"Second Young Master, I have already found the person you mentioned."
In the courtyard, Lu Yu, who was folding paper, looked up and saw the figure of Manager Ning emerging from the shadows.
As the head of the palace's secret guards, Manager Ning's ability to do things has always been reassuring.
Lu Yu had just assigned me the task in the afternoon, but I didn’t expect it to be completed so quickly.
Putting down the origami in his hand, Lu Yu said with interest: "So fast? Tell me about it."
Manager Ning then respectfully reported all the information he had found.
"My dear, the man you are looking for is named Yuan Qingshan. He is from Wuxing Town, Dazhou Prefecture, and is 23 years old this year."
"He is the only son in the family. His father was a merchant in his early years and was killed by bandits."
"His mother died of illness three years ago, and Yuan Qingshan subsequently sold all of his family's property to arrange his mother's funeral."
"Soon after that, Yuan Qingshan left Wuxing Town and traveled to the Western Regions, becoming a merchant in the Western Regions."
"In the following three years, Yuan Qingshan was in the Western Regions and there was no record of him entering the country."
"Until recently, Yuan Qingshan rode a skinny horse and led a road to the south to Haiyan City alone."
"After he arrived at the Heavenly Book Pavilion, he took out a letter of introduction written by Canglan Jushi and got a job as a handyman in the Heavenly Book Pavilion."
"But the information I found did not mention that he was a cultivator."
Manager Ning said: "Before going to the Western Regions, Yuan Qingshan was just an ordinary person."
Such a report surprised Lu Yu a little.
"A handwritten letter of introduction from Canglan Layman? Does he actually know Canglan Layman..."
As a well-known literary giant in the Central Plains literary world in recent years, he naturally knew the name of Canglan Jushi.
Although this literary giant is very talented, he rarely shows up in public and is very mysterious. Moreover, three years ago, Canglan disappeared mysteriously and no one knew where he went.
There were even rumors in the martial arts world that Master Canglan had offended some big shot and was assassinated.
But I didn’t expect that Yuan Qingshan actually got a letter of introduction from Canglan Jushi…
"So the three years that Canglan Monk was missing were spent in the Western Regions?" Lu Yu asked in surprise, "Why would a scholar like him go to the Western Regions?"
The twenty-six countries in the Western Regions are almost a den of dragons and tigers for the people in the Central Plains.
Under the rule of the Soul Refining Sect, the rules of the Demonic Path were almost the opposite of those in the Central Plains. Especially for a person like Canglan Jushi who was a little famous in the Central Plains, if he went to the Western Regions and was discovered, his fate would be miserable.
Of course, the most important thing is that a figure like Canglan Jushi had been in the Western Regions for several years, but the Zhenbei Palace didn’t receive any news at all
Lu Yu frowned slightly and glanced at Manager Ning.
Manager Ning looked embarrassed. The Zhenbei Palace was located in the northwest. Logically speaking, the Zhenbei Palace should have the first-hand information about any major events in the Western Regions.
But Mr. Canglan had been in the Western Regions for several years, and the Zhenbei Palace had not found his whereabouts, which was considered dereliction of duty on their part.
After all, Mr. Canglan is just a scholar, not a cultivator. It is not easy for him to hide his identity and he has to mingle in the market. He should leave some clues anyway.
But Lu Yu did not blame anyone, but shook his head.
"It seems that Ying Feihong's rise is indeed not a good thing for us."
The Central Plains and the Western Regions were originally two completely hostile regions. In the early years, there was not even any communication between the two sides. They could almost be described as closed countries with no communication with each other.
It was not until the strong rise of Dayue King Ying Feihong that he withstood the pressure from the Soul Refining Sect and opened up trade routes with the Central Plains during the past twenty years that basic exchanges between the Central Plains and the Western Regions were restored.
At first, everyone thought this was a good thing.
But as the power of Dayue continued to grow, the Central Plains' reach in the Western Regions began to shrink. Now, looking back, Dayue, which stood between the Central Plains and the Western Regions, seemed to have grown into a vicious beast that neither side could ignore.
"However, the current power of Dayue Kingdom is only supported by Ying Feihong's iron fist... How many years can he live?"
Lu Yu said, sighing, with a complicated look in his eyes: "The more powerful the king is, the more troublesome the mess he will leave behind after his death..."
Lu Yu's eyes were complicated, and he was obviously thinking of his talented and wise father.
The previous King of Zhenbei was a man of great talent and strategy. He was considered the pillar of the empire and the pillar of the northwest. He was so powerful during his lifetime that even the empress had to show him respect.
But after the powerful old King of Zhenbei passed away, he left behind a mess.
Lu Yu shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about Ying Feihong for now."
He looked at Manager Ning and said, "Since this Yuan Qingshan was able to obtain a handwritten letter of introduction from Mr. Canglan, he must have met Mr. Canglan before."
"Please send him an invitation for me. I will host a banquet at Yanke Restaurant tomorrow night. I hope he can come."
"I want to talk to him about Mr. Canglan."
After Lu Yu finished speaking, Manager Ning hesitated slightly.
"That... Second Young Master," Manager Ning hesitated to speak, but in the end he did not ask the question in his mind, but asked another question: "How should the invitation be signed? Should it be written as Zhenbei Palace? Or..."
Manager Ning didn't understand why the Second Young Master cared so much about this stranger he met by chance.
The second son, who had always been indifferent to interpersonal communication, actually took the initiative to send an invitation and wanted to make friends with a commoner... This was unimaginable in the past.
But he didn't dare to guess what his master was thinking, let alone ask more questions. He had to swallow his doubts and ask about the details of the invitation.
Lu Yu hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Just write Zhenbei Prince's Mansion as the signature. If you write something else, I'm afraid he won't want to come."
"Although I only met him once, I can tell that he is a casual and lazy person. If I don't put some pressure on him, he won't come back for the appointment."
"Now that we can use our power to pressure others, we can't miss the opportunity."
Lu Yu's smile made Manager Ning silent.
My second son hates the idea of using power to oppress others the most, and for many years he has never relied on his status.
Today, he actually took the initiative to send out an invitation to the Zhenbei Palace, and even jokingly said that he wanted to use his power to pressure others...
Even if it's just a joke...
Manager Ning became more and more confused and had no idea what the Second Young Master was up to.
Is there something strange about Yuan Qingshan
Why does the second young master look at this person differently
Manager Ning withdrew respectfully and quietly drafted the invitation, which he personally delivered to Luo Jing.
In the setting sun, Luo Jing was a little confused when he received the invitation.
As soon as he walked into the house, someone handed him an invitation
And the signature was actually Zhenbei Palace
Looking at the expression of the person delivering the letter in front of him and feeling the other person's aura, Luo Jing's eyelids twitched slightly.
Why is the King of Zhenbei looking for him for no reason
Could it be that the fact that he is a demon cultivator has been exposed
It shouldn't be like this!
Moreover, even if the identity of the demon cultivator was exposed, it would not alarm a big shot like the King of Zhenbei, right