Chen Yuan had no idea what Huangfu Qi was thinking at that moment, but he could guess some of it. With this favor, he estimated that he could win this man over to some extent.

Anyway, it was just a casual act and did not hinder him in any way.

After sending Huangfu Qi away, Chen Yuan pondered how to face the fourth strongest person in the world, the Northern Liang King, thinking about some rumors about him.

Some said that this person governed the army strictly and was extremely skilled.

Some said that this person had ambitions and was full of wild ideas.

Others said that this person was extremely domineering and intolerant of even a speck of dust in his eyes. In short, there were many rumors about the Northern Liang King in Liangzhou, but there was one consensus:

The Northern Liang King was the sky of Liangzhou!

He was in charge of all military affairs, held 300,000 elite soldiers in his hands, and dominated the north. Even the Emperor did not dare to oppress him, lest he be forced to rebel. At the same time, all the tax revenue of Liangzhou was in his hands, helping him to support the army.

Three hundred thousand troops, and still three hundred thousand elite troops, could definitely not be supported easily. In addition to the taxes from all parts of Liangzhou, the imperial court also allocated a large amount of gold, silver, and Yuan Crystals every year.

However, the military pay was all issued by the Northern Liang King's Mansion.

To be honest, this was similar to what Chen Yuan did in Tangshan, which made it difficult for him not to think that the Northern Liang King had the intention to rebel.

In the Sky Survey Division, Chen Yuan sat alone for half a day, deciding to first look at the Northern Liang King's attitude. But no matter what, he would leave the Liangzhou Sky Survey Division in the near future to help Senior Moro seize the sacred object of the Ancient Golden Court.

Helping others is helping yourself.

If Moro's injuries were fully recovered, the help he would bring to Chen Yuan would not be insignificant, allowing him to have greater reliance, even if something unexpected happened in the future.

He would also have the confidence to turn against the imperial court.

At noon, after Chen Yuan had a simple meal, he left Liangzhou City alone.

The Northern Liang King did not live in the Northern Liang King's Mansion. Most of the time, it was just a symbol. According to some of the information Chen Yuan knew, the Northern Liang King spent most of his time in the Northern Liang military camp outside the city.

This place was about dozens of miles away from Liangzhou City. It was originally a huge military stronghold, accommodating nearly half of the Northern Liang iron cavalry. As for the other half,

Either they were stationed near Youzhou, or they were in other passes.

The specific situation was unknown, after all, this was a top secret.

After about a quarter of an hour, Chen Yuan's figure appeared outside the Northern Liang military camp. It was almost approaching Shen Shi (3-5 PM), the time agreed upon with the Northern Liang King.

Looking at the endless military stronghold in front of him, even though none of it belonged to him, he still felt a surge of ambition.

Magnificent!

It did not look like a military stronghold camp at all, but rather like a majestic pass.

The rumbling sound of iron hooves kept coming from the majestic pass, like muffled thunder brewing above the nine heavens.

"Who goes there! State your name!"

While Chen Yuan was hovering in the air, observing the military stronghold, a military general with the cultivation of the Dan realm, wearing armor and holding a Xuanhua giant axe, asked in a loud voice.

Looking at the general in front of him, Chen Yuan stood with his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice:

"I am Chen Yuan, the Golden Envoy of the Liangzhou Sky Survey Division, here to pay respects to the Northern Liang King!"

"Chen Yuan?"

The military general looked Chen Yuan up and down, examining his official uniform, and nodded:

"Since you are the new Golden Envoy of the Sky Survey Division, do you have a waist token?"

"General, please take a look."

Chen Yuan waved his long sleeves, and the waist token between his sleeves turned into a stream of light and flew into the hands of the general. He looked it up and down, and after confirming that it was correct, he cupped his hands and said:

"I am Zhou Kai, the Deputy General of the Shan Zi Camp of the Northern Liang Army. I have been waiting for Golden Envoy Chen for a long time. Please."

After saying that, he returned the Golden Envoy waist token to Chen Yuan and ordered:

"Open the gate!"

With his order, streams of light condensed on the gate, and a rumbling sound rang out, opening the gate for Chen Yuan. Obviously, there was a city-protecting formation on this military stronghold.

Chen Yuan entered the Northern Liang military stronghold calmly. The general named Zhou Kai, who was standing on the寨 wall just now, had also come down to wait and said directly:

"Golden Envoy Chen, please follow me. The King is waiting in the stronghold at this moment."

"Thank you."

Chen Yuan cupped his hands.

Following Zhou Kai, Chen Yuan entered the military stronghold and saw a formation that was no less impressive than the heroic spirits of the Chen family army at the Sunken Blood Lake before. As far as the eye could see,

There was a surge of troops.

In the martial arts field, two thousand-man iron cavalry were conducting live combat exercises. The different kinds of warhorses roared, and the blood energy in the sky condensed into formations, clashing endlessly.

Elite, absolutely elite!

Much more elite than the private army he raised in Tangshan Prefecture.

Zhou Kai led the way in front, without saying a word. Chen Yuan did not disturb him, but his eyes kept flowing in this novel military stronghold.

Indeed, martial artists cultivating themselves is the right path.

However, military formations are also an extremely extraordinary method. Soldiers cultivate evil energy, cultivate Qi and blood, refine true essence, and combine ten thousand or even one hundred thousand people into one, which can also explode with terrifying power.

This method is much simpler than martial artists cultivating from weak to True Monarch.

It can also gradually cultivate martial artists.

Therefore, although Chen Yuan's own cultivation is extremely fast, and he may have the strength to sweep the world in the future, expanding his power is a must. Otherwise, who will be his claws?

It is impossible to do everything personally.

After about a moment, Chen Yuan finally followed Zhou Kai's footsteps to his destination. Entering before his eyes was a palace, very grand.

All of the guards on both sides were elite soldiers, each with at least Refined Blood cultivation, staring straight ahead without looking askance, the spears in their hands exuding cold light.

After reporting, Chen Yuan was allowed to enter the hall.

This time, there was no Zhou Kai to accompany him.

Chen Yuan's eyes were calm, but he was very vigilant in his heart. He even woke up Senior Moro in advance to help him, so that he gradually had a lot of confidence.

When Chen Yuan approached, two Coagulating Core captains pulled open the door, and a silent and powerful aura instantly surged into his heart.

Looking up, in the very center of the hall, a middle-aged man was staring at him.

The man was wearing a python robe, with a square face, a short beard on his chin, a subtle scar on his left face, and bright eyes, exuding an imposing aura of majesty.

It was Wei Jingfeng, the Northern Liang King, the fourth on the Supreme Ranking and a prestigious figure in the martial world.

In front of his desk was a white jade seal, engraved with various ancient and mysterious patterns. In an instant, Chen Yuan discerned what he saw.

Chen Yuan, with a focused and calm mind, slowly walked into the hall, walked up to Wei Jingfeng with a humble and respectful attitude, cupped his fists and bowed:

"Chen Yuan, the Golden Envoy of the Liangzhou Sky Survey Division, pays his respects to the King!"

Wei Jingfeng's plain gaze stared at Chen Yuan for a moment, slowly withdrew his aura, and said lightly:

"Que'er said you wanted to see me?"

"Yes."

"What for?"

"I have two things to see you about."

"Speak."

Wei Jingfeng's words were very short, but the less he said, the more Chen Yuan felt that this Northern Liang King, whom he was meeting for the first time, was unfathomable.

"The first thing is that Chen has taken office as the Golden Envoy of Liangzhou and wants to admire the King's demeanor."

The implied meaning of this sentence was that Chen Yuan came to pay his respects.

The Northern Liang King was in charge of the military and political affairs of Liangzhou and was nominally the highest-ranking official of the imperial court. Although the Sky Survey Division did not fall under his jurisdiction, according to custom, he still had to come.

"What about the second thing?"

Wei Jingfeng went straight to the point, seemingly disliking nonsense.

He did not make any statement about Chen Yuan's arrival, just like a normal meeting with a Liangzhou official.

Hearing Wei Jingfeng's words, Chen Yuan solemnly took out Grand Commandant Gu Tianqiong's waist token from his sleeve, and Wei Jingfeng's gaze changed for the first time.

With a thought, the waist token in Chen Yuan's hand flew into his hand.

Looking at the big "Gu" character on the waist token, Wei Jingfeng narrowed his eyes slightly and asked softly:

"What did Gu Tianqiong ask you to bring?"

"This time, Chen is in Liangzhou, in addition to stabilizing some internal affairs of the Sky Survey Division, the main thing is to take on a task, to track down the remnants of the previous dynasty."

Hearing the four words "remnants of the previous dynasty," Wei Jingfeng's eyes changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice:

"Are there any remnants of the previous dynasty in Liangzhou?"

"Grand Commandant said there were, and asked Chen to investigate carefully. If any traces are found, he can ask the King to suppress these remnants. Therefore, this is also to report to the King in advance."

"I know, you can send me a message if you find any traces."

After saying that, Wei Jingfeng returned Gu Tianqiong's waist token to Chen Yuan.

"Thank you, King."

Chen Yuan cupped his fists and put the waist token into his sleeve.

Wei Jingfeng tapped the table with his finger, carefully stared at Chen Yuan's appearance, and just as Chen Yuan was about to ask to leave, he spoke again:

"I heard you are close to Que'er?"

"Chen and Brother Wei are indeed very congenial, and I admire some of Brother Wei's methods." Chen Yuan said after careful consideration.

Wei Jingfeng nodded, his eyes flashed, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little quiet, Chen Yuan understood that it was time to leave. Although Wei Jingfeng's attitude towards him was neither warm nor cold, this seemed normal.

As a dignified alien king of Great Jin, a figure above ten thousand people, if he was unusually enthusiastic towards him, it would instead make him feel vigilant.

But in this way, it would be a little difficult to make friends and get some different kinds of warhorses. He would have to plan for the long term and see if he could find a breakthrough point with Wei Wuque in the future.

"Your Majesty is burdened with important matters and is very busy. Chen will not bother you any longer."

"Well, retreat first. If you really track down the remnants of the previous dynasty in the future, you can come to me, but you must remember one thing: do not expand the situation.

There are no remnants of the previous dynasty in the Northern Liang Army."

Wei Jingfeng set the tone for Chen Yuan.

The meaning was that he could investigate as much as he wanted, but he could not involve the Northern Liang Army, let alone disturb the normal training of the army. Everything else was fine.

"Chen understands, Your Majesty, rest assured."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly, then turned and left.

Wei Jingfeng looked at Chen Yuan's leaving figure, his eyes unusually deep.

Leaving the hall, Chen Yuan imperceptibly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, turned his eyes to the Deputy General Zhou Kai, who was guarding outside, and said: "General Zhou, everything is done, lead this envoy out of the stronghold."

"Golden Envoy Chen, follow me."

Zhou Kai nodded, not feeling any doubts. It was customary for the Golden Envoy of the Sky Survey Division to pay a visit to the Northern Liang King after taking office. The previous Feng Jiuying had already been here.

The King received everyone equally.

These generals in the Sky Survey Division naturally had no thoughts. They were not in the same system, and both sides were considered to be keeping to themselves.

The King had also repeatedly warned them not to have any connection with the Sky Survey Division, including the official government.

Violators would be severely punished!

This was also remembered by all the soldiers and generals of the Northern Liang Army. Therefore, even if the previous Huangfu Qi had a conflict with a general in the army, they did not say much.

With the Young Lord here, they did not need to do anything.

Things still went according to their wishes. The dignified Golden Envoy of the Sky Survey Division, a fourth-rank official, was forced to ask the imperial court for help, but in the end, he tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice used to lure it.

Counting Chen Yuan, two Golden Envoys had come in succession, squeezing Huangfu Qi into an unrecognizable state.

Zhou Kai escorted Chen Yuan all the way outside the military camp, said hello, and returned to the military stronghold with a normal expression, while Chen Yuan paused for a moment and said softly:

"Senior, what do you think of this Northern Liang King?"

"Only half a step away from the sixth realm, his strength is not weak."

Moro's ethereal voice slowly resounded in Chen Yuan's ears.

"So strong?"

Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised.

He knew that the existence of the fourth on the Supreme Ranking was very strong, definitely a figure at the level of a Peerless True Monarch, but he did not expect that Wei Jingfeng was only half a step away from the sixth realm.

If he crossed this half step, wouldn't that mean that Wei Jingfeng would become an immortal?

In that case, would he still be willing to be a separatist king?

The situation is even more chaotic...

"The existences in the top ranks of the Supreme Ranking are almost all separated from the sixth realm by this half step, but it is extremely difficult to cross over. This poor monk spent sixty years to understand this half step.

The one from Wudang Mountain spent one hundred and twenty years. As for how long this Northern Liang King will spend, it is unknown."

Moro spoke.

Chen Yuan nodded, understanding the meaning in Moro's words. Although Wei Jingfeng was only half a step away from the sixth realm, this distance was a chasm.

It was the difference between immortals and mortals.

It was difficult to cross this half step.

"Let's go."

Chen Yuan said, preparing to leave.

But Moro suddenly sounded again:

"But the one next to the Northern Liang King is very close to the sixth realm. Wei Jingfeng is still half a step away, but he...is probably not even half a step away. He only needs an opportunity to become an immortal with a single thought."

"The one next to the Northern Liang King..." Hearing these words, Chen Yuan was shocked. He had not noticed anyone peeking at him at all.

"Who is it?"

Chen Yuan frowned, feeling that this Northern Liang King seemed a little strange.

"If what that Senior really said is true, has he already noticed your existence, Senior?" This was a very important question, related to Chen Yuan's life.

"As long as he has not become an immortal, he cannot possibly detect this poor monk."

Moro said in a deep voice.

Hearing these words, Chen Yuan was relieved and looked back deeply at the Northern Liang military stronghold behind him, then soared into the air, turned into a stream of light, and flew away.

......

......

Northern Liang Military Stronghold, inside the palace.

After Chen Yuan's figure gradually disappeared, Wei Jingfeng tapped the table with his finger and said in a deep voice:

"Chen Yuan...is that your son?!"

Although it was a question, his words were unusually certain.

On the seat to the left of Wei Jingfeng, where Chen Yuan had been facing just now, a wave rippled in the void, and a figure dressed in a black robe slowly materialized, looked at Wei Jingfeng, and asked lightly:

"How did you see it?"

"Too similar. His eyebrows are exactly the same as yours when you were young, full of heroism. Although his appearance is a little different, I knew it at a glance."

Wei Jingfeng frowned slightly, recalling the scene when he saw Chen Yuan's appearance before.

With just one glance, he noticed this. If Xiang Qianqiu still isolated the secrets of heaven, it would be fine, but he had already appeared before.

With his cultivation, as long as Xiang Qianqiu appeared, it would remind him of some past scenes.

"That's right, he is the direct descendant of my Xiang family, my bloodline!"

Xiang Qianqiu slowly pulled up the black robe on his head, revealing a young and handsome face. At first glance, he did not look like Chen Yuan at all, but if you looked closely,

You could see that his eyebrows were almost exactly the same as Chen Yuan's.

"Since he is your bloodline, why let him stay outside? This child's talent is rare in the world. If he is properly cultivated, he will definitely be a Yang God True Monarch in the future.

Won't your Xiang family's plan to restore the country be one step closer?"

Wei Jingfeng said lightly.

"A Yang God True Monarch is not enough to restore the country. As for him, I have my own considerations."

"What exactly do you want to do? A few days ago, my son said that a young man named Xiang Lingtian visited him. Is that also your son?" Wei Jingfeng's eyes were a little confused.

"I only have this one bloodline. That one is just a member of the Xiang family."

"You would rather cultivate a collateral descendant than cultivate this direct bloodline. It really surprises me." Wei Jingfeng was not ignorant of Chen Yuan.

In fact, with his methods, as long as he wanted to know, he could easily get all of Chen Yuan's past, knowing that he had been living in a small county in Qingzhou since he was a child.

It had nothing to do with the direct line of the previous dynasty.

If he had not met Chen Yuan just now, he would not have thought about it at all.

"How does Wei know that I have not cultivated him?" Xiang Qianqiu turned his calm gaze to Wei Jingfeng and said.

"It seems... His Highness the Crown Prince has a lot of plans."

"If there are no plans, how can I restore my Great Chu?"

Xiang Qianqiu answered this matter very directly.

Wei Jingfeng's eyes were calm and he said in a low voice:

"I don't care what plans you have, but if you dare to collude with the barbarians and imitate the Sima family's actions back then, then don't blame me for not remembering our old friendship."

Xiang Qianqiu smiled, seemingly contemptuous:

"The ancestral precepts of the Taizu have warned the descendants of the Xiang family for generations that no one shall collude with foreign races to wreak havoc in the Central Plains. How could I, Xiang Qianqiu, be the same as those bastards of the Sima family?"

"That's for the best. As long as you don't do anything that harms the Central Plains, even if you rise up to restore the country in the future, I will still guard the Northern Border as I did back then!"

"I thought you would come to the capital to serve the Emperor?" Xiang Qianqiu sneered, seemingly thinking of the past.

"Even if I entered the capital back then, I couldn't change the overall situation, and Liangzhou would also be lost because of it. In my heart, no matter whether the Xiang family rules the world or the Sima family rules the world, as long as the Northern Border is not lost, it's fine.

Behind me, there are hundreds of millions of people in the Central Plains. If I leave, the suffering of the Central Plains will be difficult to recover in a hundred years."

"I know your character, so I have never blamed you. In the future... you will still be the Northern Liang King of my Great Chu!" Xiang Qianqiu smiled lightly.

"It's too early to say that. Let's talk about it after you restore the country. Speaking of which, it's really ridiculous. Your son is a member of the previous dynasty's royal family, but now he is here to investigate you under orders.

Tell me, what kind of scene would it be if you father and son recognized each other?"

Wei Jingfeng grinned, seemingly seeing that unusually interesting scene.

Recalling Chen Yuan's consistent style, Xiang Qianqiu said indifferently:

"He...should kill me, right."