Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

The imperial city of Great Liang was very far from the border.

After Jun Wuxie left the imperial city, he summoned Lan Lan.

He used the Eight Nine Mysterious Art to transform Lan Lan into a white wolf.

The poor little thing began its life of hard labor again.

With the Super God Speed boosted tenfold, it was even faster than Jun Wuxie's Xing Zi Jue.

This was a special trait endowed to Lan Lan by its bloodline.

In this aspect, even the Innate Chaos Body couldn't compare.

Different bloodlines had different special traits.

The strongest talent of the Innate Chaos Body was offense and defense, which was why it could become the strongest in the heavens and defeat all opponents of the same realm.

But it didn't mean that the Innate Chaos Body was the best in all aspects.

Lan Lan carried Jun Wuxie, galloping across the vast wilderness.

They didn't take the official road, but chose to travel through the desolate and uninhabited mountains, proceeding in a straight line to shorten the distance as much as possible.

From the afternoon until the early hours of the morning, they ran continuously, finally reaching the border region.

Even with Lan Lan's stamina, it was panting heavily from exhaustion.

They were not far from their destination.

Jun Wuxie felt sorry for it and stopped riding, turning it into a small kitten that perched on his shoulder.

For the remaining distance, he used the Xing Zi Jue to travel.

Finally, at the fourth watch, he arrived at Yan City.

Yan City was the largest city in the Northern Frontier and the most solid fortress against foreign invasions.

In the deep of the night, Yan City's gates were tightly closed, but the city was brightly lit.

Very few people walked on the streets, but there were many patrolling soldiers.

Especially on the city walls, the firelight illuminated the area as if it were daytime, with teams of soldiers crisscrossing to ensure the safety of the city and prevent enemy sneak attacks.

"Who is outside the city?"

On the city wall, a keen-eyed young general saw Jun Wuxie's figure from afar in the darkness.

"Halt! No one is allowed to approach within three hundred feet of the city at night!"

As soon as he spoke, the general saw that the person was still moving forward.

His gaze turned cold as he took out a large bow and instantly drew it to its full extent.

An arrow flowing with Dao patterns, stirring with fierce killing intent, locked onto Jun Wuxie, who was approaching the city wall from outside.

Jun Wuxie stopped at the boundary between the area illuminated by the city wall and the darkness.

"Retreat immediately!

If you have important business requiring entry to the city, it will not be too late to come again when the city curfew is lifted at the third刻 of Mao hour!"

The killing intent on the young general's arrow became even sharper.

As long as Jun Wuxie took half a step forward, he would not hesitate to release the arrow.

"Yuan Chu, a personal disciple of the Supreme Offering of the Jinyun Immortal Sect, is here to visit. Please inform the general."

"What?"

The young general and the nearby soldiers revealed expressions of shock, looking at each other.

Immediately, they looked at Jun Wuxie outside the city with suspicion and uncertainty, "Is Your Excellency really Immortal Yuan Chu?"

"Genuine, please ask the general to report first, and someone will recognize my identity."

"If that is the case, please wait outside the city, Immortal. This little general will report immediately!"

The young general put down the bow and arrow in his hand, whispered a few words to his subordinates beside him, and hurriedly disappeared from the city wall.

After he left, the soldiers on the city gate all sized up Jun Wuxie outside the city with curious and somewhat admiring gazes.

They had long heard of the great name of Immortal Yuan Chu, and in recent days, they had also heard a piece of news.

It was said that Immortal Yuan Chu was a guest at the Prince Qin's mansion and helped the County Princess thoroughly deal with the First Prince, not only killing the First Prince's personal guards but also heavily slapping the First Prince, causing him to lose all face.

For many years, the royal family had secretly targeted Prince Qin's mansion, regarding Prince Qin as a thorn in their side, wanting to remove him quickly.

This was well known to the soldiers of the Qin family army, and they were very clear about it.

Prince Qin had always avoided conflicts with the royal family, and because he had been on the border for many years, he was not in the imperial city, which had caused Prince Qin's mansion to endure a lot of anger and suffer a lot of losses in secret.

As soldiers of the Qin family army, they had been holding back their anger for many years.

Prince Qin led them to defend the country on this border, and many comrades shed their blood on the battlefield.

If it were not for Prince Qin, if it were not for them, the Qin family army, where would the Great Liang Dynasty be now? It would have been breached by the enemy long ago, and the mountains and rivers would have been lost.

But the royal family was behaving in this way.

On the surface, they were very polite to Prince Qin, but in secret, they were doing some dirty tricks.

… …

Yan City, military camp, council hall, Prince Qin was studying military deployments with the generals.

A general came to report in a hurry.

"Immortal Yuan Chu is here?"

The generals who were studying the military deployment looked at each other with bright eyes.

Prince Qin was slightly stunned.

"Marshal, aren't you going to welcome Immortal Yuan Chu?

He is, after all, a personal disciple of the top Dao lineage, Jinyun, and his status is extraordinary."

"Marshal, are you worried that Immortal Yuan Chu has other purposes?

This subordinate feels that, with his status, it shouldn't be the case.

As a personal disciple of the top Dao lineage and a disciple of the Supreme Offering, what he seeks should not be related to the Prince's mansion.

Perhaps it was just a whim, which is why he took action, or perhaps he has old grudges with the Great Liang royal family.

In any case, Immortal Yuan Chu, with such status, is helpful to the current situation of the Prince's mansion."

"You are right, this king is not unwilling to welcome him, but I didn't expect him to come here late at night.

You follow this king."

Prince Qin strode out of the council hall.

He was a man who looked to be in his forties, tall and straight, very heroic, with bright and piercing eyes, wearing dark gold armor, a three-foot king's sword hanging from his waist, and an extraordinary aura as he strode forward.

Prince Qin led a group of main generals, numbering dozens of people.

These generals were all legion commander level, each of them a Chaos Realm powerhouse.

In a moment, they came to the city wall and saw Jun Wuxie standing outside at a glance.

The person outside was indeed Yuan Chu.

His daughter had mentioned Yuan Chu's help to the Prince Qin's mansion in her letter, which included an image of Yuan Chu.

"I apologize, this king guards the border and must be cautious in everything. Please prove that you are Yuan Chu and not someone else pretending."

Prince Qin said in a loud voice, his voice like a bell, full of energy, and it was impossible to tell that he was carrying Dao injuries.

However, his complexion was slightly pale, but it was covered by the helmet, and not much of his face was exposed.

Upon hearing this, Jun Wuxie immediately transmitted a message to Prince Qin with his divine sense, regarding the dreamland tomb of Qin Keqing.

Prince Qin's expression changed, and he was shocked.

Keqing actually told Yuan Chu about this!

"This girl, even told him about this, could it be that she has fallen in love with Yuan Chu?

Girls can't be kept as they grow up.

I just don't know how Yuan Chu views love between men and women, whether he is someone worth entrusting Keqing's life to.

If he is someone worth entrusting to, it would be a very good choice for Keqing to marry him.

At least, no matter what happens within the dynasty in the future, no one will be able to hurt this king's precious daughter… …"

Prince Qin thought to himself.

"Prince Qin, are you not planning to let me enter the city?"

Seeing Prince Qin's expression slightly stunned, standing on the city gate without speaking, Jun Wuxie couldn't help but smile and remind him.

"Yuan Chu, please forgive me, this king was momentarily distracted.

Quickly open the city gate and welcome Yuan Chu into the city!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers in the city quickly took action.

The heavy metal city gate opened with a rumbling sound.

Prince Qin led people out of the city gate to welcome him at the gate.

"Yuan Chu greets Prince Qin."

Jun Wuxie came to the city gate and bowed slightly to Prince Qin.

After all, he was Keqing's father, and he would have to call him father-in-law in the future, so he couldn't lose his manners.

"Young Master Yuan Chu, please don't be like this."

Prince Qin hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, "Young Master is a personal disciple of the Jinyun Immortal Sect, and although this king is a heteronomous prince of Great Liang, I cannot bear the gift of the Young Master."

"Prince Qin, in Yuan Chu's heart, whether you are a heteronomous prince is not important, what is important is that you are Keqing's father, and therefore my senior.

I hope that Prince Qin will not have any concerns in the future because of my identity as a Jinyun disciple."

Prince Qin's lips twitched slightly, not knowing how to respond.

What did Yuan Chu mean by this?

Could it be that he and Keqing had already confirmed their relationship?

This was too fast, how many days had they known each other?

At such a fast speed, did this Yuan Chu fall in love with his daughter at first sight or was he lusting after her beauty?

As a father, Prince Qin couldn't help but worry.

If he was lusting after her beauty, he would definitely not let his daughter and Yuan Chu be together, and he could not let his precious daughter be deceived!

Well, it seems that he still needs to carefully examine this Yuan Chu.

Prince Qin thought to himself.

"We have met Immortal Yuan Chu."

Dozens of legion commanders next to Prince Qin stepped forward together.

"Generals, there is no need to be like this. From now on, do not call me Immortal. My realm is low and I cannot bear the title of Immortal. Just call me Young Master Yuan Chu."

"Young Master Yuan Chu is too modest. We have all heard about what you did to the First Prince in the imperial city.

Yan Pojia, who was next to the First Prince, was at the early stage of the Creation Realm, but he was killed by the Young Master with a raised hand, which shows that the Young Master's cultivation is powerful."

"It's not worth mentioning. Although Yan Pojia is in the Creation Realm, his talent is low and he cannot be ranked among the geniuses.

It's nothing for me to kill him."

"Young Master Yuan Chu, let's not stand at the city gate to talk, let's enter the city."

Prince Qin smiled and made a gesture of invitation, then walked side by side with Jun Wuxie, followed closely by dozens of commanders.

As their figures walked away, the soldiers on the city wall discussed excitedly.

"Did you hear that, the conversation between Immortal Yuan Chu and the Marshal just now?

Judging from the meaning, there seems to be affection between him and our County Princess!"

"Yes, if that's the case, that would be great."

“Immortal Lord Yuanchu's name resounds throughout Yuzhou. He possesses a peerless appearance of the sixteenth rank and is the ceiling-level figure among the kings of geniuses!

Furthermore, Immortal Lord Yuanchu is a direct disciple of a top-tier Daoist lineage like Jinyun Immortal Sect, and his future prospects are limitless!

With him, the princess won't have to live cautiously and on thin ice in the future.”

“That's right. With this connection, would the royal family still dare to deal with our Marshal?”

“The Marshal has sacrificed so much for Great Liang. To resist Great Zhen and Great Yan, the Marshal has suffered countless injuries throughout his life.

Good people are ultimately rewarded…”

… …

Yancheng, border army camp, inside the council hall.

Jun Wuxie, Prince Qin, and the various commanders sat around a long table, the same table they used for military meetings.

Prince Qin's face showed a hint of apology. “The conditions in the military camp are simple and crude. Please don't mind, Young Master Yuanchu.”

“Prince Qin is too polite. Cultivators travel through wind and rain, and can sleep in mountains of corpses and seas of blood. I don't pay attention to these things.

How is Prince Qin's injury these past few days? Is there any relief?”

“The injury has stabilized. Thank you, Young Master, for sending medicine.”

Prince Qin was grateful to Jun Wuxie in his heart. Although he didn't know what his purpose was, he had indeed helped him and Prince Qin's Mansion.

“What, Marshal, are you saying that the immortal treasure was sent by Young Master Yuanchu?”

Some commanders looked surprised, then cast grateful gazes at Jun Wuxie.

“Of course. If it wasn't Young Master Yuanchu who sent the medicine, who else would send such a precious immortal treasure for no reason?”

The person who sent the medicine did not leave his name or explain his identity.

However, Prince Qin guessed it after receiving his daughter's letter.

“A small matter, just within my ability. Prince Qin doesn't need to thank me.

After all, you are Ke Qing's father. I can't just stand by and watch. If I can help, I will.”

This was the second time Prince Qin had heard him mention his daughter, and he felt even more puzzled.

Could it be that they had truly made a lifelong commitment to each other?

But this was too fast. It had only been a few days.

He felt strange in his heart. He knew his daughter well. She couldn't be such an impulsive person.

In the past, apart from himself, her father, she would not have close contact with any man.

How could she suddenly have a romantic relationship with someone else?

However, Prince Qin didn't ask, as there were still many commanders present, and it was not appropriate to mention this matter.

“Young Master Yuanchu's late-night visit to the border must be for an important matter.”

Prince Qin steadied his mind and cut straight to the point.

“I'm here to know the most authentic thoughts in Prince Qin's heart.”

As Jun Wuxie spoke, he looked at the commanders present.

“Young Master Yuanchu, feel free to speak frankly. They are all my confidants, each one is absolutely trustworthy. Any non-private topic doesn't need to be kept from them.”

“Since that's the case, I'll be blunt.”

Jun Wuxie looked at Prince Qin and said something that had a violent impact on his heart.

“Is Prince Qin willing to be the emperor of Great Liang?”

These words immediately shocked Prince Qin and all the generals present.

The entire hall suddenly became incomparably quiet, and even the sound of breathing disappeared.

Dozens of pairs of eyes focused on Jun Wuxie's face, their expressions shocked and astonished.

Obviously, none of them had expected Yuanchu to ask such a question!

“Young Master Yuanchu, these words cannot be spoken casually.

Are you planning to overthrow the Great Liang royal family?”

“It's not necessarily to overthrow the entire Great Liang royal family. At least, the Liang Emperor can no longer sit on the throne.

His narrow-mindedness is not conducive to the current great era.

If Prince Qin is willing to be the emperor of Great Liang, I don't need to look for others. What's wrong with overthrowing the entire royal family?”

“Young Master Yuanchu, I have never thought of being the emperor of Great Liang.

Leading troops in battle is my strength, but governing the dynasty, I am not a good candidate.”

“Marshal, don't underestimate yourself.

With your ability, you can govern better than the Liang Emperor!”

“That's right. Since Young Master Yuanchu intends to overthrow the Liang Emperor, why don't you agree, Marshal?

Over the years, how much have you sacrificed for this land and its people?

But the Liang Emperor thinks you are too meritorious and regards you as a thorn in his side!

We all feel aggrieved. If we weren't afraid of you getting angry, we would have suggested that you rebel long ago, kill that dog emperor, and you take the throne!”

“You all shut up!

I will never sit on the throne, it goes against my oath. A true man stands tall and upright, how can he break his word!”

“Marshal!”

All the commanders looked at Prince Qin with faces full of unwillingness.

“You don't need to say anymore!”

Prince Qin looked at Jun Wuxie, “Young Master Yuanchu, I also think that the current Liang Emperor is not a wise ruler.

If Young Master Yuanchu wants to establish a new emperor, I have someone in mind…”

Upon hearing this, the commanders were filled with anticipation.

Could the person the Marshal is talking about be the princess?

If it's the princess, it's actually no different from the Marshal being the emperor.