Liu Ying said helplessly, "I've been knocking on the door for ages, there's no way she doesn't know I'm looking for Nan Hua, but she just won't open the door or come out." These words directly put Chu Nian and Nan Hua in opposition.
“My mother… she can’t keep kneeling here forever!” At this point, she couldn’t help but burst into tears. “It’s all my fault. I was too naughty when I was little and lost my tail, which is why my mother is being humiliated here.”
She was born beautiful, and with the fox clan's innate allure, her crying immediately evoked pity in everyone.
Master Nanhua quickly comforted him, "Don't be sad. Since it's a technique, there must be a solution. Let the three of us discuss and study it carefully."
"How do you three plan to discuss this?" Suddenly, a woman's cool voice came from the inner room, and then a captivating figure appeared before them. Her face was like jade, her lips like cinnabar, her nose like jade, and her eyes like stars—truly a beauty that could topple kingdoms. Yet, her expression was extremely cold and indifferent, making her all the more strikingly beautiful.
It was Chu Nian who arrived. She indifferently glanced at the three guests, her gaze landing on Jing Tingjun's face, and said, "Lin Jingting, what brings you here?"
That Jingtingjun was none other than Lin Jingting. He was quite surprised to hear Chu Nian's words, but remained silent.
Everyone else present was shocked to hear Chu Nian's words: Although everyone present knew that Lin Jingting was the real name of the Northern Yin Emperor, no one dared to call him out like this woman.
Chu Nian sized up Lin Jingting and asked, "You don't know who I am, do you?"
Lin Jingting gave her a cold, indifferent look and remained silent.
Chu Nian stared at him, frowned slightly, and then tentatively said, "I am Nian Nian."
"Niannian?" Lin Jingting muttered to himself, then suddenly realized, "Oh, it's you! You're not going to say I'm your apprentice again, are you?" He smiled and gave Chu Nian a light glare.
Everyone was shocked by Lin Jingting's words and turned to look at Chu Nian.
Chu Nian smiled faintly, "No, that's not what I wanted to say. What I wanted to say was..." Suddenly, she reached out and grabbed Lin Jingting's ear tightly, shouting, "Zhao Feiyang, who gave you the audacity to impersonate Lin Jingting?"
Upon hearing her words, Nan Hua Zhenren and Yin Shanjun's expressions changed drastically, and they looked at Lin Jingting in horror.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch..." Zhao Feiyang cried out in pain, "How dare you! You even dare to pull my ear, the Great Emperor of the Northern Yin!"
Chu Nian scoffed and said, "Zhao Feiyang, you might fool others with that eye roll, but you can't fool me! My Jingting would never dare to look at me like that!"
"Damn it!" Zhao Feiyang cursed. Seeing that he had been exposed, he had no choice but to beg for mercy: "Grandma, spare my life! I was ordered by the Northern Emperor to impersonate him and attend this gathering of friends in his place."
"Huh?" Chu Nian was taken aback, let go of his hand, and glanced at Nan Hua Zhenren and Yin Shanjun, whose faces had instantly turned extremely ugly. "So it was him who asked you to impersonate him. I should have known better than to expose you."
Master Nanhua said with a dark face, "If he had something to do and couldn't come, he could have just notified the two of us directly. Why send someone else to impersonate him?"
Yin Shanjun said with a hint of self-deprecation, "He doesn't consider us friends at all! No wonder I felt that Jingting was acting strangely when I saw him this time, it turns out... ah!"
Chu Nian hurriedly said, "Since he sent someone to impersonate him, there must be a reason. Don't get angry so easily, okay?" As she spoke, she looked at Zhao Feiyang, who was rubbing his ear that had been pinched so hard, and said, "Zhao Feiyang, you should at least explain things to these two immortals!"
Zhao Feiyang bowed respectfully to Nan Hua and Yin Shanjun, saying, "To be honest, Your Majesty, this morning when the Emperor came out, he suddenly received an invitation from a powerful figure and dared not refuse. However, he also felt that there were some unusual movements in the soul energy of this realm, and he had to come and see for himself. Therefore, he sent me to impersonate him, firstly to avoid delaying your enjoyment, and secondly to investigate this unusual soul energy movement... movement... movement..."
At this point, his gaze suddenly fixed on Chu Nian, and he uttered the word "moved" several times in a row—clearly, he had thought of something.
Chu Nian asked with a smile, "Why are you looking at me like that? Did the Northern Emperor ask you to investigate the unusual activity of soul energy? If it's a problem you can't solve, then these two immortal lords will help you, right?"
Did Zhao Feiyang dare to say "no"? He could only reply, "Yes."
Master Nan Hua remained somber: "No matter what, he shouldn't have had someone impersonate him to attend our gathering."
Yin Shanjun: "Yes, I also think what he did was a bit excessive. If he couldn't come, he could have just sent someone to deliver a message, which we could understand; if he needed our help, we've been fellow immortals for so many years, we would definitely help if we could. Why did he do this?"
Master Nan Hua: "They're clearly toying with us!"
Chu Nian advised, "Fellow immortal, you're exaggerating. How could I be playing a trick on you? Jing Ting was just afraid that Zhao Feiyang, that brat, wasn't of high enough status or seniority to invite you directly, so he sent him to impersonate you and attend the appointment!"
Yin Shanjun said indignantly, "Who are you? You keep calling me 'Jingting,' but Nanhua and I should also call you 'Lord Jingting.'"
Master Nan Hua also said, "Aren't you the ninth tail that Yingying lost?"
Speaking of this relationship, it's really quite complicated. Chu Nian figured that even if she tried to explain, she probably wouldn't be able to explain it clearly, so she simply stopped talking about her and Lin Jingting and just said, "Yes, I am the ninth tail."
Yin Shanjun suddenly realized, "You are not a newly born soul, but a soul that is parasitizing the Nine-Tailed Fox. Since you are a parasite, and now that you have a human body, you should quickly return the Nine-Tailed Fox to it..."
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Chu Nian interrupted him sharply. "I am the newly born spirit of the Nine-Tailed Fox, but this is not my first reincarnation. I don't want to tell you the details, and you have no right to ask. Speaking of which, you should ask the Golden-Winged Roc why the Nine-Tailed Fox gained sentience!"
Zhao Feiyang asked in surprise, "Why are you curious about this too?" Then, as soon as the words left his mouth, he exclaimed, "You overheard my conversation with Senior Yin Shanjun just now?!"
Upon hearing this, Yin Shanjun was horrified and asked, "Me and Jingting..." He pointed at Zhao Feiyang, then realized that this was not Jingting Jun at all, and changed his question to, "Who are you?"
Zhao Feiyang quickly bowed deeply and introduced himself: "Junior Zhao Feiyang."
Yin Shanjun continued, "Well, when I was talking to this Zhao Feiyang, we used telepathy. You could hear our telepathy?"
Chu Nian said, "We only deduced the general meaning we wanted to express by observing the fluctuations in your brainwaves." She paused for a moment, then suddenly began to scrutinize Zhao Feiyang more closely.
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