The largest city in the Xuanwu Empire is the imperial capital, the weight of the imperial capital is the inner city, and the core of the inner city is the imperial mountain.

Although the mountain is steep and upright, its real significance lies in the fact that the lord of the Xuanwu Empire sits here, so the existence of the Emperor Mountain also symbolizes the supreme power of the Xuanwu Empire.

The true meaning of Emperor Mountain is not only a magnificent mountain, but also because the mountain itself is a luxurious and majestic palace. The interior of the mountain was excavated by craftsmen to create palaces and rooms of different sizes, which were linked to each other by corridors and stairs, which not only had a strong sense of secrecy, but also had a high level of security.

At the beginning, the Xuanwu Empire was constantly troubled by internal and external troubles, and the entire empire fell apart, and finally relied on the help of many super families and external forces, which expelled the invasion and stabilized the empire, so that the Xuanwu Empire once again became an unshakable power on the Kunxuan Continent.

In the war, the original emperor of the Xuanwu Empire was destroyed, and then a strange mountain was selected in the north of Xuanwu as the imperial capital, so the imperial capital was built here, but it has a great relationship with the emperor mountain.

The construction project of the Emperor Mountain is huge, and it took more than 100 years to complete, which shows the extraordinary features of the Emperor Mountain. The entire Emperor Mountain looks like a whole from the outside, and it is not much different from ordinary mountains, but the interior is criss-crossed and the paths are complex.

In addition to these, the Emperor Mountain is also the core of the Imperial Capital Formation, as long as the Emperor Mountain does not tilt the formation, it will continue to operate, so the entire Xuanwu Emperor Capital dares to claim to be the most stable fortress in the entire Xuanwu.

Even if the Linshan County City, which was built at about the same time as the imperial capital, has a large array of extremely powerful defense and attack, it is still weaker than the imperial capital, and the reason is because of the lack of the most stable and powerful formation.

At this moment, in the Emperor Mountain, in an extremely large palace, the silence was as if it was a dead silence. The hall was empty, and although the top of the hall was inlaid with countless spiritual stones, the whole space was too large and still a little dim.

On the innermost side of the main hall is a high platform, with polished smooth stone steps leading to the top of the platform, and even the most ordinary steps are beautifully carved with veins. The pattern on the steps is new, and there are no signs of wear, and it can be seen that there are hardly any people walking on the steps.

On the high platform, there is a large chair made of gold, and the armrests and backrest of the seat are decorated with various flowers, vines, etc., and you can carefully identify them as rare medicinal herbs.

The characters who can go up to the high platform can be counted on two hands in the entire Xuanwu Empire, but there is only one person who can sit on this golden throne, and that is the lord of the Xuanwu Empire.

At this moment, a middle-aged man was sitting in the throne, and his majestic body made the wide throne look not much different from the ordinary seat.

This man looks to be forty to fifty years old, but the sideburns on both sides are already slightly frosted, and a pair of wide eyebrows like knives fly obliquely into the sideburns, and the most memorable thing is that he has a pair of red golden pupils.

Before, he closed his eyes tightly, and the whole person seemed to be integrated with the main hall, making people feel that no one existed. But the moment he slowly opened his eyes, the entire hall seemed to be lit up with two bright lights, as if at that moment the hall became unusually bright.

However, it was only a momentary scene, the essence in the eyes converged, and the brilliance in the hall also dimmed instantly, and the crimson essence did not disperse in the pupils, and finally gradually returned to the normal gray-black pupils.

A moment later, an old man dressed in a gorgeous costume slowly appeared at the main entrance of the main hall, and after a respectful and deep salute, he said loudly: "Lord, they are here." ”

As soon as this person opened his mouth, he had a unique voice that was half male and not female, and if Zuo Feng was here, he could hear that this person was the special voice that he heard in the shadows in the new county town.

The man on the throne turned out to be the lord of the entire Xuanwu Empire, and he was also the nominal controller of the entire empire.

He stared ahead, but he didn't seem to focus, as if he didn't notice the arrival, and didn't hear him. It's just that after a slight pause, he flatly spit out two words, "Come in."

The old man, who had neither a male nor female voice, slowly turned around and made a gesture outside. Then the three old men rushed in, and they bowed deeply a few feet away from the steps, but they didn't dare to straighten up immediately, and maintained the bent posture of saluting.

The three of them were the three people who were in the arena before, presiding over the competition, and at this moment, the three of them lowered their heads so that people could not see their demeanor, but the faces facing the ground had a look that was even more ugly than crying.

The three of them had made a heavy bet on the ghost catcher, and they planned to make a big profit this time, but they didn't expect to lose a clean amount, and now where can they still have a good mood.

"What was the outcome of the fight?"

The eldest of the three old men slowly straightened up and said, "Return to the lord of the country, and fight...... Shen Feng won in the end. ”

The crimson golden pupils flickered slightly, but only for a moment, the essence faded, and there was nothing special about it.

"Hmm"

The three old men subconsciously raised their heads at this time and secretly glanced at the lord of the country, as if they wanted to see something from his demeanor, but the lord of the country was not shocked, and there was no change in his expression.

After a little hesitation, the old man who spoke before said again: "If the lord of the country has no orders, then I will retire." ”

After the old man finished speaking, he bowed his body like that, waiting for the reply of the lord of the country, and there seemed to be a little expectation on his face. There were too many accidents in the middle of this competition, and if the lord of the country was curious and asked casually, he would add fuel and vinegar to tell the events at that time.

However, if he said it, he would naturally try his best to push Shen Feng aside with all the faults, and he would not even mention the ghost tide blocking, only saying that Ni Tian would come forward to interfere with Yunyun.

If the lord of the country overturns the result of this competition, even if he does not judge the ghost to win, at least let the result of this competition be invalidated, and they can be considered to be able to achieve their wishes.

This can be regarded as a step in the calculation of the two families of the ghost painting, when the three of them pressed the money on the ghost hunt after being moved, even if they considered their own interests, they would think about the ghost family's side to do things, and they didn't even need to pay any more.

It's just that the lord of the country closed his eyes slightly, nodded lightly, don't ask, didn't even spit out half a word, not even a sound.

The three of them looked slightly bitter, this was their last chance to recover their losses, the lord of the country actually ignored it, the three of them had a full plan, but they couldn't do it at all, they could only reluctantly salute again and slowly retreated from the hall.

After the three of them withdrew, the hall fell silent again, except that the man who did not speak was still there, not leaving or bothering him.

"Qu Li, we've been working together for almost ten years. ”

The old man who is called Qu Li is a person who speaks neither yin nor yang, Zuo Feng only recognizes his voice, but there are many people in the empire who make this person look good.

This Qu Li came from a small family, and he was very low-key when he first arrived in the imperial capital, but I don't know when he was valued by the lord of the country, and he has been serving by the lord of the country ever since.

Because he often follows the lord of the country, everyone gradually knows that he was castrated because of his practice, and he is also a very authentic eunuch. In this way, he served by the side of the lord of the country, and gradually people took it for granted, and it seemed that because of his status as a eunuch, no one questioned his origin. 、

The old man, who was called Qu Li, frowned slightly, and said slowly in his special voice: "It has been twelve years and eleven months since the villain came to the lord of the country, almost thirteen years. ”

The lord of the country, Xuan Hong, nodded slightly, and then continued: "Over the years, you have been old and steady every time you do things, and you have never made any major mistakes, which is also an important reason why I firmly cooperate with you and the forces behind you, but you have disappointed me very much recently. ”

The old man, who was called Qu Li, had a faint look of embarrassment flashing on his face, but after hesitating for a moment, he said: "The new county town is obviously the news that those people got the news before, otherwise it would never have been destroyed at the beginning of the operation. ”

"Hmph"

With a cold snort, Xuan Hong raised his head violently and said sharply: "Then what about the action against the Yao family, they were also aware of it before, and they also destroyed it at the beginning of the action, is this what it means!"

By the last few words, Xuan Hong's voice rose sharply, which showed that his questioning was very serious.

Qu Wei sighed secretly, he understood that the lord of the country Xuan Hong could not let go, not the victory or defeat of this battle, but the actions against the Yao family have always been lingering.

However, no matter what aspect of the operation against the Haruka family, it cannot be said that it is unprepared, and the other party may have some guesses, but he will definitely not grasp the real inside story of the operation.

Even so, the operation still failed, and the operation against the Haruka family ended in failure after killing everyone except Haruka.

The actual reason is nothing more than the appearance of the left wind, but this reason cannot be put on the bright side, after all, it doesn't make sense from any angle, and it is difficult for people in the bureau to figure it all out.

"Hey, there is a mistake, and the Yao family's reaction is too fast, and the Kang family and the Su family are also involved, which we didn't expect before. Judging from the situation of this competition, it is already a certainty that the two Yaosu families will join forces, and even the Kang family, a family that has just gained a foothold in the imperial capital, is now involved. ”

The lord of the country, Xuan Hong, was a little impatient, shook his head and said: "I am not interested in these reasons, I just want to know how successful your plan is." ”

Qu Li bowed respectfully, and said without hesitation: "Don't worry, the plan remains the same, even if there are some small accidents, we are absolutely sure of the odds." ”

Xuan Hong's brows furrowed, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he waved his hand gently.

When Qu Li saw it, he lowered his head and slowly retreated, and when he turned around, a slight sneer flashed on the corner of his mouth.