Eternal Sword

Chapter 685 Golden Hammer
Not long after they started walking, the Xiling delegation heard the faint sounds of musical instruments coming from the front.

"Where's the sound?"

The masked woman in the Dayuan carriage asked.

The maid following the motorcade said, "I heard from the officials of the Honglu Temple of Daqian that the emperor of Daqian is holding a variety show in the capital. It is said that it started a few days ago and will last until the end of the month."

"I heard from officials in Daqian that the performances are even more lively at night, with bright lights. There are more than 18,000 musicians performing, and the circumference of the venue is 5,000 steps long."

After the maid finished speaking, she couldn't help but exclaimed: "Daqian is really rich. How much money would it cost to have such a grand performance? I'm afraid that even the combined forces of all the countries in Xiling can't afford it."

The masked woman disagreed and said calmly: "It's just the people's blood and sweat."

After walking for another dozen miles, the Xiling delegation finally arrived at the capital of Daqian.

The capital of Daqian is divided into the inner city and the outer city.

After entering the outer city, we saw a constant stream of people and carriages.

On both sides of the street, there are rows of stalls of all kinds, and the vendors are very enthusiastic. There are fresh fruits and vegetables, sweet cakes, exquisite silks, various kinds of porcelain... The dazzling array of goods is dazzling.

There were bursts of exclamations from the Xiling delegation from time to time.

Even the trees on both sides of the street are wrapped with silk.

Even the most ordinary vendors were dressed in gorgeous clothes.

Even the small vegetable vendors on the street use dragon beard mats to cover the ground.

The eaves of the shops on both sides of Zhuque Street are of uniform style.

The officials from the Honglu Temple who came to greet the delegation were all very proud when they heard the occasional exclamations from the delegation. They held their heads high and walked along the street with the delegation from the Xiling countries, introducing the prosperity of the capital of Daqian.

The masked woman sitting in the carriage of Dayuan State lifted the door curtain, looked outside for a while, and suddenly asked: "Master Zheng, those people ate in the wine shop, why didn't they pay?"

In a restaurant not far away, a few barbarians ate and drank to their heart's content. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they turned around and left.

Mr. Zheng smiled and said, "Your Highness, the Saint Lady, you may not know that our Daqian is extremely rich, with abundant resources and warm hospitality. For all foreign friends who come to the restaurant in the capital to eat meat and drink, we will not charge a penny. Welcome friends to visit us often."

No need to pay for meals?

Everyone in the Xiling delegation was surprised when they heard this.

The Saintess of Xiling asked calmly, "Since Daqian is so rich, why did we encounter so many hungry, skinny, and hungry people on our way here?"

"This……"

Mr. Zheng's smile froze. After a slight hesitation, he laughed and said, "Your Highness, Daqian is a vast territory, and it is inevitable that there are some lazy people who love leisure and hate work. Now, the emperor is wise and auspicious, and these people can't have enough food. It's their own fault."

"Oh."

Xiling Saint Lady said, "I am a little confused. Daqian is so rich that even the trees beside the streets are wrapped with silk. Why don't they make clothes out of this silk to help the poor who have no clothes to cover their bodies?"

The officials from the Honglu Temple looked at each other with awkward expressions.

Lord Zheng smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Highness, look at us in the capital, there are no poor people at all."

The Saint of Xiling lowered the curtains and said no more.

The officials from the Honglu Temple breathed a sigh of relief.

These two sentences just now made them break out in cold sweats.

Just behind the Xiling delegation, there was another delegation convoy from the Wusun Kingdom.

In addition to Feng Xuyu, Mei Yingxue, Meng Liangyu, Ling Guang, Yan Qi, including Li Zhongmou and Li Shuhu from Liangzhou, all disguised themselves as members of the Wusun delegation and followed the delegation into the city openly.

When the Wusun people saw the prosperity and wealth in the capital of Daqian, they were all amazed and surprised.

Although Feng Xuyu hadn't been to the capital of Daqian for a long time, he could tell what it was like after just a few casual glances.

He took Mei Yingxue and the others away from the Wusun delegation, found an inn, booked a few rooms, and ordered a table of wine and food.

"Boss, how much is the total?"

Feng Xuyu asked.

The innkeeper smiled and said, "It's free. We in Daqian have money. We welcome all friends to come and visit us."

"Boss, come on, let's have a drink together."

Feng Xuyu greeted him.

The innkeeper couldn't refuse, so he followed him over and had a few drinks with him.

Under Feng Xuyu's persuasion, the innkeeper drank a few more glasses, his face turned red, and he gradually opened up and started chatting with Feng Xuyu and the others.

At the beginning, Feng Xuyu chatted with him about all sorts of things, and after drinking a few cups, the innkeeper began to regard him as a close friend and was impressed by his knowledge.

As he spoke, Feng Xuyu secretly stuffed a silver ingot over and said, "Take it. I know it's not easy for you."

A bitter look appeared on the innkeeper's face and he sighed softly.

Feng Xuyu asked: "Will the court pay for this in the end?"

The innkeeper shook his head and said, "Nominally, the court is paying for it, but in reality, we are the ones who are paying first. Even if they don't give us anything, we don't dare to ask for it."

"If you can give us 50% of the compensation after dragging it out till the end, we should be grateful."
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Taiwei Mansion.

A black figure suddenly dropped from the sky and appeared in Chenxiang Cottage, an extremely remote courtyard in the Taiwei Mansion.

It was not until the man in black robe had walked away for a while that the dozen or so guards in the yard noticed something.

"who!"

Someone immediately asked.

Bang bang bang!
Chen Tang moved and came in front of the group of guards. With three punches and two kicks, he knocked down more than a dozen guards.

Yuwen Mao was not in the Taiwei Mansion, so for Chen Tang, it was as easy as walking into an empty place.

He moved his ears and soon heard a faint breathing sound in the courtyard.

Chen Tang came to a room and pushed the locked door lightly, shattering it, revealing a prison cell inside.

"you are?"

Mrs. Lu in the prison heard the noise outside the door and looked over subconsciously.

The light in the room was dim, and she was a little uncomfortable for a moment. Her vision was blurred and she failed to recognize Chen Tang at first.

"Mrs. Lu, it's me."

When Chen Tang came closer and said something, Mrs. Lu saw it clearly and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"It's you? Chen Tang?"

Mrs. Lu couldn't believe it for a moment.

"Why are you here?"

Madam Lu quickly said, "This is the Taiwei Mansion!"

Chen Tang said: "This is a long story. Lu Qing asked me to come here. Let's leave first."

"Did you get the key?"

Madam Lu asked, "The chains of this prison are made of high-quality cold iron from the Far North, and only Yuwen Mao has the key..."

Click!

Before Mrs. Lu finished her words, she saw Chen Tang step forward, break the chain on the prison door and open the door.

"..."

Mrs. Lu was stunned.

In the past few years, she has been locked up here, never seeing the sun, and has no idea what is happening outside.

However, occasionally his senior brother would come to see him and talk to him about some things.

The last time we talked about Chen Tang, my senior brother also said that after Chen Tang killed the dragon, he was buried in the East China Sea.

Moreover, in her impression, Chen Tang was still that young man with the seventh or eighth rank cultivation. How come he had transformed to this point after not seeing him for a few years?
Or are the prison chains themselves fake?
"Can Madam Lu still walk?"

Seeing Lu Yunyan standing there blankly, motionless, Chen Tang asked, "Can you, can you walk?"

Lu Yunyan came back to his senses, nodded quickly, and said: "It's just that the food delivered every day is poisonous, and I can't raise my internal energy."

Without saying a word, Chen Tang stepped forward, stretched out two fingers, and placed them on Lu Yunyan's wrist.

Lu Yunyan's whole body trembled, and she felt an extremely pure, condensed and powerful aura instantly surge into her body, wandering around her body, extremely domineering.

The poison that originally remained in her body quietly disintegrated under the cleansing of this breath and disappeared without a trace!
In just a few breaths, the poison in her body was eliminated!
“Is this the innate true qi?”

Lu Yunyan asked in disbelief.

Only the innate true qi has the ability to dissolve many poisons.

However, she really couldn’t believe that this young man in his early twenties in front of her had actually entered the innate realm!

Chen Tang nodded, without explaining, and walked out of the room with Lu Yunyan.

"How do we get out?"

Lu Yunyan said: "The Taiwei Mansion is heavily guarded..."

Before she could finish her words, Chen Tang grabbed her wrist, and the yin and yang energy surged under his feet. He soared directly into the air and flew towards the direction of Suzaku Gate.
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Suzaku Gate.

On the city wall, all civil and military officials have arrived.

Here, the view is the best, and you can take in Zhuque Street, the outer city's markets, and the stage.

The Emperor of Daqian will receive foreign envoys from all over the world here, set up a long street of banquets on Suzaku Street, and accept worship from people all over the world.

Under the Suzaku sect.

A temporary execution platform more than ten feet high was built.

At this moment, a group of Xuanwu guards escorted Yuan Qingmo, who had disheveled hair and a pale face, to the execution platform and forced him to kneel on the ground.

On both sides stood an executioner holding a knife.

Yuan Qingmo glanced around, and when he saw this person, he just smiled indifferently and looked away.

This person was once the right-hand man of Qilin Division, Taishi Qu.

At the beginning, it was he who asked this person to go to Wujiang Mountain to take Chen Tang to Beijing.

But after he fell into trouble, Taishi Qu was the first to jump out, following the little emperor's words and accusing him of many crimes, in exchange for which he gained glory, wealth and peace.

Everyone has their own aspirations, and that’s okay.

Yuan Qingmo had seen through it long ago.

He was tired too.

Death, perhaps, is a relief for him.

"Your Highness, don't blame me."

Taishi Qu said coldly: "Since you have offended the emperor, following you will only lead to death. The situation is like this. I don't want to die, and I don't want to be implicated by you. Today, I will come to execute you and give you a quick death, as a way to repay your kindness in the past."

"Thanks."

Yuan Qingmo smiled.

As time went by, more and more foreign delegations gathered here. It was crowded and bustling.

At noon today, the Emperor of Daqian will set up a state banquet in front of the Suzaku Gate to receive envoys from various countries.

"Your Majesty, long live the emperor!"

From the walls of the inner city came a sound of worship.

Yuan Qingmo looked up.

Yuan Taiping was seen standing on the city wall, surrounded by people, like the moon surrounded by stars.

As if sensing Yuan Qingmo's gaze, Yuan Taiping looked down at him and suddenly asked, "Where is the Minister of Honglu Temple?"

"Chen is here!"

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites quickly stood up.

Yuan Taiping asked: "Tell me, after these foreign delegations came to Beijing and saw the prosperous scene of Daqian Capital, what were their reactions and what did they say?"

"Reply to Your Majesty."

The Minister of the Honglu Temple smiled and said, "The guests from outside are amazed at the prosperity and wealth of our Daqian. Everyone is extremely shocked and praises your Majesty's name, saying that your Majesty is the most wise and benevolent emperor in ancient and modern times."

"Hahahaha, okay, okay, okay!"

Yuan Taiping was delighted when he heard this. He praised Yuan Qingmo, who was kneeling on the execution platform under the Suzaku Gate, and asked, "Traitor, did you hear that?"

Yuan Qing remained silent.

Next, each country presented tribute gifts in turn, each of which was full of exotic characteristics.

Yuan Taiping was very happy to see this.

When it was the Wusun Kingdom's turn, the Wusun delegation brought over two horse-drawn carriages. On the carriages was a round object covered with a lid, so it was impossible to see what was inside.

It looks like the things on this carriage are very heavy, even requiring four horses to pull it.

The wheels made a squeaking sound as they pressed on Suzaku Street.

"what is this?"

Yuan Taiping asked curiously
"This is a pair of golden hammers forged by our Wusun country. Each one weighs a thousand pounds. We specially present them to the Emperor of Daqian."

A Wusun envoy placed one hand on his chest and bowed.

"Oh?"

Yuan Taiping was slightly stunned.

The Wusun envoy stepped forward and pulled down the curtain covers on both sides, revealing a pair of huge golden hammers, shining with golden light.

Someone in the barbarian delegation saw the pair of golden hammers, frowned slightly, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

This pair of golden hammers looks like two weapons.

It is somewhat similar to the weapon of Chifeng, the powerful master of the Wild Lion Tribe of the Barbarians.

However, Ba Shi Chifeng used a pair of copper hammers.

After death, it is lost and no one knows where it went.

Yuan Taiping's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and smiled, "Interesting, interesting. This gift is quite unique."

When it was the turn of the Dayuan delegation, Yuan Taiping couldn't help looking down, stood up and asked, "Who is the Saint of Xiling?"

"See Your Majesty."

In the carriage, Saint Maiden Xiling lifted the door curtain, walked out, stood in front of the carriage, and did not salute, but just said something in a flat tone.

"Ok?"

The moment Yuan Taiping saw the Saint of Xiling, his eyes lit up.

The Saint of Xiling was clearly wearing a veil, so her appearance could not be seen, but for some reason, her whole body, every move and gesture exuded a kind of magic that seemed to be able to captivate people and make their hearts beat fast!

The aqua green robe looked quite large, and one couldn't even see the figure underneath.

But the more this happened, the more I wanted to lift up the robe and take a closer look!

It was hard to explain why, but Yuan Taiping felt a surge of heat all over his body after just one look at the Saint of Xiling, and he subconsciously licked his lips.

"Ok?"

Yuan Qingmu, who was standing next to him, let out a light exclamation, as if he had realized something.

She had a familiar feeling towards this Saint of Xiling.

This person must have also practiced similar skills!

　Big chapter, two chapters in one, go to bed early everyone
　　
　
(End of this chapter)