Xuanyuan Qi raised his eyebrows: "If I am fine, can't I come to see you?"
Ling Xiang didn't want to displease the Devil King, so she flattered him perfunctorily, "Of course not. There is no place in this world that the prince cannot go."
Xuanyuan Qi was finally satisfied and leaned closer, saying, "You just said you had no plans to get married? Actually, your engagement with Nangong Yu is about to expire..."
Ling Xiang made up an excuse: "Yes, but after breaking off the engagement with Nangong Yu, I don't plan to get married. The cultivation method I practice is very special. I can't get married before my cultivation reaches the Spirit Emperor level."
Xuanyuan Qi raised his eyebrows, looked at her, and then looked at her again: "I have heard that there is such a technique, but, haven't you already..."
Xuanyuan Qi wanted to say that Ling Xiang was no longer a girl. Even if the martial arts technique really had limitations and could only be practiced as a girl, whether she got married or not should not have much impact on her practice of the martial arts technique.
But these words were obviously too hurtful, so he naturally couldn't say them.
Ling Xiang was puzzled: "What's wrong with me?"
Xuanyuan Qi smiled and said, "Aren't you already at the level of Spirit King? I think it won't take long for you to advance to Spirit Emperor."
Ling Xiang: ...
That makes a lot of sense. I should have just said Ling Zun earlier.
In order to avoid possible trouble, Ling Xiang simply said: "Men will only affect the speed of my sword drawing. Why marry someone? It's fine to be alone."
Xuanyuan Qi narrowed his eyes and took out a hairpin. "Your cultivation level has advanced too quickly. If outsiders knew about it, it might cause trouble. This hairpin can adjust the level of cultivation displayed to the outside world at will. I give it to you as a gift from the king for your advancement."
Ling Xiang didn't want to owe anyone a favor, so she took out two longevity pills and said, "It's a courtesy."
"Longevity pills? Add fifty years to your life? So generous?" Xuanyuan Qi pressed on, "Two pills aren't enough. Give me some more."
The herbs needed for the longevity pill are very precious. Ling Xiang also enslaved Xiao Qi and just planted a few of them in the space. He successfully refined a few pills and didn't have many left.
"Okay, a friendly price of 100,000 spirit stones. You can place a reservation and I'll give it to you when I refine it." Ling Xiang accepted the hairpin and casually put it on her head.
"Is this how you treat my kindness?" Xuanyuan Qi was unhappy. He stubbornly took off Ling Xiang's hairpin, carefully inserted it until he was satisfied, and carefully admired his masterpiece.
As expected, it was the hairpin he had chosen. It looked good on Ling Xiang's head. However, the scar on the girl's face was a bit of a downer.
"Didn't you use the Jade Skin Cream? Why haven't your scars disappeared yet?"
Ling Xiang didn't care much: "I'm not getting married anymore, so beauty or ugliness doesn't matter to me."
Xuanyuan Qi disagreed, "A woman's appearance isn't just for her husband to see. Don't the people around you and yourself have to look at your face every day? Won't your relatives and friends be worried when they see you like this?"
Ling Xiang touched his face: "That makes sense."
After the engagement was broken off, she began to think about restoring her appearance.
Xuanyuan Qi smiled faintly: "Speaking of Jade Skin Cream, it seems that your Jishitang sells it, and the efficacy is even better than the tribute from the palace?"
The Jade Skin Cream sold in Jishidiang was originally made based on the Jade Skin Cream that Xuanyuan Qi gave her. Ling Xiang then remembered that she seemed to have not given Xuanyuan Qi a share of the profits yet.
"Ahem..." Ling Xiang touched her nose and took out several large bottles of Jade Skin Cream and gave them to Xuanyuan Qi. "This is for the Concubine Shu. I wish she will become more and more beautiful."
Xuanyuan Qi, however, refused to accept the offer: "Miss Ling, I'm curious, where did you get the recipe for your Jade Skin Cream?"
Ling Xiangben was not a stingy person. He took out a storage bag and said, "This is a dividend for His Royal Highness the Huai Prince. Thank you for providing the Jade Skin Cream."
Xuanyuan Qi was finally satisfied and accepted the Jade Skin Cream. It just so happened that he hadn't prepared a gift for his mother, so the Jade Skin Cream came at the perfect time. "No need for dividends, just exchange them for the pills you refine."
"Okay." Ling Xiang agreed immediately and picked and chose in the space, picking up some commonly used good elixirs for Xuanyuan Qi.
Xuanyuan Qi accepted the pill and said, "I still have to go back to the palace to see my mother. I will come to see you another day."
"Wait a minute!" Ling Xiang took out the Gesang flowers and soil she got from the princess and told him what she had found.
"That day, I found withered gersang flowers in the courtyard of the Princess of Qin's mansion. No other plants can survive on land planted with bellflowers, but gersang flowers can absorb the poison of bellflowers. So, I secretly took some gersang flowers and soil from the Princess's courtyard. After inspection, I found that the soil contained bellflower toxins. The Princess planted the gersang flowers around the time that Concubine Shu was poisoned."
Xuanyuan Qi's expression immediately became serious: "So, the eldest princess is a strong suspect in the poison in my mother?"
Ling Xiang shrugged: "I can only tell you my findings truthfully. It's hard to jump to conclusions about anything else."
"Ling Xiang, thank you. Please keep this matter confidential."
"Don't worry, I didn't tell anyone."
"Okay, goodbye." Xuanyuan Qi left quickly.
In the carriage, Xuanyuan Qi could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.
The Spirit Emperor's attack was no joke. In the past, he would have been able to dodge Feng Xiaoyun's attack, but now was his weakest moment...
Fortunately, Ling Xiang gave her a lot of pills. He picked out the best pill for internal injuries and took it, and she felt much better.
Seeing Xuanyuan Qi finally return, the emperor and Concubine Shu were very happy.
The emperor asked with concern, "Why did you take so long to come back this year?"
Xuanyuan Qi looked normal: "I happened to pass by a beautiful place and stayed for a few days."
The emperor frowned and said, "You can have fun, but you should inform me and your mother in advance. Your mother hasn't eaten or slept well in the past few days because she's worried about you."
Xuanyuan Qi immediately became nervous, "Mother, I'll call the imperial physician for you right away!"
"Don't bother the imperial physician. I'm fine." Xuanyuan Qi left as soon as he said that. Concubine Shu immediately pulled him back and gently smoothed things over: "Your Majesty, I'm glad that Qi'er is back safely. Let him have a good rest first."
The emperor then stopped arguing with Xuanyuan Qi, and the family of three happily had a reunion dinner.
After the emperor left, Concubine Shu took Xuanyuan Qi into the palace's secret room. After opening the restriction, she immediately grabbed Xuanyuan Qi's hand and checked him: "Did something go wrong?"
Xuanyuan Qi knew he couldn't hide it from his mother, so he told the truth: "I used my spiritual power in the Spiritual Transformation Pool and suffered a backlash."
The Soul Transformation Pool is used to suppress the alien blood in his body. The pain of removing bones and flesh is not enough to describe it. Using spiritual power in the Soul Transformation Pool is simply courting death!
Concubine Shu was anxious: "The Spiritual Pool is extremely dangerous, how can you still use your spiritual power?"
Xuanyuan Qi immediately comforted her: "Mother, I'm fine."
Concubine Shu would not let Xuanyuan Qi fool her: "No, you must tell mother why you want to use spiritual power!"
Xuanyuan Qi knew that his mother would not give up until she got the answer, so he explained, "I have people to protect and things I must do. Mother, don't worry, I know my limits."
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