That's What Villains Are Like

In the courtyard, the fragrance of flowers bursts.

Xiao Teng smiled and drank tea while listening to Ye Shiyan talk about his life here these days.

In addition to her, there is also a woman surnamed Song from the Naxian League living in the courtyard.

That sister has been taking care of her. Because it is inconvenient for her to travel, the sister helped her buy many things.

In her description, Song Youwei is gentle, considerate and considerate, just like a big sister next door.

Xiao Teng also nodded secretly, very pleased, and said that if he could see him again in the future, he would be very grateful.

He also promised to help Ye Shiyan secretly. If anything happened to her, he would definitely help her if it was within his power.

However, he did not ask too much about the Naxian Alliance.

He has already learned from his father, Zhenbei King Xiao He, that the Naxian League is suspected to be related to the royal family. The Zhenbei King is loyal to the royal family, so if he secretly helps the Naxian League, it is actually equivalent to doing things for the royal family. There is no conflict. .

In addition, it is estimated that only the royal family would dare to promise Xie Jianjia so directly that they would help the Xie family clear their grievances and restore their official positions.

The time spent together is beautiful, but also short.

Xiao Teng glanced at the bright moon that was about to rise in the sky, and sighed secretly, feeling a little reluctant.

He already knew from Xie Jianjia's mouth that she would leave the courtyard soon, and he didn't know when they would see her again.

"Then I won't disturb you anymore, Jianjia, and I'll take my leave now."

Xiao Teng put away his reluctance and stood up to leave.

Ye Shiyan also stood up, planning to see each other off, and said softly, "Brother Xiao Teng, walk slowly. Today's brief separation is supposed to be for our long-term reunion in the future."

Xiao Teng nodded secretly, with a smile on his face, and just asked her to stay in the courtyard, he could find a way.

After hearing this, Ye Shiyan gave up and stopped in front of the arch of the corridor, watching him go away with affection and reluctance.

Until Xiao Teng's figure had completely disappeared.

She just regained her expression and returned to the pavilion where she was sitting expressionlessly.

The tea was no longer hot, but she still raised her slender neck as white as a swan, took a few sips, rinsed it several times, and then spit out the tea.

"Is this the bad taste of you men..."

The cold and weak look she had when she faced Xiao Teng just now was no longer visible in her eyes, but instead showed a bit of disgust and contempt.

"Not really, it's just mine."

Jiang Lan's voice came, and he slowly emerged from the darkness on the side and smiled.

The moonlight fell on his white clothes, which were as fine as snow. The mist rose and became blurry, making him look like an immortal walking in the human world.

Ye Shiyan contacted him and his abominable actions just now were not consistent with his current image at all.

"I can understand, but don't go too far..."

"Although my life and death are in your hands, it doesn't mean that I don't have the means to counterattack. At worst, I will let you fetch water from a bamboo basket and it will be all in vain." She said expressionlessly.

Jiang Lan seemed to know that what he just did was a bit too much. He sighed slightly and said, "Are you angry?"

Ye Shiyan still said expressionlessly, "Mr. Jiang, your bad taste is really abominable."

Jiang Lan actually just wanted to see if he could get Xiao Teng's luck in this way.

But it was found that it had little effect. The biggest reason may be that Xiao Teng himself may not know it.

As a Menggu man, he probably didn't notice the abnormality on Ye Shiyan just now.

Of course, this is also due to Ye Shiyan’s natural acting skills.

"I'm sorry, I won't do it next time..." Jiang Lan thought for a while and looked at her seriously.

Ye Shiyan was stunned. She didn't expect that he would apologize to her and be so serious. A strange feeling suddenly arose in her heart.

"It won't happen again."

She turned her head away, took another sip of tea, and then rinsed her mouth several times in front of Jiang Lan.

"The person I asked to pick you up will be here soon."

"You should have nothing to worry about next. Just rest assured and recover from your injuries. I will help you keep an eye on the magic crystal. Although the magic weapon is hard to find, there is still a way..." Jiang Lan smiled.

Although Ye Shiyan took away Xie Jianjia's body, she is still a demon in nature. During this process, the demons will use secret methods to assimilate the body of the person who took the body to make it more suitable for themselves.

In other words, the appearance of the Ye Shiyan in front of me looks the same as that of the human race, but in essence, it is a demon race. Whether it is the body or the soul, it is the same.

That's why she needs magic crystals and other items to practice. This is why Jiang Lan prepared many magic crystals early in the morning.

Although Ye Shiyan was gargling and ignoring him, her ears were still listening to what he said.

Hearing this, he nodded and said nothing more.

Jiang Lan stood up and planned to leave. Song Youwei had already left for several days. The Blood Immortal Sect must also be planning for this southern hunting exercise.

Emperor Xia had been preparing for a long time for the big hunting plan in the south in a few months.

This move was not only to show national prestige and intimidate Xiaoxiao, but also to show her fist muscles and sharp claws to the vassals, princes, princes and nobles of Daxia.

In layman's terms, it is similar to the military parade in previous lives.

The difference is demonstrated by wiping out the barbarians in the southern barbarian state.

Nanman State is located in the south of Kyushu. From its name, it can be seen that it is a wild and unexplored land, full of primitive wasteland.

The barbarians eat their hair and drink their blood. Most of them are uncivilized and simple-minded.

Relying on his innate brute strength and his belief in the Barbarian God to gain strength, he plundered human cities all year round. When he was short of food, he would also use humans as rations.

In recent years, as the noble class among the barbarians has gradually become civilized and their wisdom has deepened, a ruling class has been formed, with strict rules and various sophisticated weapons.

The barbarians, who were originally nothing to worry about, gradually posed a threat to the Great Xia Dynasty.

In addition, the barbarians reproduce very quickly, and even other foreign races suffer from it, often giving birth to mixed-blood barbarians.

Not only is his intelligence comparable to that of the human race, but he also possesses some alien bloodlines and can practice the techniques of various races, making him very powerful.

Every few years, Daxia would send large armies to carry out regular hunting trips to the south, and major immortal sects would also go to watch the ceremony. This had been a tradition that Daxia had formed for thousands of years.

Before each hunting trip to the south, the royal family would also conduct a drill.

The training place is located in the mountains behind Jingyang City. At that time, many powerful people will work together to open one of the ancient hunting grounds in the void, and place a group of death row prisoners in it for a hunting competition.

As a reward, the royal family will give out many precious martial arts treasures, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and magical artifacts. Many immortal sects will also come to participate and get a share of the pie.

Jiang Lan was familiar with the plot and naturally knew that the Blood Fairy Church was causing trouble at this time.

Now that Song Youwei was called over, they must be discussing and planning something together. As for whether the plot will develop according to what he knows, he will know after Song Youwei comes back and asks.

With such an informant in the Blood Immortal Sect, he was not worried about things beyond his control.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Xiao Teng planned to leave Osmanthus Garden and return to Zhenbei Palace, but he didn't expect that as soon as he opened the door and walked out, he almost ran into a very pretty woman wearing a gauze scarf.

Hu Sanniang, who was following the orders of the leader of the Naxian League to take away the woman living in Guihua Garden, did not expect that a strange man would push open the door and walk out so late at night.

With a look of surprise and suspicion on her face, she looked at Xiao Teng who was dressed in a smart outfit in front of her, and then quickly recognized him under the moonlight.

As a senior member of the Naxian League, she naturally knows something about the powerful disciples in Jingyang City.

The Xiao Teng in front of him did not hide his face. Anyone who knew the Zhenbei Palace would know who he was.

"Third Young Master Xiao Teng?" Hu Sanniang asked tentatively.

Xiao Teng didn't expect that this person would recognize him immediately and call out his name.

"Are you...from the Naxian Alliance?" He calmed down and guessed.

Hu Sanniang also breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, and said with a smile, "I am indeed."

Xiao Teng was completely relieved now.

At this moment, Hu Sanniang vaguely guessed who the woman living in the Osmanthus Garden was, who would make the third son of Zhenbei Palace come to have a private meeting late at night, plus the prisoner robbery that made a lot of noise some time ago...

"Jianjia, I'll leave you to take care of me."

Xiao Teng didn't want to cause too much trouble, so he left in a hurry after leaving these words.

Hu Sanniang didn't say much, and went to the garden as instructed. She quickly found Ye Shiyan among them and informed her of her purpose. Ye Shiyan also cooperated very well, packed up her things, and left with her.

Jiang Lan, who had not gone far from Osmanthus Garden, watched this scene not far away, and then nodded with satisfaction.

The reason why he asked Hu Sanniang to arrive after a while was so that she and Xiao Teng could just meet.

In this way, not only can the concerns and suspicions of the two of them be completely dispelled, but also preparations can be made in advance for him to bring Xiao Teng into contact with people from the Naxian Alliance in the future.

"The key to opening the Tianzi Temple lies in the hands of the national master Ge Qixing..."

"In the original plot, he was the only one who cracked the tortoise armor, but there is no rush now."

"After many of the current matters are resolved, we can then plan for Zhou Tian's Thirty-Six Immortal Techniques."

On the way back to Yuxianfang, Jiang Lan began to think about other things.

The Southern Hunting Exercise is about to take place, and Emperor Xia will be very busy during this period, and will not have the time or thought to investigate matters that concern him.

The only thing he considered was the people from Wanshou Sect.

While he was still in Anyang City, the commander of the Supervisor Tiansi named Linglong went to visit him.

It seemed that he was asking about the assassination he suffered when he was in Yuyi City, but in fact he was trying to control the many insects, ants, birds and beasts in the mansion to monitor his actions.

Jiang Lan asked himself how he, the commander of the Supervisory Sky Division, noticed him because he acted meticulously without leaving any flaws or flaws.

He guessed at that time that there might be something wrong with the records related to him in the Supervisory Office, either because the records were incomplete, or because there were some logical inconsistencies that could not be explained.

If it were the latter two possibilities, then he could use this to trick Emperor Xia.

The commander named Linglong, although he was affiliated with Jiantiansi, would not interfere with the affairs of the royal family. However, things were different for the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain behind her. It was a well-known royalist faction in Daxia.

At the critical moment, he will definitely fall to the royal family.

In addition to the three major sword sects, the Canglan Sword Sect, the Wuji Sword Sect, and the Daocang Sword Sect, there are still six major sects and sects in Daxia that are not weaker than those of the top immortal sects.

Among them, the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate is one of them.

In addition, there are Yaowang Valley, Qianji Sect, Zhanzhan Hall, Tianfu Hall, and Ronghua Palace.

For example, the Imperial Medical Office is backed by the Medicine King Valley, while the Tiangong Creation Institute actually has the Qianji Sect supporting it...

These sects' traditions have been established since the founding of Daxia, and they share weal and woe with Daxia.

Behind the royal family, there is also the existence of Hidden Dragon Mountain.

Emperor Xia seemed weak, but if his father wanted to easily shake the Xia Kingdom and change his country and surname, it would not be that simple.

After all these forces surfaced one after another, the real chaos and turmoil in Daxia began.

At the moment, Jiang Lan doesn't have the energy to think about this. His personal power seems to be strong, but in this overall situation, it is basically impossible to control everything from behind the scenes, at least for now.

"Improve your strength, harvest your luck, and secretly develop your own power..."

"Only then can we have the ability to maneuver vertically and horizontally in the overall situation that follows."

So before going to Yangchun City to meet the sixth prince Qi Qingxuan in the original plot, Jiang Lan planned to intercept a confidant who could help him.

At this time, he searched through his memories and found that only that guy was the most suitable.

If Lin Fan had not died, that guy would have become his most loyal follower.

In addition, if we calculate the time, the two-day semi-annual auction in the Imperial Capital is about to begin.

The sixth prince Qi Qingxuan in Yangchun City should have been noticed by the remnant of the Hong Kingdom, Princess Shang Mingyu.

Shang Mingyu, a remnant of the Hong Kingdom in the original plot.

The Hong Kingdom was one of the hundreds of kingdoms surrounding Daxia and was close to the countries outside the sea. It was annihilated by the Qing Dynasty in Daxia many years ago because of sacrificing sacrifices and believing in evil gods.

"Speaking of which, Shang Mingyu's true identity should actually be a descendant of the royal family of the Shang Kingdom. The Hong Kingdom was founded by the remnants of the Shang Kingdom."

"She has a treasure in her hand, called the Ball of Ambition. It was a treasure forged by worshiping the evil god through sacrifices before the collapse of the Hong Kingdom. It can absorb aspirations and beliefs, and condense incredible power..."

"In addition, it can also deduce chance and destiny, and has many mysterious abilities."

Jiang Lan is familiar with this plot, and he also knows that the ball of ambition in Shang Mingyu's hand actually contains the great ambition technique left by the ancient emperor of Shang Kingdom.

In the original plot, Shang Mingyu will assist Qi Qingxuan to fight against the Xia Emperor, intending to cultivate new dragons to cannibalize the old dragons, so as to plunge Daxia into chaos and turmoil, giving her a chance to restore the Shang Kingdom.

…

At the same time, in the east district of Jingyang City.

In a stretch of pavilions and palaces.

In the dark underground palace, one after another shark oil copper lamp was lit, flickering on and off.

The corridor was very quiet, except for the sound of footsteps made by figures one after another wearing black robes and hoods, all hidden under their robes.

Deep in the underground palace, there is a high platform engraved with complex red patterns.

There are altars one after another around, which are simple and deep, with a rust-like color, as if blood has been coagulated for a long time, accompanied by bursts of fishy smell.

"Are everyone here already?"

On the high platform, an old figure stood as thin as a branch.

He had his hands behind his back and was also wearing a black robe. His eye sockets were sunken, and his eyes glowed with a strange and frightening light.

Just looking at each other makes one's scalp explode, making one's hair stand on end, as if one is being targeted by a terrifying monster.

Song Youwei was also wearing a loose black robe and a human skin mask on her pretty face. She looked very sallow and ordinary. She was standing under the high platform, but she was very close to the front.

Like everyone else, she lowered her head, folded her hands on her chest in some kind of prayer, and seemed to be reciting some kind of ritual in her mouth.

"Elder, basically everyone is here. There are still some who are on their way to Jingyang City. Due to some reasons, they cannot make it to the small ceremony in time."

Beside the skinny figure, a man in black robe said respectfully.

Hearing this, the skinny figure nodded, his frightening eyes slowly swept across the congregation in front of him, and then he said slowly in a hoarse voice, "The holy fire will never be extinguished, the holy religion will never be extinguished, and the blood immortal will never extinguish it. World, to save all sentient beings..."

While chanting, several people behind him worked together to sacrifice the prepared treasure bottles one after another, pouring blood from them and pouring them into the surrounding altars.

Faintly, the altars trembled slightly, and blood lines lit up one after another. Simple and deep blood-colored runes flashed past among them, which were extremely gorgeous, but also revealed a heart-stopping blood-colored light.

And those bloody runes continued to reflect on all the believers here.

Everyone's forehead and cheekbones became crystal clear, and a corresponding bloody light could be seen flashing in them to determine their identity.

Song Youwei looked calm, and the Blood Immortal Sect had mobilized many people for this plan.

In addition to the elder with seventh-level strength in front of him, there are other guardians on the way.

Those who can participate in this small sacrifice are all important figures in the Blood Immortal Sect.

If there was an error in the reflection just now, he would be killed instantly.

Even she didn't dare to make any negligence. The Blood Immortal Cult's method was very strange. It could judge the religious piety of the believers through the degree of blood reflected in the ceremony just now.

If you mix with other people, or if your beliefs are not pure enough, you will be directly eliminated to ensure the privacy of this parliamentary planning.

She had obtained a secret method many years ago that could absorb the power of other people's beliefs.

Therefore, she also benefited from this reason. It seems that the power of faith is very strong, and she is the most devout believer of the Blood Immortal Sect.

"There's no problem."

After sweeping around, the skinny figure on the high platform nodded slightly with satisfaction, and then he waved his hand, and the four corridor doors leading to this place were immediately closed.

Immediately afterwards, the misty bloody light spread, completely covering the place to ensure that no movement would be heard here and would not be detected.

"Youwei, how's the investigation into the Naxian Alliance going? Is there any progress?"

After doing all this, the skinny figure on the high platform looked at Song Youwei standing in front and asked.

The people of the Blood Immortal Sect don't know each other's true face and identity.

Therefore, most people who come here conceal their true appearance, and Song Youwei is no exception.

But she has a special status in the Blood Immortal Sect, and even the elders are very polite to her.

Hearing this, Song Youwei replied with the same hoarse voice, "Reporting to the elders, the results of the investigation and testing have come out, but who founded the Naxian Alliance still needs to be investigated..."

"Today's suspicious people include Jiang Lan, the son of the Prime Minister's Palace, Xiao Teng, the third son of Prince Zhenbei, Situ Jian, the second young master of Zhongguo Palace, Xia Jie, the third son of Prince Wuxuan, and the eldest young master of Chong'an County Prince..."

She immediately rattled off many names, all of which were famous and powerful disciples in Daxia Jingyang City.

Among them there are also some geniuses of the young and middle-aged generation, but they are already over thirty years old.

When the elders on the high platform heard these reports, their expressions did not change and they just nodded.

"The Naxian Alliance has indeed repeatedly ruined the good deeds of our Holy Religion. If it is not eradicated in time, it may cause a lot of trouble later. However, the big plan is ahead, Youwei, you don't have to put too many thoughts on it."

"The Naxian Alliance can solve it anytime, it's not worth your attention." He said.

The matter of investigating and testing the Naxian Alliance was actually initiated by Song Youwei herself.

In fact, the top leaders of the Blood Immortal Sect did not pay any attention to an organization like the Naxian League, which had just emerged and was established only a few years ago.

But Song Youwei will become a saint of the Holy Cult in the future, with a status second only to the future leader of the Holy Cult.

She proposed to resolve the Naxian Alliance issue.

The senior officials of the Blood Immortal Sect had to think carefully before issuing orders to test the suspicious dignitaries in Jingyang City.

"Youwei understands, elder, don't worry, I will put the overall interests of the Holy Religion first." Song Youwei said calmly.

The skinny figure nodded and said, "Now our Holy Cult's top priority is to find out as soon as possible where the southern hunting ground of Great Xia is. The high-level officials from the barbarian tribe have also reached an agreement with us. The covenant will deal a heavy blow to Daxia during its southern hunting..."

The top leaders of the Blood Immortal Sect and the Barbarians intend to ambush and plan in advance in the southern hunting land of Daxia.

Just like what happened in the secret realm of Zixia Mountain outside Anyang City some time ago.

Until now, the senior leaders of the Blood Immortal Sect are still proud of themselves, thinking that a certain senior of the Blood Immortal Religion who is hidden in the world has made a plan to teach the immortal sects in Zhongtian Prefecture a lesson and promote the reputation of the Blood Immortal Sect. .

"In the past, the Great Xia Dynasty would choose the open land adjacent to the Southern Wilderness State when hunting in the south, and would not choose areas that are prone to ambushes and attacks."

"In recent years, the female military god who guards the Southern Wilderness State has been killing the barbarians to the point where they are retreating steadily, and her expression changes upon hearing this. Therefore, I guess that the southern hunting land will be on the territory guarded by the female military god... "Song Youwei said with some guessing.

The female military god of Daxia, named Xia Jin, is the daughter of Prince Wuxuan and the sister of Xia Jie whom she mentioned just now.

However, the female military god was not born from Prince Wu Xuan's concubine, but from his drunken sexual intercourse with his maid.

Speaking of which, the life of the female military god Xia Jin was quite fantastic and confusing, with a mysterious color like a myth.

She was not favored by Prince Wu Xuan from the day she was born. Her mother was bullied by his wife and concubines and died early. Several ladies' maids in the palace also occasionally bullied her.

He had an unfortunate childhood, his father was unhappy, and his mother died young. It is said that even the coals in the furnace in winter were withheld by several ladies...

However, her cultivation talent in her childhood was quite good. Under such circumstances, she still emerged and became famous at a young age.

Later, Prince Wu Xuan also asked her to marry the son of a county prince. Unfortunately, when the female military god was thirteen years old, something unexpected happened and she was killed by someone unknown. Her Dantian was destroyed and her spiritual sea dried up overnight.

After hearing the news, the county king came to the house with his son overnight to break off the engagement.

The spiritual sea is exhausted, the cultivation level is lost, and the engagement is broken off.

If ordinary people were hit by such a blow, they would already be depressed, but the female military god was not like this. She dealt with it calmly and calmly. After breaking off the engagement, she seemed to have abandoned all her shackles, left Prince Wu Xuan's palace, and went to the south.

Many years later, when the world heard about her again.

She had already rushed straight into a barbarian tribe with one shot and one horse. She shot through the powerful barbarian being who was comparable to the monks of the sixth realm of the human race and nailed him to death in his tent. Then she wielded the simple sword and killed more than 3,000 barbarian people. He walked away covered in blood.

Since then, his reputation has greatly increased. After Emperor Xia heard about it, he personally sealed the territory and bestowed upon him the title of Heroic General.

For many years, the female military goddess guarded the south, and the barbarian armies did not dare to enter. Even the uncivilized barbarians would be frightened to death when they heard her name.

"What Youwei said makes sense, but there are still several months before the Daxia Southern Hunt. Before that, we need to investigate more carefully." After hearing her guess, the skinny figure thought for a while and nodded.

Song Youwei said no more. This was actually what Jiang Lan asked her to say.

As for Jiang Lan's intention, she didn't know, and she didn't want to guess.

"Besides this Great Xia Southern Hunt, there is another important thing at the moment..."

"Before the Southern Hunting Exercise, Daxia will send the death row prisoners in Jiantian Division to the hunting ground. Originally, the high-ranking Barbarian tribe asked us to assist them in rescuing one of the Barbarian masters and bringing him back to the Barbarian tribe safely. .”

"But now the barbarians have changed their mind. When the time comes, they will send a Barbarian God Pill and ask me to wait and assist, so that the barbarian master can swallow it. At the same time, the barbarians will conduct a induction ceremony and call for The barbarian god descends and washes the hunting grounds with blood.”

"The scene must be extremely chaotic at that time. I need you to take the opportunity to go to the palace and steal the national weapon Zhenlong Seal. If you can't take it away, then use the turbid blood of the Blood Immortal obtained from sacrifices during this period to completely erode it. , the dirty dragon spirit ruined the national destiny of Daxia..."

The skinny figure on the high platform thought for a long time, and once again glanced at the people here with his terrifying eyes, he told the following plans in detail one by one.

Song Youwei was shocked when she heard this. She didn't expect that the barbarians would change their previous plan.

No wonder the Blood Fairy Church suddenly summoned everyone to come here to discuss responses and change strategies.

Next, during the Southern Hunting Exercise, all the immortal families will come to watch the ceremony or participate in it.

If the barbarians call for the arrival of the barbarian gods, it will be nothing short of a horrific disaster for everyone who hunts there.

…

Two days passed quickly.

Because the Nanshou exercise is about to take place, the patrol manpower in Jingyang City is several times more than before.

Many immortal sect forces from remote areas are already on their way.

In the past few days, some Immortal Sect disciples can also be seen in places such as stone gambling workshops, weapons shops, and gladiatorial arenas throughout Jingyang City.

On the day when the various lists of Tianji Pavilion are announced, you can hear the discussions and conversations among the monks and souls in various restaurants and tea shops.

Many talented disciples will also fight for some of the rankings.

More busybodies are more inclined to focus on lists such as the stunning list, which tend to focus on entertainment and gossip.

Whether it is Ling Zhuyun, the quasi-saint of the Yaochi Sect, or Fairy Miaoyin from the Goddess Palace, they are all on the list.

Even many talented and invincible young talents often pay attention to these lists and have some expectations and admiration for some of the fairies and goddesses in them.

"In the newly released stunning list, there are suddenly a few new faces. However, the saint Ling Zhuyun of the Yaochi Sect is still on the list. As expected, the list is running smoothly, and she is an iron-clad saint."

"However, this Tianji Pavilion is quite smart. It just lists ten people, regardless of their ranking. It means that each has his or her own merits and looks that are rare in the world, haha..."

"Brother Zhang Yuan, why do you keep staring at the portrait of Saint Ling Zhuyun of the Yaochi Sect?"

"She's wearing a veil and can't see her true face. Do you also admire this Yaochi Sect saint?"

"Compared with this saintly saint from the Yaochi Sect who can only be viewed from a distance but not played with, I still like the Miaoyin Fairy in the Goddess Palace. She is a real beauty in the world. She can melt people's soul with just one look. The kind that was seduced away..."

In a teahouse.

Several young disciples wearing the same blue cardigan and robes, carrying long swords behind their backs, and with Yijian Palace patterns embroidered on their cuffs and chests, were sitting together near the window.

They are all in their early twenties, both male and female. At this moment, they each hold a book in their hands and are flipping through the contents.

One of the disciples, who had small eyes and a rather vulgar smile, was winking and saying something to the young man next to him.

And his words made several female disciples opposite him roll their eyes secretly, as if they were disdainful.

The young man named Zhang Yuan had a fair and handsome face and regular features. He was sitting there steadily, with a somewhat extraordinary swordsman bearing.

"Senior Brother Sun Hou, are you kidding me? I'm just a little curious about this stunning list..." He shook his head, smiled bitterly, and then closed the book in his hand.

"Hehe, I thought you admired Saint Ling Zhuyun, and you stared at her portrait for a long time." The disciple named Sun Hou chuckled.

They are all inner disciples of the Yijian Sect. This time they came to Jingyang City, the imperial capital, with their elders to participate in the Southern Hunting Exercise.

However, after arriving in Jingyang City, they separated.

It was the first time for some disciples to come to the Imperial Capital of Great Xia. They were shocked by its grandeur and planned to walk around.

They usually had good relations in the sect, so they invited each other to go together.

Just when Tianji Pavilion refreshed and announced a new round of lists, I bought a copy each.

"Saint girl of Yaochi Sect, Ling Zhuyun..."

After closing the book, Zhang Yuan looked calm, but his heart was not as calm as on the surface at the moment.

While chanting this name, I felt a little sad.

After the Zixia Mountain incident was over, he never saw Ling Zhuyun again, let alone had a chance to explain to her.

After returning to Yaochi Sect, Ling Zhuyun seemed to have fallen into hard training, and there was no news about her from the outside world.

Only on this stunning list, her vague face is vividly depicted.

Ling Zhuyun now hates him deeply. If she sees him, she will definitely not give him a chance to explain. It is very difficult to prove his innocence...

The Zhang Yuan in front of him is naturally not Zhang Yuan, but Ye Ming who will use the art of changing the fetus to seize the body in the secret realm of Zixia Mountain to ban the disciple Zhang Yuan of the Yijian Palace.

After leaving Zixia Mountain safely that day, he returned to Yijian Palace without any danger under the leadership of the master disciple of Yijian Palace who came from behind.

His injuries also recovered during subsequent treatments.

It turns out that Zhang Yuanyuan was apprenticed to an elder from Yijian Palace at a young age. He had no parents or relatives, and was rather withdrawn and had few friends.

This also made Ye Ming feel at ease, and he would not worry about being found out to be a fake because of some habits.

During his time in Yijian Palace, he secretly cultivated secret techniques and refined various treasures obtained by Zixia Mountain and his party, and his strength improved a lot.

Later, he took on several missions and earned a lot of merit in exchange for several Yijian Palace techniques.

At the same time, I also made a few friends in front of me, and managed to gain a foothold in Yijian Palace.

How the outside world's immortal sects pursue Ye Ming and search for his traces has nothing to do with him for the time being.

During this southern hunting exercise, Yijian Palace sent many disciples to accompany them.

Originally, Zhang Yuan's strength was considered to be in the middle and upper reaches of the inner sect, so he was naturally called up as well.

Even if Ye Ming wanted to shirk, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

"Junior Brother Zhang Yuan, I didn't expect you to have some insights into Origin Technique?"

"If it hadn't been for your help just now, I would have been cheated by the boss of the Gambling Stone Shop. The source stone obviously looked full of spiritual energy, but who knew it would be empty. Fortunately, you stopped me in time, otherwise I would have lost half a year. All the spiritual stones must be trapped there."

Suddenly, a soft and clear voice came.

A pretty woman opposite Ye Ming looked at him with a smile.

"Senior Sister Liu Xue is overly praised. I just accidentally read some books, and there are some records about the Origin Stone. It's just a fluke..."

Ye Ming waved his hand and quickly explained.

"No matter what, I owe you a favor now, Junior Brother Zhang Yuan." The female disciple named Liu Xue smiled broadly.

Ye Ming felt helpless and smiled bitterly.

He is very cautious now, fearing that others will notice him if he shows off his extraordinary qualities.

It turns out that Zhang Yuan didn't have such means. If this senior sister Liu Xue hadn't helped him a lot during the last mission, he wouldn't have wanted to interfere and let her suffer a big loss.

Something like the Origin Stone is not something that ordinary people can touch.

A piece of Origin Stone can easily cost hundreds, thousands, or even more than 10,000 spirit stones. Only those disciples with rich family backgrounds dare to try their luck.

Ye Ming was also reminded by the old ghost that he knew there was something wrong with the source stone in the gambling stone workshop just now, so he reminded Liu Xue.

It happened that someone nearby saw this and bought it in time. He was taken advantage of and later cut it open. It was empty and thousands of spiritual stones were wasted.

If the villain hadn't bought him, Liu Xue might have turned back and blamed him for blocking his way of making money.

Except for those controlled by a few major sects, the rest of these gambling stone shops in Jingyang City are supported by the Changlong Merchant Alliance.

Ye Ming knew that many stone gambling shops would deliberately forge source stones behind their backs to deceive young monks who were new to the world and sell them at a high price in order to crazily earn spiritual stones.

This kind of black industry has always been controlled by the Changlong Merchant Alliance.

Even if the monks who were deceived reacted later, they would not dare to argue or seek justice, and could only admit that they were unlucky.

Those Source Masters who have profound knowledge of Source Arts will be hired as disciples by the Changlong Merchant Alliance to serve them.

Once the Source Stone is excavated from the Source Mine, they will first inspect it to make sure that nothing good will be leaked, and then it will flow into the Stone Gambling Workshop for anyone to choose from.

Ye Ming only learned about these dirty secrets from the old ghost.

In the past, he wanted the old ghost to help him and make a fortune in the stone gambling shop, but later he realized that even if he cut out good things, he might not be able to take them away from the stone gambling shop.

This also shows how wealthy the Xiangguo Mansion, which controls the Changlong Merchant Alliance, is.

"It's getting late. Let's go to the auction house to get a seat first. There are a lot of people coming to the Imperial Capital these days. It is estimated that many people are here just for this auction conference."

"I heard that many of the things in this auction were brought from overseas countries, and there are also some novelties that have never been seen before..."

At this time, one of the disciples suggested.

"Yes, let's go to the auction meeting first, otherwise there will be too many people and we won't have a good seat."

Only then did the rest of them realize that in addition to participating in the Southern Hunting Exercise, they were here for the auction conference.

The auction house in Jingyang City is the largest in the whole of Daxia and even Zhongtian Prefecture. Basically, you can find all kinds of good things, including panaceas, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, heavenly magic weapons, slave beauties... everything.

When Ye Ming heard this, his eyes showed a bit of expectation. He followed them and came to learn more.

Soon, while talking, several people left the teahouse and headed towards the inner city of the imperial capital.

The auction conference is located in the inner city, covering an extremely large area, surrounded by high walls and pavilions. In the middle is the palace and the pavilion, shrouded in clouds and mist, as if it were a fairy palace in the human world.

The building in the middle, which is shaped like an exquisite pagoda, shines brightly and is submerged and enveloped by the bright rays of light. It is the location of the Imperial Capital Auction Conference.

The pagoda is nine stories high.

Each floor has its own cave and contains space formations. The bottom floor is enough to accommodate thousands of people.

At this time, many people have come here. Among the pavilions and lakes, people can be seen looking forward to it, and they all have excited faces.

At the same time, on the ninth floor of the pagoda.

In the box at the front, Jiang Lan was looking at a colorful stone in front of him that was filled with rich sunlight.

This strange stone is only the size of a head and is covered with cracks, but the marks are not deep and it seems to have been knocked out.

From every crack, one can see the light spreading out one after another.

"Master, this is the strange stone that was brought back from overseas countries and is going to be auctioned..." A rich middle-aged man said respectfully.