Liu Zizhan stood in the hall with his hands behind his back, but his eyes were secretly looking at Lin Jinyu on the dragon chair.
By now, he was already 90% sure that something had happened to Donghuang!
Although I had already prepared for this outcome, I was still filled with sadness when I saw this scene actually happening.
It was rumored that he was a strong man who had overcome the tribulation, and he just fell into the blood refining formation?
With his peripheral vision, he glanced at the two men in python robes on both sides of the corner of the hall. King Annan lowered his eyes, looking unconcerned with the world.
King Zhenbei's face was expressionless, his palms gently rubbing something, indifferent.
It's funny to say that among the three vassal kings, except King Fuzhong, who looked like a good old man, the other two looked like they had nothing to do with themselves, but Liu Zizhan knew in his heart that these two people were old foxes.
Li Zijun stood quietly, listening to the discussions of several people behind him, with a tranquil look on his face.
But what I think in my heart is far from as peaceful as it appears on the surface.
The so-called Heaven-Swallowing Demon Technique that she has been pursuing, as well as the evil spirits that seem to be related to this technique, have now gradually surfaced.
All the clues pointed to the Nanfeng Ancient Kingdom, but she still didn't know what position this so-called evil cultivator organization played in the Nanfeng Ancient Kingdom.
Does his father know?
Does Nanhuang know?
Or...
Thinking of this, Li Zijun was a little afraid to continue investigating. The people involved and the relationships behind it seemed to be much more complicated than he thought.
Just like the captain of the guard, Mo Liu, who had been following Nan Huang, even though he was wearing a mask, Li Zijun was still 80% certain that that person was the masked man who assassinated him outside Jinling City.
The Confucian sect conducted a vigorous investigation on this matter for a period of time, but these people seemed to have evaporated out of thin air and disappeared into the sea, with no news at all.
Thinking of this, Li Zijun's heart sank, and he subconsciously glanced at Liu Zizhan behind him. For some reason, there seemed to be a hanging stone in his heart.
She gently touched Duo'er beside her and whispered:
"After leaving Luodu, Mr. Duo'er and Erlu left first."
"After finding Eryou, Mr. Erxia will go to Xiegu City to meet me."
"..."
Duo'er was obviously startled for a moment, and the next moment her face changed drastically, she took a deep breath and said:
"Miss, you are suspicious..."
"The Confucian disciples are still stationed outside Jinling City. As long as they enter the boundaries of Nanfeng Ancient Kingdom, nothing will happen..."
"..."
Li Zijun's eyes were as clear as a lake, and his eyes were as clear as glass, but there was a hint of depth in them, and he whispered softly:
"No, it is exactly the boundary of Nanfeng Ancient Kingdom."
"Zijun's life is on Duo'er's body."
"Can I trust you?"
"..."
Duo'er's face turned pale, her face turned sideways, and tears were about to burst out of her eyes.
The discussions in the hall were still going on, and it was chaotic.
Li Zijun smiled gently at her and said gently:
"All this is just speculation, and it's nothing more than preparation for a rainy day..."
Duo'er looked back at her, tears rolling out of her eyes and hanging on her long eyelashes, and she asked softly:
"Miss, please stop comforting Duo'er. Don't worry, miss. Duo'er will definitely keep the miss safe and sound!!"
Li Zijun stretched out his delicate hand to wipe her face and smiled.
Then he lowered his eyes and murmured to himself:
"Are you targeting the three qi of Confucianism?"
"..."
Finally, I understood why Liu Zizhan sent himself as an envoy to Dongfeng Ancient Kingdom despite having enough experience as the person in charge.
So, what role does Nanhuang play in it?
The deceived? The initiator? Or the participant?
His father is still in seclusion, and there have been so many commotions.
So, does her father know all this? She doesn't think he knows anything about it.
These ghosts had two chances to obtain their physiques. The first time they failed, I was already prepared for that time.
And this time is the second time and the most likely to succeed.
The Confucian saint is in seclusion, the Eastern Emperor is missing, the opening ceremony of the Holy Land is over, and undercurrents are surging between the two countries. At this juncture, even if he disappears suddenly, it will not attract too much attention.
"Has all this been planned in advance?"
Li Zijun gently rubbed his temples, raised his head, and looked directly at Lin Jinyu, who was wearing phoenix clothes on the dragon chair.
...
Lin Jinyu became more and more panicked. A group of people discussed around the so-called Huazhou for a long time, but they were all drunkards. She knew that if Donghuang did not show up today, the ancient Dongfeng country would definitely be in turmoil!
The meeting was actually postponed until noon.
There was an endless quarrel in my ears. Although both parties still maintained a certain degree of restraint and the words they spoke were not very vulgar, the meaning behind them was ten times more sinister than the vulgar language.
Liu Zizhan did not dare to be domineering, but had been secretly exerting pressure on the ancient Dongfeng Kingdom. As the two sides shifted the blame, a group of Nanfeng envoys finally stepped forward, and Liu Zizhan said loudly:
"I would like to report to the Empress that the foreign minister's actions are not unethical. When he visited the ancient country of Dongfeng, the foreign minister also repeatedly warned the accompanying officials to do their best for this matter."
"It is the duty of foreign ministers to respect the ancient country of Dongfeng and His Majesty the Eastern Emperor. However, this matter is very important. The foreign ministers must present themselves to His Majesty the Eastern Emperor. However, His Majesty has always avoided seeing him. He is suspected of deliberately instigating relations between the two countries.
This move will greatly affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries, please give me your Majesty's permission!"
"Foreign minister Zi Zhan, please request an interview with the Eastern Emperor!"
"Foreign minister Zi Nan, please meet with the Eastern Emperor!"
"..."
The rising and falling sounds instantly echoed in the hall.
Lin Jinyu bit her thin lips, her face was ashen, and she motioned to Mo Zhan in the audience. Mo Zhan took a step forward and coldly snorted:
"Be bold!"
Seeing this scene, Liu Zizhan became more certain about it. The eyes of the three vassal kings of Dongfeng Ancient Kingdom also changed slightly, but they did nothing and watched this scene with cold eyes.
"Foreign ministers and others, please give me an audience with the Eastern Emperor!!"
Lin Jinyu took a deep breath and felt that she couldn't bear it anymore. She slapped the dragon chair heavily with her jade hand, stood up, and glared at the envoys in the audience with her phoenix eyes.
Just as he was about to speak, an unparalleled terrifying aura suddenly surged out of the hall.
"See me?"
The dull voice instantly echoed throughout the entire hall.
At this moment, everyone was sweating from behind.
The smile on Liu Zizhan's face solidified little by little, and then slowly faded away, making people feel suffocated just like the silent and solemn atmosphere.
The tail finger of his hand trembled slightly, and then the whole palm began to tremble. If you listen carefully, you can even hear his bones rattling.
Liu Zizhan's own cultivation level was not low, he was in the late Nascent Soul stage, but at the moment he was facing the terrifying tribulation momentum, even a tiny trace was enough to plunge him into an unfathomable swamp in an instant.
At this time, the envoys of the Nanfeng Ancient Kingdom felt as if they had returned to the time when they were helpless children, and they had to use their own strength to carry a burden heavier than themselves. The pressure can be imagined.
, almost crushing them to death!
Plop——
Under such pressure, the whole person just knelt down.
then--
Wearing a splendid white shirt, she looks like a fairy, with outstanding grace.
His eyes are like cold stars, his face is like a crown of jade, his brows are half heroic and half coquettish, and his black hair flows down like a waterfall, falling down to his waist.
Male and female, peerless and independent, like a banished immortal from the sky who fell to the mortal world.
If there really is a person who can overthrow a country, it is nothing more than this.
Then, the figure floated in the air, and the dim candlelight sprinkled golden spots on the dark ground. The man walked slowly and silently.
Boom——
Amid the heavy rain, thunder resounded.
At this time, a group of Nanfeng envoys were already half-kneeling on the ground. Liu Zizhan reluctantly raised his eyelids and could only see a pair of moon-white boots and the hem of a robe of the same color, outlined with gold and silver threads.
The dragon and phoenix are auspicious figures.
Just a few strokes of outline, with different shapes, lifelike, and supreme majesty.
The rain dripped down his black hair and fell on the floor of the hall, leaving a faint yellow water trail.
Lin Jinyu looked at the man in front of her and felt that the stone in her heart suddenly fell to the ground. The pressure of the past few days had made her physically and mentally exhausted. She just looked at her with phoenix eyes, stood up and backed away, gave up her position, and stood silently beside him.
behind.
Ji Nanjue sat on the dragon chair, looked at the people in the audience with indifferent eyes, and said calmly:
"Although I am rich all over the world, I don't have an inch of land to spare. I just haven't appeared for half a day. You took the opportunity to ask for Huazhou. Do you think I am weak and can be bullied?"
"Who is undermining the diplomatic relations between the two countries?"
"Since you are unkind, how can you blame me for being unjust?"
"..."
That alluring face is peerless, extremely beautiful, but it is like a bead of sand and flowers, so beautiful that it makes people shy away!
Liu Zizhan swallowed furiously. He had no doubt that if he moved even slightly, his head would fall to the ground in the next moment.
Damn it!
How could Donghuang come back alive? Could it be that the Blood Refining Formation had not trapped him before!?
King Annan narrowed his eyes, his two big hands that had been in his sleeves were tightly intertwined, and he lowered his head without any expression.
King Zhenbei's expression remained unchanged, looking at Liu Zizhan who was kneeling on the ground, while King Fuzhong looked smiling.
"Foreign minister Zi Zhan, pay homage to...Dong Huang."
Liu Zizhan gritted his teeth and spoke word by word under pressure. His back was already soaked.
The moment Donghuang appeared, he knew that all plans to visit Dongfeng Ancient Country were in vain.
"Oh, didn't you just yell to see me?"
"If you don't see me, you will label me as a saboteur of diplomatic relations. You are very bold!"
"..."
Liu Zizhan lowered his head and said respectfully:
"The foreign minister knows that he is guilty, and please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Ji Nanjue raised her chin and said coldly:
"Do you still want Huazhou?"
"Go back and tell Nanhuang that if you want, come and talk to me in person."
"Why, weren't you very eloquent just now?"
"Why are you silent now? Is it because you are mute?"
"..."
The people behind Liu Zizhan were already so frightened that they were trembling all over, their eyes bulging outward under Ji Nanjue's terrifying aura.
Li Zijun's eyelashes fluttered lightly. She felt a hint of evil energy from Ji Nanjue's body. This came from the three Confucian qi in her body. She was born to reject this evil energy. It seemed that her guess was not wrong.
.
If the Donghuang disappears, the Dongfeng Ancient Kingdom will be in chaos. Then the sects in the Dongfeng Ancient Kingdom will take sides, and there will be inevitable disputes and chaos. And those evil cultivators may take this opportunity to plunder all kinds of talented physiques!
But, what role does his master play in this?
Liu Zizhan broke out in a cold sweat and hesitated to speak under the tremendous pressure.
Seeing this scene, Ji Nanjue stood up, waved his hand, and said calmly:
"It's gone."
Then he and Lin Jinyu disappeared into the main hall.
Everyone in the hall was left looking at each other in shock.
There was a hint of meaning in King Annan's face. Liu Zizhan patted his shoulder as he passed by and said softly:
"Mr. Zizhan..."
Turn around and leave.
Liu Zizhan shuddered.
...
The rain stopped and the clouds rolled and relaxed.
The air is mixed with the aroma of earth.
Li Zijun returned to the courtyard, looked at Duo'er and Erlu who had packed up with a faint smile, and slowly smiled on the left side of his lips:
"Zijun is completely relying on Uncle Duo'er and Erlu this time."
Erlu's expression was heavy, but he still said:
"Miss Zijun, I think we should go together. Jinling City is not far from Zhenbeiguan."
"..."
Li Zijun held his hands and looked at Erlu, his eyes were like stars in a lake, and the breeze was blowing the three thousand green snow behind him:
"The enemy must be well prepared this time, and only by following the large army can Zijun ensure that they are safe and sound until they leave the territory of the ancient Dongfeng Kingdom."
"Xiegu City is the first city outside the Dongfeng Ancient Kingdom. It is still thousands of miles away from Zhenbeiguan. Since they can plan to ambush the Eastern Emperor, they will not have much power left."
"..."
Er Lu nodded, said his word of assurance, and then disappeared into the sky with Duo'er.
Li Zijun raised his chin as white as jade, looked at the disappearing figures of the two people, slightly opened and closed his cherry lips, and said to himself:
"Now that this has happened, it's time to become a disciple."
"I wonder if Master will appear in the ancient Nanfeng Kingdom like in the previous life?"
"Mr. Erxia probably invited him to Kongchan Lake."
"..."
His figure emerged in my mind, with curved eyes, curved lips, and two shallow dimples filled with deep sweetness.
"Master, it's almost time."
"Zijun is about to find out the truth..."
"..."
She looked at the pool of spring water in the courtyard, her eyes were flowing, and the luster around her body was escaping, and the whole world seemed to be a little more holy.
The Qi of Saints, Qi of Haoran, and Qi of Spring and Autumn are the three Qi of Confucianism.
She raised her fingertips, and the birds in the courtyard flew toward her. The grass stretched out and flowers bloomed.
The breeze came slowly, causing ripples in the blue water of the pool, blowing up her skirt like a flag, slowly lifting it like a pattern slowly unfolding.
She took out a wooden statue from her storage ring. It only had a big head carved on it, but the features and eyes were all like his. She held the wooden statue in her arms, and the warm fragrance filled her arms.
"Will there still be a Chenghuang Temple in this life?"
"Will there still be that glow all night long?"
Whispering softly, not quite gentle.
For a moment, it was quiet.
...
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There is another update, but it is 2000 words, slightly less.
In the future, the chapters may become 2000, but the number of words remains the same, which makes it look like there are more chapters! Hahaha.