"It is true that the regent and I have a close relationship and friendship, but the regent only cares about his own world and does not care about our life and death at all. I must think about my disciples."
Scholar Li shook his head helplessly and sighed.
In the face of interests, friendship is all fake. Long Chen wants him to give up his disciple's cultivation, his own cultivation and lifespan. Scholar Li cannot give up.
A person who is just butchers a dog, and a person who is unfaithful is a scholar.
The more you read, the clearer you will be in calculating your benefits.
Scholar Li reads a lot, so he naturally makes a lot of calculations.
Therefore, it was inevitable that scholar Li would come here.
"Yes, why should we take away what we have gained through hard work?"
"Even if we don't think about ourselves, we should still think about our disciples."
A man walked slowly over, it was Hong Xiao.
"You're here too."
Yin Lingxiao laughed, feeling very ironic.
Scholars Li, Hong Xiao and Long Chen all have a good relationship, but they both came, which shows how unpopular Long Chen is.
"Isn't it that Master Yin is here too? We all have the same heart and the same principles. We are in the same world, and it's not all for these things."
Many people came behind him and saluted Yin Lingxiao.
"Master Yin, you are finally here."
"We thought Master Yin wouldn't come."
"How could you not come? Are you willing to be a knife for others and a fish for me?"
"We heard that Master Yin has a relationship with Long Chen."
"Ha, when it comes to friendship, there's no better friendship than Headmaster Li and Headmaster Hong."
There was laughter in the cave, and everyone felt lucky to have escaped.
"By the way, where is the Holy Blood Messenger? Why didn't I see him?"
Yin Lingxiao didn't see anyone and felt strange.
"The Holy Envoy is still in the Central Plains. He will be here when we arrive."
The young woman said: "My name is Ye Xiao, and I am a subordinate of the Holy Envoy. Before the Holy Envoy comes back, Master Yin can ask me anything."
Yin Lingxiao looked at Ye Xiao carefully and asked: "Which sect are you from? Why haven't you seen him before?"
Ye Xiao said: "I am a solitary person with no family or sect, and the head of Yin does not recognize me."
Yin Lingxiao nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
"Everyone, please stay here for now. When the Holy Envoy arrives, we will leave."
Ye Xiao asked everyone to stay and stayed at the door, waiting for other sects to arrive.
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Capital, palace.
Long Chen reviewed the memorials every morning, hung out with the four princesses in the afternoon, and took turns accompanying them in the evening.
Having just married four princesses, Long Chen already felt the emperor's helplessness.
They have to accompany each other every night. If they don't accompany each other well, they will immediately cause trouble.
Opening a memorial, Long Chen read it word by word with a headache.
"There's a snowstorm near Yanmen Pass, why another snowstorm? Isn't the snow much lighter this year?"
Wen Shuzhen immediately said: "It's just two counties. We have already sent people to deliver them."
Disaster relief supplies.”
Long Chen asked: "Since we have provided relief materials, why do you still say that the people have no whereabouts?"
Wen Shuzhen said: "In this case, there is either concealment or corruption. There is always something fishy."
Long Chen used a red pen to mark: before sending relief materials, the Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China will send people to verify the disaster situation and the cost of materials.
Boom, boom, boom.
The door opened and Zhuang Ling'er walked in.
"Hey, how come Commander Zhuang has time to come here today?"
A visitor came to visit, and Long Chen happily stood up and sat down next to him.
It was a rare moment to take a break from the busy schedule, so I just handed the memorial to Wen Shuzhen.
"The Prince Regent is busy with everything, so he only came to disturb you if something happened today."
Zhuang Ling'er glanced at the memorials on the table and felt that it was not easy to be the emperor.
Today's Great Zhou Dynasty has a vast territory, many things, and many memorials.
"Welcome to interrupt."
Long Chen poured two cups of tea comfortably, and Zhuang Ling'er sat down to drink tea with him.
Finally I understood why the emperor was so lazy in political affairs. He reviewed memorials like this every day without a day off. He was even more tired than a donkey.
"what's the matter?"
After drinking a cup of tea, Long Chen felt much better.
"Many sect leaders have disappeared."
Zhuang Ling'er put down the tea cup and said.
Long Chen immediately stood up and asked: "What do you mean?"
Zhuang Ling'er said: "The Shadow Guards got the news that the heads of many sects have disappeared, and they are all masters."
"At first, I thought they took their half-ghost disciples to Yuncheng, so I went to Yu Fuguo to verify with him."
"But the strange thing is that the disappeared sect leaders are not in Yuncheng. They did not go to Yuncheng, and neither did the half-ghost disciples under the sect."
"The Shadow Guards are searching with all their strength to find these missing people."
"I think this matter is important, so I came here to report it to the Prince Regent."
Long Chen's face changed slightly, and he asked: "Does Your Majesty know?"
Zhuang Ling'er nodded and said: "I first reported it to the Holy One, and the Holy One asked me to report it to the Regent."
After hearing this, the empress realized that the problem was serious and quickly asked Zhuang Ling'er to tell Long Chen.
"Disappeared? Hidden? Or..."
Long Chen had a very bad feeling.
"There must be traces of the actions of so many people. I guess they may have gathered westward."
"Contact Feng He and conduct a thorough investigation with the people from Xichang in Xixia."
Based on his feeling, Long Chen felt that these people should be in Xixia territory, at least in that direction.
"Will they attack the government again? Or even attack Yuncheng?"
Zhuang Linger's worries were the same as last time.
Long Chen shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, but it's impossible to attack Yuncheng. There are poisons there.
Bugs, they don’t dare.”
Although the half-ghost cannot die after being infected by the Gu worm, he will become comatose and have a fever, and become a lamb to be slaughtered.
Moreover, after infection, the corpse poison disappears, but they don't want to.
However, it is hard to say whether there will be another attack on the government.
"Okay, I'll ask your Majesty for instructions and then set off."
The empress will definitely agree to Long Chen's proposal.
"I'll go with you."
The matter was too big, and Long Chen couldn't worry about it.
The two of them got up and left the study, riding to Fengming Palace.
"How did you come?"
The empress was a little surprised when she saw Long Chen.
Long Chen said: "Don't worry, I plan to go to Dingxi City myself."
The empress nodded and said: "You can go, I can rest assured."
Long Chen said: "I plan to leave now."
The empress glanced at Long Chen and asked, "Isn't it to avoid the memorial?"
Long Chen smiled awkwardly and said: "How come? I like to read memorials the most. It's very interesting."
The empress praised it and said, "Okay, since you enjoyed it, I will review all future memorials for you."
Long Chen was speechless, the empress had no sense of humor.
After a brief tidying up, Long Chen, Zhuang Ling'er and the shadow guards immediately rushed to Xixia.
Over at the palace, Di Waner sent a message back to the palace on his behalf.
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Guiyue Tower.
A man entered the room, and the Bloodbringer sat by the window watching the people on the street.
"Holy envoy, Long Chen and Zhuang Linger went to Xixia and have just set off."
The Holy Blood Messenger closed the window and said with a smile: "I only found out now, is it too late?"
"I'm going to Xixia now. You stay here, keep a low profile and don't be exposed."
The man bowed and said, "I understand."
The Holy Blood Messenger went downstairs, took two horses, and immediately ran to Xixia.
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Long Chen left the capital on horseback and headed west.
In the middle of winter, the weather is cold.
After walking for two days, seeing a heavy snowfall coming, Long Chen went to a small town to stay.
"Sir, would you like to stay in the hotel?"
The waiter saw that Long Chen was dressed luxuriously and the horse he was sitting on was a fine horse. He was a wealthy owner and he greeted him very warmly.
"Take care of it and feed it."
Long Chen lost a big coin, and the waiter said happily: "Don't worry, distinguished guest, I will definitely feed you."
When we entered the inn, there were not many people inside, and some of them were dressed strangely. At first glance, they were knight-errants.
Long Chen found a seat and sat down, ordering a bowl of noodles, a plate of meat, and a pot of wine.
While I was eating slowly, some men at the next table were muttering to each other.
"He went to Yuncheng."
"I'm still afraid of death. I dare not disobey the imperial court's orders."
"Wait until he comes out of Yuncheng, ambush him halfway, and kill him."
"I heard that the weakest days are after detoxification, so let's do it together."
A few people were talking about grievances in the world. Long Chen listened and found nothing special.
Probably someone turned into a half-ghost and became enemies with them. Now that person has detoxified and his cultivation has been reduced, and he plans to take revenge.
"Master Long, why are you here?"
A woman sat down opposite Long Chen with a smile.
"Nvxia Zhao?"
Long Chen was a little surprised to meet Zhao Shuying here.
When Nanliang was destroyed, people from the martial arts were gathered in Xianhe City. There were some people who were willing to help, such as scholars Li, Hong Xiao, Ling Fengzi, and one of them, Zhao Shuying.
"I was ordered to go to Yuncheng to detoxify, along with a few of my disciples."
Zhao Shuying smiled and pointed at a few disciples not far away.
"Oh, for the sake of world peace, I have to do this."
Long Chen put down his chopsticks, and it was obvious that Zhao Shuying felt a little pity.
"Yeah, not everyone can restrain themselves."
Zhao Shuying shook her head and sighed.
After turning into a half-ghost body, his temperament also changed, becoming colder and crueler, and the vendetta in the world became more fierce.
"When you get to Yuncheng, you can find Yu Fuguo to make better arrangements for you."
Long Chen smiled, and Zhao Shuying said with a smile: "Thank you, Master, for caring."
The people at the next table noticed that Long Chen and Zhao Shuying were a little strange, so they got up and left.
"Your Majesty, are you going to Dingxi City?"
"right."
Long Chen didn't hide anything.
"I've also heard about what happened in Dingxicheng. There's something I want to talk to the prince about."
"I met scholars Li and Hong Xiao not long ago, and something didn't seem right with them."
Long Chen asked: "What's wrong?"
Zhao Shuying said: "They said they were going to Yuncheng to detoxify, but in fact they felt they had other intentions."
"We followed the prince together in the beginning, and I don't want them to be on the opposite side of the prince."
Long Chen said: "They are no longer in the sect, and their disciples have disappeared."
This is the news that the Shadow Guards found out. The disciples of Wenmo Villa and Danxia Sect are all looking for their leader.
"Gone? It seems. I asked them, but they didn't tell me."
"Also, Hua Die died suddenly in the secret room."
"I met her. She said at the time that someone wanted to recruit her to deal with the court, but she was very hesitant."
"When I asked more questions, she refused to say more. She seemed to be afraid."
Zhao Shuying had always had doubts in her heart, and wanted to talk to Long Chen about this, but she didn't want to go to the palace.
We happened to meet each other and talked about the matter.
"Afraid? Who is she afraid of?"
Long Chen guessed that the assassin approached Huadie, but Huadie didn't accept it, so he was killed?
