Chapter 274: Inside the Divine Light Palace, the Daring One

Chapter 274: Inside the Divine Light Palace, the Daring One

Facing the morning sun, Zhou Heng, Cheng Jiangjian, and Zhu Zhenzhen came to the gate of the palace and saw the grand ceremony from afar.

A large number of people had gathered on both sides of the street to watch. Many people wanted to see who was participating in the Chaoyang Cocktail Party, or wanted to see if the person they admired was attending the Chaoyang Cocktail Party.

For the people of the Great Qi Imperial City, it was a great honor for a warrior to be able to attend the Chaoyang Cocktail Party. He was fighting for the reputation of the country and was worthy of respect and admiration.

Therefore, when Zhou Heng and others walked along the ceremony avenue, cheers like mountains and seas suddenly sounded around them.

Cheers for them.

Congratulations and blessings for them.

Such a warm scene was something Zhou Heng and the other three had never expected. In such a sea-like shouting and blessing, ordinary people would immediately be aroused to their inner sense of mission and honor, and they might fight hard for honor.

Even Zhou Heng and Cheng Jiangjian, who were determined and unaffected by the cheers, could not help but sigh in their hearts. This Chaoyang Cocktail Party was extremely important to the people of the imperial city.

As for the little girl Zhu Zhenzhen, her face flushed with praise, her eyes sparkling, her eyes piercing, her fists clenched tightly, thinking that she must achieve a brilliant result this time and must not disappoint those who expected her.

However, not long after they walked on this ceremonial avenue, there were waves of sound coming from behind, some cheering, and some even crying excitedly.

This was another group of people coming, they were all going to attend the Chaoyang Cocktail Party with Zhou Heng.

Cui Guanlan was among them.

In addition, there were Cheng Zhi, the "Anger of Buddha", Chen An, the "Three Flower Boy", and Fang Wen, the "Sword Maniac".

This was the first time Zhou Heng saw Fang Wen. He was dressed in white, holding a sword, with a handsome and pale face, and a thin figure like a woman.

These four people plus Zhou Heng and his two companions are all that the honor guard team wants to welcome.

There are three more people who are the royal family's own quota. They are already in the palace, so naturally there is no need to welcome them.

These three people are: Zhao Bian, the son of Prince Shou, Lin Xianyu, the nephew of the Crown Princess, and Ye Lingfeng, the martial arts champion last year.

"Son of Prince Shou."

Zhou Heng's mind flashed with thoughts, but he remained calm on the surface. Suddenly, his eyebrows slightly raised, and he seemed to sense some subtle evil breath.

This breath was very strange but also very secretive. It only flashed in his perception for a moment, and even made him doubt whether he had an illusion.

"Did I sense it wrong?" Zhou Heng was surprised. He has always been very confident in his perception, but the perception just now made him unsure.

"Even if there are evil things or even evil spirits, they should not dare to act rashly. After all, this is the imperial city of Daqi.

"Well, but I'd better be more vigilant. "

At the same time, he reminded Cheng Jiangjian and Zhu Zhenzhen to stay alert. If there is any bad situation, they should save their lives and escape immediately.

Although the two were puzzled as to why Zhou Heng suddenly said this, could it be that the Shou Wang really dared to kill him? But they also knew that now was not the time to ask in detail, and they all believed Zhou Heng, so they were alert again.

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The Great Qi Palace is very large, and there are many palaces.

However, the most eye-catching one is the Qianyang Palace, which can be seen as soon as you enter the middle gate. It is magnificent and breathtaking.

This is where the Emperor of the Great Qi usually goes to court to handle government affairs.

It is also the core of the entire palace.

The Chaoyang Cocktail Party was held in a palace called "Shenguang Palace" next to Qianyang Palace.

Although this palace is smaller than Qianyang Palace, its overall brilliance is more colorful and more vibrant, and its location is slightly inferior to Qianyang Palace. It can be said to be a palace of extremely high status.

Usually, the Shenguang Palace will only be used when the royal family holds a very grand ceremony or banquet.

It can be seen that Da Qi attaches great importance to the Chaoyang Cocktail Party.

Zhou Heng and his party followed Cao Man, the director of palace foreign affairs, who came to greet them. They walked into the Shenguang Hall and sat down one by one.

At this time, people were already sitting on the high platform and some seats in the hall.

However, Zhou Heng didn't recognize any of them.

After everyone arrived, with the introduction of Wei Chang, the head of the palace's foreign affairs, Zhou Heng recognized who these people were.

The host of the Chaoyang cocktail party was the crown prince of Daqi, that is, the eldest son of the emperor of Daqi, Zhao Zhen, who has been the crown prince for three thousand years since the establishment of Daqi.

The crown princess accompanied Zhao Zhen, both of them looked serious and unsmiling.

Sitting with the crown prince Zhao Zhen was the sixteenth prince, Shou Wang Zhao Qin. Compared with Zhao Zhen's Serious, he was much more casual, even sitting in an uncorrected position, his eyes kept scanning people.

This was the royal family hosting the cocktail party.

The seats under the high platform were divided into two rows, one of which was for ten people from Da Qi, that is, the seats for Zhou Heng and others, and opposite them were six people from Nan Jin.

Although there were only three people from Nan Jin who officially attended the Chaoyang cocktail party this time, their respective forces also sent their own guards to protect their safety.

So there were six people.

Nan Jin had a dragon and tiger list, and the three people who came to attend the Chaoyang cocktail party this time were the top three.

In addition to Zhou Yin, who Zhou Heng had met before, there were also Tian Yizi from Taixu Temple and Tang Kaiyun from the Southern Jin royal family.

Needless to say, Zhou Yin's divine reincarnation has many miracles.

Tian Yizi is known as a natural immortal. He is born to be able to control the vitality of heaven and earth. He has learned Taoism without a teacher and can be called a genius.

Although Tian Yizi is still at the peak of the seventh level, his power in controlling the vitality of heaven and earth is extremely powerful, and he is infinitely close to the true secret sixth level.

Tang Kaiyun was the youngest son of the emperor of the Southern Jin Dynasty, ranking thirty-sixth.

Compared with Zhou Yin and Tian Yizi, he is considered a relatively "ordinary" one, but his qualifications are earth-shattering. He practiced martial arts at the age of seven and reached the peak of the seventh rank at the age of eight.

However, he did not make a breakthrough after reaching the peak of the seventh grade. Instead, in the next ten years, he reached the peak again and again at the seventh grade.

Nowadays, although Tang Kaiyun is still at the peak of the seventh rank, and even his ability to control the vitality of heaven and earth through internal and external scenes has not improved much, the amount of inner energy in his body is already thousands of times that of the ordinary seventh rank peak.

Therefore, when fighting, he does not need to use any means to control the vitality of heaven and earth. He can suppress other masters at the top of the seventh grade in all directions with his own huge inner energy.

None of these three people is easy.

It's no wonder that Southern Jin dared to send only these three people to the Chaoyang Reception this time. The uniqueness of these three people has already made people extremely wary.

When Zhou Heng was looking at Zhou Yin and others, the three people from Southern Jin were also looking at them.

Especially Zhou Heng and Fang Wen.

Although the general situation of Zhou Heng and others was briefly introduced when Wei Chang made the introduction just now, the latest list of people had just been released, and the description of Zhou Heng and others' situation was very clear.

when!

The bell rang, which meant that the Chaoyang Reception had officially begun.

Zhao Zhen stood up from the high platform. He was wearing a brocade robe with a jade belt. He was a middle-aged man who looked to be about forty years old. He had a square face, eyes like gods, and he was not angry or powerful.

"You all are all outstanding figures in this world. Now that you are gathered here, you should have some good wine to cheer you up."

He was solemn and majestic. As soon as he finished speaking, the void in the palace suddenly twisted slightly, and a white jade cup appeared out of thin air in front of everyone's table, containing fragrant green wine.

"The name of the wine is Wanxiang Wine." Wei Chang said in a high-pitched voice, "This is the first trial of the Chaoyang Reception. Use this wine as a guide to manifest all the phenomena in the interior to distinguish the superior."

"You eunuch doesn't speak clearly." Zhao Qin suddenly spoke. He straightened his posture slightly and said to everyone in the audience: "This cup of Wanxiang wine is not for you to drink. Thirteen cups of Wanxiang wine build a special environment.

"In this environment, your immature inner scenes can clearly manifest the scene and demonstrate the principles of the law, so that you can compete and distinguish the superior and the weak."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for helping me explain." Wei Chang saluted respectfully and smiled at everyone: "Just like what His Highness Sixteenth Highness said, do you all understand it?"

"This is different from the Chaoyang Reception in previous years." Cheng Jiangjian sent a message to Zhou Heng, saying: "In previous years, we would taste the wine first, then watch a song and dance, and then enter the competition stage between the two parties."

"It's indeed a bit weird." Zhou Heng also frowned slightly. He had previously learned from Yan Shouyi about the procedures of the Chaoyang Reception in previous years, and there had never been any reception where the competition started directly.

Moreover, previous competitions all started with head-on combat.

This time, it was actually a test of the strength of the interior.

And before the reception started, there was no news of any changes to the process, which was really strange.

Not only Zhou Heng and Cheng Jiangjian were confused, but everyone else in Da Qi also looked puzzled.

Obviously no one expected this change.

"Why do you want to suddenly change the reception procedures?"

A handsome boy in green clothes who looked to be only seven or eight years old asked. He was the "Three Flower Boy" Chen An, the third most popular person today, and a true disciple of the Qing Emperor Palace.

"This is the request of the Southern Jin royal family, and I agree." Zhao Zhen said lightly: "Besides, the rules of the Chaoyang Reception in previous years have also been changed, so there is no need to be surprised."

"You agreed?" Zhou Heng raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "So what if you agreed?"

The Prince of Qi's condescending attitude made him dissatisfied. At the same time, this sudden change made him wary. Now he directly opposed it, which was a good opportunity to escape.

That's right, he doesn't plan to continue attending this Chaoyang cocktail party.

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhen looked at Zhou Heng with a calm and indifferent look, and said: "I am hosting the Chaoyang Reception. I have agreed to the request of the Southern Jin royal family, so I can naturally change the previous rules."

"Your Highness, we are here by invitation, not by request." Cheng Jiangjian also spoke. She shook her head slightly and said, "Your attitude is unacceptable to us."

She understood Zhou Heng's intention and planned to leave with Zhou Heng.

In her opinion, the weird thing about this Chaoyang cocktail party was not only the change in rules, but also Zhao Zhen's tough attitude.

Why is this Daqi Prince so confident?

"Yes, you are too domineering!" Zhu Zhenzhen also shook her head repeatedly. The little girl expressed her true feelings and advanced and retreated together with Zhou Heng and Cheng Jiangjian.

"Since the rules have changed, why haven't you communicated with me and other teachers?" A burly monk who looked to be in his thirties or forties stood up and glared at Zhao Zhen.

It was "The Wrath of Buddha" Cheng Zhi, a true disciple of Wuliang Temple, who was actually only 21 years old.

Almost everyone from the sect stood up.

However, Cui Guanlan from the Cui family of Fengzhou sat upright and said nothing, as if he had no opinion on the change of the rules of the Chaoyang cocktail party.

This is the difference in the perspectives of the sect and the family.

When facing the sect, the family has always been with the royal family, and will never be united with the sect.

As for the three people from the royal family, there is no need to say more.

"You are so excited, are you afraid?" At this time, someone from the Nanjin side suddenly spoke up. The one who spoke was Tian Yizi, a true disciple of Taixu Temple, who was known as a natural immortal.

Tian Yizi looked about 20 years old, with an unusually handsome appearance, a feathered robe and a star crown, and a whisk in his hand. He looked like an immortal, and it must be said that he looked very good.

"If you think you can't beat us, just admit defeat." Tang Kaiyun on the side also laughed.

The 36th prince of Southern Jin was a young man in his twenties, with an ordinary appearance, a little fat, a round face, and narrow eyes that were always squinting.

"Let's have a competition." Fang Wen, who had been sitting quietly with a sword in his arms, suddenly spoke.

"It's good to have a competition. I've always heard that Fang Wen of Da Qi has the talent to create his own way." Tian Yizi smiled and said, "I'm just looking forward to learning from him."

"..." Zhou Yin was silent. His brows were furrowed, his mind was turning, and his fists clenched. He felt that the situation was a little bad.

It seemed that Tian Yizi and Tang Kaiyun had already known about the changes in the rules of the Chaoyang Cocktail Party?

It was understandable that Tang Kaiyun was a member of the royal family. After all, according to Zhao Zhen, the change in the rules was originally proposed by the royal family.

But why did Tian Yizi of Taixu Temple also know about it?

But he knew nothing about it? !

Something was wrong!

At this time, Zhou Heng had also seen that there seemed to be something wrong with the situation in Southern Jin, and the sense of crisis in his heart suddenly became stronger.

So, he made a prompt decision, pulled Cheng Jiangjian and Zhu Zhenzhen away from their seats, and walked towards the door of the Shenguang Palace, intending to leave directly.

"Zhou Heng, where are you going?!" Zhao Qin suddenly shouted, and even slammed the table and stood up, "Who told you to leave?"

"You are not right, we are not going to attend this Chaoyang cocktail party, goodbye." Zhou Heng did not even turn his head, and continued to pull Cheng Jiangjian and Zhu Zhenzhen forward.

Chen An and Cheng Zhi followed closely behind, intending to leave.

Fang Wen also stood up with his sword.

Now, whether it is the people of Nanjin or the Zhao family, their behavior is too strange.

But when Zhou Heng and others came to the door of the palace, a series of extremely mysterious forbidden talismans suddenly lit up on the door of the palace.

The Shenguang Palace has been sealed.

Can't get out!