In the thirteenth year of the Apocalypse, three years have passed since entering the academy. In the past three years, the world has been as usual. The Tang State is still strong, Xiling is still doing evil in the name of Haotian, and the Demon Sect is lingering in the extreme northern wilderness.
.The legend of Eternal Night is still popular in the spiritual world.
Spring has passed, autumn has come, cold has come and summer has passed, but there are a few more geniuses in this world of cultivation.
There are a few more names in the heavenly book of Xiling Zhi Shou Guan.
Liu Bai's name is still unshakable at the top of the Zhiming list. It has never changed for more than ten years. Jun Mo, the second teacher of the academy, is closely behind him. Ye Su, who is walking around the world in Zhi Shou, can often compete with him for second place on the list.
As for the position, as for the following few, they are all walking in the world in other unknown places.
As for the Dongxuan List, many talents of the younger generation have emerged.
Number one on the Dongxuan List, Xiling Temple Zhao Yun!
Second on the Dongxuan List, Xuankong Temple Seven Kills!
Third on the Dongxuan List! Tang Xiaotian, the Wasteland Demon Sect!
Fourth on the Dongxuan List, Zhishou Guanye Red Fish!
Fifth on the Dongxuan List, King Jinglue of the Tang Dynasty!
Originally, these rankings were all based on the Book of Heaven, and ordinary people had no way of knowing about them. However, in order to destroy the prestige of the Tang State and the academy, Xiling chose to announce this ranking to the world.
This suddenly caused an uproar in the spiritual world. It turned out that Wang Jinglue, who was said to be invincible under his destiny, was only ranked fifth, and the first to third ones on the list seemed to have suddenly appeared in the past few years.
, except for Zhao Yun, who is ranked first, others rarely see them take action.
Especially the one named Tang Xiaotian has been on the must-kill list of all the major forces.
In order to destroy the Demon Sect, Xiling Temple and the allied forces from various countries spent a huge price many years ago to expel them to the Far North Wasteland. The Demon Sect must not be allowed to resurrect. If there is another major overhaul of the Demon Sect, the world will no longer be peaceful.
In order to find out the background of the Demon Sect, major forces sent their disciples to the wasteland one after another. However, most of these people never returned, especially the cavalry guards from Xiling.
It directly sucked up the cultivation base.
Tang Dynasty, capital city,
In the majestic imperial city, a young man was standing alone in front of the palace gate.
"Stop, the palace is a very important place, outsiders are not allowed to trespass!"
The young soldier outside the palace gate blocked the young man's way with a gun. Outsiders were naturally not allowed to enter the important palace. The young man did not speak, but an older soldier immediately ran over and slapped the young soldier.
A face-covering scolding.
"Why did you stop me? Didn't you see it was His Highness the Third Prince?"
The older soldier showed a flattering smile and said respectfully:
"I'm sorry, Your Highness the Third Prince, he is just a newcomer and is ignorant. Please don't blame me!"
The young soldier panicked when he heard the title of the third prince, and immediately moved out of the way. The young man did not scold him, but nodded slightly and walked straight into the palace.
After the young man left, the old soldier shouted at the young soldier again, and the young soldier said aggrievedly:
"How did I know he was a prince? I've only been here for less than half a year and I haven't seen him once. How can a prince not live in the palace?"
No wonder the young soldiers were ignorant. In the past three years, Li Hunyuan had been staying in the academy, which meant that he would only go to the palace during festivals or when the emperor summoned him.
The last time I entered the palace was during the Chinese New Year half a year ago, so many people in the palace now do not know the nominal eldest son, and only occasionally heard about this silly prince during casual chats.
The young soldier said:
"Do you think this third prince is really stupid? I think he is quite normal. He is gentle and polite to others. If he had been someone else, he would have scolded him a long time ago. This is different from what others say!"
The older soldier immediately covered his mouth and whispered:
"You are looking for death. Remember, never talk about the Third Prince in front of outsiders. If His Majesty hears it, no one can protect you!"
Naturally, the gossips of the soldiers were not hidden from Li Hunyuan's ears, and he had no intention of pursuing them. People's words are terrible, and it is common for them to be pointed out wherever they go.
The young man walked straight to the royal study, and the eunuch guarding the door immediately greeted him respectfully and said:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is reviewing the memorial. Please allow me to give you a briefing!"
Although his expression was respectful, he still stood in front of him.
"Step aside!"
The boy's voice was loud enough for the people inside to hear clearly.
"Is it the mistress? Let him in!"
Hearing this deep and powerful voice, the eunuch stepped aside, opened the door, and let the young man in!
"Are you here because of your sister Wang's affairs? No wonder, apart from her, there is nothing else you can care about. Father remembers that you haven't entered the palace for almost half a year. This is how you are really treated here.
Don't you want to go down? If I had known better, I shouldn't have agreed to let you enter the academy. Do you know what outsiders are saying about you now? The words have all reached Father!"
After not seeing each other for a long time, King Tang also complained for a while. Although he was an emperor, he still hoped to see his children often.
Li Hunyuan bowed and said:
"Father, atone for my sins. My son has been staying in the academy recently. If my father doesn't think he is ordinary, I can just visit the palace more often in the future. It's just that my father is busy with state affairs every day, so he doesn't have any free time."
"Ever since I was a child, I have known that the Tang Dynasty is the most powerful, enlightened, and free country in the world! But why does such a country need to use marriage to exchange for peace?"
The King of Tang did not expect that Li Hunyuan would ask such a question. He thought that his son would cry and beg him not to marry Li Yu to the Shanyu of the Golden Tent. After all, Li Yu had always been the closest to him.
people.
Li Huanyuan said again:
"I know that since ancient times, marriage matters and matchmaker's words, but parents, you must always consider the happiness of your children, right? In the bitter cold land of the northern grassland, Sister Wang will probably suffer if she goes there."
Looking at Li Huanyuan, who was neither humble nor arrogant, King Tang was a little suspicious. Did I misjudge him before? Where did the humility and cowardice of the past go?
"What do you, a child, know? Although our country, the Tang Dynasty, is powerful, we have enemies all over the world. Look at Southern Jin, Beiyan, Yuelun, and Xiling. Which one of them is not eager to get rid of our country?
When a woman grows up, she will always get married. At the very least, if she gets married, she can still be the mother of a country!"
Princesses marrying far away has been a tradition since ancient times, and there is nothing unusual about it in other dynasties!
"If your so-called peace requires sacrificing your daughter's happiness, then I would rather not have that kind of peace. Besides, can that really bring peace?"