Chapter 844

"Since that's the case, one person from the Digelao Sect will do."

Su Dingfang smiled faintly.

"But this person still needs to be borrowed from the Grand General!"

Di Renjie said.

"Oh? Who?"

Su Dingfang had already guessed who it was.

"Sikong Yuchi Zhen!"

Di Renjie slowly spoke a name.

In fact, Sikong Yuchi Zhen had earlier served as a Jin Wuwei General, always following Di Renjie in his actions.

Last time at the great victory of Yanmen Pass, Sikong Yuchi Zhen had indeed performed outstanding meritorious service.

Therefore, by special decree of Wu Zetian, Sikong Yuchi Zhen was promoted to Left Captain Vice General, commanding all military affairs of the two northwestern Erzhou, becoming a direct subordinate of Su Dingfang.

At this moment, Di Renjie had Sikong Yuchi Zhen in mind, yet still had to entreat Su Dingfang.

"Sikong Yuchi does indeed fit!"

Su Dingfang and Sikong Yuchi Zhen had actually long been acquainted, and he was extremely satisfied with this great victory in the two Erzhou.

Hearing Di Renjie's intent to send Sikong Yuchi Zhen, he immediately said with a smile,

"It's just that he was originally following Lord Di, acting under the Imperial Commissioner's traveling headquarters.

If Lord Di wants to transfer him, just transfer him directly, no need to tell me."

"Huaiying thanks the Grand General!"

Seeing Su Dingfang agree, Di Renjie once again expressed his gratitude.

Su Dingfang laughed heartily and walked away.

647 And still a wisp of his figure!

On the other side, the clamor of the front hall of the Ming Tang could not affect the rear hall at all.

Pulling Shangguan Wan'er, she rushed into the rear hall at a light trot.

Wu Zetian immediately ordered the Luan Guard Commander following behind her to seal off the rear hall and not allow anyone to approach.

In an instant, the vast rear hall contained only Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan'er.

"Quick, quick, Wan'er, let me see that jade pendant!"

As soon as no one was around, Wu Zetian immediately returned to her true nature, pulling Shangguan Wan'er, almost reaching her hand into Shangguan Wan'er's collar.

That appearance greatly resembled a muddled ruler unable to wait, laying his Lushan claws on a beauty.

Shangguan Wan'er was made to laugh and cry at once by her such action.

Stepping back, breaking free from her hands, she said resentfully,

"Meiniang, if you grope around like this and tear my clothes into disorder, I'm afraid when I can't tidy them up later and someone sees, they'll gossip!"

"I'll see who dares!"

Empress Wu Zetian's aura burst forth, then she again gazed longingly at Shangguan Wan'er,

"Alright! Good Wan'er, stop saying these irrelevant things, quickly take out the jade pendant and let me have a look."

"Sigh! You, oh you! Isn't it just a broken jade pendant from the Qinglong Society, what's so rare about it."

Shangguan Wan'er felt deeply speechless, but could only obediently fish out the jade pendant from her bosom.

Seeing this jade pendant, Wu Zetian's eyes lit up.

With one pounce, she snatched the jade pendant from Shangguan Wan'er's hand, saying,

"Even though Wan'er you are clever for a lifetime, you are muddled for a moment!

Just now Yaoyue said that one must rely on the information on this jade pendant to go to Qinglong Peak.

Let me ask you, where does the information on the jade pendant come from?"

"Hmm?"

Shangguan Wan'er was stunned upon hearing this, only then reacting.

This jade pendant was merely the size of a palm, crystal clear and translucent, with nothing on it except a carved green dragon, no other textual information.

Indeed, according to this jade pendant's information, where could the information come from?

Immediately Shangguan Wan'er leaned in, examining it carefully, yet never seeing half a character on the jade pendant.

She could not help muttering,

"Does this mean Yaoyue got it wrong? Or is she transmitting false information?"

Qinglong Peak was incomparably mysterious, having only appeared once in public view in Youzhou.

No one else could ever know where exactly Qinglong Peak was.

This time Yaoyue came saying the Qinglong Society wanted to invite important officials of the Great Tang to Qinglong Peak, which was indeed somewhat abrupt.

Coupled with the fact that there was not the slightest information on this jade pendant, it could not help Shangguan Wan'er from wild thoughts!

"You, oh you! Do you think Yaoyue she would, or rather dare to recklessly spread the Qinglong Society's orders?"

Hearing Shangguan Wan'er's words, Wu Zetian could not help but give her a contemptuous glance.

"Uh, that's true!"

Shangguan Wan'er immediately reacted.

Yaoyue, as the Palace Master of the Flower-Shifting Palace, borrowing Master Hua Xi's convenience to curry favor with the Qinglong Society could hardly be fast enough.

How could she dig her own grave and falsely spread Qinglong Society information?

"Then this means this jade pendant indeed originates from the Qinglong Society, but how exactly does it transmit information?"

Shangguan Wan'er examined it once more, finding still not the slightest information, and presently said,

"This Yaoyue, she didn't even explain it clearly! I'll go find her and ask right now."

"Hey! No need."

Wu Zetian broke into a smile and held back Shangguan Wan.

She extended a jade finger, pressed it against her temple, and said,

"My Wan'er also has times when she's muddled.

When the Qinglong Society does something, naturally they don't shoot without a target.

Since Yaoyue said the information is on this jade pendant, clearly it's right here on it.

As for the method, perhaps it's somewhat beyond what ordinary people would expect."

"What method?"

Shangguan Wan immediately asked.

"Like this…"

Wu Zetian suddenly froze, her whole person rapidly losing focus.

Shangguan Wan sensed something was wrong and immediately went to shake her.

She hadn't expected that with just one shake, Wu Zetian came back to her senses, a blush flying across her face like a young girl just awakening to love.

"Sure enough…"

"Sure enough what? Meiniang, what just happened to you?"

Shangguan Wan was completely baffled. Looking at Wu Zetian's unprecedented shyness, she couldn't help but ask.

"Haha! Wan'er, this jade pendant actually came from his hand."

Wu Zetian held this jade pendant, saying with incomparable excitement.

"Him? Which… Great Dragon Head?"

Shangguan Wan had originally wanted to ask which him, but suddenly reacted — able to make Wu Zetian lose composure like this, under heaven probably only the Great Dragon Head Ximen Wudi.

"Exactly!"

Wu Zetian pointed at this jade pendant and happily began to explain,

"Do you still remember, he once used a Dao Rhyme jade pendant to bestow upon that Lord Chuan Ying.

Afterwards, Lord Chuan Ying, in order to pursue and kill Xie Tiao, came to our Great Ming Palace?"

This past event was still fresh in Shangguan Wan's memory.

Lord Chuan Ying released the Dao Rhyme jade pendant and joined hands with "Winter Snow" Lu Xueqi to resist the He Shi Bi dragon qi released by Prince Zichu.

In the end, after two terrifying forces converged, they actually opened the Sword Realm in public for the first time.

It was precisely the opening of the Sword Realm that changed many patterns across the Nine Provinces.