Man is in the midst of the mysteries of the spirit, and the flesh is infinitely deduced

These original giants and monks were the backbone of the Great Zhou. They had fought side by side with her in the past, but now they were enemies of each other because of their different concepts and positions. It was really sad.

"King Xiang, there is no need to ask them anymore."

Anle looked at these assassins without much anger in his heart, and said, "They are the subordinates of King Yuan and King Zhao."

King Xiang was shocked and looked down. People all had a hint of guilt on their faces and were unwilling to look at her.

Seeing their expressions, Xiang Wang naturally understood everything. She felt even more depressed and murmured in a low voice.

"Could it be that Brother Yuan and Xiao Zhao are really..."

If these two princes are really determined to rebel, there will be no point in letting Anle negotiate with them.

Anle spoke again: "No, it's not the worst yet."

"They were just bewitched. It wasn't King Yuan or King Zhao who ordered them to kill me."

The leading monk among the assassins raised his head in surprise, with a look of doubt and uncertainty, thinking to himself: "How did he know?"

Ever since the assassination attempt, this cultivator had the illusion that Anle could see through his every move. Whether it was the attack of the Heavenly Sword or the siege of the primordial giants, it seemed that Anle had expected it.

Obviously, they were the ones who initiated the attack, but they were like insects that stepped into a spider web without realizing it, walking step by step into Anle's trap until they were completely wiped out.

Now, Anle revealed the truth of this assassination.

This feeling of having everything seen through made this person feel a chill in his heart, and even a little scared.

He looked around at his companions, wondering, "Could it be... that there is a traitor among us?"

Anle didn't care about what these people thought, and just said to King Xiang: "King Xiang, I'll leave them to you to deal with. I want to see King Yuan and King Zhao as soon as possible."

King Xiang nodded in agreement.

******

After bidding farewell to King Xiang, Anle and Xuan Gongming continued to move towards Yuansheng City.

Xuan Gongming recalled the assassination just now, and his mood was still very uneasy. He couldn't help asking: "Second brother, who is the mastermind behind that group of people? They even want to kill you!"

"I can't confirm it, but it's probably one of King Yuan or King Zhao's close associates. If I die in their hands, the two princes will definitely rebel. This is a naked conspiracy."

Anle's eyes flickered as he said, "Of course, those two princes may also be secretly condoning this."

After hearing this, Xuan Gongming quickly figured out the key to the matter and couldn't help but look gloomy: "How could it be..."

"Uncle Yuan and Uncle Zhao are obviously very good people, why do they do this?"

To him, King Yuan and King Zhao were not only princes, but also two familiar and respected elders.

Anle could understand Xuan Gongming's confusion and comforted him by saying, "This has nothing to do with whether a person is good or bad, it only has to do with their stance."

"I now suspect that the reason why the gods sent down the spiritual spring is to separate the original giants and their descendants, so that you will drift further and further away."

Xuan Gongming had never thought about it so much before, but after listening to Anle's words, he finally began to think about the secrets behind these things.

Xuan Gongming's straightforwardness and cheerfulness come from the protection of King Xuan and Madam Sang. The good experiences in the past have preserved his innocence, but what he has seen and heard recently is also slowly changing him.

"By the way, why didn't King Xiang ask His Majesty to stop Uncle Yuan and the others?"

At this time, Xuan Gongming thought of something else and couldn't help asking, "If it were your majesty, they would definitely listen."

Anle sighed, "If your majesty intervenes, the situation will really get out of control, which means there will be no room for turning back."

"Although they are comrades-in-arms who are as close as brothers, after the establishment of the Great Zhou, the distinction between the monarch and his subjects is like an invisible barrier between them. Once your majesty arrives at the city, let alone what Prince Yuan and Prince Zhao will think, whether they will have a rift in their hearts, the subordinates of the two princes in the city will inevitably cause chaos. Prince Xiang saw this and asked me to come forward."

Xuan Gongming nodded as if he understood, and said with emotion.

"The world of you smart people is so complicated..."

The two of them rode on the green dragon species at a very fast speed and arrived at Yuansheng City, which was ruled by King Yuan, in the evening of that day.

The structure and layout of this city are similar to those of Yujing City, and it seems like a smaller version of Yujing City.

The atmosphere in the city was a little tense and solemn.

Anle noticed that there were very few ordinary monks on the streets, and basically only original giants and half-giants could be seen. It seemed that, as King Xiang said, King Yuan was deliberately expelling the descendants who were no longer giants and turning this city into an exclusive territory for only giants.

Soon, the giants naturally discovered Anle and the two uninvited guests.

Some people's faces changed slightly, as if they were surprised by Anle's arrival. Some people showed worried expressions and immediately retreated quietly to inform the strong people in the city.

Under their strange gazes, Xuan Gongming felt complicated and nervous, with cold sweat oozing from the back of his neck.

Anle comforted him, "Those who dared to attack us have basically been caught in one fell swoop. Big brother, don't be too nervous."

Before the two had walked a few steps in the city, a half-giant came forward and spoke respectfully.

"Senior Wuxu, Brother Gongming, my father asked me to invite you to the palace for a chat."

"Azhuo?"

Seeing this half-giant, Xuan Gongming was pleasantly surprised and said, "I haven't seen you for many years. You have grown so tall!"

He introduced to Anle: "This is Yuan Zhuo, Uncle Yuan's only son."

Although Yuan Zhuo was much bigger than the two, he was actually just a shy boy among the giants. He scratched the back of his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Brother Gongming, long time no see."

He looked behind the two of them and asked curiously, "Sister Chuxi didn't come with you this time?"

Xuan Gongming smiled and said, "I came here for a serious matter, so I didn't bring her with me."

Hearing this, Yuan Zhuo's expression changed slightly, and he sighed heavily, "You are here because of the recent rumors about my father, right?"

Anle nodded and said, "That's right."

Yuan Zhuo clenched his fists, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but said: "I can guarantee with my life that my father will never do anything to betray Da Zhou!"

Anle said quietly, "Of course I want to believe you, but the truth can only be confirmed by seeing it with my own eyes."

So Yuan Zhuo didn't say anything more and concentrated on leading the way for the two of them.

Soon, Yuan Zhuo brought the two of them to an ancient and simple palace.

"Please come in. Father is waiting for you two inside."

As I stepped into the palace, it was very quiet all around. There seemed to be no other people in the palace, making it empty and lonely.

Even though the palace looked very plain from the outside, Anle felt its simplicity even more after stepping inside. The hall was empty and there was nothing else.

But if you look up, you can see an extremely spectacular scene. You can't see the roof above the hall, only the dome. The countless stars in the evening sky seem to become very low and within reach.

This is a unique and magical formation that can capture the starlight from thousands of feet in the sky and can also observe the invasion of darkness more clearly.

At this moment, under the shining light of thousands of stars, there sat a figure as majestic as a mountain.

It is King Yuan.

However, unlike the other three kings Anle had seen, King Yuan looked the oldest, with silver hair and traces of time left on his face. His temperament was like a jar of ancient and mellow wine, with a unique charm.

"Daoyou Wuxu."

King Yuan's eyes fell on Anle, and he spoke slowly: "I have heard of your great name for a long time, and I have always admired you. I am really ashamed to have just met you today."

Anle died at the hands of an assassin in the last simulation, so this was his first time meeting King Yuan. After carefully observing him, he said, "I have only made some minor contributions. In terms of achievements, how can I compare to you, King Yuan?"

Prince Yuan said sternly: "If your contribution is considered small, then no one in the Great Zhou can be called a meritorious official."

At this time, Xuan Gongming beside him could not help but said: "But even a person like my second brother was surrounded and killed by several original giants and monks when he came here. If it weren't for my second brother and I who are extremely powerful and fought our way out, we would have become two dry bones in the wilderness by now!"

Anle looked at him with a strange expression. In the previous battle, Xuan Gongming hardly took any action, right?

The two of us are killing people randomly. I'm responsible for the killing and you're responsible for the killing?

But now is not the time to spoil the show. Anle silently observed King Yuan's reaction. He was stunned and asked in astonishment: "Is this true?"

Judging from Prince Yuan's expression alone, his surprise did not seem fake.

King Yuan was such a smart person that he could tell from Xuan Gongming's expression that his anger was directed at him, so he explained with a hint of apology.

"I have been busy evacuating the city's residents these days and have not been able to discipline my men much. I am negligent."

Hearing this, Xuan Gongming was surprised and asked: "Evacuate the residents!?"

"There are no ordinary people other than giants in the city. Did you evacuate them instead of driving them out of the city?"

King Yuan looked at him in surprise: "No city lord would do such a stupid thing as driving away his own people, right?"

Xuan Gongming couldn't help blushing and asked again: "Then why do we need to evacuate the residents in the city?"

When this topic was mentioned, King Yuan's expression became much more serious, and he said seriously: "I came to see you because of this matter."

"Please look."

He pointed his finger at the many brilliant stars on the dome. Night was about to fall, but the starry sky was not affected at all and still accurately displayed the position of each star.

"This is the Zhoutian Star Map. Every city in the Great Zhou can correspond to it in a specific way."

Xuan Gongming looked at the star map and felt that it looked familiar: "Isn't this..."

King Yuan chuckled and said, "That's right. This star map was made based on the algorithm of Daoist Fellow Wuxu's Zhou Tian Xing Luo Wan Xiang Shu. I am dull and only mastered all sixteen chapters of this algorithm a few days ago."

He looked at Anle seriously: "To be honest, I have to call Taoist Wuxu my master!"

Anle was slightly moved.

Even in the current Tai Academy, there are no more than ten people who can fully master the sixteen chapters of algorithms.

The most commendable thing is that King Yuan did not go to the site of Xuantian's discussion, nor was he instructed by masters of divination such as Anle. He comprehended the sixteen chapters solely by his own understanding, and on this basis, he made innovative applications and created this star map.

This talent is truly extraordinary!

"It was with the help of this star map that I made an incredible discovery."

King Yuan regained his composure, pointed at a dimmed star and said, "This is Luofeng City."

Anle frowned and felt something in his heart.

Luofeng City is the first small town to be completely engulfed by darkness in recent days.

"This is Yuhua City, Falling Star City, Tiannan City..."

As King Yuan pointed out the cities represented by these dim stars one by one, not only Xuan Gongming, but even Anle changed his expression.

Without exception, these cities have been swallowed by darkness. In the real geographical dimension, they are distributed all over the Great Zhou. After all, darkness surrounds every city indiscriminately. Being close to the border areas of the Great Zhou does not necessarily mean that the offensive of darkness will be more fierce. Therefore, it is difficult to judge the next target of the evil spirit. We can only rely on the casualties of the city after the attack to guess and support.

But on the current star map, those swallowed cities were miraculously connected into an arc.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see the pattern therein.

The evil demons in the darkness do not attack any city randomly, but advance steadily at their own pace!

At this time, King Yuan's finger fell on a star that was still lit behind the arc.

He said in a deep voice: "This is Yuansheng City."

Anle was shocked. He now understood what King Yuan meant by evacuating residents, but at the same time, he also had new questions.

"Why don't you ask His Majesty for help, Prince Yuan?"

"Although the demon's offensive is powerful, it is definitely no match for the combined power of several cities, not to mention the Zhenyang Stone."

The Source King responded seriously: "First of all, the pattern on this star map is just my guess. I can't be sure that the evil demons will definitely attack this kind of city."

"If I withdraw the defense forces from other cities, and the evil demons change their targets, I will be the sinner who destroyed that city. Besides, with me here, Yuansheng City is much safer than ordinary cities."

"Finally, it's just a little selfish of mine."

There was a strange light flickering in the eyes of this old giant, like a candle that was about to burn out but still emitting warm light.

"From the trajectory of this star map, I think the evil demons in the darkness are also a civilization with wisdom. I want to try to communicate with them. Perhaps... I can end the hatred that has been passed down for generations and make darkness no longer our enemy. I know this is very dangerous, but with my broken body, if I can really take this step, I will have no regrets."

Anle looked at King Yuan in shock. He had thought that the evil demons in the darkness were also intelligent creatures, but he never expected that King Yuan would have such an idea.

When leaving Yuanwang Palace, Xuan Gongming still looked a little dazed and murmured.

"Second brother, is the future he talked about really possible?"

Anle hesitated and said, "Maybe."

******

Late that night, Anle heard the news of King Yuan's death.

Chapter 315 Gods are afraid

Late at night.