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Chapter 2209 The Same Choice
The Prince Liang’s Mansion has a top-level flying magic weapon called the Cloud Sedan.

Zhang Xuezhou followed King Liang many years ago. He told King Liang stories while lying on the cloud sedan chair and also saw King Liang off.

After so many years, Zhang Xuezhou never expected that he had fallen to the point of carrying a sedan chair.

Zhenyuan God was flying in front, carrying a cloud sedan in both hands, while Zhang Xuezhou was carrying the sedan from the back. Lying on the cloud sedan was the Empress Dowager, who was wearing a golden jade robe.

Knowing that he would reveal his strength in front of the Empress Dowager, Zhang Xuezhou did not hide it. He found an excuse to eat to replenish his body. He first cured Yi Shuo's illness, ate a lot of food, and then he and Zhenyuan Shenjun lifted the cloud sedan chair and flew westward.

From night to dawn, and then to the rising sun, more than a thousand miles have been traveled.

"Dongfang Shuo, how do you feel? Do you want to adjust it?"

The God of Zhenyuan in front shouted and slowed down the speed of controlling the wind and waves.

If Zhang Xuezhou agreed, he would lower the wind and descend.

"Run another two thousand miles!"

A voice came from behind, and the body of Zhenyuan Shenjun, which was about to fall, was abruptly stopped and began to accelerate again.

"You can carry someone and fly so far, and you can even talk to him so easily?"

Zhenyuan Shenjun flies freely and elegantly, and this ability makes the Empress Dowager very envious.

But the Empress Dowager's attention was always on Zhang Xuezhou, who was carrying the sedan chair in the back.

She believed that Zhang Xuezhou's supernatural power allowed him to fly a limited distance, perhaps two hundred or three hundred miles was the limit, and then he might have to use his precious flying treasure.

But Zhang Xuezhou flew silently the whole way, causing the Empress Dowager to guess wrong again and again.

When Zhang Xuezhou mentioned flying another two thousand miles in a slow and steady tone, the Empress Dowager realized how far her guess was from the truth.

"This cloud sedan has the power to float, so it's not difficult to carry people," Zhang Xuezhou said, "I've ridden in this sedan before, so I know how to carry it with less effort!"

"This cloud sedan is unique to the royal family and few outsiders have it. Whose cloud sedan did you ride in before?" asked the Empress Dowager.

"Your Highness Prince Liang," Zhang Xuezhou responded briefly, "Prince Liang Liu Wu, your son, has a better sedan chair than this one!"

"Wu'er?"

Parents will give the best things to their children. As their favorite son, the cloud sedan owned by Prince Liu Wu of Liang was indeed better than the one owned by the Empress Dowager.

Zhang Xuezhou's words about the magic weapon made the information accurate.

"How could Wu'er be willing to let you sit on such a treasure?" The Empress Dowager asked in confusion.

"Because he was about to die, he pulled me in the sedan chair and told him stories!"

Zhang Xuezhou looked up at the Empress Dowager.

Where there is a son, there must be a mother. At that time, King Liang Liu Wu regarded his life as worthless. He controlled Zhang Xuezhou like a plaything throughout the whole process and buried him directly in a large tomb.

The Empress Dowager's temperament before her death was also difficult to fathom. Zhang Xuezhou was extremely thoughtful, and his powerful mental strength also allowed him to sense the murderous intent that the Empress Dowager had raised and then put aside several times.

The Empress Dowager is not Prince of Liang Liu Wu, and she possesses greater strength, but Zhang Xuezhou is far from who he was back then. In fact, he is no longer on the road, but has entered the home court. He is not afraid of the Empress Dowager who is alone.

"He wanted to bury me in a big tomb back then. Did the Empress Dowager have the same idea?" Zhang Xuezhou asked directly.

"Why does he want to bury you in the big tomb?" asked the Empress Dowager in a low voice.

"A person of his high position doesn't need a reason to crush a small monk to death. He can bury me there if he wants!"

Zhang Xuezhou looked at the Grand Empress Dowager, and heard her mumbling "Wu'er".

Zhang Xuezhou and Prince Liang obviously didn't get along very well. The brief exchange of a few sentences made the Empress Dowager heartbroken as she recalled the past, and the deathly aura on her body inexplicably became heavier.

"Since you escaped from the tomb, you should know the cause of King Liang's death, otherwise he would never let you leave there." The Queen Mother said: "I am already a decaying old body, I hope you can satisfy an old man's desire to explore the cause of his son's death. My son should not have died at that time!"

The Empress Dowager sitting in Anle Palace can order Zhang Xuezhou, but the Empress Dowager who steps out of Anle Palace and far away from Chang'an City is only a monk.

When the strength that the cultivators valued most was eliminated, the Empress Dowager was already a rotten tree.

She did not order Zhang Xuezhou at this time, but used a pleading tone. Even though this tone seemed a bit stiff, it was probably the most euphemistic way for those in high positions to express themselves. "You may not want to hear these things," Zhang Xuezhou said after a few seconds of silence.

"It should be Liu Qi who killed Liu Wu," the Empress Dowager whispered, "Liu Qi was ill in Weiyang Palace at the time, so it was difficult for him to go to Suiyang. The only way left was a fight of life and death, but Liu Qi's skills were not good enough to start the fight. That was when Liu Wu used the Feng Shui location to cast a spell, but Liu Wu lost to Liu Qi again."

"Ok!"

"Liu Wu would not have dared to kill his brother unless he had an 80% chance of doing so. He would have launched a killing move when he started the plan, and would not have given Liu Qi a chance to struggle. Someone must have intervened in the fight to buffer the situation!"

"..."

"Huainan King Liu An is famous throughout the world and has the bearing of an emperor. Liu Qi must have tolerated him to borrow strength from him, but Liu Qi is too weak. Even with Liu An, who is inferior to Liu Wu, he cannot kill Liu Wu!"

The Empress Dowager's deduction almost reproduced the battle situation of that year, but she could not see the breaking point.

She couldn't see why Liu Wu lost, or why Liu An could survive the battle of martial arts.

This was the point where she couldn't think clearly, and finally she had to ask Zhang Xuezhou again.

"His Majesty Emperor Jing led the recitation of the Grave Scripture and sacrificed the Scarlet Sky Sword!"

It was not until Zhang Xuezhou pointed out the key point that the Empress Dowager realized what had affected this life-and-death situation.

She hated Liu Qi for not giving Liu Wu any chance to inherit the dynasty with his meticulous plan. When Zhang Xuezhou mentioned the choice of the Chixiao Sword, the Empress Dowager felt lost.

No matter how much she values ​​her youngest son, or how outstanding Prince Liang is, it cannot outweigh the choice of the ancestor Chi Xiao Sword.

Just as the Scarlet Sky Sword chose Liu Che, the Empress Dowager no longer had any distracting thoughts. The Scarlet Sky Sword's killing of Liu Wu also freed the Empress Dowager from the injustice and resentment that had been weighing on her mind.

"Huainan King Liu An has participated in the Yun Battle and has seen Liu Qi use the Scarlet Heaven Sword. He must have murderous intentions towards Liu Che who also controls the Scarlet Heaven Sword, and he will definitely stand on the opposite side!"

The Empress Dowager invited Zhenyuan Shenjun to protect the new emperor, but she had never considered the competition in terms of luck.

This is a battle that Zhenyuan Shenjun is difficult to get involved in, and it also concerns the life and death of the new emperor.

She considered countless possibilities, but she had never considered the inevitable confrontation.

Those who are good at magic are protected by the good fortune of the Han Dynasty. As long as the Han Dynasty is not destroyed, the good fortune will not fade. It will have a greater impact on those who have not practiced magic. Even if she asks Zhenyuan Shenjun to kill Liu An, there is a 99% chance of failure.

Unless Liu An was reckless and ran into the hands of Zhenyuan God, or left the territory of the Han Dynasty and lost the protection of luck, Liu An might be killed by Zhenyuan God.

As for the Empress Dowager herself, not only is she extremely corrupt, her martial arts skills are probably not as good as the King of Huainan who controls the entire area. She cannot kill the opponent by either her hard power or her martial arts skills.

"How did you see Liu Qi using the Scarlet Sky Sword to kill Liu Wu?"

The Empress Dowager only felt that there were many difficulties involved and that she could not effectively target the King of Huainan.

She thought about the trouble that the King of Huainan might bring, and also about the slight loophole in her plan. She felt that all her calculations were useless and in the end, it was all in vain.

Feeling unwilling, the Empress Dowager suddenly remembered something.

That is because Zhang Xuezhou, who accompanied King Liang into the tomb, knew the events in too much detail and saw things that would have been impossible to see under normal circumstances.

If Zhang Xuezhou had witnessed this kind of competition, given King Huainan's character, he would definitely not have spared Zhang Xuezhou's life until now.

Thinking back on the situation, the Empress Dowager only felt that there was a fourth party in this competition of martial arts, a fourth party that Liu An and others had not even noticed.

To achieve this, Zhang Xuezhou needs to have practiced the art of transportation, even to a certain level, and be on good terms with Emperor Jing, who controls the entire situation, so that he can leave the scene properly without attracting the attention of Liu An, King of Huainan.

"Dongfang Shuo actually relied on his luck to change his fate. He was neither an emperor nor a prince, and he had never gathered the faith of the people. How could he change the fate of a person in the realm of supernatural powers? Could it be that Liu Qi's luck before his death did not protect Che'er, but gave it to him?"

After coming back to her senses belatedly, the Empress Dowager understood why Zhang Xuezhou was able to enter the realm of supernatural powers, and why he was able to associate with top masters like Zhenyuan Shenjun.

In a short time, she found helpers for the new emperor to resist the attack by Liu An, King of Huainan.

What Zhenyuan Shenjun cannot do, Zhang Xuezhou may indeed be able to do.

This was the person chosen by Emperor Jing, and the Empress Dowager also made another choice.

Even though Zhang Xuezhou's combat skills have many shortcomings, he is still better than the new emperor who completely lacks combat experience.

As long as the new emperor has enough time to try and make mistakes, and can get the help of the Scarlet Sky Sword to insert into the martial arts competition, this inevitable martial arts competition will be won.