HCB Chapter 309: Entering Taohuazhai Again
Chapter 309: Entering Taohuazhai Again
Before Shen Wen had time to carefully check the information about the former prince's situation, he talked to Ruan Qingxia about some things he wanted to know, and then he returned to his office. Not long after, the master personally brought all the information about the former prince's mansion to him. Shen Wen sat behind the desk and read the information carefully.
Suddenly, a portrait of a man fell out from the manuscript. Shen Wen took a look at it and was stunned.
Who was the person in the portrait? He had actually seen him before.
Shen Wen immediately called the old clerk in the next room and asked, "Have you seen the person in this painting? Who is he? What is his name?"
The old scribe said, "This is a portrait of the former crown prince. Didn't you see the identity of the crown prince written in the lower left corner of the portrait?"
Shen Wen asked: "Xiao Zhi?"
The old clerk was stunned and looked at Shen Wen.
Shen Wen asked, "Is the prince's name Xiao Zhi?"
The old clerk said, "The Crown Prince is Xiao Chengyan, but when he was young, he was called Xiao Zhi. This is strange. How do you know the name of the Crown Prince at such a young age? Did your Lord Shen tell you?"
Shen Wen didn't have time to answer this question. He ran back to the house and thought about what happened in Taohuazhai that day. He hurriedly ran out of the door, calling Yan Saner.
Yan Saner responded soon, followed by a man hidden in a cloak.
When Shen Wen saw the man, he was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why are you here?"
Pointing at the man's clothes, he said, "You are too conspicuous, don't you know that? In broad daylight, who in the government office has you seen who wraps himself up so tightly? But your face is still acceptable, suitable for robbing here."
This person is Tu Yingguang.
Tu Yingguang had no choice but to get used to this attire. He said, "Didn't the young master pay a lot of money to hire me as a bodyguard? We are professionals in this line of work. I dress mysteriously like this. I am an invisible bodyguard."
Shen Wen looked around and found that there was no one else around, so he let the two of them go into the house first.
After closing the door, Shen Wen asked Tu Yingguang, "Did something happen?"
Shen Wen and Tu Yingguang sat opposite each other, and Tu Yingguang said, "I came here for the immortal who used magic to kill people yesterday."
Shen Wen said: "I heard that he died, you don't have to worry."
Tu Yingguang asked: "Have you heard of the Ji family's ancestor who lived for two hundred years?"
Shen Wen shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it. It turns out there are humans in this world who have lived for two hundred years."
Tu Yingguang said: "She can live so many years because she has the body of an immortal. I am talking about the body of an immortal, not the body of a half-immortal. Now do you know why so many immortal masters want to kill you? The hundreds of immortal sects in Qianfeng Mountain are all connected to the martial arts sects and powerful forces in various countries. What the world does not know is that she has an ambition to dominate the world. Do you know who personally created the Jiediguan Stealing Heaven and Changing Sun Array? It was the masterpiece of Yuchi Lian, the wife of Ji Zhengguang, the ancestor of the Ji family."
Shen Wen said: "Is it a woman?"
Tu Yingguang nodded and said, "She is not only a woman, but also a woman who is still young and youthful at the age of 200. It is said that this woman was still a young girl of 17 or 18 years old."
Shen Wen said: "I remember that there was a minister in your ancestor's dynasty named Ji Zhengguang. Does this mean that your dynasty was destroyed by Ji Zhengguang?"
Tu Yingguang smiled bitterly and said, "Who would have known that my Zhou Dynasty was destroyed by the Ji family? Also, the predecessors of the Small Jin Kingdom and the Great Digging Kingdom were all destroyed by the Ji family."
Shen Wu said: "Xiaojin Kingdom? The predecessor of Dajue Kingdom?"
Tu Yingguang said: "Although the Xiaojin Kingdom is only a few towns, it was a rich place in the past. Their last generation of monarchs was romantic and passionate. After being driven off the throne by his younger brother, his younger brother did not get a good result and died suddenly. Xiaojin Kingdom had no successors, so it was destroyed by Daju. Daju's predecessor was Xiaozhou Kingdom. From the last monarch to the previous four monarchs, they were all short-lived child emperors. Because of this, power fell from generation to generation. Later, the ancestor of Daju, Emperor Xiao, a military general, usurped the throne and changed the dynasty. I have been wandering for so many years, and I didn't know that this matter was a conspiracy of the Ji family until I learned recently that Ji Zhengguang's wife Yuchi Lian was actually the supreme leader of the Hundred Immortal Sects of Qianfeng Mountain, and she was so powerful that she could turn the clouds and rain. Judging from the current situation in various countries, the Ji bloodline holds the power and lifeline of each country. I am afraid that this ancestor of the Ji family wants to let the sons of the Ji family unify the world and become the only overlord of the world."
Shen Wen said: "What does this have to do with me? Does she think that the strength of the Three Houses can overthrow her plan and destroy her dream of hegemony?"
Tu Yingguang said: "Chu Yanqiu is the heir to the hegemony that she carefully selected. I think she mobilized various forces to kill you because of Chu Yanqiu's feelings for you."
Shen Wen pondered and said, "The emperor's anger is very strange. Every time Chu Yanqiu gets angry, his devilish nature will be unleashed. That kind of power that can destroy the world is beyond Chu Yanqiu's control."
Tu Yingguang said: "The Jianghu forces mobilized by Yuchi Lian can be suppressed by our three houses. I haven't told you about Wanfu's rescue. Ji Tong, who rescued Wanfu, did not bring Wanfu back to Beifan Country and was caught by Li Suanzi. The hundreds of masters who came to the capital to assassinate you were also killed by Li Suanzi, and their bodies were all piled up in a dark room outside the city. That Wanfu is now locked in the dark room with a pile of corpses. But the immortal gate forces mobilized by Yuchi Lian are not that we can't beat them or don't want to fight, but we really don't know how to fight them. Many of them have magic spells that are hard to defend against and beyond our expectations."
Shen Wen thought of the many people who knew magic that he had seen in the past. He said, "How can there be so many immortals who can win by surprise? They are just some crooked ways to be mysterious. She has Zhang Liang and I have the ladder. This world doesn't work like that. There must be something that can restrain that Yuchi Lian."
Tu Yingguang said: "Speaking of this, I remembered some things when Mr. Zhong was here. In fact, Mr. Zhong knew a few powerful immortals in the past, but I don't know how to find them. It would be great if we could find them to help."
Shen Wen said: "There will always be a way. I will find a way."
Tu Yingguang discussed with Shen Wen for a while and then left.
Shen Wen sat in the room thinking about many things.
Just when he was about to leave the government office, a mysterious man came to see him. When the man saw Shen Wen, he took out the emperor's handwritten order and said, "Sir Shen, I am the emperor's personal guard. The emperor sent me here to ask you something. The emperor wants to know if Princess Wanfu is still alive. If she is dead, hand over her body. If she is alive, don't kill her first. The emperor said that the god from Qianfeng Mountain is coming. This person is very difficult to deal with. If it hadn't been for him specifically asking to protect Princess Wanfu, the emperor would have followed your wishes. The emperor also said that you must be careful, Lord Shen, because the Immortal Yuchi is coming for you. He, as the emperor, will be in the front. The immortal must always take him, the ruler of a country, into consideration."
Shen Wen narrowed his eyes slightly, he was about to explode.
The guard continued, "Sir, please move into the palace tomorrow. The emperor said that he would feel at ease if you stayed by his side. If you get hurt, your body won't be able to handle it."
Shen Wen said: "Thank the emperor for his concern for me, but my father was seriously injured today, and I have to stay at home to take care of him. I am afraid that my father will not recover from his injury, and I, as a son, will be deeply sinful."
The guard said, "I will tell the emperor this news when I return. So please take care of yourself, Lord Shen."
Shen Wen then escorted the guard out the door.
Shen Wen walked out of the gate of Yingtian Prefecture Yamen, and Yan Sangeng led two horses over and asked, "Sir, are we going to the house outside the city?"
Shen Wen asked, "Is Wanfu still alive?"
Yan Sangeng said: "She is alive, but she has suffered a little. After all, she is a woman. Staying with a pile of corpses for two days in a row, it must be painful for her."
Shen Wen said slowly: "What do you think... if she died?"
Yan Sangeng said, "Let her die so easily? That's too easy for her. This woman is a madman. If she falls into our hands... I mean... if she falls into my hands, I will make sure she suffers."
When Shen Wen raised his eyes, he saw the seriously injured Chi He behind a tree not far away. He didn't expect that he was still waiting for an opportunity to beg him to save the man.
Shen Wen pretended not to see it and pulled the horse in another direction.
Yan Sangeng quickly caught up with Shen Wen and said, "Sir, where are we going? If we are going home, we are going in the wrong direction."
Shen Wen said: "Relax first."
Yan Sangeng walked side by side with him, leading the horse. Yan Sangeng said, "The young man under the tree over there is really pitiful. He was really badly injured. At this point, there are really not many servants like him who are loyal to their master and are willing to sacrifice their lives for him."
Shen Wen looked at Yan Sangeng, who smiled at him and said, "Sir, if you don't want to go, then don't go. I just admire that young man."
Shen Wen said, "You let him go back. I'll go home first. I'll go to the house to meet their young master in half an hour."
After receiving the order, Yan Sangeng immediately turned around and told Chihe.
After hearing this, Chihe let out a long sigh, perhaps because he was relieved, and he fainted.
Shen Wen watched Yan Sangeng carry Chihe on his back and send him to a nearby clinic.
Shen Wen rode his horse and returned to the Shen residence quickly. After entering the gate of the Shen residence, he saw that housekeeper Liu ordered the servants to take his horse away. Shen Wen looked around and saw that there was no one else. He walked to a tree in the yard, reached out his hand and touched the tree, and he disappeared.
Shen Wen used his mind to move to Taohuazhai.
When I opened my eyes again and looked around, I saw a scene of prosperity and splendor, with trees and houses scattered around, colorful carved beams and painted pillars, and small bridges, flowing water, and flying flower petals.
"It's really strange. This place is as big as the residences of princes and nobles. I remember that Taohuazhai was not very big." Shen Wen murmured as he walked through the woods, got on the small bridge, and arrived at the Qujin Corridor.
Standing in the corridor, Shen Wen listened carefully and heard the melodious singing of orioles.
"How did you get here?"
A woman's voice asked him.
Shen Wen looked towards the source of the sound and saw a woman walking out from under the pillars at the corner.
"Fairy of the Stone Cliff."
The scenery here is different every time I come in.