Several people left the Zuixian Tower and took a carriage straight to Wenguo's palace. About two hours later, the carriage stopped in front of a gate.
This Wenguo Imperial Palace is clearly a city within a city, another independent city located in the imperial capital.
The two guards at the door are both kings.
"Friends from Lianfeng City, are you here to receive the rewards from the competition?" Before a few people could reach the door, a guard asked.
"Excuse me, we are from Lianfeng City and are here to receive rewards!" Chen Yi clasped his fists and said to the guard.
"Wait a moment, go ahead and report!" After saying that, the guard turned around and entered the city gate.
A quarter of an hour later, the guard came out with Pei Huan.
"Master, how dare I trouble you to come and greet me in person?" Chen Yi immediately clasped his fists and saluted.
"Hello, Imperial Master!" The other five people also clasped their fists and saluted!
In the Wen Kingdom, Pei Huan was definitely a person who was inferior to one person and more than ten thousand people. He was a proper boss-level figure. Of course, a few people would not dare to neglect him.
Moreover, they all came to greet me in person, so I gave them enough face. Of course, I have to give them enough face!
"Haha, the city lord is too polite. You guys don't need to be polite!" Pei Huan had a faint smile on his face, looking kind.
"These little friends are the unparalleled talents of this year's competition, and they are also the future pillars of our country. I should welcome you on behalf of the country's leader!"
Pei Huan's words undoubtedly directly pulled these five people onto Wen Guo's warship and planned them to be in Wen Guo's camp.
"The Imperial Master is over-reputed!"
As an old fox, Chen Yi couldn't understand what Pei Huan meant!
"Follow me to the palace. A banquet has been set up inside to congratulate you all!"
After Pei Huan finished speaking, he turned around and walked inside, and everyone also lifted their heels.
"Hey, what's going on? In the past, those people from Dabi have never been received by the National Master in person, and the National Master has never met with them. Why did they come to receive them in person this time?"
After several people entered for a while, another guard asked the man who had just reported.
"You don't know? These five people are gods. They passed all the way on the stage of life and death and beheaded the generals. They were extremely brave. Especially the youngest one, who was not afraid of power on the stage of life and death. In front of the head of the Ouyang clan, he cut down with one sword. The head of the young patriarch of the Ouyang tribe!"
The guard who went to report said with admiration.
"Ah? Are you telling the truth?" The guard's eyes widened immediately, and his voice suddenly became much higher!
"Shh! Keep your voice down! You want to die, why are you shouting so loudly?"
The guard just made a silencing gesture and glared at the person opposite. I looked around and felt relieved when I saw no one was there.
"You don't even know this? The news has spread throughout the capital. Now every household knows that boy's name. Moreover, he even killed the second son of the Shangguan clan in the street before the competition!" the guard continued.
"I know Hammer. I've been on duty here for almost a month. Where can I find out? How can you be so lucky? You were transferred to maintain the order of the competition. I watched the whole process by the way!" The guard curled his lips.
...
Several people followed Pei Huan, and Pei Huan introduced a word or two about the palace he saw from time to time.
Everyone was wandering on the wide and flat bluestone road with green trees on both sides. There are many palaces in the distance, shadowy.
A quarter of an hour later, Pei Huan led everyone to a palace. The outside of the palace was filled with rows of flowers, and the big red cloth was spread dozens of feet outside the palace. The construction of the main hall is extremely luxurious, more luxurious and beautiful than what few people have seen in the imperial capital.
I saw the red walls and blue tiles of the main hall. On the walls were paintings of majestic mountains, trickling streams and other landscape paintings. The plaque on the main hall read "House of Courtesy".
Chen Yi felt awe-struck in his heart. He had heard that the reception hall in the palace was used to receive dignitaries and important figures from major forces. He did not expect that the Imperial Master would directly bring them to this hall.
Several people entered the main hall, which was very spacious, brightly lit and gorgeously decorated.
There was a large round table placed at the top of the hall, which was already filled with all kinds of delicacies and fine wines. Standing below it were dozens of beautiful women, all of whom were long and beautiful and had impressive figures.
After everyone sat down, Pei Huan clapped his hands, and the girls began to dance gracefully below, with graceful postures, like fairies from the Nine Heavens coming to earth.
Just as Pei Huan was about to hold the pot and pour wine, Chen Yi took over.
"How dare you trouble the Imperial Master to pour the wine himself!" After Chen Yi said this, he first poured a glass for the Imperial Master, then poured a glass for several others and himself.
"I would like to toast you all and congratulate you for your brilliant performance in this competition!" Pei Huan said with a smile on his face as he picked up the wine glass.
"I should be the one waiting for the Honorable Master!" Chen Yi said, and several people raised their glasses together and gestured slightly, then raised their heads and drank the wine in one gulp.
Then, everyone started to use their chopsticks. A few young people were careless and had no scruples. Their mouths were full of oil and their chopsticks were flying. On the other hand, Chen Yi was a little reserved, occasionally moving his chopsticks, but most of the time he was pouring wine for everyone and talking to Pei Huan.
After drinking and eating, Pei Huan was about to lead a few people to receive the rewards, but saw Hou Zhongyan walking in.
After everyone greeted each other one by one, Hou Zhongyan said: "Master, the Master asked our family to come and invite Mr. Liu to come and see him!"
Both Chen Yi and Pei Huan heard the key point in this sentence. The king invited Liu Wei, not summoned him!
The two of them had different thoughts, and they didn't know what they were thinking.
This has never happened before in Pei Huan's memory. Generally, the king directly summons whomever he wants to see.
"My little friend, just go with the guards!" Pei Huan turned to look at Liu Weidao.
Liu Wei nodded and followed Hou Zhongyan away, and everyone continued drinking and dancing.
"Senior, why did the king see me?" Liu Wei finally couldn't hold back and asked on the way.
"Our family doesn't know about this, and we don't dare to speculate on the thoughts of the king!" Hou Zhongyan said lightly.
It's not that he didn't say it, it's that he really didn't know.
At this moment, in Qiandao Sect, in the sect's meeting hall, a man wrapped in black robes looked at the two men in black robes kneeling in front of him with sinister eyes.
This man is Situ Yun, the leader of the Thousand Dao Sect, the one who once appeared in the abyss of a hundred thousand feet in the realm of emperor.
"Didn't you two brothers tell me that the Liu family was dead? Where did Liu Wei come from?"
The man looked at the two of them and shouted angrily, causing blood to flow from their facial features and their bodies to tremble uncontrollably.
"Sect... Sect Master, my subordinates deserve to die, that... that Liu Wei, at that time... jumped into the abyss a hundred thousand feet deep, a mortal, we... we thought he would... You will definitely die!" A man in black robe said with a trembling voice.
"A hundred thousand feet abyss?" Situ Yun asked in a deep voice.
"Yes...it's an abyss of a hundred thousand feet." The man in black robe replied.
"Looking at the fact that you three brothers have served the sect for so many years and one of you is dead, I won't kill you. Get out of Qiandao Sect and don't show up again. Do you understand?" Situ Yun shouted.
"Thank you, Sect Master, for not killing me..." The two kowtowed repeatedly.
"Go away, if I see you again..."
"We... we will disappear in Beizhou immediately, go to the deep mountains and old forests, and never come out again in our lives!" The two of them immediately promised before Situ Yun could finish.
After saying that, the two of them ran and crawled out of the hall, fearing that they would die if they took a breath too late.
"A hundred thousand feet abyss, thunder catastrophe, many secrets on your body, Dual Realm Venerable, that thunder catastrophe must be related to you, and you must have obtained a divine object that defies the heavens!" Situ Yun murmured to himself.
"Yan Huaian, I want to see if you can keep him?" Situ Yun squinted his eyes and muttered again.
Inside the Wenguo Imperial Palace.
The two walked for about two quarters of an hour before arriving at the main hall of the palace.
The main hall is solemn, majestic and majestic, not as luxurious and confusing as the Liwai Hall.
On the plaque directly above the main hall is the gilded word "Meeting Hall", which is square and square with regular strokes.
This hall is supported by many huge red columns, with dragons and phoenixes carved on them. On both sides of the main entrance of the hall, there is an area about one foot wide on each side, with two even larger golden dragons engraved on it.
The golden dragon has nine claws and golden scales, which are lifelike and vivid, as if it is about to soar into the sky.
"Go in by yourself, we are waiting for orders outside the palace!" Hou Zhongyan said to Liu Wei.
Liu Wei nodded and walked into the hall. There was a splendid dragon chair placed at the head of the hall. At first glance, it seemed incompatible with this dignified and solemn hall.
Sitting on the dragon chair is a man with a majestic face and a royal robe.
The whole hall was empty, except for this dragon chair, there was nothing else.
The surrounding walls are painted with murals related to the natural environment such as mountains and flowing water, blue sky and white clouds, stars and earth, flowers, birds, insects and fish, making the entire hall more tranquil and peaceful.
"Junior, pay homage to the king!" Liu Wei saluted the middle-aged man sitting on the dragon throne with his fists clasped, neither humble nor overbearing!
Wenchang looked at Liu Wei like that without saying a word, his eyes as sharp as a knife. After dozens of breaths, he nodded slightly and thought about it in his mind.
This man is extremely courageous and arrogant, very extraordinary.
You must know that some powerful people in the Emperor Realm are cautious and trembling when facing him. But a boy in his teens can be as stable as a rock and so unrestrained.
"No need to be polite!" Wen Chang's calm voice reached Liu Wei's ears.
Liu Wei's arms were drooped and his body was straight, like a sharp sword. He stood in the middle of the field and looked at Wenchang without any fear.
"What do you think of this competition?" Wenchang asked.
"Other than feeling a little cruel, I have no other opinion!" Liu Wei said in a loud voice.
"Haha, you are still too young. If this is cruel, then how do you define the massacre of the Liu family?" Wenchang laughed.
"Huh? Do you know who did it?" Liu Wei looked directly at Wenchang, his eyes flashing with a cold light.
"Don't get excited. I only learned about this when I was investigating you recently. I don't know who specifically did it!" Wenchang said unhurriedly.
"Why are you investigating me?" Liu Wei asked, squinting his eyes.
