"Haha, you should just call me Li Qiang. I haven't seen you for these days, Ruxue. Your cultivation has improved again. You've made another step towards becoming a Martial Master. It's really cause for celebration. Please sit down. Let's not talk while standing. I know you must have something to ask me..." Yan Liqiang was a little surprised by Hua Ruxue's appearance, but his attitude was very casual. While speaking, he walked to the seat in the room and sat down.
Hua Ruxue glanced at Yan Liqiang twice, then moved to sit next to him. She looked at Yan Liqiang's face carefully for a while, then sighed softly, "Compared to you, my progress is nothing. I heard that the Ghost King almost died in your hands, and that was last year. The last time I saw you, I couldn't feel your cultivation level. This time, I feel that the gap between our cultivation levels is even greater!"
Yan Liqiang smiled, picked up the teapot on the table and started pouring tea. After pouring two cups for himself and Hua Ruxue, he picked up another cup, poured the third cup, and then pushed the cup next to Hua Ruxue. It was this action that made Hua Ruxue's eyes pause slightly.
"The King of Pingxi is indeed extraordinary. I didn't expect that my humble cultivation level could not escape his notice. I am sorry to make you laugh..." With the appearance of this voice, an old man in a green shirt with a thin face and bright eyes appeared silently in the room. He bowed to Yan Liqiang calmly with a smile on his face, "Please forgive me, Your Highness. The reason why I didn't want to show up just now was that I wanted to take this opportunity to test your cultivation level. It seems that your Highness has indeed advanced to the realm of Martial King. Only when you reach the realm of Martial King can you feel the fluctuation of the Qi in your Dantian under my Turtle Snake Lurking Technique just now..."
"What is your name?"
"I have used too many names, and each name can only be used for two or three years. But in the White Lotus Sect, they all call me Dragon King!"
"I have heard of you for a long time. I have heard that the Dragon King in the White Lotus Sect is elusive and has great knowledge. He is the top think tank under the Holy Lord of the White Lotus Sect. Today I finally see him in person. Please take a seat, Dragon King!"
The Dragon King of the White Lotus Sect nodded, and walked to the side of Hua Ruxue, sitting down calmly, his piercing eyes fixed on Yan Liqiang's face, "Normally, whether it's a figure in the underworld or a senior official in the court, they would inevitably be a little nervous and alert after seeing that I know my identity, and regard us as a scourge. Why are you so calm when you see me today, Your Highness? Aren't you worried that we will harm you?"
Yan Liqiang shook his head. "There are good people and bad people everywhere in this world. There can be evil spirits among those wearing first-rank official uniforms in the court, and there can also be loyal and righteous people in the rivers and lakes. This so-called identity often means nothing!"
"Then I wonder how Your Highness views us, the followers of the White Lotus Sect?" the Dragon King asked.
"For most of the lower-class people in the White Lotus Sect, although it is against the law, their situation is sympathetic. If the world is not so fucked up that many people can't survive, who would be willing to join the White Lotus Sect and risk their lives to go against the court!"
"Does Your Highness also want to eradicate our White Lotus Sect?"
"Hehe, is the White Lotus Sect still the White Lotus Sect now?" Yan Liqiang's eyes turned to Hua Ruxue and Long Wang, and he asked with a smile on his face. Hua Ruxue and Long Wang were silent, not knowing how to answer, while Yan Liqiang continued, "If the White Lotus Sect now is still the same White Lotus Sect as before, you two probably wouldn't be in the northwest at this moment. Ruxue should be the current Saint Leader of the White Lotus Sect and would not be hunted down by the people of the White Lotus Sect. To be honest, some people in the White Lotus Sect now have to be killed. Those people turned the White Lotus Sect into a tool to cause chaos in the world. Treating the believers who joined the White Lotus Sect as cannon fodder to realize their ambitions, what's the point of keeping these people? As for the majority of ordinary White Lotus followers, there is no need to use knives and guns to kill people and shed blood to eradicate them. As long as they can live a good life, a capable official can make the White Lotus followers of a state and a county voluntarily leave the White Lotus Sect without bloodshed. Just like in Qiyun County at this moment, if the incense masters and altar masters of your White Lotus Sect want to recruit followers, they will probably be arrested by the people below and sent to the authorities without the government's intervention..."
The Dragon King finally sighed, "I finally understand why the White Lotus rebel regards you as a thorn in his side. This time he will do everything he can to get rid of you, the newly promoted Pingxi King of the Han Empire, at all costs!"
"Why, the current Holy Master of your White Lotus Sect wants to deal with me?"
"It's not that they want to deal with you, but they have made up their minds and will not stop until they get rid of you!" Hua Ruxue looked at Yan Liqiang and spoke with a serious face, "We have received accurate information. The rebel disappeared for a long time last year. After he reappeared, he was suddenly surrounded by eleven powerful men with unfathomable strength. Those people were unknown in the Han Empire before, and no one had ever heard of them or seen them, but their strength is very terrifying, and they are loyal to the rebel. Most of them have the cultivation level of the first level of Martial King, and one person's strength realm may have advanced to the level of Martial Emperor. The rebel organized these people into a special team called the 'Kill Yan Team'. Just a few days ago, the 'Kill Yan Team' has all set off and is heading northwest. The purpose is to kill you at all costs and bring your head back..."
This news really frightened Yan Liqiang, and his face changed. Damn, he didn't expect that Lin Qingtian would be so cruel this time and bring out the "Kill Yan Team". He was going to send a bunch of strong masters to carry out a decapitation tactic on him.
“Your Highness, there is no need to doubt the source of this news. Although we are not in the White Lotus Sect now, we still have our people in the White Lotus Sect, and we know everything that happens in the White Lotus Sect. The rebel has sent a killing team to the northwest this time, and they will not stop until they bring back your head, Your Highness. The reason why the rebel has made such a big decision this time is because in his mind, Your Highness has become the person he must kill. That person personally told the people around him that once Your Highness completely controls the six states in the northwest, he will definitely become the biggest threat to the White Lotus Kingdom in the future. This threat has now far exceeded the court of Jinzhou, so he must get rid of Your Highness..." said the Dragon King on the side.
Yan Liqiang frowned and pondered for a while, "You mean, these powerful masters around that person suddenly appeared, and no one in the White Lotus Sect knew or saw them before?"
"Yes, this is the most incredible part. Those people seemed to have jumped out of stones. It is too unreasonable. Usually, such powerful masters are well-known people, like the Ghost King. They have practiced to this level today, and their reputation has spread long ago. It would be possible for that rebel to find one or two such powerful masters. After all, there are many masters in this world who are indeed practicing in seclusion. But this time, that person found so many people at once, which is almost as good as the top power of a large sect. It's unbelievable..." Hua Ruxue said, shaking her head.
"How do you know that those people's cultivation has reached such a terrifying level?"
"One of those people secretly fought with the Ghost King because of something, and injured the Ghost King, and at the same time exposed his martial king cultivation. We came to remind you this time, hoping that you would be prepared..."
"When will they be able to reach the northwest at the earliest?"
"Team Sha Yan is acting independently this time. No one can track their whereabouts. But based on the information we have, they will arrive in the northwest in half a month at the earliest. Then they will find your whereabouts and launch a shocking attack..."
Yan Liqiang looked at Hua Ruxue, his eyes and tone suddenly became gentle, "Ruxue, you don't want me to die, right?"
Hua Ruxue was caught off guard by Yan Liqiang's question. She had never thought that Yan Liqiang would dare to speak to her like that in front of the Dragon King. Two blushes immediately flew onto Hua Ruxue's cheeks. She glared at Yan Liqiang fiercely and pretended to be calm. "As long as we can make that rebel unhappy, we will do it. I have already told you the news. What do you want? It's up to you."
Yan Liqiang smiled and looked at the Dragon King, "Does the Dragon King have any suggestions for me?"
"Temporarily avoid the attack and set up a trap to kill!" The Dragon King only said eight words.
"Okay, I got it. Thank you both for telling me. If I am lucky enough to survive this time, I will owe you a big favor and I will repay you in the future!" Yan Liqiang's face returned to seriousness. As he spoke, he took out a pure gold waist badge from his body and handed it to Hua Ruxue, saying tenderly, "If you want to come to the Pingxi Palace in the future, you can do it openly. Just show this waist badge. If you encounter any difficulties in the northwest, take out this waist badge and I guess no one will dare to embarrass you. Also, if you don't have money and need money outside, you can take this waist badge to withdraw money from any Datong Bank in the Han Empire. Don't wrong yourself. There are some things that you women should not get involved in. I feel that you have lost weight since the last time I saw you..."
Hua Ruxue bit her lip and didn't move, but the Dragon King smiled and took the badge. "Thank you, Your Highness, on behalf of Ruxue!"
"Let's go..." Hua Ruxue had already stood up.
"Let me take you there..."
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Watching the Dragon King and Hua Ruxue disappear into the night like two night owls, Yan Liqiang stood in the garden, looking at the vast night, without moving for a long time.
Kill Team Yan
Yan Liqiang knew that he and Lin Qingtian would clash sooner or later, but he didn't expect that the time would come so quickly. The Yu Luo Sect hadn't retrieved Lin Qingtian's head yet, but the people Lin Qingtian sent to take his head were almost in the northwest, and it seemed that they were determined to get it...
"Fuck, it's really annoying..." Yan Liqiang cursed to himself...
(End of this chapter)