Chapter 474 Zhao Duan enters the realm of the world (ask for double monthly votes)
Opportunity for promotion? Zhao Duan was stunned, and his heart twitched at this moment: "Your Majesty is talking about... promotion to the worldly realm?"
Along the way, he spent countless days and nights thinking about advancing as soon as possible.
But everything in the world has implicit laws, and as the saying goes, haste makes waste, in this world, the "worldly" realm, placed in any force, is considered a "master" in an absolute sense.
After all, there are only four heavenly beings on the surface.
Therefore, although he was stuck at the bottleneck of the divine seal, it was extremely difficult to truly cross this final step.
"Yes," in the farmer's wing, the empress, wearing a simple skirt and an ordinary woman's hair style, walked excitedly around the house, her eyes bright, and explained to him:
"If you want to cross the great realm, there are often several ways. One of them is to practice hard and practice over time. This is the saying that success will come when conditions are ripe."
No... What I lack is time. Water mill work is not suitable for me... Zhao Duan frowned.
Xu Zhenguan continued to talk:
"The second rule is that one can break through the desperate situation of life and death.
Pi Ru Ma Yan, it was during the Xuanmen coup that he was cut several times and was on the verge of death before he broke through the level... However, the probability of failure of this method is extremely high, so almost no one uses it except for madmen. ”
Well, it wouldn't be necessary for me to replace him. The success rate of this thing is not high. What if he dies... Zhao Duan nodded.
"The third type is epiphany, which triggers the celestial phenomena. If you step from the mortal body into the divine chapter, Eunuch Hai will lead you to use this method, but... this matter depends on chance, but you can't ask for it."< br>
Xu Zhenguan sighed softly and said:
"As for the fourth type, it is to use special treasures of heaven and earth to assist in breakthrough.
However, such treasures are extremely rare. The Yin-Yang tree you described is one of them. It appeared several times in history books and was later lost, but unexpectedly fell into the hands of the demon! ”
Zhao Duan's breath tightened: "Your Majesty, please tell me carefully!"
Xu Zhenguan said with a smile:
"This yin and yang tree must be planted beside a spring and nourished by the warmth of the spring before it can bloom and bear fruit.
According to your description, the fiery red color is flowing in the leaves, indicating that this substance has been warmed and maintained for many years and has accumulated a lot of 'medicinal power'. As long as you soak your body in the spring water and breathe in, you can use this strange thing to break through the bottleneck...
However, the fiery red color on this tree will continue to be consumed. Once it is exhausted, it cannot be used. It must be planted for at least ten more years before it can recover a little..."
"Now it seems that it is more reasonable for the Bewitching Demon Dao General to choose this place for his treasure house. Within the radius of Baihua Village, flowers and plants from all over the place can be planted and they can survive. The water and soil are extraordinary, so it is appropriate to use the spring water here to warm them."< br>
Zhao Duan became more and more excited after hearing this:
"If this yin-yang tree is so magical, if your majesty goes to the spring..."
Xu Zhenguan smiled bitterly: "Such strange objects are only effective for entering the world at best, but they are of no use to me."
That's it...yes, if this thing can penetrate into heaven and earth, the old Taoist priest would have used it himself, and wouldn't have bothered to hide it...Zhao Duan is not disappointed:
"So, can I use this to break through the situation?"
"Yes!" Xu Zhenguan was excited: "If you can break through, the road back to Beijing will be much safer!"
Zhao Duan stared at the empress in front of him without blinking.
Their eyes met, the orange candle flame flickered, the sound of dogs barking came from outside the house, it was quiet and peaceful.
The atmosphere suddenly became weird!
Because both the monarch and the minister all remembered the "alternative plan" they had mentioned in a joke before the enshrinement of Zen!
If Feng Chan fails, there is still "double cultivation" and he can try to help the empress attack heaven and man again.
Originally, this plan was not feasible because Zhao Duan was stuck in a bottleneck, but the appearance of the Yin-Yang Tree made things turn for the better!
The imperial court does not lack a worldly realm, so whether Zhao Duan can break through is not of great significance.
The two of them are of the same realm, and they can use the "Dragon Soul" dual cultivation, which is of strategic value!
Once the dual cultivation is successful, the empress does not need to return to the capital to regain her peak.
And this is the best way to turn the tide and stabilize the corrupt situation of the "Eight Kings Rebellion".
"Your Majesty...I..." Zhao Duan subconsciously moved closer, and the two of them could almost smell each other's breath.
Xu Zhenguan's cheeks suddenly turned red and his eyes averted.
At this moment, Zhao Duan suddenly moved his ears, walked to the door, and opened the door to a gap with both hands!
"Ah!"
At some point, the innocent and cute "Sayuri" squatted quietly at the foot of the wall, with her hair combed into two buns, a little baby fat, and her butt fell backwards.
"Lily?" Zhao Duan stared blankly at the little girl listening to the wall, dumbfounded:
"What are you doing?"
The little girl, who was as big as a brat, peeked through the crack in the door mischievously. She stretched out her thumbs with both hands, moved them together, and winked:
"I came out to pee and saw my brother and sister like this...my father and mother were like this too..."
"..." Zhao Duan.
"..." Xu Zhenguan.
I almost forgot that their shadows would be reflected on the window paper.
"Lily? Come back quickly! Don't disturb the guests' rest!"
Hearing the commotion, Mrs. Liu Wang came out with her clothes on. When they heard this, the woman and the man Liu Qi who followed them both blushed and dug their toes on the ground in embarrassment.
He smiled awkwardly and politely at the emperor and his ministers, picked up the little girl and walked into the house.
Sayuri was still dissatisfied: "Brothers and sisters didn't get any rest. They want to eat... wu... wu wu..."
Bang!
After the three members of the Liu family closed the door, Zhao Duan turned around, dumbfounded, and saw Xu Zhenguan sitting sideways on the round stool next to the table.
Under the light, her complexion looked like peach blossoms.
"It's late at night, go to sleep."
"Oh."
After putting away the trophies on the table, Xu Zhenguan went to bed, and Zhao Duan made the bed. The latter used the wind of his palm to extinguish the candles in the room, suddenly falling into darkness.
The moonlight shines in through the window paper.
Xu Zhenguan said softly: "Although the Yin-Yang Tree is extraordinary, it cannot help you break through the situation once or twice. From now on, we will have to stay here for a while."
"This will delay His Majesty's return to Beijing." Zhao Duan said hesitantly.
Xu Zhenguan was silent for a moment and said: "It doesn't matter. A breakthrough is more important."
Compared with traveling for a few more days, whether Zhao Duan can advance is related to the future direction of the dynasty. She thinks clearly about which is more important.
"Okay."
"Sleep."
"Yeah."
Insects chirped and dogs barked, and the whole night was silent.
……
The next day, after the emperor and his ministers got up, they found an excuse to avoid the disaster of the war and gave the Liu family a sum of money, expressing their wish to stay a few more days.
The Liu family happily agreed and were willing to let Sayuri have more contact with and learn from two "young ladies from wealthy families".
So, the monarch and his ministers settled down for the time being. Zhao Duan went out during the day on the pretext of "going out to inquire about the situation outside." In fact, he went up the mountain, drilled into the spring in the temple, and used the Yin-Yang tree to help break through.
Come back in the evening, wait for the night to be quiet, and then quietly go up the mountain, day and night.
This yin-yang tree is indeed magical. As long as you soak in the spring water and breathe in it, your whole body will be on fire.
The red fire flowing between the leaves of the small black and white leaves burned Zhao Duan's Qi and soul time and time again, tempering them into becoming more and more pure.
He could clearly sense that his stagnant cultivation was beginning to improve at a speed visible to the naked eye. He believed that in a few days, he would be able to "overflow when the water is full" and break through the barrier.
After talking to the empress, this further strengthened the determination of the monarch and his ministers to stay and break through the situation first before escaping.
Xu Zhenguan stayed in the village. In addition to swallowing the elixir left by the bewitched master to recuperate, he simply put on a straw hat, picked up a hoe, and went to the flower fields with the Liu family to weed and catch insects.
The majestic Ninth Five-Year Plan did not shy away from it.
In just one day, all the villagers in Baihua Village fell in love with this "lady from a rich family" who was noble, gentle and polite, and had no contempt for the lower class like them.
The lively and playful yellow-haired girl "Sayuri" also hangs around the empress all day long, becoming increasingly intimate with her.
On the first day, the empress learned the basics of farming and raising flowers from the Liu family.
On the second day, the empress was in the fields and could keep up with the work of the villagers.
On the third day, I was already familiar with these farming tasks, and I was better than the best flower farmer in the village.
On the fourth day, the whole village was surprised to find that the flowers that "Miss Xu" had taken care of grew exceptionally moist and beautiful, which was incredible.
……
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And just when the monarch and his ministers seemed to have integrated into the paradise of Baihua Village.
In the county where Baihua Village is located, a group of uninvited guests came.
In the county government office.
Ouyang Ye, wearing a hood and covering the tattoos on his face, sat on a seat in the county government lobby. Above his head was a plaque with the four words "upright and bright" written on it.
On the left and right sides of the hall, there sat the Yaoshi Niang with a curvy figure, heavy makeup, and a few wrinkles on her face.
And the warlock "Bald Eagle" with messy white hair and a red bone flute hanging from his waist.
With the help of "teleportation" that day, the three of them escaped from Eunuch Hai's murderous hands and saved their lives. Then they regrouped and embarked on the pursuit again with the support of the reinforcements sent by the prince.
Although Eunuch Hai is powerful in martial arts, his manpower is limited, and no matter how powerful the monk is, he cannot withstand continuous rotation.
Although they tried their best to stop them, the rebel team still entered the Huai River and followed the "smell" to catch up with them again.
"Sir Ouyang, I really don't know the whereabouts of Zhao Duan," the local magistrate groveled and smiled flatteringly, but his forehead was actually covered with sweat.
He was not a subordinate of King Jing, but just the newly appointed county magistrate in Huai River Channel.
Before my butt gets hot, I learn that His Majesty Feng Chan has been assassinated and his whereabouts are unknown. The various vassal kings raise troops to "King Qin".
This period of time can be said to have been extremely torturous, and I was prepared to surrender to whichever group of people arrived first.
The meeting hurriedly said: "The official has been looking forward to Prince Jing for a long time. Now that the royal family has arrived, this county should do its best to serve the prince..."
Ouyang Ye put his legs on the big table in the courtroom where the case was being heard, glanced at him, and said:
"I received a report from a spy and found traces of thieves in your jurisdiction. As a county magistrate, you know nothing about it?"
"I really don't know..." the county magistrate explained with a grimace.
Ouyang Ye looked at him with a half-smile, but suddenly, a bright sword flashed across the courtroom!
"Poof!"
The blade cut off the flesh, and everyone in the hall was shocked to see Ouyang Ye cut off the county magistrate's head with one knife!
A head rolled down, with shock in its pupils. Then, the headless corpse wearing official robes spurted out blood and fell backwards!
"Ah——"
The Dianshi, the policeman and other officials in the hall were so frightened that their faces turned pale and their livers and gallbladders were split apart!
He wanted to run away, but he was stared at by a whole group of rebel cavalry in the courtyard, making it impossible for him to escape.
Ouyang Ye turned his wrist and shook off the blood on the Miao knife, splashing a red line on the gray ground. He sneered: "Your Majesty is not just going to accept the rotten fish and shrimps. Your Majesty will accept the people who defect in battle. Also worry about backstabbing and betrayal.”
At this time, two secret spies outside the hall came in, and one of them said:
"Sir, the interrogation has been completed. Thief Zhao is suspected to have entered the local Baihua Village a few days ago and stayed in hiding."
No one mentioned the "Empress". In the public propaganda, Zhao Duan disappeared mysteriously that day and was defined as "colluding with demons to assassinate the Empress".
Therefore, the banner of Ouyang Ye and others is to arrest the "Zhao Thief".
"Baihua Village? He didn't leave?" Ouyang Ye's eyes lit up, "That's strange. Are you tired from running?"
Yao Shiniang on the side suddenly said gloomily: "I'm afraid it's just to recuperate."
The last time she burned her lifespan to activate the djinn, she hated the court and Zhao Duan to the extreme.
"Oh, it's not surprising, but even if the pseudo-emperor recovers from his injuries, he will only be in the worldly realm at most, and we are well prepared this time to be able to restrain ourselves."
Ouyang Ye sneered, stood up and walked out of the county office, looking at the elite rebels lined up in the courtyard.
I saw an armored soldier wearing magic weapon armor, holding a magic weapon and a long sword, with forbidden magic crossbow arrows hanging from his waist, and some had a golden net hanging from their waist.
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Combined with the military formation, the front is enough to deal with the warriors in the world.
"Let's go to Baihua Village and catch the adulterer and the adulterous couple!" Ouyang Ye said with a cold expression on his face.
In the courtyard, Prince Jing’s private army responded in unison:
"Yes!"
……
afternoon.
Xu Zhenguan wears a headscarf and cuts grass in the flower field. The emperor works in farming and mulberry trees, which is part of the ancient rituals.
In addition to informing the emperors of the past about farming, doing these things as the emperor could also play a role in stabilizing the dragon's energy to a certain extent.
The sun was blazing. Xu Zhenguan raised his head from the flowers, wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, and looked up at the mountain peak behind the village.
She knew that Zhao Duan was in the temple on the mountain. A few days had passed and Zhao Duan was only one step away from promotion. According to her estimation, he might be able to break through in a day or two.
"Every time comes, heaven and earth work together. Could it be that the luck I accumulated worked here? That gave him this opportunity?"
"When he steps into the world..."
Xu Zhenguan thought about the "double cultivation" thing again in his mind, and couldn't help but feel absent-minded and confused. For a moment, he was both looking forward to his breakthrough, but also afraid of his breakthrough.
At this moment, the empress's crystal ears moved, and she suddenly came back to her senses and looked into the distance.
On the dirt road leading to the village, in the distance, a large number of cavalry were seen sweeping in like an angry wave with murderous intent.
Xu Zhenguan's pupils suddenly narrowed!
cavalry?
Although these soldiers and horses did not carry flags and their identities were unknown, how could the small Baihua Village attract cavalry?
There seems to be only one answer.
Xu Zhenguan's heart suddenly sank. At this moment, she was not thinking of escaping, but that the people of the Yu Kingdom here were afraid that she would be implicated.
She looked around, and in the endless sea of flowers, famous flower farmers also straightened up one after another, looking at the cavalry with awe and curiosity.
Little did he know that he and others were about to suffer a disaster.
Xu Zhenguan's heart tightened. She knew that she should take advantage of the chaos to escape at this moment. No rebel would guess that the dignified empress would disguise herself as a peasant woman and work in the fields.
Therefore, she had a chance to take advantage of the chaos and escape.
But...
Xu Zhenguan pursed his lips, looked at the confused villagers, and then looked at the mountain behind. Suddenly he took off his turban resolutely, raised his hand and wiped it on his face, peeling off the mask on his face.
"As the Son of Heaven, how can I drag my people into trouble?"
Xu Zhenguan's dress fluttered, and wisps of energy tore the surrounding flowers into pieces. For a moment, with her as the center, petals of various colors were flying all over the sky.
"The person is there! Take it!"
Ouyang Yeren, who was leading troops into the village, noticed this scene on his horse. His eyes widened and he shouted loudly. Then he whipped his whip and rode his horse into the sea of flowers!
The cavalry attacked the empress of Yu State in charge formation!
Xu Zhenguan was surrounded by a breeze. Instead of fighting the enemy, he used the wind to escape from the village!
Escape in the opposite direction to the mountain top where Zhao Duan practices!
She wants to lure these pursuers away as much as possible!
Like...
In the beginning, it was just like Zhao Duan led away the enemy for her.
"Ah——"
When the villagers of Baihua Village saw this scene, they realized and exclaimed.
Somewhere among the flowers, a small white flower with her hair combed into two chirping flowers was sleeping soundly. She stood up and saw Sister Xu flying away and the horse's hooves trampling on the sea of flowers.
……
On the mountain, in the ruined temple.
Zhao Duan sat cross-legged in the spring, suddenly opened his eyes, and frowned:
"Why is it still a little bit worse?"
In his perception, his cultivation level was just like when he downloaded resources through Thunder in his previous life, it was stuck at the last 99%, motionless.
"What's missing? Could it be that the remaining power of the Yin-Yang Tree is not enough to help me break through? Or is there something else missing?"
Zhao Duan walked out of the spring, turned his energy machine, evaporated the water on his body, put on his clothes, frowned and stared at the black and white trees that were about to become dim due to continuous oppression.
The small tree that was once brilliant and fiery red now only has a few fiery red leaves left.
"I have a premonition that with just one thought, I can break through. It's just the last trace."
Zhao Duan shook his head and glanced at the sky. At this moment, the sun was setting in the west and it was time for him to go down the mountain and return to the village.
"Ask Zhenbao when I get back, she should be able to answer my questions."
Zhao Duan quickened his pace and went down the mountain, but when he walked out of the ruined temple, he was stunned.
Looking at the mountain village from a distance, the setting sun has been blocked by the peaks at his feet, and Baihua Village has fallen into shadow.
But at this moment, those dotted houses were actually ignited and burned into balls of fire, like a pile of bonfires standing on the ground.
"Oops..."
Zhao Duan's face turned pale instantly, and he pulled out the afterimage and approached the village down the mountain at a terrifying speed.
……
At this moment, the peaceful Baihua Village has been trampled by the iron hoofs of the rebels.
In the dim sky, houses were set on fire, and the straw on the roofs burned with blazing flames.
A group of Prince Jing's rebels were gathering the villagers at the head of the village.
"Don't burn my house! Master Jun! Please don't burn it..."
A white-haired old woman cried and was dragged out of the yard by a sergeant with one hand.
The old woman was old and had been bedridden for a long time. She could not stand up, but she was dragged by the strong soldier with one hand. She was as light as a dog and turned back to shed tears towards the burning house.
"Let go of my mother..." The eyes of another man who was being driven were red, and he rushed over like crazy. However, he was violently swung by a rebel with only a scabbard, and he screamed and fell to the ground.
How can a group of villagers stand up to an elite private army that spends a lot of money on the palace and is covered in magic weapons?
At the head of the village, a group of villagers were driven together, surrounded by the sharp blades of the sergeants.
Liu Qi's family was also among them. At this moment, the man named Liu Qi had bruises on his face and body, as if he had been beaten, but he firmly protected his wife and daughter behind him.
The gentle Liu Wangshi cried silently, holding her husband with one hand and holding Xiao Baihua's hand tightly with the other.
The little girl named Baihua stared at this scene in a daze, as if she was frightened. She didn't understand what was happening.
All I know is that Sister Xu suddenly flew away in the afternoon, and then the group of soldiers chased her out.
Then, the group of soldiers came back in part, driving the villagers away fiercely. She vaguely heard some scattered words from the rebels' conversation.
It seems that Sister Xu and that brother are some big shots. They are going to be arrested and convicted for taking them in.
Those people kept asking about the brother's whereabouts, and the village chief was beaten until he vomited blood.
"Everyone is here. It seems that the Zhao thief has escaped. It's a pity that we can only capture these unimportant villagers. At least we can take some credit." A leading rebel at the entrance of the village said.
Another rebel shook his head and said:
"Perhaps it may not be a bad thing for us if he escapes. Master Ouyang and the others are not here. If we encounter the Zhao thief, we may not be able to deal with him."
The former smiled and said: "So what if this person is powerful? Why don't you leave your master and run away? Okay, let's go. With these burdens, it will be dark when we return to the city."
The rebels were talking and laughing, and were about to drive the villagers away, when suddenly everyone heard a sharp and low sound breaking through the air.
The elite sergeant who was joking just now had a bloody line cut on his neck by a flying knife that flew out of thin air. He covered his neck and fell down in horror.
The other sergeants also looked at the sea of fire burning in horror.
Xiao Baihua was stunned. Her big eyes reflected an angry flame, and in the flames, a familiar, yet extremely indifferent figure slowly walked out.
The Golden Crow flying knife was wrapped in a dark golden light and was caught in Zhao Duan's hand.
"It's him! It's Thief Zhao!"
"Zhao Thief appears!"
The sergeants were horrified, shouting and drawing their swords one after another, and some even fired magic weapon crossbows.
However, there was no fearful expression on Zhao Duan's gloomy face.
He took a step and suddenly pulled out the afterimage and appeared next to the Liu family. His warm palms slowly covered Xiao Baihua's eyelids:
"Close your eyes."
Zhao Duan said softly, looking at the magic weapon sabers slashing from all directions with an unusually calm expression. The shadows of countless sabers overlapped in his pupils filled with flames.
"In this world..."
Zhao Duan suddenly understood what he lacked.
"This is the human world."
He raised his eyes, looked at the countless illusory red threads spreading towards the sky, and looked at Pei Niannu who was standing in the sky, wearing a wedding dress and a golden faceplate.
At this moment, Zhao Duan stepped into the worldly realm.
(End of chapter)