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The last time he said this, Jiang Feng, Yan Kuo and Xu Yuan, under the lead of the Master Lu, sprinted towards the north gate.

Xu Yuan was confused by the conversation between Jiang Feng and Yue Yang, and asked suspiciously: "Don't try to guess the riddle now, who exactly is this Master Lu?" Yan Kuo said coldly: "Hmph, impatient brat!" After Xu Yuan heard this, he was extremely displeased, and scolded: "Tsk, it's fine if you don't want to say it, but what right do you have to say it if I'm wrong, and if you want to fight, I'll tell you, I'm not afraid of you." Seeing that the atmosphere between the two had become tense, Jiang Feng anxiously advised: "Both of you stop for a moment, Big Brother Yan, I'm guessing that this Master Lu should be the 'Divine Constable Lu Jianfei' who defeated 'Phantom Quick Sabre' Zhan Qun all those years ago?" Xu Yuan was shocked: "What? He was actually the lousy constable who was in charge of catching Zhan Qun back then. "Pfft!" Yan Kuo sneered: "Bullsh * t, what do you know?" Xu Yuan immediately covered it with his words, and said: "And what do you know? If not for his dereliction of duty back then, how would I have lost to Chiang Feng in the last semifinals? " Jiang Feng laughed bitterly in frustration, and said: "On what basis do you say that you are a Master Lu? I can see that you can't even touch the hem of Zhan Qun's clothes." Xu Yuan really could not hold it in, and just as he was about to get angry, he heard Lu Jianfei roaring from the front, "We are almost out of the north gate, don't talk endlessly behind us, if we lose them, make the emperor and the others worry, be careful of your heads!" Xu Yuan made a "Tch" sound, there was nothing he could do, he could only suppress the anger in his chest. After that, the three of them increased their speed and followed Lu Jianfei out of the north gate, and continued towards the north.

Jiang Feng thought: Where exactly is this Master Lu bringing us to? Weren't they supposed to enter the imperial palace when they saw the emperor? Why did he have to leave the city? Suddenly, Xu Yuan shouted loudly, "Master Lu, where is the emperor? "Why aren't you here yet?" Lu Jianfei turned around, glared angrily, and shouted, "The emperor is currently waiting for the three of you at the drill grounds located at the north side of the city. Yan Kuo took the lead and waved his whip, quickly chasing after them. Jiang Feng and Xu Yuan could only ride on their horses faster.

Inside the Drill Ground of North Suburb, Liu Shichen was standing beside a person who looked to be older than him by a few years. He wore a yellow dragon robe, a dragon crown on his head, and dragon boots. With a single glance, he could tell that this person was the genuine Son of Heaven, the current Emperor. The Emperor stood up, bathed in the sunlight and the breeze, and said indifferently, "I spend my days at the palace reviewing memorials, handling national affairs, and occasionally taking a walk around the country. It is also a happy event in life. "Liu Aiqing, in a while, there will definitely be many wonderful competitions to watch." Liu Shichen lowered his head half as he respectfully replied, "Of course, of course. But why haven't those three arrived yet? " The emperor waved his hand and said, "There's some distance for them to travel from the capital. It's understandable that they would delay us for some time. It's not a problem for us to wait a bit longer." Liu Shichen immediately nodded his head, and laughed: "Yes, yes, the Emperor is right!" At this time, Young Master Liu was standing not far from where he was, holding his breath. A gentle breeze caressed his clothes, but it did not affect his expression.

After approximately half an hour, a imperial bodyguard came forward to report: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Master Lu has brought three participants." When the emperor heard this, he was very happy. He said, "Look at this person. He came just like that. Haha, very good. He announced that they are here." The guard said, "This subordinate understands!" The emperor instructed another guard, saying, "Go tell those three friends to get ready, tell them that the experts we've invited have arrived and bring them here as soon as possible." The guard hastily replied, "Yes, Your Majesty. This lowly servant will go now." Finished speaking, he hurriedly went to a battalion at the back.

Very quickly, Master Lu brought Jiang Feng and the other two to the competition grounds. The three of them knelt far away, and Master Lu stepped forward and bowed: "This humble subject, Lu Jianfei, greets Your Majesty. May our Emperor live for ten thousand years!" The Emperor personally went forward to support Lu Jianfei, and said with a smile: "The sword is fast and smooth, all the way there, all three warriors are equally strong." Lu Jianfei thanked the Emperor and stood up first. After that, Jiang Feng and the others also thanked the Emperor and thanked the three of them. The three of them were very clear that they had to be extra careful in front of the Emperor. Jiang Feng sneaked a glance at the Emperor. This look gave him a huge shock, and he could not help but shout out, "Aren't you …" Before he could finish, he was cut off by Liu Shichen, who scolded him, "How dare you, you actually dare to use your finger to point at the current emperor." The emperor smiled as he stretched out his left hand, signalling Liu Shichen not to criticize Jiang Feng any further, and said: "This little brother, what a coincidence, we meet again!" When these words came out, other than Jiang Feng, everyone else was confused. Jiang Feng was so scared that he quickly kneeled down and said: "This humble one will die for his crimes!" The Emperor didn't seem to have any intention of punishing him. Instead, he calmly said, "Little brother, you don't have to do this. As the saying goes, those who don't know are innocent. So it turned out that the current emperor was the merchant that Jiang Feng had accidentally saved the last time.

Only then did Jiang Feng dare to slowly stand up, he used his eyes to glance at the side, and quickly realised that the follower who protected the Emperor that day was already dressed in red, standing at the side. When Jiang Feng's eyes landed on the Young Master Liu, he saw that the Young Master Liu was also nodding and smiling at him. Although Xu Yuan was usually fearless, at this moment, he suddenly felt an unprecedented pressure enveloping him, causing him to not even dare to breathe loudly.

Lu Jianfei reported: "Reporting to Your Majesty, we have brought this time's top three World Wulin Conference s with us." The emperor laughed. "Haha, that's great. Flying Swords must have had a hard time!" Lu Jianfei immediately said: "To be able to serve Your Majesty is this humble subject's fortune, why must you suffer?" The Emperor instructed Lu Jianfei to stand on his right side, while Liu Shichen stood on the left side of the Emperor without saying a word.

Seeing that the emperor had maintained a smile and looked very friendly, the oppressive feeling in Xu Yuan's heart lessened, and he opened his mouth to ask, "Your majesty, this subject has something to ask." The Emperor looked at Xu Yuan and saw that he could already make it into the top three at such a young age. He was extremely happy in his heart and said, "Oh? This little brother has something to ask, so feel free to tell me. " Xu Yuan rubbed his nose, his face full of smiles as he asked, "Your Majesty, we finally made it into the top three, do you have any rewards for us?" These words made the emperor laugh. He pointed at Xu Yuan and said, "Liu Aiqing, this little brother is very interesting." Liu Shichen also laughed: "Indeed." The Emperor placed his hands behind his back and said, "Hahaha, of course there's a reward. Moreover, I spent a year specially prepared for you guys." However, this big gift has cost me quite a bit of thought. If you want to take it away, you must have some skill to be able to convince the masses, don't you think? " Xu Yuan was still a youth after all. His curiosity was already heavy in the first place, but after hearing the Emperor's words, he became even more excited, and said, "So it turns out that Your Majesty wants to test our martial arts. No wonder he wants to see us here." Yan Kuo, who originally did not like to talk too much, spoke up at this moment. "May I ask your majesty, what method do you want to use to test the strength of the three of us?" The Emperor walked back and sat on the Dragon Throne, saying, "I've sent people to invite three experts from outside the pass. They'll be sparring with you later, and if your performance can satisfy me, I'll give you this great gift." When Xu Yuan heard that an expert was here to spar, he was immediately overjoyed and said: "Your idea is too good, Your Majesty. I was just worrying that no good opponent would be able to contend with me." When Jiang Feng heard that it was an expert from outside the city, he became excited and asked, "May I ask your majesty, where are the experts from outside the city?" The Emperor said, "Little brother, don't worry. Come, let's invite those three friends out." The two guards obeyed and entered the rear camp.

Not long later, the three guards (and the one who had gone before) arrived at the arena with three men. The leader was about thirty-two years old, with a beard, a broad face, and a strong body. He was dressed in red and white sect clothing, and in his hand was a weird long blade. The second person was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, dressed in dark blue, with a handsome face, but compared to Young Master Liu, he was still a little lacking. He held a treasure sword in his hand and stood there quietly. The third person was about twenty-three or twenty-four years old. He was dressed entirely in black and held a black cherry spear. The body of the spear was made of black iron and was dark black in color. Jiang Feng paid close attention to him, and thought: Is this man also using a spear? That's really interesting. The man also looked at Jiang Feng, the two of them dressed in completely different clothes, with black and white being distinct.

What about later?

And then we'll see how it breaks down in the next round.