Chapter 401: Falling into a trap, all misunderstandings

"Brother Cui, why are you leaving so late at night? It turns out you are tired of playing here!"

One of the Fish Dragon Guards grabbed Cui Hao's hand and laughed, "Okay, okay, but why don't you have some fun tonight and continue on your journey tomorrow?"

Cui Hao touched his increasingly thin face and gritted his teeth and said, "This is the last time."

"Since this is the last time, I will make sure Brother Cui has a great time in Yuzhou!"

The Fish Dragon Guards encouraged.

Singing and dancing on the boats, beautiful prostitutes competing for beauty, playing the flute and tasting jade, are not worth mentioning.

Another night of recklessness.

At dawn the next day, Cui Hao, with unsteady steps, finally walked out of the pleasure boat, his body reeking of rouge.

On the shore, several tall horses were already ready.

"Brother Cui, shall we set off now?"

Brother Li, whom Cui Hao knew from the Yulong Guard, stepped forward and asked.

"Forget it. It doesn't matter a moment. Let's take a day off before leaving."

Cui Hao saw stars in front of his eyes.

No wonder the predecessors all said that practitioners should stay away from the mundane world.

Indeed, this worldly world is very bad and has a great impact on one’s spiritual practice.

Before he knew it, he was almost going to stay in Yuzhou for a month. He didn't get any spiritual plants, but he got to know several familiar girls. Sin! He was a cultivator, how could he indulge in this?

Tomorrow, we must set off tomorrow! "Okay, then I'll listen to Brother Cui."

Yulongwei smiled slightly and sent Cui Hao back to the post station to rest.

The Fish Dragon Guards came to a secret room.

"How is it, has the news come back?"

The Yulong Guards, who had been so good-tempered before, no longer had the demeanor of rich young men drinking happily, and all of them became cold and stern.

"I just received the news. The emperor asked us to delay as much as possible, but also not to let them hold a grudge. We should try to gather as many people as possible and go to the imperial capital together."

After a month of rushing and traveling 800 miles, the news finally got from Yuzhou to the imperial capital and back.

This is also due to the fact that the Xia Dynasty had excellent infrastructure and smooth official roads. If it were still the Great Moon period, it would take more than a month for the news from Yuzhou to reach the imperial capital.

"No problem. He is also a pleasure seeker. On the way, there are Yangzhou and Yuzhou, and finally the imperial capital. It won't take more than a month."

Having received the order, the Yulong Guards quickly made arrangements.

With the imperial edict from Emperor Xia, the journey was unimpeded and the door of convenience was wide open.

Food, drink, entertainment, beautiful women and treasures, everything you need is satisfied.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the people from the Fish and Dragon Guards would ask indirectly about some matters concerning the Immortal Sect. None of them were overly sensitive, but they were quite important news to the Xia Dynasty.

For example, they learned from Cui Hao that the head of Guizang Valley was a Jindan-level warrior. As for those who came to the lower world to seek opportunities, most of them were Qi Refining cultivators, and even those in the Foundation Establishment stage were rare.

As for the Jindan-level immortals? They don't care about the chance of becoming immortals at this time, and they have to wait a little longer - but there are not many years left.

Now is the carnival for the lower-level monks, and how much they can get depends entirely on their own abilities.

The most crucial thing is the attitude towards the Mortal Dynasty. Gui Zang Valley means not to interfere for the time being and to talk about it after the location of the sect is completely determined.

To put it bluntly, an immortal sect also has to find a blessed place to set up. The famous and large immortal sects naturally don't have to worry about this, as they have already made plans. But small sects like them still need to work hard on their own.

As time went by, the number of immortal sect members coming to the Xia Dynasty had expanded to three waves.

They were all fished out by [Auspicious Signs from Heaven].

The so-called "auspicious sign from heaven" was of course a genuine spiritual plant, and it was indeed fenced off, and the people of the Xia Dynasty could visit it for free.

However, beside every ostentatious spiritual treasure, there must be a fish dragon guard guarding it.

If more than 500 Fish Dragon Guards were thrown into the Xia Dynasty like a pile of scattered sand, there would definitely be no waves at all, and it would be even more difficult for them to find the targets they want to find. They can't just arrest anyone they think is suspicious, right?

But as long as the sign of auspicious signs from heaven is set up, it will no longer be them looking for practitioners, but practitioners looking for them.

Compared to searching for Lingzhen alone when no one knows where she is hiding, it is better to find someone who is already there.

Then we just sit there and wait for the rabbit to come to us.

Anyone who is overly interested in auspicious signs or stays there for too long, and has a registered residence in the Xia Dynasty, will be subject to a strict investigation of their ancestors for three generations.

He was not from the Xia Dynasty, but he kept watching and was under close surveillance.

Whenever someone wanted to take the spiritual plant directly, the Fish Dragon Guards would appear and negotiate with them.

As fellow cultivators, they can still talk to each other to some extent, and no conflicts have occurred so far.

This method is simple, efficient and easy to use.

Not only Cui Hao was lured in this way, but other people from the immortal sects were not much better. They might have thought that Xia Chao was a fool who didn't even take the spiritual treasure away first, but instead kept it high up, fearing that others would not know about it.

Little do people know that the fish being caught usually thinks they have made a big profit before they bite the hook.

The Yulong Guards communicated with each other, shared information, and waited for the reply from Emperor Xia. They were only responsible to Emperor Xia and were outside the government of the Xia Dynasty. Strictly speaking, they did not have any real official positions.

So far, this method works well.

However, it is not absolutely effective.

There was also a group of people who did not stay in [Heavenly Auspicious Sign] for too long. They had a clear goal and headed straight for the imperial capital of the Xia Dynasty without any contact with the people of the Yulong Guard.

The imperial capital of the Xia Dynasty.

The location of the imperial palace.

"This is the capital of the Xia Dynasty."

The two monks casually looked around at the streets. The roads were clean, tidy, spacious and bright, with no sewage or feces or urine on the ground. The avenue was wide and wide enough for eight horses to walk on together. It was indeed an extraordinary sight.

"This Xia Dynasty is quite different from the other kingdoms we have seen. Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that one or two wise rulers will not be enough."

The younger Taoist priest in white robe said casually.

Whether a country is prosperous or not cannot be determined by just talking about it.

You can truly understand a country by looking at the faces of the people, walking to the remote corners of the city to see if there are beggars lying down to beg, and so on.

Although they came here for a quick tour and did not see it very clearly, when they really arrived at the imperial capital of the Xia Dynasty, they could still feel the uniqueness of the Xia Dynasty.

Flowers are naturally beautiful, but if they are piled up with mud, the stench is bound to be pungent.

But this is not the case in the Xia Dynasty. Along the way, I didn't even see a beggar. Instead, I saw a lot of porridge sheds outside the city, which was indeed interesting.

The prosperity from within is completely different from those countries that were devastated and on the verge of collapse due to drastic changes in heaven and earth. Even now in the Xia Dynasty, there is no trace of the aftermath of the disaster.

In just over a decade, the disasters of the past seemed to have been smoothed out and wiped out from this country. This was by no means an easy task.

"It is indeed good."

The older purple-robed Taoist nodded gently and said, "Let's go directly through the main gate of the imperial capital and meet the emperor of the Xia Dynasty to see what kind of person he is."

The two chatted casually, and although they boasted a lot about Xia Chao, they did not take it too seriously. They walked openly on Chaotian Street towards the imperial palace.

Before they even got close to the palace, guards in armor and armed with sharp weapons were already walking towards them quickly.

"Stop coming, do you have a handwritten order or imperial edict?"

The guard asked with a grim look in his eyes, weapons in his hands, and full of energy.

"Haha, of course not."

The purple-robed Taoist smiled gently, stroked his beard and said, "A monk from the Wanfa League, I am here today to meet the Emperor of the Xia Dynasty."

As he spoke, the Taoist in purple robe walked forward as if the guard did not exist.

The guard was about to draw his sword, but suddenly his whole body seemed to be restrained by something, and a strong wind pressure enveloped him, almost suffocating him.

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The unusual movement here naturally attracted the attention of other guards.

However, the two Taoists took a step into the air, soaring up, and were about to fly across the gate of the imperial palace.

Ordinary people have their own rules, and immortals have their own magical methods.

The things that ordinary people care about cannot affect them.

"Stop now!"

On the city gate, the commander of the imperial guards had already drawn his bow and arrow, and the powerful crossbows on the city wall were ready to fire.

Break into the Xia Dynasty palace?

No one has ever accomplished this feat, not even a martial arts master.

However, the purple-robed monk waved his sleeves, and a talisman ignited without wind. As the water rippled, the two figures disappeared in broad daylight! The commander of the imperial guards on the city wall was left standing there helplessly, with a bow and arrow that he could neither shoot nor not shoot.

"Haha, even if the tricks in the mundane world are the best, they are not worthy of being put on the stage."

The Taoist in purple robe flew in the air with a smile on his face, not taking those people seriously at all.

"Brother, what you said is absolutely right."

The Taoist priest in white robes also nodded repeatedly. These little tricks and sleight of hand could be broken by the immortals with a wave of the hand, but how could ordinary people have seen such tricks? He couldn't figure it out even if he scratched his head.

What the two have mastered is no longer on the same level.

What difference does a prosperous dynasty or a declining dynasty make to them?

The two men walked towards the Xia Dynasty palace with disdain and were about to cross the imperial city gate.

Suddenly, a deafening dragon roar resounded in all directions! The sound waves vibrated and golden light filled the sky.

The two people who had hidden their figures just now suddenly revealed their whereabouts. That was not all. Countless golden rays came towards them like heavy rain, extremely strong and masculine, and extremely sharp!

"What is this? A great sect protection formation?!"

The purple-robed monk's expression changed drastically.

A dragon roar actually shook the spiritual energy in his body to the point of disorder! As a foundation-building cultivator, he should have no rivals in the mortal world. He could also be regarded as a martial arts master and could not compete with him. In addition, the immortal method was mysterious and the Taoism was profound. The two of them had passed through dozens of countries along the way, if not hundreds. This was the first time they had capsized.

At the gate of the Xia Dynasty Palace, a golden dragon shadow emerged, and its eyes, without any emotion, stared at the uninvited guest in the sky.

Then the dragon's mouth opened, and golden light fell like a waterfall, smashing down on the two of them!

"What kind of formation is this?"

In a hurry, the white-robed monk clasped his hands together and formed an almost transparent shield in front of him. However, the sharpness of the golden light was far beyond his expectations, and the spiritual energy in his body was rapidly declining at a speed almost like a dam bursting.

His strength was only at the middle stage of Qi training. He followed his senior brother out this time just to broaden his horizons. He never expected it to be so dangerous. After only a few breaths, the spiritual energy in his body was gone. His face changed drastically and he became as pale as paper.

The Taoist in purple robe had no time to say anything. He flipped up his sleeves and dozens of talismans flew into the air, turning into arrows and smashing towards the golden dragon.

When the talisman came close, flames and ice exploded, and it seemed as if a firework was rising in the sky.

However, the golden dragon was not hurt at all, and even its breathing did not stop for a moment.

"Oh no, this formation is really extraordinary!"

Although the purple-robed monk was knowledgeable, he did not recognize the origin of this formation. Seeing that his junior brother could no longer resist and could only block the golden dragon's breath by himself, he hurriedly shouted: "I am a monk from the Wanfa League. I came to the palace today to meet Emperor Xia. It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!"

"Catch them for me!"

On the city wall, the commander of the imperial guards had a cold look in his eyes.

Now you say it's a misunderstanding?

Didn’t you perform that trick quite skillfully just now?

In the Xia Dynasty palace, you can come and go as you please, right?

Who do you think you are?

Soon, a grand master arrived, and more than a dozen late Qi training cultivators who had always stayed in the Xia Dynasty's palace all came running over.

This was the first time the Nine Dragons Golden Light Formation had been passively triggered since its establishment, which was purely self-inflicted.

The Xia Dynasty cultivator who came stood there, watching coldly as the two people in the sky almost exhausted their spiritual energy and the shield was about to collapse. Then he activated the token in his hand, and the golden dragon that rose into the sky disappeared again in an instant, and its whereabouts were unknown.

In fact, if the two monks were willing to go through the main gate, they would see two golden scepters with dragons and phoenixes carved on them inserted there, which were to remind them.

Unfortunately, they were unwilling to give the Xia Dynasty even this little face, and instead brought trouble upon themselves.

"You two are breaking into the Xia Dynasty palace. Isn't this against etiquette?"

The Fish Dragon Guard stepped forward with a cold expression.

There was no need for them to be nice to someone who refused to accept a toast and drank a forfeit, clearly showing no respect for the Xia Dynasty.

Sometimes, if you don't show enough strength, you will be bullied continuously.

Showing your fists appropriately is also a way of survival.

"It's really a misunderstanding."

The purple-robed Taoist waved his hands repeatedly, no longer daring to underestimate Xia Chao, and quickly explained: "We want to meet Emperor Xia as soon as possible. We are sorry for our inconsiderateness! I hope you won't blame us!"

"Emperor Xia is very busy, so not everyone can see him if they want to."

The Yulong Guards were unmoved. "Since you two are so interested, please come to us first. But we need to separate for a while. In order to prevent you two from being the villains who want to assassinate Emperor Xia, we need to ask for some information. I believe that since you two come with sincerity, what you say must be consistent, right?"

These sarcastic remarks made the purple-robed Taoist's face turn red and green.

The man in front of him was only a late-stage Qi training cultivator, how dare he be so arrogant in front of a foundation-building cultivator? However, he had just eaten the breath of the golden dragon, and now he didn't want to touch Xia Chao again, so he could only force a smile and said, "That's right, that's right."

(End of this chapter)