My master can't be so gentle

Whether Shi Zhaoru is a good emperor cannot be judged now, after all, there is only one in history like him who is so infatuated with his country for the sake of love.

But the current emperor, Shi Wangnan, was definitely not a good emperor. His purpose of seizing power was so simple that he didn't cover it up, it was just to satisfy his greedy desire for power.

After he was sitting in the world, he immediately began to pursue a more ambitious goal. He wanted to be an immortal emperor.

In order to realize his long-cherished wish, Shi Wangnan listened to the suggestion of the national teacher, and planned to build a Tongtian Pagoda outside the imperial city of Youdu, hoping that the gods would allow him to rule over the people for the sake of his piety. Dynasty of the world.

For this reason, the emperor forced a call-up order to summon more than 100 million domestic laborers to start building the Tongtian Tower.

Even so, if you want to build a tower from the human world to the heaven, the more than 100 million people are still stretched.

As a result, the army of the Great You Dynasty began to fight north and south, plundering slaves from neighboring small countries and filling them into the ranks of laborers.

All of a sudden, people all over the world resented, and riots continued everywhere.

However, all the riots were forcibly suppressed by the monks sent by Shi Wangnan.In front of powerful monks, no matter how exquisite tactics or elite fighters are, they are not worth mentioning.

For more than half a year, only the Fuguo Army, which carried the banner of the second prince of the former dynasty, was able to gain some momentum by attracting a lot of monks, but it was still forced to linger by the imperial army and had to go underground. Activities in remote areas of Youdu.

Even so, the men and horses of the Restoration Army were still crushed by the minions of the National Division, and almost collapsed.

Ali joined the National Restoration Army voluntarily. Her father was captured by the eagle dogs sent by the court more than half a month ago, but was rescued by the monks of the National Restoration Army.

However, this group of monks was stared at by the national teachers because of this. Several monks were seriously injured and could not find spiritual stones and elixir to heal their injuries, so they could barely survive by relying on the spiritual energy of their companions.

That's why A Li came up with their idea after seeing Zuo Yao who was generous.

"You mean, blame my master for this?" Shi Lingguang frowned and looked at the group of people.

"Of course I didn't mean that, please don't get me wrong." The head monk explained with embarrassment, "A Li also made a mistake because of a moment of confusion, please don't care about her as a little girl, just forgive her This time."

Of course, Zuo Yao wouldn't care about an ordinary girl in her teens, what he cared about was the existence of the so-called "National Restoration Army" who was bluffing outside under the banner of Shi Lingguang.

"You should know that monks are no longer considered people in the lower realm. If you insist on participating in this secular dispute and artificially interfere with the destiny of the lower realm, you will only fall into doom." Zuo Yao reminded several people in a cold voice.

Even after Shi Lingguang was led into the Tianxuan Sword Gate by him, Zuo Yao made him take the initiative to cut himself off from the turmoil of the lower realm.Even if he bears the mortal hatred of his parents, he must choose to give up revenge the moment he steps into the upper realm.

The way of heaven is ruthless, it has always been like this.

In his previous life, Shi Lingguang couldn't protect himself in Jianmen, so he naturally had no time to take care of the grievances in the lower world.In this life, Zuo Yao didn't intend to let him get involved in the commotion of the world of mortals.That's why he took the initiative to choose to accompany Shi Lingguang to the lower realm to respond to the robbery, and personally help him cut off the last trace of ties with the lower realm when necessary.

The monk heard the words, but his expression was very calm: "We naturally understand this, but our cultivation is not high, half of our body is still in the secular world, and we can't reach the realm of saints. For, to do some insignificant things for the common people."

When he said this, the rest of the monks also showed expressions of resignation.

"The leader of the Fuguo Army is really the former prince Shi Lingguang?" Zuo Yao asked blankly, and at the same time, a trace of spiritual power that others could hardly detect was mixed in his voice.

The group of monks nodded without realizing it, and under the influence of the soul-stirring technique, they uttered the truth that was suppressed in their hearts: "That's right, my master rescued His Highness the Second Prince secretly, and with the help of His Royal Highness, In name, a group of old troops from the former dynasty was summoned to form the National Restoration Army. At present, the master and His Royal Highness the Second Prince are hiding in Jicheng, and the minions of the national teacher can't find it there yet."

Jicheng?

Zuo Yao thoughtfully pinched his fingers and made the calculation: "Take us to Jicheng."

Under the influence of his fascination, these monks have absolutely no possibility of lying.So the only possibility is that they are also being deceived and used by people with ulterior motives.

To find out the truth, they must go to Jicheng.

There were 72 cities in the northwest frontier of the Great You Dynasty, and Jicheng was one of the important frontier fortress towns, not too big or too small.

The lord of Jicheng, Shen Lan, and the former emperor, Shi Zhaoru, grew up very young, and the Shen family had a prominent status in the You Dynasty after their meritorious service in founding the Great You Dynasty. Even the new emperor couldn't touch him easily.

Shi Wangnan didn't want to shake the foundation of the Shen family easily. He was afraid that he would be harmed if he didn't die, so he had to transfer Shen Lan, the son of the first-rank prime minister of the dynasty, to a border town to guard the border. Only then can they become the pillars of the country.

However, what Shi Wangnan didn't expect was that it had only been less than half a year since Shen Lan became the city lord of Jicheng, and the hearts of everyone in Jicheng had already been subdued by him.

The small town that used to be distracted and rubbed against the ground by foreign races actually boosted its morale in just a few months, and even won several battles under the leadership of Shen Lan. Some nearby towns also took the initiative to reach out to Jicheng. A document for summation.

Later, the first emperor's cousin and the second prince were hunted down by Shi Wangnan's men all the way, and it was Shen Lan who secretly rescued them.

During these days, the second prince and Prince Ming have been hiding in his Ji City.

"Please wait here for a while, I will inform the city lord, Prince Ming and His Royal Highness the second prince." After the monk brought Zuo Yao and his party to the city lord's mansion in Jicheng, he led them to the meeting very humbly. In the living room, he turned his head and asked to see the city lord.

Yuan Xuan, who was at the end of the team, also followed under the banner of wanting to repay his favor, and at this moment was replacing Shi Lingguang's position as Ye Lan's new den.

"Eat this? I caught it for you on the way." He carefully took out a handful of... caterpillars in front of Ye Lan.

Ye Lan suppressed her nausea and slapped the worm over in Yuan Xuan's hand: "Crawl! I don't eat this kind of thing!"

"Eh? Don't parrots like to eat this kind of bug?" Yuan Xuan looked at Ye Lan with a disappointed face, "I thought you liked it too?"

Ye Lan puffed out her chest proudly: "I am... I don't know how to eat this kind of thing anyway."

"Then what do you like to eat? I'll catch it for you?" Yuan Xuan began to flatter Ye Lan again. Ye Lan, who had always been bullied by Shi Lingguang, felt that Yuan Xuan seemed a little pleasing to the eye.

Shen Lan is already in her 30s, but because of her well-maintained condition, she looks more like a young man in her twenties.

Hearing that these monks brought a group of unidentified monks directly to his mansion, Shen Lan suddenly became furious: "Why are you so careless in doing things? Now Prince Ming and His Royal Highness the Second Prince are in my mansion, if those people are What should the National Teacher do? Can you take responsibility for what happened to Prince Ming and His Royal Highness the Second Prince? Your Highness the Second Prince is the last blood of the late emperor! When you do things, you must put their safety first Do you understand the important thing?"

The monk was also taken aback by the furious Shen Lan. Seeing that he was spinning around in a hurry, he quickly explained: "My lord, please don't worry, there is a reason for us to do this. That monk can't It's the people from the emperor and the national teacher, because I suspect that they have a lot of background, and they are definitely the kind of people that the national teacher can't afford to provoke."

Of course, he didn't notice the influence of Zuo Yao's soul-hunting technique on him at all.

When Shen Lan heard this, the anger on her face receded a little: "Let's hear it, what are their backgrounds?"

"Yesterday when a few of us went to Tianyunzong to buy spirit pills from them, we overheard that they met the elder of Tianxuan Jianmen, the number one sword fairy in the upper world, Zuo Yao, near Guifang Kingdom. As I said, Sword Immortal Zuo Yao has a child with him, his appearance is unparalleled, and it just matches the characteristics of the pedestrian we met today."

"So you suspect that there is that first sword fairy in this group of people?" Shen Lan calmed down and looked at the monk thoughtfully, "How is the strength of the first sword fairy? Compared with the group of people in the national teacher Which is higher and which is lower?"

The monk was silent for a moment and gave the answer: "Sword Immortal Zuo Yao is the No. 1 Sword Cultivator in the Upper Realm, and he is even more different from the National Master."

Shen Lan's eyes lit up when she heard the words: "If that's the case, then he might be used by me?"

The monk was almost choked to death by his own saliva, he waved his hands hastily: "My lord, it is best not to have such thoughts, Zuo Yao Sword Immortal is very likely to become the next head of the Tianxuan Sword Sect, the power and wealth he possesses are worthless." Even the emperor of the lower realm is less than one ten-thousandth, so it is absolutely impossible to intervene in the affairs of the lower realm."

Shen Lan narrowed her eyes slightly, obviously still thinking about other plans: "According to what you said, I really don't have any bargaining chips in my hand to impress him?"

The monk thought of something, and warned Shen Lan very seriously: "There is one more thing, Zuo Yao Sword Immortal is not very human, Lord City Master, you must be clear about your propriety. Please restrain yourself for a while. You must not offend the Sword Immortal."

Although Shen Lan is a qualified city lord, he is really not disciplined in his private life, especially when he is always frivolous in the face of beauty, the monk is really afraid that his language will be abrupt to Zuo Yao, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Shen Lan raised her eyebrows slightly, and there was a hint of interest on Jun's face: "It's not sure whether those people are what you call sword immortals, don't worry so much, let's go and have a look together."

At this point in the conversation, the monk looked at Shen Lan worriedly, knowing that Shen Lan was also a stubborn person, he sighed in his heart and did not try to persuade him any more.

Zuo Yao withdrew his consciousness, and a casual smile hung on his handsome face.

Shi Lingguang also secretly saw the scene just now with his spiritual sense, and was even more vigilant when he heard Shen Lan's words.

If Shen Lan dared to have any disrespectful thoughts towards his master, he didn't care if the other party was Uncle Shen or not, he had to teach him a lesson.

Not long after, Shen Lan walked into the living room surrounded by a group of staff and monks.

There was a smile on his face, but when he saw Zuo Yao for the first time, he was stunned.

The other party was wearing a white robe, with silver threads embroidered with low-key and gorgeous moiré patterns and pine and bamboo patterns in the corner of the robe. If you don't look carefully, you can't really recognize it.

The other person's appearance made him breathless. He had seen many beauties in his life, but the sum of all the beauties he had seen was less than one percent of the person in front of him.

Seeing the other party staring at him without blinking, Zuo Yao frowned in displeasure, and was about to bend his fingers to lightly tap the table when Shi Lingguang had already walked over and stepped heavily on the other party's foot , and also increased a little bit of strength in the dark.

"It hurts, it hurts!" Shen Lan gasped, feeling as if her instep had been hit by a boulder, and even her bones were about to be shattered into powder.

"Presumptuous." A group of staff behind Shen Lan immediately stepped forward to drag Shi Lingguang away.

Shi Lingguang smiled and retracted his foot: "Uncle Shen, long time no see, don't you know me?"

Shen Lan endured the severe pain and looked down, which made him look stupid again.

Seeing that the staff around him were about to go up and push Shi Lingguang away, he immediately stopped those people, and made all the people on the left and right to retreat, leaving only a few monks who were his confidants, and then looked at him excitedly and in disbelief. At that time, Ling Guang: "Ling Guang, uncle read that right, is it really you? Are you still alive?"

Shi Lingguang took a few steps back and looked at Shen Lan, and rejected his hug with disgust: "So Uncle Shen still recognizes me? I thought Uncle Shen was too old to recognize me and others."

Hearing this, Shen Lan smiled awkwardly: "Well, it's a long story. By the way, the people I sent to save you in the cold palace didn't find you. There are rumors that you were secretly executed in advance by Shi Wangnan's people. How did you escape?"

Shi Lingguang proudly stretched his arms around Zuo Yao's waist, and squeezed himself into Zuo Yao's arms: "Uncle Shen, this is my master, he saved me."

He deliberately bit the word "my" very hard, blatantly declaring the master's ownership.

Even though Zuo Yao could hear his subtext, he just pinched his cheek indulgently, without showing any displeasure.

Shen Lan looked at Zuo Yao again, smiling flatteringly: "So that's it, is it this expert who saved our family's Lingguang? I must thank you very much."

Hearing this, Zuo Yao frowned slightly, and exerted a little force on Shi Lingguang's hand.

He really didn't like Shen Lan thanking him in this tone, as if Shi Lingguang and him were family members, and his master was an outsider instead.

Seeing that Zuo Yao's expression was obviously unhappy, Shen Lan was also a little dazed, did he say something wrong and offend this sword fairy?