Chapter 634

The moment the spirit dragon shook off the Yuanjing Emperor, several high-ranked powerhouses on the lakeside reacted. They shot out like arrows, stomping on the surface of the water and creating a whirlpool of explosions.

The Yuanjing Emperor steadied himself in mid-air. His toes touched the water and he floated to the shore like a feather.

Although he had given birth early because of the imperial family and cut off martial arts, he had been cultivating with the Imperial Preceptor all these years and had made some achievements in the Taoist system. Otherwise, his gray hair would not have turned black.

The Yuanjing Emperor was both angry and surprised. He did not expect the spirit dragon to treat him like this.

"Roar!"

After shaking off the Yuanjing Emperor, the spirit dragon's anger did not diminish. It head-butted an incoming high-ranked martial artist. Its Qi exploded in mid-air, causing the water in the entire lake to sway.

The guards all took action to subdue the spirit dragon who had gone berserk for no reason.

"Don't hurt it," the Yuanjing Emperor shouted.

Boom, boom, boom … More than ten water columns shot up from the surface of the water, accurately hitting the guards who were in the air or on the lake. They were immune to damage because they had already entered the Iron Bones and Copper Skin realm. However, they were battered by the water columns and could not surround the spirit dragon.

The spirit dragon was good at controlling water and was very fierce in the lake.

However, to everyone's surprise, the spirit beast raised its head high and roared. Then, it left the lake and charged towards the shore.

What was going on? The spirit dragon seemed to have been provoked … The Yuanjing Emperor realized something was wrong and said in a low voice, "Stop it!"

Crack, crack …

The spirit dragon's huge body rushed to the shore, breaking cedar trees and cedar trees. It went on a rampage, its sharp claws easily crushing the green bricks on the ground.

Where was it going?

"Father …"

"Your Majesty."

The Crown Prince and Wei Yuan rushed over.

The Yuanjing Emperor waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.

"Father, what's wrong with the spirit dragon?" The Crown Prince was a little panicked. He had never seen the spirit dragon lose control like this.

It was supposed to have a docile personality. It was very kind to its royal siblings, and it never showed violence.

"It's running away!" Yuan Jing Di answered in a firm tone with a sullen face.

The spirit dragon was running away? Why did father use the word 'escape' to describe it? What was it afraid of? What was it afraid of?

But where could it be safer than the imperial city?

The Crown Prince was puzzled, but Emperor Yuan Jing didn't give him a chance to ask. He ordered the guards to prepare the horses and chased in the direction where the spirit dragon escaped.

The spirit dragon was the symbol of the royal family. It was a spirit beast that breathed in and out purple Qi. It was something that could not be lost.

Yuan Jing Di followed the claw marks. The guards were afraid that something would happen to him, so they followed closely on both sides.

Not long after, Yuan Jing Di saw the spirit dragon on an arrow tower. Its sharp and hard claws were attached to the tower, deeply embedded in the stone.

The muscles on its neck swelled, and it let out a mournful roar. It tried to scare off the palace experts who were in its way while it lashed out with its tail.

Both sides were in a stalemate. The scales of the spirit dragon were hard and hard to hurt. Its strength could not be underestimated. The guards were worried about hurting it. It was difficult to subdue it with their bare hands. They could only fight while waiting for their colleagues to bring the instrument that could restrain the spirit dragon.

Bang, bang, bang … The arrow tower cracked under the dragon's tail and finally collapsed.

More than a dozen guards rushed up.

The Yuanjing Emperor was relieved when he saw this scene. He planned to remind them not to hurt the imperial family's spirit dragon.

Before he could say anything, the spiritual dragon rose up and fought back. It flipped over the guards on its back and charged in a certain direction with a clear goal.

Looking in that direction, the Yuanjing Emperor's pupils contracted violently.

He saw a red dress and a bright and lovely daughter, his most beloved Princess Lin An.

At this moment, there were only two palace maids and a gong in a night watchman's uniform.

"Protect Lin An!" The Yuanjing Emperor shouted.

…

What kind of docile character is this?

Xu Qi'an did not expect to encounter such a thing. He talked with the Second Princess as they walked. With the conversation skills accumulated in his previous life, Xu Qi'an amused the Second Princess with his humorous and interesting language style and improved their friendship.

He thought of sending her to the small lake where the spirit dragon was and playing with her for a while. Then he would go back to work.

As a result, he ran into this thing …

Xu Qi'an just wanted to say, "Princess, it is dangerous here. I will escort you back." The spirit dragon hit him.

This spirit dragon was very powerful. Its strength was definitely not lower than the Sixth Grade Warrior. Xu Qi'an wanted to escape. He turned to look at the Second Princess and found that she was scared.

Her round and charming oval face was pale. Her eyes were frozen. She was so scared that she lost her ability to think.

Xu Qi'an glanced around and saw the experts of the palace rushing over. He saw the Yuanjing Emperor galloping over. He saw the spirit dragon's black button-like eyes glowing with a dazzling splendor.

That feeling was like a scared child seeing his parent and ecstatically throwing himself into his father's arms.

En?

Could it be that this thing sensed that I am coming and specially rushed out to find me?

At this moment, Xu Qi'an understood the spirit dragon's eyes. It was a spirit beast with intelligence.

Unless there was joy, there was still fear in the spirit dragon's eyes. Time did not allow him to think more.

The ground trembled slightly and the spirit dragon was about to pounce.

Xu Qi'an immediately made a judgment. He did not hesitate to take a step forward and stood in front of the Princess of Lin An, giving her a tall and straight back view.

Xu Qi'an held the hilt of the knife with one hand and bent his knees slightly. He settled all his emotions and after a short moment of gathering strength, his thumb gently flicked.

Qiang … In the clear and crisp sound of the sheath being unsheathed, a dark golden line flashed and a three Zhang long and two fingers wide deep knife mark was cut one Zhang in front of him.

A shocking scene happened. The berserk spirit dragon suddenly stopped and its four claws bent and its nails plowed a ditch on the ground. It actually really stopped in front of the knife mark.

It actually did not dare to cross the line?

This scene was deeply imprinted in Princess Lin An's heart and it also fell into the eyes of the Yuanjing Emperor, Wei Yuan and the Crown Prince.

"Ang …"

The spirit dragon laid on the ground and cried out with some anxiety.

Xu Qi'an easily read its emotions. The spirit dragon wanted him to escape. To be accurate, it wanted him to escape together.

It was very anxious and very afraid, as if it was threatened … But in front of me, it was calm and stable … But the fear did not diminish … It wanted me to run with it, or it would run with me … Xu Qi'an gradually had a guess in his heart.

"Don't be afraid, I am here." Xu Qi'an said.

Second Princess thought that Xu Qi'an's words were directed at her and her heart suddenly gained a full sense of security.

Hearing Xu Qi'an's words, the spirit dragon was no longer anxious and it cried out listlessly.

At this time, a group of guards finally arrived and pulled a dark golden large net.

Shua!

The large net was thrown out and covered the three meters long strange beast.

Da da da … The Yuanjing Emperor rode over and carefully looked at Princess Lin An. When he saw that the Second Princess was indeed fine, he heaved a sigh of relief.

"Imperial Father …" Princess Lin An's mouth twitched and she trotted to the side of the horse and held onto the sleeves of the Yuanjing Emperor.

The Yuanjing Emperor liked this the most and gently comforted her with a few words.

Following that, the Emperor who was over fifty years old with black hair looked up and down at Xu Qi'an.

"This lowly official greets Your Majesty." Xu Qi'an bowed and cupped his fists.

There was a good thing about the Daibun court. Other than some special occasions, one only needed to greet the Emperor and there was no need to kneel.

The Yuanjing Emperor nodded his head slightly, "Very well done. What is your name?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, this lowly official is Xu Qi'an."

The Yuanjing Emperor was surprised for a moment and looked again and was somewhat surprised, "You are Xu Qi'an?"

"Yes!" When Xu Qi'an finished, he faced the puzzled expression of the Yuanjing Emperor and explained, "This lowly official encountered some difficulties during the investigation and specially entered the city to consult Her Highness Princess Royal."

The Yuanjing Emperor did not question further and only nodded his head. His eyes fell on the blade in Xu Qi'an's hands, "Let Zhen take a look at the blade."

Xu Qi'an presented the black gold long blade with both hands.

The imperial guard stepped forward to take it and passed it to the Yuanjing Emperor. The latter carefully looked at it and praised, "Good blade!"

Wei Yuan walked over and said with a smile, "It was a gift from the Supervisor."

Supervisor? The Yuanjing Emperor raised his eyebrows, probably not understanding why the Supervisor would give a precious blade to a small gong.

"Your Majesty, Xu Qi'an is proficient in alchemy and has a good relationship with the Celestial Commissioner's magician. This lowly official once saw him giving a lecture to an alchemist, "Wei Yuan said casually.

Xu Qi'an saw the surprise in the Yuanjing Emperor's eyes, but he quickly hid it. The old Emperor smiled and said, "I remember now, you showed your alchemy skills during the tax case."

The Yuanjing Emperor handed the blade to the imperial guard and let him return it to Xu Qi'an.

Wei Yuan is helping me to shape the image of a capable official, and increase my own weight … What Wei Yuan, it is Father Wei! Xu Qi'an's heart was slightly moved.

Princess Lin An shook the Emperor's sleeves and sweetly said, "Imperial Father, Xu Qi'an saved me. You have to reward him."

"It is right to reward." The Yuanjing Emperor nodded his head and stared at Xu Qi'an, and said in a clear voice, "The night watchman Xu Qi'an has meritorious service in saving Princess Lin An. Reward one thousand taels of gold and five hundred pieces of silk and satin."

"Imperial Father!" Princess Lin An was unwilling and pointed at Xu Qi'an, "He just saved this son's life. This son wants to return his life. This son pleads for you to pardon his death sentence. "

The Yuanjing Emperor suddenly looked sharply at Xu Qi'an. Seeing his submissive and docile appearance, the Yuanjing Emperor restrained the sharpness in his eyes and shook his head, "Zhen have already allowed him to redeem his crimes with meritorious service and solve the Sampo Case. Naturally his death sentence will be pardoned. How can one change one's words halfway."

Lin An was not convinced and shouted, "If he did not solve the case, it would still be a dead end. What is the use of rewarding him with one thousand taels of gold?"

The Yuanjing Emperor helplessly said, "At that time, Zhen will deal with it according to circumstances."

He did not want to say these words in front of Xu Qi'an, lest he be fearless and delay the investigation.

Thus he added, "The deadline is still half a month. If you are able to solve the case, Zhen will naturally pardon your death sentence. If not, even if Lin An pleads for mercy, Zhen will not kill you but will exile you to the borders. Do you understand? "

"Thanking Your Majesty!" Xu Qi'an said loudly. He saw Princess Lin An winking at him mischievously and smiling like a flower.

This investment is a big profit. Even if the mastermind behind the Sampo Case is not found, I do not need to die. At most I will be exiled. Heh, exile is such a small matter. There is Wei Yuan, Lin An and Huaiqing. As a slave of three families, I do not need to worry at all.

The Yuanjing Emperor looked at the well-behaved and fearless dragon and was furious, "Drag this beast back to the lake for me."

The dragon looked at the Yuanjing Emperor and propped up its body with its claws and snorted fiercely at the Yuanjing Emperor.

"Alright, scram back yourself." The Yuanjing Emperor scolded.

The guards retracted the net and the spirit dragon returned leisurely on its own.

After the Yuanjing Emperor appeased the Second Princess, he squeezed the horse's abdomen and followed behind the dragon.

Xu Qi'an looked at the back of the Yuanjing Emperor in silence.

Just now when Princess Lin An pleaded for me, he looked at me sharply … Did he think that I was bewitching and luring Princess Lin An?

The rumours were not wrong. The Yuanjing Emperor was indeed a person with a strong desire for control … Also, an Emperor who longed for longevity would have a strong desire for power.

Really tiring … In front of this kind of master of power, I did not dare to make too many small movements. Just one look and one change of expression would allow others to guess my inner thoughts … En, my acting skills were still alright. The expression of fear and trepidation was done well.

…

On the high platform by the lake.

The Yuanjing Emperor stood on the shore and spoke softly. The dragon's head popped out from the water and rested on the edge of the high platform.

One person and one beast conversed for a long time before the Yuanjing Emperor angrily brushed his sleeves and left.

Wei Yuan went up to the Yuanjing Emperor and saw his gloomy face, he comforted, "Your Majesty need not be angry with a beast."

"Humph, this dog thing is looking down on me more and more." The Yuanjing Emperor's anger had not subsided, "Zhen talked to it but it ignored me."

Naturally he did not ask the reason for the dragon's sudden madness.

"The dragon would not go crazy for no reason. Wei Yuan, pass down Zhen's decree to strengthen the Imperial City's defences. No one is allowed to enter or leave the Imperial City after the curfew. "

Wei Yuan nodded his head and accepted the order.

The Yuanjing Emperor walked silently for a long time before suddenly saying, "Why did that beast suddenly stop its fire?"

Wei Yuan shook his head, "Perhaps its temper had stopped."

He had a vague guess in his heart but it was too absurd.