All the courtiers shouted in unison: "I, Wang Shengming, I am wronged." ”

Qi Wangping didn't believe everyone's words at all, and sent the palace guards to bring the soldiers who supervised the construction of the palace.

Among them was a lame soldier, whose leg was only roughly bandaged and brought to the palace of the king of Qi.

Kneeling in the hall of the court, several soldiers had seen such a battle, lying on the ground, not daring to move. The soldiers with wounded legs and feet could not afford to kneel for a long time, and the sweat on their foreheads was dripping down like beans, and small depressions accumulated on the ground in front of them.

Seeing this, Qi Wangping was satisfied with the fear of several people, so he asked, "How many of you should tell this king, why did the newly built palace collapse?" ”

As if seeing some kind of frightening scene, several people trembled in unison. The wounded soldier thought, Zuo is only dead, it is better than surviving here, he really can't stand it a little.

Then he stood up his upper body, bowed to King Qi Ping, and said: "Wang, this matter is simple to say, but it is difficult to teach people to believe it. But if the king did not believe, he could have sent someone to visit the people, and not only a few of us saw it, but many of the people also saw it. ”

King Qi said calmly: The left is just a worm stealing beams and changing pillars in the middle of the court, and there is nothing to say. But he asked, "Oh? Is it strange that this king has lost so much now, that he should teach you to be so foolish? ”

The wounded soldier replied: "King, it is not that we fooled you, but that it is true, and we have seen with our own eyes that the palace is a woman who called Meng Jiangfeng to cry about her deceased husband, and the palace fell in response to her crying. ”

When Qi Wangping heard this, his eyes seemed to be full of stars, and he looked directly at the injured soldier, and said, "You go on carefully, and you will explain the dragon and the context clearly in the future." ”

The wounded soldier swallowed, although he had already given up his life and death, but at this time, the eyes of the king of Qi still taught him to be very afraid, so he had to reply in a whisper: "When the woman Meng Jiangfeng was crying, she was born with a vision, and the vision turned into a dragon shape, and every time she cried, it was a dragon shape, coiling over the palace, and the dragon's tail swept away at will, and a palace was swept away. Follow ......"

Before the soldiers could continue, one of the courtiers stood up, sneered, and said, "It's really a big joke in the world, and a big mistake in the world." On weekdays, I didn't do my part seriously, but now that the palace has collapsed, I actually pulled out the dragon, what else do you dare not think? ”

The wounded soldier had a stalk in his throat, and his face was a little anxious, and he said, "King, this matter is absolutely true, and if it is not Cheng Ding alone, you can ask them." He pointed to a few soldiers beside him.

Feeling the sight of Qi Wangping and the courtiers, the soldiers who were pointed out by Cheng Ding scolded them thoroughly in their hearts, and they had to stand up and reply.

Several people bowed their heads and said: "Wang, this matter is indeed as Cheng Ding said, and it is all seen by a few of us with our own eyes. ”

Then the courtier said, "You have discussed it together, and you have come to fool the king." Why don't you quickly tell the truth, have you swallowed the silver money materials for building the palace? ”

Cheng Ding and the others were so framed that they kowtowed again and again, and said: "King, there is not a single lie that we have said, and if there is a word that is not true, we are willing to be punished by heaven." ”

After speaking, Cheng Ding and several people raised their hands together and made an oath.

At that time, people believed in ghosts and gods, and easily did not swear, but now it seems that it is indeed true.

Qi Wang Ping then asked, "What happened later?" ”

Cheng Ding and the others recounted in detail what happened to Meng Jiang's bones and Qi Liang's bones later, because he could see that King Qi seemed to be interested in the transformation of Meng Jiangfeng and Qi Liang into dragons and phoenixes, and more than he was concerned about the collapse of the palace.

Sure enough, after Cheng Ding finished speaking, Qi Wangping's face was fascinated. It seems that Cheng Ding said it so quickly, and there is a little bit of unfinished business. There are still a few clear courtiers in the court meeting, and the secret way is not good.

In the next moment, the courtier's premonition came true, and King Qi's eyes shone brightly: "In this way, the Qi Liang couple actually feathered, but who knows what immortal art they have learned?" ”

When the courtiers heard this, they lowered their heads, but none of them dared to answer.

Qi Wangping was in a good mood at this time, and he didn't feel angry, he had been seeking immortal magic for many days, and he was close at hand, and he had no time to care about it. Glancing at the prime minister who was standing in the way of a courtier, he said, "Prime Minister, do you know where you can learn immortal arts?" ”

The prime minister is the successor of Zou Ji, named Wu Sheng. Wu Sheng was invincible, and before his name, an ominous message was revealed. In the days when he was prime minister, he was often attacked behind his back because he had no political achievements.

At this time, when he heard the words of King Qi, he ignored the gazes of many courtiers who threw him at him, and thought for a while: "Wang, I heard that there are immortals living on Penglai Island overseas, and there are many practitioners who have learned immortal arts nearby. ”

Qi Wangping was overjoyed, patrolling back and forth among the courtiers, and recently set his eyes on Cheng Ding's body, and said: "The king will not be held accountable for the collapse of the palace, and the purpose of building the palace is also to seek immortal arts." Now that there are mortals feathered, only a few of you have seen it with your own eyes, and the matter of going to Penglai Immortal Island will be handed over to a few of you, and you can do it? ”

Where did Cheng Ding dare to refuse, the palace that cost countless financial and material resources was gone, and the king didn't care. At present, there is only one path in front of us, and if we do not follow it, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Therefore, Cheng Ding and the others replied in unison without thinking about it: "King, if we can't find the immortal master, we will never return to the Qi country." ”

Cheng Xiang Wu Sheng asked: "Never return to Qi Country, who knows if you will not take the opportunity to escape?" ”

Qi Wangping also nodded and said: "In this case, your family members have been brought to the palace, and this king will teach someone to take care of your life." ”

The few people who originally planned to take advantage of the opportunity to escape in the name of looking for the immortal master suddenly felt cold in their hearts, and their hands and feet were also unconscious, and they only felt that the heavens and the earth had turned upside down.

But he could only endure it for life, and he couldn't show half of it, so he kowtowed and said: "Thank you for the king's care, we will definitely be able to find the immortal master." ”

Qi Wangle was suddenly happy and said with a smile: "This king is waiting for your good news." ”

Immediately after telling a few people some inconsequential things, Cheng Ding and his party nodded their heads to indicate that they had written it down. King Qi squared a few people to get up.

When the court meeting dispersed, Cheng Ding was already so painful that his face was pale, and several people supported each other to leave, but when they left, they all turned around and glanced at Qi Wangping and Prime Minister Wu Sheng from a distance.

glanced at each other, tacitly agreed, limped out of the palace of Qi, and went to the island of immortals that no one had reached, Penglai Island.

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