Aunt, please don't chase me. I don't want to be the emperor.

Ji Xian and Su Luoxue are currently in a village in the suburbs. They are sitting in a tavern in the village, waiting for news.

The tavern had been booked, and only Ji Xian and Su Luoxue were in the huge hall.

"This wine tastes terrible."

"Don't be picky. This is not Chang'an. If you dislike it, you can go back now."

"I suddenly feel that this wine is quite delicious."

"..."

Ji Xian, who originally disliked the wine in this tavern as tasty, suddenly smiled and drank it in big gulps.

Su Luoxue stared at him for a long time, only to see Ji Xian drinking the wine in big gulps. After a few sips, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve in a very unpretentious manner, looking very proud: "Ah, good wine, really good wine."

"Don't say that with a frown on your face." Su Luoxue mercilessly pointed out: "Are you really that unwilling to return to Chang'an?"

"What do you say?"

"......"

Su Luoxue fell silent again and said nothing more.

The two of them understand each other well, and they know what the other person is thinking without having to say anything.

Ji Xian will still run away.

Su Luoxue will still catch Ji Xian.

They both thought of each other.

The reason they both chose to come to this Demon City and sit in this tavern was purely because of the emergency situation caused by Dieying and Taibai Tu. Once the matter of Taibai Tu was resolved, I was afraid that there would be another round of chasing each other.

Ji Xian and Su Luoxue both knew this very well, but they both tacitly chose not to expose it.

After hearing what Su Luoxue said, Ji Xian simply stopped acting and threw the unfinished wine jar aside and complained: "I don't want to drink it anymore. This is such a bad wine. It's so hard to drink."

"Luoxue, you have no idea how I've been getting by these past few days. I've been sleeping in the cargo hold and eating coarse grains. I really miss the days when you cooked for me."

"Ah, I suddenly feel very hungry. I really want to eat something."

Ji Xian first complained a few words, then started to pretend, and after finishing speaking, she did not forget to wink at Su Luoxue.

Su Luoxue understood, sighed, stood up, and walked towards the kitchen of the tavern.

In the kitchen, the owner of the tavern happened to be there, and Su Luoxue went over to greet him: "Shopkeeper, can I borrow your kitchen for a moment?"

The shopkeeper did not dare to neglect: "Okay, okay, sir, please feel free to do as you please."

So, the shop owner took the initiative to take his family out of the tavern, and only Ji Xian and Su Luoxue were left in the shop.

Then, Su Luoxue began to cook for Ji Xian in the kitchen of this country tavern. If you didn't look at Su Luoxue's incredibly beautiful face and her flawless white dress, it would be hard to imagine that the person cooking at this time was actually the Prime Minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In fact, there were many people in the Chang'an Palace who knew that Su Luoxue cooked for Ji Xian every day, but everyone was tactful enough to pretend not to know.

Soon, the aroma of food came from the kitchen, and Ji Xian started drooling when she smelled it.

After a while, Su Luoxue finished cooking and walked out of the kitchen, placing the food on the table. Ji Xian couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks, not caring about the emperor's image and majesty at all, and started eating with big mouthfuls.

Again, if you didn’t know, it would be hard to imagine that the person sitting here and eating like this would be the current emperor.

Su Luoxue held her chin with her right hand and corrected him, saying, "Pay attention to your image. You are the emperor."

"Why would you eat something so delicious slowly? Ahhh, um, yummy!"

"Eat slowly. If it's not enough, I'll make more for you."

Su Luoxue smiled and stopped correcting Ji Xian.

She knew that Ji Xian's life was very hard. He had to deal with memorials every day and do repetitive tasks day after day. Someone with his personality would indeed feel very uncomfortable.

To be honest, Su Luoxue was also very uncomfortable and did not like the position of Prime Minister of the Great Zhou. But there were many things she had to do, and the reason was naturally for the Great Zhou and for the world.

Therefore, she understood Ji Xian's situation very well and had been trying to make Ji Xian's life more comfortable by satisfying his little whims. For example, she would cook for him every day, listen to his complaints when he was bored, and agree to his small requests.

Although Su Luoxue impressed all the officials in the court, she was not good at expressing herself. Therefore, she often preferred to take action and stay by the other person's side.

At this time, Su Luoxue moved her lips slightly, as if she was saying something, but no sound came out of her mouth.

Ji Xian put down her bowl and chopsticks at this time, smiled and looked at her.

He heard it.

Ji Xian's incredibly outstanding perception allowed her to hear the almost impossible-to-hear sound from Su Luoxue's mouth.

Su Luoxue just said: "If possible, I also want to accompany you to venture into the world."

But Ji Xian did not expose her, because this was not something that should come from the mouth of the Prime Minister of the Great Zhou.

He just smiled and continued to eat, thinking in his heart that he would continue to escape after this incident was over. If he was caught by Luoxue, he would go back with her.

Su Luoxue also thought that this incident was over. If she failed to capture Ji Xian again, she would let Ji Xian stay in the world for a while longer.

The two of them compromised with each other. There was no communication, and they didn't even look at each other. They reached this tacit understanding just by thinking in their hearts.

2.30 His Majesty the Emperor is clearly giving up

In the afternoon, the Tianhu Guards found the place indicated on the Taibai map, a place called Yaowang Valley to the west of the Magic City.

Yaowang Valley was one of the territories directly under the jurisdiction of the Great Zhou in Yangzhou. The valley was home to a vast number of spiritual plants, both diverse and abundant. For an alchemist cultivating alchemy and medicine, it was a truly precious place.

This place is guarded by soldiers sent directly by the Great Zhou Dynasty, and talented alchemists are often allowed to enter the valley for training. At the same time, some spiritual plants are also collected for refining pills and medicines.

However, the original name of this place was Taijian Valley, because of the sword stele of Taibai, the poet and sword fairy. But when the Great Xuan overthrew the Great Zhou and ruled the country, they discovered that the area was rich in spiritual energy and began to cultivate spiritual plants, thus changing the name to Yaowang Valley.

After the Great Zhou's restoration, the place was taken over by Sun Miaoying, the director of the Imperial Hospital, and the Tianhu Guard. The Tianhu Guard also started a medicinal pill business, which was quite successful.

Ji Xian and Su Luoxue immediately led their troops to the scene and arrived outside Yaowang Valley around sunset.

Ji Xian and Su Luoxue were riding at the front of the team. After seeing Yaowang Valley, Su Luoxue immediately took out the Taibai map drawn by Ji Xian and compared it with the appearance of the valley entrance.

The coordinates on the Taibai map were only an approximate area; the specific location still depended on the topographical map. Su Luoxue looked at the valley entrance drawn on the Taibai map, then at the Yaowang Valley in front of her, and found that the valley entrance's appearance was basically consistent.

The Sword Immortal...actually left his things in the Medicine King Valley?

At this time, a general from Jiangdu ran to Su Luoxue's side and bowed to her on horseback, "Sir Su, I have already asked the manager of the valley, and it is true that the prefect of Jiangdu did come here frequently to do business in the past few years."

"Then it can't be wrong." Su Luoxue raised her hand and ordered the secret guards and soldiers behind her: "Pass the order, enter the valley."

"Yes!"

The secret guards in the rear responded in unison, but some were confused.

In this case, shouldn't the Emperor be the one giving the order? Why would Lord Su act so presumptuously?

Many people looked at Ji Xian beside Su Luoxue, only to see the emperor yawning while riding on his horse, as if he was about to lie down on the horse's back to sleep.

Well, it is Lord Su’s turn to give the order.

......

On the way to Yaowang Valley, Su Luoxue was also thinking about something.

There are a large number of Great Zhou troops stationed in Yaowang Valley. How did Jin Shun manage to spy on the secret of Taibaitu in the valley?

Ji Xian, who had been drowsy on the horse's back, came up with an answer: "Perhaps the garrison officer here is in collusion with Jin Shun."

Su Luoxue had almost thought of it. When she heard the voice, she looked at Ji Xian. Seeing Ji Xian lying on the horse's back as if she was about to sleep, she couldn't help but frown and said, "Can you straighten your attitude?"

"What attitude do I need with you around?"

"There are so many people watching behind us, don't embarrass the royal family."

"It's a good opportunity to lose face and then pass the throne to you."

"..."

Su Luoxue held the reins tightly, suppressing the anger in her heart.

Calm down, calm down. We can't fight now. There are so many people watching behind us. We have to give some face to Emperor Ji Xian.

.....

Afterwards, an army of over ten thousand surrounded the entire Medicine King Valley, while Ji Xian and Su Luoxue led the elite Sky Fox Guards into the Valley. The leaders and elite soldiers of the valley immediately came to greet them, and they were also sweating.

My goodness, what happened to cause such a big scene?

When the garrison officer heard that His Majesty Ji Xian and Prime Minister Su had arrived in person, he was so frightened that he almost fell off his chair. He didn't know what had happened to alarm these two gentlemen in Chang'an.

"Medicine King Valley garrison officer Chen Sining greets His Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"

The garrison officer immediately led his men to Ji Xian and knelt down to pay homage.

Ji Xian, who was originally a little drowsy, finally woke up a little at this time. She scratched her scalp to make herself more awake and looked at him.

"Flat body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Don't thank me, I have something to ask you."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"Does Jin Shun, the prefect of Jiangdu Prefecture, often come to your shop to make purchases?"

“That’s…yes.”

"Have you colluded with him?"

"what?"

Chen Si Ning was shocked. He looked at Ji Xian in surprise at first, then lowered his head as if trying to hide his panic. He pretended to be calm and said, "I don't know why Your Majesty asks this. What did Jin Fuyin do wrong?"

Ji Xian didn't say anything, just sneered.

I just tricked him, but this guy immediately panicked. It shows that there is indeed something wrong with him.

Ji Xian looked at Su Luoxue, who had also stepped forward on her horse, staring coldly at Chen Sining. Chen Sining only raised his head for a moment, but when he saw Su Luoxue's cold gaze, he immediately lowered his head again in fear.

Su Luoxue opened her mouth, and her pleasant voice was filled with chilling coldness: "Let me ask you, what does Jin Shun do every time he comes to Medicine King Valley?"

"This, this...I don't know about this!"

Chen Sining lowered his head deeply, cold sweat already breaking out.

Seeing that this guy was still being stubborn, Su Luoxue didn't waste any more words. She simply pulled out the Xutian Sword from her waist and put it on his neck, as if she would chop off his head at any time.

Chen Si Ning was indeed frightened. He immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the two men. "I really don't know. Every time that Jin Fuyin came, he asked us to withdraw the troops from the valley. He stayed in the valley with his own group. I don't know what they were doing. It always took a long time for them to come out."

Ji Xian frowned and asked doubtfully, "Why are you letting him take people into the valley like this?"

"He...every time he comes here, he brings me a lot of treasures."

Ji Xian understood that Chen Sining was trying to take money from the coffin, and he wanted money more than his life.

Yaowang Valley is an important place in Yangzhou, where a large number of spiritual plants and elixirs are grown. Chen Sining actually dared to break the law, which shows that Jin Shun has given him a lot of benefits.

Ji Xian asked again: "Have you ever asked Jin Shun what he was doing in the valley?"

"I...I asked, but he didn't say anything. He just gave me another sign."

"what brand?"

"A sign made of gold."

"......" Ji Xian was silent for a while, then asked: "Are you short of money?"

"It's... not so bad, mainly because I owe the casino some money."

“…”

Ji Xian stopped talking altogether.

Su Luoxue's expression remained unchanged, her face calm, but her eyes were icy cold. "How did you become the garrison commander of Medicine King Valley?"

At this point, Chen Sining didn't dare to hide anything and answered truthfully, "To... To Lord Su, I was originally the pharmacy manager in Yaowang Valley. I was caught by Jin Fuyin's people, and then...then they supported me and promoted me to the position. After the old garrison retired five years ago, I took over the garrison here."

Ji Xian and Su Luoxue looked at each other and understood each other.

Sure enough, given the Great Zhou's style of doing things, how could a person like him be able to take up such an important position as the garrison here without special means?

He was caught with something, probably because he stole the elixir from Medicine King Valley and sold it privately.

He actually supported the pharmacy manager and promoted him to the position of garrison officer. It seems that Jin Shun really put a lot of effort into the opportunity in Taibaitu.

Having asked all the necessary questions, Su Luoxue didn't want to waste any more words with Chen Sining. Without even looking at him, she turned back and ordered, "Come here, drag him away and punish him according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty."