Chapter 295.

After this voice rang out, Zhou An was able to feel that a wave of pressure came over him.

In the courtyard in front of the Imperial Study, there were originally some flowers and plants raised that were proudly blooming against the sunlight, but when these two simple words came out, the flowers and plants that were in full bloom were also suppressed by the voice by a head.

Zhou An was the one standing at the front, and could feel it most directly.

The pressure at this moment was as suffocating as a mountain coming at him.

But he did not fear it, instead, he straightened his back and put his hands behind his back.

A moment later, the pressure completely disappeared as if it had never appeared.

And the entire courtyard was silent, even if a gust of wind blew by, it could be easily felt.

Only then did Zhou An push the door and enter the Imperial Study.

The Imperial Study Room of the Da Qi Kingdom was completely different from the other two countries, whether in terms of decoration or furnishings.

At this moment, the Feng Teng Emperor of the Da Qi Kingdom was sitting in front of the immense and incomparable desk, as motionless as a huge mountain.

When Zhou An walked in, Emperor Feng Teng projected his gaze over, scanning Zhou An up and down as if he wanted to look Zhou An through.

Zhou An narrowed his eyes, then arched his hand and said.

“Grand Chu Kingdom’s Huai Xi Jing Si Jing, Zhou An, meet Your Majesty.”

There were some etiquettes that should still be there, or else it would be rumored and instead say that he, Zhou An, had lost his etiquette in another country.

However, Zhou An did not perform any great rituals of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times, because there was an unspoken rule that was passed down in various countries.

–What is etiquette in one’s own country is etiquette in all other countries.

Kneeling was not practiced in the Great Chu Kingdom, so here, Zhou An merely arched his hand.

Emperor Feng Teng’s eyes were slightly raised, his gaze was as calm as if it was a rippling sea, and no wind or wave could cause him to have an emotional shift.

He faintly pointed to the location not far ahead and slowly said, “Sit down, there is tea on the table, pour and drink it yourself.”

Zhou An did not nag, much less feel constrained, and sat himself down on the seat, poured himself a cup of tea, and took a shallow sip.

Afterward, he put down the cup of tea and spoke straight to the topic, “I wonder what business Your Majesty has called me over to discuss?”

Since he had come over, he wouldn’t play any awkward games, talking directly to the topic was better than anything.

After Zhou An asked these words, the corner of Emperor Feng Teng’s mouth rose slightly, revealing a smile.

“The Great Chu Kingdom seems to be treating you well.”

Zhou An nodded, “It is indeed very good, not only His Majesty Emperor Xingwu, but also Eunuch Wei and the others, they have also treated me exceptionally well.”

There were some things that there was no need to hide, after all, Eunuch Wei’s attitude towards him had long been rumored in the Jianghu.

Some people said that his Zhou An’s background in the Great Chu Kingdom was already like a high mountain, this sentence was not wrong at all.

“I won’t talk nonsense with you, my side will give you a high rank and pay, and give you everything you want.”

Emperor Feng Teng tapped his fingers on the desktop as if he was thinking, about his next words.

After a slight pause, he slowly said, “As long as you want it, the Da Qi Kingdom can afford to give it, the Da Qi Kingdom will pour out all its resources to give you power, wealth, beauty, or anything else, all you need is just a word, and you are the existence of ten thousand people in the Da Qi Kingdom.”

“And for all of this, all you need to do is leave the Da Chu Kingdom and announce that you are joining my Da Qi Kingdom, you don’t have to consider the attitude of the Da Chu Kingdom, things like digging people up are common everywhere, how about that?”

Zhou An sniffed, and finally realized that the other party had called himself over, what exactly was going on.

After a moment of slight contemplation, he shook his head and said, “Your Majesty’s love, I appreciate it, but the Da Chu Kingdom treats me well, and it is bound to be impossible for me to leave the Da Chu Kingdom.”

He thought to himself, “I thought there was something else going on, but it turns out it was just to recruit himself.

This matter actually didn’t even need to be thought about.

It was a simple one, besides himself, Eunuch Wei was extremely important to him.

There was even Yu Hang and Ye Frost, who were also from the Great Chu Kingdom.

No matter what the situation was, it was impossible for one to leave the Great Chu Kingdom.

What’s more, not to mention, don’t look at Emperor Feng Teng’s solicitation of himself, but in fact, before this, what he had encountered in the Great Qi Kingdom, this Emperor Feng Teng couldn’t have the slightest bit of relation to it.

If it wasn’t for Emperor Feng Teng’s hints, how could the leader of the Verticality be able to send in his detachment, and even gather thousands of members of the Verticality, and even the Wild Taoist Sect and the Wild Buddhist Sect, all of which were able to deal with themselves without any problems or hindrances.

All of these things, to say that there was no hint from Emperor Feng Teng, it was simply impossible.

Zhou An was well aware of this, so his impression of this Feng Teng Emperor in front of him had almost taken a sharp turn for the worse.

And seeing the state of the people’s lives, it was even more impossible for Zhou An to be in this Great Qi State.

Emperor Feng Teng did not seem to be surprised by this answer from Zhou An, nodding his head, he said, “I knew that the chances of you agreeing to these things when they are said are very slim, alright then, you can go down first, I just want to say these few words to you.”

Zhou An frowned, thinking that it was just a simple solicitation, which was a little too strange.

However, the words had already been said to this point, the golden gossip in front of him was still a biggie, so Zhou An did not go any further.

“Then I will take my leave.” Zhou An arched his hand and without waiting for Emperor Feng Teng to reply, he turned around and left the Imperial Study.

When Zhou An left, within the Imperial Study, silence once again fell.

Emperor Feng Teng stood up and kept walking back and forth in this imperial study.

The aura on his body was like swaying black shadows, and also like a gusty wind that rolled and accumulated like the sea, causing people to feel a great deal of pressure.

After a long time, Emperor Feng Teng stopped, and the aura, which was like the overturning of a river, gradually calmed down.

Emperor Feng Teng sighed with a hint of regret, ”Indeed. No one else can be relied upon, or I have to personally take action, Zhou An, I gave you a chance, but you didn’t want it, in that case, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

In this imperial study, Emperor Feng Teng’s voice was like cold ice, causing goosebumps to rise from hearing it.

And the murderous aura, constantly swirling within this imperial study, like a beast that chooses people to devour, opening a bloody mouth full of fangs.

Today was the first day of entering the palace, Zhou An and the others needed to stay in the palace for a small night.

Only after the twenty All Saint realm experts of the Great Qi Kingdom had finished choosing and left would they, on the second day, enter it.

When Zhou An came to rest in the other courtyard, he livered the Pot Zhen Fa for a while, and then began to think about what had happened in the Imperial Study Room today.

He always felt strange, Emperor Feng Teng didn’t look like someone who could be dismissed with just a few sentences, this was the emperor of a country.

This was the emperor of a country, the highest authority of the entire country.

It could be said that with a single sentence, he would be able to decide the rise and fall and life and death of countless people.

So Zhou An knew that there was definitely a problem here.

But unfortunately, even the Heavenly Worker Divine Calculator still couldn’t figure out what was wrong with it, only knowing that it was a golden color, but there was no clue as to what exactly would be encountered.

“Maybe he’s holding back a big one at me?” Zhou Xin thought to himself.

But he wasn’t too concerned about this matter right now.

“When the time comes, with the Guile Rally at the back, it shouldn’t be a big problem, the main thing right now is still to liver up the proficiency thoroughly.”

Thinking of this, Zhou An continued to bury his head, livering up the Potentate Town Law.

Time gradually passed, and in the blink of an eye, night arrived.

Under the starry moon, the silvery moonlight sprinkled on the north side of the palace, where there was a calm lake, which was covered with a layer of silver frost by the moonlight sprinkled on it.

In the reflection, it looked very beautiful.

If there were poets here, they would certainly be able to quote one or two ancient lines based on this scenery.

At this moment, underneath the lake that was transplanted by the Great Qi Kingdom through a large amount of human and material resources, there was a shielded space.

This space blocked the surrounding water flow as if there was an invisible barrier, and it was extremely large in size.

And underneath this barrier was a complex of buildings, hidden deep underneath the lake.

At this moment, in the largest building, a middle-aged man was sitting on a huge chair, looking at a letter in his hands.

He read it very slowly, as if he wanted to read every single word in the letter, cleanly.

When he had finished reading it all, with a wave of his hand, the letter turned into a large piece of ash and disappeared cleanly.

As the letter turned into ashes, the middle-aged man once again aimed at the void in front of him and pointed in the air.

Not far away, a fist-sized piece of tattered jade appeared in mid-air.

The middle-aged man slightly waved his hand, and the broken jade stone was suspended in his palm, constantly emitting light.

He scrutinized the jade in his palm, and after a long time, he held the broken jade in his hand.

The broken jade stone instantly merged into his palm and then disappeared, as if it had never appeared.

And when this jade stone disappeared, in this huge complex, one figure after another flashed by, appearing in front of the middle-aged man.

“Subjects, meet Your Majesty!”

These hundreds of people appeared in this huge building and knelt down in unison, lowering their heads and shouting in unison.

Everyone present had a powerful aura about them, if they were placed in the Jianghu, they would be at the level of a party’s big brother, enough to intimidate a party.

The middle-aged man placed his hands on top of the armrests of the throne, looked around in a circle, and slowly said, “I have called you all here to discuss important matters, now that Zhou An has arrived in the Great Qi Kingdom, and has the jade seal of the Great Domain Dynasty in his hands.”

When these words were uttered, the hundreds of powerhouses that were present on the field, all looked up in unison, a look of surprise in their eyes.

There were quite a few people who even put their hands down, their bodies revealing an icy murderous aura, as if they were a piece of unmelting ice.

The person leading the group asked respectfully, “Your Majesty, what are your plans?”

“In the beginning, the late emperor was broken into pieces by the Great Chu Kingdom, and only the tattered corner of this jade seal was left behind.”

The middle-aged man’s brow furrowed as he slowly said, “I’m bearing all the pressure to lead everyone and re-establish the Great Wind Kingdom, but it’s easy to say, but how easy is it to do.”

“Even if we steal some of the Great Chu Kingdom’s fortunes, we will not be able to completely develop it, that is, in the Great Qi Kingdom, he needed someone to check the other countries before he took in me and everyone here, but we can’t be someone else’s vassal.”

Saying this, those present looked at each other and nodded in unison, indicating that this was indeed the case.

The Great Wind Kingdom was the former dynasty that had once been overthrown by the Great Chu Kingdom.

And these people, they were the remnants of those former dynasties.

Even if they were lucky enough to escape in the first place, it was simply impossible for them to escape the Great Chu Kingdom’s siege and pursuit.

Even if they hid deeper, they would have suffered a wild storm of blows.

And at that time, the Da Qi Kingdom had suddenly stepped in and secretly rescued them and hid them at the bottom of the lake in this imperial palace, giving them a place to settle down.

As for why they did this, the people present also figured out that it was nothing more than wanting to have something that could check and balance the DaQi Kingdom.

They understood it very well, and they were all clear that they were being utilized, but there was nothing they could do about it.

Because being utilized was much better than being destroyed.

So they settled here for the time being.

The middle-aged man’s name was Meng Yun, and this surname was the national surname of the Great Wind Country, and he was the Prince of the Great Wind Country who had escaped in the first place.

His father, in order to send him out, had paid a great price, even to the point of dying on the spot in that situation, in order to allow him to accomplish the great cause of restoring his country.

Only he knew clearly how much pressure and shame he had suffered, and had survived until now.

Let’s say right now, parasitic and like a dog.

For the former Prince of the Great Wind Kingdom, Meng Yun was feeling shame.

And just a short while ago, this letter arrived, mentioning the jade seal of the Great Domain Dynasty, allowing him to see a glimmer of hope for the restoration of his country.

Meng Yun patted the armrest of his throne, attracting the attention of the crowd, and slowly said, “I want to kill Zhou An and seize the Jade Seal of the Great Domain Dynasty, but I don’t want to do it openly.”

When those words were spoken, those present revealed puzzled expressions.

None of them understood what Meng Yun meant.

If you want to kill, but you can’t do it openly, then how can you kill?

Meng Yun looked around and continued, “If I do it openly, within the palace, there are also scouts from other countries, and if they see that it’s me doing it, I’m afraid that things are going to fall apart for the Great Qi Kingdom, and I won’t be able to get away with it, so I have to do it in a different way.”

Speaking here, Meng Yun once again raised his right hand.

Above his right hand, the tattered piece of jade loomed and eventually hovered in front of the crowd.

This was the national fortune that had been stolen from the Great Chu Kingdom and coalesced, and it was also their faint and slim hope.

This hope was so faint that it made them all think it was impossible.

But now, everything that was impossible would be turned into possible.

“Tonight, is a special night, I will communicate with you about this tattered national fortune, connect the jade seal of the Great Domain Dynasty with the national fortune, steal the jade seal, and ultimately establish a nation here with a large amount of the Great Domain Dynasty’s remaining national fortune.”

Meng Yun’s tone was extremely serious, and the atmosphere around him became grave.

What was being discussed now was an extremely important matter, and only he knew how much of a choice needed to be made to make this decision.

The Jade Seal of the Great Domain Dynasty was a masterless object, able to be communicated to through similar national fortunes.

But it also meant that the national fortune of the Great Chu Kingdom in his hands would be completely assimilated.

And the result of the assimilation would be that he would be able to take control of the Grand Domain Dynasty’s jade seal.

The moment he took control, he only had two options.

One was to scatter the national fortune, and the other was to immediately establish a state.

If it was the first, then there was no need for him to do so.

Therefore, there was only the second choice.

As for why he had to choose one of the two, it was because when he grasped the jade seal of the Great Domain Dynasty, it was beyond his control.

Within a short period of time, if he didn’t make a choice, he was bound to suffer serious repercussions.

Building a nation on the spot was the choice he made.

This trip could only succeed, not fail.

Failure, then waiting for him, there is only the road of complete demise.

“I also know very well what Emperor Feng Teng wants to do, Emperor Feng Teng just wants to take this opportunity to kill Zhou An, this is a deal, by killing Zhou An, I can get the Jade Seal, and behind this deal, how much risk is there, I also see it clearly, but I already have no other choice, there is only this road, there is no other road.”

“If this opportunity is given up, then there will be no opportunity in the future for me to have the possibility of overthrowing the Great Chu Kingdom.”

As Meng Yun spoke these words, those present fell silent, as if they were also choosing.

These were all old ministers of the Great Wind Kingdom, and they all embraced Meng Yun as the next emperor.

But when it came to life and death, they also had the right to participate, which was why Meng Yun had called them over.

It was only after nearly half an hour that the silence was finally broken.

When the silence was broken, that was when the choice was made.

“Your Majesty, we are sworn to follow to our deaths, as long as Your Majesty makes a choice, even if it’s to die, we are willing.” The leader said loudly.

The others remained silent, and seemed to acquiesce to this statement.

Hearing this, Meng Yun nodded and looked at the broken jade in his hand as he slowly said, “In that case, this is the moment.”

When he finished saying those words, he didn’t do anything to wait, and operated the air within his body to catalyze the broken piece of jade in front of him.

When the jade was catalyzed, inch by inch cracks immediately appeared.

As the cracks surfaced, the already broken jade immediately turned into a pile of powder, forming a tiny orb that hovered above Meng Yun’s palm.

Meng Yun took a deep breath and gripped the orb made of powder.

The orb immediately followed his palm and merged into his blood.

Inch by inch cracks appeared in his palms, starting from the position of his arms, while his face became incomparably pale, trembling as if he had suffered great pain.

In Meng Yun’s eyes, blood flowed out and instantly covered his cheeks.

And his pupils turned golden, harboring a great deal of the Great Chu Kingdom’s national fortune within them.

“Begin!”

With his golden eyes, Meng Yun swept his surroundings once, and like sun-like eyes, he saw the sliver of National Luck that was contained in everyone present, and drew from it, converging on the top of his head.

Finally, at the top of his head, a golden cloud formed.

Accompanied by Meng Yun’s shout, this golden cloud rose up into the sky, transforming into a golden light that even the crowd could not see, and disappeared.

Inside the imperial study, Emperor Feng Teng stood by the window and watched the golden light disappear, the corners of his mouth rising slightly.

“In this way, Zhou An will die, and I will have another ally, and the extermination of the Great Chu Kingdom and the Great Yue Kingdom is just around the corner.”

“And then with the Great Qi Kingdom’s depth, dealing with the Great Wind Kingdom will be as easy as a slap in the face, and ultimately turning around and destroying the Barbarian Kingdom!”

In Emperor Feng Teng’s eyes, a look of excitement appeared, and his robes constantly bulged.

“With so many eras coming by, I might become the second Great Domain Dynasty under this sky and unify the entire world!”

He seemed to have seen the future, and the sense of euphoria in his heart deepened.

In the middle of the other courtyard, Zhou An was currently livering the Pot Zhen method.

The proficiency level was dabbling upwards.

Black Jade was sitting in the iron pot, babbling and whining.

As a qualified employment, Black Jade was now as steady as an old dog, ready to be upended by Zhou An at any time.

Even when he was sitting inside the iron pot, Black Jade was still holding the chair in his hands, not able to shed it at all.

After livering for a while, Zhou An put Black Jade down, ready to take a break with a drink of water and continue to liver furiously.

But just at this time, Zhou An felt a hint of something wrong.

At his chest, something was shaking slightly.

Zhou An immediately looked down and realized that what was shaking in his chest was the pink money bag.

“Something’s not right!”

Zhou An immediately put away the iron pot and finally opened the pink money bag.

It was then that he realized that what was shaking inside the pink money bag was the jade seal of the Great Domain Dynasty.

At this time, when an abnormality suddenly appeared, and it happened just shortly after meeting Emperor Feng Teng, Zhou An knew that there must be a demon when things went wrong.

It was likely that there was a direct connection with Emperor Feng Teng.

Without saying a word, he closed the pink money bag.

Although this would not be able to stop the Great Domain Dynasty’s jade seal from vibrating, he immediately operated the air in his body and began to perform the Heavenly Worker Divine Calculations, measuring it based on this incident.

As a result, the original golden color in front of him turned into a black mass.

Zhou An’s face was puzzled and grave.

He was somewhat confused as to why the great fortune had turned into a great misfortune.

However, after he thought carefully, he came to a conclusion.

“Perhaps before I left, those people associated with the Grand Domain Dynasty Jade Seal did not make a decision, and when a decision was made, it turned into a great evil omen.”

Zhou An came to this conclusion.

He thought that this conclusion should be right.

However, now was not the time to continue to push further into detail, but rather to solve the problem.

Zhou An tried, utilizing the attribute of great power to reverse the auspiciousness.

Amidst this blackness, there was only so much of a hint of gold revealed, so it could only be said that it was still more evil than good.

With this projection of his, a lot of time was lost, and the shaking of the pink money bag was getting more and more exuberant.

Zhou An didn’t know, what strange trick the other party had used, but if he didn’t solve it, what awaited him would most likely be extremely menacing.

He fell into thought.

“To be able to communicate with the Jade Seal of the Great Domain Dynasty is definitely to utilize the national fortune to communicate, Emperor Feng Teng wouldn’t do anything about it, and neither would the emperors of the other countries.”

“Because it would do them more harm than good, and since that’s the case, it would be someone else communicating the national fortune.”

“But being able to communicate out of thin air, even the Wild Dao Sect and the Wild Buddhist Sect can’t do it, unless there is something similar.”

“Wait! Something similar, I seem to know who it is, it’s someone from the previous dynasty!”

Nowadays, Zhou An had long possessed a wealth of knowledge, and with only a simple deduction, he learned who exactly was behind the curtain.

Zhou An looked at the Great Domain Dynasty jade seal in front of him, and he already had a solution.

Right in front of him, as he rolled out this solution, the terrifying black color, turned into a golden color.

The corner of Zhou An’s mouth rose slightly, “Unbelievable, I still have big backers inside the Psychic Space.”

When he finished saying this, he revolved the air within his body.

The scenery in front of him then, started to become blurry, and he was heading towards the psychic space.

(Eunuch Wei’s line, it’s coming out)