Jade Bamboo Forest.
Li Suqing was sitting alone, holding a jade in her hand and rubbing it slowly. A solemn look flashed in her eyes. Naturally, she didn't believe what Feng Jiuge said.
She wanted to continue to put Li Suqing under house arrest and force Chen Yuan to negotiate terms. She would not be released before Chen Yuan arrived at the Goddess Palace. She would release her as soon as he came.
They will share the future power of the Goddess Palace equally, using this as a bridge between them and Chen Yuan.
but.
Li Suqing was not stupid. She instinctively felt that there were some problems. Is this how you talk about interests?
Why do you have to invite Chen Yuan to the Goddess Palace?
There is definitely a problem here.
After pondering for a long time, Li Suqing finally contacted Su Ziyue and told her everything that happened today, as well as some of her guesses.
She felt that this was a plot against Chen Yuan, so Su Ziyue should hand it over to Chen Yuan and let him judge whether he would come or not.
The secret realm of the Seven Kills Palace Mountain Gate.
It is still the same main hall and the same seats as before. It seems that there has been no change since the beginning of the establishment of the hall. The master of the Seven Kills Hall is in the middle, followed by the rest of Yama.
Chen Huaiyi, King of Chujiang, was sitting on the left side of the Master of the Seven Kills Hall with an indifferent expression.
The atmosphere in the entire hall was silent.
This can be regarded as the habit of everyone. Almost all of them have climbed up from the bottom killers of the Seven Kills Hall, and have received the most rigorous training since childhood.
Although their personalities vary, they are generally quite quiet.
"How are the preparations in the palace?"
The master of the Seven Kills Palace held the handrail and asked calmly.
"Back to the palace master, 70% of the disciples have been dispersed and arranged everywhere."
"Go back to the palace master, 80% of the secret lines are safe."
"Return to the Lord of the Palace"
Things that happened in the Seven Kills Palace were constantly told from the mouths of various Yamas. Although they were also killers, as Yamas, they must all be in power.
They deserve it too.
"Where is King Chu Jiang?"
"Half of the resources in the palace have been divided and all have been handed over to Liangshan, and some hidden lines have sneaked into it." Chen Huaiyi, King of Chujiang, replied.
"Dong dong."
The Master of the Seven Kills Hall tapped his fingers, it was clear and transparent, as if it was directly hitting the bottom of people's hearts. His eyes turned slightly, and his sharp eyes swept over everyone:
"Next, I have one more thing to arrange."
"Please give the order, Lord!"
"Please give the order, Lord!"
"Invite the Lord of the Palace"
The other six Yamas all said in unison.
"First, give another 20% of the resources to Liangshan, second, drop more hidden clues into the Yan army, and third, and most important point.
King Chu Jiang, King Zhuan Lun, and King Qin Guang will accompany me to Yunzhou. "
"What are you doing in Yunzhou? The one we need to deal with now should be Chen Yuan." Chen Huaiyi frowned lightly.
The master of the Seven Kills Palace smiled faintly, glanced at King Chu Jiang and said:
"You will naturally know when the time comes."
Although Xiang Qianqiu asked him to inform Chen Yuan about the ambush, it was impossible to directly say that he wanted to ambush him. That would be too obvious.
With Chen Yuan's mind, it was impossible not to guess such an obvious intention. It seemed to be to tell him nakedly where there was an ambush, so it had to be concealed.
As for the matter in Yunzhou, it would be nice if Chen Yuan could think of something wrong.
Their purpose was just to lure Chen Yuan to the Goddess Palace.
The more you talk, the more you make mistakes.
"I obey my orders!"
"I obey my orders!"
"Subordinate."
Back mountain.
In a huge crack, a simple bronze coffin stood horizontally here, held by iron chains.
The master of the Seven Kills Palace stepped closer to the coffin step by step, bowed to the Qingtian coffin in front of him, and said in a deep voice:
"Disciple meets the Patriarch!"
On the bronze coffin, mysterious runes slowly lit up, and a dry and hoarse voice slowly sounded, like two bones rubbing against each other.
"What's the matter?"
"Informing the Patriarch, Xiang Qianqiu came to find his disciples, hoping to ask the Patriarch to come out of seclusion and solve some problems for him."
"Where's the thing?"
"He said that the divine source would be given with both hands afterward."
"good"
Shuzhou City.
In recent times, the atmosphere in Shuzhou City has been good and very lively. First, because the Yan army repelled millions of demon soldiers and preserved the Central Plains.
The second is that the New Year is coming.
The New Year atmosphere here is not too strong, but it is not too light either. Although many households hang white silk ribbons, more people still put up red paper to prepare for the arrival of the New Year.
Chen Yuan wore a white plain robe and had a calm temperament. Next to him was Su Ziyue. She also wore light makeup, but her outstanding temperament was still quite extraordinary.
As the king of Yan, Chen Yuan controlled the two states alone and had hundreds of thousands of troops. He was the first-class prince in the world. He was very famous and had many portraits.
But no one recognized Baiyu Longfu when he was walking on the street.
The most fundamental reason is that no one would have thought that it would be so easy for the dignified King Yan to travel.
Of course, this is only on the surface, but in fact, even if Chen Yuan has reduced his number a lot, there are still many Jinyi guards waiting secretly.
Not only for guarding safety, but with his strength, he can now be regarded as the number one person under Moro. No one in the power of Yangshen Zhenjun can compare with him.
They're just cleaning up some trouble.
Su Ziyue held Chen Yuan's hand and nestled in his arms, like an ordinary newlywed couple strolling around Shuzhou City, pointing at the lanterns on both sides of the road and laughing from time to time.
There is no dignity or nobility in front of others.
"This is the first time I've seen your other side." Chen Yuan said with a faint smile.
"Are there many that you haven't seen before?"
Su Ziyue rolled her eyes at him and said angrily.
"Then let's get to know each other tonight?"
"I don't care about my identity, but I'm afraid Sister Xu won't be happy about it."
As the women of the back house, they should allocate their time, and tonight, it was Mrs. Xu's turn. In fact, it was Chen Yuan's suggestion to go out for fun today.
As his strength and status increased higher and higher, Chen Yuan only felt more and more lonely, and he became more and more unwilling to show his other side, only wanting to be cold and domineering.
He even felt a little nostalgic for the days when he was a policeman in Ping'an County.
At that time, my status was low and my strength was weak. I was focused on climbing up the ladder. I just wanted to become a master and gain power and status. I had very lofty goals in mind.
But now, it has basically been realized. While I am satisfied, I will also think of the past.
Many memories can only be missed when one is old, and although he only experienced them for a few years, the level of excitement is something that no one can predict in his lifetime.
"Haha. It doesn't hurt to come together."
"Look at how awesome you are."
"Isn't it awesome?"
Chen Yuan asked back.
"It's amazing, you are the King of Yan who stands above ten thousand people."
“I’m not going back to eat today, I’ll try the ones on the roadside.”
Chen Yuan pointed casually, and just as he was about to say something, he was suddenly stunned for a moment, his brows furrowed slightly, and he was in a daze, because there was a very familiar figure in the direction he pointed out casually.
Zhou Zhong!
This familiarity comes from the depths of his memory. When he was young, Chen Yuan often ate Zhou Ji's steamed buns, and he and Xiao Fang were childhood sweethearts.
And he is Zhou Fang's father.
Compared to before, he is older now, as if he has experienced something.
The only thing that hasn't changed is that he is still selling steamed buns.
When Chen Yuan returned to Pingan County, he remembered asking Wang Ping about Xiaofang and his daughter, but the answer he received was that they left shortly after he left.
After that, there was no news. Wang Ping used his connections in several surrounding counties but could not find any trace.
Chen Yuan didn't say much at that time, he just wanted to let them go.
After all, they are not from the same world, and it is yet to be determined whether having too many contacts will be a curse or a blessing.
Unexpectedly, under his rule, right under his nose, they would be discovered. This has to be said to be a very fateful thing.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that Chen Yuan was stunned for a moment, Su Ziyue subconsciously turned her gaze to the middle-aged man not far away and frowned slightly.
"fine."
Patting Su Ziyue's hand, Chen Yuan walked over calmly. Several waiters were busy, and Zhou Zhong was lifting the cage. A wave of heat rose up, covering Chen Yuan's face.
"Uncle Zhou, here are eight meat buns."
"Hey, okay"
Zhou Zhong, who was holding the cage, was replying. He was suddenly stunned for a moment and froze in place holding the cage. When the white heat dissipated, he saw a handsome young man in a white robe facing him. Looking at him with a slight smile.
"you you."
"Uncle Zhou, don't you recognize him?"
"Brother Yuanyuan?"
Zhou Zhong seemed a little in disbelief, his eyes full of shock.
"it's me."
On a small square table were two cages of hot steamed buns, both made with pure meat fillings. In addition, Su Ziyue and Chen Yuan also had a new cup on their hands.
Chen Yuan unceremoniously picked up a meat bun, bit into half of it, and smiled faintly:
"It still tastes the same as before, it's all good meat."
"Hehe. Hehe"
Zhou Zhong was a little embarrassed and uneasy. He was a little bit like this when he first saw Chen Yuan. When Su Ziyue appeared, he was even more so and he didn't know what to say.
"Okay, let me try it too"
Su Ziyue twisted the bun and took a bite. She nodded slightly and seemed to be very satisfied.
"Uncle Zhou, why don't you see Xiaofang?"
Chen Yuan asked casually.
Zhou Zhong was rubbing a cup with some tea stains in his hand, he was silent for a moment and said:
"lost"
"Separated?"
Chen Yuan's hand holding the bun moved imperceptibly.
"At first, we, father and daughter, went to join our distant relatives and everything was going well. However, it was too chaotic some time ago and there were rebel armies everywhere.
Let's go to a safe place together. People say that King Yan, King Yan, the prince with the same name as you is very powerful and loves the people like his own son. Shuzhou is very safe.
The two of us drove here with a few guys. Who knew that we suddenly encountered horse bandits at night, and they robbed everything they saw. It was dark, all the refugees were in chaos, and we were separated.
After searching for a few days and finding nothing, I will come to Shuzhou City first, open a shop as mentioned before, and see if I can wait for her to come back."
Zhou Zhong spoke slowly, sometimes urgently, sometimes angry, sometimes sad. He told Chen Yuan everything that happened to them over the tea.
Su Ziyue narrowed her eyes and remained calm.
Chen Yuan smiled bitterly:
"Uncle Zhou, why did you leave because of me?"
"No, no, no, of course not"
Zhou Zhong waved his hands repeatedly.
"Don't worry, since Xiaofang was separated near Shuzhou, I will try my best to find her."
"Ah, then. Thank you. Haha, brother Yuan, you are capable, and this girl Fang'er is lucky. Otherwise, I don't know what to do, old man, I can only wait."
"It's all about the neighbors, helping out."
Chen Yuan waved his hand and as soon as he finished speaking, he saw several young men walking to Zhou Ji Baozi Shop with swords in their hands and knocking the table with the back of their swords.
"Old Zhou, what happened to what you said before?"
The leader, Scarface, asked with a smile on his face and a kind attitude.
Zhou Zhong looked a little ugly. He glanced at Chen Yuan and saw that his expression did not change. He seemed to have gained confidence and said:
"Master Ma, it's not like I don't want to pay. It's just that this shop has just opened and I can't afford that much money. You are being accommodating. I will pay next month, next month."
"Old Zhou, you have to behave according to the rules, and don't blame the brothers. Although you have only been open for a few days, it has been a month and everyone else has paid. Why should you be an exception?
It’s not much money, it’s just a thought. You won’t even give me this little thought, right? "
"No it's not"
Zhou Zhong was about to say something when suddenly, a young man with a sword on his waist glanced at Chen Yuan, then stood up, walked to those people, and said calmly:
"roll!"
"you"
Several people suddenly stood up and drew their swords.
But before they could move, they saw the hair tips of themselves and others falling down. They suddenly froze in place and their legs trembled a little.
As soon as the master takes action, he will know whether it is there or not.
Although they could not see the level of this sword, they also knew that it was not something they could deal with. They turned around and left immediately without saying a harsh word.
But Chen Yuan was just eating the buns slowly. A few ordinary mortals were really not worthy of his anger.
When the man with the knife saw the person leaving, he just put down his meal money and turned around to leave. Zhou Zhong thanked him profusely and refused to let him pay, but he couldn't resist and had to accept it.
Then, Zhou Zhong sat down and sighed softly:
"Sure enough, even under the rule of the legendary King Yan, gangs like this are inevitable. This world is really difficult."
"It's going to be okay, it's going to be okay"
Chen Yuan smiled.
Chen Yuan asked some questions about Zhou Zhong's health. He was delayed for a quarter of an hour. Sure enough, soon, the people who left before came back.
This time, dozens of people were brought directly, and several detectives followed closely behind.
"Gang Leader, you were here just now."
The scar-faced man pointed at the table and told what happened before.
The young man known as the gang leader frowned, as if thinking about what was just a coincidence, he walked into several tables with a normal expression.
Half of the people saw that the situation was not good and ran away quickly.
The gang leader looked directly at Zhou Zhong and said calmly:
"Lao Zhou, right?"
"Yes Yes."
"Does our Yuhai Gang charge a lot?"
“Not not much”
"Are you diligent?"
"No, not diligent."
"If you don't have money, you can borrow money first, but here are the rules. Everyone else pays, but you don't. Isn't it inappropriate?"
Zhou Zhong didn't speak for a moment, but glanced at Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan took Su Ziyue's handkerchief and wiped his mouth, turned his head, looked at the young gang leader, and asked with a smile:
"You made the rules?"
(End of chapter)
