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

But in this way, a new problem surfaced.

Baili Qiankun...is in collusion with Cheng Longjiu?

Although there was no evidence, this possibility was the most likely. After all, Baili Qiankun and Dieying's actions were clearly coordinated. While Baili Qiankun was distracting the crowd on the ground, Dieying Sanyangshen entered the sword tomb to search for something.

Su Luoxue covered her forehead, feeling a little troubled.

Whether it is Baili Qiankun or Dieying, neither of them is a pushover. If these two forces join forces, they cannot be underestimated.

Kong Mingliang also thought quickly in his mind, and then said to Ji Xian and Su Luoxue: "I will report this matter back to Chang'an and arrange for people to investigate in detail. But for now, let's take care of the things in the sword tomb first."

After saying this, Kong Mingliang looked at the Sky Fox Guards again and said, "Sky Fox Guards, listen up, immediately reenter the Sword Tomb and conduct a detailed exploration and search of the underground palace."

"Yes, handsome!"

The Sky Fox Guards bowed in response, and then a group of secret guards immediately re-entered the sword tomb.

The Sky Fox Guards originally had two main responsibilities: one was to continue their business ventures using the connections they had made during the time of the God of Wealth Society, thereby increasing the Great Zhou treasury and controlling the Jianghu situation. The other was to explore the secrets of ancient civilizations and discover valuable information.

Now, Ji Taibai's sword tomb has been discovered. This sword tomb was originally the tomb of an emperor from the Ying Dynasty, and can be considered a member of an ancient civilization. The Sky Fox Guards have now come here following the clues of the butterfly shadow. Perhaps this is God's will.

After that, Kong Mingliang and Su Luoxue were very busy.

They first rearranged the army's tasks, with half of them continuing to garrison Yaowang Valley, while the other half spread out to the surrounding areas of Yaowang Valley to search to see if they could find any clues about Dieying or Baili Qiankun.

They arranged for the Sky Fox Guards to enter the Sword Tomb's underground palace and explore the ancient civilization and the artifacts left by the Sword Immortal. The two then discussed the next course of action against the remnants of the Daxuan faction, as well as how to deal with the damaged Sky Blood Princess and the Dead Soul Sword.

There is also the commander who fell into the trap. As for his affairs, let's wait until they return to Jiangdu and let the Jiangdu city guards deal with it.

While his fall for the trap was understandable, it ultimately allowed Dieying to infiltrate the Sword Tomb. If nothing had happened, it would have been fine, but both the Skyblood Princess and the Undead Sword were damaged. So while the commander wouldn't be executed along with his entire clan, he certainly wouldn't have escaped demotion.

As for the Heavenly Blood Princess and the Dead Soul Sword, these two divine weapons were difficult to restore due to their special properties, and even with other methods of repair, they could not be considered restored to their original state. Su Luoxue and Kong Mingliang were both highly skilled in weapon cultivation, so they were also discussing methods for repairing and treating them.

Although Kong Mingliang was the Grand Tutor of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Commander of the Sky Fox, and was Su Luoxue's senior uncle in terms of seniority, his status in all aspects was actually higher than Su Luoxue's. However, when the two of them were discussing business, Su Luoxue's aura did not seem even slightly inferior to Kong Mingliang's. It felt as if the two were on the same level.

In fact, people who know these two people will not find it strange.

Su Luoxue has a calm and quiet temperament, and is mature and reliable in her dealings with government. She is very capable and reliable in handling political affairs, and it is a pleasure to be her colleague. Kong Mingliang, on the other hand, has an easygoing temperament and likes Su Luoxue as his niece. Working with her to handle affairs is not only relaxing but also enjoyable.

Both of them were calm and easygoing people, and they even easily agreed on most things. If anything, they didn't have the aura of high-ranking officials, but more like ordinary officials in the same city.

While his subordinates were busy running around, there was only one person who did nothing.

"Luoxue, I'm hungry again."

Just when Su Luoxue and Kong Mingliang were talking about Tianxue Ji and the Undead Sword, Ji Xian suddenly came over and interrupted.

"I'm hungry."

Su Luoxue gave him a blank look, then turned around and continued talking with Kong Mingliang.

Ji Xian suddenly looked aggrieved and sad: "How could this happen? How could you let me, the emperor, starve?"

"His Majesty the Emperor should stay in the palace."

"Well, I'm hungry..."

After hearing Su Luoxue say this, Ji Xian suddenly stopped talking.

Her meaning was very clear. If Ji Xian really wanted to issue an edict to them as the emperor, then she, as the chief minister, could only bring His Majesty back to Chang'an first.

Ji Xian could only walk into the valley in depression.

Su Luoxue glanced at Ji Xian's back again, and after a moment, she said to Kong Mingliang, "Master, let's talk later. I'll go cook for Ji Xian first."

"OK."

Kong Mingliang just smiled and didn't say much.

In fact, most people in the Great Zhou Dynasty were not aware of the subtle relationship between Ji Xian and Su Luoxue, but these two children were raised by Kong Mingliang, who was an old monster who had lived for no less than 1,500 years and had seen everything, so he was more familiar with the relationship between them.

Kong Mingliang could only describe this relationship as subtle. He wouldn't tell anyone, not even Silver Dragon Commander or the Emperor.

However, after the topic of the Sword Tomb ended, Kong Mingliang remembered something and said to Su Luoxue's back, "Oh, Xue'er, I've completed my investigation of the Twelve Yin and Yang Realms in Western Xinjiang. When you return to the court, you can consult the Prime Minister and then deal with it."

"Ah."

Su Luoxue responded and went to find Ji Xian.

When Su Luoxue went to look for Ji Xian, she heard from the soldiers that he had gone to the Tianxue Ji statue. But when Su Luoxue went to the Tianxue Ji statue, she still couldn't find Ji Xian.

At this time, Ji Xian was in the underground palace of the sword tomb.

Ji Xian was standing next to the felled spirit tree in the underground palace. However, he didn't look at the spirit tree. Instead, he looked up at the star array on the ceiling of the underground palace, his eyes fixed on the spirit crystals that shone like stars.

He...seemed to have seen something extraordinary from the star map formation.

"Did you see anything?"

Su Luoxue's sweet voice, like a silver bell, came from behind.

Ji Xian looked back, smiled and said, "It feels like... I really saw the stars. By the way, we have finished discussing your matters."

"No, but I'm a little hungry." Su Luoxue finally said: "Let's go back to the valley first, I'll cook for you."

"it is good."

Then, Su Luoxue walked up to Ji Xian, took his hand, and led him back to Yaowang Valley.

2.46 His Majesty the Emperor Eats and Listens to Stories

The original copy of the Taibai map was in Cheng Ying's hands, and Ji Xian only had time to take a quick look at it, so he didn't see it in its entirety. He didn't know that the Taibai map had a dark page that needed to be opened by turning over the outer scroll.

The scroll was marked with the emergency escape route in the underground palace, which was the undercurrent. If you follow the current, you can directly reach the Zanghu River in the northwest direction.

After Cheng Longjiu and others came out of the lake, the first thing they did was to find Baili Qiankun to meet up. The two sides agreed to meet in Lan County, not far from Zang Lake, after the matter was settled.

About two hours later, Baili Qiankun arrived as promised.

There was a large restaurant in Hua County, which was bustling with many guests. Cheng Longjiu and Baili Qiankun met in a private room inside.

"Did you get the stuff?"

The one who spoke was Baili Qiankun, and this was his first question.

Cheng Ying and the puppet stood behind Cheng Longjiu, while Cheng Longjiu sat on a chair with his arms folded, sneering and saying, "Humph, Taoist Baili, your information is not accurate."

"what?"

"The Ghost Doctor Scripture you want is not in Ji Taibai's sword tomb at all."

"What? How could it be..." Baili Qiankun was puzzled and said thoughtfully, "Given the Sword Immortal's five hundred years of achievements, how could the Ghost Doctor Scripture not be in his sword tomb..."

Baili Qiankun thought it unlikely, so he looked at Cheng Ying and said, "Miss Cheng Ying, have you really searched thoroughly?"

"They almost demolished the underground palace."

Cheng Ying still had that expressionless face and spoke in a calm and ruthless manner.

She and Dieying's group of killers searched the main tomb hall but found nothing, so when Cheng Longjiu was fighting with Ji Xian and Su Luoxue, they expanded the search range to the entire underground palace, leaving almost no corner unsearched.

In Cheng Ying's words, if they were any more ruthless, they would have demolished the entire underground palace.

But even so, Baili Qiankun still couldn't find the Ghost Doctor Sutra that he wanted.

This is getting a little difficult...

Cheng Longjiu stared at Baili Qiankun, his tone not without sarcasm. "Master Baili, in order to complete your commission, we at Dieying have been busy inside and outside for over a month, even alarming the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. But in the end, the problem turned out to be your intelligence. I wonder what your plans are?"

However, although Cheng Longjiu was mocking him verbally, what he was thinking in his heart was actually the same as Baili Qiankun's, because everyone with a little fame and status in the world knew what the poet and swordsman fairy Taibai wanted.

Logically speaking, given Ji Taibai's status and connections, the Ghost Doctor Scripture should have been obtained by him and then hidden in his sword tomb. After learning about the Ghost Doctor Scripture and the sword tomb at the same time, Baili Qiankun and Cheng Longjiu both thought so.

About a month ago, Baili Qiankun found Dieying's killer. He finally contacted Cheng Longjiu through the killer and paid him a large sum of money to help him investigate and find clues to the Taibai Diagram, so as to obtain the Ghost Doctor's Scripture.

Although Baili Qiankun possessed extraordinary skills, the location of the sword tomb was obscured by the heavens, making it impossible for him to calculate. In terms of influence and connections, Baili Qiankun was just a solitary cultivator, and his intelligence network was far from as sophisticated as Dieying's.

Therefore, Baili Qiankun entrusted Dieying, hoping that they could help.

Cheng Longjiu accepted the commission and began to let all his secret agents gather information.

Surprisingly, this investigation actually yielded a clue.

Cheng Longjiu's subordinates were spread across various major sects and vassal states, not only within the Great Zhou, but even among the remnants of the Great Xuan faction. This remnant of the Great Xuan faction was naturally the so-called Great Xuan orthodoxy led by Zhao Si, Lu Zhanfei, and He Ren. Their ranks had long been infiltrated by Die Ying, so it was not difficult for them to obtain information.

A few days ago, the Jiangdu Jin family contacted the remnants of Zhao Si's faction, hoping to ask for their help in breaching the Sword Tomb and seizing the opportunity to become a Sword Immortal within. The Jin family had held onto the Taibai Diagram for years, and they had no other choice but to contact the remnants of the Daxuan faction.

It was this connection that Dieying immediately knew about.

Therefore, Cheng Longjiu ordered Cheng Ying and his puppet to take action, and finally succeeded in seizing the Taibai Map before Zhao Si's Daxuan remnants. The only unexpected thing was that the Great Zhou Emperor Ji Xian would actually intervene in this matter, causing the matter of Taibai Map and Sword Tomb to be known to the Great Zhou.

But it wasn't a big problem. Dieying was incredibly capable and efficient. Even with the intervention of the Great Zhou, they were able to enter the Sword Tomb and carry out their mission smoothly. Unfortunately, the problem ultimately arose from the Sword Tomb itself, leading to the mission's failure.

There is no Ghost Doctor Sutra in the treasure trove in the deepest part of this sword tomb!

This commission was wrong from the very beginning!

However, Cheng Longjiu didn't particularly care. He was just a paid employee, and Baili Qiankun had already paid the commission. As for whether the Taibai Tu was in the sword tomb, he didn't care. After all, Dieying had done their best and was worthy of their employer.

Baili Qiankun placed his hands on the table, lowered his head and fell into long thought.

Cheng Longjiu was not in a hurry and just waited for him to see how he would react next.

After a long while, Baili Qiankun placed his hands on his forehead and said, "What I seek, there is probably no other remedy in the world except the Ghost Doctor's Scripture. If there is no trace of it in the Sword Tomb, then there are probably only two people in this world who may still have it."

Cheng Longjiu knew who the two people he was talking about were and said it word for word: "Tianji Pavilion...Jiang Shanggong."

Baili Qiankun continued his words: "And the Great Zhou... Marshal Silver Dragon."

The Ghost Doctor Sutra is one of the three great evil skills. It first became famous during the Shang Dynasty, which happened to be the same period as the Emperor's Immortal Palace Tomb in the Sword Tomb.

Jiang Shanggong and General Silver Dragon happened to be related to the events of that period.

........

At the same time, in the room in Yaowang Valley, Su Luoxue prepared food for Ji Xian, and Ji Xian ate it with big mouthfuls, enjoying it very much.

Su Luoxue sat beside him and ate with him. Although there was no expression on her face, the corners of her mouth would rise from time to time.

But at this moment, someone knocked on the door.

Ji Xian frowned and muttered, "Who is it?"

Su Luoxue's expression seemed quite calm. She looked towards the door and said, "Come in."

The person who came in was a Sky Fox Guard. He immediately knelt and saluted upon entering the room. "Your Majesty, Your ... I have come to report to you on the Marshal's orders what we have discovered in the Sword Tomb."

"What are they?" Ji Xian asked.

"Your Majesty, there is a withered but still spiritual tree. It contains at least a thousand magical weapons, magical treasures, and miraculous elixirs. In addition, there are a number of secret books, most of which are medical books."

"Medical books?" Ji Xian was surprised and said strangely, "Strange, why would Ji Taibai's ancestor hide so many medical books in his treasure trove, and so many elixirs?"

Su Luoxue looked at him coldly: "Ji Taibai is said to be the founding swordsman of the Great Zhou Dynasty, don't you know anything about him?"

"None of my business."

Ji Xian looked very casual.

"........"

Su Luoxue remained silent, holding her forehead and feeling a bit overwhelmed.

Ji Taibai was once the undisputed number one in the world, roaming the vast expanse of the land, unrivaled with his sword. Any single one of his deeds could be discussed for ages.

But facing such an unprecedented and unparalleled powerful man, who is also the founding ancestor of the Ji royal family, Ji Xian simply responded with a "none of my business". What else could Su Luoxue say?

At this moment, the fox guard was also trembling. He was a little scared that his Majesty had heard such vulgar words.

Su Luoxue waved her hand at the Sky Fox Guard, signaling him to leave. The Sky Fox Guard hurried away without stopping for a moment.

Then Su Luoxue said to Ji Xian: "Then let me tell you about the Sword Immortal..."

Afterwards, Ji Xian ate while listening to Su Luoxue telling him the story of that year.

2.47 His Majesty the Emperor seems to be afraid of something

Ji Taibai was born in Chang'an, Yongzhou, over 700 years ago. At that time, Chang'an was not yet a prosperous capital, but merely an ordinary small town. That period coincided with the end of the Yi Dynasty, during the chaotic period of the Eight Kingdoms Rebellion.

It is the misfortune of many people to be born in troubled times.

But for Ji Taibai at that time, it had nothing to do with him, because Chang'an at that time was just a small town with no strategic value and no forces intervening. It was considered a peaceful town in troubled times.

Ji Taibai enjoyed a wonderful childhood surrounded by family and friends. He also displayed a remarkable talent for martial arts. While the town's martial arts masters only taught him the basics, he mastered the art without a teacher, and his skills grew day by day.