Chapter 1381 You like the Empress, huh?
There was once a saying among the Imperial Guards of the Great Xia Dynasty: serving at the emperor's banquet in the palace was the most untouchable job. The worst that could happen was that you might get implicated in some accident, because such an accident was extremely rare.
What I'm really afraid of is what those adults will do at the palace banquet.
Those above fight for power, while those below suffer.
That's what I'm talking about.
However, today's assignment is quite unusual, with many Imperial Guards vying to get a job outside Chengtian Gate.
It's not for any other reason.
They came to see those martial arts masters up close, or perhaps to get acquainted with those who were attending today's banquet.
There's another interpretation of today's Dragon Boat Festival banquet. Leaving aside the江湖人 (jianghu people, people from all walks of life), let's just talk about the people in the imperial court. The older generation goes without saying, such as Grand Tutor Su and Grand Preceptor Yang. The main ones are those with low-ranking official positions and the rising young talents. Those who have received His Majesty's invitation to attend today are destined to become important figures in the court in the future.
If you can become acquainted with these people before they rise to prominence, you might not have to worry about the future.
Of course
It wasn't just these Imperial Guard soldiers who had this idea; many students outside who wanted to take shortcuts naturally had the same thought.
The reason why there are still so many martial arts practitioners with children on the main road in front of Chengtian Gate is that...
They were actually thinking the same thing, but their targets were the senior figures in the martial arts world.
In fact, this idea did not come out of nowhere.
Indeed, quite a few Grandmasters at the pinnacle of cultivation have taken in disciples and followers.
Especially in the last two days, it is said that the Taoist Huode of Haoyang Mountain was strolling around outside as usual when he suddenly saw a young Taoist named Zhang and took him as his disciple.
Moreover, according to rumors, the young Taoist priest was only at the first rank in strength and was already sixteen or seventeen years old, but he was still chosen by the Fire Virtue Taoist to be his closed-door disciple.
After this news spread, the hopes of many people, who had been thrown into turmoil by the sudden incident at the martial arts competition, were rekindled.
Su Zifan and Prince Yue, Xia Zhici, are two troublemakers who are fine when they don't meet, but when they do meet, they are inseparable.
Both of them had invitations, but they weren't in a hurry to go in.
At this moment, Su Zifan put his hands in his sleeves and looked at the scenery on both sides of the imperial road.
Chen Xin wore a lotus crown on his head and a blue Taoist robe, with a whisk draped over his arm.
Watching those people walking towards Chengtian Gate under the envious gazes of many, Su Zifan glanced over and clicked his tongue, saying, "Look at that old Zhao family guy. Back then, we beat him up and he called us 'Big Daddy' and 'Second Daddy.' Now he's all grown up, all cocky and arrogant."
Chen Xin turned his head and said indifferently, "The summer sun is scorching, and it feels like walking on thin ice. What are you so sour about? Just because someone else's official rank is one grade higher than yours?"
Su Zifan curled his lip: "High my ass. If I really wanted to get an official position, I would have become the vanguard general long ago."
Chen Xin laughed and said, "I heard that Zhao Wuyan's father went to see the Grand Tutor to arrange a marriage between Wan'er and his Zhao family? Is it because of this that he dislikes him even more?"
Mentioning this, Su Zifan spat to the side, "Damn it, I wouldn't be angry if you didn't bring it up, but now that you do, I just want to go up and beat that old bastard. Doesn't he even know what kind of person his son is? How dare he even look at my Wan'er?"
Chen Xin was by no means a person who looked righteous on the outside. After all, he was a troublemaker in the capital with Su Zifan back in the day. So he smiled lightly and said with an air of otherworldly elegance, "I'll go with you to ambush him after the banquet tonight. I am now a dignified cultivator at the peak of cultivation!"
Without saying a word, Su Zifan stretched out his fist towards Chen Xin.
Chen Xin raised his hand.
A light touch of the fist.
That's settled.
However, Su Zifan noticed that an old man pretended to fall and pushed his grandson, which coincidentally pushed his child onto the path where Liu Fenggu and the others from Liuyue Village were walking.
What he's thinking is obvious to everyone.
But there's nothing funny about it.
Instead, Su Zifan said, "If we two brothers had had such an opportunity back then, we probably would have gone even crazier than this."
Chen Xin smiled lightly: "It's normal to pave a way for one's children and grandchildren. The servants in my Yue Prince's Mansion have been bribed with a lot of money, hoping they can help bring the children into the mansion so that these senior elders can take a look at them. They even came to me, asking me to take on an apprentice."
Su Zifan suddenly remembered something: "That young man named Zhang Junshi, you told me last time that you knew him and that he was very good at cultivating Taoism, so why didn't you give him to your master, but instead gave him to that senior Huode?"
Chen Xin recalled the young man at the foot of Mount Tennoge, with whom she had formed a good relationship through casual conversation.
I never expected to run into him in the capital a couple of days ago, and this kid is really obedient; he actually found a Taoist temple and became a Taoist priest.
However, his martial arts skills are still a mess, but it seems he has started to take the path of external training.
So Chenxin thought that seeing the child again was fate, and took the child to his master. Unexpectedly, before they even arrived, Huode Daoren suddenly appeared on the road, saw the child named Zhang Junshi, and immediately snatched him away to take him as a disciple.
Chen Xin didn't say anything more, but just smiled and said, "We just don't have the fate to be fellow disciples with him."
Su Zifan clicked his tongue: "A huge loss."
Chen Xin nodded: "My two senior brothers both beat me up for this."
However, before he could finish speaking, Chen Xin raised an eyebrow and saw a woman in a tight-fitting outfit with a short sword hanging at her waist walking out from the crowd.
The woman was followed by a large group of martial arts practitioners, but when they reached the imperial road, those martial arts practitioners who looked like thugs all stopped and watched the woman's back as she walked away.
Chen Xin smirked, gave Su Zifan a wink, and immediately chased after him.
"Isn't this Qi family's fourth daughter?" Chen Xin said as soon as she walked up to the woman, who was actually Qi Pei.
Qi Pei today changed her usual bossy style of dressing however she liked, and instead wore a formal suit.
Upon hearing this voice, Qi Pei turned his head and saw Chen Xin and Su Zifan, who had just arrived. He immediately clasped his hands in greeting: "Greetings, Prince Yue; greetings, General Su."
Chen Xin clicked his tongue in astonishment: "It's changed."
Su Zifan nodded, "They used to call us Brother Xia, or Brother Su."
Back when Su Zifan and Chen Xin were roaming around Beijing, Qi Pei had already gathered a group of underlings and established his own territory.
Even though Qi Pei was still young at the time, she had already become the leader of the group.
Naturally, the three of them had a lot of contact.
Qi Pei looked at the two of them, remained silent for a moment, and then said directly, "I don't want the twenty taels of silver that you two cheated me out of back then."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xin and Su Zifan both gave Qi Pei a thumbs up, "Excellent! No wonder you're the leader of the gang."
After saying this, Chen Xin pursed her lips: "Unlike that girl Cui Yu'er, who was chasing after me for her dozen or so taels of silver a while ago. She's an official now and she's still like this."
Qi Pei took off the money pouch from his waist: "You guys stood up for me back then, should we return it to her? Otherwise, who knows what that girl will say."
Chen Xin flicked his whisk, but in the blink of an eye, Qi Pei's money pouch disappeared.
Su Zifan coughed and said, "Girl, if you need anything in the future, just say my name! I'm not in the capital, so go find Wu Xingba. That kid listens to me."
Qi Pei smiled and readily agreed: "Okay!"
Su Zifan gave Qi Pei a thumbs up again, thinking that this girl was destined for great things since she was a child.
The three walked forward, and as people around them looked at them, they whispered among themselves.
Some people in the martial arts world seemed to have recognized him and had already started plotting something.
Chen Xin smiled lightly, glanced at the few people with ulterior motives, and then looked at Qi Pei: "Little Fourth, I heard you helped a martial arts master?"
Qi Pei looked at Chen Xin with a puzzled expression: "There are too many people being helped, which one is Brother Xia referring to?"
Chen Xin said, "The Divine Fist Gang. The Empress asked you to investigate that one."
Qi Pei suddenly remembered and nodded: "It's not a big deal, we'll handle it according to the rules of the underworld."
Chen Xin said, "That man committed the sins he himself committed, and now he has lost an arm, but he is alive and can take care of the two children. That's not bad."
Qi Pei didn't respond. That's how things are in the martial world. That person broke someone else's father's arm years ago, and now his arm has been broken. That's how it is.
She was merely mediating to prevent the hatred from escalating.
Chen Xin added, "Grandpa Luo has praised you more than once, saying that in today's martial arts world, it's rare to see someone as pure as you."
Qi Pei spoke frankly: "We don't have your godlike skills, so this is all we can do. After all, Brother Xia and your world is too high-level, and this is all we can do."
Chen Xin chuckled. That's only right. After all, the martial world isn't just about the lofty Grandmasters; there are also those who risk their lives, fighting for justice and grudges.
Su Zifan looked at Qi Pei, and the more he looked at this girl, the more he liked her. It was a pity that there wasn't a suitable son in the family, otherwise he would definitely bring this girl into the Su family as his daughter-in-law. Not even the Heavenly King himself could stop him!
However, thinking about this, Su Zifan glanced at Qi Pei, wondering which little bastard would end up getting the better deal, and asked, "Does Xiao Si have someone he likes?"
Chen Xin's eyes lit up. "Good question!"
Qi Pei paused for a moment, inexplicably recalling the woman who always wore a smile, but then shook his head: "No."
How could I possibly like women?
"That can't be right~~ As far as I know, you like the Empress~~"
But at that moment, a woman with fox-like eyes suddenly grabbed Qi Pei from behind.
(End of this chapter)
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