The grass in the factory should be plucked

Who on earth would send them a message in this way?

Jiang Li pondered and said, "First of all, this person knows us."

"Yes." Xie Changan nodded.

As the maritime transport of Da Chu became more and more prosperous, more and more merchant ships shuttled between Da Chu and Nanyang. Their names had long been spread far overseas with the book "New Legend of the Mirror Demon".

Therefore, many people know them.

"Secondly, this person also knows that we have outposts in the East China Sea."

There are very few people who know this situation.

The sudden closure of the island nation of Japan will naturally attract the attention of Da Chu and surrounding countries.

However, the only country that would monitor Japan around the clock is Da Chu!

The reason, of course, is the soul-sucking worm.

During the battle in the East China Sea, he escaped, abandoned Nan Xi's body, fled, and sneaked back to Japan from the bottom of the sea.

The soul-sucking insect also knew that this move could not be hidden from Jiang Li's eyes. She would definitely set up a tight net and closely monitor the Japanese country.

Anything flying in the sky or swimming in the water could be her spies!

Therefore, the person who knows about the existence of the East China Sea outpost must be the soul-sucking insect and the person it possesses.

"If, as we guessed, the soul-sucking worm is hiding in the body of the Japanese Emperor, then could it be that all his civil and military officials have been infected with the worm and become his puppets?" Jiang Li pondered.

"So, they may also know that we have an outpost in the East China Sea!" Xie Changan agreed.

"But they are all in the same group. Who on earth would risk being discovered and secretly send the secret message through a bottle?" Jiang Li frowned slightly.

Xie Changan said, "We'll know tomorrow when Jifeng and Zhufeng retrieve the drifting bottle. Let's eat first."

After having dinner with Xie Buli and Xie Buqi, Jiang Li asked Hui Chunteng to take them to Nuanxiang Palace to rest.

After all, Xie Buli and Xie Buqi are not yet three years old and cannot take care of themselves, so they cannot live in a palace alone.

Xie Buqi then discussed with his sister: "I'll stay in your Nuanxiang Palace tonight, and in my Lingxi Palace tomorrow night."

"Row!"

Xie Buli agreed readily, as she also wanted to see the magical sea-viewing mirror.

Xie Wuyou and Xie Wuchou can only be taken care of by Jiang Li and Xie Changan personally.

Jiang Li was a little worried: "With all four children staying in the Dragon Palace, how can Xiao Teng handle it all by himself?"

Aunt Lian, Zhen'er and Zhu'er are unable to enter or leave the Dragon Palace. She and Xie Chang'an can't stay in the Dragon Palace to look after the children every day, right?

Dragon Egg suggested: "Mermaids can enter and leave the Dragon Palace freely. Let Mingzhu pick a few mermaids to take care of the four nephews and nieces."

Jiang Li's eyes lit up: "Yes, good idea!"

Mermaids have fish tails on their lower limbs, and their upper bodies are no different from humans, so it is most appropriate to let them help take care of the children.

Longdan immediately contacted Mingzhu and asked him to send a team of mermaids to work in the Dragon Palace, especially to select a few maids who were good at taking care of infants and young children.

Mingzhu agreed readily.

Jiang Li was very happy. When they returned to Dragon Palace in the future, they would no longer have to do laundry, cooking, and take care of the children by themselves!

The dragon egg laughed and said, "Now that the Dragon Palace has been restored to its original state, it must have the grandeur of a Dragon Palace. What would it be like without servants?"

Jiang Li laughed and said, "Do we need to recruit a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals, and a turtle prime minister?"

Longdan agreed greatly: "Yes, yes, I'll let A Jiao do it later!"

He began to envision himself sitting high on the throne, with his soldiers and generals standing on both sides.

Jiang Li rolled her eyes: "You should try your best to break out of the shell first."

Longdan was full of ambition: "Sister, don't worry, I will work hard!"

The next day, Jiang Li and Xie Chang'an first sent Xie Buli and Xie Buqi to the study to go to school, and then sent Xie Wuyou and Xie Wuchou to Aunt Lian. Then the two returned to the study in the palace and waited for Jifeng and Zhufeng.

The two diligent peregrine falcons set out early in the morning. Just as Jiang Li and the others finished their lunch, Jifeng and Zhufeng came back with two drift bottles.

"Glass bottle!" Xie Changan was quite surprised.

In Japan, the only people who can afford such precious glass bottles are the royal family and the nobles.

The bottle had been opened by Mingzhu, so the wax seal on the bottle mouth had been broken. Xie Changan took out the note from the bottle, unfolded it and looked at it, his face looking quite strange.

"What does it say?"

Jiang Li came over curiously and took a closer look. The densely packed tiny characters on the paper were just as Mingzhu said, shaped like the characters of the Great Chu, but each character was missing some limbs and strokes!

She couldn't understand a word!

"Brother Chang'an, do you understand?" Jiang Li looked up and asked.

Xie Changan frowned and said, "I heard that Japanese characters are like this, derived from Chinese characters, but each character is missing strokes, so I naturally can't understand it."

They opened the second glass bottle, and the note inside was also incomprehensible.

Jiang Li scratched his head and said, "Let's go to the palace to see the emperor. Please ask the emperor to summon the interpreter from the Honglu Temple to come and see him."

So the two of them submitted a memorial to the palace, saying that they had important matters to report.

Nangong Qinghe ordered Yinjiu to come and invite him in person.

Jiang Li and the other person changed into official uniforms and followed Yin Jiu into the palace.

"See Your Majesty!"

Nangong Qinghe was very happy: "My two beloved ministers, please stand up and take your seats."

Yuanbao served the tea respectfully.

Jiang Li took out two glass bottles and said, "These were captured by the East China Sea outpost from overseas in Japan."

Nangong Qinghe was surprised: "Show it up."

"Your Majesty, wait a minute," Jiang Li took out a piece of paper from the bottle, "There are two secret letters inside, which seem to be written in Japanese characters. We are unable to decipher them."

"Your Majesty, please summon the interpreter from the Honglu Temple to take a look."

"can."

Nangong Qinghe then ordered Yuanbao to go to the Honglu Temple to interpret.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites did not dare to delay and hurried over with two interpreters who were fluent in Japanese.

When the interpreter took the secret letter and looked at it, his face suddenly changed!

"What is written in the letter? Report it to the emperor immediately!" The Minister of the Ministry of Rites scolded in a low voice.

The interpreter trembled as he read out each word:

"Your Majesty, the Lord of Dongying, Akihito, respectfully presents this memorial to His Majesty the Holy Emperor of Great Chu."

"I believe that the small nation of Japan has long been blessed by the virtues of the Celestial Empire, paying tribute and submitting wholeheartedly. Now a great disaster is upon our nation, and we are in imminent danger..."

Nangong Qinghe and Jiang Li both looked shocked.

This is a letter for help from the Emperor of Japan!

Every word in the letter was tearful, lamenting a demonic creature from Great Chu that had now possessed the body of the Empress of Japan, feeding on the princes and princesses and keeping them captive in the palace, treating them like captive prey!

Nangong Qinghe and the other two were extremely shocked. The "monster" mentioned in the letter from the Japanese Emperor was naturally the soul-sucking insect!

They had speculated that the Soul-Sucking Bug had escaped back to Japan and perhaps possessed the Emperor, but they had never expected it to choose the Empress!

What is so special about this Japanese queen?

Soon, they knew the reason.

The letter said that the empress was the Holy Maiden of the Jiulian Sect, and was a beautiful girl presented by the leader of the Jiulian Sect, Nan Xi. She was crowned as the empress because she was favored by the emperor.

It was only after the Emperor read the book "The New Legend of the Mirror Demon" that he suddenly realized that the leader of the Jiulian Sect, Nan Xi, and the saint Chu Feixue, were both wanted criminals by the Great Chu!

Everyone was shocked that Chu Feixue had become the Queen of Japan!