That's What Villains Are Like

In front of the main hall, the ministers gathered together and stood with their hands down, not daring to take a breath.

Prince Wuxuan, Prince Chong'an, Duke Zhongguo and many other high-ranking princes have also arrived, including Prime Minister Jiang Lintian, who is also in front at this moment.

However, compared to other ministers, he closed his eyes slightly and seemed to be taking a rest. Even if Emperor Xia broke through the Eighth Realm, he didn't take it too seriously.

Everyone had different emotions, some were shocked and many were frightened.

Whether it's Emperor Xia breaking through the Eight Realms or her revealing her daughter's body in front of the people of the imperial capital, this is a big deal and will soon spread throughout Daxia, causing huge waves.

It's just that now Emperor Xia's momentum is like a rainbow and his dragon energy is steaming. No one dares to give advice in person and bluntly speak out about the different impacts and consequences of these two things.

After all, even Jiang Lintian, the prime minister who had always been at odds with Emperor Xia in the past, chose to pretend not to see it and remained silent. The other ministers did not dare to say a word "no".

Emperor Xia had finally become Qi Shu, and her cultivation in the Eighth Realm was enough to make her arrogant and look down on the world.

Her attitude was even more forceful. She just wanted to tell everyone, so what if she was a woman? She just wants to become the empress of the ages.

"The Blood Immortal Sect is dormant in the dark, intending to disrupt the Great Xia Dynasty and destabilize the country. From today onwards, all counties and cities will begin self-examination..."

"The imperial capital was sealed off for three days, and the remnants of the dormant Blood Immortal Sect were strictly investigated and liquidated. No one should be spared."

"If you collude with the Blood Immortal Sect, you will be punished as treason, and you will not be spared lightly."

Emperor Xia's tone was cold and indifferent, his eyes swept over all the ministers, and finally settled on the faces of Prince Wu Xuan and others for a moment.

Something went wrong with her plan this time, and someone from the clan was definitely causing trouble, but who it is still needs to be investigated.

Not only the people in the Palace of Eternal Life who were responsible for guarding had problems, but the insiders of the Blood Immortal Sect must have also known the true location of the national weapon to suppress the Dragon Seal, and knew that she did not hold a ceremony to move the national weapon.

"As commanded."

All the ministers agreed one after another. If such a big thing happened, there would definitely be liquidation afterwards.

This time, the Blood Immortal Sect's attack was indeed fierce. In order to sneak into the palace, they did not hesitate to use internal agents who had been hiding for many years.

It's just that no one knows whether the Blood Immortal Sect's plan was successful in the end.

The generals responsible for guarding the four forbidden palaces only knew that Emperor Xia personally took action and killed many masters of the Blood Immortal Sect.

In the end, three beings whose strength far exceeded the average seven realms appeared and entangled her.

Prince Chongzheng of Chong'an County glanced at Emperor Xia with a normal expression, many thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally he bowed his hands and stepped back.

Even he doesn't know what happened to the National Instrument Zhenlong Seal now. Prime Minister Jiang Lintian's move, coupled with Emperor Xia's breakthrough, really exceeded his expectations and disrupted his plan.

Just wait and see how the situation develops. Once the Blood Immortal Sect succeeds, they will definitely not miss the opportunity to publicize it...

However, before leaving, he still took a deep look at Zhenbei King Xiao He.

Among the four forbidden palaces, only the Changsheng Palace, which Xiao He was responsible for, had problems. The masters of the Blood Immortal Sect did not care about the other three forbidden palaces at all, and all the masters went to the Changsheng Palace.

No matter how much Emperor Xia trusted Xiao He, after this incident, he would definitely doubt whether there was a problem on Xiao He's side.

When the situation continues to develop, if he continues to remonstrate, Emperor Xia will definitely leave a small pimple in his heart.

Since Zhenbei King Xiao He learned about the situation at the Changsheng Palace, his expression became a little bad.

Especially since many ministers looked at him just now, whether intentionally or unintentionally, including Prince Chong'an, who also looked at him with a scrutinizing look before leaving.

This made him groan secretly in his heart, but he also knew that he was to blame for this.

After many ministers withdrew, only Xiao He stayed. Behind him were his two sons, Xiao Ye and Xiao Wan. They looked remorseful and knelt there with their father.

The fall of the Palace of Eternal Life, without Emperor Xia's timely action, would definitely lead to a catastrophe.

Before that, they had sworn to ensure that there would not be any mistakes in the national equipment.

Emperor Xia put his hands behind his back and looked at Xiao He deeply.

She naturally trusts the Minister of Humerus, but there is a problem in the Changsheng Palace. Even if Xiao He is fine, there is no guarantee that the people around him will not be.

"I hope King Zhenbei can give me an explanation afterwards."

"You have been entrusted with such an important task, but the Palace of Eternal Life has become the target of public criticism. There is no possible reason."

She just waved her hand and did not punish King Zhenbei.

At present, she is the only one who knows about the loss of national artifacts, but paper cannot cover the fire after all, and the Blood Immortal Sect will definitely make a big fuss about this matter soon.

Once things get serious, the consequences will be serious. Not only will it affect people's hearts, her majesty will also be damaged.

However, there will be bigger troubles next. She has sat on the throne as a woman for so long, which has long made some stubborn and conservative old antiques dissatisfied. After the Blood Immortal Sect is liquidated, they will definitely take advantage of the situation to impeach her. .

Among the rules and etiquette of Daxia, there was never any provision that said a woman could become an emperor.

Perhaps, she would have to face pressure from Hulongshan.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation." Xiao He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said immediately.

Today is different from the past. Now that Emperor Xia is watching, even he, a strong man in the Seventh Realm, will feel great pressure.

"Go down."

Emperor Xia waved his hands lightly, then turned and returned to the palace.

All the maids and eunuchs among them had been dismissed by her, leaving only a few confidant maids.

Her eyes swept across the vast and empty palace, and finally landed on the golden dragon chair at the top.

"Change the dragon chair to a comfortable soft one..." She thought for a while and ordered.

After her cultivation reached the eighth level, her mentality became more and more unrestrained and natural.

In the past, she would be restrained due to many reasons, and even her manners and manners were closely studied by the ancient emperor in the history books, but now... she understands a truth.

The so-called manners are all based on strength and fists.

After today, she was leaning casually on the soft couch, and the officials dared to say anything more?

"Yes." Several maids quickly took action.

Emperor Xia glanced at it, and the memorials on the documents flew up, floating in front of her, and opened with a clatter.

At the same time, many thoughts appeared in her mind, as if there were many soul villains reading and correcting memorials, multitasking, and the processing efficiency was far higher than before.

Now that she has just left the physical body and touched the "Tao", she has such mysterious methods.

If one has profound cultivation, one mind for a thousand uses, one mind for all purposes, wisdom and ability will also be improved accordingly. According to legend, the emperor in ancient times was able to foresee the future, and every time he encountered a problem, he could make the most correct choice and turn the court over. The kingdom has developed to its extreme.

"How is Jiang Lan doing now?"

Emperor Xia collected her thoughts for a while. Her cultivation level needed to be stabilized after her breakthrough, but she had to say that it was thanks to Jiang Lan that she had such an opportunity.

Now everyone in the court is speculating whether she had a secret deal with the Prime Minister's Mansion and reached some kind of agreement.

"Back to Your Majesty, after the Qianyuan Cave Realm was destroyed, Young Master Jiang was affected. Although he had protective gear, his injuries were still serious and he passed out. Afterwards, people from the Prime Minister's Mansion found him and brought him back to the mansion. He should still be there now. Recuperating." Chunlan reported back.

"Are you still recuperating?"

Emperor Xia nodded slightly, thought for a while, and then ordered, "Go to visit in my name, and go to the treasury to retrieve ten 3,000-year-old heart-nourishing Tianguang grass, three bottles of Huangjilong Qingdan, and a drop of Youquan Earth Heart Jade. Send the marrow, this time in the Qianyuan Cave, he has done a good job in protecting you, so I will reward him here."

"Yes." Chunlan bowed respectfully.

Emperor Xia knew that with Jiang Lan's status, he didn't need these things, but this was an attitude after all.

If she had done nothing, the ministers in the DPRK would probably be more suspicious of Jiang Lan, but after she did this, they would wonder if there was some agreement between the Prime Minister's Office and her.

Jiang Lan would help him in the Qianyuan Cave because it was Xiangguo's intention, not his.

After all, everyone knows that the relationship between Xiang Guo Mansion and her is like fire and water. Now that she has broken through the Eighth Realm, she has sent people to visit her as soon as possible. This is probably a good attitude toward Xiang Guo Mansion.

She just wanted to confuse things.

At the same time, in the prime minister's mansion.

Jiang Lan looked pale and was basking in the sun in the courtyard. Behind him was a soft couch brought out by a group of guards. It was covered with soft down from an unknown monster. Incense was lit beside it, which had the effect of calming the mind.

He squinted his eyes slightly, opened his mouth from time to time, and bit down the spirit fruit that You'er had peeled and brought to his mouth. He looked weak and wounded, as if he had just woken up.

"This is the decoction prescribed by the imperial doctor..."

A medicinal smell came from the air, and Li Mengning came over with a white porcelain bowl. One of the bowls was pitch black and exuded an astonishing medicinal smell.

Jiang Lan's consciousness was immersed in Niwan Palace, and he came back to his senses when he heard the words.

"This decoction is too bitter, so I won't drink it." He shook his head and stretched out his hand, and You'er helped him sit up.

"Not bitter..."

Li Mengning stared at him with her quiet eyes, as if she would force him to drink it if he didn't obey.

Jiang Lan still looked lazy and said, "I won't drink it if it's not bitter."

Li Mengning stared at him, her cheeks seemed to bulge.

"How about you feed me?" Jiang Lan looked at her with a smile.

After hearing this, Li Mengning picked up the spoon and planned to feed him herself.

When Jiang Lan saw this, he immediately interrupted her and said, "This is not the feeding method. Feeding like this is still painful..."

"Huh?" Li Mengning was puzzled.

You'er on the side quickly gave her an explanation.

Li Mengning was stunned for a moment, looking at the decoction in front of her, and then at Jiang Lan who was full of smiles, and suddenly felt a little undecided.

"..."

She pursed her delicate red lips, her ears were slightly hot and red, and she was a little hesitant.

"You lied to me……"

"This is also painful."

She suddenly reacted and felt that Jiang Lan wanted to bully her again.

Jiang Lan said with a serious face, "It's really not bitter. If you don't believe me, try it..."

"Childish..." Li Mengning had already seen through his trick.

Jiang Lan suddenly felt a little bored, and lay back with a lack of interest, saying, "Oh, Meng Ning, you have become smarter."

"..."

Li Mengning wanted to put down the decoction in her hand and give him a few punches.

After all, she cooked the decoction herself, so Jiang Lan certainly lived up to her good intentions.

And he was really injured now. He paid a huge price to seize the Dragon-Suppressing Seal from the air.

After all, it is Daxia's national weapon. It condenses Daxia's rich dragon luck and energy for thousands of years. It is far more difficult to absorb it from the air than other Dao weapons.

He almost failed and suffered backlash, but in the end, thanks to the trembling of the ancient vine and bursts of strange absorbing power, coupled with the boundless blood river, he was able to almost absorb the Dragon-Suppressing Seal.

Now the Zhenlong Seal was hovering in his sea of ​​consciousness, with strands of dragon luck lingering around it, but there was a strange surge of energy around it, turning into a cage to seal and lock it.

Jiang Lan was not the emperor of Daxia, nor did he practice the corresponding skills. He was unable to activate the Dragon-Suppressing Seal and could only temporarily seal it.

Emperor Xia has broken through the Eighth Realm and has the ability to completely refine the Dragon-Suppressing Seal without his approval.

If she were allowed to control the Dragon-Suppressing Seal, it would be even more powerful for her.

And this is not good news for Jiang Lan.

If Emperor Xia is too strong, her left and right arms will become useless. Even if they are abolished, they will not have much impact on her.

If you want to control Emperor Xia, you can't make her too powerful. Now that her cultivation has broken through the eighth level, this is a bit beyond expectations for Jiang Lan.

After absorbing the Dragon-Suppressing Seal, he immediately stayed away from the bloody altar. Later, because the phantom of the Barbarian God self-destructed, the powerful aftermath involved him and directly caused him to fall into a coma. Afterwards, his father sent people to look for him. , and then brought him back to his house to rest quietly.

This incident also taught Jiang Lan a lesson: Don't be too arrogant and confident in everything. Unexpected things always come too suddenly.

Many things in this world were no longer what he expected, and they did not develop according to the plot he knew.

Next, he must act cautiously and consider several methods and escape routes.

This time, he had already taken a big risk in order to absorb the Zhenlong Seal.

Of course, this also has advantages, that is, the Fruit of the Age has turned green and is faintly transforming into purple.

This means that the fruit of Sui Dao has matured to the second stage.

This not only deepens Jiang Lan's understanding and manipulation of time and time, but the time range that he can currently expand has also become much larger.

He even felt that with the help of the Fate Fruit, he could already control the lifespan of some individuals.

For example, he can make some mortals suddenly increase their life span, but the premise is that there are other living individuals from which he can extract their life span.

If the cultivation level is strong, the life span contains more unknown causes and effects, making it more difficult to increase. If it is extracted, it will be easy.

Although this method is as mysterious as the Creator, for Jiang Lan currently, it is a bit useless.

During this time, he was also trying to condense his natal magical powers, intending to make his superficial cultivation breakthrough to the six realms of magical powers.

The existence of the Path and Fruit of Fate and the Path and Fruit of Year also brought him a new direction of understanding.

In the realm of magical powers, monks need to condense their own natal magical powers. The scope of this natal magical power is very large. They can integrate the unique skills in ancient books and scriptures, or they can understand and create them themselves.

Some extremely talented geniuses were born with Tao bones condensed in their bodies, or with precious blood in their hands, possessing innate supernatural powers.

In this realm, there is no need to realize the natal magical power, it is innate.

And many monks have been hesitant and stuck for many years. They have tried every means, but they still can't condense their natal magical powers.

The Taoist methods and methods practiced cannot be fully understood and turned into one's own use.

In Jiang Lan's sea of ​​consciousness, every leaf on the ancient vine can turn into a natal magical power for him.

Such as the sword-shaped leaves that absorbed all the memories of Lin Fan's talents, the leaves that looked like blood emeralds after receiving the inheritance of the Blood Immortal Sect, the Huangxu Hunyuan Sutra, the Zixia Dao Scroll, and the Four Saints' Ancient Heaven Skills. The four leaves of the Four Saints that were transformed later, and the misty leaves that represented the three pages of the wordless heavenly book...

Each leaf represents an extremely powerful natal magical power.

Not to mention the Fruit of Life and the Fruit of Age.

Generally speaking, geniuses who are in the realm of magical powers will choose to become a master and integrate a natal magical power as the direction of their future specialization.

After all, it involves the "Tao" that needs to be understood in the future realms, Dharma, and the possible bridge tribulation realm.

For example, Jiang Lan's father, Jiang Lintian, chose "luck", so if he wants to consolidate the foundation of becoming an immortal, he needs to start with Daxia's national luck.

Now Jiang Lan is stuck in a difficult choice. Should he be good at one way or be good at all kinds of things?

With the existence of that ancient vine, no matter what kind of skill inheritance it is, as long as he takes a complete look at it, he can completely integrate it and master it to the point of perfection.

Therefore, he can choose to have more than a dozen natal magical powers. After all, he does not need to spend time studying and understanding them.

"In fact, there is no good choice."

"For me, there is no difference between being good at one way or being good at a hundred ways."

"But... Jingwandao."

While Jiang Lan was thinking about making a decision.

The maid sent by Emperor Xia also came to the Prime Minister's Mansion under the witness of the major families in the imperial capital, and walked into the mansion under the leadership of the housekeeper.

For a time, there were many waves and sensations in the imperial capital, and speculations and discussions abounded.

Jiang Lintian, who was dealing with some things in the study, also came out and personally thanked Emperor Xia for the reward.

After receiving the news, Jiang Lan was unable to thank the Holy Father in person because he was ill.

After the messenger from the palace left, Jiang Lintian placed the items given by Emperor Xia in front of Jiang Lan. The father and son dismissed all the servants and discussed the next plan.

Everything Emperor Xia is doing now is within Jiang Lan's expectation. When Emperor Xia reveals her daughter's body, she will definitely be impeached by important ministers from all sides, as well as many elders of the clan's mansion. In the laws and etiquette of Daxia, , a woman has never been allowed to be the emperor.

Emperor Xia took the body of a woman, pretended to be a man, and sat on the throne for many years. This had violated the rules of the royal family.

"The Emperor Xia's move seems to be a show of goodwill, but in fact it is to confuse the public and use the power of the Prime Minister's Government to drive away tigers and devour wolves. Although she has broken into the Eighth Realm, she is still unable to stand alone in the court..."

Jiang Lintian drank tea and shook his head slightly.

"But there are advantages and disadvantages to doing this. She has a clear Taoist heart. If there is no obstacle in the future, she will skyrocket and become the empress of the ages." Jiang Lan said.

Jiang Lintian nodded approvingly and said, "The national destiny of Daxia is becoming more and more prosperous, which is also a good thing for me. Although the realm of robbing the bridge is called the Dao realm, it is still far away from becoming a flying immortal. If Daxia can unify Kyushu, of course that’s the best.”

Jiang Lan also knew the special nature of his father's practice. Was it not for this reason that he would assist the late emperor to determine the fate of the country?

The method of lucking out a dynasty is like the luck of a country and the luck of a dragon, relying on the prosperity and change of dynasties.

And this also has a great advantage, that is, one person has a support behind him.

As long as Daxia survives, it can enjoy infinite lifespan and break the constraints of the realm.

"Emperor Xia reveals his daughter's body, which is also a good thing for you, Lan'er."

"Judging from the current situation, Emperor Xia no longer has much wariness or hostility towards you. After the Nanshou exercise, she sent someone to deliver these things. Isn't it a sign of concern." Jiang Lintian smiled ambiguously. .

Jiang Lan swept through the spiritual herbs and elixirs, and finally captured the drop of the essence of Youquan into his palm.

"Emperor Xia is indeed a commendable emperor..."

He swallowed it in one mouthful and said with a smile, "I will definitely become a good wife in the future."

Jiang Lintian smiled, stood up and patted his shoulder, already understanding what Jiang Lan meant.

He did not deliberately ask Jiang Lan about what happened in the Qianyuan Cave Realm. With his vision and cultivation, he could naturally tell that Jiang Lan had a secret.

But who in this world doesn’t have secrets?

Even him.

Since Emperor Xia chose to reveal his identity, his previous plan should also be put on the agenda.

After Jiang Lintian left, Jiang Lan's consciousness sank into the sea of ​​consciousness. The Zhenlong Seal was crystal clear and carved like fairy jade, rising and falling in it. The surface was emitting a strong dragon aura, and there were faintly various evolutions of the world.

He tried to stir up a wisp of dragon energy, but it immediately caused a violent backlash.

The consciousness within it did not recognize him, and there was a sense that it would shatter and explode if he dared to touch it.

"Zhenlong Seal, I will keep it for you first. If you are obedient in the future, I will consider returning it to you..."

Jiang Lan shook his head slightly. He also planned to try whether he could use the Zhenlong Seal to stimulate the national destiny of Daxia and use it to water the luck path fruit, but he failed without any surprise.

Sure enough, you still have to go through Emperor Xia to get the corresponding dragon luck.

At the same time, the imperial capital, the outer city to the east.

In a quiet courtyard full of ancient charm, with red walls and green tiles, gurgling water, rockery pavilions, lush vegetation and winding paths.

In a quiet room, Jiang Rushian, dressed in a plain white dress, suddenly opened his eyes.

Her eyes were cold and indifferent, as if she had abandoned all the emotions in the world. Only when she looked out the window, she seemed a little more angry.

"If you think you can come to me for revenge if your cultivation reaches the eighth level."

"Then you can give it a try." Jiang Rushian said calmly.

"I'm not that stupid. After breaking through the bridge robbery realm, I can feel the huge gap between me and you more and more."

"How do you practice?"

A cold and majestic voice sounded in the courtyard, and a slender figure wearing a red and black imperial robe appeared there silently.

Liu, who was practicing in another quiet room, was not aware of the movement outside at this time.

Jiang Rushian raised his eyes and glanced at her, and his figure also appeared in the courtyard.

Emperor Xia stood under the huge banyan tree in the middle with his hands behind his back. He turned back to look at Jiang Rushian and said, "I have no ill intentions."

"Don't you dare be malicious." Jiang Rushian said calmly, his tone was flat and not polite.

Emperor Xia was not annoyed when he heard this. He chuckled and said, "Aren't you curious about why I suddenly came to find you?"

"You want me to help you get through the difficulties you are facing." Jiang Ruxian still said calmly.

Although she has never left this courtyard, what happened in the imperial capital in the past few days has not been hidden from her eyes.

Whether it was the Blood Immortal Cult causing rebellion, or the phantom of the Barbarian God coming, etc., she was fully aware of it, but she was not interested in it and didn't want to take care of it.

Except for Jiang Lan's affairs, nothing else in this world could make a single ripple in her heart.

"It's refreshing to talk to smart people."

"I will simply say it bluntly. Now I am alone in the imperial court and am in a difficult situation. Although my cultivation level has broken through the eighth level, I will be impeached by the Clan Mansion and Hulong Mountain."

"I want to ask you to help me and scare them at the critical moment."

Xia Huang's bright eyes stared directly at Jiang Rushian, not concealing his purpose at all.

This was also a countermeasure she came up with after thinking about it for a long time. Whether it was the Zongren Mansion or Hulong Mountain, they were all matters within the royal family, and the ministers in the court had no right to interfere.

At this time, no one dares to cross.

She wanted those stubborn and rigid old guys to shut up, and the only forceful way was to let them know that she had enough power around her.

Only strong force can shut them all up.

It just so happens that in the imperial capital right now, there is a mysterious being like Jiang Rushian with unfathomable strength.

When Jiang Ruxian heard this, he just looked like an idiot and didn't answer.

Why does she want to help Emperor Xia? Whether it is the Zongren Mansion or Hulong Mountain, these are matters within the royal family.

She was even less interested in this.

"Don't be too busy saying no."

"If you want to get back together with Jiang Lan, I might be able to help you."

Emperor Xia was not surprised at all by Jiang Rushian's reaction. Her words at the moment were full of confidence.

When Jiang Ruxian heard this, his cold eyes seemed to narrow slightly, and then he finally looked at her formally.