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As the days passed, the competition went on as usual. What happened that night was suppressed by someone without even a splash.

Yin Xihui visited Yu Qingling the next day. Faced with the temptations of his imperial sister and "mother" with whom he had little affection, he naturally knew nothing about anything.

It seems that no one else was informed of Luo Shaoqin's arrival. At least if Yu Qingling knew about it, she would not have mentioned it.

At the same time, Liu Qingfeng and Qiu Puyue didn't know how to deal with the situation when the only visitor came, but fortunately Taotie came forward and gave her an idea.

She will remove the curse that could kill someone at any time, but at the same time she will place a restraint, requiring Liu Qingfeng not to reveal her identity as a corpse binder to anyone. She will also promise not to use any blood magic within Yuhua territory.

Liu Qingfeng looked at her with a complicated look. Qiu Puryue didn't dare to ask more questions, and after making sure she was restrained, she asked him to leave.

Mo Hanshang's body was very strong. Among the many puncture wounds, two of the old man's vital points were hit, but despite this, he was able to get out of bed and jump around in less than seven days.

Since the conversation that day, Wang Ji did not send anyone to carry out assassinations again, and it seemed that he had calmed down.

The relationship between Nangong Huaxue and him became a little bit subtle. Maybe there were too many things to do later, and Wang Ji never took the initiative to look for her. If she went to look for her, she would get all kinds of excuses.

"Dad...you've been so busy lately, have you encountered any difficult problems?"

Wang Xuyi wiped the sweat from his forehead, put away his gun, and looked at his father not far away.

Wang Ji seemed to be thinking about something. When he heard his question, he looked over and asked, "What's wrong?"

"No... nothing." Wang Xuyi scratched his head, "It's just that... apart from guiding me recently, you are always hard to find, and you seem to be very busy..."

It seems like he's running away from something...

As soon as this thought came to Wang Xuyi's mind, he was immediately shocked and quickly shook his head, trying to get rid of this unreliable idea.

"...Indeed, a little." Wang Ji didn't notice his little action and lowered his eyes. "How is the progress of the competition?"

"It's almost over." Speaking of this, Wang Xuyi said seriously, "Today is the semi-finals, and the finals will be in five days. By then..."

Wang Ji nodded.

Five days left...

The Thunder's people are unexpectedly quiet...

Wang Ji narrowed his eyes and patted Wang Xuyi on the shoulder.

"I have something else to do, you continue practicing."

Wang Xuyi's face fell: "Dad..."

"What? You don't want to practice?" Wang Ji raised his eyebrows.

"No, that's not it..." Wang Xuyi hesitated and scratched his head, "The main reason is... I feel that this spear technique cannot be used by masters at the Xuan realm and above."

"Oh?"

"It's just... it feels too flashy." Wang Xuyi said, carefully observing Wang Ji's expression. Seeing that he was not unhappy, he boldly finished speaking.

Wang Ji was stunned for a moment, but then he smiled: "Do you know who owns this shooting technique?"

"I don't know... but I've heard of it before." Wang Xuyi tilted his head, "It seems that anyone with the gun attribute will learn this gun technique, although my attribute is not the gun..."

"This shooting technique belongs to Qin Xiuyun."

"Ah? That Rongcheng... Qin family?" Wang Xuyi was incredulous, "But——"

"More than a decade ago, he was also very popular." Wang Ji had a hint of smile on his face, "In Luoyun."

"But……"

“Although he has disappeared a bit now, his strength is unquestionable.” Wang Ji seemed to recall something. “This set of spear techniques was created by him. The first stage has simple movements, but it is the best way to put a person into a state of cultivation. Normally, it takes two months from awakening to entering the Qi, but with this set of spear techniques, it takes at most one month.”

Wang Xuyi was stunned.

"And he is now in the Sky Realm, and he is still using this set of spear techniques." Wang Ji looked at him, "Maybe he has learned more than this set, but he still used it in the previous fights with your so-called "experts", and the effect was not bad."

"But you don't have to feel pressured. Everyone has their own suitable way of cultivation. If you feel that this one is inappropriate, you can try to change it." Wang Ji's eyes relaxed slightly, and then softened as he thought of something. "You are still young, so there is no need to be so anxious."

If that person succeeds...

If only he didn't die so early...

Wang Ji looked gentle and smiled softly.

Maybe he wouldn't have to push so hard.

Wang Xuyi felt a hand falling on his head and was stunned.

"Master Wang..."

Wang Ji withdrew his hand and looked sideways.

"His Majesty is looking for you."

"..."

Wang Xuyi clearly felt that his father paused.

"Tell her I don't have time—"

"His Majesty said that we can go whenever we have time." The man was unmoved, "Within five days."

Wang Ji was silent for a moment, and wanted to say something else, but the man had already disappeared.

Wang Xuyi looked at the situation and carefully sized up Wang Ji: "Dad...did you have a conflict with His Majesty?"

"... Stop imagining nonsense." Wang Ji glanced at him and said, "Practice yours."

"……Oh."

When Wang Ji arrived at the palace, Nangong Huaxue was meditating in the hot spring. She was sitting naked on a stone in the middle of the steaming lake, half of her body was above the water, and a blood-red light was lingering around her, with a faint phoenix pattern visible.

Nangong Huaxue closed her eyes tightly, the burning Qi continuously overflowing from her body, the burning lake water surging continuously. She sensed something, slightly opened her eyes, and retracted the released Qi.

"Your Majesty...what do you want from me?"

Wang Ji stood by the lake, looking at the body as white and tender as jade, his eyes dark.

"Can't I look for you if there's nothing wrong?" Nangong Huaxue slowly stood up, blinked in front of Wang Ji, and looked at him directly.

Wang Ji lowered his eyes and reached out to put his robe on her: "Of course."

"Wang Ji." Nangong Huaxue waved his arm away impatiently, letting his clothes fall off. "Why have you been hiding from me lately?"

"No." Wang Ji denied it flatly, "I have indeed been busy lately, and I am not hiding from Your Majesty on purpose."

"is it?"

Wang Ji noticed that something was wrong with her. He looked up and saw her eyes flashing with golden light, and was stunned.

"Why, are you surprised?" Nangong Huaxue knew why he was surprised and asked with raised eyebrows.

"...Yes, there are some." Wang Ji lowered his eyes and suddenly smiled, "Your Majesty, are you demonstrating?"

"What do you think?" Nangong Huaxue responded with a smile.

Wang Ji looked gloomy and sighed: "It's not that I don't want to come..."

Nangong Huaxue: “Oh?”

He stretched out his long arms and easily embraced her in his arms. Feeling the steaming and graceful body in his arms, Wang Ji exhaled and whispered in her ear: "Your Majesty, your friend specifically reminded me that in recent months..."

Nangong Huaxue's expression changed slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable, and she gently pushed him away: "Just because of this?"

"There are many more. Anyway, I am a little uneasy." Wang Ji smiled helplessly, "Yuqing Temple is dead, but there is no movement from Thunder. The finals will be held in five days, and then the closing ceremony. I am afraid something will go wrong."

"Don't be so cautious." Nangong Huaxue rubbed her wet hair and dried it in a few seconds. "Since you have done what you should do and haven't noticed anything unusual, don't worry too much about something that hasn't happened yet."

"Didn't Qingyi tell you too? Don't worry too much." Nangong Huaxue raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Why, are you still selectively obedient?"

Wang Ji looked at her and could clearly feel that something had changed in her. Since her confession that night, she seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden, and she spoke and acted more casually in front of him than before.

"I'm used to it." Wang Ji lowered his eyes, smiled and sighed, "After all, surviving from my uncle's hands was not an easy task."

"He who is careful lives a long life."

Nangong Huaxue snorted and laughed: "That's not what you said before. Didn't you want to compete with all the previous Wang family masters to see who lives the shortest?"

"I never said that..." Wang Ji twitched his mouth.

Nangong Huaxue shook her head, picked up the robe hanging on the stone next to her and put it on, then patted his shoulder: "Since you wanted to talk it out before, I have granted your wish. Be more honest in the future."

Wang Ji was slightly startled, looking at her back.

"It can't be that once I've confessed my mistake, you'll start to argue again, right?" Nangong Huaxue tilted her head slightly and laughed.

"...Of course not." Wang Ji smiled suddenly, feeling relieved, and followed him, "Your Majesty, I will have to rely on you more in the future."

"Then give me the other half of the golden talisman first." Nangong Huaxue spread his hands.

Wang Ji smiled unchanged: "Not now."

Nangong Huaxue was not surprised at all, nor did she care. She just said it casually, snorted and walked towards the bedroom.

Wang Ji followed her pace and sighed imperceptibly.

Hopefully there won't be any trouble.

……

Damn, something's wrong.

Wang Ji looked at the chaos on the field with an expressionless face, cursing in his heart.

He knew Lei Ting was crazy, but he didn't expect him to be this crazy.

He actually wanted to assassinate me in public.

No, saying it was assassination is too generous, it was clearly an assassination!

At the end of the competition, the emperor announced the end of the competition. During his speech, a hunting shadow rushed towards the emperor, completely ignoring the audience gathered around him.

If the emperor had not reacted quickly and raised his hand to set up a wall of fire to block the attack, there would have been casualties.

Nangong Huaxue looked at the assassin who had been suppressed, cursing in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Don't panic...Xu Jingheng!"

Before he finished speaking, a man in a red robe appeared behind Nangong Huaxue, holding a mysterious stick, dressed in plain clothes, serious and cold, with his head slightly lowered: "Your Majesty."

Xu Jingheng, lower level of the Sky Realm, the highest commander of the Penalty Department, has never joined any faction.

"Do I need to say more?" Nangong Huaxue gave him a cold look.

Xu Jingheng closed his eyes and said, "I hope your majesty will forgive me."

After saying that, he turned around and led people to evacuate the crowd.

Just then, an accident happened.

Shocking murderous aura erupted simultaneously from the audience seats in different places, and then transformed into several streams of light that attacked Nangong Huaxue!

Nangong Huaxue snorted coldly, and before anyone around him could react, she suddenly released an amazing aura. The entire venue suddenly felt like being in purgatory, as if it was burning with a raging fire, the air was scorching and dry, and the sudden pressure oppressed everyone's heart, and some even had difficulty breathing and were close to fainting.

Several assassins were shocked by the fierce pressure, but they were only dazed for a short while. After a moment, they looked at each other and simultaneously released their attributes to fight against this force.

Nangong Huaxue narrowed her eyes slightly. According to her perception, these people all had the strength of the Earth Realm, and one of them was even at a similar level to her.

so what?

The sharp and passionate phoenix cry resounded through the heavens and the earth. In full view of the crowd, a huge phoenix emerged from the sky, the scorching air was almost distorted, and the surrounding area was like a blazing hell.

The phoenix eyes condensed by raging fire suddenly turned, looking down at the tiny humans below.

"How outrageous."

Nangong Huaxue pointed with her finger. Several people suddenly felt the pressure increase dramatically, their knees weakened and they fell to the ground, some even vomited blood.

“Gold…golden pupils!”

A cry of surprise came into her ears, and Nangong Huaxue tilted her head slightly. Bai Xirui's face was full of surprise, her eyes were full of enthusiasm, and she stared straight into her eyes, almost crying with joy: "I really... didn't expect it. You actually awakened the golden pupil..."

Rumor has it that golden pupils are a unique talent of the Fire Phoenix attribute Qi Cultivators. The specific use is still unknown, but it is known that it is a kind of proof similar to the Corpse Binder's red pupils, proving that this person has reached a certain realm. It does not refer to the four realms of Qi Cultivators, but other realms...

From ancient times to the present, there are only three recorded cases of Qi cultivators with the attributes of the Fire Phoenix displaying golden pupils.

And now, there may be one more person to be added.

Nangong Huaxue looked at her without emotion, and when she saw that Xu Jingheng had taken this opportunity to capture all the assassins and sealed their meridians, she retracted her attributes and allowed them to turn into countless red lights and slowly dissipate.

"You... have reached the heavenly realm?"

It’s no wonder Bai Xirui asked this, the strength that Nangong Huaxue just displayed was undoubtedly at the heavenly level.

Nangong Huaxue didn't say anything, but glanced at her calmly. Bai Xirui suddenly understood something, and quickly bowed and saluted: "It was I who offended you. I was so excited that I forgot my limits. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Nangong Huaxue still remained silent, watching the people from the Punishment Department escort the assassins away.

Suddenly, one of the men struggled violently, looking around as if he was looking for something.

Nangong Huaxue frowned slightly when she saw his action.

When the person who was guarding him saw him like this, he was about to knock him out with a slap, but he heard him start screaming.

"Didn't we agree on this?! Why are you suddenly changing your mind?! You——"

Looking in the direction indicated by the assassin, the man in the purple robe lowered his head slightly, as if thinking about something. Noticing the movement, he slowly raised his head, met the eyes of everyone, and was stunned.

"Didn't we agree on this?! We attract the attention and you deal with it... Why?!" The man screamed heartbreakingly, "If you hadn't promised, we wouldn't have done this. We clearly agreed on this, but you're playing tricks on us!"

Wang Ji looked at the man who kept yelling at him and was a little confused for a moment.

What is this? Slander, provocation, or just pure accusation?

Was it instigated by someone behind the scenes?

Is it intentional?

Do you bite in a spur of the moment, or do you bite with some preparation?

Before Wang Ji had time to think, the man actually started crying.

"Please, I don't want to do this... didn't we agree on this?"

The man was in tears and his voice was filled with grief.

But before he could even cry a few words, he was knocked unconscious by a knife.

"Your Majesty, this matter..."

Xu Jingheng came in front of Nangong Huaxue and was a little hesitant.

"Do you even need to ask this?" Nangong Huaxue frowned slightly and raised her eyes in annoyance. "Interrogation and investigation, do you still need me to teach you these?"

"Do not……"

"Since they insist that Wang Ji is related to them, please ask Patriarch Wang to stay at home for a while and make plans after things become clear."

Nangong Huaxue met Wang Ji's incredulous gaze, her expression unchanged, her voice calm: "If this matter has nothing to do with you, let Director Xu clear your name."

"Do you have any objection?"

Wang Ji was looking at her.

The already tense atmosphere around them escalated again, almost to the point of suffocation.

All eyes fell on him. Wang Ji was silent for a moment, then he knelt on one knee and bowed his head in response: "I obey your command."

"I believe that Your Majesty will clear my name."

Wang Ji raised his eyes slightly and met Nangong Huaxue's indifferent gaze.