Huangxiu

Chapter 835 Join forces
the sun shines

Under the bright sunshine, Chu Zhiyuan and his eight companions landed at the north gate of Phoenix Imperial City.

There are very few pedestrians at the north gate.

The West Gate and the South Gate lead to the Yujing Dynasty and the Yuanzhen Dynasty respectively, and have the most passengers.

The north gate leads to a small country, so there are not so many pedestrians there.

Chu Zhiyuan was calm and composed, but Li Miaotan had a gloomy face and looked as if he wanted to keep strangers away.

The four venerable city guards said goodbye to Chu Zhiyuan and Li Miaotan.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and clasped his fists, saying thank you for your hard work, but Li Miaotan said nothing.

"It's not hard, Your Majesty is too polite, we are just joining in the fun."

It was an eye-opener for them.

One is Chu Zhiyuan’s precise perception of the demon race. He can always find the right one, which is even better than Fengtian Palace.

The second is Chu Zhiyuan's amazing lightness skills. He is as fast as a ghost and hard to defend against.

The four of them hardly took any action. They just stood aside and watched Fu Zheng and Li Yuzhen fight, and watched Chu Zhiyuan intervene.

Although Fu Zheng and Li Yuzhen were fighting fiercely, it was Chu Zhiyuan who actually killed the demons.

Almost all of these monsters died at the hands of Chu Zhiyuan alone.

They had also heard about Chu Zhiyuan leading people to clear out the demon masters in the imperial city.

But I was skeptical and thought it was too exaggerated.

Now, after this morning, they felt that it was too conservative to say that he led people to kill the demon masters. It was very likely that he did it himself, just like today.

The four people's attitude towards Chu Zhiyuan didn't seem to have changed much, because they didn't show any contempt before.

Now he was even more respectful, saying goodbye in a friendly and respectful tone.

Chu Zhiyuan, Li Miaotan, Fu Zheng and Li Yuzhen entered the imperial city.

As soon as you step into the imperial city, you are immediately struck by the hustle and bustle, which is completely different from the coldness outside.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "It seems that everyone is still affected, and fewer people are going out."

Li Miaotan nodded slowly.

Fu Zheng said: "These demon clan masters kill people like slaughtering chickens. I don't know how many people they have killed!"

Li Yuzhen frowned and said, "This is actually the responsibility of the city guards."

"The city guards are responsible for the city, right?" Fu Zheng asked, "They are also responsible for the outside world? Isn't it other government offices?"

"They are responsible for both the city and the outside." Li Yuzhen shook her head: "The city defender Sun Shaorong is not talented enough, and the outside of the city is even more useless."

"Then replace it? Could it be the eldest prince's man?"

"Sun Shaorong is not the eldest prince. How can he be the prince's person in such a position?"

"Is that... the emperor?" Fu Zheng was stunned and glanced at Li Miaotan carefully.

Li Miaotan's face was gloomy, and her bright eyes were flashing like flames.

"Forget it." Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand and said, "Don't meddle in other people's business."

Fu Zheng said unwillingly: "Doesn't the emperor know about Sun Shaorong?"

"Sun Shaorong..." Li Yuzhen glanced at Li Miaotan and said nothing more.

Fu Zheng also shut up tactfully.

Li Miaotan's eyes were bright and she snorted softly, "I will tell my father in person!"

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Madam, please be careful with your words."

Li Miaotan looked at him in confusion.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Your Majesty, don't you know? Maybe not?"

Li Miaotan frowned slightly: "It's possible that the people below don't dare to say it."

"There are always ministers who are willing to risk their lives." Chu Zhiyuan said, "There is no need to displease the emperor."

Li Miaotan thought about it, and finally shook his head: "I can't just watch my father being deceived."

Chu Zhiyuan was helpless: "Okay, let's give it a try, just mention it."

There are no fathers and sons in heaven.

The emperor is not a normal person. If you apply normal people's emotions to the emperor, he will surely die.

No matter how favored you are, you should never become arrogant.

Otherwise, you will soon fall out of favor.

Youlan and Li Yuchun, who had hurried over to greet them, didn't dare to say much when they saw this situation.

Li Miaotan walked in without saying a word, preparing to go back to change her clothes and go directly to the palace.

Chu Zhiyuan stopped her again and told her to be patient and talk about it tomorrow.

The news here should be able to reach the palace soon. It won't be too late to tell the emperor after he inquires about it.

Li Miaotan wanted to enter the palace immediately, but after hearing what Chu Zhiyuan said, she could only be patient.

Seeing her like this, Chu Zhiyuan decided to practice martial arts with her to pass the time.

Li Miaotan's swordsmanship is amazing. Chu Zhiyuan's Great Light Fist and Heavenly Dragon Palm are not won by exquisiteness, but by force.

Chu Zhiyuan was extremely agile and had excellent eyesight. Even though her Phoenix Sword was extremely exquisite, she was still unable to defeat him.

The realms of the two are similar, both are in the second transformation realm.

Li Miaotan's Phoenix bloodline awakened, making her physically strong, while Chu Zhiyuan's Tianlong Yin made him strong as well.

As a result, Li Miaotan found that he could not beat Chu Zhiyuan.

No matter what exquisite sword moves were used, they could not escape Chu Zhiyuan's sharp eyes and were always dispersed by his punch or palm.

After fighting for a while, he could only reluctantly put away his sword and glared at him angrily.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Madam, should I hold back a little?"

Of course he knew that everyone admired the strong and respected strength.

In this world of cultivation, everyone’s concepts cannot escape this.

Li Miaotan is no exception.

Deep down, she would look down on others if she thought her cultivation was not as good as hers.

This may not affect her feelings for herself, but it will make her cautious and tired.

This is not a long-term solution.

Show your strength directly and suppress her, then she will be calm and you can get along with her more casually.

Li Miaotan snorted, "How come your cultivation is so powerful?"

She could feel Chu Zhiyuan's rapid progress.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "It might be due to the Tianlong Yin." "Is the Tianlong Yin so powerful?" Li Miaotan was skeptical.

The inheritance of Tianlongyin is very long, with only vague records.

This record only tells how powerful those with Phoenix bloodline are, but there are very few practitioners of Tianlongyin.

"It's stronger than I imagined." Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile: "I am lucky to have benefited from this."

Li Miaotan shook his head: "In the final analysis, I am the one who has the better advantage."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and held her hand: "You and I are husband and wife, so let's not talk about this."

Li Yuchun came over lightly: "Your Highness, Prince Consort, the First and Second Princes are here."

Chu Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows: "Brother, you came quickly enough."

"My eldest brother is a man of impetuous temper. My husband, you go ahead. I won't go."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "It should be something about the demon clan. Let's go see the eldest brother and the second brother together."

He expected that the eldest prince would come and talk about why the demons had become so rampant.

This involves Fengtian Palace and some other secrets, which are useless to hear by yourself.

Li Miaotan still needs to listen and discuss it together.

"...Then I'll go change my clothes." Li Miaotan hesitated and nodded.

Li Yuchun followed Li Miaotan into the house, changed his clothes, and came out to the front hall together.

The eldest prince Li Cunren was standing with his hands behind his back next to the strange tree under the steps in the front hall.

On the other side is the second prince Li Cunyi.

Both of them were wearing bright yellow robes with faint golden threads and strange patterns flashing faintly.

Not far from each of the two men stood an old eunuch, with his body slightly bent, making it easy to ignore them.

After Chu Zhiyuan and Li Miaotan appeared, the second prince Li Cunyi immediately smiled warmly, making people feel like spring breeze.

The eldest prince had a cold face.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Big Brother and Second Brother came together, is there something important?"

"Brother-in-law, let's go in and talk." The eldest prince Li Cunren said in a deep voice.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Big brother, second brother, come to the backyard to serve tea."

This is an expression of closeness.

Serving tea in the front hall is important and formal, but also distant.

Serving tea in the backyard is more intimate.

"Let's go." Li Cunren said.

The four of them came to Chu Zhiyuan's courtyard and sat down in the small pavilion in front of the bamboo forest.

The two old eunuchs and Fu Zheng and Li Yuzhen all stood outside the pavilion.

Only Youlan and Li Yuchun were serving in the pavilion, brewing tea and bringing it up.

"Sigh..." Li Cunren sighed, put down the teacup and shook his head.

Chu Zhiyuan asked: "Brother, what happened?"

"Brother-in-law, you have killed dozens of demon clan masters in just one morning. Congratulations."

“Brother, your tone doesn’t sound like congratulations.” Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile.

Li Cunren did not smile, and sighed: "I want to find out why so many demon clan masters came here, but the court did not receive any news."

Chu Zhiyuan looked solemn.

This involves Fengtian Palace, which is too sensitive and not a topic that I can touch upon.

He thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "These demon masters are all proficient in hiding, just like the devils. They were not so powerful in the past, so the court ignored them, right?"

"It is very likely so." Li Cunren said, "But the fundamental reason is that there are still people who are just sitting there doing nothing!"

Chu Zhiyuan raised an eyebrow.

Li Cunren sneered, "These monsters are all cannibals, so a lot of people must have died. Didn't they report it?"

Chu Zhiyuan already knew that the eldest prince was going to target Sun Shaorong, the defender of the imperial city.

Chu Zhiyuan thought this move was wise.

The eldest prince is not as reckless and impulsive as outsiders imagine.

The spearhead was not directly pointed at Fengtian Palace.

In fact, Fengtian Palace was derelict in its duty for failing to sense the approach of so many demon masters.

But it is obvious that Fengtian Palace has a high status and Li Cunren is not going to provoke it.

But someone must be found responsible for this matter, otherwise the court and the people will be in an uproar.

Li Miaotan snorted, and when she saw Chu Zhiyuan's eyes, she frowned slightly and said nothing.

Li Cunyi sighed, "It's possible that the murder was carried out to silence the witness, but no one noticed."

"One or two people were silenced and no one noticed, but with so many demon clan masters, I don't believe that not enough people died and no one noticed?" Li Cunren sneered, "There are no city guards and patrol officers outside the city!"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

There were indeed no other city guards or patrol officers outside the city, and there was almost no one outside the official road.

"So incompetent!" Li Cunren sneered, "I'm going to file a petition to impeach the city defender Sun Shaorong!"

He looked at Li Miaotan: "Twelfth sister, what do you think?"

Li Miaotan said: "Father may not agree."

Li Cunyi said softly: "Brother, father will not touch Sun Shaorong lightly."

Li Cunren sneered: "It is precisely because he knows this that Sun Shaorong is so unscrupulous and fearless that he is lazy and idle. This guy should have been kicked out long ago!"

Then he said in a deep voice: "Whether the emperor agrees or not, I will never tolerate this official continuing to occupy a high position and do nothing, harming the court!"

Li Cunyi was tall and sturdy, but he spoke softly: "Brother, this is not the first time you have wanted to overthrow Sun Shaorong, but how could you succeed? The more you impeach him, the more the emperor will protect him."

Li Cunren said: "So this time we have to bring Twelve Sister along, so that Twelve Sister's words will be effective."

Li Miaotan said angrily: "I finally figured it out, big brother and second brother, you are plotting against me!"

The two of them are working together to drag themselves into the water.

Those who don’t know the details would think that the elder and second brothers are very harmonious and close.

Chu Zhiyuan remained silent.

My mind raced as I pondered the key points.

He secretly sighed that the information was not well-informed and detailed enough, and that the Qianji Tower was useless and had not been completely conquered.

(End of this chapter)