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

Looking at the gray eagle, Su Luoxue smiled gently and said, "Cunhui, I didn't expect that the first person I would meet when I came to Silverstone Town this time would be you."

The biggest difference between strange beasts and magical beasts is that strange beasts are, after all, animals with stronger spiritual powers, while magical beasts are mad and ferocious beasts that have fallen into the path of evil.

Therefore, exotic beasts can live in the wild like ordinary animals, can coexist peacefully with humans, and some can even be tamed by humans.

The most famous and powerful beast in the world today is the Thousand Mile Red Dragon Colt, the deputy commander of the Great Zhou Silver Dragon Guard. This beast, a powerful horse capable of traveling 7,000 miles a day, rivals even the most powerful of demonic beasts, and its spiritual power rivals even that of human Yang Shen masters.

The deputy commander of the Silver Dragon Guard and the Thousand Mile Red Dragon Horse have achieved the state of unity between man and horse, and have the reputation of Red Horse Guandao. Although her position is deputy commander, her strength and status are not inferior to the Seven Commanders of the Great Zhou.

The one on Su Luoxue's arm is also a strange beast. Its name is Cunhui. It is a strange eagle raised by her father Yinlongshuai. In terms of spiritual power, it is as powerful as the human race's Earth and Moon Realm masters.

During the Renaissance War, Cunhui was often used by the Great Zhou forces as a means of communication, being far more effective than spirit pigeons and phoenix birds. Furthermore, its powerful nature meant its messages were unlikely to be intercepted, and it was also extremely spiritual and loyal to the Silver Dragon Commander.

In other words, in terms of age, Cunhui is much older than Su Luoxue.

When Su Luoxue was very young, Cun Hui was always by her side. Later, she entered the palace and grew up with Ji Xian. Cun Hui would also take time to visit her in Chang'an City, so Ji Xian also knew Cun Hui.

However, Cun Hui has always had missions to complete. He usually flies back and forth between the four regions of Jiuzhou and rarely has free time. How could he have the time to come to the Silver Dragon Guard headquarters to find me today?

Unless he is on a mission, Cunhui usually stays with his father or his sister, waiting for their orders or messages.

Could it be that...

Just as Su Luoxue was thinking this, she heard a voice coming from the back garden again: "I was wondering why Cunhui flew so fast and couldn't wait to fly into the garden. It turns out it's you, Luoxue."

Su Luoxue looked over when she heard the voice, but in fact she didn't need to look, she knew who it was just by listening to the voice.

The newcomer walked on the stone bridge. She looked to be around seventeen, tall and beautiful, with a look of unparalleled beauty. Judging by her face, she bore an 80% resemblance to Su Luoxue, but the biggest difference lay in her hair and eye color.

Both of them had long hair, but Su Luoxue's was a long, shiny black hair, while the other's was white as snow. Su Luoxue's eyes were a clear blue like lake water, while the other's were a bright red like flames.

This woman is Su Luoxue's sister, and the aunt of Yinlong Shuai's eldest daughter Ji Xian, Su Luohua.

Su Luoxue stepped forward: "Sister."

"Haha, it's been a long time since we last met. I'm so glad to see you." Su Luohua came up to Su Luoxue immediately after stepping down the stone bridge. She warmly hugged Su Luoxue and said, "Xue'er, aren't you staying in Chang'an? Why are you here?"

"I came by to take a look, wondering if I could run into you. Where are Dad and Master?"

"Dad and Old Man Pang are both in Jizhou. There's still a bandit problem over there, so they probably won't be able to leave for a while." Su Luohua held her for a while before letting go of Su Luoxue: "By the way, why did you pass by here? Where's that brat Ji Xian?"

Even though Ji Xian is the emperor of the Great Zhou, he is just a brat in Su Luohua's eyes.

Su Luohua knew her sister's personality. She was inseparable from Ji Xian. Generally speaking, if she could meet her, she would definitely meet Ji Xian.

But what Su Luohua encountered today was obviously not an ordinary situation...

"Ji Xian...I don't know where he went."

".....Xue'er, what did you say?"

Su Luohua wondered if she had heard it wrong.

The Prime Minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty...I wonder where the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty has gone?

Su Luoxue took Su Luohua's hand and pulled her to the pavilion: "This is a long story, let me tell you slowly."

So, the two sisters sat in the pavilion in the garden, and then Su Luoxue explained to Su Luohua what had happened between her and Ji Xian during this period of time, from Ji Xian's escape from Chang'an to Jingzhou and then to Yangzhou, and so on.

Su Luohua became more and more surprised as she listened. Compared to her sister, her expression was much richer, as if she was listening to a story. During this time, Su Luohua also interrupted Su Luoxue several times to ask for details, and Su Luoxue patiently told her the truth.

After finishing the story, Su Luohua said, "So, Ji Xian ran away again?"

"Yes."

"This brat, is he planning a rebellion?" Su Luohua was so angry that her hair stood on end. She slammed the table and jumped up, completely losing her girlish reserve. She shouted furiously, "The Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who doesn't care about state affairs or the people, actually went out to live a carefree life in the martial arts world. There has never been such an emperor in history!"

"Kong Pifu too, how can such behavior be tolerated? The Imperial Preceptor and the Prime Minister actually agreed with it. Are all the people in the Wen Tian lineage crazy?!"

At this moment, Su Luohua cursed everyone from Wen Tian's lineage, including Zhang Ziliang, her uncle Pang Yuanchu, and her sister Su Luoxue. You have to know that these people are all from Wen Tian's lineage.

However, Su Luoxue didn't say anything, just smiled simply.

Seeing that Su Luoxue was still smiling, Su Luohua said madly, "Xue'er, you too, how could you agree to let Ji Xian run off to the martial arts world? You even wanted to follow her. When did you become so love-brained?"

Su Luoxue's expression changed at this moment, and she blushed in front of her sister: "How could I..."

"You're blushing and still saying no."

"Ji Xian and I are not..."

"You think I can't see? I felt something was wrong when you were a child." Su Luohua continued to curse. She was so angry that she drank the wine on the stone table and shouted, "You seduced my sister, fled without paying attention to the government, and brought shame to our Great Zhou. Fine, fine, Ji Xian..."

Su Luohua crushed the wine bowl in her hand: "I'm going to catch him right now, give him a good beating, and then throw him back to Chang'an!"

"elder sister...."

Su Luoxue's voice sounded faint and frightening.

Su Luohua was also startled. Hearing the voice, he looked at Su Luohua. He saw that his sister's eyes were gradually sharpening, and her tone was full of courage and toughness: "I have said before that only I can beat Ji Xian. No one is allowed to lay a hand on him, not even my cousin brother and cousin-in-law!"

The sisters’ cousin is naturally Emperor Xingzong Ji Xingyu, Ji Xian’s father.

Hearing Luoxue say this, Su Luohua was stunned for two seconds before saying, "You...ah, I'm convinced."

Even though Su Luohua was furious and even scolded her sister, if Su Luoxue really wanted to show a tough attitude, Su Luohua would not be able to say anything.

Because this is her sister and she dotes on her, so what else can she do?

After a moment, Su Luohua asked, "So what are you going to do next?"

"I'll stay here for a while and then leave to go to Qingzhou to look for Ji Xian."

"Are you sure he's in Qingzhou?"

"Yes, Second Uncle-Master has done a fortune-telling."

"Can you trust Master Zhang's level?"

"can."

"If you say you can, then there shouldn't be any problem." Compared to Zhang Mengxuan, Su Luohua trusted her sister's judgment more: "Do you need me to go with you? It just so happens that I just completed my mission and don't have anything else to do."

"Well, as long as you don't hit Ji Xian."

"You..."

Su Luohua pointed at Luoxue, smiled bitterly and shook her head.

In fact, not many people in the Great Zhou knew about the relationship between Ji Xian and Su Luoxue. They could be counted on one hand. However, all those who knew about it tacitly chose to keep it secret and basically did not tell anyone.

This was the case with Kong Mingliang and Su Luohua. She didn't even tell her cousin and his wife about this, and only revealed it to her father Yin Longshuai a few years ago.

And Yin Longshuai's answer at that time was: "Trust your sister."

This is also the reason why Su Luohua will not interfere too much. She believes in Luoxue's vision and judgment, and no matter what decision she makes, it must be right.

Wolongzi goes down the mountain

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Of the three spin-offs mentioned earlier, the prologue of Kong Mingliang's spin-off has already been written, so I'll give you a spoiler here in advance.

This work can be regarded as a cultivation version of the Three Kingdoms. A large number of characters are based on the prototypes of characters from the Three Kingdoms period, and some can even be traced back to earlier dynasties.

In addition, the protagonist of this work is Kong Mingliang, whose prototype is Zhuge Liang. He is chosen as the protagonist purely because his presence in several other works is quite high. Therefore, although this is a long work, it can also be regarded as his personal biography.

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Jingzhou, the heart of the Nine Provinces of the Central Plains, is well-connected and rich in resources. It is a pure land in this chaotic era of war and disorder, but no one knows how long the peace will last.

There is a small town in Jingzhou called Xinye. There is a very interesting poem here, which is passed down by the locals as a nursery rhyme and folk song.

The poem is: On Cailong Mountain is the Wentian Temple, in the Wentian Temple lies the Sleeping Dragon, the dragon among men knows the past and present, his supernatural powers reveal the world and bring rain of fire

Many foreigners who came to Xinye asked what this poem meant after hearing it.

The locals were always enthusiastic in their responses. They said there was a Taoist temple outside Xinye called Wentian Temple. Within Wentian Temple lived a Taoist priest known as Wolongzi. This Wolongzi possessed remarkable abilities, possessing a profound knowledge of history and the present, capable of transforming the world. His magical powers, when unleashed, were like raining fire and shooting stars, making him a true dragon among men!

After hearing this, outsiders always laughed and said they didn't believe it, but this also greatly increased the fame of Wentian Temple. Many people passing by Xinye would go to this Taoist temple to worship, hoping that they could have peace and happiness in this troubled world and be free from the suffering of war.

And today, several important figures came to Wentian Temple.

.......

Wentian Temple is located on Cailong Mountain outside Xinye City. It is a fresh place with flowers and bamboos blooming all over the mountain. When walking in the mountains and forests, you will feel your heart calm down and feel comfortable both physically and mentally.

Three people walked along three paths and soon arrived at Wentian Temple halfway up the mountain.

There was a Taoist boy in the Wentian Temple. When he saw the three people, he immediately went to greet them and said, "Dear guests, you are here to pay homage to the True Lord."

"Hello, young man. I am Liu Xuan, the Left General of Great Shu and a descendant of the Shu Emperor." The leader of the three stepped forward and politely addressed the Taoist boy, bowing and saying, "We brothers have come here to visit the Immortal Master Wolongzi. I wonder if you could introduce us to someone."

After hearing this, the Taoist boy shook his head and said, "What a coincidence! My master is away on a long journey and is not in the temple."

Liu Xuan was quite anxious after hearing this, but he was still polite: "Then, young man, do you know where the immortal is traveling and how many days it will take for him to return?"

"The gentleman went to Qinglei Mountain in the western border to reminisce with Taoist Master Zhang Tianshi. It's unclear when he will be back, but he may not be back this month."

The Tianshi Mansion of Qinglei Mountain is a sect known to all under heaven. Its Tianshi Master, Zhang Mengxuan, also known by the Daoist name Ling Pozi, is the son of Zhang Ziliang, the Grand Master of the Great Shu State. He is the foremost master of thunder magic and a truly unrivaled power.

When Liu Xuan heard that Wolongzi was going to Qinglei Mountain to reminisce about the past with Zhang Tianshi, he had some vague ideas in his mind and was certain of something.

But the Taoist boy didn't care about that and asked, "Do you have anything else to do, gentlemen?"

"Oh, that's all." Liu Xuan said with a smile, "But we also brought some incense money. Can we go in and pay our respects to the True Lord?"

The Taoist boy then led the way: "Dear guests, please follow me."

Then the Taoist boy led the three people into the Taoist temple, and soon they saw the statues enshrined in the temple.

This statue is called Wencheng Zhenjun, and it is Zhang Ziliang, the first national teacher of the Great Shu, who was the most powerful person in history who destroyed an entire city by himself.

Liu Xuan added some incense money to the temple, and then worshiped sincerely in front of the statue, muttering something as if he was praying for something.

Beside Liu Xuan, Zhang Feiyi was getting restless. He came up to Liu Xuan and whispered, "Brother, do you think this Wolongzi is really that powerful? Can he be related to Zhang Tianshi?"

Zhang Mengxuan of the Tianshi Mansion is the biological son of Master Wencheng. Needless to say, he is famous and powerful, but as for whether Zhang Mengxuan has any close friends, no one has ever heard of it.

That's why Zhang Feiyi doubted whether Wolongzi was really that powerful and could be friends with Zhang Mengxuan.

Liu Xuan glanced at him and said, "Don't you see the huge statue of Wencheng Zhenjun enshrined in this temple?"

Zhang Feiyi also glanced at the statue, then said to Liu Xuan, "Brother, you can't say that. You haven't seen the True Lord in person, so how do you know which True Lord this is? Besides, even if this is really the True Lord, you can't say that Wolongzi is related to Zhang Tianshi. Maybe he's just pretending to be a god and pretending to be noble."

Guan Yunsheng, the second of the three brothers, also stepped forward and said, "Third brother, you must not be disrespectful to Master Wencheng."

Guan Yunsheng heard Zhang Feiyi being so rude to Master Wencheng and rebuked him. But afterward, he turned to Liu Xuan and said, "Brother, although my words may be crude, they do make sense. Is this Wolongzi...really so powerful?"

Liu Xuan didn't speak for a long time, nor did he look at the two brothers beside him. He just stared at the huge silver-white statue in front of him.

After looking at it for a long time, Liu Xuan finally smiled and said with certainty: "The Immortal Wolongzi was recommended by Xu Shuyuan, so he must be right."

Xu Shuyuan was originally an adviser under Liu Xuan. He bid farewell to Liu Xuan a few days ago because Duke Wei held his mother hostage, but before leaving, he recommended Zhuge Liang to Liu Xuan.

After hearing what their elder brother said, Guan Yunsheng and Zhang Feiyi said no more. They could only leave Wentian Temple after paying homage to the True Lord and come back next time.

.......

At the same time, on the border of Liangzhou in the Central Plains, on the road to the Western Xinjiang...

The sky was overcast and hail fell from time to time.

There was a Taoist priest in a blue robe walking on the official road heading west. He was wearing a conical hat on his head, and a shadow covered most of his face. However, judging from his clothes and temperament, he looked like an ordinary Taoist priest, no different from ordinary people.

The Taoist priest in blue robe walked and walked, and finally passed through the important border town of Yutian Pass and came to a small village in the foreign land of Western Xinjiang.

The village is called Yuquan Village. It is not large but has a lot of people. It also gathers many merchants and caravans traveling between the Central Plains and the Western Frontier, so it is quite lively.

After entering Yuquan Village, the Taoist priest in blue robe came to the tea stall, ordered a pot of tea and rested here, while asking the waiter curiously.

"Little brother, when did a village appear here? It wasn't here when I passed by last time."

"Hey, sir, when was the last time you passed by?"

"Fifty years ago."

"Fifty years ago! I could hear your voice..."

The waiter was very surprised. Although the Taoist priest in blue robe was wearing a conical hat and his face could not be seen clearly, he sounded like a young man from his voice. He passed by fifty years ago, so he should be at least sixty years old.

However, the waiter reacted quickly and immediately thought: "The Taoist priest is an immortal cultivator!"

The world is full of spiritual power today, and all things in the world have spiritual power. If one has the right talent and opportunity, one can embark on the path of cultivation. The higher the level of cultivation, the longer the lifespan, and the younger one can stay young.

The Taoist priest in blue robe just smiled and said nothing.