Who says sleep is not spiritual practice?

Chapter 254
The number one eunuch in the capital?

The legendary star-seeker?

Hearing Yu Yi's introduction, Deng Xia couldn't help being stunned.

The top ten eunuchs in the capital are well-known in the Jianghu, especially in recent years, Emperor Jinghong intends to suppress the Jianghu forces and consolidate the imperial power, so many great eunuchs have led the eagle dogs and the Chu army to kill sects that were forcibly branded as crooked. , It made people in the whole Jianghu panic, seeing the eunuchs in Jinyi's mansion, they were afraid to avoid it!

Deng Xia has met eunuchs seven times during his more than [-] years of wandering in the rivers and lakes, but they were all small people who could not stand on the stage.

But every time, beside the eunuch, there would be a group of people whose cultivation level was much higher than him, rushing to present a heavy gift, constantly lowering their posture and saying flattering words, just begging the emperor to clean up the rivers and lakes, not to spread to himself!

Not long ago, Deng Xia even saw two well-known rulers of small sects in a tavern nodding and bowing to an old eunuch of the seventh grade acquired!
You know, those two are both at the peak of the Fate Star Realm, and they are only one step away from entering Haoyue's existence!In that small city, there are two earth emperors, who dare not refuse to obey an order!
But that day, when the Emperor Tu saw the real eunuch from the capital, he acted like two dogs!

Deng Xia clearly remembered that at that time, a group of people from all walks of life in the tavern were commenting on their daughter who was known as the double beauty in the city, and there was no lack of admiration in their words.

According to the rumors, the two eldest ladies had a cold and arrogant personality, and their eyes were above the top on weekdays. They even rejected many decent disciples from famous families, and they even said that there was no man in the world worthy of them!

And this cold arrogance also made many people regard the second daughter as an inviolable goddess!

But he didn't want to be in the tavern that day, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the old eunuch with a layer of white powder on his face, whiter than a corpse that had been dead for three days, walked in surrounded by many people. The two closest people are the two eldest ladies who are known as the double beauty in the city!
The old eunuch held the hands of the two daughters, rubbed and kneaded their fingers constantly, and touched their delicate bodies with his elbows again and again, while the two men couldn't help but glanced at them on the street because of a man. The eldest lady who was about to draw her sword to cut people, but there was no trace of disgust and disgust on her face, but a flattering smile on her face!
In the tavern, there was an admirer of the eighth grade Houtian who couldn't stand it anymore. He spent all his money and bought a jar of the strongest wine. After drinking it all, he suddenly pulled out the long sword on the table, and the sharp edge was straight. Point to the old eunuch's heart!

For a moment, countless people applauded secretly, and prayed that this sword could successfully kill the old eunuch!
however……

The man's sword only came half a foot in front of the old eunuch, before it was snatched by the two eldest ladies, and stabbed into his chest with their backhands!
boom!
The man's body fell backwards, with a mocking smile hanging on the corner of his mouth before he died, and the long sword stuck in his chest was pointing straight up.

It seems to be saying that his dignity as a swordsman has never collapsed!

Seeing this scene, all the people in the rivers and lakes felt sorry for it in their hearts, and they also hated the second daughter who shot him, but they all rushed to say, "This person dares to offend the adults, and he deserves death!"

The old eunuch smiled and ordered that the man's body be thrown out to be fed to the dogs. At the same time, his left and right hands stretched out a finger and stroked the two girls' backs lightly, praising them for their good performance.

The two girls looked at each other and smiled, saying in unison:

"Thank you for your compliment!"

At that time, Deng Xia was drinking with some new friends in the corner. He remembered that one of them whispered something to him:

"Deng Xia, look at him, he's also the seventh-rank Houtian, around 40 years old, you haven't even been to a brothel once, but this father-in-law is hugging Shuangyan in the city, so happy!"

"or……"

"You also enter the palace to be a father-in-law?"

Deng Xia didn't say a word, just called the shopkeeper to pay for the drink, and then left the tavern alone with the sword.

The way is different, do not conspire with each other!

That night, he wanted to collect the body of the man who died in the tavern today, but he asked the beggars on the street, and learned that he had already been taken one step ahead.

In order to please the old eunuch, the rulers of the two sects jointly ordered that the man's body, which had been gnawed into bones by wild dogs, be smashed to ashes!
Deng Xia stood on the street for a long time without saying anything, but felt that the wind that night was very cold.

This is not the river and lake he heard from the neighbor's grandfather when he was a child!

"An old eunuch of the seventh rank in Houtian can make the stars in the world shake their heads and beg for mercy, and make the woman whom countless men dream of laughing and serving!"

"And I, Deng Xia..."

"You actually offended an old... big eunuch from the Star Reaching Realm?"

Deng Xia smiled wryly, not knowing whether to feel despair or honor.

He once heard someone mention that the top ten eunuchs in the capital are:

One picks the stars, five suns, four bright moons.

Among them, the last four great eunuchs whose cultivation level was only at the peak of Haoyue had their names changed from time to time. They were either killed by vengeful Jiang Hu people, or they were caught up and driven out by other people in the palace.

Many accomplished people in the world are not afraid of these people. They not only call them loyal dogs of the imperial court and old eunuchs, but occasionally some people even get drunk and say that they are going to kill an eunuch to vent their anger on the world!
Although the end will be miserable in all likelihood.

As for Wuzun Yaori, who ranked second to sixth, their rankings in the palace would only change every few years, and each change would cause huge waves in the entire Jianghu.

The most recent time was a few months ago when Xu Xiaosi, who was ranked fifth, fell in the dead wood forest. There were nine of the top ten eunuchs left, and no one has taken his place so far.

As for the remaining first eunuch...

Ever since the top ten eunuchs were named in the capital, the person sitting in the first position has never changed, and it has always been that person!
Because he is a star!
"Senior, you said that the person named Jing Rang is His Majesty's uncle?"

Deng Xia couldn't help asking:
"But he is a member of the royal family, so why did he become one, one..."

He hesitated, but he still didn't say the word "eunuch".

An imperceptible disappointment flashed across Yu Yi's eyes:

"You want to ask, why did Jing Rang become an eunuch?"

Deng Xia nodded, and said:
"The word eunuch is a bit insulting."

"but……"

"The eunuchs I have met, including the one just now, their words and deeds are not worthy of my respect."

Yu Yi's face softened slightly:

"Most of the eunuchs who entered the palace were poor people. They chose to abandon their dignity as men in order to have a full meal. For them, this old man also deeply sympathizes."

"However, there are also a small number of people who have no worries about food and clothing, and even have respected backgrounds, but they voluntarily enter the palace and become eunuchs. For them, the old man feels that there is no need to respect them!"

"Because they don't even respect themselves!"

Deng Xia wondered:
"But why did those pampered people choose to degenerate and become eunuchs?"

"Could it be just to please the royal family?"

Yu Yi shook his head:

"No, they are for cultivation."

"Practice?"

Now Deng Xia was even more puzzled.

Could it be possible that being an eunuch can improve one's talent?
Just listen to Yu Yi explain again:

"There are several extremely high-level exercises in the Imperial Sutra Library, and they all need to be born in the palace before they can be practiced!"

"The old man heard from a friend that when Jing Hong's father, the previous emperor Jing Cheng, was still the crown prince, Jing Rang was the only prince who had the strength to threaten his crown prince. There are cliques formed in the court, each has a group of supporters, and the forces behind it are hard to distinguish for a while, and it is almost to the point of fighting with each other!"

"Later, the emperor at that time invited the two of them to play a game of chess in the study."

"It is rumored that in that game of chess, Jing Rang killed Jing Cheng to the point of losing his helmet and armor, and he was powerless to fight back. But when the game was halfway through, the emperor called him to stop."

"I don't know what happened after that. Half a day later, the father and son walked out of the study room, and then Jing Rang announced that he would voluntarily withdraw from the battle for the throne, and disappeared from everyone's sight."

"Outsiders only thought that he had been treated unfairly and was forced by the emperor to withdraw from the battle for the throne. He would surely end up in depression for the rest of his life, but they never thought that when Jing Rang appeared again more than ten years later, he would not only become a The eunuch has become a star-struck!"

"It's ridiculous that at that time, Jing Cheng was still sitting on the throne, waiting for his father to die and abdicate!"

"..."

Deng Xia was thoughtful:
"Senior, what do you mean, Jing Rang practiced a high-level exercise that only eunuchs can practice, and with this, he was promoted to the Star Reaching?"

Yu Yi nodded:

"Complete high-level exercises are very rare, and it is even more difficult to find one that suits you all over the world. Therefore, most of the star-seeking exercises are self-created or modified exercises to achieve today's achievements."

"But the scenery is different."

"His skills were bequeathed by his predecessors, and they fit his talent very well, that's why he was promoted from Haoyue to Zhaixing in just over ten years!"

"..."

Deng Xia's expression was strange.

Does the skill match Jing Rang's talent?
What talent?Is it the talent to be an eunuch?
He didn't understand, but was shocked:

"But senior, I just heard that Eunuch Jing said that it took you less than ten years to go from the beginning of the star-seeking practice to the late-stage star-seeking practice, which is better than his decades of hard work."

"If his skills are suitable for him, why is there such a big gap with yours?"

"..."

Yu Yi was silent for a while.

The next moment, he glanced at Deng Xia, and said with a strange expression:
"You don't think Jing Rang's practice speed is very slow?"

"Wrong, wrong!"

"The star-picking state has a lifespan of 300 years. For many people, decades are just a retreat. Now Jing Rang is just over a hundred years old, and his cultivation base is only one step away from entering the late stage of star-picking. If this continues, this life There is hope to touch the fifth grade of innate!"

"As far as this old man knows, many of the stars have been trapped in this situation for the rest of their lives!"

"..."

Deng Xia understood.

It's not that Jing Rang practiced too slowly, it's that the old sword master is too terrifying!

In less than ten years, it is better than the other party's decades of penance.

So to say……

Since even Jingrang has the opportunity to touch the fifth grade of innate, isn't it a certainty that the old sword master will be promoted to this realm in the future?
And he, Deng Xia, was lucky enough to hold a sword for a future congenital fifth rank, and entered Beijing together...

It's just like dreaming!
however……

Soon Deng Xia calmed down again.

Sometimes, too much talent is not necessarily a good thing!
After all, with the royal family's way of continuously suppressing the forces in the world, they must not be happy to see the appearance of a second innate fifth rank!
So after seeing a corner of the old sword master's terrifying talent, instead of feeling that his own safety is guaranteed, he feels that this trip is getting more and more dangerous!
at this time.

Yu Yi restrained his smile and asked solemnly:

"So, after knowing all this, do you still agree to enter Beijing with the old man?"

Deng Xia frowned slightly, and instead of agreeing immediately, asked:
"Senior, since your talent is so much stronger than that of Eunuch Jing, why do you insist on entering Beijing?"

"Aren't you afraid of that one taking action to suppress you?"

The one he was talking about was naturally the founding emperor of the Chu Kingdom, the only one in the world who was born in the fifth rank of Dragon Raising Realm, Jing Yang.

It is precisely because of the existence of this person that for hundreds of years, almost all the stars have not dared to enter Beijing rashly!
And Yu Yi is No.1 that Deng Xia knows!
Yu Yi didn't explain much about this, but just said:
"The old man has a reason to go to Beijing."

"..."

For this unsatisfactory answer, Deng Xia couldn't help sighing.

next moment.

He stepped forward, poured himself a bowl of strong wine, and drank it down heartily.

Just like the swordsman who stabbed an old eunuch with a sword in a tavern, was killed by Shuangyan in the city, and after his death, his body was fed to wild dogs, and his bones were smashed into ashes.

He also chose to see death as home.

"Since the seniors are not afraid of that one person anymore, what do I, Deng Xia, have to be afraid of?"

"It's nothing more than risking your life to accompany a gentleman!"

Deng Xia put down the bowl, wiped the corner of her mouth with her sleeve, and laughed loudly:
"If Eunuch Jing is short-tempered and spreads his grievances on me, then I will admit it!"

"An unknown person of the seventh rank of the day after tomorrow can be remembered by a star picker, and I can be considered enough to be recorded in the annals of history, and this life is not in vain!"

After hearing this, Yu Yi smiled gratifiedly, and praised without hesitation:
"Very good, with this determination, you are a real swordsman!"

"The old man can predict that if you can leave the capital safely this time, your name will definitely be included in the annals of history in the future!"

Deng Xia smiled wryly:
"Leaving a name in history, I dare not expect extravagantly."

"I would rather die than regret!"

Obviously, he is not optimistic about his own survival.

Yu Yi smiled and comforted:
"Don't be so pessimistic."

"I might as well tell you that before I came to Jizhou this time, the old man went to find an old fortune-teller surnamed Wu. He exchanged a jug of spirits for him to calculate the eleven hexagrams. The results were without exception, and all of them were signed!"

"..."

Deng Xia was surprised.

Fortune teller?

Isn't this all the tricks of charlatans to steal people's money?

The old sword master also believed in this?
I only heard Yu Yi add another sentence:
"That old gentleman is also a star."

As soon as this remark came out, Deng Xia breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer so nervous.

A fortune teller in the Star Reaching Realm, that should be reliable, right?
And the eleven hexagrams are all signed!

This is God bless!
No matter how bad it is, it can't be all wrong, right?

But what Deng Xia didn't know was that when Yu Yi first approached the old fortune-teller, he first did the ten hexagrams, and all of them ended up being signed.

He couldn't get angry, so he asked the old man to change all the lottery signs into upper lottery signs, and even counted eleven hexagrams. Only then was he satisfied and set off for Beijing.

　Only five days have passed this month, and I have already exchanged two leave slips, ahh, I have blocked my way out (emmm, in fact, there is still one that can be exchanged at the end of the month)

　　Codeword, codeword!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)