Chapter 428 Heavy Bet!

Zuo Xuanyi's official residence and Fan Mansion temporarily shielded Xin Zhen from the bloody storm in the capital, allowing Xin Zhen to understand everything in the world of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio with peace of mind.

By virtue of his position, Xin Zhen was able to learn about what had happened in the world from the information submitted by various places. Although the records were work diaries of various places, by piecing together the information from various sources, it was also possible to understand the development of the world.

As Xin Zhen sought evidence from many sources, another facet of the world of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio gradually emerged before him.

In the records from various places, there are many repeated references to the siege of Chuzhou thirty years ago.

Taking the Siege of Chuzhou as the time node, the face of the world is very different. Before the Siege of Chuzhou, the imperial court was very majestic, the Daoluo Si issued orders to the world, and everyone obeyed, and it was a peaceful and prosperous era.

However, after the siege of Chuzhou, demons appeared frequently throughout the world. Many big demons appeared in the mountains and rivers everywhere, causing harm to the world.

The local record offices have also discovered that the various inheritances in the areas under their jurisdiction are also ready to make moves.

Xin Zhen sorted out a lot of information and found that after the siege of Chuzhou, disturbing signs had appeared in the world, demons were rampant, and various forces were gradually drifting away from the court.

Therefore, Xin Zhen was very interested in the Siege of Chuzhou and specifically searched for news about it. Although all parties were vague about the details of the Siege of Chuzhou and seemed to be somewhat cautious, with Xin Zhen's experience, he was able to find a lot of useful information from the clues.

This matter probably originated from the Purple-eyed Dragon King among the four great demons.

According to legend, when Dayu was controlling floods, there was a monster called "Wuzhiqi" that caused havoc near Poyang Lake in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. It blocked the waterway, causing Poyang Lake to also flood, drowning many people and turning the area within hundreds of miles into a swamp.

When Dayu heard about the evil deeds of the monster, he asked for the help of the divine soldiers and generals. The general chopped the Yangtze River with an axe, and a passage was opened. The waterway was unblocked, and the flood in Poyang Lake was drained.

However, when the Dahua Dynasty was founded 200 years ago, the monster Wuzhiqi revived and made a comeback, stirring up trouble in Poyang Lake.

The lake was filled with turbid waves all day long, and the fishermen were unable to go down to the lake to fish, and suddenly lost their livelihood.

When the Dragon King of the East China Sea learned about this, he sent his prince, the Little Dragon King, to Poyang Lake to suppress the demon and bring peace to the people.

The little dragon king has great magical powers and succeeds in every step when he arrives here.

Because of his great achievements, the Little Dragon King was later named "Four Rivers Dragon God" by the Heavenly Court, in charge of the four major water veins of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Huai River, and the Ji River.
The Poyang Lake, which is connected to the Yangtze River, has also become a cave for the four dragon gods.

And the Four Dragon Gods is the Purple-eyed Dragon King.

The Purple-eyed Dragon King had a young son, whom he loved very much. Later, for some unknown reason, the son broke the Heavenly Law and was to be executed. The Purple-eyed Dragon King begged to go to Heaven for help, but was ignored and his son was executed.

The Purple-Eyed Dragon King lost his beloved son and had no intention of managing the four rivers. As a result, during that hundred years, floods occurred frequently in the four major waterways of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Huai River and the Ji River. The Dahua Dynasty was indignant and reported the matter to the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court removed the Purple-Eyed Dragon King from his post, and the Purple-Eyed Dragon King disappeared.

Thirty years ago, Chuzhou was suddenly besieged and four great demons appeared. Among them, the Purple-eyed Dragon King was the one of the Four Dragon Gods back then.

There is no record of what happened specifically during the siege of Chuzhou, but the result has been mentioned repeatedly. The imperial army and the Daoluosi suffered a crushing defeat in Chuzhou, and the major inheritances of various parties suffered heavy casualties in Chuzhou. Since then, demons have been rampant and various forces have been ready to make a move for the past 30 years.

Although the information from all parties did not specifically mention it, Xin Zhen saw that after the siege of Chuzhou, the majesty of the imperial court was greatly weakened, and its control over the local areas was greatly weakened. It was no longer able to command the various major inheritances, and the major inheritances also only obeyed orders and not announcements.

Xin Zhen came to a conclusion that the root cause of the blow suffered by the Dahua court today was the siege of Chuzhou thirty years ago.

And whether it is the siege of Chuzhou or today's Huajing crisis, there are vague reasons behind it that are the result of the joint efforts of various parties. As for the specific situation, it is not known for the time being, but Xin Zhen can basically be sure that there must be a shocking secret here.

The logic of this inference is very simple. The Daha court represents the Heavenly Court in exercising its duties on earth. However, whether it was the siege of Chuzhou or the disaster in Huajing, the Heavenly Court seemed to have disappeared. There was no notification before the attack, and after the attack, no gods or people came down from the Heavenly Court to deal with the aftermath, as if the Heavenly Court did not exist.

Xin Zhen was very confused and sorted out the information again with doubts. After a long time, Xin Zhen read a few words from between the lines: Heaven and earth are in chaos!

This world is about to be in chaos, so the immortals, gods, and Buddhas have all gone into hiding, not daring to be involved in cause and effect!
Xin Zhen frowned.

Chaos between heaven and earth?

Does it mean that the deer was lost during the Dahua period and people all over the world were chasing it?

wrong!

If it was just a change of dynasties in the human world, the immortals, gods and Buddhas would not dare to take action. There must be something more serious than this!
Xin Zhen took a breath of cold air.

Is there anything bigger than the change of dynasties?
Could it be that this cause and effect, which even the gods and Buddhas cannot bear, is a catastrophe similar to the Investiture of the Gods?

It is said that immortals, gods and Buddhas dare not be involved in cause and effect. There are things in this world that they cannot afford to offend. Once they are involved, they may perish.

But immortals, gods and Buddhas are the masters of heaven and earth, so what can harm them?
Xin Zhen couldn't figure it out, so he could only put it aside. These things were still too far away for him.

However, Xin Zhen can basically be sure that in the short term, or before the overall situation in the world is determined, it will probably be mainly about the mutual conquests between human forces.

Xin Zhen sighed, he was destined to be a hard worker. No matter which world he traveled to, he would soon face a chaotic world. He originally thought that he might face monsters and demons in the world of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, but he did not expect that he would also encounter the situation of dynasties changing and heroes chasing him.

Thinking of the practitioners who possessed great power in this world, even Xin Zhen couldn't help but feel frightened.

When these practitioners fight, they are no different from ordinary people. They can cause mountains to collapse and the earth to crack at any time. I wonder how many people will be able to survive in the world after this change of dynasty.

There is no point in thinking too much. You should just do your own thing, practice well at night, and improve your realm as soon as possible. If you want to survive in troubled times, strengthening yourself is the most important thing.

Thinking of this, Xin Zhen's complexion looked much better. He had been very busy these days, killing demons and saving people from danger, but it did not hinder his practice.

Although his Pure Yang Wuji Gong has been transformed into a practice method in the world of gods and demons, the speed of practice has not slowed down. He can feel himself changing every moment. Now Xin Zhen has entered the fifth realm, the heroic realm of a warrior. He can feel the strength of his body increasing every moment. The brightness of the bones in his body is increasing all the time. The itchy and numb feeling is getting stronger and stronger. Sometimes he even feels like his bones are about to break through his body and run away from home.

Xin Zhen did not find an explanation for this change in the Wu Hou Jue, but he was not worried. His path was different from the Wu Hou Jue. He could vaguely feel that this phenomenon did not seem to be a bad thing, and it might very well be a great thing.

Since there is no problem, let's just ignore it for now.

Xin Zhen looked at the sky, then signed his name on the personnel list that had been sorted out today, the files handed in from various places, and the catalog of merit records of handed in martial arts techniques, and then called the clerks to send it to Zuo Xuanyi and Zhang Gongyu.

He packed up and prepared to go home after get off work. He had many things to explain to Ren Yingying and others, and there were four or five rescued children at home who needed to be taken care of.

But not long after, the clerk came back and said to him, "Master Xin, Master Zhang wants you to come over."

Xin Zhen thought that Zhang Gongyu must have something to talk to him about, and it was not because he had created a new method of compiling a list.

Xin Zhen didn't know how the previous Daoluo Si compiled the registers, so he asked the clerk, who explained it to him. However, Xin Zhen felt that the method was too rough and it would be very difficult to find the information.

Since he is the one who is reorganizing the matter, he will do it his way to reduce the workload. He will use the library management method of later generations to compile the files. In this way, even if there are vast volumes of files, they can be found quickly.

As expected, when Zhang Gongyu saw him, he praised him, "You are indeed worthy of being the top scholar. If you follow your method, there will be no lost files or materials that can never be found."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "It's just some copywriting skills, not worth praising."

Zhang Gongyu smiled and said, "That shows how much you are doing. How do you feel about doing copywriting work?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "It's my profession. Scholars should also do copywriting work."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Gongyu and Fang Shirui both laughed.

Zhang Gongyu said, "I know you are definitely not willing to do some paperwork, but it is really not suitable for you to get involved in too many things now. Wait a while, there will always be a place for you to be useful."

At this point, Zhang Gongyu looked at Fang Shirui and said, "Junior brother."

Fang Shirui smiled and said, "Weizhi, I heard from my senior brother that your swordsmanship is extremely exquisite and that you are a master of swordsmanship. Can you help me appreciate this book of swordsmanship and help me see what level it is?"

Xin Zhen glanced at Fang Shirui's expression and said with a smile, "No merit, no reward. If you two have anything to ask me to do, I will do it without hesitation if I can do it."

Zhang Gongyu burst into laughter, nodded at Fang Shirui and said, "Look, look, I told you that Weizhi would not fall for your tricks, but you insisted on arguing with me."

Fang Shirui shook his head in frustration and said, "I was thinking of letting Weizhi accept my gift without making a fuss, but I didn't expect him to be so perceptive."

Zhang Gongyu and Xin Zhen laughed and said, "He just picked up a sword manual outside. The manual is quite powerful and contains the skills of a swordsman. Our skills in Longhu Mountain are not in swordsmanship, so we can't use those skills.

Junior brother admires you very much and wants to get closer to you, so he wants to sell you something good, and wants to sell something he can't use for a good price. His thoughts are really complicated. "

Fang Shirui cried out, "Brother, you shouldn't talk like that. I clearly meant well, why is it so complicated?"

Zhang Gongyu snorted and said, "It's not complicated. You just saw the possibility that Weizhi would be relied on by me in the future, so you wanted to make friends with him in advance, but you were afraid that I would be wary of you if you made friends with him in private, so you used this aboveboard bet to sell this friendship, and you showed it in front of me so openly. You are so good, Fang Shirui, and you still thought you were not complicated."

Fang Shirui showed no shame at all, and said proudly: "It is obvious that Senior Brother relies on Wei Zhi. When Senior Brother returns to Longhu Mountain, Brother Wei Zhi will be Senior Brother's left arm and right arm. By then, he will be very powerful in Longhu Mountain. If I don't take this opportunity to sell myself, how can I deserve this good opportunity?"

Zhang Gongyu and Xin Zhen laughed helplessly and said, "Look at this villain, he is so proud of himself."

Xin Zhen looked at his fellow apprentice's behavior and said with a smile, "Brother Fang, you look down on yourself too much. You are Zuo Xuanyi's true confidant. How can I be worthy of your flattery? If you want to flatter me, I have to be the one to curry favor with you."

All three of them burst out laughing.

Fang Shirui took out a booklet from his pocket and threw it to Xin Zhen, saying, "Here, this is the little thing. I give it to you."

Xin Zhen took the booklet but didn't even glance at it. He said, "Brother Fang and I hit it off right away. There's nothing I need to sell. But I do need some skills in cultivation. Brother Fang's move is like timely help. Xin Zhen is very grateful. I appreciate this kindness and will definitely repay you in the future!"

Taoist priest Rui said humbly: "As long as Weizhi becomes successful in Longhu Mountain in the future, please take good care of me, then this booklet of mine will not be given away in vain."

Xin Zhen looked at Zhang Gongyu and smiled bitterly.

Zhang Gongyu and Xin Zhen waved their hands and said, "Just accept it. You two are my right-hand men and women, so you should take care of each other. When we return to Longhu Mountain, we must unite as one. Longhu Mountain is no less powerful than the imperial court. You are my confidants. If you can't unite as one, then we should stay in Daoluosi as soon as possible, otherwise we will die if we go back."

As soon as these words came out, Xin Zhen and Fang Shirui's expressions became solemn, and they all bowed and said, "Yes."

The three of them chatted for a while, and then Xin Zhen said goodbye and left.

When there were only two people left in the hall, Fang Shirui said, "Brother, is he really worthy of your attention and worth your performance?"

Zhang Gongyu glanced at Fang Shirui and said, "You're itching for mercy, right? This is called showing sincerity.

In addition, I asked you to come out on this occasion because we will need your concerted efforts in the future. You are also aware of the dangers of Mount Longhu, so you must not take it lightly.

In addition, you must stop being lazy in your cultivation."

Fang Shirui nodded repeatedly and said, "No, no, I am practicing very seriously now. But, brother, this secret book of yours is not easy to come by, and you are giving it away like this, don't you feel bad?"

(End of this chapter)