The legend begins with becoming a white deer.

"System, strengthen your physique."

As soon as Qi Ji had a thought, a surge of vital energy immediately spread from his body. A faint white light emanated from his snow-white fur, and waves of comfortable, tingling sensations washed over him.

Qi Ji stretched his body comfortably. Each time his physique was strengthened, he felt very comfortable. This was a different kind of enjoyment than taking precious medicine.

Suddenly, Qi Ji felt an unusual soreness from the tip of his tail and subconsciously turned his head to look.

"Huh? Why has my tail gotten so long!"

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Qi Ji blinked his deer-like eyes in surprise.

In fact, after the first evolution, Qi Ji knew that his tail had broken away from the short tail of ordinary deer and transformed into a fluffy whisk-like shape, about half a meter long. The core was still the fleshy tail vertebrae, and the outer layer was covered with countless soft white hair-like strands. It resembled a horse's tail but was not a horse's tail, but it was more elegant and powerful.

At this moment, the tail had clearly grown much longer, with an overall length of about 1.5 meters.

The white silk was as smooth as a waterfall, and when it fell down, it looked like a woman's long, flowing hair, only it was pure white.

What surprised him even more was that, with a thought, his control over his tail far surpassed what he had ever had before.

Qi Ji focused his mind slightly, and the scattered, fluffy white threads instantly gathered and wrapped around the core of the tailbone. The originally soft and fluffy long tail instantly condensed into a tight and slender white whip.

With a thought, it flicked its tail, and with a sharp "snap," the sound of it cutting through the air was so piercing that it even caused the surrounding airflow to explode.

"Not bad."

Qi Ji's eyes shone.

Now, his tail can also be used as a proper weapon.

Just as Qi Ji was curiously studying how to use the new tail, a series of exclamations came from the street not far away.

"Look over there! What's that?!"

"It's a white deer! My God, it's an auspicious white deer!"

"It turns out the news from the Imperial Household Department was true; the auspicious beast really did come to the capital."

"Father, Mother, look! That's a white deer, an auspicious beast!"

The shouts of surprise drifted over on the wind. Qi Ji turned his head and saw that people several streets away were pointing in his direction, their faces filled with shock and elation. More and more people were surging towards him.

Qi Ji also gleaned a key word from these people's exclamations.

"The royal capital?"

Qi Ji was taken aback.

He had only thought the city was unusually prosperous, but he never expected that he would end up following the Wanhua Merchant Guild's caravan all the way into the capital of the Bilin Kingdom.

To his surprise, a small figure involuntarily appeared in Qi Ji's mind.

She was a little girl wearing a brocade jacket, with black hair styled in two buns, stubborn and strong, following him around, and feeding him fruit with bright, sparkling eyes.

That was the first human he encountered after coming into this world.

"That little girl..."

Qi Ji looked up into the depths of the city, where the eaves of the palace complex soared, and the glazed tiles gleamed with a luxurious light under the sun.

The royal palace is in that direction.

"That little girl is the country's little princess, and she's probably in this city. Well, since we're already here, it seems a bit unreasonable not to visit some old friends."

Qi Ji flicked its tail, made its decision, and then, without further hesitation, exerted its strength with all four limbs, leaped into the air, and its snow-white figure swept over the rooftops, heading straight towards the palace.

... ... ...

The news that the auspicious white deer had appeared in the capital city swept through the entire city of Jinhua like a whirlwind.

The gossip spread like wildfire in the streets and alleys, and the same uproar erupted within the high walls of the palace.

In the imperial study, after hearing the eunuch's report, King Bilin abruptly stood up, his face filled with disbelief: "What did you say? A white deer? How could it be in the capital?"

He had just received a report from the prefect not long ago, saying that Qi Ji had lifted the siege of Luohui City and then went to Duanchen Mountain Range. How long has it been? How come he has come directly to the capital?

The eunuch bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, it is said that the white deer came out of the Wanhua Merchant Guild's motorcade. It broke out of the vehicle, caused a great disturbance at the State Ceremonial Office, and then leaped onto the roof and disappeared. Her Highness the Princess is currently at the State Ceremonial Office calming the people and verifying the details."

"The Wanhua Merchant Guild..." King Bilin frowned.

He naturally knew this name.

Its predecessor was the Black Iris Merchant Guild, and it even tried to capture a white deer. Although it has now been renamed the Myriad Flowers Merchant Guild, it doesn't mean that it can just let this matter go. The auspicious beast was personally bestowed by him. If you try to capture it, isn't that just slapping him in the face? How could King Bilin not care?

However, things are different now. The Wanhua Chamber of Commerce has now been backed by Cangliang Kingdom, one of the five great powers.

The power of Bilin Kingdom and Cangliang Kingdom is vastly different. Even if the King of Bilin Kingdom is unhappy, as the ruler of a country, he cannot arbitrarily refuse entry. At most, he can set some thresholds in the trade regulations and give them a slight warning.

But he just couldn't understand how Bai Lu could get involved with the Wan Hua Chamber of Commerce's caravan.

"Your Majesty, the specific reason is still unclear. We are just guessing that it may be a coincidence," the eunuch whispered.

"Never mind, these things aren't important."

King Bilin waved his hand, too lazy to delve into these matters.

The appearance of the white deer is a good thing; Yuan Yao will definitely make a fuss about going to see it when she finds out.

Just as King Bilin was about to speak and send someone to inform Yuan Yao, he thought it would be better to tell her himself, so he immediately started walking towards Yuan Yao's palace.

But just as they crossed two covered bridges, a sharp, piercing cry suddenly ripped through the air, the sound so loud that the bronze bells on the eaves hummed.

"唳~~~~"

"!"

King Bilin's expression changed.

"It's the voice of the Black Eagle!"

Bilin Wang suddenly stopped and looked in the direction of the sound.

The Xuan Diao is a mythical beast that the Bilin royal family has worshipped for two generations. It followed the royal family when the late king was in power and made great contributions in every border battle. Now over seventy years old, it rests quietly in the Xuan Niao Palace and is cared for by special people every day. It rarely makes a sound.

This hostile, piercing cry is only emitted when encountering a powerful enemy.

A guard rushed in, his face pale: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The auspicious white deer has broken into the palace! Lord Xuandiao has already started fighting with it!"

"What did you say?!"

King Bilin's heart tightened, and he immediately changed direction, hurrying towards the direction of the black eagle's voice.

In the outer palace area of ​​the royal palace, on the open square, air currents surged.

Qi Ji's antlers gleamed slightly as he faced off against a large, jet-black eagle.

This large black eagle was quite large, with a wingspan of several meters and a height of nearly three meters. Its iron-gray claws were sharp as hooks and gleamed with a cold metallic luster.

Just now, it swooped down from the sky, its sharp claws aimed straight at Qi Ji's face, but Qi Ji caught it with his horns.

The moment the hard antlers collided with the eagle's claws, a white shockwave spread outwards, causing even the stone slabs on the ground to tremble slightly.

Feeling the force coming from the deer antlers, Qi Ji was somewhat surprised.

This giant eagle's strength is comparable to that of its first evolution. With its diving momentum and innate strength, an ordinary martial artist would probably be torn apart by a single claw strike.

"Yo!"

Qi Ji strained his neck, and the antlers thrust forward with a sudden force.

Exhausted, the black eagle flapped its wings violently, using the force of the impact to fly backward several feet before landing steadily on the roof ridge of the palace.

It was not injured, but it lowered its head and stared at Qi Ji, letting out another sharp cry, its voice full of warning.

Qi Ji understood.

It's about getting myself out of here.