Chapter 159 Descendants of Xiao Qi
Chapter 159 Descendants of Xiao Qi
Last time we said that Li Yi asked about the bride’s address and set off there, so this time let’s see what is so special about this bride.
Li Yi carefully walked through Zhujiazhuang and came to the small courtyard in the northeast. He could feel the Buddhist teachings through the courtyard wall. He thought: Buddhist teachings? It seems that the nuns' return to secular life is true, but the Buddhist teachings are so pure that they are definitely not something that a teenage nun can cultivate.
There was no one guarding the gate of the courtyard. Li Yi used the art of looking at the air and found that there were no Confucian or Taoist people or Confucian or Taoist formations in the courtyard, so he jumped into the courtyard.
As a result, our great talent Li was caught red-handed as soon as he landed, with a nun and a female swordsman standing opposite him.
Li Yi scratched his head awkwardly and said, "I told you I took the wrong road, but I guess you two don't believe me, right?"
The female swordsman drew her sword and stabbed him, cursing, "You thief, you probably don't know how to write the word death!"
After all, he was a crude warrior who didn't listen to anyone's explanation and just started fighting! Although Li Yi thought so, he didn't dare to be negligent and used his Vajra Magic to deal with the female swordsman.
The nun saw it clearly and recognized at a glance that Li Yi was using the Buddhist Vajra Kung Fu, but it was slightly different from the skills she had learned. She was full of doubts, so she did not make any move.
Li Yi exchanged more than ten moves with the female swordsman. Li Yi felt that the female swordsman's swordsmanship was somewhat familiar. He suddenly raised his hand to signal a pause and then said, "Wait! Lady, you are from the Luoyue Sword Sect! Do you know Liu Ruyun? I married her sister!"
The nun beside him was stunned when she heard this, and the female swordsman said angrily: "You are so shameless! I will let you know how powerful my Falling Moon Sword Sect is! New Moon Style!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a crescent-shaped sword energy attacked, and Li Yi immediately blocked it with his Golden Bell Cover. "Crescent Slash!" A crescent-shaped sword energy was superimposed on the previous crescent-shaped sword energy, and the two sword energies crossed and directly shattered Li Yi's Golden Bell Cover.
Then the female swordsman shouted "Falling Moon and Flying Flowers!" More than a dozen sword energies transformed into petals and flew over Li Yi's head, then suddenly made a sharp turn and flew straight to his back.
Faced with the attack from both sides, Li Yi knew that he had no way to avoid it and could only use his Vajra skills to withstand it. He crossed his hands in front of his chest to block the frontal attack. Clang clang clang, the sound of metal and stone colliding could be heard continuously.
Li Yi said with a painful expression: "Lady, in Qing'an City, Qingzhou, Northern Wei, Sister Ruyun opened a Liumoxuan there, and my wife is Bailing from Liumoxuan."
The female swordsman was surprised when she heard this: "Bai Ling? Do you really know my sister?"
Li Yi immediately changed his expression to a flattering one and said, "Of course I know her, it's Sister Ruyun! This is really a case of a flood flushing out the Dragon King Temple, with one's own people fighting one's own people! I didn't expect that the heroine is actually Sister Ruyun's sister! Alas, this is also my fault. The heroine looks so similar to Sister Ruyun, but I didn't recognize her. It's really..."
The female swordsman was surprised to see Li Yi's changed expression and asked, "You were hit by my Falling Moon Flying Flower and you're fine?"
At this time, the nun bowed and said, "Donor Liu, this donor is using my Buddhist Vajra Divine Art, and his cultivation is far superior to that of this poor monk. Your sword energy cannot hurt him."
The female swordsman was even more surprised. She pointed her sword at Li Yi and said, "Master, he is obviously a Taoist priest. How could he use Buddhist skills? Besides, isn't the Vajra Divine Skill not passed on to outsiders? How could he use it?"
Just as the nun was about to speak, Li Yi bowed and said, "Amitabha, I am a lay disciple of the Laughing Lion Arhat. What is your name, nun?"
The nun was also stunned when she heard this, because Li Yi was of a higher generation. Her master was the disciple-disciple of Changmei Luohan. If she were to calculate according to seniority, she should call Li Yi "great uncle"!
Seeing that the nun was a little hesitant, Li Yi immediately said, "Nun, don't think too much. I am a lay disciple and not part of the Buddhist tradition. My surname is Li Jing, and my name is Master Miaoyin. You can just call me Li Jing."
The nun immediately bowed and said, "Amitabha, I, the humble monk Ci Chen, greet Venerable Miao Yin."
Li Yi returned the greeting and said with a smile: "Greetings to Master Ci Chen. Um, may I ask what is the name of this lady?"
The female swordsman clasped her fists and saluted, "Luoyue Sword Sect's Liu Ruyan!"
Li Yi immediately returned the greeting, "Okay, okay, since we are all family, I won't waste any more words. Where is the bride? I am here to see the bride!"
As they were about to go in, Ci Chen and Liu Ruyan exchanged a glance and reached out to stop Li Yi. The latter asked in confusion, "Hey, why are you stopping me? I already said we're one of your own. I just came to see what the bride looks like!"
Li Yi walked sideways between the two of them. Liu Ruyan grabbed his collar and pulled him back, saying unhappily, "Who are you talking to? Why are you barging in? Do you know who lives in here? She's Master Zhu's fiancée! You want to go in and see what the bride looks like? Are you sick?"
Li Yi smiled and said, "I am looking at Zhu Zi's fiancée. I am here to see what kind of beauty can fascinate Zhu Zi. He wants to get married even though he is almost dead. He doesn't even care about his own ideals of keeping the principles of heaven and eliminating human desires! So just let me in to take a look."
Ci Chen shook his head and said, "Venerable Miaoyin, please forgive me for not being able to follow your wishes. Although I believe that you are not a bad person, it is better not to enter this room."
Liu Ruyan said coldly, "Not a bad guy? How did you know he wasn't a bad guy? He's clearly a pervert!"
Li Yi put on a serious expression and said to Liu Ruyan, "Miss Ruyan, I didn't make things difficult for you because you are Sister Ruyun's sister. Don't force me to take action against you."
Liu Ruyan chuckled and said, "Even if you are my sister's friend, so what? I'm not afraid of you if we really fight!"
Li Yi smiled slightly and suddenly glared at Liu Ruyan. Ci Chen was surprised and said, "The angry eyes of a diamond!"
Liu Ruyan's body trembled, because she saw the ferocious expression of Acalanatha in her heart. Those fierce eyes frightened her soul, and Liu Ruyan's body softened and she was about to collapse.
Ci Chen immediately stepped forward to support him upon seeing this, and asked casually, "Is your attack too heavy?"
Li Yi shook his head and said, "Are you still going to stop me, Master?"
Ci Chen shook his head and said, "It's impossible to stop him, so let's not waste our time. I just hope that Master Miaoyin will think carefully about the consequences of barging in!"
Li Yi smiled and said, "I believe Master Zhu will not do anything to me."
Ci Chen shook his head and said, "Not Master Zhu."
Li Yi asked: "Who is that?"
Ci Chen kept silent, and Li Yi did not ask any more questions, and walked in. When he reached the door, Li Yi straightened his clothes and bowed, saying, "I, Li Jing, dare to ask the young lady to come out to meet you. I have no choice but to visit you late at night, but this concerns Zhu Zi's reputation, so I have no choice but to do so. Please forgive me, young lady."
Li Yi performed the ceremony for a long time, but there was no response from the room. Li Yi then asked, "Miss, can you come out and see me?"
Still no one answered, Li Yi looked at Ci Chen and gestured with his hands, meaning is there really someone inside? Ci Chen nodded, Li Yi cleared his throat and said, "If the girl doesn't want to come out, then Li will go in."
Li Yi stretched out his hand to push the door. As soon as the door opened a crack, a sharp sword stabbed out and headed straight for Li Yi's face. The latter dodged sideways.
The sword swept across and turned to Li Yi's right hand. The latter stretched out his hand to grasp the sword and tried to break it, but he never expected that this was a soft sword. The sword body bent 180 degrees without breaking. As the opponent injected the air base into the sword body, the sword body quickly rebounded.
In order to prevent the other party from using sword energy, Li Yi immediately let go. At this moment, he felt someone kick him hard in the chest, and the whole person flew out. With a thud, Li Yi hit the wall of the courtyard and stopped.
At this time, a woman in armor came out with a soft sword in hand. Li Yi stood up, dusted off the dust on his body, straightened his clothes, combed his hair, and then looked up at the woman. He saw that she was heroic and majestic, with a plain face, sword-like eyebrows and double phoenix eyes, slender limbs and a straight figure, and long hair in a bun, which showed her elegance.
Although she is very pretty, from the fight just now and this outfit, Li Yi summed it up in three words: tomboy! Well, mainly because she has no breasts.
Li Yi cleared his throat and was about to speak, but the woman asked first: "Since Master Ci Chen and Sister Ru Yan couldn't stop you, it proves that you are quite powerful. It's been a while since I met an opponent who can make me use my full strength. You must let me play for a while longer! Make your move!"
Li Yi shook his head and sighed, "Girl, let's stop making trouble, okay? I'm not here to fight."
However, the female general had no intention of stopping. She put the soft sword into her belt, then reached into the house, and a crescent-shaped sword flew into her hand. Although it was not the Green Dragon Crescent-shaped Sword that Guan Yu carried in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", one could tell from its size that this sword was not light!
Li Yi shouted in his heart: Oh no! This woman is going crazy!
As expected, the female general wielded the crescent blade and rushed to kill the general. Li Yi dodged and did not dare to fight with her. It was not that Li Yi could not beat her. This female general was not yet a fourth-grade warrior. She only relied on the martial arts to pursue and attack, and she used all her strength in every attack. So Li Yi was worried that if he really took the attack, he would hurt her in return.
After chasing for a while, the female general was exhausted and stopped and shouted, "You don't want to fight, and you don't want to escape. What do you want?"
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Put down the sword in your hand first. I just want to talk to you."
The female general snorted coldly: "Wait until you can defeat my Leng Yeyue!"
Li Yi shook his head and sighed, "Forget it. It seems that you won't be able to calm down unless you suffer a little. Come on, I will teach you how to behave!"
The female general smiled slightly, leaped high, and swung her sword with both hands to chop down with all her strength. Seeing this, Ci Chen exclaimed, "Your Excellency, please show mercy!"
Li Yi replied: "Don't worry! I know what's going on!"
With a bang, the disintegrating Qi foundation stirred up smoke and dust. When the dust settled, Li Yi was seen carrying the unconscious female general and slowly walking over. Ci Chen immediately stepped forward, and Li Yi handed the female general to Ci Chen, then picked up Liu Ruyan on the ground and went into the house with Ci Chen...
After putting the two of them on the bed, Li Yi poured himself a cup of tea and asked Xiang Ci Chen: "Master, this little girl looks good, but she doesn't have any feminine charm. I don't believe that Master Zhu has any feelings for her. Can you tell me what this farce is all about?"
Ci Chen sighed and said, "Alas, her name is Xiao Qingsu, and she is the granddaughter of Xiao Baoping, the former Emperor of Qi."
Li Yi was surprised and asked, "What? Xiao Baoping's granddaughter? Wait, how could Xiao Baoping have any descendants alive? Didn't he only have one son named Xiao Song? Wasn't he killed?"
Ci Chen shook his head and said, "In addition to Xiao Song, Xiao Baoping also had a son named Xiao Zong, but he and his mother were banished from the palace and became exiled to the people very early. Later, Xiao Liang replaced Qi, and Emperor Liang slaughtered the Xiao Qi clan, so the mother and son survived." Ci Chen began to tell Li Yi about Xiao Qingsu's experience:
Emperor Wen of Liang, the father of the current Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yongming, would naturally not let go of the Xiao Qi royal family in order to seize power, so he had been hunting down the descendants of Xiao Qi in the early days of Liang.
But Xiao Liang was a branch of Xiao Qi, and it was impossible to kill all of his relatives. So after Emperor Wen of Liang secured his throne, he relaxed his pursuit of Xiao Qi's royal family. After more than 20 years of wandering under a different name, Xiao Zong finally no longer had to live in fear.
As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers. The people who held power during the Xiao Qi period were naturally unhappy when they suddenly lost their power, so some people tried to launch a rebellion to regain power. Since they wanted to launch a rebellion, they had to have a name, otherwise it would be an open rebellion and no one would support it. For this name, some people thought of Xiao Zong.
However, Xiao Zong had changed his name and adapted to the life of an ordinary person, and didn't want to fight for anything anymore. However, fate made him found by the gang. Xiao Zong, who no longer had the desire to fight for power, was the most suitable puppet in their eyes, so they happily supported Xiao Zong and started to stir up trouble under his name. Xiao Qingsu was born at that time.
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