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Chapter 162 A Gift from His Highness Through a Painting, an Invitation from Senior Lianlongqi [Two-in-One]

"I can't see it, I can't see it!"

The two of them quickly closed their eyes and shook their heads vigorously.

"Clap!"

"Clap!"

Two soft sounds rang out on the table in front of them, making the two of them jump.

"It's so far away, it's normal that you can't see it. Just take it and look at it yourself, don't bother me."

The girl's authoritative voice fell, and after a long while, there was nothing unusual except for the soft sound of pages turning.

Tang Hao secretly opened his eyes a crack.

The Grand Princess opposite her stared intently at the book in her hands, her emotions seemingly drawn to the plot of the illustrations, a faint smile unconsciously appearing on her lips.

'Huh, there wasn't any response at all? That startled me.'

My gaze swept across the tea table, and the stack of books that had been there was nowhere to be found.

In front of each of them was a sketchbook, and the two soft "click" sounds clearly came from there.

In front of him was a book titled "Oh no, Her Highness the Grand Princess is surrounded by the Prince Consort."

In front of Helian Chengyu was the book that the Grand Princess had initially been reading: "The Grand Princess Arrives, My Husband Spoils Me to the Heavens."

'What does this mean? They didn't give us a good beating, and they even let us watch together? Tsk tsk, Ninth Brother's great-aunt isn't as strict as he says; she even knows how to share good things.'

With a sigh of relief, Tang Hao picked up the sketchbook in front of him, intending to check how the Grand Princess was eating.

Noticing that Helian Chengyu's eyes were still closed, she couldn't help but chuckle and quietly tug at his sleeve.

Seeing the other person cautiously open their eyes and look at them, he gestured to the book in his hand and mouthed, "Take a look!"

As he spoke, he opened the book himself.

Helian Chengyu quickly pressed his hand down, mouthing in response, "You really want to see?"

"Are you afraid she'll use entrapment? Just wait and see!"

Raising an eyebrow, Tang Hao pulled his hand away and flipped it over, completely ignoring Helian Chengyu, who was pondering the meaning of entrapment.

"Tsk tsk, I must say, the Grand Princess is eating well! Did Senior Sister draw all of these? She's so talented!"

The comic book doesn't just feature online gaming; the story is also quite good, and the characters are drawn exceptionally beautifully.

The key is that the drawings are all alive, each page depicting a scene, just like watching an anime.

Tang Hao watched with great interest and became completely absorbed in it without realizing it.

After finishing the book, seeing Helian Chengyu sitting upright beside him, showing no intention of turning the pages, I unceremoniously took it and continued reading under his strange gaze.

'Interesting, truly interesting! I never expected to see such wonderful things in this world of cultivation!'

After watching the video with great interest, Tang Hao noticed that it was already getting dark.

He looked up and just then, the Grand Princess had finished reading a book.

Noticing the look in his eyes, she immediately smiled and asked, "How is it? Pretty, right?"

"It's really good. I didn't expect my senior sister to have this skill. When we get back to the sect, I'll ask her for some more to see." Tang Hao smacked his lips, somewhat reminiscing.

"Hehehe, it's getting late. You and Xiao Jiu can have dinner here. When you go back, you can take back what I've seen to have a look."

The Grand Princess looked satisfied. Before the two could express their opinions, she beckoned to a palace maid and ordered her to prepare a meal.

They exchanged a glance and respectfully agreed. After the other person finished packing her books, they followed her to another place.

After the imperial feast was finished and the palace maids cleared away the cups and plates, the Grand Princess swept her hand across the table, and several more items appeared on the table.

"Take these things."

A wooden box, a jade box, and two jade talismans.

The wooden box probably contained those sketchbooks; what else was in it?
Tang Hao looked up in confusion, only to meet her gaze.

"The sketchbooks in the box are all drawn by Bisheng. I'll lend them to you to take a look. These are all my beloved possessions. Your Highness, please remember to cherish them. Also, don't forget to return them when you leave the capital."

The Grand Princess opened the wooden box, revealing neatly arranged books inside.

'So many? That doesn't seem necessary.'

There were probably over a hundred books inside. Tang Hao was both amused and exasperated, and worried about whether he could handle it.

On the surface, he could only express his gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

After thinking for a moment, he added, "I'll bring you some more next time I return to Beijing."

"Alright! Then I'll trouble you, Your Highness." Upon hearing this, the Grand Princess's eyes immediately lit up with sparkling light.

She ran her fingers over the books in the wooden box: "It's rare to have the chance to meet your senior sister, and I often don't get any updates when I'm drawing. I don't know how many times I've read these."

Finally, she looked at Tang Hao, her smile bright and captivating.

"Your Highness must return to the capital often in the future."

'Well, it seems I'm back to my old ways. The Grand Princess really knows how to make the most of everyone.' Tang Hao smirked, inwardly grumbling to himself.

Then the Grand Princess continued, "I have always returned the gifts of books from Bisheng with these Dragon Qi Crystals. Naturally, I can't let you come for nothing. One of them will go to the Crown Prince."

“Both you and Bisheng cultivate the ‘Supreme Sun and Moon Primordial Scripture’. Since she needs it, I suppose the young master can also use it.”

As she spoke, she opened the jade box on the table, inside which were nine purple crystal cores the size of pigeon eggs.

Tang Hao's face lit up with joy, and his inner grumbling vanished instantly. He quickly said, "Thank you, Your Highness. I will definitely come home to visit often."

He didn't correct the Grand Princess for saying that she was practicing the "Eight Views of Primordial Chaos True Scripture," since they were all cultivating Primordial Chaos Qi anyway.

Hunyuan Qi has a unique characteristic: in addition to the basic five elements and the essence of the sun and moon, it can also absorb energy of all attributes, including demonic energy and nightmare energy, without discrimination.

Incorporating these special spiritual energies and properties can enrich the characteristics of Hunyuan Qi, making it even more mysterious and difficult to deal with.

'I was just thinking about how to get some dragon energy, and here it is, like a pillow delivered to my head when I was sleepy! The Grand Princess is really kind!'

Just as he was secretly delighted, the Grand Princess spoke to him again.

"Bisheng has already informed me about your mother's matter in the jade slip. Your Highness can investigate with peace of mind. You can contact me at any time if you have any questions." She pointed to the communication jade talisman.

Then she pointed to another jade talisman and said, "If you encounter any life-threatening danger, crush this talisman, and I will take immediate action to save your life."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Tang Hao bowed gratefully. "If there's nothing else, Ninth Brother and I will take our leave."

"Go!"

Helian Chengyu only breathed a deep sigh of relief after leaving the imperial city.

"I was really scared to death today. I never expected my great-aunt to have this kind of hobby." He patted his chest and looked at Tang Hao. "Luckily, Xianzhi was here, otherwise I would have been in for a good beating."

Tang Hao just smiled and didn't say anything more. It was just reading a storybook, or even drawing one. What was there to make a fuss about?

After a slight hesitation, Helian Chengyu asked, "So, Xianzhi came back this time to investigate your mother's affairs? What exactly happened?"

Since the other party already knew, Tang Hao no longer concealed anything and told him the reason for the matter.

"Why are you being so formal? If it weren't for your great-aunt's mention, would you have even planned to tell your brother?" Helian Chengyu scolded with dissatisfaction.

“Isn’t Ninth Brother going into seclusion to form his core? How can I distract you? Besides, I can handle this myself, so…” He said, noticing the other’s brows furrow.

Tang Hao quickly apologized, saying, "It was my fault, Ninth Brother, please don't be angry."

"Next time, don't hide anything from your brother." Helian Chengyu's expression softened slightly as he instructed, "If you need anything, just tell Xuanying."

"Speaking of which, Ninth Brother, take Xuan Ying away."

Seeing that the other party's brows furrowed again, Tang Hao quickly said, "You've seen my nine maids too. They're all quite strong. Xuan Ying will be more useful with you." He then explained the origins of the nine maids and the arrangements for them to impersonate Xuan Ying and the others.

After pondering for a while, Helian Chengyu felt that his consideration was thorough and finally nodded in agreement.

"Alright then, Xianzhi should contact his great-aunt more often if anything happens, and take care of his own safety."

That night, Tang Hao stayed at the private residence as usual, while Helian Chengyu put on a mask and quietly left with Xuan Ying and other guards.

"Not bad, you can't tell the difference anymore." Looking at the nine women in front of him who had changed into male bodies and made slight adjustments, Tang Hao nodded in satisfaction and distributed several jade slips to them.

He instructed, "This contains their identification information; familiarize yourselves with it carefully."

It was already past midnight.

After the nine women left to carry out their orders, Tang Hao sat cross-legged on the bed.

He created a replica of the [Dragon Qi Spirit Crystal] and slowly activated the [Five Elements Lotus] to absorb the dragon energy within it.

Since acquiring this [Five Elements Dao Lotus], he has been using it to draw in and absorb spiritual energy during his cultivation.

Although it requires more spiritual energy than circulating cultivation techniques, the effect is much greater.

Moreover, the magical power refined in this way is directly pure and condensed, saving some subsequent work.

After being tempered by the Five Elements Lotus, the dragon energy flowed into the liquid mana in the dantian, causing a subtle change in the primordial energy.

"At this moment, the amount of dragon energy absorbed is still small, and the difference is not yet noticeable. However, over time, the characteristics of the primordial energy will undergo significant changes." After a brief sensing, Tang Hao nodded in satisfaction.

After cultivating for a while, I felt mentally exhausted and was about to stop activating the [Five Elements Lotus].

Suddenly, a golden-red aura of primordial yang appeared in his senses.

Tang Hao was greatly alarmed, as a gray protective shield immediately enveloped him.

With a clang, the purple longsword unleashed a burst of sword energy, slashing towards a spot not far in front of him.

As soon as the sword energy left the longsword, it transformed into two lotuses, one black and one white.

The second move of the Nine Gazes Sword Technique: The Twin Lotus Blossoms of Yin and Yang.

Against the backdrop of the five-colored lotus flowers of the [Five Elements Lotus], three lotus flowers spun and hurtled toward the point of contact.

In that void, an arm suddenly appeared.

With a gentle grasp, he held the three lotus flowers in his palm.

Apart from a soft "poof" sound, it did not cause any further disturbance.

This sword technique consists of nine moves, and this move is not the most powerful among the nine moves.

However, it was the fastest sword technique Tang Hao used, and the one that best matched the elemental affinity with the Primordial Qi and the Five Elements Lotus.

All things considered, it is even slightly stronger than the most powerful Ninth Form.

Unexpectedly, he couldn't even make a ripple in front of the other party.

Seeing this scene, Tang Hao couldn't help but narrow his eyes, and in a flash, he arrived at the window.

Before he could break through the window and escape into the courtyard, a lithe figure leaped in from there and immediately protected him.

Then came a series of "bang bang" sounds.

Several more figures broke through windows and doors, entered the room, and launched an attack on the arm.

Tang Hao wasn't alone; upon noticing someone had infiltrated, he immediately issued a warning.

The nine women were resting in the surrounding houses when he called out to them and they rushed over in time.

'This scene...it feels so familiar.'

With reinforcements arriving, he was no longer in a hurry to leave. Looking at his arm trapped in the encirclement, a strange feeling arose in his heart.

"call!"

With a gentle sweep of his arm, the attacking women were sent flying backward like autumn leaves swept away by the wind.

Fortunately, the other party did not use excessive force, and neither of them was injured.

As soon as they regained their footing, they prepared to make their move again.

Just then, a flash of light appeared, and a figure appeared on the arm.

A wry laugh rang out: "Is this how Fellow Daoist Tang always welcomes people?"

Tang Hao looked closely and realized that the person who came was an acquaintance, with a carefree and unrestrained demeanor.

"Senior always sneaks in like this, and I'm just instinctively trying to protect myself!" He waved his hand with a strange expression, stopping Yao Guang and the others from launching further attacks.

Upon seeing that the newcomer was an acquaintance of their young master, the nine women exchanged glances, still cautiously retreating and protecting Tang Hao behind them.

Tang Hao patted the shoulder of the person in front of him and said, "You guys go back and rest. Senior is not an enemy."

"This...Young Master, this person sneaked in in the dead of night, are you sure he's not a bad guy?" Yao Guang leaned over and carefully examined his expression. "He doesn't seem to be under control either."

Tang Hao tapped her little head and said with a wry smile, "This is Senior Feng Mingyang, a good friend of Sister Jue, and someone I know quite well."

Upon hearing that he was Bai Jue's friend, Jiu Nu immediately swallowed hard.

Most of the friends of Nascent Soul cultivators are also Nascent Soul cultivators.

Except... they glanced at their young master, except for this guy called the Nascent Soul cultivator sister.

Feng Mingyang glanced at the nine women who had left, then walked over, shaking his head.

After scrutinizing Tang Hao for a while, he clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "It's been more than three months since we last met, and Fellow Daoist Tang has actually reached the late Foundation Establishment stage. Congratulations!"

In his understanding, Tang Hao was a true disciple of the Qinghua Sect.

It took him just over three months to advance from the peak of Qi Refining to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, which was indeed a bit exaggerated, but... he could still understand it. Bullshit!

"If you encounter this again next time, Senior Feng, you'd better send a message in advance. Don't you know, scaring someone can be deadly!" Tang Hao didn't respond to him, but instead reminded him with a hint of reproach.

The two hadn't met often and spent much time together, but Tang Hao had pretty much figured out each other's temperaments. He knew that Tang Hao liked the other person even more when he was more easygoing.

As expected, Feng Mingyang was not offended and sat down at the table as usual, pouring himself a glass of water.

He took a leisurely sip, then shook his head and said, "Next time we meet, you might have already reached the Core Formation stage. If you have a spiritual treasure, I might not be able to handle it, and I won't be able to ignore it."

This was naturally just a joke. Even if a Core Formation cultivator relied on a spiritual treasure, it would be a pipe dream to harm a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Knowing that the other party was joking, Tang Hao sat down beside him: "As soon as I returned to Shengjing, I heard about your great achievements. You even managed to severely injure a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator."

Feng Mingyang poured himself another glass of water, waved his hand upon hearing this, and said with a hint of smugness, "Just lucky, just lucky."

"Tsk, when two strong forces clash, there's no such thing as luck. I just returned from the Grand Princess Shouxian's place, and Your Highness seemed rather withdrawn. This shows how vast the difference in your strength is." Tang Hao looked at him with admiration.

"puff!"

Feng Mingyang had just taken a sip of water when he heard this, and he sprayed it out as a mist.

Seeing this familiar scene, Tang Hao raised his eyebrows, feeling even more strongly that he and Tang Hao were kindred spirits.

"Why do you always hang out with Nascent Soul cultivators?" Wiping the water from his face, Feng Mingyang gave Tang Hao a strange look and said, "So, you know something about my investigation."

"I've heard about it, but I don't know the specifics."

Tang Hao took a sip of water, carefully using a small sip to avoid creating a fountain again.

"Fellow Daoist Tang, I need your help!"

Feng Mingyang looked him straight in the eye and said solemnly, "I've found some clues that point to your Tang family."

"puff!"

(End of this chapter)