Gu Zhan and Kou Baimen looked at each other, a little surprised. They didn't expect such a coincidence. Just when they mentioned the Immortal Sect, an "immortal" appeared.
Gu Zhan motioned Jianyi to sit down and said, "Tell me specifically what the situation is."
Jianyi sat down slowly and said: "Before, my lord, you asked me to pay more attention to see if any mysterious people or forces would appear recently, so I notified the various county and county officials.
Just now, I received a secret report from the Sword King City Prefecture, saying that there are immortals appearing in Sword King Mountain. However, contrary to what you guessed, my lord, those immortals are very high-profile, and they do not hide them, but show off in a big way. Appeared.
At the beginning, an immortal in white clothes appeared directly on the Sword King City in the clouds and mist. He called himself the Huanglong Immortal and asked the local governor to build a temple for him, which would ensure good weather in the place.
Immediately afterwards, some people claiming to be fairy children appeared in the world one after another. They all claimed to be disciples of Huanglong Shangxian's sect. They came from an immortal cave called Tianxing Cave. They said that Huanglong Shangxian intercepted the secrets of heaven and learned about Sword King County. There will be a natural disaster, and the Yellow Dragon Immortal cannot bear the suffering of the people, so he comes to this world to save the world. "
Gu Zhan smiled slightly and said, "Is there a condition?"
"Yes," Jian Yi said, "Those people say that Huanglong Immortal prays to God and requires 33,333 girls to purify themselves and offer sacrifices in order to communicate with God and grant blessings."
Gu Zhan said in a deep voice: "Are there any other actions?"
"I don't know," Jianyi said: "The Sheriff of Jianwang County received my notice in advance and knew that your lord attaches great importance to these matters, so he sent the message as soon as possible. It's only been two days now, and it hasn't happened yet. There is no other news, but because the Huanglong Immortal and his boy are too high-profile, they have caused a lot of public opinion in Sword King County and cannot be covered up."
"It's interesting," Gu Zhan chuckled, then looked at Kou Baimen and asked, "There are many grandmasters in the martial arts alliance in Sword King County, right?"
Kou Baimen said hurriedly: "Yes, because the situation in Jianwang County was, after all, the center of the Yunxi Jianghu before, so I deliberately arranged for a top master to guard it and have close contact with the government."
Jian Yi also said: "The Wulin Alliance also came out to investigate, but they only found that those people came out of Sword King Mountain, but they did not come out from the ruins of Sword King City, but came out from inside the Sword King Mountain Range. However, they did not Their specific whereabouts can be discovered.
As for the Yellow Dragon Immortal, there was too much movement when he appeared. In addition to flying in the clouds and mist, there was also a strange phenomenon descending from the sky. A group of boys were also riding cranes. It looked very mysterious. The Wulin Alliance did not dare to verify it rashly, but that Several boys moved into the governor's mansion and showed many wonderful tricks, such as turning stones into gold, becoming invisible through walls, etc. The masters in the martial arts league were a little afraid, so they could only let the government stabilize those people first. Then report it to your lord, please make up your mind! "
Gu Zhan chuckled lightly and said, "Then you two will go with me to Jianwang County." After that, Gu Zhan looked at Kou Baimen again and said, "Go and inform Wan Xiu and let him Stop being in seclusion, come out and sit in Prince Wu’s Mansion!”
"yes."
Kou Baimen bowed and bowed, turned around and went out.
Gu Zhan went out with his sword.
Nowadays, there are many masters in Yunzhou, especially since he publicly taught the law. Not only the Xia Kingdom, but also many casual cultivators from other countries have come to join Prince Wu's Mansion. Many masters have directly brought their forces to join Wu. The palace only wants to get the magic from Gu Zhan.
Although Rong Yichu had formulated a very difficult screening model, he could not resist the desire of those martial arts masters to seek truth. In order to show their loyalty, many people directly moved their whole family to Yunzhou. It was called convenient care, but in fact it was Taking the initiative to hand over hostages shows loyalty.
At present, many of the masters recruited by Prince Wu's Mansion have mastered the essence of the method of seeing gods, but the first one to break through is the famous Ba Dao Wanxiu in the world.
This Tyrant Sword is from the same era as Dragon King Mo Jingzhou. He is quite similar to Gu Zhan. He is from an ordinary background. With a sword and decisive killing power, he has gradually become famous in the world. A rare civilian representative.
A few years ago, when Gu Zhan was rising to prominence in the world, due to his
Style, there were rumors that he studied under Ba Dao Wanxiu. Gu Zhan once wanted to find an opportunity to visit this Ba Dao.
However, time is also destiny,
Even at that time, he never thought that when the two met for the first time, Ba Dao would kneel down in front of him with excitement and beg for a blessing.
However, Wan Xiu did not live up to his reputation.
After Jian Yi and Kou Baimen, he became the third person to achieve the realm of seeing gods. Now, he is also a master in Prince Wu's Mansion.
Now that Gu Zhan was going to Jianwang County, the first thing he thought of was Wan Xiu asking him to take charge, because there was too much movement in Prince Wu's Mansion now, and countless masters were swarming in. There was no guarantee that some people wouldn't take risks and cause trouble.
The city of Sword King County was the original Sword King City at the foot of Sword King Mountain. Although Gu Zhan destroyed Sword King City at the beginning, he still respected Sword King City. Although he was an enemy, it was only due to the current situation.
Therefore, he designated several surrounding counties as one county and named it Sword King County. The county seat was located in the Sword King City at the foot of Sword King Mountain.
However, Sword King City is on the border of Yunxi, far away from Yuncheng. Gu Zhan brought Jianyi and Kou Baimen there, and it took several days of effort along the way.
The three of them traveled lightly and without notifying local officials wherever they went, and arrived at the county town in a very low-key manner.
After all, Sword King City was once one of the largest cities in Yunxi, and it was very prosperous.
However, when Gu Zhan and the other three entered the city, they saw a strange scene. The streets in the city were actually empty. There were very few pedestrians and there were no vendors like those who used to fill the city. Many stores were closed and very deserted. Even a bit desolate.
"how so?"
Jian Yi was in disbelief.
He used to be Jianzi of Sword King City, and this city was the city he was most familiar with, but now the situation in this city was completely different from what he remembered.
Kou Baimen frowned and said, "It should be that something happened in the past few days, because my lord came here all the way light and simple, and the government here had no way of knowing my lord's whereabouts, so they didn't have time to deliver the news." .”
Gu Zhan nodded slightly.
At this moment, a middle-aged man with a big belly hurriedly ran out of an alley.
Jian Yi hurriedly stopped the middle-aged man and asked: "Brother, may I ask, what happened in this city? Why has it become so deserted?"
The middle-aged man was obviously very impatient, but as soon as he raised his head, he saw Jian Yi holding the sword on his back with his backhand. He immediately put back the curse words, smiled coquettishly, and said, "This You hero is from out of town, you know, but our Sword King County is suffering from a natural disaster!"
Jian Yi frowned and said, "What kind of natural disaster?"
The middle-aged man said: "My hero, you don't know. Some time ago, an immortal came down to earth to warn the people of Jianwang County that a natural disaster was about to come. However, the officials in our government office did not believe it and did not listen to the immortal.
No, in just a few days, a plague has begun to break out in the city. The doctors in the city are helpless. Fortunately, the immortal has compassion and asks the boys to practice practices in the city every day to drive away the plague. He also gives us talisman water. As long as we drink it, After drinking the talisman water, the disease can be eliminated immediately. I am in a hurry to get the talisman now. My children are also infected with the plague! "
After that, the middle-aged man advised again: "My heroes, I see that you are all from other places. Go and ask for a talisman quickly. Even if you are not sick, drinking the talisman water can prevent the plague. If there is no important Come on, leave as soon as possible. I heard that this natural disaster has just begun. If the people in the government still don’t follow the instructions of the immortal, you may not know what will happen in the future!"
As soon as the sword was released from the middle-aged man's hand, the middle-aged man was relieved and left in a hurry.
On the other side, Kou Baimen was next to Gu Zhan and chuckled: "My lord, this Jian Yi's personality has changed so much. He used to be shy when talking to people, but now he is really a completely different person. He used to have to hold it." It is simply impossible to reason with people with a sword."
Gu Zhan chuckled and said, "Love makes people grow."
Gu Zhan was very aware of the changes in Jian Yi. The former Jian Yi was a social terror.
, it’s not easy to talk to anyone, but since I was possessed by love in Desert City, I don’t know whether it was the influence of the devil’s energy or whether it has really changed. After I woke up, my whole personality changed drastically. I used to be submissive, but now I speak and do things. Became very neat, even a little cold.
"Lord!"
Jianyi came over, cupped his hands and said, "There is something wrong with this plague."
Kou Baimen chuckled and said, "It's a bit similar to the methods of the White Lotus Sect back then. They used some magical means to overpower the minds of the people, and then shouted some slogan about the White Lotus coming to the world to save all living beings, and then they pulled people to rebel. !」
Gu Zhan chuckled lightly and said, "Just go and take a look and you'll find out."
Immediately, since he was following behind the middle-aged man,
Not long after, we arrived at a square in the city.
Completely different from the deserted streets everywhere, here is a sea of people, very noisy, and densely packed with people.
And in the center of the square,
A high platform was being set up, and a young man with fluttering white clothes and extraordinary grace was casting a spell. Next to him, several young men in similar clothes were flying around on flying cranes. Everyone was as untainted by the earthly atmosphere as if they were immortals. There is an air of otherworldliness.
As for the young man who cast the spell, his method was indeed very miraculous, and every move he made was very charming. Along with the visions, bursts of pleasant fairy sounds echoed in the air.
Talisman seals gathered together and flew towards the people who were seeking talismans.
"My lord, can you see through this?" Kou Baimen said softly: "I don't think it's like a deception?"
Jian Yi also said softly: "I can't see any flaws either."
Gu Zhan chuckled and said, "It's not a deception, so there are no flaws!"
Kou Baimen and Jian Yi were both surprised.
Gu Zhan said calmly: "Let's go to the government office!"
Government office.
When Gu Zhan and his party arrived outside the government office, a group of officials hurriedly came out to greet them.
The magistrate hurriedly bowed and said with sincerity and fear: "Welcome to you, Your Majesty. We didn't know that Your Majesty was coming, so we missed your welcome from afar. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Gu Zhan nodded slightly, glanced at the prefect, and was slightly surprised to see that he was an acquaintance. He was surprised and said: "Zuo Yang, are you the prefect of Sword King County?"
The prefect hurriedly said: "Thank you to the prince for remembering Xianguan. I am very lucky. I asked the prince to take care of me so that I could come to this Jianwang County and become the prefect."
Gu Zhan smiled slightly.
Zuo Yang was the one he made friends with when he first arrived in Yunxi.
At that time, he was arranged by Dragon King Mo Jingzhou to go to Pingyang Mansion to become a member of the Jinyiwei Qianhu, and Zuo Yang was one of the hundreds of people under his command, and he was also the first Jinyiwei official to join him.
At that time, he was just a Xiantian realm warrior without any foundation in Pingyang Mansion. Zuo Yang had been a Jin Yiwei in Pingyang Mansion for decades and was quite prestigious. He was the first to charge for him. After that, Pingyang City was full of people. People from the city's Jianghu came to surround him and kill him, and Zuo Yang followed him all the time.
In the middle of that battle,
Zuo Yang dragged his seriously injured body to hold an umbrella for him and faced the city. He once said something to Zuo Yang - "After tonight, in Pingyang City, you, Zuo Yang, will be under one person."
Later, he grew up all the way,
Zuo Yang naturally couldn't keep up with him and stayed in Pingyang City. At that time, Gu Zhan asked him to take over the position of Pingyang Mansion's Jinyi Guard Qianhu. He also asked Pingyang Gu to take more care of Zuo Yang, and he never saw him again after that. Face, I didn’t expect to see you here again today.
Kou Baimen on the side chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, you may be a little disappointed because you are busy with all kinds of affairs. Last year when Yunxi was restructured, you specifically told me that Mr. Zuo was getting older and it would be difficult to continue to fight and kill in Jinyiwei. suitable."
As soon as these words came out, Zuo Yang's expression was shocked, his eyes were covered with a layer of tears, and he hurriedly bowed: "I am incompetent, I am incompetent, I can't share my worries for the prince, and I let the prince worry about me for my kindness. I am so kind to you. Official…I’ll be the official…”
Gu Zhan held Zuo Yang's arm, helped Zuo Yang up, patted Zuo Yang's shoulder gently, and said, "I remember that your son was also in Jin Yiwei at the beginning. He is a good seedling, so train him well!"
Zuo Yang said excitedly: "I must train my subordinates well and live up to the prince's kindness!"
Gu Zhan smiled and said nothing more. He knew that Kou Baimen was trying to win people's hearts for him. In fact, after he asked Gu to take care of Zuo Yang, he never told anyone else that he had developed along the way. It's too fast, and I don't care too much.
However, Kou Baimen was very attentive and considered a lot of things for him.
Zuo Yang hurriedly invited Gu Zhan and others to come in.
"Your Majesty, please come in, Leader of the Kou Alliance, please come in, Mr. Jianyi!"
How many people came in?
Gu Zhan and Kou Baimen walked in front. Gu Zhan said in a low voice: "You are very attentive and have thought a lot about me."
"This is what the slave family should do. Your Majesty, you want to do big things, how can you bother with those trivial things?" Kou Baimen said.
"Who have been arranged?" Gu Zhan asked.
"Well," Kou Baimen said softly, "there are those confidants in Linjiang City when you first started to rise, such as Chen Fei, Malang, Ma Long, Hu Yidao, etc. Zuo Yang and Wu Xiang in Pingyang Mansion, and so on. As for those people in the Beidou Gang, I have made proper arrangements for you, Prince!"
Gu Zhan nodded slightly and said, "Thank you."
Kou Baimen said with a look of resentment: "The slave family has nothing to ask for. I just hope that the prince can have a little place in the slave family's heart. Alas, it's only because the slave family is so unsatisfied that they can't give birth to a son and a half daughter for you, the prince." Yes, the fate of the slave family is so bad!"
Gu Zhan looked at Kou Baimen, who was excellent at acting, and chuckled, but said nothing more.
If we say that before, with the frequency with which he went to Kou Baimen's courtyard, it was still possible to conceive a child, as for now, unless Kou Baimen can keep up with his pace and raise his life level to a level similar to his, otherwise, It is almost impossible to conceive a child. This is a difference in life levels.
Of course, Gu Zhan would not tell Kou Baimen about this.
There are many women in the backyard of his palace, and Kou Baimen is a capable person with sufficient strength and a background in the martial arts alliance. He is currently the most prestigious among the women in his backyard.
But Kou Baimen was obviously unwilling to do this.
She knew that it was impossible for a man like Gu Zhan to have any feelings, and she also knew that Gu Zhan had no intention of marrying or having concubines. The reason why she crawled onto Gu Zhan's bed innocently was because she had spotted Gu Zhan's potential.
Now that she has been with Gu Zhan for so long, she knows even more clearly that Gu Zhan is someone she can neither keep her heart nor her body with. Although what she has gotten now has far exceeded her expectations, she doesn't want to stop there. , but she also knew that she couldn't keep up with Gu Zhan's pace, so she could only find a way to add weight to her.
And could this weight be more useful than conceiving a child?
Especially after the Gu family moved to Yunzhou, her sense of urgency became more and more intense, and she kept a close eye on Gu Qingcheng every day.
Later, the royal family also intervened in the matter and sent many of Ji's people to Yunzhou, including the most beautiful women of Ji's generation.
Although Gu Zhan has never touched Gu Qingcheng or those royal women, the Kou Bai family is under great pressure. Both of these families have stronger backgrounds than her martial arts alliance, and she has yet to be able to give birth to her mother. , he could only try his best to share the pressure for Gu Zhan.
Gu Zhan was also happy to see the success. He was happy to have people working hard to help him.
Naturally, Kou Baimen didn't know that it was impossible for her to be pregnant with Gu Zhan's child, and he was still thinking about when to find other remedies to try.
"Well, I heard that there is a famous doctor in Sword King City. I have to take the time to pay him a visit!" Kou Baimen muttered in his heart.
Soon, a group of people came to a hall.
Gu Zhan sat on the main seat, looked at Zuo Yang and other officials, and asked, "Zuo Yang, what's going on with the plague in this city?"
Zuo Yang hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, although I have no evidence, I can basically confirm that this plague is man-made."
Gu Zhan said coldly: "The so-called Immortal of Tianxing Cave?"
Zuo Yang nodded and said: "Seven days ago, the man who claimed to be the Huanglong Immortal came through the clouds. A group of children rode on the crane and made a lot of noise in the city. He also left some words about the coming of natural disasters.
It makes people panic.
The Wulin Alliance couldn't figure out the details of the Huanglong Immortal and didn't dare to test them rashly. The lower official had no choice but to stabilize them first and invited the fairy boys to live in the government office. However, the Huanglong Immortal disappeared. trace.
In the past few days, those fairy boys have repeatedly forced the subordinates to build a temple for Huanglong Shangxian and let everyone in the county come to worship Tianxing Cave. Otherwise, there will be verbal threats such as natural disasters.
As for the methods they used, even the top masters of the Martial Arts League couldn't fathom the depth. We could only find various reasons to hold them back. However, they seemed to have figured out the official's intention. Three days ago, A plague suddenly appeared in the city and spread extremely quickly.
The doctors in the city were helpless. These fairy boys came to the official and claimed that they could drive away the plague. However, they also threatened repeatedly, saying that this was a natural disaster. If the official did not follow the instructions of Huanglong, more natural disasters would come. "
Gu Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Besides the plague, do they have any other actions?"
"Yes," Zuo Yang replied: "Their first request is for the officials to select 33,333 unmarried girls between the ages of 14 and 18, saying that they must rely on them to make the sacrifice successful. However, the officials did not make any move, so they began to spread the word in the city, saying that they could marry a fairy boy and become an immortal.
During this period of time, many families in the city were beguiled to give their girls to the fairy boys. There was nothing that could be done to stop them. Even outside the city, people began to bring their young girls to see the fairy boys, hoping to be chosen by the fair boys. .
These fairies are very picky in their selection and require beautiful appearance. In the past few days, dozens of them have been sent to Sword King Mountain. The Wulin Alliance sent people to follow them, but they were lost every time. "
Gu Zhan frowned and said, "Besides asking for young girls, do they have any other requirements?"
"Not yet," Zuo Yang said, "They don't have any interest in yellow and white things. They just want young and beautiful women and ask to be enshrined in Tianxing Cave."
Gu Zhan pondered for a while and said, "Go and call those so-called fairy boys over!"
All the officials were worried.
However, Zuo Yang had followed Gu Zhan for a period of time and knew Gu Zhan's character well. Knowing that Gu Zhan was right about what he said, he immediately went out in person.
Not long after,
There was a cry of cranes outside the hall,
One by one, the flying cranes circled and danced in the sky, and the fairy boys in white all stepped on the backs of the flying cranes, floating like gods, with elegant and ethereal temperaments, just like the legendary immortals.
There were eight people in total, with ripples of air rising under their feet. They walked down from the sky step by step, as if there were stairs above the sky, and walked into the hall step by step. Their expressions were indifferent and otherworldly.
The leader was a handsome young man, dressed in white clothes, wearing a feather crown on his head, holding a magic weapon in his hand. He walked in the front, looked at Gu Zhan, and said flatly: "Are you the prince that the prefect said? The one who can make the decision?" "
Gu Zhan said nothing.
The young man said slowly: "I am Baiyun, a disciple of Huanglong Shangxian in Tianxing Cave in Qiongding Mountain. You can call me Baiyun Fairy Boy. Huanglong Shangxian realized the secret of heaven and learned that natural disasters were coming. He sympathized with the suffering in the world, especially I have come to save you from the sea of misery. This fairy boy has come to this mortal world on behalf of the Huanglong Master. You see me as if you were seeing a master. How can you sit high and not worship me?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone in the hall changed.
Gu Zhan, on the other hand, looked at the fairy boys slightly and said calmly: "You want me to worship you?"
Baiyun Fairy Boy calmly said: "You are not worshiping me, but you are worshiping Huanglong Immortal. The natural disaster has arrived. You have already seen it. Without the protection of Huanglong Immortal, when the natural disaster comes, you will be robbed." , since you are the lords of the mortals here, you should seek mercy from the Yellow Dragon Supreme Immortal on behalf of the mortals here, and since you worship me as a worshiper of the immortal, do you want to offend the Yellow Dragon Supreme Immortal?"
Gu Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly, tapped his fingers on the chair, and a terrifying force came out, and he said in a deep voice:
"Since you have seen this king, even the true immortal has kowtowed to you. Why don't you and the others kneel down in front of me!"
