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Actually, An Zheng felt rather relaxed facing this kind of environment he was in right now. Everyone felt that he was just an inexperienced young man. Thus, this kind of contempt would often allow An Zheng to seize the initiative many times.

Furthermore, with something as heaven defying as the Heaven Defying Seal, he had nothing to worry about when it came to cultivation.

Heaven Defying Seal indeed had a heaven-defying effect, but in reality, this effect was also a quantitative one. Although the time within the Heaven Defying Seal was much slower than outside, the vitality within the Heaven Defying Seal was thin, so the speed at which the cultivation level was growing was not as terrifying as expected. Perhaps there was no such thing as a heaven-defying existence in this world. After obtaining time, they had also lost the rich amount of Essence.

However, he could make up for it with time. After all, when he was in the Exemplary Mastery realm, the amount of time needed to cultivate in the Heaven Defying Seal was pitifully small.

Compared to cultivation, the Heaven Defying Seal's greatest use to An Zheng and his friends was actually to protect them.

After entering the Heaven Defying Seal, unless one's strength had reached a certain level, finding them would not be an easy task either.

Qu Liuxi didn't look as weird as Gu Qianye, but he wasn't stupid at all. She brought Gu Qianye back to the sect and immediately entered it.

By the time An Zheng returned to the Heavenly Awakening Sect, two days had already passed and the outcome had already been set.

Chen Zaiyan was promoted to Minister of War, and started to investigate if there were any enemy spies in Ministry of War using the incident of Ministry of War s being ambushed. Of course, this was only to give the empress dowager a perfect excuse. On the other hand, the attack on An Zheng by the Old Sun and the matter of Gu Qianye killing the Old Sun with that finger of white bone, were ambushed by the Assassins that Chen Zaiyan deemed to be his enemies. So much so that in the entire Yan Kingdom, there was a huge investigation that was not at the entrance of Yanzhou.

The reason why he told An Zheng all of this was because he was certain that An Zheng would be his partner in the future and that he would be able to pass An Zheng his back on the battlefield.

Therefore, An Zheng was sure that Chen Zaiyan was not one of the empress dowager's men. Since that was the case, then An Zheng would begin to doubt his own feelings. Could it be that the death of Master Shang Shu had nothing to do with Chen Zaiyan at all?

However, the words Old Sun said right before he died, had always been swirling in An Zheng's mind.

"You don't understand, and even if I told you, you wouldn't understand. No one kills anyone, only those who deserve to die. "

What exactly did Old Sun's words mean?

Half a small group of Commander Qianji followed An Zheng to the Heavenly Awakening Sect. An Zheng didn't understand these cold people, but he was sure that they were all excellent warriors.

There were two teams with illustrious reputations within the Ministry of War, one of them was the Supervising officer, the other two were the Supervising officer s who investigated themselves, and when they captured people, they were both taken care of by the Supervising officer. As for the army of the capital, or even the entire Great Yan, all of them had the right to arrest people in the army. As long as they carried the iron order given by the Minister of War, all of the military personnel below the level of fifth rank could take them away.

The other was the Commander Qianji. Other than the few important figures of the Ministry of War, no one knew how many people there were in the Commander Qianji or what their functions were. They only knew that when Hao Pingan had single-handedly created the Commander Qianji, these people were carefully selected from the six hundred thousand odd active troops of the Great Yan.

These Commander Qianji were all mute, and did not say a word most of the time. They have four standard weapons on them... Mysterious umbrella, Wu Hou crossbow, bleeding-knife, ring blade. Other than these four weapons, there were a few other defensive type and supporting items. The round shield s on the left arm s had the Heaven Stairway hanging on their back.

The Heaven Stairway was the claw.

Half a group of Commander Qianji had a total of six people, and for people like An Zheng, sending out six Commander Qianji s to protect him was already an extraordinary treatment.

In this critical period of time, the newly appointed Minister of War Chen Zaiyan could only bring a small team of Commander Qianji s and two or three trusted followers.

After An Zheng entered, the six Commander Qianji s walked around the courtyard. After thoroughly inspecting the courtyard, the three of them went to the backyard, and the three of them stayed in the front.

Once An Zheng entered, Xiao Qidao ran over quickly: "Big Brother An Zheng, what happened?"

An Zheng rubbed Xiao Qidao's head: "Nothing, it's just that an accident happened at Ministry of War. I'll tell you in detail later. I came back to take a bath and change my clothes. I still need to enter the Tianji Palace. "

Old Huo handed An Zheng a cup of water: "Why are you entering the palace?"

An Zheng said: "King Yan Mu Changyan wishes to see me. This is perfect for me to take advantage of this matter, about the matter of whether or not I can enter the Martial Arts Academy to study."

The Old Huo sighed. "You entered the Martial Academy for the sake of the Xiao Liu'er, yet this matter became so serious in the end."

An Zheng shook his head: "No one is using me, but there are some who are using the power that I have created. This showed that there was a conflict within the Ministry of War as well. Someone wanted Hao Pingan to die. This was the reason why the matter had been blown out of control. Now, it was known to the entire city. The biggest accident would be the death of Master Shang Shu. No matter what, I do not believe that he committed suicide.

Old Huo replied: "The official matters have always been like this. How sharp were those people's senses? As long as there was a slight chance, they could seize and put their opponents to death. Now that the Ministry of War is in such a mess, I'm afraid the empress dowager will not let go of this opportunity. "

An Zheng said, "The empress dowager is too slow, unless... They want to rope Chen Zaiyan in. "

An Zheng took a set of clothes and then left the house: "Don't go anywhere for the next few days, just stay at home. When night falls, we will enter the Heaven Defying Seal and I will leave the bronze bell here. "

Old Huo was startled: "You leave the bell, what if you encounter danger?"

An Zheng pouted. "Half a team of Commander Qianji followed me, unless they're crazy, only then would they dare to make a move against me. Let Xiao Liu'er and Thousandleaf rest in the Heaven Defying Seal for two days. When I return, they should come out again. "

An Zheng walked to the door, and looked back at Good Lord, who was still sound asleep on the bed.

It had already been almost four years, and Good Lord was still unable to wake up from this kind of sleep. It was slightly larger than before, and its hair was whiter. An Zheng thought of the devil beast he had killed earlier and passed it over to the Old Huo. "Keep it first, wait for Good Lord to wake up before giving it to eat."

Old Huo turned to look at Mao'er. "This sleeping brat, who knows how long he'll have to sleep for. The three meals a day of the Magical Beast Cores that you have collected for it in the past few years is almost enough to eat for half a month. "

Beside Good Lord, that seemingly ordinary blue cloth was quietly sitting there as well.

After An Zheng finished instructing them, he went to take a bath, changed into a set of dry clothes, and left the Heavenly Awakening Sect under the protection of the six Commander Qianji s.

Forbidden Army who was guarding the Tianji Palace had always had high eyes. Someone who was able to join the Forbidden Army would definitely not be an ordinary person. But when they saw Commander Qianji, these arrogant Forbidden Army s all subconsciously turned their heads, they did not even dare to look him in the eye.

The Tianji Palace was not considered very grand, there were no exceptionally tall buildings. On the other hand, Embroidery Palace, who had been expanded continuously for three years, looked even more like the center of power than Tianji Palace.

With the country's funds so tight and the soldiers of the border army barely able to eat, the Embroidery Palace was still constantly expanding, spending money like running water.

Passing through one alley after another, An Zheng seemed to have returned to the past in a trance.

In Da Xi's palace.

An Zheng subconsciously took a deep breath, allowing himself to extricate himself from these somewhat irritable thoughts.

They did not enter the palace through the main entrance. If they entered through the main entrance, not too far away would be a large flat plaza. Then there would be Tianji Palace, the largest building, which was held in Extreme Heaven Palace during the assembly. The King of Yan normally resided in the Heavenly Peace Hall East Warm Pavilion s at the back of the Extreme Heaven Palace and had countless of beauties in the harem, but Mu Changyan had never stayed at the residence of any of them.

Of course, this did not mean that Mu Changyan was unapproachable to women. On the contrary, Mu Changyan was a very contradictory person. He could leave the Fanggu City in order to pursue the Lady Ye, but there would always be women by his side. The beauties of the harem were the same, taking turns to serve the East Warm Pavilion every night. He didn't know if Mu Changyan was trying to comfort him or something else, but would this make his heart feel better? Would it make his guilt towards the Lady Ye less?

At the end of the day, the Yan Kingdom was still a small and tired country. The size of the Tianji Palace was far worse than the Great Xi palace.

Da Xi palace could be seen as an independent city.

When they were only a few hundred meters away, Commander Qianji could no longer continue forward. All the imperial guard s here wore white silk clothes. A young eunuch dressed in royal blue eunuch was waiting at the corner.

"This is Prince An?"

The young eunuch laughed and said, "I am Pen Eunuch An Chengli, whom the King served in front of him. Five hundred years ago, perhaps Prince An and I were in the same family. However, our surname is rarely seen in the Great Yan. "

An Zheng was slightly shocked in his heart. A young eunuch who looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old was actually able to become one of the most important person by the side of the ruler of a nation. Pen Eunuch who had reached the limits of his authority as a eunuch was definitely special.

"Thank you, Eunuch."

An Zheng cupped his fists and bowed.

An Chengli promptly waved his hand, "Don't say that. The King told me to wait here because of your weight, Prince An. I am a straightforward person. If I were an ordinary person, would I have to wait for you personally? So, Prince An doesn't need to be so courteous. If you get more familiar with the palace in the future, just say what you need my help with. "

The way this person spoke was quite interesting. He was direct and not very pleasant to listen to, but he didn't put on an act. This was way beyond An Zheng's imagination. Logically speaking, wouldn't these kind of eunuchs be the ones who would lie when they see people speak their language?

An Chengli led An Zheng and walked forward until they reached East Warm Pavilion: "The King has already waited for you for a while, you can go in immediately, and I still need to go to a few other lords' residences to announce the decree. The matter regarding the Ministry of War truly broke the King's heart. "

An Zheng nodded, and then lifted the curtain as he walked in.

The room was very empty. Other than the King of Yan who wore a bright yellow robe, there was no one else.

"I didn't expect that the next time we meet, it would be so sudden."

Mu Changyan laughed: "You have grown taller by quite a bit."

An Zheng also laughed, "The King is even thinner than before."

Mu Changyan said: "Even though it's annoying in the Fantasy Eternal Residence City, it's not a lot of things. "When you come back, you'll worry about everything. It's no wonder that you're not thin."

He pointed at the chair opposite him and said, "Sit down and speak. I originally thought that the agreement of four years was just a joke. You also know that if you come, it means that there are others who want to follow you as well. Originally, I wanted you to stay outside. However, since you've come, I am able to take care of you a bit more within my line of sight. "

This was definitely not the attitude that a King of Yan should have, so An Zheng was sure that this King of Yan was really lacking people. His attitude was obviously trying to win her over.

Mu Changyan said: "But this also shows that you are a person who keeps his promises. What I admire the most are people who keep their promises politely and faithfully, you have done a good job. As soon as I arrived in Great Yan, I contributed greatly to Great Yan. "

An Zheng said: "It's just that I happened in time, and caused more trouble for the King."

Mu Changyan waved his hand, "You did the right thing in this matter. It was time for the Martial Arts Academy to move. Hao Pingan mentioned you before he left, and he also mentioned you before he left. Someone who can make two Minister of War s from both the front and back keep praising him, don't belittle yourself. How about ? Have you ever thought of staying by my side and working for me? "

An Zheng lowered his head and said: "I might as well stay outside by the King's side."

An Zheng couldn't help but curse in his heart... Mu Changyan, you really aren't a qualified ruler. Seeing you being alone with me and not leaving a single person by my side, and seeing Pen Eunuch being chased out by you, is he trying to remind your opponent to pay attention to me? I'm afraid I won't be able to live comfortably in the future.