Chapter 80 The Merchant
There are six people in the team. If they come directly to them, they will not have a numerical advantage and will probably lose their right to speak, so they need to find another ally.
When the number of people on both sides is equal, the alliance will be more stable. Moreover, with the big mountain of Song Shiyin and his team, the alliance between the two three-person teams will also be more solid. After all, no one wants to take the risk and face six people alone. people.
These two teams are the monks from Changsong and Shenyiju respectively.
Song Shiyin had met these three people in Chang Ge. They were the same group of disciples she met when she went to Peng Chu Domain to get the Spirit-Eating Vine last time.
These three people were Han Shan, Shen Yueru and the senior brother. She did not expect that Han Shan and Shen Yueru seemed to be incompatible with each other last time, but this time they would actually act together again.
The two sides introduced each other. The senior fellow was named Xu Chengtian. The three people from Shenyi Residence were a female cultivator, Rao Ning, and two male cultivators, Zheng Ziyu and Su He.
During the first cooperation, both parties remained cautious and agreed that one side would tell a message, but it could not be repeated.
Let Song Shiyin talk about it first.
Du Yunxi cleared her throat. What she was talking about was that people who were burned would be resurrected.
Upon hearing this, several monks from the same sect looked at each other, surprise flashing in their eyes.
At this time, they finally confirmed that the team members were indeed willing to cooperate and were not just perfunctory.
Therefore, they also released a secret message they had discovered.
Three years ago, a businessman from other places came to Shacheng. After he went to see the king, the king suddenly started collecting books in a big way.
If everyone has books at home, they can hand them in and receive certain rewards. People are willing to cooperate and hand in all the books.
This massive collection only lasted for three months. After basically all the books that the people could hand in were handed in, the king stopped collecting. There was no follow-up news after that. The people still didn’t know the king’s intentions. .
The people from the two teams exchanged words with each other. In addition, Song Shiyin and the others received two new pieces of information.
The sandstorms did not start a year ago, but they became more frequent and regular a year ago. In the past, sandstorms would hit about once a year.
And in fact, the king's ability is really average. Shacheng is more prosperous now because the previous king was very powerful.
He actually had three children at the time, and the other two were better than the king. The reason why he passed the throne to the current king was because he married the queen.
The previous king admired the queen very much and felt that the queen was very capable. He felt that his three sons were incompetent and had to be assisted by the queen. The two of them would work together to make the entire Shacheng more prosperous.
People in Shacheng rarely mention the former king now because the king won't let him mention it. He said that every time he mentions it, it will be sad for him. He will think of his father and feel sad in his heart. So I hope Everyone understands him, don't mention it again.
The closer to the end, the expressions of the people on both sides became more solemn.
After getting some more information, everything became confusing again.
At present, all the clues point directly to the king, although it is not known what secrets the king has, or is he really as harmless as all the news says?
In any case, they still had to go to the palace once.
"We went to explore the palace before, and it was surrounded by layers of guards. It's not easy to enter when you lose your spiritual power." Du Yunxi said in a deep voice.
Xu Chengtian from the other team spoke up: "We have a magical weapon that can hide our body, which may come in handy. However, this magical weapon can only be used by one person."
Hearing this, Bian Tingyu's eyes lit up, and she immediately answered: "Isn't this just right? We also have a magic weapon here. One of you will send one, and one of us will send one. The two of them will enter the palace together, and they will take care of each other.
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Both parties agreed to the proposal, but another question arose, who should go?
a moment of silence
Finally, Wen Jiu from the team took the initiative to ask for help. He said, "Let me do it. I know some boxing and kicking skills. If I am discovered, I still have a chance to escape."
Xu Chengtian will go to their side.
After the two were ready, they immediately prepared to set off. Wen Jiu turned around again and told everyone: "If we don't return after an hour, you will proceed as planned."
Time passed bit by bit. During this period, the two teams did not go anywhere else. They reviewed all the clues they had collected and sorted out their thoughts bit by bit.
There is still no clear thread that can connect all the scattered clues together. There are many doubts. It depends on whether we can gain something from the king this time.
Facts proved that God's will was on their side, and within an hour, Wen Xu and Xu Chengtian returned successfully.
As soon as they took out the invisible magic weapon, it broke and shattered on the ground.
The expressions of the two men were not good, and everyone present thought they had encountered some trouble.
Du Yunxi quickly asked: "Brother Wen, how is the situation?"
Wen Xu shook his head and nodded again. He showed a wry smile and said: "It's really the right time to go to the palace this time. The king really has too many things hidden from the people, but judging from the clues obtained so far, this matter
It's more complicated than we thought."
"How to say?"
"When we entered, the king was in his study. Volume after volume of books were scattered on the floor. He sat cross-legged in the middle of the books, reading one after another."
"His face looked gloomy and terrifying. He lost his temper again and smashed the books in his hands around. We guessed at the time that these books were probably the ones he had confiscated from people's homes."
"Then he suddenly stood up and walked out the door angrily. When we saw something interesting, we quickly followed him."
"Sure enough, the king went to a very remote courtyard in the north of the palace. There lived a man, dressed in gold, silver, and jewelry. He looked like a fat and white businessman."
"I did everything according to what you said. Why did things become like this? Shacheng is about to be destroyed! The Burning Man cannot be eliminated at all!" the king said angrily.
The businessman smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, you did what the book said and it has nothing to do with me."
"You!" the king said angrily. He stretched out his hand and pointed at the merchant, gritting his teeth and gasping for air.
"It's obviously you! It's obviously you who brought the prophecy! It's you who said that Shachen will destroy the country! Only by letting the gods come to the world can Shachen be saved! It's obviously you who said all this!" the king said again.
"No, no! King, you are wrong. I did not know about the prophecy that was presented with the tribute. The birth of the gods was what the prophecy said and had nothing to do with me." The businessman smiled again.
The king was so angry that he picked up the teapot next to him and threw it at the merchant.
The businessman did not dodge, but the teapot did not hit him, but fell at his feet, with the bell clattering to pieces on the ground.
"You have to come up with a way! Otherwise, you will spend the rest of your life in the underworld!" The king glared and said these words viciously before leaving.
At this point, the whole incident involved a third person, a businessman who didn't look innocent. What story would he have?
The one-hour time limit was almost up, and Wen Xu and Xu Chengtian did not dare to stay long, so they discussed it and left the palace.
After the two of them finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought again.
"What does the birth of a god mean? Is it related to the conjoined baby girl born to the queen?" Du Yunxi frowned and spoke in a low voice.
"Who made the prediction about the destruction of Sand City? Is it the businessman? Why would the king be so gullible?"
"What exactly are recorded in the books of the king? Could it be that the sand and burning people were caused by the king?"
There are a lot more clues, and doubts are coming.
"Anyway, we need to go to the palace again. This businessman can stay in the palace.
After such a long time, but there is no news, he will definitely not come out, we can only rely on us to get in." Du Yunxi raised his head and looked at the crowd and said with certainty.
"Then how do we get in? We have used up the invisible magic weapon." Shen Yueru asked.
"We can't go in because there is a guard handle at the door. What if we lure the guard away?" Bian Tingyu said while thinking.
"There are not only guards at the entrance of the palace, but also many inside the palace. How big of an incident would it take to lure them away?" Shen Yueru shook her head. She felt that such an idea was unrealistic.
"No! Didn't something like this just happen?" Du Yunxi smiled, as if he had thought of something.
"Yes, yes! It was the people who attracted the king and the guards." Bian Tingyu suddenly realized and blurted out.
"How did they do it before? We will do it this time." Du Yunxi curled her lips and smiled, confident.
"But this is not safe. We must be among the people. On the one hand, we can avoid abnormal events that disrupt our plans. On the other hand, we need to delay as much time as possible." Song Shiyin thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Junior Sister Song is right. We cannot bet all our treasures on the people. This is not controllable." Wen Jiu also agreed. New
"Let's do this over there. One person from each side of us will incite the people to go to the palace to lure the king and the guards out. The rest of the people will wait for the opportunity and sneak into the palace. The target is the merchant's residence." Xu Chengtian suggested.
This idea was approved by everyone.
"Let me be the one here." Du Yunxi said.
On their side, Su He spoke. He was a disciple of Shenyi Ju. He smiled politely and looked at Zheng Ziyu, who also belonged to Shenyi Ju.
"Let's let Tzuyu take charge here. He is a stable person and it is best to do such things that are coordinated internally and externally."
Zheng Ziyu nodded. He was tall and didn't like to talk. He just stood there silently and listened quietly to everyone's speeches.
After the personnel were assigned, the operation began.
Du Yunxi and Zheng Ziyu chose a place that was some distance away from the palace, but not too far. It was just right, so that what happened here could be transmitted back to the palace.
The two of them took out the vegetables they picked from the oasis a few days ago, set up a stall, and took out a gong from the house where they were staying.
Du Yunxi struck the gong, and a clanging sound alerted everyone nearby.
She said loudly: "Dear citizens of Shacheng, our team has successfully obtained food in the oasis. You can come to us to receive it. Each person is limited to two vegetables."
"Everyone has worked hard these days, but don't worry, as long as we work together to overcome the difficulties, everything will get better!"
Bang bang bang, Du Yunxi knocked a few more times, and she repeated these two sentences again with a high voice.
Finally, someone couldn't help but poke their head out of the door. They didn't expect that what Du Yunxi said was true. The tempting green and white things on the stall were really the food they dreamed of.
He rushed over in a few seconds, his eyes full of longing and disbelief. He looked up at Du Yunxi and asked, "Is what you said true? Is this really for us?"
Du Yunxi nodded: "It's true. We are all citizens of Shacheng and we should share hardships. This is the food we took from the oasis at our own risk. You can take two of them away."
In disbelief, the man grabbed a green vegetable and left. As he walked, he turned to look at Du Yunxi, who only smiled and nodded at him.
Chapter completed!