Chapter 126: A simple victim? Emperor Xia's guess, Qianyuan Mansion opens
"If that's the case, then why does the woman in white feel so guilty towards him? And what role does Jiang Lan play in that incident? Is she just a victim?"
"It's getting more and more interesting. I discovered such a secret."
"What happened in the Xiangguo Mansion back then was covered up so tightly, but there is no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world..."
"But I don't know who the woman in white is. I never knew Jiang Lan had a sister before."
"Could it be related to the Kunlun Immortal Ruins that appeared in the world back then? At such a young age, he has such profound cultivation skills. It's really incredible."
Emperor Xia put away the Sky-Monitoring Mirror on the desk, stroked the pure snow-white cat in his arms with one hand, and fell into deep thought.
When the Kunlun Immortal Ruins first appeared in the world, it attracted almost all the Taoist forces in the land of Jiuzhou to rush there.
That is the most mysterious place in the land of Kyushu. It is said to have fallen from the fairyland and contains the greatest secret of becoming an immortal.
Even the Great Xia royal family sent many powerful people to investigate, but in the end they gained nothing.
She had heard that Jiang Lintian and Li Qingshu had gained something from it...
But this kind of thing is too secretive, and the royal family is unable to investigate or get any wind of it.
As for Jiang Lan's elder sister, her strength was indeed incredible. If Emperor Xia faced her alone, he estimated that he would not be her opponent.
Unless she mobilized the dragon energy of Da Xia and used various means, she might be able to fight.
Such talent can only be described as being close to immortal, and is unparalleled in the history of the world.
"At least from the current situation, the target of her revenge is the Xiangguo Mansion."
"But at this critical moment, we still can't let her do anything reckless. This incident suddenly happened, and all the immortal sects are now very nervous..."
Emperor Xia was not afraid that Jiang Ruxian would hold him against him because of his spying.
On that day, the Prime Minister's Mansion mobilized many powerful people with great momentum, which was almost unconcealed.
Many immortal forces in the imperial capital then sent spies to follow secretly.
But it was obvious that she didn't have the same means as her maid Xia Zhu, and was killed on the way.
It is impossible for the royal family to pretend to be blind to such an obvious thing.
In the court tomorrow, Emperor Xia will definitely speak up and inquire about this matter in order to appease people's hearts.
"I just wonder how Jiang Ze will respond? Is it because he wants to deal with his former enemy that he has to gather strong men to intercept him overnight?"
A slight mocking arc appeared at Emperor Xia's lips.
Through this incident, she gained a lot.
At least I have some real understanding of Jiang Lan.
There was more or less some reason behind what he said in the houseboat that day.
She never believed that someone would help her for no reason, especially since Jiang Lan was the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the royal family's current mortal enemy.
But now…
She could be considered to understand Jiang Lan to some extent. After all, many things were done out of necessity.
Identity and stance sometimes do conflict with each other.
"It's a pity that I still don't know the true ins and outs of the matter." Emperor Xia still felt a little regretful.
The next day, the atmosphere in the imperial capital, Jingyang City, was particularly solemn.
In the court, all the princes and ministers refused to mention the huge commotion and momentum caused by the Prime Minister's Mansion mobilizing strong men, as if they were completely unaware of the matter.
Emperor Xia was dressed in a dragon robe, sitting on the dragon throne, his eyes slightly narrowed, and then he could only ask in person.
Duke Zhong, who looked somewhat elderly, then stepped forward and presented the memorial he had prepared long ago. He also expressed his views on yesterday's events and expressed his concerns.
During the special period of the Southern Hunting Exercise, the Prime Minister's Mansion suddenly mobilized so many powerful people, causing panic among the people.
All major immortal sects in the outside world are asking about the reason for the investigation, hoping that Emperor Xia can give a response to calm people's hearts.
The capital of the Great Xia Empire was the most solid city of the Great Xia Imperial Family. There were countless runes and prohibitions engraved on its majestic city walls alone. Its divine power was so overwhelming that it shocked the entire world.
Once activated, the formation will cover the entire city, sealing the sky and suppressing the earth. No immortal sects or schools that have come to watch the ceremony will be able to leave.
If Daxia has any evil intentions, then all the immortal sects in the imperial capital will be trapped.
Something similar has happened before.
The emperor held a banquet for his birthday and invited immortals from all over the world to come. However, he set up a huge killing array in the city and captured all the guests from Taoist forces.
Then, using this as bait, they wiped out the immortals, demons, and overseas countries.
Such a big commotion in the Prime Minister's Mansion did make many people panic.
As Zhongguo asked openly.
The other ministers also echoed and mentioned this matter.
Emperor Xia simply responded calmly, explaining that this was a personal vendetta within the Prime Minister's Mansion and had nothing to do with Great Xia. During the Southern Hunting Exercise, anyone who broke the rules would be severely punished and retaliated by Great Xia.
In the past few morning court sessions, Prime Minister Jiang Lintian did not attend the court sessions, citing illness as an excuse.
In the court, Emperor Xia held all the power, so naturally no one raised any objections.
Afterwards, the news related to this matter quickly spread in the imperial capital, causing discussions and speculation in inns, restaurants, streets and alleys, palaces and pavilions. There were many different opinions.
Although the Prime Minister's Office is extremely powerful, it also has many enemies. Over the years, many overseas ethnic groups have been eliminated and enslaved by the Prime Minister's Office.
In addition, some immortal forces were destroyed one after another because they offended the Prime Minister's Mansion. The remaining evildoers hid in various places, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge.
As for the mysterious man who was sent by the Prime Minister's Mansion that night to mobilize many powerful men to intercept and kill him, who he was and what the final outcome was, it is an unknown mystery.
Even from the royal family, no news was left. The same was true for the Heavenly Monitoring Department and the Immortal Suppression Department, who all remained silent.
In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Jiang Lan's spirit and complexion had almost recovered.
He simply recounted what happened last night to his father Jiang Lintian, omitting many details.
Jiang Lintian didn't ask much, but just told him that his mother already knew about Jiang Ruxian's return, and would probably come back from Taiyi Sect soon.
Jiang Lan was indeed having a headache about this.
He just said that his parents should not interfere in the feud between him and Jiang Ruxian, and that the two of them would have nothing to do with each other from now on.
If Jiang Ruxian insists on taking revenge on the Prime Minister's Mansion, he will not sit idly by and will treat her as an enemy.
At the same time, he also told his parents not to send anyone to look for Jiang Ruxian's whereabouts, but to eradicate her completely.
Jiang Lintian naturally nodded in agreement.
Jiang Lan was worried about his mother instead. Given Li Qingshu's personality, she would most likely hire someone to do it herself, thus causing him to get into a series of troubles.
Father Jiang Lintian will consider the overall situation, but mother Li Qingshu doesn't care about that.
The reason why she regretted all these years was not because she regretted what she did to Jiang Ruxian, but because she did not kill her completely at that time, so she left behind the root of trouble, which hurt Jiang Lan later...
Jiang Lan doesn't think he is a good person, but compared to his mother, he still has a lot of bottom lines after all.
So he followed up with a message, telling Li Qingshu not to mobilize a large force, let alone interfere, so as not to ruin his plan.
Seeing Jiang Lan being so serious, Li Qingshu changed her mind about returning to the Xiangguo Mansion early, and asked Li Mengning to go back first.
During this period of time, the Li family discovered a secret treasure in the void and were digging and mining it on a large scale. However, they encountered a counterattack from the indigenous people in the secret treasure.
So even Li Qingshu stayed at the Li family and was responsible for some important matters.
The current head of the Li family is Li Qingshu's brother, Jiang Lan's uncle, and is busy dealing with the issue of who will take control of the three branches of the Taiyi Sect.
The other senior members of the Li family also had their own important tasks to attend to and were unable to handle the whole process, so Jiang Lan's mother was called back to take charge of the situation.
You should know that the secret treasure in the void discovered this time contains a special natural divine mineral. After condensing and extracting it, it is the most core substance in an ancient elixir recipe that has been lost. It is extremely precious.
After confirmation by the top management of the Li family, it was decided to mobilize manpower to occupy the secret treasure of the void.
In the years to come, that natural magical mineral can be used to create and breed more masters for the Li family.
In fact, many of the retainers and servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion followed Jiang Lan's mother there, otherwise he could have mobilized more powerful people last night.
In the imperial capital, everything seems calm on the surface, but undercurrents are surging.
All the immortal sects and aristocratic families were waiting for the start of the Southern Hunting exercise with their own thoughts.
Soon a few days passed by in a flash.
Outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, a middle-aged woman who still had some charm stood there trembling and stiffly, but she remembered something and walked forward to inform the guards guarding the door of her purpose.
It was Liu.
In the courtyard, Jiang Lan was quickly informed.
Although it was a bit unexpected, it made sense when you think about it carefully.
But was it Jiang Ruxian's intention or Liu's own intention that Liu, whom he had created, came to find him? Then, Jiang Lan ordered his servants to bring Liu here. After asking a few questions, he knew that Jiang Ruxian had never doubted her true identity, but this was also due to his mysterious means.
By asking Liu, he also learned about Jiang Ruxian's movements in the past few days.
After sitting in the deserted temple for two days, he set off again with Liu, still heading towards the imperial capital, but he separated from Liu outside the city.
Liu didn't know where Jiang Ruxian had gone, but she just followed her instructions and came to find Jiang Lan to join him.
However, during the two days in the deserted temple, Jiang Ruxian asked Liu about everything she knew, all of which were real memories of what happened to Jiang Lan during that period of his previous life.
However, these memories are not personally experienced, but rather narrated and told through a third-person narrative.
Although it is less real, it is heavier and more depressing.
Afterwards, Jiang Lan ordered people to arrange a residence for Liu and a maid to serve her outside, and he seemed to be very concerned about the matter.
If his parents didn't ask about the news related to Liu, he would not take the initiative to explain.
There were so many people executed at that time, they couldn't say for sure whether there were any who escaped the net.
After settling Liu, Jiang Lan also learned that the royal family had opened Qianyuan Mansion.
But he had no interest in this, so he used recuperation as an excuse to study and comprehend the Dao Fruit of the Year in his mansion.
A hazy and mysterious world emerged in the depths of the imperial capital, as if opening out of the void.
One of them was mysterious, covered with light fog, colorful clouds rising, and rich spiritual energy was everywhere, like a thick fog blowing out from it.
Faintly, one can see that there is a vast and boundless world glowing, accompanied by all kinds of brilliant and amazing visions, and wisps of mysterious substances like flowing mist are emanating from it.
Just a whiff of its scent is enough to extend the lifespan of an ordinary person, and it's like the scent of mature ancient herbs wafting from far away.
Ding, ding, ding...
The royal Daoji ancient bell rang, and the sound shook the entire imperial capital, beginning to alert everyone.
On the grand square outside the imperial palace, there were already crowds of people.
The high platforms were like floating islands, rising and falling in the air, crowded with people, creating an unprecedented grand occasion.
In the central area of the square, several powerful men dressed in eunuch costumes appeared. They worked together to move out a magic mirror as big as a full moon. They activated ancient methods, chanted something, and their bodies glowed. Rich spiritual energy surged out and made the mirror hang high in the center.
As the hazy light passed by, the blurry mirror surface there began to become clear, reflecting the Qianyuan Mansion clearly.
Among them, the densely packed buildings, pavilions, caves and mountains also appear faintly, full of a sacred atmosphere and fascinating.
It was a real small world, serving as a resting place for the young geniuses from the major sects before the Southern Hunting Exercise.
The younger generations of various immortal sects all rushed over at the first opportunity and began to compete for regional positions.
At the suggestion of the elders of the sect, the young geniuses of the ethnic groups affiliated with the Prime Minister's Mansion also took the lead to go to Qianyuan Mansion to open up the contested area.
The first day that Qianyuan Mansion opened, it caused a huge sensation. The younger generation, who had long been unable to contain their desire to compete, began to fight fiercely in it.
For some areas, the fighting was fierce and blood was splattered. The scenes of the battle were revealed and the news was synchronized with the outside world, causing an uproar.
Many young people who have been dormant for a long time are waiting for such an opportunity to become famous.
This Qianyuan Mansion is the battle arena prepared for them.
As an appetizer before the Southern Hunting Exercise, the royal family also spent a lot of money and prepared several Taoist weapons deep in the Qianyuan Palace.
On the second day after Qianyuan Mansion was opened, the younger generation of princes, nobles, and aristocratic families in the imperial capital also began to take action.
Xiao Teng, the third son of Zhenbei King Xiao He, set out with a group of friends and followers. Beside him were many disciples of Yijian Palace.
During this period, he had a very good personal relationship with Ye Ming, who was traveling in the world under the identity of "Zhang Yuan", and was also among them.
In addition to Xiao Teng, many famous young men in the imperial capital, such as Xia Jie, the third son of Prince Wuxuan, Situ Jian, the young master of Duke Zhongguo's Mansion, the eldest son of Prince Chong'an, and other princesses, all brought their own followers and went there to compete for the fame of their families.
It can be said that this time in Qianyuan Mansion, nearly 50% of the best young people in Zhongtianzhou today are gathered, and they are all top-notch among their peers.
Ao Xu, Luo Ying and other young geniuses who had followed and assisted Jiang Lan in Anyang City before also appeared among them and started a fierce battle for various areas.
It is not only a place for fighting, but also a place for cultivation. Each different area has different benefits and opportunities.
All the elders of the immortal sects and high-ranking nobles from the aristocratic families in the outside world were paying close attention to the situation through the round mirror in the central square of the imperial palace.
Where there is contention, there is fighting, and where there is fighting, there is bloodshed and casualties. However, all this is tacitly approved by all parties, and the royal family will not interfere.
A chariot as magnificent as a black bird was suspended high above the central square, with curtains hanging down like clouds.
It was a rare moment of leisure for Empress Xia. People outside were unable to see her appearance clearly. She was leaning on the couch in a slightly lazy posture.
Chunlan and several other maids served her, massaging her shoulders and legs, or peeling spiritual fruits for her and bringing them to her mouth.
"No wonder Jiang Lan is so leisurely and lazy, this posture is indeed comfortable..."
Emperor Xia stretched his soft and slender waist.
The wide dragon robe was slightly tightened, revealing its amazing and graceful curves, so slender that it could be grasped in one hand.
From time to time, she would glance at the situation in the round mirror in the center of the square, paying attention to some of the battles that interested her, but then she would quickly lose interest and shake her head in boredom.
"I have full control over the situation of the younger generations of the major aristocratic families, so I am not surprised by this battle situation."
"In recent days, many geniuses have emerged from various sects, and their strength and talents are also impressive..."
"The Taiyi Sect, Yaochi Sect, Mingyuan Sect, and Biyou Dongtian only sent some ordinary elders to deal with the situation casually. They are indeed taking the royal family less and less seriously."
"Once my cultivation reaches the eighth level and I have completely mastered the national weapon, these problems will be gradually solved..."
Emperor Xia gently stroked the white cat in his arms.
She also did not expect that she would be able to shock all the immortal sects like the founding emperor of Da Xia did.
Taiyi Sect is the leading sect in Zhongtianzhou today. It has profound background, huge power, and close relationship with the Prime Minister's Mansion. She can understand why they don't take Daxia seriously.
However, the attitudes of the Yaochi Sect, Mingyuan Sect, and Biyou Dongtian Sect need to be considered...
Then, her eyes swept across the high platform where the Prime Minister's Mansion was located. Compared with other aristocratic families, it was much quieter, with only a few guests there to deal with.
Prime Minister Jiang Lintian did not show up, and seemed not to care much about the matter.
"Why haven't we seen any news about Jiang Lan in the past few days?"
"Could it be that after digging out his heart to return to his sister, he was too seriously injured?"
“But after he obtained the Immortal Fetus Creation Dew, his body transformed into an Immortal Fetus. With the help of the natural treasures in the Prime Minister’s Mansion to heal his injuries, it shouldn’t be a big deal.”
"I had some expectations for him."
Emperor Xia shook his head slightly and withdrew his gaze.
Qianyuan Mansion has been open for several days, but there has been no movement from Jiang Lan.
In fact, many people are also paying attention to him, wanting to know how his cultivation is going now.
But I don’t know whether Jiang Lan is proud of his status or doesn’t care about it. There has been no news for several days.
Night, the hour of Xu.
Queen Xia went to Yuxianfang again, but did not meet Jiang Lan there, which made her feel a little regretful.
But then, on the way back to the palace, she met someone she had never expected.
To be precise, it was not that they encountered each other, but that they were intercepted by the other party.
The moonlight was bright, the mist was rising, and there were palaces and pavilions standing on both sides, which was extremely magnificent.
However, this alley seemed a little quiet. The sounds of the surrounding world were quickly disappearing, as if it was separated from the original world.
"Protect His Majesty."
The four maids following Emperor Xia, Chunlan, Xiazhu, Qiuju and Dongmei, instantly felt as if they were facing a great enemy and stared straight ahead.
Among them, Xia Zhu looked particularly solemn and fearful.
On the wall of a palace, a figure in white, as cool and picturesque as a banished immortal, stood there quietly.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
