Chapter 264 PTSD: Zhao Ji
Zhao Gao said: "It's even more serious than this!"

Cheng Jiao touched it carefully.

"In this case, please help me tell Zhao Ji to live a good life and not make things difficult for herself."

Zhao Gao was stunned. What the hell? Is this all that matters?

"Changan Jun..."

Cheng Jiao waved his hand and said, "That's it. The Queen Mother is very obedient."

Zhao Gao was half-believing and half-doubting. If anyone else said that Zhao Ji was obedient, he would just scratch him with his trained nails.

But Cheng Jiao was different. He had seen with his own eyes how Zhao Ji almost obeyed everything he said.

Zhao Gao returned to Ganquan Palace again with a heart full of sorrow and hope.

The four sword slaves all looked at their boss Zhao Gao eagerly.

As the boss, Zhao Gao coughed calmly and said, "There is a way."

Zhen Gang quickly asked: "What method is effective?"

Zhao Gao had tried countless times in the past few days to get Zhao Ji to calm down.

It turned out to be of no use.

The four sword slaves were very skeptical about its authenticity.

Zhao Gao stretched out his index finger, his narrow and evil eyes filled with confusion.

"Let's try the method Chang'an Jun gave us."

Under the "affectionate" gaze of the four sword slaves, Zhao Gao walked "lonely" towards the hall.

Judging from the time, Zhao Ji should have finished putting on her makeup.

Zhao Gao stood in front of the hall in a polite manner.

After Zhao Ji walked out gracefully.

He whispered, "Queen Mother, Lord Chang'an has something for me to bring to you."

Zhao Ji glanced at Zhao Gao.

"If he has anything to say, please say it."

Zhao Gao said with a stiff upper lip: "Chang'an Jun said that you should live a good life and not embarrass yourself."

Zhao Ji was stunned. What nonsense?
She thought Cheng Jiao was going to give her a holiday.

"understood……"

Ok?
Zhao Ji suddenly had an idea.

She closed her watery and crystal eyes and took it in carefully.

She understood what Cheng Jiao wanted her to do.

It seems to be a little more relaxed this time.

Embroidery, tea art, chess, calligraphy and painting... and indispensable reading!
However, Zhao Ji was not as happy as imagined.

She raised her little face and looked at the blue sky, based on her experience of many "struggles".

I don't know what kind of trap will be waiting for her this time...

She wanted to say no.

But it seemed that she had no choice but to accept the mission from her master.

If Cheng Jiao knew, he would definitely be able to see that Zhao Ji suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, commonly known as PTSD.

Zhao Gao felt complicated as he looked at Zhao Ji's changing expressions.

Did Zhao Ji just listen to Cheng Jiao's words?

No one is here yet.

Could it be that Cheng Jiao is Zhao Ji’s illegitimate son?

This absurd idea came to Zhao Gao's mind.

The change of mind was rejected again.

If that were true, he would not have been fooled by Lu Buwei last year and sent people to assassinate Cheng Jiao.

Besides, the timing doesn't match...

Cheng Jiao walked out of the palace, and Zhuan Po Mie Hun appeared beside Cheng Jiao in the blink of an eye. She was extremely dedicated, and even the blush on her pretty face disappeared.

"You guys go back home first, I have something else to do."

After giving the order, Cheng Jiao left.

Wang Shuyingxi didn't like being disturbed by too many people, and since the place was next to the royal palace, he simply went there alone.

The identical Soul-Turning and Soul-Destroying looked at each other, with some degree of loss in their eyes.

After Cheng Jiao entered the palace, they discussed how to serve Cheng Jiao on their return and see if they could obtain the power that Cheng Jiao called spiritual power.

Just now in the carriage, if Cheng Jiao hadn't used his spiritual power to help relieve the pain in their cheeks, they would probably still be swollen and painful now.

And it was at that moment that they realized how fascinating this power called spiritual power was.

Their cultivation, which had not made any progress in the past few months, showed signs of improvement.

Seeing that Miehun was somewhat unwilling, Zhuanpo sighed and said, "Sister, let's go and follow the orders of the young master."

Now Cheng Jiao is their master. If the master gives, they have. If the master doesn’t give, they can only wait silently.

Cheng Jiao came to this slightly dilapidated courtyard again.

Without knocking, because there was no door, I walked in.

Yingxi did not kneel down to meditate like he did last time.

Instead, he was like an old farmer, weeding in the vegetable garden and picking some vegetables.

"Uncle Wang, are you ready to cook?"

Cheng Jiao leaned over.

Yingxi didn't look at Chengjiao, and said to himself: "I planted too much, and I haven't eaten it all yet."

……

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "Let me pick some too, so I can take them back to the mansion to cook."

Yingxi suddenly straightened his back, glanced at Chengjiao, and said happily: "You wish, this is the first crop I planted this year, I won't give it to you."

Cheng Jiao didn't care, "Haha, I didn't expect Uncle Wang also knows how to farm."

Yingxi put the vegetables into the basket.

"I just learned it. I asked Old Zhang from Banli Street to teach me."

Cheng Jiao asked curiously, "Do you want to comprehend some truth?"

Ying Xi shook his head: "It's too vulgar. I just thought about it and planted it. There's no need to be so mysterious."

"Oh……"

Cheng Jiao felt a little embarrassed. He had read too many novels, so when he saw a master pruning flowers, trimming bamboo, farming or chopping wood, he thought there was some hidden meaning behind it.

"What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you last time that I won't do anything?"

"Brother Wang said..."

"Wait, he asked you to be a lobbyist?"

Cheng Jiao was choked and saw that Ying Xi had a bad look on his face, as if he was telling him that if that was the case, he would never be able to come in again.

Thinking of the things of the previous generation, Cheng Jiao decisively stopped mentioning it.

"Uncle Wang, I heard that the bronze treasure box kept by the royal family is with you."

Ying Xi frowned and said, "Yes, that boy gave it to me and asked me to keep it. Do you want it?"

Cheng Jiao nodded and smiled: "I'm a little interested, I want to take a look."

Yingxi patted his big hands that were covered with dirt and dust.

"I advise you to avoid contact with it. This thing may look ordinary, but it is actually very evil."

Cheng Jiao was surprised and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Yingxi did not answer, but went into the house and took out the bronze box kept by the Qin royal family.

"look by youself."

Cheng Jiao took the bronze treasure box and looked at it carefully.

If we just talk about the workmanship, compared with the legend of the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon, this box is indeed a bit mediocre.

Apart from the complicated and meaningless patterns on the box, the only thing that caught Cheng Jiao's attention was a star map of the Seven Eastern Mansions painted on one side of the box.

Among them, there is a star that is brighter. Cheng Jiao doesn't know which of the seven stars this star is.

But looking at its direction, it should be the Heart Constellation.

Cheng Jiao tried to investigate using his soul perception, and Ying Xi's eyes showed surprise.

This Cheng Jiao's mental strength seems to be no worse than his.

But looking at his aura, he does not seem like a celestial being.

really.

Cheng Jiao sighed lightly, and his perception fell on the bronze box, like a cow entering a quagmire and eventually being swallowed up.

But Cheng Jiao vaguely sensed something different.

He looked up at Ying Xi who was twirling his beard and thinking. "Uncle Wang, can you tell me about it?"

The two men sat at a stone table with a bronze box on it.

Yingxi first said, "Chengjiao, listen to my advice. This thing is evil. If you carry it with you for too long, you will have bad luck."

Cheng Jiao couldn't figure out what it meant and pointed at the bronze treasure box.

"Uncle Wang, is there something evil here?"

There is a saying that the bronze treasure box contains the remains of Chi You sealed by the Queen Mother of the West. After Ying Xi said this, it was hard for him not to think in this direction.

Ying Xi shook his head: "I'm not sure, maybe yes, maybe not, who knows."

Cheng Jiao suddenly became afraid. If the box really contained the remains of Chi You sealed inside, it would be a lot of fun if he opened it easily.

Yingxi looked at the bronze box in a daze.

He had come into contact with this thing for a while more than ten years ago and had studied it for many years, but not only did he gain nothing, his luck also became much worse.

He was very doubtful about the stupid things he had done. He had clearly had the advantage before, but Ying Zichu still stole his tower. Was it because of this broken box?

But then again, if it really was a problem with the box, how could he have successfully broken through to the Heavenly Man Realm?

"Uncle Wang, can you tell me about it?"

Cheng Jiao reminded again.

Yingxi came back to his senses.

Thinking about what he had collected and learned from various places, he began to talk about it leisurely.

The more Cheng Jiao listened, the more surprised he was. He would not have thought that in the past two or three hundred years, the bronze treasure boxes of various countries had been lost countless times, but they always returned to the hands of the royal families of various countries not long after.

It seems as if there is some mysterious force controlling all this.

Following Yingxi's story, Cheng Jiao ruled out the possibility that the bronze box contained the remains of Chiyou.

He then began to analyze another possibility: there was power left by the Queen Mother of the West in the box, which seemed to be preventing something.

Based on the online writing routines I have read, it is possible that Chi You will revive again.

This can also explain why the bronze box always goes back to the royal family of the most powerful seven kingdoms.

It seems that it is destined by heaven that each of the seven powerful countries can only have one.

Cheng Jiao frowned. Even so, there were still many loopholes.

Why did the bronze treasure box choose royal families from various countries?

Thinking about what Yingxi said, Cheng Jiao thought, could this thing be dependent on luck?

Apart from him as an exception, the top seven sons of destiny in the world are none other than the kings of various countries.

After Yingxi finished speaking, he drank a cup of tea.

"That's all I know. In the past, there were also peerless masters in the Heaven Realm who went to the royal families of various countries to snatch bronze treasure boxes. Without exception, they either died accidentally or returned the box to its original owner."

Cheng Jiao was a little scared, "This box..."

Ying Xi waved his hand and said, "Take it away. It will just gather dust in my house. You are also a royal family, don't worry. Even if it is lost, it will come back in a few years or even a dozen years."

Cheng Jiao thought for a few breaths and said, "Okay."

If he wants to gain a higher level of power, or even surpass Lady of the West, he must leave this world that is suspected to be sealed.

If you want to get out of here, you can't avoid the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon.

It can be predicted that the unknown creator of the panel is definitely a powerful person who is no less powerful than the Queen Mother of the West.

Just the ability to create void things on the panel, he had never heard of anyone being able to do it.

Cheng Jiao said goodbye to Ying Xi and walked out of the dilapidated courtyard which now didn’t even have a door.

Carrying a bronze treasure box wrapped in cloth on the street without any disguise.

The Moon Goddess, dressed in a gorgeous dress and a newly made veil, followed Cheng Jiao silently.

Through the veil, you can see the complexity and struggle in the Moon Goddess's eyes.

These two days seemed like a year to her.

If Yan Fei hadn't returned to the Yin Yang family, she would probably feel even worse.

She never expected that the demon she created in her heart would have such serious consequences after backlash.

It actually made her develop different feelings for the man she once disliked and even hated.

Um?What about people?

Just when Yue Shen was wondering if she was distracted and lost the person, a voice that was a nightmare to her sounded leisurely.

"Miss Yueshen, following a man in broad daylight like this will damage the image of the Yin-Yang family."

Cheng Jiao said jokingly.

Luna got over the initial panic and calmed down after blinking.

"You are too polite, sir. I was just passing by and happened to see Lord Chang'an. I was wondering whether to go up and say hello."

Cheng Jiao said with a smile: "Do you still want to take a walk with me?"

It would have been better if he hadn't said it. As soon as Cheng Jiao said it, Yue Shen suddenly became dazed, as if she had been cast under some spell.

Everything that happened that night is vivid in my mind again.

The pavilion in the center of the lake, the boat, Cheng Jiao...

Cheng Jiao saw that the Moon God seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit and wondered if this bronze treasure box was so evil.
I had just taken it out when I encountered this incident.

"Miss Luna, I have something else to do. I'll leave first."

Cheng Jiao planned to put the bronze treasure box in the mansion first, and then try to open it after he had gathered all the necessary things.

"and many more……"

The Moon Goddess spoke weakly, lacking her previous confidence and self-reliance.

Cheng Jiao paused: "Anything else?"

The Moon Goddess bowed softly to Cheng Jiao and said, "Sir, I was wrong about what happened that night. I hope you can forgive me."

Cheng Jiao waved his hand and said, "It's a small matter, as long as Yan Fei doesn't say anything."

This time, the Moon Goddess did not get angry because Cheng Jiao mentioned Yan Fei. Instead, she said sadly, "Sir, is the Moon Goddess not as good as Senior Sister?"

Cheng Jiao was just about to say, yes, it is.

But seeing the sad and beautiful appearance of the Moon Goddess, he felt a little reluctant.

"You are also very good, why do you have to compare yourself with Yan Fei? Isn't it good to be yourself? You also have your own brilliance, why do you have to wrong yourself."

The Moon Goddess’s face was like water, and there was a lot of strangeness in her eyes.

Suddenly I felt that Cheng Jiao's face, which looked a bit like asking for a beating, wasn't so asking for a beating anymore.

Half closing her clear and moist eyes, the Moon Goddess said sadly: "Young Master, you don't understand. In the Yin-Yang family, you must be better than everyone else in order not to be eliminated."

Cheng Jiao frowned and asked, "Why?"

Could it be that the old thief Donghuang has some other conspiracy?
I thought of a secret rumor that Yingxi mentioned just now.

The Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon are also known as the Seven Stars of the East.

Their names are Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei and Ji.

They are the Azure Dragon's horns, throat, front paws, chest, heart and tail.

The attributes are wood, metal, earth, sun, moon, fire and water.

Represents seven different powers.

It just so happened that he was facing off against the five elders of the Yin-Yang School, Dongjun and Yueshen, so it was hard not to make a lot of guesses.

Is it a coincidence or intentional?

Is there more than one way to open the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon?
Also, if I remember correctly, in the original book, before Donghuang Taiyi went up to the mirage, the Moon Goddess controlled Gao Yue to study the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon, and there was only one bronze box.

Seeing that Cheng Jiao seemed to be thinking about something, Yueshen felt a little worried.

I was also a little annoyed that I had unconsciously revealed these secrets.

She thought Cheng Jiao wouldn't tell Yan Fei, or help Yan Fei eliminate her.

After all, there is only one leader in the Yin-Yang School.

If Cheng Jiao had not shown his strength, Yue Shen would not have been so worried, but now after seeing Cheng Jiao's strength that is comparable to that of a celestial being, it is hard not to worry too much.

The only good thing is that outsiders are not allowed to interfere in the internal competition of the Yin-Yang School.

Moreover, it is not yet time for Donghuang Taiyi to pass on the throne. It will take at least twenty years.

Based on her understanding of Yan Fei, she would not ask Cheng Jiao to help her.

Even if it happens, it’s not now.

"Nothing, it's just that the Moon God is touched. The affairs of the world are just as Confucius said, if you don't advance, you will retreat."

Cheng Jiao could see that Yue Shen was hiding something.

But I also feel sad about the saying that if you don’t advance, you will regress.

"The world is a game of chess; who can understand it? The world is like a chess game."

The Moon Goddess was moved by Cheng Jiao's exclamation.

"In this vast world, who can guarantee that we are the one playing chess, or the chess piece?"

(End of this chapter)