Chapter 98: Chapter 98: The unknown secret

Chapter 98: Chapter 98: The unknown secretEmperor Yuan Jing was the first to be hit. He fell to the ground in the powerful fluctuation of the qi. The high platform shook violently, and the tablets of the ancestors on the table fell down one after another.

The offerings and utensils were scattered all over the ground, and some of the flying tiles hit Emperor Yuan Jing.

The scene was in chaos in an instant. The patrolling imperial guards quickly gathered their camps and rushed to Sangpo.

The night watchmen on guard at the lakeside ran to the sacrificial team to protect the royal family and the civil and military officials.

"There is an assassin, protect your majesty."

"Protect the queen, protect the princess..."

"Protect the prime minister..."

The figures flickered, the ten golden gongs of the night watchmen's office, the masters of the five guards of the imperial guards, and the masters of the royal family. In just a moment, at least dozens of high-quality warriors took off into the air, landed on the high platform and the winding corridor, and protected Emperor Yuan Jing closely.

The commotion lasted only a dozen breaths, because the sword energy that broke through the sky quickly dissipated, and the lake returned to calm.

There was no assassin. As the storm subsided, everything was stable, and there were no casualties or suspicious people.

Wei Yuan was the leader in charge of the security work of the sacrifice. He walked along the winding water corridor, strode onto the high platform, and bowed:

"I failed in my duty, I deserve to die."

At this time, Emperor Yuan Jing had regained his composure, but after experiencing this incident, his indifferent fairy spirit had completely disappeared from his eyebrows.

He was no longer a Taoist who had practiced Taoism for more than 20 years, but a majestic emperor who held power and was unfathomable.

Emperor Yuan Jing said in a deep voice: "Everyone leave the altar and do not approach."

Including Wei Yuan, all high-level warriors stood up and agreed.

Emperor Yuan Jing straightened his clothes, dusted off the dust on his robes, pushed open the temple door with a serious look, and went in.

Beside the willow tree, Xu Qi'an, who had roared, no longer heard the strange cry for help. As time passed, his spirit was stabilized. He still had post-traumatic pain in his head, but it was no longer as unbearable as before.

At this time, he had the energy to observe the situation around him.

The colleagues around him had already left, protecting the civil and military officials and the royal and clan members on the shore.

There was no one on the high platform, but the winding corridor was full of high-quality warriors, led by Wei Yuan.

Emperor Yuan Jing was nowhere to be found.

What surprised Xu Qi'an the most was that the roof beam of the temple where the sword was said to be enshrined was broken, and a big hole appeared. S~eaʀᴄh the nôvel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

There was a problem with the ancestor worship, and the secret of Sangpo reappeared in the world?

Xu Qi'an's mind flashed quickly, while holding his swollen and painful head, he gathered towards the main force.

Because of his identity as a night watchman, he was not stopped.

"What's wrong with you?" Song Tingfeng looked at his new colleague: "How is your health?"

Song Tingfeng did not connect the abnormality of Sangpo Lake with Xu Qiyan's previous abnormality.

It's like you wouldn't connect the roar of a weak chicken with a magnitude 10 earthquake. "I practiced too hard these days and suffered a backlash." Xu Qiyan found a reasonable explanation and continued: "Fortunately, I have recovered. By the way, what happened just now?"

"I don't know." Song Tingfeng shook his head, looking around, taking a defensive posture, and whispered:

"The Yongzhen Mountain and River Temple suddenly exploded, and a sword energy rushed out of the temple, causing the entire Sangpo to boil, like an earthquake. But looking at the current situation, it doesn't seem to be an assassin."

Xu Qiyan looked at the high platform again. Was the hole on the top of the temple pierced by the sword energy? The magic sword has this power, so the one who asked me for help just now must not be a sword spirit or something like that.

He lowered his eyes for a moment, restrained all his emotions, settled all his thoughts, and then hurried to the princess's side, clasped his fists and said:

"Is the princess okay?"

The scene had returned to order. Although there were people talking to each other, it was generally quiet, waiting for Emperor Yuan Jing to come out.

Xu Qi'an's voice attracted the attention of people around him, including his colleagues, the imperial guards, the eunuchs, the princess, and the royal relatives around her.

The princess's eyebrows and eyes were gorgeous, but her expression was as cold as frost and snow. She tilted her head, and the figure of Xu Qi'an was reflected in her autumn-water eyes. Her voice was as cold as the collision of jade:

"Nothing is wrong!"

Xu Qi'an was relieved: "I am relieved."

He stopped when he saw that it was going well. After showing his presence, he immediately retreated and was meticulously on guard around him.

"Huaiqing, this little Tongluo admires you very much." A soft voice sounded, it was the second princess behind the eldest princess.

Huaiqing is the title of the eldest princess, but she prefers to be called the eldest princess by

outsiders.

Emperor Yuan Jing once commented on this eldest daughter, her competitive spirit is not inferior to men, and her domineering is not inferior to me.

The second princess is extremely beautiful, with a round face adorned with a pair of bright peach blossom eyes, bright red lips, and amorous charm in every frown and smile.

They are two beauties completely opposite to the eldest princess. The relationship between the two sisters has always been bad.

The eldest princess said lightly: "It's not admiration, it's just gratitude."

Xu Qian'an's preparation in the Sitianjian and his attitude just now successfully established the image of "gratefulness" in the heart of the eldest princess.

The second princess covered her mouth and chuckled, "Sister Huaiqing's charm is known to everyone in the capital. The students of Yunlu Academy are crazy about you. Even scholars are like this, let alone night watchmen."

The other princes and princesses were interested in watching the fun, and did not comment

on the second princess's words.

"Lin'an!"

The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace frowned and scolded, "Silence."

Lin'an is the title of the second princess. Facing her brother's scolding, she pouted, stood with her head down, and put on a dignified and elegant demeanor.

All the royal family members knew that the eldest princess and the second princess were not

on good terms.

The eldest princess was born to the queen, and the second princess was born to Concubine Chen, so there was still a difference in status. But the concubine was more favored than the

queen.

When she was young, the second princess liked to provoke the eldest princess and find fault everywhere.

It was a common conspiracy in the royal family. However, the eldest princess was overbearing and eccentric. She asked the servants to capture the second princess. The servants did not dare to do so, so she did it herself, carrying a roll of bamboo slips and chasing the second princess

to beat her.

She beat her from the south to the north, and from the north to the south.

The maids and guards in the palace did not dare to stop her, and finally disturbed Emperor Yuan Jing, who was cultivating immortals.

Concubine Chen brought her bruised daughter to accuse the eldest princess. Emperor Yuan Jing planned to punish the eldest princess severely and called her to the imperial study. The eldest princess was well prepared. She brought more than a dozen books such as "Book of Rites", "Tongdian", and "Palace Law" to the imperial study, and opened them one by one, quoting classic sentences and expressing her feelings.

In the end, she won the lawsuit. Emperor Yuan Jing was depressed and acquitted the eldest princess and went back to cultivate immortals.

After becoming an adult, the eldest princess became much more restrained.

....

Forever in the Mountain and River Temple.

A majestic man in a yellow robe and a crown stood with a sword in his hand. The temple door

was closed. Emperor Yuan Jing stood in front of the statue of the founding emperor, silently staring at the dusty bronze sword.

"So what if you are a first-rank official? You should have a long life, but you are still burdened by the luck of the world and have lived a few years longer than ordinary people?" Emperor Yuan Jing seemed to be talking to himself, and also seemed to be talking to this ancestor who lived six hundred years ago:

"I ascended the throne at the age of twenty, defeated all my enemies, and sat in that position.

No one could stand shoulder to shoulder with me, but in the end I found that the biggest enemy is time."

Emperor Yuan Jing slowly moved his eyes away, lowered his head and stared at the ground under his feet for a long time. Then, he began to check the furnishings in the temple, and even climbed up the altar, disrespectfully touching the statue of his ancestors and the brass sword. This process was meticulous and long, and in the end, Emperor Yuan Jing breathed a sigh of

relief.

His expression became relaxed, he knelt on the mat, bowed three times and kowtowed nine times to the founding emperor, and then left the Yongzhen Mountain and River Temple. Emperor Yuan Jing stood on the high platform, overlooking the civil and military officials and royal family members, and his voice was like a morning bell: "The ancestral worship ceremony continues."

He did not explain the reason for the abnormality just now.

The five guards of the imperial army and the night watchmen dispersed again, restored order

in an orderly manner, and patrolled the surroundings.

Rows of eunuchs walked quickly with their heads down, cleaning up the broken tiles on the high platform, sorting tribute vessels, and the tablets of the royal ancestors.

Xu Qian'an returned to his guard position again, muttering to himself, it's very strange, it

stands to reason that encountering such a thing during the ancestral worship is a sign of big chest...bah, a great omen, Emperor Yuan Jing should be furious.

But he seemed to be mentally prepared for this, and did not scold Duke Wei and the

commanders of the imperial guards....well, not necessarily mentally prepared, but knowing the real source of the change.

Then, this is something that cannot be discussed in public. Sangpo Lake is indeed hiding a secret that is unknown to the public.