abnabooks Chapter 1563: Are you going to slip away?
Chapter 1563: Are you going to slip away?
Chapter 1563: Are you going to slip away?
Bai Ziqi knew that the Liang envoy would never dare to falsely convey the emperor's will in the temple. What he conveyed was the opinion of Miaozhan Tianzun himself.
"Searching for the True Man Qianhuan" itself is enough to alarm the gods of Lingxu, and Miaozhantian will not disobey the Holy Lord Lingxu on this major matter.
But it also asked Bai Ziqi to wait for half a month, which shows that it also attaches great importance to its own "plan"!
It seems that something big is about to happen in Yao State.
So Bai Ziqi nodded and said gently: "I will obey the goddess's order."
The order of the two major events was thus determined.
Bai Ziqi was relieved after receiving the goddess' promise. He had come here to track down the clues of the Nine Nether Emperor, but he did not expect to win the grand prize of Qianhuan Zhenren. Facing Qianhuan Zhenren, an ancient immortal who was one of the few in the world, the manpower that Bai Ziqi brought to the Shining Gold Plain seemed a little weak.
Bai Ziqi felt reassured knowing that Miao Zhantian was willing to take action himself.
After saying the key points, Lord Liang immediately invited Bai Ziqi to stay in the Purple Gold Hall of the temple.
This VIP building embodies the ultimate luxury of Yao Country. Without mentioning anything else, the use of purple gold stone alone is second to none in Yao Country.
Yao State produces many kinds of Panjin Stone, the rarest of which is the purple gold stone, which is also a solemn deep purple under the sunlight, but will emit a slightly shiny golden polarized light; at night, the purple gold stone that has absorbed enough sunlight will instead emit starlight.
The dome inside the main hall of Yao State is made of three giant purple gold stones, with no cover on top. When the dome is exposed to enough sunlight during the day, it will turn into a dazzling galaxy at night!
The Purple Gold Hall is open only to the most distinguished guests and may not be open once a year. Although it does not have the spectacular galaxy dome like the main hall, every piece of purple gold stone embedded in the stone wall is handmade by a master craftsman, and it matches the surrounding environment, scenery, and atmosphere, presenting a unique and exquisite beauty.
Except for the palace of King Yao and the main temple of Miaozhantian, no other place in Yao Kingdom dared to use purple gold stone to decorate buildings.
Even the royal family is not allowed to do so.
There are so many devout priests in Tianshui City who serve the goddess diligently every day, but they never have the chance to step into the Purple Gold Hall and take a look at it in their entire lives.
When Du Yunshi from the Heavenly Palace came to Tianshui City, Lord Liang had to invite him to stay in the Zijin Hall.
This is the standard, this is etiquette.
There was a lot of activity before moving in. The maids were busy coming in and out like hardworking ants, and they even polished every brick on the floor of the Purple Gold Hall until it was sparkling clean.
This time, the distinguished guest is a visitor from Lingxu Heavenly Palace, and his status is second only to the Lord Duyun.
When Bai Ziqi walked into the Purple Gold Hall, there was a faint fragrance floating in the air. The priests and attendants knelt neatly in a line of one hundred feet on both sides of the gilded road, and each of them was extremely terrified.
The ceremony and the grand ceremony were all done with due ceremony.
Although Bai Ziqi didn't like to make a big fuss, there was no need to offend Liang Zhushi, so he gladly accepted it.
Among the several Duyun envoys in the Heavenly Palace, he is the best at business but the worst at socializing. However, he also understands that when he enters the Yao Kingdom, he represents Lingxu City and the Holy Lord, and he cannot avoid the necessary official etiquette.
The news of the arrival of the envoy from the Heavenly Palace soon spread to the palace.
In the evening of the same day, King Yao will have a pleasant meeting with Bai Ziqi and express his welcome.
Facing King Yao, Bai Ziqi only said that he came here specifically to track down clues about Emperor Jiuyou, and hoped that Yao Kingdom would be lenient.
A mere Nine Nether Emperor could alarm the Heavenly Palace and send down the Cloud Envoy? Although King Yao was surprised, he also said that the whole court would fully cooperate.
Who doesn’t know that Tiangong has a transcendent status in Lingxu City?
Beijia was still the superior country to Yao.
By analogy, Bai Ziqi also enjoyed a high status in Yao State.
Unlike Qingyang, Bai Ziqi was the person appointed by the incumbent Duyun Envoy and the Holy Lord Lingxu to pursue the case. So even though he did not follow the official procedures to inform the Yao Court in advance before entering the country, the Yao King did not dare to show any dissatisfaction, but instead arranged a grand welcoming dinner for him.
Qingyang also attended this dinner.
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A meeting on the Tianshui East Expansion Project was held in the evening. Six ministers sent people to ask for temporary leave, saying that Yao Ting was holding a temporary banquet and they had to go.
King Yao held a banquet, who was he entertaining?
When He Lingchuan received the first leave application, it only said "Lingxu Guest of Honor" on it.
Just these four words made his heart skip a beat.
Just like the Yao people looked down on people from other places in the Shining Gold Plain, the Bega people also looked down on the Yao people. The powerful people in Lingxu City would not always go to the Shining Gold Plain for no reason. As far as He Lingchuan knew, the only "Lingxu distinguished guest" who had appeared in the Shining Gold Plain recently was...
When the fifth leave application was handed to He Lingchuan, the identity of the distinguished guest was finally clearly stated:
The Cloud Envoy of the Heavenly Palace!
Bai Ziqi is here! He Lingchuan's face changed and he crumpled the paper unconsciously.
He tried every means to push this man away from Yao State, but only half a month had passed, and Bai Ziqi suddenly came again?
Has he solved the mystery left by Qian Huan Zhenren? Or has he found out the truth about Jiuyou Emperor?
The soul-catching mirror in his arms shouted, "This is bad, this is absolutely bad! Did Bai Ziqi come to Yao Country after you? Does he think you are the Great Emperor Jiuyou?"
He Lingchuan could not rule out this possibility.
If Bai Ziqi chased him all the way to Yao State, Tianshui City would now be like a den of dragons and tigers for He Lingchuan!
As long as Bai Ziqi identifies him as the Jiuyou Emperor, even King Yao cannot save He Lingchuan!
He Lingchuan subconsciously looked out the window and saw the sky was covered with dark clouds.
After Bai Ziqi arrived in Tianshui City, had he reached an agreement with the Temple, King Yao, and even Qingyang? Was he planning to close in on He Lingchuan?
This sense of crisis and oppression came suddenly, but was particularly strong!
Even the mirror felt that a disaster was imminent, and it was so anxious that it wanted to scratch its head: "What should I do? What should I do? What do you think I should do?"
It would have been fine if he didn't know at first, but when he heard that Bai Ziqi had appeared in Tianshui City, Jingzi felt anxious and terrified that he might be killed at any time.
"Can we find someone to find out why he came?" It knew it was asking a stupid question, but it couldn't control its mouth now.
"No." If they wanted to arrest He Lingchuan, how could Bai Ziqi leak the information? Is it possible to find out about this kind of thing?
"That……"
"Quiet!" He Lingchuan took a deep breath, "Let me think about it."
Bai Ziqi's sudden arrival disrupted his original plan.
But no matter how good the plan is, safety comes first.
Mirror muttered, "What a pity, we can't figure out how many clues Bai Ziqi has."
"If Bai Ziqi wants to convict me, he doesn't need such a good reason." The Heavenly Palace Cloud Envoy is not a judge, so he doesn't need to have solid evidence to approve the arrest. As long as Bai Ziqi has a little suspicion of He Lingchuan, he can arrest him and torture him!
In a blink of an eye, He Lingchuan made a decision:
"Retreat! Retreat tonight."
He couldn't stay until the end, otherwise the execution of the plan might be greatly compromised.
However, as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.
The project meeting was cancelled because too many key people were absent. This was a common occurrence and no one thought much of it.
He Lingchuan did two things:
The first thing was to find out about the dinner and Bai Ziqi's whereabouts, so that he could make the next decision. With his current connections, this step was not difficult, and news would come in by midnight at the latest.
The second thing was that he had to rush back to Yongquan Villa.
He Lingchuan didn't have many people in Tianshui City, with only about 20 guards on the surface. As for the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce personnel under Yan Bo, he had transferred them out of Yongquan Villa one after another to prepare for the opening of the branch of the Chamber of Commerce. Now there were only five or six people left, including Yan Bo.
The reason why Zhao Song and others did not become suspicious was because these people often showed up at the villa.
The guards' job is mainly to monitor He Lingchuan. As for where the guys and helpers of the Chamber of Commerce have gone, what does business have to do with them and why should they care?
You know, the Tianshui City branch of the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce is apparently making progress. The shop has been bought a long time ago, and they are now renovating it and recruiting employees; they are also conducting pre-job training and coordinating transportation and supplies.
Every step seemed to be taken steadily and no one could tell that the boss here was about to run away. He Lingchuan knew very well that if he wanted to sneak into Chencang, he had to work hard to build a plank road first!
If you want to open a business, you have to prepare the stock first.
To prepare the goods, must the people, carriages, and materials be moved in and out?
These people started moving around, running back and forth between Yongquan Villa, Tianshui City, and various businesses, and no one knew where they ended up.
This was also the result of He Lingchuan's intentional control of the number of people - when something happened, the fewer people there were, the easier it would be to escape.
The biggest problem right now is how to hide from the nearly 1,000 guards assigned to him by King Yao and leave quietly?
Zhao Song and others both protected him and monitored him.
With them around, Qingyang couldn't do anything to He Lingchuan; similarly, when He Lingchuan wanted to escape, it was also difficult to fool these hundreds of eyes.
Of course, He Lingchuan had already imagined the situation of emergency retreat and had made corresponding preparations.
The easiest way is to use the snail toad.
But the rainy season has ended, Yao Country has a dry winter, and there have been thunder but no rain in the past seven days. The ground is not moist enough, and the effective sneaking distance of the snail toad is only about five miles.
Fortunately, Yongquan Villa is located in the suburbs, with open fields all around, and is not in Tianshui City, so it is not easy to be closed in and beaten. This is also He Lingchuan's pre-planned plan.
After returning to Yongquan Villa, He Lingchuan immediately called a closed-door meeting with Dong Rui, Wanqi Feng, Wang Fubao and Wanqi Liang. When they explained the current situation, everyone broke out in cold sweats.
Wanqi Liang volunteered to go to the east gate of Tianshui to monitor.
If a large group of people suddenly leave the city at night, it means that Yongquan Villa is in danger.
He Lingchuan shook his head and said, "Why would Tianshui City need to send a large group of troops? Isn't there a ready-made Yaoren guard in Yongquan Villa?"
As long as they receive the news from the palace, Zhao Song's guards can be transformed into an arresting army at any time. At that time, they can cooperate with each other inside and outside to catch He Lingchuan and others like turtles in a jar.
The atmosphere here was a bit solemn. Dong Rui coughed and asked, "Then?"