Meng Chen already had a general idea of ​​what was going on, and a look of worry appeared on his face.

Huang Wujin really intended to declare war on those aristocratic families this time. The heads of the three families had all been killed. As long as the aristocratic families still wanted to gain a foothold in the East Phoenix Territory, there was absolutely no possibility of reconciliation.

Once this news gets out, the three families will definitely use all their family strength to fight against the Chihuang court. Even the Cui family may be involved. After all, they are birds of a feather.

The general trend of the world in Donghuang Territory is not something Meng Chen can control at all. The imperial court and the aristocratic families are bound to fight to the death. As for what the final outcome will be, Meng Chen doesn't want to know.

Now he just wants the people around him to be fine. As long as Cui Dongsheng, Cui Xuanyu and Ji Boda are fine, that's enough.

The next day, the entire Donghuang City was under martial law, and soldiers searched everywhere, leaving no household unchecked, as if they were going to dig three feet into the ground.

One of Meng Chen's talisman puppets was soon discovered, and taking this opportunity, Meng Chen realized that they were looking for him!

In the team, the leader was holding a portrait of Meng Chen. At that time, Meng Chen thought that since he had disguised himself, it would be extremely difficult to be discovered, so he simply started to investigate secretly.

At this moment, a flash of fire suddenly burst out from the portrait in the commander's hand, and then a flaming chain flew out from the painting and was instantly tied to Meng Chen's talisman puppet.

Meng Chen wanted to break free, but the flaming chains not only did not loosen him, but even increased their strength. The blazing phoenix divine flame burned, igniting Meng Chen's talisman puppet.

The cultivation level of the talisman substitute is simply unable to withstand the burning of the flame chains. That is transformed from the flames of the Great Dao. Even Meng Chen's original body has to take it seriously.

After struggling in vain, Meng Chen's talisman substitute was burned to death by the divine flame, and transformed back into a piece of yellow paper with vermilion runes painted on it, which turned into ashes in the flames.

At Meng Chen's original body, he only felt his heart pounding with fear. This time, he truly felt Huang Wujin's determination to kill him. It seemed that he would rather kill the wrong person than let him go!
The point is, what are those portraits in the commanders' hands? They can actually recognize themselves in disguise.

This time it was just a substitute talisman, what about next time? What about the next time?

At this moment, Meng Chen felt alert and uneasy.

In the Taiqing Hall of the Imperial Palace, Huang Wujin, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened her eyes. There was a flame burning in her eyes, and in the flame was the scene of Meng Chen's substitute talisman being destroyed.

"Meng Chen! You are back after all!"

Yun Ying, who had been guarding nearby, suddenly had her eyes light up: "Your Majesty, has Meng Chen entered the city? Do you want me to take people to kill him now?"

Huang Wujin narrowed his eyes slightly and said indifferently: "No need, what we have found now are only his substitute talismans, and we have found three of them. So many are in line with that guy's cautious character, but this also proves the fact that he entered the city. Now that Donghuang City has been completely blocked, he can't escape from my palm anyway!"

As she said this, her eyes became increasingly cold and gloomy, causing Yun Ying, who was standing beside her, to shudder and feel fear in her heart.

At this time, someone outside the hall reported that it was the commander of the guards who was guarding Cui Dongsheng and Cui Xuanyu.

Huang Wujin looked at Yunying in confusion. She had already handed over the Cui family's affairs to Yunying. What did those people mean by wanting to see her?
Yun Ying felt uneasy. She had already told Cui Xuanyu to tell him if she had anything to say and never let His Majesty see it. But now...what on earth did she want to do?
No matter how unwilling Yun Ying was, she had no choice but to obey Huang Wujin's orders and bring Cui Xuanyu to Taiqing Palace.

When Cui Xuanyu saw the familiar mask, her beautiful eyes widened. It turned out that the Huang Wujin in the Xuntian Secret Realm was actually the empress!
Huang Wujin sat high on the chair, looking down at Cui Xuanyu below. An indescribable pressure enveloped her whole body, suffocating her. Yun Ying hurried forward, pressed the stiff Cui Xuanyu to kneel on the ground, and said accusingly: "Cui Xuanyu! You are a child of a noble family, but you still don't kneel when you see His Majesty. Is this what the Cui family taught you?"

It was not until Cui Xuanyu knelt down that the terrifying pressure gradually dissipated.

"Your Majesty." Cui Xuanyu knelt down and kowtowed respectfully. The main thing was that since he was already kneeling, there was no point in being polite any more.

Besides, he came here to negotiate terms with Huang Wujin, so he couldn't be too arrogant.

Huang Wujin then slowly spoke: "Why did you come to see me?"

Cui Xuanyu looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Why do you insist on killing Meng Chen? Can you spare his life? I, and even the Cui family, are willing to pay any price!"

Huang Wujin's nonchalant expression froze for a moment, and he looked at Cui Xuanyu below with a joking look: "Cui family? You and your father are now trapped in the Imperial City. Do you think the Cui family is still your Cui family, and can your father still have the final say?"

Cui Xuanyu was obviously well prepared. He took out a green metal token with the word "Cui" written in ancient font on it.

"This is the Cui family's inheritance token. All forces of the Cui family can only act after seeing this token. Otherwise, they will be considered as rebels against the Cui family!"

"Even if the Cui family wants to rebel, with this token, at least half of the Cui family members will defect!"

Huang Wujin's eyes were fixed on the token, and his slender white fingers tapped on the table.

After a long while, she said coldly: "It's not enough. Just like this, I can't forgive Meng Chen's sins."

Cui Xuanyu's face was full of disbelief. This was already the best condition they could offer at the moment, but Huang Wujin was still not satisfied. What mistake had Meng Chen made to be so serious?
"Then what else do you want?" Cui Xuanyu said coldly.

Huang Wujin looked down at her, smiled, and said indifferently: "Let your father send a document to inform the Red Phoenix Immortal Dynasty that the Cui family is willing to hand over half of its resources and submit to the court, and in the future, the court will take 30% of the Cui family's business!"

Cui Xuanyu's beautiful eyes were filled with shock: "Huang Wujin, your appetite is too big, aren't you afraid of being stuffed to death? And you want my Cui family to stand against all the aristocratic families and make my Cui family the public enemy of the world!"

Huang Wujin's eyes also turned cold: "Cui Xuanyu! It is you who asks me for something! And this is also a way out for your Cui family. Otherwise, you will be destroyed along with the Zheng, Li and Wang families!"

After her scolding, the palace fell into silence. Huang Wujin was waiting for Cui Xuanyu's answer, while the latter was repeatedly weighing the pros and cons and weighing his own weight.

While the two were in a stalemate, someone came to report from outside the palace. After hearing the news from Meng Chen, Huang Wujin and Cui Xuanyu's faces changed slightly, and they both urgently wanted to know the content.

Huang Wujin called someone in. He was the commander of the soldiers who were searching for Meng Chen house by house. He was holding a box in his hand.

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