The Return of the Demon

The site of Xuanwu City is very large and very particular... It was chosen by dozens of people who are proficient in geomancy.

The Ministry of Works is responsible for supervising the construction.

As for the money for building the city, Daxuan paid half and Wuguo paid half.

The part of Wuguo was paid by Ning Chen himself.

Wuguo is not as rich as Daxuan.

As for the coolies, most of them are prisoners and able-bodied men captured by Ning Chen, and some are criminals.

These people add up to 200,000 people.

This is a very scary number.

But Ning Chen is not worried about their riots.

Because one side is Daxuan and the other side is Wuguo, both sides have garrisons on the border.

The construction of Xuanwu City is in charge of the Ministry of Works, and all expenses are in charge of the Ministry of Households.

Wuguo also sent people.

The two sides cooperated to build Xuanwu City.

"Get off your horse and be checked!"

A team of patrolling soldiers found Ning Chen and several others.

Because Ning Chen was wearing plain clothes... These soldiers did not know that the person in front of them was Ning Chen.

Now, Wuguo and Daxuan have opened up the trade route.

Merchants often pass by.

The patrolling soldiers have the power to check the identities of passing merchants.

Ning Chen turned over and dismounted, and did not rely on his status to embarrass these soldiers, which was their duty.

Seeing Ning Chen dismount, Tan Tai Qingyue was stunned for a moment, and a touch of admiration flashed across her cold eyes.

"Who are you? What are you going to Daxuan for? Do you have a certificate and a pass?"

The leading soldier asked in a deep voice.

Ning Chen smiled and said, "We are from Daxuan. We went to Daxuan to go home. We didn't bring a certificate or a pass."

A group of soldiers immediately became alert.

"Without a certificate and a document, how did you get out of the pass?"

Ning Chen smiled and said, "We fought from Beilin Pass all the way to the border of Wu State, and then returned to Daxuan from Wu State, so we didn't have a pass."

A group of soldiers looked at Ning Chen like a fool.

The leading soldier snorted coldly, "Fighting from Beilin Pass to the border of Wu State... Do you think you are the king of my Daxuan Town?"

"Uh... My name is Ning Chen."

"What do I care about your name... Ah? What did you just say your name was?"

"Ning Chen."

The leading soldier was furious: "What level are you? How dare you call me the same name as the king of my Daxuan Town... Come on, arrest these traitors for me."

"Hey, brother, take a look at this?"

Feng Qizhen said with a smile.

He took out a robe from the bag behind him and shook it open.

This is a double python robe.

A group of soldiers' faces changed drastically, looking at the python robe in Feng Qizhen's hand in shock.

Only the prince can wear the python robe.

Double pythons, only one person in the whole Daxuan can wear it.

A group of soldiers' eyes fell on Ning Chen, their faces gradually turned pale, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

"You, are you really the King of Zhenguo?"

Ning Chen smiled and nodded, "Why, someone dares to pretend to be the king?"

A group of soldiers were so scared that their legs softened and they knelt on the ground.

"I am blind and have offended the prince. Please forgive me!"

Ning Chen smiled and said, "Get up... You have performed your duties conscientiously, what crime have you committed?"

"Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty!"

"Get up, take me in and have a look."

Led by the soldiers, Ning Chen walked into the unbuilt Xuanwu City.

Thinking that he would be the master of this city in the future, Ning Chen was excited.

After walking for half an hour, Ning Chen suddenly heard a lot of noise in front of him.

I saw a market in front of me, crowded with people and very lively.

The air was filled with the aroma of food.

Ning Chen asked, "What's going on?"

"Your Highness, our Great Xuan and Wu Kingdom have opened a trade route. Merchants come and go, and sometimes they stop to rest when they pass by. Gradually, this place has formed a scale."

Ning Chen smiled and said, "It's interesting... You guys go and do your work, I'll go around by myself."

"Yes!"

Ning Chen and his friends found a place, tied up their horses, and then came to the market.

"It smells so good!"

Ning Chen saw a flatbread stall and couldn't move his feet.

The four of them walked over and sat down around the small table, "Boss, give me four bowls."

"Okay, wait a minute, sir!"

Ning Chen looked around and locked his eyes on a stall selling tofu pudding, "Old Feng, go buy four servings of tofu pudding."

Soon, the flatbreads were served on the table.

Ning Chen tasted it and it tasted good.

He turned his head and looked at Tan Tai Qing Yue, "Why don't you eat? Aren't you hungry?"

Tan Tai Qing Yue's cold eyes were dim, looking at the coolies working under the supervision of the Great Xuan soldiers in the distance.

Most of the coolies in Xuanwu City are from Xiliang.

She looked at Ning Chen, "After Xuanwu City is built, can they survive?"

Ning Chen smiled and said, "Yes!"

Tan Tai Qing Yue's cold eyes suddenly lit up, dazzling.

"Will you let them go?"

Ning Chen hummed.

"Really?"

Ning Chen frowned and looked at her.

Tan Tai Qing Yue hurriedly said, "Okay, I won't ask!"

The reason why she followed Ning Chen was to save more people.

After eating a bowl of flatbread and tofu pudding, Ning Chen's face was full of satisfaction.

Since he had been starving on the grassland, he felt that being full was the happiest thing in the world.

Ning Chen was about to call the shopkeeper to settle the bill, when suddenly a scream rang out.

He turned his head and looked.

He saw Diao Chan running towards him, dragging a person... The person's foot was stuck in the stirrup, and Diao Chan was dragging him.

This man probably wanted to steal the horse, but he underestimated Diao Chan's temper... He was probably thrown off Diao Chan's back, and his foot accidentally got stuck in the stirrup.

Passersby along the way ran away in panic, in a mess.

Ning Chen hurriedly got up and walked to the road.

Diao Chan rushed over, and stopped steadily in front of Ning Chen amid the exclamations of the crowd.

Ning Chen was about to step forward to check the person hanging on the stirrup, but his face suddenly became extremely gloomy.

There were several blood marks on Diao Chan's body, which were clearly caused by someone whipping her with a horse whip.

Diao Chan was very human. She followed him in his battles and was one of his most important partners... Moreover, when he was in the capital, he was chased by assassins, and it was Diao Chan who ran back to the Supervisory Office to get reinforcements.

"Old Feng, get him down."

Feng Qi was just about to step forward and rescue the person hanging on the stirrup.

This man looked to be about 27 or 28 years old, wearing gorgeous clothes, but because he was dragged by Diao Chan all the way, his back was rubbed bloody and he kept groaning in pain.

"This... this seems to be Master Pang?"

A person next to him couldn't help but exclaimed.

Ning Chen looked at him, "Do you know him?"

"Who doesn't know him? The nephew of Master Dujian... Our area is under the charge of Master Pang."

Ning Chen frowned, "Who is Master Dujian?"

"You... You don't even know Master Dujian? Master Dujian is a senior official from Daxuanjing City, responsible for the construction of the entire city."

Responsible for the construction of the entire city?

That should be someone from the Ministry of Works.

Ning Chen didn't know who the supervisor sent by Emperor Xuan was? He only knew that he was from the Ministry of Works.

He turned his head and looked at Pan Yucheng, "Is there an official named Pang in the Ministry of Revenue?"

Pan Yucheng thought for a while and said, "It should be Pang Yuande, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

Ning Chen was about to speak when he saw a group of people dressed in shorts rushing over breathlessly.

"Master..."

One of the young men with pointed chins and monkey cheeks rushed over, looked at Master Pang lying on the ground groaning in pain, screamed, his eyes turned red, and tears rolled down.

Ning Chen was stunned!

Good guy... Awesome, he cried as soon as he said he would.