Inside the vault, the middle-aged official led the young man and woman inside.
The two EsGods looked around and saw that there were tall and thick metal walls on both sides of the passage. At a glance, there was a majestic door embedded in the wall every three hundred feet. The gaps on the four sides were straight as if they had been cut by a knife. There was also a number on the door that flickered with fluorescent light.
Ai Ruo asked curiously, "What are the things in here?"
The young man said, "The divine weapons of the destroyed God Nations that the Qingyang people collected in the past, as well as the antiques from before the epoch."
Ai Ruo was shocked. "So many?" Her eyes revealed a burning light as she looked around. "Is there something in every one of them?"
The young man said, "Should be. Before the Turbid Tide, the Qingyang people were still very strong."
Ai Ruo turned around and asked, "What about now?"
The young man thought seriously and said, "I feel that they have become stronger, but they also seem to have become weaker."
Ai Ruo was a little confused. "Why do you say that?"
The young man shook his head and said, "I don't know. Maybe it's because the things that the Qingyang people created have the same power as the gods, which made their gods unhappy."
Ai Ruo seemed to have understood something. "I think I understand."
When the two of them talked, they used spirituality to communicate with their minds, so the middle-aged official walking in front did not hear anything. He felt that these two EsGods were quite well-behaved.
After walking for a long time, the three of them came to a metal door with the numbers' Xuan, Gui Si '.
The middle-aged official stopped and pressed on the door. Immediately, waves of fluorescent light shone on the door. This metal door actually slowly melted down and finally disappeared. However, after that, another door appeared. There was a thumb-sized hole on it.
He took out a copper key from his sleeve, inserted it, and turned it. Then, the sound of a mechanism could be heard. Amidst the intermittent rumbling, this two-foot-thick door moved back smoothly and finally stopped twenty feet away.
The middle-aged official walked in with a serious expression. The two EsGods also walked out from behind the door. Without any obstruction, they quickly realized that they were in an extremely spacious hall. There were no decorations around them, and the light coming from an unknown source illuminated the place.
About a thousand feet away from them, there was a slightly elevated stone platform. On top of the platform was a broken stone tablet that was ten feet tall. The tablet first flashed with a burst of light, then slowly dimmed. After a while, it repeated the same thing, as if it was breathing there.
Right in front of the stone tablet, there were two bronze statues that were around 3m tall and held maces in their hands. They wore ancient armor, had waists wrapped around their bellies, and sleeves wrapped around their elbows. They had dignified appearances and were glaring angrily ahead as if they were the guards in charge of guarding this place.
The young man looked at the stone tablet with fanaticism in his eyes. There was uncontrollable excitement in his voice as he said, "That's the Awakening Stone."
When Ai Ruo saw this thing for the first time, she felt that there was a force that deeply attracted her. She wanted to immediately rush forward, but fortunately, she still remembered where this place was and what the young man said to her before coming out, so she restrained herself.
The middle-aged official said, "This is what you want, right?"
The young man smiled and said, "Yes, thank you, Manager Shui."
The middle-aged official said, "I said that there is no need to thank me. This is a gift from Ming Prefecture Lord, but you have to remember, after taking this thing, you have to work hard for Qingyang."
The young man's eyes flashed with mockery, but on the surface, he was still very respectful and said, "Yes, we remember."
"That's good." The middle-aged official was very satisfied with his attitude. He casually pointed at the stone tablet and said, "Then I'll leave this thing to you. You can do whatever you want with it."
Before the young man could show his joy, a voice suddenly came from behind them. "No one is allowed to take this thing away!"
The three of them turned around and saw Zhang Yu standing there. He was wearing a jade-colored Daoist robe, with the Cicada Sword at his waist. Jade mist floated around him, and there were fragments of starlight faintly visible. He was bright and ethereal, like an immortal.
The middle-aged official was shocked and said, "Zhang Xuanzheng … You? How did you come in? "
Ai Ruo's eyes lit up. She felt that this person's appearance and figure were almost perfect, but then she frowned.
Zhang Yu had an indescribable aura about him. It was ethereal and unpredictable, but also seemed to be above the Nine Heavens. Not only did it not make people feel close to him, but it also made people feel a sense of reverence for no reason. Compared to them, he was more like a god. She did not like this feeling very much.
The young man, on the other hand, looked at Zhang Yu with unusual vigilance. He felt that there might be some twists and turns in today's matter.
Zhang Yu looked at the middle-aged official and said, "Shui Zhu, this is a divine item. According to Tianxia's rules, it is not allowed to be privately given to others without the approval of the Xuanfu. But you've given it to an external god. Who allowed you to do so?"
The middle-aged official frowned and said with a firm attitude, "I'm acting under the orders of the two prefectures. Xuanzheng doesn't seem to have jurisdiction over this, does he?"
Zhang Yu looked at him, raised his sleeve, and said, "Give it to me."
The middle-aged official was startled. "What is it?"
Zhang Yu said calmly, "I just said that the Xuanfu has approved it. If you have this item, I'll leave immediately and won't ask any more questions."
The middle-aged official's expression froze. He flicked his sleeve in annoyance and said, "Since when are these rules? These items have always been kept by the two prefectures ever since they were collected. Logically, they should be dealt with by the two prefectures! "
Zhang Yu said indifferently, "I won't ask too much. I only know the rules of Tianxia."
The middle-aged official took a deep breath and looked at him. "Xuanzheng, shall we talk alone?"
Zhang Yu glanced at him and said, "Sure." He also wanted to hear what the other party was thinking and what his goal was.
The middle-aged official had the two EsGods wait at the side while he walked over and stood near Zhang Yu. At this time, he had already calmed down. He first raised his sleeve and cupped his hands toward Zhang Yu. "Xuanzheng, I offended you with my words just now. I hope you don't take offense."
After he lowered his sleeve, he explained the reason. "Xuanzheng also knows that the war in the north has started recently, and the forces of the two prefectures are all heading north. Now, we have to do our best to eliminate the hidden dangers in the other areas.
These EsGod forces are not small. If we can appease them with the useless items in the treasury, why not? We don't expect them to help us, but as long as they don't cause trouble, it will be a great contribution. This is also for the sake of the big picture. I hope Xuanzheng can understand. "
Zhang Yu said, "Wrong."
"Wrong?"
The middle-aged official was stunned. He then frowned and said, "How is it wrong?"
Zhang Yu said, "These EsGods are not people of Tianxia. How can we use Tianxia's wisdom to measure them? This generation is afraid of authority and not benevolence. If we give them these things, they'll only think that our Tianxia can't do without them. Instead, they'll reach for a yard after taking an inch instead of obediently obeying orders like you said. "
It was not that he did not understand the EsGods around the Qingyang Upper Continent. After all, other than Tabor, the Qingyang Upper Continent mainly dealt with them.
Just as he said, these EsGods worshiped the law of the jungle and did not care about morals or etiquette. This was almost no different from the EsGods in the East Court. As long as you were strong enough, you would be able to obtain their respect. However, as long as you showed the slightest bit of weakness, they would rush up and bite you.
The middle-aged official did not agree with his view and retorted, "These people are different. These EsGods admire Tianxia's etiquette and music and are different from those barbaric beasts who did not enjoy the glory of Mu Enrong …"
Zhang Yu did not believe it at all. The source of power for these gods was the sacrifice of their believers. If the believers all worshiped Tianxia, where would the EsGods get their power from?
As long as these EsGods existed in this world, it would be a lie to say that they admired Tianxia's etiquette and music.
This was their nature, and there was no way to change it.
Although the Qingyang Upper Continent was working with some EsGods now, it was just a strategy to disperse their strength.
The person who ordered the Water Manager to do this was just judging things based on his own assumptions. He thought that these EsGods would be grateful after receiving benefits. This was simply a joke.
He said coldly, "If that's all you have to say, then there's no need to say anything more."
The middle-aged official's attitude also turned cold. "Alright, Zhang Xuanzheng, since you're talking to me about the rules, then I'll also ask you about the crime of trespassing!"
Zhang Yu did not say anything more to him. He looked at the two EsGods and said, "These things are the spoils of war that Tianxia collected from the outside. You are not allowed to take them away. You can leave now."
The young man had been waiting for the result. When he heard this, his eyes turned red, and there was a hint of viciousness and violence in them. What he wanted was right in front of him, and it was almost within his reach. However, the other party wanted him to give it up. This was something that he could not accept at all, and an impulse to do whatever it took surged in his chest.
The middle-aged official took a few steps back, raised his hands, and clapped. As the sound of his clapping rang out, the eyes of the two bronze statues in front of the stone tablets suddenly lit up, and then began to move as if they were alive, rumbling as they walked towards Zhang Yu. Their movements were extremely fast, and in a few breaths of time, they had already crossed a distance of several hundred feet.
When the young man saw this, he turned around and said, "Ai Ruo, go quickly."
When Ai Ruo heard this, she tapped her toes and flew toward the stone tablet that was calling her.
Zhang Yu glanced at the two bronze statues that were rushing toward him. These things were a relatively ancient artifact called the Golden Armor Guard. They were placed hundreds of years ago and were specifically used to guard. He stood there without moving and said coldly, "Imperial Guard!"
Boom!
An invisible force enveloped them, and the bronze statues suddenly stopped in their tracks. Then, with a boom, they knelt down in front of him.
Ai Ruo was only halfway there when she felt a huge force pressing down on her body. With a cry of surprise, she could not help but kneel on the ground. Not only them, but the middle-aged official and the young man also knelt on the ground with two thuds.
Zhang Yu stood alone in the field with his sleeves behind his back. He looked at the shining stone tablet and said, "Listen carefully. In the land of Tianxia, you can only do what we allow you to do."
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