I'm only one year old, what the hell is the counterattack system?

Chapter 256 The Emperor Invites You! (Two in One)

When the gate of the imperial palace was opened, outside the Sangyu Room behind the Huangji Hall, there was a guard every three steps, and there were five layers inside and outside, densely packed with solemn-looking black-armored guards.

Under the shadow of the tall walls of the Huangji Palace, it does not seem dark here. The floor paved with gold and jade is clear and shiny under the warm lights.

Even with the black-armored guards standing on it, there was still no shadow corner and the entire study area was in full view.

In the gaps between the gold and jade floors, there are diamond-shaped crystals engraved with talismans, and the flowing light flickers along the strokes of the talismans.

However, such tight defense still seems to be insufficient. At least in the eyes of Jiang Ziqi, deputy commander of the Black Armor Guard, the protection of the formation can only protect Emperor Wei from the approaching evil spirits. If he wants to be safe, he needs someone with more powerful cultivation.

"Boss, you're so nervous that we're getting nervous too."

"Yes, Boss. There is not only the Great Master but also the Nine Thousand Year Old Man in the study right now. There is absolutely no way that evil people could break in."

"What the hell are you talking about?"

Jiang Ziqi stood straight, wearing a black armor with a metallic sheen, and a mask on his head that only revealed a pair of eyes. He hummed in a muffled voice:

"Such a big thing happened last night. Do you think only Mr. San died? Do you know..."

Having said this, Jiang Ziqi paused, glanced at the black-armored guards beside him, and did not continue speaking.

"In short, everyone, stand up straight and look carefully. Not only can we not let any evildoers go, we can't even let a fly appear within ten feet!"

"Yes!"

The black-armored guards didn't understand what he hadn't finished saying, but they didn't ask any more questions.

After all, when on duty in this imperial city, making mistakes or not is secondary. What is more important is to treat yourself as deaf, blind and dumb, and not tell anyone what you see or hear.

After calming down, Jiang Ziqi exhaled, looked straight ahead and said no more.

In the study behind him, there was a black-armored guard guarding outside the screen near the red-painted wooden door.

He was wearing the same attire as Jiang Ziqi outside the door, the difference being that there was a circle of gold thread at the gaps between the black armor on his body.

At the same time, his figure was taller and stronger than other Black Armor Guards. He was Tuoba Yan, the leader of the Black Armor Guards.

He personally guarded the gate, protecting the last line of defense of Emperor Wei.

Tuoba Yan vaguely heard angry voices coming from behind the screen, but his heart was calm.

During this night, he had heard the Emperor Wei's angry roar more than once. He almost scolded the Great Master and the Ninth Thousand Year Old Man for everything, blaming them for discovering the identity of the Third Master Yang Huan and why he was killed so easily.

No wonder Emperor Wei got angry.

Even with Tuoba Yan's insight, after three hundred years of guarding against an enemy who had finally revealed his true colors, he had to at least try to capture him alive so that he could follow the clues and find out the other people hiding in the dark.

Now that Mr. San is dead, the Wei Dynasty has become the same as before. They have to be more cautious against those who hide in the dark. After all, no one can guarantee the other party's next direction.

In the study room.

Just like what Tuoba Yan thought, the Emperor Wei's face was not looking good at the moment, and he asked coldly:
"Mr. Big, tell me, what should we do next? Where will those eagle claws reach?"

The master sighed secretly, but said seriously: "We still know very little about the 'Eagle'."

Over the course of one night, since he arrived in the imperial city, he has not reached any conclusion in discussing the issue with Emperor Wei.

"So, you still don't plan to tell me how you found out that Yang Huan is the Eagle?"

Emperor Wei snorted, took the teacup from the table and took a sip, then glanced at Jiu Qian Sui and said:
"Let your man come in and tell the master what happened last night!"

The Great Master looked at the Ninth Thousand Year Old in confusion. Was there anything else happening last night besides attending the Kyoto Academy?
For a moment, he thought a lot.

Originally, he didn't want to implicate Li Qingzhou, because that might cause Emperor Wei to shift his attention from him to Li Qingzhou and Chen Yi.

Before contacting Chen Yi, out of caution, Mr. Da planned to learn more later and then tell everything to Emperor Wei.

Looking back now, it seemed that something happened last night that he didn't know about.

Jiu Qian Sui did not respond to his gaze, but smiled slightly on her feminine face, clapped her hands and said:

"come in."

Just as he finished speaking, a man quietly emerged from the corner of the brightly lit study room and actually bypassed the Black Armor Guard Commander Tuoba Yan, which made him look cold.

But Tuoba Yan did not make any move, only because he recognized the person - it was Yang Wanli, the commander of the Heavenly Prison Guards!

After Yang Wanli appeared, he knelt on one knee and shouted "Long live the emperor" without looking around.

"Stand up," Emperor Wei waved his hand and said, "Tell me and the Master what happened in the prison last night."

"Yes!"

Yang Wanli stood up and said, "Before midnight last night, there were unusual movements in the Dizi Prison Tower and Tianzi Prison Tower."

"After investigation, it was found that the former was caused by Wang Yang, a university scholar from the Kyoto Academy who was escorted in earlier. I don't know what method he used to devour all the evil spirits and monsters in the Dizi Prison Tower."

"If Lord Yingwu Hou hadn't arrived and killed him, we might still be kept in the dark."

"And the one in the Tianzi Prison Tower..."

"Wait!" Before he could finish, the master couldn't help but interrupt him, "Commander Yang, who were you talking about just now? Chen Yi?"

He was not surprised by Wang Yang's unusual behavior, or rather, he had already noticed something unusual about Wang Yang since he made such a mistake in the school library.

To his surprise, while Yingwu Marquis Chen Yi asked him and Li Qingzhou to guard Yang Huan, he actually sneaked into the Heavenly Prison alone and killed Wang Yang.

This this……

This shows that Chen Yi is very knowledgeable about the "Eagle". He not only found out the identity of the third Mr. Yang Huan, but also knew their arrangements in the Sky Prison.

Yang Wanli paused and replied, "It was Lord Chen Yi, the Marquis of Yingwu! Last night, after he killed Wang Yang, he went deep into the Tianzi Prison Tower and talked with Lord Kongwang for a long time!"

Emperor Wei glanced at the master, still with a somewhat unhappy look in his eyes, and said: "The old prince was alarmed, and it was Chen Yi who went there personally."

"Mr. Big, are you still planning to hide the truth?"

"I dare not," the master bowed his head slightly, cupped his hands and said, "I did not meet Chen Yi directly before, but learned about Yang Huan's identity from his master Li Qingzhou."

"so……"

"So, you think highly of Chen Yi." Emperor Wei snorted, "The kid from the Chen family asked you to keep an eye on Yang Huan. It's obvious that he wants to deal with Yang Huan after getting rid of Wang Yang in the prison."

"Perhaps according to his plan, he could have captured them all last night."

"Now, thanks to you, Yang Huan has been exposed, causing the others to no longer hide. You, you have alerted the enemy!"

Although Emperor Wei also had not met Chen Yi, the royal family was not completely ignorant of the "Eagle" over the years.

Based on his understanding of those people and the findings from last night's investigation, it was not difficult to deduce Chen Yi's intentions.

That's why he forced the master like this last night, a powerful person with supernatural powers who had guarded the Wei Dynasty for three hundred years.

Upon hearing this, the master lowered his head even more.

This is the fact. His action against Mr. Yang Huan last night was indeed unfair.

If what Emperor Wei just said was true, he not only alerted the enemy, but also indirectly destroyed Chen Yi's plan.

"This matter is indeed my fault."

Seeing him admit it, Emperor Wei's face looked better, and he sighed and said, "Forget it. I know that you are a saint of the Kyoto Academy and Yang Huan's teacher. It is inevitable that you will be shaken when you know that he is a 'Eagle'."

"I don't blame you, I don't blame you..."

At this time, Jiu Qian Sui bowed his hands without looking away and said, "Your Majesty is right. Last night, the Eagle was afraid of the consequences and took direct action."

"If it weren't for the person hiding in the Demon Court, Master should be able to control Yang Huan."

Emperor Wei waved his hands, glared at him and said, "How could I not know? Forget it... Now that I know Chen Yi knows something about the 'Eagle', let him come to the Imperial City to have a talk."

"He has been in seclusion recently and I have not summoned him. I did not expect that he has done so many things quietly."

At this point, Emperor Wei paused and thought, "What did Prince Kong say earlier? What did he say to Chen Yi?"

Yang Wanli bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Kong only talked to Lord Yingwuhou about the Buddhist matters."

"Buddhism?"

"Exactly!"

Emperor Wei shook his head and said, "It seems that the Chen family kid does know a lot."

"Then let's go summon him now." Jiu Qiansui leaned over and replied.

Before he left the study, he heard Liu Gao's voice coming from outside the door: "Your Majesty, the court meeting time has arrived. Do you want to move to the Huangji Palace?"

Emperor Wei thought for a moment, then stood up and looked at the Master and said, "Wait here, and we'll discuss this after Chen Yi arrives."

But as soon as he finished speaking, Liu Gao outside the door seemed to have heard his voice and quickly replied:
"Your Majesty, Lord Yingwu Hou also came to the Imperial City today, apparently to attend the court meeting."

"Chen Yi is here?"

Emperor Wei and the great master looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.

As he walked out, he smiled and said, "He did such a big thing last night, and he came to see me today. It seems that he has something to say."

"Okay, okay... Ever since Chen Aiqing's reputation spread throughout the Wei Dynasty, and he had done such great things in Zhennan Pass and Jingdu Prefecture, I have never met him. Let me take a good look at him today!"

"Come to think of it, I held him in my arms when he was a child, haha..."

Seeing Emperor Wei leave the study with a loud laugh, the great master breathed a sigh of relief.

The Nine Thousand Year Old Man waved his hand and asked Yang Wanli to return to the Heavenly Prison. He sensed the movements outside and sent a voice message to the Master:

"After His Majesty learned about what happened last night, he was inevitably agitated. He was very worried that he would miss the opportunity to attack the Eagle after this time."

The master knew that he was trying to comfort himself, so he couldn't help but smile bitterly and replied, "I know..."

"You were right before. I personally taught Yang Huan. Even though I knew his identity in advance, I still couldn't bear to be cruel to him."

"That's why when I was watching over him with Li Qingzhou, I was not careful enough and he noticed something was wrong and exposed himself."

Jiu Qiansui shook his head secretly, putting himself in the other person's shoes and thinking that he might do the same.

In the words of the Confucian sages, no one is perfect.

"Chen Yi has just arrived at the court today. I'm afraid he will want to exchange what he has with us. Unfortunately..."

Unfortunately, if Emperor Wei’s guess was true, he should have been able to kill a few more “Eagle” men last night.

"After the court meeting is over, I would also like to hear what Chen Yi knows."

We have waited for three hundred years, so the master doesn't mind waiting a little longer.

If he could have a chance to destroy all of "Eagle's" plans in Tianyuan Continent, he would be able to go to Mount Taizhou to take a look during his lifetime.

Thinking of this, the master's expression became somewhat gloomy again.

Compared to Wang Yang, Yang Huan made him more heartbroken.

"This matter should have a result!"

……

The Huangji Palace is extremely luxurious, with carved beams and painted buildings, and filled with gold and jade.

But Chen Yi, who was visiting the Huangji Palace for the first time, looked down upon it. It might be worth seeing if it were located in the Wei Dynasty, but it was too simple compared to the palace complex in his mind.

Compared with the surrounding scenery, he felt more fresh about the ministers standing in the court.

Just as he had heard from Xie Dong'an before, the ministers in the court were seated on the left and right.

——The civil officials headed by the left prime minister Xie Jing, and the military marquises and generals headed by the King of Zhenbei Du Qing on the right, and the positions in the middle were occupied by several princes and royal relatives.

The distinction is clear, but it also exposes the problem.

Perhaps because of his arrival, ministers would come over to look at him from time to time, most of them with scrutinizing eyes.

Especially the left prime minister, who turned his head to look over more often than the others, which made Chen Yi frown secretly.

Before he joined Taixu Taoist Sect, he had always heard rumors about Xie Jing.

It ranged from inspecting the 17 prefectures of the Wei Dynasty to disaster relief, or managing river courses and large-scale construction projects.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Xie Jing is a living judge.

From the perspective of the Wu Hou faction, on the contrary, they were more afraid of Xie Jing. He learned this from the two elders, Chen Lixin and Chen Lide, on the way here.

Even the Prince of Zhenbei and the Duke of Xing asked him to be more cautious just now, which was enough to show the status of Xie Jing in the hearts of all the court officials.

However, Chen Yi doesn't take these things seriously, let alone care about them.

Whether Xie Jing was good or bad had nothing to do with him. Before he returned to Kyoto Prefecture, Xie Jing was just Xie Dongan's grandfather in his eyes, nothing more.

But when he returned to Kyoto Prefecture, especially when he learned that Chen Yuan had taken over the position of Marquis Jingye after meeting Xie Jing and would sever ties with the Chen family, he became interested in Xie Jing.

Now seeing Xie Jing's little movements, Chen Yi couldn't help but become suspicious.

——He really wanted to know what Chen Yuan talked about with the Left Prime Minister that day!
It is worth mentioning that in addition to the civil officials, he also saw Wei Letian among the ranks of royal relatives.

However, compared with the previous two people, Wei Letian now looked as if he didn't dare to look at him. In fact, when Chen Yi observed the other ministers, they were also muttering in their hearts.

Many people have guessed that his presence here might be related to what happened at Kyoto Academy last night.

However, few people knew the details, so many civil officials secretly sent messages to Xie Jing to inquire, but were all turned away.

Xie Jing ignored all the inquiries from these people. Even when Emperor Wei's brother sent a message, he did not respond. He just thought about his own affairs silently.

Just then.

"The Holy One has arrived!"

As Liu Gao quickly walked into the hall and shouted, the entire Huangji Hall fell silent.

Then there was the sound of footsteps at a steady pace, and only later did Chen Yi see the figure of Emperor Wei.

The appearance had not changed much from the one he saw when he was a child. On the contrary, because of his current cultivation and the "Mask of Delusion Breaking" on his face, he could see more things -

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[Note: Once an emperor does not practice martial arts, but only cultivates his luck, after becoming emperor, he will be in harmony with the dragon veins within the territory and bless the people with the power of luck! ]

Luck, dragon vein.

Chen Yi suddenly recalled the five-clawed golden dragon he saw appearing in the sky above Kyoto Prefecture when he was fighting with "Black Impermanence" Liao Wei.

It turns out that Emperor Wei is not without cultivation, but the skills and techniques he cultivates are different from those of ordinary cultivators. What he cultivates is the fortune of the dynasty.

As he was looking at him, Emperor Wei was sitting on the throne. He glanced at him and a smile appeared on his majestic face.

Chen Yi secretly raised his eyebrows and just looked at him calmly, not showing any fear at all because of the two people fighting one after another.

Seeing this, the Emperor of Wei smiled even more brightly. Without waiting for Liu Gao to sing the ceremony, he waved his hand and said:
“No need for red tape.”

Liu Gao followed suit and leaned over to one side, standing there with his eyes fixed on the ground and a calm demeanor.

The ministers in the court were slightly stunned, and they all glanced at Chen Yi secretly, trying to guess the reason.

Emperor Wei ignored all this and looked straight at Chen Yi and asked, "When did Marquis Yingwu come out of seclusion?"

"A few days ago." Chen Yi didn't expect that he would ask such a casual question in the court, but he didn't show anything unusual.

"Well, now that Marquis Yingwu has come out of seclusion, I feel much more at ease." Emperor Wei said with a smile:
"Have you heard about what happened at Kyoto Academy last night?"

Chen Yi nodded without knowing what was going on. "I heard about it."

"What do you think?"

"Stand and watch."

"..."

Many ministers paused, and even considering the important place of the court, some unusual movements were inevitable at this moment.

They all didn't understand why Emperor Wei treated Chen Yi like this and with such courtesy?

Emperor Wei laughed in silence and shook his head, saying, "It seems that Marquis Yingwu is a little different from the ruthless and ruthless person rumored in the martial arts world."

Chen Yi did not comment, just bowed and said nothing more.

Du Qing and Lin Hansong in front of him looked at each other secretly, and couldn't help but worry about Chen Yi.

Even though they all knew that with Chen Yi's current level of cultivation, as long as he didn't commit a heinous mistake, Emperor Wei would definitely look at him differently.

But like the other ministers, they did not expect that the Emperor of Wei would be so open in the court.

Emperor Wei glanced around and said with a smile: "If you have nothing else to do today, please leave the court. I still have some matters to discuss with Marquis Yingwu."

Before the minister could react, Xie Jing, who was sitting on the left, immediately stood up and said, "I have something to report!"

"Speak!" Emperor Wei glanced at him and his smile immediately disappeared.

Xie Jing said in an unchanging tone: "After the fight between the Great Master and the Third Master of Kyoto Academy last night, several people left Kyoto Prefecture."

"After investigation, their identities have been confirmed."

"The first is Lu Fang, the genius of Yuhua Xianmen. The second is Master Wuxiang from Prajna Temple who came from the Western Buddhist Kingdom. The third is..."

"It's the new Marquis of Jingye of the Wei Dynasty—Zhou Yuan!"

Xie Jing seemed to be worried about being interrupted, so she spoke quickly and sharply, with clear words and a loud voice so that everyone in the Huangji Palace could hear her.

Emperor Wei frowned, glanced at Chen Yi and asked, "Left Prime Minister, can we discuss Zhou Yuan's matter later?"

Xie Jing shook her head and said unyieldingly: "The appearance of the villain last night must be bad for our dynasty."

"Because the First Master realized the Third Master's identity, he disturbed them, allowing those hiding in the dark to escape."

"Now that we have confirmed that Marquis Jingye is among them, in my opinion, we should make a decision on his disposal as soon as possible!"

"Otherwise, if a Wu Hou is involved with evil, it will cause other unnecessary troubles!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a minister in red court robes behind him echoed:

"Lord Zuo Xiang is right!"

"Zhou Yuan is not an ordinary military marquis, but the chief of the Jingye Army who is responsible for guarding Beixiong Pass!"

"Now that he is involved with those evil people, should we investigate the Jingye Army?"

"If we don't make a final decision on Zhou Wuhou, I'm afraid the other villains hiding in the Jingye Army will have a chance to escape!"

"I second the proposal!"

Hearing the advice of the civil official on the left, Zhenbei King Du Qing put one hand behind his back and gestured, and a military officer stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, now that Jingye Marquis Zhou Yuan has disappeared, it has been confirmed that he has an affair with the demon. We should indeed deal with him as soon as possible!"

The Emperor of Wei's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked around, his gaze falling on Du Qing:
"Lord Du, what do you think?"

"I agree with the Left Prime Minister that there must not be any mistakes made by the Marquis of Wu who is guarding Beixiong Pass!" Du Qing said sincerely.

Lin Hansong also cupped his hands and said, "I second the motion!"

Then a group of military generals stood up, united in their hatred for Jingye Marquis Zhou Yuan.

Only Chen Yi stood there motionless.

When he entered the imperial city, he had already made his attitude clear - Chen Yuan had nothing to do with the Chen family anymore!

At this moment, the civil officials and military generals all agreed, including the request of the Left Prime Minister Xie Jing and the approval of the King of Zhenbei, but it was also related to Chen Yi's secret instigation.

In fact, after learning that Chen Yuan was abducted by the people from "Ji Jing Tian", he had no choice but to resort to this last resort.

He hoped that doing so would allow "Ji Jing Tian" to have more trust in the boss... Little did he know that now Chen Yuan was not only not suspected, but was also highly regarded.

However, that is all for later.

At this moment, Emperor Wei glanced at Chen Yi behind him and understood everything.

"Then let Zhou Tiance continue to take over the Jingye Army."

"As for the investigation within the Jingye Army..." Emperor Wei paused, looked at Xie Jing and said:

"Since the Left Prime Minister mentioned this matter, then he will lead the people there."

Xie Jing seemed to have expected this, and immediately bowed his head: "I obey your order!"

"Then..."

Before the Emperor of Wei announced the adjournment of the court, under the slightly surprised gaze of many ministers, a court official standing in the corner stepped out and said:
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

The Emperor Wei's eyes changed, and he asked with a little displeasure: "What's the matter!"

I only heard the man in dark blue court robes say: "The grand event is approaching, there are many merchants outside the West Market, and there are also many rulers of small countries coming from Dongzhou. Should we manage them more?"

Hearing this, everyone's expressions relaxed a little.

"Let Yongnian and Changle counties make their own decisions on such trivial matters."

The Emperor of Wei waved his hand and asked Liu Gao to adjourn the court session. He then stood up and walked out.

Chen Yi glanced thoughtfully at the courtier in the corner and memorized his appearance.

He suddenly remembered what Wen Renying had said before, that there seemed to be some unusual movements north of Xishi.

Now thinking back, maybe "Jijingtian" also had some backup plans over there.

But before he could think deeply, Liu Gao came over quietly and said with a smile:

"Marquis Yingwu, the emperor has requested you."

Chen Yi came back to his senses and nodded, secretly told Du Qing and Lin Hansong a few words, then followed Liu Gao to the back of the Huangji Palace.

Du Qing looked at his back and said thoughtfully: "Duke Lin, your son-in-law is really unstoppable."

Lin Hansong knew that he was talking about the emperor's courtesy to Chen Yi, and said without comment:

"Your Highness should be happy. Chen Yi's last name is Chen."

Du Qing glanced at him and said, "Don't think too much, Duke Lin. I am still looking forward to Marquis Yingwu going north to pacify the demon court."

"..."

Lin Hansong snorted and said, "It's enough to have Chen Taiping and Wang Xidu in Beixiong Pass!"

Du Qing laughed in silence, shook his head and said nothing more.

The fact that Prince Zhennan had gotten such an advantage before did make him a little jealous.

Even if Chen Yi did not kill hundreds of thousands of barbarians with one sword like he did at Zhennan Pass, as long as he took action at Beixiong Pass, he would be able to intimidate the Demon Court in the north.

"It is the king who thinks long-term."

Lin Hansong ignored him and walked straight out, quickly catching up with Xie Jing who had left earlier.

"Lord Zuo Xiang, there seems to be some deep meaning behind your direct statement today?"

Xie Jing glanced at him and said sternly, "What was beyond my expectation was that King Zhenbei and others did not stop us."

"Not bad, not bad... If this continues, there will be no distinction between civil and military officials in the court."

Lin Hansong snorted, knowing that he wouldn't get anything out of him.

"Lord Zuo Xiang, you'd better be careful. My son-in-law is not a good-tempered person."

Xie Jing paused, with a look of doubt on his old face: "What? Can he kill me?"

This was something he had not thought about.

"Take care, Lord Zuo Xiang."

Lin Hansong bowed and left, secretly thinking in his heart that he would scare the life out of you, such a cunning guy.

Xie Jing stopped and remained silent for a while before muttering, "I forgot about this."

"It seems that Dong'an can pass on a message to Marquis Yingwu, right? I have to invite him to come to my house and have a seat."

Otherwise, he, an old minister who has served in the position of prime minister for many years, would not be able to withstand the power of a casual sword from Marquis Yingwu.

……

Chen Yi followed Liu Gao all the way to the Sangyu Room behind the Huangji Palace. Apart from the black-armored guards, the only thing he saw that caught his attention was the formation arranged inside.

"Lord Yingwu Hou, please come in." Liu Gao bowed and asked with a hint of flattery on his slightly old face.

Chen Yi nodded, pushed open the door, met a big man in black armor, turned around the screen, and saw the Great Master and the Nine Thousand Year Old Man.

The Emperor of Wei was sitting behind the desk, and beside him was the King of Kong whom he had met in the Heavenly Prison.

Emperor Wei smiled and waved his hand, saying, "There are no outsiders here, Marquis Yingwu can do as he pleases."

Chen Yi paused, then sat down beside the master, looked around and said:

"I wonder if the Taoist priest Huangshan is here?"

"Oh?" Emperor Wei was stunned, and looked at Mr. Da and others, and couldn't help asking:
"What do you want to see Taoist Master Huangshan for?"

Chen Yi sat on the armchair with his arms and legs spread out, and said calmly:

"If I want to kill the man from 'Extremely Pure Heaven', I must first know how many powerful people there are in Kyoto Prefecture!"

"If your cultivation level is too low, it's actually quite good to be a blind and deaf fool."

"..."

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