Chapter 299.
It turned out that she was here to find Duke Jin.
This was able to match up.
Jiang Ran’s mind was pondering, and the eldest princess glanced at him, suddenly her mind wandered:
“Don’t tell me that you know where he is?”
“Princess is as discerning as a torch.”
Jiang Ran smiled:
“But nowadays where he is, I am not sure …… if it was last night, I do know.”
“Where is he?”
The eldest princess hurriedly asked after him.
“Willow courtyard.”
Jiang Ran didn’t hide it, this matter in the sense that Jiang Ran had no reason to hide it.
The Eldest Princess’ face suddenly changed:
“How could he be there? And how did you know?”
“Before last night, Mister Jiang had always been at the Willow Courtyard.”
Jiang Ran smiled:
“The Heavenly Que made such a big fuss, and I found quite a few traces of clues from amongst the various pathways.
“Then I went to the Willow Courtyard …… As for the gentleman you mentioned, I actually had a meeting with him outside of the Jin Yang Mansion before.
“But I didn’t expect to see him again within the Willow Courtyard under the misfortune.”
“Is that bastard still well?”
The eldest princess asked.
“Good is not too good …… but can’t die between now and then.”
Jiang Ran said casually.
The Eldest Princess didn’t say anything for a moment, she was chewing on the meaning of Jiang Ran’s words.
A moment later:
“Someone has made a move against him?”
“It seems like the Eldest Princess knows what kind of person laid hands on him.”
Jiang Ran leaned back, seemingly wanting to adjust a more comfortable position, only to hastily wave his hand when he saw the Eldest Princess’ lips open and close, wanting to speak:
“The Eldest Princess is merciful with her mouth, I don’t want to get involved in your fight.”
“It seems you are not ignorant.”
The Eldest Princess coldly glanced at Jiang Ran:
“And how much do you know?”
“It doesn’t matter how much I know, what matters is that I just want to stay out of it.”
Jiang Ran spread both hands:
“After all, I’m just a jianghu martial artist, and your court’s involvement is just the relationship between the sword catcher and the sword division. Too intimate relationship, in the next does not want ……
“So, Rapunzel, why don’t you and I make a deal between us?”
The Eldest Princess’s eyes shone with a slight luster as she quietly looked at Jiang Ran:
“What kind of deal does young warrior Jiang want to make with this palace?”
“I promise to help you find your nephew …… and you tell me what you have about that group of people from the Demon Cult.”
Jiang Ran said:
“Don’t worry, I’ll observe as much as I can before making my move.”
The Eldest Princess laughed dumbly:
“That’s all?”
“Otherwise?”
Jiang Ran laughed: “Let’s take what we need.”
“That’s all.”
The Rapunzel rummaged around on the table, and after a moment, took out two pieces of paper and handed them to Jiang Ran:
“This is the traces we’ve gotten so far about the Demon Cult’s activities within the Jinyang Mansion.
“If you’re interested, it’s yours.
“As for that bastard boy, if you have some spare time, bring him back, anyway, as long as he doesn’t die, it’s all good.”
Jiang Ran nodded and glanced at the two pieces of paper in his hand, his heart was immediately clear, and he stuffed them into his arms without looking at them much.
Then he heard the eldest princess say:
“In these two days since you have been within the Willow Courtyard, have you been able to find out any news?
“What exactly does Heavenly Que intend to do?”
Jiang Ran’s fingertips lightly tapped on the desktop, then looked up:
“This matter, I do have an eye on it.
“There are some things that also happen to need to be known to someone like the Eldest Princess ……
“It’s just that I don’t know whether the Eldest Princess trusts me or not. My words, can I get your attention.”
“…… I will consider it at my discretion.”
The Eldest Princess did not immediately give Jiang Ran the answer he wanted.
Jiang Ran smiled:
“It’s fine ……
“So far, what I’ve investigated, the intelligence about Heavenly Que is telling me. Heavenly Que, intends to take down the Jinyang Mansion!”
“This is impossible!”
The Eldest Princess stood up boldly, “Even if Heavenly Que has eaten the guts of a bear, how could it dare to do such a treacherous thing?”
“Yes, I am also shocked at their audacity.”
Jiang Ran sighed softly:
“But before I came to the Jin Yang Province, I once stayed in Gu Zhang County for a period of time with a few righteous young warriors.
“At that time, we spied something ……
“The Eldest Princess should know that there is an important place within Gu Zhang County.”
“What you said, could it be the iron ore field?”
Thinking of the word important, naturally, it is the important weapon of the country, iron mine means weapons, weapons can arm the army, and the army represents the power of a court.
This naturally deserved the word important.
Jiang Ran gently nodded his head, and then he said what he encountered in Guzhang County, so and so.
He didn’t even conceal the means by which Fu Yusheng wanted to divert the trouble to the east, planting the blame for this matter on the Devil Cult.
“There is actually this matter?”
The Eldest Princess took a deep breath, her face becoming more and more ugly:
“A mere Heavenly Que, he’s so bold!
“Even if he had an insubordinate heart, he even planted this matter to frame the Demon Sect?
“Even more, he has involved the common people in the situation ……
“If you hadn’t realized in advance that something was wrong, wouldn’t it have been a mistake to kill innocent people?”
Sparing the Rapunzel’s intelligence, it was impossible for her to detect a break in Jiang Ran’s words.
She was different from Ye Jingxue after all.
Ye Jingxue was able to see through Jiang Ran and Tang Yuyi because she had always followed Jiang Ran around.
Everything had happened right in front of her eyes.
It was only after combining them down that she was able to come up with an answer.
But when Jiang Ran’s side narrated it, she only needed to add a couple of plausible words, and the Eldest Princess would have a hard time discerning the otherwise imperceptible truth from it.
Jiang Ran nodded gently, then smiled:
“But I do think that this may not necessarily be a bad thing.”
“How so?”
The Eldest Princess glanced at him angrily, the Heavenly Que was about to revolt, and it wasn’t a bad thing?
Jiang Ran laughed:
“If they hadn’t done so, why would the Demon Cult have appeared in the Jinyang Palace? The eldest princess …… I have a thought, and I will say it for a while.
“Let s study and research it ourselves, what do you think?”
“…… You said it is.”
The eldest princess blackened her face, what time is this, still selling secrets here?
Jiang Ran laughed:
“I was just thinking ah, Heavenly Que has an insubordinate heart, it didn’t start today.
“We don’t know, but the Devil Sect may not be unaware of it.
“A hundred years ago, Chu Nanfeng certainly destroyed the Demon Sect’s main altar, so that the Demon Sect was greatly injured.
“But as the saying goes, a hundred-footed insect dies but never falls down.
“Over the years it can’t help but recuperate, and Heavenly Que is also clear about this, so they intend to draw the scourge to the east and hide themselves behind the Devil Sect.
“Everyone knows what the reputation of the Devil Sect has been since ancient times.
“This pot is placed on their body, and whether they are willing or not, at least no one will listen to their defense.
“Therefore …… the Devil Cult then had to come to the Jin Yang Province in person.
“Where its purpose …… is thought to be self-evident.”
“Are you trying to say that the Devil Cult is trying to deal with Heavenly Que?”
The Eldest Princess nodded, feeling that Jiang Ran’s words were very likely.
Immediately, she stood up and nodded repeatedly:
“You’re right …… it’s just that Heavenly Que’s Right Honorable Abandon Heavenly Moon has a far-reaching layout.
“With the power that the Demon Sect has accumulated nowadays, the victory or defeat is still hard to predict ah.”
“This is not important.”
Jiang Ran shook his head slightly:
“As the saying goes, the snipe and the mussel fight for the fisherman’s profit.
“The Heavenly Que is not a good thing, are all the good people in the Devil Cult?
“But I don’t know Princess, is she willing to be that fisherman?”
The eldest princess glanced at Jiang Ran:
“This matter, I’m afraid it’s not that easy, right?”
“It’s in the hands of the people.”
Jiang Ran smiled:
“Truth be told, I have a bit of a reputation in the jianghu.
“The disciples of the seven sects are now in the Jinyang Mansion, and they are all at my command.
“Then there are some strange people in the jianghu, as well as the princess sent a few masters to help, if it is properly organized, it is not difficult to them all.
“As the saying goes, the things of the rivers and lakes are the things of the rivers and lakes.
“These things can be left to me, a man of the jianghu.
“In contrast, there is another thing, I’m afraid that the princess has to do more consideration.”
“…… What is it?”
The Princess looked at Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran said softly:
“Heavenly Que has an insubordinate heart, presuming to lure the Green Kingdom into the Golden Cicada.
“If the Qing Kingdom’s army really comes south …… with the Jin Yangfu’s government soldiers, I’m afraid it will be difficult to resist.”
“Do you mean …… want to let this palace to borrow troops?”
The eldest princess frowned:
“Privately deploying troops is a capital offense!
“What’s more, outside of the Jinyang Prefecture is the Tiger Wei Pass, and the Tiger Wei Pass has the Tiger Wei Army …… How can the Qing Guo army come over so easily?”
Although her words were so, the look on her face did not relax.
Jiang Ran also did not speak, just quietly waiting.
After a long time, the eldest princess let out a long breath:
“This matter is of great importance, and allow this palace to think twice.
“If there can be solid evidence ……”
“Some time ago, I perceived that the situation in Huwei Pass may have changed, so I called the Lieblade Sect Dong Qingcheng, Thousand Jun Academy Zhao Ansheng, Jiuzhen Guan Li Xiuwu, Chongshan Sect Hua Hongjun, as well as Luo Huaji Monk, and jointly went to the Huwei Pass.
“Between these few days, I think news will be returned.”
Jiang Ran said softly:
“If the Princess has doubts in her heart, she can wait for their news to return before making plans.”
The Eldest Princess glanced at Jiang Ran when she heard this, and suddenly smiled:
“Young warrior Jiang is in the jiangsu, but his heart is for the country, so he calls on this palace to admire him.”
“Although I am only a grassy martial artist, I am also a Golden Cicada citizen. Enjoying the benefits of the imperial court and taking the bounty of the knife catchers, how could I be willing to see, the Golden Cicada in turmoil and the people displaced?”
Jiang Ran said here, and suddenly exhaled softly:
“That’s just it, those words are not suitable for people like me to say.
“After chatting with the princess for a long time, it’s time for me to take my leave. By the way, I came on this trip to deliver this head.”
The Eldest Princess glanced at the human head Jiang Ran had placed at her feet:
“Which one is this?”
“Princess, look.”
Jiang Ran placed the head on the table and casually opened the bag.
The eldest princess was first slightly stunned, then her brows tightened:
“This person …… seems to have seen above the portrait somewhere …… What is he?”
“Left Road Zhuang master.”
Jiang Ran casually said.
“Chen Mang!?”
The eldest princess stood up violently:
“You actually took his head!
“What the hell is going on here?”
Jiang Ran smiled and briefly described what happened within the Willow Courtyard again, this time pinpointing the end.
It was said that there was a mysterious location underneath the Willow Courtyard, and it was also said that the Master of the Left Path Villa disguised himself as one of his own men and was appointed by himself to go and investigate.
The result was a broken arm and a blind eye.
Only then did he realize that this person turned out to be the Lord of the Left Road Villa.
This was simply pie in the sky, Jiang Ran really had no reason not to eat it, so he chopped off this head.
The eldest princess took a deep breath and paced back and forth, nodding after a moment:
“Jiang Ran, you’ve made a great achievement this time.
“The Left Dao Zhuang Master is the head of the Left Dao.
“The left way method is evil and vicious, and often has a method of killing and practicing.
“If Heavenly Que is a rebel, the Left Way Bank is the country’s poisonous insect.
“This Palace has sent people several times to look for Zuo Daozhuang, but always found nothing …… I did not expect you to be able to bring this person’s head.
“Good good good …… is really no better!!!”
Jiang Ran looked at her appearance and knew that she was really happy.
Then he had no choice but to remind a sentence:
“Princess …… don’t just be happy.”
“Ah?”
The eldest princess froze for a moment, glanced at Jiang Ran, and saw him rubbing his fingertips with a mercenary color.
At once, she was dumbfounded and laughed:
“Row, row, row, row, this palace remembers that this person’s reward was written by this palace’s own hand, thirty thousand taels of gold!
“You and wait a moment.”
After saying that, she walked to one side, there was a copper pipe over there, she gently knocked a few times on it.
A few moments later, a person came in through the portal behind her.
However, it wasn’t the little old man from earlier.
The visitor didn’t look at Jiang Ran, just bowed and waited for orders.
“Go fetch a silver check for thirty thousand taels of gold.”
The Eldest Princess didn’t drag her feet and directly waved her hand.
The visitor didn’t even ask more questions, turned around and left.
When he returned a few moments later, there was already an extra tray in his hand.
On it was a thick pile of silver tickets.
Jiang Ran looked at the silver bills, and his heart suddenly lifted.
He is not really see the wealth …… he just suddenly a little apprehensive.
The owner of the Left Dao Zhuang is not an unusual character.
His martial arts, if it is in full bloom do not know to what extent strong.
Even if he broke an arm, blinded both eyes, a body of martial arts is also extremely good.
Once this silver ticket is taken, what martial …… arts skills can be obtained from him is fixed.
If this thing …… suddenly pops up a tip and tells himself that he has gained twenty years of internal strength, Jiang Ran will most likely have to spit out blood.
“The Left Road Zhuang has seven great divine powers ……
“This Chen Mang himself has performed the Heaven’s Will Inverted Undying Divine Power and the Ten Thousand Shadows Invisible Sword ……
“The remaining five doors, I don’t know if he will or won’t ……”
The reason why Jiang Ran only remembered these two doors was also because he wasn’t sure that the Qi Breaking Cone was also among the seven.
He pondered that even if his luck was no longer good, he should extract a martial art.
As long as it wasn’t the Heaven’s Will Inverted Undying Divine Skill and Inner Strength, any other martial art would do, right?
“Young warrior Jiang?”
The Rapunzel’s voice suddenly came.
Jiang Ran looked up at her.
She saw the Eldest Princess looking at Jiang Ran with a smile:
“I didn’t think that a worldly warrior like Young Warrior Jiang would be so fond of such yellow and white things?
“Yet I wonder, besides this yellow and white thing, what else is dear to your heart?”
“…… Wealthy beauty, which one doesn’t love?”
Jiang Ran also didn’t need to reverse the impression that the onlookers had on him.
Instead, he felt that it was a pretty good thing.
The more they misjudged him Jiang Ran, the more they couldn’t hold themselves when the day came to turn against them.
The Eldest Princess pondered, followed by a smile:
“Please, these are all yours.”
“Good.”
Jiang Ran said here, as if he had resigned himself to his fate, and took a handful of the silver tickets on top of that tray.
The next moment, the prompt did come as promised.
[Mission: Apprehend the Lord of the Left Road Villa!
[Completed!
[Reward: Ten Thousand Shadows Invisible Sword (forty-three years)!
[Is it to be claimed immediately?
Jiang Ran snapped his eyes open.
The Ten Thousand Shadows Invisible Sword!
It’s really the Ten Thousand Shadows Formless Sword!
Jiang Ran forced his heart to hold back his excitement and hurriedly chose no.
He still had several buffs that he hadn’t used …… or he should wait until he was back in a safe place before collecting it.
It was just that this Ten Thousand Shadows Invisible Sword, he had seen that Zuo Dao Zhuang master cast it more than once.
It is indeed a highly skillful and extreme means.
This time …… is considered a shot in the dark?
Although some regrets in still do not know the left road Zhuang, there can be what other martial arts ……
But this one door is also considered worth it!
Seeing Jiang Ran after stuffing the silver ticket into his arms, he revealed an expression of a long breath of air, the Princess had an even stranger expression and couldn’t help but shake her head:
“Young warrior Jiang, looking at your appearance, this palace is beginning to worry that if one day, the next person also promises you heavy benefits, will you turn on the other side.”
Jiang Ran glanced at her and let out a light laugh:
“As the saying goes, a gentleman loves money and takes it.
“This money was earned openly and honestly under me, and when I spent it, it was naturally justified.
“I’m not ashamed of heaven, I’m not ashamed of earth.
“And why bother to perform that which is against your heart?”
“Reasonable.”
The Eldest Princess nodded, and after thinking for a moment, she took out another item from her bosom and threw it to Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran casually took it, but it was a jade cicada.
He couldn’t help but froze, “This is?”
“A token.”
The eldest princess smiled, “If the matter of the Jinyang Mansion can be passed peacefully, you can go to the capital to find this palace with this object. This palace will grant you a bright and honorable heavenly fortune.”
“Oh?”
Jiang Ran smiled, “Princess wouldn’t be intending to recommend a straw man to join the dynasty as an official, right?”
“You don’t want to be an official?”
“Being an official is not as elegant as I am now.”
“That’s true.”
The Princess sighed gently, “Once you enter the government, you can’t help it. Indeed, it’s not as elegant as you are now. The matter of the Heavenly Que and the Demon Cult, this palace will really leave it to you.
“This jade cicada in your hand, you can order the Palace to stay in the government offices of the masters.
“If you need anything, just come and pass it on.
“You need to bring the reply letter from Hu Wei Pass as soon as possible. But with this proof, this palace can also justify traveling to borrow troops.”
The things that should be accounted for were accounted for, and the things that should be said were finished.
Jiang Ran then gently nodded his head:
“In that case, then I will take my leave.”
“Take him out.”
The eldest princess commanded softly.
The person who didn’t say a word earlier then made a ‘please’ gesture to Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran nodded and followed that person, entering the door behind him.
Only after Jiang Ran had left did the Eldest Princess sit back in her chair.
Her finger pinched above her brow.
Suddenly the door to the room creaked, and the little old man from earlier came in again.
“Princess, why do you need to be so polite with this kind of jianghu rash?
“He such a person …… to be able to get to see your honorable face is already a great blessing …… subordinate is really …… ”
“OK.”
The eldest princess looked up at him and gently waved her hand:
“You are old, old and dim, no longer suitable to hold important positions.
“Someone come, take him down.”
That little old man was instantly stunned:
“Princess …… Princess, you are giving the old slave a chance …… you ……”
Not waiting to finish, there are two people from both sides of the portal in the middle of the leap out, directly dragged this little old man disappeared behind a door.
By this time, the eldest princess only then lifted her pen and dipped it in ink, writing two big words on the paper: Jiang Ran.
The corner of her mouth gently hooked up, her eyes rippled with divine splendor.