Chapter 110: Your bad taste is really disgusting, the barbarians are planning, and the strange stone brought back from overseas
The courtyard is filled with the fragrance of flowers.
Xiao Teng smiled and drank tea while listening to Ye Shiyan talking about his life here in the past few days.
In addition to her, there was also a woman named Song who was also from the Naxian League living in the courtyard.
That sister has been taking care of her. Since it is inconvenient for her to travel, many things were purchased for her by that sister.
In her description, Song Youwei is gentle, considerate and caring, just like an older sister next door.
Xiao Teng also nodded secretly, feeling very pleased, and said that if he could meet him in the future, he would definitely be very grateful to him.
He also promised to help Ye Shiyan secretly. As long as she had any problems, as long as it was within his ability, he would definitely help her with all he could.
However, he was not tactful enough to ask too much about the Naxian League.
He had already learned from his father, Xiao He, the King of Zhenbei, that the Naxian League was suspected to be related to the royal family, and the King of Zhenbei was loyal to the royal family. So if he secretly helped the Naxian League, it was actually equivalent to helping the royal family, and there was no conflict.
In addition, it is estimated that only the royal family would dare to promise Xie Jianjia so directly that they would help the Xie family clear their grievances and restore their officials to their original positions in the future.
The time we spend together is beautiful, but also short.
Xiao Teng glanced at the bright moon that was about to rise into the sky, and sighed secretly, feeling a little reluctant.
He already knew from Xie Jianjia that she would leave the courtyard soon, and he didn't know when they would meet again.
"Then I won't bother you any further, Jianjia. I'll take my leave now."
Xiao Teng suppressed his reluctance and stood up to say goodbye.
Ye Shiyan also stood up, ready to see him off, and said softly, "Brother Xiao Teng, take care. Today's brief separation should be for our long-term reunion in the future."
Xiao Teng nodded secretly and smiled. He told her to stay in the yard and he could find the way.
Hearing this, Ye Shiyan gave up and stopped in front of the archway of the corridor, looking at him as he walked away with affection and reluctance.
Until Xiao Teng's figure had completely disappeared.
She retracted her previous expression and returned to the pavilion where she had been sitting with an expressionless face.
The tea was no longer hot, but she still raised her swan-like, slender neck, gulped down a few gulps, rinsed her mouth several times, and then spit out the tea.
"Is this the evil taste of you men?..."
Her expression no longer showed the coldness and weakness she had shown when facing Xiao Teng just now. Instead, it was filled with a bit of disgust and resentment.
"Not really, it's just mine."
Jiang Lan's voice came, and he slowly appeared from the darkness beside him and smiled.
The moonlight sprinkled on his white clothes that were finer than snow, and a thin mist rose up, making him look blurry and blurred, as if he was a banished immortal walking in the mortal world.
Ye Shiyan thought about the abominable things he had just done and found that they were not consistent with his current image at all.
"I can understand, but don't go too far..."
"Although my life and death are in your hands, it doesn't mean that I have no means to fight back. The worst that can happen is that you will end up with nothing." She said expressionlessly.
Jiang Lan seemed to realize that his previous actions were a bit excessive, and sighed slightly, "Are you angry?"
Ye Shiyan still had no expression on her face and said, "Mr. Jiang, your bad taste is really disgusting."
Jiang Lan actually just wanted to try whether he could get Xiao Teng's luck in this way.
But it was found that the results were minimal, and the biggest reason might be that Xiao Teng himself might not be aware of it.
As a novice, he probably didn't notice anything unusual about Ye Shiyan just now.
Of course, it is also due to Ye Shiyan's natural acting skills.
"Sorry, I won't do it again next time..." Jiang Lan thought for a moment and looked at her seriously.
Ye Shiyan was stunned. He didn't expect that he would apologize to him so seriously. A strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
"It won't happen again."
She turned her head away, picked up the tea and took a sip, then rinsed her mouth several times in front of Jiang Lan.
"The person I sent to pick you up will be here soon."
"There shouldn't be anything for you to do next, so just focus on recovering from your injuries. I'll keep an eye on the magic crystal for you. Although magic weapons are hard to find, there is always a way..." Jiang Lan said with a smile.
Although Ye Shiyan has taken over Xie Jianjia's body, she is still a demon in essence. During this process, the demons will use secret methods to assimilate the body of the person they have taken over to make it more suitable for themselves.
In other words, the Ye Shiyan in front of him looks no different from a human, but in essence he is actually a demon, both his body and soul are the same.
That's why she needs items like magic crystals to practice, and this is also the reason why Jiang Lan prepared so many magic crystals early in the morning.
Although Ye Shiyan was gargling and ignored him, she was still listening to what he said.
He nodded upon hearing this, without saying anything more.
Jiang Lan stood up and prepared to leave. Song Youwei had been gone for several days, and the Blood Immortal Cult must have been planning and laying out plans for this Southern Hunting exercise.
Emperor Xia had been preparing for a long time for the southern hunting expedition that would take place a few months later.
This move was not only to demonstrate the country's power and deter villains, but also to show her fist muscles and sharp claws to the princes, dukes, princes and nobles of Daxia.
In layman's terms, it is similar to the military parade in previous lives.
The difference is that it is demonstrated by clearing out the barbarians in the Southern Barbarian State.
Nanmanzhou is located in the south of Kyushu. As its name suggests, it is a wild and undeveloped land, full of primitive wasteland.
The barbarians eat raw meat and drink blood, most of them are uncivilized and simple-minded.
Relying on their innate brute force and belief in the barbarian gods to gain power, they have been plundering human cities for years, and when food is scarce, they will even use humans as rations.
In recent years, as the barbarian nobles gradually became more civilized and wiser, they formed a ruling class, had strict rules, and acquired a variety of sophisticated weapons.
The barbarians, who were originally not a concern, gradually posed a threat to the Great Xia Dynasty.
In addition, the barbarians reproduced very quickly, and even other ethnic groups were greatly affected by them, often giving rise to mixed-race barbarians.
Not only is their intelligence comparable to that of humans, they also have some alien blood and are able to practice the skills of various races. Their strength is extremely powerful.
Every few years, Daxia would send a large army to conduct regular hunting expeditions in the south, and all the major immortal sects would also go to watch the ceremony. This has been a tradition in Daxia for thousands of years.
Before each hunting expedition in the south, the royal family would conduct a drill.
The training site is located in the back mountain of Jingyang City. At that time, many powerful people will work together to open one of the ancient hunting grounds located in the void, release a group of death row prisoners in it, and conduct hunting competitions.
The royal family will reward this with many precious skills, treasures, and magical instruments. Many immortal sects will also come to participate and have a share of the pie.
Jiang Lan was familiar with the plot and naturally knew that the Blood Fairy Church was causing trouble at this time.
Now that Song Youwei has been called over, they must be discussing and planning something together. As for whether the plot will develop according to what he knows, he will know after he asks Song Youwei after she comes back.
With such a spy planted in the Blood Immortal Sect, he doesn't have to worry about things happening beyond his control.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Xiao Teng, who was planning to leave the Osmanthus Garden and return to the Zhenbei Palace, did not expect that as soon as he opened the door and walked out, he almost bumped into a beautiful woman wearing a veil and looking very charming.
Hu Sanniang, who had come to take away the woman living in Guihua Garden as ordered by the leader of the Naxian League, did not expect that a strange man would push the door and walk out so late at night.
With a look of surprise and suspicion, she looked at Xiao Teng, who was dressed in a tight suit, and then she quickly recognized him in the moonlight.
As a high-ranking member of the Naxian League, she naturally knew something about the powerful disciples in Jingyang City.
Xiao Teng in front of him did not hide his face. Anyone who knew the Zhenbei Palace would know who he was.
"Third Master Xiao Teng?" Hu Sanniang asked tentatively.
Xiao Teng never expected that this person would recognize him so immediately and call out his name.
"Are you... from the Naxian League?" He pondered and guessed.
Hu Sanniang heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this and said with a smile, "Indeed, I am."
Xiao Teng was now completely relieved.
At this moment, Hu Sanniang had a vague idea of who the woman living in the Osmanthus Garden was, and why she had asked the Third Young Master of the Zhenbei Palace to come to meet her late at night. Adding to that the prisoner-robbery incident that had caused a stir some time ago...
"I'll trouble you to take care of Jianjia."
Xiao Teng didn't want to cause any more trouble, so after leaving this sentence, he left in a hurry.
Hu Sanniang did not say much. She went to the garden as instructed and soon found Ye Shiyan. She told him the purpose of their visit. Ye Shiyan was very cooperative and packed up his things and left with her.
Jiang Lan, who had not walked far from the Osmanthus Garden, watched this scene not far away and nodded with satisfaction.
The reason why he asked Hu Sanniang to arrive after the hour of Xu was to allow her and Xiao Teng to meet each other.
In this way, not only can the two people's concerns and suspicions be completely dispelled, but he can also make advance preparations for the contact between Xiao Teng and the people of the Naxian League in the future.
"The key to opening the Temple of the Son of Heaven is in the hands of the Imperial Master Ge Qixing..."
"In the original story, he was the only one who could crack the tortoise shell, but there's no rush for that."
"After the current issues are resolved, we can then plan the Thirty-Six Immortal Methods of the Zhoutian Heaven."
On the way back to Yuxianfang, Jiang Lan began to think about other things.
The Southern Hunting Exercise is imminent, and Emperor Xia will be extremely busy during this period. He has no time or energy to investigate and pay attention to his affairs.
The only thing he was thinking about was the people from the Wanshou Gate.
When he was still in Anyang City, the commander of the Tiantian Division named Linglong went to visit him.
It seemed that he was asking about the assassination attempt on him in Yuyi City, but in fact he was trying to manipulate the many insects, ants, birds and beasts in the mansion to monitor his actions.
Jiang Lan asked himself that he had acted meticulously without leaving any loopholes or flaws. How did the commander of the Tianjian Division notice him? He guessed that there might be something wrong with the records of the sect related to him in the Tianjian Division. Either the records were incomplete, or there was something illogical and inconsistent.
If it is the latter two possibilities, then he can use this to trick Emperor Xia.
Although the commander named Linglong was affiliated with the Tianjian Division, he should not interfere in the affairs of the royal family. However, the Wanshou Mountain behind her was different. They were a well-known royalist faction in Daxia.
At the critical moment, they will definitely side with the royal family.
In addition to the three major sword sects, Canglan Sword Sect, Wuji Sword Sect, and Daocang Sword Sect, there are six other powerful sects in Daxia that are in no way weaker than those of the top immortal sects.
Among them, the Wanshou Gate is one of them.
In addition, there are Yaowang Valley, Qianji Sect, War Hall, Tianfu Hall, and Ronghua Palace.
For example, the Imperial Medical Bureau is backed by the Medicine King Valley, and the Tiangong Creation Institute is actually supported by the Qianji Sect...
These sects and school of thought have been established since the founding of Daxia. They share weal and woe with Daxia.
Behind the royal family, there is Hidden Dragon Mountain.
Emperor Xia seems to be in a weak position, but if his father wants to easily shake the Great Xia state and change the country and surname, it will not be that easy.
Once these forces surfaced one after another, the real chaos and turmoil in Daxia would begin.
At the moment, Jiang Lan does not have the energy or energy to consider all these things. His personal strength seems to be strong, but in this situation, it is basically impossible for him to stay behind the scenes and control everything, at least for now.
"Improve your strength, harvest luck, and secretly develop your own power..."
"Only then can you be able to maneuver in the upcoming situation."
So before going to Yangchun City to meet the Sixth Prince Qi Qingxuan in the original plot, Jiang Lan planned to first intercept a confidant who could do things for him.
During this period of time, he searched his memory and indeed found that guy was the most suitable.
If Lin Fan hadn't died, that guy would have become his most loyal follower.
In addition, if you calculate the time, the semiannual auction in the imperial capital is about to begin in the next two days.
The Sixth Prince Qi Qingxuan in Yangchun City should have been noticed by the remnants of the Hong Kingdom, Princess Shang Mingyu.
Shang Mingyu is the remnant of the Hong Kingdom in the original plot.
Hong State was one of the hundreds of states surrounding Daxia, close to the outer seas. Many years ago, it was wiped out by Daxia because of its sacrifices and worship of evil gods.
"Speaking of which, Shang Mingyu's true identity should actually be a descendant of the Shang royal family. The Hong Kingdom was founded by the remnants of the Shang Kingdom."
"She has a treasure in her hand, called the Ball of Aspirations. It was a treasure forged by offering sacrifices to the evil god before the fall of the Hong Kingdom. It can absorb aspirations and beliefs, and condense incredible power..."
"In addition to this, it can also deduce fate and destiny, and has many mysterious abilities."
Jiang Lan was familiar with this part of the plot, and he also knew that the Ambition Ball in Shang Mingyu's hand actually contained the great Ambition Technique left by the ancient emperor of the Shang Kingdom.
In the original plot, Shang Mingyu would assist Qi Qingxuan in fighting against Emperor Xia, intending to train new dragons to cannibalize the old dragons, so as to plunge Da Xia into chaos and turmoil, giving her the opportunity to restore the Shang Kingdom.
…
At the same time, in the eastern district of Jingyang.
In a stretch of pavilions and palaces.
In the dark underground palace, there were many copper lamps filled with shark oil, flickering.
The corridor was very quiet, with only the sound of footsteps as one figure after another, wearing black robes and hoods, with their bodies hidden under the robes, walked slowly.
Deep in the underground palace, there is a high platform engraved with intricate blood-colored patterns.
There are altars one after another located all around, simple and profound, with a rusty color, like blood that has been coagulated for a long time, accompanied by bursts of fishy smell.
"Are all the people here?"
On the high platform, stood an old figure as thin as a branch.
He had his hands behind his back, also wearing a black robe, with sunken eye sockets and pupils that glowed with a strange and creepy light.
Just looking at each other was enough to make one's scalp explode and feel creepy, as if being stared at by a terrifying monster.
Song Youwei was also wearing a loose black robe and a human skin mask on her pretty face. She looked very ordinary and pale. She was standing under the platform, but very close to the front.
Like everyone else, she bowed her head, folded her hands over her chest in a prayerful manner, and seemed to be muttering some kind of obituary.
"Elder, basically everyone is here. Some are on their way to Jingyang City. Due to some reasons, they cannot arrive in time for the small sacrifice ceremony."
Beside the skinny figure, a man in black robe said respectfully.
Hearing this, the skinny figure nodded, and his terrifying eyes slowly swept over the group of believers in front of him, and then he said in a hoarse voice, "The holy fire will not be extinguished, the holy religion will not be destroyed, the blood immortal has compassion on the world and saves all living beings..."
While he was muttering, several people behind him worked together to sacrifice one prepared vase after another, pouring blood from them into the surrounding altars.
Faintly, the altars made a slight trembling sound, and blood-red lines lit up one after another. Ancient and profound blood-red runes flashed through them. They were extremely gorgeous, yet revealed a heart-pounding blood-red light.
And those blood-colored runes continued to penetrate and illuminate all the believers here.
Everyone's forehead and cheekbones became crystal clear, and a corresponding blood-red light could be seen flashing in them, which was used to determine their identity.
Song Youwei's face was calm. The Blood Immortal Cult had mobilized many people for this plan.
In addition to the elder with the strength of the seventh realm in front of him, there are other guardians on the way.
Those who can participate in this small festival are all important figures in the Blood Immortal Sect.
If there was a mistake in the reflection just now, he would be killed instantly.
Even she did not dare to be negligent. The Blood Immortal Cult's methods were very strange. They could judge the degree of piety of the believers through the degree of blood light reflected in the ceremony just now.
If there are other people mixed in, or if their faith is not pure enough, they will be directly eliminated, so as to ensure the privacy of this parliamentary plan.
Many years ago, she had obtained a secret method that allowed her to absorb the power of faith from others.
Therefore, she also benefited from this reason. It seemed that her power of faith was very strong and she was the most devout believer of the Blood Immortal Cult.
“There is no problem at all.”
After taking a quick look around, the skinny figure on the platform nodded with slight satisfaction, and then he waved his hand, and the four corridor doors leading to this place closed immediately.
Immediately afterwards, a hazy blood light spread, completely covering the place, ensuring that no movement would be heard or detected.
"Youwei, how is the investigation into the Naxian League going? Is there any progress?"
After doing all this, the skinny figure on the platform looked at Song Youwei standing in front of him and asked.
The people of the Blood Immortal Sect do not know each other's true faces and identities.
Therefore, most people who come here hide their true faces, and Song Youwei is no exception.
But she has a special status in the Blood Immortal Sect, and even the elders are very polite to her.
Hearing this, Song Youwei also replied in a hoarse voice, "Reporting to the elder, the results of the investigation are out, but who founded the Naxian League is still under investigation..."
"The suspicious people now include Jiang Lan, the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xiao Teng, the third son of the King of Zhenbei, Situ Jian, the second son of the Duke of Zhongguo's Mansion, Xia Jie, the third son of the Prince of Wuxuan, and the eldest son of the Prince of Chong'an..."
She rattled off many names at once, all of whom were famous and powerful disciples in Jingyang City of Da Xia.
Among them there are some young and middle-aged geniuses, but they are already over 30 years old.
The elder on the high platform heard these reports without changing his expression and just nodded.
"The Naxian League has indeed repeatedly ruined the good deeds of our Holy Church. If we don't eradicate it in time, it will probably cause a lot of trouble later. But right now, we have a big plan ahead, so Youwei, you don't have to put too much thought on it."
"The Naxian Alliance can be resolved at any time. It's not worth your concern." He said.
It was actually Song Youwei herself who took the initiative to propose the matter of investigating and testing the Naxian League.
In fact, the top leaders of the Blood Immortal Cult did not take the Naxian League, an organization that had only been established a few years ago, seriously at all.
But Song Youwei will become the Holy Maiden of the Holy Church in the future, and her status will be second only to the future Leader of the Holy Church.
She proposed to resolve the issue of the Naxian League.
The high-ranking members of the Blood Immortal Cult had to consider it carefully, and then issued orders to test the suspicious dignitaries in Jingyang City.
"Youwei understands. Elder, don't worry, I will put the overall interests of the Holy Church first." Song Youwei said calmly.
The skinny figure nodded and said, "The most urgent task for our Holy Church now is to find out as soon as possible where the southern hunting ground of Daxia is. The high-ranking officials of the barbarians have already reached an alliance with us and will deal a heavy blow to them during the southern hunting of Daxia this time..."
The Blood Immortal Cult and the barbarian leaders intended to set up ambushes and plans in advance in Daxia's southern hunting grounds.
Just like what happened in the secret realm of Zixia Mountain outside Anyang City some time ago.
Until now, the high-ranking members of the Blood Immortal Sect are still proud of it, believing that it was a certain reclusive senior of the Blood Immortal Sect who plotted to teach a lesson to the immortal sects in Zhongtianzhou and to enhance the reputation of the Blood Immortal Sect.
"In the past, the Great Xia Dynasty would choose an open area adjacent to the Southern Wasteland State as the hunting ground, and would not choose an area that is prone to ambushes and killings."
"In recent years, the female military god who has been guarding the Southern Wilderness State has killed and defeated the barbarians, making them shudder at the mention of her. So I guess that the Southern Hunting Ground will be in the territory guarded by the female military god..." Song Youwei said with some speculation.
The female military god of Great Xia, named Xia Jin, was the daughter of Prince Wuxuan and also the sister of Xia Jie whom she had just mentioned.
However, the female military goddess was not born to Prince Wuxuan's wives or concubines, but was born to him and his maid after he had sex with her while drunk.
Speaking of which, the life of the female military goddess Xia Jin was quite fantastic and confusing, with a mysterious color like a myth.
She was not liked by Prince Wuxuan since the day she was born. Her mother was bullied by the ladies and concubines and died early. The maids of several ladies in the mansion would occasionally bully her.
He had an unfortunate childhood, his father disliked him, his mother died young, and it was said that even the charcoal in the stove in winter was withheld by several wives...
However, she had a good talent for cultivation in her childhood. Under such circumstances, she still stood out and became famous at a young age.
Later, Prince Wuxuan arranged for her to marry the son of a prince. Unfortunately, when the female military goddess was thirteen years old, something unexpected happened. By some unknown person, she was harmed and her dantian was destroyed, and her spiritual sea dried up overnight.
When the prince heard the news, he brought his son to cancel the engagement that night.
His spiritual sea dried up, his cultivation was lost, and his engagement was broken off.
If an ordinary person had suffered such a blow, he would have been depressed. However, the female military god did not do so. She remained calm and composed. After breaking off the engagement, she seemed to have thrown away the shackles on her body, left Prince Wuxuan's Mansion and headed for the south.
Many years later, when the world heard news about her again.
She had charged into a barbarian tribe with a spear and a horse, and pierced a powerful barbarian who was comparable to a sixth-level human cultivator with a spear, nailing him to death in his tent. Then, she wielded a machete and killed more than 3,000 barbarians, then left covered in blood.
From then on, his reputation soared. After hearing about it, Emperor Xia personally granted him territory and the title of Brave General.
For many years, the female military god guarded the south, and the barbarian armies dared not enter. Even the uncivilized barbarians would be frightened when they heard her name.
"Youwei's words make sense, but there are still several months before Daxia's southern hunting. Before that, we need to investigate more carefully." After hearing her speculation, the skinny figure thought for a while and nodded.
Song Youwei said no more. This was actually what Jiang Lan asked her to say.
As for Jiang Lan's intention, she was not clear and did not guess.
"In addition to the Great Xia Southern Hunting, there is another important matter right now..."
"Before the Southern Hunting Exercise, Daxia will send the death row prisoners in the Tianjian Division to the hunting grounds. Originally, the Barbarians' high-ranking officials wanted us to help rescue one of the Barbarians' masters and bring him back to the Barbarians safely."
"But now the Barbarians have changed their minds. They will send a Barbarian God Pill to us and ask us to help them make the Barbarian master swallow it. At the same time, they will perform a reception ceremony to call for the Barbarian God to descend and massacre the hunting grounds."
"The scene will surely be extremely chaotic by then. I need you to take the opportunity to go to the palace and steal the national treasure, the Dragon Seal. If you cannot take it away, then use the turbid blood of the Blood Immortals obtained from the sacrifices during this period to completely corrode it, pollute it, and destroy the dragon energy of Daxia's national destiny..."
The skinny figure on the high platform thought for a while, then his terrifying eyes swept over everyone here again, and he gave detailed instructions on the plans to come.
Song Youwei was shocked when she heard this. She didn't expect that the barbarians would change their previous plan.
No wonder the Blood Fairy Church suddenly gathered everyone here to discuss countermeasures and change strategies.
During the next Southern Hunting Exercise, all immortal sects and families will come to watch or participate in it.
If the barbarians called for the arrival of the barbarian god, it would be a horrific disaster for all those who went in to hunt.
…
Two days passed quickly.
Because the Southern Hunting Exercise was imminent, the number of patrol personnel in Jingyang City had increased several times compared to previous times.
Many immortal sects from remote areas are already on their way here.
In the past few days, some disciples of the immortal sect can be seen appearing in various gambling stone shops, weapon shops, and arenas in Jingyang City.
On the day when the various lists of the Tianji Pavilion were announced, one could hear discussions and conversations among the cultivators in various restaurants and teahouses.
Many talented disciples would also fight for some of the rankings.
More people who like to gossip tend to pay attention to lists such as the Most Beautiful List, which tend to focus on entertainment gossip.
Whether it is Yao Chi Sect's quasi-saint Ling Zhuyun, or the Goddess Palace's fairy Miaoyin, they are all on the list.
Young people admire Ai, and even many gifted and invincible young geniuses often pay attention to these lists, and have certain expectations and admiration for some of the fairies and goddesses in them.
"There are suddenly a few new faces on the newly released list of beauties. However, Yao Chi Sect's Saint Ling Zhuyun is still on the list. It's true that the list changes, but the Saint remains the same."
"But the Tianji Pavilion is quite smart. They just added ten people to the list without ranking them, indicating that each of them has his or her own merits and their looks are rare in the world, hehe..."
"Brother Zhang Yuan, why are you staring at the portrait of the Saintess Ling Zhuyun of the Yao Chi Sect?"
"She is wearing a veil and her true face cannot be seen. Could it be that you also admire this Saintess of Yaochi Sect?"
"Compared to this holy lady of Yaochi Sect who can only be admired from afar and not be touched, I still like the Fairy Miaoyin of the Goddess Palace. She is a real beauty in the world, the kind that can seduce people with just one look..."
In a teahouse.
Several young disciples wearing the same blue robes, with long swords on their backs and the patterns of Yijian Palace embroidered on their cuffs and chests, were sitting together near the window.
They were all in their early twenties, both men and women, and at the moment, each of them was holding a book or magazine in their hands, flipping through the contents.
One of the disciples had very small eyes and a rather lewd smile. He was winking and saying something to the young man next to him.
His words caused several female disciples on the opposite side to roll their eyes secretly, as if they were full of contempt.
The young man named Zhang Yuan had a fair and handsome face, regular features, and he sat there steadily, with an extraordinary swordsman's demeanor.
"Brother Sun Hou, you must be joking. I'm just a little curious about this list of beauties..." He shook his head, gave a bitter smile, and then closed the book in his hand.
"Hehe, I thought you admired the Saint Lady Ling Zhuyun and stared at her portrait for a long time." The disciple named Sun Hou laughed.
They are all inner disciples of the Yijian Sect. This time they followed their senior masters to the imperial capital, Jingyang City, to participate in the Southern Hunting Exercise.
However, after arriving in Jingyang City, they separated.
Some disciples were visiting the capital of Daxia for the first time. They were shocked by its grandeur and planned to walk around.
They usually had a good relationship in the sect, so they invited each other to walk together.
It just so happened that Tianji Pavilion updated and announced a new round of rankings, so we each bought a copy.
"The Saintess of Yaochi Sect, Ling Zhuyun..."
After closing the book, Zhang Yuan looked calm, but his heart was not as calm as he appeared.
While repeating this name, I felt a little sad.
After the incident at Zixia Mountain, he never saw Ling Zhuyun again, let alone had the chance to explain to her.
After returning to Yao Chi Sect, Ling Zhuyun seemed to have fallen into deep practice, and there was no news of her from the outside world.
Only on this list of beauties was her blurry face clearly depicted.
Ling Zhuyun now deeply hates him. If she sees him, she will definitely not give him a chance to explain. It will be very difficult for him to prove his innocence...
The Zhang Yuan in front of him was naturally not Zhang Yuan, but Ye Ming, who had used the fetal replacement technique to take over the body of Zhang Yuan, a disciple of Yijian Palace, in the secret realm of Zixia Mountain and eliminated him.
After leaving Zixia Mountain safely that day, he returned to Yijian Palace safely under the guidance of his master from Yijian Palace who arrived later.
His injuries also recovered through subsequent treatment.
It turns out that Zhang Yuan was a disciple of an elder in Yijian Palace since he was young. He had no parents or relatives, was rather introverted, and did not have many friends.
This also made Ye Ming feel at ease. He no longer had to worry about revealing flaws due to some habits and being discovered to be a fake.
During the time he was in Yijian Palace, he practiced secret techniques and refined the various treasures obtained by the group from Zixia Mountain, which greatly improved his strength.
Later, he took on several missions, earned a lot of merits, and exchanged them for several Yijian Palace magic techniques.
At the same time, he also made a few friends, and was able to gain a foothold in Yijian Palace.
How the various immortal sects in the outside world hunt down Ye Ming and search for his whereabouts has nothing to do with him for the time being.
For this Southern Hunting Exercise, Yijian Palace sent many disciples to join in.
Originally, Zhang Yuan's strength was considered to be in the upper middle level among the inner sect, so naturally he was also called together.
Even if Ye Ming wanted to refuse, he couldn't, and could only follow.
"Junior Brother Zhang Yuan, I didn't expect you to have some insights into the source technique?"
"If you hadn't helped me just now, I would have been ripped off by the owner of the gambling stone shop. Who would have known that the source stone that looked like it was full of spiritual energy was actually empty. Fortunately, you stopped me in time, otherwise, I would have been cheated out of half a year's worth of spiritual stones."
Suddenly, a soft and crisp voice was heard.
A pretty woman sitting opposite Ye Ming looked at him with a smile.
“Senior Sister Liu Xue, you are too kind. I just happened to read some books and found some records about Originium. It was just luck…”
Ye Ming waved his hand and quickly explained.
"No matter what, I now owe you, Junior Brother Zhang Yuan, a favor." The female disciple named Liu Xue smiled.
Ye Ming felt helpless and smiled bitterly.
He is very cautious now, fearing that he will reveal his extraordinary qualities and be noticed by others.
The original Zhang Yuan did not have such means. If it were not for the fact that Senior Sister Liu Xue helped him a lot in the last mission, he would not have wanted to interfere and let her suffer such a big loss.
Originium is something that not everyone can touch.
A source stone could easily cost hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of spirit stones. Only disciples with a wealthy family would dare to try their luck.
It was also because of Lao Gui's reminder that Ye Ming realized that there was something wrong with the source stone in the gambling stone shop just now, so he reminded Liu Xue.
By chance, someone nearby saw it and bought it in time, becoming the scapegoat. Later, he cut it open and found nothing inside, and thousands of spirit stones were wasted.
If that sucker hadn't bought it, Liu Xue might have turned around and blamed him for blocking her path to wealth.
Among these stone gambling shops in Jingyang City, except for those controlled by a few major sects, the rest are supported by the Changlong Merchant Alliance.
Ye Ming knew that many gambling stone shops would deliberately forge source stones in order to make crazy money from spirit stones, so as to deceive young cultivators who were ignorant of the business and new to the world, and then sell them at high prices.
This kind of black industry has always been controlled by the Changlong Business Alliance.
Even if the monks who were deceived realized their mistake later, they did not dare to argue or seek justice, and could only blame themselves for their bad luck.
And those Source Masters who have profound attainments in Source Arts will be hired by the Changlong Merchant Alliance to serve as retainers.
Once the source stones are mined from the source mine, they will be explored first to make sure that nothing good will be leaked before they are sent to the gambling stone shop for people to choose from.
Ye Ming also learned about these dirty secrets from the old ghost.
In the past, he wanted Laogui to help him make a fortune in the gambling stone shop, but later he realized that even if he cut out good things, he might not be able to take them away from the gambling stone shop.
This shows how wealthy the Xiangguo Mansion, which controls the Changlong Business Alliance, is.
"It's getting late, let's go to the auction house and reserve a spot. A lot of people have come to the capital in the past few days, and I guess many of them are here just for this auction."
"I heard that many of the items in this auction were brought from overseas countries, and there are also some new and unique items that I have never seen before..."
At this time, one of the disciples suggested.
"Yeah, let's go to the auction first, otherwise there will be too many people and there won't be any good seats."
The others also realized that the reason they came to the imperial capital, in addition to participating in the Southern Hunting Exercise, was for the auction.
The auction house in Jingyang City is the largest in the entire Daxia and even in Zhongtianzhou. Basically, all kinds of good things can be found there, including elixirs, natural treasures, magical instruments, slaves and beauties... everything is available.
Upon hearing this, Ye Ming's eyes showed some anticipation. He followed them to broaden his horizons.
Soon, while talking, several people left the teahouse and headed towards the inner city of the imperial capital.
The auction is located in the inner city, covering a vast area and surrounded by high walls and pavilions. In the middle sits a palace, courtyard and pavilion, shrouded in clouds and mist, as if a fairyland is located on earth.
The building in the middle, shaped like an exquisite pagoda, was shining brightly and was submerged and enveloped by the brilliant rays of light. It was the venue of the Imperial Capital Auction.
The pagoda has nine floors.
Each floor has its own unique cave, with internal space array patterns. The bottom floor is large enough to accommodate thousands of people.
At this time, many people have rushed here. Between the pavilions and the lakes, people can be seen coming and going, all with excited looks on their faces.
At the same time, on the ninth floor of the pagoda.
In the frontmost box, Jiang Lan was looking at a colorful and strange stone filled with rich sunlight.
This strange stone is only the size of a head and is covered with cracks, but the marks are not deep, as if they were caused by bumps.
From every crack, you can see rays of sunlight diffusing out.
"Reporting to the young master, this is the rare stone that was brought back from overseas countries and is about to be auctioned..." A wealthy middle-aged man said respectfully.
(End of this chapter)
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