Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 361 Zhou Shixun and the Woman in Purple

"Haha, hello everyone, thank you for your hard work!"

As Chu Chen spoke, he rolled down the window and handed out a silver ingot: "This young master is in a good mood, take ten taels to spend."

The leading soldier bowed and scraped as he accepted the silver from Chu Chen's hand.

"Thank you, Master Chu!"

Not long after, in Zhou Shixun's study, Chu Chen sat lazily opposite Zhou Shixun, smoking a cigarette.

"Hey Chu boy, is your cigarette really that good?"

Zhou Shixun, who was reviewing memorials, looked up at Chu Chen and asked.

"Uncle Zhou, this stuff is addictive. Once you start, you can't stop. So, try to be less curious."

Zhou Shixun nodded after listening. If Chu Chen forbade him to touch something, it must not be a good thing.

Then he asked again, "What brings Chu boy here today?"

"Uncle Zhou, last time I went to Kazakhstan, which is the Dragon City I told you about, I met an old friend of yours and wanted to tell you about him."

"Oh, an old friend?" Upon hearing this, Zhou Shixun put down what he was doing and walked towards Chu Chen.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Chen took out a screenshot from the video recording and handed Zhou Shixun a photo of the woman in purple on his phone.

Do you know this person?

Zhou Shixun took the small box from Chu Chen's hand with a puzzled look.

He wasn't surprised by anything strange or unusual that Chu Chen brought out.

But at first glance, Zhou Shixun was so angry that he trembled all over.

He kept muttering, "Bitch, bitch!"

"Chuwazi, take her out of this box. I want to kill her with my own hands."

"Uh, Uncle Zhou, don't get agitated. This is just an image. She's already dead. I killed her!"

After saying that, he played the video of the woman in purple before she died.

Zhou Shixun forced himself to watch the entire video while suppressing his excitement.

"Hahaha, good thing you're dead! I didn't expect you'd still be thinking about killing me after all these years!"

"Alright, Uncle Zhou, who is this?"

"This happened many years ago..."

Zhou Shixun took the tea handed to him by Eunuch Wei, took a sip, and then slowly began to tell Chu Chen about the woman in purple.

It turns out that this woman in purple was Zhou Shixun's lover when she was young.

At that time, Zhou Shixun was still a prince and had not yet ascended the throne. During one of his outings, he met the woman in purple.

The two developed feelings for each other and soon got together.

But soon after, the woman in purple met Zhou Shiji, also known as Chi Yanfei. The two exchanged flirtatious glances and ended up cuckolding Zhou Shixun.

After Zhou Shixun ascended the throne, he was furious about this matter and forcibly separated Chi Yanfei and her.

Perhaps the woman in purple felt that Zhou Shixun had ruined her relationship.

Zhou Shixun was angry that she had cheated on him.

Thus, this feud was formed, and the woman in purple came to cause trouble for Zhou Shixun more than once afterward.

But with Eunuch Wei and Zhu Liuxiang by his side, he never managed to win any favors.

So the woman in purple disappeared and went to cultivate overseas.

He planned to kill Zhou Shixun in one fell swoop after mastering his divine skills to vent his anger.

Chu Chen chuckled after hearing this; it was such an ordinary plot that he instantly lost interest.

Then he turned to Zhou Shixun and asked, "Uncle Zhou, do you know what kind of place this snow mountain they're talking about is?"

"Snow-capped mountains?" Zhou Shixun asked, frowning.

"It's the snow mountain where the Fourth Princess was abducted by the mysterious woman in the cave."

"This time, I met the purple-clad woman's apprentice in Qingyun City, and she also mentioned the words 'Snow Mountain'."

Immediately afterwards, Chu Chen mentioned Leng Shuang to Zhou Shixun.

After a long pause, Zhou Shixun finally uttered a sentence: "Could it be that the snow mountain they mentioned is the place she came from?"

Chu Chen immediately became interested upon hearing this.

"Uncle Zhou, do you know that place?"

The words "snow mountain" had appeared in his ears several times, each time reflecting his mystique.

How could Chu Chen not be anxious and restless? Moreover, Chu Chen also had a vague feeling that the people in this so-called snow mountain must be extremely powerful beings.

Otherwise, the drunkard wouldn't have even had the will to resist that mysterious woman.

This further fueled Chu Chen's desire to find the snow-capped mountains.

“I’ve never been there. I only remember that she said she came from the westernmost mountain peak of the Great Xia. Later, I sent someone to check it out. The western mountain is covered with snow all year round and there is no one there at all.”

At the westernmost edge of the Great Xia Dynasty, atop a high mountain!

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen immediately had an idea. Since that was the case, why didn't he go and search for it himself?

So he quickly said, "Uncle Zhou, since that's the case, I'd like to go there and take a look, and investigate further."

"You want to go to the west? Perfect timing! The ambassador from Rhodo recently came to pay tribute and invited our Great Xia envoy to visit Rhodo. How about we send you there?"

Upon hearing about Luo Duoguo, Chu Chen immediately considered refusing; being an envoy would be too much trouble.

“Um, Uncle Zhou, you know I’m used to being free, so…”

"No, this time is different. When the Great Xia was at its peak, the surrounding small countries all came to pay tribute. But after the previous natural disaster, many countries now have ulterior motives."

"The envoy from Luoduo came here ostensibly to pay tribute, but in reality, most of his purpose was to find out the true state of our dynasty after the disaster."

"Moreover, the invitation to our Great Xia envoy is perhaps also to demonstrate its national strength."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen wondered what was going on. It's normal that people would play with you when you're strong, but not when you're weak.

"Furthermore, these neighboring small countries like Rhodo have been eyeing our Great Xia territory for quite some time now. According to Lao Wei's secret intelligence, Rhodo and other countries have secretly amassed a large army on our Great Xia border, and may be about to invade our Great Xia."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen thought to himself that Zhou Shixun must have seen him bombard the Japanese Imperial Palace and kill Kato Shimohisa.

Sending me to Rhodes this time must have been planned long ago.

This trip will likely not be as simple as just visiting and touring.

"Uncle Zhou, what benefit will I gain from this trip?"

After listening, Chu Chen immediately asked the question he cared about most. In fact, he also planned to travel around the world. If the benefits were enough, he would do so as well.

Since reaching the Grandmaster level and having access to firearms and spatial abilities, Chu Chen believed he was not afraid of anyone in open conflicts, which gradually made him somewhat arrogant.

"Haha, Chu boy, Uncle Zhou has naturally considered this. Last time you plundered Japan's national treasury, didn't you? Let me tell you, almost every national treasury has the jade essence you want, and Luo Duo might not have less than Japan. You see..."

Chu Chen chuckled after hearing this. That's right. Since Zhou Shixun had planned for him to go all along, he would definitely offer conditions that would attract his interest.

So he asked, "Uncle Zhou, is this really true?"

Zhou Shixun did not answer, but waved to Eunuch Wei behind him.

A short while later, Eunuch Wei ordered people to bring up two large boxes.

"Chuwazi, these are Luo Duo's tributes this year, all of them jade essence. Take a look for yourself!"