Chapter 600: The Crown Prince Arrives!

"There really is a friend. But she couldn't handle it herself, so she came to me to find a way." He Lingchuan laughed, "Look, I have to ask you for help."

"You are also a newcomer to Spirit Void City; how could someone ask you to handle things here?"

"That's what I'm saying. So, can the National Master help?"

Xi Yunhe thought for a while: "Nian Zanli attacking the Yuan Kingdom by himself, Spirit Void City won't pay attention; but if he uses Beijia's elite troops to fight, that is equivalent to Beijia sending troops itself, and the Emperor will definitely blame him."

Attacking other countries without authorization is a serious crime in Beijia, even vassal demon countries cannot act on their own.

So when Fu Shanyue heard Nian Zanli's request, he didn't intend to find a way from the Xuluo Kingdom at all. He Lingchuan nodded: "Is there really no way? I heard that Nian Zanli attacked Yuan this summer, and the Frost Leaf National Master also allocated a lot of Yuan power to him."

Otherwise, with Nian Zanli's army, it would be difficult to use the Green Intent Bottle.

"Allocating a little Yuan power is different from mobilizing troops after all." Xi Yunhe had worked under two National Masters and had a deeper understanding of Yuan power allocation than ordinary people, "Actually, these are two requirements of yours: getting troops for Nian Zanli, and obtaining the Emperor's consent to attack Yuan!"

The former was not easy, and the difficulty of the latter was several times higher on this basis! So Xi Yunhe said very simply: "A small clue is not worth the National Master going to such trouble. Change your condition."

"Hey, what's the rush? Nian Zanli is anxious to go back for revenge, as long as he borrows troops, it doesn't necessarily have to be Beijia's; besides, the troops are borrowed, whether they listen to him or not is another matter." He Lingchuan spread his hands, "I heard that the Frost Leaf National Master has broad friendships and maintains quite friendly relations with foreign envoys."

After receiving Li Qingge's request, he kept thinking about the possibility of obtaining the bamboo tube from Nian Zanli's hands.

Hard methods were not good.

Even if he didn't snatch a fake, it would be easy to end up in a situation where both sides suffer, and if Li Qingge were to perish by then, wouldn't he be doing more harm than good? He still had to make Nian Zanli hand over the tube voluntarily.

Simply put, it had to be mutually agreeable, you give me the collection, safe handover.

Nian Zanli was anxious to borrow troops, so He Lingchuan had to hit where it hurt. This should be the only way to move Nian Zanli at present.

Xi Yunhe looked at him with strange eyes: "Foreign troops are also fine?"

"Can't foreign troops fight?"

Xi Yunhe seemed to smile: "Let me go back and report to the National Master, and let him make the decision."

"There is one more condition." He Lingchuan said quickly, "I see that your puppet's magic of passing messages is quite easy to use, and I want to learn it too."

"... Can, just a small trick." Xi Yunhe agreed readily this time.

He Lingchuan said refreshingly: "I have no problem!"

"I'll give you an answer tomorrow." Xi Yunhe said, stepping back two steps.

The numbness on the servant's face faded, and he blinked, looking dazed.

He looked at He Lingchuan, then at himself, not knowing what the situation was.

Xi Yunhe left.

He Lingchuan sighed, pointed to the things on the table and ordered the servant casually: "I don't want it, you take it down."

"Eh, good."

The servant took the tray and bowed to leave.

He Lingchuan only said to take it away, not "pour it out." These foods would be shared by the servants themselves and wouldn't be wasted.

At this time, the Soul-Taking Mirror couldn't hold back: "Hey, I heard your dialogue with the Master of Songyang Prefecture; you are from the Yuan Kingdom, right?"

"Hmm."

"Didn't the Yuan Kingdom just fight a big battle with this Nian Zanli, and it was hit hard?"

"Right." He Lingchuan returned to the room and set up a barrier before whispering, "I was also in that battle; I was the one washed into the demon nest by the Han River water."

"..." The mirror was sad. If He Lingchuan hadn't appeared, it would still be a happy single mirror, letting the mirror slave carry it, going wherever it wanted, eating whoever it wanted; but it was actually not bad right now, finding a long-term meal ticket, and it could also get something for nothing by slacking off...

Hmm? Thought wrong! "You are a Yuan person, and you still want to borrow troops for Nian Zanli to deal with Yuan?" The mirror shouted, "Look, even Li Qingge is unwilling to let Nian Zanli counterattack."

"That's just her rhetoric, not necessarily true." He Lingchuan patted the chest mirror, "Tens of thousands of elite troops can't be carried in the pocket. No matter where they are mobilized from, there must be tokens and vouchers, right?"

"You mean?"

"First get the bamboo tube Li Qingge explained into your hands, and later don't let Nian Zanli bring the troops."

"You've thought it all through?" The mirror was surprised, "You have enough things in your hands, and you still have the brain to think about this?"

If it were it, having to deal with so many troubles at the same time, and each one was fatal, it would definitely explode on the spot.

How could this kid sleep at night?

"No matter how many things there are, don't they have to be handled one by one?" He Lingchuan laughed, "It's not easy for the Frost Leaf National Master to ask me once; it would be a pity not to borrow his power."

He was alone, just a small person in Spirit Void City; if he wasn't good at borrowing power, he probably couldn't do anything.

He Lingchuan stretched, deciding to practice the spear in the back garden; that place was more open and convenient for jumping and leaping. Yesterday, the servant even tied a straw man for him, which was for practicing the spear.

However, when he passed the side garden, he saw a bird with gorgeous feathers standing on top of the archway, singing and dancing.

When this bird stood properly, it looked gray-brown on the back and wings, only the head was indigo, and there was a bright yellow above the eyes, like eyebrows.

But when it spread its wings, it was like a different bird—

The underside of its wings was extremely rich bright red! And the tail was very long, flapping lightly like a soft fan with tassels, bringing its own immortal aura.

With such a guy here, the desolate garden in autumn added a lot of warmth.

Of course, this guy was a male bird, and the object of its fawning was the earthy-white female bird on the rockery.

He Lingchuan also watched intently: "What kind of bird is this?"

Never seen it in the Yuan Kingdom.

The gardener carrying water laughed: "That's a Joy Bird; it looks particularly good when dancing, and there are more than a dozen kinds, each with different patterns and colors. They pass through Spirit Void City every year before winter. I heard that the nobles on the floating islands use the feathers of the Joy Bird to make round fans or make jewelry."

The price is of course very expensive.

"Oh." He Lingchuan didn't have any crooked thoughts about this bird that sang and danced.

The gardener left, and the little squirrel on the tree jumped onto He Lingchuan's shoulder.

It was very timid; although He Lingchuan had introduced this little demon to the servants of Pan Shan Zhai, the squirrel never approached other humans.

He Lingchuan took out a handful of pine nuts for it: "Roasted yesterday."

He was good to the animals and demons around him, handing out snacks every few days, so the little squirrel's favor for him increased greatly.

It took the pine nuts, held them with its front paws, and cracked two quickly before whispering: "There are often big eagles following the White Huan birds; I don't like them."

White... Huan? He Lingchuan's heart shuddered.

In Venerable Wood Spirit's prophecy, there was this character.

"What White Huan?"

"It's this Joy Bird." The squirrel replied, "They were originally called White Huan, but were renamed later due to taboos. Because nobles like them, Joy Birds were hunted in large numbers, and they are rarely seen these years."

He Lingchuan stood still.

Meet Huan and live apart.

"Huan" refers to the White Huan bird, which is the Joy Bird?

Venerable Wood Spirit's prophecy, is it time to verify it so soon? Now he has encountered the White Huan bird; what should he do next, go out?

Venerable Wood Spirit left him a note, oh no, a prophecy, more than a thousand years ago; he wouldn't be teasing him, right? Facing the results given by such a divination master, it was better to believe it existed.

Anyway, going out for a trip wasn't difficult. If he guessed wrong, he could ponder it again later.

He grabbed a servant and asked: "Where did the Crown Prince go?"

"Said he went to Heavenly Beam Island early this morning."

He Lingchuan shrugged, changed his clothes, and walked out.

But before he reached the main gate, there was a clanging sound in front.

"What sound?"

"Repairing the main gate. The Crown Prince said it's time to repair the facade."

He Lingchuan smiled slightly; Fu Shanyue was still sensible, not staying at his place for nothing.

He thought for a moment and simply slipped out from the back door.

All day, he went out to eat and play as usual, until the sun slanted west.

Old Dan was handling things outside, but before he left yesterday, he had already made it clear to He Lingchuan where it was fun, where it was affordable and delicious, which script of the maze was fresh, and which actor in the theater was good to listen to...

This afternoon, Pan Shan Zhai welcomed uninvited guests.

Four snow-white Bo beasts pulled a sandalwood carriage and stopped at the gate of Pan Shan Zhai.

Bo beasts were common demon beasts, but the colors were mostly green, blue-purple, and white-red; pure white was very rare.

Behind the carriage followed more than twenty riders, two of which were giant apes with sturdy bodies, and the rest were guards in golden-red armor holding staves, full of murderous intent.

The old gatekeeper of Pan Shan Zhai came out at the sound and bowed to ask:

"Excuse me, which lord has arrived?"

"No discernment!" A rider rode forward, "The Crown Prince has arrived, why don't you open the gate!"

Like other mansions in Spirit Void City, Pan Shan Zhai also had three gates, the middle one big, and the two sides small. Only when a big figure arrived would the big gate be opened.

The gatekeeper "ah"ed: "Which, which Crown Prince?"

It's no wonder, the crown princes of vassal demon countries are all called Your Highness.

The rider whipped him, and the gatekeeper spun in place. The old man had blood on the corner of his mouth and almost sat on his butt.

This was still the rider controlling the weight, otherwise he could have whipped him to death.

"This is the current Beijia Crown Prince!"

The air seemed to stagnate, and the pedestrians around stopped at the sound, all looking here.

Soon, the main gate of Pan Shan Zhai opened wide, the four-Bo carriage drove in slowly, and the riders also rode

The carriage drove straight in, saving many twists and turns, crushing many flowers and plants, and only stopping just before the main hall.

Two giant apes jumped to the ground, opened the carriage door, and respectfully lifted out a soft cushion from inside.

(End of Chapter)