"Yun'er is here."
"Auntie."
Concubine Qin has always respected Xiyun's own wishes. For the artifact, Xiyun had to have some interactions with the imperial family, but he was not willing to have too many interactions with the imperial family. Ruling the country and bringing peace to the world is not Xiyun's ideal. An imperial family has more and more complex bitterness, intrigues and intrigues than ordinary families, and these are not things that Xiyun wants to be exposed to.
In fact, since Xiyun left his master, he has never figured out what the direction of his cultivation is. Maybe it is to reach the top, or to travel around, or to guard a small world and finally be submerged in the galaxy of history.
Xiyun doesn't know what to do in the future, but the way forward now is to collect the nine artifacts. Maybe when the artifacts are gathered together, the light guiding his direction will light up.
The nine artifacts are distributed across Kyushu, so Xiyun must travel all over Kyushu, so how can he be involved in the trivial matters of the imperial family in Muyang Prefecture.
"Auntie, do you think it would be better for Yun'er to meet His Majesty?"
"Your Majesty used to just watch our mother and son chatting from a distance," Concubine Qin said, flipping Xiyun's hair. "Although my aunt is His Majesty's favorite concubine, she has never given birth to a dragon son for Your Majesty. Do you know why?" ?"
"Your Majesty is so diligent that he rarely has time to come to the harem. Although my aunt is a favorite concubine, she is only one of the favorite concubines. If the rain and dew are equal, there will be less time for each empress."
"This is just one of them." Concubine Qin sighed, "My aunt was born in a practicing sect family, and the Liu family controls the entire Xuantian Sect. According to the rules of our country, it is illegal for a woman from a practicing sect family to enter the palace as a concubine. You must not give birth to a prince."
"Why?"
"Martial practitioners are superior to ordinary people. The millions of troops in the north may not be as good as a fairy-level cultivator. The cultivating sects and aristocratic families are transcendent, but if they intervene in the struggle of the royal family, they will be just one family. , what if multiple forces jointly intervene?"
"The war between the sects will bring no peace to the country." Xiyun said.
"That's right." Concubine Qin touched Xiyun's head, "So the rules handed down from our ancestors are that when a girl from a practicing family becomes a concubine in the palace, she must reduce contact with the family, and at the same time, she is not allowed to give birth to a prince."
"Then Yun'er is also my aunt's child. Why does Your Majesty want to meet Yun'er?"
"Because Yun'er is not a real disciple of the sect, and Yun'er cannot be regarded as a prince in the true sense. And His Majesty knows that Yun'er is only looking for clues about the artifact, so he only needs to give Yun'er a convenient and useful identity. That’s it.”
"Then it's all up to my aunt to decide."
"Yes." Concubine Qin pinched Xiyun's cheek dotingly, "Go ahead."
"Goodbye, aunt." Xiyun said goodbye to Concubine Qin, and then met the current emperor of the North, Li Tianyuan, under Concubine Qin's introduction the next day.
A middle-aged man in casual clothes sat in front. The man had a resolute face, sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. He was not angry and intimidating, and his whole body exuded a majestic and domineering air.
"Xiyun has met Your Majesty." Xiyun knelt down on one knee and saluted Li Tianyuan.
"Get up quickly." Li Tianyuan motioned to Xiyun to stand up, Xiyun stood up, and Concubine Qin also walked up and took Xiyun's arm.
"Your Majesty, do you think I and Yun'er look like mother and son?"
"Yes." Li Tianyuan said with a smile. His smile was a bit more kind, "Yun'er, right? Come up and let me take a good look."
"Go." Concubine Qin walked to the emperor with Xiyun on her arm. The emperor stood up and looked Xiyun up and down.
"You are indeed an extraordinary young man." The emperor smiled and sat down, "Sit down."
"Yes." Xiyun sat on the chair on the other side, and Concubine Qin followed and sat between the two of them. Because Xiyun is the adopted son of Concubine Qin, and Concubine Qin is the wife of the emperor, it is natural that Xiyun also becomes the adopted son of the emperor. At the same time, in order to commend Xiyun for turning the tide at the border station, the emperor also gave Xiyun a special gift. The title of "Marquis Yunwu" was given to Xiyun, and a village in the south city of the capital was given to Xiyun as the residence of Marquis Yunwu.
"Congratulations Yun'er."
"Thank you father, thank you aunt."
"One family does not talk about two families." Li Tianyuan enjoyed spending time with Concubine Qin and Xiyun very much. When he was with Concubine Qin and her son, he could put aside his status as an emperor and get along like an ordinary family, without all kinds of All kinds of troubles and troubles need to be dealt with by him as the emperor. Therefore, after Xiyun was canonized as Marquis Yunwu, the emperor and Concubine Qin would go to Xiyun's Marquis Wu Mansion to relax from time to time.
Xiyun canonized Yun Wuhou and officially settled down in the North. After Xiyun moved into Wuhou Mansion, he invited Bai Baihong, Bai Shaoqing, and Liu Miaoyin to gather at Wuhou Mansion. Naturally, the Yuewu Twins were also there. Among them, the Sun and Moon Dance twins proposed to leave the sect and follow Xiyun that day, and Liu Miaoyin happily agreed.
"Lian'er, please go and arrange a place for the two sisters to live."
"yes."
Lian'er took the Lin sisters and left Xiyun's small courtyard. Yunwuhou Mansion occupies a large area. Entering from the main gate is a front yard. There is a hall in the front yard where guests are received daily. There are separate courtyards in the east and west of the front yard, and the Lin sisters were arranged in the east courtyard. To the north of the front yard is a main yard, which is naturally the yard where Xiyun lives. There are gardens in the east and west of the main yard. Further north, there are two courtyards, east and west, one is the kitchen, and the other is a row of houses, which should be where the servants live. But now, apart from Xiyun, there are only Lian'er and the Lin sisters in the Yunwu Hou Mansion. The Lin sisters live in the east courtyard, Lian'er lives in Xiyun's main courtyard, and there is no one living in that row of houses. Originally, Li Tianyuan planned to allocate some servants to Xiyun, but Xiyun refused. Xiyun himself didn't know how long he would stay in Muyang Prefecture, so he could slowly add more servants according to the servants' words.
"Father, Yun'er is here."
It has been more than ten days since Xiyun was canonized as Marquis Yunwu. Basically, nothing major happened in these ten days. The border between the north and the south has always been peaceful. It is probably because of Xiyun. Things are going well within the country, as if the northern border has been particularly blessed by the gods since Xiyun arrived. Emperor Li Tianyuan rarely has a leisurely time, so he goes to Xiyun's Wuhou Mansion with Concubine Qin when he has nothing to do.
"Good boy," the emperor sat behind the desk in the royal study and called Xiyun to come to him. Xiyun walked to Li Tianyuan, and Li Tianyuan patted Xiyun on the head, "You are really a blessing to your father. , since you came to our northern border, there have been a lot less messy things."
"Lao Bai said that Yun'er's spiritual core may be a legendary auspicious beast, and that may be the case."
"I called you here today just to give you this." Li Tianyuan asked the eunuch beside him to bring a wooden box to Xiyun. Xiyun opened the wooden box and found a cyan carved dragon-shaped jade pendant inside.
"This jade pendant is the token that guides the secret realm where the artifact is located. The other half is in the hands of the royal family in the south." Li Tianyuan said and took Xiyun to the side to sit down and chat. The old eunuch also followed and served tea. Pouring water, "Originally, the North and the South were two major families from the same cultivation sect. However, just a thousand years ago, the two major families turned against each other for unknown reasons. They turned against each other and disappeared, and the two tokens merged into one and became the super sect master token back then."
"and after?"
"The two aristocratic families parted ways, each taking away half of the tokens, and then began their own journeys for hegemony. They each began to annex large and small aristocratic families and nobles, and in less than three years, they established two empires, the North and the South. Thousands of years of history have passed by in a blink of an eye, and the families that originally established the empire have long been lost in the stars of history, and countless regimes have alternated to form the current structure."
"The token has been passed down for thousands of years?"
"Yes, these two tokens have always been considered symbols of imperial authority and legitimacy."
"Since it is a symbol of imperial authority and orthodoxy, how did Yun'er get the token of the Southern Territory?"
"Your puppet secret skills are unparalleled in the world. As long as you are willing to hand over the secret skills, the southern border will naturally give you the token."
"The secret technique of puppets goes against the will of heaven. Powerful puppets can even kill gods in a single battle. If they are easily handed over to the Southern Territory, Muyang Prefecture will never have peace again."
"So my father will definitely try his best to help you get a token, and will never let you use secret methods to exchange it."
"Hmm." Xiyun put the jade pendant away and then asked, "Did father call Yun'er here just to give the token to Yun'er?"
"Of course I have other things to ask Yun'er." Li Tianyuan said, "In three days' time, Immortal Emperor Gale's holy land will be opened. All the major sects and the two royal families will send their disciples to practice. This time we will go to the north to practice. Jing will send two disciples there, the third prince Youlin, Princess Youxue, and more than ten Jin Yiwei. The team will be led by Iron Hand Li, Eunuch Li, the best master in the country. But I still have some problems with this configuration. I’m worried, so I hope you’ll go with me.”
"It is obligatory." Xiyun smiled.
"Okay then, just get ready and go."
"Yun'er said goodbye."
Xiyun said goodbye to Li Tianyuan. After Xiyun left, the eunuch beside Li Tianyuan looked at Xiyun's back and then said softly to the emperor: "Your Majesty, is this okay?"
"I just hope Yun'er can protect Xue'er."
"What about the third prince?"
"Let the cruel reality hit him hard and order the Shadow Guards to wait for the opportunity to kill Li Ying."
"yes."
Three days later, the team set off. The third prince, Li Youlin, was dressed in black, and his service seemed to be that of a senior officer of the Imperial Guard. Princess Youxue is Li Tianyuan's fourth child. She is dressed in white and plain snow, with long hair flowing, like a noble angel. There are a total of thirteen Jinyi guards accompanying them, all of whom are at the Grandmaster level. It seems that this level is not enough for this trip to the Holy Land. Maybe there is something special about these thirteen Jinyi guards. The old eunuch who hid himself under the cloak was not as strong as him and should be at the level of an immortal. As for the third prince Li Youlin, Xiyun could not see through his strength.
"Let's go." The old eunuch's voice was very hoarse. I don't know if he did it on purpose or if he always had such a voice. Following the old eunuch's order, the royal team set off. The old eunuch led the way, followed by thirteen royal guards. Two carriages in the middle went back and forth, each accompanied by a coachman and a guard. The coachman and the guard were also of the same rank. Immortal vein level.
"Yeah." Xiyun stepped on the self-made flying board and followed the team all the way to the Chusheng Mountains.
