The Tamaki Palace was not far from here, and the samurai who reported the news returned quickly, even if they did not ride horses.

The samurai whispered a few words to the officials.

The official immediately stroked Song You's chest and saluted: "My king invites Your Excellency to the palace as a guest." ”

“……”

Song You thought for a moment, did not refuse, but turned to look at the woman beside him:

"What about her?"

"Don't kill her today, take her back first, and if you find the flask, let her go."

"I have a child, and I have to go with me."

"Yes."

"Please lead the way."

"Please."

As soon as the official waved his hand, the samurai escorted the woman back, and he also turned around and made a gesture of invitation to Song You.

The group went to the palace.

The official said to Song You as he walked: "The night before yesterday, my king was entertaining the guests of Da Yan in the palace, and he was a general in a nearby military town, and my king took out the wine jug given by the Emperor Da Yan himself, filled with the best wine in the country, but as soon as the wine jug and wine glass came out, it disappeared, and the matter was known to the guests, and my king was very worried. ”

Song You listened and nodded.

The treasures given by the emperor cannot be discarded casually, let alone in such a sensitive place in the Western Regions-

Dayan has elite soldiers and strong generals here, the Western Regions are originally aliens, I don't know how many generals who are eager to make contributions are staring at this land all the time, and they even have to find out what is going on, just a small reason They will lead troops to force the city, and the Western Regions are also having a hard time.

Need a back pot.

"Alas......"

Song You sighed and followed him to the palace.

The palace of Yucheng is also an earthy yellow stone building, as if covered with a thick layer of wind and sand, but the building is very tall and exquisite, built against the mountain, and it looks very atmospheric.

After entering the palace gate, passing the square, going up the stone steps, turning back a few times in the corridor, you will arrive at the main hall of the palace.

Yucheng Guojun is an old man of fifty or sixty years old.

The head is also wrapped in cloth, but the cloth is precious, and there are many gold, silver, pearls and jade decorations on the top, and he wears a loose earthy yellow robe, and there are also many gold, silver, pearls and jade decorations, and he actually greeted Song You at the door of the main hall.

Many officials sent Song You here, and only one person went in with him.

Song You saluted with the monarch and sat down as guests.

Sanhua Niangniang sat with him.

This monarch can also speak the Great Yan dialect.

Song You originally thought that this monarch might have heard of his name, but it wasn't until he asked how he met the governor of Shazhou that Song You understood that he was simply worried and valued this matter.

"Returning to China, I know some spells, so when I passed by Shazhou, I got acquainted with the governor of Shazhou."

"Oh? What spells do you know? Hearing this, the Jade Monarch couldn't help but say to Song You, "Can you give us a show?" ”

"Most of the people in the next meeting are demon subjugation and demon eradication techniques, I'm afraid it's not good to perform." Song You bowed his head and replied, "But there is indeed a spell that can be performed for everyone to see." ”

"What spell?"

"In the next meeting, the method of the birth of the wood spirit." Song You said to the monarch, "On the next journey, I saw a grape trellis in the palace, and the grapes were just right, and if you cast a spell on the vines under the grape trellis, you can urge the grapes to grow more in a moment." ”

"It's so amazing?"

"Da Yan's usual tricks in the rivers and lakes."

"Can you eat the grapes?"

"Naturally, you can eat it."

"I guess I stole it from somewhere else, right?"

"The king is insightful." Song You replied, "What others are not, but what is below." ”

"This king has also seen some people who can do magic, some can walk into the painting, some can pass through the wall, and some can take things from the empty altar, but I have never seen such spells." The monarch said, "When the samurai who went out to look for the silver pot returns, I will definitely ask Your Excellency to perform it, so that I can see and see." ”

"Definitely!"

Song You nodded and agreed.

Only then did the Jade Monarch get down to business: "How did Your Excellency know the whereabouts of the silver kettle?" ”

"Tell ...... truth"

Song You's voice was gentle and calm, his tone was sincere, and he briefly told him what happened the night before.

After speaking, the temple was silent.

Many officials looked at each other, some felt strange, some felt ridiculous, some nodded and sighed, and some showed incredible expressions.

"Your Excellency means that outside my Jade City, there has always been such a group of monsters, using that golden cone to steal rare treasures, and all the strange things that I have inexplicably lost treasures in my Jasper Country before were all done by the group of monsters you met the night before?"

"Maybe."

"But why did they entertain you for the night, show your treasures, and invite you with wine, meat, and food, and did not harm you?"

"I won't hide it from you, so I guessed that they wanted to harm us, but they were cautious and had to be tempted first, but they found that they were quite capable, and the children below were also very powerful, and they couldn't hurt them that night, so they didn't do it."

"This ......"

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other for a while.

In the end, there is no flawless ability to distinguish between the real and the fake, and everyone only focuses on the most important things in front of them.

"Dare I ask what kind of wine was in the pot that night?"

"Grape wine, the wine is not strong, it tastes sweet and sour, I don't like to drink in the next year, and I also drank a small half pot."

“……”

The crowd fell silent.

"So that night those monsters cast a spell and stole the wine and silver kettle that our king was going to entertain General Dayan on that mountain, and after entertaining Your Excellency, the temple on the mountain disappeared, and the silver kettle fell on the mountain?"

"Probably so."

"Possibly?"

"If you can't find the silver kettle on the mountain, it may have been picked up by the herdsmen who went up the mountain today and yesterday, or it may be that those monsters think that this silver kettle is more precious and take it back to the treasure house."

"This ......"

Everyone frowned when they heard this.

There was even a hot-tempered person who had already stood up: "I can't debunk you if I can't find it, could it be that you are playing my king?" ”

"Don't be rude!"

The king of Jasper has reigned for many years, and there are often rare treasures stolen in the city, and sometimes there is a faint feeling. At that time, he couldn't be sure what it was or what was going on, but he left his feelings, and now when he heard Song You's description, he corresponded to these feelings one by one, plus this person said everything right, and his tone was calm and sincere, he actually believed it a little bit in his heart.

"But this is a treasure rewarded by Emperor Dayan, and General Dayan was present that night, if we can't find the silver kettle, what should we do?"

"You are not in a hurry."

Song You was still not in a hurry, and said sincerely: "We will stay in Yucheng for at least one month, and within one month, please don't implicate the maid, and strive to retrieve the jade pot for the monarch." If you can't get it back, you can repair the book and send it to Anxi Military Town, explain the reason, and then ask it to return to the court, we have an old relationship with Prime Minister Dayan, and we have also seen Your Majesty, the court will trust us, and the generals will not embarrass the Jade Country. ”

Saying this, there was a faint sigh of emotion.

A general stationed outside by Dayan can make a small country nervous to this point.

"Have you seen Your Majesty?"

"We have stayed in Changjing several times, and we have a deeper acquaintance with the emperor, and we have also met once with today." Song You replied truthfully, "If the monarch doesn't believe it, you can repair the book and go to the local military town, and the commanders and generals of the four towns of Anxi must have heard of our name." ”

"The Emperor's ......"

Jasper Monarch's eyes widened.

Obviously, he was more familiar with the first emperor, and the power of the first emperor was deeper in their hearts.

The palace monarch and the civil and military looked at each other, but they didn't immediately question it, but they didn't believe it immediately, just watched the sunset outside, waved their hands and asked the attendants to bring wine and food.

This is the country of jasper, producing precious jade, and it is also the country of melons and fruits, rich in melons and fruits. The principle of southern orange and northern orange is also common here, even if the same melon and fruit, as long as it grows on this land, it can grow the sweetness of Dayan in the east that cannot grow no matter what.

In order to show his affection for him, the king specially invited someone to go to the grape trellis in the palace and cut a few bunches of ripe grapes and bring them up.

Song You looked at the grapes on the plate in front of him.

Sanhua Niangniang also looked at the grapes.

This time it was washed, and it was stained with water, and it looked more and more pleasant, but I could see that this bunch of grapes was the same as the one I ate the night before.

The same jet-black, big strings and big ones.

"The grapes of the Jade City are famous far and wide, the whole Jade City, and the highest position of the palace, the grapes are ripe at the earliest, the king specially asked someone to take good care of them, Your Excellency also please taste the taste."

"I've heard of it for a long time."

Only then did Song You stretch out his hand and twist a grape.

Plenty of juice and sweet.

It tastes the same as the night before.

Song You twisted another one and gave it to his children.

I don't know when it began, but I rarely heard the words "cats don't eat fruit" from her mouth.

The girl bites on a grape in an interesting pose.

Song You withdrew his gaze from her, and then looked at the people in the hall at this time, many people were looking at him, and seeing that there were still doubts on someone's face, there were doubts, and there were worries, he thought about it, then he picked up a grape, and said to everyone present:

"I said earlier that there is a wood spirit method that can promote the growth of grapes, and I wanted to go to the grape trellis to perform for you after the banquet, but since I brought the grapes at this time, I will perform it here for you to see."

"Oh?"

The monarch and Wenwu immediately looked at him.

"Please bring a basin of water."

"Buddha hey, buy it!"

A copper basin filled with water soon arrived.

Then he saw the Taoist crush the grapes on the table, take out the seeds from them, and throw them on the stone floor of the palace.

Some people also looked at the Taoist, but they didn't see any other movements of the Taoist, until they heard the exclamations of the people around them, and then they quickly shifted their eyes - they saw that the ground had already sprouted, and the grape seed actually planted its roots into the stone floor tiles, stretching out a touch of emerald green leaves.

"Please water."

"Buddha is powerless!"

The attendant carefully watered the shoots.

The stone bricks of the palace gradually cracked, and at the same time the young shoots grew rapidly, and soon rose to become vines, spreading along the ground.

It doesn't need light, it doesn't need soil, it takes root in the stones, and it doesn't take much effort to produce grapes.

The monarch and the civil and military were amazed, and asked the attendants to cut the grapes and taste them, which were even more delicious than those that had just been cut from the grape trellis in the palace, and they were immediately even more amazed.

"It's just a common spell of Dayan, and it may be used more delicately than ordinary tricksters, but it's not very profound." Song You said to them, "As I said, the night before yesterday, those monsters also brought a bunch of grapes from the Golden Cone to entertain us, and we ate them cleanly, and the bunch of grapes was picked from the grape trellis of the palace, and now it is returned to the king." ”

After hearing this, the monarch was stunned again.

Hurriedly called the attendant who took care of the grape trellis and asked him if it was true or false, and the attendant saw that the monarch's tone was serious, so he confessed that there was indeed a bunch of grapes missing the night before, but he didn't know who stole it, thinking that the prince or queen in the palace had picked it up, so he didn't dare to report it.

Only then did everyone believe what Song You said.

It's all amazing.

Until the sun sank and the sky darkened, leaving only the silhouette of the horizon.

Someone from outside came to report—

No silver kettle was found on the hill outside the city.

"The monarch doesn't have to worry, it's still the same sentence, within a month, try to bring it back, if you don't do it, you will definitely explain the situation to the Anxi military town and the imperial court." Song You paused, stretched out his hand and touched the head of the girl who was eating grapes next to him, "The reason why we came to the palace today is only because this matter is also because of us, we naturally can't let innocent people be implicated because of this, and we won't leave until we ensure that the monarch will not be punished and questioned, and the maid will not be killed by the monarch." ”

"The king believes in Your Excellency."

"Thank you."

"I wonder where Your Excellency lives now?" After speaking, the monarch hurriedly added, "There is no other meaning, but Your Excellency is a guest from afar, and we should treat Your Excellency well." ”

"I live in a carriage shop in the west of the city." Song You thought about it for a while, it was indeed quite in line with his preferences, and after today, it was likely that he would be able to live there for a longer time, "We all like that place very much, the monarch has something to do, just come there to find us." ”

"The palace has special rooms that can be prepared for Your Excellency."

"Good intentions are understood." Song You said sincerely, "It is more suitable for us to travel and practice than the royal palace. ”

"Okay then."

The monarch did not say anything more.

When the feast was over, the king assured him that he would not be burdened with the maid again for a short time, and sent the palace warriors to send him back.

At the same time, he wrote a handwritten letter with earnest words, and asked someone to send it to ask the military guards, and ordered someone to dig up the stone bricks in the temple to check it, and found that the roots of the grapevines had long been integrated with the stone bricks, and the hard stone bricks seemed to have turned into tofu under the root system, and the roots had passed through the stone bricks and reached the soil layer under the palace.

Everyone was amazed.

……

At this time, it was already dark, and the Taoist had already left the palace.

The road was uneven, the carriage of the palace was shaking, and Sanhua Niangniang sat opposite the Taoist, but kept tilting her head and staring at the Taoist without blinking.

"What are you looking at?"

When Sanhua Niangniang heard this, she only tilted her head, still staring at him, her smaller body swaying with the carriage shaking, and her eyes seemed to be thinking, but she couldn't say it, so she naturally didn't answer.

It's just that the influence of the Taoist's actions on her is also subtle.

(End of chapter)