The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 858 Another Hard Hit

Although Zhao Chen felt that he was most likely not a so-called "candidate", those previous "candidates" might be able to help him better understand the "Great Sun Star Raft" and the "Star God", and most of the spells they created could be included in the two prerequisite spells of the "Great Sun Star Raft". They themselves might also be related to the "Star Raft Accessories", so it was still necessary to collect more information.

In the entire Daxia, when it comes to the ability to collect intelligence, the only ones who are better than the government are probably the old immortals who are good at calculations.

"Yes, but it will take some time... You should be able to get it before you leave the capital." The emperor nodded the Kaiming Beast's big head and added, "However, I'm afraid there won't be much relevant information...

“After all, I didn’t know anything about the ‘candidate’ until Ning’er told me.

"In other words, even the True Lord Shengxuan may not know anything about the Candidates."

I can guess this. After all, the attitudes of the 'Dongxuan' and 'Shentong' monks from the Holy Land and those from other non-Holy Land sects and families towards me are very different...

Zhao Chen didn't care much about this. It would be good to know a little more anyway, so he waved his hand and continued to make the second request:
"I want you to help me find an identity, one that the local authorities are unwilling to mess with me."

This was to make traveling more convenient in the future, so as to prevent his enemies, such as the King of Qin, the King of Liang, etc., from using official power to cause trouble for him.

Although he is not afraid, if he has to deal with this kind of things all the time, what is the point of traveling?
As for the underworld forces, he was not too worried. After all, he had the Zheng family's reputation. There might be challenges from the same level, but he should not be bullied by the big guys.

Hearing this request, the current emperor glanced at Zhao Chen and said calmly: "Why? Do you really want to be a prince?"

Prince? Oh, if your concubine and I hadn't had an affair, and your queen had taken a bath with me every night, I might not mind being the prince... But forget it now.

After complaining in his mind, Zhao Chen shook his head and said, "I mean positions that represent imperial power, such as those imperial envoys holding the imperial sword in operas."

"That's easy... Well, you are already a seventh-rank official, so you can be given the position of 'Inspector Censor' to supervise officials throughout the country on my behalf. You will have the power to deal with officials below the fifth rank.

"However, Daxia does not have the Imperial Sword. When the time comes, you will have the official seal and the 'Xuan Du Law Stele' from various places to prove it for you." The emperor promised Zhao Chen a new official position without any hesitation, and then asked calmly, "What is the third request?"

Although the Inspector-General was only a seventh-rank official, his actual power far exceeded his rank. He was not prominent within the Nine Provinces, but when he went to other states and counties, as long as he revealed his identity, even the provincial governors would receive him with grand ceremony.

Of course, outside the Nine Provinces, the imperial power of the government only served as a check and balance, and the local areas were mostly autonomous by local aristocratic families, clans, and the prominent families and major factions that were dependent on them.

Only in remote areas, such as Ganzhou and Suzhou in the northwest where there are no aristocratic families or clans, is the power of the government slightly stronger.

This can be seen from the fact that although the Ming family is a royal family, it is also one of the twelve aristocratic families, even if it is at the top of the aristocratic families.

"The third request is not troublesome, but a little trivial..." Zhao Chen handed a notebook to the "Enlightened Beast" and saw that it seemed to have no hands, so he "kindly" unfolded it for it, revealing the densely packed items inside. "These are some materials I need. Your Majesty, please ask someone to help me collect them."

His "Nine Transformations of Blood Demon", "Eight Techniques of Bone Demon", and "Seven Techniques of Yin Demon" still lack a lot of Gangsha Qi, and Sister Hongxia and the others also need a lot of materials for their practice. In addition, after obtaining the inheritance of "Yanshi", he had a lot of new ideas...

Don’t we have to find someone to “reimburse” for all these?
Although the things needed were numerous and varied, the emperor obviously didn't take it seriously. He didn't even look at it and said directly: "Just give this book to the eunuch." The emperor was really generous! Zhao Chen secretly praised him, and his "resentment" for using him as a scapegoat also subsided a lot, so he took the initiative to say: "Then when I enter the palace tonight, I will take the "Yaochi Chess" to the queen?"

The "chess of Yao Chi" he mentioned is of course just a copy of its concrete image, and only has partial authority.

The emperor who controlled the body of the "Enlightened Beast" thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "I will also wait for you in the Queen's bedroom tonight."

Although he and the Queen established a cooperative relationship because of a "transaction", he did not dare to completely trust each other, and naturally he was not at ease with such an important thing being handed over by the Queen.

"That's fine..." Zhao Chen was indifferent to this, but what if the Queen caught me taking a bath again and you came in? That would be so embarrassing.

Shaking his head, Zhao Chen quickly dispelled the "image" in his mind and said, "When do you plan to enter here to retrieve the power of the 'Enlightened Beast'?

"Or, in other words, when do you plan to let King Liang conquer the fourth secret realm?"

Hearing this, the emperor stretched out his tiger claws, pointed at Zhao Chen and said, "When actually depends on you."

"Me?" Zhao Chen asked in surprise.

"Yes... you should know, right? Ming Hongyi can only get the location of the relevant secret realm from the mysterious person if he completes a task." The emperor said meaningfully.

Zhao Chen frowned and quickly understood what the emperor meant: "You mean, the mission he received is related to me?"

The emperor did not keep the secret and nodded, saying, "His mission this time is to obtain the 'Strange Mailbox'. This thing was originally in the 'Tiangong Pavilion', and you should have bought it recently."

"Strange Mailbox"? That thing turned out to be a quest item given by a mysterious person? Zhao Chen took a deep look at the monster with a human face and a tiger body in front of him and asked, "Is this also your plan?"

In order to make King Liang completely confront me?
"No... that mysterious person does not obey me... she should be Gaozu or Empress Pingxin's person." The emperor denied.

Zhao Chen still believed what he said. After all, his Majesty never bothered to lie to others, he just didn't tell the whole truth.

Then do you know that the mysterious person is most likely your mother? Zhao Chen wanted to ask this, but he swallowed the words back. After all, besides being impolite, the emperor in front of him probably didn't have any feelings for the so-called mother... The only person he cared about was Concubine Ning.

"I understand..." Zhao Chen breathed a sigh of relief, which meant that he could make another fortune from King Liang.

From the perspective of the "collector", not only did he get the "strange mailbox" with a strange and mysterious origin for free, but he also made it appreciate in value in his hands. It was a perfect performance.

(End of this chapter)