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The last time he said it: Gui Xuerou had been defeated by the Young Master Liu's superb sword skills within a few rounds, and the competition this time around had come to a close. Afterwards, the Emperor gave the order to bestow the west side of the city's "Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall" to Jiang Feng and Yan Kuo, and bestowed them with the title of Deputy Master.

The Emperor said, "Today, there are more martial arts experts in the imperial court. I am very happy, but I hope that more heroes will join Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall in the future and serve the imperial court." Everyone kneeled down and said in unison, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!" The Emperor indicated for everyone to rise, and said: "Today's competition is over, other than Chiang Feng, everyone else can rest assured." Liu Shichen and his son received their orders, and led the official who arrived at the imperial court and Zhao Pingtong out of the drill grounds. Young Master Liu signalled his father with his eyes, but Liu Shichen only told him not to say anymore, and to return and discuss the matter later. Lu Jianfei walked in front of Yan Kuo, looked at him, and personally handed over the Deputy Master's order badge into Yan Kuo's hands. Yan Kuo respectfully received it, then said sternly: "The Emperor has decreed that the five of you are to first go to the west side of the city to stay at Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall, if there are any tasks in the future, someone will summon you." Yan Kuo brought along the orders of the leader, and after bidding farewell to Lu Jianfei, he brought the rest of the people to follow the three officials to the west side of the city.

At this time, only the inner palace guards were left in charge of protecting the emperor, while Lu Jianfei, Hong Shun (the imperial bodyguard that was the personal bodyguard during the emperor's private interview and was the deputy commander of the imperial household's Imperial Bodyguard s) and Jiang Feng followed the emperor into the tent. Inside, the Emperor had already ordered for people to prepare for the feast. He sat in the seat of honor, with Lu Jianfei and Hong Shun at his sides. Jiang Feng sat at the table to the left of the emperor. At this moment, he was feeling an unprecedented sense of nervousness and pressure, to the point where he even had difficulty breathing.

The Emperor seemed to have seen through Jiang Feng's thoughts, and gently said, "Little brother, there is no need to be nervous. We only want to leave you alone, and only want to talk to you. Jiang Feng bowed his head in respect, and said carefully: "Thank you, your majesty. Is this what happened last time?" The emperor raised his wine cup and drained it in one gulp. He smiled and said, "This little brother doesn't need to take the matter from the other time seriously. If it wasn't for your help, I'm afraid that I would have been harmed by a scoundrel!" Jiang Feng bowed and said: "That is what I should do. If it were anyone else, I would do the same!" The Emperor nodded in satisfaction and asked, "Does little brother know why I built this' Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall '?" Jiang Feng thought for a moment, then replied: "This humble one does not know." The emperor's expression changed slightly. He sighed and said, "There are quite a few officials in this court with ulterior motives! I predicted that someone must have done it intentionally for what happened last time. During these few years, I have also seen some clues. That's why I want to publicly accept all the heroes of the world, to be Wu Lin Hao Jie, just in case. " Although these words were said by the Emperor in a tactful manner, it seemed as if he was deliberately avoiding some important contradictions. However, Jiang Feng could still understand its true meaning. He pretended to be shocked and said, "Your majesty, how is that possible? Aren't all the ministers and officials loyal to the emperor? " The emperor shook his head. "Sigh, how can these commoners resist the temptation of the throne?" He paused, and signaled Lu Jianfei to continue speaking for him. Lu Jianfei took a step forward and said: "In the future, little brother will know about this. In short, the Emperor does not hesitate to spend a lot of money to build 'Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall', so the World Wulin Conference will be considered as the final bet, Xu Sheng is not to be defeated, and if he wins, then the entire situation can be reversed." He did not continue. Jiang Feng knew, if he lost, everyone would probably die.

The Emperor asked sternly: "Little brother, do you think you're capable of holding the position of Master?" Jiang Feng quickly kneeled down and said excitedly: "I am willing to give my all to serve the imperial government, and vow to defend the Emperor's regime to my death." When the emperor heard these words, he was very satisfied. He personally went forward to help Jiang Feng up, and said, "Alright, little brother, I am very pleased that you are so determined. You need to recruit more talents as soon as possible to strengthen our position. When that time comes, I only need to control the one in the middle position with great authority. The rest of the officials will be easy to deal with. "If you succeed in this matter, I will reward you handsomely for your promotion to the next rank!" Jiang Feng expressed his gratitude once again, "Many thanks to Your Majesty for your grace, I will definitely not let Your Majesty down! However, I have a request, and I hope that Your Majesty can grant me that request. " The Emperor nodded to indicate for him to continue, and Jiang Feng continued: "I beg you, Your Majesty, to forgive the who is patrolling in Hangzhou." The Emperor asked in shock, "Does little brother also know about Faang Yan's situation?" Jiang Feng nodded his head, and downed another cup of wine. Frowning slightly, he said slowly: "How could I not know that Faang Yan was framed by scoundrels, but there are people in the capital who are powerful, even I cannot go against their wishes, so I do not have any other methods!" After saying that, the Emperor angrily slapped the table. When Jiang Feng heard this, he thought in his heart: From what I see, the one who has the power in the imperial court must be Liu Shichen. He felt quite a bit of helplessness and resentment for the Emperor, which made him hate Liu Shichen even more. The emperor gradually calmed down and said slowly, "I also know that Faang Yan is a merciful official, that's why I kept using all kinds of excuses to not kill him and throw him into the Celestial Prison. In fact, it's to protect him and prevent him from getting hurt by the scoundrels. I cannot release him yet, but I can promise you that as long as little brother can recruit more martial arts experts as soon as possible, he will be able to help us. When we are able to go against the martial arts forces of the people who wield power in the dynasty, we will definitely release Faang Yan. " Jiang Feng said firmly, "This one will not disappoint Your Majesty." The emperor suddenly asked, "Does little brother know Faang Yan?" Jiang Feng laughed bitterly: "Reporting to the emperor, I am friends with the daughter of Master Faang. She did not put in effort this time and went all the way to the capital in order to seek the emperor to represent his father." The emperor slightly smiled and said, "Haha, that's great! Little brother, since you are now a Master of Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall, then the heavy responsibility of protecting Faang Yan's daughter will be in your hands! " Jiang Feng nodded heavily in agreement.

, Xu Yuan, Yue Xingchen, Gui Xuerou, and Kuang Mofann followed the three officials and headed straight for the Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall at the west of the city. After about an hour, everyone finally reached the Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall of Capital. At noon, the wind was still strong and the sky was still cloudless. Everyone was shocked when they saw the appearance of Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall. The area the Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall occupied was enormous, and was definitely not comparable to an ordinary Shangguan Family mansion. The eaves were bright and the tiles were bright, and the buildings were carved with jade. Everywhere, the royal family's grandeur could be seen. There were sixty-eight golden nails exuding a sense of majesty on the door, and a golden board hung above it. From right to left, the words "Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall" were written in golden letters. There were two guards outside the door, the three messengers walked over and chatted with the two, in the end, they were still going to ask Yan Kuo to take out the Deputy Master's Golden Badge that was bestowed by the Emperor, and the guards respectfully opened the door to let everyone in.

As soon as they opened the door, a huge courtyard entered everyone's sight. This place was large enough to hold over a hundred people. There were a few flowers and plants scattered around, and a warm atmosphere permeated the air. Everyone slowly walked forward on the bluestone path. Gui Xuerou was a little tired, maybe it was because of the horse, but she extended her body and sighed: "Senior Brother, this place is really big, I only realized now that our usual training grounds are so small!" Yue Xingchen shrugged his shoulders and said, "Indeed, the Imperial Family Courtyard is indeed out of the ordinary. Today, I have truly broadened my horizons." Kuang Mofann stood alone at the side as she twisted her neck, and muttered to herself softly, "When I came to the Central Plains, could I really find out about the news of the lost treasure in the sect for so many years? Perhaps, we will at least be able to gather more information from the Virtuous Talent Gathering Hall. "

Xu Yuan carried his Copper Hammer and said to Yan Kuo: "Cold Face, here, we can exchange pointers more often. This time you won't be able to escape, haha!" Yan Kuo snorted, he raised his head and looked towards the sky, ignoring him. The two guards who were leading the way opened the door in front of them and said, "Deputy Master is invited to enter." Yan Kuo nodded, and said to everyone: "Everyone, quickly leave, we have yet to even reach the front yard, there are still many sighs left!" Xu Yuan tsked and said, "Isn't it also your first time here, what are you acting so arrogant for?" Even though he said this, he still followed, and the three officials followed closely behind.

The front yard was several times more spacious than the one before. A dozen corridors led to the other rooms in the courtyard. The front yard mainly grew green bamboo, while the fake mountains were even more numerous. To the left was a large pond. The water was clear enough to see the bottom, but there were no fish inside. Could it be that this proved the saying, "The clearest water is without fish"? At this moment, another guard walked out from the corridor, and a guide introduced everyone to him. The guard respectfully said to Yan Kuo: "Deputy Master, Master Lu has already ordered this subordinate to wait for you all for a long time. A sumptuous feast is already set up in the Central Palace, please follow me." One of the three envoys spoke out, "Deputy Master, the four of you, our mission has been completed. We need to report to the Emperor immediately, so we will take our leave first!" Yan Kuo nodded his head and waved goodbye to them. Everyone watched the three of them leave.

What about later?

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