At this very moment, at the gate leading from the inner city to the palace, thousands of armored guards stand before the palace gate.
Before this palace gate, a quick glance revealed that the number of martial artists gathered here likely exceeded ten thousand.
Although not everyone is a swordsman wielding a longsword, without exception, they all carry a ribbon.
"This ribbon in my hand is my pass to enter the palace to watch the battle. I hope I won't be denied entry later?"
"I spent eight hundred taels of silver to buy this ribbon. If I can't get in, will the imperial court compensate me for that?"
"That's right, everyone has these ribbons to enter the palace anyway, so what's there to be afraid of?"
……
Standing before this martial artist, several guards glared fiercely at Lu Xiaofeng.
Sensing the gazes of these guards, Lu Xiaofeng's face also showed a helpless expression.
Although Lu Xiaofeng's cultivation level is only at the peak of the Grandmaster realm, he has made many friends in the martial arts world.
In addition, he had previously helped the Six Doors and the imperial court solve some unsolved cases, and his name also reached the ears of the Zhengde Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, in July, the imperial court issued ninety ribbons to Lu Xiaofeng to distribute, selecting martial artists who could enter the palace to watch the duel between Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue.
Just as Lu Xiaofeng had finally spent half a month distributing the ninety ribbons, he discovered overnight that more than a thousand martial artists in the capital had somehow obtained these ribbons.
Moreover, the material, pattern, and style are exactly the same as the ribbon that the palace gave to Lu Xiaofeng.
Even after Lu Xiaofeng, together with the Six Doors, the Eastern Depot, and the Dragon Guard Villa, investigated, they were unable to find the source of these ribbons.
Moreover, as time went on, things spiraled out of control.
As far as Lu Xiaofeng knew, at least nearly ten thousand martial artists gathered in the capital had obtained this ribbon.
Now, facing this situation, Lu Xiaofeng is also having a headache.
While the martial artists gathered in front of the palace gate were making a ruckus, Chu Qinghe and a few others in the crowd quietly talked after using a concealing powder to isolate their true energy and cultivation fluctuations.
"Hey, do you guys think that guy over there might be someone from the Azure Dragon Society?"
"It looks a bit like it, but it also doesn't look quite like it. I think the person in the southeast holding a knife looks more like it."
"Sigh! Now I feel like everyone looks like a member of the Green Dragon Society."
"There's no way around it! Having learned so much about the Azure Dragon Society from being by your side, it's only natural to feel a bit intimidated when facing people you don't know at all."
……
After the women changed the subject several times, Qu Feiyan suddenly looked at Chu Qinghe and asked, "Young Master, do you think the Azure Dragon Society's plan today will succeed?"
Hearing Qu Feiyan's question, Chu Qinghe said irritably, "Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Wushi are both members of the Azure Dragon Society now. Do you think they can succeed?"
At first, Chu Qinghe thought that the Azure Dragon Society had only brought Zhu Wushi's group onto the ship.
Who knew that the Azure Dragon Society would play so conservatively, spending more than a decade supporting both Zhu Wushi and Cao Zhengchun.
Now, apart from the few Celestial Realm experts in the palace, the entire palace is probably completely occupied.
What's the point of playing this game?
Qu Feiyan sighed, "That's true! Now, apart from the emperor, everyone else in the palace is probably a member of the Azure Dragon Society."
After responding to Qu Feiyan, Chu Qinghe raised his gaze and placed it on the group of people standing with Lu Xiaofeng and the others at the front of the palace gate.
Especially when his gaze fell upon the old man next to Lu Xiaofeng, dressed in a Wudang Taoist robe, carrying a long sword, and with a full head of white hair.
It was the imperial court that specially invited Mu Daoren from Wudang to witness the duel between Ximen Chuixue and Ye Gucheng.
However, just as the number of people in front of the palace gate increased further, the sound of horses' hooves and the sound of carriage wheels rolling on the ground suddenly came from behind them.
As the warriors in front of the palace gate retreated to both sides, making way for a wide passage, a carriage bearing the emblem of the Dragon Guard Manor arrived at the palace gate, surrounded by more than a dozen people.
Once the carriages had come to a complete stop, Zhu Wushi slowly stepped out of one of them.
"Your humble servant greets the Divine Lord."
Upon seeing Zhu Wushi alight from the carriage, the guards at the palace gate immediately bowed in salute.
Zhu Wushi nodded slightly in response.
After Zhu Wushi appeared, some martial artists who were relatively close to him turned their attention to him.
It was as if they wanted to see what the world-renowned Iron-Blooded Marquis looked like.
However, shortly after Zhu Wushi appeared, another group of people quickly approached.
When the group in front of the palace gate saw the Eastern Depot uniforms worn by the other group, and then looked at Cao Zhengchun, who was walking with a smile on his lips, their expressions changed.
As a result, the martial artists who had been whispering among themselves in front of the palace gates also quieted down one after another.
Some people even took the initiative to cover the mouths of their loud-voiced companions.
It should be noted that Zhu Wushi has an excellent reputation and is widely known. Even if these martial artists do something wrong, under the watchful eyes of many, Zhu Wushi will at most give them a minor punishment as a warning and a slight lesson.
But Cao Zhengchun was different.
If you offend Cao Zhengchun, he will really take drastic measures.
Even if you don't die, a trip to the Eastern Depot will definitely leave you badly injured.
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