Before this, Qin Shaoyou once speculated whether the treasure that the fourth sister and the others obtained inadvertently could help the mad god in the blood moon slip into the world, so that they were hunted down and robbed by the mad god's followers?
But now it seems that things may not be that simple.
After all, the Blood Moon is a prison, guarded by the Patriarch, the Master, and others. It is very difficult for a mad god to slip out a clone or a divine thought from it.
Even with the help of sacred trees like the Fusang Tree, the Mad God only sent down a few clones and divine thoughts.
This is the result of sacrificing a large number of lives.
Although I don’t know what the treasure that my fourth sister and my fourth brother-in-law unexpectedly got was.
But come to think of it, no matter how good that treasure is, its ability to connect the three realms cannot be better than that of a hibiscus tree, right?
Otherwise, powerful energy fluctuations should have spread out long ago and been discovered by the Demon Suppression Division in the Jiangnan area.
Xu Wei would not mistakenly think that the treasure was hidden in the practice guide and drove the five ghosts to steal it.
The fourth sister and the fourth brother-in-law are ordinary people and have no ability to hide the energy fluctuations of supernatural items.
However, even if that treasure cannot help the Mad God escape from the Blood Moon, it is probably inextricably related to the Mad God's escape from the Blood Moon and the hibiscus tree in the Cave of the Gods.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the mad god believers, represented by Xu Wei, to continue and risk exposure to find the treasure.
I just don’t know, what exactly is that baby?
What is the connection between the mad god's escape into the Blood Moon and the hibiscus tree? What can make the mad god and their followers so nervous?
It seems that I still have to go to Jiangnan again.
Qin Shaoyou originally planned to go to Jiangnan and Baize County to investigate the matter personally after quelling the chaos in the five directions.
Now it seems that I may have to go to Jiangnan in advance.
That treasure is probably related to the chaos in the Five Directions!
And no matter what, we can't let the people from the Duomu Cult find the treasure first.
Fortunately, there is Ao Chou in charge of Jiangnan. This Dragon King of the South China Sea is not only a true god, he has also discovered the whereabouts of the Duomu Sect early and sent his capable men to keep an eye on him. Qin Shaoyou doesn't have to worry too much.
But he immediately asked Zhu Xiucai to invite Prime Minister Gui over and let him go first and return to Jiangnan.
"The matter in southern Xinjiang has been settled. Please ask the Turtle Immortal to set off for Jiangnan immediately and remind the Dragon King of the South China Sea to keep an eye on the group of people from the Multi-Eye Cult and not let them succeed!"
"Okay, I'm going to Jiangnan right now!"
Prime Minister Gu accepted the order and left immediately without any hesitation.
Considering that Qin Shaoyou had relatively few people on hand, it left some turtle spirits and crab monsters behind when it left, asking them to obey Qin Shaoyou's orders.
Although Qin Shaoyou and Prime Minister Gui spoke in Xia dialect, the princes and ministers of Zhenla Kingdom still understood them.
All of them have learned Xia Guohua and know Xia Guozi.
Because they understood, they were even more shocked:
This admiral of the Xia Kingdom Editing Factory, besides the Mountain God, Shui Bo and City God, can he also command the Dragon King?
He is obviously a mortal, why can these true gods bow to him?
After Qin Shaoyou dispatched Prime Minister Gui, he turned his attention again to the princes and ministers of Zhenla Kingdom.
These people were still kneeling on the ground.
Qin Shaoyou didn't mean to let them get up. He just asked them to continue thinking and see if they could come up with some more clues related to the mad god and the hibiscus tree.
It's a pity that this time, the princes and ministers of Chenla scratched their scalps and couldn't come up with any new clues.
But Qin Shaoyou thought of something.
This time the rebellion in Southern Xinjiang involved not only Chenla Kingdom, but also several small southern Xinjiang countries such as Jiaozhi and Siam, as well as some chieftains.
There must be many people here who were bewitched by the mad god and coerced by his followers after the fact.
But there must be some people, like the Lord of Zhenla, who had seen that mysterious East China Sea merchant and were bewitched by him.
Qin Shaoyou immediately asked: "Do you know that in addition to coming to your Zhenla country and meeting your king, that East China Sea merchant has also been to other countries and met anyone else?"
Sayakalu and others all shook their heads.
"The guilty minister dare not deceive the Lord Admiral. Even if the East China Sea merchant had been to other countries and met other people, we would never know about it.
Maritime trade among the countries in southern Xinjiang has always been prosperous, with maritime trade going on every day, and it is not uncommon for treasures to be presented to the royal family.
Unless there is deliberate surveillance, it is difficult to know which merchants from other countries have received..."
Qin Shaoyou nodded slightly.
This is the truth.
The countries in southern Xinjiang have a small land area, and taxation alone is simply not enough.
Therefore, all efforts are made to develop maritime trade to obtain profits.
It is also for this reason that when maritime merchants arrive in these countries, they not only have to pay trade taxes to the port authorities, but they also need to donate treasures or money to the king.
In return, these countries will issue passage certificates to maritime merchants, so that they do not have to worry about being attacked by pirates in southern Xinjiang.
That's right, the pirates in southern Xinjiang all have official backgrounds.
They take off their official robes and become pirates; when they put on their official robes, they become the navies of the southern countries.
It is said that this trick was learned from the countries in the far west.
The country in the far west was founded by bandits, so it has always retained the style of bandits. Even if they put on formal clothes and start pretending to be civilized people, they are still like bandits at heart.
Although the princes and ministers of Zhenla Kingdom did not know whether people from other countries had seen the mysterious group of East China Sea merchants, they also provided Qin Shaoyou with a new clue:
When the leader of the Chenla Kingdom rebuilt the Cave of the Ten Thousand Gods, in addition to exorbitant expropriations to obtain various materials needed for the renovation, several countries such as Cochin and Siam also sent people to escort the materials over, saying that they wanted to "jointly participate in the grand event."
"Those who escorted the materials did not leave and became monks in the Ten Thousand Gods Cave. At that time, this incident was still rumored to be inspired by the gods. It also made many people envious and only hated them.
The person inspired by the gods is not himself, and he missed an opportunity to become a great person."
After listening to the words of a Zhenla minister, Qin Shaoyou sneered again and again.
He didn't know whether those people were inspired by the gods, but they certainly didn't become great virtues.
On the contrary, the piles of bones under the hibiscus tree, and the leaves on the tree that were transformed by ghosts, were most likely transformed by these people.
Qin Shaoyou had an idea at this time.
"I have a chance for you to atone for your sins. If you do well, you will not only be exempted from guilt, but if local officials are needed here in southern Xinjiang in the future, you will also be given priority."
As soon as he said this, the princes and ministers of Zhenla Kingdom all raised their heads.
Everyone's eyes were flashing with excitement and excitement, like a pack of hungry wolves smelling the smell of blood.