Zhao Changling pointed at the sky, and then at his feet. His smile was slightly mocking. "Actually, everywhere is the same. There is no faction fighting. Some things have to be done before they stop. One side finished singing, the other side appeared. You go back and forth. In fact, many ancient sayings from the human world have already explained the principles of the heavens and the world. Finished. To tell you the truth, the important person who chose you, Tantai Pingjing, used immortal methods back then to make the heavens give me a way out. This is not his act of rewarding a meritorious official, but some things have to be cleaned up. Otherwise, if there is evidence left behind, it will not be easy to clean up. Also, he needs me to help keep an eye on Chen Zhibao. Otherwise, how do you think Chen Zhibao could become a fake Confucian Saint so quickly after becoming a king and vassal of the Western Shu Sect? It is not that there is no such thing in the world, but it needs to be accumulated over a long period of time to make the water flow into a canal. Chen Zhibao becoming a half-step Confucian Saint was like pulling up seedlings to help them grow. It was forced on his fate. There was no other way. Huang Longshi caused trouble. First, he pestered endlessly and was extremely rude. Then, he handed it to Hsu Fengnian to continue playing. Originally, with Chen Zhibao's temperament and foundation, he could naturally become a Confucian Saint in the future. "
Tantai Pingjing finally asked, "After Cao Changqing died, of the three portions of fate, the largest portion was scattered to the Guangling Sect. The smallest portion was intercepted by me. The third portion was a transaction. It was the prerequisite for the first portion to successfully merge into the old West Chu territory. This last portion should have gone to Western Shu. Why was Chen Zhibao unwilling to accept it?"
Zhao Changling was very proud. "After inexplicably becoming a half-baked Confucian Saint, how could my proud disciple not sense it? Later, he cooperated with the ambitious Xie Feiyu. The two appeared to be united, but were divided at heart. Chen Zhibao was just feigning civility. Also, with his conceit, how could he be willing to accept a favor that was so easily obtained?! The disciple that I, Zhao Changling, chose, Chen Zhibao, is a great talent that has not appeared in five hundred years! "
Tantai Pingjing sneered and said, "The founding emperor of the Great Feng Dynasty reincarnated as a banished immortal. He is indeed worthy of the saying that he has not appeared in the world for 500 years."
Zhao Changling asked with a smile, "Tantai Pingjing, do you want to know which immortal you are? This Old Man can answer your questions and tell you about your past and present lives. "
The Great Grandmaster Qi Refinement Warrior whose nature had always been close to the ruthless nature of heaven seemed to have his reverse scale touched. He flew into a rage for the first time and said sternly, "How dare you!"
Zhao Changling smiled and said leisurely, "If I have no hatred in my eyes and do not believe that there will be white hair in the world, the ancients did not lie to me."
Tantai Pingjing narrowed her eyes with murderous intent. Although her snow-white robe looked calm on the whole, ripples could be seen on it if one looked closely, like fine spring water flowing through a bluestone.
In the river under their feet, a slender unknown wild fish suddenly jumped out of the water and then fell back into the water.
Zhao Changling smiled knowingly.
Tantai Pingjing also smiled. "You've done everything you can to ruin my state of mind. Are you hoping to tell Xu Fengnian in North Jiebei City where we are?"
Zhao Changling waved his hand and said, "From the start of my journey to the north, you have been hiding from the heavens. I only sensed a little, but the Hsu Fengnian knows that the Core World of this bridge is just your camouflage. I, Zhao Changling, am not so naive as to think that with a few words, I can destroy the South Sea Guanyin Sect's centuries-old imperturbability. You used the fish under the bridge as a test to try and break my last reliance, the immortal mind left behind after losing the immortal body. Sect Master Tantai, you and I are both smart people.
Tantai Pingjing looked pitifully at this strategist of the Spring and Autumn Period, the chief strategist of the Xu Family who had firmly suppressed Li Yishan when he was alive. She said with a smile, "Cleverness overcomes cleverness. Zhao Changling, do you know where you are inferior to Li Yishan in my view?"
Zhao Changling ignored the female Qi cultivator grandmaster's question. He frowned and turned to look at North Rejecting City. His gaze was complicated, puzzled, shocked, and in the end, understanding and disappointment.
Tantai Pingjing walked forward to the south and brushed past Zhao Changling. She said softly, "Poison Warrior Li Yishan is the most emotional. No matter the situation, status, fortune or disaster, in the depths of Li Yishan's heart, he is always willing to be kind to the world and choose to trust people. You are different, Zhao Changling. So the person you choose to inherit your legacy will only be Chen Zhibao. Li Yishan will choose Hsu Fengnian. "
Zhao Changling stood in place, back to back with Tantai Pingjing who was slowly walking forward. "I lost. Tantai Pingjing, you will also lose."
Tantai Pingjing did not stop. She walked down the bridge and headed south without looking back.
A dignified voice faintly sounded in her ears. "Ordinary people, foolish beyond compare!"
Blood immediately gushed out of her ears.
But there was a gentle smile at the corner of her mouth. She murmured, "I am willing."
Wherever she passed, this tall female Qi Refinement Grandmaster would constantly emit golden light. Her pair of treacherous snow-white eyes returned to normal.
Zhao Changling stood in place and sighed softly.
A rainbow light landed on the bridge. It was the young vassal king who had hurried over from North Reject City.
When the fish had jumped out of the water, the movement had seemed subtle. Zhao Changling, who was in the world, had not been aware. But for Hsu Fengnian in North Reject City, it was like thunder.
It was enough to see how chaotic Tantai Pingjing's state of mind had been at that time.
Hsu Fengnian came to the bridge. He had to be wary of this old scholar who had disguised himself as a fortune teller and was able to hide from his perception. He was no less wary than the Great Peace City eunuch of the same age as the country.
Zhao Changling was not in a hurry to announce his name. He asked with a smile, "The books say that all good things must come to an end. The books also say that it is a small world. But in the end, since people have life and death, life is a parting. Why don't you guess who I am? "
Hsu Fengnian was unmoved. He looked to the south at the tall woman who, for some reason, chose to dissipate her own fortune and give it back to the world.
Hsu Fengnian did not urge her to stay. He did not know how to do so.
Without Tantai Pingjing holding him back, the banished immortal Zhao Changling looked around and said leisurely, "Some scholars seem to care about the world, but in reality, they are arrogant. In the end, they only see the empty world, and disdain the country under their eyes. For example, I am one of them. Some scholars care about the country and the world. In the Spring and Autumn Period, only Huang Longshi and Li Yishan are like that. "
Hsu Fengnian frowned and said, "Who are you?"
Zhao Changling took advantage of his seniority and said, "Didn't I ask you to guess?"
Hsu Fengnian seemed to be weighing the pros and cons of attacking.
Zhao Changling did not seem to notice. "Your mind is not calm. What, the Beimang army is pressuring you, causing your mind to be as heavy as weeds? This is not a good sign. If you fight the 'blessed' Tuoba with your present state of mind, you have no chance of victory. At most, you will die together. "
Zhao Changling sighed and looked into the distance. "In the past, the Chu had a powerful family, the Zhao Family, who had been in power since the founding of Dafeng. They had a three-hundred-year feud with the Su Family of Western Shu. Later, they formed a deep grudge because of the sweet dew crossing south at the end of the Dafeng years. The Su Family suffered and did not go to Guangling River, but instead opened a new path and luckily entered Western Shu. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Su Family, who had become the family name of a country, tried to resolve the grudge and turn hostility into friendship. They took the initiative to form a marriage alliance with the wealthy Zhao Family of Guangling. The Zhao Family also wanted to have Western Shu as a paradise during the chaos of war, so they agreed to this marriage. A woman who bore the responsibility of the family married far away to Western Shu. In the end, she lost in the struggle for favor in the palace and lost to a woman who also came from the Spring and Autumn Period.
Hsu Fengnian said, "This woman was Zhao Changling's sister. The two of them relied on each other since childhood, and the elder sister was like a mother."
Zhao Changling nodded and said, "Yes, the younger brother rose up in the family because of the elder sister. His talent and ambition were finally displayed. In the end, other than waiting for the bad news of the elder sister's death, there was only the elders of the family saying, 'This woman asked for it, her death is not regrettable. Now that things are like this, we cannot blame the Shu Su Family to avoid making things worse.' The most hateful thing was that after the Western Shu emperor learned the truth, he did not feel regret. At a banquet, he smiled and said to the Guangling Zhao Family emissary who had gone to mend the relationship that in the future, when the Zhao Family members enter Shu to travel, they should be treated as honored guests. Only that annoying Zhao Changling dares to ask for an explanation. An explanation? My will is the will of the heavens. If Zhao Changling dares to go to Shu, I will treat him as an enemy. "
As time passed, the pain and sorrow were like an old dog lying on the ground, powerless to whimper.
Hsu Fengnian said with a smile, "I fear that the ruler of the fallen country would never have thought that Zhao Changling really went to Shu with twenty thousand cavalry. On the Western Shu map, from the time Great Feng established the country as a commandery, to the Spring and Autumn Period as an independent country, there has never been a foreign cavalry of more than ten thousand. "
Zhao Changling's lips jerked. "It is a pity that I did not see the Xu family's cavalry charge into the capital of Western Shu. You have to know that the general once promised Zhao Changling that as long as the gates of the Western Shu imperial palace were breached, Zhao Changling would be at the front. At that time, it would not be a problem to kill with his own hands, or to sit on the dragon throne."
Hsu Fengnian exhaled, turned and bowed to the old scholar. He said gravely, "Hsu Fengnian greets Mister Zhao!"
Zhao Changling also turned and shook his head. "I am not worthy of this bow."
Hsu Fengnian lowered his head and said, "Worthy!"
Zhao Changling had no choice but to respectfully return the greeting.
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