Chapter 124 Emperor Qing’s Fear and Heavy Scheme (asking for monthly votes)
Si Gu Jian didn't care, and the reason was very simple.

Dongyi City has always represented neutrality and free trade.

Si Gu Jian had no plans to expand outward, and with his strength as a grandmaster, he could naturally protect Dongyi City and live in peace in a corner.

Now that he heard that a new grandmaster had emerged, he acted like an ostrich and did nothing.

Maybe it is not the best way to deal with it, but it is the least noticeable one, mainly because it will not attract the attention of other grand masters.

Be it Ku He, Ye Liuyun, or the one in the Qing Palace, none of them would doubt Si Gu Jian.

And just this, that's enough.

His Dongyi City can naturally continue to be safe.

Of course, there is another possibility that he has to guard against, that is, this Qi Ye is the grandmaster of Qing Kingdom.

In this way, Qing Kingdom will have three grand masters. He must unite with Ku He, otherwise the day of breaking the city will not be far away.

So on the surface Si Gu Jian did not react much, but secretly, he still sent out two disciples.

One went to Qing State and the other went to Qi State. They must find out everything about this great master.

In fact, Si Gu Jian was still a little confused in his heart.

If this Qi Ye is really the fifth grandmaster and is from Qing Kingdom, then there is no need for Qing Kingdom to do these little tricks.

One will hold him back, one will hold Ku He back, and the other grandmaster can directly sweep across the State of Qi!
It is for this reason that Si Gu Jian feels that things are strange.

Everything can only be known after obtaining accurate information.

Kyoto Imperial Palace, inside the imperial study.

Emperor Qing grabbed Chen Pingping and gave him a good scolding. It was the first time that his emotions were so out of control that he could only use yelling to relieve his anxiety.

To be honest, since Ye Qingmei's death, Emperor Qing has never lost control of his emotions like this again.

He is a grandmaster in terms of strength and one of the most powerful people in the world.

He is the ruler of a country and his power is unrivaled.

With power and status, and everything under his control, Emperor Qing has not felt out of control of his emotions for a long time.

But today, facing his questioning, Chen Pingping was unable to give any answer.

The Inspection Office, his eyes and ears, was blind and deaf!
"I will find out the truth of the matter as soon as possible and give an explanation to Your Majesty!" Chen Pingping bowed and said with a look of panic on his face.

"roll!"

Emperor Qing pointed at the door and shouted.

"I'm leaving." Chen Pingping bowed with a serious expression.

But when he turned his wheelchair around and left the imperial study, a smile appeared on his face.

In the imperial study room.

Emperor Qing rubbed his head and said, "Go and call Hong Sixiang."

Not long after, Hong Sixiang came to the imperial study and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Emperor Qing waved his hand and Eunuch Hou went down. Now only Emperor Qing and Hong Sixiang were left in the room.

"Go to Jiangnan and secretly summon Ye Liuyun to Kyoto. No one else is allowed to know about this. Do you understand?" Emperor Qing said solemnly.

"Yes!" Hong Sixiang did not say anything and did it immediately.

Emperor Qing secretly summoned Ye Liuyun for a very simple reason: he was afraid that Qi Ye and Wu Zhu were in cahoots.

If these two people gathered together and broke into the palace directly, without Ye Liuyun's help, he might die.

Out of fear of death, Emperor Qing couldn't care too much at this time.

"Alas," Emperor Qing sighed and continued to deal with state affairs.

Qi State, Shangjing City.

There were originally many Jinyiwei guarding the area around the house where the delegation lived.

On the one hand, the Kingdom of Qing was holding a martial arts competition and they had to maintain discipline, and on the other hand, they had to monitor the delegation.

But now, the martial arts competition was cancelled, and there was a grand master living in the delegation. How could they have the courage to monitor them? Following the Queen Mother's order, they withdrew long ago.

Not only that, all residents within a hundred meters around the mission were also evacuated.

At this time in a courtyard, Fan Xian was looking for Qin Feng to ask about some difficulties of Hunyuan Gong, and Qin Feng answered them one by one.

Then, with a hint of curiosity, he asked Qin Feng about the differences between Hunyuan Gong and Badao Gong Jue.

Qin Feng also explained: "The Tyrant Technique is only the first half, the second half should be called the Kingly Technique, which requires you to dissolve the meridians in your body and condense new 'meridians', that is, use your body as a container to make the internal Qi stronger and more!"

"The full name of this technique should be called Wang Ba Gong Jue, or Ba Wang Gong Jue."

"This name sounds powerful!" Fan Xian exclaimed.

When his meridians were still there, his Qi was already so powerful. If he could open up his meridians to accommodate more Qi, wouldn't he be invincible at the Grandmaster level? !
Qin Feng laughed and said, "It's powerful, but in my opinion, it's putting the cart before the horse. Although it's powerful, its upper limit is also locked."

"Ah?" Fan Xian was stunned.

He asked hurriedly, "Master, I can break through to the Grandmaster level and I won't be stuck at the ninth level. How can this be called being locked by the upper limit?"

As he was talking, Fan Xian suddenly realized something.

"Could it be that there is an even more powerful realm above the Grandmaster?!"

To be honest, the Grand Master is already a non-human. His strength is scary just by looking at him.

If there is a realm above this, Fan Xian simply cannot imagine what the scene would be like.

"There should be, I don't know for sure, but I know that if I practice this King Hegemony Technique, I will be a Grandmaster at best in my lifetime."

Qin Feng paced back and forth, and said earnestly: "I know that Grandmaster is already a very big goal for a warrior. What I said to you is just too ambitious."

"Now you don't have to think too much. This Hunyuan Gong that your master created by integrating the strengths of hundreds of schools is the best for you at the moment. Practice it first."

"I am still trying to figure out and improve this technique. I will teach you when I have some understanding of it."

After hearing these words, Fan Xian finally understood Qin Feng’s true thoughts, which were so great.

This master actually wanted to be a pioneer in martial arts and open up a brand new path for the grandmaster.

He integrated the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought and created the unique Hunyuan Gong. What a talent!

Anyway, if the Grandmaster is this strong, wouldn't he be an immortal if he were any stronger than that? !
"Yes, Master!" Fan Xian said with a bow.

At this moment, there were the sounds of footsteps running quickly from outside the yard.

"My lord! My lord! It's done!"

The two turned around and saw Wang Qinian coming in with an excited look on his face.

After discovering Qin Feng, Wang Qinian immediately restrained his expression and bowed respectfully to Qin Feng, "Greetings, Lord Ye."

This man is a grandmaster, so Wang Qinian dare not neglect him. He thought Fan Xian was the only one in the yard.

"Old Wang, what's the good news?" Qin Feng asked with a smile.

Although he had achieved the Grandmaster level, he did not like to put on airs as it was too tiring.

And Qin Feng never thought of solving problems by just killing people. Although he would gain great power by doing so, everyone would be afraid of him.

But his final outcome will be no different from Emperor Qing's.

Becoming a dictator, a dictator, and then losing everything. Qin Feng couldn't stand this kind of life. He preferred to be more relaxed and have equal conversations with others, because in this way, at least others would tell the truth and he would have close friends.

Otherwise, it would be too tiring for him to live alone.

Of course, Qin Feng doesn’t treat everyone with a good face. He likes people who know their limits and have positive values.

For example, Wang Qinian, Fan Xian, and Fan Ruoruo.

Perhaps because of his grandmaster-level strength, others will fear and respect him, but since he treats others with sincerity, he will naturally receive sincerity in return.

"Return to my lord."

Wang Qinian was somewhat flattered and said, "Shen Zhong sent the list over."

As he spoke, he took out a list from his sleeve and handed it to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng didn't look at it. Fan Xian on the side took the list and started to look through it.

"Eldest Princess, Second Prince" Fan Xian looked at the names on the list with a calm gaze and not much emotional fluctuation.

If it was before, his heart was still with Qing Kingdom, and he did things for Qing Kingdom.

But now, after knowing the truth, Fan Xian no longer has room for Qing Kingdom in his heart.

Of course, he is a person who cannot accommodate the Qing Kingdom with Emperor Qing as its emperor. If the emperor is replaced, Fan Xian will still be a Qing citizen!

At this time, Wang Qinian continued: "Sir, there is one more thing."

"Shen Zhong is dead."

"Ah? Shen Zhong? Is that the commander-in-chief Shen Zhong? How did he die?!" Fan Xian was stunned.

Although Shen Zhong was stripped of his dragon robe and lost the favor of the royal family, he was still the commander-in-chief after all. How could he be killed without authorization? !

Wang Qinian seemed to know what Fan Xian was thinking, and explained, "It wasn't an order from the palace to kill him!"

"Who killed him? It couldn't be an assassin, right?" Fan Xian became even more confused.

This is the capital city, under the feet of the emperor. How could they kill the commander-in-chief unless he was sentenced to death?

"It was the Northern Qi general Shangshan Hu. The two were discussing in the Shen residence, and then they quarreled over something, and then Shangshan Hu killed Shen Zhong."

"Is Uesugi Tora crazy?!" Fan Xian didn't understand what was going on in this man's mind.

"Sean is Uesugi Tiger's adoptive father. He probably thinks that Sean's death was a conspiracy by Shen Zhong." Wang Qinian guessed tentatively.

"A reckless man!" Fan Xian complained.

Qin Feng then said to Fan Xian: "Anger can lower a person's IQ. This is a typical example."

Uesugi Tora was able to become the general. Although he was busy leading troops in battles and had little political ability, he was definitely not a fool.

If it was Shen Zhong who really killed Sean, then why did the Queen Mother cooperate so well and then take away Shen Zhong's python robe?
As for this problem, if Uesugi Tora was calmer, he would be able to think of it.

But he was blinded by anger and killed Shen Zhong directly.

Qin Feng and Fan Xian could think of this.

He quickly bowed and said, "I will follow Master's instructions and stay calm at all times."

Qin Feng did not deliberately conceal the news that he accepted Fan Xian as his apprentice, and Wang Qinian also knew about it.

At this time, Fan Xian bowed, and Wang Qinian naturally followed suit.

In the capital city.

The news of Shen Zhong's murder spread quickly, and Uesugi Tora was quickly captured.

But he was not convicted. Instead, Shen Zhong was convicted of a serious crime, while Uesugi Tora not only failed to commit the crime, but was instead credited with merit.

The reason is very simple. The Qi royal palace cannot afford to lose Shangshan Hu again, otherwise the Northern Qi army will be without its commander. Now is a turbulent time, and the Qi state will really be finished.

In addition, there is another very important reason, which is what Shen Zhong and Uesugi Tora said.

In fact, when entering the Shen Mansion, Shangshan Hu knew that Shen Zhong was most likely not the mastermind, and his adoptive father Sean was killed by the Queen Mother.

But after arriving at the Shen Mansion, Shen Zhong explained through words that it was he who killed Sean.

This matter has nothing to do with the Queen Mother or Ku He. Everything was planned by Shen Zhong alone.

How could Shangshanhu tolerate such a provocation? He killed Shen Zhong directly.

And this is exactly what Shen Zhong wanted.

He took the initiative to do this to take the blame for the Empress Dowager and Ku He!

From a public perspective, Shen Zhong's heart was ultimately with Northern Qi. He had a premonition that Northern Qi would be in chaos, but he was a Northern Qi man after all and could not turn a blind eye.

So he used a trick to transfer Uesugi Tora's hatred onto himself, thus avoiding the future collapse of Northern Qi.

Personally, he was doing this for his sister.

The Queen Mother is a smart person, she will understand why he does this.

And seeing this kindness, he should not make things difficult for his sister anymore, which can be regarded as leaving a way out for the Shen family.

It has to be said that Shen Zhong's plan was successful.

Now that Uesugi Tora has been captured and released, it will probably not be long before he is reinstated.

The hatred has been taken away by Shen Zhong, and after he is reinstated, Uesugi Tora will only feel gratitude towards Northern Qi.

In addition, with foreign enemies at hand, the situation is grim and the general and Northern Qi are of one mind, which is the only way to stabilize the situation.

Inside the Imperial Palace in Shangjing City.

Zhan Doudou asked Haitang Duoduo, "Grandmaster Ye accepted Fan Xian as his disciple. What do you think?"

"What can I do? I'll just sit and watch." Haitang Duoduo said after taking a bite of fruit.

Ever since the battle between Qin Feng and Ku He, the royal family of Qi has been in a state of pretending to be busy.

They are obviously very anxious, but they don’t know how to solve the problem, so they can only fall into false busyness to relieve their anxiety.

"What do you mean sit and watch?! I just want to ask, should we go over and hold a banquet for him to become his apprentice? It would be best if we could make it a big event and invite some big shots to watch the ceremony."

When Zhan Doudou talks to Haitang Duoduo in private, he doesn't have to keep a stern face all the time, and he doesn't call himself "I" but "I".

"Isn't this bad!"

Haitang Duoduo said: "Master Ye didn't announce it actively, it was just spread out. Maybe he didn't want to do this."

"Don't I want you to go and ask?" Zhan Doudou revealed his true intention.

The reason she brought this up is mainly because there are so many benefits!

If Qin Feng held a teacher-apprentice banquet in their Qi State, he would also invite other people to come.

So how do others view the Qi State? Many people probably wonder if Qin Feng is good friends with Ku He.
As a result, the pressure on Qi State was greatly reduced.

"Me?" Haitang Duoduo was startled and waved her hands quickly, "I can't go."

"You have had some communication with the Grand Master before, and he has given you some pointers. You can also talk to Fan Xian. If you don't go, who else can go? Are you going to send your senior brother?"

After hearing what Zhan Doudou said, I thought about it and realized that this was also for the State of Qi.

Finally, Haitang Duoduo nodded and said, "Okay, I'll try."

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