Suzhen Mansion.

This was an institution established in this city by people from Suzhen Palace. It manages all matters in the city and has many experts.

In most cases, Suzhen Mansion is responsible for maintaining the safety and stability of the city, and also controls the Suzhen Light that protects the city.

As for the Da Qi government...

Da Qi has no control over this place. Everything here is decided by Suzhen Palace.

Da Qi also has people here, but their symbolic significance is greater than their practical significance. They just show that this place still belongs to Qi. Occasionally, they will also undertake the communication task between Da Qi and Suzhen Palace.

After strolling around Suzhen City, Zhou Qing arrived at the gate of Suzhen Mansion.

He had already found out the rules and procedures for visiting disciples of Suzhen Palace.

You don't have to go to the gate of Suzhen Palace. Just come to Suzhen Mansion and someone will receive you and notify the person you want to visit.

You won't see anyone at the gate of Suzhen Palace and you can't get in at all.

"I'm here to visit my relatives at Suzhen Palace."

After listening to Zhou Qing's reasons, the guard at the door led him into Suzhen Mansion.

Too many people come to Suzhen Mansion for this reason, but it is also a very legitimate reason.

Whether it is true or false, it must be handled by the people of Suzhen Mansion. It is not the gatekeeper who can decide whether to allow the visitor to enter.

Zhou Qing waited quietly in a side hall. Not long after, a woman came in and said, "My surname is Lin. I am the steward of Suzhen Palace who is responsible for handling the relatives' visits of the palace disciples."

Zhou Qing nodded and greeted Deacon Lin.

"What is this young man's name? Where is he from? What is his relationship with the person he wants to visit?" Deacon Lin asked several questions in succession.

"Who is the person you want to visit? Where is she practicing in the palace?"

"My name is Zhou Qing, from..."

Zhou Qing briefly told the information about himself and Shen Yu. This had to be told and could not be concealed.

You come to visit relatives but you have to use a fake identity and hide things. Are you just visiting for nothing?

"As for where my senior sister is currently training in Suzhen Palace, I don't know, but she was brought to Suzhen Palace from Heiyun Town by Saint Jiang of your sect at the end of last year."

He had no access to information about what happened after Shen Yu entered Suzhen Palace, so of course he had no idea.

Deacon Lin's expression became more serious when he heard this, after all, it involved the Saint.

It was no secret that Jiang Yanyao went to Heiyun Town in Tianyue County last year, and many people in Suzhen Palace knew about it.

So Deacon Lin probably came to the conclusion that Zhou Qing must have really come to visit relatives.

Of course, judgment is judgment, but the necessary procedures must be followed.

Deacon Lin took out a piece of yellow paper and a pen and wrote and drew on it. Zhou Qing glanced at it and saw that it was the information he had just mentioned.

Then she took out a transparent and flawless crystal ball and placed it in front of Zhou Qing.

"This is the God-Observing Ball. If you place your hand on it, you can detect whether a person has been possessed or their soul has been controlled."

Deacon Lin explained: "This is not because I don't trust you, but for the safety of every disciple of Suzhen Palace. Please forgive me."

“…”

Zhou Qing was stunned for a moment, then put his hand on the God-viewing Ball.

He didn't feel offended or anything, he just felt that Suzhen Palace was too strict.

However, being rigorous is a good thing. From these procedures, we can see that Suzhen Palace really cares about its disciples and tries its best to reduce the possibility of accidents among its disciples.

Is it necessary to be so cautious about something like visiting relatives?

Of course it is necessary.

There are too many examples of people being murdered by people with bad intentions who disguise themselves as close friends.

Especially since this is a world where all kinds of magical arts and martial arts exist, it is easier to disguise yourself.

Doesn’t Zhou Qing often disguise himself? Here is a living example.

Zhou Qing not only did not feel tedious or disgusted by Suzhen Palace's actions, but was very pleased and happy to see them.

It is more reassuring for Shen Yu to practice in such a force.

This is a good thing, a very good thing.

Seeing that the divine ball was motionless, Deacon Lin nodded, indicating that Zhou Qing was fine, and then he wrote and drew on the paper.

The problem would be if this magical weapon moved.

Then she put away the pen, and the paper in her hand suddenly caught fire and soon turned into a wisp of green smoke, leaving no ash.

"I have already informed the palace. If Shen Yu is in the palace, she will be able to come to Suzhen City soon. You can wait here for a while."

"Sorry to bother Deacon Lin."

"It's my job."

After the woman left, Zhou Qing waited here alone, but a maid brought him tea and he did not neglect her.

In Suzhen Palace, in a room inside a majestic palace, a young woman was busy sorting various things.

Suddenly, a piece of talisman paper on the table lit up, and words appeared on it, attracting the woman's attention.

She picked up the talisman and looked at it, then started looking for some information.

"Shen Yu, I entered Suzhen Palace with the Saint Lady at the end of last year. Let me find out where I am practicing now..."

"Found it, let me see... Hey, is it in the Saint Maiden Peak, practicing with the Saint Maiden?"

"Then notify Saint Maiden Peak."

After a while, a piece of talisman paper rose into the sky, flew out of the hall, and flew towards a mountain deep in Suzhen Palace.

After entering the mountain, he rushed directly into an attic and fell into the hands of another female disciple.

"Looking for Junior Sister Shen? Go and tell the Saint."

The female disciple trotted out of the attic, climbed to the top of the mountain, and found Jiang Yanyao.

"Saintess, there is a man named Zhou Qing who came to visit Junior Sister Shen Yu. He is waiting in Suzhen City!"

Jiang Yanyao took the talisman paper and nodded slightly.

"I understand. Go on."

The information was sent out from Suzhen City and received by the agency in Suzhen Palace that was responsible for handling this aspect of the affairs. The information was then passed on to each peak to where it should go.

A few disciples on duty with some magical instruments can accomplish this task, which is very convenient.

For these matters, Suzhen Palace already has a set of fixed procedures, which are very professional.

After the female disciple who delivered the letter left, Jiang Yanyao stood up, thought for a moment, and also went down the Holy Maiden Peak.

Zhou Qing had been waiting in Suzhen's mansion. No one else showed up, so he was happy to be alone and just chatted with An Lang in secret.

After waiting for a long time, Zhou Qing finally heard footsteps outside again. Someone was coming.

But Zhou Qing frowned slightly. The person who came was not Shen Yu. Although he did not release his mental power to sense, it was a bit presumptuous to do so after all.

But the footsteps were not Shen Yu's.

But the person who came in also surprised Zhou Qing.

It turned out that Jiang Yanyao came in person.

This made Zhou Qing's heart skip a beat. Jiang Yanyao was here, but Shen Yu was nowhere to be seen. Would she say to him the next second that she was sorry for failing to take good care of Shen Yu?

Stop! Stop imagining this!

This thing never happened, so don't imagine it.

Seeing Zhou Qing's change in expression, Jiang Yanyao smiled slightly and said:

"It seems that my presence here has disappointed you a little."

"Saint, what are you talking about?" Zhou Qing shook his head. "I was just a little surprised. I didn't expect that you would trouble the Saint to come in person."

Jiang Yanyao found a chair and sat down, then explained:

"You came at an unfortunate time. Shen Yu happened to be away from the palace for the past two days."

Zhou Qing asked, "Where is she going?"

"There are some relatively primitive areas near the gate of Suzhen Palace, where wild beasts, demons and other creatures exist."

Jiang Yanyao replied: "Shen Yu received a mission in the palace, and entered the primitive area with other disciples to complete the mission and hone themselves."

Zhou Qing understood, "Similar to Black Mountain?"

Jiang Yanyao nodded, "That's it."

The blessed land of Montenegro will also radiate into large mountain ranges, with abundant spiritual energy and numerous treasures, becoming a paradise for all kinds of creatures.

The same is naturally true for the blessed land occupied by Suzhen Palace.

Even the primitive area near Suzhen Palace is more vast and higher than the Black Mountain Range, and contains more treasures and opportunities.

Because the blessed land where Suzhen Palace is located is the most top-notch treasure land in the world, which cannot be compared with Black Mountain.

It is always safer to fight wild beasts and hone yourself than to wander the world.

Suzhen Palace has always been committed to maintaining that pristine area, and would even go out and capture some wild beasts and monsters with extremely powerful bloodlines and raise them in captivity.

Zhou Qing pondered, he didn't expect such a thing to happen, Shen Yu was not there.

He didn't doubt that Jiang Yanyao would lie to him. She was the Saint Suzhen, one of the most powerful people in a top Taoist sect. There was no need for her to lie on such an issue.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Qing asked, "Can you tell me how long it will take Shen Yu to come back?"

If possible, Zhou Qing still wanted to meet Shen Yu in person, but if he didn't know when her mission would be completed and her return date was uncertain, then he naturally wouldn't just sit there and wait.

"Her mission time limit is seven days. If it exceeds seven days, it will automatically be considered a mission failure. Then she should come back." Jiang Yanyao said:

"If he fails to return before the appointed time, then Suzhen Palace will send someone to look for him and find out what is going on."

It is impossible to give disciples unlimited time to complete an ordinary task, especially a task that is carried out in the original area near Suzhen Palace. It is even more impossible to indulge in it.

Otherwise, if a disciple just accepts a mission, wouldn't he be able to stay outside forever and go wherever he wants? Then what rules would there be in Suzhen Palace?

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"And Shen Yu and the others have been gone for four days."

"Four days have passed in the seven-day deadline..." Zhou Qing nodded slightly and asked, "Does she often go out on missions?"

"No, this is the first time." Jiang Yanyao replied:

"It wasn't a mandatory mission required by the palace. She told me she wanted to give it a try and took the initiative to accept it."

Zhou Qing made a decision, "Then I'll wait here."

Since there is an exact time and it’s not long, there’s no harm in waiting for two days.

The key point is that this is Shen Yu’s first time to do a mission. She hasn’t finished the seven-day mission for four days yet, which is a bit worrying.

Zhou Qing wanted to see her come back safely.

He also had some things that he wanted to hand over to Shen Yu personally.

Before he left Taibai Martial Arts School, he left a lot of gifts for Shen Long and the others. Now that they have come to visit Shen Yu, naturally there will be gifts for Senior Sister Yu.

His wealth was really accumulating more and more, and it was becoming more and more inexhaustible, which was a problem.

It's good to share some things.

The gap between Shen Yu and him in realm is too big. What Shen Yu can use, he definitely can't use. It would be troublesome to sell it, so it's better to give it all to Shen Yu.

"That's fine. Maybe Shen Yu will come back today or tomorrow to submit the task." Jiang Yanyao nodded.

"Why don't we go into Suzhen Palace and wait? That way I can show my hospitality as a good host."

Zhou Qing heard this and said with some surprise:

"Entering Suzhen Palace? That's not very convenient."

Suzhen Palace is full of female disciples. Although there is no explicit ban, male practitioners are generally not allowed to enter, unless there is an activity that requires people from various sects to participate, or there are other special circumstances.

Disciples of Suzhen Palace are absolutely not allowed to bring male practitioners into the mountain gate without permission.

This is not discrimination or anything. It is mainly because this is a sect with only female disciples. It would have a bad influence if male cultivators were allowed to enter rashly, let alone live there for a long time.

Even if they are relatives of the high-level officials of Suzhen Palace, if they are women, they can be directly accepted into the sect, but if they are men, they cannot stay there.

Even the palace master’s relatives are not allowed to do so, so it is impossible to make an exception for them. This is the rule left by the founder Su Zhen.

"No problem, it will only take three days at most." Jiang Yanyao chuckled and said, "After you go in, just stay on the Holy Maiden Peak."

"You don't have to think too much. Although Suzhen Palace does not accept male disciples, there are occasionally male cultivators who enter Suzhen Mountain Gate to stay temporarily. You are not an exception."

"If the friends I met outside come to visit, I can't just leave them out in the cold, right?"

……rational.

After hearing this, Zhou Qing no longer felt any burden or hesitation.

He really wanted to see how magnificent and majestic the mountain gate of this top Taoist sect was.

"Then I'll bother you."

As for the fact that Suzhen disciples cannot bring male cultivators into the mountain gate without permission...

Can a saint be considered an ordinary Suzhen disciple? Jiang Yanyao led the way, and the two left Suzhen City. On the way, the saint also explained to Zhou Qing her arrangements for Shen Yu after she entered Suzhen Palace.

The Holy Maiden Peak is the exclusive sacred peak of the holy maidens of all generations, and it is a sacred peak that only the contemporary holy maiden can enter. Once a new holy maiden appears, the previous holy maiden will have to move away from this peak.

This peak has great symbolic significance, and its environment is also the best in Suzhen Palace.

After Shen Yu entered the sect, he became an inner disciple of Suzhen Palace and was taken to the Holy Maiden Peak to practice. In terms of the vitality of heaven and earth and the spiritual inspiration he enjoyed, it was already the top treatment among the disciples.

What's more, the daily resource supply for the disciples in the Holy Maiden Peak is definitely richer than that for other disciples.

The outer and inner disciples of Suzhen Palace all have the same peak for their practice, with a large group of disciples living on one mountain.

But if one can be noticed by some elders and accepted as a disciple, or can join some more powerful peaks, then one can move out of the outer gate "dormitory" and the inner gate "dormitory" and go to a better peak to practice.

In this way, the practice environment and resources will be improved.

Shen Yu is in such a situation. The first step to get started is to practice at the top peak.

Although the Holy Maiden Peak is very large, having one more person practicing there or one less person will have no impact on Jiang Yanyao, but the account cannot be calculated in this way.

In addition, the reward for Shen Yu's contribution of a spot in the Origin Divine Pond to Suzhen Palace was also successfully delivered to her.

In addition, Jiang Yanyao also applied for various inheritances and resources that should be applied for Shen Yu, and it can be said that she received many preferential treatments.

Jiang Yanyao did what she promised to do to take care of Shen Yu, and she fulfilled her promise perfectly.

Zhou Qing thanked Jiang Yanyao repeatedly. Now he was finally relieved about Senior Sister Yu’s life in Suzhen Palace.

There's no way. Although she's my senior sister, Shen Yu is only sixteen years old after all. Well, she's seventeen now.

But to Zhou Qing, she is definitely still a younger sister who needs care.

“Although the inner disciples have mission targets every year, the Saint Maiden Peak disciples can actually ignore them.” Jiang Yanyao said:

"So when Junior Sister Shen comes back, you can talk to her about it. Maybe it won't be too late to practice in seclusion for a while before honing yourself."

"It depends on her own thoughts. Let her make her own decision."

Jiang Yanyao nodded slightly and asked, "The Black Mountain Holy Land has been established, and the things in Black Cloud Town should have been completed. You appeared in Tiangui County. Do you have any ideas?"

Zhou Qing answered frankly: "I plan to join Xuandu Temple."

Due to the special nature of Suzhen Palace, there is no competition with other forces in terms of male disciples. In addition, Jiang Yanyao left a good impression on Zhou Qing, so he did not intend to hide it.

Jiang Yanyao didn't seem surprised to hear this.

"In your situation, joining Xuandu Temple is indeed a good choice, much better than staying in the Black Mountain Holy Land."

"But the journey to Hanzhou is long, so you must be careful on the road."

Although Jiang Yanyao could be said to be one of the most talented young people in the world today, and her status was also extremely high, she did not have any sense of superiority or arrogance at all.

From the very first time I met her, she gave me a very gentle feeling, which made people involuntarily have a good impression of her and feel that she was very approachable.

Zhou Qing suspected that this might be a special temperamental talent.

While chatting, a huge stone appeared in front of the two people. Three large and elegant characters were engraved on the stone. It was naturally Suzhen Palace.

But apart from this huge rock, there was nothing else in front, which confused Zhou Qing.

Haven't we arrived yet? "Suzhen Palace is obscured by a formation. You can't see it from outside the formation. Follow me."

Jiang Yanyao walked in first, and Zhou Qing followed immediately.

I felt like I was jumping out of the water, and the scene in front of me changed drastically.

Clouds, large amounts of clouds filled every corner of this world, making Zhou Qing wonder if he had ascended to heaven with Jiang Yanyao.

Looking up, you can occasionally see some mountains looming in the clouds, and the next second they are obscured by the flowing clouds, and then they appear again.

The disciples of Suzhen Palace could not see any specific scenery, as if they had arrived in heaven.

Only a small path in front was clearly visible and not covered by clouds. Jiang Yanyao walked along the path first, and Zhou Qing followed.

The road remained the same, with no other sights to be seen.

“…”

Zhou Qing was speechless. He said he wanted to see the weather of the top Taoist school, but ended up eating a mouthful of fog.

But if you think about it from another angle, the weather is really nice.

No wonder Jiang Yanyao said that occasionally there would be male cultivators from outside coming here to visit friends.

If you are like this, even if an outsider comes in, they still won't be able to see anything...

There is no intrusion at all, it's simply perfect.

After Zhou Qing set foot in Suzhen Palace, people on two mountain peaks opened their eyes, penetrated all the clouds and mist, and cast their gazes here.

However, after seeing that he was brought in by Jiang Yanyao, she no longer paid attention to him and acquiesced to his entry.

Don't meddle in the saint's affairs.

(End of this chapter)