I am a fairy

Chapter 172 Hospital ( words, please vote)

What does a demon look like?
There is a bionic steel drill on the monster's head, with a not-so-smart insect head stuffed inside.

Behind it are long vine roots, which, driven by the insect instinct, arch forward endlessly in the ground, pulling the cable little by little into the distance.

Outside the vine forest.

Jiang Chao watched as the vine monsters burrowed into the ground and then ran off into the distance. The dense vines also began to disappear one by one.

Jiang Chao waved his hand as if saying goodbye.

Once they reach their destination, they take root underground, absorbing nutrients from the ground while maintaining and adjusting the cables themselves.

Jiang Chao: "The monsters in TV dramas that I remember are not like this."

Wangshu: "What does that demon usually look like?"

Jiang Chao: "A demon who loves to dress up as a beautiful woman."

Wangshu: "This is the first version of the monster. I can upgrade it again."

Jiang Chao: "I'm talking about lines from movies and TV series, don't take it seriously."

Wangshu: “I know!”

Jiang Chao: "So you are joking too?"

Wangshu: "How could that be? I really want to create the demon that Yun Zhongjun wants to disguise as a beautiful woman."

Jiang Chao: "I said I want to pick the moon from the sky, will you pick it for me too?"

Wangshu's virtual projection fell down with the moonlight and appeared in front of Jiang Chao.

"I'm already here."

but.

Although this monster is a little ugly and rough, it solves the big problem.

The connection between the small hells has been initially opened up. In the past, energy supply was a big problem, but now it can be solved with the help of the vine monster.

Not only the Medical Life Center base, but also a large number of small hells that were half-built in Yinzhou and Jinzhou were freed from their shackles.

More importantly, the laying and maintenance costs of this live cable are also very low.

And just now the vine monster was sent away.

The mandrills also have new tasks.

Jiang Chao still stood outside the Muxian Temple and waved to the neatly arranged black-haired mandrills.

"It's time to go."

Another large group of black-haired mandrills were sent away, but this time they were not sent to catch mandrills.

There are already quite a few mandrills and drones searching for traces of mandrills in the Wushan Mountains. This large group of mandrills are sent to other states to search for the scarce mineral resources of Wangshu and Jiang Chao.

This was also the main reason why Jiang Chao and Wangshu came here to catch mandrills in the beginning.

The prospectors, who carried signal base stations and solar panels on their backs and searched for mineral resources, also set off with their prospecting instruments and equipment.

“There is a lack of resources, so I hope there will be gains.”

"Next year, we must fill Kyushu with our hell factories."

Wangshu talked about his great vision.

It was originally full of ambition, but once the word "hell factory" was mentioned, it sounded weird.

Wangshu: "In the human world, there are also ghosts and gods under our command, and there are ghosts who are worshipped with incense and enjoy happiness in the wormwood."

Jiang Chao: "This business is getting bigger and bigger."

Jiang Chao turned around.

We passed through another wooden fairy temple called Xing Yuanjun Temple and entered the vine forest.

"Den!"

Jiang Chao walked under the vine forest. Lights lit up one by one, illuminating the originally dark forest.

Although the small black asphalt hell here has not yet taken shape, the equipment of the coal-fired power plant has been transported here and installed there first.

As for how it was transported.

Naturally, it was those black-haired mandrills who completed this difficult journey step by step, carrying backpacks and pushing small trailers, with sweat dripping down their faces.

In addition to maintaining the vine monster, the electricity generated is enough to supply some of the mechanical work and lighting systems at the base.

Jiang Chao walked to the central hill.

Originally, a huge cave appeared in the place where the Goddess of Wushan was hanging in an artistic posture.

Dense vines extended inside, and the Goddess of Wushan, along with these vines, had already gone deep into the ground from the surface.

The Goddess of Wushan is the source of all vines.

This is the hub of everything.

Jiang Chao stood on the huge cave and could hear mechanical sounds coming from deep inside.

"Buzz buzz buzz~"

“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!”

"Zizzizi~"

The blueprints of the Wushan Goddess's temple, which is the base of the Medical Life Center, have also been released.

At present, construction has officially begun.

Those responsible for building and operating the machinery are naturally the evil ghosts captured from the Five Ghosts.
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The fire flows in the seventh month, and the clothes are given in the ninth month.

The weather is starting to get colder, and it's getting colder day by day.

Dusk.

Jiang Chao watched the last batch of wild geese flying across the sky and changed into a thick cotton robe with printed white clouds and cranes on it.

Unlike the Huangquan Base, there is not only natural geothermal heating, but also hot spring pools.

There is nothing here. Although the autumn forest and red leaves are pleasant, it is indeed very cold.

Wangshu: "How can a god be afraid of the cold?"

Jiang Chao: "I am really sorry for being a cold-fearing deity."

Although wearing a single layer of clothing does make one look ethereal, Jiang Chao is more pragmatic and still thinks it is better to wear more.

Wangshu: "Look at the Goddess of Wushan. She is not afraid of cold and rarely gets sick."

Jiang Chao: "Of course, it has a metal core and a ceramic skin, how can it be compared?"

Wangshu: "I can also change it for you with a metal core and ceramic skin."

Jiang Chao: "That's not necessary."

Jiang Chao came to the big hole again and looked inside.

The dense vines outside have disappeared, and most of them have moved underground.

Jiang Chao: "How's the progress?"

Wangshu: "Next month, the main equipment of the examination center will be installed. If we use the red spider lily nervous system, we can replace some of the missing equipment and repair some of the functions of the physical examination module."

"At least next month, the Goddess of Wushan should be able to activate the physical examination function."

Jiang Chao came here early and stayed here to wait for the medical cabin to reopen and start physical examinations.

Because since waking up, Jiang Chao would have a headache and a series of severe sequelae almost every once in a while.

Don't know what the problem is though.

But it is almost certain that the body has suffered some damage due to hibernation exceeding the time limit.

But the exact location of the damage can only be known after a physical examination.

"Bang!"

An elevator rose from inside.

It was still the style that Jiang Chao was familiar with, an antique-style elevator that looked like a wooden house.

However, when passing through the elevator shaft, the murals of evil spirits from the eighteen levels of hell appeared outside the hollow lattice windows, but images of various monsters.

Jiang Chao carefully identified it through the lattice window with the help of the dim light in the elevator, but could only recognize part of it.

Many of them come from the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

The structural design of the Medical Life Center Base is that the center is a huge medical cabin, and at the center is the hibernation freezing center where the Goddess of Wushan is located.

The external structure was built according to the comprehensive hospital of Jiang Chao's era. The initial plan is to divide it into 27 departments and 200 sections. However, at present, even the space for the departments has not been sorted out, so everything naturally only exists on paper.

Soon, the elevator went downstairs.

Jiang Chao thought they had arrived, and reminded Wangshu of one more thing.

"By the way, when the inspection center is opened."

"Those Mandrills can also be checked to see what the problem is."

Those human goblins were selected from ordinary people by the Five Ghosts. They used secret medicines and cruel means to deprive these people of their emotions and refined them into a kind of zombies similar to puppets.

At present, the Five Ghosts have been secretly declared destroyed, and these human goblins have naturally fallen into Wangshu's hands.

"Okay, let me check that out as well."

However, Jiang Chao was ready to step out of the door.

But I found that after going up and down vertically, the elevator did not stop, but began to move horizontally.

Jiang Chao: "Why didn't you stop?"

Wangshu: “Not yet!”

It didn't stop until it reached a certain space underground.

The door opened.

What caught Jiang Chao's eyes was the cement floor, passage and walls. The cement walls were not even painted white. The doors on both sides were closed and there was a dim light hanging overhead.

With the help of the dim light, it can be seen that the criss-crossing "wires" are not wires at all, but dark vines.

At first glance, it feels a bit like an old-fashioned hospital from the last century.

To be more precise, it should be said that it is like a hospital in a horror game.

I always feel like taking a few more steps inside.

What jumped out was not a zombie demon, a scary monster dragging a big knife and wearing a strange hat, but an evil ghost nurse with blood on her face.

And then, a "nurse" really came out.

Under the dim light.

A "nurse" with countless vines all over her body appeared at the end of the passage and waved at Jiang Chao.

Even a god would tremble at this moment.

Jiang Chao: "Do you think this place is suitable for curing illnesses and saving lives? Won't it scare those patients to death?"

Wangshu: "It doesn't matter, because there is only one person in this world."

Jiang Chao: "I find it scary too."

Wangshu: "Just treat this place as a theme park."

Jiang Chao walked inside, but he was thinking, if there was only one patient here, then what would the others who came in mean?
In the dark house, a very bright light suddenly turned on.

The Goddess of Wushan began to check Jiang Chao's physical data according to the procedure. Of course, this was not a comprehensive physical examination, but it was related to the construction of the core dormant area of ​​this medical life center.

Although the entire medical life center base is different in size, its functions are similar to the previous medical cabin. The most core thing is Jiang Chao’s hibernation cabin.

This is naturally the hibernation area, and everything here has been rebuilt according to Jiang Chao's current physical data.

In Wangshu's design.

If anything goes wrong with Jiang Chao, he will be frozen and put into hibernation here again.

“Not much has changed.”

"What else can it change? Can it grow taller?"

"For example, some values ​​such as fat and lean body fat percentage will always change."

"It's almost the same. It's only been a few months."

"You need to stay healthy so that when you are frozen in hibernation, you can maintain the best data."

"It's still frozen. If it's frozen again, it will become frozen salted fish."

"The temperature of hibernation is precisely controlled. It means low temperature, not freezing you. Frozen is just an adjective."

At this time, the Goddess of Wushan reminded.

"Preliminary data collection completed."

"Yun Zhongjun!"

"Please come next month for a checkup of your brain and other organs."

The "nurse" Wushan Goddess pulled the needle-thin mechanical arm out of Jiang Chao's body, and Jiang Chao turned over and got up.

At this time, Wangshu told Jiang Chao a piece of news.

Wangshu: "I just received a notice that the King of Ba will come to Wushan in person, and he can't wait to come. When he heard that the goddess of Wushan appeared, he immediately led the civil and military officials down by boat."

"It will probably arrive in a few days."

Jiang Chao: "What is he doing here? Did he find out that we have changed the shell of the Five Ghosts?"

But Jiang Chao felt something was wrong. If that was the case, he shouldn't have personally led the civil and military officials down by boat.

Wangshu: "When the King of Ba heard that the goddess of Wushan had descended to the world, he wanted to emulate the ancient King of Chu."

Jiang Chao: "Oh, are you imitating the ancient King of Chu to offer sacrifices to the Goddess of Wushan?"

Jiang Chao thought this was normal. If something miraculous happened in a certain place and gods appeared in the world, it would not be excessive for the emperor and princes to come in person to offer sacrifices.

What most people ask for is nothing more than the gods’ blessing for good weather and stability in the country.

He also felt that this request was reasonable.

After all, it is for the country, not for yourself.

In the future, people can ask the gods of the earth to predict whether it will be sunny or rainy, and report natural disasters, which can be regarded as a blessing for the people.

Wangshu: "No, he is not here to pray for good weather and peace for the country."

Jiang Chao: "What does he want, immortality?"

Jiang Chao felt that although this request was a bit tacky, it was not unexpected.

How many kings in ancient times could see through life and death? No matter how wise, brave, virtuous and open-minded they were when they were young, when they got old they would still try to make elixirs and seek immortality.

However, he himself has not yet achieved immortality and has yet to go to the hospital for a check-up or medical examination, so how can he be given immortality?

When King Naba comes, I will just ignore him.

However, Wangshu gave an answer that Jiang Chao did not expect.

"He asked to marry the goddess of Wushan."

After hearing this, Jiang Chao was stunned for a while.

At that time, the ancient King of Chu came to worship the Goddess of Wushan, or the God of Wushan, mainly to pray for the protection of the country.

But later, as folk legends changed in flavor, various stories were formed.

But even so, the "Ode to the Goddess" writes that the king of ancient Chu dreamed of the goddess at night, and it also writes that the goddess finally rejected the king of ancient Chu, and the king of Chu could only leave with his attachment to the goddess.

The ancient King of Chu who dominated the world in the past couldn't do it, so where did this King of Ba come from? How could he have the courage to propose to the Goddess of Wushan in such a high-profile manner?

Jiang Chao was very surprised: "Not long ago, the Goddess of Wushan showed her miracles and magical powers. Isn't he afraid of angering the Goddess of Wushan and then destroying his country?"

Wangshu said, "How could that be?"

"It is precisely because the Wushan Goddess displayed miracles and magical powers that they feel that offering sacrifices to the goddess is far from enough."

"He felt that the greatest respect for the Wushan Goddess was to come to Wushan in person like the ancient kings did and ask to marry her."

"Even when I came here, I wanted to show my sincerity and respect for the gods, and express my love for the Goddess of Wushan."

"He has already dismissed his concubines and driven away the ladies in the palace. He has vacated all the palaces and is preparing to start a large-scale construction project, just to welcome the Goddess of Wushan."

"As a king, he gave all his love to the Goddess of Wushan!"

“What a great sentiment this is.”

Wangshu started to make teasing remarks again, but this time he was not teasing Jiang Chao, which was unusual.

Jiang Chao: "Where does he get such mysterious confidence? He is very handsome. Could it be that he has the rare appearance of Pan An?"

Wangshu: "The emperor would ask why he didn't eat meat, the experts would ask why he didn't rent out the extra houses, and even Yunzhongjun would ask why a prince would have such mysterious self-confidence."

Jiang Chao: “…………”

I don’t know why, but Wangshu always comes up with reasons that are irrefutable.

However, the princes and royal nobles of this era that Jiang Chao saw, no matter whether it was Wen Shenyou or the crown prince, always had a mysterious self-confidence at the beginning.

Jiang Chao thought that the King of Ba had read too many odes to the goddess and put himself in the role of the ancient King of Chu, dreaming of meeting the goddess.

Moreover, let alone kings and princes, don’t the scholars in the novels also have this kind of beautiful dream?
When he was studying, a beautiful ghost suddenly came to him and pledged her love to him. A fox girl as pretty as a fairy followed him at all costs, and even the daughter of the Jade Emperor in heaven ran away with the scholar.

A mere scholar dares to have such a beautiful dream. If he can do it, how can I, the King of Ba, not do it?

King Ba might still think so.

His desperate behavior was so poetic that it moved heaven and earth.

Jiang Chao asked the Wushan Goddess beside him: "Are you moved?"

The Goddess of Wushan, as cold as stone, said: "Without the order of Lord Yunzhong, I dare not move."

Jiang Chao: "I'm asking if you're touched."

The Goddess of Wushan repeated again: "Without the authorization of Jiang Chao, the administrator of Yunzhongjun, I dare not move."

Jiang Chao turned around and spoke to Wangshu: "She is indeed not an artificial intelligence, but probably an artificial retardation. Did you break something when you took it apart?"

Wangshu was unhappy: "What do you mean I broke it? It was broken to begin with. Am I not repairing it?"

The Goddess of Wushan understood at this time: "Please ask the administrator Jiang Chao to use civilized language. Happiness for you and me, and civilization depends on everyone."

Jiang Chao stood up, opened the door, and left the eerie ward.

Walking through the passage, the light hanging on the vine monster shone on him, and Jiang Chao turned around in front of the elevator.

Under dim light.

The Wushan Goddess, with vines attached to her body and mechanical arms extending from her body, was seeing him off outside the ward, but the gaze in her eyes was so creepy no matter how one looked at it in this atmosphere.

The King of Ba had read too many poems about the goddess and wanted to imitate the King of Chu who dreamed of meeting the goddess of Wushan at night.

I wonder what he would think if he came to what Wangshu called the "hospital theme park", which is also the "palace" of the Goddess of Wushan, and saw the Goddess of Wushan with a metal heart and ceramic skin with many tubes inserted behind her.

I was so afraid that I wouldn’t even dare lie down in the daytime, let alone dreaming.

It was already dark when the elevator came up.

Wangshu: "Does this count as meeting the Wushan Goddess at night?"

Jiang Chao: "I'm here for a medical checkup. I don't want to come here often and meet the Wushan Goddess."

Wangshu: "When the king of ancient Chu came here, he just simply offered sacrifices to the gods!"

Jiang Chao: "It's all just rumors."

Perhaps this is what it means to meet and pay homage to the Goddess of Wushan in the future!
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Wearing the image of a god, Jiang Chao used his magic to achieve "out-of-body experience".

Although people were at Wushan Goddess Palace (Hospital), their perspective was as the drone flew to a place in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and they were waiting. It was expected that a ship would pass by here.

This is to investigate King Ba.

Wangshu also appeared in the perspective of the God of Heaven: "Are you ready to go and see King Ba?"

Jiang Chao nodded: "Yeah!"

Wangshu asked again: "Should we punish him by sending the Wushan Goddess to let him know that the Wushan Goddess is not to be messed with?"

If you tell that artificial mentally retarded "nurse" that it loves you, it will probably think you are in the terminal stage of cancer and then force you into the intensive care unit, where it will stab you with dozens of needles behind it.

Moreover, not long ago, the Goddess of Wushan wiped out most of the Five Ghosts in one fell swoop as if she was controlling a puppet show.

If the Goddess of Wushan is sent away, King Ba will probably become a puppet.

Jiang Chaoke was deeply impressed by the scene where the goddess of Wushan wielded densely packed needles and gave you an injection, and your body would no longer be the same as it was before.

Jiang Chao said, "We want to see what the King of Ba is like. We have secretly taken control of most of Badong in the land of Bashu. We have also established the Nine Cauldrons and the Incense Dragon Court. Although it feels a little early for some things, we should make some preparations."

Wangshu: "See if King Ba has the appearance of a true dragon?"

Jiang Chao: "I guess so!"

Wangshu: “I don’t think so.”

Jiang Chao: "We have to wait and see."

In the past, the witches and shamans of the Wushan Goddess spread prophecies in secret, saying that with the blessing of the Wushan Goddess, someone would be able to unify the nine provinces of the world.

Although these words were spread by the witches, with the construction of dozens of small hells in Yinjin and Erzhou, the scale of the Dragon Palace Port in Lucheng was even more earth-shaking.

A few days ago, a large number of prospecting monkeys were sent to various states to explore the mineral resource storage conditions in various places. This means that Wangshu and Jiang Chao's hands have completely begun to reach out beyond Yinzhou and Jinzhou.

Jiang Chao also understood that some things needed to be prepared.

For example, after the project in Yinjin Erzhou is completed and the work feedback from the prospecting apes is received, mining work in other places will also need to begin. Mining naturally requires the establishment of base stations and temples, which require various supporting facilities.

A dynasty that unifies all nine provinces would be more suitable for their future needs.

It is also natural to look at the kings and princes in various places, and see which one of the characters in the world who is suitable for competing for the throne is the most suitable to ascend to the throne.

Although the tripod was given to Wen Ji and Wu Chao, it doesn't mean that they are the only ones who can have it.

Jiang Chao asked as he felt his soul flying under the sea of ​​clouds.

"What information has the King of Ba collected so far?"

Wangshu sent a ray of light over, which appeared in front of Jiang Chao's eyes.

"It has been sent to you."

According to the information collected from other places, this King of Ba is not even 30 years old this year, which means he is very young. He ascended the throne of King of Ba eight years ago.

He did not experience much turmoil when he came to the throne, because he was the only adult son of the previous King of Ba, and he inherited the throne as the eldest son.

Especially since the throne of the King of Ba has been passed down stably for several generations, it has formed a habit, so the situation in the country of Ba is relatively stable.

As long as such a king does not act recklessly, there will not be any major chaos within the country. He guards the natural barrier of Bashu and it is difficult for an outsider to invade.

Especially the previous king of Ba worked hard to govern the country, and the country of Ba became prosperous and strong.

There were several times when they took advantage of the unrest in the south to attack Bashu and take over Jinzhou, but unfortunately they failed in the end. However, they did manage to take over some counties in the Badong area, which originally belonged to Jinzhou.

It can also be seen that Pakistan’s national strength is not weak.

This generation of King Ba is different from the previous one. His biggest hobby is beautiful women, and his favorite thing to do is listening to music.

This is not a big problem for a king.

Who doesn’t love beauty?

It's human nature to listen to some little songs.

The problem is that this generation of King Ba likes to do things to the extreme.

Jiang Chao took a look at the introduction and got a preliminary understanding of it.

Jiang Chao: "What song are you listening to?"

Wangshu: "Do you want to listen too?"

Jiang Chao: “I am just curious about the art of this era.”

Wangshu: "You will see it in a moment."

Jiang Chao: "We will see it soon. Isn't it that the King of Ba will pass by here in a boat? Where does the music come from?"

Wangshu: "When Yunzhongjun opened his mouth..."

Jiang Chao: "What's wrong with speaking up?"

Wangshu: "As soon as I opened my mouth, I was filled with a sense of poverty and desolation."

"I actually felt that when a prince passed by on a boat, there was no music to listen to."

"Yes, how can Yun Zhongjun, who only eats two dishes for a meal and only has a box of mooncakes to eat on Mid-Autumn Festival night, understand the extravagance of the princes of this era!"

Jiang Chao: "I think it's a pretty normal life, why does it sound so miserable in your words?"

Jiang Chao felt that two dishes were enough for him to eat. Sometimes he couldn’t even finish them, and it would be a waste if he had more.

The mooncakes I had before tasted pretty good and were quite sweet.

It's just that I feel a little choked if I eat too much.

The Moon Goddess appeared behind Yun Zhongjun and spoke earnestly.

"Wait a minute, Yun Zhongjun, you must watch carefully, learn well, and improve yourself."

"Don't expose your poverty in public, or you'll lose all your dignity."

Jiang Chao: "You sound like I'm talking about the golden shoulder pole of the emperor's family."

Wangshu: “That’s a very accurate summary.”

And the other side.

The King of Ba has come by boat with all the civil and military officials of Ba to prepare to offer sacrifices to the goddess in Wushan. The imperial edict has been issued to officials from all over the country. Along the way, people can be seen coming to greet and worship, and people on the shore can be seen holding incense and kowtowing.

The land of Bashu is one, and in Jiang Chao's impression, it should generally be called Shu Kingdom.

However, in this era, Ba seemed to be more famous. The capital of Bashu was also in Banan City in Ba, an important hub located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River waterway. Therefore, people called it the Kingdom of Ba.

With the drone in the sky, Jiang Chao finally saw the dragon boats and pleasure boats crossing the river in the distance in a state of "out-of-body experience".

There are hundreds of ships of all sizes, and the leading one is the most exquisite. It is divided into five floors, and is guarded by stars like the moon surrounded by stars.

Looking at the scene of Prince Ba's tour, Jiang Chao in the sky couldn't help but sigh.

“What a big event!”

The King of Ba, who was only in a remote corner, already had such a scene. What would the emperors of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, or even the emperor who unified the nine provinces, look like?

The black "flying bird" fell from the sky and flew towards the dragon boat that was guarded in the center.

Yun Zhongjun has also come to appreciate art.

“Thump…thump…thump…thump…”

Before the "flying bird" landed, the sound of piano could be heard from the pleasure boat.

Even before I saw it, I could already vaguely imagine the scene coming from the pleasure boat along with the sound of the piano, and it was reflected in my heart through the dancing curtains, which was intoxicating.

In the large hall of the ship.

There are beautiful ladies playing the piano and beautiful girls dancing independently.

Deep in the hall of the painted boat, a young man dressed like an emperor sat on the throne. He wore a dragon robe and a golden crown, looking majestic and solemn.

In front of them was a group of dancers in gorgeous costumes. They were dancing gracefully, like fairies descending to earth.

The men drank from golden cups and clapped their hands slowly.

Seemingly drunk but not completely drunk, he is enjoying the wonderful music and the artistic dance.

There is not only a hall on the ship, but it is also very spacious and majestic. There are not just one or two dancers dancing in the hall, but a rough count shows that there are dozens or even hundreds of dancers dancing in formation. Each of them is covered with gauze, and their graceful figures are looming.

The dress was also specially made to give that hazy feeling; a little more would be too obvious, a little less would be too transparent.

There were dozens of musicians, zither players and drummers sitting on both sides. It was obvious that the tunes they played had been adjusted countless times and played together countless times. They were so mature that there was no noise or unnecessary music.

It's like the celestial music from heaven, without any worldly air.

Especially, the place where this performance took place was on the river.

It cannot reach the sky, nor can it reach the earth.

That uneasy shaking feeling and the faint mist coming from the water.

The hall in the building looked more and more like a fairy palace in heaven. The sounds of singing and dancing spread along the river to the distance. The people on both sides of the river looked at the building and the pleasure boats as if they were looking at people from heaven.

From the perspective of the virtual world.

Jiang Chao walked past the railing of the pleasure boat and passed in front of the hollow window carved with plum blossoms.

Finally, I stood under the pillar and watched quietly.

Jiang Chao: "Didn't they say that in order to prove his loyalty and admiration for the Goddess of Wushan, the King of Ba abolished all his concubines and never approached women again?"

Wangshu: "The dancers and actors who sang the music are not concubines or wives. This is called appreciating the art of playing the zither."

Jiang Chao looked at the graceful figure that was exposed by the veil and nodded.

What a great piano skill.

These dancers are strictly selected and trained. Their dancing is not only elegant but also full of power and passion.

Every movement they make is perfect, and every look is full of temptation.

The dance has both the charm of the Central Plains and the aura of Bashu, which makes people intoxicated.

Jiang Chao: "How many concubines, wives, and people in the harem did he drive out?"

Wangshu: "Not many, I heard there were only a few thousand people."

Jiang Chao: "So these are the leftovers. How many of these people does he keep for his entertainment?"

Wangshu: "Not many, maybe 20,000 or 30,000 people, but every year we also call on craftsmen and musicians from all over the country to rotate in the capital!"

Jiang Chao: "These women danced really well, in unison, without any mistakes. Also, the musicians, zither players and drummers, none of them were just mediocre."

"These ancient people were really good at studying these skills."

Wangshu: "Of course, if they make a mistake once, there won't be a next time. They definitely won't dare to make a mistake."

Jiang Chao: "If I make a mistake once, I will be beheaded?"

Wangshu: "No, it's not that cruel!"

Jiang Chao nodded.

She then changed the subject: "It's just chopping off hands and feet."

When I read the book, I always feel that for emperors and princes, it is not uncommon to have three thousand concubines in the harem. Three thousand is just a number.

But when you actually stand in this boat and watch hundreds of dancers dancing and dozens of musicians playing music just for one person, you will feel shocked enough.

It is really hard to imagine what it was like with three thousand women in the harem and tens of thousands of actors and craftsmen in the palace supporting one person.

These kings and princes may not be as convenient as modern people in some things. Many things that can be easily produced by industrialization cannot be produced in this era.

But in the enjoyment of certain desires.

It can be said that the other party broke through Jiang Chao's imagination and turned the numbers and words that Jiang Chao only knew on paper into real pictures.

And Jiang Chao finally understood what the introduction of King Ba just now meant, that he liked to do things to the extreme.

The King of Ba loved beauties, so he collected thousands of beauties from all over his jurisdiction, and then personally judged the most beautiful ones among them in the palace. He judged not only their appearance and figure, but also their skills in playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and so on.

And it changes every year, just like the imperial examination system.

That’s right, this kind of activity is not held once, but once a year, and each time it involves a large number of people and costs a huge amount of money.

The Prince of Ba liked listening to music and watching plays, so he summoned all the zither players, musicians, puppeteers, actors and other performers from Bashu to the capital. There were tens of thousands of people kept in the palace, just for the Prince of Ba's entertainment.

So many people tried their best to arrange various repertoires and performances, changing the methods day after day to entertain the King of Ba.

Even so, the King of Ba was not satisfied.

He felt that the beauties in the palace were only wearing rouge and powder, and were not beautiful enough. The repertoire of the musicians he had recruited was not novel enough, so he wanted to find more people who could perform a variety of operas.

He is very demanding and is proficient in music, singing and dancing. He even personally participates in composing and choreographing.

If something went wrong, he would fly into a rage and cut people's hands and feet.

Beautifully named.

God is merciful and merciful, and cannot bear to take a person’s life.

In the eight years since he came to power, he was relatively restrained in the first three years, but especially in the last five years, he became increasingly extravagant and lustful.

What the ruler likes, his subjects will like even more. His close ministers tried their best to please the King of Ba. In order to satisfy his desires, he imposed heavy taxes on his subjects and continuously levied corvée labor.

They want money, people, and lives.

He built palaces on a large scale, constructing palaces and pavilions for his own enjoyment. In order to meet the construction deadline, countless people were exhausted to death from corvee labor.

But this is not enough.

He converted the warship built by the previous King of Ba into a pleasure boat. He watched dancing and music on the water and felt like he was in a fairyland on the clouds. He enjoyed it more and more from then on.

Later, they felt that it was too small, so they built this dragon boat and conscripted a large number of laborers to fetch huge trees from the mountains.

Every time he set out, he recruited tens of thousands of boatmen to pull the boats.

His favorite thing was to sit on the top of the boat, watching thousands of masters pulling the dragon boat forward, and he felt like the emperor of the world.

But only a few years.

Pakistan began to be in turmoil and many rebellions broke out among the people, but they all failed and were quickly suppressed.

But it was not just the people. More importantly, there were also many aristocratic bureaucrats in the State of Ba who were extremely dissatisfied with the King of Ba.

Once a rebellion broke out in the capital city and the situation was extremely critical.

It was also at this time that the Five Ghosts Sect rose to power, controlling most of Badong and forming a de facto separatist regime, transforming from a Taoist sect into a local behemoth that integrated politics and religion.

However, King Ba did not care about it. Instead, he praised the beauty, secret medicine, and Yin-Yang dual cultivation method presented by the leader of the Five Ghosts.

The leader of the Five Ghosts Sect was also an ambitious person. He not only began to plot within the country of Ba, but also wanted to take action against Jinzhou and Yinzhou.

He kept his eyes on Jinyin's land all the time, trying to disrupt these two states.

As long as there is chaos here, he will have opportunities to take over Bashu or expand outward.

If the two states of Yin and Jin are not in chaos, if he takes action here, he might end up making things difficult for others. This is why he repeatedly sends people to cause chaos in the two states of Yin and Jin.

However, the "greatly talented and strategic" leader of the Five Ghosts Sect did not expect that an even more ruthless person would come from the Chu State in the east.

Without even showing his face, they sent a "nurse" to take him in.

While listening to the music, Yun Zhongjun also understood the whole process.

It turns out that this is the story of the leader of the Five Ghosts.

Jiang Chao: "If we hadn't come, would he have been considered a protagonist?"

Wangshu: "Only the protagonist approved by Yunzhongjun is the real protagonist."

Jiang Chao looked at the King of Ba at the top and shook his head.

Wangshu at the side waved his hand and projected a small tripod, on which a number of human heads began to appear, one of whom was King Ba.

Wangshu put a cross on it and said.

"Yun Zhongjun shook his head and sighed. From then on, the King of Ba began to lose his destiny."

Jiang Chao took a look and found that there was something wrong with the portrait of King Ba.

"Why do you, the Ba Wang, look different from the Ba Wang sitting up there?"

Wangshu: "Who said that the one sitting there was King Ba?"

Jiang Chao looked through the dancers in thin silk clothes and looked at the person sitting at the top.

The man's attire was actually not something that a local king or prince could wear, but the rites and social rules of the world were in disarray, and the King of Ba was acting like a local emperor behind closed doors, so it was not uncommon for him to violate the rules of etiquette.

But no matter how you look at it, he should be the King of Ba.

Wangshu said: "The first person in the front, dancing in a light shirt and wearing heavy makeup, is the King of Ba, and the one sitting above is the male concubine who obeyed the King of Ba's orders."

Jiang Chao: “?”

The figure was in the front and was blocked by other figures, so Jiang Chao couldn't see it clearly.

However, he didn't want to see it clearly.

Wangshu: "Because the King of Ba will personally perform a dance for the Wushan Goddess to show his sincerity in worshipping the Goddess. Great God Yunzhongjun, you will have to watch it."

Jiang Chao: "Forget it."

Yun Zhongjun could not appreciate such profound art.

Jiang Chao lifted the spell that caused his soul to leave his body, and his consciousness returned to his body.

I gained some new knowledge after taking a look at the golden shoulder pole of the emperor's house.

Jiang Chao said, "I remember in the books I read before, people of his level of extravagance didn't seem to be ranked?"

Wangshu: "It's true that I can't get a number."

In front of Muxian Temple.

Jiang Chao looked at the clouds in the sky for a long while, then picked up the box on the ground beside him, took out the mooncake he had not finished eating and stuffed it into his mouth.

After returning, Jiang Chao thought about it for a long time and decided to take down the King of Ba.

Jiang Chao said while eating mooncakes: "This Ba Wang is not good."

Wangshu's voice came from above: "Yes, how can this be possible?"

Turning back, he saw through the perspective of the God of Heaven, the shadow of the Moon Goddess sitting on the willow tree.

Jiang Chao looked at Wangshu quietly, as if he knew that Wangshu would blurt out something unexpected next.

Sure enough, it was just as he expected.

"How can you be more corrupt than Yun Zhongjun?"

"Emperor Yun Zhong has not yet led a life of luxury and debauchery. Doesn't this mean that he doesn't take Yun Zhong Jun seriously?"

"Look at Yun Zhongjun. He spent the Mid-Autumn Festival with dozens of black-haired mandrills. He ate a box of mooncakes at night, and kept the rest for later consumption."

"On weekdays, we only wear eight sets of uniforms in all four seasons. The food is not very delicious. We are lucky to have two dishes. We have to carry a gun and go to the forest to shoot a roast chicken. It took us several months to shoot one."

"This Ba prince is so extravagant and shows off his wealth. Doesn't it make Yun Zhongjun uncomfortable to see this?"

"It must be taken."

Jiang Chao ignored Wangshu's confusing remarks and tried to guess Yunzhongjun's thoughts with the heart of the Moon Goddess.

After Jiang Chao finished taking two bites of the mooncake, he clapped his hands.

Jiang Chao: "This King of Ba cannot create a stable dynasty. He can't even govern Bashu properly, and he has caused public outrage."

"If we allow him to continue to be the King of Ba, our subsequent construction plan of the medical life base may also be affected, so it is better to find a way to take over the land of Bashu."

Wangshu: "How are you going to take over Bashu?"

Jiang Chao: "Let all the altars under the Five Ghosts Sect turn to the Wu Dynasty, and let Wen Ji and his son take over the Badong area!"

"Then we will take over the entire Bashu step by step. Although we have ships, cannons, and a large number of mandrills, we still need people to manage the human world!"

"They can complete the fastest and most stable transition."

Wangshu immediately held up an illusory tripod, and the shadow of the human figure that appeared on it showed the father and son of the Wen family.

"Wen Ji, Wen Shenyou, destiny plus one."

Immediately, it was seen that the luck of the two people increased a little out of nowhere.

This is Yun Zhongjun’s favor.

But if you look closely, the rising luck seems a little illusory and not quite real.

And if the two of them can fulfill Yun Zhongjun's order this time, their luck will be completely solidified, and will increase again depending on the situation.
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Yinzhou.

Recently, Wen Ji suddenly has a feeling that when good luck comes, heaven and earth are on his side, but when bad luck comes, heroes cannot be free.

It seems that all previous luck is about to run out and everything is about to fall into a trough.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the eunuch Ma Fu from the Ministry of Internal Affairs have time and again launched plans against Yangcheng, Jinzhou, trying to seize the Nine Cauldrons in the Huajiang Dragon King Temple, but they are resisted by Wen Ji using various sophisticated means.

However, all calculations are nothing compared to the magnificent trend.

At the end of last month.

At the request of the emperor, the shaman of Yunzhong Temple brought the flower-picking monk of Tianlong Temple, the three Taoists Yinyang, Ao and He of Yunzhen Dao, and a group of shamans from Yunzhong Temple to the capital.

Because the wizard was not familiar with the capital, Xihe County Magistrate Jia Gui volunteered to lead the wizard and followed him.

When he left, the dragons in the river saw him off, and the gods and ghosts from the underworld appeared and bowed to him.

And the wizard left.

This also meant that the "golden medal of immunity from death" that enveloped Wen Ji was completely stripped away, and Wen Ji had a bad feeling at the time.

Sure enough, as soon as the wizard left, the emperor sent an imperial edict summoning him to the capital.

now.

The edict was in his hand.

After reading it, Wen Ji placed the edict on the table beside him and sat on the chair motionless, with no expression of sadness or joy on his face. Anxious Wen Shenyou could not see any panic from his grandfather at all.

"Grandma!"

"To enter the capital, or not to enter?"

Failure to obey the imperial edict would be tantamount to rebellion, but once entering the capital, one would probably not be able to return.

Wen Shenyou finally stood up and said to his grandfather.

"Grandpa, we can't go to the capital, let's call in sick!"

Wen Ji opened his eyes and smiled.

"Calling sick?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in Yinzhou, and he has brought a group of secret guards with him."

"Ma Fu has been planning for a long time. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still easy to deal with, but Ma Fu is not a simple person. During the time he came to Yinzhou, he made arrangements and opened up many connections."

"Although everyone in Lucheng is your grandfather's confidant, people's hearts are hidden. Who knows if anyone has changed their mind? Even if they haven't changed their mind, facing the emperor's decree, how many people will not be afraid? It's inevitable that they will choose to wait and see."

"Believe it or not, if I dare to report my illness, the emperor will immediately use this as an excuse to deprive me of my position as governor, and then I will continue to be ill even if I am not ill, and I might even die of illness without any clear reason."

Wen Shenyou: "If the emperor wants us to die, then we will rebel and seize control of Yinjin and other states to protect ourselves."

Wen Ji: "If you rebel, you will become the target of public criticism and be hated by all gods and ghosts. It will be a road to death."

Wen Shenyou: "What should we do then?"

Wen Ji: "Wait."

Wen Shenyou: "Wait?"

Wen Shenyou didn't know what he was waiting for, and Wen Ji would never say such things openly.

But recently he may have a sense of crisis, or he may have higher expectations for Dalang.

He looked outside and told Wen Shenyou.

"Some time ago, someone in Fu County started a rebellion based on the prophecy of the Wushan Goddess, saying that the person blessed by the Goddess would unify the nine provinces."

"As a result, the goddess of Wushan descended to the world and the chaos was quelled as soon as it started."

"Tell me, who is behind this matter?"

Wen Shenyou thought for a moment and then said.

"There must be someone from Bashu. In addition, Mu Chaotian from the Northern Dynasty must have been involved as well."

Wen Ji nodded, which showed that he was not stupid.

"Yes, this matter is not only related to Bashu, Mu Chaotian in the north must also be involved. However, Bashu is not a cause for concern, and it won't cause any big waves. The main issue is the north."

Wen Shenyou: "Grandpa, are you saying that Mu Chaotian is still determined to seize Jinzhou?"

Wen Ji: "Mu Chaotian started transporting food and fodder and secretly mobilizing troops several months ago. He has made up his mind to attack us this year."

"Although the internal and external collusion in Fu County has failed, Mu Chaotian will not just give up. This month, famine has begun to occur in the disaster-stricken areas of Jinzhou. Although Yinzhou has a good harvest, the grain has just been harvested, and the relief grain has not yet been transported over."

"In my opinion, Mu Chaotian will definitely seize this opportunity to mobilize troops in the next few days."

Wen Shenyou understood: "So, Grandpa, are you waiting for Mu Chaotian to call?"

Wen Ji nodded: "Yes!"

Wen Shenyou thought about it and immediately understood the key point.

As long as Mu Chaotian attacked, the emperor would naturally have a reason to disrespect the edict. Moreover, once the war broke out, the emperor would have to rely on Wen Ji to fight against the Northern Dynasty to prevent the Northern Dynasty army from sweeping south. He would not dare to act against Wen Ji easily.

What's more important is that once the war breaks out, Wen Ji will be able to mobilize armies from all sides and keep the soldiers firmly in his own hands. At the same time, he can order and mobilize all the officials and local powerful clans under his command, giving them the choice of whether to advance or retreat.

Wen Shenyou: "What if Mu Chaotian doesn't attack?"

Wen Ji: "He will definitely call. He won't miss this opportunity, because if he misses this opportunity, he will never have another chance."

Wen Shenyou: "But if he takes action a little later, his real chance will come."

Wen Ji laughed: "But Mu Chaotian doesn't know."

And the next day, news came that it was an urgent military report from the garrison commander of Yangcheng, Jinzhou, asking for help.

"Report!"

"Urgent report!"

Soldiers with command flags came galloping all the way and brought the urgent news to Lucheng, and soon delivered it to Lucheng Prince Wen Ji.

In the Governor's Mansion, Wen Shenyou, the Sima, stood aside. Many generals had gathered in the hall, and they all seemed to know what had happened.

The Northern Dynasty's army really went south, claiming to have an army of 200,000 divided into three routes to attack Jinzhou and Yinzhou. However, the main force was mainly focused on attacking Jinzhou. It was obvious that the Northern Dynasty regarded this place as a breakthrough point.

However, among the so-called 200,000 troops, there are only tens of thousands of truly elite soldiers capable of fighting.

The cavalry led by Bei Chao has entered the territory of Jinzhou and brought beacon fires into various counties and prefectures of Yunyang County in Jinzhou.

Besides.

Many people in Jinzhou responded to the rebellion, many of whom were the local tyrants who were punished by Wen Shenyou last time.

Normally, these powerful clans all bow down and submit obediently. When you are strong, even if you want to chop off their heads, they can only kowtow, admit their mistakes, and remain dormant.

But once the situation changed, all these people jumped out at once.

On the contrary, there was no movement this time in the Fu County area, which had been the most chaotic before.

I learned that the north was really attacking.

At this time, Wen Shenyou looked at Wen Ji first.

It was as if he was getting to know this grandfather who always smiled at him for the first time, and he felt the clouds behind that smile as deep as the sky and the sea.

Then, Wen Shenyou looked up at the sky again. He wondered if there really was a destiny in the world?
If Mu Chaotian had acted a little later, everything would have changed drastically. Even if his grandfather was truly a hero, he would have been unlucky not to be a hero.

But in just a moment, everything changed dramatically.

Heading in an unpredictable direction.

But he also felt that there really was destiny in this world, and perhaps only people like his grandfather could grasp it.

As for the prince, when he and Ma Fu learned that the Northern Dynasty sent a large army to attack Yinjin and two states.

A great shock.

One of them also widened his eyes.

"What? The Northern Dynasty sent 200,000 troops to besiege Yinzhou and Jinzhou?"

"Is the news accurate?"

"No, we can't stay here anymore. We can't stay here anymore."

"Yes, Your Highness, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Let's return to the capital as soon as possible!"

"The event of welcoming the divine witch has been completed. His Majesty is still waiting for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to return to the capital!"

After the prince learned the news, he immediately prepared to take his people back to the capital and had no intention of staying here for a moment.

Ma Fu on the side widened his eyes.

When he came to his senses, he saw the prince being escorted outside in a hurry, opening and closing his mouth for a long time without uttering a word.

He suddenly felt that he had planned everything, but nothing could defeat fate.

He planned for a long time, arranged everything, and made various preparations.

He waited patiently until the wizard left before launching his killing move. He immediately took out the imperial edict and summoned the Prince of Lucheng to the capital.

No matter what choice the Prince of Lucheng makes, whether he goes or not, he will end up dead.

But this time.

Something he could not have expected happened: the Northern Dynasty just launched an attack at this time.

He did more and thought of everything.

At the end.

It seems like nothing can be changed.

Ma Fu looked at the prince's departing back and thought of the huge bronze tripod that was carried away by Ba Xia. Suddenly, the terrible thought came to his mind again.

"Could it be?"

"Has destiny really changed?"
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One cavalry unit after another fought in the wilderness, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

Wen Shenyou was riding a horse and wearing armor, standing on the slope watching the soldiers fighting below. He was not tall, but this was not very obvious when he was sitting on the horse.

At the end of the fight, Wen Shenyou waved his hand and asked a cavalryman around him to join in again, and only then were those cavalrymen defeated.

Compared with the Northern Dynasty, the Southern Dynasty had fewer cavalrymen, and many were killed and wounded at this moment. Wen Shenyou was also extremely sad.

And look into the distance.

It didn't take long before they saw a large army marching slowly towards Yangcheng.

Yangcheng already had tens of thousands of soldiers stationed there, as well as several thousand naval forces. Now Wen Ji brought another 20,000 soldiers here, ready to personally rush to the aid of the besieged Yangcheng.

As long as Yangcheng is in our hands, Yunyang County will be fine. If Yunyang County can stabilize the entire Jinzhou, it will be as solid as Mount Tai.

Wen Shenyou followed the army and moved forward along the shore of the waterway.

Along the way, we kept seeing boats passing by, with trackers on the shore pulling the boats forward, and their large army was also guarding these boats and trackers.

As they moved forward, they were not far from Yangcheng. The increasing number of harassing cavalry nearby proved that the enemy had a large number of troops ahead.

"Set up camp."

"Set up camp!"

"..."

As the messenger shouted, all the soldiers began to set up camp and cook.

Not far from where we set up camp is the Huajiang Dragon King Temple.

Wen Shenyou built this temple into a building similar to a fortress, especially at the dam and the riverside, where many soldiers were stationed.

This place was easy to defend and difficult to attack but not very important, so the enemy soldiers only attacked it symbolically and finally gave up.

They probably never imagined it.

There is something in here.

Seeing Wen Shenyou and Wen Ji bringing people over, the people in Huajiang Dragon King Temple immediately let them in.

It can be seen that after Wen Ji entered the temple, his expression immediately became solemn and serious. As a battle was imminent, even Wen Ji couldn't help showing some nervousness.

Wen Shenyou looked at his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, didn't you foresee this situation a long time ago? You can be said to be very good at foresight. Everything was within your calculations. Are you nervous now?"

Wen Ji looked at Wen Shenyou and said, "Da Lang, no matter what calculations there are in this world, in the end, strength will prevail."

"If we win, we can talk about everything."

"If you lose the fight, no matter how you plan, it will be useless."

Wen Shenyou: "Grandpa, why are we here?"

Wen Ji walked towards the depths: "Sacrifice to the ancestors and pray to the heavens!"

Wen Ji didn't know why he came here. Maybe he just wanted to take a look at the Nine Cauldrons, or maybe he wanted to find peace of mind.

"Ancestors and descendants are here..."

A war that was about to start was going to be a matter of life and death, or even the extinction of their family and country. The two men prostrated themselves on the ground in the temple with incense in their hands, hoping that this worship would erase the confusion in their hearts.

The two men shouted and kowtowed, reporting to the gods and ghosts about their future and telling the heavens about their choice.

They didn't know what would happen to them next and could only move forward with all their might. Perhaps only the ghosts, gods and heavens looking down on them from above could know their fate.

The giant tripod instantly emitted a buzzing vibration.

Three tall incense sticks as white as jade rose from the bronze tripod, like the word "mountain" pressing down. Ancient writings poured out like an overwhelming force. The dragon eyes on the tripod also looked down, and the shadows of the mountains and rivers under the tripod fell on the earth.

The two men kowtowed devoutly in shock, still reciting prayers to worship their ancestors.

finally.

Layers of white jade incense lit up, representing that the good fortune of the Wen family's incense had finally spread out and condensed into clouds in the sky.

It gradually changed from white to purple, condensing into a canopy-like shape that covered the heads of Wen Shenyou and Wen Ji.

The two of them looked at the purple-blue canopy above their heads, and felt a deep sense of peace when they were enveloped by the energy.

Good luck will bless you and merits will protect you.

At this point.

Then the gate of Yin and Yang should be opened to reveal the realm of the dragon court of the underworld.

But at this moment, a voice like the laws of heaven came faintly from afar, going straight into the nine earths.

"Wen Ji, Wen Shenyou, destiny plus one."

The words of the Heavenly Constitution also came from under the Nine Earths along with boundless magic power and connected to this huge bronze tripod.

Instantly, the purple-blue canopy was seen exploding and turning into thick smoke again.

This time.

Wen Ji and Wen Shenyou's faces changed drastically, and they looked at the exploding canopy at a loss.

"what?"

"what happened?"

This life-and-death moment.

The canopy that represented luck and merit suddenly shattered, leaving the two of them at a loss for words.

I even thought of more things and felt confused about what would happen next.

But then it came down.

The situation changed drastically in an instant.

The smoke condensed from the rolling incense continued to expand, turning into an all-encompassing cloud, and its color also began to change towards the deeper levels.

Not only did it all turn purple, but it also grew several sizes larger.

In the eyes of Wen Ji and Wen Shenyou.

The luck of his branch suddenly began to soar, but no one knew where it came from.

"Why is the luck and merit rising?"

"Why is this happening? What happened?"

Wen Ji and Wen Shenyou knelt under the Nine Cauldrons, feeling increasingly uncertain about the changes in the destiny and the fate of the universe.

(End of this chapter)