HBWnovel Chapter 271 Demonstration
Chapter 271 Demonstration
Chapter 271 Demonstration
Looking at the woman in front of him, Lin Fei also had some doubts in his heart - according to Ji Lianxing, this woman was the new Holy Maiden of the White Lotus Sect.
The White Lotus Sect is different from the Flying Flower Palace where Ji Lianxing is located. The Holy Maiden of the Flying Flower Palace is not just Ji Lianxing. It's like raising poisonous insects. Each generation of the Flying Flower Palace has many Holy Maidens. Only the one who survives to the end can take over the throne of the Flying Flower Palace Princess.
However, the White Lotus Sect is different from the Flying Flower Palace. The White Lotus Sect only has one Holy Maiden in each generation. The Holy Maiden that Lin Fei saw back then is not the one standing before him now.
It seems that a new Holy Maiden has taken over the position of the previous Holy Maiden. At the same time, Lin Fei was also secretly wondering, when did the White Lotus Sect produce a Holy Maiden at the Seven Apertures Exquisite Realm?
With her mastery of the Seven Apertures Exquisite Realm, she was second only to Lin Fei, who had opened the Heavenly Mystery Gate, among all the experts in the world. Naturally, she was someone Ji Lianxing couldn't handle; otherwise, she wouldn't have needed to flee to Lin Fei's palace to hide from her enemies.
Seeing that the White Lotus Saintess was about to make a move, Ji Lianxing's expression changed, and she said to Lin Fei, "Brother, help me!"
Lin Fei nodded, stepped forward, and said to the White Lotus Saintess, "This is the Southern Tang Imperial Palace, and Sister Ji is my honored guest. To fight here would be a huge disrespect to me. Considering you are a guest from afar, if you stop and leave now, I will not make things difficult for you. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"
In the Southern Tang Dynasty, Lin Fei is the only person who can refer to himself as "I" (孤). His very first words revealed his identity.
"So you are the Southern Tang emperor who is about to ascend the throne? This is an internal matter of our Eight Paths..." The White Lotus Saintess had only spoken halfway when she suddenly covered her mouth, looking surprised, and said, "It's you?"
Her attention had been focused on Ji Lianxing, but now that she looked directly at Lin Fei, she showed such a surprised, even delighted, expression, which made people wonder.
You must know that the White Lotus Saintess always appeared before the world with an air of detachment, neither joy nor sorrow, like a celestial being. Even Ji Lianxing had never seen the White Lotus Saintess so distraught.
She looked at Lin Fei with a hint of doubt, even wariness: "You two know each other?"
Not to mention Ji Lianxing's confusion, even Lin Fei himself was completely baffled as to what had happened: "We know each other?"
The White Lotus Saintess pursed her lips, seemingly wanting to say something, but ultimately remained silent. However, the spiritual energy that had just surged within her vanished, showing no intention of making a move.
"Since it's the new emperor of Southern Tang in person, I'll give him face today." The White Lotus Saintess said directly to Ji Lianxing, "Young Master Zhongshan will be coming to the capital of Southern Tang soon. Sister, you should think carefully and return our sect's sacred artifact. Otherwise, I'm afraid that not only you, but the entire Flying Flower Palace will be implicated by the Demon Master!"
After saying that, the White Lotus Saintess gave Lin Fei a deep look, and a white light surged up behind her. Her figure slowly disappeared into the white light.
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Lin Fei couldn't recall where he had seen this new White Lotus Saintess before. However, what concerned him more was not the White Lotus Saintess herself, but the information revealed in her words.
She seemed to be deliberately revealing information to Lin Fei—this time, the Eight Evil Paths sent to the capital were led by experts headed by Qin Zhongshan.
Lin Fei could guess the reason behind it. At Lin Fei's enthronement ceremony, all the righteous sects in the world would send people to participate. They were afraid that Lin Fei would collude with these righteous people to trap the evil sects like turtles in a jar, so they dared not let grandmaster-level figures come and risk their lives.
However, ignoring the situation and not sending anyone would weaken the momentum of the Eight Evil Paths. Especially now that the Demon Master has reappeared and unified the Eight Evil Paths, they are absolutely not going to easily back down in terms of momentum.
Sending young masters like Qin Zhongshan is the safest approach. As long as the grandmasters don't show up, everyone will be wary of each other and won't dare to make things difficult for Qin Zhongshan and his group.
"Qin Zhongshan?" Lin Fei sneered inwardly, "Indeed, an old acquaintance has arrived!"
It seems the evil sect has sent even more experts this time than they did back in the Northern Han Kingdom. The White Lotus Saintess alone was a master of the Seven Apertures Exquisite Realm. It's likely that this time, besides the infamous demon Qin Zhongshan, there will be many more experts I've never seen before.
As the day of his enthronement ceremony drew ever closer, Lin Fei dared not be careless in the slightest. He was well aware that while this enthronement ceremony was his chance to establish his authority before the heroes of the world, any mishap would turn it into a disgrace for the entire Southern Tang Kingdom in front of the heroes of the land.
Lin Fei also attached great importance to this enthronement ceremony. In addition to himself, he also mobilized all the experts in the Southern Tang Kingdom who supported the Southern Tang royal family to the capital.
Within the Southern Tang Dynasty, there were numerous sects and factions. In reality, the Southern Tang government's control over the kingdom was significantly weaker than that of the Northern Han Dynasty. The Southern Tang had three major powerful families: the imperial Li family, the Jiangxia Du family, and the Jiangling Yuan family.
Of the three great families of Southern Tang, after the death of Marquis Shenwei Su Lie, the most powerful has now become the Du family of Jiangxia. Lin Fei secretly entrusted Du Zizhan to invite Du Qingmu, the former patriarch of the Du family, who had long been living in seclusion and known as "Sword Guardian of Mountains and Rivers," to the capital to oversee the family affairs.
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As the grand ceremony of ascending the throne drew ever closer, more and more martial arts masters from all over the world came to the capital of Southern Tang. On this day, many masters from the Eight Evil Paths, led by Qin Zhongshan, finally arrived in the capital of Southern Tang.
Among this group, apart from Qin Zhongshan, the rest were all unfamiliar faces that Lin Fei had never seen before. It seemed that this time, the Eight Evil Sects had indeed mobilized many experts who had never shown their faces before.
"Young Master Zhongshan, I heard that the Southern Tang Dynasty has built some kind of Heavenly Pavilion this time? It's specifically to welcome masters from all over the world." Among the group, a fat monk said with a smile, "Why don't we go there and stay for the time being?"
It was clear that this group was different from Qin Zhongshan's previous henchmen. Although they were very polite to Qin Zhongshan, they were noticeably different from the obsequious and fawning behavior of his former subordinates. It seemed that this group held a high position, even within the unorthodox sects.
"No rush." A cold glint flashed in Qin Zhongshan's eyes as he sneered, "I heard that kid is still staying at the Prince's residence. Let's go there first. Doesn't he want to establish his authority in front of all the heroes of the world? Let's give him a taste of his own medicine first!"