Chapter 837: 837
After years of not seeing each other, the cultivation bases of Yan Dan and others had become less than impressive in Wu Qi's eyes . However, their ability to run the state affairs was certainly something not to be underestimated . In just a few years, they had built medium-sized super-long-distance teleportation formations between the territories of the six states, as well as small arrays capable of transporting small items .
Yan Dan's invitations to the emperors and subjects of the five states were sent through these small arrays, on the pretext that Great Yan had obtained important information about Great Yu and hoped that all the emperors would come together to discuss countermeasures .
A quarter of an hour later, inside a secret chamber in the backyard of the City Lord Mansion, a teleportation formation began to flash with bright light . The emperors of the five states had arrived in An He City with groups of courtiers and guards . Everyone had a weariness on their faces that could not be concealed, while Zhao Sheng and Wei Wuji were simply wounded . Although they all carried perfume sachets, the strong scents could not hide the faint smell of blood that came wafting out of their bodies .
Yan Dan, greeting them by the teleportation formation, was stunned by their miserable looks . He greeted Zhao Sheng and asked in confusion, "Why are you two wounded? Have you been discovered by Great Yu's army?"
Zhao Sheng and Wei Wuji exchanged a glance, then shook their heads grumpily at the same time . With a sigh, they began to tell their stories .
Zhao Sheng was wounded by a passing immortal from the Fiend League . Originally an itinerant immortal, the immortal was running for his life after his nest was destroyed by Great Yu's army, and by accident he fled to the territory developed by Great Zhao and found an army was being trained there . The army cultivated a mystic art Great Zhao had acquired, which was used to train immortal soldiers by the Dao League and when mastered, could turn the cultivator into a being as powerful as those Yakshas . The fiend immortal, thrilled to see the excellent materials, killed the over thirty thousand soldiers of the army and used their flesh to craft a fiend artifact, forcing Zhao Sheng to fight him with all Great Zhao's civil and military officials . Although the fiend immortal was annihilated at the end, Zhao Sheng and many of his courtiers were also wounded .
What happened to Wei Wuji was really unexpected trouble . A demon who looked somewhat like a descendant of Suan Ni had inexplicably intruded into the territory being developed by Great Wei to escape the pursuit of Great Yu's army . Wei Wuji ordered his army to attack the unlucky demon, and as a result not only did the army suffer heavy casualties, but Wei Wuji and his courtiers were also seriously injured .
It would be better if he was also injured in a battle against some immortal from the Fiend League, but he was actually hurt by a demon who was fleeing in desperation . No wonder Wei Wuji's face looked especially unsightly .
For a moment the emperors and courtiers of the six states were speechless, and everyone was glancing at each other . There was a sick or unhealthy look on every face save Yan Dan . In addition to Zhao Sheng and Wei Wuji, Ying Zheng, Qu Ping, and Tian Wen, though uninjured, looked a little weak, especially Qu Ping, who had mastered the mystic arts of the Ghost God . His facial complexion had turned dark and his eyes sunk deep, which made him looked almost like a ghost himself . Clearly, it was a sign of overuse of energy .
Compared with Yan Dan's pretty fair face, rosy lips, and bright eyes, the emperors and courtiers of the other five states looked like refugees in exile .
In his mind, Yan Dan knew he was lucky . He had taken over An Le County and An Yi County directly from Wu Qi as the foundations of Great Yan and began to develop his power from there, while the emperors of the other five states had to start from scratch and establish new foundations on Pangu Continent by themselves . Judging from the faces of these emperors and their courtiers today, it was obvious that Pangu Continent was not a good place to mess around . Perhaps, Ying Zheng and others should count themselves lucky that they were not wiped out completely by Great Yu's army as itinerant cultivators .
He cleared his throat and did not know what to say . Instead, he took the emperors and courtiers of the five states to a newly built underground hall beneath the City Lord Mansion . Inside the magnificently decorated hall, Wu Qi stood with his hands clasped behind his back at the side of a large dragon pillar, admiring the exquisite dragon scale patterns carved on the gilded pillar .
As soon as the emperors and their courtiers entered the hall, Xiang Yu's face suddenly turned pale at the sigh of Wu Qi . Almost unconsciously, he grasped the hilt of his sword with the veins on the back of his hand bulged, and took some effort to restrain his impulse to draw the sword and hack Wu Qi in half . Everyone turned to look at Xiang Yu; the eyes of nine out of ten people were full of malice, while some had their facial muscles twitching, looking almost wanted to burst into laughter .
Xiang Yu's hand slowly let go of the hilt as the crowd watched . He nodded to Wu Qi and said, "Long time no see, Prince of Tianyun . You seem very different from the last time we saw each other . "
Wu Qi turned to look at Xiang Yu, nodding and smiling softly . "Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, you're very different, too . If you draw your sword and kill me in front of so many people, it will only make me despise you . Good, very good . . . you seem very different from the last time I saw you . "
After a moment's silence, Xiang Yu said with a cold grin, "Last time when we parted, I've said that if you dare to show up in front of me again . . . "
Wu Qi waved and said coolly, "Cut the crap . You can't kill me right now . If you're going to put me on the spot for a woman, I don't mind killing you and all your men . "
Upon hearing that, Qu Ping, who had stood silent for a long time, cleared his throat and said, "Prince of Tianyun, you're going too far by saying that . In any case, Xiang Yu is a subject of Great Chu . With the six states as allies to each other now, don't you think that your remark would cast a chill over us, the emperor and courtiers of Great Chu?"
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