Dayang Nation's Prime Minister's residence had been burned down, and Prime Minister Yin Wufeng's whereabouts were unknown. It was said that he had been captured …
Last night's commotion was so huge that almost the entire city knew about it. When the news spread, the entire Dayang City was in an uproar. Everyone's topic immediately shifted from the princess's betrothal contest to this matter.
Although the streets leading to the Prime Minister's residence had been sealed off, the commoners who wanted to watch the commotion could still see from afar that the once luxurious Prime Minister's residence had been reduced to a foul atmosphere. By the time they saw it, there was still smoke that had yet to be completely extinguished rising up, confirming the rumor that a 'fire had descended from the heavens' and burned down the Prime Minister's residence.
Dayang Nation was shocked, and so were the envoys from all the other nations. From time to time, messenger pigeons would soar into the sky above Dayang City, relaying the news back to their respective nations.
In Dayang Nation's palace, the officials gathered to discuss the matter …
The people who lived in the secluded courtyard in Bi Wan Nation's embassy territory were all present. That hipster had some tricks up her sleeves. Hibiscus had already thoroughly fooled around with her. The two of them were lying on the lush green grass, whispering to each other. No one knew what they were plotting. Yue Qianchou occupied the swing that originally belonged to the hipster. He closed his eyes and basked in the sun as he swayed gently on it. He held a jade archive in his hand and examined it.
It was the jade archive that Lu Wanwan had given him. The vast amount of records in it showed that he had indeed put in a lot of effort into it. Perhaps he really did intend to bring it back to Huaxia.
Yue Qianchou had already handed over the kidnapped Yin Wufeng and the other cultivators to Guan Yu for interrogation. It would be best if he could force some useful information out of them. Before he left, Yue Qianchou had specifically instructed him that it was fine even if he used torture to extort a confession …
Beside him, Zhang Peng shook the swing from time to time, not letting it stop. At first, he thought that Miao Yi had fallen asleep on the swing, but when he saw Miao Yi opening his eyes slightly to look at Hibiscus, Zhang Peng finally asked, "Mister, ahem … I heard from His Highness that the Prime Minister's residence was burned down by a huge fire last night. There was also a huge battle, and hundreds of ordinary soldiers died. It seems that the Prime Minister has also disappeared. Mister, next time you have something like this, please take me with you! "He immediately guessed that it was his master who did it.
The sun was a little dazzling. Yue Qianchou narrowed his eyes and looked at him. He said lazily, "There are too many people here. With your size, even if you cover your face, people will be able to recognize you at a glance. Don't worry! There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. "
"Uh …" Zhang Peng was speechless. He didn't expect that his good physique, which allowed him to charge and break through enemy lines on the battlefield, would become a burden.
Yue Qianchou closed his eyes and immersed himself in the vast amount of records in the jade archive once again … Yin Baikang, who was at the final stage of the Demigod Stage, was actually the true ruler of the largest foreign nation, the Tu 'an Nation. His grandson, Yin Wufeng, actually ran over to the Dayang Nation to become the Prime Minister. This was rather interesting.
Speaking of which, Yin Baikang was most likely the Spirit Severing expert in the cultivation world who had the most children. He was desperately sowing seeds in hopes of producing one or two children with cultivating spiritual roots. However, up until now, even though he had many children and grandchildren, not a single one of them was able to cultivate. It was said that in recent years, he had resigned himself to his fate and stopped doing such things.
After reading this news, Yue Qianchou was a little depressed. He originally thought that by capturing his precious grandson, he could extort a huge sum of money. He didn't expect this old thing to have no less than a hundred grandsons. He probably wouldn't care if one or two of them died.
However, when he saw that among the old thing's grandsons, there were less than ten who had any potential, Yue Qianchou was delighted. No wonder Yin Wufeng was able to become the Prime Minister of the Dayang Nation. Yin Baikang probably sold a lot of face to get it. Otherwise, Huo Zongming, who actually controlled the Dayang Nation, wouldn't have agreed to it! This meant that the hostage in his hands was still worth some money.
"Sigh! It's been a long time since I've done something like kidnapping and extortion. I didn't think I'd have the chance to do it again in this lifetime. Oh, this Yin Baikang is one of the richest people in the cultivation world! I wonder how much this grandson of his is worth … "Yue Qianchou closed his eyes and smiled as he muttered to himself.
"Mister, what did you say?" Zhang Peng didn't hear him clearly and thought he was talking to him.
Yue Qianchou opened his eyes and smiled as he waved his hand, "I'm not talking to you."
He put away the jade archive in his hand and took out the jade archive with the detailed topographic map of the Dayang Nation. He had to find an advantageous place to pay the ransom … He carefully examined the surrounding terrain of the Dayang City and finally determined the location to be a valley not far from the city.
In the Dayang Nation's palace, Emperor Zhao Heng was having a headache from the quarrel of his ministers. The dignified Prime Minister of a nation had suddenly disappeared. This matter was getting out of hand. Moreover, it happened right when the princess was about to hold a martial arts competition to find a spouse.
In the golden hall, although the ministers were righteously condemning the murderer and requesting for the Prime Minister to be found as soon as possible, everyone was muttering in their hearts. With the Prime Minister's residence in such a blood-soaked state, their beloved Prime Minister probably wouldn't be able to return.
Hence, someone started saying that although the Prime Minister was no longer around, the affairs of the nation couldn't be left unattended for even a day. They had to find someone to temporarily replace the Prime Minister. Once the Prime Minister was found, he would be handed over to the Prime Minister.
With that, the missing Prime Minister was immediately thrown aside. The ministers all wanted to recommend someone who represented their faction to temporarily replace the Prime Minister. This was because everyone knew that if the Prime Minister didn't return, the person who would replace him would probably become the real Prime Minister.
Emperor Zhao Heng sat upright on the Dragon Throne with a sullen face as he looked at the ministers who were on the verge of making a move. They didn't know, but he did. Yin Wufeng was a person with a powerful background. He didn't know how this matter would end. It wasn't the time to replace the Prime Minister … The few elders in the palace had already told him yesterday that this matter was no longer something the imperial court could interfere with. Once the Cultivation World was done with it, he would make the final decision.
Just when the ministers were in a heated argument, a 'report' came from outside. A Golden Palace Guard ran in and reported loudly while kneeling on one knee, "Your Majesty, the City Patrol Division has found the Prime Minister's concubine, Madam Li."
The hall instantly fell silent. All the ministers looked at each other. Zhao Heng waved his hand and said, "Bring him to the harem. I want to question him personally." After saying that, he was too lazy to care about the group of people below him and left.
A beautiful and graceful woman was brought to a remote area of the harem by a few guards. It was considered a forbidden area of the harem. It had its own gate and courtyard, and there weren't even any guards. When she reached the gate, the guards stopped and invited her to enter alone. Lady Li walked in slowly, trembling with fear. She saw the emperor, Zhao Heng, and three elders standing together. The four of them were staring at her with burning eyes, causing her to shudder.
There was a fresh whip mark on Madam Li's face, and her clothes were torn. It was obvious that she had been whipped. Think about it, other than the person who attacked the Prime Minister's residence, who else would dare to hit the Prime Minister's wife? Their gazes didn't linger on her. Instead, they were all staring at the jade archive in her hand.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Madam Li's voice trembled as she bowed.
"No need for formalities!" Zhao Heng's expression was cold. He had met Madam Li before, but he hadn't been this respectful! It was obvious that he was scared out of his wits, and he still had a look of lingering fear.
Just as Madam Li rose to her feet, Zhao Heng shouted, "Where is the Prime Minister?"
Madam Li was so frightened that she trembled on the spot. She fell to her knees again and said fearfully, "I don't know. I don't know anything. Your Majesty, please spare me!"
Seeing her kneel again, Zhao Heng's expression softened a little. He asked in a deep voice, "Speak! What is going on? Tell me everything you know. If you dare to lie to me, I will immediately drag you out and execute you! "
"I'll speak, I'll speak." Madam Li trembled as she said, "There was a huge fire. There was a huge fire all of a sudden. Not long after Milord and I escaped, a lot of masked men who could fly suddenly appeared. They started killing people, killing a lot of people. They knocked us unconscious. When we woke up, they asked me questions that I didn't know the answer to. I said I didn't know, so they kept hitting me … "
The others frowned as they listened. This woman was obviously scared out of her wits. She was speaking incoherently. Zhao Heng asked, "What did they ask you?"
"Yin Baikang. They asked me about Yin Baikang, but I really don't know this person." Madam Li started crying as she spoke.
The three Mi brothers exchanged glances with each other. As expected, they were here for Yin Baikang. They didn't know who could be so daring.
"Then how did you come back? Where is the Prime Minister? Did he come back? "Zhao Heng continued to ask.
"I don't know. I really don't know anything." Madam Li stuttered, "They knocked me unconscious again. When I woke up, I was outside the city. A masked man gave me this and told me not to lose it. If I lost it, he would take my life. He said this is something to save the Prime Minister. "As she said this, she raised the jade archive in her hand.
Mi Rushan's fingers formed a palm as he took the jade archive into his hand. He immediately used his divine sense to examine it, only to see that it said, "Yin Baikang, I don't care if you're a Demigod or Dog Transformation cultivator. Your precious grandson is in my hands. I've been a little short on money lately, so I've kidnapped your grandson. If you want your grandson back, prepare two hundred million high-grade spirit stones as ransom. Within three days, if I don't see any spirit stones, I guarantee that your name, Yin Baikang, will be immortalized in the cultivation world. Below is the place to hand over the spirit stones. Don't get it wrong. "
Mi Rushan's expression twitched. The inscription was' Hero '. Looking further down, there was a map. It was probably the place to hand over the spirit stones.
"Take a look!" Mi Rushan didn't know what to say after reading it. He passed the jade archive to his two brothers. The two of them were speechless after reading it. The jade archive returned to Mi Rushan's hand.
"Let her go! We won't be able to get anything out of her. "Mi Rushan waved his hand. Zhao Heng immediately had someone take Madam Li away. He then asked, "High Priest, what's inside?"
"Hehe! Someone must've eaten a bear's heart and leopard's gall. They kidnapped Yin Baikang's grandson and blackmailed him for spirit stones. " Mi Rushan laughed coldly. In his heart, he was wondering which lunatic did this. How could Yin Baikang's money be so easily extorted?
Zhao Heng also knew what kind of person Yin Baikang was. He was shocked and asked, "Who? Who did this? "The word 'Hero' came out of Mi Ruhai's mouth. Mi Ruquan laughed and said, "Hehe! Who is this person?! I'd really like to get to know him. He clearly did something shameful, yet he still wants to call himself a hero. But … even though it wasn't done by a hero, his guts are definitely heroic! "
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