Chapter 107: Now the Blood Fairy Cult has targeted them, Emperor Xia comes to the rescue

Chengming Palace.

Emperor Xia was wearing a crown and silk casual clothes. He was flipping through memorials behind his desk. There was no expression on his face. His eyes seemed to be scanning the memorials, but in fact he was deeply worried.

The atmosphere in the hall was depressing and gloomy. All the maids stood with their hands hanging down, not daring to breathe.

"Your Majesty, the Right Commandant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs requests an audience."

Suddenly, a eunuch holding a golden lamp came forward to report.

Emperor Xia's expressionless face seemed to have a change of emotion, and he said lightly, "Xuan."

"His Majesty……"

Soon, a tall and handsome man in armor came into the hall, led by several eunuchs, and knelt down respectfully behind the curtain screen.

It was Situ Ying, the Right Commandant of the Commandant's Mansion.

"What are the results of the investigation?"

Emperor Xia glanced at him, and the eunuchs and maids around him retreated respectfully.

Her voice was very calm, but if you listened carefully, you could sense a hint of suppressed anger.

Situ Ying did not dare to look up. He just bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have already investigated and found that those rumors were indeed spread secretly by someone, but who is the mastermind? Further investigation is needed..."

During this period, for unknown reasons, rumors suddenly spread in the imperial capital of Jingyang that the current Emperor Xia was a woman.

In just one day, it has spread to many places, and is showing a trend of intensifying.

Many princes and nobles heard this news.

The news soon reached the ears of Queen Xia, who was immediately furious. She directly ordered Situ Ying to investigate the matter thoroughly and kill those who spread rumors and shook the people's hearts.

Although there were such rumors in the imperial capital in the early years, Emperor Xia ignored them and let them go.

In addition, she herself practiced Da Xia's Huangji Zhenshi Gong, and her cultivation gradually became more profound. Her dragon energy was as hot as a furnace and as blazing as the sun. The matter was left unresolved and no one suspected anything anymore.

But who would have thought that after so many years, such news would be heard again in the imperial capital.

Moreover, it happened at a time when the Southern Hunt was about to begin.

The mastermind behind this deliberately spread such rumors, obviously wanting to harm Emperor Xia and the royal family, intentionally undermining his prestige, and more likely wanting to sabotage the Southern Hunt.

"How long will it take to find the mastermind? If you can't even investigate such a small matter, what's the point of me keeping you, the Imperial Guards?"

"I watched helplessly as Xie Jianjia was kidnapped by the Prime Minister's Mansion, but I could do nothing."

"It's just an investigation of such a small matter, but why does it take so long?"

Emperor Xia's voice was a little low, and he held the memorial in his jade hand with some force, and it was obvious that he was filled with a lot of anger.

The day before yesterday in the court, Prime Minister Jiang Lintian questioned her about Xie Jianjia's whereabouts in front of all the ministers.

It was clearly the Xiangguo Mansion that kidnapped Xie Jianjia, but he still pretended to be angry and questioned her to disgust her.

She was furious but could not vent her anger, so she could only endure it. The prime minister questioned her several times in front of all the ministers, which made the emperor lose face.

But then someone in the imperial capital deliberately spread the rumor that she was a girl.

Queen Xia was even more angry, suspecting that it was the Prime Minister's Mansion that secretly ordered someone to spread the news. Apart from the Prime Minister's Mansion, she couldn't think of any other force that might have been responsible.

Situ Ying's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he quickly bowed his head and said, "Within three days, I will definitely find the mastermind behind the rumor."

Emperor Xia looked at him deeply and sighed imperceptibly in his heart.

If the Xiangguo Mansion was secretly manipulating it, how could Situ Ying find out? And even if he did, what would be the use? "Go down." She waved her hand irritably.

Only then did Situ Ying retreat respectfully.

"Chunlan..."

After Situ Ying left, Emperor Xia pondered for a moment and then spoke.

The maid holding the sword who had been standing behind her stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty."

"What's the result of the investigation I asked the Anhua Pavilion to conduct?" asked Emperor Xia.

Chunlan responded, "There are some clues, but this matter may need to be approved by the Heavenly Supervisory Department before it can be judged."

"Don't I remember that Hu Heng has a junior sister? They both came from the Myriad Beasts Mountain, and his junior sister is now the leader of the Heavenly Monitoring Division."

"Is there any way he can get anything out of him?" Emperor Xia asked calmly.

Chunlan thought for a moment and said, "Then I will inform Hu Heng and ask him to find a solution."

After saying this, she quickly retreated respectfully.

Emperor Xia stroked the memorial in front of him with his white jade hands and fell into deep thought.

She wanted to test Jiang Lan's true strength, but it was difficult to get any information related to him. It was obvious that the Prime Minister's Mansion was covering up something.

Especially, no information about Jiang Lan’s youth was leaked.

She could only rely on her past impressions of Jiang Lan to verify her guess.

Now that the Southern Hunt is imminent, Prime Minister Jiang Lintian has made such a big fuss in finding all kinds of rare treasures from heaven and earth for Jiang Lan. Based on her understanding of that old fox, this move is most likely to confuse people.

The Great Xia Dynasty was located in the central area of ​​Zhongtianzhou, with hundreds of countries surrounding it.

There are many large and small sects and forces in the 108 counties, and these sects and forces are under the rule and control of Daxia.

Outside the territory of Daxia, there are many top immortal sects such as the Taiyi Sect, the Yaochi Sect, the Mingyuan Sect, the Wendao Ancient Sect, etc., which are not under the jurisdiction of Daxia at all.

During the heyday of the Great Xia Dynasty, even the Taiyi Sect, the leading immortal sect, had to come to the court on time.

However, with the change of dynasties and the decline of national fortune, many immortal sects no longer recognized Daxia as the overlord of Zhongtianzhou.

Not to mention fear and respect, it's already good enough not to make a few sarcastic remarks when it is mentioned.

Even the Canglan Sword Sect and the Wuji Sword Sect, two of the three major sword sects in the territory of Da Xia, seemed to have second thoughts.

Although Emperor Xia wanted to change the situation and restore Great Xia to its former glory, the situation in the court was chaotic.

The prime minister holds power, is unscrupulous, and has the final say.

His wife was once the saint of Taiyi Sect, and with the support of the Suiji Li family, her background was extremely terrifying.

The Sui Ji Li family is one of the oldest families in Zhongtianzhou today, and its existence is even longer than that of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Emperor Xia was determined to change everything.

This Southern Hunting Conference against the barbarians of Southern Wilderness Province was an opportunity for her to demonstrate the majesty of the royal family and shock the immortal sects from all sides.

She would not allow any mistakes to happen, let alone any variables that she could not control.

She had already investigated the strength of the younger generation of the major families in Daxia very clearly, but she had never known Jiang Lan, the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she didn't know whether he was deliberately hiding his abilities to make people ignore him, or whether he was really a useless second-generation ancestor...

A few days passed in a flash.

The situation in Jingyang City is becoming increasingly chaotic. It seems calm on the surface, but it is actually turbulent underneath.

The Southern Hunting Conference is approaching.

Some immortal gates in distant places have also set off, and those that moved quickly are almost reaching the imperial capital.

Under the strict investigation of Situ Ying, the right commander of the Imperial Guards, the rumors that Emperor Xia was a woman were gradually suppressed.

Many people who intentionally spread the news were secretly found out, and many forces were implicated at once, and many people were killed.

In order to prepare for this southern hunting expedition, Emperor Xia made many preparations in advance and took out many treasures from the national treasury, including secret scrolls of heavenly skills, elixirs, Taoist tools, and natural treasures as rewards.

During this period, the princes and nobles in the imperial capital were also secretly preparing, and the younger generation was eager to make a name for themselves at the Southern Hunting Conference to enhance the prestige of the Great Xia nation.

Inside the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Jiang Lan also settled down and did not continue to make trouble behind the scenes. Instead, he stayed at home honestly. During the day, he practiced according to his parents' wishes, and at night he went to brothels to listen to music.

When I have nothing to do, I will tease Li Mengning.

He intentionally asked Song Youwei to find people from the Blood Immortal Sect to secretly spread the rumor that Emperor Xia was a girl. Of course, he was not just bored and wanted to disgust Emperor Xia on purpose.

It's about planning an opportunity.

After a few days passed, he received a definite reply from Song Youwei.

At the hour of Xu, night begins to fall.

As usual, Jiang Lan, with a large number of guard knights, went to Yuxianfang, with pleasant music and melodious songs.

Pleasure boats sailed across the river, looming in the mist. Lanterns were hung from them, shining brightly, and the sound of birds singing could be heard from them.

"Mr. Jiang, you are here..."

"The private room on the third floor has been reserved for you. Do you want to listen to music or watch a dance today?"

"Yan'er, I miss you so much since you haven't come yet."

As was his habit over the past few days, Jiang Lan arrived at a luxuriously and brightly decorated pleasure boat.

A middle-aged woman with a heavy make-up and fair skin half exposed had been waiting there for a long time. When she saw him coming, she came up to him with a smile on her face.

"Old rules."

Jiang Lan casually rewarded a piece of exotic spirit stone, asked the guards and knights to wait outside, and followed the middle-aged woman to the third floor of the pleasure boat.

In the private room, clouds and mist were floating, and beside the soft couch, various spiritual fruits, delicacies and drinks had been prepared on jade plates.

With the help of several women, Jiang Lan took off his outer clothes and lay down on the soft couch in a somewhat lazily manner.

A wisp of green smoke began to rise from the incense burner nearby.

Accompanied by the faint fragrance, several women, one pinched his legs, one rubbed his shoulders, and one peeled various spiritual fruit seeds for him and brought them to his mouth.

Behind the screen, there was a graceful woman with a light veil covering her body. There was a guzheng in front of her. She smiled shyly at him across the screen, then raised her bare hands and began to play.

Her jade hands moved across the air, slender, white and quite beautiful. She plucked and twisted the strings lightly and repeatedly, playing the guzheng softly with a moving tone, accompanied by a cappella singing, which was as pleasant as the sound of nature.

Jiang Lan closed his eyes slightly, looking very lazy, and asked casually, "Yan'er, you once practiced in Huanyin Sect, how did you end up like this, becoming a prostitute?"

The Huanyin Sect is also considered to be a famous sect with profound heritage. The disciples of the sect practice music and use music to enter the Tao. They can kill people without anyone noticing while chatting and laughing.

"Reporting to Master Jiang..."

The graceful woman who was playing the a cappella music paused for a moment and replied,

"I accidentally broke an elder's Flowing Cloud Zither, and I can't afford the compensation. My parents are old. They fought with enemies when they were young. Now their blood and qi are weak, and their old illnesses have relapsed. They need pills to suppress their injuries every month. I also have a younger brother who is practicing in the Sword Sect. The spiritual stones he needs every day are also a huge expense..."

When she said this, her eyes became dim and her tone was full of helplessness and bitterness.

"It's really pitiful."

Jiang Lan smiled casually. He had heard this similar rhetoric at least dozens of times, if not a hundred times.

Yuxianfang is a famous place of wind and snow in the imperial capital.

The people who come and go are basically high-ranking officials, sons of powerful families, or at least young geniuses from some major sects.

Some beautiful female disciples of immortal sects, who cannot make it in the sect, often change their ways and package themselves up to come here to fish.

If you are lucky enough to be favored by a young master and taken as a concubine, it would be dozens of times better than living a miserable life in a sect.

He lingered here every day, and asked the prostitute named Yan'er to accompany him in playing music, and he seemed to be interested in her.

Seeing that Jiang Lan only asked this one question, he closed his eyes and didn't ask any more questions.

The woman behind the screen also continued to sing and play the piano very hard.

She had already noticed that the young master of the Prime Minister's Mansion seemed to have some interest in her. He had just started asking about her life experience, and he would ask her to accompany him whenever he came over these few days.

This man is the son of the current Prime Minister. If her senior sisters knew about this, they would be extremely envious and jealous.

As the lights come on and a thin mist rises from the river, pleasure boats float by, accompanied by various songs, as if it were heaven on earth.

At the same time, in Jiangzhong.

In one of the pleasure boats, in a room near the east side.

A tall and slender man stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the sparkling water outside the window with a face as solemn as water.

His hair was tied up, his face was handsome and fair, and his eyes were very deep and bright, as if there were stars gathered there. However, at first glance, he looked a little thin, and his wrists, which were held between his sleeves, were much thinner than those of ordinary people.

He was dressed in a rather elegant brocade robe, a high hat and a wide belt, with a round ancient jade hanging around his waist, looking like a young man from a wealthy family.

Four figures dressed as guards stood silently behind him, not saying a word. It was very quiet.

Although there is sound insulation in the room, one can still hear some dreamy, sentimental and lascivious music.

The fair-skinned man's face became increasingly gloomy, and his hands behind his back were clenched tightly. In the end, he could only snort coldly from his nose.

“No wonder the ministers all have such ambiguous intentions when they mention Yuxianfang. Being so licentious and unscrupulous in the capital of Daxia, at the feet of the emperor, is really ruining the dignity and reputation of Daxia…”

The four figures behind him were silent.

Everyone in the Great Xia Capital knows what Yuxianfang is, but the person in front of them is here for the first time, so it is understandable that he would be in such a state.

After a moment, the fair-skinned man in brocade clothes, who was none other than Emperor Xia in disguise, calmed down a little.

"Situ Ying has already investigated clearly that the mastermind behind the secret spread of the news is the Blood Immortal Cult."

"Unknowingly, the people of the Blood Immortal Cult have actually been lurking in the imperial capital. They dare not show their faces openly, but they only dare to plot these conspiracies and tricks in secret to disgust me..."

Emperor Xia looked at the pleasure boats that were running parallel to each other on the opposite side, and a hint of coldness appeared in his deep eyes.

After three days, Situ Ying finally found out the mastermind behind the secret spread of the news that she was a woman. It was not the Prime Minister's Mansion as Emperor Xia had suspected before, but the Blood Immortal Cult.

In order not to alert the enemy, Situ Ying only reported the news to her secretly.

To be on the safe side, Emperor Xia used the information and clues that Situ Ying had gathered to warn him not to act rashly, but secretly sent another group of people to investigate.

It turned out that there was another mastermind in the Blood Immortal Cult, and his identity was very mysterious. He might be a high-ranking official, and he seemed to have sufficient evidence in his hands.

This result shocked Emperor Xia greatly, and he gradually became uneasy.

Few people knew that she was a girl, and she had basically destroyed all the evidence.

How did the Blood Immortal Cult know about this and have sufficient evidence? She did not dare to underestimate or underestimate this matter, nor did she feel comfortable letting Situ Ying and others investigate.

Even if there is evidence, it can only be in her hands and cannot be seen by others, not even her trusted subordinates.

Therefore, Emperor Xia decided to take action himself, using the clues found by Situ Ying and others to follow the clues to see if he could identify the high-ranking leader of the Blood Immortal Sect.

According to the information obtained by her spies, several remnants of the Blood Immortal Cult gathered here tonight, and it was unknown what they were planning.

"There are many people here, so the best way is to quietly follow the remnants of the Blood Immortal Sect and find their base first..."

Emperor Xia has many treasures on him, and his strength had reached the seventh level many years ago.

It was extremely easy for her to track down a few remnants of the Blood Immortal Sect.

"The Blood Immortal Cult's people have appeared..."

At this moment, sensing several inexplicable auras emerging from the pleasure boat, Emperor Xia's expression slightly condensed and his deep eyes narrowed slightly.

However, her figure did not move at all. She still stood in front of the window with her hands behind her back. She just expanded her spiritual thoughts and paid attention to the direction of those figures.

The figures were dressed no differently from ordinary cultivators, and led by the madam of the pleasure boat, they walked to one of the private rooms, and then drank and chatted like ordinary people.

If Emperor Xia had not been so powerful and capable that he could not detect the unusual aura from them, he would probably not have been able to tell that these people were from the Blood Immortal Sect.

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"The Blood Immortal Cult has become more rampant over the years, and there is a reason for that. The means of concealment and concealment alone are not something that ordinary people can detect..."

Emperor Xia's expression darkened slightly.

However, she still held back, wanting to know what these remnants of the Blood Immortal Cult were trying to do by appearing here.

At the same time, she was also investigating their cultivation levels. The leader, with a round waist and broad face, looked a bit fierce, and his cultivation level was at the fifth level of Soul Palace Realm. The others were at the fourth level of Illuminating the Netherworld Realm.

This force cannot be underestimated no matter where it is.

"Brother, there are too many people here, do we really want to take action against that guy?"

In the side room, a sallow-faced man spoke and asked the broad-faced man who was in the lead.

"The higher-ups have given orders that as long as we can capture him, we will be rewarded handsomely. They will also give me a Six Tribulations Blood Pill. Once I swallow the Six Tribulations Blood Pill, I will be able to successfully break through the Sixth Realm of Divine Powers..." The man with a round waist and broad face said in a deep voice, with a gleam in his eyes.

And at this moment, as if he was avoiding something, he took out a blood-colored brocade bag from his arms, and took out a somewhat gorgeous gem with mist in it.

As his magic power poured in and out, it immediately formed a barrier to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.

Queen Xia was using her divine sense to spy on these people, and she didn't expect them to be so cautious. However, a golden light flashed in her eyes, and a small crack appeared in the barrier silently.

"Six Tribulations Blood Pill..."

When the other people in the room heard this, they couldn't help but reveal expressions of surprise and admiration.

That is the Six Tribulations Blood Pill, which is extremely precious and was refined by the Blood Immortal Sect using a secret method.

As long as you swallow it, you can break through the bottleneck and become a strong man in the sixth realm in one fell swoop, overlooking the entire county.

"No wonder the eldest brother, who has always been cautious, chose to take the risk. He is the son of the Prime Minister. If something happens, the consequences will be unimaginable." One of them said.

These words startled Emperor Xia, who had been watching from the side, and his brows furrowed. These people from the Blood Immortal Sect were going to attack the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, that is, Jiang Lan?

Could it be that he was also on this pleasure boat? Emperor Xia was suddenly surprised and used his divine sense to sweep across and investigate.

Sure enough, a man in white was found leaning lazily on a couch in a private room on the third floor, listening to music and drinking.

The last time she saw Jiang Lan was when he was young.

During this period, someone was investigating him and he saw his portrait with his own eyes, so he recognized Jiang Lan at a glance.

"The situation in Jingyang City is chaotic right now, and there's no one protecting him, yet he still dares to act so ostentatiously..." Emperor Xia looked around Jiang Lan and didn't notice any experts protecting him.

She thought to herself and sneered, thinking that Jiang Lan was too dismissive and overconfident. Did he really think that no one in Jingyang City would dare to attack him?

Now, I’m being targeted by the Blood Immortal Cult.

"It's okay. I've already investigated. The young master of the Xiangguo Mansion has been coming here at the hour of Xu these past few days. All his men have stayed outside the pleasure boat, with no one protecting them."

"To be on the safe side, I have already determined his living habits, so I asked you to come here, just to make him successful in one blow." The broad-faced man said grimly.

"Brother, you are very thoughtful. We admire you." The others admired you and felt relieved.

After all, if they were not absolutely sure, even the Blood Immortal Sect would not take such a big risk and attack the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion at will. It is not worth it.

"Brother, do you know why the higher-ups ordered us to capture the son of the Prime Minister? This is Jingyang City, right under the feet of the Emperor. We had plenty of opportunities in the past. Why take the risk here?" one of them asked in confusion.

"I only have a vague understanding of this, but I asked an elder and got some information. It seems that the top leaders speculated that this young master of the Xiangguo Mansion might be the person behind the mysterious Naxian League that searched our Holy Church these days."

“So the top leaders wanted to take this opportunity to test it out personally, and that’s why they offered a Six Tribulations Blood Pill as a reward…” the broad-faced man said in a deep voice, his eyes flashing with brilliance.

"Doesn't the young master of the Prime Minister's Mansion have any cultivation? Why would the higher-ups suspect him?" The man just now was very surprised.

The broad-faced man said, "The top brass have already locked onto a number of targets, and they will test them one by one. This young master from the Xiangguo Mansion is just one of them."

"Daxia's southern hunting is imminent, and the top leaders intend to sabotage it. If we can find out the person behind the Naxian League in advance, we can avoid a lot of trouble."

Emperor Xia listened to their conversation, but his expression changed from gloomy to bright.

She didn't expect that the Blood Immortal Cult would be so bold and intend to sabotage Da Xia's Southern Hunt.

Of course, when she learned that the Blood Immortal Cult deliberately spread rumors, she had already guessed that the Blood Immortal Cult would most likely take action to sabotage it, but hearing it with her own ears was another matter entirely.

"The Blood Immortal Cult has begun to take notice of the Naxian League. As expected, I have aroused their suspicion during this period. I just didn't expect that Jiang Lan would take the blame for me..."

Emperor Xia narrowed his eyes and gently clasped his hands together behind his back.

In the court, Prime Minister Jiang Lintian humiliated her many times, which made her lose face.

Naturally, she hoped that the Blood Immortal Sect and the Prime Minister's Mansion would fight each other.

However, the Naxian League was established by her behind the scenes, and now the Blood Immortal Cult is looking for the person behind it. If the Naxian League is exposed to the world, it will be even more detrimental to her many future plans.

"Let's wait and see how things develop. I've always wanted to test Jiang Lan, and the Blood Immortal Sect has given me an opportunity." Emperor Xia decided not to take action and wait and see how the situation develops.

At this time, in that side room, several people from the Blood Immortal Sect discussed for a while and quickly decided to take action.

The broad-faced man in the lead took out a round pill from the blood-colored brocade bag and crushed it casually.

Suddenly, a strange mist floated out and soon dissipated into the air, spreading along the wing towards the pleasure boat outside.

Those people swallowed a purple pill, sat quietly, and waited for the strange mist to take effect.

The broad-faced man muttered something, and his magic power continued to flow into the orb in front of him, instantly expanding the range of the barrier to cover the entire pleasure boat.

It is difficult for outsiders to detect any abnormality in a short period of time.

"This poison can spread into the spiritual energy, causing the cultivator to be temporarily paralyzed and unconscious, leaving them at the mercy of others..."

Emperor Xia noticed the strange fog drifting towards her, and with a flick of her sleeves, an invisible wave rebounded and isolated all the strange fog outside the room where she was.

Meanwhile, the entire pleasure boat outside began to fall into chaos, with the sound of people falling to the ground one after another.

Many monks and women who had not yet understood what was happening fell to the ground one after another.

"Right now."

Several remnants of the Blood Immortal Cult looked at each other, grinned grimly, opened the door, and strode towards the room on the third floor where Jiang Lan was.

When Emperor Xia saw this, a strange color flashed in his eyes, but he did not make any move. He just expanded his consciousness and followed.

The most magnificent and luxurious room on the third floor was pushed open by several people. A strange fragrance filled the air. A group of beautiful women had already fainted on the ground, and a man in white was also fainted on the couch.

Seeing this scene, the smiles on their faces widened.

"You are worthy of being the eldest brother. Once you take action, it is easy to capture the young master of the Prime Minister's Mansion." One of them praised, and recognized at a glance that the person who fainted on the couch was Jiang Lan.

The broad-faced man in the lead sneered and said, "This is the Fuxiang Ten-breath Fall of my Holy Church. It is extremely precious. Although it is not as good as the Three-breath Fall, it is definitely more than enough to use here..."

He was a little wary at first, worried that Jiang Lan was protected by other unknown masters, and worried that he had many tricks up his sleeve.

Now I finally feel relieved.

"Be quick and take him away for me," he ordered.

Several people stepped forward quickly, and one of them took out a spiritual rope filled with rosy light and was about to tie up Jiang Lan's hands and feet.

Emperor Xia, who had been watching this scene with his spiritual sense, suddenly narrowed his eyes and showed an interested arc at the corner of his mouth, "It's just as I expected..."

In the side room, the expected scene of tying up Jiang Lan did not happen.

With a dull scream and a bang, the man who had sacrificed the spirit rope and stepped forward flew out in an instant. His chest collapsed immediately, and there was blood at the corners of his mouth. He didn't know how many ribs were broken. He was breathing in more than out, and it was obvious that he was not going to survive.

Upon seeing this, the expressions of the others changed drastically. They became cautious and alert, staring at the man in white who sat up.

"Who are you? Why did you poison me?"

Jiang Lan sat up from the couch, patted his robe that was stained with dust, and asked slowly, as if he was not surprised by these people's actions.

"Why are you alright?"

The broad-faced man stared at him in disbelief.

I don't know why Fuxiang Shixi has no effect on him.

"I've encountered many assassinations like this. A poison-avoiding bead can handle it. Why should I be in trouble?" Jiang Lan looked at him as if he was a fool.

"Poison-avoiding beads?"

The broad-faced man's expression changed again and again, and he actually forgot about it.

As the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, how could Jiang Lan be without such rare treasures from heaven and earth?

However, what he found most unbelievable was Jiang Lan’s current strength.

According to rumors, he was a dissolute second-generation rich man with no cultivation at all, but he just killed one of his subordinates who was at the fourth level of cultivation with a single slap.

"You are really good at hiding your abilities. For so many years, you have been hiding your abilities and biding your time." The broad-faced man had a sinister look on his face.

Being able to kill a fourth-level cultivator with a single palm strike was enough to prove that Jiang Lan’s cultivation strength was at least above the fourth level, or even the fifth level.

Jiang Lan sneered and said, "How did you know that I was hiding my abilities? Can't you see my level of cultivation? However, I would like to thank you for helping me verify my current strength. Otherwise, I wouldn't even know that I'm that strong..."

Queen Xia had been paying attention to this scene. When Jiang Lan made his move, she had already sensed the fluctuation of spiritual energy in his body. He was at most at the Qi Nourishing Stage, or maybe even lower.

In other words, Jiang Lan had only started practicing cultivation in the true sense for a short time, but she was able to kill a fourth-level cultivator with a wave of her hand. She was no more than that when she first started practicing.

But at that time, she was blessed with dragon energy and national fortune.

"That fluctuation of aura just now, is it really the Immortal Fetus?"

Emperor Xia's heart sank slightly, knowing where Jiang Lan's strong reliance came from.

There is a rare item in the cave left by True Lord Zixia, called the Immortal Embryo Creation Dew, which has a great connection with the Immortal Phoenix clan and must have been obtained by Jiang Lan.

Considering that during this period of time, the Prime Minister asked him to find many things related to the Phoenix Clan, he could guess a thing or two.

The broad-faced man did not argue, and said in a deep voice, "As expected, you are the one behind the establishment of the Naxian League. You are hiding so deeply, I will definitely capture you today."

"Naxian League?"

Jiang Lan was very surprised, and then smiled faintly and said, "This is the first time I've heard of this name, but compared to this, I want to know, who sent you here?"

"Or is it that Emperor Xia has finally lost his patience and wants to test me?"

Hearing this, Emperor Xia narrowed his eyes slightly and clenched his hands behind his back a little.

She originally wanted to rescue Jiang Lan. After all, if something happened to him at this critical moment, the Prime Minister's Mansion would definitely not let it go.

Afterwards, people might suspect that it was the royal family who took action. If the Prime Minister's Mansion ignored everything and just overturned the table, the situation in Daxia would only become more chaotic, and it would be difficult for her to stabilize the situation.

But Jiang Lan's words made her change her mind slightly, and she decided to let him suffer a little first.

Even if she was testing him, she wouldn't be so despicable.

The broad-faced man didn't expect Jiang Lan to suspect the royal family. He sneered, "Haha, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. If you know better, just surrender..."

And the moment he said the word "capture", his figure moved, and a sharp broadsword flashing with emerald green light appeared in his palm. With the sound of wind and thunder, it chopped directly towards Jiang Lan.

At the same time, seeing this, several of his men also took action, using different weapons.

Suddenly, this private room was filled with brilliant light and a powerful aura. Even if there was an array formation engraved on it, it could not be maintained and it exploded immediately.

Queen Xia narrowed her eyes. She wanted to test Jiang Lan's strength, so she took action directly to suppress the fluctuations of the aura here, without revealing it outside the barrier.

"Looking at your tactics, they are quite similar to the remnants of the Blood Immortal Sect who assassinated me before."

"I don't think Emperor Xia is so stupid as to test me in this way. It seems that you are from the Blood Immortal Cult?"

Jiang Lan took action and started fighting with several people, while at the same time trying to rush out of the houseboat.

"Haha, guess what..."

The broad-faced man slashed at him with a knife. The vast knife energy crossed the sky like a long and gorgeous river, blocking his retreat. It was icy cold and extremely powerful.

Jiang Lan seemed to have no way to avoid it and could only hit one of them in the chest with his palm, causing him to spit out blood and fly away.

However, the broad-faced man's knife was meant to fall directly on his head and was about to chop him from behind. If nothing unexpected happened, the knife would cut his back, leaving him crippled if not dead.

BANG!!! At this moment, the void blurred, and a white jade-like palm appeared, blocking it, making a clanging sound like the collision of metal and stone.

There were even flames flying in the void.

“…”

A pale-faced man appeared there, expressionless, and with a casual palm, he broke the broadsword.

The broad-faced man had an expression of disbelief as he was swept away by the horrific recoil force. With a muffled groan, the broken blade pierced his chest and he fell to the ground covered in blood.

The rest of the companions also showed fear on their faces. Seeing that the situation was not good, they wanted to escape, but they were also killed on the spot with a few easy palms from Emperor Xia.

"Who are you?"

After all, the broad-faced man was at the fifth realm of cultivation and had strong vitality. He was not dead at this moment. Blood was gushing out of his mouth and his eyes were full of disbelief and shock.

Emperor Xia looked at him covered in blood with some disgust and wanted to search his soul.

"Don't even think about it..."

But the broad-faced man guessed his intention, and a hint of mockery appeared at the corner of his mouth. The restriction in his sea of ​​consciousness was triggered, and his head exploded with a bang, and he died instantly.

(End of this chapter)