Chapter 130

"Heroines, are you taking disciples? I want to apprentice!"

"Master is above, please accept this disciple's kowtow!"

"..."

Some shameless people, while talking, began to kneel and kowtow to Huang Rong and Xiaolongnu to apprentice.

Seeing this situation, the two frowned.

"Sister Huang Rong, let's go!"

Xiaolongnu said.

Huang Rong nodded.

Subsequently, the two left the inn.

The people inside the inn still hurriedly chased after them, hoping to apprentice.

The two ignored them entirely and continued to head toward the Great Qin.

Southern Song, Xiangyang City.

After repelling another attack by the Great Yuan Tatars, Guo Jing rested on the city wall.

After drinking water, Guo Jing happened to see Huang Rong on the list.

"I didn't expect Miss Huang to be so powerful."

Guo Jing was very surprised.

He was only slightly taken aback.

He had no other thoughts.

He was very satisfied with his current life.

Not only did he have a wife, but he had also received rewards from the imperial court.

And he could kill Yuan people to avenge his mother.

"Brother Guo, the City Lord wants you to go to the City Lord's Mansion; he says there is something to discuss."

A soldier said loudly.

"I understand!"

Guo Jing responded, stood up, and walked toward the City Lord's Mansion.

Somewhere in the Southern Song.

Huang Yaoshi felt extremely shocked to see his daughter on the list.

"Rong'er is already at the Late Stage Grandmaster realm? When did she become so strong?"

Huang Yaoshi felt very puzzled.

Except for this time his daughter ran away from home, he spent every day with her on Taohuadao.

He had never discovered when his daughter had become so strong.

He was only at the Mid Stage Grandmaster cultivation base.

His daughter was already at the Late Stage Grandmaster realm.

Huang Yaoshi felt both gratified and somewhat unsettled.

He, the dignified Eastern Heretic Huang Yaoshi, had actually been surpassed by his own daughter.

Of course, he was not unhappy.

He just felt that his daughter had grown too fast, and he, as her father, could no longer shield her from the wind and rain.

"It seems Rong'er has many secrets hidden from me..."

Huang Yaoshi felt a bit bitter in his heart.

He didn't know when it started, but a rift had actually formed between him and his daughter.

"I must continue to search for Rong'er."

"If these secrets do her no harm, then naturally it doesn't matter."

"But if someone uses my, Huang Yaoshi's, daughter to do bad things..."

"Even if it costs me my life, I must protect Rong'er well!"

Huang Yaoshi secretly made up his mind.

Subsequently, he continued to search for Huang Rong.

Southern Song Imperial Palace.

Zhao Gou saw Huang Rong on the list and asked, "Prime Minister, who is this Eastern Heretic?"

He knew nothing about the Southern Song Wu Lin.

Even for famous figures, Zhao Gou didn't know who they were.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, our Southern Song Wu Lin has the Five Greats: Eastern Heretic Huang Yaoshi, Western Venom Ouyang Feng, Southern Emperor Duan Zhixing—that is, the Duan clan of Dali, now with the dharma name Yideng."

"There is also Northern Beggar Hong Qigong, who is the leader of our Southern Song Beggar Sect, and Central Divine Tong Wang Chongyang, who founded the Quanzhen Sect on Mount Zhongnan."

Qin Gui detailed the situation of the Five Greats.

Zhao Gou's eyes rolled, and he said, "Prime Minister, do you think there is hope for them to join the imperial court?"

"With these people joining, in the future, when negotiating peace with Jin and the Great Yuan, our Great Song will certainly have the upper hand."

"And then we can pay a little less in annual tribute."

His thinking was simple; it was never to destroy Jin and the Great Yuan.

He only thought that if his own strength were greater, he could make the other side wary, and then they would demand less annual tribute.

Upon hearing Zhao Gou's words, Qin Gui felt extreme disdain for this emperor in his heart.

Was this something an emperor should say?

"This matter will likely be very difficult to handle."

"The strength of these five people belongs to the very top tier of our Southern Song Wu Lin."

"Among them, Central Divine Tong Wang Chongyang seems to have already passed away from illness."

"As for the other four, except for Eastern Heretic Huang Yaoshi who stays on Taohuadao, and the Southern Emperor who stays with the Dali Duan clan, the other two have unpredictable whereabouts."

"Such people, I fear they are unwilling to be restrained by the imperial court."

Qin Gui thought for a moment and said with narrowed eyes.

Even if these people agreed to join the imperial court, he would do his best to stop it.

To be called one of the Five Greats, no one was a fool; if they joined the imperial court and discovered his, Qin Gui's, conspiracy...

Then wouldn't the plan he had worked on for years come to nothing?

If it weren't for the Emperor's firm attitude and repeated urging, Qin Gui wouldn't have even agreed to reward Guo Jing.

"If we don't make them officials, how about just giving them honorary titles?"

Zhao Gou was still unwilling to give up.

Recently, the Jin Dynasty and the Great Yuan had been attacking repeatedly.

He felt immense pressure and had to find some relief.

Qin Gui shook his head and said, "According to what I know, most martial artists in the Jianghu hold resentment toward the imperial court."

"Wanting them to serve the imperial court is likely not an easy matter."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Gou helplessly waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it. These people simply do not understand my painstaking efforts."

"They only see the annual tribute our Great Song pays to Jin and the Great Yuan."

"But have they ever thought about how many soldiers would die if a real war broke out?"

"And how many commoners would be displaced?"

"My enduring this humiliation is all for the sake of the Great Song."

After Zhao Gou finished these words, his expression was somewhat decadent.

He said these things, of course, to cover up his own inner cowardice.

The Southern Song's legitimacy was already questionable, having split from the Northern Song; once a war with the Jin Dynasty and the Great Yuan started, it would be fine if they won.

But if they failed, it would be a devastating blow to the Southern Song.

And he, Zhao Gou, would have reached the end of his reign as emperor.

Having tasted the power that comes with the throne, no one would easily abandon it. ===== CHAPTER 131 =====