Chapter 112: Young Princess Qianxue
Hearing the three men's advice, Yin Xiaosheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll go and have a match with him to test his strength. If I find an opportunity, great; if not, I'll come back safely."
Qiu Xia said, "That's feasible, but Brother Yin, you still need to be extra careful. Let me go with you, so that we can help each other if anything goes wrong."
Yi Qingxue immediately said, "I want to go too."
Ma Pingchuan: "Qingxue, what are you going to do? If someone recognizes you, you'll be in danger."
Yi Qingxue: "My father was murdered, yet I didn't even dare to look at my enemy. How can I be considered a daughter if I act like this? Besides, Brother Yin went to risk his life for me. How can I have peace of mind if I don't go with him?" As she spoke, she looked at Yin Xiaosheng.
"This..." Ma Pingchuan was at a loss for words.
Qiuxia smiled and said, "Brother Ma, let Qingxue go with us! She lives a secluded life and ordinary people don't recognize her."
Yin Xiaosheng took Yi Qingxue's hand and said affectionately, "Okay! We'll go together tomorrow."
Meanwhile, Ling Xueyan and the young emperor had returned to Longyang City. The two stood in the central hall to pay their respects to Emperor Ouyang Fan.
Emperor Ouyang Fan lay reclining on his throne, his eyes half-closed with sleep. He held a crystal bead in his right hand and said indifferently, "My son, we haven't brought the person back, and you're quite badly injured. What happened to you during the pursuit, and who injured you?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Xueyan immediately said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is my fault for failing in my duties. Not only did I fail to bring the person back, but I also failed to protect the young prince. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Fanhuang kept his eyes closed and said calmly, "Master Ling, I haven't asked you any questions yet."
Ling Xueyan bowed respectfully and said in a low voice, "Yes, it was my oversight."
Young Emperor: "Reporting to Emperor Fan, I and Master Ling pursued Yi Mingzhao all the way and finally found him in Zhu Family Manor. We had already taken action to capture him, but unexpectedly two people appeared to rescue me. The people were extremely skilled in martial arts, and I almost lost my life. It was thanks to Master Ling's valiant fight that I was saved from danger."
Ouyang Fanhuang: "Is that so? What is the name of the person who injured you? Do you know what martial arts style they used and what school they belong to?"
The young emperor said, "The battle was fierce and hasty at the time, and I didn't ask the other party's name. But this person is a woman, and she is probably no more than eighteen years old." At this point, Ouyang Fanhuang suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the young emperor.
Seeing this, the young prince continued, "The martial arts moves she uses are also quite unique. She can gather leaves into blades and turn soil into generals. Her internal strength is even more unfathomable. Judging from this, her cultivation has already broken through to the Transcendent Realm."
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Fanhuang suddenly sat up excitedly and exclaimed, "The Yin-Yang School's Gathering Technique and Spirit Control Technique! Such martial arts have been lost for five or six hundred years. I never imagined that there would still be successors today."
At this moment, Ku Baidiao asked doubtfully, "Young Emperor, is this person really no more than eighteen years old?"
Upon hearing this, the young emperor said calmly, "What advice do you have for me, poison master? Please speak freely."
Ku Bai Diao immediately said, "I dare not. It is just that I was very surprised when I heard what the Brahma Emperor said. The Yin-Yang Convergence Technique and the Five Elements Spirit Control Technique are the ultimate techniques of the Yin-Yang School. It is by no means easy to master them. And 'Pointing Earth into Generals' is an even higher-level ultimate technique of the Five Elements Spirit Control Technique. It is truly unbelievable that it came from the hands of eighteen young girls."
Upon hearing this, the young prince was filled with resentment and was about to speak out when Ling Xueyan declared boldly, "Poisoners are also proficient in magic, using the Five Elements magic to apply poison, and are known in the martial arts world as 'No Grass Grows.' You are both practitioners of magic, so since you have some doubts, why don't you come with me to investigate the truth, and perhaps even experience it for yourselves?"
Upon hearing this, the young prince immediately chimed in, "Master Ling is absolutely right. We both practice magic, yet he is eighteen while you are eighty! The difference in our abilities is still quite significant. Why not go and ask him for guidance, so that I may know that there are always mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people?"
Upon hearing this, Ku Baidiao immediately said, "Young Emperor is right to reprimand me; I misspoke."
Ouyang Fanhuang declared arrogantly, "The world is vast, and there are countless talented people and all sorts of wonders. But throughout the land, the strong should be respected. The Zhu Family Manor has taken over Baiyun City and stands tall on the other side. Sooner or later, they will be my prey. Since they have hidden talents, we will meet them one day. I will wait and see." As he spoke, his domineering aura was palpable.
Ling Xueyan: "This subordinate has returned empty-handed. I humbly request Your Majesty's instructions on what to do next."
After pondering for a moment, Ouyang Fanhuang said calmly, "Since Yi Mingzhao has capable people protecting him, you probably can't capture him anyway. Let Ku Baidiao accompany you to find out the hidden strength of the Zhu Family Manor. Take the opportunity to stir up trouble, disrupt the current situation, and ideally create an opportunity for me to take him down in one fell swoop." As he spoke, he clenched his right hand tightly, and the crystal in his finger turned to ash and scattered.
Upon hearing this, Ling Xueyan and Ku Baidiao simultaneously replied, "Yes!"
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Inside the Moon Lake Pavilion at Heart Moon Lake, Ling Qichen was practicing her swordsmanship in front of the pavilion. Zhu Ziyue and Yi Mingzhao stood on the railing, seemingly observing the swordplay or having a private conversation.
Yi Mingzhao: "Miss Ziyue, the other day when you saw the score of the Overlord's Song, you exclaimed in surprise that it was indeed so. Could you tell me the deeper meaning behind that?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ziyue immediately asked, "Young Master Yi, was 'Farewell to the General of Western Chu Under the Thousand Autumn Moon' written by Shao Ji Qianxue?"
Yi Mingzhao immediately replied, "Exactly!"
Zhu Ziyue: "Was the animal skin you gave me an original piece of her handwriting?"
Yi Mingzhao: "Indeed!"
Zhu Ziyue smiled and said, "Then how much do you know about Shao Ji Qianxue?"
Yi Mingzhao then said, “I know very little about Shao Ji Qianxue. I only know that she is a descendant of the Yan Kingdom, with outstanding wisdom and unparalleled beauty. There are various rumors about her. Some say that she was married off at the age of 14, but unexpectedly suffered a mysterious change and disappeared. Others say that she comprehended the way of Yin and Yang at the age of 16 and ascended to the immortal realm.”
Zhu Ziyue smiled and said, "The rumors are all a mixture of truth and falsehood, and none of them are entirely true."
Yi Mingzhao immediately said, "Judging from what Miss Ziyue said, it seems that she knows Shaoji Qianxue very well!"
Zhu Ziyue: "That's right. I've been searching for information about her to verify the various legends surrounding her. Now it's clear that her surname is Ji, her given name is Ruxue, and she is the daughter of King Zhao of Yan."
"Oh!" Yi Mingzhao responded, looking at Zhu Ziyue excitedly.
Zhu Ziyue continued, "At the tender age of fourteen, she became a bargaining chip for a political marriage, being sent to the State of Qi. Unwilling to accept this fate, she used her knowledge of Yin and Yang to foretell unusual weather patterns on the Qi border. She then created an opportunity, altering the wedding procession's route and timing. As the procession entered Qi's border, they encountered a once-in-a-century storm, and the entire procession perished. Only she, with her knowledge of Yin and Yang and her ability to discern the gate of life, survived and retreated to the mountains. Later, she even created an opportunity for King Zhao of Yan to attack Qi."
Yi Mingzhao hurriedly asked, "And then what happened?"
Zhu Ziyue: "Fourteen-year-old Ji Ruxue, after two years of dedicated cultivation, has achieved an immortal body, but has not yet transcended the realm."
Yi Mingzhao: "So, she's still alive!"
Zhu Ziyue: "That's right. She didn't understand why she couldn't transform into a celestial being. So she changed her name to Shao Ji Qianxue and spread the Dharma in the mortal world until her twelfth disciple transformed into a celestial being."
After thinking for a moment, Yi Mingzhao said, "If we calculate the timeline, she has been in the world for over a hundred years! So the claim that she was 28 years old is simply unbelievable."
Zhu Ziyue: "It's not unbelievable. If a person comprehends the Dao, their appearance will remain unchanged. As for Shao Ji Qianxue, she comprehended the Dao at the age of sixteen, and her appearance is like that of a young girl in springtime."
Upon hearing this, Yi Mingzhao exclaimed in amazement, "So that's how it is! A hundred-year-old body, yet like a young girl in her prime. The ways of the world are truly unfathomable!"
Zhu Ziyue: "Cultivating oneself and understanding the Tao is not something that can be achieved through hard work alone; it depends on opportunity and enlightenment."
Yi Mingzhao nodded and then asked, "Young Master Ji Qianxue has taken in twelve disciples. Does Miss Ziyue know their names?"
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