Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 694: Driving the tiger away from the mountain
The more Li Xuan thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

The mountain on the treasure map will never disappear for no reason and then turn into a bottomless pit.

According to the treasure map in their hands, this mountain is where the treasure is hidden.

The red line on the treasure map is to guide them to the place where the treasure is buried in the mountain.

Analyzing from the treasure map, the structure inside the mountain is extremely delicate and is obviously man-made.

And the final treasure trove is indeed near the center of the bottom of the mountain.

"Could it be that King Zheng found the location with the help of the other half of the treasure map, but he has been unable to find the location for many years, so he simply flattened the mountain?"

When Emperor Yongyuan pressed his finger on Li Xuan's brow, all his thoughts were clear to him.

"That's probably what happened."

The voice of Emperor Yongyuan sounded in Li Xuan's mind.

Li Xuan felt uncomfortable with this way of communication at first, but after gradually getting used to it, he was very satisfied with the efficiency of the communication.

"How strong is your power?"

Li Xuan asked the question that concerned him most.

"It is slightly stronger than the Pseudo Heavenly Dao Realm. If you fight hard, you can briefly exert the power of the Heavenly Dao Realm."

Emperor Yongyuan's explanation made Li Xuan swallow his saliva.

"Desperately means..."

"literal meaning."

Emperor Yongyuan's voice echoed calmly in Li Xuan's mind.

Li Xuan looked at Emperor Yongyuan's calm expression and knew that he had already made preparations for this.

"If, I mean if you risk your life, who will get this power?"

"For those who obtain the position of the Son of Heaven in the Daxing Imperial Family, this inheritance needs time to be slowly mastered, and the position of the Son of Heaven also needs time to be recognized. It is very mysterious."

Emperor Yongyuan's answer made Li Xuan understand that this power seemed somewhat abstract and ethereal.

But since the Twin Saints, this power has been passed down for nearly a thousand years, and the Daxing royal family should be very familiar with this way of inheritance.

"How long did it take you?" Li Xuan asked again.

"Three years."

Li Xuan was surprised that this long time.

But in this way, the situation that Li Xuan is most worried about will not happen.

If Emperor Yongyuan failed to defeat Prince Zheng and let Prince Zheng get this power, then Li Xuan would have no choice but to go into exile in another country with his two girls.

After all, King Zheng himself was a member of the Daxing royal family. He was well aware of this power and had already prepared ways to deal with it.

Although it is still unclear whether his methods are related to the things under the Meteorite Crater, if King Zheng masters these two powers at the same time, I am afraid that no one in this world can stop him.

Li Xuan would never allow this to happen.

"But my strength has been weakening over the past few years, and the rate of weakening is getting faster and faster."

"If we continue like this, we will be the ones who can't wait any longer."

"You and Princess Yan Zhao still need time to grow up."

"But it seems that King Zheng will not give us such an opportunity."

Emperor Yongyuan was telling the truth.

If Li Xuan had not heard in the Meteorite Dragon Pit that they were almost unable to control the things below and needed King Zheng to make a decision early, he probably would not have realized that it was actually King Zheng who stood with time.

Now they finally understood why King Zheng, who had always maintained a strong attitude, remained calm after suffering a series of setbacks and did not reveal more flaws due to his impatience.

It turns out that he is the one who can wait.

Li Xuan and Emperor Yongyuan had previously naively believed that they could make friends with time, and that as long as they kept on wasting time, they would eventually be able to outlast the old man, Prince Zheng.

At that time, it might even be possible to avoid direct conflict and force King Zheng to give up.

But from the beginning to the end, King Zheng was ahead of them.

King Zheng was also waiting, and the time he was waiting for arrived much earlier than them.

Right now, we can't wait any longer.

King Zheng has made adequate preparations.

From this, it can be seen that Emperor Yongyuan’s decision to tour the south ahead of schedule was correct.

Otherwise, they would probably meet their demise in confusion in the capital.

All of Li Xuan's thoughts were interpreted one by one by Emperor Yongyuan.

Seeing that Li Xuan had understood the current situation at the same time as himself, Emperor Yongyuan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as he was about to retract his fingers, Li Xuan asked him one last question.

"What is the name of this power inherited from Daxing?"

"The power of the red dragon."

Emperor Yongyuan smiled slightly and withdrew his finger while answering.

Li Xuan couldn't help but smile when he learned the answer.

"That sounds pretty cool."

It’s always reassuring to know that they also have an ace in their hands.

But right now they are in a dilemma.

There's obviously something wrong with that damn place, Meteor Crater.

It would be dangerous to go, but if I don't go, I can't just watch King Zheng do whatever he wants.

Next, they continued to write and communicate, and everyone worked together.

"Right now, this Meteorite Crater has become the key."

“How do you think we should deal with this?”

Emperor Yongyuan asked everyone.

Li Xuan was the first to voice his opinion: "How about using all our strength to behead King Zheng?"

At this time, King Zheng was not far from them, living in the same inn.

In this regard, Emperor Yongyuan expressed his concerns.

"If you don't work hard, you won't have a chance."

"Even if you fight with all your might, you can't behead him."

“But if you do it, there are two results: success or failure.”

"Sure. If King Zheng is executed, his followers will certainly not sit still and wait for death. By then, I will most likely be gone, and there will be no one to inherit the power of the Red Dragon in a short period of time. The ensuing chaos may lead to the complete destruction of Daxing."

"No..."

Emperor Yongyuan did not say much about the second result, but everyone could imagine it.

"We need to find a suitable time to use the power of the Red Dragon. This is one of the few means we have left."

There was a hint of dullness in Emperor Yongyuan's eyes.

He seemed to have imagined countless times how to use the power of the red dragon and how to reach the end of his life.

There was no fear in his expression, only the exhaustion of being burdened with heavy responsibilities.

At this time, Wang Xi, who was standing by, wrote on paper for the first time:

"Your Majesty, the problem at hand is how to deal with the Dragon Crater."

"To go or not to go?"

The two managers wrote down their opinions without hesitation.

"go."

The father and son had the same opinion tacitly.

"We can't stop King Zheng here."

"Instead of letting King Zheng choose the time, why don't we make the choice?"

The two stewards were very firm in their opinions.

Wang Xi on the side also nodded, obviously meaning the same thing.

In short, we must find ways to disrupt King Zheng's rhythm and prevent him from getting what he wants.

But it sounds simple, how do you actually do it?
"Continue to collect intelligence and pay attention to King Zheng's reaction."

"If he takes any action, it must be when the time comes."

"If you can't find other opportunities, you can only act at the critical moment."

What Emperor Yongyuan wrote was somewhat helpless.

Now that they have arrived in Jiangnan Road, it is obvious that they have lost control of King Zheng.

Facts have proved that King Zheng was only able to keep peace in the north for a while.

After successfully reaching the south of the Yangtze River, he was free to fly freely. On the surface, he was still living in the post house with Emperor Yongyuan.

But privately, he has gained complete freedom and can contact the outside world at any time.

I just don't know how much impact the previous losses have had on him.

Let’s not talk about Zhu Wufeng for now, but a top master like the Western Region Fire Demon is definitely enough to cause serious damage to King Zheng.

"Ah Xuan, can we continue to monitor King Zheng?"

Li Xuan shook his head.

"It's fine on weekdays, but sometimes there will be a barrier that blocks out the movement inside, and it's impossible to sense what's going on in the room."

Li Xuan discovered this situation after they checked into the inn in Guanglin Prefecture.

Under the current circumstances, he didn't dare to approach King Zheng casually.

King Zheng is not as well-behaved as before.

The power gap between the two sides was slowly becoming apparent, making Emperor Yongyuan increasingly at a loss.

Now the situation has reversed, and they are the ones who need to be cautious in the southern tour.

But at least not all of King Zheng's masters gathered around him, but there were still people guarding the Meteorite Crater.

This is the only good news tonight.

Otherwise, once all the forces under King Zheng are assembled, it will be a bit troublesome.

Having said that, Li Xuan also informed Emperor Yongyuan about his contact with Nirubail.

Now they are grasshoppers tied to the same rope, and this information symmetry is very necessary.

"Ah Xuan, are you saying that the Holy Lady of the Holy Fire Cult will help us?"

Everyone present looked at Li Xuan in surprise.

Li Xuan nodded immediately and told him the deal between them.

"Nilubaier wants the skills of the Western Fire Demon. This seems to be very important to her."

"Besides, the Holy Fire Cult has its own problems, and she's counting on me to help her solve them."

At this time, Zhao Feng could not help but write with regret:

"If we can get the full support of the Holy Fire Cult, we won't have to worry so much."

Emperor Yongyuan waved his hand and said nothing more.

They all knew it was impossible.

No one has dared to break the tacit understanding between the dynasty and the holy land of martial arts.

Dynasties and martial arts holy places each have their own advantages and disadvantages, but in general, practitioners still prefer martial arts holy places with more freedom.

There are too many intrigues in the dynasty, and a lot of time and energy are wasted on things that have nothing to do with cultivation.

Although the dynasty can obtain various resources more easily, the obstacles in practice discourage many people who are determined to climb to the top of martial arts.

"It's good enough to have the Saint help us."

"But I guess she also needs to hide her identity before taking action."

Emperor Yongyuan was right, this was indeed Nirubair's request.

She would hide her identity herself, but Li Xuan would never reveal Nirubail's identity intentionally.

Otherwise, even if Nirubel wanted to help, she would have to retreat back to the Western Regions.

Otherwise, how could the other martial arts holy places let it go?

They have no chance to cut the Gordian knot before the results come out.

"Ah Xuan, since King Zheng has made preparations, you don't have to worry about that."

"Put more thought into these friends in the underworld, and find as many outside help as possible."

"When the time comes, perhaps these powers can give King Zheng a surprise."

Emperor Yongyuan instructed Li Xuan.

Otherwise, Li Xuan can't get involved in other matters now.

Li Xuan nodded and took on his task.

Then, Emperor Yongyuan assigned tasks to other people to prepare for the approaching crisis.

As a result, they received an interesting news the next morning.

There were reports of locust plagues being witnessed in Guanglin Prefecture.

Logically speaking, this season is not the time for locust plagues.

Locust plagues usually occur in summer and autumn.

Even though the winters in the south of the Yangtze River are not cold and the springs warm up quickly, there is no reason for a locust plague to come.

This sudden report of a locust plague immediately reminded Emperor Yongyuan of the small-scale man-eating locusts in the south last year.

The government did not report this matter. Last year, local governments in the south only reported the flood and then requested the court to allocate relief grain.

The story of the man-eating locusts was discovered by chance by the Ministry of Internal Affairs when they were investigating a flood.

At that time, Yu'er's younger brother Deng Weixin witnessed this incident personally and was almost eaten by locusts.

If his parents had not risked their lives to protect him and if he had not been lucky enough to be found by Zhao Bugao, Yu'er would never have had the chance to see his relatives again.

Prince Zheng probably doesn't know that Emperor Yongyuan has already investigated the matter of the man-eating locusts.

After all, Deng Weixian was a very accidental survivor.

He witnessed with his own eyes how the locusts were spawned.

If the news coming now is true, I'm afraid another village has been massacred, otherwise these man-eating locusts would not have appeared.

Now, Guanglin Prefecture reported the matter to Emperor Yongyuan and asked him to make the decision personally.

"Jiangping Village?"

"Where is this village?"

Emperor Yongyuan looked at the name mentioned in the memorial and asked Zhao Feng beside him.

Li Xuan also came to discuss the matter. Besides him, there were also the monk manager Wang Xi.

After Liang Zhao was summoned once by Emperor Yongyuan that day, he never appeared here again.

Occasionally, you could see him visiting King Zheng. Basically, he came every day. He was so diligent.

Although Emperor Yongyuan did not give any orders, Li Xuan secretly followed Liang Zhao.

Although Liang Zhao was unemployed at home, he would usually help King Zheng with some small matters.

Although Liang Zhao is no longer the Minister of the Central Secretariat, he still has a large house in his hometown, Guanglin Prefecture, where he has many relatives and friends and has considerable influence.

On the surface, Liang Zhao is now a lackey under King Zheng, and a very powerful lackey at that.

Liang Zhao maintained relationships with many officials in Guanglin Prefecture for King Zheng, and the officials of Guanglin Prefecture were also very polite to Liang Zhao.

But Emperor Yongyuan trusted this man very much, so Li Xuan didn't say much.

Anyway, what Liang Zhao is doing now is not that harmful.

But Li Xuan didn’t quite understand. How could he send his stupid daughter to the palace and let her work for Prince Zheng?

"Could it be a hostage to make Emperor Yongyuan feel at ease?"

Li Xuan didn't think much about it, thinking that it wouldn't be too late to ask these questions after the dust settled.

For now, they have to deal with the locust plague problem first.

Although the report submitted did not mention that these locusts ate people, it only said that there were clues of eyewitnesses of the locust plague.

But the strange locust plague that suddenly appeared in this season forced them to think more.

"Your Majesty, why not let the local officials handle it themselves?"

Zhao Feng suggested.

"No hurry, let's find out their plans first."

Seeing Emperor Yongyuan say this, Zhao Feng said nothing more. He directly asked someone to bring a map of Jiangnan Road and pointed out the location of Jiangping Village to Emperor Yongyuan.

Emperor Yongyuan looked at it and frowned.

"Ah Xuan, you said before that the Meteoric Dragon Crater is only a hundred miles away from Guanglin Prefecture, right?"

Li Xuan jumped directly onto the table and pointed out the location of the Meteorite Crater to them.

Once these two places were pointed out, it was discovered that they were at the two ends of Guanglin Prefecture, more than 300 miles apart.

"You want to transfer us away?"

King Zheng is still unaware that the Meteorite Crater has been exposed, and he may want to transfer them away to make it easier for him to act.

At this moment, someone outside reported:

"Your Majesty, King Zheng requests an audience."

(End of this chapter)