Its daybreak.
While it is raining in the south in early spring, thousands of miles away in the capital of the Dali Dynasty, the sky is clear and the sun is rising.
This city with a large population and the heart of the country has ushered in a new day.
Chenchun Xiaozhu is a small courtyard located in an inconspicuous corner of the capital of the Dali Dynasty. Although it is inconspicuous, the people who live here make it very meaningful.
This is the residence of Confucius Deng Changchun, and it can be said to be a holy place in the hearts of countless scholars throughout the Dali Dynasty. Even if they just pass by this place from a distance, people will be cautious about what they say and do, for fear that a slight mistake will cause displeasure to the Confucius.
Of course, from the perspective of a master, you will not have much emotion towards someone because of some mistakes. However, if anyone messes around here, there are people who can teach you how to behave.
The Master does not tolerate blasphemy, and he will not blame you, but the world does not allow it.
In the early morning, the area several kilometers around Chun Xiaozhu was under martial law because a big shot would come to visit Master Deng Changchun today.
When you formally visit the Master, you must say hello in advance even today. This is a matter of etiquette. Of course, if you are visiting in private, it is a different matter. However, whether the Master wants to see you in private depends on his mood.
A big shot is coming to visit the Master. The so-called martial law is just a formality. Who dares to cause chaos in this place?
When the morning sun first rose, a large group of honor guards slowly came towards Chenchun Xiaozhu in the distance.
The honor guard was of extremely high standard, numbering over a thousand people, sounding gongs to clear the way, being escorted by troops, and being accompanied by groups of maids and servants.
Wherever the honor guard passed, everyone stood respectfully on the roadside and saluted, because this was the honor guard of the eldest princess Xia Ziyue of Dali.
In a luxurious chariot that is five meters long and wide, Xia Ziyue is dressed up for traveling. Her noble temperament, beautiful face, and luxurious attire all show her royal style.
When the eldest princess travels, there is a huge ceremony, and the places she passes are strictly prohibited, which is very troublesome, but there is no way. As the eldest princess, she has to go on an official trip, especially to visit her master. Such cumbersome matters are necessary.
In the carriage, the eldest princess had a smile on her face, because she thought of happy things, and it was not because of her visit to the Master. After all, the so-called visit was just a formality. Many things had already been decided, and it was just a formality. The happy things were of course hers.
It's a private matter.
As the elder sister of today's emperor and one of the most noble people in the entire Dali Dynasty, no one dares to inquire about the eldest princess's private affairs, and few people dare to try to figure out her thoughts.
In other words, most of the time, she can only keep her private matters in her heart. Once spread, it will rise to political heights.
Different statuses are actually accompanied by many invisible shackles. The world is so helpless.
How could the eldest princess be unhappy now? You must know that Li Qiu has already been promoted to the fourth rank, becoming a state shepherd and a frontier official.
What does this mean?
It means that the 'distance' between her and Li Qiu is getting closer and closer, how could she be unhappy.
If in the future Li Qiuguan becomes a first-class official, makes great achievements, and reaches the mythical realm through cultivation... maybe then, the regrets of the past will no longer be regrets.
The eldest princess is no longer the ignorant little girl she once was. She knows how to make choices and restraint. The future is still long, so don’t rush for the moment.
She is not a nymphomaniac who thinks that Li Qiu's efforts now are due to her, but that Li Qiu can leave his ordinary life and become an official, and his status can be improved little by little, which is what she wants to see.
It would be good if we could be closer, even closer. As time passed, the so-called flowers before the moon and under the moon were already the extravagant hopes of young and ignorant people for her and Li Qiu. Now this is good...
"Your Highness, Princess, not far ahead is Chenchun Xiaozhu." Xia Ziyue's thoughts were interrupted by the maid's voice coming from outside the carriage.
Putting away the little girl's thoughts, the eldest princess said, neither sad nor happy: "Master likes to be quiet. Please stop three hundred steps away from Chenchun Xiaozhu. I will go there alone then."
"Follow your orders"
Ceremonies and the like are for the world to see, and those born in the royal family must pay attention to these things, but the real visit to Xia Ziyue was as a junior.
Master is just a title, not an official position, and Deng Changchun is not a minister of the Dali Dynasty, but a symbol of spiritual civilization. It would be unsightly to bring the officialdom here.
After all, Xia Ziyue is Liu Neng's apprentice, not Deng Changchun's, so some necessary formalities still have to be followed.
The swarming honor guard stopped in the distance. Xia Ziyue only brought a personal maid to the front of the small courtyard and said respectfully: "Junior Xia Ziyue, come to visit Mr. Deng."
"Xiaoyue is here, come in, you're welcome, just treat yourself as if you were at your own home," Deng Changchun's kind voice came from the courtyard.
Immediately, the door opened, and it was Deng Changchun's servant who opened the door. The old man Zhenyijing whom I had met in Xianyang City Yunjing had been with Deng Changchun for many years.
In the small courtyard, Deng Changchun was wearing coarse clothes and holding a pair of scissors, pruning an ancient wooden potted plant, as if he was leisurely and contented with his retirement.
The fact is that at his age, he has nothing to worry about now for the peace and prosperity of the country and the people, and he is really caring for his old age.
The eldest princess stepped over and said: "Mr. Deng is very elegant. Ziyue has also learned some gardening. Why don't you let Ziyue help you?"
Avoiding outsiders, although the relationship between the two is not master and apprentice, they still get along normally like ordinary elders and juniors.
"No, Xiaoyue, please don't. It's not that I don't believe in your gardening, but this thousand-year-old pine is my heart and soul. Even though it's only two feet high, it's really a thousand years old. You're going to break it for me."
, I can’t help but feel so distressed." Upon hearing this, Deng Changchun immediately hid the scissors behind his back and said as cautiously as a child.
Thousand-year-old pine, no more than two feet tall. The main pole is thick and purple-black, shaped like a dragon's disk. The bark is like dragon scales. The pine needles are blue and metallic, and the pine needles actually make a golden sound when they collide.
Although it is only an ornamental object, it is also a real treasure. You can't buy that kind if you have money. Moreover, the needles of thousand-year-old pine have special effects. Drinking it as tea can be more refreshing than the best tea. There are also
Nourishing effect on the spirit.
Deng Changchun has been raising this thousand-year-old pine tree for more than a hundred years. It has feelings and is a precious treasure.
Feeling amused, Xia Ziyue didn't force it and said: "Okay, okay, then Ziyue won't mess with Mr. Deng's precious Thousand Years Song."
"That's good," Deng Changchun said with lingering fear, thinking of the belongings belonging to Liu Neng that Xia Ziyue naughtily destroyed when she was a child.
She went to the side and poured a cup of tea in person. Taking advantage of Deng Changchun's pause, Xia Ziyue handed it to him and said, "Mr. Deng, in two months the battle between the four great talents will come to its final conclusion. This is a big event."
It is a grand event for tens of thousands of scholars from Li Dynasty, and I hope Mr. Deng will come forward to make the final judgment."
Xia Ziyue came here specifically for this matter. To put it bluntly, she asked Deng Changchun to be the referee.
It is said that there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Scholars compete for the four great talents. In the end, it is a competition between elites from all sides. No one will be convinced by anyone, so a respected person is needed to preside over it.
And Deng Changchun couldn't be more suitable to be this referee. As the master, no matter what the result is, no one will question his judgment. If you question the master, how confident are you in yourself?
It's not that only Deng Changchun can be the referee. There is still a wife in the Dali Dynasty, but the other party has something to do, and Deng Changchun is fine, so he came to invite him.
But when the time comes, the referee will not be Deng Changchun alone. The emperor will also be one of the referees, as well as the prime minister of the dynasty.
Master Deng represents the scholars, the emperor represents the royal family, and the prime minister represents the officialdom. In the end, representatives from these three parties will evaluate the four talents. Only when they are recognized by these three parties can the four talents truly deserve their names.
The battle between the four great talents can be regarded as the biggest event for the Dali Dynasty, other than the battle for the top three in the imperial examination. There are countless scholars in the world who are eager to compete.
And judging from the previous years, the top three in the imperial examination before and after the battle between the four great talents were almost all covered by the four great talents. In other words, if you win the title of the four great talents, it is almost certain that you will be in the top three in the next imperial examination.
With the odds of choosing three out of four, one can imagine how much scholars attach great importance to the competition between the four great talents.
Being a referee is a matter that has been approved in advance. Xia Ziyue made a special trip just to go through the process, but it is also a necessary process and a sign of respect for the master.
Hearing this, Deng Changchun smiled and said: "Sure, I have nothing to do anyway, and I am happy to see young people show off."
"I don't know how excited all the scholars in the world will be when they know that they have the opportunity to receive personal guidance from Mr. Deng," Xia Ziyue said with a smile.
Deng Changchun didn't care. He was going to join in the fun anyway. He suddenly thought of something and asked Xia Ziyue, "By the way, Xiaoyue, has that little guy represented his hometown in the competition of the Four Talents?"
?Although that boy is a scholar, he is still old enough. Besides, there is no requirement for fame in the competition between the four great talents."
"Mr. Deng is talking about Xiao Jing. As far as I know, he was not involved. From what I know about him, he has an indifferent temperament and it is normal for him not to be interested in these things," Xia Ziyue said with a smile.
Deng Changchun said with a smile: "I was still thinking that if he also participates, no matter how he performs, he will be given the title of one of the four great talents to shine. Who knows that he has not participated?"
Hearing this, Xia Ziyue was shocked, thinking to herself, when did Mr. Deng and Xiao Jing have such a good relationship? They even considered arranging a shady plot regardless of other people's feelings!
Fortunately, Yun Jing did not participate. If a shocking scandal really broke out, what would scholars all over the world think? How should Yun Jing handle himself?
My own master is unreliable enough. Mr. Deng was not like this in the past...
Feeling weird, Xia Ziyue said: "Xiao Jing is a good boy, Mr. Deng, please don't harm him."
"Just get used to him. That kid is very humble and has a lot of stuff in his belly. Sometimes you don't even know what kind of surprise he will bring you if you don't force him. I know what you want.
Protect him, but Taoism is like gold and is not afraid of fire. Do you really think that if you put him on the fire and roast him, he won't be able to deal with it?" Deng Changchun said with an expression on his face that I had already seen through.
Thinking of Yunjing's recent actions, Xia Ziyue thought deeply, but smiled and said: "However, he has no interest in competing for the so-called four talents."
"So there's nothing we can do about it. Hey, why don't you say he's a young man who doesn't like to be in the limelight? I still want to see him compete with those young talents, but now I can't.
It’s such fun,” Deng Changchun said with a bit of regret.
Xia Ziyue couldn't understand why Deng Changchun cared so much about Yunjing, but she had no intention of getting to the bottom of this matter. After all, it was a good thing that Yunjing was valued by Deng Changchun.
After a brief exchange of greetings, the process was completed, and Xia Ziyue did not want to stay too long and said goodbye.
Deng Changchun didn't try too hard to stay. After all, he was old and had nothing to talk about with young people. If an ignorant guy raised questions to embarrass him like he did to Liu Neng, he would be interested in discussing something, but if the other person didn't understand, he would
no solution anymore.
I'm looking forward to seeing what's going on...
Just as Xia Ziyue was about to leave, another of her personal maids came to the door in a hurry, even ignoring the eldest princess' previous order to keep them at a distance.
When such a situation occurs, the only explanation is that something big has happened and Xia Ziyue needs to be informed as soon as possible without delay.
Even though it was an urgent matter, the maid who arrived did not rush into the small courtyard, but waited respectfully at the door.
No matter how big the matter is, it cannot offend the Master and his elders.
Seeing this, Xia Ziyue bowed to Deng Changchun and said goodbye, came to the door and asked: "What's the matter?"
"Go back to Your Highness the Princess. Your father-in-law from the Niujiao Town Villa has urgently sent you a letter. It is of great importance and I have no choice but to offend you. Please punish the Princess. This matter is extremely urgent. Please see the Princess." The maid hurriedly handed over a stack of paper and said.
In just a few hours, your father-in-law, who was thousands of miles away, actually delivered the message and delivered it to the eldest princess. Although this method of message delivery was not as timely and convenient as twin flowers, it was still quite fast.
After hearing the words Niujiao Town, the eldest princess's expression, which was still a little unhappy at first, softened and she took the stack of papers and browsed them quickly.
To many people, Niujiao Town is just a small place, but in the hearts of some big shots, such as the eldest princess, that place is of great significance. If something happens, the emperor will be furious!
Farmyard manure, new farm tools, gunpowder... these things are all related to there. Niujiao Town can be said to be the blessed land of the Dali Dynasty. At this time, I heard that things seemed to happen there sometimes, and the eldest princess did not care about the fact that the maid came here regardless of the order.
It's a trivial matter.
After quickly browsing the news delivered by your father-in-law, the more I looked at the eldest princess's face, the uglier she became. In the end, she even said with a frosty look on her face: "This is happening!"
She even lost her usual intangible demeanor of joy and anger. One can imagine how angry the eldest princess felt over this incident.
Facing Xia Ziyue, who had a frosty look on her face, the chirping of insects and birds around her stopped, and the maids and guards in the distance were as silent as cicadas.
The eldest princess's anger is often more terrifying than the emperor's anger!
Something big has happened, otherwise the eldest princess would not be like this.
With thoughts flickering in her mind, the eldest princess said: "The matter is urgent. I have given you an oral order from this palace. Jiangzhou Yilou will fully cooperate with Yunjing to investigate the matter thoroughly. In addition, the personnel of Jiangzhou Yingtang will be at his disposal. Furthermore, the Jiangzhou government will fully cooperate.
I will go into the palace later to meet with His Majesty to explain this matter, and please order His Majesty to send someone from the Yifou Yingtang headquarters to cooperate!"
The eldest princess is just a princess. Although she has a respected status, she actually has no right to mobilize powerful departments such as Yifou Yingtang, nor is she qualified to order local officials.
But now that the situation was urgent and urgent, she had no choice but to make arrangements in advance. She first made a verbal announcement in her own name, and then told the emperor to order all departments to cooperate.
Otherwise, if she informs the emperor first and then orders all parties to cooperate, who knows how many changes will occur during this period?
Large-scale kidnapping of children, evil methods, and evil organizations, if these things are not dealt with urgently, big trouble is likely to happen!
"Follow your orders"
The eldest princess gave the order, and the maid was immediately ordered to turn around and leave. After a little distance, she used her body skills to quickly go away to carry out the order.
In the small courtyard, Deng Changchun continued to work on his things. Standing at his height, he had long stopped taking pleasure in things and feeling sad about himself. He did not care about the eldest princess's affairs and continued to work on his own.
However, when Xia Ziyue got angry without caring about her manners in front of his door, he was somewhat curious and asked casually: "Xiaoyue, why are you so angry? This is not like you normally."
"Something happened in Niujiao Town, Xinlin County, Jiangzhou. Ziyue was in a difficult mood for a while, which made Mr. Deng laugh." Xia Ziyue turned around and said calmly.
Deng Changchun said dumbly when he heard this: "Niujiao Town, Xinlin County? I remember correctly, it is the hometown of that little guy, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Deng," Xia Ziyue nodded.
Although the matter was urgent, there was no need to rush these few words. Deng Changchun was highly respected, so he still had time to say a few words.
Deng Changchun became curious and said: "Something happened over there in Niujiao Town. Can you tell me about it? If it's inconvenient, forget it."
He is now Xianyun Yehe. Although he has a special status, he still needs to avoid suspicion.
However, from Xia Ziyue's point of view, there are not many things in the country that Deng Changchun cannot know, so he stepped over and handed over the paper in his hand and said: "Mr. Deng will know it at a glance."
After quickly reading the news delivered by your father-in-law, Deng Changchun couldn't help but frown slightly and said: "No wonder Xiaoyue is so angry, even if I know this, I am not happy..."
It is very likely that there is an organized large-scale kidnapping of children. Who can not be affected by this?
After saying this, he paused and continued: "What was originally just an ordinary case of kidnapping a child actually involved a huge dark organization, especially the people in this organization. Their methods are evil and weird, and they are not cultivated in the right way. There are also
Those weird bugs... these things are ridiculous to say. I have never heard of them in my hundreds of years of life. They seem to be vaguely related to a special field that I have never been exposed to before!"
"Mr. Deng doesn't know these things and methods?" Xia Ziyue was surprised.
Who is Deng Changchun? A person who has lived for hundreds of years and lived the same history, stands at the pinnacle of the world, and there are things that he doesn't even know about?
"As long as you are human, how can you be omniscient and omnipotent? There are still many things that I don't know about." Deng Changchun shook his head and then said thoughtfully: "Xiaoyue, I have a suggestion for you. Now that something like this has happened, do your best to investigate it."
In addition, we have to find ways to find out whether such phenomena and people have occurred in other countries. If similar situations occur in other countries, the matter will be serious. It will not be a matter of one place or one country, but will concern the people of the world!"
After his reminder, Xia Ziyue was shocked and said in a deep voice: "People will understand after Ziyue passes."
"Well, you go ahead and do your work first," Deng Changchun nodded and handed back the stack of papers.
After Xia Ziyue took it, she turned around and was about to leave quickly. At this time, Deng Changchun spoke again and said, "Let's do this, Xiaoyue. Anyway, I have been idle lately. The little guy needs help, so why don't I go in person?"
I am also very curious about this matter. Besides, I don’t want that little guy to have an accident. I just go to help him. In other respects, the departments are cooperating with the investigation and cannot stop."
Mr. Deng actually wants to go there in person?
Xia Ziyue was really surprised. He didn't believe that such a trivial matter was worth Deng Changchun's personal trip. Her thoughts flashed, and she guessed that Deng Changchun went purely for Yunjing!
However, the question is, what did Yunjing do to deserve Deng Changchun's eagerness to approach him?
She didn't know that her master Liu Neng set foot in Xiaoyao Realm because of Yunjing. If she knew this, she wouldn't make a fuss.
Although Liu Neng only got inspiration and opportunity from Yunjing when he set foot in Xiaoyao Realm, even if there is just a possible opportunity, it is worthy for anyone in the world who wants to go further to the Myth Realm to take the initiative to approach.
But everyone has desires, but they just want different things from different angles. But for people like Deng Changchun, what they want is to go further, and the rest is meaningless.
I didn’t understand what Deng Changchun was thinking, but it would be best if he could go there in person, so he said: “Then I’ll bother Mr. Deng. I’ll take my leave first.”
"Well, go ahead, I'll clean up and go, so that the kid doesn't act recklessly and hurt himself..."
After leaving Chenchun Xiaozhu, Xia Ziyue quickly rushed to the palace to find the emperor to discuss the follow-up of this matter. She even felt that if something like this happened now, a special department might have to be established.
Evil figures and methods that have never appeared in the past appear in the world, and it cannot be overemphasized. Of course, it would be best if it is just a false alarm.
On the other side, Deng Changchun had nothing to prepare. He ordered his servants to take care of the house, and then he disappeared without a trace.
"Little guy, if you don't come to me, I'll take the initiative to find your head office. In the past, I had no excuses and took the initiative to find you to show off your face. Now, you took the initiative to send me to your door. Evil methods, evil organizations, this kind of thing, I
It’s normal for me to take the initiative to find out what’s reasonable, and then discuss other things with you by the way, isn’t it?”
Deng Changchun left with Xiao Jiujiu in his heart. He was so troubled waiting for this opportunity.
Although Deng Changchun in the Mythical Realm cannot fly to the sky and escape like the Xiaoyao Realm, his speed on the road is also extremely terrifying. It only takes one meal for him to rush from Dali Capital to Xinlin County, which is thousands of miles away.
That’s all, its speed is faster than Yunjing’s half-assed flight!
Not long after, Deng Changchun appeared at the inn on the way from Niujiao Town to Xinlin County.
A large area around this place was cordoned off by the government early in the morning, and countless people were working on the aftermath.
Although this place was sealed off, no one could stop Deng Changchun from coming, and no one even noticed him. He wandered around the area like a leisurely stroll to get to know the area first.
"An extremely evil aura that even this old man instinctively hates. Moreover, I have never seen, understood, or come into contact with this evil aura before!"
With his heart murmuring, Deng Changchun stretched out his hand out of thin air and seemed to have caught something in his hand.
He looked at the things in his hands that were invisible, knowable and unheard to the naked eye, and said with a slightly solemn look: "This kind of evil aura is twisted and weird, corroding people's hearts, and even has the effect of changing the shape of flesh and blood. This kind of thing should not exist in the world.
Where did it come from?”
As he spoke, he grabbed the wisp in his hand out of thin air, and the dark and evil residual aura in his eyes penetrated into the body of a small insect.
Visible to the naked eye, the wisp of breath combined with the small bug. The bug's body, which was originally the size of a fingernail, rapidly expanded and became extremely bloodthirsty, becoming a thousand times more powerful than before!
After a little experiment, Deng Changchun squeezed the insect to death, glanced around and said solemnly: "Fortunately, I'm here. If not, ordinary means can't erase these evil residual auras. If they are allowed to remain, it is very likely that
Turn this area into an evil region!"
With a solemn heart, Deng Changchun personally took action to wipe out the evil atmosphere remaining in this area after the battle last night.
Then he was thinking that he was completely unable to explore the origin of these evil toys. Maybe Liu Neng, who had set foot in Xiaoyao Realm, would know something about it, but now Liu Neng knew where he had gone, and no one could be found if he wanted to ask.
"That little guy is also ignorant. He doesn't understand it himself, so he pursues it rashly. His intentions are good, to eliminate evil and eradicate evil, but he must also think about himself."
Shaking his head, Deng Changchun searched for the remaining breath of the cloud scene in the air and followed it.
As a person in the mythical realm, his methods are not understandable by ordinary people. If he remembers someone's aura, as long as he does not deliberately erase it from the same realm, it is still very simple for him to track...
This chapter has been completed!