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Chapter 387 The Demon Princess's Whereabouts Are Somewhat Strange

"What's going on today? Why are there so many people? Didn't we agree to boycott any restaurant owned by Ji You?"

"The demon clan delegation is coming to the capital again. Let's come here and observe..."

"The delegation is arriving in Beijing soon?"

"We're already outside the city, and we'll be entering soon."

On Yong'an Street in Shengjing City, at Hongdinglou Restaurant, the waiters responsible for serving tea and water were constantly running up and down the stairs, so busy that their shoes were about to fall off.

His busy figure was contrasted by a large group of tea drinkers who were gathered in small groups, discussing the matter animatedly.

After the fall of Youyun and Youyun provinces, the confidence of the human race in standing above all other races was almost completely undermined, and their perception of the barbarian and demon races also underwent a drastic change.

No one regarded them as an uncivilized barbaric race anymore, but rather as a threat from the northern border. Therefore, the arrival of the demon clan delegation in the capital attracted great attention.

Everyone was curious as to why the demon race, allied with the barbarian race, would send people to the human imperial city.

Before long, as the north gate of the city opened, the city became much quieter. Everyone craned their necks to watch, and before long, they saw a group of majestic four-legged demonic beasts enter the city, their heavy footsteps making a rumbling sound on the stone slabs of the city.

The aura emanating from the rider atop that monster caused them all to fix their gazes.

Who is that person up ahead?

"The demon prince also visited Shengjing in the same way four years ago when the demon race and the human race were trading."

"Ah... was it the time when Ji You drew his sword against the demons in the street?"

"That's right, the one who's good with a spear is his bodyguard."

"And inside the carriage? It looks like a woman."

"She has never been here before, but judging from the list of envoys that was leaked a few days ago, this should be the younger sister of that prince, Princess Fengyang of the demon race. Judging from her aura, she is also a great demon."

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the group arrived in the capital and were accommodated at the Shengjing Immortal Garden. After resting for half a day, they were summoned to the palace.

The mission of the Directorate of Immortals was to escort the demon delegation to the imperial city to meet the current emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty. After seeing the demons enter the palace to pay their respects, they dispersed on the spot.

Kuang Cheng took a detour into Chunhua Lane, intending to check on the progress of the house he was repairing.

As soon as you enter the alley, a continuous clanging sound begins to echo within it.

On the collapsed foundation, hired craftsmen are hammering stones and building walls, and the collapsed house is gradually taking shape.

However, what caught Kuang Cheng's attention was not the progress of the courtyard construction, but two figures standing at the entrance, also observing the craftsmen building the wall.

"Brother Ji, ah, and Brother Yuan, what are you doing here?"

Yuan Chen, who was holding a storybook, looked up when he heard the voice and immediately raised his hand to greet Kuang Cheng: "Brother Kuang, it's been a long time!"

At this moment, Ji You also turned his head and stared at Kuang Cheng for a long time. Then he reached out and touched Kuang Shusheng's neck, looking serious and worried about his friend's life.

Kuang Cheng felt slightly uncomfortable being touched, and his expression froze for a moment: "What's wrong, Brother Ji?"

"Let me see if you got your throat slit for spouting nonsense among the demons..."

"I, Kuang, have read all the classics since I was a child, how could I be talking nonsense?"

"Because what Gongshu Chou wrote was pure fabrication."

Upon hearing this, Kuang Cheng immediately understood that Ji You was referring to the demon princess. His lips twitched, and he recalled Princess Fengyang's radiant expression at Wanzhuo Mountain. He then fell silent.

Is it fabricated? But I feel that Brother Gongshu is actually a realist.

Seeing his silence, Ji You assumed he had indeed been rebuffed, so she patted his shoulder and asked, "How long will it take to complete the construction of your little courtyard?"

Kuang Cheng came to his senses: "Once the house is repaired, we can level the yard. They said it can be completed before the new year. By the way, Brother Ji, didn't you go to the sacred site of the ancient sages for seclusion? Why did you suddenly return to Shengjing now?"

“Yuan Chen was feeling cooped up in the sacred land of the sages, so he asked me to take him out for a stroll. I’ve also encountered some questions in my cultivation, and I plan to think about them first.”

"Are you okay?"

"I'm just a little worried right now, but there shouldn't be any problems."

After pondering for a while, Ji You gave an ambiguous answer.

Whether he will be able to travel in spirit after successfully reaching the ninth level of physical cultivation is his biggest worry at present.

Although Qingyun has no records of physical divine travel, it has experience in the Enlightenment Divine Travel Realm that can be used as a reference. Therefore, Ji You plans to try to deduce it in reverse, but he does not yet know what the result will be.

As they were talking, Yuan Chen suddenly touched his stomach, then looked up at Ji You and said, "Brother-in-law, I'm hungry."

Ji You snapped out of her daze and looked at Kuang Cheng: "Yuan Chen hasn't eaten much since this morning. Since you've just returned, let's find a restaurant to welcome you back."

"Brother Ji, you've gone to great lengths."

"I didn't say I was paying. There should be travel expenses for business trips."

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The restaurants in Shengjing were packed with people because of the arrival of the demon envoys, and it was not easy to find an empty seat.

Fortunately, the owners of these restaurants were all Ji You, and they were too lazy to squeeze in, so they found an empty courtyard next to the restaurant and ordered a table of dishes.

After noon, as the sun set, the demon delegation left the Great Xia Imperial Palace and returned to the Immortal Garden. News of their audience with the emperor began to spread throughout Shengjing.

According to the officials present, as soon as the demon race entered the dynasty, they claimed that they had also lived in the Nine Provinces, and that the Yun Province they were currently occupying was once one of their ancestral lands. They said that their invasion of the Nine Provinces was inevitable, but they did not want to confront the human race head-on.

In addition, they expressed that the territory of Yunzhou plus the northern border is enough for the demon race to live in, and they will not provoke wars at will, hoping that the two races can live in harmony.

As for the second point, it is that the demon prince claimed to have long admired the seven great immortal sects of the human race and hoped to have the opportunity to send his clansmen to the immortal sects to cultivate in the future.

In exchange, the spirit stones of the demon race and the spirit stones of Yunzhou can still be supplied to the human race.

The Great Xia was merely a tool of the Immortal Sect; it could receive information but could not process it. Thus, amidst the discussions in the city, the contents of the first meeting were quickly sent to the Heavenly Academy.

After You Yingqiu went into seclusion, Zuo Qiuyang had been in charge of the affairs of the Heavenly Academy, so the topic of discussion naturally came to him.

"We can never agree to the demon race's desire to rightfully occupy Yunzhou, and it is common knowledge that the demon race does not cultivate the Heavenly Dao. This is definitely not the purpose of their sudden mission to the human race."

Zuo Qiuyang rolled up his sleeves: "Send people to keep a close eye on their movements these next few days, and remember to look for any clues."

Qin Rong accepted the order and bowed, then added, "By the way, Palace Master, it seems Ji You has returned to the capital."

"Why would he suddenly return to the capital at this time if he wasn't cultivating in the sacred land of the ancients, using the leaked essence of spiritual energy?"

"He must have encountered some problem. He went straight to the library after returning from the city and looked for a lot of books on body refinement and the Divine Travel Realm. He has been reading them silently for half a day."

After listening, Zuo Qiuyang stroked his long beard, pondered for a while, and then nodded: "It seems he is thinking about the Divine Travel Realm."

Upon hearing this, Qin Rong looked up in shock: "In such a short time, he's about to reach the Divine Ascension Battle Power?"

"He already possessed the combat strength of the Boundless Realm. It's not surprising that he wanted to travel in spirit after being in seclusion for so long. But the problem is whether there really is another realm in body refinement. This is the most crucial question. You must know that the realm of spirit travel is a realm that completely depends on the comprehension of the Heavenly Dao. Even I don't know how a body refiner can break through to the next realm."

"This……"

"His affairs are naturally for him to resolve himself; we don't need to interfere too much. Your task is to keep a close eye on the demon race and ensure nothing goes wrong."

"I will obey the Lord's decree."

Qin Rong bowed and took his leave, then left the Zizai Hall. After hurriedly descending the mountain, he entrusted his disciples with the task of keeping a close eye on the movements of the demon race in the city.

The purpose of the human race sending envoys to the demon race and inviting demon envoys was to break the alliance between the two races and minimize the risk of renewed war. Therefore, in order to show goodwill, they did not restrict the demon race's movements in the city.

The demon race, believing themselves not to be invaders but to be returning to their homeland, did not remain secluded. Instead, they frequently appeared in bustling cities and even had contact with aristocratic families with whom they had previously traded spirit stones.

Because they didn't go out at the same time, the disciples of the head of the academy went out in several batches to follow them one by one.

The following day at noon, Wen Siyuan, the head disciple of the Lin Clan's Crown Prince Yashan, took a short rest in a teahouse and sorted out the results of his half-day observation.

Asan sat idly in a restaurant and chatted with some people, during which he inquired about the ruins.

Soon, another disciple named Luo Jiu, who was in charge of the academy, also came to the teahouse. He was accompanied by the Demon Emperor Zi Yehan. It is said that he met with the officials of the Immortal Cultivation Sect under the command of the Chong King and mentioned the sale of spirit stones and the human race's prodigies, etc.

The two exchanged information, and then another disciple, Sun Ye, who had accompanied the demon princess, arrived at the teahouse, covered in sweat.

"I thought only human women could wander around a dilapidated street for so long, but I didn't expect that demon women are no exception. They really wear out their shoes!"

"Did this Princess Fengyang go to many places?" Sun Ye nodded while drinking tea: "Teahouses, taverns, the front gate of the Sixianjian, and even Chunhua Lane, which is famous for its brothels. I could understand if it were a male demon, but Princess Fengyang is a woman, which I can't understand."

After hearing this, Wen Siyuan spoke softly: "The Palace Master said that the princess has already reached the Heavenly Demon Realm at such a young age, she is definitely not an ordinary person, we must not be careless. Have you found out her purpose?"

"I'm just listening to random gossip, like the Daoist conference a while ago. After hearing it, I immediately went to the bookstore and bought information about Lingjian Mountain and Danzong. It feels like I'm paying attention to this one minute and that the next, nothing special."

"The demon race isn't that stupid; perhaps some things are just being concealed."

"clear."

"Is the reason you've suddenly come here to sit idly because Prince Fengyang has gone back?"

"No, it's just that the demon princess is interested in too many things, so we have to take turns."

At 3:45 PM, on the second floor of Zuixianlou.

Qin Ruo, a disciple of the Head of the Affairs Academy, was standing at the corner of the south-facing corridor with several other disciples, staring intently at Prince Fengyang, who was sitting at a round table watching the teahouse performance.

After the song and dance performance titled "Flying Fairy" ended, the waiters in the teahouse immediately went on stage to clean up.

The guqin and its stand that had been used for playing and singing were moved away and replaced with a desk and a gavel.

Just then, Qin Ruo suddenly heard a voice in her ear, softly calling her name.

Qin Ruo turned to look at the person who had spoken: "What's wrong, Junior Sister?"

"I have some things to attend to and need to go out for a bit. I hope you'll forgive me, Senior Sister," Fang Ruoyao said softly.

"Since you have something to do, then go ahead. We'll keep an eye on things here, so we won't miss you."

"Thank you, senior sister."

Watching Fang Ruoyao leave in a hurry, a disciple named Lin Cong couldn't help but turn around: "Junior Sister Fang seems to look a little unwell?"

Qin Ru pursed her lips slightly: "It's not her fault. After all, the most popular program at Zuixianlou is about to begin."

"The most popular show?"

"A white-clad swordsman teases two beautiful women."

"Oh, that part between Ji You and Lu Qingqiu, no wonder..."

Lin Cong instantly understood, and the expressions of the other disciples in charge of affairs around him also became quite interesting.

They all knew that Ji You had been engaged to Fang Ruoyao before entering the Heavenly Academy, but Fang Ruoyao unilaterally broke off the engagement. Now that the story of Ji You and the Lu sisters was being performed on stage, she naturally couldn't stand it.

Qin Ruo couldn't help but chuckle as she listened to their discussion, thinking to herself that fate is something no one can truly predict.

With a snap, the gavel fell, and the old gentleman who stepped onto the stage rolled up his sleeves.

"Last time we talked about how the white-clad swordsman entered the Tianshan Sect, cleaved open the inner courtyard gate with a single slash, and was then entrusted by the young lady of the Gemstone Family to teach her sister the sword technique."

“As time went by, feelings gradually grew between them. Their bodies were wet with sweat, and they rose and fell on the pillow. A spring flowed in the cave, and butterflies fluttered among the flowers in springtime.”

"But this second young lady is unaware that her elder sister also had a passionate encounter with this white-clad swordsman in the boudoir, their love as harmonious as phoenixes on silken pillows..."

Lin Cong blushed and asked, "Senior Sister Qin, do you think what they're saying is true?"

After pondering for a long time, Qin Ru shook her head: "If it weren't for the matter of the young appraiser, this matter would probably be more believable, but now... it's hard to say."

"That's true. After all, if Senior Brother Ji had really planned to become a son-in-law at Spirit Sword Mountain from the beginning, he probably wouldn't have gotten involved in so many romantic relationships."

"It's hard to say."

"?"

Qin Ru crossed her arms: "The Lu sisters' story may not be true, but don't forget there's also Yuan Caiwei."

Upon hearing this, Lin Cong couldn't help but click his tongue: "Senior Brother Ji really does have a whole world of fiancées."

"Senior brothers and sisters, look! It seems that Prince Fengyang is making a move."

"?"

Qin Ruo and Lin Cong looked up at the round table in front of them and saw that the demon princess, who had been silent all along, had a piece of paper in front of her and was holding a brush as if she was writing something.

Lin Cong frowned instantly: "We're too far away, we can't see what she wrote. Should we move closer?"

Qin Ru shook her head: "Don't alert them, otherwise it will be even harder to follow them later."

Upon hearing this, the group had no choice but to abandon their idea of ​​getting closer and continue to secretly observe him using concealment artifacts, carefully recording his every move.

But as they were writing, they suddenly darted away and quickly disappeared into the shadows.

At the main entrance of Zuixianlou, a demon with fine scales on its neck entered the building, looked around, and then looked at Feng Yang's location.

"It is that Scale Clan's heir, Scale Fighter."

"Well, don't do anything too much, just continue to observe."

Upon seeing Feng Yang, the prince of the Scaled Clan immediately walked over and said, "Your Highness, what a coincidence."

Feng Yang looked up at him and put his finger to his lips to make a shushing gesture.

Seeing this, Lin Dou pursed his lips, knowing that Feng Yang loved human dramas but disliked being disturbed, so he shut his mouth.

He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to be alone with Feng Yang to get closer to him, but as a smart man, he also knew when to bother him and when not to.

"Your Highness Lin Dou, please have some tea."

"Thank you."

Lin Dou accepted the tea offered by Feng Yang's maid, and while drinking it, he looked at the paper in front of Feng Yang. After looking at it for a long time, he revealed a hint of doubt.

The paper didn't contain much information, only a few names: Fang Ruoyao, Zhao Yunyue, Yuan Caiwei, Yan Shuyi, Lu Qingqiu, and Lu Hanyan.

The names Fang Ruoyao, Zhao Yunyue, Yuan Caiwei, and Yan Shuyi were clearly written earlier, as the ink had dried completely, while Lu Qingqiu and Lu Hanyan were written on the spot, with the ink still very wet.

Not long after, Feng Yang, who had stopped writing, suddenly picked up his pen again.

However, she wasn't writing anything new; she was writing names that had already been written before. The only difference was that when she wrote them a second time, these names were put together on one line.

Yan Shuyi, Yuan Caiwei, Lu Hanyan, Lu Qingqiu.

After Feng Yang finished writing the four names again, she picked up her pen and crossed out Fang Ruoyao and Zhao Yunyue, which she had written earlier.

Lin Dou frowned in confusion, not understanding the meaning behind this action, and then turned to look at her maid, Xiao Rou.

"The princess is sorting things out," Xiao Rou glanced away somewhat awkwardly.

The storytelling program "The White-Clad Swordsman Teases Two Beauties" ended quickly, and Feng Yang got up to leave, with Lin Dou following suit.

Seeing this, the disciples in charge of the academy tidied up and left the Drunken Immortal Pavilion after they had gone far away.

After a day of following, all the disciples of the Headquarters returned to the Headquarters and handed over the intelligence they had collected to the three Headquarters.

After reviewing them, the three stewards copied them onto the same cloth scroll and then reported them to the inner courtyard.

The Palace Master Zuoqiu and the elders of the Elders' Pavilion examined the scroll in turn, and after pondering for a long time, they couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Why inquire about Spirit Sword Mountain and Pill Sect? Why not inquire about my Heavenly Academy? This is utterly outrageous..."

"This is a completely unexpected direction. Could it be that the demon race has something on their minds regarding these two sects?"

"Impossible. Lingjian Mountain is in the far south, too far from Yunzhou. There's no way it could be related to us."

"What about the Pill Sect? That demon prince visited the Pill Sect in person last time he came, and even wanted to buy a batch of pills to take back with him."

The elders discussed amongst themselves, and finally looked at Lord Zuoqiu, who had remained silent until now.

Lord Zuoqiu was also examining the scroll, and after a long while, he spoke seriously: "Oh no, I can't see through it either..."

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(End of this chapter)