leonardwarren Chapter 2915 Lord Songyang and Liuwu
Chapter 2915 Lord Songyang and Liuwu
Chapter 2915 Lord Songyang and Liuwu
She had been transformed by the divine power of the heavens and no longer needed sleep to recover her energy. He Lingchuan still envied this.
“Just because I don’t need to sleep doesn’t mean I don’t need to rest.” General Red leaned back slightly, looking down at him, then poked his chest with her slender finger. “Also, I need to find a place to take a hot bath.”
She braced herself on the table with both hands, preparing to leap up. He Lingchuan gently pressed her hands down:
"Just kidding, just kidding. There's a Heavenly Dew Pool behind this Cailu Terrace, with warm, clear spring water. There's no need to go anywhere else."
General Hong asked in surprise, "Where does the water for this high platform come from?"
“Since it’s called ‘Gathering Terrace,’ it comes with a miniature array that can continuously absorb moisture from the air and condense it into dew.” He Lingchuan raised his hand and gently touched her neck. “You have a little blood on you here.”
The few drops of red blood that General Hong had splattered on her neck from killing someone earlier, under the warm light, looked like a few blood poppies blooming on her jade-like neck, dangerous yet alluring.
"I'll be there in a bit. Oh, right—" Sun Fuling remembered something, took out a small bamboo tube from her bosom, and handed it to He Lingchuan, "I just received a message from the west, it's for you."
The tube opening was sealed with a lacquer stamp, and the ink pad was poked into the shape of pine needles.
He Lingchuan took it, opened the sealed bamboo tube, pulled out a note, and first looked at the signature.
Why is there no signature?
“Because it’s not necessary.” Sun Fuling picked up the bamboo tube and pointed to the stamp for him. “Secret letters usually don’t have a signature. This represents Songyang Prefecture.”
Over the years, the Divine Bone Necklace has been Da Fanghu's eyes and ears, as well as hers. She remembers everything that He Lingchuan doesn't remember.
"Songyang Prefecture rose to prominence alongside Cangyan, and now it not only spreads throughout Cangyan and the Yangshan Islands, but has also expanded to many other countries, making it one of the most successful sects in the past twenty years. All thanks to you, Emperor Jiuyou." She tilted her head, a strand of hair falling from her forehead. "Do you still remember the Lord of Songyang Prefecture?"
He Lingchuan immediately shook his head: "I don't remember."
"She's a stunningly beautiful woman. You knew her back in the Kingdom of Yuan. Hmm, so your relationship has lasted for over twenty years." Sun Fuling smiled charmingly. "The Floating Life Blade you took from Panlong City was broken at first, and she helped you reforge it. Do you remember now?"
He Lingchuan answered with righteous indignation:
"Then there's no more!"
Sun Fuling stared at him intently until He Lingchuan felt uneasy, then she asked, "What did she say?"
She clearly glanced at the entire text and read it in one go, yet she insisted on asking him. He Lingchuan simply pretended not to have seen it.
"The letter said that the delivery of the four willow houses, which were originally scheduled for two months later, will now have to be postponed."
He thought about it for a moment, but seemed to have no concept of this term:
"Yanagi-ya? Have I ever ordered anything like that?"
The Nine Nether Emperor is extremely busy with countless official duties, so it's normal that he wouldn't remember them.
Sun Fuling paused for a moment before explaining, "The Willow House is the army's barracks, named for its arrangement of houses resembling willow leaves. The Willow House you ordered from Lord Songyang half a year ago is actually a magical artifact fixed in place using the Mustard Seed Divine Power, and people can live inside it. It's only the size of this tea tray on your table, but it contains four hundred single rooms, each accommodating four people, as well as warehouses, kitchens, canteens, and thatched huts. Once you fill it with supplies and personnel, it becomes a complete camp."
"These things aren't cheap, are they?" He Lingchuan looked bewildered. "Cangyan has plenty of land, why would I buy them? Am I playing house?"
"It was used for the three passes, including Sanzhang Pass and Baiyunxiu. These natural strongholds are extremely steep, especially Baiyunxiu, where there is not a single foot of flat ground and no space to build barracks. The soldiers guarding the pass would have nowhere to live, so you came up with this crooked idea."
“Yes, the army lives in the willow huts, so they don’t take up any space outside.” He Lingchuan said smugly, “That’s a good idea, as expected of me.”
"Why is there a delay in delivery?" Sun Fuling glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. "Isn't it true that Lord Songyang always expedites and prioritizes your orders?"
Huh, there's a murderous aura!
After all, he was a Red General; he didn't need to wear a mask. Just that one look from him made He Lingchuan's face go numb. He couldn't help but touch his face: "Isn't this the attitude one should have towards a major client?"
He quickly continued, "Oh, the reason is also mentioned here. It seems that the skilled craftsmen families that Songyang Prefecture often cooperated with in places like Jiuqu Town, Furan, and Jiayu in Beijia have all been summoned away recently and haven't returned. The Shan family, a craftsman family in Jiayu, had twelve craftsmen leave half a year ago, and there has been no news from the family in Jiuqu Town for three months."
The Mustard Seed Technique, which Songyang Prefecture excels at, is not exactly rare in this era of abundant spiritual energy. However, there are not many contemporary sects that can make it both practical and effective. This is the result of many years of technological iteration and will not be completely surpassed by other sects in just twenty years.
Simply put, the other sects did their jobs too poorly and couldn't shake Songyang Prefecture's position for the time being.
The core technology of the Willow House is in the hands of the Songyang Prefecture Master, but it still has many different types of components that require skilled craftsmen to manufacture. These three companies are Songyang Prefecture's main partners in Bega, and their craftsmen are all away on assignment, which has delayed the progress of Songyang Prefecture's orders.
"Who summoned him away?"
He Lingchuan flipped through the letter: "She didn't know either. When she asked these families, they all said that the head of the family suddenly received a mysterious big job, and then gathered the craftsmen in the clan and left. Where they went, what they did, and who they were working for, they didn't reveal a single word."
"The Songyang Prefecture Lord had no choice but to search for new craftsmen, but the famous craftsmen in the other five or six places had all been hired with high salaries. The ones she could find weren't the best. So she could only postpone the delivery and go searching again." After He Lingchuan finished speaking, he reached out and summoned a map of the vicinity of Bega Lingxu City on the sand table. "These places are either far or near Lingxu City. The only clue is that they are good at carving, construction, rune arrays, spirit infusion, and so on."
"Was this done by the authorities?" Sun Fuling watched with her arms crossed. "These are just the artisan families that the Lord of Songyang Prefecture went to. Who knows how many more were recruited or not? Ordinary nobles couldn't make them leave without a word."
"Who cares?" He Lingchuan shrugged. "Even if something happens, it happens in Bekaa, it has nothing to do with us."
The Northern Demon Kingdom is so vast, and countless strange and shameful things happen there every day. It's not worth their concern, as they are thousands of miles away.
Sun Fuling looked at him with a half-smile.
"what happened?"
"It's nothing." Sun Fuling fiddled with the small bamboo tube containing the note, deliberately pointing the stamp with the pine needle pattern towards the two of them.