novelaction Chapter 405 Youth Tour 4
Chapter 405 Youth Tour 4
Jiang Xinxin always felt that the lucky children she met recently all seemed to have a miserable life. First, it was Su Yunluo. Her luck was very good, but even though she had a great master since she was a child, she didn't have the time to learn skills properly. She had to travel around with her master to seek medical treatment at a young age.
As for Zuo Qingci, he was born in a marquis's mansion and was the eldest son of the mansion. However, when there was a change in the imperial court, he was pushed out by his father to protect the young emperor from disaster. Later, although he survived by chance, he died a broken heart. His father even built a tomb and a tablet for him.
Yan Yu was indeed a loyal minister and a capable general who cared about the interests of his country and his family. However, at a time when Emperor Xiaoming came to power in a hurry and some officials in the court were still worried about Emperor Ai, whose life or death was unknown, Yan Yu, as a frontier general who was directly related to Emperor Ai's disappearance or death, was undoubtedly a thorn in the eyes of ambitious people.
Jiang Xinxin rode her horse trotting past Zuo Qingci and his apprentice Bai Mo. Zuo Qingci almost immediately confirmed that she was the girl in gorgeous clothes whom Su Yunluo met on the way to Chiyansha the night he brought back Bailang.
Although Su Yunluo did not tell Zuo Qingci about the agreement between her and Jiang Xinxin, Zuo Qingci was worried that he had no good excuse to contact Su Yunluo, so he immediately asked, "Miss, do you know someone named Su Yunluo?"
Jiang Xinxin reined in her horse and turned back, "You also know Su Yunluo? Then did you know she was going in?"
Zuo Qingci hurriedly followed, and Jiang Xinxin had to dismount and wait to talk to him.
Zuo Qingci approached and bowed, "I am Zuo Qingci, a doctor. I just separated from Miss Su Yunluo. She wanted to go to Zhongdu to get medicine. I originally asked Miss Su to go with me, but she refused."
Jiang Xinxin smelled the aroma of herbs on Zuo Qingci's body and replied with a smile: "My name is Yuan Xin. Miss Su's master is seriously ill. She has been running around for many years to treat her master. She went to Chiyansha before to find the whereabouts of a rare medicine. Now that she knows the whereabouts, she must go to get the medicine."
Zuo Qingci had a bad feeling, but when he thought that as long as Jiang Xinxin was around, Su Yunluo would definitely not refuse him, he made up his mind to go with Jiang Xinxin.
Bai Mo looked at his master who, contrary to his usual behavior, insisted on sticking to Jiang Xinxin, a girl who claimed to be a Taoist priest. He had a lot of things in his heart but didn't know how to say them, so he could only pretend that he had nothing to do with the world.
Jiang Xinxin didn't mind traveling with others, she was just worried that Zuo Qingci's sickly appearance would delay the trip. However, she didn't expect that Zuo Qingci was willing to suffer in order to pursue the girl. Although he walked slower than Su Yunluo all the way, he arrived in Zhongzhou only one day later than Su Yunluo.
At the foot of Tiandu Peak, Jiang Xinxin sighed deeply and muttered to Zuo Qingci, "I finally understand why the court wants to restrict the forces of the martial arts world. A place like Tiandu Peak, which leads directly to the back garden of the imperial palace, should not be controlled by any force other than the royal family. But there happens to be a martial arts leader, Zhengyang Palace, here."
Wen Siyuan, who was walking in front, could only smile awkwardly to hide his embarrassment, while Zuo Qingci, as the former prince of a marquisate, could only let Zhengyang Palace wish for the best.
However, Shen Manqing and Yin Changge, two young knights from Zhengyang Palace, felt a chill in their hearts. Although they were from the martial arts world, the fights between the martial arts forces were only slightly inferior to the fights in the court. Suddenly, they felt heavy in their hearts.
Zhu Yan was the young man brought back from the Western Regions by Zuo Qingci and his party. He didn't quite understand what Jiang Xinxin meant, but he understood that Tiandu Peak was very important to the Imperial Palace and Zhengyang Palace. Seeing that Yin Changge looked unhappy, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, Changge. Your Tiandu Peak is really amazing. It's different from any mountain I've seen before."
Yin Changge knew that Zhu Yan was trying to comfort him, and he quickly figured it out, "Yes, Tiandu Peak is different from other places. The imperial court and the Martial Alliance also have an agreement that has nothing to do with each other. Zhengyang Palace has been in Tiandu Peak since the previous dynasty. Even if the imperial court doesn't like it now, it can't do anything about it."
Jiang Xinxin couldn't help but shook her head: "Young man, trouble comes from your mouth, don't you know!"
"Although Zhengyang Palace has existed since the previous dynasty or even the dynasty before the previous dynasty, at that time it was probably just a Taoist temple, not a leader in the martial arts world, and it didn't have thousands of disciples."
"You must know that a bed lying on your side should not allow others to snore!"
Except for Jiang Xinxin and Zuo Qingci, everyone else present was a pure Jianghu person, and their style of doing things was also a down-to-earth Jianghu style of taking revenge. Jiang Xinxin had already said this, and Zuo Qingci bowed to Shen Manqing and Yin Changge and said, "You two were really concerned about the country and the people when it came to the matter of the Red Flame Sand. Although Taoist Yuan Xin's words sound a bit exaggerated, the meaning has not changed."
"The court is now facing a long-standing problem and internal strife, so it won't pay any attention to Tiandu Peak for a while. But when the court is stable, no one present can guarantee that Zhengyang Palace will be intact."
Shen Manqing and Yin Changge's faces became more and more ugly, but Jiang Xinxin could see clearly that they were indeed worried about Zhengyang Palace, but they were more distrustful of her and Zuo Qingci.
Jiang Xinxin couldn't help but sigh again, "To be frank, it's understandable that you don't believe what Doctor Zuo and I said today, but don't forget that you say that the Jianghu and the imperial court have nothing to do with each other, but in fact, you are not the people of Dajing?"
"Since you are a citizen of Dajing, you must be under the jurisdiction of the imperial court and government. Otherwise, you will be suspected of having your own army. The imperial court can free up its hands and send troops to quell the rebellion."
Shen Manqing was anxious: "But we don't have thousands of disciples in Zhengyang Palace. Including those doing odd jobs, there are only a little over 500 at most!"
"There are so many powerful families in Zhongdu City, and they have far more than 500 slaves in their houses!"
Well, Zuo Qingci and Wen Siyuan didn’t want to talk anymore, and they couldn’t explain it to Shen Manqing.
Zhu Yan couldn't help but whisper to Yin Changge: "So you guys at Zhengyang Palace are so powerful, more powerful than those dignitaries!"
After being interrupted by Zhu Yan, Yin Changge suddenly understood what Jiang Xinxin and Zuo Qingci meant. A mere gangster force was actually more powerful than the powerful people in Zhongdu City. If the court did not attack Zhengyang Palace, it would not be the court.
Seeing that Yin Changge understood, Jiang Xinxin didn't mind saying a little more: "Strictly speaking, the existence of Jianghu forces has harmed the interests of the court, because one of the important incomes of Jianghu forces is protection fees, and this part of the fees should have been handed over to the court."
"And Shanshui Ferry. How could such a powerful intelligence agency be controlled by anyone other than the emperor? So I guess Shanshui Ferry must have been infiltrated by the court. Maybe there are people from the emperor around you, Master Wen."
Now it was Wen Siyuan's turn to change his expression. Shen Manqing felt much better when she saw Wen Siyuan's smiling face turn pale in an instant. She was in the mood to ask Wen Siyuan to continue moving forward.