Chapter 1426: Farewell, Dongyi City, Si Gu Jian

Three days have passed since the battle between the Grand Masters at the top of the Forbidden City. During these three days, there has been no peace in Shangjing City.

The news could not be concealed at all, and soon all forces knew what happened in the palace. Countless memorials were sent to the Queen Mother and the young emperor.

The Grand Master is the pinnacle of martial arts, but for those civil servants, they are not afraid whether you are a Grand Master or not, they just want to antagonize you.

The Queen Mother and the young emperor had been annoyed by these officials for the past three days. They stopped the morning court for a month directly on the grounds of repairing the palace. The officials had no place to impeach them and they were all very angry, but they were There is no good way.

In the Zhuang Mansion, Zhan Pianpian came to the Zhuang Mansion yesterday and became a student of Zhuang Mohan. Of course, he was not a formal disciple, it was equivalent to a registered disciple.

But even so, Zhan Pianpian is happy enough.

Being able to take Zhuang Mohan, a world-famous literary master, as her teacher is something that countless people in the world dream of. What's more, becoming Zhuang Mohan's disciple will allow her to come to the Zhuang Mansion from the palace to study, and she can learn from Zhou Chen Met.

Zhuang Mohan is a serious person. Now that Zhan Pianpian has become his registered disciple, he will take time to teach Zhan Pianpian every day. He does not lower his requirements because she is a woman.

For Zhuang Mohan, these days are the happiest days for him in recent years.

Having a close friend in life is a great blessing.

Zhou Chen is his confidant. Although there is a big age difference between the two, it does not hinder his love and admiration for Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen's talents and various thoughts shocked him. He had never seen a person as knowledgeable and talented as Zhou Chen.

The most commendable thing is that this young man is obviously very talented, but he still has a heart to learn. He will always stay in his collection of books to study the scriptures carefully. In just ten days, he has read many of his treasured books. .

From Zhou Chen, he seemed to see the future of Wen Dao. This young man seemed to be a confidant given to him by God, allowing him to have such a confidant in his old age, so that he could be calm even in the face of death.

The little emperor Zhan Doudou has also refined the refined salt that Zhou Chen taught her during this period. In fact, the salt in this world is still good because of the existence of Ye Qingmei.

However, the refining method given by Zhou Chen is more advanced and the refined salt produced is better.

But Zhan Doudou obviously had his own plans for this important material and did not spread it out, but was preparing to take advantage of it slowly.

Zhou Chen arrived in Shangjing in July, and in a blink of an eye it was already September. After staying in Shangjing for more than a month, it was time for him to leave.

This year is the third year of Qingli, and next year will be his crowning year. Before that, he must return to Qingguo Kyoto.

At the same time, in the spring of the fourth year of Qingli, Fan Xian came to Beijing and the plot began. Naturally, he would not miss such a day.

Zhou Chen was the first to tell Zhan Pianpian about the idea of ​​leaving.

To say who has the closest relationship with him in Shangjing City, there is no doubt that it is the eldest princess Zhan Pianpian. Besides that, it is Zhuang Mohan who he has spent the longest time with.

When he learned that Zhou Chen was leaving, Zhan Pianpian's eyes instantly turned red.

In the past, she had always lived in the inner courtyard of the palace and lived a rigid life, which made her not have much expectations for the future.

But Zhou Chen's appearance was like a bright light in her life, changing her life and making her full of hope for the future. Although she and Zhou Chen had only known each other for more than a month, they It was more fulfilling and happy than her life in the past ten years.

Now that she knew Zhou Chen was leaving, she felt like the sky was falling.

Thousands of words turned into one sentence.

"Can you take me with you?"

"Don't you want your Daqi royal family?"

"It makes no difference whether the Daqi royal family has me or not, but if I can't see you, my heart will die."

Just one sentence is worth thousands of words of confession.

Zhou Chen smiled slightly and gently brushed away the tears on her face.

"The princesses I know are not that fragile. I understand your intentions. You study hard with Mr. Zhuang and I will come to pick you up."

Zhan Pianpian raised her head, her voice choked with sobs: "Really?"

Zhou Chen gently hugged her into his arms: "Really, I have never gone back on what I said, right?"

Zhan Pianpian hugged Zhou Chen tightly: "Well, I believe in you, so I will wait and wait until you come to pick me up."

Compared to Zhan Pianpian, Zhuang Mohan is much more open-minded. There is no such thing as a feast that never ends. When he reaches his age, there are not many things he can't bear to see.

After all, Zhou Chen is from Qing and cannot stay in Qi forever.

"Remember to come back, I want to discuss it with you again."

"Definitely, sir."

Zhou Chen went to the palace and met the young emperor and the queen mother. The queen mother just said a few polite words and left.

"Sir, do you really no longer think about it? I can give you double what Nanqing can give you, and I can give you what Nanqing can't give you."

Zhou Chen said with a smile: "If I didn't have a reason to go back, maybe I would have been persuaded by His Majesty."

Zhan Doudou sighed, knowing that his recruitment failed again, which was expected.

"I am right, sir..."

She didn't know what to say, and finally sighed: "I just hope that one day I won't become a rival with my husband."

"I think this day will never come to pass. After all, bullying an empress will make people hate you."

Zhou Chen's slightly frivolous words made Zhan Doudou's face turn red immediately, and he glared at Zhou Chen with dissatisfaction.

"I wonder when I can see you again, sir?"

Since the Grandmaster Battle, she has been to Zhuang Mohan's mansion several times, met Zhou Chen several times, talked with him many times, and learned a lot from him.

Zhou Chen's knowledge seemed to be bottomless, and he even touched on the ways of being an official and the ways of being an emperor. The imperial power tactics benefited her a lot.

She also liked to talk about the past and the present with Zhou Chen, but unfortunately, such days were coming to an end.

"There will be a day to see you again, maybe soon."

Zhou Chen smiled slightly. He would come to Beiqi again, and then he would naturally see Zhan Doudou again.

"Princess..."

"Imperial sister, I will take good care of you. I don't want to face a crazy Grandmaster."

On the sixth day of September, Zhou Chen rode his horse and left Shangjing City one morning.

He came to Shangjing City with one person and one horse, and when he left, he was still one person and one horse, but with a few more items on his body.

Zhou Chen stroked a sachet hanging on his waist. This was given to him by Zhan Pianpian, and it contained her hair.

There was also a bag hanging on the black horse, which contained some precious books given to him by Zhuang Mohan.

Not far from Shangjing City, Zhou Chen stopped, and two people appeared in front of him.

"Is this for me, Saint?"

One of the people who appeared in front of Zhou Chen was Haitang Duoduo, and he also knew the other one. The thick dark circles under her eyes were very recognizable. She was Ku He's disciple, Lang Tao.

Haitang Duoduo said carelessly: "Yes, I am here to send you. You said you would take me to eat all the delicacies in Shangjing City, but you are leaving after eating only a few of them. Isn't it too irresponsible?"

"No way, time is tight. If I don't leave now, it may be too late. Next time, next time I come to Shangjing City, I will take you to eat."

"Tsk, no sincerity at all."

Haitang Duoduo rolled her eyes and threw a long wooden box in her hand to Zhou Chen.

"This is what His Majesty asked me to bring to you."

Zhou Chen took it and opened it. It turned out to be a sword, an excellent sword.

"Even if you are a grandmaster, as a swordsman, how can you not have a sword of your own?"

Zhou Chen took out the sword, pulled it out, looked at the shining sword, and praised: "Good sword, thank your Majesty for me, I accept it."

Haitang Duoduo stopped talking and nodded at Lang Tao next to him.

Lao Tao then respectfully bowed to Zhou Chen. He was also a martial arts fanatic. In the way of martial arts, the master comes first. He respects Zhou Chen because of Zhou Chen's strength as a grandmaster.

"Sir, my master asked me to come and see you off. My master said that he hopes to meet you again."

Zhou Chen also bowed and said: "Thank you, and please tell me that I am looking forward to the day we meet again."

After saying goodbye, Zhou Chen was about to drive away, but at this time, Haitang Duoduo suddenly asked a question for some unknown reason.

"Hey, Zhou Chen, where are you going?"

Zhou Chen paused, then replied: "Dongyi City."

Hearing this answer, Haitang Duoduo and Langtao's eyes lit up at the same time, and they both understood what Zhou Chen meant.

"Are you going to fight Si Gu Jian?" Haitang Duoduo asked impatiently.

"Yes."

"Take me with you, I'll go too."

Haitang Duoduo directly expressed her thoughts and drove her horse to Zhou Chen's side.

"I really want to see the duel between the two strongest swordsmen in the world."

Lang Tao also said anxiously: "Junior sister, His Majesty and the Queen Mother can't do without you, so I'll accompany the master to Dongyi City. Master, I'm familiar with this road, let me lead the way, and I can arrange everything on the road."

Haitang Duoduo was furious: "Brother, how can you do this? Master can't do without someone around him. You should go back to accompany the old master. I know Zhou Chen better, and I'm more suitable to lead the way than you."

"Junior sister, this is wrong. You are the saint of Qi, and the saint cannot leave Qi casually."

"Let..."

Just about to curse, she stopped in time and shouted angrily: "It doesn't matter if this saint is not a saint."

Watching the dispute between the two brothers and sisters, Zhou Chen patted the restless black horse.

"I don't think I asked you to lead the way?"

The dispute came to an abrupt end. Lang Tao was a little embarrassed, but Haitang Duoduo didn't have so many scruples.

"No need to lead the way, then I will accompany you. It's so boring to travel alone. I can also talk with you. I have a good relationship with the princess, and I think we will have something to talk about."

Good guy, even Zhan Pianpian was brought up, which made Lang Tao not know what to say for a while.

In the end, Lang Tao was defeated. The two of them could not go together. One of them had to stay to guard the palace and protect the little emperor. Haitang Duoduo left, so he had to stay.

Zhou Chen and Haitang Duoduo set out from outside Shangjing City together, and their destination was Dongyi City.

Just like when he came to Shangjing City before, Zhou Chen was not in a hurry to travel, and was quite casual.

Along the way, he and Haitang Duoduo got familiar with each other quickly. The two of them were not lonely when they walked together, especially since they had many common topics, which made the journey more interesting.

Haitang Duoduo was very interested in Zhou Chen's Ruyi Jin, and Zhou Chen was also generous in teaching her the characteristics of Ruyi Jin.

Haitang Duoduo's martial arts talent was really amazing, and she learned martial arts very quickly.

Although Ku He is a grandmaster, Zhou Chen is sure that when it comes to teaching disciples, he cannot compare to himself no matter how hard he tries.

Haitang Duoduo has also experienced this very well during this period. Zhou Chen's explanation and analysis of martial arts are more accurate and thorough than her master's. In particular, Zhou Chen said many things that she had never heard of before. , which greatly promoted her martial arts.

In the past, she was just amazed by Zhou Chen's martial arts talent, but now, she admires Zhou Chen in all aspects. It is indeed not easy for someone to become a grand master.

Although they were just walking slowly, twenty days later, they arrived at Dongyi City.

Different from the previous situation in Shangjing City, as his first fight with the Grand Master, he chose a special day and a special place.

But this time he was not so particular. He came to the outside of Dongyi City and released his sword intent in the direction of Dongyi City.

Astonishing sword intent soared into the sky, and not long after, a terrifying sword intent also erupted in Dongyi City, full of violence and murderous intent.

Zhou Chen and Si Gu Jian met for the first time, but the two of them did not say anything, and their swords directly collided.

The showdown between the two most powerful master swordsmen in the world has begun!

Different from the previous battle with Ku He, Si Gu Jian was a madman. He didn't have so many scruples, and he was much more decisive and ruthless in his attacks.

Zhou Chen is not afraid of such a duel at all. The battle with Ku He is just to prove his martial arts skills. The battle with Si Gu Jian is his real battle after becoming a grand master.

Only a few people saw the process of this battle.

The battle lasted for three full days, and finally ended suddenly. No one knew what the final result was, not even the few people watching the battle.

But only those who were near Dongyi City during those three days know how terrifying those three days were and how terrifying the destructive power was...

After the battle in Dongyi City, Zhou Chen said goodbye to Haitang Duoduo. This time, Haitang Duoduo had more unspeakable emotions than before, but she was able to restrain herself and let herself say goodbye to Zhou Chen calmly.

One person and one horse, after a few months, they returned to Qingguo territory.

Late at night, Zhou Chen found a place to rest in the wild.

"Sigu Jian is indeed a madman, but he is indeed a good opponent. They say Sigu Jian is ruthless and righteous, but haha..."

Zhou Chen leaned against the tree and remembered the battle with Si Gu Jian.

In terms of martial arts, he has met countless opponents, won and lost, but this is really the first time he has encountered an opponent like Sigu Jian.

What Ye Liuyun said is right. The other three great masters have gradually lost their humanity.

Ku He was a little better, but Si Gu Jian really showed Zhou Chen that the great master lacked humanity.

He had fought against Ku He and Si Gu Jian, but in his opinion, Si Gu Jian was definitely more difficult to deal with than Ku He.

Although there are some good disciples of Sigu Jian, in Zhou Chen's opinion, they are not as good as Sigu Jian, far behind.

"Danzhou, here again."

Zhou Chen walked into Danzhou City. This time, his mentality was different from the last time he came.

Originally, he was planning to meet Wu Zhu when passing through Danzhou this time, but after the battle with Sigu Jian, he no longer had this idea.

Even though Wuzhu has great master combat power, he is a robot after all. He is still different from humans like them. Fighting with robots is boring.