When they arrived at the east gate, it was just in time for the opening of the city. Before the city gate was fully opened, everyone galloped away with their horses and whips raised. The guards thought that the thieves had escaped and hurriedly went up and down. Report.
Regardless of this, Zhou Yang and others galloped through the mansion and counties, galloping all the way. The mountain roads gradually disappeared and were replaced by smooth roads. Because he left Kim Sung-guk
Behind the border, there are basically no mountain roads and there are endless plains everywhere.
At the junction of Jincheng and Wuhai, there is a wide river, whose name is Jiehe. To the east of the boundary river is the territory of Wuhai.
Wu Hai Kingdom is not only close to the Sea of Life, but the rivers in the country are also criss-crossed. There are no fewer than dozens of large rivers in each county, and water flowing with white light can be seen everywhere.
With fertile fields and abundant water resources, Wu Haiguo is a famous granary nearby. Even Jinchengguo purchased a large amount of grain from Wu Haiguo to provide disaster relief when the harvest was bad.
Therefore, although Wu Hai Kingdom has a small population, its national strength is very strong. In addition, it is an important transportation route to the Sea of Life. Therefore, although Jin Cheng Kingdom is large, it still relies on Wu Hai in most cases.
Zhou Tianzong has always wanted to bring Wu Haiguo under his command, but the Tianxing Sect argued hard and silenced Zhou Tianzong on the condition of handing over more offerings.
In addition, Tianxing Sect is a subsidiary force of Zhou Tianzong and cannot be used forcefully. Therefore, the senior officials of Zhou Tianzong gradually stopped interfering and the matter was settled.
Song Huhu personally told Zhou Yang these insider information.
Seven days later, Zhou Yang and his party finally arrived at Dongshi City, the capital of Wu Hai Kingdom.
These days, I travel during the day and find an inn to stay at night. Therefore, Zhou Yang only did four things during these seven days. The first was to rush on his way. The second is eating and drinking. The third is to practice quickly. The fourth is to memorize the key points of alchemy.
Whenever it was late at night, Zhou Yang would swallow several Fire Spirit Pills, and then use the Xuan Gang Jue to perform a large-circle movement, slowly guiding the power of the medicine to various meridians and acupuncture points to stimulate the protection of the Dantian and meridians, so that they can Accommodate more spiritual power.
As his realm increased, the power of his various secret techniques also increased significantly.
In addition, because there are no annoying things to stimulate, and the life is monotonous and fulfilling, the injury to the consciousness has never recurred, which makes Zhou Yang feel relieved.
According to his estimation, after breaking through to the peak level of the Lingtai, the injury to the consciousness should be better.
I have memorized more than half of the key points of alchemy, and my understanding of alchemy has gradually improved. It's a pity that there is no furnace along the road, so the elixir cannot be refined.
After seven days of speculation, he had made the colorless powder made from the residues of Huang Ling Dan and Fire Ling Dan more invisible and colorless, but he still hadn't figured out the method of refining the antidote.
Dongshi is only one day away from the Sea of Life. Zhou Yang originally planned to visit the Sea of Life in person and have a good tour, but the Dingbei Competition was about to happen, so the group gave up the plan.
The person responsible for receiving Song Dahu and his entourage was the prime minister of the country. The prime minister's office had very heavy powers, but it opened a separate government office. In addition to going to court, all officials also had to go to the prime minister's office to discuss matters.
There is also a certain number of troops stationed in the prime minister's palace, which is the prime minister's private army. In addition to these troops, the Prime Minister's Office can also mobilize the entire country's troops at will, which shows the great power of the Prime Minister in Wu Hai Kingdom.
However, no matter how powerful the prime minister's power is, it is still relative. When Song Huo showed his identity token, the prime minister personally led a group of staff out of the house to greet him, and ordered people to spread red carpet on the ground and beat gongs and drums to announce the prime minister. welcome.
Facing the messenger from the Immortal City, he had to bow three times and kowtow nine times.
A grand banquet was held in the Prime Minister's Mansion, accompanied by singing and dancing, and Song Huhu and his entourage were entertained with fine wine given by the emperor.
Song Laosan was very satisfied and praised the prime minister greatly, saying that he was very good at doing things. The prime minister was so happy to be praised that he was even happier than being praised by the emperor.
In the drinking room, the porter announced that someone from the palace came to see the messenger from the fairy city.
After the prime minister asked Song Huhu for instructions, he took people out of the house to greet him.
It turned out that the prince of Wu Hai Kingdom came to see him in person and apologized to the immortal city envoys for his father. He said that the emperor was ill and could not leave the palace, so he ordered the prince to come to see the envoys.
During his trip, he also brought fifty jars of royal wine, fifty pieces of top-quality silk and satin, fifty kilograms of new tea, five hundred kilograms of frozen sea fish, and a thousand kilograms of a rare ore as an apology.
And that kind of rare ore is an annual tribute to the fairy city, and it is one of the materials for refining ordinary magic weapons.
In addition to tribute from the imperial court, there is also trading in underground black markets in various countries.
Zhou Yang was not interested in other things, he just glanced at the ore, secretly thinking that Ye Tao's father should also sell this kind of ore, otherwise he really couldn't think of anything else worthy of the attention of a cultivator in a mortal country.
Song Laohu accepted the order and drank three large glasses of wine with the prince.
Not to mention, the royal wine in the palace is really good, mellow and sweet, with a long aftertaste, and everyone calls it "Guoyin".
Seeing that the messenger from the fairy city was fond of wine, the prince hurriedly sent someone to bring three hundred altars from the palace. The tiger was not polite and accepted them all.
Then, the prince personally reported the current situation of Wu Haiguo to Song Huhu, and the prime minister also made supplements.
Song Laohu assumed a condescending attitude, drinking while listening to the report, while Xing'er and everyone watching on the side rolled their eyes.
In a word, Wu Haiguo is safe and sound. So after Song Laohu and others had had enough wine and food, they collected the books presented to them and stood up to leave. Naturally, the prince and the prime minister sent them out of the city in person.
Before leaving, the prime minister was also very generous, and the gifts he gave were no less than those of the prince.
While riding horses in parallel, the prince took advantage of the prime minister's inattention and secretly gave Song Laohu a wad of paper.
The tiger was surprised and wanted to look for him, but the prince stopped him and clasped his fists in supplication.
Tiger said nothing, put away the note, and led everyone to leave Dongshi City.
After leaving the city, Song Laosan unfolded the note and watched without carrying anyone else. After reading it, he couldn't help but have a strange look on his face.
Everyone was curious and asked to take a look. Tiger handed the note to Zhou Yang first. Zhou Yang also looked surprised after reading it, and then passed it on to others.
"Third brother, have you heard of this before?"
"I've never heard of it. Do you think this is credible?" Tiger shook his head and asked.
"It should be 80% credible." Zhou Yang said after pondering for a moment.
"How can I see it?"
"Comparing the power of the two countries between Jincheng and Wu Hai, it is not difficult to see some clues. The imperial power of Jin Chengguo is supreme, the dignity of the emperor is sacred and inviolable, and even the princes have overwhelming power.
On the other hand, Wu Haiguo is obviously different. Judging from the banquet, on the surface, the prime minister was very respectful to the prince, but the prince was obviously wary and fearful. "
"You are really careful in observing." Tiger shook his head.
"Judging from the fact that there are thousands of soldiers stationed in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the imperial power has been seriously challenged. Third brother, think about it. As the prince's secret report said, there are only more than a thousand imperial guards in the palace, while those in Dongshi City are loyal to the emperor. The defenders only had 2,000 people, less than one-tenth of the entire defenders.
What's more, even the post of general guarding Dongshi Town came from the Prime Minister's Office. In addition, the emperor's orders could not affect matters in the capital, which shows that Wu Haiguo's prime minister's power far exceeded the imperial power. It is reasonable for the prince to request the Tianxing Sect to uphold justice on behalf of the emperor. "
During the banquet, Zhou Yang had already seen the rift between the prime minister and the prince. At this time, seeing the prince's letter asking for help, he had already understood the situation in Wu Hai.
"Under normal circumstances, all the sects in Dingbei City turn a blind eye to this kind of thing. As long as they pay tribute every year, they even ignore the internal wars among mortal vassals. As long as other forces do not They never care about interfering.”
Song Laohu was well aware of the strategies of the major factions in Dingbei to control the mortal kingdom, so he didn't take the invitation of the crown prince of Wu Hai very seriously.
"Regarding the struggle for the throne of the subject country, no wonder the shopkeeper Meng Da of Tongzhou Commercial Bank only wrote a few words and did not personally intervene. It turns out that this is an unwritten rule in the cultivation world." Zhou Yang said to himself.
"Are you talking about the Dashun Dynasty?" Song Huhu asked.
"It should be that Shopkeeper Meng didn't pay too much attention to the dispute between the prince and the emperor's uncle, and he probably followed this rule."
"There are dozens of mortal kingdoms here. It is very common for such incidents to occur, and dynasty changes are even more commonplace. In the Xiujie Sect, those old guys who have lived for hundreds of years have long been accustomed to it, and they are too lazy to pay attention to this kind of thing. matter."
"Having said that, it's a bit unreasonable for you to take so many benefits from others and just throw them away."
"This is just a trivial thing, but I, Song Laohu, don't take me seriously! Besides, this matter is not something I can take care of if I want to. There is also the Tianxing Sect up there." Song Laohu curled his lips and said.
"Haha, do whatever you want. In my opinion, don't hold back and just hand over this letter. As for other things, it's not something we can take care of." Zhou Yang suggested.
"That's it."
Everyone was driving in the wind and lightning, and they were rushing on a starry night. Although the people were fine, the horses couldn't bear it. They were not official officials, and the inns along the way did not provide horses. The group had to come with hard horses, but after taking away the horses, they would also put down some gold and silver.
Zhou Yang no longer had any money or belongings on him, and when he arrived at the far west of Jincheng Kingdom, everyone else's gold and silver had just been spent.
Not bad, it only took twelve days to travel from Wu Haiguo to Jinchengguo's teleportation point, while this trip to the Mortal Kingdom took two months in total.
It was cold in spring when I arrived, but it was warm and the flowers were blooming when I returned.
The group of people walked out of Zhou Tianzong's teleportation array and felt the spiritual energy hitting their faces, which made them feel particularly comfortable. The world of cultivation is their destination, and the secular world without aura is just a temporary stop in life.
However, Zhou Yang has gained a lot in these two months. Not only has his cultivation improved greatly and reached the edge of breakthrough, but he also unexpectedly obtained many rare spiritual herbs and elixirs, as well as star stones needed to refine ancient elixirs. .
Not only that, he also discovered the legendary Chaos at the Tongtian Holy Sect ruins, and had a brief fight with a Jindan-level puppet. Of course, it was not a fight. It should be said that he fled for his life.
But despite this, his eyes were opened and his knowledge increased. These experiences are extremely useful and valuable to him, and this trip is truly worthwhile.
"Third Master, are you going back like this?" Bai Meng asked worriedly.
