Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2963 The last difficulty? Returning early? No, it's just the beginning

Chapter 2960: The last difficulty? Returning early? No, it's just the beginning

Ye Er, who became the queen, did not break her promise. As soon as the coronation ceremony was over, she immediately took Master Xuanzang and his disciples into the underground treasury of her own palace.

When they saw that Moscow, a small country with a population of less than one million, had secretly built such a large underground treasury, Master Xuanzang and his disciples were a little surprised. The dazzling array of treasures also dazzled them, but none of them were what they needed.

"Are you surprised? Although my Kingdom of Moscow is only a small country in Eastern Europe, it is descended from a great European noble family, and its history is not short at all."

After saying that, Ye Er walked inside and introduced the history of the Moscow Kingdom to the five masters and apprentices.

More than two hundred years ago, the Roman Empire rose strongly and established a powerful empire centered on the Mediterranean Sea, spanning the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa.

At that time, many old forces and great nobles in Europe joined together to resist. However, the gap in strength was too great. After the resistance failed, the remnants fled to Eastern Europe in groups. Some established their own forces, while others married into local tribes, which naturally included Ye Er's ancestors.

Ye Er's family belongs to an old-established noble family in Europe. They escaped the Roman purge and retreated into the Eastern European nobility. They are one of those families that have preserved their strength relatively intact. In addition, their descendants are also quite competitive. They have forbeared for many years, so even though the Moscow Kingdom is not very strong, the royal foundation is still not weak.

As for why Peter did not move the treasures away after the coup, the reason is very simple. He controlled Moscow for too short a time.

Although Peter knew that there was such a treasure house, he was defeated and forced to flee the city before he could find the key to open it. Otherwise, he would not have left the treasure house intact to Ye Er.

Although there were many items in the palace treasury, most of them were ordinary gold and silver treasures, which were of no use to Master Xuanzang and his disciples, so everyone skipped them and went straight to the innermost layer.

When entering a small room in the inner treasury, everyone's attention was attracted by the gorgeous treasure chest on the stone pillar. It was obvious that the holy medicine was sealed inside.

Ye Er took the treasure chest and handed it over directly, which made Sun Lingming so excited that he trembled a little. But after opening it, he and Xuanzang were dumbfounded, because it was not cardamom at all, but a flower-shaped plant.

Zhu Tianpeng, Sha Juanlian and Ao Lie had never seen Tianxiang Doukou, so naturally they didn't have any reaction, but Sun Lingming and Xuan Zang's expressions were not looking good.

Ye Er did not notice the expressions of the two people, and introduced proudly: "This is the holy medicine that my family has guarded for more than 200 years. Although it is small in quantity, its medicinal power is extremely overbearing. This petal can not only cure hundreds of poisons, but also restore power. Even if a grandmaster's power is exhausted, he can recover nearly half of his power in an instant."

Sun Lingming originally thought that Ye Er was lying to him, but after listening to her introduction, he realized that this lotus was indeed a rare treasure. After all, just based on its ability to detoxify and restore the power of a grand master, it was no less effective than the Tianxiang Cardamom.

So, maybe Ye Er didn't lie to them, it's just that they didn't figure it out.

When Ye Er saw that they had no joy at all and instead looked solemn, he realized that something was wrong and asked immediately, "Is there anything wrong?"

"There's nothing wrong with the medicine."

Xuanzang patted Sun Lingming on the shoulder, signaling him not to get excited, and then smiled bitterly and said to Ye Er: "But this is not the holy medicine we are looking for."

Ye Er was also stunned when she heard this. After all, she took out the holy medicine with full confidence, but found out that the holy medicine that her family had treasured for more than two hundred years was not what the other party was looking for. This was indeed a bit embarrassing.

Seeing Sun Lingming's disappointed face, Ye Er felt a little guilty, so he asked, "What does the holy medicine you are looking for look like?"

Hearing this, Xuanzang immediately drew the cardamom on paper.

Ye Er was also surprised after seeing it and said, "So you are looking for this kind of extinct holy medicine. Wait, you didn't even know there are many kinds of holy medicines, and you came all the way from the East to look for medicine? This is too hasty."

It was not until this time that Master Xuanzang and his five disciples realized that there was more than one holy medicine in the West. Tianxiang Cardamom was a holy medicine, and the flower passed down by Ye Erzu, whose name she did not know but was actually called Baihuarui, was also a holy medicine.

Didn't Sun Lingming want to get more information about the West? Of course he did, but the only channels through which he could get information in the East were Arthur, Lancelot, and Gawain.

But these three are all British, who are mortal enemies of Rome. Even their understanding of Rome is at the most superficial stage, not to mention the Holy See hidden behind the scenes. They can provide Sun Lingming with the most basic information about the West, so that Master Xuanzang and his disciples can have a general understanding of Europe. This is already quite good.

After leaving Luoyang and before arriving in Central Asia, even though Xuanzang and his four companions had been collecting intelligence, their understanding of Tianxiang Doukou was still the same as before. If they had not been lucky enough to meet Spartacus, they would not even know that Tianxiang Doukou was on Mount Olympus.

After Xuanzang translated Ye Er's words, Sun Lingming smiled bitterly and said, "It is indeed a bit hasty, but there is no other choice."

Upon seeing this, the three brothers came forward to comfort Sun Lingming and told him not to lose heart. Since the holy medicine in Moscow was not the cardamom, they could continue to travel west to Mount Olympus to look for it. Besides, they did not get nothing this time, at least they learned more information about the cardamom.

After listening to this, Ye Er said, "I can tell you all the information I know about this holy medicine, but the prerequisite is that you also have to tell me why you are looking for it."

Hearing this, Sun Lingming nodded to Xuanzang, who translated the whole story for him. When Ye Er heard that Sun Lingming had come all the way to Tianxiang Doukou just to save his beloved, she didn't believe it. After all, it was too crazy. But when she saw Sun Lingming's determined eyes, she trembled in her heart, knowing that he should not be lying, and she was deeply moved by his behavior.

After hesitating for a long time, Ye Er finally told the truth about the information she knew. It turned out that Ye Er had studied in Europe like Peter, and their family had maintained ties with the Vatican, so she knew more secrets than Arthur and the other two.

After informing the five people of the origin of the Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom and why it became extinct, Ye Er suddenly changed the subject and said, “This holy medicine is very important to the Holy See because it is the last one. Many high-ranking officials, even though they know it is impossible, still hope to use it to grow new holy medicines, so they simply give it up.

Why do you think that reckless man Spartacus was targeted? If he hadn't robbed the holy medicine, he might have been able to survive for a few more years, but because he touched the holy medicine and attracted the attention of the Holy See, he was wiped out so quickly.

Therefore, even if you go to Mount Olympus, you will not be able to obtain the holy medicine with only the five of you, and you will only be besieged and killed in the end."

Hearing this, Xuanzang and the other four all looked solemn. Before, they only knew that Tianxiang Cardamom was a very important item for the West, but they did not have a clear understanding of how important it was. It was not until they heard it from Ye Er that they knew how important it was.

This is a hope, a hope to cultivate the natural fragrant cardamom again, and naturally it is impossible to give it up to others.

But they didn’t know that the extinction of the cardamom was due to the great changes in heaven and earth. The environment in later generations was not suitable for the growth of this medicine, not to mention that they had fruits but not seeds, so it was even more impossible to grow the cardamom again.

Although he knew the importance of Tianxiang Doukou to the Western Church, Sun Lingming still had no intention of backing down. After all, he had already made plans to become an enemy of the Church. Once he found out the location of Tianxiang Doukou, he would snatch it away and run away. Could the people from the Western Church still chase him to the East to snatch it?

Seeing that not only Sun Lingming, but even Xuanzang and the other three had no intention of retreating, Ye Er just needed to introduce the strength of the Holy See, how many grand masters there were, and which masters the younger generation had.

"Don't think that just because we didn't encounter any opponents in Eastern Europe, there are no masters in Europe. In fact, there are many strong people in Europe. Even if we unified Eastern Europe, we would not be ranked in the top in Europe."

Ye Er spoke realistically, hoping that this would make the five people retreat. After all, these five people were her benefactors, and she didn't want them to die. However, she didn't know that there were still semi-profound beings in this world.

If Ye Er said that there were Banxuan in the West, and more than one person, then Sun Lingming might really consider going back. After all, just because he was not afraid of death did not mean that he would let his master and fellow disciples die with him. But the problem was that Ye Er did not know this, and those grand masters naturally could not scare Sun Lingming and others.

Seeing that the five people were skilled and bold and still had no intention of backing down, Ye Er knew that he could not convince them, so he had no choice but to say: "Since you are determined to go, I will not persuade you. But you should rest in Moscow for a while. I will send someone to gather intelligence in Europe. You can leave after you have a better understanding of the current situation in Europe."

Ye Er's action was well-intentioned, but also had her own selfish motives. Although she drove Peter away, the other party was not dead. Instead, he still had a strong influence in the royal city.

Therefore, Ye Er was afraid that Peter would make a comeback after Master Xuanzang and his disciples left, and with the people under her, it was obvious that they could not be a match for Peter, the number one general in Moscow.

But if Xuanzang and the other four were still there, even if Peter led his army to attack, she would not be afraid at all. Instead, she could take the opportunity to completely eliminate this threat.

Ye Er wanted to keep them, but Xuanzang and his four companions did not want to stay any longer. In their opinion, they could collect the intelligence about Europe themselves after arriving in Europe, and there was no need to waste time here.

"You don't have any connections in Europe, so you can only gather superficial intelligence. You won't be able to find out anything that's even slightly confidential. For example, you all know that Spartacus accidentally stole the holy medicine, but do you know why he was able to do it?"

Seeing that the five people all frowned, Ye Er continued to ask, "The holy medicine was clearly sealed in the Holy Mountain and had not been moved for hundreds of years. Why did it appear in the outside world at this time and let Spartacus rob it by chance? Have you ever thought about this problem?"

The four disciples had not thought of this problem, but Xuanzang, as their master, had considered it. However, he knew too little about Europe and could not analyze the reasons at all. But after listening to Ye Er's story, Xuanzang had a bold guess in his mind.

"Can you tell me if there is a possibility that the Vatican actually wanted to transfer the items due to the increasingly chaotic situation in Europe, and the cardamom was just one of the items being transferred, but Spartacus accidentally ran into it, so he quickly suppressed the rebels and took back the stolen items?"

Hearing Xuanzang's words, everyone present's eyes lit up. Perhaps there was something else involved, but this was the only way to explain it all.

"In that case, it will be useless even if we rush to Mount Olympus, because we will lose the position of Tianxiang Doukou." Sun Lingming sighed.

"So, don't leave in a hurry. With my connections in the Moscow royal family, I can quickly help you find out where the Holy See has moved to. Wherever the Holy See is, the holy medicine is likely to be there."

Now that things have come to this, Xuanzang and his four companions couldn't leave any further. After all, everything Ye Er said made sense. It would be better for them to let the Moscow royal family help them collect intelligence and then leave after they have figured out their target.

After Xuanzang and the other four looked at each other, they nodded in tacit understanding. They thought that the battle in Moscow would be the last difficulty in their journey to the west, and then they would be able to return to the East with Tianxiang Doukou in advance. However, they did not expect that this was just the beginning. They did not know how many hardships would come in the future, and they might even have to confront the Western Church.

However, the five masters and apprentices were not afraid of this. After all, their target was only the Tianxiang Doukou. If they just robbed her and ran away, would the people from the Holy See be able to chase her to the East to rob her?

What none of the five people expected was that this tiny piece of natural cardamom would become the last straw that broke the camel's back, and they would become one of the culprits in the destruction of the corrupt Roman Empire.

(End of this chapter)