If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 401 Nail Head Seven Arrows Book

"Fairy Yu, to be honest, the prince has been looking for you recently. Not only in Tianbaoju, Hongxiufang and Sijing Street, but also at the gates of Yingxiang Mansion and Tianmen Town, there are guards from Yonghe Palace arranged by me."

Cao Weilu was quite frank. After seeing Xiaoyu, he directly explained why he came over immediately.

Xiao Yu said: "Last time I fought the Toad Spirit, I gained something and practiced outside the city for a while."

It is not wrong to say that he is practicing in seclusion "outside the city".

Because she has been wandering in the underworld for the past few days, and isn't the underworld also outside the city?

She found seven or eight blessed places in the underworld similar to Prince Fu's Mansion, and hundreds of "feng shui treasures" similar to the Wang family's tomb. Xiaoyu was not traveling around, she was practicing the Xukong Step.

To reach the "realm of the sky", of course one has to find ghosts and haunted houses to experiment with.

Ghosts cannot see her or touch her and treat her as empty air. However, she can quietly sneak into the tombs and blessed places known as the "realm of the dead", which is considered a minor achievement of her magical power.

If one can get into a ghost's body and mind at will, torture the ghost's body, and disrupt the ghost's spirit, then one has achieved the ultimate level of the Xukong Step.

She has barely achieved some success so far.

Trespassing into cemeteries and blessed places will alert some ghosts with keen perception.

While visiting many blessed places and tombs, she discovered many funerary objects and underworld objects that could restrain the demon.

The 魙 is not invincible.

Just like ghosts are not invincible in the human world, there are objects or creatures that can restrain evil ghosts.

Xiaoyu even taught himself and created a set of "Feng Shui Formation to Drive Away Evil Spirits".

She planned to go back to the Wang family's tomb to prepare some items to restrain the evil spirits for the old master, and help her change the feng shui.

It is no exaggeration to say that she is now definitely the "number one master of driving away evil spirits" within hundreds of miles of Yingxiang Prefecture.

"Actually, Sister Shaoyao has told me that the Crown Prince is looking for me. I plan to go to Yonghe Palace to visit the Crown Prince tomorrow morning!" Xiaoyu said again.

Cao Wei was somewhat curious about what she had been practicing these days, as even the City God couldn't find any trace of her.

But he is just a messenger, so it is not easy to ask too many questions.

"There is a private banquet tonight, and Fairy Yu's sudden return is just in time for the occasion. The prince was just about to leave, and when he heard the news about Fairy Yu, he was even more delighted, so he sent me to invite the fairy so that she wouldn't miss the event."

Xiao Yu asked curiously, "What small banquet? Where is the prince going?"

Cao Wei glanced at Shaoyao, who also had a curious look on her face but remained silent, and said, "Fairy Yu, have you heard of the three great guest officials of the Crown Prince's Palace, the 'Red Leaf Sword Fairy' He Xuan, the Hongri Palace's Xiang Tianshi, and the 'Guilin Wanderer' Zhao Zhen?"

Xiao Yu nodded gently, "I have heard of you and have admired you for a long time, but unfortunately, there were many unexpected events and I didn't get to meet you."

Cao Wei said with a smile: "Isn't this fate? Immortal Zhao is practicing ancient immortal techniques in the 'Purple Mountain Villa' tonight.

In addition to the Crown Prince, more than ten immortals including He Xuanjianxian, Xiang Tianshi, Hongxianshi, Duobao monk, Jiuyan Tieshou, Youdaoren and others from Tianmen Town in Yingxiang Prefecture will go to watch the Dharma. "

——Monk Duobao. Which idiot dares to take such a fearless title.

It seems that the so-called "immortals" are most likely evil cultivators like Feng Nipo and Wufu Wenjun who have long since "disregarded life and death".

Xiao Yu complained in her heart, but showed an expectant smile on her face, and said excitedly: "If I miss such a grand event, I will regret it for many years! Thank you for the invitation, Prince. I will definitely - when should I go?"

Seeing that she agreed so readily, Cao Wei smiled with relief and said, "We can set off now.

If you need to wash and dress up, it won’t waste time.

The official performance will probably begin at three o'clock in the morning."

"What ancient magic is this?" Xiaoyu asked.

Cao Wei shook his head and said, "I don't know. The performance will last for several days. Today is the first day. I haven't seen it yet."

Although he had never seen it performed, he knew the reason why the Crown Prince asked Yu Fengxian to watch the ancient magic: to shock her!
Let her understand that no matter how sharp her swordsmanship is, she has no right to act arrogantly in front of the Li family.

No, the Li family doesn't need to take action. He, the Prince of Western Shu, can easily control her and make her die without knowing how she died.

These are the prince’s original words.

At that time, the prince's tone was full of resentment, and a fierce look flashed across his face.

——Yu Fengxian’s mistake might have been unintentional, but her attitude towards the Crown Prince was indeed not cautious enough and too careless.

Cao Wei sighed inwardly, then turned to Shaoyao, who was hesitant to speak, and said with a smile: "If Miss Shaoyao is interested, you can accompany Miss Yu."

Shaoyao immediately became happy, "The prince invited me too?"

——I didn’t specifically ask you to go, but you looked eager, nervous and hesitant. I took the initiative and I think the prince wouldn’t mind.

Cao Wei nodded reluctantly.

Xiaoyu took a hot bath and asked Shaoyao to rub her back for a while.

After washing, she changed into new clothes, tied her hair up and inserted two jade hairpins.

She felt that what Cao Weilu said about "don't waste time on getting dressed" was directed at her.

She has been wandering around in the underworld for the past few days without changing her clothes or washing her hair.

It’s not that she is lazy, it’s just that the environment in the underworld is special and it’s difficult to sweat.

One even needs to continuously circulate one's true energy to avoid freezing to death.

After taking a shower and changing clothes, Xiaoyu got into Shaoyao's carriage.

Fat Moler sat in the front seat and drove the car, taking the two of them straight to Zishan Villa, southeast of Yingxiang Prefecture.

Zishan is not a famous mountain. It is just a mound less than two hundred meters high, with a villa built halfway up the mountain.

It was originally the property of the Li family, and now it has become the residence of Zhao Zhen, the "Crown Prince's Guest".

Although Li Rongji has been in Yingxiang Mansion for some time and has invited Xiaoyu many times, today is the first time the two of them have met officially.

Li Rongji was tall, mighty, handsome, and his bearing and manners were even slightly better than Li Xianzhi.

This surprised Xiaoyu a little.

Because of the incidents with Wu Daoren (Zhu Yitao) and Du Feng Zhenjun (Wang Jiaxianbao), her initial impression of Li Rongji was very bad.

Before they met, she thought that his harshness, ingratitude, and viciousness were written all over his face.

Unexpectedly, it was hidden in his heart, so deep that she couldn't see it.
Well, preconceived impressions are hard to change, even though the prince’s appearance and temperament are actually quite good.

However, Li Rongji's impression of Xiaoyu - a little rude man who didn't know how to appreciate etiquette, changed a lot after he met the real person.

There was an expression of amazement and admiration in his eyes that was difficult to conceal, and he kept praising her swordsmanship, demeanor, and appearance.

The tone and expression were sincere and gentle, without any trace of vulgarity.

Xiaoyu did not express her impression and just followed him in saying some nice words for free.

After exchanging pleasantries, Xiao Yu looked around and asked, "Where are Guilin Sanren and the other immortals?"

At this time, there were only the Crown Prince, the middle commoner Li Anmin, and Xiaoyu and Shaoyao who had just arrived in this hall.

Li Rongji asked her to sit on the chair next to him and gestured for her to drink tea with Shaoyao.

After they put the tea bowls on the tea table, he used the tea lid to wipe the tea foam and explained: "This is Hanshan Pavilion, they are drinking in Qingliu Garden. To practice the ancient immortal method, you must wait until the fourth quarter of the night (midnight).

I want to talk to you privately first, Xiao Fengxian."

"Your Highness, please speak."

"You dug a magic pill from the Great Sage Tuntian, right?" Li Rongji asked expectantly.

Xiaoyu said directly: "Feed the dog."

The expectation in Li Rongji's eyes turned into gloom, and there was a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

"That's the inner elixir of a demon fairy! Even if an immortal gets it, he will take it himself, which can improve his Taoism by hundreds of years."

Xiao Yu said: "That demon dog is loyal to me and has followed me through thick and thin.

If it eats the demon pill, it will improve my own strength."

Li Anmin asked: "Fairy Yu, have you practiced the method of hunting monsters?"

"What is the method of hunting monsters?" Xiaoyu asked.

Li Anmin said: "There are demon hunters who specialize in capturing demons and taking their inner elixirs to improve their own cultivation.

They have practiced special Taoist methods that can find the location of the inner elixir of the spirit and take it out before the spirit dies."

"Is the method of hunting monsters common?" Xiaoyu asked again.

Li Anmin glanced at the prince and said, "It's not rare, but the success rate is hard to guarantee.

It is very rare for Fairy Yu to kill three great demons and take out three demon pills. "

Xiao Yu said: "I don't know any method of hunting monsters. I can find the monster pill purely by feeling."

Li Rongji regained his gentle and tolerant expression and said, "Xiao Fengxian, if you dig up the demon pill again, can you keep it for me? I will exchange it with you for a precious treasure."

"Alas, if I had known that Your Highness needed it, I would definitely not have fed the demon pill to the dog."

Xiaoyu didn't even ask what the treasure was, and just showed a regretful expression.

Li Rongji smiled, "And the body of a monster. I understand Xiao Fengxian's sincere intention to strengthen the warriors of Yingxiang Mansion so as to deal with the next monster disaster, but ordinary warriors have weak foundations. Even if they take supplements, how much can they improve?

I have three hundred Black Dragon Guards under my command.

They are all at the Qi realm, familiar with military formations, and extremely good at group combat.

Next time you encounter evil spirits, I will let them fight with you.

You can even be their temporary commander, and they will all obey your orders."

Now Xiaoyu had a new respect for Prince Li.

If he only asked for demon pills and demon meat, she would pretend to be perfunctory, but in her heart she would despise his greed and stupidity.

Now he directly promised to put the three hundred Black Dragon Guards under her command.
Even the prerequisite for commanding the Black Dragon Guards is that she must charge to the front and guard the Xishu County Government for the Li family.

At least he showed the magnanimity and calculation that a crown prince should have.

Prince Li even convinced her a little.

If she killed a goblin again, she would probably listen to him and leave the goblin meat to the surviving Black Dragon Guards - but there was a prerequisite that the Black Dragon Guards would first go out and fight with her.

Xiao Yu sighed again and said, "Your Highness, I blame you."

Li Rongji was stunned, "Why do you blame me?"

"It's your fault for not explaining it clearly earlier. If I had known that His Highness had prepared three hundred Black Dragon Guards to deal with the monster threat, I would have handed the big toad to you directly that day." Xiao Yu said.

Li Rongji glared at Li Anmin out of the corner of his eye: You see, Yu Fengxian has no selfish motives at all. As long as you explain it carefully, how could she not listen?

Xiao Yu continued, "What kind of military formation did the Black Dragon Guards practice? Can I study it in advance?"

She had heard Guan Huchen talk about the military system of Western Shu, and that the Black Dragon Guards all came from the Luye Guard.

Most of the soldiers of Luye Guard practiced the "Xuanbing Zhenqi". If they succeeded in practicing Zhenqi, they would be invited by the Li family to become the Black Dragon Guards, and their skills would also be changed to "Mianlong Immortal Art".

Xiaoyu had seen the true qi of Xuanbing, but had never encountered the Black Dragon Guards, so he had never felt the power of "The Secret of the Immortal Sleeping Dragon".

He knew nothing about the Black Dragon Guards' military formations.

Now that she has the opportunity, she must learn more about it.

Maybe he would even have to ask a military leader to be his "father" and deduce the method to break the calamity.

From then on, the Li family’s most powerful private armed force, the “Black Dragon Guards”, could no longer threaten her.

Li Rongji looked embarrassed.

Thinking of her straightforwardness just now, he reluctantly dispelled his hesitation and nodded, "Tomorrow I will ask Cao Wei to deliver the "Ba Snake Army Formation" to Tianbao Residence."

Xiao Yu clasped his fists and said, "If I encounter a demon again, I will never come on my own."

Li Rongji was very satisfied with her attitude and said, "I'm just afraid that I won't be able to find you by then."

Xiao Yu said: "The last time I went out to practice was just a special case. From now on, I will stay in Tianmen Town."

Li Rongji became more and more satisfied and said, "It's better to stay in Yingxiang Mansion. Yingxiang Mansion has a bigger goal."

"Okay, I'll go to Yonghe Palace to practice military formations with the Black Dragon Guards during the day, and go back to Tianmen Town to sleep at night." Xiaoyu said.

It was a pleasant surprise that I was able to learn the "Ba Snake Army Formation" before leaving Yingxiang Mansion.

Li Rongji's expression became conflicted.

Yu Fengxian was even more honest and straightforward than he had expected.

If she was asked to deal with evil spirits, she would agree immediately; if she was asked to charge forward, she would not refuse.

He was completely unlike the "old monsters" in Yingxiang Mansion who bargained with him and offered all kinds of conditions.

He promised them numerous benefits, but at the critical moment they still hesitated and were unwilling to risk their lives in a fight.

But she has to go to Yonghe Palace often.
"There's no need to go to Yonghe Palace. You should study the Basher Army Formation first. On the first and fifteenth day of every month, go to the barracks outside the city and practice one or two games with them. That's enough."

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "I will follow your Highness's arrangements."

Li Rongji was very satisfied, and the atmosphere became more harmonious and beautiful.

After discussing the details of dealing with the monster plague, Xiao Yu said, "I wonder what kind of magic Guilin Sanren is going to practice. Can you tell me about it first?"

There was a hint of hesitation in Li Rongji's eyes when he looked at her.

It's not about hesitating whether to say it or not.

Instead, he was hesitating about the purpose of inviting her to watch Zhao Zhen's performance: to intimidate her and let her know that he could easily take her life.

"Have you ever heard of the 'Seven Arrows Book'?"

(End of this chapter)