The imperial army was stationed in an oasis more than ten kilometers away from the Ancient City, the only oasis they had discovered after a long journey.

The crown prince Zhu Jianxing and the national teacher led the Jingtianwei army to stay in the oasis, while the ghost father-in-law, Zhou Chenghai and others led dozens of masters to investigate the situation first.

The sky was shrouded in a wild sand, and from time to time there was a loud noise in the distance.

Zhu Jianxing frowned, he knew that this trip was extremely dangerous, but for the sake of the Nanxuan Empire, he had no hesitation, and this was also his father's test for him.

He took out a piece of brocade from his arms, stroked it lovingly, and muttered in his mouth: "Jiu'er, when I return victoriously, I will definitely marry you." ”

"Ahem!" A vigorous figure walked by, the person who came was wearing a black and white robe, with a huge gossip map painted in front of the robe, and the word "Sealing Demon" was painted on the back.

Lao Dao bowed and said, "Lao Dao greets His Highness." ”

"The last general will meet His Highness!"

A burly figure behind the national teacher strode over and greeted him together.

Zhu Jianxing accepted the Jinpa, and hurriedly said: "Why be polite, national teacher, what have you discovered?"

National Teacher Changchun stroked his long beard, and said with a heavy face: "Your Highness, according to Lao Dao's observation, this trip is dangerous, Lord Wang and Lord Zhou have been here for a day, and there is no news, the old minister is ready to go to find out, you and the commander of Jingtian Weishi are here to wait for the old minister's good letter." ”

Zhu Jianxing said: "National teacher, I'll go with you!"

The national teacher hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the future of this trip is unknown, just in case, please ask Your Highness to wait here for good news! ”

Commander Shi said with a serious face: "Your Highness, there has just been a report from a spy that they have discovered the Northern Yan thieves in the west of the desert, they covet the treasure of Taizu and led thousands of elite soldiers to come. ”

He paused, and when he saw that His Highness was silent, he said again: "Your Highness, this trip is dangerous and unpredictable. What's more, the national teacher's exercises are all over the world, and they come and go in an instant, why don't we wait for a while?"

The national teacher said: "Your Highness, what Commander Shi said is extremely true, Lao Dao will go to investigate the situation first, and return as soon as there is news." ”

Zhu Jianxing thought for a while before he said, "Okay, in that case, national teacher, you go to investigate quickly, but don't let the thieves take the lead." ”

The national teacher said solemnly: "As long as Xuanyu is still in the hands of His Highness, even if they find the entrance to the Tianji Mausoleum, they will not be able to enter! ”

"Please rest assured, Lord Guoshi, the last general will lead the Jingtianwei to protect His Highness to the death. ”

The national teacher said earnestly: "Since the thieves know the whereabouts of the Tianji Tomb, and they must also know that the Xuanyu is in the hands of His Royal Highness, I am afraid that there is a traitor in our army. ”

Zhu Jianxing said with a smile: "National teacher, rest assured, I have now reached the peak of the Innate Realm, only one step away from the Yingtian Realm, I have a strict collection of Xuanyu, how can ordinary thieves be the opponent of this prince, you can go with confidence." ”

"Okay, I will arrange for the eighteen disciples to guard here, and the old Tao will go back as soon as he goes. ”

When the national teacher left, the commander of Jingtian Weishi arched his hand and said: "Your Highness, according to the Taizu treasure map, the entrance of the Tianji Mausoleum should be in the Ancient City, but now there are terrifying sounds and vibrations from time to time in that direction, I'm afraid it caused some mechanism or attracted some demon beasts?"

At this moment, a heavily armored elite soldier hurriedly walked in, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, I just received a report from the spies, and I found dozens of sturdy masters coming in the direction of my oasis in the west. ”

"Your Highness, the person who came is not good, the last general will go to check it out in person, Liu De, you are here to protect Your Highness. ”

"Yes, Commander!" Liu De's eyes flashed with a bright shadow.

When Commander Shi hurriedly walked out of the camp tent, Liu De said: "Your Highness, rest assured, the young general is here to protect you." As he spoke, a cold light flashed, and the sword qi broke through the air and stabbed towards Zhu Jianxing.

"Bold!" Zhu Jianxing is no longer the weak and useless prince of the year, his figure retreated, a long sword blocked in the air, clanging sound, he was secretly happy in his heart, a sword stabbed at the opponent's chest, but hit the armor.

Liu De was shocked at first, he didn't expect the prince to be outstanding in martial arts, but he still smiled and said: "Your Highness, hand over the Xuanyu, you can leave your whole corpse." ”

Zhu Jianxing shouted: "Who are you who dare to assassinate this king." He swung out a sword, the sword aura was heavy, and the three sword lights directly locked the opponent's vital point.

Hearing the sound, several Jingtianwei hands suddenly rushed in.

"Senhu-sama, you...... Are you trying to make a return?"

The assassin of the crown prince was Jingtianwei Qianhu Liu De, he snorted coldly, the sword in his hand was violent, his body was like a storm, his momentum was like a rainbow, and a sharp and powerful sword stabbed the prince in the neck.

Zhu Jianxing was taken aback, and suddenly a little flustered, after all, he lacked actual combat experience.

Liu De is also at the peak of the innate realm, his moves are insidious and vicious, and his moves are fatal, and after a few moves, the prince is forced to keep retreating just after parrying.

And several Jingtianwei elites were not opponents, and they were knocked to the ground under two moves.

"Hand over the jade. Liu De was domineering, and his sword moves were pressing step by step.

"Don't think!" Zhu Jianxing suddenly shook, his sword moves changed greatly, and suddenly a sword slashed, the sword light and sword shadow, and the sound of clicking, Liu De was actually hit by a sword, and the armor on his arm was split by the prince's sword.

Liu De was furious and shouted, "You...... , you pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger?"

Zhu Jianxing snorted coldly, seeing that the opportunity could not be missed, he made a false move with his right hand, and then a short sword in his left hand stabbed out like lightning, and the blood flew horizontally, Liu De carelessly only cared about resisting his right-hand sword move, but he didn't expect that the flaws in front of him were pierced by the short sword.

These are taught by Yi Shaotian, when the enemy can't figure out the details of you or is very careless, and you can't fight the enemy, you can only outwit.

"Your Highness!" Commander Shi was taken aback, and when he stepped in, he saw that the prince was safe and sound.

He took out a secret letter in Liu De's arms, and said in horror: "I didn't expect Liu De to be the person next to King Yue, and he should be damned, but he didn't find out about his conspiracy, and he didn't stop it in the future, so His Highness was frightened." ”

Zhu Jianxing took the secret letter, which read: "I have received the secret letter, you quickly took the head of the prince and won the Xuanyu ......" The second half of the letter has been torn off, and half of the seal has been blurred.

Zhu Jianxing said angrily: "Hmph! They are really going to make a move, Commander Shi, how can you tell from this letter that it was done by King Yue?"

"This ...... The last general has just seen this torn out half of the page, and there is an imprint in it, please look at it......"

"They're finally ready to move!Then the storm will be more violent!" Zhu Jianxing's eyes were like torches, but in his heart, he preferred that this letter was made by King Cheng rather than King Yue, because he and Lord Yuchan were like brothers and sisters.

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