Yan Zhijin beside him spoke again. "True Person Xiao, if you had merely ambushed and killed Leng Qingge, my Tongzhu Kingdom naturally would not trouble you further. Everything could be settled upon the battlefield! But not only did you charge into a vital region of my Tongzhu Kingdom, you also embezzled the Five Dragon Imperial Seal, the inheritance seal of our Confucian cultivators. Naturally, we cannot simply decide superiority with you on the battlefield. Zhan Rushui, Elder Master Zhan, is a Great Grandmaster of our Confucian cultivation renowned far and wide, revered by all for his pure and unadorned reputation. Having heard of your atrocities, he specifically came to Qianyu Mountain to assist this old man in recovering the imperial seal. If you hand over the seal and withdraw from Qianyu Mountain, everything can be discussed. We shall settle superiority on the battlefield. Otherwise, do not blame this old man and the others for taking action against you!"
"The imperial seal?" Xiao Hua was slightly stunned and looked at Yan Zhijin in confusion. He had long since handed the Five Dragon Imperial Seal over to Du Shanjun. But what sort of person was Du Shanjun? Though he had concealed his Daoist identity and taken refuge in Tongzhu Academy, if he wanted to hand over the imperial seal, whom would he give it to? How could Xiao Hua know? Moreover, judging from Yan Zhijin's words, even if Du Shanjun had handed the seal over to the Tongzhu Kingdom, the Tongzhu Kingdom might not announce it. With the Five Dragon Imperial Seal, this inheritance seal of Confucian cultivation, as bait, great Confucian scholars would come in an unending stream to serve the Tongzhu Kingdom. How could the Tongzhu Kingdom possibly refuse such a fine thing?
"Hehe... the ancients said: If one wishes