Chapter 2230: Saint, Please Give Your Orders

When You Huan became chief minister that night, he held a flowing-water banquet at her plain-washed green creek residence, celebrating for several days and nights. Since then, who among the famous figures of Moudu still doesn't know she is Lord You's new favorite?

In these past two years, she has not only built bridges for Cangyan's intelligence network, but also done many things for You Huan.

As chief minister, You Huan always has many affairs inconvenient for him to handle personally.

"Mouguo has many great merchants who often come and go to Lingxu City; going there directly with this face would be too dangerous for you." Mei Wuniang's beauty makes her even more memorable, "Lingxu City hides tigers and dragons; merely changing one's appearance with a clam pearl is not secure. I must find someone to use the lancet-and-moxa technique to make some adjustments to your face."

Mei Wuniang couldn't help lightly touching her own face, a little worried: "Won't it turn out ugly?"

She cares most about her appearance.

A beauty of a flourishing age is her most handy weapon.

"Rest assured, you will remain as beautiful as ever." Now that He Lingchuan has plenty of talent under him, he dares to boast like this. If not, there's still Dong Rui, "Only need to make some minor adjustments, remove the original mole and scar, and you will be even more beautiful than before."

He is one whose words are gold and jade; Mei Wuniang felt somewhat reassured after receiving his guarantee: "Then that's good."

"Also, during the face-nurturing period, you must take the Ding Xiang Pills for sixty days."

"What are they for?"

"To permanently alter your body scent." He Lingchuan acts with astonishing meticulousness, "A person's body scent usually remains unchanged, making it easy for beasts and monsters to identify. To become a completely different person, merely changing the face is not enough."

"Also, although you have secretly left Moudu, you had better still give You Huan an explanation. This man is very suspicious; you are someone close to him, holding his secrets and evidence in your hands, and now you have suddenly disappeared—he will surely focus his investigation." At that time, do not dig deep and unearth Cangyan's network buried in Moudu.

Mei Wuniang said nothing, only blinking at him repeatedly.

He Lingchuan laughed, then continued: "Very well, then Mei Wuniang encountered a monster attack while away, unfortunately meeting her demise. Where did you go on this trip?"

"Qiuzhou Liutang County in Mouguo." Mei Wuniang added, "In the eastern border of Mouguo, there is indeed a vast forest outside the county."

"Mm, I will arrange people for you." He Lingchuan asked her, "Before you left Moudu this time, did you transfer any business or sell any shopfronts?"

"Of course not, I feared You Huan would suspect, so I brought only some valuables and silver as travel expenses." Mei Wuniang wore a pained expression, "I don't know who will get the shop furnishings I painstakingly saved over the past two years."

When she said this, her eyes looked at He Lingchuan with a watery sparkle, hoping he would show something. A normal man at this moment would surely pat his chest and promise: Don't worry, I'll make it up to you.

However, the Nine Abysses Great Emperor, rich beyond the four seas, lightly remarked: "No problem, wealth is merely an external thing."

Stingy, too stingy. Mai Miao looked at him resentfully.

To him it is an external thing, but to her it is not.

Never mind.

"Since the Emperor and the Saint have thought of everything so thoughtfully for me..." Mei Wuniang stretched lazily, already somewhat eager to try, "Lingxu City is so big—where should I go?"

He Lingchuan fell silent for a moment, then placed his crossed hands on the table: "You don't want to take on a high-difficulty challenge, do you?"

"Yes."

"Do you dare go to this world's first-rate profound and mysterious place, yet also a den of filth and corruption?"

Mei Wuniang knew this was a provocation tactic, yet she still found it pleasing: "What is there to fear? What place are you talking about?"

"The Heavenly Palace."

Mei Wuniang raised her elegant brows high, her beautiful eyes shining astonishingly.

The heavenly abode of the gods in legend, even the Demon Emperor must reverently kowtow to the Heavenly Palace?

After a while, she smiled and said: "Good!"

"The Heavenly Palace's Chief Envoy of the Clouds is already very old; since driving the giant Taotie beast and battling the Fire Spirit Hill Torch, his health has deteriorated daily, now he is wind-tossed and rain-beaten. He must quickly find a successor for the chief envoy position, otherwise once he dies, the Heavenly Palace will fall into chaos."

The Heavenly Palace is an existence that towers above all of Beijia, transcending the material world. If it stirs, Lingxu City will also suffer misfortune.

"If the chief envoy position is so important, does the Heavenly Palace have no candidates?"

"Originally there were three; one died in the western Panlong Desert, one died several years ago on the Shimmering Gold Plains, and another was found last year to have deficient virtue, personally demoted by the Heavenly Demon, so the succession to the chief envoy suddenly became Heavenly Palace's major problem."

He Lingchuan took a sip of wine to moisten his throat: "I received news that the Heavenly Palace has recently put forward two more candidates, one named Hou Tianyu, the other named Lu Yongyan. Both have shallow backgrounds, but both are competitive, both striving to perform well before the old chief envoy."

Mei Wuniang blinked: "Sounds rather interesting. Which one do you suggest I choose?"

He Lingchuan chuckled: "In critical times, they must watch their words and deeds. Someone like you, a calamitous beauty, they dare not even touch."

This is blatant flattery, and Mei Fei accepted it with a smile.

"Then what is my goal?"

"Enter the Heavenly Palace first, act according to circumstances. If you can become an Attendant Lamp-Maid, you will learn many secrets." He Lingchuan sat upright, solemn-faced, "What I am about to say, you must keep in mind."

"Yes!" Mei Wuniang smiled and said, "Saint, please give your orders."

"Staying in the Heavenly Palace is like staying under the Heavenly Demon's eyelids; it is not as easy as getting along with You Huan. You must always be attentive to safety, listen more and speak less, and unless there is a major event, do not contact Cangyan."

"Will the Heavenly Demon constantly watch the Heavenly Palace?" Mei Wuniang pondered, "Then how do the people inside the Heavenly Palace hide their filth and corruption?"

He Lingchuan said nothing, merely gazing silently at her.

"Alright, alright, I know you're worried about me." Mei Wuniang stopped pressing him on details, "Now that I've infiltrated, what opportunity do I have?"

"The Heavenly Palace will select another batch of maidservants within half a year, aged fourteen to seventeen, from both official and commoner families." He Lingchuan examined her face closely, "The girls of Lingxu City mature early, and your bone structure appears small; passing as a seventeen-year-old girl is no problem."

Mei Wuniang originally had a small face, her black-and-white-distinct eyes looking especially pure. She also practices the Phantom Sect's Cocoon-Breaking Heart Method, her skin supple and unbreakable, every strand of hair full of qi and blood. As long as she casually makes an expression, she looks like a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old girl, naive and inexperienced in the world.

"Thank you for the praise." The Nine Abysses Great Emperor is getting better and better at praising people, "Then, have you chosen my background for me?"

"I will have it ready within seven days." He Lingchuan thought again, then had her ask the tavern staff for brush and ink.

He took out paper from his bosom and quickly wielded the brush.

Mei Wuniang was curious, wanting to move closer to look, but He Lingchuan had already finished writing, his left hand sweeping forward: "Sit properly."