Chapter 955 - 352: Grand Tang National Master (Double-length - )_4

Longhu Mountain Celestial Master’s Mansion is ranked last.

But unlike other Sacred Lands, only the lineage from Mount Longhu received a special summons for both Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang to appear.

The Tang Imperial Court did not leave the two of them to wait idly.

There was an escort who first delivered another imperial decree, praising Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang for their achievements in quelling the second invasion by the Solitary Eagle Khanate.

Overall, the various spiritual objects were quite abundant.

However, this time there wasn’t anything as eye-catching as the Nine Suns Divine Wood or the Shenxiao Refined Gold.

Tang Xiaotang puffed her cheeks, quickly losing interest: "I thought there would be something good."

Lei Jun seemed pensive.

With the unpredictable changes and disturbances in recent decades, the Great Tang Dynasty has experienced more frontier troubles and chaos than perhaps the past few centuries combined.

As a result, the various rewards, disaster relief efforts, and the need for royal family members to cultivate have greatly depleted the reserves of the Tang Imperial Court, and the court is starting to experience a money shortage...

Later on, Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang were summoned to the lake in the palace.

On a Lake Heart Island, Empress Zhang Wantong was fishing.

Seeing the Empress’s figure, back to the masses and facing the eternity, Lei Jun focused his gaze on his nose and then inward.

The Empress did not discuss the so-called establishment of a new National Master with Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang.

She ordered Chu Yu, who was standing beside her, to relay the latest information obtained from interrogations of people from the Solitary Eagle Khanate to Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang.

"In that Great Song Realm, the proliferation and growth of foreign tribe forces surpassed expectations."

In the presence of the Empress, Chu Yu did not banter with Tang Xiaotang like usual, instead he assumed a serious demeanor and spoke in a deep tone:

"This foreign tribe may not only have established a Solitary Eagle Khanate.

Some prisoners mentioned the term ’Four Great Khanates,’ especially referencing the name ’Golden Khanate.’

In that Mortal World, the entity trampling over the Central Plains Mountains and Rivers is not solely the Solitary Eagle Khanate; their strategy has been to march westward, pillaging and conquering.

Meanwhile, the Golden Khanate tramples the Central Plains, and previously engaged in warfare with the Great Song Dynasty, often emerging victorious, even causing destruction in local areas.

The current specific situation is still unclear, and the connection between the Solitary Eagle Khanate and the Golden Khanate is quite limited."

Tang Xiaotang was slightly surprised: "Four Great Khanates?"

Chu Yu: "Although these foreign tribe khanates internally are divided into tribes, based on current interrogation details from prisoners, the position of Khan King still involves the royal bloodline.

However, it is yet to be confirmed if this is related to mountain and river fate, or dragon veins."

Lei Jun remained calm.

For this world’s inexplicable yet strangely familiar dynasties, he is now quite accustomed.

"The two invasions into the northwest of Great Tang by foreign tribes, all originating from the Solitary Eagle Khanate, without people from other khanates?" Lei Jun asked.

Chu Yu nodded: "According to current knowledge, yes, they are all auxiliary forces of the Solitary Eagle Khanate. It is said that the Solitary Eagle Khanate’s main forces are conquering a realm in the Extreme West, potentially returning anytime, which could be a major threat..."

She paused slightly while speaking.

Because, evidently, Tang Xiaotang was curiously approaching the Empress’s side to observe the floating buoys in the distant lake.

Seeing her actions, the palace maid standing in the distance subtly changed her expression.

Chu Yu, initially surprised, quickly returned to his usual tone:

"Furthermore, while cross-referencing the descriptions from multiple prisoners, confirmation is still pending, but the foreign four great khanates often have discord, leading to public conflicts and even large-scale battles."

The Empress did not mind having Tang Xiaotang next to her watching the buoy together, seemingly indifferent, casually mentioning:

"Regarding the Golden Khanate, there are some similarities to historical records from the Ming Dynasty’s Qian Dynasty."

Lei Jun pondered upon hearing this.

At this time, Chu Yu shifted to another subject: "There’s another matter, just discussed with Elder Lv from Pure Yang Palace about the Taoist Dan Ding Sect’s heritage. Besides Three Springs Palace, the original Pure Yang Palace in that Mortal World still exists, but has less interaction with the Solitary Eagle Khanate."

Tang Xiaotang turned: "Does the Taoist Talisman Sect have any presence?"

Chu Yu: "As far as known, not yet."

At this moment, Empress Zhang Wantong spoke: "Aside from the Taoist Talisman Sect, the heritage of the Buddhist and Taoist schools should be paid close attention by the two of you."

Tang Xiaotang blinked and then laughed: "Alright!"