Zhan Wuxian and Mo Wuya left the country of Yuren and traveled north. Mo Wuya was injured and healed, and he was pregnant with Liujia, and he encountered beautiful landscapes and beautiful scenery along the way, so he stopped to visit the stream to relieve his arms.

On this day, the two came to Shencheng. This city was the capital of Shen in the old days, and after Shen was destroyed by Chu State, Shencheng gradually declined. In the middle of the walk, someone suddenly shouted, "Teacher walk slowly, wait for me." Zhan Wuxian stopped and followed the prestige, and saw two horses galloping from a distance, and when he got close, it was Gongzi Xiong Jian and Yang Shooting Night.

When he came closer, Gongzi Xiong Jian got off his horse and bowed, saying, "Teacher, has you always been good?" ”

Zhan Wuxian was slightly surprised and asked, "Where did you come from?" ”

"I received a letter from my father-in-law, I came from Qin State, and I was rushing to Caicheng to meet my father-in-law, but I didn't expect to meet a teacher here. In the letter, my father-in-law specifically told me that if I can see Mr. Zhan, I must invite Mr. Zhan to Caicheng for a gathering, and my father-in-law should discuss with the teacher if he has something. ”

"Lingzun recognizes me?"

"Who doesn't know the teacher's prestige in the world?" Gongzi Xiong Jiandao: "The teacher defeated Gongzi and defeated the enemy in defending the country, and he has already shocked the princes. Not only does my father-in-law know about you, but I believe that the entire Chu State also praises the teacher as a great hero. ”

Zhan Wuxian smiled slightly, disapproving. At this time, he suddenly remembered that at that time, he asked Gongzi Xiong Jian to find Kong Wan'er, and now a few months have passed, and he doesn't know whether he found it or not. So he asked, "Miss Kong, have you ever found it?" ”

"The teacher didn't ask, I was about to tell the teacher." Gongzi Xiong Jian said: "It's windy here, let's find an inn first, the soup pot is hot, and I'll tell the teacher slowly." At this time, it is sunset, the autumn breeze is blowing, and the coolness is getting stronger.

Zhan Wuxian saw that Mo Wuya's clothes were thin, so he said, "It's okay." ”

The four of them find one of the largest inns in the city. "It's all mine today." Gongzi Xiong Jian said loudly, and when Zhan Wuxian and Mo Wuya walked in, he whispered to Yang Jiuye: "How much money do you have on you?" Yang Jiuye didn't even look at him, stood in place, and motioned to Gongzi Xiong Jian to go in quickly. Zhan Wuxian first called an upper room for Mo Wuya to rest, and ordered someone to make a bowl of hot soup for his wife. Gongzi Xiong Jian ordered a large table of wine and food to drink with Zhan Wuxian.

Gongzi Xiong Jian poured two bowls of wine and said, "Teacher, students will give you a bowl first." The two of them drank it all.

"Look at Madame's complexion, the injuries are all healed." Childe Xiong Jian asked.

"Healed."

"So Jianmu has been found, what does the fruit of Jianmu look like?"

"To get to the point, how is Miss Kong? Any news? ”

"Oh! Miss Kong has found it. Gongzi Xiong Jian smiled: "Speaking of this, the most thankful person is you, teacher, if it wasn't for the teacher to let me go to Qin, how could I meet her?" At that time, I said goodbye to my teacher and headed west, searching for the whereabouts of Miss Kong along the way, until I crossed the Hangu Pass and entered the territory of Qin. On that day, I came to Yongcheng, I was asking around on the street, passing by an inn, which was much larger than this one, and met a beautiful woman at the door. I only glanced at it, and my heart was fluttering, yearning, and I unconsciously stepped forward to talk to him, asking him if he had ever seen a patriotic woman. I didn't expect her to really see it, which matched Miss Kong's body shape and appearance. So I explained the reason, and went to a large garden outside the city with the woman of the Qin Kingdom, and saw that the woman who defended the country was Miss Kong. The woman from the Qin State said that the first time she saw Miss Kong was in the slave market of the Qin State. At that time, Miss Kong was traded as a slave. Seeing that Miss Kong's appearance and temperament were not vulgar women, the girl of Qin bought him, and said that Miss Kong and her were clearly the main servants here, and they were actually sisters. ”

Hearing this, Zhan Wuxian sighed: "Overnight, the vicissitudes of life have changed dramatically. Miss Kong was fortunate to be safe. ”

"The teacher is right." Gongzi Xiong Jiandao: "I told Miss Kong about everything that happened in the Confucian Mansion at that time, who burned the Confucian Mansion to ashes, and Mr. Kong didn't know where to go. Miss Kong couldn't say a word when she heard it, and her tears flowed down her face, and she couldn't cry. In the end, he only asked: Do you know the whereabouts of Brother Fei. I said I didn't know, but Miss Kong was even more sad and wept after hearing this. The girl from the Qin State was also sympathetic on the side, and said: Let Miss Kong live in the Qin State temporarily, and then reunite their father and daughter when they have the whereabouts of Mr. Kong. ”

Zhan Wuxian said: "That's very good. You've done a good job. ”

"Thank you for the compliment." Gongzi Xiong Jianxi said: "This time, the teacher should teach me a few kung fu tricks, right?" ”

"This is natural. But now is not the time, I'll teach you when I'm done with something. ”

"No hurry, no hurry." Gongzi Xiong Jiandao: "After finding Miss Kong, I didn't have anything to do, so I wanted to travel in Qin for a few days." I saw that the woman of the Qin State was generous, talked extraordinarily, and knew the Qin State very well when she spoke, so I invited her to take me to all parts of the Qin State to see, but I didn't expect her to readily agree after hearing it, and I couldn't have been happier in my heart at that time.

After getting along for a while, do you know who that Qin woman is? It turned out that he was the princess of Qin, and her name was Ying Yi. I thought to myself that one day, I would marry her as the crown prince of Chu and let her sit as the future queen of Chu.

Later, I received a letter from my father-in-law, asking me to return to Caicheng as soon as possible, saying that something big would happen in Chu. I said goodbye to Ying Yi and Miss Kong and rushed to Caicheng. I didn't expect to meet a teacher here. ”

Zhan Wuxian was very relieved after hearing this, and asked again: "Do you know how Miss Kong got to the Qin State and how she became a slave?" ”

"I asked Miss Kong, and she said that at that time, she and Mr. Kong were scattered by the corpse beast pawns, and they were very scared, so they killed a few corpse beast pawns and rushed out of the encirclement, and then looked for Mr. Kong and Mr. Fei, but they were nowhere to be found. When Miss Kong was in a hurry, she was suddenly hit hard in the back of the head, and then she fell unconscious. When Miss Kong woke up again, she was locked in a wooden cage, and a wicked man bullied her in every way. A few days later, Miss Kong was dragged to the market to sell, and then she met Yingyi. I think the person who stunned Miss Kong must be the person called Tibetan Tiger, he must have taken a fancy to Miss Kong's beauty, wanted to take it for himself, knocked Miss Kong and took her back, and then Miss Kong swore to death, so he sold Miss Kong to Qin as a slave. It must be like this, that Tibetan Tiger and Gongzi are all the way, and they do all kinds of evil. ”

Zhan Wuxian fell into deep thought: If as Gongzi Xiong Jian said, Kong Wan'er was captured by the Tibetan Tiger, and the ferocity of the corpse beast pawn, why didn't he kill Kong Wan'er afterwards, but sold her to Qin as a slave, this is obviously a superfluous move. Moreover, I clearly saw that the Tibetan Tiger was directing the Tiger Eater to pursue the heroes who had escaped, so how could he have time to deal with a woman with mediocre kung fu. There must have been someone else who caught Kong Wan'er, so at that time, where were Mr. Kong and Senior Brother Fei, and why is there no news of them so far? There must be another reason for this.

Gongzi Xiong Jian saw that Zhan Wuxian did not speak, so he continued: "There is a bigger thing to tell the teacher at the moment. ”

"Oh, what's the matter?" Zhan Wuxian asked. Now that he knew that Kong Wan'er was safe in the Qin State, other things were put aside for the time being, and he didn't think about him. Since you don't have a clue, why do you need to drill the horns of life.

"Didn't you just say that I received a letter from my father-in-law?" Gongzi Xiong Jiandao: "The letter said that my father-in-law is going to hold a hero conference in Caicheng, invite heroes from all over the world, and hold big things together, I guess it must be related to the Chu State, and it will be very lively." Teacher, why don't you go to Caicheng with me?

"Li'er is about to give birth, so it's better not to go to those crowded places to join in the fun. I'm going to go to the Ghost Valley for a while. ”

"Ghost Valley?" Gongzi Xiong Jian asked, "What is the Ghost Valley?" ”

Yang Shiye, who was standing on the side, didn't speak, and then said, "Madame is about to give birth, and she needs to recuperate. Guigu is far away from Shencheng, and you have to pass through Caicheng in the middle. It is better to go to Cai Cheng first, Cai Gong will definitely arrange a quiet residence for Mr. Cai and no one will be allowed to disturb him, and his wife is in labor and needs to be delivered by a stable wife. Childe's villa on the outskirts of Caicheng is just right for Mr. and Mrs. Zhan to live temporarily. What do you think, sir? ”

"Yes, yes....... Maybe you can see Mr. Kong and Mr. Fei at the Hero Conference. Childe Xiong Jian said busily.

Zhan Wuxian thought to himself: What Yang Shooting Night and Gongzi Xiong Jian said is not unreasonable. Now it's a bit far to go to Guigu, and the most important thing is that Li'er's body can't work long distances anymore and needs to be raised. So he said: "It's okay, let's go to Caicheng together." ”

Gongzi Xiong Jian was very happy when he saw that Zhan Wuxian agreed to go to Caicheng, drank a few bowls of wine in a row, and said: "Mu Na usually shoots at night, and never says a word, but in fact, he is smart and wise, and he understands better than anyone else. He laughed.

After they were full of wine and food, they went back to their rooms to rest.

The next day, Gongzi Xiong Jian borrowed some Chu coins from Yang Shuye, paid for the shop, and hired a carriage for Mo Wuya to sit on, and the four of them headed east and went straight to Caicheng.

On this day, just outside the west gate of Caicheng, there were already people from Cai's mansion waiting here, and when they saw Gongzi Xiong Jian whispering, they rushed back to the city alone. "I sent him to tell my father-in-law that we have arrived." Childe Xiong Jian said.

The four of them marched into Caicheng, only to see pedestrians coming and going on the street, bustling. On both sides of the street are high cabinet shops, full of strange goods and foreign objects, and the goods are abundant; The teahouse wine shop, but seeing the Chinese clothes and Zhu shoes, the hustle and bustle. It can be seen that Cai Gongxiong has a good way to abandon the disease. After passing through a few streets, I came to a mansion, only to see the embroidered Zhumen, the red mansion painting pavilion, continuous, it is a huge mansion.

As soon as they arrived at the door, a middle-aged man walked out of the mansion, only to see this person Xiao Shuxuanju and dignified. Zhan Wuxian saw that this person had an extraordinary temperament, and he had already guessed that the person in front of him was the younger brother of the current King of Chu, the son of Chu State, and Cai Gongxiong abandoned his illness. As soon as Xiong Qiji saw Zhan Wuxian, he saluted and said: "This must be Mr. Zhan, who has admired and admired Yiyi for a long time, and has always respected each other, but he is just a friend." Seeing it today is really a blessing for three lives. Zhan Wuxian returned the salute and said: "Don't dare, I heard that Cai Gongdi is far away, befriending the rivers and lakes, courteous to the corporal, and admiring the shirt." Xiong Qiji said: "Haha....., Mr. Zhan is serious, it's just a friend on the rivers and lakes to show love, haha......" Please come in and serve tea. After speaking, Xiong Qiji joined hands with Zhan Wuxian and entered the Cai Gongfu.

A few people sat down, and a maidservant brought hot tea. Xiong Qiji said again: "Today, I will pick up the wind and wash the dust for Mr. Zhan, Mr. Zhan, please." I heard that Jian'er sent someone to say that Mrs. is pregnant and likes a quiet place, I have arranged for someone to prepare, and I can move into Luoxia Garden tomorrow. ”

Zhan Wuxian said: "So...... Thank you Cai Gong. ”

"Mr. Zhan is polite. I heard that you have taken Jian'er as an apprentice, and we are a family. Xiong Qiji said: "What's more, I am really happy to have Mr. Zhan come to participate in the Hero Conference, and I have the bottom in my heart." ”

When it came to the Hero Conference, Zhan Wuxian asked, "I don't know why Gong Cai held the Hero Conference." ”

Xiong Qi looked into the distance, pondered for a while, and said: "Don't hide it, there will be something in the Chu State, and I am afraid that it will endanger the princes and countries." As far as I know, Brother Wang personally led a large army to attack and destroy the Xu State first, then took advantage of the victory to attack Wu in the south, then went north to compete with Qi and Jin for hegemony, and finally destroyed the Qin State in the west, so as to dominate the princes and unify the world. I held the Heroes Conference to prevent the Chu State from hegemony and give the people of the world a peaceful world. ”

Zhan Wuxian said: "Is Cai Gong too worried?" At that time, the king of Chuzhuang could not eliminate the princes and unify the Central Plains. Today's Chu State is not as strong as before, and it is still weak to compete with the princes for hegemony, let alone destroy them. ”

Xiong Qi said: "Mr. doesn't know. If you want to talk about conventional chariot soldiers, today's Chu State can also bully small countries like Chen, Cai, Xu, and Zheng, and fight against Wu State, with fewer victories and more defeats, let alone big countries like Jin and Qi. However, Childe defeated the enemy and secretly refined an army, called the Corpse Beast Pawn, which must have been seen by Mr. This corpse beast is ruthless, ruthless, fierce and ferocious, and cannot be stopped by ordinary human armies. If this corpse beast attacked, all the countries in the world would be wiped out. When the king of Chu attacked Xu, he would lead the corpse beast soldiers north to the Central Plains and destroy all countries in one fell swoop. And the only way to go north to the Central Plains is Caicheng, and I can't watch the enemy harm the world. ”

Zhan Wuxian said suspiciously: "If this is the case, the world will really be in chaos." But I don't know something, Cai Gong is the younger brother of the King of Chu, and this Cai Di is also rewarded by the King of Chu, Cai Gong should help the King of Chu, how can he hold a hero conference against the King of Chu? ”

Xiong Qiji sighed: "Sir, do you know that the Chu State has been fighting every day in the past few years, in order to be the hegemon, and the Chu State will inevitably hurt itself if it competes for hegemony with other countries. Although the corpse beasts of the enemy are strong, they are not sure that other countries have any secret military weapons. If the Chu State is mired in war for a long time, the most bitter people are the people of the Chu State. I am against the king of Chu, but in fact, it is for the common people of Chu. ”

Zhan Wuxian looked at Xiong Qijian and was emotional, talking eloquently, and never spoke. After Xiong Qiji finished speaking, he saw that Zhan Wuxian was noncommittal about what he said, so he said, "Mr. doesn't believe me? ”

"Cai Gong isn't just for this, right?"

"Haha......" Xiong Qiji laughed after hearing this: "People say that Zhan is heroic and proud, smart and wise, and it really deserves its reputation." Yes, I held a hero conference to oppose the king of Chu and want to punish the enemy, in addition to serving the people of Chu, I also want to be the king of Chu. In today's situation, what the king of Chu has done is the indignation of the world. I am worried that in the long run, the Chu State will be in danger of losing the country. Instead of letting the princes and countries destroy the Chu State, it is better for me to be the king of Chu, and the Chu State still has a rescue. I have told my husband the truth, and I implore him to help me, and if he succeeds, I will make him the secretary. ”

After listening to it, Zhan Wuxian felt that what Xiong Qiji said still made some sense, but he still hesitated in his heart, so he said: "I'm just a ranger in the rivers and lakes, Cai Gong is a prince, a general, and he has made meritorious contributions, I am single and weak, and I have no interest in being an official, so I am afraid I can't help Cai Gong." ”

Xiong Qijian saw that Zhan Wuxian was unsympathetic, anxious in his heart, and hurriedly said: "As the saying goes, the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband. What's more, Mr. Zhan is such a heroic figure, and he should do a little bit for the people of the world. As long as Mr. helps me, I will swear in front of the heroes of the world that as long as I am the king of Chu, I will not use foreign troops for the rest of my life. ”

Zhan Wuxian said: "There are many heroes in the world, and there are no longer a few people who are higher than Wuxian in martial arts, and I don't know if I can help Cai Gong." ”

Xiong Qijian saw that Zhan Wuxian was loose, and hurriedly said: "No one in the world knows, and if you want to kill the enemy, it must be Mr. Zhan." As long as Mr. Zhan agrees to help me, I believe that the heroes of the world will follow suit, follow Mr. Zhan to resist the hegemony and destroy the enemy together. ”

"Cai Gong has always mentioned that Gongzi has been striking the enemy, and I have heard that the enemy did not die, but Gongzi was obviously killed by me at the beginning. Cai Gong is also a member of the Chu family, I don't know if you know the reason? ”

"I wonder if Mr. Zhan has ever heard of the art of infinite cycle life? The enemy has already practiced this evil art and has an immortal body, unless he finds his original body. ”

"The Primordial Body? I have never heard of it. Since Cai Gong knew, why didn't he find the original body of Gongzi to defeat the enemy and get rid of it? ”

"Sir doesn't know, only the king of Chu knows where the enemy's original body is, this place is extremely secret, not to mention that it can't be found, even if it is found, it can't pass the heavily guarded level. It's difficult......" Xiong Qiji sighed, looking extremely helpless.

Seeing this, it is inconvenient for Zhan Wuxian to say anything. He was conflicted in his heart, he wanted to help Xiong abandon the disease, defeat Gongzi and defeat the enemy, and share his superiority with him, but he didn't want to get involved too much in this dispute, after all, this was the internal struggle of the Chu royal family.

Zhan Wuxian thought about it again and again, thinking of the people of the world, and trying to figure out what the infinite circulation of lifeforms that Gongzi used to defeat the enemy was. In the end, desire triumphs over reason.

"Okay, I'll stay and help Cai Gong fulfill his wish." Zhan Wuxian said: "I want to meet the infinite circulation life technique of defeating the enemy for a while." ”

"Great, with Mr. Zhan's help, we will succeed." Xiong Qi said happily: "On the ninth day of the ninth month of September, I will hold a hero conference to prevent the enemy from attacking other countries, and then eliminate the corpse beasts of Gongzi's defeat." Now that there is still more than a month before the beginning of September, why don't Mr. Zhan live in my house temporarily? ”

"Father-in-law." Gongzi Xiong Jiandao: "There will be a hero conference in Fuzhong in the near future, and people say that it is noisy, and you still have a lot of things to deal with." Besides, Mrs. likes to be quiet, so it's better to live in my Luoxia Garden. After speaking, look at Mo Wuya's already bulging lower abdomen.

Xiong Qiji was so smart, he also glanced at Mo Wuya, and said with a smile: "Okay, good." I live in Luoxia Garden, where it is quiet and elegant, just to recuperate. Jian'er, you send Mr. and Mrs. Zhan over immediately, and come back to see me as soon as the arrangements are made. ”

Gongzi Xiong Jian responded: "No." He accompanied Zhan Wuxian and Mo Wuya to Luoxia Villa. Xiong Qiji sent them outside the gate of the mansion and said, "Sir, madam, have a good rest, and I will personally pick up the wind and wash the dust for Mr. tomorrow." ”

"Farewell."

"Farewell." Xiong Qijian looked at Zhan Wuxian and Mo Wuya before returning to the hall of Duke Cai's mansion. A man in black walked in through the side door, his face covered with a black cloth, leaving only a small gap in the middle, and the man said to Xiong Qiji, "Cai Gong." ”

"How's it going?" Xiong Qiji glanced at him.

"Everything is going according to plan."

"Good. It's up to you whether you can defeat the corpse beast pawns. You have to understand that those so-called heroes of the world are just a pawn in our hands. ”

"I understand."

"Okay, there you go."

"Whoa." The man in black said: "Don't forget to promise your subordinates. ”

"As long as I can succeed, I will consider it."

"Thank you Duke Cai, Your Majesty will retire."