Chapter 26: The Wind Rises, The Game Begins

　Liangzhou.

　　The Zhongshu Office, which was in charge of coordinating the competition, was busy checking the contestants' files. A clerk was muttering to himself, "Piao Miao Mountain, which area is this mountain and this sect? I can't find it. Oh my god, this, Hongqing 666? Six years!"

　　As he was mumbling to himself, the clerk suddenly stood up and shouted.

　　The old man in red official uniform came over and asked, "Why are you so startled? What's wrong?"

　　"Sir, look at this volume."

　　The old man narrowed his eyes slightly, then threw the book into the charcoal stove and said, "Remember, neither you nor I have seen this thing today, understand?"

　　As he spoke, the old man made a gesture of wiping his neck to the clerk.

　　As for what is written in that volume?

　　It is none other than Bai Qianqian, a contestant from the Tianji Sect. She was born in the sixth year of Hongqing and is already thirty-six years old. Although Qi-refining masters maintain their age and beauty, there are many Huayun monks who are over a hundred years old but look like they are thirty years old.

　　But this clearly violates the rules of the competition.

　　What made the old master so puzzled was that the seal at the bottom of the book, which allowed the person to sign the book, was from Wei Suyi, the son of the current Emperor Zhao'an and the wife of the King of Chu.

　　The clerk nodded and didn't dare to say another word. Who knows why?

　　But he was very skeptical whether the royal family had arranged experienced monks to participate in the competition in order to suppress the monks of the barbarian sects and prevent outsiders from taking the championship.

　　As for what the truth is, perhaps only Princess Wei and the Tianji Sect know.

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　　On the other side, Su Yun, who had finished the last strange competition in the points race, walked out of the venue.

　　Outside the venue, there were many small stalls selling food, fruits, clothing, swords, etc.

　　Since the Hengqiu Sword was not badly broken during the battle with Bai Qianqian, Su Yun was now thinking about whether he should go to some immortal sect market to buy a new sword.

　　But before he had taken a few steps, he saw Meng Nan, who was sitting in a roadside tea stall, hurriedly threw down two ingots of silver and ran over.

　　Seeing him approaching, Su Yun greeted him, "Daoyou are in such a hurry to come here, I think you have settled the girl."

　　"Hoohoo~"

　　Meng Nan, who was out of breath after running for more than ten steps, wiped the sweat off his face under Su Yun's scrutiny and sighed:

　　"It's done! Hey, why are you looking at me like that? Let me tell you in advance, this is not fake. I'm just guarding the door for my master to negotiate business. I'm just tired!"

　　Su Yun didn't care whether he was really tired or not, but suddenly asked, "Master? By the way, yesterday's incident happened suddenly, and I haven't asked you which elder in the Immortal Palace is Fellow Daoist Meng's disciple?"

　　Hearing this, the beautiful Meng Nan patted his chest with a proud expression, "Immortal Palace Elder, the only disciple of Law Enforcement Hall Master Bei Ranzhu."

　　"cough--"

　　Su Yun touched his nose. It seemed that Meng Nan's master and aunt were of the same generation, so he and Meng Nan could barely be considered "fellow apprentices and apprentices".

　　Then, Meng Nan continued, "The girl's matter has been dealt with. I just came to tell you that it's time to retire with honor."

　　"Wait a minute, Fellow Daoist Meng." Su Yun stopped Meng Nan who was about to leave and said, "My sword broke during the competition, and I was thinking of buying a new one. Does Fellow Daoist have any familiar markets to recommend one or two?"

　　Meng Nan's eyes swam around, and he put his hand on Su Yun's shoulder: "Okay, okay, but why don't you go to the market under the Sword Pavilion? Uh, looking at your face, it's hard to say... Speaking of buying knives, Liangzhou does have a good place."

　　In fact, it was not that Su Yun did not want to go to the Jiange market, but he was worried in his heart. This was because the Jiange market wanted to buy high-quality swords, which would detect the spiritual root attributes of the cultivators, and then let the swords sense the user's intentions to choose their owners.

　　Therefore, Su Yun was afraid that his senior brother stationed in Jiange Market would recognize him, so he did not dare to go to Jiange Market.

　　He hasn't figured out how to explain to his mother why he is in Liangzhou.

　　Since Meng Nan had a good recommendation, Su Yun immediately said, "Thank you for leading the way, fellow Taoist."

　　Meng Nan responded: "Then let's go."

　　Su Yun stretched out his hand and motioned Meng Nan to go first.

　　Meng Nan raised his eyebrows, put his hands behind his back and stepped forward: "Fellow Daoist, you have too many rules. To put it bluntly, it feels like you have stayed in the mountains for too long."

　　Su Yun smiled helplessly, not knowing how to respond to Meng Nan's words. Perhaps he had indeed stayed in Qingjing Mountain for too long, or perhaps it was because of the etiquette his mother had taught him since he was a child, and Su Yun didn't want to throw it away.

　　"Go this way." Meng Nan pointed to a street and said, "I think you should call me Meng Nan from now on. Don't be so complicated. I will also call you... Liu Guzhou. After all, we are close friends, right?"

　　"hehe."

　　Along the way, Meng Nan was a lively talker, and he helped Su Yun, who had been feeling depressed recently, to get over the stress.

　　About halfway across the city, a restaurant building more than ten meters high came into view. In front of the building were several money trees planted, and their tender green leaves were clear and shiny after being moisturized by the morning rain.

　　Above the gate hung a plaque made of golden nanmu wood, with the three characters "Qiong Yao Xuan" carved in Xia's small seal script on top. The brushwork was thin, strong and upright, and the person who signed the plaque was none other than Wei Suyi, the wife of King Chu.

　　But looking past the gate and at the chairs and food inside, it didn't look like a market selling swords at all.

　　Instead, it looks more like a restaurant.

　　Meng Nan saw Su Yun's puzzled expression and said slowly, "This is Qiongyao Pavilion, the tallest building in Liangzhou City. It is also a place that all mortal knights and monks in Daxia yearn for."

　　Su Yun interrupted and asked suspiciously: "But Meng Nan, I want to buy a knife."

　　Meng Nan raised two fingers and continued leisurely: "Hey, please listen to me first..."

　　"...Qiong Yao Xuan runs banquets, and is known for its delicacies from land and sea, and all kinds of delicacies in the world, and its collection of fine wines is endless, which is why it attracts people from the martial arts world. Secondly, Qiong Yao Xuan also sells weapons, and all kinds of weapons and immortal tools are available. Many world-famous cultivators have found excellent weapons here, so countless cultivators come here to admire it, but..."

　　"But?" Su Yun said.

　　Meng Nan hesitated for a moment before saying, "If you want to get a magical weapon that suits you, it depends on whether you have the right fate. No matter how much I introduce you, it's not as good as you going there in person. Let's go..."

　　"… Let me say this secretly. The boss of Qiong Yao Xuan, Gu Dianxue, is a beautiful female swordsman. People in the martial arts world and the cultivation world give her the nickname of "One Sword Palace Cold". Such delicacies, immortal weapons, and beauties together are three of the four wonders of Qiong Yao Xuan."

　　Among the four wonders, what about the other one?

　　With curiosity, Su Yun and Meng Nan walked into Qiong Yaoxuan.

　　The first thing that catches your eye is the spacious banquet hall, which is equipped with 38 pear-wood tables, each of which can seat ten people. The tables are also decorated with exquisite potted plants, and rice bowls and bamboo chopsticks have been placed on them in advance for meals.

　　Nearing noon, many guests had already taken their seats in the hall. Some were taking the menus brought by the waitresses and starting to order food, while others were already tasting the wine and appreciating the food.

　　Moreover, this pavilion, which is more than ten meters high, has no layers. There is only a spiral wooden staircase at the innermost end, leading directly to the pavilion.

　　But the most special thing is the jade-inlaid walls on the left and right sides of Qiong Yao Xuan that are as high as the pavilion. The jade walls are crystal clear and are obviously made of top-quality materials.

　　The boss of Qiong Yaoxuan is truly amazing as he is able to spend such a large sum of money to build a building.

　　After entering the door, Meng Nan took Su Yun to a random place to sit down, and then said to Su Yun who kept looking at the jade wall: "Look, I didn't introduce you to the wrong place, did I?"

　　The first thing Su Yun said was, "Meng Nan, what are the words carved all over this jade disk?"

　　Meng Nan expected Su Yun to ask this question, and answered: "This is the last of the Four Wonders. Interested? You may go over and take a look, but I suggest you start from the right side."

　　Right side?

　　As he spoke, Meng Nan pulled Su Yun towards the jade disk on the right.

　　"Meng Nan, what about the location?"

　　"It's okay, it's okay. The waitresses at Qiong Yao Xuan are very qualified. As long as you take a seat, even if you leave in the middle of a meal, they will keep a seat for you. Besides, it's common to stand up and walk around while eating here."

　　As Meng Nan said this, Su Yun turned around to look at the seat and saw a waitress walking over with a wooden sign that said "Reserved Seat".

　　Approaching the jade disk on the right, Su Yun discovered that a three-foot area was separated in front of the jade disk by red silk.

　　A waitress came forward, and Meng Nan didn't wait for her to speak, and said, "We are monks, we just come here to take a look, we don't want to say anything."

　　Upon hearing this, the waitress smiled and Fu Li retreated to the side.

　　Su Yun also began to look up at the words engraved on the jade disk.

　　I was lucky enough to pass by and had a drink. It was good. - Hong Qing

　　The crispy soft cakes and dragon soup at Qiongyaoxuan are very good, but the drinks are a bit expensive. Liangzhou Osmanthus House, - Kou Ankang.

　　In the third year of Zhao'an, Liangzhou was plundered by barbarians, so they came here to seek refuge. —— Refugee Miao Kaibin.

　　In the eighth year of Zhao'an, Liangzhou was plundered by barbarians again, and my wife was abducted. —— Refugee Miao Kaibin.

　　Master's Wife Ji Shuyan, I like you very much and I will marry you one day. ——Disciple Xu Tianlin

　　Today is the wedding day, I am going to marry Mrs. Ji and hold a banquet here. ——Liu Yuanwai

　　My husband, Yan'er misses you so much, Tianlin, don't think too much. ——Widow Ji Shuyan.

　　Without saying too much, just visit here. ——Sun Dasheng.

　　One day, he took off his long gown, looked at the scenery on the wall and sighed, and then he became an immortal. ——Tian Jing, who was still a mortal scholar.

　　However, this scholar later joined the army in the tenth year of Zhao'an and died on the battlefield. There are still many inscriptions, and Su Yun laughed, felt sad, or shook his head every time he read one. In short, it was very interesting.

　　"Guzhou, what do you say?" Meng Nan asked beside Su Yun.

　　Su Yun smiled and said, "It's very interesting to come here to have fun while tasting wine. I wonder if I can write a few words on it as well?"

　　Meng Nan shook his head and said seriously, "I haven't finished reading it yet. If you want to carve something, don't carve it on the jade wall here. Come with me."

　　After saying that, Meng Nan took Su Yun to the other side of the jade disk, and lines of neatly engraved words immediately caught their eyes.

　　Unlike the other side, the characters on this side of the jade bi are not as large or small as those on the opposite side, and are obviously much neater.

　　And the person who signed the signature is also very unique.

　　The dew in my throat brings a chill, and I toast to the fleeting life. —— Baihua Villa, owner Pei Xin.

　　The little shop was deserted in the past, now it is a Qiong Yao Pavilion. I buy wine to enjoy my sweet dreams, and I remember that I was a fairy in heaven. ——Night Palace, lonely and cold night.

　　After today's farewell, I will strive to reach the level of Dongxu and stand shoulder to shoulder with Su Qingshan! - Nansheng of Zhujian Villa. Later, this sword cultivator was possessed by the devil when he was overcoming the tribulation again, and died under the eighth thunder tribulation, only one more thunder tribulation away from reaching Dongxu.

　　The young man is proud and brave like a bear, and follows the wind to join the barbarians! ——She Huai of the Five Poison Sect.

　　She Huai, you are bullshit, if you want to join the barbarians, you have to marry me before you leave. ——Lu Wenyu of Baji Sect. In the eighth year of Zhao'an, these two Taoist companions went to the barbarian court to assassinate the barbarian king. One was captured dead and the other alive, and both died later.

　　It took me thirty years to reach the Qi Training Realm, and three hundred years to reach the Spirit Returning Realm. So what about the Transformation Realm? — Guo Jian, a disciple of Taiyi Sect.

　　You immortal monks, how can you die without being elegant? — Young monk Lingyuan from the Ten Thousand Buddha Sect.

　　It is a sin for a disciple to speak nonsense. --Huineng, the abbot of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect.

　　I will win the sect competition. ——Mo Qilin from the Spirit Beast Sect.

　　When the spring breeze comes, I get drunk. The proprietress is really pretty, but she ignores me. ——Liu Yang from Xiaoyaomen

　　Standing on the top of the city wall, looking down at the barbarian army, what is there to fear! ——Master Shenxiao of Snow Castle

　　I can fight with Shenxiao together, defeat Xiaman Dongxu, and defeat millions of cavalry. - Chen Chong, the owner of Longmen Island.

　　Everyone in the world says that Liu Zhouyue is the best at formations, but who knows that I have been immersed in this art for fifty years? When I go to meet the barbarian army, I will enter the state of transformation and see whose formation is the best in the world! - Jin Shilin from Tianyimen

　　Su Qingli, the young master of the Immortal Palace, is truly an immortal and truly beautiful. ——Yin Yang Zong Gu Yisheng.

　　I was drunk and looked at the dancing clouds and waves. After this, I looked back at Gong Yi...——Xian Gong Luo Suwen. The former palace master of Xian Gong had not yet finished carving this paragraph. She had discussed with the proprietress of Qiong Yao Xuan to come back and write the three characters half a year later, but she later died on the battlefield of Youzhou.

　　Reading this, Su Yun sighed quietly: "Back then, Palace Master Luo had already entered the Cave Void, but he still had the world in his heart. This ambition should be kept in mind by our generation."

　　Meng Nan patted Su Yun on the shoulder:

　　"The old friend is gone, but the present one is still here. Oh, by the way, now that I have finished reading the following, it is time to read the following."

　　Su Yun raised his eyebrows slightly: "From above?"

　　There was a dividing line in the middle of this jade wall that was more than ten feet high. There were also words engraved on the top, but they were much fewer than those below.

　　Meng Nan raised his mouth and said, "The words on the top can only be engraved with the consent of the boss lady, but as long as you can write words on it, you can get a gift of weapons from Qiong Yaoxuan, which is very rare."

　　So, Su Yun looked at the top of the jade disk.

　　What I saw was shocking, almost all of them were familiar names!

　　Start from the bottom up.

　　When I have nothing to do, I watch the dancing and fighting of crickets. ——Meng Nan of the Fairy Palace.

　　The first person who signed the signature that caught his eye was right next to him. Su Yun looked over, and Meng Nan turned his face away, remaining silent.

　　Then there are two very long paragraphs.

　　A bowl of muddy wine intoxicates the heart, and the sword's heart melts the true love like snow. The palace locks the golden shackles and dreams for a thousand years, and the cold is like a sharp blade that pierces the heart. A sword in the palace is cold, stay.

　　My cultivation is not as good as Su Qingshan's, my swordsmanship is not as good as Shangguan Yuhe's, and my Confucianism is not as good as Tianji Sect's. Then I will just sit back and watch the world change and the clouds roll and unfold. ——Qiong Yaoxuan Gu Dianxue

　　Both of these words were carved by the owner of Qiong Yao Xuan, but the meanings of the former and the latter are so polar opposite that one cannot help but be curious about this person's experience.

　　Continuing to look up, Su Yun was even more dumbfounded.

　　Leaping across the mortal world, the celestial music lingers in the mind of the celestial beings. ——Su Qiutang of the Immortal Palace

　　The water of Yaochi is crystal clear, and the charm of immortality flows endlessly. If it is difficult to find the traces of immortality, a line of poetry will tell the true heart. ——Su Qingli of the Fairy Palace.

　　My heart is broken, but time flies by. ——Liu Zhouyue

　　The three people he met were all names that Su Yun was familiar with. It made people feel warm, but also sad. And who was the deep affection hidden in the master's words for?

　　However, before Su Yun could recover, something even more shocking came into his sight.

　　When you meet an equipable chess player, you will compete with him. The situation is subtle and elusive. You will fight with your wits and strategies, and wait for the end of time. ——Zuiqingxuan is not crazy about chess.

　　Promises to the country and the world, with the same principles, to make plans for the future. - Xu You of Tianji Sect.

　　Su Yun had heard of these two names before. They were mentioned in the intelligence from Jiange and Huang Lao. Qi Bu Chi was once a good friend of his father, but he was quite unfamiliar with Xu You from Tianji Sect.

　　Then comes the more eye-catching engraving.

　　Jiangnan has beautiful waterscapes, Liangzhou is desolate, and the nine states of Daxia each have their own merits. In the future, I will travel to all states and come back here to mention them. — Dongfang Lan, Kyoto

　　These should be the words engraved by the empress before she ascended the throne. However, the empress has been living in the imperial city for a long time now. Can she still fulfill her dream?

　　And the next few sentences.

　　The sword energy lasts forever, and all the paths lead to the green mountains. ——Su Qingshan of Jiange

　　The distant mountains are like a dream in my gaze, and my thoughts are like the wind lingering on the beams. ——Shangguan Yuhe of Jiange

　　Su Yun opened his eyes. These were the words that his father and mother had carved. However, his mother's words were crossed out, and another sentence was written above it.

　　The bell rings at dusk, and the secular dream is over, stirring the tide in my heart, like flowing clouds and water. ——Qingjing Mountain, Shangguan Yuhe

　　My mother has come to this place twice.

　　After a long while, Meng Nan shook Su Yun who was standing there in a daze and said softly, "Are you okay?"

　　Su Yunsi pondered the profound meaning of his mother's poem for a long time before coming to his senses: "Nothing."

　　Meng Nan knew that Su Yun had lost his mind after seeing the words inscribed by his parents, so he said, "There are even poems on it!"

　　A piece of jade was pasted and carved on the jade disk three feet away from the place where my mother's words were engraved.

　　Today we are in love with the phoenix, and tomorrow we will knock on the palace of the gods. ——Wu Wenmu Ben.

　　Su Yun frowned, and Meng Nan looked a little strange, as it was the first time for both of them to see these words.

　　Meng Nan couldn't help but ask the maid standing beside her: "Who said this? What's going on?"

　　The maid replied, "It was carved on it not long ago by a barbarian. The Qiong Yao Xuan jade disk can be carved by anyone in the world, but our boss felt that the barbarian's words should not be carved directly on the jade disk, so he asked him to carve it on a jade plaque and then stick it on."

　　I see.

　　No wonder the name is like that of a Xia person.

　　And Su Yun didn't recognize this name either, it was not famous.

　　Although the Xia and the barbarians have now formed an alliance, in the mortal world, the Xia people still regard the barbarians as inferior and dirty people, and they dare not compete with them on the same stage.

　　Not to mention the proud monks.

　　Su Yun's expression returned to normal, and he continued to look up with a slight smile.

　　On top of all the inscriptions, a new line of words was engraved.

　　I wield my spear, unrivaled in the ages, among all the cultivators of the ten thousand ways, who dares not to obey? — Piaomiao Mountain, Jiang Xuanji

　　Meng Nan praised softly and said, "This person is so arrogant. He wants to overwhelm all the cultivators in the world!"

　　Su Yun shook his head and chuckled. This girl was very arrogant. He had experienced this before, but he had never thought she could be so arrogant.

　　"Can I lift the words up?"

　　Suddenly, Su Yun asked the maid.

　　The maid replied, "I wonder where this immortal wants to carve?"

　　Su Yun pointed to the top of the jade disk and said calmly, "Just lift it up there!"

　　Su Yun came here for the sword. Meng Nan once told him that if he could carve a word on the jade disk, he could get weapons from Qiong Yao Xuan, but he needed the boss lady's consent.

　　Then, Meng Nan could carve a sentence on the jade disk above.

　　As Su Yun is the favorite to win this competition, why can't he do it?

　　However, the maid didn't know that Su Yun was the undefeated player in this competition, and she didn't know whether he was qualified to carve the words on it.

　　After Su Yun said this, she was startled at first, then she folded her hands on her waist and bowed, saying, "Please wait for a moment, Immortal."

　　After saying this, the maid turned around and walked to the unmanned counter not far away, and called out softly, "Shopkeeper, there is an immortal who wants to write a letter."

　　"Um!?"

　　As the maid called softly, a sweet and melodious voice came from under the counter.

　　A beautiful woman in pale clothes climbed up from the counter.

　　Su Yun and Meng Nan looked at him intently, and nearly a hundred guests in Qiong Yao Xuan also turned their eyes to him.

　　The owner of Qiong Yao Xuan, Gu Dianxue, was indeed a beautiful woman just as Meng Nan said.

　　The face that emerged from the counter was very pretty, with long bamboo-colored hair that was tied into a bun, her eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and her eyes were moving and deep under her eyebrows.

　　She was wearing a Jiangnan Yunyan gauze skirt with a folded collar and long sleeves, and the collar was worn to the armpits, which highlighted her slender figure to the fullest, especially the Chengfeng Yushan quilt collar, which was tightly wrapped to create a full arc, which was very eye-catching.

　　As if she had noticed that all the men in the room were looking at her, Gu Dianxue was so embarrassed that she hugged her breasts to cover them. Unexpectedly, her breasts were squeezed out of shape.

　　Afterwards, Gu Dianxue whispered a few words to the maid, and her beautiful eyes turned to Su Yun who was standing under the jade disk.

　　She picked up a brush with her soft hands and pointed forward: "You want to carve some words?"

　　Su Yun nodded.

　　Gu Dianxue did not look at Su Yun again, and looked at the place where the words were engraved on the jade disk leisurely: "Do you know the meaning of the words written by Qiong Yaoxuan? If you want to engrave it there, the cultivator must engrave the words of enlightenment."

　　After saying that, Gu Dianxue returned her eyes to Meng Nan who was standing next to Su Yun. "Of course, that stupid guy next to you doesn't count. I asked him to go up and carve a paragraph. After he went up, his legs were shaking and he managed to say this. It's really a shame for Qiong Yao Xuan."

　　Meng Nan turned away in shame. He felt that he was definitely not afraid of heights, but his mind was blank when he was carving the words.

　　On the other side, Su Yun pondered for a moment, then decisively replied: "I already understand what you said, so I still want to add a sentence."

　　"Okay then!" Hearing Su Yun's serious words, Gu Dianxue also readily agreed with a smile, but there was a hint of amusement in her smile: "To carve the words on it, a cultivator needs to use his own magic weapon to carve it. Do you have any?"

　　Su Yun frowned. Although the sword was broken this time, he still had some weapons in his Qiankun space, but the competition was still going on.

　　I don't know whether this act of engraving will spread throughout Liangzhou.

　　Su Yun did not want to expose himself too much, so he entered the knockout round as a sword cultivator, hiding his full proficiency in weapons and his small success in formation formations, making it easier to deal with the talented cultivators who came after him.

　　While Su Yun was hesitating, Meng Nan took the initiative to speak: "Boss Gu, my brother doesn't have a weapon with him, why don't you lend me one first?"

　　"So..." Gu Dianxue put down the pen in his hand, turned around and walked towards the wall behind him, and said lightly: "What weapons do you know? Do you know sword?"

　　Su Yun really wanted to answer no.

　　But Gu Dianxue had already taken down a long sword with a blue handle and scabbard from the wall where many weapons were hung. He then held the mouth of the scabbard with his beautiful hand and slapped the tail of the scabbard with his other hand.

　　Sau——

　　A sword sound like a dragon's roar was heard in Qiong Yaoxuan and flew straight towards Su Yun.

　　Meng Nan, who was standing by, hadn't even seen how the sword was unsheathed, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Su Yun, dressed in green, turn sideways. When the sword flashed in front of him, he raised his hand, and a faint green aura emanated from his hand, as if he was exploring the sea to catch a swimming dragon.

　　clatter--

　　The long sword feels cool to the touch, and the hilt is carved with a picture of Fu Zhu playing in the water. It is a three-foot-three long double-edged sword with a sharp edge. The blade is as blue as a flower, and the blood groove on the sword spine has a winding curve, just like a dragon in the sea, baring its fangs and claws.

　　Su Yun, who knew a lot about swords, felt that this was a good sword. The texture of the sword must have been made of lapis lazuli from the deep sea, and it must have been made by an excellent swordsmith.

　　If this sword were placed in the Sword Pavilion, it would surely be placed only under my mother's red tide and green scroll.

　　"This sword is called Miscellaneous Thoughts. It ranks eleventh in my own list of world weapons and fifth in the list of famous swords. The only swords that can be ranked ahead of it are Princess Jiuyuan's Supreme Sword, Shangguan Sword Immortal's Red Tide Sword, and Su Qingshan's Green Scroll Sword..."

　　As she was talking, Gu Dianxue suddenly shut up.

　　Random thoughts ranked fifth, and only the first three were mentioned, leaving one out.

　　Afterwards, Gu Dianxue leaned against the wall casually, circling her breasts, and squinted at Su Yun: "Since you can hold it, use it to carve it."

　　With the sword in hand, Su Yun sighed softly: "Then I will be embarrassed."

　　After he finished speaking, Su Yun turned around and glanced at the nearly one hundred guests in Qiong Yao Xuan. Except for Meng Nan, he did not find any familiar faces or disciples from Jiange.

　　Then Su Yun tapped the floor with one foot and leaped up dozens of feet. He glanced at the words on the jade disk, closed his eyes, and ignored the noisy sounds coming from the surroundings.

　　If you want to understand your mind, then understand your mind.

　　After a moment, Su Yun tightened the hilt of the sword with his right hand and opened his eyes.

　　His eyes were as sharp as a sword, and his majestic energy instantly filled his robe, blowing it up. The sound of the sword was like a dragon's roar, and it was like a rainbow piercing the sun, carving towards the jade disk.

　　However, Qiong Yaoxuan's jade disc was just an ordinary object. Su Yun, with his cultivation level of the ninth level of Gui Ling, forced out all the internal energy in his body. The power was so great that it was infinitely close to the strongest blow using the Green Scroll Sword Technique.

　　But Su Yun still controlled the power, not allowing the sword power to dissipate, and only applied it to the tip of the sword to engrave the words.

　　This skillful sword-wielding technique alone would be difficult to master without decades of hard work.

　　But Meng Nan, who was sitting below, was very clear about Su Yun's age.

　　Su Yun was probably not even eighteen years old yet, much younger than himself. However, even if he was at the same level as him, it would be impossible for him to withstand such sword skills and sword energy. He would either die or be injured.

　　There was also a purple-dressed woman who walked down the staircase leading to the top of Qiong Yao Xuan. She happened to see everything. Her crystal-like eyes flashed with a strange color, and she murmured, "He can actually use a sword? And he's so strong?"

　　The speed of engraving can be very fast, but Su Yun engraved very slowly, word by word. After engraving the first stanza, Su Yun shouted, "Do you have any wine?"

　　In the bustling pavilion, an old man with a crutch who was sitting down grabbed the jar of wine on the table and threw it over: "Drink!"

　　Su Yun took it, lifted the jar and drank it. The mellow wine went down his throat, warm and fragrant.

　　The wine jar fell to the ground with a thud. Su Yun wiped the corner of his lips and said, "Good wine, do you have any more?"

　　Meng Nan blinked, grabbed a jar from the table beside him, and threw it to the customer without caring whether the customer agreed or not, and said: "Go~"

　　Afterwards, Su Yun took the wine thrown by Meng Nan and flew in the air. Before his energy reached the point where he could not fly in the air for too long, he relied on the red silk cloth hanging in the air to rise and fall as he pleased.

　　The young man was holding a glass of wine, holding a sword in his hand, and dancing with the sword in a green robe. Many monks sitting below seemed to see the proud son of heaven, Su Qingshan, who once stood out from the crowd.

　　After drinking from the nine jars, Su Yun paused when he came to the signature. It took him a long time before he started carving.

　　Landed.

　　To the right of Shangguan Yuhe's inscription, below Jiang Xuanji's inscription.

　　Holding the Qingfeng sword, I go out, and drink thousands of cups of wine to make poems. Poems are scattered in the world, and swords are out of the building. I am the only one who can dominate the world! ——Youzi Jianxiu

　　There were exclamations, laughter, and constant whispers in the Qiong Yaoxuan hall.

　　Suddenly, a sword cultivator shouted, "How brave!"

　　In a hurry, a sword energy went straight towards Su Yun, as if asking for the sword. Su Yun, whose sword energy had not yet dissipated, changed his usual gentle demeanor and raised his sword without thinking to receive the sword energy.

　　Su Yun easily broke the killing sword energy, and then twisted the blade of the "Sword of Distracting Thoughts", and an even stronger sword energy rose up, killing the sword cultivator.

　　The sword rang and the dragon roared, and its power made the swordsman stunned and forgot to dodge.

　　call out--

　　The wind blew and Gu Dianxue flashed out from the counter, raised his right hand to stop it. There was a loud bang that shook the earth and mountains, and smoke rose up.

　　Meng Nan, who had been hiding behind the counter at some point, quietly poked out his handsome head, which looked like a woman's. He also pulled the skirt of the maid beside him to cover his face, which made the maid blush.

　　Seeing that the matter didn't seem to be a big deal, Meng Nan stood up, shook off the dust on his body, coughed twice, and said to the maid: "Well, although my brother's poem is not very good, he still has some ability, right?"

　　It fell into Qiong Yao Xuan and the smoke dissipated.

　　A sword-marked groove several feet long and three feet wide suddenly appeared on the wooden floor between Su Yun and Gu Dianxue. The seven tables and chairs in the center were neatly cut through. Fortunately, no one was sitting on them.

　　However, none of the guests expected that the proprietress of Qiong Yaoxuan was no pretty face. With just a wave of her hand, she could block the sword energy and sword power that was comparable to Hua Yun's strength.

　　Standing in the midst of a hundred people, Gu Dianxue looked arrogant and shook her slightly red hands: "The words are well engraved, and the teachings are also good, but it is too hard and will break easily. You are still not suitable for this sword, so put away your distracting thoughts."

　　After he finished speaking, the sword in Su Yun's hand heard the call of its master, and the sword tip trembled. It flew directly out of Su Yun's hand and flew into Gu Dianxue's hand.

　　As the sword left his hand, Su Yun's rising sword intent dissipated. His sword eyes opened and closed, and his expression returned to that gentle jade-like look. He folded his hands and said, "My heart follows my will. I am still not good enough in cultivation. I am sorry for the offense. I will compensate for the damage here."

　　"According to the price?" Gu Dianxue made a sword flower, put away the sword and snorted: "The floors of Qiongyaoxuan are all made of top-quality wood. I specially invited famous craftsmen from Yongzhou to make these tables and chairs. They are very rare. You have to pay at least twice as much, no..."

　　Gu Dianxue sheathed his sword, raised his index fingers and said, "Ten times the compensation, one hundred spirit stones!"

　　Looking at Gu Dianxue's expression, Su Yun smiled helplessly and spread his hands, saying, "Everything will be up to Boss Gu's wishes."

　　"whee."

　　Gu Dianxue glanced at him with a half-smile before saying to the guests around him, "Okay, it's okay. You're all sorry for being frightened. Today's drinks are half price. Continue eating and drinking."

　　The whole place was silent for a long time, but there were nearly a hundred people present, and they were not fools.

　　Many guests knew the background of how Qiong Yaoxuan received the plaque with inscriptions bestowed by the princess.

　　Given her status, it's not easy to mock her. Moreover, the proprietress who blocked the sword energy with one hand is, after all, a high-level cultivator of Huayun. In a first-rate sect, she would be an elder-level figure.

　　Ordinary cultivators who came to drink and view the jade disk naturally did not want to offend the proprietress. Even if there were powerful masters of transformation hidden among the guests, they would still think it is better to avoid trouble than to worry about it.

　　After all, the boss is not angry, so the customers who are not affected should not make a big deal out of it or complain behind his back.

　　What's more, those who can carve words on the jade disk are all world-famous cultivators. Even if they are not now, they will be in the future.

　　There are many monks who enter Qiong Yaoxuan, but there are very few monks who can be valued by Qiong Yaoxuan.

　　I have to say, the boss lady has a very sharp vision.

　　That is to say, after the sword cultivator saw Su Yun's words, he felt dissatisfied and provoked the other person. He was lucky that he was not stabbed to death.

　　The world outside the restaurant is a world of immortals where the strong prey on the weak. Although the Xia Dynasty strictly prohibits cultivators from fighting in mortal cities, if you walk into certain mountains and fields, you will see uncollected corpses of cultivators everywhere.

　　This is the end of the matter.

　　Many guests sat down and continued to eat and drink, while the entertainers in Qiong Yaoxuan continued to play music and dance!

　　Then, Gu Dianxue turned around and said, "Liu Yang, you are one of the top sixteen in the Wuhan Competition, so don't take it out on me. I will waive your bill today, but you have to compensate me with ten spirit stones, or you can go to Yongzhou and bring me seven sets of the same tables and chairs."

　　The cultivator called Liu Yang was the sword cultivator who had previously used sword energy on Su Yun. After hearing what Gu Dianxue said, he didn't say much. Feeling guilty, he took out ten spirit stones and handed them to Gu Dianxue, not wanting to be an errand boy.

　　After all the commotion, everything returned to normal. As for the broken tables, chairs and floor, the maids and waiters naturally cleaned up the mess.

　　Gu Dianxue returned to the counter with the sword in hand and turned her gaze towards Su Yun: "According to the rules, anyone who carves words on a jade disk can get a weapon. What do you want? But first, I want to make it clear that you are not allowed to take my sword."

　　Su Yun and Meng Nan stood in front of the counter, with a purse filled with hundreds of spirit stones placed on the table.

　　After hearing what Gu Dianxue said, Su Yun thought for a moment and said, "Just get a knife that you can use."

　　Gu Dianxue accepted the compensation, tapped the table with his fingers, thought for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "Sword Master no longer uses swords, but uses knives instead?"

　　Su Yun opened his mouth, but didn't know how to argue, or perhaps he was not the type to argue.

　　"Well." Gu Dianxue chuckled, her soft fingertip flashing in the ring, a three-foot straight knife falling from her hand, she said: "This knife is called Zheyue, it is forged from meteorite stone, and contains a knife soul. Although it has not yet been ranked on the weapon list, it is also a rare spiritual weapon, not to mention…"

　　Gu Dianxue changed the subject and handed the knife to Su Yun: "This knife is indeed destined to be with you."

　　Su Yun took over the Zheyue Sword. The three-foot straight sword looked very similar to the Hengqiu Sword, but it was very heavy the moment he held it!

　　How heavy is it?

　　A Guiling monk can carry a thousand pounds. This knife can make Su Yun feel a bit of strain, at least it weighs several hundred pounds, if not a thousand.

　　Boss Gu didn't look heavy at all when holding such a spiritual weapon, and he just raised his hand to give it to others?

　　Su Yun's handsome face showed doubt: "Can you give me this knife?"

　　Gu Dianxue sat on the counter, biting the brush she had taken out earlier, and waved her hand: "It's given, it's given. This is the rule of Qiong Yaoxuan."

　　Su Yun hesitated.

　　Meng Nan, who was standing by, put his arm around Su Yun's shoulder and said calmly, "Brother, just take what the boss lady gives you."

　　"only..."

　　"Hey, not that many buts, don't bother people and continue doing business."

　　"only..."

　　"Why, you want to stay for a drink?"

　　Feeling the looks from the guests in Quanxuan from time to time, Su Yun shook his head: "Forget it, let's do it another day."

　　Afterwards, Su Yun left Qiong Yao Xuan with Meng Nan carrying the Zhe Yue Knife. The purple-clothed woman Jiang Xuanji walked down the spiral staircase, put down a few spirit stones on the counter, and followed Su Yun.

　　Behind the counter, Gu Dianxue bit the brush and whispered:

　　"After Su Qingshan left, Su Yun came. After Xu You died, Jiang Xuanji appeared. The world is changing, but there are always talented people. Who will be the leader in a few years?"

　　At that time, a young woman in a peony-colored long dress walked out from the side door behind the counter, ruffling the red streaks in her dark black hair, and said jokingly, "Why, young lady, are you interested in going out to explore the world?"

　　"Jianghu?" Gu Dianxue didn't even look at the young woman. He just lowered his head and wrote on the paper with a pen: "What's the point of going to Jianghu? I feel tired after walking for a long time. It's better to stay in my shop. Besides, this is not Jianghu anymore."

　　"Wherever there are people, there will naturally be rivers and lakes, and naturally there will be stories. The words engraved on the jade disc of Qiongyaoxuan are not just words, but also stories written by individuals on the back."

　　The young woman leaned against the wall and squinted her eyes slightly: "Aren't you curious about where he is going?"

　　Gu Dianxue put down his pen: "Curious!"

　　Then, Gu Dianxue turned her head and looked above the jade disk:

　　"However, each generation has its own things to do. We are no longer part of this game, so why should we join in? Moreover, with this state of mind, no matter which step we take, there will be a day when we reach the top, right?"

　　"Do you think he's good?"

　　"Does it matter whether you like it or not?"

　　The young woman nodded and continued, "At first I was confused and didn't think highly of him, but after observing him for a day and a night, I gradually understood."

　　"What do you know?" Boss Gu tilted his head slightly, and a big question mark appeared on his head.

　　"Forget it, I won't talk to you any more." The young woman smiled.

　　Gu Dianxue:∑(￣□￣)

　　"But I'm a little curious, why did Xu You ask me to hand over the knife? He has already calculated this?" Gu Dianxue asked in surprise.

　　The young woman nodded: "Perhaps Youlang guessed that he would face some disaster, so he asked me to pass the Zheyue Knife to him. This is to prevent him from directly alerting the sword when the bridge is broken and his body is damaged one day."

　　Then, Boss Gu opened his mouth and said in a silly manner: "Which one is that? It can't be that one!"

　　The young woman nodded in affirmation, then walked to Gu Dianxue's side, pressed her breasts against Mrs. Gu's back, and raised her hand to take the hairpin off her head.

　　The hairpin is inlaid with gold and made of white jade, with the eight characters "Green silk, managed by women" engraved on it.

　　"Here you go."

　　Forgetting everything that happened just now, Gu Dianxue's eyes lit up, and she took the hairpin from the young woman and said, "Finally I got it."

　　The young woman snorted calmly: "It's quite costly to do business with you."

　　"No matter how big it is, it won't be bigger than you, a vixen." After taking the hairpin, Gu Dianxue raised the corner of his mouth, smiled, turned around and pressed the young woman to the ground, revealing her breasts, which were soft and plump.

　　"I haven't seen you for a few years. You have really grown up."

　　"Don't make a fuss, there are so many of you, just catch your own!"

　　"Isn't mine bigger than yours?"

　　The food and wine in Qiong Yao Xuan were fragrant and the guests were bustling. The maid guarding the counter had a flushed face. Under the counter, two beauties were wrestling on the ground without anyone knowing for a long time before they got up.

　　The young woman sat limply on one side: "What are you writing?"

　　Gu Dianxue hunched her shoulders and replied, "Nothing much, I just wrote a storybook when I was bored, I guess the name is Da Xia Fang Hua."

　　"Is it good?" The young woman took the script.

　　"I don't know, but this story is about to reach its climax."

　　"Climax, what climax?"

　　Gu Dianxue smiled evilly: "The heroine of this story is about to be defiled by the hero's mortal enemy."

　　The young woman frowned: "You have a pretty strong bad taste."

　　"Hey, I'm generating this with love, and I'm showing it to you for free, just ask if you want to watch it!"

　　The young woman curled her lips and put the book into her arms: "Okay, now that you've praised me, I won't bother with you anymore."

　　You are also a person who appears serious on the surface but is actually a slut behind the scenes.

　　Gu Dianxue secretly rolled her eyes at the young woman, and then continued, "Where are you going next?"

　　The young woman turned around and said:

　　"Although it is not convenient for me to appear in Daxia, there are some people I still need to meet in person."

　　Gu Dianxue, who was leaning against the counter, smiled, watched the young woman leave, and said leisurely:

　　"People will eventually return to dust in this life, so why are you so persistent? In my opinion, it would be better to find a piece of land, a working ox, and start a small business. That would be the real way to live a carefree life."

　　—————————

　　Three quarters of an hour later, outside the north gate of Liangzhou City.

　　Seeing Su Yun hanging the newly acquired Zheyue Sword on his waist, Meng Nan wondered if he should sneak away and find some fun things to do.

　　Su Yun suddenly asked, "Meng Nan, come with me first. How is the matter I told you about earlier?"

　　Meng Nan took his first steps back and said, "I don't have many disciples I can call upon in the Immortal Palace, but I have already asked someone to inquire about it. There will be news in a few days."

　　Su Yun was silent for a moment, and then warned: "Don't let the news leak out."

　　Meng Nan patted his chest and made a loud clapping sound: "I'm a tough guy, you can rest assured."

　　Looking at Meng Nan's pretty face and hearing these words, Su Yun smiled somewhat worriedly.

　　"But I say, that lady changed her identity to approach you, why did you deliberately stick to her." Meng Nan touched his face and thought, and smiled: "Could it be that you have fallen in love with that lady? Well, the young master of the Sword Pavilion wants to marry the master of the Zui Qingxuan Sect. It's amazing, brother!"

　　Su Yun hurriedly interrupted Meng Nan's thoughts and said, "Stop talking nonsense. I just feel that something is wrong with that lady, but I can't tell what it is."

　　A few days ago, Su Yun had discussed several things with Meng Nan in a tavern. One was to ask Meng Nan to find out the details of the Jiange exchange disciple 'Huang Feng', and the other was to investigate the proprietress of the Xiyue Tofu Pudding Shop.

　　Because the matter was secret and difficult to mobilize the Immortal Palace's manpower, Meng Nan used his connections and borrowed the power of the underworld to investigate.

　　But in terms of time, less than a day has passed and we still haven't figured out the cause.

　　Thinking about this, Meng Nan put his arm around Su Yun's shoulder and said, "Su... uh, Brother Guzhou, don't you have any intention of taking advantage of others?"

　　"No."

　　"Really?"

　　"Really not!"

　　You are a tall and handsome young man, not a handsome immortal genius, but you are not interested in women at all. Is it possible that the swordsmanship of this sword pavilion is purer than the pure immortality of the immortal palace?

　　Meng Nan was suspicious.

　　Tick-tock

　　They had already walked ten miles out of the northern city of Liangzhou, and could see that the Shili Pavilion was not far from the forest.

　　Su Yun stopped suddenly.

　　Meng Nan looked around and saw that it was deserted and there was no one around. He asked, "Brother Guzhou, what do you want to do by taking me out of the city?"

　　"I have to go meet someone, but..." Su Yun, who noticed that the atmosphere was not right, said to Meng Nan, "I have taken this road from the barbarian land to the city before. At that time, there were endless merchants and horse traders for miles. It is too quiet now. Be careful."

　　Meng Nan was shocked, his expression twisted instantly, and he quickly leaned his back towards Su Yun, raising his hands: "From what you said, it looks like a robbery and murder scene in a storyteller, you didn't offend anyone, did you?"

　　Su Yun frowned. Who did he offend?

　　I don't know, it just feels like there are a lot.

　　Not long after the two men were back to back, more than a dozen men with knives and swords on their backs began to emerge from the bushes around the road.

　　Although there were not many people, the formation looked quite large. All of them were cultivators in the early stage of returning to the spiritual realm, and they blocked the roads in front and behind.

　　"Wow, wow, wow!"

　　Meng Nan danced with joy, pointing at the man in front of him: "It's really a robbery and murder, Brother Guzhou, you have offended so many people!"

　　But before Su Yun could reply, the man who was blocking the road in front walked out and shouted, "Meng Nan, your Immortal Palace owes our Taiyi Sect 50,000 taels of spiritual stones. Today I am going to kidnap you to pay the debt. Don't blame me for being ruthless. I am just following orders."

　　Su Yun retracted the half-drawn knife and turned around with a calm expression.

　　Meng Nan suddenly felt his back empty and he staggered back a few steps.

　　The relationship is good, but he is the one who suffers the consequences.

　　Su Yun, who was standing aside, laughed dryly and said, "It seems that this fellow Taoist is not looking for me."

　　As he said that, Su Yun took a few steps to the side: "How about I go first?"

　　The clever Meng Nan quickly grabbed Su Yun's sleeve and said, "No, we are brothers after all, how can it be said that the Taoist friend ran away?"

　　What else?

　　Meng Nan got up from the ground, patted his muddy butt, and said, "If you don't consider our friendship, you should consider our relationship as masters. How can you just leave like that? Besides, I haven't heard that the palace owes money. They must be rogues."

　　"What a scoundrel!" The Taiyi Sect disciple who heard Meng Nan's words from a distance became anxious and took out the loan note from his sleeve: "This is written in black and white with your master Bei Ranzhu's spiritual seal, how can it be faked?"

　　Meng Nan blinked, breathed in his eyes again, and looked around carefully.

　　It doesn't matter if you don't watch it, it's true if you watch it!

　　Meng Nan, with sweat on his forehead, scratched his head and looked at Su Yun: "This seems to be true, does that good brother have some spare money to lend me? I need help!"

　　As the saying goes, money is a magic mirror and a ruler of conscience. You can't see the true face of brothers unless they touch money, and you can't see the character of friends unless they are in trouble.

　　Even if Su Yun is a nice person and is willing to lend you spirit stones, he can't come up with so many spirit stones at once.

　　What's more…

　　Su Yun in Meng Nan's sight suddenly widened his eyes.

　　Sau——

　　From the forest behind the Shili Pavilion, a powerful spiritual energy snake suddenly appeared and rushed over.

　　Instantly, Su Yun pushed Meng Nan away with his hand, stepped on the ground with one foot, and put his hands together:

　　"escape!"