Soon, the two of them saw the majestic city of Kyoto.
Dali Kyoto has inherited the majesty of the previous Luofu Kyoto, but after several years of renovation and construction in Dali, it has added a bit of gorgeous prosperity and flourishing style.
On the city wall, a war flag with a triangular dragon pattern flutters in the wind, and on the city tower, the red bricks and green tiles shine brightly.
Looking at the fluttering flag, the eyes of the two old men showed excitement and relief.
"Finally back!"
"Yes, we are back!"
"Hahaha~~"
The two laughed heartily, causing the passers-by around them to cast strange looks.
Then the two of them walked along the official road to the city gate. As they walked forward, they looked at the passers-by on the official road.
Dali Kyoto is really lively. The official road in front of the city gate is more than ten meters wide, but it is blocked by pedestrians.
You must know that there are a total of twenty-three city gates in Kyoto, but each city gate will encounter traffic jams during the day.
Even in order to ensure the smooth flow of the city gate, Shuntian Prefecture canceled the city gate tax and established a parking area for motorcades outside the city gate. However, even so, congestion could not be avoided.
Although the congestion makes people very impatient, it also proves the prosperity of Dali Kyoto from the side.
Fortunately, the only thing that was congested was carriages, and ordinary pedestrians who wanted to enter the city only had to queue for a while.
The two old men led the horses and lined up, and soon it was their turn.
Entering the city, the two old men were once again shocked and delighted by the prosperity of Kyoto.
"This place is much more prosperous than Kyoto before, with more people and more cars!" Yan Zhen sighed.
Yes, these two old men are Yan Zhen and Li Xun.
Before Qin Wei took control of the Four Yuluo Islands, Yan Zhen and Li Xun had broken through the Jizhao Realm. After their breakthrough, they did not come to the Four Yuluo Islands, but prepared a boat to travel around.
Counting the time, they have been traveling for more than six years.
This is their first time coming to Kyoto. Although the current Kyoto is not the same as the previous Kyoto, Dali Kyoto is their home. No matter where they move, it will be their home.
The two of them sighed while walking in the direction of the imperial city.
Arrive outside the Sheng'an Gate of the Imperial City.
The two of them were stopped by the Tianwu Guards outside the door.
"Veteran Li Xun and Yan Zhen would like to see Your Majesty, and please convey the message!"
The two stepped forward and took out their seals.
Captain Tianwu, who was guarding Sheng'an Gate, was slightly startled when he looked at the seals of the two men.
Although things have not changed in six years, for Dali, great changes have taken place in these six years.
The Imperial City Tianwu Guard is already a very stable army. After all, the soldiers of the Tianwu Guard basically inherit the system and have a specific and unified selection group.
To put it simply, Tianwuwei is basically a hereditary system, and they have been the royal guards of Emperor Li for generations.
But even so, the Tianwu Guards have rotated through almost half of them in the past six years.
For example, the captain in front of me was selected into the Tianwu Guard four years ago. Now he is only twenty-eight years old, but he is already a third-level innate warrior.
There are many geniuses in Dali, but there are even more geniuses in Tianwu Guard. As Qin Wei's close guard, the resources and treatment Tianwu Guard receives are definitely the best.
Not only resources, don’t forget that the current eunuch of Tianwu Guard is Cao Zhengchun, and Cao Zhengchun also controls the Wanfa Baking Furnace.
So now all the three thousand Heavenly Warriors in the Imperial City are innate warriors.
And there are many warriors from the three innate realms among them.
What's even more exaggerated is that Tianwuwei's age is basically under forty years old.
The reason for this is that Cao Zhengchun intends to train young people. In his opinion, training an old man is far inferior to training a young warrior, because young warriors have greater potential and higher room for growth.
This has also led to the fact that today there are very few old members of Tianwuwei.
As for where those former soldiers went, they naturally returned to Tianwuwei's station.
There are all the families of Tianwuwei, as well as special martial arts pavilions, academies, etc., and every descendant of Tianwuwei will receive royal training from an early age.
The young captain in front of me is named Guo Sheng.
Naturally, Guo Sheng has never met Yan Zhen and Li Xun, and he has almost never heard of their existence.
Before he entered the Tianwu Guard, he lived in the Tianwu Guard's station. The Tianwu Guard's station was relatively closed and there was almost no communication with outsiders.
After he entered the Tianwu Guard, Yan Zhen and Li Xun had already traveled. If they were in the Four Linghuang States, he might still hear something about Yan Zhen and Li Xun, but in the Four Yuluo Islands,
Except for the old people in the court, almost no one knows about their existence.
The reason why Guo Sheng was stunned was because the seals of Yan Zhen and Li Xun were too exaggerated.
One is the Taishi, the other is the Taibao, one is the Zuo Guozhu, and the other is the Right Guozhu.
In terms of official positions alone, no one in Dali is higher than the two of them.
"Wait a minute, you two!"
Guo Sheng hesitated for a moment, then turned around and entered the imperial city to report.
He didn't think anyone would come to the Imperial City to defraud. Besides, the method of defrauding was too low-level. A little verification would tell whether it was true or false.
Li Xun and Yan Zhen didn't care about this, they stood quietly in front of Sheng'an Gate and looked at the imperial city.
The two of them also commented on Sheng'anmen.
“This Sheng’an Gate is much taller than the previous Sheng’an Gate!”
"The Sheng'an Gate used to be only eight feet long, but this one is probably more than twenty feet tall!"
"Look at the cornices, they should be carved from gold!"
"It should have been left behind in the past. Your Majesty will not be so extravagant!"
"It's normal to be a little extravagant. After all, Dali is much richer now than before."
…
The two of them were not interested in Sheng'anmen, they were full of curiosity about Dali today.
Six years of absence made them feel a little strange to Dali, but these strange feelings did not make them feel alienated, but made them want to get closer to Dali and understand Dali even more.
While the two were talking, a hunched figure walked out of the side door.
"We have met two elders in our family!"
Eunuch Lu bowed to the two of them and said with a smile.
"It turns out to be Eunuch Lu, haha!!"
Seeing acquaintances, the smiles on Li Xun and Yan Zhen's faces became even brighter.
Then the three of them greeted each other politely and talked about old times.
But soon Eunuch Lu said: "Your Majesty is still waiting for the two elders, please please!"
After a while, they arrived at the imperial study room of Shengtian Palace.
Qin Wei was extremely surprised when he looked at Li Xun and Yan Zhen.
Perhaps Li Xun and Yan Zhen's role in Dali is not as good as it used to be. They used to be the mainstay of Dali, but now they are not considered top experts in Dali at all.
However, Qin Wei has not forgotten their contribution to Dali, let alone their efforts and hard work for Dali.
When we meet again, it is natural to exchange greetings and reminisce about the past.
But Qin Wei soon discovered something was wrong.
He unexpectedly discovered that Li Xun and Yan Zhen's cultivation level was not at the first level of the divine realm, but at the second level. They were even vaguely on the verge of reaching the third level of the divine realm.
This is very wrong.
It had only been five or six years since these two people broke through to the Silent Light Realm. How could they break through again in such a short period of time without Qin Wei's help?
"The two old men seem to have had many adventures in the past few years!" Qin Wei said curiously.
Li Xun and Yan Zhen glanced at each other, and then their expressions became serious.
"I have something to report to Your Majesty!" Li Xun said in a deep voice.
"What's the matter?" Qin Wei raised his eyebrows.
"Has your majesty ever heard of Yu Yun's admonishment of the Xihai hermit cultivator?" Li Xun said.
Qin Wei was startled.
Xihaiyunxiuyuyunjian!
He had actually heard of this name.
The West Sea refers to the sea area west of Qiongtian.
There is no need to say more about seclusion.
Yu Yunjian's name is not well-known around the Yuluo Sea Area, not because he is not famous enough, but because the Yuluo Sea Area is located in a remote location, and there is a huge information gap for the powerful people in the entire western Qiongtian Sea Area.
To put it simply, the people in Yuluo Sea are somewhat ignorant.
However, Luo Wang collected a lot of rumors about Yu Yunjian from the Giant Spirit Dynasty and other sea areas.
Rumor has it that this person's cultivation is unfathomable, he may have broken through the bottleneck of the divine realm, and he is the strongest person in the western sea.
There are also rumors that this person also had a great reputation in the central sea area back then, and once fought against eight strong men at the fourth level of the Divine Realm on his own.
All in all, Yu Yunjian is very powerful, and he has also been to the Central Sea and done many great things in the Central Sea.
But the rumors are just rumors, and few people know the specific circumstances of Yu Yunjian.
"Have you seen him?" Qin Wei asked.
Li Xun and Yan Zhen looked at each other and said, "He is my master!"
"..."
Qin Wei was stunned!
"You two have become apprentices!"
"Yeah!" Li Xun and Yan Zhen nodded.
Qin Wei blinked, this was really unexpected.
Li Xun and Yan Zhen actually worshiped a master outside, and it was Yu Yunjian, a hermit cultivator in Xihai.
But if you think about it carefully, this is not impossible.
Before breaking through to the Silent Light Realm, Li Xun and Yan Zhen were very old, but after breaking through to the Silent Light Realm, they still have more than a hundred years to live.
Among the powerful people in the Jingzhao Realm, they are not considered old at all, they should even be the younger generation.
Qin Wei's mind changed slightly and he suddenly said: "He asked you to come back!"
Li Xun heard this and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is indeed smart!"
Qin Wei shrugged, it was not difficult to guess.
It has only been six years since the two of them traveled. If something hadn't happened, they would definitely not have come back so soon.
Qin Wei leaned back on the chair and asked, "Tell me, what's wrong with him?"
Li Xun said softly: "Master wants an imperial treasure!"
Qin Wei looked at him strangely, "Dali only has one imperial treasure, you should know."
Li Xun shook his head slightly, "Master doesn't want Dali's imperial treasure. Master wants the imperial treasure of the Giant Spirit Dynasty! Just one piece is enough!"
Qin Wei's eyes looked even weirder now.
"Then why didn't he go to the Giant Spirit Dynasty? Why did he come to me?"
"Because the Giant Spirit Dynasty won't give it to you!" Li Xun laughed.
Qin Wei couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
It's strange that the Dynasty of Giant Spirits can give it.
What is the imperial treasure? It is the most important trump card of a dynasty.
There may be more than one imperial treasure in a dynasty, but no emperor would give away his imperial treasure to others unless forced to do so.
Yu Yunjian may be very strong, but the Giant Spirit Dynasty may not be afraid of him yet.
"What is he going to do?" Qin Wei asked.
"I don't know what to do specifically, but Master just wants to make a deal with His Majesty," Li Xun said.
"Deal! Haha~~ Interesting!" Qin Wei laughed.
The treasure of the emperor, the dynasty of giant spirits, Yu Yunjian, a hidden cultivator in the West Sea.
This is really getting more and more interesting.
Moreover, Yu Yunjian is a cultivator, what does he want the imperial treasure for?
You must know that ordinary cultivators cannot use the emperor's treasures. Only the emperor can use the emperor's treasures.
"If you want to make a deal, let him come in person!" Qin Wei said.
Li Xun nodded, "He will come."
"You don't know what he wants to do?" Qin Wei couldn't help but asked curiously.
Li Xun shook his head and said: "We don't dare to deceive His Majesty. He just asked us to tell His Majesty in advance. As for the rest, he didn't reveal anything at all."
Although the two of them worshiped the master Yu Yunjian, they were still loyal to Dali and would definitely not deceive Qin Wei.
"It seems there is a reason why he accepted you as his disciples!" Qin Wei said with a smile.
Yan Zhen nodded and said: "We became disciples four years ago, which means that he had already paid attention to Dali four years ago!"
Li Xun and Yan Zhen are not stupid either. Perhaps their cultivation and knowledge are far inferior to those of the strong men in Qiongtian Sea, but when it comes to mental planning, they are not bad at all.
They could more or less guess what Yu Yunjian was thinking, but because of the lack of information, they were unable to determine what Yu Yunjian's true thoughts were.
Qin Wei nodded, "Then let's wait until he comes, haha~~~"
After getting down to business, Qin Wei asked Xiao Shunzi to prepare a dinner for Li Xun and Yan Zhen. He also invited many veterans of Dali to attend.
…
Compared to the excitement in Dali Kyoto, the scene inside and outside Yonghua City was a scene of hell.
The battle lasted for several hours. When the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the earth, corpses were everywhere for hundreds of miles and blood flowed into rivers.
This battle was more cruel and tragic than imagined.
But no matter how fierce the battle is, it will eventually end.
As the setting sun dipped below the horizon, the fighting gradually subsided.
The bright moon hangs in the sky, and the cold moonlight adds a bit of weirdness and haze to the vast land.