"First Prince, if you have something to do, just tell me. I'm not in the mood to listen to music."
Zhao Zongchang waved his hand and asked everyone to leave, leaving the place to the four of them.
"The three brothers have been in Daxuan City for many days. I have long wanted to invite everyone to come and reminisce about old friendships, but I have been busy with official duties and have not had time."
"Father is not here, so why bother to be polite? We have only met each other three or five times since we were so old. Don't think that we are all familiar with each other."
Zhao Qingyang was in a bad mood, so of course he would not give him face. Zhao Zongchang was not angry after hearing this.
"In that case, let me get straight to the point."
Zhao Suixian sipped wine and watched Zhao Zongchang's performance leisurely.
"The three of you are each enlightened and have extremely high cultivation talents. You are rare geniuses among our Zhao royal family.
If you concentrate on cultivating the secret skills of the Eight Palaces, you will become the strongest in Yuling Continent in time, and it is not necessarily impossible to even become the master of one palace. Why bother to squeeze in the imperial city?
If the fight is too fierce, it would not be appropriate to be known as a brother fighting each other."
"The prince became impatient and called us over to persuade us to withdraw voluntarily?" Zhao Suixian sneered.
The other two people haven't expressed their opinions yet, but someone downstairs from Yunhe has already expressed their agreement.
"The Great Prince's Talk"
No one expected that Zhao Zhang would appear on such an occasion. With a flattering smile on his face, Zhao Zhang nodded and bowed in front of Zhao Zongchang, and then raised his voice several times.
"To be fair, among the four princes, you three have been at the border for a long time. Only the eldest prince listens to the teachings and learns the ways of governing the country at His Majesty's knees. In the past, many national affairs were mostly handled by the eldest prince, but you three are very important to the affairs of the country.
How much do you know?
Secondly, the eldest prince was personally taught by the emperor's master. All emperors in the past dynasties came from the Confucian mansion, and the Confucian mansion was the first among the eight mansions, which represented orthodoxy.
Thirdly, the eldest prince is a direct descendant and has great prestige among the civil and military ministers of the dynasty. Although the three of you are extremely talented in cultivation, you have no foundation in the court. It is better to leave with dignity than to get bruised and swollen!"
Zhao Zhang is the only son of Prince Kang and wants to take refuge with the eldest prince in this way.
"Zhao Zhang is right. When facing Confucianism, Wen, Mo and Xumi, we should all retreat and give way to talents. Facing Confucianism, our three houses are insignificant. As long as we have the support of Confucianism, our other three houses will be insignificant.
From this point of view, we should take the initiative to resign from our father."
What Zhao Zhang said is indeed true, but whether it is Zhao Suixian or Zhao Pingcheng, they are not the best among people, and there are a group of powerful people from the Eight Palaces behind them.
Zhao Zongchang is the most promising candidate for the crown prince, but this does not mean that there is no chance for him to choose someone else. And Zhao Suixian's words put the eldest prince on the opposite side of everyone.
"That was not what I meant"
Cold sweat broke out on Zhao Zhang's forehead. He could please the eldest prince, and he could belittle the other three princes, but he would never dare to slander the Eighth Palaces. Flattery seemed to be hitting the mark!
Not to mention him, even Zhao Zongchang hated Zhao Zhang and made enemies for him for no reason.
"Bafu is a sacred place for spiritual cultivation. Of course I don't mean to offend," Zhao Zongchang explained.
"If the three of you are a little dissatisfied with my proposal, then let's put it aside for now.
When it comes to banquets, the Wenfu in the Qing Dynasty are of course the most proficient. I heard that celebrities in the Wenfu will be able to talk calmly while drinking.
We people are not good at talking, so we might as well teach skills." Zhao Zongchang hurriedly changed the topic.
"How to teach techniques?" Zhao Suixian asked.
Zhao Zongchang ordered someone to place a wine jar in the center.
"This is the amber light of Nanling fine wine. Let's see who can drink first without breaking the wine jar. As for the prize, it's this night pearl!"
Zhao Zongchang took out a fist-sized luminous pearl. Such a pearl is rare in the world and is worth a lot of money.
Zhao Pingcheng and Zhao Suixian both agreed. After all, this was an opportunity to show others their strength. Zhao Qingyang had the least strength, but since everyone else had already agreed, he had no choice but to agree.
Several people did not compete rashly, no matter who made the first move, he might become the target of public criticism.
Perhaps Zhao Zongchang was too conceited, thinking that with Yan Youqin's help he would be able to sit back and relax, so it was better to strike first.
Zhao Zongchang had been in Daxuan City for a long time, and everyone thought that he was a little neglectful in his cultivation, but when he made a move, he actually had the cultivation level of Huiyang Realm.
Confucian spiritual power turned into a big hand and took it directly from the wine jar, but the Buddha's light flickered on the wine jar, and a golden lotus bud appeared. As soon as the hand was held on the bud, the petals began to bloom.
Zhao Zongchang's cultivation was not self-cultivation, so it was naturally much inferior to Zhao Pingcheng's Lotus Seal.
After the lotus seal broke through the spiritual power, he carried the wine to Zhao Pingcheng.
"A monk is so greedy for alcohol"
The wooden floor of Yunhe Tower suddenly rose up, and the wooden boards were tightly interlocked with each other, locking the lotus in a box.
Seeing these brothers fighting back and forth, Zhao Suixian also joined in, and a scroll unfolded, which was his favorite work, the True Shape of the Five Mountains!
If the Five Sacred Painting Spirits were released with all their strength, even Yunhe Tower would be broken, but now Zhao Suixian can control it with ease.
Five mini-mountains were stuck around the wooden box, and then it burst open, and the wine fell steadily onto the scroll.
In terms of cultivation, Zhao Suixian is the better among the four.
"Little great uncle..."
Seeing that Zhao Suixian was about to succeed, Zhao Pingcheng had no choice but to ask Monk Shenxiu to take action.
Master Yuxing asked him to come out to help Zhao Pingcheng, but Shenxiu couldn't disobey, so he had no choice but to take action.
Just point a finger, and vast spiritual power gathers at your fingertips, which is the Buddhist sword seal of Fudo Myoyo.
One finger was as sharp as a sword, breaking through two mountains and pointing directly at the jar of wine.
"Monk Shenxiu, it just so happens that I also have a set of fingering techniques."
At Jiugong Mountain, Jiang Chan's cultivation was slightly inferior, but now that he has broken through to the Huiyang realm, Jiang Chan's Sky Finger has a power comparable to the Ming King's Seal.
The two fingers collided, and their spiritual power surged. From the initial test of each other, their strength continued to increase, and even the entire Yunhe Tower began to tremble.
Zhao Qingyang saw the two of them competing, so he resorted to sudden measures. He twisted several wooden pillars of the Yunhe Tower and broke through the defense of the True Shape Map of the Five Mountains. However, Yan Youqin still didn't take action, so how could he possibly get what he wanted.
Yan Youqin pinched it with one finger, and the black chains behind him were as flexible as swimming dragons. Jiang Yan had suffered from the three extremes in Xihe, and he also knew how powerful this Confucian stunt was.
The chain directly opened an independent space in the wooden pillar, and it was still difficult to compress it no matter how hard Zhao Qingyang applied it.
There was some resentment in Zhao Qingyang's eyes. If Cao used this, how could he let him support it alone?
After all, there was a big gap in strength between the two. After a brief stalemate, the chains of Sanji Dao tied up the wine jar and dragged it towards Yan Youqin.
Zhao Zongchang couldn't help laughing when he saw this. Yan Youqin was the number one genius in the Eight Prefectures, so he could easily catch him.
"You are happy too early"
Although Jiang Yan was competing with Shenxiu, a scroll flew out of the book tube. This painting "Viewing Swords on the West River" was copied from several famous swords cast by Ou Ye, each of which was astonishingly powerful.
The long sword was flying with a buzzing sound, and he stopped the wine before it fell onto Zhao Zongchang's table.
In the small living room, several geniuses from the Eight Prefectures were competing secretly in the air.
The divine King Ming's seal is superb, various Xumi Mansion secret skills are emerging one after another, which is dazzling, and Yan Youqin is as powerful as ever.
Jiang Yan's strength also advanced very quickly, but unfortunately with one against two, even with Zhao Suixian's help, he gradually fell into a disadvantage.
Zhao Qingyang's performance was astonishing, but he was unable to survive on his own, and this fight was obviously not destined for him.
Jiang Yan increased the pressure on Shenxiu and Yan Youqin, and then glanced at Su Kou. Naturally, the two of them had known each other for so long and had a tacit understanding.
When these people's martial arts battle was in full swing, their spiritual power suddenly became unsustainable.
Everything was full of drama, the battle was suspended in an instant, and the last person to get the wine was Su Kou!
"What kind of poison is this!"
Yan Youqin was also a little surprised, knowing that there was a poison master present. He and Shenxiu were both on guard, but in the end they fell for it because the poison master's methods were really elusive.
The same is true for Shenxiu. Their spiritual power is only suppressed for a few breaths, but the victory or defeat can often be decided in a split second in a battle.
"Xiao Lanxiang!"
Su Kou was a little proud. His Xiaolanxiang had been completely perfected after such a long time, but it was only thanks to Jiang Yan and Zhao Suixian that he was able to poison so many people at the same time to help him attract attention.
"Originally I wanted to make all sentient beings happy, but I'm afraid that they will really cause some scandal. After all, you know that they are from Qingdu. People there can really do anything if they take some medicine."
Jiang Yan saw Su Kou's expression and couldn't help but want to slap him.
"The poison master's methods are really hard to guard against," Shenxiu also sighed with emotion.
The poison of Xiaolanxiang will have a shorter effect on the stronger the person, and no antidote is needed. It only takes a while for the effect to wear off.
Su Kou dedicated the wine to Zhao Suixian, and the three of them drank freely.
"The eldest prince's wine is indeed good wine," Zhao Suixian didn't forget to mock.
"Wine is indeed good wine, but this night pearl, why do I think it is fake?"
Jiang Yan was playing with the precious luminous pearl in his hand. In order to load Zhao Suixian, he kneaded it vigorously with his hands. The valuable luminous pearl turned directly into powder.
The eldest prince once said that the Night Pearl was a rare treasure, and the sound still rang in his ears, but Jiang Yan's hand was like a loud slap on the eldest prince's face.
The banquet broke up unhappy in the end. Zhao Zongchang had a sullen face. He failed to achieve either of his two goals and was humiliated, so he stood up and left without saying goodbye.
"First Prince, wait for me"
Zhao Zhang hurriedly chased after him like a follower.
When the four princes left Yunhe Tower, a crowd of people followed them in the darkness.
"Zhao Zongchang has been used to everything he wants in Daxuan City for so many years. It is not easy for him to be defeated, especially when Jiang Yan smashed the Night Pearl. Look at Zhao Zongchang's face."
Zhao Suixian laughed. Although he knew that nothing would be decided at tonight's banquet and Zhao Zongchang was still the most promising candidate for the crown prince, Zhao Suixian was still very happy.
"I know you four brothers don't have any feelings for each other, but today it seems that it's even more outrageous than I imagined."
After all, they were all the same father. Zuko didn't understand why these four people were strangers than strangers.
"Zhao Zongchang's mother came from a prestigious family and was even named a queen, but my mother only had me after Emperor Tian Zuo came to her after a drunken visit.
The status of the mothers of Zhao Pingcheng and Zhao Qingyang is not that high. Emperor Tianzuo sent the three of us away because it would have no impact even if we died outside."
"Your damn brotherhood"
The three of them were talking and laughing while walking in the dark alley, but suddenly a paper crane flew over and landed on Jiang Yan's shoulder.
Jiang Yan gave Zhao Suixian and Su Kou a hint that someone was following them!
The alley ahead was a fork in the road. The three of them looked at each other and walked in three directions respectively. The person following behind them chased in the direction of Zhao Suixian without even thinking.
But after he chased him into the alley, he had lost track of Zhao Suixian.
"This way we will know your purpose. Who sent someone to follow me?"
Zhao Suixian, Jiang Yan and Su Kou blocked the man's way out from three different directions.
This man was about to defend himself, but his choice just now betrayed his thoughts.
"You're mistaken, I'm not here to follow you, I'm here to kill you."
"You want to kill someone in front of both of us. It's too disrespectful," Su Kou said.
"Be careful, Qianyuan Mirror!"
Although this mysterious man tried his best to hide it, Jiang Yan was still aware of the terrifying strength of this man because Yang Shen was extremely powerful.
There are not many Qianyuan mirrors in Daxuan City, and none of them are unknown, but this man obviously does not belong to any of them.
"Your perception is quite keen. It seems that you are Jiang Gan."
"good"
"It just so happens that you are also among our targets. This time, we can kill two birds with one stone and make this trip worthwhile."
"Talk to yourself"
Although this person's Qianyuanjing realm is higher than theirs, both Jiang Yan and Su Kou have special enlightenments, and even Zhao Suixian is double enlightenment, so the three of them may not be without a fight if they join forces.
As soon as Zhao Suixian's map of the true shape of the Five Mountains came out, five huge mountains came with the force of Mount Tai.
The true shape map of the Five Mountains is copied from the mountains. Each mountain weighs tens of thousands of tons. Even if the five mountains are stacked together, even Jiang Qian, who can hold up the dragon gate, may not be able to lift it.
This man's response was extremely simple and crude, and he could hold up this terrible weight with just one arm.
But when he stretched out his arms, Jiang Yan and Zhao Suixian had surprise in their eyes because they saw the white sun mark on this man's cuffs.
Among the Yuanjun of the Baiyang Sect, there were not many who could achieve such a level of cultivation and strength, and the most likely one among them was the one who defected from the Wu Mansion.
"Wei Yuanjun," Su Kou said.
"Not bad, you have some knowledge."
"More than a little knowledge..." Zuko gritted his teeth.
Jiang Yan secretly thought that there was a blood feud between Su Kou and the Baiyang Sect. Every time he saw people from the Baiyang Sect, they would lose their minds and even go berserk.
At this moment, Zuko clenched his fists tightly, spilled a handful of poisonous powder, and then turned into countless poisonous bees in front of him.
"Poison Master?" Wei Yuanjun looked at Su Kou's face and finally remembered, "Who am I? It turns out to be Su Kou. He has made great progress after so many years."
"Looking at you, I really want to kill me," Wei Yuanjun said with a smile, "but your strength is far inferior to that of your damn father."
"disease!"
Su Kou shouted softly, and countless poisonous bees turned into a large net and covered the sky.
Before the poisonous bees could arrive, a ball of lightning erupted from Wei Yuanjun's body, annihilating all the poisonous bees.
Wei Yuanjun is not an ordinary Qian Yuanjing. He possesses the secrets of the martial arts. He is one of the strongest defectors in the history of the martial arts. He is only one step away from the Taoist realm.