The 54th NHK Taiga Drama

  When Ximen Qing first met Wu Yong, he suddenly felt a strange sensation in his heart, as if something had been added to it. This made Ximen Qing puzzled and asked: "Wu Xueju, have we met before?"

  Have you met before? Indeed, we have! Back when the seal of Dragon and Tiger Mountain was broken, all sorts of chaotic stars emerged. As the Heavenly Machine Star, Wu Yong was the strategic mastermind behind all these chaotic stars. However, with the sudden appearance of the Purple Emperor Star, which Ximen Qing had crossed over with, it disrupted the fate trajectory of all the chaotic stars, transforming them into ministers who brought order to the country. Wu Yong also transformed into a wise and loyal advisor to the ruler, making him irreplaceable to the Purple Star. Naturally, when the two met again, Ximen Qing felt an inexplicable sense of completion, which was actually just a feeling of familiarity. It's just that neither of them could put it into words.

  Wu Xueyu shook his head and said: "I haven't seen it before, but I guess we saw each other in our past lives!" Wu Yong's eyes were shining brightly, like the stars on a clear night.

  At this time, Chonger patted Wu Yong and Ximen Qing on the shoulder and said: "Alright, what's with the past life and next life? You're making it sound like a blind date. Let's go, let's go, chat at the dinner table!"

  Five people sat around the table.

  Ximen Qing poured a cup of wine for Wu Yong and asked: "Brother Wu, where are you living now?"

  "Wu Yong said, 'Alas, a scholar is useless in a hundred ways. Now I can only make a living by writing letters for people on the street. If it weren't for Brother Chao's help all these years, I would have starved to death on the streets long ago!'"

  Xiang Gai smiled and said, "Yi Di, your brother-in-law was originally a top scholar, but he offended Cai Jing, so his official career was unjustly terminated and he will never be employed again. However, with his intelligence and talent comparable to Zhuge Liang, how could he possibly spend his whole life in obscurity? Isn't that right?"

  Ximen Qing, Liu Tang and Shi Yan all nodded in agreement. Then Liu Tang said: "You see, there is a big matter that needs to be discussed with Wu Xuezhai, this matter cannot be done without Wu Yong's help, haha, with Wu Yong's assistance, the matter has already succeeded seven or eight out of ten!"

  "What could be so important that it would make four heroes look at each other like this?" Wu Xueyu asked, taking a sip of wine.

  Xue Jingxian, Ximen Qing and the others exchanged glances, then burst out laughing and shouted in unison: "Seize the birthday gifts!"

  Liu Tang added: "Scholars, actually the root of the matter is like this..."

  After Liu Tang had told the story, Wu Yong's eyebrows were also furrowed.

  He gently patted the table, his eyes rolled a few times, and then he slapped his thigh and said: "This time the robbery is completely feasible, and it's 90% safe! As long as we plan carefully, we can do it easily. Yang Zhi is a master of martial arts, his family's knife and gun skills are very powerful, so for safety reasons, we need to find a few more people. Of course, this is just in case, if the plan goes well, we won't need them at all. Coincidentally, I have three candidates in mind who can help us! Those three men are loyal and righteous, they are also heroes, if we can call them over, they will definitely help us complete the big task!"

  "Which three men?" Chong E asked.

  Wu Yong stroked his beard and smiled, saying: "These three men are brothers, from the village of Shitou, 710 miles away. They were originally poor fishermen, but they are righteous and have been praised by heroes in the jianghu. One is called Li Di Taisheng Ruan Xiaowei, one is called Pinming Erlang Ruan Xiaowu, and the last one is Huo Yanluo Ruan Xiaowu. If we can get their help, we will have a 90% chance of success! Moreover, we also need a wine merchant to help us, coincidentally, I know a wine merchant named Bai Sheng, let's ask for his help. With this, the big thing can be done!"

  "Alright, since it's like this, then tomorrow we'll go invite the three Ruan brothers and Bai Sheng to come over!"

  Wu Yong said, "Don't worry, this matter is not urgent. There are still three months before the birthday of the Emperor, we can discuss it slowly. Now, I will first say out my plan in mind, let's see how it is?"

  Wu Yong is indeed worthy of being called Little Zhuge, in such a short time, he has come up with a plan.

  The five of them chatted until midnight, and after analyzing their plans, they each returned to their rooms to rest. What made Ximen Qing breathe a sigh of relief was that Chong E did not insist on sharing the same bed and chatting enthusiastically.

  The next morning, when the sky was bright, Ximen Qing got up and came to the martial arts arena in front of the mountain villa, planning to practice for a while. But what Ximen Qing did not expect was that Chong E and Chong Zixuan were both there, and the two had already been sweating profusely.

  Xiang Gai is infatuated with martial arts, and to this day he has not married, showing how deeply obsessed he is with martial arts. So it's no surprise that he gets up so early. But what about Xiang Zi Xuan? She's a lovely young girl who should be sleeping in and taking care of her beauty, but instead she's getting up at the crack of dawn - could it be that she loves martial arts as much as her life?

  Actually, Ximen Qing didn't know that Zhuangzi Xuan got up so early because of him. Zhuangzi Xuan had heard that Ximen Qing had the habit of getting up early for morning exercises, so she endured her spring sleepiness and got up, with the purpose of seeing Ximen Qing. Zhuangzi Xuan admired heroes and had a deep affection for the righteous Emperor Ximen Qing; after all, which young girl doesn't have romantic thoughts? Now that she could finally see the object of her affections, the bold Zhuangzi Xuan wouldn't be shy and hide!

  As Ximen Qing walked over, Huang Pianpian's face turned red, but she didn't lower her head and instead boldly looked at Ximen Qing, as if looking at her own husband, making Ximen Qing somewhat unable to bear it. Her eyes were sharp, not inferior to the women of his previous life.

  "Sir!" Xuezi Xiang curtsied and called out to Xi Menqing.

  Ximen Qing was startled again, and immediately nodded his head, chuckled and said: "Zixuan, you're up early too, are you also out for a morning exercise?"

  After finishing speaking, Ximen Qing felt that he had been talking nonsense. Not going for a morning run, what's the point of getting up so early!

  Hongyu nodded and immediately took a halberd from the weapon rack and handed it to Ximen Qing.

  What a thoughtful little girl! Ximen Qing exclaimed in his heart, then took over the Fang Tian painting halberd and quietly touched Zixuan's jade hand.

  At once Zi Xuan blushed bright red and gave Ximen Qing a flirtatious glance, then picked up her own spear to practice with.

  Seeing Ximen Qing and Zi Xuan's little movements, Chai Ge's mouth also opened wide with excitement, and he immediately called out to Ximen Qing: "Younger brother, come on, let's compare notes! I've long heard that your martial arts skills are quite good, now let me see for myself!"

  Ximen Qing's reputation for kindness and generosity was well-known, but his martial arts skills were not particularly famous. After all, Ximen Qing was only fourteen years old, and in other people's minds, even if he had started practicing martial arts from birth, he couldn't have achieved a high level of skill. However, after Ximen Qing had made a name for himself through his adventures, it's likely that no one would dare to underestimate his martial arts skills again.

  Chuang Gai has been obsessed with martial arts since he was a child, and at the age of 17, he transformed his postnatal true energy into prenatal energy, starting to embark on real cultivation. By now, his cultivation has already reached the peak of a great warrior, and he is only one step away from becoming a grandmaster. The Qinglong Kaisan knife has also entered its final stage. However, Chuang Gai is now 43 years old, and he has passed the golden age of martial arts practice in his life. If he wants to make further progress, it will be a bit slow, otherwise, Zhang Tian Shi would not have become a grandmaster at over 100 years old!

  Ximen Qing suddenly became interested as soon as he heard about competing.

  From now on, I'll basically update twice a day, occasionally three times, and even four times. The reason is that I heard if the new book gets too much hype at the beginning, the website won't recommend it once the word count reaches a certain number. Brothers, you should know how miserable it is when the website doesn't give a recommendation!

  But today must be updated three times! Now the first update, later there will be another one! Why? Of course it's because of "thought for half a day and still can't think of a name" brother's reward!

  I can finally announce that this book has a disciple! I'm so happy, so happy! Today's third update is my gift to him. After all, his support has greatly increased my confidence, greatly!

  Okay, I'm getting a bit corny~~~~~