The next morning, a large Kong Ming lantern appeared again over Zhicheng.

With yesterday's lesson, the city protector did not dare to shoot it down again, but asked the city guard general what to do.

The general stood on the tower and looked up at the Kong Ming Lantern in the sky, hesitated, and suddenly a black shadow flew through the sky and passed through the Kong Ming Lantern.

The Kong Ming lantern was scattered, and countless pieces of paper fell from the sky.

"Pick up all the pieces of paper!" ordered the Protector General.

At this moment, a gust of wind blew, and pieces of paper flew all over the sky, and the general closed his eyes in pain.

A piece of news spread again in Zhicheng: Zhuang Hao's daughter had a strange disease, and only the dragon ginseng of Dongfang Liguo could cure it. In order to treat his daughter, Zhuang Hao was used to assassinate the six princes.

The whole country of China knows that when the prince married the princess of Liguo, Liguo gave a dragon ginseng. Therefore, in the entire Huaguo, only the East Palace has dragon ginseng.

Imperial City, Inner Palace Chamber.

The emperor was reclining on the dragon chair, covered with a dragon-patterned silk quilt, only one head was exposed, and his face looked a little haggard. A gray-haired father-in-law stood by the dragon chair with his hands bowed. Behind the father-in-law stood three maids dressed as maids, one carrying a basin, one carrying tea, and the other holding a face towel.

The crown prince Zirui, the second prince Zijun, the fourth prince Zijue, and the sixth prince Ziyan stood in the hall, separated on both sides.

"Ziyan, this cruise, eating and sleeping in the open, hard work!" The emperor looked at the six princes, said weakly, and as soon as he finished speaking, he turned his head and coughed violently.

The father-in-law standing next to the dragon chair hurriedly waved his hand gently, and the maid with the basin behind him hurriedly stepped forward with the basin, and the maid with the face towel also followed.

"It is a blessing for the sons to be able to tour the territory of China on behalf of their father, and it is not hard at all!" the six princes walked to the center and bowed and said, "After the father recovers, the sons are willing to accompany their father to tour the world." ”

The emperor spat a few mouthfuls of thick phlegm in the basin, and waved his hand to signal the maid carrying the basin to retreat. The maid with the face towel hurriedly handed over the white face towel, and the father-in-law had already walked up at this time, took the face towel and wiped the corners of the emperor's mouth.

The emperor reluctantly smiled at the six princes and said, "What the emperor said is very agreeable!"

During this parade, the sons recorded all the things they had experienced, and after sorting them out in the past two days, they were presented to their father for reference. The Sixth Prince continued.

The emperor nodded and said, "That's very good!"

The second prince, Zijun, walked up and saluted the emperor: "Father, I heard that when the sixth brother returned, he encountered an assassin on the way, and now it has been rumored in Zhicheng. ”

The crown prince Zirui hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to the emperor and said, "Father, the son thinks that the assassination of the sixth brother can be handed over to the Supervision Yuan for strict investigation. As for the rumors in the city, do not believe them, and wait for the results of the investigation of the Supervision Yuan. ”

The second prince wanted to say a few words, but the emperor coughed and said, "I also heard this rumor." What the prince said was extremely true, waiting for the results of the investigation of the Supervision Yuan. ”

As soon as the emperor said this, the second prince did not dare to say more.

"By the way, Ziyan, you are twenty-two this year, right?" the emperor asked as he looked at the six princes.

"Yes, Father!" the Sixth Prince replied.

"It's not small, it's time to get married. The emperor said, and then coughed again.

The princess wanted the maid to come up, but the emperor stretched out his hand from the quilt and waved to stop it.

Everyone knows that the emperor's words are not finished yet, waiting for his next words.

"Two days ago, the city lord of Licheng came to visit me and talked about some family matters. The emperor continued, "His daughter is twenty-nine years old this year, and she has not found a suitable husband. Why don't I pull the red line for the two of you?"

"It's up to my father to decide!" the sixth prince bowed and said.

"Okay, good!" the emperor nodded happily, glanced at the other princes and asked, "What do the ministers think?"

As soon as the emperor's words fell, the fourth prince Zijue bowed forward and said: "Father is wise! I heard that the daughter of the city lord of Licheng is a famous beauty in the south, and the sixth brother happens to be a natural pair of talented women. ”

"That's right, there are some days when there are no big happy events in this palace, so it can be lively. The second prince Zijun said, "Give Chong Chong joy to the palace, and my father will be able to recover as soon as possible!"

Prince Zirui was a little unhappy in his heart, the city lord of Licheng was originally his own uncle, and if something happened in the palace, he would definitely stand on his side. But if the sixth prince becomes his son-in-law, it's hard to say which side he will lean.

But in the current situation, it is inconvenient to argue, not to mention that the emperor is leading the matter, and it is absolutely impossible to express dissent. Besides, the emperor is just talking about pulling the strings, and he may not really give marriage.

"Then congratulations to the sixth brother first!" the prince smiled and said to the sixth prince.

"Thank you, brothers!" the six princes hurriedly expressed their gratitude to the other princes.

"Then it's decided, I decree that the marriage will be completed next month!" said the emperor happily.

Zhuang Hao didn't dare to sleep, so he took his daughter to drive the horse all the way, only to rest when he was hungry and find a small shop to eat.

A day later, Zhuang Hao's father and daughter arrived in the territory of Xincheng, but in order to avoid people's eyes, they bypassed the main city of Xincheng and continued west.

After another two days, the two of them reached the border between Doujun and Niu County, and in another half a day, they could reach the desert after passing through the high mountains to the west.

Legend has it that the barrier is at the end of the desert.

"Dad, let's not go!" Zhuang Xiaomeng said. She knew that once she entered the desert land, it was a matter of death. She has been dragging her father down for nearly 18 years, and she doesn't want her father to lose his life because of herself.

"Eighteen years ago, I watched your mother leave me. Zhuang Hao looked at his daughter and said, "Eighteen years later, I can no longer watch you leave me." ”

In this world, his daughter is Zhuang Hao's only concern, and if he can't cure her, he would rather die with his daughter.

Zhuang Xiaomeng didn't say anything anymore, she knew that she was her father's only hope for survival.

Zhuang Hao bought two camels in the town closest to the high mountains and continued to set off west.

After walking alone in the desert for two days and two nights, Yi Chen fainted.

Although the food and water in the space ring were sufficient, his body could not support him for a long journey.

When he woke up, he felt very weak and felt that his life had come to an end. Yi Chen took out the black pill that Nan Ao gave him and brought it to his mouth.

But Nan Ao's advice echoed in his ears: "For the teacher, I have given you a mission, you need to go through the desert to the wild land beyond the barrier, to find a man named Ray-Ban. ”

Yi Chen put away the pill, struggled to get up from the sand, and continued to walk west. After walking less than ten steps, Yi Chen fell down again.

When he woke up again, he found himself lying on the back of a camel. A middle-aged man with a sturdy physique walked ahead leading a camel, he had no left arm.

With great difficulty, Yi Chen straightened up from the camel's back.

"Dad, he's awake!" came a girl's surprised voice behind him.

It was Zhuang Hao's father and daughter who saved Yi Chen.