The lights in the imperial city were brightly lit and were not extinguished until dawn.
Chen Zong opened his eyes, the sharp light tore through the dimness of dawn, and the empty room was electrified like a bright day.
One night's practice will naturally not make any significant progress in Chen Zong's cultivation, but practice is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. Persistence in practice is a good habit, and it will slowly accumulate and accumulate.
Stand up, leap forward, draw your sword, and practice your sword skills in this small courtyard that is not very wide. It seems chaotic, but in fact it is mysterious.
Bang bang bang!
A dull sound came, and the heavy wooden door of the courtyard shook.
Chen Zong casually drew out his sword and used clever strength to open the door bolt and the door. There were two people standing outside. One of them was the restaurant waiter who brought Chen Zong here yesterday. The other one had a round belly and was a middle-aged man.
The fat man's small eyes were squinted, but there was a hint of brilliance. Although he tried his best to control the fluctuations in his aura, Chen Zong was still keenly aware of a pseudo-extraordinary warrior.
Instantly, Chen Zong became alert, but remained calm on the surface.
"I am the shopkeeper of Jun Yuelai Restaurant." The fat man introduced himself. Chen Zong was even more surprised. It was unexpected that the shopkeeper of a restaurant turned out to be a master of the pseudo-extraordinary realm.
However, it is quite common in this imperial city, because Jun Yuelai Restaurant is the property of a powerful person in the extraordinary realm.
"You are not welcome to the Junyue restaurant. Leave immediately. As for the one hundred lingbei for the room, I will return it to you." The shopkeeper's tone was slightly cold, and even Chen Zong could detect a trace of disgust in his little eyes.
Disgust with oneself.
Puzzled, Chen Zong was puzzled. Logically speaking, it was his first time entering the Imperial City and his first time at the Jun Yuelai Restaurant. There was no conflict at all between him and them.
But the fat shopkeeper obviously had no intention of explaining. After speaking, he turned around and left.
"Guest, come out." The restaurant waiter did not have the enthusiasm of yesterday, but was replaced by indifference and impatience.
There is no place for me to stay here, I have my own place to stay. Chen Zong did not shamelessly leave, and walked out of the Jun Yuelai Restaurant with a few disdainful looks.
Having just arrived in the Imperial City, Chen Zong didn't want to leave just yet. It was necessary to find another place to live, so he walked to the next restaurant.
"Your name is Chen Zong, are you from Tianjiang Mansion?"
"Get out, get out, we don't welcome people like you who deceive teachers and destroy ancestors in our restaurant."
After pushing and shoving, Chen Zong exited the second restaurant, his expression unchanged, but his mind started to spin rapidly.
Just a few words, but Chen Zong quickly sorted out his thoughts.
To deceive the master and destroy the ancestor?
This crime is so serious that it can turn someone into a street rat.
In other words, the mastermind behind the scenes has once again promoted a conspiracy against himself. Although it is unclear why the mastermind behind the scenes did this, it is definitely detrimental to him.
Perhaps, it is the best way to leave the imperial city now, but Chen Zong refuses. Since the mastermind behind the scenes did not take action directly, but is adding fuel to the flames behind the scenes, then come and I will continue.
Chen Zong walked to the third restaurant, but the other party also asked for his name. After learning that it was Chen Zong, he asked where he came from. When he heard that he was from Tianjiang Mansion, he also drove Chen Zong away with disgust on his face.
"Things that are worse than animals should not pollute this place."
Chen Zong did not feel angry, and his heart was as calm as the ice sea.
"Deceiving the master and destroying the ancestor... worse than a beast... how many more crimes can there be?" Chen Zong muttered to himself.
This is a sin committed by others.
They searched seven restaurants and three inns in a row. After learning Chen Zong's name and origin, they all drove him out. They were not afraid of Chen Zong getting angry and taking action. You must know that this is an imperial city. Anyone who dares to take action without permission will be immediately dispatched by the Dragon Claw Guards.
They will come to capture them, and those who dare to resist will be killed directly.
Chen Zong also heard all kinds of unpleasant words, such as being ungrateful and shameless and despicable, and so on, which almost turned Chen Zong into a heinous person.
Moreover, Chen Zong also knew that no restaurant or inn would allow him to stay in it, and it would be useless no matter how much money he spent.
However, in such a large imperial city, everything is not like those restaurants and inns. Chen Zong finally found a place to stay. It was a run-down inn in a relatively remote alley. This kind of small inn was run by people with no power.
It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from, as long as you give me money.
Of course, the environment of this small inn cannot be compared with those of large inns and restaurants.
An old wooden bed, a chipped old wooden table and a dented chair are all the furnishings in the guest room. The remaining space is very small, and you can only turn around.
Chen Zong was sitting on the wooden wooden bed. He was not practicing, but thinking. From all the clues he knew, he guessed who was deliberately dealing with him here.
But without enough information, Chen Zong couldn't figure it out for a while.
Suddenly, the ancient door was pushed open arbitrarily and fell directly. Several figures appeared outside the door, and they swept into the room with cold eyes and fell on Chen Zong.
Chen Zong also looked over and was slightly startled when he saw a familiar face among those people.
"Ding Xuan..." Chen Zong was a little unsure, because this was the imperial city of the Longtu Dynasty, and it was very far away from the Yunlong Dynasty. How could Ding Xuan appear here.
After hearing the two words spoken by Chen Zong, Ding Xuan's expression darkened.
"My name is Long Po Zong." The other party spoke, his voice cold and stiff.
He is definitely Ding Xuan. After being defeated by Chen Zongjian, he left the royal city of Yunlong Dynasty to seek a breakthrough. Finally, he practiced to the level of the Great Perfection of the Half-step Strength Realm. After crossing the Shen Yujiang River, he met a master from the royal family by chance.
The cultivation of Dzogchen in the Bu Lian Jin Realm is quite extraordinary. Even among the royal family, there are many geniuses, but few can achieve it.
Naturally, Ding Xuan was brought into the imperial city and accepted as a member of the royal family. He wanted to change his surname to Long, which was Long Xuan.
But Ding Xuan's obsession was very deep and he wanted to defeat Chen Zong and even kill Chen Zong, so not only did he change his surname, but also his name.
Break the sect!
The meaning of these two words is profound yet direct.
Chen Zong was surprised to find that Ding Xuan... or Long Po Sect's cultivation had reached the early stage of the ninth level of Zhenwu Realm. He had spent a lot of effort, gone through a lot of hardships, and even walked between life and death to reach this level.
Passed several times.
There are indeed great benefits to joining the royal family, Wei Wei sighs with emotion, but Chen Zong is not even the least bit envious.
If you can rely on yourself, rely on yourself, and the path you will take will be more exciting.
"Chen Zong, I heard that you are the most outstanding swordsman in the history of the Zongheng Sword Sect. How come you live in such a shabby place? It is an insult to your status." Long Pozong said with a sneer on his face.
From the moment he saw Ding Xuan, Chen Zong knew that the visitor was evil, so Chen Zong was not surprised by what Ding Xuan said.
As for the people standing behind Long Po Zong, they all had cold and hard expressions. The silver armor they wore had dragon tooth patterns printed on them. They were the dragon tooth guards. Chen Zong also discovered that Ding Xuan was also wearing silver armor.
It's a dragon's tooth pattern, but the color is different.
"Oh, I almost forgot, you have been expelled from the Zongheng Sword Sect. You are an ungrateful person who deceives your master and destroys your ancestors. I really didn't expect you to be such a person." Ding Xuan said with a look of sudden realization, a very sad look in his eyes.
But he laughed endlessly.
But Chen Zong's face remained calm, and he did not become angry because of Ding Xuan's ridicule. That calm look in his eyes made Ding Xuan feel uncomfortable and increasingly annoyed.
"Ding Xuan, you came to me just to say these words, right?" Chen Zong opened his mouth and said in a calm tone.
Ding Xuan took a deep breath to calm down, and came to find Chen Zong. Of course, he did not want to mock him, but he had a mission. However, he had a deep grudge with Chen Zong before, so he felt angry when he saw him.
I can't help but say a few sarcastic words.
"Chen Zong, although you have done many treacherous things, you do have some talent. It just so happens that the Third Prince admires talented people the most and decided to give you a chance. If you perform well, you may not be unable to get the Third Prince's favor.
Reuse." Ding Xuan was very reluctant, but had no choice but to seek refuge with the third prince and be used by the third prince. He would carry out any orders given by the third prince.
"Third Prince..." Chen Zong repeated silently, but he was a little confused.
These three princes should be referring to the third prince of the Longtu Dynasty. However, at this point in time, someone came to find him, which made Chen Zong confused.
But no matter what the three princes were like, Chen Zong was not interested at all, because Ding Xuan's expression and words revealed his hostility towards him.
"That's right, he is the third prince of the dynasty, the most capable among the nine princes. You are lucky to be favored by the third prince." Ding Xuan said with a sneer on his face.
"Thank you, Third Prince, for your attention. I'm afraid I don't have that blessing." Chen Zong smiled slightly and responded to Ding Xuan in a calm tone.
"You mean to refuse." Ding Xuan was secretly happy and smiled coldly: "Reject the Third Prince's invitation."
Chen Zong really didn't want to talk to Ding Xuan. During the Yunlong Dynasty, although Ding Xuan was hostile to him, at that time, Chen Zong felt that the other party was a man with integrity. Unexpectedly, he had changed in a few years.
Many, of course, it is possible that my impression of Ding Xuan was wrong at that time.
"Okay, okay, not only did you reject the Third Prince's invitation, I heard that you also rejected Master Jinghong's offer to accept a disciple. The reason was that you didn't want to change your surname. It seems that you look down on the surname Long." Ding Xuanyi
If he disagreed, he would put a shit basin on Chen Zong's head.
"Ding Xuan, don't talk nonsense, I have never looked down on any surname." Chen Zong said solemnly.
Being able to create a dynasty, there is no doubt that the ancestors of the Longtu Dynasty are worthy of admiration. What reason does Chen Zong have to look down on the surname Long? Furthermore, if he looks down on the surname Long, wouldn't he be causing trouble for himself for no reason.
"Humph." Ding Xuan smiled coldly, his eyes swept over Chen Zong with a trace of undetectable evil, as if he didn't hear Chen Zong's words, he turned around and strode with several Dragon Tooth Guards.
Leave and disappear in front of Chen Zong.
Looking away, Chen Zong had a bad feeling. He seemed to be gradually falling into a conspiracy.