Just when Yang Zhen and Qing Xiaoling had resolved their knots and reconciled as before, Qin Mingyue sent a message requesting to meet.
Yang Zhen immediately decided to go with Qing Xiaoling.
Qin Mingyue is now locked up in a separate space. The environment is similar to the one where Qing Xiaoling lived a few days ago. There are mountains and water, plenty of spiritual energy, and no shortage of food and clothing.
Of course, her feet were tied with an anklet made of fourth-level Geng gold, coupled with the shackles modified from a third-level spirit lock buckle, which could almost limit most of her cultivation. At least when Yang Zhen stood in front of her, she didn't have to worry about the woman suddenly getting angry.
In fact, after seeing Qin Zhaowu's body and Qin Yugui's body, this smart woman was very sensible and did not do any irrational behavior these days.
The three of them took their seats in a mountain pavilion.
The view from this place is wide, with dense forests behind and clouds and mist lingering in mid-air. There is a large flat slope nearly a hundred feet wide at the feet, and you can see the continuous mountains and ravines in the distance.
Beautiful mountains and rivers, plus tea and snacks on the table, and two beautiful women beside her. If it weren't for the dazzling shackles on Qin Mingyue's body, at first glance, it would be a handsome young man traveling with beautiful women, enjoying the mountains and forests. .
Qin Mingyue looked at Qing Xiaoling curiously, and quickly recognized that he was a fourth-level demon king, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised. Seeing Yang Zhen and this girl behaving intimately again, I felt a little contemptuous for no reason. However, is the object of this contempt, Yang Zhen, Qing Xiaoling, or both? She couldn't explain it herself.
Qing Xiaoling was also observing Qin Mingyue. Yang Zhen had briefly introduced the identity of the other prisoner on the way here, but after seeing him, she couldn't help but marvel at Qin Mingyue's stunning appearance, and even felt a little ashamed of herself.
"Why are there so many beautiful sisters around Yang Lang! With this bad guy's ability, I'm afraid it won't be long before I have another sister."
Some monsters are accustomed to regard the day when they transform into humans as their new birthday. From this perspective, Qing Xiaoling is indeed young enough that even Yiyi can call her sister.
Qin Mingyue didn't know what Qing Xiaoling was thinking at this moment, but even if she knew, she had no time to care about it at this time.
Because, just when Yang Zhen put down her tea cup and asked, "The eldest princess has summoned me, what's the important matter?", this woman who had always been decisive took a deep breath and replied expressionlessly:
"I want to leave here. As long as you let me go, I can agree to any request you have."
Yang Zhen thought she heard wrongly and repeated: "Is it any request?"
"Yes!" Qin Mingyue looked directly into the man's eyes and said without hesitation, "Any request is acceptable."
Yang Zhen couldn't help but be stunned, and she didn't know how to reply for a moment.
These days, he is also considering what to do with Qin Mingyue. Although there was a lot of hatred between the two of them, now that this woman was in his hands, it was no longer necessary to shout and kill her, take revenge, etc. It only seemed that he was not generous enough.
Yiyi's current cultivation level is roughly equivalent to the peak of foundation building, and the upper limit that she can suppress in space is the early stage of the Golden Core. Qin Zhaowu's cultivation level was too high and he could not be controlled for a long time. In addition, his heart was not right, and Qing Yan was guilty of having a jade, so he was killed to eliminate future troubles.
In comparison, if Qin Mingyue is left in this space, it will not be troublesome to take care of her as long as she doesn't cause trouble. So Yang Zhen ignored her and locked her up for a while before making any plans.
Now it seems that Qin Mingyue is the first to lose her temper.
"Why?" Yang Zhen asked in surprise.
Qin Mingyue did not answer directly. She stared at the blue sky above her head and asked, "What's the situation outside now?"
"Hengji Mountain?" Yang Zhen smiled faintly: "It's a mess."
In the past few days, Yiyi controlled Xiao Qingshi and slowly walked towards the outside of the mountain. Now he has arrived at the edge of Hengji Mountain, not far from Yuoling County.
People and horses came and went from all walks of life along the way, allowing Xiao Xiancao to easily detect various news:
——Qin Zhaowu, Duke of Xu State of the Great Qin Dynasty, mysteriously disappeared on his way back to bid farewell to Qin Mingyue. Soon after, the soul card shattered, showing that he was dead. This incident caused an uproar in the imperial capital.
——Qin Mingyue, the eldest princess of the Qin Dynasty, has not come out for more than ten days after entering the ancestral land. The Emperor of Qin was worried and had ordered people to go to the ancestral land to worship and pray for her.
——Hengji County Magistrate Shi, Ju Mu Zhiwen, the great elder of the Black Xi tribe, disappeared and a large amount of materials were stolen from the warehouse he was responsible for. Ju Mu Mengjian, the governor of Hengji County and the chief of the Heixi tribe, immediately reported to the Emperor of Qin and requested that someone be sent to investigate.
——The Emperor of Qin ordered the eldest prince to serve as an imperial envoy to Hengji Mountain to thoroughly investigate the fall of Qin Zhaowu and the disappearance of the eldest elder of the Black Xi clan.
This was a big deal on the surface, but secretly, both Daye Kingdom and Shazhou quietly sent people over to inquire about the fall and disappearance of their own Jindan. After meeting, several parties had a huge quarrel, and no one wanted to take responsibility. The eldest prince ordered the arrest of the representative of Daye Kingdom, who escaped overnight after receiving the report...
Amid these turmoils, a small vendor named Liu Yun left without saying goodbye or disappeared, which did not attract anyone's attention at all.
…
After listening to Yang Zhen's introduction, Qin Mingyue's pretty face tightened and she remained silent for a long time.
Her voice was low for a long time, but her expression was extremely firm: "The opportunity of the ancestral land is about to be born. This belongs to me, and I will never let them take it away."
"Opportunity in the ancestral land?" Yang Zhen became interested: "What exactly is this? Can it really help you advance to Nascent Soul?"
"I once heard your majesty describe that the so-called opportunity is a piece of blood-red jade," Qin Mingyue explained: "One piece of this kind of blood jade appears in the ancestral land for every ten jiazi, and the ancestral land is among the candidates. Select the person with the best qualifications to award it. Since it first appeared in the world two thousand seven hundred years ago, there have been six pieces of blood jade, one of which appeared in the world between two six hundred years. I, Da Qin, have also benefited from this, and successively Four people were promoted to Nascent Soul, including the current Supreme Ancestor..."
"Why are there only four people and two more?" Yang Zhen asked.
"Unfortunately, one of our ancestors died in the middle of the road, and there is another person, who is your Majesty today. When he received the blood jade three hundred years ago, his cultivation level was similar to mine. Now he is in the late stage of the golden elixir, and with the help of the blood jade, The advanced Nascent Soul is just around the corner.”
"What exactly is this blood jade, and why does it have such miraculous effects?" Yang Zhen asked in surprise.
"I don't know either. Your Majesty didn't explain it to me in detail. He just smiled and encouraged me, saying that when I get this thing in the future, I will understand it naturally."
"Does this blood jade have any effect on monks outside the Qin royal family?"
Qin Mingyue glanced at Yang Zhen, shook her head slightly, and said with an extremely certain tone: "No."
"Oh?" Yang Zhen fell into deep thought.
"The chance of the ancestral land, why was he born three hundred years earlier this time?" After a while, he continued to ask.
"No one can tell for sure, but your Majesty guesses that it is probably related to the change in the world five months ago. In the days after that, signs appeared frequently in the ancestral land, indicating that a blood jade will be born in half a year."
"Is your seclusion to attack the second level of Jindan and sending Qin Yugui to Hengji Mountain related to this?"
"Yes," Qin Mingyue admitted frankly: "I actually had doubts about Yu Gui's inexplicable death. The maid I sent that day, who was proficient in earth magic, came back to report to me that Yu Gui's graveyard was Forgery, I already had a guess that the person buried inside was a mortal woman. The hateful thing is, I didn’t expect that they would use the ancestral land to set up an ambush. For thousands of years, no one has ever been so bold."
It can be seen that Qin Mingyue has been constantly reviewing her gains and losses these days. In fact, since she came to Xiong'er Mountain, she had fallen into the other party's plan. Perhaps the best thing to do at that time was to leave immediately.
Yang Zhen quickly thought of another question:
"The ancestral land is so important to your Qin State, why is it controlled by the Heixi people? With the strength of the Qin State, it is not difficult to drive away the Heixi people and completely control Hengji Mountain, right?"
"My ancestor of the Great Qin lived in seclusion here in his early years and received a lot of favors from the Heixi people. Therefore, he was buried in Xiong'er Mountain after his death, and left a will that future generations will never conquer Hengji Mountain." Qin Mingyue explained.
After a pause, she added: "However, this will is said to be hidden in the blood jade, so very few people really know about it. I was told by your majesty secretly by chance."
"In this way, Daye State's intention to blame Hengji Mountain and force Qin State to send troops was completely wrong." Yang Zhen laughed.
Qin Mingyue nodded slightly. Yang Zhen also told her everything about Daye Kingdom's plans, Shazhou's transactions with several princes, etc. during the chat just now.
She was calm on the surface, but inside she was in a state of turmoil. Why was Yang Zhen able to find out so many secrets in a short period of time? She was both curious and secretly frightened.
This ordinary-looking young man from the Xu Kingdom became more and more mysterious in her heart.
"Who is the ancestor of your Qin State? How did he find a place like his ancestral land? Why does this place keep producing strange things like blood jade?" Yang Zhen continued to ask.
His question already involved the secrets of the Qin royal family. If he had asked this question in the past, not to mention that Qin Mingyue would not answer. She might even have a sword pressed against his neck and ask him what his intentions were.
However, the situation was stronger than the people. The eldest princess of Qin, who was in prison at the moment, hesitated for a moment and spoke frankly:
"My ancestor in Great Qin was the woman who escaped from the underground palace in Panxi Mountain, Mrs. Gouxie. After leaving the underground palace, my ancestor settled down in the Hengji Mountain area, and soon successfully broke through to the Nascent Soul realm. "
"Later, the ancestor gave birth to a son. This man was the founding ancestor of our country, Great Qin, and the recipient of the first blood jade. After the ancestor established Great Qin, he continued to spread his branches and leaves, and there were many descendants..."
Yang Zhen nodded slightly. He had also heard a lot about the deeds of the founder of the Qin Kingdom from the Yunxiao Sect. This king was named Qin Zheng, and he single-handedly conquered a large territory for Qin. He was an extraordinary hero in the history of Qin.
Even until his death, this king was always thinking of ways to expand his territory. It is said that he was seriously injured after a fight with a supreme ancestor of the Yunxiao Sect due to the struggle for the ownership of Shaozhou, and soon died with hatred. This is also the reason why Qin State and Yunxiao Sect have been at odds since then.
"The ancestor never left Hengji Mountain in his whole life. He passed away less than a hundred years after giving birth to the ancestor. The reason has not been verified. As for why Xiong'er Mountain can continue to produce blood jade, we younger generations are also unclear. Maybe it was left behind by the ancestor. A certain rare treasure..." Qin Mingyue hesitated.
Yang Zhen was silent. He once heard Zixue introduce that the demon clan obtained a treasure from Panxi Mountain, which could produce a drop of spiritual essence every few hundred years, which could help the fourth-level demon king break through to the fifth level. In this case, it is not surprising that Madam Gouxie took away a similar treasure from the underground palace.
"With your qualifications, even if you don't have blood jade, you may not be able to advance to Nascent Soul in the future. I think the significance of this blood jade should be more than just improving your cultivation, right?" After thinking for a long time, he raised this question.
A trace of surprise flashed in Qin Mingyue's beautiful eyes. She nodded and admitted Yang Zhen's speculation.
"As long as I obtain the blood jade, I will become the crown prince, and my status will only be under the Supreme Patriarch and Your Majesty. Once Your Majesty becomes the Nascent Soul True Monarch, according to the rules of our Qin country, you must abdicate and become the Supreme Patriarch..."
"At that time, you were the Queen of Qin?" Yang Zhen suddenly realized: "If there is no blood jade, even if you reach Nascent Soul in the future, you can only be an ancestor and have nothing to do with the throne."
Qin Mingyue remained silent, the expression on his face already gave the answer.
This is an ambitious woman, Yang Zhen knows it in her heart.
"If you become the queen, how will you treat the three princes who framed you?" he asked casually.
"I swear to kill him." Qin Mingyue said through gritted teeth.
Yang Zhen nodded. Qin Mingyue's answer did not surprise him. On the contrary, he somewhat appreciated the other party's straightforwardness and cheerfulness.
"Wei Biao and Zhou Yuan, can they be handed over to my Yunxiao Sect?"
"After becoming the crown prince, I can decide the matter between these two people at once, and return them to your sect at that time, no problem at all." Qin Mingyue promised.
"Okay!" Yang Zhen said with a smile, stroking her hands: "I am very willing to cooperate with the eldest princess to reach this deal, but it is a pity that the most fundamental problem between you and me..."
He stared at Qin Mingyue intently, with a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth: "Why should I believe you?"
"I can show my inner demons..."
Yang Zhen waved her hand and interrupted unceremoniously: "Don't mention the inner demon oath to me. Since you can arrange for Qin Yugui to come to the ancestral land to eliminate the inner demons, I think there must be something special about coming to the ancestral land. Maybe that piece of blood jade can... Help you avoid inner demons and break through the Nascent Soul..."
"Besides, compared to the mere oath of the inner demon, compared to the secrets of my small world, do you think I will agree?"
Yang Zhen said it very frankly. In fact, this was the reason why he had been imprisoning Qin Mingyue and couldn't think of a way to deal with it.
"The inner demon oath doesn't work, so what about the soul contract?" Qin Mingyue said coldly.
Soul contract!
Yang Zhen looked back suddenly and looked at Qin Mingyue in disbelief.
Soul contract is a relatively euphemistic term. In fact, in the Zhenyu world, it is also called a master-servant contract.
This is a contract signed by both parties through the power of the soul. One party is the master and the other is the servant. The soul of the servant will always be controlled by the master, and he will never have any different intentions. Otherwise, as long as the master has a thought, the soul of the other party will be destroyed and die on the spot.
Such conditions are extremely harsh, equivalent to Qin Mingyue becoming Yang Zhen's maid from now on, even worse than an ordinary maid, because Yang Zhen can kill or kill her at any time!
"Soul contract, don't you regret it?" Yang Zhen approached the woman, stared at her stunning beauty, and asked word by word.
"I don't regret it," Qin Mingyue said with a smile to herself: "Young Master Yang can even subdue the fourth-level demon king. I think it won't be a problem to have one more maid in this palace, right?"
"Hahaha——" Yang Zhen raised her head and laughed, feeling greatly moved in her heart.
Not to mention Qin Mingyue's arrogant qualifications and stunning appearance, just thinking about her status as Crown Prince and the future Queen of Qin is exciting.
The king of a country who is on an equal footing with the head of the Yunxiao Sect is actually his maid. This, this is so exciting!
Moreover, with Qin Mingyue's ambition and rationality, as long as he doesn't push her too hard, she won't do anything stupid that would reveal the existence of the Bluestone Space and end up causing a huge mess.
Therefore, this transaction has great potential.
However, Yang Zhen quickly thought of a question.
"Do you have a fourth-level soul contract?" he asked.
Qin Mingyue shook her head and asked strangely: "Can't your sect..."
Yang Zhen sneered and stopped her questioning.
The fourth-level soul contract is an important treasure that can control Jindan Daoist and possibly subvert a country or a family. No matter how many spiritual stones you have, you cannot buy them on the market.
Only in the secret treasuries of major countries and sects will there be a small amount of inventory.
Because of Zixue, Yang Zhen dare not return to Yunxiao Sect now, and naturally it is impossible to obtain this thing from her own sect.
so……
Qin Mingyue lowered her head and thought for a long time, and then slowly said: "There is a person who can get the fourth-level soul contract through him."
"who?"
"Young Master Yang also knows this man," Qin Mingyue smiled and said, "Yan Shijun, he is a member of the Ministry of Industry of the State of Qin, and he can freely enter and leave the Secret Treasury of our Great Qin..."
PS: I had a low fever for the past two days. I don’t know if it’s because I didn’t eat well or because I was out in the cold. Sorry for not being able to update on time!
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