A few days later.
Kyushu Alliance Headquarters.
It was the first time for Yun Yan to come here, but before he came, he had asked Zhou Ying in detail about everything about the Kyushu Alliance.
Therefore, he quickly found the Hushan Department where Jackal was located in the huge alliance headquarters.
The Hushan Department was originally an independent peak floating outside the headquarters, and the other departments, like the Hushan Department, were evenly distributed around the main peak of the alliance, forming a huge sky castle similar to the layout of the Nine Palaces.
Among them, Hu Shanbu is located in the center of the Li Palace among the nine palaces. Therefore, in front of the peak of Hu Shan Bu stands a huge granite stone tablet. On the stone tablet, there are three large characters "Li Hu Palace" carved with dragons and phoenixes.
When Yun Yan arrived in front of Lihu Palace, he slowly raised his head and carefully looked at the three characters engraved on the stone tablet.
After a long time, Yun Yan couldn't help but admire.
"Yes, it is quite admirable to be able to carve such a delicate and majestic inscription using the sword energy as the blade and the boulder as the base."
The reason Yun Yan stopped to watch was because he keenly sensed that the senior who left the inscriptions on this huge stone monument had really extraordinary swordsmanship.
Yun Yan asked herself that if it were him, he probably wouldn't be able to do it no matter what.
Therefore, he has a new understanding of Lihu Palace. It seems that Jackal's strength cannot represent the true heritage of the entire Nine Provinces Alliance.
At this moment, Yun Yan discovered that there was a young man about the same size as himself in Li Hu Palace, walking towards him.
Yun Yan immediately stepped forward and spoke respectfully to the young man.
"Xia Yunyan, I came from the Beishan Mine to pay homage to the Jackal leader. I would like to hear from you."
Hearing this, the young man looked Yun Yan up and down. He found that the cultivation level of the man in front of him was not weak, and he seemed to be about the same age as himself.
So, he nodded slightly and asked.
"What brings you to the Jackal leader?"
Yun Yan replied with a smile.
"I was entrusted by someone to come to the Jackal Leader to discuss an important matter."
After saying that, Yun Yan took out the secret envelope that Lu Ming gave him from the storage bag on her waist, and handed it to the young man.
After receiving the letter, the young man just glanced at the lone wolf mark on the envelope, and his expression immediately became very respectful.
At the same time, his attitude towards Yun Yan also became very friendly and he spoke politely.
"Master Yun, please come into the palace quickly."
"Well......"
"Haha, I will lead the way for you."
When the young man saw something strange about Yun Yan, he bowed and smiled and walked in front, while Yun Yan followed him into Lihu Palace.
Along the way, Yun Yan deliberately slowed down so that he could carefully observe the general situation inside Li Hu Palace.
However, just the distance between the palace gate and the main hall, Yun Yan walked under the leadership of the young man, took nearly a stick of incense.
Yunyan discovered that Lihu Palace was not only very large, but also the architectural layout inside was also intricate. After they entered the palace gate, they passed by dozens of side halls and pavilions.
Based on this, Yunyan can roughly deduce that the size of Lihu Palace is almost equivalent to the size of the entire mining area of Beishan Mine.
But the scenery around here is very beautiful, and the sky is not always dark like the mining area.
Before Yun Yan entered the main hall, he suddenly felt an indescribable pressure coming from above the hall, as if this magnificent building was telling him about its past glory.
Yun Yan didn't understand how this pressure from nothingness was formed, but he could clearly sense that there must be some unknown secret hidden in Lihu Palace.
Just when Yun Yan was curious about this inexplicable situation, the young man who led the way also discovered something unusual about Yun Yan.
"What's the matter, Mr. Yun, please follow me into the palace."
Yunyan, whose thoughts were interrupted, lowered her head and looked at the palace.
Guilty, then he turned to look at the young man and asked.
"Is it always like this in Lihu Palace?"
The reason why Yun Yan asked this was because he was convinced that with this young man's first-level martial arts cultivation, he would naturally be able to feel the pressure of this strange situation.
However, what Yunyan didn't expect was that the young man asked with a puzzled look on his face after listening to his inquiry.
"What do you mean, Mr. Yun?"
It didn't look like he was asking questions knowingly, so Yun Yan asked further tentatively.
"Have you, Lihu Palace, always been under such pressure?"
This time the young man heard clearly, but he didn't know anything about the "situation pressure" mentioned by Yun Yan. Therefore, he raised his head and glanced at the empty sky with a puzzled face, then looked down at Yun Yan and said .
"Sir, what you mean is that there is someone else here, and he is exerting soul pressure on us, but why can't I feel it at all?"
Hearing the boy's answer, Yun Yan immediately realized that this might be the secret of Li Hu Palace, so he changed the subject and smiled.
"Maybe it's my imagination, but Lihu Palace is much more majestic than our Beishan Mine. Just these magnificent palaces and pavilions dazzled me."
"Haha, Young Master is overly praised. In terms of scale and grandeur, our Hu Palace cannot compare to Kun White Palace and Qian Qing Palace. However, the most majestic palace in the Kyushu Alliance is Zhongqi Palace.
However, due to the existence of a special kind of qi stone in the isolated peak of the earth where Zhongqi Palace is located, Zhongqi Palace is always shrouded in hidden fog.
Only when all the floating islands and isolated peaks in the Sky City are located in the land of extreme daylight every sixty years, will the Zhongqi Palace clear the clouds and appear in the center of all the floating palaces. "
Yun Yan didn't expect this young man to be so clear about the topographic structure of the Kyushu Alliance, because even Zhou Ying didn't know these things.
But this is not surprising. After all, this boy may have been in the Kyushu Alliance since he was a child, so it is normal for him to be familiar with it.
So, Yun Yan asked curiously.
"I see, then the Kyushu Alliance is actually presided over by the other eight palaces, right?"
The young man nodded and replied.
"Yes, the daily operations of the Kyushu Alliance are indeed the sole responsibility of each palace. Out of respect for the Martial Arts Palace, the eight underground palaces are all under the unified control of Tianque.
Tianque's method of controlling the major underground palaces in the Kyushu Alliance is to issue tasks. In addition, other matters in the alliance are handled by the leaders of each palace.
As for Zhongqi Palace, although it is extremely luxurious, no one is willing to take over it because the entire underground palace does not see the light of day all year round. "
"Are you saying that Zhongqi Palace is still empty?"
"I don't know about this, because I haven't been there, but I heard that someone once wanted to go in and look for the ace stone, but I don't know what the purpose of that thing is."
Hearing this, Yun Yan suddenly thought of something, so he did not continue to ask further.
However, just as he moved to follow the young man into the main hall, Yun Yan asked intentionally or unintentionally.
"Doesn't anyone in Tianque care about Qishi?"
The young man didn't understand what Yun Yan meant, so he just answered casually.
"I heard it too, but Tianque doesn't seem to pay much attention to this thing. Otherwise, they wouldn't let people enter Zhongqi Palace easily."
From what this young man said, Yun Yan guessed that the true purpose of Qi Stone might not have been discovered yet.
However, if someone knows in the future that Qi Stone is a supreme treasure needed for refining weapons and making medicines, Zhongqi Palace may immediately become the focus of competition among all the forces in the entire Sky City.
While Yun Yan was thinking, he had already followed the young man to the center of the main hall.
When he discovered that the Jackal leader, who was standing with his back to the palace door, was already waiting in the hall, the young man hurried forward, handed the secret envelope in his hand to the Jackal, and reported to him respectfully.
"This Mr. Yun..."
Before he could finish his words, Jackal raised his hand and the young man responded quickly.
"As you command!"
Then, the young man waved to several other guards in the hall, and everyone followed him out of the hall.
After reading the letter, Jackal slowly turned around.
"Brother Yun, please come and be safe!"
Yun Yan couldn't help but feel shocked when she discovered that Jackal, whom she hadn't seen for several months, had actually broken through to the fourth level of martial arts. It turned out that Jackal had reservations when he planned to kill Hu Bao.
Otherwise, with his outstanding cultivation talent, he might have aroused Hu Bao's vigilance. However, he deliberately showed off his cultivation in front of him, which made Yun Yan a little confused.
However, Yun Yan still responded calmly and saw him reply with a smile.
"Congratulations, Brother Hu, your cultivation has improved a lot."
"Haha, I made my brother laugh."
The reason why Jackal asked everyone to stand down after receiving the secret letter was because he already knew the reason why Yunyan came to Hu Shanbu.
After he read Lu Ming's handwritten secret letter, he finally confirmed his previous guess.
It seemed that Lu Ming was determined to keep Yun Yan, but he couldn't tolerate Yun Yan no matter what. But Yun Yan was in front of him now, so he hesitated.
Yun Yan was keenly aware that in just this moment, the murderous intention for him flashed through Jackal's eyes several times, which showed that his previous judgment of Jackal was also accurate.
Given the current situation, if he wanted to survive in the hands of the Jackal, he had to show his support appropriately.
So, he deliberately set his eyes on the storage bag on his waist, then slowly raised his head to look at the Jackal, and answered without fear.
"Brother Hu was able to break through to the fourth level of martial arts in just a few months, which really impresses me.
But this is fine, because the stronger you are, Brother Hu, the easier it will be for us to go to the Night Continent this time and complete the tasks assigned by Senior Lu Ming. Then I will be able to rely on Brother Hu for everything. "
Yun Yan deliberately emphasized that this mission was specially assigned by Lu Ming, which was to remind Jackal that if he wanted to harm her, he would be disobeying Lu Ming's order.
However, after Jackal saw the storage bag hanging on Yun Yan's waist, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face.
Afterwards, he burned the secret letter in his hand and said to Yun Yan.
"This is natural."
