Aunt, please don't chase me. I don't want to be the emperor.

"Yes."

Then, Chen Sining was dragged away, but at the same time he was still shouting, "Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me. Since I became the garrison commander, I have never let Jin Fuyin steal the spiritual plant. Your Majesty, please spare me!!"

Ji Xianli ignored Chen Sining and spoke to Su Luoxue instead: "Speaking of which, Luoxue, what will happen to this guy according to the laws of the Great Zhou?"

Su Luoxue asked coldly, "You haven't even memorized the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

"Too many words, too lazy to read."

"......"

He clearly has a photographic memory, but is too lazy to use it.

And the answer was so perfunctory, it was obvious that he was giving up!

"Ugh......."

Su Luoxue finally sighed, and even the thought of scolding people was almost exhausted. In the end, she could only give an order: "Let's get down to business first. Enter the valley and investigate."

2.31 The Emperor met Grandma for the first time

The spiritual plants in Yaowang Valley were planned for planting, and many people were carefully caring for them. The valley's walls were high, preventing sunlight from reaching them. However, due to the abundant spiritual energy, the plants continued to grow vigorously.

But no one cares about this now. After entering the valley, Su Luoxue immediately ordered a search of the entire valley, not leaving out any clues.

"Wait a moment."

But Ji Xian interrupted the Tianhu Guards who were about to take action, and everyone looked at His Majesty Ji Xian in confusion.

Su Luoxue also stared at Ji Xian, but there was no doubt in her eyes, because she knew that Ji Xian must have sensed something, so she stopped.

And sure enough, Ji Xian's gaze was fixed on the north side of the valley: "In that direction, the spiritual energy is the most concentrated."

No one could sense it, but that didn't mean Ji Xian couldn't do it. With his innate bloodline, he could do it.

Then, Su Luoxue and Ji Xian immediately took people to check it out.

On the north side of the valley lies the deepest part of Medicine King Valley. In the innermost area, besides the cultivated spiritual plants, there's also a massive statue. It depicts a long-haired woman in a dress and armor, crafted entirely from fire crystal, resulting in a fiery red and translucent appearance.

This place happens to be the only one in the valley that can be illuminated by sunlight. When the light of the setting sun shines on the statue made of fire glass crystal, it seems as if the entire statue is boiling and burning, and it looks lifelike.

Seeing the statue, Ji Xian pointed at it and asked, "The place with the most spiritual energy seems to be underneath the statue. Who was that sculpture? It's so luxurious that it was cast with fire glass crystal."

Although Fire Glass Crystal is not of much use to practitioners, it is very valuable due to its scarcity and is extremely valuable as a trading item.

The statue is seven meters tall and is made entirely of fire glass crystal. It is truly priceless.

Before Su Luoxue beside her could answer, Ji Xian suddenly said, "Can I sell it? It must be very valuable."

Su Luoxue said coldly: "If you sell it, the emperor will not let you go."

"My father, why?"

"Because that's Tianxueji."

"Tianxueji...my grandmother?"

"Correct."

Ninino, the Heavenly Blood Princess, was formerly the most powerful Yang God in the Northern Desert. After the turmoil of the Eight Kingdoms Rebellion ended seven hundred years ago, she pledged allegiance to the Great Zhou and became the chief of the Great Zhou's protector gods. At the time, her power and status were second only to that of Silver Dragon Commander, Luoxue's father.

If she were still alive now, she would definitely have a place among the most powerful people in the world.

Later, she married Emperor Yizong of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Ji Ye, as his imperial concubine and gave birth to a son.

She gave birth to Emperor Xingzong Ji Xingyu, who later launched the war of revival and successfully restored the Great Zhou Dynasty, and was also Ji Xian's father.

Unfortunately, during the rebellion caused by the Daxuan rebels, Tianxue Ji defended Chang'an to the death and refused to retreat. She fought alone against three Yang Gods and tens of thousands of rebel troops, and finally died in battle.

Her body was later sent back to the Northern Desert, where, through the hands of Lie Que Shuai, her immortal bones and internal organs were forged into a divine weapon, named after her, the Heavenly Blood Princess. This is one of the two divine weapons in Ji Xian's hands, the Heavenly Blood Princess Sword.

For Emperor Xingzong, his mother, Tianxue Ji, was the most important person to him. Ji Xingyu chose to plunge into the troubled times and restore the Great Zhou Dynasty because of his trust in his mother, and he ultimately achieved it.

Although Ji Xian had heard of Tianxue Ji more than once since she was a child, to be honest, this was the first time Ji Xian saw what her grandmother looked like.

"So this is what the Empress Dowager looked like." Ji Xian sighed, but was also a little puzzled: "But why is the Empress Dowager's statue not erected in Chang'an or in the Northern Desert, but in Medicine King Valley instead?"

"It was Dean Sun who had him installed." Su Luoxue was referring to Sun Miaoying, the head of the Imperial Hospital and one of the Eighteen Protector Gods of the Great Zhou. "Before joining the Great Zhou, Dean Sun went to the Northern Desert to study medicine and seek the truth. He encountered war and was saved by Tianxue Ji."

"But isn't this where the Sword Immortal hides his things? Why is there a statue of grandma here?"

"Actually, there was originally a sword monument here, but it was destroyed during the reign of the Great Xuan Emperor. After the Restoration War, this place was taken over by Sun Yuanzheng, who re-erected the stone statue of the Heavenly Blood Princess."

"Luoxue, how do you know so much?"

"When the master drinks too much, he likes to talk a lot. I've been listening to him talk about the past."

Su Luoxue's master was Pang Yuanchu, the Grand Military Advisor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was a notorious drunkard in the Great Zhou Dynasty, practically drinking wine like water. Honestly, if it weren't for his status as a Yang God, his drinking would have killed him long ago.

This man's popularity was truly bizarre; some people were close friends with him, while others disliked him. He had many nicknames in private, the most commonly used of which was "Old Taoist Pang."

Apart from a few of his fellow disciples, Silver Dragon Marshal was the only one in the entire Great Zhou who was willing to listen to him chat and reminisce about the past.

And Silver Dragon Marshal's youngest daughter, Luoxue, also listened to his chatter. When she was only about ten years old...

"......" Ji Xian said with a helpless smile: "It's a pity that you can listen to his nagging."

"Just write it down as knowledge."

Then Su Luoxue didn't plan to continue chatting and went straight forward to check the statue of Tianxue Ji.

Su Luoxue gently placed her hand on the base of the statue, and the azure spiritual power flowed and bloomed from her fingertips, instantly covering the entire base and the statue, forming an ice-blue formation around it.

She was using Wen Tianlu's method to spy on the inside of the statue.

Soon, her spiritual power saw the trick, and after gathering her spiritual power, she slapped the statue's base with her palm. The entire stone slab in front of her actually sank in, and a large amount of spiritual power was injected into it.

Then, a buzzing sound began to form under the base, and the front half of the base split to the left and right, revealing a secret passage leading underground.

"I'm afraid Sun Yuanzheng didn't expect that beneath his newly cast Tianxueji statue was actually a sword tomb left by a sword immortal."

As the passage opened, Su Luoxue discovered that the passage was filled with dust. Clear footprints appeared in the dust. Judging from the clarity, it must have been less than half a day since they entered.

Someone must have entered this secret passage within half a day.

And the person who goes in can only be Dieying!

“…”

Su Luoxue didn't say anything, just stared at the secret passage with a serious expression.

Su Luoxue had originally thought that if Die Ying's men hadn't yet found the treasure hiding place on the Taibai Map, she could simply send troops to wait for Die Ying's men to enter the encirclement. Even if they saw through the encirclement and didn't fall for it, they could at least protect the Sword Immortal's treasure hidden within the Sword Tomb.

But now, Dieying's people have already entered the sword tomb, so there is no time to make any arrangements. Ji Xian and Su Luoxue can only enter the sword tomb immediately to prevent them from obtaining the things left by the sword immortal.

If it were just Cheng Ying and the puppet, it would be fine. Ji Xian and Su Luoxue could handle them alone. Although there was no guarantee that they could be taken down, preserving the Sword Immortal's belongings would not be a problem.

But I’m afraid that the leader of Dieying will come in person, that is, Cheng Longjiu.

Although this possibility is not great, after all, if Cheng Longjiu was there, why didn't he show up earlier? But Su Luoxue couldn't rule out this possibility.

However, Su Luoxue had also prepared sufficient backup plans this time. Although there were no qualified Great Zhou Protector Gods who could arrive in the Demon City area, Su Luoxue had dispatched enough troops and secret guards from Jiangdu. If the situation really came to a last resort, she would use military force to strangle them!

However, these were soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty. A true confrontation with the Sun God would inevitably result in heavy casualties. But if it came to that, there was nothing we could do. We couldn't just let Dieying's men enter the Sword Tomb and take the items inside, could we?

Although Su Luoxue is soft-hearted, she is not a soft-hearted woman. She knows what to do and when to do it, just like when she was the prime minister of the Great Zhou.

So, Su Luoxue raised her hand, and the secret guards behind her stepped forward at the right time, waiting for Su Luoxue's order.

"Order the troops to standby. The Sky Fox Guards will follow your majesty and I into the Sword Tomb. During this time, do not allow anyone to set foot in Medicine King Valley!"

"Yes!"

Everyone responded in unison.

Ji Xian also walked to Su Luoxue's side at this time and pulled her hand: "Don't be so pessimistic. If Cheng Longjiu is not here, then you and I can deal with Dieying."

Ji Xian knew Su Luoxue very well. No matter what happened, she liked to think of the worst possibility and make the worst plans.

Su Luoxue held Ji Xian's hand tightly: "I hope so."

So, Ji Xian and Su Luoxue were the first to enter the sword tomb, followed closely by a group of Sky Fox Guards.

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The latest illustration production is about 70% to 80% complete.

As long as you have monthly tickets or rewards, you can immediately unlock the reference picture of Yin Longshuai's character design. That is Su Luoxue's father, currently the best master in this game!

2.32 The Emperor's Aunt Shows Off Her Skills

When Yaowang Valley was still called Taijian Valley, it was a famous place for martial arts competitions. People often came here, hoping to have the opportunity to meet the Sword Immortal, discuss martial arts with him, and seek opportunities.

In fact, many people have seen the poet and swordsman Li Bai here, making friends through martial arts and singing while drinking.

Two hundred years ago, after Ji Taibai disappeared, this place became a place where countless people in the martial arts world used to commemorate the sword immortal. The sword monument was used as a tombstone, and it was called the Sword Tomb.

But I'm afraid that countless people in the martial arts world would never have dreamed that there was actually a tomb under the ground in this place they had visited for more than two hundred years!

Ji Xian and Su Luoxue led the elite Sky Fox Guards into the ancient tomb. After walking in the passage for a while, they finally entered the underground part.

The first underground area we entered turned out to be a mine tunnel. Inside, we could see ore, tools, and even rails and rail cars.

These ores emit a bright purple light that fills the entire mine tunnel, so there is no need to light a torch to see the road clearly.

Ji Xian looked around, feeling very curious and puzzled: "So this is what it looks like in here. Isn't it said to be a treasure trove of hidden treasures? How come it turns out to be a mine tunnel?"

Su Luoxue knew a little bit: "Master said that the Sword Immortal seemed to have hidden something in an ancient tomb, but the exact location is unknown and the Sword Immortal didn't tell anyone. This looks like a mine tunnel, which should be the part of the ancient tomb that has not been completed yet."

"But I remember that the Taibai Map was in the hands of General Cang Hu before. Didn't they dig it out or take over this place?"

"No." Su Luoxue said calmly, "Master said they are all waiting for the Sword Immortal to come back."

"understood."

Ji Xian said no more, he understood.

Even though Ji Taibai had disappeared without a trace, even though he had been missing for two hundred years, even though the whole world believed he was dead, there were still countless people who believed he was still alive and that he would come back.

For example, the royal family of the Great Zhou, the loyal ministers of the Great Zhou, and the sword immortal’s friends in the martial arts world.

The things in this sword tomb are all Ji Taibai’s own things.

Since you believe he will come back, it’s better not to move.

It was precisely for this reason that, despite the Great Zhou royal family and General Cang Hu possessing the Taibai Map, they did not dig out the contents of the sword tomb. Instead, General Cang Hu alone possessed the Taibai Map and guarded this secret.

But now, the situation has changed.

Dieying discovered the sword tomb, so the treasures in the sword tomb must be taken away.

After walking a little further, there was a corner, and after turning the corner, there was a long tomb passage. The tomb passage was three hundred meters long and was a completely straight road. There was nothing in the tomb passage, only the spirit crystals hanging on the wall were shining, providing light for the dim tomb passage.

This time, not only Ji Xian, but even Su Luoxue could sense it.

This tomb passage is filled with surging spiritual energy, as deep as the ocean, as if taking one step forward would make people breathless.

"There might be a formation in this tomb passage." Su Luoxue concluded.

"The people from Dieying should have passed by." Ji Xian observed the ground of the tomb passage. Although there were no footprints, some traces of spiritual power could be seen. It seemed that they were left just now.

Ji Xian reached for her waist, drew out the Sky Blood Sword and the Death Sword, and stepped forward: "I will break the formation."

"No, I'll do it." Su Luoxue took a step forward.

“Hey, but it’s snowing…”

"You are not as familiar with the formation as I am. Let me do it."

After Su Luoxue finished speaking, she had already walked into the tomb passage.

Ji Xian had no way of saying anything more. She had already acted first and reported later. What else could she do?

As Su Luoxue took the first step into the tomb passage, the formation in the tomb was activated!

In an instant, spiritual light flashed on the walls on both sides, and all the stone bricks began to twitch inwards and outwards, as if the entire tomb passage had come alive.

A pale formation suddenly flashed on Su Luoxue's right side, and a sword intent flew out of the formation, turning into a sword light and slashing towards Su Luoxue.

In just a moment, Su Luoxue unsheathed her Xutian Sword, swung the pitch-black sword, and collided with the sword light. Finally, with a "bang", they both knocked each other away.

Although she blocked the attack, Su Luoxue took two steps back.

There was no expression on Su Luoxue's face, but her eyes became very sharp and serious.