Chapter 122 Twenty-One Progress Bars (8000)
At the level of Eunuch Wei, many things can be seen clearly, especially whether a person has potential.
This is not ability, but experience.
Since the beginning of the Great Chu State, those who have been following the King of Chu have all started in the flames of war.
Eunuch Wei was originally a normal man, but because of a battle, he faced dozens of masters of the same level alone, and finally suffered irreversible damage and became what he is now.
At that time, the Great Chu State was established, and founding heroes like them had made immortal contributions to the Great Chu.
The King of Chu wanted to give Eunuch Wei a high official, but Eunuch Wei refused to do so no matter what, even if the King of Chu was furious at the time, he was unwilling to be an official.
In his words, he was already a eunuch, and if he became a high official again, wouldn't it be a laughing stock?
Etiquette is what Eunuch Wei has always abided by since he was born.
It is both a rule and his principle, and he even leads by example.
Since then, Eunuch Wei has become the head of the eunuchs.
But the people in the court also respect Eunuch Wei very much.
Even if he is the first rank of the court, he will not dare to say anything wrong if he makes a mistake in etiquette and is scolded by Eunuch Wei in public.
The reason is simple. When a person sets an example, others will have nothing to say, not to mention that this is a person who has given up countless fame and fortune.
Since then, there has been one less powerful official in the court, but one more eunuch in the palace.
As for how powerful Eunuch Wei is, there is a world list in the world, including Da Chu and Da Yue, and even the land of barbarians.
On the list, Eunuch Wei ranks 23rd.
In the past, dozens of masters sneaked into the palace to assassinate.
That night, in the courtyard of the King of Chu, Eunuch Wei carried dozens of heads and asked the eunuch in charge to drag them out to feed the dogs.
Although he is old, no one can underestimate him.
Someone once said that the King of Chu was extremely lucky, and these masters were willing to bow down to him.
Only Eunuch Wei smiled disdainfully after hearing these words and ignored them.
And such a master, who could make the first-rank officials in the palace afraid to speak, had such an evaluation of Xu Bai. If people knew about it, it would definitely cause an uproar.
This was Eunuch Wei's intuition, and he always believed in this intuition.
"If so, no wonder the prince wanted to throw a tantrum in front of His Majesty." Eunuch Wei said secretly.
At this time, Xu Bai also walked in and happened to look at Eunuch Wei.
He looked at Eunuch Wei's slightly turbid eyes, and always felt that the head of the eunuchs in the palace had an inexplicable emotion towards him.
"Hiss..."
It is said that when a man loses that thing, his temperament will change a little. Could it be...
Xu Bai silently turned his eyes away.
"Brother Xu, you're here. This is Eunuch Wei from the palace. He has come here to pass on the secret order of His Majesty." Yun Zihai also saw Xu Bai and hurriedly greeted him.
Xu Bai came over, greeted him, clasped his hands together, and said, "Meet Eunuch Wei."
Eunuch Wei hummed and nodded, which was considered as an agreement.
This look was normal, but in Yun Zihai's eyes, it was not normal at all.
"How could Eunuch Wei, who is very polite, be indifferent to Xu Bai's actions?" Yun Zihai was puzzled.
He really didn't have time to remind him, and even when he wrote the pigeon letter, Eunuch Wei was watching.
You can't talk about other people's quirks in front of others, right?
"Lord Yun, are you confused?" Eunuch Wei glanced at Yun Zihai.
Yun Zihai was slightly stunned, and then said honestly: "Yes, Eunuch Wei."
"As the princess's teacher, you don't have to pay great respect to me." Eunuch Wei said slowly.
The princess's teacher?
Yun Zihai was surprised, and then turned to Chu Yu who was hiding behind Xu Bai, and said in astonishment: "I have never heard of this princess in the royal family. Could she be the prince's?"
At this time, Eunuch Wei had already pointed it out, so Xu Bai simply admitted it.
"Brother Xu, you have kept it a secret from me." Yun Zihai smiled bitterly.
He had also guessed Chu Yu's identity, but he never expected that Chu Yu's identity would be like this.
"Hello, Grandpa Wei." At this time, Chu Yu shrank back and greeted him.
All the royal children in the palace have learned etiquette from Eunuch Wei. From childhood to adulthood, that kind of torture is simply deep in their bones.
Eunuch Wei rarely smiled: "The little princess should have gained a lot from this experience. In the future, she will definitely not make His Majesty and the prince worry again."
Chu Yu shrank back and nodded, still very scared.
Eunuch Wei retracted his gaze and turned to Xu Bai, saying, "Lord Xu, this time it is the secret order of His Majesty. According to the rules of the Great Chu Kingdom, there is no need to perform formalities to receive the order."
As he spoke, Eunuch Wei took out a letter from his arms.
It seems that the secret orders of the Great Chu Kingdom are not made of cloth, but of letters.
When the letter was taken out, the aura of Eunuch Wei changed, and it became as deep as the sea.
"The prefect Yun Zihai and the prefect Xu Bai, the head of the prefecture, accept the order."
Xu Bai and Yun Zihai looked at each other, and they both bowed and said, "I accept your order."
The proper etiquette should still be followed, but there is no need to perform a grand ceremony.
Eunuch Wei nodded and said, "You two have made great contributions to the battle of Yunlai Mansion this time, and have made great contributions to the Great Chu State. Now I will reward you according to your achievements."
"Yun Zihai has made great contributions in this trip, and he will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver and a fourth-grade Dengyun pen."
As Eunuch Wei finished speaking, a brush appeared from his sleeve and floated in front of Yun Zihai.
The whole body of this brush is like white jade, with a bright luster flashing on it, and it is obvious that it is not an ordinary product.
Yun Zihai took it with both hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Long live the emperor."
Eunuch Wei did not answer, but looked at Xu Bai and said, "Xu Bai has made great contributions in this battle. It is decided to give Xu Bai the right to read the royal treasury for one month. He can read the fourth-grade books at will. He needs to go to the capital to read."
Xu Bai: "..."
What?
He wondered if he had heard it wrong?
One-month reading rights?
Is the surprise so big?
Xu Bai was stunned when he heard the news.
If the fourth-grade books can be read for a month, it is at least the rhythm of several books.
This reward completely meets his requirements.
But...
Is there really a free lunch in the world?
Xu Bai touched his chin and thought to himself, "You still need me to go to the capital..."
This is something, and I still need to go to the capital.
"Lord Xu?" Seeing that Xu Bai had not answered, Eunuch Wei asked, "Are there any doubts?"
"No." Xu Bai reacted and said, "I obey your order."
Let's talk about it first and see what happens later.
Eunuch Wei hummed, turned his eyes to Chu Yu, and said, "Little Princess, come with me. I'll take you to the army."
Chu Yu said, rolled her eyes, and said, "Young Master, come with us."
Before Xu Bai could answer, Eunuch Wei interrupted, "Lord Xu needs to leave in three days, and the route is different from ours. Little Princess, don't play around and lose your manners."
As soon as the word "etiquette" came out, the scene was instantly quiet.
Chu Yu shrank her neck and bowed her head and said, "Okay."
After saying this, she rolled her eyes again and looked at Xu Bai.
"Come to the army to see me often in the future."
Xu Bai smiled and nodded, agreeing.
Next, nothing happened as Xu Bai had imagined, such as whether there would be any rifts. Everything went smoothly and calmly.
Chu Yu followed Eunuch Wei and left to his father's army. Xu Bai was about to return to Yinyi alone, but was stopped by Yun Zihai.
"Brother Xu, I'm afraid your trip to Beijing this time is not so simple. It's not just to read the books in the royal treasury." Yun Zihai certainly saw this point. After holding Xu Bai, a solemn look appeared on his face.
This reward came inexplicably. If it were Yun Zihai, it would be fine to reward a few books. Why did he ask Xu Bai to go to Beijing in person to read in the royal treasury?
Yun Zihai couldn't figure out what the emperor was thinking and what strategy he had?
"There are still three days, enough for me to figure it out." Xu Bai said.
The journey will not start until three days later, and during this time, Xu Bai can completely consider various clues to see if he can get a result, even if it is a vague result.
"I hope it's okay." Yun Zihai said.
"It's okay, I'll go first." Xu Bai waved his hand and said goodbye.
After leaving the government office, he went directly to Yinyi and told Liu Er to take care of Yinyi's affairs during this period of time. He sat on the chair and closed his eyes to think.
After a long time, he opened his eyes.
He always felt that there must be something wrong here, but he couldn't figure out what it was.
The emperor couldn't do anything to him. If he really wanted to do it, it would have been enough in Yunlai Mansion just now. Eunuch Wei could solve all the problems directly.
Since he didn't want to do anything to him, he must have other ideas.
"Go or not?" Xu Bai pondered.
Although he had accepted the secret order, there were still three days, and he could consider whether to go or not.
After thinking for a long time, Xu Bai stood up from the chair and made up his mind.
- Go.
Not to mention other things, just one month to read all the fourth-grade books in the royal treasury, he was already tempted.
What he lacked the most was the progress bar.
A whole month, if he could really stay there for a full month, it would definitely be a profit.
No!
Xu Bai had already made up his mind, but suddenly he thought of something.
Did he really make a profit?
He has now reached the level of a fifth-grade master, and most of his skills have reached the fifth-grade level. Although it is difficult to find a fourth-grade book, it is not absolute.
As long as you find a place that is more stable, at most you can stay longer, there is no need to take this risk.
"But if I don't take the risk, I have to find a place to hide. After all, it seems that directly disobeying the emperor's order is a serious crime." Xu Bai thought to himself.
Receiving the order and then disobeying it, the cost of this operation is a bit high.
"The emperor is really good at this. On the surface, he gave me enough rewards, but he asked me to go to the capital in person. On the surface, it is reasonable, and the most important thing is that I can't refuse." Xu Bai put one hand on his chin and played with the teacup on the table with the other hand.
Isn't it a good play? On the surface, he gave him a reward, but in fact, I don't know what tricks he was holding in secret. Moreover, this reward is still quite good on the surface. The most important thing is that this is the emperor's reward and cannot be refused.
Just when Xu Bai was about to make a decision, he didn't expect to hear footsteps outside the door.
"Who?"
This is where the postmaster lives. The group of postmen outside, no matter how brave they are, dare not set foot in this place.
He looked in the direction of the footsteps and saw the kind-faced eunuch Wei walking in from outside the door.
"Hello, Lord Xu. It seems that Lord Xu has not chosen the right direction yet, so I am here to help Lord Xu." After coming in, Eunuch Wei greeted him politely and stood in front of Xu Bai with his hands hanging on both sides.
Xu Bai silently put his hand on the handle of the ghost-head knife and said, "Eunuch Wei, why did you come to my small place instead of seeing Chu Yu off?"
"The little princess is in a safe place for the time being. I came here mainly to tell Lord Xu something, and then I will really leave." When Eunuch Wei saw Xu Bai put his hand on the handle, he was not angry, but showed an admiring expression.
He has seen too many young people, and many so-called prodigies, and even amazing talents who have been stepped up to the sky.
But in his mind, those are just flowers in a greenhouse. After being carefully cultivated by the family or sect, they gradually move towards their current reputation.
In Eunuch Wei's opinion, with the tilt of family and sect resources, even a spiritual pig can take off.
But Xu Bai is different.
He had already investigated all kinds of information about Xu Bai. This young man had been struggling alone from the beginning to his current situation.
He may have had some adventures, but who doesn't have some adventures these days? The most important thing is that this young man's character is very much in line with his appetite.
He is brave and resourceful. Even in this situation, he still dares to fight. This alone is something that many young people in the world cannot match.
Most of those so-called geniuses fell apart after meeting him, and some even couldn't even pick up their weapons, but this one was able to deal with it calmly, and seemed to want to fight him to the death.
"If the younger generation of my Great Chu State all had the character of Lord Xu, then the Great Chu State would have successors. It's a pity that there are too few." Eunuch Wei said from the bottom of his heart.
Is there anyone in the younger generation who can match Xu Bai?
There are definitely some in the world, but they are very few.
Xu Bai heard the praise from Eunuch Wei, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "I am lucky to be praised by Eunuch Wei, but today, Eunuch Wei came here just to praise me, right?"
"Of course not." Eunuch Wei raised his right hand, and a medium-sized wooden box appeared on his right hand.
After putting the wooden box on the table, Eunuch Wei pointed, meaning to ask Xu Bai to open it and take a look.
Xu Bai frowned and opened the box in front of him. When he saw what was inside, his brows frowned even deeper.
There was a map inside, which was a map of the Great Chu State, and under the map, there were twenty-one books.
When Xu Bai took out one of the books, he found that the progress bar was still in the wooden box.
Every book has a progress bar!
This situation was beyond Xu Bai's imagination. He showed surprise on his face, opened one of the books, and then slowly closed it.
Next, he opened and closed each book, and finally slowly closed the lid of the wooden box.
"Your Majesty, this reward is too heavy."
The wooden box was filled with the remaining parts of the Nameless Sword Scripture.
If the twenty-four Nameless Sword Scriptures could be combined into one, they would be able to enter the realm of the first rank.
"Your Majesty said that you like doing business the most, and now we are also negotiating business with you. Since it is a business negotiation, of course there must be corresponding capital." Eunuch Wei said slowly: "Can this business be accepted?"
"Whether it can be accepted depends on what kind of business it is." Xu Bai picked up the map and found that some places were marked on the map.
Eunuch Wei took two steps forward, pointed at the map with his finger, and said: "Lord Xu only needs to stop at these marked places on the way to the capital."
Xu Bai touched his chin, did not speak, and looked directly at Eunuch Wei. The meaning in his eyes was already very clear.
The reason, he wanted to know the reason, after all, he couldn't do things without thinking.
"It has taken a lot of time for the Great Chu Kingdom to be established, and your majesty has worked hard to govern the country and has managed everything in an orderly manner." Eunuch Wei said.
"But there is not only one Great Chu Kingdom in the world. The current Great Chu Kingdom developed rapidly at the beginning, but forgot to make up for many loopholes."
"The seemingly solid Great Chu actually has many wormholes deep inside, so we need to be ruthless and fill all the holes in our body."
At this point, Eunuch Wei paused for a moment. He looked like he was old and needed to slow down, but Xu Bai knew that the strength of the man in front of him had nothing to do with age.
He did not interrupt, let alone interrupt, waiting for Eunuch Wei to continue.
He knew what the holes that Eunuch Wei just mentioned meant, which were nothing more than those people who were hiding in the dark of the Great Chu and ready to overthrow the Great Chu at any time.
But what did everything have to do with him? He couldn't possibly find out one by one, and he wasn't in this business, so how could he make people understand?
"Now Lord Xu is in the limelight. Putting aside other factors, he has won the great love of His Majesty just by solving the problems here, and this great love is known to others." Eunuch Wei said: "Then the people hiding in the dark, except for huge benefits, can't come out at all, and now the benefits are here."
Xu Bai heard this and narrowed his eyes slightly.
He finally understood that the main purpose of this journey was not to end up in the capital, but on the way.
Why on the way, in fact, it is also very simple.
He is now famous, and even the emperor has offered a huge price to have him come to the capital to meet the emperor.
Some people want him to go, and some people don't want him to go.
Those who don't want him to go, naturally, will do everything possible to stop him.
Otherwise, after Xu Bai really arrives, the emperor will have a powerful assistant.
And those who took action to stop him, they couldn't be found at first, but with Xu Bai's actions along the way, they just waited for them to be exposed, and then uprooted by the emperor of the Great Chu.
"Your Majesty's strategy is really powerful." Xu Bai said.
"Of course." Eunuch Wei nodded as a matter of course, slowly put his hands behind his back, looked at Xu Bai seriously, and asked without blinking: "In this case, has Lord Xu agreed? If he agrees, the remaining nameless sword scripture will be given to Lord Xu."
Xu Bai stroked the surface of the wooden box with his hand and said: "This is something that no one can refuse."
Just now, since it is a business negotiation, then there must be capital for business negotiations. The other party has handed over the capital, and Xu Bai is of course happy to accept it.
The emperor has collected all the remaining books of the nameless sword scripture, which is equivalent to saving Xu Bai a lot of time. If he can finish the remaining progress bar of the nameless sword scripture, he will directly enter the first rank.
As the saying goes, wealth and honor are sought in danger. When the benefits of something are great enough, the risk is worth it.
When Eunuch Wei heard Xu Bai's agreement, he said, "Master Xu, you can rest assured. Those real old monsters dare not take action, because once they take action, they will be completely exposed. If they really take action, we will take action in time."
The meaning behind the words is already very clear. The most important thing in this step is to eliminate those unnecessary hands and feet.
"What about the fourth-grade books for one month?" Xu Bai felt that there was still room for bargaining on this matter.
"Of course this reward will be fulfilled. After all, it is indeed what Master Xu deserves, and these books in your hands are just for our business." Eunuch Wei said.
Xu Bai smiled and said, "Eunuch Wei is really an upright person. Since you all like this so much, I will agree to it."
"Good, brave and decisive, not a person who drags his feet." Eunuch Wei praised: "Your appearance will probably make the young generation in the world feel insecure. I am very happy to see that kind of scene. Since you agree, I will also take my leave and leave. I have to send the little princess to the military camp immediately."
"No." Xu Bai bowed.
Eunuch Wei finished his work and said no more. He turned around and left here.
Xu Bai kept watching the direction where Eunuch Wei left until he could no longer see his figure. Then he slowly retracted his gaze and cast his eyes on the wooden box on the table.
"Good stuff."
Nothing is more important to him than the progress bar, and now there are twenty-one progress bars at once. It's not good to say that they are all fake.
Xu Bai walked to the door and called out, "Liu Er."
Liu Er, who was patrolling near Yinyi, ran over quickly and said, "Sir."
"Come with me into the house. I have something to tell you." Xu Bai said.
Since you have decided to go, you should arrange things here before leaving to prevent people from stealing your house.
Xu Bai's voice rang out in the quiet room.
...
Time is like flowing water.
Life is like a beautiful journey. During this journey, everything may stay where it is and wait for you, but time will not wait.
In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.
"Brother Xu, this journey is long, take care of yourself." Yun Zihai stood at the door of Yinyi and said with a bow.
Xu Bai carried a wooden box and a bundle on his back, and a paper man on his waist. He smiled and said, "Don't make it seem like we are parting forever. I am just going there for a trip."
"Sir, the fast horse is here." Liu Er led a good horse and sent it to Xu Bai.
Xu Bai used to be a bodyguard. Although he was not an expert in horsemanship, he could ride a horse.
Taking the reins from Liu Er, Xu Bai climbed on the horse and looked back at Yinyi.
"Okay, it's getting late. You guys should do whatever you need to do. I'm leaving."
He didn't say much, nor did he say anything like "once a warrior leaves, he will never come back". He turned the reins and rode away on a fast horse.
Yun Zihai watched Xu Bai's back as he left, and only looked away when he could no longer see him.
Yun Zihai's voice rang out in this quiet place.
"Now is the time when the sea is wide and the fish leaps. I wonder what kind of storm Brother Xu will stir up when he comes to Beijing this time?"
...
Here, Xu Bai was rushing towards his destination, while in other places, different voices were heard.
"Oh? Has the young man who rose from the Jianghu headed for the capital?"
"Okay, okay, if that's the case, it's a great opportunity for me."
"Haha, the emperor of the Great Chu wants to recruit another potential talent, so I have to stop him."
"Come here! Come here! Check this person's route for me, you must be quick!"
There are different voices in various places, but they all have the same purpose.
In addition to these places, in the capital, in a luxurious palace.
The door of one of the rooms is closed, and a hazy light is lit inside.
A young woman slowly took off her gauze dress and walked into the pool in front of her.
In the pool, there is clean warm water with unknown petals floating on it.
The young woman is soft and beautiful, with a hot body. She lies in the water. On the edge of the pool, her black hair is soaked in the water, slowly spreading out, covering the infinite scenery in the water.
But even so, the round and white shoulders exposed above the water surface make people sway. Looking along, they are looming between the water surface, which makes them look more mature.
Another pair of white hands appeared, gently placed on the fascinating shoulders, and kneaded slowly.
The Ninth Princess closed her eyes, enjoying the massage behind her, and suddenly said: "Qingxue, your heart is so confused, is it because that man is here?"
Qingxue, who was kneading the shoulders of the Ninth Princess, was slightly stunned, paused for a moment, and then shook her head.
"Princess, you misunderstood. Since becoming your maid, Qingxue has already put aside worldly emotions."
"Then why hesitate?" The Ninth Princess held Qingxue's hand and pulled her closer.
Qingxue lowered her head and said: "Qingxue is thinking that if he comes, the sky in Kyoto will probably change."
The Ninth Princess fell silent. After a moment, she said: "If he can come, you will receive him."
Qingxue agreed and nodded gently.
The Ninth Princess said, "Continue."
She soaked in the water, her long legs curled up slightly, and no one knew what she was thinking.
On the other side, in another palace in the imperial palace.
"Your Highness, Xu Bai is definitely not an ordinary person. Since he is coming, we must treat him well."
Zhou Qing, who once worked with Xu Bai to deal with the Eighth Prince, stood in front of the Sixth Prince and put forward his ideas very firmly.
As one of the Sixth Prince's think tanks, he felt that he had to put forward this idea.
Although His Majesty has now opened up restrictions on members of the royal family, even so, Zhou Qing still believes that he must make friends with Xu Bai.
What he saw and heard that day still lingers in his mind, especially Xu Bai's demonic figure, which has not reduced the shock he received in the slightest.
The Sixth Prince frowned: "I have more talents to recruit now, and I really can't take care of him. If he comes, just recruit him casually. If he doesn't agree, we don't have to offend him. After all, he is a person rewarded by the father."
"Alas..." Zhou Qing heard the Sixth Prince say this, and knew that his Highness had made up his mind, so he stopped talking, but he always felt that it would be a pity to lose such an opportunity.
Xu Bai, is it really impossible?
No, Zhou Qing thought that even in the capital, it would be difficult for young people to match him.
"I hope your Highness is right." He thought to himself.
The dragon gave birth to nine sons, each with its own differences.
Except for the Eighth Prince who was calculated by the emperor, each member of the royal family had his own ideas.
In another hall, the Seventh Prince had a gloomy face and slapped the table hard.
"Well, you're finally here. I sent someone to invite you, but you died inexplicably. Although there is no evidence that you did it, you are definitely responsible."
Beside him, a group of subordinates stood in place, all of them dared not say a word.
After waiting for a long time, a man who looked like a scholar plucked up the courage and walked out of the crowd.
"Your Highness, since Xu Bai was invited by His Majesty, it's better for us not to touch him."
If someone else touched him, it would be fine, but if a member of the royal family touched him blatantly, I'm afraid there will be big problems.
But seeing the angry look of the Seventh Prince, the man thought for a moment and added: "Even if we want to move, we have to wait until he finishes reading a month's worth of books."
As long as Xu Bai gets the reward from His Majesty, it will be a little more reasonable at that time.
"Okay!" The Seventh Prince said: "In that case, you should come up with a good plan for me. If he dares to touch my people, I will definitely not let him go!"
"Yes!" Everyone responded quickly.
Everyone in the royal family has different ideas.
But no matter what these people think, they still can't stop Xu Bai's progress.
Time keeps passing, and several days have passed in the blink of an eye.
Xu Bai has approached a Yinyi and plans to rest here first.
He didn't rest during this period. Even when he was riding a horse, he would occasionally check the progress bar. After all, he didn't need to read seriously, he just needed to put his eyes on it.
Although riding a horse like this is a bit unique, at least it can make the progress bar grow while being safe.
One of the Unknown Sword Scriptures was almost complete, and Xu Bai estimated that it would be completed in less than a day or two.
In fact, he didn't feel tired, after all, he was riding a horse the whole way, and with his current body, this bump was nothing.
But the horse couldn't run anymore, and if he didn't rest, it would be like killing the goose to get the eggs.
Fortunately, the Yinyi built by the Great Chu State was very complete, and he arrived inside soon.
Xu Bai found a place to sit down, took out the map, and ate a few more bites of dry food.
After paying some money and getting the best hay for the horse, he didn't care.
According to the mark on the map, he was not far from the first mark.
After resting here, there was no need to rest at the next place, and he could directly reach the location of the first mark.
Xu Bai looked and thought.
At this moment, he felt a figure shaking in front of him, and when he raised his head, his brows frowned.