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Chapter 849: The Life-Calling Flower of Floating Mountain

There are eight large states around the two prefectures of Dijing, collectively known as... the Eight Zhili States.

If the capital is the heart of the world, these eight states are the flesh that protects the heart and their status is extraordinary.

Among them there is a Maijingzhou located in the south, under which there is a sect called Fulueshan. The master of the mountain is at the sixth level of martial arts, so it is considered a medium-level sect.

The target of this mission is Fulue Mountain.

The public statement was that Fulushan was disrespectful to his feudal lord and violated orders, and that he needed to be conquered.

Well, in addition to ceremonial guards and escorts, the imperial guards also have the responsibility to carry out orders from the feudal lords and suppress those who disobey them.

No matter how big a sect is, it must establish itself on the territory of the feudal lord and must show its submission, otherwise it will be considered a traitor and will be conquered.

Well, there is nothing wrong with the logic. If the little brother doesn’t obey, he will be beaten.

Not to mention sects like Fulue Mountain, even a super sect like Duanmei Mountain, with a master in charge, has to obey the rule of the feudal lord and give them people and resources when they are asked for.

The tribute system is the most direct way to transfer benefits between the upper and lower classes.

The crime charged against Fuluoshan was refusing to pay tribute, a heinous crime!
This is how Zhou Suanni, who is greedy for money, introduced the task, and it sounds fine.

However, Zhou You knew very well that these contents were free and he did not pay for them, so he had no right to use the paid content.

Zhou's evaluation was a top secret mission. Since the word "top secret" was used, there must be another hidden story.

If you don't make this clear, you may die in the future without knowing how you capsized!
He found Ao Donglai, the only trustworthy senior in the palace, who as a 'Hundred Captain' had access to more inside information.

"What? Zhou Baxia is gone. No wonder he was nowhere to be seen at the time of the Mao roll?"

"Ha, you did it, how did you do it?"

"Well, the general actually gave you this task and promised you the position of 'Thousand Schools'. Tsk tsk, if you succeed, you will become my boss and rise to the top!"

After Ao Donglai finished joking, he said to Zhou You seriously, "This mission is a pool of dirty water that no one wants to touch."

The so-called refusal to pay tribute actually had another hidden story.

It turned out that although the master of Fulue Mountain was a sixth-level warrior, his life span was coming to an end, which meant that his shelf life had expired and he was about to die.

However, they are facing the problem of lack of successors because of the heavy losses suffered in a previous war with the enemy, resulting in a lack of talent.

In order to hold out until his sect can produce another powerful warrior, he finally found the rare treasure 'Soul-Catching Flower'.

"Well, didn't the Death-Taking Flower become extinct a long time ago?"

Zhou You raised questions when he heard this.

Ao Donglai explained, "The so-called extinction is nothing more than that it cannot be found at present. The world is so big that there are always places where seeds remain waiting to grow and germinate. The tenacity of life is far beyond people's imagination."

Relying on the pollen of this life-taking flower, the Lord of Fuluo Mountain barely uses his secret method to prolong his life and cultivate his younger disciples. He sees a great chance for several geniuses to break through to become powerful warriors.

Unexpectedly, a disaster struck...

There is an area in the Jitian Palace called the 'Hou Gong', where the 'Queen' and concubines of the feudal lord live. The maids who fetched water earlier were the ones who served the 'Queen' and concubines.

Among the harem, Concubine Mei is the most favored. Recently, she is going to develop a spice for the prince.

All the ingredients were gathered, except for the juice of the "life-seeking flower". I thought it had long been extinct, but I heard that there was still one left in Fuluo Mountain. To get the juice, you have to pull it up by the roots, crush it, and then extract it. You can no longer use the pollen to make medicine.

As a result, the remaining life span of the Lord of Fulue Mountain has come to an end, and he has no way out but death. The new powerful warriors among his disciples are still a long way off. Such a big sect has no successors, and the only way out is destruction.

Faced with the request for "tribute" from the Sacrifice Palace, the Lord of Fuluo Mountain firmly refused, saying that he could not give the Life-Taking Flower. Even if he wanted to give it, he would have to wait until he trained a successor so that he could die in peace.

To Concubine Mei, this life-claiming flower is just a material to please Lord Feng, but to Fuluo Mountain, it is the life of the mountain master and is related to the survival of the sect.

In the face of the supreme monarchy, there is no room for refusal or reasoning.

Therefore, the mission was announced, to destroy Fuluo Mountain and retrieve the soul-demanding flower. The so-called conquest of disobedience was just a fig leaf.

"Zhou Suanni concealed the most important thing, the life-claiming flower!"

"If you fail to retrieve the Life-Taking Flower and return it intact to Concubine Mei, not only will your merit be in vain, but you will also be held responsible for your cruel act of killing people and exterminating your sect."

However, if Zhou You is merciful and shows mercy to Fulushan's men, he will be punished for dereliction of duty, and the family rules of the imperial guards will not be lenient to you!
After listening to Ao Donglai's explanation, Zhou You understood everything at a glance and was fully aware of the pros and cons of this task.

Well, General Zhou was indeed "fair". Not only was he cold and ruthless to Zhou Baxia, he also treated him equally. The "way out" he gave was also full of dangers, and if he was not careful he would be doomed.

"Do you need me to send some people to you?"

Ao Dong looked at him with sympathy. If this matter was not handled properly, it might even bring harm to the family.

Zhou You pondered for a moment and raised his hand, "No, I am enough!"

This mission was clearly about bullying; the difficulty was not in taking over Fulue Mountain, but in the loss of reputation.

Everyone has seen the situation of the Lord of Fulue Mountain. The Soul-Calling Flower is his last hope and also the last weak spot of Fulue Mountain.

No wonder Ao Dong said this was a pool of dirty water. Only a die-hard fan like Zhou Baxia could do it!

In a sense, Zhou did give Zhou You an opportunity to be tested and join the senior management.

From ancient times to the present, doing dirty work for the boss has always been a shortcut to quickly rise to the top!
"There is one more thing. We must be on guard against the Lord of Fuluo Mountain taking risks!"

Before leaving, Ao Donglai specifically instructed Zhou You to first ask for an imperial decree to unseal the golden armor and golden spear. The most important weapon of the palace guards is "evil-breaking". No matter what rebels, charms, or monsters, they cannot withstand the lethality of the unsealed state.

In this world, there are not only medicines to prolong life, but also many evil arts, such as demonization, charm and so on!
Once the Lord of Fuluo Mountain chooses to alienate, the situation will become more complicated and more interests will be involved.

Ao Dong grew up in southern Xinjiang, where the situation is far more diverse than in the north, and he has immense experience in governing chaos.

"Thank you, Brother Ao, for your guidance!"

Zhou You thought that if Ao Dong had not come, he would have been led into a ditch based on Zhou Suanni's information alone.

This group of Zhonglang Zhou members are sinister, greedy, and have no integrity. The feudal lords have relied on them for generations to protect them, and are somewhat incompetent.

Also, in order to favor his concubine, he had to destroy an entire sect. To put it nicely, this was to maintain the authority of the monarch, but to put it bluntly, this was to abuse public resources for personal gain and not distinguish between the primary and the secondary.

After Zhou You's close contact, his filter for Feng Jun was shattered.

I originally thought that the person supported by Tiannan Divine Sword with all his strength was quite a big shot, but now it seems that is not the case at all.

(End of this chapter)