"Father, I'm back..."
With a thud, the door opened, and the bird returned to the sword hut with a smile on his face, but suddenly he was stunned again. Then he was full of joy and shouted, "Third brother, why are you here?"
Zhuo Fan still sat quietly on the bamboo chair, swaying leisurely. Sitting next to him was Gu Santong, who had just arrived, smiling and said, "Sparrow, according to what you said, as my father's son, am I not allowed to accompany my father!"
"Come on, I guess I'm lazy again. I don't know you yet? In a hundred years, nothing has changed except for growing up!" He couldn't help laughing and scolding, patting him on the head, Zhuo Fan didn't say yes or no.
Gu Santong raised his eyelids and pouted, as if he was quite unconvinced, and Che'er smiled softly.
Then, Zhuo Fan looked at the bird again, with a slightly solemn face, and asked, "What happened just now? Who came to such a place?"
"Hey, it's no big deal. A member of this hall in Xizhou, called the vulture old demon, suddenly ran to this place and met the three little ghosts. Suddenly, he was obsessed with money, had the guts and was greedy. I've sent you away. Father, you don't have to worry!"
"Old vulture demon?"
His eyebrows trembled slightly. Zhuo Fan pondered a little and said quietly, "This old guy's reputation outside is not very good. He does all kinds of ole things. Why... He was chased by someone. Is he going to hide in this place?"
Unable to help being stunned, the bird thought for a moment, but shook his head: "No way, the Japanese envoy is in charge of Xizhou, and he has always been very strict in restraining his subordinates, and has not had too much conflict with the forces of Xizhou. All kinds of bad behaviors of this vulture old devil are also completely personal behavior. With his strength of Guiyuan Qizhong, all the forces in Xizhou are out of self-preservation. If they don't provoke them, they won't provoke such a demon. Can't someone really pursue him to the ends of the world? The key is that Xizhou hasn't taken much action recently, targeting one person!"
"That's strange. Why did he run to this remote place where birds don't shit? If you don't avoid it, you will be stalking!" With a slight trembling, Zhuo Fan asked again, "Sparrow, did he come with those three kids?"
"I don't think so. Looking at his impatient appearance, how can he stand it until now?"
"So he came to me?" With a smile, Zhuo Fan shook his head without hesitation: "Oh, I didn't expect that I, the Lord of the Heavenly Demon Hall, was followed and investigated by the disciples of this temple, hehehe... It's interesting!"
Gu Santong couldn't help staring, and Gu Santong immediately shouted, "What, how dare you investigate the whereabouts of the master of the hall? They are dying. Don't they know the rules of the palace?"
"If he is really a pure disciple of this hall, he will naturally dare not make such a second, for fear that there is another master behind him!" The corners of his mouth curled slightly, and Zhuo Fan said leisurely, "Sparrow, Xiao Sanzi, the old boy has probably not gone far yet. He will go with his father. Wei's father wants to see, who wants to see Wei's father so much, hehehe..."
With that, Zhuo Fan suddenly got up and walked out. Che'er and Gu Santong followed in a hurry.
But soon, Gu Santong seemed to remember something and hurriedly said, "Wait, father. Before I came, Uncle Dong asked me to ask you when we would start to complete the last step of the plan!"
"It should be... soon!"
Slowly touching the white cloth in his eyes, Zhuo Fan curled the corners of his mouth and smiled faintly...
On the other hand, in the hall of the imperial capital, next to an oval table dozens of meters long, the emperor Bailijingshi sat in the first place, followed by the prime minister Baili Jingwei, and then the former Jiujian King sat down. Only at the bottom, there was still an empty seat, and no one was sitting there.
Everyone glanced at the empty seat and was a little impatient. Shangguan Feiyun was even more angry and said quietly, "Oh, do you still think you are the crown prince of the East Palace, such a big score..."
Step on the step...
However, before his words fell, the sound of slow footsteps sounded suddenly, and a familiar figure gradually appeared from the deep passage.
Bang bang bang...
"Oh, the one-armed sword king, you are finally here. What a final appearance. If you don't show up again, we won't open it now, hehehe..."
With a sarcastic slap, Shangguan Feiyun looked at the figure getting closer and closer and mocked. The rest of the sword kings also smiled contemptuously and curled their lips disdainfully. Only the emperor Bailijing's face sank and he had no choice but to shake his head and sigh.
Finally, the man came to the empty seat and sat down expressionlessly. He was not happy or sad, but he was the prince of that year, Baili Jingtian. Unfortunately, now he is no longer the crown prince, and can only become the tenth sword king with his strength.
Originally, the empire gave the title of Jingtian Sword King, but in private, the rest of the sword kings always mocked him as the one-armed sword king, just because of his broken arm burned by Zhuo Fan.
Looking deeply at his empty sleeves, Baili Jingshi felt a sigh in his heart. Originally, his prince, Baili Jingtian, could carry the throne, but it's a pity that there is no reason to be a crippled emperor in the world?
Therefore, no matter how outstanding his talent is, he can only be reduced to a prince.
At the thought of this, Baili Jingshi's heart was dripping blood, and Baili Jingwei also shook his head helplessly and sighed.
Alas, it's a pity, a good seedling...
"Well, now that the Jingtian Sword King has arrived, the Ten Sword Kings are gathered!"
At this time, Baili Yulei coughed dryly and let out a faint voice, but he did not mock Baili Jingtian at all, but solemnly called his title to show respect: "So, Prime Minister Baili, I don't know what's the matter with you calling us here today?"
His face was heavy. He looked around the people around him and pondered for a long time before he said, "Your Majesty, there are ten sword kings who are not talented. They made a mistake in judgment a hundred years ago, which made the treacher to succeed, causing the empire to suffer a hundred years of turmoil. It's really shameful. However, after a hundred years of rectification, the empire has repeated its past style again. The military is strong, and the country is rich and the people are strong. It's just that... a bigger crisis has also been buried. Its severity may destroy my empire in an instant!"
I didn't feel that everyone looked at him deeply, waiting for his next sentence!
"I don't know if you still remember that a hundred years ago, a talented person appeared in the Five States War. It was him who made me lose and shame my Baili family from top to bottom!"
"Zhuo Fan!" His eyes narrowed slightly, and Baili Jingtian gritted his teeth with hatred, and the only remaining fist clenched tightly. The rest of the people also have complicated faces. When they mention this name, they also have mixed feelings in their hearts and have their own thoughts.
Looking at them deeply, Baili Jingwei nodded faintly: "Yes, it is this man who is excellent in civil and military power that makes us lose again and again, and fall into a hundred years of turmoil in an instant. The wish to unify the five states was also stranded. To be honest, as an opponent, he really awes me, and he is the only person I can't see through in my life. Fortunately, in the war a hundred years ago, he was involved in the sea monster's giant mouth and was swallowed by the sea monster. As an opponent, I regret it, but I am also glad that this terrible man is finally dead!"
Hearing this, everyone nodded and sobbed, and some of them showed pity.
"However, although this devil-like man is dead, the poison he left behind still makes us tired and disturbs our imperial cause!"
Then, Baili Jingwei's eyes flashed and shouted, "Do you remember what he said about his origin?"
"I know, Tianmo Mountain!" A color of fear flashed in his eyes, and Baili Yuyun stook out.
Dingding nodded and continued, "Yes, it's Tianmo Mountain. We have not yet determined the authenticity of this mysterious sect he personally mentioned, but its bad influence is obvious to all. In the past hundred years, the forces that show off in the name of Tianmo Mountain have risen and falled one after another, such as Tianmo Gate, Tianmo Island, Tianmo Sect, and Tianmo City, all want to rely on the reputation of this dead man to be sinister and land the power. In the end, it was destroyed by us, which also proved that these forces under the name of Tianmo were all fake!"
"That's all. The key is that some forces of less than a hundred people actually have also played the name of Tianmo Village, Tianmo Gang, and even Tianmo Village. How can this kind of imitation goods really be? We should destroy it in an instant. But this momentum is terrible. All people want to use this legendary famous family to get power and return the soul with the corpse. This has made our empire, which has been in turmoil for a hundred years, and the impact is much more terrible than I had expected before. Many people think that we have been defeated by the disciples of Tianmo Mountain. If we play the name of Tianmo Mountain, we can have the appeal to pull up the mountain. This discredits the prestige of the empire!"
"So what? No matter how big the noise is, it's just a bunch of little minions. They will be exterminated with a wave of their hands!"
With disdain, Shangguan Feiyun sneered and waved his hand and said, "At worst, we should work harder. Can these ants turn the world upside down?"
Hearing this, the rest of the sword kings also nodded slightly and didn't care at all. Isn't it just a name? It's not really a sect outside the world. What's there to be afraid of the people of Tianmo Mountain?
However, for the contempt of the crowd, the face of Baili Jingwei was more solemn: "If it's really like what the Flying Cloud Sword King said, these are all small fights that don't work, I will never dare to bother the sword kings and gather in the imperial capital. The key is that there is really a powerful force in this Tianmo vein. Moreover, it is tightly organized, rare in the world, and has a wide range of power. It has never appeared in the history of the five states. Ladies and gentlemen, I wonder if you have heard of the name of the Tianmo Hall?"
Squeak!
Suddenly, all the people stiffened and their faces became solemn. Even Shangguan Feiyun frowned tightly and muttered, "Tianmo Hall?"
"Yes, a mysterious organization that has been rising secretly since a hundred years ago and has not been seen by all forces in each state until recently. Such a secret layout is really terriding!"
His eyebrows couldn't stop shaking, and Baili Jingwei's face became more solemn than before...