CHAPTER 447: CHAPTER 317: THE ONE TARGETED BY FENG XUN

Cong Lv’s two guards behind him received the order, turned their horses around, and galloped swiftly towards the Beiqing direction.

Feng Xun has a good eye.

That one named Ye Lingyue is indeed different from ordinary women.

Ye Lingyue did not know that this time Cong Lv’s arrival in Daxia was far from a simple hunting expedition.

Since childhood, Cong Lv and Feng Xun were close friends, having grown up wearing the same open-seat pants as sworn brothers.

Feng Xun, having been to Daxia for several years, came back this time and suddenly told Cong Lv that he had found someone special to him and even wanted to give the Ye Family’s hereditary treasure to Ye Lingyue.

When Cong Lv first heard it, he was shocked, thinking that Feng Xun was being deceived by a woman of Daxia.

Yet Feng Xun insisted on doing so and even when he learned that Ye Lingyue was in trouble in Xia Capital, he did not hesitate to have Cong Lv remonstrate with Emperor Beiqing, forcing Emperor Xia to release Ye Family’s Mother and Daughter.

It was only upon returning to Beiqing that Cong Lv discovered that the woman who had just passed by him in the imperial study was the object of Feng Xun’s affection.

After knowing that Feng Xun wished to give the family heirloom to Ye Lingyue, Cong Lv took the initiative to volunteer. He told Feng Xun that if Ye Lingyue truly deserved Feng Xun’s affection, he would hand her the item, but if he felt the woman was not worthy, he would bring the item back to Beiqing.

Who knew that the Hei Wu would cause Cong Lv to lose his way on the Xixia Plain, and it was there he happened to encounter Ye Lingyue and Xiahou Qi embracing each other.

Originally, Cong Lv was displeased and felt that Feng Xun was not valued enough.

But unexpectedly, he paid attention to Ye Lingyue’s gaze – her eyes showed no joy or vanity of admiration, only a respectful indifference. In fact, when he revealed Feng Xun’s identity, her eyes gleamed with a few more traces of kindness.

Just based on this, Cong Lv greatly changed his perception of Ye Lingyue.

After all, in the eyes of worldly people, although Feng Xun was wealthy enough to rival Jia Tianxia, he was ultimately just Prince Feng.

However, Xiahou Qi was the future Crown Prince, the one who would rule the world.

Yet in Ye Lingyue’s eyes, clearly no such distinction existed.

Thus, Cong Lv finally decided to give that item to Ye Lingyue.

But he did not tell Ye Lingyue that it was not a Phoenix Token, but a Phoenix Token.

The Phoenix Token is one of the two hereditary treasures passed down through the generations in the Beiqing Feng Mansion, representing the Feng Residence’s absolute power. They are a pair, almost identical to each other in appearance.

Usually, only the Family Head and his spouse can possess them, with the male holding the Phoenix Token and the female holding the Phoenix Token. Those who possess the Phoenix Tokens must share a deep and affectionate bond, and it is said that when husband and wife are united in heart and mind, the Phoenix Tokens would exude an indescribable mystical power.

As for what that mysterious power is, Cong Lv had only heard about it from Feng Xun. The last owners of these Phoenix Tokens were indeed Feng Xun’s parents, the former Prince Feng couple.

Hope, this time, the Phoenix Token will bring happiness to Feng Xun.

Cong Lv sighed in his heart and then hurriedly caught up with Qing Bi and the others ahead.

The few fast horses under Cong Lv travelled day and night, and finally arrived in Beiqing Imperial City after one day and one night.

"Prince Feng, Lord Cong has sent someone to deliver a message, your two ’great gifts’ have both been sent out."

Inside the study, the man wearing a white robe lifted his eyes, his luminescent and transparent pupils revealing a slight mischievousness.

"Sword Slave, reward."

The guard hastily bowed in thanks and went with the Sword Slave to receive his reward.

By Feng Xun’s side, Housekeeper Mu expressed his curiosity.

"Young Master, did Guard Cong just deliver a gift? But I heard that he went hunting with the Fifth Princess?"

Feng Xun and Cong Lv had both been raised under the watchful eye of Housekeeper Mu, but unlike the frail Feng Xun, Cong Lv took over his father’s mantle after turning thirteen and entered the palace to become an armed guard. His father was none other than Marquis Zhen Dian, Cong Feng.

"It was a hunt, but also a gift-giving occasion. Teacher, do you think the Beiqing Princess and the Sixth Prince of Daxia make a good match?" Feng Xun asked, his voice unaltered but his lips—which were prettier than cherry blossoms—couldn’t help but curl up in amusement.

By now, Xiahou Qi must be exasperated by the aggressive and willful Fifth Princess.

"Prince, are you talking about Princess Qing Bi? But with such a temperament, ordinary men would not be able to tolerate her, right?" The moment Housekeeper Mu heard this, he started to worry for the Sixth Prince of Daxia.

"With that kind of nature, she would prod Emperor Qing to grant a marriage. The Beiqing Royal Family hasn’t had a wedding in a long time, and I feel this would be an auspicious match," Feng Xun said cheerfully as he closed a ledger.

Old Sir Mu, standing by the side, suddenly understood something.

His own prince, though seemingly gentle and easy to talk to,

In fact was very stingy, especially when others coveted what he owned. Prince...

Ah, poor Sixth Prince, you just had to provoke our prince’s woman, and now, the prince has taken notice of you. You better pray for your own fortune in the days to come.

Old Sir Mu shook his head in sympathy.

The arrival of the Beiqing party did not inconvenience Ye Lingyue’s life too much. On the contrary, because of Princess Qing Bi’s willfulness, constantly pestering Xiahou Qi and Hong Mingyue to hunt nearby beasts, it gave Ye Lingyue a lot of freedom.

Especially after the Qian Cauldron underwent a mutation and produced Black Cauldron Breath, Ye Lingyue’s interest in the Hei Wu grew stronger.

Aside from the Black Valley, whose danger level was unknown, Ye Lingyue ventured through all nearby areas where Hei Wu lingered.

Devouring Hei Wu allowed the Cauldron Breath to grow incrementally. Through continuous encounters with Spiritual Beasts, the destructive power of the Black Cauldron Breath also increased.

Apart from the Eighth and Ninth Stage Spiritual Beasts, which Black Cauldron Breath couldn’t kill outright, those below Seventh-rank were utterly defenseless against it and would be torn apart almost instantly.

Because of this, Ye Lingyue obtained a large number of spirit cores.

As for the nights, Ye Lingyue would head to Yan City No.9 with the Jin Wu Old Monster.

Before long, even Lan Cai’er and Aguduo became aware of Yan City No.9.

The four of them teamed up: Ye Lingyue focused on the Basic-level Public Area; Lan Cai’er and Aguduo swept through the Intermediate Public Zone together; and Jin Wu Old Monster braved the Advanced Public Area alone, each finding their own success.

Ye Lingyue’s business, which revolved around the "unscrupulous and deadly trade", thrived even more under her management.

In the Basic-level Public Area, more and more people became aware of the name "Hong Shisan."

These Martial Artists and Alchemists both respected and feared him.

In just three days, combined with the spirit cores she had received earlier, Ye Lingyue had exchanged for five hundred Candle Dragon Elixirs at the Exchange Centre. Counting the number, she had enough for a second shot of the Nirvana Cannon.

"Maybe in a few days, it’s time to shift the grounds and have a look at the Intermediate Public Zone." Ye Lingyue felt that the benefits to be reaped from the Innate Experts in the Basic-level Public Area were quite limited.

With this thought, Ye Lingyue decided to make another trip to the Exchange Centre, exchange for Candle Dragon Elixirs one more time, and plan how to move onto the Intermediate Public Zone.