Huangxiu

Chapter 1013 Crack
Chu Liezhao asked curiously with a smile, "So what exactly was the price that the Yuanzhen Dynasty paid to stop pursuing the matter?"

Li Miaotan blinked her dreamlike eyes, pondered for a moment, and then smiled, "Could it be the conclusion of a peace treaty?"

Chu Liezhao raised an eyebrow: "Ceasefire?...If we cease hostilities with Yuanzhen, Yujing will be in trouble."

He knew the Phoenix Dynasty's national policy; the entire Phoenix Dynasty's power system revolved around war.

To sustain oneself through war, to hone one's skills and improve one's abilities in the midst of conflict.

Therefore, the Phoenix Dynasty cannot be without war for even a day.

If a truce is reached with Emperor Yuanzhen, then war must begin with the Yujing Dynasty.

Li Miaotan frowned slightly, then gently shook her head: "Even if we go to war with Yujing, it has nothing to do with you, my husband."

Since arriving in Phoenix Imperial City, Chu Liezhao's status has risen rapidly.

Chu Liezhao's current status as the hostage prince of Yujing is now ambiguous and can be left unmentioned.

He was also the son-in-law of the Phoenix Dynasty and made great contributions to the Phoenix Dynasty.

Under such circumstances, no one would be so foolish as to bring up his status as a hostage and threaten the Jade Scenery Dynasty with his safety.

Chu Liezhao sighed, "Humans aren't plants or trees, how can they be without feelings? I'm still torn... Let's go to the battlefield beyond the borders."

"That would be perfect," Li Miaotan said with a smile.

This way, one can detach oneself from the conflicts between the two dynasties, transcend their conflicts, and remain uninvolved.

Li Miaotan first dismissed the slender girl, then tidied herself up.

Half an hour later, the two walked out of the valley together and saw three women waiting quietly.

A mountain breeze blew by, sweeping past the treetops, sloping down into the valley, and fluttering their silk skirts.

Their flowing skirts and graceful figures made them resemble three celestial maidens descended from heaven.

Chu Liezhao couldn't help but admire that every disciple of the Jade Kunlun Palace was full of talent.

All three women were beautiful, only slightly less so than Li Miaotan, the most beautiful woman in Phoenix Imperial City.

Li Miaotan looked at the three women.

They curtsied and said, "Your Highness, Prince Consort, we are here to escort you on your orders."

Li Miaotan chuckled and said, "Doesn't the Palace Master want to see us?"

The three girls looked troubled.

The young woman at the head of the group wore an apricot-yellow silk robe, which made her skin appear as smooth as jade.

With almond-shaped eyes and peach-blossom cheeks, her small and delicate features made her say in a clear and crisp voice, "The Palace Master is busy with other matters and is unable to see Your Highness this time."

"What is it?" Li Miaotan asked.

Chu Liezhao looked at them with a smile.

The almond-eyed, peach-cheeked girl solemnly replied, "It was an elder from the Zixiao Jade Pavilion of the Yuanzhen Dynasty who came here."

"Purple Cloud Jade Pavilion?" Chu Liezhao laughed. "Could it be that you're trying to force the Palace Master to hand us over?"

The girl covered her mouth and chuckled: "The Prince Consort is quite the joker."

Chu Liezhao laughed and said, "I'm not joking. Did the Purple Cloud Jade Pavilion have some connection with your sect before?"

"There are some grudges between us." The girl nodded gently. "Our relationship isn't good, but it's not bad either."

Although Yuanzhen and the Phoenix Dynasty fought intermittently, the war continued indefinitely.

However, the exchanges between the two dynasties never ceased, and officials and people on both sides maintained normal trade and personnel exchanges.

In such a situation, as one of the top sects, the disciples of both sides would often clash.

Grudges and affections are inevitable.

"I suspect it's indeed for our sake," Chu Liezhao said with a smile, looking at Li Miaotan. "They want to find out our whereabouts, right?"

Li Miaotan frowned slightly: "They haven't given up?"

“Emperor Yuanzhen has stopped, but the Zixiao Jade Pavilion can act independently,” Chu Liezhao said with a smile. “Moreover, it may even have been tacitly approved by Emperor Yuanzhen.”

“How despicable,” Li Miaotan said coldly.

Chu Liezhao said, "This is very much in line with Yuan Zhen's way of doing things."

The Yuanzhen Dynasty has always pursued unorthodox methods, achieving victory through surprise and making it impossible to defend against.

With such a way of doing things, it's almost impossible to get them to keep their word.

Li Miaotan snorted, "Then..."

How could Father Emperor and Mother Empress be deceived by them?
We should have been on guard, or at least refused Emperor Yuanzhen's conditions.

Chu Liezhao said, "As long as they can't use too much power, they won't pose much of a threat to us. Moreover, once they make a move, they will break the rules, and the Emperor can use this as an excuse to make trouble and gain more. It can only be said that the Emperor is indeed the Emperor."

Li Miaotan snorted, "All this scheming and scheming is exhausting."

She no longer cares about such scheming and intrigue, but focuses on spiritual practice instead.

When one cultivates to a certain level, one can crush all the schemes and tricks of the world.

Chu Liezhao looked at the girl and smiled, "Which elder from Zixiao Jade Pavilion has come?" The girl readily replied, "Elder Wen Siming."

Chu Liezhao seemed to be deep in thought.

He quickly searched his mind for information about this Wen Siming.

They found Wen Siming in no time.

One of the elders of Zixiao Jade Pavilion, he became a Venerable a hundred years ago and possesses superb swordsmanship.

He is said to be fierce, domineering, and extremely powerful, and is in charge of the punishment hall of Zixiao Jade Pavilion.

Why would they send an elder from the Punishment Hall to Jade Kunlun Palace?
It doesn't seem to be for his own sake?

The girl smiled and said, "It's about dealing with the grudge between one of our senior sisters and the Purple Cloud Jade Pavilion."

Chu Liezhao said solemnly, "Has your Jade Kunlun Palace thoroughly investigated his entourage and their whereabouts?"

"What does Your Highness mean by this?" The young woman's smile faded, and she asked, puzzled.

Chu Liezhao said solemnly, "They may be trying to assassinate the two of us."

"Impossible, right?" The girl was taken aback. "They dare to make a move here?"

Chu Liezhao said, "No one would have thought it would be near the Jade Kunlun Palace."

The girl hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at the two girls behind her.

Their expressions were filled with suspicion.

Clearly, they did not believe this assessment and concluded that Zixiao Jade Pavilion could not have made a move near Yu Kunlun Palace.

Li Miaotan said, "Let's take a look. We're not in a hurry to leave."

“…Okay.” The girl bit her delicate lips and hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

……

Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan returned to the valley, where Li Miaotan was still skeptical: "Would the Purple Cloud Jade Pavilion really make a move?"

Chu Liezhao said, "Madam, you don't think we're not afraid, do you? Just pretend you don't know anything, and we'll deal with whatever comes our way?"

“I’m not that stupid,” Li Miaotan said.

The Venerable One is not invincible. If he encounters an even more powerful Venerable One, or a Venerable One who is fighting desperately, he will certainly be in danger.

Chu Liezhao said, "We must be extremely careful with Yuan Zhen."

Li Miaotan sighed, "But it's exhausting to always be on guard like this."

Chu Liezhao said, "Every day when I wake up, I think about which idiot will come knocking on my door today, and I just enjoy it."

Li Miaotan smiled slightly.

Thinking about it this way is indeed much better, and I'm not so tense anymore. Instead, I feel more eager to try.

"This is also a kind of cultivation. People keep coming up to be whetstones. My cultivation has progressed so quickly, which is also due to so many assassinations."

"This is actually a good thing?"

"exactly."

"Husband, you're really good at talking nonsense," Li Miaotan said with a coquettish laugh.

Chu Liezhao chatted and laughed with her for a while, and then they decided to go outside and take a look together.

So he drew a portal of light and led Li Miaotan through it.

The next moment, the two appeared on a mountaintop, looking down at the surrounding peaks.

Lush and verdant, with dense trees and deep forests, overgrown with weeds, and birds chirping incessantly.

They looked around and felt a sense of familiarity.

I passed by this place once before when I visited Jade Kunlun Palace.

They had already left Kunlun Grotto and arrived near Jade Kunlun Palace.

Li Miaotan suddenly pointed.

Chu Liezhao looked in that direction and saw a fierce battle; two groups of people were locked in combat.

One group of six consisted of disciples of the Jade Kunlun Palace, while the other group of twelve consisted of men dressed in gray-brown robes.

Chu Liezhao said softly, "They are disciples of the Purple Cloud Jade Pavilion."

He recognized at a glance that the twelve men in gray-brown clothes were wielding the Purple Night Divine Sword.

Li Miaotan scoffed, "So there really was an ambush. Are they planning to sneak attack and assassinate us?"

Chu Liezhao focused his attention and discerned the true nature of the twelve men dressed in gray and brown.

Of the twelve, two were Venerable Ones, one of whom was dim-witted, like a candle flickering in the wind.

He speculated that his lifespan was coming to an end.

He immediately deduced that this person intended to perish together with him.

(End of this chapter)