"Let's go!" Zhan Changkong waved his hand at Painting Fairy, Zhan Caixian, and the others in the courtyard. At this moment, he was carrying a nine-ringed broadsword on his back. The four people beside him were the Outer Sanctum Deacon Ling Zekuan, the Inner Sanctum Deacon Xu Ming, the Deputy Steward Liu Jing, and the Vault Steward Zhan Chiyang. They were also carrying similar weapons.
"Master, why don't I go with you?" Painting Fairy asked.
"Stay behind and take care of Caixian. This trip is just to investigate, and there won't be much danger. Caixian, I'll bring back some meat for you. "Zhan Changkong waved his hand.
After saying this, Zhan Changkong felt somewhat miserable. He actually had to bring back some meat for his daughter on the way back. He was the chief of the Golden Ring Residence after all, yet he had been reduced to such a state.
However, even the winged cavalry warriors had to eat rice stubble six times a day. Naturally, they wouldn't have any good meals. It was already good enough that they could eat their fill.
Rice stubble was a common food in Tianjing Basin. It was somewhat similar to millet on Earth. It wasn't delicious, but it was abundant.
"Don't worry, Madam. We will definitely send the chief back safe and sound." Ling Zekuan and the others raised their thumbs, index fingers, and pinkies. This gesture represented a promise.
"Thank you for your hard work." Painting Fairy bowed in return.
"Let's go."
The five of them mounted their mounts and traveled along the long street to the south of the city. When they arrived at the city gate, they threw a sign over for the soldiers to check. After leaving the city and traveling three kilometers south, they saw more than 20 people standing or sitting in groups of two or three.
"Greetings, everyone. I'm late." Zhan Changkong scanned the crowd and saw people from the Lingshan Sect, the Nine Blades Sect, the Xiaoshan Sect, the General Sect, and a few other small sects.
Other than the Lingshan Sect and the Golden Ring Residence, the rest were small sects that usually only had one or two Earth Wheel experts. If this was in the past, the status of both parties would naturally be different.
However, now, other than the Lingshan Sect, which had clung onto Ren Baqian's thigh, there was no difference between the other sects.
As Zhan Changkong and the others arrived, everyone got up from the ground. It seemed like the five of them were the last ones.
"Everyone is here. Let's set off."
Su Xing, the chief of the Lingshan Sect, who was dressed in embroidered clothes, announced the arrival of everyone.
"Is Senior Zuo not coming?" someone asked. With a Spirit Wheel expert in charge, even if there was an ambush at the mouth of the Wang Estuary, everyone wouldn't be worried.
"Uncle-Master Zuo will also go, but he will not show himself. The investigation will mainly depend on everyone here. When everyone arrives, please be careful. Do not be careless," Su Xing warned the crowd.
"It is said that there are more than a dozen Earth Wheel experts there, and their skills aren't inferior to those of us here. That was news from a few days ago, and there might be other experts around now. In addition, there are about 5,000 soldiers on the mountain. If they surround you, it will be difficult for anyone below the Spirit Wheel level to escape. "
"This time, we're mainly here to investigate. If there's no need, don't fight with anyone. Evacuate immediately if anything happens. "
"Sect Master Su, don't worry. We're not reckless people." Everyone said. In fact, none of them wanted to fight. It wasn't that he was afraid of the battle, but that they had been sitting at the same table, discussing how to kill Qi Zixiao.
But now, they had sided with the imperial court. When facing the other party, he always felt that he was in the wrong.
…
When everyone headed to the Wang Estuary, Ren Baqian was writing and drawing on a piece of paper.
"What are you writing?" The empress looked over and saw that it was written in simplified Chinese, with the words "Embroidered Uniform Guards" written at the top.
"I feel that it's a pity not to make use of these people. In the past, the imperial court didn't know much about anything outside of Dayao because the aboriginals were more suited for killing enemies on the battlefield and weren't good at infiltrating and investigating. Furthermore, the aboriginals were too easy to recognize. Even a blind person could tell that they were from Dayao based on their figures and expressions.
Now that we have these people, we can cast our net and at least have some understanding of the movements of other countries. We can also make use of these people to control Tianjing Basin and the Yun Nation Province, "Ren Baqian explained.
"The Yun Nation Province?"
"Or the Protectorate of the East Cloud? When the Yun Nation is conquered, Your Majesty can call it whatever you want, "Ren Baqian said.
As for the Yun Nation, it was still the Yun Nation now, but it wouldn't be in the future.
Neither he nor the empress doubted whether Dayao could conquer the Yun Nation or not.
Decades ago, if it wasn't for the fact that the former emperor didn't want to occupy the Yun Nation and only wanted to seize it, the Yun Nation would have been destroyed.
"Why are they called the Embroidered Uniform Guards?" the empress asked curiously.
"In fact, their duties overlap with those of the Department of Inspection. However, this team is made up of martial arts experts who have surrendered and is different from the departments of the imperial court. Therefore, they have been given another name. At present, it's just a concept. If Your Majesty doesn't like it, you can call them the East Faction Guards, the West Faction Guards, or the Department of Security, "Ren Baqian explained simply.
"Embroidered Uniform Guards, this name isn't bad." The empress nodded slightly and asked, "Do you think these people are trustworthy?"
Even though Ren Baqian had already recruited these people and allowed them to participate in some matters, the empress still didn't like them.
Ren Baqian was clear about this. Even the empress was like this, let alone the others.
However, this was normal. After all, decades of attitudes and likes and dislikes couldn't be changed in a few days or months.
There was still a long way to go before these people could truly live under the same sky as the aboriginals.
"It's an attempt. As for whether they are trustworthy or not, we can only find out after we use them. "
"I'm a little bored and want to go to Earth to relieve my boredom." This was the first time the empress took the initiative to go to Earth.
Outside of Tianjing Basin, she could still use the radio station to listen to news from other directions. Here, other than the daily letters from Gu City, there was nothing else to do.
It had been more than a month, and her patience was wearing thin.
"That's good. I reckon that those people will take at least one more day to return," Ren Baqian said. "Your Majesty, do you want to meet that Su Wen?"
The empress's eyes lit up when she heard Ren Baqian's words.
She was very interested in this person.
One had to know that his peaches were delivered after the empress was injured, and the Spirit Spear Teng Yue had also arrived. Without these two peaches, with 30 percent of the empress's strength and the help of the other martial arts experts, they would at most be able to drive Teng Yue away.
Both of them returned to Earth and went to their respective rooms to change their clothes.
Ren Baqian, who had just changed his underwear, moved his ears and seemed to have heard something.
"Ah! Help! "
"The sound is coming from outside the house? And it's getting closer and closer? "
Ren Baqian thought as he put on his clothes and went to the window. However, before he could see the other party, he heard the sound of glass shattering next door and a dull thud.
"Oh no!" Ren Baqian quivered. The room next door was the empress's.
Ren Baqian pulled up his pants and hurriedly ran to the room next door. He kicked open the door and saw a palm getting bigger and bigger. Then, it slapped his face …
Thud!
Ren Baqian's entire body was hanging from the wall.
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