Helan Yanting listened attentively. After she finished speaking, he rubbed her head and smiled with pursed lips. "I'm deeply gratified that you, my lady, have such an awareness."
Feng Yunshu watched the man in front of her smiling complacently. She immediately realized that she had been tricked again. She pouted and slapped his hand away. "Your Highness, don't keep patting my head. I won't grow taller if you do this..."
"If I don't pat your head, will you grow taller?"
"Of course! I'm still so young. Unlike some people who are already quite old, it's natural that they can't grow any taller..."
"Who are you referring to as 'some people'?" Helan Yanting raised his eyebrows and looked at her meaningfully.
Feng Yunshu moved her lips. The words on the tip of her tongue turned into, "The person knows who it is. There's no need to say it explicitly, right?"
Kong Ze beside them seemed to have expected this scene. He silently sent a message to Xiaoling. "Do this couple always act like this?"
Xiaoling nodded, as if she had found a kindred spirit. "Yes, yes! This couple is just like this. They show their affection for each other as if there's no one else around. I don't even need to eat chicken legs. I'm full from the dog food..."
Kong Ze nodded silently. "I understand you."
Helan Yanting turned to look at Kong Ze. "The great national master has come here. I actually have some questions I'd like to clarify."
"I wonder what other questions Your Highness Helan has to ask this national master? I thought Your Highness knew everything about these matters. I'm afraid I know less than you do."
Kong Ze felt that his little junior sister was really going to be completely under the thumb of this old fox of a prince. From the conversation between the two just now, it was obvious that his little junior sister's intelligence was no match for Helan Yanting's, and there was also a huge gap in their acting skills.
Thinking that the little junior sister he had watched grow up was about to be snatched away, Kong Ze's words inevitably took on a strange tone.
Helan Yanting smiled faintly. "The national master is really being modest. At most, I just sent people to keep watch. In fact, it's labor - intensive and time - consuming. It's not as good as the great national master who can see through all things in the world with just a divination. How can I compare?"
Who doesn't like to hear nice words? Kong Ze felt a bit flattered after hearing this, but he still remained modest. "For us cultivators, all our spells must not have overly strong purposes. Otherwise, we'll have to pay the price sooner or later."
"I'd like to have a private chat with the great national master. I wonder if my lady could...?"
Feng Yunshu snorted discontentedly. "What kind of secrets do you two big men want to talk about privately that I can't even listen to?"
"It's just about the matters in the Dan Kingdom's imperial palace. I'm afraid you'll find it boring, my lady. But if you want to listen, you can stay."
Since he had said so, Feng Yunshu didn't feel good about staying stubbornly. "Alright then. You two talk first. I'll go and see Qingzhu."
Soon, Feng Yunshu left the tent. Only Helan Yanting and Kong Ze were left in the tent.
Kong Ze originally thought that Helan Yanting was going to ask him about the matters in the Dan Kingdom's imperial palace, but he didn't expect that Helan Yanting's question was not about this.
"I heard Yunshu talk about some things about your Immortal - Demon Continent. I'd like to know if the Immortal Liuyun of the Liuxian Sect, your master, really deliberately sent her here? And made her deal with Zhushan?"
Kong Ze was stunned for a moment when he heard this question. He suddenly felt that this Helan Prince in front of him had become a bit different.
"Why did Your Highness suddenly think of asking this?"
Helan Yanting's expression changed. After a while, he slowly said, "She is my princess now. I must anticipate any matter that concerns her life and safety in advance."
Kong Ze didn't think much after hearing this. "This matter..."
...
On this side, after Feng Yunshu walked out of the tent, she came to the place where Qingzhu was resting.
When she entered, Qingzhu had already woken up. He was sitting cross - legged on the bed, regulating his breath.
"Qingzhu, you're awake."
Hearing the familiar footsteps, Qingzhu knew it was Feng Yunshu. He slowly withdrew his breath and opened his eyes.
"Yunshu." Looking at the person coming, the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up slightly, and a gentle smile appeared on his face as usual.
Feng Yunshu felt a warm feeling in her heart. She stepped forward and looked at him with concern. "Are you feeling better? Is there still anywhere uncomfortable?"
Qingzhu asked her to sit down and was about to get up to pour tea for her. Feng Yunshu quickly got up to stop him. "Why are you being so polite with me? I'll pour my own water if I want to drink. Your body hasn't fully recovered yet. Lie down and have a good rest."
Qingzhu shook his head with a smile. "I've made you worried, Yunshu. I'm fine now. I have to thank your people for helping me adjust my inner breath. Otherwise, my meridians would be in a mess and my vital energy would be damaged. I'm afraid I wouldn't have recovered so quickly."
"Brother Qingzhu, why are you saying this? If you hadn't saved me, you wouldn't have been injured by that Immortal - Binding Rope."
Speaking of the Immortal - Binding Rope, Qingzhu's expression became solemn. "Yunshu, this Immortal - Binding Rope is really strange. How could it appear in the hands of a mortal?"
Feng Yunshu nodded. "Yes, this matter is really strange. That Immortal - Binding Rope was originally a magical artifact of the immortals. I heard in my previous life that the Immortal - Binding Rope was lost and there has been no trace of it. I didn't expect it to appear in the hands of this Duke Dingguo."
"However, this Duke Dingguo is actually just a scapegoat. The real mastermind is someone else."
"Oh? So, Yunshu, you've already investigated who the real mastermind is?"
Feng Yunshu nodded. "Sort of... According to the informant the prince placed there, all the clues point to Concubine Mu in the harem of the Dan Kingdom."
"Concubine Mu?"
Feng Yunshu nodded and then roughly told Qingzhu about Concubine Mu.
After hearing this, Qingzhu was even more surprised. "She's just a concubine, and you've never had much interaction with her. Why does she target you everywhere? She even went so far as to set up such a big game and find so many assassins to kill you. This is really puzzling."
As soon as Qingzhu said this, Feng Yunshu slapped her head. "That's right. If she's really the mastermind, why does she oppose me? I've thought carefully, and there's no grudges or enmities between us..."
In this way, Feng Yunshu thought that this might also be a clue. Maybe figuring out Concubine Mu's real purpose would help solve all these mysteries as soon as possible.
However, just when she was struggling with this matter, Qingzhu suddenly said, "Yunshu, I'm afraid I have to say goodbye to you."
Feng Yunshu was still immersed in the matter of Concubine Mu. When she suddenly heard this, her heart skipped a beat. She thought she had misheard. "Huh? What did you say, Qingzhu? You're going to say goodbye to me?"
Qingzhu pursed his lips and smiled faintly, then nodded. "Yes, you heard me right. I'm going to say goodbye to you all."
"Why? Do you have something to deal with, Qingzhu?"
"Sort of."
Qingzhu continued, "Actually, during the period when I was unconscious, my soul went to the underworld."
"Huh?!" This made Feng Yunshu gape in astonishment. "You've been to the underworld, Qingzhu?"
Qingzhu nodded. "Yes, it was like a very long dream. I was wandering in the underworld, always looking for A Yun. Later, the Black and White Impermanence told me that A Yun had already been reincarnated."
"Already reincarnated?" Feng Yunshu was even more confused. "But the King of Hell said before that there were still many people waiting to be reincarnated in front of A Yun. It probably wouldn't be so soon."
"I heard that A Yun behaved well in the underworld. She often helped Granny Meng console those people who were too stubborn to drink the Mengpo Soup. The King of Hell decided to give her a chance to be reincarnated early because of her merits. Coincidentally, a noble lady was about to give birth, so A Yun was reincarnated early."