The Song Dynasty was the king for thirteen years before he knew that he was Tianlong.

Chapter 186 Tokyo is hot
At that time, the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao once said that the Phantom Yin Finger, also known as the Phantom Yin Sutra, when practiced to perfection, would not only transform the meridians in the body, but also cause the practitioner to have some hallucinations.

But as long as you don't let your mind wander and don't think about wild, boundless, or unreal things during your practice, hallucinations may not necessarily occur.

Even if it appears, if you keep your mind focused, concentrate your mind and maintain your original heart, the illusion will naturally disappear.

It's not that he's been possessed. Gao Taotao didn't say what the reason was. He just said that the technique is special and there's no need to care too much about it. It won't affect anything.

Zhao Ti asked Gao Taotao how he knew this. Gao Taotao was displeased and said that he heard it from Emperor Yingzong.

But he actually knew that Yingzong had put a lot of effort into deducing Taizu's Thirty-Three Postures Long Fist, but he didn't have enough time and hadn't even finished reading the treasures in the Heavenly Palace, so how could he practice the Illusion Yin Sutra?

Perhaps this grandmother was lying. She had practiced this skill herself and had mastered it to the sixth level before she knew this.

But the internal force of the sixth level of the Phantom Yin Sutra is unparalleled and profound, so how could anyone hurt her?

She was with Empress Cao at the time and was under heavy guard. Although she was outside the palace, she had already arrived at the gate of Cao's mansion. How could she have been injured so badly that she has not recovered for many years?
Unless the grandmother had not fully mastered the sutra at the time and her skills were shallow, after this incident, she would have practiced diligently and reached a high level of proficiency, which would have allowed her to suppress the injury.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the grandmother is still lying, and her injury was not caused outside the palace as she claimed while protecting Queen Cao, but there is another hidden story.

However, since this grandmother has revealed the Phantom Yin Sutra, there is no reason for her to lie. There is no need to hide these things. I don't know why she has been hiding them all the time.

At this moment, a thought flashed through Zhao Ti's mind. He had thought about the illusion more than once, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

He had almost finished his practice, but the illusion still came. He could stop having random thoughts and thinking about unreal things, but it was difficult to let his imagination run wild and unreal.

Because he had seen many scenes that were not happening now, those were all from the future, and when they were put in front of him, it was natural that his imagination was endless.

Although he felt that he was in the pool and was frozen by the frost, what he saw and heard was not the scene in the bathing room.

There were bursts of musical instrument sounds in my ears, like the movement of a harp, melodious and clear like a nightingale, beautiful to hear.

What appeared before my eyes was a luxurious palace, magnificent and golden, covered with gold everywhere, engraved with strange patterns, and dazzling.

He was sitting cross-legged behind a uniquely shaped table, on which there was fine wine and many fruits.

The fruit looks strange and has bright colors, and I don't know what it is called.

He was wearing an extremely luxurious and unique robe, with an elegant temperament, and was enjoying the singing and dancing in front of him.

There was a strong fragrance in the hall, rich, strange, and enchanting. It seemed to come from him, but also seemed to come from somewhere else in the hall.

There was a group of women dancing in front of us, all wearing strange golden clothes and skirts, exposing their arms and calves, which were as white as snow, and wearing silver bracelets and anklets. They seemed to be dancing to the Demonic Song, but upon closer inspection, it didn't look like it.

These women were wearing veils, but the one in the middle wore a golden face thread, had picturesque features, and looked familiar.

There was a girl in a white dress and strange clothes playing the lyre nearby, and there was a girl in a purple dress singing next to her, but I couldn't understand a word of what she was singing, and I had no idea what language she was singing.

Interesting... Zhao Ti couldn't help but squint his eyes. These illusions could not confuse the practitioners, because the practitioners knew that they were in an illusion.

No wonder Gao Taotao said that it was not a case of obsession, and there was no need to worry too much about it, as it would not affect anything.

He felt that as long as he moved his mind and focused his thoughts, all the illusions before his eyes would disappear.

However, there were some things in this illusion that only appeared in later times. He felt deeply moved after seeing them, so he decided to look at them for a while longer.

Then I saw the dancing girl, led by her husband, walking forward while dancing and swaying her waist.

She had an oval ruby-like auspicious sand on her snow-white forehead, and walked slowly to the table with a smile on her face.

Then she stretched out her spring onion-like hands, picked up the silver wine jug in the shape of a swan with a curved neck on the table, and poured fine wine into the silver cup. The wine was amber in color, and it was unclear whether it was wine or some other variety.

At this moment, a sudden "chirp" sound came from behind.

Zhao Ti saw a white ice line, flashing with a bright light, rushing towards the girl pouring the wine.

In the blink of an eye, the picture shattered, as if breaking a thin layer of transparent porcelain, and the scene disappeared piece by piece.

Hmm? Zhao Ti narrowed his eyes, and the scene in front of him returned to the bathing room, with ice in the pool and white frost on the walls and other objects around.

At this moment, he stretched out his arm, and between his fingers, he lightly pinched a small snow-white thing, which was twisting its body desperately and screaming non-stop. It was the ice silkworm.

Zhao Ti pondered for a moment and realized that if he did not hold the Yuan Shouyi and kept his mind focused, the illusion could be broken by any interference from external objects, and it did not seem to cause any harm to his body.

He let go of the ice silkworm, and it immediately jumped away. A lot of time had passed since the silkworm shed its original shell, but it had never grown up.

Zhao Ti circulated the Phantom Yin Qi again, and his body felt as light as a feather again. The sixth level of Phantom Yin Qi was several times stronger than the internal energy of all the techniques in his body combined.

He moved his body slightly, and there was a "crunching, crunching" sound from the ice surface in the pool, followed by a sudden "bang" sound, with particles flying everywhere. It seemed as if the sky was falling and a frosty rain was falling in the house.

Zhao Ti stood up slowly, changed his clothes in the icy rain, and snapped his fingers at the small ice silkworm standing upright in the corner, and the phantom Yin finger energy surged out.

The little silkworm was not afraid at all. It threw itself into the water and even wanted to swim upstream.

Zhao Ti smiled slightly, and suddenly he circled his fingers. The inner energy in his fingers actually circled back, forming a vortex in the void, and rolled up the little silkworm.

The little silkworm made a "chi" sound and then went into his collar, not moving again.

Zhao Ti walked out of the door. It was morning and the sun was shining brightly. Mu Wanqing and Azhu were standing not far away.

He smiled and said, "Why is Miss Mu here?"

Mu Wanqing looked at him, her face showing worry: "Sister Azhu said that His Highness is practicing martial arts, but he hasn't come out for almost three days. I am worried about him, so I am guarding here."

Zhao Ti said: "It turns out that such a long time has passed. I thought it was just one night."

Mu Wanqing asked, "Your Highness, is your practice going well?"

Zhao Ti nodded: "It has indeed improved, much stronger than before."

Ah Zhu smiled and said, "Your Highness just made a lot of noise in the room. Miss Mu was panicked when she heard it. She thought something happened and almost pulled me in."

Mu Wanqing lowered her head and said, "I was reckless..."

Zhao Ti shook his head and smiled, "You are too concerned and confused. You don't know my current martial arts skills any better than Ah Zhu does."

Ah Zhu said: "Every time Your Highness practices here, a strange phenomenon will occur, that is, the water inside will freeze into ice."

Mu Wanqing asked in surprise: "Water turns into ice?"

Ah Zhu nodded: "That's right, Your Highness's skills are icy, no matter what the weather is, the water will be frozen."

Mu Wanqing hesitated and said, "I remember that Your Highness was originally good at swordsmanship."

Zhao Ti smiled and said, "I have learned a lot of martial arts, and I also use the sword quite often, but it's not as strange as the one I just used."

At this moment, an ice silkworm crawled out from his collar, looked at Ah Zhu and rushed towards it. Ah Zhu caught it with the crystal pot in front of her.

Zhao Ti glanced at Ah Zhu. The dancing girl in the illusion just now had similar features to him. It seemed that illusions were created by the mind. Even if some unfamiliar things appeared, they had already left traces in the mind, which is why they evolved and emerged.

Tong Guan came trotting over from a distance and saluted: "Congratulations, Your Highness, on coming out of seclusion. Your magical power has been perfected. You have made further progress."

Zhao Ti asked, "Has anything happened in the palace these days?"

Tong Guan said: "Your Highness, there is nothing else, but Cai Chengzhi sent someone to deliver a gift yesterday."

Zhao Ti nodded. It seemed that Zhao Xu had already told Cai Jing about the mission to Western Xia to buy horses.

Buying horses is a good assignment to make merit, and there is no danger, because after the deal is done, border transactions are still required. Therefore, before that, the envoys will generally be treated as guests of honor and coaxed in every way. As for falling out, that will happen after the transaction is completed.

Cai Jing did things without leaving any loopholes, Zhao Ti nodded.

"Oh, Your Highness," Tong Guan said again, "Just now, Wu Xiong from Green Willow Manor outside the city arrived and is waiting in front."

Green Willow Manor is the suburban manor that Zhao Xu bestowed upon us last time. It had no name originally, but Zhao Ti gave it the word Green Willow. Now the masters of the thirty-six caves and seventy-two islands all live there.

"Lvliu Manor..." Zhao Ti thought about it and felt that the time had come. Some of these people were suffering from the pain of life and death and should come for treatment.

He nodded and said, "Tell Wu Xiong to go back first. I'll go over there this afternoon."

After that, he went into the hall to eat some food, and then rested for a while. When it was past noon, he called Bai Zhan and a few others, and ordered Tong Guan to harness the horses, and prepared to go to Lvliu Manor.

After leaving the study, Mu Wanqing came over, carrying some snacks baked in the east kitchen of the back house, and asked, "Where are you going, Your Highness?"

Zhao Ti looked at the snacks on the plate and said with a smile, "Miss Mu can make these things. They look very delicate."

Mu Wanqing blushed and looked up at him: "I, I thought I couldn't wield swords all the time, so I learned some cooking from Sister Zhu. I don't know if it tastes good."

Zhao Ti tasted two pieces and nodded, "It's sweet and delicious. It would be even better if I could eat it whenever I want."

Mu Wanqing whispered, "Your Highness, why do you speak like my father? But if your Highness likes it, I can make it every day."

"Well..." Zhao Ti smiled awkwardly when he heard this: "I'm going to Green Willow Manor outside the city. Miss Mu, would you like to go with me?"

"Green Willow Manor, where is that?" Mu Wanqing asked curiously.

Zhao Ti briefly explained the origins of Green Willow Manor and said, "But we may have to stay there for two days to treat the injuries of our men."

Mu Wanqing said, "From the name of this manor, the scenery must be beautiful. I don't know what to do when Your Highness is not at home. I would like to go with Your Highness."

Zhao Ti nodded, then left the house, got on the carriage, and headed straight south out of the city.

It's only about five or six miles away, and you will arrive at a place with beautiful mountains and rivers. There is a small river flowing slowly in front of you, and green willows surround the village. The scenery is refreshing and pleasant.

The cave master and island master on duty outside the gate of Zhuangzi immediately went inside to call people to welcome them. After a while, a group of people came out, about one or two hundred in number, all of them saluted and shouted "Long live His Highness".

When they arrived at the manor, Tong Guan, Bai Zhan and a few others arranged to slaughter sheep and geese and prepare a banquet. Zhao Ti called everyone into the hall and began to treat them one by one.

He used the sixth level of the Illusion Yin Sutra to treat the Life and Death Talisman very quickly, and even used the Ice Qi to remove the cold poison very quickly. However, after finishing off a few people who were injured by the Life and Death Talisman, he ordered Wu Xiong to call the others over one by one, and took turns to treat each of them. In a blink of an eye, he had cured dozens of people.

Wu Xiong and the cave masters and island owners who were treated were confused, so they expressed their gratitude and asked questions.

Zhao Ti smiled and said, "It's time to do what I said before. I'll treat you first, so that we don't get caught up in a rush and a few of you get separated. Although the remaining life and death talismans are not that unbearable and will not kill you, they are still uncomfortable."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xiong's face turned purple and he said, "The thing Qiansui was talking about... is it, is it the Lingjiu Palace on Piaomiao Peak of Shangtian Mountain?"

Zhao Ti smiled slightly and nodded.

The Tianshan Mountains stretch across the northwest for thousands of miles, and most of them are within the territory of the Uighurs. However, the Piaomiao Peak on the eastern slope is located at the intersection of the Uighurs, Western Xia, and the prairie, making it a no-man's land.

The Uighur here refers to the Gaochang Uighur, not the Shazhou Uighur, the Yellow-headed Uighur, etc. All Uighurs refer to the Gaochang Uighur.

During the Tang Dynasty, the Beiting Protectorate and the Anxi Protectorate were established and named Xizhou, so the Gaochang Uighurs were also called Xizhou Uighurs. Gaochang was the capital of the Uighurs, so it was named so.

The Gaochang Uighurs also paid tribute to the Song Dynasty, but the distance was too far, with Qingtang, Shazhou, the Nine-Surname Tatars, and Western Xia in between, so they did not submit to the Song Dynasty, but to the Liao Dynasty.

When Wu Xiong saw Zhao Ti nod his head in affirmation, he was immediately overjoyed and bowed, saying, "I hope you will help me to avenge us, destroy Piao Miao Peak, destroy Ling Jiu Palace, and capture Tian Shan Tong Lao alive."

Everyone bowed together: "Destroy Piao Miao Peak, destroy Ling Jiu Palace, and capture Tian Shan Tong Lao alive!"

Zhao Ti said with a smile, "We want to capture Tong Lao alive, right? We'll see then. We'll capture her and interrogate her, and ask her why she regards heroes as nothing and uses such vicious means as the birth and death talisman to control heroes and heroes."

They all bowed down together, shouting, "Interrogate Tong Lao, interrogate Tong Lao, interrogate Tong Lao!"

Zhao Ti raised his hand and asked everyone to stand up: "Practice hard these few days and make preparations. Then follow me."

Mu Wanqing was puzzled and whispered, "Your Highness, are you going to Tianshan?"

Zhao Ti said: "In a few days, I will be sent as an envoy to Xixia. I will also go to Tianshan Mountain to see Piaomiao Peak and Lingjiu Palace."

Mu Wanqing's eyes flickered, revealing a hint of reluctance, and she stopped talking.

Zhao Ti then treated a few more patients and then took a break. Then everyone began to set up tables in the lobby, waiting for the banquet.

After a while, the food outside was cooked and prepared, and began to be brought into the hall. The food was all large and rough, but there was enough of it, and there was also old wine, so it didn't need to be filtered. Everyone started to eat and drink.

After we finished eating, the sun had already set and it was evening.

After Zhao Ti had treated the remaining cave masters and island masters, the moon was above the willow trees and lanterns were lit everywhere in the manor.

At this time, Cheng Yuqing, the owner of the Elang Island in the East China Sea, and Xin Shuangqing of Wuliang Cave came over together to ask Zhao Ti to rest.

The two women were in charge of the internal affairs of the manor during this period. Cheng Yuqing bowed and said, "Master, please rest, Master and Madam."

Xin Shuangqing also said: "The room has been cleaned up, the incense has been burned and the flowers have been placed. Please rest, Master and Madam."

Mu Wanqing was embarrassed when she heard this and whispered, "What, what is the leader's wife..."

Zhao Ti said: "I forgot to mention this. I am also the leader of the Ming Cult in the Central Plains, so they also call me the leader most of the time."

Mu Wanqing was stunned when she heard this, but there was no Ming Cult in Dali, so she didn't know what kind of gang it was.

Zhao Ti pondered and asked, "How many rooms did you clean up?"

The two girls were stunned: "Master, we will clean up one room. General Bai and General Zhou said they will clean it themselves..."

"One room at a time." Zhao Ti nodded, then stood up and glanced at Mu Wanqing: "Let's go and take a look."

Mu Wanqing didn't dare to look up. She felt her heart beating wildly and a blush appeared on her cheeks, but her feet followed the pace involuntarily.

When we got there, we saw that it was the main house of the manor. The bluestone path had been washed clean and the flickering lights of the house could be seen from outside.

Xin Shuangqing went forward to open the door, and Zhao Ti and Mu Wanqing walked in. Xin Shuangqing said, "Master and Madam, if you have anything to say, just call us. We are not far away."

Mu Wanqing lowered her head even more when she heard that, and she felt her face burning as if it was on fire.

Zhao Ti shook his head and said, "You have been busy for a long time. You should take a good rest now. You don't need to come and take care of this place."

Xin Shuangqing said: "The subordinates are not tired, the subordinates will guard this place, and the leader will call you at any time."

Then she gently closed the door and stayed away with Cheng Yuqing.

At this time, the two of them entered the room and saw that it was a suite, with a flower hall outside and a bedroom inside. At this moment, the moonlight was like water, pouring in through the carved window lattices, and the room was like covered with silver gauze.

Zhao Ti walked towards the bedroom. The candlelight inside was flickering, and the light and shadow on the wall were swaying slightly, which suddenly gave rise to a charming feeling.

Mu Wanqing looked at Zhao Ti from the side. He was dressed in silver, with a tall and straight figure. His eyebrows and eyes looked even deeper under the candlelight. Suddenly, she bit her lip lightly, as if she had made a great decision. She raised her arm, held his hand, and then nervously closed her eyes.

Zhao Ti turned his head to look at her and gently held her in his arms. Mu Wanqing's cheeks were flushed at this moment, like the sunset in the sky, like a lotus emerging from the water, and as beautiful as peach and plum.

Zhao Ti reached out and stroked her hair, gently letting his hand fall along her cheek. Mu Wanqing lowered her eyes, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly like a frightened butterfly.

"Wan'er..." Zhao Ti looked at the girl in front of him, listened to her heartbeat, her eyebrows and eyes were extremely beautiful, and her skin was whiter than snow, which made her even more delicate. He whispered in her ear, and his warm breath made her cheeks even hotter. Mu Wanqing trembled slightly, and her hands unconsciously grasped his sleeves.

"Zhao Lang..." Mu Wanqing called softly, her voice low and slightly trembling. Her fingertips touched Zhao Ti. She opened her eyes and slightly raised her head, her eyes full of affection and shyness, and she leaned gently into his arms.

Their breaths intertwined, their clothes rubbed against each other, they slowly embraced each other, touching lightly, like a spring breeze welcoming each other, tender yet with a thrilling heat.

Zhao Ti raised his arms and picked up Mu Wanqing by the waist. He walked to the couch and gently put her down. Mu Wanqing tightly wrapped her arms around his neck, and her clothes slipped off inadvertently...

Outside the window, the breeze blew, making the leaves rustle, as if playing a night music.

Inside the house, time seems to stand still and all the noise of the world is isolated outside. Only this indelible warmth spreads in the light.

The morning light was just breaking and the sky was bright. Zhao Ti opened his eyes. Mu Wanqing was curled up in his arms, looking at him with star-like eyes. It seemed that she had woken up long ago, but dared not move.

Her face still bore traces of tears from last night's pain, but her expression was full of joy and peace.

Zhao Ti looked at her and said, "Wan'er, just stay in Tokyo."

Mu Wanqing moaned, "Tokyo, Tokyo is a little too hot..."

Zhao Ti smiled and said, "Tokyo is not as warm as Dali, but my martial arts can make ice, which is more comfortable than Dali."

Mu Wanqing said softly: "Zhao Lang, I, I don't want to leave, but I have to tell my parents. I originally wanted to stay with Zhao Lang for a while..."

"Hmm..." Zhao Ti looked at her and lowered his head slightly.

"Mmm..." Mu Wanqing was speechless and hugged the other person tightly.

After a long while, she finally said, "Zhao Lang, you are going to be an envoy to Xixia. I will take this opportunity to go back to Dali, talk to my parents, and then come back to stay in the mansion."

Zhao Ti thought for a moment and said with a smile, "That's fine. At least you should let them know. It's better not to keep silent. Besides, your mother has a lot of thoughts and speaks whatever she wants. She even asked you to swear with your veil."

"Mother said that all men in the world are heartless and lustful. They will try to seduce me to lose my virginity after seeing my beauty, so she asked me to wear a veil." Mu Wanqing whispered, "In fact, mother is just a father in her heart. She turned from love to hate, so she said a lot of angry words."

Zhao Ti laughed and said, "You lost your virginity, right?"

Mu Wanqing looked at him with confused eyes and murmured, "It's already lost..."

Zhao Ti turned around slightly: "Let's just... lose it again."

"Zhao Lang..." Mu Wanqing's cheeks flushed: "No, don't..."

The sunlight slanted in from the window, illuminating the flowers in the vase on the table, making them look extremely beautiful and gorgeous.

In a blink of an eye, Zhao Ti had already lived in Lvliu Manor for three days. Today he called everyone over to discuss matters.

He entered Xixia with the delegation, while the rest of the people had to sneak in. Except for the masters of the thirty-six caves and the seventy-two islands, some of their original subordinates had to be brought along.

However, the inspection at the Song-Xia border was not very strict, so it was easy to get through. These people could go to the eastern foot of Tianshan Mountain and arrange a meeting time and give a secret code.

After everything was discussed, Zhao Ti asked these people to practice well in the village and wait for departure, and then took Mu Wanqing back to the city.

Inside the carriage, Mu Wanqing leaned in his arms, silence was more powerful than words, and after a while they arrived at the palace.

In the next few days, Zhao Ti either devoted himself to practicing and pondering the eleventh level of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra, or spent time with Mu Wanqing. Before he knew it, the half-month vacation was over.

At the court session that day, Zhao Xu announced the details of the diplomatic mission and completed the personnel selection for the delegation. Among them was an ordinary envoy of the seventh rank of the Ministry of Works, who served as Zhao Ti's identity in the delegation. Only Cai Jing knew this identity.

The next day, Cai Jing received the letter of credence and various paperwork, assembled the 150 members of the delegation, and then left Tokyo and headed west, heading straight for Ningzhou on Huanqing Road.

Because the deputy envoy Zhe Keshi was the prefect of Ningzhou in Huanqing Road, he had to meet up with him first, and then go to Xingqing Prefecture, the capital of Western Xia together.

The journey was not fast. We traveled leisurely through the mountains and rivers and arrived in Ningzhou in early July.

The ancient city of Ningzhou is more than 100 miles southeast of Qingzhou, the capital of Huanqing Road. Huanqing Road and Fuyan Road have always been the two preferred routes for Western Xia to attack the Song Dynasty, because these two routes go directly to Xingqing Prefecture in the northwest and have the shortest distance to Xingqing Prefecture on the Song Dynasty side.

On the other side of the border are Xixia's strongest Jingsai Military Command and Jianing Military Command, which are under the jurisdiction of Xixia's Zuoxiang Dutong Army.

At this time, he arrived outside the gate of Ningzhou City. Zhe Keshi had received the news and came out of the city to pick him up. He was wearing a neat official uniform, had a strong figure, a resolute face, a light beard, and looked like a scholar-general.

Zhe Keshi is a famous general in the Northwest. He was born into the Zhe family, the best general family in the Western Army. He is in his forties this year. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He is brave and courageous, and has made many military achievements. He is known as a "true general" in the Western Army.

He knew that Zhao Ti was in a hidden delegation, but it was not appropriate to greet them in public, so he exchanged greetings and headed towards the city.

But when they had walked not far, they suddenly saw dust rolling in front of them and cheers. There were actually two groups of people fighting on the side of the road.

One group had only three people, and the other had seven or eight people. Both sides used fists and feet instead of weapons.

There was a young man among the few people. He was very agile and he led two others to beat the seven or eight people on the opposite side. They could only defend themselves and had no power to fight back. They were about to be defeated and flee.

(End of this chapter)