Chapter 389 Yao Yue’s Plan! Jiang Che Joins the Game!

It can be said that Lu Jieyun's existence is to test the water for Jiang Che. Of course, it's not that no one has thought that Lu Jieyun might win. If so, it would be a surprise for the court.

There is no need to use Jiang Che's trump card to defeat the Northern Barbarian Prince.

The Celestial Empire is nothing more than this.

When Jiang Che and Lu Jieyun arrived at Yanglongtan together, countless people had gathered around them. Their arrival also attracted the attention of many people. After all, everyone knew that they were the protagonists.

"Hundreds of thousands of people set up the stage, Brother Lu, this time, you have to perform well." Jiang Che said with a smile.

Lu Jieyun was a little helpless:

"In fact, Brother Jiang, you know that Lu has always been a low-key person, but I have no choice but to do my duty. Well, today is the day for Lu to become famous."

As he said, he waved his embroidered robe, and a great demeanor emerged spontaneously.

"Jiang is looking forward to this."

While they were chatting, there was a commotion in the crowd. The two looked up and saw a huge imperial carriage slowly approaching Yanglongtan. The soldiers in front led the way, and the nine-headed beasts in the middle pulled the carriage.

The beast had two horns and looked like a dragon head, or more precisely, a dragon head and a cow body. It was covered with a layer of golden scales. It was a beast cultivated by the royal family and contained dragon blood.

It looked domineering, but in fact, the strength of this beast was very poor, and it would never be able to open its spiritual intelligence. It could only be used to pull a carriage.

The imperial carriage of Emperor Yuankang was magnificent and did not look like a carriage at all, but more like a palace. Sitting on the imperial carriage attracted countless people around to bow their heads and salute.

When the emperor traveled, everyone bowed their heads.

Sitting on the imperial carriage with Emperor Yuankang was Empress Xue Baiyi, who had been contradicted by Jiang Che before. At this moment, their eyes met.

Jiang Che could sense the hidden anger in Empress Xue's eyes, but he didn't care.

"What's wrong?"

Emperor Yuan Kang, who was on the imperial carriage, noticed something unusual about the empress and asked casually.

"Nothing, I was just a little distracted just now." Empress Xue replied in a low voice, even though Jiang Che had contradicted her, which greatly reduced the reputation of her and her son.

But at this moment, if she tried to please Jiang Che, it would only make the emperor dissatisfied.

"Yeah."

Emperor Yuan Kang responded lightly.

"Brother Jiang, what are you doing?" Lu Jieyun, who was standing by, also noticed that something was wrong with Jiang Che, and saw the light flashing in his eyes, and was immediately a little frightened.

Because the one on the imperial carriage was the emperor and the other was the queen, both of whom were the most noble people in the world, but Jiang Che's eyes showed a hint of disdain.

"Nothing."

Jiang Che shook his head slowly.

"Is it because of the Third Prince?" Lu Jieyun came back to his senses and thought of the recent uproar in the capital, combined with Jiang Che's eyes just now.

It was hard not to let him think of this matter.

"They wanted me to compromise, but I refused."

This simple sentence made Lu Jieyun feel a hint of pride in Jiang Che's heart. His eyes moved and whispered:

"After all, she is the queen. If you do too much, it will easily make His Majesty angry."

"Thank you, Brother Lu, for your advice."

The imperial carriage opened the way and walked to the vicinity of Jiang Che and others. He also saluted the emperor with the officials around him, without showing any abnormality.

But Queen Xue kept staring at Jiang Che with her peripheral vision.

The contradiction that day made her feel uneasy for the past two days. She was thinking about how to deal with Jiang Che and let him suffer. This was indeed a bit of an exaggeration.

But she really couldn't stand it.

A minister contradicted the queen.

But she had no way to deal with him, which would only make her more uncomfortable.

In order to prevent the emperor from finding something strange, Jiang Che did not stare at Empress Xue all the time. Even if he wanted to take revenge later, he had to find a time, not now, so his eyes also moved away.

Turned to other people.

This time, Emperor Yuankang could not have brought only Empress Xue with him. In fact, after the imperial carriage, there were also motorcades, all of which were Emperor Yuankang's concubines.

However, in his eyes, although those concubines were also good-looking, they were definitely not the most beautiful. In the entire harem, the most beautiful one was Xue Bai'er.

No wonder the emperor did not enter the harem for many years.

But soon, he figured out the reason.

As an emperor, he could find any woman, but Emperor Yuankang had to consider many things if he wanted to take her into the harem. Almost every concubine was related to the family power behind them.

A group of concubines surrounded Emperor Yuankang and walked up to the high platform, followed by several princes.

The third prince Ji Changsheng was in the line, and the two of them also looked at each other. Compared to Jiang Che's normal expression, Ji Changsheng's expression looked very gloomy when he saw Jiang Che.

"Marquis Guanjun, I have heard a lot about you."

Just when Ji Changsheng's face was gloomy, a gentle voice slowly sounded. Jiang Che turned his head and saw a young man with a straight figure, sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes slowly approaching.

Lu Jieyun's voice sounded in his ears, and he immediately understood.

"The eldest prince."

"Today is related to the face of the court. I will ask Marquis Guanjun and Lord Lu to do it. I hope you don't let these northern barbarians show off their power. If you two can win, I will definitely hold a banquet to celebrate for you two."

Ji Changqian had a solemn expression on his face, as if he cared about this matter very much.

"Lu will do his best, and I hope to live up to the trust of the eldest prince."

"Jiang is the same."

Looking at Jiang Che, Lu Jieyun and Ji Changqian chatting and laughing, Ji Changsheng's face became even uglier. He snorted and walked past them directly, but they didn't care about each other.

It seemed that the few people ignored Ji Changsheng, which made Ji Changsheng even more unhappy.

"Brother Jiang, Brother Lu, this is my eldest sister, Princess Yulong, who admires you two very much for the battle in Shenghai City." Ji Changqian didn't keep chatting with Jiang Che.

Instead, he introduced several princes and princesses around him to Jiang Che and Lu Jieyun one by one.

Just the first meeting made people feel like spring breeze, which shows that Ji Changqian's way of dealing with people is far better than Ji Changsheng, but it also made Jiang Che think of one thing in his heart.

Why didn't Ji Changqian, who was so smart, intervene in the feud between him and Ji Changsheng?

Jiang Che had previously asked Chen Qingfang about the sudden and heated news in the capital, and the other party told him that the reason why it caused such a big commotion was because of several princes except Ji Changqian.

All of them were pushing this matter, and this could not be hidden from the spies of the Black Court.

He did not think much at the time, but now, he could not help but have this thought.

"Marquis Guanjun, Lord Lu, Yulong has heard a lot about your reputation these days. Today, I see that you are indeed worthy of the reputation." Princess Yulong was wearing a light yellow palace dress, outlining the beautiful curves of her body.

She was extraordinary and could be called a national beauty.

"Princess, you are too kind."

After Emperor Yuankang arrived at Yanglongtan, he announced that this battle was about to come. Sure enough, soon the envoys of the Northern Barbarians entered the inner court.

Su Feng, Zagumu, and Limuzhen walked to the high platform together and looked at Jiang Che and Lu Jieyun. Zagumu seemed to know Jiang Che's identity and grinned at him.

There was a hint of pride in his eyes that was difficult to conceal.

Jiang Che could not help but think of Chu He, the Saint of the Qingtian Sect who had just appeared. At that time, the other party was even more arrogant than Zagumu, but unfortunately he was beaten half to death by him later.

He did not see the most embarrassing scene of the other party, which was somewhat regrettable.

But now, he felt that the opportunity might come again.

"Foreign minister Zagumu greets His Majesty the Emperor."

Glancing at Jiang Che, Zagumu bowed to the figure at the top.

"Stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Foreign minister Su Feng greets His Majesty the Emperor."

"Yes."

"Your Majesty, the foreign minister has used the secret method yesterday to contact the high priest of the Golden Saint King Court and inquired about the peace talks." Su Feng continued.

"Oh, what was the result?"

Emperor Yuan Kang was still very concerned about this matter.

"The high priest said that the Central Plains and the grasslands are interdependent. The peace talks are what both sides want. As for the conditions, I hope that the royal court and the Great Zhou can each make concessions."

"How do we make concessions?"

"The high priest said that this battle is a bet. As long as the Central Plains court can send a warrior of the same level to defeat Zagumu, the son of our Tian Khan, the transfer of the important town can be exempted.

Of course, Zagumu has practiced for many years and is far superior to the two Central Plains geniuses recommended by your majesty. Therefore, the high priest once said that they can be allowed to fight Zagumu in turn.

However, if they cannot win, I hope that your majesty can also make concessions and hand over an important town on the border to show sincerity."

Emperor Yuan Kang narrowed his eyes.

This is definitely good news for him.

In fact, he can compromise on other conditions for peace talks, but ceding important towns is absolutely impossible. The officials will not agree, and Ji Chengdao will not agree.

But if the Northern Barbarian Royal Court is willing to give in, then they can have a good talk.

As for the outcome of this battle, although he was worried, he was still very confident in Jiang Che, who was known as the world's number one genius. At worst, they would take turns to challenge him.

They could also draw, and then they could continue to negotiate the terms.

However, on the surface, he still remained calm:

"In that case, let's see the result."

"Okay."

Su Feng smiled faintly, as if he had great confidence in Zagumu.

The bet was not made public, and only a few people on the high platform knew about it. Lu Jieyun's face sank. Although he was not going to hold back this time, he did not want to take such a big responsibility.

But now that things have come to this, he cannot be afraid of fighting.

Zagumu took the lead and took a step forward. His figure moved to the center of Yanglongtan. A great pressure swept around him in all directions, and the surrounding heaven and earth vitality was faintly trembling.

In his eyes, there was a brilliant golden light, shining brightly.

He glanced around and said in a deep voice:

"Zhagumu, the son of the Golden Saint King Tingtian Khan, is here. Who dares to fight me!"

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

Sword sounds suddenly resounded through the void. From above the void, countless sword energy condensed. Lu Jieyun, dressed in a green robe, stepped on the sword and stood with his hands behind his back, looking directly at Zagumu:

"Please."

"Lu Jieyun, sixth on the martial arts list, I know you, but you are not my opponent. There is no need to waste time. Let Jiang Che come. I just want to see today.

What means does Jiang Che, who is boasted as the number one in a hundred years, have?"

Zhagumu was very arrogant and wanted to change people directly.

This was no less than an insult to Lu Jieyun, but his expression remained unchanged:

"Brother Jiang is the number one genius in the Central Plains. You are not qualified to challenge him. If you want to challenge Brother Jiang, you must defeat me first."

"Okay, since you are determined to lose, I will grant your wish!"

Around, countless eyes fell on the two figures in the void, with various colors in their eyes, expecting Lu Jieyun to defeat Zagumu.

Let the barbarians in the north know that barbarians are barbarians after all.

And in the void more than ten miles away from Yanglongtan, there were two figures sitting cross-legged in the void. One of them was wearing a black and gold python robe, with a jade belt across his waist, and his momentum was majestic.

It was Ji Chengdao, the god king of the Great Zhou.

The other one was wearing a light blue Taoist robe, with a gorgeous figure and a face that would bring disaster to the country and the people.

His identity was naturally the national teacher Yaoyue.

"I have no intention of watching the battle, why should the god king force it?" Looking at the chessboard in the void beside him, Yaoyue asked indifferently.

She had no interest in the challenge between the two divine warriors, but Ji Chengdao personally invited her, and even as a national teacher, she couldn't refuse, so she could only express her dissatisfaction in this way.

"Today, I invite the national teacher to come here to give him an opportunity."

Ji Chengdao smiled faintly and raised his hand to place a piece.

"Opportunity?"

Yaoyue narrowed her eyes, a little puzzled.

"The national teacher has guided your majesty to practice for twenty years. What is he seeking? In fact, I know it very well. However, this matter concerns the continuation of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and I will not allow it."

"I don't know what the God King means."

Yaoyue frowned slightly and answered expressionlessly.

"It doesn't matter whether you know it or not. I am not admonishing you, but not informing you." Ji Chengdao continued to place pieces with a normal expression. If it weren't for the words, I'm afraid everyone would think they were like old friends.

"The God King is so majestic."

"You can also understand it this way."

Ji Chengdao raised his head, and his eyes seemed to contain endless Taoist rhyme.

"God King, do you think that you can make me compromise with just one sentence?"

A trace of anger finally appeared in Yao Yue's indifferent eyes.

"Not to mention you, even if it's that old guy who mingles with the mortal world, I have a way to make him compromise."

"Hmph."

"I won't allow Ji Wenhao's matter, but I have found a better candidate for you. With him, you will have a better choice. In fact, you are waiting for it, right?

Otherwise, with your current state, you should have refined the dragon energy long ago."

"The person you chose for me is him?"

Yao Yue raised her hand and pointed, crossing the distance of the void and landing on Lu Jieyun.

Ji Chengdao shook his head:

"It's not him, it's Jiang Che."

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