Before Yan Xishi finished speaking, a fourth person appeared in front of Immortal Konghai.
The newcomer didn't say a word. He just smiled at Immortal Konghai.
However, the old Taoist sensed a greater threat from him than Yan Xishi, Immortal Hui Fang, and Fu Jingbo.
"King Chen?"
Slowly, Immortal Konghai stared at the newcomer.
Chen Mengyang smiled. "There's no ruler of Nanchen here. There's only Chen Mengyang, the head of the Chen family under the rule of Chang 'an."
Immortal Konghai took a deep breath.
Although they were all in the Ninth Realm, Chen Mengyang was stronger than Immortal Hui Fang, Yan Xishi, and Fu Jingbo.
If it wasn't for this, how could he have dominated Southern Chen's territory all those years ago?
Naturally, Chen Mengyang's cultivation was also stronger than Immortal Konghai.
Facing Chen Mengyang alone, Immortal Konghai could only run away.
Now that Chen Mengyang was leading and surrounded by four Ninth Realm experts, Immortal Konghai couldn't run away even if he wanted to.
"I surrender."
Immortal Konghai said straightforwardly, "I am willing to go back to Chang 'an with you and accept any punishment."
After he finished speaking, the four people around him didn't say a word. They just looked at him quietly.
Immortal Konghai suddenly had an ominous premonition.
"Chang 'an doesn't have any specific requirements for you. You must be captured alive."
Yan Xishi said coldly, "Among the seven places in the Eastern Border, there are still Qi, Liang, Jin, and Chen who haven't decided on the position of Governor. We'll use you to get a position."
Immortal Konghai's expression changed. "You're worried that I will compete with you, right?"
Yan Xishi glanced at Chen Mengyang and said, "There are already too many people."
Then, he waved his hand. Instantly, a blade light that was almost a hundred meters long turned into a crescent and slashed at Immortal Konghai again.
As Immortal Konghai dodged, Immortal Hui Fang attacked again from behind.
Fu Jingbo, who had been chasing him, didn't make a move. He just watched from afar.
Chen Mengyang didn't seem to have any intention of making a move. He stood at the side, smiling without saying a word.
However, when Reverend Konghai was struggling to fend off the attacks of Yan Xishi and Reverend Hui Fang, the former Chen Wang suddenly moved.
He instantly closed in on Reverend Konghai.
Between the two, a water curtain suddenly rose to act as a barrier.
However, Chen Mengyang had shattered his Protective True Water with a single punch.
His fist broke through the water curtain and hit Reverend Konghai.
Reverend Konghai did not have enough time to use the Water Escape as a substitute and was heavily injured on the spot by this punch.
His whole body was bleeding. He wanted to regroup, but Yan Xishi's saber light was already in front of him.
Reverend Konghai shouted.
The blood on his body actually combined with the seawater, turning into a blood-red water dragon that blocked the saber light.
But soon, a faint purple mist floated over. Reverend Konghai's mind was immediately confused, and his soul was suppressed by Reverend Hui Fang's Dao technique.
His expression temporarily froze in place.
At this moment, two figures flashed past him.
One of them was Yan Xishi, who was holding a round shield.
One was Chen Mengyang, who had thrown out a punch.
The two Ninth Realm Martial Dao experts squeezed Reverend Konghai's body in the middle.
Then, the heavily injured Reverend Konghai's soul and body were immediately destroyed.
His flesh and blood were torn apart, exploding into a bloody mist.
Yan Xishi's shield and Chen Mengyang's fist, after destroying Reverend Konghai's life and body, collided.
Chen Mengyang stood still, quietly watching the bloody mist scatter in all directions.
Yan Xishi's body was forced back.
Most of the flying blood mist splashed in his direction.
However, the small round shield seemed to have turned into a huge shield that covered the sky, blocking all the bloody mist and preventing it from splashing onto Yan Xishi's body.
"Brother Chen, you're quite skilled."
Yan Xishi kept his weapon and looked at Chen Mengyang calmly.
The smile on Chen Mengyang's face did not fade. He looked around at Reverend Huifang and Fu Jingbo, "Just put Reverend Konghai's head on our tab and divide it equally among the four of us."
Yan Xishi said, "Brother Chen's habit of dominating a region still hasn't been completely changed. As for how the credit will be put on the tab, the four of us don't have the right to decide. The scene will be reported truthfully, and Chang 'an will have a public opinion."
Hearing this, the smile on Chen Mengyang's face disappeared.
However, he did not get angry because of this. Instead, he solemnly clasped his fist and bowed to Yan Xishi.
"I overstepped. Thank you for your reminder, Tower Lord Yan."
Yan Xishi shook his head expressionlessly, "Brother Chen, you don't have to thank me. Because of your overstepping, I will also report truthfully."
Chen Mengyang said, "Of course."
He glanced at Reverend Huifang.
Even if Yan Xishi did not report, Reverend Huifang would definitely report later. Therefore, he could not avoid this disaster.
Now, he only hoped that Chang 'an would not be angry because of this.
To him and the former royal family of Nanchen, this would be a lesson learned.
The four of them immediately left the South Sea and returned to the Eastern Border.
The news was quickly sent back to Chang 'an.
In Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun did not need them to report. In fact, he already knew what was going on.
This was because he had left a mark on Chen Mengyang and the others.
Through the mark on their bodies, he witnessed the entire process of Reverend Konghai's death.
However, to his disappointment, Reverend Konghai did not trigger the defense mission.
Perhaps it was because he did not have any hostility toward Chang 'an. He only resisted because he wanted to live.
A Ninth Realm expert was worth 1,000 experience points. Master Zhang felt that it was a pity that he did not trigger the mission this time.
Triggering the defense mission was a lot more proactive. He did not need to be confined to Invincible City and had a lot of options. These were all advantages.
The disadvantage was that the punishment was unstable and easily wasted.
For example, if Reverend Konghai entered Invincible City and attacked him, he could trigger the defense mission as long as he dared to resist. Then, 1,000 experience points would fall into Master Zhang's pocket.
Now that he failed, Master Zhang could not help but feel a little melancholy.
As for Yan Xishi and Reverend Hui Fang's snitching on Chen Mengyang, Zhang Dongyun did not take it to heart.
Of course, Chen Mengyang's actions were against the rules. However, he believed that after being taught a few lessons, he would know what he could do and what he could not do.
Zhang Dongyun projected Mr. Dark Cloud to handle this matter. The credit was only given to Yan Xishi, Reverend Hui Fang, and Fu Jingbo.
Chen Mengyang's merits offset his faults. He still had to work for seven days.
The punishment was not too severe, but it was enough to warn Chen Mengyang not to do it again in the future.
However, Chen Mengyang was relieved that he only had to work for seven days and did not affect the former South Chen royal family members.
Since they had made the decision back then, their clan still actively shed their former royal colors and actively tried to integrate into Chang 'an's rule.
Therefore, Zhang Dongyun was quite satisfied with them.
As far as he knew, Chen Mengyang and the others were busy trying to establish ties with Chen Jiezhi and his clan.
The Eastern Tang Chen family and the South Chen royal Chen family were gradually merging.
Both sides had no conflicts in the past. Now that they were both under Chang 'an's rule, they were working together and could each take what they needed.
The Eastern Tang Chen family was the Dragon I of Chang 'an City. They had pledged their allegiance to Chang' an before Chang 'an had truly risen.
The Chen family's descendants had long been spread out in all the key departments of Chang 'an.
With the expansion of Chang 'an, not only were they not marginalized, but they were even given important tasks and went to various places in the Eastern Border to take up important positions.
Their only regret was that they did not get any of the three chief positions in Tang, one chief and two deputy chief positions.
This was more or less related to the cultivation level of the current leader of the Eastern Tang Chen family, Chen Jiezhi.
When Chen Jiezhi first entered Chang 'an, he was a Sixth Realm martial artist.
Later, Chang 'an gave him pointers on the light shield and allowed him to break through to the Seventh Realm.
After that, he made many contributions, and like Yan Xishi, Zheng Tianfeng, and the others, he was rewarded with the Xuanyuan Fruit and the Divine Mountain Rock, which gave him hope to continue to break through to higher realms.
However, he had not been there for long, and his accumulation was limited. Therefore, he was still at the Seventh Realm.
There were too many Ninth Realm martial artists vying for the position of chief in Tang, far more than in the other six regions.
Even the Eighth Realm martial artists were not ranked, let alone Chen Jiezhi, who was Seventh Realm.
Back then, he had a small chance to fight for the position of deputy chief in Zhou.
However, in view of the Eastern Tang Chen family's revival, there were many things waiting to be done, and he was the leader. Therefore, Chen Jiezhi gave up in the end, and the position fell into the hands of the Dahe Longmen's elder, Zhang Chong.
Liang 'an's chief, Pang Ge, was also a Seventh Realm martial artist. However, his situation was special, and Chen Jiezhi could not compare to him.
Losing the position of chief in Tang caused Chen Jiezhi and the Eastern Tang Chen family to face another huge problem.
The Chen family had been wiped out by the Eastern Tang royalty, and their martial artists had withered and suffered heavy casualties. It was very difficult for them to recover in a short period of time.
They had the opportunity to rise again, but they needed time.
However, the problem was that the speed and scale of Chang 'an's rise was too terrifying.
Because the Chen family had joined early, they had people in important positions in many departments.
However, as the Chen family continued to develop, even if the family members were not eliminated, they would gradually fall to the middle and lower ranks.
In Chang 'an's central government, they had Chen Chaoyan. As long as nothing happened to Chen Chaoyan, the Chen family would always have people in the upper ranks.
However, they lacked people in the middle and upper ranks.
They were not afraid for now, but in the long run, as Chang 'an became stronger and stronger, the Chen family would find it difficult to maintain their current high position.
Chen Jiezhi was confident that he could break through to the Eighth Realm in the next few years.
However, seeing that there were already many Ninth Realm martial artists in Chang 'an, he and the rest of the Chen family were also anxious.
At this time, another branch of the Chen family that used to be the Southern Chen royalty extended an olive branch.
The Chen family had joined late and was too far away from Chang 'an's central government.
If they could join forces with the Eastern Tang Chen family, it would undoubtedly make up for their biggest shortcoming.
The Eastern Tang Chen family would also gain something.
As long as Chen Chaoyan was still around, they would not have to worry about the Chen family turning the tables on them.
Moreover, as long as they were given some time, Chen Jiezhi and the rest were confident that they could truly strengthen their family.
When that time came, it was still uncertain which branch would be more powerful …
Therefore, one was in love with the other, and the other was in love with the other.
Zhang Dongyun saw all of this clearly, but he did not mind.
Both parties came to Chang 'an to be loyal to Chang' an. Naturally, he would not stop them, as long as the two Chen family members could faithfully complete the tasks assigned to them by Chang 'an.
Zhang Dongyun's gaze shifted from the south to the west as he allowed the Chen family to slowly connect with each other.
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