As a subject of the Great Qi, although Chen Yuan has lived in a mountain village since he was a child, he still has some understanding of the situation of the imperial dynasty in recent years.

At least the bandits near the mountain village are proof of this.

Successive civil strife and foreign invasions have made a dynasty that has been inherited for nearly a thousand years crumbling, and the seemingly peaceful dynasty on the surface has already been troubled internally and externally.

The old emperor has nine children, each of whom has the assets of a true dragon, but none of them can truly inherit the position of the emperor.

The reason for this is that the princes do not trust each other enough, and they have internal friction with each other and pull each other.

No one in the mountain village knew about the internal situation of the dynasty, but they also knew that the battle between the true dragons made it impossible for them to settle down.

Chen Yuan thought that by embarking on the path of a monk, he would be able to get rid of earthly disputes, but he didn't expect that he would still enter the whirlpool of worldly disputes.

"Why did you choose to go down?"

Chen Yuan's face was cold, and his eyes were murderous.

"Your name is Chen Yuan. The fourth-level cultivation of qi refining is quite passable. It's not that this prince deliberately chose you, but someone recommended you. ”

The Nine Emperor Princes, who were tall and resolute with sword eyebrows, also had a cold face and looked at Chen Yuan irrefutably. If it weren't for the chivalrous and courageous person who boasted to him, he would never believe that a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy could compete with the Heavenly Demon Sect alone.

"I'm just a casual cultivator, I'm used to being idle, I don't want to get involved in imperial disputes, and I don't want to delay my cultivation because of mundane things."

Chen Yuan sternly refused, turned around and was about to leave.

"Zhongzhou, non-northern region. As a casual cultivator, even if you successfully reach Zhongzhou, you will not be able to make any achievements. Although the Great Qi Dynasty can't give you the Great Dao Immortality you want, it can give you a chance to pursue the Great Dao. ”

The words of the Nine Emperor Princes made Chen Yuan stop, they could know that they wanted to go to Zhongzhou, and they must know some other things, which made Chen Yuan frightened and afraid.

The Great Qi Dynasty, the dynasty of mortals, is so powerful that extraordinary people can compete with it.

"May I ask what Your Highness wants to do here?"

The development of things completely exceeded Chen Yuan's expectations, and he seemed to have already passively become someone else's pawn.

With his own strength, it is impossible to confront a dynasty no matter what.

"It's very simple, escort the important weapon of the country back to the imperial capital. This important artifact is related to the fate of the dynasty, and if it is lost, the dynasty may fall at any time. Of course, along the way, you may encounter a lot of troubles, and you may even encounter strong people in the foundation building period or even the Dan period, but as long as you follow the route arranged by this prince and go all the way, you will definitely be able to send the heavy weapon to the imperial capital safely within two years. ”

Seeing that Chen Yuan was a little relieved, the corners of the Nine Emperors' mouth curled slightly, and then quickly returned to coldness.

"Isn't the Snowy Dart Bureau recruiting escorts? Why do you choose to be below when you've already chosen them? Chen Yuan asked.

"It is impossible for this prince to hang himself from a tree."

Chen Yuan understood that the Nine Emperor Princes in front of him were going to send a heavy weapon to the imperial capital, and the Northern Regions Dart Bureau was just his superficial action, which was to confuse everyone, otherwise, with the style of the people of the imperial dynasty, it was impossible to blatantly recruit people, and Chen Yuan might be one of his dark lines.

"What if you don't agree?"

Chen Yuan really didn't want to get involved in the imperial strife, and told him in his heart that this escort was not simple, and it might even plunge him into a bigger whirlpool.

"Well, there's only death."

At this moment, it was an old man like an old servant beside the Nine Emperor Princes, who was dressed in simple clothes, but he had the cultivation of the seventh layer of qi refining.

Chen Yuan, who was in the third layer of Qi refining in the Heavenly Demon Sect, could destroy the demon cultivator of the fifth layer of Qi refining, and he was now refining Qi at the fourth layer, and with all his strength, it was not impossible to destroy a strong person of the seventh layer of Qi refining.

It's just that in this Moon Garden, once he makes a move, Chen Yuan has no chance of survival.

"When to act, how to act, it won't be the next person."

Chen Yuan's words can be regarded as agreeing to the plea of the Nine Emperor Princes.

"This prince will not have any restraint on you, and he will set off in a month after the Snow Dart Bureau. Chen Daoyou, on the other hand, only needs to set off within three months. Of course, it won't be you alone, three days later, someone will take the initiative to look for you, and then you will discuss when to set off and how to act. Discuss it yourself. ”

When the words fell, the Nine Emperor Princes turned their backs and looked up into the distance, as if they were yearning for the throne of the Ninety-Five Supreme, as if they were sighing melancholy.

At this time, the sky above the Great Qi Dynasty seemed to be covered by a thick layer of clouds, and there was no sunlight, and it was impossible to see the sun behind the clouds.

After leaving Huiyue Garden, Chen Yuan returned to the inn.

"Who the hell recommended me to the Nine Emperors? What exactly is the purpose of this Nine Emperor Princes? ”

In the inn room, Chen Yuan thought back to what happened after leaving the mountain village and becoming a monk. It seems that except for the incident of the Heavenly Demon Sect, there is no one around who has any contact with the people of the dynasty.

And the fact that he was going to Zhongzhou, except for Liu Muyun and Jiudaoren, no one knew.

"Is it ......?"

Chen Yuan didn't believe his guess, after all, the Nine Dao people had already attained the Dan, and it was impossible for them to participate in mortal things anymore. However, if it weren't for the Jiudao people, who would know that they were going to Zhongzhou?

After excluding the Nine Dao people, the only one that may have something to do with the dynasty is the Luoxia Sect.

The self-proclaimed and upright Luoxia Sect would never watch the civil strife of his dynasty, let alone see the fall of the dynasty with his own eyes.

couldn't figure out the cause and effect of the matter, Chen Yuan could only give up. Since he couldn't get rid of the arrangement of fate, he could only obey the arrangement of the Nine Emperor Princes for the time being.

The escort mission must be extremely dangerous, so Chen Yuan planned to concentrate on cultivation during these three months of waiting, and no longer take half a step out of the inn.

Late at night!

Chen Yuan, who was closing his eyes and concentrating, suddenly opened his eyes, got up and walked towards the window, and a familiar face suddenly appeared.

"Fellow Daoist, do you remember what you are below?"

The person who came was none other than the reckless person he met in the inn hall during the day today.

"What are you looking for?" Chen Yuan didn't want to see this person, so he wanted to close the window.

"Your Excellency, don't turn people away. It's better to listen to what you have to say, and it's never too late to make a decision. At that time, if Your Excellency tells me to get out, there is no other thing, and I will definitely get out honestly. ”

The reckless man, smiling, jumped in through the window very consciously, and then picked up a cup of tea on the table.

"Just say something. There is still a need to cultivate. ”

Through perception, Chen Yuan had already determined that the person in front of him who was short, thin, like a beggar, and had a smile on his face was also a fourth-level Qi refining monk, basically the same as Chen Yuan.

"Do you know what the Nine Emperor Princes are going to transport to the Imperial Capital?" Han Wu, who drank another cup of tea, asked.

"I don't know, and I don't want to know." Chen Yuan's words were cold.

"Tell you, it's the Nine Dragons Jade Seal, the Nine Dragons Jade Seal that represents the power of the emperor, anyone who gets it can have the power to command thousands of troops."

Han Wu looked amazed, and his eyes stared at Chen Yuan deadly, as if he wanted to see something from Chen Yuan's expression.

"What does it have to do with you?"

"Didn't you promise the Nine Emperor Princes to escort Chongbao to the Emperor? I would like to ask you to speak to the Nine Emperor Princes and let me join your escort team as well. ”

Han Wu drank tea while talking, and then said, "Do you have anything to eat?" I haven't eaten for three days. I'm really hungry. ”

"Your Excellency can join the Snow Dart Bureau, and they also belong to the escort team of the Nine Emperor Princes."

Chen Yuan looked at Han Wu in front of him coldly, feeling that he was not like a monk, but more like a ruffian who had been starving on the streets for three months.

"They're all cannon fodder. To join them is to die. You and I are both monks, so naturally we have to be with them. Besides, along the way, it's either a demon cultivator, or a fierce beast in the mountains and forests, and the most important thing is to save your life, isn't it? ”

Chen Yuan didn't stop Han Wu's casual behavior and let him rummage through the room. Not to mention, since he didn't know where to dig out a piece of leftover pastry, he didn't ask whether it was clean or not, and swallowed it in one gulp.

"Why did you join this escort team?" Chen Yuan asked.

"For the sake of experience, of course. As a monk, you can only achieve the Great Path through continuous training. Where to find the opportunity to escort the royal family's heavy weapons? ”

Han Wu replied naturally, but Chen Yuan felt that he was lying, but he just couldn't hear the flaw.

"In the daytime, your Excellency exclaimed, 'The gods have killed someone', what is the matter? With your cultivation, you shouldn't be afraid of most people in Moon City this time. Chen Yuan continued to ask.

"Hey, you want to know about it. It's not that I can't tell you, it's just that it's a shame to say it. At that time, I was wandering down the street when suddenly three monks came across the street, and all of them were cultivators at the third level or higher in Qi refining. ”

"At that time, there happened to be a pedestrian who offended the three of them for some reason, as if it was because of an inferior magic weapon. The three of them are not good birds, they are going to kill people when they shoot, they can't stand it from below, and they want to do a chivalrous fight. ”

"However, I understand how many pounds and taels I have. With my fourth-level Qi refining cultivation, it would be easy to deal with a third-level Qi refining. If you face the top three, only the share will be killed. ”

"It was at this time that I saw the soldiers in the inn and knew that they were the people of the Nine Emperor Princes. So he rushed into the inn with a shout, and happened to meet Your Excellency. ”

Han Wu spoke lightly and almost seamlessly, but Chen Yuan always felt that there was something else behind him, but he didn't notice it or hear it.

"Do you know those three monks?" Chen Yuan asked again.

"It seems to be someone from the Sun and Moon Gate? Not monks like us, anyway. Han Wuyi sat on Chen Yuan's bed, upside down, and felt very soft.

Regarding the Sun Moon Gate, after coming to Huiyue City, Chen Yuan also heard that it was three hundred miles away, in addition to the Luoxia Sect, another sect that claimed to be a famous and decent sect, and its strength was even stronger than the Luoxia Sect.

It's just that this Sun Moon Sect and the Luoxia Sect are always a little incompatible, and every time they meet, they still have to fight each other.

"Is the Sun Moon Gate also a member of the Nine Emperor Princes?" Chen Yuan asked one of the most important questions.

"No, they should be the eldest prince behind them. The Great Qi Dynasty, the crown prince ordered by the old emperor. ”

Han Wu replied.