The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 741 The Deepest Level
"Yes, she claimed to be from the 'Dragon Tiger Sect' and also displayed the second-grade magical power 'Dragon Tiger Mountain Suppression Divine Seal', so it can't be fake...

"But this heroine is not of the same kind as us. She left alone after getting rid of our control." Fang Baichuan answered honestly under the dual effects of "The Spiritual Qi of the Five Immortals" and "Gentle Eloquence".

——Zhao Chen was not so polite to these three military officers. Naturally, he would use whatever means he could to deal with them.

The "Dragon Tiger Sect"'s supernatural female cultivator must at least be an inner sect disciple, right? Why didn't the "Dragon Tiger Sect" send anyone to rescue her after she was abducted?
As his thoughts turned, Zhao Chen asked, "What's her name?"

"We only know that her last name is Zhang, but we are not sure about her name..." Fang Baichuan shook his head.

Wei Baishu and Chu Baihua, who had been interrogated before, gave the same answer.

"Surname Zhang? I heard that within the Dragon Tiger Sect, the Zhang family is the most powerful. If the other forces had not united to check and balance the Zhang family, the Dragon Tiger Sect might no longer be a 'superior sect', but a 'family'.

“And the Zhang family is very protective of their people. If a member of the family really was abducted for ‘essence collection’, they would not just sit there and do nothing about it.” Wang Qingling interjected at this time.

Since Zhang Zongwang, the founder of the Dragon and Tiger Sect, was the so-called "candidate", Zhao Chen was quite concerned about the sect, so he nodded and said, "This female cultivator surnamed Zhang may have some problems, otherwise the Dragon and Tiger Sect would have come to ask for her long ago.

"I guess she deliberately concealed her identity. I'm afraid even the 'Jade Toad Master' who took her essence may not know about it."

That "Yuantong" Zhenjun was extremely cautious, and appeared to be a very disciplined person. It was unlikely that he would attack her knowing that she was a female cultivator from the upper sect...

Unless the physique of the female cultivator named Zhang is as special as that of Concubine Ning, Zhenjun "Yuantong" is unwilling to give up.

This might be a minefield that the current emperor had laid for the True Lord Yuan Tong...

As these thoughts were turning, Zhao Chen and Wang Qingling also finished interrogating the three former officers and turned to the cell where Chu Yuan was imprisoned.

This person is an old acquaintance of Zhao Chen. When he transformed into "Xuan Tan Taoist", he had dealt with this person many times and had a certain understanding of him.

I know that although this person has the reputation of "his temperament is like the autumn moon, and his voice is like the spring clouds", it is actually all superficial. He is extremely cunning inside.

If anyone in this group could discover something in Prince Liang's villa, it would be him.

As expected, Chu Yuan gave Zhao Chen a big "surprise" as soon as he opened his mouth:
"Prince Liang has hidden at least thirty magical armors in his courtyard!"

Armor is one of the weapons that is more strictly controlled by the Daxia military. Some of them come from the "relics" of monks who have practiced related spells and magical powers, such as Qingyan's "Iron Yinglong" magic weapon.

However, this type of "armor" has relatively high requirements for the driver. It requires a series of adaptations such as mana, personality, bloodline, etc. to be successfully used. In addition, the styles are different, making it difficult to popularize.

The other type is the mass-produced armor developed by "Bai Qiao Yuan".

Although the upper limit of this thing is relatively low and the materials used to make it are quite expensive, the requirements for the driver have actually been reduced a lot.

As long as one is a cultivator in the Gangsha realm who practices military skills, there is a 70% to 80% chance that he can adapt to the mass-produced magical armor.

The requirements for Gangsha-level armor are even lower, and any cultivator who has cultivated true Qi will most likely be able to adapt to it.

Such weapons are naturally the most important of the country, especially in the capital. Since the "Dongxuan" master cannot use them at will, privately possessing ten of them would be considered treason.

What was the purpose of the King of Liang hiding 30 armored vehicles? Was he trying to force the emperor to abdicate?
Well, it’s not impossible… After all, this has happened many times in Daxia’s 8,000-year history.

But as long as the emperor still has the surname Ming, those old monsters in the royal family generally won't care.

Is this where King Liang’s confidence comes from?
Besides, who provided him with those dozens of armored vehicles? Aren't you afraid of losing your head?
Zhao Chen frowned and thought for a while, then asked again: "Besides those armors, did you see anything else?"

Chu Yuanhui thought for a while, nodded and said: "I also saw a letter... I didn't see the specific content, but the signature was from a famous Dongxuan cultivator, who asked him to meet at the Wohu Temple thirty miles outside the south city.

"As for the specific time, it should be in the afternoon of this half day."

Hearing this, Zhao Chen frowned even deeper and asked, "What's the name of that Dongxuan cultivator?"

"Master Tianwu."

……

Liang Wang Mansion, in the master bedroom.

Ming Hongyi had already gone to bed after having an in-depth conversation with his concubine, but his sweet dream was disturbed by the captain of his personal guards.

A middle-aged man in heavy armor walked into the bedroom without hesitation and reported directly:

"Your Highness, the 'Danqing Sword' sent to hunt down the gang of criminals failed."

The sleepy King Liang was already in a bad mood, and after hearing the news, he became even more furious, saying hatefully: "He can't even handle such a small matter, and he still dares to claim to be ranked sixth among the Central Plains magical powers?

"waste!"

The captain of the guards wanted to defend Danqingjian, but he didn't know how to start, so he said: "Danqingjian finally broke into the Imperial Concubine's Xuannv Palace. He must have been defeated by the formation and restrictions there, so he was captured."

"Why would he bother to provoke that ugly Concubine? Or are those people actually the subordinates of that bitch Wang Qingling?" Liang Wang Ming Hongyi snorted coldly, but he also knew that the magical cultivators were precious, so he ordered, "Immediately take my warrant and rush to the Concubine's residence outside the palace to demand her, so as to prevent the 'Danqing Sword' from being handed over to the Six Gates.

"Also, if she disagrees, you can just capture one of King Wei's men and exchange her with him."

Although he felt that this plan was unreliable, the captain of the guard had no better idea and could only nod in agreement.

Only after the burly captain left did Ming Hongyi finally suppress his anger.

He glanced at the clock on the table and muttered to himself, "It's less than five hours until the time I agreed to meet him. I hope he can bring me good news this time..."

……

Xuannv Palace dungeon, inner corridor.

After interrogating Chu Yuan, Zhao Chen did not interrogate King Liang's subordinate again. Firstly, it was unlikely that he knew too many secrets.

Secondly, this man would be taken back by King Liang sooner or later, so it was not appropriate for him to see me.

What’s more important is that after so many interrogations, the thank-you gift that Wang Qingling promised to give him is finally ready.

So, with a hint of curiosity, Zhao Chen followed Wang Qingling's graceful figure and came to the deepest level of the dungeon.

(End of this chapter)