Chapter 345 Blockade
The next day.

Chen Xian took a carriage to the outside of Daning Palace. He found another carriage parked nearby. It belonged to the Pang family.

"Pang family?" He narrowed his eyes slightly and walked into the palace courtyard.

From a distance, the old eunuch Wei Cheng could be seen standing on the stone steps of Daning Palace, leaning against a golden jade pillar.

After walking in, Wei Cheng had no smile on his face: "Lord Chen, His Majesty is talking to Master Pang, please wait a moment."

Chen Xian just nodded, with no expression on his face, and stood aside, thinking about something.

He had just killed the man in black from the Pang family last night, and this morning the old master of the Pang family arrived at Daning Palace before him. It couldn't be such a coincidence. He must have discovered that his secret had been discovered.

Strike first to gain the upper hand.

I just don't know how the old master is going to corrupt him in there.

Chen Xian sneered in his heart and waited quietly.

About half an hour later, a white-haired old man wearing a dark yellow imperial robe came out tremblingly.

"Old Master." Wei Cheng walked forward and greeted him with a smile.

Master Pang's eyes first fell on Chen Xian. He stared at Chen Xian and snorted coldly before speaking to Wei Cheng and leaving tremblingly.

Wei Cheng turned and looked at Chen Xian: "Lord Chen, go in."

Chen Xian ignored Wei Cheng, turned around and walked into Daning Palace, and went straight to the imperial study.

When he saw Emperor Ning, Chen Xian was slightly stunned.

Emperor Ning had gray hair and wrinkles on his face, looking like a man in his seventies.

"Your Majesty, you...!?" Chen Xian was a little stunned. It's only been half a year since he last saw Emperor Ning, but he has aged so much?

Emperor Ning smiled and said, "I am really old."

Chen Xian didn't know what to say for a moment. He stared at Emperor Ning and found that Emperor Ning's life was fading away just like before. He was obviously suppressed, but his appearance still began to age.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Xian directly released the Desolate Cauldron Realm to cover the two of them.

"Master Pang came just now. You should have seen him."

"Your Majesty, I have seen you."

"You know, he came here to sue you."

"I know." Chen Xian nodded and said, "Is it that I, your humble servant, have colluded with the demon tribe and want to release the prince and princess of the demon tribe?"

Emperor Ning narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Chen Xian curiously. Chen Xian didn't have the courage to eavesdrop on their conversation, so how could he know what Master Pang said.

"Yes, that's what he said. Do you have anything to explain?"

"I have no explanation, Your Majesty, please read it."

Chen Xian shook his head, spread out the large Buddhist beads in his hand, and released the soul of the man in black.

When the man in black appeared, he was stunned when he saw Emperor Ning. It took him a while to recognize Emperor Ning and he immediately knelt on the ground.

"Who is he?"

"Your Majesty, this man is called Hong Bing, and he is one of the Pang family's guards. I sensed the aura of the Holy Fire Qilin from him, so I paid attention to him. I discovered that he was close to the clan residence last night, so I thought I could capture him."

Chen Xian said calmly, "Your Majesty should know about Holy Fire Qilin. I cut off one of his arms at the Demon Suppression Pass. He hated me to the core and would never have anything to do with me."

"Holy Fire Qilin?" Emperor Ning narrowed his eyes slightly. Of course he knew about the Holy Fire Qilin.

Just now, Grand Tutor Pang did not say who Chen Xian was connected with from the demon clan. He only said that Chen Xian was colluding with the demon clan and planned to release the prince and princess of the demon clan on the day of his wedding.

Judging from the current situation, what Grand Tutor Pang said is quite suspicious.

Chen Xian stared at the black-clad man Hong Bing and asked, "Tell me the truth, and I will consider giving you a chance to live."

Of course Hong Bing wanted to live. Anyway, he had already told Chen Xian last night that the secret was exposed and there was nothing to hide. So he told Chen Xian everything about the Pang family's collusion with the demon clan.

He also said that the Pang family had always wanted to kill Chen Xian to avenge Pang De and Pang Hao, and had even asked people from the Shatian Pavilion to do so.

"The Clan House is heavily guarded. How did you get close to it three months ago?" Emperor Ning was very concerned about this matter.

The people guarding the Zongrenfu are the imperial guards in the palace.

In other words, there are people from the Pang family in the imperial army, and only the Pang family can arrange for Hong Bing to get close to the prince and princess of the demon clan.

Hong Bing hesitated for a moment and said, "It was the Eighth Prince Ning Xuan. He secretly trained the Imperial Guards Commander Yu Fenghai. The Pang family secretly supported the Eighth Prince. Only by relying on this relationship did they have the opportunity to get close to the Imperial Clan House."

A hint of coldness flashed across Emperor Ning's eyes. He didn't expect that Old Eight was involved in this. Great, that's great.

He was also aware that the Pang family supported the Eighth Prince.

After all, the eighth prince’s biological mother is the daughter of the Pang family.

The Pang family will definitely support the Eighth Prince.

"Where are the five demons now?" Emperor Ning asked coldly.

"In the deep valley deep in the Yunshi Mountains, there is a stone cave. The five of them are hiding in it. I went to see them. The leader is an emperor-level strongman from the Black Dragon clan." Hong Bing said.

There was a cold light flashing in Emperor Ning's eyes. Although Hong Bing was only at the ninth level of Tiangang, he could not guess the strength of the leader of the demon clan.

Because unless you are a powerful Demon Emperor, it is impossible to rescue people from the clan residence.

"The Yunshi Mountains are 1,200 miles away from Kyoto City." Emperor Ning said coldly, looking up at Chen Xian: "What about the black jade pendant?"

Chen Xian spread out his palm and presented the black jade pendant.

Emperor Ning held it in his hand and examined it for a moment, then said in a cold voice, "I have heard that Ao Feng, the emperor-level strongman of the Black Dragon Clan, is good at concealment and spatial transfer. This jade pendant can definitely conceal the aura of the demon clan prince and princess, and even spatially transfer them away."

"What a good idea."

Emperor Ning raised his head and glanced at Hong Bing coldly, then said to Chen Xian: "Seal him first, and I will deal with them after I hold the wedding for you and Seventeen."

Compared with Master Pang, Emperor Ning trusts Chen Xian more at this moment.

Chen Xian sealed Hong Bing's soul with the big Buddhist beads and looked at the black jade pendant in Emperor Ning's hand.

"Your Majesty, this jade pendant?"

"Stay here with me first. I want to see how the black dragon rescues the demon prince and princess?" Emperor Ning snorted coldly.

Chen Xian nodded: "Your Majesty, I will take my leave."

Emperor Ning said, "Tomorrow is the wedding day. I will have someone send the wedding dress over later. You can try it on."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I am sorry for your trouble." Chen Xian nodded.

Emperor Ning smiled and said, "I am also happy to see Seventeen getting married. It's no big deal to worry a little."

Chen Xian removed the Desolate Cauldron Realm, glanced at the black jade pendant on the table, bowed and left.

Emperor Ning stared at Chen Xian's back with flickering eyes, and finally looked at the black dragon head jade pendant on the table. He picked it up and rubbed it twice, then took out a brocade box from the drawer and placed it carefully inside.

……

Pang family.

In the main hall, Grand Tutor Pang, Pang Wuling, Pang Wenling, Pang Yue and others were all there.

Soon, a man in black walked in quickly and reported the situation.

The general meaning is that Chen Xian's carriage came out of the palace and went straight back to the Prince Consort's Mansion. After that, the Prince Consort's Mansion was extremely quiet, and there were no imperial guards surrounding the mansion. Everything was normal.

"It seems that Emperor Ning did not believe what I said." Master Pang's face was solemn.

He then looked at Pang Yue and asked, "Haven't you found the Hong Bing people yet?"

Pang Yue shook his head: "Ancestor, not yet. Hong Bing has probably died in Chen Xian's hands."

Pang Wenling said angrily, "How could he be so careless?" Pang Wuling asked, "Did Hong Bing provoke Chen Xian?"

If Hong Bing had not provoked Chen Xian, Chen Xian would not have paid attention to Hong Bing.

Pang Yue looked unhappy and told him what happened yesterday morning.

Pang Wuling was also furious when he heard this: "Yuer, why are you so reckless?"

"Grandpa, I...!" Pang Yue opened his mouth. He did not expect Hong Bing to attack secretly. When he failed, he fled far away. There were so many people around at that time that Chen Xian had no time to take care of them all.

Old Master Pang said solemnly, "Now is not the time to blame anyone. Yue'er, pack up immediately and leave Kyoto."

"Grandpa, do you mean that Emperor Ning will take action against our Pang family?" Pang Wenling's face was gloomy.

"It's hard to say." Grand Tutor Pang said, "Emperor Ning is in a very bad state right now, so it's normal for him to do something extreme. Let Yue'er leave first."

"If my Pang family really encounters any disaster, at least leave a seed."

Upon hearing this, Pang Wuling also ordered his eldest sons Pang Chong and Pang Yue to leave together.

Both of them have great talents and have a chance of surviving if they leave Kyoto City.

However, as soon as Pang Chong and Pang Yue arrived at the east gate of Kyoto City, they were stopped by the commander of the guards.

"My two lords, His Majesty has ordered that Marquis Chen and Princess Seventeen will be getting married soon, so the flow of people will be complicated. All martial artists with cultivation can only enter but not leave. Everything will be discussed after Marquis Chen's wedding."

The commander of the guards was a master of the All-Seeing Realm, and he intimidated the two men with his aura.

The two men looked extremely unhappy and had no choice but to turn the carriage around and return to the Pang family to explain the situation to Old Master Pang.

Old Grand Tutor Pang immediately sent people to Prince Xuan's mansion to look for the eighth prince Ning Xuan.

Ning Xuan became furious when he heard that he was not allowed to leave the city.

"You dog slave, isn't it just Chen Xian's wedding? Why aren't you allowed to leave the city?" Ning Xuan immediately led his men to the east gate of the city in a hurry, and used his status to suppress the commander guarding the east gate.

Along with Ning Xuan there was also a powerful person in the All-Seeing Realm.

"Prince Xuan, the order was just issued by His Majesty. Lord Si Zheng has issued a death order. Even the prince cannot leave the city. Please don't make things difficult for me."

The defense of Kyoto City was guarded by the Castle Guards.

Upon hearing this, Ning Xuan drew his sword and was about to kill the commander.

"stop!"

The chief of the City Guard, a powerful person in the realm of supernatural powers, immediately appeared and shouted.

Ning Xuan said angrily: "Sima Ran, do you dare to let them block the way of this prince?"

Sima Ran said expressionlessly, "Prince Xuan, what are you going to do outside the city now? Do you have a written order from His Majesty?"

Ning Xuan was furious: "This prince needs your Majesty's order to leave the city."

Sima Ran put his hands behind his back and said, "My Lord Xuan, I'm afraid you didn't hear clearly. Starting half an hour ago, all warriors with cultivation, regardless of their identities, can only enter but not leave. This means that His Royal Highness the Prince cannot leave the city either. Please return home, Lord Xuan."

Ning Xuan was furious: "Fuck, is it my father's intention or the eldest prince's intention?"

The Sima family is the eldest prince's servants and secretly supports him.

Naturally, he disliked the other princes.

Sima Ran sneered: "If Prince Xuan is unreasonable, don't blame me for arresting him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sima Ran released the aura of the supernatural power realm, and the divine power instantly suppressed Ning Xuan so that he could not speak. The Wanxiang realm guard who was with Ning Xuan also turned pale.

"Okay, okay, Sima Ran, you want to rebel, right? Let me tell my father how I'm going to talk to him." Ning Xuan held his breath and pointed at Sima Ran and shouted.

Sima Ran watched Ning Xuan's carriage turn around and leave, and snorted coldly.

Is Sima Ran rebelling?

Just hilarious.

Ning Xuan was not an idiot. After returning to the mansion, he did not attack to find Emperor Ning. He stared at Pang Yue and Pang Chong with an ugly face and said, "You go back first. I will think of a solution."

If his connection with the demon clan is exposed, he will definitely be implicated.

But he is a prince after all. When the time comes, he will push all the responsibility onto the Pang family and say that he knows nothing. He believes that his father will not be so cruel as to kill him and will at most scold him.

Watch Pang Chong and Pang Yue leave.

Ning Xuan was not idle either. He quickly went to Prince Yan's Mansion with the good things.

"Send two people out of the city?" Yan Wang Ning Hong frowned and said, "Old Eight, are you kidding me? Do you still need my help to get out of the city?"

Ning Xuan said: "Sixth brother, the emperor has issued an order that now you can only enter the capital but not leave."

King Yan sneered: "If we have to go through the city gate, can't we just fly out?"

Ning Xuan was stunned: "Yes, why didn't I think of it."

However, Ning Xuan soon received news that he could not fly out at all, because the large formation over Kyoto City had been activated and everyone could only go through the city gate.

King Yan sneered and said, "Since those with cultivation are not allowed to leave the city, then why don't you destroy your own meridians and lose all your cultivation? That should be fine, right?"

Ning Xuan's eyes lit up, but then dimmed.

"Sixth brother, what kind of stupid idea is this?" He was speechless. He had cultivated all his skills with great difficulty. Who would destroy his own meridians just to leave the city?

"Then there's nothing we can do!"

Prince Yan shook his head. Since it was his father who gave the order, he certainly couldn't get out.

He stared at Ning Xuan and asked, "Why did you leave the city? What happened?"

Ning Xuan gritted his teeth and told the story of the Pang family's collusion with the demon clan, which was discovered by Chen Xian. Now that his father has not made any move, he must be planning to settle the score after Chen Xian's wedding.

Upon hearing this, King Yan angrily said, "It's that bastard again. He's everywhere... Also, why would the Pang family collude with the demon clan for no reason?"

Ning Xuan said, "Sixth brother, I didn't know about this. If they hadn't come to ask me, I wouldn't have known about this. You know, the Pang family supports me. I can't just stand by and watch this happen, so I came to you for help."

King Yan's eyes flickered: "I can't help you either."

In this special period, even if he could help Ning Xuan, he would not force himself to do so.

Seeing that Ning Hong was unwilling to help, Ning Xuan left angrily.

"Damn, I still have to rely on myself at the critical moment." Ning Xuan left Prince Yan's Mansion and went to the palace to find his mother.

No matter what, the Pang family supports his family. If something really happens to the Pang family, many things can be traced back to him.

He had to try to help.

However, when he arrived at the palace, he found his mother, Concubine Rong. When Concubine Rong heard that something big had happened to the Pang family, she became very worried and immediately went to Daning Palace to find Emperor Ning.

As a result, he was stopped by Wei Cheng.

Concubine Rong did not see Emperor Ning in the end. She returned to her own palace unwillingly and told Ning Xuan, "Recently, your father has been worrying about the marriage between Marquis Chen and Princess Seventeen. You should stop making things more complicated."

"Mother, it was grandpa who was looking for the prince. Don't you care?" Ning Xuan said.

Concubine Rong looked unhappy: "Your father didn't even see me. Now we can only wait for Marquis Chen's wedding to be over. Tell your grandfather to let them behave themselves for the time being. Even if they did make some minor mistakes, Emperor Ning will not forget their friendship."

Ning Xuan had no choice but to leave the palace and send someone to pass a message to the Pang family.

Pang Wuling got the news and told it to Grand Tutor Pang.

Old Master Pang had no choice but to give up and let the Pang family behave themselves for the time being. After Chen Xian's wedding, if Emperor Ning really punished him, he would take full responsibility and save the Pang family.

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(End of this chapter)