Chapter 162: The Elegant Man and the Long Song · Eight

Xiao Hao not only did not draw his sword, but also turned around, exposing all the broken silk on his back to Ye Gucheng.

In the last world, he was able to use different skills at the same time without switching between the two inner heart methods. Now, maintaining the sword energy of the heart sword does not conflict with his current skills of the long song.

But he did not want to fight with Ye Gucheng.

Ye Gucheng could not kill him anyway, and he would not kill Ye Gucheng. Ye Gucheng's defeat tonight was an inevitable result. Instead of wasting time on unnecessary fights, it would be better to find the little emperor.

He casually picked up the wine pot on the stone table, raised his head and took a sip, saying: "I know you really want to fight with me, but today is not the time."

Ye Gucheng frowned, but he did not relax and put down his long sword: "You don't need to choose the right time to kill someone."

Xiao Hao shook his head and said to him: "You know you can't kill me."

Ye Gucheng's hand holding the sword was throbbing with veins, but the tip of the sword remained motionless.

Xiao Hao knew that a few words would not make Ye Gucheng give up, so he gently placed the wine pot on the stone table. With a "click", he turned around quickly at the moment of the sound. The sound of Pingsha Luoyan's piano sounded. Ye Gucheng was slightly startled. He subconsciously wanted to raise his sword, but was surprised to find that a dangerous and unfamiliar feeling filled his whole body.

Xiao Hao looked at him with a smile, and Ye Gucheng still raised his sword. He frowned, not knowing what Xiao Hao had just done.

Xiao Hao played the piano slowly and said: "You are a good opponent, but today you are not at your peak, and I am not at my peak either. It would be unsatisfying to have a hasty fight. When you really break through the shackles, you can fight me fiercely."

Ye Gucheng wanted to move, but every part of his body was resisting his will. This state was very strange.

His mind was shaken for a moment. He had never met such an opponent before. The energy of the unsheathed sword alone made his whole body unable to move.

His will to fight was clearly not gone, but he was shocked to find that he slowly put the sword down.

For the first time, Ye Gucheng realized that his body actually succumbed before his will.

This was simply...

Xiao Hao said that he had shackles on his body. Was there something wrong with his swordsmanship?

Ye Gucheng's mind was confused.

After Xiao Hao Pingsha, he only had one skill, Flying Fairy from the Sky, but he would not control Ye Gucheng to hit him. He controlled Ye Gucheng to put down the sword and tempted him: "The city lord is indeed a reasonable person."

No, that's not the case!

Ye Gucheng wanted to explain, but found that he couldn't even control his throat. Ye Gucheng began to examine himself. He had always longed for a strong enemy, but now that a strong enemy was in front of him, why did he behave like this?

"The shackles that you mentioned, sir..." After twelve seconds of control, Ye Gucheng finally found his voice, but he could not draw his sword again in front of Xiao Hao, who had completely removed his sword energy defense.

He respected every swordsman who could be called an opponent. Now that he had made a choice, he would not go back on his word.

Xiao Hao smiled lightly and asked back: "Is this song "Pingsha Luoyan" to the taste of the city lord?"

Ye Gucheng is a sword master who is obsessed with swords. He has devoted all his energy to swordsmanship and has no extra energy to study music. He didn't know what Xiao Hao meant by asking this, so he could only look at him silently.

Xiao Hao said sternly, "The city lord has a dirty mind. If one day the city lord can really fly like a swan, and travel thousands of miles, you and I may fight."

Ye Gucheng thought for a moment and said, "Why?"

Xiao Hao said, "Geese have far-reaching ambitions, but they fly in groups of three or five, calling and responding to each other. The city lord entered the world to seek the way, but your way... your heart can escape, but your body cannot."

These words were like a huge rock falling into the water, causing huge waves. Ye Gucheng thought of his previous state, and thought of many things in the Southern Palace. His mind was full of thoughts, and he was stunned for a moment.

Xiao Hao was not only talking about what he was doing, but what had just happened was also pointing out the bottleneck of his swordsmanship.

In order to pursue the way of swordsmanship, he entered the world to sharpen his sword. However, after entering the world, if he could get out of the world, he would become an immortal god, and if he entered but did not leave, he would be a human being. Xiao Hao affirmed him and firmly believed that he could enter and leave, but the world he had plunged into should not be underestimated.

Xiao Hao was reminding him that choosing the Southern Palace might drag him into a whirlpool, and even if he found his way, he would not be able to escape.

Ye Gucheng was not afraid of being torn apart by the torrent of the world of mortals. He thanked Xiao Hao for his reminder, but he was very firm about the sword: "If I hear the way in the morning, I can die in the evening."

He saluted Xiao Hao, put away his sword and said, "I accept your suggestion, but tonight is indeed not the time." He was not yet ready, and he needed to be stronger to discuss swords with the man in front of him. At the same time, he was also full of curiosity: "Where is the peak of the master?"

Xiao Hao took the wine bottle, put the zither on his back, waved his hand and said: "I have too many distractions in my heart that I can't let go of, and it's impossible for me to reach the peak." But this does not affect his pretense. Even if he is not at the full level, he is confident that he can beat the masters of this world

. His enemy experience ranges from ancient beasts to masters, but he can leave them far behind with his reaction and instinct.

Well... it's a bit suspenseful to face Shi Zhixuan who has recently broken through.

Xiao Hao can no longer see Shi Zhixuan's level. This guy entered the Tao through martial arts, and his level rose rapidly. Xiao Hao no longer regards him as an ordinary human being.

Ye Gucheng was very confused. Xiao Hao was the only swordsman he had ever seen. Apart from the famous Ximen Chuxue, he felt that there was no one else in the world who could be on the same level as him. How could such a person say that he could never reach the top?

Ye Gucheng saw his zither and suddenly understood something.

Miscellaneous thoughts.

They were different.

Whether it was Ximen Chuxue or him, they all regarded swordsmanship as their lifelong pursuit, but Xiao Hao was not.

Ye Gucheng looked at the sword in his hand, and then at Xiao Hao's back, "There are only three people in the world who can reach the peak."

"You are only half right." Xiao Hao glanced at him and smiled, "Three people are true, but the third person is not me."

Ye Gucheng asked doubtfully, "Who is it?"

Xiao Hao pointed to the sky above his head, "The current emperor."

Ye Gucheng was startled again, and just wanted to ask something, but saw Xiao Hao waving at him from a distance, drinking and walking, saying, "I am drunk and want to sleep, you go now, bring the zither tomorrow if you want!" [Note]

This is to drive people away.

But Ye Gucheng fully understood Xiao Hao's meaning, this is a promise.

Xiao Hao was waiting for his "Ming Dynasty" who had mastered the swordsmanship to come to him.

Ye Gucheng took back the words that were already on his lips and said coldly: "Next time, please don't hesitate to teach me."

Xiao Hao's wine pot was empty, but he didn't care. He opened the bag and poured the apricot blossom wine left over from the Qingming mission into it, and shook it twice with satisfaction.

[Ding! The knight talked eloquently, and his words and actions all showed the style of a peerless master, and his style +1000. ]

[Current achievement: Hidden Yuan Secret · Ambition and Heart, progress 2150/10000. ]

Ye Gucheng left.

Xiao Hao exhaled a long breath and began to chat with Lu Xiaofeng in private.

"I heard that as long as you have money, you can get any information you want to know from a person. Brother Lu, can you recommend one or two to me?"

Lu Xiaofeng felt that his beard was about to fall off due to worry. "Why does Bachelor Xiao always like to scare people in the middle of the night by using secret telepathy?"

Xiao Hao thought about this question seriously and replied after a while: "That's why you always come to me in the middle of the night when it's obviously your trouble."

Lu Xiaofeng was very desperate. He sat up and said, "Can I apply for a good night's sleep?"

Xiao Hao shook the wine pot in his hand and smiled, "This is the newly opened apricot blossom wine. There is not much stock. There is only one pot in the world."

"Let's go to the brothel." Lu Xiaofeng took decisive action.

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Xiao Hao followed Lu Xiaofeng to find Dazhi Datong.

Although he was a small figure who rose to power by eating helicopter pills, Xiao Hao was still very rich. The information he could buy with money was much simpler than that he could get by aimlessly looking for people in Taoist robes.

He could not delay any longer. The longer the little emperor was away from the palace, the more trouble he would have. He could not stay away from the palace for a long time without going back to deal with state affairs. Now the court only knew that he was ill and took leave at home. The little emperor was filial and did not leave even a step. Except for the other two assistant ministers and a few confidants of the little emperor in the Imperial Household Department, no one had leaked the news yet.

Those two were not young anymore, and Xiao Hao did not dare to delay too long and tire them out.

It is true that money makes things easier.

Lu Xiaofeng took Xiao Hao to see Master Guisun, but Xiao Hao stood at the door of the brothel and refused to go in no matter what.

It wasn't that Xiao Hao didn't want to see it, but the pressure that was about to materialize behind him almost burned two holes in his back. Xiao Hao put on a noble and cold look like an old Qin father, and said righteously: "...officials should be clean and self-disciplined, and should not enter the places of fireworks and willows."

Lu Xiaofeng looked at him strangely and amusedly, "My great bachelor, you are not kidding me, right?"

Xiao Hao shook his head expressionlessly and said: "It's okay to go in, but I'm afraid that both of us will not be able to walk out alive."

Lu Xiaofeng shuddered, looked around, and whispered in Xiao Hao's ear: "That...?"

Xiao Hao nodded.

"..." Lu Xiaofeng was a good phoenix only when he was alive, and he didn't want to be a dead phoenix. He sighed and patted Xiao Hao on the shoulder sympathetically: "I'll go."

After a while, Lu Xiaofeng dragged Master Guisun out.

They followed Master Guisun to a remote cave, where Dazhi Datong was.

Xiao Hao weighed the silver in his hand without hesitation, threw it towards the cave entrance, and asked directly: "Five days ago, a man in a Taoist robe took a young man away from a small teahouse at the temple gate outside the city. Where did they go?" A

voice soon came from inside: "Wudang."

Xiao Hao paused and threw another silver ingot in. "Is he also one of the people chasing the ring?"

"Yes."

Xiao Hao turned around and left.

Lu Xiaofeng was surprised that he had finished asking questions so quickly, and hurriedly caught up with him, "Sir, do you have any more questions?"

Xiao Hao looked at him strangely, "Should I have any more questions?" The information was concise and to the point, enough for him to sort out the clues. Lu Xiaofeng

stroked his chin and looked at him for a long time, with a somewhat incredible look, "I thought you would also ask about my background and so on."

Xiao Hao glanced at him, what else could these people in the underworld think of when he himself didn't know. "You seem to be looking forward to my asking?"

Lu Xiaofeng laughed, "Is this question mine?"

Xiao Hao saw his expression of "come and ask me", and couldn't help but throw him a silver ingot.

Lu Xiaofeng followed him, took the fifty taels calmly, and threw it in his hand, saying: "I came to see him once a few days ago, and he told me that the gentleman came from the west."

The author has something to say: Ritian [Serious]: Officials should be clean and self-disciplined, and should not enter the places of fireworks and willows.

Shi Zhixuan: Ah Hao's self-cultivation is getting better and better.

Lu Xiaofeng: I believed your lies...

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Note: From Li Bai's "Drinking with a Hermit in the Mountains".

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