The sect is full of evildoers, but I am the eldest brother.

There are dark clouds in the sky and the bright moon is dim.

Xiao Jianxin didn't dare to release his spiritual sense with all his heart, for fear that someone with great power might capture this thought. Fortunately, the Imperial Master's Mansion was not big, and he was familiar with it.

After searching for a while, no one could detect his presence.

The same applies to the practitioners living in the mansion.

God knows nothing, ghosts know nothing...

"Strange, how could there be none?"

After finding the last location, Xiao Jianxin frowned, wondering if he had missed anything.

But after searching almost every corner of the Imperial Master's Mansion, he still couldn't find any clues.

During this period, Xiao Jianxin even took the risk of activating the "Moon Wheel Shenghua Lu" in an attempt to resonate with the Yue royal bloodline in the body of the young commander and respond to each other.

But in the end, I still got nothing.

Just as I was thinking.

Suddenly, an ominous premonition arose in my heart.

Xiao Jianxin didn't hesitate at all and quickly rolled to the side to create some distance.

And at the place where he had originally stayed, an extremely powerful spiritual pressure fell, like a mountain pressing down on his head.

Even if you dodge in time.

Xiao Jianxin was still slightly hurt by the residual fluctuations, and a streak of blood immediately appeared at the corner of his mouth.

This force is extremely powerful, comparable to the second in command of Xiaoyao Tower that we met before!

"I didn't expect you to find this place. I underestimated you."

A figure slowly walked out of the darkness.

Xiao Jianxin looked intently and saw the person coming, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

——The Imperial Master?!

Lu Zheng walked calmly and indifferently to Xiao Jianxin and looked at him.

Before Xiao Jianxin could speak, Lu Zheng continued, his tone sounding somewhat melancholy:

"Kenshin, you disappoint me so much..."

Xiao Jianxin raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and asked with a sharp gaze:

"Why do you do this?"

It's no secret that Lu Zheng knew what Xiao Jian meant, but since things had come to this point, there was no point in saying more.

Xiao Jianxin had already failed. His momentary negligence gave Zuo Duo an opportunity to take advantage.

Once upon a time, Lu Zheng also firmly believed that Xiao Jianxin could protect the little princess.

But in the end.

Still can't escape the fate arranged by others...

"Your mission is over."

Looking at Xiao Jianxin's resolute face, Lu Zheng couldn't bear it after all, and slowly lowered his raised finger.

He turned around and said, "Go back, leave here, this is not the place for you."

"Aren't you afraid of the punishment from the Little Dragon Emperor?"

Xiao Jianxin stepped forward and brought out the young general from Qi Shi Mansion.

However, Lu Zheng just sighed deeply, turned around and said: "Jianxin, don't you understand?"

His old face looked somewhat dim in the shadows, just like his wavering heart.

But they are powerless to fight against the general trend.

"How could the dignified Little Dragon Emperor not be aware of this matter? You think this is a premeditated assassination, but it is actually just a test for Ji Cang."

Lu Zheng said calmly: "His attitude says it all."

"Go back, you can't be the savior."

“Sacrificing the small self to achieve the big self is already the best result.”

After saying that, Lu Zheng shook his head and continued to walk away. But Xiao Jianxin said,

It made him pause, and he turned around in disbelief, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

"How do you know that the little princess can restart the ancient Hua dragon veins by herself?"

Xiao Jianxin asked in a cold tone.

Lu Zheng's cloudy eyes narrowed slightly, and seeing him like this, Xiao Jianxin came to a conclusion in his heart.

Xiao Jian had been thinking about it over and over again these past few days, and he finally figured it out. The disasters in the Dalong Dynasty were caused by the decline of national fortune, and the national fortune was linked to the dragon veins of the dynasty.

The wool comes from the sheep. The only way to solve all this is to start from the dragon vein.

Princess Yongning was a descendant of the Yuezhi royal family. Among all the possibilities, the most effective method was to sacrifice herself, reopen the ancient Hua dragon vein, and give back to the dragon.

After thousands of years of nurturing by heaven and earth, the ancient Hua dragon vein has long been filled.

The Dalong Dynasty is now on the verge of extinction. Perhaps as long as it can hold on and be given some time, it can still recover its prosperity, but this requires going through many hardships.

Therefore, the best way is to open another dragon vein, suppress the evil spirits, and provide buffer time.

This century-long plan had its prototype when Xiao Jianxin was the second prince of the Yue clan, but he had already sacrificed his life before that time came.

"We have to try to know whether it works or not."

Lu Zheng's face darkened. "From the moment she was born, Ji Xiaqing's fate was no longer under her control. Her existence is a blessing from heaven and the key to unlocking the dragon vein."

"If even she can't do it, then thousands of citizens and millions of lives will eventually be doomed to destruction!"

"Sacrifice the small self to achieve the greater self..."

Xiao Jianxin's tone also turned cold.

He was unprecedentedly indifferent, as if he was no longer the "Hero Xiao" that people loved, but the "Traceless Sword Immortal" who slew countless demons and evil spirits a thousand years ago!

"I've heard enough of that."

Xiao Jianxin clenched his fists tightly and said something against his will through gritted teeth: "Why should an innocent person bear the responsibility for the mistakes made by a group of people? Is this what Liyang Academy calls righteousness?!"

"A nation's fortune wouldn't decline for no reason. The only possibility is that someone tampered with it."

His eyes were sharp as he looked up at Lu Zheng. "And this only one, I think, can only be done by that one person. This...could it be that the Imperial Master doesn't know?"

The Guhua Dynasty was almost destroyed because of Emperor Yue's own actions.

The Dalong Dynasty is now similar to the ancient Hua of the past.

If Xiao Jianxin guessed correctly, the King of Dalong must have privately used the dynasty's fortune for some purpose. As the King's teacher, Lu Zheng graduated from Liyang Academy, so it is impossible that he was completely unaware of this!

It is true that sacrificing one person to save thousands and millions of people is a more worthwhile thing.

If this person was Xiao Jianxin himself, he would be willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good.

But if it were Ji Xiaqing.

A little girl who yearns for the outside world, longs for attention, and longs for companionship, has her wings broken by her own hands, and her life arbitrarily arranged...

Xiao Jianxin couldn't do it, nor could he sit idly by!

"It has already happened. It's useless to pursue it further." Lu Zheng snorted coldly.

"Chang Kang did go astray, but he has come to his senses and turned back. He has been working hard on this matter for the past few years and has tried every possible method..."

"If even this doesn't work, then what else can we do?"

Xiao Jianxin tilted his head slightly, his tone extremely cold:

"Like the Moon Emperor of the past, journeying to the Central Plains, making a pilgrimage step by step, asking for help from the saints, or even sacrificing oneself to replenish the lost dragon veins..."

“Aren’t these the solutions?”

"A country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. Why don't you understand this?"