Chapter 552 King of Western Liaoning
Tonight, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, the wind is blowing gently, and there is peace inside and outside Luoyang city.

At midnight, except for the central hall, most of the rooms in Prince Xian's mansion were pitch black, and even worse, snoring sounds could be heard from time to time.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a loud noise came from the brightly lit central hall, ruthlessly breaking the tranquility of Prince Xian's Mansion.

"What on earth does Luo Tianjin mean?" Abaolu paced back and forth in the hall angrily, saying angrily, "He has left us here for a whole afternoon. Why is he still unwilling to show up?"

"Luo Tianjin has been avoiding us, and Xie Xuan only showed up briefly at noon. An hour ago, the servants brought the last pot of tea, and there has been no news since then." Xun Budao echoed, "Until now, let alone the person in charge, there is not even a servant to greet us. It's clear that they are deliberately making things difficult!"

"A visitor is a guest. Even if he is a cat or dog on the street, Luo Tianjin should not humiliate him like this." Xiao Yang said coldly, "He is now the leader of the martial arts world, so his worth will naturally rise. Does he want to destroy the bridge after crossing it?"

"Without our secret help, how could he have taken the position of leader of the martial arts world?" Su Hu said, "Luo Tianjin really doesn't know what's good for him!"

"That's enough!" Xunzhen said with displeasure, "Don't you think it's not chaotic enough? Do you have to talk nonsense and add fuel to the fire?"

At this moment, the mysterious man sitting next to him had a gloomy face, and seemed extremely dissatisfied with Luo Tianjin's neglect. He said in a deep voice: "Xunzhen, you have the most contact with Luo Tianjin, do you know what his intention is?"

"This man is very calculating and it's hard to figure out his intentions." Xunzhen pondered, "I guess... he's taking revenge on me for leaving without saying goodbye not long ago. In fact, Luo Tianjin's personality is no different from that of the treacherous hero Cao Cao. He would rather betray the world than let the world betray him."

"That's ridiculous! Even if he is dissatisfied, he shouldn't neglect the guests." The mysterious man said angrily, "How can he achieve great things in the future if he is so petty?"

"This..." Xunzhen hesitated, "In my impression, the Northern Sage King is definitely not a stingy person. I wonder what he is talking about today?"

"It's fine that there's no welcoming banquet, but now there's not even tea or snacks. How can this be?" Xiao Yang complained, "Most of the people in the Xianwang Mansion are already asleep. It seems that no one will pay attention to us tonight."

"It's okay to neglect us, but it's unjust to neglect the envoy of the young king of Qin. Since Luo Tianjin is unwilling to come out to see us, we will take the initiative to meet him." The mysterious man asked Xunzhen, "What do you think?"

Xunzhen hesitated for a while, then nodded slowly: "The Northern Sage King likes to meditate in his study late at night. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be in the study right now."

"Okay! Take me to the study!" The mysterious man suddenly stood up and turned to Abaolu and the others who were eager to try, "You wait here, Xunzhen and I will go there."

After saying this, before Abaolu and the others could argue, the mysterious man urged Xunzhen to quickly leave the hall.

The two of them went through the house and the yard, making turns, avoiding the night patrol guards, and carefully sneaked to the outside of Luo Tianjin's study.

At this moment, the candlelight in the study was dim, and there were faint voices, as if Luo Tianjin had not left yet.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The sudden knock on the door startled Luo Tianjin and Xie Xuan in the study, and their conversation came to an abrupt end.

"Who?"

"Lord Luo, Xunzhen requests to see you."

After a moment's silence, the door slowly opened, and Xie Xuan, with a suspicious look on his face, appeared in front of Xunzhen and the mysterious man.

"Miss Xunzhen, what are you doing..."

"I have been waiting for you for a long time. I have no choice but to come here uninvited. I hope Lord Luo will forgive me." The mysterious man took the initiative to answer, which saved Xunzhen a lot of embarrassment.

"Your Excellency's words are somewhat ridiculous." Xie Xuan said unhappily, "At noon, you said that the guest should follow the host's wishes, why do you think the host is the guest now?"

"If we come here on our own, we will be fine even if we wait for ten days or half a month." The mysterious man smiled instead of getting angry, and explained calmly, "But we are here on the orders of Young King Qin. If Lord Luo neglects us, it means he is neglecting Young King Qin. This... seems to be against etiquette."

"you……"

"Brother Xie, since the distinguished guests are already at the door, how can we refuse them entry?" Suddenly, Luo Tianjin's voice rang out from the room, "Please let them in!"

"Yes."

After agreeing, Xie Xuan let the two of them into the room and closed the door tightly.

At this moment, Luo Tianjin was sitting behind the desk, the candlelight flickering in his eyes and a hint of fatigue lingering between his brows.

"Greetings, Lord Luo..."

Before Xunzhen could bow, the mysterious man waved his hands and said, "No, no! Today you should say 'Meet the leader of the martial arts world'."

"Palace Master, Alliance Leader, it's just a title." Luo Tianjin said modestly, "After taking a nap, I wanted to go to the central hall to meet you two, but something happened unexpectedly, so I was delayed. Considering that you two have come from afar and are tired from the journey, I wanted to let you have a good rest for a night, and then I will welcome you tomorrow. I didn't expect you two to come so late at night, which really makes me ashamed."

"So that's it!" The mysterious man pretended to be enlightened. "We have been waiting in the hall. We thought that Lord Luo was avoiding us on purpose. It turns out that he was thinking of us. We are guilty of judging others by our own standards. We deserve death."

"Zhongtang?" Luo Tianjin was shocked and turned to Xie Xuan to ask, "Why didn't you arrange for the distinguished guest to rest in the side room?"

Xie Xuan was extremely terrified and hurriedly bowed his hands to apologize: "Master, please calm down. I was careless for a moment and forgot to give the order..."

"This is just nonsense!" Luo Tianjin was furious. He pointed at the submissive Xie Xuan and shouted, "What crime should you be punished for neglecting a distinguished guest?"

"Xie was confused for a moment, I hope the Palace Master will forgive me..." "You didn't neglect me, why are you asking me to forgive you?" Luo Tianjin said indignantly, "Xie Xuan, I think you are getting more confused as you get older!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Xie Xuan quickly turned around and bowed to Xunzhen and the mysterious man, apologizing, "I was careless for a moment and neglected the two distinguished guests. Please forgive me!"

"Second Master Xie is so busy that he can't help but be inconsiderate. What's his fault?" The mysterious man stepped forward quickly, lifted up Xie Xuan with both hands, and greeted him, "It was us who came uninvited and caused Second Master Xie to be blamed by Lord Luo. I feel really sorry."

"Where! Where!"

After the incident subsided, Luo Tianjin changed the subject and asked the mysterious man: "May I ask who you are..."

"Master Luo, this is Prince Ning, Yelu Qin." Xunzhen introduced him, "He is also the cousin of Prince Shao Qin."

"It turns out to be Prince Ning. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please forgive me!"

Upon hearing Yelu Qin's background, Luo Tianjin's face changed. He stood up in a hurry and walked towards Yelu Qin quickly.

"Lord Luo, you don't have to be polite. Now that my country is gone, how can there be any prince?" Yelu Qin said self-deprecatingly, "Even if I am a prince, I am a poor prince. You have a saying in the Central Plains, 'A poor phoenix is ​​worse than a chicken', and that's exactly what I am talking about."

Yelu Qin's words seemed to be self-deprecating, but in fact they were implicit criticism of Luo Tianjin, a "chicken" who failed to recognize the "golden phoenix".

In response, Luo Tianjin just laughed it off.

Although the Western Liao Dynasty was destroyed, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. The status and power of the descendants of the Western Liao royal family in the Western Regions cannot be underestimated.

The situations of the descendants of Liao and Jin were completely different.

The Jin Dynasty was located in the Central Plains. It was originally a Han dynasty. After its fall, it was quickly occupied by the Mongols. Therefore, under the alternating suppression of the Mongols and the Han, the Jin nobles had long been in name only. They either fled far away or endured humiliation and lived in hiding. No one could stay in the old territory of the Jin Dynasty to regroup.

In this section, we can see that Jin Fuyu fled to Jingjiang and established Jinjianwu.
The Liao Dynasty was different. During its heyday, its territory was vast and its roots were far away in the Western Regions, far away from the prosperous Central Plains. Therefore, even if the country was destroyed, it would be difficult to eradicate its roots. Its descendants could still summon their old subordinates, recruit troops in remote areas in the west, and wait for an opportunity to make a comeback.

Therefore, in Luo Tianjin's heart, the strength and foundation of Prince Shao Qin, a descendant of Western Liao, are far superior to that of Jin Fu Yu, a descendant of the Jin Kingdom.

Otherwise, he would not have agreed to join forces with Xunzhen.

After the greetings, Luo Tianjin and Yelu Qin sat together arm in arm, while Xie Xuan and Xunzhen stood aside.

"During this period of time, Luo has been able to turn danger into safety repeatedly with the help of Shao Qin Wang. I have been struggling to find an opportunity to thank Shao Qin Wang in person. Today, I am so lucky to meet Prince Ning. I can't help but feel happy." After knowing Yelu Qin's identity, Luo Tianjin no longer beat around the bush and said directly, "I wonder if Prince Ning has any advice for me since I came to my humble mansion?"

"Before we discuss business, I would like to congratulate Lord Luo on becoming the leader of the martial arts world as he wished." Yelu Qin said, "Besides, I would like to ask Lord Luo for the truth."

"Appreciate further details."

"In Jingjiang Prefecture, Xunzhen only set fire to Jiumo Cliff, but did not kill Song Yu and his 800 disciples on the way. Does Palace Master Luo have any understanding of this?"

"This..." Luo Tianjin couldn't help but look embarrassed when being questioned by Yelu Qin in person.

"Hey! If there is, there is. If there is not, there is not. Since Lord Luo and Prince Shao Qin are friends, they should be honest with each other. Why are you hesitant to tell the truth?" Yelu Qin asked nonchalantly, "Lord Luo, is there any conclusion on the Jingjiang matter?"

Seeing Yeluqin speaking frankly, Luo Tianjin simply stopped refusing and nodded, "To be honest, I do have some confusion. After all, killing Jin Fuyu in Huashan is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If Song Yu hadn't disrupted it, Jin Fuyu would have already turned into a withered skeleton on the roadside."

"Okay!" Yeluqin nodded with satisfaction, then changed his expression and said seriously, "Since Lord Luo is willing to tell you the truth, I will not hide it anymore. In fact, it was me who stopped Xunzhen from killing Song Yu and the 800 disciples of Jinjianwu."

Hearing this, Luo Tianjin and Xie Xuan were both shocked and asked in unison: "Why?"

"First, with the manpower Xunzhen had at the time, he had no confidence in killing them all. He might not be able to kill the enemy, but end up in prison instead." Yeluqin explained, "Second, even if Xunzhen could win a tragic victory, you still couldn't kill Jin Fuyu in Huashan. Therefore, given the situation at the time, it was meaningless to kill Song Yu and his eight hundred disciples, and it couldn't shake Jin Fuyu's foundation at all."

"What do you mean?" Luo Tianjin asked suspiciously, "Why can't we kill Jin Fuyu even though Xunzhen won a tragic victory? And why can't we shake his foundation?"

"Two questions, but actually one answer." Yelu Qin said, "Similarly, this is also the reason why Xunzhen suddenly disappeared, and it is also the first great gift that Prince Shao Qin gave to Lord Luo."

"I don't understand." Luo Tianjin frowned and shook his head slowly, "Please ask Prince Ning to speak frankly."

"Hengshan Village." Yeluqin said quietly, "In fact, Jin Fuyu's base is not in Jiumo Cliff, but in Hengshan Village. At that time, Song Yu led 800 disciples to leave Jingjiang Prefecture, and their daily schedule was reported back to Hengshan Village by spies. Once Song Yu was ambushed on the way, Hengshan Village immediately sent someone to replace him and rushed to Huashan to rescue Jin Fuyu. Therefore, even if Xunzhen killed Song Yu, you would not be able to kill Jin Fuyu."

"Hengshan Village?" Luo Tianjin was confused and asked blankly, "You mean, Xunzhen suddenly disappeared and actually went to Hengshan Village secretly to find out about Jin Fuyu's background?"

"Not bad!"

Xie Xuan's mind was calculating rapidly, and he hesitated and said, "According to what you said, Hengshan Village seems to have a group of Jinjianwu disciples hiding?"

"Who is Jin Fuyu? His ambitions extend beyond the Central Plains martial arts world. Therefore, the people he hid in Hengshan Village were not disciples of Jin Jianwu, nor were they just a "group" of people, but..."

At this point, Yeluqin's expression suddenly froze, and an indescribable sinister intent shot out from his eyes like a sharp knife. Under the uneasy gaze of Luo Tianjin and Xie Xuan, he said word by word: "It is a well-equipped and well-trained elite army!"

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(End of this chapter)