Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Although Madam Gan and Xiao Yunxi are both Chen Mo's women now, from ancient times to the present, it has been common for the emperor's concubines to introduce their relatives from their mother's side to the prince.

After all, the prince is the next emperor. If you can have a relationship with him, your wealth and prosperity can continue for many years.

As the two ladies spoke, Madam Liang and Madam Xiao were not willing to be left behind and wanted to introduce the best girls in their families to the prince.

Even though Wu Mi, who had already mastered the art of cultivating qi, couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly when he heard this.

Leaving the palace and setting up a government at the age of 7 is considered young?
Are you not old enough to talk about marriage?

Judging from their attitude, they are not going to get engaged first, but to send girls from their clan into the palace.

Wu Mi quickly said, "The prince is still young, his bones and muscles haven't grown fully yet, getting close to women at this time will only do harm and no good, so don't do that."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Gan were disappointed.

Xiao Yunxi still refused to give up and said, "Can we arrange an engagement for the two children first?"

"Yes, yes, we can arrange the baby marriage first." The Liang family's status in Wei is neither up nor down now. As the legitimate daughter of the Liang family and having given birth to a son for Chen Mo, Liang Ji naturally wants to work for the Liang family.

Wu Mi did not rush to speak, but picked up a small white jade card and tapped the table gently, saying: "Xiaolu, it's your turn to play cards."

"East Wind." The deer played a card.

"eat."

Wu Mi threw away the Northwest Wind, played a one-cake, and said, "It's too early to talk about this now. Besides, this matter also needs your majesty's decision. The two sisters don't need to say anything more."

After that, Xia Zhiqing, who was next in line, played a cannon. Wu Mi pushed his cards forward and hooked his finger at Xia Zhiqing: "Win, pay me, pay me!"

Seeing Wu Mi's obvious evasion, Xiao Yunxi and Liang Ji both showed a hint of unnaturalness on their faces. The former smiled and took the initiative to change the subject: "It's a bit early. I wonder if your Majesty's voyage went smoothly."

The latter approached Nalan Yiren: "It is said that the first three months and the last three months of pregnancy are the most uncomfortable times, especially the first two months, when you feel like vomiting. What do you think, Sister Yiren?"

Nalan Yiren was stunned. She didn't expect Liang Ji to talk to her. The relationship between the two of them was average and they didn't visit each other much. However, Liang Ji was the senior who came first, so she couldn't ignore her. She said, "It's much better now. In fact, as long as you take care of it properly, you won't feel that uncomfortable until the birth."

"I almost forgot that Sister Yiren is an excellent doctor, so you don't have to worry about this." Liang Ji said, and didn't say anything else, but changed the previous topic.

Speaking of this, Han Anniang and Xia Zhiqing, who had experienced this, chuckled. Han Anniang asked, "Yiren, do you like sour or spicy food recently?"

"The rumor that sour boys and spicy girls do have some truth to it. Zhining loved spicy food and she gave birth to two daughters." Xia Zhiqing said.

“Sour.”

Nalan Yiren's words were still on her lips, and Xu Ying, who had never participated in the discussion, immediately continued with a smile: "That must be a big fat white boy."

However, just as he finished speaking, Nalan Yiren said what she hadn't finished, and continued: "I eat both sour and spicy food."

Xu Ying: "..."

Liang Ji laughed twice.

She still has deep hostility towards Xu Ying.

……

Late June.

The country of Boliu.

A wide area behind the port.

"I hereby announce that from now on, I will step down as the head of the Nangong family. The new head of the family will be Nangong Xian from the lineage of my third grandfather."

Nangong Jin said this in front of all the Nangong clan members and soldiers under him. After he finished speaking, there was an unconcealable loneliness on his face.

This remark caused quite a stir. All the members of the Nangong family looked at each other, and then looked at Chen Mo who was standing behind Nangong Xian. They vaguely understood something, but they did not rush to express their opinions, but remained silent first.

Zhang hesitated again and again, and finally got rid of her son and daughter's obstruction, stepped forward and said: "I don't agree, Master, are you forced? Where is Brother Feng? Where is Brother Feng going?"

“Shut up.” Nangong Jin shouted coldly, “Woman, you have no right to interrupt here.”

Soon, with Chen Mo's support and Nangong Jin's abdication, Nangong Xian became the new head of the Nangong family and took over everything of the Nangong family in the country of Boliu.

The Nangong family's private army will later be disbanded and reorganized into the Fish Scale Guards, completely disappearing into the dust of history.

Chen Mo is a good man who keeps his word. He sent Zhang and her direct descendants to see Nangong Jin, and only left a concubine's son for Nangong Jin.

The wealth accumulated by the Nangong family is astonishing.

After about ten days of counting, the final number shocked Chen Mo.

Chen Mo first guessed that Nangong Jin's assets ranged from 10 to 30 million.

But he never expected that Nangong Jin's family fortune reached the astonishing figure of 10 million taels.

This is the total tax revenue of the entire Wei nation for three years. How terrifying!

Early July.

Chen Mo and Yue Ruyan were preparing to board the ship at the port of Boliu. Nangong Xian saw that Chen Mo had kept him, so he asked, "Your Majesty, how will you deal with Boliu?"

Chen Mo thought for a while and said, "It can be used as a military base."

"Military base?" Nangong Xian was stunned and didn't quite understand.

"Well, it's a barracks, a place for troops to be stationed, conduct combat, train, and receive supplies." Chen Mo thought of the operations of the Bald Eagle in his previous life. It had more than 5,000 military bases around the world, half of which were overseas.

Boliu is in a very good position. It should be of great use when dealing with pirates in the Korean Ocean and the New Porcelain Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Chen Mo added, "Of course, our troops are stationed here to help the locals of Boliu defend their borders, stop the intrusion of foreign forces, and coordinate conflicts and disputes within the country."

Nangong Xian understood now. Isn't this similar to the previous Protectorate?

"Yes." Nangong Xian gladly accepted the order.

……

After finishing the affairs of the Boliu Kingdom, Chen Mo did not return to Chuanhai, but took a merchant ship to the sea area of ​​the Gu Luo Kingdom where the fairy island was discovered.

To be precise, this sea area no longer belongs to the ancient Luo Kingdom.

The strength of the Guluo Kingdom was too weak to defeat the Boliu Kingdom controlled by the Nangong family, so this sea area was taken away by Boliu and belonged to the Nangong family.

In mid-July, Chen Mo arrived near this sea area.

Chen Mo had originally planned not to come and explore the fairy island even if he knew it was real, until he had absolute strength.

But after listening to Nangong Jin's explanation, Chen Mo couldn't resist his curiosity and came over to take a look.

This sea area has been blocked by the Nangong family's "private army".

They are still unaware of the changes in the country of Boliu.

When Chen Mo showed the token of the Nangong family, the private army guarding the sea area let Chen Mo's ship in.

The entrance to the fairy island is in this sea area. The Nangong family has explored the exact location, but it is guarded by a formation and is difficult to enter.

"According to Nangong Jin, the fairy once said that they were not worthy of it."

On the deck at the bow, Yue Ruyan was flipping through a booklet, which recorded the stories about the fairy islands described by Nangong Jin and all the clues about the fairy islands that the Nangong family had.

Chen Mo listened quietly. "Before saying this, the fairy warned them not to come again. I am not always available to save you. But two people still went in and saw the fairy island, but were sent out by the fairy inside and warned again." When Yue Ruyan said this, she turned to the page with a mark drawn by Nangong Xian with a cinnabar pen.

The mark says that fairies are kind people and their kindness can be used.

Yue Ruyan closed the book and said slowly: "Nangong Jin took advantage of the fairy's kindness and ignored the fairy's repeated advice. He continued to send people to investigate. In fact, Nangong Jin was not wrong. The fairy was indeed kind-hearted. Someone else entered the fairy island and was sent out safely, but this was the last warning.

After that, no one could enter again. The words "If you don't have the blessing, don't force it" were spread by the person who entered for the last time.

"Your Majesty, we have arrived."

At this time, a fish-scale guard pointed to a thick fog ahead and the boat stopped.

Chen Mo and Yue Ruyan raised their eyes and looked.

I saw several large ships parked in the thick fog ahead.

With Chen Mo's eyesight, he could see that on the big ship, there were soldiers from the Nangong family's private army driving away some ragged people.

Soon, a dozen small boats were lowered from the big ship.

The soldiers of the Nangong family's private army drove all these ragged people onto small boats and forced them to row the boats towards the white fog ahead.

These ragged people may have heard some terrible things ahead and refused to obey.

After sacrificing several lives, they were forced to steer the boat towards the white fog.

A rope was tied behind each of these small boats, and the other end of the rope was connected to the large ship behind.

More than a dozen small boats slowly sailed towards the white fog. The people on the boats were all slaves captured and bought by the Nangong family from various countries. There were both men and women, and even the elderly, the weak and the disabled.

Perhaps because they were rowing too slowly, an arrow flew from behind and shot a man on the boat off the boat.

A voice urged: "Hurry up, whoever can see the fairy island and bring out the fairy fruit will enjoy endless wealth and glory. Anyone who dares to sneak around will die."

When the people on the boat saw the small patch of sea water dyed red, they were so scared that their faces turned pale. They dared not hesitate any longer, so they quickened their hands and sailed into the white fog.

In the distance, Chen Mo and Yue Ruyan saw this scene with calm expressions. Not only that, one of them was holding a telescope, wanting to observe more clearly.

Soon after these small boats entered the white fog, the ropes tied to the small boats were instantly straightened and tightened, and the large ship at the other end of the ropes was pulled forward a little, and the hull shook.

Someone on the large ship gave an order, and soon the large ships were connected together with iron chains, and the shaking was reduced.

Another moment passed.

"Snapped!"

The taut rope was pulled straight and broke with a snap.

"Alas, failed again."

Someone on the big ship sighed.

Half a quarter of an hour later, broken wooden boards floated out from the fog, and several people were clinging to the boards, still alive.

Judging from the faces of these people, they were obviously from the previous boat.

The planks they were holding onto were the remains of the boat.

The boat was broken into pieces, with only a few people left out of dozens. Even if you couldn't see the situation inside clearly, you could guess how tragic it was.

"Save people, record the situation, next batch."

On the big ship, someone said skillfully.

In the distance, Chen Mo put down the telescope and said, "Move the boat over."

He couldn't see or sense what was happening in the white fog.

The same is true for Yue Ruyan.

"promise."

Chen Mo's merchant ship approached several large ships of the Nangong family.

After Chen Mo boarded their boat, he showed the Nangong family's token.

At this time, the person in charge on the ship saw that Chen Mo and his group were unfamiliar faces and expressed doubts about the token.

"Bang." Chen Mo kicked him off the boat into the white fog, and a "plop" sound of him falling into the water could be faintly heard.

"Who still doesn't believe it?" Chen Mo glanced at the other people on the boat.

"Please give your orders, sir." Everyone was a person who changed their attitude according to the situation and turned to Chen Mo.

"Bring the notebook to me." Chen Mo said.

A clerk who was in charge of recording things came to Chen Mo nervously after being pushed by several people and presented him with a small sheepskin notebook.

Chen Mo reached out to take it, opened it and started reading.

The booklet records all the experiments conducted in exploring the white fog, as well as the testimonies made by the surviving experimenters after they emerged from the white fog.

All of these confessions, without exception, stated that after entering the white fog, they encountered extremely severe storms and gales, their boats were torn apart by the wind and waves, and the people on board were swept in by the strong wind.

Only those who are lucky can survive.

However, those who survive this time may not survive next time. They will be reused until they die.

But those who emerged alive from the white fog found no trace of the fairy island.

Chen Mo was not surprised by this.

Because Nangong Jin said it before.

Those who have seen the fairy island only saw it after entering the white fog and miraculously passing through the storm.

Of course, this doesn't mean that as long as you survive the storm in the white fog, you can enter the fairy island.

It's all based on luck.

Because the Nangong family had also sent a mid-grade warrior in, hoping to use the strength of the mid-grade warrior to survive the storm, but in the end the mid-grade warrior was not sure whether he was alive or dead, and instead an ordinary person came out of the white fog.

Quite strange.

"I want to try it." Yue Ruyan was moved.

"No." Chen Mo refused directly.

Nangong Jin and Zhang Feng were so eager for the fairy island and collected so many clues about it, but they didn't take any risks themselves, which meant they were not sure and the risk factor was extremely high.

Yue Ruyan just arrived and she wanted to try it. But it is not so easy to try, as one only has one life.

"But if we don't try, and let them try like this, it will take them forever. Are we really just here to take a look?" Yue Ruyan said.

Hearing this, Chen Mo began to think.

After a while, he had an idea in his mind. He wondered if the soul could travel...

(End of this chapter)