Chapter 75: Goodbye Lu Yao
What if she didn’t? Qi Huang didn’t tell you she used her full strength. If you died or were captured by her, how would I, the Emperor, save face?
Lin Tu questioned.
Your Majesty, please atone for my sins. This old servant is useless!
Eunuch Zhong immediately knelt and admitted his mistake.
Forget it, get up. It’s not that you are useless, it’s that I am useless. How can the vast Imperial Palace not even find someone to deal with a little girl?
Lin Tu chuckled self-deprecatingly, then changed the subject: “Draft an imperial decree for me, advancing the conscription age to twenty-six.”
“Advancing it again!”
Eunuch Zhong was startled.
“What is it? Is there a problem?”
Lin Tu’s face grew even more somber.
Your Majesty, forgive this old servant for speaking frankly, but the current times are not peaceful, and the national treasury is already on the verge of collapse. If we continue to massively recruit young men into the army, not only will the court face an imbalance in income and expenditures, but it will also stir up public resentment!
Eunuch Zhong reminded him cautiously.
You want to tell me what to do too?
Lin Tu slammed the table.
This old servant dare not!
Eunuch Zhong prostrated himself in fear.
Do you think I don’t know what you’re saying? But the border is in urgent need of defense, and several countries have joined forces to attack our Xihui Dynasty. If we don’t conscript, I will soon become a king of a fallen nation, do you understand?
Lin Tu walked forward and questioned him from above.
This old servant understands! This old servant understands!
Eunuch Zhong replied tremblingly.
It’s good that you understand. Nation and family, without a nation, how can there be a family? Why should they have grievances? Convey my decree, whoever dares to evade military service will be punished by the extermination of their nine kindred!
Lin Tu flicked his sleeves and returned to the dragon throne.
Yes!
Eunuch Zhong quickly accepted the command.
Get up!
Lin Tu ordered impatiently, then changed the subject again:
The Sixth Princess hasn’t returned to the palace for a long time, right?
Yes, ever since the Evergreen Convention at the beginning of the year, she hasn’t returned to the Imperial Palace.
This Unfilial Daughter!
Your Majesty, perhaps the Sixth Princess is in seclusion? Let alone cultivators, it is also very common for us martial artists to go into seclusion for half a year or a year.
Eunuch Zhong tried to smooth things over.
Do you really think I’m oblivious to everything? If she were really in seclusion, would I be so angry? This Unfilial Daughter is obviously angry with me because of the Evergreen Convention!
Lin Tu gritted his teeth.
Uh… does the Sixth Princess know that you sent people to attack her?
Eunuch Zhong asked cautiously.
Hmph, she’s not stupid. She would know who is most suspected just by thinking about it.
Lin Tu sneered.
Alas, it’s no wonder. Although the Sixth Princess was unable to participate in the Evergreen Convention because she was attacked, there have been rumors outside that she fled without a fight. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that she holds a grudge.
Eunuch Zhong showed a hint of sympathy on his face.
Convey my oral order, all states should severely crack down on such rumor mongers. Whoever is caught will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for punishment. I want to see if the torture devices of the Ministry of Justice are harder or if their mouths are harder.
Lin Tu ordered again.
Yes!
Eunuch Zhong accepted the command again.
One more thing, send someone to Broken Cloud Peak to notify the Sixth Princess. I will be sixty next month and plan to have a small celebration. During this time, friendly royal families will definitely come to congratulate me. If she doesn’t come back, then she never needs to come back.
Lin Tu then commanded.
On the other side, Qi Huang didn’t know that someone had been thinking about her. She was only wholeheartedly helping her main body improve her strength, striving to reach the Shentong Realm before June 6th of next year.
Whenever it was late and quiet, Qi Huang would take some sleeping medicine to help her fall asleep, hoping to see Cheng Ling’s past again, so that she could know what happened to Lu Yao later.
Heaven rewards the persistent. On this night, after several months, Qi Huang saw Cheng Ling’s memory once again.
Ever since Gui Ling escaped from the HongHua Sect, she had been hiding in a cave in a deep mountain. After all, the world was full of wandering ghosts, and she also had to avoid the main body’s pursuit, so she naturally couldn’t run around.
Cheng Ling only had a face, and she couldn’t cultivate. She could only stay in the cave every day, trying to find a way. When she was tired, she would fall asleep. This time, she had another dream, and it happened to be a dream about Lu Yao.
In this way, Qi Huang indirectly saw Lu Yao.
In the deep universe, Lu Yao was Flying at at high speed, heading towards a cultivation country called “Wushuang Immortal Kingdom” with Tian Jizi. Because her strength had reached the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm, the space trembled and swayed along the way, and in some places, even tiny cracks appeared.
A zombie of this strength was called a Heavenly Demon in the Immortal Realm, and its strength was equivalent to that of a “Heavenly Immortal”. Lu Yao had even reached the peak state of a Heavenly Demon, and there were very few people in the entire Immortal Realm who were her match.
Lu Yao knew very well that at this moment, she only needed to strike the space with a punch to immediately enter the so-called Heavenly Realm and meet the Heavenly Dao. However, ever since she knew that the “Heavenly Dao” was omniscient and omnipotent, she had become cautious. If she did not have absolute confidence, she would never rashly confront it.
Not long after, Lu Yao arrived at a planet called “Jinhua”. This planet was located on the edge of “Wushuang Immortal Kingdom”. Although it was remote, because of its large size and rich Resources, it attracted Immortals from all directions to settle down, and it could be considered a good place to inquire about news.
Lu Yao entered a larger town and then began to inquire about “Tian Jizi” from the shopkeeper of an Inn.
“Oh my! Guest, you really think too highly of me. Who is Tian Jizi? She is someone who can know the past and predict the future. The Immortal Emperor keeps her like a treasure, afraid that others will know. How can an Ordinary person like me know her whereabouts?”
The shopkeeper shook his head helplessly.
“Then is there any way to know her whereabouts?”
Lu Yao took out several ingots of silver and handed them over.
“There must be a way.”
The shopkeeper took the silver and said, “Since she is the Immortal Emperor, there must be a way to find her.”
Since the Immortal Emperor hid her, someone in the Royal family must know. However, whether they can be persuaded to speak depends on your ability.
Thank you, shopkeeper!
Lu Yao thanked him politely. After clarifying the planet where the Imperial Capital of Wushuang Immortal Kingdom was located, she set off again.
In the boundless universe, Lu Yao was Flying at at high speed. The road ahead was vast and unknown. She didn’t know what would happen. Sometimes she felt lonely, but in order to avenge her family, she moved forward without hesitation and never thought of retreating.
Not long after, Lu Yao arrived at “Budong Star”, the planet where the Imperial Capital of Wushuang Immortal Kingdom was located, and began to inquire carefully about Tian Jizi’s situation. Unless absolutely necessary, she still didn’t want to directly contact the powerful Royal family. It wasn’t out of fear, but rather she didn’t want to alarm the snake while it is still in its lair.
After some inquiries, although Lu Yao still couldn’t figure out Tian Jizi’s whereabouts, she had a certain understanding of her target.
The Tian Jizi of Wushuang Immortal Kingdom was a woman named “Yu Qian”, very young, less than thirty years old. However, since she showed her ability to predict the future, she was hidden by the Immortal Emperor, and since then, no one knew her whereabouts.
Of course, even so, there were still countless Immortals and cultivators coming from all directions every day, trying to see Yu Qian. Most of them used money to pave the way, after all, the Immortal Emperor was powerful, and no one dared to act recklessly. Of course, there were also a very small number of daredevils, and the result was naturally that not even a ripple was made.
Lu Yao inquired on the street for a long time without results. Just as she was about to directly approach the Royal family, a tall and thin human-grade Immortal with a fair complexion voluntarily found her.
Allow me to introduce myself, my immortal name is Ding Yu. I heard you are inquiring about the whereabouts of Tian Jizi?
The man said directly.
That’s right, you know?
Lu Yao’s interest was piqued.
I know. I have a friend who works in the Imperial Palace and is a favorite of the Immortal Emperor. He knew like the back of her hand where Tian Jizi was!
Ding Yu boasted.
Go ahead, what are your terms!
Lu Yao asked calmly. She didn’t believe that this person helped her purely out of kindness.
I need a few Spirit Medicines. If you can find them, then I will take you to see him.
Ding Yu stated his conditions.
