Chapter 16 Thunder around the palace
A fleet of hundreds of ferries sailed across the clear blue sea towards Huajunzhou.
Most of the fleet was composed of monks from Dongzhou who rushed to support the righteous way. Wang Rui, Song Chi, Yunzhi and others were among them. Because the thunder in Posuzhou was heavy and the raindrops were light, the tough battle was fought by Zuo Lingquan alone. Everyone who came here this time There is no military exploits, and of course the losses are not big.
Tie Cu Mansion is the leader of the nine sects, and the team is at the front of the fleet; Shangguan Lingye is the next master of the palace, and naturally becomes the leader of the fleet. He walks at the front in the suspended loft and returns with the monks of the nine sects.
The sea was sunny and windy, and the seven women were all staying in the attic. Some were sitting cross-legged and practicing, some were sparring in the martial arts hall, and some were playing cotton on the terrace.
Dang Dang Dang~~
The powerful sound of pipa was transmitted into the martial arts hall from the window.
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Lingye and Jiang Yi were wearing martial arts uniforms and competing in the martial arts hall. There was a sign next to it, with the names of Guagua, Lingye, Jiang Yi, and Qingwan written on it. There were also counts such as "正正下" below. Scoreboard.
The meaning of each point is very simple, insert one point once; add one if you win, and erase one if you win.
In the current situation, Jiang Yi is in the worst position. No one has an advantage when beating her. Qiu Tao is smart enough not to play. He has accumulated three straight numbers, which is enough to play for half a month. Now they all want to bring Leng Zhu in and split the money equally. .
Qingwan has become more and more proficient in controlling the realm, and now she has accumulated the word "down", so she is confident.
Shangguan Lingye's dominance still cannot be shaken. There are losses and wins, but the scores are always even. The current strategic intention is to add a few strokes to all the women, as a bargaining chip for them to "submit and become sisters."
After all, Qiu Guagua was a martial artist and had a huge advantage in a one-on-one fight with fists and kicks. After accidentally losing a few points and then moving back, he decisively stopped and would not end the fight unless necessary. Now he hid beside Huang Jinghe and put up a no-fight card.
Wu Qingwan took advantage of the intermission to sit in the audience seat and drink tea. There was a bronze mirror next to her. Inside, Jing Xun was visiting the White Jade Palace. There were constant complaints coming from inside:
"My mother-in-law is really naive, she keeps such little things..."
Quiet in the bronze mirror, standing in the storage room with thousands of items, evaluating the ancient objects protected by the formation; they are all messy souvenirs, from wooden sticks and small toys to old books and dragon bones. Yes, it’s not surprising when you look at it alone, but there must be this magnificent story behind it.
Wu Qingwan observed carefully from a distance, thought for a while and asked:
"How are Ling Quan and the others doing?"
"The dumplings have arrived, and they will probably be back soon. Speaking of which, my mother-in-law has been feeling very strange these days. She is upset and feeling like she is in love with spring..."
"Um?"
Before Wu Qingwan could speak, Shangguan Lingye, who was attacking and defending with Jiang Yi, frowned and turned to look at the bronze mirror.
Finally, Jiang Yi found the opportunity and pinned Ling Ye down with a hug. She twisted her hands behind her back and slapped Ling Ye's round buttocks hard:
"Are you convinced?"
Snap——
"I'm done with it..."
Shangguan Lingye had no intention of worrying about a tail now. She looked at the spectator seats and asked:
"Jingxun, do you mean Master Sichun?"
Jingxun returned to the tiger, but he still didn't dare to talk about the fact that his mother-in-law would deprive him of the right to sleep with him, so he said haha:
"I'm just joking, I'm just upset. There's only one man in that place, Lingquan. She can't let an old cow eat young grass..."
Shangguan Lingye believed that Master would not be swayed by emotions like ordinary daughters, but she didn't quite believe in Zuo Lingquan!
What if this guy treats her the same way he did to her back then, and tries to deal with tough situations and obey the authority when the situation arises...
Jiang Yi pressed down on Lingye and saw her eyebrows slightly furrowed in deep thought. She raised her hand and slapped Lingye on the back, just like Zuo Lingquan had spanked her back then, causing her flesh to tremble:
"Shangguan Jealousy, have you fallen into the jealousy vat? It doesn't matter if you are suspicious of Chou Guagua. Now even your own master is suspicious of you. Do you know that you are bullying your master and destroying your ancestors?"
Shangguan Lingye's thoughts were interrupted and he turned around:
"Have you ever thought that your aunt would steal your man because of her disrespect?"
Wu Qingwan paused while drinking tea and watching a show, then said displeasedly:
"Lingye, don't draw the fire on me. How many times have I explained that I was helping Lingquan practice at that time, and I did it as a last resort..."
Jiang Yi had already looked away from this. If she didn't look away, there was nothing she could do. Now she just wanted to deal with Lingye and avenge her husband, so she continued to fan the flames:
"If our ancestors and Zuo Lingquan had no choice but to do this in order to get out of trouble, you, as a disciple, should understand, otherwise it would be unfilial. Furthermore, so what if you don't understand? You can't even suppress us, and you still want to treat our ancestors There is a disobedient heart..."
Shangguan Lingye's eyes darkened, and he found an opportunity to turn over and hold Jiang Yi down, revealing the 'big woman bracelet' on his wrist, and said in a tone of disapproval:
"I don't care what the relationship is outside. When you enter the Zuo family gate, it's my sister. Do you really think I can't do anything to you?"
"Do you have the guts to tell your master this? My mother-in-law gave the dragon-bearing pendant that represents the status of the head of the family to my ancestor, and I didn't see my ancestor give it to you. What does this bracelet of yours mean?"
"Master is just keeping it for me. I will ask for it when Master comes back. It's up to you whether Master will give it to you."
"Okay, if you want it back, I will dance for you with my tail on, until you are all happy..."
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Wu Qingwan saw that Jiang Yi's prowess in provocation was maturing day by day, and she nodded secretly, with a look in her eyes that looked like she was "looking forward to the success of her daughter"...
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On the third floor of the attic, there is a Qi refining room.
Xie Qiutao was wearing a goose-yellow skirt, her hair was down, and she was holding an iron pipa in her arms. She stood on the couch and played the "Dongzhou War Hymn" she had just figured out, as if her mother was not at home.
Dang Dang Dang~~
Leng Zhu was forced to become a dancer, dragging two sleeves and doing backflips in the spacious Qi training room. Her long legs were covered with garters, making her look wild.
The little dragon turtle and the little black beetle that had just woken up from hibernation were lying on the tea table in a daze, looking at the two lunatics. Although they could not speak, judging from the meaning, they seemed to feel that compared with the two-legged beasts dancing around, The big white bird is more normal.
Huang Jinghe is a serious fairy lady and a female swordswoman. There is naturally a generation gap between Huang Jinghe and the rebellious young women of today.
The door of the boudoir opposite was open. Huang Jinghe was sitting on the tea couch, holding a jade in his hand, warming his body that had not yet recovered. He kept looking at the two girls across the aisle, his eyes incomprehensible.
Miss Qiu, in a white dress like snow, sat sideways next to Huang Jinghe, holding silver in her hand, combing the air pockets on Huang Jinghe's shoulders. Her face was as serious as an iceberg, and she looked like a very standard iceberg fairy, but with the rhythm The slight nod showed a bit of rebelliousness.
"Guagua..."
"Mom, please call me Niuniu. They call me Guagua."
"Oh, I think the name 'Cucumber' is nice. I'll take my mother's surname. Your heartless father didn't know how to save me for decades. In the end, it was his son-in-law who went deep into the tiger's den..."
"What son-in-law? Zuo Lingquan and I haven't gotten along yet."
"You haven't said a word yet? Except you haven't gotten on the kang..."
"mother!"
Miss Qiu's face turned red, and her eyes showed a hint of embarrassment.
Huang Jinghe sighed quietly and said helplessly:
"Mom, you've been here before, but you still don't know about things between men and women? You're so embarrassed to chat in private. Zuo Lingquan must have kissed you, right?"
Miss Qiu pursed her lips. She wanted to deny it, but felt guilty, so she hummed softly:
"He used his talent while I wasn't paying attention... I'm not married to him, how could I..."
Huang Jinghe shrugged slightly: "It's better to force it. You don't have any interest in him to kiss her? You kissed her on the lips and you didn't even say a word? Mom, let me tell you, none of the girls in this building are cheap, you are so shameless If my son is so weak, he will just wait to be the youngest. He will complain to his mother every day when he is bullied."
Miss Qiu didn't want to talk about this topic, but she was a little unconvinced:
"How can I be bullied? Shangguan Lingye can't even fight me..."
"I can't defeat you, and I can't fight you, but they are two different things."
Huang Jinghe looked around, approached her daughter, and whispered:
"The fight in the back house is not about moral conduct, but mental skills. If nothing else, let's talk about the Li family across from the barren mountain. The ancestors privately commented on Li Jianyang, saying that he was 'ugly and easy to play', and his swordsmanship was not perfect. A bunch of aunties are asking for trouble.”
"Did our ancestors say this?"
"You must have never heard what I said back then to praise your father for his single-mindedness. The aunts and wives in the Li family's house are an example. The few side houses are not good at anything, but they are pretty and sweet-tongued. They hang around Li Jianyang all day long. It's a good thing that the eldest son was born. She is a high-ranking person, and feels that she is the master of the house, and several side houses cannot compete with her. But the result is good, she was blinded immediately after entering the door, and was forced to see no one by the concubines of several houses. She tried to clean up the house once and was almost divorced by the Li family... …
"I heard that during the final meeting of the Lords, Lord Fulong scolded Li Jianyang for 'indulging in lewdness and not knowing right from wrong.' Only then did Li Jianyang realize his mistake and ran back to apologize to the boss... You said that the boss relied on outsiders to stabilize his position? What kind of big lady is she? Afterwards, she was afraid that Li Jianyang would be scolded by the elders, and she would lose face and break up the relationship. She would be as cowardly as a chicken...
"If you don't be smart, your grandpa's support will be useless, and your future end will be similar to that of the Li family's mother-in-law...
Huang Jinghe said this and motioned to the crazy Qiu Tao opposite:
"When you are a woman, you have to be like Qiu Tao. Qiu Tao looks stupid, but in fact she is as smart as a fool, even more powerful than Ling Ye. Ling Ye is too strong, and makes people attack in groups. Qiu Tao cannot resist and becomes the youngest; Qiu Tao It seems that there is no argument, but who dares to touch her at home? Think about your fierce words, what do other girls think of you? "
"..."
Qiu Guagua blinked his eyes and thought for a moment, feeling that what I said made sense.
"Hmm...then what should I do?"
"Study, there are so many female relatives in Juejian Cliff, do you think those women are the ones who eat and drink? Either she is as good at dancing as your aunt Linglong, and she takes care of everything inside and outside in order, so that others don't dare to make mistakes; or she is like that other person Being coquettish makes men so charming that others cannot compete for their favor. "Who do you think you are?"
? ?
Miss Qiu felt that since she was so aloof, she should not be a good dancer, but...
"Getting mad? How could I..."
Huang Jinghe said earnestly: "What's the point of showing off in front of your own man? Of course, your mother controls your father very strictly. She won't do that if she doesn't have a rival... You are different. You are a strong man and a weak woman, and there are a lot of people around you. Rival, if you don’t let yourself go in the boudoir, how can you expect men to be partial to you?”
Miss Qiu had a strange expression: "How to let go?"
Huang Jinghe came closer and whispered: "When we meet, we make secret glances; as long as we are alone, we tell dirty jokes and 'accidentally' expose our flesh; occasionally slipping and falling on a man; or leaving the shower without closing the door and deliberately letting a man come in..."
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Miss Qiu's eyes were opened - is this what a mother can say? ——She said righteously and sternly:
"Mom, I am a righteous person. What you are talking about are the tricks used by evil witches in novels and novels!"
Huang Jinghe raised her hand slightly: "Mom, just tell me, it's up to you whether you want to or not. After all, you will be the one to marry, not my mother. When you suffer a loss, you will naturally know that my mother made the plans."
"I won't do anything that doesn't exist. How can an upright swordsman be like a prostitute..."
Miss Qiu had a serious look on her face, and she seemed to be disgusted with the methods used to seduce men.
Huang Jinghe is not surprised at all by this. After all, women are like this. There is no guarantee that she will get angry in front of my mother. As long as Guagua remembers it.
Mother and daughter were chatting in the boudoir. Huang Jinghe wanted to teach a few more words, but suddenly she frowned and looked outside the door:
"Guagua, do you feel anything?"
Miss Qiu was a little confused, and just as she was about to sense the sound of pipa playing next door, there was a sudden strange sound:
clang--
Then an inexplicable aura appeared in the building, making everyone tremble.
Swish--
But in an instant, all the girls downstairs came to the third floor.
Miss Qiu and Huang Jinghe's expressions changed slightly, and they also appeared outside the door of the Qi Refining Room opposite.
In the Qi training room, Leng Zhu sat down on the floor in shock, and the little dragon turtle and black beetle both turned into turtles.
Originally holding the pipa and playing the peaches blindly, now he raised his hands in shock.
The iron pipa fell to the ground, trembling, and light appeared on its surface.
Buzz——
But in the blink of an eye, the dark iron pipa was filled with colorful paintings of mountains and rivers, and in the center was the scene of "the goddess holding the pipa, flying into the sky to retreat from the gods and demons".
The women's eyes were stunned and they didn't understand what happened, but Xie Qiutao's eyes were filled with joy:
"Thunderstorm around the palace?! I thought my mother was lying to me..."
When Huang Jinghe heard this, her heart skipped a beat.
The ‘Rao Temple Thunder’, the Taoist ‘Sanqing Bell’, and the ‘Kui Drum’ of Qianqiu Yuefu are all legendary weapons used to deal with the demons who came to the world in ancient times.
When the demons are destroyed, the divine weapons are hidden.
In order to prevent Jiuzhou from being destroyed by cannibalism and the path to immortality cut off, these divine objects were sealed away by the ancient sages and have never been used in history, and most of them have disappeared.
Now, the ‘Raising Hall Thunder’ has inexplicably awakened after thousands of years of dust...
Huang Jinghe didn't dare to think about it in detail and said quickly:
"Guagua, quickly contact Yang Shen and Old Sword God to see if there is any movement outside."
Shangguan Lingye and Miss Qiu did not dare to neglect, and immediately flew out to contact the immortal families in various continents...
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At the same time, Kui Bingzhou, Tiandi City.
The majestic city stands on the top of the colorful clouds. Thousands of core disciples stopped among the corridors and looked at the main hall in the center of the city.
Inside the closed hall door, red light shone, and several figures appeared one after another and disappeared outside the hall.
Lei Hongliang followed Wu Zunyi and landed in the main hall of the Tiandi City sect. He raised his eyes to look at the 'statue of the Patriarch' directly in front, and saw that the octagonal hammer in the statue's hand ignited with red flames, emitting suffocating heat.
Shang Yin, with snow-white hair, stood naked in front of the statue of his ancestor, with a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
Disciple Zhang Hui was still a little confused and asked:
"Master, this hammer..."
"Candle Flame, a sacred object of the Emperor City, the weapon of the founder of the sect."
"Disciple knows, is this...this hammer real? I thought..."
Wu Zunyi frowned and looked at it for a moment: "It seems that something has awakened this magic weapon."
Shang Yin didn't know how this weapon, which was specially designed to deal with demons, was awakened, but he knew that it would be far more terrifying when it woke up than if it were hit by the righteous way.
"This object is one of the Eight Ancient Divine Weapons. It was forged against the Heavenly Demon. Our ancestors did not want it to be used in internal fighting. It was sealed up thousands of years ago and will only be awakened when the Heavenly Demon's breath is sensed."
Zhang Hui asked doubtfully: "Hasn't the demon been destroyed? The path to immortality has been cut off..."
Shang Yin thought about it for a while, turned around and looked at Wu Zunyi:
"Good and evil are fighting for the sake of heaven. It's hard to say which one is right and which one is wrong. You can just stand by and watch; but when things outside the law of heaven come in, everything you and I know will be destroyed. If we don't intervene, there will be no meaning for you and me to exist. "
Wu Zunyi frowned: "I am just a mortal, and I still have some abilities in Jiuzhou. For such an important task..."
"Under the sky, there are all mortals. Even if the demons descend to the lower realm, they are no higher than this sky."
Shang Yin walked out of the main hall: "Our ancestors were able to defeat the demons several times. How can we, the current generation, be inferior to the ancients?"
Zhang Hui was still a little confused and quickly followed him.
Lei Hongliang thought for a moment and asked, "Zunyi, is this another demon coming to destroy the world?"
"Not sure."
Wu Zunyi looked back at the flaming war hammer and followed him:
"Let's study countermeasures first, so we can be prepared."
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After coming out of the sword tomb, four people and one bird lurked underground again; in order to prevent Xiao Qingming from discovering their location in advance again, this time the location was moved under a river, nearly two miles deep underground.
swish swish——
A heavy rain made the world in the polar night invisible again.
Deep underground, the hall of the cave was filled with white mist. Three women and one man were sitting cross-legged on the white carpet. In order to regain enough combat power before Xiao Qingming's resurgence, they did not dare to relax for a moment.
But there is an extra bird in the cave, and it is not as peaceful as before.
"Chi chi chi~..."
The warm yellow light sprinkled in every corner of the hall. There was a moving small bag under the white carpet, and there was a boring humming sound from below.
The small bag moved from the edge of the carpet to the back of Cui Yingying's buttocks. After being blocked, it changed its route and ran to the side of the ancestor's thigh.
With Shangguan Yutang's practice, such a basic skill as Qi Refining has long become passive. He does not need to concentrate on meditation. His attention is focused on detecting the enemy.
When Tuanzi rubbed his thigh, Shangguan Yutang opened his right eye a little. After looking at Tuanzi, he moved his eyes to Zuo Lingquan who was sitting between the three people.
When Zuo Lingquan sat cross-legged to practice Qi, he closed his eyes and did not smile. His sword-like eyebrows and high nose bridge made him look extremely cold, just like a lone sword immortal who regarded women as nothing. Others would feel ashamed to mention women in front of him.
But for Shangguan Yutang, who knew Zuo Lingquan's 'nature', seeing this otherworldly face, he had only one thought in his mind:
Don't judge a person by his appearance, the ancients did not deceive me...
Shangguan Yutang secretly glanced at Zuo Lingquan for a long time before moving his eyes away.
Seeing that Tuanzi was really bored and ran to Mei Jinshui's butt on the carpet, Shangguan Yutang's mind moved slightly and he released the little female dragon.
The golden mace placed horizontally on the display shelf shone with golden light and fell on the carpet, gradually turning from virtual to real, and gradually turned into a sturdy girl wearing straw sandals.
"Yo~ Three girls and one boy, living in the same room..."
Bang——
Before he finished his sentence, the little female dragon flew out of the door and landed on the ground face first.
"Ji?"
Tuanzi heard the noise and quickly got out from the edge of the carpet, ran to the door with a figure eight step, and circled around the girl lying on the ground with her legs spread out, tilting her head in confusion.
"Little broken bird, look at me and I'll roast you."
"Ji?!"
Tuanzi was shocked. There was actually someone who dared to be fierce to a bird! It looked fierce, and its body became as big as a basket, and jumped directly onto the back of the sturdy girl.
The little female dragon turned over and moved away smoothly, causing Tuanzi to step on the air and fall on his buttocks. He held the back of his head and mocked:
"Idiot."
"Ji?!"
Tuanzi was obviously angry, and spread his little wings and began to chase the little female dragon all over the cave.
"Lululu~ I can't catch it, I can't catch it..."
"Jijiji..."
...
Shangguan Yutang saw that Tuanzi was no longer bored, and a relieved smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Thinking back a little, this scene was a bit like when she dealt with the incompetent and furious Cui Yingying.
At that time, Mei Jinshui was just like her, watching from a distance, and her feelings must be exactly the same as hers now.
Shangguan Yutang glanced at Mei Jinshui. The world has changed, and the past has long become the past. Sitting here and looking back at the past with old friends, it is inevitable that there will be some complexity...
Boom--
Just as he was wandering in his mind, a muffled thunder sounded, passing through the land of more than two miles and still reaching the underground cave.
Shangguan Yutang frowned and looked up.
Zuo Lingquan and others also opened their eyes at the same time, with a solemn look in their eyes.
"What's going on? Another earth dragon turned over?"
After Cui Yingying asked, she found that outside the gate, Tuanzi was so angry that his fur turned red, and he said fiercely:
"Little broken dragon, are you crazy?"
"Little coward, what can you do to this dragon?"
The little female dragon is the same age as the ancestor, older than Cui Yingying, and her tone is not polite at all.
Cui Yingying glared, got up and went out to beat the little female dragon.
Mei Jinshui raised his hand slightly, signaling Cui Yingying not to run around:
"It was Xiao Qingming who attacked the seal of the Dao Sect, triggering the thunder punishment. With such a big noise, the sealed thing must not be simple."
After discovering Xiao Qingming's trace, the four of them naturally couldn't wait any longer. Zuo Lingquan looked at Yutang:
"Senior, how are you recovering?"
Shangguan Yutang had only been practicing hard for less than a month, and the exhausted Qi Sea had only recovered less than 50%. It was difficult to heal the injury, and at most he would be stronger than the last time; but if Xiao Qingming broke through the seal and got any supplies, the risk they faced would only be greater. After thinking about it, they stood up directly:
"Let's go."
Zuo Lingquan saw this without hesitation, took the sword, went out and picked up the red Tuantuan with its hair standing on end.
Seeing this, Tuanzi became smaller again, standing on Zuo Lingquan's shoulder, looking at the little female dragon who had run back to the golden mace, still "chi chi chi...", probably saying something cruel - you wait for the bird...