In the world of cultivation, while the strong are respected, there is another principle: hierarchy.
Rong Xi is the master, and Su Peisheng is merely a servant who serves the master.
"Never mind, just tell me where the prince and the others are on the frontier. I'll go ahead first!"
Rong Xi had no desire to travel slowly on the airship; who knew how much time it would take? Right now, she was, well, practically impatient.
Rong Xi really wanted to see what the frontiers of the Qing Dynasty were like and what the outside world was like.
"My lady, to reach the frontier, we must fly over the Myriad Demon Forest and the Ghostly Fear Ridge. Although these two places are within the territory of the Qing Dynasty, they are extremely dangerous."
"If you travel alone and are targeted by the demons of Wan Yao Sen and Gui Ji Ling, and something happens to you, I will not be able to explain to Your Highness!"
Su Peisheng spoke urgently, fearing that Rong Xi might really set off alone.
Su Peisheng's memories were also altered.
The truth about Rong Xi's mastery of the ancient ferocious beast Taotie is known to only a handful of people in the Qing Dynasty today.
"All right!"
Rong Xi thought about it and decided that it would be better for her to keep a low profile for now.
The frontier is there, and expanding our territory won't make a difference if we spend a day or two more.
However, I might want to take a stroll through Wan Yao Sen and Gui Ji Ling; who knows, I might find something interesting there.
The Ten Thousand Demon Forest and Ghostly Ridge remained within the Qing Dynasty's territory even after the dynasty's founding. While it's possible that these places were inhabited by extremely ferocious monsters and ghosts, the fact that these powerful monsters and ghosts remained so brazenly within the Qing territory, unafraid of being besieged by human cultivators, suggests that they couldn't have been reluctant to leave their homeland.
Proof by contradiction!
There must be something hidden in these two places.
No matter how good it is, I'll take it!
...
Su Peisheng quickly prepared the airship and mobilized most of the guards who were stationed at the Fourth Prince's residence to board it.
Then, the airship slowly started up, gradually accelerating, getting faster and faster, and sped off in the northwest direction.
"Su Peisheng, when you arrive at the Ten Thousand Demon Forest, let me know!"
Rong Xi was unfamiliar with the area, and naturally needed a competent guide to search for treasures in the Ten Thousand Demon Forest and Ghostly Tremor Ridge. As things stood, Su Peisheng seemed quite suitable.
"yes!"
Su Peisheng respectfully agreed.
He assumed his wife simply wanted to see the scenery of Wan Yao Sen, never imagining Rong Xi had designs on it. Wan Yao Sen was a place even the founding princes couldn't conquer. Back then, they even had a dragon to aid them, yet they all suffered defeats.
Unfortunately, Su Peisheng was unaware that Rong Xi knew nothing about Wan Yao Sen.
The airship's speed was much faster than Rong Xi had imagined, at least several times faster than the flying chariot. Although it wasn't as fast as the Taotie's flight speed, it was barely half as fast.
Two hours later, the airship traversed the mountains and appeared above an endless forest.
"My Ladyship, the Ten Thousand Demon Forest lies below!"
Su Peisheng had slowed down the speed of the airship so that Rong Xi could see the scenery below more clearly.
"Master, I sense the aura of Qiongqi!"
At that moment, Taotie sent a telepathic message to Rong Xi.
Qiongqi!
It is also one of the four ancient ferocious beasts!
According to legend, Qiongqi looks similar to a tiger, has wings, and its fur is like that of a hedgehog. It cries like a dog and likes to eat people. Moreover, Qiongqi encourages evil deeds and punishes good deeds.
Are you sure?
Rong Xi had originally planned to search for treasure in the Ten Thousand Demon Forest, but if the Ten Thousand Demon Forest really was the dwelling place of Qiongqi, she felt that it was better not to court death.
"There's no mistake, it's Qiongqi! Its smell is so familiar!"
Taotie let out a loud, chuckling laugh. "Master, why don't you enslave Qiongqi too? You humans often say that we share the good times and the bad. I, Taotie, am enjoying the good life here, while my old brothers are still eating raw meat and drinking blood. I can't bear to see that!"
When Taotie transmitted his voice like that, Rong Xi had only one feeling: anyone who is brothers with Taotie is definitely cursed for eight lifetimes.
However, thinking about her mission to enslave the four ancient ferocious beasts, Rong Xi's heart began to stir with excitement!
"Taotie, can you defeat Qiongqi?"
"Of course, among the four of us brothers, Lao Tao is second, only slightly inferior to the eldest, Chaos. As for the third, Qiongqi, and the fourth, Taotie, I'm not bragging, I can easily suppress them!"
"Okay, you said it!"
Rong Xi immediately retorted, "If you can't win later, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Master, just you wait and see!"
Taotie was full of confidence.
Of the four ferocious beasts, it is indeed the second strongest, a fact proven in actual combat.
"Stop the airship!"
Rong Xi immediately ordered the airship to stop.
"Madam, you...?"
"Wait here for me a moment!"
Rong Xi immediately summoned Taotie to set off to find Qiongqi.
Wan Yao Sen is very large.
As Rong Xi descended from the sky with the Taotie, the monsters in the Ten Thousand Demon Forest all went berserk, wanting to devour Rong Xi.
As a result, the cunning Taotie did not reveal any aura, but simply swallowed all the invading monsters one by one.
When Rong Xi arrived at the core of the Ten Thousand Demon Forest with Taotie, Taotie was already burping contentedly.
It devoured nearly half of the monsters in the Ten Thousand Demon Forest as it went.
Where is Qiongqi?
Rong Xi gazed at the lake before her, then turned to look at Taotie.
"That doesn't make sense. There's clearly the third brother's scent here, how could it not be?"
The Taotie stared wide-eyed, looking around.
"Could it be hidden underwater?"
The Taotie opened its mouth and inhaled sharply.
The Taotie immediately sucked all the water from the vast lake in front of it into its mouth.
After the gluttonous beasts drank all the water from the lake, a huge blue stone array appeared at the bottom of the lake. The array was covered with silt and moss, and it looked like an ancient artifact.
"Is this a sealing array?"
Having received the inheritance of the Yantian Sect, Rong Xi recognized the nature of this array plate.
"That's right, Master is indeed worthy of being our glutton's master. This is an ancient sealing array plate. Master even understands the ancient array principles. Hehe, our glutton has indeed found a powerful master!"
"Alright, stop flattering me!"
Rong Xi rolled her eyes. She really didn't know that Taotie had the potential to be a sycophant.
“Master, I’m not flattering you, I’m just telling the truth from the bottom of my heart!”
Taotie chuckled, his eyes revealing a blatant sycophant.
Rong Xi didn't know why this thing had suddenly become like this. But there must be something fishy going on, and Taotie was definitely up to something bad.
"You stand aside and wait for me to activate the sealing array. The moment Qiongqi appears, it's your turn to attack!"
Rong Xi looked at Taotie and said coldly, "If something goes wrong, you know what will happen!"
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