Awaken Chapter 218

Inside the Great Wei Palace.

Li Guangxiao was giving a long speech.

“Your Majesty, there are two main types of feelings for men and women, one is love at first sight and the other is longevity.”

“Xu Shouren, the saint of Xu, should have fallen in love with you at first sight, after all, you are a magnificent man, so it is normal for Xu Shouren to fall in love with your Majesty.”

“Your Majesty is very busy with the affairs of the state, and because of the affairs of the court, you do not have any time to care about these matters, and it is because of this that Your Majesty is concerned about matters of emotion.”

“But to be fair, Your Majesty, do you really not have any good feelings towards Xu Sheng?”

Li Guangxiao said seriously.

He was the empress’s teacher and also half a father, and the teacher was the father, so among the entire court, he was the most concerned about the matter of the empress’s marriage.

She was already twenty-four years old, so if she didn’t get married, did she want to die alone?

If Ji Ling was not the emperor, it would not have mattered, but the problem was that Ji Ling was the empress of Great Wei, and at twenty-four, it was almost time to consider the matter of an heir.

Once a son is born, the dynasty will be more secure and the officials will be able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Especially now that Xu Qingnian has easily emerged, with good looks, talent and ability, and the prestige of the people is not weaker than that of the emperor.

The rarest thing is that Xu Qingnian likes the female emperor, and if this marriage were to take place, the people of the world would applaud.

For Great Wei, there would only be benefits and no disadvantages.

“Teacher, I am discussing state affairs, why are you talking about this again?”

The empress opened her mouth and spoke in a calm tone.

“Your Majesty.”

“What is the need for you to do so? The old minister who is half in the ground, what are you still afraid of the old minister saying about you?”

“Good, since we are talking about state affairs, then I will say it, if Your Majesty wishes the Great Wei Dynasty to be stable, you must consider the important matter of marriage.”

Li Guangxiao opened his mouth, and he said it in a different way.

Just as soon as this was said, the empress immediately gave an answer.

“If we are discussing state affairs, then I do have some good feelings towards Aiqing Xu.”

When it came to personal matters, Ji Ling could not say anything.

When it came to national affairs, Ji Ling could answer.

This was her character.

Hearing these words, Li Guangxiao’s heart inexplicably felt a little unsure of what to say, but thinking about it, after all, the empress, no matter how resourceful she was, was only twenty-four years old, and as strong as her political skills were, the problem was that she was clueless when it came to the feelings of men and women.

Some good face is also very normal, the Great Wei empress want to point to face, no shame.

“Then, in that case, for the sake of national importance, I beg Your Majesty to tie the knot with Xu Sheng, to add another happy event to our Great Wei.”

Li Guangxiao said excitedly.

Only the empress shook her head straight away.

“No.”

“Such an important event is not to be taken lightly.”

The empress was very firm, not because she did not have a good feeling towards Xu Qingnian, but because she was not ready for it.

When this was said, Li Guangxiao froze, but he did not say more, instead he looked at the empress and said.

“In that case, Your Majesty, this matter can be delayed for a while, and it is a way for Your Majesty and Xu Sheng to communicate properly and spend some time together, except that I have a few things to inform Your Majesty.”

“If I am wrong, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me.”

After Li Guangxiao said this, he did not give the empress a chance and spoke directly.

“One, I hope Your Majesty will stop acting like this, Shouren has now become a half-saint of Great Wei, although he likes Your Majesty, but if Your Majesty continues to be so high and mighty, no other man would be able to accept it, Your Majesty should know the appropriate time to give Xu Sheng a little step.”

“Secondly, we should spend more time together, and give something to Xu Sheng every now and then, not so much to please him, but to honour the new saint, if he understands, he will understand, if he doesn’t, it doesn’t matter, at least to bring the relationship closer.”

“Thirdly, Your Majesty should not deal with imperial affairs all day long, nowadays, outside of Wei, the chaos has been pacified, although the barbarians are strong, but the dragon tripod of the Wei dynasty has been forged, it is only a matter of time before the barbarians are pacified, and internally, the va*sal kings, there is no need to worry, at the moment the va*sal kings do not have the courage to act in a disorderly manner.”

“The internal affairs of the country, under the coordination of the six ministries, will certainly allow Your Majesty to rest easy, so Your Majesty should not use this as an excuse to avoid this matter, I hope Your Majesty will think twice.”

Li Guangxiao put forward three conditions for the empress’ attention.

Once these words were said, the empress wanted to retort, but after seeing Li Guangxiao’s face full of determination, she finally sighed and said.

“All right, I will try to try.”

“However, the dynastic affairs should still be dealt with, Great Wei is not as safe as one might think, I still need to be on guard at all times.”

The empress gave a reply that she could accept it, only that the dynastic affairs still could not be put down.

For this, Li Guangxiao did not care, as long as the empress accepted it, there was a chance that it would be possible.

“In that case, then I will first retire.”

Li Guangxiao did not continue, but left first, fearing that the Empress would turn around and backtrack.

The Empress did not say anything, but watched Li Guangxiao leave.

After Li Guangxiao had left, the Empress was left sitting alone in the Great Hall.

To be honest, the Empress was completely unprepared for this matter, she had never thought about it at all.

Although very early on, she had known that Xu Qingnian liked herself.

However, she still thought that Xu Qingnian was just a whim, but now it seems that Xu Qingnian is really very fond of herself.

But the problem is, she is the empress of Wei, she has not thought about marriage.

But Li Guangxiao’s words today left him with mixed feelings.

What if he was too cold and Xu Qingnian really found another woman? Wasn’t he just going to some peach blossom nunnery before?

At this moment, there was only one question in the empress’s mind.

That is, what was her attitude towards Xu Qingnian?

It would be a lie to say that she didn’t have a good feeling.

After all, Xu Qingnian was extraordinary in appearance, and so young, plus now she was the new saint of the Great Wei.

There was absolutely no problem with this status.

It was just that the empress didn’t like to go too fast.

She wanted to take her time and build up her feelings slowly while having a good feeling.

Thinking of this, the Empress finally sighed.

Let’s give it a try, we may not be so forced, if it’s really suitable, so be it, if it’s really not suitable, then so be it.

About half an hour later, out of the blue, Zhao Wan’er’s voice rang out from outside the hall.

“Your Majesty, Xu Qingnian requests to see you.”

As Zhao Wan’er’s voice rang out, Ji Ling’s heart, which had just calmed down, was in turmoil again.

Xu Qingnian was asking for an audience?

Could it be that she was proposing marriage directly at her door?

There was a rare flash of panic in the empress’ eyes, but she quickly put it down and replaced it with calm.

“Xu Aiqing is heralded into the hall.”

The empress opened her mouth, no matter what, she would first declare Xu Qingnian inside.

As the empress opened her mouth, Xu Qingnian’s figure soon walked in slowly from outside the hall.

He stepped into the Hall of the Raising Heart.

Xu Qingnian spoke directly towards the empress.

“I, Xu Qingnian, pay my respects to Your Majesty.”

Xu Qingnian made a salute and said so.

“You need not be polite, as I said before, there is no need to salute when you see me in the future.”

The empress spoke out, looking at Xu Qingnian, her voice calm, but inexplicably a little nervous.

“Your Majesty, I have come here to do two things.”

Xu Qingnian spoke out.

Without waiting for the empress to say anything, Xu Qingnian spoke directly.

“Dare I ask Your Majesty, do you know about the Demon Subduing Divine Stone, the Dragon Blood Yang Jade, and the Eight Treasures Buddha Lotus?”

Xu Qingnian asked.

He had already read all the books in the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, and had not found the Demon Subduing Divine Stone, the Dragon Blood Yang Jade, or the Eight Treasured Buddha Lotus.

It was impossible to find them at all.

Now that he had become a saint, Xu Qingnian could read the books and finish them all in less than a quarter of an hour, which was the power of the Holy Dao.

“Demon subduing divine stone? Dragon Blood Yang Jade? Eight Treasure Buddha Lotus?”

The empress was somewhat curious.

She pondered slightly, and after a while, the Empress quickly thought of it.

“The Dragon Blood Yang Jade as well as the Eight Treasures Buddha Lotus, I am not sure, but the Demon Suppressing Divine Stone, I am clear about it, this is a treasure in the palace, when I was young, I had seen it before, in my father’s hands.”

The empress gave her answer, while looking at Xu Qingnian with some curiosity.

“Why does Aiqing Xu ask about this object?”

She was puzzled and very curious.

“Your Majesty, I need this object, is the Demon Suppressing Divine Stone ever in the palace?”

Hearing this, Xu Qingnian became somewhat joyful as he directly asked the empress.

“It is not in.”

The empress shook her head and said, “This object is definitely not in the palace anymore, my father has hidden this object away.”

She said so, her tone very certain.

But this certainty caused Xu Qingnian to fall silent.

“Hidden away?”

“Where is it hidden?”

“Did it become a burial object?”

Xu Qingnian was a little confused, what was this thing hidden for? It was also curious if it had become a burial object.

Hearing Xu Qingnian ask this, the empress was silent for a moment, but after a while, the empress continued.

“Aiqing, is this object important to you?”

The Empress did not answer, but asked Xu Qingnian.

“Your Majesty, this object is extremely important to me, it is of great importance.”

Xu Qingnian didn’t know how to answer, but he didn’t want to hide it, because this thing was really important to him, if he didn’t have such a thing, then the scourge of foreign arts would always be a knife over his head.

It would fall down at any time.

Hearing Xu Qingnian’s face look so resolute, the empress sighed, and at that moment she waved her hand.

The door to the hall automatically closed.

At this moment, the inner sanctum of the Heart Raising Hall also became incomparably quiet.

Seeing this scene, Xu Qingnian became somewhat curious, but he did not say much, but waited for the Empress to speak.

“Aiqing.”

“The Demon Subduing Divine Stone involves a matter, a great Wei mystery.”

“If you knew about this matter, it would not be a good thing for you.”

“But if you don’t tell me, I know you won’t be willing to do so.”

The empress spoke out, her voice seemed incredibly serious, and her face was extremely serious.

“Is it about the Demon Subduing Divine Stone?”

Xu Qingnian asked.

“En.”

The empress slowly nodded, and at that moment Xu Qingnian spoke directly.

“Please speak clearly, Your Majesty, I am the new saint of Great Wei and also the prince of Great Wei, so please rest a*sured that no matter what I hear, I will always be of one mind with the Great Wei Dynasty.”

Xu Qingnian spoke out, the empress saying so much was clearly a hint, and Xu Qingnian didn’t have to talk nonsense, he needed the Demon Subduing Divine Stone, he had to get it himself no matter what.

After hearing what Xu Qingnian said, the empress nodded and spoke immediately afterwards.

“The Demon Subduing Divine Stone is in the hands of my father, who has been dead for many years, except that the Demon Subduing Divine Stone was not buried with him, but was hidden by my father.”

“It was hidden within the Martial Emperor’s Relic Treasure.”

The Empress spoke out as she revealed this secret.

And after Xu Qingnian heard the words Martial Emperor’s Relic Treasure again, his heart revealed his shock, but outwardly he appeared very calm, not showing any expression, but on the contrary, he looked curious.

“The Martial Emperor’s Legacy?”

“Why did the late Emperor get this? Is it because he was afraid that Wei would one day be invaded by foreign enemies? So there is a hidden treasure to give His Majesty a chance to rise again?”

Xu Qingnian asked, pretending to be curious.

But the empress was silent, she did not answer the question.

For a moment, Xu Qingnian was also silent.

Because what she said was purely a forced pretence of ignorance.

What a hair to rise again from the east.

a*suming there was really such a possibility, how many treasures would have to be hidden in order for Great Wei to rise again from the east?

If there were so many treasures, why not leave them to the empress? Why not develop it properly? Why not leave it to the Empress?

Isn’t silver what Wei needs most? It’s better to have money than to hide it away for nothing?

The problem is that there is no such thing as a former dynasty in Wei.

So the possibility that one suggests is completely illogical.

“Not for the sake of rising again in the east, but for the sake of a great secret in the sky, a secret involving the immortal treasures of the Middle Continent.”

“But not for my sake, but for the sake of my brother.”

The empress opened her mouth and said so.

When this was said, Xu Qingnian froze in place on the spot.

The Empress’ brother?

The prince?

The orphan of Emperor Wu?

Was there really such a legend?

Xu Qingnian really did not think that this was actually true?

Was there really an orphan of the Great Wei?

This.

Xu Qingnian took a deep breath, to be honest, before entering the court, Xu Qingnian also doubted if there was an orphan of Emperor Wu, otherwise the White Cloth Sect had nothing better to do than to do this?

But after entering the courtroom, Xu Qingnian did not think there was such a thing as the orphan of Emperor Wu. If there really was an orphan of Emperor Wu, how come there was no word of it from the six ministries, the state princes and the marquises?

He is now at least the king of the rebellion, right? The new saint of the Great Wei has a very good relationship with the six ministries and the military officials, so it is impossible that he did not tell himself.

It was just that with the empress saying this, Xu Qingnian had to believe it even if she did not believe it.

Xu Qingnian was silent.

And the empress continued to speak.

“Xu Aiqing, are you still willing to continue listening?”

The Empress asked Xu Qingnian, this matter was too involved and she did not want to involve Xu Qingnian in it.

“Please tell me, Your Majesty.”

“As a member of the Great Wei, I have a responsibility to bear.”

Xu Qingnian spoke.

Once this was said, the empress took a deep breath, and since Xu Qingnian was willing to bear the burden, there was nothing more she could say.

“I have an older brother that no one knows about, except for a few princes.”

“My brother, originally, should have been the Crown Prince of Great Wei, but at the time of Father’s Northern Expedition, he vaguely sensed that there was an invisible hand behind Great Wei.”

“This person’s plans are so great that it is no longer as simple as shaking the foundation of the country, once he is allowed to succeed in his plans, the entire Central Continent will only fall, and it is related to the Great Wei Palace of Literature.”

“It’s just that Father doesn’t know who’s behind it, so he’s holding back his troops.”

“In order to lure the snake out of the hole, Father even concealed the birth of the Crown Prince, this was also to protect him, after all, he was in the Northern Expedition at the time and it was difficult for him to look after the Crown Prince.”

“As for me, I was different, I was a woman, the world would not lay hands on a woman who could not even inherit the throne, so I survived by a fluke.”

“With the loss of the Northern Expedition, the situation became more and more serious, and in order to protect the Crown Prince, Father ordered him to be sent away and laid a backhand to hide some treasures.”

“The Demon Suppressing Divine Stone, was thus hidden by Father, as to where it was hidden, I am not sure, these things were also told to me by Father in his later years.”

The Empress spoke, these words came out of her mouth, seemingly calmly, but Xu Qingnian could realise how much pressure the Empress had been under before she ascended the throne.

“The late emperor hid the treasures for the sake of the Central Continent Immortal Collection, but when the Crown Prince was sent out, why has the Crown Prince disappeared by now?”

“In the late years of the late emperor, the crown prince had also grown to adulthood, so he could have been picked up completely.”

Xu Qingnian inquired, although this was somewhat treacherous, he still wanted to ask for some clarification.

After all, the current emperor was Ji Ling, not the Crown Prince.

“It’s not possible to receive it back.”

“Father sent someone to send the Crown Prince away by asking a second-grade martial artist to escort him, and that second-grade martial artist, has already died.”

“No one knows where the crown prince has gone, and the father did not tell me before he died, because he was also worried that I would kill my brother because of the throne.”

“That is how it is in imperial families, there is no emotion to speak of, so it became a suspicious case.”

The empress spoke in as calm a tone as possible, but Xu Qingnian could hear how hard it was for the empress to learn of Emperor Wu’s thoughts.

But Xu Qingnian had no way to comfort her, because if she were the Martial Emperor herself, she wouldn’t dare to say anything herself.

After all, what was in front of Ji Ling was the Great Wei throne, and if she learned of her brother’s whereabouts, who, as the one in power, would let her brother go?

Let him inherit the throne? Give up the throne himself?

If they had grown up together and had a strong bond, there would have been a chance, but there was no bond between them, and the empress had never even met her brother.

In this situation, there was nothing wrong with Emperor Wu’s choice, which could only be described as ruthless, but it was definitely something an emperor should do.

“If no one can know, why does the White Cloth Sect know?”

Xu Qingnian continued to ask, keenly aware of this loophole.

Once this was said, the empress also replied calmly.

“If you want people to not know, unless you do, it is useless even if father hides it well, there is no impervious strength in this world, the crown prince’s mother, after giving birth to the crown prince, pa*sed away strangely, and her clan was decimated, but the news has already spread out.”

“Some people already knew about it, so they waited for the father to die and immediately formed the White Cloth Sect to spread the story, only there was not enough evidence, so the court was able to suppress this gossip.”

“But the White Cloth Sect knew that I did indeed have a half-brother, the Crown Prince of Great Wei.”

“Only, they believe that I plotted to kill the Crown Prince of Great Wei and ascend to the throne, but they do not know that I was able to ascend to the throne with the support of the va*sal kings.”

The empress replied.

There was another piece of news that surprised Xu Qingnian beyond belief.

Relying on the support of the va*sal kings?

After all, when Emperor Wu died, everyone in the world thought that he would choose a royal prince to inherit the throne.

After all, it was unheard of for a woman to ascend to the throne, but the empress did so, to everyone’s surprise, and everyone said that the empress must have been hiding a secret.

But no one knew exactly what it was.

Xu Qingnian once wondered why the va*sal kings did not move when the empress ascended to the throne. This is the best time to move.

It would have been better to rebel directly, so that the empress would not have had a chance to react.

This was something that Xu Qingnian had thought about and finally felt that the empress had some means of controlling the va*sal kings, most likely related to Yi Pin.

After she had studied with Yi Pin, Xu Qingnian became even more certain of this possibility.

After all, she had actually seen how terrifying the First Grade Heavenly Might was.

But now the empress was telling herself that when she had ascended to the throne, there was a clan king supporting her behind the scenes?

Was that clan king that stupid? Was he trying to control the empress? It was impossible and it didn’t make sense, why would he want to control the empress when he could become emperor himself?

Why would he want to control the empress if he could be the emperor himself? Isn’t he afraid that the empress will turn against him?

Xu Qingnian’s mind raced, and soon he came up with a possibility.

“Your Majesty, the Palace of Literature is also behind this, right?”

Xu Qingnian enquired.

“En, with the shadow of the Wen Palace, I was able to inherit, and the Wen Palace also helped tremendously, believing that picking a va*sal king at random would lead to internal turmoil, and that by inheriting himself, he could secure the kingdom.”

“But the main thing is the support of the va*sal kings, only I don’t know which one.”

“If there is no support from the va*sal kings, even if the Palace of Literature talks well, Great Wei will inevitably rise up in rebellion, and the First Grade martial artists will not intervene, as long as the Emperor of Great Wei’s surname is Ji.”

“Therefore, the only people who can hold down va*sal kings everywhere are va*sal kings, and va*sal kings with military power in their hands.”

“Nowadays, it seems likely that it is Prince Huaining.”

The empress gave her answer, but it made Xu Qingnian feel thoroughly complicated.

Prince Huaining?

He was the one who wanted to rebel the most, how could he turn out to be the va*sal king who supported the empress to the throne?

It could be said that by now Prince Huaining probably wanted to rebel, and Xu Qingnian was ready to deal with him.

Now that I hear it, it’s simply too complicated.

What was Prince Huaining doing to help the empress? Support the empress to the throne and want to control her? This obviously didn’t make sense, what good would it do him?

Why didn’t he just rebel at the very beginning? He controls the Qilin Army, one of the five great battalions, and he himself is of the same generation as the Martial Emperor and has enough prestige.

To be honest, there were few people more suitable to be the Emperor of Great Wei than him, except Prince Yongping, who was indeed the next Emperor of Great Wei in the first place, after all, and if the shame of Jingcheng had not happened, then Prince Yongping would not have been able to escape.

So Xu Qingnian really couldn’t believe that the va*sal king behind the empress would be the Prince of Huaining, it was too circular.

It was extremely, extremely unreasonable.

In a word, what did Prince Huaining figure?

“This is just my guess, Aiqing Xu should not think too much, it is not clear if it is Prince Huaining.”

“What is in a nutshell is that the late emperor lost the Northern Expedition, but he also got what he wanted, involving the Central Continent Immortal Collection.”

“That’s the root of it all, rumour has it that by opening the Midcontinent Immortal Collection, one can win the world.”

“And the way to open the Midcontinent Immortal Collection is hidden in the Crown Prince and the Martial Emperor’s relics, over the years, I have also had people secretly search for it, but nothing has been found.”

“The White Clan, the va*sal kings from all over the world, and even the Wen Palace are also secretly investigating, everyone wants to obtain the Zhongzhou Immortal Collection, something that Great Wei has traded back for the foundation of the country, it is of great significance.”

The empress said seriously.

“The roots of the country in exchange for back?”

“Does Your Majesty mean to say that Great Wei’s late Northern Expedition was not for the purpose of suppressing the barbarians, but for the Midcontinent Immortal Collection?”

Xu Qingnian didn’t know much about this Zhongzhou Immortal Collection and was just curious about the Northern Expedition.

“Naturally.”

“Of the seven Northern Expeditions, the first three were great victories, killing the barbarians until they lost their colours, and in terms of war, the first three Northern Expeditions have already avenged themselves and got what they wanted.”

“The last four times there was no need to continue the northern expedition, but Wei still chose to do so with determination.

The Empress said so.

With these words, a doubt in Xu Qingnian’s mind was cleared up.

Xu Qingnian was indeed curious, the first three of the seven Northern Expeditions of the Great Wei had killed the barbarians, and from the perspective of warfare, it was definitely a sure win.

There is no need to completely slaughter the barbarians because to continue to fight is a waste. Killing 70% of the barbarians and launching a new northern expedition in order to completely eradicate them is not good for the country nor for the people.

The Emperor Wu was impulsive, not to mention that the officials of the six ministries could not sit back and do nothing. According to the tradition of the Ministry of the Household, how could they allow Emperor Wu to continue fighting?

There was no need to do so, for even if he won, he would not make any money, and if he lost, he would lose.

But Emperor Wu not only fought, but also carried out four northern expeditions, which would have been possible for the eighth and ninth time if Wei had not been unable to carry on.

It is also because the last four northern expeditions, which should have been the Divine Warrior, are now simply the word Wu Yuan in the history books, representing the change of the Great Wei Dynasty from economic development, back to warfare development.

Xu Qingnian was once curious as to why Emperor Wu was like this, but now he completely understood.

It turned out that what was being plotted was actually the Zhongzhou Immortal Collection, ah.

Although he didn’t know what it was, he knew from the name that it was definitely not something ordinary, and through what the empress said just now, the one who won the Zhongzhou Immortal Collection could win the world.

In contrast, it was normal for Emperor Wu to be so impulsive, the temptation was too great.

By defeating the barbarians, the Great Wei Dynasty would only become a little stronger and would still be restricted by the Sudden Evil Dynasty and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty, whereas by obtaining the Central Continent Immortal Collection, he would directly unify the world.

Who would not be tempted to skip the unification of the Central Continent and unify the whole world? Who would not be impressed?

It was reasonable.

At this moment, Xu Qingnian generally understood what had happened during the Wuyuan period.

After the shame of Jingcheng.

Emperor Wu ascended to the throne and struck back in a domineering manner with three northern invasions, beating the barbarians to tears, but because of this war, Emperor Wu also discovered the secret of the immortal treasure in the Central Continent.

Thus, in order to obtain the Immortal Collection, he continued to wage wars, four northern expeditions, and got the stuff, but should not have got it all, and in order to let the future kings of Great Wei get the Immortal Collection.

The Crown Prince was sent out and the secret was hidden in the Crown Prince, while the key items, all of which were hidden by Emperor Wu, were also known as Emperor Wu’s Legacy Treasures.

Xu Qingnian could only go on projecting in this way, according to the most reasonable way.

As for why it was not left to the empress? This one came straight to Xu Qingnian’s mind, not because he didn’t trust the Empress, nor was the emperor really heartless, but on two points.

Firstly, he did not know that the empress could ascend to the throne without any problems.

Emperor Wu’s decree back then was for the Imperial Family and the Six Ministries to choose who would succeed the throne, and the Imperial Family chose the Empress, the Six Ministries chose the Empress, and the Palace of Literature also chose the Empress.

This was unexpected for Emperor Wu.

Secondly, he was not sure that the empress would be able to secure the throne.

If he really gave everything to the empress, there would be a dark hand behind the Great Wei Dynasty, and this dark hand would probably be the dark hand of the Wen Palace.

If the other side got it, it would be a small matter to do the dowry for others, but more importantly, the Wei dynasty would also fall, and they would never let Wei go.

So to be conservative, giving away the crown prince was the best option, bar none. In other words, Emperor Wu was ready to not get it for himself and not let anyone else get it either.

At the very least, the Great Wei dynasty would still exist, and at the very least the world’s living creatures would not suffer miserably.

This was the solution that could not be found, and it was also the most stable solution.

But right now there were four questions in front of Xu Qingnian.

Who is behind the empress’ accession to the throne?

Why did he support the empress’ accession to the throne?

Who is the man behind the curtain?

What exactly is his plan?

The first two questions, I think, will probably be answered in a short time. The Prince of Huaining can’t wait any longer and will sooner or later rebel, and sooner or later he will face the Prince of Huaining head-on.

If the Prince of Huaining does not rebel, it would be better to say that one directly rides the face to ask, anyway, these va*sal kings have lived enough, should be killed, should be cut, Great Wei wants to develop completely quietly, the va*sal kings must be dealt with.

It is necessary to deal with.

The questions that really bothered Xu Qingnian were the last two.

Who is the man behind the scenes, is it the one from the Palace of Literature? What was this guy plotting again? Was it the Zhongzhou Immortal Collection? But why was the Wen Palace involved? Affecting the Confucian lineage?

All of a sudden, one thing after another appeared, causing Xu Qingnian to be really a bit overwhelmed.

After all, he had underestimated this world, and thought that if he had reached this level, he would have already accomplished everything.

Now it seems that there is still a long way to go. If I don’t uncover this guy, I won’t be able to live a good life.

But fortunately.

One’s own supernatural arts could be resolved, otherwise, then one would be in trouble.

“Aiqing Xu, I will help you think about the matter of the Demon Subduing Divine Stone, there should be more than one piece between heaven and earth.”

“I’ll have people search for it, maybe we can find a second piece, at the same time I’ve also been secretly investigating the whereabouts of the ancestral emperor’s relics, if there are any clues, I’ll inform you at the first opportunity.”

Having said that, the empress had nothing more to say, she looked towards Xu Qingnian and said so.

“My servant, thank you very much, Your Majesty.”

Xu Qingnian nodded, she knew everything she should know, but she also had some clues about the Martial Emperor’s legacy treasure.

One could start investigating and researching.

“No harm, by the way, Xu Aiqing, your second matter, what is it?”

The empress asked Xu Qingnian about the second matter.

“Oh, back to Your Majesty, my second matter is not a big deal, I plan to go out and pay respect to Zhu Sheng.”

Xu Qingnian spoke up, and this was his second matter.

“Pay homage to Zhu Sheng?”

For some reason, hearing that Xu Qingnian’s second matter was actually this, the empress was inexplicably a little lost, but only a little lost, and soon calmed down.

She looked a little curious.

“En, as I have become a half-saint, I should go and pay my respects to Zhu Sheng, after all, Zhu Sheng is my Great Wei saint, so I should respect him.”

“Although the Zhu Saint lineage has insulted my subjects, I am full of respect for Zhu Saint.”

Xu Qingnian spoke out, he wanted to leave, go to Zhu Sheng’s former residence, get Zhu Sheng’s true spirit, and then start investigating about the Martial Emperor’s relics.

“Good, I’ll send some people over with you to protect your well-being.”

The empress nodded, while planning to send some people to protect Xu Qingnian.

But once this was said, Xu Qingnian let out a bitter smile and looked at the empress.

“Your Majesty, it’s fine to send someone to protect, I am at least a third grade martial artist, so I’m not afraid of anything within the territory of Great Wei.”

Xu Qingnian refused the empress’ kind offer.

“That’s fine, how long will Xu Aiqing go for?”

After being rejected, the empress did not get angry at anything, but asked Xu Qingnian how long she would go for.

“I will be back within ten days.”

Xu Qingnian answered truthfully.

Ten days? This was not a long time, and at that moment, the empress said with a gentle expression.

“In that case, take good care of your health, and don’t let me worry about you.”

She subconsciously spoke, but once she finished her words, she realized something was wrong.

Only Xu Qingnian did not notice anything, but nodded and bowed towards the empress.

“Many thanks to Your Majesty for your concern.”

“My servant, farewell.”

“En, Aiqing Xu take your time.”

The Empress replied.

At that moment, Xu Qingnian turned around and left, walking out of the Nurtured Heart Hall.

Walking out of the Hall of Nurtured Hearts.

Xu Qingnian went straight back to the Marquis’s residence, informing Chen Xinghe that he was leaving, and also asking Chen Xinghe when he was going back to see his teacher.

But Chen Xinghe told him that he did not intend to go back, and that he intended to wait for the results of the examination to come out and study hard.

Although he did not know why Chen Xinghe had suddenly become so diligent.

However, Xu Qingnian still gave encouragement to this senior brother.

With that, Xu Qingnian took away the Dan Shen Ancient Scripture and then directly left the Marquis Mansion and made a trip to the Peach Blossom Nunnery.

Before leaving, he met the girl in white.

Perhaps it was because Xu Qingnian had been told that she could solve the pagan arts, and he was considered to have completely put his mind at ease.

From Ping’an County to the capital of the Great Wei, Xu Qingnian had not come into contact with many women.

County Princess Yongping did not count.

Then there was only Luo Baiyi and the Empress.

The empress was the emperor after all, so she would not dare to have any unpleasant thoughts of her own.

The empress was the emperor after all, so she wouldn’t dare to think of anything else, but Luo Baiyi was different, and Xu Qingnian liked the feeling of not eating anything.

So it was good to get in touch with her before she left.

However, when she saw Luo Baiyi again, the latter broke into tears as soon as she saw herself, leaving Xu Qingnian at a loss for what to say.

Subconsciously, she thought that she had been bullied, but only later did she find out that when she had been robbed by lightning yesterday, Luo Baiyi had been heartbroken and was now so excited to see herself again.

This made Xu Qingnian smile, but inside he was still warm.

At the very least, there was someone in this world who still held on to himself.

“Don’t cry.”

“White girl, if you cry again, you’ll be ugly.”

Xu Qingnian smiled faintly and said.

Once this was said, Luo Baiyi did stop crying, but was still taking deep breaths, it did seem sad.

“Miss Baiyi, Mister Xu is leaving, going out for a while, ten days or so, do I need to bring you anything?”

Xu Qingnian said what he wanted.

And Luo Baiyi shook her head and looked at Xu Qingnian and said.

“As long as Duke Xu returns safely, Baiyi will be satisfied.”

Luo Baiyi spoke out, her voice seemed timid, and her pretty face was a little lightly red after saying this.

“Alright, don’t be sad.”

“By the way, Miss Baiyi, have you found a doctor to look at it yet.”

Xu Qingnian still remembered the matter of Luo Baiyi being cold all over, so she inquired.

“I’ve looked for it, the doctor still can’t see it, he just said it’s a bit yin-cold and related to the physique.”

Luo Baiyi spoke up, making Xu Qingnian a little curious.

However, Xu Qingnian did not delay, and after drinking a little wine, he got up and said.

“When Xu Mou returns, after dealing with the matter, I will find someone to help you cure it.”

“Miss White-clothed, don’t worry about it, Mister Xu is leaving.”

Xu Qingnian had come here purely because he wanted to see Luo Baiyi, because here, for some reason, he could always let go of all his worries.

Perhaps it was because of Luo Baiyi’s serenity, or perhaps it was because he had found himself a piece of pure land.

Xu Qingnian left.

Luo Baiyi did not stay, she knew that Xu Qingnian still had a lot of things to do and was carrying a lot of things, she could not keep Xu Qingnian by herself.

But she still opened her mouth and told Xu Qingnian to pay attention.

“Mo Nian.”

Xu Qingnian reached out and waved her hand, and then left the Peach Blossom Nunnery, less than half an hour before and after.

After leaving the Peach Blossom Nunnery, Xu Qingnian directly left the Great Wei Kyoto.

Martial Dao Saint Force gathered feathery wings behind him and flew rapidly towards Yangping County.

The former residence of Zhu Sheng was in Yangping County of Great Wei, which was Linyang County, the old home of the Marquis of Linyang.

On the way.

Xu Qingnian was pondering over one thing.

The matter of the Martial Emperor’s relics.

It was reasonable to say that the Martial Emperor’s Relic Treasure had already been taken away by himself, and he had not found any Demon Subduing Divine Stone.

Moreover, Xu Qingnian remembered very clearly that apart from the Dan Shen Ancient Scripture, there was indeed nothing, and if there was, it would have been taken away by himself.

Then there was only one possibility.

It was not a real Martial Emperor’s Relic Treasure.

The real Martial Emperor’s Relic Treasure.

It was within Ping’an County, but not in that place.

The place where the Dan Shen Ancient Scripture was hidden was a fake treasure location.

The Martial Emperor’s means of deceiving people.

But in order to convince people, the Dan God’s Ancient Scripture was placed in it.

He himself had indeed fallen for it.

Thinking of this, Xu Qingnian could not help but awaken the Dan God Ancient Scripture.

Asking for some relevant things.

And at the same time.

Great Wei Imperial Palace.

Inside the Hall of Nourishing Heart.

The Empress sat quietly on the dragon chair as Her Highness Zhao Wan’er’s voice kept ringing out.

“Your Majesty, there is a letter from the Tai Shang Immortal Sect, in five days’ time, all the inner disciples of the Immortal Sect will arrive in Great Wei’s Kyoto, and the other six Immortal Sects have also sent letters one after another, and they will all arrive in Kyoto in the near future.”

Zhao Wan’er spoke out, informing the empress of this matter.

The Great Wei Wen Gong had gone.

Naturally, the Immortal Sects could also enter the capital as a matter of course.

“Good.”

“Have the Ministry of Rites prepare for the reception, don’t neglect these Immortal Sect disciples.”

The empress spoke up and said so.

Soon, Zhao Wan’er nodded and continued immediately afterwards.

“Your Majesty, the king of pacifying chaos has already left Kyoto, but before he left, he went to the Peach Blossom Nunnery again, is it the same as last time, to block the news?”

Zhao Wan’er spoke out, saying this.

However, once she said this, the Empress’ eyes changed slightly.

She had gone to the Peach Blossom Nunnery again?

“Was it to find that Luo Baiyi again?”

The Empress asked.

“In reply to Your Majesty, yes.”

Zhao Wan’er answered truthfully.

“I understand, continue to block the news.”

The empress gave her reply, but without much of a reaction, but inwardly, she looked a little odd.

For a moment, she was a little curious as to what this Luo Baiyi actually looked like, and why she could make Xu Qingnian so infatuated?

Also, didn’t Xu Qingnian like me? Why is she like this again?

No, no, is it really because I am a bit indifferent?

The actual fact is that I am not a bit indifferent.

The empress had many thoughts floating in her mind at once.

But soon.

Three hours had pa*sed.

The dome of the sky was like ink.

At this moment.

Southern Yu Province.

Ping’an County.

Wangqiu Mountain.

A line of figures slowly appeared.

It was the people of the White Cloth Sect.

They are waiting for the full moon.