Chapter 294 The curtain opens
After all the arrangements were made, everyone dispersed one by one. Li Shimin, Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, Tuo Fenghan and others led the army to Wulou Temple.

After walking out of the Taiji Hall, before Li Shimin left the Taiji Palace, Chu Yuan said to Li Shimin at the door of the Taiji Hall: “Shimin, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling are your junior brothers. You should take care of them more when you take the treasure from Yang Gong’s treasury this time.”

Li Shimin said: “Master, don’t worry, I will take good care of my two junior brothers.”

Kou Zhong heard the conversation between Chu Yuan and Li Shimin, but said to Chu Yuan unconvincedly: “Master, don’t underestimate Ling Shao and me. We have made great progress during this period of time. It’s not certain who will take care of whom!”

Xu Ziling also said: “Master, our martial arts are very powerful, we don’t need you to take care of us, we can help you.”

Because they came from humble backgrounds, they both had strong self-esteem.

Especially when facing Li Shimin, who came from one of the four major families, he did not want to lose face in front of this senior brother whom he had never met.

Since they met Shi Long and Chu Yuan and were accepted as disciples by Shi Long and Chu Yuan one after another, they became successful. The name “The Twin Dragons of Yangzhou” was famous throughout the south of the Yangtze River, and they really had reason to be proud of it.

Chu Yuan said, “There are many people secretly coveting Yang Gong’s treasure this time. Although I will block the strong ones for you, it is inevitable that some fish will slip through the net, or the masters of your generation are extremely dangerous. The four of you are brothers and sisters, so you should watch out for each other and help each other.”

Kou Zhong was puzzled and asked, “Four brothers?”

Chu Yuan said: “Your uncle Kunyang’s disciple Tuo Fenghan should also be included.”

At this time, Tuo Fenghan came over under the guidance of Kunyang Taoist, and saluted Li Shimin, Kou Zhong, and Xu Ziling:

“Junior Brother Li, Junior Brother Xu, Junior Brother Kou Zhong, please take care of me.”

Xu Ziling looked at Tuo Fenghan’s appearance, which was very different from that of a Central Plains person, with his long curly hair, dark brown pupils, and fair skin, and said, “Brother Tuo Fenghan, you are not from the Central Plains?”

Tuo Fenghan nodded: “Yes, three junior brothers, I am a Turk.”

After hearing Tuo Fenghan’s words, Li Shimin, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling all became curious.

As everyone knows, their master, the head of the Qingcheng Sect, Taoist Qingyang Chu Yuan, hates the Turks the most.

Liu Wuzhou, the rebel king supported by the Turks, was killed by the Qingyang Taoist precisely because he was supported by the Turks.

Who could have thought that Taoist Qingyang’s senior brother Taoist Kunyang, their uncle, actually accepted a Turk as his disciple, and their master agreed.

However, given the seriousness of the matter, it is not easy for them to explore the reasons behind it.

“Brother, His Majesty will be in your care.”

Chu Yuan’s gaze finally fell on the hand of his senior brother Taoist Kunyang.

“Don’t worry, I’m here.”

The Taoist from Kunyang said.

As he practiced the “Vajra Supporting Heaven Divine Art”, his attainments in it became more and more advanced. He felt that although his martial arts were not as good as his junior brother’s, there were very few people in the world who could be his opponent.

He even wanted to clash with the three world-famous masters to see who was stronger, him or the three masters.

After a conversation, everyone dispersed, leaving only three women by Chu Yuan’s side.

Shi Qingxuan and sisters Fu Jun’er and Fu Junyu!

“Miss Shi, do you think that when the ‘Yang Gong Treasure House’ is revealed, will your father’s disciple, the ‘Shadow Assassin’ Yang Xuyan, show up?”

When everyone was leaving Taiji Palace, Chu Yuan asked Shi Qingxuan.

Chu Yuan really wanted to meet this disciple of the Evil King who had tried to assassinate his senior brother, Taoist Kunyang, but was severely injured by his senior brother, Taoist Kunyang, with the “Vajra Supporting Heaven Divine Art”.

The other party is an atom of the Great Ming Sect. Perhaps we can use Yang Xuyan as a clue to find traces of the Great Ming Sect hidden in the dark.

The Great Ming Sect and the Yin Kui Sect have joined forces, and the Yin Kui Sect has ambushed and killed him before, so rounding it off, the Great Ming Sect is his enemy.

Moreover, the Great Ming Zunjiao is a foreign sect that originated in Persia, but it still has its eyes on the Central Plains.

Chu Yuan hated the Turks and also hated the Ming Dynasty.

“Not necessarily. Yang Xuyan was severely injured by Taoist Kunyang before. He must have been scared out of his wits. It is hard to say whether he will show up. But what is certain is that he has rebellious intentions. It is said that he is very close to the foreign sect Daming Zunjiao. It is hard to say whether he will show up.”

Shi Qingxuan, who was walking behind Chu Yuan, thought about the answer.

Chu Yuan suddenly stopped and said, “It seems that Miss Shi knows everything about your father.”

Shi Qingxuan was about to explain, but Chu Yuan walked forward again.

The group walked out of the palace gate and headed outside the imperial palace, without giving Shi Qingxuan a chance to explain.

After leaving the palace city gate, Chu Yuan continued in front: “If Yang Xuyan shows up this time, I will get rid of him. In this way, Miss Shi’s safety will be guaranteed, and I will have fulfilled my promise to your father. You don’t need me to protect you anymore.”

Shi Qingxuan pursed her lips and said nothing after hearing that. She really wanted to say that since leaving Youlin Cottage, she had seen many landscapes and new things that she had never seen before. She was very grateful to Chu Yuan and thanked Chu Yuan for promising her father to protect her.

But perhaps because she had rarely interacted with people since she was a child and had a calm and peaceful temperament, she couldn’t say the words of gratitude. She just followed Chu Yuan.

In the end, all the words turned into one sentence, and Shi Qingxuan said softly: “Thank you.”

Chu Yuan said: “This is what I promised the Evil King, so I must do it.”

After arriving on the street, Chu Yuan said to Fu Jun’er and Fu Junyu, “There will be a fierce battle later. You two sisters should take Miss Shi away from me.”

After Fu Jun’er and Fu Junyu looked at each other, Fu Jun’er of the two sisters replied, “I know.”

As the four were talking, they soon arrived at Wulou Temple.

Wulou Temple.

It was first built in the ninth year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty.

Once completed, it became one of the largest temples in Chang’an City.

Wulou Temple is located in the south of Chang’an City. There are bell tower and drum tower facing each other in the temple, five courtyards and more than a hundred houses.

When Chu Yuan arrived at Wulou Temple, he immediately saw the bell tower and drum tower lined up on the left and right of the treasure hall.

At this time, Wulou Temple had already been taken over by Li Tang’s army and was heavily guarded. The monks in the temple had disappeared as they had been cleared out in advance and temporarily moved to other temples in Chang’an by Li Tang’s army. Armored soldiers could be seen everywhere in the temple, patrolling Wulou Temple under the leadership of Li Tang’s generals.

Chu Yuan thought of another person!

The evil king Shi Zhixuan!
The evil king Shi Zhixuan lives in seclusion in Wulou Temple, and he has another identity among the monks in Wulou Temple.

I just don’t know whether the Evil King Shi Zhixuan is still in Wulou Temple.

Whether he is there or not, it has nothing to do with Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan has many opponents today.

He had vaguely sensed that there were several extremely strong auras hovering around Wulou Temple, and they seemed to be ready to make a move.

The other party did not conceal his aura at all, which showed that he was determined to obtain “Yang Gong’s Treasure House”.

“Master Qingyang, you came at the right time. Just now, Shimin and the three masters of Qingcheng Sect have led the army into the treasury from the entrance, and the martial arts masters guarding the treasury have already begun to stir.”

Chu Yuan had just arrived, and Li Shimin’s sister Liu Xiuning, who was guarding outside the Wulou Temple, said, “Yes, Taoist Qingyang, if you don’t come again, we don’t know what to do.”

Chai Shao also said to Chu Yuan.

Li Tang’s big move was ultimately not hidden from the powerful and well-informed martial arts masters.

Seeing that Li Tang set his sights on Wulou Temple, many masters who rushed to Chang’an City this time guessed that even if Wulou Temple was not the entrance to “Yang Gong Treasure House”, it had a great relationship with entering “Yang Gong Treasure House”.

However, because they were afraid of Taoist Qingyang’s reputation, the martial arts masters guarding nearby, although they were very afraid of Yang Gong’s treasure house, never took action.

“Be careful yourselves.”

Chu Yuan nodded when he heard it. Under the watchful eyes of many masters hiding around Wulou Temple, Chu Yuan left a word to Shi Qingxuan and sisters Fu Jun’er and Fu Junyu. Without waiting for a response from the three women, he flew over the wide gate of Wulou Temple and landed on the roof of the bell tower on the left side of the main hall, which was nearly four meters high.

He stood calmly on the top of the bell tower, his sleeves of a dark black Taoist robe fluttering in the wind, his eyes looking around.

“I don’t care about the younger generation, but for the famous masters in the martial arts world, anyone who dares to enter the Wulou Temple today will die!”

Chu Yuan spoke calmly, as if he was telling the facts.

Chu Yuan was not surprised that the many martial arts masters who came to Chang’an City knew that the entrance to “Yang Gong’s Treasure House” was in Wulou Temple.

There were people from the Yinkui Sect around Li Yuan, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. It was obvious that the Li Tang Dynasty had been infiltrated by the Yinkui Sect and turned into a sieve. Therefore, Chu Yuan was not surprised by the leak of this news.

“Master Qingyang, others may be afraid of you, but I am not. Anyone who stands in my way of getting rich must die!”

As soon as Chu Yuan finished speaking, a strange female voice, which came from the houses around Wulou Temple, came from somewhere.

Ok?
Chu Yuan’s eyes turned cold, and he suddenly looked towards the northwest. As the sound of sword chanting rang out, everyone seemed to vaguely see a flash of sword light!
“How dare you kill me!”

Suddenly, a person flew out of the house, and blood splattered along with the person’s screams.

A moment later, the man’s body fell to the ground and there was no movement at all.

Looking closely at the body, it seemed to be a charming woman in red.

“The one who died seems to be Zhu Mei, the daughter of King Garuda!”

“King Garuda’s daughter is killed, this Taoist Qingyang really doesn’t take King Garuda seriously!”

“In today’s world, the only people who can fight with this Taoist Qingyang are the Grandmasters and the three Grandmasters. I didn’t even understand how he killed Zhu Mei with his sword just now.”

“I don’t understand it either!”

“I heard that Zhu Mei likes to eat human flesh just like her father. I think Taoist Qingyang did a good job in killing her.”

“Zhu Mei is usually arrogant, but she didn’t expect to meet a tough guy.”

The masters hiding in the surrounding houses were all shocked when they saw this scene.

The so-called King Garuda is the current rebel King Zhu Can.

This rebel king Zhu Can often plundered the people and fought in all directions, plundering and fighting along the way.

The other side was more famous for what they did: because they were short of military rations and could not raise enough military rations, they ordered their soldiers to plunder women and children to use as military rations.

Zhu Can himself often ate human flesh, and the entire family around him were infected with his bad habits.

Therefore, Zhu Can was the most notorious among all the rebel kings in the world.

Even though Liu Wuzhou, the rebel king who defected to the Turks and was supported by the Turks, had a much better reputation than Zhu Can.

“Haha, Taoist Qingyang, now all the masters in the world have gathered in Chang’an City. If you know what’s good for you, you should leave immediately.”

At this moment, a charming, seductive and imaginative girl’s voice appeared in another direction.

As soon as this voice sounded, Chu Yuan guessed who was speaking.

It was the successor of the Yinkui Sect, the Holy Maiden of the Demon Sect, Wanwan.

Sure enough, the next moment…

A young girl with bare white feet and wearing white clothes, as beautiful as an elf, was walking on the roofs of the surrounding houses and approaching the Wulou Temple quickly as if she was walking on flat ground.

But when they reached the area outside Wulou Temple, they stopped there, hesitating to move forward.

It seems that she is also very afraid of Chu Yuan.

“Miss Wanwan has shown up. It seems that your Demon Sect is also involved in this matter. I just wonder if Zhu Yuyan has come in person?”

Chu Yuan said in a calm tone.

Although he had just met Wanwan in Jingling City before, Chu Yuan was not surprised that she appeared here.

Zhu Yuyan attacked Lu Miaozi because of the secrets of “Yang Gong’s Treasure House” and “Evil Emperor’s Relics”, causing Lu Miaozi to suffer serious injuries and have no choice but to live in seclusion in Pegasus Ranch.

Now that “Yang Gong’s Treasure House” has appeared in the world, how can Zhu Yuyan remain indifferent?
“Master is here, of course. It’s not too late for Taoist Qingyang to retreat now.”

Wanwan’s eyes, as pure as a pair of black pearls, looked straight at Chu Yuan, and she advised Chu Yuan.

“That’s perfect. I’m going to find Zhu Yuyan to settle the score with you for ambushing and killing me in Jiangnan last time…”

Chu Yuan said in a calm tone.

Before he finished speaking, Chu Yuan’s eyes suddenly flashed, and he looked in Shi Qingxuan’s direction, with a hint of anger in his eyes.

He shouted loudly: “You are looking for death!”

Because just as he was talking to Wanwan, a ghostly figure appeared behind Shi Qingxuan without warning, holding a long sword in his hand, with a murderous sword light emitting from it, stabbing towards Shi Qingxuan’s back.

Seeing this scene, Wanwan smiled and said, “Master Qingyang is so worried. It seems that this woman has a close relationship with Master Qingyang.”

When Chu Yuan arrived just now, he came with three women. This scene was seen by many people. They all realized that these three women had a close relationship with Chu Yuan, so they wanted to use this to set up a plan to defeat Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan sneered and said, “It seems that the Yinkui Sect and the Daming Zun Sect have joined forces again.”

The person who assassinated Shi Qingxuan had such superb disguise skills and the ability to kill with one strike.

It is obvious that this person is the famous “Shadow Assassin” Yang Xuyan who was trained by Shi Zhixuan.

“Master Qingyang, are you looking for me?”

At the moment when Chu Yuan’s mind was distracted by Yang Xuyan’s assassination of Shi Qingxuan, a charming woman in a black dress suddenly jumped out from a nearby street and headed straight for Chu Yuan.

Since the opponent attacked suddenly, under normal circumstances, Chu Yuan would definitely be caught off guard.

The man who ambushed Chu Yuan was the one who had chased Chu Yuan for thousands of miles from Jiangnan to outside the Great Wall in the battle two years ago, but still could not kill Chu Yuan’s evil queen Zhu Yuyan.

From the very beginning, the situation was extremely unfavorable to Chu Yuan.

(End of this chapter)