Chapter 206 Tribute War, Don’t Be Greedy for Money, Don’t Love Power, Don’t Care About Lust (10,000 Words)

Inside the tent, a man wearing a cloak stood, his face unclear.

Next to him was Li Cheng, whose chest was broken open and his death was miserable.

Boom, boom, boom.

The cloaked man's hand held a slowly beating heart that was filled with blood.

Under the gaze of Zhu Yan and others, he hummed softly, crushing his heart.

There was a sizzling sound, like an exploding watermelon, and blood spurted out.

Outside the camp, a large army gathered and surrounded the camp with water.

Su Chen checked Li Mo's injuries and looked relieved. Li Mo was only seriously injured and passed out, but was not dead.

Immediately, he turned his gaze to the cloaked man, his gaze slightly focused.

He is from Yaowu Sect.

"General!"

A shrill cry suddenly rang out. After hearing the news, Deputy General Li Cheng rushed to see Li Cheng's body.

"Kill him and avenge the general!"

Needless to say, as the lieutenant roared angrily, the crossbowman fired an arrow.

Swish, swish, swish.

Thousands of crossbow arrows crossed the night sky, filled with cold murderous intent, and fell like dense rain.

Bang bang bang.

The crossbow arrow landed on Yao Zhizhang in the blink of an eye, but scattered all over the ground as if it had hit steel.

"What?"

The deputy general was furious and surprised when he saw this, and immediately realized Yao Zhizhang's identity.

At this moment, Yao Zhizhang, who was unharmed, noticed the deputy general, turned his head and fixed his gaze on the deputy general.

The moment he was targeted, the deputy general's tiger body trembled, and a cold feeling emerged from the soles of his feet and went straight to Tianling Gai.

"You want to kill me just based on these, it's such a fool's errand."

Yao Zhizhang snorted coldly, took a step towards the deputy general.

He walked slowly, not paying attention to everyone's attacks at all. With every step he took, the fear on everyone's faces became more solemn.

The moment he walked out of the tent that was shot into a sieve, Yao Zhizhang tapped his toes and turned into a black shadow, heading straight for the deputy general.

boom!

"Where did the bastard come from and dare to attack my brother Li Mo!"

A cold shout suddenly sounded. The moment the deputy general felt death, Ma Chen suddenly took action and punched Yao Zhizhang head-on.

The fist has not yet arrived, but the hundreds of raindrops condensed on the fist edge are tougher and sharper than arrows, and they rush forward like crystals.

"Little tricks!"

Yao Zhizhang snorted coldly, but instead of retreating, he took a step forward.

There was no resistance at all, Shengsheng relied on his physical body to catch the water drop attack formed by the condensed energy.

Tsk tsk tsk.

The water droplets were as if they were flowing into the ocean, causing no waves other than a few ripples.

"Ma Chen, stand back. You are no match. Take care of Li Mo for me."

Su Chen temporarily suppressed the injuries in Li Mo's body, stood up and said expressionlessly.

Seeing Su Chen like this, Ma Chen looked stunned, but still nodded: "Be careful, this guy has rough skin and thick flesh."

Another one?

After hearing the conversation between the two, Yao Zhizhang's attention fell on Su Chen.

He didn't pay attention to this person just now, but the moment he stood up, Yao Zhizhang suddenly felt uneasy in his heart.

He squinted his eyes and looked at Su Chen with a pair of cold eyes.

Su Chen looked at Yao Zhizhang and revealed his disguise: "It turns out to be a pig. No wonder it is so rough-skinned and thick-flesh."

The words were somewhat surprised.

The feeling Yao Zhizhang gave him was stronger than the feeling given to him by the animalistic Qiu Wuya.

In other words, Yao Zhizhang's strength is even greater than Qiu Wuya's.

"you wanna die!"

Su Chen's words seemed to touch Yao Zhizhang's back, instantly igniting his anger.

He stamped on the ground suddenly, his body was like a cannonball, blasting towards him with a torrent of murderous intent.

boom!

The surrounding air was instantly sucked out, condensed on the fist, and punched out, sending bursts of sonic booms in the air.

Su Chen's eyes moved slightly, and he also blasted out a punch that gathered all his strength.

The collision of the two fists was comparable to the collision of two hills, and a deafening and terrifying movement erupted in an instant.

It shook everyone's eardrums.

The weak man suddenly put down his weapon and covered his ears with his hands as he backed away, showing a look of pain.

Even the powerful ones were shocked by the thunderous sound of collision, and their blood surged, and they all looked at the two people fighting with horrified expressions.

This is a pure clash of fists and flesh, with every move carrying the beauty of violence.

Ma Chen was speechless. He didn't expect Yao Zhizhang to be so powerful, nor did he expect Su Chen's body to be so powerful.

After a few breaths, the two of them fought for dozens of rounds in this small open space.

The brutal impact of the fists to the flesh made everyone's hearts beat with fear.

The two of them looked like humanoid beasts, showing a sense of violence.

boom!

A deep voice resounded, and the two figures retreated and separated.

Yao Zhizhang's face no longer had the previous contempt, but was replaced by an unusually solemn expression.

The original plan tonight was to kill Li Cheng, but now it seems that we need to kill the person in front of us.

With this person here, even if Li Chengshen died, it would not affect the situation of the war.

He can become the next Li Cheng, and with his support the next Li Cheng can emerge.

Su Chen noticed the change in Yao Zhizhang's expression, but didn't pay attention, feeling awe-struck in his heart.

"Qiu Wuya's strength is equivalent to that of a second-line entry-level warrior. This person is at least a perfect second-line warrior, or even stronger. The physical difference between the two is not even a little bit different."

In the previous confrontation, he seemed to have exploded with astonishing momentum, but in fact only he knew it.

None of his moves caused any harm to Yao Zhizhang.

The opponent's body was far stronger than he imagined.

"However, my strength is not just physical!"

Su Chen's eyes moved slightly.

He is indeed not Yao Zhizhang's opponent in a pure physical competition, but the problem is that the physical body is just his weakest means.

"Um?"

Yao Zhizhang's expression turned serious as he noticed the change in Su Chen's moves.

Su Chen's body shook, and three thousand golden needles suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.

The golden needles are densely suspended in the air, connected to form a net of Yuanli.

Seeing a move similar to Ma Chen's, Yao Zhizhang's face showed a somewhat dignified look.

Ma Chen's three hundred raindrops didn't bring him any feeling, but these three thousand golden needles gave him a creepy and heavy pressure.

Before he could think about it, with Su Chen's slight scolding, three thousand golden needles moved in an instant, roaring towards Yao Zhizhang.

Such a horrifying scene not only made Yao Zhizhang feel like he was facing a formidable enemy, but also made Ma Chen, who was watching from the side, look horrified.

Roar!

Yao Zhizhang didn't dare to be careless and roared, his whole body became twisted.

"This is……"

The cloak covering Yao Zhizhang was torn apart in an instant, revealing his terrifying face and body, causing bursts of exclamations.

Dark skin, long hard hair, sharp fangs, a raised nose, a huge body...

The feeling of a primitive beast rushed into their minds, making everyone's scalp numb.

This isn't a person, it's clearly a wild boar!

Roar!

After being demonized, Yao Zhizhang's bloodthirsty eyes fell on Su Chen, and his remaining sanity made him want to kill the person in front of him.

He rarely shows his true face, unwilling to accept the fact that he is fused with a wild boar.

But the person in front of him not only revealed his identity, but also directly forced him to reveal his demonic form, causing him to lose his remaining dignity.

This aroused his murderous intention even more.

Tonight, he not only wants to kill Su Chen, but also washes the military camp with blood!

After being transformed into a demon, an even more powerful feeling surged through his body. Yao Zhizhang looked up to the sky and roared, arching towards Su Chen like crazy.

The sharp fangs overturned the ground, and two long mud dragons rose from the ground and soared into the sky.

As he stepped forward, the heavy force caused the earth to tremble slightly.

The surrounding soldiers were all shocked by Yao Zhizhang in front of them, and they retreated. Soon only Su Chen was left on the field.

In front of Yao Zhizhang, who was more than three meters tall, Su Chen seemed like a dwarf, bearing huge pressure alone.

Clang clank.

Three thousand golden needles, under the control of Su Chen, shot at Yao Zhizhang who was running towards him.

The extremely exquisite control made Su Chen very easy to control, and he was able to master various power-generating techniques.

However, even such a vivid display of power-generating skills did not cause much harm to Yao Zhizhang.

Even those attacks that specifically targeted vulnerable parts only made Yao Zhizhang even more frantic.

Roar!

A hysterical roar echoed from Yao Zhizhang's throat, shaking Su Chen's eardrums.

The next moment, Yao Zhizhang's huge figure rushed towards him, and he suddenly arched towards Su Chen.

boom!

The ground shook violently, and a thunderous explosion suddenly sounded.

Where the fangs arched, a huge pit reflected in everyone's eyes, raising dust all over the sky.

"Su Chen!"

Ma Chen's heart skipped a beat when he saw this, and luckily he caught Su Chen's figure in time.

It turned out that Su Chen was not hit, but took the opportunity to dodge.

Yao Zhizhang also noticed this, snorted, raised his head, and rolled up a thousand layers of soil.

Glancing out of the corner of his eye, he saw Su Chen rising from the ground, a dazzling light flashing in his pupils.

Draw the sword!

The sword is still a steel sword, but the sword-drawing technique is no longer the original sword-drawing technique.

It becomes stronger.

In Su Chen's hand, a bright sword glow bloomed, leaving afterimages in Yao Zhizhang's eyes at an astonishing speed.

As the steel knife fell, the afterimage spread out to all directions in an instant, and then suddenly condensed together.

Only this time, it was no longer one afterimage, but fifteen afterimages.

They intertwined together, entangled Yao Zhizhang's sight, and fell down with an astonishing force.

There was a click.

Yao Zhizhang felt a crisp sound coming from his neck, like the sound of breaking porcelain, or the sound of life withering away.

The demon blood in his body no longer surged, but turned into a turbulent wave.

The demon blood that originally only moved within the body suddenly gushes out as if it has suddenly found an outlet.

The bright red color that splashed onto Su Chen's knife caught his eye directly, which was shocking!

"Roar!"

The severe pain that was delayed for a moment spread to the nerves, making Yao Zhizhang couldn't help but scream.

Blood suddenly gushes out like a tide.

Yao Zhizhang soon realized that he was seriously injured.

"It's you!"

He stared at Su Chen with anger in his eyes, and the murderous intent in his eyes almost overflowed.

At this moment, Su Chen was like a victorious general, retreating as if there was wind at his feet.

"Hoo, I'm going to kill you!"

Yao Zhizhang looked like he was crazy. His figure was no longer strong and he walked towards Su Chen with heavy steps.

Su Chen stood in the distance, watching quietly.

Most of the power of a demon blood warrior comes from the demon blood in his body. Once the demon blood passes, his strength will also disappear.

The Yao Zhizhang in front of him is a good proof.

His aura continued to weaken as the demon blood passed, and in the end he could no longer maintain his demonic state and turned into his original ugly appearance.

It was a human-like body.

On his waist, blood was still flowing like a column of water, but the color was getting thinner and thinner.

It's a pity that Yao Zhizhang has a terrifying body but no corresponding healing ability.

Otherwise, even if Su Chen could cut him with a knife, he would not be so weak.

However, this suited Su Chen's wishes.

Under the gaze of everyone, Yao Zhizhang, who was originally so cruel that his liver and gallbladder trembled, now curled up like a piglet.

Until the moment when all the demon blood flowed out, he finally stopped breathing.

"died?"

The deputy general looked at Yao Zhizhang's body in shock, and then heaved a long sigh of relief.

Yao Zhizhang died in Su Chen's hands.

He turned to look at Su Chen, a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

He didn't understand why General Li Cheng respected a young boy so much before, but now he finally understood.

He walked forward, knelt down and said, "Thank you, sir, for avenging the general!"

He was over forty years old, but he knelt down towards a young man. Not only did he not feel any discomfort, but he was sincerely grateful.

In the army, the strong have always been respected. Su Chen was extremely powerful, and he avenged Li Cheng, so why not kneel to him?

"Thank you, sir, for avenging the general!" The soldiers all knelt on the ground and expressed their sincere thanks.

The sound formed a wave and spread to the entire military camp.

"Get up." Looking around, everyone except Zhu Yan was kneeling.

This made Su Chen feel a little uncomfortable. He didn't expect Li Cheng's prestige in the military to be so high.

pity.

He glanced at Li Cheng, who had already died tragically in Yao Zhizhang's hands, which made him frown.

"Sir, General Li Cheng unfortunately died in battle, please take charge of the overall situation for us!" the deputy general raised his head and said.

The rest of the people echoed.

Su Chen fell silent after hearing this. He looked at the deputy general who was still kneeling and asked, "Who is the strongest among your army?"

"It's the last general."

"Then you will temporarily take over the position of general." Su Chen said immediately.

"Sir, although the last general is in the same blood-moving realm as General Li Cheng, he is not the general's opponent. Although the people of Yaowu Clan are dead now, they will not give up. Even if the last general is temporarily replaced, it will not help. Only your Excellency Only a strong person like this can defend Bian Shang City."

Su Chen heard the underlying meaning of the deputy general's words. He was worried that Li Cheng's incident would happen again, and he was unwilling or afraid to temporarily take over as general.

It's just that they don't want to, how could Su Chen be willing?

Just as he was thinking about it, Li Mo, who was awake at the side, coughed lightly and looked at Su Chen: "Junior brother, if there is no strong man to guard it, Bian Shang City will be in danger."

When the two armies fight, various methods are available, but the simplest method is to kill the enemy's leader.

Without a leader, a large army can easily be defeated. If the enemy attacks at this time, the position will definitely be unsafe.

Now that Li Cheng has been killed, it is estimated that the Zhou army will attack soon.

When the time comes, there will be no one to lead it, and it will be like a piece of loose sand. How can we resist?

Li Mo knew the truth and wanted Su Chen to take over the leadership temporarily, but he was unwilling to force Su Chen.

Su Chen looked at Li Mo, then turned to everyone, pointed at Li Mo and said: "Okay, but it's not me, but Li Mo who will temporarily act as general!"

"What?" Li Mo froze on the spot.

How could he? !

However, as soon as Su Chen said his words, he had no intention of taking them back. He stared at the deputy general, waiting for his answer.

Under tremendous pressure, the deputy general only hesitated for a moment before kneeling down to Li Mo and saying, "Greetings to General Li Mo!"

"Meet General Li Mo!"

The sound of thunder is continuous and resounds through the sky.

In the tent.

As expected by Li Mo, not long after Yao Zhizhang's death, Zhou Bian attacked with his army.

Fortunately, Li Mo issued an order in time and sent troops to patrol. Only then did he discover the spy and prevent the city gate from opening.

Facing Zhou Bian's clamor outside the city, Li Mo just sent people to guard him and remained indifferent. He had no intention of going to war.

Li Mo rubbed his head and looked at Su Chen with some resentment.

It’s not like this junior brother didn’t know how much he weighed, so he actually asked him to temporarily act as general.

In terms of seniority, he is not as good as the deputy general. There are many people in the military camp who are more senior than him.

In terms of strength, he is not as good as the lieutenant. There are many generals that he cannot name but are stronger than him.

As a result, he rashly became a general under Su Chen's recommendation. This was too childish.

"Junior brother, there are so many generals in the army. How can I be a temporary general? How can I serve as a general with my strength? Aren't you making things difficult for me, senior brother?" Li Mo said with a bitter smile.

Su Chen said calmly: "What does it matter? Just have my support, right?"

"Nothing wrong." Ma Chen nodded in agreement.

It doesn't really matter who becomes the general, as long as he is appointed by Su Chen. Li Mo seems to have nothing, but Su Chen is enough for him.

Ignoring what the two said, Su Chen added, "I will use this period of time to improve your strength."

The general who has mastered Zang Zang realm does have some crotch stretching, which is a good opportunity to improve Li Mo's strength.

Anyway, Qiao Qiliang and Zhu Yan are in charge of Fengbei City, so it's okay to go back later.

Once Gan Ruyuan's reinforcements arrive, it won't be too late to take Li Mo back.

"Great!" Ma Chen clapped his hands and smiled. He missed this feeling of being improved.

It is much faster than practicing on your own.

Moreover, besides being time-consuming, Su Chen's improvement did not have any side effects.

He couldn't wait to experience this process of improving his strength every day.

Li Mo's eyes lit up. After he started training Zang, he felt that his potential had reached the limit and his training speed was as fast as a turtle.

Now that Su Chen is here, he can finally speed up his cultivation.

Su Chen each shot a powerful force towards the two of them.

Although he has entered the realm of Tongmai, not all the energy in his body has been converted into Yuanli.

Compared with Yuanli, it is obviously easier for the two of them to absorb strength.

But his force was extremely powerful, enough for Li Mo to absorb it for several hours.

"You guys digest it slowly, I'll go out for a while." Su Chen stood up and walked out of the tent.

"Junior brother, where are you going?" Li Mo was stunned for a moment and asked curiously.

It's so late, Su Chen is still going out?

Unfortunately, Su Chen walked too fast and didn't hear Li Mo's voice.

He found the deputy general, asked about the situation in the Da Zhou military camp, and then walked out of the military camp alone.

Since Dazhou dared to send people to assassinate Daqian's chief general, why couldn't Daqian send people to assassinate their chief general.

Reciprocity?

Su Chen thought as he disappeared into the night.

Da Zhou Military Camp.

Zhou Bian looked sad and speculated that Yao Zhizhang was in danger.

Especially the tentative attack just now made him more convinced of this idea.

If the leader of Da Gan was killed by Yao Zhizhang, Da Gan's army would be leaderless and would not react so quickly.

Not only did he react now, but Yao Zhizhang still hasn't returned, and the result can be imagined.

But what Zhou Bian couldn't figure out was that Li Cheng was only in the fifth level of moving blood, so how could he be Yao Zhizhang's opponent.

Could it be that the Daqian military camp sent three-line warriors?

Yao Zhizhang once claimed that his strength was comparable to that of the three-line warriors. In other words, Daqian at least sent out three-line warriors.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to kill Yao Zhizhang.

But the problem is that there is only one third-line warrior in Da Qian Ming, who has long been restrained by their people sent by Da Zhou.

"Unless this person is a third-line warrior from another dynasty!"

Zhou Bian thought that there was no news about the insider in the Daqian military camp yet, so he had no way of knowing what was going on inside and could only rely on guesswork.

The specific authenticity is subject to discussion.

Suddenly, a gust of wind disrupted Zhou Bian's thoughts. The camp was clearly closed, so how could a gust of wind come in?

He subconsciously raised his head and looked around, only to see a black shadow passing before his eyes.

Before he could stand up and ask, he heard a slight sound of breaking wind coming from behind him.

There was a stabbing sound, as if something passed through the body, and the originally beating heart suddenly stopped at this moment.

Plop.

As the huge body fell to the ground, Zhou Bian's internal organs completely lost their vitality, and he also lost his vitality.

The candlelight flickered in the tent, and five small holes blew up the cold wind straight into it.

Shortly after Su Chen left, messy footsteps sounded from the Dazhou camp.

After returning to the Daqian military camp, Su Chen met Li Mo and Ma Chen and briefly informed them of the matter.

Just when Li Mo was about to turn on the nagging mode, Su Chen asked him to quickly send troops to attack the Dazhou garrison.

Li Mo then gave up and sounded the drum to summon all the soldiers to set off for the expedition.

Da Zhou's reaction was a little faster than Li Mo's, and he retreated first before Li Mo could attack the camp.

After withdrawing his troops, Li Mo continued to be busy, while Su Chen and Ma Chen were lying in the tent to rest, which made Li Mo want to wake them up.

Nothing happened all night.

Li Mo was relieved that Da Zhou temporarily paid the money to withdraw his troops. At least he didn't have to worry as he temporarily assumed the position of general.

But he still didn't dare to be careless. Dazhou had not completely retreated, but was still stationed thirty miles away, ready to move.

Fortunately, Li Mo was given enough time to adapt to this short career as a general.

In this way, Li Mo spent most of his time busy, occasionally relying on Su Chen's strength to practice.

Several days passed.

Yuandu Mansion, in the imperial city.

The head of the palace, Gan Ruyuan, walked into the palace with worry in his brows.

After learning from Qian Xingyue that Yaowu Sect had joined forces with Da Zhou, he rushed to the palace without stopping.

When he saw Emperor Qian, he informed him of the news.

Emperor Qian was also shocked when he learned about it. He disappeared for two days in a row.

This time when Emperor Qian summoned him, Qian Ruyuan was still worried, but the short wait seemed to him extremely long.

"Second brother."

Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps. Surrounded by the palace maids and eunuchs, a middle-aged man who looked similar to Qian Ruyuan and had an even more imposing aura. He had the aura of a superior person in his every move and walked slowly towards him.

"Brother Emperor!" Gan Ruyuan was about to kneel down, but was helped up by Emperor Qian.

He shook his head and said, "No need to be polite."

Gan Ruyuan had no choice but to give up.

Observing his words and expressions, he soon discovered that the sadness on Emperor Qian's face had disappeared, and he couldn't help but ask: "Brother Emperor, what do you think the envoy said?"

Emperor Qian motioned for Gan Ruyuan to sit down first. Seeing his relaxed posture, Gan Ruyuan also relaxed.

After he sat down, Emperor Qian said: "The envoy has succeeded in breaking through and has entered the realm of Juyuan. After he learned about this, he personally went out to discuss with the envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the country, and the agreement has been reached."

"real?!"

Gan Ruyuan, who had been worried for many days, stood up on the spot when he heard this.

Qianhuang did not blame Qian Ruyuan for his rude behavior at all. Instead, he nodded and smiled: "Of course, I will cheat on you as a brother!"

Qian Ruyuan laughed and sat down.

"But this matter is not completely over yet." Emperor Qian changed the subject.

Qian Ruyuan looked at Emperor Qian with doubts on his face.

There was some worry in Emperor Qian's eyes: "The envoy from Song informed that he had discussed with Zhou Hanwen, the envoy of Dazhou in the country, and Daqian and Dazhou would each send three Tongmai warriors, under the age of a hundred, to compete in three rounds. If there are two wins, the losing side needs to pay tribute to the other side every year.”

This kind of tribute not only means that Daqian loses a lot of cultivation resources, but also means Daqian's humiliation.

Whether it is the former or the latter, Emperor Qian is unwilling to accept it.

But this matter was agreed upon by the two envoys stationed in the country, and neither Da Qian nor the Lord of Da Zhou had the right to interfere.

The envoys stationed in the country usually do not interfere in the government affairs, but once they speak, it is an iron rule, and even the Emperor Qian cannot object.

Otherwise, he can destroy the Qianhuang lineage at any time and support a new force to become king.

So no matter how unwilling he was, Emperor Qian could only accept it.

After Gan Ruyuan heard this, he was also worried. Da Zhou was far more powerful than Da Gan, and the number of Tongmai warriors within a hundred years was also far greater than that of Da Gan.

"Brother, what is the specific date?"

"A month later."

Emperor Qian whispered a date with a solemn expression.

"Has the quota been determined?" Gan Ruyuan continued to ask.

Emperor Qian nodded: "We have decided on two for now, namely Sun Ao and Qian Zhiyong."

Of these two people, one is from the clan and the other is from the royal family.

The former is a member of the Sun family of Yuandu Prefecture. At the age of seventy, he opened two profound meridians and was promoted to the realm of meridians.

Now in his nineties, he has entered the realm of great achievement of the two meridians.

The latter is a member of the royal family. He trained under the only ancestor of the third lineage of the royal family. His talent is astonishing and he is the heir designated by the ancestor.

Qian Zhiyong was promoted to Tongmai one year faster than Sun Ao, and he broke through at the age of sixty-nine.

Moreover, he opened up not two profound veins, but three profound veins.

Qian Zhiyong is twenty years younger than Sun Ao, so he is slightly inferior in realm. He is now a minor achiever in the Three Meridians.

Qian Zhiyong is one of the royal family's trump cards. Except for a few people, no one knows his strength and identity.

This competition revealed it, which was also a helpless move.

Gan Ruyuan thought for a while and said, "If there is still one person left, I can recommend two people."

"oh?"

Immediately, Qian Ruyuan informed Emperor Qian of Su Chen and Zhu Yan's 'achievement'.

When he learned that Su Chen and Zhu Yan were able to kill the clan ancestors, Emperor Qian couldn't help but show surprise.

"I learned from your mouth that Zhu Yan should be even more powerful. A fourth-level warrior, he can compete with Sun Ao and Qian Zhiyong. As for Su Chen, if there are four people in the quota this time, he can be added to the list. But second brother, do they have the same age?" Emperor Qian asked.

Age?

Qian Ruyuan smiled sadly, not only did the two match, but also exceeded Qianhuang's expectations.

"What? A Tongmai warrior under thirty years old!"

Sure enough, after Qian Ruyuan told the age of the two, Emperor Qian was shocked on the spot.

One second he was talking about Qian Zhiyong being a famous and proud son of the royal family, but the next second he was slapped in the face.

If it were a fourth-line warrior or a fifth-line warrior of the same age, he could still accept it, but he was more than forty years younger.

this……

He didn't even know what to say.

"Second brother, why didn't you tell me about this earlier!" Emperor Qian said quietly after recovering from surprise.

Qian Ruyuan: "...!"

Emperor Qian didn't care, and directly made a decision: "In that case, the last name has been set, and it will be Zhu Yan. This matter will bother my second brother. If Zhu Yan wins this battle, no matter what conditions he offers, as long as If I can agree, I will try my best to satisfy him."

"this……"

Seeing Qian Ruyuan's hesitation, Emperor Qian asked curiously: "What's wrong?"

"Brother, to be honest, this person is very dissatisfied with the imperial court for some reasons. It would be difficult to invite him to join the war, unless..." Qian Ruyuan showed a tangled look on his face.

"Unless what?" Emperor Qian frowned.

Qian Ruyuan said softly: "Unless Su Chen agrees."

Emperor Qian: "???"

The amount of information in this was quite large, so much so that Emperor Qian didn't even think about it for a long time.

Qian Ruyuan was afraid that Qianhuang would think wrong, so he revealed the relationship between the two.

After hearing this, Emperor Qian nodded and said in approval: "It's really affectionate and righteous. Is there any problem with Su Chen?"

He turned his attention to Su Chen and asked Qian Ruyuan.

After all, Qian Ruyuan was familiar with the two of them and knew their personalities, which made it easier for the royal family to prescribe the right medicine.

"Su Chen is obsessed with cultivation. He is not greedy for money, does not love power, and is not lewd. If you want to ask him to come forward, you can use Lingyuan Pill to make a good relationship with him."

After Qian Ruyuan thought about it for a while, he described Su Chen's characteristics in detail, and then said.

"How could there be such a kind person in the world?!"

Emperor Qian had never seen cultivators, but most of them ended up being obsessed with wealth, sex, and power, which only made them a laughing stock.

However, when I thought about it, it was somewhat believable that someone who could enter Tongmai before the age of twenty, apart from his talent, must have put in a different amount of effort in cultivation than ordinary people.

He didn't care. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's do this. Send someone to bring Zhu Yan and Su Chen to the palace and ask them what they need."

"yes!"

After getting permission from Emperor Qian, Qian Ruyuan started to handle the matter as soon as he left the palace.

In order to bring the two of them to the imperial city as soon as possible, Qian Ruyuan took people directly to Bian Shang City.

As for Zhu Yan, as long as Su Chen agrees, he will not refuse.

On the road day and night, Gan Ruyuan was actually faster than the reinforcements, and arrived at Bian Shang City in less than three days.

After entering the military camp, he learned that his capable general was killed by Yaowumen in a sneak attack, but what surprised him even more was that Li Mo actually temporarily took over the position of general.

When Li Mo saw Qian Ruyuan, he quickly explained the matter to Qian Ruyuan.

Unexpectedly, instead of blaming Gan Ruyuan, he was very happy, which made Li Mo confused.

In the tent.

At this time, there were only Gan Ruyuan and Su Chen.

When Su Chen saw the other party fighting like this, he guessed that the other party came to the military camp specifically to look for him.

Gan Ruyuan didn't talk nonsense and told the matter straight to the point.

"Let me persuade Zhu Yan to agree to participate in the competition?" Su Chen was slightly surprised after hearing this.

Gan Ruyuan nodded: "Yes, as long as you can convince Zhu Yan, you can ask for anything."

Finally, he specially added: "Whether it's Li Mo's general position or the Lingyuan Pill you need."

"Have you already gone to see Zhu Yan?" Su Chen asked instead without answering.

Gan Ruyuan, who saw through Su Chen's thoughts, nodded and smiled awkwardly: "I did send someone to pick up Zhu Yan."

After a pause, he added: "But in the end, if I don't agree, you still have to persuade me."

The two fell into silence.

After a long time, Su Chen did not give an immediate reply, but said: "I can go to the imperial city with you, but the specifics are up to Zhu Yan to decide."

"Okay!" Gan Ruyuan agreed readily.

Su Chen added: "But not now, but after the reinforcements arrive."

"Why?"

After asking, Gan Ruyuan suddenly understood and promised: "Don't worry, I will send someone to protect Li Mo."

Su Chen chuckled and was noncommittal.

Under Gan Ruyuan's urging, the reinforcements arrived three days shorter than expected.

In order for Su Chen to persuade Zhu Yan, Qian Ruyuan took off the word "temporary generation" on Li Mo in the name of the palace master.

But in the end he was rejected by Li Mo.

Although he didn't know what Su Chen and Qian Ruyuan had discussed before, he instinctively thought that this position was obtained for him by Su Chen at the expense of his own interests.

So he decisively refused.

In addition, with his strength, even with Su Chen's support, he may not be able to convince everyone, so he might as well take this opportunity to escape.

Su Chen didn't say anything, but Qian Ruyuan talked to Li Mo many times, which further confirmed Li Mo's suspicion, and he never let go.

Helpless, Gan Ruyuan had to give up.

On the day of departure, Su Chen and Li Mo parted ways. Ma Chen continued to escort Li Mo back, while he and Qian Ruyuan headed to the imperial city.

After three days of traveling and traveling, the group finally arrived at the imperial city.

Zhu Yan arrived one day earlier than Su Chen. After seeing Su Chen, he said, "I thought Qian Ruyuan was lying to me, but I didn't expect that I really brought you my benefactor."

Gan Ruyuan on the side froze after hearing this, and was speechless for a moment.

"King Donglin, Master Zhu, Master Su, Emperor Qian has invited me."

At this time, a guard came over and said respectfully.

While walking, Zhu Yan lowered his voice and asked, "My benefactor, what do you think of this matter?"

"You can go if you want to go. If you don't want to go, don't go. You don't have to consider what I think." Su Chen replied.

Zhu Yan shook his head slightly: "No, I'm talking about the issue of these people's blindness."

Su Chen: "???"

He didn't quite understand Zhu Yan's words.

Zhu Yan said solemnly: "They didn't ask you to participate in any ring competition, but instead invited me to go. Isn't this blindness? Do they think I am stronger than your benefactor? I really don't know what brought them like this. Illusion!"

Su Chen really hadn't thought about this issue, but he didn't really care about it.

Soon, a group of three people came to the main hall and met the legendary Emperor Qian.

"Come here, give me a seat." Emperor Qian was also looking at Su Chen and Zhu Yan, and his eyes flashed when he saw their appearance.

The three of them sat down.

Emperor Qian briefly exchanged greetings with the three of them, and then said, "My second brother must have informed you about the tribute competition. Zhu Yan, what do you think?"

He asked Zhu Yan directly without beating around the bush.

Seeing that Zhu Yan did not answer, he turned his attention to Su Chen.

Emperor Qian understood clearly and continued: "Su Chen, Zhu Yan, no matter what requests you have, just ask for them. As long as I can do it, I will satisfy you."

Zhu Yan still didn't speak.

Su Chen felt helpless, as all three eyes in the hall were focused on him.

He didn't say anything and glared at Zhu Yan angrily.

Zhu Yan smiled, knowing that he could not avoid it, so he said seriously: "I have no conditions, as long as you meet the conditions of my benefactor."

After saying that, he turned to look at Su Chen and lowered his voice and said, "My dear benefactor, feel free to ask for any conditions you have."

These words fell in the ears of Qianhuang and Qian Ruyuan, making them happy, so they looked at Su Chen one after another.

Qian Ruyuan nodded and said, "Yes, Su Chen, if you have any conditions, you might as well just tell them."

Emperor Qian didn't put on any airs and nodded.

Su Chen sighed in his heart, if he had known that Zhu Yan would kick the ball to him, he shouldn't have shown up.

Seeing Su Chen's hesitation, Zhu Yan spoke again: "My dear friend, you don't have to worry, just tell me the conditions. To tell you the truth, I have made a breakthrough again."

He had already learned about the strength of the other two participants from Emperor Qian, so he was not worried at all.

With the strength of his Four Meridians, he is enough to sweep all participating warriors from Daqian and Dazhou.

Even against Da Qian, the ancestor with perfect three lines, he had the confidence to compete with him. This was the confidence of a fourth line warrior.

So he had an idea from the beginning and agreed to it.

However, he had no need, so he simply gave Su Chen the right to propose conditions.

I thought Su Chen would understand what he meant, but it turned out...

Alas, he paid by mistake after all.

Su Chen didn't speak. He was immersed in Zhu Yan's words of breakthrough. Even he couldn't help but feel a little envious of such a natural breakthrough.

After being stunned for a moment, Su Chen looked at Emperor Qian and said, "May I ask how many Lingyuan Pills Emperor Qian has?"

"One hundred and thirty-two!" Emperor Qian was prepared and quickly replied.

Lingyuan Pill is an extremely precious pill for the royal family. In order to ask Zhu Yan to take action this time, in addition to the pills needed by the Song Dynasty Envoy and the Ancestor, he could be said to have listed all the Lingyuan Pills in the palace.

Su Chen was slightly startled when he heard this number. It was not too much, but too little.

He didn't expect that there were only more than a hundred pills in the entire palace.

Emperor Qian saw Su Chen's thoughts and explained: "Even the royal family, relying on trade between countries, can only earn twenty pieces per month. This number is already the current limit. If you think it is too little, you can propose other methods." condition."

Of course Su Chen would not be polite: "Okay, I want all the Lingyuan Pills. In addition, I also want the secret book in the palace."

He is indeed a practicing madman.

Both things are related to cultivation.

Emperor Qian nodded: "I can give you a token to enter and exit the Imperial Sutra Pavilion. You can use this token to enter and exit the Sutra Pavilion at any time. How about that?"

When Su Chen heard this, he glanced at Zhu Yan, nodded and said, "Okay!"