"It's okay. You look pretty good like this. You're so cute." Ji Hyun-woon patted Yan Li's shoulder sympathetically. "I heard that there are many widows in the widows village in the Giant Deer Territory. If no one wants you in the future, I'll give you a betrothal gift and marry all of them!"
"Why do I suspect that it was you who did it?" Yan Li stared at him suspiciously. "Hurry up and say that it wasn't you?"
Ji Hyun-woon said seriously, "Xiao Wang is such an honest and kind person. How could he do such a crazy thing?"
"Yan Li," he said earnestly. "You've been in the mansion for quite some time. Xiao Wang is only making things difficult for you. In fact, he has long regarded you as one of his own. When he found out that you were kidnapped, he mobilized the Dragon Riders to rescue you. Otherwise, you would have been in prison and fed to the rats."
"Come, come, come. Here's a bottle of ointment for muscle regeneration and hemostasis. Take it back and rub it on." He threw a small bottle over.
Yan Li caught it instinctively. He didn't find anything strange. He put it in his bosom and said, "I heard someone talking about catching a thief. Could it be the owner of this house who did it?"
"Xiao Wang seems to have heard it too." Ji Hyun-woon smiled and walked to the door with his hands behind his back. He suddenly lowered his voice and said gruffly, "Hey! Look, woman. That pig head is looking at us. "
Bai Yuge sneered. "Yes, he's looking at us."
Yan Li's face gradually darkened.
"Hey! Run, woman. That pig head is crazy! "
Ji Hyun-woon finally couldn't help but burst into laughter. He ran away with Bai Yuge.
"I'll chop you two bastards to death!" Yan Li drew his sword angrily.
The three of them chased after him.
Ji Hyun-woon laughed as he ran. From time to time, he turned around and made faces at Yan Li. "I can't catch you, I can't catch you, hee hee hee!"
That very night, there was a rumor that the pig-headed demon was chasing after Xiao Wang Ye with a shiny silver sword. Xiao Wang Ye was chased for ten streets, and it was said that Xiao Wang Ye's screams were heard. The people believed it without a doubt, so they were in a constant state of anxiety. Every night when night fell, they would return home early and lock their doors.
A few days later, there was another rumor that Xiao Wang was brave and strong. He lured the pig-headed demon to Parting Hatred Palace alone and subdued it. Now it had become his pet.
Let's not talk about this later.
Seeing the three of them chase after him, Yuan Fulun couldn't help but sigh, "It's good to be young."
Just as he was about to bring Zhou Ping back, he heard a strange sound.
His cultivation was naturally higher than Yan Li's. Without a change in expression, he quickly formed a seal with his hands. An orange-yellow Law Domain spread out. In the blink of an eye, the small house was reduced to an empty shell.
The strange sound of wind abruptly intensified at a certain point, slicing a hole in the orange Law Domain.
Yuan Fulun's gaze shifted, and he suddenly pushed out with his palm.
His primordial energy pulsed intensely, and a blue bolt of lightning appeared, as if a blurry figure had appeared.
The lightning only appeared for an instant, and Zhou Ping disappeared from the ground.
His palm hit nothing but air.
It struck a house behind him, turning it into rubble. Fortunately, the nearby houses were old and dilapidated, and no one lived there.
The strange sound of wind had already gone far away.
Yuan Fulun frowned, but soon calmed down. He snorted coldly, "Go back!"
…
Yan Li slowly opened his eyes.
It had been an hour since daybreak, and the bruises on his face had mostly subsided.
The bottle that Ji Hyun-woon had given him was indeed a top-grade elixir, and a cultivator's primordial energy also had the effect of removing bruises.
The scholar walked in and sat down opposite Yan Li. He said, "Gongsun Boyue's incident can be considered a provocation by the Gongsun family to Parting Hatred Palace, so you don't have to worry that we will hand you over to settle the matter."
"I've never worried," Yan Li sneered, "If Overlord Polu only had this much power, he wouldn't have been able to occupy Luojing alone!"
"This incident happened because of our negligence," Wu Zixu said. "The people involved, from the steward to the guards, have all been killed, including their clansmen."
"I'm probably here to seek refuge," Yan Li said indifferently. "You don't need to tell me that."
"Parting Hatred Palace is naturally not a refuge," Wu Zixu said.
"What do I need to do?" Yan Li asked.
"You need to be present during Lord Xiao Wang's trial, and protect him with your life," Wu Zixu said.
"There are so many masters in your residence, do you need me?" Yan Li asked.
"We must let the world, especially the people of Luojing, see that Lord Xiao Wang already has the ability to be independent, so we won't interfere in this trial," Wu Zixu said.
"Even if his gender is not easily accepted," Yan Li raised his eyebrows and said, "is there a need to be so anxious?"
"That's none of your business," Wu Zixu said.
Yan Li shrugged and said, "Just consider it a deal."
Wu Zixu continued, "The selection of masters among the people will begin in the afternoon. The quota is limited, but the rewards are generous. The one who contributes the most will receive personal guidance in cultivation, Lord."
Yan Li's eyes lit up, and he said, "What counts as the greatest contribution?"
"That, of course, will be decided by Lord Xiao Wang himself," Wu Zixu said.
Yan Li felt disappointed, and he asked in boredom, "What else?"
"One of the masterminds of this incident," Wu Zixu said.
"Which one?" Yan Li asked.
"When Lord Xiao Wang first picked you up, there was a constable named Zhou Ping who came to ask for you," Wu Zixu said.
"Hey! What do you mean by picked me up! "Yan Li said indignantly," He clearly ambushed me while I was under the control of the curse! "
Wu Zixu ignored him, and continued, "You killed Lone Eagle's subordinate, causing him to lose face. Gongsun Boyue and Lone Eagle are close friends, and Zhou Ping took advantage of this to incite Gongsun Boyue to arrest you. Gongsun Boyue is not a good person to deal with, but Zhou Ping … "
His eyes flickered slightly, "If you want to take revenge with your own hands, you have the chance now. It's up to you whether you dare to do it or not."
"Why wouldn't I dare!" Yan Li said murderously.
"Very well."
…
Fifty miles outside Luojing.
Zhou Ping was tied under a tree, and he looked dispirited.
He was surrounded by a group of fifty Dragon Riders, led by Yuan Fushun.
Although Gongsun Boyue tried his best to save him, Zhou Ping was still caught by the Dragon Riders fifty miles outside the city.
Two fine horses galloped over.
Wu Zixu brought Yan Li to the tree.
Horned Dragons were violent by nature, and neither of them were professionally trained, so they could only ride horses.
"Kid, think carefully. If you kill him, you'll be standing against the Dragon Emperor Palace, and even the Dragon Emperor Dynasty." Yuan Fushun chuckled.
Yan Li got off his horse and walked up to Zhou Ping.
Zhou Ping looked at him seriously, and suddenly smiled, "It looks better than the wanted poster. My dynasty's artists are really mediocre."
"Do I have a grudge against you?" Yan Li asked.
"No grudge," Zhou Ping said.
"Grudge?" Yan Li asked.
"No grudge," Zhou Ping said.
"Then why did you scheme against me?" Yan Li asked.
"Is it important?" Zhou Ping said indifferently.
Yan Li said seriously, "I'll use it as a model for my enemies, and kill them directly if I meet them in the future."
"Makes sense," Zhou Ping sneered, "But why should I let you have your way?"
"Because I know you have a wife and a son," Yan Li said.
"Makes sense," Zhou Ping sighed deeply, "To get promoted and get rich, are you satisfied with this answer?"
"What a perfect answer," Yan Li sighed, then swiped his hand across Zhou Ping's neck, then turned and left.
A line of blood slowly extended.
When Yan Li and the others were far away, Zhou Ping's head fell to the ground.
A gust of wind blew, turning the blood into droplets that jumped from one patch of grass to another.
Each time it jumped, the droplets would shrink a bit.
When it finally jumped onto a shoe, it was only a tiny red dot that was barely visible.
The owner of the shoe was standing a few steps away, silently looking at the head buried in the grass.
Swoosh.
Blue lightning suddenly appeared around his body, and then his whole body exploded like a thunder, and countless bolts of energy intertwined and twisted, like a demon baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. Within a few hundred feet, the ground was instantly scorched, and white smoke came out.
Only then did he calm down a bit.
Gongsun Boyue walked to Zhou Ping's head, squatted down, and gently closed his eyes, "You won't die in vain, I swear!"
Blue lightning surrounded him, and in a series of crackling sounds, his body underwent earth-shattering changes.
…
Noon.
There was a sea of people outside Parting Hatred Palace, and there was no order at all.
This time, Master Xiao Wang recruited a hunting group with a clear goal, to go to the desert to hunt the king of the desert — Desolate Poison.
Desolate Poison was a type of Star Fallen Beast, a boss level Star Fallen Beast that would definitely condense high level treasures, because it could hunt any species in the desert, including humans. It did not have any natural enemies, and the entire desert was its back garden, so it was the king of the entire desert.
It was unknown how many hunting groups had died in the stomach of Desolate Poison, and its movements were secretive. If the situation was bad, it could escape into the sand at any time, so the experts that could defeat it were too lazy to go, and those that went were not its match. After more than ten years, its reputation became more and more resounding. If any hunting group was able to kill it, they would immediately become famous and successful.
Every cultivator that sought survival in the desert, before they went out, the thing they prayed the most was not to encounter Desolate Poison.
If Ji Hyun-woon could successfully kill it, then his identity as the crown prince would no longer be questioned, so this trial was of the utmost importance. Naturally, they had to be very careful in choosing people.
…
On the high platform in the middle of the square outside Guangcheng Palace.
Ji Hyun-woon took an armchair and sat beside the Primordial Voice, waiting for the experts participating in the selection to enter.
Suddenly, a guard hurriedly ran over, and said, "Master Xiao Wang, there are many people who are not willing to register their names, and are making a scene at the entrance!"
Bai Yuge raised his eyebrows, and said, "I'll go make them quiet!"
"Wait." Ji Hyun-woon said, "Isn't there a ready-made coolie?"
"Who?" Bai Yuge asked.
"Yan Li." Ji Hyun-woon said.
"Oh?" Bai Yuge laughed.
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