Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 785 Departure
"who is it?"

Princess Ankang asked curiously.

Emperor Yongyuan has been looking for a guide to Northern Liang for quite some time.

But there has been no good harvest during this period.

It was not until some time ago that they received such a detailed map of Beiliang, which barely solved their urgent needs.

Otherwise, even if they entered the cold wave, they would be like headless flies, not knowing when they would be able to find the core of the cold wave.

Such a big cold wave always has its source.

As long as the source is cut off, it is only a matter of time before the cold wave is dispelled.

Li Xuan also stretched his neck curiously.

Ever since they got the Beiliang map, Li Xuan and Princess Ankang were curious about the source of the map, so they asked Yu'er to pay attention to the news and inquire more.

Emperor Yongyuan also cared about this matter.

After all, the maps presented were much more detailed than the ones he had collected in the palace.

Therefore, it is necessary to find out the origin of this map.

Within a few days, people from the Imperial Household Department brought back the news.

Zhao Feng also specifically informed Yu'er and asked her to come back and report.

"Your Highness, A Xuan."

"Manager Zhao just told me that this map was obtained from the capital. We know the person who presented the map. She is Miss Qingci from Qinglou."

"Miss Qingci!?"

Li Xuan and Princess Ankang were shocked.

The three little ones were naturally impressed by this gold medal tutor of Qinglou.

After all, Princess Ankang had taken a bath with Qingci before, which gave Li Xuan the opportunity to broaden his horizons.

"The owner of the pair of floating jade rabbits?"

Just mentioning Qingci's name, the scene at that time comes vividly to my mind.

"Hey~"

Li Xuan grinned foolishly.

"What are you secretly laughing about?"

Princess Ankang pinched Li Xuan's butt and said unhappily.

Yu'er covered her mouth and chuckled, knowing what Li Xuan was thinking.

Although Li Xuan is a cat, he especially likes to be close to his beautiful sister.

Princess Ankang and Yu'er were very familiar with Li Xuan and already knew his hobbies.

"Although the map was presented by Miss Qingci, the owner of this map is actually the owner of Qinglou."

When Li Xuan and Princess Ankang heard this, they looked at each other in surprise.

Although they had been to Qing Lou several times, they seemed to have never met the mysterious owner of Qing Lou, and it was always those mentors who received them.

"I heard that their boss is from Beiliang, and he is only two or three years older than Your Highness."

"This map was passed down by this person's family. They kept collecting information and supplementing it, and only then did they have that detailed map."

"As for the purpose of making this map, it's probably because I miss my hometown."

"But unfortunately, the owner of Qinglou suddenly passed away not long ago."

"Miss Qingci wanted to present it to His Majesty through us after we returned to the capital, according to her master's will."

"Later, His Majesty was looking for a guide to Beiliang throughout the country, and Miss Qingci was able to present this Beiliang map to him."

Li Xuan and Princess Ankang sighed in their hearts.

I didn’t expect there was such a story behind this Beiliang map.

Although they had never met the owner of Qinglou, judging from his actions, it was obvious that he was a righteous man who cared about his hometown.

Before he died, he asked Qingci to present the map to Daxing through them. I guess he hoped that one day in the future, Daxing could help him dispel the cold wave in his hometown.

At his age, he probably has no memories of his hometown.

But being able to achieve this is truly commendable.

"It's a pity that the young owner can't see Xuan dispel the cold wave."

Princess Ankang felt sincerely sorry.

She is half Beiliang, so she can understand the feelings of the young boss.

But as Princess Ankang expressed her regret, Li Xuan's expression became quietly solemn.

He asked Yu'er, "When did the owner of Qinglou die?"

"It seems to be one or two months ago." Yu'er thought about it carefully and then confirmed: "I heard that Xia Tian contracted a serious disease and died after a short time."

Li Xuan frowned slightly and looked outside the tent.

The place where they camped was a desert, which looked almost the same all year round.

Li Xuan thought carefully about the journey.

They began their southern tour shortly after the beginning of spring.

After dealing with King Zheng and the evil dragon, they headed north, suppressing the rebellion while rushing to support Meteorite Pass from thousands of miles away.

It was already summer when we arrived at Meteorite Pass.

Now, autumn is coming to an end and we are about to enter the severe winter. In the blink of an eye, another year has passed.

Li Xuan felt that time passed particularly quickly this year.

During this period he was always busy and on the road, so time passed quickly.

Li Xuan naturally didn't mean to lament how quickly this year passed.

He calculated the time according to what Yu'er had said before, and found that the owner of Qinglou contracted a serious illness and passed away shortly after the cold wave spread further.

When the Desert Wolf King led his troops to Meteorite Pass, half of the desert had already been swallowed up by the cold wave.

The timing seems to be just right.

"The cold wave is affecting the people of Beiliang..."

Li Xuan thought so in his heart and swallowed silently.

He looked at Princess Ankang and recalled many details of his time in Jingyang Palace.

Princess Ankang, who has been sickly since childhood...

Concubine Xiao, who has been bedridden for a long time...

Perhaps there is some mysterious relationship between the cold wave and these people with Beiliang blood.

Li Xuan had only guessed before and had no real evidence.

Moreover, he brought Princess Ankang to the cold wave, but Princess Ankang did not show any discomfort.

Li Xuan thought he was overthinking.

But the death of the owner of Qinglou made him nervous again.

“Maybe it’s not irrelevant.”

Li Xuan thought for a long time and did not tell the two girls about his current guess.

He found an opportunity and sneaked out of the tent.

The two girls just thought that Li Xuan had gone to find a secluded place to practice, so they didn't pay too much attention to it.

After Li Xuan went out, he went straight to Emperor Yongyuan's tent.

When he arrived here, he found that Emperor Yongyuan was busy with various affairs.

Li Xuan and others' preparations for the cold wave, post-war reconstruction of the desert and resettlement of civilians, restoration of order in Daxing, etc...

Each one is a major matter and requires Emperor Yongyuan to make the decision personally.

Seeing Li Xuan coming, Emperor Yongyuan, busy at his desk, greeted him without even looking up:
"Ah Xuan, how come you have time to hang out here today?"

During this period, even Emperor Yongyuan rarely saw Li Xuan.

Li Xuan now holds four books of Yin-Yang skills, so naturally he wants to practice them all to the highest level of perfection as soon as possible.

Now there are still the Wolf Swallowing Moon and Lunas Sutras that have not been completed, so Li Xuan practices diligently day and night.

"I came to inquire about something."

Then, Li Xuan repeated to Emperor Yongyuan the news that Yu'er had just brought.

"Yes, according to the investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that is indeed the origin of the map."

Emperor Yongyuan continued to be busy and answered distractedly.

"I heard that the owner of Qinglou is also from Beiliang. The time when he suddenly fell ill coincided with the time when the cold wave spread."

"I wonder if the cold wave has an effect on people with Beiliang blood."

"Ankang and Concubine Xiao have always been in poor health. Is this related to it?"

Li Xuan's question made Emperor Yongyuan put down his pen.

"maybe……"

Emperor Yongyuan looked somewhat gloomy.

He put down the brush in his hand and looked up at Li Xuan.

"Although there is no direct evidence, I have also guessed so."

"Then Concubine Xiao's..."

Li Xuan was about to continue asking questions, but Emperor Yongyuan interrupted him first.

"Ah Xuan, you need to know."

"No one has ever thought of dispelling the cold wave before you."

"People just silently hope that this disaster will end soon." "That's all."

Li Xuan also realized that he had brought up Emperor Yongyuan's sad story.

"No, I want to ask if there are any other examples of Beiliang people."

"At the very least, I hope to conduct a thorough investigation of the Qinglou owner. It would be best if I could get all the details of the period from when he became ill to when he passed away."

Emperor Yongyuan nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will order Zhao Feng to investigate."

Seeing that Emperor Yongyuan agreed, Li Xuan also felt relieved.

Emperor Yongyuan picked up his pen again and continued to work at his desk.

Li Xuan continued to sit at the desk, holding down the paper for Emperor Yongyuan for a while.

In fact, he just used his claws to hold down one of the official documents to prevent them from running around when Emperor Yongyuan was writing.

There was naturally a special paperweight on Emperor Yongyuan's desk, but none was as useful as Li Xuan's.

"Ah Xuan, you are worried about Ankang again."

Emperor Yongyuan was reviewing official documents when he suddenly asked this question.

Li Xuan nodded.

"I probably won't be able to go with you on this cold wave trip."

Li Xuan had already guessed this, so he was not too surprised.

Emperor Yongyuan has been so devoted to making preparations for Li Xuan in recent times just to feel more at ease.

Although King Zheng had been executed, the problem of Daxing was not so easy to solve.

The problems of a dynasty are never just about one person.

The rise and fall of a dynasty does not depend on one person.

Prince Zheng may have been an important factor that led Daxing into corruption.

But the people who became corrupt along with him gradually developed a strong inertia.

This inertia will lead Daxing into the abyss of destruction.

Just like the countless dynasties before it.

It was not easy for Emperor Yongyuan to overcome this inertia.

Even though he has the means to reach the Heavenly Dao realm, he still has Li Xuan, the man of destiny, to help him.

Human problems can never be solved by sheer violence.

Otherwise, why would those powerful dynasties collapse?

The evil in human nature and human beings themselves are humanity’s most terrifying enemies.

Not only is it a problem for people, but your body is also an enemy.

Emperor Yongyuan found an official document from the desk and gave it to Li Xuan to read.

This is an announcement from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Today, officials in the capital have undergone a period of self-cleansing.

After the fall of King Zheng, all the civil servants felt insecure and sought new backers in an attempt to earn themselves a chance to survive.

And in this purge, the most proud ones were not the nobles who had always been in opposition to the civil officials, but the military families.

Emperor Yongyuan sent Princess Yanzhao back to the capital to take charge of the situation.

The Wu family naturally misunderstood.

Empress Wu did not make any comment on this.

She neither added fuel to the fire nor stepped in to correct it.

Let the people of the Wu family use their imagination.

As a result, Princess Yanzhao successfully gained power in the court and stabilized the current situation.

However, as the civil servants were purged one after another, a huge power vacuum appeared in the court.

Before Emperor Yongyuan's southern tour, he left a Minister of the Central Secretariat in the court, with the intention of allowing him to respond immediately after the fall of a civil official.

However, due to the strong intervention of the Wu family at this time, the work of the Zhongshu Ling did not progress smoothly.

After Prince Zheng was executed, Emperor Yongyuan was unable to return to the capital.

Judging from the current situation, he must go back.

Otherwise, the situation that has finally stabilized will become chaotic again.

It’s just that this time the nobles had a different opponent, the Wu family.

Daxing can't afford to go through this again.

And it’s not just Daxing’s problem.

After the desert surrendered, it also brought a lot of trouble.

How to settle the desert today is a big problem.

How can we use one-third of the country to feed all the people who originally lived in the desert?
This is almost an impossible question.

However, it is not realistic to move all the people from the desert to Daxing.

Emperor Yongyuan had too many problems to worry about.

During this cold wave, Li Xuan will take the Desert Wolf King and five high priests with him.

But the remaining hundreds of thousands of desert warriors are still there.

Therefore, this time Li Xuan cannot take away all the power of the Heavenly Dao Realm.

At the very least, Emperor Yongyuan needs to stay and guard Daxing to deter the villains.

Li Xuan and Emperor Yongyuan had a tacit understanding about this matter.

It was just that Emperor Yongyuan took advantage of today's opportunity to bring it up first.

Seeing that Li Xuan was not surprised, Emperor Yongyuan couldn't help but smile.

Although Li Xuan is a cat, he is more "human" than many people.

Many people can't even speak coherently.

But then, Li Xuan's words made Emperor Yongyuan frown again.

"I want to take Ankang with me into the cold wave."

"Ah Xuan, you have to know that this trip is not safe." Emperor Yongyuan said worriedly.

"I know." Li Xuan nodded and expressed his thoughts: "I didn't intend to bring Ankang with me at first, but the incident with the owner of Qinglou reminded me."

"If the cold wave has any severe reaction when I dispel it this time and affects Ankang, I won't be able to save her in time."

"In that case, it would be safer to keep it with you. At least I can keep an eye on it at any time."

Emperor Yongyuan disagreed and continued, "Have you ever thought that it would be dangerous for her to be too close to the core of the cold wave?"

"Maybe, but at least I'm here to look after you."

Seeing Li Xuan's firm expression, Emperor Yongyuan was silent for a long time and could only sigh.

"Ankang may hinder you and make it impossible to successfully dispel the cold wave."

Li Xuan smiled slightly and said indifferently:

"You know, dispelling the cold wave isn't that important to me."

Li Xuan's indifferent attitude towards fate made Emperor Yongyuan shake his head and laugh.

"Then you have to protect her."

Li Xuan knew that Emperor Yongyuan had agreed to let him take Princess Ankang with him into the cold wave.

"In that case, let's prepare for a few more days."

"Be more prepared."

Emperor Yongyuan couldn't help but say a few words, and at this moment he seemed more like an ordinary father.

……

Five days later.

All preparations for Hanchao's group are ready.

This special team is led by Li Xuan, the man of destiny, and includes countless top masters from various martial arts holy places.

Among this group of masters, Princess Ankang and Yu'er stood out.

But fortunately, Sharon was with them, which slightly alleviated the awkwardness.

Emperor Yongyuan personally saw them off.

There was no grand departure ceremony in the desolate desert.

But everyone knows that this is an important moment that will be written into the history of the human race.

This awareness made this simple ceremony extremely solemn.

"Everyone, I and the people of the world are waiting for your triumphant return."

Emperor Yongyuan held up a bowl of strong liquor to see the group off.

Everyone held a bowl of liquor in their hands, even Princess Ankang and Yu'er were no exception.

Li Xuan was holding the wine bowl with his tail wrapped around it in Princess Ankang's arms.

With the blessing of Emperor Yongyuan, everyone drank the liquor heartily.

"Triumph!"

Everyone shouted, threw away the wine bowls in their hands, turned around and followed Li Xuan into the cold wave.

Emperor Yongyuan looked at their backs and said silently in his heart:
"Ah Xuan, please!"

(End of this chapter)