Lanyue Tower.
As one of the few high-end restaurants in Kyoto, the environment here is antique and elegant, filled with a classical atmosphere.
Even the waiters are dressed in the clothes of ancient palace maids and eunuchs, implying that customers can enjoy the treatment of an emperor. And the service at Lanyuelou is indeed impeccable; they practically chew your food and feed it to you.
Therefore, Lanyue Tower was also a place where many high-ranking officials and other important figures would invite people to dinner.
As soon as Qiao Yueyue entered Lanyue Tower, several incredibly enthusiastic service staff immediately surrounded him. As the only son of Master Qiao the Fourth from Kyoto, these people naturally recognized Qiao Yueyue.
Qiao Suinian was quickly led to an elegant private room. Ji Kun, dressed in black, was already sitting in the room. A table full of expensive dishes was laid out on the table according to the eight cold and eight hot dishes, but Ji Kun did not touch his chopsticks and just drank his tea.
"Speak, Qiao Suiyue, what do you want from me? You told me you had something very important, which is why I canceled my mission to come here. What you have to say had to be important enough." Ji Kun spoke without turning his head, then lightly tapped the table with his fingertip, and a wisp of sword intent surged out.
"To be precise, it's not me who wants to see you; it's someone else who wants to see you." Qiao Suiyue shook her head.
"Oh? Where is he?" Ji Kun asked without changing his expression.
"Behind you!"
Ji Kun's expression changed drastically in an instant. He then dodged to the corner of the wall and looked back to see a big, sunny-looking boy standing silently behind him.
Ji Kun's heart pounded wildly, and cold sweat dripped down his forehead. No one had ever been able to sneak within three feet of him without being detected. Just who was this guy?
If this person had tried to ambush him, he would probably be injured by now.
"Who are you?" Ji Kun asked in a deep voice.
"Who I am is not important. What is important is that I need your help, Ji Kun. To be precise, it is the Prince of Zhenxi who needs your help!"
Qiao Suinian spoke slowly, then sat down at the dining table and poured a cup of tea for Ji Kun and Qiao Suiyue.
"The Prince of Zhenxi? Ding Zheng? What happened to him?" Ji Kun was puzzled, and Qiao Suiyue was also confused. How did things get involved with the Prince of Zhenxi again?
"He's been infected with corpse poison!"
Qiao Suinian's words were like a thunderbolt, causing both Ji Kun and Qiao Suiyue to change their expressions.
They had heard of the name of the Prince of Zhenxi, although it wasn't very well-known, it was still quite famous in the Northwest.
If he's infected with the corpse poison, won't the Prince of Zhenxi turn into a zombie?
"Don't rush, you two sit down and listen to me."
"Here's what happened, Ji Kun. I won't hide it from you anymore. I'm actually the person in the Qiao family responsible for secretly protecting Qiao Suinian! That day, I followed Qiao Suinian and the others to a small town. All the townspeople in that town were transformed corpse ghosts! It was in that town that I met the King of the West, Ding Zheng! He was the one who sent out the distress signal at the school! ... He was poisoned by corpse poison and was on the verge of death. The only way to cleanse the corpse poison in his body was to open the gate of the Sacred Lake of Tianshan and use the lake's water. However, the gate of the Sacred Lake requires someone with extremely strong sword intent to open it. I was entrusted by the King of the West, so I wanted you to help me."
Qiao Suinian embellished the whole story, and Ji Kun listened with a furrowed brow.
"I have a question. If that's the case, why not have the Prince of Zhenxi directly seek help from the Tiger Legion? Wouldn't that make the problem easier to solve?"
"Seek help from the Tiger Legion?" Qiao Suinian gave a bitter smile. "I dare not, I'm afraid I'll die even faster that way."
"Nonsense! How could seeking help from the Tiger Legion lead to an even faster death!" Ji Kun slammed his fist on the table and stood up abruptly, glaring at Qiao Suinian.
Qiao Suinian had anticipated this, so he wasn't flustered at all. He had already seen that Ji Kun was not only powerful, but also had a strong sense of the big picture and justice.
To put it bluntly, Ji Kun, like him, is an upright and honorable hero, as evidenced by his willingness to risk his life to lead everyone in breaking through the encirclement of the alien race.
Therefore, from the very beginning, Qiao Suinian wanted to figure out how to get Ji Kun to agree to help.
"Why!"
Qiao Suinian sighed.
"You're from the Ji family, you shouldn't have missed the news, Ji Kun? The Gongsun family has been wiped out! Not only that, the Azure Dragon Army also found traces of demonic energy on the Gongsun family members!"
"You're a smart man. Why don't you think about why there are traces of demonic energy appearing inside Kyoto? Is the Four Symbols Legion truly a monolithic entity?"
Qiao Suinian spoke calmly, but what she said was chilling upon closer examination.
Even Ji Kun's expression slowly turned ugly.
Yes! How could there be any trace of demonic energy in Kyoto if there were no insiders to help? And the culprit has still not been caught.
"So, Ji Kun, it's not that the Prince of Zhenxi didn't want to ask the Tiger Legion for help, it's that he didn't dare!" Qiao Suinian shook his head, looking quite saddened, as if he was truly lamenting the complexity of human nature.
"If there really is a traitor within the Four Symbols Legion... then I will execute him without mercy!" Ji Kun's eyes blazed with fury.
"Don't rush into this. The other party is definitely hiding very well and can't be found out in a short time. Instead of thinking about finding the traitor, let's think about how to save the Prince of Zhenxi. If he dies, it will be a great loss to the Great Xia Kingdom," Qiao Suinian advised.
"Alright! I'll go with you!" Ji Kun nodded, narrowing his eyes as he glanced at Qiao Suinian. "One last question, why are you so eager to help the Prince of Zhenxi?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Suinian gave a wry smile, shook her head helplessly, and then slowly raised her head, her eyes and expression becoming incredibly determined.
"I know you might not believe what I'm saying, but the rise and fall of a nation is the responsibility of every citizen!"
"This is a chaotic world, and in such a chaotic world, I am just a very, very small person. My power is insignificant... But... I also have something I would risk my life to protect!"
Qiao Suinian's eyes glistened with tears, her fists were clenched, and the veins on her arms bulged.
"My heart is entrusted to the cold stars, but the truth is not understood. I offer my blood to Xuanyuan!"
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