Chapter 387 The Demon Princess's whereabouts are a little strange
"What's going on today? Why are there so many people here? Didn't we agree that if it's Ji You's restaurant, everyone should boycott it?"
"The demon delegation is about to enter the capital again. Let's come here to observe..."
"The delegation will arrive in Beijing soon?"
"We are already outside the city and will soon enter the city."
At Hongding Building, on Yong'an Street in Shengjing City, the guys responsible for serving tea and water were constantly running up and down the stairs, so busy that their shoes were about to fall off.
Corresponding to his busy figure are the crowds of tea drinkers who are gathered in groups and talking endlessly.
After the fall of Youyun and Youzhou, the human race's confidence in standing above all other races was almost shattered, and their perception of the two tribes, Man and Yao, also underwent a dramatic change.
No one regards them as an uncivilized and barbaric race anymore, but rather defines them as a threat that has not yet emerged from the northern border. Therefore, the demon delegation's visit to Beijing has attracted great attention.
Because everyone was very curious as to why the demons would send people to the human imperial city when they were allied with the barbarians.
Not long after, as the north gate opened, the city suddenly became much quieter. Everyone looked up and before they knew it, they saw a group of mighty four-hoofed monsters entering the city. Their heavy footsteps made the stone slabs on the surface rumble.
And the aura emitted by the rider on the monster made them all stare intently.
"Who's that person in front?"
"The prince of the demon tribe also visited Shengjing like this four years ago when the demon tribe and the human race were trading."
"Ah...is it the time when Ji You attacked the demon tribe with his sword in the street?"
"Yes, the one who is good at using the spear is the guard beside him."
"Who's in the car? It looks like a woman."
"I've never been here, but according to the list of envoys that leaked a few days ago, this should be the prince's younger sister, Her Highness Fengyang of the demon clan. Judging by her aura, she's also a great demon."
Under the watchful eyes, the group arrived at the imperial city and were arranged to stay in Shengjing Fairy Garden. After half a day of rest, they were summoned to the palace.
The mission of the Sixianjian was to escort the demon delegation to the imperial city to meet the current Emperor of Daxia. So after seeing the demons enter the palace for an audience, they disbanded on the spot.
Kuang Cheng took a detour into Chunhua Lane, intending to check on the progress of the house he was renovating.
As soon as I entered the alley, a series of tinkling sounds continued to be heard.
On the collapsed foundation, hired craftsmen were knocking stones to build walls, and the collapsed house gradually took shape.
However, what attracted Kuang Cheng's attention was not the progress of the construction in the yard, but the two figures standing at the door, also observing the craftsmen building the wall.
"Brother Ji, ah, and Brother Yuan, why are you here?"
Yuan Chen, who was holding the storybook, looked up when he heard the voice. When he saw Kuang Cheng, he immediately raised his hand and greeted him: "Brother Kuang, long time no see!"
At this time, Ji You also turned his head and stared at Kuang Cheng for a long time, then reached out and touched Kuang Shusheng's neck, looking serious and worried about his friend's life.
Kuang Cheng felt a little uncomfortable when he touched him, and his expression was stunned: "What's wrong, Brother Ji?"
"Let me see if you were killed for talking nonsense to the demon tribe..."
"Kuang has read all the books of sages since he was a child. How could he be talking nonsense?"
"Because what Gongshu Chou wrote was pure fabrication."
After hearing this, Kuang Cheng immediately understood that Ji You was talking about the demon princess, so the corner of his mouth twitched, and he remembered the bright expression of Princess Feng Yang in Wanzhuo Mountain, and immediately fell into silence.
Is it fabricated? But why do I feel that Brother Gongshu is actually a realist?
Seeing his silence, Ji You thought he had indeed hit a wall, so he patted his shoulder and asked, "How long will the construction of your courtyard take?"
Kuang Cheng came back to his senses. "After we finish repairing the house, we can level the yard. They said it can be completed before the new year. By the way, Brother Ji, didn't you go to the holy land of the ancient sages for retreat? Why did you suddenly return to Shengjing now?"
"Yuan Chen got bored in the Holy Land of the Ancient Sages, so he asked me to take him out for a walk. I just happened to have some questions about my cultivation, and I want to think about them first."
"Are you okay?"
"I'm just a little worried right now, but it's probably fine."
Ji You thought for a while and gave an ambiguous answer.
His biggest concern at the moment was whether he would be able to travel in his mind as he wished after successfully reaching the ninth level of the physical body.
However, although Qingyun has no records of physical spiritual travel, he has the experience of spiritual travel in the state of enlightenment to learn from, so Ji You plans to reverse the process, but he does not know what the result will be.
While they were talking, Yuan Chen suddenly touched his stomach, then looked up at Ji You: "Brother-in-law, I'm hungry."
Ji You came back to his senses and looked at Kuang Cheng: "Yuan Chen hasn't eaten anything since early morning. Since you just got back, let's find a restaurant to welcome you."
"Brother Ji spent a lot of money."
"I didn't say I was treating you. There has to be travel expenses for business trips."
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The restaurant in Shengjing was packed with envoys from the demon tribe, so it was not easy to find an empty seat.
Fortunately, the owners of these restaurants were all Ji You, and they were too lazy to squeeze in, so they found an empty courtyard next to the restaurant and ordered a table of dishes.
After noon, as the sun set in the west, the demon delegation left the Great Xia Palace and returned to the Fairyland, while news about the audience began to spread gradually in Shengjing.
According to the officials present, as soon as the demon race entered the dynasty, they stated that they had also lived in Jiuzhou, and that the Yunzhou they currently occupied was once one of their territories. The reason they invaded Jiuzhou was that it was an inevitable trend, but they did not want to confront the human race.
In addition, they also expressed that the territory of Yunzhou and the northern border is sufficient for the monster tribe to live, and they will not provoke war at will. They hope that the two tribes can live in harmony.
As for the second one, the prince of the demon clan claimed that he had admired the seven major immortal sects of the human race for a long time, and hoped that in the future he would have the opportunity to send his clansmen to the immortal sects to practice Taoism.
As a condition, the spirit stones of the demon race and Yunzhou can still be supplied to the human race.
Daxia was just a tool of the Immortal Sect. He could receive information but could not process it. So while people in the city were discussing the matter, the content of the first meeting was quickly sent to the Tianshu Academy.
After You Yingqiu went into seclusion, Zuo Qiuyang had been in charge of the affairs of the Tianshu Academy, so the content of the negotiation was naturally placed in front of him.
"We absolutely cannot agree to the demon race's legitimate desire to occupy Yunzhou. It's also well known that the demon race doesn't practice the Way of Heaven. This is definitely not their purpose for suddenly sending an envoy to the human race."
Zuo Qiuyang rolled up his sleeves and said, "Send someone to keep a close eye on their whereabouts these days. Remember to keep an eye out for any clues."
Qin Rong accepted the order and bowed, then said, "By the way, Palace Master, it seems Ji You has returned to the capital."
"Isn't he in the Holy Land of the Ancient Sages, cultivating with the leaked essence of spiritual energy? Why would he suddenly return to the capital at this time?"
"Maybe I encountered some problems. I went straight to the library after returning from the city. I found a lot of books on body training and the spirit realm. I have been reading silently for half a day."
Zuo Qiuyang stroked his long beard after hearing this, and nodded after thinking for a while: "It seems that he is thinking about the Divine Wandering Realm."
Qin Rong raised his head in shock after hearing this: "In such a short time, he's already reached the level of Divine Wandering?"
"He already has the combat power of the Boundless Realm. After such a long period of seclusion, it's not surprising that he wants to enter the realm of spiritual travel. However, the question is whether there is really a next level in physical cultivation. This is the most crucial issue. You must know that the spiritual travel realm is a realm that completely relies on the understanding of the way of heaven. Even I don't know how a physical cultivator can break through this realm."
"this……"
"His affairs naturally need to be resolved by himself. We don't need to interfere too much. Your task is to keep a close eye on the demon tribe and not make any mistakes."
"I will follow the Palace Master's orders."
Qin Rong bowed and took his leave, then left the Zizai Palace. After hurriedly going down the mountain, he instructed his disciples to keep a close eye on the movements of the demon clan in the city.
The purpose of the human race sending envoys to the demon race and inviting the demon race to send envoys was to break up the alliance between the barbarian and demon races and minimize the risk of renewed war. Therefore, in order to show friendship, they did not restrict the demon race's actions in the city.
The demon tribe believed that they were not invaders, but had returned to their homeland, so they naturally did not stay indoors. Instead, they appeared in the downtown area many times and even had contact with the noble families who had traded spirit stones.
Because they were not going out at the same time, the disciples of the Dean's Office were divided into several groups and followed them one by one.
At noon the next day, Wen Siyuan, a disciple of the head academy who followed the Lin clan's heir, Yashan, took a short rest in a teahouse and sorted out the results of half a day's following.
Yashan sat in the restaurant and chatted with some people, during which he asked about the ruins.
Soon, another disciple from the Dean's Academy named Luo Ju also came to the teahouse. He was accompanied by the Demon Prince Ye Han. It was said that he met with the pro-immortal officials under King Chong and mentioned the sale of spirit stones and the geniuses of the human race, etc.
The two exchanged some information, and then saw another disciple, Sun Ye, who followed the demon princess, arrive at the teahouse, sweating profusely.
"I thought only human women could walk around the same shabby street, but I didn't expect demon women to be no exception. It really wears out their shoes!"
"This Fengyang Palace has been to many places?"
Sun Ye nodded as he drank his tea. "Teahouses, wine shops, the front gate of the Sixianjian, and even Chunhua Lane, which is famous for its brothels. If it was a man from the demon clan, I could understand it, but since Her Highness Fengyang is a woman, I can't understand it."
Wen Siyuan said softly, "The Palace Master said that the princess has reached the Heavenly Demon Realm at such a young age. She is definitely not an ordinary person. We must not take her lightly. Have you discovered her purpose?"
"I've been listening to some random gossip, like what happened at the Dao Conference a while ago. After that, I immediately went to the bookstore to buy information about Lingjian Mountain and Danzong. I feel like I'm constantly paying attention to this and that, nothing special."
"The demon race isn't that stupid. Perhaps some things are just covered up."
"clear."
"You're suddenly here to sit around because His Highness Feng Yang has gone back?"
"No, it's just that the demon princess was interested in too many things, so we had to take turns."
Three quarters past three in the afternoon, on the second floor of Zuixian Tower.
Qin Ruo, a disciple of the Head Office, and several other disciples of the Head Office were standing at the corner of the south-facing corridor, staring at His Highness Feng Yang who was sitting at a round table in front of them watching the teahouse performance.
After the song and dance named "Flying Fairy" ended, the waiters in the teahouse immediately went on stage to clean up.
The guqin and the guqin stand that had just been used for singing and playing were moved away, replaced with a desk and a gavel.
At this moment, Qin Ruo suddenly heard a voice coming from her ear, calling her name softly.
Qin Ruo turned to look at the person who spoke: "What's wrong, Junior Sister?"
"I have something to do and want to go out for a while. I hope you can forgive me, senior sister." Fang Ruoyao said softly.
"Since you have something to do, then go ahead. We are watching here, so you won't make a difference."
"Thank you, Senior Sister."
After watching Fang Ruoyao hurriedly leave, a disciple named Lin Cong couldn't help but turn around and asked, "Junior Sister Fang, your face seems a little unhappy?"
Qin Ruo pursed her lips slightly: "Don't blame her. After all, Zuixianlou's most popular show is about to begin."
"The most popular show?"
"A swordsman in white plays with two beauties."
"Oh, the story between Ji You and Lu Qingqiu, no wonder..."
Lin Cong understood instantly, and the looks of the other disciples around him became more interesting.
They all knew that Ji You had been engaged to Fang Ruoyao before entering Tianshu Academy, but Fang Ruoyao unilaterally broke off the engagement. Now that the story of Ji You and the Lu sisters was going to be performed on stage, she naturally couldn't bear to hear it.
Qin Ruo couldn't help but smile as she listened to their discussion, thinking that no one could predict things like fate.
With a snap, the gavel fell and the old man on the stage rolled up his sleeves.
"In our last chapter, we talked about how this white-robed swordsman joined the Tianshan Sect and cleaved open the inner courtyard gate with a single blow. He was then entrusted by the eldest daughter of the Baoshi family to teach her swordsmanship."
"After this, affection gradually grew. Then her body became wet and dry with sweat, her hair rose and fell on the pillow, a spring sprang up in the cave, and butterflies among the flowers clung to a spring."
"But the second young lady doesn't know that her sister also once had a romantic encounter with this white-robed swordsman in the spring tent, and they were in perfect harmony on the mermaid pillow..."
Lin Cong blushed and said, "Senior Sister Qin, do you think what they said is true?"
Qin Ruo thought for a long time and shook her head. "If it weren't for the incident with Little Master Jian, this would probably be more believable. But now... it's hard to say."
"That's right. After all, if Senior Brother Ji had really planned to become a son-in-law at Lingjian Mountain, he wouldn't have gotten involved in so many romantic relationships."
“It’s hard to say.”
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Qin Ruo crossed her arms and said, "What happened to the Lu sisters may not be true, but don't forget Yuan Caiwei."
After hearing this, Lin Cong couldn't help but smack his lips: "Senior Brother Ji really has fiancées all over the world."
"Brothers and sisters, look quickly, His Highness Feng Yang seems to be making some moves."
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Qin Ruo and Lin Cong looked up at the round table in front of them when they heard the voice. They saw a piece of paper in front of the demon princess who had been silent all the time, and she seemed to be writing something with a brush in her hand.
Lin Cong frowned instantly: "The distance is too far, I can't see what she wrote, do you want to get closer?"
Qin Ruo shook her head: "Don't alert the enemy, otherwise it will be more difficult to follow in the future."
After hearing this, everyone gave up the idea of getting closer and continued to spy on him in secret with the help of concealed magic tools, carefully recording his every move.
But as they were remembering, they suddenly dodged and quickly hid in the dark.
At the main entrance of Zuixian Tower, a demon with fine scales on his neck walked into the building, looked around, and then looked at where Feng Yang was.
"It's the heir of the Lin Clan, Lin Dou."
"Well, don't make too many moves, just continue to observe."
The Lin Clan's prince immediately walked over after seeing Feng Yang: "Your Highness, what a coincidence."
Feng Yang looked up at him and put his finger to his lips as a gesture of silence.
Lin Dou pursed his lips upon seeing this, knowing that Feng Yang loved human drama but didn't like being disturbed, so he kept quiet.
He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to be alone to get closer to Feng Yang, but as a smart man, he also knew when to disturb him and when not to.
"Your Highness Lindou, please have some tea."
"Thank you very much."
Lin Dou took the tea handed to him by Feng Yang's maid, drank it while looking at the paper in front of Feng Yang, and after looking at it for a long time, he showed a hint of doubt.
There wasn't much written on the piece of paper, just a few names: Fang Ruoyao, Zhao Yunyue, Yuan Caiwei, Yan Shuyi, Lu Qingqiu, and Lu Hanyan.
Among them, the four names Fang Ruoyao, Zhao Yunyue, Yuan Caiwei and Yan Shuyi were obviously written before, and the ink marks have dried up, while Lu Qingqiu and Lu Hanyan were written recently, and the ink marks are still very moist.
Not long after, Feng Yang, who had stopped writing, suddenly started writing again.
However, what she wrote was not new content, but the names that had been written before. The only difference was that when she wrote for the second time, these names were written in one line.
Yan Shuyi, Yuan Caiwei, Lu Hanyan, and Lu Qingqiu.
When Feng Yang finished writing the four names again, she picked up the pen again and crossed out Fang Ruoyao and Zhao Yunyue that she had written earlier.
Lin Dou frowned in confusion, not understanding the meaning of this move, so she turned her head and looked at her maid Xiaorou.
Her Royal Highness the Princess was sorting them, and Xiaorou glanced away uncomfortably.
The storytelling show of "The White-Clad Swordsman Plays with Two Beauties" ended quickly. Feng Yang stood up and left, and Lin Dou followed him.
Seeing this scene, the disciples of the Head Office also packed up and walked out of Zuixian Tower after they were far away.
One day, all the disciples of the Headmaster's Court returned to the Headmaster's Court and handed over the information they had collected to the three heads.
After reading them, the three heads copied them onto the same cloth scroll and then submitted them to the inner court.
Palace Master Zuoqiu and the elders of the Elders' Pavilion looked at the scroll in turn, and after thinking for a long time, they couldn't help but frown.
"Why are you asking about Lingjian Mountain and Danzong? Why aren't you asking about my Tianshuyuan? This is simply outrageous..."
"This is a completely unexpected direction. Could it be that the demon race has some plans for these two sects?"
"Impossible. Lingjian Mountain is in the extreme south, too far away from Yunzhou. There's no way they're related."
"What about Danzong? The last time the demon prince came here, he went to Danzong himself and wanted to buy some elixirs to take back."
The elders discussed the matter, and finally looked at Palace Master Zuoqiu, who had remained silent the entire time.
Zuoqiu Palace Master was also examining the scroll. After a long moment, he said sternly, "It's bad. I can't see through it either..."
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(End of this chapter)
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