Chapter 63: Peeping into the Palace, Night Parade of One Hundred Demons

After leaving the courtyard, Ding Hai first went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, exchanged the great merits under his name for a top-level treasure, and then took away all the resources in the account.

After getting the Baoshan Seal yesterday, he only practiced it superficially and could be considered to have gotten the hang of it.

If it weren't for Wang Wu, Ding Hai was planning to practice this seal to perfection slowly on his own.

But now it seems that it is no longer possible.

He needs a method that can improve his combat effectiveness and take his strength to a higher level.

Although he acted very relaxed in front of his master Qingyun and his junior fellow apprentice Qianhe, claiming that taking the Empress Dowager Cixi's head was as easy as taking something out of a bag.

But that was just a strategic contempt for the enemy. If a real fight came, he would not dare to underestimate the Qing court's profound foundation of more than 300 years.

The decline and fall of the Qing Dynasty was visible to everyone, and anyone with a discerning eye knew that the Qing Dynasty had reached the end of its dynasty.

For this reason, all the major Dharma schools in the world have long since turned their backs on Qingting.

Therefore, you shouldn’t run into the Yangshen Zhenjun from any of the major sects on this trip.

Mongolia and Tibet have long been alienated from the Qing court over the years. Perhaps there are still masters working hard for the Qing court, but their level will never be too high, and it is impossible for them to die for the Qing court.

What they really need to fear are only Qingting’s own background and the monsters in the white mountains and black waters.

Although the Five Immortals in the White Mountains and Black Waters are famous, Ding Hai knows that they are just that famous.

The northern sects headed by Quanzhen and the Mongolian and Tibetan Tantric Buddhism had long since broken their backbones.

When they followed the Qing court into the country, they would massacre cities and eat blood for food at any time, which had already angered all the righteous sects.

But at that time, the Qing court was at its peak, and under its command were all the powerful monsters of the Mongolian Tantric Buddhism and the White Mountains and Black Waters.

There were three or five major sects that could not stand the behavior of these monsters and took the lead in resistance, but they were eventually wiped out by the Qing court with a thunderous force.

The situation was stronger than the people, and the remaining lineages had to swallow their anger in order to preserve their own heritage.

After the Qing court took control of the country, in order to guard against anti-Qing forces in various places, the forces in its hands were naturally dispersed across the country, and the forces it could mobilize in a short period of time actually decreased instead of increasing.

After the descendants of those destroyed legal lineages saw this opportunity, they began to unite various forces to seek revenge.

Under their promotion, the various northern lineages secretly formed a secret alliance with the Mongolian and Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, which wanted to expand its influence in the Qing court at that time.

Using legitimate means, those demon kings who once served the Qing court were sent to various remote places in the Central Plains one by one, and were killed legally and reasonably.

Except for a black dragon that escaped in time after sensing something was wrong, all the demon kings who committed the bloody cases have disappeared in the long river of history.

Therefore, on the side of the Five Immortals, apart from a group of great Yin God monsters, the only one worth noting is the Black Dragon Monster King.

Although the Black Dragon is a demon king comparable to the Yang God, he still has animal nature and lacks means.

As long as he can find its reverse scale, Ding Hai is confident that he can kill it by jumping levels.

What made him unsure was Qingting’s own background.

After so many years in the customs, Ding Hai himself didn't believe that Qing Ting didn't have the power of the Yang God level.

However, under the hidden calculations of the major lineages and the Mongolian and Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, the Yangshen Realm masters who truly belonged to Qingting were basically killed as soon as they appeared.

Logically speaking, Qing Ting does not have the combat power of the Yang Shen realm at this time.

After all, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom back then stripped the Qing court of its underwear, and there was no Yangshen-level combat power to assassinate the kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

But Ding Hai always feels unsure.

Forget it, let's take a step by step.

After leaving the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ding Hai strode out of Maoshan and began to head north.

Along the way, whenever he encountered famous mountains and rivers, he would stop for a moment, using all his strength to activate his Sky-Observing Pupil to observe the terrain and its shape. The Mountain-Hugging Seal, which he had just mastered, soon reached perfection.

With Ding Hai's reckless investment, by the time they were near the capital, the magic seal he got from Wuyi God had been perfected by Ding Hai.

At three o'clock in the morning, Ding Hai arrived outside Yongding Gate.

With the magic pupil working, Ding Hai could see clearly the arrangements hidden in the dark by Qingting.

There are two teams of spearmen in the soldier hiding cave of the city wall.

Hidden in the city gate tower were three left-wing monks at the transcendental level and a dozen great boxers.

It’s a pretty good configuration. An ordinary Yin Shen Zhenren would probably be in a mess if he encountered such a situation.

Don’t think that the fact that Ding Hai now uses Yin Shen Zhenren as a benchmark when calculating his own combat power does not mean that Yin Shen Zhenren is everywhere. That is just the survivor bias and the fact that Ding Hai’s own level has improved.

In the eyes of the Qing court, the anti-Qing forces that Wang Wu, the martial arts master, could contact were not worth the trouble of a Yin god to wait here.

While seeing Qing Ting's secret arrangements, he also saw a few old acquaintances outside the city.

Huo Yuanjia, the Yellow-faced Tiger of Tianjin, and Mr. Qin from the Iron Knife Sect.

Why are they here?
Could it be that he and Ding Hai have the same idea?
With a slight movement of his mind, Ding Hai took a step forward and suddenly appeared in front of Huo Yuanjia and Qin Ye who were dressed in night clothes.

When Huo Yuanjia and Qin Ye, who were crawling on the edge of the moat, saw Ding Hai, their first reaction was not surprise but horror.

With their strength, they were only able to notice the figure when he approached them. They were probably dead now.

Only after they saw Ding Hai's face clearly in the cold moonlight did they breathe a sigh of relief.

Acquaintances, some to talk about.

Master Qin held the hilt of the knife and asked Ding Hai tentatively, "Master Feiyu, what do you want here today?"

"Master, if you are short of money, I, Huo Yuanjia, am willing to sell everything I have to raise money for you. I just hope you don't go astray." Huo Yuanjia's hand was never far away from the hilt of the knife.

The moment they recognized Ding Hai, they both breathed a sigh of relief, but they also couldn't help but sigh, and subconsciously considered Ding Hai to be on Qing Ting's side.

There is no way. The reputation of Taoist Feiyu of Qingyun Temple for being greedy for money can still be heard in the underworld near Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.

This time, the Qing court offered a very high price in order to capture several major leaders of the Boxers who had managed to escape from the capital.

If it weren't for the chivalrous spirit still left in Huo Yuanjia and Mr. Qin's hearts, and if it weren't for the beautiful scenery in their hearts, they would have seen that Qingting could not last long.

I am afraid that even they cannot afford the high reward offered by the Qing court and become its running dogs.

It was normal for the two to think that Ding Hai, a money-grubber, would join Qing Ting and become his accomplice because of the huge sum of money he received.

“I have been in the south for several years and know very little about the current situation in the capital.

I have come to visit you today to ask you what has happened in the capital recently?

Did the Qing court hang Wang Wuye's head on the city gate? "Faced with the hostility of the two, Ding Hai acted unconcerned. If he were in the same situation, he would be extremely alert if he was suddenly approached by a stranger he had only met a few times.

Huo Yuanjia and Qin Ye, who were on guard, looked at each other after hearing Ding Hai's words.

It seems like someone has been wrongly accused?

Huo Yuanjia was once saved by Ding Hai. Although he was afraid that Ding Hai would defect to the Qing court and become an accomplice of the evil, he was still unwilling to conflict with him.

Taoist Feiyu is evil and greedy, so it is better to be on guard against him for the time being.

Mr. Qin had fought alongside Ding Hai, but the two were in different positions at the time.

Standing on the side of the Canal Merchants Association, his biggest impression of Ding Hai is that he is extremely greedy, so at this moment he dare not trust Ding Hai easily.

"Master, have you heard of boxing groups and boxers in the south?" Huo Yuanjia, who had a good impression of Ding Hai, was the first to answer Ding Hai's question.

"Of course I know." The Boxers were mentioned in the history textbooks of the new century. The historical event of the Allied Forces' invasion of China had been several test points. How could he not know about it?

"Wu Ye was the leader of the Shandong Boxers. He once led them in a bloody battle with the foreigners in the Tianjin area. Under Wu Ye's leadership, the Boxers fought hand-to-hand with the foreigners without fear of death, killing them so many that the foreigners were terrified."

"The Qing government saw that the Boxers were useful, so they sent people to recruit them. At that time, Master Wang Wu disagreed with surrendering to the Qing government, believing that the Qing government could not be trusted.

However, due to the complicated origins of the Boxers, although they all shared the same incense stick, they each operated independently, and in the end, most of them were incorporated into the Qing court. "

“But the Qing court never thought about fighting the foreigners in an open and fair way and regaining the dignity of the Celestial Empire.

They recruited the Boxers just to increase their bargaining chips so that they can negotiate with the foreigners." When Huo Yuanjia said this, he was so angry that he wanted to tear those corrupt officials in the court to pieces.

In his opinion, if those corrupt officials in the court had not been softened by the glory and wealth, the court's troops and the Boxers who flocked to the court from all over the country would have a chance to drive the foreigners out to sea.

"After the negotiations with the foreigners, the Qing government began to dislike the Boxers as an eyesore, and with the instigation of the foreigners, the Qing government turned around and joined the foreigners in hunting down and killing the Boxers.

Master Wang Wu was surrounded and killed by the masters of the Qing court's Ministry of Internal Affairs and the foreign rifle team. "

I would rather be friends with foreign countries than be my domestic slaves. Ha, ha ha, ha ha. A hint of blood rose from Ding Hai's mouth.

Living in that era, after hearing about this situation personally, he wanted to chop off the Empress Dowager Cixi's head even more.

"In order to lure out the Boxer leaders who had fled out of Beijing, the Qing court cut off the head of the Fifth Master, saltpetered it, and hung it on the outer gate of Yongdingmen.

I am Yuanjia, a humble man. Today, I came here with Master Qin to give Fifth Master an intact body. I wonder if Taoist Feiyu could give me some help.

After the Fifth Master is buried, Yuanjia will give you a generous gift even if he has to spend all his money."

At the end of his speech, Huo Yuanjia simply laid out his thoughts.

As long as Ding Hai doesn't stop them tonight, Huo Yuanjia is willing to spend all his wealth to ensure that Ding Hai does not return empty-handed.

Master Qin also said: "Although I am not as wealthy as Brother Huo, I am willing to offer a generous gift."

Looking at Huo Yuanjia and Qin Ye who were sure that he was here to stop them tonight, Ding Hai did not explain that his purpose was actually the same as theirs.

Sometimes, no matter how much you say, it is better to do it and show it to others.

"According to what you said before, Mr. Huo, Mr. Wang Wu's body has been collected by you?" Ding Hai wanted to confirm where Wang Wu's body was.

If Wang Wu's head was in the hands of Huo Yuanjia and the other man, they would immediately take away Wang Wu's head and bury him as soon as possible.

If it is still in Qingting's hands, then find Wang Wu's body first and then cut off his head.

This was to prevent the Qing court from finding out that Wang Wu’s head had been taken away and using his body to vent their anger.

The reason why Ding Hai did not take off Wang Wu's head before looking for Huo Yuanjia and the others was because he took this into consideration.

"It's in our hands." Huo Yuanjia and Qin Ye were also veterans. When they saw that Ding Hai did not ask them how much money they could give, but instead paid attention to where Wang Wu's body was, they immediately reacted.

Here come friendly troops.

"After the Qing court cut off the Fifth Master's head, they didn't pay much attention to his body and just had it thrown into a mass grave. It was at the mass grave that Master Qin and I met.

With our eyesight, there is no way we could have mistaken the body." Huo Yuanjia briefly told Ding Hai how Wang Wu's body ended up in their hands.

After confirming that Wang Wu's body was not in Qing Ting's hands, Ding Hai disappeared in a flash.

In less than a breath, he returned to the two of them, holding Wang Wu's shriveled head.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, he did not take action against the Qing court minions in the city gate tower.

Let's just keep their heads hanging on our necks for a few more days.

Seeing Ding Hai retrieve Wang Wu's head after a sudden change of figure, Huo Yuanjia and Qin Ye were delighted and even more surprised!
The place where they were hiding was at least a mile away from Yongdingmen, and Ding Hai could go back and forth in one breath. Is he still a human being?
Ding Hai, who was sitting opposite them, could clearly see the way the two people looked at him, but he did not blame them: "Since Wu Ye's body is in your hands, please bury Wu Ye properly. In a few days, I will bring a similar offering to worship Wu Ye."

After solemnly handing the head in his hands to the two men, Ding Hai disappeared into the night.

It's time to find out how many cards Qing Ting currently has in his hand.

If I don't have many cards in my hand, I can send that old Buddha to death tonight within my ability.

If there are many experts, then make careful plans and send them to the underworld one by one.

Although Ding Hai had never done such a thing as assassinating the king before, with his extreme speed, there were few people in the world who could escape his assassination.

Taking advantage of the night, Ding Hai circled the Forbidden City several times.

With the help of the Guantian Fatong, he found out a lot of useful information. There are still many masters in the Qing court. The number of Yin Shen fighters in the Forbidden City is roughly ten to twelve.

The reason for the fluctuation is that two Yin Shen masters are stationed not in the Forbidden City, but in the residence of high-ranking officials in the inner city close to the Forbidden City.

Ding Hai couldn't tell whether these two Yin gods were the power of the Qing court or the personal power of these two dignitaries.

So we just counted them together.

Anyone who dared to show up on the day he took action will be killed.

In addition to these forces that are visible, there are three places in the Forbidden City that Ding Hai cannot see through at the moment.

But the sky was about to brighten, and without the cover of night, it was no longer suitable to continue the exploration. Ding Hai blended into the night and left the inner city.

He planned to go deep into the Forbidden City tomorrow night to find out the background of the three Qing courts and see if he could deal with them.

If possible, then find the Empress Dowager Cixi's hiding place and kill her directly.

If that is not possible, then we will activate the earth veins to stimulate all the resentful and evil spirits that have been accumulated under the Forbidden City for more than five hundred years, and then start a night parade of ten thousand ghosts.

At that time, he would take advantage of the situation and kill the old Buddha.

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