After receiving Qin Wei's instructions, Xiao Shunzi immediately came to the gate of the imperial city.
At this time, Dongfang Pavilion and Dongfang Mingqing were waiting in front of the imperial city gate, and both of them were a little impatient.
They came from the Qiongtian Sea Territory, but from the Dongfang Family. They came to a humble dynasty in this spiritual wasteland, and the emperor didn't go out of the city to greet them in person, but asked them to wait here. This is really abominable.
In their eyes, Dali was a remote mountain village, and Qin Wei, the emperor, was probably just the head of a mountain village and a country bumpkin.
"We have met two distinguished guests!"
Xiao Shunzi came to the city gate and greeted the two people with a smile on his face.
When Dongfang Pavilion saw him, his face instantly darkened.
"Li Huang, do you want to see me?" he asked in a deep voice.
A flash of anger flashed in Xiao Shunzi's eyes.
Although Dongfangge didn't say anything else, he still noticed the disdain in Dongfangge's eyes.
As a eunuch, Xiao Shunzi dislikes being looked down upon by others. His physical disability may make him feel inferior. As Qin Wei's personal attendant, his status is particularly high. Even though he is young, in the imperial city, among
No one in the court dared to look down upon him.
But now an outsider actually showed contempt for him, which made him extremely angry, but he still remembered Qin Wei's instructions.
So he pretended to be a little uneasy and stepped forward, lowering his voice and saying: "Your Majesty would like to see these two distinguished guests, but someone won't let you."
"Who?" Dongfangge asked.
Xiao Shunzi shook his head slightly and said: "I don't dare to say, the two distinguished guests should know better."
"You two distinguished guests should leave here. There is no point in waiting here."
After saying that, he turned around and walked into the imperial city.
What he said was unclear, but Dongfangge suddenly thought of Wang Yixian.
Especially Wang Yixian's words, "This Dali is my territory" echoed in his ears again.
"Damn it!" Dongfangge cursed secretly.
He did not doubt that Qin Wei was up to something. After all, the Dongfang family had occupied the Soul-awakening fruit tree for thousands of years. For thousands of years, even if the dynasty changed, the Soul-awakening fruit tree still belonged to them.
In his opinion, as long as they are not fools, a dynasty in a spiritual wasteland would not dare to reject their Dongfang family.
But Wang Yixian is different.
"Young Master, this matter needs long-term consideration!" Dongfang Mingqing said softly.
Dongfang Pavilion took a deep breath, glanced at the majestic Shengtian Gate with hatred, then turned to look at the officials from Honglu Temple next to him, and said, "Where is the accommodation you arranged for us?"
Song Qi, the minister of Honglu Temple, is a middle-aged man in his forties. He is broad and fat, and his smile is as kind as that of Maitreya Buddha. People can't help but feel good about him as soon as they come into contact with him.
But if you think this guy is a good guy, you're totally wrong.
Recently, Honglu Temple has had a lot of dealings with the royal court's missions around Dali, and so many of the royal court's missions have been dealt with in the hands of Song Qi.
Of course, this is also because Dali is powerful, but Song Qi still has great ideas about receiving foreign guests.
"I'm inviting two distinguished guests. I don't want anyone to disturb me, so I took it upon myself to find a quiet and beautiful place for the two distinguished guests."
After that, he led Dongfang Pavilion and the others out of the imperial city and walked towards the outside of Kyoto.
Song Qi was right, he did find a quiet and beautiful place for Dongfang Pavilion and the others, but this place was outside Kyoto, by Mingyue Lake.
With beautiful mountains and clear waters and beautiful scenery, it is truly a holy place for spiritual cultivation.
And the manor is not very good either, with exquisite and gorgeous decorations and full of ancient charm.
But the problem is that it's outside Kyoto.
Dongfang Pavilion and the others are not dissatisfied with this. They just want to settle down quickly and then think carefully about how to deal with Wang Yixian.
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In Kyoto City, at the Youfu Inn.
Wang Yixian asked for two upper rooms to stay temporarily.
Standing in front of the guest room window, looking at the bustling pedestrians and lively streets below.
Wang Yixian's vicissitudes of life eyes were a little dazed.
His disciple Song Yuanhao stood behind him and said softly: "Master, why don't you just drive them away?"
Wang Yixian shook his head slightly and said: "It is easy to drive them away, but it is difficult to deal with Yuehai Island."
"Compared with Yuehai Island, our Kenshin Island's heritage is still inferior."
Yuehai Island is the island where the Dongfang family is located, and Jianxin Island is the power founded by Wang Yixian in the Qiongtian Sea.
Wang Yixian was also a man of great talent and strategy. He was the most famous and powerful person in Dali back then. However, he did not indulge in his fame. Instead, he abandoned everything and went overseas.
When he first entered the Qiongtian Sea Territory, he was just a warrior with some strength, but he was heroic, generous, and loyal. However, within a few years, he had a group of like-minded friends in the Qiongtian Sea Territory.
Then he joined Kenshin Island on the recommendation of his friends. At that time, Kenshin Island was only a very small force, not even comparable to Yuehai Island.
But thirty years ago, after Wang Yixian broke through the Silent Light Realm, his voice in Jianxin Island became much greater. Then he took charge of Jianxin Island little by little, and Jianxin Island became stronger and stronger. In addition, Jianxin Island also
With some knowledge, Jianxin Island's sphere of influence is no longer weaker than Yuehai Island.
It's just that the number of powerful people in Jingzhao Realm is not as good as that of Yuehai Island.
In the Qiongtian Sea Area, spiritual plants are the basis for the development of a force. The more spiritual plants you have, the faster the force's development potential and speed. Therefore, disputes often arise in the Qiongtian Sea Area over the ownership of spiritual plants.
There is an awakening fruit tree in Dali, and Wang Yixian naturally knows it very well, but in the past he thought it was difficult for Jianxin Island to compete with Yuehai Island, so he had been holding back. Besides, the awakening fruit tree only ripens every thirty years, so he is not in a hurry.
Now was the time for the Awakening Spirit Fruit to mature, so he planned to return to Dali to compete with Yuehai Island.
"How is the investigation of Dali's current situation going?" Wang Yixian's old voice sounded in the room.
Song Yuanhao said: "The investigation is almost complete. The old Li Emperor has just passed away, and the new Emperor Li has only been on the throne for half a year. Dali's overall strength seems to have improved a lot, but there should be no strong ones in the Jingzhao Realm."
Since they are here, they will not be unprepared.
Also coming with them were hundreds of disciples from Jianxin Island. These disciples did not follow Wang Yixian, but spread out to understand Dali's current situation.
In fact, every move of Dongfang Pavilion and others was in their eyes. What happened when they entered the city was deliberately done by Wang Yixian, just to see Yuehai Island's reaction.
"Dali can't leave the Jizhao Realm!"
Wang Yixian still looked out the window at the busy streets and said with a smile: "But Dali has many geniuses."
"Not only do I want to take down the Awakening Spirit Fruit Tree when I come back this time, but I also plan to recruit a group of disciples for our Jianxin Island in Dali."
Song Yuanhao's eyes lit up and he said, "Hasn't Master accepted a disciple before?"
"There were two!" A flash of memory flashed in Wang Yixian's eyes, but then he said regretfully: "It's a pity that they were born at the wrong time. At that time, the master was just an ordinary warrior and did not have many resources to train them. If it is now
If they are still here, Master can train them well."
The resources he mentioned are naturally not ordinary resources, but spiritual plants. Spiritual plants are extremely effective for cultivators, allowing cultivators to get twice the result with half the effort and greatly increase their cultivation speed.
At that time, he was in Dali and naturally had no access to spiritual plants. Although his two disciples were very talented, they failed to achieve success in the end.
Song Yuanhao did not ask these questions again. He understood Wang Yixian's character. Wang Yixian rarely accepted disciples, but as long as he accepted them, he would teach them with all his strength.
On Jianxin Island, Wang Yixian has only one true disciple, but there are indeed many people who have been taught by Wang Yixian.
Wang Yixian thought about the past for a while, and then said: "How about that little emperor?"
Song Yuanhao replied: "It is said that he is thoughtful and very good at strategy. When the old Li Emperor was critically ill, the three princes in Kyoto planned to raise troops to seize the throne. However, for some unknown reason, hundreds of thousands of troops were suppressed in the end and the three princes were imprisoned. Instead, they
King Rui of Shuzhou suddenly appeared in Kyoto and was appointed crown prince."
Although they collected a lot of information in Dali, they did not know some of the more secretive information.
For example, why Qin Wei was established as the crown prince in the first place, this kind of thing cannot be known only to the senior officials of Dali. Even many ministers in the court are not very clear about it, let alone them.
Wang Yixian nodded and said: "It is easier to deal with smart people. If this little emperor was smarter, he would definitely not reject our proposal."
He didn't mind if Qin Wei had any great talents, but he was afraid that Qin Wei, the new Li Emperor, would be timid and cowardly and would not dare to offend Yuehai Island. Then they would be in trouble.
Comparatively, this is Dali, where strong dragons cannot overwhelm local snakes. Without Dali's support, it would be inconvenient for them to do many things.
Therefore, what he wants most now is to get Dali's support.
"I'm afraid they don't know about our Jianxin Island!" Song Yuanhao said worriedly.
The Dongfang family on Yuehai Island has interacted with Dali for hundreds of years. Although this matter is kept secret, Qing Fushan and the royal family must be aware of it.
However, they have no foundation at all on Jianxin Island in Dali. If they go there rashly, they might be regarded as liars.
"It's okay! They should already know about our existence."
Wang Yixian remembered the figure he saw in front of the city gate and the aura he felt.
Song Yuanhao thought for a while and said, "Then I go directly to the imperial city to deliver the greeting card?"
"Well, just take it in the name of master. There should be many people in Dali who remember the name of master!" Wang Yixian said.
"Disciple understands!"
Song Yuanhao responded, then left the inn and handed the greeting card to the gate of the imperial city.
In fact, if you go directly to the imperial city to deliver a greeting card like this, the soldiers guarding the city gate will not accept it.
Outsiders who want to visit His Majesty the Emperor must go through the arrangements of the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple and the Supervisor of Rites before they can meet Qin Wei.
However, Wang Yixian's every move at this time was under the supervision of the Imperial City Department, so when Song Yuanhao came to the Imperial City to deliver his greetings, Qin Wei immediately received the news.
Inside the royal study.
Qin Wei looked at the invitation in his hand with a calm expression.
"Would you like to meet him?"
Qin Wei hesitated.
Wang Yixian was different from Dongfang Pavilion and the others. Qin Wei knew their purpose and origin clearly about Dongfang Pavilion, but Qin Wei knew almost nothing about Wang Yixian's purpose and origin. Although he had made some guesses, they had not been confirmed.
"It would be nice to meet him!"
"Go and get ready. Let Wang Yixian come over tomorrow!"