Chapter 73 Return to Beijing
The emergence of Langya Pavilion caused a great stir in the martial arts world, but for Cao Jinxing, there was actually no big change.
The Tianjiao list is not a master list.
It actually ranks potential.
In two months, he went from the fifth level of acquired nature to the fourth level of innate nature and mastered the three unique skills of sword, knife and palm. These two points are the reasons why he made the list.
Even if others were jealous, there was nothing they could do. Even if they defeated him, they would not be able to make the list. Besides, Cao Jinxing was not so easy to defeat.
After this list spread throughout the world, someone tried to test the waters of the sixth place on the Tianjiao list.
Interestingly, the sixth place was the Beggars' Sect's Young Master, Lu Kunlun, a seventh-level Xiantian master. When asked about his opinion on Cao Jinxing's fourth-level Xiantian reaching the Tanhua position, he once said:
"If we were just sparring, the odds would be evenly split. If we were to fight to the death, the odds would be 40-60. Cao Jinxing's sword is a knife that kills people. "
The implication is that for Cao Jinxing, who has acquired such strength after only two months of practice, being ranked third in the imperial examination would be a waste of his talent.
No one doubted his words.
No one dared to pick a fight with the Thirteen Protectors.
The Grand Tutor Liu Zhenyuan is ranked fourth among the top ten masters in the world, and Cao Jinxing is highly regarded by him. Who would dare to touch him?
The Thirteen Guardians bear the imperial power and are of the same blood. Except for Liu Zhenyuan, the others are all masters among masters. It doesn't matter who you offend, but to offend the Pacification Office is to seek death!
For the next ten days, Cao Jinxing stayed in the inn as usual, concentrating on his cultivation.
Finally, on the sixth day, he successfully broke through the fifth level of innateness and his internal strength increased greatly!
Several people were doing nothing every day waiting for the court to take action. In their spare time, they talked most about the list of masters and the list of beauties.
Lu Jiaming looked at the list from left to right and said, "The governor is only ranked fourth? There's something wrong with this list."
Gu Yanzhu said, "That's about right. The top of the list is Shaolin Master Lingxuan, who has mastered Shaolin's 'Tathagata Palm' which hasn't appeared in the world for 300 years. He is definitely the first. The second is the Shushan Sword Sect's leader, who is said to have reached the ninth level of 'Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Sect', which is unfathomable. The third is Wudang Sect's leader, Li Xuanzong, the eldest disciple of Sanfeng Zhenren, who has mastered the 'Supreme Tai Chi Sword'. These three are the leaders of the righteous path, and it is well deserved that the governor is ranked below them."
Sun Lang nodded and said, "That makes sense. The governor still has official business to attend to. If he concentrates on practicing martial arts, with his status as the headmaster of the Tianshi Mansion, he won't be far behind. He even defeated the current Tianshi Zhang!"
Su Yunsheng flipped through it and said, "That's strange. Li Shengtian wasn't selected? He's so famous."
Lu Jiaming said: "It seems that people from the devil's way are not on the list. I guess if there is a list of the top ten devils, he will definitely be at the top!"
Gu Yanzhu smiled: "Then the Langya Pavilion will probably be burned down by the Demon Cult. Some people are proud of the Demon Cult, but some people don't want to be known as such."
Cao Jinxing took a sip of wine and said, "Actually, I'm more interested in the list of hypocrites. It would be so exciting if it were listed."
"Hahaha!"
Lu Jiaming laughed loudly, slapped his thigh and said, "That's it! Aren't those people going to be furious? I think they want to massacre everyone in Langya Mountain."
Gu Yanzhu said: "It's almost the same now. I heard that many people are dissatisfied with their rankings and are looking for trouble with them, but strangely, nothing is done in the end."
Lu Jiaming said: "Some people speculate that the Langya Pavilion Master is a disciple of the Tianji Sect, who has a long tradition and is proficient in the art of Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and Qimen Dunjia. This is the top of the strange skills and the most difficult secret skills to practice. Langya Mountain is not so easy to enter."
Several people agreed with this and said that without real skills, they would not dare to earn this money.
"There are also some people who are not on the list, they are giants or royal masters who have retired from the world, such as Eunuch Lu and several eunuchs who hold pens. It would be great if even these people could be ranked. Rumor has it that Master Sanfeng is still alive, he will definitely be at the top of the list!"
"That's impossible. If we can even figure out their details, how powerful must Langya Pavilion be? I'm afraid the entire martial arts world will be wary of them."
"Too."
Lu Jiaming nodded, then turned to the list of beauties and couldn't help laughing: "My cousin is on the list, although she's only ranked ninth. She has been in seclusion in Yaowang Cave. Langya Pavilion is so powerful that even she knows about it."
Cao Jinxing said casually: "The descendant of the Medical Immortal, it's not surprising."
"Yes, sir."
Lu Jiaming rolled his eyes, turned a page, and said to Cao Jinxing: "What do you think of this beauty ranked fifth on the list?"
Fifth on the beauty list.
The Five Poison Sect, the Spirit Snake Master, Baiyunxiu.
"What can I say?"
Cao Jinxing rolled his eyes at him and said, "We've only met once."
Lu Jiaming then asked, "Is she beautiful? Is she really as beautiful as described?"
The others became excited and looked at Cao Jinxing.
“It’s really beautiful…”
Cao Jinxing thought for a moment and said, "She has a strange and enchanting aura, which is very captivating..."
“Oh~”
Several people simultaneously stretched out their voices, made faces, and looked as if to see what was going on.
"Get out of here!"
Cao Jinxing said unhappily, "You all have nothing to do, right? Go check where the people from the Governor's Mansion are!"
"yes!"
Lu Jiaming pretended to be serious: "I will go and check it out right away!" After saying that, he rushed out of the room. A sigh with laughter came from the corridor: "My poor cousin~"
Cao Jinxing slapped the table, and a line of water flew out of the wine jug, turning into ice crystals and shooting out the door!
"Ah! Sir, spare my life!"
Lu Jiaming ran away screaming.
Cao Jinxing shook his head helplessly.
The others laughed and said nothing.
Noon passed quickly, and in the afternoon, the court official who had been waiting for more than ten days finally arrived!
The new governor-general of three provinces and governor of Guizhou.
Zhang Yue.
"Meet Master Zhang."
In the Jueziping tent, Cao Jinxing and other Jinyiwei and Wan Tong saluted Zhang Yue together.
Zhang Yue was in his forties, wearing armor and with heroic features. Cao Jinxing felt a strong internal force in him.
As expected, he is a descendant of a military family.
"Lord Cao is young and promising, so there is no need to be polite."
Zhang Yue ignored Wan Tong and reached out to help Cao Jinxing up.
Wan Tong's face changed.
As expected, this political enemy of the Yan family is too lazy to even act like an official. One can imagine what he will do after taking office!
as expected.
On the day Zhang Yue took office, he turned the Guizhou officialdom upside down!
All officials of the Yan Party will be demoted, and those who are found guilty will be punished accordingly. Some evil officials who have committed crimes will be severely punished and beheaded on the spot with the king's order!
The officials of the Yan Party were united in their belief that they were indispensable to the local government. They never expected that Zhang Yue was well versed and political affairs and had extraordinary energy. Even if half of the people were laid off, he could still maintain the normal operation of the government by himself, not to mention that he brought a few trusted men to manage the government together.
A new official starts with three things.
Zhang Yue's three fires made the Yan party piss and piss their pants!
In addition, he also sent the newly appointed Guizhou governor to Laer Mountain to appease the Miao people.
The Provincial Governor is a second-rank official in charge of the government orders and finances of a province, which shows how important he is!
This series of swift and decisive measures quickly stabilized people's hearts and curbed the rebellion in the southwest.
Cao Jinxing and others were finally able to get away, successfully completed their mission, and returned to Beijing to report on their work.
At the time of parting.
Wen Yulin of the Five Poison Sect saw him off for a long time. When he was about to leave Tongren Prefecture, he bowed deeply to him and said, "Your Excellency, we Miao people are grateful for what you have done for us."
“That doesn’t have to be the case.”
Cao Jinxing sat on his horse and said, "It is my duty. You should go back. The Demon Cult may make more moves. It is better to return to defend as soon as possible."
Wen Yulin smiled and said, "It's a pity that you didn't get to meet the Supreme Master."
Cao Jinxing also smiled: "There is a long way to go, so we can't wait any longer. The capital is urging us, so we can't wait any longer."
"Take care on your journey, sir."
"Take care of yourself."
Cao Jinxing turned the horse's head and waved the whip, and the horse spread its four hooves and galloped towards the official road.
Wen Yulin stood there, watching the five riders go farther and farther away...
