Chapter 468

【Now Shen Bijun has already entered into a marriage engagement with Liancheng Bi.】

【In three months, she will marry into the Shen family.】

【Will Shen Bijun choose to honor the agreement and marry the renowned Jianghu Young Master Liancheng Bi,】

【or rekindle her old flame with the chivalrous thief Xiao Shiyilang?】

【Heavenly Dao Evaluation: Pity for all living beings, a heart of goodness that moves the heavens, yet the tribulation of love is hard to overcome.】

【Heavenly Dao Reward: Youth-Preserving Pill.】

【Heavenly Dao Reward: Heartless Pill.】

【Heavenly Dao Reward: Heart Moon Fox.】

【Heartless Pill: Before taking this pill, one may choose which person to forget; once taken, all feelings for that person will be severed forever.】

【Heart Moon Fox; one of the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon.】

As this person was introduced, the golden light of the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking slowly dissipated.

Along with it, the images of four beauties appeared in the void above.

The first to appear was, naturally, the famous—

Sheng Yayu, one of the Four Season Guardians of the Qinglong Society, who had just made the Jiuzhou Heavenly Dao Combat Power Ceiling Ranking, bearing the codename "Spring Flower."

She sat in a wheelchair, draped in a light veil.

With a light tap, countless hidden weapons of every shape and kind burst forth.

Under the torrential rain of hidden weapons, countless martial artists perished one after another.

With another tap, those hidden weapons actually reversed course, gradually gathering before her.

As if coalescing into a blooming flower.

This was actually a recreation of the scene on Mount Wudang where Sheng Yayu had repelled countless experts in a single strike.

Seeing this sight, the people of Wu Lin all drew a collective sharp breath.

They could not help but secretly ask themselves whether they could escape such a dense rain of hidden weapons.

For most, the answer was clearly no.

A rose with thorns—perhaps that is the best flower language for Sheng Yayu!

Behind Sheng Yayu came Nong Yue, dressed in palace attire, playing an instrument atop a small tower.

If Sheng Yayu was dashing and valiant, her beauty laced with killing intent, making people afraid to look too long,

then Nong Yue was the quintessential lady of a modest household—the type that made one want to take her into one's arms and cherish her.

Playing the guzheng with one hand, she sang softly.

Paired with Nong Yue's matchless beauty, for a moment countless people were enchanted.

Just as people were lost in enchantment, Ji Yaohua, one of the Four Great Constables of the Great Song,

Li Qinglu, Princess of Yinchuan of Western Xia, and Shen Bijun, the precious daughter of the Shen Family Fort, appeared one after another.

Ji Yaohua, clad in a fitted outfit, looked vigorous and spirited, giving off an air of shrewdness and capability.

Yet her fair skin and autumn-water eyes were equally impossible to break free from.

Li Qinglu, meanwhile, sat within a towering palace hall, dressed in full regalia, her brows filled with melancholy.

Clearly, Li Qinglu was deeply uncertain about her own fate.

Shen Bijun, on the other hand, was at a porridge shed, personally cooking porridge and distributing it to the suffering common folk nearby.

Beneath her peerless beauty, countless people sighed that even a Bodhisattva descending to the mortal world could hardly be more so.

The five great beauties appeared one after another, echoing and complementing each other.

Each was so beautiful as to be irresistible.

Yet each had her own distinct charm—even the most discerning person could find one to love.

The lands of Jiuzhou once again fell into silence.

……

Great Qin, Xianyanggong.

"The secret of the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon has still leaked out in the end."

Hearing Ying Zheng frowned, deeply moved.

The Great Qin capital Xianyang was actually separated from the former Zhou dynasty capital Haojing by only a single river.

Therefore, Great Qin knew the most about the secret of the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon.

Three thousand years ago, the lands of Jiuzhou were a chaos, plagued by war just as they are today.

The Zhou dynasty rose from Haojing, defeated the Shang at Chaoge, and ultimately unified the realm!

Legend had it that the reason Zhou Wuwang defeated King Zhou of Shang was the heaven-shaking might of the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon.

Yet after the Zhou dynasty was established, Zhou Wuwang, fearing the Seven Mansions might fall into others' control, divided that power into seven.

Each was hidden away through some mysterious method.

Great Qin was built upon the ruins of the Zhou dynasty; its ancestors had once herded horses for the Son of Heaven of Zhou.

Therefore, Great Qin knew a thing or two about the secret of the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon.

After founding the nation, it had been secretly searching for the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon.

Yet after a thousand years of searching, to this day they had only learned of a single Phantom Sound Treasure Box.

It was rumored to be one of the Seven Mansions, but which one—no one could confirm.

"Your Majesty! The heaven-shaking might of the Son of Heaven of Zhou was absolutely extraordinary."

Lord Donghuang Taiyi spoke up first at this moment,

"We have already obtained one Phantom Sound Treasure Box."

"The treasure of Fire Rain Duke might be one of them."

"Li Kai's daughter Nongyu, Li Qinglu of Western Xia, and Shen Bijun of Great Song each possess one of the three."

"If you obtain them all, you will have five of the Seven Stars of Dongfang Canglong!"

"Solving the Seven Stars of Dongfang Canglong is now within reach."

"According to the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers List, collecting them all will unify the Nine Provinces."

"Even Ximen Wudi might not be a match for this power!"

All of Qin's civil and military officials knew something of the Seven Stars of Dongfang Canglong.

Upon hearing Lord Donghuang's words, they all grew excited.

"Your Majesty, Li Kai is my subordinate; since his daughter possesses one of the Seven Stars of Dongfang Canglong, I volunteer to retrieve it for you."

Bai Qi immediately volunteered.

"Shen Bijun of Great Song—I, this old minister, shall go."

Shang Yang did not lag behind; in his eyes, Great Song had not a single capable warrior left.

"Li Qinglu of Western Xia..."

Zhao Gao, seeing this, immediately prepared to volunteer to retrieve Li Qinglu.

After all, Western Xia sounded impressive—a nation.

But it was even weaker than Great Song, merely clinging to life.

Such a small state, even with state protectors, would likely have only Land Immortals.

Among my Luo Wang's Six Sword Slaves and the Three Top Heaven-Class Assassins, which one isn't a match for Land Immortals?

Is this not a task easily accomplished?

"My Lord of the Central Carriage Office, I think your eyesight is poor."

Hearing Zhang Han cut him off before he could finish.

"Commandant Zhang, what do you mean?"

Zhao Gao's expression turned hostile, thinking Zhang Han was trying to steal the credit.

"Nothing. I merely remind you to carefully examine Li Qinglu's dossier."

Zhang Han's expression turned peculiar as he spoke.

"A mere princess of a small state—what's there to examine?"

Zhao Gao dismissed it, yet still glanced at it.

"Princess of Yinchuan, Western Xia—granddaughter of Li Qiushui? Huh? Why does this name sound familiar?"

"You control Luo Wang and gather intelligence for Great Qin."

"Surely you don't know that Li Qiushui's sister is named Li Canghai?"