Once upon a time there was a sword-questioner

Chapter 12 Shangguan Yin

Fangfu, Qinglong District

This was the first time Tang Ge came to Fang Zhongyu's house. It was very big, and the size was bizarre, and it was also very luxurious. The luxury was unimaginable for a poor man like him.

In the main hall, Tang Ge and Fang Zhongyu were sitting next to each other, with tea in hand, hot air rose from the gap in the lid of the cup, overflowing with fragrance.

Tang Ge asked: "How is Master Fang's investigation going?"

Tang Ge always seemed to be indifferent to everything in the world. Fang Zhongyu saw it, and although he was dissatisfied, he was helpless.

He picked up the cup, gently pinched the lid with his broad palm, and stroked the edge of the teacup, feeling a little out of place.

Fang Zhongyu took a sip of tea and said, "I checked all the new population in Chaotian City in the past ten years, including those who are still living in Chaotian City, and those who came to Chaotian City and left in the past ten years. Among them are practitioners and ordinary people. , It’s really a huge project.”

Speaking of this, he glanced at Tang Ge, Tang Ge noticed his strangeness, and said, "Master Fang, please tell the key points."

After pouring a basin of cold water, Fang Zhongyu scratched his head in embarrassment, and said: "There have been countless population migrations in the past ten years, but it is not difficult for me to find out which ones have special problems. Most of the normal floating population, and the rest are the most special ones."

While talking, Fang Zhongyu took out a note from his cuff and handed it to Tang Ge.

Tang Ge's eyes slowly scanned the content on the note, and a strange color appeared in his eyes.

Baihu District, Bailu Street, Yanyi.

Suzaku District, Cloud Tower, Su Miaomiao.

Xuanwu District, Xuanwu Lakeside, Shangguanyin.

Xuanwu District, Shengxin Road, Baiqianchi.

"The names are all unique." Tang Ge remembered these names in his heart.

Fang Zhongyu nodded, and the fat on his face rose and fell, and said: "These people are all extraordinary people, you must pay special attention when looking for them, either they have a bad temper, or they are in the sky. There are some backgrounds in the city, even I dare not provoke them."

Tang Ge said, "Only these?"

Fang Zhongyu froze for a moment, then said again: "There is indeed another person, the most mysterious. I have investigated for a long time, and I know very little about him."

Tang Ge said, "Please tell me everything you know."

Fang Zhongyu said: "This person came to Chaotian City after the great war ten years ago. His origin is unknown. He is now the Minister of Rites. His name is Xue Ru. He is the Empress' confidant."

Tang Ge said: "He has reached a high position in the officialdom in ten years. This person is very powerful, but do you have any other information?"

Fang Zhongyu shook his head and said: "No, his whereabouts are extremely secretive, and there are very few files about him. I am afraid that only the empress knows his details."

Tang Ge thought for a while, and then said: "Master Fang, please tell me the specific information about the first four people."

"it is good."

In the hall, the whispers of the two came from time to time, sometimes shocked, sometimes indifferent, sometimes puzzled.

But when Tang Ge left in the end, he could see that he was somewhat satisfied, while Fang Zhongyu sat slumped on the big chair, not sure if it was because of his obesity.

There was also a purple gold ring placed on one side of the table. Fang Zhongyu wanted to return it to Tang Ge, but the latter told him to put it away first, saying that it would be useful in the future.

As for what the two said, no one knows, but since the day Tang Ge left Fang's mansion, Fang Zhongyu has been shutting himself in the room, not going out, not even his most beloved concubine. meet.

In this way, until a few days later, a heavyweight came to the door, and the people in the Fang family saw their master reappeared.

He is Xue Ru, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

Of course, these are all for later.

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With the breeze blowing, Tang Ge lay quietly in the bamboo chair. Beneath his calm appearance, he was already full of thoughts, and five names kept flashing through his mind.

Yan Yi
Su Miaomiao

Shangguan Yin

Bai Qianchi

Also, Xue Ru

I don't know when it started, Tang Ge got used to this state of dozing, he found that he could think about many problems in this way, those things that he couldn't figure out before, when he calmed down, it seemed that many barriers in his heart were cleared up.

The five names kept swirling in his mind, as well as those elusive background identities, which were difficult to answer for a while.

In the end, four names gradually faded in his mind, leaving only one name floating in it, which caused Tang Ge to panic.

Shangguan Yin

Just hearing his name made him feel frightened. The mysterious name and identity kept attracting Tang Ge's thoughts, and finally conquered him.

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Xuanwu Lake is located in the center of Xuanwu District. Its area is not very large. It is usually green and jade-like. If you look at it in the early morning, the lake is covered with mist, which is a special sight.

Xuanwu Lake is a wonderland of Chaotian City. Many years ago, when the Empress ascended the throne, she ordered that no buildings be built within a radius of ten feet on the shore of Xuanwu Lake.

But five years ago, a two-story pavilion was suddenly built beside Xuanwu Lake, and the surroundings of the pavilion were still full of peonies.

It is said that when the flowers bloom, the fragrance is overflowing, attracting countless celebrities from Chaotian City to gather and stop, but no one dares to approach the pavilion.

The lakeside pavilion suddenly appeared, but the imperial court ignored it. Although the people had doubts, over time, some discerning people also saw the clues. There was faint news that the construction of this pavilion was licensed by the empress, and the identity of the owner of the pavilion was also unknown. It became mysterious.

Who could make the empress break the rules she set?

Everyone has something they love, because they don't want to lose it anyway, so they will worry about gains and losses, whether emperors, generals, or poor orphans, will have such obsessions.

For this reason, they will turn to those who claim to be able to predict the prophets and fortune tellers, to solve their doubts and give them advice, just to keep their concerns.

It is said that a long time ago, Shangguanyin was a wizard who practiced divination, but later he hid this craft for some reason, devoted himself to planting peonies, and no longer explored the secrets about the past and the future.

When Tang Ge appeared by the Xuanwu Lake, it was already evening, and he looked at the pavilion by the lake from a distance, and he stood up in red.

According to legend, Shangguan Yin lived in seclusion for many years, and he had known the empress for a long time, and the empress had divination two hexagrams to him.

First, when the empress was in power, she ordered the Taishi Bureau to recruit capable people to observe the astrology and revise the calendar. Many people applied, but no one could enter the empress's eyes.

In the end, the Dazai of the court recommended Shangguanyin, who lived in seclusion, and the empress did not hesitate to travel thousands of miles to visit her in person, but found that the most outstanding person was actually an alchemist who was good at planting peonies.

She went to see Shangguan Yin out of curiosity, and Shangguan Yin presented three hexagrams, each of which corresponded to a prediction of a war by the Northern Guards, and these predictions were all fulfilled within a few days.

Secondly, many years ago, when the Northern Territory rebelled, the Empress asked for another hexagram, but the specific hexagram was unknown. There were vague rumors in the world that at that time, the Northern Territory had strong soldiers and horses, and martial arts were flourishing. They put pressure on the Empress, but were eventually defeated. Shangguan Yin defeated them with a hexagram, and the Great Zhou Empire rose again.

A few years later, Shangguan Yin took the initiative to come to Chaotian City, but he no longer divination, just looking for a place of peace of mind, the empress was overjoyed to hear that, and ordered people to build a pavilion by the Xuanwu Lake.

Of course, rumors are just rumors after all, and things that have not been confirmed are all falsehoods.

The main function of Kunlun Mountain is related to good fortune, and has great supernatural powers. As for whether Shangguan Yin is the master of the mountain, it remains to be verified.

Looking at the pavilion, Tang Ge suddenly remembered the great battle ten years ago. The sword master fought against the Zhuxian formation alone.

It has to be said that Fang Zhongyu's current wealth does have some advantages, and he knows all the secret information about Shangguanyin.

After a long time, Tang Ge jumped up and entered the pavilion.

Shangguan Yin has a handsome appearance, with a blood red cinnabar tattoo on the center of his eyebrows, the pattern is not common in the world, his strange pupils are slightly cold, his long gray hair fluctuates in the wind, he is quite dignified, especially his white robe is embroidered with various blood red patterns. Strange patterns, ghost faces, strange beasts, Shura, complex and abnormal, make people feel horrified in vain.

He just stood on the platform and looked at the holy scenery in the middle of the lake. Just this momentum made people daunting, but Tang Ge was not the least bit different, standing beside him with his hands behind his back, looking at the sky.

"Your Excellency has been looking like this for an hour. I don't know what is the purpose of coming to my small lakeside building?" After a long time, Shangguan Yin finally spoke, his accent seemed to contain Sanskrit from the West.

Tang Ge said: "I have heard that Your Excellency's divination and calculation skills are unparalleled in the world, so I am here to ask for divination."

Shangguan Yin's expression changed slightly, and he said: "I've long been unable to do divination, Your Excellency should find someone else."

"Do you know who I am?" Tang Ge ignored Shangguan Yin's concerns at all, and his tone was still indifferent.

"I knew it when you first appeared."

Shangguan Yin answered quickly, but after only a moment, his complexion changed suddenly, and he turned to look at Tang Ge, who had a smile on his mouth, obviously seeing through what he was thinking.

Why did Shangguan Yin know Tang Ge's identity? Naturally, after the meeting, he had already made a divination in his mind.

He broke his own rules and said he would no longer do divination, but he still had the universe hidden in his heart.

Shangguan Yin said: "You go away, I won't do divination for you."

Bang!
Tang Ge suddenly had a strong wind around him, the red clothes fluttered in the air, and the sword talisman appeared between his eyebrows, with a sharp sword energy brewing in it, and he said, "You'd better do a divination."

Shangguan Yin's eyes were slightly cold, and he said: "I didn't expect you to have such an aura because you are only in the Qin state of mind?"

Tang Ge said: "Don't you know how to count? Why can you count?"

Shangguan Yin's expression changed and his eyes dropped.

"Ten years ago, the imperial regime was on the decline. At that time, the northern border had been recharging its energy for many years. Taking the opportunity to launch a coup, the empress wanted to let her sister go to the northern border to get married in order to protect the imperial regime from being reduced to history. The methods can be described as dirty and despicable."

"The Jade Immortal Formation is a formation that accompanies the heaven and the earth. It is infinitely powerful. How can the northern border be broken through? What is the empress afraid of? It's only because she is one step away from completely controlling the Jade Immortal Formation."

Tang Ge said to himself, glanced at Shangguan Yin, and then turned his eyes to the center of the lake, where a circle of ripples appeared.

Shangguan Yin said: "The princess is unparalleled in both beauty and talent. If she goes to the north to get married, she will surely be able to keep the world peaceful. Is there something wrong?"

Tang Gehan said in a low voice: "You came up with the idea of ​​getting married, right?"

Shangguan Yin's pupils shrank suddenly, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, but he was speechless for a moment.

Tang Ge said again: "You should be glad that the one who came this time was not a sword master, otherwise you would have died."

Back then, the empress wanted the princess to go to the northern border to get married, but the princess refused and resisted to the death. The empress took tough measures, but the sword sage came forward to stop her.

The Juggernaut and the princess are confidante, so naturally it is not allowed.

No one in Chaotian City could rival the power of the Sword Master, but at the critical moment, the Empress finally succeeded in controlling the Immortal Killing Formation and immediately killed the Sword Master. From then on, there was no peace between Kunlun Mountain and the empire.

And the driving force behind all this is Shangguan Yin.

Shangguan Yin remained silent, staring at the lake with flickering eyes. After a long time, he said: "But the Sword Master is already dead."

Just as Tang Ge was about to say something, his eyes suddenly froze, and he looked towards the center of Xuanwu Lake. Circles of vortices began to spin at an extremely fast speed, which seemed to be shocking.

(End of this chapter)