Coughing, Meng Qi came back to his senses and intentionally changed the subject. He looked up at the sky and sighed: "The autumn rain is getting less and less, with fewer and fewer flashes of lightning and thunder."

  These days, there have been occasional rainy days, but they were all light drizzles, and thunder was rarely heard.

  What Meng Qi truly meant was that if there were thunderstorms tomorrow night, he wouldn't be afraid of Mo Ye turning against him or setting traps for him. Of course, such things are hard to come by.

  Ruan Yushu held the guqin and said calmly: "There should be tomorrow night."

  "Are you familiar with the likes of Fow Huang Shen Suan's ultimate skills?" Meng Qi asked in astonishment, filled with anticipation.

  Ruan Yushu shook his head: "Not for now."

  "Why did you mention that there might be a storm with thunder and lightning tonight?" Meng asked in puzzlement.

  Although it's possible every day, Meng Qi felt that Ruan Yushu wouldn't speak nonsense casually. Was she comforting herself? It didn't seem like it!

  Ruan Yushu pursed his lips and said lightly, "The spiritual realm of Mo Hou and You Xiang is close to the external scene, and their physical realm is only half a step away from the external scene, with only a thin layer of paper separating them. They are in the middle of the inner and outer realms, where the heavens and humans intersect. If they use their full strength, it will inevitably lead to a resonance between heaven and human, triggering changes in the heavenly phenomena. Although it's not like truly being half a step away from the external scene, borrowing from the heavenly phenomena, it's still similar to the realm of gods and demons. At that time, the most likely heavenly phenomenon to appear is dark clouds gathering, lightning flashing, and heavy rain pouring down."

  It was the first time Meng Qi had heard Ruan Yushu say so much since they met.

  "How do you know? Are you sure?" Meng Qi asked in surprise, although according to his understanding of the outside world and semi-outside world, if Mo Hou and You Xiang were to go all out, it would likely be a catastrophic event that would shake the heavens and earth, cause rain to fall on the palace, and lightning to strike the imperial city. However, such things must be carefully verified.

  "Jade Book of Records from the Martial Arts World."

  "What is this thing?" Meng Qi felt a bit bewildered.

  "The morning hall records the secret files of Jianghu affairs, with many examples of great masters fighting each other. It clearly records the heavenly human interaction, and the heavy rain pouring down on the streets." Ruan Yushu thought it was just that simple.

  Meng Qi's mouth twitched: "When did you read 'Wulin Ji Yao'?" How was I supposed to know?!

  Ruan Yushu glanced at him: "When you went to visit several princes, I asked General Lu to help me borrow it."

  In a world where the imperial court and the martial arts community have such a profound influence on each other, it would be strange if the imperial court didn't keep records of Jianghu affairs!

  Meng Qi's face turned slightly red, and he looked a bit embarrassed: "Didn't you say you wouldn't go because it was boring?"

  "What do you think?" Ruan Yushu raised his head slightly.

  Haha, Meng Qi laughed dryly: "Quickly hand over 'Wulin's Secret Records' for me to take a look."

  Ruan Yushu nodded slightly and turned into his own room.

  Watching her back sway and disappear elegantly at the door, Meng Qi suddenly smiled foolishly: "If there really is a heavenly connection, it would be great. At that time, no matter who sets traps or takes action against me, I can calmly say: 'Tonight, my strength is so strong that even I feel scared!'"

  Of course, if Mo Hou and You Xiang are equal in strength when they go all out, it will be a battle that shakes heaven and earth. Thunder may not necessarily be able to kill them, but at least this is not an attack they can defend against.

  Soon, Ruan Yushu walked out with a thick book and handed it to Meng Qi.

  Meng Qi collected his smile, calmed his mind, and attentively flipped through the pages. As expected, he found the highlighted sections: "Demon Emperor's Battle with Dragon Elephant Monk", "Demon Emperor's Battle with Heavenly Harmony True Person on the Long Street of the Imperial City", "Demon Empress' Battle with National Master at the Imperial Mausoleum", "Sword Emperor's Battle with Right Minister Pei at the Central River", "Right Minister's Battle with Living Buddha at Small Wheel Mountain", and "Sword Emperor's Entry into the Great Snowy Mountains to Battle the Living Buddha"...

  These battles, without exception, all had the phenomenon of heaven and earth interacting. In over a dozen encounters, 70-80% were accompanied by thunderstorms and torrential rains, while 20-30% were respectively marked by dark clouds covering the sun, rainbows stretching across the sky, and snow-capped mountains shrouded in mist...

  The more Meng Qi looked, the more solemn his expression became. In other words, when the Demon Queen fought him, she had not used her full strength. No wonder he could confidently say that if she wanted to kill him, he would be doomed. Hmph, if you were to use your full strength, I wouldn't be without a plan either!

  It's also possible that they must face a master of the same level, and under the entanglement and mutual stimulation of their vital energy, they can touch a higher realm, thus achieving a state of resonance with heaven and man. When facing themselves, they can't even do what they want to do.

  At least from these war examples, the appearance of heavenly human interaction anomalies are all between great masters' battles, without exception. However, except for Mo Xun's battle with Long Xiang and Shang, none of the other great masters' wars have truly risked their lives. At most, one side would fall into a disadvantageous position and retreat, otherwise Meng Qi suspects that they would have taken an important step forward, transcending their souls, bodies, and lives, shattering the void and leaving.

  "Being able to escape from the Demon King's almost full-power attacks three to five times, his actual strength should be stronger than what he showed when we fought...". Meng Qi thought that during the battle at Pei River Central, the Demon King was being cautious because he had never encountered such a mysterious sword technique before, and directly retreated without revealing his true strength. If it were a life-or-death situation, Meng Qi might have to use the Sacrificial Seal to defeat or injure him. "Hmm, repeatedly escaping could also be due to the special and powerful nature of the Undying Seal..."

  Closing the book, Meng Qi's mind wandered, wondering when there would be "The Battle of Jing Shen Jian and Xie Jun Huang Cheng", "The Battle of Jing Shen Jian and Bai Yi Lou and Jian Huang", "The Battle of Jing Shen Jian and Mo Hou Wu Man Jiang"... Also, I don't know when there will be "Lei Dao Kuang Seng and Da Luo Yao Nu Fei Xu Zhi Zhan" and "Mang Jin Gang and Dao Qi Chang He Jiang Xin Zhi Zhan" on the human ranking list... Why do I want to think about Lei Dao Kuang Seng and Mang Jin Gang, pfft!

  Meng Qi rubbed his temples with a "later fear" and suddenly thought of something, looking at Ruan Yushu with doubt: "Why did you specifically emphasize the gathering of dark clouds, lightning and thunder, and heavy rain?"

  Ruan Yushu's guqin was slung over his back, his hands clasped behind him, as he strolled slowly towards his own quarters. His voice carried calmly into the secret passage: "In the midst of a thunderstorm, summoning heavenly lightning to kill 'Qing Yu Shou' Yuan Mengzhi with one slash, I think you must be looking forward to the electrifying weather."

  I... Meng Qi was stunned for a moment, I'm going! The human ranking is really not a good thing! The six-door school is indeed sinister!

  "Wait a minute." Meng Qi suppressed the ten thousand galloping horses in his heart.

  Ruan Yushu deftly turned around, raised an eyebrow, and looked at Meng Qi, waiting for him to speak.

  "We'll go explore the Imperial City tonight, get a sense of the layout around us, and avoid rushing into things tomorrow." When he had the time, Meng Qi tended to prepare thoroughly before acting.

  Ruan Yushu nodded in agreement with Meng Qi's decision.

  The two slipped out of the inn again and headed towards the Imperial City, sometimes high and sometimes low, walking along the shadows. After a while, they had already arrived at the outer city of the Imperial City.

  Two people hid in the canopy of a rowan tree, Meng Qi looked at the imperial city and furrowed his brow.

  The area around the Imperial City is a hundred meters of white stone-paved square, without a single tree, open and clear at a glance!

  The city wall of the imperial city was brightly lit, illuminating the square as if it were daytime. Not a single living soul, not even a mouse or bird, could cross the square without being seen by the guards on the city wall.

  It's really hard to sneak in... Meng Qi and Ruan Yushu had almost circled the imperial city, finding that there were guards every three steps on the city wall, all of whom were agile and sharp-eyed. The outer walls were surrounded by a 100-meter-wide square, with no place to hide or conceal oneself, and it was also impossible to use trees to cross the three- or four-zhang-high city wall.

  It's indeed the imperial court, experienced in dealing with masters of the jianghu... This setup makes Meng Qi feel like a mouse trying to pull a turtle, unable to speak out, and at the same time, it feels reasonable. If the jianghu produces many masters, and the imperial court doesn't take precautions against this, that would be strange!

  Not to mention the Mo Hou and others, in a world where there are masters like Ru Yi Seng and Gui Wang, the imperial court seems to be completely unguarded, allowing them to enter and exit the palace as if it were their own home. Meng Qi couldn't help but wonder how this dynasty had managed to survive!

  "Choosing a position with relatively weak forces, using the Phantom Shape Method, it's not impossible to pass through the square, but how can I climb up the three or four zhang high city wall? I don't have the Wall-Climbing Skill of the gecko..." Meng Qi thought deeply and anxiously.

  The Great Phantom Technique, if used directly on a person, can disrupt their senses, causing them to hallucinate and become disoriented. If it envelops the entire body, people with lower strength will be more susceptible to mental interference and "feedback" as they look from a distance, making it easier for them to overlook this spot subconsciously. Even if one's strength is relatively high, they may still "overlook" it if they are not fully focused. Meng Qi was counting on the latter, but the strength of the guards above was too far away to be judged, and the choice of breaking through the position was a bit based on luck.

  It's indeed a bit like the Golden Elixir... Meng Qi sighed and returned to the post house with Ruan Yushu, deciding to throw this trouble to Mo Hou and stabilize the Golden Bell Cover of the sixth pass. He pondered the incomplete changes of "Shen Xiao Jiu Mie" first move "Tian Da Wu Lei Hong", trying to see if he could derive a few moves of opening knife technique from the nine knife techniques in the Tian Dao Jing, which might help him break through.

  The next day, Meng Qi went to see Lu Guan early in the morning. He knocked on the ground with his side and asked, "General Lu, how is the emperor's body? Have you seen him?"

  He caught a glimpse of it from afar, still in a daze. Lu Guanzhong let out a sincere and heartfelt sigh, feeling quite melancholic. He was an old emperor who had risen from humble beginnings, creating the Iron Mountain Army in the northwest amidst chaotic circumstances, recovering lost lands, driving out enemies, and earning great merit as a loyal subject. He often thought of repaying the kindness and benevolence of his lord and countrymen, but later, he was wrongly accused by treacherous officials, leading to the old emperor's suspicion, which ultimately resulted in his demotion to a remote region.

  Meng Qi nodded and didn't say much, finding an excuse to leave with Ruan Yushu to go find Luo Shengyi. This trip was dangerous, having one more helper meant one more guarantee of returning unscathed. Moreover, Luo Shengyi had obviously been excluded from the core by the Third Prince.

  Lu Shengyi listened to Meng Qi's account, slightly narrowing his eyes and said with a hint of a smile: "The Third Prince is indeed a mighty lord... True Destiny, when are we going?"

  "Wait for Mo to come and find you." Meng Qi replied.

  At last, when the sun was shining brightly, the demon king appeared before the three of them.

  "Follow me." The Demon Queen covered her face with a veil once again.