The world begins with refining skills

Chapter 227 What? You let me. (Please subscribe and vote)
In the forest deep in the night, the cries of night owls could be heard from time to time, making the world shrouded in darkness even more eerie.

The cold moonlight scattered from the Moon Palace to the human world, casting a bone-white filter on the dilapidated temple at the foot of the mountain.

Flying paper money slowly fell from the sky above the dilapidated temple, glowing a creepy cold white color under the moonlight.

The white paper money swirled and fell, landing on the pile of corpses in the ruins.

It was soaked red with blood.

dark red.

If there were pedestrians passing by here at this time, they would probably be frightened to faint by the eerie and terrifying scene that looks like the road to the underworld.

At this moment, a simple and honest voice suddenly came from a distance, breaking the eerie atmosphere.

"Four hands, why did you just scatter some paper money? Isn't that a bad idea?"

"What's wrong with that? Isn't paper money money?"

"But."

"It's nothing, and there are only about twenty of them, but I scattered a pile of paper money, which is at least several hundred. So they got a great deal."

"Ah? Then we are at a disadvantage! Let's go pick up the extra paper money."

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"Four hands? Why are you silent?"

"Birdhead, can you help me check if this hand is installed correctly? It always feels a little uncomfortable when I move it."

"Hey, Four Hands, I'm talking to you, hello?"

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The sound became farther and farther away, and disappeared into the darkness along with the figures of several people.

Only dozens of corpses were left in the ruins, and the wild beasts attracted by the smell of blood regarded it as a gift from nature.

In the spring when the days are long and the nights are short, the sky always gets bright early.

The vigorous rising sun can't wait to announce its arrival to the world.

Countless rays of morning light passed through the gaps between the mountains and poured into Shangjing City, awakening the capital that had been sleeping for a night.

A tiny green caterpillar woke up under the sunlight and crawled out from the crack of a locust tree trunk.

It moved its body with a chirping sound and crawled towards the green leaves on the branches that exuded the fragrance of plants.

As a caterpillar that is unwilling to be ordinary, its dream is to transform into a colorful butterfly.

In order to realize this dream, it spends every day chewing leaves except sleeping.

The purpose is to accumulate enough energy as soon as possible, form a cocoon, and then break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly.

Haw!

Just as the caterpillar was working hard towards its dream, a thrush that also woke up early discovered it.

As soon as he got up, he found a delicious meal delivered to his door. The thrush pecked at it without hesitation and enjoyed the meal happily.

Haw!

Haw!

The clear and joyful chirping of birds spread into the houses in the yard.

Haitang Duoduo slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying on the bed in the outer room.

Her clothes were still hanging on the wooden beam next to her.

Haitang Duoduo guessed that it was Mu Sheng who carried her over.

Yesterday morning, the two of them fought fiercely in the ruins until noon. During the intermission, they ate some food and replenished their water.

After Haitang Duoduo had tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time and recovered some strength, she felt that she could do it again.

The overtime started with Mu Sheng, and it lasted for a whole day and a night.

After discovering that Mu Sheng had disappeared again, Haitang Duoduo simply put on her clothes, pushed the door and walked out.

"Lord Saint!"

When the maid serving in the yard saw her come out, she bowed hurriedly.

"The bed in the main room collapsed. Go tell the butler to replace it with a new one."

After giving an order, Haitang Duoduo turned around and left the yard, walking towards the outside of Qinglan Mansion.

The bed collapsed? It was such a sturdy bed.
The maid stood there in a daze. It took her a while to react and she ran off to inform the butler.

After Haitang Duoduo went out, she got on the carriage that was ready in the mansion and drove towards the palace gate.

Looking through the window of the carriage at the vendors and pedestrians outside, Haitang Duoduo found that this street was much quieter than before.

"This heavy burden has become a disaster for the State of Qi."

Haitang Duoduo became more determined. If she were allowed to let this group of people fighting for power and profit and harming the country and the people continue.

Even without the attack from Nanqing, Beiqi would have been defeated by these people.

blah blah blah!
The carriage moved slowly, passed through several palace gates, and arrived outside the harem.

The morning court session had not yet ended, but Haitang Duoduo did not care and came to the Yangxin Palace with ease.

After instructing the palace maids to prepare tea, fruits and snacks, Haitang Duoduo lay comfortably on the couch.

While eating the palace snacks carefully prepared by the imperial chefs, he closed his eyes and rested, recovering his still slightly lazy body.

After an unknown amount of time, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard from outside the hall.

"Is the saint inside?"

"In reply to your Majesty, the Saint Lady arrived at 3:45 AM and has never left."

"Well, all of you, get off! Without my order, you are not allowed to approach the Yangxin Palace!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Squeak!

As the palace door was pushed open, Zhan Doudou, wearing a black robe with a golden dragon background, a golden jade belt around his waist, and a crown on his head, strode in from outside the palace.

The palace door behind her was slowly closed, followed by the sound of palace maids and eunuchs leaving.

Without the interference of outsiders, Zhan Doudou no longer deliberately played the role of emperor.

He sat down on the couch, then untied the gold and jade belt around his waist and threw it on the couch, then knocked his feet left and right and kicked off his boots.

"None of these officials are really useful. In the past, when they were fighting for power and suppressing dissidents, they were all jumping up and down."

"Now that something bad has happened, they are silent. What a bunch of termites!"

Before he even sat down properly, Zhan Doudou started complaining angrily.

Obviously, this morning's court session was not pleasant.

"Oh? What happened in the court again?" Haitang Duoduo sat up when she heard that.

"It's still about Yan Bingyun." Zhan Doudou said angrily, "Nanqing sent a letter yesterday."

"I asked Beiqi to give them a satisfactory explanation for the death of the hostage Yan Bingyun. I also said that because of the death of the hostage, the merchants of Nanqing are worried about their personal safety in Beiqi, so I have to suspend the trade between the two countries."

"Haha." Zhan Doudou sneered and continued, "What kind of business is this? It's just that Nanqing is using the goods in the inner treasury to plunder the wealth of Beiqi."

If possible, Zhan Doudou also wanted to directly cut off this so-called business dealings.

However, items such as glass, soap, and white sugar had long been integrated into the lives of the Northern Qi nobles.

Moreover, through the resale of these goods, a related interest group had already been formed within Northern Qi. Even the royal family itself was involved, which made Zhan Doudou feel a little uncomfortable.

Haitang Duoduo also understood the reason for Zhan Doudou's annoyance and sighed, "This is what it's like to be controlled by others. It's because we can't produce these things ourselves."

"I get angry just talking about this!" Zhan Doudou stuffed a snack into his mouth, took a sip of tea, and said:

"Since the establishment of the Nanqing Neiku, it has been the focus of investigation by the Jinyiwei. What is the result?"

"After more than a decade, we haven't found out anything about the production technology of these products."

"Incompetent to the outside world, but very domineering at home!"

"Because of his sister's spy lover, the entire Shangjing City has been turned into a mess!"

Zhan Doudou became angrier and angrier as he spoke. He slapped the small table with a bang, almost knocking over the cups and plates on the table.

"This Shen Zhong, sooner or later I will deal with him. And those old guys in the royal family."

Zhan Doudou vented his dissatisfaction and frustration incessantly, about the factional conflicts in the court, the excessive extravagance of the royal family, and their encroachment on the land and assets of the people.

She couldn't tell her mother about these pressures, so she could only talk and vent them to Haitang Duoduo.

Seeing this, Haitang Duoduo grabbed a handful of melon seeds and ate them while listening to her complaints.

After a while, perhaps after venting his frustration, Zhan Doudou stopped.

"Pah," Haitang Duoduo spat out the melon seed shells in her mouth and poured a cup of tea for Zhan Doudou.

"Come, drink some tea to moisten your throat."

Zhan Doudou picked up the teacup and drank it all. Looking at Haitang Duoduo whose face was becoming more and more rosy, he said with some envy:
"Duoduo, I wish I could be like you. I don't have to care about what others think, and I don't have to worry about this or that."

"There's nothing good about being like me. Everyone has their own troubles." Haitang Duoduo said slowly.

For example, I am now worried about how to talk to you.

"That's right." Zhan Doudou suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, what's the matter with you coming to the palace to see me this time?"

"It's okay! I just want to chat with you!" Haitang Duoduo said, blinking her innocent eyes.

"Are you really okay?" Zhan Doudou looked at Haitang Duoduo suspiciously.

"You'd abandon your lover and come to the palace to find me so early in the morning?"

Zhan Doudou looked at Haitang Duoduo with a half-smile: "I still remember that someone stayed indoors for seven or eight days in a row, and no one knew what he was doing!"

Haitang Duoduo suddenly felt a little uncomfortable being looked at, not because Zhan Doudou knew about her relationship with Mu Sheng.

It was because of what she was about to say, which gave her the feeling that the wife was taking a concubine for her master.

And this concubine is her close friend.

"Ahem, this is not important." Haitang Duoduo changed the subject and said, "Doudou, have you ever thought about what to do in the future? You can't keep your identity secret forever."

"And in a few years, there will be suggestions in the court that you should be enthroned as a concubine and give birth to a prince."

"How do you solve this problem?"

Zhan Doudou no longer wanted to tease Haitang Duoduo after hearing this, and said in a daze: "I don't know either."

"My mother did tell me about an idea. Find a suitable person to give birth to a prince, and then pass the throne to him when he grows up."

"Is that so?" Haitang Duoduo instantly perked up, stood up and walked to Zhan Doudou's side and sat down.

Then he turned Zhan Doudou's body towards him, and in her puzzled look, he lifted the pearl curtain of the crown on her head.

Looking into Zhan Doudou's eyes, he said seriously, "Doudou, what if I say that I have a particularly suitable candidate here?"

'ah? ’

'What particular candidate?'

Zhan Doudou was a little slow to react.

'etc! '

Zhan Doudou suddenly widened his eyes and said uncertainly: "Duoduo, do you think the candidate is..."

"Yes!" Haitang Duoduo nodded solemnly: "Yes, that's the person you wanted."

Zhan Doudou instantly lost her composure. Her best friend wanted to find a man for her, which seemed absurd no matter how she looked at it.

"Haitang." Zhan Doudou's expression froze, and he put his hands on Haitang Doudou's shoulders. "Why do you suddenly bring this up? What on earth do you want to see me about today?"

Zhan Doudou couldn't help but start to make associations.

Haitang Duoduo is not someone who would worry about this matter, and the only people who know her identity as a woman, besides her and her son, are Haitang Duoduo and her master.

Could this be what Grand Master Ku He meant?
Zhan Doudou instantly lost her composure. If Ku He had any arrangements for this, she really wouldn't be able to refuse.

After all, Northern Qi can be what it is today thanks to the support of this great master.

Could the person Haitang Duoduo was talking about be his senior brother Langtao?
Thinking of Lang Tao's appearance, Zhan Doudou's heart was filled with resistance, ugly resistance!
"Forget it, I'll just say it straight." Haitang Duoduo saw her friend's nervous look and said, "I came to you this time for the future of Qi."

"One that can make Qi stronger and no longer be exploited and threatened by Nanqing. It can even annex Nanqing, Dongyi and Xihu and unify the world in the future."

Haitang Duoduo's powerful speech did not arouse Zhan Doudou's interest.

Instead, it confirmed that this matter had nothing to do with Grandmaster Ku He. After all, even with the addition of Northern Qi and Dongyi, they were only able to barely resist Southern Qing.

"Duoduo, are you having hysteria? Or have you been deceived by someone?"

Zhan Doudou shook Haitang Duoduo's body and thought of the man of unknown origin who suddenly appeared and moved into Qinglan Mansion.

Moreover, this person seems to be related to the proton case.

"Is that your little lover?"

"Duoduo, please be more careful!"

Zhan Doudou's reaction made Haitang Duoduo feel a little amused and helpless: "I'm not hysterical and I haven't been deceived, and Mu Sheng is not that kind of person!"

"You still say no? Then tell me, is the particularly suitable candidate you mentioned this Mu Sheng?" Zhan Doudou said in a low voice.

"Uh, it's him, but..." Haitang Duoduo suddenly felt like she couldn't explain herself at all.

Does that mean Mu Sheng is a god?

Then Doudou would probably be even more convinced that I was cheated, right?

"Don't say buts. I'll give the order right now to arrest Mu Sheng. Shen Zhong suspects that he is related to the hostage case!"

"When the time comes, just hand this person over. This will also be an explanation to Nan Qing."

Zhan Doudou suddenly thought that this idea was very good as it could kill two birds with one stone.

As he said this, he was about to stand up and issue an order to arrest Mu Sheng.

“Doudou, wait!” Haitang Duoduo pulled Zhan Doudou speechlessly and handed her a booklet: “Take a look at this first!”

"What is this?" Zhan Doudou took the booklet and opened it casually.

After seeing the contents of the booklet, her expression suddenly became serious.

As he flipped through the booklet, the shock on Zhan Doudou's face became more and more intense.

"This, this is."

"Yes, this is the manufacturing process of all the products in Nanqing's inner storehouse." Haitang Duoduo said with a proud look, "And it's not just that."

"All the goods that Nanqing has in its inner storehouse are here. Even the goods that Nanqing doesn't have are here too!"

This arrogant and domineering speech made Zhan Doudou feel inexplicably shocked.

"But what are those water stains on this booklet? Why is there a strange smell?"

(End of this chapter)