fox repair

After the white-haired immortal cultivator left, Ning Yuan was actually relieved.

"They say it's a fox pretending to be a tiger, but now I want to borrow Ah Chen's prestige." He smiled wryly and patted Mo Chen's head.

At this moment, Mo Chen couldn't care about anything else at all, he lowered his head and stared at his body in surprise.Just now, he stood in front of human beings in a hurry, and his spiritual power was unprecedentedly abundant, and he was transferred to the extreme, unexpectedly making his body bigger all at once!

He chased his own tail around the ground a few times with joy, then touched the ground with his back paws, his front paws were in the air, and he stood up from the ground at once, even taller than a human being!

The realization that he can be higher than humans makes him very proud, and he rushes towards humans without thinking.

Ning Yuan was unprepared, and was thrown to the ground by Mo Chen, and the fox cub who was almost as tall as himself pressed firmly on his body. Ning Yuan frowned slightly, and said angrily: "Ah Chen, don't mess around, come down!"

How could Mo Chen listen to him, he opened his mouth and was about to lick it down with his tongue. It was a coincidence that his body returned to its original size at this time.Ning Yuan immediately sat up from the ground, picked up the fox by its two front paws, and flicked him on the forehead punitively.Mo Chen unhappily raised his mouth to bite Ning Yuan's hand, and was dodged again.

Um?How can I get bigger again?

Mo Chen was thinking about how to get bigger, and ignored Ning Yuan.How could Ning Yuan not know what was going on in his fox's head, and was finally amused by his concentrated appearance, and comforted him: "Ah Chen, don't worry, your cultivation base is improving too fast, and you can't control the spiritual power in your body for a while, as long as you practice hard, In the end, you will be able to use your spiritual power freely, master more and more spells, and even one day be able to ride the clouds and change into a human form."

Mo Chen's fox ears, who had been absent-mindedly listening to the human chatter, suddenly moved.

Change into a human form?It turns out that there are so many benefits to improving one's cultivation base, can one even become a creature that looks like a human being?In the past, Mo Chen only felt comfortable absorbing the aura of heaven and earth, which was completely out of the instinct of a beast.However, from this day on, he really began to long for cultivation from the bottom of his heart. He wanted to become stronger as soon as possible, to protect this fragile human being, to know more and more spells, and then to become a human.

As for what he can do after becoming a human... Mo Chen has never thought about it.

Lanfang County did not fall into the epidemic because of a person who was suspected of being infected by the plague. This made the local people and parents and officials feel relieved and shouted a false alarm.The matter of Ning Yuan throwing medicine into the well was not announced to the outside world, not even Shen Fanghua told it, so no one knew how a disaster was invisible, but people's gratitude to the Ninth Prince was not lacking at all.Especially when the story of the Ninth Prince visiting the sick people in person regardless of the risk of infection spread, not only Lanfang County, but the whole Wuzhou praised Ning Yuan, saying that he loved the people like a brother, was humble and gentle, and acted fairly.What's even more miraculous is that not only did the plague in Lanfang County not occur, but all the dikes and dams that were being repaired were consolidated and strengthened almost overnight.For a time, the rumor that the Ninth Prince was a blessed star was spread by word of mouth. Wherever Ning Yuan went, the common people lined up to welcome him. The scene of the people's misery that appeared after the floods in the past was almost completely invisible in this flood in Wuzhou.

However, when the people all over the city were celebrating, Ning Yuan did not relax in his heart.

He knew very well that the plague in Lanfang County was caused by the white-haired immortal cultivator. Although he used the seven soul grass to resolve it now, the real plague caused by the flood would always come.At that time, the epidemic will be like a poisonous flower blooming everywhere, and it will not be confined to a small county, even if all the seven soul herbal pills from Mo Chen's place are cheated, it will not help.

On the second day after the white-haired immortal cultivator left, the capital came to report that the emperor suddenly suffered from an emergency and suffered from constant headaches.

It will take seven or eight days to travel from the capital to Lanfang County, even if it is a fast horse, which shows that the news is already lagging behind. The illness is getting better, and Ning Yuan is asked to return to Beijing quickly.

"His Royal Highness, the body of the Holy Dragon is sick now, and it will change after a long time. The floods in various places have been brought under control one after another, and the follow-up chores need to be handed over to the ministers. I hope that Your Highness will put the overall situation first, so let's go back to Beijing!"

Glancing at the ministers kneeling in front of him, most of these people are the disciples of the Shen family, Ke Qing, who are now under his command, so they are naturally thinking of him, but Ning Yuan couldn't tell them the truth, he pondered for a while, and said: "Okay Well, it's just like what you said. But the road back to Beijing may not be smooth this time, and we can't walk the same way again."

Several subordinate ministers looked at each other, and thought that although the nine princes were young and weak, they were not mediocre people. It was a good thing to understand their situation and know how to act carefully.They couldn't understand why Master Shen, who was ordered by Zhongshu, was on the side of His Highness the Ninth Highness before. This time they went south, they finally understood a little bit, and felt that they were not following the wrong person.It's a pity that the Ninth Prince's qualifications are still young after all, and he is also the son of a sinful empress. After all, he can only depend on King Xian and cannot stand on his own.

"His Highness Nine is very thoughtful, I don't know which way His Highness wants to go back to Beijing?"

Ning Yuan ordered people to unfold the map, his eyes wandered, and finally fixed on one point, he flicked his sleeves and tapped lightly on the northwest corner of the map: "Go to the west of Sichuan, and return to Beijing via Liangzhou."

There are many mountainous roads in the west of Sichuan, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and covered by trees. It is indeed safer than the Pingchuan road in the east, but there are two shortcomings. One is that the road is far away, and the other is that the road is not smooth.However, no matter how rampant the bandits are, it is better than following the official path.Right now the emperor is seriously ill, and what is going on in the capital is still unknown. Who knows how many beasts and open spears and hidden arrows will be encountered along the way?

When Ning Yuan set off to leave Wuzhou, the women and children, old and strong, saw him off empty-handed, not just because of his status as a prince, but reluctantly from the bottom of his heart.After all, it is an unprecedented miracle to be able to eat, clothe and warm after the natural disaster without having to sleep in the open air.

After the convoy traveled for more than ten days, the spies sent by Shen Fanghua to the capital finally returned, bringing back news of the recovery of the emperor's dragon body.

Hearing this, Shen Fanghua and the others were about to let go of their suspenseful hearts, but they were surprised by the news behind the spies——

The capital is under full martial law, and King Yong is suspected of poisoning the emperor's meals, and is imprisoned for treason.

This change came suddenly, no one expected it, and it made people panic for a while.How could King Yong poison the emperor?This is simply insane!

It was dark when I heard the news, Ning Yuan was still reading in the military tent, and Mo Chen was sleeping beside his lap.

"I see, you go back first."

Ning Yuan waved back the approaching person, his expression didn't fluctuate in any way.

Because of the Wuzhou dam incident, King Xian was completely suppressed by King Yong's party in the capital. However, King Xian's power is different from the past, so naturally he will not sit still and look for opportunities to fight back. In the end, the person offering the king will find out the clues, and it will be a matter of time before the incident happens.But even Ning Yuan didn't expect that the change would come so quickly.

The reason why King Yong was so unscrupulous was that he was completely confused by the supernatural powers of the white-haired immortal cultivator, thinking that he was omnipotent.Maybe it's because the cultivator didn't let him lose his footing because of his refusal to tell him, that's why he showed his flaws in his actions?Then, what will King Yong do when he is cornered?

Putting down the scroll in his hand, Ning Yuan frowned slightly. He looked down at the fox that had rolled himself into a ball of white fur again, and couldn't help raising his hand to stroke it gently.The fox's body is warm and comfortable, and its fur is smooth and soft, which is very comfortable to touch.

Following his caress, Mo Chen's ears moved slightly, and he opened his eyes slightly, seeing a human being looking at him intently in the dim candlelight, so he turned his head in the other direction, resting his chin on his two front paws and continued to sleep.Ning Yuan couldn't help but twitched the corners of his lips, touched by the cute and cute look of the fox, and even the center of his brows gradually relaxed.

"Achen, you like to sleep more and more recently." Ning Yuan whispered, more like talking to himself.

Mo Chen could hear Ning Yuan's words, but he was too lazy to move and continued to close his eyes.

"Is Ah Chen homesick?" Ning Yuan asked again.

As soon as he mentioned home, Mo Chen finally reacted, squinting his eyes and glanced at Ning Yuan, not knowing why he suddenly brought up this matter.

"Soon you will fall into a long sleep, at least for decades, at most for nearly a hundred years, I will not be able to accompany you all the time. After this matter is resolved, how about sending you back to Xuepo Lingshan?"

Compared to going home, Mo Chen is more sensitive to the human saying "I can't be with you all the time", so he opened his eyes and raised his head to look at the human.

Why can't you stay with me all the time?

The dark and shiny black eyes looked at Ning Yuan with puzzlement, as if asking such a question.

Ning Yuan smiled helplessly, but there was a bitterness in his heart that he had never experienced before.Mo Chen can understand human language after entering the mid-spiritual stage, but unfortunately he still can't understand the rules and emotions of the world like a human being. For example, he has no understanding of the concept of lifespan.

"Go to sleep, Chen." Ning Yuan finally just said this, and gently covered Mo Chen's eyes with his palm, called out the mandarin duck pillow, and put him into the space in the pillow.

The flames in the tent flickered, and as Mo Chen entered the space, only Ning Yuan was left alone.

The blood is coming, Ah Chen, I only hope that the filth in this world won't stain you in the slightest.

Ning Yuan put away the mandarin duck pillow, got up and stepped out of the tent, looking at the dark night that contained endless danger and unknown, the tenderness in his eyes finally dissipated little by little, and became cold and calm.

"Come here, send an order, pull out the stronghold overnight and set off, and return to Beijing quickly."

Many people don't understand, since His Majesty has recovered, why His Highness the Ninth Highness is in such a hurry to return to Beijing, and some even complain why he has to climb mountains and ridges to drill into the forest instead of going on a good official road.But the veteran officials who followed Ning Yuan somewhat understood his thoughts, and when they thought of the disturbing possibility, panic and worry faintly arose in their hearts.

On this day, the chariots and horses traveled to the area of ​​the famous Dog Death Mountain in western Sichuan.

The reason why it is called Dog Death Mountain, as the name suggests, is that dogs who break into the mountain will die.In fact, it's not just dogs. Smaller animals can't escape here. Even humans passing by here must cover their mouths and noses with a damp cloth, otherwise even if they don't die, they will be stunned by the miasma in the forest.

Everyone had made preparations before entering the mountain, but once they entered the mountain path, they were still disturbed by the gloomy miasma that shrouded the surroundings. As far as the eyes could see, they were only within ten steps.The guards cheered up 12 points and did not dare to relax their vigilance at all. The chariots and horses marched quietly, and everyone kept silent tacitly, making the atmosphere even more heavy and strange.

The silence was broken by a sudden sound of breaking through the sky.

Someone let out a muffled grunt, and the leader of the guard fell off his horse.

"Not good! There are assassins!"

Following this loud roar, dozens of masked men in black clothes suddenly flew out from the dense forest on both sides of the mountain road. They were all ruthless and fast like ghosts, hacking the guards to death as soon as they appeared. For the most part, the smell of blood quickly spread in the air.

The following civil servants were scared to death in the carriage, holding their heads and shivering.However, those men in black didn't care about them, they only attacked Ning Yuan's carriage, and their intention was very obvious.

Ning Yuan's carriage guards are naturally the strongest, not to mention that the guards saw that these people were coming for the prince, so they concentrated their troops around Ning Yuan and defended them fiercely, refusing to let the man in black approach.However, these guards are inferior to masters like the men in black after all. The defense line is collapsing at a visible speed, and it seems that they will not be able to hold it. The man in clothes cut the throats of the three guards with a sword, and flew straight to grab Ningyuan's carriage.

At this critical moment, a sharp whistle sounded, and the man in black, who was about to open the curtain of Ningyuan's carriage, suddenly froze, and there was an inexplicably bloody hole in the back of his heart, which was exposed under the mask Wai's eyes were full of astonishment and disbelief, and he fell straight in front of Ningyuan's carriage, the shaft of which was stained red with blood.