The number one swordsman in the capital
"Your subject respectfully sees off Your Majesty!" Long Qian bowed respectfully to the emperor.
Afterwards, the emperor, accompanied by the empress, Consort Li, and others, left the square.
At this moment, the eldest prince walked up to Long Qian and said in a sarcastic tone:
"Sixth Imperial Brother, you're really lucky! I heard that the big pearl was a gift from the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, wasn't it?"
Long Qian coldly replied, "So what if it is?"
The eldest prince sarcastically remarked to Long Qian, "The other princes were all made kings by Father Emperor based on their own abilities."
"You are the only one who was made a king with the help of a fairy!"
"Eldest brother, there's no use in being envious. It's also a skill that Sixth Brother was able to get help from the fairy."
The Fifth Prince, Long Yege, said with a smile.
Long Yege was tall and slender, with beautiful and delicate features and fair skin.
His eyes are fox-like, and when he smiles, he exudes charm.
On the right side of his hair bun was a silver butterfly beaded flower.
Long pearl tassels draped over his shoulders, making him appear more alluring than a woman.
Xu Zhixun looked at Long Yege and suddenly thought of the male courtesan in the brothel.
If there really is a male courtesan, then it should be someone like Long Yege, right?
Xu Zhixun began to daydream, her thoughts drifting to the horizon.
"Fifth brother is right, eldest brother, I have a fairy to help me, which is also my ability."
Long Qian chuckled lightly, then instructed Eunuch Yang to lead a group to find the large pearl.
Immediately afterwards, Long Qian said to Xu Zhixun:
"Zhi Xun, let's go, I'll take you to see the Fairy Palace."
Xu Zhixun agreed to Long Qian's suggestion: "Okay!"
“I’ll go to the Fairy Palace with you all. I want to soak up some of the fairies’ magic. Maybe it will bring me good luck!” Long Yege said with a smile.
So, everyone headed towards the Fairy Palace.
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Fairy Palace is located on the left side of the Imperial Garden.
Xu Zhixun and her entourage walked in a grand procession along the red palace walls.
As Long Qian walked, he said to Xu Zhixun:
"Of all my brothers, I have the best relationship with my fifth brother."
"My fifth brother's mother is Consort Xian, who is my mother's best friend."
Xu Zhixun asked subconsciously, "What does 'handkerchief friendship' mean?"
Long Qian explained, "It refers to close female friends."
Xu Zhixun suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand. Your mother and the Fifth Prince's mother are good friends, so you and the Fifth Prince have a good relationship."
Long Qian: "Yes, that's exactly what I mean."
"Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, I've never been to the Heavenly Court. What's fun there?" Long Yege asked curiously.
Xu Zhixun thought for a moment, then said with a grin:
"There are so many fun things to do, like watching anime series, playing games, watching movies, going to amusement parks, and playing escape rooms..."
Long Yege: "I don't understand what you're saying. Can you explain it to us?"
So, Xu Zhixun started talking to everyone about modern things.
Long Yege found it amusing: "If only I could go to the Heavenly Court."
Long Qian smiled slightly: "Zhi Xun, once I find the big pearl, let's go to the amusement park! I've never been to an amusement park before."
Xu Zhixun: "Okay, I'll take you to the amusement park next time."
Long Qian: "After I go to the amusement park, I want to build some amusement parks for our Dragon Kingdom, just like the ones in Heaven."
"This way, people can go to the amusement park anytime."
"Great idea, that's a really good idea!" Xu Zhixun praised Long Qian with a smile.
At this moment, Long Yege thought for a moment, then smiled and said to Xu Zhixun:
"Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, I have prepared a gift for you. Tomorrow at noon, you and your sixth brother should come to the Fifth Prince's residence for lunch. I will give you the gift then."
Xu Zhixun was flattered: "Eh? What kind of gift is it?"
Long Yege smiled and said, "You'll find out tomorrow."
Long Qian chuckled softly, "Fifth Brother, then I'll take Zhixun to your house tomorrow at noon."
And so, the group walked and chatted.
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At 7 p.m., the group arrived at the Fairy Palace.
By then, it was already dark, and the night was as black as ink.
Two exquisite palace lanterns hang at the main entrance of Fairy Palace.
The warm red candlelight illuminated the alleyway leading to the Fairy Palace.
Just now, the emperor gave Xu Zhixun 200 guards, 50 maids, 10,000 taels of gold, 1,000 acres of fertile land, three cartloads of silk, and 100 boxes of jewelry.
Now, the entrance to the Fairy Palace is packed with people, including maids and guards.
Upon seeing Xu Zhixun, Long Qian, and the others, everyone spontaneously greeted them.
"Greetings to the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, greetings to the Fifth Prince, greetings to the Sixth Prince!"
Xu Zhixun beamed: "Will you all be members of the Fairy Palace from now on?"
A tall, handsome guard stepped forward from the crowd and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Xu Zhixun:
"Yes, Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, from today onwards, all of us are servants of the Fairy Maiden Palace."
"I am Jing Zhan, the leader of the guards."
Xu Zhixun smiled and said, "Chief Jing, hello! I'll be relying on you to protect me from now on!"
Jing Zhan solemnly replied, "Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, rest assured, I will do my utmost to protect you!"
Long Qian curled the corners of his mouth: "Zhi Xun, my father really values you, because Jing Zhan is the most skilled martial artist in the Dragon Kingdom."
Jing Zhan's nickname is "The Number One Swordsman in the Capital".
"Also, Jing Zhan is a first-rank military officer and a good friend of mine."
"Ah?" Xu Zhixun was flattered. "Chief Jing's martial arts skills are so high, then he should go and protect the Emperor!"
"If he protects me, who will protect the Emperor?"
Long Qian explained, "My father knows martial arts, but you do not."
“My father was worried that people from Xia or other countries would kidnap you, so he specially sent Jing Zhan to protect you.”
Xu Zhixun suddenly realized: "Oh, I see!"
Long Qian: "Yes, from now on, Jing Zhan will be your personal bodyguard."
"Jing Zhan will protect you when I'm not by your side."
Xu Zhixun smiled and said, "Okay, I understand!"
Long Qian pondered for a moment, then said to the maids and guards:
"Everyone, from now on, on the last day of each month, go to the Sixth Prince's accounting office to collect your monthly wages."
The monthly allowance that Long Qian mentioned refers to the monthly wages of the servants.
Therefore, when everyone heard that they were going to the Sixth Prince's residence to collect their monthly allowance, they were all taken aback and began to discuss it amongst themselves.
"Sixth Prince, how can you support the entire Fairy Palace?" Zhang Fuyao was furious and immediately protested loudly.
“These people are all Xu Zhixun’s servants, and Xu Zhixun should be the one to pay them their monthly wages!”
Long Qian said calmly, "Zhi Xun is sometimes in the Heavenly Court, she simply doesn't have time to manage the accounts."
"Besides, she doesn't understand these things in the mortal world."
"If someone falsifies the accounts to deceive her, she might not be able to tell."
Xu Zhixun thought for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "You're right. Let my servants go to the Sixth Prince's residence to collect their monthly wages!"
"Then, you tell me the total amount of your monthly allowance each month, and I'll give it to you."
Long Qian smiled and said, "You don't need to give me a monthly allowance. You gave me that big pearl, which earned me the title of 'King of the Qin'."
“I will receive Qinchuan’s tax revenue every year from now on, and I will also have Qinchuan’s army.”
"Therefore, I should pay all the monthly expenses for the Fairy Palace."
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhixun felt that Long Qian's words made sense.
So she smiled and said, "Okay then, you can pay my monthly allowance from now on!"
After overhearing Xu Zhixun and Long Qian's conversation, Zhang Fuyao was unable to protest about the monthly allowance.
After all, if Xu Zhixun hadn't given the large pearl to Long Qian, Long Qian wouldn't have been able to be crowned king yet!
Next, Jing Zhan led Xu Zhixun and the others through the gates of the Fairy Palace.
As soon as Xu Zhixun entered, she saw the beautiful screen wall.
She walked around the screen wall and came to the courtyard of the Fairy Palace.
This is the front yard, a large area, brightly lit.
In the courtyard, there were many huge treasure chests.
These treasure chests were gifts from the emperor to Xu Zhixun.
The treasure chest contained ten thousand taels of gold and a hundred boxes of jewels.
In addition, there were three cartloads of silk, also packed in treasure chests.
Xu Zhixun ordered his men to open the treasure chest, and was immediately dazzled by a huge pile of glittering gold and silver jewelry.
"Ahhh, these gold and silver jewels are amazing! I'm practically broke now, I'm drowning in debt!"
Long Qian frowned deeply: "How did you end up so heavily in debt? Didn't I give you a lot of gold ingots before?"
Xu Zhixun sighed: "I used that money to buy a villa, have you forgotten?"
"Furthermore, I lost 6 million yuan today trying to save the Emperor!"
Long Qian frowned deeply: "Why did we lose so much money? I remember that the price for using the defensive barrier once was 1 million?"
Xu Zhixun said with a long face, "I also used the aircraft today. The aircraft's autopilot function costs 5 million!"
Long Qian's face darkened: "The things from your Heavenly Court are far too expensive!"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other, somewhat confused as to what Xu Zhixun was saying.
After a moment, Long Yege asked curiously, "Sixth Brother, how much is 6 million? Is it a lot?"
Xu Zhixun thought for a moment and explained, "The Heavenly Court's 6 million is roughly equivalent to 6,000 taels of gold in the Dragon Kingdom!"
"What? So you spent 6,000 taels of gold to save the Emperor today?" Long Yege exclaimed in shock.
Xu Zhixun was on the verge of tears: "Yes, I didn't have that much money on me. I even borrowed 4.45 million from other gods!"
Long Qian was both amused and exasperated: "How could this be? The ten thousand taels of gold that the Emperor gave you, is that enough for you to spend?"
"If that's not enough, I'll give you 5,000 taels of the 10,000 taels of gold that the Emperor bestowed upon me!"
Xu Zhixun: "Ten thousand taels of gold is enough for me. After I pay off my debts, I will still have money left over."
After saying that, she couldn't help but complain, "Looks like I need to save more money in the future, just in case!"
Seeing this, the crowd reacted with varying expressions and whispered among themselves:
"What did the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden mean? Did you understand?"
"I roughly understand. Although the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden saved the Emperor today, she has to pay a lot of money to the Heavenly Court to use the flying vehicle!"
"I understand now. In order to save the Emperor, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden was forced to borrow 4,450 taels of gold from other gods!"
"My God, being a deity is so miserable! I feel like the life of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden is no better than that of us mortals!"
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As everyone chattered amongst themselves, Zhang Fuyao was overjoyed.
Because she discovered that Xu Zhixun was heavily in debt, which made her very happy and she couldn't help but feel schadenfreude.
However, Xu Zhixun did not notice Zhang Fuyao's reaction.
Xu Zhixun used her mind to store all the treasure chests into her personal space.
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