The Mystery of Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 18

The old city, Shanting Village.

This is the only way to go to Kyoto via the old city. Although it is a village, it is as lively as a village.

At noon, the inside of the Fu'an Inn is bustling. No matter what the season, the official road next to Shanting Village is always full of merchants, so the first floor of the inn is full of people of all kinds eating and drinking.

In the corner, a young man was occupying a table by himself, and the table was full of meals.

Ordering so many dishes by one person also cuts off the idea of ​​others sharing a table with him.

Judging by his attire, the young man did not look like an ordinary businessman, but rather a son of an official family.I saw him dressed in a black satin robe and a jade crown on his head. His appearance was majestic, his figure was tall and elegant, and he seemed out of place with the people in the inn.

The young man's eating style is also gentle, the food is ordinary food, and the wine is also ordinary wine, but the young man is satisfied with every bite, very satisfied with the feeling brought by the wine and food.

Being grateful for food is the first lesson Master taught me.

At this time, a person came in from the door and came straight to the young master.

The person who came was Mr. Sun, Sun Mian, who was under King Rong's family.

Sun Mian walked up to the young prince, and was about to salute, when a cold and stern look shot at him, warning Sun Mian to wake up immediately, and sat on the stool next to him.

Sun Mian lowered his voice and said, "I have seen Mr. Tianqi."

Tianyuandao, the first disciple of Daoist, son Tianqi.

Mr. Tian Qi looked at the wine glass in his hand, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the food and drinks in this inn are passable. Mr. Sun has worked hard all the way here. Let's have a glass of wine and something to eat first."

Sun Mian didn't dare to refuse, picked up the wine glass and drank a glass of wine.

Sun Mian added: "Prince Rong and the son have already gone to the manor of the prince's mansion outside the capital, and the son can go to meet each other."

Tian Qi didn't say anything else, poured Sun Mian a glass of wine, and started eating and drinking on his own.

Sun Mian was anxious, it was not a trivial matter for King Rong to go out of Beijing secretly, this opportunity to meet was rare, if he missed it, he would have to venture to Prince Rong's mansion to meet him, God knows how many pairs of eyes were staring at the mansion.

I wanted to remind a few more words, but I heard Tianqi say: "Master often tells me, don't waste every grain of food. I have ordered so many meals, and I always have to finish eating before leaving." Unable to refute the sense of oppression, Sun Mian stopped talking and could only eat with Tian Qi.

Half an hour later, Sun Mian walked out of the inn with Tian Qi clutching his stomach. Looking at Tian Qi who looked normal, he couldn't even believe that this person just ate most of the whole table.

There was already a carriage waiting at the door, and Sun Mian was so stretched that he could hardly climb up the carriage. Fortunately, Tian Qi stretched out his hand to support him, so he didn't make a fool of himself.

The coachman raised his whip, and the carriage galloped away.

It was evening when we arrived at King Derong's manor. Prince Rong's son Wei Zhangyuan and his guest Duan Shikun were waiting anxiously at the door.

Seeing Sun Mian accompanies a young man to get off the carriage, Wei Zhangyuan hastily greeted him.

Although he is the son of the eldest son, Wei Zhangyuan did not dare to neglect the head disciple of Tianyuan Daoist, after all, he had to rely on him for many things.After the two met, Wei Zhangyuan took them to the village.Nearly half of the houses in the village were burned down, which was of course thanks to Zhang Xiaojia who had changed his name to Zhang Xiaoding.

Rong Wang Wei Changqian is not in a good mood.

The reaction of the emperor and the court was too fast. In just a few days, Yang Sheng, a famous Lingnan general, became the governor of Xiji Prefecture. King Rong didn't even have time to recommend it to his confidants.This Yang Sheng has always been the emperor's die-hard fan, so he might be another Chang Guangsheng.Negotiations with Tianxiong Kingdom were not going well, the envoy was killed before they could reach a conclusion, and Wei Changqian became more and more unconfident about his plan.

It has been 18 years, since that person came to the throne, he has started to make arrangements. From the outsiders' point of view, His Royal Highness King Rong does not strive for fame or profit, and has been doing his best to assist the current emperor. A big game of chess is already being played in one day.

"I can't turn back, this road, only one person can live."

While thinking about it, the eldest son Wei Zhangyuan came in with two people, one was Sun Mian, and the other young man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, he should be the young master Tianqi.

Tian Qi stepped forward to greet King Rong, and King Rong didn't say anything because of his lateness, but just responded lightly.

The eldest son Wei Zhangyuan knew that it was time for him to lead the conversation, so he spoke first, "Master Tianqi, do you have a letter from your master?"

Tian Qi smiled slightly, and said: "There is no letter from the teacher, and everything should be dictated by me and His Highness."

Wei Zhangyuan said again: "Young Master must have known what happened here, I wonder if you have any plans?"

Of course, Tianqi knows all about the recent events. Tianyuan Dao has very developed communication channels, and can transmit the news of what happened in Kyoto to Daozong within a day. It is for this reason that after the bloody incident in the manor, Master sent himself to deal with the aftermath. , It can be regarded as a reassurance for Prince Rong and his son.

Tian Qi arched his hands and said: "His Royal Highness King Rong and His Royal Highness Shizi don't have to worry. I will set off for Tianxiong tomorrow. As long as Tianxiong Kingdom takes proper care, great things will be accomplished next year."

Without waiting for the son to reply, King Rong said: "Tianxiong Kingdom's participation is certainly important, but they want Xiji and Jiannan two states, I absolutely cannot agree."

Tian Qi had already known King Rong's thoughts from Sun Mian, and at this moment he replied according to his intention: "That's natural, Your Highness wants to be the master of Zhongxing, and ceding the land is absolutely unacceptable."

Sun Mian curled his lips in his heart, quite disapproving of the two of them, since he wanted to rely on the strength of others, how could he not give others sweets, the ruler of the Tianxiong Kingdom is so talented, how could it be bought by small favors?At this time, I heard Young Master Tian Qi say: "My teacher asked me to make a decision. The east and north sides have been prepared for His Highness. When the military affairs of Tianxiong Kingdom are together, next year a major event can be accomplished."

Hearing this, King Rong Wei Changqian's breathing became a little rough, and his son Wei Zhangyuan's eyes were warm. After 18 years of planning, it was finally time to close the net.

It was getting late, and King Rong couldn't stay outside the city for too long. After discussing the contact method and other matters with Tianqi, he returned to the capital with his son and guards, leaving Sun Mian to accompany Tianqi.

Sending off King Rong, Tianqi looked at Sun Mian,

"Mr. Sun has worked hard these past few years."

Sun Mian was overwhelmed by the flattery. Although this Young Master Tianqi hadn't had much contact with him, he knew a lot about him.The first disciple of Dao Zun, the second-grade master of the Xuan Realm, the genius born in the world, and the boss of his own boss.

"Young Master Zhesha is a subordinate."

After Tian Qi praised Sun Mian, his face suddenly changed, "You were ordered to intercept and kill Chang Guangsheng that day, why did you give up halfway?"

With a buzzing sound in Sun Mian's mind, he said in a trembling voice: "Young Master Mingjian, Guangsheng has been stabbed several times in the past day, and he can't survive. The subordinate originally planned to let the Ule people cut off his head, but suddenly there was a sandstorm , the people of Ule were terrified, and the subordinates really couldn't restrain them."

Tianqi already knew about the sandstorm, but Chang Guangsheng didn't know whether he was alive or dead, so it was a troublesome matter after all.

"Chang Yun, the son of Chang Guangsheng, can you find out where he is?"

Sun Mian wiped the sweat from his brow, and said: "The subordinates sent people to investigate for many days, only to know that Mu Qing sent people to send Chang Yun away from the capital, but there was no trace to be traced, and several subordinates were lost."

Tian Qi is not surprised by this, the Pavilion Master of Yuan Pavilion wants to hide a person, it is as easy as pie.

"Don't stop investigating Chang Yun, we must find him."

Although Tian Qi is young, he is in front of Dao Zun every day, and he understands the truth of uprooting weeds and roots better than anyone else.

Sun Mian repeatedly said yes, and repeatedly assured Tianqi that he would find Chang Yun.

But where is Chang Yun?
Chang Yun is vomiting at the moment.

I vomited up all the food I ate yesterday, leaving only bile.

For now he was on a ship at sea, and the ship was fighting the waves in a mist.

Escorted by Xiu Ze, a white-clothed swordsman, Chang Yun passed through Yuzhou and Yangzhou from Kyoto, entered the sea from Qiantang, and headed for Yuange Mojian Island.

Chang Yun grew up in Xiji State since he was a child. He had never seen a larger lake, not to mention the sea. As soon as he got on the boat, he vomited so faintly.

Although Ji Hai has the word "sea" in his name, he is also a master who has never seen the sea. When Chang Yun spits out and he spits out, the master and servant even feel that they are going to die on this boat. Only Xiu Ze who is with them seems to be fine. , holding a sword and sitting in the cabin.

Chang Yun still didn't forget to tease Ji Hai at this time, "Chitou, you are really sorry for your name, why is it so unbearable."

Ji Hai was speechless, Chang Yun was at least a healthy person, and he was seriously injured and missing an arm, so it's good to be able to support him until now, but he really didn't have the strength to retort, so he could only keep his mouth shut and clenched his teeth.

In this way, they persisted in the wind and waves for two days. Chang Yun and Ji Hai, who had not had enough water, could only watch Xiu Ze feasting in front of them every day, which made them envious.

Suddenly, the wind and waves stopped, Chang Yun poked his head out, and the previous heavy fog disappeared.

"We're here," Xiu Ze got up and went out of the cabin, Chang Yun and Ji Hai also walked out with the support.

Looking from afar, a small island appeared right in front of it.

Yuan Pavilion, Sword Sharpening Island.

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