The Xian clan who invaded Qingzhou, from the head of the Xiansheng clan to the great elder, and nearly twenty Jiji, were all captured.
The two principals of Sangzhou had no choice but to retreat alone, and Dou Xichang and Shuihong had no intention of pursuing them.
After returning to Qingyun Palace, after interrogation, Palace Master Dou discovered that his plan had already been known to Sangzhou, and that continuing the ambush was useless, so he recalled everyone and sent them back.
As for the person who leaked the secret, it is most likely that he came from within Zhenguo Palace. Who he is, we can only find out slowly.
This is not a bad thing for Dou Xichang, but it gives him an excuse to eliminate dissidents and install cronies.
Therefore, he can make a fuss about the Qingzhou ambush battle, regardless of success or failure.
The current situation is undoubtedly the most ideal.
In this ambush battle, fortunately, a guy like Xian who didn't care about life or death ran into him, so he didn't return without success and became a joke.
After this battle, a member of the Zifu family in Sangzhou was arrested, and the top twenty families in the country were in ruins. I guess they will have to weigh whether to continue to offend Xu Guo in the future.
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In the post-war merit record, Hechuan and Elder Guo were naturally ranked first. As the victors of the Black Rock Peak battle, Yang Zhen and Zhao Yue'er were ranked second and were given heavy awards by the Zhenguo Palace.
The first is combat merit. According to the pre-war regulations, the contribution point rewards for killing the foundation before, during and later stages are 1,000, 3,000 and 10,000 respectively, and an additional 50% for capture. The two of them received a total of 17,000 rewards.
Among them, Zhao Yue'er received 10,000 and Yang Zhen received 7,000.
This greatly alleviates Yang Zhen's need for contribution points.
The second award is the "conferment of officials" that both of them are very interested in.
According to the promise of the selection department, Zhao Yue'er can be awarded the position of director of a certain county. Yang Zhen is only practicing Qi, so according to the rules, she can only go to the county hall and serve as the director.
For this reason, the selection department specially called the two people and asked them for their opinions.
"Liangzhou is the seat of the sect, an anointed place; Shazhou is the state of Jisi, and Hanzhou is currently at war. In addition to these three states, do you two have a favorite place in the other six states?"
"Yunzhou!" Yang Zhen replied without hesitation: "Qingzhou is also okay. Besides, senior sister and I hope to be in the same county."
"Okay, I understand. Let's go back and wait for the news."
At this point, nearly two months have passed, and Yang Zhen's cultivation has officially broken through to the eighth level of Qi training.
On this day, the commissioner summoned Yang Zhen alone, and the person who met him was actually Meng Guitian himself.
"The Zhenguo Palace has decided to appoint you as the director of the Wushui County Museum in Wushan County, Chongzhou. Today is March 20th, and you need to take up the post on the first day of April. Is there any problem?"
"Chongzhou?" Yang Zhen was stunned: "Don't you mean Yunzhou or Qingzhou?"
"There are no suitable vacancies in these two states. What we can give you now is this."
"Then can I wait for a vacancy to appear in Yunzhou or Qingzhou?"
"No!" Meng Guitian flatly rejected it.
He had a good impression of Yang Zhen. When he saw him lowering his head, he thought the child had something in mind, so he simply revealed some inside information:
"Your position as curator was personally ordered by the superiors."
He pointed to the mountain peak outside the house: "Do you understand?"
Yang Zhen was stunned. He was indeed hesitant just now because he suddenly remembered that the palace master of Chongyun Palace in Chongzhou sent his subordinates to compete with him, but he refused. Now if he works for this person, will he be punished? p>
Now——
Isn't Elder Meng's boss the Master Dou? This old man has no enmity against me, so he shouldn't cheat him.
Seriously, if you refuse, you will greatly offend the person.
During the battle in Qingzhou, Yang Zhen figured out some things afterwards and realized that this old man was actually full of evil.
Therefore, it’s better to accept it honestly and don’t toast or eat as a penalty.
"I understand," Yang Zhen nodded and said loudly: "I obey my orders!"
"Haha!" Meng Guitian raised his head and laughed: "The boy's reaction is quite fast!"
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After the destination is confirmed, the remaining ten days are spent arranging various things.
The first thing is to find Zhao Yuer and tell her about his situation.
"Grandma Grandma said that Palace Master Dou owed her a favor by inviting her to Qingzhou last time. Then she would tell Old Man Dou to arrange for you and me to be together," the girl said shyly.
"However, my mother-in-law said that after I enter Foundation Establishment, I should learn a few useful spells. She will ask Senior Sister Zixue to supervise me and let me leave the mountain only after I have learned those spells."
"How long will it take?" Yang Zhen asked anxiously.
"It will take half a year at the fastest." The girl's face showed reluctance:
Yang Zhen gently held her in her arms and comforted her: "It doesn't matter, I just broke through to the eighth level, and this period of time is just used to consolidate the foundation."
Afterwards, the two of them returned to Xuyang together.
Grandma's health is already well, and her cultivation has stabilized at the foundation level. All she needs to do next is to be patient and recover slowly.
With hints from her and Zhao Yue'er, Qin Wan finally understood that Yang Zhen had a space treasure.
As a result, the two reached a cooperation. From now on, Yang Zhen will be responsible for transporting the xuanyang wood in Qin Wan's hands from Zhuyang to the designated place in the city, once every six months.
As for how to conceal the delivery from others and prevent them from becoming suspicious, this is left to Qin Wan to worry about. With her shrewdness and ability that she has gained in the mall over the years, such methods are not a problem.
And it was time for Yang Zhen to give up her Xuanyang wood business.
In this case, the small courtyard was of no use to him anymore, so he simply gave it to Yang Mabu, who was already married and had a child, and gave him a sum of money to let him live a good life.
Some of the others were arranged by him to enter the Zhao Mansion, and some were sent to the prefecture to work with Chen Fugui, etc., and they were all properly placed.
Finally, on the day he left the county, Yang Zhen took Zhao Yuer to see Aunt Fu. He has always been grateful to this aunt who had given him a lot of help in the past and regarded her as a relative.
Bringing Zhao Yue'er this time felt like bringing a daughter-in-law to meet her parents. The two of them were in the yard, holding a fat boy that Aunt Fu had just given birth to recently, and playing with her for a while. Before leaving, Grandma Chen
Aunt He and Fu packed a lot of food for Zhao Yue'er as if they were giving it to their own daughter, as well as clothes they made by themselves.
After arriving in Yunzhou City, Chen Fugui and Geng Xiubao's business has been booming, needless to say. Cui Zhongjiu had a chat with him alone and told him that the Xuanyang wood in the future would be supplied by others, and the price would remain unchanged.
Changes can be regarded as taking care of so many old customers.
When the two returned to Yunya Town, only three days had passed. The last few days were the arrangements for Caiyun and others.
After talking to the little maid, she expressed her willingness to continue running the store in Yunya Town. She knew very well that Yang Zhen needed a lot of spiritual stones and resources. This was not only for him, but also for the future of herself and the young lady.
As for Yunya Zhenfang City, not only is it the largest in the entire Xu Kingdom, it is at least one of the top three Dafang City. This place not only has a wide variety of goods, but also sells its own spiritual materials very quickly. It is the best place to earn spiritual stones. Seeing that she chose to stay here, Yang Zhen felt both reluctance and love, and was determined to find a backer for her.
Two days later, a store named "Caiyunjian" was officially named. The store is jointly owned by Caiyun and Lan Caifang, with Caiyun as the investor and operator. Lan Caifang provides products from Tianshou Peak worth 20,000 souls every year.
Shi's spiritual grass is underwritten by Caiyunjian in exchange for the protection of the store by the Temple of Beasts.
Due to their abundant spiritual energy, the various peaks of the Yunxiao Sect have many spiritual plants.
Finally, Yang Zhen gave Cai Si and Tiezhu some elixirs and herbs, and sent them to Wushui County, where she was about to take office, to open a Caiyunjian branch.
After all this, everything was finally arranged.
On the evening of March 30th, Yang Zhen and Zhao Yue'er held a banquet for guests in front of Yuezhen Pavilion at Shuiwu Peak. They invited Yao Yingbi, Tian Cheng, Cheng Xiuxiu, sisters Dai Miaoli, Chen Tao and other Shuiluan monarchs.
There are familiar friends such as Dou Manxiong, Wang Shaoyu, Shen Jiugeng, Zixue, and even Zhao Ying, who are still having a barbecue, lively and talking loudly.
That night, Yang Zhen was extremely drunk.
The next day, Yang Zhen quietly said goodbye to the sleeping Zhao Yue'er, turned back in the morning light, took one last look at the cave where she had lived for seven years, raised her hand, and strode away.