Southern Region, the new capital of the Great Zhou.
The messenger of the King of Yan has finally arrived.
In the Golden Palace, the messenger of the King of Yan arrived.
" Zhou Tong, the envoy of the King of Yan, pays his respects to my Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
Zhou Tong bowed to Su Yun, and there was nothing wrong with it.
"Rise!"
Su Yun didn't know what the King of Yan wanted, but seeing the envoy's respectful attitude, he smiled and said...
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After hearing Su Yun's words, Zhou Tong stood up. At the same time, Zhou Tong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the King of Yan has sent me here on a very important matter. The King of Yan has seventeen sons, among whom the Eighth Prince is still unmarried. I have heard that there is a Princess Zhao in our dynasty. The Yan King of Yan has sent me to propose marriage. These are the betrothal gifts personally prepared by King of Yan Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will not refuse."
As Zhou Tong Zhou Tong speaking, he waved his hand, and countless spiritual materials, jewels, and pills appeared in the main hall.
However, no one paid attention to these things at the moment; instead, they stared at Zhou Tong with grim expressions.
Everyone present knew who Princess Zhao was, including King of Yan.
That was once the Holy Maiden of the Nine Netherworlds Hall, with an extremely powerful being behind her.
Princess Zhao, Tie Ling, has an extremely special identity. This is a blatant provocation by the King of Yan, a test of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Su Yun's face instantly turned cold. Others only knew that Tie Ling was the Holy Maiden of the Nine Netherworlds Hall, with the Nine Netherworlds Hall standing behind her, but he knew even better that the Nine Netherworlds Hall was Su Xiuyi. Tie Ling Tiezhu, was the child that Su Xiuyi had saved. In a sense, Tie Ling was Su Xiuyi's granddaughter.
This matter must absolutely not be agreed to.
Su Yun also knew that this King of Yan had directly rebelled.
In the imperial palace, a great scholar suddenly flew into a rage.
King of Yan is a king, while Su Yun is an emperor. Only the emperor can bestow a marriage; how can a king directly force the emperor to bestow a marriage? Moreover, Tie Ling's identity is special, so how could she agree?
"Presumptuous!"
"Does the King of Yan not know the noble status of Princess Zhao?"
"Is King of Yan certain that his son is worthy of Princess Zhao?"
The great scholar was now filled with anger.
He wished he could swallow Zhou Tong whole.
"How dare you!"
" The King of Yan has said that he only has this one condition for King of Yan King of Yan to pledge allegiance to the Great Zhou this year. If His Majesty refuses such a simple condition, then he has no regard for the King of Yan. Naturally, if His Majesty has no regard for the King of Yan, then why should the King of Yan pledge allegiance to His Majesty?"
"And is the King of Yan's Mansion really weaker than the Imperial Dynasty?"
"My Emperor, my King has said that there is no room for negotiation on this matter. If we agree, Great Yan will be a subject of Great Zhou. If we refuse, then Great Yan and Great Zhou will have no further connection from now on."
"Our Great Yan Ancestor has awakened and has now cultivated to the peak of the Late Golden Core Spirit Seeding."
"The ancient Divine Fire Sect has also been unsealed. Your Majesty should know just how powerful the Divine Fire Sect is!"
"I urge Your Majesty to consider this carefully before giving me your reply!"
At this moment, Zhou Tong looked smug and didn't take Su Yun seriously at all.
As Zhou Tong finished speaking, while waiting for Su Yun's reply, Su Yun coldly said, "Someone come here!"
The voice was icy cold.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The Night Watchers who entered hurriedly bowed.
"The envoy of the King of Yan, Zhou Tong, was boiled alive in the imperial city."
"This is my reply!"
Su Yun's voice was filled with an extremely chilling aura.
" Su Yun, how dare you! I am the envoy of the King of Yan! How dare you kill an envoy!" Zhou Tong's expression changed instantly, and a look of fear appeared in his eyes.
He had already mentioned the Divine Fire Sect, but he never expected that Su Yun would actually cook him alive.
"Yes!"
The Night Watchers acted with lightning speed, capturing Zhou Tong Zhou Tong without giving him any chance.
"Help! Someone, save me!"
Zhou Tong immediately roared, begging for help.
However, the people from the King of Yan's Mansion all perished under the chilling flashes of sword light.
In a state of terror, Zhou Tong was gagged and dragged away.
In the imperial city, a large cauldron appeared and cooked Zhou Tong alive.
"My Emperor..."
At this moment, a learned scholar wanted to speak, but upon seeing Su Yun's icy gaze, he dared not utter a word. He knew very well that the King of Yan was doing this on purpose, intending to incite war.
The news of Zhou Tong being boiled alive spread throughout the city instantly, propelled by a powerful force.
At the same time, King of Yan issued a royal decree, angrily denouncing Su Yun for his cruelty and tyranny in killing the envoy. King of Yan declared complete independence, establishing the Great Yan Dynasty, and vowing to fight the Great Zhou to the Undying. There was only one way to stop the war: Princess Zhao, Tie Ling, had to marry him as a concubine.
The imperial city was instantly gripped by panic.
The common people, in particular, were filled with terror.
These people, unaware of the King of Hell's purpose, were now, under the influence of public opinion, causing widespread resentment in the imperial city.
"Snort!"
"Rumor has it that Princess Zhao is a holy maiden of the Nine Netherworlds Hall, with beauty surpassing even that of a celestial being. She has no blood relation to Emperor Zhou Emperor. The fact that Zhou Emperor Zhou Emperor cares so much about her suggests that he and Princess Zhao truly have an illicit relationship, and that he is disregarding the well-being of the people for his own selfish desires."
" Princess Zhao was to marry the eighth son of King of Yan, but a disaster was averted, yet she refused."
" King of Yan is a descendant of the former Great Yan royal family; his status and bloodline are not low!"
" Zhou Emperor has changed."
"They're actually willing to start a national war for a woman."
Inside the restaurant, one man spoke angrily, and the people around him echoed his sentiments.
One of them added, "That Princess Zhao is no good either. Even if the rumors of her affair with Zhou Emperor are false, why doesn't she step forward? A marriage could have averted a catastrophe. Why is she so indifferent to the lives of countless people?"
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In the Hall of Bright Virtue, Su Yun was extremely agitated and furious as news kept coming in.
Su Yun knew very well that the King of Yan was trying to sow discord among the people.
However, the Tie Ling must absolutely not be handed over, otherwise the Great Zhou would be truly finished.
Even if Tie Ling agrees, it won't work.
Once Tie Ling marries into the King of Yan, how will the world view the Great Zhou? Although the Nine Netherworlds Hall has disappeared, its influence remains.
"Your Majesty, Princess Zhao requests an audience!"
Someone enters at this moment; report this.
"Quickly, please!"
Su Yun quickly composed herself.
Soon, Tie Ling entered the main hall step by step. " Tie Ling greets Your Majesty!"
Tie Ling hurriedly bowed.
"No need for formalities. You've come today for the sake of King of Yan, haven't you? Rest assured, even if the Great Zhou is overthrown, we will never agree to King of Yan," Su Yun said immediately.
"However, the emergence of the Divine Fire Sect poses a huge threat to our Great Zhou. I already know that the Divine Fire Sect, in alliance with the Great Yan, has already seized more than a dozen cities in Great Zhou."
"It's worth it for me to bring peace to the Great Zhou!" Tie Ling said solemnly.
"Although I don't like it, if it can save the Great Zhou, I have no regrets!" Tie Ling took a deep breath and made her decision.
" Tie Ling, we haven't reached that point yet. I don't even consider the mere Great Yan a threat. Let's go to the Myriad Text Academy first!"
Looking at the Tie Ling, Su Yun decided to go see Su Xiuyi.
"Good!"
Despite her worries, Tie Ling agreed to see Su Xiuyi Su Xiuyi one last time.
Tie Ling was also a cultivator, and she was very clear about the changes in this world. The powerful beings that appeared at this moment were all ancient beings. By absorbing Spiritual Qi, they could restore their ancient cultivation levels. Su Xiuyi, on the other hand, was merely a cultivator of this era with a very short cultivation period. How could she possibly contend with the ancient powers?
Looking at Tie Ling's expression, Su Yun wanted to tell her that Su Xiuyi was actually the guardian deity of the Great Zhou, but he didn't say it. After all, the fewer people who knew about this, the better.
Su Yun and Tie Ling arrived outside the Myriad Text Academy.
The courtyard gate opened automatically, and the two entered Myriad Text Academy.
"Greetings, Shenghuang!"
"Greetings, Grandpa Su!"
Su Yun and Tie Ling hurriedly bowed.
" Little Bell, what brings you here to visit me? What happened?"
Su Xiuyi finished her cultivation, a smile appearing on her lips.
Su Yun immediately said, " The Great Yan King has rebelled, joined forces with the Divine Fire Sect, forced Tie Ling to marry him, and has already seized more than a dozen cities of our Great Zhou. Among them, there are also traces of the Great Shang. Now, the various feudal lords and noble families are also making moves. Su Yun requests the assistance of the Shenghuang Prince."
"Um?"
Is she being forced into marriage?
"How dare you, a mere King of Yan, be so insolent!"
"It seems some people can't hold back anymore. Although the Nine Netherworlds Hall has disbanded, I am still alive. This is a provocation, courting death!"
"You can go back now!"
"I'll handle everything. You mere King of Yan, you mere Divine Fire Sect, you're courting death."
"Any conspiracy or trickery is nothing but a bubble, utterly vulnerable in the face of absolute power. So what if the ancients reappear!"
At this moment, a murderous glint appeared on Su Xiuyi's lips.
"Yes!"
Relieved by Su Xiuyi's confident reply, the two left.
" Sage Su, this King of Yan is simply courting death! How dare he use such a cunning trick to test us! He deserves to die!" A murderous intent flashed in the Blood Dog's demonic eyes.
While furious, Blood Dog was genuinely shocked. Just as Su Xiuyi had predicted, the King of Yan was the first to attack the Great Zhou.
"Just a clown."
"If you want to make a knife, don't you even check if your own knife is sharp!"
Dressed in white, Su Xiuyi vanished the next moment.
King of Yan, all the various forces kept a close eye on the Great Zhou Great Zhou, eager to see how it would react.
Because in the two years that had passed, these ancient beings had recovered their strength to an extreme degree, reaching the limit that heaven and earth could contain, and their fear of Su Xiuyi, the mysterious powerhouse of the Great Zhou, had faded.
Jinling City has been occupied by the Great Yan. At this moment, a banquet is being held and people are reveling in the city lord's mansion.
These people are extremely powerful.
In the void, Su Xiuyi walked step by step, making no attempt to conceal her presence.
"Who dares to be so insolent as to trespass into Jinling City?" A Saint Realm expert asked, his expression icy cold.
However, Su Xiuyi ignored him, and the figure exploded, turning into a cloud of blood mist.
"Enemy attack!"
Those inside the City Lord's Mansion naturally heard the roar. One by one, the figures looked up, their expressions terrifyingly cold. Almost everyone in the City Lord's Mansion was a Golden Core Spirit Seeding cultivator.
However, Su Xiuyi still did not respond.
Su Xiuyi took a step forward, unleashing terrifying power that shoved the City Lord's Mansion and all the powerful figures there into the ground. None of them survived.
After finishing, Su Xiuyi disappeared.
In a short period of time, the Great Yan seized more than a dozen cities, and its powerful members were killed; no one, regardless of strength, was spared.
Upon receiving the message, the King of Yan's expression turned slightly cold.
The voice was icy as it said, "That person has appeared. Let the Divine Fire Sect take action and kill him. Then the Great Zhou will cease to exist!"
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