After Yang Ying showed the red jade, the young Daoist's attitude towards her changed a lot. He waved his hand and opened up a path like broken ice, leading the flying boat into the Daoist Palace.
When the flying boat landed in the open space in front of the courtyard, the young Daoist led Yang Ying and the others to a flower garden. He said something to the female disciple guarding the door, and the latter turned around and entered.
After a while, the female disciple came out and bowed to Yang Ying, saying, "Lady, the teacher invites you in."
Yang Ying turned around and said something to Jia Yue and the girl with glasses. Then, she followed the female disciple in. However, after a few steps, she felt her feet sink slightly. When she looked down, she found that she had unintentionally stepped on a one-foot-long lotus leaf.
With the gentle movement of the water under her feet, she felt that her body was drifting forward along with the green lotus leaf along a meandering stream.
She looked at the colorful flowers and trees on both sides of the river slowly moving in front of her. She listened to the sound of the flowing water and smelled the fragrance of the flowers. She suddenly felt relaxed and happy.
The lotus leaf drifted not far away and stopped in front of a quaint pavilion bridge full of plum blossoms.
There was a small boat anchored under the bridge, and a beautiful woman in white with a gentle complexion and gentle eyes was sitting in the boat. In front of her was a small table painted with ink, and on top of it was a jade flute with a pair of red tassels.
Yang Ying knew that this should be the person she was looking for. She bowed on the lotus leaf and said, "Meng Daoxiu, greetings."
Meng Daoxiu looked over and carefully sized her up. She said in a gentle tone, "Are you Zhang Shouzheng's student?"
Yang Ying said, "Yes, but he did not teach me cultivation. He only taught me some knowledge."
Meng Daoxiu had witnessed the battle between Zhang Yu and Bai Xiu when she went to the Qingyang Upper Continent as a Xuanting Advisor.
Later, because Zhang Yu returned the jade flute fragments and tassels left by her old friend Zhang Yu, she gave Zhang Yu a piece of red jade and said that if he came to Yujing in the future, he could come find her with it.
However, now that Zhang Yu had succeeded in the Xuan Zun and was the Xuanting Shouzheng, with his status, if he wanted to see someone, he naturally did not need any token.
Because Yang Ying was in Yujing, she gave the item to her and said that if she had any difficulties, she could ask Meng Daoxiu for help. Now, the item came in handy.
Meng Daoxiu said, "Yang Shunv, is there anything I can help you with?"
Yang Qiang gave a brief account of what had happened and said, "I'm not afraid of other people. I'm just afraid that there are Daoist cultivators behind my back. Teacher said that if I run into any trouble, I can come to Meng Zhenxiu."
Meng Daoxiu nodded gently and said, "Yang Shunv, you can stay here with me first. If you want to go out, I will let a disciple accompany you."
In her opinion, this matter was easy to solve. As long as Yang Ying was accompanied by a disciple of the Jade Glass Heavenly Palace, it would show a certain attitude. Naturally, there would be no one who did not know what was good for them.
But at this time, a female disciple hurried over and whispered a few words in her ear.
Meng Daoxiu was slightly surprised. She thought for a moment and said gently to Yang Ying, "Yang Shunv, please wait a moment. I will be back soon."
After that, she let a disciple by the side take care of Yang Ying on her behalf. She left the water garden and rode a ray of light to the main palace of the Jade Glass Heavenly Palace.
After only ten breaths, the ray of light landed in front of a palace with multiple eaves. She walked along the smooth jade tiles on the ground and walked into the cold and quiet main hall. When she entered the spacious hall, she saw a female Daoist in white robes sitting there with her back to her. Her sleeves were like heavy clouds that flowed to the ground.
She came up and bowed, "Disciple greets teacher."
The female Daoist said in a cold voice, "That little girl called Yang Ying came to your door to beg?"
Meng Daoxiu was a little surprised. She then frowned and said, "Did Junior Sister Rui and Junior Brother Wei come to talk nonsense in front of Master again?"
The female Daoist said, "Your Junior Sister and Junior Brother have some ulterior motives, but they did the right thing this time. You better not interfere in this matter. Our Jade Glass Heavenly Palace will not get involved in this matter."
Meng Daoxiu said, "Teacher, that's …"
The female Daoist interrupted, "I know what you want to say, and I also know that little girl's origin. But it's because this matter involves many Xuan Zun that our Jade Glass Heavenly Palace can't casually stand on any side. Do you understand?"
Meng Daoxiu was silent for a moment, then said, "I've already promised them."
"You don't have to worry about this. Huanzhen, stay here with me for a few days. Your cultivation is enough. I have a set of techniques to impart to you." The female Daoist's voice was faint, but it carried an unquestionable tone. "You don't have to worry about this. Huanzhen, stay here with me for a few days.
Yang Ying waited in the water garden for a long time, but Meng Daoxiu still didn't come. At this moment, she vaguely felt something in her heart.
A female disciple walked along the gravel path next to the stream and bowed to her, saying, "Yang Shunv, Martial Uncle Meng has been summoned by the Palace Lord to ask about something. I'm afraid she won't be back for a while. It's getting late. Do you want to eat in the palace?"
Yang Ying looked at the clouds in the distance, then said, "No need." She paused, then said, "Thank Meng Daoxiu for me."
The female disciple bowed slightly to her.
A moment later, Yang Ying walked out of the water garden. Jia Yue and the girl with glasses came up to her and asked, "Wei Wei, how is it?"
Yang Ying shook her head, "Let's talk about it when we get back."
She walked out along the path she came from. It wasn't hard for Jia Yue and the girl to guess that things didn't go well. They didn't say anything and followed her out.
But when they walked out of the palace and were about to go to the moat, two people came up to them. One was a middle-aged cultivator in a Daoist robe, and the other was a young man with a neat beard above his lips. He looked about thirty years old and wore a brocade robe. His face was quite handsome, but there was a hint of frivolity in it.
When he saw Yang Ying and the others, he looked at her with interest, then said, "Are you Yang Ying? Oh, I'm Wei Mou, from the Wei Clan. I think you've heard of me. "
Yang Ying had naturally heard of him. Because the people of Tianxia had a long lifespan, it seemed that people in high positions all took pills to prolong their lives. So in the imperial court, there were many people who were more than a hundred years old who were still full of energy. They had many children and grandchildren. There were a few famous clans, and the Wei Clan was one of them.
But she could feel that there was a trace of malice in this person, so she became vigilant and asked, "What's the matter, Young Master Wei?"
Wei Mou knocked on his head and said, "What's the name of that place … Oh, yes, Dongting! It's a despicable Protectorate. Yang Shunu, are you working for the promotion of this Protectorate? "
He sighed and shook his head, saying, "Yang Shunu, this is a difficult thing to do. Why don't you marry my Wei Clan? I have a younger brother who has been stupid since he was young and needs someone to take care of him. I think Yang Shunu is quite suitable. As long as you marry my younger brother, your matter will be my Wei Clan's matter. Everything can be discussed. "
At this time, he felt that Yang Ying was quite good-looking. Although there were countless beautiful women in Yujing, Yang Ying had a pair of golden eyes and a heroic spirit, which gave him a different feeling. She was a good match for his stupid younger brother.
In fact, this was also because Yang Ying was of mixed blood, so he looked down on her. If she was a pure Xiazi, then he would have restrained his words.
Yang Ying stared at this person and immediately understood that Meng Huanzhen's sudden departure and the Glass Jade Heavenly Palace's attitude had something to do with this person. It was very likely that this person had been waiting here for her.
She said coldly, "Expanding the Protectorate is an important matter of the imperial court. Since when has it been your Wei Clan's turn to make private deals?"
Wei Mou spread out his hands and said innocently, "What did I say? I only said that if Yang Shunu marries into the Wei Clan, I will do my best to help. "
Yang Ying looked at Wei Mou. If this was in the past, she would have drawn her sword and slashed at him. But after ten years of growth and experience, she had learned a lot. She knew that if she couldn't deal with her opponent, then getting angry wouldn't solve anything. It would only make her opponent proud.
As such, she didn't pay any further attention to him as she turned around and made her way toward the flying boat.
Wei Mou looked at her back and said loudly, "Yang Shunu, if you change your mind, you can come find me at any time."
The middle-aged cultivator behind him frowned. He didn't like his nephew's frivolous appearance, but he naturally wouldn't stand out to uphold justice.
In truth, he didn't have any dislike for Yang Jian, nor did he have any interest in the matter of the Protectorate Manor being promoted. However, since a fellow Daoist had asked him for help, he naturally had to do his best to help.
In a place like the Yujing, the big fish ate the small fish. If one didn't have enough background and wanted to seek something that didn't belong to them, it was destined to be futile. In his opinion, this kind of setback would teach Yang Ying this truth.
Yang Ying and the others quickly returned to the flying boat. After the boat took off, the girl with glasses said worriedly, "Wei Wei, it seems that our opponent is very powerful. I'm afraid that not only will the big clans in the Yujing not help us, but some will also try to obstruct us."
Yang Ying maintained her calm. She said, "I know that someone is ahead of us. After all, the Dongting is just a remote protectorate to them. Perhaps many people don't even know where the Dongting is. If I were them, I would only choose to believe the words of those close to me and those with power. But we can't admit defeat."
Jia Yue said, "Wei Wei, do you want me to contact Head Xuan?"
Yang Ying shook her head. "First, the Xuanfu in the Dongting is too far away. Second, Xuanfu's Xuanxiu can't be used to reach the Yujing." But at this moment, her fighting spirit seemed to have been stimulated. She gripped the hilt of her sword and said, "If the Glass Jade Heavenly Palace can't help us, we can still find someone else."
The girl with glasses said, "Wei Wei, who are you going to find?"
Yang Ying said, "There's another place I want to go." She opened her hand and looked at the bone whistle in her palm. Then she gripped it tightly and said, "Let's go to the Yuntao Temple!"
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