out of time

At this time, it is the moment of sunrise.

Not all the suns in the Wanggu Continent rise from the east, but in the human imperial capital, the sun comes from the east. At this moment, it is like a huge furnace, burning the sky and the earth, forming a red light, and rising slowly.

The night was torn apart, the light was scattered, and reflected on the statue of the sword-wielding emperor, so that the shadow of the emperor shrouded the Rainbow Bridge and also shrouded the palace.

Looking from a distance, in the Chengxian Square in front of the palace hall, in the shadow of the great emperor, purple smoke rose.

There is a sense of ambiguity when it is curling up, and there is a big clock. At this moment when night and day blend, it comes out of thin air and hangs in the middle of the square.

That is asking the fairy bell.

This clock comes from the time of Xuanyou Ancient Emperor, and it has existed till now. It is between Yin and Yang, revealed at the moment of sunrise, and disappears at the moment of sunset.

Its function is to prove the heart.

From ancient times to the present, sometimes the words of a minister are questioned by others, and it is necessary to ring the bell to prove the original intention.

This is the ancient calendar.

However, during Xuanzhan Renhuang's reign, there were not many incidents.

At this moment, the Xuanfu ministers, including Xu Qing, had entered the hall, and what Xu Qing saw was a vast hall.

This hall is huge and can accommodate thousands of people. Giant pillars carved with auspicious beasts are neatly arranged around it, supporting the hall shed, and bright light shines through the hall.

On the edges of both sides, teams of golden-armored guards could be seen. They stood there motionless, lowering their heads slightly to show respect for the arriving princes.

As for the straight ahead, there are nine steps of long platforms, rising in a trapezoidal shape, each of which is almost hundreds of feet long and tens of feet wide, step by step, until on the ninth stage, there is a magnificent dragon chair.

On that dragon chair, there is now one person sitting upright.

The whole body of this person was hazy, and he couldn't see his specific appearance clearly. He could only see that he was wearing the golden emperor's robe, exuding supreme prestige.

He wears an imperial crown on his head, with twelve strands hanging from the front and back sections, made of colorful fairy silk threaded through beads of the sun and moon, symbolizing what the king sees and what he doesn't see.

Sitting there, he is the core of the entire hall, the core of the imperial capital, and the core of the human race in Wanggu Continent.

And what is even more astonishing is luck.

The luck from the entire human race was concentrated on the Human Sovereign. With such blessings, Xu Qing felt as if he was being overwhelmed by the overwhelming momentum just by looking at it.

His eyes were even more stinging. This feeling was not as strong when he faced Shizi and others in the Moon Festival. This has nothing to do with cultivation, it is the power of luck.

Under this kind of luck, a single thought of the Human Sovereign can cause heaven and earth to shatter.

Xu Qing lowered his head slightly, and the etiquette that Zixuan told him before came to mind.

"Under the rule of the ancient emperor Xuanyou, in addition to the land of the living, there is also the land of the nether world, so he abandoned the north and faced the south, and instead sat on the west and east, meaning that the death and life of all races are in the hands of the human race."

"From then on, in all court meetings, big and small, the emperors all face east."

"The Great Emperor, Heavenly King, and Shangxuan Palace Lord are not required to participate in the small court meeting, but they must be present at the Grand Court Meeting. The Great Emperor sits on the sixth platform, the Heavenly King sits on the third platform, Tianhou sits on the first platform, and the three princes stand together at the bottom of the first step. The same thing faces east, the Deputy Envoy of the Fifth Palace of Shangxuan faces west from the north, the Deputy Envoy of the Five Palaces of Lower Xuan faces west from the south, the royal family is on the right side of the road gate, and the big servant Dayou and his subordinate officials are on the left side of the road gate."

While Xu Qing was thinking, the dozen or so cultivators who came in with him in black court clothes had already stepped onto the first platform and stood there facing the gate of the palace.

Xu Qing took a deep breath, flew out as well, and went straight to the first one.

His arrival attracted the attention of other people, but most of them were just swept away, and soon Xu Qing's figure appeared on the first stage, at the end.

Almost at the same time as he stepped onto the first stage, outside the main hall, all the princes entered one after another, and stood in their own seats.

The hall was quiet.

As for the Sangong at the bottom of the first step, Xu Qing only saw one, an old man in a red court dress, with white hair draped over his shoulders, tall and straight, with a calm and prestige expression, as for his identity, Xu Qing did not know Specifically, it is speculated that this person may be Dazai.

According to Xuanyou's report, Dazai presides over general court meetings.

Right now, as everyone was solemn, the old man in red court uniform glanced at everyone, and finally turned around to look at everyone including Xu Qing on the first platform.

When his eyes fell on Xu Qing, he paused for a moment, the focus was not on Xu Qing's appearance, but on the details of his attire, and a look of surprise flashed across his expression.

He noticed the subtle differences in Xu Qing's attire. The ancient and authentic style might be difficult for ordinary people to detect, but he could see the clues at a glance.

Afterwards, he withdrew his gaze, bowed his hands to the Human Sovereign on the nine platforms.

"Your Majesty, the ceremony has been decided."

Everyone in the main hall bowed their heads one after another. According to the small court meetings in the past, the Emperor would stand up at this time to show respect to the ministers, and salute with everyone, which is regarded as the end of the ceremony.

But this time, something is different...

The Human Emperor slowly stood up from his seat, his body enveloped with coercion in all directions, and the power of destiny from the human race spread to the world between heaven and earth.

When the clouds and mists in the outside world were churning, and the golden dragons were singing dragon chants, he did not worship with all the ministers as before, but turned his head, looked through the crown jewel in front of him, looked at Xu Qing, and nodded slightly three times .

"For meritorious service in closing the border, grant a seat!"

The voice of Dazai below echoed, and he spoke on behalf of the Human Emperor.

The next moment, behind Xu Qing, the table rippled, and a black dragon-carved chair slowly emerged.

Xu Qing's expression was solemn, and he saluted nine times to thank him. He was not lacking in etiquette, and his posture was correct, revealing an ancient feeling.

This scene fell in the eyes of everyone in the hall, and everyone remained calm, but in their hearts, they paid more attention to Xu Qing, knowing that behind Xu Qing, there were people who knew the etiquette of the human race very well.Afterwards, Renhuang and all the ministers bowed together, Renhuang sat down, Xu Qing sat down, and together with him, he was wearing a black court dress, each crossing their knees.

A bell rang and the court meeting began.

Soon someone came out and talked about political matters.

First is the people's livelihood, and then various events within the human race, including impeachment, financial issues and diplomacy about the human race.

As for the Human Sovereign, from the beginning to the end, he seldom spoke. Most of them were dealt with by the Dazai. Only at critical moments, when the Dazai asked for instructions, the Human Sovereign would speak concisely and profoundly, deciding the world with one word.

It was the first time for Xu Qing, who had come to the core hall of the human race, to participate in such a large-scale meeting, and there were turmoil in his heart, and it was difficult to be as calm as usual.

Sitting there with his back to the Emperor, his eyes fell on the hall.

Everyone here can't tell what's going on in their hearts from their expressions. Listening to their words and everyone's participation in a series of things, Xu Qing can feel what a word is from every word they say. The words are precious, concise and powerful, and at the same time, the words can often be understood in multiple ways.

"Those who can appear here are all dragons and phoenixes..."

When Xu Qing was thinking about it, the events in the hall involved diplomacy. When talking about the battle of the Heitian Clan, after ministers spoke one after another, Xu Qing's eyes fell on the right side of the gate in the distance. The seat of the royal family.

There are not many people, most of them are clan elders, as for the prince, there is only one person, and that is Ning Yan.

He stood there cautiously, obviously terrified of his father.

Xu Qing glanced over, and the moment he retracted, he heard Dazai's vicissitudes of life.

"About the matter of the Black Spirit Domain within the Heitian Clan, please tell Xu Qing, the Magistrate of Fenghai County, the details."

A series of gazes fell on Xu Qing in an instant. Xu Qing stood up slowly, bowed to the Emperor, and spoke in a low voice under the attention of all the people.

"The Black Spirit Territory is divided into north and south, half in half. The north is controlled by the scattered forces of the Heitian royal family, and the south is headed by the priests of Heitian."

"The fall of the red mother caused Priest Heitian to fall from the altar and lose the blessing of the gods. I sealed Haijun and brought her under my command to rebuild the Temple of Faith for Priest Heitian."

When Xu Qing said this, there was a middle-aged man in a blue court dress in the hall, who suddenly took a step forward and said something.

"May I ask Governor Xu, what is the source of priest Heitian's belief in the newly erected temple?"

The expressions of everyone in the hall fluctuated, but it was very slight. As for the priests of the Heitian Clan who believed in the Purple Lord, and the matter related to the Purple Lord and Xu Qing, this is not a deep secret in itself, but some things are too sensitive to be put on the table superior.

So asking this sentence itself contains many layers of meaning.

Xu Qing's eyes fell on the middle-aged man, and he spoke lightly.

"You've lost your dignity."

As soon as these four words came out, the middle-aged man glanced at Xu Qing, took a few steps back, and returned to where he belonged.

Everyone in the hall also had their own thoughts about Xu Qing's resolution, and they had some guesses about the expert behind Xu Qing's guidance.

And Dazai nodded slightly.

"The feat of sealing the frontier, weather and court service, sitting on the first stage, Zhao Tianqi, you interrupted when Xu Junshou was talking, it doesn't conform to the ancient etiquette, and it's really disrespectful."

Zhao Tianqi bowed his head and said yes, his expression showed no emotional change.

Xu Qing ignored it, bowed to the Emperor, and sat down again.

And when the hall was quiet, another person walked out from the courtiers. This person was also dressed in blue court uniform, appeared in the middle of the hall, first bowed to the Emperor, and then looked at Xu Qing.

"Mr. Xu is seated. I have something to ask. It's not a disrespect. May I ask Mr. Xu. The Sun of Dawn is the top secret of our human race. How did Mr. Xu know it, how to obtain it, how many pieces are there, and why did you bring it into the imperial capital?" Bring it to the palace!"

This topic is just as sensitive, and when its voice reverberates, it contains some murderous meanings, making the surroundings full of chilling atmosphere, and even the golden armored guards on both sides are instinctively vigilant.

Xu Qing didn't stand up, after a few breaths of silence, he spoke calmly.

"There are a total of nine gifts from the son of Jiyue Ruler, and Xu used six of them when he assisted in beheading Chimu."

"Why did you bring him to the imperial capital? Because you were afraid of death."

The courtier who asked the question looked at Xu Qing, stopped talking, and returned to where he belongs.

Dazai glanced at the courtier. The other party's words seemed to be making things difficult, but from another perspective, it also gave Xu Qing a chance to explain.

The meaning of this is that there are good and evil, different people have different opinions.

But it has nothing to do with him, so Dazai looked at Ren Huang.

The Human Sovereign was so high above that he couldn't see his expression clearly, but there was a dangerous aura emanating from him, which made the atmosphere of the whole hall more and more depressing, and the feeling of coldness spread in all directions.

After more than ten breaths, Human Sovereign's majestic voice echoed.

"Dazai, announce the results of the assassination in the imperial capital."

Dazai bowed his head, knowing from the bottom of his heart that the Human Sovereign chose not to pursue matters related to Xu Qing's Shuguang Zhiyang. This attitude was also a signal, and everyone in the hall came to their senses.

And Dazai raised his head again, and when he looked outside the hall, his eyes became cold, and his voice contained murder.

"Bring up the people who participated in the assassination!"