Xiao Xiao had never been friendly to Qing Yuzi, but after hitting her last time, she wasn't in a hurry to retaliate. She simply said coldly, "Why aren't you staying in Yanyang City? What are you doing here?"
"The Qi army's alliance is a golden opportunity for the Grand Master of Yan to make his move. How could I possibly let this chance to capture someone slip by?" Qing Yuzi's body, standing upright on the eaves, was illuminated by the moonlight, casting a bright, undulating curve.
“With me watching over the King of the Southwest, the Grandmaster of Yan doesn’t dare to come here.”
Qing Yuzi didn't say anything, turned around and went straight towards the southwest.
Watching Qing Yuzi's departing figure, Xiao Xiao said unhappily, "Why has this old woman become so diligent? I thought she was going to wait for the Grandmaster of Yan to be delivered to her before she would make a move."
...
For a grandmaster like Qing Yuzi, the distance within Qingmu City was almost a matter of a breath.
She soon entered the residence of the King of the Southwest.
The reason we can determine that this is the residence of the Southwest King is because it has the most experts. There are three martial artists at the Grandmaster level.
The auras of the three grandmasters were not located in one place, but rather in a small, nearby area. After arriving in this area, Qing Yuzi decisively chose to enter the building with the best renovations.
"Your Highness, a guest is looking for you," a maidservant said from in front of a room.
"Who is it?" The voice of the King of the Southwest came from inside the house.
"I don't know her," the maid said.
"Please ask him to wait a moment, I will go immediately."
"Your Highness, he has already entered. He's right at the door."
"Oh? Ha, then let him in. Let me see him." The King of the Southwest's voice held a hint of surprise. Those who dared to force their way into his residence were few and far between.
Inside the room. The King of the Southwest uttered only half a sentence, "You are..." before falling silent.
Qing Yuzi stood behind a secluded corner inside the building, silently listening to the conversation between the princes and maids around her. Before a Grandmaster, martial artists below the Grandmaster level couldn't hide their martial arts prowess. Qing Yuzi instantly saw through the Southwest King and his two companions. The Southwest King was a Grandmaster-level martial artist, while the maid and guest had no martial arts skills.
After the guests entered the Southwest King's house, all the sounds inside suddenly and eerily disappeared. This was likely a soundproofing technique using internal energy that He Yunxiao frequently employed.
This technique is extremely useful. It creates an internal force barrier, physically blocking the transmission of sound and eliminating the possibility of others eavesdropping.
But Qingyuzi is no ordinary person. She possesses the Taixu Sect's extraordinary skill, "Zizai Zhenyi," which allows one to achieve "unity of heaven and man." Such soundproofing methods are useless to her.
Although eavesdropping was permissible, the beautiful Taoist priest had neither the habit nor the motive for it. What she needed to do wasn't even to protect the Southwest King's safety, but to capture the Grandmaster who had broken the rules of the martial world and attacked the secular realm, and bring him back to the Taixu Sect.
Logically speaking, how this war between Qi and Yan turns out has nothing to do with Qing Yuzi.
That being said, Qing Yuzi did not intend to truly stand idly by and watch someone die. Unlike other Grandmasters of the Taixu Sect, Qing Yuzi cultivated "freedom." Born into the mortal world, she possessed worldly ethics and morality; to "stand idly by and watch someone die" would tarnish her Dao heart, making her "no longer free." Therefore, she would save people; saying she "didn't care" was a misjudgment on Xiao Xiao's part.
However, there's no need for the beautiful Taoist priest to do anything now. She just needs to continue waiting for the Grandmaster of Yan to appear.
The unusually quiet royal chambers of the southwest and the unusually quiet night caused Qing Yuzi to furrow her beautiful eyebrows.
She had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
Judging from the conversation between the Southwest King and the guest, the Southwest King didn't know the guest, so why did he suddenly cut off the sound from inside the room? And why did he cut it off so abruptly? Even if soundproofing was necessary, it should have been done during formal conversations…
unless……
Unless the soundproofing in the room wasn't used by the King of the Southwest, but by that "guest"!
Qing Yuzi felt a chill run down her spine. Only a Grandmaster of the same level as her could not discern a martial artist's cultivation level.
The guest who met the King of the Southwest was the Grand Master of Yan Kingdom who interfered with the secular world at Luoyue Pass.
Qing Yuzi sensed something was wrong. If it really was a Grandmaster from the Yan Kingdom, the Southwest King was likely in grave danger. Although the situation was urgent, Qing Yuzi did not act rashly. Instead, he first activated his cultivation technique to investigate the situation.
The method of probing by communicating with the power of heaven and earth is different from ordinary internal energy probing. The former is extremely difficult to detect without prior knowledge, even if the opponent is a grandmaster.
The scene inside the room made Qing Yuzi frown again.
This time she was certain that the man was a Grandmaster, but strangely, the Grandmaster had no intention of harming the King of the Southwest. Instead, he chatted and laughed with him.
Guest: "We will rely entirely on the King of the Southwest for our affairs."
The Southwest King said solemnly, "I urge all the seniors of the Song Immortal Society to carefully consider my request."
Guest: "Haha, it's a small matter. However, 'immortality' is something only Grandmasters can pursue. Even if you join my Song Immortal Society, don't think too much about it unless you become a Grandmaster."
King of the Southwest: "This junior will certainly work hard!"
Guest: "The path to becoming a Grandmaster cannot be taken by others. However, since you are a disciple of my Song Immortal Society, your chances of becoming a Grandmaster are much higher than others. Alright, there are experts in the city, so I cannot stay any longer."
Qing Yuzi did not attempt to capture the mysterious Grandmaster. Her target was only the Grandmaster of Yan Kingdom; the other Grandmasters in the martial world were not within her jurisdiction. Moreover, given that she had only recently recovered to the level of a newly initiated Grandmaster, it was still uncertain whether she could defeat that mysterious Grandmaster.
The Southwest King and the mysterious Grandmaster spoke on only two points: "immortality" and "the Song Immortal Gathering."
"Longevity" was nothing unusual for Qing Yuzi.
Within the Taixu Sect, all Grandmasters pursued immortality, even the prospect of living as long as heaven and earth. This was not uncommon; some even went to extremes of fanaticism. There were countless examples of people resorting to any means necessary to elevate their cultivation. However, Qingyuzi had never heard of the "Song Immortal Gathering." He wondered what kind of strange organization it was.
Qingyuzi spent the whole night squatting in the Southwest King's small building, but nothing happened.
At dawn, the streets of Qingmu City were bustling with activity, as many people began to leave. It seemed the Qi army's alliance meeting had ended.
The King of the Southwest has connections with a mysterious Grandmaster, and the Grandmaster of Yan has been hesitant to make a move against him...
Could that mysterious grandmaster be the grandmaster of the Yan Kingdom?
Qingyuzi gently shook her head, dismissing the unrealistic thoughts from her mind.
She knew the basic common sense of the long-standing feud between Qi and Yan. How could it be that the Grandmaster of Yan, who had breached Qi's border, was actually joining forces with the Prince of Qi who was wiping out the Yan army? If that were the case, wouldn't his city have been breached in vain?
There was no answer to this matter, and Qing Yuzi didn't care what the King of the Southwest wanted to do. As long as it didn't involve killing anyone in front of her, and it wasn't something that involved a Grandmaster of the Yan Kingdom, she didn't care about anything else.
Standing atop the small building, not wanting to care about anything, Qing Yuzi inadvertently caught sight of horses galloping in the distance. (M.cascoo.net)
It seems to be He Yunxiao.
Why is that stupid apprentice riding so fast? Shouldn't he be lying on top of the woman's belly?
With the intention of watching the spectacle, the female Taoist priest disappeared in a flash, and then reappeared near He Yunxiao in another flash.
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