That's What Villains Are Like

In the courtyard, I watched You'er's figure disappear like a ray of light.

Jiang Lan finally withdrew his gaze.

He was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, a thoughtful look on his face.

He has already thought about what he should consider in this plan. As long as there are no mistakes, there should be no problem.

During this period of time, You'er has initially mastered some of the talents of the ghost clan. It is not difficult for her to hide in the void.

This time Emperor Xia gave him such a benefit, no matter what Jiang Lan said, he had to reciprocate the favor.

The Blood Immortal Cult plotted to use Daxia's national weapon to suppress the Dragon Seal. Just before that, through Song Youwei, he had left hands and feet in the small half bottle of Blood Immortal's turbid blood.

No matter whether the Blood Immortal Cult succeeds or fails in the end, it will not have any impact on him. If it succeeds, he can secretly erode and control the Dragon-Suppressing Seal. If it fails...at worst, he will waste the Blood Immortal turbidity he refined before. Blood time.

No matter what the result is, he will definitely make a profit.

In addition, indirectly revealing this news to Emperor Xia can be regarded as a way to gain goodwill and gain some luck.

The reason why Jiang Lan asked You'er to investigate, and then asked his father to send men to encircle and suppress the Blood Immortal Sect stronghold, was to give Emperor Xia the illusion that the Prime Minister's Office had secretly investigated some of the Blood Immortal Sect's movements.

Next to Emperor Xia, the maid named Xia Zhu has a talent similar to that of You'er. She can sneak into the void quietly and find out all kinds of secret information for Emperor Xia.

It would be even better if Emperor Xia didn't mind the trouble and went to personally explore the Blood Immortal Sect's stronghold after learning the news.

With her cultivation strength, she would definitely recognize You'er.

If she sends her personal maid Xia Zhu to go there, the two have similar talents and the maid's cultivation is much stronger than You'er, so she will definitely be able to discover You'er's existence.

In this way, Jiang Lan could naturally inform Emperor Xia of the so-called "news" that You'er had found out, which would also allow her to be prepared.

Jiang Lan can also continue to make a fuss about the National Instruments Town Dragon Seal.

"Meng Ning, suppress your cultivation to the soul palace level and practice with me."

Jiang Lan came back from his thoughts and said something to the empty courtyard.

As soon as he finished speaking, a quiet aura emerged from behind him, followed by a sword shadow that was as brilliant as the moonlight and struck towards the back of his head.

Jiang Lan didn't even think about it, she held her fingers together like swords and blocked him back slowly.

He just wanted to test the extent of his current physical strength.

As for the Tongtian Monument and Jiang Rushian, he could only put it aside for the time being and pretend not to know.

During this period of time, Jiang Ruxian was living in seclusion in the imperial capital.

To a certain extent, she and the Prime Minister's Mansion had reached a subtle tacit understanding.

After the Qianyuan Mansion battle ended, there was no news related to Jiang Ruxian from the Prime Minister's Mansion.

This made all the forces who inquired about Jiang Rushian's origins and her connection with the Prime Minister's Mansion have no choice but to return.

…

At the same time, inside Chengming Hall.

Emperor Xia finally finished reviewing the memorials he had accumulated over the past few days. He held his brows with his slender jade hands.

Because she needed to keep an eye on Jiang Lan's entry into the Hualong Pond, she accumulated a lot of unanswered memorials.

As the Southern Hunting Exercise was about to begin, various conflicts began to break out in the transition area between the Southern Wilderness Prefecture and the Daxia border.

Some strong men from the barbarian tribe lurked into the territory of Daxia and stirred up wind and rain in the border cities, causing great unrest.

In addition, she also learned that the Blood Immortal Sect was hiding in some small countries outside the territory of Daxia.

Some ancient Taoist holy places in Dongyuanzhou were also uneasy during this period. Some observers noticed the rumble of ancient chariots and the movement of territorial conflicts in those Taoist holy places.

A war broke out between two ancient sects over a rare secret mine. Zhou was affected by the forces and had to move away from his clan and come to Zhongtian Prefecture.

In the entire land of Nine Provinces, only Zhongtian State, which was ruled by the Great Xia Dynasty, was relatively peaceful.

In some states and territories, the lives of mortals are like nothing. In the eyes of powerful monks, they are worse than pigs and dogs. In some lands where foreign races live together, there is still the habit of raising loose mortals as food rations.

"This hunting trip to the south, I'm afraid that Dongyuan Prefecture won't be able to bear it any longer. Xia Jin is in charge of Nanhuang Prefecture, so there's no need to worry too much at the moment. Places like Xiling Prefecture and Beihai Prefecture are guarded by the Prime Minister's forces..."

"After the death of my father, the Zhenguo Mansion and the Fuguo Mansion were suppressed by the Prime Minister and handed over all their military power."

"Currently, there are only a few people from Zhenbei Prince's Palace, Duke Zhongguo, and my uncle, Prince Chong'an, who can be used by me."

Emperor Xia's mind was churning, thinking about the current situation in Daxia.

During this hunting trip to the south, her biggest purpose was to shock the barbarians in the Southern Wilderness State, as well as the ancient religions and Taoism in the Dongyuan State.

"Your Majesty, the Naxian Alliance suddenly received news that a Blood Immortal Sect's stronghold in the imperial capital was discovered."

At this time, the maid Qiu Ju suddenly came into the palace and respectfully reported to Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia glanced at her and said, "What is the scale of that stronghold?"

"It's not big, but they may be planning something tonight. Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to encircle and suppress it?" Qiu Ju asked respectfully.

Emperor Xia thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Let's not alarm the enemy just yet. Xia Zhu, go and find out what the remnants of the Blood Immortal Sect are planning."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

A maid standing beside her immediately walked out respectfully after hearing this, and then quickly disappeared into the hall.

Emperor Xia was still very confident about Xia Zhu's methods. Even under the eyes of strong men like Jiang Rushian, he could hide his own Qi.

"Chunlan, how is the investigation going on about Yijian Palace disciple Zhang Yuan?" She suddenly remembered something and asked aloud.

"Back to Your Majesty, I have some clues. Zhang Yuan is relatively withdrawn, a loner, and has average talent. He joined the Yijian Palace ten years ago and his performance was mediocre. He has only recently begun to stand out. He is suspected of having acquired a powerful person. The inheritance..." Chunlan said respectfully.

Emperor Xia frowned slightly.

The strange stone related to the Ancient Emperor was also auctioned away by the Yijian Palace disciple at the auction meeting.

"Not only did he take out the life-extending divine artifact in his hand, he also dared to offend Jiang Lan face to face. When he was in Yuxianfang, he had an amazing battle, defeating the disciple of the Chiming Ancient Sect with absolute strength."

"This time he entered the Qianyuan Mansion, and it seems that he was the first to discover the strange object of heaven and earth..."

Emperor Xia has always been a man of talent, knowledge and good deeds.

As long as those young prodigies have a clean background and clear origins, she will never hesitate to reward them with resources and treasures and focus on cultivating them.

For example, in the Tenglong Academy of the royal family, there are many young talents that she values ​​​​and will definitely become the pillars of Great Xia when they grow up in the future.

She was not out of curiosity and wanted to explore the secrets of the Yijian Palace disciple.

I just couldn't figure out why he would use the precious life-extending artifact to bid to steal the strange stone from Jiang Lan, and finally resell it to someone who passed by in a flash that day, and even she couldn't investigate it. A mysterious woman of origin.

Doing this would directly offend Jiang Lan to death.

How could he, an ordinary disciple of Yijian Palace, have so much confidence and support?

This matter has always bothered Emperor Xia, and she even felt that she might have missed something important to her.

"There seems to be an invisible layer of fog shrouded in the dark. The more I want to explore, the deeper the fog becomes."

Emperor Xia rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a little headache and tired.

"Your Majesty, would you like to find an opportunity to ask Young Master Jiang."

"When you meet Young Master Jiang, this servant should know some things about the Prime Minister's Mansion. With him secretly helping you, you should feel a lot more relaxed..."

Seeing Emperor Xia looking like this, Chunlan on the side also felt a little distressed.

In the huge Xia Dynasty, almost everything had to go through the hands of Emperor Xia personally. It could be said that everything was on her shoulders.

None of the vassal princes, princes, princes, or royal family members and elders were able to save fuel.

When Emperor Xia heard this, he glanced at Chunlan and said, "Why, you suddenly look like you know Jiang Lan very well?"

"Do you want me to give you to him as a maid?"

Chunlan was stunned, her face suddenly turned red, and she hurriedly waved her hands and said, "Your Majesty, I just think that Young Master Jiang may be able to help you."

"Didn't you notice? During this period, the Prime Minister did not refute His Majesty in court. This was something that was hard to imagine before."

"You mean, it was actually Jiang Lan who was trying to persuade the Prime Minister not to embarrass me?" Emperor Xia looked at her expressionlessly, and clenched the delicate hand holding the memorial tightly.

Chunlan said with fear, "I just guessed this, and didn't mean to offend His Majesty..."

Emperor Xia took a deep breath and said calmly, "That old man Jiang Lintian bullied me when I was young. He refuted and humiliated me many times in the court in front of all the ministers."

"Chunlan, you are indeed right. During this period, his attitude has indeed softened a lot. He has also given me enough face in the court."

"But if the Prime Minister's Mansion is not eliminated, Daxia will never have real peace. If the imperial power is not in my hands, then why not change Daxia's surname to Jiang..."

In fact, she also knew the meaning of Chunlan's words.

But hearing this kind of words in her ears would only make her feel harsh and humiliating.

No emperor is willing to let his ministers threaten him like this, and even have to look at his face.

Although she can tolerate it, it does not mean that she has no temper. If others said such things to her, they would have been pulled down and punished at this moment.

"I know I was wrong..." Chunlan's face was still frightened, and she was blaming herself in her heart.

Emperor Xia regained his composure, shook his head and said, "Although Jiang Lan's position may be different from that of the Prime Minister's Office, his identity cannot be changed. He is the future successor of the Prime Minister's Office and Jiang Lintian's son."

"If one day Jiang Lintian and I break up, what do you think he will do?"

Chunlan was stunned for a moment and murmured.

However, many thoughts passed through Emperor Xia's heart, thinking of Jiang Rushian and Jiang Lan. Isn't the relationship between them just what she said just now?

It is absolutely impossible for Jiang Lan to betray the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The hall fell into silence for a while.

Emperor Xia continued to read through the memorials, ensuring that he had read and reviewed them all.

But half an hour later, Xia Zhu, who went to explore the Blood Immortal Sect's stronghold, came back.

Emperor Xia was also a little surprised. Did he move so fast?

"How's the situation?" she asked casually.

Xia Zhu respectfully took out a picture stone from his arms and handed it to Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia took it, penetrated it with his spiritual consciousness, and quickly scanned the scene. His eyebrows suddenly frowned, his expression became serious, and there was an obvious sullenness in his eyes.

Xia Zhu stood aside respectfully, not daring to disturb him.

When she went to investigate, she was surprised and shocked when she noticed the plot of the remnants of the Blood Immortal Sect.

If it is not discovered in advance, the consequences will be absolutely disastrous.

"hehe……"

"These remnants of the Blood Immortal Sect are so bold. They even dare to plan such a thing. Do you really think that I will not order them to be wiped out?" Xia Huangyu clenched his hands tightly and his face was as heavy as water.

"Not long after I left, I noticed that there were troops from the Prime Minister's Mansion. They quietly hid in the place and surrounded the stronghold..." Xia Zhu reported back.

"Are they from the Prime Minister's Mansion?" Emperor Xia regained his composure.

If the troops from the Prime Minister's Mansion had rushed over earlier, she might not have been able to learn about the Blood Immortal Sect's plan.

Fortunately, the Naxian Alliance she secretly established had detected the stronghold early and took the lead.

"In addition, while my servant was investigating, I accidentally noticed someone." Xia Zhu continued to report.

Emperor Xia asked, "Who is it?"

"The girl in black dress who appeared next to Mr. Jiang in Yuxianfang that day had a talent similar to that of the slave. She was hiding in the void, but the slave was not found." Xia Zhu said.

Emperor Xia was slightly stunned. The Huangji Good Fortune Pill she gave to Jiang Lan was swallowed by the girl in the black dress.

Unexpectedly, she was wrong that day and didn't notice the specialness of that girl.

"With such a talent, no wonder he takes it so seriously."

She narrowed her eyes, which meant that Jiang Lan should also know the Blood Immortal Cult's plot now.

The Prime Minister's Mansion's informants cover all the counties in Daxia. With the Prime Minister's Mansion at his back, Jiang Lan can find out any information much more easily than she can.

So what does he plan to do?

…

In Bihu Villa, the attic is brightly lit.

The banana leaves outside were blown by the night wind and swayed like cattail fans outside the window.

Ye Shiyan was wearing a cool little clothes and a gauze as thin as clouds. Her skin was as bright as jade, her feet were as bare as snow, and she was not wearing socks. She was sitting cross-legged on the bed casually. superior.

Wisps of ghostly light lingered around her, as if in a haze, with an awe-inspiring aura.

In the palm of her hand, she held a palm-sized piece of magic crystal that was crystal clear and dense inside, as if it was shrouded in purple mist.

As she practiced, the purple mist poured into her breath, and the magic crystal quickly became transparent and shiny, like jade that had lost its luster.

As the last ray of purple mist was inhaled into her mouth and nose, the magic crystal shattered with a click, turning into countless powders and dissipating out of thin air.

"The strength has barely returned to the sixth level of the human race..."

"If Jiang Lan doesn't send me magic crystals, I won't be able to bear the consumption anymore."

After finishing his cultivation, Ye Shiyan stretched out his soft and slender waist, stepped on his brocade sandals, and came to the window.

She put her arms on the window sill and supported her chin. Her black hair was blown by the wind and brushed over her face that could be broken by the wind. There was an indescribable lazy charm in her cold and picturesque eyebrows.

This was the third floor of the attic. Looking along her line of sight, she could just see the shimmering blue lake.

The night wind blew by, and the bright moon shadow in it also rippled.

She was in a good mood. After practicing every night, she could look into the distance happily. She was so leisurely and comfortable that she didn't even want to leave the attic.

This kind of life of being taken care of has almost never happened in her two lifetimes of memory.

There is no need to go out and take risks to obtain resources. Apart from practicing and sleeping, there is no need to do anything else every day.

If it were anyone else, they might have been tired of it and felt impatient.

But for her, it was the comfortable life she dreamed of, without danger, intrigue, intrigue, fighting, or fear...

It was so comfortable that she felt like her own will was being corroded.

Why does this damn second generation ancestor know how to enjoy it so much?

In the previous life, Ye Shiyan rose from a weak position and fought in battles all the way without ever resting.

In a demonic realm where resources are scarce and dangers abound, you fight against a group of ferocious demons.

In order to obtain resources and seize territory, they were cautious and did not dare to relax in any way.

After experiencing many hardships and crises, she finally became a powerful demon, dominating one side and overlooking the world.

But who would have thought that because of the emergence of an ancient mountain treasure in the territory, he would encounter the power of the Phoenix clan.

The two fought for hundreds of years and broke through the void barrier. In the end, they were severely injured and fell to the land of Kyushu.

She relied on her unimaginable desire to survive and willpower to survive the remnant soul of the powerful Phoenix clan, but she also fell asleep for many years and could only linger in the place called Luohuang Cave.

After waking up later, by spreading the news of opportunities, they attracted some young people with good talents and not too strong backgrounds, and tried to occupy their bodies...

Xie Jianjia is the most suitable target she has found.

If Jiang Lan hadn't appeared, she would still be in the Xie Mansion, recovering slowly while waiting for opportunities to lurk and inquire about information related to the demon clan.

But who knows that things are unpredictable now...

In the palm of his hand, Ye Shiyan played with a piece of jade communication talisman, looking at the green lake in the distance, but he seemed a little absent-minded.

On the table in the pavilion, there was a similar jade talisman for communication. The light on it flickered and the clear light undulated.

But she didn't seem to notice. She only occasionally glanced at the jade communication talisman in her hand, and then looked back, showing a hint of impatience.

"In the battle for the Qianyuan Mansion, not only did I lose, my legs were broken, and I was completely humiliated."

"Haha... Such a piece of trash still wants to come to me for comfort..."

There was a hint of mockery and disdain on her face.

The past few days when Xiao Teng entered the Qianyuan Mansion could be regarded as the purest time for her, without having to be harassed and tortured by him.

As for the final result of the Qianyuan Mansion battle, she actually didn't care very much. After it was over, Xiao Teng took the initiative to inform her and told her how hateful and despicable Jiang Lan was and what he planned to do in the future. How to get revenge on him...

When Ye Shiyan heard these words, his ears almost felt like calluses.

Every time, he should be calm and gentle, as if he were comforting a fool, comforting Xiao Teng, and then scolding Jiang Lan for a few words.

She did want to scold Jiang Lan. Last time she promised that she would inquire about information about the demon clan and look for relevant things. She promised to bring them to her next time they meet.

She had been looking forward to this for several days, thinking that since he was so leisurely, he should come to see her soon.

As a result, Jiang Lan seemed to have forgotten her since that day. She never even contacted her, let alone come to see her.

Ye Shiyan was very suspicious. Jiang Lan just fooled her that night, but she was the only one who actually took it seriously, thinking that he would help her find it later.

It is said that demons are cunning and treacherous. In her eyes, Jiang Lan is more like a demon than her.

And today, Jiang Lan finally took the initiative to contact her... and the result was no surprise, it was because he had something to give her.

Ye Shiyan eats what he has, uses what he has, and even his life is in his hands. Although he is full of resentment and complaints, Jiang Lan still does not dare to neglect what Jiang Lan has ordered.

After Jiang Lan finished giving instructions, there was no sound.

Ye Shiyan has long been conscious of being a tool...but seeing Jiang Lan's attitude of abandoning him after using him like this, he still couldn't help but feel bursts of indignation, anger, and a trace of inexplicable grievance.

He worked hard and worked diligently, and at least he helped him. How could he do this to himself? Do you really think of yourself as an old scalper?

As a powerful demon clan who once looked down upon the world, she still had some dignity...

All right……

She actually doesn't have much dignity now. After all, she is being taken care of by him, so she has no right to make irresponsible remarks.

Just when Ye Shiyan felt helpless in her heart, she wanted to throw the jade talisman in her hand directly out of the pavilion.

Runes finally flickered on its surface, and a faint fluctuating aura came from it.

She was shocked and looked over hastily, fearing that she would miss a word.

"Is it something related to Xiao Teng again?"

But soon, Ye Shiyan became disappointed. Her slender eyebrows wrinkled and then knitted together.

She glanced at the shining jade messenger charm on the jade table not far away, hesitated for a moment, walked over, picked it up, and quickly replied.

After doing so, Ye Shiyan looked at the messenger jade talisman in his hand without saltiness, intending to ask about what he had promised him before.

But this time, Ye Shiyan was surprised. Jiang Lan took the initiative to mention the matter before she asked.

He also said that he would order someone to send her some magic crystals collected during this period in a few days, and then explained the reason why he had not come to visit her these days because he was recovering from injuries and was delayed by the Qianyuan Mansion.

"I didn't ask you to explain..."

Ye Shiyan's tightly knitted brows relaxed, and for some reason, his mood felt like the clouds were turning sunny.

She walked to the window, propped up her chin, and looked at the green lake not far away with her noble and cold eyes. The sparkling lake surface seemed more moving than before.

After thinking about it, Ye Shiyan picked up the jade talisman of communication again and asked him why he was injured. Finally, he added a question about when he would come to see her and don't forget to promise her.

Jiang Lan naturally replied quickly, saying that she didn't need to worry as her injury was almost healed now.

As for coming to see her, he will probably wait until after the Nanshou exercise is over, but he will send someone to send her the news and books related to the demon clan that he promised her in advance, so that she does not have to worry.

Ye Shiyan was stunned, and then began to reflect, why would he care about him?

After he dies, it seems that the slave mark left on his body will also dissipate.

Isn't this a good thing?

At that time, she paid special attention to it. The slave mark planted by Jiang Lan in her sea of ​​consciousness was not so crazy that she would be buried with him after his master died.

"..."

She felt inexplicably irritated. She felt that after she took away Xie Jianjia, her mind seemed to be affected. Because she became weaker and lost the power to destroy the world, she actually had the idea of ​​attachment.

Ye Shiyan didn't like this feeling, but she enjoyed it inexplicably, which made her feel conflicted.

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Jiang Lan suppressed the strange color in his eyes and at the same time withdrew the jade communication talisman.

There are not many people who can be used by him at present, so he naturally has a slightly accommodating attitude towards Ye Shiyan.

It is not difficult for him to obtain magic crystals and forbidden items related to demons.

What's more, if we can really make Ye Shiyan return to his heart, we can save a lot of trouble.

In the future, she can do more things for him. After all, she was a powerful person in her prime.

In ancient times, all the beings who could be called powerful and giants were those who had broken into the Nine Realms.

"The next plan is with Emperor Xia..."

"Fortunately, I left my hands and feet in advance."

Because of the identity token he gave to Emperor Xia, Jiang Lan could sense her whereabouts at any time, which made it easier for him to act as the leader of the Naxian Alliance.

However, this kind of thing, just like too much talk leads to mistakes, the more times you perform the role, the more likely it is that flaws will appear.

Therefore, Jiang Lan rarely takes the initiative to look for people from the Naxian Alliance.

The next day, before Xu Shi, Jiang Lan changed into a black outfit in advance, and at the same time used a secret method to slightly change his body shape, and then left the Prime Minister's Mansion.

According to the "information" that You'er discovered yesterday, he planned to "personally" visit a certain stronghold of the Blood Immortal Sect, and then see if he could get any useful clues and information by following the clues.

Of course, he already knew from Song Youwei which strong men were in the Blood Immortal Sect's stronghold, so there wouldn't be much danger.

As for the many plots and plans of the Blood Immortal Sect, he actually already knew about them from Song Youwei.

Not long after Jiang Lan left the Prime Minister's Mansion, deep in the palace, Emperor Xia frowned, and news came back from the Naxian Alliance's eyeliner that surprised her.

"What is Jiang Lan planning to do?"

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