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Chapter 358, Using a debt of gratitude to repay a debt

The first time Hua Changxi entered Xuanyuan Mansion, she was teleported directly to a plaza through a spatial rift. The second time, she entered through the barrier of Xuanyuan Mansion.

The two visits, which were only three years apart, revealed completely different scenes.

Looking at the magnificent gate with five entrances, Hua Changxi was somewhat dazed. If it weren't for the plaque with the words "Xuanyuan Mansion" hanging above the gate tower, she would have thought she was standing in front of a city gate.

It is no exaggeration to say that the main gate of Xuanyuan Mansion is more majestic and imposing than the four main gates of the capital city.

Above the five doorways are engraved the five large characters for metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

The character for "earth" is in the center, and from left to right are the characters for "metal," "water," "earth," "fire," and "wood."

The five gates were originally closed, but after Hua Changxi entered the barrier, the fire gate passage slowly opened.

Well.
The main gate of Xuanyuan Mansion is quite impressive; it even has its own access control scanning and detection system.

I just don't know how strong the detection depth of this access control system is.

Is it only possible to detect the spiritual root attribute, or can we continue to probe deeper and detect things like bloodline totems as well?

Looking at the open fire door, Hua Changxi was somewhat wary. After hesitating for a moment, she still stepped into the fire door.

After the five gates, the Qilin Canal is connected.

After crossing the jade bridge over the Qilin Canal, you arrive at a plaza that stretches for several thousand meters in depth. This is the plaza where Hua Changxi was teleported to when she first entered the Xuanyuan Mansion.

At the end of the square stands a magnificent palace complex with three gate towers.

The palaces are all situated on platforms ranging from tens to hundreds of meters high. The main hall is adorned with three magnificent plaques bearing the inscription "Chengqian Hall." To the left and right stand two bell and drum towers, on which stand the Xuanyuan Army soldiers clad in golden armor.

Hua Changxi walked on the jade-like square and was truly amazed by the efficient construction speed of the Xuanyuan Army.

She still remembered that from the main gate of Xuanyuan Mansion to Xuanyuan Hall, she had to cross five squares. She was only crossing the first square now, and she didn't know if the squares behind it had been completed.
Hua Changxi was very curious about this and couldn't help but release his divine sense.

"Young friend Hua, this is not how a guest should behave!"

As soon as his divine sense was released, an unpleasant voice rang out in the sky above the square.

Hua Changxi awkwardly withdrew his divine sense.

Although she could only release and retract her divine sense at a moment's notice, she still managed to 'scan' the entire Xuanyuan Mansion.

The Xuanyuan Mansion has a total of nine squares, and at the end of each square is a palace complex. Chengqian Hall is the first palace complex, and Xuanyuan Hall in the center of the mansion is the fifth palace complex.

The first five squares and palace complexes of Xuanyuan Mansion have been completed, while the last four squares and palace complexes are still under construction.

The builders were all from the Xuanyuan Army.

Seeing that the five generals of Xuanyuan were gathered in Chengqian Hall, Hua Changxi quickened her pace.

Inside the Chengqian Hall, the five generals of Xuanyuan all looked somewhat displeased.

Qin Feng, the vanguard commander of the Xuanyuan Army, sighed: "Hua Changxi is indeed as rumored, not very disciplined."

The Five Armies of Xuanyuan each guard one of the four cardinal directions (east, south, west, north, and center), and each of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) guards one gate.

The vanguard of the Xuanyuan Army was guarding the southern Fire Gate.

Hua Changxi happens to have a fire elemental root and chooses the fire path.

Compared to the Dongfang brothers who came before, Hua Changxi is really a bit more troublesome.

Huo Jinglei, the garrison commander of the right wing, added, "They're also quite bold."

Let alone entering the Xuanyuan Mansion, even if you go to other places, you can't just casually use your divine sense to explore, or you might accidentally suffer serious injury from your master.

Perhaps Hua Changxi only dared to use her divine sense to investigate the Xuanyuan Mansion because the Lord of the Xuanyuan Mansion had not yet appeared.

Lu Zhenting, the garrison commander of the central army, chuckled: "If she had been well-behaved and dared not take any risks, we probably wouldn't have been able to move into the Xuanyuan Mansion so early."

Upon hearing this, all five generals laughed.

Qin Feng: "Hua Changxi hasn't been seen for three years, and the first thing she does is rush to the Xuanyuan Mansion. What is she planning to do?"

Lu Zhenting smiled and said, "Let's hear what she has to say first." While the five generals were chatting, Hua Changxi arrived.

The Chengqian Hall was very large, and none of the five generals sat in the main seat; they were simply seated on the left and right sides.

As Hua Changxi entered Chengqian Palace, the five generals of Xuanyuan simultaneously narrowed their eyes.

Three years have passed, and Hua Changxi's strength has increased significantly. Now, they can no longer fathom her true power.

Hua Changxi stepped forward with a smile and greeted the five generals: "Hua Changxi greets the five generals."

The five generals exchanged glances and rose to return the greeting.

Hua Changxi was somewhat surprised by the five generals' politeness.

Lu Zhenting smiled and extended his hand, gesturing for him to sit down: "Young friend Hua, please sit down."

Hua Changxi took a seat as instructed.

After everyone was seated, Qin Feng spoke up: "May I ask what brings young friend Hua to the Xuanyuan Manor?"

Hua Changxi repeated what she had said to Dongfang Xu: "The Liang State Duke's Mansion is abusing its power. I beg the five generals to do justice for me and my family."

The five generals: "." They've come to take advantage of our kindness and repay it!
Lu Zhenting looked at Hua Changxi, seemingly lost in thought.

With her current strength, she could suppress the Liang State Duke's Mansion by herself, so there was no need for her to seek out the Xuanyuan Army.

Lu Zhenting tentatively asked with a smile, "I wonder how you, young friend Hua, would like us to make the decision for you?"

Hua Changxi immediately took out a piece of paper with a list of twenty-two members of the Hua family on it.

"I know that the Xuanyuan Army has many affairs to attend to, and I dare not trouble the five generals too much. I only beg the five generals to take my family into the Xuanyuan Mansion in consideration of my help in finding it."

Of the five generals of Xuanyuan, four of them rolled their eyes, except for Lu Zhenting.

Every soldier in the Xuanyuan Army was carefully selected. Even when the Chu royal family tried to send people into the Xuanyuan Army, they were all rejected.

Hua Changxi actually wanted to send in more than twenty people with different qualifications. Did he really think the Xuanyuan Army was a garbage collector?

After exchanging words telepathically for a while, Lu Zhenting finally spoke up: "Young friend Hua, to express our gratitude, we can give you three spots in the Xuanyuan Army."

Seeing that Hua Changxi was about to say something, Lu Zhenting didn't give her a chance to speak: "Please understand, the Xuanyuan Army shoulders important responsibilities, and we really cannot accept people who are not talented enough."

Hua Changxi: "I know my family's qualifications, and I also know the heavy responsibilities of the Xuanyuan Army, so I never thought of letting my family members join the Xuanyuan Army."

"I was thinking of letting them join the Xuanyuan Mansion, but I didn't need to assign them important positions, like guarding the library or the storeroom. They are definitely capable of doing those things."

The five generals of Xuanyuan were speechless. Although Xuanyuan Mansion was large, Xuanyuan soldiers also had families who needed to be taken care of.

Lu Zhenting suddenly had an idea and said with a smile, "If young friend Hua is willing to join the Xuanyuan Army, your family members can all enter the Xuanyuan Mansion. What do you think?"

Hua Changxi: "."

She realized that trying to use the excuse of helping to find the Xuanyuan Mansion wouldn't actually get all the Hua family members into the Xuanyuan Mansion.

Hua Changxi was silent for a moment: "When I came here, I saw Dongfang Hao and Dongfang Xu. What they can do, I can do too."

The main hall of the third palace complex of Xuanyuan Mansion is called Wuying Hall. Wuying Hall has five buildings, namely Earth Qilin Pavilion, Water Qilin Pavilion, Fire Qilin Pavilion, Gold Qilin Pavilion and Wood Qilin Pavilion.

Two stone-carved Qilin statues stand in front of the fifth-floor entrance.

When she scanned the Wuying Hall with her divine sense, she noticed that the Qilin in front of the Earth Qilin Pavilion and the Wood Qilin Pavilion had disappeared, leaving only the Qilin guarding the other three buildings.

Therefore, she guessed that the battle between the Dongfang brothers at Xuanyuan Mansion was most likely a battle with the two stone Qilin statues in front of the Wooden Qilin Pavilion.

Hua Changxi's words jumped around a bit too much, but they still caused the five generals' expressions to change simultaneously, and they became very serious.

Qin Feng frowned and looked at Hua Changxi: "Are you sure?"

Hua Changxi thought that if she could withstand the attack of the Xuanyuan Sword, then the other attacks in the Xuanyuan Mansion couldn't possibly be stronger than the Xuanyuan Sword, so she nodded affirmatively: "Of course."

(End of this chapter)