(915 AD, foothills of the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions)

Eagles whistling through the mountains, sheep grazing on the meadows by the lake under the herdsmen's drive, and the vast blue Lake Serim is like a shining pearl set in the mountains covered with verdant meadows.

Behind him, the sturdy shepherd hummed briskly and drove the lone sheep with whips in hand, while behind him eight or nine tents formed a camp, where the men were busy cooking or slaughtering meat, and the women were quietly accompanying their infant children, with happy and contented smiles on their faces.

In the distance of the camp, several mysterious people dressed in black robes and masked with black cloth rode horses and looked at the people on the lake, the leader of them wore dark masks, looked at the peaceful scene of the camp in front of them, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, raised his right hand to signal to the surrounding subordinates, and then everyone rushed towards the camp one after another.

When a herdsman on guard spotted them, he quickly returned to the camp to ring the gong to warn them, and everyone who was still chatting and laughing stopped what they were doing, returned to their tents to pick up their weapons, and then went to the camp to stand guard. At the same time, a middle-aged man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes and a handsome face walked out of a tent in a corner.

When he saw the shepherds gathered in front of a group of men in black with weapons around him, he also resolutely returned to the tent, took out a weapon wrapped in sackcloth from a box, and walked out of the tent quickly after looking back at his wife, who was still asleep.

"Who are you waiting for? This is the pasture of our people, and people like you are not welcome to enter here. A tall elder walked out of the crowd in the camp and said to the black-robed man in a somewhat hoarse voice.

"You don't have to be nervous, I'm just here to find someone today, and if I find him, I won't bother you again." One of the men to the left of the leader of the men in black said to the elder, "May I ask Your Excellency, where is Xuanyuan Ji here?" ”

The people around him with weapons looked at the elder in confusion, and the elder turned his face sideways and replied stiffly, "I have never heard of this person, please come back." ”

"Oh, since you old thing won't tell the truth, let's go in and search for it." The subordinate said in a contemptuous tone.

"Who dares! Shall our people's camp be entered as soon as you want! The old man was a little angry, and the other clansmen also clenched their weapons as if they were facing a great enemy.

Just as the leader of the man in black was gradually beginning to gather a powerful black true qi in his hands, the man from the Central Plains keenly felt a terrifying power from this person. In order not to affect the people around him, he walked out from behind the crowd and said, "I am Xuanyuan Ji." ”

Everyone was a little surprised by Xuanyuan Ji's self-revealing identity, and the old man's face was full of worry and panic.

"Benefactor, why did you come out? Go back, with us here, these people don't want to touch a single hair of you. The old man said to Xuanyuan Ji very majestically.

"Xuanyuan Ji, the inheritor of the Yellow Emperor's bloodline, this seat has been looking for you in the Central Plains for a long time, but I didn't expect you to hide in the Western Regions. Now that we have a fateful meeting, this seat advises you to obediently tie your hands and arrest it, otherwise if you force this seat to make a move, there will be a river of blood here in an instant. The masked leader said in a somewhat heavy voice.

"Your Excellency, I'm afraid it's too early to say this." After Xuanyuan Ji finished speaking, he dismantled the strip of cloth wrapped around this weapon, and a sharp broadsword that shimmered with dazzling golden light in the sunlight suddenly appeared in his hand, "Today, I won't let Your Excellency hurt anyone here!" ”

"Qilin knife, hehehe... The leader of the men in black smiled a little gloomily, and then he raised his right hand and gave an order, and the men in the black robe immediately rushed towards everyone in the camp.

At the same time, the leader leapt down from his horse, instilled black true qi into his hand to form an invisible long blade, and slashed at Xuanyuan Ji with its might.

This overwhelming force was countered by Xuanyuan Ji holding the Qilin Knife, and the huge wave of qi that burst out of the scene instantly formed a powerful shock wave, devouring the heavens and the earth and uprooting the flowers and plants on the ground.

Subsequently, according to the number of sword techniques recorded in the various scrolls he collected, Xuanyuan Ji fought fiercely with other black-clothed men. And with the powerful power of the Qilin Sword, one of the four ancient gods, he killed all the men in black on the spot in a few rounds.

"Now, it's your turn!" Xuanyuan Ji gasped and slashed at the leader of the men in black.

"Hehe, just a unicorn knife can't hurt me!" The leader of the man in black did not dodge, and after fusing the black true qi of his hands together, he drove the attack on Xuanyuan Ji with internal force, and Xuanyuan Ji also attacked the man in black with the internal force of his whole body at the same time with the Qilin knife as the guide of the battle intent true qi, and after the collision of the two true qi, a violent wave of qi burst out again, instantly knocking down the herdsmen guarding the entrance of the camp behind him.

"Patriarch, everyone, you take my wife and leave this place quickly, go as far as possible, quickly!" Xuanyuan Ji called out to the herdsmen behind him, and at the same time, the internal force in his body was still being imported into the confrontation with the man in black.

"This power, this is completely beyond the limits of mortals! Are you crazy? Do you still want to die with this seat? The leader of the men in black snarled at Xuanyuan Ji with a look of fear.

"Since ancient times, the Xuanyuan clan has lived to stop your ambitions. My ancestors were like this, so why should I be afraid! Xuanyuan Ji used his remaining internal strength to pull the water of Sailimu Lake up, condensing into a thick wall of water around the man in black, and at the same time, using the fierce sword qi that continued to emanate from the Qilin Knife, he quickly pierced the body of the man in black.

"Benefactor, our people are by no means greedy for life and afraid of death, now that Akelie has protected your wife and other female dependents to leave, we will live and die with our benefactor at this moment!" The elder said as he fed his not abundant internal force into Xuanyuan Ji's body.

"Yes, live and die together!" Other clansmen also stepped forward one after another to convey their meager internal force to Xuanyuan Ji.

Amid the heart-rending wails of the women behind them, everyone supported the wall of water to imprison the leader of the men in black, but as time passed, the men who were left behind passed out one by one due to the exhaustion of their internal strength, and closed their eyes forever after losing the opportunity for treatment.

Outside the fierce battlefield, the carriage carrying the women drove into the valley, and then went farther and farther until it gradually disappeared from the sight of the remaining men.

Finally, the elder also fell down with an unwilling look. Seeing that the people around him had been killed and injured, Xuanyuan Ji held back tears of pain and anger, and used all the internal force of his body to quickly crash the walls of water towards the man in black.

The leader of the men in black finally seemed a little unable to support the continuous impact of the wall of water, and then, Xuanyuan Ji jumped up and stabbed the unicorn knife at the man in black with all his strength. And with a miserable scream from the man in black, Xuanyuan Ji saw the unicorn knife stabbed into the chest of the man in black, and the scene exploded in an instant, and the two of them both fell to the ground after being bounced off heavily.

After a while, the leader of the men in black struggled with all his strength to pull out the unicorn knife, and then lay on the ground dying, panting. He turned his head sideways to look at Xuanyuan Ji, and all he saw was a face that seemed to be asleep but had not moved.

In the end, the man in black used his last internal strength to try to elicit something out of Xuanyuan Ji's body, however, he couldn't sense anything.

"It seems that I lost again, hehehe......" The man in black chuckled to himself and closed his eyes, after which a black aura emanated from his body and gradually drifted to the east.

On the other side, Akelie drove towards the south in a carriage, and the ladies in the carriage snuggled up to each other as if they had lost their souls, including Xuanyuan Ji's wife, who had been pregnant for several months.

The sunset was so red today that it was about to devour the little carriage and the wounded hearts of the little carriage like a terrible devil.

The carriage is drifting away, and the descendants of the Xuanyuan clan are gradually growing up in the cultivation of the emperor's soul qi. The contest between good and evil, the fate of joy and sorrow, I don't know if we can usher in the final dawn in the troubled times of five dynasties and ten countries.

(Chengdu, July 934)

Heavy rain pours, lightning and thunder, and the brightly lit Dashu Imperial City is crowded with people, and people come and go. At that time, the eunuchs and palace maids who were staggered did not know why they were rushing around.

At the same time, 100 soldiers of the forbidden army were quickly transferred from around the imperial city to assemble in front of the Yongshou Palace, and an officer in heavy armor was standing here with a sword in his hand, coldly watching the soldiers of the forbidden army who entered the square in front of the palace in a neat running posture.

After a while, all the soldiers arrived at the front of the temple and stood in formation.

The officer frowned, in order to prevent the sound from being drowned out by the roaring thunder, he deliberately raised his voice and said sharply to the soldiers: "Your Majesty issued an edict, King Meng Feng of Jin colluded with the Tang Dynasty assassins with the intention of assassinating the emperor, the evidence is conclusive, and the crime cannot be punished. All the personnel of King Jin's Mansion were immediately arrested and put into prison, waiting to be released. Those who dare to resist arrest will be killed. ”

"Yes!" The soldiers immediately rushed in unison to King Jin's mansion, which was only a few streets away from the imperial city.

At this moment, King Jin's Mansion has been surrounded by the Xuanwu Guards of Dashu a few hours ago, and there is a dead silence in the courtyard, and the subordinates have been shot dead and wounded more than a dozen people because they want to forcibly rush out of the mansion, so now everyone is waiting calmly in the courtyard, or leaning against each other, or leaning against each other.

Two months ago, King Meng Feng of Jin was accused by Prime Minister Xun Zheng of colluding with Tang assassins to infiltrate the emperor's palace to assassinate the emperor, and was placed under house arrest in the palace of King Jin pending the next step.

Now, King Jin was sitting quietly on the main hall, holding his temples and closing his eyes and waiting, after all, in his opinion, since the new emperor had already killed him, it was already impossible to escape from the mansion under the impenetrable siege of Xuanwu Wei.

It's just that he still feels extremely guilty and uncomfortable when he thinks that his wife and his subordinates will be implicated because of him. In the current situation, he can only hope that in the new emperor's possible future summons, he will try his best to persuade the new emperor to believe in the innocence of himself and the entire Jin Palace, and at the same time try his best to save the lives of other innocent people.

There was movement outside the house, and the sound of neat footsteps became more and more obvious from far to near. The forbidden army quickly arrived in front of King Jin's mansion, and soon entered the palace under the leadership of the leading officer.

After hearing the movement in front of the mansion, King Meng Feng of Jin slowly stood up and walked towards the courtyard in front of the hall with the support of his wife, who had already washed her face with tears. Although he is not yet in his old age, his face and body have aged significantly in the past few months.

"It seems that it is right to send Yan'er to Yuzhou to learn martial arts before tonight, at least there is a chance to protect yourself, otherwise, our family really has no hope of washing away their grievances." Meng Feng said softly to his wife.

"Master, relax, Yan'er is so old after all, and he has his own considerations for his behavior, as long as he can live safely, my heart will be very satisfied." Madame said with tears in her eyes.

The forbidden soldiers entered the courtyard, and the adjutant who took the lead read out the emperor's holy decree that all the people from the Jin Wangfu would be imprisoned, and then with the wails one after another, the dozens of people left in the palace were taken away by the soldiers one after another.

"Lord Jin, the last general is going to be on business, please forgive me!"

"It's useless to say more, lead the way ahead, this king and the first emperor have fought bloody battles, and they have done their best for Dashu, which is right and which is not their own public opinion!" King Jin said in a deep voice, and still maintained a majestic and inviolable demeanor.

"Come on, escort well, don't snub the prince and wife." A sneer fell on the officer's lips.

When King Jin walked to the door with the guards on the left and right, a luxuriously dressed carriage slowly drove from the side, and then stopped in front of King Jin.

"Lord Jin, this king is afraid that you will be too lonely, so he specially came to see you off tonight." A middle-aged man in the car lifted the curtain and looked at Meng Fen with a smug face, "But you don't have to worry too much, I believe that your baby son will come to accompany you soon, and the family can enjoy family fun on Huangquan Road." ”

"Hmph, the little one is not worried. What is the truth, I believe that the new emperor has his own wise decision, and will not be provoked by traitors and villains. King Jin looked at the person in the car with disdain, and then he and his wife were escorted into the car and slowly drove towards the heavenly prison on the east side of the imperial city.

After all the personnel of King Jin's Mansion walked out of the mansion, King Mu whispered a few words after beckoning the officers to come over and approach him, and then the carriage slowly drove away. After seeing the carriage drive some distance, the officer beckoned another adjutant to come over.

"Where can Prince Jin find out now?" The officer asked the adjutant general with a proud face, and beside him were groups of servants of the Jin Palace, who were either wailing loudly or sobbing in a low voice, who were also escorted to the prison by the soldiers.