"The Holy Pattern Stone has arrived!"

One of the leading priests lifted the golden robe, and an oval-shaped boulder that was two meters high and emitted a glass-colored light appeared in everyone's field of vision.

All the gentlemen and young men, with pious eyes, have prayed to the stones, hoping to win a good fortune.

Because this stone is so amazing!

This holy relic left by the founding empress can not only perceive a person's talent and ability, but also spy on people's hearts and spy on human nature.

In a sense, this holy stone, like a royal treasure of the clan, protects the whole clan.

More than 100 years ago, Empress Guangji learned that Wusheng Nangong Wuji conspired to be reactionary, but because there was no substantive evidence, the latter refused to admit it, so he invited out the holy pattern stone, and after some inspection, Nangong Wuji knew that his evil intentions were exposed, gave up his disguise, killed out of the imperial palace, and finally ambushed the southern suburbs of the imperial capital.

After this incident, the status of the Holy Pattern Stone in the hearts of the royal family is even more like a gift from the gods, sacred and unshakable.

Li Ran narrowed his eyes and looked at this holy stone with great interest, as an immortal cultivator with excellent knowledge and an encyclopedia, he quickly saw that there were so many immortal gifts, this thing was essentially a "holy fetus".

What is a holy womb?

To put it simply, it is a mortal, after hard cultivation, beyond the mortal body, the body is holy, before ascending, grasp a glimmer of Hongmeng opportunity, and form a "shell" of human nature and spirituality.

This body left in the human world does not have any autonomous intelligence, but it will follow the will of the original host, gain insight into human nature, and protect the latter's bloodline.

That's interesting.

This shows that the first generation of founding empresses is likely to be a ...... Cultivators?

Or is it a martial arts saint who rarely enters the Tao with martial arts?

Li Ran was thinking about it for a long time, and suddenly found that there was a thumb-wide crack on the surface side of the Holy Pattern Stone, like lightning, which was shocking.

"Could it be that this is the masterpiece of Emperor Murong Yu back then?"

Li Ran once heard his father say that when Murong Yu, as a quasi-monarch servant, was tested by the Holy Pattern Stone, a domineering and righteous war poem was directly full of talent, attracting the mysterious power of heaven and earth, so that an indestructible crack appeared in the indestructible Holy Pattern Stone, and it was rumored to be a good story for a while.

At this time, on the high viewing platform.

"Sister, is that the miracle left by my father?"

The third princess, Xiao Yanshuang, looked at Xiao Lingqiu with a sad expression.

"Yes. Back then, my father's seven-word war poem shocked the heavens and the earth, and resonated violently with the Holy Pattern Stone, thus leaving this crack, and in the eight hundred years since the founding of the Great Xuan Kingdom, he was the only person who could do this. ”

Xiao Lingqiu said as he spoke, and there was also a trace of sentimentality in his indifferent and cold eyes.

"Sister, I'...... I have a question that I've been wanting to ask you. ”

Xiao Yanshuang wanted to speak and stopped.

"Say it. Xiao Lingqiu smiled and stroked her sister's face: "My good third sister, as long as you ask, my sister will answer you." ”

Xiao Yanshuang said softly: "Back then...... When my father passed away, Wan'er and I were still too young, but I remember that all of a sudden, I couldn't find my father in the Shinto prison, so I ......"

She gritted her teeth, but still said the question she had asked for many years: "Father, he ...... Did you really die of illness?"

Hearing this, Xiao Lingqiu's body was shocked, and after a while, he said meaningfully: "Third sister, you are also fifteen years old now, and you need to find the answers to some things yourself." ”

"I know...... I have also inquired in many ways, but all the old people in the palace said that my father was the one who conquered the Ice Country and fell into the voodoo of the National Master of the Ice Country, and then the medicine stone was useless and died...... Xiao Yanshuang said with a sad expression: "But I don't want to believe that a person like my father would actually ......"

"Third sister, since the facts you have learned are like this, then the truth may be like this. ”

Xiao Lingqiu sighed lightly and said, "The past is over, as the emperor's daughter, let's focus more on the future of the empire." ”

"Third sister, don't listen to her nonsense. ”

A girl wearing a light helmet and a ponytail walked over with a long leg: "Father is not dead, this is the truth I have learned, he will definitely come back!"

It was the second princess, Xiao Qingxue, at this moment, her eyes were blazing, full of an obsession.

"Second sister, I don't want to quarrel with you, do you know what the consequences will be if your words are heard by the mother emperor?"

Xiao Lingqiu sneered.

"No. 1 quasi-monarch waiter, Zhou Yuan stepped forward to test!"

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu Wen Zhirong preached.

"Okay, second sister, let's stop arguing, after all, the protagonist of today's worship is not us, by the way, this young master of the Huaiyang Dragon Fist family, Zhou Gongzi, is your gentleman, pay more attention." ”

Xiao Lingqiu said with a smile.

"Heh, I'm not like some people, I don't need men, these young men are just vases in my eyes, if it weren't for the ancestors of the Xiao family, I wouldn't be too lazy to come. ”

Xiao Qingxue said coldly.

Having said that, her eyes looked directly at this good-looking Dragon Fist heir, and she had some expectation.

Xiao Lingqiu saw it in his eyes, and just smiled faintly.

At this time, I saw that Zhou Yuan was holding a folding fan, a little on tiptoe, carrying light power, pulling out an elegant arc in the air, and then fell handsomely and chic in front of the holy stone, causing amazement in the square.

Immediately, under the cheers of the audience, this kid was not in a hurry to compose a poem, but punched one by one!

The pace is powerful, the fists are vigorous, and every move seems to have the power of thunder!

"What a handsome kung fu. Xiao Qingxue's eyes lit up.

"Eh, second sister, didn't you say you didn't pay attention to these vases?" Xiao Lingqiu said with a look of surprise.

"I ...... I'm just looking at it casually!" Xiao Qingxue turned around.

"This surnamed Zhou is too pretending, isn't it, measuring a stone, and showing off martial arts? ”

Li Ran couldn't help but complain.

"Brother Ran, I have discovered a shocking secret!"

Ma Wenjie's mysterious voice came from behind.

"What's the secret?" Li Ran said blankly.

"A few new faces have appeared! What a new face!" Ma Wenjie whispered.

"New face?" Li Ran instinctively swept around the young people next to him, and didn't find anything abnormal, but he was a little face blind, just like Brother Dong in his previous life.

"Hey, look at him!" Ma Wenjie hurriedly pointed to a white-clothed young man in front of him.

Li Ran looked at it according to his words, and saw that this young man's face was like a crown of jade, sword eyebrows and thin lips, handsome and extraordinary, if he only talked about appearance, he was the only one in the audience who could fight with himself.

At this moment, the young man in white was sitting cross-legged, his eyes were as cool as water, and he looked unfathomable.

"Eh, why didn't you find this person before, what is the origin of this dog's day?" Li Ran frowned.

He was psychologically disgusted by these little white faces that looked similar to him.

In fact, it's normal to think about it, opposites attract, same-sex repulsion, the universe is constant, don't believe you ask Yifan, does he hate Caixukun?

"He is the Martial Lord of the Holy Martial Academy, the son of Xie Wushuang, Xie Huan!" Ma Wenjie took a deep breath: "When I was a child, I saw him in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and I will never admit my mistake!"

"Xie Huan?

Li Ran can't be calm now, because he is too familiar with this name!

It turned out that over the years when he was beautiful and famous in the imperial capital, he had always heard a saying that made him very unhappy - "Li Ran in the north and Xie Huan in the south." ”

The meaning is also similar to Jin Yong's novel "South Murong, North Qiao Feng", but here, it is mainly aimed at the appearance of him and this Xie Huan, after all, in folk rumors, the two of them are rare to see in a hundred years.

Although Li Ran didn't want to admit it, he had to say that this Xie Huan was more than one realm higher than his forced qualifications!

Why?

Because he Li Ran has nothing but this face, and this Xie Huan is not only a young martial arts master, but his father Xie Wushuang is also the sect master of the "Qinglan Sword Sect" who is famous in the southern country, and one of the seven martial arts lords of the imperial court!

What is the concept of Wu Jue?

Don't look at his official rank on the surface, he is a second grade, on the same level as the six Shangshu, but in fact, he enjoys the great authority and resources given by the imperial court.

In a sense, it is also a bit similar to the "Seven Martial Seas under the King" in the previous life "One Piece", these seven martial arts lords are second only to the martial saints, proud of the rivers and lakes, and can be regarded as the upper-class products of the Great Xuan Empire under the system of "governing martial artists with martial artists".

"I see. Li Ran suddenly figured out one thing, no, to be exact, several things.

"What do you know?" Ma Wenjie was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I haven't finished talking yet, this Zhou Yuan on the field only appeared today, that is to say, at least two guys have been temporarily topped!"

"You don't have to be nervous, that's what the court means. Li Ran said calmly.

"What's that?" Ma Wenjie was confused.

"Martial Arts Elite Conference. Li Ran spit out these words lightly.

"Martial arts conference, what does this have to do with the martial arts conference at the end of the month?" Ma Wenjie was even more confused.

Li Ran sneered: "Isn't this obvious? The imperial court has been defeated twice for two years, and this year it is a killing move, even the son of Wujue has been invited to the imperial capital, and he has also installed the identity of a gentleman, which is really great." ”

Brother, brother, you have to come on.

Li Ran suddenly thought of his stupid and cute younger brother.

At this time, Zhou Yuan had already made a short poem, and after reciting it, the Holy Pattern Stone seemed to sense something, and let out a soft sound, and in the next second, a crack opened!

However, after a while, the crack closed in an instant, and on the smooth stone surface, there were still only the legendary traces left by Murong Yu back then.

"Great talent, this son is both civil and military, and he is a great talent! The old minister is here to congratulate Her Royal Highness the Second Princess!"

Zhang Ningfu took the lead in getting up and walked towards Xiao Qingxue with joy.

Xiao Qingxue was stunned for a second, and then said: "Zhang Xiang, I don't know much about poetry, but ....... Zhou Yuan's talent can only keep the crack for a moment, and it's not very good." ”

Zhang Ningfu shook his head and said with emotion: "To be able to produce a momentary fit with the Holy Pattern Stone, this son is already very good, you must know that the genius of the world like the Emperor of the First Emperor will only produce one in eight hundred years!"

"Oh, then it seems that this Zhou Yuan is not bad. Xiao Qingxue said lightly, but there was joy in her eyes that could not be concealed.

"Second sister, don't worry, maybe you won't think so after watching the next performance. ”

The corners of Xiao Lingqiu's mouth rose, as if he was a big winner who saw through everything.

"Please have the second number quasi-monarch squire, the son of Wujue, Xie Huan come forward to test!"

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu Wen Zhirong stood on the stage again, but this time, his voice was obviously a little excited and trembling!

In order to show respect, I naturally added a "please"!

"Hehe, Wen Bo really knows about this, no wonder Dad wants to stop talking today, it turns out that he already knew. ”

Li Ran sneered in his heart, it seems that the imperial court is too lazy to make a secret box this commotion, and it is directly put on the bright side!

As expected, the empress, Zhang Ningfu, the Ministry of Rites, Taichang Temple, and maybe even the eldest princess were involved in this!

After all, this Xie Huan was forcibly arranged for the eldest princess.

But in this way, among the four princesses, it is very clear who the empress prefers.

Just as he was thinking about it, Xie Huan's figure rose up, turned into a gorgeous white mang, and landed accurately in front of the Holy Pattern Stone.

This domineering body is more than one realm higher than the previous Zhou Yuan!

"This man...... This man is your squire?"

Xiao Qingxue bit her lower lip and looked at her eldest sister Xiao Lingqiu, her face flushed slightly.

"Ahh Xiao Lingqiu replied lightly: "Gongzi Xie, I had a rush with me when I was a child, and it is fate to say it." ”

Xiao Qingxue snorted, her expression faintly unwilling.

At the same time, the cheers in the square completely exploded, reaching the extreme, even surpassing the moment when the Holy Pattern Stone was invited out before!

Handsome like this, with high martial arts, he is still the son of a martial artist!

Such a person is simply the darling of the gods, a treasure in the world!

At this moment, Li Ran was also skinny, looking at the field with a serious expression, he could feel that this guy with the same name as him had something real.

Unexpectedly, Xie Huan faced the audience and said such a sentence:

"Princesses and subjects testify that before taking the test today, I hope to invite one person to have a test with you. ”

"Who is this person!?" Zhang Ningfu asked first.

"This person's name is Li Ran, and he is also among the king's servants!"

Xie Huan's eyes were cold: "As far as I know, this person is unlearned, lingers in the Qinglou, and has a very poor character, but the people have the same name as me, and I have always been deeply ashamed, and today I will tear this person's hypocrisy in front of the subjects of the world!"

As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar, and the three princesses on the stage also had different expressions, Xiao Lingqiu was interested, Xiao Qingxue was indifferent, and Xiao Yanshuang frowned, looking curious and worried.

"Damn, this dog mongrel is going to kill you, Brother Ran!" Ma Wenjie looked horrified.

Li Ran looked indifferent and didn't say a word.

He knew that a deliberate killing game had begun.

This time, it was not Xie Huan on the stage who competed with him, but the people behind him - the "Xiangdang" group represented by Zhang Ningfu, Pei Zhongshu, and Ma Feng!

Maybe...... There's also Princess Celestia involved.

The motive is very simple, in the eyes of these people, there is absolutely no room for a small Li family to suddenly join this competition for power, they don't want the inherent pattern that the imperial court has maintained for decades to be disrupted.

Even though this is what the empress wants, they just don't allow it.

"Xie Huan, do you know that this Grand Prince Li is the companion of the Holy Imperial Seal, and his father is the newly promoted Shaoqing of Dali Temple, if you have no basis to slander, I am afraid that the national law will not be tolerated!"

Zhang Ningfu said sharply.

"Hehe, act, continue to act, Lao Tzu will sacrifice his life to play this game with you today. Off the field, Li Ran gritted his teeth and sneered in his heart.