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When he arrived at the tea shop, the old man's face was a little panicked. He couldn't help but take a few steps back when he saw Ding Hong. If it was someone who didn't know anything, he would probably think this old man was just an ordinary person. However, based on what he felt and Li Xiaobai's actions just now, Ding Hong could guess that this person was definitely not ordinary.

However, this matter naturally had nothing to do with him. He smiled at the old man and said, "Uncle, the tea is not bad. I'll leave the money here." Ding Hong took out some crushed silver and led his horse. When he was about to leave, he realized that he didn't know the exact direction of Chao Yang City.

She remembered that when she was looking at the map, she had also looked at the map of the country of Zhou.

The Tianzhou region was huge, and only a few seas knew of it. As for how big the sea was, it was still unknown to the world.

The scope of the State of Zhou was also quite large, extending from the upper borders of the Nine Sang Mountain to the plains in the southern part of the Sky Region. And from the plains to the coastal areas was the land of some travelling merchants. It was a place that was either chaotic or flat, one that the State of Zhou did not wish to come into contact with for a thousand years.

Because most of the traveling merchants were people without a country, their status was free, so their powers were complicated. Moreover, they were strong, so it would take a lot of effort for the country of Zhou to recover. In this way, most of the plain along the coast became a gathering place for the free people of no nation.

Ding Hong led his horse to the tea shop and said in a clear voice, "Uncle, may I know how to get to Chao Yang City?"

The old man's hands shook with fright. "Ten days on horseback, day and night, along this road," he replied.

Ten days on horseback, day or night?

This...

Ding Hong felt a headache coming on, not knowing how to respond.

Hm? We can talk about this during the time of the regular meeting. He decided to pay attention to the situation and stopped hesitating. After thanking the old man, he rode on horseback.

In the autumn sky, there was often wind. As the wind blew, the leaves piled up on the ground were immediately swept up and followed behind Ding Hong, blocking his view of the road ahead.

After the old man saw that he had left, he began to pack up the scattered items in the tea shop. Just as he was about to flip over a bench, a black figure suddenly sat down at a table. He turned his head and saw that it was a person who was almost completely wrapped in black. Even his eyes were completely covered by the black bag on his head.

The man in black lifted his right hand, revealing a ring on his finger. There was a "Zi" written on the ring. With a wave of his hand, a bowl of tea flew from the bed into his hands.

When the old man saw that it was him, he only glanced at him for a moment before starting to clean up again.

When he was done packing his things, he took out a pipe from the back of the shop and blinked. On the pipe, there was a word 'Chen'.

"Grandma Crane, you've come in quite leisurely." The black-clothed man put down the teacup in his hand and looked at him.

"Hehe, this old body has always been like this. I don't have your life to run around." After a few puffs of smoke, his face changed. It was an old woman!

This man in black was clearly an idiot. However, judging from their relationship, they seemed to be very familiar with each other.

"This child is not bad."

She took a few deep puffs and took the opportunity to say something as she exhaled.

Zi laughed, "Of course it's not bad. I'm afraid that in the future, he will surpass Bai Li. As long as I raise him, he will definitely be able to forge eight swords in a few years!"

"Let's not talk about that child. Bai Li is now a ten-style deity. However, if he were to break through to the Dao of the Eleven, the difficulty would be too great."

"That's right, but there is still a way to raise his strength to the eleventh god level within twenty years!"

"Alright." "She shook her hand as if she did not want to hear these things." "I'm afraid that the child who is going to forge the sword …"

Zi frowned. "The situation isn't too good."

"Hmm?" Grandma Jiu was stunned for a moment before she replied, "Not so good. How many years have I not heard of this name before?"

Zi smiled and said, "It has probably been over three thousand years."

"Heh heh." The woman took a few puffs at her cigarette, causing a large area to burst out with smoke. She then asked, "What exactly happened here?"

"It seems that when the Styx left ten thousand years ago, it placed some blood curses on some mortals. These blood curses will activate after the demons invade the human world, and they will obey the orders of the demon race!"

"Pa," the woman suddenly threw her pipe on the table, "This group of dog breeders, they all walk unsteadily."

"I still don't know how many people have received this blood curse over the course of tens of thousands of years. "If it's all of them …"

He slowly sipped his tea, as if the person who had just spoken was not him, and the things he spoke of had nothing to do with him.

"At that time, wouldn't things be easier?" Grandma Crane coldly replied.

The surroundings suddenly became a little colder. He straightened his clothes, stood up and walked outside. After a while, he became like a puff of smoke, growing fainter and fainter. Only his voice came from afar, "I'll be leaving first. I still have to take that child to Chao Yang City for tonight's meeting."

The granny crane watched him from afar as he disappeared from sight. Smoking her cigarette, no one knew what she was thinking about.

Ding Hong walked all the way and only saw a town at night. He changed his pawnshop into a smaller emerald, changed his clothes, and found an inn to stay in.

Of course, there were some who opened their eyes to money along the way. However, after being taught a lesson by Ding Hong for a few rounds, no one dared to disturb him again.

Thinking that it was a regular meeting for looting, Ding Hong went to his room to wait after arriving at the inn.

Around the Hai hour, Ding Hong felt a burst of Spiritual Energy fluctuations coming from his mask. He focused his attention on his eyes. The surrounding scenery changed. It was back in the snowy ground last time.

This time, including Ding Hong, only three people were present. Ding Hong really suspected that every time he held a meeting, it would only be to summon the person who would be assigned a mission.

He was dressed in black and stood out in the snow. When he saw that Ding Hong had arrived, he did not waste any more words as he said directly, "The king of the country of Zhou, Ji Yuanmeng, wants to marry the ninth princess of the country of Zhou, Ji Yuanmeng, and Emperor Shu. Your mission is to protect her until she reaches Shu."

Shu?

Hearing these two words, Ding Hong's eyes lit up involuntarily. Cao Ziren said that the Dreamy Cloud Swampland should be at the border of the Zhou Dynasty in Shu. He could also take a look at it to prepare for the future.

At this time sitting on a large rock, Hai frowned and asked, "This girl has such a lot of face."

Zi glanced at him and said, "Bai Li, this time, you and Xiaofeng are going together."

So his name is Bai Li. Ding Hong secretly remembered.

Bai Li did not say anything, admitting it silently.

Zi then said, "Xiaofeng, I know that the cultivation technique you practice cannot be used to control the sword, so I will send someone tomorrow morning to pick you up and bring you directly to Chao Yang City. Are you willing?"

Ding Hong finally found the right words and said, "Of course."

Zi nodded, "Alright, any of you have any objections to this mission?"

Objection? What objections could Ding Hong have? On the contrary, he was very fond of the task. Bai Li looked indifferent, as if he had nothing else to say.

Seeing that the two of them did not have any other thoughts, the Zi said, "According to your respective tokens, you can obtain the required silver taels from the Heavenly Fortune Mansion. "Alright, you can disperse now."

As he spoke, Zi's body turned into nothingness, and it seemed like he had just left.

Bai Li glanced at Ding Hong and said, "Tomorrow, the morning sun will be shining upon the Heavenly Pavilion." His body then transformed into nothingness and disappeared.

Seeing that everyone had left, Ding Hong naturally released the energy that he had gathered in his eyes and regained his senses. Since he had nothing to do, he lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

At the same time, in Morning Sun City.

The Rising Sun City was divided into an outer city and an inner city. Between the inner city and the outer city was a wall slightly thinner than the outer city.

At night, there was a curfew in Zhaoyang City and very few people were moving about in the outer city. The silent night was like the moonlight in the sky. It was cold and tranquil.

However, there were still people walking on the streets of the inner city. There were even people wearing luxurious clothing riding horses as they ran on the streets. For example, right now, there was a man wearing a golden robe with a purple crown on his head.

The surrounding people had wanted to get angry, but seeing the clothes he wore, it was obvious that he was someone of extremely high status. Thus, they had no choice but to give up.

The man rode on his horse until he reached a pavilion with a large courtyard. He dismounted and entered. However, it was clear that this place was the land of flowers and wind. He was obviously extremely familiar with this place as he walked through a few corridors among the crowd and arrived at a quiet and secluded campus. There was a unique small building in the courtyard, with a small bridge in front of it, flowing water. It really looked like it was in a painting.

The man didn't stop and knocked on the door.

"Dong Dong Dong"

A little girl opened the door and revealed her head. After seeing him, she looked around and hurriedly pulled him in. She closed the door and said, "Miss is in the basket."

The man nodded, turned over a curtain, and went up the stairs. He only felt a burst of fresh, light, and elegant fragrance rush into his nose.

At a place near the window of the pavilion stood a red-clothed woman who had her hair tied up with orchid leaves.

The man stood at the foot of the stairs and said, "He will be here tonight."

The woman nodded. She did not speak, nor did she move. She was like a frozen flame that wanted to release his passion but was stopped at any moment.

"You …" The man couldn't help but want to say a few more words.

"You can go back now. The Fourth Prince will suspect you if he discovers that you've been out for too long."

She turned her head, revealing her beautiful face.

Her eyebrows were like crescent moons.

His nose was like an elegant little bridge.

Her red lips were like red cherries smeared with rouge.

There was no makeup on his face. Even his red lips were so natural.

It was just that her beautiful face was slightly creased, as if she was enduring some sort of pain.

The man looked at her again, not knowing what he was feeling. He gritted his teeth, stomped down the stairs, and left.

Just as the sound of the door closing was heard, the girl who opened the door ran upstairs. She looked at the woman in red and could not bear to say, "Miss, the young master, he …"

"It's fine, there will be a day when he … "Woo …" Before she could finish her words, she suddenly covered her own face with her hands. An immense pain came from there, and two clear tears could not help but appear on her face.

"Miss!" The little girl let out a cry as she hurriedly ran over to support the red-clothed girl. The little girl's eyes were also sparkling with tears as they continuously spun around. However, they were forcibly blocked by him.

"Miss, why … why do you have to suffer …"

The woman in red wiped away her tears, but her eyebrows were still furrowed together. Her right hand was still pressing down on her lower abdomen, but she didn't move.

"He caused my family to be destroyed, and I will have him pay the price in the end."

Her voice was extremely cold, but her eyes were filled with endless flames that continued to burn for a long time.

"Help me out. It's about time for Lan Zhitang to arrive. The fourth prince should be here soon."

The little girl didn't retort and silently supported her out. As she walked down the stairs, the woman in red felt an unbearable pain every time she lifted her foot. But, she clenched her teeth and suppressed it as she walked out.

The little girl who was holding her had tears in her eyes from beginning to end. She gritted her teeth to prevent it from flowing out.

They went downstairs, pushed open the door, and slowly walked in. Their speed was very slow, so much so that it took them only the time it took to drink a cup of tea to walk out of the small courtyard.

The moon was a little red tonight.

In the small building from before, there was a small storage area. At that place, there was a wooden bucket. The water in the wooden bucket was bright red, as if it was dyed in blood.

Next to the wooden bucket was something dyed red.

That thing is half a long nail...

In front of the small courtyard was a few buildings that were connected together. The building uses large material, the body size is grand, decorates the luxurious rich and beautiful. Strings of jade were hung at the corners of the buildings to make wind chimes. When the wind blew, the sounds produced were different from those emitted by bronze objects.

Ordinary government officials were not allowed to build such buildings, but the fact that the ground was covered in dust and the ground was allowed showed how powerful the owner's background was.

Yang Zhengwen was the owner of the Jade Magnolia Restaurant.

At this moment, he was surrounded by groups of guards and a man wearing a golden-embroidered dragon robe. This person was around thirty years old, and he had a resolute expression on his face. There was no doubt about his authority.

He was the fourth prince of the current Zhou Dynasty, Ji Yuanhang's fourth son, Ji Xingjian.

At this moment, Ji Xingjian's face was slightly red, as if he had thought of something exciting. He turned to Yang Zhengwen, who was beside him, and said, "The main text, is that new Courtesan Belle as pretty as you described?"

Yang Zhengwen smiled and said, "Of course. You and I have known each other for so many years, how could you not know my eyes?"

Hey, this old pervert. Ji Xingjian still remembered back then when he was still young and Yang Zhengwen was only twelve years old, but he had managed to make a seventeen or eighteen year old girl from the Wealthy Class fall to her knees in just a few hours. However, it had to be said that his eyes were very special. Not to mention whether they were beautiful or not, his achievements as a virgin had never once failed him. As he thought about it, Ji Xing Jian could not help but feel a burning desire.

Even so, he still remembered his safety and asked, "Can you find out where that came from?"

Hearing the background, Yang Zhengwen couldn't help but frown, "I really didn't find out. But when you use him, can't you just let that beauty accompanying you probe her from head to toe?"

Ji Xing Jian thought for a moment before replying, "That's true."

He turned around and said to the space beside him: "Little He, check if that person is famous or not first."

"Got it." A clear sound suddenly came from the void. It sounded like it was only 15 or 16 years old.

Before long, the two of them arrived at Jade Pavilion. At this moment, the Jade Jade Pavilion was bustling with noise and excitement. However, when many people saw the two of them, they quickly retreated far away.

Yang Zhengwen dismounted and extended his hand with a smile, "Fourth Prince, please."

Ji Xing smiled and dismounted from his horse. Then, he entered the Jade Magnolia Restaurant with him.

The Jade Magnolia Restaurant was like a mansion. Once one entered the entrance, they would see a courtyard. The fragrance lingered in the yard and the sound of flowing water could be heard. It did not feel like an ordinary decaying place at all.

The group of followers did not follow the two into the hall. Instead, they lined up outside in a neat formation, not moving at all.