Gan Qingle did not ask Ji Yuan why he could take them to the capital. Anyway, in his mind, Mr. Ji was already a master of magic, and he must be able to do many things that ordinary people could not do.
Although Huiyuan Bridge did not meet Gan Qingle, the steward who received them did a very good job. He obviously understood that a famous hero like Gan Qingle should not be neglected, so the two were taken to a dining hall that could accommodate three tables, but there was only one large table inside, which was filled with dishes, including fish and meat, which was very rich.
"Please have your meal here, but there are important matters at home today, so it is not convenient for you to stay overnight. After the meal, someone will drive you to the inn and book two rooms."
"Hahaha, Manager Li, you are too polite. We have distinguished guests in your mansion, and it is not proper for us to bother you. It is still early, and we can leave after dinner. There is no need to bother you."
Manager Li cupped his hands.
"Thank you, Master Gan, for not blaming me. Please forgive me, Mr. Ji. Please enjoy your meal. If you need anything, just call the servants. I will take my leave first."
Gan Qingle and Ji Yuan returned the gift together and watched the steward leave. Then Ji Yuan closed the door and turned around to look at the sumptuous dishes on the big table.
"What a wealthy family! They serve a table full of food right away. Why should we be so polite? Hero Gan, please sit down and eat."
"Haha, it's indeed rich. Please, sir!"
The two of them ate with relish. Gan Qingle had no hesitation in eating in front of Ji Yuan. He could stuff a lot of dishes into his mouth at once. Some dishes were inconvenient to eat with chopsticks so he just ate with his hands. Although Ji Yuan always used chopsticks, he ate without hesitation. He put the big pieces of meat and dishes in Ji Yuan's bowl into his mouth together with the rice, as if he was eating noodles. The sound of "slurping" disappeared quickly, which made Gan Qingle dumbfounded.
"Hurry~~~~Ugh, I can't eat anymore... Sir, you are such a big eater, I can't compare to you, I can't compare to you..."
Gan Qingle rubbed his stomach and collapsed in the chair. It was the first time he saw someone who could eat more than him. The dishes on the table were enough for at least a dozen people, but most of them were eaten by Ji Yuan. Just from his appetite, it could be seen that he was not an ordinary person.
"Mr. Ji, you just said that there is a real vixen around the current emperor?"
Gan Qingle was quite skilled in martial arts, so he knew that no one was eavesdropping around. Besides, Mr. Ji had said before that it was okay to chat casually in the room, so he continued the topic he had discussed during dinner.
Ji Yuan poured wine from his own thousand-dou pot and drank it. There was only half a bottle of wine left on the table from Gan Qingle. When he heard the other party's question, he took a sip of the wine and nodded.
"Yes, it is the transformed Thousand-Faced Fox, named Tu Yun, and his Taoism is not shallow."
"That monster wants to harm the emperor?"
Gan Qingle, who was slightly drunk, poured himself some more wine and took a sip.
"The Emperor of Tianbao has the Qi of Ziwei. Even monsters dare not harm him easily, otherwise they will suffer unpredictable backlash. But what she wants to do is not only to harm the lives of the Tianbao royal family, but also to corrupt the Qi of Ziwei, stir up the officials and soldiers in the middle, and disrupt the farming and fireworks below, so as to corrode the Qi of Tianbao..."
Ji Yuan looked at Gan Qingle's confused expression, as if his face was full of "Speak human language!", and after thinking for a moment he added.
"In ordinary people's words, it means to make the Tianbao Kingdom fall into a disaster and chaos, and plunge it into a world where the country is destroyed, the people live in misery, and evil spirits are rampant."
"What? How can this be?" "Bang..."
Gan Qingle suddenly woke up, and stood up at the shout, with his stomach hitting the round table, causing it to shake for a while.
"This fox demon has been married into the palace for several years. Someone in the Tianbao Palace must have noticed something was wrong, so someone invited Master Huitong from the Daliang Temple in Tingliang to come to the palace to exorcise the evil spirit."
Gan Qingle's veins bulged, and his inner energy flowed throughout his body. A lot of the alcohol in his body was dispelled, and he became more sober. He frowned and sat back in his chair.
"Is this Master Hui Tong very powerful?"
"It is considered a profound Buddhist doctrine. There is a Bodhi tree in Daliang Temple. In the past, the Buddhist King Mingwang and the immortals discussed the doctrine under the tree. Master Huitong practiced under the Bodhi tree for many years and benefited greatly from it."
"Then Master Huitong will be able to eliminate the demon without any mistakes, right?"
Ji Yuan smiled.
"Master Hui Tong's Buddhist teachings are profound, but these are only his attainments in the state of mind. He is only a few years old. Although his Buddhist teachings have a high upper limit, his magical powers can only be cultivated slowly. They are definitely not as good as those of Tu Yun, the fox demon."
"Ah? What should I do then?"
Gan Qingle was very anxious, but then he suddenly looked at Ji Yuan with a look of joy on his face. He really was in the dark, because there was a master right in front of him. Moreover, Mr. Ji's nonchalant attitude showed that he did not take the fox demon seriously. But before Gan Qingle could say anything, Ji Yuan spoke first.
"Master Huitong has failed in his attempt, so he needs help. Hero Gan is a man of great martial arts and righteousness, so he is the right person to help."
"I?"
Gan Qingle was stunned.
"Mr. Ji, are you mistaken?"
"You're right. I'm pretty good at judging people. Hero Gan's blood is very special. If you can help, I'm here to help you."
After Ji Yuan said this, Gan Qingle felt a little relieved. Then Gan Qingle suddenly remembered something he had heard. It was said that although Master Huitong of Daliang Temple looked young, he was actually in his seventies or eighties. How could this be considered young
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Chu Ruyan, Hui Tong and others only stayed in Hui Mansion for one day and two nights, and then the convoy set off again. However, this time Hui Yuanqiao also accompanied them on the journey, and they also brought some things to be presented to the royal family. The size of the convoy was also a little larger.
When this large group of people were heading towards the capital of Tianbao Kingdom, Ji Yuanze and Gan Qingle, who had put down the wine jar and were leaving, followed behind. On the way, Ji Yuan and Gan Qingle learned about the situation of Tianbao Kingdom, and also observed the aura along the way, leaving an impression of Tianbao Kingdom in his heart.
They did not dare to waste too much time on the way to Huiyuan Bridge. In addition, Chu Ruyan and Monk Huitong also wanted to reach the capital as soon as possible and never complained. They used up almost all the time they could. It took them only half a month to get from Lianyue Mansion to the outskirts of the capital. Then they did not waste any more time and checked into an inn not far from the imperial palace on the same afternoon.
Ji Yuan and Gan Qingle naturally did not have the same treatment, but they did not even stay in an inn. They just stayed in the bell tower outside the palace. From here they could see both the palace and the post station, which was a good location.
As night fell, the post station was serving delicious food and wine, waiting for the Daliang delegation to come for an audience the next morning, while Ji Yuan and Gan Qingle were eating dry biscuits on the bell tower.
Gan Qingle was looking towards the direction of the imperial palace at this moment. He could see the imperial guards patrolling on the palace walls from afar. When he turned around, he found that Ji Yuan was looking at another place in the city.
"Mr. Ji, what are you looking at?"
"I looked in the direction of the temple in the city and found that the divine light was indeed unstable. It seems that the rumors are true."
"What's that rumor?"
Gan Qingle has been with Ji Yuan these days and doesn’t remember any special rumors. Ji Yuan looked at him and sighed.
"When I entered the city, I heard from afar that other outsiders were chatting about the emperor of Tianbao Kingdom conferring a new city god several years ago."
"Can the emperor really confer a title on the City God?"
Gan Qingle has also heard Ji Yuan talk about many supernatural things these days, and he knows that the City God is not just a clay sculpture.
“Of course, the emperor does not have the ability to appoint gods and ghosts, but he can send people to destroy the statues of old gods and order the people to worship new gods. The laws of the underworld are the most strict, and ghosts and gods do not interfere in human politics. If the city god does not want to risk the danger of upheaval in humanity and seek revenge from the emperor, after appearing in the emperor’s dreams several times, he will have to suffer this loss in silence. Either he will give up the throne within a few decades, or continue to control the underworld with illegitimate methods. If the new god is not established, he will extract the incense and power of his wishes to make his body inanimate, or he will frequently appear in the dreams of the surrounding people to make them more fearful and let the people petition.”
Ji Yuan sighed when he said this.
"Alas, most of the city gods are virtuous and upright gods. Although they will not stick to any means to deal with evil spirits, when it comes to the replacement of gods, unless it is confirmed that there is an evil spirit at work, they will not use despicable means to prolong their lives. Most of them would rather become the chief official of the underworld, or cut off the altar with their golden bodies and escape to the outside world to find another way."
"Then, the City God didn't see it?"
Gan Qingle asked with concern, and Ji Yuan said helplessly.
"If they had known, things wouldn't be like this now. Tu Yun is a fox demon who has inherited the true teachings of the Jade Fox Cave Heaven. If she were in a proper place, she could have been honored as a fox fairy... I won't think about it any more. When I came here, I expected that they would deal with the thorn in the side of the City God of the Capital. Well, go to sleep. The Tingliang envoys will enter the palace tomorrow."
Around five in the morning, the envoys from the Tingliang Kingdom had already passed the bell tower and entered the palace, while some officials from the capital of the Tianbao Kingdom also entered the palace one after another to prepare for the morning court.
While Gan Qingle was still sleeping and it was not yet bright, Ji Yuan, who was lying on his side in the bell tower, slowly opened his eyes and vaguely heard the loud shouts of the court eunuchs.
"Rumor has it that the Tingliang State envoys are entering the palace to meet the emperor~~~~~"
The sound spread out of the Golden Palace, and the imperial guards outside repeated the same words. A moment later, Chu Ruyan, who had been carefully dressed up, and Monk Huitong, who had changed into precious robes, stepped into the Golden Palace together, and walked towards the center of the palace hall step by step. All the civil and military officials of Tianbao Kingdom were looking at the man and woman, and there were many exclamations of admiration. The Princess of Tingliang Kingdom was radiant and charming, and the monk of Daliang Temple was even more handsome and dignified.
"I am Chu Ruyan from Tingliang State, paying my respects to His Majesty the Emperor of Tianbao State!"
"I am Huitong from Daliang Temple, and I am here to greet Your Majesty!"
The two men saluted one after the other, and the middle-aged emperor sitting on the dragon throne was also a little surprised.
"No need to be polite, both of you. Just raise your hands and stand up to talk."