bookrebus Chapter 203 Act separately
Chapter 203 Act separately
Last time we talked about Li Yi’s plan to finish things in Southern Liang as soon as possible so that he could return to Northern Wei. So this time let’s see how he did it.
This dual cultivation technique is beneficial to both men and women, but it is hard to say who benefits more. Anyway, after Li Yi forcefully dragged Yi Ling to the hot spring to practice dual cultivation, the atmosphere between the two changed. What did it become? It's hard to say, but it's not the kind of lovey-dovey relationship.
Yi Ling put on her clothes and said unhappily: "You are clearly bullying me! This is not a dual cultivation technique at all!"
Li Yi asked in confusion: "Why? Are you going to learn the dual cultivation technique? Then why don't you teach me?"
Yi Ling snorted coldly: "I didn't learn it, I just asked around! Even if I learned it, I can't teach you, a registered disciple!"
"Oh? It seems you're not convinced! The dual cultivation of sex and life is really powerful! Don't run, let's try again!" Yi Ling saw Li Yi rushing towards him again, and immediately used the shrinking technique to escape.
Li Yi snorted coldly, "You're lucky to run fast, otherwise I'd have let you see my unparalleled skill in controlling women! Oh, it's okay anyway, let's soak for a while, and think about how to bring Xiao Qizhen back next. Tuoba Jun, you're so lucky! You can actually meet a brother like me who can throw a beauty into your arms!"
At this moment, a man's voice was heard: "Master! Is it really you? Your hair has grown and your appearance seems to have changed. I almost didn't recognize you!" The person turned out to be Xu Li!
Yi Ling suddenly appeared in front of Xu Li, holding a peach wood sword and pointing it at Xu Li, saying coldly: "Evil cultivator!"
Li Yi quickly waved his hands and said, "Don't do it, we are one family! We are one family!"
Xu Li nodded and said, "Yes, yes, Fairy, I am really one of you!"
Yi Ling looked at Li Yi and asked, "One of us? How did you become one of us?"
Li Yi walked out of the hot spring and said as he put on his clothes: "Not all the people in Ye Mao Mountain are evil. As long as they are not extremely evil, they can be given a chance to reform. This Xu Li is a Ye Mao Mountain who turned over a new leaf."
Yi Ling looked at Xu Li and said, "He is still practicing evil skills. Can this be considered turning over a new leaf?"
Li Yi put on his clothes, walked up to Xu Li, stretched out his hand to push away the Yiling peach wood sword, patted Xu Li on the shoulder and said: "I engraved the divine thunder seal in his heart. If he does something against heaven, he will be punished by heaven, so of course he has to turn over a new leaf."
Yi Ling said coldly: "Why didn't you destroy his evil skills, and let him continue to practice evil methods?"
Li Yi replied: "There is a saying that existence is reasonable. Since this evil law can exist, it naturally has its meaning. Moreover, if we want to wipe out the Shura Palace, I am in the open and the enemy is in the dark. We cannot do it by ourselves. They may have other spies in the court. We need someone who knows the inside story."
Yi Ling took back the peach wood sword and said, "You want him to be your spy?"
Li Yi laughed and said, "Not only is he an informant, he also has to play the hand of cheating the cheaters."
Xu Li said, "Yes, yes, that's good. Black robbing black is the best!"
Li Yi looked at Xu Li and asked, "Well, tell me about your experience of joining Shura Palace and the details of Shura Palace, and I will see if there is any way to catch them all in one fell swoop." Xu Li nodded and said yes, then told him about his experience of joining Shura Palace and everything he knew about Shura Palace.
After listening to Xu Li's story, Li Yi concluded two things. First, the Shura Palace was jointly established by Hadir and Huangluxian, and Luo Yan was just pushed to the front by the two to support the scene. Huangluxian told Hadir the hiding places of all the Yemaoshan in Nanliang, and the latter found them one by one and used all means to gather these people together.
The second is the composition of Shura Hall, which is divided into four halls:
The Ghost Blade Hall, whose leader is Qiu Xiong, is Huang Luxian's favorite disciple. The Ghost Blade Hall is also considered the Shura Hall's thugs. However, after the battle at Lingyin Temple, the leader of the Ghost Blade Hall died, and all members were either dead or injured. Only a few people escaped, like Xu Li, who is no longer a threat.
Jifa Hall, headed by Jing'an, was killed by Li Yi, but Jifa Hall still existed and continued to provide financial support to Shura Hall. However, now that Luo Yan was dead, as long as the court's Jingfa Division rectified the Buddhist temples in various places, most of Shura Hall's financial resources could be cut off, which was like cutting off the source of funds.
Xuanji Hall, whose leader was Zeng Du, was also killed by Li Yi, and the main members of this hall also died in the battle of Poyang Lake. If Jifa Hall was responsible for making money for Shura Hall, then Xuanji Hall was responsible for spending money, making various weapons for Shura Hall including ghost blades, magic weapons, spells, etc., but now the leader and main members are gone, which means it is only in name.
Youling Hall, headed by Zhang Hongchen, the only female among the four hall heads. Xu Li had only heard of this female hall head's name and some of her deeds, but had never seen her in person. It was said that this hall head was called Qianmianling, and practiced the art of Youling, which allowed her to control the dead and the living with singing and dancing, and even some monks. Her methods were quite amazing.
Zhang Hongchen is a beautiful young woman. She is not only beautiful, has a sweet voice and a good figure, but also has a good charm. I don't know how many men are attracted to her and are willing to work for her. When our great scholar Li heard this, he was naturally very excited and asked Xu Li to talk about it. As a result, he was severely taught a lesson by Yi Ling.
Li Yi speculated that Zhang Hongchen must have some relationship with Hadir. Xu Li didn't know much about Youling Hall, so he didn't dare to draw a conclusion. This Youling Hall was relatively secretive, equivalent to the spy agency and assassin group of Shura Hall, and its members traveled around all year round. It was very troublesome to get rid of this Youling Hall.
In short, most of the Shura Temple has been destroyed. The Jifa Hall can only be solved after Li Yi returns to Jiankang to find Emperor Liang and the Imperial Master Chonglu to discuss the rectification of the Buddhist temple. The most important and troublesome thing right now is the Youling Hall. Li Yi asked Xu Li to find out the news and try to find out the whereabouts of the head of the hall, Zhang Hongchen. He and Yi Ling went to find the second prince and Liu Hong to find a way to wipe out the Youling Hall.
So Li Yi and Yi Ling came to Lingyin Temple in Lin'an, but what was unexpected was that the second prince Xiao Zongji did not gather the descendants of King Yu here, but took them all to Lilao County and sent heavy troops to guard the Mausoleum of King Yu.
This is simply taking off pants to fart, a superfluous move! If Bodhidara fails to stop King Shura, then these 10,000 Yanjia soldiers are no match for King Shura. On the contrary, if they do stop him, then these 10,000 people are just wasting their time!
The two had no choice but to rush to the Li Lao Yu Wang Mausoleum, but when they got there they got even more puzzling news. For more than a month, these soldiers had not made any moves, not even trying to clear out the Shura Palace, but just stayed there. So Li Yi took Yi Ling to see Xiao Zongji, but the other party said that he was busy with military affairs and would not see outsiders.
Yi Ling was about to take action, but was stopped by Li Yi. The two waited until the soldiers changed shifts. Li Yi stepped forward and saluted the soldier guarding the gate, saying, "Excuse me, sir, can you please tell Liu Hong and Liu Jianjun that his fellow apprentice sisters and brothers are here to see him?"
After a while, Liu Hong arrived and frowned when he saw Li Yi and Yi Ling. He walked out of the barracks and greeted them, then motioned for them to talk to one side. When they reached a secluded place, Yi Ling asked directly, "Senior Brother Liu, what's going on? Didn't the emperor order the destruction of the Shura Palace? Why are you still keeping your troops in place?"
Liu Hong glanced at Li Yi and said awkwardly, "The last battle at Poyang Lake caused heavy losses, and His Majesty was very dissatisfied. In order to prevent further losses to the Yanjia Army, His Majesty moved the descendants of King Yu here and stationed troops to guard the Mausoleum of King Yu."
Li Yi shook his head and sighed, "Minister Liu, no, now I have to call you Brother Liu too. Didn't more than 200 people die in the battle of Poyang Lake? Is that a big loss? Besides, that battle almost wiped out the Xuanji Hall of Shura Palace! Some losses are normal!"
Liu Hong was surprised and asked, "Brother? Have you joined the Earth Sect?"
Yi Ling nodded and said, "He is now the Taoist master's registered disciple, so he can be considered our junior fellow apprentice."
Liu Hong looked at Li Yi coldly and asked, "So, you are also a third-level cultivator?"
Li Yi laughed and said, "Why, you are only allowed to go to Wei State to learn from me, but I am not allowed to go to Di Zong to learn from you?"
Yi Ling said angrily, "We are all from the Earth Sect. Our top priority now is to wipe out the Shura Palace! Don't bring up your Liang Wei identities! If you continue to do this, I will go back and report to the Taoist Master that you are unwilling to contribute because of personal grudges. I will ask the Taoist Master to abolish your cultivation and expel you from the Earth Sect!"
Li Yi bowed and said with a smile: "Senior sister, calm down. We must definitely wipe out Shura Palace, but we can't do it alone. We have to rely on Senior Brother Liu's Yanjia New Army."
Liu Hong also bowed and said, "Don't worry, Junior Sister. I will definitely help you. We just have to think of a way to achieve both ends, otherwise I won't be able to explain myself to you."
Li Yi said in a veiled voice, "Brother Liu, have you come up with a solution that will satisfy both of us? If we continue to rely on you like this, I'm afraid we'll have to withdraw our troops soon. I raised all the money for your troops, so I hope you won't let it go to waste."
Liu Hong said angrily: "Li Yi!"
Li Yi smiled and said, "Why? Could it be that you are reluctant to part with those Yanjia soldiers? As far as I know, your Yanjia technique is driven by Taoist magic. Since the new army has benefited from Taoism, you can't just take advantage without suffering any loss! Or is it that your heart is in the court and you don't care about the affairs of the Earth Sect?"
Liu Hong suddenly threw a punch at Li Yi, who took it easily. The strong wind from the punch blew Li Yi's robes. Li Yi did not move at all and sneered, "What, brother, have I exposed you? Are you going to fight?"
Yi Ling drew out the peach wood sword behind him and pointed it at Li Yi and said, "Li Yi, shut up! Senior Brother is not that kind of person! Don't wrongly accuse a good person!"
Li Yi smiled and said, "Wrongly accusing a good person? Senior sister, you must have misjudged our Senior Brother Liu! He was able to endure humiliation and hide in our Great Wei for so long, just to steal the Mohist mechanical technique and achieve the ability of the Three Cultivators. This determination alone proves that he has great ambitions!
His mind is not on the Earth Sect, Confucianism, or martial arts. Even high positions and generous salaries cannot satisfy him. His mind is on the Southern Liang Dynasty. After all, he is a relative of the royal family of Liu Song, so he might want to restore the country!"
Liu Hong was about to make a move, but Yi Ling got there first. Li Yi was unwilling to fight with Yi Ling, so after taking three of her moves, he pulled away and asked, "Yi Ling, would you rather believe him than me?"
Yi Ling replied: "I have known Senior Brother Liu for more than ten years. Senior Brother Liu is definitely not the kind of person you say! He has sworn to eradicate the Shura Palace!"
Li Yi said helplessly: "Then I won't say anything. Since Senior Sister Yi Ling has chosen to believe Senior Brother Liu, then Senior Sister will stay here with Senior Brother to continue to think of a win-win solution! Junior Brother, I will not stay here. I want to use my own method to wipe out the Shura Palace! Goodbye!"
After saying that, Li Yi turned and left, ignoring Yi Ling's calls. After he left, Yi Ling came to Liu Hong and asked, "Senior Brother Liu, tell me the truth, do you still plan to wipe out the Shura Palace?"
Liu Hong shook his head and sighed, "Junior Sister Yi Ling, I swear you were there that day! How can this be fake? I want to eradicate the Shura Palace not only for the court, for the Earth Sect, but also for myself and for those brothers who died in the battle at Poyang Lake!"
Yi Ling asked: "What should we do now? Should we just stay here?"
Liu Hong shook his head and said, "Junior Sister Yi Ling, you know that the soldiers I brought to Poyang Lake were the elite of the elite Yanjia Army, but only about fifty of the three hundred survived. Not to mention how much effort was put into training them, the Yanjia they wore were all specially made!
That battle was equivalent to a loss of more than 200,000 taels of silver! Although the emperor did not reprimand me directly, he scolded the Second Prince severely. Now without the Second Prince's order, I can't even mobilize a single soldier! Alas! I am powerless now! "
Yi Ling asked, "So what are your plans, Senior Brother?"
Liu Hong shook his head and sighed: "I can only hope that things will turn around, otherwise there is nothing I can do."