Chapter 609

Great Qin, Xianyanggong.

This time, the introduction of the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking was beyond the expectations of the vast majority of people.

Including the ministers of Great Qin.

The standard accessory of a successful man, Yan Ying.

The fickle and venomous Kang Min.

Liu Ying, who cuckolds others with righteous conviction.

And Nie Xiaofeng, whose life was full of hardship, could only rely on her beauty to serve others, and ultimately founded Miss Ming Yue.

Each of these four women was a rare beauty, making one's fingers itch with desire.

Unfortunately, each of them had something that struck people as strange.

Zhao Gao had been staying at Lishan all along, but recently his plans required the court's approval, so he returned to Xianyanggong.

After seeing the introduction of this Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking, his heart suddenly stirred, and he said,

"Your Majesty, since this Yan Ying is the standard accessory of a successful man, why doesn't your subordinate go snatch her back from Yunzhou and present her to Your Majesty?"

"Zhao Gao, have you lost your mind?"

Before Hearing Ying Zheng could speak, Hearing Zhang Han spoke first, practically pressing against Zhao Gao's nose as he rebuked him,

"Have you lost your senses? Although this Yan Ying is infinitely charming, how many men has she been with!"

"Is our Your Majesty someone who picks up worn-out shoes?"

These words were clearly meant to reject Zhao Gao.

But inadvertently, they carried a subtle jab at Hearing Ying Zheng.

After all, back then Hearing Ying Zheng had been enamored with a woman, and regardless of everything, even though she was pregnant, he still brought her into Xianyanggong.

Later, after the woman gave birth to the child, he treated the child as his own.

This matter was known to every important minister in all of Great Qin, without exception.

The reason was that the child's biological father was none other than the assassin who later became famous for attempting to kill Hearing Ying Zheng—Jing Ke!

Now that Hearing Zhang Han had said this, the entire palace fell silent at once.

Hearing Ying Zheng, on the other hand, remained composed, as if he hadn't caught the implied meaning.

After deliberating for a long time, he actually nodded and said,

"Perhaps this woman truly needs to be captured and brought back."

"Your Majesty…"

The ministers were shocked and bewildered.

Hearing Zhang Han also reacted at this moment, breaking out in a cold sweat, dropping to his knees on the spot, trembling and not daring to speak.

Hearing Ying Zheng ignored Hearing Zhang Han and simply continued,

"Since Yan Ying is the standard accessory of a successful man, if we have her in our grasp, why worry about so-called successful men not coming to join us?"

421 Yan Chixia is also a supreme powerhouse?

Great Tang, Great Ming Palace.

"This Yan Ying should be the woman you mentioned, Wan'er?"

After Wu Zetian finished reading the introduction of this Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking, she recalled the earlier matter of recruiting Di Er Daohuang.

Her heart suddenly stirred, and she understood Shangguan Waner's proposal.

Shangguan Waner gave a charming smile, nodded, and said,

"Exactly! I originally only felt that this woman was suitable to be Lin Shiyin's reincarnation, but I didn't expect the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking to rate her so highly."

"Indeed! The standard accessory of a successful man."

Wu Zetian stretched lazily, surveyed her own figure, and discovered that certain parts couldn't compare to Yan Ying's.

She couldn't help feeling a bit deflated and said,

"If I were a man, I'd be dying to take her into my arms and dote on her."

The civil and military ministers, hearing their Empress say this, all stared at their noses with eyes downcast, putting on an expression of "I heard nothing."

Shangguan Waner couldn't help but smile, not taking the bait, and said again,

"But Your Majesty, there is a difficulty here."

"Speak!"

"According to the intelligence this minister has received, Yan Ying is good in a thousand ways, excellent in ten thousand ways, except for one flaw."

"She is the birth mother of Seeing Nie Feng of the Qinglong Society."

"Yet Seeing Nie Feng happens to be a man of the utmost filial piety. This minister only fears…"

Hearing this, Wu Zetian directly cut him off and said,

"One Seeing Nie Feng alone—he is neither the Dragon Head, nor a Hall Master, nor even an Altar Master."

"Besides, if he cared about his mother, he should go take care of her right now!"

"Go ahead boldly. I need Yan Ying and Lin Shiyin merged as one as soon as possible."

"When the time comes, giving Yan Ying to the Blade Emperor will earn us a supreme expert from the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking."

"This minister obeys the command!"

Since Wu Zetian had already given her approval, Shangguan Waner immediately made the arrangements.

"Your Majesty, the Heavenly Demon has arrived!"

Just at this moment, an attendant delivered the message.

"Please!"

The next moment, Cang Qu appeared directly.

At this moment, Cangqu's aura was somewhat unstable, clearly indicating he had just been through an intense battle.

"Huh? Lord Tianmo, who could have fought you to such a state?"

Jiang Chen, currently attending in the great hall, saw Cangqu's problem at a glance.

Back at the great battle before Mount Qilian and Long Yin Grotto, Jiang Chen and Cangqu had together represented the Great Tang in taking action.

Because Di Shitian was injured, Xiao Jingtian was constrained by Bai Tian, and Xiao Aoshi had an obvious opening.

Led by Cangqu, with the coordination of the three great dynasties' experts, they actually managed to suppress these three great experts of the Qinglong Society.

It could be said that battle was almost the one that made Cangqu's name completely.

Although there was some element of taking advantage, it still counted as Cangqu's fortune.

Originally, the martial artists of the Great Tang had always taken Cangqu as their idol,

yet now Cangqu was like this — how could it not arouse suspicion?

"Guobei Town, Lanruo Temple — there is an expert there."

"If this seat is not mistaken, this man is a Daoist sword-path expert; his strength is absolutely not below this seat's."

Cangqu thought for a moment, then finally revealed the truth.

"What? Within the Great Tang Realm there is still an expert not below Tianmo? What is his name?"

Wu Zetian was also shocked beyond words — to be not below Tianmo, how many in this world could there be?

More than half of them had already entered the Qinglong Society.

The remaining ones in the three great dynasties combined might not even be more than the Qinglong Society's.

Therefore, experts at Tianmo's level were each pivotal, invaluable anchoring combatants.

"Yan Chixia!"

Cangqu had crossed hands with him, and naturally also asked out his name,

"This man, whether in Daoist spells or swordsmanship, has already reached the divine."

"Fighting at full strength, the victory between him and me is about fifty-fifty."

Mentioning Yan Chixia, Cangqu actually for once did not refer to himself as 'this seat.'

"Daoist spells? Could it be that he is connected to the Xuanxinzheng Sect?"

Shangguan Wan'er's thoughts stirred, and she asked.

Behind Guobei Town and Lanruo Temple lies a connection to the Yin Yue Dynasty.

And the opposing side of the Yin Yue Dynasty is precisely the Xuanxinzheng Sect.

The Xuanxinzheng Sect happens to be a Daoist Yinshizong Sect.

Yan Chixia appearing alone at Lanruo Temple is clearly connected to this.