Volume 4: The Eventful Years Chapter 191: The Game
Speaking of this, Hou Liao deliberately looked at Xiao Tian sitting beside Baoyu, and his expression was self-evident. The rumors about Baoyu in the Xiangmur Country have not spread in the Ba Mur Country, but for such a major matter, Hou Li, as the monarch, will of course get the news, and ask Baoyu face to face if he is the one who killed Gong Lang?
Xiao Tian actually heard about the "deeds" related to him here, and involuntarily straightened his chest, revealing a very proud expression. To be honest, Baoyu really didn't know what the name of the monarch of the phase room was before, and when people mentioned him, they were called the monarch, and they wouldn't be talking about anyone else anyway. Since Hou Liao asked, Baoyu nodded and said, "Gong Lang was indeed killed by me, but there was a reason for the incident at that time. ”
Hou Di laughed and said: "Little gentleman don't have to worry about anything, I just want to say one sentence - kill well! I already know what you did in Xiangmuro Kingdom, as well as the inside story before and after you killed Gong Lang, and I also admire what you did very much."
I heard that you once met with Lord Starsha outside of Rainbow City, but after you entered the country, you abandoned your carriage and horse, and walked such a long way without showing the token of Lord Starfire, presumably because you didn't want people to know your whereabouts. And I've heard that you've traveled with your predecessors for several months, and it seems that your relationship is not ordinary.
You have such cultivation methods at a young age, are you a disciple of Lord Xingsha or a disciple of a senior of Cangsha?, but these two masters, as far as I know, have not cultivated the Essence Technique, so I guessed that you are the descendant of Qingsha. ”
Baoyu replied: "I only met Mr. Chiwangqiu Xingsha outside Feihong City, and he gave me a token, but other than that, I have nothing to do with this master. As for the predecessors of Cangsha, it was also the first time I met Ryoma City in the phase room, but I was fortunate enough to travel with him for several months. ”
Hou Li's smile was a little mysterious: "You just said your life experience, I know why you are unwilling to tell your history, and you have no intention of asking." But an outstanding young talent like you, no matter where you go, you can be favored by the world's masters. For example, you and I are meeting for the first time today, don't we also get along very well? I have something important I want to entrust to Mr. Xiao, and before that, I would like to ask one more question, do you know Mr. Fate?"
Baoyu was surprised: "Meng Yingqiu's sect master ordered a senior? I have never met her, but I heard that Gong Lang is a disciple of Meng Yingqiu. And your daughter Shaomiao is also a personal disciple of the Fateful Senior, which I only learned about a few days ago. ”
Hou Li: "If Mr. Xiao is worried about Gong Lang's affairs, I am afraid that Meng Yingqiu will find you trouble, then there is no need." I heard that Gong Lang's mother, Concubine Xiang, had sent someone to Meng Yingqiu, hoping that Meng Yingqiu could avenge Gong Lang, but she was almost thrown off the mountain with her broken leg. And Xiang Poor himself, not only did not pursue it, but he didn't even mention the matter again.
Recently, the sect master of Meng Yingqiu ordered Mr. Sha to send a speech, to thank you, Mr. Xiao, and ask you to climb Meng Yingqiu and pick up an immortal elixir pearl with your own hands. The Meng Yingqiu people did not trace your whereabouts, nor did they describe your appearance and searched around, but only spread the news. ”
Baoyu was surprised: "Ah!
Hou Liao looked at him with interest and continued: "Young man, you are amazing! That immortal elixir is something that many people dream of, and it is because I have obtained the Elijab Elixir three years ago that I have been able to survive until now. It is more useful to the masters of the world, how many people are envied by this blessing!
Meng Yingqiu is willing to give you a pearl, and even let you take it yourself. It is important to know that the place where the pearl grows is just before Mr. Fate's throne. Do you know how many people in this world have lost their face in order to get close to their lives, and they will not be able to do so at any cost?
Not long before the fate, he told me that he fully supported Shaowu to succeed to the throne as the new monarch, but he had to choose a successor of Meng Yingqiu as the main concubine. Speaking of which, you and Shaowu are both destined for Meng Yingqiu. I asked Mr. Xiao, after hearing this news, do you still plan to travel far away in hiding? If you want to fly to Meng Yingqiu immediately, I will arrange a car for you. ”
The monarch was very enthusiastic, and after recognizing Baoyu as the "little gentleman" of the Xiangmuro Kingdom, he not only conveyed the good news to him, but if Baoyu wanted to go to Meng Yingqiu, he immediately ordered someone to arrange carriages and horses for him.
Baoyu refused: "Lord Houxiao, can I ask you one more thing? I don't want to go to that kind of place and see such a master, in this way of being watched by thousands of people." Even if I do, it's not now, so please don't tell anyone that you've seen and recognized me. ”
Hou Li's eyes showed a look of approval: "You can really calm down, as a young monk, in the face of such a temptation, you are still clear-minded, make trade-offs calmly, and you have not forgotten your original intention." Looking at your whereabouts after entering the Bamuro country, it is clear that you don't want people to pursue you, and you don't want people to know that you are the little gentleman from the Azomuro country.
It's not difficult to do this, because no one in Bamuro Kuniti knows you, but it's not easy to do it in this situation. It seems that the little gentleman will not be bribed, and he will not succumb to coercion, so that he can become a great weapon and support great things! Do you still want to continue to travel far and travel in Ba Yuan?"
Baoyu nodded and said, "Yes, I have my wishes, and the monarch should understand." ...... You just said that there is another important matter to entrust, and it won't have anything to do with Meng Yingqiu, right?"
Hou Liao shook his head and said, "It has nothing to do with Meng Yingqiu, but it has to do with my son Shaowu." If you want the help of the country of Bamuro in the future, you will actually have the help of the lesser affairs. Since I still have a year and a half to go, I don't need to be in such a hurry as before, and I have a secret for you to tell you right now - Shaomu is not in the Bamuro country.
No one knows that you have used your essence to regulate me, no one will know my physical condition, even a master like Mr. Changling can't see the clue, the only one who knows is you now, and I don't want to tell anyone else, so I can only entrust this matter to you. Can you go find Shao Wu and tell him the truth?
Baoyu: "If the monarch asks me to pass on a message, of course there is nothing wrong with it. I'm going to travel up the bar anyway. You can go anywhere, but I don't want to go back to Xiangmuro Country for the time being, where is the young boy now?"
Hou Li: "Of course he is not in the Xiangmuro Kingdom, but in Wufuqiu, which is far away in the southern border of the Zheng Mur Kingdom, but no one there knows that he is the son of the Bamuro Kingdom. ”
Wufuqiu is also a prominent cultivation inheritance sect in Ba Yuan, and its sect master is Jian Sha, one of the seven evils in Ba Yuan. In the past three years, no one knows where Gongzi Shaowu went, it turned out that he ran incognito to Wufu Mound to learn swords.
Hou Di also did this with good intentions. There is no shortage of masters in the country of Bamu, but it is difficult to find a character who can be compared to the sword evil, and it is not appropriate to send the young man to Meng Yingqiu, because the secret method of fate is more suitable for women to practice. Besides, everyone in the country knows it. The successor of Hou Liao is Shaowu.
No matter where he is in the country, he will be treated with respect, and even if he makes a mistake, he will be tolerated, let alone scolded. Who would easily offend the future monarch? It was too late to make friends by all means! Hou Di wanted Shaowu to undergo some real training before succeeding to the throne, so he let him go to Wufuqiu.
As a young man, of course, it is extremely sensitive and inconvenient to act in a foreign country, so he has to stay incognito and find a way to learn art under the Wufuqiu sect. In this process, every problem to be solved and everything to be done. It was a rare exercise and test for him, and now three years have passed.
The purpose of Hou Qi is not only to train and test the people who pass on the country. His favorite youngest daughter, Shao Miao, has been ordered to be a teacher, and now Shao Wu has also managed to worship the Wufu Hill where the sword is located. If anything happens in the future, it's all a potential contextual relationship, and maybe it will come in handy.
A while ago, Hou Di knew that time was running out, and I was afraid that he would not survive for half a year. He has secretly sent an envoy to set off, wanting to call Shaowu back to succeed him. However, Shaowu also has important things to do in Wufuqiu, and I am afraid that my efforts will be wasted when I come back now. But Hou Liao had to do the same, because he couldn't wait any longer.
And now that Baoyu has extended his life for another year, Hou Di decided to send someone to chase back the secret envoy, because the envoy had just set off and had not yet left the border of Bamu. Hou Liao wanted to ask Baoyu to go to Wufuqiu to tell Shaowu the true situation, so that Shaowu could stay in Wufuqiu for as long as possible, but by this time next year, he had to rush back to the capital of Bamuro.
From here to Wufu Hill, the mountain is high and the road is far away, and it has to pass through the territory of Zheng Muguo from north to south. This is an important event involving the new monarch's return to the country and succession, in order to prevent Shaowu from having accidents in Zheng Muguo and on the way back, the monarch does not want too many people to know, and the news he is going to send is now only known to Baoyu.
Baoyu thought for a while and nodded, "I can help you pass the word, and it doesn't hurt to go to Wufu Hill." But how can Childe Shaowu believe what I say, and how can you be sure that I have brought it to me? If something goes wrong, wouldn't it be a delay in the big thing!"
Hou Liao smiled: "I will arrange other things, and I will also give you a token, and the young man will naturally believe you when he sees it." I will also arrange for you to arrive at the capital of Zheng Mulu as soon as possible, but the next way to Wufuqiu will trouble Mr. Xiao to go by himself, and no one will know the purpose of your visit. ”
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Mr. Changling sat upright under the dragon blood treasure tree, concentrating on the flow of vitality between heaven and earth has gradually returned to normal, is it Mr. Li Lu who has finished casting spells for the monarch? But there is no movement in the palace at the foot of the mountain, is it just a kind of magic weapon as a guide, gathering the vitality between heaven and earth, and at this moment is the official use of elixir to regulate the body of the monarch?
Of course, a master like him was very patient, and he didn't have any impatience, and he closed his eyes and carefully reflected on Fang Cai's feelings, and this kind of experience was also a rare opportunity to cultivate.
Chang Ling is not in a hurry, but not everyone can be as calm as him. The general of the Northern Dao clan, who led a group of monks and a few small groups of troops to guard the other side of the valley, felt very uneasy, not that he was impatient to wait, but worried about the monarch's health and whether the adjustment was going well? In any case, Baoyu was recommended by him to the monarch, and if anything happened, the sword general felt responsible.
But there is no way to be in a hurry, everyone can only stay quietly, and they are not allowed to move around and talk at will. At this moment, there was a noise in the distance, and a group of people were pulling out the grass and trees and walking towards this side from a hidden path, and from time to time there was the sound of objects colliding and talking.
General Dao led a team of sergeants to hurry over, stopped at the intersection and said: "Those who come are not allowed to walk around noisily, and immediately stop in place." The monarch is being treated by a divine doctor in the forbidden land, and no one is to disturb him!"
"General Sword, how can you stay here? This hasn't entered the forbidden land yet...... I heard that the general and the young seedlings entered Pengshan not long ago to take the elixir for my father, and invited a miracle doctor. I wanted to congratulate you on a banquet, but as soon as I heard the news, you left. ”
A very warm greeting came from the face, and a team came with the voice. They were members of the monarch's entourage, including attendants who took care of his daily life, and a guard of honor who guarded the chariot when he was away. These people originally left the national capital with Hou Li, but after entering the mountains, the four generals carried the chariot and the two masters of the Six Realms into the mountain, leaving the entourage far behind, and they arrived at this moment.
In addition to the king's servants and guards of honor, the monarch and the young seedlings are also in the team, and there are also the three sons of the queen, Gongzi Zhonglan, Gongzi Huiliang, and Gongzi Guliang. Hou Li's eldest son died young, Zhong Lan is the second son, and he is also the eldest of the children of the monarch today, Huiliang and Gu Liang are brothers born to the same mother, and Shaowu and Shaomiao are brothers and sisters born to another monarch's concubine.
The person who walked at the front of the line and spoke was Gongzi Gu Liang, who was said to be the most handsome of the princes, with a slender body and a handsome face, but his eyes were slightly smaller, and his eyebrows were a little slender. Speaking of which, he is the same as Ji Ying, and he is also a disciple of Mr. Yuan Deng, the sect leader of Liangfeng Ding.
The sons of Houxiao not only received various educations in the clan since they were young, but when they were young, Houxiao asked them to find a master in the country to learn from them. The so-called masters are not necessarily monks, but may also be other sages in the kingdom with various knowledge and expertise. In his early years, Gongzi Shaowu studied with Gongzheng Lord Shrike, and five years ago, he also entered the initial realm under the guidance of Shrike to cultivate.
However, Lord Shrike was busy with official business, and often could only let the young man stay aside, and the young man has always been respectful, not only patiently observing how the master of the engineer handled the affairs of the country, but also often helping to assist, which is equivalent to being the deputy of the shrike for two years. Later, Shaowu followed the general of the Northern Dao clan to practice sword magic, and also observed military drills and battlefield commands, which was equivalent to being a deputy general for half a year.
Three years ago, Shaowu went to Wufuqiu to learn art, and it may have been influenced by the Northern Dao Clan. Because Daoshu has also traveled thousands of miles to Wufu Hill, it is there that he has cultivated the pioneering strength, and it is there that he has cultivated a unique sword technique. Uncle Dao only stayed in Wufuqiu for one year when he was young, and Shaowu has now studied art in Wufuqiu for three years.
As for Gongzi Huiliang, he is five years older than Shaowu, and he is exactly thirty this year, and he has been worshipping under Mr. Liangfeng Dingyuan Lantern for ten years. When he apprenticed, it happened to be not long after Mr. Yuan Deng broke through the Six Realms of cultivation, and he also married a woman from the Liangfeng clan a few years ago.
Gongzi Huiliang has been under the garden lantern gate for ten years, and his cultivation is not too high but not low, and now he is a monk of the Three Realms and Three Transformations. More importantly, he took this opportunity to travel and make friends, trying to make friends with young talents from various sects in the country, especially the elite children of the major clans, who were handsome and extraordinary, and had also established a lot of personal connections in private.
Of course, the general of the four towns in the country is the person who will want to focus on making friends, but there is not much contact in ordinary times, and the general of the Beidao clan is closer to the Shaowu and Shaomiao brothers and sisters, and Huiliang has always wanted to find an opportunity to have a good relationship with him, and when he met at this moment, he came over to say hello very warmly.
Uncle Dao frowned and shouted: "Didn't Gongzi hear what I said? This is the king's order and military order, you must not move forward, and you must not make a loud noise!"
Hui Liang was stunned, turned around and waved his hand to make everyone stop, and then lowered his voice and said, "Why is General Dao so nervous, is something happened to my father?"
Uncle Dao replied: "The lord is fine, he is being treated by the divine doctor in the palace, so that irrelevant people and others are far away, and they must not disturb the divine doctor to cast spells." ”
Xiao Miao cautiously walked over and whispered, "Uncle Dao, is Mr. Li Lu casting a spell?" Then we will wait here for good news, don't enter the forbidden land to disturb the tranquility." ”
Gongzi Zhonglan also came over and said, "The little divine doctor invited by the Sword General is so pompous that he has emptied the entire forbidden land with an order, and even we and the others have been stopped outside the forbidden land! Who else is there in the palace at this moment?"
Uncle Dao: "Isn't it appropriate to be as cautious as possible to cast a law for the monarch?" There are only the lord and Mr. Li Lu in the palace, and the rest have all retreated. ...... Gongzi Zhonglan, don't go any further, don't step past my foothold. ”
As he spoke, Uncle Dao had already held the handle of the knife on his waist, and as long as Zhong Ran walked forward, he would directly intercept it. If these people had encountered the other three Zhenguo generals, the way of blocking them might have been more tactful, but this Zhenbei general had a straightforward temper and was extremely straightforward, which was a very pure military style.
Zhong Ran really paused, and said with great concern: "If there is no one else in the Great Forbidden Land, if there is any accident in the process of rescue, wouldn't it be too late to remedy?...... We care about my father's safety, of course we won't disturb the divine doctor's treatment, but we should also wait outside the palace, right?"
Uncle Dao said categorically: "The king's order is like this, please stop here." Master Gongzheng Shrike and Mr. Changling both agree with the monarch's decision, so why should Prince Zhonglan question it? Even if he doubts, he has to obey orders at this moment!"
Hui Liang said again: "We have no intention of disobeying orders, we just care about the safety of my father." Why didn't we start casting spells over there before we arrived?...... Please ask the little miracle doctor before he starts. What else does my father have to say?"
He wanted to ask—did the monarch leave any last words just in case?" The sword general shook his head and said, "I don't know about this, you can ask the monarch himself afterwards." Even if the sovereign has an account, he will give it to Lord Shrike. ”
Hui Liang asked, "Where is Gongzheng now?"