Chapter 638 Entering Southwest Xinjiang
Lu Yan'er had indeed never been Prince Jing's concubine, even though she had lived in this identity for a long time.
Zhao Duan was also used to calling it that, and when he was reminded of it, he said apologetically:
"I was wrong. Miss Lu, please come with me to the government office. The imperial palace is not suitable after all."
Miss Lu... Lu Yan'er, who was actually not young anymore, felt a little strange about the title, but she was even more surprised by the attitude shown by Zhao Du'an.
Is this man who apologized to me gently and was so easy to talk to really the arrogant and domineering guy who turned the entire Yu Kingdom upside down?
As a woman, Lu Yan'er's sixth sense made her keenly aware that there was something wrong with Zhao Duan's mood today.
Considering that she heard about the empress's western expedition today after entering the city, she subconsciously connected the two and nodded.
The two of them took a carriage to the imperial yamen.
On the way.
Zhao Duan asked about Lu Yaner's journey to the capital and learned that she came to the capital with the "Tianshi Mansion Trio".
Jin Jian and the others returned to the Tianshi Mansion. She had no relatives and didn't know where to look, so she simply went straight to the palace.
While speaking, although Lu Yan'er acted like a master of martial arts, her frequent glances at Zhao Duan revealed her inner uneasiness.
It seemed as if he was afraid that Zhao Duan would go back on his word.
"Don't worry, Miss Lu. Although I have a bad reputation, I have never broken my promises." Zhao Duan comforted with a smile.
Lu Yan'er was speechless for a moment.
When the two arrived at Lihua Hall, Zhao Duan took her to a room alone, and then tried to visualize Pei Niannu again -
A few days ago, he mentioned Lu Yan'er to Pei Niannu.
At this moment, the sorceress in a bright red wedding dress came out little by little, her eyes shining through the dark golden mask as she stared at this descendant who had been gone for six hundred years.
Lu Yan'er was so excited that she could hardly contain herself and immediately knelt down and bowed:
"Later-generation disciple Lu Yan'er pays homage to our sect's founder!"
Pei Niannu, who had a bad temper, rarely softened his gaze. He glanced at Zhao Duan and said:
"You, get out."
This is a private conversation...
Oh, don’t you want me to act as a translator for you?
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly remembered that Pei Niannu had talked directly with the empress in the secret room under the Taimiao.
At that time, he thought that the empress's cultivation was high enough to allow her to communicate directly.
Now it seems that as his own cultivation level increases, the Pei Niannu he visualizes becomes more and more like a living person.
Now, not only can he come down by force, but he can also step over him and talk to others.
"I'm at the door, call me when you're done."
Zhao Duan shrugged and walked out. He had no interest in watching the heartwarming drama of "grandparents and grandchildren reuniting".
Close the door.
Zhao Duan walked a little further and sat down under the big pear tree in the courtyard of Lihua Hall.
After a long time.
The closed door opened.
Lu Yan'er walked out with red eyes and an excited look, and Pei Niannu turned into a shadow and disappeared again.
"Is it over?" Zhao Duan said with a smile:
"You can talk more."
After using the Dragon Soul that day, he had been recuperating in the capital for the past few days. He unexpectedly discovered that he had quietly arrived in the perfect state of the world.
One more step forward and you will be half a step away from becoming a celestial being.
Looking back, it should be due to the "no destruction, no construction" of that battle.
Therefore, the time Pei Niannu can maintain a stagnant reality is also increasing.
"No need," Lu Yan'er took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and bowed solemnly:
"Thank you, Master Zhao, for fulfilling your promise and helping me recover our sect's heritage."
She had an extremely high talent for cultivation, but because her inheritance was interrupted, she was stuck in the worldly realm for many years, unable to find a way forward.
Today, after receiving personal instruction from Pei Niannu, I have suddenly become enlightened and can see the way forward for the future.
Of course, compared to the cultivation level, what is more important is that this almost lost inheritance has finally reappeared in the world.
"No need to thank me, this is the agreement between you and me."
Zhao Duan took out another piece of paper and handed it over, saying:
"Besides, there is also a woman among the imperial guards who practices the same path as you, codenamed Hongye.
Because of an injury, I ordered her to be transferred back to the capital and live here. If you are interested, you can go see her and stay with her. I think she might be a relative of yours.
Lu Yan'er was startled, with surprise in her eyes. She quickly took it and thanked him again solemnly. Then she smiled and said:
"Everyone out there speaks ill of Lord Zhao, but after spending a few days with him, I feel that his words are quite different. It's because Lord Zhao married Your Majesty long ago, and I'm much older than you. Otherwise, I'd probably repay him with my own life."
Zhao Duan burst out laughing, surprised that this fake princess had such a side to her.
The number of times the two met could be counted on one's fingers, and the first time was because of an assassination, but they ended up joining forces to eliminate Xu Wen, which is also strange.
Zhao Duan smiled and said:
"Miss Lu, what are your plans next?"
Lu Yan'er said something shocking:
"After resting in the capital for a while, I will head to the front line of Xipingdao to fight against the Buddhist masters in the Western Regions."
Zhao Duan was stunned: "Why?"
In his opinion, after obtaining the complete inheritance, shouldn't he just live a lowly life and let the sky be his own?
Lu Yan'er smiled gently and said:
"This is the agreement between me and the ancestor. The ancestor once participated in the Tianshu extermination of Buddhism and died in that battle under the siege of Buddhist masters.
Now that group of bald donkeys have once again raised the banner of revenge. As their disciple, I should go to Xiping to join the battle.
Besides, if I want to improve my sorcery, I cannot do without fighting and combat."
I see.
Thinking that Lu Yan'er, a world-class sorcerer, would undoubtedly relieve Zhen Bao of a lot of pressure, Zhao Duan stood up and clasped his fists sincerely:
"This time, it's my turn to thank the Taoist priest on behalf of the people of Yu State."
From "girl" to "Taoist priest", the difference of one word has different meanings.
Lu Yan'er accepted it calmly, then said goodbye and left.
Watching him leave, Zhao Duan thought:
Perhaps, in addition to solving the mystery of Taizu as soon as possible in the rear, he could also find a way to gather more scattered masters and invite them to Xiping.
…
Settled Lu Yaner's matter.
Zhao Duan rode non-stop and headed straight for the Tianshi Mansion.
After entering through facial recognition, I was surprised to find that there were fewer sorcerers in the Tianshi Mansion, and it seemed much emptier.
"Many priests have gone to Xiping Road recently."
The priest leading the way explained:
"The grudges of Tianshu's destruction of Buddhism are related to the entire Taoist world. We understand these principles. Earlier, even the priest Zhongpan went to the west."
Did Zhong Pan also go to join the war?
Zhao Duan nodded, feeling a little regretful that he could not go to Xiping.
As the war intensifies, Xiping Road is bound to become a meat grinder.
But that will no longer be a battlefield dominated by mortal armies, but a battlefield of monks.
After knocking on the door of the house where the old Taoist priest lived, Zhao Duan saw four figures sitting scattered on bamboo stools under the big banyan tree.
At this moment, all eyes were cast over.
"Brother Zhao!"
A smile appeared on Gongshu Tianyuan's chubby face. Beside him was a huge bookcase, which contained the Tianyuan cannon that was temporarily unusable.
"Yes." Yuxiu also nodded at him. The female Taoist priest was reading a Taoist book and eating fruit at the same time, with very elegant movements.
"Yawn...coming?"
Jin Jian was curled up in the largest chair, taking a nap. When he heard the noise, he woke up like a cat, raised his arms, stretched his body, pushed up his slightly crooked glasses on his nose, and greeted casually.
Zhao Duan nodded to the three of them one by one, then looked at the old Taoist priest standing under the tree with a smile on his face:
"Meet the Heavenly Master."
Zhang Yan smiled and said:
"Have you finished the task at hand?"
"It's almost done. I just finished the last one. My injuries are almost healed, so I can move at any time." Zhao Duan said.
Zhang Yan nodded:
"Then how about setting off sooner rather than later after lunch?"
Gongshu Tianyuan was bewildered and asked in confusion:
"What departure? Where are you going?"
After he came back, he first came to pay his respects to his master, and then he learned that his master was waiting for Zhao Duan, but he didn't know what it was specifically about.
Zhang Yan glanced at the three disciples and said calmly:
"Yuxiu and Jinjian, go pack up and go with me. Tianyuanzi, you stay at the Tianshi Mansion. The Tianshi Mansion is empty now, and many elders have gone to the front lines. We need someone of sufficient weight to look after it."
The female Taoist priest, who was beautiful and had the ethereal temperament of a "monk", was surprised, but did not ask anything and just agreed.
"Going out? What do you mean going out?"
Jin Jian was so silly that he was a little slow to react. Seeing that no one paid any attention to him, he didn't take it seriously.
Zhao Duan was also a little surprised.
He could understand why she brought the jade sleeves, after all, she was very familiar with the Southwest Xinjiang, but why did she bring the golden tablet?
…
Lunch was eaten in the Tianshi Mansion.
After dinner.
Zhao Duan, Lao Zhang and his two disciples, a group of four, entered the palace again.
Go straight to the Taimiao.
On the way, Yuxiu and Jinjian learned that their master had reached a deal with the empress to protect Zhao Duan and find a way to enter the legendary Mubei Forest together.
Everyone was greatly surprised.
Jin Jian was so excited that he was no longer sleepy.
They were even more shocked when they learned that they needed to go to the southwest border first to look for clues left by Emperor Taizu.
I don’t understand. If you are going to DJI, why are you going to the palace?
But soon, they knew the answer.
When the group used magic to bypass the sight of the imperial guards and entered the core hall of the Taimiao, the two women were completely shocked when Zhao Duan cast a spell to open the secret passage.
"There's actually a secret passage under the Imperial Temple?"
When the group went deep into the secret passage, reached the deepest secret room, and saw the three doors, even Zhang Yanyi was moved.
The old Taoist priest stroked his beard and looked at the golden gate in amazement. He felt the divine power behind the gate and sighed softly:
"Is this the door predicted by the previous Heavenly Master?"
Zhang Yanyi couldn't help but stretch out his hand and gently pressed it on the golden door, but then his palm was bounced back by a gentle force.
"Oh, don't try. This golden door can't be opened at all. We need to find the key, so the goal of this operation is this." Zhao Duan pointed to the green door on the side.
He said solemnly:
"Tianshi, please open this door later. Behind the door should be the Southwest Xinjiang. As for what to do next after we get there, we can only wait and see."
"Okay." The tall, narrow-eyed old Taoist priest nodded happily, walked to the door, and placed his palm on it.
Then, with Zhang Yan's magic power surging all over his body, he pressed the position of the door, causing circles of white ripples to spread out.
The light and shadows changed throughout the secret room.
“Zazaza—”
The stone door slowly opened, and behind the door was a white light and shadow.
"You go in first. You must keep pushing this door. Once you let go, it will close." Zhang Yan said in a deep voice with veins bulging slightly on his forehead.
Zhao Duan was a little surprised. This seemingly ordinary door was actually incredibly heavy.
Without hesitation, he grabbed Jin Jian and Yu Xiu's hands with both hands, and took a step forward in the confused eyes of the two women.
Wow!
One step into two worlds!
The three of them seemed to have passed through a waterfall. When they opened their eyes again, they were shocked to find that they were no longer in a secret room, but in a vast forest!
Before their eyes was a dense forest with towering ancient trees. Sunlight shone through, and the three of them felt as if they had arrived in ancient times. A wild atmosphere filled the air, and strange birds circled overhead. In the distance, they could hear the roars of unknown beasts.
"Southwest Xinjiang!"
Yuxiu blurted out, and the female Taoist priest could not hide her daze:
"Did they really just teleport here from the capital?"
Jin Jian was even more stunned.
She herself possessed the ability to teleport, and she understood more and more clearly what this ultra-long-distance teleportation meant.
"boom!"
At this time, a voice came from behind the three of them.
Zhao Duan hurriedly turned around and saw Zhang Yanyi, wearing a black priest robe, emerging from a white light.
And at the moment when the old Taoist priest stepped in, a heavy stone door could be vaguely seen closing with a bang in the white light.
Then, the light behind the four people collapsed into a small dot and disappeared!
The door disappeared!
Zhao Duan's heart skipped a beat, but he was not panicked.
Because according to Emperor Taizu's practice notes, as long as he uses the secret method here, he can still find the hidden door.
Of course, even if you can't find it, or if you have difficulty returning to this spatial anchor point after leaving later, it's not a big problem.
With Zhang Yanyi by his side, he could fly back to the capital within a day.
and……
Zhao Duan also left his puppet in the capital, and Zhen Bao also left his puppet in the capital.
Therefore, as long as he wanted, he could go back through visualization without worrying about losing contact with the capital.
"Is this the Southwest Xinjiang? The territory where the Liao people live?"
Zhao Duan observed his surroundings at ease and asked curiously:
"Didn't they say there's a lot of miasma here? Why can't I see it?"
Yuxiu calmed down now.
After all, it was a familiar territory for her. She took out the compass she carried with her and began to determine her exact location while explaining:
"It's not like there's miasma everywhere. It only exists in certain areas of the Xinjiang. Of course, some miasma moves like clouds. As for the most severe miasma, it's still to the south. There's none around here, which means we're not particularly deep..."
Jin Jian appeared in an unfamiliar environment and was a little nervous. He waved his hand and grabbed his one-eyed staff.
Then she said in horror:
"Oh, Master, something bad has happened! My magic power has been suppressed."
Zhao Duan was reminded and carefully sensed it, and found that the speed of the Qi circulation in his body had slowed down a lot.
This means that his combat power has also been suppressed, but it seems to be much better than that of warlocks of the same level.
Zhang Yanyi said calmly with his hands behind his back:
"This is no longer Dayu, nor is it the territory ruled by the righteous gods.
Right above our heads now is the evil god Dalaba, who has been entrenched here for thousands of years. In the realm of gods of this level, even the power of heaven will be seriously disturbed.
The moment I stepped into this place, my cultivation level dropped two levels.
Once you use magic and alarm Da Laba, you will be targeted and suppressed even more."
Zhao Duan was shocked. Was Old Zhang being punished so harshly?
But think about it, if this place wasn't dangerous, why would Zhenbao cooperate?
No wonder cultivators from the Yu State rarely travel abroad... Who can bear it if they are punished as soon as they come here?
Just about to speak.
suddenly!
Everyone only heard a burst of human voices coming from the forest in the distance!
(End of this chapter)
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