Chapter 548 Is it Yuan Li who is going to be brought down this time?

Chapter 548 Is it Yuan Li who is going to be brought down this time?

Chapter 548 The one to be brought down this time is... Yuan Li?
In the room, Zhao Duan faced the empress's sharp gaze with an expressionless face, and a long string of alpacas ran through his heart.

It was not that he was unable or unwilling to hand over the methods of firearms research to Xu Zhenguan.

It's not good for high-tech and sophisticated things, but some ordinary things, such as paper books in the library or searches in online databases, are fine.

but……

With the current industrial level of the State of Yu, the new firearms he designed were already the optimal solution. If he wanted more powerful thermal weapons, he needed the entire industrial chain, which could not be improved in a short period of time.

"Those things are highly confidential, and I cannot access them with my ability." Zhao Duan thought about it and gave a reasonable explanation.

The empress was stunned for a moment, and then the heat in her heart cooled down a lot.

She didn't doubt it because it was logical.

But she was a little unwilling to give up. After watching so many film and television clips, she always had a frustrating feeling of going to a treasure trove but getting nothing in return.

"I saw in those movies and TV shows that you also had poetry here. I think you should be able to get in touch with it." The empress thought for a moment and made a new request.

Although this is useless in the battle situation, but... it can be used to show off to the young imperial guard who has a talent for poetry.

"..." Zhao Duan was extremely grateful at this moment. The number of poems he copied in Yu State was very limited. He thought about it and did not refuse. He nodded and said:

"This does exist."

He planned to search for a few songs that he had not copied before, just to fool people.

However, at this moment, the Empress' figure suddenly wavered and trembled. She was stunned for a moment, then she sighed softly and whispered to herself:

"Is the time up?"

Even if she is in the realm of heaven and man, the time she can stay here is limited.

This time, it was unexpectedly long.

As the words fell, her figure was erased inch by inch and disappeared in the living room, leaving only a gap in the air.

Zhao Duan watched the empress disappear and suddenly felt a sense of relief.

At this time, there was a knock on the door. The takeaway had arrived.

Zhao Duan went to open the door, took back two takeouts, sat on the sofa, and muttered:

"Unfortunately, you left a step too early..."

He simply opened one of the portions and handed it to Qingyun to eat.

He opened the remaining portion, but lost his appetite. He sat on the sofa in the living room, frowning and thinking.

"Why are there still no clues this time? Was my previous guess wrong? Old Xu didn't leave any traces in my house? But this is already the most likely place."

Zhao Duan didn't understand.

As he expected, if this painting was indeed closely related to him, then it would be unreasonable for him not to discover it after coming in several times.

"Calm down, maybe there are other possibilities."

"Perhaps, the key to this painting is not in me, nor in Zhen Bao. The real clue has not yet appeared. It may be that the timing of the trigger is wrong. For example, if I were promoted to a celestial being, perhaps things would be different."

“Before I traveled through time, there was no modern city in the Human World, and people other than Zhen Bao did not see this city.

Therefore, it can be inferred that this painting was left by Old Xu to this generation of emperors, and I am the key factor that triggers the appearance here. The fact that I can successfully visualize this painting in the "worldly" state also proves this point."

"The Human World is the inheritance after the Heavenly Man Realm, so this painting should help the Heavenly Man to advance to the Human Immortal Realm. But Old Xu six hundred years ago should not have entered the Human Immortal Realm.

Therefore, there might not be any so-called cultivation inheritance in this painting, but it is just a treasure house left by him to his descendants... Although there are many bugs, there is a lot of knowledge in this city, which is undoubtedly a treasure for Dayu...

This also explains why Zhenbao and I didn’t meet a ‘guide’, because there is no path for cultivation here at all.”

"But even if there is no path to cultivation here, Old Xu went to great lengths to hide this urban landscape in the murals. It is impossible that he would leave no additional information for future generations.

So... logically speaking, there should be some information left, but Zhenbao and I have not yet discovered it."

Zhao Duan sank into the sofa, frowning and thinking hard.

He knew that it might be information about the truth of his time travel.

He had to find it.

"Maybe, I should take some time to explore this place slowly by myself." Zhao Duan thought.

He wanted to find out his origins first before telling the empress.

Otherwise, in this world where gods exist, he was not sure what the empress would think of his existence, which was almost like an "external demon".

At this time, Zhao Duan felt that it was difficult for him to stay here any longer.

He did not return to Linfeng, but walked straight out of the crack in the living room.

……

……

On the fourth floor of an old building.

The sun near noon poured in through the crack in the door.

When Zhao Duan walked out of the stone wall, he saw Xu Zhenguan sitting on a cushion, seemingly thinking about something.

"Your Majesty?" He pretended to be curious: "Did you succeed just now?"

Xu Zhenguan came to his senses and when he saw him, his eyes lit up and he looked very interested.

Pointing in front of him, his usually elegant and dignified face was particularly lively, like a child who had found an interesting toy and was eager to share it with others:
"Sit down, you can never imagine how many strange and bizarre things I saw this time!"

Then, Xu Zhenguan shared his experiences in "The World" with great joy and vividness.

It starts from the chapter where I met the person in the painting, to the chapter where I inspected the mansions of mortals and watched the movies and TV dramas of the mortals in that world.

I want to explain every detail in detail.

At this moment, the female emperor finally showed the innocence and liveliness that a young woman should have.

It also seemed that she would only show this expression in front of Zhao Duan.

Zhao Duan listened attentively, his face showing shock, astonishment, and curiosity from time to time, and he asked questions, with his emotional value reaching the maximum.

At last he said: "It is such a wonderful world."

Xu Zhenguan nodded with a hint of satisfaction:
"Unfortunately, I wanted to bring back some poems from that world to show you, but my stay there has expired. But it doesn't matter. After you have rested, we can experiment again."

"..." Zhao Duan was silent, and secretly made up his mind that in the next experiment, he would not enter the painting and let the empress's expectations go unfulfilled. In this way, not every time the two of them practiced at the same time, they would be able to see the symbol of the chapter.

This will reduce the frequency of the Empress entering to explore.

However, Zhao Duan has already decided that he will go in more frequently. Once he makes some discoveries and confirms some things, he will confront her and no longer exist as a chapter.

After all, he had no intention of keeping it secret for long.

"However, I have not gained nothing. I suspect that this world may have been left behind intentionally by Emperor Taizu. Combined with the last time the disaster star passed through the sky, I have some guesses that perhaps the world in the painting itself is the treasure that Emperor Taizu left for me to deal with disasters."

Xu Zhenguan said after he calmed down.

Disaster star... Zhao Duan's heart moved, this is indeed a possibility.

"Well, there won't be any progress on this matter for a while. The human fairyland is far away, so the most urgent task is to suppress the rebellion."

Xu Zhenguan knew the severity of the situation and said:
"Now that you're back this time, I have something to discuss with you." "What is it?" Zhao Duan asked puzzled.

Xu Zhen looked around and said, "Let's go back to the imperial study and talk."

……

The emperor and his ministers left the Wugong Hall and returned to the Yangxin Hall.

As soon as Xu Zhenguan entered the courtyard, an elderly female official came forward and bowed, saying:
"Your Majesty, Gongshu Tianyuan from the Tianshi Mansion wants to see you. I asked him to wait at the door of the study."

Gongshu Tianyuan?

Zhao Duan, floating in the air in the form of a spirit, was stunned for a moment, and something in his mind moved:
Last night Zhang Yan promised to get him a body. Has it been delivered already?
Xu Zhenguan's eyes also lit up. He nodded slightly and walked forward. The three of them turned around the corridor and saw a female official standing outside the study with her head bowed.

A fat little man in a wrinkled priest robe was squatting at the door, staring blankly in boredom.

Next to him was a coffin-sized wooden box with a sealed lid, and no one knew what was inside.

"His Majesty?"

Gongshu Tianyuan stood up and saluted politely. Then, when he caught a glimpse of Zhao Duan floating behind the empress, a faint glow flashed in the little fat man's eyes. He was shocked and showed joy: "Zhao..."

Zhao Duan quickly waved his hands, signaling him not to say anything.

Gongshu Tianyuan was startled, and quickly suppressed his strange expression, lowered his head and said:
"Your Majesty, Gongshu is here on the orders of the Heavenly Master to deliver what Your Majesty needs."

Xu Zhenguan said softly, "Yes," and said coldly, "Come in and talk."

Immediately, he stepped over the threshold of the study.

Soon, the three of them entered the study. Gongshu Tianyuan slyly closed the door, then smiled brightly and bowed to Zhao Duan:

"Brother Zhao, I haven't seen you for a long time. I also knew in Beijing that you won a victory in the front. But I didn't expect that you would return with the secret method of spiritual travel. If Master hadn't sent me to get you an object to possess, I would still be in the dark."

Zhao Duan also smiled eagerly: "It's time to trouble Brother Gongshu again."

The two of them were old friends. As a sorcerer, Gongshu Tianyuan was used to seeing spirit travel, so he did not ask how it was done. He just guessed that it was a secret method of the royal family - there were some things he shouldn't ask, so he wouldn't ask.

Xu Zhenguan's brows were cold, and he regained his majestic demeanor: "Whatever the Heavenly Master sent, please present it immediately."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Gongshu Tianyuan was very afraid of the empress. He immediately stopped smiling and solemnly slammed the "coffin" behind him to the ground.

He bent down and squatted, and his fat little hands deftly opened the lock.

With a "click" sound.

The "coffin"-sized box was opened, Zhao Duan stretched his neck to look inside, and then was stunned.

Inside the box, there lay a "person" wearing a light blue gown, who seemed to be sleeping!
Xu Zhenguan's expression suddenly became strange: "This is..."

Gongshu Tianyuan proudly introduced:

“Your Majesty, Brother Zhao, don’t be surprised. This thing is not a living person, but a bionic puppet that I made after years of careful research using the mysterious art of craftsmanship.

Different from traditional wooden, stone, and metal substitute puppets, this substitute puppet looks and feels just like a real person, and can even talk and eat... There is a formation engraved inside, connected to the sun stone, and it can gather magic power just by placing it in the sun..."

"This is still a test piece. It is the first body I created. I had not yet determined its appearance. When I learned that Brother Zhao wanted to use it, I molded it into Brother Zhao's appearance overnight..."

After saying that, the little fat boy looked over with eager eyes, as if seeking praise.

Zhao Duan looked silently at the puppet's uncoordinated facial features, uneven eyes, sunken nose, and red lips.

"…You pinched it very well. Don't pinch it next time."

He turned to Xu Zhenguan and said:

"Your Majesty, I think it's quite good to float like this."

Xu Zhenguan looked at the puppet's scribbled face with disdain and said carefully:
"Although it is unique, it is a bit too..."

Gongshu Tianyuan smiled awkwardly and explained:
"This puppet's appearance is just the initial version. After Brother Zhao possesses it, it will be able to adapt to the appearance of the spirit."

Zhao Duan was skeptical and tried to lie down.

As he possessed the body, beams of light from the formation began to flow on the brand new skin of the puppet in the box. Then, the sloppy facial features slowly changed. After about dozens of breaths, they were almost identical to Zhao Duan's.

The tightly closed eyelids suddenly opened, and the gray-white eyeballs gradually became bright.

Zhao Duan slowly sat up from the "coffin", controlling the substitute puppet a little clumsily, opened his mouth and said:

“This…thing…”

Gongshu Tianyuan smiled and reminded:

"It's inevitable that you will feel uncomfortable when you first possess someone. It will take about a cup of tea for you to get used to it."

Sure enough, after a cup of tea, Zhao Duan walked out of the coffin completely. He felt that this body had become more flexible. Although it was not as good as his real body, it also surprised him.

"Your Majesty, this puppet body is indeed quite good."

Zhao Duan was a little surprised and amazed at the methods of the sorcerers in this world.

But when I think about it, even the old bald monk Xuanyin can train a "God of Magic" substitute who is "half a step away from heaven".

It's not surprising that the Tianshi Mansion created a puppet shell that resembles a human body.

Xu Zhenguan was also quite satisfied, with a smile on his face: "This way, it will be much easier for you to travel and do things in the capital."

Zhao Duan was also surprised. Although his soul could not leave the mural too far, so this puppet god could only move around the inner city of the capital, but it was enough:

"With this body, I can move around in and outside the capital at the same time..."

Gongshu Tianyuan admired his own work, grinning from ear to ear, and suddenly took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and stuffed it over, saying earnestly:
"Brother Zhao, this paper contains the various aspects of the puppet's body... Well, 'data'. If you have any experience in your daily use, you can write it in the corresponding box on the paper. I will check it regularly and make adjustments to strive for further progress in the future..."

What’s the feeling about this evaluation report... Zhao Duan had no choice but to accept it.

Gongshu Tianyuan was a man with a keen eye. After completing the task, he immediately said goodbye and left.

……

Wait for someone to leave.

Zhao Duan walked around the study twice and found that the empress was staring at him thoughtfully.

"Your Majesty just said that you have something to discuss with me?" he asked curiously.

Xu Zhenguan came back to his senses, nodded slightly, and said with interest:
"There is indeed something going on in the court. Originally, I just wanted to hear your opinion, but now that you have a walking stand-in, perhaps you can do more than just give advice."

Zhao Duan's heart moved, he pulled over a chair and sat down, wondering:
"What happened?"

In the court, Li Yanfu has fallen, and now the empress has taken the opportunity to promote a large number of young officials to expand the imperial party. Logically speaking, it should be a situation of vigorous vitality and everything competing for development.

Xu Zhenguan took out a letter from the desk and handed it to him:
"This is what Ma Yan sent last time. You will know when you see it."

Sent by the Governor?
Zhao Duan took it doubtfully, opened it, and scanned the secret letter. Gradually, his expression changed.

When he raised his head again, he stared at the empress's fair eyes and eyebrows and said in a deep voice:

"Mr. Yuan...colluded with the rebel king?!"

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