Chapter 15:Flowers Fall to Quench Thirst

Inside the underground palace of Shahai.

　　The calm lake water began to ripple, and the sounds of footsteps and the friction of armor came from far away. The entire underground palace was soon filled with beautiful female soldiers of the Qingluan Army.

　　Bai Qianqian fished out the spear used by Dongfang Zhener from the shallow lake and swam back to the surface: "General, your spear."

　　Dongfang Zhen'er took the spear and looked down with her bright eyes at Su Yun who was sleeping on the shore, and at a skeleton with many holes on it and wearing Confucian clothes.

　　"General, this person's body is extremely hot, and he is bleeding profusely from his wounds. His breath is extremely weak. He must be sent back to Liangzhou for treatment immediately, otherwise his life may be in danger. As for this skeleton, it is a bit strange."

　　Ji Shaolang, who was squatting on the side, asked the military doctor: "What's wrong? Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me!"

　　Snap——

　　Dongfang Zhener raised her hand and patted Shao Lang on the back of his head: "How can you talk to my subordinates like that?"

　　He was protecting his own son and did not give the King of Chu of Great Xia any face at all.

　　"hehe."

　　The military doctor smiled and said:

　　"Your Highness, the reason why I say it's weird is that according to the autopsy method of the Coroner School, this person decayed very quickly after death. According to the degree of whitening of the bones, he should have been a corpse long ago, and he should have been dead for nearly ten years. However, the methods of the monks are weird, and I dare not guess. The specific situation can only be determined after the body is sent to Xiajing for inspection."

　　Almost everyone present who heard the military doctor's words gasped.

　　Who are they fighting, dead people?

　　Although monks have methods to prolong life, I have never heard of anyone who can change life and death.

　　Dongfang Zhener narrowed her eyes slightly, hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice:

　　"Shao Lang, now that the Fusang fruit has been taken, let's take Liu Guzhou out first. As for the body, order the Qingluan Army to send it to Kyoto as soon as possible. As for the matter that Liu Guzhou asked us to find the woman..."

　　As he was speaking, Ji Shaolang stood up and said, "There is also a time limit for entering the sea of ​​sand."

　　"Aunt, how about this? Leave 200 of the 300 Qingluan Camp members to continue searching, and the rest will escort Brother Guzhou and us back to Liangzhou to heal our wounds. Then we can send another Qingluan to guard the exit of the Sand Sea. This way, we won't have to worry about not finding him."

　　Make a plan in a few words.

　　Afterwards, Su Yun was carried out of the underground palace by the Qingluan soldiers and left the forbidden area of ​​​​the Sand Sea.

　　In the spiritual sea that was a world of its own, Su Yun slowly opened his eyes.

　　Where is this?

　　At the beginning, there was chaos and disorder, the sky was turbid and the earth was cracked, meteors fell to the ground, the Nine Heavens Thunder Pool bombarded the earth, volcanoes collapsed, and there was no peace.

　　"Little boy, you finally woke up."

　　Just as Su Yun was looking around the world, a voice came into his ears. Su Yun turned his head abruptly, and saw a Confucian scholar standing with his hands behind his back, looking calm and dignified in the chaos in the distance.

　　Su Yun was full of confusion and rubbed his forehead: "Is this my spiritual sea? How did it become like this? Am I in a state of transformation? How did you get into my spiritual sea?"

　　"It's too early for you to transform now." Faced with Su Yun's series of questions, the Confucian scholar interrupted Su Yun's thoughts calmly.

　　"What happened? I remember the moment when we met the sword, you..."

　　As he spoke, Su Yun paused, and he found that he had completely lost that memory.

　　"Your sword was good." The scholar smiled and waved his hand to remove the scene in Su Yun's spiritual sea: "You are the son of Su Qingshan, right?"

　　Let's get back to the topic.

　　Hearing the scholar's words, Su Yun was stunned: "Do you know my father?"

　　Faintly, I felt that something was connected like a line, and then suddenly broke.

　　"It seems that what is recorded in the Heavenly Book is correct." The scholar smiled as he stroked the few hairs on his spirit's face.

　　Su Yun frowned and glanced at the scholar. He felt that this man should be very familiar with his father. Another thing was that this man should have died under his sword, but... in his own spiritual sea, Su Yun had absolute observation ability. The man who was talking to him at this time was undoubtedly a soul.

　　But why did he enter his own spiritual sea, and what was going on with the scene that was casually removed, and what was the heavenly book?

　　All these things made Su Yun's mind a mess.

　　Dongdong——

　　Suddenly, two voices rang out from Linghai.

　　The scholar's spirit then became transparent, and he said, "It seems you have to wake up."

　　"What do you mean?" Su Yun felt his consciousness dissipating, and a sense of detachment suddenly arose: "Who are you?"

　　The scholar smiled friendly: "Your uncle."

　　???

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　　In Liangzhou city.

　　One day had passed since Su Yun was rescued and brought back to Liangzhou, and there was still one night left before the sect's grand ceremony began.

　　In the west wing at the backyard of the government office where the King of Chu resides.

　　The maidservant was busy going in and out filling the basin with water. The doctor was sitting on the edge of the bed, taking out one silver needle after another from his medicine box and inserting them into Su Yun's body.

　　"Doctor Hua, what happened?"

　　"Don't worry, King Chu."

　　Doctor Hua's last needle landed right in the middle of Su Yun's jade hall. He gently pulled out the pressure, and the burning temperature on Su Yun's body gradually subsided. Then Doctor Hua pulled out all the needles, took out a bottle of medicine powder from the medicine box and poured it on Su Yun's left shoulder.

　　Seeing that Su Yun's condition had improved, Ji Shaolang finally calmed down.

　　Doctor Hua began to pack up the medical supplies and looked at the King of Chu: "Your Highness, this young man is fine now and will wake up soon."

　　"That's good, that's good." Ji Shaolang bowed and thanked the imperial physician: "Lengzhu, you escort the imperial physician back to the competition venue, the imperial physician, please take care."

　　The breeze swept across the courtyard, the sun gradually rose to the top of the clouds, and the incense from the medicine stove in the room curled up.

　　"Hmm…"

　　A faint murmur came from the room. Su Yun opened his sleepy eyes. His body felt heavy. His spiritual sea was almost exhausted, bringing him severe fatigue. His head was swollen and aching.

　　Where am I? It's no longer a forbidden area.

　　After a brief recovery, Su Yun sat up straight, made a seal with one hand, and two bottles of pills fell out from the surrounding space.

　　"Eh——"

　　The sound came from the main hall of the room. It had an indescribable charm to the ears and was strangely familiar.

　　Looking up, he could see through the gauze that there were two women sitting at the round table in the main hall. One of them was a graceful 'girl' wearing an indigo-colored skirt. She was not dressed up because she was at home. Instead, she had a paintbrush inserted diagonally between her hair. She looked very fragile. She held a slate pen to embellish the ink, and occasionally glanced at Su Yun with a sad look in her eyes, and then drew two strokes on the paper.

　　The other one is a young woman sitting next to the painting 'girl', her age doesn't seem much different from herself, she is wearing a plain white low-cut long dress, the collar of which is embroidered with flowing clouds and snow, her slender waist is tightly bound by a cloth with bagua patterns painted on it; her face is pure and seductive, her eyebrows are dark blue, her eyes are crescent-shaped, and her lips are smooth and slightly raised, as if she is trying to keep people away first, but then seduce them with a sweet smile.

　　These two innocent young ladies, the former is more like a sweet lady from a noble family, delicate and gentle enough to be cared for, while the latter is a pure and seductive "fairy", making people want to rush up and take a bite of her.

　　At this moment, the latter's gaze was fixed on the medicine bottle in Su Yun's hand, and Su Yun's eyes were also fixed on the face of the pure lustful woman, with a dreamy look in his eyes.

　　Cousin, Su Qiutang.

　　Su Yun's thoughts suddenly went back to his childhood, when he left Jiange to return to Kyoto for the holidays. (For details, please see the next update of the extra chapter, Nianchu)

　　"Is this the method of carving the formation near the Zhoutian?" Su Qiutang, the pure and lustful sister, looked at Su Yun on the bed and nodded in approval: "Your name is Liu Guzhou?"

　　"Forehead."

　　The old friend reunited, but could not recognize his own body. Su Yun glanced at the face in the basin beside the bed and nodded gently: "Liu Guzhou from Penglai Island."

　　Su Qiutang smiled charmingly: "Don't be so reserved, so you are the disciple of the Imperial Master? I heard from Shao Lang that you are going to participate in the sect's grand ceremony, right?"

　　This question made Su Yun stunned. Who is the disciple of the national teacher?

　　In Su Yun's understanding, he is Yue Qier's disciple, not a disciple of the national teacher.

　　Could it be?

　　A thought appeared in Su Yun's mind.

　　After pondering for a moment, Su Yun decided to take the pill in his hand that could nourish his spiritual sea and heal his injuries first.

　　As the elixir dissolved into the body, the dry meridians and acupoints were gently moistened by a wisp of clear breath, the speed at which the spiritual sea replenished spiritual energy gradually increased, and the wounds and tendons on the body stopped bleeding and scarred. "I do want to participate in the competition."

　　"Good."

　　At this time, the weak girl who was sitting next to her stopped drawing and put away the paper: "Sister Qiutang, after reading your..."

　　Upon hearing this, Su Qiutang flicked the weak girl's forehead in annoyance. He almost let this little girl leak out the fact that he, the Young Palace Master of the Immortal Palace, was secretly observing potential competitors in the competition.

　　Tap--

　　There were footsteps outside the door, and Ji Shaolang, wearing a golden python robe, walked in with hot water. "Miss Su, why are you here? Hey! Brother Guzhou, you're awake."

　　"Your Highness the Prince of Chu."

　　Seeing Ji Shaolang, Su Yun threw away all the messy thoughts in his mind: "Have you found the woman holding the sword in the underground palace?"

　　Although the fight in the underground palace was chaotic, Su Yun still remembered that he carried his mother to the shore after she exerted all her strength. He also remembered that after he was knocked into the wall by the Confucian scholar Xu You, his mother disappeared.

　　Although my mother's cultivation had reached the level of Dongxu, her condition at that time was a little... a little hard to be at ease with.

　　Putting down the basin, Ji Shaolang explained: "Your condition looked very urgent at the time, so I had no choice but to take you back to Liangzhou for treatment. That woman..."

　　"No, I have to go to the sea of ​​sand..."

　　"Brother Guzhou, don't worry. According to the report from Qingluan Camp, the woman had left the desert yesterday evening and asked the soldiers to pass this letter to you." Ji Shaolang handed an unopened letter to Su Yun.

　　The letter is a piece of paper commonly used in Jiange to transmit information. When the letter is opened, there are words written from top to bottom: Qingjingshan Jiange thanks the young hero for his help. The person who wrote it is Shangguan Yuhe.

　　The words were brief, but the handwriting was definitely my mother's, which meant that she was safe and sound, but what was her condition! ?

　　Thinking of this, Su Yun suddenly raised his head and asked Ji Shaolang: "When leaving the Sand Sea, was the woman accompanied by anyone else?"

　　Although he didn't know why Su Yun asked this question, Ji Shaolang replied: "According to the report from the Qingluan soldiers, the woman was alone when she left."

　　If that were the case, it would be fine. Su Yun breathed a sigh of relief, then closed the paper and put it into the formation space, missing the two whitish water marks under the paper.

　　"By the way, Brother Guzhou, I will bring back all your swords, bronze maces and other weapons that fell into the lake."

　　Seeing Su Yun's face calm down, Ji Shaolang glanced at Su Yun's shoulder which was slowly getting better and said, "I'll have someone bring it to you later, but will your injury affect tomorrow's game?"

　　As he spoke, Ji Shaolang's tone clearly showed some guilt. After all, in his opinion, if Liu Guzhou had not helped him, he would not have been so badly injured. With Brother Guzhou's strength, he would surely win the championship in this competition if he had not been injured.

　　Su Qiutang, who was sitting quietly beside him, spoke up at this moment, sounding very arrogant: "If he takes the expensive Duan Yu Dan and Peng Lai San as grains, his injury will heal within one night."

　　The immortals' self-healing methods were indeed much better than those of the imperial physicians in the palace. Ji Shaolang laughed and said, "Then Brother Guzhou, just take a good rest here. We won't disturb you. If you have any questions, please ask the palace maids outside the gate to tell me."

　　"Su Yi!"

　　"Um!?"

　　While Ji Shaolang and Su Yun were chatting, Wei Suyi was holding her calligraphy and paintings and preparing to leave quietly when she heard Ji Shaolang calling her suddenly. She remembered that her secret bringing Su Qiutang to see her competitor had been exposed, and she would inevitably be blamed by her husband for copying books, so she felt a little scared.

　　But I am still a good person in the boudoir, so I have to pretend no matter how timid I am.

　　Wei Suyi straightened up and wanted to correct her wifely duties, but when she saw Shao Lang's eyes, she raised her calligraphy and painting to the top of her head and dodged, "I came here to accompany Sister Qiutang."

　　What I mean is, this is none of my business and you can't blame me.

　　Ji Shaolang wanted to laugh, but he held it back for a long time. Then he turned to Su Qiutang and said, "Miss Su, I have something to discuss with you about the competition. Please go ahead."

　　"Okay, Your Highness." Su Qiutang agreed, stood up and left the room, but turned around as soon as he reached the door, and smiled faintly at Su Yun: "I am looking forward to seeing what level the national teacher's disciples are at."

　　"Brother Guzhou, have a good rest."

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　　Then the door closed.

　　Su Yun nodded to signal Shao Lang to slow down, then he took a deep breath and sat cross-legged.

　　A lot of things happened in these days, and now his mother has also escaped from the forbidden area, but her condition at that time made him worried. To be honest, he wanted to rush out of the door immediately to the Jiange branch to find his mother.

　　However, he had promised his master that he would hide his identity and participate in the competition. Just as he was thinking about it, Su Yun took out the Tiandun card from the formation space. The light curtain flowed, and the hand that pressed it down hesitated.

　　After taking out the Tiandun card, Su Yun couldn't help thinking of Huang Feng and Wan Niang.

　　According to the master, Wan Niang's body and mind should have been controlled by Huang Feng using an aphrodisiac, and that aphrodisiac was extremely toxic. She would try to help him prepare the antidote. If that failed, he would ask her to steal the antidote from Huanxi Temple and told him not to attack Huang Feng first. The master revealed Huang Feng's identity to him, hinting that Huang Feng must be planning something, which might be detrimental to the entire Daxia.

　　There is also the barbarian old bald slave who forced his aunt, and he also has a great relationship with Huang Feng. In this way, certain things have gradually become a connecting clue in Su Yun's mind.

　　From a certain perspective, Huang Feng and Huanxi Temple are both barbarian forces. Although the fighting between Xia and Man has ceased, this undercurrent is still stirring. What exactly are they trying to do?

　　The exchanges between the immortal sects in Xia and Man, as well as the initiative of this competition, are undoubtedly a bad move for Da Xia. Why did the empress, who had conquered Bingyi, recovered Miao territory, and reversed the situation in the Northern Barbarians since she ascended the throne, do this?

　　In addition, judging from the interactions between my cousin and myself today, as well as Shao Lang and myself, they all seemed to regard me as a disciple of one person, the Imperial Master Liu Zhouyue.

　　Liu Zhou, Yue Yue, and Yue Er, Su Yun couldn't help but smile when he thought of this, wondering why he was so stupid.

　　Whether it's true or not, the master is the most capable minister under the empress, Liu Zhouyue, known as the White Lotus National Master. Everything that happened should be under the master's control, but what role did the master play in it?

　　It seems that all sources are silently pointing to one place. What is hidden behind the alliance between Xia and Man?

　　Is there anything that should make the master, the empress, even the immortal sect, and even my mother be on guard?

　　Since Huang Feng cannot be killed, then I can capture him after the competition, right?

　　If he wanted to understand these things, he would have to start with the competition. As a contestant, Su Yun was well aware of the rewards for winning the competition. So, did his master want him to win the competition so that he could get closer to the center of power?

　　Too many mysteries appeared in front of Su Yun, but he was unable to unravel them.

　　Su Yun sat cross-legged to recover the accumulated spiritual energy. During the process, his soul sank into the spiritual sea, but the spiritual sea was empty and there was no trace of the mysterious scholar.

　　While getting closer to the truth step by step, Su Yun gradually approaches the insurmountable chasm. Life is fleeting. Some people are spying on the stars in the world, while others are looking for the dawn in the dust.

　　The next day.

　　The morning bells of Liangzhou rang, and the shops on the wide Central Street were hung with red silk. Voices of various accents mixed with shouts filled the streets, and camels coming from the barbarian desert to do business were everywhere.

　　Wandering knights leading horses and drinking wine, monks and fairies wearing swords and veil hats, came from all corners of the world to join in the fun of the event.

　　"Sir, your Sky Escape Card has been paid for with enough spirit stones, and can now be used again."

　　Su Yun, wearing a green tights, walked out of the Tiandun Tower in the city.

　　Last night, I wanted to use the Tiandun Card to contact my mother, but found that I couldn't make the call at all. The next morning, I went to the Tiandun Tower, which manages the card, to check and found that the fee had not been paid.

　　The badge was given by Wan Niang, but now the fee has not been paid. Did Wan Niang forget about it, or did she just lie on the barbarian's bed and not take it seriously at all?

　　Su Yun smiled bitterly silently.

　　Walking through the sea of ​​people, there is still half an hour before the game starts, so I went to play pot and bar.

　　On the way to Zuichuntang, gusts of cool wind blew, and the dead leaves of the poplar trees fluttered. Suddenly, a window support rod fell from the upper floor and finally rolled to Su Yun's feet.

　　Mr. Su Yun picked up the pitchfork and looked towards the second-floor window sill, but he did not expect to see a charming young woman.

　　The young woman was wearing a purple horse-faced skirt that wrapped around her chest. She leaned against the windowsill. Her gourd-like figure was graceful and graceful, revealing her priceless jade-like breasts. Her heavy chest was particularly eye-catching against the backdrop of the windowsill. She had her hair in a bun and wore a gold hairpin on her side. Her eyes were like apricots, her lips were dotted with rouge, and there were a few beads of sweat on her mature and beautiful cheeks. She was as beautiful as a peony soaked in the morning water, her maturity was very attractive.

　　Seeing Su Yun picking up the fork downstairs, the young woman was so embarrassed that she closed the windowsill at first. Then Su Yun, who had sharp ears, heard the sound of footsteps coming from inside the building.

　　Not long after, the door opened.

　　A pair of embroidered shoes and well-proportioned legs covered with white silk came into view first. The wind blew her skirt and her steps created a scent of dust. The young woman hurried to Su Yun's side. Her almond eyes glanced at Su Yun intentionally or unintentionally, and she bit her thin lips lightly: "I accidentally dropped the fork pole, please don't blame me, young master."

　　Su Yun felt a slight numbness in his body. The young woman was indeed charming, but after years of practicing to calm his mind and desire, he did not lose his composure in front of the mature and beautiful young woman. He then handed the fork back in his hand: "No problem."

　　After all, she almost hit someone. The young woman's face flushed. She took the fork with shame on her face and pursed her lips: "Sir, why don't you come in and have a bowl of tofu pudding?"

　　In theory, there would be nothing wrong with eating one bowl of wine. As the young master of Jiange, Su Yun had a deep wallet. But the competition was about to begin, and he had to go buy a pot of wine. Ji Shaolang was also waiting for him. If he was late, it would be a disrespect to the King of Chu.

　　It will take a lot of time to go back and forth like this, and I'm afraid I won't have time to eat.

　　After a moment of silence, Su Yun said politely: "I have something important to do, so I really can't... um... that is..."

　　As he was speaking, Su Yun cast his eyes towards the jar of wine in the young woman's shop.

　　"Girl, does your tofu shop also sell alcohol?"

　　The young woman put the fork into her sleeve, and a smile appeared on her graceful face: "I'm not selling it, I just brewed it for drinking. If you don't mind, you can get me a pot."

　　Su Yun looked at her sideways, and seeing that the young woman was full of good intentions, it was hard to refuse, so he smiled helplessly: "Thank you for your trouble, young lady."

　　"No trouble, no trouble." The charming young woman hooked the hair by her ear, turned around gracefully, and walked into the store with Su Yun.

　　The tofu pudding shop is not big, and there are no tables or chairs inside. There is just a serving basket at the door and a window inside. It is a small shop that does not provide dine-in services, but only sells goods. However, the young woman has decorated the interior with a lot of purple orchids and ornaments, which makes it quite cozy.

　　"I wonder what kind of wine you like to drink, sir." The young woman took the wine pot from Su Yun and came to the wine jar to ask.

　　What kind of wine?

　　In fact, Su Yun's drinking habit only started a few days ago. The wine he drank at that time was strong, burning his heart and lungs, and making him forget some sad things.

　　Seeing that Su Yun didn't reply and looked sad, the young woman didn't ask any more questions. She opened the wine bag and the aroma of wine filled her nose. The smell was different from the old fermented rice wine of Zuichuntang. It had a light floral scent and was not strong.

　　Soon, the young woman filled a pot of wine and handed it to Su Yun.

　　Su Yun took the wine pot. It was the first time in his life that he had such contact with a woman. After thinking for a while, he took a sip of the wine pot. The wine was slightly sweet but not greasy when it went down his throat. It brought warmth to everyone he touched. "Good wine. Does this wine have a name?"

　　"What name can a homemade mulberry wine have?" The young woman saw that Su Yun was satisfied and relieved, and then her face turned slightly red: "If you like it, why not give it a name?"

　　Su Yun had a strange look in his eyes. He felt as if the young woman was seducing him. Perhaps he was overthinking. He lowered his head and looked at the wine pot. Drinking always reminded him of the past: "Looking at you with affectionate eyes, the falling flowers quench my thirst. Can this wine make me feel better?"

　　Falling in the arms of wine.

　　The young woman blushed upon hearing Su Yun's words and gritted her teeth: "Young Master is very talented in writing, so I will use this wine name. But Young Master, you should recite poems over wine for practical purposes, not to make fun of me."

　　"Um?"

　　The young woman obviously had the wrong idea. This poem of hers was just inspired by her feelings, but...if it had some teasing connotations, then it did have some.

　　Su Yun opened his mouth, but felt he had no way to defend himself, so he had to put the wine jug back to his waist.

　　Ding ding——

　　While they were chatting and selling wine, two bells rang in the city, and the sect's grand ceremony was about to begin.

　　"Miss, I have some urgent things to do, so I'll take my leave now."

　　Inside the tofu pudding shop, the charming young woman saw Su Yun was about to leave, and hurriedly took a few steps forward: "Young Master, the wine is empty, why not come back for more? If you have time later, why not come and have a bowl of tofu pudding."

　　When Su Yun walked out of the store, he glanced at the tofu pudding shop sign, which read Xiyue Erzi, so he bowed to the young woman and said, "I hope the price of your wine has not increased by then. The tofu pudding is fragrant and sweet."

　　The young woman's eyelashes fluttered, and she felt that the young man was teasing her again. Her cheeks were flushed, and she folded her hands on her waist and said shyly, "My wine is free for you, and Da Xia Fang Hua is also free."

　　"Uh, hehe."

　　Su Yun scratched his head, said goodbye to Xiyue Tofu Pudding Shop and went to the venue of the grand ceremony.

　　Poplar leaves fell on the eaves of the tofu pudding shop, and the silk cloth dropped from the eaves swayed in the wind.

　　After Su Yun left, a man wearing a gorgeous Taoist robe and carrying a chess manual walked out of the tofu shop.

　　Seeing this, the charming young woman immediately knelt down with her skirt in hand, her hips and waist forming a perfect curve: "Greetings, Master."

　　"Get up." The man said in a strange voice, his eyes looking at Su Yun's back as he walked away:

　　"From now on, you will stay at the Douhua Shop and don't need to go back to Zuiqingxuan. During this time, find a way to get close to him. You should know what I am talking about! After the matter is accomplished, I will return the Soul Lamp to you."

　　"Yes, Master."

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　　The Great Xia Dynasty has been established for three hundred years and has always valued military over culture. Therefore, the status of warriors is quite valuable in Great Xia. As for the qigong practitioners who practice spiritual cultivation, they can also be considered warriors in a sense.

　　Due to this policy, the Xia Dynasty became a great power that occupied the largest territory for thousands of years and made both the barbarians and the Yi people submit to it.

　　But because of this policy, scholars became weak, chivalry became popular among the people, immortal sects became independent in the state, and some aristocratic families that had been passed down for hundreds of years, such as the Su, Wei, Xiao, and Dongfang families, even reached the point of contempt for the imperial power.

　　Fortunately, our ancestors had foresight, and the royal family has firmly controlled the three major spirit stone mines in Jiuzhou for hundreds of years. They divided the immortals into three levels and then worshipped them, thus holding the throat of the immortal sects and causing them to fight among themselves.

　　During this period, he intermarried with aristocratic families in order to prevent them from rising, and then recruited warriors into the army and sent them to battlefields abroad, in order to weaken the chaotic chivalrous spirit among the people.

　　However, even with this move, it almost led to the country's destruction 23 years ago.

　　It was the seventeenth year of Hongqing. The emperor was in his prime and had great ambitions. He was so foolish as to personally lead an expedition to the barbarian land. He was eventually defeated and captured in the barbarian city of "Rimu City". The Xia Dynasty ceded the seven counties of Youzhou to Emperor Hongqing in exchange for him.

　　After returning to Kyoto, Emperor Hong Qing was injured on the battlefield. He aged dozens of years in an instant, gradually neglected state affairs, and handed over the military and political power to the Wei and Dongfang families.

　　Rumors began to spread among the people that Emperor Hong Qing, while serving as an emperor of humanity, practiced the secret techniques of the immortals in an effort to achieve immortality.

　　Anyone could see at this point that the Xia Dynasty was in decline, and its century-old society was destroyed in an instant.

　　Also in this year, the members of the Su family resigned from important positions in the court. The eldest son of the main branch was hailed as a prodigy in the world of immortal cultivation because of his incredibly fast cultivation speed. Their daughter was also very talented. She broke through the Guiling Realm at the age of ten and was designated as the Young Palace Master of the Immortal Palace at an early age.

　　The head of the Xiao family resigned from the post of Grand Tutor, and his clansmen moved to Chuzhou. They no longer took up politics and took up fishing and farming.

　　Therefore, two of the four great families disappeared, the Su family and the immortal sect became one, the power of the imperial court to control the families and the people declined drastically, the immortal sect monks began to leave the mountains, and the martial arts heroes used force to break the ban, which continued to happen.

　　Disaster struck like a landslide. The Xia Dynasty suffered from drought in the north and floods in the south. More and more farmers rose up in rebellion.

　　During the eight-year-long Hongqing Rebellion, when Daxia was in chaos, the Su family had no intention of rebellion, and the Xianmen, led by Shijian Pavilion, was relatively stable. The Dongfang and Wei families also used their troops like gods, and dispersed the large and small bandits. Even though they had to defend seven counties after losing Youzhou, they did not lose any territory in the face of the barbarians' desperate attacks.

　　Time gradually came to the twenty-fifth year of Hongqing. The outstanding and talented Su Qingshan suddenly died, and the news that the Xia Dynasty's northern border troops were transferred to the south to quell the rebellion was leaked.

　　The barbarians led an army of one million and divided it into two routes to capture Liangzhou and Youzhou. The army was approaching the Qingjing Mountain in Liangzhou and the Immortal Palace in Youzhou, and was about to reach the capital.

　　Emperor Hong Qing, bringing with him both human and immortal beings, opened the Dongxu Gate and attacked directly the rear of the barbarian land. He fought against three Dongxu enemies without retreating, and with his last strength he killed one Dongxu and injured two, thus cutting off the barbarian's food supply and giving the Xia Dynasty a respite.

　　The other two fronts, when the Wei family reinforcements arrived in front of Qingjing Mountain.

　　Three thousand disciples of Jiange formed a battle array and crossed Liangzhou. Among them, Shangguan Yuhe, who was pregnant, drew his sword and faced three hundred thousand barbarian soldiers.

　　One sword broke their army; sixteen swords killed 30,000 Ao Beast cavalry on the left wing of the barbarians; seventeen swords entered the void, and the sword energy directly attacked the barbarian camp a hundred miles away to take the commander-in-chief's head; the eighteenth sword broke open the immortal gate of the Great Xia human world, and found that the immortal gate was closed.

　　The nineteenth sword borrowed the good fortune of Liangzhou and Yongzhou, added energy to the whole body and destroyed an army of 200,000, and the barbarian soldiers were defeated and retreated.

　　In the battle of Liangzhou, a thousand of the three thousand disciples of Jiange lost their lives in the battle; later, a thousand of them left the sect and established the Eagle-Slaying Tower at Fenghai Pass in the northeast of Liangzhou, with Elder Zhong Chengyi as the owner of the tower.

　　With this battle, Shangguan Yuhe, the new leader of Jiange, aims to become the number one swordsman in Kyushu.

　　Youzhou front.

　　Dongfang Lan and Liu Zhouyue led 10,000 soldiers as the vanguard to rush to the aid of the Immortal Palace. Together with 2,000 disciples of the Immortal Palace, they faced 700,000 barbarian soldiers and cavalry. They used the mountain as a defense and defended for seven days to stop the barbarian soldiers' charge.

　　Seven days later, the army was defeated. Dongfang Lan entered the Half-Step Void stage, comprehended the Phoenix True Fire, spread a prairie fire over 800 miles and annihilated 100,000 barbarians before being injured.

　　The Palace Master of the Immortal Palace, Luo Suwen, ignited the soul fire and killed 150 million soldiers, leaving the Immortal Palace on the verge of death. In the face of danger, Liu Zhouyue used his peak transformation to set up a formation, trapping 450,000 soldiers for a day. After being injured and killing 50,000 soldiers, he followed Dongfang Lan to retreat to Tianshui County.

　　Then, the remaining 400,000 barbarian soldiers arrived at Xiaoguan City and set their sights on the capital of Daxia.

　　The Confucian scholar Xu You arrived with half of the disciples of the Tianji Sect, and were followed by eight Huayun monks, including the Palace Master of Ye Palace Ye Guhan, the Sect Master of Yin Yang Sect Gu Yisheng, the third elder of Zuiqingxuan Yun Wuyue, the Sect Master of Baji Sect Yue Miao, the Lord of Tianshan Snow Fortress Shenxiao Zhenren, the Island Master of Longmen Chen Chong, the Great Elder of Xiaoyao Sect Zhang Xuanling and the Sect Master of Tianyi Sect Jin Shilin. They all went to fight against the ant-like army.

　　In this battle, Xu You dressed in green and rode into the army. He broke the formation with two words and officially entered the Dongxu realm. After realizing his natal character "You", he annihilated 200,000 barbarian soldiers in one breath. However, he was accidentally ambushed by the old abbot of the Dongxu Temple in Huanxi Temple who was hiding in the barbarian army. He was injured and fought back the old Dongxu, then died.

　　The cultivation genius Su Qingshan and Xu You, who became a monk halfway and fought all over the Daxia cultivation world, both died one after another. Afterwards, Shangguan Yuhe went to the Jianmu sacred tree in person to confirm that on Jianmu, the Dongxutian tablets of Su Qingshan and Xu You were destroyed.

　　The world of immortal cultivators was shocked to hear the sad news. They lamented that there were no more peerless heroes in the world, but also marveled at the fact that there was a new sword immortal and two gifted daughters of heaven.

　　As for the eight Huayun monks and Tianji Sect disciples who came with Xu You, as well as the five thousand city guards, they blocked the remaining 200,000 soldiers outside Xiaoguan City.

　　True Man Shenxiao faced more than ten thousand elite barbarian cavalrymen but refused to retreat in the face of death. He fired nine spears and defeated the cavalrymen and died. The Lord of Longmen Island came to the aid of the city guards to fight against 20,000 enemies. He died while still holding the military flag.

　　Jin Shilin, the leader of Tianyi Sect, used the peak of Guiling to set up a formation to fight against 30,000 soldiers. After killing tens of thousands of soldiers, he was hit to death on the city wall by a horse. After this battle, Jin Sect Leader was praised by Jiuzhou Formation Master Liu Zhouyue for his excellent formation, which was not inferior to his own.

　　In the battle of Youzhou, 30,000 barbarian soldiers were defeated and fled. The northern border soldiers of Daxia were recalled from the south to recapture the seven counties of Youzhou of Daxia. The Liang and You fronts advanced a thousand miles into the barbarian land, but were later recalled by an order of Emperor Hongqing, and the Xia and barbarians once again split.

　　The war came with such force that the Xia Dynasty was caught off guard, but it ended just as quickly.

　　More than a month later, Su Qingshan's beloved Dongfang Lan married into the royal family and became Consort Zhao.

　　A year later, in the spring of the 26th year of Hongqing, Emperor Hongqing passed away. On the same day, Concubine Zhao Dongfang Lan gave birth to a son, named Shao Lang, and closed the gates of Kyoto for seven days for mourning. After the funeral, the Dongfang family led 100,000 troops to Kyoto. Dongfang Lan ascended the altar to offer sacrifices, entered the Taiji Hall, and named the country Zhao'an.

　　The sixteenth year of Zhao'an.

　　The Xia and Man people stopped fighting for hundreds of years and formed an alliance, and started a sect competition in winter.

　　In this prosperous era, both Daxia and the barbarians in the desert have forgotten the war that once exhausted the national strength of the two countries and the top leaders of the immortal cultivation world.

　　Su Yun returned to the main street of Liangzhou City, wearing the disguise mask given by his master on his face, with a long sword across his waist and a wine jug on his back, walking towards the competition venue.

　　The sects participating in the sect competition came from both Xia and Man, with a total of 172 participants. Their levels were uneven, but it was also limited to disciples below the Huayun level and above the Guiling level who could participate.

　　The competition system first accumulates points, and then draws lots to play ten games. Then the top sixteen players with the highest points are selected to compete for the top three.

　　Su Yun was not quite sure where he would eventually reach. He only remembered his master's words to him, saying that if he could not get into the top three, he would probably swallow his pride.

　　The competition venue is a newly constructed building, with its back against the county government mansion of Liangzhou City, shops on both sides, and the central road of Liangzhou City in front. It is a circular structure, a hundred feet high, and covers an area of ​​nearly one mile. There are countless seats for spectators inside, and eight platforms built underneath for use in the competition.

　　A high platform was also built in the east, with thirty pearwood chairs displayed on it. In front of the pearwood chairs, there were eight silver and jade thrones in two rows, forming an eight-shaped pattern surrounding the two most eye-catching gold-inlaid jade thrones in the middle. There were dragons and phoenixes carved on top, which was extremely gorgeous.

　　Walking to the gate of the venue, Su Yun looked at the building. Many things had happened since he came down the mountain, but this was probably the most magnificent one.

　　Tap--

　　Just when Su Yun was lost in thought, crisp footsteps were heard from the right, and a clear and pleasant voice came to his ears: "Are you Young Master Liu Guzhou?"

　　In a blink of an eye, the road was cleared, with maids holding lamps standing on both sides and a young girl standing in the middle.

　　With the appearance of the girl, the noisy environment around her seemed to quiet down instantly. Her face looked a little childish, and she was estimated to be one or two years younger than herself. Her hair was tied up in a bun, and she wore a lotus-shaped jade hairpin on her head. She had a pretty face, with slightly furrowed eyebrows and rouge on her lips under her high nose bridge. She looked eye-catching but not coquettish. She wore an official yellow palace gauze skirt that reached her chest, and a sheep-fat dragon pendant hung around her waist, which made her look noble and dignified.

　　The girl was very tall, almost as tall as Su Yun, who was nearly eight feet tall. She would stand out among a group of women and would be recognizable at a glance. However, her figure was very coordinated, with a perfect waist-to-body ratio.

　　After a moment of silence, Su Yun recognized the girl's identity and bowed to her: "My name is Liu Guzhou, nice to meet Her Royal Highness the Princess."

　　Dongfang Jiuyuan narrowed his eyes and stared at Su Yun for a long time, and whispered:

　　"No need to be polite. I have to thank you. I learned from my brother that the group in the forbidden area got the hibiscus fruit thanks to your care."

　　Su Yun's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "No, I just did it for the sake of convenience."

　　"It takes real skill to do something easily, right?"

　　Dongfang Jiuyuan's clear eyes turned back from Su Yun, and saw that the boy did not show any strange expression when seeing her face. Her eyes showed some appreciation and some disappointment: "There is still some time before the official competition. My brother is too busy all of a sudden, so you can come with me first."

　　Su Yun, feeling that he had become a guest of honor of the royal family, answered yes and followed Princess Jiuyuan into the venue.

　　Ding ding ding——

　　Bang, bang, bang——

　　When Princess Jiuyuan led Su Yun to the independent viewing stand on the northeastern upper level of the venue, three bells rang in the venue and the opening salute began to be fired outside.

　　The martial spirit of Daxia was in full swing, and the seats that could accommodate tens of thousands of people were already filled up by the common people early on. A glance around showed a dense crowd.

　　At this moment, a person walked out from the open space below where the game was taking place, and the noisy club gradually became quiet.

　　As soon as this person appeared, Su Yun immediately opened his eyes wide with a look of surprise.

　　Dongfang Jiuyuan, who was secretly observing Su Yun, saw his expression change and asked in a low voice: "Do you know this emcee?"

　　"Hehehe."

　　More than just knowing him, Su Yun was also wondering why he appeared here.

　　The host of the opening ceremony was no stranger. He was none other than Dongxu, the man who had been beaten up by his master in Julong Mountain, his father's former subordinate, and the old senior of the strange beast Qilin Huang.

　　Su Yun smiled bitterly and responded, "I have met you before, senior."

　　"Oh!" Dongfang Jiuyuan said in doubt, but was too embarrassed to ask more questions and continued to watch the opening.

　　Then, from below, Huang Lao's deep voice came:

　　"Uh aha, first let me take a look."

　　As he was speaking, Huang Lao suddenly lowered his head to look at the cheat sheet in his hand, mumbled a few sentences, and continued: "First of all, I would like to welcome everyone to participate in the unprecedented sect's grand ceremony. Does the Great Xia court express its sincere support to all parties?"

　　"Hey! How should these two words be pronounced? Uh, never mind. Next, I'd like to invite all the sect leaders to come on stage. Wakakakakaka!!"

　　Su Yun's head was filled with black lines. Fireworks were set off below. Fairies were floating around with red silk ribbons. Countless flower petals were pouring down at this moment. On the stands in the east, clan leaders walked out one by one and sat in their seats. The voices of the people below were rising and falling.

　　"Look, the sect leader is as beautiful as a fairy."

　　"You are surprised by what you have seen before. That's because you have never seen the sisters of the Fairy Palace. The tender and tender ones are the real fairies. It is said that the Fairy Palace Master Su Qingli is even more beautiful. She has a flawless physique and a body as white as jade. Tsk tsk."

　　"Tsk, how can Palace Master Su be compared to the Shangguan Sword Immortal from Qingjing Mountain in Liangzhou?"

　　"What do you mean?"

　　"You don't know, right? Although Shangguan Jianxian rarely comes down the mountain, he is famous in Liangzhou. His appearance is extremely beautiful, and his frost blade once blocked a million troops. When the barbarians came to Liangzhou, Shangguan Jianxian rode a crane down from the green mountains and fought for thousands of miles. After nineteen swords, the immortal knelt down."

　　"Look at what you're saying. This Shangguan Sword Fairy is stunningly beautiful, but there's one thing about her that I don't like."

　　"What?"

　　"This sword immortal is too cold, almost as cold as a snowy mountain. How can mortals like us reach the heights of her? In my opinion, Master Liu is more attractive. She also has a stunningly beautiful face, but she treats people warmly, especially her beautiful buttocks. I've sneaked a peek at her from behind. She's so good at giving birth to a baby."

　　"Tsk tsk tsk, you are such a poor guy, but you still want the beauty of the Imperial Master?"

　　"Why? No matter how beautiful a phoenix is, it still has to be ridden. Speaking of phoenixes, we have to mention Emperor Zhao'an. I heard that he is also a top-notch beauty. It's a pity that he is alone in the deep palace. I don't know which male lover he will get."

　　"I have to say, people like you are really dirty. I don't even bother to talk to you."

　　Just as the onlookers were talking in a flurry, the seats for the last thirty clans were basically full, and the only occupants left were the silver jade throne and the gold jade throne in the front.

　　The old man Huang who was standing below began to speak again: "The great leaders of the Xia Man clan have already taken their seats. It is an honor to be here."

　　"Then, let us invite Master Xue from Daxia Zuiqingxuan."

　　Following Huang Lao's voice, petals fell again from the sky above the venue, and a man dressed in gorgeous Taoist robes walked up from behind the stands.

　　The man walked to the farthest silver jade throne, holding the chess manual and nodding to the many clan leaders behind him, and then said to the audience: "The clan leader is in retreat, so I asked Qi Buchi to attend on his behalf. I hope you can forgive me."

　　The audience below sighed in regret.

　　"Hey, Sect Master Xue doesn't show up again."

　　"Yes, I only know that after the sect leader achieved Dongxu, he hung a sign on Jianmu, but I don't know what it looks like."

　　"In fact, I'm telling you quietly, it's rumored that the leader of Zuiqingxuan has sex with her disciples every day, and she's a fickle slut!"

　　"Wow, you are so brave to say that. If the people above hear it, you might lose your head."

　　The chess master above waved off his robe and calmly sat down with the chess manual in his arms, ignoring these words. The voice of the old man beside him sounded again: "Next, please welcome the Blood Sect's leader, the Crying Sect Master!"

　　"Kai Xue Zong? I've never heard of this sect."

　　As the audience was whispering, another figure walked out from the back. He had dark skin, long hair that was curled back in dreadlocks, and extremely solid muscles that made his red coat bulge out.

　　He walked to a seat on the other side of Qibusi and sat down without saying a word.

　　There was a sudden silence for a moment, and then someone spoke: "So he's a barbarian. I was wondering why I had never heard of him."

　　"Next, please welcome Yue Miao, the leader of Baji Sect."

　　Huang Lao's voice sounded again, and cheers suddenly rang out from the northwest corner of the audience: "It's Sect Master Yue, it's Sect Master Yue."

　　Yue Miao, the leader of Baji Sect, who was wearing martial arts uniform, walked out from the back and waved to the northwest corner. He recognized that the clothing styles of those people were from Youzhou. They must be here to thank him for his contribution in the war against the barbarians. After waving, he bowed and saluted: "Yue Miao, you are polite."

　　The host, Huang Lao, spent some time to stop the audience in the northwest from thanking him: "You are too enthusiastic. Let me see. Next, I would like to invite the owner of the Eagle Tower."

　　…

　　"Owner?"

　　"Then we'd like to invite the Fire Territory Lord, Lord?"

　　After a long time, there was still no movement from behind, and no one came out.

　　"Uh, haha." Old Huang smiled awkwardly: "Maybe the traffic on the road to the competition is a bit congested, so the Eagle Tower Master and the Fire Domain Master have blocked their flying swords. Let's continue, wakakaka~"

　　Sai Feijian?

　　The audience looked at each other.

　　Where to put it?

　　Obviously, he did not agree with this statement, but it has been rumored that the Eagle Tower and the royal family are at odds, and the Lord of the Fire Domain has never shown up. It is reasonable that the two of them did not attend the grand event held by the Xia Dynasty.

　　"Next, let us invite Palace Master Su from the Immortal Palace."

　　The sound of the shouts was so loud that the silent place became lively again, and many men from the Xia Dynasty shouted "Fairy Su, Fairy Su".

　　Just as Su Yun was thinking about how his aunt was doing and whether she would come, a white figure with embroidered flowing clouds and snow walked into the room. The sound of her high heels on the ground disrupted Su Yun's thoughts. The woman who came out had a pure appearance. She stood in front of the seat and bowed, saying, "Immortal Palace Su Qiutang, I am here on behalf of the master."

　　The pure, beautiful and alluring voice spread to every corner of the competition venue. While some men sighed that Fairy Su was not present, there were also voices expressing admiration for the beauty of Young Palace Master Su Qiutang, who was not inferior to the Fairy Palace Master.

　　Su Qiutang sat down. On the high platform, which seemed quiet in contrast to the lively audience below, Sect Master Yue Miao asked Qiutang, breaking the silence: "Is Palace Master Su still confused about his father's injury and unable to come down the mountain?"

　　This statement clearly shows that Yue Miao and Su Qingli have some private friendship, but ever since the great grandfather fell ill and moved into the back mountain of the Fairy Palace, the master has clearly ordered his disciples not to enter the back mountain, and even Su Qiutang is no exception.

　　Therefore, she was only aware of the matter and had no idea of ​​the twists and turns behind it.

　　After a slight hesitation, Su Qiutang replied in a low voice: "It should be so."

　　"It seems that this disease is a bit troublesome." Yue Miao sighed: "Even Palace Master Su finds it difficult to deal with."

　　After Su Qiutang sat down, Huang Lao spoke again: "Next, please invite the abbot of Huanxi Temple."

　　There is no figure.

　　It would be a shame for a first-rate sect to have less than three of them.

　　There was a buzz of voices in the meeting hall. When Huang Lao was about to rescue the group, a slow figure finally walked out from the back. Su Yun, who was watching, suddenly had a murderous look in his eyes.

　　There is no doubt that the representative who walked out of Huanxi Temple was the old bald slave who raped his aunt that day.

　　"You are still as slow as ever." When the old bald slave walked to the seat, Qiyu, the leader of the Kaixue Sect, who was also a barbarian sect, said contemptuously, "Could it be that you forgot the time while practicing your Joyful Zen?"

　　"Haha." The old bald slave's wrinkles trembled, and his eyes glanced at the young master of the Immortal Palace sitting beside him, and laughed: "Yes, that woman is very shy."

　　Listening to the old bald slave's dirty talk, Su Qiutang looked straight ahead and thought to himself: Shameless, this barbarian is really dirty.

　　"So!!"

　　Huang Lao's voice called back the attention of all the audience: "The next one is incredible."

　　"Her sword energy can travel thousands of miles, and one sword can make all the sword practitioners in the world bow down to her. Let us invite the Nine Provinces Sword Immortal, the Sword Pavilion's Shangguan Sect Master! Wakakakaka! !"

　　The crowd was startled and started to commotion.

　　Su Yun raised his eyes and looked towards the platform, and a beautiful figure slowly walked out.

　　Her sword-like eyebrows were dark green, her long eyelashes looked like snow, her features were as beautiful as mountains and rivers, and her appearance as a sword fairy amazed the audience and the sect leader present. However, facing the male gazes around her, her expression was still so cold and aloof. The long sword on her back seemed to bring a hint of chilliness, her long black hair was tied into a pile of sideburns, and there was an ice-blue sword pattern on her forehead, highlighting her identity in the Sword Pavilion.

　　But today, Su Yun's mother had changed. In the past, she mostly used bamboo hairpins to tie her hair, and her face was not made up, which made her look simple yet gentle.

　　The jade hairpin that my mother uses to tie her hair up now outlines a lotus, and the carving is obviously done by a famous artist; her fair and white ears are hung with mutton-fat jade earrings, which look low-key but also luxurious; she is still wearing the Taoist robe with ink patterns, but the fabric is obviously different from the one usually used in Jiange Cloth Shop. The color is bright and beautiful, which perfectly sets off my mother's temperament.

　　After putting on new clothes, the most obvious thing is the style. The belt at the waist of this Taoist robe is obviously tighter than before. And Su Yun knows her mother's chest very well. Her mother doesn't like to wear things like bellybands. When she goes out, she usually wraps her big breasts with white cloth.

　　But today my mother is not wearing a chest wrap, and the rope can be clearly seen behind her beautiful neck. Since the new Taoist robe has a cross collar, you can even see the slightly red edge of her bellyband, and the breast flesh that is about to burst out, trembling with her steps. Even under the sunlight, the deep valleys are glowing like sweat, revealing a graceful and attractive figure that is no less graceful than An Niang's.

　　The slit of the Taoist robe was much higher than before, almost reaching the top of the leg, revealing her long legs as tender and smooth as jade. The snow-white and smooth leg flesh showed her lewd complexion under the robe. Her slender calves were not wearing the white jade high heels that she had given her as a gift, but a pair of white shoes embroidered with small lotus flowers. The contrast between maturity and coldness instantly caught the eye.

　　"Jian Ge, Shangguan Yuhe." A mature and cold voice filled the entire place. Then the mother smiled at everyone and turned to walk towards one of the eight jade seats near the middle.

　　The clan leaders sitting beside and at the back all stood up and said, "Greetings, Sword Immortal Shangguan!"

　　My mother nodded to each of them, then she opened her lips slightly, bent her legs slightly, and bowed to everyone: "How are you all?"

　　As Shangguan Yuhe took his seat, all the prominent sect leaders in the world showed up, and the musicians placed on one side of the venue began to play their instruments.

　　Logically speaking, it is now the turn of the nobleman sitting on the gold and jade throne to appear.

　　However, before the old man could call out, another person walked out from behind the platform. He was a male barbarian with a fat belly that made his bright yellow python robe stick out like a round ball. He was six feet seven inches tall, with dark skin and a greasy and dirty look, looking like a real pig.

　　When he came out, he was holding a young lady from the Xia Dynasty, his hand on her chest. Her clothes were very messy, sliding down her shoulders under the weight. If you look closely, you will find that the barbarian's index finger was under her clothes, gently teasing her breasts. He walked to the front of the stage, swept the audience with an arrogant look, and then spoke in a greasy voice: "Since you see me, why don't you bow?"

　　Haoran's domineering aura emanated from the high platform, and the barbarians watching below all stood up and knelt, and the Daxia people among them were also bent over by the domineering aura.

　　Even the Great Xia cultivators present, including Su Yun and Dongfang Jiuyuan, frowned. They could feel this mighty and domineering aura oppressing them and making them submit from the bottom of their hearts.

　　This is the effect of the dragon energy of humanity. Does this wild and barbaric country of barbarians also possess the energy of the human emperor?

　　Just when the people of the Xia Dynasty were about to kneel down.

　　A golden light flashed across the blue sky, and there were sounds of dragons roaring and phoenixes flying, which startled the people in Liangzhou.

　　"Why is Your Highness Man Ting like this?"

　　The words come before the person arrives.

　　The arrogance faced by the people of the Xia Dynasty disappeared in an instant.

　　The Empress of Great Xia suddenly descended from the sky thousands of miles high. She was wearing a phoenix robe woven with gold and red, which shone brightly under the scorching sun. The robe fluttered, revealing her curvy figure. Her proud breasts shook violently up and down the moment she landed on the ground. The heroic Empress did not hide her body at all. Through the thin gauze of the phoenix robe, one could see her two upright points.

　　The pink and smooth instep of her feet, worn on the high heels of a golden phoenix with spread wings, creates a strange contrast. Her long and beautiful legs still retain the sensuality of a mature woman. Her perky buttocks, which cannot be concealed even by the dragon robe, highlight the achievements of the Empress of Great Xia in educating women.

　　Su Yun, who was standing below, could even catch a glimpse of the scenery under the empress's skirt with just a slight glance.

　　To sum it up in one word.

　　Sexy!

　　[The current seating arrangement of the eight jade and gold thrones: Zuiqingxuan, Bajimen, Xiangong, Jiange, Empress, Manting Prince, Huoyu (empty), Dayinglou (empty), Huanxi Temple, Kaixue Sect.]