Chapter 570
In a pavilion in the middle of the imperial garden, a beautiful woman wearing a purple and gold phoenix crown and gorgeous palace clothes was twisting the fish food in a small porcelain bowl with her slender fingers, and gently sprinkled it into the pool next to it. .
A group of red and white koi fish immediately swam over, twirling their tails and started fighting for food.
"Empress," Li Mingyuan shouted respectfully.
The queen's surname is Xiao, Xiao Yueru. She was originally the princess of the Leopard Kingdom. Later, she married away from the Lion Kingdom and became the queen of Ning Shihong.
Unfortunately, this marriage did not allow the friendship between the Lion Country and the Leopard Country to last too long.
Just five years after Xiao Yueru married into the Lion Kingdom, the Lion Kingdom and the Leopard Kingdom restarted the war, which has not stopped yet.
After all, the Lion Kingdom and the Leopard Kingdom are the two most powerful forces in the world, and they border each other.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, not to mention that lions and leopards have different roots.
"The monarch is here," Xiao Yueru handed the small porcelain bowl in her hand to the maid waiting beside her. She walked up to Ning Shihong with a smile, bowed before taking Ning Shihong's arm.
Ning Shihong smiled and nodded, pulling Xiao Yueru to sit down in the pavilion. After chatting for a few words, he looked at Li Mingyuan:
"National Master, could you please go and call Princess Wan'er over."
Although Li Mingyuan didn't know what Princess Ning Wan'er was calling for, he still didn't hesitate and turned around and left the Royal Garden.
After a while, a young girl with a graceful figure and excellent appearance ran into the imperial garden.
Just before entering the pavilion, she stopped, took two deep breaths, and then adjusted her clothes. Then she moved lightly. After entering the pavilion, she respectfully saluted Ning Shihong and Xiao Yueru:
"I've met my father, I've met my mother."
Ning Shihong nodded and asked with a smile:
"I haven't seen you for several days. Tell me, my precious princess, what have you been doing these days?"
Ning Wan'er smiled mischievously, stepped forward and took Ning Shihong's other arm, and sat next to Ning Shihong, saying truthfully:
"I didn't do much. I just walked around the capital a few times with my guards. Most of the time, I stayed in the palace and studied the art of war."
Ning Shihong smiled and nodded:
"I only gave birth to a daughter like you. The ministers all said that I should give birth to a prince to inherit my throne in the future."
Ning Wan'er was slightly unhappy: "Who stipulated that a daughter cannot be the king?"
Hearing this, National Master Li Mingyuan frowned instantly.
Queen Xiao Yueru also frowned slightly.
In the history of the Lion Kingdom, and even in the history of other countries in the world, there is no precedent for a woman to be the king.
But after hearing this, Ning Shihong burst out laughing, "Yes, that's good!"
"I just want my daughter to be the future king!"
Hearing this, National Master Li Mingyuan knelt directly on the ground and said eagerly:
"Your Majesty, you are still young and can still regenerate..."
"Shut up!" Ning Shihong suddenly turned his face.
"When we were in the Demi-Sacred Mountain, all the powerful men from all the major forces were there. How could we not deal with a person of unknown origin?"
"If you had killed those people, the Demigod Mountain would not have collapsed!"
"When the demigod mountain collapses, so does the faith of the people!"
"Go around the streets and alleys and see what's going on now."
"People are panicking, and everyone is saying that our world is going to be destroyed."
"Tell me, in a country like this, does it matter whether there is a king or not?"
"Ah, tell me!"
Hearing Ning Shihong's hysterical roar, Li Mingyuan was immediately speechless.
He wanted to say that Xiao Zhan scared him.
But he didn't dare to say it.
He knew that even if he said it, Ning Shihong wouldn't believe it.
After all, he, Li Mingyuan, is already one of the most powerful people in the entire Lion Kingdom.
Only the king, Ning Shihong, could overwhelm him.
"Li Mingyuan," Ning Shihong's eyes suddenly became sharp:
"Do you think the Lion Kingdom should no longer have the surname Ning, but should follow your surname Li?"
Hearing this, Li Mingyuan's expression changed drastically, and he quickly leaned over and knelt down:
"The King Mingjian, I, Li Mingyuan, have absolutely no intention of rebellion!"
Queen Xiao Yueru also sighed at this time:
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is working hard and caring for our Lion Nation. We have seen it all these years."
Ning Shihong snorted coldly and continued:
"If the people's hearts are in chaos, the world will be in chaos."
"Li Mingyuan, I'll give you one month. Within one month, bring that Xiao Zhan's head to see me!"
Li Mingyuan looked troubled, but he still nodded and said:
"My lord, I obey your order!"
After saying that, Li Mingyuan stood up and left quickly.
But the moment he turned around, a flash of ridicule flashed in his eyes.
Looking at Li Mingyuan's figure that seemed to have aged decades instantly, Queen Xiao Yueru sighed softly and said:
"My lord, has the semi-sacred mountain really collapsed?"
The anger on Ning Shihong's face turned into a smile again:
"It's just a mountain of stone. If it collapses, it will collapse."
Hearing this, Ning Wan'er was surprised: "But Father, were you so angry just now?"
Ning Shihong shook his head, "Wan'er, how did you memorize the "Ning's Ancestral Instructions" I gave you some time ago?"
Ning Wan'er nodded, "I've finished memorizing it."
Ning Shihong nodded again:
"Then memorize it, what's on page 35?"
Ning Wan'er was stunned for a moment, then said:
"Ning's ancestral teachings."
"When the sacred mountain falls and the immortal comes, all descendants of the Ning family should stand behind the immortal, listen to his words and follow his plans."
Ning Shihong's eyes flashed:
"The reason why our Lion Kingdom has been the most powerful force in the world for so long is because generations of people have followed the instructions of their ancestors."
"I don't care if Xiao Zhan is an immortal or not, and I don't care what his purpose is, but he must have his purpose in causing the Demigod Mountain to collapse. We, the Lion Kingdom, can just wait and see what happens."
"If that Xiao Zhan is really a god, we, the Lion Kingdom, will follow him."
Hearing this, Xiao Yueru's eyes were full of surprise.
She knew Ning Shihong very well and knew better than anyone else that Ning Shihong was an extremely arrogant person.
But now he actually said the word "follow".
Ning Wan'er was even more confused.
"In that case, Father, why did you reprimand the Imperial Master just now?"
Ning Shihong smiled.
"He said he has no intention of rebellion. Does that mean he really has no intention of rebellion?"
If he, Li Mingyuan, was so loyal, how could he invite that Xiao Zhan to come to our Lion Kingdom?
He dared to bring people into the Lion Kingdom even though he couldn't see through that Xiao Zhan, which was enough to show that he had ulterior motives.
Moreover, Li Mingyuan regarded him as Ning Shihong as a fool, so he naturally had to behave like a fool.
"Let's not talk about this anymore," Ning Shihong waved his hand, "Wan'er, you must always remember it."
"Whatever is supposed to happen is destined to happen, and no one can change it."
After saying that, Ning Shihong stood up:
"I'm going into seclusion. Wan'er is temporarily managing the government for me. Call me again after you get the news about Xiao Zhan."
Looking at Ning Shihong's back, Ning Wan'er fell into deep thought.
She looked at Xiao Yueru beside her, frowned and asked:
"Behind the scenes, is that Xiao Zhan really from the sky?"
Xiao Yueru couldn't give an answer.
So, what is Xiao Zhan's plan?
The so-called worship of heaven and earth is just a fantasy of everyone in this world.
Xiao Zhan shattered their illusions
Only by thinking can we have a chance to make them accept the facts.
And 10,000 members of the Temple of War also came out of the star battleships and went to every corner of the world to spread some news.
One day.
Ning Wan'er finished handling the pile of memorials and rubbed her wrists. When she saw that there was only one eunuch standing next to her, she rolled her eyes and stood up in excitement.
"Your Highness, you..."
Before the eunuch could finish speaking, Ning Wan'er picked up a stack of memorials and hit her on the forehead.
The eunuch rolled his eyelids and fainted immediately.
Ning Wan'er left the main hall furtively, then changed into casual clothes and left the palace directly.
After walking around on the street, Ning Wan'er went straight into a pub.
This pub is not luxurious, and the drinks inside are not very fragrant.
But Ning Wan'er just likes to come here, because here, there is a storyteller who knows many strange things, and those are what Ning Wan'er is most interested in.
Seeing Ning Wan'er come in, the old storyteller nodded to Ning Wan'er as a greeting, and then continued:
"Today, let's continue talking about the demigod mountain."
"As we all know, the Demi-Sacred Mountain collapsed just a few days after the worship ceremony was held at the Demi-Sacred Mountain."
"Someone said, hey, could it be that the worship ceremony was not done well? Is it a punishment from God?"
Immediately someone shouted: "Isn't it?"
The old gentleman who spoke shook his head, stroked his white beard, and said slowly: "No, no."
"I just heard a saying, and I will tell it to everyone today. After everyone listens, you can distinguish the truth from the false."
As he spoke, the old gentleman took a sip of wine, cleared his throat, and raised his voice:
"There is such a saying, which has been spreading rapidly recently."
"What I'm saying is that our world is actually just one of the fragments after another world collapsed."
"The chasm and abyss behind our world is the fault surface."
"Our ancestors, along with this fragment of the world, drifted into the starry sky. Over the long years, the truth was forgotten. We relied on our own guesses and attributed it all to God's punishment."
As soon as these words came out, the tavern instantly became quiet.
The next moment, the audience burst into laughter again.
"Storyteller, how dare you tell such a ridiculous thing?"
"Yes, there are fragments of another world. Where is that world? Is it in your dream?"
But there was still a small group of drinkers who were silent and lost in thought.
Among them was Ning Wan'er.
The old storyteller was not angry when he heard other people questioning him and continued to laugh:
"I said, I also heard this statement from elsewhere. Whether it is true or false, everyone can make their own judgment."
"Also, during the worship ceremony, someone fell from the sky. I believe everyone has heard about this."
"The rumor I got is that those people came from the mother planet and came to our world to confirm whether our world is one of the fragments left outside after the mother star collapsed."
Ning Wan'er stood up at this time and asked in a deep voice:
"Old sir, according to what you say, those people from the sky should not be enemies, so why did they destroy the demigod mountain?"
Hearing Ning Wan'er's question, the smile on the old storyteller's face gradually disappeared, and his eyes became complicated. He sighed and said slowly:
"The demigod mountain is just a mountain."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the tavern suddenly stood up and looked at the old storyteller with anger on their faces.
The old man was not afraid at all, but smiled sarcastically:
"Look, in the face of the truth, you are mocking the absurd."
"When I mention an ordinary mountain, how do you react?
But so big. "
"It seems that it was wise to destroy the semi-sacred mountain."
Ning Wan'er's eyes suddenly turned sharp, "Old sir, where did you hear these rumors?"
The old gentleman shook his head, slowly closed his eyes, took a sip of wine and said:
"It doesn't matter where I heard it from. What's important is that by taking the initiative to reveal the news, it shows their attitude and friendliness."
Ning Wan'er was stunned, "You mean, Xiao Zhan took the initiative to spread this rumor?"
When Ning Wan'er said the name "Xiao Zhan", everyone looked at her.
The old storyteller also opened his eyes, looked at Ning Wan'er half drunk and half awake, and said after a long time:
"Is it a rumor or a fact? I believe Her Royal Highness must have made a decision in her heart."
"Princess?"
Everyone was stunned.
Ning Wan'er frowned and thought for a moment, then turned around and walked out of the tavern quickly.
Many drinkers shook their heads, then looked at the old gentleman who spoke, and said angrily:
"Old guy, you are drunk and you talk nonsense. Now you are a fragment, and now you are a princess. I will never come to support you again."
Many people cursed and left the tavern.
The old storyteller slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were obviously drunk, but they looked so wise.
He murmured softly:
"Xiao Zhan, Xiao Zhan, um, what a good name, a born god of war, invincible for life."
