Jianchen left the inn and directly flew out of the city gates. He discovered Cao Keqin fiddling with something ten kilometers away from the city walls.
Jianchen arrived beside Cao Keqin and asked, "How is it? Is the sensor ready?"
Cao Keqin held two fist-sized crystals in his hands. He inserted one of them into the ground before handing the other to Jianchen. He said, "It's just been done. Imperial Protector, the energy within these two crystals is exactly the same. There's a strange connection between them. All you have to do is give this crystal to the person who operates the Space Gate and he'll use this crystal to set the other end of the Space Gate here. However, it's best if you bring a detailed map with you so that you can determine the approximate location faster."
Jianchen took the crystal from Cao Keqin and studied it. It was a round, sparkling, translucent ball. It seemed like a transparent glass ball. A strange energy slowly pulsed within it. Jianchen found the energy to be extremely unfamiliar. He had never encountered it before.
Jianchen placed the crystal ball into his Space Ring before returning to Lore City with Cao Keqin.
The next morning, Jianchen bid farewell to his family and left the Kingdom of Gesun with the sleeping White Tiger in his arms.
Although Bi Yuntian was extremely reluctant to part with her son, she knew that the matter was simple. All she could do was watch her son leave with tears in her eyes.
On the second day after Jianchen left the Kingdom of Gesun, six pale-faced and dispirited Heaven Saint Masters landed in the imperial palace. They directly entered the discussion hall in the center.
The guards of the discussion hall clearly recognized them. After bowing to the six of them politely, they immediately ran off to inform the king.
The six experts did not hold back after entering the discussion hall. They directly sat down on the chairs on the two sides. Their faces were all heavy as they sat there silently. The atmosphere was rather oppressive.
Soon, a hearty laugh came from outside.
"Hahaha, I didn't expect Seniors to return so quickly. You're even faster than this King had expected. However, how could the Kingdom of Gesun withstand the simultaneous attacks of Seniors? I wonder if that brat Changyang Shōten has been eliminated. If he's still alive, he'll definitely be a threat to my Heavenly Eagle Kingdom in the future."
The king of the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom walked in with a smile on his face. From the brilliant smile on his face, one could tell that he was in a very good mood.
The six powerhouses sat there with pained expressions on their faces, not saying a word. None of them answered the king.
The king strode into the discussion hall. At this moment, he discovered that the atmosphere in the hall was a little off. He glanced at the six experts on both sides in suspicion, but when he saw their pale faces and dispirited appearances, his heart immediately sank. The smile on his face gradually vanished.
From the expressions of the six experts, the king of the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom could already guess that the outcome of the matter was not what he had imagined.
The king's face became stern as he asked, "Seniors, just what happened?"
"Sigh!" One of the experts sighed at the sky. His face was filled with sorrow as he said, "This time, we've really screwed up."
"Originally, everything was going smoothly. However, when we went to Changyang Prefecture to capture Changyang Shōten, five Heaven Saint Masters suddenly charged out of Changyang Prefecture. Every single one of them was extremely powerful. Even when we worked together, we were no match for them. In the end, four of us were killed by them. Even the six of us were almost unable to make it back. In the end, we had to rely on the hostages in our hands to hold back two of them, allowing us to work together and escape."
Hearing this, the king of the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom was so shocked that he could not speak. He was completely stunned. This outcome was completely different from what he had imagined. He had never imagined that the ten Heaven Saint Masters of the Heavenly Eagle Kingdom who had rushed to the Kingdom of Gesun at the same time would actually end up in such a miserable state. Not only had four of them died, but the remaining few had also luckily escaped with their lives.
"Your majesty, we suspect that the five powerful Heaven Saint Masters in Changyang Prefecture are the five Imperial Advisors of the Qin Empire. Only they possess such great strength," the red-haired old man said with a heavy voice. His face was extremely ugly.
Hearing this, the king seemed to have thought of something. His face changed drastically as he said with a trembling voice, "Could it be … could it be … could it be that the Changyang Prefecture and the Qin Empire have some sort of relationship?"
"I hope that our suspicions are wrong," the red-haired old man sighed softly.
…
In the blink of an eye, Jianchen had already left the Kingdom of Gesun for several days. After several days of hurrying, he had already traveled close to a hundred thousand kilometers. In the end, he stopped in a first class city, Walaurent.
Walaurent was located within the Zhuya Kingdom. It was the place where Jianchen and Qin Xiao had first met. He had not seen Qin Xiao for half a year, so he could not help but miss him. As a result, he took the opportunity of passing by the Zhuya Kingdom to take a look.
Walaurent had not changed much compared to when Jianchen had first arrived. It was still the same as before. Jianchen walked into the city from the outside. He looked around as he recalled the first time he and Jianchen had come to Walaurent, causing his expression to become rather absent-minded.
Unknowingly, Jianchen had already arrived at the entrance of the Tianqin clan's estate. He instinctively walked toward the entrance, but as soon as he approached, he was stopped by the guards at the entrance.
"Halt. This is the estate of the Tianqin clan. Unauthorized personnel are prohibited from entering," the guard at the entrance said indifferently as he stared at Jianchen expressionlessly.
Jianchen glanced at the guards at the entrance. They were extremely unfamiliar. They were not the same people he had seen the last time he had visited the Tianqin clan, so they did not recognize him. Jianchen stood there and hesitated slightly. In the end, he gave up on the idea of forcing his way in. He said, "I'm looking for Qin Xiao. Go inform him."
"The young master is not seeing anyone during this period of time. You should come another day," said the guard.
Jianchen frowned slightly. Just when he was about to continue speaking, a carriage suddenly rushed over from the end of the street. A banner hung from the carriage, and on the banner was a large 'Qin' character.
Very soon, the carriage stopped in front of the Tianqin clan's estate. A woman in a white dress with a veil over her face alighted from the carriage. Although it was impossible to see her appearance, it was not difficult to guess from her figure that she was definitely a beauty that could cause the downfall of nations.
As soon as the woman alighted from the carriage, she noticed Jianchen from the corner of her eye. She immediately focused on him, and a sliver of surprise appeared in her watery eyes. She asked uncertainly, "May I ask if this is young master Jianchen?" The woman's voice was extremely, extremely pleasant to the ear, like the cry of a skylark.
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