Once Chu Li returned to the backyard, Siao Shi personally served him tea. She smiled like a flower, "Chu Li, you've worked hard. Sit down and have some tea. Su Ru, get me another plate of fruits."
"Yes." Su Ru pursed her lips and smiled. Her apricot gown fluttered as she left.
Siao Qi smiled, "Second Elder Sister!"
Siao Shi smiled, "Chu Li has worked hard. He beat up the Emperor. Of course, he should be rewarded. This is all I can do, you can do the rest!"
"Second Elder Sister!" Siao Qi blushed.
Chu Li smiled and took a sip of tea, "How do you know that I won?"
"Can you come back if you lose?" Siao Shi scoffed, "The Emperor doesn't have that kind of mercy!"
Chu Li said, "This time, the Emperor came prepared. He has already asked for Master Ming's help."
The two women's expressions changed.
No matter how powerful he was, he would be in danger against two Enlightened Masters.
Chu Li smiled, "But in the end, Master Ming left and the Emperor became obedient. He'll probably be peaceful for a while but you still have to be careful of Meng Xiaoqi. He's not simple."
"I know." Siao Shi nodded, "This guy is weird but it's okay. The Emperor has become obedient so he won't dare to do anything. In the end, he's still relying on the Emperor's power. Without the Emperor's order, the Secret Guardians Hall is nothing!"
Chu Li nodded.
He activated the Omniscient Mirror and observed the Secret Guardians Hall. He realized that Meng Xiaoqi was not there. He turned and asked, "Where does Meng Xiaoqi live?"
"The street beside the Imperial House," Siao Shi said.
Chu Li continued to observe the street outside the Imperial House. He did not find him. He frowned and shook his head, "Where's Meng Xiaoqi?"
To prevent Meng Xiaoqi from entering the Imperial House, he specially observed the situation in the Imperial House. The Omniscient Mirror could see the situation in the Imperial House but Meng Xiaoqi was still not there. It was as if he suddenly disappeared.
"What's wrong?" Siao Qi asked.
Chu Li shook his head, "Where's Commander Meng? I'll be back soon."
"Be careful," Siao Qi said.
Chu Li nodded and disappeared.
The next moment, he appeared in a small courtyard. There was a man leisurely drinking tea in the courtyard. When he noticed Chu Li's appearance, he stood up abruptly and gave him a fist salute with a smile. "Greetings, Centurion."
Chu Li smiled. "You don't have to be so polite, Centurion Chen."
"Yes, yes." A chill ran down Chen Donghai's spine, but he maintained a smile on his face. "I didn't expect Centurion Chu to grace us with your presence."
Chu Li asked, "There's something I don't understand. Where's Commander Meng?"
"Oh, Commander Meng has left Fairy's Capital." Chen Donghai smiled. "There's an important matter that requires Commander Meng's personal attention."
"What is it?" Chu Li frowned.
Chen Donghai shook his head and sighed. "This matter is too important. Commander Meng didn't tell anyone else, so I don't know either."
Chu Li had already seen through Chen Donghai's mind. He nodded slowly and asked, "How long will he be gone for?"
"At least ten days to half a month, at most one to two months." Chen Donghai said, "I'll handle the matters of the Secret Guardians Hall on your behalf. Centurion, don't worry, I won't act recklessly and won't cause trouble for the Imperial Residence of King An anymore."
Chu Li nodded. "That's good, I can't thank you enough."
"You're too kind, it's my duty." Chen Donghai smiled. "Actually, I don't approve of Commander Meng causing trouble for the Imperial Residence of King An, but as a subordinate, I can't disobey orders. This is the rule of the Secret Guardians Hall. I'm sure Centurion Chen understands."
"Mm." Chu Li nodded. "If that's the case, I won't disturb Centurion Chen any longer. Farewell!"
"Please —!" Chen Donghai hurriedly fist saluted. He did not dare to be courteous as he was deeply afraid that Chu Li would take the opportunity to stay and chat with him.
He felt as if he was treading on thin ice in front of Chu Li. His entire body was tense as he was afraid that he would say something wrong.
Chu Li smiled and suddenly disappeared.
"Phew —!" Chen Donghai let out a long sigh of relief. His entire body went limp as he sat by the stone table. He quickly poured himself a cup of tea and drank it to calm his shock.
Chu Li returned to the backyard of King An's Imperial Residence and pondered for a moment before he let go of Meng Xiaoqi. As long as he was in Fairy's Capital, he would eventually have a chance to find out more. He was too lazy to chase after him now.
He had a vague guess that Meng Xiaoqi might be a Celestial Being. However, the Celestial Being's arrival was extremely shocking. Xiao Qi and the others could see it clearly. Moreover, Celestials could not stay for too long. They would usually return to the Outland after they were done with their business without delay. Otherwise, they would be violating the Heavenly Rules and would be hunted down by the Heavens.
If Meng Xiaoqi was really a Celestial Being, he would have been hunted down by the Outland if he stayed for too long unless he had a secret technique that could hide from the Outland.
Chu Li's thoughts drifted as he thought about this.
If Meng Xiaoqi was really a Celestial Being, why did he not go? What was it that attracted him?
Could it be that a rare treasure was about to appear in Heaven and Earth, so even a Celestial Being wanted to snatch it?
Chu Li's spirit was lifted as he thought about this, but he quickly shook his head. He was overthinking things. He would think about it later as everything would come to light. Now that Leng Wufeng dared not provoke him, Xiao Shi and the others would be safe, and he could do his own things.
He slowly took out two thin, antique booklets from his bosom. They were the first and second level of the Art of Imperial Tiger.
Song Zhifan had given him the Tiger Taming Technique to make a deal with him. However, Song Zhifan had destroyed the remaining ancient booklets. The original Tiger Taming Technique only had these two booklets, and the rest had been lost.
Xiao Qi and Xiao Shi had left, leaving him to ponder on his own.
Chu Li closed his eyes and activated the Heavenly Star Insight Skill. He began to deduce the origin of the two ancient booklets.
Scenes flashed before his eyes before he finally arrived at a cave. He could vaguely see the situation inside the cave. A silhouette was sitting cross-legged on a jade bed, and there were some booklets around him. Chu Li was overjoyed.
He knew that this was the place where Song Zhifan obtained the Tiger Taming Technique.
He quickly calmed down and fell into deep thought.
It was a little strange. With Song Zhifan's temperament, why would he only take the Tiger Taming Technique and leave the other books untouched? Also, who was this person sitting cross-legged? Why did he have this feeling of palpitation?
This kind of palpitation was reminding him of danger and that he should not go near.
Could it be that there was some kind of danger in this cave? Was there a rank one spirit beast or a supreme spirit beast guarding it?
As he thought of this, he became more and more curious. He could not wait to see what books were hidden inside. Would the Vermilion Bird Power be hidden there?
Through the Tiger Taming Technique, he would obtain the Vermilion Bird Power, and then he would think of a way to get the Black Tortoise Power. This way, he would be able to combine the four powers into one and cultivate four martial arts at the same time.
He decided to cultivate the three divine powers first. Once he had perfected them, he would then combine the four divine powers into one. Cultivating this heart technique would allow him to step into the Enlightened Mastery's Boundary, and he would be able to avoid the attention of the supreme spirit beast.
He faintly felt that the place should be within the Hundred-Thousand Hills. After thinking about it, he did not impulsively go there. Instead, he suddenly flashed and appeared at the ice pond.
The appearance of the ice pond could not be changed back, but the water began to clear up.
"Chirp!" With a clear chirp, a little vermilion bird appeared in front of him. Chu Li could not help but shake his head. This little vermilion bird seemed to still hold a grudge and was unwilling to let him go.
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