Deng ChanYu shrank the colorful stone and placed it in her bag containing the five-color stones.
Can the alchemy "Ruan Dun Luan Xuan Wu Guang Stone" break through Yang Jie's face skin? She is still not sure, but she believes that the colorful stone must be able to break through the defense!
After completing the task of the Lishan Elder Mother, she didn't want to waste a moment. She immediately went to see her adoptive father for farewell, preparing to go to Lishan to become a disciple.
Deng Jiugong pondered for a moment and said, "Go to Lishan? That's feasible. My son, wait for a half day. The Western Capital's senior doctor San Yisheng will soon arrive in the South Capital. At that time, my son will go with him westward, and it will also be good to have someone to look out for along the way. How does that sound?"
San Yisheng was not a man of leisure. He had previously failed to persuade Nan Bihou, and after returning to Xiqi soon after, he heard that Nanbei had been occupied by the Deng family and suffered a heavy defeat. He immediately set off for the second time to make peace.
This time, Nan Bihou's attitude softened completely. He bluntly stated that as long as the Deng family returned Nanbei and the neighboring prefectures to him, he was willing to go to the court to see King Zhou. After that, whether they wanted to kill or mutilate him or do whatever, it was up to them.
He is willing, but the Deng family is not pleased. We ourselves captured the city, and we still have to return it? That's not funny!
San Yisheng also felt that this condition was unlikely to be agreed to by the Deng family. He made two trips back and forth, asking if he could return the jaw family's relatives. Deng Jiugong dare not agree to this matter, as it is a convicted criminal of the court. What if I just let it go? San Yisheng can only rush to the city of Chaogeca.
King Zhou is still contemplating whether to allow the Deng family to occupy Nanbei. Returning Nanbei to Nan Bihou is absolutely not an option, but he has agreed to return the relatives of the jaw family.
He is the emperor of the Great Yin Dynasty, and it is not necessary to use the lives of some elderly women and children to threaten Nanbei.
All of your relatives are returned to you!
Afterward, San Yisheng took the more than seventy members of the Gao family to Chu Zhou. As a result, Nan Bihou paid a large amount of money and grain to the Deng family.
When San Yisheng returned to Nanbei, his mission this time was also considered to be over. It was time for him to return to the Western Capital.
Lishan is located to the east of Xiqi City, and it can be said to be thousands of miles away from Nanbei. Deng ChanYu has never been so far away from home before. Deng Jiugong was somewhat worried and hoped that San Yisheng could help take care of her.
"General, please be at ease. I guarantee on behalf of my master that Miss Deng will not encounter any problems in Xiqi." San Yisheng thought this was a great opportunity that fell from the sky.
Now the southern region is divided into two, with the Deng family in the southwest and the Gao family in the southeast. The Deng family has already bordered Xiqi, and as for building good relations with the Deng family and expanding its own territory, San Yisheng has no reason to oppose it.
It's just a one-way escort mission, this task is too easy.
Deng Jiugong looked at his daughter mounting her horse with the same emotion as when he saw her off to college, smiling and waving goodbye before following the Western Capital's entourage leaving Nanbei.
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Now, Xiqi is enjoying a prosperous and rising momentum, and there is an unknown auspiciousness present within Deng Chanyu herself. When combined with the momentum of both parties, it is not just a matter of turning misfortune into fortune; in fact, as they walk through the areas under the actual control of both sides, nothing serious is likely to happen.
Then, Zou Wu's time doesn't count. Now this is Deng Chanyu and San Yisheng's first meeting.
Before Jiangziyao met King Wen, this senior scholar of Xiqi had always been the first among the literati of Xiqi. His words and actions were very refined, and Deng ChanYu could also put on an air of refinement and restrain her wild nature in terms of chopping down people's skin. That way, she could pretend to be an expert in astronomy and geography; they could talk about all sorts of things related to these subjects.
They arrived at Xiqi City without any trouble.
Ji Chang had received the news early and personally welcomed them at the entrance of the official residence after they entered the city.
To be honest, the image of Ji Chang in the history books and in the "Bian Shen" is too lofty. His ability to attract and respect talents, as well as his inner virtue and external mastery, seem to be a standard template for emperors during the feudal era. After meeting him personally, Deng ChanYu couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Is that all? Isn't he just an emaciated eighty-year-old man whose body has been hollowed out? At most, you can add the attribute of a human seed disperser to him. At his age and with his poor health, you might as well not wander around outside anymore.
Deng ChanYu didn't see any majestic aura. All she saw was decay and obsolescence.
She didn't have any intentions of "taking his place," and her original intention of joining Xiqi remained unchanged. However, your own competitiveness is clearly lacking...... If you want me to join again, you'll have to add more money!
Deng ChanYu is sixteen years old, Deng Jiugong is thirty-nine, and Ji Chang is eighty-five this year! He's about the same age as Deng Jiugong's grandfather. On Deng ChanYu's side, she can no longer call him "uncle" or "aunt."
Deng ChanYu addressed Ji Chang very formally as "Your Lordship."
The old man seemed to realize that he had little in common with the young people, so he used his old age and poor health as an excuse and asked his eldest son, Bo Chi Kao, to take Deng ChanYu for a tour of Xiqi City.
The old man is eighty-five years old, which means... well, it means that Bo Yi Kao should also be around sixty or seventy.
But the world of "Feng Shen" is just like this, without any sense of reason.
Bo Chi Kao's face was full of the moon, with a graceful and elegant posture and an uncommon appearance, as if he had just stepped out of a classic drama set. This guy looks like he's not even thirty years old!
Deng ChanYu also met the future King of Wu, Ji Fa, who was also a young man with a heroic and spirited appearance.
As for this, she can only come up with some wild guesses. Perhaps Ji Chang the old man did not engage in sexual relations before he turned sixty, focusing instead on the study of Yijing and Bagua. Only after that did he begin his flamboyant life as a human seed disperser?
Ji Chang has nearly a hundred sons, and more daughters. Adding his consorts to the mix, the number of people is so great that it would be impossible to fit them all on a household registration book as thick as a Chinese dictionary.
Deng ChanYu only stayed in the city for a day. With the excuse of seeking Tao and traveling to find auspiciousness, she left Xiqi City and headed to Lishan.
Lishan is located to the east of today's Xiqi City, which belongs to the Lintong District of Xi'an in later times. The Lishan, Huacheng Pool, and even the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang are all in this area.
Ji Chang's ability to govern the region is undeniable; the local customs are simple and honest, and it's said that there is no pickpocketing on the streets. Deng ChanYu asked for directions twice, and the old farmers she encountered were incredibly warm and friendly, which made her feel quite out of place.
"Arrived!" Arrived at the foot of Lishan mountain.
Smoke curls, Daoist music fills the air. Even at the foot of the mountain, she can feel an invisible pressure.
"Piaozi, go play over there." As usual, she tossed her warhorse aside and started walking up the mountain.
The stone steps were very clean, and there was no pressure as she climbed higher. After walking over 365 stone steps, she arrived at the doorway of a place called "Wa Sheng Xian Ju" before bowing respectfully.
In her heart, she silently complained, "Good heavens, it just boldly writes 'Wa Saint' in two large characters? Afraid others don't know? This is flat out not pretending anymore, exposing everything? I guess it's just not pretending anymore and openly exposing its hand?"
At this time, she must be cautious. She stood on the outside of the gate pavilion and looked inside.
On either side of the square behind the gate pavilion, stood two tablets that were three zhang (10 meters) high and eight chi (2.4 meters) wide.
The tablet on the left reads "Tao (Dao) Crown of All Ages," while the one on the right is inscribed with "Moral Deeds Match the Heavens and Earth."
If you don't know the details, you might be frightened just by looking at these two stone tablets. In a world where gods and demons are running amok, if you set up these two tablets like this, don't you worry that you might get killed?
