() Jade City is located east of Chengxi Grassland and in the center of the Yulin Mountains.
The Yulin Mountains are the most famous jade producing area in Qilin Continent. Nearly half of the world's jadeite gems are produced here. For this reason, Jade City has become the second largest city in the Jade Empire in the course of thousands of years of development.
The current lord of Jade City, Wu Jing, claims to have no surname, but he has the blood of the Huang family, the hereditary lord of Jade City. Abandoned at a young age, he seems to have a deep hatred for the Huang family. After returning to the family, he lay dormant for many years and killed his relatives during his coming-of-age ceremony.
He seized control of Jade City and adopted the 'Wu' surname of his childhood.
The previous king did not convict this rebellious thief who killed his father and brother, but instead recognized him. This is actually not surprising. The previous king was a model of meritocracy. He was so powerful that he appointed many strange people with courage.
.
He even gave the surname Xia to the king, the most powerful mage in human history.
The Lord of Jade City was just a pawn of the king, and Wujing had always fulfilled his duties without daring to do anything out of the ordinary. Until five years ago... two women caused trouble and chaos, and the king reluctantly led the elites of the entire empire to eradicate the first mage.
, and Wujing did not participate.
As a result, whether it was the first mage, the king or the heroes, they were all buried on the battlefield.
The Jade Empire fell into chaos, and after Xia Ming succeeded to the throne, Wu Jing also began to show his ambitions. After five years of power struggle, Xia Ming was still the supreme king of the empire on the surface, but a large part of the actual control of the Jade Empire fell to
In the hands of local nobles.
Jade City is the most powerful force - Wujing has dared to directly disobey the king's orders.
"Wujing blatantly kidnapped the princess. Does he want to be another Feng clan?"
In Feilengcui's meeting hall, the noble leaders who were discussing the meeting were already making a fuss.
The Feng family is an imperial royal family in the Suzaku Continent. The rise of this family is very interesting. Thousands of years ago, the Feng family controlled a legitimate son of a branch of the Qiu family and established the country in the name of 'legitimacy'. The Feng family's public face
Controlling the country, the king was the Qiu family. Hundreds of years passed like this, and when the Feng family ousted the Qiu family from the throne, there was almost no disturbance.
Now Wujing's behavior immediately reminded others of Fengshi.
Wu Jing must have planned to turn Xia Han into a 'king's puppet', and when the time comes, he will rebel and turn the Jade Empire into his pocket.
"Your Majesty, please send troops to attack the rebels immediately!"
Someone proposed to Xia Ming, who was sitting on the throne, but the proposal was immediately rejected by the next person.
"Don't act rashly, don't forget that his wife is Bai Ya."
Bishop Bai Ya is in charge of the entire branch of the Church of Light in Qilin Continent. Her identity is also the fundamental reason why Xia Ming has not dared to take action easily.
"What kind of couple are they? Bai Ya has only had contact with him twice in the past few years. I don't think there is any need to worry too much..."
"But there are other lords. Don't forget those places in Wind City. Once a war breaks out, those damn lords will start making trouble again."
“You can’t accomplish great things by taking care of your hands and feet!”
The noise among the nobles became more and more intense.
Xia Ming, who was sitting on the throne, was a little annoyed. He frowned and clapped his hands, and the meeting hall immediately became quiet.
Xia Ming glanced at these nobles coldly, and then set his eyes on the girl who had been silent.
"Yun'er, what do you suggest?"
He asked his wise daughter.
"Please forgive my daughter for being stupid and not thinking of a way to attack yet." Xia Yun took a step forward, bowed slightly and saluted: "I spent all night studying Wu Jing last night. He is ruthless and loves to fight. If we send troops
...This is exactly what he has in mind.”
Xia Ming nodded with satisfaction: "My staff said the same thing."
"But... there is no offensive method?" Xia Ming was a little surprised: "Have you come up with a non-offensive solution?"
Xia Yun straightened up and nodded, his eyes calm: "I can't say the method, but I have a countermeasure of retreating in order to advance. Although this countermeasure cannot solve the fundamental problem, it can hinder Wujing's ambition to a certain extent."
A cold light flashed from her eyes.
"I think father, you can issue a formal announcement and let Xia Han live in Jade City as a princess."
As soon as this statement came out, the entire meeting hall was in an uproar - didn't this mean that the royal family recognized Wujing's control over the little princess?
How could there be such a ridiculous countermeasure?
"Quiet!" Xia Ming snorted coldly, then continued to look at Xia Yun: "Let me hear your reasons."
"yes."
Xia Yun's voice still sounded smooth and pleasant. Although it was a bit cold, it didn't make people feel unpleasant.
"Father can approve Wujing's actions, but he must agree to two conditions -"
"First: He has to promise the Wang family to send someone to protect Xia Han. This will allow us to maintain a certain initiative around Xia Han."
This condition made Xia Ming's eyes light up.
This is a good idea, at least it will give him one more chess piece to deal with emergencies in the future. But...how could Wujing agree to such a request?
But Xia Ming changed his mind...
"If it were him...maybe Wujing would accept it..."
He thought that there was another person who could do this, so his eyes flashed a few times and he nodded in agreement: "What about the next request?"
"Secondly, this is the key point. Wujing must let Xia Han be exposed to the public as a princess from time to time - this can curb his ambitions."
Xia Yun didn't elaborate, but many people understood it immediately.
Being exposed as a princess negates the possibility of Wu Jing regaining the identity of Prince Xia Han and thus attracting other nobles to increase their power.
And even better, exposure... also provides the king with countless opportunities for assassination.
There is no doubt that this strategy was immediately accepted by Xia Ming.
After the meeting, Xia Yun left the crowd of madly pursuing nobles. She walked on the green corridor, and a cloaked figure appeared silently beside her.
"Congratulations, Your Highness. His Majesty sent Master Gu to protect the little prince, so it will be absolutely perfect. However, I don't understand why you still let the little prince show up."
Xia Yun stopped walking.
She looked up at a corner of the palace - where her brother had been imprisoned for five years.
"It's safe to be visible. If he is imprisoned again, no one knows what Wujing will do to him... And Xia Han will show off his status as long as he shows up, which will make Wujing try his best to protect him...
"
In this way, she can also know Xia Han's status at any time.
"Your Highness is smart."
The cloaked man lowered his head and admired this fourteen-year-old green girl - she was truly the princess of whom the empire was proud.
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jade city
The white jade wine glass contained red wine, and the medium-rare barbecue smelled of blood.
"Lord City Lord, this is the king's request."
The heroic knight bowed beside Wujing. He looked at his lord with fear, fearing that he would pull out his sword in anger.
However, Wu Jing, who had a knife and fork in his hand, continued his dinner, his complexion not changing at all.
"promise."
He replied calmly.
"Ah...yes!!"
The knight almost didn't react, but he bit his tongue, said yes in time, turned around and hurried away.
After the knight left, Wujing showed a cold smile.
"Xia Yun, you're an interesting little girl...she's much better than my useless daughter."
There was another person standing next to him, an old butler with a pale beard.
"Sir, is this okay? Let Her Royal Highness the Princess gain such a big advantage... This is a recipe for disaster."
The old housekeeper said worriedly, as if he was not afraid of Wujing at all.
"Tiger? That's a good metaphor. Maybe that little guy is indeed a tiger... However, no matter how ferocious a tiger is, it has to be killed by a hunter, just like this piece of meat."
Wu Jing put the bloody piece of meat into his mouth and chewed it with cold eyes:
"...I am different from those mediocre people who tremble and pee their pants when they see a cub, and even dream of killing it. In order to make the cub stronger, I will give it a certain amount of freedom, and even...learn strength.
method."
"I really want to see how far he can go among the thorns..."
The old housekeeper was stunned. He looked at Wujing's profile, and after a long time his expression softened.
How long has it been since he saw Wujing like this?
Since he entered the city lord's mansion when he was nine years old, perhaps the old housekeeper has only seen it twice.
"Lord City Lord, your clothes have been changed."
After a few minutes, the door was opened, and several beautiful maids led a child in.
Wujing raised his head, his eyes flashed with a strange light...
"You are dressed very well, but it would be better if you could add more humiliation in your eyes..."
He said this.
The blond girl stood among the maids, with shoulder-length hair hanging down by her ears, a pair of clear blue crystal eyes shining brightly. She was only five years old, but her aura turned a group of blooming maids into
With green leaves, just like her alluring mother.
But...this is a real boy - Xia Han.
The plot mission was completed and the rewards were distributed... However, this reward was not distributed to Xia Han by the system, but to Wu Jing.
Xia Han now understands the truth about the so-called plot mode.
The illustrated guide guides him in choosing the path that is most beneficial to his cultivation among the infinite futures, in the form of tasks. The conditions for completion are processes, and the rewards for completion are not pure rewards, but the results of his actions.
The result this time was... performing as a woman.
This is indeed a quick way to collect faith... But - Xia Han is already desperate! Completely desperate!!
The Imperial Diva...is burdened with such a heavy black history. How can a big man like him go out to meet people in the future?
"Ah ha ha ha... ha ha ha... I'm laughing so hard... ha ha ha..."
The illustrated book in Xia Han's body has been flipping wildly: "My poor master, when you go out and tell others your name...even that female elf will have to run away."
"Who wants to marry a pervert...hahahaha..."
If there wasn't someone around him, Xia Han would have definitely pulled out the illustrated book from his body and slapped it hard.
But now he could only grit his teeth and endure in his heart, not to let Wu Jing get suspicious.
But how could Wu Jing not see through his hidden anger...
"Yes, yes...that's the look...my little prince, little princess...or...little singer..."
Wu Jing obviously had a misunderstanding, he stared straight at Xia Han:
"Just accept the shame of a man dressing up as a woman, dress up beautifully, and dance on the thorns..." Read.;
