On the contrary, Jiang Wuyai breathed a huge sigh of relief.
The pent-up frustration that had been weighing on my heart ever since the loss of the Heavenly Plate finally dissipated without a trace.
His lips couldn't help but turn upwards, almost reaching behind his ears, his smile so wide that his teeth were almost invisible.
"Hahaha... Junior Sister, I've finally found you!"
It wasn't in vain that I, your senior brother, endured hardships of traveling and sleeping in the open...
His words were filled with immense joy at regaining what he had lost, yet also revealed an indescribable bitterness and grievance.
As he spoke, he actually raised his wide sleeves and pretended to wipe away his tears.
His posture was exaggerated, yet it inexplicably revealed a touch of sincerity.
Chu Xinglan, standing to the side, did not make such an exaggerated move.
However, her clear, beautiful eyes were also shimmering with emotion, clearly indicating that her heart was in turmoil.
She couldn't help but recall the night the Sixth Princess spent in the palace, just before she was ordered to set off for disaster relief.
At that time, His Majesty personally visited the Ziwei Terrace and asked her some seemingly plausible questions.
Chu Xinglan had suspected the Sixth Prince before and had secretly investigated him, but found nothing unusual.
In retrospect, it seems that the celestial compass was too mystical, obscuring the ability to discern celestial secrets.
If it weren't for the Sixth Prince's breakthrough to the Divine Martial Realm today, which triggered fluctuations in the Heavenly Compass, we probably still wouldn't have been able to detect it at all, even now.
Seeing Qin Zhaoyue's surprised and uncertain expression, Chu Xinglan took the lead in calming her mind and slowly suppressing the fluctuations of the human disc within her body.
The mysterious triangular formation dissipated, and the vast aura that had enveloped Qinghui Palace gradually subsided.
Qin Zhaoyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief; at least the tattered book in her mind had stopped flashing wildly and had fallen silent again.
"Junior Sister! I've been looking for you for so long..."
Jiang Wuyai was still there, pounding his chest and wailing.
Qin Zhaoyue rolled her eyes at him without any politeness.
"Don't try to claim any connection. I am the Sixth Princess of the Great Gan Dynasty. Who is your junior sister? Stop talking nonsense!"
"But Junior Sister possesses the Heavenly Disc, which has been recognized as the most important inherited sacred artifact of the Heavenly Evolution Sect."
"You are naturally from the Tianyan Sect, my junior sister, Jiang Wuyai!" he hurriedly explained.
"You don't recognize me yet? My name is Jiang Wuyai, and I am the current sect master of the Tianyan Sect!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Zhaoyue looked him up and down.
Her gaze lingered for a moment, particularly on his worn-out robe, which even had some frayed edges, before she curled her lip in disapproval.
"Is that so? For a sect leader to have fallen to such a state is truly pathetic."
Jiang Wuyai immediately straightened his back, trying to salvage his image.
"We are cultivators outside the secular world, pursuing the true meaning of all things. Wealth is nothing but a mere possession, an external thing."
Qin Zhaoyue immediately shook her head vigorously,
"Then I'm even more sorry, our values don't align, so we're destined to be incompatible."
This princess prefers worldly riches and honor; we are destined to be on different paths, and cannot work together.
"Don't do that, Junior Sister..." Jiang Wuyai immediately looked miserable.
Qin Zhaoyue had no intention of listening to his continued rambling and interrupted him directly.
"Who knows if you're up to some wicked scheme, trying to steal the Heavenly Plate on my body?"
Jiang Wuyai seemed to have been greatly insulted; his face flushed red, and he was so agitated that he almost jumped up.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
The celestial compass possesses its own spirit, choosing its master and serving accordingly; it cannot be forced. This is the ironclad rule of the Heavenly Evolution Sect!
Chu Xinglan also spoke at this opportune moment.
"Your Highness can rest assured, those who possess the Heavenly Disc are burdened with immense fortune."
Even if Jiang Wuyai had the desire, he would never have the courage.
If he truly dared to harm His Highness, not only would the Heavenly Plate never recognize him again, but he himself would suffer unimaginable backlash from the heavens, and losing his second-grade cultivation in an instant would be the least of his worries.
Qin Zhaoyue remained outwardly calm, but inwardly she was unconvinced.
Such incredible luck?
How do we explain the remnant consciousness lying in the Book of Merit now?
That fellow villager still died, didn't he?
Although he himself was partly courting death by insisting on pursuing some illusory path to immortality.
But this also shows that so-called luck is not foolproof.
Her eyes darted around, and she suddenly asked:
"Pretty lady, what do you think? Are their words believable? How much of it is true and how much is false?"
"Pretty young lady..." This title made Ling Muxue's eye twitch almost imperceptibly.
She had already witnessed the Sixth Prince's overly familiar manner back in the Royal Armory.
Taking a deep breath to suppress the tremor in his heart caused by the previous scene, he spoke in a low voice.
"Based on the miscellaneous records and anecdotes about the Tianyan Sect that I have read in the royal armory, what the two of them said is largely true."
The celestial compass recognizes its master, which concerns destiny; Jiang Wuyai should not dare to attack His Highness.
Qin Zhaoyue nodded, accepting this explanation for the time being.
"In that case, you are not with these assassins?"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Jiang Wuyai was the first to jump out and deny it, his emotions running high.
"Junior sister, you must believe me."
If you are still worried, this place is fraught with danger, so we should leave the palace immediately.
"Get away from this troublesome place, and I'll explain everything to you slowly, senior brother?"
At that moment, the three people with the highest cultivation levels in the room—Ling Muxue, Jiang Wuyai, and Chu Xinglan—almost simultaneously straightened up and looked sharply toward the direction of the Imperial Study!
A powerful and majestic aura suddenly rose from the ground, carrying a clear sense of distress.
Although they were far apart, the anxiety and danger they faced were clearly discernible!
Ling Muxue's face suddenly turned extremely ugly. "It's a distress signal from the Imperial Study, from Pan Yue!"
Upon hearing this, the imperial heirs turned deathly pale in an instant.
They had already encountered a powerful enemy, and if Qin Zhaoyue hadn't broken through at the last moment, it's hard to say whether there would have been any casualties.
If the target also includes the Queen Mother, it's hard to imagine what kind of assassin they are.
Princess Qin Zhaowan immediately stepped forward, her tone urgent.
"Miss Ling, the situation is urgent! Please go to the rescue immediately!"
"no!"
However, although Ling Muxue's expression was extremely unpleasant, she resolutely refused the request.
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