The old man was covered in a black cloak, as if surrounded by a black fog. He was the King of Killers, Huo Shan, who struck fear into the hearts of the kings and lords of the western states.
However, the majestic King of Assassins in the past was now prostrating at the feet of another majestic old man. His aura was completely overshadowed by the other party as he begged in the most humble language, "The greatest conqueror since ancient times, the Khan of Khan who owns the four sides of the ocean and is as great as the sun, Huo Shan and the Twelve Precious Tree Kings represent the entire Fire Worship Sect to surrender to you. Please forgive us for our previous offense. From now on, we will become the sharpest sword in your hands and carry out your will to eliminate any enemies who oppose you."
The majestic old man was naturally Khan Temujin of Mongolia. At this moment, he looked at the King of Assassins kneeling at his feet with an indifferent expression. He didn't respond to his surrender. Instead, he asked calmly, "I heard that every Sect Leader of the Sect of Fire must be the most beautiful and pure virgin?"
"That is indeed the case, Great Khan," the old man replied hurriedly. "The Sect of Fire's Leader has always been succeeded by the Saintess, and the Saintess must be the most beautiful and pure virgin in the world."
"It just so happens that my Heavenly Demon Longevity Kung Fu has reached a point where I need a powerful Pure Yin Body in order to complete it. Hand over your Sect Leader to me as my Cultivation Vessel, and I will forgive you all for your past mistakes." Temujin's voice sounded as if it came from beyond the Nine Heavens.
The old man's heart skipped a beat. He was a master himself and had been fighting against the Mongols for many years. His subordinates were experts in assassination, so there was no reason for him to give up his trump card. Thus, he had organized 732 assassination attempts, but all of them had failed.
In the process, they had gradually obtained a lot of useful information. The reason why the assassin organization's carefully planned 700 times had failed was not only because Temujin was heavily guarded and had many masters around him, but also because he himself was a top-level master.
According to reliable information, he cultivated the Longevity Celestial Demon Kung Fu, which allowed him to use the fourth stage of the kung fu to absorb the opponent's internal energy, Pure Qi, Essence Qi, and Blood Qi, turning the opponent into a pile of bones in an instant. It was an existence far more terrifying than the Dark North Divine Kung Fu and the Great Art of Absorbing Stars in the Eastern Lands.
When everyone in the Fire Worship Sect heard him naming their Sect Leader as a Human Cauldron, anger flashed in their eyes. However, they quickly suppressed it. Now that things had come to this, they were powerless to resist.
"Reporting to the Great Khan, when the city was breached, the Sect Master had already escaped through a secret passage. We don't know where he is now." The old man broke out in a cold sweat. He was not trying to cover for the Sect Leader. If the Sect Leader was really missing, he would not hesitate to sacrifice her life to save the lives of everyone in the Fire Worship Sect.
"Hmm?" Temujin's body suddenly leaned forward, and a force like a tsunami enveloped everyone.
"Reporting to the Great Khan, we dare not lie. The Sect Leader is indeed missing." Changsheng Wang, one of the Twelve Tree Kings, answered under the pressure.
The Twelve Tree Kings were revered in the Persian Ming Dynasty, second only to the Sect Leader and the old man. The Twelve Tree Kings were: The first was Great Sage, the second was Wisdom, the third was Evervictorious, the fourth was Master of Fire, the fifth was Diligent, the sixth was Equal, the seventh was Confidence, the eighth was Evil Suppression, the ninth was Righteous, the tenth was Meritorious, the eleventh had been United Heart, and the twelfth was Enlightened. Over the years of fighting against the Mongols, the Ming Dynasty had suffered countless casualties, and the Twelve Tree Kings had been replaced several times. However, after experiencing the tempering of blood and fire, this batch of Tree Kings was far stronger than the batch that had fought against Zhang Wuji on Ling She Island. Of the Twelve Tree Kings, Changsheng Wang, who was ranked third, was the most skilled. Therefore, the others were intimidated by Temujin's aura and could not speak. Only Changsheng Wang could speak up for the old man.
Hearing this, Temujin snorted and said, "Fine, I'll give you three months to bring your former Sect Leader to me. Otherwise, your Sect of Fire will be completely annihilated." He did not wait for their reply and left without waiting for their reply.
"Yes, farewell, Great Khan!" The Mountain Elder quickly bowed.
After the Mongolian left, the twelve Precious Tree Kings gathered around.
"Elder, are we really going to hand over our Sect Leader?"
"Yes, those who have been absorbed by Zenith Bliss have all turned into bones. Are we really going to let our beautiful Sect Leader end up like that?"
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Hearing the discussions of the Precious Tree Kings, the Mountain Elder replied calmly, "If there was any other way, I wouldn't want to do this. But now, the lives of the entire Sect of Fire are in her hands. As the Sect Leader of the Sect of Fire, she has enjoyed the respect and glory of all her followers. Naturally, she should be prepared to sacrifice herself for the Sect."
The other Precious Tree Kings agreed with this statement. After all, they had no other choice. Soon, one of them said, "Ever since the Sect Leader came back from the Central Plains, she has been practicing martial arts. Now that she is both highly skilled and alert, how are we going to find her if she has already escaped?"
"Even if we can't find her, we have to. Otherwise, three months from now will be the day of our deaths." The Mountain Elder snorted. "The Sect Leader seems to have a sweetheart in the Eastern Lands, and the Sacred Sect Leader is also there. She most likely went to that person."
"If we surrender now, when the Sacred Sect Leader blames us …" One of the Precious Tree Kings had a look of fear on his face.
The old man in the mountain looked to the east and shook his head. "This is no longer his era. Wherever the Mongolians point their weapons at, they are invincible. Furthermore, there are many top-notch experts under them. According to what I know, the Sacred Cult Master is also being beaten by the Mongolians at Mount Kunlun. He can't even defend himself, so how can he blame us?"
"The Mongolian Qie Xue Army is too powerful, and Temujin's martial arts are even more unfathomable. Even the Sacred Sect Leader will not be able to win against him," another Precious Tree King added.
"Let alone Temujin, even the few demonic masters around him with several Sacred Sect Leaders might not be able to defeat them," the Changsheng King said with a bitter smile.
The group of people recalled the terror of the Mongolians, and they all shuddered.
"If Xiao Zhao escapes to the Eastern Lands, it will not be easy for us to catch her. The Eastern Lands are too far from here, and three months may not be enough, especially since our intelligence network suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Mongolians." The group of people no longer called the Sect Leader, but directly called him by his name, as if this could reduce the guilt in their hearts.
The Mountain Elder said, "Don't worry, I have a backup plan. When the time comes, we will choose a new Saintess from the list of candidates. If we can't find Xiao Zhao, we will let the Saintess calm Temujin's anger first. That should buy us some time."
"Great plan, Elder!" The Precious Tree Kings all praised. As for the Saintess who was destined to be sacrificed, who cared if she lived or died? When the time came, they would just choose a new Saintess.
"Pass down my order, select the elites of the Sect. Changsheng Wang … no, I will personally lead the team to the Eastern Lands to capture Xiao Zhao …" The Mountain Elder quickly formulated a general plan.
At this time, Song Qingshu, who was in the Western Xia, did not know what had happened thousands of miles away. For the next period of time, he was dealing with the mess left behind by Li Liangzuo and Helian Tieshu.
Because of the lack of core manpower, Song Qingshu could only go against the majority's opinion and introduce a female official system, inserting people from the Condor Palace's Nine Heavens Nine Divisions into the various government departments of the Western Xia. Fortunately, the Western Xia was originally a country founded by nomadic people, and it had been on the Silk Road for a long time. It had frequent contact with the culture of the West, so it could reluctantly accept this change. It would have been impossible to implement such a policy in the Southern Song Dynasty, where Confucianism was prevalent.
Then, with the help of Li Qiushui's former subordinates, the First Class Hall, the Mu family, and the Qin family, the Western Xia was finally stabilized.
Before they knew it, the day of the Emperor and Empress' wedding had arrived. Yelu Nanxian personally helped Mu Wanqing dress up. When she combed her hair, she looked at the phoenix coronet on her and couldn't help but say enviously, "Wanqing, you are so beautiful today. Everyone says that the most beautiful moment in a woman's life is when she is a bride, and it seems that it is indeed so."
Feeling a trace of loneliness in her heart, Mu Wanqing comforted her, "Sister Xian 'er, you will have such a day sooner or later."
Yelu Nanxian smiled bitterly, "I have already worn my wedding dress some time ago. I thought I was going to marry the Crown Prince of the Western Xia, but the groom suddenly became Li Yuanhao. Speaking of which, we are all people with bitter lives. I am afraid that in this life, we will not be able to openly become Brother Song's wife."
At this time, Qin Hongmian could not help but say, "I think you can rest assured. Qingshu is a responsible man. In the future, when he is fully fledged, he will definitely marry you."
Mu Wanqing pouted, "Mother, you don't need to comfort us. Now, one of us is the Empress of the Western Xia, and the other is the Crown Princess of the Western Xia. How can we still marry Brother Song?"
"Why not?" Qin Hongmian pointed to the north and said, "As far as I know, the Mongolian Genghis Khan had four Empresses and countless Imperial Concubines at the same time. Many of them were even wives that he had snatched from his enemies. Even he could give those women status, not to mention that you and Qingshu are in love with each other."
Seeing that the two women were still somewhat dejected, Qin Hongmian continued, "Even if you don't believe me, you should have faith in Qingshu. He is definitely not the kind of man who would let a woman down."
Speaking up to this point, her expression was also incomparably strange. She had never thought that one day she would actually have to speak up for that man. She had almost shared the same bed with him twice in a row. Although this made Qin Hongmian extremely ashamed and resentful, at the same time, she also somewhat admired his gentlemanly demeanor.
In that kind of situation, if it was another man, it was hard to guarantee that he wouldn't take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the situation to take her. As a former Princess, coupled with the fact that the Xixia people's customs were somewhat barbaric, it wasn't like she hadn't seen similar things like taking in both mother and daughter, beautiful sisters, and so on. Many great aristocrats liked this kind of thing. Although the imperial court of the Central Plains prided itself on being a country of propriety, such things were not uncommon throughout the dynasties and dynasties. This was even recorded in the history books, not to mention those filthy things that had been buried in history.
It was precisely because she knew these things that her impression of Song Qingshu increased by a lot. Especially in the dead of night, when she would even dream of some shameful scenes that couldn't be told to outsiders, she even unconsciously started to speak up for Song Qingshu.
Suddenly, she noticed that the two women were looking at her with a somewhat strange expression. She felt guilty and hurriedly found an excuse to explain, "In this life, it's because I've misjudged men. That's why I'm especially clear about scumbags who don't take responsibility. It's very obvious that I can't see that in Song Qingshu."
Mu Wanqing also couldn't help but nod and say, "That's right. In fact, Big Brother Song has also said similar things to me in the past. I didn't expect that I haven't seen it as clearly as Mother. I shouldn't have doubted Big Brother Song."
Yelu Nanxian also said, "That's true. It's still Madam who sees things clearly."
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