togophonebook Chapter 421 News from the capital! Song Nian's true name and title General (2 in 1)
Chapter 421 News from the capital! Song Nian's true name and title General (2 in 1)
Chapter 421 News from the capital! Song Nian's true name and title General (two in one)
In March, with a light rain, the peach blossoms in East City are already in full bloom.
In Biyouju, Li Mo slept until the sun was high in the sky before waking up.
Half a month had passed since that night, and Gu Changan had not returned from his retreat. For him, this was the most important opportunity in his life. Not only did he transform into the Devouring Demon, but the most important thing was that he defeated his inner demons, took the most solid step, and was not afraid of obstacles, thus mastering the essence of the nightmare.
All this was because of Li Mo, who gave him endless confidence.
His determination to pursue the Tao is firm and his future achievements will be limitless.
Li Mo was extremely looking forward to this. The Eternal Dream Art had always been passed down in two branches, and the nightmare branch was the most mysterious and powerful. If it became a magical power, it would surely be the nemesis of the beautiful dream branch.
By that time, Gu Changan will definitely be a great help to him.
"Wait to die for you!"
When Li Mo thought of that scene, he felt very happy.
When Gu Changan was away, he was almost entirely in charge of Xuantian Pavilion in Qingchan City. He had been busy these days, and was almost always late and left early.
After half a month's effort, Li Mo's cultivation had made great progress.
After that night, Li Mo refined all the white strange soil left by the [Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord], and his realm was raised again. The spiritual seedling in his dantian jumped from the [Three Veins Realm] to the [Five Veins Realm]. Not only did his strength increase, but he also took another solid step towards comprehending the [True Breath].
However, this time, Li Mo did not enter the mysterious lost land through the enhanced [Tongtian Zangxuanling] as he did last time.
"Every time I reach the third level, something unexpected will happen... Perhaps I can only enter that lost land after I reach the Six Meridians Realm..."
Li Mo was thoughtful. These days, Wanwan's figure always appeared in his mind inexplicably. Although he and the little girl only met by chance, ever since that time, the other person's figure has been like a brand, lingering in his heart.
This feeling is really not good.
"Strange land... the key is this thing..."
Li Mo has tasted the sweetness of the goodness. As long as he has enough strange soil, the spiritual seedlings in his Dantian will continue to grow. It is only a matter of time before he breaks through the realm and comprehends the true breath.
Once Li Mo steps into [True Breath], his status will be different.
You should know that in [Xuantian Pavilion], any [Zhenxi] master must be included in the treasure book, awarded the golden seal, and obtain the secret talisman.
Compared to [Inner Breath] and [Spiritual Breath], [True Breath] is considered to be the real middle and high level of Xuantian Pavilion, and its status is incomparable.
At that time, perhaps it would be the opportunity for Li Mo to return to Beijing.
"Before that, we have to find a way to go to Qingping Mountain."
However, Li Mo has not forgotten the original intention of this trip. He goes to Qingping Mountain to seize the fortune and transform the spiritual weapon in order to intercept the blade.
At that time, Li Mo's strength was truly terrifying.
With one hand he comprehended the realm of [True Breath], and with the other hand he practiced the transformation of [Cutting Blade], cultivating both weapons and skills.
At that time, Li Mo would have enough confidence to return to the capital only if he brought Gu Changan with him.
"This strange soil is good, but I don't know where to get it... I still have to wait for Gu Changan to come out..." Li Mo thought carefully.
Gu Changan has been running Qingchan City for many years and should have insight into some secrets about the strange land. Now, he can be regarded as Li Mo's own person. After coming out of seclusion, he should be able to provide help.
"grown ups……"
At this moment, Chen Wangdu walked into the yard and called out, bringing Li Mo back to his senses.
"Old Chen..."
"Sir, there is a letter from the capital." Chen Wangdu walked forward and said in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Li Mo couldn't help but become serious.
Before leaving the capital, he had already instructed Chen Wangdu to always pay attention to the developments in the capital, especially his old friends.
"Let me take a look."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Wangdu took out the still warm letter from his arms and handed it over respectfully.
Li Mo couldn't wait to take it and unfold it to take a closer look.
"Sir, Shang Xujian has been assigned to the Wumen..."
"Wu Men!?"
Li Mo frowned slightly. After he left, the people around him were completely unprotected.
People like Xiao Yunfeng are not so bad, after all, he is the young master of the Ningguo Mansion. Although he has frequent contacts with Li Mo on weekdays, after something happened, the worst that can happen is that he will be confined to his house.
But Hong Xiaofu and Shang Xujian were not so lucky. Especially after Wang Lingce's death and Li Mo left the capital, there was no one to protect them anymore.
Shang Xujian was directly withdrawn from Hongmen and allocated to Wumen.
Li Mo also had some conflicts with Wu Men.
"Don't worry, my lord. Chen Pingping wrote to say that she will do her best to take care of you."
Li Mo felt relieved after hearing this.
Chen Pingping is affiliated with the [Monster Catching Hall]. Her father, Chen Changkong, is the head of the [Monster Catching Hall] and has some weight in the Xuantian Hall. It should not be difficult for it to keep the Shangxu Sword.
"Fortunately, I made friends with this girl at Wanjie Mountain." Li Mo whispered.
After leaving the capital, what he was most worried about were the people around him, especially those who walked out of Longyuan Mansion with him.
"Hong Xiaofu was sent to the East China Sea."
"The East China Sea...that's the territory of Guixu." Li Mo murmured softly as he looked at the information in the letter.
Guixu, hiding overseas, the East China Sea is one of the entrances.
In recent years, the imperial court has sent troops to encircle and suppress the rebellion, but to no avail.
The Hongmen sent Hong Xiaofu to the East China Sea, which was equivalent to pushing him to the front line of the encirclement and suppression of Guixu.
However, Li Mo was not too worried about Hong Xiaofu. This jinx would bring bad luck to anyone who came into contact with him.
"Old Feng, I'm not worried..."
Feng Wannian is a domineering swordsman, and Xuanmen regards him as a treasure. His imprisonment this time is more for the purpose of protection.
"Lao Ji..."
Li Mo looked at the information in the letter and his eyes suddenly darkened.
"Prince Zhennan wrote to the imperial court to request the removal of the feudal fiefdom!?"
"That's right... The voices in the court calling for the reduction of the feudal system are really too loud... There must be an explanation..." Chen Wangdu hesitated to speak.
Last time he caused a big disturbance in Natural Valley and killed the royal guards... In order to protect Li Mo, Prince Zhennan pushed all the charges onto Master Ji.
As the prince of Zhennan, he committed such a serious crime. The undercurrents in the court finally found an excuse to reduce the power of the princes. Some even suggested taking back the title of Zhennan Prince.
"The title bestowed by Emperor Shenzong, can they just withdraw it?" Li Mo could not help but sneer.
The lineage of the Prince of Zhennan can be counted as the bloodline of Emperor Shenzong. When Emperor Shenzong bestowed the title, he once said that he would follow the imperial order, guard the southeast forever, and inherit the title without interruption until the end of the Daqian period.
"These radicals are only trying to retreat by advancing. The next best thing is to reduce the power of the vassal states and withdraw their troops." Chen Wangdu had a clear view of the situation in the court.
"What did your Majesty say?"
"His Majesty's meaning is very vague. He just issued an edict to send all these petitions for the reduction of the feudal system to the Prince of Zhennan." There was a hint of doubt in Chen Wangdu's eyes.
"Our Majesty..."
Li Mo's eyes narrowed slightly, and he couldn't help but sigh: "It's really hard to predict the will of heaven."
"No one could figure out what your majesty was thinking. The next day, the Prince of Zhennan submitted a petition to withdraw his fiefdom."
"Prince of Zhennan..."
Li Mo raised his eyebrows and looked at the letter in his hand. After taking a glance at it, he was stunned.
"Prince Zhennan..."
"That's right... on that day, the Prince of Zhennan left the capital without anyone noticing, and left a letter with only eight big words on it." Chen Wangdu whispered.
Just at this moment, Li Mo happened to see those eight big words.
"I will return to the southeast and wait for the emperor to withdraw the vassal state!"
"Old fox..."
Li Mo narrowed his eyes slightly and couldn't help but reveal a meaningful smile.
The Prince of Zhennan submitted a petition to withdraw his fiefdom and then returned to the southeast. This move of advancing to retreat was played with pure passion.
A prince who leaves his fiefdom is like a tiger without claws and fangs, and anyone can dare to stroke his beard.
But now that the Prince of Zhennan has returned to the southeast, the situation is different.
"What does the court say? The Prince of Zhennan left the capital without the emperor's order. I wonder if those censors have become mute." Li Mo asked casually.
"Your Excellency is right. Perhaps it is because the Prince of Zhennan left the capital too suddenly and no one reacted in time. No one has submitted an impeachment petition in response to this matter." Chen Wangdu whispered.
"Hehe, the tiger is locked in a cage, so of course those people dare to show their fangs and claws. Now that it is released, who among them dares to vent his anger? " Li Mo sneered.
Prince Zhennan returned to the southeast. Naturally, some people did not dare to talk nonsense anymore. They were also afraid of pushing too hard. Once the string broke, the southeast would be doomed.
"Sir, the Prince of Zhennan is still detained in the capital..." Chen Wangdu couldn't help but say.
"Could it be that the King of Zhennan doesn't even care about his own son?"
Chen Wangdu knew that this was the only son of the Prince of Zhennan, and now he would be imprisoned for three years because of the Natural Valley incident.
Under such circumstances, the Prince of Zhennan secretly returned to the southeast, which was tantamount to gambling with his son's life.
"It is precisely because Old Ji is trapped that Prince Zhennan cannot stay in the capital..." Li Mo said in a deep voice.
As he spoke, Li Mo couldn't help but look at Chen Wangdu: "Old Chen, you are so experienced, how could you not see it?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Wangdu just smiled awkwardly. As a subordinate, sometimes he didn't need to act particularly smart. Only occasional stupidity could show the wisdom of a superior and make the other party feel comfortable.
The most effective ones are those subordinates who are smart in doing things and are not clever.
"If both father and son were in the capital, we would have no one to worry about...Now that the Prince of Zhennan has returned to his fiefdom...Old Ji is safe..."
Li Mo withdrew his gaze, his expression slightly gloomy, and he couldn't help rubbing his temples. At this moment, he finally understood what the King of Zhennan said to him before leaving.
The world was more complicated than he had imagined. Even someone with an identity and status like the King of Zhennan was always fraught with danger.
"I just don't know what your majesty is thinking."
Li Mo murmured softly. She had always been quite curious about the old emperor who had been in power for more than 40 years.
This ruler of the world, the direct descendant of the Divine Sect, the true master of the Daqian Dynasty... in Li Mo's eyes, he is one of the most mysterious beings in the world.
It’s a pity that the Emperor is the Supreme Being and is high above everyone else. Not to mention Li Mo, even someone like the leader of the Hongmen Sect cannot be seen just by saying so.
"Maybe I'll be able to see him next time I return to Beijing." Li Mo thought to himself.
"Sir, there is one more thing."
At this moment, Chen Wangdu's voice brought Li Mo back to his senses.
"what's up?"
"Gu Changan has been missing for almost half a month. Logically, we should report it to the provincial government..."
"Let's put this matter aside for now. I know where he went." Li Mo waved his hand.
"But there have been some unusual movements around Qingchan City recently. He is not here. If something goes wrong and the higher-ups start investigating, it will be disadvantageous to you, sir."
Naturally, Chen Wangdu considered Li Mo in everything. You know, Li Mo is still holding the title of "Grass Biao Langguan" and is considered to be a criminal. If something unexpected happens while in office and the leader who takes the blame is not there, he will naturally be implicated.
"Is Qingchan City in unrest recently? How come I didn't know?" Li Mo couldn't help but ask.
Upon hearing this, Chen Wangdu smiled awkwardly: "Perhaps you have been too busy recently and don't know some things..."
As he spoke, Chen Wangdu lowered his voice and said, "Recently... the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord of Juelong Ridge died..."
"This……"
"It's a strange death... This old monster is also a big shot in Beimanghuangqiu. It is said that his name is among the monsters and ghosts commanded by [Northern Evil Mysterious Zombie]..."
Chen Wangdu looked serious and said, "According to the intelligence, Beimangshan seems to have already started the investigation..."
"The Eight Great Demon Immortals in the World..."
Li Mo's face trembled slightly. What he was most worried about was being targeted by [Beisha Xuanjiang]. If this demon fairy knew that he had come to her territory, he didn't know if she would attack her again.
You know, this time, Boss Bai is not around.
"A character like the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord won't let Beisha Xuanjiang show up in person, right?" Li Mo couldn't help but say.
"Of course not...Beisha Xuanjiang is so high up that he might not know that there is such a person under his command...But she has many experts under her command..."
"Who's checking?"
“That’s not clear at this point.”
"Okay, I understand. You go ahead and do your work."
Li Mo waved his hand thoughtfully.
Upon seeing this, Chen Wangdu respectfully left the courtyard.
After a while, Li Mo called Zhu Ganglie.
Among these monsters and ghosts, Zhu Ganglie's [Tianpeng Great Divine Spell] is the best at transformation, it is mysterious and extraordinary, and his methods are also top-notch.
"Little Pig, recently you should wander around Qingchan City to see where the demons and ghosts are moving. It would be best if you could get into the enemy..." Li Mo warned, "You know what I mean, right?"
"Understood, Master, rest assured, I will do it beautifully."
"Also, contact the capital later and ask Mosquito to help me keep an eye on someone."
"Who?" Zhu Ganglie couldn't help but ask.
"The summer cicadas are chirping!" Li Mo's eyes almost condensed into a line.
This master from Guixu Demon City is one of the most important chess pieces in his hand, so naturally he cannot let him go so easily.
……
Beimang is a barren hill and Jiuzang Mountain.
The ancient tomb stands like a monument among the mass graves in the barren mountains.
A jackdaw was startled and landed under a dead tree.
"Old Crow, why are you back? Have you investigated the death of the stinky centipede?"
At this moment, a scorpion with a blue body and a blood-red tail emerged from the dark cave.
"Whether I have investigated thoroughly or not, I don't need to tell you. I will explain it to the master..."
The black jackdaw flapped its wings, emitting a terrifying evil aura that caused the surrounding void to distort.
"Ah ah ah..."
At this moment, a horrifying scream came from the dark cave. The next moment, a disheveled scholar ran away in a hurry as if he had seen a ghost, with fear on his trembling face.
"The Lord is still so merciful."
A cold light flashed in the demonic blue scorpion's eyes. With a light sweep of its tail, the scholar was transformed into a bloody human skin that was splattered on the rock wall. The look of fear on its face was completely frozen.
“No wonder. Although the master was accepted as a disciple by the Zombie Lord, I heard that he was a human before…” the black jackdaw said in a deep voice.
The "Zombie Lord" he mentioned is naturally the "Northern Evil Mysterious Zombie", one of the eight great demon gods in the world.
"Human? What nonsense are you talking about? The master was born in the same family as the Zombie Master..."
"How dare you say you don't know?" The black jackdaw sneered, "I heard that when the master was still a human, his name was... Jiang Chen!?"
"presumptuous!"
At this moment, the demonic blue scorpion roared suddenly, and the strong evil spirit turned into a scarlet color, covering the desolate tomb.
"Don't speak without thinking, and don't seek death."
The startled roar of the demonic blue scorpion instantly sobered the black jackdaw up.
"The master has only one name."
"General!"
The Black Jackdaw chanted the name, deep awe and humility emerging from its scarlet eyes.
(End of this chapter)