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Chapter 71 Banquet
Mu Yunkuan, the Marquis of Yongchang, who had changed out of his court clothes and returned to his brocade robe, walked out from behind the gorgeous screen.

We sat down at the main table and the exquisite food and wine were quickly served on the table.

The lights were brightly lit in the dark palace, and tables were placed on the left and right sides of the palace. However, unlike usual times, there were people sitting behind these tables now.

They came from various places, the only remaining members of the Wu Xun lineage, some relatively powerful earls or viscounts.

The food was tempting and the wine was fragrant, but no one moved their chopsticks.

"Master Marquis, what do you say in court?" Finally, someone couldn't help but ask.

"What else can I say? The northern and southern factions are still arguing." Mu Yunkuan didn't have a good tone and started picking up the vegetables and started eating.

"Are they unwilling to sacrifice spiritual materials?" someone asked again.

"That's not true." Mu Yunkuan swallowed a mouthful of food and laughed: "It's about arguing about the share of spiritual materials. The northern aristocratic families say that their spiritual realms are all in the north, and there are not many spiritual materials brought to the south. The southern aristocratic families say that they will destroy them. The Lotus Sect has suffered heavy losses and does not have many spiritual materials... A group of guys with a lot of wealth are crying about poverty with their eyes wide open!"

"What about the royal family?"

"Royal?" Mu Yunkuan curled his lips: "The Dragon Palace will recruit a son-in-law in one month. The entire royal family is preparing for this matter. Judging from their intentions, they are not willing to provide any spiritual materials."

"Then...do we want to take a stand?"

"Who are we?" Mu Yunkuan laughed at himself: "The mysterious giant only said that he wanted to sacrifice spiritual materials, but he didn't say what he wanted or how much he wanted. We only have so little wealth, what kind of attitude do we have? Let's wait until they finish arguing."

"Then when will they end their quarrel?"

"Well... it should be soon." Mu Yunkuan took a few more sips of wine and analyzed: "Today the Shao family finally relaxed and invited a [Plum Blossom Anomaly] perfect clan elder to come to the court in front of everyone. I did a divination once..."

"What's the result?" Someone couldn't help asking.

"As a result, the clan leader fell to death on the spot, leaving only two words." Mu Yunkuan stretched out two fingers: "Di, Jia."

"Which two words are they?"

"Di, the Di who enlightens wisdom, Jia, Jialan, Jiaye, Jialuojia." Mu Yunkuan told him bluntly.

"Di...Jia..." Everyone in the audience began to chew on this name.

"This name seems to be in the style of Buddhism!" Someone shouted: "That silver giant, could it be the magical power of Buddhism?"

Someone else rushed to analyze: "This shouldn't be the case. The previous dynasty destroyed Buddhism several times, and our dynasty also destroyed it once 300 years ago. Most Buddhist temples fled to the Western Regions, and the only remaining Mahayana temple closed its spiritual realm all year round, unable to defend itself. Out of... even the [Fixless Vajra] of the Mahayana Temple is nothing more than a sect master. Even if he has perfected his cultivation, he is still far from the level of that silver giant."

"Could it be that Buddhism has given birth to a new Tiangang supernatural power?" Someone exclaimed: "This secret trial is a conspiracy of Buddhism!"

"Are you stupid? 36 Tiangang is ordered by Heaven! How could there be one more! This must be [Fa Tian Xiang Di] without a doubt!" Someone interrupted him sharply: "It's just that the Huangfu family wore gold armor, and that mysterious man wore it It’s just silver armor!”

"That suit... doesn't count as silver armor, right?" Someone who had seen it with his own eyes objected.

"Everyone be quiet!" Mu Yunkuan interrupted everyone: "In short, now that Tiangang has appeared and what the silver-armored giant said, this time may be an opportunity for our martial arts lineage! Let's work together to rebuild My martial arts glory!"

……

The base of the teleportation array, which is dozens of feet wide, is already filled with boxes of all sizes, stacked high like a hill.

Not far from the pedestal, there were many officials wearing official robes, who looked very imposing.With another wave of his hand, seven or eight large boxes were piled high by the royal soldiers on ladders!

Suddenly, the hill-like pile of boxes suddenly disappeared, and several soldiers who were originally standing on the ladder fell to the ground.

In the surprised gazes of everyone around, a small piece of golden, square sheet like a book page suddenly appeared and landed in the middle of the base.

A general in gorgeous armor next to him flashed and picked up the gold page.

……

The banquet in the underground palace was held again.

"The court's agreement has been finalized!" This time without serving food, Mu Yunkuan directly announced the result: "There are now a total of 200 places, and our Wu Xun lineage has received 10."

"What? Only ten?" Some people couldn't help but asked, "We contributed so many spiritual materials, and we only got ten?"

"Do you think this quota is easy to fight for?" Mu Yunkuan said angrily: "If you have the ability, go to court! Let's see if you can snatch ten quotas from those aristocratic families!"

"How many royal families are there?" someone asked again.

"The royal family produced the least spiritual materials this time, so there are only ten." Mu Yunkuan replied: "They were all handed over to the Supernatural Powers Department, and no one from the royal family was used."

"Sure enough, recruiting a son-in-law is the most important thing for Dragon Palace." Someone said with emotion: "I don't know if I can recruit him this time."

"Okay, let's discuss the candidates." Mu Yunkuan brought the topic back on track: "The golden page said that the secret trial is very dangerous and involves life and death, but it is also full of rewards and has various treasures. Only Only the most powerful and capable magical warriors can pass.”

Before anyone could speak, he then stated his interests in an unquestionable tone: "I don't want more than ten places, just two. For the other eight, you can recommend candidates!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately spoke: "Except for the Marquis, I have produced the most spiritual materials this time! Isn't it too much to take one?"

"My Cheng family also has one!" Someone volunteered: "Everyone knows my family's magical powers. The price is high, and when it comes to fighting, they are definitely not weaker than others!"

"Is your Cheng family's [Blood Rage] worthy?" Someone objected: "With the ten quotas, it's impossible for all of them to be pure combat types, and there must also be auxiliary control types, right? My family's [Maze] is a Wait for the magical power of trapped people!"

……

While everyone was scrambling, Mu Yunkuan had quietly returned behind the screen and quietly left the palace.

In the side hall, he looked at his two most trusted subordinates: "Chang Qing, Hei San, you already know the matter. The secret trial is a life-and-death threat. I won't force you. You can figure it out for yourself."

"I am willing to die for my master!" Hei San was as decisive as ever.

"I..." Xu Changqing hesitated slightly.

"I already know what you said before." Mu Yunkuan said calmly: "But you also know that that is not a long-term solution. If you want to become stronger, there are other ways."

"I am also willing to die for my master!" Xu Changqing no longer hesitated: "Please give me a chance, Lord Marquis!"

"Very good." Mu Yunkuan nodded happily: "Then, which of the other eight do you think is better?"

(End of this chapter)