After a few breaths, Xi Long's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened. A look of shock flashed across his face. A moment later, the silver light between Xi Long's brows disappeared. He pinched his chin and furrowed his brows. "So Grandmaster left a secret in Helan Que. No wonder he asked me to kill that Immortal Nascent Soul. It seems that the saying is right. There is no such thing as an impermeable wall in this world, even in the Immortal World! I wonder where Qing Mo Ridge is. I have to go and see if the information left behind by the Leaking Immortal's clone is true … "
Thinking of this, Xi Long opened his celestial map. When he saw the location of Qing Mo Ridge, he couldn't help but be taken aback. An inconceivable thought appeared in his mind, "This … why is Qing Mo Ridge so close to the capital of Xuan Yi Country? Could … this be the Immortal Nascent Soul's plan? That's not very possible, right? "
Even Xi Long himself felt that this idea was too inconceivable.
"Forget it, forget it …" Xi Long put away the celestial map and shook his head. "I'll follow Grandmaster's instructions and destroy that cave abode. Then, I'll go to Helan Que and see how the Green Jade Sect handles this matter. If Grandmaster left behind any clues, I'll help cover it up! Hehe, this mission is much easier than the previous one … "
Just as Xi Long flew away, Xiao Hua's Huang Clan's warship flew over. Xiao Hua didn't know that he had brushed shoulders with death. He watched as the golden warship flew over the capital city's walls. The immortal soldiers all around saluted respectfully. Although he wasn't a true Senjō of Xuan Yi Nation, he couldn't help but feel proud.
"Father …" Xiao Hua was receiving the baptism when a voice came from outside the warship. Crown Prince Zhu Ding and Ghosthead flew over and shouted, "Your son is here!"
Prince Zhaoyan frowned and said unhappily, "Ding 'er, you should be in the imperial court right now, standing next to His Majesty and waiting for this prince and Zhang Xixi to come back victorious. Why did you suddenly come here?"
"Disciple Zhu Ding greets Mister!" Zhu Ding seemed to be different from before. After he bowed to Xiao Hua, he said to Zhaoyan Prince, "Father! You might not know this, but the envoy from the Jipan Kingdom just arrived at the imperial court four hours ago. They proposed some conditions for peace, and one of them is for Mister to release the tens of thousands of spirits back to the Spirit Gathering Mountain. Right now, Uncle Wang, the other relatives of the royal family, and some ministers are arguing in the imperial court … "
"Hmph …" The Flame Prince snorted coldly. "What peace terms? It's clearly a treaty of defeat and surrender. How dare you openly mention it in my Xuan Country's imperial court? "
"Yes, yes!" Zhu Ding hurriedly chimed in, "His Majesty also told this child this, but Wang Bohe … and the royal clan's relatives didn't think so. They said that Ji Pan Kingdom is the strongest of the three kingdoms. Although it suffered a great defeat this time, its vitality hasn't been damaged. If we don't agree to these conditions at this time, if this war continues to drag on, it will be disadvantageous to our Xuan Kingdom …"
Prince Zhaoyan hesitated and asked, "What did His Majesty say?"
"His Majesty also has a headache!" As Zhu Ding spoke, he handed a Dimensional Ring to Prince Zhaoyan and said, "He gave me this while he was resting. He told me to sneak out and see where Father and Mister are!"
Prince Zhaoyan took the Dimensional Ring and scanned it with his psyche. He immediately understood Prince Qianxuan's intention. He turned to Xiao Hua and said, "Immortal Doctor Zhang, the Dimensional Ring contains the token chosen by Immortal Doctor Qianchong, as well as the reward given by His Majesty to Immortal Doctor Zhang. If there are no accidents, His Majesty should ask Immortal Doctor Zhang to make the decision yourself.
Xiao Hua thought for a moment and replied, "Since His Majesty has already arranged it, then I have nothing to say. I'll listen to His Majesty!"
"Okay!" Prince Zhaoyan nodded. "Since that's the case, please take out the Cavalry Seal, Immortal Doctor Zhang!"
"Sure!" Xiao Hua smiled and handed his seal to Prince Zhaoyan. He had already decided to leave Xuan Yi Country. Whether it was the Cavalry Seal or the Commander's Seal, he should return it to Xuan Yi Country.
Prince Zhaoyan took the seal, but he didn't put it in the Dimensional Ring. Instead, he raised his hand and threw it into the air. Then, he patted the left shoulder of his armor and the seal flew out.
Xiao Hua didn't understand. Crown Prince Zhu Ding's eyes lit up.
"Ding 'er …" Prince Zhaoyan ordered, "Set up the Silent Immortal Seal!"
"Yes, Father!" Zhu Ding answered and set up the Immortal Seal.
Prince Zhaoyan tapped the Dimensional Ring again. With a whoosh, a golden light flew out and a golden disc-shaped object landed in the air. Prince Qian Xuan's voice sounded, "Wherever I command, it's as if I'm here!"
Prince Zhaoyan and the other two immortals didn't dare to delay and hurriedly bowed. "Greetings, Your Majesty …"
"Zhang Xiaohua, due to your outstanding military service, I bestow upon you the title of Deputy Ruler of Xuan Country. You will not have the authority to command troops, but you will be responsible for supervising the royal family and teaching Zhu Ding!"
Xiao Hua was stunned. He didn't expect that he would be promoted from a nominal commander to a Deputy Ruler. He was stunned for a moment, but after hearing Prince Qian Xuan's bestowment, he understood a lot. Helpless, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank … Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Pa …" The golden disc shattered and turned into a golden ball of light. Prince Zhaoyan smiled and hurriedly tapped his royal seal. Golden light fell from the royal seal and shone on the ball of light. The ball of light turned into a Vermillion Bird and rushed into Xiao Hua's Mounted Archery Seal.
"Boom …" Xiao Hua's Mounted Archery Seal exploded with a blinding golden light. When the golden light dissipated, Xiao Hua saw that the strange beast on the seal had changed. It looked like Suanni, one of the nine sons of the dragon. The Vermillion Bird on Suanni's head had disappeared, but the brambles under its claws were still there.
Prince Zhaoyan handed the Changkong Seal to Xiao Hua with a smile and said, "Congratulations, Deputy Ruler Zhang."
"Congratulations, Mister!" Crown Prince Zhu Ding was also very happy.
"Your Majesty …" Xiao Hua took the seal and smiled bitterly. "I'm no longer in Xuan Country. What's the point of keeping this seal?"
Prince Zhaoyan said, "Deputy Ruler Zhang is wrong! Going to the Tuochong Immortal Selection was no ordinary selection. Even for immortals without a military rank, when they were selected, Xuan Yiguo would also give them the military rank of deputy cavalry archer and imperial seal. If nothing unexpected happened, Deputy Changkong Zhang's deputy imperial seal should be the highest military rank among those participating in the Tuochong Immortal Selection. This would be very helpful for Deputy Changkong Zhang to smoothly pass the selection. In addition, the Dimensional Ring bestowed by His Majesty contains Deputy Zhang Zhangkong's edict. Deputy Zhang Zhangkong needs to personally deliver this Long Sky Seal. In the future, this Long Sky Seal will be Deputy Zhang Zhangkong's token. "
"Mister …" Crown Prince Zhu Ding couldn't help but intervene. "Although your Changkong Seal won't be able to mobilize Xuan Country's Senjō in the future, nor will it be able to detect the whereabouts of other Senjō and military formations, you can still use the Punishment Stick, especially against the Royal Family. You don't know their true colors. When I saw them, I wanted to slap them a few times …"
"Enough …" Seeing Zhu Ding's eagerness, Prince Zhaoyan waved his hand and said, "Ding 'er, leave the warship first and return to the court. After I send Deputy Ruler Zhang away, I'll hurry back. I want to see … what kind of waves he wants to stir up! "
"Mister!" Zhu Ding looked at Xiao Hua with tears in his eyes. He bowed and said, "Disciple is untalented and has caused you a lot of trouble. After today, I don't know when we'll meet again. Disciple wants to see your Punishment Stick, but I also don't want to see it. Take care, Mister … "
Xiao Hua was also a little sad. He helped Zhu Ding up and said, "You have to take care too. Although I'm your teacher, I haven't taught you anything. Today, I'll leave you with a sentence: 'Water can carry a boat, but it can also sink it. Only when you have the common people in your heart will the common people have you in their hearts!'"
"Yes, disciple will remember!" Zhu Ding answered seriously, then urged his body to fly out of the warship.
"Mister …" Prince Zhaoyan also changed the way he addressed Ren Baqian and said, "I'm sure you know what His Majesty wants. If … if you have the chance in the future, please take care of Ding 'er …"
"I understand!" Xiao Hua nodded. "To be able to meet Zhu Ding is also fate. Don't worry!"
"There's not much time left!" Prince Zhaoyan handed two Dimensional Bracelets to Xiao Hua and said, "One is a gift from His Majesty to you, and the other is a gift from me. Actually … I really don't know what to give you. I hope you'll accept it!"
"Hehe …" Xiao Hua didn't decline. He took the Dimensional Bracelet and said, "High or low, it's the thought that counts. This one believes that whatever Your Highness and Consort Ying give to this one is something that this one likes!"
"Haha …" Prince Zhaoyan heard Xiao Hua mention Consort Ying and laughed. He cupped his hands and said, "I'll leave everything to you, Mister."
"Please don't say …" Xiao Hua's words were ambiguous. "I'll do my best if I can, but if I can't, I hope Consort Ying will be magnanimous enough to forgive me. I'll take my leave now!"
"Mister, please!" Prince Zhaoyan sighed. "Sigh, I hope to see you again in the future!"
"I hope so …" Xiao Hua said, then used Qingqiu Mountain's secret technique to make himself invisible and flew out of the warship.
Prince Zhaoyan hurriedly released Wannian, but Xiao Hua was nowhere to be seen. He narrowed his eyes and thought to himself, 'Zhang Xiaohua is really good at hiding his tracks. I only believed 30% of what Consort Ying said, but now it's probably about 50% to 60%. However, with Ding 'er and His Majesty's treatment, he probably won't make things too difficult for Xuanyi in the future.'
That was what Prince Zhaoyan thought. King Qianxuan, who was sitting in the imperial court, looked at the Jipan Kingdom's envoy, Prince Yuwu, the royal family, and some officials. He was slightly angry. He suspected Xiao Hua's background and had sent Xiao Hua to participate in the Suchong Senxuan, preparing to send him to heaven. In order to ensure that Xiao Hua got a spot, he deliberately sent Xiao Hua to the battlefield to accumulate military merits. He did not expect that Xiao Hua would become the key to turning the situation around. Of course, Xiao Hua's strength confirmed King Qianxuan's guess.
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