northernbook Chapter 173 The Lan Yue Empire is a bit strange
Chapter 173 The Lan Yue Empire is a bit strange
On the way to the palace, Emperor Tianxing repeatedly thanked Ling Yi and the others, saying that they had rescued the students with their help and that he wanted to add some extra rewards for them. He also asked them to stay in the palace for a few days, and that he would send someone to deliver the rewards to them once they were arranged.
The group had just emerged from the Pearl Spirit Space and were injured to varying degrees, so they did not refuse the emperor's suggestion.
Upon arriving at the palace, the emperor, having other matters to attend to, could only instruct the palace servants attending to him to arrange for a few people to be present.
The palace staff knew these were distinguished guests, so they arranged for them to stay in a palace and instructed the servants to be attentive and not to neglect them.
Once everything was arranged, Gong Ren left with peace of mind.
It was evening. After the palace servants left, the group dismissed the palace attendants and returned to their assigned rooms to rest.
...
The next morning, after they finished washing up, the palace servants brought them the prepared breakfast.
The white wine has already sobered up, but its eyes are covered with a layer of silk.
Besides the baijiu, Lin Chengtian's complexion was also not good. Of the four adults and one child, only Ling Yi was in the best condition.
After breakfast, Ling looked at the group and asked, "You guys don't have anything else to do, right?"
Upon hearing this, the others nodded in agreement: "No."
"That's fine then." Ling Yi looked at the group and said, "Come and cultivate here later."
"Huh?" Ye Qingshuang was a little surprised. She thought Ling Yi was asking them about something else, but she didn't expect it to be about cultivation.
"What, don't you want to cultivate?" Ling Yi looked at the group. "The things we encounter in the future will only become more and more powerful. How can we defeat them without cultivating?"
"Okay," Lin Chengtian replied, "When do we start?"
"We can do it now." Ling Yi said, then got up and walked into the room.
Seeing this, the others followed Ling Yi to the room.
Ling Yi's room was protected by a barrier, so they couldn't sense anything from the outside. But once they entered the room, they immediately noticed the difference: the spiritual energy inside Ling Yi's room was extremely rich!
It was completely different from the outside world, like they were in a different place altogether. Ye Qingshuang was astonished and looked at Ling Yi, asking, "Why is the spiritual energy in your room so strong?"
"Being too curious isn't good." Ling Yi found a spot to sit cross-legged. "Let's cultivate."
Although Ye Qingshuang was curious, she didn't intend to miss the opportunity and immediately sat down cross-legged to begin cultivating.
Needless to say, Bai Jiu and Lin Chengtian, like Ling Yi, would cultivate whenever they had the chance.
Seeing that everyone else was practicing, the youngest, Lin Xinze, also began to practice in a similar manner.
A day passed just like that. The next day, the group originally planned to continue their cultivation as they had the day before, but unexpectedly, the emperor sent someone to invite them over.
The group had no choice but to leave. Ling Yi was at the very back. After they left, Ling Yi raised his hand and summoned Destiny from an inconspicuous corner. It landed in Ling Yi's hand and disappeared.
No one knew that the reason why the spiritual energy in Ling Yi's room was so rich was because half of the Spirit-Gathering Pearl on the Heavenly Fate had lit up.
Even with only half of the Spirit Pearl lit, it can release such a rich spiritual energy. Once it's fully lit, the spiritual energy should be even richer. At that time, I can find a place to stay for a while, improve my cultivation, and then look for other things.
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Royal study room.
Ling Yi and his companions followed the palace servants. As soon as they entered the Imperial Study, they saw large boxes inside. All the boxes were open, and the contents could be seen.
Jewelry, jade, spiritual stones, gold, as well as cultivation techniques and weapons, and many other things.
It's clear that Emperor Tianxing has added quite a few more rewards to the list of prizes announced in the reward decree.
"You've arrived." Just as the group was looking at the items, the Emperor of Tianxing strode over: "How are these things I prepared?"
Ye Qingshuang looked up and asked, "Your Majesty, haven't you added too much?"
The Heavenly Star Emperor said, "You are worthy."
Ye Qingshuang's lips twitched as she looked at Ling Yi.
Ling Yi glanced at the items and asked the group, "Do you need cultivation techniques and weapons?"
Baijiu raised his hand: "I want ice-based and water-based cultivation techniques."
Ling Yi told him to choose for himself, and Lin Chengtian, who was skilled in fire cultivation, also stepped forward and chose a book, and then selected a weapon that suited his needs.
Ye Qingshuang has weapons and techniques, so she doesn't need them.
After the two had made their choices, Ling Yi looked at Emperor Tianxing and said, "We have chosen our cultivation techniques and weapons. Your Majesty may take back the remaining weapons and cultivation techniques."
The men said they didn't want the rest after they had made their selections. The emperor believed they weren't just making excuses, but genuinely didn't need them, so he didn't try to dissuade them. Instead, he asked, "What about the other things?"
As for the other items... Under the watchful eye of the Heavenly Star Emperor, Ling Yi stepped forward and stored all the jewels, jade, and several large boxes of spirit stones into his spatial storage, answering the Heavenly Star Emperor's question with his actions.
Seeing this, the Heavenly Star Emperor smiled broadly: "Excellent!"
"I am relieved that you have accepted them." The emperor looked at the group and said, "I have already expressed my gratitude to you on the way back, so I will not say more. If you need anything else besides these rewards, please tell me."
"That's all." Ling Yi said, "We're just doing this for the goods, there's no reason for us to raise prices. We've received the goods, Your Majesty, we'll take our leave."
"Are you leaving already?" The emperor asked, somewhat surprised. "Where are you all going? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"We're going to other empires." Ling Yi didn't elaborate on what it was about.
"Alas, what a pity." The emperor said frankly, "To be honest, I have received many invitations in the past two days, all from court officials, who want to host a banquet for you to thank you for saving their children. I suppressed all the invitations because I wanted to host a banquet for you. I didn't expect that you would be leaving before I could tell you."
"No need," Ling Yi refused.
Seeing Ling Yi's clear attitude, the emperor said no more: "In that case, I will not keep you any longer."
"Hmm." After collecting their belongings and greeting the emperor, the group left the palace on the little golden tiger.
On the back of the little golden tiger, Ling Yi looked at Ye Qing Shuang and asked, "Which empire is next?"
Ye Qingshuang said, "The Lanyue Empire."
Mentioning the Lan Yue Empire, Ye Qing Shuang couldn't help but frown, her gaze sweeping across the faces of the group: "How about we disguise ourselves?"
The hesitant, worried expression, coupled with those words, piqued Ling Yisheng's curiosity: "Why?"
Ye Qingshuang said, "The Lanyue Empire is a bit strange."
"What a strange method?"
"A love of beauty." Ye Qingshuang said slowly, "The people of the empire love beauty, the noble families even more so, and the royal family is the most obsessed with beauty. In the Lanyue Empire, regardless of gender, as long as someone is good-looking, they will be liked by many people. However... such liking is usually accompanied by danger."
"The Lan Yue royal family does not discriminate between men and women. Anyone they take a liking to is brought into the palace, regardless of whether the person is willing or not."
After hearing Ye Qingshuang's words, Lin Chengtian's expression grew even colder, and he frowned, saying, "This is outrageous! Isn't anyone going to stop it?"