Chapter 101: The Three Martial Emperors, Zhu Zhi's Ambition, Entering the Tiger's Den
"Are you going to the City Lord's Mansion?"
Meng Hong asked.
Jiang Nan nodded.
Meng Hong said: "Zhu Zhi is not easy to talk to and doesn't show much of his appearance. His mansion is never let in. Even I have never entered his mansion in so many years. You may not be able to get in."
Jiang Nan sneered in his heart.
It would be weird to hang out with people from the Divine Court and let people in.
"It doesn't matter. Regardless of whether you are allowed in or not, when you come here, you have to pay a visit. Otherwise, it would be rude."
Jiang Nan put his hands behind his back, looked at the City Lord's Mansion in the distance, smiled slightly, and said calmly.
"Besides, I now suspect that the City Lord's Mansion is related to the Divine Court, so even if you are not allowed to enter, you must go in. Therefore, it is imperative to enter the City Lord's Mansion!"
"Is it related to Shenting?" Meng Hong's expression was shocked, and a dangerous light flashed in his eyes, "Seriously?"
Jiang Nan turned to look at him, and Meng Hong quickly explained: "Special envoy, don't get me wrong, I just can't believe it. After all, the city lord's palace belongs to the royal family of Zhu."
With his cultivation of the second level of the Martial Emperor, he was able to condescend to explain to Jiang Nan, which shows Jiang Nan's status in his heart, and at the same time, he really admires Jiang Nan from the bottom of his heart.
If he was very polite to Jiang Nan at first because of his status, but Jiang Nan conquered two cities in two days, Jiang Nan's status in his mind suddenly improved.
"Isn't that right? You'll know when you go there."
Jiang Nan said lightly.
Meng Hong said solemnly: "I am with you! If it is really related to Shenting, this matter is not trivial. I am afraid that the special envoy will be in danger."
Jiang Nan thought for a while and said, "Okay."
Meng Hongnai was the Emperor of Wu, so if anything happened, he would have someone to take care of him.
"Let's go."
Then he jumped up and jumped from the top of the 100-meter-high city.
Bang!
Stepping hard on the ground.
Dense cracks suddenly appeared under my feet, like spider webs.
The people guarding the city were immediately shocked.
What a strong body it takes to achieve such an effect!
They felt that what fell on the ground was not a human being, but a ferocious beast!
Meng Hong's face twitched slightly, but he was also envious from the bottom of his heart.
As we all know, the stronger the body, the greater the power and the stronger the defense.
For a warrior, the physical body is very important.
But not everyone can beat their body to such an extent.
This is talent, and it is difficult to make up for it the day after tomorrow, unless there is a special opportunity.
But this kind of opportunity is rare but hard to come by.
Meng Hong took a step forward and appeared beside Jiang Nan in an instant, and then the two of them walked towards the city lord's palace.
Rolling Stone City is a big city, and the city lord's palace covers a very large area, like a palace.
At this time, in the city lord's palace, a middle-aged man dressed as a martial artist flashed across the long front yard in just one step and strode towards the back hall. He was clearly a strong man in the kingship realm.
In the grand hall, the first person was a middle-aged man wearing a python robe with a majestic expression.
It was Zhu Zhi, the lord of Rolling Stone City.
There were three people sitting on both sides of it, two men and one woman, all of whom had a strong atmosphere.
The man in the green robe on the seat on the left looks like a scribe, but there is a sharp edge on his body, as if the whole person is a sword.
The man in black on the right seat was so hot that he seemed to be a furnace.
Therefore, there was no one sitting next to him.
The other one is a good-looking woman in her twenties with a cold complexion. Her hair is tied up and she is wearing a Taoist robe with a few pale pink lotus flowers embroidered on it. She is actually a Taoist nun.
Different from the other two, this woman has a calm breath and a calm face, as quiet as an orchid blooming alone in the mountains.
This powerful martial artist knew very well that these three people looked like the prince's aides.
But no one in the outside world knows that these three are Lu Hui, the leader of the Tianjian Sect in the Three Thousand Miles Fengming Mountain, Ouyang Siyuan, the leader of the Liehuo Sect in the Tianfeng Mountains, and Zhong Liyu, the leader of the Izumo Taoist Temple.
The three of them are all in the seventh level of the Martial Emperor and are very powerful.
Because their three major sects are all located in a huge buffer zone between the Monster Clan, the Demon Clan and the Ming Dynasty, they have been able to develop steadily and survive to this day.
The martial artist strode in with his head high and his chest high, without squinting his eyes. He clasped his fists and respectfully said to Zhu Zhi who was sitting at the top: "Your Majesty, Meng Hong is here."
"Meng Hong?" Zhu Zhi frowned slightly, his eyes were slightly cold, and he said calmly: "Why is he here? Doesn't he know that people from the Demon Slayer Division are not welcome here?"
The martial artist cupped his fists and said, "I don't know, but there is a handsome young man wearing white clothes beside him. Judging from the two walking side by side, the young man next to him seems to have a good background."
"The boy in white?" Zhu Zhi was a little surprised.
He didn't expect anyone to come at this time.
Moreover, Meng Hongnai is the two-star guardian of Canglan Mansion, and his status is respected, but he is working with a young man, which shows that this young man's status is not low.
Which prince is it?
But why does the prince come to Canglan Mansion at this time?
Now that Canglan Mansion is being invaded by strange things, which prince dares to come in person?
"What does he look like?"
The martial artist then gave a rough description.
"He is very handsome, like a banished immortal..." According to the appearance described by the martial artist, Zhu Zhi was slightly startled, "Could it be him?"
The "scribe" next to him was Lu Hui, the leader of Tianjian Sect. He asked: "Your Majesty, who is this person?"
Zhong Liyu on the side also looked at Zhu Zhi curiously.
Zhu Zhi turned around and said with a smile: "If I guess correctly, it should be Jiang Nan, the only son of Prince Yong, who is also the special envoy of the Demon Slayer Division."
Prince Yong?
As soon as he said this, Lu Hui's eyes flashed with fighting intent.
He heard that Prince Yong was known as the "White Sword King" and that his sword skills were superb. Unfortunately, Prince Yong had been leading a million-strong army to guard the Demon Abyss, and he never had the chance to fight him.
"I really hope to fight Prince Yong. I want to see who is more powerful, my sword or his!"
Lu Hui said calmly.
As soon as these words came out, a flash of fighting spirit flashed in the eyes of Ouyang Siyuan and Zhong Liyu.
Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second.
The three of them have been stagnant in martial arts for several years, so they eagerly hope to find an evenly matched master to fight with.
Only through constant fighting can you break through yourself and advance further in your cultivation.
A glint flashed in Zhu Zhi's eyes.
He Zhu Zhi has never been satisfied by Rolling Stone City, not even the entire Canglan Mansion and the entire Southern Territory.
What he wanted was the entire Ming Dynasty.
His father Zhu Yiren failed in his bid for the throne, and Zhu Zhi will take back the Ming Dynasty throne again.
Winning over three top masters will play a vital role in his subsequent imperial hegemony.
Of course, the price is not low either.
After the completion of the work, the three of them will be named the three great national masters, and the three 30,000-mile territories of the Eastern Region, Southern Region, and Western Region of the Ming Dynasty will be entrusted to the three sects as the development areas of the three sects.
However, Zhu Zhi is not a fool either.
He has already planned that he will use special methods to fully penetrate into the three major sects.
And the current plan has been partially implemented successfully.
As long as the full penetration is completed, the better these three sects develop, the more beneficial it will be to him.
Because, in the end, these three major sect generals will belong to him, Zhu Zhi.
In the end, these three powerful Martial Emperors will only be the puppets of the three major sects, making free contributions to the three major sects.
Zhu Zhi smiled and said: "There will be opportunities. And now is an opportunity."
Lu Hui turned to look at Zhu Zhi and saw that Zhu Zhi had a confident look on his face. His eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice, "Do you mean to capture Prince Yong's only son and force Prince Yong to fight?"
Zhu Zhi smiled and said, "That's exactly what I meant."
Lu Hui raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, are you not afraid that the court will blame you for this? And just now you said that he is the special envoy of the Demon Slayer Division, and you detained him without authorization. I'm afraid the Demon Slayer Division will not agree."
Zhu Zhi smiled and said: "Sect Master Lu is overly worried. Who said that I, Zhu Zhi, detained him? He thought he was right and lost a bet with your disciples, and then he kept his identity and messed around, and was finally detained by your disciples."
It has nothing to do with me, the little Lord of Rolling Stone City."
"Bet with a disciple?"
Lu Hui raised his eyebrows and smiled at the corner of his mouth.
This is in line with the characteristics of sect disciples who like to learn from each other, and also in line with the character of young people.
This reason is very appropriate...
The eyes of Ouyang Siyuan, the leader of the Liehuo Sect, and Zhong Liyu, the leader of the Izumo Taoist Temple, moved slightly.
Although I think this reason is rustic and even far-fetched, I have to say that it is a very good and pragmatic reason.
As for detaining Prince Yong's son, how to deal with it later, and how to explain it to the royal family, that is Zhu Zhi's business and has nothing to do with their three major sects.
They are all laymen when it comes to infighting in the officialdom, and Zhu Zhi is the best at it.
As for Meng Hong, the two-star guard envoy, no one present took him seriously.
As long as he dares to step into the city lord's mansion, he will be a dead man.
Everything in the City Lord's Mansion will never be disclosed to the public, especially the people in the Demon Slayer Division.
The secrets here cannot be revealed at all.
Lu Hui touched his palms and said with a smile: "Good wishes, Your Majesty."
As long as the 'White Sword Emperor' Jiang Junjian can be forced out for a fight, everything else is just trivial matters.
Ouyang Siyuan and Zhong Liyu also nodded in agreement.
Zhu Zhi smiled slightly, Prince Yong's son came at the right time.
Of course, Meng Hong can be killed, but Prince Yong's only son cannot die.
If he died, the entire dynasty would be in turmoil.
When the time comes, not only Prince Yong will go crazy, but also General Jiang Tianxing will go crazy. Zhu Xuan's relationship with the Jiang family is very unusual. In order to quell the anger of the Jiang family, he will definitely carry out a large-scale crusade.
By then, Prince Ren's lineage will probably be overwhelmed by the army before they start an uprising.
A little impatience will mess up a big plan.
Zhu Zhi knew very well that his current strength was not enough to fully confront the imperial court.
But it’s soon...
"Your Majesty, do you need us to avoid it?"
Zhong Liyu, who had a cold face, said calmly.
Zhu Zhi shook his head and said: "No need. But I would like to ask you three to be careful not to let Meng Hong run away. Now that he is here, don't let him leave again."
The three of them nodded.
It would be too embarrassing if three top masters from the seventh level of the Martial Emperor let one of the second level Martial Emperor escape.
Don't say that you can't live with them, even Zhu Zhi will look down on them.
Zhu Zhi talked to the three people and did not avoid the martial artist who reported. It was obvious that this martial artist had a high status in the city lord's mansion.
Zhu Zhi said to the martial artist below: "Instruct the guards to let them in."
The martial artist cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Then he turned around and left.
The City Lord's Mansion is in the center of Rolling Stone City. It would take at least an hour and a half for ordinary people to walk from the city gate to the City Lord's Mansion.
But Jiang Nan and Meng Hong only spent a stick of incense.
Jiang Nan looked at the city lord's palace, which was as majestic as an emperor's palace, and the two teams of guards wearing yellow-bottomed python pattern mandarins and carrying swords at the door. He suddenly had an illusion in his heart, as if Zhu Zhi, the lord of Rolling Stone City, was preparing to become the emperor.
generally.
Jiang Nan said calmly: "This Zhu Zhi seems to have an agenda."
Meng Hong nodded and said with a slightly solemn expression: "If the special envoy hadn't said that he was related to the Divine Court, I would have only thought that this was a unique spectacle for the royal family. But now it seems that Zhu Zhi has never allowed anyone, including us demon slayers, to
The people from the Department who entered his mansion may have been hiding something."
Jiang Nan smiled and said: "Whether you are hiding something or not, you will find out if you go in for a visit. I hope I am worrying too much."
Meng Hong nodded.
The two quickly approached the city lord's mansion.
The tall red door is closed, and only a small door next to it can enter and exit.
"This is the City Lord's Mansion, no one is allowed to enter at will!"
The guards standing guard at the door on both sides stopped them with a crash.
Even when they saw that the clothes Meng Hong was wearing were the uniforms of the Demon Slayer Division's guardian envoys, the guards showed no fear and looked calm.
Jiang Nan glanced over and felt something in his heart.
These two teams of guards with swords were actually masters of the Burning Sun Realm.
You know, some of the masters of the Burning Sun Realm in the army are already at the centurion level, but here they are just gatekeepers.
This Zhu Zhi’s pomp is not small!
Jiang Nan took out the purple gold token and said: "Jiang Nan, the special envoy of the Demon Slayer Division, is here to pay a visit to the Lord of the City."
Seeing Jiang Nan take out the token and announce his door, a guard clasped his fists and said politely: "It turns out to be the special envoy. The Lord of the City has an order. Please come in."
While talking, a group of guards pushed open the red door and invited the two of them to enter.
I originally thought it would take a lot of effort, but I didn't expect it to be so easy.
This made Meng Hong feel a little strange.
Jiang Nan also felt a little surprised.
This was completely different from what Meng Hong described, and he couldn't help but glance at Meng Hong.
Meng Hong gave him an innocent look.
Jiang Nan smiled slightly, "Let's go."
Although they felt a little strange, neither of them felt that there would be any danger in entering the city lord's mansion this time.
After all, one is the Martial Emperor and the other has many treasures on his body. Even if there is any danger, it shouldn't be a big problem to escape unscathed.
Moreover, they did not think that Zhu Zhi would dare to take action against the people of the Demon Slayer Division.
It was with this confidence that the two of them dared to enter boldly.
But they didn't know that Zhu Zhi really dared to take action. There was a big net waiting for them in the courtyard behind.