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Chapter 1421 The Terror of the Grandmaster, the Great Master of Literature
"Zhuang Mohan? Is he the great literary master of Northern Qi, Mr. Zhuang?"

Zhan Pianpian exclaimed. Although she was a princess raised in the deep palace, she also knew this great literary master of Northern Qi. He was the pride of their Northern Qi. Especially in the eyes of scholars, his status was no less than that of the emperor, and he was even more respected.

"Yes."

"Do you still know Mr. Zhuang?"

"do not know."

Zhou Chen’s answer brought the excitement on Zhan Pianpian’s face to an abrupt end.

"You don't know him? You said you'd take me to see Mr. Zhuang? Are you going to force your way in like you were going to the palace?"

"That's not the case."

Zhou Chen shook his head and said, "I went to the palace to deliver something, and this time I went to see Mr. Zhuang for a formal visit."

Zhan Pianpian hesitated and said, "But I heard that countless scholars in Shangjing City want to meet Mr. Zhuang, but only a few can actually meet Mr. Zhuang. Will Mr. Zhuang meet us?"

"meeting."

Zhou Chen answered affirmatively.

Zhuang Mohan appeared only a few times in Joy of Life. The first time he appeared, he was against Fan Xian. He was severely humiliated by Fan Xian, who had the aura of the protagonist.

But this literary giant truly had the mind of a saint. Not only did he never blame Fan Xian, but he also annotated and explained Fan Xian's poems. Finally, for the sake of literary inheritance, he gave his own collection of books to Fan Xian, which was equivalent to handing the torch of inheritance to Fan Xian.

It is hard not to admire such a broad mind.

Even someone like Zhou Chen, who has lived for hundreds of years and considers himself knowledgeable and experienced, has great respect for Mr. Zhuang, who has dedicated his entire life to literature. He is a great writer worthy of respect.

When he came to Northern Qi, in addition to wanting to fight Ku He, one of his purposes was to meet Zhuang Mohan.

Just because of the addition of Zhan Pianpian, I had to go early.

When passing by a street, Zhou Chen's expression suddenly changed, and then he sneered with disdain and stopped.

Zhan Pianpian saw Zhou Chen stopped and asked in confusion: "Why don't you move on? Are you lost again?"

With a sneer on his face, Zhou Chen was really speechless about this naive princess. He always felt that she was deliberately taking revenge on him.

"It's just a few grasshoppers blocking the road. It's no big deal."

"Grasshopper?"

On a tall building in the distance, Shen Zhong was looking far ahead.

"Everyone has made arrangements?"

The subordinates behind him immediately replied: "Everything has been prepared according to the master's instructions. There are five eighth-grade masters and ten seventh-grade masters. Even if it is a ninth-grade master, it will be very troublesome to face so many seventh-grade and eighth-grade masters at the same time."

Shen nodded. It was indeed quite good to have found such a lineup in just a few hours.

But his expression did not relax at all. After all, no one saw the other party take action. Whether he was an upper ninth-grade master or a grandmaster, these were two completely different concepts.

If they are really grandmasters, what does it matter if there are five eighth-grade masters and ten seventh-grade masters?

"coming!"

Zhou Chen said softly to Zhan Pianpian: "Princess, close your eyes."

"Ah? Why?..."

He asked the question reflexively, but after Zhan Pianpian realized what was going on, he didn't ask any more questions and closed his eyes obediently.

The moment she closed her eyes, more than a dozen figures suddenly rushed out from the roofs of the surrounding shops and flew towards Zhou Chen.

"Sure enough, trouble is inevitable."

Facing these attackers, Zhou Chen sighed lightly, put his fingers together to form a sword finger, and waved it casually at the surroundings, and astonishing sword intent and true energy burst out.

Invisibly, a sword energy spread out in an arc with Zhou Chen as the center, sweeping across all the people who attacked Zhou Chen.

Everyone was swept by Zhou Chen's sword energy, and the next moment, their movements seemed to freeze in slow motion.

"boom!"

With each sound, the bodies of those who attacked exploded at the same time, turning into a bloody mist of broken corpses. No one could get within three feet of Zhou Chen and his group.

"What's wrong? What happened? What was that sound just now?"

Zhan Pianpian heard the voice, but Zhou Chen didn't say anything. She still closed her eyes obediently and didn't see what was happening around her. She just asked with concern.

"Nothing, just kids setting off firecrackers."

"Set off firecrackers?"

"Don't open your eyes. I'll help you walk."

Zhou Chen grabbed Zhan Pianpian's wrist and led her forward. As expected, Zhan Pianpian was very obedient and did not open her eyes, just letting Zhou Chen lead her away.

At this time, Shen Zhong, who was watching from a distance, was sweating profusely and his face was full of fear.

As the most powerful official in Northern Qi, his courage and magnanimity are naturally needless to say, but at this moment, he was really scared.

In a moment, really only a moment, the five eighth-grade and ten seventh-grade creatures exploded instantly, turning into blood mist, and no one was left with a complete body.

With this kind of strength, even a master above the ninth rank could not achieve it so easily.

Even though he was quite far away, he could still see it clearly. It was really just a random blow, like slapping a fly, and the person was gone in an instant.

"Grandmaster, he is definitely a grandmaster. How is it possible that he is really a grandmaster?"

There was no other emotion in Shen Zhong's eyes, only deep fear and terror. Fortunately, he only asked others to do it. If he had done it himself, he would probably be dead now.

"Such a young grandmaster, he is definitely not Si Gu Jian, Ye Liuyun or the grandmaster of Qing State. When did such a person appear in the world? Could he be an enemy of our Northern Qi?"

Shen Zhong was still thinking, but suddenly, all the pores on his body exploded, and a fear from the inside out erupted from his heart.

He suddenly looked in the direction of Zhou Chen, and the next moment, he saw a pair of eyes, and then he seemed to see a terrifying giant sword slashing towards him.

"what!"

Unprecedented fear made him completely unable to control himself. He uttered a miserable sound, took several steps back, and spurted out a mouthful of blood.

"puff!"

"grown ups……"

His men hurried to help Shen Zhong.

"Sir, what's wrong with you?"

Shen Zhong wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said in a hoarse voice: "What a scary person, is this the method of a grandmaster?"

He had never witnessed a Grandmaster in action, so he only knew that the Grandmaster was very strong, but he had no idea how strong this was.

But now, he had an idea.

With a casual blow, he killed more than a dozen seventh- and eighth-rank masters. Even though they were dozens of feet away, just a glance from them was enough to cause him internal injuries.

He could feel that if Zhou Chen wanted to kill him just now, he would probably be dead now.

"So, he knew I was testing him. Was this look a warning?"

Shen Zhong was extremely frightened, but he still suppressed his fear and analyzed Zhou Chen's behavior.

"The Grandmaster is not on the same level as other warriors. You can't plot against the Grandmaster."

Having confirmed that Zhou Chen was a grandmaster and being injured by a glance from such a distance, he now dared not move. Otherwise, even in this Northern Qi capital, it would be easy for the other party to kill him. Even if Ku He came, he might not be able to stop Zhou Chen from killing him.

Put away all your little thoughts. The Grand Master is not a human being. You cannot guess him with common sense, let alone calculate him.

"Let's go to the palace and report to the Queen Mother."

Fortunately, the other party showed mercy. He suffered internal injuries, but they were not serious. The most important thing now is to report the news to the Queen Mother.

They moved quickly, entered the palace, met the Queen Mother, and told her everything that had just happened.

When the Queen Mother heard this, she remained silent for a long time. The shock in her heart was no less than Shen Zhong's.

"Since he is a Grandmaster, we must treat him with caution. According to your report, he seems to be good to the princess. We can have people pay attention to his movements, but don't stare at him all the time. Stay away from him."

Shen nodded. He knew what to do without the empress dowager's instructions.

"As for the rest, let's talk about it after the emperor's uncle comes."

Ku He is the younger brother of the founding emperor of Northern Qi and the uncle of the previous emperor. The biggest support for mother and daughter to sit firmly on the throne is Ku He, so they least want anything to happen to Ku He.

But now the grandmaster suddenly arrived and issued a declaration of war, so Ku He had no choice but to come.

Zhou Chen killed someone and warned Shen Zhong, then he took Zhan Pianpian away and went to Zhuang Mohan's mansion together.

Zhuang Mohan is not only a great writer, his family was originally a noble family of Northern Qi. The once famous murderer Sean is his younger brother, but very few people know about it.

When Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian arrived at the door of Zhuang Mohan's mansion and expressed their desire to visit Zhuang Mohan, they were immediately met with contempt from the doorman.

There were too many people in Shangjing City who wanted to meet Zhuang Mohan, but it was definitely the first time that someone like Zhou Chen and his friends came to visit in the late afternoon.

"Mr. Zhuang is going to rest. If you two want to visit, please come early tomorrow. Maybe Mr. Zhuang will meet you."

The concierge's tone was polite enough.

Zhou Chen naturally knew that a sudden visit was not appropriate, but he still wanted to give it a try, so he took out a letter and handed it to the doorman.

"Please don't blame me for visiting you so late. It was a sudden incident. We are of special status. Please pass this letter to Mr. Zhuang. He should meet us."

The doorman looked at Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian with surprise. Since they could guard the door for Zhuang Mohan, they must have some experience.

It was dark and I didn't pay much attention just now, but now I look carefully and find that this man and woman, no matter their appearance, temperament, posture or behavior, have the demeanor of noble people, and their identities must be good.

After a slight hesitation, the doorman accepted it.

"Well, I'll have someone pass the letter to you, sir. You guys wait here."

After the doorman went in, he first closed the door and then went to look for someone.

"What did you write to Mr. Zhuang? Will he let us in?" Zhan Pianpian asked curiously.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "What I wrote is that the eldest princess of the royal family of Daqi has arrived. If he doesn't give me face, he will definitely give you face."

Zhan Pianpian rolled her eyes: "I don't believe it."

After spending a day with Zhou Chen, she found that although Zhou Chen sometimes spoke strangely, he made people feel at ease. She would not believe that Zhou Chen would write such a letter. It must be that Zhou Chen did not want to tell her and was fooling her.

They didn't have to wait too long. After about half a quarter of an hour, the doorman opened the door again, but this time a different person came to greet them.

"You two, the gentleman is waiting in the front hall. Please follow me."

"Thank you."

Zhou Chen thanked him, then winked at Zhan Pianpian, and the two walked into Zhuang Mohan's mansion together.

In the front hall, Zhuang Mohan was looking carefully at an article in his hand. This was the article in the letter that the doorman had just handed over.

This was an article he had never seen before, but it contained a lot of truth. There was no doubt that it was a rare Confucian masterpiece. Without sufficient literary ability, it would be impossible to write such an article.

But when he saw the butler leading two young people, a man and a woman, in, his expression was slightly stunned.

"Mr. Zhuang."

Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian saluted at the same time, then looked up at this world-famous literary master.

Zhuang Mohan is about seventy years old, with white hair and beard. He looks no different from an ordinary old man, but he exudes a special charm. He looks like an elegant man who is indifferent to fame and fortune and does not compete with the world.

Zhuang Mohan's eyes swept across Zhan Pianpian's face and finally stopped on Zhou Chen.

"My dear friend, what is your name? Is this article written by you?"

Zhou Chen smiled and nodded: "I am Zhou Chen, from Qing Country, and this article was indeed written by me."

"Qing people?"

Zhuang Mohan looked surprised. He thought Zhou Chen was from Qi, but he didn't expect that he was from Qing. This was really beyond his expectations.

However, he had no hostility towards the people of Qing, as they were all from the Central Plains.

"Good article, you are truly a hero in your youth. You have so much knowledge at such a young age. I am far from being as good as you at your age."

Zhuang Mohan praised loudly. As a recognized literary master, he had been annotating scriptures and texts for decades, and had already integrated all of this into his bones. He had not seen such a good article for a long time.

“There should be a sequel to this article, right?”

"Yes, Mr. Zhuang, this is the first part, and there is a second part."

"Okay, okay, can you let me read it?"

"of course."

Zhou Chen readily agreed, and then said, "If you like it, I can write it right away."

The article he showed Zhuang Mohan was a masterpiece from another world. It did not belong to the history of the real world. In this world, no one knew about it except him.

Zhuang Mohan was overjoyed and said loudly, "Okay, I will grind the ink for you myself."

"It's an honor."

Zhuang Mohan kept his word and brought Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian to the study. He said he would grind ink for Zhou Chen and he really did it himself. Zhou Chen didn't hesitate and started writing immediately.

“Good writing, good article.”

Zhuang Mohan looked at the article written by Zhou Chen and felt joy from the bottom of his heart. For someone like him, a good piece of calligraphy or a good article is more precious than anything else.

"Can you give me this article as a gift for my collection?"

"This is for Mr. Zhuang. It would be my honor if you don't mind."

"Okay, okay."

Zhuang Mohan showed a smile as innocent as a child, and his expression was as if he had obtained a very precious treasure and was overjoyed.

Seeing Zhuang Mohan so happy, Zhou Chen did not forget his purpose.

"Mr. Zhuang, I have an unwelcome request."

Zhuang Mohan said with a smile: "Please speak, my friend."

Zhou Chen pointed at Zhan Pianpian next to him and said, "Mr. Zhuang, this girl is the eldest princess of the Daqi royal family. It's getting late now, so it's inconvenient for her to go back to the palace. So she wants to stay in your mansion temporarily. Is it convenient?"

"Princess?"

Zhuang Mohan was very surprised when he saw Zhan Pianpian bowing to him. He had never seen the eldest princess before. But how could the eldest princess of Northern Qi be with Zhou Chen, a Qing person, and come to him specially?

He didn't understand what was going on, but he understood what Zhou Chen meant, so he agreed with a smile.

He didn’t care much whether she was a princess or not. He cared more about Zhou Chen.