Mu Qingchuan sat upright, on a throne covered with blue-eyed fine-haired green bull skin, listening to the reports of his three subordinates. Yingge, who was qualified to sit, was playing with the new mass of flesh and blood on his arm.
, the flesh and blood slowly squirmed, trying to invade his body, but failed.
The three subordinates were selected by Mu Qingchuan from the original entourage of nine servants Gu Yunzhao. The leader's name is "Luobinda", he is the third level of Xuan level and is responsible for the management of twelve small islands including the main island under his command.
The island was the result of previous negotiations with Puyang Jun and Lan Xianghe. When he first arrived, Mu Qingchuan was not familiar with everything here. Therefore, he did not get too entangled with the two and gave up the island that originally belonged to Pugu Yunzhao.
parts of the islands for peace.
The other two subordinates are named "Alu Tutu" and "Fan Jun", and their cultivation level is at the first level of the Xuan level. The former is not from the Bailu Star Continent, but a person from the Wild Star Continent in the west. He fled here to escape the war many years ago.
The second one is a local, a rare person who is naturally awakened. The reason why these two people were chosen is related to the atmosphere here. Most people who work for monks have no ambitions, but these two people are rare in doing things actively.
Looking for progressive disciples.
Mu Qingchuan sent the former to inspect the spiritual lands, while the latter was responsible for collecting secular taxes. Among the twelve islands, four had spiritual lands. Because Yingge was studying the art of refining demons and Gu, the spiritual lands were still operating lightly.
, As for the ordinary people, Mu Qingchuan canceled the necessary corvee and instead levied a certain amount of bright pearls. This change caused quite a shock in Bailu Star Continent for a while.
"Has Puyang Jun's official document arrived?"
"Not yet, but Lan Xianghe's has arrived first." Luo Binda presented a document, "The words are strict and require us to restart the corvee for demon refining within seven days. Even if we don't use it, we can't abolish it. They
You can purchase our finished demon refining products at a quarter of the market price."
"It seems I broke the rules first. What do you think?"
"The corvee policy has been running here for many years, and the common people have suffered from it," Luo Binda carefully explained, "Although it is a good thing, if it is abolished, the common people under Puyang Jun and Lan Xianghe will definitely yearn for this place.
They can't help but move, and they will soon defect to us, which is indeed a big trouble for the two of them."
"What if I don't agree?" Mu Qingchuan threw down the document in his hand. The consequences were not stated on it, but Luo Binda, who had been on a mission to Indigo Island before, must have known about it.
"Lan Xianghe just cut off one corner of the table."
"I understand." Mu Qingchuan tapped the armrest. She already knew the seriousness of the situation. Originally, the purpose of canceling the corvee and collecting Mingcan Pearl was just to facilitate her purchase of the property here, and then transfer it to Jiang Feng when he came again.
Beilu secretly sold out and made huge profits, but she didn't expect that it would touch the vested interests of Lan Xianghe and Puyang Jun. However, changing orders day by day was not the result she wanted. The current situation made it impossible for her to go to war.
However, facing Lan Xianghe and Puyang Jun at the same time, she really had no chance of winning. She glanced at Ying Ge, who was concerned about nothing but her own business, and she naturally knew how to mobilize the enthusiasm of the other party, but if two against two...
"Go and tell Pu Yangjun that I can sell him the semi-finished product of demon refining at one-third of the market price. The details can be discussed." Mu Qingchuan had an idea. She planned to hold off one party first and launch an attack on the other party.
With the thunder blow, Lan Xianghe's attitude was obviously more radical, so he should be taught a lesson. However, if he is really killed, there will be one less force on the Egret Star Continent, which may cause the approaching
The coveted monks of the Islands.
At this time, Jiang Zhiwen's figure suddenly appeared at the door, tilting his head and squinting his small eyes to peek.
"Come in!"
Mu Qingchuan snorted in his heart and secretly thought that Jiang Feng, a careless guy, left two apprentices here before leaving, especially Jiang Zhiwen, who seemed to have the nature of a child, handling common affairs, and besides practicing, he also had to help him
train an apprentice.
"Fourth Sister, there is something strange happening in the teleportation array."
When you call me Master, just call me Master, and add "four". How many times have I told you, and you still don't have a long memory... Jiang Feng, you are a pervert who only cares about accepting disciples but not educating them. Mu Qingchuan frowned, but after hearing this
After hearing the news about the teleportation formation, her figure suddenly disappeared from where she was. In an instant, she arrived outside a rockery in the back garden of the inner palace. She quickly swept down the cold stairs. After a while, she arrived at the teleportation array hidden in the depths of this place.
Near the array.
Her brows stretched, and she had a vague expectation in her heart, but out of the empty and obscure vortex that caused space distortion, a tall and arrogant man came out.
Why isn't it Jiang Feng? Or a celebrity monk!
Mu Qingchuan suddenly felt a little disappointed. He took two steps back and assumed a defensive posture. At this time, Yingge had also caught up. He only glanced at the monk's gray robe, then stepped forward to fumble around. Before he could reach into the chest of the robe,
He was caught by the monk with his backhand, but his eyes were like copper bells, but there was still a trace of chaos, as if he had not completely gotten rid of the dizziness caused by the teleportation.
"Where is this place?"
"Who are you?"
"I am Hongzhi's senior brother, and my name is Jianxing." The mangy man suddenly remembered Jiang Feng's explanation, "Now I have joined the Qianshan Sect." He shook off Yingge's arm that was about to reach into his robe, only to feel sticky.
But when he saw a lump of strange flesh and blood lying on the hand of the black boy, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and his mind suddenly became much clearer. He quickly stood up, took out a letter from his sleeve, glanced at the black boy, and then
He glanced at the female cultivator behind him.
By the way, it should be this one. Unexpectedly, the master has hidden a beautiful lady here, "This must be the friend seeking Taoism. The master asked me to avoid trouble here. Everything is at your disposal." Jianxing.
He handed over the letter and at the same time presented a cold jade bamboo flute instrument, "The leader is busy because he is busy."
Since I cannot come in person to discuss peace, I have been told to give this thing to my friends who seek Taoism."
“Nice stuff.”
Mu Qingchuan took the photo casually, slightly less defensive, but still uneasy, when he saw the teleportation array behind the beast rotating again, and this time another figure emerged from it.
Um?
He was stunned when he saw that he was the only one teleported. Could it be that the leader regretted it and wanted to come over in person? But when he saw the person coming with purple hair and shawl, he immediately screamed inwardly and shouted loudly, "Stop her quickly.
She is the master’s enemy!”
enemy?
It was obviously a woman. Mu Qingchuan was shocked. After hesitation, he still chose to believe that the person who had arrived first and whose robe was somewhat similar to Hongzhi's, quickly took three steps forward and took advantage of his opponent's daze to hit several seals.
Talisman.
…………
"Wake up, wake up quickly!"
Qianshan Sect, Chumen Town, in a special courtyard built for the teleportation array, Jiang Feng hurriedly turned around and saw Fang Jinlu passed out next to the teleportation array. He couldn't help but secretly screamed something bad, and quickly shot out an ice talisman to use it.
The condensed cold water vapor hit Fang Jinlu on the face.
"Huh?" Fang Jinlu slowly opened his eyes and closed them again. He repeated it three times before he could clearly see Jiang Feng's appearance. He quickly got up, "What...what's going on?" He quickly glanced at the man who had shrunk to the size of his palm.
The whirlpool of the teleportation array, trying to recall what happened before he fell into coma.
"What happened?"
"I seem to have been attacked by someone." Fang Jinlu touched the back of his head, and the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch and change shape due to pain. He looked at the spiritual stone at the center of the array, and stepped forward to check the consumption of spiritual power. "It should be half a stick.
What happened in front of the incense, judging from the consumption of the spirit power of the spirit stone, there should be a monk who entered the teleportation array while I was unconscious."
"Could it be a Nascent Soul cultivator or a pseudo-tian?"
"No, otherwise the Formation Eye Spiritual Stone would have been exhausted and collapsed, and I wouldn't be able to still be alive."
That's okay. If it's just one person, Qingchuan might be able to handle it, and with Ying Ge and the newly arrived Jian Xing around, it'll be fine as long as no misunderstandings occur.
After coming out of Muyun Town, Jiang Feng used the "Heart Lock Jade Ring" that changed the locked position in the morning and teleported to the northern edge of Xiling County, then crossed the Poison Spring Swamp, first settling in Zhanchuan Town, and then waited until night fell before finally
They flew over at low altitude and arrived at Chumen Town. They were especially careful on the way to avoid being followed by others. After meeting with Fang Jinlu, who was acquainted with Xingxing, he only gave a few instructions before leaving Chumen Town and heading straight to Luochuan.
On the one hand, it had been a long time since Jiang Feng had visited Luochuan, and Jiang Feng was very concerned about this. On the other hand, he was also worried that someone was following him, so he used himself as a bait to prevent the secrets of Trumen Town from triggering the stalker's prying eyes. However, he did not expect that
, the stalker did exist, but he did not pursue him.
It seems that the secrets here are not secret enough. We still have to find a way to solve it when we have the opportunity. Fang Jinlu is only at the Xuan level, so he can deal with some thieves, but when he meets the earth-level monks with higher cultivation levels, he will be unable to catch them.
.
After comforting Fang Jinlu for a few words, it was not his fault after all. Jiang Feng left Luochuan at night and went straight to the southwest. This time he went to the border of Qianshan Sect and Jincheng Sect. It was not that he was not worried about Mu Qingchuan, but his time was limited.
, there was no room for further delay, and Fang Jinlu had only prepared one set of materials for activating the teleportation array in advance, and was in such a hurry that he had no time to prepare.
I hope Qingchuan is fine there.
Thinking about this, he couldn't help but blame the source of Nascent Soul Treasure. If he hadn't been outside Luochuan City so early in the morning that he couldn't escape, and he just checked around Luochuan, he wouldn't have been delayed for so long. Of course, it wouldn't have been so long.
, I was too careful and kept a low profile, otherwise I might be able to stop the intruder in time by teleporting from Luochuan to Trumen Town with the help of the black whale sword I carry with me.
Yuanying Baoyuan came here because of the matter in Dongquan Mountain. He wanted Jiang Feng to help find a monk at the same level as Yuanying to talk about the upcoming war with Dongquan Mountain.
"Just show up casually, without asking for any results. I owe them a favor. As Xu Funing's disciple, I think this shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"
It is indeed not difficult, if he is a true disciple... Jiang Feng can only swallow the bitter water secretly in his belly, and at the same time think about the monks of the same realm as Yuanying that he may contact.
The pseudo-heaven-level Qing Daozi is the first choice. Now that the investigation and punishment of Zen Heart Academy has been resolved, he should be able to move freely. He will probably serve as a representative of Yefan Kingdom and observe the ceremony at tomorrow's negotiation meeting. However, the war in Dongquan Mountain
It is obviously related to the Vantage Gate. Whether he is willing to come forward and what price he will have to pay is unpredictable;
Wan Yuting is also an option, and the cost is also unknown. Being able to participate in matters in the north is also a good opportunity for the Jincheng Alliance to show off its strength. However, according to his character, just showing up and casually looking at it should not suit him.
With his behavior, it is very likely that he will take this matter seriously, and may even intervene in the war;
The chance that the second senior brother Yuwen Haoqi will agree is not very high. He is the dean of Xuanjiyuan. Judging from the battle at Tianyin Temple, the only one among master Xu Funing's men who can personally take advantage of the situation is Zhao Jiyuan. The remaining
Those who can only exert their strength by hiding in the dark;
As for other monks of the same level, there are some who have only heard of their names but never met them. For example, Gongye Kai of Tianyin Temple, this can be ruled out without even thinking about it. There are also some in Lisong, such as Yu Jingfeng
The head of the Yu family, but they also have no intersection.
Jiang Feng originally wanted to politely decline, but the things Baoyuan promised were too valuable.
A fourth-level spiritual stone and a fourth-level magical weapon called "Yangxu Spirit-nurturing Treasure Box". The biggest function of this object is to nourish the magic weapon, making it easier to give birth to weapon spirits. If there are third-level or above monsters released
If you enter it as a guide, the probability of birthing a weapon spirit is greater.
, within a period of half a year, you can achieve a small success, but this treasure also has a weakness, that is, most of the weapon spirits produced are docile and can generally only play a supporting role in fighting.
Although it may be useless to others, this thing is actually of great benefit to himself. Whether the weapon spirit can be used for fighting is not important. Jiang Feng just wants to use it to feed the ancient treasure Eternity Tower. As for the third-level monsters and above, there is a way to
It is not a problem to collect the shortcuts to the Whale Sea Islands. Before, he had secretly stolen the token Jade Ruyi given by Jian Xing and ordered the ancient treasure Eternity Tower to swallow it. Later, he got the cold jade bamboo flute from Song Zixun. After inspecting it,
Discovering that there are still some wonderful things, he asked Jian Xing to pass it on to Mu Qingchuan. In the long run, the weapon spirit is still something he lacks. If he can get this treasure, the pressure of feeding the ancient treasure will be much lessened.
.
Of course, this thing is not free, not to mention that this remuneration also includes the cost of hiring a monk. Thinking about this, Jiang Feng felt a little embarrassed.
Although you can take a walk and take a look, the deadline is really tight, and the result will be seen within a month and a half. In this way, the situation in Dongquan Mountain is more tense than imagined.
The journey home was uneventful and nothing happened. Jiang Feng returned to Muyun Town smoothly and entered the military tent. He dismissed Wang Yi, who had not dared to leave even half a step and his body was already a little stiff. Then he called Wei Ruoguang and Hongzhi and ordered them to
The people followed him to Zhuqiao City to attend the meeting. It was already bright at this time, and noon was the time when the two warring parties agreed to negotiate peace. Presumably, there should be no risk of being disturbed in such a short period of time.
At this time, the rapid sound of horns suddenly sounded in his ears. Jiang Feng couldn't help but look sideways, but he saw hundreds of monks on the western horizon, forming the shape of layers of red clouds, with swords of various colors moving towards this side.
Come.
It was the troops on the Eastern Front.
It was just the right time to arrive, neither too early nor too late. Jiang Feng ordered Wang Yanzhi, Lu Tianming, Xu Xiaofei and others to guard the camp. He, Wei Ruoguang, and Hongzhi gradually flew out of the camp and headed straight for Zhuqiao City.
go.
Half an hour later, the three of them landed and went straight to the post house closest to the sect leader's inner palace. The place where the peace talks were held was called "Juyun Tower" and it was still two or three miles away from the post house. When Jiang Feng entered the post house, he found out
I saw Su Liqing and others gathered in the garden outside the post house.
"Master Su! Master Zheng! Master Zuo!" Jiang Feng greeted them one by one.
Zheng Jiasheng smiled in return, Su Liqing nodded, but Zuo Zichan looked gloomy, as if he was unhappy. Jiang Feng didn't know the situation on the eastern front, but he thought that the Huanglong sect was the weakest among the three sects, and must be the most sensitive to losses. Mostly because
this matter.
"Is there an outline of the peace talks proposal?"
Of course Jiang Feng would not comfort Zuo Zichan. After all, his family's losses were not small. He was more concerned about today's peace talks and how much benefit he could get from the three sects. This also determined the actual benefits that each Jincheng League family could reap.
"In short, there are no spiritual stones to take." Zheng Jiasheng snorted, "This is the bottom line given by the other party when negotiating peace."
Without the spirit stone, the only option was to cede the land. Jiang Feng originally thought that he could ask for compensation to subsidize the sect's expenses, but now his wish was in vain, "What about ceding the land?"
"The total land occupied cannot be counted," Su Liqing answered this time. "But Master Jiang, I heard that you swallowed up eight cities of Tianyin Temple and finally retreated without a fight. Why?"
"Of course I can't beat Li Zong. I don't want to be the second best to Leng Tingtao." Jiang Feng pretended to look regretful. When he saw Chen Kun approaching, he added casually, "Who knew that Li Zong would suddenly take action?
It was unexpected, and Alliance Leader Wan must not have thought of it either, right?"
"Of course Alliance Leader Wan didn't expect it, but I also didn't expect that you would retreat without a fight. You would be so close and you would give up the cities within easy reach. However, didn't you still save two cities?" Chen Kun gave Jiang Feng a meaningful look and said
Wei Shen said, "Master Su, the peace talks are about to begin. Please come with me to prepare."
"Why, we can't participate?" Jiang Feng couldn't help but glance at Zuo Zichan, but saw that he also had a sad face, but he seemed to have known about it for a long time, while Zheng Jiasheng had a calm face. It seemed that although he could not participate, the terms of the peace talks were
I already knew most of it.
"Li Zong's special envoy Yu Jingfeng, Ye Fan's national master Qing Daozi, Qi's special envoy Tian Yicheng came to watch the ceremony, Tianyin Temple Gongye Kai, Tianluomen Liu Shizhou personally came, Jinguang Pavilion Zhao Mengzheng, except for the latter, Jindan Perfect, all
As monks of the same realm as Nascent Soul, we of the Jincheng Alliance cannot lose our prestige and squeeze in a bunch of ordinary people to attend the meeting, right?" Chen Kun pouted, "Don't think I'm being harsh, I can't get into the venue either.
I’ll come over and have tea with the three of you later.”
Ha, as expected, all the people who came here are just some characters, but now I have no chance to participate. For this reason, Jiang Feng has nothing to disagree with. Who makes his cultivation level low? Speaking of which, Zheng Jiasheng is only one step behind Su Liqing, not
Can’t you enter the venue as well?
Just as I was feeling regretful, I saw a ray of light floating towards me. It was none other than my second senior brother Yuwen Haoqi.
"I've met senior Yuwen." Chen Kun seemed to recognize him.
"The war has affected too many ordinary people. The people in the places affected by the war are in dire straits. I don't care what the conditions are when you negotiate for peace, but we must first come up with a relief plan!"
"Yes! Senior, wait a moment, I will report it right away." Chen Kun said sarcastically. In front of the pseudo-celestial monks, he was very well-behaved and did not dare to make any mistakes.
"No need, you just lead the way." Yuwen Haoqi snorted, his domineering aura overflowing, and turned to glance at Jiang Feng who was standing aside, "Fourth Junior Brother, come with me!"
"good!"
Jiang Feng didn't know how to interrupt, but suddenly he was waiting for this sentence. He felt happy and hurriedly followed. This was also the second time that he personally experienced the benefits of being Xu Funing's disciple.