An Zeng looked at the broken black spear in his hand, recalling the strange scene from earlier.

Ding Shengxia disappeared just like that, pulled into an unknown place by a hand that came out of a book.

It felt more like an entrance to another place than a simple s.p.a.ce container.

And the owner of that hand was in another world.

By the time An Zaihai returned to Fang Shoucheng, the main street of the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect had been completely sealed off by the soldiers.

An Zhe knew that killing Ding Taichun would definitely lead to a huge change in situation, but he didn"t expect the Military Department to make such a huge move.

At least 600 soldiers had blocked off the street, and no pa.s.sersby were allowed to pa.s.s through.

Within a radius of a few miles, light cavalry horses were patrolling everywhere.

Of course, the most terrifying cavalry of the Great Yan was the Metallic Fire, but their strength was limited.

It was the windlike light rider that really killed the enemy on the battlefield and dealt the most blows to the enemy.

The light cavalry garrisoned in the imperial city rotated once every two years. Now, this light cavalry unit had been replaced from the eastern battlefield less than a year ago.

The killing intent of these Light Cavalry Soldiers was still present. Even the sharp and cold glint in their eyes made people feel uncomfortable.

The term "killing intent" seemed very mysterious, as if it was just a way of describing it.

However, in reality, only those people who were filled with killing intent would understand that this sort of presence truly existed.

After the riders saw the conflict, they all moved aside. No one stopped him from returning, and no one asked any questions.

But there was a complex look in everyone"s eyes as they looked at Anjou. Most of all, however, there was admiration.

On the main street where the Celestial Sect resided, the soldiers standing guard on both sides of the street automatically parted upon seeing the conflict.

A commanding officer secretly gave An Zeng a thumbs up when An Zeng walked past him.

An Zhe smiled at him, but his heart was a little perturbed.

However, at the very least, nothing should have happened in the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect. The army had already sealed off the main street. Even if these soldiers weren"t cultivators, no cultivator would dare to attack their officials in broad daylight.

When they arrived outside the gates of the Celestial Sect, An Zhe saw General Ying Yang and Fang Daozhang.

These two men were the direct command officers of Fang Gu City"s garrison, and their presence in the Heavenly Awakening Sect was enough to show the importance that the military attached to the struggle for peace.

However, it was also clear to An Zaiyue that if nothing had happened, even if the military valued him highly, they wouldn"t have been able to mobilize their armies on such a large scale.

Seeing An Xuan returning, the straightforward w.a.n.g Kai Tai walked over with big strides. From the smile on his face, An Xuan could tell that this matter seemed to have a turn for the better.

""You"re back?""

""Did the traitor Ding Shengxia get executed?""

w.a.n.g Kaitai asked this question, causing An Zhe to be puzzled.

""Huh?""

""Ah!"" An Zaiyue exclaimed in confusion, waiting for w.a.n.g Kailai to explain.

However, w.a.n.g KaiTai walked over with big strides and slapped An Zhan on the shoulder. ""My goodness, you didn"t even tell the military when you did such a big thing in secret.""

Fortunately, Master Shang"s reaction was admirable, and the soldiers and horses of the military were mobilized quickly enough. Otherwise, you wouldn"t have been able to survive today alone.

""However, your courage is truly admirable. How could an ordinary person have the courage to fight against a great character who has just ascended to the position of Minister of Rites?""

The more he listened, the more confused he became. He thought to himself that there must be some sort of misunderstanding.

Qu Liuxi ran over and smiled apologetically at w.a.n.g Kaitai. ""General, we can talk later. Let me check on his injuries first. You also know that he"s not recovered from his injuries.""

w.a.n.g Kai-tai nodded quickly. ""Okay, okay. I forgot about the fight when I was so happy.""

Qu Liuxi pulled An Ying aside and said in a low voice, ""Something seems to have happened, and it is especially beneficial to us.""

When General w.a.n.g came earlier, he said that the people of the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect had sent a message to the Ministry of War. It contained evidence that the Minister of Rites had been guilty of taking bribes and secretly interacting with Youguo over the years.

""Master Shang Shu of the Military Department rushed to the Heavenly Temple as soon as he obtained this item. At the same time, he sent troops and horses to protect us.""

""Your men?""

Qu Liuxi asked.

An Zhan shook his head. ""How could I possibly have any proof that the enemy is in error?""

Qu Liuxi replied, ""That"s strange. I don"t know who was the one who impersonated our Heavenly Stele Sect and directly stopped Lord Shang Shu halfway, handing over the evidence to him.""

After that, Master Shang Shu directly went to the Empyrean Terminus Palace to meet the King of Yan. The King of Yan immediately gave the order to take Ding Huan"s entire family into custody.

Ding Yi was killed on his way to the brocade palace. It was said that the spies of You Country feared exposing themselves, so they eliminated him. ""

The more An Zaiyan heard, the stranger it became. He organized Qu Liuxi"s words and said, ""You"re saying … someone went to intercept Chen Zaiyan, who was about to enter the palace, and gave him proof that Ding Zaiyan was in cahoots with the enemy.""

Then, the military took the opportunity to send troops to protect the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect, and they even captured Ding Xian"s family.

""And Ding Yi died halfway through, we don"t even know who killed him?""

Qu Liuxi nodded. From the confused look in An Zeng"s eyes, it seemed like this matter had nothing to do with An Zaiyue.

""After Lord Chen entered the palace, he told King Yan that it was you who discovered the evidence that Ding Huan betrayed the nation. Ding Huan sent two of his sons to kill you in an attempt to silence him, in order to protect himself.""

An Zhan frowned. ""Who is it that is helping us from behind the scenes?""

It couldn"t have been the Infantry Division. If they had any proof that they were in cahoots with the enemy, they would have brought it out long ago.

It did not make sense to wait until the Duke of Yan had risen to his position under the pressure of the empress dowager.

Of course, it couldn"t have been King Yan"s arrangement. If it had been him, he wouldn"t have waited until now to make his move. ""

Qu Liuxi said, ""I saw General w.a.n.g talking to you, so I didn"t want you to leak it out. That"s why I ran over.""

""How"s your injury?""

An Zhan shook his head. ""It"s nothing. It"s just a Ding Shengxia, so it"s not enough to do anything to me.""

w.a.n.g Kaitai and Fang Daozhang, if you let Madman Qu deal with it first, say that my injuries are serious and you have to treat me.

Fatty and General w.a.n.g were more familiar with each other, so it was easier for them to talk.

I"ve got to see Old Huo first. There"s something I need to show him. ""

Qu Liuxi quickly ran over to make the arrangements, taking the opportunity to return to her room.

Not long later, Qu Liuxi and Old Huo came together.

As soon as Old Huo entered, An Zou handed the broken black gun to him. ""I s.n.a.t.c.hed it from him when I fought with Ding Shengxia. It was broken by the bronze bell.""

I feel that this thing has an aura similar to a bronze bell. It seems to be a magic artifact?

""Furthermore, the bronze bell seems to naturally have a sense of hatred towards this thing. It would pounce on it the moment they met.""

Old Huo closed the door behind him and took a look at the black rifle. ""That"s right, this is a magic equipment.""

An Xuan asked, ""Old Huo, how much do you know about demons?""

Old Huo shook his head, ""I just have a little knowledge. It was found when someone came to ask us to fix a magical equipment back in the Da Xi.""

At that time, he didn"t know anything about magic equipment, but he felt that it was very strange.

It was only later that he was able to confirm that it was a magic device after looking through the ancient books.

There was no clear record of when the magic equipment appeared in the ancient records. However, it was said that in the ancient times, there were people who went berserk due to hatred and fell into the demonic path.

After obtaining a cultivation technique in h.e.l.l, he created a demon race.

In truth, the so-called demons were only people who cultivated different cultivation methods.

""It"s just that these people have become very strange, acting in a completely different way.""

As Old Huo spoke, he carefully looked at the black spear in his hand. ""Although I don"t understand, but it seems that the grade of this object is inferior to the bronze bell. It"s common sense that it was destroyed by the bronze bell.""

Actually, according to the development of the magic tools, the magic equipment should be around the same.

Even if the magical equipment pa.s.sed down from the ancient days were ordinary items, white or red, their might could not be underestimated after today.

The simplest way to distinguish them is to look at the material. Generally speaking, most of the magical equipment from the ancient times were Bronze grade equipment.

An Yue nodded, ""That is why the bronze bell is a magical artifact from the ancient times.

And this black spear was created later on, so it"s not even comparable to a bell in terms of its grade and power. ""

Old Huo said, ""I was thinking, according to the ancient records, during the Demon race"s war with the cultivators, they attempted to exterminate the cultivators.""

However, after the human cultivators united and defeated the demons, the demons vanished without a trace.

There hasn"t been any news about the demons for thousands of years, so I suspected that it was just a myth.

It wasn"t until I saw the magic equipment that I confirmed that the demons really did exist. ""

""But there are only demonic artifacts but no cultivators of the demonic arts. Hence, I feel that those who cultivated the demonic arts back then might already be dead.""

""Now it seems that this black spear hasn"t existed for more than a hundred years … that is to say, the person who cultivated the demonic arts has always existed.""

An Zaixian nodded, ""Keep this for now. Maybe I"ll find something. I still need to go out and deal with the soldiers. Perhaps the Heavenly Temple will send some people over later.""

Just as he was speaking, Skinny Du ran over from afar and shouted from the doorway, ""An Zeng, come out. The King of Swallow has sent someone over.""

An Zeng tidied himself up and changed into a new set of clothes before going out.

At the door, the person who came to greet him was none other than An Chengli, the official eunuch of the East Wenhui Pavilion.

When An Chengli saw An Zaiyue, he walked over with a smile, cupped his fist, and said, ""Congratulations, my lord, for your meritorious service.""

Generally speaking, his friends called him by his first name.

Those who weren"t familiar with the sect master called An Zhan ""Sect Head An"".

Only the people in the imperial court would call him a n.o.ble.

The t.i.tle of the t.i.tle of the Anshendi is a third-cla.s.s letter uncle, no food and drink, no hereditary or no succession.

An Zaiyue replied, ""How is that a great achievement? It"s just a coincidence.""

An Chengli smiled and said, ""Others might want to make such a huge contribution, but your words are actually quite light.""

""The King asked me to come over and see if your injuries are heavy. If there"s no harm in it, then come with me to Heavenly Temple.""

""Alright, I"ll leave it to you.""

An Zongming gave a few instructions, then left with An Chengli.

In the carriage escorted by the Imperial Guards, An Chengli smiled and said, ""Your Lordship has made another great contribution. Your lordship is already considering how to reward you.""

The last time, the king intended to make you a marquis, but he was stopped by a group of courtiers.

""I"m afraid there won"t be many people who will dare to stop the King from bestowing a reward this time around.""

An Zaiyue spoke seriously, ""To serve the country, I don"t dare to ask for a reward.""

An Chengli burst into laughter, ""You sure are joking. There"s no one else here, so there"s no need for you to act so serious.""

Speaking of which, the King has gathered many young talents in the past two years.

As a friend, I have to remind you that the more the King cares, the more you can"t make a mistake.

""I must say that what you did today was a bit rash … If you discover that someone has an enemy, especially someone related to the Embroidered Uniform Palace, it would be better to inform them in advance.""

""I"ll definitely do it next time.""

He thought to himself, I don"t even know what"s going on this time, tell you what?

An Chengli stretched his body and said, ""My lord, you are only 15 years old … The future is limitless, the future is limitless.""