People are among the Eight Immortals, starting from Painted Skin Ghost

Chapter 365: Uncle Cao Guo’s difficulty in becoming an immortal, Prince Donghai disrupts the situation and prevents the return of the Eight Immortals [Please subscribe]

"The palace...is there someone coming from the palace?"

Mrs. Cao's face changed slightly when she heard what her servant said.

I couldn't help but feel a little worried. I wonder if someone from the palace would come to Cao's house for no apparent reason?

After all, she was an old lady from an official family. Mrs. Cao had gone through a lot of ups and downs. She only froze for a few breaths and then asked:

"Which father-in-law is coming from the palace?"

"Not father-in-law!"

The servant shook his head.

"Who is that?" Mrs. Cao frowned, a little confused.

The servant thought for a while and then cautiously said:

"It's an official servant, wearing purple clothes, bringing many gifts, and beating gongs and drums to our house. It looks like he's here to hire someone."

After finishing her words, Mrs. Cao suddenly changed her expression:

"what?!"

Then, he quickly urged:

"Quick! Go and call out the young man and the young lady!"

Being able to wear purple clothes means that he is a third-grade official even if there are few people coming!

Thinking about a few days ago, the two maids around Yun'er said that she met a noble person at the lantern festival, and Mrs. Cao vaguely seemed to have thought of something.

At that moment, she was extremely excited and her face was filled with uncontrollable joy.

"Yes, old lady."

The servant took the order and hurriedly shouted.

Not long after, Cao Jingxiu and Cao Lanyun came out immediately after hearing the news.

"Mom, what's going on?"

Cao Lanyun came to the side of Mrs. Cao, a strange look appeared on her pretty face, and she asked.

Mrs. Cao was about to answer.

Cao Jingxiu on the side suddenly saw Wang Yanchu, the minister of rites in the imperial court, striding in with a large number of ceremonial servants in colorful clothes.

The ceremonial servants carried boxes and flowers and carried things on their backs, and the battle was not small.

"I'm here to see you, Lord Wang!"

"I wonder, Mr. Wang, what does this mean?"

Seeing this scene, Cao Jingxiu was confused and quickly stepped forward to say hello and asked respectfully.

He is from the Ministry of Punishments, and he has a good friend who served in the Ministry of Etiquette.

Cao Jingxiu was not really familiar with Wang Yanxu, the Minister of Rites, but he had met him several times.

But he is a third-grade official, and he will not look at him seriously at all.

Now, seeing Wang Yanxu coming to the door with a heavy gift, Cao Jingxiu really didn't know what the other party's intention was?

"Master Cao, you're welcome!"

Wang Yanxu didn't put on any airs. Hearing Cao Jingxiu's words, he immediately smiled warmly.

With such a familiarity, he seemed to be Cao Jingxiu's close friend for many years.

Not long after, Wang Yanxu's eyes lit up. He saw Cao Lanyun. Seeing that she was as beautiful as a flower, he hurriedly walked forward and spoke proactively:

"This must be Miss Cao, right? The lower official, Wang Yanxu, is the Minister of Rites."

Seeing this, Cao Jingxiu frowned slightly. Hearing what Wang Shilang said, he felt extremely puzzled.

Why is a dignified third-grade official so polite to his sister?

"Old madam, it's polite to serve as a subordinate."

Soon, Wang Yanxu smiled at Mrs. Cao again.

"Sir Wang, you are serious."

Mrs. Cao waved her hands, the smile on her face not diminishing.

After greeting the Cao family, Wang Yanxu's face condensed and showed a somewhat solemn look. He took out the imperial edict from his sleeve and declared in a deep voice:

"The Cao family accepts the order!"

Say it.

Cao Jingxiu looked solemn, and quickly pulled Cao Lanyun and his mother to kneel down:

"I'll take the order!"

Seeing this, Wang Yanxu announced:

"It is destined to be carried by heaven, the emperor decreed."

"Today there is Cao's Orchid Yun, who has a beautiful orchid heart, is well-informed and sensible, possesses both political integrity and talent, and is specially canonized as Noble Concubine Lan!"

"His brother Cao Jingxiu is loyal to the country, not afraid of power, and has a clean and honest manner. He was promoted to Minister of Justice!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Jingxiu's heart was shaken and he looked in disbelief.

Unexpectedly, his sister would be valued by the emperor and canonized as a noble concubine!

He even got promoted because of this and became the Minister of Justice!

This...what is going on?

By the way, when Cao Lanyun saw this imperial edict, she was stunned for a moment.

Unexpectedly, the young master in brocade clothes I saw that night was actually the emperor!

Cao Lanyun is thoughtful.

That night, the old lady called the two maids around her to ask questions.

Cao Lanyun knew this very well, and she had probably guessed something.

Knowing that her mother intended to match her up with the young master, she sent someone to inquire.

To be fair, Cao Lanyun did not dislike that young master, but rather had a good impression of him and admired him very much.

That night, Cao Lanyun saw how he was dressed and knew that this person was probably a first-class prince.

What she didn't expect was that instead of being a playboy, this man was actually polite and had extraordinary martial arts skills.

Therefore, even though Cao Lanyun knew clearly what her mother was doing behind her back, she did not reject her and turned a blind eye and stopped interfering.

Who would have thought that after a few days, an imperial edict would be issued to the Cao family!

Only then did Cao Lanyun realize that the young master she saw that night was the current emperor!

At this moment, Cao Lanyun was so shocked that it was difficult to express in words.

When I learned that His Majesty canonized her as a noble concubine, I was happy, but mostly flattered and confused.

When Mrs. Cao heard this, she was extremely excited.

Although the old Taoist priest had calculated that his daughter would have a good marriage, who knew that such a good marriage would actually happen.

You can actually become in-laws with the emperor!

Suddenly, Mrs. Cao was overjoyed.

I secretly thought that when I finish this matter, I must give the Taoist Temple more money for sesame oil.

This time, Cao Jingxiu came to his senses and said loudly:

"I accept the decree, thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty!"

After Cao Jingxiu received the imperial edict, the Minister of Rites raised his hands and congratulated:

"Congratulations, Uncle Guo!"

"Congratulations to Concubine Lan!"

Mrs. Cao looked cheerful, stretched out her hand and said:

"You're welcome, Mr. Wang. Come and sit at home."

"Thank you, madam!" Wang Yanxu smiled without any politeness and followed her.

This time, he came to Cao's house to hire someone. Before leaving, the Eight Sages repeatedly told him that the matter must be done well.

In ancient times, when getting married, there were many things to pay attention to, such as asking about the name and telling the date.

Not to mention, it was the emperor getting married.

There is also a need to offer sacrifices to the heaven and earth and the ancestral temple. There is no ambiguity about this matter. We must discuss it with the Cao family.

The Minister of Rites followed Mrs. Cao into the house.

His entourage asked the ceremonial servants to put down these betrothal gifts one by one under the command of the Cao Mansion steward.

After a while, he came to the main hall and stood beside Wang Shilang.

Wang Shilang sat in Cao's house for most of the day.

We also had lunch at Cao’s house.

At the same time, the neighbors also learned that Cao Lanyun was canonized as a noble concubine by the emperor.

As soon as this incident came out, all the officials and family members in the city were shocked.

Who would have thought that the Cao family would be so lucky to become a noble concubine? Although it is true that Cao Lanyun is the daughter of an official family, there is still a huge difference between her and the royal family.

Wang Shilang stayed at Cao's house for most of the day, arranged a wedding date with Mrs. Cao, and talked in detail for more than half an hour before leaving Cao's house.

When he left, Cao Jingxiu came to see him off in person.

When the two of them were leaving, the Minister Wang patted his head, then remembered something and said to Cao Jingxiu:

"Sir Cao, the official said that the Wan Guan Bank case will be handed over to you for a new trial. You must not let the Holy One down."

"Lord Wang, I'm going to lower my rank..."

Hearing this, Cao Jingxiu suddenly became stunned.

After being stunned for a while, he bowed in the direction of the imperial city:

"I will definitely live up to my trust and investigate this case thoroughly!"

"I will be staying soon. Mr. Cao, let's meet again someday."

Wang Shilang nodded slightly and said goodbye. After leaving Cao's Mansion, Wang Shilang went straight back to the palace to communicate with the Eight Wise Kings.

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Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

It is said that Han Xiangzi practiced in Lihentian.

On this day, he felt something in his heart, knowing that the time to save Cao Guojiu had arrived, but his senior brother was still in Taiqing and had not come out yet.

Fortunately, Nalu Dongbin had already opened up the fairyland.

I think now is a race against time to understand the way of creation of heaven and earth.

Therefore, Han Xiangzi could only choose to continue waiting.

Since his senior brother Lu Dongbin could not come down to earth to save Cao Guojiu, Han Xiangzi thought about it for a while and felt that he should calculate the fortune for him first.

After a while, his expression perked up and he muttered softly:

"So that's what it is..."

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Return to the ruins.

In a bloody hall.

It is said that in the past few decades, the dragon demon finally refined all the ten thousand dragon marrow and completely recovered its strength.

But it was a bit difficult for him to leave Guixu. He had to get the Four Divine Beads to re-enact chaos and disrupt the situation in this world before he could escape.

But Aolin failed one after another in the previous round, and the earth treasure, water treasure, and wind treasure were all snatched away by the Eight Immortals in the Shangdong.

Right now, there is only the last Thunder Treasure Divine Bead left.

The Dragon Demon knew in his heart that the appearance of the Thunder Treasure Pearl must be related to the last Eight Immortals in the Cave.

For this reason, as long as you find this person, you can hope to seize this thing.

Ever since.

The dragon demon also divines fortunes, hoping to get a glimpse of the secrets of heaven.

After about a cup of tea, the Dragon Demon cleared away the clouds in his head and felt his consciousness clear. Finally, he found that the last of the eight immortals in the cave was Cao Guojiu of the Song Dynasty today!

After further calculation, the Dragon Demon also knew the details of the Cao family.

"Cao Lanyun is already married to the emperor and is protected by Ziwei, but it is not easy to touch her. Cao Jingxiu is an established Eight Immortal and has an immortal destiny. If you want to harm him, Han Xiangzi and others will definitely notice."

"As for the old woman, it doesn't matter. She's of no use."

"Huh? The Cao family actually has a son, but it's a pity that he has been dead for many years..."

Just as he was about to object, an idea flashed in Dragon Demon's mind, and he had a countermeasure, and he couldn't help but smile sinisterly.

"Wait, maybe I can do something about Cao Jingqian..."

Thinking about this, the dragon demon immediately shouted:

"Where is Ao Lin?"

As soon as the voice fell, a green light flashed in front of the palace, and Ao Lin knelt down:

"Xiaolong is here."

In the past few decades, Ao Lin's cultivation level has also increased significantly.

It's a pity that he was not promoted to the Great Emperor!

The dragon demon told Ao Lin:

"I have calculated correctly that the last of the Eight Immortals in the Upper Cave is Cao Guojiu of the Great Song Dynasty today."

"The Cao family also has a son named Cao Jingqian, but he was separated from Cao Jingxiu when he was young and has been lost with the Cao family for many years."

"This time you go to the human world to find someone to pretend to be his younger brother, and let him destroy all the good deeds that Cao Jingxiu has cultivated, and destroy his destiny with immortality."

"If this happens, it will be difficult to gather the Eight Immortals in the Upper Cave. By then, destiny will be in our hands, so why worry about failing to achieve our great cause?"

Hearing this, Ao Lin's face lit up. He felt that his ancestor's plan was very clever and replied:

"Xiaolong noted it down, let's go now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he wrapped his body in green light and left the bloody hall!

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It is said that there is a thief in Kaifeng City named Alai.

His parents died when he was young, and he grew up living among beggars.

This Alai has been smart since he was a child. However, when he got older, he met some evil people and was valued by thieves, who taught him a few tricks.

Ever since.

Alai worshiped the thief as his teacher. The master and the apprentice also made a living by stealing property and living happily.

No idea.

Half a year ago, his master accidentally offended a nobleman and was caught and beaten to death.

Alai had no choice but to come to Kaifeng City to make a living.

I thought that with my "craftsmanship", I could make a living in the capital.

Who would have imagined that there are many masters on the road in the capital city, and the official distribution here is strict, and there are so many people from all three religions and nine schools, one might be caught if they are not careful.

If you're lucky, you can survive a beating.

If you are less lucky, there are not a few who are killed directly.

Even if the government knows about this, they can't take care of it.

Alai stayed in the city for a few days and almost died of hunger.

In desperation, he could only settle for the next best thing and choose to go to the countryside in some remote places to make ends meet.

Even so, I was always hungry and full.

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This day.

Alai was lucky enough to meet a family who had gone far away and there was no one to watch the house, so he simply stole a chicken to eat.

He quickly killed the chicken, peeled off its feathers, and roasted it on the rack. After a while, the chicken was roasted golden and shiny, and the aroma was fragrant.

Alai had been hungry for a day or two, and now he didn't care about burning it, so he just took it and ate it hungrily.

Not even the chicken butt was spared.

After eating, Alai felt sleepy and fell asleep in the ruined temple.

I don’t know how much time passed, but Alai suddenly woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a big man holding a bamboo stick in his hand, looking at him fiercely, and slapping him with his hand.

He just wanted to hide, but was kicked to the ground by the big man, and soon a series of bamboo whips were slapped on his body, causing Alai to scream in pain and run away with his head in his hands.

"I'll beat you to death for this chicken thief!"

"He even ate the old hen that laid eggs at my house!"

"I beat you to death!"

"If you don't follow me to see Li Zheng, I will send you to the official for severe punishment this time!"

When he heard that he was about to be sent to the official, Alai was so frightened that he quickly stood up and walked out of the temple.

But how could the big man let him go? He blocked the way, beating him and calling for help.

He thought it was over this time, and Alai just wanted to kowtow and beg the big man for his life.

But suddenly he felt that the bamboo whip on his body was gone. He was in a trance. When he raised his head, he saw that the big man was knocked away for some reason and flew several feet away. He fell outside the temple and did not know whether he was alive or dead.

After being stunned, Alai discovered that there was someone else in the temple.

"You...who are you?!"

Alai ignored the pain in his body and looked warily at the uninvited guest in front of him who was wearing a black robe, had a handsome face, but exuded evil aura.

"I am your benefactor."

Ao Lin glanced at him disdainfully. Seeing that his figure and appearance were in line with what he thought, he smiled and said.

"benefactor?"

Alai was stunned for a moment, a little suspicious.

"What's your name?" Ao Lin asked.

"My name is Alai!" Alai replied without doubting that he was there.

Ao Lin shook his head, and the smile on his face became more and more disturbing:

"No!"

"Your name is not Alai, you are the younger brother of Cao Guojiu at that time, and your name is Cao Jingqian!"

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(End of this chapter)