Chapter 193, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

“Hua Changxi!”

Pang Shaoyu brought a team of Jinyiwei to the weapon refining workshop to change shifts. As soon as he walked to the street, he saw Hua Changxi standing in the crowd.

He had a deep impression of Hua Changxi. Whether it was the fact that she dared to challenge the Jinyiwei when they met for the first time or her outstanding medical skills, they were all still fresh in his memory.

Hua Changxi heard the call and turned around to see who was calling him. He found that it was Pang Shaoyu: “Captain Pang, what a coincidence.”

As soon as the words fell, the Jinyiwei beside Pang Shaoyu hurriedly corrected him: “It’s the captain.”

Hua Changxi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, “Congratulations to Captain Pang on your promotion.”

Pang Shaoyu waved his hand and asked the Jinyiwei behind him to change shifts first. After sending them away, he smiled bitterly: “My uncle can no longer practice and has now left the Northern Pacification Division. I am a thousand households, which is compensated by the commander for my uncle’s loyalty and his many years of life and death.”

After hearing this, Hua Changxi’s eyes moved. She wanted to find out more about the royal family, so she said tentatively: “Although your uncle’s spiritual roots are severely damaged, it is not beyond repair.”

“Although spiritual plants and medicines that can repair spiritual roots are rare, it’s ok that ordinary people can’t get them, but the royal family definitely has them. Your uncle is the governor of the Northern Pacification Division. He has worked hard and made great contributions. It shouldn’t be difficult for him to ask for some precious medicines.”

Hearing this, Pang Shaoyu’s expression turned a little ugly: “The pacification envoy is just a fifth-rank official.” Although he said this, the expression on his face revealed his inner resentment.

In other departments, the fifth-rank official position is indeed not high enough, but the North-South Pacification Envoy of the Jinyiwei is also on the emperor’s record, and can be regarded as a powerful official in the emperor’s heart.

My uncle left the Northern Pacification Office because his spiritual roots were damaged and he could no longer cultivate. But in reality, the royal family had set their sights on the position of Northern Pacification Envoy.

His uncle was seriously injured, and no capable doctor was arranged to treat him. If he had not found Hua Changxi in time, his uncle might have been exhausted to death.

The people in the royal family were eager for my uncle to vacate his position as soon as possible so that they could have a legitimate reason to replace him with someone else. They would never take out the precious medicine to treat my uncle.

His promotion to the rank of a thousand-man commander was just a compensatory measure taken by the commander-in-chief who did not want his subordinates to be too disappointed.

Pang Shaoyu thought of his uncle’s instructions to make friends with Hua Changxi, and took the initiative to reveal: “In the past two years, the royal family has placed relatives of the Chu clan everywhere. Now they can be found in every department of the court. Officials without background and support can only make room for them.”

Hua Changxi did not comment on this matter, but asked: “Are there many cultivators among the royal family members?”

Pang Shaoyu nodded with a serious expression: “A lot. Even though not many people are born with spiritual roots, the royal family controls the human-seed fruit trees. The human-seed fruit can be used to refine the rebirth pill, and when taken with the attribute spiritual pill, it can shape the acquired spiritual roots.”

“Because people planted fruit trees, not only did a large number of royal family members become cultivators, but the royal family also recruited many high-quality warriors from the past. High-quality warriors are inherently powerful, and after embarking on the path of cultivation, their strength has skyrocketed.”

After hearing this, Hua Changxi had a preliminary understanding of the powerful background of the royal family. However, natural treasures such as fruit trees grown by humans would definitely not be in unlimited supply.

Just when she wanted to inquire further, she noticed a ‘strange’ middle-aged male cultivator appeared outside the weapon refining workshop.

The reason why it was strange was that from the perspective of spiritual energy perception, the man was just a cultivator in the middle stage of the Jindan stage; but through the techniques of observation, smelling, questioning and palpation, she “saw” a Yuanying floating above the man’s sea of ​​energy.

Pang Shaoyu noticed Hua Changxi’s strangeness, followed her line of sight, and his expression suddenly fell: “That person is Chu Zhufeng, the new Northern Pacification Envoy who replaced my uncle.”

Hua Changxi’s eyes sparkled, “The royal family is really full of hidden talents.” He paused, “Even the pacification envoy is here, you should not just come here to guard the weapon refining workshop, right?”

Pang Shaoyu wanted to make friends with Hua Changxi, but he also knew that if he couldn’t show the corresponding value, others would ignore him. He had never figured out Hua Changxi’s cultivation level, but he was sure that her strength was definitely above his.

He is stronger than himself, and he can also make pills and has outstanding medical skills. If he wants to make friends with such a person, as a Jinyiwei, what he can exchange is some information that outsiders don’t know.

“The people living in the weapon refining workshop are all blacksmiths who have passed down the craftsmanship from generation to generation. According to our inquiries, many of them have obtained the weapon refining inheritance after the revival of spiritual energy.”

“Alchemy, weapon refining, talisman making, and array formation are not things that can be learned casually, and it is even more difficult to master them. A group of weapon refiners with excellent skills have already appeared in the weapon refining workshop. They are all talented treasures, and the royal family naturally wants to recruit them for their own use.”

“Part of our mission as Jinyiwei is to register and investigate those weapon refiners one by one.”

At this point, Pang Shaoyu lowered his voice a little: “The reason why Chu Zhufeng came here in person is because he wants to secretly find the successor of the Saint Qi Palace.”

“The Fusang sacred tree only flashed a few times, and it caused the spiritual energy around the weapon refining workshop to surge, and countless fire spiritual root cultivators advanced and broke through. It can be imagined that after the holy land is opened, it will definitely be an unparalleled and excellent holy land for cultivation.”

“Not only the royal family is eager to take it for themselves, but other powerful families are also very jealous.”

Pang Shaoyu looked at Hua Changxi and suddenly asked, “Are you here to see your father and brother today?”

Hua Changxi: “Do you know my father and brother?”

Pang Shaoyu smiled and said, “I am a Jinyiwei. Gathering intelligence is the most basic means of survival. We have dealt with each other several times. I will not hide it from you. In private, I have investigated the situation of your family.”

“The Jinyiwei came here to carry out their mission, and they were bound to come into contact with the Demon Suppression Army and the Six Gates. Your father and brother and I have met them before and recognized them.”

Hua Changxi listened and said nothing.

Pang Shaoyu was worried that she would be angry, so he tried to make amends, “The situation at the weapon refinery is very complicated right now, and all parties are making arrangements. You have to remind your father and brothers not to rush forward, lest they be used as pawns and lose their lives without knowing what happened.”

Hua Changxi: “Thank you for your reminder, I will.”

Just when Pang Shaoyu was about to say something, he saw Hua Changxi, Hua Minghe and Hua Dalang coming towards them together.

“Jiuniang!”

“Father, brother.”

As soon as Hua Minghe and Hua Dalang approached, Hua Changxi called out to them, and Pang Shaoyu smiled and quickly walked forward to greet them and introduce himself.

“I am Pang Shaoyu, a captain of the Imperial Guards, and a friend of Master Hua. If Uncle Hua and Brother Hua need me in the future, please don’t be shy.”

“I won’t interrupt you guys, I’ll go ahead.”

Pang Shaoyu took the initiative to make friends and was humble enough to surprise Hua Minghe and Hua Dalang. Both of them had dealt with the Jinyiwei before, and every time they had contact with them, the Jinyiwei would always keep their eyes on them. How could they be so polite and friendly?

After Pang Shaoyu left, the father and son looked at Hua Changxi, with different emotions flashing in their eyes.

At this time, Hua Changxi was wearing the red robe made by Tong Yao. He looked both dashing and capable, and eye-catching. Standing in the crowd, he stood out from the crowd and was hard to ignore.