Chapter 496.

The Princess of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom didn’t pursue, her nine tails wrapped around Xu Qi’an and landed in front of Zhao Shou.

The nine tails unfolded and danced gently behind Xu Qi’an, and then the nine fox tails, in turn, dissipated.

“Wait a minute, where’s Fuuka?”

Xu Qi’an asked, bracing himself in his weakened state.

The tail stroked and a soft, seductive female voice came out, snickering:

“A little life is about to be lost and still thinking about women, what a polygamist.”

Sure enough, it s a demon girl with a not so good character, lacking in tempering ……… Xu Qi an understood the other party s mockery, frowned, and seeing the other party s fox tail dispersing one by one, he pursued the question:

“I am true to myself when others are true to me.”

This is the basic training of a sea king.

“I pledged her to the male clan.”

The smiling voice of the princess of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom came out.

Your mother’s call for death? Xu Qi’an’s eyes widened instantly!

“Just kidding.”

The next words of the princess of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom calmed Xu Qi’an’s anger as she said:

“Floating Fragrance has returned to my side, and the status of the Flower Leader of the Department of the Rectory is nothing more than an ordinary task for her, and a certain segment of her life’s journey to take with her.”

Xu Qi’an nodded and replied breathlessly:

“Then I am relieved.”

Despite knowing that Floating Fragrance was a secret son of the demon race, and that her death was just an opportunity to get away, Xu Qi’an was still relieved to hear that she was now safe and sound, and that this fish had let her return to the sea for the time being.

We will look for an opportunity to retrieve it from the fish pond in the future.

The princess of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom smiled before her last fox tail dissipated:

“By the way, Floating Fragrance’s physical body was a corpse I found out from the dead back then, not long after it died, and the physical body was still usable, so I used the Soul Return Technique to implant Floating Fragrance’s soul into it.

“Although that body was no different from a living person, it was ultimately a corpse, and after using it for a few years, it decayed and rotted uncontrollably, and Fu Xiang had no choice but to fake death to get out of it.”

Xu Qi’an’s expression suddenly froze, like a still painting.

………..

“Oro, Oro …….”

Uncle Xu was waiting anxiously by the side, and when he saw the fox tails disperse, he couldn’t wait to pounce on his nephew to check his injuries.

Xu Pingzhi an old face strewn with sadness, anger, worry and fear, he held his nephew’s hand tightly, afraid that if he let go, his nephew would be gone.

“How come the wounds haven’t healed yet, isn’t the Third Grade known as the Body of Immortality?”

Uncle Xu checked for a while and got anxious.

Because his nephew’s injuries hadn’t gotten any better, the wounds from the two jade shatterings were still there, the nine demonic sealing nails had pierced into his flesh and blood, and the wound in his abdomen kept oozing thick, scarlet blood.

Adding to the bleeding from his seven orifices and his horrible appearance, he looked like he would die from his injuries at any moment.

“He’s on the verge of breaking point and is in dire need of medical attention.”

Zhao Shou sighed and forced himself to endure the pain of a splitting headache as he announced in a deep voice, “Stop the bleeding.”

Those hideous and frightening wounds slowly stopped oozing blood out, but they still hadn’t healed.

In Zhao Shou’s opinion, the fact that Xu Qi’an was not dead at this time was precisely a reflection of the martial artist’s strong vitality.

He had consumed a great deal in his deadly fight with Jeanne d’Arc and was injured, especially the two jade wounds, which were horrible for killing a thousand enemies and damaging eight hundred of his own.

And then he was embedded with the Demon Sealing Nail, locking his qi and qi and blood, making it difficult for him to exert the slightest bit of his empty cultivation as a Third Grade Martial Artist.

In the end, he used the spell-killing technique recorded by Confucianism and self-mutilation as a price to make the white-robed warlock Xu Pingfeng suffer from the backlash of his qi.

The backlash of killing someone with great qi.

It’s a case of kill the enemy and lose a thousand.

Heavy injuries stacked on top of each other, but still able to stay alive, is not precisely the embodiment of the strong vitality of the martial artist.

“Let’s go back to the capital first, the only one who can save him right now is the Supervisor.”

Zhao Shou looked at the great battle in the distance, and with his Third Grade cultivation, he couldn’t glimpse the exchange between the First Grade Bodhisattva and the First Grade Heavenly Fate because it was shrouded in layers of formations.

The supervisor is breaking the back of the woman’s bodhisattva, and he’s going to behead the bodhisattva.

Xu Pingzhi picked up his nephew and nodded with a depressed expression.

He had remembered, all of it, remembering his big brother who had been so popular and heavenly back then.

Thinking of the scene where the Xu family used to soar.

Just that all that is the past clouds, the capital year after year there are high-ranking officials and rich people fall, plagiarized, in the shielding of the sky, no one will remember twenty years ago the brilliant Xu family.

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Late at night, the Imperial Study.

Candlelight is brilliant and bright as day.

The prince sat behind the big case belonging to the emperor, his mood was mixed, with feelings, sighs, excitement, excitement, and apprehension ………. Just as an ordinary person faces a marriage that will only happen once in his life.

The Prince knew that his ascension to the throne depended on tonight.

At this time, the princes were still waiting in the side hall, drinking hot tea and eating pastries, waiting for the proceedings.

The emperor was beheaded, the group was leaderless, the prince naturally came forward to preside over the situation, this is the right thing to do, is also the significance of the existence of the prince.

A country cannot live without a ruler, nor can it live without a prince.

The role of the Crown Prince comes to the fore at this time, if the Great Feng does not have a crown prince, at this moment, it is estimated that it must be chaotic.

After the day of pacification, the capital of all classes is generally quite calm, the most fierce is the ordinary people, they gathered at the entrance of the Imperial City, the various Yamen, noisy to see Xu Yinluo.

The people of the city suspected that Xu Yinluo had been secretly captured by the imperial court and even killed.

Chief Minister Wang asked the Crown Prince to mobilize the forbidden army into the city to suppress it, and at the same time ordered the Beijing officials to step in to pacify the city, a two-pronged approach that stopped a possible riot.

“Your Highness, Lord Prime Minister is here.”

The old eunuch crossed the threshold and stood below, whispering.

Wearing a scarlet robe and official hat, Chief Minister Wang stepped into the imperial study at a steady pace.

Compared to the fearfulness of the group of ministers, the face of Chief Minister Wang is calm, his essence is excellent, the whole person is like a rebirth, sweeping away the disease.

“Your Highness!”

Chief Wang made a bow.

“What should we do at this time, Mr. Prime Minister?”

The Crown Prince looked down at the Head King.

He knew that Wang Shoufu would be an important aid to his ascension to the throne, and also a figure he could rely on in the future. By reaching an “alliance” with Wang Shoufu, he would be able to suppress the various parties and stabilize the dragon chair in a short period of time.

And it wasn’t hard, because in the King’s Party, there were many members of the Prince’s Party.

Chief Minister Wang himself does not stand in line, that is because in the past, there is the father emperor pressure, the chief minister naturally can not stand in line.

But in fact, Wang Shoufu himself was a member of the Crown Prince’s Party, or at least favored himself, otherwise he would not have sat back and watched the members of Wang’s Party secretly defect to him.

Chief Minister Wang said, “Your Highness has to do three things: one, stabilize the people’s hearts. Two, stabilize the heart of the army. Three, stabilize the court.”

The Crown Prince leaned forward slightly and smiled, “What does Lord Shoufu think, when it comes to stabilizing these three?”

Chief Minister Wang seems to have long been playing a good draft, organized, slowly said:

“Your Highness, Xu Qi’an’s beheading of the late Emperor outside the capital is well known, this matter cannot be concealed, and forcing it to be covered up will only cause the people’s anger to boil over, and they will no longer trust the court.”

Now, the people of the capital remembered Xu Qi’an again, remembering that he was the one who had beheaded the emperor’s superior.

The Prince sighed, it was just as he thought it would be.

Wang Zhenwen continued:

“Inform the public of what the late emperor did, publicize it, cut off the army’s grain and grass, and victimize the wise ministers, so that 80,000 generals died at the hands of the Witch God Cult. Afterwards, you, the Prince, in the name of the son of a human being, rebuked the late Emperor, and forbade the tablets of the late Emperor to be placed in the Imperial Temple, and the bones of his corpse to be allowed to enter the Imperial Tomb.

“Subsequently, commend Xu Qi’an, reinstate him in his official position, confer a title, and make it known to the world. In this way, the hearts of the people and the military can be stabilized. What the late emperor did will certainly cause the court and the royal family to lose face and lower their prestige, but the crown prince’s behavior will cause the people and people of knowledge in the world to applaud, and they will look forward to the dynasty creating a new atmosphere in the hands of the new ruler.”

The late emperor to whom Wang Zhenwen refers is Emperor Yuan Jing.

“This matter shall not be!”

The Prince was shocked and said, “You are asking me not to be a good son.

No matter how perverse the late emperor was, father and son would always be father and son. While others could scold the late emperor, he, the son, could not do so.

Even if you take advantage of the truth, you will still fall into the name of an inappropriate son.

This scolding may not be coming anytime soon, but it is bound to be recorded in the history books.

Throughout the dynasties, even if the son forced the palace to usurp the throne, he had to keep the old man well provided for and imprisoned in the palace.

Whip the old man’s corpse, through the ages, can not find an example, because it is too taboo, smart people will not do so.

“The Crown Prince wants to quickly build up his reputation, win the love of the people, and give them confidence in the new dynasty, and this is the price that must be paid. With a bright ruler like Your Highness ascending the throne, and with Xu Qi’an being knighted and sitting in the court, the general situation can be finalized.”

“This matter cannot be.” The Prince still shook his head.

Chief Minister Wang nodded his head and stated the second set of options:

“Then pretend that His Majesty was controlled by the Witch God Cult with demonic magic and only then did these perverse things, and Xu Yinluo stepped in to stop the Witch God Cult’s plot.

“The battle between the Da Feng and the Witch God Cult has just ended, the people are angry because 80,000 generals died in the northeast, there will be no one who will suspect it, it’s just the right time to use this to divert the conflict, so that the people’s anger will be transferred to the head of the Witch God Cult.

“However, Xu Qi’an’s actions should still be praised, so as to help salvage the image of the court. The fact that the people are gathering in groups at the various government offices and the Imperial City Gate today is the best proof of this.”

The Prince was silent for a long time without retorting.

Seeing this, Chief Minister Wang continued:

“The last is to stabilize the court, the public is worried about, is nothing more than the phrase one day, your highness more to pull together is.”

“How do you pull it together?”

The Prince asked.

Pulling in is not a verbal promise, actual benefits have to be given, so pulling in one group of people necessitates suppressing another group of people.

The Prince is effectively asking: who to suppress?

Chief Wang said faintly:

“Yuan Xiong, the Right Royal Historian of the Imperial Palace, and Qin Yuandao, the Minister of War, have colluded with the Witch God Cult to control His Majesty in an attempt to subvert the Great Fathers, and their crimes cannot be pardoned. They should be executed. The rest of their accomplices shall all be copied.

“But the Prince first ascended to the throne, need to amnesty, Yuan Xiong and Qin Yuandao beheading, confiscation of family property, the family’s female family members into the Department of Education, the clan can be exempted from the crime.

“A group of accomplices, depending on the severity of the case, shall be punished by plagiarism, dismissal and beheading, with family members exempted from guilt by association.”

The time of disposal, the manner of disposal, is given out.

The Crown Prince pondered for a long time and slowly nodded his head, “Good!”

With that, he turned his head and instructed the old eunuch, “Notify all the princes to enter the hall to deliberate.”

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Yunlu Shuyuan.

Xu Pingzhi returned to the small courtyard with a tired face.

Because of his sudden departure, the aunt and her daughters returned to the schoolhouse to wait for him.

“Sr., Sr. ……..”

The beautiful and plump aunt greeted her, her face a little ugly, and whispered:

“I… I seem to have forgotten a lot of things before.”

For example, the reason why the aunt’s father, that old showman, married her to Xu Pingzhi back then was not because she was simple-minded and not good at house fighting.

Rather, it was because the Xu family was a family of great wealth back then, and Xu Pingzhi’s elder brother was in a high position and held power.

The old Xiu Cai relied on his daughter’s beauty as heavenly fairies, not like the earthly common things, so he married his daughter to the second son of the Xu family, that is, Xu Pingzhi.

But these are things that Auntie found herself forgetting over the years …….

In addition, Xu Pingzhi’s big brother, where is what the old pawn in the Battle of Shanhaiguan, clearly is one of the dynastic princes, the power of the great man.

Uncle Xu glanced at his wife, bone-weary, and said softly:

“Forget it and forget it, it’s better to forget it, there are some things that only hurt when you think about them, and there are some people that are only sad when you think about them.”

The aunt opened her mouth, her beautiful, delicate face blank with desire to speak.

Xu Ling Yue ran out from the house, the two-eight girl padding on her toes, constantly looking back, eagerly:

“Where’s my big brother, where’s my big brother ……..”

“He’s in the Szechenwald, and he’s fine now.”

Xu Pingzhi comforted his daughter and then said, “I think we probably don’t need to leave the capital.”

………..

Stargazer’s House, in the bedroom.

Chu Yuan meticulously Lina Li Miaozhen Heng Yuan Master, the four of them sat around the square table, silently drinking tea.

They already knew what happened to Xu Qi’an later on, the existence of Xu Pingfeng, and the fact that he had used his son as a vessel and now intended to kill him for his qi.

Xu Qi’an told them the original story.

To this point, in fact, there is no need to hide, Jeanne d’Arc Emperor has been killed, father and son showdown, everything has surfaced.

It’s a showdown. I’m a child of the chi.

Of course, Xu Qi’an wouldn’t make a big deal out of it, but there was absolutely no problem with telling his closest associates.

“It’s unbelievable, so his life is so bizarre and apprehensive.” Chu Yuanzhan muttered.

“Amitabha.”

Master Hengyuan’s bitter and hateful expression, “A father killing his son, a tragedy on earth, Lord Xu’s life is saddening.”

Li Miaozhen’s face was gloomy, holding her teacup and not saying a word.

She was both sympathetic and compassionate, mixed with a splash of anger.

“A tiger’s poison does not yet eat its children, this Xu Pingfeng, sooner or later, my mother will stab him to death!”

The youth of the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect has returned.

“We have a tribe in the southern border that does the same thing, where a son can challenge his father when he comes of age if he thinks he’s strong enough. If he wins, he inherits everything from his father, including his birth mother. If you lose, you have to die.

“And if a father feels that any of his sons is a big threat to him, he can also launch a challenge and kill his son in a dignified manner to safeguard his position and interests.”

Lina said.

It was a tribe where fathers were kind and sons were good.

The three Chu Yuanjian people didn’t pay any attention to her, many tribes in the southern border are in the obscurantism of the Rouge and Drinking Blood, and there are all kinds of weird customs.

But this is Daibong, with its ethical program.

Xu Qi’an’s life made them sympathize with each other and rise up to share the same hatred.

All ignore me …….. Lina puffed out her cheeks, a little upset, and was about to speak when she suddenly covered her stomach and knitted her eyebrows together:

“Okay, that hurts, that hurts ……..

“Seven, Seven Jedi Compulsions ………”

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The moon is clear and the stars are sparse.

A coughing fit came from the gossip platform of the Stargazer Building.

As the cold wind howled, Xu Qi’an, wrapped in a blanket, sat by the case, holding a bowl of medicinal soup in her hand.

Zhong Li squatted in front of the small stove, boiling medicine for him, while Chu Caiwei concentrated on stitching up his wounds and applying pain-relieving ointment.

Hearing that his closest friend is seriously injured and dying, Song Qing also offers to come and help.

It is not necessary …….. Xu Qi’an shooed him away.

After taking the Supervisor’s elixir, drinking a few bowls of medicinal soup, and having Chu Caiwei forcefully suture those unhealable wounds for him, Xu Qi’an finally took a breath back, and despite being sickly, his injuries were indeed getting better.

If he had been in the Yu Yang Guan period, I’m afraid he wouldn’t have lasted long enough for the Supervisor to return, and he would have already passed away.

However, the Demon Sealing Nail was still inside him and had not been pulled out.

If the nails were not pulled out, his cultivation would be sealed along with his divine distinction.

“The woman named Liuli died?”

Xu Qi’an looked to the white clothes that attacked the back of his head against the person.

The Supervisor shook his head slightly, “How can it be so simple to kill a first-rate, it’s just a matter of hitting her hard, for at least two years, she won’t be able to walk out of the Western Region.”

Xu Qi’an took a deep breath and said smilingly, “This Bodhisattva, it seems to be weaker than Salun Agu.”

He smelled the faint scent of virginity on Chu Caiwei’s body, as well as the strong smell of meat buns.

Hungry …….

“Those who can become a First Grade are not weak, each has their own strengths. In a fight between first grades, the victory or defeat depends on the timing, the place, and the people. Within the territory of Da Feng, the only one who can defeat me is a superpin. However, the Great Bong’s national power has weakened so far, so coming with two first grades will be able to stop me.”

Supervisor Zheng paused and continued, “Entangling with Salun Agu is purely because I don’t want to jeopardize the people of the capital. Then again, it is not convenient for me to intervene in your and your father’s affairs.”

Inconvenient?

It’s inconvenient for you when your protégé is about to backstab you?

Without waiting for Xu Qi’an to ask, Supervisor Zheng gave an explanation:

“Heaven’s order cannot be divulged, it can only be euphemistically laid out in secret, and success or failure is determined by heaven.”

Supervising Zheng means that he utilized the means of Heaven’s Mandate to gain insight into Xu Pingfeng’s scheming, which is equivalent to gaining insight into Heaven’s opportunity, so he cannot forcibly intervene, or divulge Heaven’s opportunity………. And the fact that he stepped in to fight off the woman bodhisattva has nothing to do with divulgence of Heaven’s opportunity, but purely with defeating the foreign enemy… ……. Xu Qi’an revealed a look of dawning realization.

He whirled around and asked, “You knew that the woman bodhisattva would come?”

Supervisor Zheng grabbed the wine cup on the case and drank it all in one go, letting out a satisfied breath:

“The glazed bodhisattva, possessing two major bodhisattva fruits, the five-colored glazed dharma and the walker’s dharma, the latter of which is able to travel to the West in the morning and to the mountains in the evening.”

So? Xu Qi’an didn’t understand what Supervisor Zheng meant.

The Supervisor smiled and said, “Next, I want to talk to you about two things that are very important.”

Xu Qi’an sat upright and listened with a serious face.