Wu Dongfang thought a lot that night. What he thought most about was the possibility of rescuing the prince. The alien soul was incompetent and his soul would disappear immediately after death. There was no way to revive the soul, at least he and the people he knew didn't know that What method can be used to revive dead aliens
When the sun rose the next day, Wu Dongfang left the prince's room and returned to the west courtyard, where he found Ming Yue standing next to the rockery in front of the hall.
Seeing him coming out, Ming Yue stepped forward to greet him and silently accompanied him to the main hall, "Are you hungry or thirsty?"
Wu Dongfang shook his head.
Arriving at the entrance of the hall, Wu Dongfang did not enter the hall, but sat down on the steps at the entrance of the hall. Ming Yue gathered her robe and skirt and sat next to him.
A palace maid responsible for serving food stuck her head out from behind the arch in the east courtyard. Ming Yue waved her hand to her, who understood, shrank her head and left.
"Xia Emperor is quite thoughtful. As long as the body does not rot, there is always a way." Mingyue comforted softly.
"When I recover my cultivation, I want to go to Fangfeng Valley to look for Qisan and see if there is anything he can do." Wu Dongfang sighed.
Ming Yue stretched out her hand to cover Wu Dongfang's left hand, "If I have the opportunity to go to heaven in the future, I might be able to find a way to return to life there."
Upon hearing this, Wu Dongfang turned to look at Ming Yue and smiled at her. What Ming Yue said was all to comfort him. In fact, he knew very well that Ming Yue herself did not think that the prince would be resurrected.
"I asked them to make your favorite steamed buns, can you bring in some?" Ming Yue took the opportunity to urge them to eat.
"I'm really not hungry. I'm going to take a shower. You go find Ming Zhan and ask the Tu people about the details of how they sent the prince back." Wu Dongfang said. His brother-in-law was a workaholic. He didn't come to see them even though he knew they were back. noodle.
"Okay." Ming Yue stood up straight and pulled Wu Dongfang up.
After preparing a change of clothes for Wu Dongfang, Mingyue left the Tianshi Mansion.
After taking a bath, Wu Dongfang sat cross-legged in the quiet room in the backyard to meditate. There was a Qi-tonifying elixir in his body at this time. Refining the Qi-tonifying elixir was much faster than absorbing the external spiritual energy.
Wu Dongfang is the kind of person who either doesn't do anything or just dives in head first. When practicing in the mountains with the prince, he would often meditate for several days at a time. He would start meditating at Chen time and wouldn't open his eyes until nightfall.
Ming Yue saw him stop and get up, and ordered someone to bring dinner to the room. When Wu Dongfang finished his dinner, Ming Yue handed over two wooden plaques, "This is the letter between Emperor Xia and me."
Wu Dongfang took it with his hand. The two wooden plaques were similar in size to the current 32-karat book. They were connected together. After opening them, there were writings on them. There were more than fifty words, expressing three meanings. One It is a condolence to Ming Yue, asking Ming Yue to take care of herself. The second is Si Shaokang's self-blame, believing that he was sealed to safeguard the interests and dignity of the five tribes. The third is to swear to never invade the Jin clan. Even if Ming Yue's relatives and descendants make mistakes, they will not be held accountable.
After reading the words on the board, Wu Dongfang nodded. Si Shaokang was not a good person. It was not easy to avoid adding insult to injury when others were unlucky. It was even rarer to help orphans and widows.
After dinner, Wu Dongfang continued to meditate and practice Qi. In the second half of the night, he took advantage of the break to relieve himself and established a telepathic connection with Fan Tong. Fan Tong is still in the north. When he is not in a hurry, he will stop and go. At this time, he is full. Sleeping on the tree.
Before his cultivation was restored, there was nothing he could do, and it was useless to think about anything. For three consecutive days, Wu Dongfang worked day and night to gather his Qi and perform martial arts.
At the second watch on the fourth day, there was a knock on the door outside the house.
Wu Dongfang was familiar with Ming Yue's footsteps. He already knew it was Ming Yue before the knock on the door came. During the time he was practicing Qi, Ming Yue slept in separate rooms with him and never came to disturb him. , if you have anything to do, tell him while he is eating or relieving yourself. If you knock on the door at this time, there must be something urgent.
Wu Dongfang collected his energy and stood up. Ming Yue knew that he was up based on the footsteps in the room, so she pushed the door open and whispered, "Xia Emperor is here."
"Where?" Wu Dongfang asked with a frown. He thought that Si Shaokang would send someone to express condolences after learning that he was out of trouble, but he did not expect that Si Shaokang would come in person.
"In the main hall." Ming Yue said.
"Let's go." Wu Dongfang stepped forward, Ming Yue walked behind, and closed the door with his backhand.
Two Tu wizards stood at the door of the hall. When they saw Wu Dongfang appearing, they immediately knelt down and saluted, "See the Holy Wizard."
"Thank you, you two." Wu Dongfang raised his hand to the two of them and quickly walked into the hall. Si Shaokang was sitting at the guest seat, wearing casual clothes.
"Holy Witch." Si Shaokang stood up and walked over to him, his expression excited and his eyes red.
"Xia Emperor, why did you come here in person?" Wu Dongfang asked. Si Shaokang's hair had obvious traces of wind blowing. He must have come here on some kind of bird. Si Shaokang was an ordinary person. Riding on a bird was no better than modern people. The plane is of a nature, which is not a good taste.
"I'm glad to hear that the holy witch escaped from danger. I'm overjoyed. The holy witch has suffered." Si Shaokang held Wu Dongfang's arm tightly.
Wu Dongfang helped Si Shaokang sit down, turned to look south, and found that Ming Yue had led the two Tu wizards to the east courtyard to eat and rest.
Some things can be pretended, and some things cannot be pretended. Si Shaokang's excitement and joy at this time came from the heart, and Wu Dongfang could feel it.
Si Shaokang was most concerned about Wu Dongfang's escape process, while Wu Dongfang was most concerned about what happened after they were restrained by Xuannv. Wu Dongfang told it first, and Si Shaokang told it later. According to Si Shaokang, on that day Xuannv appeared in the secret room of the altar where he was and took him back to the palace hall. At that time, they were already standing outside the palace hall, maintaining the same posture as before being frozen.
Xuannv gave him a severe reprimand, blaming him for disrespecting the gods, not distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy, violating ancestral rules, and being stupid and incompetent. Si Shaokang did not refute Xuannv's rebuke to him. Xuannv then made a request, asking him to abolish the The wizarding system does not allow wizards to exist in the world. In addition, he also dictated a list of gods for the royal family and the people to worship throughout the year.
Both of Xuannv's requests were within Wu Dongfang's expectation, but the last request Si Shaokang told was a bit beyond his expectation. Xuannv ordered Si Shaokang to order that the people of the five tribes could only farm and livestock, and were not allowed to hunt in the mountains. .
This requirement would have been nothing when Buddhism was in vogue, and no killing would be allowed, but it does not make sense at this time, because hunting was a means of livelihood for many people at this time, and various livestock were used for sacrifices. At this time, there were no Speaking of not killing, why didn't Xuannv allow the people to hunt? If it was out of compassion, why did they only stipulate that hunting was not allowed, but not fishing
"Holy witch, this is a powerful bow that I sent someone to make. It's not as good as the magic weapon you used before, but it can still be used." Si Shaokang picked up the wooden box erected next to his seat.
"Thank you Emperor Xia." Wu Dongfang reached out to take it and asked, "Excuse me, Emperor Xia, do you know why Xuannv forbids people from hunting?"
"Actually, the ban on hunting is not current. As early as the time of the Holy Ancestor, the people of the Central Plains were strictly prohibited from hunting. It was just the rebels who stole the country and messed up the rules. The ban on hunting at this time is just a restoration of the ancestral system." Si Shaokang said.
"Why is there such a taboo?" Wu Dongfang asked puzzledly.
"What's wrong?" Si Shaokang asked in confusion.
Wu Dongfang shook his head and did not ask again. At this time, the people had not solved the problem of food and clothing. How could they not allow hunting? Not allowing hunting is like not allowing modern farmers to work in cities. It is very unreasonable.
"The hunting ban is limited to the Tu tribe. There is no ancestral system that prohibits hunting by the four tribes." Si Shaokang said.
Wu Dongfang nodded. He still felt something was wrong about this, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
"According to Si Ruo, given time, all four of them can recover their divine powers and use magic again. I wonder what the situation is like for the Holy Witch?" Si Shaokang asked with concern.
"Same." Wu Dongfang nodded. It made sense for Yao Miao to choose Si Ruo as his successor. Si Ruo, like Yao Miao, was infinitely loyal to Emperor Xia and told Si Shaokang everything.
Si Shaokang was overjoyed when he heard this, "I dare to ask the Holy Wizard to return to the Xia capital to assist Bi Jingwei."
"When I recover my cultivation, I will go back." Wu Dongfang nodded in agreement. He was deeply gratified by Si Shaokang's performance during his unlucky period.
Si Shaokang was even more happy when he heard this, "Listen to what Xuannv said, it seems that gods and heavenly beings cannot descend to earth at will. Even if they can come in and out at will, I don't have to grovel. The actions of the holy witch made me very ashamed. After many days of introspection, I finally came to my senses." , we are the masters of the human world, and there is nothing wrong with respecting the Heavenly Father, but it is absolutely impossible for us to be slaves of the Heavenly Realm!"
"You finally said something with some guts." Wu Dongfang smiled.
Si Shaokang's face turned red and he was very embarrassed.
Seeing this, Wu Dongfang quickly changed the topic, "Have you brought the list of gods dictated by Xuannv?"
"I left in a hurry and didn't take it with me." Si Shaokang shook his head and pointed eastward, "The bird I was riding on fell outside the city. If the Holy Wizard wants to see it, I can go back and get it."
"No, no, how many people are on the list?" Wu Dongfang asked casually.
"There should be more than a hundred people, including Li Mu, Gui Yuqu and others." Si Shaokang said.
Wu Dongfang nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
People always have to go through something to establish feelings or friendship. After this incident, Wu Dongfang became much closer to Si Shaokang and no longer treated him as an outsider. The two held a candlelight conversation at night, and the conversation was about how to govern the country. The Lord did not mention revenge. In Si Shaokang's view, revenge was almost impossible, and Wu Dongfang did not want to mix personal feelings with official matters. Once they recovered their cultivation, the only grievances they had with the Goddess and Xuannv were They killed the prince. This is a personal grudge. If you want revenge, you can't drag Xia Guo into it.
Si Shaokang is the king of a country. This is a private visit incognito. He cannot stay outside for a long time. He left the Jin clan before dawn and returned to the Xia capital. Before leaving, Wu Dongfang gave him a Qi-tonifying elixir and asked him to deliver it to Si. Ruo, and told the Tu tribe that the alchemy cauldron is now in Fei Xuan's hands. If Si Ruo wants to make elixirs, she can go to him.
After Si Shaokang left, Wu Dongfang also walked back home in the dark moon.
"Does the Jin tribe prohibit hunting?" Wu Dongfang asked.
Ming Yue thought about it and shook her head and said, "No, what's wrong?"
Wu Dongfang conveyed the content of the previous conversation to Ming Yue. Ming Yue pondered for a long time after listening to it, then turned to speak, "If you think about it carefully, there is something fishy about it. Why is it only forbidden to hunt but not fish?"
Wu Dongfang couldn't figure out what was going on, so he didn't answer the call and chatted with Mingyue all the way back to Tianshi Mansion.