bayedsolid Chapter 361: Wen Yanzhao plays hard to get, and the heroes of Jintai offer their treasures
Chapter 361: Wen Yanzhao plays hard to get, and the heroes of Jintai offer their treasures
Chapter 361: Wen Yanzhao plays hard to get, and the heroes of Qianjintai present their treasures
It took only half a cup of tea for Feng Qiuyu to wake up. She struggled to open her eyelids, groaning with a hint of pain:
“Ugh…it hurts, it hurts so much!”
Sikong Changfeng was invigorated upon hearing this, and immediately rushed to the bedside and held her hand tightly:
"Autumn rain, autumn rain!"
Feng Qiuyu saw Sikong Changfeng's face full of concern. She turned her head and saw that Wen Yanzhao and Baili Dongjun had also stood up at the tea table. She shyly withdrew her hand:
"I'm fine, let me go! You're so clumsy..."
Sikong Changfeng's face suddenly turned red. He put down his hand awkwardly and tucked the corner of the quilt for her.
This action was clearly seen by the sharp-eyed Wen Yanzhao and Baili Dongjun. The two brothers smiled at each other and then pretended to cough at the same time...
"Cough cough!"
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Sikong Changfeng was of course aware that these two guys were making fun of him, so he quickly pulled up the bed curtain and pushed the two guys, who looked like they had bronchitis, out of the room.
"Sikong Changfeng, you looked so ridiculous just now! You couldn't put your hands down, nor could you let them go... Hahahaha, this is the first time I've seen you so useless!"
Baili Dongjun smiled with his eyes curved. Sikong Changfeng blushed and simply covered his mouth and pushed him into the room where Wen Yanzhao was.
Wen Yanzhao looked around and saw that there was no one else, so he followed them in and closed the door.
After playing around, the three of them finally sat down, and Yin Luoxia also came over following the sound.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Wen Yanzhao explained to them how Feng Qiuyu had been poisoned and how they had first discovered the Shadow Sect members at the Wangdu Inn outside Tianqi City.
"So...cousin, what you mean is that we were exposed from the beginning?"
Baili Dongjun spoke first, his tone full of disappointment.
Originally, he wanted to take this opportunity to earn more gold and silver to help the people in distress around Xueyue City, and also replenish the money and food in the city.
If Master and Luo Shui come back and see the growing prosperity of Xueyue City, they will praise him and say, "You have lived up to Master's expectations!"
But after hearing what Wen Yanzhao said, it was probably difficult to carry out the previous plan smoothly.
Sikong Changfeng supported his head with both hands and said slowly:
"So... should we just start robbing people? But there are only four of us. Even if we get the money, it will be difficult to transport it out of the city!"
Yin Luoxia also frowned, pursed her red lips and remained silent.
Wen Yanzhao reached out from his arms and took out two spirit snakes wrapped in a handkerchief. After thinking for a moment, he said to the three people:
"Why don't we just take advantage of their trick!"
The three of them were shocked at the same time: "Are we all going to pretend to be poisoned?"
Wen Yanzhao smiled coldly, clasped his hands together and rubbed the two spirit snakes, which turned into powder and were sucked into his palms with his internal force. He refined them with one breath.
Then, he looked around at the three of them and asked in a cold tone:
"We are immortals. How could an immortal be poisoned by a mortal poison? Xiao Baili, let me ask you..."
"If you were truly an immortal protecting the northern border, and were assassinated by a group of mortals, what would you do?"
Baili Dongjun blurted out without thinking:
"Of course I have to teach them a lesson!"
He has a kind heart and even when someone was trying to kill him, he did not kill the person but just gave him a lesson.
Wen Yanzhao nodded and turned his gaze to Sikong Changfeng: "Little Spear Master, what if it were you?"
Sikong Changfeng clenched his fists, his fingertips turning slightly white. It was obvious that he was extremely shocked and angry about Feng Qiuyu being poisoned!
The muscles on his face trembled, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"Cousin, there's no need to make assumptions. Half an hour ago, Qiuyu was nearly killed by them. If I, Sikong Changfeng, knew which sinister villain poisoned him, I would definitely poke hundreds of transparent holes in him!"
When Wen Yanzhao heard this answer, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he thought to himself:
"I asked you to act like Zhao Yun, but why are you talking like Zhang Fei?!"
Then he turned to Yin Luoxia and asked, "Sister Gambling King, how about you?"
Yin Luoxia has been following her father around the gambling houses since she was young. She has a straightforward personality and has developed the character of taking revenge on the spot.
She simply stretched out her jade hand and made a killing gesture at her neck.
Wen Yanzhao nodded and clapped his hands:
"It seems we think the same thing. Let's just take this opportunity to attack the entire Apocalypse City!"
"Tell them to hand over the person who poisoned us. If anyone can bring the mastermind to us, we will reward them with a longevity elixir. If they can't hand it over by the deadline..."
"Then don't blame the immortal for being angry and leaving millions of corpses!"
……
Qianjintai Lobby.
"Master Hong, please! Master Tan, please!"
"Please, gentlemen!"
Tu Zao cordially led the Minister of Rites Hong Chengfu, the Minister of Works Tan Li, and several eunuchs wearing ceremonial hats to their seats.
One of the eunuchs, with sinister eyes, raised his voice and said, "Master Tu, we heard that those immortals live in your Qianjintai. Why don't you invite them out to see their beauty? We have come here on His Majesty's orders to present treasures. If we can obtain the longevity elixir and present it to His Majesty, your Qianjintai will have done a great service!"
Hong Chengfu, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, also chimed in, "Your Excellency, what you said is true. Our Ministry of Rites has always been in charge of receiving distinguished foreign guests. Now that the Immortal Lord has arrived, it is our responsibility to welcome him. Please put down the tea and quickly invite the Immortal Lord to the lobby for a chat!"
Minister of Works Tan Li did not say anything, but from his expression it was clear that he also meant the same thing.
Tu Zao wiped the sweat from his face and quickly responded:
"My Lords, my Lords, I am but a humble merchant, how could I dare to disturb the immortals? Ever since these four immortals took up residence at Qianjintai, they have strictly ordered us not to disturb their peace. This... this truly puts me in a difficult position!"
The leading eunuch ignored his words and just waved his hand. The young eunuchs following him placed brocade boxes of different sizes on the tea table in front of them.
The eunuch pointed at the brocade box and said, "These are all treasures taken from the inner chambers of the palace. Hearing that the immortal was searching for the precious giant clam, His Majesty ordered us to follow the immortal's instructions and bring here all the rarest gold and jade artifacts from the palace!"
"Any one of these things could buy your Qianjintai. Report this to the Immortal immediately. You have violated His Majesty's order and your Qianjintai must be closed immediately!"
Hong Chengfu, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, followed closely behind. With a wave of his sleeves, two junior officials behind him carried a sandalwood box and placed it heavily on the table.
"Open!"
Upon hearing the order from the hall official, the two young officials immediately inserted the bronze key and opened the box!
Tu had seen a lot of things, but when he opened the box and saw the items inside, his pupils shrank and he couldn't help but exclaim in his heart:
"God!"
The box was padded with the finest Shu brocade, which supported a set of exquisite jade wares.
A palm-sized white jade brush washer with flying dragon patterns on its handles, and a three-inch-high fat jade incense burner with a hollow coiled dragon pattern and distinct textures.
What surprised Tu Zao the most was the gilded thin-walled gallbladder vase with layers upon layers, which looked like it was carved out of rice paper!
The jade color is like snow, and the brushwork is as sharp as a god. Anyone who sees this thing will know that, apart from the Emperor of Dali, no one else can possess such a precious treasure!
"Uncle Tu, stop drooling. These are the most precious treasures of Dali. Even the immortals above the nine heavens would be moved by such a masterpiece!"
Hong Chengfu gently scraped the tea leaves on the edge of the cup, saying it with some complacency.
Upon hearing this, Tu Zao immediately raised his hand to wipe his mouth, and then said respectfully:
"Master Hong, please forgive me for laughing. How could a mortal like me have ever seen such a rare treasure? Since you and your Excellency have come here under the command of His Majesty, I have no choice but to risk my life. Even if I offend the Immortal Lord and lose my life, I will only consider it as a small contribution to the court!"
Hong Chengfu and the eunuch with a sinister look smiled contemptuously at the same time, waiting for Tu Zhao to go upstairs to invite the immortal.
Tu Zao bowed to the others, sighed deeply in his heart and said:
"On one side is an immortal descending from the sky, and on the other side are the eunuchs of the imperial palace and the high officials of the court... Alas, a small character like me can't afford to offend either side. There's nothing I can do..."
Thinking this in his mind, Tu Zao took trembling steps and headed towards the stairs.
Just as he stepped onto the second wooden step, a majestic voice came from upstairs. The voice was like the sound of knocking on gold and jade, extremely ethereal!
"Mortal ants, my old friends and I have come to this mortal world to do you no harm, yet you are so bold as to actually poison and murder Brother Chang Geng!"
"Aren't you afraid that I will rain down the southern fire and turn you into ashes?"
Tu Zao and the people waiting in the lobby of Qianjintai were all startled and looked up—
On the third floor, Wen Yanzhao, dressed in a fiery red robe, was surrounded by a howling gust of wind and stared down at the people below with angry eyes!
……