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Chapter 837 Invitation
"This is the Iron Pass City, it is indeed magnificent!"

Li Ming looked up and saw that the city wall was dozens of feet high. In such an era without advanced technology, it was simply a miracle. However, there was nothing he could do. If it was still an ordinary wall, not to mention innate warriors, even acquired warriors could use the force to jump onto the wall several times, and then the meaning of this wall would be meaningless.

And this majestic pass is the first major pass in the core Kyushu!

The founder of Great Xia started his army here. Of course, this city wall was destroyed and rebuilt several times. It has a very important significance in the war between humans and demons. It symbolizes the backbone of the human race and is indestructible!
Today, Li Ming was wearing a light blue gown with cloud patterns on it. Although it was not very eye-catching, if you looked closely, you would find that it was well-made and well-cut. It was indeed a low-key luxury. In addition, Li Ming had an extraordinary demeanor. When he stopped at Meng Qian, none of the soldiers guarding the city gate came forward to drive him away.

Fortunately, Li Ming just sighed and then stepped forward. Now that his cultivation has greatly increased, his aura has become more profound. He looks like an ordinary person, but he has a unique temperament that ordinary people do not have.

"Brother Li."

Just as Li Ming stepped into the city gate, a voice came from afar. A man in a white robe shouted softly, and the voice gathered into a line and reached Li Ming's ears.

Seeing this, Li Ming shook his head and said, "Sorry for the long wait."

The man came forward in a few steps. It was the Confucian swordsman Xie Mingcheng. Compared with the last time they met, he had hardly changed, except that his attitude seemed to be more respectful.

He lowered his head and said, "You haven't been waiting long. Come, I have already booked a banquet. Brother Li, follow me and we will catch up."

"Of course!" Li Ming smiled slightly, but he still felt a little complicated in his heart.

Although everything seemed normal for Xie Mingcheng, there was a bit of bitterness in his heart. He wanted to be an official in the court in his early years but was not able to do so. With nowhere to display his ambitions, he happened to understand the method of Confucian cultivation and became a wandering knight. Even though he was already a congenital master, he did not seem to be free, and the leisure time did not completely erase the thoughts in his heart.

Now that Daxia is in turmoil and its situation is becoming increasingly difficult to reverse, the imperial court has begun to try to win him over. However, the reason behind this is...
But it was only because he was familiar with Li Ming. The huge gap between ideal and reality made him sigh endlessly. Including this time when he was asked to come and contact him, it was because he had some friendship with him. Based on the idea of ​​using the familiar instead of the unfamiliar, he specially transferred him here.

This kind of friendly gesture made Xie Mingcheng feel a little sad.

Of course, he would not show these, and his face was still polite, but there was also an invisible barrier. After turning three turns and nine twists and turns in the city, he soon arrived at a quiet and peaceful courtyard.

"Brother Li, please!"

Xie Mingcheng reached out and gently pushed open the door. Li Ming looked around and found that this place was indeed nice. There was a grove of green bamboo in the yard. It was already the coldest time of the year, but the three friends of winter were all there: pine, bamboo and plum, each occupying a corner, arranged in an orderly manner. The faint fragrance was refreshing and refreshing. It was truly a place for gentlemen.

Xie Mingcheng took a few steps forward and walked into the small pavilion in the courtyard. The pavilion was not big, a hexagonal pavilion. There was a pond under the pavilion. There were several fish swimming in the pond, with gold, silver and red colors interlaced. The water in the pond was cold but not frozen, and the fish swimming in it were also of a different species, definitely not ordinary creatures.

Xie Mingcheng sat in the pavilion and personally brewed a pot of tea for Li Ming. The water was melted snow water, and the tea leaves were also not ordinary, and tasted quite good.

"Good tea!" Li Ming smiled faintly.

Xie Mingcheng said, "This is tribute tea, so it's certainly not bad."

Then Li Ming asked as if he had thought of something: "You specially asked me to meet you here this time, but whose orders were you following?" "That's right!" Xie Mingcheng showed some bitterness, but his face immediately became solemn.

"I am following the orders of the current emperor and ask His Majesty to go to Kyoto!"

Then he laughed at himself and said, "Originally... I am not worthy enough to invite Your Excellency. Unfortunately, although the world is relatively peaceful on the surface, there are undercurrents. The powerful people in various places cannot be easily moved. So they arranged for me to be the one to invite them. I hope Your Excellency will not be offended..."

"Haha, Your Excellency, we are already too distant. You can just call me Brother Li. You are still my good brother." Li Ming took another sip of tea.

"Xie, brother, do you know why the emperor invited me?"

"Um……"

Xie Mingcheng pondered for a moment and smiled bitterly.

"I'm afraid it's about the Qionghua Night Banquet. This is the invitation."

"Oh?" Li Ming took the gold-embossed invitation handed over by Xie Mingcheng. It was a seemingly ordinary invitation, but it had profound meaning. The Qionghua Night Banquet was extraordinary, especially this year, it was a grand event. And as far as Li Ming knew, this invitation was different from other invitations. His own gold-embossed invitation was written by the current emperor himself, and it was considered the highest grade. There were also silver seals, black characters, etc.

Seeing that Li Ming did not answer immediately, Xie Mingcheng held his breath and concentrated, even his breathing and heartbeat slowed down for a beat, in order to disturb Li Ming's thinking.

Li Ming then said with a smile, "This year's Qionghua Night Banquet is truly extraordinary. I've long wanted to attend it, but I've been unable to find the opportunity. Now that I've been invited by the Emperor, how dare I refuse! Besides, the splendor of Kyoto is truly something everyone in the world yearns for. This trip has fulfilled a long-cherished wish of mine."

Seeing Li Ming agree immediately, Xie Mingcheng breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as if he had been pardoned.

Even though Li Ming has already entered the Six Gates and served as a guest spy, that is still a secret identity. With Li Ming's status and position, this is definitely a secret among secrets. Even when Li Ming himself wants to use the resources of the Six Gates, he will deliberately conceal his identity.

This is the privilege of the Cangxue secret agent, which other patrol officers cannot enjoy. Even if they have official seals and other identification documents, they still need to verify their identities. Only the Cangxue secret agent's identity is secret. As long as they have the magic weapon certification, they can use it freely. However, when it comes to the magic weapon certification, it is almost impossible for anything to go wrong.

If Xie Mingcheng knew that Li Ming was actually half a member of the Six Gates Sect and could barely be considered a colleague, I wonder if he would still be so frightened.

But let alone being just a secret agent of Cangxue, even if he really entered the Six Gates, with his current strength, it is naturally impossible for him to overthrow the rule of the Four Holy Lands and Daxia. But if he wants to be free and easy, they will not be so unwise to disturb him at will. In an era when the gods do not appear, Li Ming is almost invincible. It's just that the entanglement with Xuantian Dao Sect and the mystery of his own life experience force him to break into this vortex.

After finishing the serious business, Xie Mingcheng was obviously more relaxed, and the two of them started chatting, talking about many of the various problems that Daxia was facing now.

Xie Mingcheng was born into a family of scholars. Self-cultivation, family harmony, governance of the country and peace in the world have long been ingrained in his bones. Even when he was still in the underworld, he was always worried about the country and the people. But now that he has the opportunity, he realizes how deep-rooted the problems facing Daxia are.

Unless you start over again, these are just temporary solutions that do not address the root cause.

When the current emperor first ascended the throne, he was ambitious and determined to make reforms, showing the aura of a ruler who would restore the country. However, the situation was such that he could do nothing about it. In the end, all his efforts were no more than patching up the ship like a paperhanger. This great ship was already riddled with holes.
Moreover, the pillar of Daxia, the Supreme Celestial Being, had also encountered problems. If the Celestial Being Patriarch was safe, even if he was a foolish person who ignored everything and only cared about his own pleasure, he could still protect the foundation of Daxia. It's a pity.
(End of this chapter)