Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 88 Huang Rong is captured, contrasting Lu Miaozi
There is an inn in Jiayuguan.

Huang Rong, who had already gone to bed, was suddenly awakened by a knock on the door.

"Who?" Huang Rong asked vigilantly.

A cold, yet unyielding voice rang out from outside the door: "The Cangyun Army's Imperial Guard Battalion, under the orders of Commander Yan, requests that Miss Huang Rong accompany us."

Cang Yun Army?
Puzzlement flashed across Huang Rong's beautiful eyes.

She tiptoed to the window and saw that there were people from the Tiance Mansion patrolling the street outside the window. The thought of sneaking away was instantly extinguished.

I have only been to Jiayuguan these few days, so I haven’t seen much else.

She had watched Cang Yun and Tian Ce suppress those troublemakers in the martial arts world no less than ten times. She even saw from afar the scene of Grandmaster Tian Xiang being shot to death from a long distance when the dragon appeared at night.

Of course she knew that with her limited skills, it would be best for her not to think about escaping if she couldn't.

"coming."

Huang Rong sighed helplessly and started to put on her clothes while replying.

However, she was also careful and quickly carved a few lines of words under the table.

Huang Rong's crystal clear and extremely smart eyes revealed an unrealistic hope. "I hope that if Daddy can't find me when he comes to Daming, he can find the words I left behind."

However, when Huang Rong walked to the door and wanted to open it, she hesitated again.

He turned around and quickly erased all the words she had carved with his internal energy.

"Dad, you'd better not know the whereabouts of our daughter." Huang Rong sighed. Thinking of the terrifying power displayed by the Prince Su's Mansion, she knew that leaving clues would not make Huang Yaoshi feel at ease, but would harm her father.

missing is worse than meeting.

If she didn't know what happened to her, her father Huang Yaoshi wouldn't be in danger.

In the Tiance Mansion, Zhu Jinzhen, who had already gone to bed, probably would not have thought that just by asking someone to take Huang Rong back to watch her cook a dish, she would be able to imagine a whole drama of life and death separation and family separation in her mind. Otherwise, she might have gotten up in the middle of the night to watch the drama.

……

Great Sui Dynasty, Pegasus Ranch.

A small building on the back mountain.

Yang Ning appeared here with two guards from the Wuwei Camp.

"Lu Miaozi, come out and see me." The voice was very soft, not even enough to break the quiet night, but in someone's ears, it was like the sound of a huge bell or thunder, and he was so startled that he jumped more than three feet high from the bed.

Lu Miaozi woke up in the middle of the night, put on some clothes and hurried out.

"Who are you?"

"Tian Ce, Yang Ning."

"Tian Ce?" Lu Miaozi frowned, then suddenly seemed to think of something and exclaimed, "The Ming Tian Ce Mansion?"

Yang Ning chuckled and nodded.

"The Ming and Sui dynasties are thousands of miles apart. What brings you here?" Lu Miaozi's heart was heavy. He couldn't see the cultivation level of the three men across from him, but he could feel an overwhelming pressure. Yang Ning, in particular, gave him a far more terrifying feeling than Xiang Yutian had given him thirty years ago.

"Could it be that the Tiance soldier in front of me who claims to be from the Ming Dynasty is a land celestial being who is more terrifying than Xiang Yutian? Are they here for the evil emperor's relics?" Lu Miaozi was frightened by his own thoughts, and his mood became even heavier.

Yang Ning had no idea what Lu Miaozi was thinking, so he just said, "We have been ordered to ask Master Lu Miaozi to cook a rare and exotic animal for us."

"Wait, wait a minute..." Lu Miaozi was confused. He wondered if he was hallucinating. A man who might be even more terrifying than the immortal Xiang Yutian, brought two people whose cultivation level he couldn't understand at all, and who he estimated were at worst land immortals.

The purpose of coming to him is not to get the evil emperor's relics?
But ask him to cook?
He, Lu Miaozi, was the greatest genius of the Sui Dynasty and the most versatile person in the world. He was proficient in martial arts, medicine, gardening, architecture, military tactics, disguise, astronomy, and calendar calculation. The Yang Gong treasure house was all created by him.

People came to him to ask about martial arts, medicine, disguise, astronomy and calendar, and mechanical engineering.

But this was the first time in his life that someone asked him to be a cook.

"You heard right. We came here just to ask Master Lu Miaozi to help us cook a strange beast." Yang Ning said, as if thinking that Lu Miaozi didn't understand the importance of the matter, he specifically mentioned: "A strange snake that is infinitely close to the immortal realm on land."

"What did you say? A strange snake that is infinitely close to the terrestrial fairyland?"

Lu Miaozi couldn't help but exclaimed, his eyes no longer showing any contempt or weirdness. He couldn't help but speculate: "Bashe? Huashe? Or Jiuying? Could it be a Viper or a Tiger Dragon?"

Lu Miaozi made many guesses, but Yang Ning just shook his head slightly.

Although he didn't get a definitive answer, Lu Miaozi looked at Yang Ning as if he were looking at a prodigal son, and said with deep sorrow, "That strange beast has already understood human nature. If it could be tamed, it would be of great help. If it could transform into a dragon, it could even bring blessings to future generations. You...you actually wanted to cook and eat it? What a waste of natural resources!!"

"It is precisely because I cannot bear to waste such a gift that I have invited Master Lu Miaozi to personally take action."

Yang Ning extended the invitation again.

The fact that Lu Miaozi can be called the most versatile person in the Sui Dynasty and even in the world proves that he is an absolutely smart person. He would not do such stupid things as resisting stubbornly and then compromising when faced with various threats.

But I still couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Do I have the right to refuse?"

"Master, what you're worried about is nothing more than Yang Gong's treasure house and the Evil Emperor's relics." Yang Ning smiled and shook his head. "We know Yang Gong's treasure house well under the Yuema Bridge in Daxing City. The Evil Emperor's relics are as easy to get as taking something from a bag. We invited you because we value your medical and culinary skills, that's all."

With the portal, it is as easy as taking something from Yang Gong's treasure house.

Lu Miaozi knew that since the other party had come to him and had accurately revealed the whereabouts of Yang Gong's treasure house, there was naturally no need to deceive him on this matter. He immediately sighed:
"Oh, that's fine."

"Thank you for your appreciation. I will go with you."

"By the way, do you have any kitchen utensils? If not, I have kitchen knives and utensils made of black iron. Take them with you."

"That strange snake from the land of immortals may need some precious herbs and seasonings to cook in order to achieve its color, aroma and taste and maximize its effect. I know a foreign merchant who can buy some seasonings that are not available in the Central Plains."

"Oh and..."

Yang Ning was stunned. The old man was sighing just now, how come he changed so quickly?

Little did he know that cooking a strange beast that was so close to the fairyland on earth was such a novel experience and a dream opportunity for Lu Miaozi!

It's as tempting as putting a little boy launcher aimed at cherry blossoms in the hands of any office worker earning 3,000 yuan a month and asking him if pressing it might cost him a month's salary.

Lu Miaozi might refuse other things, but the opportunity to cook a snake close to the immortal realm on land was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! He had lived in seclusion at Pegasus Ranch for so many years, and this opportunity was so hard to come by that he would take it even if it cost him everything.

(End of this chapter)