The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 110 Side Mission

The last two chapters finally finished talking about Li Yi's main mission, so next we have to talk about some of the side missions that Li Yi encountered during the three months of preparing for the Imperial College.

The first side quest is to arrange for Liu Ruyun to meet Empress Xiao. This is not difficult to do. Li Yi went to the Jingang Temple, found his junior nephew Jiyun, and used Gongsun Chan's relationship to pass a message to Empress Gongsun Feng. Of course, the Empress was willing to facilitate this matter, so that she could take this opportunity to leave the palace and meet her sister.

So seven days later, Empress Dowager Xiao, accompanied by Empress Gongsun, went to the Vajra Temple to burn incense again. Just as the Empress wished, the sisters met and chatted for a long time.

On the other side, Empress Dowager Xiao also reminisced with Liu Ruyun. It is unknown what the two talked about, but judging from the results, they must have had a good chat, because Li Yi asked Liu Ruyun to help revise the mathematics textbook, and the latter gladly accepted the invitation.

The next day, the reward from the palace was delivered to Li's house. No reason was given, but he was praised by the leader inexplicably! Li Yi didn't think much about it. Isn't it good for the boss to give more money?

The second thing was to see off the Di tribe delegation. Although Li Yi and Gu Zhou belonged to different camps, they got along well. The most important thing was that they both had doubts about Zoroastrianism. Of course, Gu Zhou was just suspicious, while Li Yi knew that Zoroastrianism was not a good thing, but he did not point it out.

If you were someone else, in a long-term brainwashing environment, when someone questioned your beliefs, your first reaction would definitely be anger. Fortunately, Gu Zhou was not a fanatical believer. After experiencing this heavenly punishment incident, the seeds of doubt had been planted in his heart.

Ten days after Li Yi's wedding, Zhai Baishan's health had recovered a lot. Although he was still very weak, he was able to take care of himself. Xian Muding, a Zoroastrian priest who was traveling with them, immediately proposed to return to the northwest grassland. He knew that Gu Zhou and Li Yi were very close during this period, so he was naturally worried about something going wrong. At his strong request, the Di tribe delegation returned to the grassland.

On the day of departure, Li Yi personally escorted Gu Zhou ten miles out of Shangjing City, chatting with him along the way. In front of the priest, Li Yi naturally would not say anything bad about Zoroastrianism, but only taught Gu Zhou how to pick up girls. He knew that Gu Zhou liked Yuehua, but Yuehua didn't seem to be attracted to him.

As an elder brother, he thought Gu Zhou was a good person, so he taught him a few tricks that he thought were very effective and suitable for Gu Zhou. Gu Zhou was also humble and eager to learn. He had seen Li Yi marry three wives in one marriage, so he naturally thought that Li Yi was an expert in love.

As they chatted, Zhai Baishan got tired of lying in the car, so he sat up, opened the window and said, "Brother Li Yi, I'm not afraid of losing, but I'm very unwilling to be defeated by you this time. It was obviously me who was beating you all the time, but in the end it was God who helped you defeat me? Why did God take away my kung fu? I've been thinking about it for more than a month and still can't figure it out. Can you explain it to me?"

Zhai Baishan's question instantly made the atmosphere tense. Xian Muding pricked up his ears. He wanted to hear how Li Yi would explain.

Gu Zhou quickly tried to smooth things over and said, "Baishan, if you lose, you lose. How can you not accept the loss? This is not like the character of a grassland boy."

Zhai Baishan sighed, "I lost, I admit defeat, but I won't accept it. I feel that he didn't win me fair and square, he must have used some tricks, or some evil magic! Anyway, I won't accept it!"

When the word "evil magic" was spoken, Li Yi paid special attention to the priest Xian Mu Ding's micro-expression. Although no changes could be seen on the surface, Li Yi still noticed the contraction of his pupils and the alertness in his eyes.

Li Yi drove his horse to level with the car window and said to Zhai Baishan, "Brother Baishan, just as you said, you have the upper hand in our fight, and I have been passively beaten, but this is exactly my strategy, and I am making sarcastic remarks to make you impatient.

I am definitely not your opponent in a normal duel, but if you make a mistake because of your impatience, I will have an opportunity to take advantage of you. You previously concluded that I would not attack, but that was a false impression I had deliberately created. The Vajra Divine Art is a technique derived from the Dharma image of Acala, and Acala is the guardian deity of Buddhism who exorcises demons and monsters.

Since you are exorcising demons, how can you not be good at attacking? If you can only defend but not attack, how can you exorcise demons? So I used words to anger you, making you lose your mind and make a wrong judgment, and then you used your strongest attack in front of me.

This kind of powerful martial arts always takes some time to activate the Qi, which gives me a chance to adjust. The route of a head-on attack is easy to capture. In other words, from the moment you think I can only defend, you are doomed to lose.

You think that God is helping me, but in fact, the thunder that fell from the sky was not a punishment from heaven, but a thunder from heaven that I transformed with my righteous spirit. If it was a punishment from heaven, how could you have survived? Would God still show mercy?

It was I who showed mercy, not God. As for your saying that I took away your skills, it was also because of the righteousness. Brother Baishan, the ghosts and spirits in your body are all evil in my Confucianism, and the righteousness is specifically used to restrain evil.

The moment the thunderbolt struck you, the righteous energy washed away all the evil spirits in you. Rather than taking away your skills, it would be better to say that it dispelled all the ghosts and spirits in you. Without them, you would naturally lose your skills."

Zhai Baishan replayed the battle with Li Yi and suddenly asked, "You said that was not a punishment from heaven. How do you prove it?"

Li Yi smiled and stretched out his right hand, gathering righteous energy in his palm. Then purple lightning appeared in his palm. Crackling sounds were heard, and the priest Xian Mu Ding beside him leaned outward unconsciously with a terrified expression.

Li Yi put down his hand and asked, "How is it? Did you believe it this time?"

Zhai Baishan nodded and said, "I believe it. If that's the case, then I'm convinced. You didn't use any witchcraft or sorcery. You relied on your own ability. I'm convinced. Although you deliberately provoked me, it can be considered a conspiracy, but there is a saying in the Central Plains that war is not without deception. I understand that you just like this kind of roundabout style of doing things, and don't want to be straightforward.

Brother Li Yi, after hearing what you said, the heavy stone pressing on my chest has finally fallen to the ground. I will go back and practice hard, and when I am ready, I will definitely come to fight you again!"

"Okay, then go back and practice hard. I look forward to sparring with you next time!"

After Li Yi finished speaking, he looked at Gu Zhou and gave him a questioning look, asking why he didn't tell Zhai Baishan the truth. His bones were damaged and he was afraid that he would never be able to recover in this lifetime. Even if he practiced hard, he would not be able to reach his previous level.

Gu Zhou said, "Baishan, your injury hasn't healed yet. You should lie down for a while and have a good rest. This way you can get better faster and start practicing as soon as possible."

Zhai Baishan smiled innocently and lay down again. Li Yi rode forward and walked with Gu Zhou, who whispered, "Thank you brother Li Yi for keeping it a secret. Baishan is a simple person. If I tell him the truth, I'm afraid he won't be able to accept it and will be devastated, so..."

Li Yi nodded and said, "Brother Gu is really thoughtful."

The two continued chatting for a while, while the priest Xian Mu Ding behind them analyzed Li Yi's words just now. On the one hand, he wanted to find out the flaws and distinguish the truth from the false, on the other hand, he wanted to find out Li Yi's true combat power, and on the third hand, he wanted to analyze Li Yi's views on Zoroastrianism.

Actually, what Li Yi said just now was true, but not the whole truth. For example, why could he use the Purple Sky Divine Thunder, when other Confucianists and Taoists did not have this ability? What was the function of the Purple Sky Divine Thunder? How was it different from the lightning in nature? Li Yi did not say anything. Of course, he did not understand it very well. The reason why he deliberately concealed the matter of the Purple Sky Divine Thunder was that Li Yi had his own intentions...

After Li Yi left, the Zoroastrian priest said to Gu Zhou, "Young Master, what do you think of Li Yi's strength? If what he said is true, he is also a master at the peak of the fourth rank, about the same as Dugu Long."

Gu Zhou nodded and said, "In my opinion, his scary point is not his strength, but his wisdom. Everyone below the extraordinary realm is mortal. Baishan once had a man who blocked 3,000 Northern Guard troops. Even if Li Yi is stronger, he is at most one man against a thousand. If we gather experts to deal with him, we won't have to worry about him. But his scheming and foresight are what worry me the most."

Xian Mu Ding asked, "Why do you say that, young master?"

Gu Zhou replied: "You know that I visited him many times while Bai Shan was recovering from his injury. My purpose was to find out his attitude towards the Di people, Zoroastrianism, and the northwest border of the Wei Dynasty."

"Oh? Did the young master find out anything?"

Gu Zhou shook his head and sighed, "Almost nothing was gained. This kid is cynical every day and acts casually, but his performance at the critical moment is convincing and even impressive.

According to my investigation, he has been in Shangjing for less than half a year. When he first came, he was only at the seventh level of Confucianism and Taoism. Now he is practicing both Buddhism and Confucianism, and his strength is comparable to the peak of the fourth level of martial arts. How can such a speed of improvement not be amazing? When you go back, you must ask the high priest about him and see if he will become a great enemy of our Di tribe, Zoroastrianism, and even the entire grassland. "

After hearing Gu Zhou's remarks, Xian Muding felt relieved. He believed that Gu Zhou was still a devout believer, so he said, "Young Master is right. Let's go back to the grassland quickly."

Gu Zhou asked: "Why is the priest so anxious? Tietou's injury has not healed yet. If he is in a hurry to travel, I am afraid he will not be able to bear the bumpy ride."

The priest sighed and said, "The situation forces us to do this. We have no choice but to work hard."

Gu Zhou could hear the hidden meaning in the priest's words and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the grassland?"

The priest nodded and said, "Yes, something big has happened. I noticed some changes in the stars a while ago, and then I divined that there was a disaster on the grassland. We should hurry back as soon as possible!"

Gu Zhou was shocked and asked, "What kind of disaster is this? Are all the people in the clan safe? How is my father?"

The priest shook his head and replied, "I can't say for sure what the specific situation is, but this winter is exceptionally cold, and we still have to buy food and supplies. I just hope everyone can survive this cold winter!"

Gu Zhou said solemnly: "Well, let's go!"

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Another side quest is that Xiaoye's underwear store opened in Shangjing City. Although it was a new store, the business was not good. Xiaoye was very worried and complained to Li Yi, saying that she was doing well in Qing'an City, but it was all because Li Yi brought her to Shangjing. Now, she has not sold a single item in three days.

Li Yi gave Xiao Ye an idea and said, "Xiao Ye, you just came to Beijing and your reputation is not well-known, so it's normal that you can't make a breakthrough. If you want to expand the market, I will teach you a way!"

Little Ye Zi of course didn't understand, so he asked modestly: "If you have a solution, just tell me! You can't tell how angry I am! The corners of my mouth are even covered with blisters! How can you be a brother like this!"

Li Yi laughed and said, "You're getting angry after only three days of not opening. You're too petty!"

Little Leaf got angry and said, "I'm petty? I'm telling you, Li! There are more than 20 people in the Li Mansion now, and there's not much money left after the wedding! Sister-in-law Shiyu was worried about how to make money, and I happened to be opening a store, so she gave me this money as a partnership, and said that we'd split the profits 70% and 30%! So if you lose everything, you can just starve to death!"

Li Yi exclaimed when he heard this: "What? No money at home?"

Little Leaf raised his neck and said, "Huh, what do you think? I heard from my sister-in-law that it seems to be enough for two or three months of expenses. If there is no more money coming in, I wonder what you will do!"

Li Yi cursed in his heart: This spendthrift woman, she squandered all the rewards so quickly! What if she really runs out of money? She will be starving? No, I can hold another concert to raise some money?

I'm afraid this won't work. After all, I'm now an official appointed by the court and the most talented person in Wei. If I do commercial performances, I'm afraid people will gossip about me. Alas, it seems that I still have to think of a way. A gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way. What should I do?