Longevity: Never leave the mountain until you are invincible

The Jianghu and the imperial court.

The two seem to be parallel lines that never intersect, but in fact they are not completely separated. Some Jianghu masters work for the Great Yan court, and some masters in the East Factory and the Great Yan army are also listed on the Earth List.

The Jinyiwei, which was abolished by the Queen Mother, was established by the former Great Yan Taizu to deal with people in the Jianghu.

If a Jianghu sect grows to a certain extent, it also has the ability to overthrow the imperial court.

Such is the case with the Wusheng Sect.

The attitude of the Great Yan imperial court towards the Jianghu has always been to adhere to the principle of careful precautions.

Therefore, people in the Jianghu generally do not enter the imperial capital in large numbers unless necessary.

One is that they do not want to arouse the anger of the Great Yan court, and the other is that they do not want to die.

As far as Chu Chen knows, there are only two innate masters in the Great Yan Kingdom, one is the holy monk of the martial arts holy land Xichan Temple, and the other is a certain ancestor of the Great Yan royal family.

Yes.

There is an innate master in the Great Yan royal family.

This Xiantian Grandmaster is the most important reason why the Great Yan Royal Family has stood firm. If it weren't for the Xiantian Grandmaster, the situation in the Great Yan Kingdom would have been so bad that it would have been attacked in the imperial capital.

The reason why the Zhenbei Heavenly King did not sneak into the imperial capital to kill people was that he was afraid of the Xiantian ancestor of the Great Yan Royal Family.

The Xiantian ancestor of the Great Yan Royal Family seems to have been in seclusion and rarely cares about the affairs of the Great Yan Kingdom. Unless the Great Yan Kingdom is in danger of extinction, he will not show up.

But for the people in the martial arts world, this Xiantian ancestor of the Great Yan Royal Family is a deterrent.

On weekdays, most of these martial arts people are lawless and despise the princes. As long as they are not surrounded by the army, they can escape at will most of the time.

But it's different when you enter the imperial capital. If you alarm the Xiantian ancestor of the Great Yan Royal Family, you can't escape even if you want to.

Even without the innate ancestors of the Great Yan royal family, there are still hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the imperial capital. The East Factory and the Imperial Guards are quite powerful, and there are many strong men in the marrow refining realm.

Unless necessary, martial artists usually enter the imperial capital in large numbers to avoid touching the sensitive nerves of the Great Yan court.

But now, a group of martial artists are scrambling to enter the imperial capital, which is not normal no matter how you look at it.

Chu Chen thought about it, hid in the dark, and used the Hundred Changes Skill to raise his figure a few points. After a while, a sturdy man with a strong figure and a face full of flesh appeared.

"Sir, please stay!"

Then, Chu Chen stepped forward and called a man in a Taoist robe.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, I am Chongyang, and I meet you, senior."

Chongyang Taoist was suddenly called by someone and did not get angry. He bowed to Chu Chen.

The key is that he did not dare to get angry.

The person in front of him was looking at him kindly, and the terrifying aura was looming.

Facing the sturdy man in front of him, Taoist Chongyang felt like he was facing his own great-grandmaster. He even felt that his great-grandmaster was not as good as this sturdy man.

"I have been in seclusion for several years. I wonder what major events have happened in the martial arts world recently. Why are you rushing to the imperial capital in such a hurry?"

Chu Chen got straight to the point.

"Senior, you don't know that in three days, the leader of this generation of Xichan Temple, Monk Mingjing, will enter the imperial capital and challenge Xue Haichao, the former commander of the Jinyiwei and the fifth on the Earth List, in front of the Suzaku Gate outside the imperial city."

Taoist Chongyang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly explained the reason.

"Monk Mingjing has never lost since his debut. He first defeated all the young masters, and after breaking through the marrow refining realm, he challenged the masters of the earth list and swept them all.

This time, if he can challenge Lord Xue successfully, he can truly become one of the world's top martial artists."

"This battle is known as the battle of the transition between the old and the new in the martial arts world. The fellow martial artists do not want to miss it, so they gathered in the imperial capital to see the style of the two top masters."

"The imperial capital invites the martial arts world to watch?"

Chu Chen raised his eyebrows and felt that it was a bit outrageous.

Letting two martial arts masters fight in the imperial capital and allowing a group of martial arts people to watch, this matter can be agreed by the cultural relics ministers and the nobles in the Great Yan court?

Aren't you afraid of causing unrest in the imperial capital?

"The current emperor has loved Buddhist theories since he was young. Monk Mingjing is known as the reincarnation of a living Buddha. His attainments in Buddhism are second only to the great monks of Xichan Temple.

Monk Mingjing was personally invited by the emperor. The emperor promised to fight. Regardless of victory or defeat, Monk Mingjing will be invited to the palace to explain Buddhism to the emperor and the empress dowager."

As if he understood Chu Chen's doubts, Taoist Chongyang continued.

"Explain Buddhism to the current emperor and the empress dowager?"

Chu Chen's heart moved, and he immediately understood Emperor Hongguang's plan.

Emperor Hongguang couldn't hold back, and was ready to use external forces to force the empress dowager to abdicate.

Monk Mingjing is the leader of Xichan Temple, and in a sense, represents Xichan Temple.

Xichan Temple has a congenital master sitting in it, and its weight is not to be underestimated. Once Emperor Hongguang gets the support of Xichan Temple, he can instantly rewrite the situation in the court of Dayan.

"Xichan Temple has always maintained a neutral stance. Whether it is the fight between good and evil in the martial arts world or the struggle in the court, it has never participated. How could it get involved in the internal struggle of the royal family this time?"

"Is it the personal wish of Monk Mingjing, or the intention of the entire Xichan Temple?"

"What is the purpose of Monk Mingjing or Xichan Temple?"

Chu Chen had many thoughts and fell into deep thought.

If Xichan Temple gets involved in this royal struggle, the originally chaotic situation in the court of Dayan will add a few variables.

In addition, with the news that Monk Mingjing challenged Xue Haichao, countless people from the martial arts world came, and the peaceful imperial capital was bound to be in turmoil again.

"What are you thinking about these things? What does the royal family's fight and Xizenji's scheme have to do with me? Who wins and who loses has no impact on me."

Chu Chen smiled.

For him now, the improvement of his strength gives him more choices, and he no longer needs to be locked in the imperial capital.

Once turmoil breaks out in the imperial capital that may affect him, he can retreat calmly, find a safe place again, and continue to live in peace.

Sit and watch the wind and clouds change, and listen to the flowers bloom and fall.

This is what he should do.

"Senior, can I leave?"

Chongyang Taoist on the side saw that Chu Chen was deep in thought and did not dare to disturb him. He waited until a smile appeared on Chu Chen's face before he asked cautiously.

"Go ahead."

Chu Chen waved his hand casually.

Taoist Chongyang was immediately relieved, bowed his head, and left quickly.

After Taoist Chongyang left, Chu Chen changed into his original appearance, returned to the pawnshop, and became the kind-hearted pawnshop owner again.

Just as Chu Chen thought, the arrival of people from the rivers and lakes made the imperial capital uneasy.

Most of the people in the Jianghu are hot-tempered, fearing power rather than morality. They may get into fights and fight in the streets if they disagree, which puts great pressure on the security of the imperial capital.

If it weren't for the masters from Dongchang, Imperial Guards, and Six Gates taking action one after another, killing dozens of warriors who were causing trouble in the imperial capital, including two Marrow Refining Realm warriors, and hanging their heads on the city wall, it would have frightened everyone. All the people in the world.

but.

The imperial capital was in turmoil, but no one dared to come to the pawn shop to cause trouble, which made Chu Chen feel a little regretful.

Ever since he killed the mad marrow-refining warrior who was known as a deadly sword demon a few months ago, no gentleman from Liang Shang has ever visited the pawn shop.

Maybe he was scared?