Chapter 82 The Demons Arrive
Ni Kun really wanted to know how the Qin Emperor's army could capture Chang'an.
I am even more curious about what kind of brilliant sparks will be created if it is really Zulong who has returned and what kind of brilliant sparks will be created between him and the Li family who have already agreed to use Guanzhong as their base to fight for the world.
Unfortunately, Guanzhong is too far away and out of reach.
Ni Kun could only express his close attention, and then continue to enjoy the scenery of the journey.
After a few more days, the passenger ship had a smooth sailing and passed through Yang and Danyang, arriving in Jiangdu on the 29th day of the first lunar month.
In the first month of the 13th year of Daye, Jiangdu, the most prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, had no festive atmosphere at all. Instead, an atmosphere of panic and uneasiness permeated the city.
The reason is quite simple: Du Fuwei, the overlord of Jianghuai and a man of great powers, was not at peace even during the Chinese New Year. In the first month of the year, he fought a great battle and defeated Chen Ling, the general of the right imperial guard of the Sui court. Chen Ling's entire army was wiped out, and only Du Fuwei escaped with his life.
Du Fuwei took advantage of the victory to capture Gaoyou and occupy Liyang, calling himself the "Grand Administrator of Liyang" . He was extremely powerful for a time and attracted attention from all over the world.
At this point, Du Fuwei's Jianghuai Army had completely occupied Danyang, Liyang and other places upstream of Jiangdu, forming a semi-encirclement of Jiangdu.
Together with other small rebel groups such as Li Zitong entrenched in Hailing County in Jiangdu County, the huge Jiangdu has been surrounded by rebel groups of all sizes and has almost become an isolated city.
Of course , there are still 100,000 brave imperial guards inside and outside Jiangdu City. Even Du Fuwei does not dare to attack Jiangdu City for the time being.
But no matter what, Yang Guang’s current situation can be described as “trapped in a city of despair”.
But the trapped Yang Guang continued to hide in the Jiangdu Palace and play the ostrich, refusing to listen to or believe any bad news. Even if his trusted and favored ministers dared to tell him that the world was in chaos and the emperor should cheer up, he would immediately alienate his trusted and favored ministers.
Always listen to and believe only good news, even if it is fabricated false good news.
Always pretending that the world is still peaceful, banquets are still held, wine is still drunk, dancing is still performed, and everyone is drunk and happy, enjoying every day as long as possible, giving full play to the optimistic spirit of "enjoying life while it lasts".
Perhaps he has been drunk ever since he went to Jiangdu for the third time and has never sobered up.
Ordinary people, however, did not have such a good attitude as him. They were all very worried, fearing that one day when they woke up, they would find a large army besieging the city and the war would begin.
In this atmosphere, Ni Kun and his party took a boat from the water gate into Jiangdu City. After getting off the boat at a pier, they took a carriage and came to the Grand Canal that runs through the entire city, in front of a simple-looking mansion.
Ni Kun, Zhu Yuyan and Kankan stood at the steps in front of the mansion and asked Wen Caiting to go forward and knock on the door.
Soon, the door creaked open a crack, and a delicate and fair-skinned girl poked her head out. When she saw Zhu Yuyan, a hint of surprise immediately appeared in her big black and white eyes:
"Master, you are here!"
She quickly opened the door, walked down the steps, and bowed to Zhu Yuyan:
"Disciple greets Master."
This girl was obviously Bai Qing'er, another direct disciple of Zhu Yuyan.
Don't be fooled by her gentle and well-behaved appearance. In fact, she is both scheming and skillful. Her fighting strategy is even better than that of Kankan, and she is very good at uniting her fellow disciples.
In this respect, she is much more powerful than Kankan, who is quite noble in heart, good at fighting but not good at uniting with her fellow disciples.
Bai Qing'er bowed to Zhu Yuyan, and then bowed to Wen Caiting:
"Qing'er greets Master Wen. It's been a while since we last met, Master Wen looks even younger and handsome!"
Finally, he gave Kankan a faint smile:
"Senior Sister Qian, you are here too! Qing'er missed you so much."
Even Ni Kun, although Bai Qing'er only regarded him as Wen Caiting's male lover, still smiled shyly at him and nodded slightly, showing some kindness and friendliness.
Such comprehensiveness and the ability to "humble oneself to make friends" made Ni Kun look at her with a new respect, and he couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
I just feel that Bai Qing'er may be slightly inferior to Kankan in terms of beauty, but her gentle, well-behaved and pitiful temperament can especially arouse men's possessiveness and desire to protect her. She is indeed a charming and seductive woman who specializes in seductive skills.
Zhu Yuyan did not deliberately remind Bai Qing'er to greet Ni Kun. She just smiled and asked:
"When did Qing'er come?"
Bai Qing'er said:
"Disciple followed Elder Yun here two days ago!"
Zhu Yuyan nodded slightly and asked again:
"Besides Elder Yun, which other elders are here?"
Bai Qing'er replied:
"Elder Xia and Master Bi Shouxuan have also arrived."
Zhu Yuyan nodded:
"In that case, go in."
As he spoke, he looked at Ni Kun for instructions. Seeing Ni Kun nod his chin slightly, he took the first step and walked into the door.
Wen Caiting, Kan Kan, and Bai Qing'er followed closely behind, while Ni Kun came last.
The visit of the Japanese secret envoy was of great importance. Wei Lianxiang not only notified Zhu Yuyan, but also notified several other core elders of the Yingui Sect's decision-making level.
For a time, several core elders of the Yingui Sect gathered in Jiangdu to discuss important matters.
When Ni Kun and his party arrived, the most senior elder of the Yingui Sect, Bi Shouxuan who practiced dual cultivation of cloud and rain, and the two female elders, Elder Yun and Elder Xia, had already arrived in Jiangdu in advance and were waiting for Zhu Yuyan to come and make the final decision.
Bai Qing'er led Zhu Yuyan and the group to a water pavilion suspended over the surface of the canal. They walked straight into the pavilion, turned through the foyer, and entered the main hall of the pavilion. They saw that the hall was very lively. The three elders of the Yingui Sect were drinking and chatting happily while being served by a group of handsome young men and women.
Seeing Zhu Yuyan and her group coming in, two beautiful women dressed in palace dresses hurriedly stood up and saluted, calling out "Sovereign Master". They were Elders Yun and Xia.
Another middle-aged man in Taoist robes, thin and handsome, with a long beard and a look of immortality, sat in his seat carelessly and only nodded to Zhu Yuyan: "The sect leader is here!"
Immediately, he waved to Wen Caiting: "Caiting, come and drink with Uncle Shi."
This person was none other than Bi Shouxuan, who practiced dual cultivation of cloud and rain, and was the uncle of Zhu Yuyan and Wen Caiting. He was proud of his seniority and had the support of Lin Shihong's favorite disciple who had already become an emperor, so he was quite arrogant and rude to Zhu Yuyan, the sect leader.
Zhu Yuyan remained calm and just nodded to Pi Shouxuan: "Uncle Pi, you are here very early."
He then said to the second elder Yunxia: "Two elders, please don't be so polite."
As he spoke, he walked straight towards the vacant seat.
Wen Caiting pretended not to hear Bi Shouxuan's call and walked behind Zhu Yuyan with Kankan.
From the beginning to the end, everyone in the hall completely ignored Ni Kun, and just thought he was Wen Caiting's new male lover, who had earned a place by Wen Caiting's side by relying on his extraordinary masculinity.
Zhu Yuyan came to the main seat, but did not sit on it. Instead, she stepped to the left side of the main seat, turned around and bowed to Ni Kun: "Please take a seat, sir."
When these words were spoken, Bi Shouxuan and the others were all bewildered and didn't understand what was going on.
It was not until they saw Ni Kun calmly step forward, flick his sleeves, sit on the main seat with a golden sword, and Wen Caiting stand obediently on his right, standing on the left and right with Zhu Yuyan, like guardians, that Bi Shouxuan, Elder Yun, and Elder Xia were all shocked and looked surprised.
At this time, Kanan glanced at Bai Qing'er with a smile, and walked forward to stand beside Zhu Yuyan's left hand.
Although Bai Qing'er was also confused and at a loss as to what to do because of this sudden change, she was a smart girl after all. No matter what the specific situation was, she quickly stood in line.
He immediately glanced at Ni Kun quickly and covertly, suppressed his shock and curiosity, and quickly stepped forward and stood to the right of Wen Caiting.
In this way, Zhu Yuyan and Kan Kan stood on Ni Kun's left, and Wen Caiting and Bai Qing'er stood on his right. This scene suddenly became somewhat mysterious, which made Bi Shouxuan and others feel doubtful and no longer dared to take him for granted.
After a moment of silence, Bi Shouxuan finally couldn't help but speak:
"Master, this young man is..."
He knew that Zhu Yuyan was proud and never willing to be inferior to others. He, Bi Shouxuan, only dared to be a little arrogant in his attitude because of his seniority and the influence of Lin Shihong's favorite disciple.
But even so, he didn't dare to seriously ignore Zhu Yuyan.
When Zhu Yuyan was not there, the main seat was empty, but he would not go up and sit there without permission.
However, Zhu Yuyan, who was so proud, actually let an unknown young man sit on the main seat that should have belonged to her, while she herself stood beside his seat like a guardian or even a maid...
Who is this young man?
What ability do you have to subdue Queen Yin and make the arrogant Queen Yin willingly humble herself?
As an old villain of the Yingui Sect, facing this unfathomable and strange situation, Bi Shouxuan's tone when asking questions was not as arrogant as when he greeted Zhu Yuyan before. Instead, he subconsciously became a little more restrained.
Zhu Yuyan is his niece, so it doesn’t matter if she is a little arrogant. As long as the big thing does not go against her wishes, she won’t care.
But of course Bi Shouxuan had to be cautious with this young man he had never met before.
Elder Yun and Elder Xia had the same doubts in their hearts. They looked at Ni Kun secretly while waiting for Zhu Yuyan's answer.
However, before Zhu Yuyan could start to introduce herself, a slightly hoarse male voice came from the hallway:
"I heard that the Japanese secret envoys are led by Wan Jing this time? That's great. I haven't seen Wan Jing for many years. I wonder if she has become more beautiful now..."
When he said this, the man had already stepped into the main hall of the water pavilion. He immediately saw Ni Kun, who was sitting on the main seat with his legs crossed and a nonchalant look on his face, and Zhu Yuyan, Kan Kan, Wen Caiting and Bai Qing'er, who were standing on his left and right.
Seeing this scene, the man was stunned for a moment, his words stopped abruptly, his face turned red and white, and he looked like his body was being torn apart.
It is obvious that this guy is Bian Bufu.
