Chapter 98: His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan Lures the Tiger Away from the Mountain
Half a month later.
Beiping Prefecture, Jishuitan.
This is the main wharf for canal shipping and also the royal elephant-washing pool.
During the pre-Yuan Dynasty, elephants from Siam and Burma were used as a means of transportation and as palace guards. During the summer heat, elephant slaves would lead the elephants to Jishuitan for bathing.
It was afternoon.
A group of elephants were being driven by their elephant slaves, playing and frolicking in the pool. Their long trunks were swinging, spraying water from time to time, causing the people watching on the shore to exclaim in surprise.
After washing the elephants, they should have taken them back to the elephant farm, but today they did not leave. Instead, under the command of the elephant slaves, dozens of elephants obediently lined up in a long queue, waiting for the grain ship coming from the south.
Outside the dock, hundreds of officers and soldiers were lined up in an orderly manner, looking solemn and murderous.
Directly in front of the soldiers sat an old man and a young man, both wearing armor.
The oldest one was about fifty years old, with a dignified appearance and an unconcealable dignity. The youngest one was in his twenties, sitting casually and with a lively temperament.
——Duke of Wei, Xu Da.
——Prince of Yan, Zhu Di.
"Why hasn't it arrived yet?"
Zhu Di and others were feeling a little sleepy, so he called the young eunuch next to him to come over. The young eunuch looked about thirteen or fourteen years old, with a handsome face and nimble movements. He skillfully took out a pot of wine from his Qiankun bag and handed it over.
Zhu Di took the wine glass, poured it into a cup, and drank it all in one gulp, looking very intoxicated.
Xu Da looked at him, then at the row of elephants waiting behind him, feeling rather helpless: "Is it necessary to make such a big fuss? Using elephants to transport food, there are only about 200 boats, it's not a big deal."
This time, 400 ships transported grain to Nanjing, totaling 200,000 shi of grain. Half of it was taken by the Beiping warehouse, and the other half by the Liaodong Regional Administration.
Zhu Di smiled and said, "We have to wash the elephants anyway, so we might as well do nothing." He pretended to offer wine, winked and said, "General, would you like a glass? This is the peach blossom wine brewed by Miaoyun herself."
Xu Da shook his head in disdain: "Just drink it slowly. The wine brewed by that girl is like sweet water. I can't drink it. If it's roast goose, it's another matter..."
The words have not yet fallen.
On the southern canal, the shadows of grain ships appeared, and the giant Fu ship was leading the way.
Zhu Di straightened up immediately: "Finally, we are here. I can meet the famous Jingyuan Earl. My elder brother praised him a lot in his letter. Even the King of Kaiping treated him differently. I want to see who he is!"
Zhu Di is twenty years old this year. He has extremely high talent and is assisted by natural treasures. He was already a third-level master at the age of sixteen.
Among the royal family, even the eldest brother Zhu Biao was slightly inferior, but his temperament made up for it. He was steady and cautious, and had great concentration. Therefore, his progress in practicing the royal secret code was also very fast. But in Zhu Di's view, this could not be regarded as innate talent. In terms of talent alone, he was invincible among his peers!
Until Zhao Wumian appeared.
This kid suddenly appeared, not only did he have incredible physique and spirituality, he was also able to make the [Eight Formation Diagram] recognize him as his master...
Zhu Di also tried to go to the capital upon receiving the imperial edict, but the Eight Diagrams ignored him...
Zhu Di expressed his dissatisfaction.
Xu Da narrowed his eyes and looked at the Fu ship, looking at the conspicuous flying fish uniform on the bow.
This is Boren’s new disciple, or even his only disciple... Lan Yu is his brother-in-law. The skills he learned from Lan Yu are not passed down from master to apprentice, and he has never formally worshipped a master. As for Chang Mao, he practiced "The Art of Transforming Heaven into a Dragon" by himself.
Only Zhao Wumian was the successor he chose and accepted on his own initiative.
This kid has Boren's dragon blood flowing in his body...
On the lucky ship.
Zhao Wumian and others also noticed the old man and the young man at the Jishuitan Wharf.
Fang Rui finally relaxed. His mind, which had been tense for nearly a month, finally relaxed. "I didn't expect that Duke Wei and His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan would come here in person to wait. With them here, we can take a break."
Chang Mao sighed, "I'm going to have a good meal when I get off the boat. I've been eating so much fish these days that I'm sick!"
Chang Meizhen grabbed her hair and said with a sad face: "I want to take a shower..."
Chang Mao rolled his eyes at her and said, "I told you not to listen, and you're asking for trouble!"
Chang Meizhen snorted and looked at Zhao Wumian.
Zhao Wumian stood at the bow from beginning to end, his body straight, like a green pine.
Suddenly, he frowned slightly, sensing a strong murderous aura. Fang Rui and Chang Mao sensed it at the same time, thinking to themselves: No way, in front of Xu Da, who is at the fifth level, those people dare to attack? !
Just as he was hesitating, he heard the sound of splashing water, and four masked and cloaked masters suddenly rushed out from the surroundings of the Fu ship. They were wearing [Water-Repellent Dragon Gauze] gauze clothes on the outside, and black robes made of [Mist-Hidden Spider Silk] that could block pupil techniques inside. They were exactly the same as Li Yuliang and others at the beginning!
Fang Rui sneered: "Don't overestimate your own abilities!"
These four people were all in the third realm. Fang Rui immediately drew his sword and slashed at the four people in mid-air, cutting them in half immediately.
But a strange scene appeared. The knife light passed through the four people, and there were crisp sounds. Sparks flew, and the outer robes were shattered. Then the metal bodies around the waists of the four people were revealed, as well as the broken gears inside!
These four people are actually mechanical men!
"not good!"
Fang Rui secretly thought that something was not good. In a flash, the four corpses in the air suddenly raised their hands, revealing the black holes of the muskets under their arms. Bang, bang, bang, bang, four explosions were heard, and fine iron bullets flew out of the barrels and shot at the four people's heads!
This was totally unexpected.
Hidden in the mist and covered by spider silk, no one expected that the person under the black robe actually had a mechanical body.
Four fine iron bullets came at him swiftly. Fang Rui immediately released the magic image. The three-meter-tall giant cold tiger reappeared, roaring towards the sky. Its outer energy shielded its body, protecting everyone at the bow. The bullets hit the magic image, which swayed slightly before being frozen into lumps of ice by the cold air.
"careful!"
A cry of surprise came from the shore.
The fifth man in black rushed out of the water with a jade ruler in his hand.
As soon as he appeared, Chang Mao and Zhao Wumian's expressions also changed.
The peak of the four realms!
The man raised the jade ruler and used a powerful move to split Mount Huashan towards Fang Rui's magic image!
With the infusion of true Qi, the jade ruler that was less than three feet long suddenly extended into a ten-foot Qi blade!
The veins on his arms bulged, and with the help of his true energy, the jade ruler was like a giant knife. With a heavy chop, it shattered the Dharma image in an instant like a knife cutting tofu, and hit Fang Rui's chest hard!
Fang Rui's armor exploded, his true energy flowed through his body, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. He was severely injured by this move, his magic image collapsed, and he flew backwards!
The man swung the giant jade sword horizontally again, and cut off several masts in succession, and chopped at everyone with the momentum of killing gods and Buddhas!
"【Measure the Heaven Ruler】, "Pingsha Jade Ruler Sutra"!"
Xu Da's face was grim. His figure flashed and he appeared on the bow of the ship a hundred feet away. He raised his hand and slapped out. The huge palm print was like a three-foot-high wall, covering the sky and the earth.
In mid-air, the human-dragon-shaped image flashed by and was directly shattered by the huge palm force.
He protected his chest with both hands and flew dozens of feet in one breath. Then he spat out a mouthful of blood, sneered, and turned into lightning and disappeared into the distance.
Xu Da thought something was wrong and when he turned around, he saw a dark shadow among the crowd rushing towards Zhu Di at ghostly speed.
In his palm, flames rose up, the fire was so powerful that it seemed to be able to burn everything in the world!
Tune the tiger away from the mountain!
Zhu Di was slightly surprised, and Xu Da's two fourth-level deputy generals were even more shocked. They did not expect the assassin to be so fast. They attacked immediately, but the black shadow's charged attack was faster and more fierce. The most important thing was that he was also in the fourth level. In a flash, he had passed through the crowd and came in front of Zhu Di, and slapped him on the head!
"Five virtues reincarnate, six suns burn the sky!"
The palm print falls!
There was a loud bang, deafening!
The armor on Zhu Di glowed with golden light and turned into a golden bell to protect his body. When the opponent smashed his palm down, the golden bell shattered and the armor dimmed.
The second palm followed closely, and the palm force covered the whole area. Zhu Di knew that there was no way to avoid it, and he was not the type to sit and wait for death. His power burst out, his eyes turned into ice blue and golden amber, and the yin and yang power surged from his dantian, and in an instant it turned into the dark yin energy, condensing into a shield in front of him, ready to take the palm. At the critical moment, a loud dragon roar came from his ears, and Zhu Di's eyes flashed, and he had disappeared from the spot.
boom!
The shadow slammed the ground with one palm, and violent flames swept in all directions! The ground was charred black, and the elephants were frightened and neighed!
What a powerful force!
If you get hit by this, you will be seriously injured if not killed.
Zhu Di secretly sweated.
"court death!"
Xu Da was furious and used his skills. His figure flashed again and he took the opportunity when the black shadow's moves became old to slap him hard on the chest with the second palm.
There were sounds of bones breaking from the black shadow's body. He flew backwards and used his lightness skills to escape.
"Chase!"
At Xu Da's order, the two deputy generals led their troops to chase after them.
"How are you, Your Highness?"
Xu Da looked at his son-in-law.
"I'm fine..."
Zhu Di let out a long sigh, shook his head, and turned to look at the "white dragon" beside him. Zhao Wumian had already turned back to his original form.
Zhu Di looked him up and down, and said in amazement: "The Art of Transforming Heaven into a Dragon is indeed extraordinary, and it is so fast... How do you know that person is trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"
While Xu Da was blocking the masked man, Zhao Wumian had already performed the Dragon Transformation Technique and flew towards Zhu Di, so that he could transfer him in time.
"I guessed it too."
Zhao Wumian was also still frightened.
This time was different from before. At Purple Gold Mountain, he had two Dharma images to back him up. Just now, at the critical moment, he could only bite the bullet and save people under such a powerful move. It was really dangerous.
Zhao Wumian said, "Time was tight and there was no time to think. The other party repeatedly lured Lord Fang to attack, and used the mechanical man to create an opening for the masked master, so as to severely injure Lord Fang in one fell swoop, in order to lure Duke Wei to rescue him... But this is not the ultimate goal. Duke Wei is at the highest level, and it is not easy to plot against him. Among those present, the most distinguished one is His Highness, and after the incident, His Highness is also the one who has the greatest impact. They are determined to cause trouble, and the primary target is most likely you. I think there may be a problem, so I came to help."
Time is too tight!
From the four people breaking out of the water, to Fang Rui's attack, to half of his body firing a musket, forcing Fang Rui to defend with a magic elephant, and then the man with the ruler came out again, severely injuring Fang Rui, and pretended to kill everyone on the boat, forcing Xu Da to rescue... The last one was the killing move, waiting for Xu Da to leave, and then attacking Zhu Di in the third realm...
Zhu Di has magic weapons and elixirs. It doesn't matter if he can't kill him, the purpose is to make him hurt and bleed.
One thing leads to another, and everything happens in an instant.
There was no time to think at all.
Zhu Di and Xu Da looked at each other, both showing an expression that they were even more famous after meeting each other.
Xu Da nodded and said, "Bo Ren's vision is as good as ever!"
He first asked his personal soldiers who knew medicine to come on board to help heal Fang Rui, then looked at Zhao Wumian and said, "I heard that you are well-informed. I think you know what that ruler was and who that person was!"
"..."
Zhao Wumian was silent for a moment: "[The Heaven-Measurement Ruler] and [The Pingsha Jade Ruler Sutra] are the magic weapons and skills of Liu Bingzhong and Guo Shoujing. Add the magic image [Kuilong], and that person must be Guo Zhongwen."
Xu Da immediately said, "The other shadow, I think you also have someone you suspect."
Zhao Wumian was silent this time.
The black shadow used the Yin-Yang Taoism's Fire Department skills. In the entire Yin-Yang Taoism, there was only one person who had practiced the "Six Yang Burning Heaven Art" to reach that level - the Fire Department elder, the Great Sima, Yuwen Ying!
Xu Da knew what he was thinking: "You still think this is a frame-up, and Yin Yang Dao has nothing to do with it."
Zhao Wumian said: "Yes."
Xu Da asked: "Why?"
Zhao Wumian sighed, "This is too obvious... It's obvious that he is the one behind the scenes. Because of the continuous instigation, the Yin-Yang Dao and the imperial court still haven't started a war, so he came up with this sinister plan to add fuel to the fire... If nothing unexpected happens, the people who are following him will find that he has entered Shugu Mountain... Once the imperial court wants to arrest someone, the situation will further deteriorate..."
"Indeed."
Xu Da simply nodded: "But the person must be arrested, because the clues point to Yuwen Ying, and he wants to hurt the current prince and the King of Sai who is stationed on the border. How can he establish his authority if he doesn't catch him? This is an open conspiracy. The King of Yan has magical weapons and elixirs, but as long as he is seriously injured, it will intensify the conflict. He wants to take back Gongshu's things, and he also wants Yin Yang Dao to be buried with him..."
Zhao Wumian was silent for a moment: "What if the Yin-Yang Dao refuses to hand over the person, or is unable to hand him over?"
Jumping into it knowing it was a trap? Just for the sake of the court's reputation?
Zhao Wumian was not afraid of a fight, but doing so made him feel even more aggrieved!
This is completely letting others lead you by the nose!
Xu Da looked at him deeply, and suddenly smiled: "If Boren was here, he would not say this, he would be looking forward to the horse trampling on the mountain gate. Very good, it seems that you are really not controlled by the dragon blood..." At this point, he transmitted his voice: "You have to be flexible when doing things for others. If they really can't hand it over, why don't you prepare one? It's just to keep things quiet and conceal people's eyes and ears."
Eh?
Zhao Wumian raised his eyebrows, so is this a case of taking advantage of the situation?
That’s quite a solution!
Xu Da transmitted his voice, "I will pretend to do this, and I will leave the task of finding the real murderer to you. You have the "Actor's Treasure Mirror" in your possession. Zhao Pusheng used this technique to make your master suffer. Now that you are the head of both families, I believe you will not let me down."
"Yes."
Zhao Wumian turned his head and looked at the mechanical man parts: "For today's game, they have already revealed their flaws! I don't believe that these new parts are made out of thin air!"
Xu Da nodded in satisfaction and said in a voice transmission: "It seems that you have made some progress."
But he said to his personal soldiers: "Pass my order, the troops will march to Shugu Mountain!"
Xu Da strode away.
Zhu Di wanted to stay a little longer, so he let Xu Da pull him away, as his identity was too dangerous here.
Chang Mao jumped off the boat and asked: "How is it? Are you going to send troops?"
Zhao Wumian said: "The Yin-Yang Taoist Master of Destiny is under serious suspicion, so I have to go there. How is Lord Fang?"
Chang Mao looked serious: "He's seriously injured."
Zhao Wumian said, "We haven't finished our work yet, so you can unload the goods here first and take care of Lord Fang. I'll go and catch that damn bug! He keeps making trouble one after another. If we don't kill him, he'll keep making trouble! I'm interested in the "Demon Seeding Technique" on him..."
Chang Mao said: "Is there a magic image behind him..."
Zhao Wumian said: "As long as we know his identity, there will be more ways to kill him!"
This is true.
Chang Mao said: "Be careful."
Zhao Wumian nodded and asked Bao Buyi and Chen Xuanli to salvage the spare parts from the river.
The two men followed orders and brought the things over: "Sir."
Zhao Wumian skillfully checked his body and found three rare materials. He took them off immediately and handed a token to the two men, saying, "There is a Qingyu Pavilion on Guanxiang Street in Beiping Prefecture. You two take these three things to see the shopkeeper and show him this token. He will help you find out who bought these three materials and then follow the clues to find out who is behind them. Be careful not to alert the enemy and come back to tell me the answer."
The two nodded in agreement.
Bao Buyi took the token curiously and saw the word "Yang" written on the front...
understood.
The two looked at each other, then left quickly and ran towards Qingyu Pavilion...
Maybe the introduction is a bit long, I’ll speed up.
(End of this chapter)
