Chapter 237 Prince Li’s Chip
As if seeing her doubt, Yuwen Ye chuckled:
"Pavilion Master, there's no need to be so wary. Firstly, I sincerely want to be your friend, and secondly, I have a great job for you. My previous attempts to test you were simply to confirm that you were the one I was looking for. I believe you understand, right?"
Yun Qingqing automatically ignored the first half of his sentence, frowned slightly and said:
"My Tianming Pavilion is running smoothly and I don't need any other errands."
Yuwen Ye raised his lips confidently:
"Pavilion Master, you're wrong. You run the Tianming Pavilion in the bustling city of the Imperial Capital, keeping it hidden while at the same time not restricting outsiders from spreading the news about it. I suppose with your abilities, it's not that you can't restrict those who have met you from spreading these stories, but rather that you need your reputation to spread widely, right?"
Yun Qingqing looked at him indifferently without saying anything.
Yuwen Ye took it as her consent, smiled, and continued:
"In that case, as long as the Pavilion Master comes to our Beicang to serve as the Imperial Master, the Beicang court is willing to fully support him and proclaim the name of True Man Qingyun to the world. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"
Yun Qingqing finally understood what this person was planning, and stood up calmly and said:
"I am from Liang and have no interest in being the Imperial Master of Bei Cang. Your Highness Prince Li should look for someone else."
Yuwen Ye obviously didn't expect that she didn't even discuss the conditions and just refused without giving any room for negotiation. The smile that was always on her face froze.
"Master, please stay!" Seeing that she was about to leave, Yuwen Ye quickly stood up.
"Don't you want to know how sincere I, Bei Cang, am in inviting you?"
Yun Qingqing stood still and spoke the truth:
"I really have no interest in knowing."
Are you kidding? If she really agrees to be the Imperial Master of Beicang, her mother will probably slap her. And how can she explain to her grandfather, grandfather-in-law, Yun family and Yan family?
And that person, if she went to work for the Northern Cang court...
Yun Qingqing closed her eyes. Why did she suddenly think of him? This matter really had nothing to do with him. Anyway, it was impossible for her to become the National Master of Beicang.
She withdrew her thoughts and said calmly to Yuwen Ye:
"If there is nothing else, Your Highness, I will take my leave now."
After saying that, she turned around and was about to leave.
Yu Wenye's unwilling voice came from behind:
"What if I exchange it for the right to use the Royal Ring Gold Token?"
Yun Qingqing paused.
"Do you have the Langhuan Gold Order?"
Yuwen Ye finally felt that he had regained control of the conversation and smiled slightly:
"With your knowledge, Pavilion Master, you naturally know the value of the Langhuan Golden Order to cultivators. Now, will you consider my proposal?"
Yun Qingqing understood the meaning of his words.
Those who hold the Langhuan Golden Order can enter the Langhuan Secret Hall at a specific time every year.
The Langhuan Secret Palace is a place that is completely independent of any country.
No one in the outside world knows its true location, and those who have been there have all followed a strict set of procedures to enter. No one has ever successfully marked the location of Langhuan Hall.
The Langhuan Order is the pass for outsiders to enter the Langhuan Palace.
Tokens are divided into wooden tokens and gold tokens. Wooden tokens can only be used once, while gold tokens can be used five times. No matter which kind of Langhuan token it is, once it appears in the world, it will often attract countless covetousness, and even stir up bloody storms.
Countless people in the world flock to it, just because of one thing——
The Langhuan Secret Hall houses all the books in the world.
In other words, anything you want to know, as long as it has been recorded, can be found in the Langhuan Hall, provided that you have enough time and patience to read through the sea of books.
Although this rumor sounds a bit exaggerated, from ancient times to the present, news of people returning from Langhuan Palace has indeed been heard every once in a while. Among them, there are many who quickly stand out, and a few even become powerful people in a certain field.
It is said that when the great scholar Xu Ci was young, he got the Langhuan Wooden Order by chance and stayed in the Langhuan Palace for three days and three nights. After he came back, he felt that he had been enlightened and eventually became a master.
Seeing Yun Qingqing lost in thought, Yuwen Ye felt more confident and added another chip:
"I have never used this golden token in my hand. If Master Qingyun is willing to serve Beicang wholeheartedly, I would like to give it to you as a gift."
Yun Qingqing knew in her heart that Yuwen Ye used the Langhuan Golden Order as a bargaining chip because since the Langhuan Palace had all the books in the world, it naturally included many high-level and even lost methods of cultivation.
He believed that as a cultivator, he could not refuse this condition.
However, Yun Qingqing just remembered that when they talked about ancient legends before, Xiao Changheng mentioned that he had read all the ancient books in the royal Wenyuan Pavilion. If she wanted to find more detailed and secret information about ancient legends, she might have to go to the legendary Langhuan Palace.
Thinking of this, Yun Qingqing smiled slightly at Yuwen Ye:
"So, I do have some interest in this Langhuan Palace, but I won't leave my home and country to become the Imperial Preceptor of your Northern Cang just for a mere gold token. I'm afraid I'll disappoint Your Highness. Farewell."
Yuwen Ye: “…”
A mere Langhuan Gold Token? Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
He watched Yun Qingqing leave without saying anything. After a long while, he suddenly chuckled:
"Interesting! This is the first time I've seen someone so indifferent to the Royal Ring Golden Order. However... you can refuse, but others may not!"
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The next day was the last day of Xiao Changheng's treatment, and also the most critical day.
Yun Qingqing worked on it herself throughout the day, watching him soak in the medicinal bath all day long. In the evening, she began the last acupuncture.
Before giving acupuncture this time, she first placed eight talismans around, pinched her fingers to unfold the talisman formation, and then started to give acupuncture.
She lightly picked up the silver needle with her fingertips, and a faint golden light transferred from her fingertips to the silver needle, and then gradually sank into the muscles. As the silver needles pierced into the acupuncture points, she could see in her spiritual eyes that thin golden threads were moving and spreading in his legs, connecting the meridians, bones and blood.
Xiao Changheng, as always, lowered his eyes and looked at her quietly, his deep black eyes reflecting the girl's focused face.
He never doubted her words. After today, he would be able to stand up again. So this moment should be the last time the two of them would be together like this.
Xiao Changheng's eyes dimmed slightly, and he thought of something, and raised the corners of his lips slightly.
Suddenly, his face darkened and his body tensed up. He groaned unexpectedly from his throat and clenched his fists.
Yun Qingqing grabbed his ankle in time and held it firmly in place, looking up into his eyes:
"Hold on, don't move. This is the last quarter of an hour. It will be over soon!"
Beads of sweat the size of beans oozed out of Xiao Changheng's forehead, and he nodded with his lips slightly pale.
Yun Qingqing knew that the meridians in his legs had been reconnected. This process was like having thousands of needles running through his blood vessels. There couldn't be any mistakes at this moment, otherwise all the efforts would be wasted.
She held on to his ankles tightly, not letting up at all.
Xiao Changheng looked at the girl in front of him half-kneeling at his feet, with beads of sweat on her forehead and nose, and her lips were much paler than before the acupuncture. He suddenly felt that the pain that penetrated into his bones was nothing.
For the first time, he felt something other than pain below his calves. It was the warmth of her hands that burned his heart.
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