Eternal Sword

Chapter 215 Conflict in the Capital
Chen Tang and his group traveled day and night, and ten days later, they were less than half a day's journey from the capital.

With the Suzaku Guards led by Zong Zhulan investigating ahead, everything went peacefully along the way.

However, after entering Qianzhou, the atmosphere gradually changed.

In the counties and prefectures, on the streets and in the alleys, people were discussing the Kirin List in the capital.

It is said that the barbarian genius boy has occupied the arena for more than twenty days.

Recently, young warriors from all over Kyushu arrived in the capital to fight, but they were all defeated and several died.

Since the founding of the Qian Kingdom, the restrictions on martial arts have been quite strict.

Martial arts schools in prefectures, counties, and districts can only teach external martial arts at best.

Moreover, the most advanced external martial arts are either in the imperial palace or among the aristocratic families.

Xia uses force to break the ban.

The Qian Kingdom learned a lesson from the previous dynasty. Having too many warriors would make it difficult to rule and internal strife would easily occur.

But this has both advantages and disadvantages.

Without a huge base of warriors, the chance of producing a talented warrior would be much smaller.

Now facing foreign enemies, no one in Qian Kingdom can compete with them.

Of course, listening to Taishi Qu and others talking about this barbarian boy, we can know that he is indeed a genius that is rarely seen in a century!

Sixteen years old, sixth grade, fourth level realm.

Throughout history, not many people have been able to reach this level.

Half a day later, Chen Tang finally saw the capital of Qian Kingdom.

From afar, a huge city stands on the horizon. The closer you get, the more you can feel the grandeur of this city!

The city wall is about ten meters high and majestic.

There is a three-meter-wide moat surrounding the city wall.

After entering the city, the scene is even more prosperous.

The street is wide enough for eight carriages to run side by side. It is surrounded by shops, teahouses and wine shops, and is bustling with people.

In the outer city, there are hundreds of districts, each with large and small markets.

After walking for a while, on the east side of Zhuque Street, we saw a tall arena made of huge stones in the distance.

A young man sat in the middle of the ring, resting his eyes.

The crowd around seemed lively, but there was a depressing atmosphere.

Most people would bypass this place.

“This was originally Changxingfang.”

Taishiqu explained: "Later, the wall was demolished and this arena was picked up as the location for the final battle of the Qilin Ranking. Now, it has been occupied by this Sanghan for more than 20 days."

Chen Tang stared at the barbarian boy on the ring.

The young man had a rather odd hairstyle, with only a patch of short, scattered hair on top of his head, and the rest of his hair was shaved. The hair on the back of his head was tied into two braids that hung down on his shoulders.

This is also the symbol of the barbarians.

Just as Chen Tang was looking at this man, the barbarian boy seemed to sense something. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards Chen Tang. His eyes were shining and bursting with an amazing fighting spirit!
What a keen sense!

Chen Tang narrowed his eyes.

As soon as he showed a hint of hostility, the young man noticed it.

At this moment, a group of people suddenly came from the front. The leader had white hair and beard and was over 60 years old, but his eyes were bright. He rode a tall horse and came towards this side.

The people nearby avoided them and looked at the group of people with some fear.

"One of the thirty-six generals, Sun Tianlu."

Taishi Qu said in a low voice.

Sun Tianlu.

Sun Valley.

Chen Tang's mind moved and he quickly guessed the man's purpose.

as predicted.

Sun Tianlu led his men to stop everyone. He scanned the crowd and soon landed on Chen Tang. With a gloomy face, he slowly said, "Is your name Chen Tang? Come with me!"

The most obvious difference was that Chen Tang was wearing cloth clothes, which was different from the clothes worn by others.

"General Sun Qu." Tai Shi Qu clasped his hands together on horseback and said in a deep voice, "I am Tai Shi Qu, the commander-in-chief of the Qilin Division. I am here on the orders of the King of Wei to invite Chen Tang to the capital. I hope that General Qu will let him go."

"understood."

Sun Tianlu didn't even look at him, still staring at Chen Tang, and continued: "I have a few questions to ask him in private. After that, it won't be too late for him to go see the King of Wei."

"This……"

Taishi Qu looked hesitant.

Sun Tianlu has the Xuantian Sect behind him, not to mention that this commander is one level lower than him in official rank.

"If you have anything to do, just say it here."

Chen Tang said something.

Back then, outside Yanyu Village, he and Lu Qing fought their way out of the encirclement. The people of Sun Valley chased after them, but were all killed by the Evil Emperor in a secluded valley at the side of the mountain.

Sun Tianlu didn't dare to provoke Lu Qing.

This account will most likely be attributed to him.

Naturally, Chen Tang would not leave with him.

"You have no business talking about this!"

Sun Tianlu's tone was cold.

"He's right!"

At this moment, a voice sounded.

Yuan Qingmo came with his men on horseback, and said loudly, "He is my man, if you have anything to say, just say it here. I would like to listen, too."

After not seeing him for many days, Yuan Qingmo looked less decadent and more dignified.

Chen Tang and the other person looked at each other and nodded.

"His Royal Highness the King of Wei."

Sun Tianlu just called him without any greeting. Instead, he took out a token from his bosom and said calmly, "I came here with the Xuantian Sect's guardian decree. I'm here to pass on the order of the right guardian and take him to Xuantian Temple."

Yuan Qingmo's face darkened.

The two great protectors of Xuantian Sect are second only to the Sect Master of Xuantian in status!

Once the law-protecting order was issued, it would be difficult for him to stop it.

However, Chen Tang had killed many people from the Xuantian Sect outside Yanyu Village.

If he were taken away by Sun Tianlu and entered Xuantian Temple, he would be in great danger.

There are too many reasons to kill Chen Tang in Xuantian Temple!
With the methods used by the Xuantian Sect's masters, they could just do something to Chen Tang, frame him as an evil spirit, and kill him on the spot. What could others say?
Yuan Qingmo shook his head and said, "I have something important to discuss with Chen Tang. Please forgive me for not handing him over."

"Your Highness, Prince of Wei, do you know how many disciples of Xuantian Sect this man has killed by colluding with the remnants of the previous dynasty? Are you going to protect such a heinous criminal?"

Sun Tianlu stared at Yuan Qingmo and asked slowly.

The commotion here has attracted a lot of people to watch.

Hearing this, the crowd was in an uproar.

Xuantian Sect enjoys supreme status and reputation among the people.

This person actually dared to kill people from Xuantian Sect?
Yuan Qingmo said in a deep voice: "The emperor has already issued an order to pardon Chen Tang. According to Daqian law, Chen Tang is innocent."

Sun Tianlu said: "But according to the rules of Xuantian Sect, he cannot be tolerated!"

"Are the rules of Xuantian Sect above the laws of Daqian?"

The King of Wei asked back.

Once these words were spoken, the confrontation became tit-for-tat and irreconcilable, and the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

At this moment, another group of people came from the direction of the palace.

This group of people were wearing black armor and had stern expressions. They were the imperial guards from the palace, the Black Tortoise Guards!
"The emperor has issued an edict to summon Chen Tang to the palace to meet him immediately. There must be no mistakes!"

The leading commander of the Xuanwu Guards held the imperial edict in his hand and spoke in a deep voice.

Upon seeing this, King Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

With the emperor's edict in hand, no matter how powerful the guardian decree is, he has to give way.

Sun Tianlu knew that he couldn't arrest anyone today, so he looked at Chen Tang coldly and left with his men.

(End of this chapter)