"Prison break?"
Yan Li said calmly, "It seems that the capital magistrate's prison is not that secure. However, His Majesty sent Eunuch Hua to find me. Is there anything else? "
Eunuch Hua smiled, "Master Yan, you have great foresight. His Majesty also said that you can act on what we discussed the other day. "
"That's it?" Yan Li frowned slightly.
Eunuch Hua said, "I have conveyed His Majesty's original words. The Inner Yard Examination is around the corner. Demons and monsters will appear. I hope Master Yan will be careful and not be caught. "
After saying this, he immediately left.
When he was far away, Yan Li's eyes turned cold and he said, "You don't give me any authority and want me to do things. There is no such thing in this world!"
He went straight to his bedroom and forgot about Ji Zhiyuan's order.
He sat cross-legged on the bed and relaxed his body and mind. His thoughts scattered and gradually returned to nothingness. He sank into a half-asleep state.
He had done the process of thinking and visualization thousands of times. Everything was natural and there was no difficulty.
The sea of clouds was vast and chaotic.
With a slight movement of his mind, a huge amount of Primordial Qi poured in from the Gate of Heaven, instantly lighting up the rainbow bridge. Countless sword shadows rushed out of the void, forming a transparent sword under the Gate of Heaven, slowly and persistently opening the Gate of Heaven.
The Gate of Heaven gradually expanded under the pressure. In this marvelous process, Yan Li could feel that the vitality that was being absorbed was increasing with every passing moment.
An unparalleled sense of satiation came from his heart.
This was the only place that belonged to him. Even if the eight wills were hibernating in the depths of his soul, they could not interfere.
Thinking and visualizing, all the troubles in the real world would vanish into thin air.
At this moment, the long sword born from the Heart Cleansing Chant rushed out of the void and hummed beside the transparent sword.
Yan Li looked at it curiously and did not know what it was going to do.
The transparent sword suddenly stopped spinning and moved to the side as if it was taking care of a little brother.
The long sword let out a cheering sound and happily leaned against the transparent sword, absorbing the vitality surging in from the Gate of Heaven.
Yan Li couldn't help but be dumbstruck, and then he fell into deep thought.
The Dharma Access had a spirit. This was a miracle that could only be seen when one was in a state of contemplation and visualization. However, not every technique had spirituality. Techniques that could reach this level were almost all unique techniques in the world.
For it to be called an absolute art, it meant that it was only one of a whole set of techniques.
For example, "Sword Heart Realization" was the introductory chapter of the "Superwhite Sword Sutra".
An absolute art was a combination of an ultimate skill and a Dharmic formulation. A single Dharmic formulation or ultimate skill, no matter how profound and powerful it was, could never surpass an absolute art.
Of course, as far as Yan Li knew, there were only three complete sets of techniques in the Divine Great Land.
One of them was the Scripture of the Great White Sword. For others, the Scripture of the Great White Sword was a lost art that only existed in legends, but for Yan Li, it really existed.
The second was the "Great Brahman Heart Sutra", which was the technique that the Little Bodhi Wisdom Buddha Diagram cultivated. It came from the Willow Forest Monastery.
The third was the "Cave Spirit Scripture", which was a secret technique of the imperial family. It was what the Ji Dynasty relied on to stand tall for several hundred years.
There was also the "Mysterious Star Scripture", which existed in legends. No one had ever seen it before.
The Art of Cleansing was a Dharmic formulation, and also an ultimate skill. The Dharmic formulation strengthened the cultivator's cultivation. It focused on the inside, and was called internal techniques. Ultimate skills used Vitality to flow through the body's meridians, causing the Vitality to become even stronger. It focused on the outside, so it was not wrong to call it external techniques.
The Art of Cleansing had both internal and external characteristics, so it definitely did not have an ordinary origin.
However, in the past two days, he went to the Library Pavilion to ask for advice, but no one knew the origin of the Art of Cleansing.
In reality, several hundred years ago, when the Xia Dynasty was founded, not only did the founding ancestor Ji Xingshi burn a large number of cultivation books, he also burned historical books that recorded secret records. Currently, the Divine Great Land did not know anything about the origin of sects and cultivation.
But no matter what, the sects were already past their prime. The dynasty firmly controlled the lifeline of cultivators, and that was an undeniable fact.
Cultivators could only lower their heads and live.
As everyone knew, cultivators did not have a Dharmic formulation, so they could only accumulate Vitality bit by bit until they broke through the realm. Yan Li was a living example. Therefore, it had become a common phenomenon for cultivators to work like cattle and horses, just to cultivate a Dharmic formulation.
The great power, authority, and freedom of choice that the sects possessed had all become a thing of the past.
No matter who you were, you were just a citizen of the Empire.
After more than two hours, Yan Li slowly stopped.
Under normal circumstances, it was best for a cultivator to cultivate for two hours a day. If he continued, not only would the efficiency be extremely low, but it would also cause mental exhaustion. If it caused mental exhaustion because of cultivation, it would not be worth it.
Even so, his Vitality had already accumulated a small part of his middle dantian. It was estimated that in less than half a month, he would be able to reach the amount needed to break through to the fourth rank.
This was the benefit of having a real name and a powerful Dharmic formulation. Although Yan Li was surprised, he was not surprised. If it was not like this, then wouldn't all these years of suffering be in vain?
He went to the hall to order some food and brought it to the bedroom to eat.
Around seven o 'clock, Yan Li put down the book and stood up to go out.
The streets of Yongling were divided very neatly and clearly. As long as there was a map, you would not get lost no matter where you went.
Yan Li avoided the eyes and ears of idle people, choosing a secluded place to come to the Victory Square near the east market.
The Victory Square belonged to Changle Park, which was next to the Imperial Palace. There was a saying in Yongling that Changle Park was a symbol of wealth and power.
Changle Park was a famous large mansion in Yongling. The people who lived there were all high-ranking officials, nobles, and relatives of the Emperor.
Even the Victory Square, which was located at the edge of Changle Park, had people who lived there at least at the fifth rank.
The residence of Yan Shaoqun, the magistrate of the capital, was in the Victory Square.
Yan Shaoqun's days had not been good recently. Not only was he transferred from the Department of Investigations to the Study Office, but he could not even keep his position as the magistrate.
The Department of Investigations was responsible for investigating cases, and the Study Office was responsible for records, logistics, filing, and so on. The people in charge were all civil officials. They could not even order a constable around. It was as if they had fallen from heaven to hell.
Now in the entire capital government, even the constables did not have to give him face.
Yan Li climbed over the wall and entered the courtyard. He saw Yan Shaoqun drinking alone in the courtyard. When he saw Yan Li come in, he was startled at first, then he smiled bitterly and cupped his hands in greeting.
Yan Li walked over and sat down. "Drinking alone under the moonlight, daren is in a good mood."
Yan Shaoqun could not stop smiling bitterly. "Don't mention daren again. Right now, I'm in charge of documents. I have the title of a minor fourth-rank official, but I can't even order a constable around."
Yan Li smiled. "You receive a salary, and you don't have to risk your life. If you marry a few beautiful wives and concubines, wouldn't your life be perfect without any regrets?"
Yan Shaoqun sighed. "Perfect is perfect, but when I first entered the official career, my goal was not just this."
Yan Li took the wine jar and poured himself a cup. He said, "Who asked you to be involved with me? Yu Xing Zhi hates me to the core. If you didn't listen to my orders that night, you wouldn't have been in trouble, right?"
Yan Shaoqun raised his cup and clinked it with him. He shook his head. "That night, I entered the palace alone to meet the Emperor, and that was already beyond my duty. Now that I was caught red-handed by him, even if it wasn't for daren Yan, Yu Xingzhi would not have let me go."
At this point, his face was full of loneliness. "Yu Xingzhi has always been a vengeful person. I'm afraid it won't be long before he finds an excuse to kick me out of the capital government. If I'm lucky, I can still get a job to support my family. If I'm unlucky, I'll be sent to another province. "
Yan Li drank the wine, but did not continue the conversation. He said, "Do you know about Chang Shan's prison break?"
Yan Shaoqun nodded. "The Heavenly Prison is heavily guarded. Wanting to escape from there is as difficult as ascending to heaven. An unknown expert had barged in and taken him away. He confessed to the crime, and was supposed to be executed after the Academy's examination. I didn't expect him to escape. "
After saying this, he observed Yan Li's expression and found that the latter was still as calm as water, as if he did not know the impact of this matter on him.
He hesitated for a moment. "You are the main contributor to Chang Shan's capture. You destroyed everything he had, and the person he hates the most is probably you."
Yan Li smiled. "As long as I don't go to places with few people, he won't have the chance to make a move."
After a pause, he said, "Let's cut to the chase. You know your situation. What do you think? Do you want to cooperate with me to deal with Yu Xingzhi?"
"This …" Yan Shaoqun already knew why Yan Li had come.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. This was the general rule of Jianghu.
Where there were people, there would be Jianghu. Where there was Jianghu, there would be standpoints and fights.
Now, in front of Yan Shaoqun was a chance to choose a side.
"You've worked so hard for Yu Xingzhi for so many years, but he doesn't care about you at all. Don't you feel wronged?" Yan Li said patiently. "Besides, isn't the purpose of your career to climb higher? If Yu Xingzhi comes, you will have a chance to climb higher. And you should know that I'm the secret agent of His Majesty. With me around, what are you worried about? "
Yan Shaoqun hesitated for a moment and said, "But I'm not Yu Xingzhi's confidant. Except for official business, he won't let me handle his own affairs. What use do I have to you?"
Yan Li said, "There's only one way to bring down Yu Xingzhi. That is to prove that he has colluded with the underworld."
Yan Shaoqun's eyes lit up. "Oh yes, there's one thing that might be helpful to you."
Yan Li said, "What is it?"
"You know, I've been working in the document office recently and found some memorials of old cases that haven't been destroyed."
Yan Shaoqun weighed his words and said, "In one of the cases, I remember that the criminal was an assassin from the underworld. After he was arrested, he quickly confessed and was executed. But in another case, I found that the characteristics of the murderer are very similar. Only their names are different … "
Yan Li narrowed his eyes and said, "You mean, Yu Xingzhi played tricks and used someone else to die in his place to help the assassin escape death?"
Yan Shaoqun said, "I can't be 100% sure, but this might be a breakthrough. As long as we find evidence of his crime, with His Majesty's deep hatred for the underworld, Yu Xingzhi won't be able to escape death."
Yan Li nodded and stood up. "Then I'll leave the investigation of the old records in the document office to you. Try to collect as much evidence of his crime as possible."
After taking a few steps, he smiled and said, "Oh yes, Yu Xingzhi, I'll recommend you to His Majesty. As long as you make this contribution, the position of capital governor won't be a problem."
Yan Shaoqun was overjoyed. He quickly stood up and cupped his hands. "Thank you, sir, for your promotion. This lowly official will go through fire and water for you without hesitation."
Yan Li waved his hand and left by jumping over the wall.
As soon as he left, Yan Shaoqun's smile disappeared.
A young woman walked out from the back room. Her face was covered with a veil, revealing only a pair of beautiful eyes. They were cold and indifferent.
Yan Shaoqun turned around and bowed. He said, "Miss Cui, I've completed Deputy Pavilion Master's orders. Do you have any other instructions?"
The woman said lightly, "You've done well. However, Deputy Pavilion Master said that this matter isn't over yet. Don't let your guard down and let the cat out of the bag."
Yan Shaoqun respectfully agreed.
After the woman finished speaking, she left from another direction and went to the other end of Changle Park — Azure Dragon Park.
The Legislative Square was a famous area for the wealthy. The gardens here were all designed by masters and were very ornamental.
Cui Garden was one of the best.
The woman entered from the back door of Cui Garden. Some guards saluted her, but she ignored them and went to the lake in the center of the courtyard.
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