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Chapter 153 Your Majesty, Your Son is Dead
Li Guanyi thought that he would fall when he stepped onto the second step.

But no.

Li Guanyi's second step was also taken steadily.

Walking up layer by layer, the white clouds in front of him spread out layer by layer, the clouds rolled and tumbled, and the whistling sound of the bronze tripod could be heard in his ears. Li Guanyi didn't know how far he had walked. Looking down, everything was blurry, with only clouds. But looking up, the jade steps and the jade throne at the top of the steps were still far away.

Li Guanyi just walked up slowly.

Until he saw a blank flat land in front of him.

This part of the stairs ends here.

But Li Guanyi saw that on this blank flat ground facing him, there were also white jade steps continuing to extend upwards. The clouds dispersed, and when Li Guanyi stepped here, he could see clearly what this place was.

Similar to where he was standing when he just walked up.

However, there are no stone carvings of the Four Spirits here. Instead, there are four, no, five stone pillars, each with patterns of dragon, tiger, phoenix, tortoise and unicorn on it. They are all extremely gorgeous, real and lively, as if they will fly out from the stone pillars at the next moment.

Suddenly, the stone pillar with the white tiger pattern began to shake violently.

Buzzing!

"This is……"

A hint of instinct emerged in Li Guanyi's mind.

He stretched out his hand and slowly pressed on the stone pillar with white tiger patterns. There were words on the stone pillar, which were Chinese characters. Li Guan recited slowly, word by word:

"The western hexagram is dominated by Geng and Xin metals, and Dui is the master of the hexagram."

The large seal characters on the stone pillar suddenly shattered.

Stone chips flew everywhere, and golden light appeared on the text.

Finally, it turned into a line of golden seal characters, and then the golden light split in all directions and slowly collapsed. The young man's voice was calm:

"It is the evil spirit of the year, and usually resides in the last four days of the year."

"Its name is White Tiger."

boom! ! !
The stone pillar collapsed completely, and accompanied by the roar of a tiger, a pure golden light pillar appeared in front of Li Guanyi. There was nothing inside, but Li Guanyi seemed to understand something. His eyes narrowed slightly, and Li Guanyi's consciousness returned to his body on its own initiative.

He exhaled and walked quickly into the house.

In the most secluded place, looking at the dark gold Tiger Roaring Sky Halberd.

The humming sound of the bronze tripod continued.

"Could it be that……"

Li Guanyi stretched out his hand and grasped the magical weapon with his five fingers.

When he ascended to the second level, the golden beam of light shimmered and changed, spreading out from the palm of Li Guanyi and quickly wrapping around the magic weapon. The next moment, this extremely heavy, extremely sharp, and extremely huge magic weapon that was difficult to hide disappeared from Li Guanyi's sight.

In the second level of Li Guanyi's bronze tripod.

Where the beam of light was originally, a magical weapon had appeared there.

Slowly floating, the white tiger roared continuously.

Li Guan regained consciousness and returned to the plain. He looked at the magic weapon under the beam of light and widened his eyes slightly: "This is..."

"Can the White Tiger's divine weapon be stored in a bronze tripod?"

"And it can be kept warm in the cauldron?"

Li Guanyi immediately realized the usefulness of this changed ability.

He spent an hour figuring out the changes in the bronze tripod. It could hold magical weapons. Magical weapons like the Tiger Roaring Sky Halberd had no place to hide and could be directly put into the bronze tripod for warming.

And when needed, the magic weapon is in his hand in an instant.

He was going to punch, but then he flipped his wrist.

The halberd will appear directly, stab out suddenly, and burst out with power.

Moreover, even when the magic weapon was put into the bronze tripod for warming, it was not completely useless. Li Guanyi held a bamboo stick, and the magic weapon inside the bronze tripod whistled. There were actually wisps of cold evil spirit entangled on the bamboo stick.

Li Guan shook his hand and stabbed. It was clearly just a bamboo pole, but it carried the murderous power of a tiger's roar.

It can actually carry the internal energy like a sharp weapon without breaking immediately.

Although it does not have as many strange abilities as Li Guanyi's Frost Halberd.

But this is outrageous.

Li Guanyi held the Frost Halberd and shook it violently. The Frost Halberd carried a trace of ink-colored murderous aura, and the whole weapon even became a bit heavier, with a hint of the characteristics of the Tiger Roaring Halberd. Both its center of gravity and length were more in line with Li Guanyi's current state.

When Li Guanyi held this top-grade weapon, he actually had the illusion that he was holding a magical weapon.

"White Tiger Guard..."

"Is that why you have this ability?"

Li Guanyi originally wanted to try to see if he could earn money from other things.

For example, gold and silver.

swag.

For example, steamed buns.

But the mouth of the bronze tripod is very picky.

It seems that the only acceptable thing is a divine weapon-level artifact corresponding to the branding method left on the bronze tripod.

Even the best quality weapon showed no reaction.

The steamed bun was shattered directly, as if it was angry.

Li Guanyi looked at the magic weapon slowly floating in the white tiger light column, and then looked at the other four light columns, thinking: "Could it be that it can accommodate five more magic weapons later? The white tiger corresponds to the Tiger Roaring Sky Halberd and the Cloud Breaking Sky Bow."

"Where's the Red Dragon?"

"There is also the Black Turtle. Could it be in the Yin-Yang family?"

"These five light pillars form a formation. Could it be that we need to activate all five light pillars before we can move to the next level?"

"But now, only the White Tiger pillar has a reaction. Is it because my realm is not high enough, or is it because the White Tiger Dharma has the highest transformation? Or is it that I don't have any magic weapons corresponding to the other Dharmas, so these stone pillars have no reaction?"

Li Guanyi seemed to be thinking about something.

He saw that the steps over there were floating and unstable.

There's a sense of beauty that makes you feel like you'll fall to death if you step on it.

So he looked away.

Li Guanyi looked at the column of light in front of him and the magical weapon nurtured within it, feeling both surprised and delighted.

The new ability unlocked by the bronze tripod almost took his concealment and surprise attack capabilities to a higher level. For example, when he was ambushing Chen Yuyun, he didn't have to exert his full strength to the limit. He could wait until the moment his fists and feet collided before summoning his magic weapon.

Stab him to death with just one move.

Li Guanyi, holding the magical weapon, Tiger Roaring Sky Halberd, unleashing all his strength.

Compared with Li Guanyi in the fist and kick state, the destructive power and lethality are completely on two different levels.

The existence of magical weapons can even make a master of swordsmanship so advanced that he can condense his qi into a sword.

Having a magic weapon in your hand and not having a magic weapon in your hand are two different things.

If Situ Deqing held the magical Chengying sword in his hand, Li Guanyi's Overlord Style, which used the power of the Qilin to unleash its limit, would probably not be able to cut him off in one move. No matter how magical the Chengying sword was, it was impossible for it to be cut off by a halberd in a battle of this level.

But it was a dark and rainy night, and he was walking outside carrying such a huge spear on his back.

I guess I won't be able to take a few steps before I'm stopped by yamen runners or something like that.

Such a long and heavy weapon is contraband.

The heroes who travel the world use swords or at most sticks.

Why don’t you use the halberd? Don’t you like it?
Of course, all nations are watching.

By the time the nations were helpless, most of them no longer needed the advantages brought by long weapons.

When you travel around the world in the future, you can carry your magic weapon with you without being discovered.

But where can we find the remaining magical weapons?
Li Guanyi looked at the remaining stone pillars and felt his purse making a mournful sound as if it had been drained. Then he looked at the floating white jade steps over there, gritted his teeth, stepped on the "Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Steps", accelerated instantly, and then leaped up.

Li Guanyi stepped on the white jade steps.

The white jade steps spread out.

Li Guanyi fell down.

The young man covered his forehead and opened his eyes. He found himself back at the Xue family. He grunted and found himself unable to stand steadily, but he did not feel anxious or unwilling. He opened his hands, and with a golden glow, his hands sank, and the Tiger Roaring Sky Halberd fell down and he held it in his hand.

Then he turned his hand and the halberd disappeared.

Li Guanyi thought that this could also be transformed into a martial art that could attack the enemy unexpectedly.

For example, the Buddhist robe practice is similar.

Make your opponent unaware of how and where you will attack.

In order to achieve the goal of defeating the enemy.

Li Guanyi finally put away the magic weapon. After returning from the banquet with the seven kings, he also came to the Xue family to discuss the affairs of the Western Region Chamber of Commerce with Old Xue. This matter was no longer a secret in the entire capital of the State of Chen. At this moment, the State of Chen and the Turks were at peace, and the Emperor Chen was also happy to see this.

Li Guan threw all the stolen goods, including the crossbow, directly to Pojun.

Po Jun took it and said, "Don't worry, lord."

"Leave these things you picked up to me to deal with."

The young man smiled handsomely and gently, and said, "It will be very clean." Li Guan nodded.

He discovered that Pojun was an all-round reserve talent who could do everything except being not very good at fighting.

Po Jun also asked about Li Guanyi's height and shoulder width. When Li Guanyi asked why, Po Jun replied nonchalantly, "I asked the Seventh King for a gift for my lord, but when I came here, I found that my lord was younger than I expected."

"This 'gift' needs some simple corrections."

"It will fit."

Pojun smiled and nodded. The set of general-level Iron Pagoda armor he brought was standard armor. Although Li Guanyi was physically strong and could wear it, the armor was still a bit too big for him and needed to be slightly modified.

The so-called general-level armor is made of a material that can circulate internal energy.

It does not just rely on the defense of its own armor.

It is a kind of armor that amplifies internal energy, and inside there are traces of primitive shamanism left on the grassland. The armor is relatively not too heavy, will not cause prickly heat in summer, will not turn into ice in winter, can resist punctures, and also has parts to deal with blunt impacts.

The warlock's thunder and fire, and the crossbow arrows, were all unable to break through the defense.

This set of armor is even for the Seven Kings who are currently in the limelight on the grassland.

It will also cause his eyelids to twitch and his flesh to ache for several days.

Po Jun smiled and said, "When the time comes, my lord, you will know the value of this gift. Let this gift protect you when I go to Ying State." He raised his eyes slightly, and his purple-black pupils swept across the corner of the wall, but did not see any white hair.

Pojun felt a little regretful, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

A set of top-notch general heavy armor.

A trade route to the Western Regions.

He can discuss the general situation of the world and make strategic plans; he can also prepare to kill people to silence them with efficient means.

Before killing someone, he would prepare a strategy, create time, observe the stars, predict rain, clean up the aftermath, and sell the stolen goods. He was omnipotent and all-encompassing.

When my lord fights for supremacy, I serve as his advisor; when my lord kills someone, I hand over the knife.

Yaoguang, ah Yaoguang.

What do you have to fight me?

What do you have to fight me?
Pojun raised the corners of his mouth slightly, then raised his chin slightly, put his hands behind his back, and left calmly and in high spirits.

"He seems to be in a good mood."

Li Guanyi thought about it, and then prepared for the next day's martial arts competition. He breathed calmly, just like in the past. He went to the martial arts competition venue with Old Xue early in the morning. Today's martial arts competition, with the people having fun together, was much more lively than the previous few days.

People from Jiangnan, people from the Central Plains, Hu Ji from the Western Regions, people from the grasslands, martial artists from the martial arts world, and powerful families.

Li Guanyi still only carried ordinary weapons.

Then he gathered together with Ye Buyi, Zhou Liuying and others. Without any abnormality on their faces, they talked about today's battle. Ye Buyi and Zhou Liuying were both worried about Li Guanyi. After all, his opponent was Geshu Yin, who was more than ten years older than him and had experienced actual combat. He was no ordinary person.

"I just don't know who will win between Yu Wenhua and Chen Yuyun."

"Of course it must be Yu Wenhua."

"Even if Chen Yuyun had a master teacher, there was no way he could surpass the 23-year-old Yu Wenhua. Moreover, although Yu Wenlie, who was fifth in the world in terms of destroying cities and destroying countries, was extremely strong and his yin-yang sword skills were unrivaled, Yu Wenlie was not inferior to him at all."

"General Yuwen is good at spear and sword, even Qu Zaishi may not be able to defeat him."

Everyone was discussing it heatedly.

Until Ye Buyi said: "Chen Yuyun will definitely win."

Everyone paused and looked at Ye Buyi.

Zhou Liuying asked, "Old Night, are you still dreaming and not awake yet?"

"He used his head to fight Yu Wenhua."

Ye Buyi said: "I can't defeat him, but this is the State of Chen."

"So what about Chen State..."

Zhou Liuying seemed to realize something, his face looked grim as if he had eaten a fly, and he stopped talking.

Ye Buyi said, "The nations have just entered a stage of détente. The first winner of the final grand ceremony will definitely be someone from our Great Chen. Yu Wenhua and Chen Yuyun are in the first battle. In the second battle, if Ge Shuyin defeats Brother Li, does that mean that the final grand ceremony of the State of Chen will be fought by foreigners?"

"He didn't dare bet on who would win the second game."

"I dare not bet on what the Turks will do, so Yuwenhua will definitely lose."

Ye Buyi said: "This is not a competition, this is diplomacy among nations."

"The best military operation is to attack their plans; the next best is to attack their alliances."

“This is also a battlefield.”

The young Jinwu Guards around were silent.

This is a difference in vision. These young Jinwu Guards are brave and loyal. They are young military officers destined to serve as generals on the battlefield. However, Ye Buyi's vision is undoubtedly on a higher level. He has the talent of a commander.

Zhou Liuying punched the wall and cursed:

"Why does that bastard always mess up all the good things?"

"God has given him such good luck!"

"Damn it, did he know that he was sure to win? Why didn't he come even now?"

Everyone looked and indeed, they did not see Chen Yuyun, but Geshu Yin had already arrived to greet Li Guanyi. Half an hour later, Yu Wenhua was ready to go on stage. The emperor frowned slightly, feeling a little displeased with his son.

But we must not leave the impression that Chen Yuyun is too arrogant.

We can’t let Yu Wenhua wait too long before appearing on the stage.

So he looked at the eunuch in charge of ceremonies. The eunuch nodded slightly and took a few steps forward. A strong man beat a drum, and the sound echoed throughout the arena, stopping the chatter of the onlookers. The eunuch in charge of ceremonies said, "Your Majesty has an order."

Then everyone fell silent. So many people, no matter they were heroes from the martial arts world, noble families from the common people, or nobles from other countries, all bowed their heads in an instant and remained quiet. Emperor Chen looked at this scene and felt as if everything was under his control.

He nodded slightly.

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies spoke. He had the third-level cultivation level brought about by the elixir. His voice traveled far away, and he said, "The emperor has decreed that—"

"I accept the mandate of heaven and govern the country."

"To match the Heaven with virtue, to educate the people with benevolence, never slack off."

"Now the Xue family has a daughter, her name is Shuang Tao, she has been smart since she was young, and has both virtue and talent, and she has won my heart."

"It was once said: govern the country with virtue and maintain the country with courtesy -"

After a long and tedious exaggeration, the eunuch in charge of ceremonies took a deep breath and said, "She will be given the title of county lady, with a special title, called Princess Yunmeng."

"Yunmeng County Princess Xue Shuangtao."

Everyone was shocked. Although she was not rewarded with any fiefdom or fiefdom, the title of princess was already extremely noble. Although she had no power or position, high-ranking officials would still take the initiative to greet her when they met her.

Apart from the surprised and cheerful laughter of the busybodies, those involved in such matters all looked unhappy. Imperial Concubine Xue's expression was slightly gloomy. She pressed her hand on her frightened niece beside her, smiling but with astonishment in her eyes.

A sharp gleam flashed across Tan Tai Xian's eyes.

The emperor noticed this change.

The prime minister lowered his eyes. Whenever a minister's daughter was given a title like Princess, it was either for the purpose of marriage or to marry into the royal family. Tan Tai Xian Ming said calmly, "Brother Xue, I am here to congratulate you first."

Xue Daoyong smiled and said, "What's there to be happy about?"

There seemed to be a storm brewing in Xue Daoyong's eyes.

He just didn't want Xue Shuangtao to be dragged into the chaos of the world and didn't want her to become a chess piece to check and balance him, so after her father left, he protected the child by his side. The emperor's actions have touched the bottom line of the tiger.

Because both Xue Daoyong and Tan Tai Xianming knew the emperor's intention.

He wanted to marry Xue Shuangtao to his illegitimate son.

A trace of resentment emerged in Xue Daoyong's heart.

Otherwise, just chop it off.

Xue Shuangtao is not stupid, she knows everything. Her face turned pale, and she didn't know what to do. She subconsciously looked at the young man over there. Li Guanyi was holding a halberd. He raised his head and saw the panic in the eyes of the young lady. The young man reached out and pressed the hairband on his shoulder.

There was a look on his face that made Xue Shuangtao feel reassured.

The girl quieted down.

Yu Wenhua didn't bother to care about these things. He stood on the ring, holding a heavy gun, and shouted: "Where are the people!?"

"Why aren't you coming?"

"Where did death go?"

Everyone started to whisper. The emperor frowned and asked the eunuch to go find it. After a while, there was a sudden whisper outside, and then the noise gradually became louder. Emperor Chen frowned and said, "What kind of behavior is this?"

"Let him in."

The city commander and eunuch in charge of ceremonies from Jiangzhou City rushed in.

Emperor Chen took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Chen Yuyun, have you found it?"

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies turned pale and knelt on the ground, saying:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

He wanted to say a lot of things, such as the discovery of the body and the tragic death, but in the end, his lips trembled and he just said:

"Your Majesty, Chen Yuyun... is dead."

Chen Huang, who was drinking tea, froze instantly.

Ripples are rippling in the teacup.

"what?!"

(End of this chapter)