Chapter 11 Chapter 1 First Arrival at the Imperial Capital

Tantaixuan, a mysterious woman who combines beauty and wisdom, has flown away, leaving endless legends in Tantai City, Chen Nan stood on the square feeling lost. "Why...why did you treat me like that?" Xian Fan sighed while looking up at the sky.Chen Nan followed Chu Yue and the little princess, and walked into the City Lord's Mansion of Tantai City in a daze. Seeing his distraught look, the little princess yelled in dissatisfaction: "Scum, are you still a man? I told you to find someone to help you recover your skills after returning to the imperial capital. Why do you still look lifeless? Hmph, Stinky thief, cheapskate!"

"Yu'er mustn't be rude to Mr. Chen." Chu Yue said with concern: "Mr. Chen, is the journey too tiring? Otherwise, let's stop here for two days." Chen Nan shook his head blankly, and said: "Let's hurry up and get on the road." "Alright, return to the imperial capital earlier, and restore your skills for Mr. Chen earlier." Chen Nan left Tantai, a thousand-year-old city, in a daze. In the next two days, he seemed to have lost his soul, his eyes were empty, and he had no vitality. It wasn't until three days later that a thunder sounded in his ears, and he came back to his senses like a divine enlightenment. The sky was dark clouds rolling, ink waves surging, dozens or hundreds of golden snakes scurrying among the clouds, and the rumbling thunder was like a drum at dusk and a bell at dawn. echoed in his heart.

In an instant, Chen Nan had a sliver of understanding, time flies, years go by, what is gone is gone forever, it is impossible to look back, what exists still exists, only what exists is real.People can't always live in the past, only by grasping the present can they not regret the past... At this time, the zhenqi in his body that had already dried up suddenly reappeared like a dead tree in spring, and the weak zhenqi dissociated in his body like a silkworm chrysalis.Slowly, the subtle zhenqi gradually grew stronger, flowing endlessly in his body, like a trickle, like a light breeze. The skill that had been dissipated by the little princess returned to its original state in an instant, and through an internal inspection, it could be seen that the true energy in his body was more pure than before, and the light yellow, dull and special true energy did not appear again. Disappeared from his body.After a long time, Chen Nan's excited mood gradually calmed down. Not only did his skills recover as before, but his mood was also bright, sweeping away the previous haze.

The heavy rain poured down, and there was a curtain of water between the sky and the earth. Chu Yue and his party were temporarily trapped in a small town. Five hundred cavalrymen surrounded all the inns in the town. The little princess was happy like a little angel, jumping up and down, not at all like the scheming little devil before. "Hehe, great, it's raining, it's so cool." While cheering, she greeted Chu Yue and said, "Sister, don't hide in the house, come out quickly, look how cool it is." Chu Yue walked into the rain, the dense raindrops did not fall on her body, but slid to the side three inches away from her body surface, and the invisible protective zhenqi blocked the rainwater.

Chen Nan's heart was shocked, and he was secretly suspicious. He had sensed the aura of a cultivator on Chu Yue before, but at this time she revealed the true energy of a profound warrior. "Could it be that she is practicing martial arts?" Chu Yue caught the little princess's arm in the rain and pulled her into the house, "Look at what you look like now, do you still have a bit of the princess's phoenix? Like a little wild child that no one cares about, After being found out by your father and queen mother, you will not be scolded to death..." "Hey..." Standing in front of the window, Chen Nan couldn't help laughing.

Just at this time, the little princess turned her head and saw his smile, she said angrily: "Stinky thief, you scum, how dare you laugh at me, let's see how I deal with you..." The unruly little princess was reluctantly pulled into the room by Chu Yue. After midnight, the clouds gather and the rain clears, everything is silent, and the watery night sky is full of stars. Chen Nan stood quietly in front of the window, feeling the tranquility of the night. "There may not be a rainbow after the wind and rain, but there will definitely be hope and light. Tantaixuan, you have stepped into the realm of immortality. God has treated me well. One day I will break through the void, you wait I……"

In the east of Tianyuan Continent, which is the original Immortal Illusion Continent, after countless wars and wars, all heroes stand side by side, and a hundred kingdoms are separated.But three of them accounted for three-quarters of the entire eastern territory. The three countries were the Chu State in the west, the Moon Worship State in the north, and the Anping State in the southeast.The three big countries do not border each other, and are separated by countless small countries, but most of the small countries are affiliated countries of the three superpowers.The three kingdoms of Chu, Baiyue, and Anping stand at the same strength, and they have been here in peace for more than ten years, and no major war broke out.

Because Chu is located in the west and borders the west, its capital has become one of the hub cities connecting the east and the west. Merchants from the east and the west come and go here, and the flow of passengers is endless. The prosperous business makes Pingyang very prosperous.The city has a population of no less than one million, and there is a lot of traffic on weekdays. The country's material resources are continuously transported here from a grand canal. Ten days later, Chu Yue and Chen Nan arrived outside the capital of Chu State. Looking at the city wall of Pingyang, it looked like an endless Great Wall, majestic and majestic.The city towers dotted on it are large in scale and magnificent in image.

As he got closer and closer to Pingyang City, Chen Nan was more and more shocked. The capital of Chu State was many times more majestic than the tallest and most magnificent Huaxia City he had ever seen ten thousand years ago. The city wall of Pingyang is 16 meters high and 12 meters wide at the top.The walls are covered with blue bricks, thick and solid, majestic and deep.There are city towers, archery towers and gate towers built on the city gate, which are majestic and majestic.Outside the city wall is a moat with a width of 40 meters and a depth of 10 meters. In the moat, there are blue waves and flying boats.

Chen Nan was deeply shocked by the grandeur of the capital of Chu State. "Hey, the scum has come back to life, haven't you seen Pingyang City, haven't you read it from a book? Oh, I forgot, you have no knowledge, you have never read a book at all. Alas, you You really are a thief..." The little princess deliberately made a look of hating iron but not steel. Chen Nan was ridiculed by the little princess along the way, he could only comfort himself with the method of spiritual victory: little girl, I am not as knowledgeable as you now, and one day you will fall into my hands...

Chu Yue looked at the younger sister with a funny face, took her little hand and said, "Yu'er..." "Know it, sister!" The little princess drew a long tail, and then muttered in an inaudible voice: "Always protect him, isn't this guy just able to pull Hou Yi away?" Bow, but I have not caught it yet. Hmph, sooner or later I want him to look good." Chu Yue rolled her eyes, tapped her forehead with her hand, and said, "You!" Pingyang city is full of traffic and pedestrians, and there are many shops on both sides of the road, which is a prosperous scene. The emperor of Chu State had already received the report. Not only did his eldest daughter tour the west, but he also found the little princess who had secretly run away from home. He was very happy and sent people out of the city to welcome her. When the welcoming people arrived, Chu Yue and her party had already entered the city, but at this time the little princess had disappeared.Chu Yue was shocked, thinking that this naughty younger sister had slipped away again, and when she was secretly anxious, the little princess appeared from the side of the road not far away. She saw three skewers of mutton skewers in her left hand, two skewers of candied haws in her right hand, and half a shredded chicken roll in her mouth, chasing after her two snack shop owners. "Little girl, the mutton skewers haven't been paid yet." "Little girl, you can't grab my candied haws." "Sister...give me the money." The little princess was chewing something, confused. Chu Yue felt angry and funny, but there was really nothing she could do about her sister, and the officials who came out of the imperial city to greet her couldn't help laughing, but they all turned their heads away, frightened by the little princess's usual "magic power". The owners of the two snack bars were dumbfounded when they saw a large number of royal guards appearing in front of them. They turned around and got into the crowd without asking for money.Chu Yue ordered one of her subordinates to take the money and follow. Five hundred iron cavalry and a large number of royal guards from the imperial city protected the two princesses and walked slowly towards the imperial city. Chen Nan was treated by Chu Yue as a guest of honor and asked him to follow behind her and the little princess. The imperial city of Chudu is majestic, majestic, majestic and exudes the air of an emperor. After entering the imperial city, Chu Yue said to Chen Nan: "Young Master Chen, my father may have to meet you in a while, you wait here patiently, don't rush in, you know?" "Yes, the grassroots know." Chen Nan didn't know much about the etiquette of Chu's monarchs and ministers. He had always spoken to Chu Yue in an ordinary tone, and now he was a little nervous after entering the imperial city. Chu Yue smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. Didn't I say that our country of Chu treats people with outstanding talents as national scholars? Even if you face the king, you don't need to salute. You can do what you did before, and you can do what you still do now." Come on, don't be cautious." Chen Nan heaved a sigh of relief, if he wanted to kowtow and salute when he saw a slightly older official like others, it would be annoying to death. At this time, the little princess had already disappeared in the palace, Chu Yue smiled and turned to leave. When Chu Yue came to the harem, she saw the little princess leaning against the empress' arms and chirping something, and the emperor sat opposite with a faint smile on his face. After Chu Yue came forward to greet her, she sat aside. Among all the children, the emperor of Chu Han loved the little princess Chu Yu the most, and the eldest princess Chu Yue and the second prince Chu Wenfeng most relied on.He was very happy to see that the eldest daughter not only successfully completed the mission of the west tour, but also found the younger daughter. The little princess eloquently narrated the thrills and adventures along the way vividly, and the Queen of Chu was very nervous after listening. After she finished speaking, the Emperor of Chu State said in a deep voice: "I never thought that this benevolent sword would be so bold that he would dare to have malicious intentions on the border of our Chu State. If it weren't for my not wanting to destroy the peace of the mainland for many years, and plunge the people into dire straits." Among them, we must send people to conquer the Moon Worship Kingdom." Chu Yue said: "Father is very worried. You should not go to war in a moment of anger. Besides, Ren Jian didn't get the slightest advantage. His subordinates suffered heavy losses, and he himself was seriously injured and fled in embarrassment." Chu Han nodded and said, "First write down this account for Baiyue Kingdom." Then he said, "By the way, it seems that a person named Chen Nan participated in the whole process, Yu'er, you were vague By the way, what's going on?" Chu Yu changed the subject and said, "Father, you are so kind, you actually want to conquer the Moon Kingdom for me." Chu Han said with a straight face, "Hmph, you have no idea how worried we are when you left the palace without a word this time. How do you think I should punish you?" "Ah? When I first came back, I begged you not to punish me. Didn't you agree? No, father is the king of a country. You have no jokes. You can't go back on your word." Saying this, the little princess entangled the queen again. neck, said softly: "Mother..." "Okay, I'm still tired of being so old. Your father is just joking with you, but you promise that next time something like this will never happen again. Otherwise, don't say your father won't agree to you, even I will." Never forgive you." "Hehe, I know that the queen mother is the best." As she spoke, she kissed the queen's face. "You child..." The little princess turned to face Chu Han and said with a smile, "Father, look, this is the Fiery Fire Lotus that I have gone through all kinds of difficulties and dangers to pick for you." Then, she opened the jade box containing the Fiery Fire Lotus. The fragrance suddenly hits the nostrils. The Emperor of Chu State had no intention of punishing her at first, but it was too late to be happy when he saw that she could come back safely. He just deliberately scared her just now.At this time, seeing her weird appearance, she first coaxed the queen, and then came to please him, a smile appeared on her face, and her doting was beyond words. "You little naughty..." As he said that, Chu Han pinched her pink face, then turned his head, and said to Chu Yue, "Yue'er, is there anything unusual in the west?" "No, those cultivators from various countries have all entered the Luofeng Mountains and did not stay in our Chu territory. It seems that they all went for the legendary unicorn. No one has any evil intentions on the border of our Chu country." "Oh, that's good. However, it is indeed an extraordinary thing to see the beast Qilin in the Luofeng Mountains. Is it true that a saint is about to appear?" Chu Yue smiled and said, "Father, you are the most wise saint. Don't worry about it." Chu Han said with a smile: "You girl, why are you so glib like your sister? In fact, I'm not very worried. Our state of Chu has been prosperous and peaceful in recent years. I don't think anything will happen." "By the way, father, during this trip to the west, I discovered a genius. Well, strictly speaking, it's my sister's credit. She discovered and captured this person." "Oh, who is it?" The little princess hurriedly said: "It's a scum, a stinky thief, ignorant, and can't even write." Seeing Chu Yu's anxious look, Chu Yue couldn't help laughing.The little princess was ashamed and angry, and said: "Sister, you are not allowed to say..." "Haha..." The emperor and the empress laughed at the same time, it was rare for them to see the little elf princess so embarrassed. "What's going on with Yue'er?" the Queen asked. Chu Yue said: "Can Yu'er talk?" Seeing the look of hope and curiosity on the faces of the emperor and empress, the little princess was immediately discouraged and said, "Speak." Chu Yue told the whole story about Chen Nan. The emperor and empress were angry at first, and then they couldn't help showing shock. After finally listening, Chu Han said to Chu Yu: "It's no wonder you are naughty and flashing words, so there are still these things. According to what he did, he really deserves to die ten thousand times, but it's a pity that he is a talent... ..." The queen also said: "This man is really a genius. As long as the descendant has a bow in his hand, he is equivalent to a peerless master. However, his words and deeds are indeed worthy of death ten thousand times." Chu Han said: "Yu'er, you have really grown up. Under such circumstances, you can still think that he is a talent, and save his life. You have matured, and I really don't have to worry about you in the future." gone." Chu Yu pouted and said, "He has grown up already, but now I really regret not killing him back then." Chu Han pondered for a while, and said, "Leave him alone." Chu Yue also said: "I think he should be kept, after all, talents are rare." The queen said: "Then you must seal his mouth, and don't let him say anything." Chu Yue said: "Through observing these few days, I found that he is not the kind of person who speaks out loud. He should understand his situation." The queen said: "That's good." Chen Nan waited outside for a long time, but he didn't see any news. He was somewhat uneasy in his heart, but he didn't know that he had already made a round of the ghost gate.When he was anxious, a court lady came over, came to his side and whispered: "Are you Mr. Chen?" "yes." The maid said: "The eldest princess ordered me to bring you into the palace, and at the same time asked me to tell you not to be nervous. When I see His Majesty the Emperor later, just be respectful." "Okay, I remember." The reason why Chen Nan was nervous was because he had blasphemed the little princess, fearing that the emperor would blame him, he let out a sigh of relief after listening to the maid's words. The red walls and yellow tiles in the palace, carved beams and painted buildings, are resplendent and resplendent.The palaces and towers are scattered high and low, magnificent and majestic. The Emperor of Chu State summoned him in the study room, glanced at the tall and burly old man in front of him, Chen Nan knelt down on both knees, kowtowed and said: "Cao Min has seen His Majesty the Emperor." "Stay flat." "Thank you, Your Majesty." Chen Nan stood aside with his head bowed. Chu Han's face sank like water, and he said coldly: "You used to be rude to my little daughter, is there such a thing?" Sweat appeared on Chen Nan's face all of a sudden, and he said, "Yes, Cao Min was confused for a while." Chu Han said solemnly: "Do you know that your words and deeds have already deserved to die ten thousand times." Now the cold sweat on Chen Nan's body soaked his underwear. "However, the Eldest Princess begged hard for you, saying that you live in the mountains and don't understand etiquette, so let me forgive you. I didn't want to let you go, but Yu'er also pleaded for you, saying that you are a talent, and you can make up for your mistakes in the future. Because These, I did not kill you." "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness." Chu Han's voice was no longer cold, and he slowed down his tone, saying: "You don't have to be afraid, I said I forgive you, and I will definitely not kill you again. Besides, I have heard that you are really a talent, as long as you Work hard for me, Da Chu, and I will never treat you badly." "Thank you, Your Majesty." "Well, you don't have to be so cautious in the future, even if you see me, you don't have to salute. From now on, you are a member of my Chu State. Of course, you are a hermit. You can't mention to others that you can pull the Houyi bow. One thing." A smile appeared on Chu Han's face, and he said: "Hehe, I am really pleased that Chu has a talent like you, you don't have to worry about the past, work hard, and I will definitely add an official position for you in the future Into the noble." After Chen Nan came out of the palace, he wiped his cold sweat, and sighed: "It's so dangerous, I almost said goodbye to this world, hoo~~~" He let out a long breath.But as he walked, the more he pondered, the more he felt something was wrong. "I was almost shocked by this old guy, slapped and rubbed three times, this old fox slapped me indiscriminately, and then gave me a "candied date" to eat. Under the combination of grace and power, he wanted me to be submissive. He worked hard, this old fox really knows how to control people, he is indeed an old guy who has sat on the emperor's throne for decades." "Mr. Chen, what are you muttering about?" Chu Yue was dressed in fluttering white clothes, extremely beautiful, elegant and generous. "Oh, it's nothing, I'm lamenting why the palace is so big, I almost turned around." "Hehe, come with me, I'll take you out and arrange your accommodation by the way." Chen Nan had a good impression of this magnificent princess, and Chu Yue took good care of him along the way, allowing him to escape from the little princess's "claw" far away.Looking at Chu Yue's unparalleled face and amiable smile, he respectfully said, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness." Chu Yue smiled, and led him out of the imperial palace. Outside the imperial city was the residence of the court ministers. The two of them arrived in front of a mansion that occupied an extremely large area.The tall gate tower is magnificent, with mighty stone lions carved from white marble on both sides, and a plaque with gold letters on a red background is hung on the vermilion gate, which reads: Qishi Mansion. Chu Yue said: "The people who can live here are all strange people, and everyone has some special abilities. You will live here in the future. You are not familiar with this place at the beginning, and you may not be used to it. , but it will get better with time.” The inside of Qishi Mansion is divided into countless independent small courtyards, which are not as grand and luxurious as in front of the mansion, but rather return to basics. Each small courtyard has its own unique landscape. The so-called strange people inside just smiled and nodded after seeing Chu Yue, and did not go forward to salute, which shows how honorable the status of these strange people who enjoy the treatment of national scholars is. Chennan's small courtyard is very quiet. A small piece of emerald bamboo is planted on the west side of the garden. Between the shadows of the bamboo, there is a stone table and two stone chairs.On the east side is a flower garden with several strange stones in it. Chen Nan asked: "Will I live here from now on? Don't I need to do something?" Chu Yue smiled and said, "You can stay here for the time being. In a few days, I will find someone to help you recover your skills, and then I will find someone to teach you some advanced martial arts so that you can better master the Houyi bow." "Oh" "But don't run around, don't break into other people's yard at random before you are not familiar with them." Chen Nan wondered: "What's wrong?" Chu Yuedao: "Among these people, some are so proficient in poisonous techniques that the courtyard is full of snakes, insects, and poisonous weeds. If they stray into them, they may be highly poisoned; some people study magic, and the powerful magic energy may Will destroy the entire courtyard at any time; there are people..." The more Chen Nan heard it, the more frightened he became. The people living here are all kind of weird people. It's like a terrorist organization's colony. In the end, Chu Yue said again: "There are very few guards here, but every day there will be a few strange warriors with unique skills who take turns patrolling, so this place is absolutely safe." Chen Nan complained endlessly: It's over, the plan to escape is in vain. After sending Chu Yue away, Chen Nan felt uneasy: That guy who plays poison, his snakes and insects can't escape, come to my yard?And that destructive man who messes with magic, doesn't he live next door to me?