Chapter 88

Although Master Tian Ze knew that Yan Lingji had been captured and was currently locked up somewhere in the palace, he did not immediately go to rescue her.

Ever since he was released by Bai Yifei, he understood Bai Yifei's intention. Bai Yifei was using him as a pawn to achieve certain goals. Although because of the existence of the gu in his body, he had to be restrained by Bai Yifei.

But this did not mean he was truly willing.

On one hand, he was secretly looking for a way to remove the gu worm in his body, and on the other hand, he intended to take revenge.

Although Bai Yifei gave him a method for revenge.

However, he was not prepared to do exactly as Bai Yifei had instructed.

Killing his enemy was what he wanted.

But his goal was not just as simple as killing his enemy.

He also wanted to return to Baiyue and take back everything that belonged to him.

After he escaped this time, although he gathered his former subordinates, in total, there were only a few people. Even if the current Baiyue was not as prosperous as it used to be, how easy is it to take back everything?

Fortunately, Master Tian Ze knew a secret.

A secret that had been circulating in the world for a thousand years.

The Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon!

There are seven stars in the sky, corresponding to the seven countries on the earth. It is said that if one can understand this secret, one can obtain the powerful strength to control the world.

The seven stars refer to the seven mansions of the Azure Dragon in the east near the ecliptic: "Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei, Ji." These seven stars together form a complete dragon-shaped constellation.

And the seven countries refer to the seven countries of the world today.

Some speculate that the reason the seven countries are powerful today is that they each hold a part of the secret of the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon.

But Master Tian Ze knew very well that Han did not hold the secret of the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon.

This portion of the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon was still hidden in an unknown place.

Years ago, Duke Zhuang of Zheng obtained a secret treasure, allowing the not-very-powerful Zheng to rise and become the first hegemon among the princes in the Spring and Autumn period. During the reign of Duke Zhuang of Zheng, Zheng was prosperous for a time, and his light even made the Son of Heaven of the Great Zhou pale. Since King Ping moved east, the status of the Great Zhou gradually declined. For the increasingly disobedient Duke Zhuang of Zheng, the Son of Heaven united four countries to cut off Zheng's fief, but the coalition army of the Son of Heaven was beaten to pieces by Duke Zhuang of Zheng.

Although the glory of Zheng did not last many years, the source of his power to rise rapidly to become a hegemon had been a secret that many had been exploring ever since.

After Han destroyed Zheng, they also wanted to find the source of that power, but they gained nothing.

They did not know that many years ago, Zheng had secretly hidden that secret elsewhere.

And the person who guarded the clues to that secret, after the destruction of Zheng, changed his surname and went to the land of Baiyue.

The Hu of the Hu public clan of Fire Rain, the Hu of the Hu country. It is worth mentioning that the Hu country was destroyed by Zheng many years ago, and the one who destroyed it was Duke Wu of Zheng, the father of Duke Zhuang of Zheng. In the "Difficulty of Speaking" chapter of "Han Feizi" written by Han Fei, this matter was even mentioned: "In the past, Duke Wu of Zheng wanted to attack Hu, so he first married his daughter to the Lord of Hu to entertain his mind. Then he asked the ministers: 'I want to use troops, who can be attacked?' The grand officer Guan Qisi replied: 'Hu can be attacked.' Duke Wu was angry and killed him, saying: 'Hu is a brother country, you say to attack it, why?' The Lord of Hu heard this and thought Zheng was close to him, so he did not prepare for Zheng. The people of Zheng raided Hu and took it."

No one would have thought that after Zheng destroyed Hu, his descendants, in order to guard that secret, changed their clan name to Hu.

And Master Tian Ze happened to know this secret.

This was naturally because of the origin of Baiyue.

Baiyue originated from the ancient Yue country and was a descendant of King Goujian of Yue. More than two hundred years ago, two hundred years after the era of Duke Zhuang of Zheng, King Goujian of Yue succeeded to the throne and became the last of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period.

He slept on brushwood and tasted gall, defeated King Fuchai of Wu, and achieved an unprecedented hegemony.

Among them, there was no lack of the shadow of the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon.

King Goujian of Yue also obtained a portion of the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon and understood the secret within.

After achieving hegemony, he searched everywhere for the rest of the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon.

Although he never found them, he eventually obtained some clues.

Among them was the clue to the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon of Zheng.

Unfortunately, for various reasons, he never went to plot for the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon.

Later, more than a hundred years passed.

King Wujiang of Yue went north to attack Qi, listened to the mistakes of the Tian-surname lobbyist, led the army to turn around and attack Chu, but unexpectedly fell into an ambush and was defeated and died. Because Wujiang did not designate a successor, the huge Yue country fell apart from then on, and even the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon of Yue fell into the hands of Chu.

Baiyue, although inheriting a part of the legacy of Yue, was ultimately not the powerful ancient Yue country of the past.

Master Tian Ze had been keen on reading ancient books since he was a child and collected strange people and talented individuals for his own use. By chance, he discovered this secret in the ancient books left by Yue, and then he kept it in his heart and never revealed it to anyone.

Now, he has reappeared in the world.

He knew very well that he had no soldiers and no power. If he wanted to change his fate, he had to find the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon.

Duke Zhuang of Zheng obtained the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon and achieved hegemony.

His ancestor Goujian obtained the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon, reversed the general trend, destroyed Wu, and became a hegemon.

He could definitely do it too.

In the wilderness.

A handsome young man held a magic staff, and a soul-capturing bell hung on the staff. The bell shook gently, the soil cracked, and a corpse was revealed.

In the Xiang-Chu region of Baiyue, there has always been a custom of corpse-driving for thousands of miles. The man is called the Corpse-Driving Demon, who is the head of the hidden witches of Baiyue and also a capable subordinate of Master Tian Ze.

Seeing him perform sorcery, the corpse in front of him gradually stood up.

The corpse's face was ferocious and had already rotted somewhat; it was none other than "Vulture"!

After Vulture died, he was killed by Su Xuan because Mo Ya attacked Su Xuan.

Ji Wuye's killing intent towards Su Xuan was strong. Even when Su Xuan pointed out the treasure of the Fire Rain public on the court that day, Ji Wuye subconsciously ignored it and did not investigate the secret of the treasure of the Fire Rain public. For him, the only thing he wanted to do was to kill Su Xuan.

Later, after the Liu Yi case was closed, Vulture's corpse was sent to the mass grave in the suburbs and buried casually.

After Master Tian Ze was released from prison, he noticed this matter.

Although Vulture did not find the whereabouts of the treasure of the Fire Rain public, he was a personal participant and had slaughtered the entire clan of the Fire Rain public years ago, so he might know some clues.

As the Corpse-Driving Demon awakened Vulture's corpse, he performed the true "Communication with the Nether" technique.

What surprised Master Tian Ze was that he really gained clues.

After gaining the clues, he found that he needed to take a trip to the palace of Han, or more accurately, take a trip to the old site of the Zheng palace remaining in the palace of Han.

But this is also good, he can rescue Yan Lingji by the way.