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But after Wang Nian stepped into the late stage of Profound Vein Realm, his cultivation stagnated.Then Liu Rui and Yang Rui caught up successively.

Before today, the three apprentices were all stuck in the late stages of the Profound Vein Realm, and they hadn't made much progress.Zhang Yan has been paying attention to these.Otherwise, why should he be a master?Do you really think that teaching your disciples doesn't take much effort, like wild cats and dogs?

Zhang Yan thought that Liu Rui would be the first to attack the Dao Dan realm.After all, Liu Rui's talent is the highest, and the gain after this evolution of heaven and earth has been greatly increased, even faintly surpassing Zhang Yan.Coupled with the fact that Liu Rui just went through a heartbreak, this is definitely a good thing that can lower the threshold for the next breakthrough.

But I never expected that Liu Rui hadn't made a breakthrough in the Dao Dan realm. On the contrary, Wang Nian, who Zhang Yan thought would gradually slow down his practice in the future, took the lead. Official breakthrough.It's charge!

"Hehe, this kid is always surprising. I don't know what happened, but he touched the threshold of the Dao Dan realm in one fell swoop, and I feel that the stamina of this breakthrough is very strong!"

With a thought, Zhang Yan had already arrived at a certain valley on the border of Hongming Kingdom from Duanya Mountain.He was standing on the top of a big tree, not far below was Wang Nian who was sitting cross-legged in a magic circle.This kid didn't even bother to find a hidden cave.Just find a big rock and sit down?This heart is indeed big enough.

A few days later, the smile on Zhang Yan's face grew stronger, and he could feel that Wang Nian's breakthrough was about to succeed.He didn't expect it to be so smooth, it was just like a simple impact barrier.This shows that Wang Nian had a great new understanding of his own "Tao" before this.Only in this way will it appear to be a matter of course.

Zhang Yan didn't stay here too much, since Wang Nian didn't need his help and the surroundings were safe, there was no need for him to show up.

Just when Wang Nian let out a high-pitched laugh celebrating his success in stepping into the extremely important Dao Dan realm for monks, Zhang Yan disappeared from this small valley and returned to the cliff mountain.

Now that Wang Nian has stepped into the Dao Dan realm, Zhang Yan is thinking, given Wang Nian's extreme sensitivity and paranoia towards fire techniques, wouldn't he be able to control the Danhuo in Dao Dan as well?Can you also throw the refining tool to him to practice slowly?

"Shanmen was founded, but the manpower is still a little less. Do you want to recruit some entry-level people?" Zhang Yan also had to start thinking about this issue related to the development and growth of Duanya Mountain.

Before the incident of the Elf Clan happened, Zhang Yan felt that he would stay in the Body Fit Realm for at least a hundred years, or even longer.Therefore, preparations have been made for decades of clean-up.And in this long period of time, there are many opportunities for Duanyashan to grow slowly, and he can also wait for the three disciples under his sect to grow up.In a hundred years, he would be able to relax much more if he dumped the powerful figures of the mountain sect to his disciples.

But now it seems that the fit environment can't stop Zhang Yan for 80 years, or even two or three years.

Then there is no need to continue to expand the mountain gate and throw it to three disciples who are still immature after two or three years.You can't let the three children take apprentices, can you?Not only does this seem ridiculous, but one who is not old enough to know enough will be correspondingly insufficient. It is okay to practice by oneself, but it is another matter to teach apprentices.

But if Zhang Yan really wanted to take a few more disciples under his sect, he didn't have that kind of mood and leisure.But if you don't recruit people, it's not appropriate for the huge cliff mountain to be idle like this.

What's more, as a result of the evolutionary gain of the Huangtian Territory, there must be many more people who are suitable for cultivating Taoism than before, and the increase in quantity will definitely bring about an increase in quality.It is also easier to find talented disciples.

Recruiting is imperative, but Zhang Yan has no plans to take any more apprentices, and thinks three are enough.

So what to do?To put it another way, Zhang Yan couldn't be troubled.

But Zhang Yan had to find someone to help with the details.Who are you looking for?

Just as he was thinking, there was a reaction at the gate, and someone knocked on the gate.Zhang Yan sensed that there was a familiar face among the visitors, it was Shen Wujiu whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Zhang Yan smiled knowingly, he thought of who to ask for help.

But at this time in front of the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Gate of the Cliff Mountain, Shen Wujiu was still a little nervous after knocking on the gate.He came here this time to do a lot of things, and he came here with a new face, and he didn't know if it would disturb Mr. Zhang's Qingxiu.

In the past, the person Shen Wujiu met was Wang Nian.It seems that Wang Nian is not in Duanya Mountain now, nor are the other two disciples of Duanyashan.The things in Shen Wujiu's hands were backlogged.For two years, I was always testing outside the mountain gate, doing more things at once while Zhang Yan was around.

If it's really something big, it's fine, Shen Wujiu always feels very guilty when he bothers Zhang Yan, who can be compared with demon gods and martial saints in the entire Huangtian Territory, with daily trivial matters.

"Master Shen, is this all right?"

"Yes, Deacon. The gate of the Dragon and Tiger Mountain has already been knocked. If there are people in the mountain, they will know that we are asking to see you, and they will usually open the mountain gate to let us in."

"Oh? You can know who is in front of the door without people coming? It's really amazing! I hope Mr. Zhang is in the mountains."

"Ah."

After a while, the mountain gate reacted, and the barrier opened.The upward stone steps behind the mountain gate are exposed.

"Look, Deacon, this is someone in the mountain. You can go in now. Let's go. Just follow the mountain road." Shen Wujiu heaved a sigh of relief. It would be great if Mr. Zhang was on the mountain and willing to see him.

There were five people in a group, three of them were holding a box, which was full of ghost-stalking bells that were to be rotated this time.Moreover, these boxes are unusual, they are all made of copper, not to mention that they are all covered with magic circle patterns, they are exactly the storage boxes refined by Zhang Yan.Not only three, but twelve were given to Shen Wujiu.It is used to transfer the ghost-killing bell that was exchanged.In order not to have to go down the mountain to receive it every time, it will be troublesome to run too much.

In addition to Shen Wujiu, there is also a "deacon".

All the way up the mountain, crossed the half-mountain and continued to go up, and finally saw Zhang Yan standing at the entrance of the hall with his hands behind his back in front of the Dengyun Hall on the top of the mountain.

"Hehe, my lords, you have worked hard all the way, please drink tea in the hall."

Shen Wujiu's strength is not low, and these mountain roads will not make him tired.The three box-carrying warriors were also warriors, so they were hardly tired.Only the "deacon" left panting.

Chapter 481

There were no handymen in the door, so Zhang Yan used paper figurines instead.This thing is also very useful after changing its size. It can be used for cleaning, pruning, and construction, regardless of rough and delicate tasks.And with Zhang Yan's current cultivation base, it wouldn't take any mana.

Shen Wujiu was used to seeing paper figurines for a long time, and he was very calm when he saw a paper figurine serving tea to him.And the "deacon" looked surprised, even though he tried his best to control his expression, he couldn't help it.

Zhang Yan smiled and handed over the ghost-killing bell to Shen Wujiu.This is a daily affair between Cliff Mountain and the Terran nations.The source of the ghosts lies in this, so don't be careless.It's just that Wang Nian was in charge of docking Shen Wujiu in the past, but now Wang Nian and the other three are not in the mountains, which makes Zhang Yan busy.

It can be seen that the lack of people in the Cliff Mountain is already very urgent.

After dealing with the matter of the Shegui Bell, Shen Wujiu talked with Zhang Yan about the fact that all countries are pleading for an increase in the amount of bone-strengthening pills produced.

In Shen Wujiu's words, the price of bone strengthening pills is now ten times harder to find.It is the biggest and best opportunity for high-level warriors to break through the difficulties of more than ten or twenty years.Many warriors are willing to spend all they have in exchange for a bone-strengthening pill...

"You can talk to Wang Nian about the bone-strengthening pill when he comes back. I haven't refined the bone-strengthening pill for a long time now." How can Zhang Yan waste time on the bone-strengthening pill now?Besides, what does the demands of those warriors have to do with him?He doesn't care if he asks for nowhere and asks for nowhere.

Apart from these two things, Shen Wujiu had nothing else to say. After apologizing, he left Dengyun Hall and went outside, leaving the rest of the time for that "deacon", while he himself Happy walking around Dengyun Temple.

Every time I come to the cliff mountain, Shen Wujiu will feel very comfortable. Here, just standing quietly, breathing will feel very comfortable.

As for what will be said in Dengyun Hall, Shen Wujiu is not at all curious.The more you know about many things, the more troublesome you will be.

After Shen Wujiu left, the deacon who had been sitting on the chair without speaking moved. He got up from the chair, respectfully bowed to Zhang Yan, and then began to re-introduce himself.

"I'm Li Yuanping, the chief deacon of Nanyuan Kingdom's imperial house affairs. It's really helpless to take the liberty to come to see Mr. Zhang. I hope you don't blame Mr. Zhang."

Royal?Zhang Yan thought about it for a while, and roughly guessed what the other party was talking about coming here.After all, the matter managed by the chief deacon of the Royal Household Affairs is actually the only one that can be related to the cliff mountain.

"Hehe, Deacon Li, you don't have to be polite, are you here for Yang Rui's marriage?"

In addition to helping the emperor manage the money bag, the royal housework also has another important task, which is to manage the marriage of the royal descendants.Of course, not everyone is in charge of everyone's marriage, they only control the marriages of important royal family members.

Seeing Zhang Yan's straightforward words, Li Yuanping quickly responded, and said at the same time: "Mr. Mingjian, the marriage between the Thirteenth Prince and Princess Huayue has been delayed for four years. Not to mention marriage, even the engagement ceremony It has not been held until now. It is extremely inappropriate whether it is for the reputation of Nanyuan Nation or the face of Huayue Nation.

But now the thirteen princes turned a blind eye to the imperial edict, and now they don't even show their faces.It really makes the royal family helpless.His Majesty blamed himself for having no way to teach his son, and now he has no choice but to come to Mr., and hope Mr. can order the thirteen princes back to the palace as a teacher, at least go through the engagement ceremony first, right? "

Li Yuanping was about to bend his waist to the ground as he talked, let alone sit back on the chair.

Uneasy!Don't look at Li Yuanping's power as the chief deacon of Nanyuan's domestic affairs, but it also depends on who he talks to.He didn't dare to straighten his back to talk to the emperor, and he didn't even dare to talk to Zhang Yan.

In addition, if Huayue Kingdom hadn't really pushed him to the limit, and the thirteen princes couldn't be found, Nanyuan Kingdom would never ask Zhang Yan to come.Moreover, sending a big deacon to see Zhang Yan is actually to leave room for it. If Zhang Yan feels offended, Li Yuanping can be brought out at any time to let Zhang Yan kill him to vent his anger. There is still room for negotiation later.

Li Yuanping himself knew these things, and understood that if Zhang Yan in front of him frowned on Monday, his life might be lost, so it's no wonder he wasn't worried.

Will Zhang Yan feel offended by this incident?

Of course not.Yang Rui is Zhang Yan's disciple, and he is a beginner disciple, so he can be called "Master".One word "father" explains everything.

So Zhang Yan felt that he had a reason to participate and intervene in the apprentice's marriage, but it was only because he was willing to do so.

Moreover, Zhang Yan is completely understandable for the helplessness of the royal family of Nanyuan Kingdom.How many children of the royal family are truly free to marry?Maybe it never was.I am used to using marriage as a way for the royal family to get along with foreign surnames. Whether it is handing over or making a knot, marriage is a very good way, even if it is only in name.

But when it came to Yang Rui, the marriage was obviously not feasible.

Talking about "the wings are stiff" is bullshit.Zhang Yan knew very well that what Yang Rui disliked was not the marriage itself, but the involvement of the world and himself.It wasn't the "marriage" that escaped, but the "trouble" that interfered with his practice.This is the essence of the problem.It's a pity that the royal family of Nanyuan Kingdom will not understand this essence.

After being silent for a while, Zhang Yan replied: "Deacon Li, what is your Nanyuan Kingdom's royal family's attitude towards this matter? What if Yang Rui becomes determined and does not want to get married?"

"This... If the gentleman speaks, I believe the thirteenth prince will not refuse." Li Yuanping felt uneasy.Although Zhang Yan only said a word, it already revealed that Zhang Yan had a dispensable attitude towards the marriage of the thirteenth prince.It also means that the opinions of the thirteen princes are the main ones.

Shaking his head, Zhang Yan said with a smile: "Whether the apprentice gets married or not, I, the master, can't force him into the bridal chamber, let alone marriage.

How about this, I will find Yang Rui and ask him what he thinks.No matter what his plan is, I will let him go back to Yuanding Imperial City. It is really not an option for him to escape like this. "

In the first half, Li Yuanping's heart sank, and in the second half, he was pulled back directly.So he hurriedly saluted again and said: "What you said is very good! If the thirteenth prince is willing to go back to the palace, that would be the best, and we won't bother you anymore."

Having said that, things are settled.Li Yuanping didn't dare to stay any longer, so he quickly got up and said goodbye.Then he exited the hall and prepared to go down the mountain with Shen Wujiu.

But Shen Wujiu was unexpectedly stopped by Zhang Yan.

"Master Shen, please stop, I have some things I want to ask Master Shen for help."

Shen Wujiu was only stunned for a moment, and then immediately trotted to Zhang Yan, and said with a smile, "What did you say, sir? If you have something to do, you can just tell me, and the subordinate will definitely do it."

Chapter 482 The Emperor's Heart

It was already late at night when Yang Sheng received Feiyu from Shen Wujiu.He has explained that as long as it is Feiyu from the cliff mountain, it needs to be presented immediately no matter when and where.

The maid stepped back after holding the lamp.In the middle of the night, Yang Sheng opened Feiyu and read it carefully in the side hall of the harem where he slept, with a half-smile on his face.

"Have you seen anything?"

What Yang Sheng asked was Wu Kui, the personal eunuch who sent Fei Yu over and the head of the Special Case Department.

Wu Kui stood in the corner, waited until the emperor called him before coming out, bowed his body, lowered his head and replied, "I haven't seen it before."

"Let's take a look, this should be the first one, and there will be more ones coming later. Hmph, I'm afraid the matter of Xiao Shisan is going to be really troublesome."

Wu Kui walked over to pick up the flying feather copper bar thrown on the table by the emperor, and after unfolding it, there were two brief things said on it.One is about the thirteenth prince Yang Rui. Zhang Yan said that he would find the thirteenth prince and let him come back.But at the same time, it also hinted that the will of the thirteenth prince will be the main one, and there will be no forced intervention.

This is indeed not good news.Now the thirteenth prince is really important to Nanyuan Kingdom, even His Majesty's delay in appointing a prince is because the status of the thirteenth prince is under consideration.

Although His Majesty never mentioned it, Wu Kui knew very well what His Majesty was planning.

It's nothing more than not rushing to establish a prince for the time being.Because it seems that the establishment of the crown prince will affect the status of the thirteen princes in the royal family, and it will appear out of date.Because from the most favorable angle of Nanyuan Kingdom, the Thirteenth Prince is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate to succeed the throne.But this "most suitable" can only be a one-sided wish. After all, compared with the throne, the thirteenth prince made it clear that he wanted to stay in the cliff mountain to practice.So making the thirteenth prince a crown prince seems very good, but it is actually impossible.

Since the idea of ​​establishing the thirteenth prince as the crown prince cannot be realized, the next best thing is to continue the huge influence of the thirteenth prince on Nanyuan Kingdom.For example, the heirs of the thirteen princes were established as princes.

After all, the emperor is still healthy now, and he is a warrior. It is not a problem to live another four or fifty years. He can even wait for the thirteenth prince's heirs to grow up without any haste.

Therefore, the marriage of the thirteen princes is very important.Even if it's not with the princess of Huayue Kingdom, it's okay, but you can't really delay the marriage for decades, right?The emperor can't wait.

I thought about asking Zhang Yan to help the thirteenth prince come back to get married, but now I'm afraid it will be difficult.Fortunately, Zhang Yan will let the thirteenth prince come back, and the royal family will still have a chance to make another effort.At least find a chance to keep the heirs of the thirteen princes.Whoever can stay is fine.

Wu Kui went through these twists and turns in his heart and it became clear.After all, following the emperor all day long, he knew everything the emperor was worried about.Following the emperor's thinking and judging the situation, it is not difficult to come to the most secure result in his heart.

But if the temperament of the thirteenth prince changes after he comes back, then everything is still uncertain.

Another thing is good news.

Offer of assistance from Bluff Mountain.

This is the news that Nanyuan Kingdom has been waiting for for a long time.Now Nanyuan Nation can quickly gain fame in the human race country, and enjoy a very high special status, as well as practical benefits.This is all relying on the cliff mountain and inheriting the benefits given by the cliff mountain.For example, the ghost-absorbing bell, such as the bone-strengthening pill.

The most important thing is that Nanyuan Country is the location of Duanya Mountain, and it is also the birthplace of Zhang Yan.

Helping Duanya Mountain is actually helping Nanyuan Kingdom itself.The more you help, the closer the relationship between Nanyuan Kingdom and Duanya Mountain will be, and the more you will be able to gain benefits from the hands of the human race countries with the prestige of Duanya Mountain on your head.

What's more, the news sent back by Shen Wujiu this time mentioned more exciting events than the ghost-killing bell and bone-strengthening pill.If it works well, the benefits to Nanyuan Nation are simply immeasurable!

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has already prepared for the matter of the thirteenth prince. If it doesn't work, there is still hope for the thirteenth prince to leave heirs, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the Huayue Kingdom." Things happened one by one. Say.Wu Kui first told the relevant preparations about the thirteen princes.The Ministry of Internal Affairs has secretly prepared dozens of beautiful girls of various colors, just in case.Wu Kui is participating in this matter in coordination.

"Hua Yue Country? Hehe, today is different. If it's only about Xiao Shisan, it's really inappropriate to call them off or change their marriage at this time. After all, Hua Yue is already the biggest channel for us to enter and exit business. But isn’t there another news this time? Hehe, do you think Huayue’s people will turn against us with such news as a base?”

For Wu Kui who was by his side all day long, Yang Sheng was not surprised that the other party figured out his thoughts, and was also happy to see that, so that he had someone to discuss many things with.

Wu Kui thought about it, and said after a while: "Your Majesty, do you want to use this request from the cliff mountain to manipulate Huayue Kingdom?"

"It's hard to say, but it's okay to keep them from taking any drastic actions in the matter of Xiao Shisan's marriage. It's just a few words of quarrel. After all, it's our side that is at fault this time. of.

Tsk tsk, do you think Zhang Yan's school has any resistance to the love between men and women?Zhang Yan himself has not been married until now, and even Xiao Shisan, who is under his sect, is now afraid of getting married like a snake and a scorpion.Why? "

"Your Majesty, Zhang Yan should be a womanizer. When he was in Langyuan City, he was also a frequent visitor to the flower houses in the city. Sometimes he would go to have sex with Zhou Cang, who was then the guard officer of Langyuan City. Langyuan City is not a secret. It’s just that after moving to Cliff Mountain, there is less information about it. However, the possibility of practicing abstinence can basically be ruled out.

Your Majesty, do you think that the thirteen princes are extremely resistant to this matter because of the disturbance of the royal family? "

"Huh? Tell me in detail." Yang Sheng heard this kind of statement for the first time, and he immediately became interested.

"Your Majesty, compared to the practice in the mountains and the sense of accomplishment of gaining power, the scheming in the royal family may have become the heart knot of the thirteen princes. They used to be young and could be suppressed, but now their strength and insight are greater than those of the big ones." Most people are going to be superb, so there will naturally be resistance. If we can make some preparations for this, maybe we can change the impression of the Thirteenth Prince."

Yang Sheng was noncommittal after listening, but he listened in his heart.As for how to plan, he should have to think about it himself.

"In addition, your Special Case Division has to come up with a specific and detailed plan for the Cliff Mountain matter within three days. I have two requirements. This matter must be firmly in our hands, just like the bell and the bone strengthening pill. Second, for this matter, we must first pick people from us, and the rest will go outside."

Chapter 483 North Country

Because a marriage disturbs a country's decision-making, this is also Yang Ruiqing's last resort decision.

It's really not that there is any resistance to the happy things between men and women, it's just that the royal family has too many things to worry about.From the beginning of his practice with Master to the present, the things that came to him in the royal family were like an endless mess.Makes me want to vomit.

But the royal family is connected by blood after all, no matter how disgusted Yang Rui is, he can't turn his face if he doesn't want to face it.So the only way Yang Rui could come up with was to avoid it.

It's okay to hide in the cliff mountain.After all, the gate of Cliff Mountain is in the hands of the three brothers and sisters.If Yang Rui doesn't want to see anyone, he won't be able to climb the mountain.Even the master acquiesced in this matter.It also made Yang Rui like staying in the cliff mountain very much. There is a kind of comfort in throwing everything away and devoting himself to the "Tao".

But just like Master said, you can’t practice behind closed doors, and you should go out to enlighten the Tao.Yang Rui also understands the truth.So he wisely chose to go down the mountain one day in the middle of the night earlier, and instead of taking the flat path outside the cliff mountain, he climbed directly from the cliff and took the back mountain road.

After going down the mountain, Yang Rui successfully avoided all the eyes and ears in Nanyuan who might find him by means of disguise, and then went all the way north, took the shortest route out of Tonghu Pass and entered Beiwu Kingdom.Afterwards, he did not stop, basically did not stay in Beiwu country, but continued to go north, the farther away from Nanyuan country the better.

Keep going, keep going.Compared to Liu Rui and Wang Nian's stopping and going, Yang Rui seemed more like fleeing.

Yang Rui didn't slow down until he entered the range of ice and snow in the Northland.And it has been a year since the day he left Cliff Mountain.

The Northland of Ice and Snow is not a country, but it appears in books, and it is a collective name for eight countries that are covered by ice and snow all year round.