In the first year of Tianbao, the Great Yan swept across the wilderness, and the fragmented empire was once again unified.
The God City is the heart of the empire, and the Imperial City is the most majestic and awe-inspiring place in the entire God City. There are countless Yulin troops patrolling inside and outside the Imperial City. Only the outer city of the Imperial City has countless terrifying auras that are annihilating. Any attempt in the air
Anyone who approaches the imperial city will be killed on the spot.
Only by entering through the main entrance can you avoid being pursued by Ouchi masters.
The first general manager of the imperial city and the commander of the Yulin Army was Gongwu, the commander of the bodyguards under Emperor Yan in the past.
That Gong Wu is said to be a member of the Northern Clan. He is extremely talented and at a young age, he has already reached the upper level of strength realm.
How strong is Gong Wu? Rumor has it that he is at least one of the top five young people in the capital city.
On the new Feng Chu list, Gong Wu ranks third.
Tonight is a full moon. Gongwu, who was wearing heavy black armor, patrolled the outer city of the imperial city, then used Qinggong to reach a high-rise building in the inner city of the imperial city. He stopped at the top of a certain eaves and scanned the entire city.
Imperial City.
Following him were more than a dozen Ouchi masters.
The masters at Ouchi remained silent and watched Gongwu scan the entire imperial city.
The palace commander is an extremely cautious person. Almost every time he burns incense, he will go upstairs to take a look.
In fact, there are crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the imperial city. I don’t know how many hidden masters the imperial court has hiding in the imperial city. If an average high-level power leveler dares to come to the imperial city, they are seeking death.
However, not long after the new rule was established, His Majesty once reminded the Yulin Army to be vigilant at all times.
The palace commander kept this in mind and was diligent and careful in patrolling every night.
After Gong Wu looked it over and found no hidden dangers, he fell down from the upstairs.
Several senior officials saluted: "Palace Commander."
Gong Wu said "yes" and said solemnly: "Your Majesty has been in a bad mood these past few days. Since we are patrolling the imperial city, we must not make any mistakes."
Several people looked calm, but they were very curious in their hearts. Is Your Majesty in a bad mood?
How did Gong Commander know this? Although they were masters in the palace, the chance of seeing Emperor Yan on a daily basis was very low. Usually, they might not see Emperor Yan once a month. Although Gong Wu was the commander, he was slightly better than them.
It's a little better, but it's impossible to grasp His Majesty's movements like this, right?
There was no need for Gong Wu to explain the source of the news to his subordinates. After speaking, he continued to patrol the palace with a few people.
Along the way, you will see a large number of Yulin troops, all carrying bows and armor, holding knives, and fully armed.
The atmosphere does seem to be a little more serious than usual.
Gong Wu led his men and patrolled outside Tianbao Hall.
Tianbao Hall was the original Qianyuan Hall. After the founding of the Yan Kingdom and Cao Su taking control of the imperial city, he changed the Qianyuan Hall to Tianbao Hall, which was the place where courtiers met the emperor.
Logically speaking, it was late at night and there should be no sound from Tianbao Hall.
But when Gong Wu came outside Tianbao Hall, he unexpectedly found that the lights in Tianbao Hall were still on and there were several soldiers standing outside the hall holding halberds.
Gongwu saw a familiar face outside the palace.
"Palace Commander."
The white-faced and beardless young man smiled at Gong Wu.
Gongwu stepped forward and saluted: "Master Xun, today is Tianbao Hall."
Xun Zhi smiled and said: "His Majesty summoned the ministers of the Military Machinery Pavilion to discuss the matter. It should be over soon. If the palace commander is fine, he can patrol the Tianbao Hall for a while."
"Oh!" Gong Wu suddenly realized.
Does the emperor summon the ministers of the military aircraft cabinet late at night to discuss matters?
This is quite rare!
Although His Majesty has great talents and strategies and has unified the world, he does not seem to be an overly diligent person. Since he came to the throne, he has rarely discussed with important ministers late at night.
Generally, tasks that can be done during the day should never be put off until night.
Gong Wu didn't dare to think too much. It would be a good thing for your Majesty to be more diligent.
Xunzhi and other Yulin Army guards stood outside Tianbao Hall. The few people beside him stood solemnly like giant spirits, majestic and indifferent.
In Tianbao Hall, candlelight illuminated the entire hall.
Several figures knelt in front of the temple.
A sad atmosphere echoed in the hall where no one spoke.
After a long time, the man sitting in the high position slowly spoke.
"The trip to Tongtian City was not my intention, but I had to go."
Cao Su spoke, and the ministers below were very sad. They did not expect that the empire had just begun and the emperor was about to go to Tongtian City.
Many people have never heard of the news about Tongtian City. It can even be said that it is difficult for people who have not cultivated to the first level to know such secret things.
Once Cao Su went to Tongtian City, the only path announced by the imperial court was "the death of the emperor".
Just like Emperor You in the past, they are actually the same, but they have never been recorded in history.
After all, Tongtian City is a different realm, which is very different from today's Dayan.
"Don't act like I'm dead. I just went to Tongtian City. It doesn't mean that I died in Tongtian City. If there is a chance in the future, I can still return to Dayan, but maybe in ten or twenty years,
Even a hundred years later.”
When Cao Su reached the Mysterious Realm, his lifespan was five hundred years, which was a long time for the entire dynasty.
Perhaps by the time Cao Su came out of Tongtian City, the Yan Empire he had conquered with his own hands had already fallen apart.
"His Majesty!"
The ministers below were all loyal to Cao Su, and some even showed their sorrow directly, with tears in their eyes.
Cao Su walked down from the main hall and came in front of all the ministers. Wen included Weng Xiao, Jiang Qi, Zhong Jin and others, and Wu included Su Chao, Wang Qing, Hong Ding and others. All the ministers knelt in front of Cao Su and stood there for a long time.
Willing to get up.
Cao Su said calmly: "The great Yan Dynasty established the country with military force, and civil and military strategies should have lasted for ten generations. Now the world is peaceful, but the remnants of the Wanping Sect have not been eradicated."
"How do you think we can clear out the Wanping Sect?"
Your Highness and everyone raised their heads, still in shock that the Emperor was about to leave for Tongtian City.
Compared to the departure of the Emperor, what does the cleanup of the Wanping Sect mean? The world has been conquered by Dayan, and the Wanping Diocese is a Jianghu sect that cannot make any waves.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the Wanping Sect and Tianji Pavilion are collaborating. Now the main scope of activities is in Lizhou. Lizhou is a mountainous place. It was originally a barbaric land. There are many ignorant mountain people in the mountains. To clean up the two sects, we must first
Find out the specific locations of the two cases."
As a veteran, Weng Xiao was the first to speak.
As soon as he opened his mouth, others began to offer suggestions.
"Ruzhou, Tongzhou and other places can be ordered to set up checkpoints to specifically target Jianghu people from Lizhou, and then locate the traces of the Wanping Sect or the demons of Tianji Pavilion."
"We can issue a decree and order all the righteous men in the world to attack the Wanping Sect and Tianji Pavilion together. With the power of all the people in the world, how can the two sects stop them?"
"There are many sects in Shendu, and many of them have enmity with the second sect. It is better to send the sects from Shendu southward, into Lizhou, and uproot the two sects."
Everyone stood at a high place, and the strategies for dealing with the two sects were immediately announced.
Cao Su nodded slightly, with some emotion in his heart. This is the power of the empire. When he was young, the Wanping Sect and Tianji Pavilion seemed like giants, which were beyond his reach. But now, the whole world is crawling at his feet.
, he can mobilize various resources to deal with these two Jianghu sects.
Even top sects that are different from ordinary sects are just like this in Cao Su's eyes, not worth mentioning.
Cao Su smiled and said, "That's good. Autumn is coming soon. Hunting the Second Sect can be one of the exam questions for this Autumn and will be given to the students of our empire to complete."
"Hunting Second Sect!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire palace fell silent, obviously frightened by Cao Su's generosity.
All the ministers started thinking, and it seemed that His Majesty was very determined to eradicate the second sect.
This represents a kind of weathervane, perhaps by wiping out the remnants of the two sects, we can further pry into the emperor's will.
As a minister, in addition to managing the normal operation of the empire, this is the only work left to do on a daily basis.
The ministers were all observant people. Seeing Emperor Yan's eyes as bright as a torch and full of confidence, they all knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live", which meant that they all supported the emperor's policy.
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Late at night, Shendu Palace.
Cao Su, wearing a dragon robe, came to Yaohua Palace.
Yaohua Palace is the palace where the emperor and empress reside.
After the world was unified, Cao Su eliminated complexity and simplified it, and changed the titles of concubines in the harem to four levels, namely nobles, beauties, palace people, and concubines. The emperor and concubines were above the fourth level.
Princess Anyang was recuperating from her injuries, and the position of emperor and concubine was handed over to Liu Yiqi.
Therefore, Liu Yiqi was called "Queen Liu", who was in charge of Yaohua Palace and managed the affairs of the harem.
Li Nanyan and Ma Yuanji, who had followed Cao Su earlier in the early years, were both named nobles and officially had their titles.
When Cao Su stepped into the palace, the maids in the Yaohua Palace knelt down on both sides when they saw the emperor approaching.
In the palace, Liu Yiqi is wearing a scarlet cloak, a long skirt with phoenixes and peony clouds, and a golden woven cotton belt to restrain her slender waist. The mountains are like gatherings and the waves are like angry waves. Time cannot cover up her beauty at all.
She still looks like a young girl in her twenties.
"His Majesty."
Liu Yiqi greeted gently.
Cao Su quickly helped her up and said, "How many times have I told you, why should we be so rigid in etiquette between husband and wife?" Then he held her hand and walked into the palace.
Liu Yiqi let Cao Su hold her hand and walk inside, her face slightly red: "Your Majesty, the Sixth Palace is also a palace, and someone must set an example."
The two of them entered hand in hand. The Yaohua Palace was quiet, and rows of burning candles lit up the palace space.
The red shadow of candlelight fades away from Luo Shang, and the spring night is warm under the hibiscus tent.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to go to Tongtian City?"
Liu Yiqi lay on top of Cao Su, with a trace of worry between her brows.
Cao Su stroked her smooth back. Thirty-year-old Liu Yiqi had a voluptuous figure. Even though she had given birth, her figure was not out of shape at all. On the contrary, she had a bit more of a peach-like charm, which made Cao Su unable to stop.
Cao Su sighed: "It's not that I have to go, it's actually the rules of heaven and earth."
"Tongtian City monitors the world of Great Yan. After Anyang breaks through the mysterious realm again and stabilizes the realm, I will go to Tongtian City with her."
"Although this world seems to be calm, in fact it is still full of dangers. The secrets of Xuanjing and Tongtian City are the keys for all warriors to go further."
"I can only enter the world with my body. If I reach a higher realm in the future and gain stronger strength, it will also be a kind of protection for Dayan."
Cao Su explained a lot to Liu Yiqi and felt a lot of debt in his heart, but he had no choice.
The road to heaven is difficult, and only by becoming a more powerful being can we change the current situation.
Liu Yiqi looked sad when she heard this. She was just an ordinary person. Although she took good care of herself, she was still an ordinary person after all. She also wanted to accompany Emperor Yan to Tongtian City, but with her body
She opened her little cherry mouth and said, "Your Majesty, can't you take your concubine with you?"
Liu Yiqi looked sad, as if she was crying, and Cao Su's heart softened: "It's not impossible."
Her eyes lit up immediately.
However, Cao Su shook his head again: "But with my new abilities in the profound realm, I may not be able to protect you and others completely when I arrive in Tongtian City. It is better to stay in Dayan, which is safer."
"Although Tongtian City cannot be easily left, as long as you have cultivated to the late stage of the Mysterious Realm, you will be qualified to compete for the position of Inspector."
"Once you become an inspector, you can patrol the world. I can also come back to Dayan from time to time."
Cao Su smiled and said: "Yiqi, you know my strength well. I am extremely talented. After entering the Xuan Realm, my martial arts practice will still advance by leaps and bounds. I believe it won't be long before I can come back to see you. Wait.
After I establish myself in Tongtian City, I will take you there!"
Liu Yiqi has been a wife for many years, and she somewhat heard some of the implications of Cao Su's words. Even though she is a mother of two children, she is still a little shy.
Cao Su looked at her shy and charming look, and immediately moved his index finger, and the silk-like quilt slipped from the two of them.
"Queen, it's still early, it's better to practice hard."
Liu Yiqi was shocked. Cao Su was a top-notch martial artist in the world. He was very powerful and fierce. She was about to fall apart after the fierce battle just now. It was almost dawn now. If there was another battle, wouldn't it be as early as dawn?
She quickly begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, my concubine is no longer able to survive. Please call Qiao'er to serve you."
After saying that, without waiting for Cao Su to refuse, he took the initiative to call Cainu, who had been waiting, to come in.
Cao Su frowned and said: "Originally I just wanted to be alone with the queen, forget it, it's just this once, it won't happen next time."
Liu Yiqi smiled slightly and waved to Cai Nu, who was a little nervous.
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The next day, it's dawn.
There was a faint light, and a ray of light shot out from the imperial city, shooting towards the southeast.
At the same time, the monks from the Demon Slayer Taoist Hall who had already taken action in the city had just entered Lizhou.
In Lizhou, in the south of the country, marsh gas is constantly growing, miasma is everywhere, and snakes, insects, rats, and ants can be seen everywhere.
If it weren't for the strong martial arts culture here, and the fact that there were many precious medicinal herbs and rare monsters in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, ordinary cultivators would rarely come here.
The people in the Demon-Slaying Dao Hall formed several small teams and sneaked into the outskirts of Shiwanda Mountain.
Su Chao led one of the teams and personally inquired about the progress of searching for traces of the Wanping Sect.
This place is in chaos, and all kinds of information are emerging one after another.
It took Su Chao three days to grasp the latest developments.
People in the Jianghu rumored: "Five days from now, there will be a Youmenghanxin plant in Qishan that is about to mature. People in the Jianghu are very concerned about it, and even covet it. I heard that Wanping Sect and Tianji Pavilion are also very interested in it."