Chapter 289

With the military expenses settled, Mie Jie picked up where Liu Ji had left off and said, 鈥淚 can now understand. If you want to raise an army, you need money. If you want money, you have to rob the Yi people of their land. If you want to rob them of their land, you need the Miao soldiers to do it. Therefore, the first thing to do is to get Guhong married.鈥�

Having said that, Mie Jie became a little upset and said angrily, 鈥淗mph, it’s also the Five Immortals Sect’s fault for daring to come to Emei and steal people. Now they want to marry my most outstanding disciple. They’ve taken all the good things. If it weren’t for the poor nun thinking about Gu Hong’s reputation, I would definitely wipe out their Five Immortals Ridge.鈥�

Zhu Chongba smiled and offered his advice: 鈥淢aster, do not worry. As the saying goes, a wife you marry and a horse you buy, you can ride and beat them both. The women of the Wuxian Sect are peerless beauties, but once they marry my brother, they will become your daughter-in-law. They will be like pieces of clay in your hands, and you can mould them as you wish.鈥�

Upon hearing the words 鈥渕ould them as you wish鈥�, Mie Jie’s face flushed slightly, and she glared at him, saying, 鈥淣onsense! How could you say such a thing?

Zhu Chongba said, 鈥淓ven if the master doesn’t care about her, there are ways to manipulate her. When my brother achieves great success and ascends the throne, all the queens, concubines, and concubines will be played by my own sisters from Emei. Even if my brother remembers the old days and bestows titles like Consort or Beauty on those five immortal demon girls, they will be satisfied.鈥�

When he heard this, Zhuge Zhongba was shocked. He thought to himself, 鈥淭his is a good plan. I never realized that you are so cunning!鈥�

Zhuge Zhongba’s heart trembled. He thought to himself, 鈥淭his is bad. Emei Sect is a famous and righteous sect, but I came up with such a sinister plan. My master will definitely scold me severely. Won’t I become the golden sister among the male disciples?

Just as he was feeling remorseful, he saw Mo Jie tilt his head back and laugh heartily, 鈥淓xcellent, excellent! We at Emei Sect are honest and sincere people, so we are often taken advantage of. Now that we have someone as cunning as Chongba, we will never have to worry again! Lone Hong, listen to Chongba and do as he says!鈥�

Meanwhile, the female disciples who had gathered outside the door pretending to practice martial arts but actually pricking up their ears to eavesdrop all nodded their heads, thinking to themselves, 鈥淭his little eight-year-old is a good person, and we must be nice to him in the future.鈥�

Jin Mingjun’s eyes shone even brighter, thinking, 鈥淭hat’s right, did you hear what Zhu said? Even the queen has to be played by my Emei senior sister, and my master didn’t say no! Oh dear, what do I say? This is called 鈥済etting fat first doesn’t count as fat, but getting fat later will collapse the bed鈥�!

I knew it, my life as Empress will not be inferior to anyone else’s!

In an instant, she felt that her future was bright, and she couldn’t help but dance with joy.

She couldn’t help but look at Wei Jinyi, and just as Wei Jinyi looked at her, their eyes met and sparks flew.

They had grown up together since childhood, and many words were unnecessary; with a turn of the eyes, they understood each other.

鈥淲hat, do you want to compete with me for the title of Empress?鈥�

鈥滺mph, if you can do it, I can do it too!鈥�

鈥漅idiculous, you’re not qualified to rule the world!鈥�

鈥漌hether I’m qualified or not is not for you to decide!”

After a silent confrontation, both of them snorted, turned away, and the alliance they had just formed a few days ago fell apart.

Unconcerned, behind them, the younger sister, Zhou Yanzi, swept her ambitious eyes over the two of them.

Inside, Mie Jie walked up to him, patted Zhu Chongba on the shoulder and encouraged him, 鈥淕ood boy, from now on you must work doubly hard at martial arts. Your teacher can see that you have great potential. When your brother becomes emperor, you will become the leader of the martial arts world, taking care of the affairs of the martial arts world for him and fulfilling your teacher’s wish to make Emei the greatest martial arts school in the world!鈥�

Zhu Chongba was only 21 or 22 at this time. In the original time and space, he had wandered in Huaixi for three years and had just returned to Huangju Temple. It would be another three years before he received a letter from Tang He and joined Guo Zixing’s Red Turban Army.

Although this person was naturally magnanimous and had extraordinary aspirations, no matter how extraordinary he was, now that he had become a disciple of the prestigious Emei School and had been promised a great future as the martial arts leader by Mie Jie himself, Zhu Chongba, who was in his early twenties, could not help but feel complacent and feel that the road to success was right in front of him.

He could not help but puff out his chest like a cow and clasp his fists to show his loyalty鈥�

鈥淢aster, rest assured, if I take charge of the rivers and lakes, I will definitely let my senior brother have no worries and rest assured to be the best monarch in all ages! If he has anything that is inconvenient to handle or people, I will eliminate them for my senior brother.”

Mie Jie was overjoyed and pointed at him, saying, 鈥滸ood! Good Zhu Chongba, starting today, I will personally teach you a few sets of powerful kung fu. If you can practice them, I will pass on the Jiuyang Gong to you.鈥�

Zhu Chongba and the others were only nominal disciples. After spending several years in the Emei School, they knew that the Jiu Yang Gong was the school’s sacred technique, and that no one other than the headmaster and Ye Guhong could learn it.

He was also unaware that Zhang Jibing had also learned this technique, and was overjoyed. He quickly bowed to thank his benefactor.

Ye Guhong couldn’t help but look at him sideways, thinking to himself, 鈥淣o wonder you are you. With words like these, where is the martial arts leader, it is clear that you are the Grand Commander of the Imperial Bodyguards!

However, he deeply understood the inner workings of the martial arts world, and at a glance, he could see why Jie was so generous to Zhu Chongba.

The reason is that although the senior female disciples of Emei are all good people and extremely loyal to the sect, their martial arts skills are mediocre. They are considered strong in the martial arts world, but when they encounter a real strong opponent, they are vulnerable. In terms of wisdom, they are no match for their martial arts skills. Therefore, Mie Jie had long intended to find Ye Guhong some reliable and capable helpers. Now that Zhu Chongba has emerged as a shining star, Mie Jie immediately took notice.

After talking about this matter, Mie Jie suddenly frowned and looked worried.

Zhu Chongba, who was feeling very pleased with himself, hurriedly asked, 鈥淲hat is it, Master?

Mie Jie said with a troubled expression, 鈥漈o go to the Wuxian Sect to welcome the bride, a dowry is unavoidable. But I suddenly thought that the Wuxian Sect is worshipped by millions of Miao people, and they have seen all kinds of treasures. If I give a small dowry, it will not only make people look down on Yihong, but also make it difficult to protect the face of the Emei Sect.鈥�

Hua Yun said casually, 鈥淢aster, we have many extraordinary skills in the Emei Sect, how about giving them a unique skill as a gift?鈥�

After thinking for a moment, Mie Jie shook his head and said, 鈥淏ut that’s not good. The Five Immortals Sect has five veins of snake, centipede, scorpion, spider and toad, each with extraordinary heritage. If it’s just ordinary kung fu, it may not impress him, but if it’s really powerful kung fu, I can’t bear to give it away! These kung fu skills are either passed down from the ancestors, or they were obtained with great difficulty by your master and I, Brother Ye Kuhong. They are the foundation of the growth of our Emei Sect, so how could we part with them?”

Zhu Chongba hurriedly said, 鈥滶xactly, Hua Yun, you are calculating, and you don’t care if you sell your father’s fields. But then again, people don’t care about gold and silver, and our sect doesn’t have it either. I’m afraid people have more rare wild animals than our sect does, so it’s no wonder that your master is worried.鈥�

Mie Jie nodded and said, 鈥淐hong Ba knows my mind.鈥�

Ye Guhong secretly laughed to himself: This guy has said a bunch of nonsense, with no meaning at all, and this is what you like? Never mind, it’s a good thing I started early, otherwise the position of the eldest disciple would be hard to maintain.

With a humble thought in his heart, he stood up and smiled, 鈥淢aster, do you remember the small cauldron we found under the Yanmen Pass Canyon back then?鈥�

After a moment’s thought, Mie Jie nodded, 鈥淥f course I remember, it was yellow.鈥�

Ye Guhong said, 鈥淏ack then, Shi Feilong and I accidentally entered the Starry Sea Treasure Trove and obtained the Five Immortals Scripture, the Heavenly Silkworm Thread, and several five-colored incense blocks. Next to the incense blocks was a base, which was empty. Judging from its size, it was exactly the same as the yellow tripod.鈥�

He laughed and continued, 鈥淎ccording to the notes on the walls of the treasure house, this tripod is called the Sacred Wood Tripod. Like the Five Immortals Scripture, it was obtained by the Star瀹� Monster when he broke into the forbidden area of the Five Immortals Sect. When the incense blocks are lit and placed inside, it can attract peerless poisonous insects. Master, this tripod is meaningless to our sect, but it is a rare treasure to the Five Immortals Sect. You might as well use it as a gift, it is extremely presentable.鈥�

Mie Jie was overjoyed and said, 鈥淲hat a good plan! This is like cutting off a cat’s tail and mixing it into the cat’s food, using an object from her family to marry her daughter. Not only is it honorable, it also makes me feel good!鈥�

It was decided that the Divine Wood Cauldron and the incense blocks obtained by Ye Guhong would be used as the betrothal gift, and Mie Jie personally wrote two letters, one to be sent to Wudang and the other to the branch of the Beggar’s Gang. The former was invited to attend the ceremony, and Shi Feilong was asked to be the matchmaker.

The letters were sent out at the beginning of the first lunar month. Shi Feilong arrived at Emei in a hurry. As soon as he saw Ye Kuhong, he laughed and hugged him, saying, 鈥淏rother, you let me be the matchmaker, which shows how much you care about me! When are we going to propose?鈥�