The Governor's Mansion.

"I didn't expect it to be Si Tian Jian Zheng, so it's normal to be able to hide from the world and not find any clues."

"But with his status and power, why are he willing to cooperate with the God Thief Sect, could it be that he has some trick to be grasped and has to do it as a last resort?"

After listening to the state lord's story, Chen Shaoan asked with some doubts.

The state lord smiled and said, "You don't need to think about these things, after all, they are very deeply involved, and you know a lot, which is not a good thing."

"Even if it's the official, it's not very clear, but there is not much need for the princess to disappear."

Hearing this, Chen Shaoan couldn't help asking, "Lord Governor, the whereabouts of the princess have been explained."

The state lord nodded, and said helplessly, "The explanation is explained, but for now, there is no way to save the princess."

"Shao'an, you guessed it right, it was indeed the entrance to the ruins, but now, the entrance has dissipated."

Chen Shaoan was a little puzzled, what was going on when it dissipated.

The state lord explained, "You can think of this ruin as a temporary entrance, and once someone enters it, it disappears completely."

"Speaking of which, this ruin still has something to do with you, it can be regarded as a bluestone ruin."

Chen Shao'an was a little confused, how did it become a bluestone ruin.

"Shao'an doesn't understand, and I ask the state lord to solve my doubts." Chen Shaoan raised his hand and said.

The state lord said: "This involves the fusion of ruins, the fusion of ruins, it is relatively rare, and it is normal for you not to know, that is, like a big fish eating a small fish, the adjacent ruins will merge into a new ruin because of some special situation."

"And this fusion is mainly the bluestone ruins you are about to go to, originally the bluestone ruins were just a medium-sized ruins, but now inexplicably, they have swallowed up other medium-sized ruins."

"This shows that the bluestone ruins that have been explored many times must have some good things left and have not been discovered."

"When the ruins merge, temporary entrances similar to ruins will also form around the periphery, but it is generally difficult to meet the conditions for entering, and no one knows how to trigger them."

"I didn't think about it, Mi Fang started him, he was the supervisor of Si Tian, and he secretly discovered the existence of the temporary entrance through the prison mirror, so he planned carefully, and there was a disappearance of the princess."

Hearing the words of the state lord, Chen Shaoan is now relatively clear.

However, looking at the current state lord, it seems that after knowing that the princess has entered the ruins, he has become more relaxed.

"The princess has been in the ruins for so long, isn't it more auspicious." Chen Shaoan asked.

The state lord smiled and shook his head, "By the time the name of the God Thief Cult is revealed, this matter will be over."

"You are a soldier of the Great Qian Dynasty, are you eating dry food, now there should be someone in the Jingshi who has contacted the God Thief Sect, if the princess has any errands, it must be to completely exterminate the God Thief Sect."

"It's a thief god sect now, and it can be regarded as stealing chickens and rice."

Chen Shao'an's eyes blinked.

Is it really good to compare the princess to a "chicken"?

If you rub the current scene by yourself, you will have to punish the state lord for a gaffe.

Even great disrespect is possible.

Seeing Chen Shaoan's expression, the state lord only paused slightly, and then knew that he seemed to have said the wrong thing.

So I felt like I was pulling away from the topic.

"The bluestone ruins this time are varied, so you must be more careful when you enter."

After speaking, he shouted to the outside world: "Hong Jiang, come in."

Footsteps sounded outside, Chen Shaoan turned his head to look, and saw a general wearing full body armor appear at the door.

What a tough guy.

A single glance made Chen Shaoan's eyes light up.

"Shao'an, this is the commander of the government and the army, Yan Hongjiang, I originally planned to let you go to the alliance by yourself

I happen to be here today, so let's familiarize myself with it first."

"After entering the ruins left and right, it will not be strange."

When Chen Shao'an heard this, he knew in his heart that this was equivalent to the credit of finding the princess's clues, and the state lord would personally guarantee it, obviously after entering the ruins, he could follow the government army together.

"Chen Shao'an, Chen of the Chen family, meet the commander of Yandu."

Chen Shaoan saluted respectfully.

Yan Hongjiang is obviously the kind of person who is silent, and he clenched his fists and said, "Okay, I know you, it's very good."

The state lord laughed: "It's really rare to let Hong Jiang say good."

"Shao'an, what do you mean by this appearance, doesn't it feel extremely inconsistent with the rumored greed for money."

This kind of thing was poked out, especially in front of the main owner, which made Chen Shaoan a little embarrassed.

But as long as you are thick-skinned, it is someone else who is embarrassed.

Chen Shaoan said calmly; "It seems that the rumors do not match, I Guan Yandu commanded the minister, and it has nothing to do with greed for money, and everyone in the world misunderstands it."

"Come to think of it, this is probably specially arranged by His Royal Highness the State Lord."

The governor laughed: "True or fake, anyway, this payment of money is the rule of the government army, no matter what you say skillfully, not a single spirit stone is missing."

Chen Shao'an arched his hand and said, "Since it is a rule, Shao'an should abide by it, and he should be filial, and he will not be less than a spirit stone."

"But I don't know much about the market, so I ask Yan Du to command him to solve his doubts."

Yan Hongjiang said briefly, "One hundred thousand spirit stones."

Chen Shao'an was overjoyed when he heard this, after all, he had prepared 300,000 spirit stones, and the prefect had given 100,000 spirit stones.

Now it seems that his spirit stone can not be used.

Just when Chen Shaoan was secretly happy, Yan Hongjiang continued, "One person."

Chen Shao'an's expression suddenly stiffened a little.

According to the meaning of these words.

It's 100,000 spirit stones, one person.

He, the third brother, and Sima Xue are three hundred thousand spirit stones.

"Could it be that someone has figured out my foundation?"

300,000 spirit stones is not a small amount, and when you open your mouth like this, you know that you have so much.

The state lord saw Chen Shao'an's somewhat bitter expression, thinking that he was worried about the spirit stone.

Then he said proudly: "Shao'an, don't worry, this spirit stone can be owed first, there is usually such a high price, but the current bluestone ruins are in a different condition."

"The new ruins after the fusion of the ruins must have a lot of good things, but at the same time, the crisis is also more intense, and the price of Hongjiang can be described as a child's undeceiving."

"It doesn't matter if you can't take it out now, when the time comes to get out of the ruins, you can use the harvest to offset it, if it's still not enough, you can owe it first, just set up a note, and in the next hundred years, it won't be your money."

Chen Shaoan was a little speechless, how to put this and this routine.

In a hundred years, who can earn 300,000 spirit stones for ordinary people, it is really a deep county routine.

After hearing this, Chen Shaoan directly took out the 300,000 spirit stone bills that he had been carrying on his body from his arms and handed them to Yan Hongjiang.

"Please also ask the commander of Yandu to take more care of the bluestone ruins."

This hand not only made the state lord, but also Yan Hongjiang a little confused.

Good guys, real money, that's it?

Yan Hongjiang subconsciously looked at the state lord.

Seeing this, the state lord said: "Look at what this official has done, I didn't think that Shao'an would have prepared it a long time ago, but this official underestimated it, Hong Jiang, don't hurry up and accept it."

After Yan Hongjiang took the spirit stone bill, he hugged Chen Shao'an.

"Alright, you go down first, when you get to the ruins, you can take care of it." The state lord said.

Yan Hongjiang said: "Respect the order of the lord of the state."

After Yan Hongjiang left, the state lord asked, "Shao'an, don't you think it's a little strange, why does the government army offer such a high price?"

Chen Shaoan replied, "That must make sense."

Yan Hongjiang waved his hand and said with a sigh: "The government government army was founded 1,200 years ago, and it was established by the official who was the last official of Qingguo."

"That generation of Qingguo Gong, formerly known as a general in the army, was righteous and thin, and this government army was the sergeant under the command of the general."

"He once promised that the soldier's family is his family, and the soldier's parents are his parents, and as long as he has a bite to eat, there will be absolutely no shortage of soldiers who follow him, and in fact, he did it."

"But in doing so, it leaves a mess."

"The government army is responsible for suppressing Qingzhou, which also leads to great casualties, many disabled people are unable to support themselves, and they are all supported by the government army, although the imperial court has a pension, but this money is difficult enough for some orphans and widows to survive."

Hearing this, Chen Shaoan couldn't help but be a little puzzled and said, "As the three major pro-armies in Qingzhou, the government army should be a lot."

The state lord shook his head lightly, and didn't explain too much, but just said, "We are a big worker, and the most important thing is people."

Hearing this, Chen Shaoan immediately understood.

Joining the army and cultivating immortals are two different things.

Although there is a similar comparison in terms of combat power, but in terms of military cultivation, the longevity does not bring the same as that of immortal cultivators.

Even if it is a strong person in the army who can fight the god realm alone, the ceiling on the longevity is affected by the military qi, which is slightly higher than that of a civilian official, but it is difficult to say that there are more than five hundred.

Especially as a general, the military formation is not a good thing.

The influx of power far beyond what it can withstand will leave many dark wounds even if it is repaired later.

is like an ordinary sergeant, after being disabled and retired, without the protection of military morale, even worse than ordinary people.

Whether it is Daqian or other dynasties, there is no concept of pension.

Even so, for many ordinary families, the second son and the third son of the family cannot inherit the mu property, and they can only be born in this form.

After all, some people with good luck and good talent have made achievements and earned enough money to give back to their families.

No matter what kind of world it is, it is not easy for people at the bottom to live.

"Okay, you also go back and prepare more, on the side of the bluestone ruins, although there is a government army to protect you, but if you want to get enough benefits, you can only rely on yourself in the end."

"What you can protect, that is, not be backstabbed, and have a safe reliance, is somewhat fearful."

"What's more, regarding the disappearance of the princess this time, the credit you have made, this official also has two directions for you to choose."

"One is that the credit belongs to oneself, and when the merits of the Jingshi are specifically calculated, you can rely on enough merits to exchange for some ancient treasures such as magic weapons in the Qingzhou treasury."

"The second is that the credit goes to your Chen family, and the specific arrangements are negotiated by the elders of your Chen family, and you don't need to worry about it."

"Make your own decision."

When Chen Shao'an heard this, he arched his hand and said: "Shao'an was raised by the family, and everything he does comes from the family's blessing, so he should belong to the family."

The state lord nodded when he heard this, there was nothing surprising, this is a very normal thing.

But as long as the brain is not broken, basically the cultivator's contribution to the government will be presented to the family.

He asked questions routinely, and he just went through a process.

It's here, and the state lord didn't stay long.

Being able to talk for so long is already very rare for a state lord who has a lot of opportunities.

In a sense, the state lords of this world are far beyond the population and territory controlled by some emperors in previous generations.

Naturally, there are many more things to deal with.

After leaving the governor's mansion, Chen Shaoan was about to return to the restaurant.

At the gate of the governor's mansion, a middle-aged man in brocade clothes walked over with several people and stopped in front of Chen Shaoan.

Clenched his fists: "Young Prince Shao'an is well, I am waiting here on the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince."

Chen Shaoan was not surprised, if he didn't come to him, he would be surprised, so he asked, "I don't know what the prince has to explain."

The man in brocade said, "His Royal Highness the Prince originally wanted to entertain Prince Shao'an, but on the side of the Jingshi, there are some matters that His Royal Highness needs to deal with personally, so he has already left Qingzhou."

Saying this, he took out a jade pendant and handed it over.

"This is His Royal Highness's jade order, and the prince of Shao'an can use this jade order to pass through the capital and go directly to the residence of His Royal Highness the prince."

"Your Highness asked me to wait for the word, Jingshi is a place where Tianjiao gathers, with the ability of Shao'an Gongzi, there will inevitably be Jingshi and his party, His Royal Highness is waiting for Shao'an Gongzi to come and talk about it in Beijing."

Chen Shao'an took the jade order and hugged his fists and said, "Thank you for me, His Royal Highness the Prince."

The man in brocade was obviously the prince's personal guard, and after clasping his fists, he left in a hurry.

Looking at the jade order in his hand, Chen Shaoan put it in his arms and turned to leave.

.....

"Fourth brother, this prince is too stingy, you put so much effort into helping him find the princess, and as a result, he gave a jade order."

In the restaurant, Chen Shaofeng muttered after listening to the story of the past few days.

The third brother Chen Shaojie scolded: "Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand, His Royal Highness the Prince will give the jade order to the fourth brother, this is an expression of solicitation, this is something that many people can't ask for."

"If His Royal Highness the Prince values it, where will there be less money and power."

Hearing the third brother's reprimand, Chen Shaofeng pursed his mouth and didn't say anything more.

The third brother Chen Shaojie said: "His Royal Highness the prince is right, with the ability of the fourth brother, there will be a group of Jingshi in the future, and there will be twelve princes to support him, even if he is in Beijing, he should not be bullied."

"On the Jingshi side, there are many vacancies for cultivators, and there is no official worries, and being able to receive a salary is also a high authority."