Chapter 207: Jiang Linxian? Nothing More!

Robes fluttering, seven small swords circling his body, in a trance, it was as if a Sword Immortal from Shu in a storybook had walked out.

Jiang Linxian looked calmly at Li Rui.

Or rather, in the dream, he had no expression to begin with.

A small flying sword moved forward slowly.

Jiang Linxian recited lightly: "Greedy Wolf, move!"

Greedy Wolf, the first star of the Big Dipper, also known as Tian Shu.

Jiang Linxian's seven swords were all named after the Big Dipper, namely Greedy Wolf, Giant Gate, Lu Cun, Wen Qu, Lian Zhen, Wu Qu, and Broken Army; there was no distinction between high and low, and all seven swords had their strengths.

As for why he brought out Greedy Wolf.

Of course, it was because Li Rui had only seen the Greedy Wolf sword.

Sou!

The small sword Greedy Wolf turned into a stream of light, instantly piercing through the sea of clouds between Jiang Linxian and Li Rui.

A dragon roar.

Li Rui's Zhang Blade was swung to the limit, and layers upon layers of dense blade nets were woven, blocking in front of him.

Dang!

The moment Greedy Wolf and the blade net made contact.

The blade net only supported for one breath before collapsing, but Li Rui didn't show any panic.

The Zhang Blade broke through the scattered blade Qi, accurately colliding with the tip of the small sword.

Truly a case of needle point against wheat awn.

Terrifying power turned into invisible sound waves and exploded; the sea of clouds around Li Rui was pushed out for hundreds of meters, and the cloud platform became empty.

"Ugh."

Li Rui spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.

But his eyes were full of excitement.

Although he was extremely disheveled, he had genuinely blocked a sword from Jiang Linxian; this achievement could be said to be unique in the Dragon Gate Realm.

"Jiang Linxian?"

"Nothing more."

For a moment, Li Rui actually had that high-spirited energy of an old man acting like a youth.

"Come again!"

He shouted loudly.

Greedy Wolf turned.

Vision went black.

Li Rui sat up from the bed with a start; the feeling of death in the dream was truly too real.

He touched his neck.

That's right, he had insomnia again.

But he didn't feel tired at all; being able to block a sword from Jiang Linxian was enough for him to be proud, and it also proved that the first move, Hidden Dragon, Do Not Act, was already perfect.

Pushed the door open.

At this time, the sky was dim, almost the Chen hour.

Li Rui walked into the courtyard, picked up the unsharpened Zhang Blade, and danced it casually.

He was the creator of the Dragon Wandering Six Slashes, and there was no need for him to follow in the footsteps of predecessors, so he didn't need to worry about being constrained by moves; the moves were natural.

"Master."

Liang He's voice rang out.

Li Rui put away the Zhang Blade and smiled at Liang He: "Like me, you have insomnia too?"

Liang He was surprised: "Master has insomnia too?"

"Sometimes."

In Liang He's impression, Li Rui had always been someone who had everything under control and was calm in the face of change; he didn't expect him to have insomnia.

Li Rui: "Why insomnia?"

Liang He was a bit embarrassed: "I heard Liu Tong came to Qinghe and is already Eighth Rank; my mind is full of this, and I can't sleep no matter what."

Li Rui laughed lightly.

He had heard of this too.

The Divine Weapon Villa was the first big sect to come to Qinghe, but following closely behind, big sects kept entering Qinghe.

What was surprising was that the Huaqing Sect actually sent people to station in Qinghe.

The Huaqing Sect was a sect of Anning Prefecture and could set up a branch sect without approval, but there had been no movement before; it was only until other big sects came that they arrived late.

I heard that this time the Huaqing Sect sent a total of over thirty people, quite a big move.

Liu Tong was one of them.

"Young man, having a competitive spirit is a good thing; no need to feel ashamed. Forcing yourself to be without desire is instead falling into a lower rank."

Li Rui didn't mind at all.

When he was young, he was just as young and competitive.

"When Master was young, I was a horse groom at the Zhu family, and for a girl the size of a buttock, I fought with the cook."

Liang He's interest was immediately attracted:

"Master was also impulsive for a beauty when young?"

"So in the end, Master won?"

Li Rui thought of the events of that year and laughed lightly: "Fart, that cook was over 180 jin, I was only 90 jin, I almost got beaten to death, but that cook didn't get any benefit either."

"Why?"

Liang He was already looking forward to the plot of Li Rui's counterattack.

He had always been full of confidence in Li Rui.

"Because the girl ran away with a young guard."

"..."

Liang He didn't know how to evaluate it for a moment, but the depression in his heart dissipated by more than half.

"At what age, you should do what age's things; you practice until you're Eighth Rank, and that's it."

Liang He couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

If Eighth Rank were so easy to reach, he would have been Eighth Rank long ago.

But being told this by Li Rui, his fighting spirit indeed increased quite a bit.

Liang He's eyes became firm: "Master, I will work hard!"

"Very good."

Li Rui didn't want his disciples, who were only in their early twenties, to be listless one by one; that was something only old men should do.

Young people should be high-spirited and should go and fight.

Being without desire didn't mean cutting off all emotions from the beginning, but experiencing them first, and then talking about letting go.

Otherwise, once missing, it wouldn't be able to be made up when old. One can have no arrogance, but absolutely cannot have no backbone. Like Li Rui, having experienced worldly affairs, his heart for seeking the Dao and longevity was far firmer than ordinary people and would not be disturbed by external objects.

Don't look at him feasting everywhere, not avoiding wine and women.

But those were all external forces indispensable for seeking the Dao; not being addicted to external forces and sticking to the original intention was not an easy task.

The common saying "round on the outside, square on the inside" was this principle.

Li Rui was not a saint, of course he didn't know this as soon as he crossed over, but accumulated experience after experiencing wind and frost.

Without experiencing, where would the experience come from?

Three days later.

Li Rui received Liu Tong's invitation, saying he set up a table at Zui Xian Lou in the city, specifically looking for old friends from the Hun Tian Yi Hall to reminisce.

When Li Rui and Liang He walked into the private room upstairs.

They saw Liu Tong and Zhou Shulin chatting and laughing.

Seeing Li Rui appear, both stood up and bowed: "Hall Master."

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Actually, with Li Rui's current status and their status, they shouldn't call him Hall Master anymore.

Liu Tong was now a disciple of the Huaqing Sect and should call him Lord Li.

As for Zhou Shulin, he should call him Alliance Master Li.

Calling him Hall Master was just to make the three of them seem closer.

Liu Tong hadn't seen him for some years, but Zhou Shulin could see him from time to time; I heard that now, borrowing Li Rui's name, he was doing very well in the Qinghe branch.

Li Rui greeted: "Sit, all sit, useless etiquette can be avoided."

The four sat down.

Li Rui then asked with a smile: "Little Liu, when did you arrive in Qinghe?"

Liu Tong: "I just arrived in Qinghe with Elder Han today, and when I got free time, I thought of finding the Hall Master to repay the kindness."

"It was your own intelligence; even if I didn't say it, you would have thought of it."

Li Rui didn't mind.

He had heard that Liu Tong was doing very well in the Huaqing Sect now.

It seemed he had become a lover with an elder's daughter, the kind that was about to get married, and being able to enter the Eighth Rank so quickly was also the result of that elder's special cultivation.

Liu Tong looked sincere: "It was the Hall Master who pointed out a bright path for me; I do have talent in this path."

"Cough, cough."

Li Rui of course knew which path Liu Tong was talking about; wasn't it the path of eating soft rice?

However, he wouldn't look down on Liu Tong because of this.

So what if he ate soft rice?

How many heroes didn't start by eating soft rice?

Not shameful.

Liu Tong raised his wine cup, and without saying anything like "you guys do as you please, I'll finish," he drank three cups: "Hall Master, when you went to the Huaqing Sect that day, I happened to be performing a mission outside and couldn't welcome you; it was my fault."

Li Rui laughed lightly: "Having this heart is enough."

He had followed Ning Zhongtian and taken the Benhu Cavalry to inspect the Huaqing Sect some time ago, and Liu Tong didn't show up.

He had already learned from Han Qin that Liu Tong had gone out to perform a mission.

"Little Liu, the Elder Han you just mentioned, is it Elder Han Shaoquan?"

Liu Tong nodded: "Exactly, originally Senior Brother Han Qin was going to come too, but he had urgent matters and didn't come."

Li Rui raised his eyebrows: "Elder Han handles matters properly; presiding over affairs in Qinghe is also reassuring."

Unexpectedly.

Liu Tong shook his head:

"The person in charge this time is not Elder Han, but Elder Jiang Haitao of the Jiang clan."

Jiang Haitao...

Information about this Jiang Haitao floated up in Li Rui's mind.

Jiang Haitao, in terms of seniority, was Jiang Linxian's cousin-uncle, of the same generation as Jiang Ding, and also had quite a reputation in the Jiang clan, known for being courageous and fierce.

Sending this person to Qinghe showed how much the Huaqing Sect and the Jiang clan valued Qinghe.

At this time.

Zhou Shulin interjected: "Brother Liu, does this Elder Jiang have a daughter?"

Liu Tong of course heard the meaning behind Zhou Shulin's words, immediately laughed in anger, and punched Zhou Shulin: "Elder Jiang has three sons, and I'm about to get married; you brat, don't try to ruin my reputation."

Liang He's mouth twitched.

According to Liu Tong's meaning, if that Elder Jiang really had a daughter, and it wasn't when he was getting married, could he do it?

Liu Tong and Zhou Shulin had a bit of a scuffle.

Finally stopped.

His heart moved slightly.

'This statement isn't unreasonable.'

'Who has the greatest power in the Huaqing Sect? Isn't it the Jiang clan? Elder Jiang Linxian is out of reach, but finding the daughter of other elders of the Jiang clan is feasible.'

The essence of eating soft rice wasn't just eating one bowl.

Otherwise, it would lose its meaning.

'Plan carefully.'

As soon as Liu Tong thought of this, his smile increased, and he drank a few more cups unknowingly.

Actually, he almost never drank in the Huaqing Sect; after all, what woman would like someone who was drunk every day?

Seeing the old people of the Hun Tian Yi Hall today, especially Li Rui.

He was truly happy.

These were the few people he could confide in.

Three rounds of wine passed.

Liu Tong gradually became a bit tipsy.

He said to Zhou Shulin and Liang He: "Shulin, Brother Liang, my coming to Qinghe this time is actually my father-in-law's arrangement."

Zhou Shulin immediately became interested: "Why, are you here to gild yourself in Qinghe?"

Liu Tong kicked Zhou Shulin: "Fart gilding, there's a great opportunity."

"What opportunity?"

Liang He was also attracted by Liu Tong's words.

According to Liu Tong, he was relying on an elder at the peak of the Sixth Rank who was only one step away from opening the Qi Sea; something that could be seen as an opportunity by such a figure must be extraordinary.

'Could it be that a strange treasure is about to be born?'

Just as the two were letting their imaginations run wild.

Liu Tong gave the answer:

"Yes, the Southern Frontier Witch Kingdom; the imperial court wants to open mutual trade with them, and Qinghe will soon have a specially established Trade Office."

Open mutual trade!

Hearing these four words, Liang He and Zhou Shulin both gasped.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 208 =====