Peng Yongnian bravely stepped forward and saluted: "At the end of the year, the imperial army was brought under the jurisdiction of Peng Yongnian to see General Huwei."
Du Dingguang quietly retreated, and Li Qiang motioned to Zhao Hao with his eyes.
Zhao Hao nodded slightly, appeared in front of Du Dingguang like a ghost, and said with a smile: "Wherever you want to go, just stay."
Du Dingguang said gloomily: "Don't bully others too much, I'm not someone to be trifled with." His hands glowed with light cyan phosphorescence, and he swung out like lightning. The movement was weird, and his crossed hands brought out two green phosphors, flashing He threw himself on Zhao Hao's chest.
Zhao Hao laughed and said: "Haha, look at my cold spirit giant palm!" The palm of his hand flashed with white light, which was the unique palm technique he learned from Hou Peijing. Zhao Hao's skill is not enough to make the palm print, but it is already amazingly powerful. Du Dingguang was shocked by the light touch and quickly retreated, his green phosphorus palm counterattacking from bottom to top.
Before Du Dingguang could use his strength, five white whip shadows had already wrapped around his body. By the time it was too late to dodge, Mei Jingjing's whip shadows tied him tightly. Zhao Hao couldn't hold back, and hurriedly turned his strength diagonally. A ray of true energy slanted across his chest, and with a soft "chi" sound, Du Dingguang's clothes on his chest were ripped open. The palm force hit the big green bricks laid on the ground, and the green brick floor with a radius of one foot was sunken.
Du Dingguang was so angry that he cursed.
Zhao Hao exclaimed: "What is this?" After all, he is the boss of the bank, and his vision is indeed extraordinary. A thin chain hung on Du Dingguang's bare chest, and the pendant was a piece of jade as big as his thumb. Li Qiang also saw it and said, "Take it here." Zhao Hao pulled it off easily, and Du Dingguang's gloomy expression suddenly changed.
Peng Yongnian stood aside awkwardly, not knowing what to say. The four luminous pearls in his hand were like four small fireballs, which were really hot to touch. Li Qiang didn't even look at him, he was playing with the pendant in his hand. The pendant looked very strange, like a flying bird, and the material used was a bit like the Jade Eye Slip. Li Qiang's heart moved, and when he probed for a trace of true energy, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. It turned out to be a super-small jade-pupiled slip.
After looking at the content for a moment, Li Qiang put the pendant into his bracelet and said with a smile: "Sorry, sorry! Should I call you Boss Du, or should I call you Du Gongfeng? Haha, it's really aggrieved that the master of worship from Li Tang Kingdom opened a casino in the old Song Dynasty. You are here." He then said to Peng Yongnian, "That's good. We have the Imperial Guards of our old Song Dynasty to protect us, so there is no problem in safety."
Peng Yongnian knelt down and said in panic: "Xiaguan never...no..." He couldn't explain anything.
Li Qiang asked Cheng Zizhong: "Which yamen is investigating the case?" Cheng Zizhong said: "It's the Bureau of Investigation of the Ministry of Punishment. I'll ask someone to notify them."
Li Qiang asked four ministers to monitor the surroundings and asked the soldiers to check the casino. Those soldiers' coke was broken, and the casino was full of oil and water. Mei Jingjing walked up to Peng Yongnian with a smile, stretched out her little hand and said, "Bring it here, you won't blush even if you tell lies."
The worshiper in the west suddenly shouted: "Who is it, stop!" A black shadow flashed over, its movement was as elusive as a streak of blue smoke, and the worshiper was unable to stop him.
Several soldiers wanted to stop him, but they immediately flew out howling miserably.
Li Qiang quickly shot out a golden eagle. A small sword shadow with green light flew out from the black shadow. With a soft "pop" sound, the golden eagle and the small sword shadow disappeared without a trace at the same time.
Zhao Hao said in shock: "It's a flying sword!" He opened his mouth and spat out the Hanque Sword, and four silver sword shadows flew out to meet him, but his flying sword technique was still very unfamiliar. Mei Jingjing's seven whip shadows also wrapped around her. The four worshipers used magic weapons to attack the black shadow from four directions.
The man shouted: "Is this amazing? Open...!" A strong green light flashed from his body, he grabbed the Du Ding light on the ground, suddenly jumped out of the green light circle, and crashed straight through the roof.
Bricks and pieces of wood fell one after another, and the green light left in the room collided with the magical energy emitted by everyone. There was a loud bang, and the torn true energy surged everywhere, creating a smoky atmosphere for a while. Li Qiang sent seven or eight golden eagles in succession through the room to chase him. The man laughed and said, "Haha, you can show off this little gadget. Let's settle the score later!" The voice gradually faded away.
Li Qiang stopped everyone from chasing, and he painfully discovered that he was so helpless in front of a real master of cultivation. In the secular world, he is already unparalleled in power, but in the world of cultivation, he can only be regarded as a newcomer. If you want to return to Earth in the future, you have to establish a firm foothold in the world of cultivation, and without strong strength, that is simply impossible. Only then did Li Qiang really make up his mind to take up cultivation and strengthen his cultivation as soon as possible.
The officer of the Criminal Investigation Department personally brought a large group of people to the casino, saluted Li Qiang and then began to search and interrogate.
A eunuch came to the casino and said that the emperor summoned Li Qiang and Cheng Zi to the palace to meet the emperor. Since the official was not in charge, Li Qiang smiled bitterly and told Zhao Hao and Niu Niu a few words before following the eunuch into the palace.
The emperor convened several ministers in Shuixuan Argyle to discuss negotiations with Litang Kingdom. In the past two days, the special envoy from Litang Kingdom kept urging and even threatened that if the talks were not held, the special envoy would report the breakdown of the negotiations to the emperor of Litang Kingdom.
Several ministers have been arguing about this for a long time. The emperor was hesitant after listening to the information analyzed by Tan Chigong, so he summoned the ministers to discuss it. Unexpectedly, all the ministers had their own reasons, which made the emperor even more unable to make a decision.
Li Qiang and Cheng Zizhong came to Shuixuan Yage and met the emperor and the ministers. After sitting down, I heard the Minister of the Ministry of War say: "The old minister believes that negotiations with the special envoy of Litang should start as soon as possible. Our country's military preparations are too insufficient. The mobilization of men, horses, food and weapons, and the equipment of weapons have not even been completed for the soldiers who have just been recruited." Training, if the negotiations break down at this time, it may be very detrimental to us. "
The emperor nodded and said, "What opinions the Privy Council has, please tell us."
Li Qiang slowly understood the focus of the debate among the ministers. They were divided into two factions: the warring faction and the peace-negotiating faction. However, both factions demanded that negotiations begin as soon as possible. The warring faction wanted to stall for time with negotiations, while the peace-making faction planned to remain as immobile as possible. With weapons and weapons, once a war breaks out and a country's vitality is severely damaged, it will not take a few years to recover.
Seeing the ministers talking to each other, the argument was extremely fierce. Li Qiang made a comprehensive analysis in his mind, and he also had an idea, so he sat calmly and listened to their argument.
The emperor was also a little unsure, and pondered for a long time. When he saw Li Qiang sitting calmly on the edge, he suddenly became curious. He appointed Li Qiang as an official, not because he valued his true talents, but mainly because he wanted to take advantage of his status. Someone had already reported that the Han Dynasty had granted him a title. What would Li Qiang be thinking now? He asked with a smile: "Li Aiqing can express his opinions if he has any. You are my special envoy for negotiation."
Li Qiang was confident and asked with a smile: "Can you tell me why Li Tangguo's special envoy is eager to start negotiations?"
This sentence immediately left all the ministers speechless. The emperor said softly: "Yes, why?"
Seeing that all the ministers were silent, Li Qiang said unhurriedly: "Because Litang is more anxious than us, and they will not be able to hold on if we delay it any longer." Then he began to analyze the situation of Litang and the intention of sending troops. He spoke at length for more than an hour. The situation of the entire Litang Kingdom was clearly displayed in front of everyone with his comprehensive and simple summary.
All the ministers had only one thought in their minds. If this guy became a boss, his life would be difficult. He was really too shrewd. The emperor was even more shocked. This man is prime minister. I really underestimated him.
Li Qiang said that the countermeasure he had in mind was to continue to delay the negotiations, and at the same time start a large number of military conscription in the country to put pressure on the other party, and then send spies to spread rumors. The most important thing is to stop commercial dealings with Litang Kingdom in the near future, especially the transaction of grain.
Speaking of this, Li Qiang remembered what happened at the Baolai Casino again and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have something for you. Let the masters of the Enshrinement Hall copy it down. You will know after reading it." He handed over the pendant. To the emperor.
Once Li Qiang analyzed the general situation clearly, these ministers immediately used their respective skills and soon came up with a complete plan. The emperor was really overjoyed now and was about to reward Li Qiang heavily.
Li Qiang resolutely refused on the grounds that he had just arrived as an official in the old Song Dynasty and it was not appropriate for him to be promoted too quickly. The emperor can't be too insistent, because he is the brother of the emperor's grandfather. Finally, Li Qiang asked for leave from the emperor, and he wanted to spend some time cultivating in the Holy King's Mansion.
In the envious eyes of all the ministers, Li Qiang said goodbye and returned home.
Returning to the Holy King's Mansion, Li Qiang immediately asked the housekeeper to invite Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao asked: "Master, what's wrong?" Li Qiang pondered for a while, then suddenly smiled: "I have an idea, don't be surprised when you hear it, can you teach me martial arts?"
Zhao Hao would be surprised if he didn't understand. He didn't understand why his master was interested in such a rudimentary skill, but he would never violate it if he wanted to learn from him. He admired this little master from the bottom of his heart.
Li Qiang officially started the initial training of his original body in the Holy King's Mansion.
Zhao Hao felt deeply that in just a few days, the master had learned almost everything he knew. As long as he explains and demonstrates once, the master will be able to master it immediately, and it will be better than what he practiced.
Li Qiang himself also found it strange how it was so easy to learn martial arts. In fact, it is not surprising. Li Qiang is a person who has cultivated the Yuanying of the Purple Mansion. His internal strength is a hundred times stronger than the top masters in the martial arts world. Therefore, learning Kung Fu moves is like sailing with the current. It is simply too simple and convenient.
After emptying out Zhao Hao's inventory, Li Qiang went to the study to look for it. The collection of books in the Holy King's Mansion is famous in the Song Dynasty. Hou Peijing entered the spiritual realm from martial arts training, so the collection of books in this area is particularly rich. After finding a lot of martial arts classics and studying them like crazy for seven or eight days, Li Qiang finally got tired of it. There was no challenge at all and he could almost get the hang of it. He got impatient.
Li Qiang gave up studying martial arts and began to practice the Yuanshi Sect's classics.
He first settled Zhao Hao and the others, then placed a defensive formation in the library and started practicing from the first sitting position. His mind sank into his body almost immediately. Li Qiang's inner vision seemed to have grown a lot. He was as tall as two fists, and the purple flames flickering on his body became brighter.
According to Yuanshimen's method of exercise, the true energy should be urged to form a rotating small universe in the chest and abdomen. For beginners, the most difficult part is that they have to rely entirely on meditation to send the true energy to a fixed position bit by bit. As long as the mind is slightly relaxed, not only will the small universe not be formed, but it will also be counterattacked by the true energy. It couldn't be more dangerous.
Li Qiang sank his mind into Yuanying's body, and his original body fell into a senseless and tasteless trance. If anyone could see this Nascent Soul at this time, they would find that he opened his eyes.
Li Qiang opened his eyes curiously. It was amazing. He seemed to be standing in a sea of light, with colorful light groups slowly rotating around him. He tried to touch a halo of light with his hand, and the halo was slowly absorbed into his body, and soon another halo of light emitted from his body. Li Qiang suddenly understood that Yuanying was like a generator in the body, and all energy was generated by him. As long as these energies were arranged in an orderly manner, he could create his first small universe that was cultivated according to the Yuanshimen method. Because of the help of Nascent Soul, he easily passed the most difficult step of Yuanshimen's cultivation.
When his mind returned to his original body, Li Qiang looked at Yuanying again, and it was completely different from before. The halo surrounding the Nascent Soul is like brilliant stars, flickering and flowing slowly, with part of it being sucked into the Nascent Soul and emerging again. This small universe is equivalent to the catalyst and talisman of the Nascent Soul. With it, the Nascent Soul can cultivate automatically without controlling the mind, but it is relatively slow.
Just a sitting posture practice can have such a great effect. It seems that the cultivation method of Yuanshi Sect is really unparalleled. Li Qiang didn't waste a moment and immediately started practicing in the lying position. Lying down, he supported his head with one hand and his knees with the other. This posture reminded Li Qiang of the reclining Buddha in the temple, and the posture was so similar.
The lying posture is the Yuanshi Sect's unique "Shadow Dream Armor" cultivation method. The cultivation method of Shadow Dream Armor is unique in the world of cultivation. This armor is different from the outer armor refining of other sects. It is completely composed of true essence. The key to practice is to arrange the true energy in the skin in an orderly manner in a formation called "surrounding star". The biggest feature of this armor is that it can evolve with the master's skill.
Li Qiang spent a lot of time practicing the Shadow Dream Armor. The training of this armor is closely linked. The important thing is that the structure of the armor must be completed in one go. If you don't have enough skill, you must not try it. Once you give up halfway, it will be ten times more difficult to practice again in the future. Other subtle parts can be practiced slowly. Li Qiang's skill is more than enough. After using the true essence to build it up, he started to practice in detail. This practice was very good, and it took more than thirty days.
After walking out of the library, Li Qiang waved his hand to stop the eunuchs and maids coming up, and asked the housekeeper: "What happened these days?"
The steward respectfully replied: "The Holy King left a message, asking you to go to Bada Star to see him in the future." Li Qiang was surprised: "He is gone?" He thought to himself: "Oops, I still want to ask him. The situation in the Ice Plains Continent can only be touched at this time." Weiwei felt a little sad. This was a generous brother he met on Tianting Star, but he didn't even say goodbye to him, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Cheng Zizhong walked in excitedly, followed by Zhao Hao and others, all with excited faces.
Cheng Zizhong, who was far away, said: "Congratulations, sir, congratulations, sir." Li Qiang was happy and said with a smile: "Old Master, I'm not married, where does the joy come from?" Everyone laughed, but Mei Jingjing blushed.
Cheng Zizhong also smiled and said: "It's easy for you to get married. If you tell me which girl you like, I will ask the matchmaker to propose marriage. I guarantee that the emperor will marry you." Mei Jingjing felt upset for some reason. , I wish I could strangle this flattering guy to death.
Li Qiang was very thick-skinned and said with a smile: "Who would fall in love with a wanderer like me? Besides, I don't know where there are beauties. It's better not to worry about it. If you don't talk about this, what else is there?"
Cheng Zizhong said: "Your Majesty has decreed that you will be granted the title of third-class Duke as a reward for your successful negotiation with Li Tang Kingdom."
"What? What? Negotiation? I didn't go at all. Are the negotiations over in the past few days?" Li Qiang asked inexplicably.
Zhao Hao explained: "Master has been in seclusion for more than fifty days, and this incident alarmed the emperor. Later, the emperor sent Mr. Tan Chigong from the enshrinement hall to negotiate according to the plan left by the master. As a result, Li Tang not only withdrew its troops, but also You also compensated the loss of the Song Dynasty, which can be said to be a victory without a fight. The emperor also praised the master and said that you are the pillar of the country."
Cheng Zizhong interjected: "The jade pendant that your Excellency handed over to the Emperor uncovered several spies who had been lurking in our country for a long time in the Li Tang Kingdom. Moreover, these people all held important official positions in the Song Kingdom. The Emperor also said that Your Excellency should also serve as It's the Department of Punishment."
Li Qiang immediately ordered his slaves: "Everyone, please step back. Don't spread the news about my release. Do you understand?"
Looking at the puzzled looks of Zhao Hao and the others, Li Qiang smiled slightly and said: "Because, I plan to leave the capital today." He thought to himself: "So I can't stay in the Song Dynasty any longer. In a few days, the official title will be so great. If this continues I can't go anywhere. And judging from the emperor's attitude, there is no way to resign from him at this time. I might as well just follow the example of the ancients and leave in a handsome and elegant way. If I don't leave now, I won't wait until later. "
Li Qiang said to Mei Jingjing: "Niuniu, can I accompany you to the Ice Field to find your parents?"
The strange thing is that Mei Jingjing didn't jump for joy. A warm current surged through her heart. Li Qiang didn't even want to be an official anymore, he just thought about helping him find his parents. How could he repay this affection. Her nose was slightly sore and her eyes were red. She lowered her head and said softly: "Thank you, brother."
Cheng Zi was in trouble again and hesitated: "Well, where is the emperor -?"
Li Qiang smiled and said, "It's easy. I can just leave a memorial. If you still feel it's hard to explain, this is fine -" Just as Cheng Zizhong was about to ask something, Li Qiang raised his hand and hit him on the back of the neck. . Seeing him fall softly to the ground, he called the slaves to carry him into the room. Li Qiang smiled and said, "This way the emperor won't blame you."
Li Qiang quickly started making arrangements, first asking Zhao Hao to help write the memorial. Because he was going to the Ice Field, Zheng Peng's skills were not enough, so he had to send someone to send him to the Silver Building to stay temporarily. The items rewarded by the emperor were neatly placed in the hall, but Li Qiang accepted the gold medal and a jade plaque to prove his identity, because after all, he agreed to Hou Peijing's request, and he would take care of Gu Song when he returned to Tianting Star in the future. country.
After everything was prepared, Li Qiang looked high-spirited: "Okay, the three of us will quietly leave through the back door."
Mei Jingjing didn't know how to fly long distances, so the three of them had to walk, and the journey was dusty.
On this day, when walking to a mountain, Li Qiang stopped and said, "Why do I always feel a little uneasy? It seems that something is waiting for us. I wonder if you feel this way."
Mei Jingjing shook her head and said in confusion: "No, Niu Niu thinks it's normal." Zhao Hao thought for a while and said, "I can't say for sure. It seems that sometimes I have palpitations, which just pass by in a flash. I can't say for sure."
Li Qiang asked: "Where are we going?" After thinking about it, he said: "If we get separated, it is best to have a gathering place." The three of them discussed and decided on the meeting place. Li Qiang felt relieved. He and Mei Jing Neither Jing nor the two knew the way, so they could only rely on Zhao Hao.
The direction they headed towards the Ice Field was to the west of Hanlin City, and they could enter the Ice Field after passing through the red rocky mountains. The current location is to reach the Confused Forest. After bypassing the Confused Forest, you will reach the red rocky mountains.
After walking for a while, they came to a mountain recess. Li Qiang felt more and more uneasy. He stopped and shouted: "Come out!"
Without warning, five people wearing black armor appeared around them.
"Who is it? Sign up!" Zhao Hao shouted. Mei Jingjing immediately pulled out the shadow whip, and Li Qiang quickly prepared his weapons. Everyone knew that the attacker was evil.
"The person who wants your life!" The five people laughed wildly.
Li Qiang immediately understood that revenge was coming.