CHAPTER 417: CHAPTER 294: THE MARRIAGE ALLIANCE IS BEING MOVED UP (PART 2)

The Royal Family was something he rarely heard of, and he knew nothing about the people within it.

One might say he had absolutely no interest.

The last time, it was just something he mentioned casually.

He hadn’t expected Chu Meng to be so interested.

"By the way, it’s said that finding the lost princess among the people could earn many rewards from the Royal Family. That woman is also involved, so you’re actually being given a task—to find the lost princess among the people.

But I declined it for you," Chu Meng said with a smile.

"Why?" Gu An was somewhat shocked.

Hearing this, Chu Meng shrugged and said, "It’s obvious, it’s to give you a hard time."

Gu An fell silent.

This answer left him with no ability to refute.

"Do you want to take it?" Chu Meng asked.

Gu An nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Chu Meng sat up straight and said earnestly, "If you want the task, you must know how to seek advancement.

You look completely uninterested in improving, which puts me in a difficult position."

Gu An paused for a moment, immediately understood, and poured Chu Meng a cup of tea.

Chu Meng looked down at the tea and said, "Are you planning to progress with tea leaves like this?"

Gu An remained silent.

He didn’t have anything better, either.

Upon thinking it over carefully, he realized he couldn’t possibly complete the task of finding the lost princess among the people.

With that in mind, he decided to let it go.

Finally, he sat back down and said, "I suddenly thought about it, and I seem unable to complete this task."

Hearing this, Chu Meng’s eyes lit up as he said, "In that case, this task is now officially assigned to you. Your latest task is to find the lost princess among the people."

Gu An was a bit baffled, "Senior, why did you give it to me again?"

"I suddenly thought you were right, that you’re simply incapable of completing it. Since that’s the case, then there’s even more reason not to let you take on another task you might actually complete.

Otherwise, wouldn’t giving you a hard time be pointless?" Chu Meng explained seriously.

Gu An: "...."

You really are something else.

Chu Meng took a sip of tea, stood up and said, "You should work hard, I hope you can be happy."

"Senior, why are you giving me a hard time?" Gu An asked.

"I forgot, I just remember this matter," Chu Meng replied.

Gu An remained silent.

Your answer truly is frustrating.

"By the way, does Senior know why the Six Courtyard was established?" Gu An asked.

Hearing this, Chu Meng looked at Gu An and said, "Soon, very soon you will know."

"Then, Senior, do you think I should win out or be eliminated?" Gu An immediately asked.

He had no information on this matter at all, so he had to clarify it.

Chu Meng tossed a peanut into the air and caught it with his mouth, chewing as he said, "Guess for yourself."

Saying this, he took steps away, but halfway, he turned back and said, "Remember to call me Senior Sister. Calling me Senior over and over makes me seem like I’m hundreds of years old, and I’m not even half your age."

After explaining, Chu Meng walked away.

Gu An didn’t pay any attention.

He had been calling him Senior for years, and there had never been any issues.

So he never considered changing it.

*What if the other was just being polite?*

Not thinking about it further, Gu An ate and waited for night to fall.

Then he would go logging.

*He felt he had offended quite a few people recently.*

*Without knowing anything about the Zhuanlun lineage, he somehow found himself possibly being targeted.*

*It should be best to first improve his cultivation.*

*He had killed someone at the Golden Core realm; the opponent couldn’t possibly send someone at the Returning to Void realm, right?*

*Even if they did take it seriously and actually sent someone at Returning to Void, by that time, perhaps he might have already advanced further.*

*In short, improving his cultivation before others reacted couldn’t be wrong.*

*What he hoped for wasn’t just peer-level combat but high-realm dominance over lower realms.*

*It was safer.*

....

Outside Tianlan City.

In a forest, Dongfang Changli dug through the ground and indeed found traces of the Blood Demon Divine Monarch’s Qi. Not only that, but he also saw the music box there.

"Is it really the music box?"

Dongfang Changli picked up the music box and examined it for a moment, "There are no traces of it having been opened, not even attempts to open it.

Did Zuo Youyan get the item and not even think of opening it?

He had no interest in this thing at all?"

"Hard to say." A cold voice continued, "Perhaps he wasn’t after this thing from the start, or he might have already known what this thing is, waiting for you to ask."

"In any case, the other side is definitely capable, but I’m more curious about how he obtained it? We should’ve been the first to enter, spending so much time and ended up with nothing.

Yet the other side, unnoticed, obtained it and casually buried it here.

Looking at this simple arrangement, there was no attempt to hide it, as if it was something casually discarded." Dongfang Changli shook his head and sighed, "Look at that, something you treasure as precious means nothing to them, like trash they could throw away casually."

Eight Sounds Divine Monarch: "...."

"I truly feel it’s not worth it for you, at such an old age, not even as good as a child." Dongfang Changli couldn’t help but shake his head.

Eight Sounds Divine Monarch: "...."

Dongfang Changli did not say much more on this but instead asked, "He didn’t leave any reward, do we need to send him something? Maybe he’s letting us verify the goods. Now that we’ve already verified it, should we inform him?

Then be prepared, expecting a big price to pay."

"Aren’t you good at freeloading? Just continue," a cold voice sounded.

Dongfang Changli shook his head and said, "That depends on the situation, and this situation is hard to figure. We have no idea what the other side wants."

"Now that we’ve obtained the music box, refine it and then go to Cangmu Sect for the Nirvana Dao Scripture," the Eight Sounds Divine Monarch said.

"Trade it with your Eight Sounds Dao Scripture."

"Haven’t you obtained a lot of things?"

"Those are for protecting the world."

....

"First go nearby to gather intelligence; sometimes information can be sold for a good price."

...

Cangmu Sect Hall.

"Plans can’t keep up with changes; I didn’t expect there to be an incident with the Royal Family."

Qu Youdao looked at the envelope and said, "It seems our time is getting more pressing since there’s been a problem with the princess’s status planned for the Royal Family’s marriage alliance.

"Right now, it’s difficult to find a replacement, or rather, her status still can’t be confirmed.

The worry now is that someone might point the finger at the Commandery Princess.

We need to solidify the marriage as soon as possible.

What do you all think?"

"How soon is ’as soon as possible’?" Situ Baichuan asked.

"The sooner, the better. All in all, the marriage matters need to be settled first. The candidate might be delayed a bit, but the announcement must be made publicly. This way, it can be said the Commandery Princess has an engagement. Even if someone shifts their focus here, there’ll be no way to revert.

Of course, the reason there’s no way to revert is naturally because we are determined to go through with the marriage alliance.

The Royal Family can do nothing." Qu Youdao said.

Yan Ruxue suddenly asked, "What if the Dao Sect wants it?"

Hearing this, everyone froze, and then Qu Youdao said, "A sect like the Dao Sect wouldn’t stoop to such a level, would they?"

"What if they do?" Yan Ruxue asked.

"What else can they do? We’ve already accepted things on the surface, agreed, but secretly hurry up the marriage. Can they really come and destroy our sect?" Qu Youdao said.

Hearing this, everyone felt it made sense.

The facts already established, as long as the Royal Family moves quickly with the news.

They could quickly and smoothly cut through the entanglements.

After all, the Dao Sect still had to maintain face.

At most, they would let the surrounding forces attack.

A group of small fries, hiding and hitting for a few years, and this matter would pass.

"Then let’s spread the news first," Qu Youdao said coldly.

"Let everyone know about this matter, not with too much detail but hinting at the Direct Disciple, making them speculate.

We certainly won’t tell them the truth.

Nor will we let the Six Courtyard notice, affecting their mentality in their competition."

"One problem, once this matter is out, the Commandery Princess will definitely know." Yan Ruxue curiously asked, "What if she causes a scene?"

Qu Youdao shrugged and said, "What can she do? Don’t you forget who else is involved? That madwoman is involved. So naturally, it’s up to her to handle it."

The Immortal with a compassionate heart at the side, lowered her brow and sighed, "It’s truly pitiful, knowing everyone is gossiping about her, knowing she’s being arranged, yet completely powerless to resist.

*How desperate she must feel.*"

"If you’re not crying, quit pretending to be compassionate," Yan Ruxue said, laughing.

Hearing this, the compassionate Immortal shed two tears.