After Xiao Mo's death, the Jin cavalry's formation was disrupted again and they were quickly defeated.
Wei Zhan, Zhou Fu, Zhong Chu and Yan surrounded the Jin army on three sides and soon drove them out of the Central Plains.
Several people continued to pursue the enemy until they reached the Jin capital, Dadu, and set fire to the imperial palace.
When they came back, they also brought back a group of former royal family members who were captured by the Jin Kingdom, as well as surviving princes and ministers, and many skilled craftsmen. All of them were ragged and thin like beggars.
Doctor Li and his grandson were slightly better, but not much better.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers plundered all the food in the entire Jin Dynasty and took away all the valuables without leaving behind a single one. Every soldier returned with a full load.
After the expedition returned to the capital, Emperor Zhou Wuchang promoted all the generals by one level, and conferred upon Wei Zhan the title of first-class Duke of Protecting the Country, his biological father the title of Earl of Rongning, his mother Madam Wang the title of third-rank lady, and Yingbao's father Jiang Sanlang the title of Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness, and his mother Xu Chunniang the title of Lady of a County Marquis.
In addition, Old Man Jiang was conferred the title of founding viscount, which was hereditary, and his wife Jiang Liu was named Anren.
When the imperial edict was delivered to Dongchen Village, the whole village was in an uproar.
This old man Jiang was actually granted a title at his old age, and it was even hereditary. What a great favor from the emperor!
Now, not only the clan leader and the village head had to bow when they saw Old Man Jiang, but even the county magistrate had to respectfully call the Jiang family members "Jiang Taigong".
In Xicun, Chen Laoshuan and his wife sat on the kang peeling soapberry seeds, listening to the loud gongs and drums outside. The Jiang family was preparing a buffet.
Chen Fengshi was already grey-haired, with a bent back. She squinted her eyes as she peeled the soap nuts bit by bit, and sighed, "If Erlang hadn't lost Yingbao, he might have become a marquis, and our family would have a hereditary title, and our descendants would all be rich and prosperous."
Old man Chen looked sullen and said nothing.
His son is already useless, why is he still bringing up those things
"Old lady, never mention that Yingbao is ours. If it gets out, the government will charge us with impersonating an official's relative. Can you afford it?" The Jiang family is no longer the same as it used to be. They are not someone he can afford to provoke. He wants to live a few more years, so living in peace and stability is the best way.
Chen Fengshi stopped talking.
At this time, Chen Xubao came in, holding two bowls of wontons: "Grandpa, Grandma, these wontons were sent by my second sister."
Old man Chen nodded, put down the soap in his hand, took a bowl of wontons, stirred it with a spoon, and asked, "Is the water in the rice seedling field ready?"
"Yeah." Xu Bao handed the other bowl to his grandmother and sat on the kang to help peel the soap beans.
Old man Chen looked at his grandson and said, "After all the soapberry rice is sold, I will ask a matchmaker to find you a husband. The other day, Matchmaker Zheng said that there is a girl from the next village who is good-looking and of the same age as you. She is also hardworking and a master of everything. But her family wants fifty taels of betrothal gifts, plus four rolls of cotton cloth. Your grandmother and I have agreed."
Xu Bao peeled the soapberry rice silently and whispered, "It's all up to you two elders to decide."
Old man Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
This little grandson is good in every way except that he is very quiet.
Two years ago, he was implicated by his father and failed the imperial examination. After that, he simply stopped studying and stayed at home to farm. Sometimes he would set up a small stall at the market to sell some fruits he grew himself. He just lived like this day by day.
Whenever Chen Laoshuan thought of his disappointing second son, he became furious.
A good scholar was ruined by him. Now he hangs out outside all day long and sometimes doesn't go home for several days. When he comes back, he just asks for money and sleeps. I really regret spending so much money on his education, but he turned out to be a waste, neither good at literature nor martial arts. If I ask him to weed the fields, he can weed up all the seedlings.
Another round of gong and drum sounds came. Xu Bao put down the soapberry in his hand, walked out of the yard, and looked towards Dongchen Village.
A figure staggered over there. He had messy hair, unshaven beard, and wrinkled clothes. He looked very shabby. It was his biological father, Chen Changping.
Xu Bao frowned, took a few quick steps to catch up with him, and grabbed him: "Dad, let's go home for dinner."
Chen Changping shook off his son's hand and muttered, "I'm going to find Yingbao. She's my daughter. I want to take her back."
"Dad! Are you confused? Yingbao is a child of the Jiang family, so stop making trouble." Xu Bao grabbed his father again and dragged him back.
Chen Changping struggled hard and shouted, "No! She is my daughter and your sister. Those titles belong to my family. They are all wrong!"
Chen Laoshuan came out of the house upon hearing the noise and slapped his son hard: "Shut up! I think you drank too much horse urine!"
Chen Changping was slapped by his own father and was stunned. He was dragged into the room by his son Chen Xubao in a daze and lay down on the kang.
Xu Bao helped him take off his shoes while wiping away his tears.
So what if Yingbao is his sister? She doesn't like the Chen family, and she doesn't like him even more. She has disliked him since she was a child, and he can see it.
Chen Changping lay on his back on the kang, and kept repeating: "She is my daughter, my daughter... I know everything..."
...
At the beginning of a new year, Yingbao took her daughter for a walk in the garden. She stretched out her hand and tapped lightly, and the flowers in the garden stretched out their branches and leaves, and buds appeared before their eyes, and finally gradually bloomed.
Nuan Nuan opened her eyes wide and exclaimed: "Mother, I want to learn too!"
Yingbao smiled: "Wait until my mother helps you open your spiritual veins, then you can learn it."
Nuan Nuan blinked and asked, "Open your spiritual veins like daddy does?"
Yingbao nodded.
She has helped Wei Zhan open his spiritual veins, not only has his life span increased, but his strength is also several times that of an ordinary person.
Since there was no spiritual energy in this world, she used holy water to bathe the father and daughter every day to ensure their daily practice.
As long as he breaks through the mortal realm, he can learn magic.
Nuan Nuan smiled happily: "When will mother help me open my pulse?"
"Just wait until the next batch of spiritual medicines grows." Ying Bao touched her daughter's hair: "It won't take long, it will be ready in a month."
With her divine power, those spiritual medicines grew very well in the divine palace.
He also gave some spiritual herbs to his daughter and asked her to take them into her divine residence to plant them, and they grew rapidly.
However, spiritual flowers and herbs were limited, so she waited until some of them bloomed and produced seeds before collecting and using them.
At present, her divine palace is about several hundred acres in size. It not only has a holy spirit pool, but also is planted with various spiritual plants.
When this batch of spiritual herbs grows mature, not only can he open his daughter's meridians, but the remaining spiritual herbs will also be enough for his two younger brothers.
If the two younger brothers’ pulses are opened successfully, we can also give it to our parents as well.
Yingbao thought about it and asked Xuanwu in her heart: "Can you send me to the fairyland?"
"Yes, but it's dangerous there. Your strength has not yet fully recovered, and you may encounter a strong enemy." Xuanwu knew what his master wanted to do.
It takes strength to rob someone else's spiritual vein, because the cultivation level of the person guarding the spiritual vein will not be lower than the Spirit Transformation Stage.
If she fights alone, the master might win, but she is going there to cause trouble, so she is bound to be beaten up.