Chapter 41: The Heavenly Fruit
The moonlight is cold, the wind blows slowly on the peak of the winter ridge, and the sound is sobbing, like an ancient song, but I don’t know who sang it, and who can smooth the unconcealed melancholy in my chest.
On the top of the mountain, there were dead rocks like a rosy, and the half-corrosive skeleton eagle stood like a ghost, mentioning that it was huge and more than a giant elephant. In the deep and faint eye sockets, two balls of oily green flames burned.
This is the legend of Dongling Mountain. The coldness of eating rot is a powerful existence that existed here countless years ago. It is the eagle among the eagles and the hero among the heroes. This legendary creature has also become the belief of the people of Dongling Mountain because of its very powerful and many ancient and commendable experiences.
The eagle is immortal, and faith is immortal!
And who could have thought that the key to finding martial souls exists here.
Zhao Songming, who heard Duojiao's voice, did not turn around, but inserted it into the skeleton's eyes with speed and quickly pulled back his hand. At this time, there was already something in his hand, and he quietly stuffed the thing in his arms.
The night is beautiful and the speed is fast.
Since it is within reach, how can you give up halfway?
However, after the coldness of the rotten food disappeared, the flames in the eye sockets disappeared, and the huge body suddenly dissipated, and it was scattered with a sound, and then it was blown away in the night wind like a knife.
Feathers return to the sky, bones return to the mountain stream, and souls follow the wind. This is the best destination for eagles.
"Empress, please hand over the things."
"Things? What?" Zhao Songming was stunned and shook his head and said, "My daughter, this place is strong and I can't bear it. I will not be with you."
At this time, when the cold sword tip suddenly quietly placed on his neck again, Zhao Songming's steps stopped and his whole body looked trembling.
"The envoy must have never expected that there would be a third person in this small place."
Zhao Songming's head tilted slightly to Duojiao. Under the moonlight, the girl turned her back to him, looked up at the moon in the sky with her face raised, and her body naturally exuded a supreme noble spirit, which made him feel a little surprised.
This feeling flashed and flew away.
"I didn't expect that Your Highness was so deep, and there was a kingdom protection beside him. Haha, no wonder, I have heard that my aunt and nephew are not in harmony, but I didn't expect that I had reached such an inconsistency and needed such a great master to protect him." Zhao Songming smiled awkwardly, and at the critical moment he still did not forget to get apart the relationship between Princess Yanzhu and Duojiao. When he slowly took out the thing from his arms, it seemed like a wind was blowing through his hands. When he looked at it again, the thing in his hand was no longer in his hand.
"Uncle Master, take Lord Zhao down and treat him well."
After Duojiao said that, she turned her head and said that the one who controlled Zhao Songming was naturally no one else, but her teacher Xiyun.
However, Zhao Songming's strength is too low after all, and his understanding of Dian Kingdom is not so thorough. Xiyun is not a master of the kingdom at all. But as a junior sister of Qinghai Yi, one of the bosses of the Heyou Shen Sect, her understanding of witchcraft is completely beyond Duojiao.
Zhao Songming thought she was a master of the kingdom.
In other words, Xiyun's strength is better than the King's Realm.
Xiyun and Duojiao looked at each other from a distance and nodded to each other.
Xiyun looked down at the ghostly female fruit. To be honest, she was really moved and said, "Little guy, this thing is extremely precious, you have to protect it. The patterns on it contain a mystery of witchcraft. You can understand it carefully, but you may have any experience!"
The jade finger shook, and a thing that emitted another light shot out from his hand, and Duojiao grabbed it steadily.
"Thank you for your advice, uncle!"
"What, there is still a secret here?" Zhao Songming was puzzled when he heard this. At this time, Xiyun twitched Zhao Songming a few times, and Zhao Songming's body softened.
Xiyun dragged Zhao Songming's body, yes, she was dragging her way, like a butcher dragging a dead dog, gradually moving away. This was so cool, even Duojiao was extremely moved.
Duojiao looked down at the stone in her hand. It was indeed the same as Xu Tianqiu said, it was a six-eyed heavenly fruit. However, this six-eyed heavenly fruit was very unique, not to mention that the color was not ordinary black and white, but the green and faint color.
In addition, the eye-like lines on this heavenly fruit are not arranged in an orderly manner and are rather confused. The eyes are hand-painted, and the lines are connected, which looks very similar to a map.
"The texture of this Youpin Heavenly Fruit is indeed different. The master also said that the high-level heavenly fruit contains an innate artistic conception in the texture."
Duojiao weighed the heavenly fruit and secretly sighed that his witchcraft realm is still too low and he cannot find the mystery from this ghostly heavenly fruit immediately.
"The heavenly fruit is a must-have thing for us wizards, not as good as... I use my soul power to activate it."
As the soul power on the body naturally poured in, the six eye-like patterns on the Tianguo immediately lit up, until the last glance lit up, the whole stone suddenly lit up, and green soul fires burned up on the eyes, separated from the stone, and finally gathered together and turned into a thick blue ball.
The ball of light gradually grew, twisted and deformed, and the image of a giant eagle appeared on the palm of the hand, which was extremely similar to the cold that was consuming rot.
"So that's it." Duo Jiao dissipated his strength, and the giant eagle naturally dissipated with the wind. She wiped the fine layer of sweat on her forehead.
This heavenly fruit consumed a lot of her body. If her real strength was not just in the ink robe, she would never have been able to drive this six-eyed heavenly fruit. Through this move, she also knew that if she wanted to dig out all the secrets in this heavenly fruit, she might have to wait a little longer.
...
Zhao Songming was taken into custody, Xu Tianqiu was killed, and together with the Han army, they also confronted the guards of Chief Haru. Duojiao had a secret conversation with the commander for a long time, and assured that he would never hurt Zhao Songming, the confrontation was slightly relieved, but both sides no longer trusted him.
The commander-in-chief, who knew that the strong dragon would not suppress the local snake, had to agree with Duo Jiao's suggestion and would definitely give the Han emperor a proper explanation.
But the trouble has just begun.
On the next day, all the news about the hasty end of the trip to Dongling Mountain was spread to Yongyuan, Dian Kingdom, and various rumors spread among the Dian Kingdom.
Even if Zhao Songming and Xu Tianqiu do too much, they are all Han behind them. The huge Han Dynasty has successively destroyed many powerful enemies, and its majesty is unquestionable...
The court officials of the Dian Kingdom were all silent at the court meeting the next day, and were particularly nervous.
Even Princess Yanzhu secretly ordered Longxi to investigate the whole story. What she was most worried about now was not the anger of the Han Dynasty, but the anger of Gang Zhenxi!
Therefore, the eldest princess even came to the prison in person and saw Zhao Songming.
As for Zhao Songming, who knew everything, although his face was ashamed, he was not afraid at all.
The Dian Kingdom would definitely not dare to kill him in the end. Once he was killed, it would be a problem of war between the two countries. The biggest question now is how to explain it after returning to the Han Dynasty.
When I think of this, how could Zhao Songming's heart be so bitter?
But Zhao Songming understood even more that Duojiao and Yanzhu were not harmonious. There were too many secrets about this ghost-like fruit Duojiao. If it flowed from his mouth to Yanzhu, it would disrupt a certain pattern of the Dian Kingdom. But now it is better to protect yourself and never make enemies on both sides.
Now, even if you are facing the eldest princess Yanzhu, you can only keep silent and never say a word.
It was bitter, he even suspected that the old gill in his body had been broken, and his mouth was full of bitterness...
"Unexpectedly, these two people used the name of picking snow cashmere to do the matter of not returning, trying to spy on the secret treasures of our Yunnan Kingdom. Lord Zhao, the envoy, came here unintentionally. I hope that you will discuss more about how to present this matter to the Han Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, and neither offend the Han Dynasty nor... let our country suffer this loss in vain. But we cannot... be unclear or vain, and our Yunnan Kingdom will bear all these responsibilities."
In the court, Duojiao said a few words and roughly explained all the things. In his words, he blurted the necessary things such as Tianguo and asked the ministers for their opinions.
"Everyone, why not express your opinions!"
Duojiao said again.
What was placed in front of me was nothing more than releasing the Han envoy, explaining the cause and effect, and how to apologize to the Han State. But the ministers present knew that if they wanted to provide a solution, they would definitely damage the majesty of the royal family of the Dian Kingdom. The other party was a powerful Han Dynasty and went to the heavenly dynasty!
After a moment of silence in the court, a young minister bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness, if you kill the prisoner of the deputy envoy, you will definitely be killed. Otherwise, how can you explain to the Heavenly Dynasty? Why don't we wait... Let the envoy Zhao take that annoying Wuya back to Luoyang City to overturn his life!"
"Oh? Is this your solution?"
Duojiao snorted coldly and asked, and anyone could hear that this was the prelude to the outbreak.
It’s impossible to take Wuya away. Besides, Duojiao is the one who killed Xu Tianqiu. Are you going to kill her? Suddenly, three black lines emerged on Duojiao’s forehead, and she tried hard to restrain herself and not burst out!
But before she could speak, someone slapped the table first and started cursing angrily.
"Damn it!!"
Shaoli, who was originally gentle, suddenly became furious, like a docile rabbit suddenly became angry.
"This is not the fault of our country in Dian. Although Wuya is just an ordinary guard, he is a meritorious person who found out the matter. Not only did you not submit a memorial to say the reward, you also wanted to add harm to the wrong person? In the long run, who will dare to act as a warrior in my country in Dian? I am a waste, you are a waste!"
The minister couldn't imagine why these words would alarm Shaoli. His whole body was like a sieve, and he felt a faint urge to urinate and was about to lose control!
If you want to blame, it’s all the reason in this matter. King Shaoli also participated in it. He was one of the main culprits who killed Xu Tianqiu. Wuya was punished again. What else do you want?
"Report to Your Highness, I have something to say."
When Shaoli saw that the person talking was Lord Wen, he glanced at his sister Duojiao and took the initiative to retreat to his seat without saying anything.
"Please tell me, Lord Wen." Duo Jiao sighed relieved. Lord Wen has always been his own mouthpiece.
"Two Your Highnesses." Lord Wen bowed to Shaoli and continued: "This matter is both important and minor. What is serious is that these two envoys are Han officials, and the Celestial Empire is behind them. If they act rashly, they are afraid of causing trouble for war. But now the road is already done. If they cannot give an explanation to the Han Dynasty, they are afraid that the next thing will be difficult to deal with. But on the other hand, the impact of this matter is so great that it will be known to the whole country in the near future. It is impossible to hide it. However, whether it is to give an explanation to the Han Dynasty or to cheer up our Dian Kingdom, killing and rewarding are unreasonable."
After a pause, Duojiao looked at Shaoli and asked him to express his opinion.
Shaoli said: "What are the great ideas of Lord Wen?"
"It's better to do this. Your Highness see what it means to let this person intervene in the Atai selection at the end of the year in the name of a warrior. Once he wins, he will be forgiven for his crimes. This also shows that this son is a hero. If he loses, he will be exiled as a punishment."
The so-called Atai is the homonym of the warriors. In Dian Kingdom, Atai is the supreme glory of the men of Dian Kingdom, and warriors under the age of 30 are all eligible to sign up for the Atai selection competition that once every few years. This is just like the Han Dynasty's martial arts competition. Snapdragon won the top spot and was therefore awarded. The same is true in Dian Kingdom.
However, Atai of Dian Kingdom has greater power. Some excellent Atai can even be qualified to apply for a new tribe through military achievements.
The barbarian lands mentioned by the Han Dynasty have strong customs because of this kingdom system and regulations. However, Atai is one after another, with many amazing people.
"Mr. Wen is not a loss, he is the most important minister in our court. What he said is extremely true and accurate!"
This approach happened to be the same as Duojiao and Shaoli's wishes, and was agreed by the dynasty.
However, after the court meeting, Zhao Songming, who was released, accidentally saw Wang Nuduojiao looking at him. After he apologized, he summoned the troops and said goodbye quickly.
Nonsense, Dian Kingdom can no longer stay for a moment. Even if I can take it, I can't hold this old face anymore.
"Sir, what should I do now?" Outside the palace, the commander of the army followed him hurriedly when he saw Zhao Songming's expression, and hurriedly came forward.
Zhao Songming frowned tightly, glanced at him, and said angrily: "What else can I do?"
After saying that, he shook his sleeves and walked forward.
The commander of the army hurriedly followed, and he understood the implication and could only go back to the court.
Zhao Songming is also a mature person. He knows that this matter is impossible to explain inside and outside. Xu Tianqiu and Xu's body is lying in the carriage of the team, and he cannot die again.
"Yes, this is all the fault of these Dian barbarians. The crime is not on me! When I think about it carefully along the way, I must get out safely. Yes, I want to find the veteran General Xu Sheng, and only he can save me."
When Zhao Songming thought of this, he seemed to have made up his mind and knew what to do.
Now that you just need to go back, the veteran general Xu Sheng will report that His Majesty will probably send a large army to siege the Dian Kingdom. He still has some vitality.
However, Zhao Songming did not consider it at all. He was also dead when he returned to the Han Dynasty. This was mainly because until now, he did not know the value of the Youpin Heaven Fruit to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. The secrets of this matter were too great. The treasure of the gods was Xu Sheng, the Han Emperor, and even super strong people who reached the Gods and Man Realm like Gang Zhen Seal would have a covetous heart.
So far, in the entire Dian Kingdom, there is only Duojiao who learned the secret from Xu Tianqiu.
When the commander of the army heard that Zhao Songming was going back, he quickly ordered people to prepare the carriage.
"Sir, please."
"Hmm?" Zhao Songming is now feeling anxious. Seeing that the convoy is ready, he hurried up, but as soon as one leg is stepped on, the other leg stops moving.
Chapter completed!