Volume 1: A stone strikes a thousand waves, the world surrounds Li Daosheng Chapter 4: The so-called grudges always involve the past
The world is always changing, but if you were to ask what spreads the fastest in this sea of lakes and seas, it would be the word "news".
People in the martial arts world love to gossip. They don't mind talking about interesting stories in the martial arts world, secret histories of the martial arts world, or scandals of their sects.
It is possible that what you did yesterday will be known to the whole city today.
Just like now, a piece of news has spread.
"Hey, have you heard about it? Some time ago, Yan Tingzhi, the head of the southeastern shop of the Six Gates, joined forces with 20 famous martial artists and imperial constables in Changyang City to capture the thief saint Li Si."
In this tavern, three or two drinkers were chatting about gossip.
"Hiss, such a big noise?"
"Who says it's not true? But even with such a big commotion, the thief saint still escaped. Now, the whole of Jiangnan is in turmoil because of this incident."
"Yes, I heard that Yan Tingzhi has announced that anyone who can provide information about the Thief Saint Li Si will receive a reward of ten taels. If the Thief Saint is brought to justice, the reward will be a thousand taels. If the Thief Saint is captured alive, the reward will be ten thousand taels."
"Ten thousand taels!? How generous!"
"There's no other way. Do you know who is behind Yan Tingzhi? That's the current emperor!"
"Your Majesty, why would the current emperor personally take care of these trivial matters in the martial arts world?"
"Hey, brother, you are really out of touch with the news. You don't even know this?"
"Hehe, to be honest, big brother, I am Zhang Song. I just came down from the mountain gate and I really don't know anything about these martial arts news."
"Okay, then I'll talk to you about this. Ahem, my throat has been hurting these days, and I'm thirsty."
"Hey, I'll save that. Waiter, bring me a pot of good wine!"
"Okay!"
Xiao Er quickly served the drinks. The big man at the table took a sip with a flushed face. Under the expectant gaze of the young boy next to him, he began to talk with his head shaking.
"It would take more than a few words to explain the thief master Li Si, but to explain why the current emperor wants to arrest him, we have to start with the white jade bracelet case four years ago."
"The White Jade Bracelet Case?"
"Yes, the cause of this white jade bracelet case is that the current emperor wanted to wish Princess Chang'an a happy new year..."
"Four years ago, the current emperor's second sister, Princess Chang'an, came of age.
The emperor racked his brains to think of a gift for his sister. Finally, he ordered all the craftsmen in the palace to make a jade bracelet for the princess using thousand-year-old jade and named it the White Jade Bracelet.
This white jade bracelet has an ordinary name, but it is a rare treasure. It is made of warm white jade from the secret treasure collected by the imperial palace. It shines brightly during the day and is gorgeous at night.
The princess was deeply moved and said that she was not worthy of this rare jade.
But the emperor said that Princess Chang'an was the most beautiful jade in the world, and any other jade worn on her hand would only add to her elegance. How could she be unworthy of it?
Thus, the name Yu Chang'an in the world at that time came from this.
As luck would have it, this title was heard by the thief saint.
At that time, the Thief Saint made a bet with someone, saying that he wanted to see the most beautiful jade in the world.
But who knows whether he is talking about the jade bracelet or the jade beauty?
Only a month later, he arrived at the imperial city, sneaked into the palace at night, and secretly broke into the bedroom of Princess Chang'an.
Under the noses of countless palace masters, the white jade bracelet was stolen.
This was terrible. The emperor was furious and said he would catch this thief as a warning to others.
But it's not over yet.
Two days later, the Thief Saint actually returned the white jade bracelet and even left a few words for Princess Chang'an.
It is said: Although the jade bracelet is colorful, it is not as beautiful as the beautiful woman. Colorful stones are easy to obtain, but beautiful women are hard to find. Now I return the bracelet here, and the beautiful jade and the beautiful woman are just right.
So some people say that the thief returned the bracelet because he met Chang'an when he was stealing the bracelet.
It is believed that the most beautiful jade in the world is not the white jade bracelet, but Chang'an.
He was able to steal the white jade bracelet, but he couldn't steal Chang'an. The white jade bracelet was useless, so he returned it.
When this news came out, the whole world was shocked.
This is not as simple as just stealing a jade bracelet, he also molested the princess.
Some people also heard that Princess Chang'an stayed indoors for several months, staring blankly all day long with the white jade bracelet in her hand, and no one knew what she was thinking about.
Naturally, the emperor could not sit still, and immediately ordered the Six Gates to capture the Thief Saint and bring him to justice.
But who would have thought that this pursuit would take four years.
Not to mention that the Six Gates would lose face, His Majesty would also lose face.
Therefore, compared to the present emperor's reputation, this reward of ten thousand taels is considered too little."
In the tavern, after saying so much in one breath, the big man felt thirsty and picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
The young boy on the side heard it with surprise in his eyes and muttered to himself.
"A man born into this world should live a carefree life like the thief saint."
"Well, who says it's not true? But how many people in this world can have the skills of the thief saint? He can reach up to the sky to grab the bright moon, and go down to the blue sea to catch a dragon swimming. Tsk, tsk, it's difficult."
"Then according to what you said, the Thief Saint's martial arts are so powerful , doesn't that mean there is no one in the world who can catch him?"
The young boy asked with some regret, it seems that no one can get the ten thousand taels reward offered by the emperor.
"No, no, no, you can't say that." The big man waved his hand, poured himself another bowl of wine, grinned, and stretched out five fingers.
"In my opinion, there are at least five people in this world who have a chance of catching this thief saint."
"Oh?" The boy's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly urged, "Brother, don't keep me in suspense. Tell me now."
"Hehe, OK, since you are sincere, I will continue to tell you. The first one is the White Cloud Master Jiang Lian'er. Although this is a female name, he is an extremely handsome young man. Although he does not have the world-shattering lightness skill of the Thief Saint, his lightness skill is also at the pinnacle. Apart from anything else, the phrase "light as a cloud" should be used to describe him. What's more amazing is that he also has a set of skills called Cloud Sleeves, which is the best in the world for bare-handed capture. If the Thief Saint is careless and is caught by Jiang Lian'er by accident, he will probably have a hard time escaping the encirclement of the White Cloud Flying Sleeves."
"What about the second one?"
"The second one is..."
At the dinner table, the big man and the young boy were talking animatedly.
But they didn't notice that there was someone in the corner, eavesdropping on their conversation.
He was a handsome young man with red lips, white teeth, dark eyebrows and pink eyes.
The only strange thing is that this young woman has no Adam's apple in her throat. Could it be that she is a woman disguised as a man?
At this moment, the handsome young man was drinking wine and listening to the news about the thief at the next table, with a smile on his face.
She knew that if the news was correct, the Thief King must be in Jiangnan now.
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