Chapter 1 The First Approach to the Imperial Capital
Tantai Xuan, a mysterious woman who combined beauty and wisdom, has flown away, leaving endless legends in Tantai City. Chen Nan stood in the square feeling lost.
"Why...why did you do that to me?" Xianfan looked at the sky and sighed. Chen Nan followed Chu Yue and the little princess and walked into the city lord's mansion in Tantai City in a daze.
Seeing his devastated look, the little princess cried out in dissatisfaction: "You scum, you are still not a man. I told you to find someone to help you recover your skills when you return to the imperial capital. Why are you still looking so lifeless? Hmph,
Stinky thief, stingy guy!"
"Yu'er must not be rude to Mr. Chen." Chu Yue said with concern: "Is Mr. Chen too tired from the journey? Otherwise, let's stop here for two days."
Chen Nan shook his head blankly and said, "Let's get on the road quickly."
"That's fine, we can return to the imperial capital earlier and restore Master Chen's skills earlier."
Chen Nan left the thousand-year-old city of Tantai in confusion. In the next two days, he seemed to have lost his soul, his eyes were empty and there was no trace of vitality.
It was not until three days later that a thunder sounded in his ears, and he came back to his senses as if he had been enlightened. Dark clouds rolled in the sky, ink waves surged, dozens and hundreds of golden snakes scurryed in the clouds, and the rumbling thunder sounded like drums at dusk and bells in the morning.
echoed in his heart.
In an instant, Chen Nan had a glimmer of understanding. Time flies, years pass, and what disappears is gone forever. It is impossible to look back. What exists still exists. Only what exists is real. People cannot always live in the past, only grasp it.
Only now can we not regret the past...
At this time, the long-dried Zhen Qi in his body suddenly came back to life like a dead tree blooming in spring, and the weak Zhen Qi floated in his body like a silkworm chrysalis. Slowly, the subtle Zhen Qi gradually grew stronger, growing and flowing in his body endlessly.
Stop, like a trickle, like a light breeze.
The power that was originally transformed by the little princess returned to its original state in an instant, and through internal vision, it was seen that the Qi in his body was now purer than before. The light yellow, dull and special Qi no longer appeared, completely.
It disappeared from his body. After a long time, Chen Nan's excited mood slowly calmed down. Not only did his skills return to the original state, but his mood also became bright, sweeping away the previous gloom.
Heavy rain fell, and a curtain of water formed between the sky and the earth. Chu Yue and his party were temporarily trapped in a small town. Five hundred cavalry booked all the inns in the town.
The little princess was as happy as a little angel, jumping up and down, not at all like the scheming little devil before.
"Haha, that's great. It's raining and it's so cool."
While cheering, she called Chu Yue and said, "Sister, don't hide in the house. Come out quickly. Look how cool it is."
Chu Yue walked into the rain, and the dense raindrops did not fall on her body. They slid to the side three inches away from her body. The invisible body-protecting energy blocked the rain.
Chen Nan's heart was shocked, and he was secretly surprised. He had sensed the breath of a monk in Chu Yue's body before, but now she revealed the true energy of a profound warrior.
"Could it be that she practices Taoism as a martial artist?"
Chu Yue grabbed the little princess's arm in the rain and pulled her towards the house, "Look what you have become now. Do you still have a little bit of the princess's grace? You're like a little wild child that no one cares about.
If your father, queen, and queen find out, I won’t scold you to death..."
"Hehe..." Chen Nan couldn't help laughing while standing in front of the window.
Just at this moment, the little princess turned around and saw his smile. She said angrily: "You scumbag, you dare to laugh at me, let's see how I deal with you..."
The unruly little princess was reluctantly pulled into the room by Chu Yue.
After midnight, the clouds gather and the rain disperses, everything is silent, and the water-like night sky is filled with bright stars.
Chen Nan stood quietly in front of the window, feeling the tranquility of the night.
"There may not be a rainbow after the storm, but there will definitely be hope and light. Tantai Xuan, you have actually stepped into the realm of immortality. God has been really kind to me. One day I will break through the void. Just wait.
I……"
The eastern part of the Tianyuan Continent, which is the original Immortal Fantasy Continent, has gone through countless wars and wars, and the heroes have stood together and hundreds of countries have been divided. However, three of the big countries account for three-quarters of the entire eastern territory, and the three countries are in the west.
Chu State, the Moon Worshiping State in the north, and the Anping State in the southeast. The three big countries are not bordering each other and are separated by countless small countries, but most of the small countries are satellite countries of the three superpowers. The Chu State
, the three kingdoms of the Moon Worshiping Kingdom and the Anping Kingdom stand in equal strength. They have been in peace for the past ten years and no major war has broken out.
Because Chu State is located in the west and borders the west, its capital city has become one of the hub cities connecting the east and west. Merchants from the east and west travel here, and the flow of passengers is endless. The prosperous trade makes Pingyang City extremely prosperous. The city has a population of no less than one million.
, there is a lot of traffic on weekdays, and the country's material resources are continuously transported here from a grand canal.
Ten days later, Chu Yue and Chen Nan arrived outside the capital of Chu State. They looked at the Pingyang City Wall from a distance. It was like an endless Great Wall, majestic and majestic. The towers embellished on it were grand in scale and image.
magnificent.
As he got closer and closer to Pingyang City, Chen Nan became more and more shocked. The capital of Chu State was many times more majestic than the tallest and most magnificent Huaxia City he had ever seen ten thousand years ago.
The Pingyang City Wall is sixteen meters high and twelve meters wide at the top. The walls are made of green bricks, which are thick, solid, majestic and deep. There are towers, arrow towers and gate towers built on the city gates, towering in the sky, majestic and majestic.
Outside the city wall, there is a moat that is forty meters wide and ten meters deep. In the moat, there are rippling blue waves and flying boats.
Chen Nan was deeply shocked by the grandeur of the Chu capital.
"Hey, you scum are back. You haven't seen Pingyang City, haven't you read about it in a book? Oh, I forgot, you are ignorant and have never read a book at all. Oh, you bastard
What a thief..." The little princess deliberately looked like she hated iron.
Along the way, Chen Nan was ridiculed by the little princess. He could only comfort himself with the spiritual victory method: little girl, I am not as knowledgeable as you now, and one day you will fall into my hands again...
Chu Yue looked at her little sister in a funny way, held her little hand and said, "Yu'er..."
"I know, sister!" the little princess drew a long tail tone, and then muttered in an inaudible voice: "Always protect him, isn't this guy able to pull Hou Yi away?
It's a bow, but I haven't caught it yet. Hum, sooner or later I want him to look good."
Chu Yue rolled her eyes at her, tapped her forehead with her hand, and said, "You!"
Pingyang City is bustling with traffic and pedestrians, and there are many shops on both sides of the road, creating a prosperous scene.
The emperor of Chu State had already received the report. Not only did his eldest daughter go to the west for a pilgrimage, but he also found the little princess who had secretly run away from home. He was extremely happy and sent people out of the city to greet her.
When the welcoming people arrived, Chu Yue and his party had already entered the city, but at this time the little princess disappeared. Chu Yue was startled, thinking that the naughty sister had escaped again. While she was secretly anxious, the little princess disappeared.
The princess appeared from the roadside not far away.
I saw three skewers of mutton skewers in her left hand, two skewers of candied haws on a stick in her right hand, and half a shredded chicken roll in her mouth, chasing two snack bar owners behind her.
"Little girl, I haven't paid for the mutton skewers yet."
"Little girl, you can't steal my candied haws."
"Sister... give me money." The little princess was chewing something in her mouth, slurring her words.
Chu Yue felt angry and funny. There was really nothing she could do to deal with this sister. The officials who came out from the imperial city to greet her couldn't help laughing, but they all turned their heads to the side because of the little princess' usual "magic power".
When the two snack bar owners saw a large number of Royal Guards appearing in front, they were dumbfounded. They turned around and got into the crowd without asking for money. Chu Yue ordered one of his men to take the money and follow them.
Five hundred cavalry and a large number of royal guards who came out from the imperial city protected the two princesses and walked slowly towards the imperial city. Chen Nan was treated as an honored guest by Chu Yue and asked him to follow closely behind her and the little princess.
The Imperial City of Chu Capital is towering, solemn and majestic, exuding the aura of an emperor.
After entering the imperial city, Chu Yue said to Chen Nan: "Mr. Chen, my father may want to receive you soon. Please wait patiently here and don't rush in. Do you understand?"
"Yes, the common people know." Chen Nan didn't know much about the etiquette of kings and ministers in the Chu Kingdom. He had always spoken to Chu Yue in a normal tone, so he was somewhat uneasy after entering the imperial city.
Chu Yue smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. Didn't I tell you that our country of Chu treats people with outstanding talents as state officials? Even when facing the king, you don't have to be polite. Just do what you did now."
No need to be so formal."
Chen Nan let out a sigh of relief. If he had to kowtow and salute an older official like others, he would be annoyed to death.
At this time, the little princess had already disappeared into the palace. Chu Yue smiled and turned to leave.
When Chu Yue came to the harem, she saw the little princess leaning in the queen's arms and chattering something, and the emperor sat opposite with a faint smile on his face.
Chu Yue stepped forward to greet her and sat aside. Among all his children, Emperor Chu Han of the Chu State liked the young princess Chu Yu the most, and the most dependent on him were the eldest princess Chu Yue and the second prince Chu Wenfeng. Seeing that the eldest daughter not only completed the western tour successfully,
He was extremely happy to complete the mission and find his little daughter back.
The little princess talked non-stop and vividly recounted the thrilling adventures along the way, which made the Queen of Chu become very nervous.
After she finished speaking, the Emperor of Chu said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect that Renjian would be so bold and dare to have evil intentions on the border of our Chu Kingdom. If I hadn't wanted to destroy the peace that has been on the mainland for many years and plunge the people into dire straits.
Among them, we must send people to conquer the Moon Worshiping Kingdom."
Chu Yuedao said: "My father is very concerned and should not go into war out of anger. Moreover, Renjian did not get any advantage. His men suffered heavy losses, and he himself was seriously injured and escaped in embarrassment."
Chu Han nodded and said: "Let me write down this account for the Moon Worshiping Kingdom first." Then he added: "By the way, there seems to be a person named Chen Nan involved in the whole process. Yu'er, what you said is vague.
Qi Ci, what’s going on?”
Chu Yu changed the topic and said: "Father, you are so kind, you actually want to conquer the Moon Worshiping Kingdom for my sake."
Chu Han said with a straight face: "Hmph, you left the palace without saying a word this time. You don't know how worried we are. How do you think I should punish you?"
"Ah? When I first came back, I begged you not to punish me. Didn't you agree? No, my father is the king of a country. You can't go back on your words." With that, the little princess pestered the queen again.
neck, and said softly: "Mother..."
"Okay, I'm tired of you even at such an old age. Your father is just joking with you, but you promise that something similar will never happen again next time. Otherwise, don't say that your father doesn't agree with you, even I will.
I will never forgive you."
"Haha, I know the queen is the best." As she said that, she kissed the queen on the face.
"You child..."
The little princess turned to face Chu Han and said with a smile: "Father, look, this is the Fire Fairy Lotus that I went through all kinds of difficulties and dangers to pick for you." As she said that, she opened the jade box containing the Fire Fairy Lotus.
The fragrance hits your nostrils immediately.
The Emperor of Chu had no intention of punishing her. Seeing that she could come back safely, it was too late to be happy. He just wanted to scare her on purpose. Seeing her weird appearance, he first coaxed the Queen and then came to please him.
A smile appeared on his face immediately, and his doting look was beyond words.
"You little naughty..." After saying that, Chu Han pinched her pink face, then turned his head and said to Chu Yue: "Yue'er, is there anything unusual in the west?"
"No, those cultivators from all over the world all entered the Luofeng Mountains and did not stop in our Chu Kingdom. It seems that they all left for the legendary Qilin. No one has any evil intentions towards our Chu Kingdom border."
"Oh, that's good. But the sudden appearance of the mythical beast Qilin in the Luofeng Mountains is indeed an extraordinary thing. Is there really a saint who is about to appear?"
Chu Yue smiled and said: "The wisest saint is not your father, so don't worry about it."
Chu Han smiled and said: "You girl, how come you are as glib as your sister? In fact, I am not very worried. Our country of Chu has been peaceful and peaceful in recent years, and I don't expect anything to happen."
"By the way, Father, during this trip to the Western Region, I discovered a genius. Well, strictly speaking, it is my sister's credit. It was my sister who discovered and captured this person."
"Oh, who is it?"
The little princess rushed to say: "He is a scum, a stinky thief, uneducated and incompetent, and can't even write."
Seeing Chu Yu's anxious look, Chu Yue couldn't help but laugh. The little princess was ashamed and angry and said: "Sister, you are not allowed to say..."
"Haha..." The emperor and the queen laughed at the same time. It was rare for them to see the little elf princess looking so embarrassed.
"What happened to Yue'er?" the queen asked.
Chu Yue said, "Can Yu'er tell me?"
When the little princess saw the hopeful and curious expressions on the emperor and queen's faces, she was immediately discouraged and said, "Tell me."
Chu Yue told Chen Nan's story exactly. The emperor and the queen were angry at first, and then couldn't help but look shocked.
After listening to the last thing, Chu Han said to Chu Yu: "No wonder you are so naughty and careless. It turns out that there are still these things. According to what he did, he really deserved to die ten thousand times. It's just a pity that he is a talent...
…”
The queen also said: "This man is really a genius. As long as he has the descendant bow in his hand, he is equivalent to a peerless master. However, his words and deeds are indeed worthy of death ten thousand times."
Chu Han said: "Yu'er, you have really grown up. Under such circumstances, you can still think that he is a talent and keep his life. You have matured. I really don't have to worry about you in the future.
Already."
Chu Yu pouted and said, "He has grown up, but now I really regret not killing him."
Chu Han pondered for a moment and said, "Keep him."
Chu Yue also said: "I think we should keep him, after all, talents are rare."
The queen said: "Then his mouth must be sealed and he cannot be allowed to say anything nonsense."
Chu Yuedao: "Through these few days of observation, I found that he is not the kind of person who speaks freely. He should understand his situation."
The queen said: "That's good."
Chen Nan waited outside for a long time, but there was no news, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart. Little did he know that he had already walked around the gate of hell. When he was anxious, a palace maid came over, came to his side and whispered:
"Are you Mr. Chen?"
"Yes."
The palace maid said: "The eldest princess ordered me to bring you into the palace, and at the same time she asked me to tell you not to be nervous. When you see His Majesty the Emperor later, you just need to be more respectful in your words."
"Okay, I remember."
The reason why Chen Nan was nervous was because he had molested the little princess before, and he was afraid that the emperor would blame him. After hearing what the palace maid said, he let out a sigh of relief.
The palace is resplendent with red walls, yellow tiles, carved beams and painted buildings. The palaces and towers are scattered in heights and are spectacular and majestic.
The Emperor of Chu summoned him in the study. Looking at the tall and burly old man in front of him, Chen Nan knelt on his knees, kowtowed and said, "The common people have seen His Majesty the Emperor."
"Pingshen."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chen Nan stood aside with his head bowed.
Chu Han's face was as dark as water, and he said coldly: "You have been rude to my little daughter. Is this true?"
Chen Nan's face suddenly became sweaty and he said, "Yes, the common people were confused for a moment."
Chu Han said solemnly: "Do you know that your words and deeds have already made you die ten thousand times?"
The cold sweat on Chen Nan's body now soaked her underwear.
"However, the eldest princess begged hard for you, saying that you live in the mountains and don't understand etiquette, so you asked me to forgive you. I didn't want to let you go, but Yu'er also begged for you, saying that you are a talent and can make up for your mistakes in the future. Because
That’s why I didn’t kill you.”
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty."
Chu Han's voice was no longer cold, and he softened his tone, saying: "You don't have to be afraid, I said I would forgive you, and I will definitely not kill you again. Besides, I have heard that you are really a talent, as long as you are in the future
Serve me well, Dachu, and I will never treat you badly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Well, you don't have to be so reserved from now on. Even if you see me, you don't have to give me a big salute. From now on, you are one of my Chu country's warriors. Of course, you are a hermit warrior. You can't mention to others that you can draw Hou Yi's bow.
Something." Chu Han showed a smile on his face and said: "Haha, I am really happy that Chu State has a talent like you. You don't have to worry about the past, work hard, and I will definitely give you a promotion in the future.
Enter the nobility."
After Chen Nan walked out of the palace, he wiped a cold sweat. He sighed: "It was so dangerous. I almost said goodbye to this world. Huh~~" He let out a sigh of relief. But as he walked,
, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
"I almost shocked this old guy, slapped him and rubbed him three times. This old fox first slapped me randomly, and then gave me a "candied date" to eat. With kindness and power, he wanted me to be submissive.
He works hard. This old fox is really well versed in the art of controlling people. He is worthy of being an old guy who has sat on the emperor's throne for decades."
"Mr. Chen, what are you mumbling about?" Chu Yue was dressed in fluttering white clothes, extremely beautiful, elegant and generous.
"Oh, it's nothing. I was wondering why the palace is so big. I almost turned around."
"Haha, come with me. I will take you out and arrange your accommodation."
Chen Nan had a good impression of this magnificent princess. Chu Yue took good care of him along the way, allowing him to escape from the "devil's claws" of the little princess. Looking at Chu Yue's unparalleled face and amiable smile
, he said respectfully: "Thank you, Your Highness, Princess."
Chu Yue smiled and led him out of the palace. Outside the imperial city was the residence of the ministers. The two of them came to a mansion with an extremely large area. The tall gatehouse was extraordinary and lined with white marble carvings.
There are majestic stone lions, and a plaque with gold letters on a red background hangs on the vermilion gate, which reads: Qishi Mansion.
Chu Yue said: "The people who can live here are all strange people, and each of them has some special abilities. You will live here in the future. You are not familiar with this place at the beginning, and you may not be used to it.
, but it will get better as time goes by.”
The inside of Qishi Mansion is divided into countless independent small courtyards. They are not as grand and luxurious as in front of the mansion, but rather have a return to nature. Each small courtyard has its own unique landscape.
The so-called strange people inside only smiled and nodded when they saw Chu Yue, and did not come forward to salute. This shows how noble the status of these strange people who enjoy the treatment of national officials is.
Chennan's small courtyard is very quiet. A small piece of green bamboo is planted on the west side of the garden. Among the bamboo shadows, a stone table and two stone chairs are visible. On the east side is a flower garden with several strange stones.
Chen Nan asked: "Am I going to live here from now on? Don't I have to do anything?"
Chu Yue smiled and said, "You can stay here for the time being. In a few days, I will find someone to help you recover your skills, and then I will find someone to teach you some advanced martial arts so that you can better master Houyi Bow."
"oh"
"But don't run around. Don't break into other people's yards without getting acquainted with them."
Chen Nan wondered: "What's wrong?"
Chu Yue said: "Among these people, some have studied poison so much that the courtyard is full of snakes, insects, and poisonous weeds. If you accidentally enter them, you may be seriously poisoned; some people have studied magic. The powerful magic energy may
The entire courtyard will be destroyed at any time; there are still people..."
The more Chen Nan heard, the more frightened he became. What kind of random weirdos lived here? It was like a settlement of a terrorist organization.
Finally, Chu Yue added: "There are very few guards here, but there are several strange warriors with special skills who take turns patrolling here every day, so it is absolutely safe here."
Chen Nan kept complaining: It's over, the escape plan has been ruined.
After sending Chu Yue away, Chen Nan felt uneasy: That poisonous guy, his snakes and insects wouldn't come into my yard, right? And that destructive maniac who tinkered with magic, wouldn't they live next door to me?