When Hong Yi arrived at Prince Yu's mansion, he had already made up his mind to help Prince Yu fight for the throne.
Of course, this also depended on Prince Yu's own strength.
Otherwise, if he met a piece of mud that could not stick to the wall, Hong Yi would not be able to do anything even if he had all the tricks up his sleeves.
Now that he heard that Prince Yu had escorted the Ajati Matriarch into the Jade Capital so quickly and even locked her up in the mansion, Hong Yi knew that Wang Ye still had some tricks up his sleeves.
Although Hong Yi had attached a trace of his consciousness to the Ajati Matriarch, this trace of consciousness was used to suppress the Ajati Matriarch's spirit. Once the Ajati Matriarch woke up in any situation, Hong Yi would be able to sense it. Under other circumstances, he would not be able to know anything about the outside world.
It did not seem like Hong Yi had attached another trace of consciousness to Hong Kang's body.
Hong Yi attached his consciousness to Hong Kang's body. Now that Hong Kang was six to seven thousand miles away, if anything were to happen, Hong Yi would be able to know it within the time it takes to burn a stick of incense.
However, splitting his consciousness too much would affect his own strength, which was a big disadvantage.
"Oh, now that you mention this, I still have to introduce you to a few people, Hong Yi. This time, thanks to them, we managed to repel many of the Crown Prince's attacks, and even seriously injured the Crown Prince's subordinate, Mister Lan, so that we could secretly bring the Ajati Matriarch here."
Prince Yu smiled and walked in front.
Hong Yi followed behind him. He took off the big wolf skin cloak and wore a clean brocade robe, with a jade pendant hanging on his waist. He looked like a suave young master.
In the blink of an eye, they walked through two long corridors and arrived at the spacious and bright parlor, which was warmly heated.
In the parlor, there was a screen made of Yunzhou stone. The texture was exquisite, and it looked like a painting of mountains and rivers. (Yunzhou stone is equivalent to marble.)
As soon as Hong Yi entered the reception room, he saw a man and a woman sitting on a row of chairs. There was also a middle-aged Confucian scholar. Behind the three of them were several subordinates in soft armor with sharp gazes.
Among them, the man and woman didn't belong to the same group as the middle-aged Confucian. Their clothing was different, and the warriors standing behind them were also different.
The man and woman, in particular, made Hong Yi take a few more glances at them.
This was because of the man and woman. The man had a delicate face, a high nose bridge, and blue eyes. His hair was also a kind of luster that seemed to be yellow yet not yellow, and seemed to be black yet not black. It looked a little like a black gold kasaya.
As for the woman, she was wearing a sable coat and a multicolored hair band on her head. There was no golden fork or emerald green hair band on her head, which was somewhat similar to Murong Yan's attire. Her eyes were slightly blue and flickered with a glass-like luster, giving off a mysterious and noble aura.
It was obvious that the man and woman weren't from the Da Qian Heaven Province.
Only the middle-aged Confucian scholar had a long beard and was wearing a Confucian robe. A young man behind him was helping him hold a long sword. He moved freely, and his martial arts cultivation was profound. His temperament was somewhat similar to that of Master Duan. He was obviously a leader of a sect.
"This is Prince Shi Di of the Rouran Empire, and this is Princess Yululette. This is the leader of the Sky Sword Sect of the Snow Province, Mr. Gan Qingfeng. This time, thanks to the three of you, the criminal Wu Yuan of the Central Province was escorted to the capital! "
As soon as they entered the room, Prince Yu sat on a chair and introduced them to Hong Yi.
"Oh? These two are Prince Shi Di and Princess Yululette, who Arachnida Gigantea often mentioned? "Hearing Prince Yu's introduction, Hong Yi's heart skipped a beat.
He didn't expect that the man and woman, who were obviously from the Outer Domain, were actually the two masters of the grassland of the Rouran Empire! They were also people who were often mentioned by Arachnida Gigantea.
Arachnida Gigantea's grandfather, the Golden Spider King, the Demon Immortal who had taken the blame for Hong Yi countless times, was the Nation Master of Rouran.
The Rouran Empire was the second largest empire in the vast and boundless grassland, after the Yun Meng Empire. It was also the target that the Yun Meng Empire had always wanted to annex.
"The name Shi Di is still okay, but why is the name Yululette so strange? However, the names of the people from the Outer Domain are quite strange, so there's no need to get to the bottom of it. "
Feeling that the name "Yululette" was a little strange, Hong Yi couldn't help but take a few more glances at the princess when he sat down.
Seeing that Hong Yi was looking at her from head to toe, Princess Yululette only smiled slightly. Her sapphire blue eyes were very generous, showing the unique and open style of a woman from the Outer Domain.
As for Prince Shi Di, he sat motionless like a rock, ignoring Hong Yi's entrance. At his waist, there was a crescent-moon-shaped scimitar, and his hand was always on the scimitar.
The scimitar's scabbard was made of a strange animal's skin, with pieces of scales. It was actually somewhat similar to the scales on the legs and abdomen of the Black Demon Qilin Horse. Hong Yi looked at it, but he actually didn't know what it was.
"Could it really be the skin of a Qilin? Arachnida Gigantea said that Prince Shi Di used the Evil Moon Scimitar to roam the Western Regions. When he was ten years old, he walked alone in the desert and practiced asceticism for ten years, killing countless desert bandits. Killing people was as easy as eating and drinking water. He created his own set of saber techniques that reached the pinnacle. Now that I look at it, it's indeed different. " Hong Yi glanced at him indifferently and knew that this Prince Shi Di was a top expert who was intoxicated with martial arts.
This kind of sitting motionless state where everything in the world was not in one's heart and one's mind was in a state where only martial arts experts who had cultivated to the extreme could appear.
Furthermore, Hong Yi vaguely felt that there was a kind of fist intent hidden in this Prince Shi Di's body that was like the wild desert sand and deathly stillness.
"He's a terrifying person. No wonder Arachnida Gigantea always mentions him. This Prince Shi Di cultivates martial arts, and this Yululette probably cultivates Taoist techniques."
Hong Yi thought. After a slight movement, he did not care about the two of them.
With his current level of cultivation, even the Golden Spider King could summon a Soul Vortex and a Grand Vacuum Palm at will, let alone a junior.
Although a martial artist's martial arts could completely kill a Taoist technique expert at close range, especially a character like Prince Shi Di, no matter how strong and fast Prince Shi Di was, he could not compare to the God Splitting Doll that had ambushed Hong Yi.
The God Splitting Doll's seven-inch baby's martial arts were even better than the Enduring Monk's.
This Prince Shi Di had probably not entered Wu Sheng's realm yet. Although he was terrifying, he posed no threat to Hong Yi.
With a casual sweep of his eyes, Hong Yi roughly estimated the strength of this pair of princes and princesses. He then sat down, picked up the teacup that a maid handed to him, and took a sip of the tea.
"Hmph!"
Just as Hong Yi was drinking tea, he heard a slight cold snort.
This cold snort came from the middle-aged man dressed like a Confucian scholar, Gan Qingfeng, the head of the Sky Rapier Sect in Snow Province.
Gan Qingfeng was indeed uneasy. Just now, when Prince Yu personally went out to greet him, he thought it was some big shot. However, the one who came later was an elegant young man who was drinking tea in an ostentatious manner. How could he feel uneasy?
"Hmm? Mr. Qingfeng, why did you snort? When I exterminated the Giant Whale Island this time, there was a bandit leader named Heaven Sword Scholar Gan Tianlin. What's his relationship with the Sky Rapier Sect in Snow Province? "
Hearing the cold snort, Hong Yi gently put down the tea, turned his face, and said to Gan Qingfeng.
When Gan Qingfeng heard Hong Yi's words, he sneered. Just as he was about to reply, he heard the name Heavenly Sword Scholar Gan Tianlin and couldn't help being startled. Then, he said, "That bastard Gan Tianlin has long been expelled by my Heavenly Sword Sect. This time, when the Champion Marquis went out to sea, my Heavenly Sword Sect followed the Marquis and finally captured him on the island."
"Oh, is that so? The swordsmanship of the Sky Rapier Sect is unique. I've heard of it for a long time. This sword must be the token of the head of the Sky Rapier Sect, the Silver Snake Sword? I wonder if I can experience it for myself! "Hong Yi said quietly.
"What? Gan Chi! Just let him have a taste of it! " Gan Qingfeng didn't expect Hong Yi to be so aggressive after he expressed his dissatisfaction with a cold snort! And his words were full of needles.
"No need, I'll take it myself!"
Hong Yi suddenly stood up and moved. His body flashed twice and actually turned into a few phantoms. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of the young man holding the sword. He grabbed the sword and swung it left and right, releasing a ferocious fist intent.
Crack!
As soon as the fist intent was released, Gan Qingfeng, the head of the Sky Rapier Sect, stood up and suddenly pointed his finger at Hong Yi's throat.
However, Hong Yi took a step back and returned to his seat. He had already picked up the sword in his hand and abruptly pulled it out. A silver light flashed and the body of the sword was like a silver snake. However, the lines of the sword were extremely smooth. The silver light that flashed seemed to be able to cut through a person's skin.
"Good sword!"
After looking at the sword, Hong Yi put it back into the sheath and threw the sword. Gan Qingfeng, the head of the Sky Rapier Sect, hurried to catch it with one hand. His face was already pale.
"Such fast footwork! Such powerful leg skills! "
Prince Shi Di raised his head and looked at Hong Yi. His eyes flashed with a trace of surprise.
"Gan Qingfeng, I'm just proving my strength. In any case, don't be angry. We're all working for Wang Ye." Hong Yi waved his hand and looked at the ashen-faced head of the Sky Rapier Sect with a smile.
He could naturally see that the head of the Sky Rapier Sect had cultivated Taoist techniques and was also in the Grandmaster Realm. However, his martial arts were not a match for him. He had just made a move to show the other party his strength in martial arts.
"Good martial arts …" Gan Qingfeng heard Hong Yi say this and sat down. His expression returned to normal.
"We're not working for Wang Ye. We're just doing it for money." At this moment, Yululette, the princess with the strange name, spoke. "Your martial arts are not bad, but there will definitely be difficult matters in the future. As long as you can pay the price, we will do it for you. This is my invitation card."
As she spoke, Yululette threw a golden invitation card over. Hong Yi caught it and looked at it. There was a line of Da Qian words on it, followed by distorted Yun Meng words and Huo Luo words. It was actually not an ordinary invitation card.
This was because ordinary invitations would have the person's name and resume. However, on this invitation card, there was the name of the business, "Heavenly Secret Trading Company!", what kind of business it accepted, as well as several contact locations and contacts.
This was completely different from ordinary escort agencies.
What caught Hong Yi's attention was that there was a black Qilin printed on the invitation card. This was clearly the symbol of the Champion Marquis's Qilin Army.
"You two are Prince and Princess Rouran. I've heard that you do some bodyguard business and sometimes sell slaves at sea. You also have the protection of the Western Region's Storm Corps. But why have you changed your name now?" Hong Yi asked.
"Oh? You're really not simple. Your martial arts are so high, and you actually know about the Storm Corps of the Plains and the Western Region. " Yululette's sapphire blue eyes blinked. "But now, the Storm Corps has already joined the Champion Marquis and changed its name to Heavenly Secret Trading Company. This time, it was Prince Yu who asked us to help escort the criminal. This is just a business. Prince, the criminal has been safely escorted here. Shi Di and I will leave. There's no need to send us off. "
With that, Yululette and Shi Di got up and gave Hong Yi a deep look before turning to leave.
"Rumor has it that the Western Region's largest Storm Corps is under the Champion Marquis' command? This person's strength … is everywhere, right? "
Seeing Princess Ululette and Prince Shi Di leave, Hong Yi felt a sense of vigilance in his heart.
The Rouran Prairie was connected to the Western Regions, and the land there was unimaginably vast. There were deserts, grasslands, oases, enormous mountain ranges, unbroken rivers, fertile lands, glaciers, snowy mountains …. There were also many nations, large and small, numbering in the hundreds or even thousands. There were also many merchants coming and going.
Throughout the dynasties, there were Da Qian merchants who transported porcelain, silk, tea, and other goods to the Western Region. Some merchants from the Western Region transported gems, spices, fur, jade, emeralds, and other goods to the Da Qian to sell.
Not to mention, in the Jade Capital of the Da Qian, there was a ten-kilometer "Hu People" street. Many people from the Western Region came to the Da Qian to do business. There was even a "Hu Ji House", which was a brothel for Western Region women. It was a place that many court officials liked to secretly visit.
If there was business, there would be bandits. If there were bandits, there would be bodyguards. Hong Yi had read many novels that recorded the customs of the Western Region. One of them mentioned the Storm Corps, which was the largest business group in the bodyguard industry. It had a long and ancient history. Its backer was a very distant sect that had been suppressed by the Primordial Spirit Temple.
In fact, Hong Yi had even thought of hiring some experts from the Western Region when he was at sea. However, he was told in the Divine Wind Nation that these trading companies and escort agencies had temporarily stopped accepting business, so he had no choice but to give up.
Unexpectedly, these big business groups from the Western Region had turned to the Champion Marquis!
"Wang Ye, you played the tiger to swallow the wolf well. However, the Champion Marquis …" Hong Yi held the invitation in his hand, sat down again, and said to Prince Yu.
"However, the Champion Marquis has an extremely large business network that covers the whole country! Even the outer regions! I have calculated that even if the court does not provide him with money and food, he can still support the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command for more than ten years! He can even completely do without the court's supplies! "Prince Yu said.
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