Sima Qing and Qiu Gaoshan stayed in the snowfield, but the return journey was uneventful.
Jiang Wuji led the team on the road during the day, and told stories to the Queen Mother and Zhu Yao at night. He slept in the first half of the night and the second half of the night.
After half a month, Wan'er couldn't stand it anymore. Although she slept very deeply after finishing the work, her legs were still sore when she woke up the next day, and it seemed that they were stretched a little...
"Da da da……"
Jiang Wuji rode a black horse, dressed in black and wearing a bamboo hat that is common in the arena, and walked at the front of the team.
The silver knife hanging on the waist swayed back and forth with the bumps, and a long spear and a horse-killing knife hung on both sides of the horse's belly.
The curtain of the carriage at the rear frequently raised a small corner, and the woman in the carriage glanced at the straight back from time to time, and then chatted a few words.
"What are you going to reward him with?"
"I will reward him when he returns to the capital. Why are you so anxious? I've asked you this eight hundred times."
"Hey, my dear, do you think my master will like him?"
"National Preceptor? What does the Imperial Preceptor like about him? Can a person who cultivates immortality still have an ordinary heart?"
"Oh, of course not. If Master can like him, then I can use him as an excuse to travel around the world!"
"You'd better be talking about wandering the world."
"Um?"
As a queen mother, she doesn’t know etiquette and has no shame! Every day I pull a man to forget about the story, but even in broad daylight I peek at him! shameless! Ji Xiaowan, who had been paying attention to the movement of the carriage, spat in her heart, then clamped the horse's belly and rushed to catch up with Jiang Wuji.
Noticing Wan'er coming over, Jiang Wuji put away his thoughts and looked into the vast distance.
"It will probably take another month to reach the capital. Are you bored?"
"snort."
"???"
Seeing Wan'er's "I came to you but ignored you" look, Jiang Wuji was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Okay, I won't bother you in the next few days, you have a good rest."
"Hey! Do you think I'm afraid of you?"
"Um?"
"Bah! I mean, you might as well die of poison!"
Jiang Wuji only thought that he had gone too far in the past half month and Wan'er was losing her temper.
After all, under the influence of Qi Swallowing Mountains and Rivers, he could keep working at a high frequency, causing Wan'er to twitch for half a day every time.
I still need to be more restrained in the future... Jiang Wuji touched the bridge of his nose and changed the subject wisely: "How is Ping An's talent?"
Although he had accepted a disciple, Jiang Wuji was used to being a hands-off shopkeeper, so Wan'er spent the past half month teaching basic basic skills.
Ji Xiaowan rolled her eyes beautifully, passing the carriage from behind without any trace, and said calmly: "My qualifications are mediocre. To be honest, Ping An is not the material for martial arts training at all, but he has a very stubborn temper. Last night, Yang Hongshan kept vigil and said that he had stabbed him last night." I stayed in the saddle all night and didn't fall asleep until early in the morning."
Both of his parents are dead, his qualifications are mediocre, he is willing to endure hardship, and his reputation is safe... The protagonist's buff stack is full.
"Let's see how long he can stay angry. If he gives up martial arts in the future, he can study literature instead. Reading is much easier than practicing martial arts."
"Well, studying is pretty good. Maybe I can get some merit and come back."
"That's right." Ji Xiaowan remembered something and asked, "What did Ding Rui say to you when we came down the mountain?"
Ding Rui is the leader of the Xiaofeng Sect, and Jiang Wuji intends to let him join the Wuming Sect.
But he believed that the sin he had committed was too serious, and it would be better to travel around the world than to stay in the snowfield, even if he died in a foreign country.
On the day he left the snowy field, Ding Rui found Jiang Wuji privately and told him a top-secret matter that few people knew about.
Hantianmen Gu Binghe understood the poison technique, refined poisonous people, and tried to establish the Hantian Dynasty.
Behind it was not only the support of Northwest and Liang Kingdom, but also someone secretly fueling the flames, and even wanted to send the poisonous people to one capital and thirteen states.
Caused chaos in Da Li.
Compared with the ancient glacier, its evil intentions are even worse.
"Do you remember the financing case?" Jiang Wuji said with a smile.
"Financial financing case? Of course I remember." Ji Xiaowan spat and continued: "That stupid woman almost put a shit basin on my head! And Yang Hongshan, if it weren't for your face, I would have done nothing to him. No hands!"
"What's that look in your eyes? Don't believe me? Then I'll go to Yang Hongshan to settle the score!"
"Hey, don't, don't, don't." Jiang Wuji pulled Ji Xiaowan and said flatteringly, "I know you are giving me face so you don't care about them. If you hadn't asked what Ding Rui said to me, I wouldn't have mentioned it again. thing."
"Huh?" Ji Xiaowan tilted her head and asked, "What is the connection between these two things?"
Jiang Wuji rubbed his eyebrows and turned to look at the fiery clouds on the horizon.
"The financing case is apparently over, but the mastermind has not revealed anything. Although King Luo said he would continue to investigate at this time, he still has no clue after such a long time."
"but……"
"If what Ding Rui said is true, be it the financing case, the assassination case, or even the human tooth case at Shuiyun Villa and the Xueyuan poisoner... they all have something to do with that person..."
…
Capital City, Imperial Palace.
The empress wearing a dragon robe was sitting on a dragon chair, with a jade crown and beaded curtain swaying slightly, covering most of her stunning appearance.
Under the imperial platform, all civil and military officials gathered.
King Luo, dressed in official uniform, stepped forward with a cold yet polite voice.
"Your Majesty, the Xueyuan poison case has been solved. Gu Binghe and other thieves have all been killed. Jiang Yindao and the Queen Mother are on their way and will be able to return to the capital within a month."
The empress nodded slightly, raised her hand to signal King Luo to retreat to his original position, and then scanned the temple officials.
"Everyone must be aware of the Xueyuan poison case."
"The Hantianxueyuan borders the Three Kingdoms and is an indisputable territory. The barbarians from the northwest colluded with the traitors from the Liang Kingdom to try to invade our Dali territory."
"If King Luo hadn't educated people well, this conspiracy would have brought disaster to our country."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then spoke out one after another.
"Your Majesty is wise and the establishment of the Fengtian Division is indeed a great blessing for the country."
"His Royal Highness, King Luo, has a sharp eye. Congratulations on finding a good talent."
"Jiang Yindao has repeatedly solved strange and major cases. Such a talent must not be buried. The humble minister is brave enough to ask the Holy Spirit to give him the position of Golden Sword, a bounty and a land, to show the dragon's great kindness."
"I second the proposal."
"I second the proposal."
Duke Li Zhao, who had said he would reward Jiang Wuji heavily when he was granted the title of Marquis, also stood up.
Although this man is over a hundred and a half years old and has gray hair on his temples, and has never practiced martial arts, his eyes are still bright and his body is as straight as a pine tree.
Duke Li Zhao's surname was Qin. Because he was favored by the late emperor, he was given the surname Li and was granted the title of Duke.
When the empress first came to the throne, it was with his support that she was able to suppress the discussions in the court.
"The veteran believes that Jiang Yindao is young and promising, and has a bright future. It will only be a matter of time before he is awarded the title of Golden Saber."
"The Xueyuan poison case seems to be peaceful, but in fact it involves many things. If Jiang Yindao hadn't killed it, the consequences would have been disastrous."
"Therefore, I have the courage to ask the Holy One to give him the surname Li!"
The surname given by the emperor can make the person who gives the surname become the representative of a specific surname, and "Li" is the surname of the Dali royal family. The significance of the surname given to Li is unparalleled by other surnames.
In other dynasties, there was no such thing as giving an emperor a surname.
According to Dali's system, if the empress agrees, then she will grant Jiang Wuji a duchy.
A twenty-year-old Duke is unprecedented...
There were rustling sounds, some objected and some agreed.
When he was young, the empress's majestic voice sounded: "It seems that Duke Zhao is very optimistic about Jiang Wuji."
"Good talents should be put to good use." Li Zhao was full of energy, neither humble nor overbearing.
After pondering for a moment, the empress said calmly: "We will discuss this matter later. Northwest and Liang Yu are at odds with each other. Do you have anything to say about this matter?"
"..."
…
"Da da da……"
Horse hooves cluttered, and the yellow dust was like a dragon.
"Who is it?" Ji Xiaowan asked anxiously. She hated it when others titillated her, not to mention that this matter involved Jiang Wuji's safety.
Jiang Wuji lowered the brim of his hat and smiled half-heartedly.
"The Duke, Li Zhao."
