The Holy Sword Country, outside the Imperial City Palace Gate. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

A huge square, but where the palace is forbidden, for safety reasons, there must be no objects within a thousand steps before the palace, and the line of sight is transparent, so it is particularly empty.

At this moment, it has been transformed into a huge martial arts arena, probably considering that this level of duel is extremely destructive, and it is difficult to carry the general wooden high platform, so the competition platform is not built.

It is just a three-finger-wide red silk that symbolically circles a circle around the square for the warring parties.

On the north and east sides of the square, a luxurious platform is set up, on which there are desks, seats, and various entertainment objects.

Under the high platform, there stood rows of royal guards in golden armor, shining brightly and mightily under the sun.

Of course, this can only show the seriousness of the scene, including the emperor, who is not the most powerful person, there is no need for their protection at all, there is really any assassin or the like, I am afraid it is not something they can resist.

The high platform with its back to the north and south obviously belongs to Ji Junmo, the monarch of the Holy Sword Country, and the high platform to the east belongs to the side of the Jiuyang Kingdom. With the left as the respect, such a layout seems that the other party is enough to pay attention to Gu Yan and others.

The two countries are more than the other, and the people who can enter here and have a seat on one side are all the leaders of a sect or the head of a certain great sect.

The exchange of martial arts between the two countries, to put it bluntly, is the exchange and competition between the two sects.

Half of the hundreds of people accompanying Prince Tian were the heads of the major sects in Jiuyang and the genius disciples of the various sects. The same is true on the side of the Holy Sword Country.

Because the lineup is too large, it is impossible to take the stage all, and only a very small number of masters of the top sects can share the stage with the emperor or prince.

Therefore, under the high platforms of the two sides, a special area was set aside for the heads of these sects to be seated.

In this arrangement, firstly, it can concentrate on exchanges and play a role in strengthening morale, and secondly, the heads of the few sects who have the opportunity to come to power can have the opportunity to interact with the Yellow Emperor and the prince.

In addition, there are some small sects, as well as loose cultivators with a certain reputation and prestige in the martial arts. There is no fixed sect for this type of martial artist, but it is definitely not weaker than any sect.

It can be said that many real masters are in the folk.

Such a grand event, as a person in the martial arts, how can you miss this opportunity, not only to see the martial arts of various sects, but also to make friends with heroes in the world, exchange and discuss martial arts with each other, why not?

"Woo-!"

"The envoy of the Jiuyang Kingdom, Prince Tian has arrived-!"

"Jiuyang Guowei Guogong, Lord Gu has arrived-!"

As nine long horns sounded, on the high platform where Ji Junmo was, an official of the palace etiquette department in his sixties loudly announced the presence of Gu Yan and others.

This kind of long horn sound, the sound of nine sounds is the highest level of national etiquette, which shows that the Holy Sword Country attaches great importance to the people from the Jiuyang Kingdom.

Gu Yan and his entourage got off the car outside the venue and walked into the venue.

According to etiquette, Prince Tian led Gu Yan and a group of important members to the high platform where the monarch of the Holy Sword Country was located and gave him a formal state salute.

However, in the process of saluting, Gu Yan sensed that two breaths touched his divine sense.

I couldn't help but look up and look at a corner above the high platform.

At this moment, a woman who looked no more than twenty years old, wearing a white gauze skirt and green silk high, sat there quietly, no more than two feet away from Ji Junmo.

The familiar face that couldn't be more familiar was a little haggard, a little embarrassed, a little embarrassed, a layer of mist faintly flashed in his eyes, his pink lips opened slightly, but he didn't make a sound, giving Gu Yan a warm and shallow smile that others couldn't read.

Gu Yan read three words between his lips slightly, "You're here!"

As for the other breath, it was completely ignored by Gu Yan.

Of course, Gu Yan also knew the source of this breath, it was really the three middle-aged men sitting quietly beside Ji Junmo.

The person on the left, a silver-haired old man in his sixties, with a ruddy face and a sharp gaze, could not see a trace of the dark side of his heart from his appearance, but the tip of his nose with a barb showed a bit of meanness and trickery.

If Gu Yan hadn't already figured out his identity, I was afraid that he would mistakenly think it was a certain royal noble. Of course, many of the people present think so.

The so-called second prince kidnapped Fu Suling, which must have come from this person.

Its position is exactly between Ji Junmo and Fu Suling, but it is only a few points lower than Ji Junmo. Moreover, this kind of placeholder is very useful, not only can take into account Ji Junmo, but also can effectively control Fu Suling.

Since Gu Yan's arrival, his divine sense has never left Gu Yan's body, but what he didn't expect was that Gu Yan was not only strong, but also powerful.

This person's strength has reached the peak, and he has reached the peak realm of the four turns of the Holy Dan, and the strongest opponent Gu Yan has encountered is the earth envoy among the nine envoys, the middle realm of the fourth turn of the Holy Dan.

Obviously, this man is far stronger than the earth's envoy.

As for the other two men about forty years old, they should be a pair of siblings, with the same appearance, no distinction between each other, no special thing to see, and they sat on the right hand side of Ji Jun Mozhi, a little farther away.

Gu Yan sensed it a little, and he already knew that in the early stage of the fourth transformation of the Holy Dan, it was still inferior to the envoy of the land.

This time, three Saint Dan Fourth-Turn Realm masters were dispatched at the same time.

Moreover, on the surface, it has the backing of the Holy Sword Kingdom, and secretly, Fu Suling has been taken hostage. Whether it is public opinion or momentum, the other party has a great advantage, which is quite unfavorable for Gu Yan.

From the perspective of other people, if Gu Yan wanted to save Fu Suling, he would need to face not only the powerhouses of the three Holy Pill realms, but also the Holy Sword Nation that was on the cusp of public opinion.

Although the Holy Sword Country is only a remote and small country, after all, under the banner of the country, there is a behemoth like the entire dynasty above his head, and wanting to fight the entire country with the strength of one person is like a fool's dream, I am afraid that except for Gu Yan, few people really dare to do it.

More than 20 years ago, the Zuo family launched the Nine Envoys, frantically chasing and killing Gu Yan, so that Gu Yan strayed into the outer heavens, until more than 20 years later, Gu Yan returned again, and repelled the nine envoys led by the Earth Envoy head-on, and only after a few days of stability.

Unexpectedly, after more than 20 years of erosion, the Zuo family's killing intent towards Gu Yan not only did not weaken in the slightest, but intensified the encirclement and suppression.

It can be said that today's battle is another peak duel between Gu Yan and the Zuo family after more than 20 years.

Let's say that Gu Yan saw Fu Suling, and he didn't plan to come forward to talk to her, as long as the person was fine, Gu Yan was at ease. Moreover, under this situation, it is unreasonable to rush forward to meet each other.

Moreover, with the silver-haired old man by his side, Gu Yan was not sure to take Fu Suling out of his hands.

"Presumably this is Gu Yan, although I am far away in the Holy Sword Country, I often hear about your prestige, and today I see that it is really extraordinary!"

What Gu Yan didn't expect was that when everyone was about to return to their high platform, Ji Junmo smiled, and said with a deep and profound meaning in his eyes.

"Thanks to Emperor Ji's high praise, the prestige is a little bit, but it's all Xiao Daoer!"

Gu Yan's words are neither humble nor arrogant, and Gu Yan is still a little uncertain about the scheming Ji Huang in front of him.

"Hehe, Mr. Liao, my unsuccessful second child, I have been following you for more than ten days, and I saw it once a few days ago, but I have made a lot of progress!"

"Huh!"

On the left hand side of Emperor Ji, the silver-haired old man known as Mr. Liao listened to Emperor Ji's words, but did not answer, with a vague arrogance on his face, and let out a chuckle in his mouth.

However, Gu Yan could keenly perceive the cold light that flashed quickly in the depths of his eyes.

Of course, I'm afraid this is the real intention of Emperor Ji to provoke the conversation this time.

First, it is to convey a message to Gu Yan that this Mr. Liao is the person who has just arrived at the second prince's side, and secondly, the profound sentence of 'growing up' is deliberately sarcastic and intended to express that the second prince cannot do such a thing.

The implication is that Fu Suling's abduction was deliberately blamed by others. At the same time, it is also reminding Gu Yan who is the person who really needs to face and watch out for.

Gu Yan ignored the two old foxes, shook his hand and opened the folding fan, and walked towards the high platform where the Jiuyang Kingdom side was, and from beginning to end, he didn't look at that Mr. Liao directly.

For Mr. Liao, who is from one of the three major families of the dynasty and has a noble status, Gu Yan's move is undoubtedly a kind of naked disregard.

This is a psychological game, a test without gunpowder before the big war.

"It's okay!"

Gu Yan came to his high platform, and Prince Tian, who came back first, asked with a concerned expression.

"It's okay, what can it do?"

Gu Yan sat next to Prince Tian and said in a playful tone.

It may be that Prince Tian deliberately requested that the organizer of the Holy Sword Kingdom did not prepare another seat for Gu Yan, but placed a bench, and Prince Tian and Gu Yan sat side by side.

"What kind of person is this guy who is on an equal footing with a prince?" asked a tall and thin young man in the crowd.

"Needless to say, the person who can sit with one prince is, of course, another!" someone in the crowd speculated.

"Neither nor not!"

"Gao Xiucai, how do you say that?"

A man who spoke before turned his head to look at a middle-aged man next to him who was dressed as a showman and was actually a martial artist, and asked reluctantly.

"I have long said that as a martial artist, you must also learn more, if you don't learn, you don't know the world, and you don't ask ......."

"Okay, okay, just tell who he is!"

Just as the talented martial artist was about to preach, he was interrupted by the person next to him with an impatient face.

"This person's name is Gu Yan, Gu is ancient Gu, Yan is ......"

"Boom!"

The crowd dispersed in a hurry, as if avoiding the plague god, away from the talented warriors, because, according to previous experience, there was no half an hour, and I was afraid that it would be difficult to get the final answer.

Hearing the name Gu Yan, in fact, many people already know the true identity of the other party, and they have also heard about the other party's deeds, where do they need to listen to him nagging here.

"Everyone, please be quiet!"

It was still the old official of the Ministry of Rites from before, standing on the high platform of the Holy Sword Country, "First of all, thank you for the arrival of all the guests of our friendly Jiuyang Country, in line with the purpose of friendship and mutual respect, exchange and exchange, the ten-year big competition is about to begin, not much to say, please stop here!"

"Whoosh!"

As soon as the official of the Ministry of Rites finished speaking, a middle-aged man had already appeared in the middle of the martial arts arena, and after looking around, he looked at the side of the Jiuyang National High Platform.

"Ask the Sword Pavilion to the Heavenly Sword, which one stepped forward to give advice!"