Although Lu Man allowed them to successfully enter the imperial city, Xu Qingnian still had some unspeakable doubts in his heart.
After Zhou Tian and Xia Shuning entered the imperial city, for Zhou Tian, it was just another city. There was nothing to be excited about. From a glance, it was no different from Xiyun Palace.
The environment is the same, but the difference may be that the people walking in the market look richer.
Xia Shuning was even more accustomed to it. As the barrier of the imperial city, Xiyun Palace had close contact with the imperial palace, so she had many contacts. When she came to the imperial city again, her mood was even more stable than Zhou Tian's.
"What's the matter? It's the first time I've come to the Imperial City. Why are you so calm and calm? It's rare to see someone like you."
Xia Shuning said casually.
"No matter how good it is, it's not as quiet as Tianqian Town. I don't like noisy places."
Although Xia Shuning looks very good-looking, after these days of contact, Zhou Tian still thinks that she cannot be compared with Youyou.
He looked back at Xu Qingnian behind him and saw that he was very depressed. He had not said a word since entering the imperial city.
"Old Xu, are you worried about something? Why do you look so worried during this walk?"
Xu Qingnian raised his head and glanced at Zhou Tian, then whispered in his ear: "Xia Shuning is here, it's not convenient to talk."
"I always felt that there was something wrong with Lu Man just now. It seems like something is going to happen in Xiyun Palace."
Zhou Tian had no idea what he was talking about and looked confused.
"Old Xu, what are you talking about?"
Zhou Tian also whispered softly.
"We'll wait until everything is settled. Now it's important to enter the academy."
Then Xu Qingnian walked quickly to the front.
He said to Zhou Tian and Xia Shuning: "This imperial city has remained the same for hundreds of years. It is no different from the last time I came here."
"Old Xu, when you come to the Imperial City, you go directly to the academy, right?"
Zhou Tian asked half-heartedly. He had an ominous premonition. This was an imperial city and it shouldn't be easy to enter the academy.
Seeing Zhou Tian's behavior, Xu Qingnian smiled and said, "Master, you have really grown up. I can tell by the look in your eyes. Do you also think that entering the imperial city is not that simple?"
Xu Qingnian said in a strange manner, which made Zhou Tian very unhappy. He said with slightly tired eyes: "Then don't beat around the bush and just tell the truth. We have arrived at the imperial city and are very close to the academy. What else do we have to do?"
of?"
Xia Shuning looked at them with confusion and shook her head.
"I really don't understand you."
He looked at them with his hands on his hips, and then said helplessly: "What he said is that when we enter the imperial city and enter the academy, we must first meet the emperor, because the emperor must know the disciples of the academy well, so as to ensure their safety."
Zhou Tian saw the two of them talking a lot and sighed: "Let's go, it's just to meet someone. The emperor doesn't have as many things as the city lord of Xiyun Palace."
After hearing this, Xia Shuning felt that he was being insulted. She pouted and wanted to retort, but Xu Qingnian said in time: "We are not far ahead from the north gate of the palace. Let's go. Without further ado, after meeting His Majesty, hurry to the academy.
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The imperial palace of the Shang Kingdom is divided into eight gates, and the north gate is specially set up for the people of the academy. All academy disciples have tokens in their hands. As long as they hold the tokens, they can walk unimpeded in the imperial city.
In order to strengthen the north gate, the master of the academy set up a barrier in front of the north gate. This barrier can only be broken by people from the academy.
Zhou Tian and the three of them quickly arrived at the north gate of the palace. "This is the north gate. Why are there no soldiers guarding it?"
Zhou Tian saw the empty north gate, with statues of two strange beasts on both sides. Although he couldn't name them, they looked very fierce.
Xia Shuning shrugged: "I don't know either. Only disciples of the academy can enter the north gate. We from Xiyun Palace usually enter from the northeast gate."
Zhou Tian approached the north gate and looked up. The height of the gate was enough for two people. Above the lintel were written several large characters, "North Gate of Qi".
I wanted to go up and have a look, but just as I was about to touch him, Xu Qingnian suddenly spoke.
"slow!"
"This north gate has been warded by the old master. You can't remove it at all, so stay back."
After Zhou Tian heard this, he and Xia Shuning took a few steps back.
I saw Xu Qingnian was angry in his Dantian, and hit the north gate with a palm. A circular vortex appeared on the outside of the gate, which was densely packed with unintelligible characters. Then Xu Qingnian muttered a few words in his mouth, and gently touched it with one finger.
a little.
Squeak!
The door is open!
Zhou Tian looked at Lao Xu in surprise, with envy on his face.
"Old Xu! What else can you do? You can even decipher such characters."
Xu Qingnian didn't say much, just a few scrawled words: "It's not difficult. As long as you enter the academy, you will understand it naturally."
After opening the door, Zhou Tian took a brief look. The palace was indeed different. The side halls of different sizes looked like an intricate small town.
"There are so many palaces and so many roads. If the emperor lives among them, wouldn't he get lost every day?"
Zhou Tian rubbed the back of his head, looked ahead and muttered.
Looking at the ground again, it was wet and glowing under the sunlight.
"The ground is really clean."
"Stop looking and follow me to the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart."
Xu Qingnian walked quickly in front, and Xia Shuning followed closely behind.
"Let's go, Mr. Zhou, there's nothing to see in the palace."
The Yangxin Palace they were going to was the sleeping palace of His Majesty the Emperor. Ordinary people were not qualified to enter directly.
It took them half an hour to get from the north gate to Yangxin Hall, which shows how big the palace is.
As Zhou Tian walked along the way, he saw soldiers patrolling outside and some servants bowing respectfully when they saw them.
He asked curiously: "Why are these people so polite to us?"
Xu Qingnian walked like the wind and delivered the goods very quickly: "The people who entered the palace and went straight to the Yangxin Hall were either the royal family or people from Xiyun Palace and the Academy. Why are they so polite?"
Arriving at the entrance of Yangxin Hall, the two soldiers in front of the hall said politely: "I wonder who the three of you are?"
"Oh, this young man is a new disciple who is about to enter the academy, and this little girl is the princess of Xiyun Palace."
The soldiers were not too surprised when they heard that it was someone from the academy, but when they heard the word "Xiyun Palace", they instantly became nervous. They pointed their spears directly at Xia Shuning and said sharply.
"You two can enter, but she can't. What's going on in Xiyun Palace has not been found out yet, so we can't let her get close to His Majesty!"
Xia Shuning was frightened by this scene. She didn't know what to say. If she were a soldier in front of the imperial city, she could have contradicted her a few words. And the soldiers guarding the Yangxin Palace were all at the Qi King level. Besides, inside the palace,
She didn't dare to make any big moves at all, she just looked on stupidly.
"this?"
Looking at Zhou Tian and Xia Shuning, Xu Qingnian didn't know what to do for a while.
"Let them come in. What's wrong with Xia Shuning?" "Yes!"
At this time, a voice came from inside the Yangxin Hall, and it sounded like it should be the emperor.
The two soldiers put away their spears, knelt down on one knee, and said with their heads buried in their chests: "You three, please hand over your weapons."
"How outrageous! One is from the academy and the other is the princess of Xiyun Palace. Do they still want to harm me?"
After hearing this, the two soldiers immediately knelt on their knees and put their hands in front of them.
"You three please!"
After hearing this, Xu Qingnian opened the door of Yangxin Hall and walked in.
Zhou Tian and Xia Shuning followed closely behind, and when they arrived at the palace, Zhou Tian was really shocked.
The furnishings in this palace are so extravagant, with gold shining everywhere, exuding an incomparable aristocratic atmosphere.
He looked around and took a closer look. What shocked him was that the roofs in this hall, including the cantilevered beams and tables and chairs, were all made of gold. They were so luxurious.
"Haha, you must be Xu Qingnian. The sky is high and thousands of bones are singing together. Only one sword can cut off the glory. Xu Qingnian, who was invincible in the world at that time, is now the steward of Xuantian Sect's Zhou family. Things are really unpredictable, haha.
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Xu Qingnian quickly knelt down on his knees, glanced at Zhou Tian from the corner of his eye, and coughed.
Immediately, Zhou Tian also knelt down.
"See Your Majesty, Your Majesty, long live! Long live the great sorrow!"
Zhou Tian had just looked at the furnishings in the palace, and had not yet taken a closer look at the emperor's face.
After Xu Qingnian finished speaking, he quietly raised his head and took a look. Sure enough, he was very majestic. Dressed in a dragon robe, he looked even more majestic and domineering.
"Get up, I didn't expect you, Xu Qingnian, to have left the academy for so long, but this time you returned to the academy for your young master. Not bad."
Xu Qingnian buried his head and continued: "I am ashamed that I have not solved my problems for so many years. This time, I personally asked you to bring the young master back to the academy safely. Only then will I have the opportunity to return to the imperial city and return to the academy."
"Well, since it's to take your young master to the academy, it's not convenient for me to stay longer. You can go. I must be anxious to see you too."
After saying that, he squeezed the shoulder of Shang Tian who was kneeling on the ground, frowned inadvertently, and thought to himself: Is there no Qi Hai?
"This young man's bones are pretty strong. Let's get down."
After Xu Qingnian bowed and bowed, he was about to walk out of the palace with Zhou Tian and Xia Shuning. At this time, the emperor opened his mouth and said: "You two go, Xia Shuning stays. Now that Haotian has appeared in Xiyun Palace, the whole emperor
The city is talking about this matter, and as the king of a country, I must ask clearly."
After hearing this, Xia Shuning's body suddenly trembled. She didn't know that Haotian's appearance at Xiyun Palace this time was so serious. If she had known about it, she wouldn't have accompanied them into the palace.
Xu Qingnian wanted to pull Zhou Tian out quickly, but Zhou Tian couldn't help turning his head and bowing softly and said: "Your Majesty, Haotian's presence has been dismissed by Lao Xu, and he has no direct relationship with the city lord and princess of Xiyun Palace.
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"I hope your Majesty will be aware of this and don't blame the princess of Xiyun Palace by mistake."
Then he knelt down on his knees and put his head on the ground.
Seeing this, Xu Qingnian hurriedly wanted to say something, but the emperor laughed and said: "Haha, you really have the courage of the academy. When you encounter injustice, you have to stand up."
"But I tell you, this is the imperial palace, and it is also my palace of nourishing the heart. Whatever I say here, nothing I do is wrong, let alone wrong. Could it be that you want to teach me how to do things?"
"Your Majesty! Young master doesn't dare!"
After Xu Qingnian heard this, a lot of sweat suddenly poured out from his forehead, and he knelt down with a thud.