In just one night, the world changed drastically.
Wagangzhai was destroyed, Dou Jiande and Du Fuwei died tragically.
The three major rebel forces collapsed in an instant. Li Mi resisted stubbornly but was killed instantly by Xiao Longnu. The rest surrendered to the Zhou court and accepted the amnesty.
The Wagang Camp, which Yang Guang once regarded as a mortal threat but was powerless to deal with, became as docile as a lamb in front of Xiaolongnu and had no power to resist at all.
The army of Dou Jiande entrenched in Shandong and the army of Du Fuwei in the Jianghuai region also underwent major changes that night. Dou Jiande and Du Fuwei died, and the rest surrendered and waited for the court's subsequent disposal.
When this news came out, the world was in an uproar.
Du Fuwei of Jianghuai, Li Mi of Wagangzhai, and Dou Jiande of Shandong are almost the largest anti-bandit forces in the world, the largest force except for the aristocratic families in the world.
The leader was the target that Yang Guang wanted to get rid of as soon as possible. He even wanted to stab him to death, but he was powerless to do anything.
However, he was vulnerable in front of the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty and was instantly resolved, becoming a ripple in the long river of history.
After hearing this news, all the major forces in the world had a better understanding of the power of the Queen of Great Zhou:
The supreme powerhouse in the Broken Void Realm is truly terrifying! Dugu Clan Headquarters.
A hunchbacked old woman was holding a dragon-headed cane, her cloudy eyes dull for a moment.
After a long while, she finally came to her senses and sighed, "Overnight, the three major rebel forces were completely destroyed. The methods used by Her Majesty the Empress are truly powerful!"
As she spoke, she looked at Dugu Sheng who was sitting below her and instructed in a gentle tone: "The power of the Great Zhou has been established, and Her Majesty the Empress has firmly established her throne. We need to change our plan."
"You must be respectful to her and never let her harbor any ill will towards our Dugu clan."
After hearing this, Dugu Sheng nodded unconsciously, his eyes full of caution and heaviness.
"Don't worry, grandson understands."
He thought for a moment, his eyes turned, and he said, "Your Majesty is a woman after all. What do you think? Should we let Ce'er find an opportunity to get in touch with the empress? If he can become the empress's lover..."
"This is absolutely not allowed!"
Hearing this, the old woman knocked hard on her dragon-headed cane, interrupting him.
She knew what her grandson meant. He wanted the promising young men in the clan to get in touch with the empress and use their handsomeness to seize her throne.
But this is tantamount to hitting a rock with an egg. If you are not careful, the whole family will be implicated.
"Now that Feng'er has reached adulthood, why not let her enter the palace to serve His Majesty? If she can please His Majesty, my Dugu clan will no longer have to worry about anything."
The Feng'er she was talking about was Dugu Feng, the leader of the younger generation of the Dugu clan. Her martial arts skills had surpassed her father Dugu Feng and were catching up with her grandmother Zong You Chuhong.
When he appeared in the original novel, he was a powerful figure standing at the top of the first-class masters. Ba Fenghan, a young Turkic master who had just arrived in the Central Plains, single-handedly defeated all the major sects without ever being defeated. When he faced Dugu Feng, he almost couldn't escape. The fact that he could fight Ba Fenghan on equal terms shows how powerful Dugu Feng is.
"Okay, I'll follow the old man's instructions!"
Dugu Sheng heard this, thought about it and realized that it was indeed true, so he bowed and accepted the order.
Compared with Dugu Feng, the Dugu Ce he mentioned was nothing but a good-for-nothing and could not be compared with her at all.
Taiyuan Li family.
Li Yuan walked back and forth in the hall with an anxious look on his face, with his three sons sitting below him.
"Father has already told me to set off early to meet the new emperor, but you insisted that I wait."
He complained to his three sons, "Now the world is at peace, your majesty has secured the throne, and we are now in a dilemma."
"If His Majesty uses this as an excuse to target our Li family, we will be in big trouble."
Li Yuan was just like that, indecisive and hesitant.
When something goes wrong, they want to shift the blame to others.
"Father, this is all our fault. No one expected the world to change so quickly."
Li Shimin knew his father's character, so he had nothing to say and took the blame obediently.
"Yes, it was within our expectations. After that woman took the throne, she would definitely cause dissatisfaction among Cihang Jingzhai and the Demon Sect. She might even ask Grandmaster Ning Daoqi to take action. If they started fighting each other, we could just take advantage of it."
Li Jiancheng also complained with a bitter expression: "Who knew that they didn't dare to take action and there was no movement for a long time."
"Okay, stop talking."
Li Yuan waved his hand irritably and said, "It's useless to talk about this now. Let's deal with it as soon as possible."
"Shimin, you and your father will go to Daxing, oh, Chang'an, to meet His Majesty together."
He looked at his second son with a sharp gaze and said to him, "Show your ability and try to impress His Majesty. We will take over this country without bloodshed and without anyone noticing."
After these words were spoken, the three brothers of the Li family were all moved.
"Father, I can do that, too."
"So can I."
Before Li Shimin could speak, the brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji spoke first.
"Okay, can you two compare with Shimin? What can you compare with him?"
Looking at these two ugly guys, Li Yuan said unhappily.
Compared with the handsome and gentle Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji are really ugly and inferior .
Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were speechless for a moment. Is it really okay for a father to say this to his son? "Your Majesty is a proud man with great ambitions. Now that the world is in ruins, it is time to use people."
Li Shimin nodded and said, "As long as we can help your majesty solve his problems, we will be able to achieve what we want."
It would be great if we could really take down Her Majesty the Empress.
Who doesn’t like the country and the beautiful women?
Yuwen clan.
The head of the family, Yuwen Shang, also summoned the elite members of the clan to discuss this matter.
"Our next mission is to work hard to be the most loyal dog under His Majesty!"
Yuwen Shang waved his hand and said, "As for the talk of changing dynasties, don't mention it to me anymore!"
"But Huaji died at the hands of Your Majesty."
An elder hesitated and asked, "Aren't we going to avenge him?"
"The clan doesn't keep useless people. I've said this before."
Yuwen Shang shook his head and said, "If he's dead, then he's dead. We can't let the living people of the clan risk their lives for a dead man. That doesn't make sense."
"The reason why the Yuwen clan was able to survive is most importantly because of our ability to judge the situation and be patient, rather than acting on impulse."
Upon hearing this, the elders all nodded in agreement involuntarily.
Yes, Yu Wenzhi is dead, and the Yuwen clan is inferior to Her Majesty the Empress in terms of strength or influence.
They, the living people, can't be buried with a dead man like him, right?
There is peace and tranquility in Songjiashan City.
As the most powerful clan in the Lingnan region, the Song family is the undisputed overlord of the south and the most powerful of the four clans.
No matter in terms of strength or influence, the other three clans cannot compare with the Song clan.
In terms of strength, Song Que, the head of the Song family, is an unrivaled master of swordsmanship, the closest person to a grandmaster.
Song Que is a rare prodigy in the Central Plains martial arts world. Ever since he defeated Yue Shan, the tyrant swordsman, and became famous throughout the world, he has never tasted defeat. Even though there are many masters of the magic sect, they still have to stay away from the Lingnan area where he is, so as not to anger this outstanding figure who is known as the 'world's number one swordsman'.
Although Song Que has not taken action many times since his debut, every time he takes action, he can bring extreme fear and despair to people.
When a sword is struck, ghosts and gods are shocked! Many people speculated that Song Que's strength is very likely to have crossed that step and entered the realm of martial arts grandmaster! In terms of power, the Song clan occupies such a large area in Lingnan, with many soldiers and generals, and an absolute advantage in geographical location.
At that time, Yang Jian swept the south and intended to conquer Lingnan with an army of 100,000. Song Que led 10,000 elite soldiers to fight against him. The two sides fought a decisive battle in Cangwu, and Song Que won all ten battles.
In desperation, Yang Jian could only adopt a conciliatory policy and conferred the title of Duke of Zhennan on Song Que.
Although Song Que accepted the title, he never attended court, and Yang Jian could do nothing about him.
at this time.
On the top of Songjia Mountain City, inside the Grinding Hall.
Song Que's body was filled with sword intent, and he looked like an extremely sharp heavenly sword, as if he wanted to split the world in half.
"Brother, the Empress has pacified the three major rebel forces, and she has firmly established her position as the Supreme Emperor."
Down below, Earth Blade Song Zhi was reporting the latest developments in the world to Song Que. This man was the second in command of the Song Clan.
"Now that the situation in the world has become clear, it's time for you to go to the imperial capital Chang'an and meet Her Majesty the Queen of the Great Zhou."
Song Que nodded, an invisible sword energy flashed, and a name appeared on the whetstone: Long Aotian! He liked to use the world's masters as whetstones to hone his supreme swordsmanship.
"That's fine. I just want to experience the strength of Her Majesty the Empress."
After carving Xiao Long Nu's name on the grindstone, Song Que restrained his sword intent and said with a calm smile: "It is an honor for me, Song Que, to have a supreme master who can break through the void realm appear in this world!"
He seized the throne with supreme strength, such courage made Song Que feel inferior to him.
At least, he didn't have the courage to make the whole world his enemy.
Emperor's Peak.
This name has always been mysterious. It is said to be the headquarters of Cihang Jingzhai, but no one knows where it is.
On both sides of the mountain road, there are stone tablets engraved with "My home is in this mountain, deep in the clouds, I don't know where it is", followed by seven wooden doors called "Seven-Layered Gates", with door knockers decorated with lotus flowers, and finally a maroon main gate.
Behind the main gate is a large square, behind which is the main hall of Cihang Jingzhai. Not far away in the jungle is a collection tower containing various martial arts secrets, and behind it is a rain-viewing pavilion.
This is the Cihang Jingzhai, which was once as famous as the Jingnian Zen Temple and was known as the only two martial arts holy places in the world! In the Rain Viewing Pavilion, there were several very beautiful nuns and an old man with a tall hat and a wide belt.
The old man had five long strands of beard, an elegant and simple face, and was dressed in a thick brocade robe. His figure was as tall and majestic as a mountain, giving him the air of a detached and elegant hermit.
This person is Ning Daoqi, one of the three great masters in the world.
"Brother Ning, what do you think of the world situation?"
Opposite Ning Daoqi sat a very beautiful middle-aged nun, her face showing some signs of vicissitudes of life.
She is the current master of Cihang Jingzhai, Fan Qinghui, a master at the peak of the martial arts master level. If the grandmaster does not come out, who in the world can compete with him? "Of course I'll just sit and watch."
Ning Daoqi heard this and replied calmly.
He and Fan Qinghui have a close relationship. Every time she asks for something, he will agree, just like a bootlicker.
Having a thug at the level of a grandmaster is the strongest support for Cihang Jingzhai to maintain its position as a holy place in the martial arts world.
"Brother Ning, are you just going to let the hen crow at dawn? And sit back and do nothing?"
Fan Qinghui was a little panicked. This licking dog had licked for decades and suddenly stopped licking. Could it be that my charm has declined? Or has he changed his target? If Ning Licking Dog does not take action, who else in the world can control the Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty? "Qinghui, times have changed!"
Ning Daoqi looked bitter and said, "I've been to the ruins of the Jingnian Zen Temple. I don't think I'm a match for the remaining large handprint."
"Even if you are dissatisfied, what can you do?"
"If you want to cause trouble for her, don't drag me into it. We should be thankful that she doesn't cause trouble for us!"
If the other party is a grandmaster, he might still consider fighting.
But the situation this time is different. This is an almighty powerful being who is suspected to have broken through the void realm.
Ning Daoqi didn't want to fight head-on with such an existence.
Although he is a bootlicker, he is not a fool!
That's not courage, that's courting death! "Oh! Yes, what can I do?"
Upon hearing this, Fan Qinghui's face turned sad and tears welled up in his eyes.
She is not stupid. Even if she wants to cause trouble for the Queen of the Great Zhou, she has to do so based on her own strength.
Now even Ning the bootlicker has backed down, what can she use to fight, what can she use to cause trouble for others?
Although she is arrogant, she also knows how to judge the situation and knows when to advance and when to retreat!
As for the reputation of the martial arts holy land, that thing is worthless in the face of survival! "What if she insists on attacking us? What should we do? Can we just surrender?"
After a pause, Fan Qinghui asked worriedly.
"If it is impossible, we would rather withdraw from the Central Plains to avoid the enemy's attack than to fight them head-on."
Ning Daoqi pondered for a moment and said, "It is the best choice to preserve the living force. As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood!"
"She already has the strength to break through the void realm. Sooner or later, she will ascend to the upper realm and will not stay here forever."
"Let's be patient for a while. After she ascends, won't we still have the final say in this world?"
Hiss~!
Upon hearing this, Fan Qinghui took a breath of cold air.
Yes, why didn’t I think of that! “Brother Ning, this is very kind!”
A smile suddenly appeared on her face, as if she had mastered the wisdom.
Being fat first is not fat, but being fat later will overwhelm you!
I'll let you show off for a while, and when you leave, I'll still be the winner!
"You guys have such beautiful thoughts, but have you ever asked me?"
At this moment, a clear voice rang out in the sky, echoing throughout the Emperor's Peak.
After dealing with the three major anti-bandit forces, Xiaolongnu turned her knife towards the major underworld forces.
The first to bear the brunt was the Cihang Jingzhai, also known as the Cihang Brothel! (End of this chapter)