?75: Chapter 58: Grasping the Divine Weapon Again!_2 75: Chapter 58: Grasping the Divine Weapon Again!_2 Old Mr.

    Xue had rushed back from outside the city and used his powerful inner strength to cleanse Li Guan’s wounds personally before applying the finest elixir pills.

    Li Guan really wanted those elixir pills to be discounted for himself.

    But the old man waved his hand and said, “The elixir pills, I can give you, but money, no.”

    “You must earn the money yourself.”

    “Only by earning money yourself will you learn thrift.”

    After bathing in medicinal herbs at night, Li Guan changed his clothes and was drinking tea in the Wind Listening Pavilion.

    He narrated the day’s skirmishes to the old man.

    As for other matters, especially those involving Shaking Light, he temporarily concealed them.

    Xue Daoyong, listening to the dangerous encounters, sighed after a long while and said,

    “If it wasn’t for your archery warning, the old man would have likely fallen this time.”

    “However, how did you spot him?

    That one is among the top ten assassins in this world.”

    “With the capability to assassinate a prince and retreat unscathed.”

    Li Guan had been prepared early on and pointed to his eyes, declaring earnestly,

    “It was due to the angle.”

    “Angle?”

    “Yes, Elder Xue, you were in the air, still fighting, all your attention on your adversary, so it would have been hard to notice him.

    When I was below, I could see what seemed like the reflection of a sword behind you, so I shot the arrow as a warning.”

    Xue Daoyong seemed thoughtful, saying, “So that’s how it was...”

    “Unexpectedly, even his movement technique has such a flaw.”

    Li Guan said, “It might also have been because the qi stirred by Elder Xue and the others caused his movement technique to reveal flaws.”

    The elder laughed heartily, “Don’t speak so flatteringly between us.”

    “You already called me an old geezer, why bother saying that?”

    Li Guan, eyes on his nose and nose on his heart, tactfully did not reply.

    The elder poured a cup of tea for Li Guan and said,

    “Today, those literati wrote poems in your memory, the old man felt so suffocated that he went outside and missed the moment you threw their words back in their faces.

    Wang Tong said your poem was perfectly natural, with simple language and brilliant poetic thought, truly a well-known line in the world.”

    “Those literati thought you were dead and were all but gilding you.”

    The elder cursed, “Pedantic literati!”

    Drinking another sip of tea, he continued, “But the old man knows now.”

    “This title from Guan Yi City as the first literary scholar, the old man will keep it wrapped up for you; they won’t think about taking it back once they’ve uttered it!

    Hmph, wait until the old man prints a few hundred thousand copies of your verses and distributes them across the Western Regions, Turkic territories, Jiangnan, Northern Border, and Central Plains.”

    “Let’s talk about fame first.”

    “Also, even though Lu Youxian is straightforward and dependable, declaring an increase in your rank, your return doesn’t count much in itself, but with so many distinguished people and Xue Daoyong present, this seventh-grade military officer position is solidly yours.

    Li Guan said, ‘A seventh-grade military officer, what difference does it make?''”

    Xue Daoyong said, “It grants exemption from tribute and land taxes.”

    “If you were outside, there might already be people willing to become your tenants, placing their land under your name to save on land tax; each year, it would provide you with a substantial portion of the crops, and the court also grants regular salaries and rewards, including official robes.

    As an officer of the border city near Jiangzhou, you would need to attend the court during significant events.”

    “Most importantly, you can wear a complete set of true armor, not just leather armor.”

    “You can go and claim the corresponding equipment.”

    “In a few days, I will accompany you personally to the arsenal to pick a good set of armor for yourself.”

    “Besides, if I’m not mistaken, the official document you and your aunt need to pass through the checkpoint will likely arrive soon.

    This seventh-grade military officer position takes up Lu Youxian’s own spot.

    He has both a wife’s family and his own family, with decent martial descendants in his family tree.

    This position, hey...”

    “He himself is upright, but he still has a wife, a family, and some disappointing children.”

    Li Guan nodded, fell silent for a moment, and said,

    “Elder Xue, I have something to discuss with you.”

    The elder raised an eyebrow and smiled, “Speak.”

    Li Guan looked at him.

    The old man understood, waved his hand, and it was like the day when Changsun Wuchou explained the grand situation of the world.

    The hidden guard in the Wind Listening Pavilion also left.

    All doors and windows were closed, the Bright Pearl illuminating the surroundings, and only then did Li Guan take out the jade bottle.

    As Xue Daoyong looked puzzled, Li Guan smashed the jade bottle on the ground, and thus the assassin’s recorded words and appearance manifested there, causing the relaxed expression on Xue Daoyong’s face to gradually disappear.

    The elder behind the White Tiger quietly lay dormant.

    Its fangs and claws were retracted, but its eyes held a hint of scarlet.

    The dormant fangs and claws endured.

    Xue Daoyong’s expression was calm as he looked at Li Guanyi and said,

    “Who else knows about this matter?”

    Li Guanyi shook his head.

    The elder thought of Siming, who had a good relationship with Li Guanyi, and of Li Guanyi obtaining the so-called Breaking Army Eight Sabers and Yue Qianfeng on the road.

    He sighed, “So you have also learned the techniques of the Yin Yang Family.

    Tell me, did you really learn your saber skills from Yue Qianfeng and Qiu Ba during your escape?”

    Li Guanyi’s expression remained unchanged as he said, “I have never lied.”

    The old man laughed, “I thought that all the things you mentioned about the people you met during your escape were made up, meant to fool old me and Shuangtao.

    It seems, Guan Yi, you are still an honest gentleman.”

    Li Guanyi pondered for a moment and did not directly answer but instead said:

    “I am a martial artist.”

    So the elder pointed at Li Guanyi with his finger and laughed helplessly.

    In the end, the elder’s hand rested on the broken jade vase, his gaze complex, as he said:

    “Good, good, Tantai Xianming.”

    Li Guanyi asked, “Elder Xue knows him?”

    Xue Daoyong replied,

    “Knows him?

    How could I not, he’s both a civil and military chancellor, and his Qi Mechanism is strong.”

    “Coming from humble beginnings and reaching this point today, he is indeed a rare talent.

    I met him before he became famous in Chen Country.

    We once took shelter from the rain in a dilapidated temple, and when bandits surrounded us, we broke through.

    He drove the cart, his face turning pale with fright, while I was hitting people with a flattened stick.”

    “When we broke out, we were both exhausted to the point of collapsing, yet felt exhilarated and laughed heartily.”

    “Laughing made us hungry, so we had no choice but to steal sweet potatoes.

    When we returned, we found the cart had been stolen, leaving only two wheels, and we both were dumbfounded, haha.”

    The elder laughed and fondled the jade vase, saying: “He once held a family heirloom Jade Pendant before me and said he was willing to be true in heart and spirit and never betray me, but it seems that the scholar who would rather starve than eat that steamed bun has finally become a high official.”

    “And he has indeed learned how to be one.”

    “He’s even capable of harshly dealing with his own elder brother, even planning to harm his unborn nephew.”

    “Becoming a real high official indeed makes one feel proud for him.”

    Xue Daoyong tidied away the jade vase and did not speak further about Tantai Xianming.

    Li Guanyi had initially wanted to inquire about the Regent King, but this concerned his and his aunt’s deepest secrets and required particular caution, so he did not speak up.

    He decided to first peruse the corresponding history books to catch some clues and then go to find his aunt.

    He planned to drink his tea and leave, but the elder stopped him and turned to point at the Breaking Cloud Sky-shattering Bow, saying:

    “Go and give it a try.”

    “Just as you said, when you entered the realm today, this bow suddenly began to howl.”

    “My subdued guards tried to suppress it, but instead, they were injured in their heart meridians, reducing at least ten years of their arduous cultivation.

    Divine Weapons have a spirit; surely, a special change must have triggered this anomaly, and it must be related to you.”

    Li Guanyi looked at the bow, feeling the impulse to hold it.

    The cultivation technique of entering the realm is best when it has a lineage; the stories of General Xue also contain many hidden secrets and mysteries; after one ray of cold light, there are new techniques.

    Li Guanyi walked up to the Divine Bow, reached out with his left hand, and grasped the Divine Weapon, causing the bow to begin to hum and tremble.

    The White Tiger Dharma Form lit up, manifesting beside Li Guanyi.

    Li Guanyi then felt that Divine Charm of the lineage, and in the bronze tripod, Jade Liquid slowly proliferated, signaling that the part corresponding to the White Tiger Dharma Form was about to be filled.

    But at that moment, the bow suddenly changed, its howling intensifying.

    Li Guanyi suddenly saw a breath rise before him, converging to form an illusion-like scene, one of an endless desert under a star-filled sky, vast and boundless, and a Battle Halberd appeared before Li Guanyi, its shaft dark and its patterns in subdued gold.

    The Battle Halberd had a ferocious tiger’s mouth, and as the wind passed by, it seemed to roar like a tiger.

    It pointed directly at the Heavenly Que!

    Li Guanyi held the Breaking Cloud Sky-shattering Bow in his left hand, hesitated, and then raised his right hand, extending it.

    As if touching the halberd in the scene.

    It actually felt tangible.

    With his fingers spread, his right hand clasped around it.

    Li Guanyi, at the same time, held two Divine Weapons.