Chapter 305

By the time Wang Quan's butt hit the chair again, he was already in the Imperial Palace.

In this world, Da Zhou's Imperial Palace was naturally not called the Forbidden City.

The top of the Forbidden City referred to the Forbidden Pavilion. This was a pavilion in the Taiji Palace and was the tallest building in the Imperial Palace. Normally, it was used as an office for the Prime Ministers.

However, Wang Quan and Duan Zhige were not here at the moment. The two of them were in the office of the supervising inspector, which had a perfect view of the roof of the Forbidden Pavilion.

According to Wang Quan's understanding, the supervising inspector was a weaker version of the Brocade Guard and the East Faction Guards.

Or rather, the supervising team.

Their task was to supervise the officials, and of course, they did so in secret.

However, they only had the power to supervise, not to enforce the law.

The official organization that had the power to enforce the law was called the Eagle Army.

They only had the power to enforce the law, but not the power to supervise.

This was also a kind of balancing strategy of the Da Zhou Imperial Family.

Although there would be problems, in this world, the overall situation was not bad.

However, Wang Quan did not expect that the current supervising inspector was actually a member of the Demon Sect.

Looking at the middle-aged man standing respectfully in front of him, Wang Quan raised his eyebrows. "So, you guys have infiltrated the inner circle of the Da Zhou Imperial Court?"

The supervising inspector had a lot of power, but he only had the power to supervise and not to enforce the law. Moreover, when investigating a matter in the bureaucracy, the Emperor would send an imperial censor and a supervising inspector at the same time.

One was in the light, and the other was in the dark. After that, the two sides would compare.

In addition, there was also the investigation department of the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court.

This way, the authenticity of the contents of the investigation could be guaranteed as much as possible.

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and did not answer.

With his back still facing the middle-aged man, Duan Zhige stood with his hands clasped behind his back and looked at the Purple Forbidden Pavilion through the window. He had already regained the air of a peerless big shot.

"Twenty years ago, I unified … the Sacred Gate. At that time, I allowed those who did not want to continue staying in the Sacred Gate to leave. The Sacred Gate did not pursue the matter, and it also did not search for where they would go in the future. From then on, everyone parted ways and had nothing to do with each other.

"Of course, everyone knew that this was just for show. However, some people tried to leave, and when they saw that I did not pursue the matter, a lot of people left."

Of course, the Demon Sect would also mix in the sand, but it was just to obtain information. Those were all harmless things.

Ever since Duan Zhige unified the Demon Sect, the Demon Sect's strategy changed.

They were now deeply involved in the Great Northwest, and they rarely did business that turned around.

The main reason was that Duan Zhige was not interested. His only interest was to find experts to spar with so that he could improve himself.

Unfortunately, he did not manage to find a worthy opponent for several decades.

Those people were all a step behind.

This was also one of the reasons why Old Friends Wu and the others changed their mindset and betrayed their sects.

Now that their common enemy was gone, everyone would definitely be idle and think about this and that.

As time passed, their mindset would naturally change.

That middle-aged man did not look like a spy. On the contrary, he looked more like a scholar.

He cupped his hands and carefully probed, "My Lord, may I know why you came to Chang 'an this time?"

"I'm here to watch a martial arts competition," Duan Zhige replied indifferently. "What does the Emperor think about this?"

"He has no opinion," the middle-aged man answered honestly. "I have already reported this matter to the Emperor, but the Emperor did not respond. Later, this matter gradually spread throughout the Jianghu, but the Emperor still did not respond.

"The Emperor only ordered people to send the three princes out of Chang 'an. The Supervising Inspector is only responsible for sending Prince Jin. He is currently in Suzhou."

"Heh, interesting."

The current Emperor had 13 sons and 17 daughters.

However, he only sent three princes away. The most important one, the Crown Prince, was not sent away …

Apart from the three princes guarding the border, there were still seven princes and seventeen princesses in the capital at the moment.

"Kid, what do you think the Emperor wants?"

"No matter what, it doesn't matter. No matter what he wants, Senior will stop him, won't you?"

Wang Quan had a faint smile on his face.

"Heh …" Duan Zhige was noncommittal.

The two of them chuckled but did not say anything.

The Supervising Inspector could not sit still, but he dared to stand at the side, not daring to speak.

He only had the strength of the Xiantian Realm. In front of these two people, he did not dare to move.

After a while, Wang Quan asked a question. "Senior, if the two of them fight, it will affect a large area, and even … the people in the city might be hurt. What will you do?"

Duan Zhige's answer was within Wang Quan's expectations.

"Survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest. Only the strong can survive. The people in the city are like ants. If they die in the city, it's their fate. They can't blame others. "

"Is that so? I understand."

Wang Quan's eyes narrowed slightly. He cast aside his good impression of Duan Zhige.

He already understood the other party's position.

Needless to say, when the time came, they would be enemies.

Wang Quan closed his eyes and quietly adjusted his breathing.

He had already arranged everything in advance. All he had to do now was to wait for the right time.

He did not say much.

As he waited in silence, the sun set. The full moon hung high in the sky, and the stars filled the sky.

The palace, which was originally brightly lit, was still brightly lit. However, the candles in the Taiji Palace had all been extinguished. They could only rely on the moonlight to illuminate the roof.

The Taiji Palace soon became lively.

Experts from all walks of life arrived one after another.

There were Wu's old friends that Wang Quan knew, Su Zicheng, Xuan Jue, and Li Yian.

There were also other people that Wang Quan did not know.

However, according to his perception, this group of people had almost all blended into heaven and earth.

Even the weakest of them was a Connate expert.

There were no more than a hundred famous Connate experts in Jianghu, but now there were forty to fifty of them gathered here. Almost half of the Connate experts in the world had come.

There were naturally many who had reached the Natural Law Realm, and there were probably more than twenty.

Wang Quan even saw grassland people with painted faces, braided hair, and cloaks, as well as Nanzhao people with silver ornaments on their heads.

Luo Xiao's group of people from the Pure Heart Holy House had not arrived. Many people from the other three holy lands had also come.

However, they stood separately, and Li Yian and Xuan Jue did not go over.

The Imperial Army did not move, but there was a pale and beardless eunuch and a general in heavy armor standing together.

The Emperor must have tacitly approved of this action.

Those who were not strong enough would naturally be stopped outside the Imperial City.

Everyone stood in twos and threes, and those who were familiar with each other would smile and greet each other and talk in low voices.

Those who did not like each other or had grudges against each other did not say much, but just looked at each other coldly.

It was likely that they would find a place to have a fight later.

However, the two main characters had not arrived yet.

Wang Quan chuckled, "They are quite arrogant."

Duan Zhige did not turn around, and said indifferently, "The two of them have arrived, but they are accumulating 'momentum'."

Wang Quan did not comment.

He was not interested in those things that he did not understand.

In his understanding, whoever was strong was strong. Their state and momentum … were just excuses that they found because they were not strong enough.

After waiting for a while, Wang Quan sensed Ah Jiu's aura.

She was right above his head, and she should have reached the roof of this building.

Wang Quan did not move, and neither did Ah Jiu.

However, he was relieved.

He glanced at Duan Zhige, walked to his side, and then looked at the roof of the Forbidden Pavilion.

The full moon hung high in the sky. After waiting for a long time, the two main characters had finally arrived.

Everyone felt their vision blur, and a figure in black appeared on the left side of the Forbidden Pavilion.

This person had a cold expression, and there was a cinnabar mole between his eyebrows. The sharp blade in his hand was not unsheathed, but his body was like a sharp blade that could pierce through the sky, making people's eyes ache.

Third on the Heaven List, Sword Saint Xiao Se.

This person had learned the sword at a young age and was in the limelight for a while.

That was until he met the King of Savages, Lu Sandu.

They were both prodigies, but Xiao Se was defeated by Lu Sandu and became autistic.

After that, Xiao Se left the Central Plains to travel around Japan, and he was invincible there. He created the Five Killing Sword Technique, and after returning to the Central Plains, he made continuous breakthroughs until he became the third on the Heaven List.

He did not rely only on talent.

When others were practicing, he was practicing his swordsmanship. When others were resting, he was practicing his swordsmanship. When others were eating and sleeping, he was still practicing his swordsmanship.

Heaven rewarded the diligent.

Then, accompanied by the melodious sound of erhu, Sword Saint Xu Wuming, the second on the Heaven List, also appeared.

His clothes were whiter than snow, and his wrinkled face was full of stories. His black hair was wrapped around the top of his head, and it fell to his shoulders. He looked very handsome, and the white goatee under his chin was the mark of time.

In terms of appearance, Xiao Se should have won completely.

But after all, a competition of kung fu was not a competition of handsomeness.

At the top of the Forbidden City, two people stood opposite each other, one on the left and the other on the right.

Xu Wuming's slightly aged voice sounded. "You're here."

"Yes."

"You shouldn't have come, and neither should I."

"Yes."

"But you still came, and so did I."

"…"

"Sigh, everyone talks about fame and fortune. When you and I are like this, fame and fortune are already gone. I said that I've let it go, but in the end, I still haven't. "

Xiao Se said coldly, "Everyone has their own path. You've found your path, and I've also found my path. Today's battle is to walk on that path. That's all. "

"That's right." Xu Wuming threw away his erhu, leaving only his bow. "Then … come on."

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy!

The earth-shattering battle between two peerless swordsmen! It was about to begin!

"…" Wang Quan, who had seen everything, was expressionless.

He seemed to have heard Xu Wuming's words somewhere before.