God Emperor

Zhang Ruochen, Concubine Lin, and maid Yun'er sat in an ancient antelope-horse chariot and slowly walked out of the Yunwu Palace.

The antelope horse is not a real horse, but a savage beast with a single horn on its head. Its body is more than three meters tall, like a small elephant, and its running speed is more than five times that of an ordinary war horse. Some of these strong antelope horses can even travel three thousand miles a day.

The ancient Lingma chariot did not know how far it traveled and gradually stopped.

Zhang Ruochen walked out of the car and looked at the two splendid gates not far away, and then at the gold-rimmed plaque hanging on the top of the gate, which had two powerful characters written on it: "Lin Mansion!"

A thought occurred to him, isn't his mother's last name "Lin"?

Judging from the grand appearance of this mansion, the Lin family is not a small family, but a large family.

If my mother's family is really a big family, why can't I get the support from my mother's family and be bullied by other princesses in the prince's palace?

There must be something hidden.

Concubine Lin also walked out of the carriage, looked up at the familiar yet unfamiliar door, and said: "Chen'er, you must have wanted to see Ningshan for a long time! Now you have also opened up the mark of Shenwu. , I believe you and Ningshan have a lot to talk about, so you must work hard!"

Until now, Zhang Ruochen didn't know who Ningshan was. He always had a strange feeling when he heard Yun'er and Concubine Lin's words.

Under the leadership of Concubine Lin, Zhang Ruochen and Yun'er walked into the Lin Mansion together.

In theory, when the princess returned to the family, she should be given a grand welcome, but it was only an older housekeeper who welcomed Concubine Lin and Zhang Ruochen into the door.

Concubine Lin was taken to the inner palace by the old housekeeper, while Zhang Ruochen and Yun'er stayed in the outer palace. Only two maids stayed to receive them.

Zhang Ruochen always felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere, but he didn't know how to ask, so he could only remain silent.

"Ninth Prince, aren't you going to see Ningshan? She should be at the martial arts field now, and the young disciples of the Lin family should be practicing there." Yun'er asked.

After being mentioned several times by Yun'er and Concubine Lin, Zhang Ruochen became even more curious, who was that woman named "Ningshan"? It shouldn't hurt to go and meet him.

"Yeah! Let's go to the Lin family's martial arts arena." Zhang Ruochen nodded.

…

The inner palace of the Lin family.

In an antique hall, Lin Fengxian, the head of the Lin family, sat steadily on the Taishi chair.

He looked to be in his thirties, with two neat beards above his lips. He glanced at Concubine Lin, who was sitting opposite, and said: "The ninth prince is a descendant of the county prince's palace. Even if the mark of divine martial arts is turned on, It’s time to go to the library in the Prince’s Mansion to select the cultivation techniques. Why did Concubine Lin come to the Lin family to ask for the cultivation techniques?”

Concubine Lin bit her lip gently and said, "It's not a request, I'm asking my eldest brother to give Chen'er a volume of cultivation techniques because he is your nephew."

"Bang!"

Lin Fengxian snorted coldly, slapped his palm on the table, and said: "Now you know how to beg my brother? Now you want to express your love to me? Three years ago, when I went to the county prince's house to beg you, why didn't you look at Zai Chen? Save him because Yu is your nephew? You know very well that Chenyu is my legitimate son, and a peerless genius that is rare in the Lin family for a century. As long as you go to the county king, you can always save him, but , but you didn’t…”

"Three years ago..." Concubine Lin felt very wronged and couldn't help crying, wanting to tell the truth about three years ago.

However, Lin Fengxian interrupted her and said, "Go away! The Lin family has severed all ties with you a long time ago. Don't come back again in the future. Concubine Lin."

"Boom!"

Concubine Lin knelt directly on the ground, crying non-stop, and said in a whimpering voice: "Brother, are you so heartless? I want to see dad."

"Dad went to Tianmo Ridge and won't come back until three months later. You can't see him now." Lin Fengxian said indifferently: "One more thing, Ningshan and His Highness the Seventh Prince are about to get engaged. They are called His Highness the Ninth Prince. Stay away from Ningshan from now on."

Concubine Lin felt even more desperate and said, "You know that Chen'er has always liked Ningshan. How sad would he be if he knew that Ningshan was engaged to the seventh prince? Besides, how could it be the seventh prince?"

Lin Fengxian said: "His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince opened the Mark of the Seventh Grade Divine Martial Arts when he was three years old. How amazing is his talent? With his current martial arts cultivation, no one in the younger generation of the entire Yunwu County can match him. Ningshan can compete with Qi. His Royal Highness Prince's marriage will be of great benefit to the future of our Lin family."

"Although the Ninth Prince and Ningshan are cousins, they were also very good playmates when they were young, and they can be regarded as childhood sweethearts. However, the Ninth Prince has mediocre qualifications after all. He only opened the mark of divine martial arts at the age of sixteen. He will not achieve much in this life and can practice It should be the limit at the late stage of Huang Ji Realm, and there is no way to compare with the Seventh Prince."

Concubine Lin said: "Ningshan is also willing to be engaged to the seventh prince? For the sake of family interests, will she really be happy?"

Lin Fengxian stared at Concubine Lin and said indifferently: "You are wrong, this is Ningshan's own decision!"

…

The Lin family's martial arts performance field is very open, as big as half a football field.

Young disciples of the Lin family wearing cyan martial arts uniforms are practicing martial arts on the martial arts field. Some are practicing boxing, some are practicing swordsmanship, and some are practicing swordsmanship.

They belong to the elite of the Lin family. Each of them has activated the mark of divine martial arts and is dedicated to practicing. At the same time, there were also elders of the Lin family giving them guidance in the martial arts arena, creating a prosperous atmosphere.

Zhang Ruochen nodded and thought to himself, "The Lin family can be considered a wealthy family in Yunwu County."

Suddenly, Zhang Ruochen's eyes were fixed on a slender girl, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

The girl looked to be only fourteen or five years old. She was petite and exquisite, with dark eyebrows like willow leaves, eyes as bright as stars, and skin as white as jade. She was such a beautiful woman.

She held a sword that exuded a faint starlight, emitting a light cyan sword light. Countless sword energy surrounded her body, following her steps, as graceful as a startling giant, as graceful as a swimming dragon, and her sword skills were simply Sophisticated to the extreme.

"Release the true energy and move the sword as you please. Her martial arts cultivation has at least reached the extreme level of the Huangji Realm, which is much stronger than the Eighth Prince." Zhang Ruochen thought to himself.

"Hey! Isn't that the Ninth Prince? He actually came to the Lin Mansion?" A young member of the Lin family smiled coldly when he saw Zhang Ruochen standing outside the martial arts arena.

"He must be looking for Sister Ningshan again, but it's a pity that Sister Ningshan is too lazy to see him now."

"I heard that he also activated the Divine Martial Mark."

"Hee! He only opened the mark of Shenwu at the age of sixteen, what can he do? If he is not sister Ningshan's cousin, he might not even be able to enter the Lin family's gate."

"I heard that sister Ningshan is going to be engaged to the seventh prince. She is such a talented and beautiful girl!"

"Hehe! It is said that the Ninth Prince has always been secretly in love with Sister Ningshan. Guess what his expression would be if he heard that Ningshan and His Highness the Seventh Prince were about to get engaged?"

All the young martial artists from the Lin family stopped practicing and stared at Zhang Ruochen who was standing outside the martial arts arena, pointing, talking, and occasionally laughing jokingly.

Lin Cianshan also stopped practicing her sword and glanced at Zhang Ruochen who was standing outside the martial arts arena. With a slight wave of her slender jade arm, the star sword in her hand was accurately inserted into the scabbard five meters away.

Lin Nishan walked up to Zhang Ruochen, looked at Zhang Ruochen's thin body, and said, "Cousin, long time no see. I heard that you have also activated the Mark of Divine Martial Arts?"

When they were very young, Lin Ningshan and Zhang Ruochen were good playmates and could be considered childhood sweethearts. However, later Lin Ningshan opened the Mark of Divine Martial Arts and spent most of her time practicing, becoming increasingly estranged from Zhang Ruochen.

After what happened three years ago, she never went to Yunwu Palace again. Although Zhang Ruochen has been sick all year round, he still often goes to the Lin family to see her. Even if he can see her once, he will feel quite happy.

However, the number of times I can see her is getting less and less, and I have never seen her in the past six months. She always sent a maid out to send Zhang Ruochen away.

"It turns out she's my cousin."

It can be said that this is the first time Zhang Ruochen has met Lin Nianshan. He has no feelings for her, so he seems very calm and modestly says: "It is true that the mark of divine martial arts has been turned on, but the queen said that it is just a mark of divine martial arts without a grade. Naturally, it cannot be compared with my cousin’s Divine Martial Mark.”

Lin Ningshan nodded, raised her snow-white chin, as proud as a white swan, and said: "You are already sixteen years old after all. Being able to open the mark of Shenwu is a gift from God. You must work hard in the future. Although you cannot become a strong martial artist through cultivation, you can at least strengthen your body and avoid having to lie in a hospital bed all year round. For you... you can at least be a normal person."

Zhang Ruochen frowned slightly, nodded, and said, "I will definitely practice hard in the future and try to catch up with your cousin."

Lin Nishan naturally knew that Zhang Ruochen liked her. When she heard Zhang Ruochen's words, she thought that Zhang Ruochen still refused to give up and wanted to continue pursuing her.

"Hey! Cousin, my cultivation level has reached the middle extreme level of Huangji Realm, and I am only one step away from the Great Extreme Realm. With your qualifications, I estimate that you will never be able to reach the middle extreme level in your lifetime. The most important thing for you now is What you should do is to practice down-to-earth, and don’t blindly pursue things you shouldn’t pursue. You can’t aim too high, otherwise you will suffer the consequences.” Lin Cershan said with a pun.

Zhang Ruochen's brows furrowed deeper.

Lin Cianshan glanced at Zhang Ruochen with some sympathy and said: "Cousin, there is one more thing I want to tell you. I hope you won't be too sad. In three months, when the prince comes out of seclusion, His Highness the Seventh Prince and I should... Getting engaged."

"There's a good show to watch! Hehe!"

The young warriors of the Lin family were all very happy, and they all stared at Zhang Ruochen, wanting to see what kind of reaction Zhang Ruochen would have?