Phi-Fic Chapter 524 Taoist Nun
Chapter 524 Taoist Nun
Jiangyan County, Prince Ning's Mansion.
"presumptuous!"
An angry roar from Prince Ning was heard in the hall, frightening all the servants in the room to kneel down.
"Your Highness, please calm down!" Tong Shaoming knelt at the front, buried his head deeply in the ground, and cold sweat covered his forehead.
"Chen Changfan has gathered more than a dozen extraordinary men under his command. They are all very arrogant and don't even take you seriously."
Tong Shaoming kept asking King Ning to calm down, but in fact, every word he said touched upon the minefield in King Ning's heart.
The veins on Prince Ning's forehead were throbbing, and he was obviously deeply angry.
He was a vassal prince with noble royal blood flowing in his body.
His father is the current emperor and the number one martial saint of the Dawu Dynasty. He has absolute authority in this country.
Although he was not the most favored prince, he was the blood of Emperor Wuqing after all. From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever dared to look down on him like this.
Especially in Yongzhou, which is his fiefdom, he is the greatest king here. Who dares to disobey his orders?
"That Chen Changfan is truly ungrateful. His Royal Highness Prince Ning was willing to reward him, yet he's not even grateful. Instead, he sent back the Chief Secretary you sent. He's truly ungrateful!"
"He's not only ungrateful, he's simply behaving like a bandit. He should have voluntarily handed over the spoils of his banditry. Master Tong was only there to collect them, but he actually refused to comply!"
"Just send troops over and wipe out Chen Changfan directly!"
The officials were talking about it, loudly reprimanding Chen Changfan, and at the same time secretly fanning the flames, suggesting that King Ning should send troops to attack.
Upon hearing this, Prince Ning's eyes suddenly lit up, and he subconsciously looked at the silent figure beside him.
The man was dressed as a Taoist priest, wearing a plain Taoist robe meticulously, and looked ordinary.
An ordinary peach blossom hairpin holds up her inky black hair. It's a pity that her appearance is rather ordinary, but for some reason, she gives people a sense of transcendence.
"Liushuang, this king wants to hear what you have to say."
King Ning turned his head to look at the Taoist nun beside him, his tone was unusually gentle. He always spoke in a condescending tone to others, and only in front of Shen Liushuang would he show such an approachable demeanor.
Shen Liushuang is usually serious and rarely speaks in various councils, but King Ning always carefully asks her opinion.
On the one hand, Shen Liushuang's identity and background are not simple. On the other hand, Shen Liushuang is the biggest trump card of King Ning besides his status as a vassal king.
Shen Liushuang is an eighth-rank Taoist priest.
The Taoist system is not among the four extraordinary systems, but Shen Liushuang is only twenty years old, but she already has the strength of the eighth level. This is not only related to her own extraordinary talent, but it is obvious that this Taoist system is also extremely extraordinary.
Hearing Prince Ning's question, Shen Liushuang's eyes flashed with impatience, but he still blinked and said lightly:
"The bandits in Shuibo County have been wreaking havoc for years, but Prince Ning seems to have ignored them. Why is he suddenly interested in this rising star from Qinghe County?"
If someone else said this, King Ning would definitely be very displeased and angrily accuse the other person of being disrespectful.
But when Shen Liushuang mentioned this, Prince Ning smiled helplessly. "You've only just arrived at the palace, so you don't know much about the situation in Qinghe County. Deng Qixian discovered that two dragon auras had been born in Qinghe County, so I sent people to collect them. Who would have thought that Chen Changfan would dare to rob me? He killed the people I sent, or surrendered. Only Deng Qixian escaped. Logically, Deng Qixian should have been killed, but he also brought back a dragon aura, so he was spared punishment. What do you think, Chen Changfan is so disrespectful, should I kill him?"
After hearing this, everyone present agreed. They were afraid that in addition to Chen Changfan's disrespect, King Ning also had his eyes on the warships, silver, money, and many supplies in Chen Changfan's hands.
Of course, this cannot be said openly, just like when Tong Shaoming took people to the enthronement ceremony, but actually wanted to go with an empty car and come back with a full one. These things cannot be said openly.
If troops are to be sent, it must be that Chen Changfan has no respect for the law and is committing treason. If necessary, he can also be accused of "collaborating with bandits."
Shen Liushuang naturally listened selectively to King Ning's words, but after hearing the word "dragon energy", there was finally some different fluctuation in Shen Liushuang's eyes, and it seemed that he was quite interested in this dragon energy.
"As far as I know, the dragon energy is too overbearing. Only those with great luck can withstand it. Then Chen Changfan..."
"Indeed, Chen Changfan must have some luck on him, that's why I'm so wary of him. After your sect's senior brother returned to the mountains, I was short of eighth-level combat power, so I asked your master to send you here."
The sect behind Shen Liushuang is not simple. She was supposed to practice in seclusion in the mountains, but her master had some connections with Emperor Wuqing, and King Ning spoke, so she was sent down.
Because of this, she was sulking for several days.
I have delayed a lot of my practice after coming down the mountain, but if I can rely on my luck to practice, I may be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
The lineage she practiced was the "Tianshi" lineage. The reason why her master was on good terms with Emperor Wuqing was because he saw that the latter was a man of great fortune.
The lineage of Heavenly Masters emphasizes going with the flow. She could tell at a glance that Prince Ning had little luck. The dragon energy collected by Deng Qixian was almost beyond Prince Ning's control. Once his foundation was shaken, the dragon energy would probably leave the latter directly.
If this Chen Changfan really was a man of great luck, she would actually be interested in him.
"Your Highness, since Chen Changfan is so disrespectful and commits treason, what's the point of keeping him around? Why don't you let me bring him here and apologize to you in person?"
King Ning had never expected what Shen Liushuang said. He had thought that this woman was different from his senior brother and would not be easy to control.
I didn't expect that he also had a decisive and murderous side.
If this Taoist nun takes action, although her strength may be slightly weaker than her senior brother, she is also at the eighth level after all, and it will be no problem for her to defeat Chen Changfan and his group of extraordinary people.
"Then Daoist Master Shen will personally lead the team to Qinghe County to capture Chen the thief. If there is anything I need you to arrange or order, please feel free to ask."
Prince Ning waved his hand and spoke very straightforwardly.
"Since Your Highness has said so, I will not be polite," Shen Liushuang smiled and looked at Prince Ning, "Your Highness, the sword pill I am practicing requires a lot of materials. Could Your Highness give me 100,000 taels of gold to use first?"
One hundred thousand taels of gold?
Use it first?
Even though Prince Ning was wealthy and powerful, he couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly.
Although he could afford one hundred thousand taels of gold, he still felt the pain.
If he was not short of money, he would not covet the resources in Chen Changfan's hands and send people to ask for resources in the name of enthronement.
"A mere hundred thousand taels, I can afford it!"
Prince Ning suppressed his heartache and waved his hand.