Chapter 71: The Vanishing Art of Lord Luo Gongyuan
Word Number：349
Author：闲穿径竹
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Release Time：2025-06-27
The Nestorian and Gongshu disciples stood back to back, alert for any sign of an assassin. Suddenly, a figure in dark blue night robes, face concealed, drifted past. Several reached for their blades—but before they could strike, the stranger vanished before their eyes, leaving not a trace behind. The watchers stood stunned. Not one among them could say how he had disappeared. A Nestorian disciple spoke in alarm. “Could he have mastered the art of invisibility? Perhaps he slipped among us unseen and struck down our brethren, one after the other.” He had scarcely finished speaking when a six-pointed throwing weapon flew from the shadows. No one saw where it came from. A Gongshu disciple, quick-eyed and steady, deflected it with a single stroke of his blade. “This place is no longer safe. We must fall back.” The group withdrew and returned to Guo Ziyi’s camp, where they reported the incident to Guo, Yang Mu, Que Qian’ge, and Es. Que, visibly unsettled, murmured, “Could it be true—has this man truly mastered the art of vanishing?” Guo Ziyi spoke gravely. “I have heard it said that in this world, there are three men who possess the art of vanishing: Zhang Guolao, Ye Fashan, and Lord Luo Gongyuan. In the early years of the Kaiyuan reign, His Majesty the then-Emperor sought to learn this very art from Luo Gongyuan himself. I recall more than one court minister speaking of it.” It is told that, in those days, Emperor Li Longji expressed a desire to learn the art of disappearance. To this, Luo Gongyuan replied: “Your Majesty governs with jade edicts and golden decrees, and your will has reached the Nine Heavens. As a true sovereign descending to guide the people, it is fitting to follow the example of Tang and Yu in ruling through non-action, and to continue the frugal ways of Emperors Wen and Jing. To set aside your treasured sword and ride no fine horse—these are virtues befitting a sage-king. But with the weight of empire upon your shoulders, the reverence of the four
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