Eternal Sword

Chapter 98 Prison
After all the trouble, Chen Tang was carefree and fell asleep early.

Zhiwei has actually woken up.

Seeing Chen Tang sleeping on the other side, even though there was another person between them, she still felt happy and inexplicably at peace.

This feeling is just like when her father and mother were always by her side when she was a child.

The memory of my mother has become very faint.

Even his appearance was a little blurry.

But she still clearly remembers that before going to sleep every night, she needed her mother to gently pat her body so that she could fall asleep.

Chen Tang's slightly low breathing sounded reassuring to Zhiwei.

As long as this voice remained there, she knew that Chen Tang was always by her side, protecting her.

Not long after, Zhiwei also fell asleep.

Among the three people, Qing Mu was the only one who suffered.

Although the current situation was not that they were sleeping in the same bed, they were sleeping on the same kang after all, and the person lying next to them was a young man full of vigor and vitality.

She had practiced "The Great Music of Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth" and had a lot of moves in her mind, but she had never used them on anyone.

Rich theoretical knowledge, but zero practical experience.

"Did he just fall asleep like that?"

"What if he wakes up first and sneaks across the border while I'm asleep?"

"It doesn't seem a good idea to just draw the sword. What if I wake Zhiwei up?"

"If it was just an accidental touch, it doesn't seem to be crossing the line, so there's no need to make a fuss, just push him away."

"What if it was intentional?"

"Humph, we can't let him succeed so easily!"

Qing Mu listened to Chen Tang's breathing, his heart was in turmoil and his thoughts were all over the place.

After enduring for more than an hour, Chen Tang did not move at all and slept soundly like a dead pig.

In the darkness, Qing Mu spat at him softly: "You are indeed worse than a beast."

Having said that, Qing Mu felt relieved, his eyelids became heavy, and he gradually fell asleep.

Silent all night.

morning.

Chen Tang woke up in a daze, feeling as if something heavy was pressing on him. He subconsciously pushed it away.

As soon as I placed my hand on it, I felt something was wrong.

What the hell.

Suddenly, he woke up!
The 'heavy object' in his arms suddenly looked up and looked at him with sleepy eyes.

Before he knew it, Qing Mu had already laid on top of him.

Qing Mu: “???”

Chen Tang: “…”

Next, there was chaos in the room.

Chen Tang was kicked out.

The fat old man had just gotten up, pushed the door open, breathed in the fresh air, stretched himself, and looked full of energy and refreshed.

"I slept really well last night."

The fat old man looked very satisfied.

Chen Tang looked calm. He greeted the fat old man and went out to buy some breakfast.

He delivered breakfast to Qingmu's room as if nothing had happened, and under Qingmu's gaze, he fed the horse as usual and practiced boxing and sword skills as if no one was around.

It was as if nothing happened last night.

Qing Mu thought about it and felt that it was really difficult for her to pursue the matter.

After all, it was she who crossed the border in the morning.

I don't know how, after falling asleep, I ended up running onto someone else's body...

Normally, he wears armor and carries a sword in Qinglong Division, but here, Chen Tang still practices the Subduing Tiger Fist and the Burning Wood Sword.

When he was learning the "White Ape Swordsmanship" on the snowy mountains, he was deeply touched by what the mountain guest said.

Weapons are an extension of the body.

As long as you train your body to be coordinated and natural, able to stretch and contract freely, to combine movement and stillness, and to be round and smooth as you wish, it will be easy to use any weapon.

When Chen Tang displayed his sword skills, he didn't look like someone who was holding a sword for the first time.

Picking up the Qinglong Sword, Chen Tang weighed it lightly and was able to sense the sword's exact weight, length, and blade width, quickly forming an understanding in his mind.

After practicing at home for a while, Chen Tang put on armor and sword and went to Qinglong Division.

There are usually no major cases or instructions from above, so the Qinglong Division does not have much work to do.

Occasionally, some officials are followed and monitored.

But when Chen Tang first arrived at the Qinglong Division, Cai Yin did not assign him any tasks.

In Cai Yin's words, in the next six months, Chen Tang's most important task is only one, which is to cultivate to the seventh level as soon as possible!
Occasionally, Wei Qun, Yue Shou and other familiar Qinglong Guards would come to Chen Tang to compete with him.

They were all Cai Tou's subordinates. In name, they were here to spar with each other, but in reality, they were just accompanying Chen Tang in training, teaching him some moves, and allowing him to master the Qinglong sword technique as quickly as possible.

Most of the rest of the time, Chen Tang was idle.

Chen Tang remembered the few things that the guest from the mountain had told him and searched for them in the copy records of the Qinglong Division.

There are indeed some records about Emperor Qian in it.

Perhaps because the new emperor had just ascended the throne, there was not much information about him. We only knew that his name was Yuan Qingshan.

A very common name.

But Chen Tang also learned some unknown secrets from these documents. For example, in the palace of Qian Kingdom, there is an extremely cruel rule that the son is noble and the mother dies.

Once a prince is appointed as the crown prince.

The prince's mother will be sentenced to death by Emperor Qian!
Emperor Qian had three sons and one daughter.

The eldest prince is Yuan Qingshan.

However, more than ten years ago, when the new emperor was made crown prince, his biological mother, Madam Dugu, was sentenced to death by Emperor Qian.

Emperor Qian explained the reason to the crown prince, but the crown prince had always been filial and remembered his mother's kindness, so he cried day and night.

No matter how the Emperor Qian explained some great principles, it was useless. Seeing that the Crown Prince was so stubborn, the Emperor Qian became furious and threw the Crown Prince into the Heavenly Prison, preparing to execute him.

Chen Tang looked up some other information and chatted with Wei Qun and others to get some more information.

It is said that after Emperor Qian turned sixty, he became addicted to alcohol and sex, stubborn and self-righteous, at odds with his brothers, suspicious of his subjects, and moody.

They all believed without a doubt that Emperor Qian was capable of executing the prince.

It is said that for some unknown reason, the crown prince mysteriously disappeared from the palace's prison that night and his whereabouts are unknown. The princess also disappeared with him.

Some said that he was released privately by Emperor Qian, while others said that he was quietly executed.

More than ten years passed like this. Emperor Qian suddenly passed away and the crown prince had been missing for many years. According to the order of succession, the second prince should have succeeded to the throne, but the crown prince suddenly came to Beijing at this moment!

Logically speaking, the crown prince is still alive and has not been deposed, so he should inherit the throne.

The second prince naturally refused, so the two princes competed and fought in the capital. In the end, the crown prince who had been missing for more than ten years won.

Of course, there are still many details that don’t match up, and there are some doubts.

For example, how could the crown prince suddenly appear after being missing for more than ten years? Where has he been all these years?
How come the princess disappeared as well?

Where are you now?
These were just rumors and might not be accurate. Chen Tang just treated them as gossip and did not take them seriously.

In this way, Chen Tang went home every day to practice boxing and swordsmanship, and at night his soul sat in the Niwan and breathed in and out.

During the day, he practiced the "White Ape Sword Technique" in the Qinglong Division, and combined with the Tianshen Monkey Wine, his cultivation level improved significantly every day!
Just after the first month of the lunar year, Chen Tang had already cultivated to the lower eighth level!
In terms of strength, it is on par with those on the eighth rank, and can draw a six-stone bow!
Just as the guest in the mountain said, Chen Tang practiced day and night, both inside and outside, and after only half a month, he had a breakthrough in his realm!

Over the past half month, Wu'an County has been relatively peaceful and nothing major has happened.

After joining Qinglongsi, no one came to trouble him.

Even the Third Master Huo, who had been hostile to him before, calmed down and did not attack him again.

But Chen Tang remembered this incident.

After Xu Tong's death, it caused some waves in Xuantian Temple, but it calmed down after a few days.

It seemed that I was captivated by the fat old man's methods, and the matter just passed.

On this day, Wang Yanli returned from outside, exhausted.

As part of the Qinglong Guard's job, they would occasionally visit surrounding counties to patrol and monitor the situation of officials in the county and keep records.

No problem, it will be back in a day or two.

In some special cases, the delay may be longer.

It has been almost ten days since Wang Yan came forward this time.

Seeing Chen Tang, Wang Yanli smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for ten days. How is your swordsmanship? Let me rest for a day and then I'll come and practice with you."

"Okay."

Chen Tang agreed and asked casually, "Where did Sister Li go this time? Why did she take so long?"

"I went to Changze County, which is your hometown."

Wang Yanli said, "It was half a month ago that the magistrate of Changze County and a captain disappeared, and the positions were vacant. I just filled them. I stayed there for a few more days and recorded it."

"Oh?"

When Chen Tang heard that it was Changze County, he became interested.

Since parting with Meng Liangyu that night, the two have never seen each other again, and no one knows how he is doing now.

Chen Tang asked, "Who is the magistrate of Changze County now? The position of county lieutenant was always vacant before, is there one now?"

Meng Liangyu is actually an eighth-rank official.

In Chen Tang's opinion, with Meng Liangyu's ability, he is more than qualified to be a county lieutenant in Changze County.

Moreover, when this happens, most of the county lieutenants will be promoted locally, after all, they are relatively familiar with the people and things around them.

Wang Yanli said, "The county magistrate's surname is Zheng now, and the county lieutenant is indeed someone. A captain of the police from Wu'an County was transferred there. His name is Duan Zhao. He is quite capable and is above the eighth rank."

Chen Tang nodded.

It seems that Meng Liangyu still did not get promoted.

After all, in the imperial court, just because you have strength and ability does not mean you will have the opportunity to display your abilities.

That’s not a problem. Brother Meng doesn’t seem like someone who likes fame and fortune.

I'll find a chance to go back to Changze County and meet him.

Wang Yanli was about to leave when Chen Tang suddenly asked, "When you were recording officials in Changze County, did you notice Captain Meng Liangyu?"

"he?"

Wang Yanli shook his head and said, "His current situation is quite miserable. He is imprisoned in the county jail and is about to be executed."

"Ok?"

Chen Tang's expression changed, and he asked hurriedly, "What's going on? Why is he being thrown into prison and executed?"

Wang Yanli said, "During this period, Wu'an County was hunting for the remnants of the Evil Wolf Gang. The new county lieutenant found out that Meng Liangyu had had business dealings with the Evil Wolf Gang before the incident that night."

"It is said that Meng Liangyu also helped to instigate the peace talks between the two major gangs that night."

"The county lieutenant arrested him and interrogated him. As a new official, he probably wants to achieve some achievements."

"And there are indeed some issues with this Meng Liangyu. According to investigation, the Evil Wolf Gang gave him 3,000 taels of silver, of which at least 1,000 taels are missing, and he has never said anything."

(End of this chapter)