Outside the cold the top of a mountain, two figures appeared one after another. "Old Yang, I haven't seen you for three hundred years. How come you are blind?" "I dug it myself." "...!" Wang Yin was slightly stunned, staring at Yang Yu in disbelief: "You dug out your own eyes?" "What? Isn't it possible?" "...!" Wang Yin's throat rolled, but he didn't say anything in the end. "Are you planning to follow the Ninth Prince?" "That's it."

The old blind man spoke very concisely and in a calm tone: "I know that you are loyal to the eldest prince. Do you really want to form a martial arts alliance, or are you willing to be used as a pawn?" Wang Yin shook his head and said, "It's been almost five hundred years, and there has been no progress. I really don't want to hide anymore. Now that I've been born, I'll think about doing something. Maybe I can understand some rules of breaking through space." "So, you are Game Hongchen?" "I guess so. I was also grateful to the eldest prince for looking up to me and visiting him three times. Only then did I follow him out of seclusion." "The waters of the imperial court are a bit complicated. Whether it is the previous dynasty or the current Daning, it is not something that you and I, a casual martial artist, can participate in. Because there are some things that we are not suitable for participating in, and we cannot integrate into them." The old blind man seemed to be preaching, and continued: "If you continue, it is very likely that you will waste your time, and the final outcome is uncertain." Wang Yin smiled and said, "You're still talking about me. Aren't you also following His Majesty the Ninth Prince?" The old blind man shook his head and said, "It's different. My purpose is only to protect the Ninth Prince, not to protect the Daning Dynasty. I will not participate in any political affairs of the Daning Dynasty." Wang Yin's eyes flickered, "Why are you protecting the Ninth Prince? There must be a purpose, right?" The old blind man laughed: "You ask this question, do you want to harm the Ninth Prince?" Wang Yin did not answer the old blind man's question, and said, "Do you know what is going on in the palace?" The old blind man shook his head: "Do you know what this has to do with me?" Wang Yin took a deep breath and said, "Ever since Emperor Ning was injured by the demon golden dragon Ao Li, his health has been deteriorating, and he has not thought about appointing a crown prince. Perhaps he is testing the princes." "The eldest prince was so polite and asked me to come out of retirement, so I will do my best to help him. Therefore, the other princes are obstacles that the eldest prince needs to clear, and this ninth prince is no exception." "You're protecting him, and it's making it difficult for me." The old blind man said, "That's really unfortunate. You can run to the palace and kill Emperor Ning, but you can't kill the Ninth Prince under my nose. Whoever touches him will be against me, the old blind man." Wang Yan was a little annoyed: "What on earth are you doing this for?" The old blind man said hoarsely: "Why should I tell you about my affairs? Take care of yourself." As soon as he finished speaking, the old blind man disappeared into the distance.

Wang Yin stood on the top of the mountain, staring at the old blind man's back as he left, muttering in his heart: "He dug out his own eyes and disappeared for hundreds of years. Now he appears to protect His Highness the Ninth. What on earth does he want to do?" He and Yang Yu are both independent martial artists and have no children to date. He didn't think that Yang Yu had any obsession in his heart. Even if he did, the Ninth Prince would not be able to help the old blind man at all. "Hmph! The worst that can happen is a fight. I, Wang Yin, am not afraid of you. It's just the right time for me to use you to train myself and help me break through the air." Wang Yin snorted coldly in his heart, put his arms behind his back, soared into the sky, and disappeared in the blink of an eye. …… Kyoto City. Ning Chen lifted the curtain and took a look at the majestic city, but there was no warmth in his eyes. He has no sentimental feelings for this place. The only thing that makes him remember it is that his mother once lived here and this is where he was born. But now he felt more and more unfamiliar with the city of Kyoto. He lowered the curtain and pondered, not knowing whether the other princes had returned to the palace. No one stopped us along the way. Arriving directly at the gate of the palace, the old blind man did not intend to enter the palace. After getting off the car, he said, "I am nearby. When you are ready to leave, Your Highness only needs to clap your hands three times and I will appear." "Mr. Yang, don't you plan to protect me?" "We have arrived at the palace. If Emperor Ning wants to kill you, then I can do nothing about it." The old blind man said this and turned and left. Ning Chen stared at the old blind man's back for a moment, then took Yan Conglong, Cao Chong, and Liu Dai into the palace gate and headed straight for Daning Palace. White cloth was hung everywhere in the palace, and the imperial guards also had white cloth tied on their heads. When they saw Ning Chen's carriage, they all bowed and saluted. In front of Daning Palace. The old eunuch Wei Cheng has returned to the palace. He did not catch "Yu Fenglin" in Xiliang, so Emperor Ning asked him to return to Kyoto first. Prince Xu Qin also returned to Kyoto and issued orders to the demon-suppressing offices in various regions to search for "Yu Fenglin". When the old eunuch Wei Cheng saw the Ninth Prince coming back with his men, his brows slightly frowned and then relaxed. "Greetings to His Majesty the Ninth Prince." "General Manager Wei, have all my brothers returned?" "The Sixth Prince hasn't come back yet, but the others have already returned." Ning Chen didn't say anything else. The Sixth Prince was in Qingyang Realm, so he should have arrived earlier than him. Why was he so slow? Walk into Daning Palace and go straight to the imperial study. Emperor Ning was wearing a plain dragon robe, which made his originally hunched body look even more hunched, and his old face was full of wrinkles. Even though he was very disappointed with the incompetent Seventh Prince, he was his own flesh and blood after all. Now that he had passed away before him, he felt extremely pained in his heart to see the young one farewell to the old. Ning Chen walked in, glanced at him, and quickly stepped forward to salute: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Father. Please accept my condolences!" "My royal brother greets all the royal brothers."

He then bowed to the eldest prince and others one by one. Ning Quan, Ning Feng, Ning Yang, Ning Li, Ning Yan and Ning Xuan all stared at Ning Chen. Except for Ning Feng and Ning Yan, he saw anger in the eyes of the other four princes, and immediately lowered his head slightly, not looking directly at them. Emperor Ning had already gotten over his sadness. He raised his head slightly and stared at Ning Chen. Just a glance, his expression was slightly stunned, and he slowly stood up, staring: "Old Nine, you were promoted to Wanxiang?" This sentence exploded in the imperial study. The other princes were all shocked, and the eldest prince also pretended to be shocked. "Ninth brother, have you reached the Wanxiang level?" Ning Yan was a little bit unbelievable. He grabbed Ning Chen's arm and looked him up and down. He found that he could not see through Ning Chen at all. But he is only at the ninth level of Tiangang cultivation, how can Ning Chen be faster than him? The third prince Ning Yang also widened his eyes. He also had the ninth level of Tiangang cultivation and had been striving to reach the Wanxiang realm, but there was no sign of a breakthrough so far. How could the ninth prince be faster than him? "Your Majesty, I took a lot of pills and was able to break through by chance." Ning Chen said with his head slightly lowered. "lucky?" Emperor Ning stared at Ning Chen. He did not look happy because Ning Chen had broken through the Myriad Things. Instead, he had a look of suspicion on his face. He said coldly, "I really can't believe that I gave birth to a monstrous genius like you." Everyone in the palace knows that Ning Chen has only been practicing since he went to the Demon-Suppressing Pass. How many years has it been? Now he is less than 30 years old and has reached the Wanxiang Realm. His talent is almost the same as Ji Yang of Tianwu Sect and Li Hanyue of Zhenwu Dao Sect. Even at that time, he had not reached the realm of all things at this age. Including his sons, the eldest prince Ning Quan and the second prince Ning Feng, they were both almost forty years old when they broke through Wanxiang. Ning Chen did not dare to look up when facing Emperor Ning's gaze. The other princes stared at Ning Chen in surprise, and no one knew what they were thinking. If Ning Chen was in Tiangang realm, they would not feel oppressed, but now that Ning Chen is in Wanxiang realm, everyone except Ning Yan feels like a huge stone is pressing on their hearts. Emperor Ning stared at Ning Chen for a long time, but in the end he said nothing and slowly sat down. "We will pay our respects tomorrow and enter the imperial mausoleum the day after tomorrow. After that you can go back to wherever you should go." Emperor Ning waved his hand. The princes retreated. Ning Chen walked last. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to ask Emperor Ning about the cause of his mother's death, but after thinking about it, he gave up. "Father, I have something else to report." "Say!" "The Li Palace in Lizhou will be completed in one month. Please let your father make the decision." Emperor Ning leaned back on the dragon chair and slowly closed his eyes: "Old Seven has just left. Wait for a year. I will come to the capital in March next year and marry the daughter of the Gou family." "Yes, father." Ning Chen nodded and slowly retreated. "I heard that your mother's family moved to Fulong City?" Ning Chen had just taken three steps back when Emperor Ning suddenly opened his eyes and asked. Ning Chen paused, raised his head slightly, looked at Emperor Ning and said, "Father, yes."

Emperor Ning said coldly: "Is this what you meant?" Ning Chen shook his head: "It was not my son's intention. When I went there, my mother's family was being oppressed by the Feng family of Shanhai City, and my identity could not be exposed, so I could not help the Su family. The Su family decided to move to Fulong City on their own." Emperor Ning said nothing more. Ning Chen hesitated for a moment and then said, "Father, when I went to Lizhou this time, I met my mother's family and heard from my grandfather Su Ting that..." "I'm tired, let's talk later." Emperor Ning suddenly interrupted Ning Chen and waved his hand to let Ning Chen leave. Ning Chen pursed his lips and finally left the imperial study silently. I don't know why my father interrupted him and didn't let him finish, but he should at least listen to what he wanted to say, right? Does the Emperor know what he wants to say? It seems that my father knows the cause of my mother's death. Ning Chen guessed secretly, and after walking out of the imperial study, he found that the eldest prince and others had not left, as if they were waiting for him. "Greetings, my royal brothers." He bowed slightly. The fourth prince Ning Li snorted coldly, "Old Nine, you are really awesome. The eldest brother, the second brother, the third brother, and the fifth brother are not as good as you. Tell us, how did you practice?" Ning Chen's face changed slightly, he looked at Ning Li and said, "Fourth brother, please don't talk nonsense. I just reached the Wanxiang realm by luck. How can I compare with my eldest brother, second brother, third brother, and fifth brother? They are not only talented, but also have great achievements. I am nothing." "Okay, stop flattering me. Tell us how you practiced." The Eighth Prince Ning Xuan was also aggressive and said coldly, "You are obviously a waste, how can you practice so fast? Did you get an opportunity in the Immortal Tomb and hide it from your father?" Ning Chen's face suddenly changed: "Eighth Brother, please don't talk nonsense. Father is a man of unparalleled power and wisdom. Do you think I can hide this from him?" The Eighth Prince asked coldly: "Then how did you practice?" Ning Chen said: "I practiced the same way as you did. I just took a few more pills. There is nothing else different." The fourth prince Ning Li's eyes flickered coldly: "Pills, what kind of pills?" To reach the Myriad Things Realm by taking elixirs, the elixirs must be at least of the Heavenly Grade or above. There are not many such elixirs even in the imperial court. Ning Chen has to buy them himself outside, but such elixirs are not easy to buy in the Alchemy Pavilion. The elixirs in the medicine cabinet on the market are basically of low, medium and high grades. Even top-grade elixirs are rare, let alone heavenly grade elixirs. There are some in Yaowang Valley, in Zhenwu Taoist Sect, and in some alchemy sects. If you buy it, it will cost you a lot of money. Ning Chen had already thought of an excuse, and said, "I saved up some money and bought a top-grade elixir, the Red Dragon Yuan Pill. Lord Chen also gave me a top-grade elixir, the Eight-Winged Chilong Pill." "Eight-winged Chilong Pill?" The eighth prince Ning Xuan exclaimed, but then realized that he had lost his composure and quickly shut his mouth. Ning Chen looked at Ning Xuan and said, "Eighth Brother also knows about the Eight-Winged Chilong Pill?" Ning Xuan's eyes flickered twice and he said, "Anyone as ignorant as you must have heard of it." In fact, he had not heard it, but seen it.

The Eight-Winged Chilong Pill was a pill obtained by the Sixth Prince Ning Hong. He originally found the Killing Heaven Pavilion and asked the Killing Heaven Pavilion to kill Chen Xian. In the end, the Killing Heaven Pavilion took the Eight-Winged Chilong Pill but did not kill Chen Xian. In the end, Fei Wuji, the leader of Lianshatian Pavilion, died at the hands of Chen Xian, and the Eight-Winged Chilong Pill was naturally obtained by Chen Xian. I didn’t expect Chen Xian to be so generous that he actually gave it to this loser. The first and third princes stared at Ning Chen coldly without saying anything. Only the fifth prince Ning Yan was happy for Ning Chen. He patted Ning Chen on the shoulder and said, "You really made me look at you in a new light. Let's find some time to learn from each other." "Okay!" Ning Chen nodded with a smile. "My dear brothers, I will go back to the palace to prepare first. Bye." Ning Chen looked at the others again, bowed, and turned to leave. Yan Conglong, Cao Chong and Liu Dai were accompanying them. Yan Conglong glanced at the eldest prince Ning Quan intentionally or unintentionally, and Ning Quan naturally also stared at Yan Conglong. The two looked at each other and Yan Conglong left. The next day. The mourning hall of the seventh prince is located in the main hall. When Ning Chen, with a white cloth tied on his head, arrived with Yan Conglong and the other two, the other princes were already there, as well as the civil and military ministers of the court, and people from the harem had also arrived. The seventh prince's mother cried bitterly because the seventh prince had not yet married and had no children, and he was gone just like that. There was only a young princess by her side, who was not very popular with Emperor Ning. Sima Yi, Yu Wencheng, Qin Tai, Lin Jingzhi and others were on both sides. Ning Chen went forward to pay his respects and found that the Sixth Prince Ning Hong was also there. "What are you looking at?" Ning Hong glanced at Ning Chen. "Hello, Sixth Brother." Ning Chen bowed. He didn't see Ning Hong yesterday and thought that Ning Hong had an accident on the way. It seems that he was overthinking. Soon, Emperor Ning came with the old eunuch Wei Cheng. All the princes and civil and military officials saluted. Emperor Ning walked into the palace and stared at the coffin made of jade and inlaid with gold jewels. He took a deep breath, walked over and stroked the coffin for a while. In the end, he said nothing, walked up to the Seventh Prince's mother, took a look, and his gaze fell on the young princess. He bent down slightly and touched the young princess's face. The young princess did not dare to dodge, but looked at Emperor Ning with fear in her eyes. Until Emperor Ning left, the civil and military officials left one after another, and finally the eldest prince and others. Day two. At daybreak, it was time for the funeral procession. Emperor Ning did not show up either. The eldest prince Ning Quan was in charge, and a group of princes accompanied him. Civil and military officials also followed behind. A long team left the palace and went to the Da Ning Imperial Mausoleum. Along the way, Ning Chen rode on his horse without saying a word. However, before they reached the imperial mausoleum, an accident occurred. A young man in black suddenly appeared out of nowhere and rushed towards the funeral procession. (End of this chapter)