Forty-six princes and daughters, nine were selected from the five Qingfeng sects.
Xia Ji was not selected.
So, although everyone didn't say anything publicly, there was another wave of ridicule secretly.
"As expected, he is a nerd. He can only read some ordinary books. It's his turn to become an immortal, but he has no qualifications at all."
"No wonder he is called Yu. He has lived up to his name, haha."
"This idiot can only read books and doesn't understand the world at all. It's good for the stupid bird to fly first, but you also need to get along with others, right
Look at the other princes and princesses, they either follow the prince, the second prince, or the eldest princess. Even if they don't show off on the surface, don't they still maintain contact with all parties secretly? "
"Only these seventeen sons really have no knowledge of the landscape and have no contact with each other. They only know how to read, hahaha..."
"Stupid, beyond stupid."
In the blink of an eye, another five years have passed.
Xia Jixu was fourteen years old.
He became a gentle and humble young man in troubled times.
He has never contacted other princes and princesses, nor has he practiced martial arts such as blood strength and true energy taught by royal masters. He has never even participated in anything in the capital of Qi.
He is like a little transparent person who just reads books every day. If you want to find him, you don't need to go anywhere else, just go to Daqi Academy.
Logically speaking, no one would pay attention to such a prince.
However, perhaps because of his good looks and demeanor, many girls from powerful families fell in love with him and wanted to marry him, so they wanted their parents, who were powerful people, to help match them up.
This kind of girl who only cares about her appearance was severely ridiculed by other far-sighted and talented women.
Talented women with great foresight never look down on such nerds.
No matter how good he is at studying, what's the use
How useful is it
On the other side, even though there are many young girls who secretly wish to marry each other, their parents dare not actually match them.
It's not that they look down on the prince, but anyone who is sensible now knows that the king's health is getting worse day by day, and the battle to seize the rightful son is imminent. Who dares to marry the prince at this time
If you are involved in the storm, you will jump into the fire pit yourself.
There may be a confrontation in the mortal realm.
The battle to seize the inheritance was extremely brutal.
The mortal world needs vitality and its own order,
The sect needs to be aloof and aloof from outsiders.
Sects have wars, and mortal dynasties naturally have wars as well.
As long as the bottom line is not touched, the sect will not care about this.
This is the reason, and it is also the consensus of the extraordinary people.
…
…
Xia Ji is waiting for the murder.
Also waiting for someone.
He waited a thousand and thirteen years.
If this person comes, then, in fact, for him, no matter where he is, he is already complete.
With Xiao Su by his side, if that person comes too, then this is his home.
He is not in a hurry to improve his level.
Does he want to impatiently improve himself to the twelfth realm and reach the thirteenth realm
Young people need to travel far because they have never seen the distance and because they are eager to walk out of their own way.
But Xia Ji's way is already in his heart, and the distance is already in his eyes.
How could he just want to improve his realm?
He wanted to lay a solid "foundation."
So strong that he firmly believed that he could aspire to the highest level and transcendence,
It is strong enough that there will be no ancients for millions of years in the past, and there will be no newcomers for millions of years to come.
A piece of grass can cut down the sun, moon and stars, and a grain of sand can fill up the ocean.
Is grass powerful
Is Sha powerful
Not strong.
Because the strong ones are the ones who hold the straw and the sand.
He wants to be this person.
If your heart has stored it for eternity, and it has stored it in the universe, you will be truly calm.
Calm but not rigid, so Xia Ji still did what he should do. At the same time, he had already seen a rough map of the entire Yunzhou, as well as a rough description of the eastern continent.
Suddenly cheers came from the attic of Daqi School...
"This... isn't this the commander-in-chief?!"
"The great commander is the great commander."
"The commander is so handsome."
"This is the mysterious and powerful man from our Qi country. He is so powerful that his heartbeat speeds up and his legs tremble just by being near him."
"The Commander-in-Chief is too powerful."
Xia Ji turned his head casually and saw a tall and powerful man walking with his hat lowered...
But even so, he still couldn't hide his identity, and was discovered by the students in the academy because he was cheering.
Jin Batian had no choice but to straighten his back. He had a conscience, he just felt that his martial arts needed to be improved, and he wanted to come to Daqi Academy to find a book...
He didn't want to be discovered.
Jin Batian suddenly had a serious face, and the scar on his left eye showed even more indifference, making people shudder just by looking at that look.
The passerby, a student, began to shout loudly again: "The commander-in-chief is so majestic."
"It looks really reliable."
"As expected of the great commander."
Jin Batian: (°ー°〃)…
But at this moment, something changed suddenly.
A cold voice came from the corner of the tall building.
"I'm going to challenge you."
The sound covered the ground. Although it was calm, it was like bursts of thunder, suppressing all the noise. People passing by the students looked up one after another, and saw a figure in a black robe standing out of thin air on the corner of the Zhuwa.
That was a swordsman. Standing on a high place, he seemed to have merged with the surrounding wind. When Jin Batian looked at him, a murderous aura rolled down like wolf smoke.
The swordsman announced his name: "Bloody Hands."
Some of the students know this name.
Xue Hand is a martial arts idiot in Da Qi, but he is also the strongest person in Da Qi today. He is known as the first person under the sect. Although his strength is at the tenth level, he is extremely powerful. With his With his own ability, he once faced down a strong man in the eleventh level of Dharmakaya head-on.
Passersby suddenly shouted.
"Xue Hand, although you are powerful, you are not qualified to challenge the commander-in-chief."
Blood Hand said: "I know, but I still want to challenge."
He looked at the majestic man respectfully and said, "Please enlighten me."
Jin Batian's expression was cold, and he sighed deeply in his heart, how could he be the opponent of the number one person in the Daqi sect.
It seems…
Today is the time to admit that I am not that mysterious master.
He was already too tired.
No matter what the outcome, he accepted it.
Jin Batian closed his eyes in pain and slowly took off his hat.
And his actions made Xue Hand suddenly alert. He only thought that this terrifying master was going to take action. He was a martial arts idiot. He only heard that the commander was a peerless strong man who lived in seclusion and did not fight, but he did not know the commander's record, so he Dare to challenge rashly.
At this time, Xue Shou's body moved with his heart, and he suddenly jumped out like a sensitive hunter. When he stepped into the void and the air flow rolled, the power of his whole body shook the space, and he showed a three-layered appearance.
As soon as he makes a move, it is his strongest killing move. This is a linking killing move. This is a killing move that he has used hundreds of thousands of times. At this time, this killing move is completely natural, and he is still standing on the ground. The moving commander enveloped him and left.
The sword cuts through the sky.
And this moment...
Xue Shou's eyes suddenly became brighter, because he suddenly discovered that when he faced such a powerful man, his character had a breakthrough. The power of the spiritual world pushed the power forward, so that this sword was He had never thrust a sword in his life.
Show off your edge! !
Falling from the sky! !
Cold light shimmers! !
Jin Batian:…
He hurriedly raised his hand, wanting to shout "Wait, I give up."
But before he could say anything, the bloody hand was suddenly suppressed from the sky by a terrifying force, and Yu suddenly changed his trajectory in mid-air, and crashed onto the ground of Daqi Academy.
Bricks shattered and stone chips flew.
Xue Shou spat out a mouthful of blood mist and tried to get up, but then he realized that his whole body was in severe pain, and a just right amount of power was flowing through his body.
If this power is any stronger, it will cut off his meridians, and if it is any stronger, it will allow him to use the second sword.
But at this time, it was just right.
It was enough to render him unable to move and forced him to kneel.
Jin Batian was stunned.
But in the eyes of passers-by, this mighty commander just waved his hand... and knelt down with bloody hands.
The ferocious scar on Jin Batian's left eye added to the chill. He wanted to find out who had done it, because the person who did it might be the real mysterious strong man.
But he didn't find it.
He sighed heavily at the bloody hand: "You have found the wrong person."
Xue Hand stared at him with wide eyes.
Even though he was experienced in many battles, he actually gave up when faced with that terrifying spirit.
At the same time, he also understood.
So he bowed his head and said: "I have surrendered. I should not challenge the commander-in-chief by overestimating my abilities... I have indeed found the wrong person."
Jin Batian:…
He was in agony.
That's not what he meant, okay
The people around him were already shocked and cheering.
Jin Batian lowered the brim of his hat. He won't read today and will go back to the palace.
High up in the Daqi Book Pavilion, Xia Ji smiled and shook his head. This could be regarded as adding some fun to his life, and having people like Jin Batian indeed saved him a lot of trouble.
First of all, others can see Jin Batian's activities and know that he is a reclusive strong man.
Secondly, even if Jin Batian is defeated one day, his opponent will have deeper concerns because he knows that the real strong man is still behind the scenes.
The fourteen-year-old prince took a sip of wolfberry tea. When he and Xiao Wu returned to the palace at nightfall, Prince Qi Heng blocked his way.
"Brother Seventeen, come with me."
Xia Ji glanced at Xiao Wu: "Aunt Wu, you go back first."
"oh."
After a while.
Xia Ji followed the prince to a unique courtyard.
In the Wangjing Pavilion, there were already several plates of stir-fried dishes, a pot of grape wine, and two luminous jade cups.
The two sat opposite each other.
The bright moon rises from the palace complex, and the bright ice casts mottled shadows on the buildings.
Prince Qi Heng dismissed everyone, then looked at Xia Ji seriously, and said slowly: "Brothers, you and I, let's have an honest talk today. Come, have a drink first."
He filled two glasses of wine.
The two clinked and drank.
Prince Qi Heng got straight to the point and said: "Does Seventeenth Brother think that he can transcend the legitimate rights and interests like this?"
Xia Ji smiled: "I have never thought about seizing the legitimate son, nor have I thought about the throne."
Prince Qi Heng said: "The seventeenth younger brother sits high in the bookcase every day and doesn't hear what is going on outside the window. However, it is cruel to seize the rightful son. The second younger brother and the sixth younger brother are all fighting for it, and the eldest princess is adding fuel to the flames. In addition to going to the sect, Several younger brothers and sisters, and all the others have already lined up.
If you lose your side, you will either die or be exiled. This is inevitable.
And it's time for the seventeenth brother to make a choice.
Because if you choose, you still have a chance. If you don't choose, you are destined to not escape the bad ending. No matter who takes the throne, they will never pay attention to the Seventeenth Brother again. "
Xia Ji added another glass of wine to himself.
Prince Qi Heng said: "It's not that I lack the support of my seventeenth brother, it's just that I feel that I can reach a very high position. Now that the combined power of the second brother, sixth brother and the eldest princess is no match for me.
Therefore, I want Seventeenth Brother to be on my side. I also like scholars, and I don’t want Seventeenth Brother to be unable to display his talents and ambitions.
Wouldn't it be good for my seventeenth brother to secretly support me, and when the time comes, I will be crowned the king, assist in government affairs, and develop my ambitions? "
Xia Ji thought for a moment and realized that the prince had really good intentions.
Because, in this turmoil of seizing the heir apparent in the country's capital, I don't have much energy.
The prince really thought that he had a good chance of winning, so he came to place a bet on him.
Otherwise, the prince later did not confer the title of king to those who followed the dragon, but conferred the title of king to himself. This was unjustifiable, and the prince himself could not live with it.
Xia Jiqi said: "My eldest brother and I have only seen each other from a distance during the royal banquet, and we have only spoken a few words, right? Why does my eldest brother suddenly care about me so much?"
The prince said: "We have not been selected into the sect, so our fate as immortals has been cut off in this life. Immortals have their own troubles, and we also have our own games.
I think Seventeenth Brother stays out of things, ignores worldly affairs, and only focuses on studying. No matter what others say about Seventeenth Brother, I always feel that Seventeenth Brother is not what they say.
The seventeenth brother has poems and books in his belly, he is talented, he has a family, and he has a world. Although he is young, he must be a first-rate celebrity in the world. However, the seventeenth brother does not understand the undercurrent of seizing the legitimate son.
If the Seventeenth Brother is a ridiculous playboy, that's it. I won't care about him, so I'll just let you go.
But since I am the royal Qilin'er, how can I be left alone and covered in dust? "
The prince smiled and stretched out his hand, looking at the young man opposite him with bright eyes, and said emotionally: "Brother doesn't want to step on the bones of my brothers and sisters, and I don't want to have no relatives around me in the future. You and I have lived in the same palace for fourteen years. From now on, Are you willing to live with your brother for another hundred years? To create the future of Qi together?"
His voice was sincere, and he looked at the flawless and gentle young man in front of him with expectant eyes.
Xia Ji took his hand and held it tightly together, but then he said sincerely: "Actually, I will not stay in the imperial capital forever. In two or three years, the time will be right. I will go out for a walk.”
The prince laughed and said: "In two or three years, when the seventeenth brother gets married and settles down, then even if I am not in a hurry, Concubine Chan should also be anxious, right? Where else do the seventeenth brother want to go?"
Xia Ji also laughed, but he didn't say anything further.
The prince suddenly said: "There is Fenglai Kingdom in the east. In recent years, it has often provoked us on the border of Daqi, plundering villages and towns, burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil.
Since I need to ascend to power, I need to solve this problem, and I need to win a battle to establish my merits.
I begged my father to let me go, and my father agreed, letting me lead an army of 100,000 people.
And when I come back, it will be the time when the dust has settled and the struggle to seize the rightful son has come to an end. "
Xia Ji was suddenly a little stunned.
He vaguely remembered that fifteen hundred years ago, Gu Chen led an army of one hundred thousand like this, and then disappeared.
But he soon realized that even if the five major families were in Yunzhou, they would not care about such things, let alone where they were.
So, he said casually: "Then I wish the prince a successful victory."
The prince laughed.
"Okay! You and I won't come home until we get drunk today."