Wan Ruo walked down the hillside quickly, and the single group also landed steadily on the square in front of the council hall.

"When did Sister Wanruo come back, was it your horn just now?" When the single group saw Wan Ruo, many questions rose in their hearts.

"Let's go inside." Wan Ruo took the holy decree and walked into the council hall first.

The crowd came one after another, and if the holy purpose was unfolded and read in it, everyone gave the salute and received the decree.

After the reading, everyone was pleasantly surprised.

"Does the boss know?" The head has not returned from the outside, and he can't be contacted for the time being, and the single group is also anxious.

Wan Ruo put away the holy decree and handed it to Uncle Chen and Senior Sister Yun for safekeeping and circulation, and replied to Shan Qun: "The head of the sect and the king of the ghost have never seen it, I took the holy decree and rushed back non-stop, and along the way, our own shops have left messages, as long as they have been there, they should know." ”

"That's good." Shan Qun was a little relieved, he passed down an order, let some people ride fast horses to the place where Wanruo had not been to continue to deliver the news, and then gathered all the skilled craftsmen of the Four Kings Valley to make the coffin overnight and transport it to the capital as quickly as possible.

"Sister Wanruo, it's really hard for you." Shan Qun was also distressed when he saw Wan Ruo's haggard face.

Wan Ruo waved his hand: "This is what I should do, nothing." ”

She was sick in her stomach, and she had already experienced it on the way, so she hurried outside to vomit.

Shan Qun and a few people chased out, Sister Yun was the most experienced, and said happily: "Congratulations to the Night Charm King, you are happy!" ”

Wan Ruo took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, nodded and said, "What Senior Sister Yun said is right, I only reacted on the way back to the Valley of the Four Kings. ”

Sister Yun saw that there were many men around her, so she said mysteriously: "Let's go, go back to you first, and I'll give you a good summary." ”

Shan Qun settled in a low voice: "If the sister is good at home, we will take care of the big and small matters in the valley, so you don't have to worry about it." ”

Hearing the sound of the horn in the council hall, everyone, including Wu Jun and Yu Ji, knew that something important had happened, and they came out to stand on the side of the road and watch. The two of them were very happy to see the master, and greeted the cold and asked for warmth.

Sister Yun saw that Wu Jun was slapping the dust on his master's body, and her hands were a little heavy, so she hurriedly blocked it and said: "Your master is now golden, you must be careful when you start, you must not move the tire gas." ”

"The master is happy, does the uncle know, do you need to notify us now." Wu Jun and Yu Ji were extremely excited and rushed to receive the task.

Wan Ruo smiled happily: "No, your uncle is going to Beihu soon, and he will be distracted when he knows, let's talk about it when he comes back." ”

Both of them are mothers, and they chatter and ask on the road, "Is the master pregnant with a man or a woman, and when will he give birth?" ”

"I don't know, isn't it just about to trouble Sister Yun to come home and calculate it." Wan Ruo's smile on his face.

When a few people returned home, Sister Yun carefully inquired about the process before and after, and asked some more private questions, only then did she calculate the approximate time of childbirth, and advised: "The first few months are the most dangerous, you must rest assured that you must raise the fetus, and you must not use force with people to avoid hurting the fetus." ”

Wan Ruo nodded in agreement and wrote a letter for Wu Jun to send to Liu Ximei through the postman. The letter told her that she had returned to the Valley of the Four Kings safely, and asked her to pay attention to the news in the capital, and if there was a problem on the Emperor's side, write a letter in time and send it to the longevity material store franchised by the Valley of the Four Kings in the capital, and the letters would be accurately transferred back to the Valley of the Four Kings.

By the time Liu Ximei received Wan Ruo's letter, Gu Shengchao had already left the capital and followed the mission to Beihu.

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The Wuwang Palace has changed dramatically, the head has changed, the internal needs to be reintegrated, there are too many things to deal with and solve, and there is no energy to oppose the court for the time being, so I have to choose a compromise to avoid direct conflict.

The most powerful Martial King Hall began to avoid, and the other forces did not dare to come hard, and they all obediently cooperated.

Gu Shengchao arranged for the people to measure and plough the fields very smoothly, and the final accurate data was just around the corner, so the emperor ordered Gu Shengchao to accompany the delegation to Beihu.

There were more than 100 people in the mission, which showed the importance that the imperial court attached to Beihu.

Among them, there is one main envoy, eight deputy envoys, and onmyoji, professionals temporarily dispatched from the six departments of the three provinces, such as doctors, painters, musicians, translators, and mine supervisors, as well as craftsmen from carpenters, blacksmiths and other related industries, as well as some miscellaneous servants and guards in charge of guards.

Zhonglang of the imperial court took Lu Shouwen as the main envoy and arranged a position of deputy envoy for Gu Shengchao, which was actually to protect everyone's safety.

Lu Shouwen is the second brother of Lu, who made great contributions in the process of the emperor's ascension to the throne, and he and Gu Shengchao are old acquaintances, so it is more convenient to get along.

The mission left the capital and headed north, and Lu Shouwen took the lead in the first place. There were scouts who explored the way ahead, and by the way, told the officials in various places along the road to prepare for the reception work in advance to ensure that the clothing, food, housing and transportation of the mission personnel would not be affected. Whenever you go to a place, you should also hire a local person who is familiar with the geography as a guide, so as not to get lost and cause unnecessary trouble.

I was unhurried all the way, and I came to the northernmost state and county of the Dawu Dynasty for nearly two months, where the climate was dry, obviously windier and colder than the capital.

It is said that it is cold at night, and it is cool in the morning and evening, but it is still hot and dry when the sun is down at noon. The changeable weather made everyone miserable, just went out in the early morning in a leather jacket, and it was still very hot in a single dress at noon, everyone complained bitterly.

On this day, they came to a valley, and walked cautiously along the sheep intestine path dug out in the middle of the mountainside, and there were scouts who came to report, not far in front of them was the last county seat of the Dawu Dynasty that they were going to pass through, and the county order heard that the mission was passing by, and had prepared a banquet and waited.

At the foot of the cliff is a steep cliff, and from a distance, you can see a lot of cars parked below, and people are entering and exiting caves of various sizes, looking very busy.

"What are they doing?" Lu Shouwen pointed there and asked the guide.

The guide said: "There is a coal mine, and the amount of black coal produced every day is amazing, and we locals use it for heating in winter. ”

The mine supervisor added: "Black coal is produced in different areas, and the burning temperature is also different, and this is much stronger for smelting iron ore than charcoal." ”

"But there's never been a record of the coal mines here, so why don't we go down and check it?" The mine supervisor took out the booklet and flipped through it, but found no relevant information.

The iron, copper, coal, salt and other minerals of the Dawu Dynasty are all monopolized by the state, and every mineral must be registered, and individuals are not allowed to operate privately.

"Okay." Lu Shouwen readily agreed, his envoy this time was originally to plan for the future of the dynasty, otherwise he would not have brought so many people with him all the way.

As he walked, the painter had already briefly drawn the terrain and landforms along the way, so that he could depict them in detail when he arrived at the inn.

Everyone went down the mountain, and Lu Shouwen ordered the mission to rest on the spot, and he brought Gu Shengchao and a few others to find him.

There is no need to look for it, the road is full of black soot, and the road surface is also dyed black, and you will go straight along the black road, and you will come to the coal mine in a short time.

The mine supervisor hurriedly took out the paper and pen to record, for fear of forgetting.

Lu Shouwen was watching, and the people from the coal mine were also eyeing them, and more than ten horses rushed over.

"What for?" Those people flaunted their might, and their faces were full of arrogance.

Lu Shouwen raised the festival in his hand: "We are envoys appointed by the emperor, and no one has the right to interfere, they have to obey our orders." ”

Those people looked at each other, and one of them stepped forward and said: "This is an important place for the imperial court, no one is allowed to trespass, you can go!" ”

The mine supervisor disagreed, and immediately stepped forward and said: "I am an official of the imperial court, and I am in charge of mineral records in various places, why haven't I seen you registered in the register." ”

Those people whispered, one of them rode back, and the rest of them still stood in front to block, and the current man said: "We are under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry of the Imperial Court, and this is a forbidden place, and you are not allowed to enter and leave at will." He pulled out his waist knife and threatened: "The court speaks, and those who violate the order will be beheaded." ”

Lu Shouwen saw that something was wrong here, and he refused to leave.

Gu Shengchao observed the surrounding terrain, there were towering mountains on both sides, and there was only a small road at the bottom of the valley, if the other party outflanked them, they could be easily besieged.

Just as they were confronting each other, hundreds of people suddenly appeared on the slopes on both sides, carrying all kinds of long-handled tools in their hands, rushing towards the mission.

"Kill them!"

"Don't let them run."

"They are spies specially sent by Beihu, don't let them go."

Standing on both sides of the valley, it seemed that the mountains were full of their people.

At the critical juncture, the five swords that formed the Five Soul Array in the Ancient Saint Chao Dantian and the long sword nourished in the middle were ready to move, making a clanging sound.

He burst out, "Go." ”

Six swords shot out and flew through the air.

In the competition with Ding Ying on the way back to the Dawu Dynasty and the wolf demon, the ancient saint realized the scope of the scene.

Lu Chuan, outside the capital of the Dawu Dynasty, told him how to use the Five Soul Array, he was only able to control one of the points, and in the duel with the wolf demon, the huge and incomparably large wolf that was transformed obviously broke through the range of the point. At that time, Gu Shengchao had an understanding, and after repeated cultivation later, he was finally able to spread from one point.

The Ancient Saint Super was able to accurately control the movement of each sword, and in an instant, it reaped the lives of the more than ten people who rushed to the front.

The rest saw that the situation was not good, and fled towards the mountain.

Gu Shengchao noticed that these people seemed to be miners in the mine, all dressed in tatters, and they were not from the army. It should have been instructed by someone and forced to come out as a soldier.

Looking at the blades in their hands, they are all tools of different lengths and sizes, and they are all tools for work, and they are temporarily transferred to work for the mines.

The real mastermind is hiding in the shadows, just like a cunning fox watching the mission's every move, and then waiting for an opportunity to move.

The more than ten horsemen opposite Gu Shengchao were about to take advantage of the chaos to rush over, and when they saw that the sword controlled by Gu Shengchao was suddenly hanging in front of them, they suddenly panicked and stopped their horses.

"Are you going to rebel?" A half-man, half-woman man with a spear in his hand, his voice was a little shrill and he was bluffing and hesitating to move forward.

Shaking the festival in his hand, Lu Shouwen said sharply: "I am an envoy appointed by the imperial court, representing the emperor's will, and now it is you who want to rebel, obediently and forgive you for your innocence, we will only investigate the mastermind behind it, otherwise we will be guilty." ”