Looking at the puddle on the ground, Hu Lu went crazy. Damn it, this, is this the whole family has been wiped out!

"Can you see where this fell from?" Hulu asked the guards around him.

Zhu Dali said, "It seems to be the main trunk."

Others also agreed that it should be the mainstay.

Hulu bent down and picked up a leaf. Sure enough, it was covered with a layer of fog and could not be seen through.

He breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was not from Dongxiang Zhigan. If so many cultivators suddenly died in his country, then he would really panic. After all, his strength is still too weak now, and he doesn't have any

Other trump cards.

Hu Lu asked people to pick up the fallen things and put them back up. Even if it is impossible to visualize now, it will be possible in the future.

He told Zhu Dali to do it right when marking the leaves, flowers and fruits. Even if it falls, the number will still follow the leaves, flowers and fruits.

"yes!"

"Also, strengthen the defense force and equip me with all kinds of dragnets." Hu Lu said. It was suspected that a monk entered the palace last night, so we had to guard against it.

Whoever dares to touch my tree, I will chop off his head!

Then Hu Lu went up the tree again and picked a leaf next to Lin Xiaotian's leaf. He continued to visualize and first analyzed Old Man Lin's power clearly. This was a big fish. He didn't expect Dai Lufu's legacy to be so rich!

When Yun Qing passed the Bagua field again, she saw Hu Lu looking at the leaves on the giant tree from a distance, and she shook her head.

Last night she flew to the top of the tree and looked at the leaves like Hulu. But after looking at them for an hour, the leaves were just leaves. There was nothing there. She couldn't even see it. It was probably nothing. The child was considered useless.

Just when she was about to leave the giant tree, a monk came to the palace and flew to the tree.

The man's cultivation level was not as good as Yun Qing's. He made some noise and did not notice her. However, he was discovered by the guards below.

The other party was just like Yun Qing at the beginning, he was curious about the fruits on the tree, but in the end he couldn't eat them or take them away, and then left.

I feel that the other party should have foundation-building cultivation. If he does not have special magical skills and Qi-refining cultivation, it will be very difficult to break into the palace.

It's just that this giant tree is too conspicuous, and there are many people in the palace. I'm afraid it will spread everywhere soon. Cultivators are eager for heavenly materials and earthly treasures. They dare to enter those unparalleled dangerous places. Relatively speaking,

There is absolutely no danger in talking about the palace.

Yun Qing thought that in order to keep the secret of the two-year-old flower and protect the safety of the poppy and the child in her belly, next time someone came, he should teach the other party some lessons and create an illusion of "I'm covering this place". What would he save in the future?

Even bad guys dare to come to the palace to cause trouble.

Just as he was thinking about it, Yun Qing saw the second princess coming towards her and smiled at her.

Yun Qing thought to himself that he must have been praised by his parents, and my disciple must be so cute!

~

Hu Lu just meditated on the tree in the morning. In the afternoon, Yuan Min began to take the lead in numbering the World Spirit Tree. The project was quite huge. In order not to get in the way, Hu Lu temporarily returned to the Four Symbol Hall to practice.

Using spiritual power to cultivate earth energy is not like a cultivator who needs to sit cross-legged in a serious manner, with his five hearts facing the sky, or even take a bath and burn incense, which is not necessary. His posture is quite casual, and he can walk, sit or lie down.

It's practice.

So when Hongxiu opened the door and came in, he was lying flat on the ground with his eyes closed.

"Ah!" Hong Xiu exclaimed, threw away the things in his hands and rushed over, "Brother!"

Hu Lu was so frightened that he jumped up, "What's wrong, what's wrong?"

Miao Hongxiu: "..."

"Why are you lying on the ground when you have nothing to do!" Hongxiu, who had always been gentle, couldn't help but get angry and punched Hu Lu several times. She fainted once yesterday and came again today. She was really afraid that the emperor would not wake up one day.

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Hu Lu chuckled, "The ground is cool."

He patted the soil on his body. In fact, he just wanted to see if he could use the earth's energy to lift himself up, but it still didn't work.

"What's going on?" Hulu asked.

Hongxiu leaned over to pick it up, "The news about Xiaojuro...hey, where's the letter?"

Hulu spread his palms and said, "It's here with me."

"Ah? How..." Hong Xiu was in disbelief.

In fact, when Hong Xiu just threw the pigeon bamboo tube on the ground, Hu Lu caught it through the earth's energy and delivered it to himself. He was still able to do this.

"It just rolled next to me, and I caught it easily." Hu Lu muttered casually, and then opened it.

Hongxiu didn't ask any further questions. She returned to her seat and started to get busy. The emperor had completely given up her career. As the emperor's secretary for many years, she could also be half-emperor.

The letter was not written by Juro, but was sent by his men from Hexi. It was about the investigation of "Chu Ke".

The situation is not too optimistic, because Chu Ke left Haojian Villa when she was very young. The locals don't know what she will be like when she grows up. It is estimated that only Haojian Villa, which has been hunting Chu Ke all year round, knows.

As for Haojian Villa, the letter mentioned that the Villa has just suffered a big change. The owner Chu Yunpeng and the young owner Chu Zhongtian both died at home. Moreover, many famous swords in the Villa were stolen. Haojian Villa can almost be removed from the world.

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Hu Lu was not surprised by this incident, and he also knew that Lin Xiaotian sent someone to do it.

Although he also gained something, he did not get what he wanted most, and that thing seemed to be with Chu He!

But is this Chu Hao in his palace really Chu Hao?

This Hu Lu needs to be verified by himself.

Hu Lu gained a lot from contemplating Lin Xiaotian.

He even solved the mystery of the theft of the Prime Minister's Mansion plaque. It was stolen by this old man. In order to avoid being seen, he even created a heavy fog in the capital.

He suspected that the Xiao Shen family was the descendant of Xiao Potian. Judging from the fragments Hu Lu saw, it seemed that his suspicion was correct. The "Xiao Mansion" door plaque contained the power of the talisman!

When I looked at it myself, I found that there were so many rebels in my harem, it was simply a den of rebels.

However, Xiao Shen's lineage is considered a branch of the Xiao family. Even if Lin Xiaotian wants to take action, he will do it to the Xiao family members in his hometown. Hu Lu doesn't care.

In fact, Hu Lu didn't care what Lin Xiaotian got from the Xiao family. Anyway, the four families had to get it together.

It doesn't matter even if they get it all together, with just that leaf, he can always lock Lin Xiaotian's position, and it won't be sure who will work for whom!

However, the most urgent task now is to confirm the identity of Chu Ke. If she really hides the secret of the Chu family, Lin Xiaotian is afraid that he will really break into the palace after finding out.

When the time comes that I can't resist it, Chu Ke's life may not be guaranteed. It's really a trouble. If I had known that I wouldn't let her move yesterday, I'm still a little reluctant to let it go.

"Hong Xiu, bring up Chu Ke's previous sketch profile picture from the draft and ask Xiao Qilang to investigate who owns this face."

Miao Hongxiu asked curiously, "Your Majesty, what does this mean?"

"If you have a deep meaning, just do it."

In the evening, when Spades asked him to turn over the cards, Hu Lu chose Chu Cainu without hesitation.

~

The Taiping Palace was not at peace at the moment, and was filled with voices such as "You are dead."

I saw Jin Yuzhu, Bai Buling, and Ao Tunying sitting at the table playing a game of landlords. The atmosphere was very businesslike.

This time we are not playing with stickers, but with real money.

Although Jin Yuzhu's cultural level is not high, he is very talented in this type of game. He can pick up the game very quickly and has now won hundreds of taels of silver from his opponent. This makes Bai Buling very unconvinced and wants to use magic to see through the opponent's cards.

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But then I thought again, if I even cheat in playing cards, how can I still be called a human being? I finally transformed into a human being, but I can't do such an animal thing.

So she would rather lose money, at least openly, and after losing this month's monthly salary, she would take out her previous gold base.

Just when Bai Buling was about to be destitute, Yaoji came in and chased away the people.

"General, Mr. Bai, please move forward. Your Majesty has turned over my mother-in-law's sign tonight."

Ao Tunying lost less, so she simply stood up, shook her long legs and said, "Then let's go."

Bai Buling was dissatisfied and angry, "Why does the Emperor keep trying your best?"

Yao Ji hurriedly said modestly, "This is only the second time."

Bai Buling hummed, "Wait until my sign is placed on that plate, and I'll make sure the emperor only turns over mine!"

Then Bai Buling muttered to Otun Ying, "Yingzi, I think I am obviously very smart, why do I always lose?"

Otun Sakura, "Maybe you chose the wrong person to play cards with."

"Ah, then who should I choose?"

Ao Tunying, "How about you try Xian Fei?"

~

After inviting these two people out, Yaoji hurriedly grabbed his master and said, "My dear, what are you doing, His Majesty is coming soon."

Jin Yuzhu blushed and said, "I, I'm going to wash my feet~"

When Hulu arrived, he hugged Jin Yuzhu without saying a word, "Have you missed me?"

Jin Yuzhu was hugged tightly and couldn't break away, so she could only say against her will, "I think you haven't been here for two days."

Hu Lu, "How about I come here every day?"

"That's not necessary. I'm afraid my body won't be able to bear it."

While they were talking, the two of them got on the bed. Hu Lu suddenly became serious and said with a serious expression, "I have brought you bad news. I hope you can be strong."

"Bad news? What bad news?"

"Chu Yunpeng and Chu Zhongtian of Good Sword Villa were killed two days ago."

"What!" Jin Yuzhu opened her eyes wide and almost couldn't control her smile. She really wanted to share this good news with Chu He!

At this time, Hu Lu hugged her tightly and patted her back gently, "If you want to cry, just cry."

Jin Yuzhu squeezed her eyes wildly, hoping to squeeze out a few tears, but she really had no talent in acting, and what she ended up with was a dead face that was neither sad nor happy.

Hu Lu sighed, "This may be because there is no greater sorrow than the death of one's heart. Chu Ke, please forgive me."

Jin Yuzhu turned her back and said, "Your Majesty, I am so sad today. I'm afraid I won't be able to serve you well these days."

Hulu held her washed white feet and said, "It doesn't matter, then I'll go somewhere else to deal with it tonight. Don't worry about it."

Yaoji watched helplessly as the emperor left, while his master cried.

She thought it was over. It must have been because he didn't see red that day that his majesty had a grudge. He turned over the master's sign but refused to let her sleep with him. This was humiliating her!

Yaoji feels that his career has encountered a major crisis, and he wonders what will happen to the last concubine and her maid who were relegated to the cold palace.

However, the next day, Yaoji saw that his master had woken up early and was in high spirits, as if he didn't care.

Jin Yuzhu was happy for Chu Hao all night. Early in the morning, she couldn't wait to open the door to find the eldest princess. Then she saw a middle-aged woman pushing a cart to collect night incense.

The middle-aged woman stared at her guiltily and suddenly bumped into her.

Although the other party smelled bad, Jin Yuzhu didn't dislike her, he was just curious about what she wanted to do.

After bumping herself, the middle-aged woman immediately pushed the cart away, and Jin Yuzhu had a note in her hand.

Her companion was still calling her, "Zhenxiang, what are you doing, why don't you leave quickly!"

Looking at the note in her hand, this is really troublesome. She doesn't know how to read!

Forget it, let Chu Yan see it.

Jin Yuzhu went to the eldest princess and asked for the Taoist Sword.

The eldest princess was a little panicked at the moment, "The sword, the sword is gone!"

"How could it be gone?" Could it be that Chu Ke ran away on his own?

The eldest princess also wanted to find someone to help her share her worries. She pulled Jin Yuzhu to her room in Weiyang Palace and pointed to the roof, "Look!"

Jin Yuzhu saw a hole in the roof. Hu Ping'an said, "I was sleeping when I heard a clang. When I opened my eyes, the sword disappeared and a hole appeared on the roof."

Although Hu Ping'an is usually like a little adult, she is only a ten-year-old child after all. Ever since her father allowed her to hold the sword again, she has been extremely happy and practiced the skills even harder, so she lost her sword at this moment, and her eyes

Tearful.

"It's better to find your father." Jin Yuzhu wiped her tears for her.

"The mother-in-law has already gone to find the father."

After a while, Hu Lu came. Looking at the holes in the roof, he guessed that Fairy Zhao had taken back the sword.

In fact, this is very reasonable, and it is understandable without saying hello, but destroying the roof of his house is too much. Do you know how expensive the purple tiles on the roof of the palace are?

Hu Lu could only comfort his eldest daughter, "Isn't it just a sword? When Ping An succeeds in his cultivation, I will find a better one for you!"

He believes that with his current ability, this is definitely not an empty talk.

Just as he was talking, the guard captain Zhu Dali came over to report, "Your Majesty, an arm was found under the giant tree!"

Soon, the great detective Holmes arrived at the crime scene. It was an adult male arm. It looked powerful. Hu Lu asked, "When was it discovered?"

"There are three moments of ugliness."

It was discovered late at night. Hu Lu asked Ping An again, "When did the sword fly away?"

“It seems, it seems it’s also time to be ugly!”

Hu Lu smiled slightly, and the scheming frog kept touching your belly!

Fairy Zhao must have fought against someone last night. She used the Taoist Sword and took it away after using it. But why did they fight in their own palace?

A decisive battle at the top of the Forbidden City?

Hu Lu sent someone to collect the arm, dispose of it, and wash away the blood.

Xiao Julang came back today. Hulu had breakfast and went to the Sixiang Hall to wait for him.

"Did everything go well this time?"

"Smoothly, the old man's pseudonym is Xu Sanduo. He doesn't have any relatives. It's just that his late wife had two nephews to help him with his funeral arrangements."

Juro packed a baggage containing everything he found valuable.

Hu Lu flipped through the pages and went straight to the "Heart Fire Mysterious Sutra", oh, and "Fire Palm".

This "Flame Palm" was later written by Xu Houzu from memory. It is probably not as complete as the original version, but it is still usable. To be honest, the Flaming Palm and the Heart Fire Mysterious Sutra are quite suitable.

In the early stage, Xu Hou Zukong had magical power but was unable to use it. He could only be regarded as an average strongman. Later, he learned "Fire Palm" and easily reached the strength of a hundred enemies.

"You can take the other things with you later. Juro, let me ask you a question. If you could become an immortal, would you be willing?"

"Your Majesty asks your subordinates to repair it, and they will repair it. If Your Majesty does not let your subordinates repair it, your subordinates will not repair it even if they are willing."

Hu Lu, "That's what I am willing to do, Hua Tou, San'er, what about you?"

A charming and mature woman's voice said, "Just fix it~"

Hu Lu held the two booklets in his hands. It was time to form his own team of cultivators!

Let’s start with the 11 gangsters. They are all people whom they absolutely trust.

"Dalang and Erlang are old, and I don't know if they still have that immortal bond. Julang, please tell me to come here to see me tomorrow. Everyone, come!"

Although he trusted, people would change. For the sake of safety, Hu Lu decided to teach the skills first to raise his level, and then teach practical spells when his spiritual power reaches a certain level.

If any of them are not qualified, they can continue to stay in the Xiao organization as spies. If they are qualified, they can set up another organization specifically for cultivators in Dayue and surrounding areas.

Having used the Xiao organization to frighten the ministers into obedience, Hu Lu hoped that the cultivators could maintain due respect when facing him.

But this respect must be based on strength. It's too early to say anything now. He can't even handle a mere Lin Xiaotian.

And now that the Taoist Sword is gone, I can’t hug Fairy Zhao’s lap if I want to.

After practicing for a while, the guard captain Zhu Dali and Miss Yuan Min asked to see him.

"Your Majesty, the numbering of the branches in the East District has been completed. Please take a look." Yuan Min handed over a booklet.

First of all, the first page introduces a total of 17 fruits, 192 flowers, and 4899 leaves.

Even if other areas are included, the number is tens of thousands.

Is it a lot? For such a giant tree, it is simply pitiful. Normally, a tree can easily grow a hundred thousand leaves. The World Spirit Tree is almost bald.

Dayue has a population of more than 200 million. Adding in the surrounding countries and forces, the population is still 3 to 400 million.

There are so many people, but there are only about 5,000 cultivators, which is close to one hundred thousandth of the total population.

But for Hulu at this moment, he just thought it was too much!

One golden elixir monk can be worth my 500,000-strong army, but now there are 17 of them here!

Hu Lu continued to scroll down, and the numbers were words and numbers.

Among them, east, west, south, north, and center represent branches.

A, B, and C represent leaves, flowers, and fruits respectively.

The first four digits represent small branches, and the last four digits are specific to each piece.

For example, if there is a fruit that occupies a branch, its number is "East 00110001 C".

When Hu Lu saw this number, he knew which one it was referring to.

There was also Lin Xiaotian's number. Hu Lu guessed it based on the number of branches. The "East 00340001A" was him.

"Thank you for your hard work. Next, the other four districts will be numbered. Zhu Dali, send your people to the trees every week to check whether new leaves have appeared, or some leaves have turned into flowers, and some flowers have turned into fruits.

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"Yes!" Zhu Dali responded, "I have one more thing to ask your Majesty for instructions."

"explain."

"Your Majesty, the sword you usually use is on the tree. Did you bring it up?"

"What, the sword is on the tree!"

(Today’s guarantee is completed, so I can relax a bit. I haven’t slept more than five hours in the past few days. My hand speed is too bad, so I can only fill it with time~)

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Chapter completed!