Martial arts: Prince Xiaoyao, pick Zhou Zhiruo at the beginning

It was also because of this that when I first saw Zhou Zhiruo, I just said a few words, and I was a little touched.

People want what they lack.

Liu Hao felt that maybe it was because he saw too clearly that he was moved by Zhou Zhiruo's simplicity.

Feeling the wonder of fate, leaving from the unknown village, measuring the land step by step, from the moon and stars to the rising sun.

Liu Hao didn't care about the specific direction, and he didn't speed up. Sometimes he walked through the forest, and sometimes he stepped into the official road to walk with the people he came and went.

Everything is so natural.

At the time of the second sunset, Liu Hao finally entered Changle City in the territory of the Great Dynasty.

After two days of eating, drinking and sleeping in the open air, although Liu Hao didn't feel tired, his clothes were covered with dust and dew.

After finding an inn, Liu Hao took a bath and changed clothes, tipped Xiao Er some money, and asked Xiao Er to buy a set of Daming clothes.

The whole person became fresh and clean again, his face was as jade-like, and his body exuded a strong literati atmosphere. He looked like a good young man.

Asked which is the best restaurant in the city, Liu Hao went straight to it.

Not hungry, just hungry.

Although I knew that the cook here could not be as good as Dongmei, but the entrance should be no problem, not like in the Tianshan Sword School, which is really hard to swallow.

In Liu Hao's eyes, the Tianshan Sword School is really bitter, its taste is bitter, its life is bitter, and its stomach is even more bitter.

Changle City at night is also quite lively, with many pedestrians passing by.

Changle City is medium-sized, with about [-] residents.

Daming has been in a peaceful and stable state for nearly a hundred years, so residents in the city can live and work in peace and contentment, and it can be considered relatively prosperous.

Although the city is small, it has all the internal organs and all the necessary industries, but the scale is slightly smaller.

Changle Restaurant has the same name as the city. It is the most upscale restaurant in Changle City. The dishes are exquisite and taste good. The only disadvantage is that it is expensive.

Those who can come here to consume are basically wealthy families in Changle City, ordinary people can't afford it at all.

Liu Hao found a seat by the window on the third floor and sat down, where he could see half of Changle City.

Let Xiao Er recommend some of the best dishes in the restaurant, and ordered a jug of good wine with a vintage.

His consumption this time alone is enough for an ordinary family of three to eat for a month.

The taste of the food is indeed not bad, and it is very good to make Liu Hao spit out the word not bad.

While enjoying the delicious food, some voices suddenly came from the side, the voices were soft or heavy, vaguely carrying the words of Emei Mingjiao.

Liu Hao's heart moved, and the method of ground listening moved from his heart.

"Have you heard? The Ming Cult is going to attack the Emei Sect."

"Why haven't you heard of it? There's been a lot of trouble these days."

"There are so many masters in the Ming Cult, how can the mere Emei Sect resist it?"

"You don't know that. Although the Emei faction is only one faction, it has allies."

"Shaolin, Wudang, Kunlun, Kongtong, Huashan and Emei, the six major sects unite and are fully capable of fighting Mingjiao."

"But there is an imperial court behind Mingjiao."

"The rivers and lakes are the affairs of the rivers and lakes. Even the imperial court cannot intervene in martial arts affairs, or they will be attacked by the crowd."

. . .

Listening to their conversation, Liu Hao also knew the current problems that Emei was facing.

Mingjiao did attack Emei, this time it was not a small fight, Mingjiao almost came out in full force.

The envoys of the light, the four guardian dharma kings, the five scattered people, and the five-element flag were all mobilized, as if they wanted to completely destroy Emei.

But Emei is not a muddle, Emei has something to do, and the other sects come together to fight against the enemy.

Although the Ming religion is the state religion of the Ming Dynasty, it is classified as a cult in the martial arts world.

The six major sects are all well-known and decent sects, so they naturally look at each other hand in hand.

Everyone understands the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold.

So it seems that the Mingjiao attacked Emei, but it was actually a contest between good and evil forces in the domestic martial arts of the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 49 The Jinyi Guards of the Ming Dynasty, in a Difficult State of Mind

The information these people say is not entirely true, some of it is incoherent, and much of it is personal speculation.

But there is one thing they said is right, the imperial court cannot interfere too much in the affairs of the Jianghu.

In history, there used to be a big country, not to mention having imperial power, but also delusional to use the power of the court to wipe out the domestic martial arts forces.

As a result, there was a counterattack. Not only the domestic martial arts forces fought against the imperial court, but even people from other countries joined the fight.

In the end, in the struggle with each other, the national power of the big countries was greatly weakened, and finally other countries took advantage of it, leading to the subjugation of the country.

With the lessons of the predecessors, later on in all countries, no matter how big or small, the imperial court is the imperial court, and the martial arts are the martial arts.

The two are interrelated and dependent, but also opposed to each other, and the relationship is very delicate.

There are so many pairs of eyes staring at the Jianghu, so this time Liu Hao can conclude that the Ming Dynasty court may secretly help the Mingjiao, but they definitely dare not do so, otherwise the Ming Dynasty will not be far from subjugation.

It is said that the Mingjiao troops have reached the foot of Mount Emei, and the attack on the mountain is only a few days away.

The troops of the six major factions also rushed to Emei a few days ago, guarding the major passes, and have already guarded Emei like an iron bucket.

Mount Emei is steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is not easy for the Mingjiao to attack, and it cannot be captured in a short while.

Perhaps this battle will last for several days or even ten and a half months, and the number of casualties may be quite astonishing.

After analysis, Liu Hao was not in a hurry.

There are six major sects, and Emei is not worried for the time being, and the Mingjiao has not formally attacked the mountain, so the Emei sect is not in any danger.

Wait until tomorrow, before it's too late,

After eating, Liu Hao paid the bill and was about to leave when suddenly the ground trembled slightly.

There was the sound of horseshoes in the distance, and then smoke and dust filled the sky on the street.

A group of cavalry rushed across the street and disappeared into the night.

"Da Ming Jin Yiwei?" Liu Hao looked at the cavalry, judging from their costumes, it should be the Daming Jin Yiwei.

Jinyiwei can be divided into inner guards and outer guards.

The inner guard is in charge of the internal affairs of the imperial court, and the officials inside the imperial court are also investigated.

The outer guards are against people in the martial arts. If there are people in the martial arts who commit crimes, they will arrest and kill them.

The hundred cavalry team just now had a foreign character engraved on their waist badges, obviously they were the outer guards.

This place is very close to Emei. At this moment, a team of Jinyiwei suddenly arrived, and it was probably aimed at Emei.

After all, Mingjiao is the state religion of Ming Dynasty, so it is normal for the imperial court to send Jinyiwei to support it.

But thinking about it, these Jinyiwei will not do it openly, and nine out of ten will change their clothes and pretend to be members of the Ming Cult.

Changle City could not be peaceful that night, and the sound of horseshoes would break the silence every once in a while.

Team after team of Jinyiwei rode fast horses, passed through Changle City, and headed towards Emei.

A total of ten teams passed by that night, and each team had a hundred riders, that is, a thousand people.

Mingjiao's attacking team suddenly increased by a thousand people.

There may not be as many as a thousand members of the six major sects. As far as Liu Hao knows, the total number of disciples of the Emei sect is only five or sixty.

Even if there are more people in other sects, they will not be much larger.

And this is only one city, maybe other cities also have people from Jinyiwei passing by, so the number of people will be completely disproportionate.

Jin Yiwei might become the last straw that crushed the camel's back, and it also crushed Liu Hao.

"The state of mind is still bad." Liu Hao couldn't help letting out a soft sigh, as if he was laughing at himself.

It was not clear at this time, but Liu Hao had no intention of sleeping.

Last night, I told myself that there is no need to worry, and after analyzing the previous and subsequent events, Emei should be fine for the time being.

But whenever there was the sound of horseshoes in my ears, and I saw Jin Yiwei rushing one after another, my heart became more and more uneasy.

He would think of Zhou Zhiruo from time to time, but in the end Liu Hao sighed and decided to leave for Emei immediately.

After simply washing up and leaving a note with a large denomination in the room, Liu Hao stepped out and left Changle City.

Emei is only more than 100 miles away from Changle City, and Liu Hao has already reached the territory of Emei Mountain after one step.

The Emei Mountain Road is steep and rugged, and [-]% of the area around the mountain is covered by dense ancient forests. There are many wild animals and people are hard to find.

Of course, this refers to ordinary people. If they are martial arts masters, especially innate masters, this kind of ancient forest can't stop them at all.

The key problem is that on the central part of Mount Emei, there are steep cliffs on almost three sides. Unless one can fly, it is difficult for the master to go up.

The Emei faction is located on the top of the mountain, and there is only one way up and down the mountain, so if you want to attack the Emei faction, you can basically attack from the front.

At this time, the front of Mount Emei has been occupied by Mingjiao, and the Five Elements Banner has set up camp here, and has established a stronghold, which looks like an army.

Liu Hao understood at a glance that Mingjiao had several choices at this time.

One is to forcibly attack the mountain, no matter whether it can be captured or not, the casualties will not be small.

The second is the siege, which lasted for a year or two. How long the siege lasted depends on how long the food on the mountain can last.

At that time, not only Emei will perish, but even the six major factions will have problems.

But in this way, there is also a great possibility that the six major factions will counterattack, and the Mingjiao will also have to pay a big price.

So no matter which method is used, it will hurt the enemy one thousand and eight hundred, and there will be no real winner.

But Liu Hao thought of a third way, which is to set fire to the mountain.

If the entire Mount Emei is destroyed, everyone on Mount Emei will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

It's just that in this way, the nearby mountains and forests, as well as a large number of villages, will be burned, and the price will be very high.

Liu Hao thought that as long as Emperor Ming was not an idiot, he would not let people do this.

This kind of outrageous plan will hurt the sky and the country's fortune, and ordinary people will not think about it.

Seeing that the Ming Cult hadn't attacked the mountain yet, Liu Hao felt relieved, mocking himself for worrying too much, and if he really cared, he would be in chaos.

Then he walked up Mount Emei step by step, not on the main road, but on the steep cliff behind Mount Emei.

The steep cliff stands upright like a sword, and it is difficult for even a master to climb, but for Liu Hao, it is like walking on flat ground.

While going up the mountain, Liu Hao still has the heart to appreciate the beautiful scenery around him.

Looking at the scenery of Emei from here has a special flavor.

Mount Emei.

Zhou Zhiruo is practicing sword.

At this time, there was a solemn look on Juemei's face, and the sword was fierce, and one sword was faster than the other.

What he practiced was the Emei swordsmanship, but it was not the traditional Emei swordsmanship, but the Emei swordsmanship improved by Liu Hao.

On the surface, it looks not much different, but in fact, the power is much greater.

Since Juejue and his party returned to the Emei School, all the Emei disciples have been taught to practice this new set of Emei swordsmanship.

Fortunately, there is not much difference between the old and new Emei swordsmanship, and good results can be achieved soon after practice.

At this moment when the Ming Sect attacked the mountain, all the Emei disciples were worried, and it was reflected on their faces, all of them lost their usual smiles and became very serious.

"Junior Sister Zhiruo."

The call interrupted Zhou Zhiruo, Zhou Zhiruo put away her long sword and looked at the person who came, "Senior Sister Ding, what's the matter?"

The person who came was Ding Minjun, one of Zhou Zhiruo's senior sisters, and she was quite beautiful, but she was a little worse than Zhou Zhiruo.

The two have a good relationship. Ding Minjun started a few years earlier than Zhou Zhiruo, and his aptitude is not bad, so Zhou Zhiruo would often ask Ding Minjun for swordsmanship, and Ding Minjun is not stingy, he will teach everything that needs to be taught.

Ding Minjun smiled and said, "Junior Sister Zhiruo, Mr. Song from Wudang is looking for you again."