Jiang Nan nodded, "I want to see if there are any clues."
Wei Chun hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's fine. You and Murong Qing are familiar with each other, maybe you can find some clues."
"Then my subordinate resigns."
Jiang Nan cupped his fists.
Coming out of the Demon Slayer Division, Meng Zheng drove his carriage straight to the Imperial City.
When they arrived at the city gate, Jiang Nan showed his face, and the imperial city guards let him go.
The carriage drove towards the East Palace.
The entrance to the East Palace.
Jiang Nan got off the car.
The people guarding the East Palace are not only eunuchs and guards, but also Yin Tianwei, the demon-slayer master.
Since the disappearance of the Crown Princess, the East Palace has been almost in a semi-confinement state.
Jiang Nan showed the token.
Everyone clasped their fists and saluted: "I have met the special envoy."
Jiang Nan nodded: "This special envoy has the command from the chief to enter and check again."
Since it was the big leader who gave the order, no one dared to stop it. Yin Tianwei said: "Your Majesty, please."
Meng was waiting at the door.
Jiang Nan entered the East Palace together with two Yintian guards, an East Palace guard and a young eunuch.
The first thing Jiang Nan entered was the princess's bedroom.
The princess's bedroom is very large, and the bed is also very large and soft.
Jiang Nan carefully looked around the room.
Bedroom, bathroom, small hall, dressing room, study, cloakroom, secret practice room.
Nothing was found.
But Jiang Nan discovered that there was a small sculpture on Murong Qing's desk.
It's not a phoenix, nor an auspicious beast, but a bird with a long blue tail.
I have never seen this kind of bird before, and it looks very ordinary, far less gorgeous and noble than birds like the Phoenix and Suzaku.
But it appeared on Murong Qing's desk, and the carving was very delicate and lifelike.
It can be seen that Murong Qing likes it very much.
"What kind of bird is this?"
Jiang Nan turned to ask the young eunuch.
"I don't know, little one."
The little eunuch said quickly.
“Where did this sculpture come from?”
Jiang Nan asked again.
"My wife had this custom made by someone a few years ago."
The little eunuch said quickly.
Customized?
Jiang Nan was stunned.
Why did Murong Qing customize such a bird?
With her status, what kind of small object does she want, but she has to customize an unknown bird sculpture like this?
Of course, maybe it was Murong Qing's whim.
But Jiang Nan feels that this possibility is very small.
Because if it was just a whim, this little sculpture would never have been left on the desk for so long.
For the princess, reading every day is inevitable.
In other words, she spends a lot of time at her desk every day.
For her, such a sculpture should at least be pleasing to the eye and something she likes very much, rather than something that she will get bored of after looking at it for a while.
Therefore, Jiang Nan judged that this unknown bird sculpture might have a very special meaning to Murong Qing.
"Do you know who you ordered it from?"
Jiang Nan asked.
"It's Master Tong from Xicheng."
said the little eunuch.
Master Tong...Jiang Nan searches for memories.
In the west of the inner city, there is a gold carving shop, and there is indeed a master carver named Tong He in it.
His craftsmanship is exquisite and it is said that no one in Kyoto can surpass him.
Then he nodded, put away the sculpture, and turned around to leave.
Except for the East Palace, Jiang Nan got on the carriage.
Said to Meng Zheng: "Go to Xicheng Golden Eagle Store."
"Yes, Master."
Meng Zhengdao.
"drive!"
Bai Longju pulled the luxurious carriage and immediately headed to the inner city.
When he arrived at the Golden Eagle Store, Jiang Nan discovered that the Golden Eagle Store was closed.
Jiang Nan instinctively felt something was wrong.
I asked the people next to me and the answer was that it was closed yesterday.
After thinking about it, Jiang Nan immediately went to the Skynet Department to read the files.
Everything in Kyoto will be collected by the Skynet Department.
Meng Zheng drove the carriage to the Demon Slayer Department immediately.
…
Half an hour later, Jiang Nan left the Demon Slayer Division.
It was found from the files that Tong He left Kyoto five days ago and disappeared without a trace.
The golden eagle shop suddenly closed yesterday, and it was said that they were going to the southern region to look for materials.
At present, people have been asked to investigate where the owner of the Golden Eagle Shop has gone.
In other words, the current clue is broken.
Perhaps only by finding the owner of the Golden Eagle Shop can we find Tong He.
Only by finding Tong He can we know what kind of bird this bird is, and only then can we know why Murong Qing carved such a bird.
After leaving the Demon Slayer Division, with nothing to do, Jiang Nan simply went to Yunmeng's place.
The little girl always wanted to fully understand his music.
"Meng Zheng, go to Feiyun Garden."
"Yes, Master."
…
Feiyun Garden.
Yunmeng was extremely happy.
Brother Jiang Nan came to see her.
He quickly asked the maid to bring out all the delicious food.
In the courtyard.
Jiang Nan played the piano and taught her "High Mountains and Flowing Waters" over and over again.
Yunmeng studied very seriously and played very well.
But Jiang Nan said that there was something missing in her playing.
Yunmeng felt that her playing was already very good, and she didn't feel anything was wrong.
With her piano skills, she almost completely copied Jiang Nan's music.
"Brother Jiang Nan, what are you missing?"
Yun Meng tilted her little head and blinked her big eyes as she asked.
Jiang Nan thought for a while, gave an answer, and said: "Moved."
"move?"
Yunmeng was stunned.
"Yes, touched." Jiang Nan nodded and said, "It's touching from the heart."
In fact, he also knew that Yunmeng played the piano very well.
However, if Yunmeng wants to achieve success in music, he must be more strict.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve higher musical achievements.
Yunmeng fell into deep thought.
Then he started playing again.
Jiang Nan didn't bother him either.
After a while, Yunmeng stopped playing, shook his head, and said disappointedly: "I can't feel that kind of emotion yet."
Then he pouted and said, "Brother Jiang Nan, am I useless?"
Jiang Nan smiled, "You are not useless. You are very accomplished in music and have a very high understanding. It's just that you haven't realized it yet. This is also related to experience. You are still young..."
Hearing that Jiang Nan said she was young, Yunmeng suddenly became a little anxious, puffed out her small chest and said, "She is not young anymore."
Jiang Nan's eyes swept across her breasts, smiling secretly in her heart.
Compared with Liu Ruyue's, there is a huge difference.
But the little girl is only twelve years old and hasn't grown yet.
Then he changed the topic and said: "You said before that you just learned two very powerful music pieces. Let me listen to them when you play them."
Yunmeng suddenly became happy when she heard that brother Jiang Nan wanted to listen to the two most powerful music pieces she had just learned.
She is best at these two pieces of music.
"Brother Jiang Nan, let me play "The Wind Kills" first."
Jiang Nan nodded.
Yunmeng's little face immediately calmed down, and her expression became solemn.
The little hands began to play with the strings, and a chilling feeling spread out.
It is indeed worthy of the title of "Kill by the Wind",
As it bounced deep into the air, it turned out to be filled with murderous intent. Yunmeng's little face actually had a murderous intent, and her eyes were actually a little blood red.
Jiang Nan was startled and quickly stopped him.
The murderous intent on Yunmeng's face gradually disappeared, and then she looked at Jiang Nan in shock.
"Brother Jiang Nan, what's wrong?"
Jiang Nan thought for a while and said: "I think this song is too heavy on the idea of killing, and it focuses too much on the idea of killing, while ignoring other things."
"Something else?"
Yunmeng asked curiously.
Jiang Nan thought of "Ambush from Flying Daggers" in his previous life.
If Yunmeng learns this piece of music and uses its sound attack skills, he will be able to maximize the power of this piece of music.
I don’t know how many times better it is than the power and effect of this song "Wind Kill".
Jiang Nan thought about it and said: "The sound attack is not just about killing people with one's own murderous thoughts, but more importantly, killing people with the intention of the music. The artistic conception of the music should be used to disintegrate the enemy's fighting spirit, so as to achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Yun Meng's eyes were bright and she hurriedly asked: "Is there such a song?"
"Yes." Jiang Nan said.
"Brother Jiang Nan, please teach me." Yunmeng said happily.
Jiang Nan shook his head and said, "I can't teach you yet."
Yun Meng suddenly pouted her mouth.
Seeing Yunmeng's disappointment, Jiang Nan explained: "This requires a specific environment to maximize the power of this song. And once you learn this song, it can become your famous song in the future."
"real?"
Yunmeng was immediately happy.
I wish I could learn it right away.
"Of course." Jiang Nan smiled and said, "There's another piece of music? Play it for me too."
"Okay." Yun Mengjiao smiled and said, "This song is called "Thousands of Miles of Snow", listen to it."
As he said that, he started playing.
Jiang Nan seemed to be in a world of ice and snow, and every snowflake was like a blade.
After a while, Yunmeng finished playing.
He gathered his thoughts and immediately looked at Jiang Nan.
Jiang Nan nodded and said: "The two music attack songs "Kill by the Wind" and "Thousands of Miles of Snow" are very good. It is obvious that you have put a lot of effort into these two songs."
"But these two songs are too murderous and do not match your personality. Over time, it will easily distort your mentality."
Yunmeng nodded her head and said seriously: "Well, I don't feel good about it either. Every time I finish playing, I feel a little scared. So I'm currently preparing to compose a new piece of music myself."
"Oh? Is there any direction?" Jiang Nan asked.
"Probably the kind that is relatively free and unrestrained. At the same time, it can control one's emotions... Well, that's probably it."
Yunmeng said.
"Free, unrestrained, follow your heart..." Jiang Nan thought for a while and said, "I have a song that suits you better."
Another tune!
Yunmeng was overjoyed.
"Brother Jiang Nan, tell me quickly, what song is it?"
"Well, I can't teach you this yet."
Jiang Nan said.
"Why?"
Yunmeng pouted and said.
You can't teach that just now, and you can't teach this either.
Jiang Nan explained: "Because you haven't experienced that emotion yet, I don't have much feeling when I teach you now. Instead, you will have a preconceived idea and then it will be difficult to understand the essence of the artistic conception of the music.
At the same time, I have to experience it carefully myself and summarize this piece of music before I can fully teach it to you."
"Oh well."
Yunmeng nodded.
At this moment, the maid rushed to report: "Princess, the eldest princess is back."
"Sister?"
Yunmeng's eyes lit up.
In the past, when she was little, Yongan loved her the most.
But then Yongan went to Taichu College and couldn't come back for a long time.
Now that she heard that Yongan was back, Yunmeng suddenly jumped for joy.
Jiang Nan was also a little surprised.
Princess Yongan?
Why did she come back at this time?
Like Lou Xianghan, the eldest princess Yongan is in Taichu College.
Her martial arts talent is extremely outstanding and she is only twenty-two years old.
It is said that he has now cultivated to the Fierce Sun Realm, and is truly one of the elites in Taichu College. He can be said to be the proud son of heaven.
Could there be something wrong with her coming back at this time?
"Brother Jiang Nan, do you want to go see eldest sister together?"
Yun Meng looked at Jiang Nan with bright eyes and asked.
Jiang Nan smiled slightly and said: "My current status is not very convenient. It is a favor from the emperor that I can come to you."
Yunmeng blinked her big eyes, and then realized that Jiang Nan was actually a commoner, not an heir apparent.
With such a status, it is naturally not suitable to meet the eldest princess.
Unless summoned by the eldest princess.
"Okay, that's it for today, I'm going back."
Jiang Nan stood up and said.
"Brother Jiang Nan, I'll see you off." Yun Meng stood up and said.
"No, you can pack up and go see the eldest princess."
Jiang Nan Road.
"Um, okay."
Yunmeng nodded her little head.
Jiang Nan left Feiyun Garden and left the Imperial City directly.
Instead of going back to the General's Mansion, he went to the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.
When Miao Meifeng saw Jiang Nan's arrival, she greeted her personally with spring in her eyes.
Fifth floor.
"Sister Feng, have the Dragon Blood Pill and Xuanwu Pill arrived?"
Jiang Nan asked.
"Just arrived, but the quantity is not large. There are only five bottles of Dragon Blood Pills and only eight Xuanwu Pills."
Miao Meifeng said.
"Give them all to me." Jiang Nan said without hesitation, "In addition, give me fifty bottles of the intermediate Jingyuan Dan."
Miao Meifeng nodded lightly and said, "Okay, I'll get it for you right away."
Then he turned around and went downstairs.
Soon, he came back.
He gave the elixir to Jiang Nan and charged 30% off the price.
Jiang Nan thanked him, then turned and left.
"Brother, why don't you stay here and talk to your sister for a while?"
Miao Meifeng's beautiful eyes conveyed her affection and she spoke softly.
"No, I have something else to do."
Then he left without stopping.
Miao Meifeng had a resentful look on her face, her plump chest lying beside the window on the fifth floor, watching Jiang Nan's carriage go further and further away.
Returning to the General's Mansion, Jiang Nan resumed his old life style again.
Practice swordsmanship and practice.
This is the main theme of his life.
He knows very well that although his current strength is not low and his cultivation is outstanding for his age, it is far from enough.
He is currently only at the third level of the Dan Palace Realm, and his cultivation level is still far behind those of the proud disciples of Taichu Academy.
Therefore, he still needs to work hard.
Continue to work the night shift in the evening.
The demon fetus has been destroyed by him, and no strange things appear in Kyoto anymore.
A night of silence.
Before dawn, Jiang Nan went back.
General's Mansion.
In the secret room, Jiang Nan's mind moved and she entered the space of the three-color tree.
After these days of accumulation, he felt it was time to make another breakthrough.
Pick the green fruits from the tricolor tree and swallow them——
The operation of the Sutra of Prison Control on the Great Sun.
Boom boom boom...
The true essence keeps breaking through.
The fourth heaven of Dan Palace Realm... the fifth heaven of Dan Palace Realm... the sixth heaven of Dan Palace Realm!
After swallowing all the green fruits, his cultivation level has stopped at the peak of the sixth level of the Dan Palace Realm.
This kind of substantial improvement in cultivation is very satisfying.
But it also takes longer to settle.
Fortunately, his so-called longer settling time is probably only a dozen days at most.
Not long.
A breakthrough in cultivation and a surge in strength.
Push open the secret room door.
Jiang Nan finished washing and went to the Demon Slaying Department as usual.
Although no one gave him any advice, Jiang Nan was very conscious.
There is no dandy temperament at all.
And the work is meticulous.
This was deeply appreciated by Wei Chun.
Wangchun Tower.
Eight floors.
"Meet the big leader."
Jiang Nan cupped his fists.
"Ziqian, come on, I've got something for you."
Wei Chun said with a smile.
As he spoke, a wooden box appeared in his hand and was handed to Jiang Nan.
Jiang Nan took it and opened it, and a golden light rushed out.
He quickly closed it.
Although he only took a glance, he could already see clearly that there were three shining golden talismans inside.
"Big Chief, is this the 'Qiankun Evil Suppressing Talisman' made by Master Dongfang himself?"
Jiang Nan asked in surprise.
Wei Chun nodded and said with a smile: "Well, with these three talismans, your trip to Hongwu College will be much safer this time. Your aunt should be relieved."
"Thank you, Chief."
Jiang Nan cupped his fists.
"When will we leave?"
"Tomorrow." Wei Chun said.
"So fast?" Jiang Nan was a little surprised, "Has the royal family chosen someone yet?"
Wei Chun nodded, "It's settled."
Jiang Nan asked: "Who is it?"
Wei Chuntao: "Yong'an."
Jiang Nan was stunned: "Is it her? Did she come back specifically for Hongwu Academy this time?"
"Not entirely." Wei Chun shook his head, "Her return to Hongwu Academy this time can only be said to be incidental. Her real purpose is to enter the Earth Demon Realm to obtain the Blood Evil Crystal."
"Blood Evil Crystal? Has Yong'an's cultivation reached the peak of the Fierce Sun Realm?"
Jiang Nan asked in surprise.
Above the fourth-grade Fierce Sun Realm is the third-grade Grandmaster Realm.
When the divine soul turns into the Qi of the Fierce Sun Shining Yun Dantian to open the last mysterious door in the body, it is necessary to refine and fuse the Qi of the Blood Evil to condense the true essence in the body into Gang.
When the true energy is released and transformed into true power, it is the state of a third-grade master.
Therefore, after reaching the peak of the Fierce Sun Realm, everyone will try their best to find Blood Evil Crystals with the same attributes as themselves.
However, the blood evil crystal cannot be stored for too long. Once it is separated from the original environment, the effect will be compromised.
Moreover, the higher the level of the Blood Evil Crystal, the better.
There are thousand-year blood evil crystals, ten thousand-year blood evil crystals, and hundred-thousand-year blood evil crystals.
There are even million-year blood evil crystals.
The longer the blood evil crystal exists, the better the effect will be.
The purer the blood evil energy that is fused after refining, the stronger the condensed true agitation will be.
Therefore, the older the blood evil crystal is, the higher its price will be.
The price has increased almost exponentially.
Even so, there is often a price but no market.
It is even more difficult to obtain a blood evil crystal with the same attributes as yourself.
Therefore, many geniuses mostly search for higher quality Blood Evil Crystals on their own.
Not only is the price of high-grade blood evil crystals too expensive, but more importantly, you need to look for yourself to find the one that suits you best.
Blood evil crystals mainly exist in the earthly demon world, the demon abyss, and the demon land. They can also be found in some secret realms, but they are relatively rare.
Relatively speaking, the Blood Evil Crystals in the Earth Demon Realm and Demon Abyss are the most numerous and the best.
Wei Chun looked at Jiang Nan's surprised look and smiled: "Are you surprised?
Haha, I was also surprised when I found out.
Twenty-two years old, at the peak of the Fierce Sun Realm, a true genius!"
Wei Chun sighed.
"But this is only ranked seventeenth in the list of geniuses of the Human Race's Taichu Academy.
The purpose of Yong'an's return this time is to find a suitable Blood Evil Crystal as soon as possible, so as to achieve a breakthrough in cultivation and strive to enter the top ten.
It is said that Taichu Academy will provide special training for the geniuses who enter the top ten this year."
Jiang Nan didn't know much about the Human Race's Taichu Academy.
He only knew that the Human Race Taichu Academy gathered all the human elites from the Ming Dynasty, the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Daqian Dynasty, and the Taichu Domain where the Taichu Academy was located.
There are a lot of talented people there.
"Who else besides Yong'an?"
Jiang Nan asked.
He didn't believe that he and Yong'an were going to Ming Hongwu Academy this time.