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Sanmu Town, night.
"Knock, knock, knock."
On the second floor of the inn, there was a knock on the door, waking up Xiao Yuan who was sitting by the window looking at the night view of the town. After a moment's thought, he knew who had come here.
When he opened the door, he saw Xuanyuan Mingzhu wearing a green dress with a bright smile on her pretty face.
"Princess."
"Are you not welcome?"
As he spoke, Xuanyuan Mingzhu had already walked into his room and was looking at Xiao Yuan's room with interest as if he was visiting.
"How could that be?" Xiao Yuan smiled bitterly. "It's just that Princess, you are a daughter of gold, yet you come to my room, a grown man, so late at night. If this gets out, I'm afraid it will affect your reputation."
"clang!"
The sharp blade was unsheathed, and the cold sword was placed on Xiao Yuan's neck.
"Princess, you!"
Xiao Yuan looked at her in surprise, without moving at all, just wondering why she did this.
When his eyes met the Ninth Princess's smiling eyes, Xiao Yuan quickly realized that she was just joking.
"Are you really Xiao Yuan?" Xuanyuan Mingzhu didn't retract her sword. "That young man who dared to question and criticize me for being too pretentious in front of my guards and maids seems to have been killed by you and possessed by his body, correct?"
Xiao Yuan raised his hands to show surrender.
But the Ninth Princess still pointed her sword at him, and she had to get an explanation tonight.
Xiao Yuan stared at her for a while, and after noticing the determination in the Ninth Princess's eyes, he could only smile bitterly and said, "Princess, you are... ah, why bother."
Questioning whether he was possessed by another body was fake, the real question was whether he dared to face her.
Xuanyuan Mingzhu's expression gradually turned cold. Her noble and unapproachable temperament, born in a royal family, made Xiao Yuan slightly stunned. He hadn't seen the Ninth Princess like this for a long time.
The sword was put away, and Xuanyuan Mingzhu walked to the window without saying a word and looked out through the open window.
After a long while, she said quietly, "Your Moon Palace Fairy has gone back."
Xiao Yuan stood still, looking at the slender figure shrouded in moonlight by the window. "I know. She invited me to the Xianyun Sect, but I didn't agree."
"oh?"
Xuanyuan Mingzhu's voice changed.
"If I haven't achieved immortality yet, how can I start a family?"
"...Ha ha ha ha."
The Ninth Princess suddenly burst into laughter, tears streaming down her face. She wiped her eyes with her hand and said, "Xiao Yuan, you are truly shameless. I told you she was your Moon Palace Fairy, and you really dared to dream of marrying her? By the way, do you know whose disciple Xiao Xiyue is?"
Xiao Yuan was stunned for a moment, "Isn't he a disciple of the Xianyun Sect's headmaster's wife?"
"No, she is Nangong Wan's disciple."
The Ninth Princess turned around with a smile and said to him playfully, "Do you think that by obtaining the inheritance of that great general, you can close the gap between you and Xiao Xiyue? Or that by reaching the Daoyun realm, you have the confidence to marry Fairy Xiyue?"
Xiao Yuan frowned, "I haven't heard of any legendary deeds of this headmaster's wife."
"I haven't heard of it either."
The Ninth Princess sat at the table and motioned for him to sit down as well. After pouring him a cup of tea, she asked him, "Do you know what Yunjing needs most to ascend to immortality?"
"…trying to survive the calamity, isn't it?"
"Yes, but not the main one."
The Ninth Princess smiled faintly and said, "Actually, to become an immortal, you only need two words."
"Which two words?"
"relation!"
"relation?"
"Surprised? Haha." The Ninth Princess narrowed her eyes and smiled. "These two words are far more powerful than any magical skills, immortal weapons or spiritual weapons. In the future, you... no, if you didn't have a relationship with me, you would never be able to understand the mystery of these two words in the mortal world."
Xiao Yuan was silent for a long time before he shook his head and drank his tea silently.
The Ninth Princess teased, "Why, are you scared? You're so brave, yet you still want to marry Fairy Xiyue."
"There's nothing to be afraid of, I just feel annoyed... Do you understand why I took over Xiao Yuan's body now?"
"snort."
Xuanyuan Mingzhu sneered, "I think you're just overthinking it. The five major immortal sects are contributing manpower and effort, so isn't it natural for them to control everything?"
Before the Immortal Palace was opened, Xiao Yuan, like other independent cultivators and people from second-rate sects, could only wait for the five major immortal gates to make a decision. They could neither participate nor sneak into the immortal gates.
All we can do is wait.
It's really frustrating.
Xiao Yuan took a sip of his tea and said, "I can't argue with you... The five major immortal sects have been entrenched in the human world for tens of thousands of years. Dao Yun realm masters have emerged one after another, and most of those who ascended to the immortal world also came from the five major sects. For a small sect like us... let's just forget it."
He vaguely sensed that Sister Xiyue's master was of extraordinary origin and seemed to be someone from the fairyland.
"Since you can't argue, why are you complaining so much?"
Xiao Yuan finally shut up, exhaled a breath, looked at Xuanyuan Mingzhu and said gratefully: "After talking nonsense with you, I feel much better."
Xuanyuan Mingzhu smiled and said, "I just don't want you to become the second Qiming Immortal Emperor. Of course, your talent is far inferior to that of an Immortal Emperor. I'm afraid you'll be killed the moment you take the first step."
Xiao Yuan spread his hands helplessly, "My goal is nothing more than to be with the person I love."
"Who? Could it be me?"
"…"
Xiao Yuan raised his head in surprise and met Xuanyuan Mingzhu's calm eyes.
Her eyes were so clear and bright, without a trace of hesitation or timidity. She just looked at him, waiting for his answer.
"Princess..." Xiao Yuan spoke in a hoarse voice, not knowing how to answer.
"Forget it, it's not me."
Xuanyuan Mingzhu lowered her eyes, not wanting the man in front of her to see the sadness in them. "My body is worth a lot of money, and I'm sure to become a successful immortal in the future. I'm not someone with an uncertain future like you can pursue. But don't regret it later."
After saying that, Xuanyuan Mingzhu stood up and walked out.
A crystal teardrop fell on the table, startling Xiao Yuan who wanted to remain silent.
"Princess!"
He grabbed the Ninth Princess's hand, and the latter trembled, then suddenly threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.
When they were being hunted by Buyidao and his men and fled into the vast forest, the two of them once hugged each other for warmth.
Xiao Yuan hesitated for a long time, but finally raised his hand gently and embraced the girl of noble birth in his arms.
The two of them didn't say a word. After an unknown amount of time, Xuanyuan Mingzhu pushed him away, turned around and walked out of the room.
Xiao Yuan was left behind feeling lost and did not sleep all night.
The next morning, he left the inn at daybreak.
After walking out of Sanmu Town, Xiao Yuan looked back one last time, then turned around and walked forward in silence.
After taking a few steps, Xiao Yuan stopped.
He saw a person.
A young man wearing a scholar's long gown, a square scarf on his head, holding a folding fan in his hand, with handsome eyebrows, red lips and white teeth... was standing on the side of the road, looking at him with a smile.
Seeing Xiao Yuan looking over, the young man politely bowed to him and said in a clear voice, "Sir, my name is Xuanyuan Ming. I am from the capital. I came here on my journey but have lost my way. I wonder if you could take me with you for the next leg of my journey?"
Xiao Yuan was petrified on the spot, his mouth twitching as he wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter a word.
There was surprise and shame in his eyes.
"Since you don't say anything, I will take it as your consent?" The young man with red lips and white teeth walked over with a smile. He was tall and stood in front of Xiao Yuan with a noble look on his face.
Xiao Yuan covered his forehead with his hands, "Princess, what are you doing...?"
"Where did the princess come from?"
"Your name isn't Xuanyuan..."
Pop.
Xiao Yuan was slapped on the back of his head and quickly changed his words, "Mr. Xuanyuan, you look so much like a man in his disguise that I couldn't tell at all."
"…Puff."
Xuanyuan Mingzhu couldn't help laughing out loud. Even though she was wearing men's clothes, her bright and beautiful smile couldn't hide her peerless brilliance, so much so that Xiao Yuan was stunned.
"Hey, are you looking stupid?"
Xuanyuan Mingzhu waved her fan in front of him, blinked like an ordinary woman, and asked, "Who's prettier, me or that Xiyue Fairy?"
"...They all look good."
"No, you have to choose the best looking one, you can't have both!"
"…"
Xiao Yuan's face flushed. Who could have thought that the noble princess who had fallen from the sky on a rainy night would show such a charming and bright side after falling in love with someone?
However, it was precisely because of Xuanyuan Mingzhu's cheerful personality that allowed her to love and hate that she tolerated Xiao Yuan's initial accusations.
That's why Xiao Yuan fell in love with her.
As the two of them left Sanmu Town while chatting casually, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Princess, no, Master Ming, if you leave like this, what if your servants come looking for you..."
Xuanyuan Mingzhu smiled without saying a word and looked up at the sky.
Xiao Yuan looked over and soon saw a flying boat taking off from Sanmu Town, disappearing into the clouds, and flying towards the capital.
"Mingzhu, you!" Xiao Yuan looked at her in surprise again.
The Ninth Princess is being hunted, and the mastermind behind the plot has not yet been found. But if she were to transfer her subordinates away now and be found by the enemy again, then...
"From now on, there is only one person in the world who knows where I am."
Xuanyuan Mingzhu took out a thin mask and put it on her face. In an instant, her temperament changed drastically.
The Adam's apple disappeared, a little stubble appeared on the chin, the eyebrows became thicker, and even the height increased by several inches out of thin air.
But this was only a change in appearance. Xiao Yuan's spiritual sense clearly sensed that the Ninth Princess's aura had also changed. If he had not observed the process of her transformation with his own eyes, he would definitely not have recognized that she was the youngest princess of the Xuanyuan royal family.
"If that person betrays me," Xuanyuan Mingzhu said slowly, looking at the only man who knew her identity with a half-smile, "then I will die without a burial place."
Xiao Yuan sweatdropped, "Mr. Ming, why do you... trust me so much?"
"Didn't you trust me last night?" Xuanyuan Mingzhu, who looked like a man, smiled brightly and patted his shoulder. "I'm just returning the favor. I can't just put a sword on someone's neck and not express my gratitude, can I?"
Xiao Yuan had a wry smile on his face, but he was very touched in his heart.
If he was really the Ninth Princess's guard, he would probably be so excited that he would kneel on the ground and swear allegiance, right?
"become!"
Xiao Yuan said sincerely, "Mr. Ming, since you have decided to travel, I, Xiao Yuan, will risk my life to accompany you and face the wolves and tigers along the way together!"
Xuanyuan Mingzhu rolled her eyes at him and said, "If I remember correctly, you are much weaker than me. Won't I be the one to protect you then?"
"Then... I will serve Master Ming wholeheartedly, and you can just treat me like a servant!"
"whispering sound."
Xuanyuan Mingzhu snorted disdainfully, turned around and walked forward, but the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up, and a joyful smile was outlined.
She herself couldn't explain whether it was a cover-up plan to uncover the mastermind behind the scenes, or simply to travel the world with him.
"Xiao Yuan, where are we going next?"