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Xiao Yuan was surprised by her, and said with a strange expression, "I never knew that the wise and brave Master Ming would actually ask for people's opinions."
Xuanyuan Mingzhu opened her eyes wide.
"Could it be that Master Ming was killed by you and possessed by you?"
"...puff."
Xuanyuan Mingzhu covered her mouth with a paper fan and laughed out loud. Although she had changed into a man's appearance now, her skin was still white and delicate, and there was still a hint of feminine charm between her eyebrows, which made Xiao Yuan stunned.
"What are you looking at?"
Xuanyuan Mingzhu gave him a coquettish roll of the eyes and teased, "Could it be that after being possessed by another, Young Master Xiao actually fell in love with the pleasures of men? Like... men?"
Longyang's love?
Xiao Yuan felt a chill as he thought about how he was flirting with a man in the eyes of others. He coughed and said seriously, "Mr. Ming, if you don't have anything important to do, then come with me for a walk in Sanmu Town."
"oh?"
Xuanyuan Mingzhu raised an eyebrow and quickly understood Xiao Yuan's purpose: "Are you looking for clues about Emperor Qiming?"
"right."
There was nothing to hide between him and her, Xiao Yuan readily admitted.
Others may not know who Fairy Mingguang is in the fairy palace that appeared in Sanmu Town, but the two people who learned about the deeds of Fairy Emperor Qiming from General Xianhe naturally recognized it as the supreme opportunity left by the Fairy Emperor at a glance.
Even though the Immortal Emperor Qiming had already pointed out that this was something to be given to a specific descendant, Xiao Yuan was still a little unwilling and wanted to wander around Sanmu Town to see if he could find something useful.
Even if you can't find it, it would be a good idea to look for some villages where the Immortal Emperor once lived.
"It is indeed so."
Xuanyuan Mingzhu narrowed his eyes, looked Xiao Yuan up and down, and asked casually, "I bought the Immortal Emperor's relic at an auction. What about you?"
Xiao Yuan replied, "It's a relic my parents left me. I discovered it a while ago when I was sorting it out. The strange thing is, as soon as I touched it, that fragment of something I couldn't tell what it was entered my mind. But when my parents were holding it, it didn't move at all."
"Same as me."
Xuanyuan Mingzhu smiled and said, "It seems that the Immortal Emperor's power truly spans the past and present. Even a hundred thousand years after her death, her will remains. We were merely chosen by her."
Xiao Yuan was no fool. He turned and glanced in the direction of the Immortal Palace, then said thoughtfully, "Are you saying that Immortal Palace...was also left behind by the Immortal Emperor for some purpose? But if the Immortal Emperor really committed suicide as General Xianhe said, why would she wait a hundred thousand years to do something she couldn't do in her lifetime?"
"Who knows? I'm not an Immortal Emperor, nor an Emperor."
"You want to be emperor?"
Xiao Yuan asked her jokingly.
In the Jiuzhou continent where the five major immortal sects coexist, it is not a serious crime to exterminate nine generations of the Xuanyuan royal family if someone aspires to be the emperor.
Xuanyuan Mingzhu snapped open his folding fan and waved it like a dainty young man, looking incredibly noble yet lazily saying, "Who among my brothers and sisters, uncles, nephews, and nieces doesn't want my mother to ascend to the immortal realm as soon as possible? Hehe, becoming emperor would mean a lot."
It's a big deal? A relationship with the immortal world?
Xiao Yuan didn't ask any more questions. The two changed the topic and walked slowly along the country road in Sanmu Town.
Although many people from the five major immortal sects have left, the aftermath of the Mingguang Fairy's cave is still lingering, and many people from all walks of life are still staying in Sanmu Town, trying to find an opportunity to join the immortal sects.
In addition, the saying of "every sip and every bite follows its own cycle" told by the storyteller in the inn spread, so that many people believed that as long as they accepted people from Sanmu Town as their disciples, they would be able to obtain the opportunities left by the fairy Mingguang from the fairy world, making Sanmu Town even more mixed.
In a short period of time, Xiao Yuan met at least five groups of people on the country road, including chivalrous knights, traveling merchants, and real scholars who came here to travel, not those who were selling dog meat under the guise of sheep like the Ninth Princess.
Feeling that it was inappropriate to let the Ninth Princess, who was worth thousands of gold, walk, Xiao Yuan spent a few low-grade spiritual jades to buy two good horses from a group of merchants. He and the Ninth Princess each rode one, and after they each rode, they pulled the reins. The horses neighed loudly and stepped on the air with their front feet, which made them feel like they were enjoying the revenge and settling scores in the martial arts world.
"This horse is great!"
Xuanyuan Mingzhu was quite interested in this novel way of travel, and a smile appeared on his face.
Xiao Yuan smiled and said, "As long as Master Ming likes it, let's go. Let's go explore Sanmu Town today. If we don't find anything, we can leave tomorrow morning. How about that?"
"OK."
"Two young masters, two young masters!"
When Xiao Yuan was about to ride away, the previous owner of the horse, a pot-bellied businessman, stopped them with an apologetic smile.
"What's the matter?" Xuanyuan Mingzhu raised his eyebrows and asked.
The pregnant merchant was stunned by her beautiful face and the air of authority she exuded. After a moment, he cautiously said, "I heard that some notorious bandits have come to Sanmu Town with the intention of robbing people. It seems you two are also going to Sanmu Town. Why don't we go together? It will be more convenient for us to travel..."
Seeing that Xiao Yuan seemed somewhat reluctant, the merchant quickly said, "I am willing to contribute two hundred taels. Please help me take care of you along the way."
Xuanyuan Mingzhu asked him with a half-smile, "Two hundred taels of silver is not a small amount. Are you a businessman here doing business?"
"No, of course not."
The chubby businessman, who was over forty years old and nearly two heads shorter than Xiao Yuan, waved his hands quickly and said with an embarrassed smile, "My name is Wang Dafu. My family has quite a bit of wealth, but things haven't been going well for me in recent years. I consulted a fortune teller, who said that this is my fate. If I can overcome it, I will be successful, but if I can't, it will all be over. So when I heard that there was a cave left by an immortal in Sanmu Town, I brought a few carts of goods here, intending to give them to the descendants of the immortal, so as to establish a good relationship with him."
"I see."
The Ninth Princess took a look at the caravan behind him with great interest. Sure enough, they were pulling several large carts carrying goods, cloth, grain, dried fruits, herbs, etc. In addition to the coachmen, there were also several strong bodyguards following them.
"You want to make a good connection, so I want to make one too." The Ninth Princess smiled and said, "I won't take the two hundred taels from you, but we're going to visit the villages under Sanmu Town. You have to obey us."
"Of course, of course!"
Wang Dafu was overjoyed and immediately agreed. He said with a naive look on his chubby face, "I came here just to walk around Sanmu Town. Our purpose is exactly the same, haha!"
Xiao Yuan understood. He guessed that Wang Dafu started talking to him after hearing what he said. It just so happened that he had used low-grade spiritual jade instead of silver, which proved that he had an extraordinary background and the ability to protect himself.
"Husband."
A petite and good-looking woman poked her head out of Wang Dafu's carriage. It seemed that because she was sitting in the carriage, the woman was only wearing a thin gauze dress on her upper body. The undergarment embroidered with lotus flowers wrapped around her half-exposed breasts, which made people drool.
What's even more alluring is that this petite woman has spring in her eyes and sweat on her forehead, looking like she has just experienced a joyful and spring-filled life.
Xiao Yuan clearly saw the bodyguards and coachman beside him turn their heads away, not daring to look at her again.
"Husband, why don't you leave? Xianglan can't wait any longer." The woman's voice was as gentle as that of the Jiangnan water town. Xiao Yuan couldn't help but glance at her, only to be glared at by the Ninth Princess.
"It's almost there, don't worry, my lady, we're leaving now!"
Wang Dafu was a little embarrassed. After pushing Xianglan back into the car, he explained to Xiao Yuan and the others, "This is my wife. She doesn't know the rules very well. I'm sorry to have made you laugh."
"snort!"
A dissatisfied hum came from inside the carriage.
The Ninth Princess smiled and said, "It's really enviable that Shopkeeper Wang takes such a young wife with him whenever he goes out."
"Hehe." Wang Dafu understood the meaning of Mr. Ming's words and instead of feeling ashamed, he said with pride: "Besides doing business, I also like these romantic things. Accept it--"
He stretched out his fat right palm and added two fingers to his left hand. "Seven beautiful wives. Except for the original wife, whose status is slightly higher, the other six wives are all equal in status, equivalent to equal wives! Xianglan insisted on coming with me this time, so I had no choice but to bring her along."
The last sentence was said to the people in the carriage.
Xiao Yuan was surprised: "Equal wife? There's such a thing?"
"Of course!" Wang Dafu puffed out his big belly and said proudly, "Although I, Wang Dafu, am a bit vulgar and can't read or write, I am devoted to the women around me and never owe anyone anything, just like Zhang Xuefeng, the Immortal Zhang!"
Xiao Yuan had a strange look on his face. Zhang Xuefeng was exactly Xiyue's sister's father.
Xuanyuan Mingzhu glanced at Xiao Yuan, and suddenly thought of something. He raised his whip and whipped his horse's butt hard.
The steed rushed out, and Xiao Yuan, who was on horseback, almost fell off, shouting, "Mr....Ming, what are you doing?"
"Are you interested in the concubine?" Xuanyuan Mingzhu asked calmly.
"…"
Xiao Yuan lost his temper. A jealous woman is really scary, and so is a jealous princess.
Wang Dafu chuckled, turned around and got on the carriage. Xuanyuan Mingzhu heard a burst of flirting and laughter coming from inside. Wang Dafu really did what he said and was so humbly trying to please a concubine.
The convoy moved forward slowly. Xuanyuan Mingzhu was not in a hurry. It would take some time for the matter in the capital to come to a conclusion. She had at least a few days to wait patiently.
After the group arrived at the first village closest to the town, Wang Dafu jumped out of the carriage, helped his neatly dressed concubine Xianglan down, asked her to sit aside, and told the maid to fan his wife, while he ran to communicate with the villagers and inquire about some news about the immortals.
Of course, all I got were lies.
After the villagers knew that Wang Dafu came to do good deeds and accumulate virtue, they all rushed to make up stories about their own relationship with the immortals, exaggerating them to the point that even the real stories were blown out of proportion.
But Wang Dafu seemed to be indifferent. He gave a few kilograms of rice and flour to anyone who had a connection with the immortals. If an elderly person said that he had seen an immortal, he would give him an extra foot of cloth. The villagers were so happy that they coaxed him into smiling, saying that he would definitely be blessed by the immortals.
Xiao Yuan and the Ninth Princess looked at each other, and they both realized that Wang Dafu was just seeking peace of mind and didn't care at all whether the other party was a relative of an immortal.