A place where people gather is naturally prone to trouble.

In this empire, there are two beings who are so large that most people are not willing to mess with them. Even if they are high-ranking officials who are famous for their connections in the officialdom, or celebrities who are proficient in businessmanship and have achieved success in the empire, it is even worse.

The latter are those cultivators who travel between heaven and earth and have unparalleled strength. In this secular world, they will not and dare not rashly provoke those two kinds of existence.

The first is His Majesty the Emperor of the Qin Empire who reigns over the vast territory.

The second is the Black Ice Platform, which is hidden behind His Majesty, hidden in the darkness of the empire, and handles all matters that cannot be dealt with by soldiers and horses in the empire.

His Majesty the Emperor represents the supreme imperial power, while the Black Ice Platform represents the power to walk in the darkness and deal with violations of laws and disciplines in the empire. The former is the one who holds the highest position in the empire.

That one, the latter is a sharp blade in the emperor's hand.

Of course, this sharp blade can only be used to show off its power in the secular world. When it comes to the outside world, it has no power. Fortunately, the entire Great Qin Empire only has such a small place outside the world.

Many people in the empire simply don’t know what the outside world is. They know about cultivation, and they know that cultivation lies in the academy, but they don’t know that in the academy, above the empire, there is this pure land that is transcended from the world. In the eyes of all practitioners,

, that piece of pure land is called the land outside the world. And the practitioners in the world are also called people outside the world, so they have no reason to interfere in the affairs of the world, and they cannot affect the authority of His Majesty the Emperor.

The truth is this, but the fact is not.

When His Majesty the current emperor succeeded to the throne many years ago, he deliberately entered the Holy Land of the Outer World, found the group of practitioners in the Outer World, and asked whether he should succeed to the throne and whether he could exercise supreme imperial power on behalf of the Qin Empire.

The Qin Empire was established for thousands of years, and it also existed for thousands of years outside the world.

His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire belongs to the Zhao family, and many years ago, the first practitioner to enter the outside world or create the outside world was also named Zhao. Time has passed by for a thousand years, and the outside world is no longer the same as it was a thousand years ago.

, the person surnamed Zhao seems to have never appeared in the world again. The restraint of secular power on the people of the Zhao family is particularly deep, making it impossible to get out of trouble for many years.

Eighteen years have passed since the Emperor of the Qin Dynasty succeeded to the throne in the first year of Tiansheng. In a few days, the spring of Tiansheng's nineteenth year will come. The enrollment in the academy will also begin soon. During this period, Xianyang has become very noisy.

, His Majesty the Emperor will appear at the opening ceremony of the Academy’s admissions every year, and naturally there will be no surprises in the Academy’s admissions in early spring next year.

Xianyang is a walled city, but it seems to be nothing because of the ban that was imposed ten years ago. Since the war that swept the world more than ten years ago, Western countries have been lurking, and spies from various countries have sneaked into Xianyang.

, prepared what they needed, peered at the match that belonged to them at the right time, place, and people, and then waited for the opportunity to move, with a sword to kill the emperor.

Especially in the dead Yue Kingdom in the south, there have been dozens of assassinations of Yue assassins over the past decade.

Naturally, they would not miss this cheap opportunity.

At the beginning of winter, Black Ice Platform's actions in Xianyang City became particularly large. From time to time, a certain official was dismissed and entered the prison, or a certain merchant in the city was accustomed to wandering around and making friends.

The wealthy businessman of a friend violated the laws of the empire and was taken to the prison for investigation. This kind of thing was not uncommon in Xianyang City during this period.

The people were not surprised, it was just natural that everything happened for a reason.

Whether it is a violation of the laws of the empire or the arrest of a petty official, there is a basis for it. If it is spread to the ears of many people with a caring heart, they will not feel that there is anything unfair at all. The laws of the Qin State are the laws of the sky.

The sun above, wherever the sun shines, there is no trace of unreasonableness, there will be no fairness at all. After all, law is greater than fairness.

As the school enrollment was approaching, Yunlaiji was already preparing for enrollment and welcoming the emperor.

In Xianyang City, many government officials have begun to roam the streets, looking for spies from various countries in the city. Or cases that have been unresolved in the past will be taken out and turned over at this moment, and they will be handed out and asked to come up with the charter as soon as possible.

As a result, all subsequent closed cases were handled.

Especially Xianyang Order, who was dealing with matters in the imperial capital, his head was particularly painful during this period. All the bad things of the year were rolled into his mind at this moment. He looked at the files on the table full of cases and the latest events that happened in Xianyang.

The weird things have not yet been collected into the database. Of course, many of them are simple or trivial things that can be completed with some effort and brainpower, except for that one...

...

Lin Yi didn't believe this statement as his left eye twitched to bring disaster and his right eye twitched to wealth. In his opinion, it was a superstitious psychological suggestion. However, he had lived in the empire for more than ten years and had seen the superb methods of practitioners.

He can skillfully control a flying sword or a small knife with just his thoughts. The superstition that he thought before seems to be explained at this moment. Some practitioners are very powerful and can rely on karma to sense their surroundings.

Those so-called superstitions seem to make sense now.

After leaving that night, he lived a peaceful life for several days. As the new year was approaching, he was not sad about being single. Practice became the most important thing in his life. He got up early in the morning and thought about how to make money.

, after eating, it is time to start the day's practice. From the sky, the white color of fish belly shines, to the setting sun in the sky, illuminating the dim light, and night falls.

Cultivation lies in simplicity and in one thought.

From opening your eyes to closing them is practice, and a day is slowly flowing through practice. Time is like the river in the south of the empire. It is usually as quiet as a dead thing, but in fact it is flowing quietly towards the east.

Flow away, flow to the vast and boundless East China Sea coast, and then merge into the sea.

There was a knock on the courtyard door.

Walking in were two middle-aged men wearing black clothes. Their faces were extremely cold, resembling corpses lying in coffins. They had not been moistened by the sun for many years, so their faces became inhumanely pale.

There was no blood at all. The two middle-aged men were wrapped in black robes, and Lin Yi could only see their noses, lips and chin.

Looking at the two silent people, Lin Yi frowned and said, "Is something wrong?"

"Come with us..."

The middle-aged man's response was very simple. The action was very simple. Without too many explanations or words, he directly grabbed Lin Yi's arm. Suddenly Lin Yi felt as if his arm was tightly clamped by two crabs, and he was hit hard.

He shook it twice in an attempt to get rid of the two people's hands, but found that his strength was as immovable as an ant tickling an elephant in their hands.

"What qualifications do you have to take me away, and what qualifications do you have to end my freedom? Have I committed a crime?"

Lin Yi had an angry face, and his legs were as if they were growing on bluestone. Even if the two people pulled his arms, they would not move at all. Although he guessed the possibility of something, he still shouted loudly in order to scare the two of them. He did not

He used common words, but words that he had never mentioned before. In the empire, the word freedom was like a law that could restrain people, especially when facing the officials of the empire, it had a particularly intimidating effect.

.

It was a legendary story, at least in Lin Yi's mind, that story was simply unbelievable. In an empire where imperial power was supreme, people would never have thought that there would still be people's arguments for freedom and fairness. Even if the protagonist in that story was a loser,

But he gained some incredible gains. He gained knowledge of fairness and set a reasonable example for the people of the empire.

From this point on, the empire ushered in an era of strong and civilized folk customs.

The deep power game behind this story is not known to the public. The common people only know that some high-level officials of the empire compromised with the loser and shouted from the bottom of their hearts that His Majesty the Emperor is wise. In fact, in this game, that person at that time

His Majesty the Emperor is also a loser in the game, but failure in this game is inevitable, after all, the opponent they face does not belong to this world.

"..."

The two middle-aged men suddenly stopped moving, lowered their heads, did not show their faces, did not speak, and quietly let go of Lin Yi.

Somewhat strange about the actions of the two of them, but with the benefit of being free and not being taken away, Lin Yi was just curious and didn't say a word. He quietly watched them exit, then walked outside the yard and walked to both sides.

Outside the high wall, there was no trace anymore. He didn't go out to look, but he could understand that the two middle-aged people had really left his yard.

When he was about to turn around and leave, there was an obvious fluctuation in the courtyard.

My body felt like it was being pricked by needles. From the corner of my eye, I saw ripples in the water in the water tank in the courtyard. The two brooms placed on the wall suddenly trembled. After a while, they fell to the ground. The surrounding air was like

It was the heated heat that surged up quickly, hitting his cheeks wantonly, causing his long hair to become messy and fluttering.

The sky above the courtyard was drifted by wind and snow, and it no longer fell into the boundaries of the courtyard, but fell on the houses on both sides. His courtyard became empty, with no wind, rain, or snowflakes.

The skin on Lin Yi's forehead was tightly curled up, and many wrinkles appeared on his forehead. His eyebrows were tightly knitted together, forming mountains and rivers, and the tips of his brows were like sharp willow leaves hanging above his eyes. So many wrinkles

The changes in his expression showed that he was particularly nervous at this moment. Cold sweat was gradually breaking out on his back, and Wufeng naturally couldn't feel the chill coming from him.

Facts have proved that his induction was not wrong.

When the harsh sound rang out in the silence, it sounded like a black iron-like impact on the high wall outside the courtyard.

A crack appeared on the wall.

The water tank suddenly exploded!

The bluestone slab under his feet suddenly broke into several pieces, and his figure couldn't help but fall a little.

Seemingly releasing his spiritual practice inadvertently or uncontrollably, the sword placed in the room swayed slightly, making a low and ear-piercing trembling sound.

Quickly, he picked up the sword and stood at the door of the house.
Chapter completed!