Repugnant Gateway 3

by Zhi Bai

  An Zheng asked: "Is this little guy injured?"

  Qu Liuxi said indifferently after taking a glance at him: "I had too much to eat."

  The two of them supported each other as they walked out. It was as if the fierce fighting behind them had nothing to do with them. The young monk in the peony pavilion looked at the figures of An Zheng and his back. After being silent for a while, he stood up.

  He was following An Zheng and the others from a distance away.

  "There's a pretty monk following us from behind. I wonder what she's doing."

  "This monk helped us, he doesn't seem like a bad person."

  "This monk is really pretty."

  "You've already mentioned the word beautiful twice, and if you mention it a third time, I'll be angry."

  "Oh …" This monk is so beautiful. "

  An Zheng sighed: "Can you not be so superficial?"

  Qu Liuxi: "Anyway, she's a lot prettier than you."

  An Zheng said, "You're hurting your self-esteem by saying this."

  Qu Liuxi: "But I can't leave you."

  An Zheng's footsteps paused, looked at Qu Liuxi and said seriously: "If you tease me this much, something will happen to you sooner or later. Do you know?"

  Qu Liuxi walked forward with her hands behind her back, the tip of her feet shaking as she said, "Something has happened. I actually want to see how big of a deal you can get. Her mouth is very fierce, and she lost all her courage. "

  An Zheng was startled for a moment, then limped forward, "Can you wait for me, I'm still vomiting blood …"

  Qu Liuxi walked back in a circle, supporting him as she walked, she said, "It's really no good. How can you walk like this, I'll carry you on my back, okay?

  She carried An Zheng on her back without any explanation, and walked forward step by step: "I'll carry you today, and you'll carry me from now on, okay?"

  "Yes, as long as you want me to."

  "Can you do it for the rest of your life?"

  "Err …"

  "You're very hesitant."

  "Sure!"

  Chapter 282 - Meeting with the Empress Dowager Su

  Qu Liuxi asked An Zheng: "Why did those two Sky rank people suddenly change? I have always felt that there was a strange connection between you and them. You should be a very violent person, but in front of you, I always felt that the two of them were holding back. In the end, when they joined hands, you might not even be able to withstand it. "

  An Zheng: "I have a story I'll tell you when I get back."

  Qu Liuxi: "Alright, I'll go prepare the wine."

  When the two of them walked out of the ruins, Du Shoushou and Gu Qianye was just about to come over. Seeing Qu Liuxi carrying An Zheng, Du Shoushou immediately rushed forward to catch him. Seeing An Zheng's weak look, Du Shoushou's eyes turned red, but he scolded: "Damn, acting as if you're injured and taking advantage of Xiao Liu'er, right?"

  Qu Liuxi pursed her lips and laughed foolishly: "No, he's pretty light."

  He received An Zheng from him and with An Zheng on his back, he exclaimed, "So comfortable, it's like a bed."

  Du Shoushou said as he walked, "Xiao Liu'er has already poured your Bewitching Soup … Something had happened at the Tiantong Palace, and someone still found out about the Xiao Qi Dao and the others. The person who had come did not show his face. After Xiao Yezi and I saw the signal, we immediately rushed over. Fortunately, we had Fang Daozhi and Wang Kaitai. When I came back, everything had been turned upside down. "

  An Zheng: "What about Oldman Huo and the rest?"

  Du Shoushou said, "Fang Daozhi said, now that the Embroidery Palace has been defeated, there is no point in staying in the Tiantong Palace anymore. Those people will pounce on the empress dowager like evil dogs and bite her feathers to death, and not a single one will stay. If we stay in the Tiantong Palace, we might as well return there, so we protect the Xiao Qi Dao and the Oldman Huo and return there. After all, the Heavenly Awakening Sect is guarded by such a large magical equipment, and there are also many experts from the Zaocang. "

  An Zheng acknowledged: "Alright, the meaning of staying in the Tiantong Palace is indeed not very meaningful anymore. The Embroidery Palace was finished, the court officials would definitely not let the empress dowager's followers revive, so biting them would be crazier than a mad dog. Let's go back and rest. This matter has nothing to do with us at least for the past two days. "

  When the four of them returned to the Heavenly Awakening Sect, they discovered that there was still a fierce battle going on outside the Heavenly Awakening Sect. Those martial artists who did not know that the Embroidery Palace was finished were still struggling in the end, trying to change their lives and their fates. At this time, the various great clans all started to express their goodwill to An Zheng, and groups and groups of cultivators pounced over from all directions, crushing all the Jiang Hu guests who were already cannon fodder one by one.

  And the thing that made people feel cold in their hearts, was that the people from the Great Cauldron Academy were actually among them.

  From beginning to end, the people of the Great Cauldron Academy had never appeared in the area of protection for the Empress Dowager Su. The treachery of Su Pei was evident.

  With those free bodyguards, the Heavenly Awakening Sect quickly calmed down. The gangsters who were involved were killed quickly, and even their corpses were taken away. Team after team of cultivators patrolled the area in an orderly manner, even more loyal than loyal guards.

  In less than two hours, the first family to express their good will to An Zheng appeared. With the first one, there would then be the second. Those people from the large families that would never take the initiative to interact with An Zheng practically queued up to come here. The horse carriages stopped at the entrance of the Heavenly Awakening Sect, and soon a group of people kneeled in the courtyard. They were kneeling there, shouting for help, and they looked terrified.

  At this time, Mu Changyan had already fainted and was trying to think of a way to remove the silver needles and Gu worms from his body. However, this method was indeed very insidious, and getting rid of it wasn't an easy thing. Sometimes things that can be solved by one's own willpower can't be cured by drugs.

  Here comes this lord, and here comes that lord, so righteous.

  Furthermore, all the people who came were of outrageously high levels. It was either the Old Master, who hadn't come out of his clan for more than ten years, or that old monster, who had been in seclusion for thirty years. At first, An Zheng could barely see one or two of them, but later, with the excuse that their injuries were too severe, they closed the door and disappeared. Since Mad Qu was the one who would deal with them the most, they might as well leave it to the Mad Qu and the army.

  However, no matter who it was that asked to meet the Xiao Qi Dao, An Zheng's answer was that it was not allowed.

  In the house, An Zheng felt much better after consuming the pill that Qu Liuxi gave him. He tried to circulate the Cultivation Power in his body, but discovered that he had lost all of the theories. This meant that Chen Shaobai's father had taken them back.

  Xiao Qi Dao obediently sat beside An Zheng: "Big Brother An Zheng, are you better now?"

  An Zheng rubbed Xiao Qi Dao's head: "Big Brother An Zheng is fine, it's just that I feel that the people outside are too irritable, so I pretended to not see them because of my injuries. Xiao Qi Dao. I know that even though this is your choice, you are still young. You don't understand what difficulties and dangers you'll encounter in the future. So, I want to ask you one more time, are you really going to be king? "

  Xiao Qi Dao was silent for a while and then said: "State of Yan was established by my ancestors. If this is a huge family, then every citizen is a family member. And the people from the Mu family were the parents of this family. Right now, I'm the only one who can be the parent of the Mu family. I don't want to see this house broken up. I want everyone in this family to live a good life. "

 
He looked at An Zheng and said seriously: "Mother told me many things about Father. She said that Father was a hero. She also said that although her father had been poisoned to death by the Empress Dowager Su, the truth was that every single one of the famous figures in the imperial court were all murderers. I've been thinking about how I'm going to face these people in the future. And then I got an answer... The State of Yan did not need these people. But not now, but later. Mother said that Father and Uncle had gone two extremes. His father had been strong, so those people were afraid that he would inherit the throne. Uncle was so patient that he was bullied to the point that he didn't even have the strength to fight back. "

  "To learn patience, to learn courage."

  Xiao Qi Dao looked at An Zheng and said, "But Big Brother An Zheng, I need you to help me. So, promise me, you won't leave the State of Yan. "

  An Zheng nodded: "At least until Xiao Qi Dao becomes a qualified King, Big Brother An Zheng will not leave State of Yan. Big Brother An Zheng still wants to fight against those who want to take your throne away? Fight against others, fight against the heavens, fight against the earth, if anyone dares to disappoint you, I will fight against them. "

  Xiao Qi Dao laughed: "Big Brother An Zheng has always been telling me what kind of person I should be, and now you should teach me what kind of king I should be. State of Yan can no longer fight, and the citizens can no longer afford to. Within ten years, even I don't want to see the State of Yan's warriors fighting against the enemy in the battlefield. So, if I really am king, the first thing I would do would be to order the war against the Youguo to stop, would those people object? "

  An Zheng asked: "If those people object, are you sure you can't pass down this order?"

  "Go!"

  An Zheng acknowledged: "Then we will just do what you think is right, because Big Brother An Zheng and everyone else will stand on your side. Those who oppose you need to cross us in order to hurt you. If we all fall down one day, don't flinch. Dignity is not earned by compromise, but by competition. The Royal Family of State of Yan has declined, and you are the last hope. "

  Xiao Qi Dao nodded his head, "My uncle Mu Changyan is not a qualified King."

  "No."

  "Therefore, he can't be the Swallow King anymore."

  Xiao Qi Dao stood up, like a person who had suddenly grown up. "I want to be the King, so I can't give it to him."

  An Zheng stared blankly for a while, before smiling, "Mn."

  An Zheng was suddenly a little afraid. Xiao Qi Dao's personality had been affected too much by him. If a king were to rule a kingdom on the righteous path, he would appear to be too tough and unyielding. Fortunately, Gu Chaotong was still by his side, and he had Chen Zaiyan by his side. The gentleness of these two could neutralize some of the Xiao Qi Dao's toughness, and they hoped that they would be safe in the future.

  For the next few days, the Heavenly Awakening Sect was overcrowded. Initially, the people who were kneeling in the courtyard had changed to standing in the courtyard. In order to express their loyalty, these people had even brought bedding as they swore to live and die with the Swallow King.

  An Zheng stood at the window looking at the righteous adults in the courtyard and laughed: "I was almost moved to tears."

  Chen Zaiyan shook his head, "The King's injury needs some time to recuperate, and someone has already proposed to invite Mu Qidao to succeed the throne. At this time, whoever the first person to speak out seemed to be an important protector of the kingdom. Thus, if someone suggested it, there would be someone following them and it would end up forming a hurricane that no one could stop. Not to mention in Heavenly Awakening Sect, even the threshold to my house is about to be stepped on. Everyday, if it is not this great character who has never come to visit, then it is the great character who has been in seclusion for so many years who is treating us. "

  An Zheng: "Then eat it."

  He smiled and said, "I'll accept all the gifts that you've sent me. I'll deal with all the gifts you've sent me, including treating me to a meal."

  Chen Zaiyan said: "In any case, since you are a human eater, you don't feel that your words are too weak to be effective on others … What these people wanted now was only an attitude, an attitude that would allow them to have a large share of the imperial court in the future. Those people from the big families … they want to put pressure on us so that you and I can see that we can't do anything without them. If we cannot satisfy them, they will not let the new King be satisfied either. "

  An Zheng: "Let him be. We'll talk about it after a while."

  He turned his head to look at Tan Taiche. "How is it, Sir President of the Board of Justice?

  Tan Taiche: "Don't speak nonsense. The President of the Board of Punishments, Mr. Guo Wenli, is still in prison. "I'm not some head of the Board of Justice or something like that. At least, I'm not one right now."

  He leaned back in his chair and said helplessly, "All these useless things have popped out of my brain. Every day, those who came to report Her Majesty's actions could line up for a mile and a half, and all of them considered themselves to be national heroes. I really don't know how a person's skin can be so thick, I think even a heavy crossbow wouldn't be able to penetrate it. "

  An Zheng: "Let them go discuss it, they can't delay the succession of Xiao Qi Dao. They are very attentive, so we might as well just let them be. In the beginning, they wouldn't go too far … But there were four people who had to protect Xiao Qi Dao like four walls … After Xiao Qi Dao ascends to the throne, he will promote Master Chen as Prime Minister and Wang Kaitai as Minister of War. Gu Chaotong previously did not have a good name, so if he rose too quickly in one go, those people would definitely resent him. However, Wang Shishi was Wang Shishi, so I thought that with the Censor's addition of a Grand Scholar, these two positions could still be won. There was one more thing. Lord Tantai, the Minister of Justice of the Board of Justice would not be able to escape. As for me … I am still not in the imperial court, and being the sect master of my Heavenly Awakening Sect, this place will forever be the retreat path for my Xiao Qi Dao. "

  "You?"

  Chen Zaiyan curled his lips: "You want to stay out of this now? Dream on … Yesterday, Qi Dao talked to me. He asked me what I should do to seal you, and I said I didn't know. He said to make you king by your side... "This child is really …"

  An Zheng laughed: "It's really little brother."

  He looked outside and said, "Go out and meet the lords. Also, it's time to end the Embroidery Palace's business. Lord Tantai, let's go to the Board of Justice later to meet Empress Dowager Su. "

  Chapter 283 - Departure

  Ministry of Justice

  An Zheng glanced at Su Qingnuan who was lying on the bed. That ice-cold stone bed obviously made her a little uncomfortable. Seeing An Zheng standing at the entrance of the prison, Su Qingnuan abruptly stood up. "Are you here to see me make a fool of myself?!"

  An Zheng shook his head: "I am used to killing evil people, but I am not used to being tyrannical. "You think you're ugly right now, and I think this is something that you should have achieved anyway, so I don't think you're ugly."

  He turned around and glanced at Tan Taiche: "I have some things to discuss with her, can you give me some time?"

  Tan Taiche nodded, then ordered everyone to leave. He opened the door, took a glance at An Zheng, and said, "It's best if you don't kill her for now.

  An Zheng gave a noncommittal grunt, then walked into the room and casually closed the iron gate.

  He moved a chair and sat in front of Su Qingnuan, his expression calm.

  "I came to find you, it has nothing to do with the State of Yan, it is about me … I don't like to see you so much, so I'll keep it short. A few years ago, the prince of Da Xi had come to the State of Yan and killed the first Fang Zheng of the Da Xi Empire, you still haven't forgotten about it, right? I want an answer, you know... Why did Chen Zhongqi want to kill Fang Zheng? "

  Su Qingnuan's face c
hanged: Why are you asking this?

  An Zheng said: "I just said it, it's related to me."

  Su Qingnuan suddenly came to her senses, "Who are you to him?"

  "His... "A successor."

  "No wonder you've always been opposing me. If I knew it was like this, I would have killed you the moment you entered the Fanggu!"

  "Thank you for not killing me, it's time for you to answer my question."

  "Why should I tell you?"

  "Why not?"

  An Zheng said calmly: "Even though you are an extremely ugly woman, in the end, you are still a woman. You deserve to die, but I'm not going to torture you. I just wanted to ask why. If you don't, I will ask Chen Zhongqi in the future. So even if you didn't say it, you wouldn't have been able to get some pleasure out of it, and you wouldn't have made things difficult for me. Moreover, don't you want to kill Chen Zhongqi? "

  Su Qingnuan's expression kept changing, and after being silent for a good while, she said: "Yes! That bastard didn't do anything she promised me. Since you want to know, I'll tell you. "In the future, when you have the chance to kill him, help me make up for it."

  An Zheng nodded: "Go ahead."

  "The reason why Chen Zhongqi wanted to kill Fang Zheng is actually very simple. Although Daxi Shenghuang is at the peak of spring and autumn, far from the time when those princes were plotting to succeed the throne, don't you think that this is their tragedy? As the strongest in the world, he was still a Saint King even after his grandson had died. For princes like Chen Zhongqi and the others, they might not even have the chance to sit in that chair for a while in their lifetime. "

  An Zheng frowned, "Are you saying that Chen Zhongqi actually has the intention to kill his father?"

  Su Qingnuan said: "That is Daxi Shenghuang's position, the ruler of the entire world, who doesn't want to? What was the point of being a prince for the rest of his life? "What's the point?"

  An Zheng sighed: "Then why did he kill me... My Master. "

  "Because your master is blocking the way … If Chen Zhongqi wanted to kill his father, he would need to recruit a large group of people. In fact, those princes probably all had such plans. As for your master, he is completely loyal to Daxi Shenghuang. Whoever wanted to rebel, he would be the first to destroy. With Fang Zheng's character, he was destined to be a stepping stone for everyone. His Heavenly Thunder Shower were the blades that hung above everyone's heads … Do you think that Chen Zhongqi alone can kill your master? "Then you're completely wrong."