novelhk Chapter 419 Who wants to mess with us?
Chapter 419 Who wants to mess with us?
The progress of ascension from the world of cultivation to the world of immortals is normal, so why is it that no monster in the world of demons has yet to succeed in ascending?
So at the welcoming banquet arranged by City Lord Ye Zhao for them, when Chu You specifically asked whether the immortals in the immortal world could seal their cultivation and go to the demon world or the cultivation world, the other party did not hide it:
“It is possible, but one must at least reach the level of a Supreme Immortal before being able to conceal their cultivation and go to the lower realms.
Moreover, once you expose yourself, you will be condemned by heaven.
Unless there are extremely special or urgent reasons, generally speaking, people who have reached the realm of the Upper Immortals will not risk going to the Lower Realm again."
"I see!"
Chu You raised his glass to City Lord Ye Zhao and said:
“Thank you City Lord Ye for clearing up my confusion.
We have been resting at the border for several days and now we have finally arrived in Shu.
I've often heard that there are countless rare and precious ingredients in the mountains and forests of Shu. I wonder if City Lord Ye would be willing to send someone to explore and pick them with us?
After all, we are new here and not very familiar with this.
We are going to open a branch of the Wuji Xian Pavilion here, and we also hope that it will have Shu characteristics, so that we can share the grand occasion with Shu and Lingyuan Kingdom!"
To put it bluntly, it's about making money together.
After all, in most cases, in this fairy world where people rely on gold and silver to purchase resources for cultivation, who can refuse a "cash cow" like Chu You who has ideas and strategies?
Sure enough, City Lord Ye Zhao's eyes began to shine, and he became more eager:
“Okay, okay!
Tomorrow I will send a team of city guards who are most familiar with the mountains and forests of Shu to take you to explore and harvest in the mountains and forests."
Chu You quietly exchanged glances with Ji Chen and others. They were searching for Situ Yuner's whereabouts in this mix of reality and illusion.
Both parties chatted harmoniously, except Ye Xincheng who seemed a little absent-minded.
After the banquet, he went straight to the study of City Lord Ye Zhao and asked his puzzled question:
"My Lord City Lord, strange and cruel cases have occurred frequently in Shu recently, especially in the remote countryside and forests.
The government has issued orders that residents who can stay in the city should stay there as much as possible.
Especially at night, if you can stay indoors, try not to go out.
But why did you, Lord City Lord, agree to let the Chu family leave the city and go to the mountains and forests, where crimes are frequent, to look for and pick food?"
City Lord Ye Zhao originally thought that Ye Xincheng and Chu You and the others were just casual acquaintances, but he didn't expect that they would be so concerned. He sneered and said:
"Xin Cheng, I heard that you spent more than ten years in the mortal world before going to the cultivation world to cultivate immortality.
You should be familiar with the various systems of the mortal court.
Our fairy world is short of immortal energy, so we have established a national system, which is almost the same as your mortal system, except that the immortals have a longer lifespan.
In a country, the imperial power is naturally the most supreme existence.
Our Queen and the Emperor of Xingluo Kingdom both attach great importance to the economic and diplomatic relations between the two countries. This is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the rise of our Shu.
As for those cases of rebellion, they occur every few years. The team sent by this city lord to lead Chu Dongjia and others are all elite and are more than enough to protect them.
You don't have to worry about this matter anymore.
The Queen will soon be selecting concubines throughout the entire Lingyuan Kingdom. Since you are unwilling to accept the marriage proposal of a high-ranking official, you should seize this opportunity to enter the palace."
"My Lord City Lord, I only want to practice cultivation, and have no intention of..."
Ye Xin was very anxious and was ready to refuse.
But City Lord Ye Zhao didn't wait for him to finish his words:
"Xin Cheng, you are not only the blood of my Ye family, but also a 'naturally charming body' that is rarely seen in a thousand years. If you can enter the palace, you will definitely be the most favored among the six concubines.
If you win the heart of the empress, you will most likely be crowned as the legitimate monarch. You will then gain access to the best cultivation resources in the entire Lingyuan Kingdom, which does not conflict with your goal of cultivating wholeheartedly!
Furthermore, our Ye family's worth will also rise, and we won't have to remain confined to this southwestern borderland of Shu."
Upon hearing this, Ye Xincheng's brows suddenly sank.
But Dang did not argue any further, but discussed in a low voice:
"Thank you, Lord City Lord, for your care for Xincheng during this period. Xincheng is extremely grateful. Could you please give Xincheng a day or two to consider this?"
When he said "consider", in the eyes of City Lord Ye Zhao, it meant that Ye Xincheng had already compromised and agreed.
After all, when they had previously wanted Ye Xincheng to marry into other families to strengthen the Ye family's foundation, the other party had flatly refused.
Now I can consider it.
If this isn't a disguised agreement, then what is it?
I didn't expect that this guy looks as gentle as water, but is actually very ambitious?
This is good too. If the Ye family can really become a royal family, they will be able to live a more prosperous life in the future!
After coming out of City Lord Ye Zhao's study, Ye Xincheng did not go to Chu You and others to inform them of the crisis, but returned to his room in an orderly manner.
After learning about Ye Xincheng's actions, the city lord Ye Zhao became less wary of him.
But the next day after sending Chu You and others away, the housekeeper of the mansion reported that Ye Xincheng had disappeared. The city lord Ye Zhao was so angry that he immediately ordered a city-wide search for Ye Xincheng.
He is the key figure for the Ye family to curry favor with the imperial power, and he must not be lost!
Chu You and others, who had already left Tianfu City, had no idea what was happening in the City Lord's Mansion.
Instead, he searched all the way to the remote mountains and forests in the southwest. When he passed by several villages and wanted to go in to investigate, he found that there was no one living there.
The leader of the Ye family explained that in the early spring on the southwestern border, it is customary for the entire village to go to the mountains together to hunt and gather food. The fresher the food is, the easier it is to sell it for a good price at the market.
As for why the whole village went, on the one hand, it was to consider the safety of the elderly, the weak, women and children, and to bring them with them for protection.
On the other hand, it is to train the survival ability of the younger generation.
Due to the lack of immortal energy, the children of ordinary people are mostly born as lower immortals, and some do not even reach the level of lower immortals.
They cannot rely on immortal energy to practice, so they have to learn a skill from a young age.
So, except for Chu You, everyone else believed this statement.
Only Chu You remembered that hundreds of years ago, the villages in Shu area of Lingyuan Kingdom did have the custom of going to the mountains to hunt for food in early spring.
But it is not like what they said, that the whole village would be mobilized.
Outside each village, various traps were set up to protect the village, in order to prevent the village from being attacked by wild beasts or monsters when young and middle-aged people went up the mountain.
In the several villages she passed along the way, Chu You discovered that there were indeed traces of traps similar to those in the past outside the villages, and they were also defensive formations that she had never seen before.
However, these traps or formations have basically been destroyed or damaged.
Although the traces of destruction were specially covered up and cleaned up, they would not be noticeable to those who are not familiar with the situation.
But Chu You was familiar with traps, and Nangong Yan was well versed in formations, so they quickly saw the strangeness in it.
The two looked at each other, and neither of them pointed it out. Instead, they took advantage of the time they were resting to quietly post their findings in the jade slip group of several people.
In order to prevent the remnants of the Evil Moon Cult from eavesdropping on Situ Yuner's jade slip, they temporarily formed a small group.
After reading it, Ji Chen was the first one who couldn't sit still:
"We don't seem to have any deep hatred with Lingyuan Nation and the Ye family, right? Who of them wants to mess with us?"
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