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Chapter 228 Confer the King! (5000 words!)

That orange cat!

Zheng Xiu and Fengbei are alone in the room, relying on Fengbei's experience in Yeweiyang for more than ten years, combined with what they saw and heard in Gongsunmo's cannibal paintings, and what they encountered along the way, they unexpectedly Most of the gaps in the "gateway" on the drawing paper were filled.

Deduction, conjecture, filling in bit by bit, the ups and downs are all human visions, and the gap between the prisoner and the "human" is not a path that humans can walk, and there is only one possibility left.

Zheng Xiu and Feng Bei thought of the orange cat at the same time.

That weird orange cat.

They have raised the orange cat for ten years in the painting world.

Zheng Xiu asked Qing Shisan, since the cat came to Zheng's house, it has never left, squatting every day.

Qing Shisan also noticed that after Master Zheng came back, the orange cat seemed to have become a lot colder and ignored people.

Normally, when the maids in the mansion throw something greedy, the orange cat will run away, but now if you throw it in front of it, except for rolling its eyes and yawning, it has no reaction like licking a cat in the past.

It has changed!
Zheng Xiu tried to write a few words in the blank space.

"Cat" - orange cat.

"Bird" - the crowman.

After thinking for a while, he wrote "Insect" again - he remembered the giant insect scythe that almost invaded the Eternal World from behind the mirror in the Fairy Goddess Temple at the end.

Maybe there are fish?

"Birds, beasts, fish, insects, mountains, rivers, vegetation?" Zheng Xiu diverted his thinking and made a few random guesses: "Above are the sun, moon, galaxy, wind, flowers, snow and moon?"

Listening to Zheng Xiu's unconstrained speculation, Feng Bei couldn't help laughing, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, obviously thinking that Zheng Xiu's speculation was very interesting, but...it was obviously unreliable.

It was so bizarre that she couldn't believe it.

Zheng Xiu ignored the teasing in Feng Bei's eyes, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case.

The ways that people can't go, what they can think of are nothing more than animals, natural disasters, and idealistic existence.

"Zu tried to create 'Arvenist' 200 years ago."

"He let the arvenist learn the habits of birds, keep company with birds, and eventually become birds."

"How can ordinary people walk the road of inhumanity? Whether it's the crowman who died on Sunset Mountain or the one we met, they all turned into half-human, half-bird ghosts in the end!"

"This is the way of inhumanity!"

"A doorway that no living person can walk through!"

"But once people master these methods, terrible thaumaturgy will be born!"

"That's the price!"

"Or...restriction!"

"To become strong, you must first be a human being!"

Zheng Xiu sighed, and he gradually figured out the reason.

Feng Bei didn't refute Zheng Xiu's analysis, she silently pointed to the "Prisoner" at the top, and looked at Zheng Xiu with a half-smile.

She seemed to be asking: What about you?
Zheng Xiu understood Feng Bei's eyes, shook his head and smiled wryly: "It's not that I concealed it on purpose, there is no secret between you and me. It's just that I don't know why, let alone the origin of the 'prisoner'."

In fact, Zheng Xiu had secretly expressed to Fengbei during those ten years of married life that he came from another world.But Fengbei didn't believe it, and smiled and said that Zheng Xiu was talking nonsense.

At that time, Zheng Xiu still thought that Fengbei was Xie Luohe, so he didn't continue to explain.

Explaining now is undoubtedly superfluous, saying that there is no concealment, there is nothing wrong with it.

I confess, it's up to you to believe it or not.

Closer to home.

Zheng Xiu folded the "Gateway Diagram" and hid it on the bookshelf.

It was only then that Fengbei remembered the topic of "collecting strangers" that was mentioned at the beginning.After Zheng Xiu interrupted, Feng Bei wanted to return to the matter, so he asked, "You mean, you want to find the alien in the picture and use it for yourself?"

Zheng Xiu nodded with a smile: "The one who knows me is Madam." Zheng Xiu first nodded on the relationship between the two deliberately and carelessly, reminding Feng Bei that they are a "dream couple" who have no real name, Feng Bei is silent, there is no Denied, Zheng Xiu continued: "Zhu he still doesn't know. We learned about his origin through Gongsun Mo's memory. He doesn't even know that we know his true identity and purpose. In this way, under the foresight, we From his purpose, he can infer his possible next arrangement."

When Feng Bei heard this, there was no surprise on his face, the murderous intent in his eyes flickered and then faded away.Feng Bei said calmly: "He wants to reproduce the Baili Village 20 years ago!"

"Yes!" Zheng Xiu knew that Fengbei must be thinking of his father who was tragically taken away in Baili Village 20 years ago.There is a speculation that Zheng Xiu actually didn't say it out. The "Feng Nantian" 20 years ago was probably not a stranger, but a "sacrifice" used to open up the darkness.

There is a good chance that the sacrifice will not survive.

After Feng Bei's transformation, he truly became a stranger, and Feng Bei was one of the three "human pillars".

If Fengbei still holds the wish to retrieve Feng Nantian from Chang's darkness, it may come to nothing in the end.

As for the other two, Treasure King Cangyun and Wei Chen...Wei Chen can find a way to confirm later, but the Treasure King who was taken away by Chang An may never see each other again in this life.

The Treasure King was removed from the government 20 years ago, and he has no heirs. If he wants to know whether the Treasure King is born a different person 20 years later, he must go to ask Zhu, the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Now we know that the purpose of the candle is to complete the 'ceremony' that lasted for a hundred years. His ritual was not completely completed 20 years ago, and he failed to attack you. Afraid of the 'entrance' to the underground of the palace, he probably won't come back again. After thinking about it, his most likely next move is to find new aliens, and arrange ghosts and monsters to introduce aliens into the world. In the 'place' he arranged."

"Conspiracy." Feng Bei figured out all the details in a moment of thought: "You want to, like him, look for strangers and avoid ghosts and monsters that may gather a large number of human souls in advance?"

"Yes."

Zheng Xiu laughed.In fact, in addition to collecting stamps, his move is also a way of killing two birds with one stone. The promotion of [Prisoner] needs to get through the ghosts. Although the cannibal painting is not a ghost in the true sense, after experiencing the world in the painting, [Prisoner] is still promoted.

One can stop the movement of the candle, and the other can promote the way.

That's why Zheng Xiu thought about it for a few days after the emperor suggested that he be the second night master, and decided to follow suit to take over this hot potato.

This potato may be hot to others, but to him, it may be just right for him to eat.

Fengbei learned of Zheng Xiu's plan, and knew the danger, not to mention facing Zhuzhan who had lived for 1000 years.But Zheng Xiu is right, now Zhu doesn’t know about their experience in the painting, let alone that the two of them have a certain understanding of the origin and purpose of Zhu, taking this opportunity, maybe they can be one step faster than Zhu and win the battle. Get a head start.

"But... is this really good?" Feng Bei closed his eyes, hiding the unbearable feeling in his eyes.Now she knows all kinds of mysterious cases that happened in Changshi, and it seems that they are all related to her surviving 20 years ago.

None of this would have happened if she hadn't been rescued by "Zheng Shan".

There is nothing wrong with the practice of candlesticks from a macro perspective.

From now on, more innocent people will die.

"Ugh."

From the time he met Xiao Fengbei, Zheng Xiu knew that this girl was kind-hearted.Otherwise, in Baili Village, after experiencing all kinds of changes, he still couldn't bear to stand up and persuade a few strangers to flee.

"You've got a demonic barrier." Zheng Xiu held Feng Bei's hand tightly, took out another piece of white paper, and drew on it.He drew a carriage, two roads, five people on one road, and one man on the other road.

"Let me ask you, if you are driving a carriage, the horse goes mad and hits forward. There are two roads in front of you, and these five people and this one are tied up and cannot move. Do you choose to kill five people, or Choose to kill one person?"

Feng Bei was taken aback for a moment, his eyebrows furrowed.

After thinking about it, she found that she couldn't choose.

Zheng Xiu didn't let Feng Bei struggle for too long, this is a question with thousands of people and thousands of faces.

In front of Feng Bei, he tore the stick figure in half along the blank space between the carriage and the six people.

Seeing this, Feng Bei was thoughtful.

"The point is not how he lets you choose, but how you choose."

Zheng Xiu said with a smile: "During this experience, there are only two options left in your heart. You live, or you can live in peace. But in fact, I can have more choices. I can lift the carriage, and you can Even the chariot and the horse were smashed together."

"The so-called choice is not worth mentioning in front of absolute strength. I have already said that all this is not your fault."

The wrong time.

Fengbei's eyes lit up, he nodded vigorously, and was moved in his heart: "Fengbei understands."

Feng Bei took a deep breath, secretly made up his mind, his brows furrowed away.She counted on her fingers: herself, the monk, Yin Qingqing, Sun Erming, and... orange cat?No matter what, there are already several aliens that Zheng Xiu has discovered so far, and anyone may become Zhu's next target.And if Zheng Xiu gathered all the strangers around him and formed an iron bucket, Zhu would have no way to start.

It does work.

"That's right, great writer Ximen Bei." Zheng Xiu suddenly remembered that there was another suspicious stranger in the city.When he used the incarnation of [Bad Boy] to copy Ximen Bei's bloody romance works, the attribute of [Learning] was like riding a heifer to the sky, and he was so awesome.

At that time, he wondered whether Ximen Bei was a hidden expert.Looking at it now, let alone a man of high skill, he may even be a born [literati].

"I have to find time to visit."

A person who can write such a masterpiece of "Lan Xin Ruo Meng" in this era is definitely not an idle generation.

It's just that there are too many miscellaneous things recently, Zheng Xiu forgot about it for a while.

After setting the itinerary, Zheng Xiu changed his mind, picked up the little wooden fish on the corner of the table and walked out.

After searching for a long time, the sky is bright today, and the orange cat is lying lazily in the yard basking in the sun.

Zheng Xiu tiptoed up to the orange cat.

The orange cat remained motionless, but pricked up its ears.

Zheng Xiu chuckled, and the small wooden fish connected by a red rope hung down. Zheng Xiu shook the rope, and the small wooden fish swayed left and right in front of the orange cat.

Orange Cat ignored it at first and scolded Zheng Xiu, but Zheng Xiu was not discouraged and continued to work hard.After teasing for a while, the orange cat finally reacted, raised its eyelids, and stretched out its paws to grab the wooden fish.

"Oh no!"

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Zheng Xiu lifted the wooden fish.The orange cat looked at it, its eyes widened, its sexy cat's butt was raised high, and its throat let out a whining sound.

"No matter how weird you are, you're still not a cat? Follow the rules. Isn't the cat's rule just to be teased?"

Zheng Xiu played happily.

This play is half a month.

Wooden fish, wooden horse, wooden dog, Zheng Xiu carved a lot of trinkets during this period, and threw them all at the orange cat's face.

He even asked Erniang to weave fur balls of various colors, just for cats.

In the past half month, many people in Zheng's mansion could always see the interesting scene where the master grabbed various small objects and made the orange cat jump up and down.

And just when Zheng Xiu, in the eyes of others, disregarded his career and indulged in playing with cats.

But in the city, a series of horrifying changes happened quietly.

The Sixth Ba, who used to be an ordinary prison guard, was promoted to warden before, and then jumped several levels, and became a household doctor in a blink of an eye—that is, the vacant position of Shi Wentong, who died tragically many years ago.

Jiang Gaoyi, who is already the secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, two days ago, someone came to the mansion for no reason to announce the decree to confer the title of Viscount.According to the principle of "Grand Award by Merit", there is no reason for this "Viscount" to fall on his head, but the imperial decree clearly stated that Jiang Gaoyi was awarded for his "diligence and diligence".

Guo Zifei, the No. [-] god catcher in the imperial city, was bestowed by the Holy Master with a plaque of "The No. [-] God catcher in the world", which was hung in the six doors.

Yan Jiji was bestowed the gold medal of "Skillful Craftsman" by the Holy Spirit.

Under the instruction of the emperor, Zheng's Buzhuang Xi'er ordered an exquisite Chinese robe, and then the emperor, Longyan Dayue, personally picked up a pen and bestowed the words "The Best Tailor in the World", and even stamped a seal on it.

The former Dou Xie was suddenly promoted to the vacancy of Ye Weiyang's "Xia Xian Lu".Today he is "Xiaxian Lu Mogui".

"A House of Gold and Jade" written by the Holy Spirit was hung in the Xiangmanlou, and "Wonderland on Earth" was hung in the heaven and earth... As the emperor moved more and more, the unprecedented reputation was thrown at the Zheng family like money, and it became more and more popular. Many people who were not in the game also tasted a different taste.

There are even many high-ranking court officials who dare not say it boldly in their hearts: That powerful ruler who is over tens of millions is blatantly licking the Zheng family!

It's going to change!

in the palace.

The eldest prince sat in the courtyard, watching the flowers bloom and fade. There was a chess game in front of him, but there was no one on the opposite side.After Zhou Ji died, no one played chess with him anymore.

"Father, what exactly do you want to do?"

The First Prince muttered to himself.

Since March [-]rd, the third prince has returned to his usual cynical attitude. He pretends to be a commoner and wanders around the city all day long, carrying a birdcage, playing with birds for fun, looking for blind people to ask for directions, with a childlike expression all over his face. Innocent.

The second prince hid in his own palace in fear, terrified all day long.When he heard about all the strange things that happened recently, the ferocious second prince first smashed the furnishings in the room frantically, and finally sat on the ground slumped, laughing coldly: "Prince Chu, hehe, Prince Chu, since father, you don't I would like to retire and become the supreme emperor, so don't blame the child."

Let his dark tide be raging, there will always be times when the stormy waves hit the shore.

In a blink of an eye, it's June.

one morning.

A group of heavily armed Shenwu troops marched through the street in an orderly manner, and arrived in front of Zheng's mansion with great fanfare.

"Respectfully, Marquis Zhonglie, enter the palace to face the saint!"

Escorted here by the Shenwu Army is Jiang Gaoyi, a winner in life who has been promoted step by step and promoted to rank.He knocked on the door button first, and then recited aloud, but his eyebrows couldn't hide his surprise.

Inside the house.

Qing Shisan fell from the wall, surrounded by smoke, he looked at Mr. Zheng who was holding up a grilled sausage, making the orange cat grin his teeth and scurry up and down, and said in a low voice: "Master, Your Majesty sent Mr. Jiang to invite you to the palace. Holy!"

When Zheng Xiu heard this, he paused.The hot sausage in his hand was taken away by the orange cat in the blink of an eye.Zheng Xiu nodded calmly, went into the house to take a bath, burn incense, and change clothes. Soon after, Zheng Xiu changed into a Chinese robe, with a pure white sable fur cloak behind him, and a jade belt around his waist.

Yin Qingqing walked out from the corner, bowed respectfully, and said to Zheng Xiu: "The Holy Majesty said, Lord Hou knows it well."

"Yes, Mr. Zheng is not blind. Just follow me into the palace, don't be too ostentatious."

Qing Shisan and Yin Qingqing repeatedly agreed.

Before pushing the door, Zheng Xiu remembered something, without turning his head, he asked, "By the way, Shisan, I asked you to greet the brothers from the secret department that day..."

Qing Shisan replied with a smile: "As master ordered, Qing sneaked in and brought a basket of fresh fruits."

"Are they happy?"

Qing Shisan thought for a while, and replied, "Probably flattered."

The corner of Yin Qingqing's mouth twitched, she might not be favored by Xin Dao, but she must be shocked by surprise.You can sneak into the palace without anyone noticing, are you demonstrating or showing off your skills?

Pushing the door open, Mr. Jiang was already waiting outside the door.

The leading general was actually the man who pulled the chariot for the emperor in the past.

Jiang Gaoyi whispered in his ear: "This person is General Zhenbei."

"Your Majesty, please!"

Chu Han laughed loudly: "Go back to the palace!"

A group of people returned to the palace in a mighty way, climbed up the thousand-level ladder, and entered the main hall.

The civil and military officials are on the left and right.

The emperor sits high on the dragon chair.

The three princes were seated in the second seat.

When Zheng Xiu calmly passed all the civil and military officials, and passed under everyone's complicated gazes, there was no sound in the Zao Dynasty hall for a while, and everyone held their breath, staring at Zheng Xiu, the richest man who should not have appeared in the Zao Dynasty.

Although Marquis Zhonglie has the position of marquis, he has not held an official position and has no qualifications to go to court!

But he showed up!
"Marquis Zhonglie, Zheng Xiu, see Your Majesty!"

Zheng Xiu bowed his hands and saluted without kneeling.

Hearing the chaos in the world and the floods in the south, the serious emperor finally smiled: "You are here!"

The emperor waved his long sleeves: "Declaration!"

The civil servants in green robes had already prepared, and as soon as the emperor finished speaking, he walked out from the side door. Behind him, a group of court ladies carried a tray. In the wooden basin, black Chinese clothes, official hats, seals, belts, and jade pendants were neatly placed on the tray. superior.

The eloquent recitation of the thousand-character text echoed in the hall, and for a while, everyone's ears were filled with buzzing sounds.

It was the noise in their heads.

Finally, the emperor stepped forward and put the hat on for Zheng Xiu himself.On the hat, there is a delicate golden tiger cub coiled up.

"Today, I specially named Zheng Xiu the county king, and he is in charge of Shu Prefecture's food town!"

"From today onwards, you are no longer the Marquis of Zhonglie!"

"I sealed you as..."

"Red King!"

The emperor conferred the title of king!

Starting today, Zheng Xiu is no longer a Marquis of Loyalty.

But... King Zheng Chi, Prince Zheng!

At the same time, he is also the first prince who is now in power!
(End of this chapter)