Chapter 13: The Emperor Comes
Dragon Elephant Knife.
The most commonly used war knife of the war king Ye Ling is made of the teeth of the 10,000-year-old fierce beast "Dragon Elephant" of Yaoshan Mountain, forged with the fire of the phoenix, and quenched with its own blood.
After Ye Ling killed the dragon elephant, only this small part was left to be made into weapons, and the rest were used to repair the "Dingtian Pillar", which shows how strong this material is.
Unlike metal weapons, this knife is also the best conductor of aura, and when using aura to perform martial arts, there is almost no damage.
Ye Ling raised his sword and said to the sky: "Thank you brothers for your concern, my war king Ye Ling, I will reunite with you sooner or later!"
Pulling out the knife from the sheath, Ye Ling was overjoyed.
"Old man, I didn't expect us to meet so soon. ”
With a click, a note fell out of the scabbard, Ye Ling picked it up, and saw that there were four small words on it: "Only this once." ”
"Haha. Ye Ling smiled loudly, "Okay, I'll ask you to help me this time, and the future cultivation path will be completed by me Ye Ling alone!"
With the former saber in hand, Ye Ling had confidence, and his heart naturally settled down, and he went back to his room to sleep for a while.
When he opened his eyes, he heard a servant calling him.
"The head of the house, the envoys from the imperial court have arrived, and they have asked you to follow you to bathe and change your clothes to welcome the arrival of the Son of Heaven. The servant said.
"Isn't it okay to take a shower at home?"
The servant shook his head, "They said no. ”
"Trouble...... You tell them to wait a little longer, and I'll rinse my mouth first. ”
After washing, Ye Ling was respectfully taken out of the mansion by the imperial court envoy, and the sky was already shining at this time.
Following the messenger, he came to the bathroom they had prepared, and scrubbed Ye Ling for a while.
In the past two days, there has been a lot of practice and fighting, and Ye Ling has been rubbed off a lot of mud, which makes him quite embarrassed.
When he left the bathroom, he had already changed into a gold-rimmed brocade robe, which was very aristocratic.
The envoy used a mahogany tray to hold a pure gold crown and said to Ye Ling: "This city lord's golden crown will be put on by the Son of Heaven himself, and now we will keep it for you first." ”
"Please, please. Ye Ling didn't have any thoughts about the golden crown, and his mind was full of the "big things" that were going to happen today.
Yesterday's martial arts platform has been dismantled today, the original ground is covered with a red carpet, Ye Ling is standing near the end of the red carpet, and the representatives of the rest of the big families are standing in line on Ye Ling's right side.
As for the people, officials, and the guards of the Son of Heaven, they stood neatly on the left and right sides of the city avenue.
When the sun climbs the city gate tower in the north, a shout resounded through the sky:
"The Son of Heaven is coming to Yuyang City!"
Everyone who hears the sound bows down.
In fact, Yuyang City is not far from the national capital, and after crossing the Lingshan Mountain Range, it belongs to the border of the national capital.
Yuyang City itself is the acropolis of Zhaojing, the national capital, and is known as Yuyang Wei.
Duan Weishan, the son of heaven, is diligent in government affairs on weekdays, all year round, except for such a major event as the city lord, he rarely comes to Yuyang City.
Many of the people had never seen him at all, and wondered how many pairs of eyes and noses this 16-year-old king had grown.
Not long after, from the direction of the city gate, a young man in a golden robe, closely protected by the surrounding sergeants, slowly walked into the avenue.
"I've lived all my life, and it's the first time I've seen an emperor walking into the city. An elderly man on the side of the road said.
In fact, to be honest, Duan Weishan's face belonged to a relatively ordinary type, compared to other young people, he neither had Ye Ling's sword eyebrows and starry eyes, nor did he have Feng Yushu's feminine and handsome.
If he takes off his golden robe and blends in the crowd, his appearance will be absolutely unrememberable, and no one will believe that he is today.
Duan Weishan walked slowly, nodding to the crowd on the left and right from time to time, looking kind and approachable.
Ye Ling had a good impression of him, and when he looked at him, Duan Weishan also happened to see Ye Ling.
The two looked at each other, and their momentum was equal.
"Bow your head and look directly at the king, you have the intention to assassinate the king!"
Behind him, the messenger holding the golden crown of the city lord warned Ye Lingdao.
"Haha, okay, but it won't be my turn to kill the assassin today, Ye Ling. ”
Ye Ling said a word, and Feng Wanli and Feng Yingtian next to him were full of excitement!
The two of them were too nervous, in fact, the Feng family's original plan did not assassinate the Son of Heaven.
Today, they only need to let the Son of Heaven safely take away the counterfeiter Wang Jian, and they will be considered to have completed their task.
"God forbid, I hope Ye Ling doesn't make trouble......" Feng Wanli looked up to the sky and said secretly in his heart.
Boom Boom –
There was a muffled thunder rolling in the sky.
Last night's dark clouds gathered again, and the weather in the middle of summer was uncertain, and a rainstorm seemed inevitable.
Duan Weishan's pace quickened a little and came to Ye Ling.
The crowd saluted in unison.
"Excuse me. Duan Weishan raised his arm, his gaze froze, and asked, "You are Ye Ling?"
"Back to Your Majesty, in Xia Ye Ling. ”
Duan Weishan nodded with satisfaction, pursed his lips, and said: "I miss me Duan Weishan, who succeeded to the throne at the age of sixteen, and now Yuyangwei has a fourteen-year-old city lord, I hope you can live up to my expectations and give the people of Yuyang a peaceful and happy environment during your tenure." ”
Ye Ling remembered. ”
Duan Weishan's arm shook, and the envoy behind him presented the golden crown of the city lord.
Although Ye Ling was only fourteen years old, he had a strong physique, as tall as the 26-year-old Duan Weishan, and he had to bend slightly to show his respect.
The golden crown hung above his head, and Ye Ling felt a chill on his scalp.
"It's raining?" Duan Weishan looked up and muttered to himself, put the golden crown on Ye Ling's head, and patted him on the shoulder.
"Okay, the weather is bad today, all the rules are simple, let's go directly to Xiaoling Peak to get the sword. He said.
"Holy Lord, Xiaolingfeng Mountain is steep, I'm afraid it's not safe to go up the mountain on a rainy day, so you might as well take shelter in the city for the time being. The captain of the guard beside Duan Weishan said.
Duan Weishan shook his head, "No, I still have to hold a meeting with hundreds of officials to control the river in the evening, so let's go now." ”
Emperor Chrysostom said that no one dared to disobey.
"It's okay, Holy One. At this time, Feng Wanli walked up and said: "My Feng family has found a flat mountain road, even if it rains rainably, it will not be dangerous, you can rest assured that you can go up the mountain, my Feng Mansion has already arranged for servants to meet along the road." ”
Duan Weishan laughed loudly, "Oh, that's very good, but shouldn't this matter of presenting a sword be presided over by the new city lord?"
"This... I was only thirteen years old when I discovered the Human Wang Jian, and many large and small affairs were completed by the Feng family for my Ye family, so we can be regarded as cooperating. Ye Ling explained.
"I see, that's understandable, let's go. ”
Duan Weishan's words and deeds are not like an emperor at all, there is no shelf, and there is no domineering of the Son of Heaven, but like a gentle and jade-like son.
Ye Ling secretly peeked into his eyes, his eyes were deep, like a bottomless deep well, difficult to decipher.
"Your Majesty. Ye Ling suddenly said, "There are many fierce beasts and demons in the mountains, Ye Mou...... Apply to bring a knife with you. ”
"Presumptuous!Beside the Son of Heaven, except for the imperial guards, who can bring a knife with him? Could it be that you intend to assassinate the Son of Heaven?" Feng Yingtian on the side suddenly came to his senses and asked loudly.
Duan Weishan looked at Feng Yingtian coldly, his face expressionless, and he was silent for a long time.
Ye Ling secretly curled the corners of his mouth, the two of the Feng family knew that they were impulsive, and they were at a loss in front of the Son of Heaven, which made people laugh when they saw it.
"Feng Wanli, your family is elder, there is a little bit of rudeness, right?" Duan Weishan said slowly.
Then, without waiting for Feng Wanli to reply, Duan Weishan said to Ye Ling: "If I don't even believe in the city lord of the Acropolis of the national capital, what kind of emperor can I be?" ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty. ”
Ye Ling took the Dragon Elephant Knife and held it in his hand.
Accompanied by the Imperial Forest Army, everyone took a carriage out of the city and braved the rain to go to Xiaoling Peak.
A silent contest was quietly staged between several forces.