Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 280 Trouble is Coming
"In the 57th year of Tianwu, the documents for the sale of slaves should still be in the shop. Your Highness, would you allow me to look through them?"

Among the managers of the pawnshop, someone brave enough to ask Ji Wuchang for instructions.

Ji Wuchang was about to speak when the petite figure behind him reached out her hand. The fair little hand tightly grasped the hem of his clothes, as if nervous.

He patted the other person's hand, then looked at the several managers kneeling in front of him, waved his hand and said, "Okay, hurry up."

"Yes."

Several managers quickly agreed, not daring to delay, and got up and started working.

Fortunately, all the accounts and documents of the dental clinic in recent years had been moved to the hall, so the managers did not have to move and just started searching in the hall.

After a while, someone shouted, "In the 57th year of Tianwu… we found it."

Ji Wuchang's expression was startled, and he walked over quickly: "Bring it here for me to see."

The steward handed the document over respectfully, and Ji Wuchang quickly took it and began to look through it.

But when he saw this, he couldn't help but frown.

When he conquered the Anuyi Kingdom, he captured many captives and sold them as slaves. However, only the royal family with golden blood in the Anuyi Kingdom were true Anuyi people, and the rest were various foreign tribes that were dependent on the Anuyi Kingdom.

The foreign captives he sold to the pawnbroker were separated and sold together by the pawnbroker.

For this reason, the account can only show the year, month and day, how many foreign slaves were sold to which family, and how much silver they were sold for.

For example, this one: On October 3, 1958, Princess Yuzhen's mansion bought a foreign slave for fifty taels of silver.

There are numerous items like this. Many wealthy families in the capital would buy private slaves, not to mention the merchants who would come and go to buy some high-quality private slaves and take them out of the capital. It would be even more difficult to find them.

Trying to find the Anuyi princess he was looking for was undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"How is it? Have you found out where my sister is?"

Chi Zhailuo grabbed Ji Wuchang's clothes and asked nervously.

Ji Wuchang looked at her nervous appearance, thought for a moment and did not tell her the truth, and comforted her: "After all, there are some clues. Let's find them first. Maybe there will be good news in a few days."

"If you help me find my sister, I will give you my golden blood!"

Chi Zhai Luo took a deep breath and said seriously: "So, you must look for it carefully."

Ji Wuchang didn't know how many times he had heard words like this.

He rubbed Chi Zhai Luo's head and said calmly: "Don't worry, even if I turn this Kyoto city upside down, I will find it for you."

……

"Ah!"

Inside the princess's mansion, the ugly slave sneezed.

She turned her head suspiciously to look around and muttered, "Who is scolding me?"

She simply stopped thinking about these things and lowered her head to continue gnawing on a piece of strange thing that looked like meat and stone.

After taking just one bite, she suddenly looked stunned.

The next moment, a surging blood mist escaped from her body, covering the entire pavilion in an instant and began to spread towards the courtyard outside the pavilion.

She...is finally about to break through!

……

Outside the city of Beijing, at Baiyun Mountain, Zhao Qi'an stood on the mountainside, looking at the mountain gate building that had already taken shape in front of him, and the busy Zhao family workers coming and going.

As soon as he finished his meeting with the second prince, he rushed out of the city and came to Baiyun Mountain.

"It is estimated that this place will be completed in another two months, and then the health center can be moved here."

Chu Xuan accompanied Zhao Qi'an and talked happily.

It is not difficult to build a mountain gate temple in four months.

But you have to know that Zhao Qi'an attaches great importance to the charity hall to an abnormal level. The interior of the entire Baiyun Mountain is almost hollowed out, and the fortifications are built like a bunker, and even a lot of heavy weapons are deployed.

Chu Xuan felt that if he wanted to capture Baiyun Mountain after the new charity hall was built, he would need at least 30,000 to 50,000 troops, and they had to be elite soldiers and strong guards.

Such a massive project was completed within four months, a speed that only the Zhao family's skilled craftsmen could achieve.

But even so, Zhao Qi'an seemed unsatisfied: "Two more months? That's too long. Let Nishang transfer the Xiaowei here and put them all into the construction. It must be completed within a month."

Chu Xuan was shocked when he heard this: "My Lord, are you sure? If the Xiaowei sent so many people to Baiyun Mountain at once, your available manpower in the capital would be limited. Aren't you in need of manpower recently?"

The news of the birthday banquet has spread throughout Kyoto City.

Chu Xuan knew that Zhao Qi'an would definitely take action next, so he didn't understand why he pulled the Xiaowei out of the city in order to meet the deadline.

Zhao Qi'an shook his head: "It doesn't matter, there are still people from Tianwei Escort Agency in the capital, which is enough."

It had been almost a month since the Iron Wolf Guards were transferred to Kyoto City, but Zhao Qi'an had not yet mobilized them. He just asked them to obey Gou Xiangxi and was waiting for this moment.

Chu Xuan still looked puzzled: "But... is it necessary to rush like this?"

Zhao Qi'an sighed, "Yes, because in a while, I will be away for a while."

Chu Xuan was shocked: "Where are you going?"

Zhao Qi'an looked at him and said word by word: "Mount Xumi!"

These three words immediately changed Chu Xuan's expression.

With a solemn expression, he said to Zhao Qi'an, "My Lord, Mount Xumi is not a good place to go."

Zhao Qi'an was a little surprised: "Master Chu actually knows about Mount Xumi?"

“I also served in the outer periphery of the Patrol Observatory and heard that a senior who was familiar with the Royal Flag Worshiper was selected by the National Master and entered Mount Xumi.” Chu Xuan said solemnly, “But just one year later, the Royal Flag Worshiper was carried out in a coffin. Although it was claimed that he died in a mission, only I and a few other friends who were familiar with the senior knew the truth.”

"This Mount Xumi may seem like just a place for His Majesty to attain enlightenment and become an immortal, but I'm afraid... it may be filled with murderous intent!"

This... Zhao Qian had never heard of it.

In front of him, Emperor Tianwu only talked about the benefits of entering Mount Sumeru, but did not mention a word about the dangers.

But even the king's flag bearer died in Mount Sumeru, so I'm afraid there must be some great terror hidden in Mount Sumeru!
Zhao Qi'an knew that Chu Xuan was trying to persuade him, but he shook his head: "For some things, I can only find out the truth by entering Mount Xumi. I must go to Mount Xumi. Master Chu, there is no need to persuade me anymore."

Chu Xuan sighed softly. He knew that Zhao Qi'an had made up his mind and it was useless to persuade him.

Zhao Qi'an then remembered something and looked at Chu Xuan with a smile: "What's more, crises are always accompanied by opportunities. The Donghua Sword Immortal has entered Mount Xumi. I saw him at the birthday banquet yesterday."

Chu Xuan's eyes widened: "Donghua also entered Mount Xumi? Didn't he not become a first-class person and not leave Mount Taichu?"

"Oh, when I saw him yesterday, he should have already become a first-grade Yangxian."

"what?!"

(End of this chapter)