Inadvertently, Gu Xu thought of a word that Luo Sishou had mentioned in the conversation before - "our great cause".

"Is what the head of Luo Si did today related to the so-called 'great cause'?" He silently guessed in his mind.

…………

When Gu Xu and Zhao Yan were trapped in the royal treasury, there was also an undercurrent in Luojing City.

Zhao Changying, the Duke of Yan Guo, was dressed in a battle robe and stood by the pond in his house.

Beside him were a group of cultivators dressed in black who were loyal to the Zhao clan in Youzhou.

I saw Zhao Changying wave his hand lightly, and the turtle in the pond that was swimming lazily suddenly flew into the air, and then landed firmly in the palm of his hand.

Then, he turned Zhenyuan into a sharp blade, cut open the turtle's belly, and actually took out a piece of bamboo from it.

With a blank face, he handed the piece of bamboo to the hands of the subordinates next to him.

"Look at it." He commanded.

Although his tone was very calm, he revealed a majesty that could not be disobeyed, which was very different from the drunken and decadent drunkard of yesteryear.

The monks respectfully took the bamboo pieces and took turns to observe them carefully.

I saw four big characters clearly engraved on the bamboo piece——..

"Tianbu Zhao Xing".

After a short silence, Zhao Changying continued: "Since the Great Qi Emperor wants to deal with us through rumors, then we might as well plan and become the real 'destiny of heaven'."

"As the descendants of Dayan, we are by no means fish and meat to be slaughtered on the chopping board."

Looking at Yan Guogong, who released the powerful aura of the Eighth Realm monk in front of him, the monks only felt that blood was boiling in their chests, and they couldn't help but blurt out: "I am willing to follow Grandpa Guo to the death." ”

However, they soon realized that today's incident, whether it is successful or not, will change the identity of their own father-in-law.

The title of "Yan Guogong" will soon cease to exist.

At this time, a burly man with a beard walked out of the team and came to Zhao Changying.

This person's name is Hu Yanxiao, and he is a subordinate who is deeply trusted by Zhao Changying, and his personality is heroic and unscrupulous, and he often drinks with Zhao Changying while pointing out the country, and never hides his true thoughts.

And Zhao Changying has always admired his courage and boldness of the people in the north, and often entrusted him with important tasks.

I only heard Hu Yanxiaokang say loudly and angrily: "My lord, I have long been tired of looking down on these cowards of the Xiao family in Luojing City!" They will only hide in the great array, enjoying the protection of their ancestors. With their strength, they can obviously exterminate the vast majority of ghosts in the world, but they allow ghosts to wreak havoc and harm the people.

"Even the gods they worship are high up and don't care about the sufferings of the people—how can we be like the great god of fire who steals fire for the world?

"We, the people of Youzhou, should rule ourselves as before, instead of kneeling down to the dog emperor in Zichen Palace."

Speaking of this, he knelt down on one knee in front of Zhao Changying, and shouted: "Long live Dayan!" Long live the king! ”

His voice echoed through the courtyard, lasting for a long time.

Hearing Hu Yanxiao's words, the other monks also knelt in front of Zhao Changying, and shouted in unison: "Long live Dayan!" Long live the king! ”

Zhao Changying's face was still calm, and it seemed that everyone's reaction was what he expected.

He threw the turtle back into the pond, then pointed to the gate of the mansion and said, "Let's go." ”

…………

On the banks of the Luo River.

This year's Luoshui Conference has ended, and the participating monks have basically withdrawn from the secret realm, some of them are dancing and talking about what they have seen and heard to others, and some are dejected.

The Great Qi court also sent special officials, and according to their performance in the secret realm, they were divided into several grades such as "first class" and "second class" like the imperial examination.

Among them, those who perform well can get a rich cultivation resource from the imperial court as a reward, and have the opportunity to be appreciated by the government or some high-level of the big sects.

Those who have official status may be on a higher level after today; And some of the lesser-known casual cultivators may also join the organization after today.

At this moment, Su Xiao from the Shudi Sword Pavilion was standing by the river, looking at the ripples on the water, silent.

There were also several Sword Pavilion disciples beside him.

Most of these disciples were admirers of Su Xiao.

Some of them opened their mouths to comfort, claiming that Senior Brother Su definitely has the strength to win the championship, but he was just not lucky today.

Some people also pointed out fiercely that the sudden revision of the rules of this Luoshui Conference is simply aimed at Senior Brother Su, after all, only the weak will huddle together for warmth, and the strong will fight alone - if you fight one-on-one in the ring as before, may others be Senior Brother Su's opponents?

Su Xiao listened while thinking about his experience in the secret realm, and did not speak immediately.

When it comes to fighting, he is indeed invincible.

But after getting some map fragments, he failed to analyze the hiding place of the silver wine as quickly as Gu Xu, resulting in a slow step, a slow step, and finally missed the leader.

"Maybe the head of the division changed the rules of the Luoshui Conference to tell us that a person's strength includes more than just the ability to fight," after the juniors finished speaking, Su Xiao slowly spoke, "Wisdom, luck, and the ability to communicate and cooperate...... These are all part of the strength.

"I do fall slightly behind in these areas. You don't need to make excuses for me. ”

Of course, despite his calm performance, Su Xiao still had some regrets in his heart, regretting that he could not enter the royal treasury and get the "mixed yuan box" inside, with the help of its power to cross time and space and recall the past, to understand how his father died in battle.

"By the way, Senior Brother Su, it stands to reason that our pavilion master is coming to the capital to watch the battle today, but I haven't seen her all the time. Do you know where she went? At this time, another Sword Pavilion disciple asked.

"I don't know," Su Xiao shook her head, "Shizun, she didn't tell me either." ”

…………

After leaving the royal treasury with the help of the space passage, the ghost king of Bishan came to the "Heavenly Street" that runs through the north and south of the capital and leads directly to the gate of the palace.

Looking at the majestic and magnificent "Zichen Palace", a trace of madness flashed in its indifferent eyes - this was once the country of the Great Chu Dynasty, but now it has fallen into the hands of others, as a collection of the resentful souls of the emperors of the Great Chu Dynasty, it can no longer maintain its composure.

It slowly raised the "Jingshan Bi" in its hand.

As the former Great Chu State Seal, it has the role of mobilizing the world's luck.

But now, it plays another role - as the eye of the formation, blocking the operation of Luojing's dragon qi, competing with the "Heavenly Dragon Great Array", and even destroying the "Heavenly Dragon Great Array". _&