I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 231 Seven Years Later
"grandfather……"

Baili Dongjun held the bloody head in his arms, his eyes were red and tears were streaming down his face.

He raised the Undying Dust in his hand high up and roared at Chu Zhao: "Chu Zhao, I'm going to kill you!"

brush!
In an instant, a cry was heard.

Baili Dongjun thrust out a sword, and a fire phoenix suddenly emerged and pounced towards Chu Zhao.

In anger, Baili Dongjun used the strongest sword in his life, with murderous intent strong to the extreme.

People are like this. They only feel the pain when something happens to them.

Faced with this fatal sword, Yue Yao subconsciously tried to block it, but was pulled back by Chu Zhao.

"Let me see what you have cultivated after all this time?" Chu Zhao said lightly, swinging his sword at the same time.

He also knows the Sword Song of Western Chu, and he only knows the "Asking the Way to Heaven" part of the Sword Song of Western Chu.

Roar!
A golden dragon emerged, soared across the sky, and collided with the swooping fire phoenix.

Boo!
As the fire phoenix let out a scream, its body shattered into pieces, but the golden dragon continued to move forward and crashed into Baili Dongjun.

puff……

Baili Dongjun's long gown was stained with blood, and he fell to the ground with his head raised.

"Won't you kill him?"

"After all, he is Mr. Gu's disciple. For Mr. Gu's sake, we will not kill him or save him. Let fate take its course."

In a daze, Baili Dongjun heard the conversation between two people, probably an old man and a young boy.

Not long after, another young voice sounded.

“Xiaojiu… Xiaojiu… are you okay? Wake up quickly. You can’t die. If you die, how am I going to explain to my husband? Wuuuu…”

Baili Dongjun only felt the world spinning around him, as if he was about to fly.

At this time, an angry voice sounded: "If you keep shaking, I will be killed even if I am not dead yet. Get out!"

Baili Dongjun only felt his body lighten, as if he was really flying.

Only then did he remember that the first person who spoke seemed to be Lei Mengsha's voice.

This bastard is still so unreliable. He almost shook himself to death.

The second one is Ji Ruofeng. Actually, he has always been reassuring, but he is too rational and a little too ruthless.

Three days later, the Emperor and Empress of Chu entered the city hand in hand.

The system's voice sounded in Chu Zhao's mind.

[Congratulations to the host, you have completed the branch mission of restoring the country, and the main mission has been completed by 50%. Please keep up the good work. ]

It seems like it's time to practice in seclusion.

Just as Chu Zhao was thinking this, a small stone flew towards him and Yue Yao.

Unfortunately, the person who threw the stone was a little small, and before it could hit the two people, it lost its strength and fell to the ground.

It was a stone thrown by a little child, whose eyes were full of hatred.

It is said that one should cut the grass at its roots, but Chu Zhao was not so cruel as to kill a child. He stopped the guards who were about to arrest people and took Yue Yao to the former Marquis of Zhenxi.

The Zhenxi Marquis Mansion was still the original Zhenxi Marquis Mansion. Except that the plaque had been changed to "Bai Li Mansion", the war seemed to have no effect on it at all.

Baili Chengfeng and Wen Luoyu have rushed back from Yuelu City and have now become the new owners of this mansion.

When he saw Chu Zhao, a hint of hatred flashed in Baili Chengfeng's eyes, but it quickly turned into grief.

Chu Zhao ignored him. He came here today not to look for Baili Chengfeng, but to look for Xiao Ruofeng and Xiao Ruojin who were temporarily staying here.

That’s right, Xiao Ruojin came from Tianqi City, and he arrived long before the war started.

The three chatted in Baili's study for a whole morning. No one knew what they talked about. All they knew was that not long after, the 300,000-strong coalition force of Beili and Chu launched a war against Nanjue.

It is hard to imagine that the two countries, which were fighting each other to the death just now, united together right now.

Then, Xiao Ruofeng and Xiao Ruojin left.

Some of the people from Qiandong City also left with them.

Chu Zhao did not stay long. He restored the old name of Lausanne and appointed Wen Luoyu as the local county magistrate. After arranging some matters, he took Yue Yao back to Yuelu and designated Yuelu City as the capital.

This decision was opposed by almost everyone. After all, since ancient times, a country's capital has always been located in the center of the country, and Yuelu City is equivalent to the border of the Chu State.

However, Chu Zhao rejected all objections and said, "No marriage, no compensation, no tribute, no cession of territory. The emperor guards the national border and the king dies for the country," leaving everyone speechless.

In the fourth year of Kaiyuan, Lingnan returned to Chu.

Except for the Wenhujiu family, the rest of the Wen family returned to their ancestral land in Lingnan.

Once one of the three great families in Jianghu, it has changed its status and become a marquis and noble family in the State of Chu.

In the following year, Chu Zhao handled state affairs as if his life depended on it and introduced a series of new policies.

I get up earlier than the chickens and go to bed later than the dogs. On average, I only sleep about two hours a day.

Such intense working hours have made countless officials admire and complain.

After all, the emperor is working overtime, so how can they not work overtime?
This kind of extremely intense overtime work continued until the spring of the sixth year of Kaiyuan. The Emperor of Chu, who had shouted that the king should die for the country, actually appointed Empress Yue Yao as regent. He abandoned state affairs and went into seclusion in a valley in the Tianwaitian ice field.

Different from when I first saw it, the valley in early spring is shrouded in clouds and mist. The gauze-like mist flows slowly in the valley, like silk left by fairies in the world, which not only conceals the true appearance of the valley, but also adds a bit of mystery and fairy spirit to it.

The sun shines through the thin clouds, and the mottled light and shadow of Saloxia cast a layer of faint golden glow on the fairy-like valley, making every green leaf and every dewdrop in the valley shine with the luster of life.

On both sides of the valley, the cliffs are as sharp as a knife and thousands of feet high. Lush shrubs and vines grow on the stone walls. They take root in the cracks of the rocks, showing the tenacity and indomitable spirit of life.

Amid the greenness of the valley, you can occasionally see a few wild flowers poking their heads out, some red, some white, some yellow, some purple, dotted among the green, like stars, adding a bit of elegance.

A trickle of water flows out of the cold pond in the valley, jumping and playing among the pebbles, and finally disappears into the underground undercurrent.

Looking up at the end of the valley, I saw a towering snow-capped mountain standing above the clouds.

The top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round, like a holy goddess, quietly guarding this fairyland.

Chu Zhao secluded himself in the valley for five whole years and never went out during this period, but Yue Yao, Yin Luoxia and Chu Ying would bring their children to visit him.

The fruits in the valley and the snow fish in the cold pond are both rare treasures from heaven and earth, which have enabled the three women to advance in strength by leaps and bounds.

Yue Yao and Yin Luoxia stepped from the Vajra Mortal Realm into the Half-Step Divine Wandering Realm, and Chu Ying also stepped into the Nine Heavens Realm of the Free and Easy Heaven Realm, and was considered a master in the martial arts world.

In addition to these three children, Chu Zhao also laid a solid foundation for the other seven children.

That’s right, he had another child, born to Yin Luoxia, but unfortunately it was a son.

The eleventh year of Kaiyuan, spring.

The earth warms up and the ice and snow melt.

Chu Zhao walked out of the valley. The ice field outside the valley had not melted yet, but compared with previous years, it was obviously not as freezing cold or dead silent anymore. Some signs of life had appeared.

Outside the ice field, under the sky, Yueyao, Yin Luoxia and seven children have been waiting for a long time.

As soon as they met, several children ran towards him, surrounded him and called him "Daddy".

Chu Zhao picked up his little daughter and kissed her. Looking at his two wives whose faces had not changed, he smiled gently with a hint of guilt, "Thank you for your hard work over the past few years." "I'm glad you know." Yue Yao had a cold face, but she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes.

Yin Luoxia simply smiled and said, "I am not suffering, it is Yueyao who is suffering."

This is the truth. It's okay to ask her to help with some household chores, but as for state affairs... I can only say that it is too presumptuous and idealistic. It would be considered helping if she doesn't make things worse.

Therefore, she seldom participated in state affairs. She was only responsible for taking care of the children on weekdays and playing with the five children except the eldest and the second oldest all day long.

If it weren't for the supervision and guidance of Gu Chen, Zhao An and other seniors, the five children would probably go crazy.

At least his daughter, Chu Nanyue, learned everything from Yin Luoxia. She learned how to drink and gamble at a very young age and wore a robe embroidered with the word "gambling".

It is said that he is well-known in Yuelu City and is nicknamed the Little Gambling King.

Last year, she secretly went to Qianjintai in Tianqi City with her grandfather, the gambling king Yin Shunshui, and the three evil followers who were addicted to eating, drinking and whoring, to gamble, and won 30 million taels of silver, which she generously paid for her brothers and sisters' expenses.

Chu Zhao scratched his daughter's nose, waved his hand, and laughed, "Let's go home."

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Half a month later, in the Yuelu City Palace.

Chu Zhao walked out with the help of the wall and ran into his father-in-law, the former gambling king Yin Shunshui, who was taking his grandchildren for a walk.

Since the founding of the State of Chu, Yin Shunshui was called to Yuelu City by Yin Luoxia. Now he rarely hangs out in the martial arts world and spends most of his time playing with his grandchildren in Yuelu City.

It would be a lie to say that it wasn't awkward for the father-in-law and son-in-law to meet in such a scene. Fortunately, Chu Zhao was thick-skinned enough. He straightened his back and greeted him immediately.

"Father-in-law."

Yin Shunshui smiled and hummed, then said, "My dear son-in-law, I have some tiger penis and other things here. I'll have someone send them to the kitchen to stew them for you later."

"Father-in-law, I..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Yin Shunshui, who lowered his voice and said, "I understand, I understand everything. A woman at the age of 25 is like a wolf and a tiger. What's more, you are dealing with two tigers and wolves. I will take them to have breakfast, and you can go and do your own thing."

After saying that, he gave Chu Zhao a smile that every man could understand, and without giving him a chance to speak, he called his grandchildren and ran away laughing. It was impossible to tell whether he was taking care of the children or the children were taking care of him.

Seeing this, Chu Zhao shook his head and walked towards the council hall.

Although he has not dealt with state affairs for five years, Yueyao has introduced to him the developments in the past five years.

Overall, the process is progressing in an orderly manner.

The main topic of discussion today is the issue of South Decision begging the Allied Forces to move north.

Because of his appearance, the world situation has changed a lot, but many things have not changed.

For example: Ye Dingzhi led the Demon Cult, that is, the Tianwai Tian Eastern Expedition, which still happened.

Despite his reminder, Yi Wenjun was still deceived, and was deceived twice.

Five years ago, not long after Chu Zhao entered the valley for retreat, the Yi family tricked Yi Wenjun back to Tianqi City on the pretext that Yi Bu was seriously ill.

She was then detained and drugged, and gave birth to a son for Xiao Ruojin, namely the Red King Xiao Yu.

However, not long after Yi Wenjun gave birth to the child, she escaped with the help of the power of the Chu State in Tianqi City.

At the beginning of last year, Yi Wenjun was deceived again because Xiao Yu was seriously ill.

This time, Ye Dingzhi did not come to the State of Chu for help, but instead took control of Tianwaitian.

Just like the original plot, his other father-in-law Yue Fengcheng eventually became possessed and died.

But what is different from the original plot is that when Yue Fengcheng was dying, he passed the position of sect leader to Baili Dongjun, and then Baili Dongjun gave the position to Ye Dingzhi.

One person worth mentioning in this matter is Yue Qing.

In the original plot, Yue Qing likes Ye Dingzhi.

But because of the appearance of Chu Zhao, she seemed to replace Yue Yao in the plot, and she was even more miserable than Yue Yao.

Not only did she not receive the love of Baili Dongjun, but she was also severely injured by her father Yue Fengcheng who had gone astray, and has been in a coma ever since.

After Ye Dingzhi took over Tianwai Tian, ​​he unified the thirty-six sects of Tianwai Tian and launched the Demon Cult's Eastern Expedition.

Because of the Demon Cult's eastward expedition, Nanjue and Beiman once again started a war against Beili.

Nan Jue sent out two armies, one heading north from the sea, and the other heading north from Lingnan.

Then, the Nan Jue army was beaten so badly by the Chu army stationed in Lingnan.

Therefore, Nanjue sent envoys to discuss the coalition forces to attack Beili.

Chu Zhao is a trustworthy person. In the past few years, Beili has not only not provoked their Chu State, but has actively developed trade with them, allowing them to make a lot of money. The two countries are now in a honeymoon period.

In addition, his second sister is the Queen of Beili, and Xiao Lingchen married Chu Ai, so he naturally would not agree to the coalition.

Yes, in the end, that bastard Xiao Lingchen succeeded and married his sister Chu Ai three years ago.

To be precise, it should be considered as marrying into the wife's family.

After all, after the two got married, Xiao Lingchen brought his mother to Yuelu City and threw her to his second brother, Xiao Xie, who was a businessman, and then he took Chu Ai and the children to travel around the world, with no intention of returning to Beili Tianqi.

It is said that he is currently praying at the Jiulong Temple in the Western Regions.

After sending away the envoy sent by Nan Jue, Chu Zhao discussed state affairs with the officials. It was not until nightfall that he returned to the harem for dinner with his two conscripted sons, the eldest and the second sons.

At the dinner table, Yueyao said while eating: "Yueqing is still unconscious, I want to go to Xueyue City to take a look."

"You don't know any medical skills, and Xin Baicao can't cure it, so it's useless for you to go." Chu Zhao shook his head and smiled: "Okay, don't worry too much. I'll take some time to go to Xueyue City to take a look."

Baili Dongjun didn't like Yue Qing, but Yue Qing was seriously injured by him and became a living dead, so Baili Dongjun used his connections to invite famous doctors from all over the world to Xueyue City, naturally including the King of Medicine Xin Baicao.

"I knew you wouldn't ignore it." Yue Yao smiled and said, "Speaking of which, my second sister's health isn't very good either. Do you want to go see her?"

Chu Zhao hummed: "Let's go and take a look."

"Then do you want to go visit Ye Dingzhi and help him?"

In the past few years, Yueyao and Yin Luoxia brought their children to visit Ye Dingzhi's family of three. Ye Dingzhi's family also came to Yuelu City, and they had a good relationship.

Chu Zhao was stunned: "You are not trying to trick me, your ultimate goal is to make me help Ye Dingzhi, right?"

Yue Yao smiled, did not deny it, and sighed: "Speaking of which, Ye Dingzhi and Wenjun are also miserable. As his senior brother, you can't just stand there and watch."

"You are still the eldest daughter of Tianwaitian. Why haven't you thought of asking Chu to help Tianwaitian?"

"I am the Queen of Chu first, and then the eldest daughter of Tianwai Tian. I have to put the people of Chu first. At present, going to war with Beili will do more harm than good to us." Yue Yao said as a matter of course: "Besides, asking you to help Ye Dingzhi is also helping Tianwai Tian."

Chu Zhao was silent for a moment, then asked, "Where is Ye Dingzhi now?"

Yueyao turned and looked at Yin Luoxia.

"Gusu."

Chu Zhao hummed: "Let's go to Xueyue City to see Yue Qing first, and then go to Gusu."

However, Chu Zhao didn't know that when he made this decision, Ye Dingzhi had already entered the countdown to death.

(End of this chapter)