Chapter 141: The Three Swordsmen of Zhongzhou sneak into the Imperial City Tianshi Mansion

Yuxu Mountain, outside the mountain gate.

"Strange, isn't it just a visiting card? Why did the female cultivator from Yuxu Mountain take so long?"

King Meow stood on Yi Hanqing's shoulder and licked his paws boredly.

One stick of incense. They have been waiting here for a full stick of incense.

Logically speaking, the female disciple of Yuxu Mountain should have told the head of Yuxu Mountain about their situation long ago.

As a result, they have been waiting until now but still haven't seen anyone come back.

Just when King Meow became impatient and wanted to enter Yuxu Mountain by himself.

A figure flew towards them.

When they saw each other's appearance, both sides were stunned.

Because the person who suddenly appeared was none other than Shangguan Yunmeng.

Shangguan Yunmeng looked at Lu Chen and others who appeared in front of her, her clear eyes full of confusion.

Hmm? Did I fly to Qingyun Sect? Otherwise, how could I meet disciples of Qingyun Sect? King Wu Miao looked at Shangguan Yunmeng, who was stunned, and subconsciously said, "Did the head of Yuxu Mountain ask you to come to us directly?"

Shangguan Yunmeng was stunned and didn't know how to answer.

Because she just wanted to ask her master for some snacks.

Who knew that while flying, I would end up here.

In addition, Shangguan Yunmeng was not sure whether her master had sent a message for her to meet Lu Chen and others, so she chose to remain silent.

This silence was undoubtedly seen as consent by King Meow, Lu Chen and others.

After all, there is no such coincidence. Not long after they sent out the visiting card, Shangguan Yunmeng came to find them.

This must be the arrangement of Yuxu Mountain's headmaster! Wu Miao Wang looked at Lu Chen and said, "Look, Junior Brother Lu, she's already here. Just tell her what you want to talk to her about."

Hearing this, Shangguan Yunmeng looked at Lu Chen curiously.

After all, she is the second person besides her who can come into contact with the Fairy Sister.

Shangguan Yunmeng still remembers it vividly.

After she finished her discussion at Qingyun Sect, she wanted to find Lu Chen to ask about the Fairy Sister.

As a result, Lu Chen was busy breaking through the foundation-building stage at that time, so she didn't see anyone.

Seeing Lu Chen coming to her on his own initiative, Shangguan Yunmeng felt that he might want to ask about the Fairy Sister.

But Lu Chen's next words were beyond Shangguan Yunmeng's expectations.

"Fellow Daoist Shangguan, I heard that you were originally a princess of the Great Wei Dynasty, and the Great Wei Dynasty is adjacent to the Great Yan Dynasty."

"I wonder how much you know about the Great Yan Dynasty?"

Shangguan Yunmeng thought for a moment, then said seriously: "Roast duck!"

Lu Chen: “???”

Shangguan Yunmeng looked at Lu Chen who didn't understand, and emphasized: "I know that the roast duck of the Great Yan Dynasty is delicious."

As he spoke, Shangguan Yunmeng seemed to have thought of that scene and couldn't help smacking his lips.

In response to this, Lu Chen touched his forehead speechlessly.

Although he knew that Shangguan Yunmeng was a foodie, he didn't expect that she could be such a foodie.

Am I asking about roast duck? Lu Chen had no choice but to patiently ask, "Besides roast duck, do you know anything else about the Great Yan Dynasty?"

After hearing this, Shangguan Yunmeng thought for a moment and said, "Their ministers are all weird."

"Um?"

Lu Chen was stunned, because he instinctively felt that Shangguan Yunmeng's words must contain some important information.

"Can you tell me what's weird about it?"

Shangguan Yunmeng shook his head and said, "I can't really say, but when I was a kid I met a few ministers from the Great Yan Dynasty. I don't know why, but the aura they gave me made me feel very uncomfortable."

Hearing this, Lu Chen immediately fell into deep thought.

Yi Hanqing and King Wu Miao on the side had no idea what was inside the Great Yan Dynasty.

But they instinctively felt that what Junior Brother Lu wanted to do might be related to the royal family of the Great Yan Dynasty.

After Lu Chen finished thinking, he bowed to Shangguan Yunmeng and said, "Thank you for clearing up my doubts, I have other things to do right now, so I'll say goodbye now."

Seeing Lu Chen and the others were about to leave, Shangguan Yunmeng subconsciously asked: "Are you going to the Great Yan Dynasty?"

Before Lu Chen could answer, the Meow King at the side said first: "Yeah, why, do you want to go with us too?"

Shangguan Yunmeng's eyes lit up, and he said seriously, "I just happened to be going to the Great Yan Dynasty as well, so it's on the way."

Although Shangguan Yunmeng spoke very seriously, Lu Chen always felt that what she said was not quite true.

This girl probably wants to eat roast duck from the Great Yan Dynasty.

However, if they were accompanied by Shangguan Yunmeng, the Holy Maiden of Yuxu Mountain, their actions in the Great Yan Dynasty might be much smoother.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen asked: "Do you really want to go with us?"

Shangguan Yunmeng nodded hurriedly, indicating that she had to go.

After weighing the pros and cons, Lu Chen finally agreed to Shangguan Yunmeng's request.

Because of her, the Holy Maiden of Yuxu Mountain, they can stand guard even if they cause any trouble in the Great Yan Dynasty.

The other party can also help them explain so as not to cause too much misunderstanding in Yuxu Mountain.

"Okay, let's get going now."

"good!"

Shangguan Yunmeng raised her hands happily, looking impatient.

As for why she was in a hurry to go to the Great Yan Dynasty, it was self-evident.

Not long after Lu Chen and others left, the female disciple from Yuxu Mountain who had previously received Lu Chen and others returned to the mountain gate.

She looked at the empty mountain gate and said puzzledly, "Strange, I didn't find Senior Sister Shangguan, and those Qingyun Sect disciples are gone too. Could it be that they guessed in advance that the Sect Master didn't want them to see Senior Sister Shangguan, so they left first?"

"Forget it, don't think about it anymore."

"After the shift change, I will look for Senior Sister Shangguan in the sect to see where she went."

"I guess she just got lost again..."

Great Yan Dynasty, Imperial City.

"Your Highness...are you looking for me?"

Lan Yan looked at Ji Ling'er, who was only sixteen years old and curled up on the bed, half-kneeling on the floor in the palace, and asked respectfully.

Hearing Lan Yan's words, Ji Ling'er immediately opened the curtains and poked her head out.

She looked around nervously, and after making sure that there were no scary things around, she whispered to Lan Yan, "Xiaoyan, does the emperor still not agree to let the Heavenly Master come to my place to exorcise ghosts?"

Hearing Ji Ling'er talking nonsense again, Lan Yan, her personal maid, said helplessly: "Your Highness, this is the palace of my Great Yan Imperial City."

"Not to mention that the Imperial Master and his Heavenly Masters are also in this palace. Even if they are not there, the palace is the dragon vein of the dynasty, and ordinary demons and monsters dare not approach this place casually."

"Your Highness, the ghosts you mentioned seeing here before are probably just some small animals passing by late at night."

"Besides, even if you don't believe what this servant says, Your Highness should believe what the Imperial Master says, right?"

"After all, the Imperial Master told you a few days ago that there is no dirt in your palace, so you don't have to worry too much."

Although Lan Yan had said this, Ji Ling'er still said with some concern: "But I don't think it was an illusion. I really felt that something was always watching the palace."

"Especially late at night, I can feel the feeling of being watched, which is particularly strong."

"Xiao Lan, believe me, I'm not kidding. There really are dirty things in the palace!"

"Why don't you go to the Tianshi Mansion again? I feel that the strange gaze has become more and more intense these days, as if something is getting closer and closer to me."

"And, Xiao Lan, have you noticed that the new Heavenly Masters who came recently are different from the previous ones?"

"Are you saying they are really immortals from Yuxu Mountain?"

Hearing Ji Linger's words, Lan Yan's face changed instantly.

Then she stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, there are some things you must not say carelessly. Be careful that the walls may have ears."

"ah?!"

Ji Ling'er didn't seem to expect Lan Yan to have such a big reaction.

So she subconsciously lowered her voice and said, "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong with what I just said?"

Lan Yan thought for a moment and said seriously, "Your Highness, the affairs of immortals are not something that mortals like us can discuss casually."

"Besides, even His Majesty and the Imperial Master have no doubts about their identities. Your Highness, please don't say that again."

After saying that, Lan Yan suddenly thought of something and added, "Your Highness should take a good rest. Maybe after a good night's sleep, you won't think so much."

"Okay, okay."

Although Ji Ling'er still had a lot to say, she didn't know what to say since Lan Yan had said so much.

"Then you should have a good rest, Your Highness. I will be guarding outside the door. Call me if you need anything. Don't worry, there will be no danger in the imperial city."

"Okay, okay."

After saying that, Ji Ling'er hurried back to her bed and wrapped her head with the quilt. It was obvious that she was extremely scared of the surrounding environment.

Seeing this scene, Lan Yan could only look at her deeply and then retreat out of the palace.

After she left, Ji Ling'er just felt a chill all over her body.

It was as if something had entered his room.

Out of fear, Ji Ling'er finally chose to be an ostrich and didn't dare to stick her head out of the quilt.

At the same time, in scenes that ordinary people cannot see.

A huge shadow loomed over the Great Yan Imperial City.

The phantom was very strange. The upper half was the body of a woman with a holy face, but the lower half was a strange skeleton without any flesh and blood.

And in this hollow abdomen, there is a holy baby directly.

The baby sat upright on the belly of the strange shadow, just like a Buddhist sitting on a lotus platform.

If Lu Chen was here, he would definitely be able to tell the origin of this phantom.

Because the appearance of this phantom is exactly the same as the compassionate Black Lotus Buddha Mother worshipped by the Black Lotus Sect.

The shadow of the Buddha Mother appeared in the sky above the imperial city, which was not a good sign no matter how you looked at it.

Because this means that someone in the Dayan Palace has already contacted the Buddha Mother.

And the immortals and Buddhas in the sky seemed to be unaware of this for the time being...

Great Yan Dynasty, imperial city, market.

"Shaobing, the best shaobing!"

"Roast duck, the most famous roast duck in the imperial city, come and have a look!"

"Friend Lu, I want to eat this!"

Shangguan Yunmeng's eyes almost lit up as she looked at the fragrant Imperial City Roast Duck not far away.

In fact, let alone her, even King Meow was drooling at this moment.

But Lu Chen had reminded them before they came that they should keep a low profile on this trip.

Therefore, unless it is necessary, it is best for King Meow not to speak human words casually to avoid attracting unnecessary attention.

King Meow looked at Yi Hanqing eagerly, motioning him to buy one for him.

However, before Yi Hanqing could take any action, Shangguan Yunmeng ran over first.

"Boss, I want all your roast ducks!"

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"This gold is for you. No need to change it."

"ah?!"

Shangguan Yunmeng directly placed a piece of gold on the boss's stall, indicating that she should buy all the roast ducks.

The gold given to her was not enough to buy the ten roast ducks on the stall.

Even if the number doubles, it will be more than enough.

"Girl, be generous, girl, walk slowly!"

Seeing Shangguan Yunmeng leaving with ten bags of roast duck, the owner of the roast duck stall cried with joy.

Noble man, I have met a noble man!

Just this one business deal alone can allow him to take a break for half a year.

Not long after Shangguan Yunmeng left, a veiled woman came to the roast duck stall.

Looking at the boss who had already started to pack up the stall, Lan Yan asked in confusion: "Shopkeeper, why are you packing up the stall so early today?"

Hearing this, the boss immediately raised his head.

After seeing that the other party was his "old acquaintance", the boss said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Miss Lan, a little girl bought all the roast ducks on my stall this morning, and I don't have any stock left to sell to you."

"Why don't you go look at other places in the Imperial City? After all, I'm not the only old man selling roast duck in the Imperial City."

"No, my...my daughter only likes to eat your roast duck, so will you still set up a stall here tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow? If not, then forget it. After all, today's order is enough for me to rest for a long time. Sorry, girl."

After hearing what her boss said, Lan Yan suddenly felt a headache.

If she fails to bring back His Highness' favorite roast duck this time, His Highness might be unhappy.

Thinking of this, Lan Yan immediately asked: "Does the store owner know where the girl who just bought all your roast ducks went?"

The owner of the roast duck stall thought for a moment, then pointed in a direction and said, "I just saw the little girl and two other men walking in that direction."

"By the way, there was a big orange cat lying on the shoulder of one of the men. It was pretty easy to spot."

"Thank you very much."

After knowing where Shangguan Yunmeng and his group were going, Lan Yan immediately followed them.

Her idea was simple, which was to see if she could buy a roast duck from the other party.

After all, there are so many roast ducks, selling one to myself... isn't too much? At the same time, in the Tianshi Mansion of the Great Yan Imperial City.

The so-called Tianshi Mansion is actually a monastic institution arranged by Yuxu Mountain within the territory of the Great Yan Dynasty.

Its function is also very simple, which is to help solve some strange incidents that occur within the Great Yan Dynasty.

Generally speaking, there is a Yuxu Mountain Foundation Establishment cultivator stationed in the Tianshi Mansion.

It will also absorb some independent cultivators within the Great Yan Dynasty.

It is considered the place in the Great Yan Dynasty where mortals can most easily come into contact with practitioners.

Today, three strange cultivators arrived at the Tianshi Mansion of the Great Yan Dynasty.

"So, you three want to come to our Great Yan Dynasty to be the Heavenly Master?"

The Taoist priest of the Taoist Temple looked at the strange combination of two men, one woman and a cat in front of him and asked uncertainly.

Among the three, although Yi Hanqing is approachable, he is actually very arrogant and generally doesn't like to talk much.

At this time, Shangguan Yunmeng was concentrating on eating roast duck.

So the task of answering naturally fell to Lu Chen.

"Yes, the three of us brothers and sisters are preparing to join the Tianshi Mansion. I wonder what we are going to do?"

Hearing that Lu Chen and the other two seemed to really want to join, Heavenly Master Qiu Wenguang said, "It's not a big deal. You just need to show us your cultivation and then tell us which school you came from."

Lu Chen had made plans for these before he came.

Immediately, Yi Hanqing and Shangguan Yunmeng were asked to reveal their cultivation levels.

Among them, except for Yi Hanqing who needs to hide part of his cultivation, he and Shangguan Yunmeng do not need to hide too much.

“Two at the first level of Foundation Establishment, and one at the fourth level of Foundation Establishment?!”

Seeing the cultivation level of the three people, Qiu Wenguang was stunned on the spot.

Although there are cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage in the Tianshi Mansion of the Great Yan Dynasty.

But there were only four of them.

Suddenly, three people in the Foundation Establishment Stage appeared. How could Qiu Wenguang not be shocked?

Facing the shocked Qiu Wenguang, Lu Chen said, "The three of us were previously active in East Shenzhou. After coming to Zhongzhou, we thought that with the abilities of the three of us, we would be able to make a name for ourselves in this vast world of Zhongzhou."

"However, the immortal sect here believed that we have exhausted our potential and would not be able to achieve the Golden Elixir in this lifetime, so they declined our request to join."

"After much thought, the three of us decided to seek a position in the mortal world so that our cultivation would not be in vain."

After hearing what Lu Chen said, Qiu Wenguang did not believe it completely, but he did not ask too many questions.

After all, the foundation-building cultivators who are willing to join the Tianshi Mansion of the Great Yan Dynasty usually have their own unspeakable secrets.

For example, the reason why he joined the Tianshi Mansion was also unknown to outsiders.

Therefore, generally speaking, as long as the other party is not a demon, the Tianshi Mansion of the Great Yan Dynasty will welcome everyone.

And he saw from the eyes, expressions, and actions of Lu Chen and the other two.

One can tell at a glance that they are definitely not demons.

After all, most demons are afraid of being noticed, so they try to be as low-key as possible.

He is nothing like two of the three, one of whom always has a blank expression on his face, as if he is afraid that others don't know that he is a swordsman.

Although the other woman had a beautiful face, her eyes were so innocent that one could easily be deceived at first glance.

This is the trio, the Demonic Path?

The devil can't do anything! Thinking of this, Qiu Wenguang immediately asked: "Then I wonder if you have any nicknames?"

"Please don't misunderstand me. I am asking this mainly to make it easier for our Tianshi Mansion to make tokens for you and to distinguish your schools."

Lu Chen had already thought of a countermeasure for this statement.

"He is my senior brother, Jiang Dongliu, nicknamed the Affectionate Sword."

"This is my junior sister, Mu Xiaoye, nicknamed the Merciless Sword."

"My name is Chen Lu, and my nickname is Jueqingjian."

"The sword of affection, the sword of ruthlessness, the sword of absolute love..."

After listening to the nicknames of the three people and looking at their clothes and appearance, Qiu Wenguang secretly memorized their nicknames in his mind.

Just as Qiu Wenguang was about to take a few people into the Tianshi Mansion and walk them through the entry procedures, a palace guard ran in in a hurry.

Qiu Wenguang saw the other person's horrified expression and immediately frowned and asked, "What happened?"

The guard glanced at Qiu Wenguang, then looked at Lu Chen and others standing beside him.

Seeing this, Qiu Wenguang said directly: "The three of them are also going to join the Tianshi Mansion, there is no need to avoid suspicion."

Upon hearing this, the guard immediately said, "Master Qiu, His Majesty has ordered us to call some masters to go to the palace. Well, it seems that the queen has returned again."

Qiu Wenguang's face changed, and then he said solemnly: "Are you serious?"

The guard nodded grimly.

Seeing this, Qiu Wenguang thought for a moment and then looked at Lu Chen and others.

"My fellow Taoists, would you please go to the palace with me?"

"Qiu promises that after the mission is accomplished, His Majesty will definitely reward you handsomely."

Neither Yi Hanqing nor Shangguan Yunmeng responded to this.

Because they don't care about it at all.

Lu Chen nodded and said, "Yes."

He had originally been thinking about how to sneak into the imperial city without leaving any trace.

This is also a big reason for joining Tianshi Mansion.

At this moment, Qiu Wenguang's words were just as effective as offering Lu Chen a pillow when he was sleepy.

After receiving Lu Chen's reply, Qiu Wenguang immediately left the Tianshi Mansion with a few people and headed towards the imperial palace.

Just as they walked out of the Tianshi Mansion, they happened to pass by Lan Yan who was leaving the palace.

The other party did not notice Lu Chen, but Lu Chen did see the other party at the first moment.

Without anyone noticing, Lu Chen left a tracking symbol on Lan Yan.

The reason for this is that Lu Chen wants to find the immortal body Ji Ling'er through Lan Yan.

You should know that his main mission this time is not only to kill the evildoers lurking in the imperial city.

We also need to destroy the other party’s Buddha statue here.

But this time, Lu Chen did not have the "Essence of Immortality" in his hands, so he was not sure whether he could destroy the statue of the Buddha.

Therefore, the safest way is undoubtedly to find Ji Ling'er of the Great Yan Dynasty as early as possible.

As long as we can find her, with the help of Yi Hanqing and others.

Lu Chen felt that he had at least a 98% chance of completing the main mission this time.

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