The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 727 Ghost
In Prince Liang's mansion, after hearing the knight's crying, True Man Yuchan wanted to go to Prince Liang's mansion to find out what was going on, but was stopped by his student Ming Hongyi.

"Teacher, I have previously commissioned a killer from the Underworld to kill Zhao Chen, but was told that he might have the power of the Zheng family's Dongxuan technique...

"And the uncle and his wife of the Prince of Liang are both 'Dongxuan' masters. If you go there rashly, you might be discovered."

Ming Hongyi was not worried about his teacher's safety, but he did not want to offend a powerful foreigner for no reason.

Yuchan Zhenren glanced at him. He was just on a whim and didn't insist on going right away. After restoring the chess game, he said calmly, "Do you have a plan to deal with Zhao Chen?"

"It was Si Niang who proposed this idea. She wanted to stir up conflict between King Wei and Zhao Chen..." Ming Hongyi said excitedly.

But before he could finish, he was interrupted by Master Yuchan: "It's just the kids playing around, no need to tell me.

“In my opinion, this Zhao Chen is most likely just a cover put up by the person in the palace. He must have other plans.

"And the sudden arrival of Prince Liang and his wife in Beijing is very suspicious. I have to find out their purpose and background... In addition, Your Majesty, you don't need to worry. I am confident that they will not find out."

After saying that, he was about to leave without waiting for Ming Hongyi to respond.

But at this moment, someone else stumbled in and reported:

"Your Majesty, the real person... it's bad, the house in Fukang Lane has been broken into, and most of the people kept inside... have been rescued!"

"What did you say?" Prince Liang and True Man Yuchan's expressions changed at the same time. They looked at each other, no longer caring about what was happening at Prince Liang's mansion, and stood up and headed straight for Fukang Lane.

……

In the main room of Prince Liang's residence, after listening to Princess Liang's explanation of "Pingzhang", Zhao Chen suddenly understood what the so-called "Pingzhang" in the Taoist office was and what kind of status he had in Daxia.

but……

"You said that Concubine Ning is the anchor of His Majesty's humanity. What does this mean exactly?" Zhao Chen asked again.

Princess Liang sighed slightly and said, "You should know that even the 'Commander of Arms' of a precious weapon can be corroded at any time, let alone a supreme treasure or divine weapon?
"From the moment you become a candidate, you will be constantly assimilated by the 'Xuan Du Law Text'. If you don't have the deepest and most extreme emotional 'anchor', it won't be long before you lose all your 'humanity' and become a vassal of that treasure.

"The rules in Jiuzhou have become increasingly strict in recent years. One of the reasons is that the previous 'Pingzhang' has been severely corrupted. It is expected that it will reach its limit within three to five years. It will be difficult to restrict the 'Xuandu Law' as before.

"So, once Your Majesty becomes the candidate for 'Pingzhang', the old monsters in the royal family will never let 'Yuan Tong' touch Ningpin again."

So that's how it is... This is probably one of the few ways that the current emperor can think of to break the impasse, right?

Zhao Chen nodded slightly, and couldn't help but feel some admiration for the current emperor: This is indeed a "man"!
It is easy to imagine that once you become a person bound by the "Xuandu Law", you will inevitably lose a certain degree of freedom, and there may be other side effects. You will not have the freedom of an ordinary "Dongxuan" real person at all...

But for Concubine Ning, His Majesty the Emperor resolutely chose this path. What a true love!
But just when Zhao Chen was filled with emotion, Princess Liang poured cold water on him: "The current emperor is not a simple person, as can be seen from the fact that he was able to protect Concubine Ning under the oppression of the True Lord more than ten years ago.

"He used the 'Xuan Du Law' to issue a mission and summon you to the capital at this critical moment. He must have other plans.

"Even angering True Lord Yuan Tong and forcing him to attack him could be part of his plan.

"No overestimation of the current emperor is too great."

Hearing this, Zhao Chen's heart trembled, and he thought to himself: Yes... If it is true as Princess Liang said, at this critical juncture when True Lord "Yuan Tong" is already eyeing us covetously, it is not a good time to recall Ning Meng back to the capital.

This was completely contrary to what he and Fei Meng had guessed before, that Yuan Tong had gone to the "underworld" and the capital was temporarily safe.

So what is the current purpose of letting Yan Hongxia send Ning Meng to the capital?
Zhao Chen frowned, but due to the lack of information, he could only make a few guesses, but they lacked conclusive evidence.

Seeing him thinking hard, Princess Liang also expressed her thoughts: "Perhaps, the current emperor knows about your relationship with the empress, so he brought you into the situation to muddy the waters."

No, I would rather believe that he was aware of the identity of the "candidate" arranged for me behind the scenes!
And according to my "cheap grandfather", the "candidate" will only be killed by his own "fate" before "ascending to the Xuan realm".

Perhaps the current emperor wants to use this characteristic to get me to deal with the Taoist Master "Yuantong"?
Oh, if that’s the case, then I will most likely be able to escape because of my “special” status as a “candidate”, but the people around me may not be so lucky, and may very likely face the wrath of a “Shengxuan” True Lord.

Is this the origin of the calamity that the two immortals Qin and Chu "calculated"?
Ning Meng is just a cover for them to involve me?
This was one of Zhao Chen's guesses, but he had no evidence. However, it was enough to dispel the slight admiration he had just felt for the emperor.

It's respectable, but if you use me as a raft, you must be prepared to pay the price!

"But someone who is good at planning like this wouldn't just have one or two plans, he would definitely have prepared multiple emergency plans...

"Moreover, there must be a master behind the emperor helping him, otherwise he would definitely not be able to hide it from a 'Shengxuan' Zhenjun." Zhao Chen muttered a few words, then looked at Princess Liang and asked, "Do you know which Zhenjun appreciates Your Majesty the most?"

"I only know that the Lord Pingzhang, who is about to die, has a different view of the current emperor, but he himself is also bound by many rules, and the help he can provide is actually very limited.

"Besides that..." Princess Liang frowned slightly, as if she remembered something, and continued, "I remember that Her Majesty the Empress specifically told me to be careful of the current Empress."

Queen? The one from the Zhong family? But according to Fei Meng's new "alias" Zhong Ying, the Zhong family is not even a noble family. How could they deserve the empress's special instructions?

Zhao Chen thought so and asked.

"I'm not too sure..." Princess Liang shook her head slightly, then said hesitantly, "But I remember that Her Majesty called that Queen Zhong -

"A ghost who can't bear to be lonely."

(End of this chapter)