Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 173 Stimulating Talent (I)

Royal Hospital.

Since Zhao Boheng returned to Beijing, he has received numerous visitors every day.

That day, he was talking with Bai Yuze in the hall when he suddenly heard a message saying, "The princess is here." He stood up in surprise and said, "Please come in quickly... No, I'll go and greet her myself."

Bai Yuze couldn't help but be surprised when he saw this. With Zhao Boheng's reputation and scheming, why would he lose his composure because of a princess?
Just as I was guessing, I saw Gu Jingnian walking over with a young girl.

Zhao Boheng hurried forward and did not greet Gu Jingnian. Instead, he said to the girl warmly and gently, "Princess, have you finally figured it out?"

Bai Yuze was even more confused, thinking that he knew all the princesses in the capital, but he had clearly never seen the girl in front of him.

Taking another look at her, no matter what her facial features were, her skin was a little dark, and her clothes were shabby, it was obvious that she came from a humble family. How could she have the temperament of a princess at all?
Bai Yuze stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Zhao, who is this?"

Zhao Boheng introduced her solemnly, saying, "This is the daughter of the Princess of Yue State. I have asked Your Majesty to confer the title of Princess Yilin on her."

The Kingdom of Yue was destroyed and lost its political power. Sometimes, at the request of Wei Li, it would confer some titles and official positions in the name of the Kingdom of Yong as a vassal state, which could be regarded as retaining a glimmer of hope for restoring the country.

Therefore, Princess Yilin is actually the princess of the Kingdom of Yue.

Out of gratitude and respect for Zhao Boheng, Bai Yuze's face became serious, he bowed and said, "Greetings, Princess."

"what."

Zhang Xiaofang was startled and quickly took a step back, subconsciously trying to hide behind Gu Jingnian.

Zhao Boheng was smiling and was about to say something to ease her mood, but somewhat unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaofang quickly stood up after a small gesture and returned a salute to Bai Yuze.

"It's not a big gift from a senior."

Although her demeanor was still a little awkward, at least she showed the courage to face things and to change, which impressed Zhao Boheng.

"The princess should go see the princess first." Zhao Boheng sighed, "The princess misses you very much."

Zhang Xiaofang hesitated a little and turned to look at Gu Jingnian. Gu Jingnian nodded and encouraged her to say what she wanted to say.

"I came here to see Lord Zhao today." Zhang Xiaofang said in a stumbling tone, "Lord Zhao once said that if you can discover the blood of an alien, you can cultivate your strength. Then can I... do it?"

She looked up at Zhao Boheng with some fear, her eyes filled with hope.

But Zhao Boheng was seen stroking his beard, nodding, and then shaking his head.

"The princess did inherit the princess' bloodline, and that's why I found you. But the time between the princess's ability and the birth of the princess was too short, and the princess's talent is so sparse that it can almost be said that she can't use it."

Zhang Xiaofang couldn't help but feel disappointed when she heard this.

Bai Yuze said: "Some of my brothers also have no talent. Thanks to Lord Zhao for discovering their talents and helping them practice."

"They are different." Zhao Boheng said, "The blood of the Bai family is passed down from generation to generation, and it is deeply rooted. The princess's ability is acquired later. If the princess wants to stimulate her latent ability, it will be very painful."

"I'm not afraid of pain!" Zhang Xiaofang said immediately.

Zhao Boheng shook his head and said, "Not only is it painful, it's also dangerous. I don't recommend you take any risks."

Zhang Xiaofang felt hopeful and said, "I want to give it a try. I beg Lord Zhao for help."

Zhao Boheng twirled his beard and hesitated, then looked at Gu Jingnian.

Gu Jingnian asked, "Are you sure it's cultivation, not refining?"

"How does Marquis Chengye view the difference between the two?" Zhao Boheng asked in return, "I am also surprised that Marquis Chengye can accompany the princess today. It seems that although Marquis Chengye hates refining, he has no prejudice against cultivation."

Gu Jingnian said: "The difference is simple, see if it harms other people's lives."

Zhao Boheng said sternly: "It seems that Marquis Chengye is a wise man. I can guarantee this."

"That's good."

"My Lord, have you made up your mind?"

"Yes."

Zhang Xiaofang nodded firmly.

"Okay then." Zhao Boheng said, "I will help the princess to stimulate her potential and cultivate her talent."

"Thank you, Lord Zhao. What should I do?"

"Please go see the princess first, and I will make all the arrangements."

Zhang Xiaofang agreed and was about to leave with Gu Jingnian, but Zhao Boheng kept Gu Jingnian and said, "Marquis Chengye, can I have a few words with you alone?"

"it is good."

Naturally, someone came and took Zhang Xiaofang to see Wei Li, while Gu Jingnian went into the lobby with Zhao Boheng and Bai Yuze.

After they sat down, Zhao Boheng said, "To stimulate the princess's potential, I need two more hands to help."

Bai Yuze said: "Mr. Zhao, just give your orders."

Zhao Boheng looked at Gu Jingnian and said, "If I want to borrow Marquis Chengye's life, is that possible?"

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The Princess's Palace of Yue State.

At the beginning, Zhang Xiaofang, because she had heard from Gu Jingnian that Wei Li could see through people's hearts, deliberately hid her thoughts and just sat there with her head down, making the mother and daughter feel very uncomfortable when they get along.

Wei Li felt lost because she could never get close to her daughter. She took out all the clothes she prepared for her every year and expressed her longing for her over the years.
Zhang Xiaofang couldn't help but feel touched as she listened. "I..."

Wei Li quickly held her hand and asked, "Can you call me 'Mother'?"

Zhang Xiaofang finally raised her head. Seeing her earnest eyes, she finally stammered and uttered an inaudible sound.

Wei Li was overjoyed, tears welled up in her eyes. She held Zhang Xiaofang's hand and said, "Good kid, can you move back and live with me?"

"No... it's not good." Zhang Xiaofang shook her head quickly, "I want to go back."

The strange thing is that Wei Li was very persistent on this matter. She refused to let her go back that day and forced her to stay.

That night, the mother and daughter slept on the same bed.

Zhang Xiaofang couldn't fall asleep at all. She felt that the material of the bedding was too soft and delicate, and the faint fragrance of Wei Li's hair was too pleasant.

Compared to Wei Li, she felt that her skin was so rough. She felt ashamed, and she was still not used to being the daughter of the spoiled Princess of Yue.

In the middle of the night, suddenly, a servant whispered outside the door: "Princess."

Wei Li got up, tiptoed down from the bed, and walked to the door.

Zhang Xiaofang was not asleep. She opened her eyes and looked at the screen. She saw the servant whispered a few words to Wei Li and could faintly hear a sentence.

"They are already hunting down Gu Jingnian..."

When Zhang Xiaofang heard this, she became extremely anxious. She threw off her quilt and ran out. No matter how Ren Weili tried to stop her, she couldn't. When she was stopped at the gate by the guards, she grabbed a knife and put it to her neck, determined to return home.

Wei Li had no choice but to prepare a carriage and go with her.

On the way, I had no choice but to tell her what happened.

"It's not that I want to hide it from you, but Gu Jingnian and Pei Nian are spies sent by the Rui Kingdom. If the incident is exposed, the court will take action against them. I can only protect you."

"Then I am also from the Kingdom of Switzerland. I am also a spy! Kill me too!"

"Poetry..."

"I'm not Wei Yushi, I'm Zhang Xiaofang!"

On the first day after admitting her origins, her emotions got out of control because she was too excited.

Finally, the carriage arrived at Gu's house, but it suddenly started to rain heavily outside.

Zhang Xiaofang lifted the car curtain and looked out, only to see a figure standing in the air. The flaming wings on its back were wet by the heavy rain, and the figure fell down.

"No!"

She jumped off the carriage and ran straight to Gu's house. When she rushed in, she saw Bai Yuze raising a knife and chopping off Gu Jingnian's head with one stroke.

For a moment, she stood there in a daze, staring at the head rolling on the ground, waiting for Gu Jingnian to heal himself.

But no, the heavy rain washed away the blood on Gu Jingnian's neck.

"Whoosh."

Arrows were shot at Bai Yuze. The one holding the bow was Zhang Dashi who had just rushed out. Behind him, Zhang Xiaodao followed at a running pace.

"Sister, run!"

"puff."

"puff."

There were two noises, and armored soldiers in the corridor raised their swords and killed the Zhang brothers.

Bai Yuze lifted up Gu Jingnian's head and shouted, "Kill everyone without mercy!"

Zhang Xiaofang felt suffocated by the heartache. She looked around and saw the half-blind man falling to the ground with a scream.

Pei Nian and Feng Niang were still struggling to resist, but eventually they both fell to the ground and died.

Then came Gao Changgan, Lao Hei, Yan Er, Huo Bo, Qin Er, Luo Xia... the entire Gu residence was slaughtered.

The heavy rain was still falling. Zhang Xiaofang stood in the rain and shouted, then rushed towards Bai Yuze, trying to snatch Gu Gu Jingnian's head.

Before she reached Bai Yuze, she was hit hard on the back and fainted.

The darkness lasted for an unknown amount of time. When she opened her eyes again, Zhang Xiaofang saw Zhao Boheng.

"Awake?" Zhao Boheng stared into her eyes and asked, "Do you know what I'm thinking?"

Zhang Xiaofang shook her head.

She suddenly remembered that all her relatives and friends were dead, and she was so sad that she almost fainted again.

"waste."

Zhao Boheng suddenly sneered and cursed.

Zhang Xiaofang was stunned and looked at him in surprise.

"You didn't expect that, did you?" Zhao Boheng said, "This is all my plan. I used you to get rid of Gu Jingnian and the others."

"You...what did you say?"

(End of this chapter)