Chapter 1455: Beating Shadow, Night Banquet at the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests

"Shadow wants to spar with me?"

After listening to Chen Pingping's words, Zhou Chen turned his eyes to Shadow.

As the name suggests, Shadow Man is like a shadow of Chen Pingping. Wherever there is Chen Pingping, there will be a shadow. Chen Pingping can live safely until now, and the shadow has a lot of contribution.

When Shadow saw Zhou Chen looking at him, he immediately said respectfully: "Sir, my martial arts has reached a bottleneck now. If I can compete with you, it might be useful."

"Heh, are you treating me as a whetstone? Do you want to imitate Ye Liuyun?"

In the plot, part of the reason why Shadow insists on competing with Wuzhu is because he knows that Ye Liuyun only understood Liuyun Sanshou after competing with Wuzhu, and he broke through and became a grand master in one fell swoop, so he also wanted to follow suit.

But he couldn't meet Wu Zhu, and he didn't dare to look for other great masters, for fear that others would slap him to death.

Zhou Chen, the newly promoted Grand Master, became his target, but he had seen Zhou Chen's terror before and did not dare to have such thoughts again.

But after such a long time, he gradually understood some of Zhou Chen's situation. He felt that Zhou Chen was cold and ruthless in his previous actions, but in fact he was not ruthless. On the contrary, he was very easy-going and very humane, so he appeared again. Such thoughts.

Shadow was a little embarrassed, but fortunately he was wearing a mask and no one else could see his expression.

Zhou Chen just said casually that he was not opposed to making a whetstone for others. Besides, he was a whetstone. Whether the shadow was a knife or not was another question.

Ye Liuyun is just a special case. The reason why he can break through the Grand Master after competing with Wu Zhu is because of his super understanding. Not everyone can become Ye Liuyun, otherwise there would be more than a few Grand Masters in the world.

"If you want to compete with me, you can, but I don't know which method you want to use? If I use my true energy, you might not be able to block a single move. If you want to imitate Ye Liuyun, then I will use a small amount of my true energy to move the sword. The law is the main thing.”

Shadow was overjoyed: "Okay, thank you sir."

He believed Zhou Chen's words. If Zhou Chen used all his strength, he really wouldn't be able to stop him with a single move. But this was not a competition, but a courtship of death.

Using only a small amount of zhenqi and focusing on moves and swordsmanship was the way he wanted most. It would also allow him to understand the great master better and be more helpful to his own martial arts.

He felt that if it was just a duel of moves and swordsmanship, he would not necessarily be worse than Zhou Chen.

But soon, he discovered that he was wrong.

Shinichi took over, and Zhou Chen changed several attack methods in a dozen moves. He tried his best to resist, but Zhou Chen's willow branch was simply more terrifying than the sword. It could hit him this time. His face had been slapped seven or eight times. If it hadn't been for the mask, he would have been disfigured by now.

"It's too slow. The left side doesn't distinguish between left and right? That's not the case with this move. Why are you so stupid? You can't dodge the same move three times. Why do you still want to learn from Ye Liuyun?..."

Zhou Chen has never fought against Wu Zhu, so he doesn't know how far his centuries-old fighting skills are compared to those of robots, but he feels that his fighting skills are definitely top-notch.

Shadow is good, with fast speed and sharp swordsmanship, but this kind of thing is afraid of comparison. When he met Zhou Chen, even if he didn't use any strength, it was enough for him to drink a pot, and it was a complete dimensionality reduction blow.

Chen Pingping on the side couldn't bear to watch anymore. He could see that Shadow had used all his strength, which could even be regarded as extraordinary performance, but the gap was really too big.

What's more important is that Zhou Chen looks very young, but his fighting skills are as if they have been refined over time, as if he can predict the enemy's opportunity every time, and can catch up no matter how Shadow changes his moves.

On the contrary, Zhou Chen's offensive was unpredictable. With the same move, Shadow would be hit every time and couldn't avoid it no matter how hard he tried.

During this process, Zhou Chen really didn't use his true energy very much, but even so, his speed and body skills were astonishingly fast, and his shooting speed and moves were unpredictable and very powerful.

He had only seen this kind of ability in one person, and that was Wu Zhu, but Wu Zhu was more exaggerated. He really had no energy at all, and it all depended on his body.

Shadow is also a stubborn person. Even though he was beaten all over by Zhou Chen, he still refused to give up and continued to hold on until.

"Snapped!"

A branch hit the shadow and knocked the shadow away. He could no longer hold on.

Chen Pingping sighed and waved her hand to carry the shadow down. The shadow being carried did not forget to thank Zhou Chen.

"Thank you, my lord."

He knew that Zhou Chen had given him a lot of shame by being able to fight him for so long. The gap between the two was too huge. If Zhou Chen wanted to defeat him, it would only be a matter of one move.

After the shadow was carried away, Chen Pingping asked Zhou Chen curiously: "Mr. Zhen Guo, according to your judgment, does this shadow have a chance to break through to the Grand Master?"

Zhou Chen threw away the willow branch and came to sit next to Chen Pingping. Zhan Pianpian immediately poured him a glass of wine.

After finishing the drink, he replied leisurely: "The swordsmanship is good, and the Qi is not bad. I am not invincible among the nine ranks, but I can still be ranked among the top. It's a pity that the sword is not pure. I don't want to be like Ye Liuyun." The possibility of attaining enlightenment and breaking through to become a great master is almost zero.”

Chen Pingping smiled and said: "That's a pity. However, there are many ninth-grade masters in the world, but there are only five people who can become grand masters. It is normal for him not to succeed."

In the past, before his legs were destroyed, he was also a ninth-level master and had some knowledge of martial arts. If the great master could break through so easily, there would be no one left before Ye Qingmei.

Even with the skills given by Ye Qingmei, in the past few decades, there are only a handful of people who have become great masters. There are only five people in total, and two are self-taught, and one is a mysterious grand master.

"What does Duke Zhen Guo think of me, Chen Yuan?"

"Chen Yuan is good, and Dean Chen is also careful. The world cannot be created equal and everyone is like a dragon, but in Chen Yuan, there is a sense of equality for everyone."

Chen Pingping immediately laughed: "Young master is really a wonderful person. He can see through the true nature of Chen Yuan in me at a glance. It's a pity that I can only deceive myself and others to this extent."

Zhou Chen remained silent. Chen Pingping was pursuing Ye Qingmei's path. However, he was not Ye Qingmei after all. He could not understand Ye Qingmei's real thoughts. The meaning of equality for everyone was not like Chen Yuan's, where everyone was equal. The meaning is too complex.

"Dean Chen doesn't have to be modest. There is no one else in the world who can do what Dean Chen does."

This is true. Even he himself has actually long been accustomed to the system of ancient feudal society. He is used to being served and commanding others. It is precisely because he has experienced more that he understands better that everyone Equality is so unrealistic.

"Will Your Highness find it boring?" Chen Pingping asked Zhan Pianpian kindly.

Although Chen Pingping tried his best to show her kindness, Zhan Pianpian was still in awe of him and relied on Zhou Chen.

"No, I think it's pretty good."

"Then, Your Highness, would you like to play with the girls in my house? There are still many interesting places here."

Zhan Pianpian looked at Zhou Chen, who nodded slightly at her, so she responded: "Okay."

Chen Pingping called a few girls and took Zhan Pianpian to play elsewhere. Only Zhou Chen and him were left here.

Zhou Chen asked bluntly: "Dean Chen, you specially invited me here today. Do you have any questions you want to ask? You can ask them now."

Dean Chen cupped his hands in front of Zhou Chen and said with a smile: "I know I can't hide it from the young master. I do have a question and I want to ask the young master to answer it."

"The five great masters in the world, Ku He, Si Gu Jian, Ye Liuyun and Young Master, there is another one hidden in the Qingguo Palace. There have been rumors that the Hong Sixiang in the palace, Eunuch Hong, is the most mysterious great master ”

"What I want to ask is, Eunuch Hong Sixiang, is he the mysterious great master?"

"no."

"no?"

Chen Pingping sat up straight and stared at Zhou Chen unblinkingly.

"Young master, what you mean is that Eunuch Hong Sixiang is not the mysterious great master?"

Zhou Chen said: "I have been to the imperial palace. The old eunuch is better than the ninth grade, but he is still far from a grand master. It should be said that he will never become a grand master in his life."

Chen Pingping looked solemn and pondered: "Hong Sixiang is not the Grand Master, so who is the mysterious Grand Master hidden in the palace?"

"Dean Chen is asking me?"

Chen Pingping shook her head and said: "No, it's already a big favor if you can tell me that Hong Sixiang is not a great master. I won't bother you anymore."

From Zhou Chen's tone, he knew that Zhou Chen might already know who the mysterious grand master was. If he asked, Zhou Chen would tell him, but he still suppressed his curiosity. Some things still need to be answered. He can do his own research.

Zhou Chen was slightly surprised, but he also understood why Chen Pingping was like this, so he said: "This favor is not given in vain. If I find you in the future, you have to return this favor to me."

Chen Pingping responded with a smile: "Of course, it's very fair."

Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian returned to Kyoto before dark, but they did not return home immediately. Zhou Chen took Zhan Pianpian to visit the night view of Kyoto.

In a room in Chen Yuan, Chen Pingping pressed her hands on the handle of her wheelchair and looked deeply. After excluding Hong Sixiang, it was not that difficult to guess who the grand master was in the palace.

"Actually, I think Zhou Chen has a good temper and is friendly to you. You should ask him to help you heal your legs. After all, he was able to revive Teng Zijing who was only half-breathed and also restored his meridians. "Although your legs have been broken for twenty years, it is still possible to heal them with his true energy."

Lying on the bed, wrapped into a mummy's shadow, he suddenly said to Chen Pingping.

Chen Pingping replied in a cold tone: "Twenty years have passed and I have long been accustomed to life without legs. I have never thought about standing up again. This is good."

"Sometimes I really don't understand what you are thinking. You have the opportunity to stand up but you still don't do it."

"The way I am now may make people more reassured and save a lot of trouble. Why cause trouble in vain."

How could Chen Pingping not think of what Shadow could think of, but his current goal is not for himself. He only has two goals now, one is to help Fan Xian grow up, and the other is to avenge Ye Qingmei.

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Negotiations between Qingguo and the Northern Qi envoy are beginning. The Qingguo is led by Honglu Temple, and Fan Xian, as his deputy, begins negotiations with the Northern Qi envoy.

Negotiations do not happen overnight. They require preparation in advance and an auspicious day. The negotiation process is even more tense and non-compromising. Therefore, it is a long-lasting matter for the two countries to reach a tacit understanding and complete the negotiations.

During the negotiation, Qingguo was very strong. After more than ten days of testing and entangled each other, a piece of news from Northern Qi finally broke the balance of the negotiation.

Yan Bingyun, the leader of the spies sent by Qing to Northern Qi, was captured. Northern Qi used Yan Bingyun as a hostage and demanded that Qing release the imprisoned Sean and reduce the conditions for negotiation.

When Emperor Qing heard the news, he was angry, but he made a prompt decision and said that except for the occupied state, the rest of the conditions were negotiable.

In fact, this was a helpless solution. After all, Yan Bingyun led a group of spies in Shangjing City of Northern Qi, and it was impossible for Qing not to rescue him.

If Yan Bingyun died, everything would be fine. The key is that Yan Bingyun was captured alive. If Emperor Qing did not rescue him, it would damage his reputation and disappoint many spies who fought for Qing. Once people's hearts were scattered, it would be difficult to lead the team.

That's why Emperor Qing decided to lower the negotiation conditions so decisively.

On the other hand, he was also playing tricks. He originally wanted to let Sean go back. He was worried that the reasons were not enough before, but now, if Sean was released, no one could say anything wrong.

Therefore, with Emperor Qing's concession, the negotiation soon took a turn for the better. Qing and Northern Qi negotiated for several days, and finally the two sides reached a consensus.

Qing did not have to return the state of Northern Qi that it had conquered, but Northern Qi had to pay Qing a small amount of gold and silver, as well as some other conditions.

In addition, the exchange of hostages between the two sides required Qing to send an envoy to Shangjing City, Northern Qi, and bring Sean to Shangjing City to exchange Yan Bingyun.

After the negotiation, the two sides signed a contract, and the peace talks were completed.

The peace talks ended smoothly, and Emperor Qing specially held a celebration banquet in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests to reward those who had made contributions to the negotiations, and also invited the Northern Qi envoys and the Dongyi City envoys.

Although Zhou Chen did not want to see Emperor Qing, he was not afraid of seeing him, not to mention the lively scene of the night banquet in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, so he certainly wanted to witness it, so he specially submitted a memorial to the palace, indicating that he would also go to the banquet that day.

Emperor Qing was very surprised when he received Zhou Chen's memorial.

"This Zhou Chen, I asked him to attend the court but he didn't, I gave him an official title but he didn't take it, and he actually wanted to go to a small night banquet in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. Is he trying to join in the fun?"

The three forces of Qing, Northern Qi and Dongyi City gathered together, and it was normal to have a lively party. He didn't know what would happen in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, but he didn't think Zhou Chen just wanted to join in the fun. Maybe he had other purposes, but he couldn't think of them for the time being.

"Since he wants to come, let him come. To be honest, I haven't met him yet."

Zhou Chen has lived in Kyoto for so many years. After becoming a grandmaster, he has been back for nearly a year. But in such a long time, Emperor Qing has never seen Zhou Chen once, and he really wants to meet this top talent in martial arts.

The next day, it was the night banquet in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

Zhan Pianpian and Sang Wen sat together playing chess, while Zhou Chen watched from the side, occasionally giving Zhan Pianpian some pointers. Zhan Pianpian was the eldest princess of the Northern Qi royal family, and although she was also good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she was not as proficient as Sang Wen.

Zhou Chen saw that it was already dark, and it was not far from the time for the night banquet to start, so he gave Zhan Pianpian and Sang Wen some instructions, and asked He Qin to drive the carriage to take him to the palace.