Wanxiang City is very large, and there are countless high-rise buildings in it, but if you say that the highest is the palace where the head of the Xue family in Wanxiang City is located, it is also called Lingxiao Hall by the world.

Because the palace where the Xue family lives is not on the ground, but floating between the clouds and mist, if there are uninformed people who look up, they may think that it is the heavenly palace, the place where the immortals live, but Wanxiang City does not respect the immortals, but wants to override it.

Hence the name Lingxiao Palace.

Nowadays, the city is very lively, the prosperous fairyland-like city is crowded with people before and after, the restaurants and inns in the city have long been full, and all the sect families in the huge barren state do not want to miss this grand event.

One is for fame, and the other is for chance.

The opportunity of the sword trial conference is not only the snow in the mountains, but the most important thing is that this conference provides an opportunity for all the many forces to get together, make friends, calculate, and favor.

These are opportunities that no one wants to miss.

What's more, coupled with the rumored incident during this time, some idle people in the wasteland also came to Wanxiang City with the mentality of watching the excitement, and it can be said that this sword trial conference has an unprecedented grand occasion.

Early this morning, a group of young people walked into Wanxiang City, just like a stone sinking into the sea, it did not attract too many people's attention, the inns and restaurants in the city were already full, and only first-class forces could get the treatment of Wanxiang City.

The rest of the forces had to find their own places to live, most of them lived in the dwellings in the city, and there were also some sect leaders with a quiet temperament who led their disciples to live far away in the mountains and rivers outside the city.

Anyway, I won't miss the sword test, so why go inside and suffer that sin.

This line of young people is naturally Li Xiu and Liang Xiaodao and others.

They didn't go to the Lingxiao Palace, nor did they go to the inns that were already full of people to ask if there were any spare rooms.

"When will you do it?"

Liang Xiaodao looked at Li Xiu, his eyebrows were full of excitement, if he wanted to make those first-class forces unable to participate in the sword trial conference, there was only one way to do it.

Baishan Gate.

Fight up, and share the victory or defeat with the strongest young generation in their respective sect families, and bet on the qualification of this sword test, only in this way can you do it.

If you want to go up and convince others with only one mouth to reason, that is the most unreasonable thing.

The most important thing to know when to walk the world is when to reason with your mouth and when to reason with your fists.

"Wait. ”

Li Xiu thought for a moment, and then said.

The excitement in Liang Xiaodao's eyes faded a little, and he sighed, before entering Wanxiang City, when he was walking on the road, he asked Li Xiu more than once about his plans and intentions after entering the city.

Every time I get the answer, it's these three words, and so on.

"My patience is not good, how long will I have to wait?"

Liang Xiaodao was a little impatient, being able to fight with the Holy Son and Holy Maiden among the first-class forces above the Wasteland, this was something worth looking forward to.

Especially after he entered the Three Realms, the Life Soul.

"Wait, there's one more thing to do before then. ”

Li Xiu thought for a moment, and then said.

It was the first time he came to Wanxiang City, but he didn't let Ye Xiu or the non-precept monk lead the way, but walked at the forefront by himself, turning back and forth, looking like he was walking aimlessly.

Until a small tea stall appeared in front of him, compared with the large tea houses around him, this small tea stall in front of him seemed a little nondescript.

And it's a little shabby, but even so, the dozen or so tables inside and outside the tea stall are still full, and not only here, but the entire long street looks like it's overcrowded.

The shopkeeper kept running back and forth with a white towel on his shoulder, and even in the cool day when winter was approaching, his face was still covered with a thin layer of sweat.

Obviously hectic.

More than a dozen tables were full, and only one person sat at the far corner.

It was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, Li Xiu's gaze stayed on him, and then he walked over and sat opposite him.

Reaching out and pouring himself a cup of tea.

"Although this tea is good, Your Highness always tastes a little unworthy of your identity. ”

The middle-aged man watched the tea flow from the teapot to the teacup, smelled the slightly inferior tea, and said with some emotion.

"Tea is tea, good tea has a good way to drink good tea, and herbal tea has a way to drink herbal tea. ”

Li Xiu picked up the teacup and drank it all, the most important point of the so-called herbal tea in addition to relieving the heat is meditation.

Tea that cools the heart is good tea.

This view is correct, but since you drink tea, you still have to pay attention to it. ”

The middle-aged man nodded, agreeing with the meaning of Li Xiu's words.

Li Xiu looked at him and said: "I have paid attention to a lot of things in the past 20 years, especially I love to be reasonable and responsible, but this time I want to be willful about my own affairs, so I can't pay attention to too much." ”

Liang Xiaodao and the others did not enter the tea shed, but just stood quietly on the long street.

Many people didn't know who this middle-aged man was, but Liang Xiaodao did, so he understood what Li Xiu meant by waiting.

The middle-aged man raised his eyes and looked at Li Xiu, with a very ordinary look on his face.

"Your Highness's business is the business of the Tang Kingdom, so naturally it is better to pay attention to it. ”

These words are not to persuade him to stop, but to tell him that the affairs of the son of the world are the affairs of the Tang Kingdom, and the Tang Dynasty will always be the strongest backing.

Li Xiu understood what he meant, and a smile appeared on his face, but he didn't take this rhetoric, because the current Datang is not a complete Datang, the national teacher has just passed away, and there are still queens and princesses inside.

Outside, there is a snow country that is holding back the strongest northland border army of the Tang Kingdom.

Invincible in the world, Xue Hongyi, who was dyed red with a red knife, had a mission to protect Ling Yan Pavilion and not go out easily.

Tang Huang's attitude was unpredictable.

Therefore, although Datang is invincible in the world, it lacks skills.

"I don't need to say much about those bad things in the court, not to mention that I am far away in Huangzhou now, so I still have to solve my own affairs. ”

Hearing this, a trace of disgust flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, which was naturally not disgust for Li Xiu, but disgust for those in the power center of the temple.

The two looked at each other without saying a word, and after being silent for a while, Li Xiu took out a letter from his arms and put it on the table and pushed it in front of the middle-aged man.

There was no inscription on the envelope, and there was only a small Li character written on the yellowed envelope.

The middle-aged man frowned and asked, "Listen to Xue Lou?"

Li Xiu was silent for a while, shook his head and said, "Qingjiaoji." ”

The middle-aged man was slightly startled, and asked puzzledly: "The matter of Wanxiang City is difficult to solve, if the old landlord or Second Master Wei comes, he may be able to help, but you want me to send a letter to Qingjiaosi, no matter how demonic Chen Luo's talent is, now he is only the body of the four realms, how can I help you?"

Li Xiu explained: "If I hadn't miscalculated the day, he would have broken through the Five Realms by now. ”

The middle-aged man's brows did not stretch, and he said with some concern: "Even if Chen Luo has already entered the Five Realms, after all, he has only just broken through the realm, and his strength should be worse than that of Second Master Wei." ”

Li Xiu smiled, picked up the teapot and filled it for the other party, and said, "Back then, Zi Fei had just broken through the realm and ascended to the seventh high position of the Heavenly Scroll, since Chen Luo had already broken through the realm, how could he be too far behind?"

This time, the middle-aged man did not speak, and his frowning brows also relaxed.

At the beginning, on the grass yellow paper, Zifei ranked second, and Chen Luo ranked first.

In Datang, not counting the generation of Xiao Boru and Xue Hongyi, there are a total of eight amazing talents with extreme talents.

Chen Luo, Wang Zhiwei, Su Shengwan, Drunken Chunfeng, Chen Zhimo, Li Xiu, Zifei, Liang Xiaodao.

Others such as Chen Sining, Murong and others will be weaker after all.

It's not as good as these eight people.

The middle-aged man reached out and took the letter into his arms and asked, "How long?"

Li Xiu thought about it, now there are still two months before the opening of the Wanxiang City Sword Trial Conference, and it is estimated that the Five Realms Grandmaster has rushed from Datang to Huangzhou, so he asked, "How long is the fastest?"

The middle-aged man didn't answer immediately, hesitated for a moment and said, "If we take our own route, it will take five days at the earliest, but if we can get the help of Heavenly Strategy, we will be able to deliver this letter to the Aokakuji in only two days." ”

There is only a three-day difference between the five and two days, but the time of the three days is extremely important at this time.

"No problem. ”

Li Xiu said softly.

Then he got up and walked out of the tea stall, and continued to swing back and forth on the long street.

The middle-aged man looked down at the teacup that was filled again but did not take a sip, and his heart really still had to pay attention to it.

He was able to find the middle-aged man because the Tang officials and the Great Seal of King Chen Liuwang on his body could have a faint resonance, so that he could feel each other's arrival and proximity from a distance.

But there is no such resonance between him and Tiance, it's just that Tiance's people are easy to find.

Dressed in black and with that unique temperament, it can be said that it can be accurately recognized at a glance in the crowd.

It's just that there are too many people on the long street, and too few people who are strategic.

"Lead the way. ”

After a while, Li Xiu stopped and turned his head to look at Ye Xiu, who was walking expressionlessly on the side.

After entering Wanxiang City, Ye Xiu became extremely noble in both walking and talking, and the brocade clothes passed through the crowd without staining a bit, and his handsome face made many people marvel at him.

At this moment, Liang Xiaodao understood why he got the title of Jinyi Ye Xiu, and sure enough, there was only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname.

"Where are you going?"

Suddenly, hearing Li Xiu speak, Ye Xiu was stunned for a moment and then asked.

"It's a matter of heaven. ”

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As one of the five major factions, Tiance naturally received great courtesy from Wanxiang City, whether it was food, clothing, housing or other aspects, he received the highest treatment.

It's just that the people who have made a plan for heaven have never asked for much, and they are extremely light, so it is best to receive them.

Lingxiao Hall is a very remarkable place, and this great place depends on the status and strength of the Xue family, as well as the materials and talisman formations needed to build this palace.

It is said that when it was first built, it was specially invited to set up a mark by the Tiangong Daoist himself, so that the entire huge palace that stretched for hundreds of miles was suspended above the white clouds.

Looking at the entire barren state, only Wanxiang City has such a wealthy hand to build such a magnificent palace.

It accepts foreign visitors, but only foreigners of high enough status.

For example, Ye Xiu, such as not abstaining from the little monk.

Everyone walked to the Lingxiao Palace, and a long white jade staircase stretched between the white clouds upwards.

This staircase is the only access to the palace.

Ye Xiu has walked once, and he is naturally familiar with walking at this moment, although he has never been here, he is the Buddha of Wuliang Temple, and the relics pagoda in the temple is not much worse than this, so naturally he will not be shocked by this scene.

No one in front of them will be shocked by this scene.

There was a person standing on the left and right of the white jade stairs, with a tall figure and a lofty instrument, this was the disciple of Wanxiang City.

All the people who could guard the left and right of the White Jade Ladder were the monks of the Four Realms.

That is, the strong man in the wilderness.

They know a lot of people, so they can naturally know a holy son like Ye Xiu from a first-class force, not to mention that he is also a personal disciple named by the Warden Division, and he will go to the Warden Division to practice next year at the latest, and his status will undoubtedly be more noble than now.

But they just nodded, and did not show any flattery, after all, these two people are also personal disciples in Wanxiang City, and their status is not low.

"Ye Gongzi. ”

Seeing them coming, he just nodded lightly, and then said.

"Two senior brothers. ”

Ye Xiu nodded at them, and then asked, "I have something I want to visit Tiance, and I want to ask where they live?"

The person on the left raised his eyes and glanced at the luxurious palace on the left side of Lingxiao Palace, and said softly: "There are a total of three people here this time, it is Li Yinan and two Five Realm elders to escort them, but I heard that Tiance has not seen guests during this time, and if Ye Gongzi goes, he must be prepared not to meet." ”

"Thank you, brother. ”

Ye Xiu saluted him, stepped up the white jade stairs, and walked up step by step.

Li Xiu and the others followed.

The two of them looked at the people who went up one after another without blinking, and when they saw the non-precept monk, they took a second look, and at the same time, their eyes fell on Li Xiu's body without a trace, and then they looked at each other quietly.

The matter of the Tang Dynasty Shizi wanting to disrupt the sword trial conference can be said to be boiling over this time, and as disciples of Wanxiang City, they are naturally doubly concerned, not to mention that when Elder Jiang and Miss Liangyun came back two months ago, they had brought news.

Among the people who walked with Li Xiu were Ye Xiu and Bujie.

At this moment, seeing that there will be no mistakes in the decision, it seems that Li Yinan, the young master of the Heavenly Strategy, really had a good relationship with Li Xiu, and he was actually discussing how to deal with Wanxiang City under the nose of Wanxiang City.

By the time the figures of Li Xiu and the others disappeared into the clouds, only one of the two people guarding the white jade stairs was left, and it was obvious that the other person had gone to report the news.

"Come to think of it, Xue Wuye must have received the news that we are here. ”

Liang Xiaodao smiled, and then said.

Ye Xiu also showed a smile and said, "From the moment we set foot in Wanxiang City, he already knew that we were coming. ”

In the past, this kind of thing against the five major factions in person could only be thought about in the bottom of my heart, but now I have not only done it, but I also feel very comfortable.

He let out a sigh of relief, feeling that his thoughts were more accessible than ever.

There are not only five major factions living in the Lingxiao Palace, but more than 300 first-class forces are naturally among them, but more than 40 first-class forces led by the Shangqing Palace and Ziwei Mountain have not come to the Lingxiao Palace, but have just found a place to live in Wanxiang City at will.

After all, they had already withdrawn from the sword test, and they didn't have such a thick skin to live in the Lingxiao Palace.

Walking through the white jade ladder, the group ascended to the Lingxiao Palace, even in the middle of the sky, walking is flat as flat ground, hundreds of miles of the palace is not only vast, but also shocking enough.

There are many people in the Lingxiao Palace, and there are many acquaintances.

Not only the disciples of Wanxiang City, but also the rest of the first-class forces gathered here.

One third of them Li Xiu had seen it, because these one-third were those who had gone to participate in the hunt of chess demons and Fuyun Island.

These disciples were stunned for a moment after seeing Li Xiu from afar, and then they couldn't believe it, as if they were surprised that this Tang Dynasty prince, who was obviously a mortal enemy of Wanxiang City, walked in the Lingxiao Hall in such a grand manner.

The scene in front of them was really a bit ridiculous, but when they rubbed their eyes vigorously and found that it was not a hallucination, Qi Qi showed a somewhat embarrassed smile, bowed to him from a distance, and walked away.

Those who were close couldn't leave, so they showed a very embarrassed smile, and then said a few polite words such as His Royal Highness and left in a hurry.

This is not hypocritical and polite, it can only be said that there is something to be afraid of, after all, this is the home of Wanxiang City, if you are catching up with Li Xiu at this time, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to consider the power network behind you.

So there's nothing to blame for that.

Only Liang Xiaodao let out a sneer, and the disdain in his eyes, which was originally hidden, became much thicker.

He already looked down on those people outside the Tang Kingdom, but at this moment, this impression in his heart became much deeper, not to mention, if it was the disciples of the academy who received favors, they would not care about these things.

"Let's go!"

Li Xiu patted his arm and said softly.

Liang Xiaodao nodded and walked slowly behind Ye Xiu.

Murong Xue seemed very quiet along the way, her temperament was like this, cold and proud, and there were not many cold people talking, not to mention that this group of people was basically relatively cold.

Except for not abstaining.

It's just that this little monk always looks around more, and he feels more emotion in his heart, so the words on his face are naturally relatively less.

The place where Tiance lived was farther away, but hundreds of miles of palaces were not long-term for them.

After about a quarter of an hour, Ye Xiu, who was walking in front, stopped in front of a palace.

Then he turned slightly sideways and gave way to the road in the center.

Li Xiu walked over and raised his eyes to look at the palace.

Luxurious, like a fairy palace, the palace of the Shangqing Palace is to attract the clouds and mist to fall, and the clouds and mist are like a fairy palace.

Lingxiao Hall is above the clouds, and he is the Immortal Palace.

Raising his hand and knocking lightly in front of the door, the door made of special materials did not have the dull and harsh sound of metal, but looked very crisp, like a white crane spreading its wings through the clouds, and then raising its neck to make a loud sound.

This is the knocking sound of the Lingxiao Palace, and it sounds like it can even lift people's spirits, as if even the soul has been cleansed.

There are people walking around, and they are frowning slightly when they see this scene, there are not a thousand or eight hundred people who want to visit Tiance and Li Yinan in these days, but no one can go in, and even many people stand outside the door for several hours without getting a reply.

This Li Yinan seems to be iron-hearted and doesn't want to see anyone.

But this time, the door opened quickly, because Li Xiu's knocking sound was very special, it was the unique sound of slamming the door in the academy at the beginning.

Li Yinan has also heard it, and he has heard it more than once.

The enemy was very red when he saw him.

The brothers were also red-eyed when they met.

Just when the door opened, Liang Xiaodao jumped in, and then rode to Li Yinan's neck at once, grabbed his hair with both hands, looked up and laughed.

It's a funny scene.

It also seems to be a little too forceful, even if you haven't seen it for a long time, there is joy in your heart, and there is no need to be in such a form.

Li Xiu just smiled slightly and didn't stop it, Liang Xiaodao's move was indeed a bit too violent, because the three of them were not good at expressing themselves, and they rarely used such fierce body movements to express the joy of seeing each other or the sorrow of parting.

It's just that during this time, there was a problem within Tiance, and someone wanted to compete with Li Yinan for that position.

Liang Xiaodao did this just to express one thing.

I'm starting to ride your neck, are you still waiting for me to continue to on your neck?

Li Yinan didn't want others to on his neck.

So he raised his hand and grabbed the sleeve of Liang Xiaodao's coat, shook his hand and smashed it to the ground, and the luxurious floor made a sizzling sound.

Liang Xiaodao wailed, and scolded in his mouth: "You conscienceless thing, you took me to see the moon in the academy back then, and called others Xiao Tiantian." ”

Li Xiu's face turned dark.

Ye Xiu and Murong Xue blinked in unison, and the little monk chanted a Buddha name in a low voice, and kept saying that it was not strange or strange.

On the left and right of the tea table in the courtyard sat two Five Realm Elders who had devoted themselves to heaven, and when they heard this, their faces sank, and their eyelids jumped and they felt a little depressed.

How young this friend looks more immodest than the other.

Taking a deep breath, Li Yinan walked up to Liang Xiaodao's body and kicked hard a few times, then reached out and patted his shirt, cleaned up the dust, and walked to Li Xiu and gave a big hug.

Laughing, "I thought you'd come faster." ”

Li Xiu's face also showed an extremely rare smile, a little warm: "I could have come faster, but then I encountered something." ”

"It's not a hassle to have things to work out together. ”

Li Yinan said.

The two looked at each other.

Li Xiu looked into his eyes and said seriously: "There are things that should be solved together, not only my business, but also yours." ”

Li Yinan was silent and didn't speak for a long time.