The back garden of the palace.
A cultivator in the Fusion Stage and two in the Tribulation Crossing Stage were drinking together. The cultivator in the Fusion Stage was Gu Zongyan, the fourth prince of the Gu family. There was no need to introduce him to the handsome Chu family. Gu Zongyan was a rare talent among men. In the Wu Zhou Dynasty, his height and cultivation level both stood out from the crowd.
Let Xiongchu…
In this generation, there was a monster named Gu Zongchen. The Buddha's light overwhelmed the brilliance of all the princes. Gu Zongyan seemed mediocre and had no highlights at all.
That is to say, Gu Zongchen is not interested in the throne, otherwise no one can compete with him, or even muster the courage to compete.
The two cultivators in the Tribulation Crossing Stage are named Xiang Chengtian and Ge Nie. They are from Zhenyuan Pavilion, the immortal mountain gate of Xiongchu. They are Gu Zongyan's master and uncle respectively. They are on this trip to assist Gu Zongyan and strive for a bright future for the Zhenyuan Pavilion.
Xiong Chu has its own national conditions. With the throne as the foundation, the prince is bound to the cultivation forces in the country and gathers the cultivation resources of the entire Xiong Chu to feed back to the Gu family, making each generation stronger than the previous one.
As long as this national policy exists, the mighty Chu will not pick a general from among the short men and eventually elect an emperor whose bird looks like a chicken.
The three of them discussed the current situation. Although Gu Zongyan was radical, he was not a fool who acted on his own. He followed the advice of the two seniors of the mountain gate and chose to keep his troops in place, allowing other groups to test Xuanlong.
Throwing a stone to test the water emphasizes the word "steadiness".
A wise man once said that the most common mistake humans make in peacetime is to imagine that all problems can be solved by peaceful means.
Xuanlong's recent behavior has been very strange. Faced with Xiong Chu's flexing of muscles, he said nothing and took no action. It seemed that he confirmed what the wise man said, that he wanted to resolve the dispute peacefully.
But the two monks in the Tribulation Crossing Stage did not think so. Xuanlong had always been at war and had never had peace. The more they did not take action, the more intense the action they would take in the end would be.
Fast is not a good thing!
The early bird catches the worm, and likewise, the early worm is eaten by the bird.
The two people in the Tribulation Crossing Stage firmly believed that Xuanlong was not a good person. Even the king would dare to self-destruct when he went crazy. The several teams that reached the border of Xuanlong were insects, not birds, and were destined to end in defeat.
It is possible and very likely that Xiong Chu will have to spend money to redeem them.
"Who are you? You're sneaking around. Come out!"
As he was speaking, Ge Nie sensed the fluctuation of vital energy, and he stood up with a roar, his eyes as sharp as lightning as he looked towards the tree in the flower garden not far away.
It has the flavor of earth escape.
“Hehehehe—”
A hearty laugh was heard, and ripples appeared on the ground under the big tree. Two white-haired creatures in the fusion stage slowly appeared.
Lu Bei and Zhao Wuyou.
Because Lu Bei acted righteously and was willing to help Xuanlong stop the fighting outside the country, Zhao Wuyou returned the favor and vowed to fulfill his duties as a diplomat. His offensive was swift and he was ready to push forward with force.
Lu Bei had been practicing for two and a half years, and his men's self-defense skills had reached perfection. How could he stand such an injustice? He was immediately pinned down.
After some kind words of persuasion, Zhao Wuyou insisted on completing the task assigned by his superiors, but to no avail, Lu Bei turned into Zhao Wuxie's appearance.
The effect was outstanding, and the pure love warrior Zhao Wuyou immediately calmed down.
He sneaked into the Heze Palace tonight. As a white-haired creature in the fusion stage, he was discovered by the tribulation stage while using the earth escape technique. This was reasonable and logical.
Ge Nie confirmed again and again, his eyes gleaming like torches, he saw through the little thief's cultivation level and was indeed at the fusion stage, he laughed inwardly.
"What a trap! Xuanlong sent me such a great gift from thousands of miles away. I, Ge, gladly accept it." Ge Nie looked at Gu Zongyan and asked him to give orders and earn more military merits.
There is no such thing as princes and princesses in Xuanlong's national conditions. All white-haired people in the clan are enlisted in the army. After they have achieved success in their cultivation, they go to the front lines to join the army. They will either be promoted step by step or die on the battlefield.
Ge Nie guessed that the two white-haired men in front of him held military posts and were engaged in intelligence work. If they were captured and tortured thoroughly, they would surely be able to extract a lot of useful secrets.
Gu Zongyan nodded and calmly accepted the military achievement: "Thank you, Master and Uncle, for capturing these two overconfident thieves."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiang Chengtian, who had been preparing for a long time, put his fingers together and cast a formation talisman. The cold light turned into mist, blocking the east, west, south, and north, isolating the sky and earth, and locking Lu Bei and Zhao Wuyou in the formation.
The sky inside the formation is round and the earth is square as far as a thousand miles away, with Mount Sumeru hidden in a mustard seed, extremely vast. But when viewed from outside the formation, the formation diagram is only one step away, just enough to enclose the two white-haired people.
"What a good move! Draw a circle on the ground to create a prison. It is so near yet so far away. Junior brother, your Taoism has improved again. With a casual strike, even a cultivator in the Tribulation Crossing Stage will find it difficult to escape." Ge Nie nodded in praise.
"Little Doyle, not as good as my brother."
The two brothers started to praise each other's business, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Snap!
Lu Bei raised his hand and stepped forward. Under the horrified gaze of Gu Zongyan and the other two, a finger without any magical power shattered the barrier of the formation and pierced through it.
"What a great move! You draw a circle on the ground to create a prison. It's so near yet so far away. The senior's Taoism is so powerful that you almost trapped my brother and I." Lu Bei exclaimed in amazement and blew up the talisman that blocked the surrounding area with one punch.
Zhao Wuyou: “…”
The word "brother and sister" really made her feel uncomfortable.
"Who are you?"
Ge Nie and Xiang Chengtian suppressed their fear, and both protected Gu Zongyan. They tapped their hands repeatedly and cast more than ten array talismans that separated heaven and earth.
At the same time, he sent a secret signal, calling on the monks in the palace to come to the rescue.
"As you can see, I am a cultivator from the Zhao family of Xuanlong. I don't have much of a reputation, so I won't make a fool of myself by announcing myself." Lu Bei touched the silver hair on his shoulders and felt very good about himself.
"Impossible, with your ability, it is definitely not just the initial stage of fusion." Ge Nie looked solemn, trying to get some information.
"Whether it is the fusion stage or not, it is not up to you or me to decide. Only His words count." Lu Bei raised his hand to the sky, with an extremely mysterious smile on his lips.
Ge Nie and Xiang Chengtian subconsciously looked up at the sky, and then their vision became dark, there was a loud rumbling sound in their ears, and a stabbing pain that penetrated deep into their bones swept through their bodies.
boom!!!
Lu Bei took a step forward, and his powerful body smashed more than a dozen barriers. He stretched out his hands and grabbed two well-maintained old faces.
The strange force resonated, shattering Ge Nie and Xiang Chengtian's protective magic weapons, shattering their meridians and dispersing their magical power, and in the meantime shaking the flesh, internal organs, and bones of the two men, turning them into sticky soup dumplings wrapped in human skin.
Immediately afterwards, thunder entered the body.
Everything happened in a flash. By the time Gu Zongyan reacted, the soup dumplings named Master and Uncle were already cooked.
"Boy, come with me!"
Lu Bei stretched out his big hand and pressed it towards Gu Zongyan’s face.
This was a face that was as handsome as his and somewhat similar to Gu Zongchen. As far as personal grudges were concerned, he felt that this face deserved a beating.
Gu Zongyan retreated violently in shock, but his speed was no match for Lu Bei's, not even as fast as carrying his shoes. As soon as he had the thought, his face was grabbed by five fingers like iron clamps.
Boom—
The golden light surged, and there seemed to be a silent dragon roar exploding in the ears.
Lu Bei narrowed his eyes slightly and saw the golden dragon energy wandering on Gu Zongyan's chest. Although the dragon was small, it represented the golden dragon of destiny that was about to rise in Xiong Chu.
Seven disciples of the Gu family are competing for the position of crown prince. Each of them holds a mini golden dragon of luck. Their full-strength attack is comparable to that of a Mahayana cultivator. It is their last trump card to survive.
"There's something..."
"But not much."
Lu Bei clenched his five fingers, used the Dragon Slaying Technique to shatter the golden light, and killed the dragon energy on the spot.
Gu Zongyan was overwhelmed and fainted immediately.
Lu Bei carried the Fourth Prince on his shoulders, ignored the increasing number of cultivators around him, and turned to leave.
He was ugly and had very little experience, so he didn't deserve to be hit by him.
Bang!
With his ankle restrained, Lu Bei looked down and saw that it was his uncle Tang Bao, Ge Nie. This man had a good spiritual cultivation and he managed to withstand two consecutive attacks of the Zhen character.
"The senior is a Mahayana cultivator..."
"Don't talk nonsense without any evidence. God said I am a fusion, so I am a fusion." Lu Bei raised his hand to pat his butt... but he didn't pat it. He raised his foot and kicked away Ge Nie, who was only breathing his last breath.
At this time, hundreds of cultivators gathered in the surrounding area, headed by those in the fusion stage and with the refining realm as the backbone, all of them were the elites of the Zhenyuan Pavilion.
Looking at the array talismans that covered the sky, Lu Bei was full of admiration. It was indeed the Gu family's luxury car, and it was smart. Every prince had one move, and the emperor took turns to sit on it. There were many people who helped the wise, and they didn't have to pay for the troops sent abroad. There were many people rushing to pay for it.
"Where are you taking the Fourth Prince?"
"My fellow Taoist from Zhenyuan Pavilion, please be at ease. Guests from afar are welcome, and Xiong Chu, this evil guest, is no exception. This general will not make things difficult for the Fourth Prince."
Lu Bei looked very easy to talk to, and said politely: "I, the Xuanlong soldiers, heard that the prince and princess of Xiongchu came from afar to join us, so we wanted to entertain them. However, we are trapped in the poor mountains and bad waters, and we don’t have any gifts to show. So we prepared local specialties, all meat, and the fourth prince will be in for a treat."
Ge Nie's heart skipped a beat, and he felt that there was something else behind Lu Bei's words. The Fourth Prince would be in great danger on this trip.
"Hehehe, this general has ordered his men to capture thousands of untransformed bull-headed and horse-faced monsters on the front line. Each of them is majestic, energetic, and has endless brute force."
"… "
There was a moment of silence in the field, and Ge Nie's mind sank to the bottom. The talismans that covered the sky and the sun suddenly stopped because the monks' heads were buzzing.
Zhao Wuyou: “…”
Xuanlong does not have this feature!
"As for the princesses who came from afar, they are from royal families, and their beauty is beyond the reach of the mortal world. They cannot eat meat, so they will be treated separately."
Lu Bei smiled heartily and said something that frightened Ge Nie: "This general is not talented, but I have defeated all the heroes with my strength. I can contribute a little to the expansion of the Gu family. By then, Xiong Chu and my Xuanlong will be one family. There will be no need to fight on the battlefield!"
Zhao Wuyou: “…”
If you have the ability, don't just talk and do nothing. For such a good thing, the old Emperor Xiong Chu would laugh so hard that he would die on the spot.
Lu Bei took a step forward, stepped over the soup dumpling and came to Zhao Wuyou's side. He pointed to the sky with one hand, and the force of the character "震" penetrated the sky, shattering the talismans in the sky.
He himself, with Zhao Wuyou and the captive Gu Zongyan, sank into the earth with a hearty laugh.
Hundreds of elites from Zhenyuan Pavilion, including two in the Tribulation Crossing Stage, could only watch him leave.
—
Under the moonlight, a group of soldiers were stationed, with the battle formation concealing their aura, looking far away towards the border of Xuanlong where the black mountains stood.
The leading figure was Gu Zongyi, the daughter of the sixth emperor of the powerful Chu State. She was dressed in armor, had a graceful figure, and her eyebrows slanted into her temples. She was as brave as any man.
It’s also a big car.
Unlike Gu Zongyan, Gu Zongqi's apprenticeship to Shanmen was not strong enough and she could barely make it into the top tier in Xiongchu. With the army approaching this time, Shanmen could not provide her with much assistance.
Fortunately, the problem was not serious, and she asked a clan elder for help.
Ancient Xinli.