This is Emperor Yuanyou's study, which is similar to Emperor Longchang's "Humble Administrator's Pavilion". It is also the place where Emperor Yuanyou handles state affairs on a daily basis, and it is the place where he spends most of his time.
Therefore, the layout of this palace is quite elegant.
Some precious ancient calligraphy and paintings are hung on the stone walls, and a red copper incense burner is placed on the high table in the corner. Expensive incense is burning in the incense burner, and the smoke curls up, creating a peaceful atmosphere.
There are many comfortable soft couches scattered throughout the palace. Several good-looking palace maids are scattered everywhere, either quietly making tea or quietly doing tidying and cleaning work. There is also a team of experts in the corner. The melody palace maid is playing a soothing melody with musical instruments with Southern Qin characteristics.
It's hard not to enjoy such an atmosphere.
It was not yet noon, and Emperor Yuanyou had already finished handling the not-so-many political affairs and was completely free. At this moment, he was holding a beautiful girl in his arms, sitting leisurely and having a drink.
The crystal clear spiritual fruits were fed into his mouth through Meiji's hands.
On his shoulders, there was a pair of jade hands like peeled onions, squeezing his shoulders gently and moderately.
Amidst the soft and soothing sound of silk strings, Emperor Yuanyou felt relaxed both physically and mentally, and his whole person was in a state of ecstasy. Even the feeling of depression caused by having to flatter the Blood Boy Demon King these days disappeared.
"Hahahaha~ beauties are still considerate." He laughed loudly, "I have been feeling depressed for so many days, so today I am in a better mood."
Although the national war was imminent, Yuanyou didn't care much.
With Murong Kaifeng as the commander of the Taigan army, he felt very relieved.
That kid has been with him since he was a child. Both his own strength and his ability to lead battles have been tested in actual combat. With him here, there will probably be no problems in the early stages of the national war.
As for himself, as a strong man in the Lingxu Realm, he is the final one. There are actually very few opportunities where he really needs to take action. When the national war reaches its peak and the two old dogs Long Chang and Jiang Zhencang move, it will not be too late for him to take action. .
As for now, it is more important to enjoy yourself in the moment.
Emperor Yuanyou smiled and hugged Mei Ji tightly in his arms, his eyes gradually became deeper and his movements became more wanton.
"Your Majesty~ It's still daytime~"
Meiji's jade-like face was flushed, and she pushed him coquettishly, but the force was as light as a feather. It didn't look like rejection, but more like seduction.
Just when the atmosphere between the two of them was building, something was about to happen.
Suddenly.
A piercing scream came from outside the palace: "Uncle Guo! Uncle Guo, you can't go in!"
Before he finished speaking, a white-haired old man pushed open the palace door and barged in. He knelt down at the door with a plop and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have important military information to report!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! I can't stop my uncle... I am guilty! Please, please forgive me!" A eunuch hurried into the palace, following closely behind the old man.
Because of fear and fear, the eunuch's face had turned pale, and even his steps staggered. As soon as he entered the door, he knelt on the ground, trembling and unable to speak clearly.
Behind the eunuch were several young eunuchs who tried to intercept him. Their faces were pale and trembling like chaff. They were obviously frightened.
For a moment, the scene at the entrance of the palace was quite chaotic.
Emperor Yuanyou was dissatisfied, pushed Mei Ji away, looked coldly at the old man kneeling at the door, and said angrily: "Zhou Renxu, the army has only been deployed for a long time, and it may not even be able to reach Jianling Pass now. Did you tell me that you have important military information?"
"It seems that I have been too lenient with you, which makes you forget even the basic dignity. If I don't teach you a lesson today, where will my majesty be?"
He snorted coldly, and before the old man could continue to speak, he waved his sleeves and said in a cold voice: "Come here! Uncle Zhou Guo disturbed the Holy Master and disobeyed the Holy Order. Take him down here and he will be punished according to the law!"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! There is really an urgent report on the front line!" The old man Zhou Renxu became anxious after hearing this, and said quickly, "The army was ambushed by the Donggan Kingdom in Youmen Ridge, and the losses were huge! Among them, the Corpse Puppet Chapter was completely wiped out. Although the rest of the battle group escaped quickly, they were also affected, losing nearly 30%!"
"What?! How is it possible, how is it possible so fast! Is Murong Kaifeng a waste!?"
Emperor Yuanyou's expression suddenly changed, and he suddenly stood up from his knees.
This is the entire corpse puppet army! There are nearly 30% of the soldiers! Such a huge loss has never happened in the entire history of Southern Qin, let alone after he ascended the throne!
He was furious and at the same time felt deeply chilled.
Although he has only succeeded to the throne for a short time, he also knows the serious consequences of such huge losses in the national war. What's more, with the old dog's character in Longchang, since he has achieved such huge results this time, he will definitely He chose to continue to pursue the victory and bite off a piece of flesh from Nan Qin.
If it is not handled properly, it may lead to the disaster of destroying the country!
"This, what should I do?"
Emperor Yuanyou felt uneasy and anxiously thought about how to deal with it.
Suddenly.
His eyes lit up, and he shouted to the eunuch at the door: "Quick! Inform the Blood Boy Demon Lord quickly, and he will be responsible for this matter!"
…
at the same time.
At the junction of Tianfu County and Nanhuang Ancient Ze, the clone of the Blood Boy Demon Lord was sitting cross-legged on a barren rock.
His small body was motionless, as if he was in trance, and his bright red robes were swaying in the strong wind, like blood and prison, and he was awe-inspiring.
Suddenly.
A faint red light flew quickly from the sky and landed on the head of the blood boy demon king's clone.
This is the secret method of connecting the main body and the clone.
In essence, this clone is actually a piece of divine thought that the Blood Boy Demon Lord stripped off from his own soul, and was refined into a soul seed through exercises and sacrifices, thus possessing many wonderful uses.
Because the soul is originally one body, there is a natural connection between the clone and the main body, and they can easily communicate with each other through secret methods. Because it is a secret method of the soul type, its communication speed is far faster than ordinary contact methods, even if they are thousands of miles apart , the delay is only one or two days.
Even with the Zimu Talisman in the hands of Yin She Mo Ji, the transmission speed is not as fast as his.
This is an incredible magical power, and it is also something that the Blood Boy Demon Lord is quite proud of.
It can be said that unless someone can crack the long-lost instant communication methods of the Shenwu Dynasty, his secret method is almost the most convenient conventional communication method in the world.
Of course, at this moment, the Blood Boy Demon Lord doesn’t know that someone has already invented an instant messaging method in this world.
In less than a breath, the clone of the Blood Boy Demon Lord finished digesting the information sent from the main body.
His original Gujing Wubo expression suddenly changed, and he roared: "Trash, trash! Yuanyou and Yanqing can't even handle such a trivial matter. They really don't deserve to be emperors!"
At this time, a faint gray light flashed in the sky.
The Yin Snake Demon Queen hurriedly swooped down from the sky.
Her expression was also not very good. When she heard the clone of Blood Boy Demon Lord scolding her, she hurriedly asked: "Demon Lord, what happened?"
The face of the clone of the Blood Boy Demon Lord was slightly distorted, and he said in a cold tone: "The armies of the Southern Qin and Western Jin Dynasties were defeated and completely defeated. Our plan to lure Longchang and Jiang Zhencang away has failed."
"What?" Yin Snake Demon Girl suddenly changed her expression, "This is terrible! My disciple Chi Mei Demon Envoy has just sent back information through secret channels, saying that she has now sneaked into Wang's pioneering team. At present, Wang has The real entrance to the Blood Lord's ruins has been found, but it is temporarily blocked by the formation. The Wang family is sending people to break the formation."
The more Yin Snake Demon Girl spoke, the more anxious she became: "Demon Lord, what should we do? Is it possible that we just watch the Blood Lord's relics being emptied out?"
The Blood Boy Demon Lord's face became even more ugly.
The relics of the Blood Lord are too important to him. It is related to whether he can penetrate the threshold of the true fairyland. He has already regarded it as a forbidden property. How can he allow others to get involved?
He immediately said gloomily: "Can Chi Mei tell me when the formation will be broken?"
"Chimei said that the formation is very powerful, but Wang seems to have selfish motives and is unwilling to share this relic with others. For the time being, she is still trying to figure out a way to decipher it." Yin Snake Demon Girl said hurriedly.
"Hmph! Those are the relics of a true immortal, and the wealth is touching. If I were the Wang family, I wouldn't want to share it with others even if I hope I can handle it myself." The clone of the Blood Boy Demon Lord sneered, "In this case, we still have to There is some chance. I will inform you right now to urge the two countries to continue attacking Dungan at all costs."
"Demon Lord, after this defeat, the Western Jin Dynasty and Southern Qin Dynasty will probably become discouraged, right?" Yin Snake Demon Girl said worriedly.
"What are you worried about? It's nothing more than inducement and coercion. As long as they are willing to take action, any price is worth it. Time waits for no one, I will summon you right now~"
"The devil is wise."
Hearing this, the Yin Snake Demon Queen showed hope again in her eyes.
After a pause, the Yin Snake Demon Ji continued: "Demon Lord, we estimate that we will have to wait here for a while. We can't sleep like this every day. Why don't I build a house?"
Blood Boy Demon King's clone: "..."
Time passed little by little.
Unknowingly, a small wooden house in the style of a country house appeared on the top of the originally bare mountain. The wooden house is not large, but there are many spiritual vegetables and fruits planted in the yard at the door, which is full of the atmosphere of life.
In the wooden house, the Blood Boy Demon King, who was sitting on a wooden chair that had been picked up, received the latest news and expressed excitement: "Okay, okay! This time we regroup and attack Donggan head-on. We will definitely lure away those two who are full and have nothing to do." old man."
Three months later.
The voice of the Blood Boy Demon Lord was heard scolding again in the room: "Why are those damn Donggan troops so difficult to deal with? They have been known to hang out at the pass all day long, just like a turtle... No, no, no, I heard that Wang has found out Now that we have a way to crack the formation, we must force them to attack at all costs."
Five years later.
In some old villas and huts, the excited voice of the Blood Boy Demon Lord once again came out: "Very good, we have conquered the city wall this time! Although we still failed in the end, this is a good start. Yin She, the situation on Wang's side How's it going?"
"Chi Mei just sent back the news that 30% of the formation has been cracked!"
"What? You have to hurry up, I'll report it to you and ask him to urge you again."
Ten years later.
"It's almost, it's almost." In the villa, the Blood Boy Demon Lord looked angry and annoyed, "We were almost able to enter the pass! Damn Donggan Kingdom, how many troops have died in these years, why are they so... Are these two old guys still staying at the Wang family?"
"Demon Lord, he heard that they were obsessed with a game called 'Mahjong', so he stayed with the Wang family."
"Hmph! They haven't been beaten enough!" The Blood Boy Demon King said with a ferocious expression, "Continue to fight. As long as we break through the checkpoints and penetrate into the hinterland of Donggan, I don't believe those two old guys can still sit still!"
"The devil is wise."
Twenty years later.
The country house on the top of the mountain looks like it has gone through many vicissitudes of life. The vegetable plot in the yard has doubled in size. There is also a fenced area next to it. There is a nest of plump red-bellied golden finches pecking aggressively inside. Food.
The Blood Boy Demon Lord stood by the fence, staring at the red-bellied golden sparrows expressionlessly, and asked in a weak voice, "What's going on over there with the Wang family?"
After twenty years of waiting, the army "almost broke through the Jianling Pass and almost broke through the Xiya Pass" again and again, which made him lose his initial eagerness and become a lot more Buddhist.
At this moment, he didn't even ask about the battle situation, but directly asked Wang about the progress of cracking the ruins.
The Yin Snake Demon Girl frowned: "Demon Lord Qi, Chi Mei just sent back a message, the situation is not good. The Wang family has successfully broken through the outer formation. Now, the Wang family's team is blocked in the Bloody Dawn Temple
In the main hall."
"Bloody Dawn Temple? They have indeed entered!" Blood Boy Demon Lord's eyes widened, and he suddenly became energetic, "Damn Wang! We must not let them get the Blood Lord's relics! Yin Snake Demon Queen, let's go
Rob……"
"Demon Lord, you must calm down." The Yin Snake Demon Girl was startled and quickly grabbed the Blood Boy Demon Lord, "Jiang Zhencang and Longchang are still in the Wang family, and together with the Yuanshui Qinglong Ancestor, we will take action at this time.
They will definitely stop us. By then, the ruins will be exposed, and all our plans will be ruined."
The Blood Boy Demon King naturally understands this truth.
He calmed down again: "Urge the Western Jin and Southern Qin to attack Xiya Pass and Jianling Pass as soon as possible."
Thirty years later.
The small country house on the top of the mountain has become dilapidated and full of traces of wind and rain erosion, and the yard has expanded again.
"Yin Snake Demon Queen, the rainy season is coming recently. There is some leakage on the roof on the left and it needs to be repaired in time. Remember to collect the vegetables in the front yard in time, otherwise it will bring disaster to the red-bellied golden sparrow you raised." Blood Boy Demon Lord
The clone was lying on the lounge chair under the eaves, eyes slightly closed, and the voice sounded as if it had gone through many vicissitudes of life, appearing peaceful and not aggressive.
"Yes, Demon Lord."
"By the way, the Southern Qin and Western Jin Dynasties are still fighting, right? Those two old guys Longchang and Jiang Zhencang are still rubbing off against the Wang family?"
"Still fighting, still rubbing." Yin Snake Demon Girl replied skillfully, her voice was also Buddhist-like, "Does the Demon Lord still want to send a message to the main body, urging to step up the attack?"
"In the current situation, there is no point in urging. We should wait a little longer." The Blood Boy Demon Lord didn't even open his eyes and said with abandon, "Anyway, I heard that the Wang family has not really entered the Blood Lord's ruins yet."
"The devil is wise."
The Yin Snake Demon Queen flattered her calmly.
In the past ten years, the two of them had repeated similar conversations countless times. Even if the border reported back again and said "almost broke through the Jianling Pass and almost broke through the Xiya Pass", the two of them would no longer have much emotional fluctuations.
…
And while the Blood Boy Demon Lord and the Yin Snake Demon Queen were stationed outside the territory, waiting for mushrooms to grow, within Daqian, everything was still going on step by step according to Wang Shouzhe's plan. It was time to live and develop, as if
It was not affected by the national war at all.
Changningwei, Xinping Town.
Xinping Town, which was already changing rapidly, has undergone earth-shaking changes after experiencing thirty years of rapid development.
Fortunately, Wang Shouzhe was a time traveler and had great foresight in urban construction. He had already made plans when developing Xinping Town in the early years. Although it is becoming increasingly prosperous, it still does not look messy.
The neat streets, wide roads, and pedestrians coming and going, even civilians, appear to be in high spirits and full of hope for life.
[Special Professionals Union] is one of the many new things that have appeared in Xinping Town in recent decades.
The reason was that the head of the Wang family disliked Daqian's current career system as being too confusing and unsystematic. In addition, before his rebirth, he read a lot of Eastern and Western fantasy and clearly understood the role of these career systems, so he decided to sort out the various sub-careers. system.
He doesn't care what happens in other places. As long as workers in special occupations within Wang's jurisdiction and industry must pass the assessment of the [Special Occupational Workers Union] and obtain the corresponding grade qualification certificate, they can be employed normally.
The gap in status and income between different levels in the same profession is huge.
After decades of development, today's professional union-related systems have gradually matured. According to the division of abilities, they are temporarily divided into "spiritual planters", "alchemists", "weapon refiners" and "puppet masters". ", "Array Master", "Spiritual Insect Master", "Beast Controller" and other seven sub-vocations.
After sorting out, each profession has formed its own hierarchical system and produced corresponding industry standards.
At present, the general director of the Special Professionals Union is Wang Ningyi, a direct descendant of the Wang family. He and Wang Ningyao are both Wang Anye and two small princesses... No, the word "small" can be removed now, it is The son of two "princesses".
They have inherited the handsome appearance and outstanding blood talent passed down from generation to generation. Although they have not yet reached the level of peerlessness, they are still the best among the great geniuses. Today, Wang Ningyi is only in his fifties, and he is already With cultivation at the fourth level of the Heavenly Realm, his cultivation speed is relatively high even among the talented Wang family.
[Special Occupational Union] is located in the center of Xinping Town. The building is tall and the windows are bright and clean. The lobby is decorated with bright floors and bright lights, as if you are in a high-end restaurant.
People come and go here, doing all kinds of business.
A young woman in ordinary clothes, holding an eight or nine-year-old girl in her hand, walked into the building with curious eyes. Although she looked inconspicuous, her eyes were deep and unpredictable. The little girl was also long. He is so polished and polished that his eyes are flawless and extremely agile.
"Welcome to [Special Occupational Union]." A young usher woman in professional attire came up to us and asked politely, "How can I help you?"
"What are you doing?" the young woman asked curiously.
"Xuanwu monks are not all about killing, they first need a job to make a living and earn resources." The guiding woman smiled, "In the past, some casual cultivators who had no family to rely on, or when the family could not afford it, If you want to make a living and earn cultivation resources, there are relatively few means. But after our career planning, we can earn more money while being safe."
"For example, in the spiritual planter lineage, if you are a Xuanwu monk with wood talent, you can obtain the junior spiritual planter qualification certificate after practicing the relevant techniques and passing a series of training and assessments. Now the Changning Wang family There are too many spiritual fields, and it is easy to waste resources if you plant them casually, so there is a huge gap in professional spiritual planters."
"Even for a newly promoted junior spiritual planter in the Qi Refining Realm, the current annual salary starts at forty gold. As the work experience increases, the salary can be increased and additional shares can be obtained."
"Forty gold?" the woman said with a sideways glance, "For an ordinary Qi Refining Realm farmer, this income is not low." Then, she glanced at the guiding woman again, "You are at the fourth level of Qi Refining Realm, right? , how old are you and what is your income?”
"Please sit down first and try the coffee that our Chang Ning Guard brought from overseas." The guide woman invited them to sit in the soft seats in the lobby, and then patiently explained, "My name is Murong Xijuan. I am eighteen years old this year. I graduated from Xin'an No. 39 Intermediate College next door, but because my grades were relatively average, I couldn't get into Xinping University. Therefore, I entered the alchemy major of the Higher Vocational College."
"I haven't obtained the junior alchemist professional qualification certificate yet, but I still have some loans that I haven't repaid, so I work part-time as an instructor while studying. The income is not high, about seven coppers a day plus meal allowance. But wait for me After successfully graduating with the professional qualification certificate, you can join Wang's Alchemy Company, with an annual salary starting from fifty thousand gold... You will be able to pay off the Qiling Plan loan very soon."
Speaking of this, Murong Xijuan's young face showed a look of pride. She came from an ordinary civilian family, and it was not easy to reach this point.
"What is the spiritual enlightenment plan...?" the young woman asked curiously.
"It is part of the National Qi Refining Realm Plan launched by the Changning Wang Family in conjunction with the government. It gives a chance to many children whose bloodline qualifications are not high-grade, but who are expected to enter the lower-grade bloodline qualifications through the Qiling Pill."
"I heard that the Wang family is cultivating amethyst bees on a large scale in southern Xinjiang and planting related medicinal materials in batches in spiritual fields. Now the Wang family alchemy company has mass-produced Qiling pills, and the overall cost has reached a subsidized price of two hundred thousand dan. One piece of gold. And the ordinary Peiyuan Pill is sold at the subsidized price of three thousand gold for one piece." Murong Xijuan is a student majoring in alchemy, so she is very knowledgeable about pills and medicinal materials.
After finishing speaking, she looked at the woman expectantly and said: "Miss, you have just come to Changning Guard, right? Are you here to visit relatives or to make a living? I don't know what the direction of your bloodline talent is..."
"The direction of the battle." the young woman replied.
"Then you are in the wrong place." Murong Xijuan said, "The professions here are all life professions. There is an Adventurer Association nearby for you to get information. However, I advise you, young lady, to switch to life professions. Although the income from pure combat is not low, it is too dangerous."
"Someone has to fight, right? And I don't know anything else but fighting. I can't learn farming or blacksmithing." The young woman smiled, "It's really interesting. This Chang Ning Wei is more interesting than what Lao Jiang said in the letter. Xiaoxiao There are such interesting places in the wild Dongqian."
"Sister Yuling, it's so boring here. Didn't you say you wanted to bring me some delicious food?" the little girl on the side said in a bored tone.
"Okay, okay, you little ancestor, my sister will take you to eat delicious food later." The woman named Yuling comforted her and said, "I told you earlier that I came to Dongdong to do business. , it’s you who insists on following me.
With that said, Yu Ling took out two fairy crystals and said, "Thank you for your polite hospitality and your patience in answering my questions. Thanks to a small fate, I will help you repay the Qiling loan."
Murong Xijuan's face turned red all of a sudden and she waved her hands hurriedly: "No, no, we are not allowed to take money from customers in our work. Thank you for your kindness. I can pay it off in a few years after I officially join the work."
"It's really interesting." Yu Ling even praised it, "The atmosphere in Wang's territory is pretty good."
As soon as she finished speaking.
There was a sudden commotion at the front door, and someone shouted: "Your Majesty is here."
Then, a group of beautiful ushers and beauties who had no guests to entertain them all crowded around.
Even Murong Xijuan kept her eyes and stretched her neck to look over there.
I saw a young boy about eight or nine years old walking in from the door. He was very handsome at a young age, but his face was slightly rounded and there were two small dimples on his cheeks, which made him look extremely unattractive.
The way people like it.
But such a young boy walked with his hands behind his back, looking mature and steady. As he walked and looked around, he seemed to be somewhat similar to a certain emperor who loved to visit privately incognito.
There was no other way. After the birth of this noble son, a certain great emperor was so happy that he took him with him from time to time despite Wang Shouzhe's objections. Over time, he actually learned 70% to 80% of his walking posture.
The great eunuch, Lao Yao, followed him step by step, but his eyes were always alert to all directions, like a dedicated and loyal follower.
In addition, he was accompanied by two teenage servants and a small team of escorts.
"It's your young master." Murong Xijuan said excitedly, "Oh my God, I didn't expect that I would see your young master just a few days after I came to work."
The little girl next to Yu Ling pouted and said disdainfully: "Who is this? A kid with a big butt. He goes out in a big way and looks like a dog when he walks."
"Shh~ little girl, please keep your voice down, your young master is a good man." Murong Xijuan said hurriedly, "This is the young master Wang Fugui. He is ranked 113th among the richest generation of the Wang family. He is the contemporary of the Wang family.
Changmai, the great-great-grandson of the current emperor's son An, the great-grandson of Duke An, is now recognized as the most noble son in Daqian!"
"If your father hadn't been in charge of the Special Occupational Union now, your son would not have come here."