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Chapter 1426: Farewell, Dongyi City, Si Gu Jian
Three days have passed since the battle between the grandmasters at the top of the Forbidden City. During these three days, the capital city has never been peaceful.

The news could not be covered up at all, and soon all forces knew what had happened in the palace, and countless memorials were sent to the empress dowager and the young emperor.

The Grand Master is the pinnacle of martial arts, but for those civil officials, they don’t care whether you are a Grand Master or not, they just want to confront you.

The Empress Dowager and the young Emperor were annoyed by these censors for the past three days. They simply stopped the morning court for a month on the pretext of repairing the palace. The censors had no way to impeach them and were very angry, but they had no good solution.

Zhuang Mansion. Zhan Pianpian came to Zhuang Mansion yesterday and became Zhuang Mohan’s student. Of course, she was not a formal disciple, but a registered disciple.

But even so, Zhan Pianpian was happy enough.

Being able to have the world-famous literary master Zhuang Mohan as a teacher is something that countless people in the world dream of. What's more, by becoming Zhuang Mohan's disciple, she can come to the Zhuang Mansion from the palace to study and meet Zhou Chen.

Zhuang Mohan is a serious person. Since Zhan Pianpian has become his registered disciple, he will take time out every day to teach Zhan Pianpian and does not lower his requirements just because she is a woman.

For Zhuang Mohan, these days are the happiest days in recent years.

It is a great blessing to have a close friend in life.

Zhou Chen is his confidant. Although there is a big age gap between them, it does not hinder his love and admiration for Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen's talent and various ideas shocked him. He had never seen someone as knowledgeable and talented as Zhou Chen.

The most commendable thing is that although this young man is extremely talented, he still has a heart for learning. He always stays in the place where he collects books and studies the scriptures carefully. In just over ten days, he has finished reading many of his treasured books.

He seemed to see the future of Wen Dao in Zhou Chen. This young man seemed to be a confidant given to him by God. It allowed him to have such a confidant in his old age, so that he could face death calmly.

The little emperor Zhan Doudou has been refining the refined salt that Zhou Chen taught her during this period. In fact, the salt in this world is quite good because of the existence of Ye Qingmei.

However, the refining method provided by Zhou Chen is more advanced, and the refined salt produced is better.

But Zhan Doudou obviously had his own plans for this important material. He did not distribute it, but prepared to take it slowly.

Zhou Chen arrived in Shangjing City in July. In the blink of an eye, it was already September. He stayed in Shangjing City for more than a month, and it was time for him to leave.

This year is the third year of the Qingli period, and next year will be the year of his coming-of-age ceremony. Before that, he must return to the capital of Qing.

At the same time, in the spring of the fourth year of the Qingli period, Fan Xian went to Beijing and the plot began. Naturally, he would not miss such a day.

Zhou Chen was the first one to tell Zhan Pianpian about the idea of ​​leaving.

If we were to ask who is closest to him in Shangjing City, it would undoubtedly be the eldest princess Zhan Pianpian. Apart from that, it would be Zhuang Mohan, with whom he has spent the longest time.

When Zhan Pianpian learned that Zhou Chen was leaving, her eyes instantly turned red.

In the past, she had always lived in the inner court of the imperial palace, and her life was so rigid that she didn't have much hope for the future.

But the appearance of Zhou Chen was like a ray of bright light in her life, which changed her life and made her full of hope for the future. Although she and Zhou Chen had only known each other for more than a month, her life was more fulfilling and happy than her life in the past ten years.

Now that she knew Zhou Chen was leaving, she felt like the sky was falling.

Thousands of words turned into one sentence.

"Can you take me with you?"

"Don't you want your Daqi royal family anymore?"

"It makes no difference whether I am in the Da Qi royal family or not, but if I can't see you, my heart will die."

Just this one sentence is better than thousands of words of confession.

Zhou Chen smiled slightly and gently wiped away the tears from her face.

"The princess I know is not that fragile. I understand your intentions. You should study hard with Mr. Zhuang, and I will come to pick you up."

Zhan Pianpian raised her head, her voice choked with sobs: "Really?"

Zhou Chen gently held her in his arms: "Really, I never break my promise, right?"

Zhan Pianpian hugged Zhou Chen tightly: "Well, I believe you, so I will wait, and wait until you come to pick me up."

Compared to Zhan Pianpian, Zhuang Mohan is much more open-minded. All good things must come to an end. At his age, there are not many things that he cannot let go of.

After all, Zhou Chen is from Qing and it is impossible for him to stay in Qi forever.

"Remember to come back. I want to discuss the Dao with you again."

"Certainly, sir."

Zhou Chen went to the palace and met the young emperor and the empress dowager. The empress dowager just said a few polite words and left.

"Sir, are you sure you won't reconsider? What Nan Qing can give you, I can double it. What Nan Qing can't give you, I can also give you."

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "If I didn't have a reason to go back, I might have been convinced by His Majesty."

Zhan Doudou sighed, knowing that his recruitment attempt had failed again, which was also expected.

"I am to you, sir..."

She didn't know what to say, and finally sighed, "I just hope that there will never be a day when I will become a rival to you, sir."

"I don't think this day will ever come. After all, bullying a female emperor will make people hate you."

Zhou Chen's slightly frivolous words made Zhan Doudou's face turn red immediately, and she glared at Zhou Chen with dissatisfaction.

"I wonder when I can see you again, sir?"

Since the Grandmaster Battle, she had been to Zhuang Mohan's residence several times, met with Zhou Chen several times, talked with him many times, and learned a lot from him.

Zhou Chen's knowledge seemed to be bottomless. She even touched upon the ways of being an official and an emperor. She benefited a lot from the imperial arts.

She also liked to talk about the past and present with Zhou Chen, but unfortunately, such days were about to end.

"There will be a day when we will meet again, and perhaps soon."

Zhou Chen smiled slightly. He would come to Beiqi again, and then he would naturally see Zhan Doudou again.

"Princess……"

"Royal sister, I will take good care of you. I don't want to face a mad grandmaster."

On the sixth day of September, Zhou Chen rode his horse and left Shangjing City early in the morning.

He came to Shangjing City alone and on a horse, and when he left, he was still alone and on a horse, but he had a few more items on him.

Zhou Chen stroked a sachet hanging on his waist. It was a gift from Zhan Pianpian and contained her hair.

There was a bag hanging on the black horse, which contained some precious books given to him by Zhuang Mohan.

Not far from Shangjing City, Zhou Chen stopped and two people appeared in front of him.

"Is this the Saint Lady who is here to send me off?"

One of the people who appeared in front of Zhou Chen was Haitang Duoduo. He also recognized the other person. The thick dark circles under his eyes made him very recognizable. He was Ku He’s eldest disciple, Lang Tao.

Haitang Duoduo said carelessly, "Yes, I came here to see you off. You said you would take me to eat all the delicious food in Shangjing City, but now you're leaving after only trying a few restaurants. Isn't that too irresponsible?"

"I can't help it. Time is running out. If I don't leave now, it might be too late. Next time, next time I come to the capital, I'll take you out to eat."

"Hey, there's no sincerity at all."

Haitang Duoduo rolled her eyes and threw a long wooden box in her hand towards Zhou Chen.

"Your Majesty asked me to bring this to you."

Zhou Chen took it, opened it and saw that it was actually a sword, an excellent sword.

"Even if you are a grandmaster, as a swordsman, how can you not have a sword of your own?"

Zhou Chen took out the sword, pulled it out smoothly, looked at the shining sword, and praised: "Good sword, thank your Majesty for me, I accept it."

Haitang Duoduo stopped talking and just nodded at Langtao next to her.

Lang Tao then bowed respectfully to Zhou Chen. He was also a martial arts fanatic. In the way of martial arts, the most accomplished ones come first. He respected Zhou Chen because of his strength as a grandmaster.

"Sir, my master asked me to come and see you off. My master said that he looks forward to meeting you again."

Zhou Chen also bowed and said, "Thank you very much. Please also tell me that I am looking forward to the day when we meet again."

After saying goodbye, Zhou Chen was about to drive his horse away, but at this moment, Haitang Duoduo suddenly asked a question for some unknown reason.

"Hey, Zhou Chen, where are you going?"

Zhou Chen paused for a moment, then replied: "Dongyi City."

Hearing this answer, Haitang Duoduo and Langtao's eyes lit up at the same time. They both understood what Zhou Chen meant.

"Are you going to fight Si Gu Jian?" Haitang Duoduo asked impatiently.

"Yes."

"Take me with you, and I'll go too."

Haitang Duoduo directly expressed her thoughts and rode her horse to Zhou Chen's side.

"I really want to see the duel between the two strongest swordsmen in the world."

Lang Tao also said anxiously: "Junior sister, His Majesty and the Queen Mother cannot do without you, so I will accompany you to Dongyi City. Sir, I am very familiar with this route, so I will lead the way and arrange everything on the way."

Haitang Duoduo was immediately furious: "Brother, how could you do this? Master cannot be without someone by his side. You should go back to accompany Master. I am more familiar with Zhou Chen, so I am more suitable to lead the way than you."

"Junior sister, this is wrong. You are the Saint of Qi, and a Saint cannot leave Qi casually."

"put……"

She was about to curse, but she stopped herself in time and shouted angrily: "It doesn't matter if this saint is not worthy of being one."

Watching the argument between the senior and junior brothers and sisters, Zhou Chen patted the agitated Dark Horse.

"I didn't think I asked you to lead the way?"

The argument came to an abrupt end. Langtao was a little embarrassed, but Haitang Duoduo didn't have so many concerns.

"No need to lead the way. I will accompany you. It's so boring to travel alone. I can also chat with you. I have a good relationship with the princess. I think we will have something to talk about."

Wow, even Zhan Pianpian was brought up, which made Lang Tao not know what to say for a moment.

In the end, Lang Tao was defeated. It was impossible for the two of them to leave together. One of them had to stay behind to guard the palace and protect the little emperor. Since Haitang Duoduo left, he had to stay.

Zhou Chen and Haitang Duoduo set out from outside Shangjing City together, heading for Dongyi City.

Just like the last time he came to the capital, Zhou Chen was not in a hurry to travel and was quite casual.

Along the way, he and Haitang Duoduo quickly became familiar with each other. It was indeed not lonely walking together, especially since they had many common topics, which naturally made the journey more interesting.

Haitang Duoduo was very interested in Zhou Chen's Ruyi Power, and Zhou Chen was generous in giving her advice and explaining the characteristics of Ruyi Power to her.

Haitang Duoduo's talent in martial arts is truly amazing, and she learns martial arts very quickly.

Although Ku He is a grandmaster, Zhou Chen is sure that when it comes to teaching disciples, he cannot compare to himself no matter how hard he tries.

Haitang Duoduo has also deeply realized this point during this period. Zhou Chen's explanation and analysis of martial arts are more accurate and thorough than those of her master. In particular, many of the things Zhou Chen said were things she had never heard of before, which greatly promoted her martial arts.

In the past, she was only amazed at Zhou Chen’s talent in martial arts, but now, she admired Zhou Chen in all aspects. It turned out that anyone who could become a grandmaster was not simple.

Although they walked at a leisurely pace, they still arrived at Dongyi City twenty days later.

Different from the previous situation in Shangjing City, as his first fight with the grandmaster, he chose a special day and a special place.

But this time he didn't care so much and went straight to the outside of Dongyi City, releasing his sword intent in the direction of Dongyi City.

Astonishing sword intent rose into the sky, and not long after, a terrifying sword intent also erupted in Dongyi City, filled with brutality and murderous intent.

This was the first time Zhou Chen and Si Gu Jian met, but without any words between the two, their sword intents collided directly.

The duel between the two most powerful grandmaster swordsmen in the world has begun!

Unlike the previous battle with Ku He, Si Gu Jian was a madman. He didn't have so many scruples and his attacks were much more decisive and ruthless.

Zhou Chen was not afraid of such a duel at all. The battle with Ku He was just to verify his martial arts. The battle with Si Gu Jian was his real battle after he became a grandmaster.

Only a few people saw the entire battle.

The battle lasted for three days and ended suddenly. No one knew what the final outcome was, not even the few people who were watching the battle.

But only those who were near Dongyi City during those three days knew how horrific those three days were and how terrible the destructive power was...

After the battle of Dongyi City, Zhou Chen said goodbye to Haitang Duoduo. This time, Haitang Duoduo had many more unspeakable emotions than before, but she was able to control herself and parted with Zhou Chen calmly.

After several months, the man and the horse returned to the territory of Qing Kingdom.

Late at night, Zhou Chen found a place to rest in the wild.

"Si Gu Jian is indeed a madman, but he is also a good opponent. People say that Si Gu Jian is heartless and ruthless, but haha..."

Zhou Chen leaned against the tree and recalled the battle with Si Gu Jian.

In the field of martial arts, he had met countless opponents, winning and losing, but this was the first time he had met an opponent like Si Gu Jian.

What Ye Liuyun said was right. The other three grand masters have gradually lost their humanity.

Ku He was slightly better, but Si Gu Jian really made Zhou Chen see the lack of humanity in a grandmaster.

He had fought with Ku He and Si Gu Jian, but in his opinion, Si Gu Jian was definitely more difficult to deal with than Ku He.

Although there were some good disciples among Si Gu Jian, in Zhou Chen's opinion, they were not as good as Si Gu Jian, far from it.

"Danzhou, I'm here again."

Zhou Chen walked into Danzhou City. This time, his mentality was different from the last time.

Originally, he planned to meet Wu Zhu when he passed by Danzhou this time, but after the battle with Si Gu Jian, he gave up this idea.

Even though Wuzhu has the strength of a grandmaster, he is a robot after all. He is different from humans like them. Fighting with a robot is boring.