Chapter 221

Er Daye smiled slightly, that smile carrying a bit of teasing and playfulness, and said: "What's wrong, Old Man Shuo, haven't seen each other for hundreds of years, don't you recognize me?"

Xuan Yuan Shuo reacted instantly, his eyes lighting up, and he shouted in surprise: "Your Grandpa!"

Er Daye laughed, and instantly, a terrifying pressure permeated out.

After everyone felt this aura, their faces all became stern, and a deep awe arose in their hearts.

"Soul, Soul Severance realm—"

Everyone looked at Er Daye in unison again, their eyes full of disbelief.

This student who usually follows Lin Daochen and looks ordinary is actually a Soul Severance realm powerhouse like the Prince?

How is this possible!

No wonder Zhou Qing is so powerful; it turns out there is a Soul Severance realm powerhouse teaching him carefully by his side.

Now it seems that the Peng Emperor was not killed by Zhou Qing at all, but by this Soul Severance realm powerhouse. The reason why Zhou Qing was planted with a blood curse should be that this guy made up the final blow by chance.

Listening to everyone's discussion, Er Daye smiled slightly.

He wanted this effect; now Zhou Qing is still too weak, and he doesn't want this child to be hunted down endlessly by the demon clan.

"Do you remember the bet?" Er Daye suddenly said.

Xuan Yuan Shuo laughed loudly, punched Er Daye in the chest, and said with a smile: "You guy, this illusion technique is getting better and better; I didn't even notice."

"No wonder Zhou Qing challenged so many of my disciples; I should have thought of it long ago. Let's go, go, go inside and talk; Zhou Qing, you follow too."

Er Daye looked at the flying birds that were still struggling and said: "Take these feathered beasts away."

Jiang Pojun and the others, who had reacted, hurriedly stepped forward, carried them, and left in a hurry.

As everyone gradually moved away, the chilling mark on Zhou Qing's head finally dissipated slowly.

Zhou Qing breathed a sigh of relief, gave Lu Yaoyao and the others a reassuring look, and followed.

Inside the main hall, Er Daye had now turned into the appearance of another old man, with white hair and a kind face, sitting in the main seat with Xuan Yuan Shuo, chatting and laughing, without any sense of restraint.

Zhou Qing, sitting below, was full of suspicion, his gaze shifting back and forth between Er Daye and Xuan Yuan Shuo.

He suddenly realized one thing: is the appearance of Er Daye that he has always believed in really his original appearance?

His Nascent Soul amplification can transform into different appearances at any time; even with 【Heart Mirror Vision】, it only confirmed that he was this person.

Perhaps, to a certain extent, he is even more cautious than the Second Senior Sister; perhaps no one has ever seen his true appearance.

Talking to the end, Xuan Yuan Shuo's gaze fell on Zhou Qing again, his eyes full of curiosity and appreciation.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Xuan Yuan Shuo smiled slightly and said: "You kid, you are actually his disciple; you are blessed. Work hard; he has a lot of good stuff on him."

Zhou Qing originally wanted to explain that the relationship between him and Er Daye was not master and disciple, but when he looked at Er Daye's gaze, he hesitated for a moment and had to salute again, which was considered a default of this relationship.

"By the way, the herbs you told me about just now, I really don't have them here; in my impression, they seem to be in the depths of Taiyao Mountain."

Xuan Yuan Shuo frowned slightly and said slowly after pondering for a moment.

Er Daye was a bit disappointed upon hearing this and had to say: "Alright, it seems I have to go there myself; there shouldn't be any danger inside, right?"

Xuan Yuan Shuo couldn't help but laugh out loud: "What do you think? Now Taiyao Mountain is leaderless; it's not just the Flood Dragon Emperor of Blood Prison Mountain and the Spider Emperor of the Thousand Illusion Maze that are eyeing it. During that time, even the Weilun Demon and the Qingluo Beast from deeper inside have appeared."

"If you must go in, I will accompany you; anyway, the four-colored array has been repaired, so there shouldn't be any problems, and I also know the specific location."

Er Daye smiled happily after hearing this and said: "That's great, but don't join forces with them to ambush me when the time comes."

"Get lost!" Xuan Yuan Shuo laughed and scolded.

Er Daye laughed.

It can be seen that the relationship between the two is still quite good.

"But then again, the curse mark in this child's sea of consciousness was planted by that feathered beast with a blood curse before he died; I'm afraid these herbs can't solve it, right?"

Xuan Yuan Shuo said after pondering.

Er Daye waved his hand and said with a relaxed expression: "You don't need to worry about this, the mountain man has his own tricks!"

"Alright, then when are we leaving?" Xuan Yuan Shuo asked.

Er Daye stood up directly: "Let's go now, anyway, being idle is being idle."

"You guy, you are afraid that this child will be targeted by the Peng clan, right? Zhou Qing, see, you have a good elder!" Xuan Yuan Shuo looked at Zhou Qing, his eyes full of envy and appreciation.

Zhou Qing gave a sheepish smile, but a sense of being moved arose in his heart.

And after Xuan Yuan Shuo gave some instructions to the nine legion commanders outside, he left with Er Daye.

When Zhou Qing came out, Lu Yaoyao and the others who were waiting outside hurriedly greeted him.

"Zhou Shixiong, are you okay? What happened? That Peng Emperor—"

Lu Yaoyao was anxious, her eyes full of concern.

Just now she asked Yan Xiaohu, but that guy refused to speak no matter what.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing hurriedly comforted: "It's okay, it's all over."

Seeing that Zhou Qing didn't want to say more, Lu Yaoyao could only sigh lightly, but what about this curse mark, it's worrying to death.

At this time, Lin Daochen walked up, his expression complex.

It was not easy to take in two proud disciples, only to find that one is in the Soul Severance realm, and the other even slaughtered a Soul Severance realm expert; you say this is a mess.

Originally thought that after the border matter was over, he could take the two back to the academy and then use the remaining time to teach them well.

Thinking about it now, it really makes people blush.

Zhou Qing stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said: "Sir, we didn't deliberately hide it; we really wanted to learn array prohibitions. No matter when, you will always be our teacher."

Lin Daochen felt warm in his heart, a gratified smile appeared on his face, and then he gave a light "Hmm."

As for the others, after looking at Zhou Qing, the awe in their eyes was even stronger than before.

Not to mention anything else, this guy at least joined forces with that Soul Severance realm senior to kill the Peng Emperor of Taiyao Mountain.

Just this courage is not something they can compare to.

After Zhou Qing returned to his residence, Yan Xiaohu came in sneakily and then stuffed a storage bag to him.

Looking at so many supreme-grade spirit stones inside, Zhou Qing was excited.

When Er Daye returns, he can exchange a few Five Elements spirit stones with him for cultivation.

"When do we start next time?" Although Yan Xiaohu felt a bit distressed, he couldn't catch the wolf without sacrificing the child; the big head is still behind.

Looking at the Third Zhou Shixiong who came over with a laugh, Zhou Qing pretended to be blank and asked: "Start what?"

"Sparring, I have inquired; this Prince has nearly thirty disciples, and they are basically in the Divine Transformation realm."

Yan Xiaohu said while excitedly taking out a crumpled list from his arms, unfolding it, which was densely written with names.

However, six of the names had already been crossed out.

Zhou Qing was speechless and had to tell about the bet between Er Daye and Xuan Yuan Shuo.

Yan Xiaohu's smile froze instantly upon hearing this.

No, I have already planned it; for the next competition, I want to bet all my spirit stones on you winning.

How can you do this?

Are you worthy of my trust in you?

Zhou Qing gently patted his shoulder and then shook his head.

Even if we continue to compete, those people will probably bet on me, and you won't be able to earn any money.

Just don't know how many days Er Daye and Senior Xuan Yuan Shuo can return?

With the cultivation base of the Soul Severance realm, it shouldn't take long, right?

"Where is the hen?" Zhou Qing looked around and asked.

Yan Xiaohu was dejected and said sheepishly: "Junior Sister Lu is holding it; alas, there was once an opportunity placed in front of me, but I didn't cherish it; only when I lost it did I regret it."

After sending Yan Xiaohu away, Zhou Qing took out the array insights of Su Lishan and Wu Tiangang and began to read them.

Now, he is only fourteen spirit seals away from being promoted to a second-level array master.

But unexpectedly, less than an hour later, Lu Yaoyao sent a message excitedly.

"Zhou Shixiong, hurry over, a distinguished guest has arrived!"

Zhou Qing was puzzled, and just as he was about to ask, Yan Xiaohu directly knocked on the door in a hurry.

"Number Four, come out quickly!"

Just as Zhou Qing opened the door, before he could react, Yan Xiaohu grabbed his arm and pulled him to run wildly all the way.

Zhou Qing staggered, almost fell, and hurriedly asked: "What's wrong? So urgent!"

Yan Xiaohu just laughed and didn't answer, his pace even faster.

Soon, they arrived near the martial arts arena, only to see all the soldiers standing neatly, their eyes staring straight ahead, their bodies radiating a murderous aura.

In the front row, the nine legion commanders were also solemn; they who usually dominated the battlefield were now restraining all their sharpness, waiting quietly.

Lu Yaoyao, Lu Yuanzhi, and others were standing behind the crowd, waving to him.

On the other hand, the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Princess were standing in front with anticipation.

Especially Xuan Yuan Miss Muqian, whose eyes were agile, occasionally standing on tiptoe to look.

And in the distance in the sky, a huge space ship was sailing slowly.

The ship was not large, but it was luxurious, especially the carvings on the left and right sides of the ship, which were extremely exquisite and noble.

"Who is this?" Zhou Qing asked curiously.

Lu Yaoyao said excitedly: "Imperial Consort Chen from the Imperial Capital, who is also the biological mother of the Ninth Princess, and is of the fox clan, deeply loved by the current Emperor."

Zhou Qing suddenly realized; no wonder such a big battle.

"The Emperor's woman, we usually can't see her; we are in for a treat today!" Yan Xiaohu rubbed his hands, a look of anticipation on his face.

Zhou Qing smiled speechlessly; he thought something big had happened, but it was just an Imperial Consort, is it worth being so excited?

But this Imperial Consort seems to be only the Ninth Princess's mother; it shouldn't have anything to do with Xuan Yuan Yichen.

Soon, as the space ship gradually approached, a sense of heaviness rushed toward them.

The area around the ship's body was still surrounded by a layer of faint spiritual power shield, like light gauze, isolating the dust kicked up from the ground.

At the front of the ship, a huge flag embroidered with the royal emblem fluttered in the wind, hunting and making noise.

After landing steadily, the cabin door opened slowly, and a fragrant wind suddenly lingered over the entire square.

Its taste was clear and elegant, but also extremely unique, making people feel like a spring breeze, but also couldn't help but feel awe.

All the soldiers bowed and saluted immediately.

Immediately afterward, a large group of guards in golden armor came out first, followed by a group of maids in plain clothes.

Each of them held exquisite items in their hands, including fragrant fans, flower baskets, silk handkerchiefs, and jewelry boxes inlaid with gems, etc.

"Mother—" Xuan Yuan Miss Muqian had already rushed in.

Soon, she was seen supporting a beautiful woman in a gorgeous palace dress walking out slowly.

The woman's black hair had silver, which was no different from Lu Yaoyao and the Ninth Princess, hanging down smoothly behind her, swaying gently with the breeze.

Her eyes were very beautiful, a natural deep blue, and as the light flowed, they revealed an inherent nobility and coldness.

The skirt dragged on the ground, reaching several feet long, but it still couldn't cover the seven silver-white tails behind her.

"We pay our respects to Imperial Consort Chen!"

The nine legion commanders saluted in unison.

Imperial Consort Chen nodded slightly, her voice crisp and pleasant: "No need for formalities, is the Imperial Uncle not here today?"

Among them, the Longxiang Legion Commander immediately stepped forward and said: "Returning to the Imperial Consort, the Prince just went to Taiyao Mountain with an old friend; the specific return time is unknown."

Xuan Yuan Miss Muqian affectionately took Yue Chen's arm and acted like a spoiled child: "Mother, Grandpa Emperor has things to do; by the way, why did you come suddenly this time? I was startled when I got the news."

Imperial Consort Chen smiled slightly, and then gently scraped her daughter's nose with her hand, her eyes full of tenderness and doting.

"Why, don't you want Mother to come?" she said softly, a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

Xuan Yuan Miss Muqian hurriedly said: "No, no, how could that be, it's just that since I can remember, I have never seen Mother leave the harem."

Imperial Consort Chen reached out and touched Xuan Yuan Miss Muqian's hair, saying: "Silly child, not seeing it doesn't mean it didn't happen."

At this time, the Seventh Prince, Xuan Yuan Yichen, also walked up, bowed slightly, and said: "Your Ladyship—"

Imperial Consort Chen smiled, her gaze falling softly on Xuan Yuan Yichen, her eyes full of appreciation: "I didn't expect that after a period of time, you have already comprehended the realm of understanding; it seems it won't take long to be promoted to Divine Transformation."

Xuan Yuan Yichen responded humbly: "I don't know how long it will take to be fully promoted; I can only say I will try my best."

Imperial Consort Chen nodded, a hint of maternal love revealing in her eyes: "Don't be anxious; now you are already much stronger than those few people."

"When I came, your Father Emperor praised you, especially Miss Muqian, who grew up following your butt since she was a child, and now she is taken care of so well by you."

Xuan Yuan Yichen said: "This is as it should be; after all, I am about the same age as the Ninth Sister, and taking care of each other is reasonable."

"Hmm, let's not talk about this for now; your mother brought some of your favorite Jade Dew Cakes and Scorching Flame Wine inside; remember to take them when the time comes." Imperial Consort Chen said.

Xuan Yuan Yichen's eyes lit up instantly, couldn't help but lick his lips, and hurriedly saluted: "Thank you, Your Ladyship."

Not far away, Yan Xiaohu hugged his arms, staring straight at Imperial Consort Chen, making a clicking sound in his mouth: "These women in the palace are really good-looking, especially since they are demon clan; look at how those tails move, by the way, does the current Emperor like to grab..."

"Cough, cough—"

Zhou Qing coughed to remind him.

What are you saying, Lu Yaoyao and Lu Shi are still on the side.

Especially Lu Yuanzhi, who frowned, a hint of dissatisfaction revealing in her eyes.

Yan Xiaohu then reacted, rubbed his nose awkwardly, laughed, and said nothing more.

Zhou Qing looked at this Imperial Consort, thoughtful.

From the outside, Imperial Consort Chen is almost no different from ordinary people, and her every move shows elegance and nobility.

But the tail that hadn't been completely hidden inadvertently still clearly proved that she was undoubtedly in the Divine Transformation realm.

Just don't know exactly which level.

But I have to admit, the charm she radiated, even from so far away, made people's hearts tremble.

Wait—

Soon, Zhou Qing seemed to have discovered something, and then immediately looked at Lu Yaoyao.

Sure enough, this girl's eyes were shining, staring straight at Imperial Consort Chen's hair.

This made Zhou Qing couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

This girl, for people with the same hair as her, or similar people, really has a soft spot.

"Hmm?" Soon, Zhou Qing keenly noticed that Lu Shi seemed full of displeasure, her brows slightly frowned, and a hint of coldness revealed in her expression.

Third Zhou Shixiong was just joking just now, it shouldn't be that serious.

"You have seen the person, today's cultivation cannot be left behind, let's go!" Lu Shi suddenly stepped forward and said to Lu Yaoyao.

Lu Yaoyao was a bit reluctant, but under Lu Shi's urging, she nodded obediently and followed, looking back three times for every step.

Imperial Consort Chen, who was talking to her precious daughter, bit her lip when she saw that departing figure, and a complex emotion flashed in her eyes.

Xuan Yuan Miss Muqian saw this and was about to call Lu Yaoyao lightly, and prepared to let Mother see their hair, but Imperial Consort Chen pulled her gently.

"Don't shout!" Imperial Consort Chen said in a low voice, her tone carrying a hint of nervousness.

Xuan Yuan Miss Muqian was puzzled.

At night, Zhou Qing, who was cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes.

After opening the door, Lu Shi stood quietly at the door, her whole body radiating a cold aura.

"Zhou Qing, when do you plan to leave?" Lu Shi asked straight to the point.

Zhou Qing was stunned, but still said truthfully: "I guess we will leave after Er Daye returns."

After all, their business of coming to the border this time is over; if Er Daye really finds those spiritual herbs and uses them to stimulate the blood curse in the sea of consciousness, making the Four Flowers Gathering at the Top actively kill it, at the very least, it won't be here at the border.

Lu Shi nodded after hearing this.

This time, two Soul Severance realm experts joined forces to go to Taiyao Mountain; with their strength, there should be no danger under normal circumstances, and the time to return will not be too long.

"Lu Shi, is there anything?" Zhou Qing asked suspiciously, seeing Lu Yuanzhi's solemn expression.

Lu Shi hesitated for a moment and said: "Nothing, just thinking that the mystical realm in the academy is very beneficial to Yaoyao's cultivation; if we go back early, she can enter the mystical realm to cultivate sooner."

Zhou Qing naturally understood Lu Shi's earnest expectations for Lu Yaoyao.

"Alright, then I won't disturb you!" After Lu Shi finished speaking, she left.

As she turned a few corners, she couldn't help but look up at the sky, her pupils actually turning into vertical pupils.

There, strands of threads invisible to others were connecting the entire border, and on the threads sat an octagonal platform, radiating strands of strange demon light.

"Mysterious Light Demon-Identifying Platform, it seems that from the moment I arrived, he had already seen through me, but pretended to be ignorant, so she would come."

Lu Shi muttered to herself.

She should have thought of it long ago; the border is such an important place, and there are countless transformed demon kings; if there were any who disguised themselves and mixed in, without something to identify them, wouldn't it be very easy for the enemy's spies to take advantage of it and cause great threats to many soldiers.

When Lu Yuanzhi just returned to her residence, she saw a palace-dressed beautiful woman standing there.

Seeing this person, Lu Yuanzhi's originally calm eyes instantly became as cold as frost, and she turned and left without hesitation.

Seeing this, a hint of panic flashed in Imperial Consort Chen's eyes, and she hurriedly shouted: "Second Sister—"

"You recognized the wrong person." Lu Yuanzhi said coldly, without a hint of temperature.

Imperial Consort Chen bit her lip, a hint of pain flashed in her eyes, and she chased after her quickly.

"Second Sister, I know you are resenting me, but in that situation at the time, what would you do if it were you? If Big Sister were..."

"Don't mention Big Sister to me, you are not worthy!" Lu Yuanzhi suddenly stopped and roared.

In an instant, behind her, nine tails flashing with silver light suddenly appeared.

No, not eight, but nine!

The ninth tail was slightly smaller, hidden behind the other tails, and now it slowly appeared.

Although it was small, it did not diminish its majesty at all, radiating the same powerful aura as the other tails.

The nine tails whistled toward Imperial Consort Chen, but stopped at the moment they were about to pass through.

At this time, Lu Yuanzhi was trembling violently, her eyes red, staring at her fixedly.

Imperial Consort Chen widened her eyes in shock, full of disbelief.

"You are about to break through to the Soul Severance realm?"

Lu Yuanzhi snorted coldly, didn't say another word, and turned to leave.

Looking at that back that disappeared into the night instantly, two lines of clear tears slid down Imperial Consort Chen's cheeks slowly.

Early the next morning, Lu Yaoyao came to find Zhou Qing with the hen.

"Lu Shi said she had some urgent matters, so she went back first!" Lu Yaoyao said, holding a note left by Lu Yuanzhi.

Zhou Qing was a bit puzzled, why so sudden?

Didn't she just come to ask last night?

Lu Yaoyao seemed to have discovered some earth-shattering secret; she looked left and right, and then leaned close to Zhou Qing mysteriously.

Lowering her voice, she said: "The hen ran out last night; I was worried it would be caught by soldiers and used as a sacrifice, so I went out to find it. Guess what I saw?"

Speaking of this, her eyes widened, flashing with excitement.

Zhou Qing was amused by her appearance and asked cooperatively: "What?"

Lu Yaoyao said sneakily: "I saw her arguing with Imperial Consort Chen, and she even transformed nine fox tails."

Zhou Qing's pupils shrank instantly, his eyes full of shock, and he blurted out: "Lu Shi, is she a demon clan?"

Lu Yaoyao nodded repeatedly.

"Really, I saw it with my own eyes; those nine tails were big and beautiful, and the hair on them was shining." Lu Yaoyao said, gesturing while holding the hen.

Zhou Qing still couldn't believe it; he hadn't noticed it at all on weekdays.

Isn't it said that Divine Transformation realm demon kings will retain some obvious characteristics on their bodies? Why couldn't he see anything on Lu Shi?

Where didn't she change?

(End of chapter)