Chaozhou, Jingmen County, Chu Family Courtyard.
The head of the Chu family, Chu Yunqing, was leading the Chu family, young and old, waiting respectfully in front of the gate.
"Master, the airship is coming!"
A young man in green clothes ran forward and said.
Chu Yunqing adjusted his Confucian robes, and the butler beside him waved his hand. The drum music that had been waiting for him for a long time sounded, and the young and old of the Chu family knelt on the ground.
"Welcome, His Highness the King of Qin is here!"
Not long after, the sunlight in front of everyone was blocked, and they saw a huge thing falling slowly. However, after a long time, no one came down.
Everyone's knees were weak. Chu Yunqing frowned and sent someone to inquire about the situation, but at this time, a person stepped down from the airship.
He was young, wearing a royal robe, and holding a yellow letter in his hand. It was Yang Yong. He said with a somewhat careless expression: "The King of Qin has something to do at the moment, so he changed the route to Dongyou Village. The Master of the Chu family doesn't have to wait. !”
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the elders of the Chu family suddenly dropped. Ever since the Chu family got the news that Qin Yun was coming to visit, they had prepared and prepared again and again, for fear that any link would be neglected and the murderer would find the rich head.
But who would have thought that Qin Yun would let them go again.
However, unlike other elderly people who were filled with indignation, Chu Yunqing smiled and said: "Your Majesty has many things to do every day, and our Chu family naturally understands this. Please also tell Your Majesty that the Chu family welcomes Your Majesty to visit us at any time!"
Yang Yong smiled: "The Chu family's master is huge. My prince said that he is just handling some small matters and will arrive in the near future. However, the prince has told me that the betrothal gift must still be delivered."
"Somebody come!"
Yang Yong clapped his hands to the people behind him. Not long after, several Zhulong guards carried several large boxes of things. At first glance, they looked so heavy that an uninformed person might have thought they were some kind of jewelry.
All the old men immediately broke into smiles. This King of Qin seemed to understand something.
Chu Yunqing said: "It's a waste of money for the prince, but it is a blessing for my daughter to be appreciated by the prince."
Yang Yong smiled: "Hey, don't worry, doesn't the Chu family master want to see what this betrothal gift is?"
Chu Yunqing was slightly stunned. Apart from the three golds, could there be something else?
Chu Yunqing stepped forward, and Zhulongwei opened the lid of the box. Inside was neither gold, silver, jewelry, nor valuable objects. There was only one account.
Yang Yong picked up a book at random: "This is the financial accounts of the counties in Chaozhou collected by the prince. The Chu family master is so clever that he actually supports most of the officials in Chaozhou."
As soon as he said this, Chu Yunqing's face darkened. Qin Yun was indeed looking for trouble.
However, he also had a plan.
Chu Yunqing said: "Your Excellency, you don't know. Over the years, Chaozhou's finances have been raised by our Chu family and other major aristocratic families. The court only allocated some symbolic funds. Your Excellency may not know that Chaozhou has high mountains and dangerous waters, and banditry is common. We also hope that the government can vigorously suppress bandits. Therefore, we pay more tax money on weekdays!"
Yang Yong grinned: "I see, the prince has said that everything will continue as usual, Master Chu, take leave!"
After speaking, Yang Yong bowed and left, but Chu Yunqing became a little panicked. What was Qin Yun doing this for?
Will the Chu family be skinned like the Yuan family?
But before Chu Yunqing could think about it, the airship had slowly lifted up. Chu Yunqing had no chance to prove it. He could only watch Yang Yong leave.
"Master, what does Qin Yun mean?"
Chu Yunqing looked at the airship and smiled bitterly: "I bet Qin Yun is in that airship!"
All the elders paused: "Then why doesn't Qin Yun want to show up?"
Chu Yunqing said: "He is planning to give my Chu family a slap in the face and inform the disciples below that they must pay attention to the code of conduct during this period and do not leave any excuses to others!"
An old man said in confusion: "Master, Qin Yun neglects us so much, why don't we go and seek refuge with His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Chu Yunqing shook his head: "Do you think the head of the family doesn't want to do it? But Qin Yun has cut it off! In short, it's better to be careful and prepare another 30 million taels of silver."
"promise!"
…
On the airship, Qin Yun was shaking his tea cup, and beside him were Han Jiangxue, Gong Ziyun, and Li Daiyu.
Gong Ziyun on the side was very puzzled: "Why doesn't the prince see the head of the Chu family?"
Qin Yun narrowed his eyes and smiled: "The Chu family is a big family in Chaozhou after all. How can I behave like this when I come here in such a hurry?"
Gong Ziyun: "Your Highness is testing the Chu family's bottom line?"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "Yes, I want to see what the Chu family can do!"
Li Daiyu pouted and said, "How can it be so troublesome? If the Chu family is disobedient, just beat him to make him obedient."
Han Jiangxue on the side shook his head: "It's different. The Chu family is deeply rooted and can be shaken by many people. Even if the court wants to move the Chu family, it has to think carefully and try to win over the Chu family. It is natural for the prince to do this. Right?"
Qin Yun laughed loudly: "You are the only girl who can analyze. Let's see what you can do."
Han Jiangxue smiled and said nothing, and Qin Yun continued: "Actually, Jiang Xue is right. If you want to completely win over the Chu family, you must first break through the Chu family's intricate network of relationships."
"But don't worry, let's leave the Chu family alone for a few days, and let's go to Dongyou Village first."
Li Daiyu's heart moved: "Your Majesty, have you really found it?"
Qin Yun: "Of course, when Bai Feiyang led his people to attack the Franji people, they found Dongyou Village. But Daiyu, you have to be mentally prepared. Today's Dongyou Village has long been abandoned."
Li Daiyu was quite moved: "I just want to go back and see the place where I stayed when I was a child!"
Qin Yun smiled: "Half an hour at most, how about playing mahjong?"
"Whoever loses will be spanked!"
Gong Ziyun: "What is mahjong?"
Li Daiyu and Han Jiangxue smiled foolishly and said, "Sister Gong looks like she is going to suffer!"
The two taught the rules to Gong Ziyun, and the latter just started to play briefly and got it right away. What the two girls didn't expect was that Gong Ziyun, who was playing mahjong for the first time, was so good.
The two girls were spanked by Qin Yun and Gong Ziyun in turn.
"No more fun, you two are cheating!" Han Jiangxue took the lead in exiting, covering her buttocks.
Li Daiyu echoed: "That's right, that's right, why do you all win!"
Qin Yun and Gong Ziyun looked at each other, but they understood each other tacitly. The Grand Master had quick eyes and quick hands. If he wanted to cut out good cards, wouldn't that be a piece of cake?
Qin Yun smiled and said: "Where did you come from? Keep coming!"
Li Daiyu snorted softly: "I won't come. You are cheating. If I regain the strength of the Grand Master, you can't hide it from me."
Speaking of this, Qin Yun thought of Li Daoling.
He asked someone to call Li Daoling up.
"Senior Li, how are you? Is this airship comfortable to sit on?"
Who would have thought that the Supreme Elder of the Thieving Sect would actually be a master who fainted from airships. At this moment, Li Daoling's face turned blue.
"My lord, do you think I'm okay with this old man? I don't know what's wrong with my lord, but there's no harm in asking!"
Qin Yun smiled: "I just want to ask, how did you climb back after falling to the Grand Master?"
Li Daoling said: "It's simple, as long as you have the magic weapon with murderous intent."
"The weapon with murderous intent?" Qin Yun frowned.
Li Daoling: "My lord, have you ever heard of the magical weapons forged at the Forging God Mountain Villa?"
Qin Yun: "Of course I have heard of it. Once the magic weapon comes out, who can compete with it? Everyone in the world is pursuing a magic weapon!"
Li Daoling: "But the quality of a weapon and its reputation do not depend on the weapon itself, but on the martial arts of the person who uses it. The so-called weapons of murderous intent are those famous swords and famous knives that are contaminated with killing intent. This is the only thing It can help people break through the Great Master."
"Of course, this item is usually kept in the treasure troves of major aristocratic families, and will never be used unless absolutely necessary."
Qin Yun suddenly said: "I understand, it is an object carrying murderous intent, right?"
Li Daoling chuckled: "You can say that!"
Qin Yun narrowed his eyes: "Then you should have a lot of them. Isn't that what you do when you steal doors?"
Li Daoling denied it flatly: "No, I have squandered it all long ago. Maybe the Chu family still has it!"
Gong Ziyun on the side shook his head: "Back then, Emperor Wu cut down mountains and destroyed temples, gathered all the magic weapons in the world, and forged Jiuding sharp weapons. Most of the Chu family's magic weapons were handed over, and occasionally one or two were used by Senior Brother Chu. .”
Li Daoling said: "That's right. Emperor Wu dug his pocket too hard. He cast nine tripods and twelve gold and bronze figures to suppress martial arts in the world."
"But it is said that except for the Jiuding buried in various hidden mountains and rivers, all the gold and bronze figures are in the clan mansion. However, I heard that a few were stolen in the past few years."
Qin Yun squinted his eyes, Jiuding, gold and bronze man?
What on earth is this ruthless emperor going to do? Is it possible that the world can be suppressed with just a dry weapon?
Qin Yun felt that it was unreliable and there must be a hidden secret in it.
But before Qin Yun could think about it, an airship soldier came forward to report.
"Your Majesty, Dongyou Village has arrived!"
Qin Yun: "Okay, let's lower the altitude, the airship will hover, and we'll take advantage of the machine to fly down."
"promise!"
Not long after, everyone landed in Dongyou Village.
Looking around, it was desolate, and many burnt marks could be seen vaguely.
Li Daiyu's eyes were slightly red as she walked on this familiar yet unfamiliar land. The whole village was burned down by a fire, and only she and a few people survived.
Li Daiyu came to her "home" by relying on her memory, but unfortunately she could only vaguely see an unburnt bluestone step.
Li Daiyu recalled: "When I was a child, I sat on this step, watching the sunset and watching dandelions flying everywhere. Every day, I waited for my father to come back from digging blood jade and go to the town to exchange it for me to eat candied haws. But now I have even forgotten what my father looks like. Already..."
Qin Yun stepped forward and patted Li Daiyu on the shoulder: "Come over, we will all be your family from now on!"
Li Daiyu nodded: "Yes!"
A few people walked around again, accompanying Li Daiyu to search for memories of the past, and they finally came to an understanding. But just when everyone was about to leave the village and reach the back mountain.
Suddenly a red shadow flashed out from the grass, Gong Ziyun and Li Daoling slapped it with one palm on the left and one on the right.
However, what was surprising was that the two of them seemed to have been hit by an iron wall and bounced back.
Everyone took a closer look and saw that the red figure was not a human being, but a large ape with long hair and red hair. It had scarlet eyes, stared at Li Daiyu, and made a strange "quacking" sound from its mouth!
