After a few days of repairs, Empress Yafei figured out where she was now and understood the current situation.
She didn't want to be an enemy of Da Zhou, but now that she was in peace, she could live there.
But I want to go home first and pay homage to my parents and husband.
Zhou Yanyu secretly muttered to Gu Ling'er, a woman with many things to do.
Gu Ling'er nodded in agreement and started making trouble as soon as he came out.
Yamazaki knew that this was cause and effect, so he took her there.
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Probably because he was worried about Da Zhao's detailed work, Zhou Du investigated more strictly than before.
However, merchants from Nanjing Pass can still enter.
After putting on makeup, the two followed the caravan for more than twenty days and successfully entered the outer city of Zhoudu.
Zhu Ya's parents were buried in the Zhu family cemetery, where outsiders were not allowed to worship casually and had to register and leave their names.
Fortunately, the Zhu family was also a wealthy family with numerous relatives. Zhu Ya gave a false identity and went in to cry.
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The former Zhou king was buried in Ji's ancestral mausoleum, still according to the specifications of the Zhou king.
Although it is the mausoleum of the Ji family, people are not prohibited from worshiping, but they have to prepare their own sacrificial supplies.
Empress Yafei bought all the sacrificial supplies and worshiped in front of the mausoleum. She cried like a tearful person when she thought about her sadness.
Yamazaki used magic to cover up the sound, so as not to arouse doubts and glances from others.
Originally, no matter what kind of benevolent favors the former Zhou king bestowed, there was no need to cry like this, unless it was a close relative.
But there is no need for the relatives of the former Zhou king to be here, crying bitterly at this time.
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Empress Yafei settled her worries and became lively and cheerful. She gave up her identity as Empress Yafei and asked Yamazaki not to call her empress.
"Sir, from now on you can call me Ya'er, Zhu Ji."
Empress Yafei's tone was delicate and full of charm.
Yamazaki frowned, "The title doesn't matter, I just have to ask, do you intend to follow me?"
Empress Ya'er covered her face with her sleeves, "To be honest with you sir, Ya'er does have this idea in her heart. Although the world is huge, there is no paradise for Ya'er. Only sir has been planning for Ya'er."
Yamazaki shook his head, "I and your concubine are entangled in cause and effect. Your concubine and I are not in a relationship, they are not husband and wife, nor a master and disciple, they are just friends in the Tao."
"If your Majesty believes me, I will continue to practice with you. If you don't believe me, just find an opportunity and go on your own."
Concubine Yafei prostrated herself, "Sir, your words are serious. If Ya'er doesn't believe you, then who can you trust? I hope you, sir, don't dislike Ya'er for being a busybody."
Yamazaki avoided it, "As long as the empress is determined to practice Taoism, she will definitely follow me. This is cause and effect."
After hesitating, he added: "I have been entangled with you for many years, and it is not easy for me to deceive you. There is indeed great cause and effect and a great calamity on my life."
Empress Yafei raised her hand and said, "What should I say? Sir, please give me some advice?"
Yamazaki sighed: "I don't know the specific things. I only know that if the empress cannot achieve Yuanshen, she will eventually die."
"I also saw it from the opportunity of the empress. The empress even took ten thousand years of snow ginseng, but still did not achieve the soul. This is very abnormal."
Empress Yafei was shocked, "I guess my qualifications are too poor."
Yamazaki shook his head, "Achieving the soul depends entirely on the mind and has nothing to do with physical qualifications."
"Then what should I do?"
"Stay away from the world of mortals, meditate and practice hard, and then come out after you have achieved the soul."
"How long will that take?"
"I don't know, the empress has taken snow ginseng for ten thousand years, and now it is a real golden elixir. She should have a lifespan of more than three hundred years."
Empress Yafei was immediately startled, "Wait a minute, am I not immortal?"
Yamazaki explained: "Without the soul, there is no mind to refine the mana. The mana will gradually become impure and it will be difficult for the body to maintain it."
"Only by achieving the soul can one completely get rid of the shackles of the body. Only by achieving the soul can one become an immortal. If you don't become an immortal, you will die in a few thousand years."
"Of course, if you become an immortal, you will die, but it will take a long time, at least you will have a life span of ten thousand years."
Empress Yafei frowned, "That is to say, I must cultivate the soul within 180 years."
Yamazaki nodded, "That's understandable."
Empress Yafei showed her face and said, "Then, let me live in the world of mortals for a few years."
"It's up to you, but you are so weak-minded. Don't blame me for not reminding you. You might regret it."
"Don't say it in such a scary way, I just want to rest and see the prosperity of this world, and then go to practice again."
Hearing what Empress Yafei said, Yamazaki didn't try to persuade him anymore. He said everything that needed to be said. He insisted on going to the road of death. It could only be said that it was only a matter of days.
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Yamazaki stayed with Empress Yafei in the city, lived in a restaurant, and went shopping with her every day. It seemed like she couldn't get enough.
Yamazaki refused to persuade her and just let her go.
This was a trouble he brought upon himself. If he had not pulled her back and allowed her to fall into decline, it would have been none of his business.
Now, just think of it as training.
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On the other side, southwest of Dongsheng Shenzhou, is Linghai Kingdom.
More than eighty years have passed, and Linghai Kingdom has made a lot of money relying on the spirit coin shell.
The people's taxes are low, there is no labor, and their lives are stable and peaceful.
Compared with the period when the dragon clan ruled, it is even richer.
Ling Jintang, the Begonia witch, has not changed her appearance and is still as youthful as ever, but she has acquired a hobby of counting money from some unknown time.
Not for herself, but for Yamazaki. Whenever she feels bad, she counts the money.
Whenever I can't find someone outside, I can always find someone in the money bank, so I just have to work in the money bank.
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Shaoyao is now in charge of the palace, managing all trivial matters, including delivering documents.
After receiving an urgent report from thousands of miles away, he couldn't find anyone in the palace, so he ran to the treasury.
When I took a look, I was really in a daze there.
"Miss, this is Zhao's credentials."
"ah?"
Ling Jintang was surprised that the relationship between Ling Haiguo and Da Zhao was not good.
In fact, they only have a mediocre relationship with all the forces in Dongsheng Shenzhou.
Without it, Linghai Kingdom has no intention of competing for hegemony and just wants to live an ordinary life.
Besides, I really don’t like these guys.
Their strength is really poor. If there were a fight, the demon clones would be able to sweep across Dongsheng Shenzhou in a few years.
But what's the point? It will only make the Jade Emperor in the sky dissatisfied and uneasy. When the time comes, he will test and conquer again, and it will be another war between heaven and earth.
The loser will still be Linghai Country.
Now, what Linghai Country needs is patience and waiting.
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Ling Jintang read the document and felt that the mountains were covered with mist.
The above probably means that Zhao and Linghai have been on good terms with each other for many years.
Now that Da Zhou occupies the western gateway, it has hindered communication between the two sides. I hope the two sides can meet to discuss it.
To be honest, I don't think the relationship with Da Zhao is that good.
There are indeed many merchants in Da Zhao, but when they come, they go to the deep mountains and old forests to collect wild medicinal materials and hunt monsters.