In the Great Martial Hall ; The Crown
Prince Meets the Crown Prince
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Ling Wen approached the throne, dressed completely in black and did not say a word or even made a smile. He seemed to draw a line through the item on his memo and said. "My lord, there are some heavenly officials who are still patrolling in the mortal realm, unable to return for this matter."
Jun Wu nodded, "They've reported it to me."
Ling Wen confirmed it after listening to that answer, and Jun Wu then turned towards Xie Lian, "Xian Le, I'm sure you want to know why you were called to come here today."
Xie Lian still lowered her head, "I can guess that. But I have assumed that the problem with Little General Pei has been resolved."
At that moment, a man's voice was heard, "whether the problem has really been resolved it is still difficult to say so."
The voice that came was so excited and filled with feelings, and when Xie Lian turned to see who had said that, he found that it was a martial god who was stepping into a large hall, his hand placed on the hilt of his sword, and he seemed to be walking forward. When he passed Xie Lian, he stopped in his tracks and raised his lips. "Your Majesty. I've heard a lot about you."
This martial god looks to be around twenty-six to twenty-seven, looking elegant and confident in his actions. Looking at his face, Xie Lian thought that he looked better looking than the statue he saw on Mount Yu Jun, and that was a type of good looks that could definitely steal someone's heart. Very interesting. Xie Lian did not respond, and he continued, "Our Little Pei has been in your care."
"Looks like I have really offended him." thought Xie Lian, and then returned the greeting given to him, "Please don't trouble yourself too much by meddling in this matter. I've heard a lot about you too."
The words 'I've heard a lot about you' are clearly not lies. In the past few days, Xie Lian had glimpsed his scrolls, and he read briefly the legends of some heavenly officials who were quite famous, and one of them was General Pei Ming from the Ming Guan Palace. This martial god from the north is skilled in combat, but what is most talked about among mortals about this martial god is about stories about his love affair, good and bad, playing in the small streets carelessly. Good stories that are spread about him are like Pei Ming who used a lot of gold he had to help save a pathetic p.r.o.s.t.i.t.u.t.e out of a brothel, he fell in love with her and promised to stay pure and honest forever to wait for her return. Besides the bad stories he has is like Pei Ming who crosses thousands of miles just to spend one night to get in touch with a married woman. And many more things like that. To a certain extent, Pei Ming was actually someone who was so strong. After reading the stories, Xie Lian thought that it was something extraordinary that after all these years, only one person, Xuan Ji, appeared and offered himself from that path of life.
Because Pei Ming is someone who is so skilled in fighting and love, many rivals and even colleagues are so happy to curse him and expect him to die, and it would be even better if he died from syphilis. However, his life force is very strong, and he has never been infected with any disease even after many flowers have been picked; he won't die, and he has even outlived most of his friends! Until finally, one day he lost the battle, and everyone laughed and thought that in the end it was the end for him! But then a light fell and the sound of thunder was heard roaring - in this dangerous situation, he ascended to heaven.
[ This refers to many women who have been in contact (maybe s.e.x) with him. ]
Those who did not die in his hands may all have died of anger.
After ascending, Pei Ming did not change his way of life and even the scale of the stories that were spread about his association grew and grew. From fairies and female officials, to female ghosts and even demons, as long as they are beautiful, he will pluck them. Even so, her favorite type is still a charming woman from the mortal world. Many of the indecent love stories starring him play the role of male lead, and if not for Xie Lian's cultivation method that demands purity of body and mind, he might read some of these books out of curiosity.
So, in addition to being a martial god who ruled and ruled the northern region, the mortal realm also worshiped him as the God of Love. Even some heavenly officials will secretly pray to him if they meet him in heaven, hoping to get luck in love. It must be said, that despite being similar, the title was clearly better than the unreasonable title possessed by Feng Xin namely 'Ju Yang'.
[ Big Virility ]
All heavenly officials present in the hall knew in their hearts what the meaning of the words "I have heard about you" were both spoken by Xie Lian and Pei Ming, and there were many who burst out laughing in their heads - each when you hear it. After the pleasantries, Xie Lian said, "What did General Pei mean by saying that the problem was not yet resolved?"
Pei Ming snapped his fingers, and a corpse floating in the air suddenly appeared in the middle of the large hall.
Actually, this floating body is an empty shell. The body did not have a soul, was completely empty in it, and the body appeared to be covered in blood from head to foot, so the body looked not much different from a corpse. To do something like this that suddenly appeared in front of a crowd so elegant like these heavenly officials was a surprise. Jun Wu didn't comment on anything and just watched. His throne might be high but when he looked towards the heavenly officials before him, he did not give a demeaning aura. It looks so grand and dignified, but not above all.
"General Pei, what does this mean?" Xie Lian asked.
"A few days ago I went to visit Little Pei, and he mentioned something interesting." Pei Ming answered,
When he opened his mouth, Xie Lian could guess what he would say next.
Pei Ming seemed to be pacing around Xie Lian and smiled, "I'm quite familiar with Little Pei's skills. Even if the artificial power is reduced and not at all the same as his true self, his ability is still quite competent. The replica is still capable of fighting in a balanced way. with demons with the 'Threat' group. However, he surprisingly told me that there was a human who could defeat him to the point where he himself had to yield. Now isn't that interesting? "
Pei Ming continued, "I asked him, and he told me more. Apparently, at that time, there was a young man dressed in red next to His Majesty and remained near you while you were on the Small Road Inside Ban Yue."
Hearing the words "Red Dress" made all the heavenly officials present at that time immediately change their facial expressions. And Pei Ming's next words made them all more agitated. He said, "And this young man, in the dark, was able to eradicate all the threatening Ban Yue warriors in an instant."
"Now, Your Honor. Could you please tell us who this young man in red is?"
If it is not included in the 'Threat' group then it must be included in the 'Supreme' / "Highest" group. And the important thing is that he can kill hundreds of demons with the 'Threat' group in an instant, a young man in red. Who else do they think.
Leaving behind so many clues, anyone would be able to guess where this conversation would go, and who he really was. But no heavenly official wants to be the first to say the forbidden name.
Xie Lian rubbed his forehead, thought of the words he would say next, and said unnaturally, "Uh, really? About that. I really don't remember it well. There is also a caravan trapped with us in the Small Street Inside Ban Yue was at the time, and we spent several days together, so maybe it was someone from the caravan. "
Pei Ming smiled, "Your Majesty, your words are very different from what Pei Su said. According to Little Pei, you and that young man are very close, unlike someone you've only met for several days. How could you possibly not remember it? "
'No, you're wrong. That is truth. It really was only a few days. Trust me!' Xie Lian thought. However, his expression did not provide any clues.
At that time, from the sidelines of the heavenly official who was present there a cultivator dressed in white casually waved his mustache and said, "General Pei, you only hear the story from one side only from what has been said by Little Pei. Little Pei has done crime; he is currently in custody and will soon be exiled. Is it true that if his words are credible or not it still needs to be seen again? "
"Then we will see whether General Nan Yang and General Xuan Zhen can help us." Replied Pei Ming.
Following his line of sight, there Xie Lian found Feng Xin and Mu Qin, standing apart in the Southwest and Southeast corners of the large hall.
Feng Xin still looked the same as in his memory; seemed to stand tall and straight, his eyes showed a look filled with high determination, and his eyebrows were always slightly furrowed, as if something was always bothering him, but in fact he was not bothered at all by anything. Mu Qin on the other hand, was somewhat different from what was in his memory. Even though his face still looked pale like chalk as if there wasn't much blood there, his thin lips pursed, his eyes half-opened, but there was cold air that seemed to say 'don't talk to me' around him. He stood with his arms crossed, one finger on his right hand tapping his left elbow gently, looking like he felt comfort there, or more like he was planning something. Both of them were really handsome, but each of them had their own shortcomings. Hearing Pei Ming call them, they both looked towards Jun Wu at the same time. Only until Jun Wu nodded his head slightly before they stepped forward slowly.
This was the first time since Xie Lian's third increase that he had come face to face with the two of them. He could feel the gaze of all of them watching increasingly wild.
So wild and inevitable. The Great Martial Hall is a heavenly number one martial palace; Non-heavenly officials do not have the right to enter and discuss matters there. The first time when the crown prince Xian Le rose, Feng Xin and Mu Qin were his generals. At that time, they were only low ranking officials of the middle court without even the right to carry out their duties in the Great Martial Hall. And now, they were no longer junior officials and they had even been allowed to enter and stand in this hall, their rank was even higher than their old master, what a change of fate! It is impossible if something like this would not be an interesting spectacle. The three of them looked at each other, looked blindly all over the place, looked at each other but pretended not to care, did not know what was thought of one another. However, Xie Lian could roughly guess why Pei Ming called them to help.
As expected, Pei Ming said, "General Nan Yang and General Xuan Zhen have both fought Hua Hua before. I'm sure they have the authority to talk about what weapon that person is using."
So the purpose of bringing out the empty shell of A-Zhao's body is to make everyone examine the wounds he suffered as a result of his previous fight with Hua Cheng. Feng Xin and Mu Qin slowly approached the body that was still floating in the air. Xie Lian himself took a few steps forward to look at it, but there was so much blood that turned black and turned into black spots, it was hard to say anything just by looking at it. The other two heavenly officials, they faced each other with facial expressions that had now turned hard, took the time they had to examine this body. In the end, they raised their heads and then glanced at each other, none of them wanted to talk first.
Ling Wen watched them fight each other with a pair of eyes that emitted a static electricity that collided with each other but seemed to still refuse to talk, and then she could not take it anymore. She cleared her throat from one side of the throne and then said, "General. The conclusion?"
Finally, Feng Xin first relented to speak. In a low voice, he said, "Here it is."
"E-Ming's curved sword." Mu Qin added.
[ Curved is people's description of the shape of the sword. ]
The curved sword of E-Ming is the same strange weapon that Hua Cheng used when he uniquely challenged thirty-three heavenly officials and defeated them to pulp, destroying their souls and dignity!
Inside the Great Martial Hall, heavenly officials began to talk to each other under their breath, each of their eyes watching and staring at Xie Lian who still had an unreadable facial expression. Pei Ming has achieved his goal, "If the young man in red who also travels and continues to stand next to His Majesty is the same as that person, then all these problems must be reviewed."
The white clothed cultivator from before then spoke again, "General Pei, are you saying that His Highness the Crown Prince Xian Le has colluded with the Great Demon King specifically just to destroy the path of General Little Pei?"
The second time when the cultivator spoke, he was on Xie Lian's side, so Xie Lian had to see who this cultivator looked so curious about. What he saw next was a cultivator with clear eyes; He had a ponytail whip between his arms, a long sword on his back, and a folding fan tucked into his crumpled white belt. His form looked so noble and graceful, his expression eager. He looked familiar but Xie Lian still could not remember when he had met someone who had these characteristics.
Pei Ming also glanced at him and smiled, "Qing Xuan, just this time don't fight me in this matter."
The white-clothed cultivator seemed innocent to hear it and said, "Oh, did I misunderstand? Sorry, General Pei, don't take it too seriously. My bad, my bad."
His attitude this time looks very fake. The smile shown by Pei Ming is one that an elder will wear when they don't want to deal with children; he shook his head and then waved his hand, pulling on the floating empty shell which was also A-Zhao. He turned and continued his argument, "That might not be a coalition. It's just that that person is so strong and evil, who knows that he might use tricks to deceive and blind His Majesty. Therefore, I'm afraid this issue needs to be determined and discussed again. It would be great if His Majesty could bring up Chief Reverend Ban Yue whom you brought earlier for further questioning. "