70: Egg

The Empress's words could be summarized in four characters.

—Well done, reward!

The rewards were generous, but no one in the field had any objections.

On the one hand, it was because the scene just now was too shocking, and this group of people had not yet recovered.

On the other hand—although the rewards were generous, there was nothing out of the ordinary.

For example: a peerage.

After all, according to the custom of Great Zhou, only those who expanded the territory were entitled to a peerage.

Previously, Qin Chuan obtained the title of Qiao County Son, mainly because that abyssal exclave could barely be considered territorial expansion.

This time, it wasn't that simple.

However, while others had no objections, Qin Chuan spoke up.

“Your Majesty, in this great victory, the Guozijian Students also contributed.”

The Empress's phoenix eyes glanced at him, and Qin Chuan opportunely stopped speaking.

At this moment, the Empress said:

“Guozijian Students shall be granted ten taels of gold daily, a monument shall be erected here as a warning to the world, and this matter shall be recorded in the Chang'an County Annals.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty!”

As soon as these words came out, everyone thanked her.

Not only did the eyes of those Guozijian Students who had been thoroughly exploited light up, but even the ministers behind the Empress looked at Qin Chuan with much more kindness.

With this matter concluded, everyone departed.

Just then, Qin Chuan was called out.

“Qiao County Son, may we speak in detail?”

Qin Chuan: ?

He looked at the white-bearded old man who had just been by the Empress's side, a little puzzled as to why he was calling him.

“You are…”

The old man: “This humble Taoist is the Inspector of Chong Tian Jian. Just now, I observed Qiao County Son collecting that Stygian River…”

Qin Chuan's eyebrows twitched: “Does the Inspector need it for something?”

The Inspector nodded, but Qin Chuan turned and walked away.

“Coincidentally, I also need it.”

Inspector: …

Looking at Qin Chuan's departing back, the old man chuckled wryly.

After a long while, his eyes became vacant, looking at the environment that had been transformed as if by magic.

He sighed softly: “This one has already emerged, so what about that one…”

Inside the Prince's Mansion.

Qin Chuan pulled Wang Zhongshu, who had returned home with him, and asked.

“Teacher, is that Inspector old man formidable?”

Wang Zhongshu looked at Qin Chuan suspiciously twice.

“Did you offend him?”

Qin Chuan: “Not exactly an offense.”

With that, he told Wang Zhongshu about their conversation.

Then he asked: “…Is it not a big problem?”

Wang Zhongshu pondered for a moment and said: “The Inspector probably just had a whim; you don't need to take it too much to heart.”

Qin Chuan: “What if he didn't?”

Wang Zhongshu glanced at him sideways and said proudly.

“No need to worry, even I am not afraid of him. With this matter concluded, focus on your studies. The imperial examination is about to begin.”

“Oh, understood. I will focus on my studies from now on.”

After getting this assurance, Qin Chuan was relieved.

After all, isn't a master meant to take the fall?

Although in Wang Zhongshu's words, and even the Empress and others, they believed this matter was concluded.

But Qin Chuan knew it wasn't yet.

When he used the observatory, he saw two places near Chang'an where foreign auras had condensed!

One, more concentrated, was naturally this branch of the abyssal mother river.

As for the other—

Weizhuang.

This place is less than ten li from Chang'an, in other words—the suburbs.

‘Weizhuang’, as the name suggests, is a village and town gathered around clans, with the vast majority of its inhabitants bearing the surname Wei.

When Wang Xuan arrived here, he was noticed immediately.

Qin Chuan's main perspective shifted to Wang Xuan, who was currently sitting in the town's only tavern, drinking wine that was as bland as could be.

Because of his appearance as a common street wanderer, the surrounding farmers kept a safe distance from him.

Not long after, an old man hurried over.

“I am the village head here. May I ask the young hero's esteemed name, and what brings you to my Weizhuang?”

Qin Chuan glanced at this person and asked: “Elder, don't be nervous. I am not here to kill or cause trouble, but to investigate some matters. I wonder if the elder can enlighten me?”

Investigate?

The village head was a bit flustered by him; what was there to investigate here?

“Young hero, please speak freely. If I can help…”

“Good! In your Weizhuang, have there been any strange occurrences recently?”

Strange occurrences?

The village head's face showed a troubled expression…

A moment later, Qin Chuan still got the answer he wanted.

A moment later, inside a fence in Weizhuang.

The village head was trying to persuade a woman.

“Xiaojia, you don't have to worry. This young hero is an upright person; he won't forcibly take your family's things. Our Weizhuang's Second Master is an official in Chang'an…”

Qin Chuan listened from the side, wanting to laugh.

This village head was also interesting. On the surface, he was comforting the woman, but secretly he wanted to use someone who was an official in Chang'an to pressure him?

Indeed, everyone had their own thoughts.

However—this time he really came to the right place.

Looking at the half-dead sow in front of him, Qin Chuan was speechless.

—The classics given by Duke of Lu were indeed correct!

Within this sow's body, there was actually abyssal energy emanating.

Seeing that the village head and the woman were still chattering, Qin Chuan waved his hand.

“I'll buy this pig.”

The woman was clearly hesitant: “This pig is pregnant, and after the piglets are born, she can get pregnant again…”

Qin Chuan: …

Is she playing the endless generations game with him?

At this moment, the village head immediately pulled the woman aside.

“What nonsense are you talking about! A sick pig, look at this… Hiss! One gold, enough to buy ten fat pigs, Xiaojia…”

After speaking, he turned to Qin Chuan and said: “Sell, we'll sell it.”

After the woman saw the gold, she had no objections either.

Qin Chuan nodded, no longer speaking.

The transaction was completed.

frost sword unsheathed!

Swish!

Almost in the blink of an eye, Qin Chuan performed a C-section on the sow.

Revealing within it a strangely patterned—

“Egg?”

Inside the belly of a pregnant sow was an egg.

Is this reasonable?

As Qin Chuan pondered this question, the two people on the side, the village head and the woman, were stunned.

They pointed at the scene before them, trembling:

“This, this, this is… evil!”

Qin Chuan sighed, stepped forward, and collected the egg filled with abyssal energy.

He glanced at the remaining pork.

Contaminated by abyssal energy, he didn't know if it was still edible.

“You call a few people to burn this pig carcass.”

The village head guaranteed: “Yes! I will definitely make sure there are no oversights. May I ask the young hero's name?”

“Don't ask what you shouldn't ask.”

The village head shivered: “Yes, I understand!”

Qin Chuan didn't know what kind of person he had imagined him to be, but it wasn't important at the moment.

Carrying this unknown egg, he stepped out of Weizhuang.

Just as he reached the entrance, he saw a white shadow dart out like a streak of light, rushing straight into Qin Chuan's arms.

Qin Chuan hugged it, rubbing the creature's head.

It was the Little Tiger, its size now comparable to a normal domestic dog.

If it weren't for Wang Xuan's extraordinary talent and immense strength, he might not have been able to hold him.

He muttered: “You little tiger are growing really fast. Hurry up and grow bigger so I can ride you instead of you riding me!”

Little Tiger: “┗|｀O′|┛ Roar~~”

As it opened its mouth, a letter fell out.

Qin Chuan opened it and found that it was indeed news from Chong Tian Jian.

“…I have found something suitable to activate your bloodline, but it is not easy to obtain. I will see if there are other ways recently.”

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