My blind date failed, so I had to ascend the throne and become emperor.

Chapter 125 Returning in vain
The next day.

Jiang Xia finally woke up.

She rubbed her head, looking at her jade-white, smooth, tender skin in the mirror and the dim lotus mark between her eyebrows. She sighed softly. Hearing footsteps beside her, she asked helplessly, "How long have I been unconscious this time?"

Zhou Ping replied, "Three or four days."

Jiang Xia didn't look at Zhou Ping, but said quietly, "Tell me, will there be a day when I will never wake up again?"

Zhou Ping was silent.

In fact, he didn't know whether the Phoenix Fairy would take over Jiang Xia's body in the future. Although the other party was well-intentioned now, that was because she wanted to stay in Jiang Xia's sea of ​​consciousness to nurture herself and wait until she was fully recovered. No one could say what the situation would be like then.

"She saved our lives, and I believe that day will never come."

So far.

The Phoenix Fairy was very kind to him and Jiang Xia, not only saving their lives, but also teaching them.

Especially to Zhou Ping.

It also helps the Tao.

There is no Phoenix Fairy to help.

It is absolutely impossible for him to forge the supreme Tao fetus.

Jiang Xia understood the meaning behind Zhou Ping's words. She turned on the faucet, washed her face, and then said, "I hope so."

noon.

A restaurant nearby.

The three of them ate in a private room.

Director Wang and Director Peng from the Special Section Bureau are in the private room next door.

Jiang Xia couldn't help but ask, "Jingyao, go back here, is anyone watching you?"

Qu Jingyao said, "No, I have always been cautious. I took the high-speed rail back to Mount Li and confirmed it repeatedly..."

Zhou Ping interrupted, "Jingyao is just an ordinary person after all. She has just become a cultivator and is not yet proficient in the use of spiritual consciousness and the perception of the six senses. Even if she is targeted, she will not be able to detect it."

Jiang Xia expressed his doubts, "If the antiquities excavation team had already targeted Jingyao, why didn't they control her the moment Jingyao returned?"

This is indeed a suspicious point.

to be frank.

Zhou Ping still hasn't figured it out.

Lei Jiming was not a fool, and he knew how to use righteousness to pressure himself. Therefore, if he really knew that Qu Jingyao was the girl with the blood of the Ying family, he would definitely get her to his side instead of waiting for him to find her and then asking for her.

This means that the antiquities excavation team did not know Qu Jingyao's location, and he has been extremely cautious in his actions since he found Qu Jingyao.

Qu Jingyao said, "Captain Zhou, Jiang Xia, these things are not important now. The most important thing is how to stop the Special Branch and others from entering the Afang Palace. We have all been to the Afang Palace and almost died there. If they go in, I'm afraid they will die."

Jiang Xia nodded, "We still have to continue to persuade him."

Zhou Ping glanced at the person next to him and said, "It's useless. The day after tomorrow, we have to open the formation and enter the Afang Palace. This has been decided and cannot be changed."

Jiang Xia frowned, "Even if it can't be changed, we have to try. They are all lives. I can't just watch them go in and die."

Hear this.

Zhou Ping was speechless. He knew Jiang Xia was kind-hearted, but he didn't expect him to be so stubborn. The fact right in front of him was just greed. No matter how he tried to persuade him, it was useless. He still wanted to save the relationship.

“Some things are useless no matter how hard you try.”

he reminded.

Jiang Xia said nothing.

After dinner, I went to see Director Wang.

At night.

In a hotel suite.

Zhou Ping looked at Jiang Xia's dejected face, walked up to her, and was about to say something to comfort her, but she turned her head away.

"Why, are you mad at me?"

"No, I'm mad at myself."

Jiang Xia said in a muffled voice.

Zhou Ping sat down beside her, put his hand on her shoulder, and turned her around. Seeing that she looked down and didn't look at him, he said slowly, "I know you can't bear to see them die, but everyone has their own choices. Before we entered the Afang Palace, didn't we know there might be danger inside? Why didn't we go in anyway?"

Jiang Xia muttered, "Well, that's because we wanted to find the Skyfire, and we didn't know it was so dangerous inside."

"is it?"

"You may not know it at first, but don't forget, after we went in, we were attacked by the statue. When the tunnel opened, we could have chosen to leave."

Jiang Xia's body trembled.

Zhou Ping sighed, "People die for money, birds die for food. Many people can't control their greed when faced with such things. I believe that if it were just Director Wang and Director Peng, they would listen to you, but now, it's not just the Special Section that knows about this."

"The more you persuade them, the more they will feel that you are blocking their opportunities. Do you understand?"

"Besides, we've eliminated all the dangers in the halls of Afang Palace and the alchemy room in the tunnel. Their lives may not be in danger. As long as they can't open that door, they should be fine."

Jiang Xia raised his head and said, "But, what if they open it?"

"That depends on their own luck."

"Alright, don't worry about this matter anymore. Your top priority now is to practice quickly. Don't forget, the Phoenix Fairy split the fairy fire in two. She wants you to forge the Supreme Dao Embryo as well. This process is very dangerous, and you must lay a solid foundation."

Zhou Ping said solemnly.

Jiang Xia moved his lips a few times, and finally nodded.

……

early morning.

The weather is calm and sunny.

Golden sunlight enveloped the entire Mount Li.

Director Wang, Director Peng, and hundreds of senior executives from Chinese-funded groups gathered in front of the illusion array, which was also the core of the Lishan formation.

Zhou Ping also noticed that there were several people dressed as Taoist nuns in the three major groups. They were obviously from Jing'an Si. While Director Wang was talking to the group's senior management, he walked over and said, "Miss Juxiu, your Jing'an Si is quite capable. They can even catch up with such a thing."

The sunlight illuminated Juxiu's enchanting eyes, and the curves of her bulging chest made her Taoist robe look rounder. "Captain Zhou, you're joking. Our Jing'an Si only relied on some connections, but Captain Zhou, without saying a word, brought the girl of Ying's bloodline to his side. I really admire you."

Zhou Ping laughed and said, "No matter how clever I am, I can't compare to your Jing'an Si."

The two of them flattered each other for a while, but neither of them got any useful information.

"Miss Juxiu, are you planning to go in too?"

Juxiu flirted, "Captain Zhou, you are really concerned about me."

Zhou Ping shook his head. "I just don't want to see such a beautiful and outstanding girl like Miss Juxiu die in vain."

Juxiu looked at Zhou Ping with a smile, "So, it seems that Captain Zhou did enter the Afang Palace?"

Zhou Ping did not deny it.

Juxiu's eyes lit up. "Can you reveal something? I will reward you."

Zhou Ping immediately asked, "I wonder how Miss Juxiu plans to repay you?"

"What do you think?"

Juxiu threw a coquettish glance and puffed out her chest.

Zhou Ping shrugged and said, "Forget it, I'm only interested in the spirit stones."

"What a boring man."

"I've brought it to your doorstep, but you don't want it."

Juxiu snorted, "I'll tell you a secret. Qu Jingyao was discovered by our Jing'ansi."

Zhou Ping was suddenly shocked, "Did you find it?"

"nature."

"We at Jing'an Si are the most informed. There is nothing we don't know."

This was indeed a bit of self-boasting. But Zhou Ping thought of the veiled abbess of Lianyue Temple. Juxiu and others could see through her at a glance, but Lianyue was indeed mysterious. At least his spiritual sense could not see through her at all.

"How did Jing'an Si discover this?"

he asked.

Ju Xiu laughed, "I've already told you a piece of news for free. Captain Zhou can't always get away with it for free."

Zhou Ping laughed dryly a few times, then said, "I can tell you some things about the Afang Palace."

Juxiu was tempted, "Deal."

The two of them were chatting in isolation with their spiritual sense, and no one around them could eavesdrop.

Soon.

The two finished their conversation.

Back to Director Wang, Zhou Ping looked thoughtful. He didn't expect Jing'an Si's methods to be so powerful that he even had bloodline techniques. He just didn't know what kind of bloodline techniques the other party used to lock Qu Jingyao.

"Jing'an's thoughts are really not simple!"

He had always believed that the strongest forces in the country were nothing more than the Taoist Academy, the Special Department, the three major groups, and hundreds of resource companies, but now it seemed that this might not be the case.

"I have to find out more about that cold and powerful man."

He never forgot the cold and powerful man who broke free from the corpse.

And now that he has forged the supreme Dao fetus, he has to be more careful, after all, that guy is coveting his gifted body.

……

Three poles in the sun.

The Special Department, the three major groups, and local forces are all ready.

Zhou Ping didn't say anything nonsense.

He used Qu Jingyao's blood to directly open the center of the formation.

laugh.

Soon an energy vortex gate appeared.

Director Wang and others sent out the first batch of fifteen cultivators, who stepped into the formation.

Just went in.

The communication video signal was disconnected.

Although they had expected such a situation, Director Wang and others were still disappointed when they saw the electronic screen covered with snow.

"This formation passage can only last for half an hour. If they don't come back after that time, we'll have to let the second group in."

Zhou Ping said.

The king's expression was solemn. "Do you think they can return safely?"

"do not know."

Zhou Ping sighed, "Although I've been in there once, I'm not sure if the situation will be the same."

Director Wang frowned and said nothing more.

Everyone is waiting.

However, half an hour later, none of the people sent in returned.

Suddenly everyone present began to whisper.

Someone suggested sending someone in immediately.

But some people raised objections. The first batch of fifteen people were all cultivators with more than 3,000 spiritual powers, and they were also good at magic. There was even a talisman master among them, but none of them returned. It was obvious that it was very dangerous inside.

Zhou Ping said, "Director Wang, do you want to open the formation channel again?"

Director Wang said in a deep voice, "Wait a little longer."

Another half hour passed like this.

"Open the formation."

Qu Jingyao donated blood again, her face turned pale. This blood was not ordinary blood, but a kind of blood essence.

Wow.

The formation channel appears.

Not a moment.

Three extremely disheveled monks, covered in blood, rushed out from the formation passage.

Shhhhhh.

At the same time, arrows shot out from inside.

Zhou Ping and Director Wang reacted very quickly and immediately blocked the arrow.

However, the arrows seemed to be endless.

The rest of the people present also came over to stop them.

Until the formation channel disappears.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

One of the group's top executives couldn't help but say, "The power of these arrows is no weaker than that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. It's really too dangerous. It's not easy for them to come back alive."

The others nodded in succession.

Lei Jiming looked at the three people who came out alive and asked, "What's going on in there?"

Zhou Ping said calmly, "Let them catch their breath first."

Lei Jiming glared at Zhou Ping.

Paused for a while.

One of the monks who rushed out said with lingering fear, "Director Wang, Director Lei, after the fifteen of us went in, we saw a palace with the name Afang Palace written on it. To be cautious, we didn't all go in, leaving five of us in. Ten people went in, but soon after, we heard screams from inside the palace."

"At the time, the five of us had different opinions. Some wanted to go in and check the situation, while others wanted to retreat. However, the moment we entered, the formation passage disappeared. So after a brief discussion, we decided to open the palace door first and not go in. But after we opened the palace door, we were attacked by arrows. It was not until we saw the formation passage again that we fled in panic."

Lei Jiming angrily said, "You are such losers! You don't even understand the situation. You might as well die in there!"

Director Wang frowned, "Director Lei, they are just Qigong cultivators. Everyone has witnessed the power of those arrows just now. They are lucky to have made it out alive."

Director Peng asked, "Did you see what was happening inside the palace?"

The man shook his head. "No, the moment the palace door was opened, arrows came out. The palace door closed quickly, but the arrows continued to attack."

Someone asked, "That arrow was extremely powerful. How did you escape?"

"The arrows have a limited attack range. We hid in the blind spot and only fled back after we saw the formation passage."

Zhou Ping took a look at the injuries on their bodies. The blood was probably from the other two monks, while the other three people had only consumed their spiritual energy and were not hit by arrows. Otherwise, with the power of the bows and arrows in Afang Palace, they would basically be dead if they were hit by an arrow.

Once you enter the formation passage, you can no longer see it.

I just didn't expect that those arrows could even attack outside the palace.

However, when he went in with Jiang Xia, Qu Jingyao and others, he was only attacked by statues. It was only when he tried to get the Human Emperor Pen that he was hit by arrows.

While Zhou Ping was thinking.

Director Wang, Lei Jiming and others started arguing.

There were suggestions to continue going in, but most people were against going to die again. They had all seen the power of the arrows. Only cultivators at the foundation-building stage could withstand them. For cultivators below the foundation-building stage, it was all up to luck.

This is just the arrow mechanism in the palace. Who knows how powerful the other mechanisms inside are.

Juxiu came over and said, "Captain Zhou, thank you for the information. Otherwise, I might have been one of the first to go in and would have died in there by now."

Zhou Ping would never believe that Juxiu was so stupid as to dare to be the first to go in. "Miss Juxiu, you are too polite. We are just doing business."

Juxiu said softly, "Captain Zhou thinks it's just a transaction, but in my eyes, Captain Zhou saved my life. I will remember this favor."

Done.

She left Mount Li with the rest of the Jing'ansi members.

(End of this chapter)