Pilan's Map

"This person is called Sai Xi Shi. Yishuo, you train her, don't overwork yourself!"

Zhang Xuezhou led his men back to the mansion, where Yi Shuo, along with several day laborers, was moving New Year's goods. Several wooden basins were piled high with pork, chicken, duck, and mutton.

"A newcomer? Master, another fortune has come in?"

Yi Shuo rolled up her sleeves, looked at the top courtesan of Si Lan Fang, and then took the contract from Zhang Xuezhou. After examining it for a while, she didn't say anything.

Zhang Xuezhou changed wives after A Qiao's death, and now he is making preparations in advance, clearly not wanting to replace his adopted wife.

He was deeply influenced by modern society and was gradually changing his views. Although he didn't consider taking wives or concubines, Zhang Xuezhou didn't feel any psychological burden about spending money on medicine to treat his illness. In particular, he didn't care about anything once he closed his eyes, so he didn't feel any particular responsibility.

But if this really leads to having children, he will have to give the other party a proper status and remove their lowly status, so that they won't have difficulty establishing themselves in society due to their lowly status and illegitimate child status.

"His Majesty bestowed some hard-earned money, which I've used up first," Zhang Xuezhou nodded. "Fortunately, I had the help of Censor-in-Chief Han; otherwise, this money would have been nothing but a mirage!"

"We have plenty of food and drink, so it's fine if we spend all our money!"

Yi Shuo nodded, and after exchanging a few words with Kong Ning, the woman was immediately taken away and settled in.

"I can now use about 50% of my magical Law Power, 40% of which was restored by the Spirit Silk Jade Lotus," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Now I've put aside everything else and come back every so often for treatment, hoping to resolve this physical ailment as soon as possible!"

"Then you'll need to prepare more money, sir," Yi Shuo said. "If you could bring back ten or eight sisters, things would be much easier!"

Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand, saying that just thinking about the number of people gave him a headache, and the thought that so many people might get pregnant and give birth made his head ache even more.

Compared to these things, the money squandered seems trivial.

"Zongzi has now gone to Shangdang County to serve as a county magistrate. He may not be very capable, but he has a knack for judging people. I've had him learn this method of identification to find suitable women," Yi Shuo said with a smile. "Women from other places are much more affordable than those from Chang'an City. I'll definitely find them for you, sir!"

"Prices in Chang'an City are indeed high!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, not dwelling on the matter too much.

In fact, if there were a suitable buyer, he could exchange the pills for a large sum of money; he even recommended himself to a wealthy man like Han Anguo.

It must be said that Zhang Xuezhou has no reputation in the Alchemist world. There are quite a few people who come to him, but few who ask for pills. He is only allowed to lavishly refine pills when the new emperor urgently needs them.

Without gaining a reputation, the plan to sell elixirs naturally fell through.

He wasn't in a hurry, basically taking it one day at a time, doing it whenever he had the chance. Now that he had his brother-in-law helping him, things were even more secure.

"I'll go look for my cousin!"

Nothing major was happening at the mansion. Zhang Xuezhou carried a bowl of mutton and then boarded the Imperial Shuttle.

A wisp of purple light appeared, and he was already swaying and rising into the air.

"Hey~"

As the shouts came from afar, the Sky Shuttle had already transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the distance.

"Lord Wei?"

"Oh dear, why is Lord Dongfang so punctual today? Wasn't he supposed to be quite lazy about his duties? Why is he in such a hurry to get to work!"

Yi Shuo looked out of the mansion and saw Wei Qing standing anxiously at the door. He knocked on the door and only entered the mansion after Yi Shuo invited him in.

"My husband has always been diligent in his duties, Lord Wei, please don't mistake him for someone else," Yi Shuo corrected, "His Majesty is very satisfied with my husband's diligence!"

"His Majesty said that Dongfang Shuo was just buying women at a brothel," Wei Qing said. "How could he have run away so quickly!"

"The man has been bought back from the brothel, so we must get to work right away!"

"Sigh~"

Wei Qing looked up at the sky, realizing that arriving a step too late would cause him immense trouble.

He felt uneasy and glanced northward several times, unsure if he could make it in time.

"The perspective of that Pilan is different from our normal view, and completely different from what is presented in the sand table. If we can't replicate what she sees from a high altitude, how can we identify her pile of scribbles?"

The new emperor kept a bird demon at Mount Li, and the bird demon was very cooperative, but the reward it brought was not what he had imagined.

In Pilan's view, everything he saw was vastly different from what humans saw, not to mention the map the other party had drawn.

With war imminent and the map still unclear, Wei Qing felt things were getting complicated.

Even though he was full of enthusiasm and believed that only by taking the initiative could the troubles on the frontier be quelled, Wei Qing really had little confidence in winning the battle.

There were many people in Chang'an City who were in a hurry, just like Wei Qing. It wasn't just Wei Qing who was conscripted; officials from the city defense faction in the court were also conscripted. Some were responsible for taking the initiative to attack, while others were responsible for defending the various counties in Shangdang Prefecture.

This conscription affected everyone in the imperial court, and the number of people involved may increase in the future.

"Lord Dongfang has gone to Mount Tai, how can I wait for him for half a month or even a month!"

Wei Qing wanted to use Zhang Xuezhou's ride on the Imperial Shuttle to get a general idea of the map of Pilan, but he missed the boat.

The urgent message came suddenly, and the other party was not even aware of it at the time.

If he had to wait a month, Wei Qing felt that he would already be drawing his sword and fighting enemies, so there would be no time left to use the Sky Shuttle to survey the terrain.

"His Majesty said that practicing cultivation techniques would bring good luck, but I don't feel like I have any luck at all?"

He hadn't even run into the person he was looking for, and he was just a few dozen breaths away from meeting them. Wei Qing felt that he was very unlucky.

Touching the wooden tablet containing the map in his bosom, Wei Qing finally bowed dejectedly to Yi Shuo and took his leave.

"Uncle~ My uncle is here! Uncle, you're out again. Where did you come from this time?"

When Wei Qing went out, he bumped into his nephew. Compared to the desolation of the Wei residence, Huo Qubing clearly preferred this mansion, especially since the young master Wei often stayed here.

"I've been at the mansion the whole time, but I haven't seen you all come back to celebrate the New Year together," Wei Qing said dejectedly.

"Uncle, why are you spending the New Year over there? It's much better to celebrate it with us here. The master's wife has obtained the food order, and she goes to the palace to get food every day. We'll have more meat than we can eat here, saving a lot of money!"

"Well?"

"It's getting late, don't go back. Stay here and have a meal with us. Look at those bowls of big pieces of meat, my mouth is watering!"

Wei Qing blinked and agreed to Huo Qubing's words. After exchanging a few polite words with Yi Shuo, he was able to stay in the mansion. Wei Qing's gaze inadvertently swept over Kong Ning, who was sitting at the door of the room on the second floor.

Zhang Xuezhou has fled, but there are indeed cultivators in this mansion capable of carrying people into flight.

Even if Kong Ning was unwilling to carry him on his flight, Wei Qing felt he could still find an opportunity to ask Kong Ning about the map drawn by Pi Lan.

Thinking about it this way, Wei Qing felt as if a ray of light had appeared after a period of darkness, and his luck seemed to be turning out to be not so bad after all.