As a subject of Da Qi, although Chen Yuan has lived in a mountain village since childhood, he still has some understanding of the situation of the dynasty in recent years.
At least the bandits near the mountain village are proof of this.
Years of civil strife and invasion by foreign tribes have brought a dynasty that has been inherited for nearly a thousand years to crumbling. The seemingly peaceful dynasty has actually been suffering from internal and external troubles for a long time.
The old emperor had nine children, each of whom had the qualifications of a true dragon, but none of them could truly inherit the position of emperor.
The reason was simply that the princes did not trust each other enough, and they were at odds with each other.
No one in the mountain village understands the internal situation of the dynasty, but they also know that the battle between the real dragons makes it impossible for them to settle down and live in peace.
Chen Yuan thought that by embarking on the path of a monk, he would be able to escape from worldly strife. However, he did not expect that he would still fall into the whirlpool of worldly struggles.
"Why did you choose me?"
Chen Yuan's face was cold and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"Your name is Chen Yuan. Your cultivation level at the fourth level of Qi Refining is pretty decent. I didn't choose you specifically, but someone recommended you."
The Ninth Prince, who had a tall and straight figure and resolute eyebrows, also had a cold face and looked at Chen Yuan without any room for rebuttal. If it hadn't been for the chivalrous and courageous man who praised him, he would never have believed that a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old could contend with the Heavenly Demon Sect alone.
"I'm just a casual cultivator. I'm used to being idle. I don't want to get involved in dynasty disputes, and I don't want to delay my cultivation because of worldly matters."
Chen Yuan sternly refused and turned to leave.
"Zhongzhou is not the Northern Territory. As a casual cultivator, even if you successfully reach Zhongzhou, you will not be able to make any achievements. Although the Daqi Dynasty cannot give you the longevity you want, it can give you an opportunity to pursue it. "
The words of the Ninth Prince made Chen Yuan stop. They knew that they wanted to go to Zhongzhou, and they must know other things, which made Chen Yuan scared and frightened.
The Da Qi Dynasty, a mortal dynasty, was so powerful that no ordinary person could contend with it.
"What do you want your Highness to do?"
The development of things completely exceeded Chen Yuan's expectations. He seemed to have become someone else's pawn.
Being alone and weak, it is impossible for him to fight against a dynasty no matter what.
"It's very simple. Escort the important weapon of the country back to the imperial capital. This important weapon is related to the fate of the dynasty. Once lost, the dynasty may be destroyed at any time. Of course, along the way, you may encounter a lot of troubles, and you may even encounter the foundation building period. Even if you are a strong person in the core formation stage, as long as you follow the route arranged by this prince and move forward, you will be able to safely deliver the important equipment to the imperial capital within two years."
Seeing that Chen Yuan was somewhat relieved, the corners of the Ninth Prince's mouth slightly raised, and then quickly returned to his cold and cold expression.
"Isn't the Snowland Escort Agency recruiting escorts? Since you have already chosen them, why would you choose me?" Chen Yuan asked.
"It is impossible for this prince to hang himself from a tree."
Chen Yuan finally understood that the Ninth Prince in front of him wanted to send a heavy weapon to the imperial capital. The Northern Region Escort Agency was just his superficial action to confuse everyone. Otherwise, with the behavior of people in the imperial dynasty, it would be impossible to blatantly do so. Recruiting people, and Chen Yuan may be one of his hidden lines.
"What if I don't agree?"
Chen Yuan really did not want to get involved in the dynasty disputes, and he told him from the bottom of his heart that this escort would not be simple, and it might even get him into a bigger whirlpool.
"Then there is only death."
The person speaking at this moment was an old servant-like old man next to the Ninth Prince. He was dressed in simple clothes, but he had a cultivation level of the seventh level of Qi refining.
Chen Yuan, who was on the third level of Qi Refining in the Tianmo Sect, could kill a demon cultivator on the fifth level of Qi Refining. Now he was on the fourth level of Qi Refining. With all his strength, it was not impossible to kill a strong man on the seventh level of Qi Refining.
However, in this Yueyuan, once he takes action, Chen Yuan has no chance of survival.
"When to act and how to act, it won't just depend on the next person."
With these words, Chen Yuan agreed to the Ninth Prince's plea.
"This prince will not have any restrictions on you. The Snowland Escort Agency will set off in one month. As for Chen Daoyou, you only need to set off within three months. Of course, you will not be alone. In three days, there will be someone I will take the initiative to find you, and then you will discuss the specific time to set off and how to act. You can discuss it yourself."
After saying this, the Ninth Prince turned his back and looked up into the distance, as if he was yearning for the throne of the Ninth Five Supreme Beings, and also seemed to be sighing melancholy.
At this time, the sky above Da Qi Dynasty seemed to be covered by a thick layer of clouds. There was no sunlight and the sun behind the clouds could not be seen clearly.
After leaving Huiyue Garden, Chen Yuan returned to the inn.
"Who recommended me to the Ninth Prince? What is the purpose of this Ninth Prince?"
In the inn room, Chen Yuan recalled what happened after leaving the mountain village and becoming a monk. It seems that except for the Tianmo Sect incident, there are no people around who have contact with the imperial dynasty personnel.
As for the fact that he was going to Zhongzhou, no one except Liu Muyun and Jiudao Ren knew about it.
"Could it be..."
Chen Yuan didn't believe his guess. After all, the Nine Taoists had formed elixirs and could no longer participate in mortal affairs. However, if it were not for Jiudao people, who would have known that they were going to Zhongzhou?
After excluding the Nine Daoists, the only one that may have something to do with the dynasty is the Luoxia Sect.
The Luoxia Sect, who said to himself that the family was well-known and upright, would never watch the civil strife of his dynasty, let alone see the dynasty's destruction with his own eyes.
Unable to figure out the cause and effect of the matter, Chen Yuan could only give up. Since there is no way to escape the arrangement of fate, for the time being, he can only obey the arrangements of the Ninth Prince.
The escort mission must be extremely dangerous, so Chen Yuan planned to concentrate on training during the three months of waiting and never leave the inn.
Late at night!
Chen Yuan, who had closed his eyes in concentration, suddenly opened his eyes, stood up and walked towards the window, when a familiar face suddenly appeared.
"Fellow Taoist, do you still remember me?"
The person who came was none other than the reckless person I met in the inn lobby during the day.
"Why did you come to see me?" Chen Yuan didn't want to see this person, so he wanted to close the window.
"Your Excellency, please don't refuse me thousands of miles away. Why don't you listen to what I have to say and make a decision before it's too late. If you ask me to leave then, I will definitely leave."
The reckless man jumped in from the window with a smile on his face, and then picked up a cup of tea on the table.
"If you have anything to say, just tell me. I still need to practice."
Through perception, Chen Yuan has determined that the short, thin, beggar-like man in front of him with a smile on his face is also a monk at the fourth level of Qi Refining, basically the same as Chen Yuan.
"Your Excellency, do you know what the Ninth Prince is transporting to the imperial capital?" Han Wu asked after drinking another cup of tea.
"I don't know, and I don't want to know." Chen Yuan's words were cold.
"Let me tell you, it is the Nine Dragons Jade Seal. It represents the power of the emperor. Anyone who gets it can have the power to command thousands of armies."
Han Wu looked amazed and stared at Chen Yuan with his eyes, as if he wanted to see something from Chen Yuan's expression.
"What does it have to do with me?"
"Didn't you agree to the Ninth Prince to escort the heavy treasure to Huang So? I would like to ask you to tell the Ninth Prince and let me join your escort team."
Han Wu was drinking tea and talking, and then said: "Is there anything to eat? I haven't eaten in three days. I'm really hungry."
"Your Excellency, you can join the Snowland Escort Agency. They also belong to the Ninth Prince's escort team."
Chen Yuan looked at Han Wu coldly in front of him, feeling that he didn't look like a monk, but more like a rogue who had been living on the streets and had been hungry for three months.
"They are all cannon fodder. If you join them, you will die. You and I are both monks, so naturally we have to be with the monks. Besides, along the way, there are either demon cultivators or ferocious beasts in the forest. Preserving your life is the most important thing, isn't it?"
Chen Yuan did not stop Han Wu from his random behavior and allowed him to rummage around the room. Not to mention, since he dug out a piece of leftover pastry somewhere, he swallowed it in one gulp without asking whether it was clean or not.
"Why do you want to join this escort team?" Chen Yuan asked.
"Of course it's for experience. As a monk, you can only achieve greatness through continuous experience. Where can I find such an opportunity to practice escorting the royal family's important weapons?"
Han Wu answered naturally, but Chen Yuan felt that he was lying, but he just couldn't hear the flaw.
"During the day, why did you exclaim, 'The gods have killed people'? With your cultivation, you shouldn't be afraid of most people in Moon City this time." Chen Yuan continued to ask.
"Hey, you want to know this. It's not that I can't tell you, it's just a little embarrassing to say it. At that time, I was wandering on the street, and suddenly three monks walked across from me, and they were all at least the third level of Qi Refining. "
"At that time, there happened to be a pedestrian who offended three people for some reason. It seemed that it was because of a low-grade magic weapon. The three of them are not good birds, and they will kill people if they take action. I can't stand it, and I want to do some chivalry."
"But you know how much you weigh. With my fourth-level Qi-refining cultivation, it's easy to deal with a third-level Qi-refiner. If I fight three, I will only be killed."
"At this time, I saw the soldiers in the inn and knew that they were the Ninth Prince's people. So I rushed into the inn with a loud shout, and happened to meet Your Excellency."
Han Wu spoke lightly and almost seamlessly, but Chen Yuan always felt that there was something else going on behind the scenes, but he didn't find it or hear it.
"Do you know those three monks?" Chen Yuan asked again.
"They seem to be from the Sun and Moon Sect? They are not monks like us anyway." Han Wu sat down on Chen Yuan's bed, bouncing up and down, feeling very soft.
Regarding the Sun and Moon Sect, after arriving at Huiyue City, Chen Yuan also heard about it. It was three hundred miles away. Apart from the Luoxia Sect, there was another sect that claimed to be a famous and upright sect, and its strength was even stronger than the Luoxia Sect.
It's just that the Sun Moon Sect and the Luoxia Sect are always a bit difficult to deal with. Every time they meet, it's like enemies meeting, and they have to fight.
"Is the Riyue Sect also a member of the Ninth Prince?" Chen Yuan asked the most important question.
"No, behind them is the eldest prince. The prince appointed by the old emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty."
Han Wu replied.
