57th Open Kaifeng Dragon Pulse (Upper)

  Lu Junyi saw Wu Song's double pupils and suddenly remembered something, asking: "Brother Wu, could it be that you are a descendant of the ancient sage Emperor Shun, otherwise how did you grow double pupils?" Double pupils refer to a rare congenital condition where a person has two irises in one eye. This phenomenon was recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian. Lu Junyi usually spent his days practicing martial arts and reading books, and he remembered this detail clearly.

  Wu Song smiled but did not answer, and Lu Junyi became even more certain. He pulled Yan Qing over and said in a low voice, "Let's put aside the matter of eliminating the traitor for now. He is a descendant of an ancient sage; how can you and I raise our hands against the descendant of a saint?"

  Yan Qing said: "How do you know he is a descendant of Emperor Shun, and not a descendant of Xiang Yu? Xiang Yu was a god of killing!" Xiang Yu also had double pupils, which is described in the Records of the Grand Historian - Xiang Yu's Basic Annals.

  Lu Junyi hesitated again and said: "Xiang Yu is a hero I admire, if he is the descendant of Xiang Yu, I won't be able to do it."

  These words were all heard by Wu Song, who just smiled and didn't respond. Lu Junyi and Yan Qing had only just touched on the hidden part of this world and did not know about his strange heavenly eyes.

  According to the ancient transmitted Dharma, the Heavenly Eye can be roughly divided into three types. One is the Taoist Three-Eyed Divine Pupil, which can open the third eye on the forehead. When this third eye opens, one can temporarily possess divine power and their magical powers will be unprecedentedly enhanced.

  The second is the Buddhist Arhat's Heavenly Eye, also located on the forehead. Opening this eye allows one to temporarily possess divine vision, with gaze that can penetrate space, observe other worlds, and see through everything like a fiery blaze.

  The Three Insights are the dual pupils of the Yin-Yang family. If one opens this eye, they can temporarily possess a divine realm. This realm is far superior to that of the ascending Lu Xian, and all eight consciousnesses are clear, hence it is called seeing through all delusions.

  These three divine eyes each have their strengths and weaknesses. The Three-Eyed Divine Pupil excels in magical power, but its observational ability and realm do not increase proportionally with magical power; it has the greatest might, but is difficult to control. The Arhat Heavenly Eye excels in observation, recognizing all of the three realms, but brings no benefit to magical power or realm; the Double-Pupil Divine Eye can elevate one's realm to that of a divine spirit, unfortunately it cannot increase magical power, and its observational range does not match that of the Arhat Heavenly Eye.

  Apart from these three types of Tianyan, there are many other Dharma gates such as Tianyan Tong, although they are top-notch Dharmas, but compared to these three Tianyans, they are not worth mentioning.

  Wu Song took Lu Junyi and Yan Qing to walk outside, laughing: "Since Brother Lu has come, don't rush to leave. Stay here for a few days first. There are many good men from the riverside in Tianji Pavilion who have heard of your reputation as the number one spearman. They want to learn from you. Baozi Tou Lin Chong, Pi Li Huo Qin Ming, and Jin Qiang Shou Xu Ning all have some doubts about Brother's title."

  Lu Junyi had originally planned to take his leave and head home immediately, but upon hearing this, he fell into his usual habit of being a martial arts fanatic, nodding repeatedly. Yan Qing shook her head and sighed beside him. Along the way, the maidservants who saw Wu Song's white hair all stared at him in confusion, not knowing who he was. Wu Song beckoned one of the maidservants over and said, "Go prepare two side rooms for these two officials to stay in."

  The maid then recognized her master and hastily knelt down, saying: "Master." Wu Song waved his hand for her to get up and said: "There are not so many rules in the mansion, you don't have to kneel from now on." He also smiled at Lu Junyi and said: "Brother, stay here, come and go as you please, but there is one thing that must be remembered."

  "What?" asked Lu Junyi in surprise.

  Wu Song said in a low voice: "Under no circumstances can you mention the name 'Yang Zhi'."

  Yan Qing was also curious, and asked: "What if we call out 'Yang Zhi'?" Wu Song looked at Yan Qing's back helplessly. Yan Xiao Yi suddenly felt a chill on his back, turned around quickly, and saw a big man with a cyan complexion standing behind him, his face gloomy, holding a knife in his arms, staring coldly at him.

  Yan Qing shivered, nodded and said: "We know." He followed Lu Junyi and the maid. Yang Zhi did not say a word, took out a flower name book from his bosom and handed it to Wu Song.

  Wu Song flipped through the list of names, seeing more than thirty people listed. These were all good men who would eventually join Liangshan, some drifting in the rivers and lakes, others serving as officials in the imperial court, but all had been invited to the mansion by Wu Song ahead of time.

  "Has Da Kuan Guan Sheng arrived?" Wu Song closed the flower name list and rubbed his eyebrows.

  Yang Zhi said: "I invited him three times, the first time he made an excuse, the second time he said you're a bandit and didn't want to associate with you, the third time he simply ignored me." Yang Zhi thought for a moment and said: "Your reputation is getting worse and worse."

  Wu Song sighed and said: "Guan Sheng is the patrol inspector of Dongluo, Jiangnan East Road, and also a descendant of General Guan. If he doesn't come, it's fine. Why didn't Huyan Zhuo come either?"

  "He also looks down on you..."

  "What's going on with Hu San Niang again?"

  "Huai San Niang originally wanted to come, but heard that the master of the pavilion was forcibly taking civilian girls, she had an engagement with Zhu Biao from Zhu Jia Village and didn't dare to come."

  Wu Song was taken aback: "Have I ever robbed a civilian girl?"

  Yang Zhi thought for a moment, then said: "No, but the rumors outside are very fierce. It is said that the master of the pavilion cultivates evil methods and takes yin to supplement yang, so he has taken eighty-eight small concubines, among whom seventy-seven were robbed and eleven were deceived. Not a single woman can survive for ten days in your hands, being absorbed until nothing is left, and the underground of Tianji Pavilion has buried countless female corpses..."

  "Wu Song hastily waved his hand and said, 'Alright, no need to say any more. You go tell Shi Xinniang that whether it's by trickery or deception, or even using sedatives, you must bring her over. If she's not reassured, then bring Zhu Biao along as well. Also, have someone deliver a letter of challenge to Guan Sheng, saying that the number one spearman in the world, Jade Unicorn Lu Junyi, is waiting for him at Tianji Pavilion. Guan Sheng has a temper just like Guan Erniang's; once he receives the letter, he'll surely hurry over."

  As for Huyan Zhuo... his old man, Huyan Ping, is still enjoying life in the capital at the Huyan estate. Let Yang Jian or Gao Cu give his old man a pair of tight shoes and see if he dares to come!

  Also, have someone bring over Old Lu's wife and kill his steward Li Guo, that little pretty face. Old Lu's woman is dissatisfied with her desires, easily climbs the wall, first make the flower thief outside the wall surrender, even if she climbs the wall, no one dares to pick flowers.

  Yang Zhi made a note and left. Wu Song flipped through the list of names again, Dai Zong was persuaded by Wu Yong and did not want to come to Tianji Pavilion to eat imperial rations, while Black Whirlwind Li Kui was a foolish man who got lost on the way to Kaifeng and was tricked by Dai Zong into going to Yuncheng in Shandong. As for the dozen or so good men near Yuncheng in Shandong, they had no idea about the Tianji Pavilion's recruitment notice, where it seemed to have become another country, with information blocked off, and the messengers sent to Shandong were mysteriously killed.

  Song Jiang's power is also beginning to stir. I don't know how long Chai Ge can survive in Song's hands...

  One hundred and eight good men, Wu Song originally didn't remember many names. The twenty-four people who were really brought to the Heavenly Machine Pavilion were either officials in the imperial court, constrained by the Wu thief's overwhelming power, or they had to come, or they were wandering Jianghu men who wanted to join the Heavenly Machine Pavilion and mix up a way out.

  There are still many hidden door masters, all of whom are evil demons and heretics, cow ghosts and snake gods. Upon hearing that the Tianji Pavilion is recruiting talents, they rushed over one after another. As for those with a bit of righteous energy, they simply disdain to pay attention to the Tianji Pavilion. All who come to join must offer their own sect's cultivation mantra, which will be sorted out by Zhou Dang. Now, he has already collected many low-grade magic spells.

  Wu Song walked towards Zhou Tong's residence, thinking to himself. The maids and servant girls on the road had already learned that this white-haired man was their master, and they all paid their respects. Wu Song arrived at the pond and crossed over the bridge, where he saw a slender and elegant girl standing at the head of the bridge, her skirt fluttering in the wind like a lotus leaf.

  "Your hair has turned white..." Gong Shu Yan said softly.

  Wu Song's heart warmed up, and he smiled: "Being able to master the Yin Yang family's divination technique in just one year, from ancient times to the present, I am the only one who can do it. Even Guiguzi is not as good as me, how can I not be proud?"

  Gong Sun smiled and let him sit down at the bridgehead. The girl knelt behind him, took out a peach wood comb, combed Wu Song's hair neatly, then tied his hair with a silk ribbon, inserted a hairpin, and said: "You were in retreat, I didn't have time to tell you something, afraid of distracting you. Now that you've passed the test smoothly, I can no longer keep it from you."

  "I sent Zhang's brothers to Qinghe County, but they couldn't find Bai Yulian and Pan Jinlian. After inquiring all around, I finally learned that soon after you arrived in the capital, an old nun went to Qinghe County and abducted the two girls. Old Master Zhou said it might be someone from Nanhai, but he doesn't know what their intention is..."

  "Wu Song angrily said: 'The old ladies of South Sea also dare to come and touch the tiger's buttocks?'"

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  Strongly recommended, just a notice haha