Chapter 1 The First Arrival in the Imperial Capital
The mysterious woman who combines beauty and wisdom has flown away, leaving endless legends in the city, and Chen Nan stood in the square and was stunned. "Why...... Why are you doing that to me?" Xian Fan said, he looked at the sky and sighed. Chen Nan followed behind Chu Yue and the little princess, and walked into the City Lord's Mansion in Tantai City in a daze. Looking at his dejected appearance, the little princess shouted dissatisfiedly: "Scum, you are still not a man, I said that I will find someone to help you recover your strength after returning to the imperial capital, why do you still look lifeless, hum, stinky thief, stingy ghost!" "Yu'er must not be rude to Chen Gongzi. Chu Yue said with concern, "Is Young Master Chen too tired from the journey? Chen Nan shook his head blankly and said, "Let's hurry up and get on the road." 」
"It's okay, return to the imperial capital early, and restore the strength of Prince Chen earlier. Chen Nan left the thousand-year-old city of Shantai in a daze, and in the next two days he seemed to have lost his soul, his eyes were empty, and there was no trace of vitality. It wasn't until three days later, when a thunderclap sounded in his ears, that he came back to his senses like an initiation, the sky was full of dark clouds, the ink waves were surging, dozens and hundreds of golden snakes were scurrying among the clouds, and the rumbling thunder echoed in his heart like a morning bell. In an instant, Chen Nan had a trace of enlightenment, time flies, the years pass, the disappeared is gone forever, it is impossible to turn back, the existence still exists, only the existence is real. People can't always live in the past, only by grasping the present can we not regret the past...... At this time, the true qi in his body, which had already dried up, suddenly reappeared like a dead tree in spring, and the faint true qi was free in his body like a silkworm chrysalis. Slowly, the subtle true qi gradually grew stronger, growing endlessly in his body, flowing endlessly, like a trickle, like a light breeze. The skill that was originally transformed by the little princess returned to its original state in an instant, and through looking inside, he saw that the true qi in his body at this time was more refined than before, and the light yellow and dull special true qi did not appear anymore, and completely disappeared from his body. After a long time, Chen Nan's excited mood slowly calmed down, not only did his skills recover as before, but his mood was also bright, sweeping away the previous haze. The heavy rain was pouring down, there was a curtain of water between the heavens and the earth, Chu Yue and his party were temporarily trapped in a small town, and the five hundred cavalry took down all the inns in the town. The little princess was happy like a little angel, jumping and jumping, not at all like the scheming little devil before. "Hehe, that's great, it's raining, it's so cool. She cheered and beckoned Chu Yue, "Sister, don't hide in the house, come out quickly, you see how cool it is like this." Chu Yue walked into the rain, the dense raindrops did not fall on her body, and slid to the side three inches away from her body, and the invisible body protection true qi blocked the rain. Chen Nan's heart was shocked, and he was secretly surprised, he had sensed the aura of a cultivator on Chu Yue's body before, but at this time, she revealed the true aura of a profound martial artist. "Could it be that she cultivates with the body of martial arts?" Chu Yue grabbed the little princess's arm in the rain
She walked towards the house, "Look at what you have become now, and do you still have a little princess's Fengyi?" It's like a little wild child who no one cares about, and the queen and queen mother don't scold you to death when they know about it......
"Hey...... "Chennan couldn't help but laugh as he stood in front of the window. At this time, the little princess turned around and saw his smile, she said angrily: "Stinky thief, scum, you dare to laugh at me, see how I clean you up......" The brutal little princess was reluctantly pulled into the room by Chu Yue. After midnight, the clouds and rain dispersed, and the night sky was as bright as water. Chen Nan stood quietly in front of the window, feeling the tranquility of the night. "There may not be a rainbow after the storm, but there will certainly be hope and light. O Tai Xuan...... You have actually stepped into the realm of the Immortal Dao, God treats me really well, one day I will break through the void, you wait for ......me" The east of the Tianyuan Continent, that is, the original Immortal Continent, after countless wars, the heroes stand side by side and hundreds of countries are divided. But three of these powers accounted for three-quarters of the entire eastern territory, namely Chu in the west, Moon worship in the north, and Anping in the southeast. The three great powers do not share a border with each other and are separated by a myriad of smaller states, but the vast majority of them are vassal states of the three superpowers. The three kingdoms of Chu, Yuebai, and Anping are all in equal strength, and they have been peaceful in the past ten years, and no major wars have broken out. Due to its location in the west and bordering the west, the capital of Chu has become one of the hub cities connecting the main roads between the east and the west. The population of the city is not less than one million, and the traffic is busy on weekdays, and the country's material resources are continuously transported here from a grand canal. Chu Yue, Chen Nan and his entourage came to the capital of Chu ten days later, overlooking the Pingyang city wall, it is like an endless Great Wall, magnificent, majestic. The towers dotted on it are large in scale and magnificent. As he got closer and closer to Pingyang City, Chen Nan's heart became more and more shocked, the capital of Chu was more and more majestic than the tallest and magnificent Huaxia City he had seen 10,000 years ago, and he didn't know how many times more majestic. The walls of Binh Duong are 16 meters high and 12 meters wide at the top. The wall is covered with green bricks, which is thick and solid, majestic and deep. On the city gate, there are city towers, arrow towers, gate towers, towering volleys, majestic momentum, majestic. Outside the city wall, there is a moat 40 meters wide and 10 meters deep...... Chen Nan was deeply shocked by the grandeur of the capital of Chu.
"Hey, the scum has returned to his soul, haven't you seen Pingyang City, haven't you read about it from a book?Oh, I forgot, you guy doesn't learn anything, you haven't read at all, alas, you stinky thief is really ......" The little princess deliberately made a look of hating iron but not steel. Along the way, Chen Nan was ridiculed by the little princess, and he used the spiritual victory method to comfort himself in his heart: Little girl, Lao Tzu is not as knowledgeable as you now, and one day you will fall into my hands...... Chu Yue looked at her little sister with a smile, took her little hand and said, "Yu'er......" "Got it, sister!" The little princess pulled a long tail note, and then muttered in an inaudible voice
Said, "Always protecting him, isn't this guy able to pull the Houyi bow, but it's not like I've caught him...... Hmph, sooner or later I want him to look good. Chu Yue glanced at her, tapped her forehead with her hand, and said, "You......"
Binh Duong City is bustling with traffic, pedestrians and shops on both sides of the road, creating a prosperous scene. The emperor of Chu had already received the report, not only did his eldest daughter tour the west, but also found the little princess who secretly ran away from home, and he was very happy at the moment and sent someone out of the city to greet him. When the welcoming people arrived, Chu Yue and his party had already entered the city, but at this time, the little princess was gone. Chu Yue was startled, thinking that this naughty sister had slipped away again, and when she was secretly anxious, the little princess came out from the side of the road not far away. I saw three strings of mutton skewers in her left hand, two strings of rock sugar gourds in her right hand, and half a chicken shredded roll in her mouth, chasing the owners of two snack bars behind her. "Little girl, you haven't paid for the lamb skewers yet......
"Little girl, you can't snatch my rock sugar gourd......
"Sister...... Give the money......" The little princess chewed something in her mouth, slurred. Chu Yue felt angry and funny, there was really no way to take this sister, and the officials who came out of the imperial city to greet him couldn't help laughing, but they were afraid of the little princess's usual "magic power", and they all twisted their heads to the side. The owners of the two snack bars were dumbfounded when they saw a large number of royal guards appearing in front of them, and they didn't care about asking for money, so they turned around and got into the crowd. Chu Yue instructed one of his subordinates to take the money and follow. Five hundred iron horsemen and a large number of royal guards who came out of the imperial city protected the two princesses and walked slowly towards the imperial city, Chen Nan was treated as a guest by Chu Yue, and let him follow closely behind her and the little princess. The imperial city of Chudu is majestic, solemn, and magnificent, exuding the air of an emperor. After entering the imperial city, Chu Yue said to Chen Nan: "Young Master Chen, my father and the emperor may want to meet you in a while, you wait patiently here, don't trespass, you know?" Chen Nan didn't know much about the etiquette of the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State, and he had always spoken to Chu Yue in an ordinary tone, and he was a little apprehensive after entering the imperial city at this time. Chu Yue said with a smile: "You don't have to be nervous, didn't I say it, my Chu country treats those with outstanding talents as a countryman, even in the face of the king, you don't have to make a big salute, what you did before, you can do it now, you don't have to be restrained." Chen Nan let out a sigh of relief, if he wanted to kowtow when he saw a slightly older official like others, he would be annoyed to death. At this time, the little princess had already disappeared into the palace in a puff of smoke, and Chu Yue smiled and turned to leave. When Chu Yue came to the harem, seeing that the little princess was leaning on the queen's arms and chattering about something, the emperor sat opposite with a faint smile on his face. Chu Yue stepped forward to greet and sat aside, Chu Han, the emperor of Chu State, liked the little princess Chu Yu the most among all his children, and relied on the eldest princess Chu Yue and the second prince Chu Wenfeng the most. He was extremely happy to see that his eldest daughter not only successfully completed the mission of the Western Tour, but also found the younger daughter back. The little princess gushed endlessly, and told the thrilling adventures along the way, and the queen of Chu who listened was nervous.
After she finished speaking, the Emperor of Chu said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect this Renjian to be so bold and dare to have evil intentions on the border of my Chu State, if it weren't for the fact that I didn't want to destroy the peace of the mainland for many years and trap the people of Li in dire straits, I would definitely send someone to conquer the Moon Country." Chu Yue said: "My father is very worried, he shouldn't be angry for a while, and Renjian didn't get the slightest bargain, his men suffered heavy losses, and he himself was seriously injured and fled in embarrassment. Chu Han nodded and said, "First write down this account for the Moon Worship Kingdom. Then he said, "By the way, it seems that there is a person named Chennan involved in the whole process, Yu'er, what is going on with the vague words you said?"
Chu Yu diverted the topic and said, "Father, you are so good, you actually want to conquer the Moon Worship Kingdom for me. Chu Han grimaced and said, "Hmph, you left the palace without a sound this time, you don't know how worried we are, how do you say I should punish you?" "Ah? When I first came back, I begged you not to punish me, didn't you agree? No, my father is the king of a country, and you can't go back on it." As she spoke, the little princess wrapped her arms around the queen's neck again, and said coquettishly, "Queen Mother...... "Okay, it's so old and tiresome, your father is talking and playing with you, but you promise that something similar will never happen next time, otherwise don't say that your father won't agree to you, even I will never forgive you." "Hehe, I know that the queen mother is the best. As she spoke, she kissed the queen on the cheek. "You kid......" The little princess turned to face Chu Han and said with a smile, "Father, you see, this is the Fire Immortal Lotus that I picked for you through all kinds of hardships and dangers. As she spoke, she opened the jade box containing the Flame Immortal Lotus, and the room was suddenly fragrant. The Emperor of Chu had no intention of punishing her, but seeing that she could come back safely, it was too late to be happy, just now he was just deliberately scaring her. At this time, seeing her elf's strange appearance, she first coaxed the queen and then came to please him, and a smile appeared on her face at the moment, and her doting color was overflowing. "You little naughty ......" Chu Han pinched her smooth little face, then turned his head and said to Chu Yue, "Yue'er, is there anything abnormal in the west?"
"No, those cultivators from all over the world have all entered the Luofeng Mountain Range, and they didn't stay in our Chu realm for much, it seems that they are all going for the legendary Qilin, and no one has any ill intentions towards the border of our Chu country. 」
"Oh, that's fine. However, the appearance of the Divine Beast Qilin in the Falling Wind Mountain Range is indeed an extraordinary thing, is there really a saint who is about to appear in the world?" Chu Yue smiled: "The most wise saint is not your father, don't worry about it. Chu Han smiled and said, "You girl, why are you as flamboyant as your sister, in fact, I'm not very worried, our Chu country has been peaceful in recent years, and I don't think anything will happen." "By the way, Father, on this trip to the West, I discovered a genius, well, strictly speaking, it is the credit of my sister, it was my sister who discovered and captured this person. "Oh, who is it?" said the little princess, "It's a scum, a stinky thief, who doesn't learn and can't even write. looked at Chu Yu's anxious look
Son, Chu Yue couldn't help laughing. The little princess was ashamed and angry, and said, "Sister, you are not allowed to say ......" "Haha......" The emperor and the empress laughed at the same time, they rarely saw the little princess of the elf so ashamed. "What the hell is going on with Yue'er?" the queen asked. Chu Yue said, "Can Yu'er say it?" The little princess saw the look of hope and curiosity on the faces of the emperor and empress, and immediately deflated, and said, "Say it." Chu Yue told Chen Nan as it was, and the emperor and empress were angry at first, and then couldn't help but show a shocked look. After listening to it in the end, Chu Han said to Chu Yu, "No wonder your little naughty words flickered, it turns out that there are still these things." According to what he did, he really deserved to die ten thousand times, but it's a pity that he is only ......" The queen also said: "This person is really a genius, as long as the descendant has a bow in his hand, he is equivalent to a peerless master." However, his words and deeds do deserve to die ten thousand times. Chu Han said, "Yu'er, you have really grown up, in that case, you can still think that he is a talent and leave his life." You've matured, and I really don't have to worry about you in the future. Chu Yu pouted and said, "People have grown up, but I really regret that I didn't kill him in the first place. 」
Chu Han pondered for a moment and said, "Leave him behind." 」
Chu Yue also said, "I think he should also be kept, after all, talents are rare. The queen said, "Then you must keep his mouth shut, and you must not let him say anything." Chu Yue said, "Through my observation in the past few days, I have found that he is not the kind of person who is open-mouthed, he should understand his situation. 」
The queen said, "That's fine. 」
Chen Nan waited outside for a long time, but he didn't hear anything, and he was a little apprehensive in his heart, but he didn't know that he had already turned around the ghost gate. Just when he was anxious, a palace maid came over and whispered, "Are you Chen Gongzi?" and "Yes." The palace maid said, "The eldest princess ordered me to bring you into the palace, and at the same time asked me to tell you not to be nervous, to stay and see His Majesty the Emperor later, and to speak respectfully. "Okay, I remember. The reason why Chen Nan was nervous was because he had blasphemed the little princess, and he was afraid that the emperor would blame him, and after listening to the words of the palace maid, he breathed a sigh of relief. The red walls and yellow tiles in the palace, carved beams and painted buildings, are splendid. The halls and towers are staggered and magnificent. The Emperor of Chu was summoned in the study, and after glancing at the tall and burly old man in front of him, Chen Nan knelt down on his knees, kowtowed, and saluted, "The grass people have seen His Majesty the Emperor. "Flat. "Thank you, Your Majesty. Chennan stood aside with his head bowed. Chu Han's face was as deep as water, and he said coldly, "You used to be rude to my little daughter, but is there such a thing?" Chen Nan's face suddenly saw sweat, and said, "Yes, the grass people are nonsense for a while. Chu Han said solemnly, "Do you know that your words and deeds should have died ten thousand times. At this time, the cold sweat on Chennan's body soaked his underwear. "However, the eldest princess pleaded hard for you, saying that your family lives in the mountains and does not know etiquette, so let me forgive you. I didn't want to let you go, but Yu'er also interceded for you, saying that you were
Talents, you can make up for it in the future. Because of this, I didn't kill you. "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness. Chu Han's voice was no longer cold, and he slowed down his tone, "You don't have to be afraid, I said that I would forgive you, and I will definitely not kill you again." Besides, I've heard that you are really a talent, as long as you serve me well in the future, I will never treat you badly. "Thank you, Your Majesty. "Well, you don't have to be so restrained in the future, even if you see me, you don't have to make a big salute, from now on you are already a member of my Chu country, of course, you are a hidden countryman, you can't mention to people that you can pull the Houyi bow." Chu Han showed a smile on his face and said, "Hehe, Chu has a talent like you, I am really pleased, you don't have to worry about the past, work hard, I will definitely add you to the rank in the future." Chen Nan walked out of the palace in a daze, wiping his cold sweat, he sighed: "It's so dangerous, I almost said goodbye to this world, huh~~~~" He let out a sigh of relief. But as he walked, the more he pondered, the more he felt that something was wrong. "Damn, I almost shocked this old fellow, slapped and rubbed three times, this old fox first slapped me indiscriminately, and then gave me a 'date' to eat. He ***, under the combination of grace and power, wants me to work for him obediently, this old fox is really proficient in the art of royalty, and he is worthy of being an old guy who has been sitting on the emperor's throne for decades. 」
"Young Master Chen, what are you muttering?" Chu Yue was dressed in white and fluttering, beautiful, elegant and generous.
"Oh, nothing, I'm wondering how the palace is so big, I'm almost turning. 」
"Hehe, come with me, I'll take you out, and arrange your accommodation by the way. Chen Nan had a good impression of this peerless eldest princess, and Chu Yue took good care of him along the way, allowing him to escape from the "clutches" of the little princess. Looking at Chu Yue's peerless face and amiable smile, he said respectfully, "Thank you, Your Highness the Princess. Chu Yue smiled and led him out of the palace, outside the imperial city was the residence of the ministers of the court, and the two of them came to a mansion that covered an extremely large area. The tall gatehouse is extraordinary, on both sides are the mighty stone lions carved in white marble, and the vermilion gate is hung with a plaque with gold characters on a red background, which reads: Qishi Mansion. Chu Yue said, "The people who can live here are all strange people, and each of them has some special skills. You're going to live here in the future, and at first you're not familiar with it, so you may be a little unaccustomed to it, but it's good after a long time. 」
The Qishi Mansion is divided into countless independent courtyards, which are not as grand and luxurious as in front of the mansion, but have a bit of a back-to-basics taste, and each courtyard has its own unique landscape. The so-called strange people inside only smiled and nodded after seeing Chu Yue, and did not step forward to give a salute, which shows how noble the status of these strange people who enjoy the treatment of national warriors. The small courtyard of Chennan is very quiet, a small piece of green bamboo is planted on the west side of the garden, and the bamboo shadow is shaded, showing a stone table and two stone chairs. On the east side is a flower garden with several strange stones in between.
Chen Nan asked, "Will I live here in the future, don't you need me to do something?" Chu Yue smiled: "You can live here for the time being, in a few days I will find someone to help you recover your strength, and then find someone to teach you some advanced martial arts, so that you can better master the Houyi Bow." 」
"Oh. 」
"But don't run around, and don't trespass into someone's yard until you're not familiar with them. Chen Nanqi said, "What's wrong?" Chu Yue said: "Among these people, some of them are so proficient in poison that the courtyard is full of snakes, insects, and poisonous weeds, and if they strayed into it, they may be poisoned; some people study magic, and the powerful magic energy may destroy the entire courtyard at any time; and some people ......" The more Chen Nan listened, the more frightened he became, what kind of messy weirdos lived here, it was simply a terrorist organization's settlement. Finally, Chu Yue said, "There are very few guards here, but every day there will be a few wizards with special skills who take turns to patrol, so this place is absolutely safe. 」
Chen Nan cried bitterly: It's over, it's over, my escape plan is in vain. After sending Chu Yue away, Chen Nan felt uneasy in his heart: That guy who plays with poison, his snakes and insects won't run away from my yard, right? And that sabotage maniac who tinkers with magic won't live next door to me, right?