Fairy, I really am a villain!

It's funny to say that when I took office, the people in charge deceived their superiors and subordinates, and the executors pretended to obey but actually disobeyed them. It had nothing to do with these four words; on the one hand, the Gao family's targets were too idealistic, and on the other hand, it was because I was not capable enough.

Being a jester beside King Rui was easy for him, but to govern a place... He had already recognized himself.

The person who just came out to answer the door was a very beautiful woman, tall with an oval face. I think she should be the City Lord Lin.

When she was stern, she looked quite dignified, but when she heard her request clearly and went to call someone, a bright smile appeared on her face. She must have someone she admired, but who was it?

"Master Fang."

"Hey, Lao Liu is here. Didn't you wait too long?"

Fang Xiwen looked a little pale, but not in the sickly way. He looked more like he was depressed.

Speaking of which, Liu Manhong was the first person he met when he returned to Xingping. Now they were old acquaintances, and his attitude towards speaking was quite casual.

"It's fine. How is your health, sir? I got some medicine for your wounds."

"Your Highness appreciates your kindness. I have already treated it, so there is no need to use it again to avoid a conflict of medicinal effects..."

Seeing that he was doing his job in a businesslike manner, Fang Xiwen felt a little emotional but just cooperated.

He didn't ask Liu Manhong anything; with his observation skills, he should be able to find out a lot of things, but this would only cause trouble to others and was unnecessary.

Chatting about random things, the two came to a high-end restaurant in the city.

Gao Chengyou was a man who knew how to deal with things, and he did not choose the industries under Xinggong. Firstly, it would be difficult for Fang Xiwen to do it, and secondly, Yun and Ye, who had grudges against him, would not be happy about it either.

The store was quite elegant, but unfortunately when the two arrived, a stray dog ​​urinated at the door.

Seeing this, Liu Manhong was furious and kicked it into the yard next door, cursing: "What bad luck! Whose stray dog ​​is this?!"

"Okay, okay, let's just cross over..." Fang Xiwen looked back and smiled faintly.

...

"Wow, Xiwen really made us wait!"

As soon as I stepped into the private room, Gao Chengyou's friendly voice rang out.

He dropped the chopsticks in his hand, walked over quickly, took Fang Xiwen's hand, and asked him to sit down.

The interior design of the private room is exquisite without being luxurious, and the atmosphere is very gentle.

The seat at the top was Gao Chengyou, with two people seated on his left, one was a square-faced man in a silk shirt, and the other was a strong-armed young man in tight clothes with an indifferent look.

Seeing Fang Xiwen sitting down, Yun Yichuan immediately sneered and said, "Isn't this City Lord Fang? How did he get beaten into such a miserable state by a barbarian dog?"

"Am I miserable? His head is all gone," Fang Xiwen also laughed, and continued, "You two look safe and sound, so I guess you must have crushed Yuwen Chou hard, right?"

"Ah…"

"He escaped. The Great Heaven-Destroying and Earth-Eliminating Technique was very powerful," Ye Baiyu said calmly, "and he almost escaped with one hand."

"Damn it, this isn't a complete failure."

"What do you think?!" Yun Yichuan slammed the table and stood up.

"Useless snack, huh."

Seeing that the two were about to get really angry, Gao Chengyou smiled, pressed his hands together, and said in a gentle voice: "You two are both pillars of our Great Jin, you really shouldn't waste time on each other like this."

"Pillars? I think some people are just termites."

"A borer is better than a consumable like you."

"You curse again!"

"Alright, alright, Yichuan, calm down; Xiwen, say less, I'm not here to see you quarreling." Gao Chengyou glanced at them, a stern look on his face, and swept a cold light over the two of them.

Seeing this, Fang and Yun shut up and cupped their hands as a sign of compromise.

"That's right. You should all learn from Young Master Ye over there. Look how calm he is."

After a few more pleasantries, dishes were gradually placed on the table. An armored guard came in from outside the door, whispered something in Gao Chengyou's ear, and then left. Gao Chengyou nodded slightly.

Seeing everyone looking at him in confusion, he smiled and said, "Everyone, please be patient. There is another guest tonight... Look, he is here."

Looking through the open window, the lights downstairs illuminated a tall figure with a knife slanted in his right hand.

boom!

There was a loud bang, and the armored guard was hit hard against the wall, blood spurting out, his head slid down sideways, and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive.

"This, how could he..." Gao Chengyou's face lost some color and his fingers were on the window sill.

"This mad dog, damn it," Yun Yichuan cursed, and then asked, "Why would King Rui invite this person to the banquet?"

"After I helped Xiwen return to the city, Yuwenchou came to me alone. He claimed that he was also hunting down grassland warriors and had some information he wanted to exchange."

After all, Gao Chengyou was a man of great composure. He quickly calmed down and replied.

Boom, boom, boom.

A man in a black shorts walked up the stairs, opened the door, swept a fierce look at everyone present, and grinned, revealing a few missing teeth.

Although he was clearly out of breath, he still sat down with great confidence and slammed his long sword, which was still dripping with blood, on the table.

Seeing this, everyone present secretly cursed him as a mad dog.

"Everyone, I'll get straight to the point," Gao Chengyou took out a few pieces of cloth and placed them on the table, "This is a map drawn in ancient times, which is what the grassland people have been searching for.

I have been tracking these things since I got wind of them from some sources at the end of last year.”

"King Rui, is this thing?"

Yun Yichuan spoke and took out a similar piece of cloth from his arms.

Seeing this, Gao Chengyou's eyes lit up and he was a little excited: "Not bad! I didn't expect Yichuan to find it too, it's really gratifying."

Seeing that everyone was still confused, Gao Chengyou began to explain in detail.

It turned out that this map was related to a secret place in ancient times. By chance, it was presented to the Khan of the grassland by the people below.

He knew that this object was extraordinary, but due to the change of eras and the vicissitudes of life over the years, its original location had long since changed. So he handed it over to the high priest beside him, asking him to do divination and calculation, and handed it over to him with full authority.

And the high priest did not fail in his mission.

Originally, he sent several field experts to sneak into the Central Plains, intending to quietly seize the treasure, but due to the large number of tribes on the grassland and repeated incidents of strife and internal strife, the map was secretly taken away before they set out, and the fragments fell into the hands of several forces.

"But because this secret realm is so tempting, even if everyone has incomplete fragments, they are all willing to try their luck."

"But Your Highness, didn't the high priest divine the location of the secret realm? What's the use of a map?" Fang Xiwen immediately discovered the blind spot and spoke.

"Good question. The reason is that these fragments can act as 'keys' and need to be gathered together to open the secret realm." Gao Chengyou seemed to know everything.

"Wouldn't it be better to just destroy them?" Yun Yichuan frowned. "Anyway, the things in this secret realm are useless to us, so let's just stop the barbarian dog from thinking about it."

"Yes. I thought so at first, but after careful investigation, I found that it is not that simple." Gao Chengyou suddenly changed his expression and his voice became low: "Do you know the difference between the ancient Dharmakaya and the modern Dharmakaya?"

Chapter 211 You can’t laugh anymore…Hehehehehe!

Suddenly, Gao Chengyou seemed to raise an irrelevant question: the difference between the ancient Dharmakaya and the contemporary Dharmakaya.

Masters of this level are called land immortals, and they are so rare that even the ten-digit heavenly list can only be barely filled up.

For a moment, everyone started thinking.

"I know your mother! Let's get to the point. Why are you keeping us in suspense?" Suddenly, Yuwen Chou slammed the table so hard that it dented, and the uneaten food kept sliding out, along with the soup.

"Oh, Brother Yuwen, please be patient," Gao Chengyou didn't buy it at all. He smiled and said, "Then let me ask you this. In your opinion, who is the most powerful Dharma master in the world?"

"It's the Khan of the grassland, Uniri." Yun Yichuan said calmly.

"Yes, Uniri once fought two enemies at once and escaped unscathed. This was not because he was at a different level from the other Dharmakāyas, but because of the magic weapon in his hand - the Heavenly Axe."

Gao Chengyou took a sip of tea and said, "With His power, Wunizhi defeated the combined forces of the Sword Sect's leader and Taoist Shouzhu. The former is the number one master in the Central Plains, and the latter holds the Time Blade.

The axe spirit of the Heavenly Nether Axe was in a dormant state from beginning to end... Holding this unsharpened "axe", Uniri was able to fight two enemies at once, which shows how terrifying it is."

According to Gao Chengyou, both the Tianyou Axe and the Guangyin Blade are ancient objects, and there are many legends about their origins. For example, when chaos first began, the Taoist ancestor used the Tianyou Axe to open up this world, with clear air floating up and turbid air sinking, making it the divine artifact of creation... and so on.

Regardless of whether the legends are true or false, they all show one thing in common: the power of the ancient Dharmakāya is far beyond that of the present world.

Although it is human nature to respect the past and despise the present, in Fang Xiwen's opinion, these descriptions are not really exaggerated - the Scarlet Emperor is an existence who can pull people across a realm and open up a vast spiritual realm - the difference between him and the Dharma body in this world is like the difference between heaven and earth.

"And this secret realm is the remains of an ancient powerful being of this level." After going around in circles, Gao Chengyou finally got back to the point.

"How do you know for sure?" Fang Xiwen asked, getting straight to the point.

"I asked this from a captive from the grassland," Gao Chengyou said, his expression unchanged. "I have been tracking them since the end of last year. Judging from how seriously they take it, even if I'm not right, I'm not far off."

"Could it be a trap?" Yun Yichuan also spoke cautiously.

While asking the questions, Fang and Yun looked at each other, sneered and turned their heads away; this trait made them feel a sense of resonance, but it was followed by a nauseous feeling.

"I tend to think so. If they just wanted to stir up trouble in Dajin, they wouldn't have to go to such great lengths," Gao Chengyou smiled faintly, "I understand that you are worried, but it doesn't matter. Whether it's true or not will be revealed soon.

You can make your decision then.”

"By the time?"

"According to the calculations of the Tianyan sorcerer of the Shenji Sect, the time until the secret realm is opened is..." He slapped the piece of cloth on the table and looked around: "There are less than two days left."

...

"There are still two days left, so we can barely make it."

Wu En looked at the night outside the window, took out a piece of cloth, silently estimated the days, and felt at ease.

At this moment, he was holding the knife to a woman's neck, with the blade cutting a thin cut; the young woman's body was trembling, and her fingers were tightly grasping her thigh flesh to prevent herself from crying out.

There were three people living in this shabby little house. The husband was a simple farmer who always rolled up his trouser legs and sleeves. The first thing he did when he got home was to take off his clothes and wring out the sweat.

The woman made shoe soles at home and sold them to others to supplement her livelihood. Their only son had been chopped to the ground, his limbs stretched out stiffly, and there was a knife wound on his chest and abdomen. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive.

After waiting for a while, a dark-skinned man came in with a bowl of hot soup. He placed it on the table tremblingly, and then kowtowed to Wu En twice:

"Master, please let us go..."

"Where's the rest of the food?!" Seeing that there were only a few pieces of minced meat in the bowl, Wu En roared in dissatisfaction and pressed the knife in his hand tighter.

But no matter how angry he was, the farmer couldn't understand his cheesy grassland language. He just kept kowtowing.

"Bring me the meat!!"

Scolding harshly, Wu En pointed his lips towards the minced meat in the soup and uttered a few syllables that sounded like the word "meat".