After nearly a month, Ling Yihan had finished reading all of Hu Qingniu's medical books and had a pretty good understanding of his medical skills. The only thing he lacked was experience in treating illnesses and performing techniques, so he bid farewell to him.
Although Hu Qingyang could not bear to part with his brother, Hu Qingniu, he was also worried about Taitish, who had been pestering Ling Yihan all day long, so he set off with Ling Yihan.
"Brother Ling, where are we going next?”Taitish suddenly looked at Ling Yihan and asked.
When Ling Yihan heard this, he thought for a moment and replied,""Heavenly Sword fell into the hands of the government and was later handed over to the imperial court. It was said that the emperor rewarded it to Ruyang Mansion. As for the Dragon Slaying Saber, after Xiangyang City fell, Guo Polu died on the battlefield, and the Dragon Slaying Saber was lost in the Jianghu. Its whereabouts were still unknown.”
"Ruyang Mansion?" Hu Qingyang didn't know much about the situation of the officials of the imperial court, so he was at a loss.
After hearing his words, Taitish said,"In that case, let's go to Ruyang Mansion and steal Heavenly Sword first.”
"What's the hurry? You, Qingyang, and I are not the only ones who know about this. However, we have never heard of anyone from the martial arts world snatching Heavenly Sword from Ruyang Mansion.”Ling Yihan said slowly," The reason is very simple. Either Heavenly Sword is not in the Imperial Residence, or there are many masters hiding in the Imperial Residence. This makes it impossible for the Chinese martial artists to break into the Imperial Residence to snatch the sword."”
In fact, Ling Yihan was very sure that Heavenly Sword was in Ruyang Mansion. According to the original novel, after Gu Hongzi's death, Heavenly Sword was taken away by the local officials and handed over to the imperial court. The imperial court then rewarded it to Ruyang Prince, who had outstanding military achievements. After that, Mistress Miejue took the risk to sneak into the mansion and steal Heavenly Sword.
That was why Zhao Min said that Miejue stole her Heavenly Sword, while Zhou Zhiruo insisted that Heavenly Sword belonged to the Emei Sect. The two of them quarreled endlessly.
"Then what should we do?" Hu Qingyang frowned and asked.
Ling Yihan closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before saying,""I'll first grab a tongue and inquire if Heavenly Sword is in Ruyang Mansion. Then, I'll plan how to take it out of the mansion.”
Taitish and Hu Qingyang nodded in agreement.
Thus, the three of them rushed to the capital from Butterfly Valley. In order to hide their identities, the three of them disguised themselves, especially Taitish. She looked different from the Central Plains women, so she followed Ling Yihan's instructions and wore a veil.
After arriving at the capital, Ling Yihan used the alias Lin Ahjiu to book two guest rooms in an inn. He stayed in one room alone while Taitish and Hu Qingyang shared the other.
At night, Ling Yihan left Hu Qingyang alone in the inn. As she did not know martial arts, she was afraid of danger in the Imperial Residence, so she only brought Taitish along. Although Ling Yihan had originally intended to go alone, he could not resist Taitish's coaxing and pestering. He had no choice but to agree to her following him.
Ling Yihan and Taitish's Qing Gong and movement techniques were not weak, so they quickly sneaked into the inner courtyard of the Imperial Residence. As the layout of the Imperial Residence was too large, the two of them did not know which rooms were occupied by which people. Along the way, they caught a few guards and questioned them, then knocked them unconscious one by one.
The two of them accidentally overheard the conversation of a few people outside one of the rooms. Ling Yihan and Taitish quietly leaped onto the roof of the house and gently lifted one of the tiles to observe the situation inside the house.
One of the bald monks said,""Brother Cheng Kun, since you have the intention to deal with Yang Dingtian, I am willing to lend you a hand.”
Cheng Kun? It turned out that he had already infiltrated Ruyang Mansion at this time.
Cheng Kun stared at the monk and asked in a deep voice,""Minister Gang, how do you plan to help me?”
Gang Xiang was the Shaolin disciple from the Western Regions who pretended to be a Shaolin monk in the original novel and went to Wudang Mountain in the name of sending a message, but in fact, he hurt Zhang Sanfeng.
Gang Xiang laughed." You don't know, but I've already infiltrated the Shaolin Sect long ago. I also have the Dharma name 'Kong Xiang'. Nominally, I'm of the same generation as the four old fellows,' Knowledge, Wisdom, and Spirit'. I can be considered their junior brother. "Therefore, I can recommend you to Kong Jian to be his disciple and teach you Shaolin's martial arts. I can even teach you the supreme technique, Shaolin's Nine Yang Art. What do you think?"
"You and I are just acquaintances. Why are you helping me like this?" Cheng Kun asked suspiciously.”
Gang Xiang looked at him and slowly said," It's very simple. Our Western Region's Vajra Sect was founded by the Shaolin Sect's Firesoul Dhuta. Because we practiced Shaolin Sect's martial arts without permission, we were chased out of the sect and wandered to the Western Region. Sooner or later, he would have to vent his frustration on the monks of the Shaolin Sect. You and I can sneak into the Shaolin Sect and cooperate with each other. Not only can we learn Shaolin martial arts, but we can also think of a way to destroy Shaolin and Ming Cult to fulfill our respective wishes. How about it?”
"Allow me to think about this matter. I promised my junior sister that I would never lay a vicious hand on Yang Dingtian. Otherwise, she would commit suicide on the spot. I must consider my junior sister's safety.”Cheng Kun said hesitantly.
When Gang Xiang heard this, he could not help but frown."Brother Cheng Kun, how can someone who has achieved great things be so wishy-washy? Back then, it was you who vowed to deal with the imperial court's number one enemy, the Ming Cult's Yang Dingtian. That was why His Highness allowed you to stay in the residence to work. If this continues, how can His Highness continue to trust you?”
Cheng Kun shook his head and said," Let's talk about this later. I heard that besides the extremely sharp Heavenly Sword, Your Highness also found out the whereabouts of the Dragon Slaying Saber. Is that true?"”
When they heard this, Ling Yihan and Taitish, who were on the roof, quickly calmed down and listened to their conversation, afraid that they would miss a word.
"That's right. His Highness spent many years and sacrificed many of his subordinates before finally finding out the whereabouts of the Dragon Slaying Saber not long ago. It's in Grand Tutor Bayan's hands.”Gang Xiang nodded and said.
"Bayan? He did not expect it to fall into his hands.”Cheng Kun said in surprise.
Gang Xiang sneered and continued," Actually, this is not a surprise. Bayan followed the ancestor, Kublai Khan, to defeat Jia Shidao's army of the Southern Song Dynasty. He conquered Xiangyang City and took the Dragon Slaying Saber from Guo Polu, the son of Guo Jing. However, he did not expect him to hide it in his own residence and not hand it over to the imperial court.”
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