Chapter 144: Confer him a title of nobility! The Emperor Xuan meets Lin Xuan [Two in one, please subscribe]

When the Black Fox King was blocked by this group of black wolf spiders, Lin Xuan had already tried his best to perform the "Nine Figures and Six Sitting Statues Body Technique" and took Hua Xiaolan away.

It doesn't take a while.

They found Abbot Sanzang, Tang Xiaolong and Chen Xiaohu.

"Disciple, you are not hurt?"

Seeing that the two of them had also escaped, Abbot Sanzang asked with concern.

Lin Xuan smiled faintly and said:
"It's okay, Master."

Abbot Sanzang put aside his worries about Lin Xuan and Hua Xiaolan, and said in a serious tone:

"Then we have to get out of here!"

“Although this Black Wolf Spider King has the cultivation base of the Spirit Refining Realm and has a large tribe, the Black Fox King is very powerful and is not easy to deal with.”

When Lin Xuan heard his master talking about the Black Wolf Spider King, he suddenly remembered the demon spider he had just seen that was as big as an elephant.

Fortunately, the black wolf spider king had no hostility towards him, otherwise he might not be able to resist its pounce.

"Let's go."

Abbot Sanzang said no more.

After taking a look at the surrounding mountains, he jumped forward, used his lightness skills, and fled quickly.

Tang Xiaolong, Chen Xiaohu and Hua Xiaolan also hurriedly followed.

Lin Xuan was responsible for covering the rear.

Suddenly, a group of people were flying high up in the treetops of the lush and verdant forest.

……

A quarter of an hour later.

Under the leadership of Abbot Sanzang, Lin Xuan and his three companions successfully found Wang Daosen and the prince.

The four children had healthy limbs and no injuries on their bodies. Seeing them come safely, Wang Daosen smiled on his rough face:

"Great, Abbot Sanzang, you are all back safely!"

"We have to thank Commander Wang for his cooperation."

The prince is fine. Abbot Sanzang felt relieved and stroked his beard with a smile.

If it weren't for that group of black wolf spiders, there would be no way to escape the entanglement of the Black Fox King.

By then, I’m afraid we’ll really have to go to extreme lengths to fight!

After hearing the conversation between the master and Commander Wang, Tang Xiaolong, Chen Xiaohu and Hua Xiaolan realized that the master and the others had already secretly made some plans before this.

No wonder those scary-looking spiders suddenly appeared?
Hearing this, Lin Xuan looked at Wang Daosen a few times.

As the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard, he does have some capabilities.

Apart from anything else, he not only protected the prince by himself, but also attracted so many groups of black wolf spiders to deal with the Black Fox King!

Even the Black Wolf Spider King has come out!

Lin Xuan was curious about what method Commander Wang used.
Abbot Sanzang exchanged a few words with Wang Daosen and did not dare to stay here for too long.

Wang Daosen quickly touched his mouth with his hand and blew a whistle. Soon, the sound of horse hooves came over.

There were not many horses coming back, only three.

Lin Xuan thought to himself that he had superb lightness skills, and that his Nine Diagrams and Six Sitting Statue Body Methods of Bodhi could be moved at will, making him most suitable for long-distance travel and ensuring that his true energy was inexhaustible.

So he immediately proposed to Abbot Sanzang:
"Master, I won't ride the horse. Let Xiaolong and the other two get on the horse."

"Okay, it's up to you."

Abbot Sanzang nodded without saying anything more.

Of course he knew how powerful Shaolin's traditional Qinggong was.

Next, Wang Daosen led the prince to ride on a horse.

Abbot Sanzang and Xiaolan rode on the same horse.

Tang Xiaolong and Chen Xiaohu rode one horse.

Chi!
After everyone had distributed the horses, Lin Xuan took the lead and raised his body. Even though it was more than twenty feet high, he seemed to be flying into the sky.

In the blink of an eye, he stepped on the tree canopy and leaped away like an arrow from a bow.

Seeing this, Wang Daosen was stunned and couldn't help but exclaimed:

"This... could this be the legendary Shaolin's 'Nine Figures and Six Sitting Statue Body Movements'?!"

"Yes, my disciple has now perfected this body movement technique and is now able to cross mountains and rivers."

Upon hearing this, Abbot Sanzang laughed.

Upon learning that Lin Xuan had already mastered this martial art to perfection, Wang Daosen could not help but exclaim in amazement:
"With this body movement skill, taking the enemy's head amidst a huge army would be as easy as taking something out of a bag!"

As he spoke, his eyes lit up and other thoughts appeared in his mind.

Lin Xuan was flying in the mountains and forests. He deliberately slowed down his speed and waited for the people below to walk for a while before he slowly caught up.

During this time, he looked back at the place where he had just fought with the Black Fox King.

Using his divine eye, he saw that the Black Fox King was pinned down by a group of black wolf spiders, like a small mountain, and soon spider webs formed all around him like curtains, like a drape covering the sky!

"This group of black wolf spiders is really ferocious..."

Lin Xuan secretly sighed in his heart.

At the same time, I also felt that it was really satisfying to let the Black Fox King take such a big blame.

I just don’t know, if the Black Fox King finds out that it was Wang Daosen who did it, will he take revenge on him?

……

Knowing that the Black Fox King would not be able to break free from the group of black wolf spiders for a while, the last bit of worry in Lin Xuan's heart faded away.

With a move of his body, he swooped down from the treetops like a hawk, leaped onto a branch, and then pointed his toes and flew out horizontally.

It took Lin Xuan and the others most of the day to escape.

It also crossed the border of Dangshan County and arrived at the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture.

On the way, Lin Xuan and others finally understood from Wang Daosen why the group of black wolf spiders were chasing the Black Fox King relentlessly and were determined to kill him to vent their hatred.

It turned out that it was the fire snakes he released that burned a large number of young spiders to death!

This will undoubtedly harm their offspring!

The murder of my son must be avenged!

……

When they arrived at the border of Yifen County of Kaifeng Prefecture, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

It was expected that even if the Black Fox King got rid of the group of black wolf spiders, he would not be able to catch up and kill them.

This also means that the mission of escorting the prince and his entourage was successfully completed.

It is worth mentioning that after Tang Xiaolong learned the prince’s true identity, he did not dare to look at him on the road.

Not to mention speaking.

On the other hand, the prince seemed to have never taken the matter to heart, but there was a hint of sadness between his brows.

Not long after entering the city.

After traveling for days, everyone decided to have a big meal in the inn before continuing on to Kaifeng.

By the time we finally arrived in Kaifeng, it was already the hour of Hai in the evening.

Although the city gates were closed, everyone was able to pass freely after revealing their identities.

……

Kaifeng Mansion.

In the past few days, Tang Fuyin has been losing his appetite and has been worried.

I am afraid that something bad might happen to the prince and his entourage.

Although the people who escorted them this time included Abbot Sanzang and the head of the Shaolin Temple's Damo Academy, Gongjin, two masters of the spirit-refining realm, the Black Fox King was difficult to deal with, and Prefect Tang knew it very well.

Fortunately, that night, before he went to bed, his servant came to report that Abbot Sanzang, Commander Wang and others had returned!
Upon hearing this, Tang Fuyin was overjoyed. He quickly tidied his clothes and went out to greet him.

Just as he expected.

The prince was indeed unharmed and returned safely.

Looking at the prince riding on his horse, with a solemn and noble demeanor, Tang Fuyin leaned over and said:
"Your Highness, you must have had a hard journey back to the capital. Why don't you take a break in Kaifeng Prefecture first?"

"No need, I'd better go back to the East Palace first."

The prince shook his head and said.

Say it.

He looked at Abbot Sanzang, Lin Xuan, Tang Xiaolong, Chen Xiaohu, and Hua Xiaolan, paused, and said sincerely:

"I was able to return to Beijing safely this time, all thanks to your Shaolin."

"Especially Abbot Sanzang's resourcefulness and the heroic rescue efforts of the young hero Lin Xuan. When I return to the palace, I will report this matter to His Majesty in person!"

Abbot Sanzang responded silently.

Then, everyone watched Wang Daosen and the prince walk towards the palace.

……

Tang Fuyin welcomed Abbot Sanzang and others into the house and wanted to arrange accommodation for them, but when he turned his eyes, he found that Master Gongjin and Captain Cao were missing. For this reason, he was stunned and said:

"Abbot Sanzang, why don't you see Master Gongjin and Captain Cao?"

"I'm afraid they won't be back until tomorrow."

Abbot Sanzang thought for a moment and said.

After all, after that battle, they and the prince rushed to Kaifeng City, while Gong Jin and Captain Cao went to chase the Black Fox King.

The directions are opposite, so the distance will naturally be longer.

Tang Fuyin nodded, his face suddenly realizing:

"I see……"

The night was dark and the moon was bright. Tang Fuyin glanced out the window and found that it was past midnight, so he said:

"Abbot Sanzang, you have been busy all day, so I will not disturb your rest."

Abbot Sanzang clasped his hands together, chanted "Amitabha", and saw Prefect Tang walk out of the house.

At night, after Lin Xuan returned to his room, he took a comfortable bath, changed into clean clothes, and then sat on the bed with his eyes closed in meditation.

Very quickly I entered into a state of meditation.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already dawn the next day.

Since Master Gongjin had not returned yet, Abbot Sanzang decided to stay in Kaifeng Prefecture for a few days.

Wait until he comes here, and then return to Shaolin together.

Upon learning that their master was going to stay in Kaifeng Prefecture, Lin Xuan, Chen Xiaohu and Hua Xiaolan were naturally delighted.

A while ago, the three water pearls he had consigned to Tang Fuyin had all been sold!

And each one was sold for seven thousand gold!
Such a large amount of gold and silver is enough for Lin Xuan's family to live a worry-free life for the rest of their lives.

At present, Governor Tang has already prepared three boxes to store the gold, silver and jewelry.

If Lin Xuan and the other two want it, they can go and get it at any time.

Lin Xuan and the other two were not in a hurry about this.

We thought that after Uncle Gongjin came back, we would ask the master for three days off so that we could go home and deal with this matter.

……

Imperial City, Wende Hall.

On this day, it was just a morning court session, and Emperor Zhao Ning came here to rest and read the memorials from his ministers.

But just as he finished reading a pile, a eunuch came up to him and said:
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince requests an audience!"

"Let him in."

Zhao Ning put down the memorial in his hand and said.

Last night, he heard that the prince had returned to the palace.

The emperor had heard about the Black Fox King's plan to attack the prince. He also agreed when Wang Daosen, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guards, wrote a letter requesting to borrow experts from the army to escort the prince back to the capital.

Recently, many ministers in the court have praised the prince.

It is said that he went south to the south of the Yangtze River to investigate the official salt case, and in just a few months, he got to the bottom of the matter.

In addition, he also visited Huainan and other places to investigate the people's conditions and patrol the areas on behalf of the emperor. In response to the deep-rooted problems in the officialdom in Jiangnan and other places, he took drastic measures to rectify the administration of officials, brought peace to the people and won the love of all people.

When the censors heard about this, they all praised him for having the potential to be a benevolent ruler.

Zhao Ning was also quite pleased about this.

The fact that the prince he chose was loved and respected by all officials proved that he was not wrong in choosing him.

Not long after, the eunuch left and came back.

Along with him was the prince, who had already changed into a four-clawed dragon robe, wore a jade crown on his head, and had a broad and handsome face.

"Your son greets his father!"

Zhao Xu came before the emperor and saluted.

Zhao Ning nodded slightly and asked directly:

"Xu'er, no need to be so polite."

"You came to see the emperor, but do you have something important to report?"

"Father is wise."

Zhao Xu replied.

Immediately, he looked around.

Seeing this, the emperor understood and gave instructions to his attendants, saying:
"You go down first."

"According to the order!"

Upon hearing this, the eunuchs and palace maids serving the emperor nodded in agreement and quickly left the palace.

Zhao Ning looked at the prince and said:

"Xu'er, everyone has passed away. You should have a good talk with your father."

"In reply to your Majesty, what I want to say is this compromise." Zhao Xu said respectfully.

Say it.

He took out the memorial he had already written from his arms and handed it over.

Zhao Ning took it calmly.

He opened the memorial and took a quick look at it.

Even though he had been prepared for the case of the loss of official salt in Huainan, he still trembled in his heart when he saw the list above!
This letter lists more than a hundred officials of all ranks involved in this case!
Almost three or four out of ten officials in Huainan!

This number is too shocking!

No wonder he had to make drastic changes to the administration in Huainan. If he didn't govern it well, Huainan would be in chaos!

After seeing the Crown Prince's decision, the Emperor felt much happier, as if all the anger in his heart had been swept away. He slammed the table and said:

"Good of Yang Ling. I appointed him as the transport envoy, but he actually enriched himself. This kind of embezzlement and corruption is a betrayal of the emperor's grace!"

"Deserves to be killed!"

"Xu'er, you did a great job. If we don't execute a huge pest in the imperial court like this, how can we convince the people and explain to the world?"

Hearing this, Zhao Xu showed no sadness or joy on his face. After a while, he kowtowed and bowed:

"Father, I have something else to ask for your approval."

Seeing the prince suddenly perform such a great ceremony, the emperor was slightly startled, but still spoke:

"Let's talk and listen first."

Zhao Xu looked sad and said:
"In reply to your father, I have gone through a lot of hardships to return to the capital. If it weren't for the Shaolin Temple's Abbot Sanzang, the young hero Lin Xuan, and the Imperial Guards Commander Wang who tried their best to save me, I'm afraid... I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to come back!"

Zhao Ning's expression became serious and he asked:

"Oh, it's so dangerous, could it be that the Black Fox King really attacked you?"

"Yes, I have seen the Black Fox King with my own eyes!" Zhao Xu nodded with lingering fear.

The emperor was shocked:

"what?!"

"You saw the Black Fox King with your own eyes?"

"The Black Fox King is very powerful and his magic is so powerful that even the two great Shaolin masters working together would find it difficult to resist him."

"In Xuzhou, the Black Fox King caught my stand-in, Wei Dan. At that time, my stand-in was dressed as a woman and mixed into the group of palace maids to confuse the audience. He pretended to be my stand-in to attract attention."

"In the end, he was captured by the Black Fox King. Yesterday, the Black Fox King chased us all the way to Longshan. From this, it seems that Wei Dan is in great danger."

Hearing this, Zhao Ning's eyebrows drooped slightly, and he quickly remembered this person:
"Wei Dan?"

"Father, I remember this person. He should have been the sixth in the second class of the palace examination the year before last."

Zhao Xu nodded heavily and said:

"Exactly."

"I beg my father to confer upon him the title of Marquis of Bravery and Righteousness, so that he may be a noble man for generations to come!"

"If he hadn't been willing to sacrifice his life as a substitute, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stand here and talk to my father today."

After listening to what Zhao Xu said, Zhao Ning felt that Wei Dan was a man who sacrificed his life for his country, so he agreed:

"In that case, I agree."

"I will issue an order on a chosen day."

"Thank you, Father!"

Zhao Xu bowed again and thanked him.

Zhao Ning said, feeling somewhat amused and helpless.
"By the way, since Abbot Sanzang and others of Shaolin Temple have saved you, your father should reward them. Speaking of which, it was Abbot Sanzang and his disciples of Shaolin Temple who broke Zheng Fangpei's scheme a while ago, but I haven't had time to reward them yet."

"Now, he has made another contribution. It is really difficult for me to deal with it."

……

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(End of this chapter)