Just as Xiao Rui was in a dilemma, a group of people walked in from the alley in the distance.
The place where Xiao Rui lived was actually not a very lively place. Although it was also considered a wealthy area in the capital, after all, the security here was better, but it was not a place where the nobles lived. The road in front of the door was not very wide. At most, there were two carriages walking side by side. Of course, according to Xiao Rui's understanding, only his family had a carriage nearby.
So when these people walked in, the narrow alley was almost filled. Xiao Rui glanced at them and saw that there were a total of fourteen people.
They looked like they were all trained. Although they pretended not to be together, their acting skills were actually very poor. There were eight people carrying bows and arrows and walking on the outermost side. Further in were three people who looked like they had some Western Region characteristics. Two walked in front and one walked behind.
There were three people in the middle. One was a woman dressed as a man. Well, okay, because he had seen too many crossdresser and sissies in his previous life, Xiao Rui was not sure if this was a woman. But it was not a woman, it was a sissie. Second chair, this was not wrong. However, what caught Xiao Rui's attention was not this sissie, but the two old men beside him. When these two old men walked forward, their toes touched the ground and their heels moved back. Moreover, there was no sound when they stepped on the ground, and there was almost no change in the shoes.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Rui knew that the other party should be two masters.
In Xiao Rui's eyes, this group of 14 people just passed by Xiao Rui. Xiao Rui only came back to his senses when they disappeared into the alley.
" Recently, there are all kinds of monsters and monsters in the Imperial City…" Xiao Rui muttered softly as he suddenly thought of something…
"Those people just now…they seem to know qinggong. I even said that I wanted to learn qinggong and make a trip to the Imperial City!”Clapping his hands, Xiao Rui suddenly remembered what he was going to do. Then, he turned around and walked in the direction of the Imperial City.
At this moment, the people who passed by him slowed down after they walked out of the alley. The person dressed like a sissy also opened the fan that was used to pretend to be stupid.
"Masters, that person just now was Xiao Rui and Xiao Yunfeng, right? What do you think of him?”The sissy said as she gently fanned herself.
"Jun…mm, gongzi, to be honest, if it wasn't because we were certain that he was Xiao Rui and met him on the road, we would probably think that he was an ordinary person rather than a martial artist.”The old man on the left said.
"Oh? Are the rumors wrong?" Hearing the old man's words, the sissy couldn't help but smile.
"No, this just proves that the rumors are true. His strength should have really entered the Innate Realm.”At this moment, another old man also opened his mouth to answer.
"Innate…He's only in his twenties, right?”Seeing how confident the old man was, the sissy narrowed her eyes and said in disbelief.
"Although it's hard for us to believe it, this should be true. Perhaps the Emperor of the Great Zhou used some secret technique or had some fortuitous encounter.”After exchanging a glance, the old man who spoke lowered his head and said respectfully to the sissy.
" Then what do you think if I get my hands on the martial arts he practices…" Squinting his eyes, the sissy looked up at the sky. Undoubtedly, he was interested in Xiao Rui.
"Young Master, this is the Great Zhou Imperial City. It's best if we don't act rashly.”Hearing what the sissy said, the two of them could not help but frown and say,
Although his words were exhortations, his tone was not very kind. It was obvious that they would not die here because of this person.
"Don't be agitated, masters. I was just casually saying.”The sissy chuckled and said nonchalantly, but her eyes were shining. It was obvious that she wasn't just saying it. Even if she couldn't do it now, it didn't mean that she couldn't in the future!
"Young Master, Zhu Chunhao (Prince Ning) has been defeated. What are we doing here?”However, regardless of whether this sissy had given up on his idea, the two old men behind him were already prepared to change the topic.
" Although Zhu Chunhao was defeated, he is not the only prince in the Great Zhou..." With a soft smile, the sissy put away the fan and walked out of the Imperial City...
Naturally, Xiao Rui did not know about their conversation. When they left the Imperial City, Xiao Rui had already entered the Imperial Palace and went straight to the Emperor to express his purpose of coming.
When the Emperor heard that Xiao Rui was looking for a martial arts secret manual and a saber, how could he not bear to part with it? He directly asked his newly appointed Chief Eunuch Zhao Jingzhong to bring Xiao Rui along.
This Zhao Jingzhong could be considered to have been brought up by the little Emperor since he was young. Ever since the last eunuch who was close to him rebelled, the little Emperor did not trust the people around him that much. If there was anyone in this world who could win his trust, it would be Xiao Rui.
After all, in his eyes, Xiao Rui was truly a perfect friend and minister. He could help him earn money and also help him stabilize the country, think of ways, and carry out reforms. Most importantly, his recent martial arts was so powerful that it made one's hair stand on end. The Emperor had once asked Linglinggong about Xiao Rui's strength. According to Linglinggong, Xiao Rui should be the number one expert in the Imperial City. It could be said that he could lift a pen to stabilize the world, and his martial arts could set the world on a horse.
But it was this kind of all-rounder who was gluttonous, lecherous, liked money, and was so lazy that it made one's hair stand on end. He had no interest in power at all.
In the Emperor's eyes, such a minister was a truly good person. He could make him happy (because he helped him earn money) and help him solve his problems. Moreover, he did not want power or cliques for personal gain. How could such a good minister not be reused?
Following Zhao Jingzhong, Xiao Rui went to the palace treasury of the royal family.
Although the emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty were not good at martial arts, the royal family of the Great Zhou had collected many martial arts manuals and famous weapons.
These were all used to reward the palace guards who had rendered meritorious service. The Great Zhou had been established for hundreds of years, so there were quite a lot of things in his secret vault.
The martial arts manuals here were not very advanced. Compared to the Water Pavilion, the Scripture Depository, and the Blessed Land of Langya, they were much inferior. The most advanced techniques here were the improved Iron Skin Technique, Stone Crushing Kick, and Five Elemental Fist practiced by the Dragon Guardians.
There were no higher-level martial arts, but fortunately, Xiao Rui was not here to find high-level martial arts.
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