Jiang Yan had to go to Jiugong Mountain, so he didn't stay here too much. He just discussed the future matters with Shanxi. After all, he couldn't just watch these people living in such misery.
But when Jiang Ran left on his old donkey, there was a child about Yaya's age following him.
When the old donkey speeds up, the child also starts running. When the old donkey slows down, the child also slows down.
Jiang Yan felt a little strange, so he turned around and came to the dirty child.
The child was wearing rags, but his eyes were very bright, and there was a small flower in the middle of his messy hair.
"Do you have a problem with me?" Jiang Yan asked,
"I heard him call you little prince. Are you from Tianshe Mansion?" the child asked.
"Tianshe Mansion, Jiang Yan"
After confirming, the child actually kowtowed to Jiang Lu respectfully, his well-behaved appearance made people feel heartbroken.
"Why do you worship me?"
"Because my grandfather and father used to be gardeners in Tianshe Mansion"
"Where are they now?"
"Dead, dead for a long time, but they told me to follow the master of Tianshen Mansion forever, so I will follow you."
Jiang Yan sighed, wondering what virtues and abilities his cheap father and grandfather had that allowed so many people to follow them.
"I'm going to Jiugong Mountain now, it's very far away."
"Then I will follow you too."
The child seemed convinced and would not look back no matter how many times Jiang Yan tried to persuade him.
"May I have your name"
"Stone Heart"
"Let's do this. A man named Fu Yueming will be here in a few days. He will take you to Daxuan City. How about I pick you up when I return?"
Jiang Yan tried his best to convince Shi Xiaxin.
Shi Xiaxin stood there, watching Jiang Yan move away until he disappeared from sight.
Jiang Yan received the paper crane from Li Youlang, and the people in Yuefu had already received the news about Shuangfeng. He even arrived at Jiugong Mountain directly from Daxuan City without signing the contract, and is now a guest in Anling Mansion.
We are getting closer and closer to Anling Mansion. When we first arrived at Jiugong Mountain, there were already people from Anling Mansion waiting to receive us.
"May I ask if the person here is the painter Jiang Lunjiang?"
"Exactly"
"You are the last one to arrive. My prince and others have already arrived. Please come with me."
Daxuan City is located in a plain, and Jiugong Mountain is one of the few mountain ranges. The terrain is extremely complex, and even a woodcutter can easily get lost.
The servants of the Anling Mansion took Jiang Yan to the entrance of Jiugong Mountain. After all, this was the place where the ancestral tombs of King Anling were located, so there was a heavy guard guarding them, for fear that unrelated people would break in.
At the mountain pass, King Anling was dressed in a black python robe, and Yan Youqin and others were ready to enter the mountain.
Anling Wangzu Dashou seemed to be just a little old man with an unimpressive appearance, but no one in the entire Xuan Kingdom dared to look down upon him. This was a strongman that even the emperor was afraid of.
"Everyone, I cannot afford to offend you people from the Eight Prefectures. Even if I don't want to, I can't stop you from entering the mountain.
But Jiugong Mountain was once the training ground of an ancient strong man. It is also a maze of heaven and earth, extremely dangerous. I know that each of you are the proud sons of heaven, but I have said something ugly beforehand, saying that if you die in it, I will be safe.
The mausoleum is not responsible at all."
At any other time when meeting these people, Zu Dashou might have warmly entertained them and made friends with them, but the assassin had a sullen expression on his face. Everyone knew the reason why, and it was simply because he was under pressure from the Eight Prefectures.
"Don't worry, since we dare to break in, we will be able to escape unscathed," Wu Jinghai said.
“It’s better not to speak too slowly.”
Zu Dashou waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him gave way to a path into the mountain.
However, when Li Youlang entered, he was stopped.
"Master Li, my prince has ordered that only one person can enter each mansion."
Jiang Yan had long discovered that Li Youlang, who used to live alone, was always followed by a little maid holding a piano.
"She is my maid."
“This doesn’t work either”
It was already very difficult to get Zu Dashou to agree to let them enter the mountain. Li Youlang was not willing to force others to do anything, so he gave the maid a few words.
"Li Wanlang, it's okay. It's been a while since we last met and I even have a maid." Jiang Yan was envious and jealous at the same time.
"Her name is Mei Xiaomei. She originally wanted to go out and make her way in the world alone, but Lao Guan insisted on letting her follow me, saying that she would take care of daily life." Li Youlang also had a headache, but no matter what he said, he couldn't get rid of it.
Now I finally have an honest reason to get rid of her, and I can travel with my best friend, and I feel very happy.
"Jiugong Mountain is so big, where are you going to go?" Jiang Yan asked.
Among the others, whether it was Yan Youqin or Shenxiu, they each chose a direction to avoid conflicts if they met too early, but they had no such worries.
"I always feel that Jiugong Mountain is weird. It feels like our Nanping Town Sacrifice Festival. It's safer to be with you for these weird gods."
Jiugong Mountain is the ancestral land of the Zu family. After Zu Dashou saw them entering the mountain one after another with a gloomy face, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Grandfather, how can you still laugh at this time? These people are all very powerful. If the secret of Jiugong Mountain is made public to the world, our Anling Mansion will be in trouble." A young man looked slightly anxious.
"There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world, Chang'er. Do you think these young boys can really take away a double gift?" Zu Dashou sneered.
"Is Shuangfeng not in Jiugong Mountain?" Zuchang asked.
"I'm not sure whether I'm there or not. After all, I've been looking for so many years and turned Jiugong Mountain upside down and still can't find it. But it's true that Zhao Tianzuo wants to use the power of the Eight Prefectures to deal with me."
"Then why do you still allow them to enter Jiugong Mountain? According to your temper, even if the Eight Prefectures put pressure on you, you may not compromise. You wouldn't dare to say that in other places, but in Daxuan City, the Eight Prefectures don't dare to push you too far.
It’s awesome”
Zuchang felt that with Zu Dashou's temper, there should be other reasons why he chose to compromise this time.
"Chang'er, those who want to achieve great things must bet. If it weren't for my help, they wouldn't be able to come to Jiugong Mountain.
Just like when I risked my fortune and life to gamble with Jiang Boluan, in the end the Tianshe Mansion was almost wiped out.
This Jiugong Mountain is also gambling. If we win the bet, our Anling Mansion will have no worries, and Emperor Tianzuo's death will come. If the bet loses..."
Zu Dashou didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear. If he lost the bet, the whole family of Anling Mansion would probably be left alone.
Emperor Tianzuo was the most ruthless among all the emperors of Xuan Dynasty.
"Chang'er, give those people a break and say that all the people from the Eight Prefectures have entered Jiugong Mountain."
"Grandpa, cooperating with them is undoubtedly like seeking skin from a tiger." Zuchang was a little worried.
"There is no other way, but borrowing a knife to kill someone is undoubtedly the most effective at the moment."
Zuchang felt that the craziest person in the world was Zu Dashou, like a crazy gambler.
However, Zu Dashou's bets were correct several times, and that's why Anling Mansion now has a powerful position. He hopes that this time he can beat Tian Banzi.