Ji Buyun had a strange dream this night, in addition to the necessary cold and quiet fragrance, there were also the figures of the high priest and the queen floating in the blue sky and blue sea, and their figures sometimes overlapped and turned into a cold smile.

That smile turned out to be Ying Qingyi's, and the background of the blue sky and blue sea turned into an ice-blue flame at this time.

When the flames are extinguished, the background turns into an endless wasteland, where two huge armies, one in black and black armor and the other in dark blue armor, are facing each other in the wasteland.

The figures of the high priest and the queen resurfaced on the vast battlefield, their figures overlapped above the blue camp, the slender body was the high priest's, and the face that loomed in the shadow of the sword and sword was the queen's.

After Ji Buyun woke up in the morning, he kept wondering, what does this inhumane dream mean?

The arrival of the messenger from the Praetorian Guard headquarters broke his musings.

The messenger informed him of the assassination that had taken place in Haotian City the previous night, and at the same time conveyed an order from the headquarters that he must strengthen the guard of the priesthood, but did not say a word about the expected transfer of troops.

After the messenger left, he had a brief breakfast, and the captain of the Praetorian Guard on duty had a serious discussion on the vigilance arrangement, the current arrangement after many discussions, the most reasonable, the only thing that needed to be strengthened was the daily inspection of the sentry posts and patrols, and he asked the captain on duty to be responsible for handling the matter.

He knew that when the Priesthood was really in danger, it was the cultivators who could make a difference, and no matter how many ordinary Praetorian Guards there were, it would be useless.

Tonight, the high priest was going to have a banquet for Ji Heng in the makeshift banquet hall of the barracks of the priest's court, which was the most important thing at the moment, and he decided to go to the banquet hall to see it in person.

He took the Nine Brothers to the makeshift banquet hall, which was built with ready-made wood and equipment, although it was a little rough, but it was better than the momentum and pattern, a temporary banquet hall for private banquets could accommodate 100 people at the same time.

The bluestone that was hastily paved was smooth and generous, cleaned inside and out, and the tables, chairs and application utensils were all in place.

He was very satisfied with this, and arranged for Anya to guard here with a small team of Praetorian Guards, and from now on, no one was allowed to enter or leave the banquet hall without his orders.

At this time, the priest of the day watch came here with more than 30 small priests from the priest's courtyard, and after exchanging greetings with Ji Buyun, the priest of the day watch immediately arranged for someone to take over the banquet hall, and the little priest carefully cleaned the inside and outside of the banquet hall with the cleaning tools he brought with him.

After a while, dozens of priests, led by the priest in charge of wine, arrived with carpets, flowers, and dining utensils for the priest's court.

After a brief discussion with the priest who kept the sun and held the wine, the priest who kept the sun came forward to negotiate with Ji Buyun, from now on, the Praetorian Guard could only be responsible for the perimeter guard, and no one was allowed to enter the banquet hall without her consent, and the order that Ji Buyun had just issued was immediately invalidated.

Ji Buyun hurriedly agreed, and at the same time conveyed it to Anya, and after introducing Anya to the priest of the day watch, he instructed: "From now on, you take these brothers and obey the orders of the priest of the day watch." ”

At this time, Ji Cheng personally came here with four cooks, four maids and more than a dozen miscellaneous servants under the guidance of a Praetorian Guard squadron leader, and the three carts behind them were filled with baskets of vegetables, fruits, meat and other ingredients.

After a brief exchange of greetings between Ji Buyun, the priest of the sun watch, and Ji Cheng, he commanded the Praetorian Guards to assist them in unloading the truck, and the ingredients were unloaded and passed to the door of the banquet hall to be taken over by the priests, who carefully inspected them before sending them to the kitchen.

Ji Cheng and Ji Buyun watched all this on the side, while whispering about some details that need to be paid attention to at the banquet, although this time it was the high priest who invited Ji Heng in his personal name, but after all, both the guest and the host were the top people in their respective countries, and they were not sloppy in etiquette at all.

The priest of the wine came over to join their discussion, and she said to Ji Buyun and Ji Cheng with a slight apology: "Don't hide it from Ji Gongzi and the Western Shepherd, I have read through the classics, and I have not found a convention like the combination of the identities of the High Priest and Ji Gongzi, everything can only be discussed by us." ”

Ji Cheng said with a smile: "There is a labor priest who bothered, everything on our side who listens to Ji Henggong and Gongzi has no opinions except for the indispensable procedure of thanking the emperor." ”

Ji Buyun said: "Western Mu, what do I know? Everything can only trouble the master and you." ”

Ji Chengdao: "Childe is polite, this is all in the next place." ”

The priest in charge of the wine smiled: "Don't be busy with being modest and polite to each other, let's discuss the specific etiquette as soon as possible." ”

Ji Buyun said to the priest who held the wine: "All of my side is entrusted to the Western Shepherd, and I am bothering you two." ”

The two didn't plan to take him to discuss these red tapes together, so they were polite to him and went to the side to discuss.

At this moment, Haotian City, which was calm on the outside, was actually in chaos, the elders and elders from the tribe were in danger, and rumors were spreading among the common people.

Most of the rumors were about the assassination of Elder Ofu, and according to reliable sources, because Elder Ofu strongly advocated that the high priest ascend the throne as soon as possible, which angered the demons, he sent a killer to assassinate Elder Ofu.

Accompanied by the rumors was the anger of the highlanders, these elders died because they were not afraid of the demons, how could the noble highlanders give in to the demons, and the calls for the high priest to ascend the throne as soon as possible were higher and higher.

Haotian City is now full of conscription announcements of the Praetorian Guard, and at the same time, the announcement was sent to the tribes of the highlands by the heralds early in the morning, and the announcement emphasized that priority would be given to the recruitment of retired personnel from the Standing Army, and the treatment would be twice as high as usual, which greatly attracted many civilians who had retired from the Standing Army, and the recruitment process was unexpectedly smooth.

Before lunch, the reactions of all parties had been summed up on the desks of the five people in power, and they immediately called an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.

At the same time, the headquarters of the Praetorian Guard received a message from the flying pigeon of Qi XVII, who had arrived at Zhongxiu Pass and was investigating the assassination of the patriarch of the An tribe.

Recently, Lord Ao Zhiwu, who has been at home and closed doors, summoned people with the status of patriarchs in the family to urgently negotiate the assassination case last night.

Ji Heng sat leisurely in the inner courtyard of the Central Plains Hall, basking in the sun while drinking tea, Tuoba Shuang sat beside him, looking at him intently.

Seeing this scene, Tuqiling, who accompanied Tuoba Shuang, went outside to hang out.

Tuoba Shuang asked Ji Heng: "The highlanders are in danger now, why did this suddenly happen?"

Ji Heng put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Tuoba Shuang affectionately and said: "The power structure of the highlanders is about to undergo major changes, everyone wants to get more benefits from the change, and it is inevitable that there will be civil strife." ”

Tuoba said, "What do you think is the greatest danger to the Highlanders right now?"

Ji Heng said: "I'm worried that someone will take this opportunity to completely change the power structure of the highlanders. Now whether the high priest ascends the throne or not, she is the core of power of the highlanders, and if you want to change completely, you can only depose her, which cannot happen under normal circumstances, unless the highlanders give up their faith in Haotian. ”

Tuoba Shuang said: "I don't know why, that's what I'm worried about." ”

Ji Heng said: "If it were you, how could you make the highlanders who have regarded themselves as servants of Haotian for generations give up their faith in Haotian?"

Tuoba Shuang shook his head and said, "I thought about it, but I can't do it." ”

Ji Heng smiled: "I can." ”

Tuoba Shuang didn't feel it at all, she held Ji Heng's hand and asked, "How do you do it?"

Ji Heng said: "Uproot the priests' house and the senate's house, let the highlanders completely strife, and then win in the chaos, and let the highlanders return to unity." ”

Tuoba Shuang thought for a moment and said, "In the midst of the chaos, it is indeed the best opportunity to change the faith, but now who has the ability to uproot the priesthood and the senate?"

Ji Heng said: "Give you and me 10,000 well-trained troops, is it difficult to break through Haotian City?"

Tuoba Shuang was taken aback and said, "Standing Army, who is so bold?"

Ji Heng said: "Half a year later, the Praetorian Guard will be fully equipped with rune weapons, and even if you give me 100,000 troops at that time, you won't be able to help Haotian City, not to mention others, now, only now, is the best time." ”

Tuoba Shuang said: "Interests, ability, this is the way you have always thought about problems, and I have been learning this from you." ”

Ji Heng fiddled with her hair and said, "How are you learning?"

Tuoba Shuang said: "I didn't learn very well. ”

Ji Heng said: "That's because your vision is not wide enough. ”

Tuoba Shuang said: "If that happens, how to deal with it?"

Ji Heng said: "If you want the standing army to obey the order to do this, it must be that the situation has developed to the point where it seriously threatens the existence of the standing army, and now is not the time, and it must be further fueled." ”

Tuoba Shuang said: "In the process of fueling the fire, as long as someone shows their feet, they will be killed immediately." ”

Ji Heng said: "The high priest and Ji Buyun do not have such determination, the five people in power are involved with each other, everyone wants to fight for power and profit, they don't want to take responsibility, and it is difficult to make such a decision, when the time comes, we will have to help them." ”

Tuoba Shuang smiled, fiddled with Ji Heng's finger and said, "I listen to you, although it is not our business, but I trust your judgment." ”

The dialogue between these two masters of strategy, if an outsider is present, will definitely be heard in the clouds, their dialogue is jumpy, many things pass by in one bit, there are answers in the question, and there is also this strategic thinking in the middle, and the conclusions reached are completely consistent.

Zhongxiu Pass is located between the Xuyang Mountain and the Lutai Mountain, overlooking the Zhuzi Water Valley, surrounded by mountains, and is the only passage to Haotian City from the east.

It did not belong to any tribe, and the Fifth Regiment of the Standing Army was stationed here, and they were responsible for controlling the pass.

There is a small town of several thousand people in the valley below the pass, and there is a senate dispatch agency in the town, and a large post station, where people from the eastern tribes who go to Haotian City usually stop.

It was at this post station that the patriarch of the An tribe was assassinated, and after the seventeenth led people to the post station, he took over the place as soon as possible.

The scene was well protected, the body of the deceased had not been moved, the walls were covered with pinholes, Lei Zhen briefly checked it after entering, and quickly came out and whispered to Qi Qi: "It was a cultivator who did it, and he is proficient in the magic of gold." ”

Qi XVII did not speak, he himself walked in, and the dead fell on the couch, half-sitting, lying or lying, in different positions, the same thing is that they all have countless penetrating wounds on their bodies.

These wounds were not only on the limbs, but also on the limbs, and there was almost no blood on the wounds, which were obviously caused by extremely sharp weapons.

To be able to leave these wounds on these people at the same time, ordinary people simply can't do it, and those who can do this can only be cultivators, and they are cultivators who have cultivated above the realm of entering the room.

Such a picture appeared in front of Qi Qi's eyes, a cultivator stood in the courtyard, waving his hands, and in the golden light, a sharp blade broke through the sky, and these people from the An tribe who were resting in the post station were killed instantly.

Normally, cultivators are subject to all kinds of restrictions, and basically will not do anything to ordinary people, this time the assassin not only did it unscrupulously, but also did not have the slightest intention of covering it up, his purpose should be to let the highlanders know that it was the cultivator who did it, which was a deliberate warning.

Qian Qiqi immediately understood this truth, but based on these wounds, he couldn't tell what kind of spell the cultivator was practicing and where it came from, the Yun sisters on Phantom Sky Island had more experience, maybe they could do it.

Qian Seventeen pondered slightly, and decided to immediately let the two cultivators of the Electric God Temple go back to the priest's courtyard to report the situation here to Ji Buyun, although Xitu was the commander-in-chief of the Praetorian Guard, he was not a cultivator and did not understand the complexity of this issue.

He believed that after Ji Buyun heard the report, he would definitely send the Yun sisters over to assist him immediately.

After Ji Buyun saw off Ji Cheng in the temporary banquet hall, he said hello to the priest who kept the sun and held the wine, and returned to the barracks, Ji Cheng sent someone to send him the clothes of the prince of the Central Plains Empire, and asked him to wear them at night, he never wore the clothes of the prince, and he was a little disapproving.

The five-member ruling meeting lasted until noon, and the gossip from well-informed sources said that the five-member ruling believed that at present, everything was to maintain the unity and stability of the highlanders and make every effort to hold the plenary session of the Senate as the first priority, and not to take any countermeasures against the demons for the time being, leaving everything to the plenary meeting of the Senate to solve, and at the same time, asked the Praetorian Guard to complete the conscription work as soon as possible and make every effort to strengthen the vigilance of Haotian City.

This official and clichéd countermeasures and measures perfectly fit the consistent bureaucratic style of the five members of the Senate, and the question of the high priest's accession to the throne that the highlanders were most concerned about was not mentioned at all.

As a result, the masses made up for this according to their own ideas, and the rumors that the five people in power were opposed to the high priest's accession to the throne instantly spread throughout Haotian City.

Soon it was reported that when someone who was familiar with Archdeacon Yuwabu asked him to verify the matter, Shebu said that it was up to the Lord himself to decide when the High Priest would ascend the throne, and that the five rulers were only responsible for carrying it out.

Some people who have a little understanding of the politics of the royal court have issued authoritative opinions that the ascension of the high priest to the throne involves a change in the power structure of the highlanders, which cannot be planned and completed in a short and half meeting, and there should be accurate information during this plenary meeting of the Senate.

All kinds of rumors changed day by day, and the masses in Haotian City were at a loss, and everyone was full of expectations for the plenary meeting of the Senate that was close at hand.

Ji Buyun was not surprised to see the two cultivators from the Electric God Temple coming back, he knew that Qian Seventeen must have made some discovery.

The cultivator of the Electric Temple recounted the scene to Ji Buyun in detail, and told him the idea that the Yun sisters would go to assist in the investigation.

Ji Buyun immediately communicated with the high priest's divine sense, and told the high priest about the situation of Zhong Xiu Pass, and the high priest Sima Shang asked Wo Yue to bring the Yun sisters to the barracks, and after the two sisters listened to Ji Buyun's request, they followed the cultivators of the Electric Temple to Zhong Xiu Pass without saying a word.

The breeze blew in the room, and the four cultivators disappeared out of thin air in the sight of Woyue and Ji Buyun, Ji Buyun was used to this, and it was the first time that the priest of Woyue had seen such a magical body.

She watched all this in amazement, and it took her half a day to recover.

Ji Buyun said with a smile: "As long as you practice hard, you will be able to do it soon." ”

Priest Woyue sighed and said, "Impossible, this is too powerful, I will never be able to learn it." ”

Ji Buyun said: "What I said is true, don't believe it, you see." ”

He silently recited the incantation, and used the Ling Tian technique indoors, and a breeze blew the hem of the white priestly robe of the Vortonian priest, and Ji Buyun's shadow was not visible in the room at all.

After he withdrew the spell, Priest Woyue's eyes widened, and he looked at Ji Buyun with an incredulous expression.

It was the first time that Ji Buyun had used the Ling Tian Technique in front of people, and seeing that Priest Woyue was so surprised, he couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart, and he asked with a smile, "How is it? I didn't lie to you, did I?"

The Voyue priest was dumbfounded: "No, no, you, you are so powerful?"

Ji Buyun said: "It's not that I'm powerful, it's that I'm practicing harder." ”

In fact, even he didn't believe in this sentence, a series of adventures made his cultivation a thousand miles away, and ordinary people, even if they were afraid to devote their lives to cultivation, would not reach his current level.

Priest Woyue looked at Ji Buyun with a look of adoration and said: "No wonder, no wonder, you are so powerful, no wonder the creation flower can bloom for you, no wonder the adults took off the veil when they saw you for the first time." ”

The high priest took off his veil when he saw Ji Buyun for the first time, allowing him to witness her peerless face, and the priest of Woyue had curiously asked Ji Buyun what was so special about him, and Ji Buyun himself didn't know at the time that the high priest's creation flower was blooming because of his arrival, and he was the chosen companion of the high priest.

Ji Buyun said: "It's not that I'm powerful, you have to concentrate on cultivation, and you can do it soon." ”

Priest Woyue suddenly exclaimed, "I almost forgot, after the Lord asked you to send them away, I went to the priest's courtyard to meet her immediately." ”

After speaking, he hurriedly waved his hand to Ji Buyun, and the two came to the pink palace of the priest's courtyard.

The High Priest and Nan Wan'er were waiting for him here.

There was food on the table, and the two of them were obviously waiting for him to come and eat together.

Seeing Ji Buyun come in, the high priest directly beckoned him to sit beside her, there were no outsiders present, and she even omitted the basic greetings when the highlanders met.

Nan Wan'er asked with a serious face: "Little brother, apart from saying that the cultivator used the golden spell to assassinate the Anya family, is there any other news?"

Ji Buyun shook his head and said, "No." ”

The high priest did not speak, his beautiful eyes looked at Ji Buyun, full of tenderness and sweetness.

She and Ji Buyun don't know as much about cultivation as Nan Wan'er, and the elf princess is well-informed and should have her own judgment.

Nan Wan'er shook her head like Ji Buyun and said, "It's strange, even the ugly monster can't see what spell he uses, isn't the assassin from those cultivation places?"

Ji Buyun asked, "Based on the scene, can you tell where the assassin came from?"

Nan Wan'er said: "Yes, there are only so many spells practiced by ordinary cultivators, and after he starts, he will inevitably leave traces, and according to these traces, you can judge what kind of spell he is practicing, and then determine that he is from that cultivation place." ”

Ji Buyun said: "Qi Seventeen said that he used the spell of gold. ”

Nan Wan'er said: "Before the cultivator reaches the realm of immortals, he practices the five elements of spells, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and the spells of different cultivation places have different characteristics, these characteristics can be seen at a glance, and only after the immortals can they practice the eight kinds of great avenue powers." ”