Chapter 21: The Nine Princesses

The horse flew extremely fast, and just before it was in the western sky, it came to the sky above everyone's heads in an instant.

The horses did not seem to be living creatures, but were made of gold, flying between the blue sky and the flowing clouds, their bodies shining with gold, their huge wings waving, and the sun shining on them, reflecting a noble light.

The horses circled in mid-air, lined up in a row, and slowly landed on the bluestone road in front of the barracks. The riders on horseback were all gorgeously dressed, with colorful cloaks and golden masks, and they could not be seen for what they were.

Ji Buyun has experienced a lot of strange things in the recent period, and he is naturally bolder, at this time, he immediately thought of his duty, shouted, and subconsciously summoned the purple gold sword in his hand, jumped out first, and then made a backward combo with his left hand, making a gesture of encirclement.

Seeing this, the Praetorian Guards also jumped out, drew their swords at their waists, and surrounded the Pegasus.

The leader of the flying horses was dressed in a blue-green bodysuit embroidered with colorful rings in a radial shape, and a cape as rich as jade, and his body exuded a warm luster like jade.

What's even more special is that her hair is green, and that's an extreme green. It spreads out like a waterfall, exuding a metallic sheen.

She saw Ji Buyun leading the Praetorian Guards to surround her with swords, and jumped off her horse unhurriedly, the mask on her face disappeared for some time, and there was a golden hairpin in her green hair.

This is a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a very straight nose, a very delicate face, bright eyes and bright teeth, red lips and white skin, but a willow waist and a plump figure that seriously does not match her age.

She waved her hand to Ji Buyun again and again: "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, little brother, they are the envoys of the peacock elves, there is no malice, everyone had better put down the sword, don't hurt others, it hurts to cut a cut." ”

The sound is like a silver bell, melodious, delicate as a flower bud, and I feel sorry for it.

Fortunately, Ji Buyun has been with peerless beauties like the high priest and queen every day recently, and he can still be calm and calm at the moment when he is delicate and beautiful, he asked: "May I ask what the envoy has to do." ”

The girl said: "People are the nine princesses of the Peacock Clan, Nan Wan'er, little brother, you are so handsome, you can call people Wan'er, everyone in the clan is called like this, but the people who are not good-looking don't let them call, people are restricted by taboos, and they can't come to your world for three hundred years, a lot of things, food, drink, and use, are now very short, presumably you are also short of runic weapons now, people are ordered by their father, they are here to discuss the resumption of trade with your highlanders." ”

This nine princesses of the peacock clan with a delicate face and a hot body turned out to be an extremely nagging, Ji Buyun asked, she started by introducing herself, and answered for a long time, and finally explained her intentions.

Peacock is also known as Nanke, this girl takes Nan as her surname, and she must be a peacock royal family.

Ji Buyun knew that the highlanders had once controlled the trade between the human world and the elves, and he believed her in his heart. It stands to reason that this matter should be reported to the Senate first, and it seems that it is okay to report the current situation of the highlanders directly to the Priesthood.

Just as he was hesitating, the charming Nan Wan'er had already looked at him with her eyes shining, and came over with a smile, this girl was not only chattering, but also a self-acquaintance.

"Little brother, you are so good-looking, much better looking than those brothers in our clan, acquaintance is fate, little brother, people feel that they are destined for you at first sight, people have never been a messenger, I have to ask you to contact someone about this, help, okay?"

"Little brother, are you okay?"

"Little brother, let those big brothers put down their knives, it's scary, it's scary. ”

"Little brother, they brought a thousand sets of rune weapons. ”

Nan Wan'er deliberately stood in front of him with towering twin peaks, one sentence after another, and after a while, she called countless little brothers, her delicate smile was shining, and her beautiful eyes continued to discharge towards Ji Buyun, so she almost hugged his arm directly.

The Praetorian Guards stared wide-eyed, and no one expected that this mysterious and noble heavenly guest would be a girl.

The priests on the hanging peak must have also seen Pegasus, and countless priests are looking at this side, except for the high priest, they have not yet the ability to fly down from above, and the noble high priest, how can he personally come to inquire about the news.

They were waiting for news over there, but the Praetorian Guards were impressed by their composure, worthy of being priests who had mastered advanced magic, and when such a big thing happened, they didn't even send anyone to ask them.

Ji Buyun was afraid that the high priest on the hanging peak would see Nan Wan'er entangled with him, so he hurriedly arranged for his brothers to escort these elven envoys to the Senate.

Anyway, it's not up to me to call the shots about this matter, so it's better to be out of sight and out of mind, and send it to Yousi as soon as possible.

When Nan Wan'er heard that Ji Buyun didn't send herself to the Senate, she pouted, stomped lightly, and even said countless sentences, "Little brother, you send it to others!", and didn't give Ji Buyun a chance to interject, making him cry and laugh.

The nine princesses of the peacock clan are not only chattering, nymphophiliacs, and self-cooked, but they also seem to have some shortcomings in their minds.

Ji Buyun was so talkative, and after persuading her for a long time, Nan Wan'er finally agreed to let the Praetorian Guards send them to the Senate.

Before leaving, she took off a gold ornament from Hao's wrist and handed it to Ji Buyun and said: "Little brother, this is a worry-free shield created by someone's father for others, and I will give it to you, the first time someone will give a man something, you must not refuse." ”

Ji Buyun was embarrassed, he didn't pick it up, and he didn't pick it up.

Nan Wan'er pulled his arm, put the gold ornament on his left wrist, leaned over his ear and muttered, his chest rubbed against Ji Buyun's arm intentionally or unintentionally, and he couldn't help but gasp with the seductive aroma.

Nan Wan'er said again: "Little brother, what people told you is a spell. Little brother, this is the best elf weapon, on behalf of others to protect you, you are so good-looking, people are afraid that you are injured, if you hurt your face, it should not look good, with this, unless the other party has a lot of mana than you, unless the other party is very large, unless you don't have a shield, unless you don't pay attention, otherwise no one can hurt you with this, it's okay, whoever wants to hurt you, you tell people, people let their father help you clean him up. ”

No matter how pleasant the voice is, it won't be beautiful if it is long-winded, Ji Buyun feels that one head is two big.

Nan Wan'er finally finished her verbosity, and reluctantly prepared to escort her Praetorian Guards on the road, but before she had walked a few steps, she turned back to Ji Buyun and said: "Little brother, is it okay for people to live in your house? People don't like strange places, people know you here now, little brother, can you come back at night to accompany others to eat, drink tea, and chat? Little brother, can people stay at your house at night?"

Ji Buyun really couldn't stand her verbosity, so he quickly replied "Okay", and then called Ji Meng and commanded in a low voice: "Let them live in the Central Plains Hall." ”

Nan Wan'er finally turned back on the road step by step, and when she went on the road, there was an extra golden mask on her face, and a golden hairpin was missing between her green hair.

Seeing the reluctant Nan Wan'er leave in the company of Ji Meng, Ji Buyun couldn't help but smile narcissistically and asked Ji Fan: "Am I really that good-looking?"

Ji Fan couldn't help but smile and replied, "Yes, but she should have seen that the identity of the son is extraordinary." ”

A sentence woke up Ji Buyun, this girl may have done this on purpose.

Ji Buyun returned to the headquarters in the barracks and carefully observed the gold ornament that Nan Wan'er gave him, which was a gold bracelet with a gradient of width and narrowness, the widest on the back of the hand and the narrowest on the wrist.

An intricate shield pattern was carved on the back of his hand, with a small "Nan" underneath, and he clearly remembered how the queen had shown him how to use the runic weapon.

Raising his left arm diagonally to his chest, he silently recited the incantation that Nan Wan'er had told him.

A golden light flashed at his wrist, and a golden shield of light six feet in front of him appeared.

Runic weapons, legendary runic weapons, Ji Buyun decided to inform his uncle and high priest of this as soon as possible.

The runic weapon has not been seen in the world for three hundred years, and no one has seen the great power of this weapon except him.

The five rulers have been supporting the Praetorian Guard against the standing army, and the high priest will definitely ascend the throne as king in the future, so such a sharp weapon should be in their hands.

He hurriedly wrote a letter, and after sealing it, he called Ji Fan, telling him to send this letter to Lord Buyun immediately, and at the same time telling him that he must be notified immediately if there is any disturbance in Haotian City.

On the High Priest's side, he decided to inform him personally in the evening, believing that she would make an appointment to meet him in the evening.

Approaching the evening, Ji Fan came back, and brought back the news that the elf envoys met with them as soon as they arrived at the Senate, but Nan Wan'er insisted that there would be no negotiations without Ji Buyun's presence, and after she tossed and turned for two hours, the five people finally forgave and agreed to meet another day;

The loyal and cautious Ji Cheng was willing to let Nan Wan'er live in his room, Ji Buyun made up for a long time, and he couldn't imagine what kind of glorious, heroic and helpless scene Ji Cheng experienced.

When night came, the Priest of Woyue arrived as scheduled with two small priests, and she took Ji Buyun to the hanging peak in the middle and to the living room of the high priest's bedroom.

The defense of the highlanders and men and women is very shallow, and the two people who are about to get married have a private meeting at night, not to mention those little priests, even the elders of the Senate can't say anything.

The high priest waved all the priests to leave and led him to the living room of the dormitory.

On the long case, there is a jar of lotus wine next to the creation flower.

"This is the potpourri wine I made for you, would you like a drink?" That's what she told him last night.

Of course Ji Buyun wants to drink, he must drink, and if he doesn't want to drink, he has to drink with joy.

The high priest looked at him tenderly, drank three glasses of wine with the blossoming flowers and the cold fragrance, and listened calmly to his praise before asking about the Pegasus that had happened in the morning.

Ji Buyun explained the situation in detail, and finally said: "Duo'er, they are appearing for the first time, how do you know about us?"

The implication is that the elven messengers already knew that the high priest was about to marry him, and they gave him gifts entirely by force, loving the house and Wu.

The High Priest obviously already knew about this, and her mind was now completely focused on the runic weapon, and she asked Ji Buyun to show how to use the golden shield twice, and then fell into deep thought.

After a long time, she took Ji Buyun's hand and said, "Tomorrow, please go to your uncle, no matter what the price, you must buy the thousand sets of rune weapons they brought and equip them with the Praetorian Guard, okay?"

She is called uncle, not Lord Buyun, this is already regarded Ji Buyun's family as her own family, Ji Buyun's heart warms.

"Okay. ”

The high priest smiled at Ji Buyun and said: "Tell my uncle, don't be afraid of spending money, there is nothing else in the priest's house, and there are gold, silver and jewelry that you can't bite and wear." ”

"Our family turned out to be a rich man. ”

The high priest said, "It is all accumulated by the high priests of the past generations, and our priests have no use for money, and it is useless to put it in the treasury." ”

Ji Buyun asked, "Why is the equipment for the Praetorian Guard?"

The high priest said softly, "I want to go to the Central Plains Empire with you." ”

Ji Buyun immediately realized that the high priest supported the five people in power in the matter of supporting the Praetorian Guard, and won the five people to return the favor and agreed to accompany her to the Central Plains Empire.

"However, runic weapons need to be matched with mages to be truly powerful. ”

The high priest said, "I have already arranged for the priest of Jinghu to consult the relevant scriptures. ”

"Dor's so smart. ”

The high priest fiddled with his fingers, lowered his eyebrows, and whispered, "I knew this when I was a child. ”

She actually learned to laugh, and Ji Buyun couldn't help laughing.

The high priest waited for him to have laughed enough, gave him a strange look, and said, "Be quiet." ”

Then he began to teach her the four incantations that the queen had imparted, and the high priest had memorized them after listening to them twice.

He repeated what the queen had told him to the high priest: "The spell corresponds to the four basic actions of coming, going, starting and stopping, and the water control technique is just a simple combination, and when you are proficient, you can combine them according to different specific situations. ”

The high priest repeated the incantation to him, and when he was sure that it was correct, he began to shuffle the order of quick questions again and again, and the high priest got it wrong twice at first, and then answered all of them correctly.

The two trained for nearly an hour, and Ji Buyun sincerely admired: "Duo'er, you are really a genius. ”

The high priest smiled and said, "You taught it well." ”

Seeing that it had been more than an hour, Ji Buyun got up and said, "Duo'er, I should go back." ”

The high priest did not answer, but gently embraced his arm, his face flushed like a ripe apple, and the shyness of wanting to say goodbye was indescribably moving.

Half an hour later, the Priest of the Fertile Moon led him down from the Hanging Peak and sent him back to the gate of the Priests' Courtyard.

Surprisingly, the commander-in-chief of Situ was waiting for him in the barracks.

Seeing Ji Buyun coming out of the priest's courtyard, Xi Tuxiao squeezed his eyes at him with an expression that I understand, didn't say a word, and directly pulled him into the headquarters.

The five deputy commanders of the Praetorian Guard, including Captain Ao Xian, were there.

After everyone sat down, Commander-in-Chief Situ first asked the deputy commander on duty tonight: "Is the vigilance reliable?"

The deputy commander nodded, "Completely reliable, all of them are from my people." ”

Xitu Xiao was still a little uneasy, and said to Ji Buyun: "Brother, please arrange for your two Central Plains guards to be on guard outside the headquarters, and no one is allowed to come in." ”

Ji Buyun nodded and went out, knowing that the commander-in-chief of Xitu didn't want anyone to hear about their discussion, he called the Ji brothers to stand guard outside the headquarters.

After returning to the headquarters, the commander-in-chief of Xitu said to Ji Buyun Zhengse: "Brother, I know that you got a rune weapon today, can you show it to our brother to open his eyes." ”

Ji Buyun roughly understood Xitu Xiao's intentions, and spread the infinite shield on his chest.

When the golden light shield suddenly appeared in front of everyone, everyone was dumbfounded and shocked.

Ji Buyun asked Captain Ao Xian to stab the shield with his sword, Ao Xian pulled out the sword, and with a slight wave, the saber pierced the golden light shield, and there was a "ding" sound, and the light shield did not change at all.

Xituxiao said excitedly: "Brothers, do you see? The elves have brought a thousand sets of runic weapons, and the day has come for our Praetorian Guards to turn over." ”

When the deputy commanders heard this, they immediately understood the meaning of the commander-in-chief, and they were excited one by one.

Ao Xian was the first to speak: "The fact that the Praetorian Guard is equipped with runic weapons is not trivial, it will directly change the balance of power between the Praetorian Guard and the Standing Army, we must first obtain the consent of the five consuls and the Priesthood; secondly, the Standing Army, they will definitely resolutely oppose this; and finally there is the issue of money, we all know that the Praetorian Guard has a little bit of family background, and we will definitely not be able to afford it on our own." ”

A deputy commander chimed in: "What Deputy Commander Ao said is reasonable, and these three problems must indeed be resolved. ”

Ji Buyun participated in the high-level meeting of the Praetorian Guard for the first time, and it was such an important topic to be discussed, he made up his mind not to open his mouth for the time being, and listened to everyone.

Xitu said: "The five people in power will definitely support us, the priest's house." He glanced at Ji Buyun and said with a smile: "It shouldn't be a problem to have Brother Ji, I'll apply with the five people in power, Brother Ji, the high priest has to ask you, haha, brothers believe in you, this first problem is solved." ”

Ao Xian stood up, walked over and patted Ji Buyun on the shoulder, and said, "I heard that the elf princess is very good to Brother Ji, and I have to trouble you about bargaining." Then he patted his chest and said: "I am alone, I have saved five thousand silver over the years, I originally planned to marry a wife, but now my wife is not married, I will donate it, brothers, you will have to support me in the future, haha." ”

With Ao Xian taking the lead, these commanders and envoys were immediately enthusiastic, you are three thousand, I am two thousand, the commander-in-chief of Xitu counted it, plus the inventory of the Praetorian Guard, and made up 80,000 silver, he patted his chest, and said enthusiastically: "In order for the Praetorian Guard to turn over, Lao Tzu's elder is not fighting, and I will find a way for the family to find a way if the money is not enough." ”

Seeing that these people had to pay out of their own pockets to buy equipment for the Praetorian Guard, Ji Buyun's heart was hot, and he couldn't help but say: "Brothers, you don't have to worry about money, I want to find a way, Deputy Commander Ao, you still keep the money and hurry up to marry us a sister-in-law, commander-in-chief, your position as an elder must be fought for, and someone in the Senate will speak for us in the future." ”

The commander-in-chief of Xitu said: "Brother, you don't want to find someone from the Central Plains Empire or Lord Buyun to pay money, then you must not." ”

Ji Buyun said: "Don't worry, commander-in-chief, I still understand this joint." ”

If the Central Plains Empire paid or Lord Buyun personally paid for the Praetorian Guards to equip the Praetorian Guards with runic weapons, the nature of the whole thing would change, and it would leave people with countless attack handles.

Xituxiao was still not at ease and said: "Brother, this is a lot of silver. ”

Ji Buyun said: "Commander-in-chief, rest assured, someone has already agreed to give us this money." ”

Xituxiao immediately understood, and said with a smile: "It's still a brother who has the ability." ”

A few deputy commanders, you look at me, I look at you, with a bright brain, pointed to the air, and the others immediately reacted, looking at Ji Buyun's eyes even more different.

The deputy commanders are all old fritters, and it concerns the current high priest and the future queen, and this matter can only be understood but not spoken, and such a simple mistake as mentioning a name will not be made.

Xitu said: "Okay, there is only one thing left, how to give a reason that the standing army cannot oppose us." ”

A deputy commander said: "This is easy to do, just say that it is an order for five people to govern." ”

Another deputy commander said: "This is definitely not possible, this matter needs to be applied for by a reason that outsiders cannot object, and it is impossible for the five people in power to give a direct order, so that the standing army has nothing to say." ”

Ji Buyun quietly stabbed Ao Xian and pointed to the infinite shield on his wrist.

Ao Xian immediately understood, and said: "Let's just say that because of Haotian miracles, a large number of mages will arrive in Haotian City recently, and the Praetorian Guard needs to strengthen their equipment to ensure the safety of Haotian City, how about it?"

Xitu slapped the table and said, "Okay, just use this reason." ”