Both Baihu and Zhuque had personally experienced the great battle between the underworld and the netherworld. Although they had not seen the true body of Fengdu Emperor, they were very familiar with his aura.
The token can be forged, the handwriting can be forged, but the noble aura that belongs to the underworld on the token cannot be forged.
Although they seem to be in great glory as the six gods of Luofeng, in fact their strength is not even ranked among the best in the entire underworld. They have obtained their current status entirely by relying on the deification bestowed by the Emperor of Fengdu.
They are well aware of the magical powers of the Emperor of Fengdu, and both Baihu and Zhuque are his most loyal fans.
Even though the token before them did not have any magical properties, it still made them instinctively feel awe and respect.
After a brief moment of panic, Baihu and Zhuque immediately reacted and spoke in unison:
"The guilty ministers, Baihu and Zhuque, pay their respects to the envoy!"
Xia Yunqiu, who was holding the Fengdu Order in his hand, was shocked at the moment. He had never expected that this token would cause such a violent reaction from the two envoys, White Tiger and Vermillion Bird.
Others don't know the origin of this token, but she knows it very well.
Shortly after the ghosts and gods from the underworld entered Jingzhou, Shen Yuan came to the Wuxuan Pavilion and claimed that Emperor Xia would use the power of the ghosts and gods from the underworld to destroy the Wuxuan Pavilion.
So in front of Xia Yunqiu, he casually broke off a branch from a tree beside the road outside, cut it into the shape of a token, and used his index finger as a pen to write two big words on the token.
Then Shen Yuan handed the token to her and told her that if the ghosts from the underworld came to attack, she should invite them into the Wuxuan Pavilion and then show the token to the ghosts from the underworld.
Xia Yunqiu didn't understand. She clearly sensed that this token was a completely ordinary object and there was nothing special about it.
However, out of trust and respect for Shen Yuan, Xia Yunqiu still did as Shen Yuan instructed.
But the two gods of the six heavens of Luofeng knelt down and praised His Majesty's name after seeing the token, which was completely beyond Xia Yunqiu's expectations.
"Mr. Envoy?"
Xia Yunqiu subconsciously repeated the words spoken by Baihu and Suzaku.
At this time, the White Tiger Vermillion Bird also took the initiative to remove the fog that covered his face, revealing his face below, and then spoke respectfully:
"You hold His Majesty's token in your hand, and you are His Majesty's messenger, the most distinguished guest of the underworld."
"Your orders are Fengdu's will."
At this moment, Xia Yunqiu had no time to think about the impact of the token carved by Shen Yuan. At this moment, her whole body and mind were focused on the two White Tigers and Vermillion Bird.
"White Tiger Envoy? Vermillion Bird Envoy? When did you become the Six Heavenly Gods of Luofeng? And when did you even represent the underworld to form an alliance with Daxia?"
Baihu and Zhuque looked at each other and immediately realized that Xia Yunqiu was not familiar with the underworld and was not a messenger specially trained by Shen Yuan to command the underworld.
At the same time, Xia Yunqiu did not seem to have any intention of pursuing their previous arrogant attitude, which made the two envoys secretly relieved.
Zhuque said respectfully:
“Your Excellency the Envoy, Baihu and I were previously sent on a mission to Fengdu by our Master, and we experienced the great turmoil there.
Fortunately, the Emperor of Fengdu quelled the rebellion in the underworld and appointed Baihu and me as the gods of the six heavens of Luofeng, allowing us to manage the affairs of the underworld and the living world."
As they talked, Xia Yunqiu also understood the reasons and consequences of the two Imperial Astronomical Observatory envoys becoming the rulers of the underworld.
When they mentioned the name of Fengdu Emperor, the first person that appeared in Xia Yunqiu's mind was Shen Yuan.
Although the Taoist priest in white robe holding the long banner did not look like the King of Fengdu who was rumored to rule the underworld, this token could not be fake.
"Even if the Taoist priest is not the Emperor of Fengdu, he must have a close connection with the Emperor of Fengdu."
"First, he is the direct disciple of the Supreme Taoist, and then he is the token of the Emperor of Fengdu. How many secrets does the Taoist have?"
After sorting out the causes and consequences of the matter, Xia Yunqiu felt relieved, and at the same time became more and more looking forward to Shen Yuan's identity.
With her mind calmed, Xia Yunqiu glanced at the token in her hand that seemed to be easily crushed, and said to Zhuque after carefully considering her words:
"You mean, no matter what conditions I put forward, you are willing to meet them?"
"No matter what the conditions!"
"Even if you are allowed to attack Emperor Xia?"
“The imperial capital has a protective formation and human destiny to suppress it. The ghosts and gods brought here this time are not enough to fight against the entire imperial capital.
But as long as the envoy gives the order, the underworld will do its utmost to attack the palace and chop off Emperor Xia's head!"
Zhuque spoke firmly, without the slightest hesitation, and even Baihu beside him acted as if it was a matter of course.
Looking at the two Six Gods of Luofeng kneeling in front of him, Xia Yunqiu's breathing stagnated slightly.
With the blessing of the divine position, White Tiger and Vermillion Bird have reached the late stage of transformation into a god. Either of the two can easily defeat her.
And outside the Wuxuan Pavilion, there are hundreds of ghosts and gods in the God Transformation Stage. With one order, they are able to sweep away all the strong people in the entire imperial capital.
Xia Yunqiu found it difficult to adapt to the sudden possession of such powerful force.
However, Xia Yunqiu knew that although individual martial power was important, Emperor Xia occupied the majority of humanity and had the protection of humanity's luck and the imperial capital's great formation. The current hundreds of ghosts and gods in the spirit transformation stage would find it difficult to fight against him.
However, behind these ghosts and gods is the behemoth called the underworld. Even Emperor Xia does not dare to act rashly.
With a slight tremor in her mind, Xia Yunqiu tried hard to suppress the emotional fluctuations in her heart and said:
"You guys better get up first!"
"Thank you, Messenger."
When Xia Yunqiu was looking at Baihu and Zhuque, the two were also carefully observing the messenger holding the Fengdu Order.
They were naturally aware of the name of Wuxuan Pavilion. The director of the Imperial Observatory even took the initiative to order the protection of Wuxuan Pavilion for a period of time.
As for the ninth daughter of Emperor Xia who did not have the title of princess, the two of them knew it well in their hearts.
It was hard for them to imagine that Xia Yunqiu could actually establish a relationship with the Emperor of Fengdu and even receive a token bestowed by the Emperor.
You have to know that the whereabouts of Emperor Fengdu are secretive. Even Niu Tou, the leader of the Six Heavens of Luofeng, is not clear about the emperor's whereabouts. It is completely unimaginable for them that a mere down-and-out princess can be favored by the emperor.
Just when the two of them had different thoughts, Xia Yunqiu spoke again.
“Re-establishing the City God is beneficial to both the underworld and Daxia. Normally, the incense and fire domain established by the City God will only appear around the city, and will not harm the interests of many sects.
However, Emperor Xia planned to use the city gods to connect the incense and law domains, use the cities as nodes to connect all the incense and law domains, and control the overall situation of the world.
Once the incense and Dharma realms are thoroughly connected, the entire world will become the land of incense, and the blessed lands of caves and paradise will no longer be tolerated by incense.
This move completely pushed the blessed land to the opposite side, and attracted many blessed lands to descend on the imperial capital."
“But for such an important matter, Emperor Xia would never announce it to the world without the support of the underworld.
What kind of promise did Emperor Xia make that was worthy of your coming to the imperial capital in person to join the Great Xia alliance and fight against the blessed land of Dongtian?"
Such matters should be confidential. Only a few people in Daxia have access to them, and even the crown prince may not know about them.
However, now that they have obtained the identity of Fengdu Messenger, Baihu and Zhuque will naturally not conceal it.
"Your Excellency, in order to accomplish this, Emperor Xia has agreed to hand over the five states of Tai and Luo, and the three states of the Southern Region to the jurisdiction of the underworld.
The incense and worship in these five states do not need to be transmitted to the imperial capital, but can be directly transferred to Fengdu City. The underworld can appoint and dismiss hundreds of city gods in the five states, and the Great Xia court cannot interfere in any way.
In addition, the incense and faith of Ming and Yang states have all returned to the underworld."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Yunqiu's expression suddenly changed.
"Is he crazy?"
"Daxia has a total of 18 states, and he gave up the faith of hundreds of millions of people in seven states, as well as the power to appoint and dismiss hundreds of city gods.
Even if the incense and fire domains are successfully connected, the Great Xia court will not be able to completely control the territory without the five states, and its strength will only decline instead of increase. "
Zhuque at the side also said with a puzzled look:
“When the news of Daxia was received, all the six gods of Luofeng were confused. They could not see the purpose of Emperor Xia and even wanted to report the matter to His Majesty for a decision.
However, none of us had the means to contact His Majesty, and Emperor Xia also swore a great oath on the fate of the dynasty, which allowed the six gods of Luofeng to put aside their concerns and prepare to help. "
"But if the envoy does not want the underworld to support Da Xia, I can directly reject Emperor Xia's request for an alliance now."
From the words of Suzaku and Baihu, they did not take Emperor Xia's alliance seriously at all.
They knew very well that everything they had was bestowed by Emperor Fengdu, and the first thing they should consider in everything was the will of Emperor Fengdu rather than the interests of Daxia.
If they violate this rule, the first person to attack them will be the Bull-Headed Yin General.
Zhuque's understatement made Xia Yunqiu a little curious.
"Emperor Xia has sworn a great oath with the fate of the dynasty. If the underworld easily refuses, isn't it afraid of backlash?"
“The great oath sworn by Emperor Xia only restricted the Great Xia court; it was a one-sided oath.
I have not sworn an oath, and refusing to form an alliance will not result in any repercussions for breaking my oath."
Xia Yunqiu's face darkened again.
The dignified Emperor of Great Xia actually made a unilateral oath with the fortune of the dynasty and did not impose any restrictions on the underworld. His attitude could almost be described as humble.
Normally, no emperor would accept such an oath. It would undoubtedly be an insult to an emperor and the Humane Dynasty.
But Emperor Xia agreed.
Whether it was giving up the incense of several states, the positions of hundreds of city gods, or swearing on the fortune of the dynasty, these things were all filled with inexplicable weirdness, making Xia Yunqiu more and more confused.
Far away in Langhuan Garden, Shen Yuan sat in front of a stone table, watching what was happening in Wuxuan Pavilion.
After listening to Zhuque's story, Shen Yuan couldn't help but have a thoughtful look in his eyes.
“Paying such a huge price just to re-establish the City God and connect the world’s incense and law domains, all these actions reveal something unusual.
The mysterious guidance of the will of heaven and earth may be related to this matter."
After a slight pause, Shen Yuan whispered to himself:
"Is this matter related to the destiny of humanity that is not under the control of anyone?"
Shen Yuan showed an interested look on his face.
After the thought slightly moved, Shen Yuan lightly waved his right hand to open up an imperceptible space channel in the courtyard, and then used the space channel as a medium to secretly transmit a message to Xia Yunqiu.
In Wuxuan Pavilion, Xia Yunqiu, who was frowning in thought, was suddenly startled, and then heard the familiar voice.
Xia Yunqiu's frown relaxed and she said to Zhuque:
"The alliance with Daxia remains the same, but I need you to propose a condition to Daxia in the name of the underworld."
The two gods of the six heavens of Luofeng entered the Wuxuan Pavilion and attracted the attention of various forces inside and outside the imperial capital.
Everyone is waiting for the collapse of the Wuxuan Pavilion and the outcome of the battle between the Supreme Taoist and the Emperor of Fengdu.
But what no one expected was that the wait lasted for a full hour, which made Emperor Xia and the Crown Prince feel uneasy.
As the two gods walked out of the Wuxuan Pavilion and stepped back into the carriage, the underworld team consisting of hundreds of ghosts and gods prepared to set off again.
During the entire process, no one mentioned Wuxuan Pavilion's previous offense against the underworld, as if the matter had been completely forgotten.
When Xu Yankuan saw this scene, he suddenly panicked.
He came to welcome the underworld team, and one of his most important tasks was to guide the two gods to solve the big trouble of Wuxuan Pavilion.
But now that the team was on the road again, the two Luofeng Six Heavenly Gods did not make any moves, so they hurried forward and said:
"The Wuxuan Pavilion has committed a heinous crime by spreading the power of the underworld privately. As long as the two gods give the order, I will send people to destroy the Wuxuan Pavilion to restore the dignity of the underworld."
"That's not necessary. The two of us had a pleasant conversation with the Pavilion Master of Wuxuan Pavilion, so we won't pursue the matter of spreading the power of the underworld any more."
Xu Yankuan was anxious and said quickly:
"How can this be possible? This concerns the underworld and Daxia."
Baihu interrupted Xu Yankuan before he could finish his words.
"Xu Taichang, are you teaching me how to do things?"
The head of the Nine Ministers, the Minister of Rites, turned pale, but he finally bowed and said:
"I am sorry for the inconvenience."
The team slowly set off and left the imperial capital market. The ghosts and gods from the underworld came with great force, but left inexplicably, leaving everyone with a feeling of having a great start but a poor finish.
Inside the Prince's Mansion, the Prince kept muttering:
"How is that possible?"
"How could she escape again?"
"Why did the underworld suddenly change its attitude?"
In the palace hall, Emperor Xia also had an unpleasant look on his face.
Minghu had clearly agreed to the deal, but he suddenly refused it, which directly destroyed Emperor Xia's original careful plan, making him extremely angry.
"Does Baihu want to raise the price?"
Each party had different thoughts, and the ghosts and gods in the underworld were led by Xu Yankuan to a luxurious mansion.
This mansion is located on the Yin vein of the imperial capital. It was the residence of a duke. It has now been specially vacated for many ghosts and gods from the underworld to temporarily move in.
After arranging all this, Xu Yankuan prepared to go to the palace to report immediately.
At this moment, Baihu's voice sounded again, and he said lazily:
“After meeting today, we are quite satisfied with the Master of Wuxuan Pavilion.
That Pavilion Master also seems to be of royal blood and has great humanitarian luck, so he is a good candidate.
In this case, let Pavilion Master Wuxuan replace the Crown Prince and preside over the alliance between Daxia and the underworld."