Although there were some twists and turns in the southern Xinjiang trip, they returned home with a full load in the end.
Fan Qi went to Shiwanda Mountain in southern Xinjiang, and Xie Ba also had another mission. Before going to Xumi Mansion, he needed to visit the imperial city.
Emperor Tianzuo was ruthless and cruel, but at least the imperial city was stable and peaceful during his rule. I thought that after Zhao Suixian ascended the throne as the new emperor, it would be better with the support of the Wenfu, but things always went against his wishes.
After the sudden collapse of the Wen Mansion, the other seven mansions more or less occupied the legacy left by the Wen Mansion. The territory of Yunzhou was eroded for thousands of miles, and Yunlu City was once again firmly controlled by Xihe. As for the Imperial City, it was also in chaos.
The throne is one of the core interests in the competition among the eight palaces. Xie Ba thought that without the support of the Wen Palace, Zhao Suixian would face the persecution of other schools and all kinds of huge resistance. However, after Xie Ba quietly sneaked into the imperial city, he discovered that here
Extremely quiet.
In the past, the Imperial City was still brightly lit after dark. At this time, a curfew was implemented and the entire city was under martial law since the fall of the Wenfu.
The person Xie Balai came to the imperial city to look for was Lu Tanwei, one of the few remaining strong men of the older generation in the Wen Mansion.
Xie Ba used the cover of night to run around the imperial city, his figure moving lightly with the wind.
When Jiang Chan was in the imperial city, Lu Tanwei protected him, so the two of them were relatively familiar with each other. Xie Ba quickly arrived at a mansion according to the directions given by Jiang Chan.
Zhang Tang took Xie Ba into a secret door and then into a crypt.
The book was opened, a scroll of painting fell into his hand, and a single green horn rushed out from the painting.
Zhao Sui
"You have come to the wrong place. He is in the jail."
Although Zhang Tang's expression didn't change much, he was shocked inside. This unknown painter had created a masterpiece and was obviously not an ordinary person.
People in Wenfu like gardens, so the place where Lu Tanwei lives is also very luxurious, with rockeries, flowing water, corridors and buildings.
Xie Ba felt that the shackles that were holding him were tightening. He did not sit still and waited for death. The spiritual power in his body suddenly broke the shackles.
There was a small house in a remote part of the imperial city. Zhang Tang was forging a new set of torture instruments when a slight movement suddenly came to his ears.
"The painter's identity can be faked, the bookcase can be faked, but the painting cannot."
"Sudden roar!"
"I can't go into details. You will understand everything when you meet Lu Tanwei."
"Chen Chen, the tiger of Daxuan, and Wu Si, the dog of Daxuan, these two are indeed a bit tricky!"
"Exactly."
When Xie Ba was still thinking about how to get some information from him, the space around him had been sealed off.
Another pair of shackles made of ebony appeared around Xie Ba, trying to tie his neck. Zhang Tang was tortured and enlightened. Except for interrogation, most of his fighting ability relied on the shackles.
"The prison is the most tightly guarded place in the prison. You have good cultivation skills, but if you force your way in, there will only be a dead end."
"Prison? Why is it here?"
Such a battle must not be hidden from others. Xie Ba looked at the palace in the distance, like a giant beast lying across the darkness. The atmosphere was so oppressive that it seemed to choose people to devour.
"follow me."
Everyone in Yuling Continent knows that the paintings of Black Dragon, Nine Tails, and Fat Tiger were painted by Jiang Chan, and they are too recognizable. In order to hide Xie Ba's identity, Jiang Chan's new paintings can only be used.
Xie Ba stood on the roof. No matter what, he never expected that the originally beautiful garden had turned into ruins.
Xie Ba was about to apply more force, but the huge shackles suddenly disappeared.
"What a great method. You are worthy of being the Eagle of Daxuan. You are really sharp!"
"You just wanted to test whether I am a painter?" Xie Ba asked.
"Superior painting!"
Lu Tanwei's cultivation is considered top-notch in the imperial city, and there are only a few people who can defeat him. Those famous scholars from the Eight Palaces are currently guarding their respective schools to guard against the Baiyang Sect's sneak attack, and it is unlikely that they will come to fight with Lu Tanwei.
What's more, this will only anger those powerful people in exile from the Wen family.
"In all these years, few people have dared to come to Zhang's residence as guests, especially uninvited guests."
Xie Ba didn't know where Zhang Tang was taking him, but he still decided to trust Zhang Tang. After all, he had no other better way to meet Lu Tanwei, and Zhang Tang's reputation in Wen Mansion was extremely high.
Even Wei Changli praised it.
"You're here to see Lu Tanwei, right?" Zhang Tang asked.
The cold voice was as cold as a seducer from hell, and Xie Ba found that his hands and feet were all shackled and unable to move.
Zhang Tang stopped his attack, Xie Ba did not attack, but Kui Niu did not disappear but was protecting him.
Kui Niu's power moved mountains and reclaimed seas. After the shackles of the sudden roar were locked on Kui Niu's neck, the cracks were broken out.
Lu Tanwei's mansion must have gone through a big battle, and there were messes everywhere left by the aftermath of the battle.
During the six years that Jiang Yan spent in Dishui City, he concentrated on his creation. The Classic of Mountains and Seas had begun to take shape, and this "Picture of Kui Niu" was one of them.
This made Xie Babai puzzled. Emperor Daxuan was a disciple of Wenfu. Lu Tanwei was a mainstay of Wenfu and should be reused. How could he be in prison now? It seems that in the past six years, there must have been undercurrents in the imperial city and the palace.
The disputes continue.
Lu Tanwei is the representative of the Wen family in the court, and his strength is naturally not weak. He has an eighth-level cultivation of Wangxian, and his status is respected and his strength is strong.
In order to see Lu Tanwei, Xie Ba had no choice but to sneak into the prison.
Xiaoyao Gong, the second generation lord of the Wen Mansion, made the spirit-controlling artifact "Wonder of a Century" through hundreds of generations. Coincidentally, Jiang Yan wanted to use his complete spirit-combination technique to create a painting with the help of the natal essence of the demons in Tiandu.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas".
"Who did it?"
Xie Ba asked himself that he had been very careful, but he didn't expect that even the slightest disturbance could not hide from these discerning eyes.
Xie Ba remembered that there were three powerful men in the Prison Office: a tiger, an eagle, and a dog. It was difficult for him to deal with Zhang Tang. If he forced his way into the Prison Office, he might be thrown into jail.
Zhang Tang looked Xie Ba up and down and determined that this was the first time they met, but the bookcase hanging on his waist was a symbol of the painter's identity.
"Ding Baimai!"
"Where is the prison?"
The man hiding in the dark was naturally Xie Ba. Zhang Tang was the chief of the prison and was also known as the Eagle of Daxuan. He was upright and upright, even Wei Changli and Lu Daoxuan praised him.
Zhang Tang's anticlimax led Xie Ba to speculate on his intentions.
This dark and damp cave leads to nowhere, and Zhang Tang didn't say anything along the way. This cave is extremely long and keeps getting deeper, and even though the two of them were very strong in cultivation, they walked very quickly.
If Zhang Tang hadn't led the way, Xie Ba would never have imagined that there was such a huge crypt under the ground of the imperial city.
And as he continued to go deeper into the underground, Xie Ba felt a strong suppressive force. Just when he couldn't help but want to ask questions, he finally reached the bottom of the cave.
A narrow door with three words written in blood on it: "Yinluo Prison!"