"As expected of Wang Ye's meticulous mind!" Mr Zhou transferred the jade flute from his left hand to his right hand, looking even more elegant and suave. "Sending the two sisters, Hua Nongying and Hua Nongyue, to the Champion Marquis to be his handmaidens. This is really a two-pronged strategy. First, we can plant two people by his side. Second, we can make it difficult for him to refuse. How could he let the two sisters stay at his place? They were two living people, so how could they be killed? Even if we can't control him, we can still report some useful information at any time. "
"That's natural. Hua Nongyue and Hua Nongying are the Hallmaster of the Yaochi school's Flower Moon Hall. I heard that their cultivation in Taoist techniques is quite profound. It would be great if they could serve as eyes and ears. I just don't know if the two girls will listen. " Prince Hefei picked up a jasper bowl carved with lotus flowers from the seat next to him and gently sucked the juice inside.
The juice inside the jasper lotus bowl was milky white and viscous. It was milk, but it wasn't cow's milk or goat's milk. It was human milk.
This was also a popular drink among the Da Qian nobles. Basically, the mansions of the Princes and Marquises would have some wet nurses who would milk the Princes and Marquises for them to enjoy.
As the saying goes, "Use all your strength to drink milk." The Da Qian nobles all believed that the length of time a person drank milk determined how strong the person's body was. The longer they drank milk, the better and stronger their body would be. Therefore, since the founding of the country, the habit of raising wet nurses to drink milk had been popular.
"The two girls promise to be obedient. If they don't, I can make them obedient!" Mr Zhou smiled, looking as if he had a card up his sleeve.
"I know Mr Zhou's methods, but don't go overboard. After all, the Yaochi school supports me. Nongyue and Nongying are disciples of the Yaochi school. We can't let them be bitterly disappointed, "Prince Hefei said.
"Wang Ye is going easy on women again? These two women colluded with outsiders. Not only did they violate Wang Ye's taboos, they also violated Yaochi school's taboos. Even if Wang Ye didn't deal with them, Yaochi school would deal with them themselves. But then again, these two women were quite smart people. Why did they sell the ship to that what was his name? What's his name? Hong Yi? "Mr. Zhou pondered.
"Hong Yi, Hong Xuanji's illegitimate son. Before the age of fifteen, he lived in Marquis Wu Wen's mansion. He wasn't outstanding, so Hong Xuanji forbade him from learning martial arts. But at the beginning of spring this year, he suddenly amazed the world with a brilliant feat. He passed the provincial examinations in Yujing City, then sought refuge with Fourth Brother and joined the Pacification Navy. In the process of eliminating the Giant Whale Pirates, he killed Green Eyebrows and made a great contribution. "
Prince Heqing recited Hong Yi's background word by word. He didn't miss a single detail. Originally, Hong Yi was a small fry who couldn't catch the attention of a big shot like Prince Heqing. But Prince Heqing seemed to keep everything in his heart. He was very calculative. Regardless of whether it was a big or a small matter, or a big or small character, everything was organized in his heart.
Especially when he spoke like this, it was as if he was flipping through a book. He gave off the feeling that there was nothing in the world that he didn't know.
"Oh? The three Island Lords of Giant Whale Island, Yellow Eyebrows, Green Eyebrows, and Heaven Sword Scholar Gan Lin, were all top Connate experts. They had thousands of pirates under their command. The vipers within a five-kilometer radius all gathered together and tore at them like crazy. There were tens of thousands of vipers on Giant Whale Island, which made it even more convenient for him. Just one word from him was enough to cause the Pacification Navy to suffer heavy losses. Moreover, he had Yun Meng and the Demonic Iron Guard archers by his side. How could they be killed by a mere Hong Yi? "Mr. Zhou asked curiously.
"Since he's Hong Xuanji's son, we can't underestimate him." Prince Heqing put down the "milk" in his jade bowl. "Hong Xuanji is too powerful. We can't look down on anyone or anything that has anything to do with him. "
As if in response to Prince Heqing's words, a red-robed eunuch suddenly barged in from the main entrance, carrying a bird in his arms.
"Wang Ye, urgent letter."
This red-robed eunuch spoke with a croaky voice. The bird in his arms was the color of black gold. Its feathers were extremely smooth, like iron. Moreover, this bird had a pair of bright red eyes like bloody gems. It had a bewitching look, a hook-like beak, and sharp claws, as if it could devour people.
This strange bird had a letter tied to its leg.
"What's so urgent that it needs a Golden Owl to deliver an urgent letter?" Prince Heqing frowned and waved his hand. This strange bird immediately flew to his hand. He took down the letter with a wave of his hand. "Give this Golden Owl a whole Jade Rabbit to eat."
This Golden Owl was a divine bird in the depths of the Yun Meng Prairie. It was ferocious and even dared to prey on falcons. Even the smaller wolves on the prairie could not escape its predation. However, it was intelligent and could be tamed. The great nobles on the prairie all tamed one to spy on the enemy and hunt.
What was more amazing was that this Golden Owl was raised by people. Through training, it could avoid the bows and arrows of masters. Moreover, it could fly extremely fast, like a flash of lightning. It could even hunt messenger pigeons in the sky, making it impossible for the enemy's letters to be delivered. A well-trained Golden Owl was extremely valuable. On the prairie, it was a divine creature equivalent to the king of lions. Even 100,000 taels of silver or 1,000 cows and sheep could not buy it.
Usually, the Golden Owl was used to deliver a letter of extreme urgency.
"Wang Ye, what urgent letter is it?" Mr. Zhou saw that Prince Heqing's expression was a little strange.
"The convoy that was escorting Hua Nongyue and Hua Nongying was intercepted." Prince Heqing sneered. "How dare they …"
"How could they be intercepted? Who did it? Mr. Fang, Miss Wen, and Elder Shan were accompanying them. These three experts could come and go as they pleased even if there were thousands of soldiers and horses. Moreover, Miss Yue Ru was accompanying them.
Could it be the Crown Prince's doing? "Mr. Zhou frowned as well.
Back then, Prince Heqing had sent people to intercept the Crown Prince's High Official. It was not uncommon for the two forces to sabotage each other. Now that Prince Heqing's convoy was in trouble, the first thing he thought of was the Crown Prince.
"It's not the Crown Prince," Prince Heqing said. "You probably won't even know who it is."
"Who?" Mr. Zhou straightened his flute.
"It's Hong Yi!" Prince Heqing laughed thrice. Even after something like this had happened, Wang Ye was still able to laugh. It showed how shrewd he was.
"Impossible!" Mr. Zhou almost crushed the flute in his hand.
"This is Yue Ru's personal letter. Of course, it wasn't written by Hong Yi. He had two innate masters with him, and one of them was Lélie the Tank! I've also seen the bulletin from the Ministry of War. I knew it. Wei Lei had so many masters with him, so how could he have been killed? I'm certain that it was Hong Yi who did it. "
"No matter how capable Hong Yi is, he can't possibly rescue Hua Nongyue and Hua Nongying with Miss Yue Ru and the three experts around."
"Of course not, but things will be different with the Golden Spider King."
Prince Heqing held the letter in his hand between two fingers. With a flick of his fingers, the letter flew toward Mr. Zhou like a sharp sword. Mr. Zhou held the letter in his hand and caught it. He glanced at it and understood everything.
The letter said, "The Golden Spider King is hiding in the surroundings, so I can't care about others …"
The person in the letter was Yao Yue Ru.
"This Hong Yi can't be underestimated! He's become Prince Yu's right-hand man! Wang Ye, I'll go to the Pacification Naval Headquarters alone to see who this Hong Yi is. If there's a chance, I'll destroy his soul. I have hundreds of ways to turn him into an idiot! "
Mr. Zhou instantly straightened his back. His eyes turned a deep green like two balls of will-o '-the-wisp.
"Mm, I trust your skills. Do you need to bring someone with you?" Prince Heqing asked.
"No, it'll be troublesome if I bring too many people. Moreover, if the Golden Spider King is really here, it'll be useless no matter how many people we have. " Mr. Zhou took a step and disappeared from the hall. Even the eunuch next to him didn't know how he left.
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"Recently, I've been showing off. First, I killed Wei Lei. Second, I robbed Prince Heqing's convoy. Both of these are major events. I'm sure they'll attract the attention of countless people. Although I'm not weak now, if I'm exposed, I'm afraid I'll suffer endless troubles and attacks."
The sea breeze blew. On the surface of the sea, warships and warships were shuttling back and forth. Each and every one of the sailors was wearing a long gown, holding bows, arrows, swords, and spears. Their battle cries were earth-shattering.
This was Hong Yi's navy training.
Hong Yi commanded five battalions. Under his command, there were hundreds of warships, hundreds of patrol ships, and a large command ship with 500 people. This was not a small force on the sea. It was enough to wipe out all small groups of pirates.
Hong Yi stood on the command ship, thinking about how to hide his strength and bide his time.
Recently, he had done two major things. One was killing Wei Lei, and the other was robbing Prince Heqing's convoy. Both were earth-shattering events. Even he felt that he had shown off too much.
But these two things were forced. He had to do them. If Wei Lei didn't kill him, he would be killed. If Hua Nongying and Hua Nongyue didn't save him, his thoughts wouldn't be smooth, and his soul would be shrouded in fog. Then his cultivation of Taoist techniques would never be able to improve.
Now that he had done these two things, he had also settled down. He had also deceived and roped in Yan Zhen. In the Pacification Navy, it was the best time to hide and accumulate strength.
Regarding the current situation, Hong Yi would always carefully analyze it.
"But recently, I have done a good thing. Mister Duan has been in seclusion all day to comprehend his soul, trying to break through. He can't hang around me like a ghost. But these Blood Shark Guards and Splitting Whale Death Warriors are really troublesome. They insist on being my personal soldiers. I can't chase them away now. I want to develop my strength, but I can't do that to them. Otherwise, any move I make will fall into Yan Zhen's ears. "
Looking at the Shattering Whale Death Warriors standing neatly behind him, dressed in silver robes and with their faces covered, Hong Yi felt very uncomfortable.
These people were protecting him now. They were his personal soldiers, fighting in battle. But if the situation changed, they would immediately put a knife to his neck.
The more Hong Yi thought about it, the more he felt that these people were thorns in his eyes. He was tempted to grab their souls and use his soul vortex to crush them.
Ever since he had mastered the Profound Yin Ghost Slaying Soul Assimilating Art and killed a White-Spotted Sea Centipede, he hadn't broken his fast on a human yet.
Hong Yi naturally didn't like being controlled or monitored by others. Yan Zhen's actions had violated a great taboo in his heart.
"Mu The Younger, Tie Zhu, Sunchaser, Lélie, Wen Feiyan, Hills, and even that flying guillotine are all in seclusion, trying to break through to the next realm. If they break through, my overall strength will immediately leap to another level. These people won't be able to pose a threat to me then. "
The sky was nearing dusk, and the navy was about to return to camp. Hong Yi hadn't thought of a way to truly conceal his strength and bide his time.
"Retreat, return to camp!" Hong Yi gave the order, and the large iron bell on the command ship began to ring loudly. Then, ship after ship of navy neatly gathered, protecting the command ship as it neared the port on the shore.
Before long, the thousands of navy soldiers had settled the ships and walked in orderly steps towards the camp. They returned to their own camps, ate, and rested. This was their simple daily life.
"General, let's return to camp." A Blood Shark Guard captain came up and said.
"You guys go back first. I'll take a walk on the beach." Hong Yi's eyes flashed.
"We've been sent by the Grand Marshal to protect the general. Wei Taicang's deathsworn have been active around the camp recently." The Blood Shark Guard captain said, "We have to stay close to the general."
"It's rare for you to have such thoughts."
Hong Yi didn't pay any attention to these people. With his hands behind his back, he strolled step by step on the beach.
The sky gradually darkened, and the beach had a rare moment of peace. It was suitable for a person to think quietly by himself. The forty-nine Blood Shark Guards and the nine Whale Splitting Deathsworn seemed to know that Hong Yi wanted to think, so they all pulled away from him without making a sound.
Hong Yi nodded. Although these soldiers had the intention of secretly monitoring him, their attitudes were respectful. They were definitely not as arrogant and despotic as Zhao Han. Otherwise, Hong Yi would have killed them long ago.
Walking on the beach, Hong Yi felt the softness of the fine sand step by step. His ears and mind were completely opened up. Immediately, the chirping of insects in the forest, the crawling of mice and small animals were all absorbed into his ears.
The images reflected by these sounds also appeared one by one in Hong Yi's Spiritual Force.
Hong Yi had a feeling that after hearing the sounds, the images of the animals crawling in the grass and on the ground were also "seen" along with the sounds.
With his ears, Hong Yi even felt that in a small pile of sand twenty steps away from him, a crab was digging and spitting out bubbles. It was as if it was moving in his eyes.
"This is a scene that can only be seen when the spirit is at the great success stage of body possession!"
Hong Yi was overjoyed. He knew that this kind of scanning with his mind was a scene that could only be seen after body possession. After breaking through the barrier, he had finally entered the realm of body possession after arduous cultivation.
"At the great success stage of body possession, I can sit quietly while my mind is spread out densely in a radius of tens of feet. I no longer have to fear any assassination or harassment." Hong Yi knew the benefits of body possession.
"Young Master Yi, Old Slave has been waiting for you here for a long time."
Suddenly, a light cough woke up Hong Yi from the state of scanning with his mind.
"Who!" Hong Yi retracted his Spiritual Sense and looked to the front. Twenty steps away, behind the small sand pit, there was an old man in black clothes with his body bent over.
"Wu Housekeeper!"
Hong Yi raised his head and heaved a long sigh of relief. His spirits were lifted!
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