The imperial capital Shenjing is the capital of the Eternal Light Empire and the first "city" in the empire's history. It was started in the 10th year of the Yongguang calendar and completed in the 13th year of the Yongguang calendar. It took four years to celebrate Emperor Lingyang's great achievements in unifying the people and expanding the territory. The outline of the imperial capital today can already be seen from the initial planning two thousand years ago: the imperial palace is located in the center of the city, with a perfect circular area left around it for the imperial court to plan various buildings and for the dignitaries to live and settle down. The princes and generals gathered in the city to establish the hub of the world, hence the name "Tianshu". City districts were built in the four directions of Tianshu, and the gods of the four directions were given the names of the city gates, namely Dongwu, Nanhui, Xizhou, and Beifan. They were collectively called the "Four Pingning Districts", which meant peace, tranquility, and prosperity in all directions.
"I heard that Kamkyo City was as square as it is now two thousand years ago. I don't know if it's true or not." Rei Shigure flipped through the map of Kamkyo.
"It's true. Grandpa said that the planning of the imperial capital was done by Emperor Lingyang himself. It has been expanded and rebuilt countless times in two thousand years, and the layout of the inner circle and outer square does not need to be modified at all." Qin Qianbai said.
"It's amazing~" Shigurei whistled, "It's like he has the ability to foresee. Maybe Emperor Lingyang saw today two thousand years ago."
"It's possible, he is the emperor after all."
It was the end of the year and the night wind was chilly. Girls wearing hunter trench coats and blue military uniforms stood on the top of the high hall of the ritual ceremony hall, watching the people coming and going in Shenjing City under the night. Tianshu District is naturally located on a higher ground than Binh Ninh District 4. From this position, the entire city can be seen almost completely. The lights of civilian life can be seen in countless buildings, and the traffic is constantly passing through the streets and alleys. The brilliance extends like blood along the orderly horizontal and vertical roads, allowing this orderly city to maintain its unquenchable glory for two thousand years.
"Ah sneeze!" Qiluo tightened her coat tightly. Not long ago, they were in Cangdu, where they were regulating the climate under an artificial canopy. The night wind from the north of the empire made her uncomfortable.
She murmured in a low voice: "The capital is in a hurry, so why don't you just stand on the roof and pose? Can you two fairies go down and do some serious business?"
"The Gray Devil has done everything in his eagerness for quick success, so what do you expect us to do? Go in and accept the admiration of everyone and listen to the exclamations one by one?" Shigure Rei said lazily, "Wow, this is Huanyue Zun! Wow! This is the Jade Faced Rakshasa! Wow, this... I don’t know, this seems to be a busty female hacker..."
"I'll bite you!" Qiluo bared her teeth and claws. Shigurei pressed her head with one hand to prevent Hua Quan Xiu from approaching: "Little pet, go aside and don't disturb big sister to watch the sky. This matter in the empire is very complicated and I'm afraid it won't be solved in three or two days."
Qiluo heard this and looked up at the sky. The official cover-up had no effect on her. The vision of two overlapping moons clearly appeared in the girl's eyes, making her feel an indescribable chill. The scene was like two similar worlds overlapping each other, but I didn't know which one was illusion and which one was real.
Qin Qianbai was also looking at the moon. In a daze, she felt a cry coming from her blood, as if someone was urging her to do something, causing a ripple in her otherwise calm state of mind.
She suddenly bowed her body and flew down the eaves as lightly as a bird. At the main entrance of the ritual ceremony hall, Gongsun Ce and Liu Zhongwu were walking out side by side. Qin Qianbai was the first to bow and said, "Hello, Uncle Liu."
"You came here tonight and helped the capital a lot. Uncle Liu, who asked for help, is not worthy of being saluted by me." Liu Zhongwu smiled and returned the greeting to the other two people, "Thank you both for your help. I don't know whether the Knight of Dawn and His Highness... ?”
"Chi Zijing said that he wanted to go to the palace first, and I asked Alandia to stay behind temporarily. Before I left, I saw the incarnation of the king of Huang Xiang. I was afraid that everything in the world would change, so I had to be on guard." Gongsun Ce said.
Liu Zhongwu's expression changed slightly: "King Pingping?! No wonder... the plan will have to be changed first. Please follow me first, and we will talk as we go."
Gongsun Ce thought that the name Ping Ping Wang really suited Mr. Lan's bad temper. He suppressed his curiosity to find out the details and followed Liu Zhongwu in a hurry.
Liu Zhongwu has been the "director" of the Sky Capital for three years. He has planned and participated in almost all major plans from the beginning of the year to the present, but he is not very familiar with Gongsun Ce. Gongsun Ce only met the director a few times. During these meetings, Director Liu gave him the impression that he was very similar to Gaffrey of the Kingdom. He was kind and reserved on the surface, but had a deep sense of government on the inside. He was a mature and steady character. In the words of Yan Qi, a ruffian who rarely praises others, Liu Zhongwu is a "trustworthy person", which is enough for Gongsun Ce to position himself well.
"There are three main problems in the empire at the moment, and the specific reasons have not yet been identified. The top priority is that the global reality is unstable, and dragon disasters will enter a stage of frequent occurrences from tonight, and it is urgent to prevent dragon disasters; secondly, the Brahma realm is extremely active across the country, and the cave heaven and the blessed land are extremely active. If it is turned on from time to time, it may harm the safety of the civilians; and then the imperial capital arena is about to start, and the martial arts competition is approaching. A large number of Kaitian warlocks have gathered in the divine capital, and there are many short-sighted people waiting for opportunities to cause trouble. It is also an issue that needs to be dealt with quickly. The most important thing..."
At this moment, Liu Zhongwu explained the situation clearly in a few words, and then looked at Gongsun Ce with a smile: "If you have any questions, Mr. Gongsun, please feel free to tell me."
Gongsun Ce pushed up his glasses: "Mr. Liu is an elder, so you don't need to call me sir, just call him by his first name. I have two questions. First of all, the chaos in the empire was obviously not an emergency that broke out all at once. Why was it that it was concealed and not reported until now?" Are you contacting me because of the emergency today?"
Liu Zhongwu smiled bitterly: "To be honest, I don't want to contact you even tonight. The battle in Meteor City was only at the end of October, and it has only been two months since you broke through the manifestation method. Even for ordinary manifestation magic users, this consolidates The time in the realm is too tight. Now, except for Yan Qi and the Dawn Knight, you are our strongest combat force. I am really worried that the pressure from the outside world will be detrimental to your practice. Once the Silent Phase Method is pursued quickly, the consequences will be disastrous."
Gongsun Ce felt warm in his heart, but he also felt worried: "I know your kindness, sir. Yan Qi would have said the same thing if he were here. But there is something else..."
Liu Zhongwu shook his head and looked at the moon in the sky.
"I know you want to ask about this double-moon scene, but this matter is extremely bizarre and is closely related to His Majesty's loss of contact. We will discuss it in detail later. The top priority right now is to ensure the peace of the Imperial Capital."
Outside the main entrance of the Ceremony Hall is a spacious official road. There are no residential shops on both sides, but the official residences of the imperial court. The old branches on the roadside are lush and leafy, covering the ancient palace built for unknown ages behind the wall, blocking idlers from peeking into the official offices of officials. Walking on this road, you will feel like you have returned to the era hundreds of years ago. It seems that at dawn, adults in rich clothes will come out of the wall and go to the palace to meet the saints with tablets in hand.
However, tonight the area around the official residence was not as peaceful as in the past. There was a vague noise of people in the night, which sounded like a swarm of flies flapping their wings. Liu Zhongwu led everyone out of the avenue and came to a crossroads where roads from all directions met. The layout here is unconventional: the middle of the intersection of Sifang Avenue is not an open space, but there is a square stone platform with a length, width and height of four feet each. There was a young man on the stone platform holding a short halberd and shouting for battle. Around the arena and above the eaves, there were dozens of warriors dressed in different costumes watching. This was where the previous noise came from.
Gongsun Ce saw from a distance some people in green clothes leading sergeants A on patrol. Most of them had an unhappy look on their faces. When he thought of Qin Qianbai's childhood experience, he understood something in his heart. He couldn't help but sneer: "Walking, sitting, lying down, practicing every day." , have you cultivated yourself so coldly and despicably?"
"The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. What our empire is most indispensable for is people." Old Liu and Lao Shen were here, "There are many rules in Shenjing City, and it is most difficult for the Tai Xueyi Sacrifice Hall to interfere in the private fights of warriors. Xiao Qian. ,look……?"
"I'll go there." Qin Qianbai nodded.
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"Oh! It's a pity that we all came all the way to Beijing to admire the reputation of the world's number one, but we didn't expect that no one dared to come up to this Shenjing Arena for a quarter of an hour. Such a world's number one, the leader of the martial arts alliance, is really shocking. In terms of vision, people say that the Qin family in the imperial capital has no talented people, and it seems to be true!"
Liu Fufeng knocked his halberd on the edge of the ring, looking at the street where no one answered, he felt proud in his heart. The information inside the door was accurate. It was a good time tonight. Many people from the Qin family led the Yaoguang Guards out to fight with each other even though they were responsible for their official duties. It was because they abandoned their official duties for private purposes that they should take part in the situation properly. . As for the people left behind at home, he even ignored them. The old man took action to disrupt the rules of the world with big bullies and small ones. If the ordinary Qin family of his generation really wanted to come to power, he, a majestic Canghemen Heavenly Eye warrior, was not afraid of challenges.
"Extremely disappointed!" "The Qin Clan, the imperial capital, is just a lackey of the government!" "Brother Liu stopped talking nonsense in this unmanned arena. When no one answered, he went to the Qin Clan's house and kicked them out!"
People from all walks of life around the ring started to boo, and the few who spoke honestly were silenced by the crowd. Liu Fufeng felt even more happy when he saw the angry eyes of the people passing by the Qin family. The leader of the martial arts alliance has not changed hands in two thousand years, and all the sects in the country have the Qin family as their head. Now I finally caught the opportunity to add insult to injury, and I don't want to take their brand, even if it only makes the Qin family feel sick, it is all Something worth applauding.
"You have no respect for the Dharma, no big picture in mind, and only see petty gains in front of you. It's a shame that you have the nerve to enter the city!"
A childish shout came from the audience, and a girl about ten years old stood in the crowd, her little face flushed with anger. Liu Fufeng smiled instead of being angry: "You have a small mouth but no real skill in your hands. Qin's daughter is so eloquent, how can she not see you standing up for the family?"
Everyone in the audience laughed and laughed. They wanted to encourage this Qin family child to come on stage. It is not a bad rule for a younger generation to challenge an elder. Only winning or losing counts in the arena. Once he is kicked off the stage, he will lose the face of the entire Qin family.
"The scoundrel knows no good! I -" The little girl really couldn't bear the excitement and was about to jump forward angrily. But at this moment, the cheers from the audience suddenly stopped, and everyone with eyes stared blankly at the stage. Without any sign or trace, a girl with black hair and green clothes stood speechless at the end of the ring.
No one saw her actions, not even Liu Fufeng who was also in the ring didn't know how she did it. They all fell into horror at the same time. Everyone present is a warrior, and they know the meaning behind this action. If this girl can avoid everyone's detection and enter the ring... she can also take their lives silently!
"I am Liu Fufeng of the Canghe Sect, who are you?" Liu Fufeng forced himself to hold on to the situation. From the corner of his eye, he saw the girl from the Qin family in the audience laughing in surprise. That call almost shocked him to death.
"Sister Qian!"
Sister Qian? Qian? If we want to talk about the young master with "Qian" in the name of the Qin family in the imperial capital, then it can only be... it can only be...
Liu Fufeng's fingers began to tremble unconsciously. He thought of that person's name and the legend spread at the end of the year. At this time, the girl had slowly taken off the hairpin on her head, and turned her hand into a long-handled sword.
Wanhua Sword... Jade Faced Rakshasa!
"The scoundrels don't know what's good or bad, so I will discipline them for the elders in your sect." She said, "Qin Clan, Qin Qianbai of the Imperial Capital. Please."
Names and origins have been exchanged, and after that there is no place for words to remain. And Liu Fufeng couldn't think of the next words. At the moment when his intuition came, the woman's fist had already sunk into his heart. Power as strong as mountains and rivers erupted in an extremely small space, causing Liu Fufeng to fly backwards and hit the west palace wall with his halberd. The expression of the Heavenly Eye Warrior was as dumb as a chicken. Not a single brick or tile of the palace wall was damaged. His person was still clinging to the wall after being knocked out, as if he was hung up by invisible spikes, hanging for public display!
"You have all the strength and skills but have lost your state of mind. The Heavenly Eye can only open a crack. The night breeze is cool tonight, so you will hang here for twelve hours, meditating and reflecting on yourself."
The good people in the audience were either shocked or gloomy. Those who wanted to watch the fun quickly pretended to be happy and distanced themselves from the people around them. More people were standing under the eaves and in the wine shop, observing the action on the ring from a distance. Qin Qianbai took in everyone's reactions and looked at them casually. This glance seemed to see what everyone was thinking. Anyone with malicious intentions felt an invisible pressure suddenly suppressed. They were actually suppressed by one person's aura and their feet were weak, and they collapsed on the ground.
The dark crowd dwarfed on the spot, and Qin Qianbai asked loudly: "Who else wants to fight?"
There was silence around the ring, and no one dared to answer. Qin Qianbai raised his long knife and carved a random mark on the stone platform. Without luck, the sound naturally spread throughout the city.
"The Qin family in the imperial capital has been busy with official duties recently, and there are no incompetent people around. If visitors from all over the world want to fight, please go to the ring first, and then say the word 'challenge'."
She turned the long knife into a hairpin and inserted it back into her hair, stepped off the stage, picked up the cheering girl, and walked away leisurely. The warriors stared at the piece of green clothing disappearing at the corner of the street, silently for a long time. But more and more people came around the ring, and all the elders stared at the shallow knife mark like a man possessed.
Finally someone couldn't hold it any longer, and a strong man from the Tengyun Sect gave a loud shout and ran towards the ring. Just when his toes touched the ring, the invisible and colorless blade suddenly burst out, pinning him to Liu Fufeng's side, unable to move no matter how hard he struggled.
So one more person was hung on the palace wall to show off to the public. Soon after, five more people were added to the wall. After another half-quarter of an hour, there were ten people on the wall. At the end of the day, people with ulterior motives no longer dared to approach the arena. Instead, a group of masters who had no grievances against the Qin family rushed over after hearing the news, each one eager to see the Wanhua Warrior's sword intent.
So when a group of long-famous senior masters such as the layman Gusong of Ziyun Mountain, the master of Yinhu Temple, and the Master Pu of Tiandimen were also hung on the palace wall, no one dared to rise to the throne. idea.
A latecomer looked at the wall full of young talents and famous masters, his eyes full of panic: "Oh my god. This is Ming, Ming guest has returned to Beijing?"
The good guy said with a smile: "This man is not very well-informed. What is coming back is another peerless master from the Qin family."
"Ah." The latecomer suddenly realized, "No wonder Yi Dao has such magical powers. It turns out to be the Wanhua warrior who defeated the champion!"
(End of chapter)
