The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Pan Xiaohei lay quietly at Pan Yun's feet, occasionally looking up at her.

Thanks to her, it is madly absorbing spiritual energy for cultivation.

As the main body of the spiritual realm, it can feel the Yuan force in Pan Yun's body surging.
The sea is full of water vapor. After the spiritual energy enters Pan Yun's body, it starts to circulate. Water creates wood. The water and wood attribute energy quickly repairs Pan Yun's internal injuries and fills up his Dantian with energy.

Three days later, in the early morning, they saw the coastline of Ming Dynasty.

Before the hour of Mao, light had already appeared in the endless sea behind them, and the coastline in front of them slowly turned from black to white and showed other colors.

There was no one on the distant beach, but looking at the faintly visible line, everyone's heart was filled with excitement and their eyes were moist.

Qu Le murmured, "I've only been away from home for a month, why does it feel like a lifetime?"

No one answered him, everyone just looked quietly at the line that represented home.

Xue Shao, who had been sitting next to take care of Pan Yun, helped Xi Jin stand up with his hand, walked to the bow and looked at the faintly visible line. There was an emotion in his eyes that Xi Jin could not understand.

Zhang Weiyi reluctantly retracted his gaze and ordered, "Turn the rudder, don't go ashore yet!"

"Why don't you go ashore?" A hoarse voice sounded behind everyone.

Everyone turned around suddenly and found that Pan Jun had opened his eyes and was frowning.

Zhang Weiyi was overjoyed: "Junior Sister Pan, you came out of meditation? Did you realize it?"

Pan Yun's lips curled up slightly: "Thank you all, brothers and sisters, for protecting me."

Although Pan Yun did not say it explicitly, everyone knew that she must have figured it out and must have made great progress.

The Taoists were both happy and jealous at the same time, looking at her with envy: "Will she be the first person to become an immortal in the past eight hundred years?"

"Big Brother wasn't as good as her back then, right?"

"You can't say that. If the Tianshi Mansion hadn't let Senior Brother lay a solid foundation and suppress him, he would have been promoted to the First Marquis long ago. Later, he encountered an accident..."

Thinking of Zhang Liuzhen's accident, the Taoists felt sad and uncomfortable, and then they saw Pan Yun still standing there motionless.

Miaozhen Miaohe had already noticed it, and they curiously stretched out their fingers and poked it: "Little Master, why don't you move?"

Pan Jun: “…numb.”

Literally hemp.

Tao Yanbai: "I must be numb after standing for more than three days!"

The three men immediately rushed forward to rub her legs and pinch her hands.

Everyone couldn't help but grin.

Xue Shao also smiled, his eyebrows curved, and he said to A Xin: "Turn back and signal the other two boats to follow."

Ashin agreed.

The Japanese who had been locked in the cabin were also released. Looking at the coastline getting closer and closer, they couldn't help but feel nervous.

Is this the legendary Eastern Kingdom?

I heard that there is gold everywhere, the fields are full of golden rice and wheat, people wear silk as smooth as pearls, everyone is well-read and can speak elegant language, officials are of noble character and love the people like their own children...

Even the educated disciples of the Masuda family couldn't help but feel envious.

Seagoing vessels dock at Quanzhou Port.

Unlike the dilapidated Onsenjinmachi Port which can only accommodate small fishing boats, Quanzhou Port was once the world's largest port. Even after the imperial court's maritime ban, Quanzhou Port only accepted sea trade to Ryukyu and accepted the Kankore of Japan, and its former seaport was still usable.

When the ships entered the harbor and saw the docking bays that stretched as far as the eye could see, the Japanese people's eyes were filled with envy.

The knights who stayed behind at Quanzhou Port had already seen the lingering ships and reported it to the Wulin Alliance in advance.

So when the ship docked, Li Wenying, Zhang Ziming and Alliance Leader Lin all came with their men.

As soon as the boat docked, the people on the boat jumped down, and the people under the boat ran towards the ship. Both sides ran in both directions and soon hugged each other.

The heroes all have their own good friends and even relatives among the crowd.

Gao Zhiming and Song Xuan were surrounded by people from Hengshan: "Brother, sister, we thought something happened to you. You haven't come back for such a long time."

The other heroes also had acquaintances who rushed up to say hello.

The Taoists all went to look for Li Wenying and Zhang Ziming. All the Taoists who participated in the battle, even if they were not disciples of the Longhushan Academy, were under the management of the Tianshi Mansion.

Moreover, on this voyage, all the Taoists who accompanied the voyage, whether they were still studying or not, had studied in the academy.

Li Wenying is very familiar with his people. He has been reading a lot about some of them during this period.

He took a quick look and felt a chill in his heart. He quickly looked up at the ship.

Just as he met Pan Yun's eyes who was standing on the bow of the boat, he also noticed Miao Zhen, Miao He and Tao Yanbai standing beside her.

His heart tightened, and he whispered to Zhang Weiyi: "Where are Zhang Weiliang, Xue Hua, and Wang Cong?" The joy of reunion on Zhang Weiyi's face faded a little, and he whispered back: "They stayed in Japan, sir, I have something important to report."

Zhang Ziming also noticed that there were three people, and each of them had a unique identity. He couldn't help but frowned and asked simply, "Is he dead?"

Zhang Weiyi was stunned for a moment and then quickly explained: "No, they are all fine. Oh, Junior Brother Weiliang was slightly injured, but when we came back, he was no longer in danger and could even walk."

Li Wenying and Zhang Ziming breathed a sigh of relief and waved their hands: "It's good that the person is still alive. I'm happy today. If there is anything else, we can talk about it when we get back."

But the heroes nearby could no longer hold back and shouted loudly: "We went straight to the bandit's lair this time and beat the Ouchi family who slaughtered the village. Not only was Ouchi Jiaohong seriously injured, but he also paid for my... no, it was Master Sanzhu who paid for a port and three ships. We also found a silver mountain in one place!"

Leader Lin was holding Qu Le and didn't react: "What mountain?"

"Silver Mountain! A whole silver mine that can produce a mountain of silver," Qu Le said proudly, "One million taels of silver can be produced in a year!"

Alliance Leader Lin reached out and touched his forehead, frowning: "It seems a little hot."

Qu Le twisted his neck in disbelief and dodged, angrily saying, "I'm not sick! Uncle, if you don't believe me, I'll go ask Pan Yun. We also dug two sacks of rocks and brought them back. We asked a skilled craftsman to take a look and Pan Yun said that it was a rich mine with a silver content of more than 80%. It is considered the mine with the highest silver content in the world."

Alliance Leader Lin frowned, still not believing it.

Qu Le couldn't help stamping his feet, and yelled at Pan Yun who was still standing on the bow: "Didn't you rub it open? Why don't you come down and explain? They don't believe me!"

The Jinyiwei, yamen runners, and naval soldiers hiding in the crowd all raised their heads and looked towards the bow of the ship.

However, they were not looking at Pan Yun, but at Xue Shao standing next to her, and Chen Liutao and Qu Zhixing behind Xue Shao.

Chen Liutao and Qu Zhixing glanced at Pan Yun, but still took two steps forward despite the burning gaze from below the boat, and whispered to Xue Shao, "Xue Yushi, didn't you say you would discuss this with Pan Yun and not make it public for the time being?"

Xue Shao smiled and said, "You have also seen that Taoist Pan has been experiencing enlightenment these past few days, and I have not had the opportunity to mention it."

The two were silent.

Xue Shao soothed him gently, "There are many people on the ship who know too much. Even if we don't say anything now, we can't hide it in private. It's better to send our memorial back to the capital as soon as possible and respond as soon as possible."

He glanced at Pan Yun who was standing still and said with a smile: "You two have seen this during this period of time. Taoist Pan is fair-minded and wants to hand over the port and the silver mine to the court."

Pan Yun then turned around and nodded slightly to Chen Liutao and Qu Zhixing: "I am willing to hand over the ports we seized and the silver mines we discovered to the court."

Chen Liutao and Qu Zhixing: ...Then why publicize it so widely instead of doing it in secret?
Alas, what a mistake!

At that time, Pan Yun was sent to Nanao Port to take over the port and the ship. When they came back, the dust had settled and the matters of the port and the silver mine were already known to everyone.

They stood at the bow and talked as if no one was around. The people below the boat couldn't stand it anymore. Li Wenying shouted, "Pan Yun, get down!"

Pan Yun then nodded slightly to Xue Shao and the other two, and took Miao Zhen and the other two off the boat.

The leader under the boat was also hinting at them to get off. Chen Liutao couldn't stand it anymore and turned around and whispered, "Xue Yushi, be careful."

Qu Zhixing also bowed to Xue Shao and left. From now on, it would be difficult for them to work together again.

They all knew in their hearts that Xue Shao was the most dangerous one among those returning from this voyage, especially after Pan Yun spread the news of the silver mine.

As a Jiangnan inspector, going out to sea can be regarded as supervising the bandit suppression dynamics of the Jiangnan forces; it can also be regarded as leaving the post without permission...

If it was just revenge and there was no silver mine, the court would have praised Xue Shao highly;
But since they have discovered the silver mine, in order to seize the initiative, they must win over Xue Shao...

No one knows how many forces in the court would be tempted by the silver mine, but everyone knows that Xue Shao cannot choose to take sides.

After the Xue Pan case, everyone saw clearly that Xue Shao was as tough as his uncle Xue Xuan.

Therefore, if we cannot win him over, we can only exclude him.

Is there any simpler and faster way than to ask for punishment?
Pan Jun got off the boat and couldn't help but look back at Xue Shao who was still standing on the boat.

Xue Shao smiled and nodded slightly at her, his eyes sparkling without a trace of resentment or anger.

Pan Yun turned and walked towards Li Wenying.

Li Wenying pinched her waist and asked her, "What's going on with the silver mine?"

Whether it was the gangsters, Taoists, spies from the imperial court, or the merchants and gentry who supported them financially and in kind, they all pricked up their ears.

Pan Yun smiled and said, "It's just as they said. I accidentally discovered a silver mine."

Without waiting for the crowd to exclaim, Pan Yun raised his finger to his lips and said, "Don't shout. There are still fifty Japanese on the ship. Some of them can speak Chinese. Although I have trapped them in the formation and now all I can hear is the roar of the waves, there is no guarantee that there are powerful people among them."

Li Wenying's eyes widened, he grabbed her hand, lowered his voice and asked: "Japanese? Why don't you kill them outside and bring them back? The government hates dealing with foreign criminals the most..."

"They are not criminals," Pan Yun said. "I made a deal with them using a ship I robbed. I exchanged the ship for the right to use half of the port. They came here to test the ship."

Li Wenying: …

Zhang Ziming: …

The two men immediately turned their heads to look at the imperial spies hiding in the crowd.

I wonder if plugging their ears will still work? (End of this chapter)