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"I have traveled to many countries in the past few years and have deeply felt the insignificance of human beings. This world is really too vast. My body is still healthy, so I plan to travel overseas. However, I don't know how long it will take, so I called you back to explain some things."

After hearing this, Lin Chen was even more surprised: "Dad, you are not kidding, are you really going to travel overseas by ship?"

Zhou Chen also said with a serious expression: "Master, going out to sea is very risky, how about you reconsider it?"

Pavilion Master Lin waved his hand and said, "Don't think about it. I have made a decision. You don't need to persuade me. Just listen to me from now on."

"Lin Chen, you are my son. After I leave, Langya Pavilion will be handed over to you. From now on, you are the Pavilion Master of Langya Pavilion."

As he spoke, he handed the token representing the master of Langya Pavilion to Lin Chen. The token was just a jade ring, not particularly precious, but it was also passed down from generation to generation in Langya Pavilion and represented the token of the master.

"Although Langya Pavilion is also a force in the martial arts world, it has always been neutral. You must remember that Langya Pavilion must remain neutral in the future and try not to get involved in the struggle between the martial arts world and the imperial court. Once Langya Pavilion can no longer maintain neutrality, it will not be far from destruction."

Lin Chen's face lost its smile and became very serious: "Dad, I know what to do."

In fact, he has been managing Langya Pavilion all these years, but from now on, he is the official head of Langya Pavilion. He will not refuse such a responsibility.

"Although you have a rather eccentric personality, I am still quite confident in your work."

Although Pavilion Master Lin always scolded Lin Chen, he was still quite satisfied and relieved with this son whom he had raised since childhood.

Then his gaze turned to Zhou Chen.

"Xiaochen, it has been ten years since you became my disciple. In fact, I didn't really teach you for a long time. Your current achievements are basically due to your own efforts."

Zhou Chen said: "Master, I am able to achieve what I have now because of your teachings. Without you, I don't know what would happen to Xiao Shu and I now."

"Good things happen to good people. Even without me, you and Xiao Shu will achieve something."

Pavilion Master Lin did not take credit for himself and continued, "I am going to travel overseas and may not be back for a long time. If you are not in a hurry, you can stay in Langya Pavilion for a while. I have nothing to teach you about martial arts, but if you are interested in other miscellaneous knowledge such as the Five Elements and Eight Diagrams, Qimen Dunjia, etc., I can teach you."

Zhou Chen's eyes suddenly lit up. He knew that his master was a genius, not only in martial arts, but also in other aspects. It was just that he had put all his energy into learning martial arts and had not thought about learning other things.

Now that his master was willing to teach him everything he knew, he certainly wouldn't refuse.

"Master, I am very interested. I am willing to stay and learn from you, but I have to write a letter to the capital and must go back before Gong Yu gives birth."

Pavilion Master Lin nodded and said, "It's good that you are willing to learn. These things are very complicated. I can only guide you to the beginning. If you want to learn the essence, you still need to study more on your own. It won't take too long."

After making the decision, Zhou Chen immediately wrote a letter and asked Lin Chen to send it to Mei Changsu in the capital by pigeon.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 857 Two Months Later, Man Proposes, God Disposes

Life on Mount Langya was easy and leisurely, and more than two months passed in a flash.

During this period of time, Zhou Chen had been learning various miscellaneous studies from his master, Lin Laoge Master. However, he had never been exposed to miscellaneous studies such as Qimen Dunjia, the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams before, and he had no natural talent in martial arts in this area. Even though his spiritual attributes were already very high, it was still very difficult for him to learn.

This was not unexpected for Pavilion Master Lin. He had lived for so many years and had seen countless geniuses, but even a genius could not be good at everything.

Although he has been staying in Langya Mountain, Zhou Chen and Gong Yu have been exchanging letters, and he knows that Gong Yu is doing well recently, so he can stay in Langya Mountain with peace of mind.

In the study, Pavilion Master Lin put away the letter.

"Xiaochen, I see that you have been feeling restless these days and it is not suitable for you to continue studying. Let's stop here for today's class."

Zhou Chen replied embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Master, I have been a little absent-minded recently."

More than two months have passed, and Gong Yu is not far from giving birth. Even though Zhou Chen has been a father many times, he is still nervous and worried this time.

In addition, Li Gang and others reported that as the weather got colder, Mei Changsu's health was also affected, and the situation in the capital was also changing rapidly.

Pavilion Master Lin nodded and said, "I understand your thoughts. During this period, I have basically taught you everything I can. The rest requires you to slowly comprehend and learn on your own. If you want to go down the mountain, you can go now."

"Master, are you planning to go out to sea after the New Year?"

"Well, I have agreed with Lin Chen that we will spend the New Year in the mountains before leaving."

Zhou Chen said: "Master, I will see you off when the time comes."

Pavilion Master Lin smiled gently. At his age, he had already let go of many things, but he still cared a lot about his son and apprentice.

Zhou Chen's descent from the mountain was not a big deal. He just said a word to his master, Pavilion Master Lin, and his senior brother Lin Chen, and then quietly went down the mountain.

On the way to Jinling City, he went to the Qinhuai River again and spent a few days with Wanbo.

Zhou Chen likes the ancient times very much. In that era, as long as you have ability, even if you have many women, no one will say you are a scumbag. Having three wives and four concubines is the norm.

Take the high officials in the imperial court, for example. Even the so-called clean officials, which one of them didn’t have a few concubines?

Wanbo is still as gentle as before. No matter when Zhou Chen comes, she will serve him wholeheartedly.

Zhou Chen also likes Wanbo very much. He likes to spend time with Wanbo and share music with him...

A few days later, there was only a little over a month left until the Chinese New Year. After saying goodbye to Wan Bo, Zhou Chen rode his horse along the official road, slowly heading towards Jinling City.

When he was less than ten miles away from Jinling City, Zhou Chen suddenly heard a burst of intense horse hoofbeats. Judging from the sound, there were at least dozens of riders galloping.

Looking back, he saw dozens of people and horses galloping towards him from behind, and their speed suddenly slowed down when they got close to him.

Zhou Chen immediately saw the person on the horse at the back. The other person obviously saw him as well, so he slowed down immediately.

"His Royal Highness Prince Jing."

"Mr. Chen."

That’s right, the dozens of riders galloping over were the troops led by Prince Jing.

Zhou Chen was very surprised to see Prince Jing here, and Xiao Jingyan was also surprised to see Zhou Chen.

Xiao Jingyan asked first: "I heard from Mr. Su that you went to Langya Mountain a few months ago. Have you just returned?"

Although he didn't know the true identities of Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu, he knew that Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu were good friends and on the same path, so in front of Zhou Chen, he did not hide the fact that he was familiar with Mei Changsu.

Zhou Chen said: "Indeed, he returned from Mount Langya. Your Highness Prince Jing was exhausted from the journey. Did he just return to the capital from another place?"

When he left the capital, the crown prince had already fallen. Now the Daliang court should be a time when Prince Yu and Prince Jing are confronting each other. Logically, Prince Jing would not leave the capital at will at this time.

Xiao Jingyan said, "I was ordered to go to Yuezhou and other places to deal with the famine. I returned to Beijing after finishing the things there. I didn't expect to meet you by chance."

He was still very polite to Zhou Chen, because Zhou Chen was not only a good friend of Mei Changsu, but also had treated the Empress Dowager and was a top master in the martial arts world. A man like him who was born a military general, even though he had a noble status, still had a strong admiration for people with high martial arts skills.

Hearing Xiao Jingyan's words, Zhou Chen's heart suddenly moved. He had been studying in Langya Mountain for more than two months. Although he would receive messages from Gong Yu and Li Gang, there was a delay, so he didn't know much about the situation in the capital.

I remember there seemed to be a part in the plot where when Prince Jing left the capital, Prince Yu and Xia Jiang teamed up to target Prince Jing.

"However, Wei Zheng has my warning, so he shouldn't be caught by Xia Jiang as in the plot, right?"

In order to cooperate with Mei Changsu's plan, Zhou Chen had already sent a message to Wei Zheng before they came to the capital, asking Wei Zheng not to leave Yaowang Valley while they were carrying out the plan.

Wei Zheng is a smart man and should understand what he means.

As long as Wei Zheng is not caught, Xia Jiang will not be able to find any handle to threaten Prince Jing and Mei Changsu, and it will be even more difficult to sow discord between them.

"Sir, you are also going back to the capital. Shall we go together?"

"Okay."

Zhou Chen did not refuse Xiao Jingyan's invitation and followed them into the city, which was much more convenient.

Led by Prince Jing, Zhou Chen naturally entered the Jinling city gate very easily this time. At the city gate, he said goodbye to Prince Jing.

"Your Highness Prince Jing, I will take my leave now."

"Sir, please take care. I also need to go to the palace to report."

Zhou Chen had just separated from Prince Jing and had not walked far when he suddenly found Lie Zhanying running hurriedly to Prince Jing. But before Lie Zhanying could say anything to Prince Jing, Prince Yu brought people to meet Prince Jing, which made him frown.

Without staying for long, he left quickly.

He was originally planning to go back to his mansion directly, but after seeing this scene, he decided to go to the Su Mansion first to find out what major events had happened in the capital recently.

Su Mansion!

Mei Changsu had a cold due to the weather and had to recuperate for a long time. He only recovered a little in the past two days.

After the subordinates he sent out told Mei Changsu the information they had obtained, his face suddenly changed.

Zhou Chen did not enter the Su Mansion openly, but sneaked in quietly. When he arrived at the Su Mansion, he found Mei Changsu gathering with everyone.

As soon as Zhou Chen approached Mei Changsu's room, Xiao Feiliu suddenly rushed out.

"Who?"

Fei Liu's exclamation attracted the attention of Mei Changsu and others in the room, and they all stood up involuntarily.

Fei Liu was just about to take action when he suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Xiao Feiliu, you have improved again."

Zhou Chen was seen slowly falling from the roof.

The moment they saw Zhou Chen appear, Li Gang and Zhen Ping both shouted excitedly: "Master, you are finally back."

Mei Changsu's solemn expression also revealed a smile: "Did you just come back?"

Zhou Chen nodded to Mei Changsu and said, "Li Gang and the others sent me a message saying that you were not feeling well. They were worried and asked me to come back to check on you. Gong Yu was about to give birth, so I came back. I just went into the city with Prince Jing. It seems like something big has happened."

As he said this, he looked at the old man with silver hair beside him.

"Valley Master Su, why are you here? Could it be that something happened to Wei Zheng?"

Although Valley Master Su is old and of high seniority, he also looked embarrassed at this moment.

"Alas, it's our fault that we didn't listen to your reminder, which led to Wei Zheng being captured by the Xuan Jing Division."

Zhou Chen raised his eyebrows immediately: "What's going on? Didn't I specifically tell you not to let Wei Zheng leave Medicine King Valley within the next one or two years? With the natural defenses of your Medicine King Valley, even if Xia Jiang took action himself, he wouldn't be able to capture Wei Zheng, right?"

Old Valley Master Su was even more embarrassed, but Mei Changsu came to the rescue and said, "Xiaochen, you can't blame them. Recently, Yaowang Valley had a big deal that they couldn't refuse, so they had to let Wei Zheng take action. Who knew that they would be ambushed by the people from Xuanjingsi by coincidence?"

"Okay, don't stand outside and talk, come in first. Now that you're back, we have more options."

Mei Changsu invited everyone to come into the house, and only spoke again after everyone was seated.

"Wei Zheng was arrested. This is a result that no one wants to see. However, since it has already happened, it is useless to say anything else. The most important thing is how to rescue Wei Zheng."

The old valley master Su said in a deep voice: "Master Mei, just tell me what plan you have. I will leave my old bones to you. As long as you can rescue the people, it will be fine."

Mei Changsu said: "Wei Zheng's safety does not need to be worried now. I already know that Xia Jiang captured Wei Zheng in order to alienate Jing Yan and me. With Jing Yan's personality, he is likely to succeed. So we have to save Wei Zheng, but we have to think long-term."

Zhou Chen was also helpless. Some things were really beyond his control. Just like Wei Zheng, if he had stayed in the Medicine King Valley, how could such a thing happen?

But what Mei Changsu said was right. Things have already happened. No matter how much you say, it will be useless. Saving people is the most important thing.

"To be honest, rescuing Wei Zheng is not that difficult."

Hearing Zhou Chen's words, Mei Changsu and others looked at him in astonishment.

"Xiaochen, what do you mean? Do you have a way to rescue Wei Zheng?"

Zhou Chen said: "Xia Jiang is a very smart person, but he is too suspicious. This makes it easy for us to take advantage of him. Don't worry too much about Wei Zheng's matter. Contact Sister Dong first, and then I will follow Xia Jiang. I will definitely find out where Wei Zheng is being held."

Mei Changsu's eyes lit up: "You mean, Xia Jiang might not lock Wei Zheng up in the dungeon of Xuan Jing Division?"

"He doesn't know our identities yet. The person he wants to deal with the most is actually Prince Jing. If he wants to hold Prince Jing hostage, he must use Wei Zheng. As long as he does this, there is a high probability that he will not put Wei Zheng in the dungeon of Xuan Jing Division. He is too cautious and will not leave Prince Jing with even the slightest hope of rescuing Wei Zheng."

Zhou Chen knew the plot. Since Wei Zheng was arrested, Xia Jiang would probably still choose that approach. So all this was within his expectations.

"One more thing, Xiaoshu, how is Tonglu doing?"

Zhen Ping spoke for Mei Changsu, "Tong Lu has already retreated, and they also captured Jun Niang, who was sent by Qin Banruo."

Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Now that the crown prince has fallen, the next step will be the fight between Prince Yu and Prince Jing. We don't need to be too cautious. It's time to take action against Qin Banruo. I have a feeling that as long as we catch Qin Banruo, we will definitely get unexpected gains."

"If we arrest Qin Banruo now, it will be difficult to uncover all of her hidden clues."

It is not difficult to capture Qin Banruo. Mei Changsu mainly wants to find all the Hua clan spies in Qin Banruo's hands, so he has been letting Qin Banruo go.

Zhou Chen said: "Nothing can be perfect. You have to listen to me on this matter. If you keep dragging it on like this, your health will get worse and worse. I can't wait that long. We must get rid of Xia Jiang and Prince Yu as soon as possible and let Prince Jing take the throne to help us complete our plan."

Mei Changsu said: "But if you are too anxious, something unexpected might happen."

Zhou Chen looked at Mei Changsu very seriously and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Shu, believe me, just like I have always believed in you. Your plan is fine, but it takes too long. Moreover, if Daliang continues to fight internally, the government will become even more chaotic."

"I went back to Langya Pavilion this time and saw a lot of intelligence about various countries. To tell you the truth, Dayu, Nanchu, Beiyan, and even small countries like Donghai Yeqin have been preparing for war in recent years. The national strength of other countries has been increasing, but Daliang has been consuming internal energy in recent years. If the other countries want to take action, who do you think they will target?"

Mei Changsu's face changed drastically when he heard this. Supporting Daliang has always been his goal, as well as the goal of their Lin family. He certainly could not tolerate Daliang falling into danger.

"You mean, there is a possibility of war between the countries in the next few years?"

"It's not just a possibility, it's a certainty, and it will happen within the next two years. This is my master's judgment."

Zhou Chen brought out his master, Pavilion Master Lin, and said with a serious expression, "So we don't have much time left. Xia Jiang and Prince Yu must be dealt with as soon as possible."

Mei Changsu's expression changed several times before he finally nodded slowly: "Okay, we can do as you said and take down Qin Banruo first, but we still have to plan the rest."