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Chapter 171 Murong versus Feng Yuqing!
"Master Shen is also here to watch the game?"

In the competition in Suzaku District, the appearance of Minister Shen surprised the officials in the VIP seats, and they all stepped forward to salute.

Many major events happened yesterday. First, Shen Yuan got into trouble, then the Jiang family brought the Huo and Jin families to force the emperor to abdicate, and then Yue Yao assassinated the queen in the harem.

However, these things can only alarm a very small number of people. It can be said that officials below the fourth rank in the capital are not even qualified to receive the news.

Although Jiang Linfeng was vicious and anxious, he also knew that such things should not be made public, and the actions at that time were also kept secret. As for the affairs in the palace, it was even more difficult for the outside world to receive news, so that on the second day of the competition, most officials still had the leisure to come and watch the competition and join in the fun.

"Ah, come and take a look." Minister Shen said with a slight smile.

Some officials saluted with a smile but did not dare to ask more questions.

There was no other news, but the news that Lord Shen Yuan was in trouble was received. In this situation, Lord Shen actually had the leisure to watch the game? Was he careless or was Lord Shen Yuan not in trouble at all?
If you think more deeply, it is that Mr. Shen pretended to be calm and came here to support the Shen family so that the outside world would not talk about it.

But no one dared to test it at this time.

Several elders from the Jianghuo family watched from a distance but were too embarrassed to get close. After all, what happened last night was indeed a bit too much. The key was that it had not been done yet. No one had expected that the Shen family actually had such a trump card!
The head of the Shen family found a relatively quiet place and sat down, watching the game quietly, recalling the words that the girl had spoken to him yesterday.

"Since Brother Shen risked his life to give me the information, I need to make plans early for some things."

"Miss, please tell me. Since I still believe in you in the end, it means you are absolutely trustworthy. But if you have any instructions, the Shen family will fully cooperate!"

"Okay." Zhang Rui nodded. "First of all, we can be sure that the Qin family came to Beijing to do something important. I have only a guess as to what they are going to do, and I cannot be sure yet. What is certain is that the time should be when the top 16 perform martial arts in the palace!"

"Martial arts performance in the palace." Minister Shen nodded.

That was the time when there was the best chance. The top 16 forces and the elders sent by the martial arts sects behind them would be invited into the palace to compete for the final ranking in the palace's martial arts arena. Taizu was not afraid of rebellion caused by the martial arts sects at all because he had the blessing of the Four Saints and his military exploits were powerful at that time. In the past thousand years, there had not been much chaos.

After all, the ranking of the world competition is fair, and one can get more resources by using one's own military force. It is upright and there is a limit to what one can do behind the scenes. All major martial arts sects hope that such rules can continue. If anyone dares to break the rules, not only the court, but the entire martial arts world will not tolerate him.

This is also the superiority of the system set up by Li’s first ancestor.

"Now that His Majesty is away, the palace martial arts performance is most likely to be hosted by the Crown Prince. The four spirits in the palace are not under His Majesty's control. This is actually the best opportunity. Whether it is the Lord of the Painting Spirit or Li Qingtian, it is the most appropriate time to do anything they want."

The Shen family nodded upon hearing this.

"I guess that by taking Shen Yuan's eyes, they wanted to cover up some tricks. For example, they might bring something into the palace, and they are sure to avoid the detection of the four spirits."

"This..." Minister Shen nodded. Although he felt it was a little unbelievable, the logic was correct. This girl not only had mysterious methods, but also had a very meticulous thinking.

"If the Shen family does not want to get involved in this matter, they can withdraw from the capital now, and perhaps they can still have a chance of survival."

Minister Shen shook his head upon hearing this: "The Shen family has accumulated a lot of money over the years and has made huge profits every year. At this level, if they don't make progress, they will regress. Especially since the Shen family's Yin God is also related to the underworld. If they leave the capital, without the country-guarding Yin God to maintain order, they will be wiped out in an instant."

"Now, our Shen family is on the same boat with you, young lady. You don't have to be shy about anything, just tell me what you think."

"Okay," Zhang Rui nodded. "If you want to enter the palace, you must get a place in the top 16. If you can force your way into the palace without even a reason, then you don't have to wait for the palace martial arts performance. These few days will be even more unexpected. So I think that neither the Qin family nor Li Qingtian can force their way into the palace without an invitation."

"Makes sense."

"Then the purpose," Zhang Rui whispered, "There must be something in the palace that these forces must get. I don't know what it is, but it must be something very important, perhaps more important than the throne itself, so no matter what it is, it can't fall into the hands of any party."

"Top 16" Minister Shen frowned upon hearing this and said, "But we don't have any chess pieces in this area."

The Shen family has a single development, focusing on sorcerers. Outside, the Shen family's academic officials have a very good reputation. They will not favor any sect, but they can perform their duties conscientiously and help the sect masters to remove evil spirits according to their contribution. Compared with the Jiang family who have selfish motives in developing retainers, the Shen family's sorcerers are actually very popular. For thousands of years, whenever a region is under the charge of the Shen family's academic officials, the major sects are the most assured, because there will never be any injustice. The advantage of this is that the Shen family has a very good reputation and popularity. When the Shen family's children do things outside, the martial arts sects are quite respectful and cooperative. The disadvantage is that they do not have their own martial arts forces, and encountering special situations will be a bit troublesome, such as now.

Ordinary people had no chance to watch the palace martial arts performance of the top sixteen. Only a few third-rank officials in office and those invited by the martial artists could watch.

There are no specific restrictions on the people that warriors can invite. They can invite fellow disciples, family members, or even aristocratic families. It is common for many guests to invite people from sorcerer families to watch the palace in order to show their loyalty.

But the Shen family doesn't have this opportunity.

Shen Yuan is now seriously injured, and the Dali Temple official who entered the palace is most likely Shaoqing Jinchen, and Shangshu Shen himself has been ordered that, in theory, he cannot enter the palace to watch the game without a special invitation.

According to the rules, the Shen family has been excluded!

It would be very difficult to find one. Judging from the strength of the top 16 this session, the top 16 are at least half-step masters, and they are all direct descendants of various sects, or direct descendants of large sects like Tianyi Sect. They may not have become retainers, but it is totally unrealistic to win them over temporarily, and the risk is extremely high, because you don't know whether the direct descendants of those large sects have also been secretly won over.

If you act rashly, you will end up in a passive position.

"Murong Yunji and Yun Yi!"

Minister Shen immediately understood: "Is Lord Zhang with you?"

No wonder my son has such a good relationship with that young Master Zhang. He had previously expressed his intention to go to the Zhang family to propose marriage. He was disappointed when Zhang Rui failed to come this time, but it turned out that there was something fishy going on.

I guess I was able to find this girl because I went to Zhang’s house, right?

This made Minister Shen feel more at ease.

Although this girl's origin is mysterious and her methods are indeed extraordinary, she has no power layout, which makes him feel like a rootless duckweed. It turns out that he had already made a move. Lord Xiao Zhang is very resourceful. He has been won over by many forces in less than a year since he came to Beijing, and he also has powerful warriors of his own. Just from these preparations, it can be seen that they must have other tricks behind them.

This time I came to watch the competition, and I also wanted to see Murong Yunji's methods.

He had only heard before that a child in his teens had the strength of a half-step grandmaster, which sounded incredible. At that time, he suspected that this girl might not be a normal warrior, and it was very likely that she had achieved this through the means of a sorcerer.

It was just that it had nothing to do with his own interests before, and although he was curious, he did not deliberately investigate. Now it was a good opportunity to come and see whether this girl, who had deployed warrior pawns behind the scenes, was reliable.

"In the next match, Murong Yunji from Tianyi Sect will play against... um..." The host was stunned, and seemed a little unbelievable about the list in his hand.

A group of people looked at the host of the ring who was stuck there, and they all became curious.

Seeing all the elders of the sects looking over, the host came back to his senses and coughed softly, "Against. Feng Yuqing of Tianyi Sect!"

Oops! ! !
There was an immediate booing from the audience, and most of the people who were watching the show started to make a fuss.

They were very dissatisfied the last time they saw the little girl compete. There were obvious signs of cheating, which not only affected the viewing pleasure of the competition, but also caused many people to lose money. People had long been cursing her.

As soon as the contestant list was announced, the news spread quickly and the underground gambling house opened the market immediately. In just a moment, the odds reached an exaggerated ratio of one to one hundred.

The famous people on the stage frowned.

The competition on the second day was not announced at the last minute like the first day. This was the rule in the past, but among such a large number of contestants, the children of a major sect were ranked together, which made many famous families dissatisfied.

The most taboo thing in the world competition is being targeted. No matter how powerful a sect is, if the official can control the order of the competition and directly let the sects kill each other and be eliminated during the auditions, then what is the point of this competition?

In the past, even if it was a real random selection, the official would try to make temporary adjustments, but this time.
Obviously it was intentional!!
(End of this chapter)