The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 863 Reward and Challenge

Madam Yu was the younger sister of Prince Xiang. In name, she was actually a member of the party of Prince Xiang's second son, who was promoted by the Queen. However, no matter whether it was the Queen or the Imperial Concubine, they chose the so-called heir to the throne only to cooperate with the Emperor to muddy the waters.

Both the Prince of Xiang and the Prince of Wei were well aware of this, which is why they only pushed forward their second and third sons to "play" the game of seizing the throne... Both of their families were essentially the emperor's people.

"But if Yu Cheng was really replaced by 'Yuan Tong', then it's not surprising that Madam Yu betrayed Your Majesty. After all, the Huanxi family is cunning in this regard, and most likely they did something to cheat on the couple.

"Fortunately, Mr. Zhao Chen discovered this in advance, otherwise the master and His Majesty would be in danger..."

Master Fiennes sighed secretly as he pondered.

Although he was from the West, he was not a "high tower" wizard, but an old servant and relative of Concubine Ning.

The reason why he has his current identity and holds formal "certificates" is that the emperor personally sent people to "forge" them.

Well... it can't be called a forgery. After all, there was indeed a Master Fiennes who entered the country, but he was trapped in a certain cave world and became the lover of a happy Bodhisattva. He has long been reluctant to leave...

"Fiennes" thought about it, flew to a laurel tree by the river, and merged into it.

At the same time, Concubine Ning received news from a osmanthus tree in Ningyue Palace.

She looked at the emperor beside her and nodded.

The emperor was silent for a moment, then frowned and said, "It seems that the compensation given to this Master Chen is still too little. Although his previous actions were intended to blackmail us, he actually saved our lives."

"That move of his was truly terrifying. I guess our other arrangements might have been infiltrated by him long ago, and only this Master Chen could 'happen' to see through it." Concubine Ning sighed.

"But that bald donkey shouldn't be good at 'time' and 'history', otherwise he wouldn't have to stare at your 'Moon Body'... And simple 'calculation', 'divination', and 'prophecy' shouldn't achieve this effect." The emperor paced back and forth for a few steps, and said solemnly, "There are other beings helping him... or cooperating with him."

"They should be the people recruited by Emperor Gaozu. They have little to do with us." Ningpin nodded and continued, "So don't pay attention to them. When you get some power back, many things can be solved easily."

She paused for a moment, then said, "Let's talk about what compensation we should give to Master Chen.

“Although ‘candidates’ can be used, if you owe them karma, the consequences are unpredictable.”

The emperor nodded slightly, then said carefully: "Zhao Chen should have no shortage of magic weapons and skills now, and we can't afford what he wants... so why not start with the people around him.

"Well, there's no need for Meng'er and her master Mo Qiu. We are the ones who we want to train with all our strength. This doesn't count as compensation."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Ning rolled her eyes at her husband. She didn't expect that he would count her daughter and her daughter's master as Zhao Chen's "harem".

"Fairy Zheng, the daughter of an aristocratic family, probably would not look down upon our reward. But to show our appreciation, why not confer the title of Lady on her... Well, what do you think of 'Lord Lishui'?" The emperor tilted his head to look at his beloved concubine, with a rare hint of emotion in his eyes.

Ningpin thought for a moment and praised: "As the saying goes, 'the green face floats on the black shadow, and the Lishui River shines with golden light'. The Lishui River runs across the entire Taizhou, and Taizhou is the base of the Zheng family. It is a good title."

In Daxia, women can also be granted titles, and the titles are usually "Mr. So-and-so", which is on the same level as earls and marquises. "In addition to Meng'er and her master, and Fairy Zheng, the other female knights who are close to Zhao Chen, as far as I know, are Yan Hongxia, the 'Red Cloud Sword' of the Daoguan Office; Duan Mingxue, the illegitimate daughter of Tianding Zhenren of the 'Dan Ding Xianzong'; Qin Sheng, a new magical cultivator with mysterious origins, who is most likely a demon cultivator and occupies the Wuyou Valley in Yicheng, Ganzhou; Tang Miao, who is from the Jinzhou family of the Mu family; the fifth knight Gong Yun and Gong Fei sisters of the 'Seven Heroes of the South Desert', and the seventh knight Feng Wan...

"Then there is Imperial Concubine Wang Qingling." After taking stock, the emperor gave a plan after a little consideration and wrote:
"Promote Yan Hongxia half a level, and keep her in the capital to participate in the 'trial assessment' of the Daoist official office, so that she can have the opportunity to obtain 'divine power'.

"Give Duan Mingxue's late mother a royal decree, and give her the title 'Lady Ganquan'.

"Change Wuyou Valley from a town to a city, and appoint Qin Sheng as the 'Lord of Wuyou City'.

"As for Miss Tang Miao, although she seems to be always by Zhao Chen's side, she is always missing... Well, I remember the information mentioned that she has a younger brother, so she gave her brother a chance to enter Mingxia College and allowed him to choose a third-grade magical power.

"As for Miss Gong and Miss Feng, I will give each of them a magical instrument. When the time comes, you can go to the 'Tiangong Pavilion' in various places to customize it."

Seeing that her husband had confirmed the rewards for Zhao Chen's many female friends, Concubine Ning covered her mouth and laughed, "Why didn't I see the Imperial Concubine?"

The emperor said indifferently: "As for the imperial concubine, I'm afraid what she wants most is the divorce certificate, but it is not appropriate before I abdicate... Let's talk about it in a few years."

He really didn't think there was anything wrong with his concubine being close to Zhao Chen.

Ningpin felt bored for a moment. She only glanced over the reward list written by her husband and added, "I heard that Feng Wuxian, the only daughter of Feng Daoyun, the Golden Seal Constable of the Six Gates of Ganzhou, had a secret meeting with Zhao Chen in Guimu Town recently..."

This was reported by her old servant through Guimu.

"Then give Feng Daoyun a promotion by half a level." The emperor said indifferently.

……

After coming out of the Queen's bedroom and going to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get a lot of materials, Zhao Chen returned to "home". After catching up on some sleep, he couldn't wait to refine the evil spirit and took the time to study the "Light in the Dark Night" magical power and the Yanshi technique.

At night, he began a new journey of taking a bath with the queen, strengthening his relationship with the imperial concubine, and observing the progress of the formation of the "Nine Netherworlds Lady"...

It was not until the afternoon of the third day that Zhao Chen, who had just woken up and was about to get up to practice, suddenly received a message from Wang Qingling, telling him that "Master Yuchan" had returned to the capital and entered the Prince of Liang's Mansion.

Soon, news came out that King Liang wanted to track down the whereabouts of several missing priests.

These include Xu Qianlin, the "Thousand Scale Needle", Hu Cheng, the "Danqing Sword", Mr. Lingyun, and many other mid-level magical powers.

But soon, another piece of breaking news came out, overshadowing all the previous news.

That is, "Master Yuchan" climbed up the mountain gate of "Miefa Sect" to challenge the sect's elder "Master Zifeng" Yue Guiyi.

The reason for the challenge was to ask for Prince Liang's concubine.

(End of this chapter)