Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 675: Yelang Kingdom

As soon as he came out of the palace and returned to Prince Wei's Mansion, Chen Mo learned that Xiao Yunxi was pregnant, so he rushed to Xiao Yunxi's room immediately.

Wu Mi and Xiao Ya were also in Xiao Yunxi's room. Xiao Yunxi sat on the couch and looked at Xiao Ya who was about to be fed. She couldn't help but say, "Xiao Ya, I'm only a few months old at most. It's far from the time when I need someone to serve me. I can do it myself."

As he said this, he was about to take the bowl of medicine from Xiao Ya's hand.

Xiao Ya didn't give it to her: "Aunt, don't move. I have nothing to do anyway. I will take care of you during your pregnancy."

"There is no need to be so careful. In the early stages of pregnancy, it is better to go out for a walk, which is also good for the fetus." Wu Mi said.

"Princess, Madam, the prince is here." At this time, the maid came in and reported.

Soon, Chen Mo walked in quickly and said excitedly: "Yunxi, what's wrong? Let me see."

Seeing Chen Mo's excited expression, Xiao Yunxi's watery eyes also showed joy. She could see that Chen Mo valued the child in her belly. She stood up to greet him, but Chen Mo pressed her to sit down first: "Sit down, don't move."

"My husband, it's okay, just that your pulse is a little weak. I just asked the kitchen to boil some pregnancy-preserving medicine, and I'm drinking it now." Wu Mi said on behalf of Xiao Yunxi.

"What do you mean?" Chen Mo looked at Wu Mi.

"It should be related to Yunxi's physique. I asked her before. Because of the martial arts, she has a cold body. Even though she hasn't practiced for more than a year, there are still some effects. But it's not a big problem. Miss Nalan also came to see her just now. She just needs to eat more positive foods on a daily basis." Wu Mi said softly.

“Don’t worry, my husband. When I was pregnant with Quan’er, the doctor also said that my pulse was weak. Now I’m fine.” Xiao Yunxi chuckled.

Chen Mo nodded and said to Xiao Ya beside him: "Xiao Ya, spend more time with your aunt when you have nothing to do."

"Don't worry, husband." Xiao Ya nodded.

Chen Mo sat down next to Xiao Yunxi and touched her belly. She was not pregnant yet. He lowered his head to listen. There was no movement at all. He asked, "How long has it been?"

"Sister Mi said it's been about a month. It should have happened when we were fooling around on the boat last night." Xiao Yunxi's face flushed slightly.

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows slightly: "What about Madam Xiao?"

Wu Mi continued, "I went to see it myself, but I'm not as lucky as Yun Xi."

Hearing this, Chen Mo stopped paying attention and said, "I have already taken care of all the affairs of the court. I should have to accompany Miss Nalan to the Western Regions in two days. After returning from the Western Regions, I should have more free time."

Wu Mi and the others had heard about this from Chen Mo a long time ago, and they were prepared. Now they just had an exact time. She said, "Husband, don't worry. I'm at home."

"Yeah." Chen Mo was not worried about his family. There were tens of thousands of troops in the capital, and Yue Ruyan, Wu Yanqing and others were in charge.

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell my husband. When Miss Nalan came here before, she mentioned casually that she wanted to look for my husband." Wu Mi suddenly thought of something and said.

"I'll go over and take a look."

……

The Western Regions is just a geographical concept. It is not a country, but is composed of many small countries. These small countries actually have a large land area, but a small population. The small ones have a population of only tens of thousands to ten thousand, and the larger ones have a population of only hundreds of thousands, not more than one million.

Because most of the Western Regions are covered with yellow sand and there are very few oases, the territories of many countries are uninhabited areas. If you don’t have an acquaintance to lead the way, you might get lost.

It is also for this reason that when Emperor Taizu founded the country, even though these countries in the Western Regions were not vassal states of the Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizu did not take action against the Western Regions, but only opened up a trade route.

The spices of the Western Regions are famous far and wide.

Among the countries in the Western Regions, the Xing clan of Yelang has a very long history. Before the founding of the Song Dynasty, it was a hegemon in the Western Regions. At its peak, it controlled two-thirds of the oases in the Western Regions. Later, it experienced ups and downs, and at its lowest point, it only ruled an oasis with a radius of 50 miles in the Western Regions.

Jiazi years ago, when the royal family of the Song Dynasty began to decline, the then monarch of the Xing family was a very talented person. He annexed several small countries in the Western Regions one after another, and had the intention of reviving the glory of his ancestors.

It's just that the ruler of the Xing family at that time was either mentally ill or something, because a country he had just annexed was close to the Xiliang area of ​​the Song Dynasty, and he discovered an oasis in this area, so he wanted to take it over. Unfortunately, it happened to be the most glorious time of the Xiliang Qiang people.

As a result, the Xing clan, which had just shown signs of revival, directly broke the legs of the Qiang people and lost the country they had just annexed. Just when the Qiang people wanted to continue advancing, they got lost in the yellow sand. Therefore, the Yelang Kingdom also preserved its territory, but also lost the opportunity to return to its peak.

The talented Xing monarch at that time never recovered from the setback and lived for another ten years before passing away early.

The current monarch of Yelang State is the eldest son of that talented monarch. This son is like his father and even has the sign of surpassing his father. But for some unknown reason, more than ten years ago, he suddenly fell ill and his lower body was paralyzed. He could not get out of bed and walk, and he was unconscious most of the day. All political affairs were handed over to the third prince.

The third prince, Xing Yin, was also born to the queen and was the legitimate son. However, he had an elder brother who was the eldest legitimate son and was named the crown prince. Logically, he had no qualifications to participate in political affairs. However, less than three years after the monarch was paralyzed, the crown prince also contracted the same disease as his father.

According to the imperial physician, it is hereditary.

But few people believed it, after all, the previous Xing monarchs did not have this disease.

The capital of Yelang Kingdom.

The residence of the third prince Xing Yin.

It was less than an hour since the court meeting ended.

Although he was in charge of government affairs, he was not the monarch after all. However, at this time, most of the court officials gathered in his house.

And all these ministers followed Xing Yin's lead.

At this moment, they are discussing something.

At that time, after Lu Sheng's family fled to Xiliang, they knew that Chen Mo would not let them go, so they fled to the Western Regions with their people and were taken in by the Xing family. Now, after Chen Mo's people found out the whereabouts of Lu Sheng's family, they came to the Xing family to ask for them back.

What they are discussing now is whether this person should be handed over.

A minister said that the late emperor passed away because the Qiang people in Xiliang were unable to recover, and Lu Sheng sent troops to destroy the Qiang people. Although his intention had nothing to do with their Yelang Kingdom, he was still their benefactor.

Now that Lu Sheng's family is in trouble, they, Ye Guolang, cannot be ungrateful and hand him over.

Besides, the reason why Yelang Kingdom agreed to shelter Lu Sheng’s family was that it received a lot of money from the other party.

It’s not right to suddenly regret it now.

However, some ministers held opposing views.

"I heard that the King of Wei of the Song Dynasty is not someone you can easily mess with. Even Lu Sheng and their King Chong and King Huai of the Song Dynasty fell into his hands. They are all top-grade warriors, and he is also the equivalent of a regent in the Song Dynasty. If we don't hand them over and thus offend him, causing him to use troops against us, with our current national strength, I'm afraid we are no match for them." "Your Highness, Lord Diao is right, and our dynasty has just fought a war with Jucheng and Louwo. Although we won a great victory, we also killed thousands of their people and created a blood feud. It is really unwise to offend the King of Wei of the Song Dynasty now." Another minister said.

The third prince Xingyin raised his hand and said, "There are hundreds of miles of yellow sand between Yelang and the Song Dynasty. Whether they can find us is another matter. Marching to fight is not trading. It is not worth it to come all the way to fight us just for these people. Besides, the situation of the Song Dynasty is not good now. The Jinxia in the north is eyeing us covetously. Even if they use troops against our dynasty, not many people will come. There is no need to worry.

Even if they really come, I have my own way."

There was one more thing Xing Yin didn't say: his life was almost gone, what could he offer as payment?

Seeing that the Third Prince was so confident in what he said, the ministers said nothing more and bowed and left.

Not long after they left, a man in a black robe and wearing an ugly mask appeared in the hall.

The moment Xing Yin saw the man in black robe, he immediately showed respect and bowed: "Master, you are here?"

The black-robed man nodded and said in a hoarse voice: "Disciple, the blood food is ready this time."

"Master, everything is ready. There are quite a few warriors among these people, and some of them are from the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty. They will definitely satisfy you." Ju Yin said respectfully.

The black-robed man frowned under his mask: "People from the Song Dynasty royal family? Why are they here?"

"Some of them are the family members of King Chong of the Song Dynasty. I heard that King Chong was defeated and killed in a battle with King Wei of the Song Dynasty, and his family members fled here." Ju Yin said.

The black-robed man frowned even more: "These people are not in the plan."

"Master, I have no other choice. We have rounded up all the beggars, death row prisoners and untouchables in the country. If we arrest people with status, the large number of them will arouse suspicion, which is what you don't want to see." As if he was afraid that the man in black robe would be dissatisfied, Ju Yin said:

"Master, for you, I have offended Jucheng and Louwo. Besides, didn't you say that this is the last batch of people?"

"Forget it, let's leave it at that." After saying that, the man in black robe was about to leave, but was stopped by Ju Yin.

Ju Yin rubbed his hands and said, "Master, the elixir you gave me last time was very good. Do you have any more?"

Hearing this, the black-robed man who had been a little cold to Ju Yin suddenly laughed sinisterly: "Who are you going to attack this time?"

Ju Yin didn't want to say it, but under the gaze of the man in black robe, he still said it: "Princess Yanyang."

The black-robed man was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then the mask on his face trembled. It was the corners of his mouth twitching, and then he smiled and said, "Good disciple, the master really did not make a mistake in your judgment."

As he spoke, the man in black robe threw out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve and said, "There are three more in it, enough for you to take her down."

After saying that, the man in black robe left with a smile.

……

the other side.

Outside a house in Tianchuan.

Nalan Yiren knocked on the door. As soon as she finished knocking, an old voice sounded behind the door: "Come in."

The house is not big, it consists of a two-room house and a yard.

There were some flowers and plants planted in the yard. The varieties of these flowers and plants were all ones Chen Mo had never seen before. There were some poisonous snakes and scorpions around them.

An old man with white hair and linen clothes was bending over, with one hand behind his back and the other hand holding a bamboo kettle, watering the flowers.

The old man looked ordinary, different from ordinary old men, but in Chen Mo's eyes, he was a real warrior in the realm of supernatural powers.

"Great Elder, I have brought the King of Wei here." Nalan Yiren said to the old man after closing the gate.

Seeing that this person was the great elder that Nalan Yi had mentioned, Chen Mo's expression became more serious, and he raised his hand and saluted: "Old sir, I am honored to meet you."

"No, no, I'm just an old farmer who grows flowers and plants. I don't deserve such a great gift from the King of Wei of the Song Dynasty." The Great Elder of the Poison King Valley turned around, waved his hand and smiled, but at this moment he suddenly started coughing violently, and in front of Chen Mo and Nalan Yiren, he coughed up a mouthful of black blood.

The black blood was spit onto the ground, but it did not splash like real blood, instead it became a sticky state.

Nalan Yiren's expression changed, and she quickly stepped forward to support the elder, and asked in a panic, "Elder, what happened to you?"

As he said this, he cut his palm without thinking twice. After the bright red blood flowed out, he put it to the mouth of the great elder, obviously asking the other party to drink his blood.

But the Great Elder waved his hand and said, "Yiren, no need, it's useless."

"How can there be none, Taotie."

"This is caused by my practicing poisonous skills." The great elder interrupted Nalan Yiren.

Nalan Yiren was stunned: "Great Elder, have you cultivated to the ninth level?"

The Great Elder nodded: "Forced entry cannot be reversed."

Hearing this, Nalan Yiren's body was shocked. She understood what this meant. Her eyes turned red and moistened in a moment. To her, the Great Elder had no blood connection with her, but in her heart, he was just like her grandfather. She trembled and asked, "Why did you do this?"

"If my poison skills had been improved, I would not have let that beast escape. It has been fifteen years. What happened back then must not happen again."

"Then you can't break through by force." Nalan Yiren shed tears and cried.

She knew that the Great Elder had always felt guilty about what had happened and had not avenged Grandpa. Even though she had said countless times that she did not blame him, the Great Elder still could not let it go.

"Silly girl"

The elder took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, poured out some medicine powder from it and sprinkled it on Nalan Yiren's wound: "Anyway, I don't have many years left to live, and I went to extremes when I entered the realm of magical powers. You can't let me go to see your grandfather with regrets."

After the powder was sprinkled on, the blood stopped flowing immediately and a scab formed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Nalan Yiren raised her hand and wiped the corners of her eyes: "I am still here. Revenge for grandpa is my job. I can do it too."

The Great Elder sighed and said, "With that beast's talent, do you think he wouldn't have made any progress over the years?"

(End of this chapter)