It was early morning on March 31, 1229 in the Ziyun calendar.
Whoosh! !
A huge creature flew out from the sky above Prince Chu's Mansion, as fast as thunder, and soon arrived at Chuxiu Inn, hovering in the air, overlooking the guest room courtyard below.
"Commander Xiao is here."
Xue Meng, the commander of the Chu King's city guards who was guarding outside the Chuxiu Inn, suddenly lit up when he saw the roc flying into the Chuxiu Inn from high in the sky.
"Let's go in."
Prince Xiang of Chu was standing next to Xue Meng. When Xue Meng saw the roc flying into the Chuxiu Inn, he naturally saw it too. He immediately gave an order and stepped into the Chuxiu Inn first.
Behind Xiang Xiong, two old men followed closely.
One of the old men was none other than Xiang Donghua, the second elder of the Chu Palace who had personally visited the Royal Palace of Yunyang Kingdom and invited Xiao Jiancheng, the commander of the Royal Guards of Yunyang Palace, back.
As for the other old man, he was Xiang Chong, the eldest elder of the Chu Palace.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
While Xue Meng responded, he turned to the deputy general behind him and ordered: "Let them all evacuate. Those who should rest should rest, and those who should inspect the royal city should continue to inspect the royal city!"
Xue Meng gave an order and dismissed a group of city guard soldiers who had blocked the streets and alleys around Chuxiu Inn.
The existence of these city guards officers was just to prevent people from approaching Chuxiu Inn and to tip off the young man.
Now, since the commander of the Imperial Guard and Cang Yunpeng from Yunyang Palace have arrived, there is no need to worry about anyone tipping off the young man.
Now he dares to report to the young man, not to mention seeking his own death. Even if the report is successful, the young man will have no chance to escape.
In this case, it makes little sense for a group of city guards to continue to guard here.
…
When the roc carried Xiao Jiancheng into the sky above Chuxiu Inn, no less than twenty birds and monsters rose into the sky and approached Chuxiu Inn.
There are more or less one or two people standing on these birds and monsters.
However, only two of these birds and monsters flew into the sky on the edge of Chuxiu Inn, and the rest of the birds and monsters could only fly to the periphery of Chuxiu Inn.
"This Cang Yunpeng is truly a Qi-gathering Small Perfection Bird Monster... This seventh-level Qi-Gathering Bird Monster 'Golden Flame Eagle' that our Ouyang family has tamed does not dare to go in here anymore."
A goshawk with wings like flames was hovering over the edge of Chuxiu Inn. Its body was obviously one size smaller than the golden-crowned eagle, and two people were standing on it.
A middle-aged man and a young man.
The one who sighed was the middle-aged man among the two. The middle-aged man was wearing a green robe. He was of medium height, with long black hair hanging behind him. His eyes were wise and sharp, and he was staring at the top of Chuxiu Inn from a distance. The roc hovering high in the sky.
"Master Ouyang, it's not just your Ouyang family's Golden Flame Eagle that's like this... Isn't this seventh-level Qi-gathering bird monster 'Bald Eagle' tamed by our Lu family the same?"
Not far away, a cheerful voice followed.
The speaker was another middle-aged man wearing a gray robe. He was thin and half of his hair was already white. He was looking at the middle-aged man in green robe on the back of the golden flame eagle with a smile.
This middle-aged man also came stepping on a bird and monster.
This bird monster is a vulture with black wings all over its body, except for the white wings around its bald head. When it was hovering in the air, it looked at the roc in the distance with the same expression. Fear.
"I've met Uncle Lu."
At the same time, the young man on the back of the golden flame eagle respectfully saluted the middle-aged man in gray robe on the back of the bald eagle.
"Haha... In the blink of an eye, Qiu Ping has grown so big. How about it? Do you have a sweetheart? If not, Uncle Lu will pick a good-looking one for you in the Lu family. It just so happens that our Lu family can also marry with your Ouyang family."
Facing the young man's salute, the middle-aged man in gray robe laughed, his face full of friendliness.
The three of them are members of two of the three top noble families in Chu City, namely the head of the Ouyang family 'Ouyang Ye', the eldest young master of the Ouyang family 'Ouyang Qiuping', and the head of the Lu family 'Lv Yuanshan' .
"Master Lu, actually we should be satisfied... In the Chu King's City, except for the eighth-level Qi-gathering bird and monster tamed by the King of Chu's Palace, the only birds and monsters tamed by our two families are relatively strong."
Hearing Lu Yuanshan's words, Ouyang Ye looked at the distance to the east and said with a smile: "Not looking at the Liu family, the head of the Liu family can only stand on the back of the sixth-level Qi-gathering flying bird monster 'Wind Bird', far away Are you looking at Chuxiu Inn?"
"Standing so far away, what can you see? I really don't know why he is here to join in the fun."
Birds and monsters are notoriously difficult to tame.
Among the eighth-level Qi-gathering birds and monsters, looking at the entire King Chu City, and even the entire Western Chu King Ridge, only one of them has been tamed by the King of Chu Palace.
However, today, Prince Chu did not come over with the bird monster, because he knew that the bird monster did not dare to approach Cang Yunpeng and the Golden Crown Eagle.
He might as well enter the Chuxiu Inn alone, so that he could witness with his own eyes at the closest distance the royal envoy who came to kill the two golden-crowned eagles and capture the young man alive.
Looking at the entire Chu King City, only the two top big families, the Ouyang family and the Lu family, have seventh-level Qi gathering birds and monsters.
As for other families, they have only tamed some fifth-level and sixth-level Qi gathering birds and monsters, and now they can only join in the fun in the sky outside Chuxiu Inn.
"The Liu family originally had a seventh-level Qi-gathering bird monster... However, the bird monster was roasted and eaten by Lao Liu's little son not long after it hatched from the egg."
Lu Yuanshan smiled.
"Prince Chu and Commander Xue are now standing outside the guest room courtyard... It seems that the guest room courtyard is where the young man lives."
Suddenly, Lu Yuanshan's eyes narrowed and his eyes fell on Chuxiu Inn.
Now, because of the distance, he could only vaguely see four figures standing outside a guest room courtyard. Looking at the clothes of the leader, it was not difficult to identify that they were Xiang Xiong, Prince of Chu of the Prince of Chu's Mansion.
"We are relatively close and can see so blurry... Lao Liu and the others must be even more unclear."
Ouyang Ye shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"There's nothing we can do about it... We can't just walk into the Chuxiu Inn to watch the fun, right? Even if Prince Chu doesn't blame us, who knows if the royal envoy will not like us and give us a break?"
A wry smile appeared on Lu Yuanshan's face at the right moment, "That's a Qi Gathering Dzogchen Martial Arts monk. Even if we press down with one hand, we can't stop him."
"Dad! Uncle Lu!"
Just as Ouyang Ye and Lu Yuanshan were smiling bitterly, Ouyang Qiuping looked inside the Chuxiu Inn and exclaimed, "Look! It's those two golden-crowned eagles! Those two golden-crowned eagles are in the courtyard of the guest room next door. Now they ran to They went to the sky above the guest room courtyard in front of Prince Chu."
After Ouyang Ye and Lu Yuanshan heard this, their eyes fell on Chuxiu Inn again and found that it was indeed the case, "It seems that the young man does live in the guest room courtyard."
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Inside the courtyard of guest room No. 2.
A young man in white clothes was sitting in front of the stone table, drinking tea comfortably.
"Master!"
"Master!"
Along with the sounds of two monsters, two giant eagles with black bodies and golden crowns appeared in the sky above the courtyard where the boy was.
"Da Jin, Xiao Jin... What are you doing in such a hurry so early in the morning?"
The young man raised his eyelids lazily, then glanced lazily at the two golden-crowned eagles circling low in the sky, and asked in a lazy tone.
"Young Master, there is a roc bird above. Judging from its momentum, it is no weaker than ours... It should also be a bird and monster beast that gathers energy to complete the perfection."
Dajin glanced at the sky with vigilant eyes and said: "I have some impression that the person on its back is exactly the human being who was disgraced and left in embarrassment by Erjin and I four years ago. He is a perfect person who gathers energy. Martial arts monk."
"Brother, I remembered what you said."
Erjin looked up at the sky and spoke at the right time: "I also have an impression of this human being. At that time, the people around him had Qi Gathering Powder that doubled their energy."
"That time can also be said to be the most rewarding time we have gained in all the years we have been in the Lost Forest."
Er Jin quickly withdrew his gaze, "However, now that I have the Qi Gathering Powder given by the young master, that Qi Gathering Powder is just garbage."
"That roc is down!"
As Dajin made a warning sound, the roc bird roared down from high in the sky, and in a blink of an eye it was at the low altitude above the courtyard where the young man was. While circling, he looked at Dajin and Dajin warily.
"Are you Zhou Donghuang?"
On the back of the roc, a burly middle-aged man wearing golden armor and white hair looked down at the young man drinking tea in the courtyard with an indifferent expression, and asked in an almost questioning tone.
This person and bird are none other than the Qi-gathering Dzogchen martial arts monk 'Xiao Jiancheng' and the Qi-gathering Small Perfection monster 'Cang Yunpeng' from the royal family of Yunyang Kingdom.
boom! !
Almost as soon as Xiao Jiancheng finished speaking, the door to the courtyard of Guest Room No. 2 was blasted open with brute force, and rubble spread everywhere and rolled down.
Immediately afterwards, four figures, led by a middle-aged man wearing a dark golden dragon robe, stepped into the courtyard of guest room No. 2, staring at the young man eagerly.
"I asked you why you have been standing outside so stupidly without making a sound or coming in... It turns out that you are waiting for him."
The young man spread his hands, stretched, and stood up lazily. His eyes swept across the four people who had just entered the door, and finally fell on the burly middle-aged man on Cang Yunpeng's back.
After hearing the young man's words, the four people led by Chu Prince Xiang Xiong couldn't help but froze.
Only then did they realize:
It turned out that the young man had already discovered them.
"Are you from the royal family of Yunyang Kingdom?"
The young man squinted his eyes and stared at the burly middle-aged man wearing gold armor on Cang Yunpeng's back, and asked in a calm tone.