Chapter 460: The Demon Lord Princess's Slacking Daily Life Chapter 553: The Clear and Handsome Youth

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

Upon hearing this, Shi Er's face bloomed with a bashful smile, and he replied softly, "Subordinate has also never been to Xishang Kingdom; I merely did some homework in advance to understand the relevant situation."

Qianqian cast an admiring glance at Shi Er, then reached out to take the map, unfolded it, and examined it carefully.

Her gaze moved along the lines on the map; she saw that after passing through a long stretch of forest, it was Xishang Kingdom's territory.

At the end of that forest was precisely the border between Dachang Kingdom and Xishang Kingdom. Dachang's Dingzhou and Xishang's Chungu City faced each other from afar, separated by a river that was not very wide.

Qianqian knew that she could freely enter and exit Dingzhou, but to go to Xishang Kingdom, she would inevitably have to pass through Chungu City.

As a border city of the two kingdoms, Chungu City would certainly conduct strict checks on passing travelers, especially regarding household registration. But Qianqian herself did not have legal household registration; what was she to do?

She couldn't help but stare at the map in a daze, brows slightly furrowed, sunk in deep thought.

Meanwhile, Shi Er stood quietly to the side, hands hanging at his sides, respectfully awaiting Qianqian's instructions.

After a good while, Qianqian came back to herself, lifted her head to look at Shi Er, and asked, "Shi Er, you say, can the two of us just fly over Chungu City's walls?"

Shi Er considered slightly, then said, "With our abilities, it's definitely no problem.

It's just that soldiers patrol the walls day and night without stop; if we fly up directly, we'll become living targets, and most likely be shot through with arrows."

Hearing Shi Er say this, Qianqian couldn't help scratching her head, muttering helplessly, "This won't work, that won't work; where am I supposed to get household registration?"

Shi Er thought for a moment, then suddenly had a brainwave and said, "Master, I have an idea. Let's hitch a ride on someone else's carriage into the city first; once inside, we probably won't need household registration.

There are black markets on our Dachang side that can forge household registration; I reckon Xishang should have them too. When the time comes we'll find a black market to forge one, or think of other ways after getting in — play it by ear."

Hearing this, Qianqian's eyes brightened, and she hurriedly said, "Good idea! Chungu City is a border defense city, so they check household registration; once inside Chungu City they probably won't check anymore. We'll figure something out then."

Shi Er nodded in agreement. Qianqian put the map away, then said, "Then tonight we'll rest properly; tomorrow early we'll set out for Dingzhou, should arrive around noon. In the afternoon we'll find a way to slip into Chungu City."

Shi Er said respectfully, "Yes, Master." Finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving Qianqian alone in the room deep in thought.

Qianqian's brows furrowed slightly, and she secretly pondered: "Since Chungu City is this easy to enter, can Xishang's capital Chunding City also be slipped into just as easily?"

She racked her brains for a while, feeling this was merely her own wild speculation. Without understanding the actual situation, no amount of idle fancy would help.

Qianqian sighed helplessly, decided to stop obsessing over this problem, and instead let her thoughts go completely blank, relaxed her mood, and slowly drifted into dreamland.

Next morning, sunlight spilled through the window onto Qianqian's face; she woke leisurely. After simply tidying her luggage, Qianqian set out on the journey to Dingzhou.

Along the way, Qianqian rode her horse galloping through a dense forest. Hoofbeats echoed through the woods, startling a flock of birds. After passing through the forest, Dingzhou's outline gradually appeared clearly before her eyes.

In Dingzhou City, Qianqian randomly found a noodle stall, hastily ate a bowl of steaming hot noodles, then rushed toward Chungu City without stopping.

To avoid attracting attention, this time Qianqian did not ride a horse but employed her lightness skill. Light as a swallow, she shuttled freely between rooftops and alleys, like a ghost.

Not long after, Chungu City's walls came into Qianqian's view. Inside the city people came and went, bustling with activity; among them could be seen quite a few Dachang merchant caravans.

These caravans contained both Dachang people and Xishang people. As long as the Xishang people presented household registration proof, they could enter Chungu City smoothly. Qianqian carefully hid herself within the caravan, cleverly concealing herself inside a pile of goods.

Because the Xishang people in the caravan showed household registration proof, the guards didn't even inspect the goods carefully and just waved them through; this let the boulder in Qianqian's heart finally drop, and she couldn't help breathing a sigh of relief.

As for Shi Er's ability, Qianqian was not worried at all. With his skill, slipping into Xishang Kingdom was naturally no trouble. Qianqian knew well that as long as Shi Er wanted to, he would definitely be able to infiltrate smoothly.

After entering Xishang Kingdom, Qianqian hurried straight to a ready-made clothing shop. She did not choose to buy expensive fabric, but selected an ordinary set of men's clothing.

After all, so-called "wealth should not be exposed"; she needed to keep a low profile. Moreover, the identity she set for herself was a frail scholar, and scholars are usually penniless, naturally unable to afford overly luxurious clothes.

Qianqian finally picked a white men's garment; the style was simple, the fabric ordinary, but it suited her needs perfectly. Back at her lodging, she hurriedly piled her hair up high and fixed it with an ordinary-priced hair crown.

When she changed into the newly bought clothes, the image of a delicate-featured, elegant young man instantly appeared in the bronze mirror.

Qianqian carefully took out from her bosom the human skin mask Bai Yu gave her; the mask was thin as a cicada's wing, as if a breath would blow it away. She gently unfolded the mask, then carefully pasted it onto her face, fearing the slightest wrinkle.

After affixing the mask, Qianqian took out the fake Adam's apple from another pocket.

This Adam's apple was made extremely lifelike; just place it lightly on the neck and it would adhere automatically, and very firmly at that — unless special potion was used, ordinary people absolutely could not tell.

Qianqian placed the Adam's apple on her neck, feeling the moment it bonded with her skin, and couldn't help feeling a surge of excitement. Facing the bronze mirror, she carefully examined her new appearance.

In the mirror, her face was a refined countenance; though not beauty that could topple cities, it could be called clear-browed and bright-eyed, pleasing to look at.

Qianqian thought, Bai Yu ultimately still couldn't bear to make her an overly ugly human skin mask, but this was fine too; she was very satisfied with her current look.

After all, sometimes being too ugly isn't a good thing either. If she scared a child crying while walking on the road, that would be more trouble than it's worth.