The commander's surname was Fu, and he was an old acquaintance of Cao Hong. The two had been brothers for a long time, and Fang Zilan had met him several times before, so they were familiar. He had worked under Wei Subaru for many years and was very smart. This time when he was ordered to escort the Di Rong delegation to Beijing, he kept an eye on it and met everyone in the delegation.
After Zheng Yan found him and asked about the situation, he looked stern and repeated the question many times, "Are you sure you read it correctly?"
After receiving several affirmative answers, Zheng Yan quickly returned to the Yue Kingdom Palace and returned to Fang Zilan.
"Commander Fu said that Princess Erya and her extra maid have flower patterns tattooed on their arms?" Fang Zilan frowned slightly, "Di Rong's tribe has a lot of tattoo customs, even if they have a flower tattoo, it doesn't count. …”
She paused as she spoke, "Or do you know what kind of flower that is?"
"If Commander Fu is sure that he saw it correctly..." Zheng Yan pursed his lips and spoke again after a while: "As far as I know, that is an auspicious flower."
"Lucky flower?" Fang Zilan asked doubtfully, "What kind of flower is that?"
"The flower of blessing in the legend of Di Rong." The person who answered her was Xiao Xuan'er, who said in a deep voice, "It's just that this kind of flower has disappeared for more than a hundred years."
Fang Zilan was stunned, looked at Zheng Yan and asked: "The auspicious flower has disappeared for more than a hundred years, how did you recognize it, Zheng Yan?"
Zheng Yan lowered his eyes and said nothing. Xiao Xuan'er thought for a moment and said, "Master Fang, there is no need to embarrass General Zheng. If I am not wrong, General Zheng should have learned about it from Lord Wei Guogong."
"I..." Zheng Yan hesitated for a moment, and finally explained: "I didn't know it from Lord Wei Guogong, but I accidentally mentioned this pattern when the soldiers of the Wei family were doing tattoos. I accidentally heard it. Hearing that they were very secretive about it, I became curious, secretly investigated it, and found out what the auspicious flower was."
Wei Subaru, a personal soldier of the Wei family? Fang Zilan then remembered that Wei Subaru's biological mother was a barbarian slave girl. Could it be that she was from Di Rong?
"Fang Zilan!" Awan ran in jumping, "I heard that the Di Rong delegation arrived in Beijing early..." She noticed Xiao Xuan'er and Zheng Yan only after she stood still, and couldn't help but take a breath of air, " Are you discussing something?"
"It doesn't matter, you can also listen to this matter." Fang Zilan calmed down, and Awan's eyes widened suddenly, "I can also listen to what?"
"It's about the flowers and plants." Fang Zilan raised his chin and motioned for Zheng Yan to continue, so he continued, "The auspicious flower is the sacred flower of Di Rong's tribe, and only the elders of the Wu clan who protect the tribe can tattoo this pattern. "
Fang Zilan frowned, "Who is the elder of the Wu family?"
"I don't know about that." Zheng Yan shook his head, and Xiao Xuan'er added: "There is a group of witches in Di Rong's tribe. It is said that they are proficient in witch doctor Gu. They can not only cure human flesh and bones, but also perform divination. It predicts good and bad luck, so he is regarded as a guest by the leaders of Di Rong's tribe in the past generations, and he protects Di Rong's tribe from generation to generation."
"It's so powerful, it sounds comparable to Miluo's Yin Yang family." Fang Zilan seemed to mention it casually, but in fact, when he heard about the Gu technique, he faintly realized that something was wrong.
"Master Fang was right, the Di Rong Wu clan did have a relationship with the Yin and Yang family of Miluo." Xiao Xuan'er said, "A hundred years ago, the mother of the last high priest in Miluo was the Di Rong Wu clan. "
"What did you say?" A look of disbelief flashed in Fang Zilan's eyes, and Xiao Xuan'er's voice lowered a bit, "There are rumors that the young master of the Yin Yang family deceived the Wu girl just to take advantage of her bloodline. He gave birth to the most powerful high priest in Miluo. It is difficult to tell whether this rumor is true or not, but the Emperor of Miluo at that time did borrow the hands of the young master of the Yin-Yang family to send troops against Di Rong's tribe."
"I have also read about that battle in a book. Di Rong's tribe suffered heavy losses." Fang Zilan's expression was dark and unclear. "After that, Di Rong's tribe and Miluo fought endlessly for a hundred years. During this period, there were short periods of time. When soldiers met each other, they would also wait for opportunities to assassinate. Even when the capital was first built and went to war with Miluo, Di Rong raised his troops to surrender, preferring that all the people in his army were swordsmen rather than coexist with Miluo."
"The reason why Di Rong's tribe suffered heavy losses in that battle was because the leader thought that the Wu clan's daughter had rebelled, so he killed the entire Wu clan in a rage. After that, for some unknown reason, the auspicious flower that only grew in Di Rong's tribe grew overnight. They all withered and disappeared from the world." Xiao Xuan'er sighed softly, "Di Rong's tribe all said that the auspicious flower is the flower of blessing, and the Wu family is the protector. Without blessings and protection, Di Rong's tribe collapsed. , the army was defeated like a mountain."
"But now, the auspicious flower has reappeared in the world." Fang Zilan looked a little colder, "Apart from the Wu family, is there no one else in Di Rong's tribe who has auspicious flower tattoos?"
"No." Xiao Xuan'er answered resolutely, "Although other people know about the auspicious flower, they would never tattoo this pattern on their bodies out of awe, and..."
She didn't say anything further, and Fang Zilan asked: "And what?
"The tattoo with the auspicious flower pattern is different from other tattoos. Only the Wu family can tattoo it." Xiao Xuan'er's voice was very soft, Fang Zilan could still hear it clearly. She snorted coldly, "It's not like the Wu family has been pretending to be gods and ghosts a hundred years ago. Gone?"
"It's better to believe that it exists than to believe that it doesn't exist." Awan couldn't help but interjected: "The Yin and Yang family was destroyed a hundred years ago, but there is still a high priest in Miluo, and there is still a Wu family in Di Rong's tribe, so there is nothing impossible. .”
"If the Wu clan still exists, then it is unclear whether the sword of Di Rong's tribe is aimed at Miluo or Dajing." Xiao Xuan'er's expression changed imperceptibly, "After all, in the end The person related to the Wu family is the high priest of Miluo."
Fang Zilan was silent for a long time and then told Zheng Yan: "I want you to go there in person to confirm whether the tattoos on the arms of Princess Erya and her extra maid are actually auspicious flowers."
"Yes." Zheng Yan took the order and left. Fang Zilan asked Xiao Xuan'er again: "Has Murong Qing been doing anything recently?"
"Everything is as usual, except that I always go to Baiye Temple to offer incense." Xiao Xuan'er said carefully every word, "I went to Baiye Temple to see it, there is nothing wrong with it."
"Keep staring, don't let up." Fang Zilan waved her hand, "Go ahead."
After Xiao Xuan'er stepped back in response, Fang Zilan's eyes fell on A Wan, "You don't seem surprised. Did you already know that the Wu family still exists in the world?"
"I just heard Master talk about it." Awan held her head high and said confidently: "Master said, whether it is witch doctor or Yin Yang magic, these things that sound miraculous are actually medicine and pharmacy. It’s nothing, it’s an existence that transcends life and death. It’s like curing human flesh and bones to death, it’s really like a god is alive..."
Before she could finish her words, she heard a thunderous sound, which scared her to death.
Fang Zilan calmly took her hand and said comfortingly: "Okay, when I see the reception tonight with my own eyes, I will know which kind of immortal it is."
