"Daddy is always punctual, why haven't you arrived yet?" Ming Yue stood outside the cave, standing eastward.
"After he sent the rice bucket and the child to the capital, he returned to the tribe. It will take time to return to the capital. Please wait, don't worry." Wu Dongfang said.
"It's been half a month since that day. The sun is going to set soon. Even today counts as seventeen days." Ming Yue shook her head and said.
Wu Dongfang knew what Mingyue was worried about, "You don't have to worry too much. Your father and the other two heavenly masters will definitely hide the child and the rice bucket in a safe place. Even if the Tu wizard wants to attack, he will not be able to find the target. If you can’t find the target, there will be no head-on conflict.”
His words obviously had a comforting effect. Ming Yue took a few steps back and sat on the bluestone outside the cave. "Besides this matter, what else can hold Dad back?"
Wu Dongfang couldn't explain this. He didn't even know where the Jin clan's capital was, so how could he know what happened in the capital. But one thing he could confirm was that Ming Zhen must have been held back by some difficult matter, otherwise he would never have been late. He must have known that his daughter would be very worried if he was late.
In order to ease Ming Yue's worries, Wu Dongfang changed the topic, "By the way, I have always wanted to ask, your parents are both in the capital, why are you sent to this remote village?"
"There are too many disputes in the capital," Ming Yue said.
"Is your brother also in a remote village?" Wu Dongfang asked again.
Ming Yue shook her head and said nothing.
Just when Wu Dongfang was thinking about what to ask next, Ming Yue suddenly stood up and ran to the top of the mountain.
Wu Dongfang walked out of the cave and saw Ming Yue standing on the top of the mountain waving to the northeast. He could vaguely see a black spot in the sky in the northeast moving quickly towards here.
As the other party gradually approached, Wu Dongfang discovered that the person coming was none other than Ming Zhen. Ming Zhen was holding an egg-shaped bamboo cage in his left hand. The bamboo cage was broken, and the rice bucket's head could be seen sticking out.
Tens of seconds later, Ming Zhen arrived, put away his copper staff, and dropped it outside the cave.
Wu Dongfang didn't quite understand the current etiquette and was hesitant about how to greet him. Mingyue took the lead to greet him, "Dad, why are you here?"
Ming Zhen smiled and nodded to Wu Dongfang, put down the bamboo cage and said to Ming Yue, "Some things have been dealt with."
The rice bucket came out of the gap in the bamboo cage. The guy was quite frightened and looked in shock. When he saw Wu Dongfang, he immediately ran towards him. Wu Dongfang stretched out his hand to hug it, but Fantong turned away, ran into the cave, climbed into the stone circle and hid.
"Dad, what happened?" Ming Yue waved her sleeves to brush away the dust on the bluestone and asked her father to sit down.
After Ming Zhen sat down, he did not answer Ming Yue's question, but instead asked, "Did you see the appearance of the male wizard that night?"
"He covered his face." Ming Yue shook her head.
Ming Zhen turned to look at Wu Dongfang.
Wu Dongfang tried hard to recall, "The hair is gray, the hairpin holding it up is green, the eyebrows are sparse, there is a strange fragrance on his body, he is on the fat side, his height can reach my cheekbones, and by the sound of his voice, he should be between thirty-five and forty." between years."
"That's him!" Ming Zhen nodded approvingly at Wu Dongfang.
"Dad, what happened?" Ming Yue asked eagerly.
"Let me tell you slowly." Ming Zhen raised his hand to signal Ming Yue not to worry.
Wu Dongfang turned around and walked towards the cave. Fan Tong was standing in the stone circle and stretched his head to look out. When he saw him entering, he quickly retracted his head.
Wu Dongfang grinned in distress. It seemed that Fan Tong had been tortured a lot during this period. To boost morale, it was inevitable that Fan Tong would be paraded through the streets. He was still young, and such noisy occasions must have frightened him. After flying for so long, it was already very difficult not to be frightened.
By the time he came out with the water jug, Ming Zhen had already begun to tell the story. They traveled quickly that day without being blocked on the way, and successfully returned to the capital. As soon as they returned to the capital, someone came to report that Ming Yue's tribe had sent a request for help. Yu Yan, he was worried about Ming Yue, and rushed back to the tribe without stopping. When he returned to the capital, a grand celebration had begun. In the following days, he and the other two heavenly masters were inseparable, protecting the baby and rice bucket, celebrating a day. When it was over, the baby and rice pail were immediately moved to a safe and private place.
Next, the other two heavenly masters protected the baby. He freed up his hands and started looking for a Pixiu that looked similar to the rice bucket. This process wasted seven or eight days. When he found the Pixiu that replaced the rice bucket and was about to send the rice bucket back, The Xia Dynasty envoy arrived.
The envoy brought a lot of gifts, and also brought Emperor Xia's decree to reduce the Jin tribe's tax by 20% this year. There were two reasons for doing this. One was to congratulate the Jin tribe on the appearance of the white tiger wizard, and the other was to Express condolences for the large number of babies killed some time ago.
Then the envoy asked to see the White Tiger Celestial Master. King Jin agreed, but the three Celestial Masters of the Jin clan disagreed. The other party came with a wizard this time. Once they got close to the child, they would immediately discover this The child was a fake, but the three Jin clan Celestial Masters could not tell King Jin clearly about this. They could only refuse the envoy's request with excuses to ensure the safety of the White Tiger Celestial Master.
One insisted on seeing him, and the other refused to see him. The two sides were very unhappy.
No matter how unpleasant it is, you can't do anything if they don't let you see him. In the end, the envoy made another request. To be precise, he issued the decree of the emperor of Xia Dynasty, to get married, and also named his daughter. The man's name is Yunjiao. , is the nephew of the monarch of the Xia Dynasty, the apprentice of the Tu Celestial Master Xuanhuang, and the Tu Celestial Master accompanying this trip.
"Dad, do you agree?" Ming Yue's expression changed drastically.
"I could tell at a glance that the man had evil intentions, so I refused at that time. I told them, you took off the mask in the Mashi tribe, and everyone in the tribe saw it. Taking off the mask means you have your husband's family, and you have your husband's family. How can you remarry someone else?" Ming Zhen said.
"What did the other party say?" Ming Yue asked nervously. Since the other party made this request, he would not give up until the goal was achieved.
"They insist on Emperor Xia's will. You must marry Yunjiao regardless of whether you have a husband or not. They will come to marry you next month. King Jin is afraid of angering the other party and persuades me to obey the will. I can only agree first." Ming Zhen said.
Ming Zhen's words directly sent Wu Dongfang to the Antarctic.
"My daughter will never remarry someone else. He won't even get her body." Ming Yue shouted angrily.
"It's our business to agree or not, and it's their business to marry or not," Ming Zhen said, his tone turned cold, "Dead people cannot marry."
Wu Dongfang is back from Antarctica again.
"Daddy plans to kill him?" Ming Yue lowered her voice.
"It's not a plan, we have already killed them. They left the Jin clan's territory at noon, and we took action in the afternoon." Ming Zhen's nose twitched slightly, "The entire mission, including Yun Jiao."
Ming Zhen did not finish what he said, but Wu Dongfang and Ming Yue both knew what he had omitted. Ming Zhen and the others killed the entire mission.
"Dad..." After the shock, Ming Yue began to be afraid. She knew very well what the consequences of this matter would be.
Ming Zhen raised his hand, "This matter was decided after the three of us discussed it, and it's not all for you. The Tu people have bullied others too much. If they don't retaliate, they will get worse. Besides, the main purpose of their trip is It is to confirm the authenticity of our White Tiger Celestial Master. We refuse them to see the White Tiger Celestial Master. They have already suspected that the White Tiger Celestial Master we found is fake. If we let them take the news back, it will be even more detrimental to us. It is better to kill them directly. , to show the Tu people the courage and confidence of our Jin people."
"Dad, they..."
Ming Zhen interrupted Ming Yue again, "We didn't leave any clues. Even if they knew it was us who killed them, there was no direct evidence. Besides, we also suspected that the Tu tribe had already prepared for them to be killed by us before sending this mission. Prepare to kill, the envoys are the real pawns used by the Tu tribe to test us."
"It might also be an excuse to start a war." Wu Dongfang interrupted.
Ming Zhen nodded to Wu Dongfang, stood up and clasped his hands behind his back to look at the open-pit mine in the northwest. Although it was already dark, the men in the village were still working there, "We have endured it for too long, and the humiliation and burden have not been given." What we gain in exchange for peace is humiliation and oppression with taxes and tributes. No matter what the result of resistance is, we are willing to face it bravely."
"Dad, I have something very important to tell you." Ming Yue walked up to Ming Zhen.
Ming Zhen looked back at his daughter.
"He is the real White Tiger Heavenly Master." Mingyue pointed at Wu Dongfang and said sternly.
"This is just your guess, I am not the White Tiger Celestial Master." Wu Dongfang stood up hurriedly.
"When we first met, he got angry at you and blamed you for begging for help for him. At that time, I knew that he was a young man with integrity, but you also know that he is not of pure gold blood." Ming Zhen shook his head.
Only then did Wu Dongfang understand why Ming Zhen favored him. It turned out to be because he had yelled at Ming Yue that day, blaming Ming Yue for begging for help for him. Ming Zhen took notice of this matter, and no husband-in-law noticed it. No one wants their daughter to be a spineless wimp.
"Dad, let me show you something." Ming Yue turned around and walked towards Wu Dongfang, pulled out the dagger from his waist and handed it to Ming Zhen.
Ming Zhen raised his hand to take it and looked at it carefully. The back of the dagger was chewed by a rice pail and there was a chip.
"Dad, he is not from here. He came from the sky and has always carried this dagger with him. I looked at him carefully when he was injured. This is a metal we have never seen before. It cannot be used. What we control is not evil gold." Ming Yue said.
After inspection and probing, Ming Zhen had a puzzled look on his face.
Ming Yue turned around and walked towards Wu Dongfang again, pointing to the positioning device on his wrist, "Give me your bracelet."
"What do you want to do?" Wu Dongfang didn't want to pick it. He couldn't position it anymore, and he could still use it as a watch.
Seeing that he didn't pick it off, Ming Yue reached out to pick it off, found the buckle and took off the positioning device.
"Dad, please look again." Ming Yue handed the positioning device to Ming Zhen.
Ming Zhen turned his head. As his eyes moved, the positioning device left Ming Yue's palm and floated in the air. Then it began to disintegrate rapidly, turning into a pile of small parts after a few seconds.
"We are best at smelting metal, but we can't make something like this. Dad, believe me, he is our White Tiger Heavenly Master." Ming Yue said.
Ming Zhen frowned and looked at the oddly shaped small parts without saying a word.
"You also said that he has five bloodlines. Have you seen his bloodline before?" Ming Yue said.
Ming Zhen still didn't speak.
"That night he was angry with his daughter. He was seriously injured and still insisted on leaving. He walked to the city gate and sat under the wall all night. He was able to stand up the next day. After leaving the city, he walked four or five miles before he fainted... "
Wu Dongfang was greatly embarrassed and quietly reached out to pull her clothes, trying to stop her from talking.
Ming Yue ignored him and continued, "Dad, you once said that without perseverance nothing can be accomplished. He is the most perseverant person I have ever seen."
Ming Zhen reassembled the dismantled parts and handed the positioning device to Wu Dongfang.
Wu Dongfang took the positioning device and took a look at it, and found that the clock was broken. It was obvious that the position and sequence of the Ming Zhen combination were mistaken.
"Dad, I would like to ask you and my late uncle Xibo to use the Third Epoch to spy on his life and see how he will be twelve years later," Ming Yue said.
Ming Zhen put his hands on his back and looked up at the night sky, "I've just met them. They will be here soon. As for whether to use the Third Age Peeping Life, they need to decide together after they come over..."