Chapter 232 Chapter 231 Yizhong County King suffered a defeat?
Chapter 232 Chapter 231 Prince Yizhong was defeated?
"Ma Liang, the magic pen? Is it the Ma Liang who can change anything he draws? No, the second brother is talking about that magic pen? Does the Blackwater Thief have a magic pen?"
"Not bad! It's similar to Ma Liang's magic pen."
"But, since that Blackwater thief already has a magic pen, why does he want to steal other people's property? Can't he just use the pen to draw some money and get it out?"
"This magic pen is not that magic pen. The Blackwater Thief's magic pen can only draw living objects, or objects with the concept of living objects. He cannot draw silver, soil and other dead objects, and even if he can draw living things,
Objects also have a time limit for their existence.”
"Ah? That's no wonder. No wonder this black water bandit wants to do bad things. If I had such a magic pen, I would draw many flowers and beautiful birds and butterflies every day, let them decorate our home, let them
Play with me every day..."
"Xiang Yun is right, I want to draw a grown-up Lu Xiaobai. Brother Lian has long wanted a mount, but Lu Xiaobai just can't grow up~"
This is naturally the Yingchun that loves my brother the most.
"I...I want to draw a mother..."
Xiao Xichun's words suddenly silenced the Rongqing Hall for a moment. Everyone looked at the little guy with pity, but Xichun smiled sweetly at this moment.
"Hehe~ But I have never met my mother, so I don't know what I will paint her like."
The old lady on the high platform couldn't help but look at Xiao Xichun with loving eyes. When Daiyu heard this, she couldn't help but think of her mother that Jia Lian painted yesterday. Could it be that brother Lian yesterday...
"Brother Lian, since Zhang Shun has captured the Blackwater Bandit, does that magic pen already belong to you?"
"Yes! Sister Lin is still smart. Brother Lian, please hand over the magic pen and lend it to me!"
"Oh~ I'm playing with the magic pen!"
"..."
Xiao Linyong and Jia Cong on the side also started cheering and cheering.
Jia Lian was beyond Dai Yu's expectation and shook her head: "My Yu'er is so smart, but it's a pity that I can't use this magic pen for you to play with."
"Ah? Why?"
"Second brother, don't be stingy. We can only play for one day at most. I promise not to spoil it for you, okay?"
This is the voice of Big Face Baby.
"Don't worry, let me tell you about the Blackwater Thief first.
People think that since this Blackwater thief got such a magic pen, he can draw some capable thieves from time to time to steal some money from powerful and wealthy merchants, and he can live a good life. Why does he
Are you going to send people to steal the homes of those powerful people?"
Yingchun: "Is this? Maybe this person spends money excessively and is greedy?"
Xiangyun said with a smile: "It's also possible that this Blackwater bandit wants a lot of money to buy an official position."
The sisters and Baoyu also made speculations one by one, but Jia Lian shook his head and denied them all.
Daiyu: "Oh, Brother Lian, please stop being so pretentious and tell me quickly, why did that Blackwater robber want to steal these marquis mansions? It can't be because he is crazy or cynical."
Jia Lian chuckled: "Do you, sisters, really think that the magical power of that magic pen came out of thin air?
You must know that everything in this world will be rewarded only if you pay for it. If you see something for nothing, you must understand that such a thing is not a scam, it means that you must have paid a greater price in other places that you cannot see!"
"Brother Lian, you mean that there is something weird about that magic pen?"
"Yes, although this so-called magic pen can make fake things come true and make things out of nothing, there is a price for using it. The price is the life of the person who painted it - the Blackwater Thief!"
"life?"
"life???"
As soon as Jia Lian said these words, even the old lady at the head could not help but be shocked. However, after a moment, she understood the meaning of what Jia Lian said to her sisters today, and a look of approval flashed in her eyes.
"Yes, it's lifespan! According to what the Black Water Thief said, every time he uses the magic pen, it will consume at least half a month of his lifespan.
At first, he thought that it would only last for half a month. He was only in his 20s, so it would be nothing if he used it a few times. But the process of stealing money was too easy, and he became more and more lavish with money. Anyway, the next step was just
He only needs to spend another half month of his life to get a lot of money again.
The last time and again, unknowingly, just over a year after he got the magic pen, he had already consumed a lot of his life, and a person in his 20s looked almost 50 years old!"
When Jia Lian said this, he picked up the teacup and took a sip of fragrant tea. Xiangyun took the opportunity to draw inferences:
"So the Blackwater thief finally realized the cost of using the magic pen, so he decided to steal a few marquises, make a big deal, and then stop?"
Jia Lian glanced at the little girl. She did have some ideas, but she wasn't big enough.
"Wrong again, the Blackwater Thief discovered that this magic pen turned out to be a powerful tool for refining the gods. If he wanted to continue using it and stop the passage of his lifespan, he must embark on the path of refining the gods.
But he didn’t have the resources to practice mystical magic, so he set his sights on the residences of several count marquises. But he was smart and didn’t dare to directly attack the palace or the residences of the Dukes like us.”
"It's no wonder that you are refining a divine weapon. However, the Black Water Thief was able to forcefully use the magical pen. He must have been good at practicing divine weapons. It's a pity."
Yingchun's thinking, which had been deliberately cultivated by Jia She over the years, jumped very quickly, but it was a pity that Wang Sheng's god-refining posture appeared.
However, to a certain extent, Yingchun is right. Wang Sheng's life essence, or lifespan, has been extracted by the magic pen in large quantities in more than a year. Even though his talent for spiritual training was originally only high-grade,
But at this time, most of it was wasted.
The current situation of Wang Sheng is almost the same as that of Jia Jing of Dongfu before. They are both "old" and have no potential to climb the path of spiritual training.
Jia Lian glanced at Yingchun approvingly, then glanced around at the other Jia sisters who seemed to be enlightened and Baoyu who still had a confused expression.
"The reason why I tell you about this Blackwater Bandit is to tell you how much he paid for taking this wrong path, and you must learn from it.
Take you, Baoyu, for example! You are 12 years old. I heard from the mountain leader of the clan school that you have not yet completed the prerequisite basic coursework for spiritual cultivation. What are you thinking about? What if you have someone who needs strength in the future?
At that time, do you also want to imitate this black water thief and exchange your lifespan for strength?"
Da Lianbao never expected that Jia Lian would hit him at this time, and he hesitated a little, but in the end he quickly bowed his head and made a promise.
"I...I, I understand, second brother, and I will work hard in the future."
"Um."
In fact, Jia Lian didn't care about talking about Baoyu, he just didn't want to choose one of his sisters to teach him.
"Okay, the Taoist magic pen seized from the Blackwater Thief is now in the hands of your sister-in-law Keqing. According to your sister-in-law's practice progress, and on the premise that it does not affect her practice, she can use the magic pen every five days
Paint once.
As for who to draw for? It depends on your performance in these five days..."
"Okay~"
"Sister Keqing~"
"Sister-in-law..."
Previously, due to the intrusion of the sisters, the competition between Jia Lian and Qin Keqing naturally came to nothing, and the magic pen was always in her hand.
So Jia Lian decided to find something for her to do, and also asked her sisters to supervise and supervise her god training practice, because Jia Lian found that Qin Keqing seemed to be slacking off since she entered the god training realm.
Daiyu on the other side pursed her lips. Although Xiao Xichun's proposal just now was somewhat tempting, she was still sensible and did not propose to "draw" her mother.
If you only have a seven-day survival period, it will only increase your worries...
…
The story of the Blackwater Bandit came to an end, and his story was used by Jia Lian to educate his sisters.
As for Wang Sheng himself, in a few days it happened to be the day when some of the Nanyang Legion members and the guards of Shenjing City were on duty. In line with the principle of waste utilization, he was also sent to go to Batavia with the ship to work.
Jia Liao gave this Wang Sheng a basic level of mystical refining method because it was rare to be able to practice it. If he could practice it well, he would be able to better serve Jia Lian's forces.
Even if big achievements are basically out of the question, it is still not difficult to complete the first level of spiritual cultivation, develop spiritual awareness, and become a capable healer or other things.
In the original timeline, the British controlled the huge Australia by exiling criminals, and eventually the so-called British Australia was born.
Thinking about it this way, in fact, the sentences for the prisoners in Daqing who were exiled for thousands of miles were still too light. They had to find someone to give them a break and ask the Ministry of Punishment to re-sentence them.
It is even better if one person commits a crime and the whole family is imprisoned!
Yes, even though Jia Lian has now opened up many overseas interests in Nanyang to major families, Daqing people are still too slow and too conservative in going overseas.
After all, since ancient times, Chinese people have been unable to leave their homeland, and this concept is indeed difficult to change.
Thinking about it this way, Jia Lian actually hoped that Prince Yi Zhong could achieve a complete victory in the war in Annan at this time, or at least maintain the current results of occupying most of Annan.
In the province, only Jia Lian and his family are always clamoring for overseas development and more immigrants.
We need to involve the royal family...
At this time, there were war eagles from Annan who rushed thousands of miles away to send battle reports to the court. The Annan coalition forces in Daqing suddenly suffered a defeat, with more than 5,000 casualties. At this time, most of them had returned to Hanoi City for repairs.
Jia Lian did not go to the palace to ask for detailed battle reports, but he could guess what was going on. It was obvious that Prince Yizhong had underestimated the enemy.
The anti-righteous and loyal prince beat Annan without asking him for advice, and he didn't even say hello to him. It's not a good deal to rush him.
Even though Prince Yi Zhong had suffered a defeat, Jia Lian could guarantee that if he approached now, Yi Zhong would definitely think that he wanted to pick peaches.
In this case, it is better to do less than to do more!
The anti-righteous Prince Zhong and his collaborators were not injured at all, it was just a small defeat. They should be able to afford the loss of 5,000 troops.
It's okay, I can handle it!
It's just that Jia Lian thought so, but he ignored the importance that the old man in Longshou Palace had for his grandson Yuan.
No, Xia Shouzhong came to visit, and the Supreme Emperor invited him!
In the Dragon Head Palace, Jia Lian bowed to the Supreme Emperor in a perfunctory manner, and then sat down politely on the Grand Master's chair brought by the eunuch on duty today, twisting it left and right.
"Well, Your Majesty, your old man's chair is nice and comfortable~"
Upon hearing Jia Lian's words, the eunuch on duty and Xia Shouzhong who sent him in all lowered their heads and twitched the corners of their mouths several times.
On the other hand, the Supreme Emperor didn't take it seriously at all, and still had a friendly smile on his face. However, the age spots on his face had gradually begun to appear, and he was indeed quite old.
Jia Lian looked at the Supreme Emperor, and suddenly stood up and came to the old man with a strange expression. Under the guarded eyes of the eunuch on duty, he walked around the table and came to the Supreme Emperor, and gently stretched out three fingers to put on the old man's wrist.
After a while, Jia Lian retracted his hand, but deliberately remained silent and returned to his seat in a daze with a solemn expression.
The Supreme Emperor was in a good mood and had enough energy to nourish himself. He just smiled and watched Jia Lian's performance, which made Xia Shouzhong next to him extremely anxious.
As an old man who has served the Supreme Emperor all his life, it can be said that all his honor and disgrace are tied to the Supreme Emperor alone, and there is no chance of changing his family.
After all, Emperor Baode had already had people around him who had been trained since his days in Qiandi, and there was no place for old people like them at all.
If anything happens to the Supreme Emperor, some of them might be buried alive...
The people who would do this would definitely be the eunuchs around Emperor Baode. After all, they themselves knew how vicious the eunuchs were.
"Hey, my little master, what's the condition of His Majesty's body? Tell me! Is there anything wrong with us slaves?"
Jia Lian glanced at the old guy: "Your Majesty likes tofu these days?"
When Xia Shouzhong heard this, he quickly turned around and looked at the chief eunuch on duty. Upon seeing this, the chief eunuch quickly replied.
"Yes, today's lunch and yesterday's dinner both have a small stack of fried tofu with shrimps. Your Majesty likes it better..."
Jia Lian continued to ask: "When your Majesty releases the water these days, are there many small bubbles?"
"Yes, yes, sir, you are right."
That's right, the old man should have relatively high uric acid, and he likes to eat tofu these days, which has led to a heavier burden on his kidneys recently...
"It's not a big problem, but from now on, acidic foods should be reduced by half. Just eat tofu once every two or three days..."
Every one or two months, Jia Lian has to give the Supreme Emperor a pulse. It would be better for this old man to hold on for a few more years. If nothing else, as long as he is around, Emperor Baode will not dare to stretch his hand to open the sea.
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Jia Lian can also avoid direct conflict with him...
On this point, Yi Zhong and Jia Lian are consistent. However, it seems that the situation of the Supreme Emperor is pretty good at present, and he himself is energetic. Obviously, he should not be able to send it in a short time.
