The Star-Picking Sacred Court, in the center of the spacious main hall.

The wine fairy Taoist and the white-eyed old man have been waiting here for a long time.

"It usually takes a long time to lead the star to quench the body, the talent is poor, thirty-five days is also possible, you might as well go to the private room and wait, and when he comes out, I will call you again."

The white-eyed old man looked at the wine fairy with a smile and said.

The two of them have been standing here for a whole hour, and if they continue like this, they don't know when it will be the end.

"No, he should be out soon." The Wine Immortal Daoist shook his head, just Xinghui, how could it be rare to pour Xu Mu?

"Okay." The white-eyed old man saw that the wine fairy insisted, so he didn't say much, but he became more and more curious about Xu Mu, what kind of person can make the world powerhouse of Baiyun Dao Temple, the wine fairy Taoist, believe so much, and even be willing to commit himself to waiting here.

"Kick, kick, kick—"

In the Star Picking Holy Court, at the top of the staircase spiraling upwards, there was a sudden sound of unhurried footsteps.

The Wine Immortal Daoist and the white-eyed old man turned their heads at the same time, as if they wanted to see someone there.

But soon, they were disappointed.

It was not Xu Mu who came down from there, but a noble young man who talked a lot about many truths with Xu Mu in the library pavilion.

He's really extravagant.

The wine fairy Taoist stared at the young man, looking at the familiar and flat eyebrows, as if he felt that he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember anything.

Just as he wanted to observe more closely, a noble black-robed middle-aged man embroidered with a nine-clawed golden python blocked his view.

The man was tall, also expressionless, but not angry, standing in front of the noble young man, silently staring at the wine fairy, as if he was a little threatening.

The wine fairy was stunned, then looked at him for a moment, and then the next moment, he was unprecedented, and sensed a trace of danger.

What kind of person can make a half-step human king-level realm powerhouse feel danger?

Naturally, he is a person who is at the same stage as him, or even a little higher.

The wine fairy and the python-robed man were quietly opposed, their eyes were steady and sharp, like a deep ancient pool, stable on the surface, but in fact there was a hidden murderous intention.

None of them spoke, and the white-eyed old man seemed to sense something, and he was silent.

The space was silent.

At this time, the noble young man frowned and said, "You are in my way." ”

Hearing this, the man in the python robe glanced at the wine fairy deeply, then moved a step to the side and gave way to the young man.

The noble young man walked calmly and walked towards the outside of the Star Picking Holy Court, the middle-aged man in the python robe had been following him closely, and the aura emanating from his body was like an abyss, firmly blocking the wine fairy's sight.

Soon, the two of them left the Star Picking Sacred Court.

The atmosphere in the space suddenly relaxed.

"Phew, it scared me to death, I thought you two were going to fight." The white-eyed old man wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with some palpitations.

The wine fairy stared in the direction the two men had left, puzzled, and asked, "Who is he?" ”

"The middle-aged man wearing the nine-clawed python robe is Yuan Pu, the national teacher of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he is a half-step king on the realm list like you, but it seems that the ranking is higher than you."

Listening to the words of the white-eyed old man, the wine fairy's hand holding out the wine gourd shook unconsciously, and he was a little surprised in his heart.

Of course, he had heard of the name Yuan Pu, and he was very familiar with it, after all, there were only a hundred seats on the entire Taichu Realm's realm list.

And Yuan Pu's ranking on the world list is higher than that of Jiuxian and Biting Fire, which happens to be the twentieth.

The Brewmaster himself is seventy-four.

"No wonder, that guy gives me the feeling of danger, looking at him, I will have the illusion of being crushed at any time." The wine fairy smacked his lips and said without hesitation.

He had told Xu Mu before that a simple ranking of the realm list could not symbolize the actual combat power, such as the biting fire between the Jiuxian Daoist himself and the Demon Slayer Division, the difference in ranking was nearly thirty places, but the strength of the two was comparable.

But at the level of Yuan Pu, those who can rank among the top 20 are all in this continent, the famous rulers, and the wine fairy is fifty-four places behind, and the gap is definitely there, and it may not be small.

"That guy isn't a guy to mess with, and he has a bad temper, so that's why I'm staring here."

The white-eyed old man looked at the wine fairy, and at the same time joked with a smile: "Old friend, so you didn't really think that I was here for you!" ”

The Wine Immortal Daoist glanced at him and laughed disdainfully: "I don't care who you came here for, in short, I'm for that kid." ”

"By the way, speaking of kid, who is the young man that Yuan Pu was protecting just now, is it his son?"

The white-eyed old man shook his head: "Of course not, that person is the third prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and his name is Zhou Yuan." ”

"The Three Princes." The Wine Immortal Daoist was stunned and scratched his head, "The old man hasn't traveled to the Zhou Dynasty for a long time, have they developed to this point now, and even a third prince has to send a powerhouse like Yuan Pu to escort him?" ”

"Of course not." The white-eyed old man glared at the wine fairy angrily, and then continued, "I really don't know if you are really stupid or fake, Yuan Pu followed Zhou Yuan, obviously because of Zhou Yuan, not his identity as a prince. ”

The wine fairy became interested, and asked with a smile: "What, is he very powerful?" ”

The white-eyed old man nodded and said seriously: "It's quite powerful." ”

"You may not know that Zhou Yuan, as the third prince of the concubine, now has the prestige of the Great Zhou Dynasty overshadowing all the other princes of the lineage, and even the eldest prince of the lineage, Zhou Ying, will be pressed by him."

"It is rumored that Zhou Yuan is not afraid of hard work, leading the militia to build granaries, digging plank roads, and controlling the water, and at the same time he is full of poetry and books, the six arts classics, and the emperor's mental arts, etc., and his cultivation talent is also extremely high, even those princes who look down on him have no way not to praise him for a word of dragon and phoenix."

"And Zhou Yuan's subordinates are full of talents, and they have not won it by himself, it is completely the will of the people, and those officials have also taken the initiative to move closer to him, even including this Zhou Dynasty national teacher on the world list, although his wings are not yet full, but in terms of momentum, he has overshadowed all the princes."

"That's amazing." When the Wine Immortal Daoist heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise.

Just listening to these stories, he was about to think that this Zhou Yuan was the reincarnation of an immortal, because after all, no one is perfect, but the latter seems to be too perfect and does not conform to common sense.

The white-eyed old man also said with emotion: "Moreover, Emperor Zhou's physical condition is getting worse and worse, old diseases are frequent, maybe it won't be long before that day is coming." ”

"At that time, I really don't know where the supreme position will go, is it the prince who has been working hard for many years, or Zhou Yuan, who is the people's desire, or is it some other prince?"

"That's not something you should worry about." The Wine Immortal Daoist shook his head and said, he was actually not interested in these things.

Asking this Zhou Yuan, just because the latter was the same age as Xu Mu, he wanted to make a comparison in his heart.

"Why, aren't you curious about Zhou Yuan, don't you wonder why the national teacher Yuan Pu is willing to make way for him, but you care more about your juniors." The old man smacked his lips and looked at the wine fairy, "You are like this, it will really make me have a strong curiosity about him." ”

"It's useless to be curious, he has already been watched by our Baiyun Dao, and no one can snatch it away." The wine fairy looked at the old man and said seriously.

The white-eyed old man was stunned for a moment, and then quipped: "If I have to rob it, I will also rob Zhou Yuan, your junior, I really don't think he is comparable to the prince." ”

When the wine fairy Taoist heard this, he also spoke very solemnly: "Then I have to tell you, if one day, Zhou Yuan and my junior meet, he may not look at Zhou Yuan." ”

"In other words, there are not many people in the middle of the world who can make him eye."

The wine fairy Taoist said, his expression was serious, but in fact it was a little exaggerated.

Xu Mu is a genius, but obviously not a genius to that extent, it's just that the wine fairy did it on purpose, in order to anger this old man.

"Eh, you ......" The white-eyed old man raised his hand and was about to say something, but he heard another rush of footsteps on the steps.

The two looked up at the same time, and then soon, they saw Xu Mu's figure, which appeared in their field of vision.

"Oops!" I saw Xu Mu, who ran downstairs in a hurry, and then rushed to the other side of the hall, looked at the more than 300 passages around, and sighed with some regret.

"It's still a step too late."

"What's wrong?" The wine fairy walked up to Xu Mu and asked with some curiosity.

"I met a very interesting young man in the library, and the two of us talked a lot, but in the end, I forgot to ask his name."

Xu Mu sighed: "He's really interesting, but I don't know if I can have a chance to meet him in the future." ”

"By the way, senior, he also just came downstairs, he is about the same height as me, and he is also a teenager, did you see him?"

Xu Mu looked at the wine fairy and asked with hope in his eyes.

When the wine fairy heard this, the muscles of his face twitched violently.

The white-eyed old man couldn't hold back, and began to laugh on the spot, the laughter was extremely exaggerated and loud, and the trembling holy court seemed to start shaking.

"Come with me."

The wine fairy Dao man's face was red and his heart was not beating, he dragged Xu Mu, and turned around to leave this ghost place.

Xu Mu blinked his eyes and said with some surprise: "What are you pulling me for, eh, senior, it hurts!" ”

"Let's talk about it later!"

……

Out of the Star Picking Holy Court, the two of them took many detours before finally stopping in an uninhabited alley.

Xu Mu looked at the Wine Immortal Daoist with a worried expression, the latter's face was dark, as if something extremely vicious had happened, which made him a little worried.

"Senior, what's wrong with your suddenness?"

The Brew Immortal Daoist didn't speak.

Xu Mu was silent for a moment, and then suddenly thought of something, and suddenly said: "It can't be that something happened to the verbal retreat!" ”

"I can't wait for this, you can take me to see it quickly, I will heal!"

Jiuxian Daoren's face turned dark, and he said helplessly: "What do you think, of course it's not like this." ”

Xu Mu scratched his head: "What is the reason for that?" ”

The Wine Immortal Daoist took a deep breath, stared at Xu Mu seriously and asked, "Let me ask you, are you upstairs and have you seen Zhou Yuan?" ”

Xu Mu was stunned: "Who?" ”

"Zhou Yuan, he is a young man who is about the same height and age as you, he is the third prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Xu Mu was stunned again: "It turns out that he is the prince of the Zhou Dynasty, so I said that there is an inexplicable sense of dignity on his body, and what he said is also strange." ”

Xu Mu thought about it: "It turns out that he is the one who wants to be the emperor." ”

When the wine fairy heard this, his face was a little solemn: "What do you mean by being the emperor, do you think he can be the emperor in the future?" ”

Xu Mu shook his head in amazement: "I didn't, didn't you say that he was the prince, didn't the prince just want to be the emperor?" ”

The wine fairy was helpless: "But the Zhou Dynasty has more than one prince, and Zhou Yuan is still a concubine, so he may not be able to become the emperor in the end." ”

"Oh." Xu Mu nodded, and then said curiously, "So what's the matter with me?" ”

"Of course it's your business, he's about the same age as you, and he's still the prince of the Zhou Dynasty, and you're from the Xia Dynasty."

"Although there has been no war for a long time between the Zhou and Xia dynasties, there are constant small frictions, and there may be another war at any time...... Although none of this is my business, the problem is that you are also from Xia. ”

The Wine Immortal Daoist said, his face extremely solemn: "If that Zhou Yuan is really powerful, you have to prepare early, because he may be the strongest enemy you will encounter in the future." ”

Then the Wine Immortal Daoist conveyed everything that the white-eyed old man had told him about Zhou Yuan to Xu Mu, and also deliberately emphasized the fact that Yuan Pu was accompanying him.

After listening, Xu Mu nodded with some sudden realization, and kept muttering: "No wonder, I just said that guy doesn't look like an ordinary person." ”

"But it doesn't matter, we don't have any grudges for the time being, and maybe we'll be friends." Xu Mu thought about Zhou Yuan's remarks and said with a smile.

The Wine Immortal Daoist sighed helplessly, and then asked, "You forgot to ask his name, so did he ask your name?" ”

Xu Mu nodded: "Of course I asked." ”

The wine fairy's face was solemn: "You won't tell him that your name is Xu Mu!" ”

Xu Mu shook his head and said seriously: "Of course not, I said a fake name, and I also told him that I am a member of the Jiang family of the Hundred Clans, and I am here to participate in the Ten Thousand Clans Alliance!" ”

The wine fairy breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, that's good, you must not tell him his true identity, it is very dangerous for you, and it is very safe to make up an identity like you." ”

When Xu Mu heard this, he scratched his head a little embarrassed: "Hmm...... In fact, it's not exactly made up, it's half of my real identity, because this time, I'm really here to participate in the Wanzu Alliance, in the name of the Jiang family. ”

Hearing this, the Brew Immortal Daoist stopped, was silent for a moment, and then asked again: "It's harmless, so I'm a little curious about what the fake name you told him was." ”

When Xu Mu heard this, he looked at the flowing clouds floating in the sky above the Holy City, and replied with a smile: "Fake name, it's actually very simple, I told him, my name is Mu Xu." ”

"It's just the reverse of the word Xu Mu."

……