When Lin Yuancheng woke up, his whole body ached.
But he didn't stop for a moment. Almost as soon as he regained consciousness, he sat up in shock and tensed his nerves.
This is normal, after all, the last thing he remembered before he lost consciousness was fighting monsters in Zhihua Temple.
However, at this moment, when he looked around, what he saw was a strange and tidy guest room, and he himself was lying on a comfortable bed, and had put on a set of clean clothes. The wounds have also been medicated and bandaged.
"Ah!" At this time, a maid who was taking care of the bed beside the bed was startled by Xiao Lin who suddenly stood up, and couldn't help but exclaimed softly.
When Lin Yuancheng heard the sound, his attention quickly focused on the maid. He immediately stared at her with vigilance and asked, "Who are you? Where am I?"
After experiencing various illusions in Zhihua Temple, Xiao Lin is somewhat neurotic at the moment. Even if he is facing a weak woman who does not seem to be a threat, he is still afraid.
"I..." The maid was stunned for two seconds, quickly stood up from the chair, Shi Shiran saluted, lowered her head and said, "Go back to the young master, your servant Xiaoying, this is the 'Xiuyun Village', Xiaoying is here. I have taken the master’s orders and take care of the young master here.”
"Who is your master? How did I get here? Where is my companion?" Lin Yuancheng asked, while he had already lifted the quilt and got out of bed, and while keeping a distance from the maid, he slowly walked towards the window Move away.
The maid was a little confused when he asked such rude and continuous questions. Fortunately, at this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Then, a person walked in.
Lin Yuancheng knew this person. Although the other party only gave him a false identity like "Steward Lao Zhang" at first, Xiao Lin naturally learned from Yun Shili that this old man was the one who lived next to the current princess Zhu Qingzhen. A master in the field, Zhang Ji’s father-in-law Zhang.
At this moment, Zhang Jigai heard the movement in the room with his excellent ear skills from a distance, and knew that Lin Yuancheng was awake, so he moved over quickly.
"You are..." Lin Yuancheng was quite surprised when he saw Zhang Jige and blurted out to call him by his name.
But when the words came to his lips, he could not say them out.
Because after a brief surprise, Xiao Lin immediately realized something in his mind - since Eunuch Zhang is here, does that mean Princess Qingfan is also here?
Considering that their Hunyuan Star Gate "killed the consort in the cesspit" and his own "glorious deeds" of "drunk and striking golden branches", he naturally didn't want to face Zhu Qingzhen.
Zhang Jigai, on the other hand, was quite calm. As soon as he entered the room, before Xiaoying could say hello to him, he waved his hand to her and said, "Okay." Then he turned to face Xiaoying. Lin Yuancheng said in confusion, "You, come with our family."
After saying that, Zhang Jige swaggered out of the door again with his hands behind his back.
Lin Yuancheng saw this, thought for a moment, and chose to follow him out.
At this moment, Xiao Lin had actually recovered from the confusion he had just woken up from. He made a mental calculation: I had been unconscious for who knows how long. If these people in front of me wanted to harm me, they would have done it long ago. There is no reason to wait for me to wake up, let alone help me treat my wounds; to take a step back, even if I am still in some kind of illusion, if the other party does not kill me, but still plays such a show for me, it will definitely They have a plan, I'll go with them and see what they are up to.
With this in mind, he walked out of the guest room and followed Zhang Jigai to the corridor outside the house.
After stepping out of the door, he was greeted by warm sunshine and fresh air, which lifted Lin Yuancheng's spirit.
He looked out from the corridor and saw that the manor he was in had elegant buildings and beautiful scenery. Everywhere he looked, there were pictures that made people feel comfortable and at ease.
Lin Yuancheng took a look at it and immediately thought to himself: Judging from the healing of my injuries, I was not in a coma for too long. Even if someone took me away from the capital overnight, I wouldn't be able to get far in a day or two. , that is to say, this manor is near the capital, and someone who can own such an estate near the capital...
Thinking of this, he was basically sure that his guess just now was correct. The owner of this "Xiuyun Villa" was probably Princess Qingzhen.
To make a long story short, after a while, under the leadership of Zhang Jige, Lin Yuancheng arrived outside a courtyard.
Before he walked into the courtyard, Lin Yuancheng had already heard that someone was fighting swords in the courtyard at the moment, and Xiao Lin could guess who the two parties were...
Ping Ping Ping——
Sure enough, when Zhang Jigai and Lin Yuancheng walked into the courtyard, they saw Zhu Qingyan holding a silver thin sword in the open space in the courtyard and attacking Linghu Xiang fiercely.
Everyone knows Linghuxiang. When it comes to defense alone, Xiaolin has to be convinced to call him senior brother. Therefore, even if his injuries are not fully healed, Linghuxiang can definitely serve as a sparring partner for the princess.
By the way, it is precisely because of Linghuxiang's strong defensive ability that the injuries he suffered were not as severe as Lin Yuancheng's, and he woke up a whole day earlier than Lin Yuancheng.
"Hey, Lin, you're awake too." Seeing Lin Yuancheng's appearance, Tyrell, who was watching the battle, immediately came over to say hello.
"Yeah." Lin Yuancheng responded, and then asked, "You are all okay too, where are the others?"
"Uh..." Tyrell paused, "It's a long story..."
And just as they were saying these words, Zhu Qingzhen, who was asking Linghu Xiang for sword skills, also noticed Xiao Lin. She immediately stopped practicing and rushed over here without even adjusting her breathing.
"You're finally awake." Zhu Qingzhen said as he walked straight towards Lin Yuancheng.
Lin Yuancheng is a little embarrassed, but everyone is in front of him, so he should bow: "Lin, I have met the princess."
Seeing him lowering his head and clasping his fists, with a twinkling look on his face, Zhu Qingzhen couldn't help laughing: "Hey, Brother Lin, we haven't seen each other for a few days, why are you so polite when you talk to me?"
"Princess is laughing..." Lin Yuancheng knew that people were making fun of him, but to this extent he didn't care at all. After staying in the Hunyuan Star Gate for a long time, his ability to pretend to be a grandson at critical moments has improved, "Lin had a vision before. I don’t know Taishan and I offended the princess unintentionally. I hope the princess will forgive me.”
Let's not talk about what happened to Qing Zhen. At least in the eyes of Zhang Ji'an on the side, Xiao Lin's response was very good.
Lao Zhang thought to himself: "Although this guy is a rough and tumble guy, he is quite knowledgeable and polite in his words and actions. Even though he cannot be entirely blamed for what happened before, he still tolerated it without changing his expression. It is commendable..."
"Huh... forgive me?" Zhu Qingzhen was a little unhappy when he saw Xiao Lin's attitude, "Then it depends on how you behave. If you can satisfy me, I will forgive you, but if you don't Be obedient..."
Lin Yuancheng felt something was wrong when he heard this...
What do you mean? Why are you blackmailing me? Could it be that she wants to blackmail me into becoming her subordinate?
"Uh... princess." Lin Yuancheng's tone became tougher at this time, "Although Lin doesn't dare to claim to be a hero, he is still a child of the world. I have never thought of being a retainer next to a dignitary. …”
"Did I say I want you to be a retainer?" Zhu Qingzhen saw that he was a little anxious, and the smile returned to his face.
"Ah? You want me to..." When Lin Yuancheng heard this, he thought this was wrong... What should I do if I'm not a retainer? I will become a eunuch after being castrated, and I will follow you into the palace to serve you? This is a bit much.
"You and your senior brother, one offended the princess, and the other killed the prince-in-law..." Zhu Qingzhen is a smart person. She obviously knows what happened in the previous "cesspit murder incident", so she doesn't mince words here, just go directly He made it clear and said, "I'll let you recuperate here and teach me some swordsmanship in the meantime. Isn't that too much?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuancheng cast a questioning look at Linghu Xiang in the distance.
Linghuxiang didn't say a word, just shrugged.
Two seconds later, Lin Yuancheng looked at Zhu Qinggan again and replied with one word helplessly: "Okay..."
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At noon of the same day, Lin Yuancheng finally had time to sit down and communicate with Linghu Xiang and Tyrell, and asked him what had happened since he fell into coma.
Here I won’t go into detail about what they said. Instead, I will explain it to you readers from the perspective of a storyteller.
First of all, the crisis of the Thirteen Dead Animals has undoubtedly been successfully resolved.
Among them, the real Shen Monkey was destroyed by Liang Jingshuo using the "Pure Heaven and Earth Talisman" on Yandeng Slope when he first escaped from the seal.
Hoshiki Ushiu was punched to death by Fudoko on the streets of the capital ten months ago.
Then there was Daliang Ji, who was destroyed by Wu Chang Tai Sui, who was disguised as Liang Jingshuo in a brothel, using the second "Pure Heaven and Earth Talisman" plus his own demonic power.
Next, there are the four animals of Xuanxu rat, quail-tailed snake, quail-fire horse, and descending dog, as well as the seven evil spirits transformed by them, namely the "seven evils" of greed, killing, lust, delusion, drinking, luxury, and laziness. ", all died in the battle of Zhihua Temple.
On the night of Zhongyuan...
The big fire rabbit died on the street in a joint sneak attack by Huang Donglai and Sun Yixie.
The Ximuhu and Shouxinglong who broke into the Donghua Gate were eliminated after a fierce battle with Fudozi.
The quail-headed sheep that broke into the Meridian Gate was destroyed by the impermanent Tai Sui.
As for the Zhuzi Zhu who broke into the Xuanwu Gate...it originally had the upper hand during the battle with Yan Danzi. Even though Yan Danzi was determined to die and cast a spell on it, it only made it Just a little injured.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, a magic weapon on Yan Danzi suddenly activated on its own, allowing him to turn defeat into victory; and that magic weapon was the little magic weapon that Fudozi and Shuanghe had given to Yan Danzi before. Pot (Chapter 47 of this volume).
At the time, it seemed that Fudozi just gave Yandanzi a meeting gift to prove his identity, and also pretended to be cool... But it wasn't until the night of Zhongyuan, after escaping from death, that Yandanzi understood , it turned out that Fudozi was saving him.
It's a pity that even though Fuzi, who is good at pinching and calculating, saved many people, he still couldn't save himself.
In order to eliminate the impermanent Tai Sui, Fudozi chose to sacrifice his life for righteousness and die with him after all his life and death.
At this point, all thirteen dead animals were wiped out, but Fudozi, Liang Jingshuo and Master Nengzawa... all also died in this disaster.
Death is lighter than a feather but heavier than Mount Tai.
This person has passed away, but his righteousness still remains.
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The next day, when Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai and Yan Danzi were still in the Forbidden City reporting their orders to the emperor, Lin Yuancheng, Linghuxiang, Tyrell and Qin Feng had all been picked up by Princess Qingzhen's men.
It turns out that Princess Qingzhen has been inquiring about people from the Hunyuan Star Gate since she had an encounter with them more than half a month ago. However, she was paying attention secretly and did not interfere or hinder them.
It wasn't until the night everyone escaped from Zhihua Temple that Qing Zhen learned from the spies' letters that Lin Yuancheng and others were injured and were being sent to the hospital for treatment. Only then did she take action and send her men to pick them up. She was in the villa near the capital - "Xiuyun Villa".
The doctors Qing Zhen could hire were naturally better than those in ordinary medical clinics, so two days later, the scene at the beginning of this chapter happened.
What needs to be mentioned here is that although Qin Feng is currently in the Xiuyun Villa, because he was seriously injured and was still recuperating in bed, Lin Yuancheng did not see him in the yard; and as for Yu Jianli... For some of the reasons mentioned above, he didn't want to have anything to do with the royal family anymore, so he didn't follow Qing Zhen's men from the beginning. Anyway, his injuries were not serious, so he left alone.
During the two days when Lin Yuancheng fell into a coma, Shuang Xieyin received a letter from Qing Gen, and also visited Xiuyun Manor, and told Tyrell and Linghu Xiang what happened that night in Zhong Yuan.
Everyone was saddened when they learned that both Fudozi and Liang Jingshuo had died.
At this time, Tyrell announced something that surprised everyone... He said that he was "leaving".
Where to go?
I think all readers can guess it - Eastern Europe.
Tyrell told everyone that the time he "fell into the portal and came back" was actually summoned by the organization of his former "master" who was both a teacher and a friend.
At that time, his "master" had returned to Europe and met up with the people of the organization. They used a lot of very precious materials to open the portal.
According to their intention, they wanted Tyrell to stay directly. After all, the teleportation spell was very troublesome and almost one-time, but Tyrell insisted on coming back first to help his friends in the Central Plains get rid of the Thirteen Dead Animals first. He would not hesitate to give up this opportunity to reunite with his past companions.
Everyone there also expressed understanding, and after exchanging some information and asking him to take care, Tyrell was sent back.
After Tyrell came back, he hid what happened during his "back and forth" from everyone because it had nothing to do with the crisis of the dead animals, and he was afraid that telling everyone would distract them or make them feel guilty.
But now, the crisis of the dead animal has been lifted, and he no longer has to hide it.
Now that he has contacted those old friends, and Tyrell now has enough language and combat skills to travel alone, it is indeed time for him to embark on the "road back home."
After hearing what he said, everyone was so moved that they couldn't keep him anymore.
Linghuxiang asked him when he planned to leave, and Tyrell said that he could wait a few more days for his injuries to recover, and then say goodbye to Lin Yuancheng and Qin Feng, and then hit the road.
When Huang Donglai heard this, he thought of something. Then, he took out the cracked "Nine Mysteries Cauldron" that he carried with him and gave it to Tyrell. He hoped that Tyrell could stop by when he went west. Once, Xuanqi Sect sent this Fudozi's relic and the experiences of this journey to Mianyinzi. At the same time, they also asked the Taoist priests if there was any way to help him return home more quickly and safely.
Tyrell naturally agreed.
As for what Tyrell will encounter in the future after returning to Eastern Europe and rendezvousing with his "master" and "organization", we will talk about this later when the clerk and the others summon Shuang Harmony.
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Let’s talk about the other side...
After the crisis is over, the emperor will reward those ministers who have made meritorious deeds.
Zhu Fu also felt very sorry for the death of Fudozi, and intended to give the Taoist Master a resounding name, spread the word to the world, and give some rewards to Xuanqi Sect.
However, Yan Danzi persuaded him to stop this matter. The general idea is... Your Majesty is doing all this. If Fuzi is still alive, he will definitely not want it. Don't talk about him, I don't want it.
So in the end, the emperor's enthusiasm for "rewarding" fell to the other two "Celestial Masters"... that is, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai.
And these two guys are also very shrewd. They all understand that as long as they have the nerve to ask for this wave of rewards, the emperor will be willing to give them any conditions that are not too excessive.
What do you want?
Money is meaningless.
There is no need for a famous name. Sometimes being too famous is not a good thing.
At this time I knew someone must be saying, what about "status"? For example, asking to be a consort.
Then if you look at the two lines above, they both say it is "not an excessive condition." This is a bit too much for you to mention.
Furthermore, if you understand the situation of the "late Ming Dynasty" in the parallel universe, you will know that in this Ming Dynasty, for a commoner to become a prince-in-law, not only does it not bring much benefit, but it may also be a burden.
The consort who was killed in the bombing in the previous article was because he had already jumped into the officialdom and was in the officialdom, so his status as a consort could make him even better. But for someone like Sun Huang who is far away from the officialdom, it would be pure to marry a princess and go home. It's looking for trouble.
And the most crucial point among the key points - not every princess of Dashu is a beautiful girl with interesting personality.
It’s not like you can pick and choose a royal marriage. When the time comes, the emperor will help you order one, and you can’t say no. Then what if you are randomly unlucky and meet someone with a bad personality and an appearance that doesn’t suit you? Damn it, wouldn’t it mean that you would be uncomfortable for the rest of your life?
So having said that, what reward do Sun and Huang want?
Simple - two gold plaques given by the emperor; on the plaques are the four characters "Protect the country for meritorious service" personally inscribed by the emperor.
Just these two plaques, hung at the Yellow Gate of Shuzhong and the Sun Mansion in Hangzhou, are like two amulets. With these two things around, in the future, it will be like "Murong Ji took advantage of Sun Yixie's absence to smash the Sun Mansion in Hangzhou." It is basically impossible for such a thing to happen again, which can be regarded as eliminating the worries for the two of them to travel around the world in the future.
From now on, let alone thousands of miles away from home, even if they are thousands of miles away...even if they go abroad, they don't have to worry about being "stolen".
And speaking of foreign countries, shortly after the Hungry Ghost Festival, something really happened in the palace.
What's going on?
When the Japanese envoys came to pay tribute, they secretly stole the palace treasures.
Let’s talk about this matter, whether it’s big or small.
It's just... a little gross.
Do you think the emperor would directly declare war on Japan over a few palace treasures? That is impossible.
At that time, Dashu's diplomatic attitude towards these "neighboring foreign barbarians" had always been to "buy face with money", that is, asking others to pay "tribute" on a regular basis and recognize you as the Celestial Kingdom and the boss, and then Dashu's side, In return, give the other party some "rewards" as a return gift.
However, those neighbors are also thieves. Don’t you think I’m a barbarian? Well, I don’t want to lose face either. The things the “tribute” gives you are all local local products that are not very valuable in China. Anyway, you also have valuable things, so you don’t care about mine, but as the “boss” , the things you gave me in return were real gold, silver, gauze, velvet and brocade...
Of course, it's not enough to just give you the "tribute" and take advantage of you. What's even more disgusting is that these envoys will do little things to provoke you from time to time.
And the more frictions occurred between the Great Dao and the northern nomads, the more envoys from neighboring countries showed this tendency, among which the envoys from Japan were the typical representative.
Yes, this time they stole some of your national treasures and took them back.
By the time they were noticed, the people had already run away and the boats were already out to sea.
What should you do? Specially sent envoys to recover? To be held accountable?
Who cares about you?
When it comes to someone else's territory, big officials like you, Da Zuo, are useless. When the time comes, they will randomly push two scapegoats to kill them, and then pretend to be confused and say that the things are gone. What can you say? Even if you don't say anything, you may still be ridiculed by the other party for asking your country to raise an army to punish you just for a little gadget. You are really petty.
The more Zhu Yao thought about this disgusting thing, the angrier he became. He thought to himself, "Is there no way I can deal with these neighbors who are living a good life?"
Eh? Wait... aren't there two capable people in front of me who have "defended the country"?
One of you is Huang Huguo, the other is Sun Yougong. Wen Neng can say "Sacula", and Wu Neng kills the consort in the pit... By sending you two, not only can you recover the national treasure for me, but maybe you can also bring something back?
As soon as Zhu Zhu thought about it, he wanted to bring out that-double harmony and go to Japan.
