When they arrived at the hall of the courtyard, they saw an ordinary-looking old man sitting inside. He looked like an ordinary farmer.
Was this really the Emperor's uncle? The same thought flashed through their minds.
"You guys wait outside," Wu Xuanran said to the people behind him, then walked inside.
His subordinates naturally waited outside obediently.
"Uncle, long time no see," Wu Xuanran said respectfully after entering.
"I've already left the Wu Clan. You don't have to call me uncle anymore," the old man said calmly.
Wu Xuanran had an awkward expression on his face. He said, "Uncle, as long as you're an elder, you'll always be an elder."
"What brings you here?" the old man asked.
"Uncle, it's like this. The secret realm in the palace has been opened," Wu Xuanran said.
"That's a good thing." The old man nodded. His tone was calm, as if he didn't find this strange.
"The secret realm does have the complete Cold Moon Ice Technique," Wu Xuanran said.
"That's a good thing," the old man said.
"But, Uncle, the Cold Moon Ice Technique wasn't obtained by the people of Wu Country," Wu Xuanran said.
"What?" Hearing Wu Xuanran's words, the old man's face finally showed a hint of surprise.
"There are so many experts in the palace. How could it be taken by someone else?" The old man frowned.
"I don't know how that person managed to find a spatial crack to enter the secret realm. His will is very strong, his movement technique is extremely fast, and he has the strength of a fifth level warrior. Adding on the fact that he had a fifth level Rune Woodman by his side, he was able to steal the Cold Moon Ice Technique from our hands." As he spoke, Wu Xuan Ran's face showed a trace of shame.
Although the other party was strong, their strength was above the other party's.
"Oh, that person and the Rune Woodman are only equivalent to two level five warriors. You have so many experts, can't you do anything to him?" the old man asked.
"We really can't do anything to him. After he escapes, there's no way to find him. His Divine Will is strong. Before we find him, we'll be discovered and he'll be able to escape," Wu Xuanran said gloomily.
"So, you've come this time because you want me to deal with this person?" The old man asked again.
"Yes, I hope Imperial Uncle can take action and take back the Cold Moon Ice Art. After all, the Cold Moon Ice Art is our Wu Country's heirloom," Wu Xuanran said.
The old man furrowed his brows and fell silent.
"Royal uncle, please help me." Wu Xuanran involuntarily said when he saw the old man's expression.
After a long while, the old man sighed. "Alright, who asked me to have the blood of the Wu Country's royal family flowing in my body."
"Many thanks, royal uncle." Wu Xuanran couldn't help but be overjoyed.
The reason why he was so happy was because this old man was a Level Six expert. Once he made a move, if Linlong was nearby, he would definitely be able to catch him.
"Who is that person? What does he look like? What are his characteristics? Tell me in detail," the elder immediately said.
Wu Xuan Ran immediately said, "That person's name is Tang Li, and he's about 18 or 19 years old …"
"About eighteen or nineteen years old? Are you sure?" The old man couldn't help but widen his eyes as he interrupted Wu Xuanran.
"He's indeed a youth." Wu Xuanran bitterly smiled.
"A youth of this age has such strength?" The old man looked at Wu Xuanran in disbelief.
"Absolutely," Wu Xuanran said again.
"If it's true, then isn't this child an extremely talented monster?" The old man couldn't help but ask when he thought of the other party's strength that Wu Xuanran had mentioned.
"He's indeed a monster among monsters that I've seen in my life." Wu Xuanran said.
Although the other party was his enemy, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
As he spoke, Wu Xuanran let one of his subordinates in and handed a portrait of Linlong to the old man.
After sweeping a glance at Linlong's portrait, the old man slightly nodded his head.
Wu Xuanran thought of something and said, "I don't know how this child managed to cultivate half of the Cold Moon Ice Technique before snatching it. What's shocking is that after obtaining the complete Cold Moon Ice Technique, he actually managed to cultivate the complete Cold Moon Ice Technique within half a day."
"Are you sure?" The old man couldn't help but ask.
He knew how difficult it was to cultivate the Cold Moon Ice Technique. Even at his level, he seemed to have yet to fully comprehend the half of the Cold Moon Ice Technique.
"Absolutely. When he fought against us, the cold moon that he activated was no longer a crescent moon, but a complete full moon." Wu Xuanran said.
Thinking back to that moment, he was still very shocked even now.
"He's actually this monstrous!" The old man couldn't help but exclaim.
He didn't know how many years it took him to cultivate this half of the Cold Moon Ice Technique. How could he not be shocked that the other party could actually master the complete Cold Moon Ice Technique in half a day?
"That's why I came to ask for your help, Imperial Uncle." Wu Xuanran said.
"Alright, then let's go." The old man nodded and stood up. Wu Xuanran hurriedly followed him out.
As for the little boy, he also left with them.
Wu Xuanran's group quickly returned to the imperial city. At this time, Eunuch Sun also returned with the Seventh Princess.
Wu Xuanran also knew that the Seventh Princess had gone missing. Seeing that the Seventh Princess and Eunuch Sun had returned, he naturally heaved a sigh of relief.
"An Ruo, Eunuch Sun, what happened to the two of you?" Looking at the two of them, Wu Xuanran frowned.
"We ran into bandits, and then the bandits kidnapped the Seventh Princess." Eunuch Sun said.
"Bandits? What bandits? How dare they do such a thing!" Wu Xuanran couldn't help but angrily say.
"That bandit was the patriarch of the Wei Clan that you previously ordered to be annihilated." Eunuch Sun said.
"Didn't he die?" Wu Xuanran asked doubtfully.
"He didn't die. He used a fake to escape. In order to take revenge, he disguised himself as a bandit and hid near the imperial city. That day, when he saw the Seventh Princess go out alone, he directly kidnapped the Seventh Princess." Eunuch Sun said.
"I see … But if it was him, how did you return so easily?" Wu Xuanran asked doubtfully again.
"There was a masked expert who helped us. That person had the strength of a peak level five warrior. We snuck into the place where the bandits were and found an opportunity to kill the head of the Wei family. After that, we rescued the Seventh Princess," Eunuch Sun said.
Previously, the Seventh Princess didn't know what to do. But on the way back, she calmed down. She knew that Wu Anbang deserved it. If he hadn't gone to deal with Wu Anguo, this wouldn't have happened.
So, she could be considered to have forgiven Linlong. Because of this, she didn't let Eunuch Sun tell Wu Xuanran that it was Linlong who saved them. Instead, she told him that it was a masked expert with an unknown name.
"Oh, do you know who that person is? I want to reward him handsomely!" Wu Xuanran immediately said.
"That person was always masked and didn't tell us his name or background. So, we don't know who he is," the Seventh Princess said.
"Is that so?" Wu Xuanran said. Then, he looked at the Seventh Princess and lectured her, "An Ruo, why are you so insensible? Why did you do something like this at such a critical time? Luckily, you had the help of a noble. Otherwise, I'm afraid that even I wouldn't be able to save you."
"Father, An Ruo won't do it again," the Seventh Princess hurriedly promised.
"Alright, let's leave this matter at that. Don't make any more mistakes in the future." After saying that, Wu Xuanran let the Seventh Princess leave.
…
On the second day after their return, Linlong also arrived at the Imperial City.
Linlong knew that if he entered the Imperial City with his true appearance, he would definitely be discovered. So, he disguised himself slightly. Coupled with his powerful Divine Will, he easily snuck into the Imperial City.
Half a day later, he took advantage of the opportunity when a general led a few people out of the Imperial City to launch a sneak attack. This general was only a level four warrior. The others were even weaker.
So, in the blink of an eye, they were taken down by Linlong.
"Who are you?" Seeing that Linlong was so powerful, the general couldn't help but ask in a trembling voice.
"Tell me, where is the Xijing King now after entering the Imperial City?" Linlong said coldly.
"This, I … don't know," the man said.
Seeing that he was obviously lying, Linlong immediately set up a seal. Once the seal was activated, the man became obedient.
"The Xijing King is currently in the Imperial Palace with His Majesty. Tonight, they should be leaving the Imperial Palace to search for Tang Li," the man said.
"Is that so." Linlong nodded his head. Then, he immediately killed the man.
After that, Linlong waited until the sky turned dark before returning to the Imperial City.
Two hours later, he saw groups of people leaving the Imperial City.
"The Xijing King should be among these people," Linlong thought to himself.
In fact, even in broad daylight, there were people searching for Linlong outside the Imperial City.
These people were heading in different directions. Linlong didn't know which direction the Xijing King was in, so he could only randomly follow a group of people.
After leaving the Imperial City, these people also dispersed.
"All of you must be careful. If you encounter any danger, immediately activate the equipment on your body and call for reinforcements." When these people dispersed, they all received such an order.
"Obviously, Wu Xuanran guessed that I was still outside the Imperial City, so he set up this kind of bait." Linlong thought to himself.
Although he knew that the other party had bait, Linlong didn't care. After all, he wanted to get rid of the Xijing King and the fifth grade martialist beside him.
Then, when a fourth grade martialist was alone, Linlong directly attacked and subdued this person.
He let the Runic Wooden Man attack. The Runic Wooden Man's strength was at the peak of the fifth grade. Subduing this person only made a small sound.
After subduing this person, Linlong immediately set up a seal on his body.
After catching his breath, this person couldn't help but be surprised. "You are Tang Li?"
Linlong didn't answer him. Instead, he directly asked, "Where is the Xijing King?"
"The Xijing King's group in the North," the person replied.
The group in the North … Linlong nodded his head and directly killed this person. Then, he quickly rushed towards the North.
Along the way, he naturally encountered many people. However, with his powerful Divine Will, he avoided all of them.
Soon, he arrived at the North. At this time, the people in the North had already dispersed.
Linlong didn't use the previous method of capturing one person first because this method could easily be exposed. His method was to directly search this area.
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