In a small, abandoned village not far from Zhivadin, a large group of soldiers dressed in the uniforms of the Central Court were resting.

They don't seem to want people to find out, so they seem a little sneaky. There are also some knights on the periphery who are conducting reconnaissance to ensure the absolute safety of the large army.

They had been very careful, and Hamon Cook of Zhivadine had never expected them to be so bold as to break into such a close place to Zhivadine that the knights sent by Hamon Cook did not notice them.

The so-called dark under the lamp, exactly that.

A few days ago, Xiao Qiang was suspicious, and while letting people lead a team to stay at the border and ask for entry, he personally led the team and led a group of guards from the Central Wangting Wangcheng to secretly bypass the border guards and come directly to Vedin.

If this was a military operation, it would undoubtedly be extremely successful. But if it is used to chase a person, no matter how you look at it, it is a bit of a fuss suspicion.

Xiao Qiang's subordinates didn't understand their leader's thoughts, why did they spend so much effort in order to catch a cultivator? Then again, they didn't seem to need to arrest that cultivator......

A few days ago, a royal order came from Wangcheng, and Xiao Qiang secretly withheld it without informing the whole army. Obviously, this edict will not bring good news.

These royal city guards also knew very well in their hearts that their original duty was to guard the security of the central royal court and royal city, not to chase the murderer for thousands of miles!

Besides, they also don't have the right to cross the border!

Xiao Qiang's current behavior is a proper and unauthorized decision, and the following is over!

In other words, it is the period when the royal power is strong, and it will be the end of the whole house!

Although now relying on the power of Xiao Qiang's family, the king does not dare to do anything with Xiao Qiang. But it is foreseeable that Xiao Qiang's life will not be so easy after he goes back.

Everyone couldn't understand why Xiao Qiang had to chase down that cultivator for a good future. They didn't dare to ask, they still knew Xiao Qiang's temper, and they didn't want to be subjected to military law again. So far, they can only go one way to the dark!

In the center of the village, it was originally an ancestral hall for the villagers to worship their ancestors, but later there was a war, all the people ran out, and the houses in the village gradually fell into disrepair.

In a small cubicle in this ancestral hall, Xiao Qiang was far away from his subordinates, sitting alone in a chair, looking at the three letters on the table and silent.

One of them was a royal edict from the central royal court a few days ago. As expected, Ke Zaihou, the king of Caiyun, was very angry at Xiao Qiang's unauthorized departure, and the wording in the imperial decree was also extremely tough. Strictly ordered Xiao Qiang to immediately lead his troops back to Wangcheng to ask for guilt, if not, he would be punished for "treason"!

The other letter that arrived at the same time as the imperial decree was Ke Zaihou's secret letter. The content in it is diametrically opposed to the wording on the surface, first of all, to appease Xiao Qiang, and then kindly ask Xiao Qiang for the reason for his unauthorized actions, and finally say that no matter what Xiao Qiang's reason is, he will not pursue it. Of course, the most important premise is that Xiao Qiang must be loyal to him!

Xiao Qiang looked at the two diametrically opposed letters, and knew in his heart. His Highness is not as simple as he appears. Under his indulgent appearance, there is an ambition to the world!

At the beginning of his reign, Ke Zaihou was constrained everywhere by the old ministers left by the previous king. Ke Zaihou, who felt that he couldn't let go of his hands and feet, wanted to find someone to deal with them.

It was at this time that the Dugu brothers appeared in front of Ke Zaihou, and with his connivance, they quickly seized the power in the court.

At that time, Ke Zaihou was too young to know much about the "way of balance" that he had to master as a king.

This led to the tragedy that followed.

Ke Zaihou originally wanted to use the Dugu brothers to help him get rid of the disobedient ministers in the court, but he didn't expect that when he finally succeeded, the Dugu brothers would go to his opposite.

After cutting off a cadre of veteran ministers left by the previous king, the Dugu family of the new gate valve began to emerge. The financial and military power of the central royal court was controlled by the Dugu brothers, Ke Zaihou's power was sideways, and his life was even more unbearable than before, and even every imperial decree issued had to be seen by the Dugu brothers before the royal city could be issued.

Ke Zaihou, who was unwilling to be subject to the Dugu brothers, wanted to repeat his old tricks again, and this time he found Xiao Qiang's Xiao family.

The Xiao family is the military gate of the central royal court of Caiyun Kingdom. Although the sons of all generations have adhered to the ancestral motto of "serving the army and not serving in politics", with their huge influence in the army, they are still a large force in the central royal court.

Ke Zaihou's strength was already declining, and he finally caught up with the Xiao family, how could he easily break his wings! So even if Xiao Qiang committed a capital crime, he didn't care.

Not to mention......

Xiao Qiang's father is now Xiao Feng, the patriarch of the Xiao family. Xiao Feng, who resigned and went home as early as ten years ago, has the reputation of "the first person in martial arts" in the Central Royal Court, and there are even rumors that Xiao Feng has entered the Tao with martial arts and reached a very high level.

Even if there is no power of the Xiao family, relying on his father, no one dares to move Xiao Qiang!

The third letter on the table was sent by Xiao Qiang's father, Xiao Feng.

There is no nonsense, just one meaning, as long as it is not really treason, something happens to the family to carry it for you!

"The old man is really straight as always!" Xiao Qiang smiled and shook his head.

When Xiao Qiang decided to pursue Ke Wang, he sent someone to send a letter to his family, asking the family to support him in the royal city and not make any trouble. Father and son are connected, although Xiao Feng doesn't understand why Xiao Qiang did this, he still uses his influence to suppress all kinds of crusades in the DPRK.

Xiao Qiang also knew the skills of the old man in his family, so he had the courage to do such a ridiculous thing.

To be honest, even Xiao Qiang himself felt that his behavior over the past few days was a little unreasonable.

He does things according to his own intuition, and if his intuition is right, then he will do it, and no one can stop him.

Just like that time to exterminate the Tree Realm Mountain Monsters, a lot of correspondence with Levi Cook, the Grand Commander of the Janissaries in the South of the Clouds, was found in the Tree Realm Mountain, which was enough to prove that the Tree Realm Mountain Monsters had long been opposed, and the previous surrender was just waiting for the opportunity! Xiao Qiang also forwarded these letters to his father, so the matter of his slaughter of the Tree Realm Mountain was not seized by the Dugu brothers to make a big fuss.

And chasing down the cultivator who didn't know the origin was also Xiao Qiang's insistence on relying on his own intuition.

Xiao Qiang's intuition told him that that cultivator was not simple.

The most direct and main reason why the South of Caiyun has become so chaotic is because the bloodline of the King of the South has been cut off, or everyone thinks that the bloodline of the King of the South has been cut off. But if at this time, the "Holy Son", who has been thought to be out of the world, returns to the south of the clouds......

This is not good news for the central royal court, which is already facing enemies on both sides.

The main reason why the Central Royal Court can still hold out under the threat of the barbarians in the north of Caiyun and the East King in the east of Caiyun is because after the founding of the Central Royal Court, the second Caiyun King Ke Yunan led the troops to swallow the west of Caiyun, and permanently imprisoned the West King in the Central Court. The strength of the five Caiyun countries is almost the same, and the two can be considered to be able to maintain a balance, but if one country is added to it, it is difficult to predict the outcome or defeat. After all, the south of Caiyun has been in turmoil for decades, and among them, the Central Royal Court has added a lot of strength. After this so-called "Holy Son" returns to the south of Caiyun, it is conceivable how he will repay the central royal court.

His arrival will break the existing pattern of the Caiyun Realm, and his identity is an unstable factor that will cause war! If he doesn't take advantage of the fact that the people of the world don't know who he is, then the Central Royal Court will never have a chance again. If the war resumes, there will never be peace in the Caiyun world!