After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1349: King Yao’s Invitation

"Take it away?" The owner of the Red House was a little surprised. "What kind of black cavalry would care about such trivial matters?"

"I've never seen pure black light armor before. The material is excellent and it doesn't reflect light at night." The tall and thin man is the demon puppeteer who appeared in Green Villa a few days ago. "Everyone wears a mask and has great combat power."

"Black cavalry wearing masks?" The owner of the Red House thought for a moment, "Is the leader wearing a dragon head mask?"

The tall and thin man was surprised: "Ah, yes!"

"You..." How did you know? He was about to blurt out the question subconsciously, but changed his mind at the last second, "You are so wise!"

The owner of the Red House pondered: "Which force has emerged? Recently, this team of black-armored cavalry has been very active. Go on."

He also keeps a close eye on changes taking place in nearby areas.

The black-armored cavalry is a new force that has emerged. They come and go without a trace, and the owner of Honglu is also very interested in them.

"First they petrified your scorpion python, then..."

The tall and thin man described the battle process that he saw.

"So, how did the other two demon puppets get captured? Didn't you see it?"

"I am incompetent." The two demon puppets were driven to the cliff behind Green Villa. He could not see the battle scene because of the trees. "When my rosemary bees go to monitor, the battle there is over."

He felt even more ashamed: "The other party also discovered my location, so I had no choice but to jump into the water and escape."

Otherwise, it would be easy for the black-armored cavalry to kill the owner of Green Villa, so wouldn't it be even easier to capture this lone demon puppet master?

"Where's Xiao An?"

"I can sense that she was originally in the northern part of the villa. At that time, the black-armored cavalry also chased Wu Madan to the northern courtyard, but scared Xiao An away and she disappeared again." The tall and thin man whispered, "I tracked the three demon puppets all the way, but the opponent's speed was very fast. After traveling thirty miles to the north..."

"Just lost it?"

The tall and thin man hung his head dejectedly: "Yes."

He could track his own demon puppet, but this sensitivity would fail soon after he started chasing it.

"Either the other party blocked your tracking spell, or went to a place where the spell cannot take effect." The owner of Honglu stared at him coldly, "In short, you are completely defeated this time!"

The tall and thin man was sweating profusely and dared not utter a word.

After a while, the owner of Honglu asked him, "Is there anything else you want to report?"

If not, he would be punished. The tall and thin man hurriedly said, "There are two more things. The day after Xiao An escaped, a dragon head statue suddenly appeared on the high wall of the gate tower of Green Villa. I found it when I went back to check, and the servants in the villa were also talking about it."

"Everywhere I pass, there are strange phenomena. It's really a grand event." The owner of the Red House sneered, "What else?"

"The Pei Kingdom has offered a bounty for Xiao An near Chenjiazhuang, claiming that she is a witness to an important murder case." The tall and thin man whispered, "She was picked up and brought back to Chenjiazhuang earlier."

"A lot of people died in Chenjiazhuang, right?" The master of Honglu looked at him intently, "You didn't control the demon puppet well?"

The man stammered, "Yes, there were some casualties."

"There were less than a thousand people in Zhuangzi, but more than a hundred people died. Is this what you call 'some'?"

It turns out that the adults already knew about this! The tall and thin man turned even paler: "They, they go crazy when they see blood, it's really hard to control them!"

He commanded the demon puppets to track Xiao An, but these things became hungry when they smelled human scent. The people of Chenjiazhuang began to resist again, further arousing the ferocity of the demon puppets.

Then, things got out of control.

He wanted to make the demon puppet restrain its ferocity and refine a higher-level demon puppet, but he couldn't do it with his ability.

"You mean, the things I made are flawed and not useful?"

"No, no, it's my incompetence. My skills are not good enough!"

"The insect demon puppets are more violent and act on instinct. I have warned you long ago." The master of Honglu's tone turned cold, "Xiao An must never be exposed to the public again! But now the officials of Pei State have started to look for her, I am afraid that someone will make some associations. You really caused me a lot of trouble."

"I deserve to die!" The tall and thin man nodded his head, his mouth bitter, "Please forgive me, sir, please forgive me! I will definitely find Xiao An!"

The owner of Honglu did not respond, but just waved his hand.

The guards on both sides stepped forward and dragged the tall and thin man out.

His pleading voice could no longer be heard after the box door closed.

"Someone is coming."

Someone immediately stepped forward and knelt down in front of the table.

"Liu County has posted a notice offering a reward for Xiao An. If there is any news in the surrounding area, the local officials should know about it." The owner of Honglu said, "Please go to Pei State for me and visit the two people to ask them."

"Yes!"

……

Two days later, Fan Shuang, the special envoy of Yao State, came to visit.

This time he not only came alone, but also brought four or five friends, ranging in age from their twenties to forties.

After Fan Shuang's enthusiastic introduction, He Lingchuan realized that these were the second generation of officials and businessmen from Yao Kingdom, who came specifically to get to know the owner of Yangshan Island.

The follow-up of several cooperation projects newly negotiated between Yangshan and Yaoguo will be handled by them.

So this is a gathering where old friends bring new friends. Everyone gets to know each other first so that they can open up and do business later.

He Lingchuan couldn't take them to the hometown gathering, so he booked a table in a private room at the Zhuyin Tavern.

Fan Shuang asked He Lingchuan to go to the river first so that they could talk for a while, but Wanqi Feng and several other guards followed closely and were on high alert.

He Lingchuan waved them all away before saying, "Brother Fan, don't blame me. After Marshal Situ got into trouble, my men have been keeping a close eye on me."

"What's so strange about that? Ten of these loyal men would not be too many." The smile on Fan Shuang's face was fleeting. "Speaking of the murder of Marshal Situ, my king was also deeply shocked. He sent condolences to the Situ Mansion yesterday."

He Lingchuan looked at him and smiled without saying anything.

Of course, Yao State could not admit such a thing.

"Brother He, what's with that expression?" Fan Shuang said sternly, "Marshal Situ's murder really has nothing to do with our country. Our country has already made clarifications to the Situ family."

"How dare I blame you?" He Lingchuan shook his head. "But this area is really full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. A master of unknown origin could even kill Marshal Situ. It's beyond my imagination."

"Yes, Marshal Situ passed away, and we don't know where the situation is going." Fan Shuang came here today with a mission, and he coughed lightly to change the subject, "Brother He, the armor you brought last time has a great origin."

"Which royal noble left it behind?" The royal emblem of the Yao Kingdom on the armor was not something that commoners and nobles dared to use.

"I took it back and presented it to the king. The palace quickly identified it as an item from a certain prince's mansion. His son led a team to go out to sea by boat, but there was no news since he left. There were many different opinions in the country." Fan Shuang whispered, "I didn't expect that he encountered a hurricane in the Yangshan Sea. Alas, fate is determined by heaven."

"I see." He Lingchuan noticed that he made the cause and effect vague and did not even mention which prince's son he was.

Why can't this be said openly?

"Have these relics been returned to the family members?"

Fan Shuang hummed twice, then asked, "Brother He, are there any other relics on the ship?"

He Lingchuan answered immediately, "Other relics? No. The ship was smashed to pieces by the reef. Even if there were any, they would have been buried at the bottom of the sea long ago, right?"

There are still a lot of treasures on those ships, and he will not contribute them.

Of course, the shipwrecks and treasures in the Yangshan Sea area belong to the island owner.

"Ah, I mean, some small items, such as seals and imperial seals." Fan Shuang suggested, "They are worthless to outsiders, but useful to us. Brother He, think about it carefully?"

"Seal?" He Lingchuan stroked his chin and closed his eyes in thought, "Hmm..."

Yes, there was. Along with the armor and treasures, there were also some herbs and a few seals.

After Yaoguo got back the armor, he still wanted this back?
"To be honest, the number of shipwreck relics salvaged from the Yangshan Islands in recent years is staggering. There are hundreds of seals alone. I wonder if there is anything you need among them." He Lingchuan asked him, "What is engraved on the seal?"

"Qinghong Treasure Seal."

"Okay, I'll send a message to Yang Shan tomorrow morning to inquire."

Fan Shuang thanked him, and then said to He Lingchuan: "Yangshan's exchanges with our country are becoming more and more frequent, and Brother He has found important lost items for us. My king is very happy, so--"

He straightened his back, took out a gold-plated letter from his bosom, and handed it over with both hands: "——My king is celebrating his 59th birthday, and I specially invite He Lingchuan to attend the ceremony!"

He Lingchuan was so moved that he couldn't accept it for a moment.

King Yao had never met him before, and he knew that he was nothing in King Yao's eyes. Why would the other party directly invite him to the banquet?

There are many levels of spectatorship at a state banquet, and most officials can only stand below and watch. Only princes, nobles, capable ministers and guests specially invited by the King of Yao have the privilege of sitting in the audience and joining the banquet.

Simply put, ordinary officials can only stand below, and only a few can sit above.

Fan Shuang cherished it and said: "Brother He, this is a great honor, it is hard to refuse."

On the Shining Gold Plain, it was a great honor to receive an invitation from King Yao, and he could hardly imagine anyone turning it down.

He would be willing to break his head if he could get this opportunity.

He Lingchuan smiled bitterly: "I have never made any great contribution to Yao Country, how can I enjoy such an honor?"

He originally just wanted to ask someone to send a gift and didn't want to celebrate the birthday in person.

"Brother He, please don't refuse. My king has repeatedly asked me to tell you that he has high hopes for the bilateral relationship between Yao Kingdom and Yangshan."

On the other hand, if He Lingchuan refused to go, he would destroy the relationship that had been built with great difficulty.

Is King Yao trying to force the ox to drink water? He Lingchuan was both amused and confused: "Brother Fan should know my concerns best. In fact, I have another worry."

Therefore, he told Fan Shuang about the crash of the two branch offices stationed in Yao State in the Yangshan Islands.

Fan Shuang was shocked when she heard this: "Is this really true?"

He had been away from Yao Kingdom for a long time, so he might not know what happened in the local area. Besides, Xiancheng and Xialin were not important cities in Yao Kingdom, so how could Fan Shuang know everything that happened there?

He doesn't know, and King Yao probably doesn't know either.

Even the King of Yao cannot be omniscient and omnipotent in his own territory.

(End of this chapter)