Qin Xiao said with some embarrassment: "Are you saying that I am suitable for the path of a Taoist priest?"

"You can think so." Hongye ignored his teasing and continued: "When you first started practicing [Ancient Intention and Qi Jue], did you know that it was a Taoist technique?"

Qin Xiao shook his head.

"That's right." Hongye said patiently: "Just because you didn't know its mystery at the beginning, you wouldn't have a strong desire to break through the level. When you practice, you just follow the circumstances, which is in line with the Taoist nature of seeking nothing.

Heart, and you do have some talents, so your progress has been rapid."

Qin Xiao finally understood and said in surprise: "Are you saying that the reason why I practice so fast is because I don't know its mystery?"

Now that I think about it carefully, this is indeed the case.

When Hongye taught the [Ancient Inspiration Technique], Qin Xiao only thought it was a very common breathing method. Of course, he did not expect that the [Ancient Inspiration Technique] turned out to be the top technique in the Taoist sect. At that time, he would not have any intention of making a breakthrough quickly.

, even when he broke through, he was not aware of it.

"Anyone who obtains the top Taoist skills will have the desire to break through and advance in his heart, and he will be full of expectations for it." Hongye said: "But this is precisely the biggest taboo of the Taoist skills. As long as there is desire and expectation in the heart,

It becomes a shackle for advancement, and it is difficult to break through. Therefore, any master who practices Taoism will read a lot of Taoist scriptures to reduce the desires in his heart. Every time you reduce the desire, the obstacle to advancement will be reduced by one point. But what can truly be achieved?

How can it be easy without seeking the natural state?"

Qin Xiao nodded slightly. Hongye's words tonight made him suddenly understand a lot on the path of cultivation.

Hongye stared at Qin Xiaodao: "You entered the Zhongtian realm in a very short time, in addition to your talent, it is also because you did not have too deep desires on the path of cultivation before, and it is completely consistent with the Taoism. But now you already know

After understanding the mystery of [Ancient Intention and Qi Jue], I have desires in my heart and want to advance quickly. The more I think like this, the harder it is to make a breakthrough." After a pause, he said: "In future cultivation, you can treat it as the same person as you.

Eat and sleep normally, don't have too many distracting thoughts, let everything take its course, and progress should be much faster this way."

Qin Xiao looked solemn and said respectfully: "Thank you, sister, for your advice. I've written it down." But in his heart, he was thinking that Taoism practices emphasize the importance of being natural, but he doesn't know what Buddhism and Confucianism emphasize.

Hongye glanced outside, then stood up and said, "Okay, it's already very late. I'll leave first, so you can take care of yourself." As he was about to leave, Qin Xiao hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?"

"Do I have to report to you where I am going?"

"That's not what I meant." Qin Xiao sighed: "We have been separated for a long time, and it is not easy to see each other today. In such a short time, you have to leave again. I don't know when we can see each other next time."

Hongye said calmly: "I can't speak, so what can I do if we meet each other? I came here tonight just to tell you to be careful these days. If you offend Xia Houning, he will not let it go and will probably do something to you.

Ruthless hand, be careful at all times."

"Sister came to Hangzhou this time, did she come here to protect me secretly?" Qin Xiao thought of Hongye who had secretly protected me in Turtle City for three years, and it was not impossible that she would continue to protect her secretly now.

Hongye glanced at Qin Xiao and did not answer. He just asked: "If he arranges an assassin for the Sanhelou banquet tomorrow night, how are you going to deal with it?"

"He can only arrange assassins." Qin Xiao said: "Although he is a marquis, he does not dare to assassinate officials of Dali Temple openly. I know that tomorrow night's banquet must be a trap, but I can't avoid it all the time. Many things are still unclear.

We need to deal with him face to face. Chen Xi, the young prisoner of Ziyi Prison, is a master and will go with me tomorrow night. With him by my side, ordinary assassins would not dare to take action."

"It seems that you still trust that eunuch." Hongye said disdainfully: "You are really bold to hand over your life and death to a eunuch."

Qin Xiao thought for a moment and then said: "Sister, do you think Chen Xi can't be trusted?"

"Whether he is trustworthy or not is not important." Hongye said lightly: "What is important is that no matter when and where you are, you should control life and death in your own hands."

"Sister Hongye, are there many Great Heaven Realm masters in this world?" Qin Xiao suddenly asked.

Hongye didn't know why Qin Xiao asked this question, but she still shook her head and said: "Phoenix feathers and unicorn horns."

"So is there a lot of Zhongtian realm?"

Hongye thought for a moment and then said: "It's not too much, but it's definitely not too little."

"So if you are a sixth-grade master, will you let others drive you, or even be willing to become an assassin?"

Hongye sneered and said: "Most people who have reached the sixth level are naturally arrogant and arrogant, and of course they will not become shady assassins. But there are many things in the world that have no definite answers. Some Zhongtian level masters

For the sake of related interests, assassination may not be possible."

"Sister Hongye, based on your judgment, does a sixth-grade master have the strength to sneak into the Governor's Mansion and kill people invisibly?" Qin Xiao asked.

Hongye smiled disdainfully and said: "In the eyes of a sixth-grade master, even though the Governor's Mansion is heavily guarded, for him, he can get in and out as he pleases." In his tone, he naturally did not regard the Governor's Mansion as his own at all.

One thing.

"What if it's fifth grade?"

"Then it depends on his level of fifth-level cultivation." Hongye said: "If you have just entered fifth-level, it will still be a little difficult to sneak into the governor's mansion to avoid the guards and carry out an assassination, but in the middle of fifth-level, you still have enough strength to do it quietly.

Sneak in. If you enter the late stage of the fifth rank, or even about to enter the sixth rank, then the Governor's Mansion will be no different from the sixth rank in his eyes."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Xia Houning wants to kill me. Do you think it is more appropriate to kill me in Sanhe Building, or to directly send someone to sneak into the Governor's Mansion?"

Hongye hesitated for a moment and then said: "Of course he sneaked into the Governor's Mansion. He held a banquet in the Sanhe Building. If you went to the banquet and died there, everyone would suspect that it was him."

"That's right." Qin Xiao's smile faded and his expression became cold and stern: "If he wanted to kill me, it would be best to send someone to sneak into the Governor's Mansion to assassinate me, but why didn't he do this?"

"Because he doesn't have such a powerful assassin in his hands." Hongye was so smart that he understood instantly.

Qin Xiao nodded and said: "Yes, if he had a sixth-grade assassin, he wouldn't bother too much. So I can conclude that he does not have a sixth-grade master, only a fifth-grade master at most. And as my sister said, even if he has a sixth-grade assassin,

The fifth-grade assassin has not reached the late fifth-grade stage, and may have just entered the fifth-grade realm. If this assassin is sent, the Governor's Mansion will be heavily guarded, and there are people from the Purple Clothes Prison guarding here. The fifth-grade assassin is not sure and dare not

We have to sneak in, so we can only arrange it in the restaurant."

A hint of admiration flashed in Hongye's eyes, and he nodded: "Your inference is not wrong. Xiahou Ning has four personal guards around him, three are fourth-grade, and one is fifth-grade. The fifth-grade expert is called the Black-headed Eagle.

."

Qin Xiao was not surprised that Hongye knew Xiahou Ning's situation so well. He nodded and said: "If he wants to send someone to assassinate him, he must be someone very trustworthy. It is very likely that he arranged for Black-headed Eagle to take action."

"So what?" Hongye said: "You have just entered the fourth level. If Xiahou Ning really arranges for the black-headed eagle to assassinate you, you will not be an opponent at all."

Qin Xiao thought for a moment and smiled: "Actually, I had a plan before. When I went to the banquet, I sat next to Xia Houning. Once the assassin appeared, I would kidnap Xiahou Ning on the grounds of protecting Xia Houning, while Chen Xi was still there.

, In this way, the assassin's assassination can be resolved. This plan is 70% sure of success, but as my sister said, in this way, life and death are not completely in my own hands. So I originally wanted to think about it carefully tonight.

I wonder if there is any better way to deal with it."

"In the face of absolute power, all strategies are useless." Hongye said simply and clearly: "How can you ensure that you can quickly control Xiahou Ning when the incident occurs? Do you know that Xiahou Ning is also in the fourth level of Zhongtian Realm, and his strength is

Not beneath you."

Qin Xiao asked in surprise: "Is he also in the Zhongtian realm?"

"It seems that you really don't know much about him." Hongye sighed softly: "Xiahou Ning knows a lot about you, but you know very little about him. You actually came up with a plan to kidnap him to protect yourself. I don't know what to say about you.

Is it too stupid or too naive?"

Qin Xiao smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that I am really stupid. If my sister hadn't come to remind me tonight, I might not be able to walk out of the Sanhe Building alive tomorrow night."

"Since we know it's a trap, there's no need to go through this banquet." Hongye said calmly: "You are safer in the Governor's Mansion than anywhere else."

Qin Xiaowei pondered for a moment and then said coldly: "If you have a strong opponent, the safest way is to eliminate him. Since Xiahou Ning has murderous intentions towards me, he will always think about taking action. The most dangerous thing in the world is to kill him."

The troublesome thing is being targeted by a powerful enemy."

"You want to kill him?" Hongye was a little surprised.

Qin Xiao smiled lightly: "Since he wants to kill me, why can't I kill him?"

"Do you know his origins?"

"If you have to consider his background when dealing with the enemy, then there will be no change of dynasty." Qin Xiao said calmly: "But there is no chance to make a move yet, I can wait patiently." Staring at the red leaves, he said softly: "

But for the banquet tomorrow night, I suddenly came up with a better way to deal with it."

Hongye asked simply: "What can I do?"

"This method depends entirely on sister's help." Qin Xiao smiled and said: "If you don't help, this plan will not be implemented at all. If you say it, it will be in vain." He sighed and said, "But I estimate that you are 80% likely.

Jiu will not agree."

Hongye snorted coldly and said: "You still want to use tricks in front of me? You are really overestimating your own capabilities." He stood up and said: "I don't care what your plan is. I came here tonight to remind you that you have already exhausted your benevolence and righteousness, and you are dead.

It's your own creation." Without any nonsense, he turned around and left. This time, Qin Xiao couldn't stop him from shouting. He followed him to the door, but Hongye had disappeared.

Qin Xiao didn't expect that the plan to provoke the general would have no effect on Hongye. He shook his head with a wry smile and sat at the table, wondering whether he was really going to the banquet tomorrow night. Soon a gray shadow floated into the room. Qin Xiao was stunned to see Hongye already standing beside him.
Chapter completed!