Heading towards the core area of Jade City, there stands a row of the most luxurious manors.
It is magnificent, leisurely and quiet, even the surrounding streets are spotless, as if it is a paradise hidden in the busy city.
On weekdays, these manors are mainly occupied by royal relatives who come and go. No matter how rich they are, they are not qualified to set foot in them.
At this time, three of the manor houses were occupied by foreign missions.
This became a temporary embassy.
Shenggu Country.
Guqi country.
Donglan Kingdom.
The three countries are arrogant and domineering, and even demand to live in the three most luxurious buildings.
Within the scope of Yuzhi Academy, Jiang Wutai fully represented the emperor. He could not lose his etiquette and had to visit the envoys one by one and ask them if there was anything they were not used to.
Guqi Country and Zhongzhou have the deepest cooperation, and Jiang Wutai’s first stop was to visit Guqi Country.
Perhaps because of its deep dependence on Zhongzhou, the Guqi Kingdom was relatively polite to Jiang Wutai. The minister of the mission was a prince, and he even greeted a eunuch at the door.
The two parties talked relatively harmoniously.
Donglan Country is another extreme.
The minister of mission of Donglan Kingdom is Prince Gao, an acquaintance of Zhongzhou.
The last time he visited Kyoto, Prince Gao found fault with the imperial guards and almost made the prince angry enough to vomit blood several times.
Fortunately, there was a girl in the Royal Forest Army who fought hard and suppressed the arrogance of the Donglan Kingdom.
Kyoto is in ruins, which makes Prince Gao sleepless at night.
He regrouped and vowed to regain the lost face in Yuzhi Academy.
The boy who went to battle this time was his nephew.
My nephew is young, has already had his bones washed twice, and has mastered Xuan Kung. He also has many treasures on his body. The key point is that my nephew is a god of death who was killed on the battlefield, not just a flower in the greenhouse.
My nephew's goal is to stand at the top and trample all the geniuses in Zhongzhou under his feet.
Due to the many conflicts and unwillingness to cooperate, Jiang Wutai was targeted everywhere as an envoy in the Donglan Kingdom. Prince Gao's tongue seemed to have been soaked in poison. Every sentence was targeted, and he wanted to mock this law court to death with words.
Chancellor.
Jiang Wutai had no choice but to smile, pretending not to understand.
well!
People under the eaves have to bow their heads.
Zhongzhou is surrounded by enemies on all sides, but Donglan Kingdom can share a lot of the pressure.
Jiang Wutai understands war.
Taking a step back, he gritted his teeth and swallowed all his grievances in one breath.
finally……
The envoy of Donglan Kingdom left.
Jiang Wutai breathed a long sigh of relief.
Once upon a time, our central state, Central State, actually became a weak country that was bullied by everyone.
When will this national destiny come back?
Countries are excavating super mineral veins from time to time, ancient inheritances appear every now and then, and various medicinal pills and martial arts are updated and iterated like crazy.
The geniuses that Zhongzhou was so proud of in the past were also caught up by other countries.
Many countries are celebrating, believing that this era is a time of resurgence and prosperity of martial arts.
But Zhongzhou is completely different.
All kinds of auspicious celestial phenomena disappeared, and the huge country seemed to be cursed with its national destiny.
well.
Sighing, Jiang Wutai walked towards the Shenggu Country Embassy again.
Shenggu Country is a relatively mediocre country.
There is no dependence of the Gucci Kingdom on Zhongzhou.
It's not like the Donglan Kingdom, which is so confident that if it's the slightest bit unhappy, the whole country will overturn the table.
Jiang Wutai visited the Shenggu State embassy, but was greeted by a closed door.
right.
Gao Guoshi of Shenggu Kingdom refused to meet outsiders and declined Jiang Wutai's kindness.
The reason is also very simple, because His Highness has to concentrate on his cultivation.
Jiang Wutai was so happy that he turned around and left.
If you have this time, you might as well go make a medicinal soup...
By the way, that little guy named Qin Jinyang’s back-rubbing skills are really impressive.
You have to pay close attention to Guilu Mountain, but be sure not to be killed early.
Fortunately for the other two countries, those beasts in Donglan Country really dare to kill people.
…
Inside the Katsutani Embassy.
His Royal Highness Katsuhara was sitting cross-legged in front of the rockery, staring at the fish swimming in the stream.
After Katsuhara was cut off, four young men in black stood.
The four young men are similar in age to Katsuhara Choe. Since they are foreign students of Yuzhi Academy, they are also Katsuhara Choe's bodyguards.
After all, Gao Guoshi was not allowed to set foot inside the Yuzhi Academy.
Katsuhara was arrogant and looked down on the four people from the bottom of his heart, believing that they were not qualified to protect him.
But for food, clothing, housing and transportation, people still have to take care of them.
Next to Katsuhara, stood an old man in black.
Gao Guoshi.
The mysterious master of Shenggu Kingdom is also the leader of the mission.
"Leaving?"
Katsuhara asked.
His face was expressionless and he didn't even raise his head. He was obviously asking Gao Guoshi.
"Let's go! Jiang Wutai was ridiculed a lot at the Donglan Embassy. He probably doesn't want to see us!"
Master Gao nodded.
He seemed to have become accustomed to His Highness's rudeness.
After all, he is one of the future crown princes of Shenggu Kingdom, and it is normal for someone who is qualified to compete for the throne to be a little crazy.
"The Zhongzhou spy who escaped has not been traced yet?"
Katsuhara asked again.
"No!"
"The spies have dug deep into the ground, and even secretly offered a large reward, but the spy seems to have disappeared from the world... I guess he must have died on the road."
The Imperial Master shook his head, with bitterness on his old face.
Zhongzhou is insidious.
Although the country's fortunes have declined in the past decade or so, like a crumbling dead tortoise, stiff but not dead, the underlying story is still terrifying.
The Zhongzhou spies have been hiding in the Shenggu Kingdom's palace for so many years, but no one at all noticed it.
The spies even came into contact with the most core secrets of Shenggu Country.
Forget it, he didn't forget to steal the wooden dagger before fleeing.
This scene is simply mocking the entire Shenggu Kingdom.
The king was furious.
Shenggu State dispatched a chasing team overnight, even at the expense of exposing their identity, and also used many secret agents in Zhongzhou.
Unfortunately, nothing was found.
Especially when they arrived at Yucheng, the spies disappeared instantly.
In the previous city, although the spies were cunning, the tracking department of Shenggu Country was not a fool and could always investigate clues.
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But when they arrived at Shenggu Country, all the clues were broken.
The life of a spy is a trivial matter, but the wooden dagger stolen by the spy is extremely important and must be recovered.
"die?"
"I want to see the corpse...even if it's just a handful of ashes, I have to make sure it's that beast!"
Katsuhara took a deep breath, his eyes filled with coldness.
The four guards all lowered their heads, each of them remained silent, even breathing cautiously.
"Perhaps he was hiding in the dense forest and was eaten by wild beasts? Our people have severely injured him, and the alchemists and pharmacists in more than a dozen nearby cities are under strict surveillance. He only asked for medical advice, and there will definitely be clues. "
The Imperial Master was not afraid of His Highness and calmly analyzed the clues.
Continuing to look for it at all costs is not an option.
The Shenggu Kingdom has to be extremely careful when deploying spies in Zhongzhou, and the process of deployment also costs a lot of money.
Because of one spy, hundreds of spies have been exposed.
Once discovered by Zhongzhou, the spy must return home immediately.
All previous investments were in vain.
"Then find the beast that ate him."
Katsuhara flicked his sleeves.
Whoosh!
A wooden dagger appeared in his palm.
Qin Jinyang would be surprised if he were here.
Exactly the same.
The dagger in Katsuhara's hand is exactly the same as the one in his hand.
…
On the top of Guilu Mountain, there is a secret treasure that even the Zhongzhou court does not know about.
The key to unlocking the secret treasure is this wooden dagger.
In order to set foot on Guilu Mountain, Shenggu Kingdom has been waiting for many years.
The mission of the Three Kingdoms to set foot in Guilu Mountain this time was the result of repeated suggestions from the Shenggu Kingdom, and finally the Emperor of Zhongzhou reluctantly agreed.
For this suggestion, Shenggu made many concessions during the cooperation negotiations.
But at the critical moment, the wooden dagger was stolen by Zhongzhou people.
As for how much secrets the spy knows about Gui Lushan, no one can say for sure. He may know nothing about it, or he may know everything.
I'm most afraid of the second scenario.
That's why Shenggu State searched for spies at all costs.
In order to catch up with this opportunity, the Shenggu Kingdom used almost the entire country to forge a second wooden dagger.
Although it could be used, the best materials had already been used on the first one, so Katsuhara was afraid of an accident.
Regarding the secret treasure of Guilu Mountain, it comes from a fugitive prince of the former dynasty of Zhongzhou.
The Jiang family conquered the former dynasty, but Guilu Mountain resisted fiercely. The prince's family died for the country, but a young prince was still sent out.
There are many secrets from the previous dynasty in the little prince's belly.
The secret treasure on Guilu Mountain is one of the secrets.
"Your Highness, it's time to go!"
Gao Guoshi reminded him expressionlessly as always.
After he finished speaking, he looked due east.
That is the direction of Guilu Mountain.
When I was very young, my brothers often took me and played wildly in the mountains.
In my memory, the air on that mountain was very smelly. If I stayed there for a little longer, I would be out of breath and my whole body would hurt.
There are also fist-sized black lice on the mountain.
Those black lice can get into the heads of tigers and wolves and drive them crazy.
"How old was I when I left Zhongzhou... In a blink of an eye, I can't even remember how old I am. This whole life has almost passed by."
Gao Guoshi suddenly smiled.
The smile is ugly.
It seemed that he hadn't smiled for a long, long time, and he had almost forgotten how to smile.
The four guards not far away looked at each other.
The Imperial Master actually laughed?
They have practiced hard with the Chinese master since they were young, and their memories of the Chinese master's face will always be as cold as stone.
Don't be ridiculous, other emotions never appeared.
Zhongzhou...
Magical place.
…
Qin Jinyang had the address that Bai Taikong left when he was in Kyoto.
As soon as he arrived at Bai Taikong's residence, he saw that Bai Taikong had just gone out, and the two of them bumped into each other.
Qin Jinyang breathed a sigh of relief.
I came a few breaths later and no one was around.
"Brother Bai, what are you going to do?"
Qin Jinyang asked.
"Go to the City Lord's Mansion... to find you!"
"I was waiting for you at the house yesterday, but you never came!"
Bai Taikong smiled bitterly.
The City Lord's Mansion is where new members sign up.
Xiangyu City is an extremely special place. It is not affiliated with any province, so it does not have a city lord in the conventional sense.
Strictly speaking, the city lord who goes to Jade City is the dean of Yuzhi Academy, that is, the emperor.
But the emperor obviously didn't care about a city lord, so in the end, the only choice was for Yuzhi Academy to choose the person.
Later, several court officials came up with a solution.
There are often various competitions and rankings in the academy... As long as your overall ability is at the top, you can travel to Jade City and become the city lord until you are defeated by the newcomers.
The position of city lord is tempting enough, and the students are fighting for it like crazy.
The effect is very good.
Under normal circumstances, the city lord is the third-year senior brother.
"Well, something happened and I was delayed..."
Qin Jinyang explained the order casually.
But if he hadn't been meddling in other people's business, he wouldn't have met Jiang Wutai, let alone Zhang, the man with the wax pills and wooden dagger on his body.
I don’t know if it’s a blessing or a curse.
"By the way, I have something to tell you."
"Ji Shouxiang wants to harm you, he wants to kill you!"
Qin Jinyang said hurriedly.
This is the most urgent matter.
As a result, Bai Taikong's expression was blank, as if it were natural. His face seemed to say: That's it?
"The poison is ready!"
Qin Jinyang took out the paper bag in his hand again.
"Haha, Ji Shouxiang is also a talented person. I underestimated him! I didn't expect that he would actually put aside his dignity and actively invite you to surrender."
Only then did Bai Taikong smile.
His hair is disheveled, his beard is messy, and his eyes are aged, and his smile has a special charm of age.
Having said that, it is impossible for a person who can be a prince-consort not to be top-notch in appearance.
When we were in Kyoto, the princes were a bit greasy.
A catastrophe left Bai Taikong devastated, but he managed to get rid of the oil.
A really handsome group.
"It's not poison inside, it might be quicklime... Ji Shou Lane is here to test you!"
"As for him wanting to kill me, that's just a matter of fact. It's not something to make a fuss about."
"This beast has defected to the Yuan family. The murderer of Xuan Jin is Yuan Jingci. He can find out... My existence is just a troublemaker!"
Bai Taikong sneered.
"You don't have to worry about my affairs!"
"In the future, when Ji Shouxiang recruits you, don't refuse in a hurry, just delay it as long as possible... When necessary, you can pretend to take refuge. Before you have a bigger backer, you can rely on the Yuan family, and you can work without any effort, and it will be in vain.
Eat resources... Remember, life is greater than heaven, and self-preservation comes first."
Bai Taikong warned again.
"Uh... ok!"
Qin Jinyang nodded and laughed again.
Maybe, I am too worried.
Bai Taikong was Princess Xuanjin's consort, the number one scholar of the year, and a peerless genius with both civil and military skills.
To this day, there are still many legends about Bai Taikong in Kyoto.
How could such a proud man be a fool?
Since he dared to come to Yuzhi Academy to confront the Yuan family, he must have something to rely on.
Don't be fooled by his decadent appearance.
"You come with me first!"
"I'm worried that Ji Shouxiang will assassinate you in the first trial and introduce you to a master!"
Bai Taikong said as he walked.
"Master?"
Qin Jinyang was stunned.
"His name is Du Zaoqi. He is a young master from Linyuan Province. He is one step away from the second promotion. He is one of the top three talents among the new recruits this time."
"Theoretically, there is no danger in the first three floors of Guilu Mountain, but it is just a little more troublesome. But again, there are too many people on the first three floors, and the pressure is not enough, so it has no effect on washing the clock... If you are not lucky, and you are drawn to a bad road, you will be even more exhausted.
, it’s enough to deal with the body-robbing lice, there’s no way you have time to meditate and practice.”
"If you want to reach the fourth floor, it's impossible to fight alone...Du Zaoqi is famous and will form a team. You haven't washed your hands yet. If you join the team, you can get a lot of glory."
Bai Taikong said.
"Is this... going to be difficult?"
Qin Jinyang frowned.
He washed the clock in the dungeon. If he only washed the clock once, others might still be able to tell by his breath.
But after washing the clock twice, the dantian clock has become extremely bright. Unless Qin Jinyang deliberately showed it, others would not be able to detect any abnormality. It looks exactly the same as if it had not been washed.
Speaking of which, I don't know if there are any strong people like me who have been washed twice.