Chapter 1418 The Grand Princess of Northern Qi

Beiqi is Zhou Chen's next stop.

To be precise, he had already decided on his route after he came out of Kyoto.

If he couldn't break through to the Grandmaster level, the plan would be useless, but now that he has become a Grandmaster, he will naturally not change his plan.

In fact, Dongyi City is closer to Dadong Mountain. If he has to fight with the four Grandmasters for the mission, Si Gu Jian should be the closest one.

But Zhou Chen did not choose Dongyi City as his next stop, but chose Beiqi. As for Si Gu Jian in Dongyi City, he planned to wait until he came back from Beiqi and passed by Dongyi City to find Si Gu Jian.

In terms of the combat power of the four Grandmasters, Si Gu Jian may not necessarily be the strongest one in terms of comprehensive strength, but in terms of killing skills, he is definitely the most powerful one among the four Grandmasters.

And Si Gu Jian is the craziest one among the four Grandmasters, so Zhou Chen is not in a hurry to fight with Si Gu Jian. Ku He is the first whetstone he chose.

I have been studying and practicing martial arts in this world for more than four years. Except for this visit to Dadong Mountain, I have no time to walk around in this world.

Northern Qi was born out of Northern Wei. Northern Wei was a more powerful country than Qing. It was only because of the appearance of Ye Qingmei and the rise of Emperor Qing that Northern Wei fell apart and was replaced by Northern Qi. Qing became the most powerful country on the continent.

Northern Qi is not as powerful as Southern Qing, but it is more outstanding than Qing in many aspects, such as the literary world.

Qing's literary world was really beaten by Northern Qi. Whether it was the master of the literary world or the cultural heritage, it was completely inferior to Northern Qi.

This is why Fan Xian was able to rise rapidly in the literary world of Qing after writing a seven-character poem, and it was also the biggest reason why he was revered as a poet by the whole Qing after he wrote hundreds of poems while drunk in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

Qing needed a person who could carry the tripod in the literary world.

In the eyes of many literati in Northern Qi, Southern Qing was like a southern barbarian and was despised by the literary world of Northern Qi.

The rapid development of Qing's national strength is certainly due to Emperor Qing's contribution, but more importantly, it is due to Ye Qingmei. Without Ye Qingmei's many inventions, Qing would not have become so powerful in just a few decades.

It's a pity that a wonderful woman like Ye Qingmei is excellent in everything, but she is really unsatisfactory when it comes to men. Not to mention Fan Jian, even eunuchs like Chen Pingping are much more reliable than Emperor Qing.

Although the national strength of Northern Qi is not as strong as that of Southern Qing, its territory is larger than that of Southern Qing.

Zhou Chen set out from Dadong Mountain, passed Dongshan Road, and came to Danzhou Road, then crossed the heavily guarded border and entered the territory of Northern Qi.

The capital of Northern Qi is Shangjing City. As the capital of all dynasties, Shangjing City is no less prosperous than Kyoto. It is the political, economic and cultural center of Northern Qi.

Zhou Chen does not have the identity and pass of Northern Qi, but this does not stump him as a grandmaster. Entering and leaving the city is as easy as playing house.

This trip to Shangjing City was more relaxing than when he set out from the capital of Qing to Dadong Mountain. Along the way, he also saw the customs and habits of Northern Qi. The people of the two countries were not much different, but in other aspects, there were still certain differences.

The martial arts style was stronger in Qing, while the literary style was stronger in Qi.

It took a whole month to get from Dadong Mountain to Shangjing City.

While on the road, Zhou Chen also used his true qi to clear the meridians of his horse, making the black horse more majestic and with better endurance than before.

"Shangjing City!"

In front of the majestic city wall, Zhou Chen looked at this city that looked like a giant beast. It was worthy of being the capital of a country. It really had a special momentum.

He handed his "borrowed" road pass to the soldier guarding the city gate. After checking, Zhou Chen led the horse slowly into Shangjing City.

You can't ride a horse in Shangjing City, and he didn't want to make a special move, so he led the horse and walked slowly on the stone road of Shangjing City.

When he came to Shangjing City, he couldn't help but think of the scene in the plot of Joy of Life when Fan Xian raised the flag to provoke Qi. In comparison, his entry into Shangjing City was silent and did not cause any waves.

But what he was going to do next was not simple at all, and it was very likely to detonate Shangjing City.

He found a good inn in the inner city to stay, and then he wandered around the inner city. The prosperity of Shangjing was no worse than that of Qingguo Kyoto, especially some streets and alleys, which were extremely lively.

For example, fireworks and willow alleys, where there were many literati, these places were even more prosperous.

He stayed in Shangjing City for several days in a row, ate a lot of local special snacks, and also ate expensive restaurants and delicacies from mountains and seas, watched circuses, watched singing and dancing, went to poetry meetings, and watched arena competitions...

Finally, on the seventh day, Zhou Chen remembered the purpose of his coming to Shangjing City, to find Ku He.

He knew that Ku He was practicing hard at a waterfall in Qi, but he didn't bother to find her. The fight between the great masters was naturally different.

Zhou Chen got up early in the morning before daybreak. He was going to get down to business today.

When he came out of the inn and headed for the palace, he found that many carriages were heading towards the palace. These were ministers going to the morning court.

He was also going to the palace, but he was not going to the court, but to issue a declaration of war!

As the capital of a country, the palace is naturally the most heavily guarded place in the country. Unless you have a means to reach the sky or a special relationship, it is impossible to sneak into the palace.

Every emperor has been assassinated many times, but those who can truly succeed in assassination are definitely rare.

However, for other people to be heavily guarded, it is not the case for the Grand Master, unless there is also a Grand Master hidden in the palace.

But it is obvious that there is no great master in the Northern Qi Palace, and the strongest one is only ninth grade.

In the last world, Zhou Chen learned Ren Ruyi's assassin skills and was proficient in sneaking and hiding. Coupled with the strength of the Grand Master, it was even more impossible for anyone to discover him.

Zhou Chen was not familiar with the Northern Qi Imperial Palace. He originally wanted to find the place where the young emperor reviewed memorials, but after searching, he ended up in another palace.

"It's so boring. I wish I could go outside the palace and have a look."

In a magnificent palace, the palace was very empty. A young girl with a pure and beautiful appearance and gorgeous and noble clothes was sitting there with her chin in her hands, her beautiful face full of expectation and yearning for the outside world.

"If I can escape from the palace, I can go outside. No, I am the princess of the Daqi royal family. I must pay attention to the royal family's face. How can I do such an escape?"

The girl refuted her thoughts seriously, but after a while, her expression became very sad again.

"But I really want to go out and play."

Zhou Chen's figure was hidden on the beams in the hall, looking down and talking to himself, sometimes energetic, sometimes decadent girl, the girl's beautiful and lovely look made him smile.

There are not many princesses in the Northern Qi royal family. At this princess's age, she should be the eldest princess of the Northern Qi Dynasty, a supporting role that does not appear much in the plot but is quite distinctive.

The girl felt sorry for herself for a while, and then started thinking about how to escape from the palace, as if this was a very interesting thing for her and something to pass the time.

As the eldest princess of the Qi Kingdom, she had the same father and mother as the young emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty. She was not favored by the Queen Mother, but she was not treated harshly. She also had her own palace in the palace, and she was treated equally well.

It's just that she always felt that staying in the palace was really boring. She wanted to go outside the palace countless times, and even planned to escape many times, but she never implemented it once.

In the drama, Zhan Pianpian, the eldest princess of the Northern Qi Dynasty, is a frank, cute, and naive princess who has a strong mouth. Later, she gets married to the eldest prince of the Qing Kingdom.

Seeing that she was still mumbling and talking to herself, Zhou Chen suddenly fell from the beam and landed behind her, but she didn't notice it at all.

"I don't know when I can leave the palace and go outside."

"Do you really want to go outside the palace?"

The sudden sound from behind startled Zhan Pianpian. He jumped up in panic and turned to look behind him.

The next moment, her beautiful eyes widened in vain, looking at Zhou Chen who suddenly appeared behind her and stared at her quietly with a look of disbelief.

"You, you, I..."

Suddenly an unknown person appeared, a man. She opened her mouth to shout, but the next moment, Zhou Chen appeared in front of her and covered her mouth.

"Don't call. I called someone. Suddenly there is a man in the hall. It's hard for you to explain."

Zhan Pianpian was shocked. Yes, she was a princess. If there was a man suddenly in the bedroom and he was discovered, she would definitely not be able to explain it.

Feeling Zhou Chen's hand slowly let go, although her pupils were still full of panic and fear, she tried hard to stay calm.

"You, who are you? Why are you in my bedroom? Are you an assassin? If you are an assassin, shouldn't you assassinate His Majesty? Why are you here? Is the palace too big? Are you lost?"

Yigulu asked several questions, completely forgetting that he was in danger. This magical brain circuit also made Zhou Chen feel funny.

"You asked so many questions at once, which one do you want me to answer first?"

Knowing that Zhan Pianpian wouldn't yell, Zhou Chen let her go, casually walked to the side and sat down, and then waved at the door of the dormitory.

"boom!"

The opened door was instantly closed.

Zhan Pianpian looked at this scene in shock. Zhou Chen was sitting there, several feet away from the door. Why did he close the door with a gentle wave of his hand?

"Your Highness, are you okay?"

The sound of closing the door alerted the palace maid outside, who asked cautiously outside the door.

Zhou Chen pointed to Zhan Pianpian outside the door. Zhan Pianpian immediately gave Zhou Chen a look of understanding and reassurance, then posed and said in a serious tone: "It's okay, I'm fine. It's windy outside, you guys are outside. Just keep it."

"Yes, Your Highness."

When there was no sound outside, Zhan Pianpian cautiously faced Zhou Chen again and stretched out his hand to wave.

"What happened just now? Why did you close the door with a wave of your hand?"

The eldest princess’s name is Zhan Pianpian. I haven’t read much of the original work. If I’m wrong, please remind me so that I can correct it.