Inside the City Lord's Mansion of Jiulin City.

Every city naturally has a castle lord's mansion, although in this world of warriors, the official power often does not have much control power.

The Central Plains, where the four major sects are located, is better, and in a place like Jiulin City, the city lord is actually just an ornament, just a mouthpiece for the royal family - the kind that transmits news to the imperial city.

This is also the reason for the important status of Jiulin City, in some remote small cities, the position of the city lord has long been not designated by the royal family, but controlled by local clans.

The city lord of Jiulin City is named Ji Jiankang, and he is just an ordinary person who is familiar with martial arts, and he can only sit in this position thanks to his good ability to handle government affairs and maintain friendly relations with various forces.

Ji Jiankang usually rarely interacts with people, but today's city lord's mansion is quite lively, and the city lord Ji holds a banquet to entertain guests from the imperial city.

Of course, due to the deliberate low-key nature of these guests, not many people in Jiulin City knew about it.

Except for some big forces, only Lingyunmen, who was deliberately inquiring, knew.

There were a lot of people coming from the Imperial City, but many of them were servants, attendants, and the like as well as the nominally routine patrol missions.

These people were not among Ji Jiankang's invitations, and there were only three people he was going to invite today.

"Lord Chen, Daoist Qingguan, and this little brother Zhou, everyone eats vegetables...... Regarding the vision of that night, Ji has sent someone to investigate, and I believe that there will be a result in the near future. ”

Opposite Ji Jiankang, there were three people sitting at the table, two old and one young, except for a long-bearded old man dressed as a Taoist priest, the other two were all dressed in samurai uniforms.

The old man dressed as a Taoist priest is naturally the Qingguan Taoist, and Ji Jiankang doesn't know the other party, but judging from the situation of the three of them, this Taoist is obviously in a good position.

And the other two warriors, Ji Jiankang recognized the eldest of them, it was Chen Yongnian, the head of the Imperial City Forbidden Army.

Chen Yongnian was also a martial artist in the rivers and lakes when he was young, and he once defeated three acquired masters one by one, and later after entering the imperial city, he never mentioned the events of that year.

As for the last young man named Zhou An, he has always called Chen Yongnian a master, probably a newly recruited apprentice or something.

For Ji Jiankang, Zhou An, the youngest among them, is also a figure who has no need to offend, so he entertained the three of them with the most courteous gesture.

In the face of Ji Jiankang's courtesy, Zhou An was naturally silent with the presence of his elders, and the Qingguan Taoist smiled, but he rarely spoke, or Chen Yongnian and Ji Jiankang greeted each other.

"......It's good if City Lord Ji has a heart," Chen Yongnian first said a few words, and then said, "But His Royal Highness has been missing for nearly ten days, and I still ask City Lord Ji to hurry up." ”

Of course, Ji Jiankang understands that what is often put in the back is the truth, and hurriedly said: "Lord Chen, Ji must do his best, but ...... Can you provide me with some information about His Highness?"

"It is rumored that the vision of that night appeared inside the Lingyun Gate, and if His Highness is still hiding in it, it should not be difficult to find traces. ”

After listening to his words, Chen Yongnian glanced at the Qingguan Daoist, and then said: "Your Highness is the niece of the current saint, the second daughter of His Royal Highness King Fu, this is her portrait. ”

Ji Jiankang's expression suddenly relaxed, it's good to have a portrait!

The portraits carefully prepared by the royal family are not the kind of goods that the people search for prisoners, they are all painted by court painters, almost no different from real people.

Ji Jiankang was about to reach out to take it, but suddenly felt like a breeze blowing beside him, and one hand had been pressed on the portrait.

"Who?!"

Chen Yongnian reacted extremely quickly, and he was about to withdraw his hand in an instant, but the scroll had already been firmly held by that hand.

He didn't dare to tear it harder, for fear of tearing the scroll directly, but the other party's intention was precisely this, and he shook the scroll with his backhand.

Pure True Qi poured out from the palm of his hand, and in the blink of an eye, it spread all over the entire picture scroll, and then with a flick of the person's wrist, the entire picture scroll instantly dispersed into a flying sky.

Ji Jiankang had already stepped aside, staring at the confetti scattered on the ground in a daze, and some red paint could be seen.

What struck him as strange was that the confetti were very uniform in size, each piece was tiny square, as if it were ...... It was cut like this by a net!

Chen Yongnian obviously noticed this scene as well, and raised his head in shock, but the face of a young man was met in his eyes.

"Not Your Highness...... How can someone outside the royal family have a true qi network? Could it be that it is a royal relic?"

Chen Yongnian subconsciously equated the "True Qi Network" with the "Imperial Family", and never thought that there would be outsiders who practiced the Imperial Family.

"Mr. Zhong?" Ji Jiankang recognized Xu Xian at a glance, he had a good memory, although he had only met Xu Xian twice, he remembered his appearance.

Xu Xian turned around abruptly, his cold gaze fixed on Ji Jiankang, but he said with a smile: "City Lord Ji...... How good is it for you to pretend you don't know me?"

Ji Jiankang's heart was slightly cold, his face suddenly became bitter, and when he was about to change his words, Xu Xian's ghostly figure had already approached him.

But at the same time, another figure also rushed over, standing between the two, it was the young man named Zhou An.

Zhou An is indeed a disciple of Chen Yongnian and Chen Jiaotou, and he is a real disciple.

Although he rarely has the opportunity to go out, he has inherited Chen Yongnian's mantle, and his strength should not be underestimated.

Over the years, there have often been people from the rivers and lakes who have entered the imperial city, and there is rarely a need for Chen Yongnian to personally take care of them, and Zhou An is dealing with them, including many of the acquired martial artists of the four major factions.

"City Lord Ji, please stand back and be restless. Zhou An stood in front of Ji Jiankang, his horse steps were steady, his hands were clenched, and he looked ahead with confidence.

When a martial artist is fighting, he can often feel the true qi stirring in the enemy's body, and Zhou An can easily judge that the cultivation of the person in front of him is similar to his own, and he does not exceed the five changes of true qi.

Similarly, Xu Xian had a similar induction, but his focus was not on the realm.

"Daomen Martial Artist?" Xu Xian immediately noticed that the internal strength of the person in front of him was very special, and the speed of his true qi was much faster than normal.

"The route has been simplified, and the accelerated version of Zhou Tiangong has been accelerated, although it is difficult to go further, but the previous cultivation will be much smoother...... I see. ”

Xu Xian quickly figured out the trick, for the royal family, which is not short of manpower, it is indeed the most necessary thing to do this kind of internal strength that can mass-produce middle-level martial artists.

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but hang a sneer, Yu Mengshi's intention was to invite him to become such a martial artist...... What is the difference between this and a eunuch in the palace?

One has no future, and the other has no descendants - no, eunuchs may not have no queens, and people can enter the palace again.

As soon as the thoughts in his mind turned, the coldness in Xu Xian's eyes became heavier, but the whirling fist in his hand turned an angle and hit Zhou An's abdomen, instead of choosing his heart.

How can you kill a good experimental material at once?

Zhou Anke didn't think about it so much, he didn't hesitate to choose to attack Xu Xian, and also pressed Xu Xian's fist with one palm.

And at the moment when the fists collided, Zhou An's face suddenly changed.

He felt an irresistible huge force attacking, and the whole person retreated uncontrollably, and the opponent's fist also carried a spiral true qi, which was already rampaging through his body.

"What kind of punch is this...... It's so domineering!"

Zhou An couldn't help but bend down and cover his abdomen, such a thought had just been born in his mind, but he saw that Xu Xian had already floated in front of him like a ghost, and then there was a pain in the back of his head, and the scene in front of him suddenly darkened.