Huangxiu

Chapter 128 Gathering
"Yes, he is still in seclusion."

"Which level do you want to break through to?"

"I don't know about this." Xiao Ruoling shook her head lightly: "I don't know much about these things, and I didn't ask much."

"If you don't practice martial arts, you really won't care about these things. Fighting and killing is boring," Li Hongzhao nodded. "It was only after I came to Yujing that I heard of the name of Prince Yuan."

Xiao Ruoling said: "It seems that he is not very famous?"

Li Hongzhao laughed: "How can I not be famous after defeating Cheng Tianfeng?"

Xiao Ruoling looked puzzled.

Li Hongzhao didn't realize that he had martial arts skills.

It seems that although Li Hongzhao is a master, his eyesight and sharpness are not as good as the prince's.

Li Hongzhao said: "Cheng Tianfeng is an extraordinary person, the true disciple of Wen Tianya, the last disciple of the national teacher, with extraordinary talent, rare in the world."

"He is still at the Xiantian realm, right? Your Highness, you are already a Grandmaster."

"As for me..." Li Hongzhao chuckled, "I was lucky and became a Grandmaster by chance. It's not my real ability."

"How do we know that Cheng Tianfeng is just lucky?" Xiao Ruoling said with a smile: "Your Highness, why don't you underestimate yourself? There are not many masters in the world who are 25 years old."

"It's really not luck that counts for him... Yujing has a 23-year-old master." Li Hongzhao said, "Huang Shirong from Baiyun Sword Palace."

Xiao Ruoling nodded gently: "Miss Huang is indeed very powerful and has great talent."

"Is that the one?" Li Hongzhao suddenly pointed outside the window.

Xiao Ruoling looked over and immediately saw Huang Shirong, dressed in a yellow shirt, in the bustling crowd.

She was surrounded by two girls in white clothes as white as snow, and was moving in the crowd as easily as a fish, looking for a gap to slip in.

Despite the crowded crowd, no one could touch her apricot-yellow silk shirt. There was an invisible force preventing others from getting close.

"It is indeed Miss Huang."

"How about asking her to come over and see you?"

"Isn't this... too abrupt?"

"It's just a coincidence. If we meet, we'll meet. ... Xiaolu, go and ask Miss Huang to come over and tell us."

"Yes." A beautiful maid outside the door answered in a crisp voice and floated away.

She was a graceful girl, beautiful and bright, moving lightly among the crowd and soon came to Huang Shirong.

She took out a business card from her green sleeve and presented it to him.

Wen Qianqian looked at her warily. After taking the business card, she turned her head and looked towards the teahouse.

The three girls saw Li Hongzhao standing at the window, gesturing with a teacup in hand.

Li Hongzhao in the window was smiling and as beautiful as a flower.

"Then let's go and pay our respects to Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess." Huang Shirong nodded slightly.

The three girls followed the maid upstairs and came into the house. Wen Qianqian and Xu Mengyu tactfully did not go in, only Huang Shirong entered the house.

The three women exchanged greetings when they met, and then sat down to talk together.

Li Hongzhao is very enthusiastic, without the arrogance of a princess, and speaks cheerfully and generously.

"In the past few days, the three of us have been criticized and compared. I didn't expect that we would get together today. It was the gods who arranged for us to gather here. Come, let's use tea instead of wine and toast each other!"

After she said that, she stood up, raised the teacup and took a big sip, with a heroic and generous manner.

The two women couldn't help but feel heroic after hearing what she said, and they stood up and took a big sip of tea.

Women form friendships quickly, and can become familiar and close to someone in just a few moments of meeting.

Although they each have their own positions and are hostile to each other, on the surface they are chatting and laughing like old friends.

After the three women sat down, they began to chat.

"Miss Huang, I originally came here to show off my talent. I am the youngest Grandmaster in the world and I wanted to overpower the younger generation of Yujing martial arts. But I was overpowered by you as soon as I arrived in Yujing."

"How can your Highness be outshined by a little girl?" Huang Shirong said with a smile, "Your Highness is so charming and elegant that I am ashamed of myself." "What's the matter with charm or not? What matters most is one's cultivation." Li Hongzhao said with a smile, "The stronger one's cultivation, the louder one's voice will be, and people will listen to it. Otherwise, let alone the princess, even the prince will be ignored."

The two women remained silent, having nothing to say.

This is indeed true.

"Just like Prince Qing of Yujing," Li Hongzhao said with a smile, "He was the dignified Third Prince, but what happened to him now? Fortunately, the Crown Prince worked hard, so the palace is not in such a difficult situation. Otherwise, the fallen phoenix would be worse than a chicken, and would live a miserable life."

She had seen some princes and dukes in distress.

It seems that he can still maintain a life of luxury, but he is bullied everywhere and excluded from the circle, and can only live his life behind closed doors.

Even so, there are still people who come to bully.

If you live in chaos all day long, you might as well live a free and comfortable life like an ordinary citizen.

"The prince is indeed extraordinary." Huang Shirong looked at Xiao Ruoling.

Xiao Ruoling smiled but said nothing.

Li Hongzhao said, "Miss Xiao and I were just talking about the Crown Prince of Qing. He is truly extraordinary. It's a pity that we can't see him firsthand. Is Miss Huang familiar with Crown Prince Yuan?"

"As for the prince... it's okay." Huang Shirong nodded gently: "We have met several times and also had some official exchanges."

"how?"

"The prince is naturally extraordinary."

"How does it compare to you?"

"I am far behind." Huang Shirong shook her head gently: "How can I compare with the prince's dragon and phoenix seal? How can the light of a firefly compete with the brightness of the bright moon?"

Li Hongzhao chuckled.

Xiao Ruoling also felt that it was a bit too much.

Huang Shirong's words praised Chu Zhiyuan too highly and belittled herself too harshly. They seemed too exaggerated and unbelievable.

Li Hongzhao smiled and said, "There's no need for the three of us to talk in official circles. The strong is strong, the weak is weak... Although I'm a master, that was gained by chance. Chance and coincidence are not real skills, so I've always been afraid of Cheng Tianfeng. Cheng Tianfeng is really powerful, but I didn't expect that he would be beaten so badly by Chu Zhiyuan."

Huang Shirong smiled: "Your Highness, I am not being flattering, I am speaking from the bottom of my heart. The strength of the prince is rare in the world."

Xiao Ruoling smiled and said, "He's not here, Master Huang, thank you for the compliment."

"...Forget it." Huang Shirong saw the expressions on their faces and knew that they would not listen to her words, so she was too lazy to say anything more.

"Shirong, it's not that I don't believe you, but no matter how strong he is, can he break through to the Grandmaster level at the age of 23?" Li Hongzhao said with a smile.

"Yes." Huang Shirong said firmly.

Li Hongzhao smiled and said, "Becoming a Grandmaster is a very mysterious matter. Some people achieve Xiantian Perfection very early but are stuck for their whole lives, while others achieve Xiantian Perfection with great difficulty but quickly become a Grandmaster. It's very hard to say."

"The prince is different." Huang Shirong said: "It is difficult for others to become a Grandmaster, but for him, it is not difficult."

"If that's the case..." Li Hongzhao looked at Xiao Ruoling who had remained silent, and said with a smile: "Miss Xiao, you have a keen eye for talent."

"Master Huang, thank you for the compliment. Your Highness, I have finally figured out that your invitation to me was fake. You really want to find him." Xiao Ruoling smiled and said, "When I come out of retreat in a few days, I will go find him directly."

"If I go to him rashly, I'm afraid he won't see me." Li Hongzhao said with a smile.

Xiao Ruoling chuckled.

As expected, Li Hongzhao is very smart and capable, and has an especially accurate grasp of people's hearts.

Chu Zhiyuan would not see her easily and would definitely avoid her.

Just at this moment, there was a movement outside and the three women looked down through the window.

It was just a young man, surrounded by a group of knights in white robes, standing in front of the teahouse, looking coldly at the Stepping Cloud Cavalry blocking the door.

"Cheng Tianfeng?" Li Hongzhao snorted.

Xiao Ruoling nodded gently: "It is indeed Master Cheng."

(End of this chapter)