Xiang Qianshan's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot as he looked at the person blocking his way.
"Li Qiong, your Li family was destroyed by Chang 'an, and now you're serving Chang' an as a dog?" Xiang Qianshan cursed.
Li Qiong said indifferently, "My father lost his virtue and was killed. Now I'm repairing his virtue so that he can rest in peace in the underworld and extend the good fortune of my Li family.
As for being a dog, you look like a stray dog running away in panic. You look more like a dog. "
Xiang Qianshan was so angry that he laughed. "There's no need to argue. Let's fight and see who will beat who to death!"
As he spoke, he stabbed out with his spear.
Li Qiong raised his long spear and used the Square Dagger to meet Xiang Qianshan's Overlord Spear.
Both of them were Eighth Realm martial artists. The Overlord Spear was domineering and fierce, and the Square Dagger swept out.
In comparison, the Overlord Spear of Western Chu was better at fighting head-on. In terms of strength and fierceness, it was almost the best martial arts of the Seven Kingdoms of the Eastern Border.
However, Li Qiong didn't plan to fight Xiang Qianshan alone.
Behind him, purple flames burned as if a purple sun was slowly rising.
The Purple Sun transformed into a Purple Sun Flood Dragon and immediately joined the battle.
Although the two martial arts experts didn't work well together, it was enough for Xiang Qianshan to handle.
On the other side, Daoist Zhi Chen and Gu Hechuan similarly led their men to attack Marshal Chang He and Elder Liang Shi of Mount Immortal Ape.
A fierce battle broke out between the two sides.
Li Qiong, Daoist Zhichen, and the other Chang 'an experts paid the price of being injured to ensure that Xiang Qianshan and the others couldn't escape back to the Eastern Tang alive.
In this battle, the top experts of Western Chu were all killed.
Only a few soldiers fled back to the Western Chu Dynasty.
After hearing the news, everyone in the Western Chu Dynasty was shocked.
If the mysterious experts of Chang 'an had appeared, they wouldn't be so shocked.
What shocked them was that the opponents who killed Xiang Qianshan and the others were all famous experts under the rule of the Eastern Tang Dynasty.
The only mysterious expert was Huiming, the Buddhist expert.
However, Huiming did not kill him.
Since Xiang Qianshan and the others had retreated, Hui Ming no longer pursued them.
The pursuers were Daoist Zhichen and Gu Hechuan.
It was Li Qiong and Purple Sun who had blocked Xiang Qianshan's path of retreat.
Who was Li Qiong?
In the past, he was the ninth son of the King of Tang, Li Xuanxin, the Duohe Commandery Prince of the Eastern Tang dynasty.
Who was Daoist Zhichen?
He used to be the abbot of Fuzhen Guan, one of the four major Taoist sects in Eastern Tang.
Purple Sun and Gu Hechuan used to be consecrators of the Eastern Tang Secret Pavilion.
But now, these people were acting under the orders of Chang 'an.
In the past, none of them were from the southwest region of the old Tang.
There was only one possibility for them to come back to Tonglu County to provide support — they were ordered by Chang 'an.
Li Qiong betrayed the King of Tang and surrendered to Chang 'an. This did not bother the people of the West Chu Dynasty.
The problem was that Chang 'an could mobilize the masters of these different forces.
Whether it was the former Eastern Tang dynasty or the current six countries of the eastern border, there were all kinds of big and small forces in their respective territories.
Some of them were closely related to the royal family.
For example, Ape Fairy Mountain and the royal family of West Chu.
That was why the royal family of West Chu could invite Elder Liang Shi of Ape Fairy Mountain to come out and suppress Chang 'an.
But in West Chu, there were many famous sects that did not listen to orders. They were like their own independent kingdom.
Although it was not as serious as Northern Qi, similar problems existed in every dynasty.
So while they were fighting outside, they also had to be wary of their own country.
It was difficult for a dynasty to unite all the forces in its territory and fight together against the outside world.
However, Chang 'an seemed to have done it.
This was the key to the West Chu Dynasty.
However, there was one person who did not care so much.
"His Majesty?" The courtier looked at King Chu in front of him.
King Chu smiled. "There are only some useless people left in the original forces of Eastern Tang. The only one who has some weight is Li Jie of Dahe Longmen. But now there is no news of him. It doesn't matter if the remaining people are all gathered together."
Speaking of this, his smile gradually disappeared. "The real threat is still Chang 'an itself. That Buddhist disciple is not even at the Ninth Realm."
The people in front of him nodded slightly.
Queen Chu asked softly, "His Majesty, what are your plans next?"
"I'm going to take a walk on the ground of Eastern Tang." King Chu stood up.
When the people around heard this, they were all shocked. "His Majesty, please reconsider!"
"I'm indeed angry about Qianshan's death, but I'm not blinded by anger."
King Chu said, "You don't have to worry."
…
West Chu was shaken, but Chang 'an was extremely calm.
Even the most ordinary people seemed to believe that all enemies who came to invade would be defeated by Chang 'an.
In the Great Ming Palace, Master Zhang was happily refreshing the system's missions.
[Random Defense Mission 7.8: Capture or kill Xiang Qianshan, the Commandery Prince of Shaoyuan of West Chu, and Chang He, the Grand Marshal of West Chu, who are enemies of Chang 'an.]
[The City Lord's subordinates killed Xiang Qianshan and Chang He, who are enemies of Chang 'an. Random Defense Mission 7.8 completed. Obtained 1,400 experience points to level up.]
Now that his subordinates could complete the defense mission outside the city, Zhang Dongyun did not have to worry about the reward points for the defense mission.
Cleaning up the Eastern Tang provided 2,200 points for the defense mission.
Capturing Gao Keng, the fifth son of King Qi, who was also a disciple of Icefire Valley, in the West Sea County was rewarded 500 points.
Blood Shadow killed two Western Zhou Seventh Realm cultivators on Western Zhou's soil and was rewarded 1,000 points.
The male Flying Cloud Beast, Chen Feng, was also rewarded 700 points as an Eighth Realm demon.
Now, with the addition of Xiang Qianshan and Chang He, it was another 1,400 points.
The defense mission alone had earned Master Zhang a total of 5,800 experience points to level up.
Including the initial defense mission rewards for the King of Tang and Lin Ying, he now had 7,800 experience points.
He was not far from the 10,000 experience points to level up.
This made Zhang Dongyun very satisfied.
But on the other hand, the construction mission was a bit of a drag …
Just as he was thinking about this, a notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
[The City Lord has established a developed communication network in the city to meet the initial needs and ensure the circulation of information inside and outside the city. Successfully completed construction mission 7.1. Reward: 2,000 experience points to level up.]
Zhang Dongyun was taken aback for a moment before he burst into laughter.
He could not help but think about this.
It seemed that he was in luck today. Whatever he wanted came true.
'Can you give me a simpler new mission?'
Zhang Dongyun thought as he refreshed the mission list.
[Construction Mission 7.2 — Chang 'an is expanding day by day, and there are many people under your rule. The City Lord, please establish a good talent discovery system and select the best candidates for Chang' an's government system.]
'Does this mean I'm going to take the imperial examination?'
Zhang Dongyun blinked.
'Or should I take the civil service exam?'
According to the needs of reality, this was indeed something that needed to be put on the agenda.
Chang 'an's territory was expanding rapidly.
The system's coverage had already spanned dozens of counties.
The former territory of the Eastern Tang Dynasty had been completely taken over by Chang 'an.
Whether it was the size of the territory or the population, it was a huge number.
If he did not follow the Eastern Tang's government system and started a new one, it would definitely be a big project.
Whether it was the system's requirements or Zhang Dongyun's own thoughts, he wanted to change to a new government system that suited his needs.
This would require him to spend some time and effort.
Fortunately, he still had enough talent.
In Tianshu Hall, Zhang Dongyun's projection, Mr. Dark Cloud, summoned Xu Xingzhi.
At the same time, the director of Tingshan Academy, Wan Li, also came from other places.
After the previous attack on White Horse College, Xu Xingzhi was a little depressed.
After returning to Chang 'an, he did not delay his work because of this.
On the contrary, he seemed to be using work to numb himself and became a workaholic who buried himself in piles of paper all day.
The director of Tingshan Academy, Wan Li, was now a little bit like an old tree blooming with new flowers.
On the one hand, the Tingshan Academy was finally rebuilt, so he could comfort the souls of his predecessors and Li Zhibin, who had sacrificed himself in heaven.
On the other hand, he had a new understanding of his original knowledge after listening to Mr. He's lecture.
After recuperating for a period of time, he gradually showed signs of having accumulated enough strength.
The eighth realm, which he once thought was hopeless, seemed to be within reach now.
However, every time this happened, Wan Li would always think of Li Zhibin, who had sacrificed himself.
If the other party had listened to Mr. He's lecture, he would have probably figured out more knowledge, right?
At this thought, Wan Li felt a little disappointed.
"I'll leave this task to you."
Mr. Dark Cloud's order made Xu Xingzhi and Wan Li come back to their senses.
After hearing this, the two of them felt a little excited.
After all, selecting talents for the country was a noble and sacred matter for every Confucian cultivator. They exhausted their knowledge and wisdom, but still worried that there would be shortcomings and shortcomings.
"Sir, about Mr. He …"
Xu Xingzhi asked softly.
Mr. He had always been in charge of cultural and educational matters, but this time he was not involved. For a moment, Xu Xingzhi was a little unsure whether it was Mr. He's own intention, or Mr. Dark Cloud's intention to exclude him.
He needed to have a plan for this matter.
Mr. He was in charge of the fourth-grade cultural academy in Chang 'an.
This was definitely the place where he needed to focus on the selection of talents this time.
If he somehow angered Mr. He, then Xu Xingzhi would feel wronged.
"Mr. He has decided to study behind closed doors. I'll take care of the academy's matters," Mr. Dark Cloud said.
He naturally knew Xu Xingzhi's thoughts, but the other party was really thinking too much.
Xu Xingzhi heard this and immediately felt relieved. "I will do my best to select talents for Chang 'an."
Wan Li, who was beside him, also bowed.
…
While the scholars in Chang 'an were excited by the news, in the west, in the westernmost part of the Western Zhou Dynasty, near the Huang Sea, a middle-aged scholar stepped on the sea and landed on the land.
He asked the locals where there was a big academy in the Western Zhou.
After asking for directions, the middle-aged scholar went there.
His first destination was the most famous Qingyuan Academy in the Western Zhou.
After arriving at the place, the scholar unfolded the scroll and asked the students of Qingyuan Academy.
"Students, have you seen this person before?"
On the scroll, an arrogant blue-robed scholar appeared vividly on the paper.
"His name is Zhang Zhonghang."
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