The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 629 The Emperor and the True Lord

Although Qingyan's expression is always indifferent, as if she is a fairy who is not affected by the mundane world, she can be quite powerful when it comes to teasing people... Is this the legendary "Three-No Poison Tongue"?
However, is this an "attribute" that she originally possessed, or was it brought to her by Fei Meng?

The corner of Zhao Chen's eye twitched. He felt that if he were in a comic book, he would definitely be very upset.

Yan Hongxia on the side also burst out laughing... She deeply understood what Zheng Qingyan said, and even suspected that Xiaochen was the reincarnation of a real person from Huanxiyidao.

Only Ming Xueling failed to understand the connotation of this, and asked in an "academic" manner: "Why did I hear that the disciples of the 'Happy Buddha' were all 'born from the Buddha's mouth'?"

In other words, to directly inherit the Buddha's legacy, fate is more important than talent.

"There are also those who are 'born from the Dharma.'" Zheng Qingyan glanced at her, then changed the subject and said meaningfully, "In fact, there really is a disciple of the 'Happy Buddha' who survived the destruction of ancient times and lived to this day... and you have all heard of this person."

Fei Meng knew the secrets of ancient Buddhism very well.

"To be able to live from ancient times to the present, one must at least be a True Lord of Shengxuan..." Although Zhao Chen did not know why Qingyan mentioned this, he still took over the conversation tacitly and asked in confusion:

"But since he is the 'Buddha's son' of the 'Happy Buddha', his style must be very problematic, right? But I have never heard of any True Lord with such a reputation."

Zheng Qingyan once again used the magic weapon "Iron Yinglong" to strengthen the sealing force of the room, then shook his head gently and said: "First of all, we have to be very careful when chanting the name of the True Lord, who dares to criticize what he does?
"Secondly, when you reach the 'Shengxuan' level, you can already create your own blessed land and cave heaven, and evolve the creatures of the small world. What kind of beauty can you want? You won't often do things that will lose your reputation...

"Thirdly, as a disciple of the Laughing Buddha, he actually needs a partner who is highly skilled in cultivation or has a special physique."

When it comes to the words "special physique", Zheng Qingyan deliberately emphasizes the tone.

Hearing this, Zhao Chen's heart moved, he narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, then he said: "You mean... the reason why Ning Meng's mother activated the 'Xuan Du Law Text' was actually to guard against a 'Sheng Xuan' Zhenjun?
"And she left her daughter in Yumen for more than ten years without caring about her. Was she worried that the True Lord would find out that Ning Meng possessed the so-called 'Moon Body' talent?

“But she herself has the same physique… Didn’t the disciples of the Laughing Buddha notice it?

"That's unlikely, otherwise she wouldn't be so wary of that True Lord."

After listening to his analysis, Yan Hongxia also said thoughtfully: "Unless... Ning Meng's mother has obtained the protection of an existence that is enough to deter the True Lord, but this protection is limited to her alone and she cannot take care of her daughter.

"Combined with what Ning Meng said, the 'Xuan Du Law' on her body came from her father..."

Having said that, she already had a vague guess.

Zheng Qingyan's voice also sounded at the right moment: "Soon after his majesty ascended the throne, he took a woman from a vampire family into his harem and named her 'Ningpin'."

She paused, looked at Zhao Chen and said, "You should have heard about this when you were discussing with Young Master Qingpao how to deal with the Camilla family in Yumen."

Zhao Chen nodded. He remembered that he had complained about the emperor's extravagant ways at that time.

"Ningpin, 'Ning'... before His Majesty ascended the throne, his title was 'Prince Ning'.

"Although we no longer care about taboos, the fact that an emperor gave his own title as a prince to his concubine shows that there is something wrong." Yan Hongxia imitated Zhao Chen, pinched her smooth chin with her fingers, and frowned. "Also, in the information about Ning Meng's parents that the vampires found, her father seems to be called 'Ning Yi'?"

"Ning Yi... Actually it's 'Ning Yi', right? It sounds like he should be a close confidant of King Ning." Zhao Chen sneered and then complained, "Hong Yue also named his subordinates in the same way. These royal children are really uncreative."

"So, Ning Meng might be a princess." Yan Hongxia said with emotion, "In this case, the general outline of the matter should be clear..." Recalling the information about the current emperor that he had seen in various materials, Zhao Chen nodded slightly.

This is simply a story about a prince who met a Thai girl by chance, fell in love with her, and accidentally created a life.

The villain of the story, the disciple of the ancient Happy Buddha, somehow learned of the special physique of the Taixi woman and wanted to take her away by force.

As a last resort, the prince had to send his loyal subordinates to take the Taixi girl to the border area to hide his identity, while returning to the capital to compete for the position of crown prince.

Only when the prince finally ascended the throne and became emperor did he bring his beloved woman back to protect him.

But as the villain is a true lord, even if he is subject to some constraints, the emperor can only protect his own woman at most, but he cannot convince the elders to save his daughter, so he can only cruelly ignore it and delay the awakening of his physique.

"I wonder if the disciple of the Happy Buddha knows about Ning Meng's existence... But even if he does, he probably won't pay much attention to it. After all, 'physique' is different from 'bloodline'. It is 'given by heaven'. The probability of a mother and daughter having the same physique is close to zero. Ning Meng didn't have any 'moon' related skills before, so she couldn't show her talent. That's why she was able to grow up safely in Yumen." Zhao Chen told all his guesses, and finally said, "The ancient disciple should not be in the capital now, so Concubine Ning... or the current emperor would let Sister Hongxia secretly escort their daughter to the capital.

"They probably want to use some cover-up methods on Ning Meng. After all, with Ning Meng's current special situation, it would be difficult to hide it from a True Lord for a long time."

Yan Hongxia thought for a moment, then looked at Zheng Qingyan: "Do you know which True Lord has left the capital recently?"

What she actually wanted to ask was the true identity of that ancient Buddhist.

"A second-rank official of the Daoist government, 'Jiu Tian Jin Que Shao Zai Yu Xie Tian Shi Zhan Xie Yuan Shi', True Lord Yuan Tong!" Zheng Qingyan said a series of titles indifferently, and then added, "True Lord Yuan Tong showed up in Xuancheng before. It is suspected that he was among the powerful people who finally competed for True Lord Mo Yun's body, but he failed."

This matter was revealed to her by Zheng Guang before, and she confirmed from other channels that this ancient Buddhist seemed to have gone to the underworld and would not be able to return to Daxia in a short time.

"Master Yuantong... turns out to be the only active 'Heavenly Master' in the Taoist office." Zhao Chen's face was solemn. Apart from the mysterious Lord Pingzhang, this was his biggest boss.

"Your Majesty had just advanced to supernatural powers more than ten years ago, right? How did he allow Ning Meng's mother to escape the eyes of Yuantong Zhenjun?
"He was just a prince at that time, and Ning Meng's mother had no status. Even if Yuantong Zhenjun robbed her directly, the royal family would not say anything." Ming Xueling simulated and calculated the success rate and found that the only way to succeed was to hope for a miracle.

Zhao Chen had already guessed about this question, so he answered directly: "It should be the 'Xuan Du Law' that is restraining the behavior of Yuan Tong Zhen Jun... The higher the rank of the officials in the Taoist Office, the more precepts they should have.

"It is very likely that Master Yuantong is not unwilling to take action directly, but that he cannot."

Just like that, several people talked one after another and sorted out the cause and effect of the whole story. Although it may not be completely accurate, there are still some questions that have not been resolved.

For example, how did the "Moon Worship Cult" know about the village where Ning Meng's "parents" lived in seclusion, and whether this has anything to do with Yuantong Zhenjun.

For example, the "Pingzhang" official in the provincial government office can help Your Majesty.

But these are just minor details and there is no need to figure them out.

The reason why they held a small meeting to discuss these things was to assess the danger of the task Yan Hongxia had received.

"Now it seems that the mission issued by Lord Pingzhang is not that dangerous. After all, the villain in the story cannot return to the capital in the short term.

"And there's no need to rush to complete it. After all, many people know that Ning Meng is traveling with me. If she suddenly disappears from my side, if someone is paying attention to her, it might arouse suspicion." Zhao Chen considered it for a while and decided, "So, we should rest in Xiliang City for three days as planned, and then set out from Liangzhou, pass Shanzhou, enter the customs through Shangzhou, and enter the territory of the Nine Provinces of the Central Plains."

(End of this chapter)