For hundreds of years, there have been countless truths in the dark world.
In this world where the jungle prevails, the strong dictate the rules, and the rules are the truth.
Countless strong men have risen and fallen, countless truths have appeared and disappeared.
But from beginning to end, there is only one truth that remains unbreakable.
This is something that is imprinted on the hearts of everyone in the dark world.
The Wang family in Beihai is invincible in the world.
Over the centuries, there have been countless ups and downs, countless ups and downs.
The Beihai Wang family has always been the undisputed strongest force in the dark world. The strongest force naturally has the largest intelligence network in the dark world.
If such an intelligence network wants to find a person, or even just find clues about his existence, it is absolutely easy. At the very least, they can grasp a lot of clues in the fastest time.
But there are no clues in the Dongcheng Imperial Map.
As the Beihai Wang family spread their intelligence network, they found nothingness from beginning to end.
There is no trace of the existence of the Dongcheng Imperial Map in the entire dark world.
what does that mean
Li Tianlan's eyes were a little dazed.
He quietly looked at the thirteenth-story building floating beside him.
The sword light on the thirteenth floor had an unparalleled spirituality, and seemed to sense Li Tianlan's mood. The eleven small swords slowly came closer, spinning around him more and more docilely.
The sword energy of each sword is blending with his sword intention. It is natural and flawless. This is a sword formation that completely belongs to him, just like a part of his body. There is no feeling of unfamiliarity at all. What is familiar can no longer be familiar.
Li Tianlan waved his hand.
The thirteenth floor building returned to nothingness.
He looked at Xia Zhi quietly and said calmly: "I don't believe your conclusion."
His voice was steady.
But his eyes drifted to other places.
I don't know if Xia Zhi saw the insincerity of his words, but a flash of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
The whole world is speculating on the extent of Wang Tianzong's injury, and the fact that Xia Zhi came to Canglan to meet Li Tianlan is enough to explain the problem.
Wang Tianzong's injury condition is not optimistic.
After a sword strike from Dong Ou, he managed to return to Imperial Arms Mountain, but instead of stabilizing his injuries, the internal injuries that could almost threaten his martial arts foundation were getting worse. If not, Xia Zhi would not have come to test Li Tianlan.
She mentioned the Imperial Map of the East City and saw the Thirteenth Floor Sword Formation, not because she wanted to confuse Li Tianlan.
But she was also looking for traces of Dongcheng Huangtu's existence, and wanted to take a look at his sword formation to find something that could help Wang Tianzong.
She was telling the truth.
She indeed found no trace of the existence of the Dongcheng Imperial Map. Not only the Beihai Wang family, they contacted Rothschild and launched insiders hidden in the major dark forces to search for this name.
No.
Nothing at all.
It was utter nothingness.
The entire dark world knows that in the past five hundred years, there have been only two geniuses, one is the ancestor of the Beihai Wang family, and the other is the contemporary Sword Emperor.
But the sword of Eastern Europe and the Thirteenth Floor clearly declare that there is still a supreme power.
Xia Zhi hopes to find the source of this power. There may be a way to help Wang Tianzong hidden there.
But it was obvious that Li Tianlan knew nothing.
"Qin Weibai is still in Youzhou."
Xia Zhi seemed to be a little uninterested: "She knows everything, why don't you ask her?"
Li Tianlan was silent for a long time.
Regardless of whether Xia Zhi meant to make him think wildly, but at this moment, it seemed that there was a wave of waves in his still and still heart.
He stood up and walked slowly to the door.
There is no stopping the summer solstice.
Huangfu Qiushui subconsciously wanted to stand up, but as soon as his butt left the seat, his palm was held by Xia Zhi.
Huangfu Qiushui was startled, looking at Li Tianlan's back in confusion.
Xia Zhi's palm was very gentle, but it seemed to contain immense power.
Huangfu Qiushui sat there and suddenly became a little sad.
From Qiu Shui to Tongtian, to Canglan.
She didn't know whether she wanted to return Qiushui Sword or it was her true thoughts or an excuse. Today's reality has changed.
It's before your eyes.
She hasn't gotten back the Qiu Shui Sword yet.
But this journey has come to an end.
Li Tianlan's figure was about to walk to the door.
His figure paused.
Huangfu Qiu Shui's deep and charming eyes suddenly lit up. She really hoped that Li Tianlan could say something to her, even if he wouldn't return his Qiu Shui Sword.
Li Tianlan was silent for a moment and said hoarsely: "How about Yuetong?"
Huangfu Qiushui's bright eyes dimmed slightly.
Xia Zhi's voice was calm and her smile was calm and graceful: "She has returned to Imperial Soldier Mountain and is in good condition. She is not crying or making trouble."
Li Tianlan took a deep breath, turned around and walked out without saying anything more.
In front of Wuwei Hall, Jiang Tongye, the clan leader of the Jiang clan, stood quietly, as if he did not expect that Li Tianlan would come out so soon. He glanced at Li Tianlan strangely, nodded, and said calmly: "Your Highness, our ancestors are waiting for you. "
"where?"
Li Tianlan asked directly.
Jiang Tonghui said nothing, but his eyes subconsciously looked at the pavilion in the center of the island.
The black pavilion was shrouded in wind and rain, with an extremely eerie edge.
Li Tianlan nodded: "Lead the way."
... ...
The chess game is already messy.
The wine is already halfway warmed.
The river carries the wild rain all the way eastward, in a mighty way.
Di Que's old palms gently touched the railings, and he squinted at the rushing river, as silent as a statue.
He could see the Hall of Fear.
You can see the young man brought over by Jiang Tongye.
A little bit of sword intent was emanating out bit by bit, converging into a misty shadow.
The sword energy entered the pavilion.
Di Que slowly turned around.
In his sight, a young figure that even Di Que thought was a bit too much was standing in front of the chessboard, looking down at the chess game in front of him.
This was a figure as light as a cloud. He stood there, extremely real, but the sword intent lingering around him made the entire space become a little distorted.
His face was not exactly calm, but his whole person gradually exuded an indescribable temperament.
It's the temperament, not the aura.
It is a kind of style, or elegance, that is naturally revealed bit by bit in every move.
It was like a light breaking through the dark night, slowly but irresistibly spreading out.
"His Royal Highness is so graceful and charming, it is heart-breaking."
Di Que smiled, not hostile, but extremely calm and gentle.
The young man pointed to the chessboard in front of him and shook his head.
"Your Highness knows chess?"
Di Que asked.
"don't know."
He turned around and looked at the old man: "Heavenly Sword?"
"I am Di Que."
Di Que chuckled softly.
He was silent for a while and nodded: "Li Tianlan."
"You are just a flash of his sword intention."
Di Que laughed: "But standing here, you are still His Highness."
He poured himself another glass of wine and took a small sip, feeling extremely nostalgic.
Li Tianlan looked at him calmly, without any fluctuation in his voice: "I suddenly thought of my grandfather."
He said quietly: "In that camp, every time he drinks, he does the same thing to you. No, he is even stingier than you. He can drink a bottle of low-quality liquor for half a year."
"Your grandfather..."
Di Que thought for a while and laughed: "I don't have much dealings with him. But that little guy is really a hero for being able to support the Li family to this point."
brat...
Li Tianlan looked at Di Jiang and said nothing.
Ever since he was young, his grandfather has always been known as Mr. Li in other people's mouth.
This was the first time he heard this kind of sentence structure from the little guy.
"Don't look at me like that. It's not too much for me to call him little guy. Your grandfather's father and I had a very good relationship back then."
"..."
The corners of Li Tianlan's mouth twitched and he said nothing.
Di Que didn't seem to be in the mood to reminisce about the past. He drank all the wine in the cup and then tried it again.
A cup was taken out.
There is not much wine left in the jug.
He patiently poured out exactly two cups.
Di Que smiled and pushed a glass of wine in front of Li Tianlan, and said with a chuckle: "Your Highness and I will drink the last glass of wine in my life."
Li Tianlan didn't move. He was just a sword intent now, so naturally he couldn't drink.
Di Jiang raised his wine glass.
Li Tianlan thought for a moment and gently raised his hand.
His wine glass floated under the control of Jianyi and touched Di Jiang.
The drink in the glass disappeared.
Di Que put down the wine glass.
"Jiang's hospitality is truly unexpected."
Li Tianlan's voice was calm.
He originally thought that the Jiang family would encounter the most brutal battle since entering Beihai. The Jiang family's invincible formation and the Jiang family's heavenly sword would use all their strength to prevent him from continuing to go north.
But this is not the case at all.
Wine and food in the Fearless Palace.
Facing Di Que, he still didn't feel any edge.
"If we go back twenty years, it might be as you imagine."
Di Que thought for a while: "But now... As I get older, I often don't like too tragic endings. If you and I let go and fight, no one in the entire dark world would dare to say that the Jiang family didn't use all their strength."
Li Tianlan was silent for a while and nodded: "That makes sense."
It seemed that he got the answer he wanted. Di Que smiled with satisfaction, and his words became more and more calm: "Actually, you have passed the real test of life and death. That woman came to me Canglan, and it was beyond me. I didn’t expect you to die, which is even more beyond my expectation.”
Li Tianlan raised his eyebrows.
"I don't know what she's here for, but I can't stop her when she comes."
Di Que said softly: "But the most likely thing is that she came here just to kill you. If that woman wants to kill you, how sure are you?"
Li Tianlan remained silent.
Xia Zhi was extremely young when she entered the invincible realm. After she stabilized her realm, she directly entered the peak invincible realm. And even in the peak invincible realm, she was among the top. If she took action forcefully, even if Li Tianlan had the thirteenth floor, he would be able to The most that can be done is to die together with her, and that would be done by inducing injuries on her body. As for staying alive...
He had little certainty.
"Perhaps the entire Beihai people don't dare to kill you, but that woman won't care about that."
Di Que said softly: "Back then, the Sword Emperor's father personally killed nearly thirty members of Xia Zhi's family. She can be with Wang Tianzong. There are many stories, but how much affection can she have for the entire Beihai? The Seven Great Sword Holders Family, over the years, she has had a better relationship with the Huangfu family. Her family is from the Xia clan, but she ignores the entire Xia clan."
"Many people in Beihai will care about Beihai's future future. If that woman goes crazy, she is most likely not to care."
Li Tianlan listened quietly.
He was silent for a long time before laughing at himself: "It seems I'm lucky?"
"It seems I'm lucky too."
Di Que smiled: "She won't kill you, so I can wait for the battle between you and me."
"I'm still alive, so why let the younger members of the family bleed? I've never really liked the tragic ending."
Di Que took out a sword from under the table.
The ancient long sword is crystal clear, like an extremely precious crystal, shining with an extremely gorgeous luster.
"The Jiang family's famous sword Amber."
Di Que looked at Li Tianlan: "Today you and I will fight. If you win, you take the sword. If you lose, your Highness will keep all his unique skills."
The sword vibrated slightly on the table.
Di Que looked into Li Tianlan's eyes: "Do you dare to fight me?"
Li Tianlan narrowed his eyes and looked at Di Que, suddenly smiled and said calmly: "Please."
Di Que's eyes suddenly lit up for a moment.
He reached out and patted the table gently.
"Buzz!"
Amber suddenly rose into the sky.
at the same time.
Li Tianlan stood up directly.
His figure twisted in an instant and turned into an extremely sharp and delicate sword.