The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 581: The Wisdom Sutra on the Roots of Controlling All Dharmas

"Xuyan came at the right time. Nini was sulking after hearing the news that you were going to get married. She locked herself in the house and refused to see anyone." Yang Xuyan was a very skilled martial artist. On the surface, he was the Duke of Liaodong County, but secretly he was the leader of the Demon Sect's Butian Dao.

It was precisely because he knew Yang Xuyan's identity that Wang Shichong trusted him very much. The relationship between the two was quite strange. They could be said to be old friends, or allies. As an elder, Wang Shichong valued Yang Xuyan very much and even pushed his niece into his arms.

On the other hand, Yang Xuyan relied on his abilities and talents to perform outstandingly in the three expeditions to Goguryeo and the Battle of Yanmen City. When he first entered the officialdom, he was the Liaodong County Governor and Liaodong Marquis. Now he is the Liaodong County Duke who is in charge of two counties and a frontier official with military power.

Compared with himself, this Luoyang City Guardian is a little inferior. Although he seems to be the top leader of the Eastern Capital Luoyang, he is actually quite constrained. He does not have many people he can use under him. The only ones he can rely on are his relatives and the masters of the Demon Sect Laojun Temple. However, compared with himself, the Laojun Temple has a closer relationship with the Taoist Master Bu Tian in front of him.

Fortunately, the Demon Sect not only values ​​strength but also interests. Wang Shichong is not really without anyone behind him. After all, he is the former Atom. He persuaded Rong Jiaojiao to become one of the Five Mingzi of the Great Ming Sect, and their relationship became closer. However, Wang Shichong did not believe that Laojun Temple wholeheartedly believed in and helped him.

To be honest, Wang Shichong wanted Yang Xuyan's full support more than winning over Laojun Temple. However, Yang Xuyan was also a powerful lord, and his overall strength was not inferior to his own. At the birthday banquet for Prince Tong of Dongping, he had personally heard many secrets, including the details of how the evil king Shi Zhixuan achieved Grandmaster status, which made him value Yang Xuyan even more.

It should be noted that the Evil King Shi Zhixuan is the master of the Butian Dao and Huajian School. The current Butian Dao master Yang Xuyan is the direct disciple of the Evil King Shi Zhixuan. It should be noted that there is a big difference in status between the disciple of a grandmaster and the disciple of a half-step grandmaster.

Wang Shichong is a former atom of the Daming Zunjiao. Now he has great power and many soldiers and generals under his control. He is highly regarded by Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. If he wants to, he can certainly provide a lot of help to the Daming Zunjiao. However, he is afraid of the many masters of the Daming Zunjiao and dare not keep them by his side. However, he is reluctant to help them in this way, so he can only use them in a limited way in a roundabout way.

Now, hearing that the Evil King Shi Zhixuan is already a Grandmaster, other ideas arise in his mind, that is, to win over Yang Xuyan, and use him as a springboard to indirectly use the Grandmaster Shi Zhixuan to intimidate and use the Daming Sect. You must know that there are still many masters in the Daming Sect.

After Yang Xuyan had coaxed Dong Shuni, the two walked all the way to the hall, where they were greeted by Rong Jiaojiao's radiant smile. "Xuyan is so lucky. Nini and Jiaojiao are known as the two beauties of Luoyang. Wherever they go, there are a group of young men vying for their pursuit. They are all attracted to you, so you must not let them down."

Yang Xuyan nodded in agreement and winked at the two women, which made them angry. However, at that time, the Sui Dynasty had not yet been destroyed, and Yang Xuyan still had a nominal master, Pei Ju. In order to gain a foothold in the court, he had no choice but to marry Pei Ju's daughter. Moreover, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty endorsed him and personally issued an edict to grant the marriage. No one present could change this.

Fortunately, Wang Shichong was born into a Hu family, and Dong Shuni also has half Hu blood, so they don't care about this. Rong Jiaojiao is even more deeply rooted in the underworld. She is not only the successor of the Laojun Temple of the Demon Sect, but also one of the Five Mingzi of the Great Ming Sect. She doesn't care about marriage at all.

Dong Shu Ni fell in love with Yang Xu Yan and was willing to be his concubine as long as Yang Xu Yan always treated her well. Yang Xu Yan also did not treat Dong Shu Ni badly. Now Dong Shu Ni is a real innate talent, not a second-rate person with decent lightness skills in the original book.

As for Rong Jiaojiao, it is different. She has the support of the demon Taoist Bi Chen, and her martial arts are also extraordinary, but there are not many changes compared to the original. She is only greedy for Yang Xuyan's body and the Butian Dao forces behind him.

After three rounds of wine and five kinds of dishes, Wang Shichong asked Yang Xuyan why he left Liaodong. Yang Xuyan answered "truthfully". At that time, because of the avoidance of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, rebellions were everywhere in the north, and ambitious people continued to rise up. He (not the Duke of Liaodong, but the Lord of Butian) received an order from Yang Guang to assassinate important figures of the rebels in order to curb their development.

"I originally planned to kill the intelligence chief under Li Mi and seize the list of intelligence personnel. However, I didn't expect that something unexpected happened in Hebei. Dou Jiande, who had been silent for several years, began to exert his strength. It is suspected that there were powerful families from Hebei pushing him behind the scenes. We had no choice but to turn back and deal with that side first." Yang Xuyan's words made Wang Shichong, who had also received the intelligence, nod slightly.

The two men analyzed the current situation and felt that Li Mi posed a greater threat than Dou Jiande. Whether in terms of background, ability and wisdom, supporters behind him, geographical location, or military power, Li Mi had the upper hand.

It was precisely because of this that Li Mi faced more elite soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. First, there was Zhang Xutuo, the most powerful general of the Sui Dynasty, and then there was Wang Shichong who was stationed in Luoyang. Neither of them was easy to deal with. However, the enemies Dou Jiande had to face were different. As long as he did not provoke the Duke of Liaodong, it would not be difficult for him to succeed, at least for now.

As night fell, after coaxing Dong Shu Ni to sleep, Yang Xuyan was invited to Wang Shichong's study. The lights were on in the study, and Wang Shichong was reading an ancient book with great interest.

Yang Xuyan knocked on the door and Wang Shichong answered. Then the two of them had a closed-door conversation. A night passed, and the next day Wang Shichong was still full of energy and smiles. On the contrary, Yang Xuyan was a little listless, but his expression showed some joy.

Wang Shichong looked at him and Dong Shuni with a smile and said, "Young people need to know how to be moderate. They should avoid excessiveness in everything. Nini is still young, so please be kind to her fragile body."

Dong Shu Ni pouts and protests when she hears this, as if it really is the case. Yang Xuyan rolls his eyes helplessly, thinking to himself, "Don't you really know what's going on?"

Last night, Wang Shichong used his tricks to persuade him, appealing to his emotions (Dong Shuni's feelings for him) and reasoning with him (the benefits brought by the Great Ming Sect), and personally delivered the "Wisdom Sutra of the Root of All Things" to him, successfully persuading this young master to agree to join the Great Ming Sect and become a noble atom.

Wang Shichong was absolutely sure that Xu Kaishan could accept Yang Xuyan. After all, compared with ordinary martial artists, Yang Xuyan, the Duke of Liaodong, could bring more and greater benefits to the Daming Zun Sect, and no one in the Daming Zun Sect could resist such benefits.

Yang Xuyan doesn't harbor much ill will towards the Daming Zun Sect, as they are quite powerful. In the original novel, they became villains more out of their stance. However, Yang Xuyan is a villain himself and doesn't mind accepting them, forming a villain alliance, and ultimately fighting back. He personally wrote a letter to Wang Shichong, inviting the Daming Zun Sect's masters to enter Liaodong. If they are unwilling, they can use the Zhuojun market and continue to operate in the grasslands outside the Great Wall. He can provide more convenience.

Wang Shichong's request to let him introduce the Evil King was rejected by Yang Xuyan, and the reason was very good. After the Evil King broke through to the Grandmaster level, he wanted to join the small circle of hermits and gradually fade out of the world. This matter had already been widely circulated, which gave Yang Xuyan an excuse and also provided cover for Shi Zhixuan's action of transforming into Pei Ju.

But there are still some people who don't believe it. They are Xie Hui and Tiandao Song Que, who were expelled from Sichuan and are still living under other people's roofs.

After receiving the "Wisdom Sutra of the Origin of Controlling All Dharmas," Yang Xuyan stayed for a few days to appease Dong Shuni. He agreed with Wang Shichong to announce the engagement of the Duke of Liaodong and Dong Shuni as co-consorts before departing. However, his destination was not Hebei, where Dou Jiande was, but Jiangnan.

Kankan hadn't gone far yet. If he walked faster, he could still catch up with her and give her the "Wisdom Sutra of the Origin of Controlling All Things", hoping it could be helpful to Zhu Yuyan. But his real target was: Heavenly Sword Song Que!