Three days later.
The spirit boat finally arrived outside Sutian City, and Yunpeng's Lei Ao and his men were waiting early, ready to welcome Yun Zheng and his group.
When the citizens of Sutian City learned that Emperor and Queen Shuogong were coming, they all rushed out curiously.
Since Sutian City is very close to Shuo Palace, the people of Sutian City are deeply influenced by Shuo Palace and are quite respectful to the Emperor and the several great protectors.
"Your subordinate greets the Emperor and Empress!"
Yun Peng clasped his hands together and said humbly, "The inn is ready. Please allow me to send someone to guide you."
"Okay." Yun Zheng nodded slightly.
Shouyun and Yaoguang's group, led by the Shuo Palace guards, entered Sutian City first. Due to their large number, they were divided into different inns, each of which was top-notch, to ensure the envoys from the two continents would not be uncomfortable and that Qiongtian's hospitality would not be inadequate.
Yun Zheng and her friends did not stay in the inn directly, but went to Shuo Palace.
The Shuo Palace was severely damaged. Even some of the decorative spiritual treasures were taken away. Even the decorative spiritual treasures on the ground were not spared, so the ground was full of potholes.
When Yun Peng saw Feng Xinglan and the others staring at the ground, his cheeks couldn't help but turn red.
"The Shuo Palace has become like this. Not only are the Scarlet Sky Divine Wind Palace and the Celestial Clan at fault, but also some large and small forces have taken advantage of the situation to seize many of our Shuo Palace's treasures."
After hearing Yunpeng's explanation, Mu Yin became very angry.
"Isn't this just taking advantage of someone's misfortune? Humph!"
Yun Zheng said expressionlessly, "First, pack up. Then, I'll send notices to all the factions, big and small, that have supported the Scarlet Sky Divine Wind Palace and the Celestial Clan. Tell them to return everything in the Shuo Palace within three days. If they don't, tell them to wait until I come and collect it myself!"
Yun Peng and Lei Ao looked at each other, their eyes brightening.
The emperor and empress were indeed not afraid of trouble. In fact, they had had such an idea before, but because the emperor and empress were still alive, they could not make a rash decision.
However, since the emperor and empress had said so themselves, they could go ahead and do it.
"Yes, I obey your command!" Yun Peng and Lei Ao answered at the same time.
Mo Jing said with deep sorrow, "It's truly heartbreaking that so many treasures were stolen."
Yu Qiu smiled slightly, "The treasures of Shuo Palace should be able to support a hundred Lans."
Feng Xinglan: “…”
Yu Qiu continued to laugh and said, "It would be best if they don't return the things on their own initiative. That way, we will have a legitimate reason to attack them and rob them of everything!"
"Brother Qiu's idea is good." Mu Yin nodded in agreement, his eyes showing a bit of hostility, and he said in a deep voice: "If others do not offend me, I will not offend others. If others offend our brother Rong, we will definitely rob them clean!"
The others: "..."
Nangong Qingqing laughed, "Ayin, your acting skills need to be improved."
Zhongli Wuyuan couldn't help but raise his hand and pat Mu Yin's arm, encouraging him: "Among the eight of us, your acting skills are the worst. Learn well, so that you can play the pig and eat the tiger better."
Upon hearing this, Mu Yin snorted lightly, looking unconvinced.
Yan Chen sighed softly and smiled helplessly, "Let's not talk about it for now, let's clean up the Shuo Palace together."
Yun Peng and Lei Ao were quite surprised to hear this. They immediately said, "We at Shuo Palace can handle the cleaning work. How dare we trouble you?"
The Fengyun team is the friends of the Emperor and Empress, and they are also the people that the Emperor values most in protecting. How can they let them do such rough work?
Yun Zheng replied, "There's strength in numbers, and we also want to stretch our muscles."
Mo Jing smiled and continued, "Yes, in fact, we also regard this as a form of training."
Lei Ao and Yun Peng: “???”
Is sweeping the floor also training?
Soon, they understood what "sweeping the floor to practice" meant. They used their spiritual power to control a broom and swept the gravel and dust, and they did it very skillfully.
What's more, they can actually lift a huge cylinder without any spiritual power. The cylinder is nearly six meters long, nearly two meters in diameter, and weighs more than three thousand kilograms.
Because this cylinder is made of a mixture of some heavy metals from the sea, it is not only very delicate in texture, but also very heavy in weight.
They carried it with great ease.
No wonder the Fengyun team is so physically strong, it’s all the result of training.
When Yun Peng and Lei Ao saw this scene, they instantly felt a sense of urgency and crisis in their hearts, and they could not slack off in their cultivation.
…
Sutian City.
A group of geniuses, led by Yuwen Zhou and Feng Yuanxiao, had a happy time in Sutian City. Although the cultivation level and things of the practitioners in Qiongtian were a bit lower than those in Shouyun and Yaoguang Continents, surprisingly, there were many rare and strange gadgets here.
It was something they had never seen before.
There are simply countless types of spiritual weapons, runes, and elixirs.
Although the Tianjiaos were usually a bit arrogant, they would not speak ill of Qiongtian because Qiongtian had the Fengyun Squad. To belittle the opponent was to belittle oneself.
Therefore, they relaxed and had fun and bought things in Sutiancheng.
A few days later.
The Shuo Palace sent invitations to the big and small forces that occupied the Shuo Palace’s wealth.
Most of the factions returned the items respectfully. However, a small number of factions believed that they had grown stronger and that the Shuo Palace had declined, so instead of returning the items, they even threatened to do so:
"Now that the things have fallen into our hands, there is no reason to return them. Don't you see that the Qiongtian Continent is still ruled by your Shuo Palace, the Scarlet Sky Divine Wind Palace, the Celestial Clan, the Imperial Clan, and Mozhou Island?"
"Haha, your Emperor hasn't come out for so long, I'm afraid he's already dead? Without the Emperor in Shuo Palace, what do we have to fear?"
"Shuo Palace is now nothing more than a powerful bow, yet they still dare to send us a notice demanding the return of our things. Bah! In this world, the strong are respected. We are now stronger than your Shuo Palace, so you should just tuck your tail between your legs and hide in a corner!"
These words were recorded in detail by the photo stone, but some forces were not so direct and made subtle sarcasm.
Yun Peng reported, "Nine Palaces Venerable, Three Purities Sect, and No Trace Palace were once considered powerful forces on the Qiongtian Continent. When we were fighting the Scarlet Sky Divine Wind Palace and the Celestial Clan, they declared themselves neutral, seemingly staying out of the conflict. However, they were secretly sending people to steal things from our Shuo Palace."
After a pause, Yunpeng's tone suddenly became colder.
"Not only did this war not cause any losses to these major forces, but it actually benefited them. In a short period of time, they gained the strength to replace top forces like the Scarlet Sky Divine Wind Palace."
Lei Ao said coldly, "They are just sitting back and enjoying the fruits of their labor. Do they really think our Shuo Palace has declined? I'm afraid they haven't heard that a lean camel is bigger than a horse!"
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