Huangxiu

Chapter 1022 Marriage
He paced a few steps, stopped, and looked up at the sky.

The sun was obscured by dark clouds, and the sky was gloomy with increasingly dense clouds.

It hasn't rained in the capital for a while now.

I have become desensitized to the cold and heat, and I bury myself in cultivation all day long, unaware of the cycle of the sun and moon and the changing of the seasons.

He sighed, shook his head, and continued pacing.

Because the two sects worked together to keep this cave a secret, very few people knew about it.

It may only be known to a few elders.

I wonder where we are at now, whether we've just started exploring or have just begun excavating?
Exploring the cave doesn't require many people; each sect can send four to five experts.

Under such circumstances, if we want to find out the location of the cave, we can't just directly interrogate the elders of the two sects.

Then we can only use the brute force method.

With that thought, he made a swipe with his left hand, and a portal of light appeared.

He stepped inside and vanished without a trace, only to reappear a moment later in a grove of trees halfway up a mountain outside the Jade Kunlun Palace.

A transparent throwing knife silently hovered above his head.

He closed his eyes, remained motionless, and his extrasensory perception spread outwards.

Half an hour later, he opened his eyes, frowned, and shook his head.

He drew a portal of light, stepped through it, and disappeared.

Only the throwing knife remained, silently gliding towards the mountain peak and stopping in a crevice between rocks.

The cave illuminates all directions, covering an area of ​​ten miles in radius, and allows one to see all the disciples who have left the Jade Kunlun Palace.

……

He returned to the small courtyard of the Prince Consort's residence, and after drinking only half a cup of tea, he saw Li Miaotan return with a smile.

"Father asked the elders of Fengtian Palace for help to remove the brand from the sword."

When will the refining process be completed?

"They've entered the Tongtian Pavilion, which isolates their senses. It'll probably be a month... After a month, the Zixiao Spirit Sword will be completely mine."

"Congratulations!" Chu Liezhao laughed. "No wonder there are so many spiritual artifacts in the Tongtian Pavilion."

Li Miaotan was taken aback.

Her bright eyes flickered as she understood Chu Liezhao's meaning, and she quickly smiled and said, "The spiritual artifacts in Tongtian Pavilion were not stolen; they are remnants from an ancient space."

Chu Liezhao smiled but remained silent.

Li Miaotan tilted her head and thought for a moment: "Could it be both?"

She had also entered the Tongtian Pavilion, which was indeed an ancient world, unlike any other grotto-heavens.

But the magical artifacts inside may not all be ancient relics; they could also have been stolen.

"Forget it, whether it was stolen or left behind, it has nothing to do with us," Chu Liezhao said. "It's good that we can refine the Purple Cloud Spirit Sword."

Li Miaotan said, "Husband, you overestimate Fengtian Palace. They are not that strong."

“Hmm, that might be true.” Chu Liezhao did not refute.

Times change, and who knows whether the Fengtian Palace was stronger or weaker in the past than it is now?

Li Miaotan quickly changed the subject: "I told my mother about the cave dwelling, and she said there was nothing she could do; the Jade Kunlun Palace wouldn't acknowledge it."

"Of course I wouldn't admit it," Chu Liezhao said. "You didn't tell the Emperor, did you?"

“I didn’t tell my father,” Li Miaotan shook her head, “I asked Fengtian Palace to help with the calculations; they might be able to find it, but…”

Chu Liezhao said, "Such a trivial matter is not worth troubling Fengtian Palace."

Each calculation performed by Fengtian Palace involved extremely high costs associated with using magical artifacts.

It's easy to see that even the emperor wouldn't dare to say that.

Chu Liezhao laughed and said, "There's only one way now: to snatch chestnuts from the fire."

Li Miaotan's bright eyes flickered.

Chu Liezhao smiled as he looked at her stunningly beautiful face.

I knew she was thinking about how to snatch chestnuts from the fire.

After a moment's thought, Li Miaotan raised her head, her bright eyes shining: "Leak the news and let the other sects get involved?"

Chu Liezhao nodded with a smile.

Li Miaotan smiled and said, "They will never let the two sects explore the cave smoothly. They will definitely cause trouble, and that is our opportunity."

"The location of the cave is currently unknown. The various sects must have a way to find it, after all, they have been fighting each other for so long and know each other very well."

After tens of thousands of years of entanglement, their understanding of each other far surpasses that of themselves and the imperial court.

"good idea!"

Li Miaotan clapped her hands and laughed.

Her radiant smile illuminated the courtyard, dispelling the oppressive atmosphere of the overcast day.

"That's a really underhanded move."

She giggled sweetly.

With the help of the other six sects or even more, they can find out the location of the cave, and then use the Swift Light Sword to seize the spiritual artifact.

"Let's see if it works out. By the way, for the time being, let's not leave the capital," Chu Liezhao said, "to avoid retaliation from the Purple Cloud Jade Pavilion."

The Purple Night Spirit Sword is too important to the Purple Night Jade Pavilion. If it is lost, its pavilion master will definitely be furious.

He probably wouldn't dare enter the imperial city; he could only seek revenge outside the city and reclaim the spirit sword.

Therefore, we should avoid their sharp edge.

Li Miaotan nodded hurriedly, then looked troubled: "Husband, I need to go to Phoenix Cave Heaven to cultivate..."

She once again deeply felt the inadequacy of her cultivation, and this time she was greatly stimulated.

Therefore, the previous satisfaction and peace of mind vanished, and the desire to strive again arose.

She had enjoyed a period of peace with Chu Liezhao, the two of them deeply in love and extremely sweet. After this shock, she could only suppress these tender feelings and chose to go into seclusion to cultivate again.

"I'm going back to Jade Scenery Cave," Chu Liezhao said with a smile, "It'll be a good opportunity to lay low for a while."

“Then let’s each go into seclusion for a month, and then we can refine the Purple Night Spirit Sword.”

"it is good."

As the two were talking, Li Yuchun came to announce that the eldest prince had arrived.

Chu Liezhao personally went out to greet him.

Li Cunren stood with his hands behind his back in front of the main hall of the front courtyard, under two strange trees, looking up at the sky.

The dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed.

The rain still hasn't come down.

Hearing footsteps, Li Cunren turned around and looked Chu Liezhao up and down.

Chu Liezhao clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, "Brother, don't you recognize me?"

"Haha, every time I see you again, brother-in-law, I'm always impressed. This time you've really shown your prowess!"

"Big brother knows?"

"Everyone knows what happened this time; it was a great victory." Li Cunren exclaimed, "A seventh-level Grand Venerable! He killed him without hesitation; it's terrifying!"

Chu Liezhao smiled and shook his head.

Li Cunren said, "Even a Ninth-Rank Grand Venerable wouldn't find it so easy to kill a Seventh-Rank Venerable."

"Brother, I was using a magical artifact," Chu Liezhao said. "It can't be taken seriously; your cultivation isn't high enough yet."

Li Cunren said, "Others need hundreds or even thousands of years to cultivate, but you've only cultivated for less than two years. This progress is enough to make you the next Spirit Venerable!"

"Brother, be careful what you say."

Chu Liezhao hurriedly waved his hand.

The Venerable One holds a revered position, hence the title "Venerable One." However, compared to the Spirit Venerable One, one cannot be judged by reason alone.

But achieving spiritual mastery requires more than just comprehension and luck; even the combination of both is insufficient.

The advancement of a Nine-Turn Venerable to a Spirit Venerable is beyond human power; it is the will of Heaven.

"Haha... Alright, I won't flatter you anymore. This is no longer flattery. The four major sects, including Fengtian Palace, are all convinced this time."

"Brother, what's the matter?" Chu Liezhao said with a smile, "Just say it."

"I heard that your Yujing is going to form a marriage alliance with Yuanzhen."

"A marriage alliance?" Chu Liezhao shook his head and smiled. "Didn't Third Brother just get married?"

Li Cunhou's marriage to Princess Yuanzhen (the thirteenth princess) was also a political alliance.

His marriage to Li Miaotan was also a political alliance.

The marriage alliance between the three dynasties had little impact on their relationship.

“The Yujing Dynasty and the Yuanzhen Dynasty are both marrying princesses and giving away princesses at the same time, with two couples getting married simultaneously,” Li Cunren said.

Chu Liezhao frowned.

"We don't know which prince and princess of your Yujing are yet, but Yuanzhen should be the sixth prince and the fourteenth princess."

Chu Liezhao chuckled: "Isn't this a bit too childish?"

He doubted the effectiveness of the marriage alliance and felt it was useless.

Its greater purpose was to project an image to the outside world, to stabilize public sentiment, and to deter a third dynasty.

Li Cunren said, "Brother-in-law, you're in a bit of an awkward position. You'd better avoid it."

Chu Liezhao laughed and said, "I thought my elder brother was trying to persuade me to take action."

Li Cunren said, "What are you going to do? Kill Yuanzhen's sixth prince?"

Chu Liezhao hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I can't bring myself to do it. This sixth prince is a very good person, completely different from Cheng Yunzheng."

Li Cunren said, "You should go into seclusion and cultivate for a while, and then we'll talk about it after they get married."

"When will you get married?" Chu Liezhao asked.

"I reckon it'll be soon, a month or so, no more than two months. They're trying to catch us off guard... You really haven't received any news at all?"

Chu Liezhao shook his head, his face tense.

He hadn't received a single message, which chilled him to the bone.

Did Yu Jing no longer trust herself, or did she feel that this matter was none of her business and she didn't need to know?

Does this mean excluding him, the ninth prince?
“This is top secret,” Li Cunren said. “I guess they didn’t want to put you in a difficult position.”

"Afraid I'll leak the information?" Chu Liezhao said coldly.

Li Cunren said, "Anyway, brother-in-law, you should avoid this awkward situation."

Chu Liezhao nodded, clasped his hands in a fist salute, but did not express his gratitude.

Li Cunren asked, "Where is Twelfth Sister?"

"They're practicing martial arts."

"Hmph, she really doesn't take me, her older brother, seriously. Let's go."

Li Cunren flicked his sleeves and turned to walk out.

Chu Liezhao chuckled and saw him outside.

Upon returning to the courtyard, he frowned and told Li Miaotan about the matter.

Li Miaotan quickly comforted him, saying that Yu Jing probably didn't want to interfere with him or distract him.

Chu Liezhao felt even worse after hearing this.

So he directly drew a portal of light, left the Prince Consort's residence, and appeared at the Great Bright Peak.

(End of this chapter)