On the Longyuan Palace.

As the emperor of the people, Xue Hongze sat on the high dragon chair, looking calm and confident on the surface, but in his heart he was like sitting on pins and needles, and he was very worried.

Seeing that the armies of the Great Li Dynasty and the Great Chu Dynasty were about to descend on the city, but the rescuers of the Third Prince Xue Yang from the Great Chu Dynasty and the Far East were not visible, as for Ling Feng and his teacher, they were still in retreat, and there was no movement at all.

No matter how calm Xue Hongze's personality was, he couldn't help but feel uneasy in his heart in the face of the mighty armies of the two countries and the powerhouses of the Gathering Spirit Realm at this moment.

"Qiqi Sheng, the eldest prince and the second prince have already arrived, and they are outside the hall, waiting to be summoned!"

"Announce them in!" Xue Hongze said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" The guard bowed his hand respectfully, turned his head to look at the eldest prince and the second prince who were already waiting outside the hall, and stretched out his hand to point to the Longyuan Palace, "Two princes, summoned by the Holy Lord, please"

"Sand!"

Footsteps sounded in the Longyuan Palace, and the eldest prince and the second prince in brocade walked in side by side.

"Sons see father!" The eldest prince and the second prince knelt on one knee and saluted Xue Hongze.

"Get up!" Xue Hongze said lightly, and when he saw the eldest prince and the second prince standing up, he asked again, "Do you know why Lian summoned you now?"

Hearing this, the eldest prince and the second prince turned their heads and glanced at each other, both of them looked dazed, shook their heads at the same time, and replied: "The son doesn't know, and I still hope that my father will make it clear!"

A trace of elusive disappointment flashed in Xue Hongze's eyes as he looked at the eldest prince and the second prince, and then he opened his mouth and said in a deep voice: "Now, at the moment of crisis for the survival of my Eastern Jin Dynasty, in order to resist the speed of the enemy's attack and win enough time for the preparation of Longyuan City, now is the time for the two of you brothers to perform!"

"I hope that the two of you can lead your men to the fortress city in front of Longyuan City, and use the geographical advantage of the city to resist the attack of the enemy's army, and delay their attack to the greatest extent!"

Hearing this, a flash of shock flashed in the eyes of the eldest prince and the second prince at the same time, and their faces couldn't help but change slightly. At this moment, they realized that Xue Hongze's purpose in summoning them was to let the two of them personally lead their forces to the front line as cannon fodder, delaying time for the defense of Longyuan City!

"Although it is very dangerous to go to the front line this time, I hope that you can do your best and perform well. After Xue Hongze encouraged the eldest prince and the second prince, a trace of expectation flashed in his eyes, and he said solemnly, "Lian has decided that the next emperor will be selected according to the performance of the two of you this time!

"Father, don't worry, we will do our best to resist the enemy army!" The eldest prince and the second prince replied without hesitation, but there was no excitement or excitement in their hearts because of Xue Hongze's promise.

If Xue Hongze said this sentence before this, the eldest prince and the second prince, who had already coveted the throne for a long time, would definitely be overjoyed and desperately seize this opportunity.

But now there is no trace of excitement on the faces of the eldest prince and the second prince.

After all, the Eastern Jin Dynasty has lost half of the country, and even the imperial city is in danger, whether it can be held or not, the current throne is too illusory and unrealistic for them!

"Okay, you guys quickly go back and straighten out your manpower, and get ready to set off immediately!" Hearing the answer of the eldest prince and the second prince without hesitation, Xue Hongze couldn't help but show a long-lost smile of relief on his face, and nodded slowly.

The eldest prince and the second prince said goodbye to Xue Hongze and walked on the spacious and flat avenue of the palace.

"Big brother, you don't really plan to take all the men and horses under your command to meet the armies of the Great Li Dynasty and the Great Chu Dynasty, right?" The second prince glanced at the surroundings and saw that there was no one else, turned his head and whispered to the eldest prince, "If we bring our own forces to fight the enemy, even if we successfully delay the enemy and help defend Longyuan City, how can we sit on the throne safely and securely when we no longer have any forces?" What's more, under the enemy's powerful offensive, the four-way army of my Eastern Jin Dynasty has been almost stabbed, and the chances of Longyuan City being able to keep it are too slim!",

Hearing the words of the second prince, the eldest prince raised his eyebrows, paused, his eyes flashed, and he turned his head to look at the former: "Second brother, what do you mean?"

"Big brother, you are such a smart person, how can you not guess what I think?" a faint smile appeared on the second prince's face.

Seeing the smile on the face of the second prince, the eldest prince's eyes suddenly lit up, and he whispered: "You want to preserve your strength and protect yourself!"

Hearing the words of the eldest prince, the smile on the second prince's face became a little thicker, and he nodded slowly.

The Ling family's closed stone room.

At this moment, the entire wide stone room was filled with thick white mist, and Ling Feng's figure in the black tripod loomed in the white mist, frantically absorbing the aura between heaven and earth.

He has been soaking in the Nine Heavens Galaxy Water for two months, making Ling Feng's skin as delicate and smooth as a newborn baby, and his body is relatively thin, at first glance, he looks like a powerless son of a wealthy family.

In addition to eating and drinking, Ling Feng spent almost all of his time cultivating, in order not to waste a trace of time, he didn't even wash his face once, at this moment, his originally delicate face was full of beards, and he looked as sloppy as a wandering beggar.

Suddenly, Ling Feng, who was absorbing the aura of heaven and earth, suddenly opened his eyes, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a smile full of excitement.

Because at this moment, he has already felt the change in his strength!

"Finally broke through!" Ling Feng slowly clenched his fists, feeling the strength in his body that was several times stronger than the Innate Sixfold, and said with emotion, "Is this the strength of the Innate Sevenfold Spirit Realm?"

The Innate Sevenfold and Spiritual Realm can make the martial artist's body stronger, and the most important thing is that the innate true qi in the martial artist's dantian is twice as rich as before!

In other words, if Ling Feng controlled the power of the "Blazing" to sacrifice the Heaven Turning Seal, then he would be able to send out six Heaven Turning Palms!

"I don't know how long I've been in retreat, clean it up, and get ready to get out of the customs!" Touching a handful of messy beards, Ling Feng smiled and began to wash his face for the first time in two months

Inside the Imperial Study.

"With Xuan'er and Hua'er leading their men to guard the fortress city, I believe it will be enough to buy us a few days. Xue Hongze turned his head and smiled at Xue Tianhong, who was full of kindness, "I hope that Ling Feng and his teacher can get out of the customs in these few days, when the time comes, we will have you, Uncle Huang, the old patriarch of Qinglie, and the number one powerhouse of my Eastern Jin Dynasty, plus Ling Feng's teacher, maybe we can block the enemy's Gathering Spirit Realm powerhouse, turn things around in Longyuan City, and regain half of the lost country of our Eastern Jin Dynasty!"

Xue Tianhong smiled faintly, shook his head, and was about to speak, but the door of the imperial study was slammed open, and a small rich figure rushed in in a panic.

"Wang Hu, what happened, why are you so flustered?" Seeing the panic on Wang Hu's face, who had never lost his temper in front of him, Xue Hongze's brows furrowed, and a trace of uneasiness appeared in his heart.

"Saint, saint, the big thing is not good, the eldest prince and the second prince, they are on the verge of defection!" Wang Hu was breathless.

"What!" Xue Hongze slapped the case directly, his eyes widened angrily, his face was full of disbelief, and even his voice became a little hoarse because of excitement.

"The eldest prince and the second prince took the Yang, Han, Xu and other families to defect, and they have already led the army of the Great Li Dynasty and the Great Chu Dynasty to kill Longyuan City!"

"These two rebels!" Xue Hongze gritted his teeth and shouted angrily, slapping his palm on the bookcase in front of him!

I only heard the sound of "Peng", and suddenly the confetti in the entire imperial study was flying, and sawdust was flying!

"Prepare to meet the enemy!" Glancing at the angry Xue Hongze, Xue Tianhong slowly shook his head and said lightly...... ）