Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 374 Senior Brother

"Then how did you cover up the light of the jade seal?" Ren Yuan asked without understanding.

"Although bones that do not decay are rare, they are not difficult for me to find." Xiao Zong also said, "The reason why I must use my father's bone is that I cannot tolerate the bones of common people becoming a part of my body, and secondly, only the emperor's bones that do not decay can make the jade seal change size and cover up the precious light it emits."

As he spoke, he sighed and said, "If you had come one day later, you would never have discovered my secret. This shows that I really don't have the destiny to be an emperor."

"With your destiny as an emperor, you can't even be a commoner now." Chen Baxian sneered.

"Indeed, taking me back will only cause trouble for Xiao Yan, so it's better not to let me go back." Xiao Zong nodded.

"You see things very clearly." After Ren Yuan said this, he told Chen Baxian and Yang Zhong to keep an eye on him while he took the imperial seal and went out to report.

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"I have fulfilled my mission." Ren Yuan presented the imperial seal in public.

"Well, it will be a great achievement if we find it back!" Chen Qingzhi took the seal with both hands, examined it carefully, and announced, "It is indeed real."

"Great!" Everyone in the Gou Chen Division breathed a sigh of relief. The mission was finally completed.

Chen Qingzhi did not ask how he found the seal, but put it into his sleeve and said in a deep voice: "I will send the seal back to Jiankang first, and you should evacuate quickly."

"It should be so. Take care, General Chen." Everyone in the Gou Chen Division naturally understood that this was the most correct choice.

"By the way, the army has already marched to Pengcheng and set up camp twenty miles outside the city. We will meet there." Chen Qianzhi reminded again.

"Understood." Everyone in the Gou Chen Division responded in a deep voice.

"Okay, take care." Chen Qianzhi nodded, turned into a stream of light, and disappeared into the distance.

"Let's retreat quickly." Ren Yuan immediately ordered the troops to retreat, saying, "With such a big commotion here, it will be difficult to deal with if Du Luozhou is attracted here."

"Yes." Song Jingxiu, Yu Tianmin and others agreed with it and quickly gathered their brothers to prepare for retreat.

At this time, Zu Chongzhi was seen falling from the sky.

"Old man, you haven't left yet?" Ren Yuan hurried over and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you afraid of being discovered by that person?"

"Are you talking about Wu Yang? He is really asleep now. He will not wake up unless it is absolutely necessary." Zu Chongzhi said calmly: "The danger of this old man is not to the point where it is absolutely necessary. It is okay for him to come out for a walk."

He said with some embarrassment: "By the way, I came to ask you a favor."

"Please speak, old man. I will do whatever you ask." Ren Yuan's attitude was very correct. Without Zu Chongzhi's help, he would have died countless times.

"Can you go to Xindu..." Zu Chongzhi handed him a letter and said, "Try to bring my unfilial son back."

"Ah?" Ren Yuan was stunned. "Zu Sima went to Jizhou?"

"Yes." Zu Chongzhi nodded and sighed, then told Ren Yuanyi about the situation he had asked about: "I have something very important to do, and I must return to the ship immediately. I can't go on this trip in person."

"Don't worry, old man. I'll take care of it." Ren Yuan patted his chest and said, "I will definitely bring Zu Sima back to you safely."

"Thank you." Zu Chongzhi nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will still get off the boat to help you when you encounter danger." He smiled bitterly and said:

"But the Northern Dynasty is full of hidden talents. There are many people I can't deal with. You'd better keep a low profile."

"Of course." Ren Yuan thought of the commotion he had caused tonight and suddenly felt that his words were not convincing.

"Okay, I'm leaving." Zu Chongzhi had never been so polite before. "By the way, old man." Ren Yuan suddenly glanced at Zu An and said, "Take Brother Zu with you."

Otherwise, Zuan would definitely have to go with him to save his father, but as the Zu family has only one son for three generations, this is obviously not a wise choice.

"Okay." Zu Chongzhi certainly understood Ren Yuan's good intentions, so he waved his hand and asked his grandson to come over. "Come on, Grandpa will take you to a good place."

"Where?" Zuan asked curiously.

“You’ll know when you get there.” Zu Chongzhi said, picked up Zu An and disappeared into the dim light.

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When Zu Chongzhi brought Zu An back to the Qianli ship, all the passengers had already disembarked.

There was an unexpected guest on the Qianli ship, which made Xiao Heizi very nervous.

"Evict, unauthorized intruder."

"Warning, our captain is very powerful. Get off the ship quickly to avoid physical pain."

"Warning, the old ship owner is even more powerful. If he attacks you, you will become like me..."

But the man turned a deaf ear and studied the little black guy with great interest, wondering how he could make any sound when he was just a skeleton.

"Please, big brother, please get off the boat quickly..." Xiao Heizi felt that he was not clean anymore.

At this time, a white light flashed on the boat. Xiao Heizi looked forward to it for a long time, and finally Zu Chongzhi came back.

"Complain, there's an intruder!" Xiao Heizi immediately changed his expression.

"Okay, don't be nervous, we're one of us." Zu Chongzhi was not surprised at the visitor and threw Zu An onto the deck.

Zu An lay on the ground, looked up at the person who came, and said in surprise: "Chen Shuai, didn't you go back to Jiankang? Why are you here?"

Chen Qingzhi smiled and said, "I just came to visit an old friend."

"Children should stop worrying about adults' affairs and go make tea with Xiao Heizi." Zu Chongzhi kicked Zu An into the cabin, turned around and looked at Chen Qingzhi with a smile.

Chen Qingzhi crossed his arms and saluted, saying respectfully, "Senior Brother."

"Haha, Junior Brother, we haven't seen each other for twenty-two years and two months." Zu Chongzhi said with his usual seriousness, "For me, it's been two hundred and twenty-one years and eight months."

"Yes, no matter which one it is, it's long enough." Chen Qingzhi sighed, "Senior Brother has worked so hard over the past two hundred years."

"Hey, it's all for Master's great plan." Zu Chongzhi waved his hand and said, "Compared to Junior Brother Sun, I have enjoyed much more. I have studied mathematics for more than two hundred years."

"Senior Brother Sun has already died." Chen Qingzhi said sadly: "I have always wanted to help him, but when I found him, it was too late."

"He has completed his mission of preserving the fire, and can rest in peace. We still have to work harder." Zu Chongzhi lowered his voice and said:
"If we wait until Wu Yang wakes up again and we still have no way to defeat him, the entire Southern Dynasty will become a dream."

"On New Year's Day, the Emperor was actually very close to defeating Him, but unfortunately Wu Yang became stronger again, and ended up failing at the last minute, and even lost two demigods." Chen Qingzhi said with a wry smile:
"Now we can only rely on Master's plan."

As he spoke, he flipped his hand, and a ball of purple divine fire flickered faintly in his palm. The fire was so sacred and noble that people dared not look directly at it.

"Is this what was taken out from the jade seal?" Zu Chongzhi solemnly took the ball of divine fire with both hands.

"Yes." Chen Qianzhi nodded and showed the jade seal in his right hand, which could not appear in this world.

(End of this chapter)