Six months later.

Zhou country, Kyoto.

A horse-drawn carriage pulls into Kyoto, the curtain lifts, and a man pokes his head out.

She is about twenty years old, with beautiful facial features, narrow eyes, and a pair of thin lips, which makes the overall good-looking face a little more bitter and mean.

Looking at the flow of people shuttling back and forth in Kyoto, and feeling the faint but omnipresent evil aura in Kyoto, a trace of doubt flashed in the woman's eyes.

Just as someone in the carriage spoke.

It was a deep male voice.

"Yin Yin, are you wondering that the dragon qi is retreating here, and the evil qi is rising, but the people are living a good life and are not disturbed by the evil qi?"

The woman named Shi Yinyin withdrew her outward gaze and turned her head to look inside the carriage.

She nodded: "What my father said is exactly what Yin Yin thinks." ”

Shi Yinyin called her father is a middle-aged man who is about forty years a year.

He was dressed in white casual clothes, but the material of the clothes was luxurious, and it was the snow silk exclusive to the nobles of the martial kingdom. The facial features are upright, but they also have long narrow eyes and thin lips.

At this moment, this person was holding a book and reading it roughly, and when Shi Yinyin finished speaking, Shi Yuqing put down the book and smiled lightly at his daughter.

"Speaking of this, I have to mention the two current leaders of Zhou Guo."

"One is the current Emperor Zhou, Zhou Xinglin ......"

"Half a year ago, Zhou Xinglin overthrew the previous Zhou Emperor, Zhou Zhichang's rule, but Zhou Zhichang collapsed the dragon qi before his death, since he ascended the throne, this Zhou Xinglin issued a decree with the assistance of the former prime minister, so as to benefit the people."

"Although in half a year, the decree has not seen much effect, but in my opinion, the people of this Zhou country can be regarded as returning to their hearts, and there is already a dragon qi breeding, I think that in another ten or eight years, the dragon qi will be able to suppress the evil qi again, so that this Zhou country is back on track."

Hearing Shi Yuqing's words, Shi Yinyin couldn't help but speak in doubt.

"But the Ming Monarch returns to the Ming Monarch, and the matter of the dragon and the evil conflict cannot be solved in a short time."

"If evil spirit is dominant, ghosts will breed, and if ghosts breed, people will inevitably be poor......"

As he was talking, the book in Shi Yuqing's hand had already fluttered in and fell into Shi Yinyin's hands.

"Because of this ......"

Seeing Shi Yinyin looking down at the book, Shi Yuqing spoke softly.

"Speaking of this book, I have to mention the number two person in this Zhou country......"

"No, I can't say the number two person, I even think that this person is the head of the Zhou Kingdom."

Saying this, Shi Yuqing's eyes were deflected, as if he had seen the Heart Cultivation Garden in the distance through the carriage.

Outside of Kyoto, the garden of the heart.

Level 2 spirit veins.

It was once the ancestral home of the Ling family, and it was also a place for Zhou Zhichang's retreat.

And now, it is owned by another person.

Thinking of this, Shi Yuqing couldn't help but open his mouth and spit out five big words.

"King Yao, Lu Ming."

……

The Cultivation Garden has now become the head hall of the Three Phases Gang.

Since the whole world martial arts alliance was merged into the three-phase gang, the three-phase gang has become the first major sect of the martial arts of the Zhou State.

Lu Ming didn't even need to hold any martial arts conference, he automatically became the nominal and actual martial arts alliance leader of the Zhou State.

Today, when Shi Yuqing and Shi Yinyin entered Kyoto, there was also a person who appeared at the foot of the mountain of the Sanxiang Gang Headquarters.

The man was about forty years old, dressed in black, tall and burly, and carrying two giant chain blades that were one man high.

The blade is a rose-red color, as if soaked in blood, and forms an X shape on its back.

Walking up the mountain, before he officially entered the Sanxiang Gang mountain gate, this person was stopped.

"Dare to ask Mr. ......"

The Three-Phase Gang patrols the mountains and helps the people, but his strength also has six grades of cultivation, and his cultivation and knowledge have long been not the kind of gangsters in a small town, and it can be seen at a glance that this person is extremely strong and has an extraordinary identity.

Seeing this scene, the man in black stopped and said respectfully.

"In the Meishan swordsman of Xiawu Kingdom, Xie Haodong, traveled the world. I want to learn a thing or two from the Lu Gang Master. ”

The people patrolling the mountains couldn't help but raise their eyebrows, and just as he wanted to say something, he saw this person raise his hand slightly, and the blood and qi at his fingertips burst into the power of the martial seal.

Undoubtedly!

……

The carriage drove slowly towards the palace.

In the car, Shi Yinyin flipped through the books and read them carefully.

Soon, Shi Yinyin closed the book and sighed.

"This exercise called the Blood Demon Star Decision does have some meaning."

"Quenching the body with evil qi, nourishing blood qi with evil qi, if all the people cultivate, as long as there are enough people, they can indeed absorb light and suppress the breeding of evil spirits."

Thinking of this, Shi Yinyin understood why the Zhou Kingdom was not collapsed by ghosts.

Shi Yuqing nodded lightly.

"This skill was created by Lu Ming, the leader of the Three-Phase Gang."

"The cultivation method of the six grades and below has been widely spread by him, and to this day, this Zhou Kingdom and the Liang Kingdom next to it, as long as they are still alive, there is no one who does not use this exercise to forge the foundation of martial arts."

"And if you want five products and four real skills, you need to join the three-phase ......"

"This move not only gave the people of Zhou a way to live, but also made the three-phase gang expand rapidly, and to this day, the scale of these three-phase gangs is probably more than that of the second-rate sect of the martial arts."

Shi Yuqing sighed with emotion, but Shi Yinyin frowned.

As a nobleman of the Martial Kingdom, Shi Yinyin herself also has a half-step three-grade cultivation, and the martial arts of the Martial Kingdom are prosperous, even the royal nobles are deeply contaminated with the martial arts, Shi Yinyin knows how deep the second-rate sect of the Martial Kingdom is.

She spoke: "As far as I know, the three-phase gang Lu Ming only has a three-grade cultivation, right?" ”

Shi Yuqing nodded: "That's right." ”

Shi Yinyin said again: "Without second-grade strength and lack of high-end combat power, how can these three-phase gangs be equated with the second-rate sect of our martial arts?" ”

saw Shi Yuqing hand over another piece of paper.

I opened the white paper, and there were seven names written on it in black and white.

Shi Yuqing's voice was louder again.

"This is the latest issue of the Heavenly List of the Zhou Kingdom, which records all the martial artists of the third rank and above in the Zhou Kingdom."

Shi Yinyin looked down and saw that the top was the leader of the three-phase gang discussed by the father and daughter, King Xiaoyao of Zhou Kingdom, Lu Ming.

The book on the heavenly list says.

[Three-grade body, second-grade sword.] 】

[Martial Arts Supreme, King of Freedom. 】

Two simple sentences, but they have confirmed Lu Ming's status in the Zhou State today.

Shi Yinyin shook her head and smiled, a little contemptuous.

"The ignorant are fearless, maybe the compiler doesn't know how strong the second-grade martial artist is."

People from large countries have an innate sense of superiority over people from small countries.

This is probably pride and prejudice.

Shi Yuqing said: "As far as I know, in the battle half a year ago, this Lu Ming did kill Erpin and Jiedan in a row. ”

Shi Yinyin: "I don't believe it. ”

Fighting beyond the level, it is still the third product and the second product.

Even if it is a martial country, this kind of thing has not happened for more than ten years.

Shi Yuqing's eyes were gloomy: "I don't believe it either, but soon, we will know how much ability this person has." ”

By the time he said this, the carriage had already arrived at the gate of the palace.

Shi Yuqing stepped out of the carriage, and Shi Yinyin followed.

When I looked up, I saw the majestic palace gate, as well as several people standing in front of the palace gate.

When the prime minister of the dynasty, Lin Zhengguo.

Generalissimo Wuwei, Qu Li.

The master of the earth master and the current national teacher, Li Wei'an.

and a strong man in a dragon robe standing in front of the three people, Zhou Xinglin.

Seeing Shi Yuqing, Zhou Xinglin smiled loudly.

"When Prince Qing came to Zhou Kingdom, he didn't inform him in advance, but he made me slack."

Shi Yuqing smiled slightly: "Why make a big deal about visiting friends in private?" ”

……

Under the guidance of Zhike, Xie Haodong walked into the Sanxiang Gang Mountain Gate step by step.

Strange flowers and plants along the way are shrouded in mist, not like a martial arts sect, but like a fairy mountain gate.

However, considering that this place is a second-level spiritual vein, as long as there are Qi refining period cultivators who take care of it diligently, it is not surprising that it can have such a view.

Thinking of this, Xie Haodong couldn't help but ask.

"Why is the mountain gate located on the spiritual vein? Your family leader, is it still a cultivator of immortals? ”

In the Martial Kingdom, it is not uncommon for immortals and martial cultivators to be dual-cultivators, after all, the longevity of the immortal family is even longer, and longevity is human instinct.

Zhike replied politely: "It's just that Your Majesty gave it, and my helper took it, and the location of this place is good, quiet, and the air is good, as for whether the helper cultivates immortals, I don't know if this is below." ”

Xie Haodong nodded knowingly.

Keep going.

I saw the three-phase gang gathering in front of me to lead the practice.

The evil spirit hangs down like a funnel, and the spirit of the people is excellent.

Standing still, Xie Haodong watched for a long time, and couldn't help sighing.

"The bloody star decision of the Lu gang leader will benefit all the people."

Suddenly, a voice sounded from the side.

"Wu Guo also knows about a certain family's bloody star decision?"

Xie Haodong turned his head and saw a young man in white with empty hands appearing behind him.

The lips are red and the teeth are white, the eyes are like stars, the body is well-proportioned, and the eyes are deep.

Who is Lu Ming if he is not?

Seeing Lu Ming, Xie Haodong said: "Wu Guo knows the prince's bloody star decision. ”

"After all, if this skill has an excellent evil qi environment, the quenching speed is not ordinary, and it is very suitable for laying the foundation of martial arts."

Lu Ming smiled modestly.

"Falsely praised...... Not to mention that it is difficult to find in the normal realm of evil qi environment, even the follow-up cultivation method of the Blood Demon Star Decisive is not deep, although there is also the possibility of impacting the third grade, but it is extremely difficult to achieve the second grade with the Blood Evil Star Decision. ”

To put it bluntly, the Blood Scare Star is easy to get started, but its potential is not enough, and it also has requirements for the evil environment.

For the ordinary people of Zhou Liang and the two countries, the Blood Demon Star is a miracle.

But for the disciples of the great sects, this bloody star duel is just like that......

Therefore, this skill will not attract the covetousness of high-level martial artists - the second grade or even the first grade can actually create a true skill similar to the Blood Demon Star Duel, but it is just unnecessary.

Thinking like this, Lu Ming turned his head to look at Xie Haodong again.

"But I don't know what happened when Mr. came to the door?"

Xie Haodong spoke in a deep voice.

"Sparring."

Lu Ming shook his head and smiled: "What Mr. Xie said is not sincere. ”

"As far as I know, Prince Naqing has now entered the palace and been entertained, and Mr. Xie and Prince Qing have come to the door at the same time, so it's really clear why he wants it."

Xie Haodong raised his eyebrows, and then listened to Lu Ming's words.

"But it just so happens that a certain family has recently realized martial arts, and Mr. Xie's visit is also a good thing for a certain family."

When he said this, there seemed to be a light flashing in Lu Ming's eyes, and the full fighting spirit even made Xie Haodong can't help but squint.

Lu Ming raised his finger to the sky.

"Where are you going?"

Xie Haodong nodded heavily: "Okay." ”

……

In the palace, in the palace and in the palace.

The Zhenghe Hall was used by the Emperor of Zhou to receive private guests, and it was used to receive Prince Wu Guoqing at the moment, which was just right.

After sitting down, Zhou Xinglin looked at Shi Yuqing, and information about Wuguo and Prince Qing couldn't help but appear in his mind.

Wu State, a large country in the Northwest Regions.

Even the largest country, there is no one.

The Wu Kingdom is difficult to find opponents in the entire Northwest Regions, but its geographical location is close to the Southwest Regions, bordering the Cang Kingdom, another great power in the Southwest Regions.

The two countries check and balance each other and contain each other, so that there is room for the small neighboring countries to survive.

And this Qing Prince is one of the powerful princes of Wuguo.

The system of the Wu State was different from that of the Zhou State, but it was similar to that of the Liang State.

The prince can get a fief, and the fief is large or small, and in his own fief, the prince's words are even better than the holy decree.

Prince Qing's fief borders the Zhou State, and its fief area is even about the size of the Zhou State - in other words, even if you don't count the background of the Prince of Wuguo, just Prince Qing's own territory, it is much different from Zhou Xinglin, and even its strength is much stronger than that of the Zhou State.

After all, Zhou Guo's martial arts strength is difficult to describe......

And this time, Prince Qing came to Zhou, in fact, he was invited.

The inviter was none other than Zhou Xinglin.

Listen to Zhou Xinglin's greetings, and quickly cut to the chase.

"Trade."

"The flood of evil qi in the Zhou Kingdom has led to a decrease in grain production, although there is a bloody evil star to deal with the evil qi crisis, but it is not a small number for people to eat horses and chew, and this time Prince Qing was invited to come for this matter."

Shi Yuqing smiled lightly and took a sip of tea, but did not respond positively to Zhou Xinglin's words.

It wasn't until a cup of tea was drunk that Shi Yuqing spoke: "I have come all the way, and the livelihood of the people of Zhou is indeed difficult. ”

After the collapse of the dragon qi, there are endless troubles.

Even if there is a bloody star decision, the life of the people of Zhou at this time is completely inferior to the time when the dragon's qi was undamaged.

Zhou Xinglin had nothing to argue with this, he bowed his head lightly, and listened to Shi Yuqing again.

"After the problem of evil gas is solved, the biggest problem is actually the material."

"Emperor Zhou, you have the heart to solve this matter, so you know that you also understand the problems of the people's livelihood this week, but there is a proposal below."

Zhou Xinglin raised his eyebrows: "What proposal?" ”

"If your entire Zhou Kingdom is incorporated into my Wu Kingdom, although your Zhou Emperor will have to be demoted to the Prince of Zhou, in terms of materials, not only my Qingwang Mansion, but also the imperial capital will give preferential treatment and support. With the size of our Wu Kingdom, it is not difficult to support hundreds of millions of people in the Zhou Kingdom. ”

After speaking, without waiting for Zhou Xinglin to speak again, Shi Yuqing said again: "And I vaguely heard that Emperor Zhou, you didn't want to be this emperor...... You see my proposal, not only liberated you, but also saved the people of the Zhou State in dire straits, as long as you nod, all the remaining problems will be solved by us. ”

"What do you think?"

That's good.

Zhou Xinglin wants other people's food, and people want everything for you......

In fact, Shi Yuqing's words don't seem to be a problem.

Although from a small emperor to a prince of a large country.

From the pinnacle of power to the drop of one level.

But Zhou Xinglin essentially doesn't care about any position of power - he is different from his father and his eldest brother.

The problem, however......

"As far as I know, a few months ago, Cangguo and Wuguo were near the border, and there was friction again, right?"

Zhou Xinglin said this, and Shi Yuqing nodded: "Yes." ”

"And according to the law of the Wu Kingdom, if there is a big war, the major princes must send troops, right?"

Shi Yuqing smiled and nodded: "That's right." ”

"After all, if you get something, you have to give something...... That's fair, isn't it? ”

Zhou Xinglin also nodded: "So even if I nod and agree to your proposal, we can't take the food for nothing, but have to exchange it with our lives, right?" ”

Shi Yuqing shook his head: "This is not necessarily, after all, our friction with Cangguo is limited to friction, not a full-scale war." This level of friction does not require the princes to send troops. ”

Zhou Xinglin nodded clearly, but the words changed again.

"It is rumored that the Martial Kingdom is the only country in our Northwest Regions that has a first-grade martial artist. But I don't know if this rumor is true or not? ”

Shi Yuqing was slightly stunned, then nodded and said: "Naturally, it is true, and my martial arts country is not only one and one product." ”

"I remember the strongest one, the old immortal you call the pillar of the town......"

Shi Yuqing didn't know why Zhou Xinglin mentioned this, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was nothing to hide about this kind of thing, so he said the truth.

"There is indeed such an old immortal."

"It is said that this lord has lived a long life, and originally did not ask about the world, but he came out of the mountain nearly two hundred years ago to solve the barbaric disaster at that time, and since then he has been protecting the peace of my martial country."

Zhou Xinglin asked with interest: "But I don't know the name of this adult?" ”

Shi Yuqing shook his head: "I don't know the name of my lord, I only know that his subordinate disciples, and even the emperor of my martial country, all call this Mo Lao." ”

……

The sky above the main hall of the Three Phases Gang is nearly a kilometer.

Lu Ming and Xie Haodong stood opposite each other.

Looking at Xie Haodong in front of him, thinking of the Qing Prince who was in the palace, Lu Ming couldn't help but diverge his thoughts and thought of Mo Lao......

Half a year ago, after Lu Ming killed Zhou Zhichang and Zhou Xingdan, he saw with his own eyes that Mo Lao had taken away the dragon qi.

Externally, Zhou Xinglin claimed that it was Zhou Zhichang who brought disaster to the country and the people and broke the dragon's spirit.

But in fact, Lu Ming naturally talked to Zhou Xinglin......

Because of this, the two became curious about Mo Lao's identity.

With Luo Miao, the traitor in the rain killing building, after several months of investigation, he was able to know the identity of Mo Lao smoothly.

The pillar of the town of the Martial Kingdom.

But that's about it.

Life experience, teacher inheritance, interpersonal relationships, all these are not clear - Mo Lao seems to have appeared out of thin air more than 200 years ago......

But after combining Liang Yulong's life dream, Lu Ming had some private speculations about Mo Lao's life.

At that time, in the dream of Liang Yulong's life, Mo Lao said that he was dedicated to martial arts, and he was alone and didn't care about the world - this was a lie.

If a lonely person doesn't care about the world, how can he have a unique insight into dragon qi, which is essentially the will of the people?

Later, he went out of the mountain to save the Wu Kingdom from the barbaric catastrophe, so as to become the pillar of the Wu Kingdom - considering what he did to Zhou Zhichang, Mo Lao is very likely to have started the calculation of the dragon qi of the countries in the Northwest Regions from then on.

Among them is the Wu Kingdom, the largest country in the Northwest Regions.

Time has come to the present, the martial kingdom is becoming more and more prosperous, and the dragon qi is gathering more and more......

A few months ago, the border army of Wuguo took the initiative to attack the border city of Cangguo, and the two old enemies had a tendency to fight.

There is reason to suspect that there is Mo Lao's hand in this matter.

It's a muddy water.

There is Mo Lao's dragon spirit, and there are major powers acting in conflicts.

If you rush into it, you will easily be crushed.

Therefore, long before Prince Qing entered Beijing, Zhou Xinglin discussed with Lu Ming that it was the best policy to stay out of the matter here, and to trade with Prince Qing, and nothing else could be agreed.

- No matter what Mo Lao's calculations are, no matter what Wu Guo wants, this muddy water, Lu Ming and Zhou Xinglin can't easily mix.

Without listening to it with his own ears, Lu Ming could guess that Wu Guo had the intention of annexing the Liang State of Zhou.

In the war between Wu and Cang, there is always not too much cannon fodder.

At present, Zhou Liang and the two countries have a strong evil environment, and they also have a bloody star duel, which can be said to be a good anti-line infantry......

And if you want not to be annexed and not be controlled by others, this Xie Haodong is the first level.

Nations are the same as people.

To be based on the world, you must have the foundation of your life.

And force is the greatest foundation of this world!

"You strike first."

On the other side, Xie Haodong said.

Although he shouldered the task, he bullied the third product with the second grade, and had the heart of martial arts, so he gave way to take the lead.

Lu Ming smiled slightly: "Then a certain family is not welcome." ”

The next moment, he used his finger as a sword, and slashed out with a sword!

The mighty galaxy emerges, just like the Milky Way falling into the nine heavens!

Xie Haodong's expression changed instantly!

The double knives behind the back are automatically unsheathed, the chains are twisted like pythons, and the blades are as cold as the moon.

The power of the martial seal flows, and when you hear the sound of "ding", the sound of swords and swords resonates to shake the universe!

……

Inside the Imperial Palace, in the Politics and Palace.

When Shi Yuqing and Zhou Xinglin finished chatting about Mo Lao, they stopped talking.

Just quietly sipping tea and waiting.

Both seemed to know that it was not this place that decided everything, but not far beyond Kyoto.

Shi Yinyin watched the two of them stay still, chatting about the past and the present, and looked at Zhou Xinglin seriously for a while, and couldn't help but have doubts between her eyebrows.

He was too calm......

Calm is abnormal.

Xie Haodong is a guest of Qingwangfu, and the strength of the second grade is true.

If Xie Haodong wins the King of Zhou this time, it means that the high-end force of Zhou is lacking, and Wu Guo will be slaughtered.

This exchange seems ordinary, but in fact it involves the survival of the Zhou State, but I don't want the Emperor of the Zhou State to be nervous about it, but his face is light......

Soon, Zhou Xinglin smiled at Shi Yuqing, but Shi Yuqing's face stiffened, and he smiled at Zhou Xinglin in response with embarrassment.

Zhou Xinglin said: "But I don't know about the trade......

"This matter is worth discussing, but I don't know what the Zhou State can exchange for food at present?" Shi Yuqing replied in this way, without mentioning the merger of the two countries at all.

This made Shi Yinyin's expression condense, and her face was full of disbelief.

Just look at the conversation between the two to know the results of the discussion outside the city.

Xie Haodong lost......

That King Lu Ming does have second-grade combat power.

And a second-grade combat power is more than enough to protect a weak and small country like the Zhou State.

……

"I conceded."

After a sword, Lu Ming stood with a faint smile on his face.

On the other hand, Xie Haodong's face was sluggish, and he looked down at the double knives in his hand, and saw that above the double knives, the power of the martial seal had collapsed, and even the divine soldier-level double knives had collapsed out of the gap.

Inhale deeply and close your eyes slowly.

Thinking back to the brilliant sword light just now, Xie Haodong couldn't help but ask.

"The prince made a sword just now, I don't know what kind of swordsmanship it is?"

Lu Ming chuckled and spit out a word.

"Ramming."

(End of chapter)