdao: "The head was thrown on the stage by you, what about the person's Yuan Shen?

Ximen Long patted his waist quite conceitedly, and said with a smile: "Since the last attack, I have been fully prepared, and every time I go out, I bring the heirloom of the Ximen family, the Yuan Shi Jade Pure Bottle, which ranks twenty-eighth in the artifact rankings, on my body, you see, won't I use it this time?"

Saying that, he took out a crystal clear pale yellow jade bottle from his waist, shook it very proudly, and said with a smile: "This is what I bought 50,000 years ago, for 158 billion Shendan coins from the son of the former Black Emperor Gonggong, at that time, the Shendan coin was not as worthless as it is now, and almost all the family property was exhausted in order to buy it, causing the family to drink the northwest wind, and it took eight hundred years to relieve my breath." Up to now, the value of the jade net bottle has increased dozens of times, and if it is auctioned, it can be sold for ten trillion divine pill coins!"

Ye Haotian also smirked along with him, and his smile was a little weird.

Lan'er understood the reason why Ye Haotian was so happy, and couldn't help but smile, and said secretly: "If you sell one of the Nine Treasures of Open Heaven casually, what price will it be?"

At this time, Dan saw Ximen Long chanting words at the Yuan Shi Yujing Bottle, and then asked in a deep voice: "Who are you a demon? Why do you stay here? Say it quickly, if you don't say it, you will be destroyed!"

A low roar came from the jade bottle: "Let me out, you bastard, you know who I am? If you don't let me go, you will die a good death!"

When Ximen Long heard this, he became angry, and immediately followed by a spell to refine this person.

Ye Haotian waved his hand to stop him, and then said to the person in the bottle: "You answer me a few questions, if the answer is good, I will call the shots and give you a chance to change from evil to good." Who are you?

The person in the bottle replied with a snort: "I am Wu Liang, who ranks twenty-third among the seventy-two demon commanders under the True God Throne!

Ye Haotian heard this, and then asked, "Are you good at kung fu, why are you ranked so low in the Demon Gate?"

Wu Liang said angrily: "This is still low, the demon commander is only under the Holy Son, the Holy Envoy and the Eighteen Saints, and his status is high, each of whom has eight thousand Holy Spirits and ten million demons, don't talk nonsense if you don't know!" Before the words fell, a "oops" voice came: "Let me out...... Let me out, my feet are melting!"

Ye Haotian was very surprised by the holy envoys, saints, and tens of millions of demons he said, and hurriedly said, "I don't believe it, you brag about blowing flaws." The population of the Wa Kingdom is not large, so why are there so many demons? Why don't you go to Middle-earth to recruit demons?"

Probably the taste of being in a bottle was very uncomfortable, Wu Liang's temper became better, and he replied honestly: "Shangxian doesn't know, Middle Earth is one of the most difficult countries to conquer, and we haven't tried it, but the two juniors and disciples are folded there, and there is not even a shadow left." ”

Ye Haotian asked a little puzzled: "How come?" There are so many people in Middle Earth, and there are naturally many wicked people, there should be many people who want to join the Demon Gate." ”

Wu Liang began to moan: "It's not that easy. Mu Tan, the four holy envoys, once said that in order to destroy Middle Earth, first destroy Confucianism, the key is to supervise the heavens...... Oh, let me go, please. ”

Ye Haotian ignored his screams, and then asked, "Why is it easy to conquer the Wa Kingdom?"

Wu Liang said: "The country is fickle and rootless, and it is said to be good at learning, so it is also very fast to learn demons." Ay...... My calves melted too...... I'll tell you a secret, I told you to let me out, please......"

Ye Haotian said unhurriedly: "Let's hear it, if it's valuable, I'll release you from the jade bottle." ”

Wu Liang said impatiently: "Bi Huang, the tenth of the eighteen disciples of the True God, appeared in the Xia Ya Shrine today! Bi Huang's skills are far above me, he cultivates dark demons, his exercises are peculiar, and he hurts people invisibly, which is different from the Ming Demons I cultivate......

It was the first time that Ye Haotian had heard the words of the Ming Demon and the Dark Demon, and he couldn't help but ask, "You can make it clear! What is the Ming Demon? What is the Dark Demon?"

Wu Liang replied with a "hum and chirp": "Ming Demons are like me, everything they want is hung on their faces, and the Demon Surname is completely exposed. If you are like Bi Di, you hide yourself among the good people, the devil's surname is not revealed, and you don't shed blood when you kill people, you are a dark demon. Ay...... Don't ask...... Let me out first...... These things are all in the "Xuan Xuan Demon Sutra", as long as the demon cultivator doesn't know?" followed by a series of miserable cries.

Ye Haotian frowned when he saw Lan'er, and hurriedly said to Ximen Long: "Elder Long, can you hand over this person to me to deal with?"

Simon Long shrugged his shoulders and looked indifferent: "What use do I want this guy? However, this person's demon surname is too deep, and if he is released, he will inevitably harm the world. ”

Ye Haotian took out the Demon Suppression Pagoda with his hand, and said with a smile: "It's not that cheap. Look at my pagoda, full of mystery, especially suitable for educating demons, there is a small hole at the top of the tower, only when they are transformed and perfected to have hope of escape, otherwise they will be trapped in the tower for a lifetime. ”

Ximenlong curiously took the pagoda in his hand, looked at it upside down, and said: "It looks a little similar to the pagoda of the Heavenly King, but the pattern is more dense and the color is darker, is it even more powerful than the pagoda of the Heavenly King?" Well, it seems that it can be sold for a lot of Shendan coins." As he spoke, he removed Wu Liang's primordial spirit from the jade bottle and stuffed it into the Demon Suppression Pagoda.

Ye Haotian said nonsense with a serious expression: "This tower and the Heavenly King Pagoda are originally a pair, but I am a male ......" When he said this, he suddenly thought: "If it is said that the Heavenly Seal has a stand-in, and the Jiupin Lotus Terrace has a stand-in, does the Demon Suppression Pagoda have no stand-in?

Ximenlong knew that it was fake when he saw his lively appearance, and he only felt like laughing in his heart, and the whole person felt a lot younger.

At this time, Ye Haotian's heart suddenly heard the voice of the Demon Suppression Pagoda: "The master's guess is right, the divine power of the Heavenly King Pagoda is less than half of mine......"

Hearing this, Ye Haotian almost jumped up, and when he saw Ximen Long showing a strange look, he hurriedly looked left and right and said to him: "Xuanxuan Demon Sutra...... What's that?"

Ximen Long pursed his lips: "I don't even know this? How did you act as the Emperor of Haotian? The "Xuanxuan Demon Sutra" is simplified from the "Taixuan Secret Classic", and almost everyone who cultivates demons has a volume. Just that question you just had, Ming Demon...... There are very few people who cultivate demons openly, and most people start cultivating from dark demons, and only when the world is in turmoil will they turn dark cultivation into open cultivation. ”

When Ye Haotian heard this, he couldn't help but become more and more interested in the cultivation of the Demon Gate, and asked, "Cultivating demons is good at cultivating demons, why should there be a distinction between light and dark?"

Ximen Long glared at him and said: "The dark demon must hide his identity, so he has too many scruples, and he does not dare to practice many extreme exercises, otherwise his body will change a lot, either he will have horns on his head, or his face will have green hair, and it will be difficult to hide in the crowd." The Ming Demon has no taboos, it cultivates faster than the Dark Demon, and it is not subject to the Heavenly Tribulation, so almost every demon cultivator dreams of cultivating the Ming Demon. ”

Ye Haotian didn't want to think about it and asked again: "In that case, why don't those people choose to cultivate the dark demon instead of cultivating it?"

Ximen Long restrained the smile on his face, and said with a solemn expression: "This question seems simple, but in fact, it is not so easy to figure out, I only learned the answer from Manjushri Bodhisattva not long ago, and the key to it lies in the immortal cover." The immortal cover is a layer of self-enclosed qi, the tighter the seal, the tighter the protection, and at the same time, the restraint on oneself is also the most powerful. The demon surname pays attention to freedom and wildness, and does whatever he wants, so those who cultivate demons must completely open the immortal cover. However, in that way, it is easy for others to identify their identities, like rats crossing the street, and it is very easy to die. ”

Ye Haotian fell into deep thought: "No wonder Wu Liang has been completely opening the immortal cover before, it turned out to be for the sake of cultivating the Ming Demon. And Bi Huang, the tenth of the eighteen disciples of the true god, is also in the lower duck shrine, but he cultivates a dark demon, and I don't know what it looks like. ”

Ximenlong sat on the Taishi chair with his eyes half-closed.

Lan'er quietly looked at the cherry blossoms in front of the window, thinking about what Nuwa said about the magic of making people from the soil, and at the same time intoxicated with the fragrance of flowers. As for the differences between the light demons and the dark demons, she didn't pay too much attention to them.

After a while, she withdrew her gaze from the window, turned her head to look at Ye Haotian and said softly: "Childe, it's still early, let's go to the Golden Pavilion Temple." ”

Speaking of the Golden Pavilion Temple, Ye Haotian's heartbeat accelerated a lot, and he hurriedly said, "Okay, let's go." Then he glanced at Ximen Long and asked, "Is Long Lao coming together?"

Ximenlong waved his hand and said, "No, you guys go, I'm old, I don't like to run around, and I don't want to be annoyed by young people." He laughed as he said "hehe".

Lan'er smiled slightly, and then took Ye Haotian's arm and went out.

When he was about to arrive at the Golden Pavilion Temple, Ye Haotian asked, "Have you thought of a good name?"

Lan'er pursed her lips and smiled silently.

When she saw Master Kuang Xuan, she first knelt down and kowtowed three times, and then said: "The Holy King is above, and Zhu Lan'er, the daughter of King Baoding, will knock." ”

Master Kuang Xuan accepted the salute with a smile on his face, then stretched out his hand to hold her up, and praised: "What a smart child, you can actually guess where I come from." Yes, the old man is Zhu Ying. It's really hard for you, you have traveled all the way to this place, you must know that this is a den of thieves!"

Lan'er replied respectfully: "The Holy King has worked tirelessly, and it is even more difficult to be in the enemy camp for thirty years!"

Zhu Ying glanced up and down at Ye Haotian, who was standing tall next to him, and praised him repeatedly: "Good boy, he actually won two games in a row cleanly, good mind, good means! Hey, the person who appeared today is unfathomable, obviously not an ordinary person, where did you invite him?"

Lan'er was very happy when she heard him praise Ye Haotian, and replied: "Great Uncle Ancestor, there are many miracles on Ye Gongzi, even the prison ruler you left in Middle-earth is in his hands!"

Hearing this, Ye Haotian hurriedly took out the prison ruler, held it in both hands and handed it to Zhu Ying.

Zhu Ying caressed his best friend who he hadn't seen for many years, his heart was pounding, and he was about to ask what happened, when he suddenly felt a majestic force in the prison ruler, and resolutely pushed his hand holding the ruler away!

He tried to grasp the ruler with both hands, but he didn't succeed, and he could only watch as the ruler fell to the ground!

Zhu Ying obviously didn't expect this to happen, and looked at the prison ruler lying on the ground in amazement, and his heart was full of doubts.

Ye Haotian knew the answer after a little thought, so he took back the magic ruler with a move, and explained with a smile: "This ruler is no longer the original prison ruler. After being reforged, its surname has changed, not only has its divine power increased tens of thousands of times, but also fused the strengths of the three families of Confucianism, Taoism and Demons, so it has a rejection of its predecessors. ”

Zhu Ying didn't seem to understand it, but when she saw that the prison ruler was being held in the other party's hand in a good manner, she naturally understood that the young man in front of her was by no means an idle person.

Ye Haotian looked at Zhu Ying, who was not surprised, and said with a faint smile: "Senior, is the Tiancongyun Sword of the Wa Kingdom in your hands?"

This is simply a wave of unevenness, Zhu Ying jumped up in shock, flew to the window, and looked around, for fear that someone else would overhear the ear of the wall.

Ye Haotian comforted him and said: "Seniors, don't be afraid, the entire 'ultimate top' has been completely closed by me, and it is difficult for idle people to enter within five zhang, and even the sound cannot be heard." ”

Hearing him say this, Zhu Ying walked back quickly, and asked with a shocked expression, "How do you know that the sword is here in Lao Qu?"

This time, Ye Haotian didn't tell the truth, but found an excuse: "The younger generation is the successor of the 'Yi School' of the Great Confucian Society, and it just happened to be calculated." Not only that, but I also know that the eight-foot Jogyu is located at Shimogamo Shrine, and the eight-foot mirror is located inside the Ise Jingu. ”

Zhu Ying's eyes widened and said: "Everyone knows where the eight-foot mirror is, but the eight-foot Qiongquyu has been missing for a long time, can you even calculate this? It's incredible, it's incredible...... The purpose of the old man staying here is for the eight-foot Qiongqu jade, and now he finally has an eyebrow......"

Lan'er felt a little strange and asked, "Since the seniors know the location of the eight-foot mirror, why don't you steal it, but instead go to find the eight-foot Qiongquyu?"

Zhu Ying glanced at her and said slowly: "Lao Wei also dreamed of taking the eight-foot mirror, because it was the first of the three major artifacts of the Wa Kingdom, without the eight-foot mirror, the Wa Kingdom would not be able to summon the gods who were overseas, so there is nothing to worry about in this anti-Japanese move." Helplessly, Ise Jingu is one of the dormitories of Amaterasu, which is not only protected by complex formations, but also monitored by highly skilled immortals at night. The old man tried to steal in, but he was caught before he could get into the 100 zhang, and finally had to use the excuse of getting lost. Fortunately, those immortals did not delve into it. ”

Ye Haotian's eyes blinked twice, and he really wanted to go to Ise Shrine to have a look.

Zhu Ying paused for a moment and continued: "The purpose of the old man looking for the eight-foot Qiong Quyu is different. Tiancongyun Sword is a murder weapon, and the eight-foot mirror may become an accomplice to the abuse, but the eight-foot Qiong Quyu is not. The eight-foot Qiongqu jade has the effect of refreshing the mind and resisting the erosion of evil demons, just like a bronze mirror, which can be dressed and straightened, and make people find their conscience. It is precisely because of the loss of the eight-foot Qiongqu jade that the widow has become a demon surnamed and a beast, and if this continues, there will inevitably be the disaster of destroying the country and destroying the species. We are from the kingdom of China, we have been taught by the saints, we should be benevolent and righteous, and we should not see these people die one by one, and there are so many women, children and children...... Therefore, Lao Qu wants to find the eight-foot Qiong Quyu and return it to the Japanese royal family, hoping that they can find their righteous heart, and it can be regarded as Lao Qu has been in the Japanese country for 30 years and does a good deed for him. ”

Ye Haotian understood what was going on, and said with great admiration at the moment: "My Buddha is merciful, the seniors are kind-hearted, and the juniors will definitely help you to see if you can get the two artifacts in your hands." ”

At this time, he heard Lan'er talking to himself beside him: "Who is Amaterasu? Is her skill really high? Mr. Feng said that she is within the fiftyth place on the immortal list, if it is really so powerful, why is he willing to let the Demon Sect run rampant here?"

Ye Haotian shook his head and couldn't say why.

Zhu Ying thought for a while and said, "Lao Wei has been here for thirty years, and he has some understanding of the divine system of the Wa Kingdom, but he is not very clear, and he doesn't know whether it is right or not. The Wa Kingdom reveres itself as the place where the sun originated, and considers itself to be a descendant of the gods, saying that the main island was created by the gods Izuo Nozun and Izang Ranzun. They used the Tennuma spear to stir up a splash of water on the ground, and the droplets of water gathered at the tip of the spear to become the Isles of Honhon. The descendants of Izono and Izan are Amaterasu, or goddesses. Amaterasu sent her grandson, the god of Ori, to rule over the city, and gave him three treasures before leaving, namely three artifacts such as an eight-foot mirror. The god left the heavenly realm to rule the world and passed the throne to his grandson 'Jimmu', which is the origin of the first emperor of the book - Emperor Jimmu, and the successive emperors who have been passed down in this way are said to be the descendants of Amaterasu. ”

Hearing this, Lan'er nodded slightly: "Whether it's true or not, these stories are quite well written." ”

Zhu Ying then said: "The Heavenly God Izang Nuozun and Izang Ranzun are just legends, and no one has ever seen their appearance. However, Amaterasu seems to be a real person, and someone has indeed seen it. That's why I was nervous the last time I didn't even approach Ise Jingu, lest she herself rest in the shrine. ”

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