The prime minister was startled, then turned to look at them, with some anger on his face: "As an envoy, you force your way into another country's important place for political discussion. Only you, Luobei, can do such a shameful thing!"
"Oh, why are you angry, Prime Minister? As long as you are willing to compensate, we will leave respectfully immediately." Yi Jie said lazily.
"Presumptuous! You are simply bullying others too much!" A minister was immediately trembling with anger.
"If it weren't for your poor protection, why would I, Luobei, be attacked by the Nether Clan? We need very little!" Yi Jiechi said in a very contemptuous tone, and sat down at the entrance of the palace, looking like a rogue.
All the ministers were so angry that they were furious, but looking at the prime minister who did not continue to speak, they could only sigh and suppress the anger in their hearts.
After a while.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived——!"
Bei Mingfei was sitting in a wheelchair, pushed by an old man, followed by two old men. As soon as he entered the palace, he looked at Yi Jiechi sharply.
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness is a thousand years old!"
The ministers immediately saluted.
"Everyone, please get up." Bei Mingfei said gently to the ministers.
Then he turned his gaze to Yi Jiechi and said, "Messenger Yi is so majestic! Can you represent the Luobei Adjudication Office? Or the Luobei Imperial Court?"
"Of course it's the imperial court!" Yi Jiechi said with a more solemn look.
"If this is the attitude of the Luobei court, then I think you can get out." Bei Mingfei said very gently.
"You!" Yi Jiechi raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly: "The person I want to see is the emperor, not you!"
"When the two countries discuss politics, what matters is the attitude of both parties. If you have this attitude, you can get out."
"Father thinks that you are not qualified to see him. Please go back. How about I have someone take you back?" Bei Mingfei said.
"Your Royal Highness, please keep a line in your conduct!" Yi Jiechi said meaningfully.
Bei Mingfei frowned and was about to speak when a loud voice came from outside the palace wall: "Get away if I tell you to! What nonsense! Zuo Imperial Guard, capture this person for me!"
Two groups of soldiers wearing golden armor entered from the palace gate and immediately surrounded Yi Jiechi. Then, a middle-aged man wearing a purple robe, whose eyebrows were somewhat similar to Bei Mingfei's, walked in. He wore a belt on his waist. He has a long sword, a well-proportioned figure, and a slightly larger hand than a normal person, making him look very powerful.
"Who are you? Do you dare to capture me?" Yi Jiechi went through the information in his mind, but did not remember who this person was, so he shouted sharply.
"There is no one I dare not capture!" The middle-aged man snorted coldly. With a wave of his hand, the soldiers immediately captured Yi Jiechi and took him down.
Then, he glanced at the remaining envoys with cold eyes and said: "Get out of here! If you want someone, go to the Prince's Mansion!" The remaining envoys immediately dispersed.
"Uncle Ye? I didn't expect you to come back. Thank you so much, Uncle Ye." Bei Mingfei said with a smile.
Bei Ye glanced at his legs and sighed: "Alas! It was too late to come back, otherwise you would have lost your legs!"
"It's enough for Uncle Ye to come back. By the way, my father is waiting for you in Zihuawan. Are you going now?" Bei Mingfei asked.
"Let's go." Bei Ye nodded.
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Night, Xiang Mansion.
Because tonight is New Year's Eve, the Xiang Mansion is very lively. Representatives from the Xiang family branches in various states have come to the Xiang Mansion. The four branches of Tian, Ye, Gu, and Jian are also here, gathering together to welcome the New Year. arrival.
The backyard of Xiang Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, people were drinking wine, and the sounds of laughter and clinking of wine glasses were endless.
"Fang Li, thank you for saving my life when I was in Huangcai County. Come on, have a drink!" Just as Fang Li was pouring the wine, Xiang Gu stood up and raised his glass to him.
"Then I'll toast to Grandpa, and wish Grandpa an early breakthrough and longevity." Fang Li immediately responded with a smile.
"Brother! Let me toast you too. I wish you and sister Yun'er will be together soon and grow old together!"
Xiang Yuwei also stood up with a smile, picked up the juice in her hand, and what she said attracted a round of applause.
"You girl! Where did you learn this?" Fang Li couldn't help but smile, clinking her jade cup, and then drank the mellow wine in his mouth, letting the faint burning sensation flow in his stomach. , did not drive Yuanli to resolve.
"Fang Li, come and have a drink." Elder Tian Bing said with a smile: "It's rare that I can relax for once today without getting drunk!"
Fang Li himself didn't know how many drinks he drank, and he didn't mobilize his energy to resolve the drunkenness. Therefore, when he returned to the room, he was already drunk, lying on the bed, thinking about tonight's banquet, A smile appeared on the corner of Fang Li's mouth.
It's great to have you... But, mom and dad, where are you?
He had a strange dream. In the dream, he was walking on a dark land for an unknown distance when he encountered a blue-red creature. The dream ended abruptly.
The next day, the first day of the new year, Xiang Mansion.
When Fang Li walked into the central hall, rubbing his slightly groggy head, he found that everyone had basically arrived and seemed to be waiting for him.
"It seems that I drank a lot last night." Seeing him like this, Xiang Tian smiled and said.
"Don't drink so much in the future." Fang Li said with regret.
"Haha, it's my first time to drink, it's normal." Xiang Tian laughed loudly, and then said: "We have a family dinner tonight, do you want to ask your little girlfriend to come over?"
"Yes! Yes!" Before Fang Li could speak, Yuwei answered first.
Fang Li glared at Yuwei helplessly, then nodded and said, "I'll go ask, but from here to Changde, it will take two days?"
"There is no need to go to Changzhou. Your little girlfriend took some people to Ning'an City yesterday and took over Cangning District again. She should be in Lin Mansion now." Xiang Tian said.
"Lin Mansion? Why did she come to Ning'an City so early?" Fang Li was stunned, and then asked with some surprise.
"It's probably for the grand feast in Yunbei the day after tomorrow. There will be a four-year competition for the ranking of the four major aristocratic families. The Lin family will definitely not miss it." Xiang Tian said.
"Well, I'll go ask now." Fang Li said "hmm" and raised his feet to rush out.
At this time, Elder Tian Bing stopped him again: "Why are you anxious? I have to deal with clan affairs in the morning, so it's not too late to go in the afternoon."
"Ah? Oh, cough..." Fang Li smiled awkwardly and returned to his seat.
"This morning, there is a martial arts competition among the four young talents in our clan. Fang Li does not need to participate, but you can go and have a look. The task of refereeing will be left to you." As soon as Fang Li sat down, Elder Tian Bing smiled. typical.
Fang Li was immediately filled with doubts. No wonder he was asked to go in the afternoon. It turned out that he wanted him to help. As expected, these elders are all treacherous!
Xiang family, martial arts arena.
Fang Li sat quietly in the central stand, the power of spiritual consciousness covering the entire audience. Although the battle under the stage was at the Shiyuan Gate stage at best, he was still supervising carefully.
"Yuanli has been at the peak of the Xuan Realm for more than a month, but there is no change at all. It is really not easy to go from Xuan to Heaven..." A wisp of black and white Yuanli emerged from Fang Li's fingertips. Power, he whispered softly.
"If it were simple, there wouldn't be so many people who would spend their entire lives unable to break through." Suddenly, blue light flashed, and Yuntian appeared beside him and said.
"It may not be a good thing to accumulate more time. Your cultivation level improved a bit too quickly some time ago and you need to stabilize it."
"However, when I tried to condense the Yuan Nucleus two days ago, I always felt that there were two opposing forces in the meridians, which were getting closer and closer as the Yuan Nucleus condensed. Moreover, the closer the two forces were, the less powerful the Yuan Power in my body was. control."
"And when I immediately stopped condensing the core, these two forces disappeared, and there was no trace at all." Fang Li frowned.
"Two opposing forces?" A look of doubt suddenly appeared in Yuntian's eyes, then he raised his hand, pressed it on Fang Li's wrist, and closed his eyes to feel it.
After a while, Yuntian opened his eyes, but the confusion on his face did not dissipate, "Your body is normal, there is no other power!"
"But as soon as I condense the core, those two powers will appear, and I can't figure it out." Fang Li said.
"Then don't attack the heaven realm for the time being. We'll look at it after a while." Yuntian said after pondering for a while.
boom--!
There was a sudden roar from the audience. Fang Li was stunned for a moment, then spread his wings and quickly flew down from the stands, leaving only Yuntian alone in the stands thinking.
"The sudden appearance of power...his situation...could it be the power derived from his bloodline? But this little guy is just a human being, not a descendant of other races in the heavens?" Yuntian murmured and thought on the stage.
Offstage.
"He's a boy from the Mocheng branch!"
"This kid is finished! How dare you cut off someone else's arm!"
"No, the Mocheng branch is finished. We have completely lost hope."
"Hey, if this kid is gentler, he might be able to last a few more rounds and be appreciated by his own people. Now, it's all over!"
"Yes, the Mocheng branch has been in decline for a long time. If there is no strong one now, I'm afraid it will be removed from the ranks of the branch!"
After seeing the situation, the people on the competition stage began to whisper. Fang Li landed on the martial arts platform with a very unhappy expression.
"Who is the referee? Why are you so young?" As soon as he appeared, someone asked in a low voice.
"Hush! This is the number one genius of our clan. Despite his young age, his strength has already reached the peak of Xuanmen Realm! It is said that he has even fought against strong men in the Heaven Realm!"
"Don't you know that you can't hit hard on the competition stage? Have you forgotten the clan motto?" Fang Li stood on a competition stage, looking at the thin young man in front of him, his expression became serious, and he scolded.
"Swords have no eyes, and it is reasonable to be disabled. My father taught me never to hold back at any time. You should also know that a lion fights a rabbit with all his strength." The young man said unconvinced. .
"But this is a martial arts competition! It's not a life and death fight! You cut off his arm with one blow, which has exceeded the scope of a martial arts competition and must be punished." Fang Li frowned and then said:
"Your martial arts qualification is cancelled, you can leave."
"I don't accept it!" Tears welled up in the young man's eyes, and his eyes were very stubborn. "Why should I be disqualified just because of one mistake? I don't accept it!"
"Not convinced?" Fang Li smiled, "If you beat me, I won't disqualify you, otherwise, leave immediately!"
The young man was stunned for a moment, then slowly raised the blade in his hand and stabbed Fang Li as fast as lightning. However, no matter how fast he was, Fang Li could always dodge his sword blade in the blink of an eye. After a while, the young man was out of breath.
"Is it enough?" Fang Li asked.
"Come again!" The young man shouted, and slashed at Fang Li with his sword continuously. After Fang Li dodged for a few times, he pointed his finger at the blade of his sword and held it down directly.
The young man tried his best, his face turned red, but he still couldn't pull out the sword. He actually gave up his weapon and punched Fang Li.
"Interesting." Fang Li muttered, then threw the long sword aside, clapped the young man's fist with his palm, and knocked him away and fell far away.
But after the boy got up, he rushed over again and was thrown away again.
After repeating this for more than a dozen times, Fang Li's face also showed a slightly moved expression. He was tenacious, persistent, and perseverant. This young man was not simple.
He sidestepped past the young man who was rushing towards him and said, "That's enough. If you continue to fight, you will be injured. Go down and rest first. Your punishment will be decided after the martial arts competition is over."
"Can I stay?" The young man stood there blankly, then swayed and fell down. Fang Li was about to step forward, but was held by another person first.
