Chapter 128: If I didn't know you had a grudge against the He He Zongzhu, I would have thought you were an internal traitor

The news of Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren's defeat, even though it had been blocked, had already spread to the central part of the May Tian Ce Dynasty after so many days.

Those sects with more news channels also heard similar rumors.

But that was news from the imperial capital, and there are no sects in the imperial capital, so it was impossible to judge the accurate source of the news.

It's as if, except for the imperial capital, other places feel that Li Chen, this emperor, is old and ugly, fat, and even licentious and lawless; these are just rumors.

Everyone knows about Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren and Lady Lady Youlan going into seclusion; Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren is a guy hidden very deeply, and he doesn't even tell the elders of the same sect the real situation, so these elders have never been sure if the news from the imperial capital is correct.

And the forbidden land where Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren and Lady Lady Youlan went into seclusion has many restrictions, and they also said not to come to him if there is nothing major.

So Acting He He Zongzhu Ling Tian Dingtian Shiren also didn't know whether he should disturb him.

Now that he noticed Lady Lady Youlan had come out of seclusion, Ling Tian Dingtian Shiren immediately came to ask.

Lady Lady Youlan said with a worried face: "Alas, the He He Zongzhu hasn't returned for so long, it seems something must have happened. I just received news from the imperial capital; you have the other elders gather in the Council Hall, I have something to announce."

Hearing this sentence, Ling Tian Dingtian Shiren knew the severity of the matter and immediately went back to notify the others.

Just after he left, Li Chen came to Lady Lady Youlan's side; in fact, Li Chen and Lady Lady Youlan had already arrived here this morning.

Li Chen had nothing to do, so he carefully looked at the Tianyan Tianyan Shen Zong for a while; he had grown up in the imperial palace, and this was his first time coming to a sect.

The location of the Tianyan Tianyan Shen Zong is rich in spiritual energy, a great place for cultivation, allowing cultivators to get twice the result with half the effort, and there are many mineral veins and spiritual herbs nearby; being able to occupy this place to build a sect is enough to show how powerful the founder of the Tianyan Tianyan Shen Zong was.

When Li Chen came, he saw clouds and mist swirling between the mountains, and one could vaguely see towering palaces and towers distributed in an orderly manner among the clouds and mist.

In Li Chen's view, this sense of imagery is very good, making ordinary people passing by and those young cultivators feel at first glance that this is the residence of immortals, making people yearn for it, thereby generating the idea of joining.

It can be seen that the builders of the sect really have a certain level of research.

Just coming to the central part of the May Tian Ce Dynasty, Li Chen could see many sect disciples, each of them in white clothes fluttering, full of immortal energy, and every gesture was so overbearing.

These are scenes that the imperial capital does not have.

The Tianyan Tianyan Shen Zong's residence has a quiet path; walking all the way up, one can reach the gate of the Tianyan Tianyan Shen Zong, and there is a huge gate plaque at the entrance with the four big characters 'Tianyan Tianyan Shen Zong' written on it, with magnificent momentum.

But this road has many restrictions, and ordinary people simply cannot come up; if ordinary people accidentally enter it, unless there are disciples coming down the mountain to lead the way, they will be trapped inside forever; this is the Tianyan Tianyan Shen Zong's sect-protecting array.

Li Chen and Lady Lady Youlan came up from other unknown small paths, entered the forbidden land in the back mountain of the Tianyan Tianyan Shen Zong all the way, and then came to the 'seclusion' place of her and Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren.

Just arriving here, Li Chen had a sudden whim and wanted to experience what kind of reaction Lady Lady Youlan would have here.

This kind of request for Lady Lady Youlan is a particularly great stimulation, like the feeling of a husband being away and bringing a lover home.

So it was two hours later when they came out of the seclusion place.

"Go, perform well." Li Chen urged Lady Lady Youlan to work quickly; coming here was not just to play with her.

Lady Lady Youlan nodded and headed to the Council Hall.

As long as she leaves Li Chen, she immediately restores that icy, arrogant appearance, holy and untainted.

In the eyes of others, she is still that high and unreachable Lady Lady Youlan.

In the core area of the Tianyan Tianyan Shen Zong, there is a magnificent Council Hall, which is the symbol of the highest power in the sect and also the place where the elders discuss major sect matters.

For example, sect planning and sect master elections are also conducted in this place.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall is heavy, and every elder who arrived has an extraordinary aura, but their faces are all covered with undisguised worry.

In the center of the hall, a huge round table is full of people, either whispering or sighing, obviously all worried about the same thing, which is that He He Zongzhu Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren attacked the emperor and failed, and is now imprisoned in the heavenly prison.

This news is like a bolt from the blue, making the entire Tianyan Tianyan Shen Zong tremble.

Especially those disciples, in their eyes, Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren is invincible, how could he lose?

Before Lady Lady Youlan, the He He Zongzhu's wife, arrived, the discussion in the hall was already in full swing.

An elder who didn't have a good relationship with Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren spoke first, his voice carrying a bit of dissatisfaction and blame: "Such a major matter, why didn't Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren discuss it with us before going privately? And going is one thing, but he lost; what should our Tianyan Tianyan Shen Zong do now?"

As soon as his voice fell, another elder took over the conversation, his tone relatively mild, but also revealing worry about the situation: "This matter has not been implemented yet, it is just a rumor; didn't Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren say he was in seclusion? Perhaps there is some misunderstanding in this, let's wait for Lady Lady Youlan to come before talking."

Other elders also expressed their opinions one after another; some thought they should immediately send experts to the heavenly prison to try to rescue the He He Zongzhu.

Others thought they should remain calm and find out the truth before making plans.

In the hall, various voices intertwined, forming an invisible pressure.

Just then, a light sound of footsteps came from the entrance of the hall, followed by a beautiful and graceful figure appearing in everyone's sight.

That is Lady Lady Youlan; she is wearing a light blue long dress, like a fairy descending to earth, making people's eyes light up.

Her appearance is like a clear breeze blowing through the hall, making the originally heavy atmosphere instantly become much calmer.

Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren is not here, so she naturally sat in the most important position; her status and status indeed allow her to sit here.

Originally, according to Lady Lady Youlan's script, she would say some things first, and when someone refused to accept it, she would show her cultivation in the Sage Realm, shocking the whole audience and making those who refused to accept it shut up.

But Li Chen felt there was no need to deliberately play the pig to eat the tiger, so he let her release her aura directly to avoid a lot of trouble.

Li Chen himself is like this; as long as the people around him know how strong he is, they will reconsider their attitude when speaking.

Just like the day he first went to court, after releasing his aura, the Empress Dowager would naturally retreat in the face of difficulties and no longer listen to politics from behind the curtain.

If he waited until the Empress Dowager really had a conflict with him before releasing his aura, the Empress Dowager would also be unable to step down, leading to the two of them fighting wits and courage in the harem, which would be too troublesome.

Now Li Chen is living well; the Empress Dowager not only doesn't add trouble to him but also finds him women for the harem; this is the benefit of not tearing the face.

The moment Lady Lady Youlan sat down, a powerful momentum pressed down.

Everyone seemed to be in a brilliant galaxy, and Lady Lady Youlan seemed to be the river god of that brilliant galaxy.

In an instant, all the elders in the hall showed surprised expressions.

Because in their eyes, Lady Lady Youlan had always been just at the peak of the Heavenly Abyss Realm, and now she had actually broken through to the Sage Realm?

Or perhaps, Lady Lady Youlan had always been hiding her strength.

But no matter what, those irritable elders had to consider their attitude when speaking to Lady Lady Youlan later.

The Heavenly Abyss Realm and the Sage Realm are not at the same level.

In the past, they respected Lady Lady Youlan only because her dao companion was the He He Zongzhu in the Sage Realm, not Lady Lady Youlan herself.

Now it is different; if there is no hidden Sage Realm among them, Lady Lady Youlan has absolute right to speak here.

Acting He He Zongzhu Ling Tian Dingtian Shiren immediately said: "Lady Lady Youlan, this cultivation of yours?"

Lady Lady Youlan sighed: "I had already entered the Sage Realm; the He He Zongzhu said that if there were two Sages in one sect, it would cause unnecessary trouble, so I have always shown myself as being in the Heavenly Abyss Realm."

This statement is very reasonable and is also Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren's consistent practice.

After confirming that Lady Lady Youlan is in the Sage Realm, a burst of congratulations came from around.

The elders' faces were piled with smiles, and there was no lack of flattery.

Seeing the appearance of the elders around, Lady Lady Youlan indeed felt that Li Chen's method was not bad.

She waved her hand to interrupt the flattery and said: "You have all heard about the He He Zongzhu's matter, right?"

This sentence gave many people a bad premonition. Acting He He Zongzhu Ling Tian Dingtian Shiren said: "Could those rumors be true? The He He Zongzhu didn't go into seclusion with you?"

Lady Lady Youlan nodded and said: "The He He Zongzhu promised Li Xian to help him win the throne, so he set up seclusion to confuse everyone, thinking that this trip would definitely succeed, but he went and never returned..."

According to Lady Lady Youlan's statement, this matter was information transmitted by Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren via a jade slip before he was captured.

Lady Lady Youlan can fabricate such a jade slip at any time, which is not a big problem.

After she told the story, the surrounding elders were shocked.

Wasn't it said that the new emperor was just a Sage Realm who had just broken through? How could even Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren lose?

And Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren lost in a sneak attack; the other side won openly and aboveboard; how is this possible!

In fact, Lady Lady Youlan didn't even say directly that it was three Sage Realms dealing with one and they still lost, otherwise this group of people would think she was talking nonsense even more.

Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren is a recognized powerhouse who has cultivated in the Sage Realm for many years and is also the leader of the Nine Abyss Sacred Domain, having participated in the crusade against extraterrestrial demons; how could a person with such a record lose so thoroughly?

Even if he couldn't beat him, he could at least run back, right?

In fact, if Lady Lady Youlan hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't believe it if anyone told her so.

!

The elders were all exploding at this moment; if Lady Lady Youlan hadn't already shown the strength of the Sage Realm, I'm afraid someone would have spoken rudely.

Lady Lady Youlan didn't disturb them either; after they chatted for a while, someone would definitely speak up.

Not long after, Acting He He Zongzhu Ling Tian Dingtian Shiren said: "Then what should we do? Attacking the emperor is a serious crime; the new emperor in the Sage Realm will probably use this as an excuse to crusade against us."

An elder with blood said: "Then what can we do? We'll just fight; I don't believe the imperial family can withstand our Nine Abyss Sacred Domain."

His words quickly aroused the agreement of many people, and some people even started preparing to find ways to attack the heavenly prison and rescue Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren.

Just as Lady Lady Youlan was about to speak, the elder who didn't have a good relationship with Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren preempted: "Rescue him? Why? It was Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren who caused the trouble himself; the emperor didn't provoke him, and he is already a crippled person now; what is the point of rescuing him?"

He just purely didn't like Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren.

As soon as these words came out, an elder immediately scolded: "What do you mean by this? Even if not for anything else, consider the glory of our sect!"

The elder who spoke just now said disdainfully: "If he had discussed it with us before acting, it would be considered my responsibility, and I would definitely fight to rescue him, but he went himself; now that it's like this, we are not only embarrassed but also in the wrong; how can we ask other sects in the Nine Abyss Sacred Domain to help?"

When he said this, Lady Lady Youlan was stunned.

Eh, why does it feel like he is more active than me?

If she didn't know that this elder had always had a conflict with Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren, Lady Lady Youlan would have thought he was an internal traitor of the imperial court.

Now the elders are also arguing in two factions; one faction feels they should find a way to rescue Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren first, and then consider how to confront the imperial court.

The other faction feels there is no need to rescue Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren, and they should directly consider how to deal with the imperial court now.

After arguing for a long time, Acting He He Zongzhu Ling Tian Dingtian Shiren said: "Alright, let's listen to Lady Lady Youlan's opinion."

Only then did everyone remember that there was still a Sage Realm sitting in the Council Hall.

They talked for a long time, and the decision-making power should still be in the hands of this Sage Realm.

After all, Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren lost, which shows that the emperor's strength is not bad and not as unbearable as rumored; at least it is not something they who have not reached the Sage Realm can deal with.

Lady Lady Youlan felt everyone's eyes looking at her, so she said: "I think this matter is not glorious; if you let everyone fight to the death against the imperial court, then many people will definitely feel confused and powerless, so according to my statement..."

Next, Lady Lady Youlan naturally told the rhetoric she had discussed with Li Chen.

She indicated that she would summon all the sects in the Nine Abyss Sacred Domain and then personally go to discuss with the emperor; if the emperor insists on exterminating the Tianyan Divine Sect, it is forcing everyone to a dead end, then they will fight.

If there is room for maneuver, then they will discuss it, but this requirement cannot be too excessive.

When Lady Lady Youlan said these words, the people nearby also nodded one after another.

"Lady Lady Youlan is right; we have to figure out the emperor's attitude first; if the emperor is generous and lets bygones be bygones, we really don't need to cause trouble again."

"Reasonable; now we can attribute it to Lord Dingtian Dingtian Shiren acting on his own; he is captured in the heavenly prison, which actually has nothing to do with us; if we organize to rescue him, that is indeed fighting the imperial family to the death."

"But can this work? Attacking the emperor is a crime of exterminating the nine clans; can he let us go because of this?"

"Everyone, let me say one thing; in the final analysis, it is Li Xian's problem; the Li family is fighting for the emperor themselves; I have been in charge of the Intelligence Hall until now, and I am clear about many things in the May Tian Ce Dynasty; take Li Xian for example, he offended the emperor last time, and the emperor didn't care about him; it was only after he came back and asked the He He Zongzhu to attack the emperor that the emperor took action,

And you don't know, when I helped Li Xian investigate clues before, I knew that the Third Prince and the Prince of Prince Zhennan both had intentions to rebel; they didn't act, and the emperor didn't care; this emperor of the May Tian Ce Dynasty hasn't done anything that makes people angry since he ascended the throne; if he is really a wise monarch, I think we can discuss it appropriately."

The words of the Intelligence Hall elder made the surrounding elders feel that it made a lot of sense, and they basically agreed with his words.

As long as they calm down, they can think that things have developed to this point, and there is indeed no need to intensify the conflict; let's discuss it first to see how to say it.

We can't just think whatever we want.

Lady Lady Youlan was very puzzled when she heard this; is this guy a plant? How does he feel more capable of analyzing than me, and aren't these my lines?

Lady Lady Youlan had a feeling that she had been robbed of her scene.

You guys say this, I don't even need to explain.

When she came, she was worried that she might be questioned by other elders and had thought of rhetoric to deal with it, but it wasn't used at all.

Finally, everyone looked at Lady Lady Youlan, and Lady Lady Youlan made a meeting summary: "Then let's do this; I will send someone to notify other sects in the Nine Abyss Sacred Domain and personally go to the imperial capital."

This sentence surprised many elders present; they felt that doing so was too dangerous.

If the emperor is not as benevolent as imagined and is a tyrant, then Lady Lady Youlan is going and not returning.

Some elders were even thinking, Lady Lady Youlan is so beautiful, and the emperor's strength is so strong, wouldn't going be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?

However, they didn't say it directly, just kept hinting.

Hearing the caring words of the elders, Lady Lady Youlan didn't care; am I afraid of being lusted after by the emperor? You don't know how I've been living these past few days.

But she couldn't say that, and just indicated that only by going sincerely could the problem be solved; if a disciple were sent, the status would not be equal to the emperor, so how could the emperor meet them?

What she said made sense, but two elders still indicated that they were willing to accompany Lady Lady Youlan.

One was Acting He He Zongzhu Ling Tian Dingtian Shiren, and the other was Lady Lady Youlan's junior sister, Lady Yuehua.

Actually, Lady Lady Youlan didn't really want Lady Yuehua to go; she felt that with Lady Yuehua's beauty, going to the imperial capital would mostly be in vain, and Li Chen would definitely not let her go.

But she couldn't find any excuse, so she could only agree.

Just as the people of the Tianyan Tianyan Shen Zong were preparing to enter the imperial capital, Li Chen had already returned to the imperial palace.

He went out this time purely to play something exciting, and he was playing with different tricks all the way; now he only needs to wait for Lady Lady Youlan, the heroine, to act according to the script.

Lady Lady Youlan has the Soul-Controlling Needle refined by Li Chen on her, so he can perceive where Lady Lady Youlan is, and Lady Lady Youlan can't play any tricks, because it is too simple for Li Chen to exterminate the Tianyan Tianyan Shen Zong.

As long as he controls the Nine Abyss Sacred Domain, many things will be convenient in the future.

In the Imperial Study, Li Chen is looking at the intelligence from the Ministry of War.

According to the report, Guo Po has arrived at the northern front and is coordinating the northern army.

The Minister of War sent to capture the Third Prince has arrived at Qizhou City and has had no news since.

Spies in the south also sent news that the Prince of Prince Zhennan is training troops, and the commander of the Second Group Army, Yun Xu, has made preparations for battle.

Just at this moment, Eunuch Cui came over mysteriously again and whispered in Li Chen's ear: "Your Majesty, people from the Ice Bear tribe are requesting an audience."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 129 =====