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The two kept their eyes fixed on the Chu Clan system, watching as Xu Xiao walked step by step towards Wangjian Mountain, exuding a chilling and murderous aura.
More and more martial arts practitioners gathered at the foot of Wangjian Mountain, and the group was discussing the matter.
"The Northern Cold King actually dared to venture into the formation alone? Doesn't he know how powerful the Eight Trigrams Illusion Formation is? Once he steps into Wangjian Mountain, he'll likely face certain death!"
"What a madman, venturing into Wangjian Mountain all by himself?"
"Sigh... This King of Northern Cold is far too arrogant!"
The crowd watching the Truman System scene began to discuss animatedly!
The Northern Cold King's actions truly shocked them and made some people even more wary.
Chapter 99 Xu Xiao goes up the mountain, and the down-on-his-luck Yuan Tiangang and Qi Tianchen!
Xu Xiao's personal visit to Wangjian Mountain had a significant impact.
The leaders of all factions have turned their attention to this side.
It should be noted that the Northern Cold was originally one of the centers of the struggle between the world.
The various factions were already tense because of the fact that Minister Nangong had become Ye Fan's maid at Wangjian Mountain.
Now that they have learned that Xu Xiao has actually set off for Wangjian Mountain in person, many people are anxious.
At this time, the news of Xu Xiao, the King of Northern Cold, going up Wangjian Mountain was so popular that it even overshadowed the death of Zhao Huangchao.
Of all the forces in the world, only two are in the most urgent situation.
One of them is Zhao Li, who is in the Liyang Imperial Palace.
After the death of Emperor Zhao, the fate of the Liyang Kingdom was already on the verge of collapse.
Zhao Li was at a loss, but fortunately the young eunuch behind Li Yang stepped in and suggested a way to buy time by sacrificing Bei Han.
But now that Xu Xiao has set off for Wangjian Mountain, Zhao Li's carefully laid plans have become useless.
After all, no one knows whether Xu Xiao will succeed this time.
Indeed, during this period, no matter how large the bait Zhao Li throws out, no force will dare to attack Bei Han.
You know, if Xu Xiao really does marry his daughter to Ye Fan in the end, then who in the world can stop Ye Fan's revenge?
Even a renowned veteran of the Land Immortal Realm like Zhao Huangchao, carrying the Golden Lotus of Fortune from Longhu Mountain, was easily killed by Ye Fan.
Therefore, even if moving against Bei Han now seems to bring unlimited benefits, it is not as great as the risk of being retaliated against by Ye Fan in the future.
what should we do?
Having ruled the Liyang Dynasty for many years, Zhao Li was by no means a fool.
Even though he was skilled in martial arts and political maneuvering, he was ultimately just an ordinary person.
Intrigue and power struggles can have some influence even on ordinary martial artists and some well-established terrestrial immortals.
But if applied to Ye Fan, it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot—completely ineffective.
He wanted to find that young eunuch again to think of another way, but not long ago, the young eunuch had already left the palace to go out and seek good fortune.
It seems the young eunuch won't be able to return for several days.
"Quickly, summon Zhang Julu to the palace for an audience." With no other choice, Zhao Li could only frantically order the eunuch to summon Zhang Julu to see if he could come up with a way to deal with this huge change.
Before long, Zhang Julu rushed over in a great hurry.
Everyone knew that Xu Xiao had personally gone to Wangjian Mountain, and Zhang Julu naturally knew the news long ago.
With Zhang Julu's wisdom, he immediately realized that the young eunuch's plan to buy time with the northern cold was likely to fail.
Thinking of this, Zhang Julu anticipated that Zhao Li would summon him, and thus made preparations in advance.
Thus, upon hearing the message from the palace eunuch, he rushed to Zhao Li's palace as quickly as possible.
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
Upon entering Zhao Li's bedroom, Zhang Julu respectfully bowed and greeted him.
"Oh dear! My dear minister, there's no need for such formalities! We've been ruler and subject for decades, there's no need for such grand gestures! Please rise quickly!" With a smile, Zhao Li quickly helped Zhang Julu up.
Such politeness was out of necessity, since for Zhao Li, Zhang Julu was now his last lifeline.
"Your Majesty, we have known each other deeply over the years. I already know why Your Majesty summoned me." Looking at the once majestic emperor now timid and hesitant, Zhang Julu sighed inwardly with regret.
"Oh? Since you've already guessed it, my dear minister!" Zhao Li, his heart pounding with unease, looked around nervously as he heard Zhang Julu's words. "In that case, you must have already thought of a solution...right?"
Looking at Zhao Li's expectant eyes, Zhang Julu's tone sounded somewhat weak: "Seven-tenths of this game has already been decided. Ever since the death of Ancestor Zhao Huangchao of Liyang, the Liyang Dynasty has no choice but to make its own decisions."
Zhao Li frowned in confusion: "My dear minister... what do you mean by that?"
Zhang Julu explained to Zhao Li indifferently, "Your Majesty, this situation is not unsolvable, but the solution has little to do with my Li Yang."
"This... what does my minister mean?" Zhao Li clenched his fists inwardly. He understood Zhang Julu's words, but he didn't want to admit it. The fate of the great Liyang Dynasty was in the hands of others, completely beyond their control. How ironic this situation was.
“Your Majesty, there are two people who can break the deadlock. One of them is Emperor Li Shimin of the Ming Dynasty.” Zhang Julu continued, “According to some intelligence I know, some time ago Li Shimin sent Qi Tianchen and Yuan Tiangang to Wangjian Mountain.”
"What they were trying to do was to marry their princess to Ye Fan in order to win Ye Fan over to help the Ming Dynasty."
"Just imagine, wouldn't the status of the Ming princess be higher than that of Fan Duo, the second princess of the Northern Cold King?"
"If Ye Fan truly has something in mind, he'll probably prioritize choosing this Ming princess, right?"
"Secondly, the one who can influence the current situation is Li Hanyi, the second city lord of Snow Moon City."
"After all, according to past legends, Ye Fan, the Martial Saint of the Mortal Realm of Wangjian Mountain, was deeply in love with this Snow Moon Sword Immortal."
“The Minister of the Palace who went up to Wangjian Mountain before was the top of the Rouge List. He can truly be called the queen of beauties in the world.”
"However, such a beautiful woman could not catch Ye Fan's eye and in the end she only managed to get a position as a maid."
"In that case, I'm afraid neither the princess of the Tang Dynasty nor the second princess of the Northern Cold Prince's Mansion will have much of a chance of marrying Ye Fan."
Listening to Zhang Julu's analysis, Zhao Li slumped to the ground in despair: "I never thought that the fate of such a huge empire as my Liyang Dynasty would ultimately depend on a man's choice of love."
"Your Majesty, that's no ordinary man...that man is none other than Ye Fan, the Martial Saint of the Mortal Realm." Zhang Julu's words were filled with admiration when he spoke of Ye Fan.
After all, Ye Fan's easy killing of Zhao Huangchao was enough to shock many people in the world.
Zhao Li was helpless in the face of this, and finally sighed deeply before saying, "That's all we can do. As for what happens next, we can only leave it to fate."
"I just hope that Ye Fan truly loves Li Hanyi deeply and will cancel both the marriage proposals from the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Han Dynasty!"
"What! Xu Xiao, the King of Northern Cold, actually went to Wangjian Mountain in person?"
Chang'an City
Lately, Li Shimin has been fantasizing about how he would unify the world after successfully becoming Ye Fan's father-in-law.
I haven't paid much attention to the situation at Wangjian Mountain since then.
After all, recently, the attention of all the various forces in the world has been focused on the revenge battle between Minister Nangong and Xie Guanying, and the death of Emperor Zhao.
There's always something missing when observing Wangjian Mountain.
But it was in this gap that Xu Xiao's great misfortune occurred.
How could this not infuriate Li Shimin?
"What's going on! Qi Tianchen and Yuan Tiangang haven't sent any messages back yet?"
Thinking that although his daughter was good, she was still far inferior to Xu Weixiong, who was ranked first among the deputy judges of the Rouge List.
The officials below exchanged bewildered glances.
The Grand Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty, Qi Tianchen, and the Bad Commander, Yuan Tiangang, have been away from Chang'an for quite some time.
At first, the two of them did indeed send messages on time every day.
However, after the two arrived at Wangjian Mountain, it was as if they had disappeared into thin air, and no news came back at all.
However, it wasn't that the two didn't want to send a message back to Chang'an, but rather that they were already trapped in the illusionary formation at the foot of Wangjian Mountain.
At this moment, Qi Tianchen and Yuan Tiangang were stuck, unable to advance or retreat.
The exhaustion of the past few days had left the two of them in a terrible state.
Yuan Tiangang was in better condition, but his face had lost its luster and his aura was much weaker.
Qi Tianchen's situation is much worse.
It should be noted that some time ago, when he attempted to investigate Ye Fan's fate using the method of astronomical deduction, he was severely injured due to the backlash of the secret technique, and his strength was greatly reduced as a result, even dropping a realm.
Not only has he not recovered any of his lost cultivation level, but his injuries have also not yet healed.
Thus, coupled with the illusion array at Wangjian Mountain, it can be said that Qi Tianchen has lost most of his life.
At this moment, Qi Tianchen leaned against Yuan Tiangang, panting heavily.
"...This...this approach isn't working." Qi Tianchen's aura fluctuated slightly, but it was merely a final burst of energy before death.
Sensing Qi Tianchen's weakness, Yuan Tiangang could only shake his head helplessly: "The Martial Saint of the Mortal Realm is so powerful. You and I are both skilled at deducing secret techniques."
"I thought that with our strength, even if we couldn't break out of the illusion set up by Ye Fan, we wouldn't be trapped in it."
"We can still come and go as we please, but now it seems...we're like frogs at the bottom of a well, how laughable..."
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Qi Tianchen's aura grew weaker and weaker: "Alas, what a pity, I didn't even get to see Ye Fan's residence before I was trapped and died on this mountainside."