After the world collapsed

Chapter 4

Compared with Feng Pingcheng, Ningcheng is more accessible.First of all, the main roads in Ningcheng are much wider. In the past two days, so many people have gathered here, but there is no sense of congestion on the streets where people come and go every day.

Even the architectural styles on the two sides are quite different. The buildings in Ningcheng look like they were built by famous craftsmen. The ridges are high and low, the cornices are extremely neat, and the gates and courtyards on both sides of the road are also well-planned.

In the past few days, Ning Cheng has stepped up his defenses. Walking on the street, he can see patrol teams in light armor passing by from time to time, and every place seems to be orderly.

Within the walls of the Forbidden City in Ningcheng, King Dongyang was meditating in the Hall of Qinghe.Izumo Kingdom and Dongyang Kingdom can now be considered to have reached a certain kind of tacit agreement in secret. Although the Dongyang royal family still has reservations and powers, the title of emperor is only held by the one from Izumo Kingdom, so Dongyang Wang is the most powerful person in Dongyang Kingdom.

Looking at the group of the richest man in Gancheng who had just retired, King Dongyang was slightly displeased.

Gancheng is the most prosperous capital of the Izumo Kingdom, and its prosperity is somewhat higher than that of Linyuan City, the capital of the Izumo Kingdom. Of course, this is also because of the unique geographical location of Linyuan City.

Therefore, the richest man in Gancheng should not be underestimated. Just now Lei Wanze, the richest man in Gancheng, brought his second son to propose marriage to the royal family of Dongyang, but the king of Dongyang did not feel any respect from him. After all, he is also the ruler of a country.

He had heard about the second son of the Lei family before, and he heard that he was a playful young master.Just now in the main hall, it was seen that his words and deeds were very consistent with the rumors, and the other party did not restrain himself at all, which obviously did not take him seriously for the royal family of Dongyang.

Although Princess Wenyang's marriage has not yet been written off, and it may not be his Lei family, it still makes Dongyang Wang a little frustrated, but there is nothing he can do about this Lei family.

This is already the third wave of people he has seen today, more people than yesterday, and most of the forces who propose marriage have this attitude, which Dongyang King did not expect.But it's no wonder others, who made him lose his composure and announce the matter of Princess Wenyang to the public.

As the king of a country, it is naturally impossible to change his mind, so he can only bite the bullet and choose a reliable opponent. When he thinks about the protagonist of this matter, King Dongyang is the first and the second big.

Princess Wenyang is twenty-eight years old, a lively and rebellious age.Although he usually gives others the impression of being dignified and well-behaved, but in private, he looks quite different.

Dignified and well-behaved, it can only be said that the court etiquette teacher has been well-trained since childhood, but her personality determines that she is just pretending.Not only is she proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she also knows a thing or two. In fact, she is better at horseback riding and archery. She is even more proficient in weapons.

I don't like red clothes but military clothes.

King Dongyang felt extremely tired about this. How could a good daughter, Jiajia, go on the route of a heroine and never return.

I still remember that when King Dongyang entertained all the guests last month, in a moment of excitement, he actually showed off his little daughter to everyone, both civil and military, and the words "women don't let a man's eyebrows" come out of his mouth directly, and he said it along the way When it came to the issue of her age, she was promised to recruit Wen Yang a relative after being praised.

Afterwards, Princess Wenyang, who learned of the incident, stayed in the room for three days without eating or drinking.

Just when King Dongyang was anxious to let someone break in, the door opened, and a word from Princess Wenyang came:

"If you want to be my future husband, you have to pass the test and get my approval."

Seeing the stubborn person who seemed to have lost a lot of weight, King Dongyang quickly agreed. Although he didn't know what the test she said was going on, no matter how outrageous it was, it shouldn't be for the sake of a martial arts competition, so she was still a daughter. physical health is important.

Since that day, the princess has never stepped out of her compound.King Dongyang sent someone to watch it secretly twice, and found that he hadn't practiced any moves. It looked the same as usual on the surface, which made him confused, and he didn't let go of his hanging heart.

"The fifth prince of Izumo Kingdom has arrived."

Just as King Dongyang was thinking, a notification came, which made him startled.

"Xuan!"

I saw a handsome young man wearing a white robe inlaid with silver dragons, strode into the front of the hall, bowed his head and said:

"Izumo Kingdom, Qi Mo, pay homage to King Dongyang!"

The voice was neither humble nor overbearing, calm and powerful, which doubled the goodwill in Dongyang King's heart.

"Exemption."

Hearing this, the young man stood up straight and looked at King Dongyang, who also looked at the person in front of him seriously.

He also only vaguely remembered that Qi Shan had such a son, but it seemed that there was no news about him in recent years, as if he had disappeared from the world, but now he suddenly appeared here, and it seemed that he was here to propose marriage.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of another person. Could it be that he is also...

King Dongyang didn't know whether his guess was accurate, so he asked:

"Are you Qi Shan's son? Why doesn't this king have any impression?"

Hearing King Dongyang call out the name of the Lord of Yunguo, Qi Mo did not show any surprise, and replied calmly:
"My father is the lord of the Izumo Kingdom. Qi Mo lived in seclusion in the mountains with his master at the age of 12 to stay away from the world. He only returned to Linyuan City half a month ago."

Hearing his words, King Dongyang confirmed his guess even more, and continued to ask:
"Oh? Who is your master?"

"Family teacher, Taoist Xianyang of the Luoyun Sect."

When he said these words, even if Qi Mo's city mansion no longer matched his age, he couldn't help showing a proud look.

Even though King Dongyang guessed it most closely, he was still shocked when he heard that his master was Taoist Xianyang.Of course he knew the name of Taoist Xianyang, an immortal cultivator with profound and unpredictable cultivation, and the master of a sect.

In the current Izumo Kingdom and Dongyang Kingdom, there have been no traces of monks for nearly a hundred years.Most people of this generation, whether they are ordinary people or high-ranking officials and rich people, don't even know that there are immortal cultivators.

But Dongyang King, as the lord of a country, naturally knows a thing or two about these things.What's more, there is still an old immortal teacher living in this palace, and that immortal teacher has lived in the palace for many years when he was the prince.

At that time, his father had warned him not to bother that immortal teacher unless it was the time of Dongyang Kingdom's life and death.

It is worth mentioning that on the surface, the fairy teacher is just a teacher in the side palace, teaching some little princesses and princes to read on weekdays.King Dongyang has only visited his old man once in so many years.Usually, I can only hope that the little ancestor will be appreciated by the old immortal master and accepted as his disciple.

But it seems that so many years have passed, and his old man has never mentioned this kind of thing, so Dongyang King gradually ignored the existence of this person.

Seeing Qi Mo today, the first sight reminded him of the scene when he first saw the old immortal master.The old fairy master's gestures seemed natural, not sloppy at all, and even the things around him became extremely natural and transparent.

Although Qi Mo didn't exaggerate so much, he still had a sense of familiarity. Whether it was his demeanor or words, he didn't look like an ordinary young man.

And after he reported the name of his master, all this became a matter of course.Although he has never seen the Taoist Xianyang that Qi Mo talked about, he has heard of it.

"Master Xian, is the old man in good health?"

"Master, he is in good health, don't worry about Dongyang King."

Qi Mo thought in his heart: You can live well without my master, how can you get the care of a mortal like you when you are hundreds of years older.

"The next time I come here, I want to propose marriage to King Dongyang."

"Oh? You also came for Wenyang?"

Seeing him suddenly returning to the subject, King Dongyang asked in feigned surprise.

"Exactly, under the order of my father, I have come here to propose marriage to Princess Wenyang of your country, and hope that the King of Dongyang will be successful."

"Oh? This surprised me a little bit? Wenyang is my most beloved and outstanding child. How can you say that you can succeed by proposing marriage?"

When King Dongyang said this, his eyes suddenly became a little sharper. He looked at the young man below and thought in his heart, did this kid think that he could bluff himself with the name of his master?
Qi Mo also noticed the change in the other party's tone, and said in his heart that although the King of Dongyang is an ordinary person, he has been in a high position for many years and the city is deep, so he is deliberately beating him at this moment.

But after all, no matter how great a king you are, you are nothing more than a mere mortal, and the difference between immortals and mortals, even if you are only in the Qi Refining Realm, is a world of difference.

Although Qi Mo is not afraid in his heart, he can't be indifferent on the surface, how can he save face.

"Don't take offense, King Dongyang, I was only following the orders of my father at first."

This is true, Qi Mo really didn't know what kind of person he came to propose marriage to at the beginning.

"However, along the way, I heard a lot of rumors about Princess Wenyang in Dongyang."

"Huh? Keep talking." Dongyang Wang was not angry.

Hearing this, Qi Mo thought for a while, then generously replied:
"Although I have never met Princess Wenyang, I heard that the princess is knowledgeable, gentle, virtuous, and capable of both civil and military affairs. She is a rare woman in the world. And I...to tell the truth, she is a person who cultivates immortals. She is different from my brothers. If One day, if you are lucky enough to inherit the great business, the princess will be the queen."

After hearing Qi Mo's answer, Dongyang King's expression was still indifferent, but his heart was touched.

The other party's words were really confident. Relying on his status as a cultivator, he didn't take his brothers who competed with him for the crown prince at all. Such words could be spoken directly in front of him. Speaking out, if this spread to the royal family of the Izumo Kingdom, there would be nothing wrong with it.

However, the second half of the sentence was spoken in his heart.Now he only hopes that his daughter will not be wronged when she gets married. As for what Qi Mo said, he had never thought about it before, but now that he heard it, it was not bad.

Dongyang King's complexion gradually softened, revealing a smile.

Afterwards, King Dongyang talked with Qi Mo for a while, and the more they talked, the more he felt that this kid was reliable, and he still caught his fancy, but he didn't know what his daughter was thinking.

As soon as he thought of this, he quickly mentioned this matter to Qi Mo.

"By the way, Wen Yang has a condition for this, that is, the person who will marry her must be approved by her. She will set up a test. As for the method of the test or the specific content, this king is not very clear yet. clear."

"It's okay, I'm willing to give it a try."

When Qi Mo heard that there was still a test, he didn't take it to heart. What kind of test can be difficult for him, a cultivator of immortals.

"And to tell you the truth, there are quite a few people who came to propose marriage this time. Although you are very nice, the king decided to hand over the choice to Wen Yang a few days ago, so that I can feel better."

King Dongyang hesitated for a moment and still said what he wanted to say truthfully.

"How about this, tomorrow I will hold a banquet to invite you all, then I will let Wen Yang attend, and talk about how her test will be."

"Alright, then Qi Mo will leave first!"

Qi Mo was also straightforward and didn't say anything. From the conversation, he also knew that Wen Yang had the right to make the decision, so he would know everything when he saw Princess Wen Yang tomorrow.

Anyway, no matter what kind of test it is, Qi Mo doesn't think he will lose to others.

……

"Princess, people have brought it."

Since Zhang Sheng and his disciples entered the palace, they have been taken all the way to this compound. After the maid who led the way announced, the door of the only house in the courtyard was pulled open from the inside. A young woman with no jewelry came out.

"Grandpa Zhang, it's really you, so you really didn't lie to me back then!"

The other party was obviously very happy after seeing the old man, and hurried to the front and said, even Zhang Sheng, who was following the old man, didn't see it.

The old man smiled wryly and said, "How many years? You were a chubby baby at the time, but now you're so tall, I almost didn't recognize the old man."

It's impossible not to recognize who Zhang Tianfeng is. It's impossible to talk about a photographic memory, but it's not bad to remember a person's breath and appearance. Although the princess has grown from a child to an adult in a few years, The face has changed a lot, but it still hasn't completely faded away from the youthfulness of childhood.

"Grandpa Zhang, you said back then that I can come to you once when I encounter a major problem that cannot be solved." As if grabbing a life-saving straw, the woman has not let go of her hand since seeing the old man, and has been holding on The old-fashioned sleeve robe kept talking non-stop.

After entering the hall, the woman found Zhang Sheng who was following the two of them all the way. The latter was looking at everything in the hall with bright eyes, and even had a wishful thinking in his heart.

"This carved wooden chair, this red sandalwood table, these things are all good things just by looking at the luster on the surface. After this is done, rewarding one and a half pieces will be enough for his master and apprentice to spend for half a year."

If the old man knew what Zhang Sheng was thinking at this time, he would have to slap him angrily.

"Grandpa Zhang, this little brother is..."

little brother?Zhang Sheng felt that this title was slightly inappropriate.

"His name is Zhang Sheng, my apprentice. Zhang Sheng, this is Princess Wenyang of Dongyang Kingdom." The old Taoist gestured and said.

"Zhang Sheng has met Her Royal Highness the Princess." Zhang Sheng saluted the young woman, thinking that the woman looked a few years older than him.

Hearing Zhang Sheng's address, the latter looked at Zhang Sheng with interest, as if wondering what kind of ability he had to make the old Taoist accept him as a disciple.

"What age is it, return it to Your Highness." Princess Wenyang chuckled and said softly.

Zhang Sheng had never seen high-ranking officials and aristocrats since he was a child, and he didn't know court etiquette, so he didn't want to make people laugh.

"Haha, he is honest by nature, don't tease him." After the old Taoist said this, he couldn't help but blush. If he is honest, there will be no honest people in Dongyang.

Zhang Sheng stood aside honestly with a very cooperative look. He didn't expect that it was Princess Wenyang who invited them here. It seemed that they were old acquaintances with the old Taoist. The two seemed to have some agreement in their early years.

"I haven't seen you for many years. The little girl from back then is actually about to get engaged."

"Grandpa Zhang, you should have heard about this. Marrying a stranger who I don't like or even know, I might as well just die, or you should accept me as an apprentice." Princess Yang personally poured two cups of tea and handed them to the master and apprentice.

The old Taoist smiled wryly when he heard the word "receiving apprentice", and remembered the story of the year.

That year, Zhang Sheng was still studying in a school fifty miles away from home. Princess Wenyang was at her grandmother's house in Fengping City, and it was the first time she saw an old man who came to the door to divination for the elderly.

At that time, Princess Wenyang's grandmother was suffering from a strange disease, and all the famous doctors couldn't cure it, so she had to settle for the next best thing and spend a lot of money to find a folk remedy.After the old Taoist learned about it, he came to see a doctor in person.

At first I saw an old man holding a hexagram flag, not even a quack doctor, I thought he was a liar, but since he was looking for a folk remedy, it was better to be a dead horse as a living horse doctor, so he let him try.

Unexpectedly, the old divination man who was selling sheep's tricks actually took out a set of silver needles, and pricked the old lady's blood in a few strokes, and her condition improved immediately.

From then on, in order to continue to consolidate the treatment, the old Taoist stayed and did not leave until the old lady recovered.

During this period, Princess Wenyang, who was only ten years old at the time, was worried about her grandmother's condition, so she also moved out of the palace to live here, often by her side, and also forged a good relationship with the old man who treated her grandmother every day. friendship.

The old man is the best at coaxing children, Zhang Sheng was brought up by him.Of course, part of the reason is that Lao Dao accidentally discovered that Wen Yang is actually a good seed for cultivating immortals.

Although the old lady's illness was cured, the family members still rejected the old Taoist's desire to accept Princess Wenyang as a disciple. They thought that the old Taoist wanted to teach the princess medical skills or hexagram skills.

After all, she is the princess of Dongyang Kingdom, with a body of a thousand gold. Although Lao Dao cured her grandmother's illness, he is a person of unknown origin after all, and no one would feel at ease entrusting the child to him so early.

The old man didn't force this matter, and after being rejected, he just secretly gave the little princess a set of spells, asking her to practice frequently, and told him where he lived outside the city before leaving, leaving that promise.

The little princess still trusts this kind and amiable grandfather who cured her grandmother's strange illness. She is not so young as adults would think about it.She didn't tell her family about this matter. Over the years, she had already mastered that mentality.

She knows that at a young age, she has acquired various martial arts skills, and is even more familiar with all kinds of weapons.All of this has something to do with the nameless method she practiced every day.After she grew up and became sensible, she realized that the old Taoist was really not easy, but she had already forgotten all about the residence that the old Taoist told her back then.

Because of this, she has been going smoothly since she was a child, and Dongyang King praised her in various ways. As a princess who is loved and loved by thousands of people, she has never encountered a problem that she could not solve like this time.

It wasn't until the marriage proposal that she had no choice but to send someone to find the old Taoist.Fortunately, Lao Dao is quite well-known in Fengping City in recent years, and of course it is also thanks to a certain little god, who got the news about Lao Dao and invited him to Ningcheng to help out.

While drinking tea, the old Taoist listened to the ins and outs of the matter from Princess Wenyang again, and couldn't help being a little funny. This daredevil was tricked by her father.

Seeing Princess Wenyang who was sitting on the side angrily after speaking, the old Taoist took the opportunity to change the subject and asked: "It seems that the old man gave you a good practice in the method."

Princess Wenyang became interested when she heard this: "By the way, Grandpa Zhang, what exactly is this set of formulas? Why do I feel that every time I read this formula silently, my energy will be particularly concentrated, no matter what I do? It feels like getting twice the result with half the effort.”

"Well, this is Ju Yuan Jue, it's just a basic method that can increase your spirit...and allow you to concentrate when needed."

As a member of the royal family, Princess Wenyang has never seen monks, but she has heard some related legends, and her ability to understand such information is relatively strong.

"Let's not talk about this now, Grandpa Zhang, help me think about setting up the test."

The old Taoist stroked his beard and asked, "The princess wants to..."

Princess Wenyang showed a bright smile and said:

"I will make it difficult for those who come to propose marriage."

(End of this chapter)