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After all, if none of them had been unfamiliar with the route, they wouldn't have brought Murong Baoding at all.

However, seeing how sensible the other party was, Jiang Xuan directly taught him a lot of things, which made his strength improve by leaps and bounds.

Even though Luo Yang listened to Jiang Xuan during this period, his strength improved slightly.

Li Baishi, in less than half a month, had already reached the first rank.

Of course, Jiang Xuan must have helped in this, especially since he used his own true energy to open up the other party's meridians.

Generally speaking, the meridians of ordinary people are quite fragile, let alone the person who can unleash this ability, who is a super master comparable to Lu Zu.

To others, this was an unreliable decision.

However, Jiang Xuan was quite confident, and he did indeed succeed.

Reaching the first-grade Vajra Realm in just one month—what kind of person could possibly achieve that?

Murong Baoding was already used to this, and now he even felt that staying by Jiang Xuan's side all the time was actually quite nice.

Besides cultivating his skills, he spends his days traveling and enjoying nature.

Apart from sometimes needing to eat dog food, everything else is fine.

As for Empress Murong, the Northern Barbarians, and the Orange Isle, he had already put them all out of his mind.

Six days later.

Murong Baoding looked at the city before him and a smile appeared on his face.

After all, they had been traveling for so long, although it was quite nice for him to be with Jiang Xuan and the others.

But right now he just wants to talk to a new face and have a meal with that person.

Therefore, after arriving in Nanjing, Murong Baoding chose to leave immediately.

Jiang Xuan didn't say anything and simply let the other person leave.

Meanwhile, the three of them casually began to stroll around Nanjing.

As for the Northern Mang Empress, even though she was the one who summoned them, they would still have to wait for her once they arrived.

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Jiang Xuan looked at his system interface and a smile appeared on his face.

He looked at Li Baishi and Luo Yang, who were shopping together.

Then Jiang Xuan went to a secluded spot, and in the next second, two other people appeared on his body.

These two people look exactly like Jiang Xuan, but with his current abilities, changing his appearance is quite easy.

Not long after, the two ordinary-looking men disappeared in Nanjing.

At this moment, Luo Yang glanced at Jiang Xuan, a look of doubt in her eyes.

But seeing the smile on the other person's face, Luo Yang also smiled.

The three of them walked along the streets of Nanjing, eating, drinking, and having fun.

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Northern Mang, Imperial Tent.

Empress Murong glanced at Murong Baoding kneeling on the ground, then waved her hand, indicating that he could stand up.

Murong Baoding smiled as he looked at Empress Murong and recounted the recent events to her in detail.

Although Empress Murong already knew that Jiang Xuan had defeated the entire Chess and Sword Music Academy by himself, she was still surprised to hear Murong Baoding repeat it.

Her expression changed, but in the end she could only sigh helplessly.

Taiping Ling opened his mouth, but then shook his head.

As the head of the Chess and Sword Music Academy, he was quite clear about its strength.

However, such a powerful organization, known as the number one sect in Northern Wilderness, Chess and Sword Music Bureau, was actually overthrown by one person.

If Jiang Xuan hadn't shown no murderous intent, the entire Chess and Sword Music Academy would likely have been wiped out.

What else can be said about the Taiping Decree? Nothing at all.

Empress Murong glanced at Tuoba Bodhisattva, whose brows were furrowed and whose expression was solemn, and couldn't help but ask.

"Bodhisattva Tuoba, what is Jiang Xuan's true strength? Is he some so-called Three Saints Realm? Is he even stronger than Lu Zu from hundreds of years ago?"

Upon hearing Empress Murong's words, Tuoba Pusa shook his head and then spoke directly.

"Impossible! Absolutely not!"

"Lu Zu was the strongest person in a thousand years, without exception! He was the only one to reach the Three Saints Realm!"

He paused here, then a look of madness appeared on his face as he spoke.

"Your Majesty, I have recently been seeking a breakthrough, and I have even cultivated a divine weapon to break through the realm. At that time, I will definitely be able to break through the shackles of the Celestial Being."

"The Great Immortality of Heaven and Man! That is the most powerful force in this world, without exception! Even if Lu Zu were to come back to life, he would still be able to put up a fight."

Empress Murong shook her head and said.

"What I need is not so-called possibilities, or those ambiguous words."

Upon hearing this, Tuoba Pusa took a step forward, his expression resolute.

"I will win!"

"This will kill Jiang Xuan!"

Empress Murong felt a headache coming on, and then looked at Tuoba Bodhisattva and said.

“You don’t need to do that. We can cooperate with Jiang Xuan, although it will come at a price.”

"But for the sake of the entire Northern Mang, what does it matter if I sacrifice myself?"

Upon hearing this, Tuoba Pusa's expression turned ugly.

However, he quickly changed to a determined expression and said to Empress Murong.

"I will definitely succeed, absolutely!"

Faced with the persistent Tuoba Bodhisattva, Empress Murong could only sigh softly.

She was now somewhat hesitant, hoping that Jiang Xuan would be killed by Tuoba Pusa, so that the Northern Barbarians could expand unchecked.

After all, with Jiang Xuan dead, the Great Chu would surely descend into chaos.

If Tuoba Pusa dies, then the Northern Mang will have lost its fastest and sharpest spear.

Moreover, there is no other way but to cooperate with Western Chu in the future.

After all, whoever it is now wants to devour them.

But now Tuoba Bodhisattva is powerful, and I have been able to suppress him for the past two years.

But I'm afraid it won't be long before Tuoba Bodhisattva will make his move against her.

By then, there will be no Murong or Yelü in Northern Mang, nor will there be a female emperor in Northern Mang.

What made her feel most powerless was that she had no choice in these matters.

Everything was passive.

Chapter 221 The Solution, Sweet Potato's Identity

Empress Murong watched Tuoba Pusa's departing figure, then gently shook her head and turned her gaze to Taiping Ling and the others.

"We can't just do nothing; we still need to make some preparations in advance."

At this point, Empress Murong paused, her expression revealing neither joy nor sorrow.

"What do you think is the best way to avoid this war and allow our Northern Barbarians to reap the greatest benefits from it?"

When Empress Murong uttered these words, everyone present was taken aback at first, then looked at each other and fell silent.

After all, what Empress Murong said was indeed a bit too greedy.

Because what they really wanted was to pay a price for this situation and then try not to get involved, which would be the best outcome.

If you're unlucky, you might not only have to pay the price, but you'll also be dragged into this conflict.

As a traitor who went back on his word, the Northern Barbarians were destined to be treated as traitors and receive special "attention".

After a period of discussion, Empress Murong waved to everyone present.

After these people left one after another, only the Grand Preceptor Taiping Ling and Qilin Zhenren remained.

Empress Murong's gaze shifted back and forth, and after a long while, she spoke.

"I wonder if my esteemed ministers have any thoughts on what we, the Northern Barbarians, should do?"

Their eyes were lowered, and their faces were expressionless.

Empress Murong was naturally aware of the problem, so she didn't say anything and simply waited quietly.

After a long pause, Li Mibi spoke.

"Your Majesty, I believe we could follow the example of the Li Yang Dynasty, find a member of the royal family, elevate her to the rank of princess, and then have her marry Jiang Xuan..."

Before Li Mibi could finish speaking, Master Qilin shook his head and said...

“Jiang Xuan and Xu Weixiong are not fools. They would never agree to such a thing if word got out.”

"I'm afraid that not only will Western Chu not agree, but even the Li Yang Dynasty and Northern Li will likely try to sow discord between them."

"To be honest, at this stage, if you can't cooperate with anyone, you should just bury your head in the sand like an ostrich."

"Being constantly watched is not a good thing."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent again. Even Li Mibi, who had spoken earlier, lowered his head with a furrowed brow.

Just as the somber atmosphere grew stronger, Taiping Ling suddenly stood up. He raised his head and looked at Empress Murong with a strange yet determined expression.

Seeing the look in his eyes, Empress Murong guessed that he might have thought of a solution.

However, this method might not sound appealing.