Su Yu got up refreshed, and next to her was Mei Ji, who had already fallen asleep with a frown on her face.
After breakfast, when Su Yu rode the wind horse all the way to the outside of the city gate, his horsemen were already ready to go, with excited expressions on their faces.
The outer edge of the team was crowded with people who came here to watch the excitement.
The contest held every twenty years in the Yaochi Holy Land is undoubtedly the most eye-catching event in the world.
In addition to the selection of a son-in-law by the holy daughter of Yaochi, a more important reason is to choose the first person of the younger generation.
It is precisely because of this that the competition held in Yaochi Holy Land to recruit a bride will become more popular than ever.
Warriors from all over Kyushu will also gather at Yaochi Holy Land to watch this grand event that only happens once in twenty years.
Yaochi Holy Land only recruits female disciples, and it is precisely for this reason that Yaochi Holy Land does not allow men to enter the Holy Land for a walk at other times.
It is also a rare opportunity to use the martial arts competition to recruit a bride and visit the Yaochi Holy Land.
"Brother Su, here we come."
Seeing Su Yu coming on horseback, Sun Xi smiled and said hello.
As for Liang Yuxuan and He Bohong, unfortunately, they did not appear here.
Su Yu couldn't help but ask: "Brother Sun, where are the eldest prince and the second prince?"
"Here, here we come."
Sun Xi lowered his gaze and pointed in the direction of the city gate, and saw two teams slowly coming towards the outside of the city gate.
"Brother Su, let's go, we have to go say hello to the eldest prince and the second prince first."
After Sun Xicui finished speaking, he lightly clamped the horse's belly and rushed forward, while Su Yu followed closely behind.
When the motorcade stopped outside the city, the eldest prince Wei Zongyuan and the second prince Wei Zongyue opened the curtains and stepped out of the carriage.
"Sun Xicui (Su Yu) of Qianhu, a subordinate of the Zhenwu Division, has met His Royal Highness the First Prince and His Highness the Second Prince."
Su Yu and Sun Xicui both clasped their fists and bowed.
At the same time, Su Yu couldn't help but look at the two of them up and down.
It has to be said that the eldest princes Wei Zongyuan and Wei Zongyue, who were born in the imperial family, are both dignified and distinguished in appearance.
But it’s right to think about it. For a prince born in an imperial family, how can a concubine who can be favored by the emperor find it difficult to see?
As for the emperor's appearance, it has been passed down from generation to generation, and his appearance cannot be much different.
However, if you look closely, the temperament of the eldest prince Wei Zongyuan appears to be more refined, with a bookish air.
The second prince, Wei Zongyue, has a more feminine temperament, with slightly upward corners of his mouth, and always maintains a confident smile.
"I just don't know whether it is the two of them who will decide the Yaochi Holy Land this time, or the younger ones trained by the other five transcendent forces who are better."
Su Yu couldn't help but curse in his heart.
According to his guess, Wei Zongyuan and Wei Zongyue both had at least the cultivation level of Yuyue Realm.
Being able to reach the Yu Leap realm in his twenties is already considered a very fast cultivation speed.
Many warriors in the martial arts world waste too much time on obtaining cultivation resources, and may never reach this level in their lifetime.
Beside the two princes stood two haggard old men.
Obviously, the Zhenwu Division could only dispatch two Qianhu to protect them. The forces behind the two princes were still very worried about possible dangers along the way, and sent martial arts masters to accompany them to protect them.
"Tsk, tsk, four Hidden Dragon Realm warriors. I just don't know if there are Soul Palace Realm warriors secretly."
Su Yu glanced at the four of them and couldn't help but sigh.
He only roughly knew that the First Assistant was on the side of the eldest prince Wei Zongyuan, but he knew very little about the forces behind Wei Zongyue.
However, since he can compete with the chief minister Wang Jinghui in the court, the power behind Wei Zongyue should not be underestimated.
"Are you Su Qianhu, who is most popular in Tai'an City these days?"
Wei Zongyuan looked at Su Yu and said with a smile: "Su Qianhu can be promoted to the Zhenwu Division Qianhu at such a young age, his future prospects are limitless."
Wei Zongyue on the side also smiled and said: "If nothing goes wrong, Su Qianhu will definitely have the opportunity to be promoted to the post of governor in the future."
The two of them spoke in a good tone, and both wanted to show their goodwill to Su Yu, hoping to draw Su Yu into their camp.
Su Yu has a small family of thousands, so they naturally don't take it seriously.
But if this Qianhu is the son-in-law of the Wu family, then his status will be very important.
At present, the position of the Wu family is not obvious, and it is obvious that the two sides are not helping each other.
If you can win over Su Yu and use this to make the Wu family fall to your side, it will be more helpful in the fight for the crown prince's position.
Su Yu said respectfully: "Your Highnesses are so complimentary. It's just good luck to hold such a humble position. I really feel ashamed to deserve it."
He naturally understood the reason why the two praised him.
However, competition for reserves has always caused a bloody storm, and no one knows what will happen until the last moment.
Especially when there is the variable Wei Lianyi.
No one can say for sure who will become the crown prince in the end.
Su Yu didn't want to get involved in this dispute for no reason.
Just like now, I go to work every day to catch fish, and when I get home from get off work, I have exciting programs to watch. What’s wrong with that? I have to learn to stand in line and find trouble?
Listening to Su Yu's slightly unfamiliar tone of voice, both Wei Zongyuan and Wei Zongyue's eyes flashed.
It's obvious that the other party doesn't want to have too much to do with them.
As the saying goes, one emperor has one minister. Once the subsequent crown prince is elected, those who are on the wrong side will naturally be liquidated.
Before the situation is clear, who wants to be liquidated by the other party if they make a mistake in taking sides?
And what they could give Su Yu was actually not much.
As they said before, Su Yu had to push himself to death in this life, that is, he was promoted to the position of governor.
As for the higher-up commander, it actually has no meaning. The commander is obsessed with martial arts and only hopes to have more achievements in martial arts. This is the opposite direction from Zhen Fu who controls the real power.
For Su Yu, who had been promoted to Qianhu at a young age, the position of governor was not very tempting to him, let alone the position of commander.
In this world, ordinary people's life is nothing more than power, wealth and sex, while a warrior's life is about cultivation.
The level of cultivation is often a concrete manifestation of wealth.
As long as you have money to purchase cultivation resources, your cultivation level will naturally not be much lower.
However, Su Yu married a daughter of the Wu family. In terms of wealth, Su Yu had no worries at all.
As for power, Su Yu has already been promoted to the post of Zhenwu Si Qianhu at a young age. He has a great chance of being promoted to the post of Zhenfu in the future. It's just a matter of time.
As for the final touch, in addition to the daughter of the Wu family, Su Yu also took four world-famous oirans as concubines.
It can be said that at such a young age, Su Yu has already become a winner in all aspects of life, with no shortcomings for them to win over.
As for relying on your own charisma, don't be stupid.
If one's own charisma can convince others to worship him, will the position of the prince still remain high?
Then the two of them chatted with Su Yu for a while, trying to deepen their friendship as much as possible.
Even if you can't win Su Yu to join your own camp, you absolutely can't let him join the other side's camp.
As for Sun Xicui on the side, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He was also from Qianhu, but Wei Zongyuan and Wei Zongyue didn't even think of saying hello to him. They were all focused on talking with Su Yu.
Obviously, in the eyes of Wei Zongyuan and Wei Zongyue, Sun Xicui was a person of little use value.
Since it has no use value, any further words are a waste of your time.
This also made Su Yu couldn't help but sigh, Wei Zongyuan and Wei Zongyue had really mastered human relations and sophistication to the extreme.
He and Sun Xichui were both members of the Zhenwu Si Qianhu, but the treatment they received were completely different.
It seems that in the eyes of these two princes, anyone who can bring benefits to them will naturally want to win over them in every possible way.
But if it is determined that there is no way to create benefits for themselves, their indifference and ruthlessness will be fully demonstrated.
He couldn't help but think of everything that happened when he met Wei Lianyi for the first time.
At that time, in order to find Chu Xuan, Wei Lianyi threw away the life of Ma Zai, his subordinate, as if they were careless.
Perhaps for the children of the imperial family, because they have lived in various intrigues and hypocritical relationships since they were young, they have already developed the ability to fight for power and gain.
They will use all the resources around them and try their best to climb up!
Even if they stop, the people standing behind them will push them forward.
After chatting for a while, Wei Zongyuan and Wei Zongyue each boarded their extremely luxurious chariots.
A team of hundreds of people swept straight towards the north.
"Brother Su, in your opinion, between the eldest prince and the second prince, who has a better chance of taking the throne?"
Sun Xicui rode his horse alongside Su Yu and asked in a lowered voice.
The road to the Holy Land of Yaochi was long, and if he wanted to kill time on the road, he only had Su Yu as his partner.
Sun Xicui was not dissatisfied at all with the previous snub from the eldest prince and the second prince.
To many people, the Qianhu of the Zhenwu Division may be an elusive big shot.
But for some people who have great power, they are still as humble as ants.
They are not even qualified to enter the palace to meet His Majesty. As princes, they may even have the opportunity to become emperors in the future. How can they take a small Qianhu in their eyes?
The reason why the two princes were so kind to Su Yu was simply because of the Wu family behind him.
If Su Yu was just a small Qianhu, the two princes would probably be too lazy to pay attention to him.
When Su Yu heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, how can I know about this kind of thing?"
Sun Xicui couldn't help but said: "Brother Su, the royal family has never appeared in the competition held in the Yaochi Holy Land in the past."
"This time, the two princes also participated in the competition to recruit a bride. I always feel that the situation is a bit strange."
"oh?"
Su Yu raised his eyebrows, then asked with a smile: "How do you say it?"
Since Sun Xicui could say this to him, he must have regarded him as one of his own.
After all, Sun Xicui himself had a close relationship with the Wu family, and Su Yu was the son-in-law of the Wu family. Both parties were in the same group, so Sun Xicui naturally had no scruples about what he said. Everyone's interests were the same.
Sun Xichui glanced around and made sure that there was no one within a few feet, then he lowered his voice and said slowly: "According to my guess, in addition to the Wu family, there may be several other transcendental forces among the other seven martial arts families.
Already secretly taking sides."
"But thinking about these martial arts families and transcendental forces, the two princes have each attracted half of them, so that the two sides are still evenly matched."
"It is precisely because of this that the two princes have set their sights on Yaochi Holy Land. They probably want to become the uncles of Yaochi Holy Land and have Yaochi Holy Land on their side."
Su Yu couldn't help but be startled when he heard Sun Xicui's guess.
He also didn't expect that Sun Xicui would think so much.
He nodded and chuckled: "Brother Sun, your guess is very possible."
"Brother Yisun, who is more likely to become the crown prince, the eldest prince or the second prince?"
Sun Xishuang's eyes flashed, shook his head and said: "At present, the situation is still unclear."
"But I think after this competition in the Yaochi Holy Land to find a bride, we might have a chance to find out."
Su Yu nodded and said with a smile: "Perhaps this time the two princes will participate in the contest to recruit a bride in the Yaochi Holy Land, which is His Majesty's proposal, and the winner in the end will become the crown prince."
When Sun Xichui heard this, he couldn't help but smiled bitterly and shook his head.
He knew about the news that Wei Lianyi had practiced royal heaven-level martial arts.
Since the founding of the Wei Dynasty, this kind of heaven-level martial arts has always been passed down by the emperor to the next successor.
But His Majesty passed on this heaven-level martial arts to the third princess Wei Lianyi. So what is his purpose? Isn't it obvious?
It is obvious that His Majesty is on Wei Lianyi's side and has become the third force.
It's just because since the founding of the Wei Dynasty, there has never been a case of a woman succeeding to the throne, and the Wei and Jin Dynasties cannot use one person's power to confront the entire civil and military officials in the court and even the people of the world.
In this case, your Majesty's best approach is to deliberately balance the forces of the eldest prince and the second prince, so that the two parties can fight to the death secretly, while consuming the strength of both parties.
When both sides were hurt, Wei and Jin pushed Wei Lianyi out again, and there was even less resistance in the court.
The battle for the crown prince has now reached a fever pitch.
I just don’t know who will succeed the emperor in the end.
"Brother Su, what are the benefits of being an emperor?"
Sun Xicui changed the topic and couldn't help but sigh: "King Wu of Yanzhou, he was a local emperor in Yanzhou, but he went to rebel, which led to a miserable end for himself and his son."
"Why is the position of emperor so tempting?"
"Unlike us, a person with a thousand households in Zhenwu Division is already satisfied."
"I really can't understand."
Listening to Sun Xicui's sigh, Su Yu's eyes flashed and he couldn't help but shake his head.
You're right if you don't understand. They don't have that condition, so naturally they can't feel the allure of the throne.
When a person's height reaches a certain level, his eyes will look towards higher mountains and wonder what is the scene behind the mountains.
King Wu Wei Qing was also a prince, and was eventually sent to Yanzhou by the title of king.
As his cultivation level rises rapidly, he will naturally covet the throne.
Perhaps the most difficult thing for people to learn in this life is contentment.
Many ordinary people set their lifelong happiness on having enough to eat every day.
The common people who have enough to eat every day place their happiness on having plenty of meat and fish every day.
When one day he really becomes rich, his desire threshold will rise again, and he will long for three wives and four concubines.
"Wei Qing is a member of the royal family, so he must know about luck."
"According to my speculation, luck should only come from the emperor's lineage. Wei Qing rebelled because he wanted to pass on Yanzhou's luck to his own lineage."
"Otherwise, once he dies, the blessings that fell on him will return to the royal family. As for his son Wei Yan, presumably he will not be able to enjoy the blessings of luck, otherwise he will not only be a cultivator in the Iron Bone Realm.
for."
Su Yu couldn't help but sigh.
Wei Qing rebelled, probably because he wanted to separate Yanzhou's fortune from the Nine States of Wei and pass it on only in his own branch.
If Su Yu hadn't intervened to disrupt Wei Qing's plan and used him to capture Wei Lianyi, maybe he would have succeeded.
Unfortunately, things backfired as Su Yu killed Wei Yan, which also confused Wei Qing and caused him to lose everything.
In the next few days, Su Yu and Sun Xicui chatted all the way to pass the boring time on the road, but they didn't feel particularly bored.
Until half a month later, when the sun was about to set, the clouds in the entire sky turned blood red.
And at the end of the sight, a towering city wall came into everyone's sight.
Penglai City!
Just like Chaoshui City in the Northern Qi Dynasty prospered because of the Luanfeng Sect, Penglai City is a large city that has experienced unprecedented development because of the Yaochi Holy Land.
In Liangzhou, there are only two large cities recognized by the local people, the state city Black Dragon City, and the Penglai City, the gateway to the Yaochi Holy Land in front of you.
If you want to go to Yaochi Holy Land, you must pass through Penglai City. About fifty miles north of Penglai City is the place where Yaochi Holy Land was founded.
"It's finally here. I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight."
Looking at Penglai City in the distance, Sun Xicui couldn't help but sigh.
The jolting on horseback for the past half month has almost broken my bones.
Su Yu couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
We will stay overnight in Penglai City tonight, and we can go to Yaochi Holy Land tomorrow.
Although the ride on the wind horse is not bumpy, it is indeed a bit boring since I have not had the opportunity to watch exciting programs for half a month.
I guess Mei Ji and the others have calluses on their little hands from playing mahjong at home, right?
The excitement of a woman playing mahjong and hu cards is probably slightly less than that of playing backstab with a man.
Su Yu could even clearly notice that the personal guards under his command all let out a sigh of relief at this moment.
They each looked at each other, with ambiguous smiles that are only familiar to men on their faces.
Apparently they have made preparations for where they will stay tonight.
When the team arrived at Penglai City, night had already fallen.
The main streets of Penglai City were overcrowded and bustling with people.
Most of these people are martial arts warriors who came from all over Kyushu because of the competition held in the Yaochi Holy Land to recruit brides.
Especially in the central square of Penglai City, it was even more crowded and airtight.
In the center of the square, a temporary high platform was built, and a young man in brocade clothes was shouting loudly.
"All the heroes who have come from afar, don't miss it if you pass by!"
"About this competition to recruit a bride in Yaochi Holy Land, the odds have been announced. The Luo family will be in charge and will raise a total of five million yuan crystals to add fuel to this grand event!"
"In this competition to recruit a bride in the Holy Land of Yaochi, the Luo family will be the dealer and the offer will be fifty-fifty!"
"You heard me right, I'll pay you fifty for each!!"
"Anyone you suppress becomes the uncle of the Yaochi Holy Land, and you will be compensated fifty times as much!"
"You bet a hundred yuan crystals. As long as he wins this contest to get married, my Luo family will pay you 5,000 yuan crystals!"
"Welcome everyone to come and place bets at the Luo Family Gambling Shop in Penglai City opened by the Luo Family!"
"Wow!"
The young man's words immediately caused an uproar in the square.
The odds of fifty times undoubtedly made many people present have red eyes.
With odds of 1 to 50, it might be difficult to win against one person, so why should I bet on all the popular candidates from the transcendent forces?
The five major transcendental forces, the eight major martial arts families, and the two princes, there are only fifteen popular candidates in total.
Among the fifteen popular candidates, no one bet on 100 yuan crystals, and only 1,500 yuan crystals were bets.
Once the 'uncle' he favors appears among these fifteen people, he can earn 3,500 yuan crystals in vain.
Sun Xicui clicked his tongue and said: "The Luo family is really wealthy. They have just proposed such a high odds. There are tens of thousands of warriors participating in this event. Isn't the Luo family afraid of losing everything?"
When Su Yu heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Sun, you think too simply."
"oh?"
Sun Xichui looked at him puzzled: "Brother Su, is there something fishy in this?"
Facing Sun Xicui's gaze, Su Yu chuckled and said, "If the Luo family doesn't raise the odds to a higher level, why should others bet on him?"
"The warriors in the martial arts world are actually vulgar warriors who only know how to fight and kill."
"They don't have much independent thinking ability. They just follow what others do."
"At that time, the Luo family only needs to give a little guidance and secretly release the news that someone is the favorite to win the championship, and then attract warriors in the world to actively place bets on this person."
"Just imagine, if this person has no hope of winning the championship, but he attracts many people to bet on him, in the end, even if someone does win, the Luo family will not have to pay much."
As the largest martial arts family in Liangzhou, the Luo family can be said to be a powerful family force.
They only need to spend a very small amount of money to bribe hundreds of people, go to the inns where various warriors gather in Penglai City, and tell them the 'inside' information they have obtained.
Those who have the power to speak can always confuse the audience, allowing those below to hear what they want to say, and cover up what they don't want to say.
Those warriors in the arena may laugh off one person's inside information, but when hundreds of people say that this person has a chance to win the championship, will he subconsciously feel that and follow the crowd to believe that that person can win the championship?
They themselves don't have much ability to distinguish right from wrong. When they see others betting, they will follow this "insider" information and make big bets.
Once this kind of herd mentality appears, then you will lose everything?
Even if someone is equally exposed to the rain and dew, and cleverly eliminates all possible candidates to win the championship, there will still be at least twenty or thirty people.
If these thirty candidates all bet one hundred yuan crystal, and the compensation is fifty times, the odds would be in the range of 1:2.
If no one among these twenty or thirty people happens to win the first prize, it will be great fun.
Many people's gambler mentality will not allow them to bet on such a high-probability event. They will only think about using a small amount of money to gain the maximum benefit with the least amount of crystals, such as betting on one or two people they like.
Use one or two hundred Yuan Crystals to acquire 5,000 Yuan Crystals.
The fifty-fold odds of the Luo family not only had a gimmick effect, but also instantly made those small handicap odds no longer viable.
In addition, the martial arts competition in the Yaochi Holy Land is actually quite interesting.
That is the final winner, and he still needs to fight the Yaochi Saint.
If the winner is defeated by the Yaochi Saint, the Yaochi Saint will have the right to choose her own son-in-law according to the previous rules.
If the Holy Maiden of Yaochi loses to the final winner, then both parties will hold a grand wedding in the Holy Land of Yaochi.
After listening to Su Yu's analysis, Sun Xicui couldn't help but widen his eyes and murmured: So that's it."
"According to Brother Su's analysis, if the final winner is defeated by the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, wouldn't it be like the leopard in the dice, the Luo family will be killed together?"
Su Yu nodded and said with a smile: "Those who are in charge of the bank have always been unable to afford it early."
"You want to get rich, and he also wants to get rich, so who is going to make them rich? Someone has to be the one who takes advantage of them, right?"
Sun Xicui sighed: "I'm really looking forward to the competition in a few days to recruit a bride. I think it will be very lively."
When Su Yu heard this, his eyes couldn't help but flash.
He is not interested in fighting for marriage.
But I am very curious about the Black Water Pond where the Yaochi Holy Land made its fortune.
After all, the Nirvana Blood Pool in the Nine Nether Holy Land opened Su Yu's horizons.
According to his guess, there might be some secret hidden in this black water pool.
After he enters the Yaochi Holy Land, he plans to find a way to find the location of the Black Water Pool, and investigate why the Black Water Pool can speed up people's cultivation. (End of this chapter)