Ordinary people can also be extraordinary

In the capital of Qing Kingdom, in a magnificent side hall of the imperial palace, Xiao Yi was talking with a dozen men.

"Second brother, I really envy you for being able to cultivate immortality."

A teenage man wearing a bright yellow brocade robe next to him looked at Xiao Yi with admiration.

"That's right. In the future, we can become immortals like our ancestors, and be able to do anything. We are free and easy, unlike us who can only wander around in this palace."

Another man complimented.

At this moment, a man in his twenties, wearing a dragon robe, with a handsome face, an upright figure, walked towards them with the gait of a dragon and a tiger.

Except for Xiao Yi, everyone bowed respectfully:

"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince."

"See His Highness the Crown Prince."

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The prince came to Xiao Yi and said with a smile on his face:

"Second brother, you are back. Seeing that you have made great progress in your training really makes me happy. We will all rely on you in the future."

Xiao Yi's face was also full of smiles. Before he was chosen by the ancestor, these people in front of him were not so polite to him. Instead, they were wary and suspicious of each other.

"Brother, you are joking. How can I get a turn when the ancestor is here? My current cultivation level is like a firefly compared to the bright moon. I may never reach the level of the ancestor in my lifetime."

"Second brother, you are too modest. You are the most promising among all of us princes."

The prince continued to flatter him, and he had no choice. Who would have thought that the younger brother he had never taken seriously before had now become someone out of his reach.

Before Xiao Yi could continue to say something, he saw a man dressed as a eunuch quickly walk up to him, bowed and said:

"Second Prince, His Majesty asks you to come over. It seems something big has happened?"

Xiao Yi's face tightened, he bowed to the others and followed the visitor.

Soon they arrived at a hall, where a man in his fifties, wearing a dragon robe and a royal crown, was pacing back and forth in the hall. He was Xiao Jing, the emperor of Qing. He was very irritated at this moment, having been the emperor for decades, he never expected that a war would break out during his reign.

After decades of living a life of luxury, he has long lost the sharpness and enterprising spirit of his youth, and now he just wants to enjoy himself.

Seeing Xiao Yi coming, he immediately walked towards him.

"See Father."

Xiao Yi immediately bowed and saluted, neither humble nor arrogant. His state of mind was different now. He no longer had the fear and awe he had when facing his father. He also took the throne lightly and no longer took it seriously.

Xiao Jing immediately supported Xiao Yi's hand, then took his hand affectionately and walked to the dragon table in front, and handed a memorial to Xiao Yi.

"This was just received, take a look."

Xiao Yi picked up the memorial and saw its contents, his expression changed instantly.

"My third brother was killed?"

Then he looked at Xiao Jing and asked angrily:

"Father, who did this?"

Xiao Jing shook his head and said:

"You still don't know? But according to the investigation, it's not an ordinary person. It's very likely that someone from your cultivation did it?"

"In our Qing Kingdom, which immortal cultivator dares to mess with our Xiao family?"

There was still some anger on Xiao Yi's face as he began to think.

"Have you found out why?"

Xiao Yi asked again.

"Isn't it very clear? Recently, not only your third brother, but also many officials from other counties have been killed. This seems to be premeditated and directly targeted at us."

Xiao Jing's face also looked unhappy. Since the founding of their Qing Kingdom, no one had dared to provoke their Xiao royal family like this.

"Father, please leave this matter to me. Anyone who dares to provoke our Xiao family in Qing Kingdom must pay the price no matter who he is."

After Xiao Yi finished speaking, he bowed to Xiao Jing, took the secret letter about the officials who were recently killed and left.

Soon he arrived at his residence in the palace. He was not the only one living here. Xiao Yi said to a man in his thirties who was practicing with his eyes closed:

"Brother Wang, we have work to do."

The man called Senior Brother Wang is called Wang Cheng. He was arranged by Xiao Yuanqi to protect Xiao Yi. He has the cultivation level of the late foundation building stage.

Wang Cheng opened his eyes, looked at Xiao Yi and said:

"Junior Brother Xiao, what's wrong?"

Xiao Yi handed him the memorial in his hand. After reading it, Wang Cheng said:

"This person is really bold. He dares to do this. Does he have something to rely on?"

"Rely on? He has nothing to rely on in Qing Kingdom."

Xiao Yi's face was cold and he said coldly.

"Where do we go to find them then?"

Wang Cheng asked.

"I have just looked at other information. Judging from the time and location, they should be heading towards the capital. Sanchuan City in Shangjun will be their only way to go."

Xiao Yi said confidently.

"How strong are they?"

Wang Cheng continued to ask.

"From their description, it is impossible for them to be above the foundation-building stage. They did not dare to reveal their true appearance when they committed the crime. Are they afraid of being recognized?"

Xiao Yi said calmly, thinking about the description reported by the local government.

"Then how can we be sure that they have come to Sanchuan City?"

Wang Cheng asked again.

"Don't they like to do heroic deeds along the way? Then we will let them do it to their heart's content in Sanchuan City."

Xiao Yi said with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Junior Brother Xiao is really smart. What a trick to lure you into a trap."

Wang Cheng understood what Xiao Yi meant and immediately complimented him.

At this time, Zhang Chen and Sima Feng had already arrived in Shangjun and were walking on the streets of a town. They soon came to a teahouse in the center of the town.

They used to go to teahouses to get information like this. Teahouses were lively, with many people chatting, making it the most convenient place to get information. As soon as they found a place to sit down, they heard what many people were talking about.

"You don't know, right? There is a Mr. Zhu in Sanchuan City. He has a strange hobby. He likes to eat human hearts and livers..."

"I also heard that there is a prince in Sanchuan City who loves to drink a kind of tea. He asks young girls to go to the mountains early in the morning to pick the tea with their tongues, put it on their chests to dry it with their body temperature, and finally use the girl's virgin blood to dissolve it in the tea. I have never heard of it before."

A man in his forties at the opposite table said.

"Those young masters in Sanchuan City are all playboys. I heard that they even started a civil uprising a few days ago and killed many people."

"Fortunately, our place is remote, otherwise we can't stand those people's torment."

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The two listened for a long time but couldn't understand what was going on, so they called the waiter to ask him, and only then did they know the general idea.

"I didn't expect those people in Sanchuan City to be even more hateful. We must wipe them out once we get there."

Sima Feng's face was full of indignation and excitement, and he wanted to go there immediately.

"Don't get excited yet. There's something fishy about this."

Zhang Chen thought for a moment and said.

"What's weird?"

Sima Feng turned and looked at Zhang Chen and asked.

"I just asked the waiter, it takes three days to get to Sanchuan City by horseback. Do you remember how long it took us to get here from Nanyang City?"

"Three days, so what?"

"In just three days, the news from Sanchuan City has reached here. Don't you find it strange?"

Zhang Chen looked at Sima Feng and said calmly.

"Don't they say good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles?"

Sima Feng still didn't think there was anything wrong.

"That must have taken some time. It spread so quickly, there must be someone behind the scenes fanning the flames."

Zhang Chen said slowly.

"What are you pushing this for?"

Sima Feng continued to ask.

"We just killed the third prince, and I'm afraid someone has set a trap for us to fall into."