Chapter 46 The Breaker

Stars filled the sky, and the hazy clouds could not block the brightness of the full moon. The dim light shone down, making it possible to blur vision even at this night.

About twenty miles west of Jian'an City, there is a gentle earth mountain called Yanqiu.

Hundreds of years ago, before the Jinjiang River changed its course, there was an important lake dam here. Its scale was so large that the irrigation of thousands of farmlands around Jian'an was guaranteed.

The weir hill is part of its former site.

The evening breeze blew gently across the hillside, the military flags fluttered in the wind, and the military tents could be seen faintly connected together, covering the entire hilltop.

Four hundred thousand soldiers under the command of Pingyang Marquis are stationed here.

In the central military tent, a muscular man with an unshaven beard wearing a general's armor was holding the sword at his waist and staring at the route into the city marked on the sand table.

The curtain was opened and the soldiers were ordered to enter.

"General, please report from the capital. The brothers at Ximen have been deployed and can open the door to enter the city at any time."

"Yes, let's go out and keep an eye out for news about you."

"yes!"

Return to the officials in the capital.

The lights of Minghua Garden were still on, and in the venue, the dancers were dancing gracefully, stepping to the music played by the band of musicians.

The banquet has already started for a long time.

Luo Shangyun's sleeves are graceful and graceful, and the dancers' splendid robes are gently rippling. Their dancing postures are dignified and charming, and the gauze on their faces cannot hide their delicate faces.

The Marquis of Dinghai was toasting and drinking, heartily and heartily.

His temperament is slightly different from that of Pingyang Hou. In terms of appearance and behavior, Dinghai Hou appears more rugged, and his strong body indicates that his Martial Dao skills are not shallow.

Marquis Pingyang shook his paper fan lightly, with a gentle smile on his face, admiring the graceful figure of the dancer. From time to time, Marquis Dinghai commented on the beauties on the stage, and the two toasted to each other from afar.

And King Hongwu... Although he seemed to have no appetite and was leaning back in his chair slightly tiredly, he had a relaxed and satisfied look on his face.

At the banquet, the ministers enjoyed their delicious food and talked and laughed happily.

The lamps and candles cast bright and warm light, the shadows of the trees swayed, and the moonlight was soft.

What a great guest and host...

If others saw this scene, they would be amazed at how harmoniously and harmoniously the top leaders of Li country get along with each other.

The music gradually stopped, the dancing stopped, and the dancers left the stage one after another. Marquis Pingyang waved to the attendant beside him, and the man quickly left the table, and after a while, he came back with a dark red simple wooden box.

"His Majesty."

Marquis Pingyang spoke in a low voice, but the officials at the table quickly quieted down and turned their attention to him.

Oddly enough, most of the officials present at the banquet were quite old, and some of them had white beards, hair, and stooped bodies. They usually struggled to communicate, but at this moment, not one of them was deaf.

Marquis Pingyang cupped his hands to King Hongwu and said: "A few months ago, I heard that there were traces of immortals in Yuzhou, and the villagers had seen precious jade wandering around the world. I think all the ministers have also heard about this."

"I heard that this item might be of benefit to Your Majesty, so I sent people to look for it for many days. Now on this special day, I present this jade to Your Majesty."

As Marquis Pingyang finished speaking, the wooden box in the guard's hand opened, and a black and white round jade pendant lay quietly in the box.

King Hongwu couldn't move his eyes away the moment he touched the jade pendant. In his sunken eye sockets, a pair of eyeballs stared at the piece of jade.

His breathing gradually became heavier, and his right hand unconsciously raised and stretched out.

How beautiful...

It is as bright as silver bathed in fire. The crystal clear jade pendant is originally transparent and colorless, and the black and white colors are the mysterious mist flowing in it.

"What are you waiting for? Why don't you hand it over to His Majesty quickly?" Seeing that King Hongwu was in a daze and silent, Pingyang Hou urged.

The attendant quickly stood up and stepped forward, holding the wooden box. The distance between King Hongwu's aging and spotted hands and the jade pendant gradually narrowed.

My fingertips are about to touch it...

"slow!"

The crisp young male voice shouted, and the wooden box containing the jade pendant was slammed shut at the last moment. The sound brought King Hongwu back to his consciousness, and Qingming temporarily returned to his mind.

Those who look up.

There was a man dressed in rich clothes, tall and straight, with a handsome appearance that could make people's hearts beat slower - he was actually the son of a general, and the prince had been cherished for a thousand lives!

He was standing beside the attendant, holding the lid of the wooden box firmly with one hand. Even though the attendant had veins all over his head, he could not move the wooden box at all.

Marquis Pingyang's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a dangerous light. He closed the folding fan in his hand, tapped his palm, and asked.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"

Nian Qiansheng then turned around and calmly said: "Your Majesty's health has just improved. Since the jade pendant is said to be left by immortals, its functions and taboos are not something that ordinary people like us can easily find out. In such a short time, You must have not found out yet, right?"

Shang Shukui watched Nian Qiansheng's actions quietly.

His expression remained as usual, but he was filled with emotion: Nian Qiansheng, who was unfailing in the face of changes, was even more outstanding than his father, Nian Baiguan, was before him.

There is something wrong with the jade pendant. It is not difficult to judge.

The situation in Beijing has not been like this for a day or two...

As King Hongwu became increasingly obsolete and the whole country tried to seek immortality, the forces headed by the Marquis of Pingyang and the Marquis of Dinghai lost their control and gradually stopped hiding their ambitions, corrupting most of the officials in Li State.

As early as a few days ago, the news of the mobilization of troops under Marquis Pingyang had reached Shang Shukui's ears.

There is no problem with the immortal jade pendant. This is not impossible, but it will not be born now, let alone be presented by the hands of Pingyang Hou!

"Ha ha……"

With a chuckle, Marquis Pingyang shook his head with a smile.

"Although I have ordered people to study this jade carefully and confirm that there is no problem before I dare to present it to His Majesty, but... my nephew is still thoughtful. After all, it is better to have an extra layer of insurance."

"I didn't think carefully. I hope your majesty will forgive me."

Marquis Pingyang clasped the folding fan on the side of the table, stood up and said, bowing solemnly to King Hongwu who was sitting on the table.

King Hongwu raised his hand to signal Marquis Pingyang to stand up, but it was still difficult to speak: "Mr. Pingyang, there is no need to apologize. Such a rare treasure really makes it difficult to control yourself."

The fanaticism and greed in his eyes had not dissipated.

The ministers agreed.

Then Nian Qiansheng bowed and returned to his seat. The attendant placed the wooden box behind King Wu's case. At this point, the jade offering was revealed.

The party became lively again.

However, in a corner where no one was paying attention, a dark figure noticed the placement of the folding fan on Marquis Pingyang's table and left quietly.

In the darkness of the capital, on the eve of this storm where both factions in the capital were tense, there was one person who seemed to have been forgotten.

His name is Wu You.

He has the power to wipe out all the mortal armies in Jian'an in a snap...

Back in the afternoon.

Wu You, who had returned from walking around the city, was staying in the residence arranged for him by King Hongwu with his eyes closed and his brows furrowed.

Even in the thin aura environment of the mortal world, his cultivation is still growing, without slowing down at all.

wrong……

Cultivation definitely requires spiritual energy.

He originally thought that the abnormal growth rate of his cultivation was related to his physical constitution, which could also be explained by the fact that his body would absorb the surrounding spiritual energy for cultivation.

But if the growth of cultivation has nothing to do with the presence or absence of spiritual energy, it can only mean one thing.

Wu You opened his eyes with a solemn expression.

——His cultivation is not the result of normal cultivation at all, but is passed on from somewhere, or in other words, it is "artificially" irrigated and improved.

"Dong dong dong."

There was a knock on the door.

"Immortal? Are you there?"

(End of chapter)

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