latelenovela Chapter 181 Xunying City
Chapter 181 Xunying City
"Your country's crown princess is incredibly shrewd."
Zu Yang listened to the children playing over the wall and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"The Immortal Master truly has discerning eyes! Although our Qiu Kingdom has suffered this great calamity for no reason, fortunately the Crown Princess has returned. Compared to those prime ministers and generals who disappear as soon as something happens, we common people have much more hope."
Upon hearing the immortal master's praise, the guide couldn't help but also praise the crown princess.
When he spoke, his eyes shone, and his words were full of reverence.
As Zu Yang listened, he became increasingly curious about this so-called Crown Princess.
He had previously wondered how Qiu Lin, as the crown prince of a country, could be so easily released to cultivate immortality.
Although cultivating immortality can lead to longevity and grants certain privileges, it is not without its challenges.
However, the path to immortality is also arduous. For some ordinary people with average talent, if their ordinary lives were not so hopeless, they would never waste their lives on seeking immortality.
After all, an ordinary person with average talent probably wouldn't even be able to get through the body tempering process before reaching the Qi Refining stage.
Even in sects like the Qingyun Sword Sect, which specialize in recruiting promising talents, a large portion of their outer disciples remain at the Qi Refining stage, never making any progress in their entire lives.
For someone from a family like Qiu Lin's, as long as they aren't targeted, living a carefree life in the mortal realm is a perfectly good option.
Seeing how hard Qiu Lin cultivated before, I thought he was born into a wealthy family that had fallen on hard times.
Unexpectedly, he was actually the crown prince of a country...
Zu Yang pondered this, his curiosity about the Crown Princess growing even stronger.
Whether in the world of cultivation or the mortal world, women in power have always been a minority.
Moreover, this is under the condition that there is a legitimate male heir.
In such circumstances, it would be even more difficult for a woman to gain power.
"Esteemed immortals, please rest here for a while. The two princes will be here shortly."
The guide led Zu Yang and his group to a simple and tidy courtyard before respectfully departing.
Soon, servants brought fruit and tea, and the hospitality was very thorough.
Along the way, they were constantly traveling and rescuing people; even cultivators would find it difficult to endure such hardship.
Many people were so tired that they slumped into their chairs, casually eating fresh fruits and vegetables, and were quite satisfied with Qiu Guo's hospitality.
After a long while, the gate to the villa was pushed open.
A familiar figure walked in first.
"Senior Brother Zuyang, Senior Brother Jingren, it's been a long time."
Qiu Lin, dressed in a magnificent robe, exuded an air of elegance and nobility, a stark contrast to his appearance when wearing the simple robes of a disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect.
If it weren't for this familiar face, Zu Yang would hardly have recognized him.
"Hey kid, you've changed your outfit."
Seeing Qiu Lin appear safely, Zhao Jingren breathed a sigh of relief, reached out and patted Qiu Lin's shoulder, joking familiarly.
Qiu Lin looked down at the silk robe she was wearing and said with a wry smile.
"I have many affairs to attend to in Qiu Kingdom recently, so it is not appropriate for me to walk around in the robes of a Qingyun Sword Sect disciple."
Having worn the convenient disciple's robe for so long, he felt a little uncomfortable putting on his old clothes again.
"I presume these two immortal masters are the senior brothers that Qiu Lin often mentions in his letters, the ones who treat him very well and even teach him swordsmanship?"
As the voices spoke, a beautiful woman dressed in palace attire appeared from outside the door behind Qiu Lin.
She wore a red palace dress embroidered with golden dragon patterns, the hem of which swayed gently in the wind, making her skin appear even more like porcelain.
She resembled Qiu Lin in appearance, but her eyes and brows possessed a more alluring charm that only a young woman could have.
Her slightly upturned eyes, with their sharp angles, blended with a touch of allure, perfectly concealing the cold glint in her gaze.
Qiu Yue smiled slightly, bowed to Zu Yang and Zhao Jingren, clasped her hands at her waist, and lowered her body slightly.
"I am Qiu Yue, the Crown Princess of Qiu Kingdom. I apologize for the current dire state of our country."
Looking at this etiquette, Zu Yang couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, his curiosity piqued.
This way of bowing is clearly the way a woman bows.
He had assumed that, given Qiu Yue's ambition, she would behave with the proper etiquette expected of a ruler, or at least in the manner of a man's greeting...
"The calamity that has befallen the Qiu Kingdom is truly a misfortune for its people. Fortunately, the Qiu Kingdom has a wise ruler."
Zu Yang smiled faintly, not forgetting to casually praise Qiu Yue a couple of times.
"You flatter me, Immortal Master. I only did what I could."
"The contents of the Qiu Kingdom's people's bodies will require the help of you immortal masters."
After exchanging a few pleasantries at the entrance, the group walked towards the main hall of the villa.
On the other side, Xun Cinema.
Chu Luobai looked up at the towering, dark city walls and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"Is this the most wondrous city in Qingzhou Realm, known as the one where anyone who can afford the price can know everything?"
Xunying City is unlike any ordinary city; it does not belong to any country.
It is an isolated city, governed by a force known as the 'Shadow'.
Even in the cultivation world, almost no one knows who the members of 'Shadow' are, or who founded it and has maintained it to this day.
Everyone knows that 'Shadow' is an expert in intelligence gathering.
Whether you are a mortal or a cultivator, as long as you can afford the price, you can get all the information you want to know.
Of course, the harder it is to obtain information, the more expensive it will be.
If you fail to provide the information you want within the agreed time, 'Shadow' will give you generous compensation.
However, this has not yet happened.
Of course, it's possible that such things have happened, but if the compensation is sufficient, no one would deliberately bring it up to avoid offending 'Shadow'.
"Did you come here on purpose, Fellow Daoist Chu, to buy some information?"
Gu Lin, who was standing to the side, asked. He used to be a regular at Xunying City.
He had tried many times to find out who the source of the Demon Language Worm was, but the price offered was simply unaffordable for him.
"Hmm... Fellow Daoist Gu is exceptionally intelligent. Why don't you guess what I want to know?"
After Chu Luobai finished speaking, she ignored Gu Lin and walked straight towards the gate of Xunying City.
The entrance fee to Xunying City is different for ordinary people and cultivators. Ordinary people are charged one tael of silver, while cultivators are charged one low-grade spirit stone.
After handing the spirit stones to the city guards, a person dressed in black handed Chu Luobai a map of Xunying City.
"If you need to purchase information, please queue up at Xunying Studio at noon tomorrow to get a token. There is a daily limit on the number of tokens, and the tokens for mortals and cultivators are not interchangeable."
After saying that, the man in black disappeared from the spot.
Throughout the entire ordeal, Chu Luobai could not sense a trace of human warmth from the man in black.
"Even the city guards are puppets. This city lord is really rich and powerful."