Chapter 1228 This Sword Master is a Dog

There are many elegant places in Yizhou City, but the only place that can be called "people beside trees, at the foot of rain and the root of clouds, flowing water, bright moonlight, melting into a stream of snow." is the residence awarded to Zhang Zi by the King of Shu.

Under the eaves, Xia Ruoyun, the second prince of the Shu Palace, bowed to Zhang Zi.

Then he looked at the two Western women sitting right opposite Mr. Zhang.

He knew these two people.

So beautiful.

This was Xia Ruoyun’s first impression of the great Zoroastrian protector named An Xi.

This is the second time we meet, and the impression remains the same.

An Xi and Qin Ya glanced at Xia Ruoyun, nodded in greeting, and then clasped their fists in return.

Zhang Zi smiled and said, "Your Highness has met both of them, so I won't introduce them in detail."

Xia Ruoyun nodded, then sat down next to Zhang Zi. Just looking at the two of them, Xia Ruoyun said, "Now the whole city is searching for you. The best way is for me to find you instead of you coming to me, especially since we have an appointment here."

Zhang Zi said, "Fang Wenhe has his own things to do and can't take care of this, so you can rest assured, no one will notice these two."

As he spoke, Zhang Zi poured tea for Xia Ruoyun, "Besides, the skills of these two people are not so easy to be noticed."

Qin Ya had a hideous scar on her face, left by Yan Yunxiao's knife in the past, but her green eyes looked at Xia Ruoyun: "Mr. Zhang has already told us what the Second Prince wants."

Xia Ruoyun raised her eyes and looked at An Xi.

Because he knew that among the two, although Qin Ya was the acting leader in name only, the one who truly held the power and made the decisions was An Xi.

But An Xi lowered his eyes and ate the fruit gently.

Qin Ya said, “I can’t do it.”

When Xia Ruoyun heard this, she immediately looked at Qin Ya and said, "Can't you do it?"

Qin Ya said: "The condition given to us by the Second Prince is to kill Xia Tingyu, but Your Highness thinks we have never thought of killing her?"

Xia Ruoyun frowned: "I know that he has Wu Qinhu, the old sect master Yi Zixuan who lives with him, and Wu Mao, the owner of Shoulin Villa, three great masters, but you have plenty of ways, right?"

An Xi smiled lightly.

Xia Ruoyun couldn't help but frown when she looked at An Xi.

Qin Ya continued, "Your Highness, you should know about the conflict between the [Beast King] Wu Qinhu and our people."

Xia Ruoyun said 'hmm'.

Qin Ya spoke up, "Then Second Prince should have known we couldn't do it. But you insisted that if you cooperated with us, we would have to help you kill Xia Tingyu. If it weren't for Mr. Zhang's guarantee, we wouldn't have wanted to meet you today. After all, Your Highness is completely insincere, isn't he?"

Xia Ruoyun frowned: "What do you mean! Since we are here, it means there is something to talk about, right?"

Qin Ya said, "Second Prince, please be patient. First, we must establish one thing: you and I share the same goal: to overthrow the King of Shu. As for our other goals, they are our own business. But at least on this one goal, you and I can cooperate."

Xia Ruoyun said solemnly: "To overthrow my father, we must make Xia Tingyu breathless, otherwise it will be empty talk!"

Qin Ya shook her head: "This is your perspective. From our perspective, if we join forces with that Lushan, wouldn't this matter be much simpler?"

Xia Ruoyun glanced at Zhang Zi, lowered her head and thought for a moment, then looked at Qin Ya: "But I still don't know who Lushan is!"

An Xi suddenly said at this time: "If Your Highness is willing, you can be Lushan."

Xia Ruoyun frowned and scolded, "You two are senior masters! But don't joke with me like this!"

An Xi smiled lightly and said nothing more.

Instead, Qin Ya said, "After the news of Daxia's victory over Mobei arrived, the King of Shu began to encircle and suppress Zoroastrians like us. Because of this, the King of Shu was unwilling to cooperate with us, and his ministers began to have second thoughts. That's why they all started to nominate you, Your Highness, and have already begun to rebel against the King of Shu. Ultimately, it's for self-preservation. Who wouldn't cherish their lives and property?"

Xia Ruoyun was silent. He knew about such things without Qin Ya saying anything.

Qin Ya went on to say, "But the Second Prince should have thought of another possibility. Could it be that the prince, or more precisely, Xia Tingyu, did this on purpose to panic the officials in Shu, so that in order to protect themselves, they would no longer pay attention to the prince and would want to defect to others. After all, for so many years, Shu has obeyed orders but not announcements. All officials do not recognize Da Xia, but only the King of Shu, and outrageous remarks are endless. Now that something like this has happened, in order to prevent the cruel and merciless empress of Da Xia from killing their entire family, they must take action themselves. And what Xia Tingyu wants is for them to take action, force these people out, and then kill them all. Once all the rebellious people in Shu are dead, Xia Tingyu will use this credit to exchange for her life. Of course, the King of Shu acquiesced to this, and this may also be his purpose."

Xia Ruoyun clenched her fists and glared at Qin Ya.

Qin Ya didn't look at Xia Ruoyun, but looked at Zhang Zi: "The Second Prince is not in their plan? Or, the Second Prince himself is someone who can be abandoned."

Zhang Zi smiled but said nothing.

Not speaking is actually an answer.

The question was direct and the answer was straightforward.

Xia Ruoyun clenched his fists tightly. Just as Qin Ya said, this was what he had guessed. He was not in the plan!

Xia Tingyu just wants to survive on his own and will never care about them!

As for my father, he will not live! The crime he committed must be punished with death!

Qin Ya continued, "We were sincere, so we told Mr. Zhang everything we needed to know. Mr. Zhang also said that the Second Prince planned to use those officials who defected to you, then capture the King of Shu and take your mother to the army of Zhu Huang and Wen Daoji, thereby saving his own life and your mother's life."

An Xi whispered, "Aren't you bringing your brothers and sisters?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Ruoyun immediately said, "If possible, I will naturally take them with me, but..."

At this point, Xia Ruoyun's voice gradually became smaller, but her expression immediately became serious. "What they want to do has nothing to do with me! I just want my mother and I to live! Whether you intend to kill the King of Shu and rebel with those people, or to escape Zhao Wuxiu's pursuit, as you said, we have the same goal in my father's matter. But I still say that if Xia Tingyu is not dead, we can't kill the King of Shu."

Qin Ya sighed: "You must have been so traumatized. That princess has become your inner demon. You clearly know that it doesn't matter whether Xia Tingyu is there or not. But since the Second Prince insists on doing this, then..."

"Please slow down." Zhang Zi finally spoke.

Qin Ya and Xia Ruoyun looked at Zhang Zi.

Zhang Zi stood up and bowed to Qin Ya and An Xi, then looked at the Second Prince and gestured for him to move.

Xia Ruoyun nodded.

After a moment, Xia Ruoyun left angrily.

Zhang Zi came back and looked at the two of them: "I apologize for the long wait."

An Xi looked at Zhang Zi: "I finally understand why Mr. Zhang chose Xia Ruoyun."

Zhang Zi heard this and immediately said, "Master, please don't make fun of me. Besides, the Second Prince is very good."

An Xi was blunt: "For Mr. Zhang, it's very good. But for us, it's not suitable."

Zhang Zi said, "I don't know where your army is now."

An Xi did not hide it: "After defeating Zhao Wuxiu, we split our army into two groups. One group lured Zhao Wuxiu to Tokharistan, and the other group has already passed through Tuyuhun and entered the Dangxiang, and is about to reach the border of Jiannan Road."

Zhang Zi said, "So, it really is one of the five great generals who is guiding you."

Qin Ya, who was standing by, was stunned and very unhappy because Zhang Zi was just asking a trick.

An Xi said, "Yes, but there's no need to be so, Mr. Zhang. Just ask whatever you want to know. Our situations are similar now."

Zhang Zi looked at An Xi and said, "What if I say that Zhao Wuxiu didn't fall for it and was unwilling to continue chasing you through Tuyuhun, but that he was determined to go to Tokharistan to kill people? What do you think?"

An Xi was silent.

Qin Ya pressed on, "Can he watch our army unite with the Shu army?"

Zhang Zi said, "It doesn't matter."

Qin Ya looked at Zhang Zi.

Zhang Zi said, "Do you know why everything suddenly changed? It all stemmed from those three words: 'It doesn't matter.' Whether it was Fang Wenhe's plan or the King of Shu, these three words caused such a drastic change, throwing both your and my plans into disarray."

Qin Ya said, "Because of the army's combat power, it doesn't matter if the rest of our army joins forces with the army in Shu?"

Zhang Zi nodded: "Your army is naturally in alliance with Lushan, but I won't ask who that person is. However, you must be clear about one thing, Zhu Huang and Wen Daozhi's army is just outside Jiange, and they are also equipped with weapons like Zhao Wuxiu and Zong Ze."

An Xi picked up the teacup, his blue eyes looking at the tea: "Mr. Zhang is about to die, are you still thinking about these things?"

Zhang Zi looked at An Xi.

An Xi said, "Master Yi Zixuan, Wu Qinhu, and Old Poison will definitely kill you. Mr. Zhang's physical skills are unrivaled in the world, but can he escape from these three?"

Zhang Zi smiled and said, "So, I'm just thinking of a solution?"

An Xi asked back, "Are you not going to run away now?"

Zhang Zi shook his head: "I can't escape."

An Xi: "Why?"

Zhang Zi said, "From the moment the old blind man stepped into Yizhou City, I was destined to be unable to escape. Moreover, Yizhou is in such a state. If I escape, will you be able to connect with the Second Prince? I just convinced him that he will help you. Of course, the condition is still that Xia Tingyu must die, but not now."

Qin Ya looked at Zhang Zi: "Are you still thinking about causing chaos in the world?"

Zhang Zi smiled and said, "If I can defeat that old blind man, even if Yan Yunxiao is in front of me today, I can still survive."

Qin Ya sneered, "If Yan Yunxiao was here, you would be dead."

Zhang Zi smiled but said nothing.

An Xi asked, "Did you win against Chess A?"

Zhang Zi said, "He's known as the unbeatable chess player. No one has ever beaten him, but as far as I know, he's actually lost twice."

An Xi and Qin Ya looked at Zhang Zi: "One is Su Qichi, it's been so long, you probably haven't heard of him, the other is Li Yunxian, you must know him."

An Xi raised his hand, motioning for Mr. Zhang to continue.

Zhang Zi continued, "During the chess game between him and Su Qichi, the old blind man said that if the world was like this, you, Su Qichi, would also join in. Then, the former Palace Master of Miaoyin Palace, who used kindness to lead countless people in the martial arts world, disappeared, but it was the final move. The old blind man saw that the world was getting better and saw many kind people."

"As for Li Yunxian, it should be said that she only realized her defeat in the past few months. The most carefree and carefree immortal in the world, Yunshang Immortal, now lives in the cage-like capital, and has become the Queen, now the Grand Empress Dowager."

Qin Ya frowned, not understanding.

An Xi smiled and explained: "The old blind man has calculated everything in the world, and he has never made a mistake, but he missed these two people. Mr. Zhang means that he will be the third one."

At this point, An Xi stood up and looked at Zhang Zi with a smile: "Thank you, sir, for bringing us together and cooperating with the Second Prince. As you said, we will take revenge in our own way, but you'd better be careful. Just now, you said 'it doesn't matter', and why it doesn't matter, sir, you know better than us. The old blind man and the others wanted to kill you, and now there's Yu Taohua."

…

The palace of the Princess of Shu.

This was not the first time Xia Tingyu had seen Yu Taohua. He had only seen her from afar last time in the capital. He had always wanted to visit her, but he had no chance to have more contact with her.

I am seeing it with my own eyes right now.

That's it.

How to say it.

"It's so ordinary." Xia Tingyu Huer looked at Yu Taohua squatting on a stool and eating hot pot, and whispered these four words to Wu Mao beside him.

Yu Taohua had just arrived, and just as Wu Qinhu said, the dogs came following the smell.

Unlike the old poisonous man Wu Muchi who was sitting opposite him, he was well-mannered and even brought a gift for Xia Tingyu.

It was a book called "Poison Classic" which contained the recipes for various poisons in the world. It was not a serious book, but as the old blind man said, "put it away quickly."

Yu Taohua raised her eyes to look at Xia Tingyu, "You are not as pretty as the legend says, not even as pretty as the Queen's hair!"

When Xia Tingyu Huer saw Yu Taohua, he felt something strange in his heart: she is really petty.

Wu Qinhu said, "I don't feel ashamed to argue with a child."

Yu Taohua looked at Wu Qinhu and said, "Shut up! You look younger than the old blind man."

Wu Qinhu was silent.

The old blind man laughed, he liked to hear this.

However, when Xia Tingyu heard this, he looked at Wu Mao.

Wu Mao was helpless.

Xia Tingyu suddenly understood why this person was treated as a non-human by so many people. Why did he have such a bad mouth?

But Yu Taohua looked at the old blind man and said, "I thought you felt guilty about breaking my sword and didn't dare to meet me."

Upon hearing this, the old blind man blurted out in elegant language: "Bullshit! I was playing chess peacefully back then, and you broke my chessboard without telling me, and not only did you destroy all my chess pieces."

Yu Taohua immediately spoke righteously, pointing at everyone: "Everyone is here, we have to be fair. Back then, it was your chessboard that hit my sword, and the chess piece landed on my blade. So I was ruined? It was my sword that was ruined! So you ruined my sword, and I never blamed you. I thought it was not easy for you. You are so old and still can't see. How can it be my fault here!"

The old blind man turned to Xia Tingyu and said, "Go get a dog bowl! Is this dog worthy of sitting and eating?"

Yu Taohua immediately said, "I'm squatting and eating."

The old blind man took a deep breath and said, "Fuck you!"

The old poisoner Wu Muchi said, "That's enough, let's talk business."

Unexpectedly, the old blind man and Yu Taohua looked at the old poisonous creature in unison: "It's your turn to speak!"

The old poisonous creature remained silent, but a very slender centipede crawled out from the sleeve of the hand holding the chopsticks.

Seeing this, Wu Qinhu quickly scooped up some dishes and picked up the bowl.

"Stop it! Why are there so many dishes on the table?" Yu Taohua immediately pointed at the old poisonous creature.

The old poisoner looked up at Yu Taohua and said, "No matter what, what's going on?"

(End of this chapter)