Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 788 Shaobai + Shaoge 25

Ye Dingzhi was so angry at Wuxin's display of power that he laughed. He ignored Xiao Se who was quietly asking whether Wuxin's words were true or not, and directly took out the Qiushui sword. "This sword is called Qiushui. I believe you have heard of it. What you probably don't know is that this sword can easily suppress Beili's Heaven-Slaying Sword, which suppresses destiny."

"As for the Four Seas and Eight Wastelands technique you mentioned, to put it bluntly, it is not as good as the general principles of cultivation that I created. After all, you are still practicing martial arts, while I have already started practicing Taoism."

"So, the difference between you and me is like a chasm. Just like I can follow my master from my world, but you can only hear about everything that happened in that world from her, and I can already participate in what is happening here."

Wu Xin was about to draw his sword because of Ye Dingzhi's insult, but Xiao Se quickly held him back and said, "Hold on, hold on!"

"He has bad intentions and wants to provoke you, so that he can gain the upper hand and make us hand over our contact information with Yuan Xin!"

"Don't be fooled!"

Don't mention it, these words really worked. Wu Xin finally calmed down and even smiled at Ye Dingzhi: "After saying so much, you still can't contact the master?"

Ye Dingzhi also smiled back: "After all this talk, Master still wants to leave."

Wuxin was trying to save his luck. Xiao Se turned around and hugged Wuxin's shoulders to prevent him from moving. Feeling Wuxin's resistance, he just felt that he had a miserable life. All the people he met around him were troublemakers!

"No matter how the senior tries to argue, Yuan Xin has already accepted you as his disciple, so it won't hurt to let him say a few words!"

The two men, who could be considered father and son, were really at loggerheads with each other, neither of them giving in. Xiao Se looked at his messy training ground and wanted to shout, but seeing that Ye Dingzhi didn't move at all and Wu Xin looked exhausted, he didn't dare to say a word.

Sikong Qianluo and Lei Wujie, who came to watch the fun, had their eyes full of surprise, especially Lei Wujie, who pulled Xiao Se and kept asking, "Xiao Se, Xiao Se, where did you invite this great god from?"

Sikong Qianluo was even more eager to try. Xiao Se quickly grabbed the man and said, "You two, stop making trouble. Didn't you see what Wuxin looks like?"

It was hard to tell Ye Dingzhi's identity, so Xiao Se just said to the two of them, "You just need to know that this senior is very capable. I can't say anything else. As long as the senior is in a good mood, it's not impossible for him to stay and help us resist the Lone Sword Immortal."

Wu Xin collapsed to the ground. Ye Dingzhi was in a good mood at the moment. He saw that Lei Wujie and Sikong Qianluo looked very familiar. Without waiting for him to ask, Xiao Se introduced them, "One of them is Sikong Qianluo, the daughter of Sikong Changfeng, the third city lord of Xueyue City. The other is Lei Wujie, a disciple of Lei Jiabao and the brother of Li Hanyi, the second city lord of Xueyue City and the Xueyue Sword Immortal."

Xiao Se had said before that Ye Dingzhi's identity was hard to say, Lei Wujie and Sikong Qianluo both clasped their fists and greeted him, saying "Senior". Ye Dingzhi saw that they were still eager to try after seeing Wuxin's fate, and he felt relieved and happy in his heart. But when he looked at Xiao Se again, he was somewhat dissatisfied.

Ye Dingzhi smiled and said, "I don't have much in common with Li Hanyi, but I do have some friendship with Sikong and Lei Mengsha, especially Sikong, whose personality is very much liked by my master. If it weren't for Dongjun, I'm afraid I would have to be humble to Sikong."

Sikong Qianluo heard from Ye Dingzhi that he had introduced all three city lords of Xueyue City, especially her father and the grand city lord Baili Dongjun, who seemed closer. At least she knew that there were some questions she could not ask, so she just looked at Xiao Se.

Lei Wujie was even more careless, and said directly, "It sounds like you not only know the three city lords of Xueyue City, but also my father—"

Seeing that Lei Wujie was also a talkative person, Ye Dingzhi's smile deepened: "Among the eight great lords of Beili in the past, Lei Mengsha was the Master Zhuo Mo. My master even joked that the reason he was named 'Zhuo Mo' was probably because Mr. Li thought he talked too much."

Young people who have just started out are of course interested in their fathers' heroic deeds, but they are even more interested in their fathers' embarrassing deeds. Lei Wujie's eyes widened when he heard this, "I didn't know my father was the same as me!"

Xiao Se couldn't bear to watch it, he put his hands over his eyes and weakly corrected him: "...it's you who learned all the skills of Master Zhuo Mo..."

Sikong Qianluo leaned over and asked Ye Dingzhi: "Then, senior, do you have any interesting stories about my father?"

Ye Dingzhi smiled and said, "Your father's name is Sikong Changfeng, which is taken from 'two sleeves empty, coming and going like the wind', does that count?"

Without waiting for Sikong Qianluo to continue asking, Wuxin, who had finally gotten up, took over the conversation: "Grandmaster also told me that when Uncle Sikong had all his past memories, he met Uncle Baili at that time, so he named himself Sikong Changfeng based on Uncle Baili's name."

Lei Wujie immediately laughed: "Look, Senior Sister, Third Uncle is really interesting."

Sikong Qianluo is a girl after all. Even if she is carefree, she can't help but feel sorry for her father's lost memory. "I didn't know my father could be like that. He suddenly lost all his memories and didn't even know who he was. How helpless he must have been at that time."

After chatting for a while, the group of juniors got to know Ye Dingzhi, a senior who looked similar to them. Ye Dingzhi secretly used the talisman sword to send a message to Jiang Xinxin but failed to send the letter. If Wuxin had not confirmed that Jiang Xinxin had indeed gone to Kunlun Mountain to practice in seclusion, he would have doubted whether Jiang Xinxin was still in this world.

After all, Ye Dingzhi is not as able to contact Tiandao at any time as Jiang Xinxin, so after repeated setbacks in using the talisman sword, he can only temporarily give in to Wuxin, his adopted son.

Wuxin didn't make any excessive demands, but just asked him to be Xiao Se's backup and help suppress the Lone Sword Immortal Luo Qingyang.

Of course Ye Dingzhi readily agreed to this small matter, and unintentionally gave away a communication talisman that Jiang Xinxin had left for him.

After getting the communication talisman, Ye Dingzhi contacted Jiang Xinxin immediately. Watching the communication talisman turn into a sword energy and fly westward, Ye Dingzhi finally felt more at ease. When facing Xiao Se, Wu Xin and a group of younger generations, he was also more sincere and kind.

Xiao Se was the first to feel the change in Ye Dingzhi's attitude. He couldn't help but complain to Wu Xin, "These old guys are really unfathomable. We thought they were at least interested in the relationship, but now it seems they are just eyeing the communication talisman in your hand!"

Wu Xin was naturally very disappointed. Although he knew that the Ye Dingzhi in front of him was not his biological father, he was still Ye Dingzhi after all, so he naturally felt close to him. Especially when he taught him how to practice, he was unreserved. He thought that he was like him and valued this fate to some extent...

Wu Xin tried to hide the bitterness in his heart and smiled, "Is this your first day getting along with these old guys? They all have something to hide. They say they are doing it for our own good, but when we get hurt, they suddenly come out and preach some great principles. It's really annoying."

Xiao Se didn't dare to provoke Wu Xin anymore. Some things just needed to be mentioned briefly and there was no need to delve into them too deeply.

If the previous Qianjintai Banquet allowed Xiao Se to see the situation in the court clearly and forced King Bai and King Chi to expose the forces under their control, the most immediate problem facing Xiao Se now was to plan a way to rehabilitate King Langya among these forces without having to succeed to the throne.

Ye Ruoyi had already persuaded General Ye Xiaoying when she returned, but Ye Xiaoying was still waiting for feedback from Xiao Lingchen. He did not completely obey Xiao Se's orders. He nodded only to reassure Ye Ruoyi and to plan for the future of the Ye family.

Xiao Se saw this clearly, so although Ye Ruoyi was his staunch ally, the Ye family could not take her in. They could only temporarily use her name to recruit or intimidate others.

As for Lan Yuehou, although it seems that Lan Yuehou is completely on Xiao Se's side, Xiao Se also understands that for the sake of Lan Yuehou's future, he cannot completely pull people in.

The reputation of Grand Tutor Dong Zhu is worthy of that of all the civil and military officials in the court, but his reputation is only useful when Xiao Se is willing to take the position. Otherwise, why would a veteran of three dynasties like Dong Zhu suddenly get close to a prince?

All in all, the only court forces Xiao Se could use with confidence were the legacy left by his maternal grandfather and the inheritance from King Langya.

Seeing Xiao Se and Wu Xin were very entangled, Ye Dingzhi sneered, "Young people are short-sighted and can only see what's in front of them."

"Although I am just a man of the Jianghu, I have also experienced court struggles."

"Right now, you neither want to inherit the throne, nor do you want to use your father, Emperor Mingde's, face to vindicate Xiao Ruofeng. This is a paradox in itself."