Fengdu

"Has Dong Zhongshu gone mad?"

Dong Zhongshu failed to persuade Zhang Xuezhou, and subsequently failed to persuade the new emperor.

In the past few days Zhang Xuezhou either took care of Yi Shuo Yi Shuo help her recover, or he followed Huo Qubing and others around, watching Huo Qubing go to various places to collect real objects to compare and explain the Great Han, and also going to the East Market and West Market to listen to the shouts and conversations of the crowds.

Huo Qubing's unorthodox teaching method was extremely effective, Ren Anran quickly mastered many everyday expressions.

Zhang Xuezhou was relieved for once. He was about to pull Liu Xuan to study the Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle together, or perhaps go to Mount Tai at night to find Rong Tianding. Meanwhile, the new emperor, who had been extremely busy these past few days, came out to complain.

"He said that another demon tide would break out in the world, and humans would either die or have their bodies injected with Demon Power to become demon slaves. Humans and dynasties that do not join in would perish." The new emperor retorted, "I've only just secured my throne. This world can't just pick on me to cause trouble, can it?"

"I don't know if what Master Dong said is true, or whether the results obtained from the research are correct. It's not wrong to take some precautions," Zhang Xuezhou said, spreading his hands.

"How can you prevent this kind of thing?" the new emperor complained. "What he said is so mystical; there's no way to prevent it!"

"You can study the Demon-Revealing Mirror in your spare time," Zhang Xuezhou suggested, then added, "But you must let me know when you're studying it, so I can stay away!"

"I'm a little flustered, and I don't dare touch the Demon-Revealing Mirror for a moment!"

The new emperor waved his hand.

Although the Demon-Revealing Mirror was sealed by his hand seal, the new emperor had also been the subject of the giant serpent's gaze.

Once bitten by a snake, an ordinary person becomes afraid of ropes for ten years. The new emperor's lingering fear had not yet subsided, and he vaguely felt that it was as if there was a kind of bloodline suppression, which would trigger fear in his heart when he looked at the giant snake.

"By the way, where's the sword?"

As if remembering something, the new emperor asked Zhang Xuezhou about the Red Empyrean Sword.

Gaozu once wielded the Red Empyrean Sword to slay a white dragon. This sharp sword seemed to be born to restrain dragons and snakes, and the power it displayed when killing dragons and snakes far exceeded the ordinary.

If the Red Empyrean Sword were in hand and usable, the new emperor felt confident enough to activate the Demon-Revealing Demon-Revealing Mirror and attempt to use the Red Empyrean Sword to slay the giant serpent.

"A sword? You mean the Red Empyrean Sword?"

"Right!"

"That sword... I have to go find it!"

Zhang Xuezhou scratched his head. He had taken the Red Empyrean Sword to Mount Tai, where it was kept by Emperor Jing at the time.

In the past, one only needed to go to Mount Tai to retrieve the sword, since Emperor Jing and the others were always there. Now, Emperor Jing and Shi Wudao are likely looking for the Reincarnation Stone, so Zhang Xuezhou won't be able to find this flying zombie anytime soon.

"You should look for it? Is the sword really lost?"

The new emperor's heart skipped a beat. Zhang Xuezhou's trick of using real and fake swords had harmed many people, but it wasn't fun when it harmed the people themselves.

You can't just mess around with any kind of precious item!

Seeing Zhang Xuezhou's rather helpless expression, the new emperor couldn't help but feel a sharp pain in his liver.

Zhang Xuezhou accomplished many great things, but Zhang Xuezhou also ruined quite a few treasures.

He touched the Lesser Heaven and Earth Bag he had asked for from Grand Princess Dou in his sleeve, and then touched the Imperial Shuttle he had retrieved from Tian Fen. For a moment, he felt that these two treasures were probably just a waste of money.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely get this sword back," Zhang Xuezhou assured him.

"I'm a little worried," the new emperor complained.

"If you're worried, you can come with me," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Do you mean the Red Empyrean Sword grew two legs and ran away, or is someone else keeping Red Empyrean Sword safe?" the new emperor asked suspiciously.

"They're not entirely human!"

Emperor Jing's transformation into a flying zombie was destined to be a foolish act. Moreover, Emperor Jing's memory was incomplete, and his rebirth was not as perfect as Zhang Xuezhou's. His memory of the new emperor was extremely weak.

Zhang Xuezhou found it difficult to describe Emperor Jing with suitable words, and he felt that the two sides could meet.

"I'm a little confused," the new emperor said. "You wouldn't casually entrust the Red Empyrean Sword to anyone else for safekeeping. Such safekeeping isn't a good thing; it carries immense danger. Even your cousin wouldn't do such a thing, but no one else has any reason to entrust it to you, much less the ability to do so properly. The person in charge needs to be extremely powerful for you to feel at ease!"

The new emperor frowned slightly.

Zhang Xuezhou made it very clear that the Red Empyrean Sword was not lost. He believed Zhang Xuezhou's words, but he couldn't understand who was keeping the Red Empyrean Sword safe and who could make Zhang Xuezhou so certain that it was safe.

"If you set off for Luofu Mountain now, you might run into them. If they're fast-moving, they might even reach Taozhi Mountain, or perhaps Fengdu Mountain!"

When Shi Wudao and Emperor Jing searched for the Reincarnation Stone, they must have started from the nearest place and then searched for the secret places that contained the Reincarnation Stone.

Only a little over a month has passed, and the search area for the flying zombies is limited, so Zhang Xuezhou feels that finding them shouldn't be too difficult.

"Luofu, Taozhi, Fengdu!"

The new emperor pondered for a few seconds, realizing that regardless of the strength of the custodian of the Red Empyrean Sword, it was certain that the other party possessed the ability to traverse the skies; otherwise, it would have been impossible to cross the mountains and rivers of these several different counties in such a short time.

"Can he safeguard the Red Empyrean Sword and contribute to the Great Han Dynasty?"

Zhang Xuezhou has yet to reveal the name of the custodian, which has piqued the new emperor's curiosity.

He knew that people like Yang Jian could not possibly join the dynasty. As long as the other party did not cause trouble to overthrow the Great Han Dynasty, he would already be considered kind-hearted. The cultivator who could keep the Red Empyrean Sword must have a connection with the Great Han Dynasty and was very likely inclined to the Great Han Dynasty.

"That's unlikely. It's connected to Shi Wudao. Oh well, I can't guess either. I'll go with you to look for it. Whether you can persuade it is up to you!"

"Feasible!"

Disturbed by Dong Zhongshu's rambling words, the new emperor found it difficult to concentrate on implementing the Four Swords Formation.

He couldn't use the Red Empyrean Sword Red Empyrean Sword, and knew that even if he retrieved it, it would likely be useless and could only be used as a backup option in case of unforeseen circumstances. However, the new emperor was very interested in the person who kept the Red Empyrean Sword.

"Luofu Mountain is 3,400 li from Chang'an City, Taozhi Mountain is 4,200 li, and Fengdu Mountain is 2,600 li. You're lucky, you can choose one of the mountains, and we'll head straight there!"

"This also depends on luck?"

The search for Emperor Jing and his entourage was not something Zhang Xuezhou could simply do by flying over and taking a quick look; it involved a much wider area.

You either need to be patient in your search, or you can only rely on luck.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't have much time, and he was clearly hoping to try his luck and find the location as soon as possible.

Stepping onto the Imperial Shuttle, a gift from the new emperor, the flying boat previously piloted by Tian Fen took off directly from Chang'an City and soared into the sky along Fengdu Mountain, as the new emperor had mentioned.

"You really believe what I said?"

Believe me!

"I just chose the place closest to Chang'an City; Fengdu Mountain is the farthest from Mount Tai!"

"You're lucky, I'll listen to you!"

Riding at the very front of the Imperial Shuttle, Zhang Xuezhou controlled the flying boat with remarkable ease, while the new emperor, sitting in the back, could hardly find anything to say.

Of course, there's no choice in this three-way selection process; it's all about luck. If the three options are mismatched, even searching all three mountains might not yield the desired result.

Things depended on luck, but the new emperor felt it was too unreliable to leave everything to chance.

But if asked to come up with a better solution, the new emperor couldn't.

He ultimately decided to let things take their course; after all, Zhang Xuezhou was in charge of the Sky Shuttle, and if they couldn't find anything, they could just move on to another location.

The two flew southwest, and the long, monotonous flight eventually caused the new emperor to close his eyes and rest.

It wasn't until Zhang Xuezhou greeted him that the new emperor snapped back to reality.

If he heard correctly, Zhang Xuezhou had not just greeted him.

The pale moonlight shone down on them, and the speed of the Sky Shuttle had slowed down considerably.

Beside the Sky Shuttle, a white-haired zombie flapped its wings and flew.

As the new emperor's eyelids twitched, he saw the unsheathed Red Empyrean Sword hanging diagonally on the flying zombie's body.

To his surprise, the once limp sword was now straight.