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"Grand Master Yu's name is Yu Ping, and his style name is Chang'an. He is a native of Suzhou. He was a Jinshi in the sixth year of Yongfeng. Transferred out of Beijing to serve as the magistrate of Chongzhou. In the first year of Taihe, he was demoted to Liaozhou for the "Qingliangtai Case". Shusheren. Emperor Xianzong passed away, Emperor Huizong came to the throne, the emperor was young, and the Queen Mother was in power. In the first year of Dakang, he was worshiped as Zuo Servant She. Because of Qiongnan Natu, he became a Taiwei. Dakang Fifth Year, accept the Eight Treasures, worship as grand master."

Jiang Wanzhou closed the file, "I know all of this."

Jin Dacheng was no longer with him, and now in front of Jiang Wanzhou was Zhai Xiangdi, a slightly stooped, decadent-looking young man who looked more than ten years older than his actual age.Zhai Xiangdi has a photographic memory and is good at collecting all kinds of information. The information collected over the years is placed in the Meilou of Shengyuanfang.

Jiang Wanzhou was in this building, and he gently put the file back on the table, tapping out the rhythm with his fingers aimlessly: "Simply put, Taishi Yu has the power to rule the court, has unrivaled martial arts, is romantic, and hooks up with others outside." There are many beauties, and there are a lot of demon boys and girls in the family. I know all of this. My father also told me that the reason why Taishi Yu wiped out the whole family of Yao Duwei was that Yao Duwei was the prime minister of Juqu. Worry-free sea."

"It's just, Worry-free Sea?" Jiang Wanzhou frowned, "Where is that place?"

"Worriless Sea is in Nanzhao. It was originally the place where barbarian women from the Nanman refined Gu and quenched poison. The ethnic group where these barbarian women belonged to was later annexed by the Qionglang Sect. The Qionglang Sect carefully processed the poppies from the Wuyou Valley, or made them into tobacco leaves. Or mixed with five stone powder. Then instigate the people to smoke, from high-ranking officials to ordinary people. Anyone who smokes this thing will be deprived of their minds, desire-immortal-desire-death, unable to leave until death, or even lost their bodies The bones are in excruciating pain."

"In my big week, this thing is also called A Furong?"

"Exactly." Zhai Xiangdi nodded, and continued: "I prohibit the sale of drugs, and regard it as a scourge. Once the seller is found, he will be sentenced to death. Even so, it is useless, because of huge profits, people have no fear of death. The demons of Qionglang Sect paid a lot of money at the beginning, and I don’t know how many people lost their fortunes because of this. They took advantage of this to make huge profits and stir up troubles in the country. It was destroyed, but the Nanzhao Kingdom was also greatly damaged by it. In a few years, the Western Chu took the opportunity to destroy the country. But the worry-free sea is still there, and the land full of ghost poppies blooms year after year, every inch of land is worth every inch of gold It's just that the location of the Worriless Sea is extremely remote and the terrain is complicated. If no one guides the way, it is impossible to find the entrance. All the members of the Qionglang Sect who were arrested at the time were severely tortured, and no one told the specific location of the Worryless Sea. "

Jiang Wanzhou wondered, "Those devils are so steadfast and unyielding?"

"It's not that they are faithful, but that those who have been there are all fascinated by the ghost poppy, and they can't remember the exact location at all."

"Worriless Sea is like Luomei Mountain Villa, with a maze?"

"No." Zhai Xiangdi said in a calm tone: "The creation of the heavens and the earth is uncanny, and it is not done by human beings. Even the leader needs a map and a pass to ensure that he will not get lost. But what is going on, what is the pass, The subordinates don't know either. It's just that Yao Zhiyuan's wife is a descendant of the Dharma Protector of the Qionglang Sect, and she has a map to Wuyou Valley in her hand."

"Is that the token that Yao Ximu brought when he came to my Luomei Villa? A mirror case with a comb?" Jiang Wanzhou asked.

"Yes, young master." Zhai Xiangdi said: "At the beginning, we secretly escorted Young Master Yao according to the owner's order, and when he left Jinling, we dropped the token and made a fake one to make the dead man disguise himself. He escaped in the same way. When he arrived at the mountain villa, the Xuanfeng Envoy used the spirit spell on him, so he didn't remember everything that happened on the way, and he wouldn't remember that we took the map. If it wasn't for this, Young Master Yao wouldn't be able to get there Luomei Villa."

"It doesn't matter." Jiang Wanzhou nodded: "He originally wanted to hand over the map to the villa, and it's the same whenever he takes it out." He suddenly said: "Master Yu is so eager to get the map, I'm afraid the pass order has already passed. It's in his hands."

"possible."

"Lord Zhai." Jiang Wanzhou frowned and thought for a moment, then raised her head suddenly, her eyes revealed the peculiar curiosity of a young man: "Is the ghost poppy in Wuyouhai necessary?"

"The young master lives in a simple place, so I don't know how powerful it is." Zhai Xiangdi explained: "The fruit juice of ordinary poppy is made into ointment, which has the effect of relieving pain and hypnosis. The ghost poppy cultivated by Wuyouhai was cultivated by several generations of barbarians. It is the fragrance that can induce illusions, and the ointment concocted with its juice is several times stronger than ordinary poppy. It is the embodiment of desire, and whoever owns it will master desire itself. The sea of ​​worry-free is full of plants This thing can be called an inch of land and an inch of gold, but whoever knows it, who doesn't want it?" Zhai Xiangdi said: "Now the emperor is young and the imperial power has fallen, but the court is not dominated by Yu Taishi alone. The power of Jiayehou in the north should not be underestimated. Recruiting troops to expand the territory in the north, the wolf's ambition is clearly revealed, Grand Master Yu needs more strength. Luomei Villa has always relied on King Xiang, and King Xiang is getting old, so he should have made plans earlier."

"How do you plan?"

"Luomei Villa has four envoys from east to west, north and south, Anxiang Liuhe, eighth landlord, and Hanmei twelve shadows. There are a total of 26 gangs of all sizes and countless industries. Now there are only four in Anxiang Liuhe, and only five in the eighth landlord, and the cloud pattern is still dominated by Jiang. The British envoy is concurrently serving as a British envoy. Although the big and small gangs have joined the villa, their hearts are not on the same level, and they have their own plans. At that time, then we should make a plan and rely on the forces of the court and China to strengthen my reputation in the Jianghu."

"According to what you said, if we don't make plans, the villa will only decline day by day, and it will be difficult to maintain it as it is. King Xiang has already lost power in the court, and he still has power in southern Anhui. We should seek refuge with Grand Master Yu earlier to preserve power?"

"Not necessarily. Since Grand Master Yu knows the secret of Wuyouhai, he must be related to the Qionglang Sect. Maybe he is the descendant of the elders of the Sect. What he intends is still unknown. He has not given up on the map. In Luomei Villa, it must be a fierce battle. So the young master only needs to meet first, let him know that Luomei Villa is submissive and will not disobey, then at least our property in Jinling will be safe for the time being."

"Is the land snake in Jinling Lantian Villa?"

"Exactly, there is also Qingxin Bridge, which is known as the leader of the White Way. There are eleven masters in Qingxin Bridge, and none of them should be underestimated."

"Qingxinqiao? Is Lou Shiqi one of the masters?"

"Exactly." Zhai Xiangdi pondered for a moment, and said: "Lou Shiqi is one of the top five swordsmen in Jianghu, he has been killed by the young master, and the rest of the masters should not be the young master's opponent."

Jiang Wanzhou listened to Zhai Xiangdi's report on the intricate relationship between the rivers and lakes and temples all night, which made him dizzy, and he couldn't help thinking: Why did I hear people say this?Why do I have to come in and meddle?I just want to study and practice martial arts quietly, why does my father want me to do these things?The map of Worry-free Sea is in our hands, and Taishi Yu can't go there even if he has a pass order.What's more, the dead man who pretended to be Yao Ximu had already been buried in the sea of ​​fire holding the fake map, and there was not a hair left, so let him think that the map is gone, and that's fine.How long will I stay in Jinling?I'm going to be obsessed with these chores.He was very annoyed by this, had a terrible headache and didn't sleep well.Early the next morning, Xuanfeng envoy came to inform that Taishi Yu had adopted a servant in the mansion as his foster son, and held a banquet in Taishi's mansion, which happened to be the nineteenth day of the first lunar month.

Jiang Wanzhou just wanted to leave, and Zhai Xiangdi kindly reminded him: "Young Master, the envoy Xuanfeng has sent up all the greeting cards from Luomei Villa. Grand Master Yu knows that the Young Master is in the capital. If he leaves at this time, it will be considered negligent. It’s hard to say what people will think.”

Jiang Wanzhou spent New Year's Eve in Jinling like this. He lived in the Xilu Hall in Meilou, where he heard chickens dancing and avoided seeing guests.It's just that on the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he went out to watch the excitement, during which a few little girls gave him glances, because they were not very pretty, so he pretended not to see them.