Li Xiaoyao stood respectfully in front of the table and looked at Li Yuan sitting in front of him with respect. Li Yuan is his stepfather, but to Li Xiaoyao, Li Yuan is more like a god, with incredible knowledge and ability.

Although many people list Yuan Shi Tianzun and Gongsun Damiang as the two strongest grandmasters in the Bright Moon Continent today, in Li Xiaoyao's heart, Li Yuan is the only one who is the strongest.

Li Yuan said: "Xiaoyao, are you sure of the duel with Nangong Bo on the fifteenth day of next month?"

Li Xiaoyao said confidently: "Please rest assured, Dad, the child's Wuji Divine Skill has reached its peak, and I believe that it is still very sure to deal with Nangong Bo." ”

Li Yuan said: "This duel was made by me and Nangong Xia twenty years ago, and whoever wins will hand over a copy of the 'Nine Yuan Customs Clearance' diagram in their respective hands. Hehe, Nangong Xia, the fat man, didn't dare to do anything with me, but he bet on his son. ”

"It's fine, as long as he's willing to bet with me. Anyway, there are nine copies of the customs clearance diagram, and it doesn't matter if you put it in his hand for a few years before you collect it. ”

"As far as I know, although Nangong Bo is ranked among the 'Four Great Princes' like you, his strength is still slightly inferior to yours, and now that your Wuji Divine Skill has been achieved, as long as you deal with it carefully, I believe that this diagram will soon be in my pocket." ”

Li Xiaoyao said: "Recently, news came from the east that Nangong Xia was ambushed by an unknown assassin in the east and was seriously injured.

Li Yuan said: "It's hard to say, we are not the only ones who want the nine-yuan customs clearance diagram. Nangong Xia, a dead fat man, is really getting more and more useless, and several assassins will also seriously injure him. So what's going on with him now?"

Li Xiaoyao said: "According to the information we have received, it was not an ordinary assassin who attacked him, but a first-class killer of the 'Dark Path', and the 'Dark Emissary' joined him. However, Nangong Xia Ming escaped and is now on his way back to Narcissus City. ”

Li Yuan frowned slightly and said: "The people of the Dark Way are really good, and even the business of assassinating Nangong Xia will be accepted?" No matter how you say it, the Nangong family is also the leading big family in the south, and Nangong Bo is still the city guard of Narcissus City. If the 'Dark Way' is done like this, there will be a lot of trouble in the south in the future. ”

Li Xiaoyao said: "So I speculate that this assassination is only related to the illustration of the 'Nine Yuan Customs Clearance', otherwise, the people of the 'Dark Way' will not be willing to take over this business." ”

Li Yuan snorted and said, "Over the years, although the people of the 'Dark Dao' have helped us kill a lot of people who we are not very convenient to kill, we have also given them a lot of benefits, but I didn't expect their sect leader to still have a bad idea about the customs clearance diagram. ”

"Hehe, the remnants of the Demon Sect, if you really don't change your life, you want to grab the diagram of the 'Nine Yuan Clearance' with me, it's really wishful thinking. ”

Li Xiaoyao said: "There is one more thing, which is about the stone tomb. After defeating Ye Zhenzhen, this person's reputation in the east can be said to be in full swing, and the local military and civilians regard him as the future Dinghai Divine Needle. ”

"Our people have been paying attention to him for a long time, but to this day we have not found out his origin, as if this man had suddenly emerged from the ground. ”

Li Yuan suddenly raised his eyebrows, stared at Li Xiaoyao with wide eyes, and asked sharply, "What did you just say!"

Li Xiaoyao was startled by the sharp cold light in Li Yuan's eyes, and in his impression, Li Yuan seemed to rarely have such an expression, and couldn't help but say: "The child just said that Shiziling, he seems to have come out of the ground, and he can't find out his origin at all." ”

Seeing Li Xiaoyao's surprised expression, Li Yuan immediately noticed his gaffe, and immediately softened his tone and said: "This Shiziling can defeat many masters one after another, his martial arts must have traces to follow, how can he not find clues? I am very interested in this person, you have to send more people, be sure to inquire about his origin." ”

Li Xiaoyao hurriedly responded: "Yes, I will send someone to investigate." However, this time, Nangong Xia was injured and hurried back to Narcissus City, and I heard that Shi Ziling was the escort. If nothing else, he'll be in Narcissus City soon. Maybe he'll come and watch my duel with Nangong Bo then. ”

A smile appeared on Li Yuan's tense face, and he said, "Very good, I really want to see what kind of character this Shiziling is." ”

Li Xiaoyao said curiously: "Why are you suddenly so interested in this person, Dad? In the past few years, you have only cared about the whereabouts of the customs clearance diagram." ”

Li Yuan said: "You won't understand this, I have my own reason." You go out first, I want to be alone for a while. ”

Li Xiaoyao knew that Li Yuan didn't like to be disturbed by someone every time he had something to consider, so he turned around and walked out of the city in a funny way.

Li Yuan turned around slightly, looked at the slanting sun outside the window, and couldn't help but be stunned.

He secretly said in his heart: "Could it be that this Shiziling is the same as myself, and he is also a person sent there? After so many years, the 'Nine Yuan Clearance' diagram has gradually gained eyebrows, but there is no news from there, it shouldn't be so coincidental, right? But why does I always have a bad premonition in my heart......

On August 12, there were only three days left before the duel with Li Xiaoyao, and Nangong Bo was a little irritable. Ever since the news of his father Nangong Xia's assassination in Songhu City came out, Nangong Bo has been a little uneasy.

Fortunately, news came later, although Nangong Xia was seriously injured, he finally had no worries about his life, and in order to see his duel with Li Xiaoyao, he had rushed back to the south from Songhu City early, and Songhu City also specially sent Shi Ziling, a young master who had recently become famous, to escort Nangong Xia.

Although Nangong Bo heard that Shi Ziling was extremely powerful and was a great rising star, he was still worried about his father's safety. He has sent two groups of people to meet him in succession, but there is no definite news so far, and I don't know if Lu Dao was missed because everyone took different routes.

It is believed that they should have returned to the south by now, but considering that their father was seriously injured, it would be difficult to resist if they encountered the assassins again.

When Nangong Bo was thinking about whether to pick up his father in person, a flash suddenly came, saying that Nangong Xia had arrived a hundred miles outside Narcissus City safely, and was planning to go to the Jade Buddha Temple to burn incense and make a wish. It seems that Nangong Xia's body is no longer in serious trouble, and he can move around freely.

Nangong Bo was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked people to prepare for the meeting, he himself asked people to prepare fast horses, brought a few entourages, and hurriedly went out of the city to meet Nangong Xia.

Shiziling and they walked all the way, except for the next day when they ran into Fang Wei and rushed to seek revenge, they never encountered any trouble.

Since they were taking the official road, some small local counties along the road heard about their arrival, and even held a banquet to welcome them.

The two of them, one of whom is a young talent in the east, and the other is the head of the largest family in the south, it is no wonder that they are warmly welcomed everywhere they go.

Nangong Xia's injury healed quickly, and he was already able to walk around freely, and even rode a horse, but Shi Ziling forcibly stopped him from riding a horse, so he could only continue to sit in his carriage honestly.

Seeing that Narcissus City was in sight, Shi Ziling was trying to send Nangong Xia into the city as soon as possible, but he had a matter on his mind, but Nangong Xia suddenly proposed to go to the Jade Buddha Temple to burn incense and make a wish.

Shi Ziling was reluctant at first, and said: "Senior, you are still injured now, you can burn incense at any time, so why rush for a while?"

Nangong Xia said with a smile: "Anyway, it's a way, how much time can be delayed to burn incense?" Jade Buddha Temple is one of the places where outsiders must go when they come to our Narcissus City, and many people say that the Bodhisattva there is very effective, so although it is nearly a hundred miles away from Narcissus City, it is still full of incense all year round. ”

"I can survive this time, and it is also the blessing of the Bodhisattva. Since you happen to be passing by, how can you not go in and burn incense to make a wish?"

Nangong Xia said as she secretly observed Shi Ziling's reaction.

Since Shi Ziling cultivated the soul dementor, he is the best at observing words and emotions to ponder other people's spiritual realms, although Nangong Xia's words are the first to go, Shi Ziling obviously feels that he is taking the opportunity to spy on his reaction.

Shi Ziling sneered in his heart, but there was no expression on his face, and he knew in his heart that Nangong Xia must have suspected that he might have obtained the jade pendant of the Huang Ting Sect, and deliberately tested himself. If you deliberately avoid it, it will inevitably seem a little hypocritical.

Shi Ziling said: "I'm just afraid that there are too many people in the temple, in case someone plots against you, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome." ”

Nangong Xia said with a smile: "You may not know the Tao, the Jade Buddha Temple is not only very prosperous, but also has many masters in the temple." Their abbot, Master Huiming, is one of the few supreme masters today, and even I am willing to bow down in terms of strength. ”

"Under the seat of Master Huiming, there are many high-ranking monks who are also the choice of the moment, I don't think there is any assassin who dares to make trouble here. Besides, I can walk and jump now, but I don't dare to exert my strength, with you by my side, what else is there to worry about. ”

"Don't forget that this is only a hundred miles away from Narcissus City, and it's already on my territory. ”

Shi Ziling pretended to be unable to resist Nangong Xia's insistence, so he agreed to accompany him into the temple to have a look.

Due to the large number of soldiers under his command, it was inconvenient to enter together, so Shiziling asked them to stand by outside. He only brought Wei Song and five small soldiers and walked into the Jade Buddha Temple with Nangong Xia.

At this time, just after noon, the temple was really crowded, and many pilgrims came and went, so it was not lively. Shi Ziling was not in the mood to sightsee, and he was about to arrive at Narcissus City safely, the so-called person who traveled a hundred miles was half ninety, although he knew that the possibility of danger at the moment was very small, but he was still cautious, and he never dared to relax his vigilance.

As for the matter of exchanging the jade pendant for the illustration, Shi Ziling thought that now was not the right time, so he would not consider it at all, and of course he was not afraid that Nangong Xia would see the slightest clue.