Ning Kai said and stepped aside.

Xiao Ting looked towards the general, and sure enough, an official sedan was parked not far behind him.

Xiao Ting said helplessly: "Thank you, King Chu, for your kindness. Actually, there is no need to go to such trouble..."

Ning Kai said sternly: "Your Excellency is now the envoy of our Chu State, and you should be personally escorted by guards to the Imperial City of Yan State. This is about the etiquette and dignity of our Chu State, and we must not be careless in the slightest!"

When Xiao Ting heard this, he didn't know what to say. He thought for a moment and said, "General Ning, I don't like riding in an official sedan. Why don't you let my sister sit in this official sedan? How about I ride a horse like the general?"

Ning Kai thought for a while and said: "Then I will listen to you, my lord, I will ride in the sedan chair, and you will ride the horse! But when the time comes when Yan Kingdom enters the imperial city, I still have to trouble you, sir, and you must ride in the sedan chair!"

Xiao Ting sighed that Chu was indeed a country of etiquette. So he agreed, "Just listen to General Ning."

Ning Kai cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, sir!"

After that, he asked the adjutant to pick out a good horse as Xiao Ting's mount, and ordered someone to put Xing'er on the official sedan, and the group started to set off.

Xiao Ting and Ning Kai rode side by side and said, "General Ning, you are the deputy general guarding the imperial city. Why did King Chu send you out?"

Ning Kai smiled and said: "Sir, there are three lieutenants in the Imperial City Army, so the absence of one of me will not delay the defense of the Imperial City."

Xiao Ting nodded and said: "General Ning, you don't want to call me sir. You can just call me Tingxiao, and I'll call you brother Ning. How about that?"

Ning Kai cupped his fists and said, "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

Xiao Ting smiled and said, "I wonder if Brother Ning is here, does King Chu have any other instructions?"

Ning Kai replied: "The King of Chu sent his junior general to accompany Brother Ting to the Kingdom of Yan this time. Firstly, it is to ensure the safety of Brother Ting. Secondly, there is a treasure that he wants to give to King Yan to show that we are Chu."

The sincerity of the League of Nations.”

Xiao Ting asked curiously: "What kind of treasure is it?"

Ning Kai shook his head and said, "I don't know either. The King of Chu has told me that I must open it in front of King Yan."

When Xiao Ting heard this, he didn't ask any more questions. So he chatted with Ning Kai and said, "I heard that the Yan State and the Chu State have always had good relations. Does Brother Ning know what the character of King Yan is like?"

Ning Kai thought for a while and said: "The general has never met King Yan. However, the relationship between the two countries is indeed very good. It is said that King Yan is the second highest cultivation leader among all the countries except Jiang Taixu, the leader of Jiang State.

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Xiao Ting nodded when he heard this, thinking secretly in his heart.

Ning Kai said: "Brother Ting, according to our current traveling speed, it is estimated that it will take more than ten days to reach the Imperial City of Yan State. According to the etiquette, we need to send a fast horse to convey the message to Yan State first. In this way, I

Only then can we have an unimpeded journey all the way to the Imperial City of Yan without having to be questioned by the defenders. The Yan State will also send officials out of the city to greet you according to the etiquette."

Xiao Ting suddenly said after hearing this: "Then let Brother Ning arrange everything."

Ning Kai smiled and waved his hand, and his adjutant got the order to mount a fast horse and go ahead.

With the escort of Ning Kai and his team, the next trip became much smoother and faster.

Six days later, Xiao Ting and his party had already walked out of the border of the Chu State. The Yan State was located directly south of Cangjie and the territory adjacent to the Chu State was not large, so if they wanted to reach the imperial city of the Yan State, they still needed to

A journey of five or six days.

Yan State is indeed the country that has the best relations with Chu State. After receiving the news that Xiao Ting and others were on an envoy, King Yan immediately ordered that according to the route of Xiao Ting and his party, post stations were designed in various cities along the way. The city lords of each city were

He went out of the city to greet Xiao Ting and made all arrangements for the food, clothing, housing and transportation of Xiao Ting and his party.

This fact made Xiao Ting a little flattered, but it also gave him more confidence in this mission. It seems that the alliance between the two countries should be a sure thing.

Like this, another five days passed, and finally, thirteen days after Xiao Ting left the imperial city of Chu State, he arrived at the imperial city of Yan State.

There were still three or four miles away from the imperial city of Yan State, and Xiao Ting could already see the honor guard team greeted by Yan State.

When he arrived at the gate of the imperial city, Xiao Ting stepped down from the official sedan, holding the king's staff and the knot, and walked in the middle of the procession, heading towards the welcoming procession of Yan Kingdom.

On the opposite side, a young man wearing a golden python robe stood in the middle.

The man's yellow robe is embroidered with the inscription "Nine Pythons", and the train is open to the left and right. The crown on the top of his head is inlaid with thirteen Eastern beads. A gold and jade inlaid Eastern beads belt is tied around his waist.

Xiao Ting was shocked. Isn't this the prince's attire?

Xiao Ting hurriedly stepped forward and said politely: "The envoy of Chu State, Ting Xiao, has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

After saying this, he raised his head and looked at the Crown Prince of Yan.

I saw a man with a handsome face and a majestic air. He was about twenty-three or four years old. He was smiling at the moment, giving people a feeling of spring breeze.

This man is none other than the current crown prince of the Yan Kingdom: Yan Xun.

Yan Xun smiled and said: "Ambassador Ting Xiao, there is no need to be polite. My father specially ordered me to go out of the city to greet the envoy from Chu. Ambassador Ting Xiao has been busy all the way, please follow me into the city. My father has already prepared a temporary official residence for the envoys for the guards.

, please take a good rest. In the evening, my father will personally host a banquet to entertain the most noble guests of the Yan Kingdom!"

Ting Xiao heard this and said quickly: "Thank you so much, King Yan!"

After a tiring journey, Xiao Ting was okay, but Xing'er was extremely tired. As soon as he arrived at the house prepared for him by Yan State, he lay down on the soft bed and fell asleep.

Xiao Ting thought for a while, he was going to meet King Yan in the evening, so he didn't need to bring Xing'er with him, so he just let her have a good rest.

In the evening, King Yan held a banquet in the palace to entertain Xiao Ting and his party.

Xiao Ting only brought Ning Kai and one accompanying officer to the banquet.

At the banquet, guests and hosts were enjoying themselves as they drank and drank.

At the banquet, Xiao Ting took a peek and saw that Prince Yan was about fifty years old. His face was very similar to that of the Crown Prince Yan Xun who was accompanying him next to him. However, he was more calm and regal.

Show your heavenly style.

Judging from the faint aura revealed by King Yan, King Yan's cultivation level is higher than that of King Chu Sheng. After Suosuo's affirmative answer, Xiao Ting was also sure: King Yan's cultivation level is already at the Emperor's Realm.

In the later period, he was worthy of being the second most powerful among the kings except Jiang Taixu.

After three rounds of drinking, Xiao Ting personally handed over a letter from King Chu Sheng and expressed Chu's intention for an alliance.

King Yan took the letter handed over by the maid, opened it and read it himself, nodding from time to time.

At this time, Ning Kai on the side signaled to Xiao Ting.

Xiao Ting immediately understood and cupped his hands and said: "To King Yan, in order to show his sincerity, my lord, King Chu, has brought a treasure and specifically told it to be presented in front of King Yan."

"Oh? King Chu is interested!" King Yan put away the letter and said with a smile.

Ning Kai stood up, took out a rosewood box from his arms, held it in both hands, walked up to King Yan and said, "Please take a look, King Yan!"

At this moment, not only King Yan, but also Prince Yan Xun and His Highness Xiao Ting were interested and wanted to see what this so-called "treasure" was.

And just when everyone's attention was focused on the wooden box in Ning Kai's hand, Ning Kai's eyes were ferocious, he took out a blue-light dagger from his arms and stabbed the prince Yan Xun on the side!
Chapter completed!