Chapter 1465: Trouble at the Posthouse, Grandmaster Intervenes

Fan Xian always thought he was brave enough, but now compared with Zhou Chen, he found that he was not brave at all.

Grandmasters are awesome. In Qing Kingdom, they ignored Emperor Qing. In Northern Qi, they wandered around the palace casually, and the little emperor of Northern Qi didn't say anything.

In Zhou Chen, he truly felt the intimidation and transcendence of the Grandmaster.

Although he had heard of the other Grandmasters, he had never seen them. The only one he had seen was Hong Sixiang, who was suspected to be a Grandmaster in the palace of Qing Kingdom.

But compared with Zhou Chen, this suspected Grandmaster Hong Sixiang's prestige was shattered to the ground.

As Grandmasters, Zhou Chen rode on the heads of the royal family and shit, while you, Hong Sixiang, were still serving as a slave. To be honest, even he felt that Hong Sixiang lowered the status of the Grandmaster.

From his perspective, Zhou Chen might be a bit arrogant and bully others, but Zhou Chen did not oppress the people or do evil things. He was just extraordinary and ignored the imperial power.

The royal family persecuted the people and treated human life as grass, which was a thousand times more hateful and abominable.

He came from "traveling through time" and had no respect for the royal family. He was a warrior, so he felt that Zhou Chen's behavior was not a problem at all, but a model for his hard work.

If he had the strength of Zhou Chen, why would he be afraid of this and that, and worry about this and that? When encountering things, he would just force them down, which was much more comfortable than playing with officialdom.

But now he can only envy and envy. Before becoming a grandmaster, in this world, he still has to be humble.

He secretly asked Haitang Duoduo: "Miss Duoduo, has he always been like this in your palace?"

Haitang Duoduo said: "Otherwise, except for my master, who can stop him in this palace?"

The little emperor snorted coldly: "It is because he is about to have a good relationship with the emperor's sister that I tolerate him like this. Otherwise, even if he is a great master, I can mobilize tens of thousands of troops to destroy him."

The posture of being fierce but weak made Fan Xian hold back his laughter: "Yes, yes, your majesty is right, everything you said is right."

"Master Fan, please sit down."

"Thank your majesty."

…………

Zhou Chen was swaying and preparing to leave the palace. Now he was a celebrity in the Northern Qi Palace. Zhan Doudou had issued an order that no one should stop Zhou Chen, so he was very free in the palace and no one dared to stop him.

After passing through the hall, Zhou Chen was ready to leave the Northern Qi Palace, but when he passed the imperial stone steps in front of the Northern Qi Grand Court Palace, he actually saw Wang Qinian and others.

Wang Qinian and Teng Zijing were talking to Shen Zhong at this time. Shen Zhong asked them why the emperor was so polite to Fan Xian. Wang Qinian and Teng Zijing were also confused.

Suddenly, Wang Qinian saw Zhou Chen walking down the stairs from above, and his eyes suddenly brightened.

"Duke Zhenguo."

Teng Zijing and Shen Zhong were also attracted by Wang Qinian's voice. Teng Zijing was also very surprised to see Zhou Chen, but Shen Zhong's face remained unchanged.

As the commander of the Jinyiwei, he also had people in the palace, so he naturally knew that Zhou Chen often went in and out of the palace these days.

Although he felt that it was inappropriate to treat Zhou Chen like this, a person from an enemy country, the Queen Mother and His Majesty had no objection, so he couldn't say anything, not to mention that Zhou Chen was a grandmaster. He had witnessed Zhou Chen's power with his own eyes, and he didn't dare to have any opinion on Zhou Chen.

"Mr. Zhou."

"Duke Zhenguo."

Shen Zhong and Teng Zijing both saluted, but Shen Zhong was just pretending, while Teng Zijing was very solemn.

Zhou Chen looked at them, nodded, and asked: "Are you waiting for Fan Xian?"

Wang Qinian immediately replied: "Yes, have you seen my master?"

"Inside, don't worry, it's okay, I want to go check something, who of you two will lead the way?"

"Me."

"Me."

Wang Qinian and Teng Zijing answered at the same time, and then they glared at each other.

"Teng Zijing, you stay here and wait for the Lord, I will go and see the Duke of Zhenguo off."

After saying that, without waiting for Teng Zijing to refute, he bowed to Zhou Chen and asked: "Duke of Zhenguo, I will see you off. This should be the second time I have led you on the road."

Zhou Chen thought of the scene when he returned to Kyoto, smiled slightly, and asked: "Then will you still charge money this time?"

Wang Qinian immediately licked his face and said: "Duke of Zhenguo, you are slapping me in the face. Leading you on the road does not require money."

"Don't you, Wang Qinian, do not do business at a loss?"

"Don't smear me, I am willing to pay money to serve you, the Duke of Guo."

Wang Qinian led the way in front, chattering to Zhou Chen, which made Teng Zijing, who was standing still, curse him, "You know how to flatter."

When they arrived outside the palace, Wang Qinian served Zhou Chen very attentively to get on the carriage.

"Duke Zhenguo, please slow down."

In the carriage, Zhou Chen asked Wang Qinian, who was driving, "Old Wang, are you interested in working for me?"

"Ah?"

"Are you kidding me?"

"Okay, you don't have to answer, I just asked casually, you drive."

Wang Qinian pulled the reins and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He just refused in disguise. Although Zhou Chen had a high status and great ability, he felt that Fan Xian was very much in line with his heart and had never thought of leaving Fan Xian and joining Zhou Chen.

He was afraid that Zhou Chen would be dissatisfied, but it seemed that he was overthinking. Yes, he just asked casually. If he really wanted subordinates, he could find better ones.

No one talked along the way and soon arrived at the posthouse where the Qing Kingdom delegation was staying.

As soon as they approached the post house, they heard bursts of noise, and the carriage stopped accordingly.

"Mr. Zhen Guo, our post house is surrounded by people, and the carriage cannot pass."

Wang Qinian's voice came: "These people seem to be here to cause trouble for Lord Fan. It seems that the news about Lord Fan planting a flag and entering the palace has spread. What is going on with the Northern Qi government? I don't know if I can come here to take care of it. "

"Mr. Zhen Guo, how about we enter through the back door?"

"What do you think?"

"Of course not, I think. How can a person like you, the Duke, enter through the back door? But there are so many people, and the carriage can't pass through?"

Zhou Chen sat in the carriage and didn't even look outside, he just ordered Wang Qinian.

"Just go to the gate."

Wang Qinian, who was holding the reins, was stunned when he heard the words: "My lord, did I hear correctly? You said, just go over like this?"

"Um."

"But what about so many people?"

"If you don't get out of the way, you'll hit me."

"ah?"

Zhou Chen said impatiently: "Don't worry so much. Just give me a warning. If you don't get out of the way, just drive the carriage and hit him."

Wang Qinian scratched his head and looked at the group of people in front of him, wondering if he really wanted to bump into them, but this would make things worse.

So, he immediately shouted loudly: "Get out of the way, everyone in front, don't blame me for not reminding you, the person sitting in my carriage is the Duke of Zhenguo of Daqing and the great master of martial arts, so get out of the way quickly."

The group of Northern Qi warriors gathered in front of the post house did not take Wang Qinian seriously at all, and they did not even think about giving way to the carriage.

But when they heard that the person sitting in the carriage was Nanqing's Grand Master Zhou Chen, they were all shocked.

Zhou Chen's battle with Ku He and his battle with Si Gu Jian have already spread throughout the world. Anyone who practices martial arts and has some knowledge basically knows about the five great masters in the world.

Recently, the news that Grand Master Zhou Chen came to Northern Qi and wanted to kiss the eldest princess has been spread overtly or covertly, so everyone with some ability in Shangjing City knew that Zhou Chen was in Shangjing City at this time.

They dared to stop Fan Xian's carriage, and they dared to stop anyone from the Qing Kingdom. After all, the law does not punish everyone, but they really didn't dare to stop the Grand Master's carriage.

Therefore, most of the people in the crowd in front of the door involuntarily moved out of the way, wanting to leave a path for the carriage.

But some people just don’t believe in evil.

"Don't believe him, everyone. It must be Fan Xian in the carriage. He wants to deceive us. Everyone... poof..."

The man who jumped out flew into the air before he finished speaking, spraying a mist of blood from his mouth, scaring the people around him and running away in panic.

"boom!"

His body hit the ground hard, and after a flutter, there was no movement.

Not to mention the Northern Qi warriors around him, even Wang Qinian on the carriage was shocked. He didn't feel anything, he was already dead. The Grand Master was too scary.

"The Grand Master is angry, why don't you get out of the way quickly?"

This time Wang Qinian yelled again, and the lethality was much greater. Everyone hurriedly backed away, for fear of being a step too late and making the same mistake again.

Soon, a spacious road opened. Wang Qinian drove the carriage to the door of the post house, and then quickly placed the sedan chair next to the carriage.

Zhou Chen slowly walked out of the carriage and glanced at the surrounding Beiqi Wufu. No one dared to look directly into his eyes.

Some people who had seen Zhou Chen and Zhou Chen recognized Zhou Chen, and they didn't dare to say anything.

Tiger Guard Gundam, who was responsible for guarding the gate at the entrance of the inn, looked at this scene with dumbfounded eyes. It was so strange that these people were so quiet now despite how chaotic they were just now.

The intimidating power of the Grand Master is so terrifying!

“Challenge is a challenge, but don’t block the road.”

Zhou Chen just said this, and then took Wang Qinian into the post house.

The Northern Qi warriors at the door looked at each other in confusion at first, and then they all began to get orderly, the noise was not so loud, and they even started to line up automatically.

After entering the post house, the members of the mission who learned about Zhou Chen's arrival came to see Zhou Chen one after another.

"The Duke of Zhenguo."

"I've met Duke Zhen Guo."

"…………"

Although they had no friendship with Zhou Chen, or even met him, Zhou Chen's appearance had a great calming effect on them, and they even felt more secure than Fan Xian, the envoy of the mission. .

Fan Xian is famous all over the world, but his name is his talent, and Zhou Chen, as a grand master, is a real deterrent with strength. How can talent and fame compare to the deterrence of strength in the enemy's territory?

Zhou Chen didn't know these people either, but he responded politely.

Wang Qinian took Zhou Chen to the room where the items were stored.

"Mr. Zhen Guo, all your things are here. I have been keeping an eye on them along the way. Nothing is missing. Take a look."

Some of these things were selected by Zhou Chen personally, and some were selected according to the rules and etiquette of wedding gifts in this world. He took a few glances and found that there was nothing wrong with them.

"Thank you for your hard work along the way. I have already given you a reward of 10,000 taels. If you want, you can go to your family."

Wang Qinian patted his chest with a righteous look on his face: "Look at what you said. How can I ask for money when I do things for you? I am willing to do all these things."

"To be honest, Lao Wang, you are really showing off your talents by being a clerk in the Institute of Appraisal. With your ability, you can be a director in the Institute of Inspection."

"Oh, you really think too highly of me. I don't have that ability. I'm good enough as a clerk." Wang Qinian was very modest.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Put your things in order. I'm going to the Northern Qi Palace to propose marriage tomorrow. You can bring a few people with me then."

"I'll go with you?"

"Why, you don't want to?"

"No, no."

Wang Qinian waved his hands hurriedly and said embarrassedly, "It's just my master's side."

"I'll just borrow your time for a day. He won't have any objection."

"Then I'll have no problem."

Wang Qinian didn't have any purpose in trying to please Zhou Chen. He just wanted to have a familiar face in front of Zhou Chen. If something happened in the future, maybe it would be helpful.

Of course, the reason why he did this was because he saw that Zhou Chen was kind and kept his word, unlike those high-ranking, cold-blooded and ruthless big men.

Big men have their own way of living, and small men like them also have their own way of living.

"Then I will come tomorrow, and you can arrange someone to help me transport these things away."

"Duke, please rest assured, I will arrange everything for you."

Zhou Chen said with satisfaction: "I don't like to treat people unfairly. Since you are so straightforward, if you encounter any danger in Shangjing City, I will allow you to use my name."

Wang Qinian was overjoyed. The title of Grand Master is very useful. With Zhou Chen's protection, even if Northern Qi wants to take action against them, it will have to think twice.

"Thank you, Duke."

"Let's go, take me to Zhuang Mansion."

"Yes, sir."

Back in Zhuang Mansion, Zhuang Mohan was still studying in the study.

Now Zhuang Mohan spends most of his time studying the two books given to him by Zhou Chen. Although the two books have few words, he annotates word by word, and each time he can gain different things, which makes him happy.

At the same time, he also studied the poems that Fan Xian recited. Now he didn't even go out. He was even more of a nerd than the nerds in later generations.

Except for a few old friends who came to visit occasionally, he would meet them. He basically didn't see the rest of the people anymore.

Only every time Zhou Chen came back, he would take Zhou Chen to the study.

In the past, he just thought Zhou Chen was talented, but now he understood that he might be older than Zhou Chen, but Zhou Chen's knowledge and vision were definitely better than his. Zhou Chen could explain some problems that he couldn't understand at ordinary times.

In his words, the most fortunate thing in his later years was to meet Zhou Chen, a friend of different ages, which made his life more fun.

The next morning, when Zhou Chen arrived at the gate of the posthouse in a carriage, Fan Xian had already brought people to greet him at the gate.

"Duke of the State."

"Fan Xian, Wang Qinian wants to borrow my help today. He told you, right?"

Fan Xian immediately said, "I told you, Duke of the State, you don't have to be so polite. If you need anything, just tell us. We won't argue."

Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Okay, I'll remind you too. Shen Zhong is not easy to deal with for you, but I believe that with your ability, it should only be a matter of time before you defeat him. Just think of me as being too nosy."

Fan Xian: "Duke of the State, what are you talking about? Your reminder is very important to me. If you can tell me that he is not easy to deal with, then I will definitely not be careless."

"Old Wang, are the Duke's things ready?"

"Ready, coming, coming."

Wang Qinian appeared with a motorcade, and the motorcade was full of the betrothal gifts that Zhou Chen needed.

After everything was ready, Fan Xian blessed Zhou Chen: "Duke Zhenguo, I wish you success and all your wishes come true."

"Thank you for your blessing, Wang Qinian, let's go."

Wang Qinian was responsible for driving the carriage for Zhou Chen, and the convoy behind followed the carriage, slowly heading towards the Northern Qi Palace.