The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

The Imperial Garden was filled with the aroma of tea.

Zhan Yunqian picked up the teacup, took a small sip, closed his eyes and savored it for a moment: "The taste is so-so."

Hong Siyang nodded: "It's just average."

After a moment of silence, Zhan Yunqian casually tossed the remaining tea aside: "That Huo Zhitian, trying to fool me with this garbage again, he deserves to die!"

Hong Siyang: "Let this old servant get His Majesty a new pot of tea!"

This time, Hong Siyang brought Tianchi flower tea and started brewing tea over a fire again.

Tianchi flower tea is genuine Tianchi flower tea; it tastes wonderful and is very nice.

The emperor and his minister drank tea in silence, and before they knew it, half an hour had passed.

Zhan Yunqian rested his chin on his hand and squinted, saying, "Things in Dajing have been quite turbulent lately."

His words were like saying the food was good today—meaningless, just a way to start a conversation.

Hong Siyang asked, "Your Majesty, did you already know that Yi Zhong would make a move, so you gave the Shadow Gate people an order not to make a move?"

Zhan Yunqian nodded: "Yi Zhong will listen to Nie Xiaoxian. He will definitely take action when we go to Dajing this time. If even he is no match for that kid, then it will be meaningless for the people from the Shadow Sect to take action."

Hong Siyang's face showed a look of emotion: "It has been a long time since such a talented person has appeared in the martial arts world."

Zhan Yunqian was silent for a moment: "I'm afraid that the emergence of such a person in Dajing is more of a curse than a blessing for Longwu. I heard from the people who returned from the Shadow Gate that a figure resembling Princess Murong Jiu of Daqing appeared next to that kid."

Hong Siyang was startled!

"This Jia Daoshi, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, possesses such skill, and can create such exquisite mechanical beasts... I was puzzled before, but now that I think about it carefully, it is indeed only possible for the Dragon Elephant Divine Skill of the Daqing royal family and the 'Overbearing Mechanical Technique' that fell into the hands of the Daqing royal family to achieve this."

If either of these two conditions were present, it would be difficult to associate them with the Daqing royal family. However, when both factors are present in one person, it is hard not to think of the Daqing royal family.

"The current Imperial City Guard of the Great Jing Dynasty is now able to influence the balance of the entire martial arts world."

Hong Siyang murmured, "When Daqing was destroyed, all the members of the royal family died for their country. The only one who escaped was the little princess of Daqing. Could she really still be alive?"

Zhan Yunqian laughed and said, "Back then, it wasn't just a little princess who got lost, but also Mu Weishuang, the disciple of the High Priest of Qing Kingdom, Di Qinglin, the daughter of the Great General, and Yan Ruyu, the commander of the Royal Guards!"

"These young girls are no ordinary people! Who would have thought that they would willingly marry into the Great Jing Dynasty! Otherwise, how could we have chased them for so long without finding them?"

"So, the princess of Daqing should be in Dajing now," Hong Siyang said. "Your Majesty, regarding the Martial God Temple, Ji Wuxin is building a fleet on a large scale. Shouldn't we take action?"

Zhan Yunqian nodded: "We must go to the Martial God Hall."

After speaking, Zhan Yunqian fell silent again.

Seeing that he remained silent, Hong Siyang couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, why don't you speak?"

Zhan Yunqian: "I recall the last words spoken by the Emperor of Daqing and the High Priest of Daqing before their deaths."

Hong Si looked at him with curiosity: "What is it?"

Zhan Yunqian remained silent.

Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside the Imperial Garden.

This situation is very unusual. Usually at this time, few people would disturb the emperor and his minister's enjoyment of tea.

Unless it's a very urgent matter!

It's extremely urgent!

"His Majesty!"

A cold and hoarse voice rang in Zhan Yunqian and Hong Siyang's ears!

"Xuan!"

Zhan Yunqian's eyes remained lowered. Hong Siyang stood up, waved towards the door, and then consciously stepped aside.

"Your Majesty! There's something unusual happening in the underground palace!"

The newcomer had snow-white skin, a sharp and angular face, a full beard, and a piercing gaze that exuded murderous intent. He was Jing Wuming, the commander of the palace guards!

Jing Wuming, dressed in black soft armor, walked with a cold wind in his step. He hurriedly took two steps forward and knelt down in front of Zhan Yun!

"Something happened in the underground palace?"

Zhan Yunqian's expression changed.

……

The Longwu Imperial Palace has nine underground floors!

The underground palace of the Longwu Dynasty had a total of nine levels!

The first floor houses ordinary prisoners from the imperial court. These prisoners are only here temporarily; they will either be released soon or executed quickly.

Starting from the second floor, those martial arts practitioners with extraordinary skills are imprisoned.

From the second to the ninth floor, there are traps everywhere. If outsiders try to force their way in, they will die a horrible death!

Every year, people from the martial arts world are imprisoned here. Some are directly recruited and enter the special institutions of the Longwu Dynasty, where they are given a position. Others never leave.

Or some special ones became experimental subjects for secret research conducted by the Longwu Emperor.

It's like using some kind of witchcraft to completely erase a master's self-awareness, and then using a secret technique to equip them with iron armor, turning them into a special weapon.

Legend has it that several old monsters from the Free and Unfettered Realm are imprisoned in the underground palace.

He was imprisoned for over a thousand years!

But this is just a rumor, because experts in the Free and Unfettered Realm simply cannot live that long!

On the eighth underground level, there are some very important, but very few, items that cannot be displayed in public, such as evidence of crimes committed by a certain high-ranking official of the imperial court, incomplete treasure maps, and secret manuals obtained after the annihilation of a sect.

In one of the rooms on the ninth floor, there is something very special!

That was the key to the Temple of Martial Gods that the Longwu Dynasty obtained after it destroyed the Daqing Dynasty!

The key was placed in a special box.

All around the room were concealed weapons capable of riddling intruders with bullets. The ceiling directly opposite the entrance was also equipped with oil and an ignition device. If this device was accidentally triggered, the entire room would be engulfed in flames, and no one would be spared!

But on that very morning, the key to the Temple of Martial Gods suddenly moved!

That's right, it moved!

Suddenly, as if summoned, it burst forth with tremendous energy, breaking through the specially crafted metal box and piercing the oil device, causing the entire room to be engulfed in flames!

Once the flames started, they naturally triggered the alarm. The guards of the underground palace rushed down to investigate and were astonished to find that the key lay quietly on the ground amidst the flames, emitting a white glow. Although the flames raged, they could not advance any further than three feet away from the key, creating a vacuum around it!

This scene is extremely eerie!