A "plop" broke all the silence, and all five people looked at the bloody man lying in a pool of blood.
The moment he saw the bloody man, Wan Changxu was shocked. Isn't the man in front of him the young man who followed the humane messenger Guang Yechang into the secret passage? And it can withstand the presence of Yan Jiuniang, the innate master of Xuanji Pavilion.
Why did such a powerful and scheming person end up in such a situation?
"It seems that the person is already dying."
Fu Xiangdi walked up to Li Qingxiao, reached out and pinched his wrist, sighed and said.
"Then, let's go."
After saying that, the third princess left first, but at this time Wan Changxu said: "Third princess, wait a minute. My subordinates saw with their own eyes that this person followed the human soul messenger Guang Yechang into the secret passage. Perhaps we can learn from him. The whereabouts of the messenger who knows people’s souls is also unknown.”
As soon as she heard the human soul messenger, the third princess immediately stopped, turned around quickly, and rushed to Li Qingxiao. Her delicate hand was already on Li Qingxiao's wrist.
Half an hour later.
The third princess took out a purple flower from the space bag, made a secret with her right hand, and condensed all the spiritual energy of Zibei Qingluo, and then entered her body along Li Qingxiao's nose and mouth.
Drops of sweat seeped out from the third princess's forehead and wetted the pink gauze scarf on the edge of the curtain hat.
The moment Zibei Qingluo entered the body, Li Qingxiao reacted immediately. A trace of spiritual energy entered the blocked meridians, washing away the obstacles. Finally, a small Zhoutian managed to complete the process.
The black energy left in the body from the ancient sword is still there, but the meridians have been opened at this time, and the spiritual energy of Zibei Qingluo continues to flow along the meridians, nourishing the sea of consciousness, and the black and yellow beads in Zifu are spinning at this time.
Lines of extremely clear spiritual energy emitted from the Xuanhuang Pearl. Li Qingxiao knew that it was the spiritual energy of the Three-Colored Lotus and Ningxin Vine, but it had been refined by the Xuanhuang Pearl to be extremely pure, without any trace of impurities.
The spiritual energy gathered together in an instant, surging and powerful, forcing the black energy of the ancient sword to disappear. Li Qingxiao estimated that it would not take long for his cultivation to be restored, and the black energy would be completely eliminated soon.
"Third Princess, this person's origin is quite mysterious. For the sake of safety, let me do it."
Fu Xiangdi, who was in the late Tiantian level, could naturally see how difficult the third princess was. He thought that the person in front of him was definitely not a good person. Once he woke up and fully recovered, he would probably be in an unusual fight.
"Okay, General Fu, you're done."
Obviously, the third princess agreed with Fu Xiangdi's words. When she guided Zibei Qingluo's spiritual energy into Li Qingxiao's body, she felt an unprecedented pressure, as if she would be counterattacked by the other party if she was not careful.
Moreover, Li Qingxiao's internal energy movement route was very different from traditional ancient martial arts, which made her can't help but be more vigilant.
As if to remind Fu Xiangdi, Wan Changxu spoke again: "This person had a fight with Yan Jiuniang, the innate master of Xuanji Pavilion, and he actually persisted with one move under her thirty-six-way mountain axe, because the human soul The envoy was also the target of Yan Jiuniang's tracking. It seems that the human soul envoy suffered a big loss at the hands of Yan Jiuniang and had to escape. He didn't even complete the mission to Cixi County, so he began his escape journey to heal his injuries."
"What?"
The third princess immediately asked in surprise, Yan Jiuniang is a legendary figure, how could she follow the human soul messenger?
Could it be that the last time the human soul messenger was injured by him was just an act? Or maybe he was careless after Yan Jiuniang was injured.
She tried hard to recall the plot at that time, and she suddenly realized that the incomprehensible words of the human soul messenger Guang Yechang made her realize that those words sounded so confusing at the time. Now after listening to Wan Changxu's explanation, everything fell into place.
During the battle with Guangyechang, Guangyechang Kurai said: "The ghost of Xuanji Pavilion is really lingering. Just after escaping from an old witch, another little witch comes."
She, Emperor Xiyan, the third princess of the Hanliang Empire, had used Xiyan's name for decades to worship Qin Xuanji, the master of the Xuanji Pavilion, and soon became a core disciple. Speaking of which, Yan Jiuniang was still her master.
The relationship between the person in front of me and Master is neither enemy nor friend, but why did Master let him live? Maybe this person has something that Master needs, or maybe Master regards this person as a friend.
No matter what, restoring the Hanliang Empire requires the help of Xuanji Pavilion, and it also needs the talents and heroes of the world.
"General Fu, don't use the life and death ban, just use the ordinary ban book. As long as it doesn't hurt us, stop there and don't hurt this person's foundation."
After hearing what the third princess said, Fu Xiangdi naturally understood the key and placed a restraint on each of Li Qingxiao's three Dantian areas.
"Wan Changxu, can you tell the whole story in one breath? If you don't tell us, we all think you were injured by that old man Guang Ye?" One of the warriors couldn't hold it in any longer. , shouted.
Hearing these words, Wan Changxu felt a million grievances in his heart. The third princess didn't ask any questions from beginning to end. The master didn't ask, so what could he, a slave, say?
However, he still used the warrior's words to tell what he had discovered after following Guang Yechang, including the fact that he was injured by Yan Jiuniang.
Di Xiyan listened very carefully. After all, this was related to the overall situation. Whether or not the Hanliang Empire of the Di family could be restored could only fall on her as a woman.
In order to restore the empire, her parents, brothers and sisters were massacred by the three soul messengers. If she had not gone out and got lost at that time and did not rush back to the imperial capital, then she would have died in that massacre.
"Go back to Yinmen."
Emperor Xiyan gave an order, Wan Changxu carried Li Qingxiao on his back, and they quickly walked through the forest.
After a stick of incense.
Several people should be in front of a tomb. The place is full of barren tombs and desolate. The autumn wind blows, which is full of coolness.
Di Xiyan pointed the sword in her right hand and made a series of gestures. In the blink of an eye, a golden door appeared from the space and opened slowly.
"Walk!"
Di Xiyan stepped in, followed closely by the others. As soon as he entered the gate, he saw a vast green world.
Unlike the barren graves outside and the bleak autumn wind, here the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, so soft and quiet.
This is the gate, the refuge left to the descendants of the imperial family who single-handedly created the Hanliang Empire.
"Third Princess----"
Before they reached the Yinmen Hall, one of Di Xiyan's personal maids hurried over and said breathlessly.
"Zhou Yue, tell me slowly what happened."
Seeing Liu Zhouyue in such a hurry, Di Xiyan felt doubtful and uneasy in his heart.
The Hidden Gate is such a secretive existence that only the blood of the Di family can find and enter. Why is Liu Zhouyue so nervous?
"Princess, a man who calls himself Di Chengtian says he is your brother, and he is in the hall now."
After hearing Liu Zhouyue's words, Di Xiyan felt excited. From what she had investigated over the years, it was found that a brother named Di Chengtian had indeed survived, but was rescued by a mysterious man.
As a female, she somewhat lacks the appeal to restore the imperial family's foundation. Now that her brother has appeared, she can help him.
"Okay, I understand, Zhouyue, take the injured person to Xiyanju and take good care of him."
After saying that, Di Xiyan seemed uneasy, threw a space bag to Liu Zhouyue, and continued to give instructions: "He can take the Tianling Fruit and Huiqi Pills inside, and he can catch a few for three meals a day. The pheasant in the back mountain, let him recuperate."
After hearing Di Xiyan's words, Liu Zhouyue took a closer look at Li Qingxiao on Wan Changxu's back, and there were doubts in his eyes. What made the princess treat this person so well?
As if seeing the confusion in Liu Zhouyue's eyes, Di Xiyan smiled faintly: "Zhouyue, this person has some connections with Xuanji Pavilion."
As soon as she heard about Xuanji Pavilion, Liu Zhouyue immediately understood that the princess was a disciple of Qin Xuanji, the master of Xuanji Pavilion. Naturally, people who were related to Xuanji Pavilion were friends of the princess. Since she was a friend of the princess, she, Liu Zhouyue, was naturally a good friend. Hospitality.
"Yes, princess, Zhouyue will definitely serve this young master comfortably."
Listening to Liu Zhouyue's assurance, Di Xiyan smiled slightly and nodded to Wan Changxu. After Wan Changxu handed Li Qingxiao to Liu Zhouyue, he followed Di Xiyan to the Yinmen Hall.
Xiyan Residence is where the third princess, Emperor Xiyan, lives. Placing Li Qingxiao here shows the special care of Emperor Xiyan.
During the bumpy journey, even though Li Qingxiao was in a coma, the spiritual energy of Zibei Qingluo still played a role, and the clear spiritual energy of Xuanhuang Pearl also overflowed, completely trapping the black energy left in the body by the ancient sword. Perhaps just a few In time, the black energy will completely disappear.
However, as the spiritual energy of Zibei Qingluo gradually weakened, the Xuanhuang Pearl had already stopped rotating. Li Qingxiao felt a lack of spiritual energy and could only watch the black energy invaded by the ancient sword gradually spread.
Seeing that the long-term results were about to come to nothing, suddenly, a spiritual body that was not inferior to Zibei Qingluo flowed into his body from his mouth.
Li Qingxiao didn't care whether there was any conspiracy or conspiracy, he just wanted to recover as soon as possible. If he didn't recover his cultivation level, he would be nothing more than a piece of fish and be slaughtered by others.
"boom!"
The surging spiritual energy impacted the barriers and swallowed up the black energy left by the ancient sword bit by bit. Soon, the black energy was gone.
As if sensing the continuous influx of spiritual energy, Li Qingxiao immediately activated the cultivation method, and the spiritual energy was instantly transformed into true energy, impacting the barriers in the meridians, widening the thickness and width of the meridians.
An hour later, the spiritual energy was still being input continuously. Li Qingxiao completely transformed the incoming spiritual energy into true energy without thinking, and it traveled smoothly between the meridians, like a clear river, washing away the large and small obstructions in the meridians.
"boom!"
The true energy came to the barrier on the fourth level of Qi training and hit the barriers over and over again, making a roaring sound.
Fourth level of Qi training!
Li Qingxiao was shocked. He did not expect that the continuous input of spiritual energy would directly raise his cultivation level to a higher level. This was definitely the best spiritual grass, not comparable to the Heart-Condensing Vine.
"Boom!"
There was a loud noise next to my ears, and then a "click" came, and the barrier on the fourth level of Qi training was completely broken through by the surging Qi.
The gurgling true energy overflowed, nourishing the meridians and internal organs of the whole body. The improvement in cultivation made him feel stronger again. Compared with the third level of Qi training, now he is not afraid of any heaven-level masters. As for the innate masters, Although he was not sure of winning, it was impossible to keep him.
Another hour passed, and Li Qingxiao was lying on the bed, focusing on his Dantian, and finally stabilized his cultivation at the fourth level of Qi training.
Compared to the excitement of Li Qingxiao's promotion, Liu Zhouyue, who was putting a bunch of Tianling Fruit into Li Qingxiao's mouth at the bedside, was just scolding her mechanically.
She really couldn't figure out how perverted the person in front of her was. She must know that Tianling Fruit is an auxiliary spiritual herb for advancing to the heaven level or innate cultivation. Generally speaking, taking four or five plants is already the limit of the body's endurance.
The pervert lying on the bed was lucky. He now had 471 plants, and he was still absorbing them. As long as the Tianling Fruit was placed near his mouth, it would immediately turn into spiritual energy and be inhaled by him.
Liu Zhouyue, who was in the early stage of earth-level cultivation, actually felt exhausted mentally and physically when he kept handing out the Heavenly Spirit Fruit one after another. His hair suddenly stood up and his face turned yellow, as if he had experienced the ravages of wind and rain.
He kept murmuring and greeting Li Qingxiao's eighth ancestor, but his heart was full of awe for the man in front of him.
No wonder the princess treats this person so favorably. It turns out that this person is indeed extraordinary, and his cultivation level is even better than that of the princess.
If Di Xiyan knew Liu Zhouyue's thoughts at this time, Di Xiyan would definitely spurt out a mouthful of blood. How did she know that Li Qingxiao was so perverted? It was indeed because Li Qingxiao had some connection with Xuanji Pavilion, nothing more.
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In the Yinmen Hall, as soon as Di Xiyan came in with Fu Xiangdi and four others, a middle-aged man sitting at the head of the hall quickly stood up with an extremely eager smile on his face.
"Sister Xiyan, brother finally found you."
There was a hint of family affection and incomparable longing in his words, as if he was looking forward to seeing Di Xiyan.
Seeing that Di Chengtian had no intention of stepping down from the main seat of the main hall, Fu Xiangdi, the leader of the four, was a little dissatisfied. After all, as a latecomer, Di Chengtian belonged to the Hanliang Empire's imperial family, but his position was that of the emperor. No one can sit on Xiyan's table without Di Xiyan's consent.
What's more, the civil and military ministers in the hall were all brought back by Di Xiyan himself, and these people were only grateful to Di Xiyan.
"This seat is for the third princess, please----"
Before Fu Xiangdi could finish speaking, the white-haired old man on the side interrupted Fu Xiangdi, "General Fu is a military general, how come he doesn't even understand the principle of male superiority and female inferiority? He couldn't find a man from the Di family before, so he reluctantly let the three The princess is sitting here, and now that the men from the Di family have arrived, this position should be given up to Emperor Chengtian."
Fu Xiangdi looked at this person. This person was Fang Huawen, the original left prime minister of the Hanliang Empire. He ruled the world with culture and was highly praised by the late emperor.
"Hmph, has Prime Minister Fang forgotten the situation at this time? I don't want to think about who brought you here from the remote countryside."
Fu Xiangdi was not afraid of Fang Huawen at all. He was a scholar who was of no use in the war-torn times. He only relied on his words to earn a living.
When Di Xiyan saw that Di Chengtian had no intention of giving up the first seat in the hall, she couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied. Although she wanted to give up before, how could she give up so easily in this situation?
As a martial arts practitioner, she knew that if she gave in one step, she would give in countless steps in the future until she was forced to death by the opponent.
As a person with a peak heaven-level cultivation, she is not afraid, but what about the people who follow him? In her position, she had to think of others.
After all, she brought back most of the people in the Hidden Sect. If she gives up her rights today, it can be foreseen that those who follow her will be squeezed out one by one, or even killed.
"Brother Chengtian, Xiyan welcomes brother to take charge of the overall situation, but Xiyan needs to finish some things, so please wait for a few days, brother Chengtian."
The meaning of Di Xiyan's words was already clear. She could give up this position, but she had to ensure the safety of those around her, otherwise there would be no need to discuss it.
Her words were polite enough, but they sounded quite harsh to Di Chengtian. As the only surviving man of the Di family, he had enough reasons to inherit the Di family's property, and this hidden world was the Di family's property.
"Sister Xiyan, do you really want to see brothers and sisters fighting each other? As the only male in the Di family, I am the orthodox one. No one can stop me. Please think again, sister Xiyan."
"you---"
Looking at the arrogant and unreasonable Di Chengtian, Di Xiyan was so angry that she only said the word "you" and stopped talking. Instead, she glanced at the civil and military ministers on both sides.
She was shocked to find that when Di Chengtian said such words, no one came out to object. Only the four people following her, Fu Xiangdi, tightly grasped the hilts of their swords, preparing for a fight.
"Third Princess, please give way. Since ancient times, no woman has been able to lead a family to rise, let alone restore the Hanliang Empire of the Imperial Family. Even though the princess is a disciple of Xuanji Pavilion, it will not help."
The speaker was a middle-aged man in black, who was in the late stage of heaven cultivation, and his words revealed a sense of confidence.
"Liao Nanchong, I didn't expect you to say these words. I really admire Mr. Fu."
Fu Xiangdi said in a cold voice with endless ridicule, he really couldn't imagine that General Liao Nanchong would say such words without any regard for Emperor Xiyan's kindness.
However, Liao Nanchong was like this, but he couldn't bend down to the flute. In his heart, there was only one rule, which was to repay kindness and revenge. Where did there come from so many etiquette norms.
The same is true for the three people he led. They knew that Di Xiyan was kind to them, and no matter what, they would follow her closely.
"Humph, it's just a woman's kindness." Liao Nanchong obviously heard Fu Xiangdi's sarcasm, and after responding, he stopped talking.
Di Xiyan's heart suddenly fell to the bottom. She never expected that less than a year after being away, the world would already be full of changes when she returned.
People's hearts are really unpredictable. In the past, when she followed her master Qin Xuanji, she still had some doubts in her heart whenever the master mentioned this sentence. Now she is convinced that the master has experienced much more than she has.
Did the master feel sad about leaving without saying goodbye? Di Xiyan once asked herself, she could only do this for the sake of the Di family.
Seeing the civil and military ministers on both sides, as well as Di Chengtian who had taken his seat again on the main seat, the burden on her suddenly became much lighter, and the feeling of being heavy in her heart disappeared.
She only needs to leave with the four Fu Xiangdi people, her personal maid Liu Zhouyue, and the seriously injured Li Qingxiao.
I believe that Di Chengtian will agree to his request. After all, only in this way can his throne be as stable as a mountain.
"Brother, in that case, if my sister withdraws, please allow me to take these four people and my personal maid out of the Hidden Gate."
Di Xiyan almost finished speaking in one breath without looking at the civil and military ministers on both sides. Since they had already made a choice, she would not blame them.
She missed her master, her senior brothers and sisters, the mountains and rivers of Xuanji Pavilion, and the master she had never met before - Yan Jiuniang.
"Haha, sister Xiyan, if you go out like this, if someone captures you and forces you to open the hidden door, wouldn't the millennium-old foundation of my family be destroyed in one fell swoop?"
As soon as Di Chengtian said this, a kind of despair arose in Di Xiyan's heart. She was not a fool. Although she was forbearing, it didn't mean that she didn't know anything.
The last thing she wanted was to fight with the people of the Di family, but the current situation seemed unavoidable. Is it really okay for brother and sister to kill each other for the sake of power and the country?
"What should brother Yi mean?"
Di Xiyan tried her best to avoid a decisive battle with Di Chengtian. She had been in the hall for a while, but she couldn't see through Di Chengtian's cultivation, it was too secretive.
"There is a lake in Yinmen. In the center of the lake is a pavilion called Huxin Pavilion. The pavilion has a radius of dozens of miles and is enough for dozens of people to live. Sister Xiyan can move Xiyan's residence here. I can guarantee that Xiyan My sister has no worries about food and clothing."
Without waiting for Di Xiyan to speak, Di Chengtian continued: "When my brother and I conquer the imperial capital and restore the Hanliang Empire of the emperor's family, this hidden door will be left to my sister. What do you think?"
Di Xiyan glanced at Di Chengtian, convinced that this person was not joking, "Brother, where are the four General Fu and my personal maid?"
"As members of the Yin Sect and the Imperial Family, these people should contribute to the great cause of restoration and not be hidden away. Don't worry, I will reuse these people and contribute to the Imperial Family's hegemony."
When it came to scheming, Di Xiyan was obviously no match for Di Chengtian. She sighed, thinking that Di Chengtian was just using people at the right time, so she wouldn't do anything to Xiang Di and the others. As for her personal maid and Li Qingxiao , I believe Fu Xiangdi will take care of it.
As for her, it doesn't matter if she has been wronged for a few years. Besides, if she wants to go out, a lake pavilion can't do anything to her.
Fu Xiangdi was much more sophisticated than Di Xiyan and kept winking at Di Xiyan. However, Di Xiyan seemed to have made up his mind and said: "Okay, I promise you, I hope you can keep your promise, otherwise I won't Let you go."
"Okay, feel free to say farewell to sister Xiyan."
As soon as Di Chengtian finished speaking, four maidservants, all of earth-level cultivation, came in from outside the main hall and led Di Xiyan towards the Pavilion in the Heart of the Lake.
Looking at Di Xiyan's retreating back, Fu Xiangdi just let out a long sigh. He knew that it was impossible for them to leave the Hidden Gate alive, and even today was their day of death.
But when Di Xiyan looked back, she obviously wanted them to live well, and she also had a hint of taking care of Liu Zhouyue and Li Qingxiao.
Thinking of this, Fu Xiangdi's eyes actually shed a glimmer of light.
In the crystal tears, I seemed to see the lively and lovely girl from more than ten years ago.
"Excuse me, are you Fu Xiangdi, General Fu of the Hanliang Empire?"
In a blacksmith shop on the edge of the desert, a girl wearing a white dress, a curtain hat, and a pink gauze covering her face stood in front of him and asked in a crisp voice.
General Fu?
No one has mentioned these four words for a hundred years. If he could not hear these four words, he might always be a blacksmith in the future.
Not even the sound of hammering could suppress the turmoil in his heart. No one could understand his violent breath and soaring resentment.
It was just a dull sound of iron striking, rising into the sky and disappearing from the sky.
"Who are you?"
After a long time, he leaned towards the flute and asked weakly.
"My name is Di Xiyan, and I am a descendant of the Di family."
"Snapped!"
The giant blacksmith's hammer fell from the sky and fell to the ground. At the same time, with a "plop", the blacksmith fell to his knees on the spot.
"General Zuo of the Imperial Army bows down to the dite to see the princess!"
"General Fu, please get up quickly."
In the blacksmith shop, Di Xiyan took the tea handed to her by Fu Xiangdi and said, "Does General Fu know the whereabouts of the others?"
During the night, Fu Xiangdi found Wan Changxu and the other two people and swore allegiance to the imperial family and the princess. In fact, Fu Xiangdi found hundreds of people at that time, not just three people. He lied to the princess because only the four of them had not forgotten the imperial family. of kindness.
More people were prejudiced against the woman's appearance. Seeing the current situation, he regretted not telling her about the scene at that time.
In the Hanliang Empire, men were always the orthodox inheritors of the family business, and women were just vassals. There was only one way for a woman to become famous, and that was to practice martial arts.
"General Liao, please place Fu Xiangdi and the others here."
Emperor Chengtian gave an order to wake up Fu Xiangdi from his memories. Without Liao Nanchong to speak, Fu Xiangdi took the initiative and said: "The four generals are willing to go to the mine to help mine gold."
"Well, since General Fu has already made a plan, let's go." After saying that, an imperceptible glare flashed in Di Chengtian's eyes.
Liao Nanchong didn't care. It was easy for him to get rid of Fu Xiangdi. He would wait until Di Xiyan's problem was solved first. This was what Di Chengtian wanted.
As soon as Fu Xiangdi and the other four left, a craftsman quickly ran in. A message was sent to Emperor Cheng Tianhou, who immediately turned around and left.
Emperor Chengtian glanced at the message, closed his eyes, thought for a while, looked at Liao Nanchong and said: "General Liao, Emperor Xiyan went out this time and brought back someone. This person was seriously injured and is recovering at Xiyan Residence. I want this person to come to Emperor Xi Yan is no small matter, you can choose to start with him and force Emperor Xi Yan to submit."
When Liao Nanchong heard the news, his face suddenly became happy. Just when he was at a loss what to do, God sent a pillow, "Your Majesty, I will understand that your Majesty's life and death ban will be needed to control this person and Emperor Xiyan." live."
After hearing what Liao Nanchong said, Di Chengtian nodded, took out a pill from the space bag and handed it to Liao Nanchong: "This pill is called Xuanming Pill. After taking it, I can impose the ban on life and death. When the time comes, Follow my lead, haha----"
