Chapter 188: Slashing the Lion

Counting from the time they sent off Brother Gongshu Chou and his group, Ji You and the others stayed in Fengzhou for about seven more days.

Resting, healing, listening to Chen Chen Fuzi preach the Bandit Dao, and incidentally meeting some immortal manor masters who came to visit empty-handed.

When he first entered Fengzhou Prefecture with his sword, he didn't give face to any immortal manor, so after he returned from the Snow Domain, those immortal manor masters shouldn't have come to visit.

But after hearing that he sword-slayed the soldier king in the Snow Domain, these masters changed their minds, and not bringing gifts was their final stubbornness.

It's just that Ji You didn't welcome this kind of impolite politeness very much.

After dealing with these trivial matters, they took a boat for a day and returned to Shengjing.

The snowless Shengjing was dry and cold at this time, and the cold wind constantly blew on the street, making the peddlers in the city unable to show their hands and feet.

And the merchants along the street all hung thick cloth curtains in front of their doors, lit stoves, and burned them red, driving away the cold of this severe winter.

The man pulling the carriage was wearing old cotton clothes at this time, his rolled-up sleeves revealing dark and strong forearms, holding a bowl of hot tea in front of a merchant's door, slurping. Before he drank a few sips, he saw three carriages drive into the city.

Not long after, a group of people got off the carriage, one of whom walked straight toward him.

And just as the man pulling the carriage lowered his head in panic, he found a hand reaching out from the side, and a few copper coins suddenly appeared in the beggar's bowl crouching nearby.

"Winter is coming, why not give more? Anyway, it was taken from Brother Bai's money bag."

"Eh, you scholar?"

"You were busy with spring plowing these few days, I have been following Chen Chen Fuzi to teach the students."

"No wonder your bandit heart is so clear."

"So why not give more?"

"Being able to beg in Shengjing, there might be others behind this beggar. If you give less, maybe there won't be much concern, but if you give too much, it might not be his anymore."

"Then it's better to just buy him some food."

"But maybe he doesn't want food, but has a sick mother at home waiting for medicine?"

Ji You moved away from the beggar at this time, tucked a piece of silver he had accidentally taken too much of into his sleeve, watching the corner of Bai Bai Rulong's mouth twitch.

Damn, bitten again.

Could it be that I, Bai Rulong Long Xiandi, am destined to have many disasters in this life?

Cultivation, I want to cultivate fiercely after going back!

Ji You turned a deaf ear and walked forward while holding his breath.

Now that he has established a family, he has reduced taxes.

Going on a mission to the demon race, he avoided the flames of war.

This might be far from the best era, but for Fengzhou, it can be considered a fairly good harvest year.

As for the world, Ji You now feels a bit out of reach. The only way is to cultivate diligently, improve his strength, and properly temper the old man in the Heavenly Book Hall.

Only hoping that this hard-won stability can be maintained for a longer time, allowing him to have more time to increase his strength...

Just thinking, a clever and beautiful girl suddenly appeared at the corner of an alley on Yong'an Avenue.

She was wearing a light green small jacket, covered with a cold fur outside, looking toward the scholar beside Ji You with watery eyes, her red lips slightly pursed, wanting to speak but stopping.

Thus, the group stopped, watching the scholar pause, then walk over step by step.

"Young Master..."

"Miss Rui'er..."

Ever since Ji You and Kuang Cheng left the capital, Wei Rui had been waiting in Shengjing City, having a feeling of looking forward to the autumn water.

At this moment, finally seeing him, she was frightened by his address, so she raised her head, her eyes flowing, and her cheeks instantly turned pink.

Kuang Cheng blushed, unable to help but glance at Ji You behind him.

Brother Ji is worthy of being a man who can conquer the world with his body.

Ji You raised the corner of his mouth, thinking to himself, look, I said that following me would definitely be able to learn good things.

"Rui'er" was too intimate, and "Miss Wei" was too distant. Kuang Cheng had been entangled in this problem for seven days, and didn't even write the peace letter. In the end, it was Ji You who told him that addressing her as "Miss Rui'er" was the most appropriate.

This address is both intimate and polite, not appearing abrupt, but a bit illicit, making people's hearts itch.

And this scene made Bai Rulong Long Xiandi feel a bit envious.

Ji You glanced at him: "What about that junior sister with round backside you hooked up with in my name?"

Bai Bai Rulong opened his mouth: "She stopped paying attention to me after knowing I wasn't you..."

"It's okay, you are still young, there are opportunities. Look at Wang Jiaoxi Cao, he is so old and still doesn't have a Dao companion."

"?"

Afterward, Wei Rui's gaze moved away from Kuang Cheng and bowed to the group: "I heard that Young Master Ji's hands were injured; I wonder how the recovery is now?"

"Barely usable, but after all, it's a serious injury, so it can't be rushed."

Ji You raised his hand upon hearing this, showing his "untamed arms," which were still shaking when bent.

He rarely uses muscle strength now, but uses spiritual energy to lift his arms, bypassing muscles and meridians, using external force to drive the arms to operate. Simple movements can all be done.

According to the current recovery status, it should be more than half better before the New Year, and it should be restored as before before spring.

After Ji You finished speaking, he looked at Kuang Cheng: "Let's part here. We return to the mountain, you... do whatever you want. I will arrange time to ask for that meal you promised me before leaving the capital."

"Then... I will bid farewell to Brother Ji here."

"Kuang Cheng, my residence is still very empty."

Wei Rui followed Kuang Cheng and turned to leave. Hearing Ji You's last sentence, she couldn't help but feel bewildered: "What residence?"

Kuang Cheng rolled his sleeves in front of his chest: "Yellow-hearted..."

Wei Rui pondered for a long time, unable to understand, so she followed obediently behind him, looking him up and down with flowing eyes, thinking to herself that Brother Kuang seemed to have lost some weight.

Ji You was watching their backs at this time, thinking to himself that Kuang Cheng changed to calling her Miss Rui'er, should this Wei Rui change to calling him Brother Kuang?

Brother Kuang, Brother Kuang...

Heh, this address sounds really a bit bumpy.

Bai Bai Rulong still remembered the grudge of Kuang Cheng asking Ji You to take more silver, looking at their departing figures and couldn't help but speak: "It's almost lunch time, this scholar, doesn't even know how to be polite."

Ban Ban Yangshu shook his head: "This is not strange, because as long as someone dares to be polite, Ji Shidi Ji dares to eat."

Ji You glanced at Ban Ban Yangshu, then turned his head to look at the west side of the long street: "Wait for me for a moment, I have something to do, and we will return to the mountain together later."

"?"

Princess Princess Changle Zhao Zhao Yunyue was in the tea house next door at this time, surrounded by young masters and ladies of the capital families, all staring at Ji You without blinking.

She and Wei Rui were like sisters, so she knew the news of Ji You's return early on. It was no problem to say that it was just a coincidence to see him while drinking tea, but it was also no problem to say that she came to see him on purpose.

As for the purpose, there was nothing.

It was just that whenever she remembered that this man didn't know what was good for him, anger arose from her heart. She didn't want to see him return safely from the bottom of her heart, so she came here to confirm whether his hands were really still intact.

It's just a pity that what she saw didn't go as she wished.

Princess Princess Changle drank the tea with a cold face, then saw Ji You in white clothes fluttering, walking toward the alley on the side of the street at a leisurely pace, then walked straight through the alley, walked onto the Tiansheng Avenue next door, and disappeared from her line of sight.

"?"

"Tiansheng Street..."

Suddenly, a clear and impassioned sword sound rang out, like a thunderclap exploding on the ground, suddenly rising from the opposite end of the street, rushing straight to the sky.

With this sword sound, the majestic energy surged like a surging tide in an instant.

The chill that originally filled the city was instantly wrapped by this cold and unparalleled sword energy, like fierce beasts breaking free from their cages, rushing and colliding on the east and west streets, raging crazily.

In an instant, everyone on Yong'an Avenue felt a chill piercing their bones, and countless merchants' banners were shaken wildly.

Cao Cao Jingsong and his group had just stabilized their figures in the oncoming cold wave when they saw a bright sword shadow from Tiansheng Street pressing down with the force of ten thousand jun, and the rumbling sound echoed through the long street.

The people who were still busy shouting and bargaining in the streets and alleys were all like being hit by a immobilization spell, their movements stopped abruptly, and they couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Tiansheng Street on the west side.

About in the middle section, a mansion gate was already full of smoke and dust.

Afterward, Ji You walked out of the smoke and dust and looked at Cao Cao Jingsong: "Let's go, return to the mountain."

Cao Cao Jingsong opened his mouth: "What did you do?"

"Warn some people not to return to the capital in this life."

"?"

Zhao Zhao Yunyue got up from the tea house at this time and looked at the waiter beside her: "Go, see what happened!"

The waiter bowed immediately: "Yes!"

At this time, many people were gathering toward Tiansheng Street, and before long, it was already crowded.

The Chong Wang residence's waiter went in a hurry, squeezed past many people, and returned to the tea house: "Princess, this subordinate is back."

"What happened?"

"There were two stone lions in front of the Dou residence, which were... which were sword-slashed and lost their heads."

Zhao Zhao Yunyue was silent for a long time after hearing this, thinking to herself, as expected. She knew Ji You wouldn't be a soft persimmon that could be manipulated. Although some people said that going on a mission to the Snow Domain was actually what he was willing to do, it didn't mean that anyone could get involved. This Dou Dou Yuankong was lucky to have run fast...

Minister Dou rushed out of the mansion after hearing the sound, looked at his own stone lions losing their heads, and immediately turned to look at the gatekeeper: "What happened?!"

The gatekeeper swallowed: "The one named Ji You from the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan came..."

Hearing this sentence, Minister Dou was stunned.

He knew his son participated in sending Ji You on a mission to the demon race, but after coming back to his senses, he still clenched his fists: "I have never met this private cultivator from the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, what does he mean!?"

The gatekeeper opened his mouth: "He said the young master should not return to the capital in this life."

"Arrogant, truly arrogant. Does he think that because he established a so-called family in Fengzhou, he is a family child? No, he is still alone, a wild private cultivator!"

Minister Dou felt that the lion being slashed could be endured, but how could he endure not letting his son return to the capital? So he rushed out of the mansion and went to the Immortal Inspection Bureau.

A wild private cultivator, even with the status of a Heavenly Tian Shuyuan student, how could he act like this?

Report to the officials, this official wants to report to the officials!

But the only response he received was the silence of the entire courtyard, as if no one had heard him speak at all, which immediately left Minister Dou looking completely bewildered.

What the declining Great Xia imperial power feared were those deeply entrenched aristocratic families; a practitioner at the Profound Understanding Realm, even with peerless combat strength, how could he make the Immortal Inspection Bureau turn a deaf ear to this matter?

Zhao Zhao Yunyue had already come out of the teahouse at this moment and walked gracefully to the Immortal Inspection Bureau: "Minister Dou, go back."

Minister Dou turned his head to look at her: "Princess, could it be that my son truly cannot return to the capital? What kind of logic is this?"

"It is useless for you to shout here. The current Chief Inspector of the Immortal Inspection Bureau was a student of Wang Mingchang in his youth. Lord Wang lived a difficult life in his later years and had an eccentric temper. Back then, he dared to lead the common people under his rule to resist taxes, and after returning to the imperial court, he looked down on everyone; even His Majesty has to fear him by three points."

"I know Wang Mingchang's temper, but so what?"

Zhao Zhao Yunyue glanced at him: "When that Wang Mingchang returned to the capital three days ago to report his duties, he wrote a poem on the spot: 'With majestic bearing and noble spirit, he sacrificed himself to defend the nation's gate. With the common people in his heart, he poured out ten thousand swords; he deserves to be honored in history for generations.'"

Minister Dou was stunned for a moment: "What does the Princess mean?"

"I just want to tell you that he wrote that poem for Ji You."

At the same time, countless people in the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan looked toward the mountain gate.

Because they had also seen that sword strike earlier.

And in this Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, a place that had revered pure Dao cultivation since ancient times, there was only one person who possessed such awe-inspiring sword Qi.

Sure enough, not long after, they saw a group of people step onto the Nishan Divine Path, among whom the man in white had his hands hanging low, the sword intent on his body not yet fully dissipated.

And on the mountain path of the ten-thousand-acre forest, countless inner-court students also looked toward the direction of the Immortal-Ascending Bai Yu Platform, among whom He He Lingxiu stood at the very front, with Xiao Lu Hanyan and Shi Shi Junhao behind her.

Regarding the details of this trip, the inner-court disciples already knew almost everything from the personal accounts of Xiao Lu Hanyan and Shi Shi Junhao.

Seeing the figure of the 【Forty-Nine Layered Mountains】 from the story at this moment, their turbulent emotions of the past few days seemed to settle in an instant.

"Slaying a Martial King with a sword, this should be his limit, right?"

"It should be the limit."

In fact, after the events above the Snowy Region were transmitted back to the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, it was actually very hard for everyone to believe in the combat strength Ji You had displayed.

But after pondering for a long time, they discovered that whether it was the Autumn Tournament or the night of "suppressing bandits" at Night City Mountain, although Ji You had won both times, it did not mean his limit lay there.

Because in those two famous battles, Ji You had not been injured.

That is to say, neither the second son of the Chu family who had learned the 【Hun Tian Technique】, nor that Manor Lord of the Rising Sun Manor at the Realm of Merging with the Dao, had ever forced him to his limit.

It was not until that punch from the Barbarian Martial King that everyone knew where Ji You's limit lay.

At this moment, Ji You, who had stepped out of the mountain gate, was stopped by an inner-court disciple of the Administration Hall: "Ji Shidi Ji, there is a letter for you."

"?"

The Administration Hall disciple handed a letter to Ji You: "It was mailed from the Pill Sect; it has been two days, and I have been keeping it for you."

Ji You thanked him and then tore open the letter to read it.

This was a reply from Yuan Yuan Caiwei; at a glance, one could see a line of graceful handwriting leaping onto the paper.

"Young Master, you need not be overly polite regarding the elixirs. You saved Yuan Caiwei's life at Qiling back then; even with more elixirs, it would be hard to repay. Although refining medicine overnight is tiring, Yuan Caiwei is willing."

"I heard that Young Master's arm injury stems from damaged meridians. If the elixirs in the medicine box are ineffective, then it can only be nursed slowly."

"In addition, the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan has ordered a batch of elixirs from my Pill Sect, which will be escorted by Yuan Yuanchen and me. Although the date has not yet been determined, I imagine there will be an opportunity to meet before spring."

"During this time, I will look for more medical books to see if there are other treatments."

"Also, ever since you went on a mission to the Demon race, Yuan Yuanchen has been calling you 'brother-in-law' non-stop, worried about your safety. If Young Master writes back, I hope you will comfort Yuan Yuanchen more."

Ji You's feelings for Yuan Yuan Caiwei were, at best, beyond those of a fellow Daoist.

However, Yuan Yuan Caiwei's offensive in every letter was quite fierce, often borrowing Yuan Yuanchen's tone to mention the words "brother-in-law."

This point was actually similar to the mindset of Xiang Xiang Kuangcheng writing to Wei Rui at the Ji Stronghold; Miss Wei, Rui'er, and finally it became Miss Rui'er.

And Yuan Yuan Caiwei's use of Yuan Yuanchen's "brother-in-law" was because she felt the Young Master was too distant; she wanted to call him "Ji Lang" but felt it was too bold, so she finally used Yuan Yuanchen as a tool.

At this moment, Ji You remembered the way the Little Inspector of Spirit Sword Mountain addressed him: "Eh, that stranger I've only met x times."

Thinking of this, Ji You's brow furrowed slightly, and then he looked at the Administration Hall disciple: "Anything else?"

The Administration Hall disciple shook his head: "Nothing else."

"That's impossible."

"Exactly," Bai Bai Rulong stepped forward, "My Brother Ji has many fiancées!"

Wen Zhengxin glanced at him: "Bai Rulong, you also have a lot of silver."

Bai Bai Rulong: "..."

Hearing this, the Administration Hall disciple searched again, but finally shook his head: "There really is only this one letter."

Ji You suddenly felt a bit puzzled, thinking to himself, did the Little Inspector not send a reply?

Although the distance between the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan and Spirit Sword Mountain was much further than the distance to the Pill Sect, it had already been five days, so there should have been a reply; could it be that she is waiting for me at Void Mountain...

Ji You put the letter away and then looked toward the Enlightenment Field: "I'm going to enlighten."

"?"

Bai Bai Rulong opened his mouth: "There's no need to work this hard, right?"

Wen Zhengxin crossed his arms at this moment: "Perhaps this trip on the mission to the Demon race truly made Ji Shidi feel the gap in strength, which is why he is so impatient to begin cultivation."

Cao Cao Jingsong couldn't help but stroke his beard lightly: "As expected of my rebellious disciple."

On this trip from Fengzhou to Shengjing, Ji You would ask Cao Cao Jingsong every few days if he had already issued the two months of monthly salary, which made Cao Cao Jingsong call him a rebellious disciple the whole way.

But for a rebellious disciple to be so motivated was also worth the satisfaction of him, the instructor.

At the same time, Fang Fang Jincheng, Lu Lu Hanyan, Pu Pu Yangxing, and many other outer-court disciples were charging realms in the Enlightenment Field, and at this moment, they suddenly saw a burst of heavenly light flare up, humming in all directions, with endless mystical light falling from the sky, and they thought they had gained insight into the Heavenly Book.

Especially Fang Fang Jincheng, who was almost on the verge of being ecstatic.

But when he saw Ji You sitting cross-legged behind him, with mystical light surging around his body, his smile instantly froze on his face.

No one in the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan had been able to sense the Heavenly Book this year, and now seeing him sit here so easily, drawing forth vast immortal light, his Dao heart nearly collapsed in comparison.

So easy?

He He Lingxiu stood on the mountain path watching this scene, her brow furrowed slightly.

The distribution of resources between the inner and outer courts was unequal; just taking the matter of enlightenment, the Enlightenment Field was far inferior to the Purple Bamboo Zen Forest.

But even when she sensed the Heavenly Book in the Purple Bamboo Zen Forest, it was barely at this speed.

He He Lingxiu pondered for a long time, and could only sigh that his talent was indeed good.

And what Lu Lu Hanyan cared about more was the timing of the heavenly light falling.

Because she was close and was the first to turn her head, if she hadn't seen it wrong at the time, the heavenly light in the sky had actually already begun to brew before Ji You sat down.

This feeling didn't seem like he was sensing the Heavenly Book, but rather more like the Heavenly Book was hoping for him to sense it.

This reminded her of the day the new students entered the academy, when he had said that sentence: It is the Heavenly Book that comes to sense me, not me sensing the Heavenly Book.

Although this sentence was spread out later, many inner-court senior brothers laughed and said that the Heavenly Book and the cultivator were meant to sense each other, saying Ji You was just playing with words, but seeing this scene, Lu Lu Hanyan still felt that what Senior Brother Ji said was true.

At this moment, Ji You's spiritual sense, after flying through a void, finally returned to Void Mountain after two months.

Just like when he left, Void Mountain had not changed, but the fairy with snow-white jade feet was not there either, and the entire void was empty.

"Hmm?"

"No letter, and not at Void Mountain...?"

"Did she hit a bottleneck while breaking through a realm?"

Cao Cao Jingsong had already returned to the courtyard at this moment and met Liu Ling Jian'an who had come to pay a visit.

On the day of the Winter Solstice, Liu Ling Jian'an had brought gifts, but he hadn't met Old Cao; hearing that he had returned to the courtyard, he had specially prepared another generous gift, making Cao Cao Jingsong call him his beloved disciple repeatedly.

Subsequently, Xiang Fu and Cong Yi, these two students from Fengzhou, also arrived one after another.

Liu Ling Jian'an sent a jar of fine spirit wine, Xiang Fu sent a small ornament carved from a spirit stone, and Cong Yi brought a piece of calligraphy and painting, but it was said to be a magical artifact; it didn't have much effect, but staring at it could make the Dao heart tranquil.

Cao Cao Jingsong called them his beloved disciples one after another, but he didn't laugh for long before his smile froze on his face.

The three of them were slightly stunned and looked toward the door, only to see Ji You walking toward the courtyard in his fluttering white clothes.

Uh, the rebellious disciple is here.

Cao Cao Jingsong watched him walk over and sit down in front of him: "Didn't you go to cultivate?"

Ji You looked at the things on the table that hadn't been put away yet: "Why did you prepare so many gifts for me?"

"Shut up, rebellious disciple, stop talking nonsense!"

"What is the use of this calligraphy and painting?"

Cong Yi looked at Ji You and bit her thin lips lightly: "Returning to Senior Brother, this calligraphy and painting is a magical artifact; it doesn't have much use, it's just that looking at it on a daily basis can calm the mind and spirit."

Cao Cao Jingsong was very nervous: "Why are you suddenly interested in calligraphy and painting? You can't understand it anyway; why did your cultivation end so quickly?"

Hearing this, Ji You raised his head: "I've thought about it, this matter is not urgent."

"Actually, after I came back, I thought about it too. Your cultivation really shouldn't be too rushed; at the very least, during this time, I don't recommend you continue to cultivate diligently."

"Hmm?"

Cao Cao Jingsong stroked his long beard: "You should have already heard about the Heavenly Dao Assembly that happens every five years."

Ji You nodded after hearing this.

He had indeed heard people discussing this matter in the Enlightenment Field just now.

The Heavenly Dao Assembly was the top cultivation grand event in the Qingyun world, held once every five years; the seven great immortal sects and the aristocratic families of the nine provinces would flock to it every year.

Senior Sister Wen and Senior Brother Ban both planned to participate, and those people in the inner court probably wouldn't miss this opportunity either.

However, Ji You didn't take this too much to heart, because he was not the kind of cultivator who sat in the deep mountains, clearing his heart and desires, spending years like days.

For him, the holding of the Heavenly Dao Assembly was still a long way off.

However, what Cao Cao Jingsong was considering was his cultivation base.

"This year is the fourth year; after the New Year, it will be the fifth year. You can participate in the competition. In the Profound Understanding Realm, no one should be able to beat you, but if you break into the Merging with the Dao Realm, there are still some risks, so no matter how fast or slow your cultivation speed is, you should suppress it for a year."

Cao Cao Jingsong said: "The winner of the Heavenly Dao Assembly can enter the place where the human sages gained enlightenment back then to cultivate; that is the place closest to the Heavenly Dao, where one year is worth ten years of work, and that is only a modest way of putting it."

Ji You toyed with the calligraphy and painting in his hand: "Where is this place where the sages gained enlightenment?"

"It is at the junction of Zhongzhou and Fengzhou. When we took a boat south from Changning Ferry, we once passed a waterfall; it is probably on the west side of that location. However, because the sages' enlightenment place was sealed by human sages after the Primordial War, it is very hard to see."

"Such a holy land for cultivation, logically speaking, should be carved up; why was it sealed?"

"Because at that time, the power of the holy artifact dropped by the Heavenly Dao was too great, to the point that the world nearly collapsed; it was sealed so as not to affect the safety of the Qingyun world. However, the world has its own ability to repair itself, but it requires five years of Dao principles to circulate, which is why the Heavenly Dao Assembly is held once every five years."

Ji You understood: "So the instructor hopes I maintain the Profound Understanding Realm until I finish participating in the Heavenly Dao Assembly."

Cao Cao Jingsong nodded: "Correct, because if you participate in the competition with the cultivation base of the Profound Understanding Realm, it can be said to be a sure thing, but if you reach the Initial Realm of Merging with the Dao, there will be some risks when facing the Upper Realm of Merging with the Dao."

"But I still intend to seize the time to enter the Merging with the Dao Realm."

"Why?"

Ji You reached out toward the spirit stone ornament: "A large number of cultivators are needed to participate during the land reclamation and spring plowing; I am afraid there will be some unexpected events. Compared to the holy land, cultivation base is exceptionally important to me."

Cao Cao Jingsong placed his fist on the table: "Actually, it doesn't need a year; although the time for the Heavenly Dao Assembly has not been determined, according to custom, half a year is enough."

"Half a year, enough for many things to happen to me."

"This..."

Cao Cao Jingsong was stunned after hearing this, thinking to himself that this was indeed true.

Other cultivators have aristocratic families to rely on and can cultivate without distraction, but Ji You, who has no background, will always have all kinds of disasters coming his way.

Half a year is certainly not long for someone sitting in the deep mountains, but it is enough for him to cause a lot of trouble.

Cao Cao Jingsong raised his head and found Ji You reaching for the jar of spirit wine, his expression instantly wrinkling: "Leave one for me!"

Ji You smacked his lips and withdrew his hand: "I was just looking."

Cao Cao Jingsong hugged the wine jar to his chest: "You have now entered the inner court; I don't have many suggestions for you. Since you have already decided, I won't waste my breath."

As the voice fell, the Administration Hall disciple who had delivered the letter at the door earlier appeared again: "Ji Shidi Ji, the Administration Hall requests your presence."

Ji You turned his head to look at him, then stood up: "What a coincidence, I happen to have something to find them about too..."

"By the way, Ji Shidi Ji, I have another letter for you here."

"Didn't you say there wasn't one just now?"

"It was just delivered."

Ji You reached out and took the letter handed over by the Administration Hall disciple, lowered his head, and took a look.

【Nanhua City — Ding Zhuo Wanqiu】

(Old Cuo has no talent for poetry; that line by Wang Changming was an AI-generated doggerel. Everyone just needs to understand the meaning, don't spray me, wow. Also, this is to make up for the word count owed yesterday, please give monthly tickets.)

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