The 29th Star God Festival: Xu Xiaolin's True Identity

  Wang Shen died, and the remaining Blood Flame Iron Riders were like a dragon without a head, quickly falling into chaos!

  He glanced back in the direction of the Hou Mansion, but Gu Qing didn't return. Although he had killed Wang Shendu, it was somewhat beyond his power to resist the continuous attacks of the 2,000-strong Blood Flame Army alone.

  Of course, if he were to use guerrilla tactics, he would indeed have the ability to wipe out all 2,000 Blood Flame Army soldiers. However, by the time he actually kills off every last one of them, the Hou Wang Manor would have been destroyed at least ten or eight times over.

  Estimated that Xu Bingning and others should have left the Hou Mansion, Gu Qing roughly measured the direction and quickly headed out of the city. Although he didn't know where the so-called Hutong Bamboo Forest was, ten miles north of the city was still a good place to search.

  After determining the target, the speed advantage of the nine-layered high-handed airway was immediately played out. In a short while, the Hou Mansion had already been far behind him, and even the Blood Flame Army, which had previously seemed to be all over the streets, had drastically decreased, and some of them were no longer visible.

  The capital of the Great Qi Dynasty was very large, and even if a knight rode his horse at full gallop, it would take more than an hour to run from the head of the city to the end. This is still under the condition that everything goes smoothly, and if something happens on the road, it will take even longer.

  Gu Qing spent nearly half an hour and vaguely saw the outer wall of the city!

  Along the way, it seemed to calm people's hearts that Emperor saw the people in the Hou Mansion either escaped or died, and basically it was almost over. Finally, he dispatched imperial troops to the Hou Mansion to stop things from getting worse. These troops included not only ordinary soldiers but also a special unit consisting of pure Qi Dao seven-layer high-handed personnel. Gu Qing secretly suspected that this should be the Golden Linwei in the Imperial Palace, which is as famous as the Xizheng Wang Blood Eagle Guard!

  It's just that things have come to this point, and no matter what method His Majesty the Emperor comes up with to make amends to the Wuwei Marquis Manor, it will already be too late.

  After careful consideration, the downfall of the Wuwei Marquis Manor can be attributed to Gu Qing's responsibility.

  If it were Xue Bingying who chose him, he would have refused out loud, and the Hou Manor wouldn't have suffered the hatred of Qingping Junzhu, leading to their downfall.

  But when he and his sister from Earth came to Du Shexiaolong, something unexpected happened.

  At that time, Xu Xiaolin had already died, but because her soul had not yet dissipated cleanly, a wisp of consciousness remained. This wisp of consciousness, after receiving an infusion of new external soul energy, actually rekindled the dormant potential within her soul, causing Xu Xiaolin to come back to life.

  She was originally not very powerful in terms of spiritual strength, and after colliding with Xu Xiaolin's spirit, she was injured again and forced to fall into a deep sleep, relying only on the power of this physical body to slowly nurture herself, waiting for her spiritual strength to recover to the standard of space travel before leaving again or reincarnating.

  Unfortunately, during her soul recovery period, Xu Xiaolin suffered another accidental death. Gu Qing chose to accept Xu Bing's request and the two got married!

  Once married, Xu Xiaolin, as a personal maid, would naturally follow suit, allowing him to keep her under his protection at all times.

  It seems fortunate that he made this decision. Otherwise, if the young master of Qingpang County secretly dispatched the Blood Eagle Guard to assassinate Xu Bingying, Xu Xiaolin would have protected her with his life. At that time, if she fell into death again, her sister's soul, which was already damaged, would lose its physical warmth and nourishment, and it is highly likely that she would sink into eternal sleep together with Xu Xiaolin.

  "But this is an insult to Gu Yicheng..."

  Shaking his head, Gu Qing let out a faint sigh in his heart!

  "As the eldest son of the Gu family, you have always been expected to revive the family's fortunes! Alright, after this matter is settled, I will leave behind that set of physical cultivation techniques for him. If he is willing to dedicate himself to practice, advancing to the Dan Dao in the future will not be a problem!"

  After settling this matter, Gu Qing's footsteps accelerated once again!

  He hadn't cultivated true energy, but his physical condition had already reached an extremely good level. When sprinting at full speed, he could maintain a speed of over 9 seconds per hundred meters at any moment.

  Ten miles were covered in less than ten minutes, and he easily crossed over them.

  Taking advantage of the night, it wasn't long before Gu Qing had found the grove of bitter bamboo that Gu Ding Zhong had mentioned.

  It wasn't until he walked into the bamboo forest and searched for a while that he didn't find any overly obvious human traces in this bamboo forest.

  "Was it their intention to erase those marks and numb the pursuers?"

  Thinking of this, Gu Qing endured his temper and searched for him in the bamboo forest covering an area of over three kilometers. With his eyesight and hearing, as long as the other party was within thirty meters of him, even at night, he could find people hiding in the dark.

  As time passed, he walked through the bamboo forest step by step, and after searching every place once again, he still couldn't find any trace of Gu Dingzhong. At this point, he finally felt that something was not quite right.

  "They left the Hou Mansion at least an hour earlier than me. Even if they took a shortcut, their speed would have been somewhat slower. By now, they should have arrived at this bamboo forest, but now..."

  One with eightfold aura, one with sevenfold aura, how could they be caught by ordinary soldiers? However, thinking of the elite Golden Kirin Guards he saw later, Gu Qing couldn't help but take it seriously and looked again at the capital ten miles away...

  After a moment of contemplation, Gu Qing's figure flashed and disappeared into the bamboo forest. Less than ten minutes later, he had already returned to the imperial capital once again.

  At this moment, the entire capital's defense force is several times stronger than before. Not only can you often see patrolling soldiers walking back and forth, but occasionally you can also see some masters who have reached the sixth level of Qi and cultivated true energy. Looking at their serious faces, it's clear that they are searching for something.

  Seeing this scene, Gu Qing furrowed his brow: "It seems that Emperor Ning Tianchi has indeed completely defected to the side of Zhenxi Wang."

  He never cared about the affairs of the Great Qi Dynasty, but at this moment, he still felt that the Emperor of Great Qi was a bit foolish!

  By doing so, not only did he fuel the arrogance of the King of Zhong Xi, making them increasingly disdainful of the imperial family, but also caused those who were originally loyal to the imperial family to become disheartened and estranged. In the long run, this could even lead to the downfall of the entire dynasty.

  He shook his head, and didn't bother to pay attention to these royal affairs. He directly followed a middle-aged man with a powerful aura of seven layers, and waited until the group led by this man walked to a relatively secluded place. Suddenly, he launched a surprise attack from behind, knocking out all four subordinates in an instant. Before the man could draw his sword, the sharp flying sword Wanhua was already pressed against his throat.

  With a sword pointed at him, the master of the Sevenfold Path's eyes flashed with surprise, but he still forced himself to remain calm and said: "Who are you, daring to attack the captain of the Imperial Guard? Don't you know that this is a capital offense?"

  Gu Qing smiled lightly and shook his head: "Less nonsense, I believe you're also a clever person, I'll ask one question and you answer one!"

  "You..." The middle-aged man with a seven-layered airway looked at Gu Qing's pointing sword: "What do you want to ask?"

  "The first question is, with so many of you guarding the entire palace so tightly, what are you looking for."

  "Wang Shendu intended to rebel, openly leading the army to besiege the Wuwei Hou Mansion, it's simply unforgivable! Your Majesty has already issued an order to capture him and take down his accomplices... However, Wang Shendu has been killed by someone, presumably by the mysterious master of the Nine Heavens Ancient Path in the Wuwei Hou Mansion - Gu Qing. Our main goal is still to catch those soldiers who are hiding and trying to escape from the city."

  "Hmm..."

  Gǔ Qīng's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and the precious sword in his hand flashed with a thousand lights as he made a swift slash on his right arm. A bloody mark instantly appeared on his arm, and the bright red blood suddenly stained half of his clothes crimson!

  "You..."

  A middle-aged man's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he was about to take action, but before he could mobilize his true energy, Gu Qing's sword had once again reached his throat: "The most powerful leader of the Blood Flame Army, Wang Shendu, is only at the eighth level of Qi cultivation, and as you said, he has already been executed! But now, what's chasing after you outside isn't just your ordinary Imperial Guards, but also the special forces from the imperial family, the Golden Qilin Guard. Is it necessary to mobilize the Golden Qilin Guard, the elite of the elites, to chase after ordinary soldiers of the Blood Flame Army?"

  "Hmph, every word I said is true! The siege of the Wuwei Hou Mansion by Wang Shendu was actually secretly instructed by the King of Zhenxi, who also mobilized all the Blood Eagle Guards hidden in the imperial capital to cooperate with Wang Shendu. However, Wang Shendu was too eager for merit and didn't wait for the Blood Eagle Guards to arrive before taking action ahead of time, wanting to take all the credit for himself. As a result, he ended up losing his life! The Golden Qilin Guards dispatched by Your Majesty were actually specifically to eliminate the Blood Eagle Guards of the King of Zhenxi, so as to prevent the family members of Wuwei Hou from falling into the hands of the King of Zhenxi!"

  "Blood Eagle Guard!"

  Gu Qing's mind was momentarily stunned, and he immediately recalled the few Qi Dao seventh-order or higher experts he had occasionally seen when he left. At that time, he was in a hurry to rush to Ku Zhu Lin and didn't think so much. Now it seems... those Qi Dao seventh-order experts who rushed over later may not only be the Golden Kirin Guard of the imperial family, but also the elite of Zhenxi Wangfu - the Blood Eagle Guard!

  "What was the outcome of your actions? Did you manage to save the family of Marquis Wuwei?"

  "When we arrived at the scene, the Wuwei Hou Mansion had been basically breached, and the Hou Mansion was also heavily damaged... Fortunately, those soldiers did not dare to kill others in the Hou Mansion, leaving many lives behind, only..."

  "What's going on?!"

  "It's just that the heir of the Hou Mansion, Gu Dingzhong, as well as Gu Qing, the seventh son of the Wuwei Marquis who is currently famous in our capital, and their family members have all gone missing... We estimate that they are either hiding somewhere in the city waiting for the situation to calm down or have already been taken out of the city... captured and taken away to the four major provinces in the Western Regions..."

  "Lurking in the city..."

  The emperor has always dared not to offend the King of Zhenxi, and in order to comfort his subjects' hearts, he will also choose a time that avoids the King of Zhenxi's anger...

  His Majesty the Emperor has already dispatched troops to search recklessly in the city, under the pretext of protecting the family members of the Marquis of Wuwei. It seems that Xu Bingning, Xu Xiaolin and a few others are very likely to have...