Fan Xiaodao was also surprised by Li Juefei's appearance.

The emperor's birthday banquet originally invited people from the martial arts world to attend. Li Juefei was the nominal leader of the martial arts alliance, and his status in the martial arts world had risen sharply in the past two years, so he was naturally included in the invitation.

Fan Xiaodao glanced at Zhu Yan.

Zhu Yan shook his head slightly.

Night King Zhu Dian, Princess Taiping and Li Juefei were just listening to what Fan and Zhao said about the conspiracy at Taiping Taoist Temple in the morning. By the time he led his troops to kill, nothing was left, so there was no evidence, and the banquet list had already been

It was decided half a month ago that there was nothing wrong with Li Juefei coming here.

What's more, someone confirmed that Princess Taiping has been in the palace since last night.

Therefore, even Zhu Yan is doubting the authenticity of the two people's words.

Princess Taiping said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, this is Li Juefei, the owner of the Chunfeng Yeyu Tower, the best building in the world. He is the executive director of the Wulin Alliance, which is also the leader of the Wulin Alliance in the world. This time, the Eternal Life Tower was paid for by their Yeyu Tower themselves.

Undertaken by the construction."

It is true that Ye Yulou built the Changsheng Tower, but it is not an exaggeration to say that it was built out of his own pocket.

The construction cost was one million taels, but the inner court and the Ministry of Industry only provided 500,000 taels.

Less than half a month after it was built, a fire burned it to ashes. It seemed that the blame fell on Ye Yulou.

The Tower of Eternal Life was destroyed and the emperor did not see it.

However, his willingness to fund the construction of the Tower of Eternal Life shows his sincerity, and there is no doubt about it. What's more, what Fan Xiaodao said just now made the emperor very unhappy. Now that someone from the world has come to teach him a lesson, it can be regarded as giving him a lesson.

A lesson, don’t push yourself too far in everything.

He said: "We, the Ming Dynasty, have always been good at martial arts. Emperor Taizu and later Emperor Lizong also came from the martial arts world. They themselves are also masters of martial arts. Now Mr. Li is willing to compete with swords for fun. I'm sure!"

Li Juefei said: "Your Majesty, the Hall of Supreme Harmony is the hall for discussion. I will have a martial arts contest with Fan Datou later. There is too much noise. If something is destroyed, it will be a collision with Long Yan. The common people proposed to contest outside the main hall. Your Majesty.

Yes!"

The emperor waved his hand: "Yes!"

Most of the people attending the banquet were civil servants, who were not interested in fighting and killing. However, the military also sent some representatives. Those who practiced martial arts were very excited to encounter a duel between masters in the world, so

After hearing these words, they all cheered and came outside the hall.

There are also some people who don't like Fan Xiaodao, such as Dongchang and the people around General Xu Hu. They gloat at the misfortune and kill people with the sword. In front of the world's number one martial arts leader, any sword is useless.

So they all followed him out, wanting to see Fan Xiaodao's jokes.

Outside the palace.

All the civil and military officials lined up in two rows. The eunuchs had already prepared the brocade dragon group piers and placed them at the entrance of the main hall.

Outside the palace, a group of Imperial Guards wearing white armor lined up on the left and right to protect the emperor. They were afraid that the two would compete with each other. If there was any mishap, they could stop him in time.

Zhao Xing also came to the entrance of the palace and looked into the venue.

All the officials were talking about it, and Xue Yingxiong laughed and said: "What's the point of just watching the martial arts competition? Why not add some color to your majesty's birthday?" He took off the jade pendant from his waist and said: "I bet that Fan Baotou will win! Old Xu

, Mr. Li is fighting for you, you have to spend some money, right?"

Xu Hu pushed out the Longquan Sword that the emperor had rewarded in his hand, "If Master Li loses, I will give up this sword!"

The emperor laughed when he heard the words, and his previous sullen expression gradually dissipated. He took out a pill from his arms and said, "This pill is my new Xuanyuan Pill. Taking it can communicate with the gods. There are only a few pills."

If anyone wins, I will reward him with this elixir!"

Princess Taiping giggled and said, "There are only six Xuanyuan Pills in total. Before, Qiongzi couldn't get even one. Your Majesty is a little partial today!" After experiencing the incident of Taoist Priest Taiping, the emperor also had mixed feelings towards Princess Taiping.

He said: "If you like it, let Zhao Quan give you one tomorrow."

The emperor spoke, and the other officials also donated their money.

It's just that the things belonging to the three of them are awarded to the winner, while the others use the competition to place bets.

You pay five hundred taels, and I pay three hundred taels. Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, it becomes a world of gamblers.

At the end of the day, the lanterns are on.

In the palace, the lights were brilliant, illuminating the square as bright as day.

Zhao Xing stood on the outside, looking at Fan Xiaodao and Li Juefei inside the field.

Zhao Huan, the Minister of Rites, followed quietly, "What did you accomplish today?"

Zhao Xing asked, "What is dad referring to?"

Zhao Huan pointed to the north of the palace, "You provided false information to the Crown Prince. Your Highness jumped in the air and slandered Princess Taiping. This crime is not light. If General Xu hadn't suppressed the matter, you two might have been accused."

Already in prison!"

Only then did Zhao Xing suddenly realize that Xu Hu had secretly helped them.

Zhao Xingdao: "Xiao Dao and I witnessed this with our own eyes, and Xiao Dao and I worked together to kill those weird things."

Zhao Huandao: "Don't act so recklessly in the future."

Inside the venue.

Fan Xiaodao and Li Juefei stood on the left and right, more than ten feet apart.

Since they were all civilized people, and there were emperors and hundreds of officials present, there was no need to greet each other's parents and eight generations of ancestors before the competition. However, Fan Xiaodao still said, "Li Juefei, three months ago, I allowed you to escape by chance.

, spare your life, and today I will use your life to seek justice from the dead brothers!"

The sound is not loud, but it is enough to reach everyone's ears.

It turned out that the two had fought against each other a few months ago, and it seemed that Li Juefei still suffered.

It sounds like there is still quite a bit of grudge between the two.

Li Juefei said: "If I remember correctly, on Qingmen Peak, the one who led the entire village to escape should be Fan Baotou, right?"

Although the two were bickering, the swords in their hands had already been unsheathed, and they were looking for each other's flaws. As long as there was the slightest loophole, the other would take action without hesitation.

In Fan Xiaodao's eyes, before the battle at Qingmen Peak, Li Juefei exuded an aura of being a master who looked down on the world. However, now, that aura has long disappeared, and his gaze is profound. Instead, there is an unfathomable and unpredictable aura.

Feel.

In that sword move, Fan Xiaodao defeated him by half.

But Li Juefei used the abundant essence of heaven and earth in Qingmen Peak to gain a glimpse of the deeper truth of martial arts, which brought his cultivation to a higher level. It had only been two months since they last met, and Fan Xiaodao felt that Li Juefei seemed to be more powerful now than before.

Stronger.

Li Juefei was also sizing him up.

At the beginning, Fan Xiaodao's sword, Six Paths of Reincarnation, shook the world and changed the color of the heaven and earth. The time and the situation all had the power to help.

Now Fan Xiaodao has washed away all his glory, and his swordsmanship has become clumsy. A horizontal sword strike seems to have no movement, but it blocks all the offensive moves that Li Juefei can think of. What's more, the sword in Fan Xiaodao's hand

A sword is a famous sword in the world. It is not easy to gain an advantage from sword moves. The only way is to use his more than 40 years of martial arts training to forcibly block him in sword moves.

Thinking of this, he activated the true energy in his body.

The night wind blew by and stirred up a cloud of floating sand.

Everyone couldn't help but shudder in their hearts.

Although it was late autumn and everyone was wearing thick clothes, why did they feel that the temperature around them was dropping sharply?

The chill came in waves like waves.

A hint of cold light also appeared on Li Juefei's long sword. Under the refraction of the moonlight, it was frightening and chilling.

Zhao Xing was shocked. This was no longer an ordinary sword energy. If the inner strength turned into sword energy, gathered into a line, split gold and cracked stone, Zhao Xing thought he could do it, but the sword energy on Li Juefei's long sword was like

Like lake water, it overflows to the surroundings. This has already transcended the previous realm.

This is not sword energy, but a sword field.

He couldn't do it, and neither could Fan Xiaodao.

In this battle, Fan Xiaodao is in danger.

Fan Xiaodao, who was in the middle of the sword field, also sensed the danger.

The Li family's swordsmanship that Fan Xiaodao learned was superior to his exquisite moves, and Li Juefei had learned his sword moves before, so he didn't give him any chance as soon as he came up. If compared with the internal strength cultivation, there was no difference between him and Li Juefei.

With ten Zhao Xing.

The people watching the battle were a little disapproving at first.

They had agreed to compete in martial arts, but the two of them stayed on the spot, motionless, and there was no so-called sword coming and going. However, as Li Juefei continued to activate his internal strength, even they who were more than ten feet away felt the impact of Ye Ye.

The wind blew on them, causing severe pain like a knife cut, and they no longer dared to take it lightly.

This sword energy is too strong.

Even the emperor felt uncomfortable.

Zhao Quan took half a step forward and put his hand on his shoulder, and the discomfort gradually dissipated.

Xue Yingxiong frowned.

Zhuge Xianyu also looked solemn.
To be continued...