Hou Pijing stood in front of the two elders of the Poison Curse Sect with a smile and said, "Are you looking for me? Feng Biqing, why are you getting more and more slender? And you Tongkong, damn it, eat less, you are as bloated as a ball. You two have been haunting me for almost ten years. If I were a woman, you two might have caught up with me. Seeing how sincere you two are, I am really impatient. Let's get close to you two today!"
Tall Feng Biqing looked at Hou Pijing in surprise and stammered, "You...you...you..."
Short and fat Tongkong reacted faster and screamed, "Oh no, the ruthless complex has been resolved by him."
Feng Biqing's hands flew, and he made various seals in succession, and thin black threads shot out from his fingertips. Seeing that Hou Pijing did not move at all, shocked and panicked expressions appeared on their faces. They knew that if the ruthless complex had not controlled him, all the masters of the Poison Curse Sect would not be his opponent.
"Hahahaha...hahaha...I've been patient for ten years, you two are so awesome, chasing me around, amazing!" Hou Pijing gave a thumbs up, "Papa, Papa", without any warning, each of them received two Yin-Yang slaps. Hou Pijing still stood there with his thumbs up, and the two were so scared that they spat out a few teeth at the same time.
Li Qiang and the other four hid in the bushes and peeked. Among the four, only Li Qiang vaguely saw Hou Pijing's rapid movement. The other three were just confused and didn't understand why he could hit people without moving.
Feng Biqing and Tong Kong looked at each other, and they both made a strange seal at the same time.
Feng Biqing's seal sprayed a canopy of black silk, and the black silk swam towards Hou Pijing from all directions like a living thing. Tong Kong's seal turned into a strange green mist and floated into the black silk. The two shouted in unison: "Ten Thousand Curses Devouring the Heart!"
"Ten Thousand Curses Devouring the Heart" is the most domineering attacking curse of the Poison Curse Cult. Hou Pijing laughed and said, "This thing is useless in front of me, haha, Ten Thousand Curses Devouring the Heart can only bully children." With a wave of his hand, a giant hand as big as a tabletop, emitting cold air and shining white light, flew out of his wrist.
Those black silks immediately disappeared like snowflakes floating into a fire. The two people spit out blood at the same time and were seriously injured.
Zheng Peng was surprised and said, "This is the 'Hanling Giant Palm'. Great, I have learned it too."
Zhao Hao smiled and said, "You have to practice for at least a few hundred years to reach the level of your uncle."
Zheng Peng rolled his eyes and said, "You hit my confidence again."
Feng Biqing shouted, "The old guy is too powerful, let's go!"
The two people disappeared out of thin air.
Hou Pijing sneered, "Can you leave? I haven't gotten close to you yet." Before he finished speaking, there was a "bang" sound, and the two people appeared not far away.
The short and fat Tong Kong shouted, "We admit defeat. You are a senior, how dare you argue with us juniors."
Hou Pijing said happily, "Don't worry, I won't kill you two bastards, but I want to get close to you and repay you for chasing me for ten years!"
Hou Pijing walked slowly to them, and what Li Qiang and the other four didn't expect was that he actually punched and kicked them, just like street hooligans fighting, punching and kicking, and it was fun.
After a while, the two of them lay on the ground like mud.
Hou Pijing unceremoniously searched a bunch of things from them, clapped his hands and said, "Tell your leader that I will come to him sooner or later, and tell him to get ready and get out of here!"
Li Qiang and the other four clapped their hands and left. Mei Jingjing flattered him with a smile, saying, "Senior Hou is so majestic and brave. He beat the two bad guys so hard that they couldn't fight back. Niuniu admires him so much, hehe!"
Hou Pijing shuddered and said, "Don't, don't flatter me. You are a little bad guy. How can I not know what you are thinking?"
The four laughed together, and Hou Pijing said: "Hey, I did something bad in my last life, so I met you little bad guys. This is for you, and this is for the black guy."
Zhao Hao said, "Uncle Master, where is mine?"
Li Qiang also joined in the fun and shouted, "Do you have mine?"
Hou Pijing was so confused that he shook his hands and said, "No, no, these two guys only have this valuable thing. If they want more, I will even pawn my pants."
Mei Jingjing and Zheng Peng got the "storage belt", which is a very practical thing. Although it is not as good as Li Qiang's bracelet, it can also store a lot of items.
Zhao Hao didn't get anything, but he was not sad. After all, he had been in the martial arts world for many years, and he knew that having a master like Li Qiang was already a great honor. If Li Qiang was not ignorant, who would accept an old man in his seventies as a disciple?
Hou Pijing asked, "Brother, let's go to the capital first."
"Great, let's go to the capital to play!" Mei Jingjing cheered, these days of training made her feel suffocated.
With Hou Pijing's teleportation, the five people easily reached the capital.
After entering the capital, Zhao Hao smiled and said, "Uncle Master, Master, go to your disciple's home to rest first, and I will accompany you to tour the city tomorrow."
Li Qiang hesitated a little and asked, "Brother, what do you think?"
Hou Pijing looked a little strange, and said absent-mindedly, "It has changed a lot. Oh, okay, let's go to your disciple's home."
Zhao Hao said curiously, "Uncle Master, are you familiar with this place?"
Hou Pijing sighed, "Yes, I haven't been here for more than 40 years. There used to be a Qingji Oil Mill here, but now it's a pawnshop."
Li Qiang was also deeply touched. He didn't know what his hometown would become when he had the ability to return to Earth.
When the group arrived at Zhao Hao's house, Mei Jingjing exclaimed: "Wow, you are a rich man. Zhao Jibao Silver Jewelry Gold Shop, is it yours?"
Zhao Hao smiled and said: "Yes, I will ask them to bring the best gold and silver jewelry for you to choose."
Mei Jingjing said happily: "Really? But Niuniu has no money!"
Li Qiang smiled and said: "Why would he want Niuniu's money?"
As soon as Zhao Hao entered the door, the whole silver shop was in chaos.
They disappeared in the Baiwei Restaurant in Panshi Town. The news had already spread to the silver shop. Zhao Hao's children and grandchildren rushed to the capital and sent many good people to search along the way. When they were in a desperate situation, they came back.
As soon as Zhao Hao arrived home, he showed the power of the old man in charge. He first arranged everyone in the best room, and then set up a sumptuous banquet in the living room, and did his best to entertain them.
Hou Pijing laughed and said, "I really envy this kid. He has so many children and grandchildren around him. I am so miserable. I don't have any real relatives."
Zhao Hao is a smart man. He immediately said, "Uncle Master, my family is your family. As long as you return to the old Song Kingdom and come to the Silver House at any time, we will respect you well."
A servant came in and reported, "Master Cheng wants to see you."
Cheng Zizhong shouted as soon as he entered the door, "Oh, Master Li, you scared the master to death. We have been waiting in Panshi Town for two whole days. Alas, if you don't come, the master will jump into the river." He thought to himself, "Thank God, if you run away, the emperor will chop off my head."
Seeing Hou Pijing sitting in the first seat, Cheng Zizhong asked in surprise, "Who is this..." He knew at a glance that this old man was the one who stole the wine. How could he be with Li Qiang and others?
Li Qiang introduced: "He is my elder brother. Old brother, this is Cheng Zizhong, Master Cheng."
Cheng Zizhong hurriedly said: "Hello, old man."
Hou Pijing snorted and said: "Never mind." He looked arrogant.
Cheng Zizhong said: "What a big airs, if it weren't for Master Li's face, who would care about you, an old man." There was a slight displeasure on his face.
Li Qiang smiled slightly and said, "Master, please sit down." Then he said, "Should I go to see the emperor? When should I go?"
Cheng Zizhong said, "Yes, Master Li had better go tomorrow morning. I will accompany you to the palace."
Mei Jingjing was unhappy and said, "Brother, why go to the palace? Niuniu wants to go shopping tomorrow. How can we have fun if you go to the palace?"
Zhao Hao interrupted, "Niuniu, don't worry. I will go with everyone tomorrow. There are many fun places in the capital. Let's play slowly. Master will be back soon after seeing the emperor."
"Okay, okay, brother, come back quickly after seeing the emperor. Niuniu will wait for you." Mei Jingjing had no choice but to ask, "Will Senior Hou go with us tomorrow?" The little girl was afraid that it would be boring if there were not enough people.
Hou Pijing shook his head and said, "I will accompany my brothers to the palace tomorrow, you guys go play first."
Cheng Zizhong was surprised and said, "How can you enter the palace without an imperial edict?"
Hou Pijing's eyes swept over Cheng Zizhong like a knife, saying, "I never asked for an imperial edict to enter the palace. If I hadn't accompanied my brothers, I wouldn't have gone."
Cheng Zizhong couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he was swept by his eyes.
He didn't know what this old man was doing, and he didn't know what this old man who called himself "I" all the time and spoke so vulgarly was doing. He thought, "Who cares? When we get to the palace gate, there will be guards to stop us."
Cheng Zizhong was very smooth in dealing with people. He smiled and said, "Of course, since the old man wants to go, the three of us will go to the palace together tomorrow."
The next morning, Li Qiang and the other two arrived at the gate of the palace on time.
Cheng Zizhong handed the imperial edict to the guard at the gate. The guard knelt down to read it, then stood up and said, "Master Cheng, Master Li, please!"
Hou Pijing followed him inside. Several guards stepped forward to stop him and shouted, "No one is allowed to enter. Stop!"
Cheng Zizhong smiled secretly, "Let me see what you can do?"
Hou Pijing smiled coldly, "You look down on others. Take it." He shot a sign from his hand.
Several guards took it and looked at it. They all knelt down with a "thump".
The gate of the palace was quiet for a while, and a guard turned around and ran into the palace.
The guard who received the card bowed respectfully, held up the small card with both hands, and said in an extremely respectful tone: "The second-class fourth-rank sword-bearing guard leader leads the guards to welcome the great wisdom and power prince!"
Cheng Zizhong was almost paralyzed by fear, and knelt down with a "thump". Of course, he knew who the great wisdom and power prince was, but he never thought that it was the old man who came with him.
Hou Pijing is a standard royal relative of the ancient Song Dynasty. His original name was Zhao Yue. His master gave him the name Hou Pijing. When he was young, he gave up ascending the throne to become the emperor for the sake of cultivation, and let his younger brother ascend the throne to accept the great rule. As a result, he was named the first relative of the royal family and was granted the title of great wisdom and power prince.
In order to cultivate better, he went to Badar Star with his master. When he returned to his hometown after success in cultivation, he found that everything had changed beyond recognition with the passage of time.
Out of consideration for protecting his homeland, he had helped the ancient Song Dynasty to overcome difficulties many times, so he had a very high status in the ancient Song Dynasty. But he hadn't been back to the palace for more than 40 years.
Taking the sign, Hou Pijing said, "Everyone, get up." He smiled and winked at Li Qiang, and sent a message: "Brother, how are you?"
Li Qiang was also quite surprised. He didn't expect that he was still a prince. He sent a message back: "I say, don't you pretend, it will be no fun if you are exposed."
Hou Pijing sent a message: "What's so good about pretending? I don't care."
A eunuch came out of the palace, and his duck voice stretched out: "The emperor has arrived..."
Cheng Zizhong was upset. He had such a good opportunity to get close to him yesterday, but he missed it. It really fulfilled Hou Pijing's words that a dog's eyes look down on people. In his heart, he was secretly glad that he didn't offend the old man yesterday.
The imperial sedan stopped at the gate of the palace. The emperor got off the sedan, supported by two eunuchs on both sides, and greeted Hou Pijing with a smile on his face.
Wherever the emperor walked, the guards, eunuchs, and palace maids standing around knelt down like grass blown by the wind.
"Grandpa, you are still the same, you haven't changed at all. After more than 40 years of separation, you finally returned to the palace. I miss you so much." The emperor's tone was extremely kind.
Cheng Zizhong knelt on the ground and thought: "More than 40 years ago, if the emperor hadn't had the support of the prince, he wouldn't have been able to sit on the throne at all. Of course, it would be different for him."
Hou Pijing didn't have to kneel down. He was the ancestor of the royal family of the former Song Dynasty. The emperor had to bow to him when he saw him.
Although Li Qiang knew that he had to kneel when he saw the emperor, he was not educated in this way, so he stood still like Hou Pijing.
Hou Pijing smiled and said, "Haha, I'm happy to see the emperor's face. But if it weren't for my brother this time, I wouldn't return to the palace for the time being."
Everyone was extremely frightened. After working in the palace for so many years, no one dared to call the emperor "I". Cheng Zizhong thought that Hou Pijing was really polite to him yesterday.
The emperor knew this ancestor too well and knew that he had always been like this. He glanced at Li Qiang and smiled, "I didn't expect that the young hero who showed great power in Hanlin City was actually the brother of the emperor's grandfather. Great!" He thought to himself, "No wonder he speaks the official language of the royal family. It turns out that this is the case." Li Qiang couldn't explain this misunderstanding.
Li Qiang was in a dilemma when he heard the emperor talking to him. After all, he didn't know much about court etiquette.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Qiang suddenly remembered the TV series he had watched before, and immediately had an idea. He stepped forward and bowed, saying, "I, the humble Li Qiang, greet the emperor!"
Cheng Zizhong secretly complained. He originally planned to go to the Ministry of Rites to learn etiquette first, and then meet the emperor. He didn't expect that the emperor would personally welcome the Holy King to the palace gate, which caught him off guard. If the emperor wanted to blame him, he would have no way to complain.
Hou Pijing smiled and said, "Your Majesty, my brother doesn't understand these rules, don't make it difficult for him."
The emperor also smiled and said, "Okay, Grandfather, let's talk in the palace. I want to hear your opinion on some things."
The emperor's imperial sedan chair, followed by two pairs of eunuchs and palace maids, came to the emperor's study in a grand manner.
Li Qiang looked up at the plaque, with three big characters "Tingyuxuan", in excellent thin gold style, with strong and powerful strokes.
After being given a seat, Hou Pijing was most impatient with royal etiquette and said in a voice transmission, "Your Majesty, are you summoning my brother to let him enter the 'Gongfeng Hall'? But I'll tell you first, his master is the Chongxuan School, and Fu Chongbi is his elder brother. If Your Majesty can recruit him into the ancient Song Kingdom, hehe, the relationship with the Great Han Kingdom in the future... you should understand."
The emperor didn't know how to transmit a voice, so he nodded slightly.
The emperor's face didn't move, but he was excited in his heart.
The Grandfather still cares about his homeland. As the emperor, he knows best what Fu Chongbi and Chongxuan Sect mean.
Fu Shan's status in the Han Dynasty is roughly the same as Hou Pijing's in the Song Dynasty. He is revered as the "God of Protecting the Country". The Grandfather specially revealed this important news to him, which made him immediately have an idea in his mind.
The emperor's tone became more amiable, and he smiled and said, "Lord Li, you saved countless civilians in Hanlin City this time, and you also injured the leader of the Black Flag Army, En Gang, who forced the Black Flag Army to retreat. You have made such a great contribution, and I will reward you well. Come on, I will send an edict to the Privy Council to grant Li Qiang the title of first-class tribute, the rank of General Huwei, and allow him to attend court without bowing."
Li Qiang was really about to faint, and he became an official inexplicably. He looked at Hou Pijing and stuttered a little, "This... that..."
Hou Pijing was an old fox, and while Li Qiang was still asleep, he said, "Brother, it's very easy to be an official in the tribute hall. You can do whatever you want, and you don't have to attend court, and you can get a salary. Where can you find such a good thing? Hurry up and accept the order!" He was secretly happy.
Li Qiang said in a daze: "Li Qiang accepts the order."
The emperor immediately put down his worry, and said with great joy: "Give General Huwei a government office, a manor, a thousand taels of gold, and ten bottles of imperial wine."
Li Qiang was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth. He had never seen such a thing since he was a child, and there was such a generous reward.
Cheng Zizhong stood aside with his hands down, and he was also shocked. Such a heavy reward, as the "Patrol Envoy" of the former Song Dynasty, is also the emperor's confidant, and he has never seen the emperor reward anyone so heavily.
Hou Pijing said, "My palace has been empty for so many years. I am too lazy to go there. It is a waste to leave it there. Why not give it to you as a government office?"
The emperor was shocked and said hurriedly, "No, no, the palace of the emperor's grandfather is extremely respected. How dare I give it to others?"
Hou Pijing glared and said, "It's okay if I say so. The house is for you. I can use it the same way."
The emperor had no choice but to smile bitterly and said, "I will listen to you. Isn't it okay to listen to you?"
Cheng Zizhong was really scared when he heard Hou Pijing saying "I" on the left and "I" on the right. He thought, "The Holy King is too disrespectful. No wonder I couldn't think of who he was in the silver building."
Li Qiang was also thinking, as the saying goes, no merit, no reward. My little contribution in Hanlin City is not worthy of such a reward. Is it because I am a cultivator that I can go to fight for him? That's not right. There can be such a powerful master like Hou Pijing in the palace. There can't be other masters. Why is that? He was puzzled.
A eunuch reported: "Your Majesty, the special envoy of Litang wants to see you."
The emperor said: "Take him to Yihe Hall and wait. Summon the Privy Council, the Minister of War, and the Minister of Rites to the palace." After saying that, he waved his hand to let others leave. Li Qiang also wanted to leave, but was stopped by Hou Pijing. There were only three people left in the study.
The emperor said: "Grandpa, my relationship with Litang has been very tense recently. There may be a war. Fortunately, you are here, which makes me feel much more at ease. Please give me some advice."
Hou Pijing said: "Your Majesty also knows that in the countries of the Green Basin, masters of cultivation are not allowed to participate in wars. You have to decide what to do. At most, I can give you some advice. It is not convenient for me to take the lead."
The emperor smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, I understand."
There is an unwritten rule in the world of cultivation that masters of cultivation are not allowed to participate in wars between local countries no matter where they are on the planet, because the destructive power of masters of cultivation is too great, and such a fight will greatly damage the vitality of both sides. If a master of cultivation directly participates in the war, it will cause unanimous punishment from the cultivation world.
The emperor sighed and said, "The special envoy of Li Tang has entered the palace. If the negotiation fails this time, I'm afraid--Alas!"
Li Qiang asked curiously, "What is the reason for the dispute with Li Tang?"
Hou Pijing's eyes lit up, and he looked at the emperor meaningfully, secretly curled his lips at the emperor, and secretly pointed at Li Qiang with his hand.
The emperor was slightly stunned, but he was also very smart, and he immediately realized: This is a ready-made candidate for negotiation. It is really appropriate for someone with Fu Shan's background in the Han Kingdom to negotiate, and he can be as clever as a million soldiers if he uses it skillfully.
The emperor laughed happily.
Li Qiang didn't know that he was sold out by Hou Pijing, and he smiled and helped him count the money.