Chapter 223: Mutual Involution
After returning from Yuyin Pavilion, Li Nuo walked to the yard and sat down, still reminiscing about the feeling of being with An Ning just now.
My wife is really too cold. When the two of us are together, we actually can't experience much love between men and women.
This also further strengthened Li Nuo's idea of helping her get rid of the influence of Yuqing Heart Technique as soon as possible.
If my wife becomes as clingy as An Ning.
What kind of happiness would that be.
A figure came in skipping from outside. Song Yiren held a candied haws made of various fruits in each hand and handed one to Li Nuo.
Li Nuo took it and took a bite. Song Yiren asked, "Is it delicious?"
Li Nuo nodded.
Watching her eating the candied haws with contentment, Li Nuo thought, if my wife hadn't practiced that crappy technique, she would probably be as lively as Yiren, right?
Song Yiren was eating a candied haws when she suddenly seemed to smell something. She moved closer to Li Nuo and sniffed him, then asked, "Why do you smell so strongly of a woman?"
She keenly sensed some powdery substance on Li Nuo's chest.
This is gouache used by women.
She looked at Li Nuo's face again and saw some light red on his lips.
This is the mark left by lip balm.
Not only did he go find a woman, he also kissed her!
Song Yiren glared at him and asked, "Where did you go just now?"
Li Nuo didn't need to hide it from her, so he said, "I'm going to see An Ning."
When he goes to see his fiancée, can't he hug or kiss her?
Song Yiren moved her lips, but was speechless for a moment.
He goes to meet his future wife, what's wrong with kissing and hugging? Not to mention her, even Song Jia can't do anything about it.
But she was still angry.
She snatched the candied haws from Li Nuo and said, "Give me back my candied haws!"
She ate both candied haws in a short time.
Li Nuo shook his head and walked into the room, feeling lucky that it was not Yiren who stayed at home...
After dinner, Li Nuo went to the Ministry of Rites again.
Although he has not officially started working yet, he still has a lot of work to do.
In order to show the sincerity of the court, the crowns and robes of the masters of different sects should be designed differently.
In addition, since the court invited them, it had to be responsible for their food and accommodation.
The examination hall near Chang'an was only used during the imperial examinations, and it was empty anyway. As long as the Ministry of Works made some minor renovations, it could be used as the venue for the martial arts conference.
Li Nuo was thinking about holding some competitions in different categories at that time.
They built stands around the arena and collected tickets as a way to generate revenue for the Ministry of Rites.
Of course, the most important thing is to obtain the experience of those masters through legal means.
After all, this was the purpose of his hosting the martial arts conference.
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Hengshan School.
Although the Hengshan School is not near the capital, they still actively participated in the martial arts conference held by the imperial court.
I thought that this martial arts conference would be the same as the martial arts conferences held by Sanqing Sect in the past. The masters would go to Sanqing Sect to study and exchange ideas for a few days, and then return to their respective sects.
No one took this matter to heart.
However, a few days later, local officials went to Hengshan with gifts from the court.
The gift was not very expensive, just an exquisitely crafted dress and a waist badge with the words "Grandmaster" written on it.
This dress was extremely elegant and all three masters liked it very much.
And that waist badge is even more precious.
With this card, not only can one meet officials without kneeling and be given a seat in court, but one can also impeach officials.
This was the first time that a martial artist had privileges in the imperial court.
The local officials who had always looked down on the martial arts world bowed down before them for the first time, almost begging them to point out if they had any dissatisfaction with the local government in the future, and they would definitely change what they could, and never go to Chang'an to impeach them...
After seeing off several local officials, the head of the Hengshan sect even straightened his back a little.
There is a feeling of finally being able to hold one's head high.
But soon, he realized something was wrong.
He turned his head and saw a figure not far away, looking at him with resentful eyes.
It was this time that he left behind the junior brother in the sect.
There are four grand masters in the sect, three of them have crowns and tokens, and he is the only one left.
Although Junior Brother Xu didn't say anything, he could also feel the strong resentment.
The head of Hengshan coughed lightly and said, "Junior Brother Xu, I will write a letter right now to tell the court that the four masters of my Hengshan sect will all attend this martial arts conference..."
Just as the letter was sent out, another disciple stepped forward and said, "Master, Senior Zhao from Songshan Sect came to our Hengshan Sect and said he had something to discuss with Master..."
After a while, the Hengshan Sect Leader walked into a wide hall, clasped his fists to the figure waiting there, and said, "Junior Brother Zhao, long time no see."
The grandmaster of the Songshan School looked at the head of the Hengshan School in front of him with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
He had met the head of Hengshan Sect before, but he was not particularly impressed by him.
But today, the head of Hengshan is wearing this extremely gorgeous dress, and an extraordinary aura comes to one's face. He is truly worthy of being the head of a sect. This kind of aura is not something that everyone has.
He calmed himself down and said with a smile, "Master, long time no see."
After a brief exchange of greetings, the Songshan Sect's Grandmaster explained his purpose and said, "I'm sure you already know that the court is going to hold a martial arts conference. I'm here this time on the orders of the Sect Leader to discuss this matter with you..."
After a moment, he looked surprised and asked uncertainly, "Are all four masters of Hengshan Sect going to this martial arts conference?"
You know, to the martial arts conference held by Sanqing Sect, each sect will only send one or two masters.
The head of Hengshan Sect nodded and said, "Not only our Hengshan Sect, but also the three masters of Huashan Sect will go there."
The old man surnamed Zhao was greatly surprised when he heard this.
He didn't expect that the Huashan Sect and the Hengshan Sect would attach so much importance to this conference.
If that’s the case, wouldn’t the three masters of their Songshan School have to go as well?
The Five Mountains Sword Sects are of the same origin.
Huashan and Hengshan attach so much importance to them, but they do not take it seriously. The court may think that the Songshan Sect has some opinion about them.
The head of Hengshan said, "Go back and tell the head that all the masters participating in the martial arts conference will receive a set of crowns and robes tailored to their needs, as well as a token issued by the court. This token is quite particular..."
Given his relationship with the Five Mountains Sword Sect, he naturally had no reservations and told the old man surnamed Zhao everything.
After hearing this, the old man surnamed Zhao clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother."
He didn't stay in Hengshan for long before he got up and said goodbye.
He returned to Songshan as soon as possible and found that people from Hengshan and Taishan sects were also there.
After he told them the decision of Hengshan and Huashan, except for being surprised, they quickly reached a consensus.
The Five Mountains Sword Sects advance and retreat together.
Huashan and Hengshan had sent out all their forces, so the three sects had no choice but to hold back.
What's more, who wouldn't be envious when hearing the brand name of "The Grandmaster"?
This thing, either no one has it, or everyone has it.
They are all in the fifth realm. Others can stay in the imperial inn when they go out and are on equal footing with local officials. I can only pay to stay in an inn and have to perform formalities when I see officials. How can you still have the nerve to call yourself a master?
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Ministry of Rites.
Li Nuo has already collected all the reply letters from the Five Mountains Sword Sects.
Huashan, Hengshan and Songshan each have three masters, and they will all be present.
All four masters from the Hengshan and Taishan sects were present.
The seventeen grandmasters from the Five Mountains Sword Sects will all attend this conference.
In the Great Xia martial arts world, there are only six first-rate sects.
The Five Great Sword Sects, plus Mount Shu.
The strength of Shushan is stronger than that of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. There are five grandmasters in the sect.
In addition, there is a strong man in the Tianxin realm, who is the top among the first-class sects.
A second-rate sect refers to a sect with one or two masters.
There are many such sects, about twenty in total, and most of them have only one grandmaster.
Sects without grandmasters but with five or more fourth-level warriors are considered third-rate sects, and there are hundreds of them.
Those who can't even gather five people in the fourth realm can only be considered as not worthy of the name, and their number is impossible to count.
Li Nuo's target is only those masters.
So this time, he only invited third-rate and above sects, which would reduce investment and facilitate management.
He found a memorial and wrote an invitation letter in his own handwriting.
This invitation letter was sent to Shushan.
The martial arts world of Daxia is famous for its swordsmanship, and Shushan stands at the top of Daxia's swordsmanship.
The Shushan Sect's strength may not be as good as the Sanqing Sect.
But in terms of swordsmanship, even the Sanqing Sect cannot compare to Shushan.
If he could invite Shushan as well, his swordsmanship would probably be completely perfect.
If we include Shushan, all the first-rate sects are complete. So why wouldn’t the second-rate sects below come?
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Shu land.
The mountains stretch endlessly, with dangerous peaks piercing the sky like sharp swords.
The cliffs are as sharp as knives, with tall pines and ancient vines entwined on top.
A ray of silver light flew out from the clouds and landed on a high peak.
A figure with white beard and white eyebrows jumped down from the air, and the sword under his feet automatically returned to its sheath.
A tall figure has been waiting here for a long time.
He first bowed respectfully to the old man, then said: "Master, the Great Xia court has sent us an invitation to attend the martial arts conference to be held in Chang'an in three months..."
The old man looked calm and said, "No."
Shushan has always been dissatisfied with the Sanqing Sect and even refused to attend the martial arts conference held by the Sanqing Sect, let alone the imperial court?
The so-called Sanqing Sect is nothing more than the forced merger of three sects.
If their three lineages were separated, Shushan would be the number one sect in Daxia.
The Shushan disciple said, "The invitation says that the Sanqing Sect will also participate in this martial arts conference. All the masters of the Five Mountains Sword Sects, including the heads, will also attend..."
The old man was stunned when he heard this, and the indifferent expression on his face disappeared. He asked unsurely: "What did you say? Say it again?"
The Sanqing Sect is about to hold a martial arts conference, so why would it care about the Daxia court?
There are also the Five Mountains Sword Sects. Even though they are not as strong as Shushan, they are also first-rate sects. Why did they actually send out all their forces?
Recently, has something major happened in the martial arts world that Shushan doesn't know about...
(End of this chapter)
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