Chapter 166: Too Soft-Hearted

The Seventh Princess looked smug.

This girl, with this kind of emotional intelligence, still wants to be a profiteer?

How could a qualified profiteer write the word "cheat" on their face?

What is a profiteer?

A profiteer is someone who sells you, and you are still willing to help them count the money.

What is a profiteer?

A profiteer is someone who scams you, and you are still full of gratitude toward them.

Looking at the little girl's face that was asking for a beating, and looking at the old eunuch's eyes that were both pleading and warning, Zhang Xingyu looked up at the sky.

"The moon tonight is really round. I heard the palace scenery is beautiful, so I wanted to visit, so I came uninvited!"

Scattering peppercorns on a grave, this excuse could only fool a ghost.

Yet, the little girl actually believed it.

"You're from the countryside, right? You must have never seen the luxury of the palace," the little girl said, blinking her big eyes.

Zhang Xingyu nodded: "I'm from the Southern Toad Continent, and it is indeed my first time in the palace."

Hearing that Zhang Xingyu was from the Southern Toad Continent, the little girl's eyes lit up.

She tugged on Zhang Xingyu's sleeve and said loudly: "That's great. Tell me quickly, what fun places are there in the Southern Toad Continent?"

Zhang Xingyu looked at the old eunuch.

This old eunuch was a cultivator, and his cultivation was unfathomable.

Whether he should tell the Seventh Princess or not depended on his expression.

The old eunuch nodded gently toward Zhang Xingyu.

As if the little girl were his granddaughter, the old eunuch's eyes were full of kindness and pity as he looked at the Seventh Princess.

Returning to the palace, Zhang Xingyu sat down on a chair and then slowly described the situation in the Southern Toad Continent to the little girl.

Of course, because the places he had been to were limited, he mainly described the scenic spots and cultural customs of Nanhua Cheng.

The little girl leaned back in her chair and listened with great interest.

"The Southern Toad Continent is really interesting; if only I could go and see it!" the little girl said.

Bidding farewell to the reluctant little girl, Zhang Xingyu strolled out of the palace.

The moon is above the willow branches, people meet after dusk.

Outside the palace gate, Meng Ruyan was holding Zhang Xingyu's hand and waiting quietly.

Seeing Zhang Xingyu come out, Meng Ruyan let out a long sigh of relief.

Zhang Kaixin rushed to Zhang Xingyu's side and asked loudly: "Zhang Xingyu, what were you doing inside alone?"

Zhang Xingyu rubbed his head; this little guy was still concerned about him.

The three of them returned to Xiankelai together.

The night passed in silence.

Early the next morning, the three were preparing to go to the Treasure Offering Hall to visit, but a girl burst in at the door.

Meng Ruyan bowed: "Seventh Princess!"

Zhang Kaixin looked at the little girl and greeted her very enthusiastically.

Perhaps because they were peers (fake), Zhang Kaixin and the Seventh Princess were very compatible.

The two gathered together, chattering away, leaving Zhang Xingyu and Meng Ruyan aside.

Zhang Xingyu looked at Meng Ruyan, and Meng Ruyan looked at Zhang Xingyu.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

"Cough, cough, cough."

A few light coughs rang out, reminding Zhang Xingyu that there was still an old eunuch opposite.

Zhang Xingyu symbolically bowed to the old eunuch, which counted as a greeting.

He had never liked eunuchs.

He looked down from the bottom of his heart on those who were willing to give up their descendants' roots for wealth.

Not to mention, influenced by costume dramas, he had always believed that eunuchs were mostly twisted in character, greedy for money and power, and not good things.

The Seventh Princess played with Zhang Kaixin for a while, then ran over to ask Zhang Xingyu to tell her about the Nanhua Immortal Academy.

"Nanhua Immortal Academy, that is one of the four major cultivation academies in the Nanyue Kingdom of the Southern Toad Continent. As long as you have money and a spiritual root, you can enter the academy to cultivate. Nanhua Immortal Academy is also a place where beauties gather and handsome guys congregate; there are the top ten campus beauties, top ten campus hunks..."

Talking about Nanhua Immortal Academy, Zhang Xingyu was like a treasure, telling it in detail. The Lover's Lake, the Dengxian Peak, the Scripture Library, each place and each thing were reflected in his mind like three-dimensional objects.

When he described Nanhua Immortal Academy, the faces of Tang Yunxi, Zhu Dafu, Hu Siping, Bai Xiaosheng, and others seemed to be right before his eyes.

He really wanted to go back early!

"In short, in summary, Nanhua Immortal Academy is a magical place, and I am a legend of that magical place."

Zhang Xingyu used this sentence as the central sentence to end his introduction to Nanhua Immortal Academy.

On the side, Meng Ruyan was lost in thought, the old eunuch was expressionless, and Zhang Kaixin was very happy.

Only the little girl's expression was dejected, her small mouth muttering to herself: "What an interesting place. It's a pity I can't cultivate and can't enter Nanhua Immortal Academy."

Everyone listened in silence.

Zhang Kaixin pulled Zhang Xingyu's arm and begged loudly: "Zhang Xingyu, you have the most ways, please help her."

Zhang Xingyu really wanted to refuse directly, but he couldn't open his mouth.

Beside Zhang Kaixin, the little girl was looking at him with her watery eyes full of hope.

However, the secret of the "Spirit Transferring Great Method" was truly shocking.

If exposed, it could very likely bring him huge trouble.

For a little girl he had just met, was it worth it?

Zhang Xingyu was silent.

The little girl started crying *woo woo woo*.

At this time, the old eunuch walked over, patted the little girl's shoulder, and kept comforting her.

"Princess, don't be sad, His Majesty has already offered a heavy reward, and I believe he will surely find a cultivation secret method for you."

It is difficult for a child's face to hang onto sadness.

The little girl cried for a while, then the clouds cleared and she broke into a smile.

That night, Zhang Xingyu tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

As soon as he closed his eyes, the little girl's pitiful big eyes appeared before his eyes.

Early the next morning, the little girl sent a carriage to welcome the three of them to the Royal Spirit Beast Garden to play.

The Royal Spirit Beast Garden was to the west of the palace and was the place where the royal Xuanyuan clan raised spirit beasts and spirit birds.

When Zhang Xingyu and the three arrived at the Spirit Beast Garden, the little girl was holding spirit grain to feed a pair of spirit birds.

The spirit birds were called Qingluan, shaped like peacocks, as big as chickens, with gorgeous feathers, and their wings were covered with yellow eye-shaped patterns.

This pair of Qingluan had been fed by the little girl for a long time and were very close to her.

After eating the spirit grain, they spread their wings and danced gracefully.

Beside them, the little girl and Zhang Kaixin waved their arms, calling and jumping happily.

Meng Ruyan sat quietly on a chair.

The scene before her was like what she was like when she was a child.

She remembered that she and her senior brother often went to the mountains to feed birds.

Senior Brother Qingyun said that in the future, he would be like a bird, flying all over the mountains and rivers of this Xuantiandalu.

She had sworn in her heart to fly with her senior brother and go see the mountains and rivers outside together.

Later, she and her senior brother grew up day by day.

Senior brother said that after he achieved success in cultivation, he would become a dao companion with her and go out to train together.

However, senior brother went out to train, and she stayed in the mountains to cultivate.

Ten years passed in a flash, and she had already formed a Golden Core, while senior brother was still wandering in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Senior brother said he had no face to see her and asked her to wait.

So, she waited again.

However, in the end, she and her senior brother became strangers.

She was ordered by her teacher to stay with the person beside her.

And just yesterday, senior brother was ordered by the sect to get engaged to a junior sister of the Qingyun Sect.

Fate is so cruel.

Meng Ruyan looked at the person beside her again.

She didn't know whether to hate him or like him.

Meng Ruyan was immersed in regret and reverie when the little girl's anxious shout came to her ears.

"Stop it quickly!"

Meng Ruyan looked in the direction of the sound and saw a winged tiger had already pounced in front of the pair of Qingluan.

Behind the winged tiger, a young man in brocade and silk laughed softly: "Little sister, you can't cultivate, why raise spirit birds. My winged tiger is hungry, so let's feed it with your pair of Qingluan."

In the laughter, the winged tiger bit the wing of a Qingluan.

"No!" A shrill cry rang out.

Meng Ruyan was about to sacrifice Ruoyu, but saw that the person beside her had already rushed over. ===== CHAPTER 167 =====