In an instant, the extremely vast innate true energy overflowed from between Zhao Dibing's fingers, and instantly condensed into an extremely powerful flaming dragon. It rolled and jumped, roaring to the sky, swallowing most of the flying hidden weapons in one gulp, and then danced up to the sky, turning into a beautiful red blush in the sky above Kaifeng Prefecture.
"Emperor Bing of Zhao, you..." Seeing this, Tang Shangxin couldn't help but feel angry and her face was full of anger!
Zhao Dibing, who had cracked Tang Shangxin's Flower Rain Formation, slowly floated down from the sky, spread his hands, and showed a bit of helplessness: "I didn't break my promise! You said you couldn't let me use Xiantian Qiankun Gong, fine, I didn't use it! Look, this is the Emperor's Sword Skill that I just learned, how is it? Awesome, right?"
"You..." Tang Shangxin glared at him fiercely: "Humph! Don't be so complacent, one day I will teach you a lesson!"
"I'm sad. I shouldn't be rude to the Ninth Prince." A rough and heroic voice suddenly came from the courtyard. Looking in the direction of the voice, two men with completely different styles were walking out of the courtyard with their heads held high.
The man in front was more than eight feet tall, carrying a heavy box on his back. He was one with the man, and he looked as heavy as a mountain when he walked towards him. This man was none other than the leader of the new Four Famous Detectives, a disciple of Tie Shou and Tie Youxia, and the descendant of one of the top ten warriors, Wu Wudi—Wu Tianxia!
The other man, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, white clothes as white as snow, long black hair flowing down, looks extremely elegant, making people feel that all handsome men in the world should have their hair loose like him to be called handsome men. The three-foot-seven-inch-long sword on his back, which releases a chilling aura when it is sheathed, reveals his identity. He ranks third among the New Four Famous Detectives, a disciple of Cui Shanglue, and the heir of the Nie family of Beiyin—Nie Han.
The two men walked up to him, bowed together, and said to Emperor Zhao Bing, "Your subordinates greet the Ninth Prince."
"No need to formalize, my two famous detectives!" Emperor Bing of Zhao gestured with his hand.
"Second senior brother. Third senior brother." When Tang Shangxin saw Wu Tianxia and the other two slowly approaching, he immediately restrained himself and bowed.
"No problem, no problem!" Zhao Dibing immediately stepped forward and waved his hand, smiling like a good man, and said, "We two are just exchanging some ideas. By the way, I have to thank Mr. Tang for his guidance."
Nie Han showed a knowing smile on his face, stretched out his arm slightly, and said: "Little Junior Sister, why don't you thank the Ninth Prince quickly."
"This..." Tang Shangxin stuck out her tongue, turned her head away, and said to Zhao Dibing helplessly, "Thank you, Ninth Prince."
"Haha!" Zhao Dibing chuckled a few times, then said leisurely: "Usually the two famous detectives are traveling around the country, investigating major cases and arresting criminals. The Divine Marquis's Mansion is always deserted. How come they have time to come back together today? But is there a major case in Kaifeng Mansion?"
Wu Tianxia and Nie Han looked at each other, then sighed and said, "Recently, there has been some unrest everywhere. Our emperor has become more nervous than ever about the current situation. He has specifically ordered the Grand Tutor's Mansion to take charge and the Six Gates to help collect a huge amount of military funds from all over the country! It is said that it is enough to raise another 500,000 imperial guards!"
"Five hundred thousand imperial guards?!" Zhao Emperor Bing was surprised and muttered, "Could it be that our dynasty is preparing to wipe out the decline and prepare an army to go to war?"
"This is news we did not expect." Nie Han said, "But this huge sum of money was robbed during transportation, and none of the 2,000 imperial guards and 560 elite soldiers who were escorting it survived! When the news reached the palace, His Majesty was furious, and even Prime Minister Cai, who was in charge of the incident, was almost beheaded."
"So His Majesty specifically ordered the two brothers to come back this time to investigate this matter?" Tang Shangxin suddenly became interested, his bright eyes suddenly lit up, and he said excitedly: "How about adding me, I will also be one of the Four Famous Detectives!"
Wu Tianxia nodded, seemingly ignoring Tang Shangxin completely, and said, "It's getting late. The two of us still have to go to the palace to meet the emperor. Maybe Second Junior Brother has already arrived at the palace!"
"That's fine, Big Brother, you go first!" Nie Han said, "Last time, the Ninth Prince asked me to investigate something related to the Southern Heavenly Master Dao. Now that I have some clues, I will have a chance to talk to him. With my Qinggong, I will naturally catch up with you in a while."
"Okay!" Wu Tianxia didn't doubt him and went straight to the outside of the Shenhou Mansion. Tang Shangxin immediately chased after him and tried her best to persuade Wu Tianxia to take her with him in this major case.
"Third Brother Nie, regarding the matter of the Southern Heavenly Master..." After the two walked away, Emperor Zhao Bing spoke slowly in a low voice.
"Regarding the case of the military pay being robbed, according to the practice of the three courts and the Divine Marquis Palace presiding over the case, there will definitely be a prince in charge of handling it." The smile on Nie Han's face suddenly stopped, and the sound was transmitted into the ears of Zhao Dibing. "I wonder if the Ninth Prince is interested in this matter?"
"This..." Emperor Zhao was a little surprised. It took him a while to calm down and said, "For such a military and national event, my father would definitely hand it over to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or my two wise brothers. Why should I be in charge of it?"
Nie Han's face was cold, his eyes like knives interrogating Zhao Dibing in front of him: "With your mentor, Tianshi Sun En, being a Shattered-level True Immortal on Earth, with the millions of followers of the Southern Tianshi Dao in the south, and with your cultivation level infinitely close to the seventh level of the earth-shattering Xiantian Qiankun Gong, is this enough?"
Emperor Zhao Bing did not answer. Looking closely, his face, which was as white as jade, seemed to be covered with a layer of frost. His unparalleled innate true energy was faintly roaring, surrounding him invisibly, making people feel more pressured.
The three things that came out of Nie Han's mouth here are all Emperor Bing of Zhao's trump cards. All his usual tactics of keeping a low profile were to wait for an opportunity to act. Now someone has said it clearly, how can Emperor Bing of Zhao not be angry
Nie Han was not moved at all. Instead, he took a heavy half step forward towards Zhao Dibing's innate true energy and said word by word: "If I wanted to be your enemy, why would I tell you? Just tell the Crown Prince or the Fourth Prince a few words, and I guarantee that countless people will come to trouble you."
Zhao Dibing's expression gradually softened after hearing this. He looked at Nie Han warily and asked, "What do you mean?"
"This is Jianghu!" Nie Han suddenly smiled, exuding a bit of fanaticism. "The eternal theme here is only the level of martial arts. Now in the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty, there is absolutely no one else who can match your martial arts. So if I want to bet on the next emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, I am more optimistic about you than the prince who loves to show off and the fourth prince who lacks temperament!"
"Ninth Prince! Nie Han hereby swears allegiance to you! I will never betray you until I rule the world and sweep across the land!" (To be continued)