Chapter 510: Treasures of the Previous Dynasty

Chapter 510: Treasures of the Previous Dynasty

Chapter 510: Treasures of the Previous Dynasty

Jade Sleeve? According to the records, one of the first generation of "Red Dot Boys" accepted by Zhang Yanyi?

A Taoist female priestess of the same generation as the "Little Heavenly Master" Zhong Pan?
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, and the file about this person subconsciously emerged in his mind.

When his eyes swept over the jade flying sword hanging on the other party's waist, a look of realization appeared in his eyes:

"So it's the Jade Sleeve Priest. I've heard of your name for a long time. After the battle in Baihua Village, His Majesty mentioned you to me when he returned. The priest also helped me that day. Unfortunately, the circumstances were special at that time, so I was unable to thank you in person."

Yuxiu smiled faintly and bowed in return: "Master Zhao, you are too polite. I am just following my teacher's orders."

Zhao Duan smiled and gave Eugene Hua and her daughter a look that reassured them. The two girls understood what he meant, smiled at the guests, and turned to leave.

Clear the inner hall so that the two can talk alone.

"I wonder when the Jade Sleeve Priestess will return to the capital? If I had known this earlier, I should have gone to the Tianshi Mansion to pay her a visit earlier." Zhao Duan made a "please" gesture, lifted the hem of his robe, and sat down opposite the female priestess.

This time, he looked at the other person's eyes carefully and couldn't help but feel more and more amazed.

Actually, Yuxiu and Zhong Pan are disciples of the same generation and should be of similar age, but Zhong Pan is old and ugly, while this "green jade sword" has obviously been well maintained.

What is even more rare is that as a person practicing cultivation, he has a fresh and indifferent temperament just by sitting there, like a green lotus in the world, pure but not evil.

The jade sleeves are natural, and the thin eyebrows are straight:

"We just arrived in the capital today. After the battle in Baihua Village, Zhong Pan left on his own. Jin Jian, Gong Shu and I returned to the capital to report. I didn't expect that after entering the city, I learned that Lord Zhao had returned victoriously."

After a pause, she continued slowly:

“I have been traveling for many years, but I have heard of Lord Zhao’s name many times.

Especially some time ago, when I returned to the Central Plains from Yunfu Road, the local Zhengyang School also preached the so-called new learning. Although I don’t understand it, I know that Mr. Zhengyang is a great scholar of the time, but I respect you as my teacher;

The present emperor is extremely talented and also relies on you;

It is said that all the Buddhas appeared because of you... My master has been a hermit for many years, but he personally drafted a decree for you and asked us to come to his aid.

Just based on what I have seen and heard, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the best among the young generation of the time."

Didn't the court record say that Yuxiu was aloof, slightly crazy, and didn't obey anyone... Why is he praising her like this? Is the record out of date, or did I encounter a fake "Jade Sword"...

Zhao Duan's ears turned red from this straightforward praise, and he quickly said modestly:

"You are too kind, Jade Sleeve Priest. The rumors in the outside world are exaggerated. How can I, a newcomer, deserve such an evaluation? I am just lucky."

Yuxiu looked at him seriously, and thought about what he said:
"Is it just luck? Then I am more interested in you."

"...?"

Zhao Duan had a strange expression on his face. He glanced around and confirmed that the door to the inner hall was open before retracting his gaze and saying politely:

"Priest Yuxiu, I have made an engagement with His Majesty."

Alas... Although you are very good and your bold confession is admirable, it is a pity that there is only Zhen Bao in my heart and there is no room for another person...

Yuxiu frowned her delicate eyebrows, as if she understood that he had misunderstood her, and she spoke without hesitation:
"I have no sexual interest in Lord Zhao, nor do I plan to find a Taoist partner. Lord Zhao is overthinking."

"..." Zhao Duan's expression was stiff, and he forced a smile: "Haha, Jade Sleeve Priest misunderstood, I never..."

The priestess stared at him with her beautiful eyes, as if she could see through his lies: "You have."

"..." Zhao Duan was silent for a moment, then took the initiative to change the subject: "Then why is the priest here?"

Yu Xiu was used to doing things her own way and didn't like beating around the bush. The previous greetings were the limit of her tolerance. Seeing Zhao Duan's question, she got straight to the point:

"I want to verify whether you have the potential to be a 'Son of Heaven and Earth'."

"Son of Heaven and Earth?" Zhao Duan was stunned. He didn't expect this answer.

Yuxiu nodded as a matter of course:
"You know, in the past thousands of years of history, every few hundred years, there will be a person of extraordinary talent and extraordinary destiny. For example, the founder of the Yu Kingdom, Taizu, and the Maya walker in the Western Regions a thousand years ago... They are all rare talents, and can be called 'sons of heaven and earth'."

Tsk, if you had come a few days earlier, I wouldn’t have been able to answer… Zhao Duan smiled slightly and nodded:
"Of course I know, but the priest must have guessed wrong. I was born and raised in the capital, and I cannot be compared with these travellers you mentioned."

Humph... Your master told me a similar test a few days ago, suspecting whether I was related to the "Mubei Forest". You are late... Zhao Duan was a little proud.

Yuxiu shook her head: "Are you trying to say that you have never been to Mubei Forest, so you are different from these people?"

"Isn't it?" Zhao Duan asked with a smile.

He now suspected that Lao Zhang had tried once but still didn't give up, so he sent his disciples to strike back.

The identity of the time traveler must never be revealed.

Yuxiu did not answer this question, but changed the subject and asked:

"Master Zhao, do you know where the disciples that our master accepted and sent out to teach are usually? What are they doing?"

Why bring this up... Zhao Duan answered cautiously:

"It is said that he traveled around the world to destroy the evil sorcerers and protect the righteous path, and also to comprehend the way of heaven and find the opportunity to become a god."

Yuxiu nodded gently: "Then do you know where Zhong Pan and I went?"

This time, without waiting for Zhao Duan's response, Yuxiu took the initiative to explain:
"Jin Jian and Gongshu are still at a low level of cultivation, so they only move around in the Central Plains. Third Junior Sister and Fourth Junior Brother were still in Yu State last year, but this year they have left Yu State and gone beyond the borders. Zhong Pan and I have been traveling in the borders for years, and only return occasionally."

Zhao Duan's heart moved, remembering that the other party had mentioned Yunfu, and asked curiously: "Priest Mo Chang travels south of Yunfu, southwest and southeast of Southern Xinjiang all year round?"

The area south of the State of Yu was collectively called the Southern Border.

Yunfu is adjacent to the "Greater Southwest" and Lingnan is adjacent to the "Greater Southeast".

They are all places where few people go.

Both Zhang Yanyi and Eunuch Hai mentioned that the farther away from human habitation, the fewer people will explore. The farther one goes, the more the power of the cultivators will be weakened, and they may even fall to the level of mortals.

Yuxiu said "Yes", "I have been active in the territory of the Liao people for the past two years. I have been trying to curb the infiltration of the 'Da Laba' god into the Yu Kingdom, and suppress the sorcerers of the Baiyi Sect who believe in the 'God of Death'... In addition, I am also tracking down the last traces of the Qi Kingdom of the previous dynasty."

This sentence contains a huge amount of information. "Dalaba" is an alien god worshipped by the Liao people. Zhao Duan knows this.

The destruction was caused by fear of the power of gods and the desire to prevent gods who were not in the sequence of "official gods of the court" from breaking into the State of Yu.

The State of Yu always kept a strict guard against the gods outside the country, which gave a sense of "Gods are forbidden to enter the territory of Dayu".

As for the sorcerers of the White Robe Sect… when they were in Jianning Prefecture, both Zhao Duan and the Empress had been cursed by these sorcerers.

This account has not yet been settled.

But what really concerned him was the last sentence.

"The last trace of Qiguo?" Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, and leaned forward slightly: "Priest, can you tell me in detail?"

Before the establishment of the State of Yu, the previous dynasty on this land was called "Qi", and its last year was called Tianshou.

In the Tianshou era, many heroes fought for supremacy, and the Qi Kingdom was defeated and destroyed in the dust of history. Because of the long time, few people mention it. Yuxiu explained:
"Historical records show that when the capital of Qi State fell, only the last imperial army was left. They retreated all the way and were hunted down by various rebel forces. Finally, they fled to the southern border and hid in the mountains, trying to wait for the chaos in the Central Plains to end before looking for an opportunity to break out... Then they disappeared, and it is suspected that they were trapped in the miasma and the whole army was destroyed.

There is a clue in the books in my Tianshi Mansion. When this imperial army fled, they took away a batch of national treasures from the Qi Kingdom Palace, including extremely precious magic treasures and secret manuals...

During these six hundred years, many people have tried to look for it, but due to the vast forests in southern Xinjiang, the southwest and the southeast, poisonous insects and beasts, and miasma that often stretches for hundreds of miles... it is extremely difficult to find.

Although some people have found some corpses and scattered treasures, compared with what this imperial army carried, it is just a drop in the ocean."

When they were defeated, they withdrew their troops with a large number of national treasures, fled to a remote place, and hid with the help of "natural barriers" in an attempt to counterattack in the future... This script sounds familiar to me... Zhao Duan complained crazily in his heart and asked curiously:
"No one has found it? Will it be found by the Liao people?"

Yuxiu said calmly:
"It's very likely. The Liao people are the most likely force to have obtained the national treasures of the previous dynasty, so I have repeatedly investigated there in the past two years. It's a pity that there are so many masters in the Liao people, so I have never made any key progress. However... I have not gained nothing in the end."

"What did the priest obtain?" Zhao Duan's heart skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.

Yuxiu's delicate eyebrows stared at him:
"In the Liao people, there is a talisman, which is an altar. As long as you place prey on it, you can pray and steal the power of the Laba God to fulfill your wish... I sneaked in by chance and gave it a try.

The revelation given by the talisman is in the capital. In other words, if I want to find the national treasure of the previous dynasty, the key opportunity is in the capital. This time I returned to the Central Plains for this purpose. "

Zhao Duan's head was as big as a bucket, and he said speechlessly:
"You are joking, Priest. May I ask if the revelation contains any details?"

"No," Yuxiu said without beating around the bush.
"I didn't dare to have too deep a deal with Da Laba, so the answer I got was very vague."

Zhao Duan held his forehead with his hand: "Then why do you think it was me?"

"Intuition," Yuxiu said as a matter of course:
"In the past two years, you have been the most eye-catching person in the entire capital. Yes, there is also Her Majesty, but Her Majesty is too powerful. I don't have the capital to discuss this matter with her."

Girl, you are so direct when you speak... You are not acting at all... Zhao Duan said seriously:
"Priest, are you not afraid that I will report this to His Majesty?"

"Don't be afraid," Yuxiu said calmly, "Anyway, she can't leave Yu State. Even if she is really interested in the national treasures of the previous dynasty, she will most likely send you to find them."

"..."

Zhao Duan was speechless and had no way to refute.

After a long while, he rubbed his brows and said earnestly:
"Is it possible that, given my current situation, I don't have the time to go treasure hunting in Southern Xinjiang with you?"

He's not crazy.

Even Yuxiu, the world's top powerhouse, was sneaking around in the Liaoren tribe's territory. He had just leveled up, so there was no reason for him to go play a high-mortality dungeon.

Even if one day I really want to go treasure hunting, I should destroy the rebel army of "King Mu" in Yunfu Road.

Then he led a large and powerful army to attack and make sure the Liao people surrendered, which would be the safest option.

However, the national treasure of the previous dynasty that even Yu Xiu had been searching for so hard must be extremely valuable, and might even be strongly related to one's advancement to the realm of "Heavenly Man".

Sooner or later, Zhao Duan will have to face the problem of breaking through to the realm of heaven and man. If he doesn't want to do that, he will have to spend decades of hard practice to break through.

It is necessary to find quick methods such as "dual cultivation" and "fengshan".

This second sister did provide a way.

“I didn’t expect that your current level of cultivation would allow you to keep pace with me.” Yuxiu said calmly without any surprise.

That look was as if he was looking at a piece of trash.

Being despised... Zhao Duan's temper flared up, feeling unhappy about being looked down upon. He said unconvincedly:

"Do you think I am weak, Priest?"

Yuxiu is a very direct woman.

It’s not that she lacks emotional intelligence, but because she is too lazy to make small talk, understand the ways of the world, or be too lazy to beat around the bush and take care of other people’s emotions.

She never gets distracted.

“He is only of middle quality, but in fact he has just entered the world and is indeed very weak.” The female Taoist priest commented.

Seeing Zhao Duan smiling but not saying anything, Yuxiu raised her eyebrows slightly: "Are you dissatisfied?"

Immediately, her brows relaxed and she muttered to herself:

"Indeed, it is natural for me to be unconvinced after advancing two realms in one year. In this case, why don't we have a little sparring? I will also use the same magic power as you to see the sword."

Eh? What? I didn't agree to compete...

Zhao Duan was startled and almost didn't react. He saw that the green jade short sword that was inserted diagonally on the waist suddenly jumped up from the loose golden hemp rope around Yu Xiu's waist and circled around the priestess.

Without her making any movement, the jade flying sword turned into a streak of light and slashed towards Zhao Duan's sleeve.

Fast, accurate and ruthless.

However, the expected scene of the robe sleeve breaking did not happen.

The sleeping Golden Crow Flying Knife in Zhao Duan’s sleeve broke through the air like a ferocious beast, almost roaring, and with a “ding” sound, it fiercely knocked the flying sword away.

"Huh?" Yuxiu, who was sitting upright in the chair without any movement, let out a light exclamation, looking a little surprised.

The jade flying sword somersaulted twice in mid-air, stabilized its body, and under the infusion of magic power, it became transparent and green, and it seemed as if there was nectar flowing in the sword body.

"Woo!"

The jade sword came out again.

Zhao Duan pursed his lips and said nothing, also sitting upright in the chair. A flash of golden light flashed on the surface of the Golden Crow Flying Knife.

Then, it let out a low howl, like a ferocious tiger, tearing the air apart, breaking through the turbulence, and rushing forward.

“Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!”

For a moment, in the inner hall with the door open, Zhao Duan and Yuxiu were facing each other, each sitting upright in a pear wood chair, motionless.

In the room, the Golden Crow Flying Knife and the Green Jade Sword were almost entangled with each other, and it was unknown how many rounds they collided.

The "ding-dang-dang" sound is like a piece of music and is actually quite pleasant to the ear.

Sometimes it is like the dense drumbeats on the battlefield, sometimes it is as loud as heavy rain, and sometimes it is like the sound of wind chimes blowing through the eaves.

After countless rounds, a flash of silver appeared in Zhao Duan's pupil.

"Bang" sound.

The jade sword flew backwards and went straight out of the inner hall.

Yuxiu was stunned, with a look of surprise and confusion in her eyes.

At this time, outside the inner hall, the empress's voice suddenly came: "What a great sword dance."

(End of this chapter)