After Jiang Lan and the other person left, a small, withered yellow bird flew out of the courtyard.

Soon, the bird landed in another courtyard of the Zhenwu Division.

The person sitting by the window was none other than Dongfang Quanxing, the deputy head of the Zhenwu Division.

With a wave of his hand, a gust of wind enveloped the bird and carried it into the room.

He then lightly tapped the bird's neck with his finger, and under the vibration of his true energy, the bird uttered syllables.

"Sis...you mean Li Fan isn't dead?"

"Then can I not go?"

"No...quite the opposite, you not only want to go..."

"After all, I'm just someone who can't even kill a chicken..."

Upon hearing the last sentence, a glint of light flashed in Dongfang Quanxing's eyes.

He made a fist, and the withered yellow bird instantly turned into a cloud of blood mist.

I see!

No wonder Jiang Lan hasn't made any big moves lately.

She actually passed on her cultivation to her younger sister.

Dongfang Quanxing got up and flew towards the city.

......

Squeak!

A horse-drawn carriage stopped at the mountain gate of Jixia Academy.

Jiang Xue was the first to step out of the carriage.

The path leading to the Jixia Academy is made up of steps made of more than a thousand huge bluestones.

Whether they were teachers and students of the academy or members of the royal family and nobility!

There is only one road leading up the mountain.

Everyone can only climb the mountain on foot.

Flying is prohibited except under special circumstances.

Everyone must abide by this rule.

As they stepped onto the mountain path, Jiang Lan said, "Xiao Xue, if nothing unexpected happens, our conversation in the courtyard just now might have been overheard."

Although he had lost his martial arts cultivation, Jiang Lan could still sense the faint, persistent probing.

She wasn't sure where this spying came from.

Actually, it's not difficult to deal with.

Once inside the room, the feeling of being spied on becomes less intense.

She pretended not to know so that it would come in handy someday.

For example, this time, they leaked some of their own information.

For example, Li Fan might not be dead, Xiao Xue might go after Bei Ming Tun Qiong, and he himself might lose his martial arts cultivation.

This time, Jiang Xue was not surprised.

She tugged at Jiang Lan's hand and said coquettishly, "Sister, stop playing games with me. You know I'm not smart."

All you need to do is tell me what you need me to do!

......

Tiandu Mountain, Sixiang Mountain.

This is a mountain range that does not exist on the Tiandu map, and it is also the ancestral home of the four major families.

Three thousand years ago, the four major families stood in four different directions.

At the beginning of the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the founding emperor ordered the four major families to move to the capital.

Mount Sixiang was the fiefdom granted by the founding emperor to the four major families.

Within this mountain range, the four major families hold absolute authority.

For three thousand years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, apart from the founding emperor, no emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty has ever set foot on Mount Sixiang.

"Ancestor, is there some urgent matter that prompted you to bring me back so urgently?"

The current head of the Dongfang family, Dongfang Cangyun, the Minister of Personnel, looked at Dongfang Quanxing and asked.

"Cangyun, notify the other three companies to come to a meeting. I need to share some important information with them!"

"Dongfang Quanxing gave the order."

"Yes, sir!"

......

Nangong Chende, the dismissed Minister of Justice, was the first to arrive.

Shortly after his arrival, the Minister of War, Bei Ming Xuande, and the Minister of Revenue, Ximen Taiping, arrived together.

With the addition of Dongfang Cangyun, the Minister of Personnel, the power of the four major families can be said to be equivalent to half of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Now that everyone's here, let's begin!"

Li Fan might not be dead!

Jiang Lan passed on all her cultivation to Jiang Xue!

Jiang Xue is about to head south to intercept Tunqiong!

The three pieces of news were all shocking, each one more so than the last.

The heads of the four major families all had grim expressions.

"If Li Fan is not dead, then Ancestor Devouring the Sky is probably in danger!"

Bei Ming Xuande said with a worried expression.

His concerns are not unfounded.

After all, Haizhou has Li Feitian, and he alone can stop Beiming Tunqiong.

If Li Fan is really dead, Li Feitian won't do anything for a dead man.

But since Li Fan is not dead, Li Feitian is very likely to make a move.

"The danger of swallowing the heavens is not great!"

Whether Li Fan lives or dies, there's nothing he can stop.

With Li Xiaoxiao in our hands, Li Feitian's threat is actually not that great.

After Dongfang Quanxing finished speaking, Beiming Xuande and the other three nodded in agreement.

They agree with this viewpoint.

"For Brother Tunqiong, the most dangerous one is actually Jiang Xue, who has obtained Jiang Lan's cultivation."

She hasn't made a move yet, so we don't know her strength.

But since Jiang Lan was comfortable with her going south alone, her strength should not be underestimated.

I believe her strength is at least at the tenth-grade Dharma Image Perfection level.

And more likely, she's not even in the bottom ten of the Heavenly Hero Ranking!

Dongfang Quanxing did not underestimate Jiang Xue, just as he never underestimated Jiang Lan.

Although Jiang Lan did not make it onto the previous year's Heavenly Hero Ranking, a group of Dharma Image Perfection experts, including Dongfang Quanxing, believed that her strength was sufficient to be included on the Heavenly Hero Ranking.

Moreover, they unanimously agreed that Jiang Lan's combat strength was at least in the top ten of the Tianxiong Ranking.

"Ancestor Quanxing, what should we do?"

Bei Ming Xuande asked.

"This is an opportunity for us!"

Not only can we determine whether Li Fan is alive or dead, but we can also take the opportunity to eliminate the influence of the Jixia Academy.

Isn't Jiang Xue going south?

We then sent someone to accompany her south.

Then they would capture her and Li Fan, who might still be alive, all in one fell swoop.

"Dongfang Quanxing said with murderous intent."

The meeting continued until dusk.

After the heads of the four major families left, Dongfang Quanxing descended the mountain again.

This time, he went deep into the Zhenwu Division.

"Greetings, Deputy Chief!"

Two guardian deities of Zhenwu appeared at the same time.

"Please inform Lord Yan that I wish to see him!"

Dongfang Quanxing nodded but did not continue forward.

"Deputy Commander, please wait a moment!"

The two exchanged a glance, and then one of them walked into a secret passage.

At the end of the secret passage lies Yan Bei's secluded training ground.

......

Inside the secret room, Yan Bei was examining a secret manual.

His injuries have long since healed.

The reason they didn't go out was to avoid the vortex of Tiandu.

The imperial power, the Jixia Academy, and the newly emerging four great families—just thinking about it is enough to give anyone a headache.

"Chief, Deputy Chief of the Eastern Division requests an audience!"

Just then, the man's voice came from outside the door.

Yan Bei put down the book in his hand, but did not immediately refuse to see the guest.

This wasn't because he was afraid of the four major families, but because he was wondering why Dongfang Quanxing was so confident in coming to see him!

Anyone with eyes can see that he was pretending to be injured and going into seclusion.

Dongfang Quanxing came to him, undoubtedly to ask for his help.

If you want him to help, you need to offer something that satisfies him.

Thinking about this, Yan Bei became interested.

"Let him in!"

......