Repugnant Gateway 1

by Zhi Bai

  It had to be said that Chen Zaiyan was someone who did things fast and swift. When the day came, a large amount of blacksmiths had already entered the army headquarters to clean up the ruins. Surrounding him were the supervising officers on guard. Outside the military headquarters, the killing intent of the commanding officer, Qianji, was greater as he patrolled the area. About half an hour after the craftsmen had arrived, a troop of about eight hundred elite cavalry soldiers had entered the division. These men were all expressionless and gave off a cold feeling.

  An Zheng could tell with a glance, that these cavalry soldiers had definitely fought before on the battlefield.

  An Zheng walked to the door and looked at the bustling crowd outside. It seemed that Fang Daozhi, who was behind him, had really fallen asleep. Under such circumstances, he could still sleep.

  Chen Zaiyan hurriedly walked outside under the protection of a team of Thousand Revolution School Commanders. Seeing An Zheng standing over there, he hesitated for a moment before walking towards An Zheng.

  Chen Zaiyan walked in front of An Zheng and sized him up, his expression was a little strange. An Zheng obviously knew that Chen Zaiyan was suspicious of him, because Old Sun and Lu Kuan were both Chen Zaiyan's people.

  "It's good that you're fine. You should stay in the army for the next few days. Maybe there will be someone who will harm you." Some people want the military to collapse, but I will not allow that to happen. "

  He turned around and left. "I hope you are not disappointed with the military."

  An Zheng did not speak from beginning to end, because he was afraid that he would not be able to resist from asking Chen Zaiyan, whether or not Master Shang Shu's death had anything to do with you.

  Chen Zaiyan walked for a while before stopping and turning around. "Prepare yourself, the King may wish to see you."

  An Zheng nodded, and still did not say a word.

  It was unknown when Fang Daozhi had woken up, but he went to the window and poured himself a cup of water to drink. Maybe the military will become more pure in the future. "

  An Zheng was in a daze as he looked at Chen Zaiyan's purple official robe.

  Chapter 94 - Goodbye Mu Changyan

  Actually, An Zheng felt rather relaxed facing this kind of environment he was in right now. Everyone felt that he was just a young man with not too much experience. Thus, this kind of contempt would often allow An Zheng to seize the initiative many times.

  Furthermore, with something as heaven defying as the Heaven Defying Seal, he had nothing to worry about when it came to cultivation.

  Heaven Defying Seal indeed had a heaven-defying effect, but in reality, this effect was also a quantitative one. Although the time within the Heaven Defying Seal was much slower than outside, the vitality within the Heaven Defying Seal was thin, so the speed at which their cultivation grew was not as terrifying as expected. Perhaps there was no such thing as a heaven-defying existence in this world. After obtaining time, they had also lost the rich amount of Essence.

  However, he could make up for it with time. After all, when he was in the Exemplary Mastery realm, the amount of time needed to cultivate in the Heaven Defying Seal was pitifully small.

  Compared to cultivation, the Heaven Defying Seal's greatest use to An Zheng and his friends was actually to protect them.

  After entering the Heaven Defying Seal, unless one had reached a certain level of cultivation, finding them would not be an easy task.

  Qu Liuxi didn't look as weird as Gu Qianye, but she wasn't stupid at all. After she brought Gu Qianye back to the sect, she immediately entered the Heaven Defying Seal.

  By the time An Zheng returned to the Heavenly Awakening Sect, two days had already passed and the outcome had already been set.

  Chen Zaiyan was promoted to the Minister of the Military Department. Furthermore, he used the attack on the Military Department to investigate if there were any enemy spies in the Department. Of course, this was only to find a perfect excuse to wipe out the empress dowager's henchmen. However, Old Sun's attack on An Zheng and the matter of Gu Qianye killing Old Sun with that finger of his, was ambushed by an assassin dubbed as the enemy of the nation. So much so that in the entire State of Yan's capital, there was a huge inventory of non-State of Yan s.

  The reason why he told An Zheng all of this was because he was certain that An Zheng would be his partner in the future and that he would be able to pass An Zheng his back on the battlefield.

  Therefore, An Zheng was sure that Chen Zaiyan was not one of the empress dowager's men. Since it was like that, then An Zheng would begin to doubt his own feelings. Could it be that Master Shang Shu's death had nothing to do with Chen Zaiyan?

  However, Old Sun's words before he died still lingered in An Zheng's mind.

  "You don't understand, and even if I told you, you wouldn't understand. No one kills anyone, only those who deserve to die. "

  What did Old Sun's words mean?

  Half a small team of Myriad Manifestation Army field officers had arrived at the Heavenly Awakening Sect with An Zheng. An Zheng didn't understand these cold people, but he was sure that they were all excellent warriors.

  Within the military department, there were two groups with illustrious names. One of them was the commanding officer of the Supervising Officer. The unit checked themselves, and when they arrested the person, they were both ordered to do so by the commanding officer of the Supervisor. As for the army of the capital, or even the entire great swallow, all of the supervisors and field officers had the right to arrest people within the army. As long as they carried the iron order, all military personnel below the fifth grade could be brought away.

  There was also one that belonged to Commander Qianji. Other than a few big shots of the Military Department, no one knew how many people there were or what their functions were. He only knew that when Hao Pingan had single-handedly created the Thousand Revolution School field officer, these people were carefully selected from the six hundred thousand strong army that were active in great swallow.

  These military officers were all mute, and for the most part, they did not say a word. They have four standard weapons on them... The Myriad Manifestation Umbrella, the Wu Hou Crossbow, the Blood Draining Saber, and the ring's short blade. In addition to these four weapons, there were also a few defensive and auxiliary items, the round shield on his left arm, and the Heaven Stairway hanging on his back.

  The Heaven Stairway was the claw.

  There were a total of six Thousand Revolution field officers in this half team. For someone like An Zheng, sending out six of them to protect him was already an extraordinary treatment.

  In this critical moment, the newly appointed Military Chief, Chen Zaiyan, would only be able to bring a small team of Thousand Chance field officers and two or three trusted followers.

  After An Zheng entered, the six Thousand Revolution School Commanders walked around the courtyard. After thoroughly inspecting the courtyard, the three of them went to the backyard, and the three of them stayed in the front.

  Once An Zheng entered the room, the Xiao Qi Dao ran over quickly. "Big Brother An Zheng, what happened?"

  An Zheng rubbed Xiao Qi Dao's head: "It's fine, it's just that something happened at the military headquarters, I'll tell you in detail later. I came back to take a bath and change my clothes. I still need to enter the Tiantong Palace. "

  Old Huo handed An Zheng a cup of water: "Why are you entering the palace?"

  An Zheng said: "Swallow King Mu Changyan wishes to see me. This is perfect for me, I want to talk about the matter of whether or not I can enter the Martial Arts Academy to study."

  The Old Huo sighed. "You entered the Martial Academy for the sake of the Xiao Liu'er, yet this matter became so serious in the end."

  An Zheng shook his head: "No one is using me, but there are some who are using the power that I have created. This showed that there was a conflict within the military. Someone wanted Hao Pingan to die. This was the rea
son why the matter had been blown out of control. Now, it was known to the entire city. No matter what, I do not believe that he committed suicide. He was someone with the determination and ambition to return the favor with his fist, so how could he commit suicide so casually? "

  Old Huo replied: "The official matters have always been like this. How sharp were those people's senses? As long as there was a slight chance, they could seize and put their opponents to death. "Now that the military is in such a mess, I'm afraid the empress dowager will not let go of this opportunity."

  An Zheng said, "The empress dowager is too slow, unless... They want to rope Chen Zaiyan in. "

  An Zheng took a set of clothes and then left the house: "Don't go anywhere for the next few days, just stay at home. When night falls, we will enter the Heaven Defying Seal and I will leave the Bronze Bell here. "

  Old Huo was startled: "You leave the bell, what if you encounter danger?"

  An Zheng said as he pouted, "Half of the team of Myriad Manifestation Army Commanders follows me. Only a madman would dare to lay a hand on me. Let Xiao Liu'er and Thousandleaf rest in the Heaven Defying Seal for two days. When I return, they should come out again. "

  An Zheng walked to the door and looked back at good old man who was still sound asleep on the bed.

  It had already been almost four years, and good old man was still unable to wake up from this slumber. It was slightly larger than before, and its hair was whiter. An Zheng thought of the beast that he had killed before and handed the beast core over to Old Huo. "Collect it first, give it to it when good old man wakes up."

  Old Huo turned to look at Mao'er. "This sleeping brat, who knows how long he'll have to sleep for. The amount of magicite cores you have collected for it over the past few years, and for you to eat three meals a day, is more than enough for half a month. "

  Beside good old man, the seemingly ordinary blue cloth was also quietly lying there.

  After An Zheng finished instructing them, he went to take a bath, changed into a set of dry and fresh clothes, and left the Heavenly Awakening Sect under the protection of the six Thousand Revolution Army Commanders.

  The guards of the Tiantong Palace had always had high eyes. Those who were able to join the Imperial Guards were not ordinary citizens. However, when they saw Commander Qianji, these proud and arrogant Imperial Guards subconsciously turned their heads. They didn't even dare to look him in the eye.

  The Tiantong Palace was not considered very grand, there were no exceptionally tall buildings. On the other hand, Embroidery Palace, who had been expanded continuously for three years, looked even more like the center of power than Tiantong Palace.

  With the country's funds so tight and the soldiers of the border army barely able to eat, the Embroidery Palace was still constantly expanding, spending money like running water.

  Passing through one alley after another, An Zheng seemed to have returned to the past in a trance.

  In Da Xi's palace.

  An Zheng subconsciously took a deep breath, allowing himself to extricate himself from these somewhat irritable thoughts.

  They did not enter the palace through the main entrance. If they entered through the main entrance, not too far away would be a large flat plaza. Then, they would enter the biggest building in the Tiantong Palace, the Heavenly Temple. The Swallow King normally resided in the Heaven's Peace Hall's Eastern Warm Pavilion at the back of the Extreme Heaven Palace. Although there were countless beauties in the harem, Mu Changyan had never stayed in the residence of any of them.

  Of course, this did not mean that Mu Changyan was unapproachable to women. On the contrary, Mu Changyan was a very contradictory person. He could leave the Fanggu in order to pursue the Great Mother Ye, but there would always be women by his side. It was the same for the beauties of the harem, who took turns at the East Warm Pavilion every night. He didn't know if Mu Changyan was trying to comfort him or something else, but would this make his heart feel better? Would it make his guilt towards the Great Mother Ye less?

  At the end of the day, the State of Yan was still a small and tired country. The size of the Tiantong Palace was far worse than the Great Xi palace.

  Da Xi palace could be seen as an independent city.

  When they were only a few hundred meters away, Commander Qianji could no longer continue forward. All the imperial guards were dressed in white silk clothing. A young eunuch dressed in a royal blue eunuch was waiting at the corner.

  "This is Young Master An?"

  The young eunuch laughed and said, "I am the Duke's personal eunuch, An Chengli. 500 years ago, perhaps Young Master An and I were still in the same family. However, our surname is rarely seen in the great swallow. "

  An Zheng was slightly shocked. A young eunuch who looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old could actually become one of the most important people by the side of a king.

  "Thank you, Eunuch."

  An Zheng cupped his fists and bowed.

  An Chengli quickly waved his hand, "Don't say that. The King told me to wait here because you are too important. I am a straightforward person. If I were an ordinary person, would I have to wait for you personally? "Therefore, there's no need for Young Master An to be so courteous. If you travel around the palace often in the future, just tell me what you need my help with."

  The way this person spoke was quite interesting. He was direct and not very pleasant to listen to, but he didn't put on an act. This was way beyond An Zheng's imagination. Logically speaking, wouldn't these kind of eunuchs be the ones who would lie when they see people speak their language?

  An Chengli led An Zheng as they walked forward and entered the Eastern Warm Pavilion, "The King has already waited for you for a while, so you should enter immediately. I still need to go to the other lords' residences to announce the decree. The matter regarding the military has truly broken the heart of the King. "

  An Zheng nodded, and then lifted the curtain as he walked in.

  The room was very empty. Other than the Swallow King who wore a bright yellow robe, there was no one else.

  "I didn't expect that the next time we meet, it would be so sudden."

  Mu Changyan laughed: "You have grown taller by quite a bit."

  An Zheng also laughed, "The King is even thinner than before."

  Mu Changyan said: "Even though it's annoying in the Fantasy City, it's not a lot of things. "When you come back, you'll worry about everything. It's no wonder that you're not thin."

  He pointed at the chair opposite him and said, "Sit down and speak. I originally thought that the agreement of four years was just a joke. You also know that if you come, it means that there are others who want to follow you as well. Originally, I wanted you to stay outside. However, since you've come, I am able to take care of you a bit more within my line of sight. "

  This was definitely not the attitude that a Swallow King should have, so An Zheng was sure that this Swallow King was really lacking people. His attitude was obviously trying to win his over.

  Mu Changyan said: "But this also shows that you are a person who keeps his promises. What I admire the most are people who keep their promises politely and faithfully, you have done a good job. As soon as I arrived in great swallow, I contributed greatly to great swallow. "

  An Zheng said: "It's just that I happened in time, and caused more trouble for the King."

  Mu Changyan waved his hand, "You did the right thing in this matter. It was time for the Martial Arts Academy to move. Hao Pingan mentioned you before he left, and he also mentioned you before he left. He was someone who could make both the Minister and the Minister praise him endlessly, so he shouldn't belittle himself. How about … Have you ever thought of staying by my side and working for me? "

  An Zheng lowered his head and said: "I might as well stay outside by the King's side."

  An Zheng couldn't help but curse in his heart... Mu Changyan, you really aren't a qualified ruler. Seeing that I don't even have a single person by my
side, and you even sent a eunuch with a pen out like that, is it to remind your opponent to pay attention to me? I'm afraid I won't be able to live comfortably in the future.

  Chapter 95 - The Empress Dowager Requires An Accident

  Embroidery Palace

  Li Changlu, who was standing next to the empress dowager, walked in quickly and bowed very low.

  "Empress Dowager, the King summoned a young man called An Zheng."

  He spoke with his head down. His voice was very soft, but every word was very clear. Being able to maintain such a high status beside someone like Su Qingnuan for a long time proved Li Changlu's capabilities. Su Qingnuan's personality was volatile and her temper was violent. All these years, the number of people she had killed was countless, but Li Changlu had always received Su Qingnuan's trust and respect.

  Empress Dowager Su leaned on the bed, revealing a lazy beauty amidst her charm. No matter what her personality was like, he couldn't deny that she was a beauty. Even though she was no longer young, the mature beauty on her body was even more captivating. Her face was so delicate that there was barely a blemish on it. Even though time had left some scars on her face, it had not taken away her beauty.

  "An Zheng?"

  Empress Dowager Su repeated the name again and then pointed to her legs.

  Li Changlu immediately knelt down, and moved forward to massage Empress Dowager Su's legs. Empress Dowager Su was only wearing a thin muslin like long skirt, and the fair part under the muslin was faintly discernible. Both of her legs were like mountains, and the most wonderful part was in the mountain stream. From time to time, the two words "mountain stream" would stimulate Li Changlu's heart. However, he didn't even look at her, even controlling his breathing to a certain degree. He knew when he should show his appreciation for his master's charm, and also knew when he must maintain the humble and humble attitude of a subject.

  His methods were not bad, and he was much better than the maids in Embroidery Palace.