"You're quite considerate, Meili." Yun Zhiqiu smiled bitterly.
Zhu Meili covered her mouth and laughed. "The Teng family wouldn't dare to keep such a heartless person."
Seeing that Murong Xinghua wasn't in a good mood, Yun Zhiqiu stopped talking about it and waved his hand, signaling for them to depart.
Murong Xinghua was a little lost. She wasn't sad about Cao Wanxiang's death, but her mind was blank because it was too sudden.
Su Yun sighed and pulled her arm as they flew …
The starry sky was vast, and the journey was long. The southern army members who attended the festival sent Yun Zhiqiu back to the prince's residence. They left after paying their respects to His Highness.
Meanwhile, Yun Zhiqiu led Zhu Meili, who claimed that she wanted to visit the prince's residence, around the place. Whether it was beautiful or not, Zhu Meili couldn't help but praise the scenery.
Seeing that most of the courtyards in the residence were empty, Zhu Meili was curious. "Your Highness, why are there so many empty courtyards?"
Yun Zhiqiu scoffed. "Empty? His Highness took in a thousand concubines in one go, and they're all waiting outside for their identities to be verified. Come back after a while, the residence will probably be very lively. "
Only then did Zhu Meili realize that she had heard about the Prince taking in a thousand concubines in one go. She covered her mouth and laughed. "His Highness is truly courageous. Normal people wouldn't be able to handle it."
'Courageous?' Yun Zhiqiu muttered to himself. 'Just one Nie Wuyan is enough to overwhelm Lord Miao.'
At this time, Yang Zhaoqing found them. "Your Highness, the marshals have left. His Highness has invited Madam Teng."
The words' Madam Teng 'delighted Zhu Meili. With a wave of her hand, someone immediately offered a small token of appreciation to Yang Zhaoqing. In order to express goodwill to him, his trusted aides naturally had to show their sincerity.
Yang Zhaoqing didn't stand on ceremony either. After reaching a certain position, some gifts were inappropriate, but he could accept gifts that didn't owe him any favors.
"Meili, shall we go back later?" Yun Zhiqiu asked.
Zhu Meili hurriedly said, "Of course. How can we keep Lord Ox waiting? I'll go pay my respects first."
Coming here to have fun was definitely not her goal. Her main goal was to see Miao Yi. If she didn't know that Miao Yi was going to meet with his subordinates and generals, she would have already gone to greet him at the first opportunity.
Inside the guest hall, Zhu Meili saw that Miao Yi was already waiting for her as she entered. She hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "This lowly concubine greets the Ox Prince. It is my fault for making the Ox Prince wait for me."
Miao Yi smiled and said, "No need to be so polite. Please, sit." He extended his hand to invite her in, and at the same time, he took the opportunity to size up this woman. He had seen this woman in the Imperial Garden before, but he had never looked at her face to face. Now that he had seen her, she was a rare beauty. For Teng Fei to send her to do this, it seemed that she was trusted by Teng Fei.
Naturally, he had already learned of this woman's intentions through Yun Zhiqiu.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for granting me a seat." Zhu Meili replied politely. Her posture was slightly more humble, and at the same time, she was sizing up Miao Yi.
In terms of appearance, Miao Yi was naturally much better than Teng Fei. At the very least, he looked much younger. When she thought about how Miao Yi had become the Southern Army's Heavenly King at such a young age, Zhu Meili could only sigh inwardly. Her Highness had been struggling for so many years. Even though he was a Heavenly King, in reality, it would take two of them to match up to him. The gap between them inevitably made her heart ache, especially when he was someone she had looked down on all those years ago. Now, in the blink of an eye, he had reached such a height that she could only hope to climb up the social ladder.
Comparing the two, she would be lying if she said she wasn't the least bit envious of Yun Zhiqiu. In her heart, she had the same doubts as many others. A remarried woman actually had such good fortune. How could she explain this?
The two of them exchanged some pleasantries. Naturally, Zhu Meili couldn't forget the purpose of her visit. Following up on Miao Yi's words of praise for Teng Fei, she began to probe further. "My husband is no match for Your Highness. When Your Highness unified the Southern Army, my husband admitted his inferiority and regretted that he was the culprit behind the division of the Eastern Army. He wanted to make amends for his mistakes, but he was afraid that others would accuse him of hypocrisy. Unfortunately, the situation forced him to do so, and he had no one to complain to! Seeing my husband blaming himself so much makes me sad as well. If Your Highness has the time, why don't you help me persuade him? I'm sure he will listen to Your Highness's opinion. "
Miao Yi smiled. "Right now, I can't even take care of myself. The reorganization of the Southern Army is quite troublesome. Once the Southern Army has completely stabilized, I will definitely find an opportunity to discuss this with Prince Teng."
He couldn't possibly agree to this now. Putting aside the fact that he hadn't even cleaned up his own mess yet, what right did he have to help Teng Fei? Couldn't he help Cheng Taize? At the very least, he had to observe which side would be more advantageous. How could he possibly help Cao Man and her husband with just two heads? What's more, Teng Fei had obviously left some leeway. Otherwise, why would he send a concubine to probe him?
This was a tactful rejection. Zhu Meili's expression changed slightly. She tried to talk some sense into Miao Yi again, even hinting that he could state some conditions. However, Miao Yi still wouldn't budge. Only then did she realize that this trip might have been a wasted one.
Miao Yi wasn't willing to waste his time with her either. He found an excuse that he had some official business to attend to and had Yun Zhiqiu take care of the guests. Then, he left Zhu Meili behind.
He met up with Yun Zhiqiu later, and told her to have Zhu Meili leave as soon as possible.
He didn't know when Cao Man would send someone over, so he was already making preparations. He didn't want outsiders to witness the commotion.
After staying for two days, Zhu Meili realized that she really couldn't make Miao Yi budge. She couldn't even see him anymore, so she had no choice but to take her leave.
Yun Zhiqiu personally saw Zhu Meili out of the manor, waving as he watched her leave.
Standing beside her, Su Yun's gaze flickered. She looked to the side and saw the person who often appeared under the tree on the other side of the river in the cemetery.
Naturally, this person was none other than Yang Qing. He walked in from outside and cupped his fists at Yun Zhiqiu, then exchanged glances with Su Yun. After that, he shifted his gaze away and walked straight into the manor.
Su Yun could clearly sense that Yun Zhiqiu's attitude towards this person was different from the others. When she looked back, she realized that something was amiss. This person didn't even need to be searched before entering the manor, and simply walked right in. This caused her to have a pensive look in her eyes.
In the following days, Su Yun would occasionally see this person at Yun Zhiqiu's place. Sometimes, when she went to see Miao Yi, she would find this person standing beside him and talking to him. It was obvious that he wasn't an ordinary servant. Even Yang Zhaoqing had to be polite to him.
What Su Yun was most curious about was why this person always wore a mask and didn't show his true face to others.
As such, every time she saw Yang Qing, she would pay close attention to him and discreetly observe him. Occasionally, she would find that he seemed to be observing her as well, and their gazes would inadvertently collide …
In the silent starry sky, on a barren planet, Fu Qing stood on the peak of a mountain and gazed into the distance. His transcendence eyes were fixed on a place sealed off by a great formation. This was the entrance to the Primordial Dead Lands.
The troops patrolling outside the sealing formation suddenly moved. Fu Qing, who had been watching for a long time, immediately perked up. He saw that the patrolling troops were retreating, and all of them had entered the six planets within the sealing formation. Soon, six beams of white light shot out from the six planets, forming a hexagonal star pattern in the middle of the formation. The rotating white light in the middle of the pattern disappeared, revealing a hole in the void that was constantly being torn apart.
Fu Qing immediately took out the Starbell and transmitted a message to Miao Yi. Not long after, he could vaguely see a figure flying out from the hole in the void, heading straight for him.
As soon as the newcomer arrived above the planet, he saw Fu Qing as well. In a flash, he landed beside Fu Qing and stared at Fu Qing.
Fu Qing was also looking at the newcomer. It was a dark-skinned and plump fellow with a pair of bright, round eyes that were constantly darting around.
Naturally, this person was none other than Charcoal in his human form. Who else would come out from the Primordial Dead Lands?
After confirming that this was the person Miao Yi wanted him to pick up, Fu Qing rang the Starbell again to contact Miao Yi. Soon, the Primordial Dead Lands' great formation sealed off the entrance once more.
Charcoal followed Fu Qing's gaze and saw that the great formation was sealed off. He shook his head and sighed, "Damn it. He's finally out."
Fu Qing, on the other hand, extended his hand and invited Charcoal, "Please come with me."
Charcoal immediately turned around and asked, "Where to?"
Fu Qing replied, "To see His Highness, of course."
"His Highness?" Charcoal had a confused look on his face. He asked suspiciously, "If I'm not going to see His Highness, then why? I say, Old Man Fu Qing, it's been so many years since we last met. Don't tell me you're trying to trick me the moment I come out? "How would he know that Miao Yi had become some kind of Highness?
Fu Qing was stunned as well. The other party actually knew his name. Of course, Miao Yi was the one who told him about it, but the other party just had to say it had been years since they last met.
Fu Qing couldn't help but take a few steps back. He looked at Charcoal again and felt that something wasn't right. He couldn't remember him at all. There weren't many fatties in the cultivation realm, not to mention a dark-skinned and plump one. With such a unique appearance, even if he had only seen him once, he would still have an impression of him.
"Wahaha!" Charcoal threw his head back and laughed heartily. With one hand on his waist, he pointed at Fu Qing with the other and said proudly, "Old geezer Fu Qing, even if you turn into ashes, I would still recognize you. Aren't you the Palace Lord of the Western Constellations Palace? Am I right?"
Fu Qing was even more shocked that Charcoal actually knew of his previous identity. Initially, he didn't want to pry into Miao Yi's secrets and didn't want to ask too much about this person. However, he couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"
Charcoal moved his fat horse-like face closer to Fu Qing's, as though he wanted him to see him clearly. "Guess! Guess! Guess! Guess who I am? You can't guess, right? Think carefully and continue guessing! "His face was filled with disbelief. Charcoal's face was filled with pride, as though he was very satisfied with his own image.
Fu Qing couldn't remember when he had met someone like this before. After a moment of silence, he felt that there were some things he shouldn't ask too much. He said, "Let's not keep His Highness waiting. Let's go!"
"His Highness?" Charcoal suddenly chuckled. "Fu Qing, you sure are bold! Tell me, are you plotting something behind His Highness' back? If you don't tell me the truth, don't blame me for punching you with my fists! "
Fu Qing looked in the direction of the sealed Primordial Wastelands and seemed to realize something. "Is the His Highness you're talking about Niu Youde?"
Charcoal glared at him. "You old geezer! Don't tell me you've defected to someone else again?" He rolled up his sleeves and looked like he was about to make a move.
'Dammit, why are you speaking so harshly? Who is this person?' Fu Qing was furious. If it weren't for Miao Yi's orders, he wouldn't have minded seeing who taught who a lesson. He said solemnly, "The His Highness I'm talking about is Niu Youde. Lord Niu is now the Southern Army's Commanding Heavenly King!"
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