The old Taoist priest looked at Xiao Zhan with an indifferent expression, and slowly raised the bloody sword in his hand.
He said:
"When I was young, I committed too many evil crimes, and more than 100,000 people died under my sword."
"Just in this mountain, tens of thousands of people who died in my hands are buried."
"I once again practiced penance for a hundred years and repented of my sins."
Xiao Zhan shook his head:
"If you want to tell a story, you shouldn't tell it to me."
"The stories I have heard, seen, and experienced are ten thousand times more exciting than yours."
The old Taoist priest nodded and looked sharply:
"Today, I pick up this killing sword again, just to fight Master Xiao."
"I know that I am no match for Master Xiao, but I am willing to die to do my part for the people of Zhentu Country. I will die a worthy death and wash away my sins."
Xiao Zhan smiled.
He looked at the old Taoist priest and asked with interest:
"You have been cultivating Taoism here for hundreds of years and you have realized this truth?"
"Even if I am a big devil and you come to kill me for the sake of the people of Zhentu Kingdom, you will not be able to absolve yourself of your sins."
"What you have to protect now are living people, and they have nothing to do with the people you killed."
"Confession is a very annoying thing. It is just a psychological comfort you give yourself."
"Also, you know you can't kill me, but now you're standing in front of me."
The old Taoist priest sighed:
"I have no regrets in dying for the people of Zhentu."
"It's ridiculous," Xiao Zhan chuckled:
"If you die here, who can you save?"
"If I really want to kill someone, no one will be saved because of you."
"If you really meant it, you shouldn't have appeared here. Instead, you should have appeared among the people. When they were in danger, try your best to help them and save them."
"To be honest, you, an old Taoist priest, are very annoying."
"You have been impressing yourself and thinking that you are great, but you have not done any good to the people of Zhentu Country."
After saying that, Xiao Zhan chuckled and continued walking forward with Du Yue and others, ignoring the old Taoist priest.
The old Taoist priest froze in place for a long time before he looked at Xiao Zhan's back.
"Huh~"
The old Taoist priest exhaled a breath, and suddenly bowed to Xiao Zhan's back and clasped his fists:
"Thank you, Master Xiao, for your advice!"
After saying that, he flashed and flew towards the nearest city.
Wu Nan, who was silent along the way, suddenly looked at Xiao Zhan and asked:
"Master Xiao, that senior wanted to kill you just now, why did you let him go?"
Xiao Zhan chuckled:
"He wanted to kill me, but he didn't really want to kill me."
"There was no special reason for me to let him go. I just felt there was no need to kill him."
"Just do as you like."
Wu Nan still didn't understand Xiao Zhan's words.
Xiao Zhan seemed unwilling to explain more.
No one appeared in front of Xiao Zhan on the rest of the journey.
In this way, two months later, Xiao Zhan and others entered the imperial city of Zhentu Kingdom.
There is a lively and prosperous scene in the imperial city.
It's just that ordinary people don't know that among the passers-by, most of them are imperial guards in disguise.
Their eyes were the first to notice Xiao Zhan's trace when he arrived at the imperial city.
In fact, Xiao Zhan had no intention of hiding his figure.
Therefore, the moment he appeared with Du Yue and others, he was discovered.
The person who just wanted to follow Xiao Zhan lost track of him.
At this time, the news of Xiao Zhan's arrival in the imperial city had spread to the palace and was known to the king Zhen Wuwei.
Zhen Wuwei looked at his commander of the imperial army and cursed angrily:
"Trash, they are all trash! So many people are scattered in the imperial city, but I have lost them all!"
The commander of the Imperial Guard lowered his head and said nothing.
At this moment, a black-armored guard rushed to the door of the hall, knelt down on one knee and said loudly:
"For the record, Lord, there is a man who claims to be Xiao Zhan, the leader of the tenth peak of the Xiuyuan Sect of the Haoyang Empire. He is currently outside the palace."
Zhen Wuwei narrowed his eyes:
"what did he say?"
The guard said truthfully:
"He said that he asked me to pass on the message to the king. He wants to meet with the king, and... and the top powerhouse in our palace."
Zhen Wuwei's eyes widened and he subconsciously turned to look at the ancestor of the Queen's family who was sitting on the chair.
The old man nodded slowly:
"Since you want to see him, let him come."
"I would like to see what kind of person he is."
Zhen Wuwei exhaled a breath, looked at the guard and said:
"Go and bring Xiao Zhan here."
The guard nodded quickly, got up and ran away.
Zhen Wuwei looked at his ancestor and said in a deep voice:
"Ancestor, wait a moment, I'm going to get something."
The old man nodded:
"Go ahead."
Zhen Wuwei stood up and left the hall. After a while, he returned to the hall with an extra jade box in his hand.
From a distance, I saw Xiao Zhan walking towards the main hall.
The moment she saw Xiao Zhan, Zhen Wuwei's expression became solemn.
The ancestor of the Queen's family also frowned.
In comparison, the smile on Xiao Zhan's face seemed a bit dazzling.
He walked into the hall, glanced at Zhen Wuwei, the leader of Zhentu Kingdom, and then his eyes fell on the ancestor of the Queen's family.
He was a little surprised:
"In the late stage of the Mahayana realm, it is only one step away from the Great Perfection of the Mahayana realm."
"In your lifetime, you might actually be able to enter the true fairyland."
The old man looked at Xiao Zhan expressionlessly:
"Should I also give you a few compliments?"
Xiao Zhan chuckled:
"That's your own business."
"I'm just reminding you that as long as you live, you may enter the true fairyland in your lifetime."
"But if you die, you will definitely lose this opportunity."
The old man snorted:
"You want to kill me, but I'm afraid you don't have the ability."
"Don't think that because three people in the early stage of the Mahayana realm died in your hands, you can ignore anyone."
"Young man, you do have the ability, but you must know that there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world."
Xiao Zhan did not answer the old man, but looked at Zhen Wuwei, the leader of Zhentu Kingdom, and slowly said:
"Hello, Zhen Wuwei."
Zhen Wuwei said slowly with a cold face:
"You are so unscrupulous in the palace of my Zhentu Kingdom."
Xiao Zhan raised his eyebrows:
"That would be rude of me."
"Since you don't want to see me, I'll get straight to the point."
"I'm here to ask you to stop fighting."
"You, the Zhentu Kingdom, live your life as the Zhentu Kingdom, and the Haoyang Empire lives your life as the Haoyang Empire. Don't disturb anyone."
Zhen Wuwei sneered:
"Why don't you go and say this to Tuoba Hongwu, the emperor of your Haoyang Empire?"
"I am not the only one who wants to fight this war, Tuoba Hongwu does the same."
"At your level, is it possible that you still don't understand the meaning behind this?"
"Our two countries only have so much territory, and the population is growing all the time."
"What can I do to raise more people?"
"More land is what I want, and what Tuoba Hongwu wants too!"
Xiao Zhan looked calm:
"Of course I know what you think."
"But I don't care what you think."
"When I say a truce, just tell me to stop."
"As for the Haoyang Empire, I will naturally go to Tuoba Hongwu."
Zhen Wuwei snorted coldly:
"In this war, our Zhentu Kingdom invested a large number of troops and suffered numerous casualties."
"Did you stop when you said you should? Wouldn't those soldiers' deaths have been in vain?"
"What's more, you killed three Mahayana realm experts from our Zhentu Kingdom, which has already shaken the foundation of our Zhentu Kingdom."
"If I declare a truce now, Tuoba Hongwu will never unify. Instead, they will attack with heavy troops and use this time to fully attack our Zhentu Kingdom."
Xiao Zhan shook his head:
"Don't use the people and soldiers of Zhentu Country as an excuse."
"Their death is not because of me or the Haoyang Empire, but because of you."
"Let me ask you, should we cease the war or not?"
"Never stop!" Zhen Wuwei looked cold and stern:
"Unless you ask Tuoba Hongwu to declare a truce first."
Seeing that Xiao Zhan was silent, Zhen Wuwei's face suddenly relaxed a little, and there was even a smile in his eyes:
"Of course, there is another way."
"As long as Master Xiao announces to the outside world that he will join our Zhentu Kingdom and become a worshiper of our Zhentu Kingdom, I can immediately declare a truce."
"Xiao Feng asked me to cease the war, isn't it for the sake of the common people in the world?"
"Think about it, for the sake of the common people in the world, Master Xiao must be willing to join our Zhentu Kingdom, right?"
"Otherwise, wouldn't Master Xiao's so-called "for the common people of the world" become a joke?"
Xiao Zhan looked calm:
"The provoking method is of no use to me."
"I want the Zhentu Kingdom to cease war with the Haoyang Empire. If there is no other way, I would naturally be willing to become a worshiper of the Zhentu Kingdom."
"But now, I have other ways."
Zhen Wuwei narrowed his eyes:
"I don't understand how Master Xiao can make me stop fighting."
A smile appeared on Xiao Zhan's face:
"If I kill you, won't the war cease?"
Zhen Wuwei's eyes suddenly became cold and stern.
The aura of the ancestor of the Queen's family rose instantly.
For a time, the entire imperial city was enveloped by a strong sense of oppression.
Xiao Zhan looked calm:
"Since I dare to come, I must have the strength to kill you."
"Answer me now, truce or no cessation."
Zhen Wuwei said nothing, but turned to look at the ancestor of the Queen's family.
The old man looked at Xiao Zhan coldly, stood up and said:
"If you want to kill the king, why don't I go through a few tricks with you first."
Xiao Zhan nodded:
"Can."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Zhan rose into the sky, standing high in the sky with his hands behind his back and reaching out.
Zhen Wuwei also flew high into the sky and stood about a kilometer away from Xiao Zhan.
At this time, countless people in the imperial city raised their heads with horror in their eyes.
Because whether it was the aura of Xiao Zhan or Zhen Wuwei, countless people in the entire imperial city were breathless.
Somewhere in the corner.
Du Yue and others looked at Xiao Zhan's figure, with a flash of worry in their eyes.
"Although Master is powerful, the old man opposite doesn't look weak either."
While talking, Du Yue took out the fairy bell given to him by Xiao Zhan, gritted his teeth and said:
"I want to return the bell to Master so that Master can win."
Liu Yong also looked at the fairy bow and arrow in his hand.
If the master has two immortal weapons in hand, he should be invincible, right?
Wu Nan looked at the two of them expressionlessly:
"Since Master Xiao dares to reveal
Face, it means you are sure. "
"If you run out now, you may be captured by the strong men of the Zhentu Kingdom, which will cause trouble for Master Xiao."
Du Yue said anxiously:
"so what should I do now?"
Wu Nan said nothing.
For now, we can only continue to watch.
