Chapter 1421 The Terror of the Grandmaster, the Great Master of Literature

"Zhuang Mohan? Is he the great literary master of our Northern Qi, Mr. Zhuang, Mr. Zhuang?"

Zhan Pianpian exclaimed. Although she was a princess raised in the deep palace, she also knew the great literary master of Northern Qi. He was the pride of their Northern Qi, especially in the eyes of scholars, his status was no less than that of the emperor, and he was even more respected.

"Yes."

"Do you still know Mr. Zhuang?"

"No."

Zhou Chen's answer made the excitement on Zhan Pianpian's face stop abruptly.

"You don't know? You don't know, and you still said you would take me to see Mr. Zhuang? Are you going to force your way in like you did to the palace?"

"That's not the case."

Zhou Chen shook his head and said, "I went to the palace to deliver something, and this time I went to see Mr. Zhuang for a formal visit."

Zhan Pianpian hesitated and said, "But I heard that countless scholars in Shangjing City want to meet Mr. Zhuang, but only a few can actually meet Mr. Zhuang. Will Mr. Zhuang meet us?"

"Yes."

Zhou Chen answered affirmatively.

Zhuang Mohan didn't appear many times in Joy of Life. The first time he appeared, he was against Fan Xian. He was severely humiliated by Fan Xian, who had the aura of the protagonist.

But this literary master really has the heart of a saint. Not only did he not blame Fan Xian, but he also annotated and explained Fan Xian's poems. In the end, for the sake of literary inheritance, he gave his collection of books to Fan Xian, which was equivalent to handing the torch of inheritance to Fan Xian.

Such a mind is hard not to admire.

Even Zhou Chen, who has lived for hundreds of years and thinks he is knowledgeable and experienced, has great respect for Zhuang, who has devoted his life to literature. He is a great writer worthy of respect.

In addition to wanting to fight Ku He, meeting Zhuang Mohan was also one of his purposes when he came to Northern Qi.

It was just because there was an extra Zhan Pianpian, so he had to go in advance.

When passing by a street, Zhou Chen's expression suddenly changed, and then he showed a disdainful sneer and stopped.

Zhan Pianpian saw Zhou Chen stopped and asked in confusion: "Why don't you leave? Are you lost again?"

Sneering awkwardly on his face, Zhou Chen was really speechless about this silly princess, always feeling that she was deliberately taking revenge on him.

"It's just a few grasshoppers blocking the road, it's no big deal."

"Grasshoppers?"

On a tall building in the distance, Shen Zhong was looking far ahead.

"Have you arranged everyone?"

The subordinates behind him immediately replied: "All are ready according to the adults' instructions, five eighth-grade, ten seventh-grade, even if it is a ninth-grade master, it will be very troublesome to face so many seventh-grade and eighth-grade at the same time."

Shen nodded, it took only a few hours to find such a lineup, which was indeed not bad.

But his face did not relax at all, after all, no one saw the other party take action, whether it was a ninth-grade or a grandmaster, these are two completely different concepts.

If it is really a grandmaster, what does five eighth-grade and ten seventh-grade count for?

"Here they come!"

Zhou Chen said softly to Zhan Pianpian: "Princess, close your eyes."

"Ah? Why..."

She asked reflexively, but after Zhan Pianpian realized what was happening, she stopped asking and closed her eyes obediently.

At the moment she closed her eyes, more than a dozen figures suddenly rushed out from the roofs of the surrounding shops and flew towards Zhou Chen.

"Sure enough, trouble is inevitable."

Facing these attackers, Zhou Chen sighed lightly, put his two fingers together to form a sword finger, and waved it casually around, with amazing sword intent and true energy bursting out.

Invisibly, a sword energy spread out in an arc with Zhou Chen as the center, sweeping over all the people who attacked Zhou Chen.

Everyone was swept by Zhou Chen's sword energy, and the next moment, their movements seemed to be frozen in slow motion.

"Bang!"

A series of sounds, and the bodies of those who attacked exploded at the same time, turning into a blood mist of broken corpses, and no one could get within three feet of Zhou Chen and his group.

"What's wrong? What happened? What was that sound just now?"

Zhan Pianpian heard the sound, but Zhou Chen didn't say anything. She still closed her eyes obediently and didn't see what was happening around her. She just asked with concern.

"Nothing, a child setting off firecrackers."

"Setting off firecrackers?"

"Don't open your eyes. I'll help you walk."

Zhou Chen grabbed Zhan Pianpian's wrist and led her forward. Zhan Pianpian really didn't open her eyes obediently and was led by Zhou Chen.

At this time, Shen Zhong, who was watching from a distance, was sweating profusely and his face was full of fear.

As the first powerful minister of Northern Qi, his courage and demeanor are naturally needless to say, but at this moment, he was really scared.

In an instant, it was really only an instant, five eighth-grade and ten seventh-grade people exploded instantly, exploded into blood mist, and died without a complete corpse.

With this kind of strength, even a master above the ninth grade can't do it so easily.

Even though he was far away, he could still see clearly. It was just a random blow, like slapping a fly, and the person was gone in an instant.

"Grandmaster, he is definitely a grandmaster, how is it possible, he is really a grandmaster."

Shen Zhong's eyes were no longer filled with other emotions, only deep fear and terror. Fortunately, he only asked others to attack. If he had done it himself, he would probably not exist now.

"Such a young grand master, he is definitely not the grand master of Si Gu Jian, Ye Liuyun and Qingguo. When did such a person appear in the world again? Will he be our enemy of Northern Qi?"

Shen Heng was still thinking, but suddenly, the pores in his body exploded, and a fear from the inside out burst out from his heart.

He suddenly looked in the direction of Zhou Chen. The next moment, he saw a pair of eyes, and then he seemed to see a terrifying giant sword slashing at him.

"ah!"

The unprecedented fear made him completely unable to control himself. He made a miserable sound, took several steps back, and spurted out a mouthful of blood.

"puff!"

"grown ups……"

His men rushed to help Zhong Zhong.

"Sir, what's wrong with you?"

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth heavily and said in a hoarse voice: "What a terrible person. Is this what the Grand Master does?"

He had never seen the Grand Master take action with his own eyes, so he only knew that the Grand Master was very strong, but he had no idea about this 'strength'.

But now, he has an idea.

He killed more than a dozen seventh- and eighth-grade masters with a single blow, and suffered internal injuries from just one glance from a distance of dozens of feet.

He could feel that if Zhou Chen had wanted to kill him just now, he would probably be dead by now.

"So, he knew I was testing him. Is this glance a warning?"

He was extremely frightened in his heart, but he still suppressed his fear and analyzed Zhou Chen's behavior.

"The Grand Master and other warriors are not on the same level at all, so we cannot plot against the Grand Master."

After confirming that Zhou Chen is the Grand Master, and being shocked by Zhou Chen's glance from such a distance, he no longer dares to make any move, otherwise even in the capital of Northern Qi, the other party would kill him with ease, and I'm afraid even if Ku He comes , it may not be able to stop Zhou Chen from killing him.

Gather all your little thoughts. The Grand Master is not a human being. He cannot reason with common sense, let alone make calculations.

"Let's go to the palace and report to the Queen Mother."

Fortunately, people were merciful. He suffered internal injuries, but they were not serious. The most important thing now was to report the news to the Queen Mother.

They moved very quickly. When they entered the palace, they met the Queen Mother and told the Queen Mother everything that had just happened.

When the Queen Mother heard this, she didn't speak for a long time. The shock in her heart was no less than heavy.

"Since he is a grand master, he should be treated with caution and listen to your report. That person seems to be very kind to the princess. You can make people pay attention to his movements, but don't stare at him all the time and stay away."

He nodded heavily. He knew what to do without the Queen Mother's instructions.

"As for the rest, let's talk about it after the emperor's uncle comes."

Ku He was the younger brother of the founding emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty and the uncle of the late emperor. Ku He was their biggest reliance for their mother and daughter to secure the throne, so they least expected anything to happen to Ku He.

But now the Grand Master suddenly arrived and issued a declaration of war, so Ku He had to come.

Zhou Chen killed someone and warned Shen Sheng. After that, he left with Zhan Pianpian and went to Zhuang Mohan's mansion together.

Zhuang Mohan is not only a famous figure in the literary world, in fact, his family was originally a noble of the Northern Qi Dynasty. The famous murderer Xiao Xiao in the past was his biological brother, but very few people knew about it.

When Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian came to the door of Zhuang Mohan's mansion and explained that they wanted to visit Zhuang Mohan, they immediately earned a blank look from the concierge.

There were too many people who came to the capital to ask to see Zhuang Mohan, but it was definitely the first time that Zhou Chen and the others came to visit him in the evening.

"Mr. Zhuang is going to rest. If you two want to visit, please come over early tomorrow. Maybe Mr. Zhuang will meet you."

The concierge's tone was polite enough.

Zhou Chen naturally knew that a sudden visit was inappropriate, but he still wanted to give it a try, so he took out a letter and handed it to the concierge.

"Don't be surprised. It's so sudden to come to visit so late. Our status is special. Please forward this letter to Mr. Zhuang. Mr. Zhuang should meet with us."

The concierge looked at Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian with a surprised expression. He naturally had some knowledge to be able to guard the door for Zhuang Mohan.

It was dark, so I didn't pay much attention to them just now. But now I took a closer look and found that this man and woman, both in appearance, temperament, and posture and behavior, have the style of everyone, and their status is definitely not bad.

After a slight hesitation, the concierge accepted it.

"Okay then, I'll have someone forward the letter to sir. You guys wait here."

After the concierge entered, he closed the door first and then went to find someone.

"What did you write to Mr. Zhuang? Will he let us in?" Zhan Pianpian asked curiously.

Zhou Chen said with a smile: "What I wrote is that when the eldest princess of the Daqi royal family arrives, if she doesn't give me face, she will definitely give you face."

Zhan Pianpian rolled her eyes: "I don't believe it."

After spending a day with Zhou Chen, she found that although Zhou Chen sometimes spoke strangely, he was very reassuring. She would not believe that Zhou Chen would write such a letter. Zhou Chen must have fooled her because he didn't want to tell her.

They did not wait long. After about half a quarter of an hour, the concierge opened the door again, but this time a different person came to greet them.

"Boy, sir, I'm waiting in the front hall. Please come with me."

"Thank you."

Zhou Chen thanked him, then winked at Zhan Pianpian, and the two walked into Zhuang Mohan's mansion together.

In the front hall, Zhuang Mohan was looking at an article in his hand seriously, which was in the letter just handed over by the concierge.

This is an article he has never seen before, but it contains a lot of truth. There is no doubt that this is a rare Confucian masterpiece. Without sufficient literary ability, such an article cannot be written.

But when he saw the housekeeper leading two young people, a man and a woman, in, his expression was slightly stunned.

"Mr. Zhuang."

Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian saluted at the same time, and then looked up at this world-famous literary master.

Zhuang Mohan looked about seventy years old, with white hair and beard. He looked no different from an ordinary old man, but he exuded a special charm. He looked like an elegant scholar who was indifferent to fame and fortune and did not compete with the world.

Zhuang Mohan's eyes swept across Zhan Pianpian's face and finally fixed on Zhou Chen.

"What is your name, my friend? Is this article written by you?"

Zhou Chen smiled and nodded: "I am Zhou Chen, a native of Qing, and this article is indeed written by me."

"Qing people?"

Zhuang Mohan looked surprised. He thought Zhou Chen was from Qi, but he didn't expect that he was from Qing. This was really beyond his expectations.

However, he had no hostility towards the Qing people, as they were all from the Central Plains.

"Good article, you are really a young hero, you have such knowledge at such a young age, I am far from being as good as you."

Zhuang Mohan praised loudly. As a recognized literary master, he had been annotating scriptures and texts for decades, and had already integrated all of this into his bones. He had not seen such a good article for a long time.

"There should be a sequel to this article?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhuang, this is the first part, and there is a sequel."

"Okay, okay, can you let me read it?"

"Of course."

Zhou Chen agreed, and then said: "If you like it, I can write it immediately."

The article he showed Zhuang Mohan was a masterpiece from another world, not the history of the real world. In this world, no one knew it except him.

Zhuang Mohan was overjoyed and said loudly: "Okay, I will grind ink for you myself."

"It's an honor."

Zhuang Mohan did what he said and took Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian to the study. He said he would grind ink for Zhou Chen, and he really did it himself. Zhou Chen didn't hesitate and started writing immediately.

"Good calligraphy, good article."

Zhuang Mohan looked at the article written by Zhou Chen and felt happy from the bottom of his heart. For someone like him, a good calligraphy and a good article are more precious than anything else.

"Can you give this article to me for collection?"

"This is for Mr. Zhuang. It's my honor if you don't mind it."

"Okay, okay."

Zhuang Mohan showed a childlike innocent smile, and his expression was as if he had obtained a very precious treasure and was overjoyed.

Seeing Zhuang Mohan so happy, Zhou Chen did not forget his purpose.

"Mr. Zhuang, I have an unwelcome request."

Zhuang Mohan said with a smile: "Please speak, young friend."

Zhou Chen pointed to Zhan Pianpian next to him: "Mr. Zhuang, this girl is the eldest princess of the royal family of Daqi. It is late now and it is inconvenient for her to return to the palace, so she wants to stay in your mansion temporarily. I wonder if it is convenient?"

"Princess?"

Zhuang Mohan looked at Zhan Pianpian who saluted him and was very surprised. He really had never seen the eldest princess, but the eldest princess of Northern Qi, how could she be with Zhou Chen, a Qing person, and come to him specially.

He didn't understand what was going on, but he understood what Zhou Chen meant, so he smiled and agreed.

He didn't care much whether she was a princess or not, he cared more about Zhou Chen.