Jiang Huan turned around leisurely and looked at the trial tower absentmindedly, recalling Li Lao's strange behavior in his mind.

Lost his mind for a moment, still clueless, Jiang Huan sighed lightly, put away all the confusion in his heart, and turned to leave. "Alas...... Forget it, let's go back first! I haven't seen my second brother and them for more than two months......"

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Yuangong Monastery, a place of near seclusion, during the prescribed study time, students below the realm of Yudan are not allowed to go out without the permission of the dean or elder.

However, students who have reached the realm of knotting have a stronger desire to practice, and it is possible to retreat for as little as three or five years, or as many as hundreds of years.

Because of this, it is basically difficult for middle school students to know the outside world.

Today's season has already entered the middle of autumn, the warm sun shines on the world, the bleak autumn wind sweeps across the earth, and the withered yellow leaves flutter with the wind, depicting a picture of dry autumn colors.

The earth exudes the atmosphere of autumn sorrow, and the capital, which is known for its prosperity in the mortal world, also exudes dullness and depression at this moment.

At this time, the whole city was heavily guarded, and there was not a single person on the street, and the voices of the people in the past became silent, but this silence exuded an infinite chill.

In all the streets and alleys of Yuandu, five steps and one post, ten steps and one sentry, every soldier stationed in the garrison has a resolute face, wears iron armor, holds a golden gold in his hand, exudes an upright and unyielding iron temperament, just one glance, you know that these people are experienced in a hundred battles.

Not only that, but hundreds of officials gathered at the north gate of the capital, and the hundreds of officials were heavily dressed and lined up on both sides, just motionless, but their eyes looked at the city gate, as if they were expecting something.

Outside the north city gate, on both sides of the road, ten steps of a golden dragon flag, a total of ten miles, next to each dragon flag, there are two people in red clothes standing, one person is placed in front of the red gold edge drum, the other person is holding a golden bronze gong, up to ten miles of land, the situation is all like this.

At the same time, in the majestic palace, a dormitory called Yuanlong Pavilion, Jiang Hao, the emperor of the Xuanyuan Empire, who was rich and powerful in the Xuanyuan Empire, leaned weakly on the bed, and several attendants stood trembling aside.

Yuanlong Pavilion is located in the center of the imperial palace, surrounded by golden majestic buildings, this pavilion is the residence of the emperors of the Xuanyuan Empire, symbolizing the supremacy of the imperial power in the empire, whenever the new emperor ascends the throne, you need to bathe and fast for three days before you can stay in the Yuanlong Pavilion.

The Yuanlong Pavilion is divided into three rooms, which are the study, the lobby, and the bedroom, and the utensils placed in it are not priceless things, and they can take out one at will, so that ordinary people can eat and drink within the three lifetimes.

In the bedroom, the furnishings are very exquisite, although the breath is depressed, but there is a light fragrance, the regular furnishings, the depressed breath, the flowing fragrance, the three appear in the bedroom at the same time, so that the immersive people have mixed tastes.

Jiang Hao on the couch was covered with messy white hair, his face was sometimes pale, sometimes black, his expression had lost his normality, his eyes were sunken inward, his lips were covered with purple marks, and the whole person looked dying, and a dead air was revealed.

Who would have thought that Jiang Hao a few months ago was full of spirits, and although his cultivation was not high, he was also in the late stage of foundation building.

It stands to reason that the foundation building monk can live for eight hundred years, but now Jiang Hao is dozens of years old, but his state is not as good as that of ordinary old people, and he is dying, as if he will pass away at any time.

A month ago, Jiang Hao already felt unwell, and he didn't think much about it at the beginning, but after dozens of days, he became like this.

Jiang Hao, as the monarch of the Xuanyuan Empire, suddenly alarmed the Emperor Taishang, who came forward to take charge of the government and ordered to block all news about Jiang Hao, saying that Jiang Hao's cultivation was about to make a breakthrough and enter the secret retreat.

Immediately afterwards, the Emperor Taishang personally probed Jiang Hao's physical condition, but found nothing, and even went to the monastery to ask the abbot to come forward, but the abbot was helpless.

Shangguan Wuji told the Emperor that the monastery looked beautiful, but the resources were provided by several major forces, and the Dao Treasure he owned was only a superficial one.

But for Jiang Hao's strange disease, only the profound forces of the four mansions and three palaces will have relevant Taoist records, and because of this, Shangguan Wuji asked the emperor to seek help from the royal family in these forces.

But the Emperor Taishang knew that all the people in the royal family who entered the several major forces, most of them would have a weak relationship with the empire, and they all put the interests of the sect first, if it were not for the difficulty of the Xuanyuan Empire facing overthrow, they would rarely help the empire.

Just when the Emperor Taishang was in a dilemma, the King of Wu who was far away in the Yuxu Palace came with a message, saying that he was willing to help, but put forward a series of conditions, and the Emperor Taishang had no choice but to agree, and even sent a hundred officials to kneel to greet him.

"Ahem... Ahem..."Jiang Hao began to cough violently, and the violent coughing made his pale face glow a sickly red, so that it was a flame from the Netherworld, which was scorching his soul and body.

"Your Majesty..."

"Your Majesty......"

Seeing this, the surrounding attendants didn't know what to do, so they hurriedly approached and shouted anxiously.

After a while, the coughing sound weakened, Jiang Hao's complexion began to soften, returning to his previous appearance, his eyes trembled, his muscles were bruised, and he opened his mouth vigorously, making an old and trembling sound that did not match his real age. "Wu... King...... Come back... Is it there?"

"Back to Your Majesty, King Wu... I haven't come back yet...", a chamberlain near the bed leaned over and said in a trembling voice.

Jiang Hao's eyes were shocked, and after a moment of silence, the terrifying eyes looked at the waiter, and asked again, "Oh?...... That town of the country... Where is Jiang Ao?"

The chamberlain looked at Jiang Hao's eyes, his face trembled, and he said in horror: "Return... Returning to Your Majesty, the chief manager Fan Hong came to report that Master Jiang had been feeling cold recently and ordered the house to be closed for recuperation!"

When Jiang Hao heard this, his expression flashed a trace of helplessness, his face was softened and he nodded slightly, his right hand waved lightly, and he said weakly: "Okay...... Go down, all of you...... Lonely wants to be quiet for a while......"

"This ...... Your Majesty..."

"Your Majesty, you are ordered to take care of Your Majesty, and you dare not leave your post without permission!"

A few chamberlains were speechless, and only those who had just replied responded stubbornly.

"Go down...... Let me go!ahem...... cough..."Jiang Hao was furious, his neck was red and roared, but because he used too much force, he coughed violently again, despite this, he still looked at several attendants angrily and motioned for them to go out.

Seeing that Jiang Hao was so angry, several chamberlains opened their mouths and bowed to Jiang Hao to leave. "Your Majesty is angry! Purpose..."

After the waiter dispersed, after a while, Jiang Hao stopped coughing and leaned on the couch with a complicated expression.

Jiang Hao's eyes were scattered, he didn't know what he was thinking, and he whispered softly: "Big brother... Why do you bother......"

Suddenly, there was a heavy footstep outside, and after a while, an old man in a yellow robe and a rickety body came to Jiang Hao's bed, the old man looked sad, looked at Jiang Hao with unbearable eyes, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, he wanted to speak, but he couldn't.

As soon as the old man came in, Jiang Hao had already noticed it, his expression remained unchanged, and he said with a bitter smile: "Father... You're here..."

The Emperor nodded slightly, his expression was a little hesitant, and he paused for a moment before he spoke: "Hao'er, your fourteenth uncle will be back soon......!

It's okay if the Emperor doesn't say it, but as soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Hao sneered, his expression was extremely struggling, his right hand trembled and waved, and he said with all his might: "Hehe...... Father, you are confused! ahem..."

"Hao'er... Hao'er..."Jiang Hao coughed, his face became even more ugly, and the Emperor Taishang looked anxious, walked to the bed, and clenched Jiang Hao's right hand.

Jiang Hao's right hand trembled non-stop, his expression was even more excited, and he didn't know where the strength came from, he held on to the pain, and persuaded one after another: "Father, Emperor, Martial King, father and son...... Wolf ambition, it is because of this that the imperial grandfather passed the throne to you! But you! How can you! Even if the retainer dies, he will ...... it."

Before Jiang Hao finished speaking, he fainted, the Emperor Taishang had tears in his eyes, looking at Jiang Hao, who was not a person on the bed, and was not a ghost, his heart was even more painful, and his appearance suddenly aged a lot.

Then, the Emperor Taishang wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, waved his right hand, hugged Jiang Hao in his arms, and walked out step by step with heavy steps.

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At the same time, the north city of the capital of Yuandu, far away from the city gate ten miles away, sounded the first drum, after the drum sounded, the gong also sounded, just like that, until the gong and drum at the gate of the city gradually sounded, the deafening sound of gongs and drums resounded throughout the Yuandu, when the sound of the wave reached the place of the palace, an invisible force suddenly rose from the ground, and the surging waves near the palace were all dispersed.

The earth-shattering sound sounded, and all the officials on both sides of the road knelt down, and the soldiers stationed there turned to the north, holding the troops with their right hands and kneeling on one knee, while the patrolling soldiers stopped moving and knelt on one knee in place, with their right hands flat on their chests, and looked respectfully at the north.

In the middle of the avenue outside the north gate, a pale golden light fell from the sky in the distance, and when the golden mang appeared, there was a gust of wind and clouds around him, the golden dragon flag whirred, and the body of the person next to the dragon flag was also shaky.

Then, a low roar came from the golden light, directly covering the sound of gongs and drums nearby, the golden mang got closer and closer, and the roar became louder and louder, and in just a few breaths, the golden light came to the city gate.

Immediately afterwards, looking back at the land of ten miles, the person next to the golden dragon flag had already fallen to the ground, and his body trembled.

Roar......

As soon as the golden light arrived at the gate of the city, there was a more violent roar, and the hundred officials on both sides heard that their bodies changed, as if they were thunderbolts from the sky, and lowered their heads lower.

"Meet the Martial King!" the civil and military officials knelt on the ground and shouted in unison.

Then, the golden light slowly dissipated, revealing the figure inside.

It was a strange beast with a golden body, a head like a horse but a single horn, a body like a lion covered with golden scales, a golden aura on its four legs, eyes like electricity, and fangs in its mouth.

On top of the strange beast, a middle-aged man wearing a golden robe, with long hair scattered in black and white, looked extremely ordinary, but exuded a noble aura.

The Martial King was silent, and the strange beasts under the seat stopped making a sound, a faint golden mist flowed out of his nostrils, and his right forefoot gently touched the ground.

At this time, the Martial King's spiritual consciousness surged, swept over the hundred officials, and spread to the Yuandu, when his spiritual consciousness came to the sky above the Yuan Palace, it was hindered by the invisible force, and the Martial King frowned slightly, wanting to break through with all his strength.

Suddenly, an impact force dispersed the Martial King's spiritual sense, and immediately after, an old voice sounded in the Martial King's mind. "Stinky boy, what do you want to see, get out of ...... for me"

"Uh-huh..."The spiritual sense was forcibly dispersed, the Martial King snorted, his eyes opened instantly, and his ordinary appearance suddenly became extremely fierce when his eyes opened, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

Roar......

Seeing that the Martial King was injured, the strange beasts under the seat roared angrily, and the strong sound annihilated the golden dragon flag, but fortunately, the Martial King made a timely move, and with a wave of his right hand, the power that spread to the hundred officials was dissolved.

The Martial King didn't speak, and the hundred officials still knelt on the ground, and even because of the strange beast, the hundred officials all trembled in fear.

The Martial King caressed the strange beast, and the two extreme eyes of deep and fierce appeared in his eyes like this, he looked at Yuandu from afar, sneered, and muttered in a low voice: "Hehe...... I'm back...... Come back and get back everything that belongs to me......"