Huangxiu

Chapter 181 Request
His originally relaxed smile slowly faded.

Xiao Ruoling smiled and asked, "What's the matter?"

"It seems that this saint girl needs to fight hard for it."

"Hmm——?" Xiao Ruoling blinked her deep and bright eyes.

Xiao Zhiyuan's attitude has undergone a fundamental change.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "If I didn't have this Taiyin Great Form Refining Technique, it would be fine, but with such a miraculous skill, how can I let it go?!"

"But……"

"It's only ten years. We are still young. Is it worth it to exchange ten years for hundreds of years of life?"

If Xiao Ruoling can become a grandmaster, that would be fine. But if he cannot, his lifespan will be far less than mine.

Once you practice the Taiyin Great Form Refining, you will be able to keep up with yourself and remain young forever.

What a wonderful thing it is to exchange ten years for something?

"But..." Xiao Ruoling hesitated.

"Yujing is only a thousand miles away from Yaoyue Palace. It only takes me half a day to ride the Tianlong Divine Horse. I can go there and back very quickly. The disciples of Yaoyue Palace cannot enter Yujing, but it's not like I can't go to Yaoyue Palace."

Xiao Ruoling blinked.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "We are not breaking up, we are just postponing the wedding for ten years, but in return we will have eternal youth and a long life. It is totally worth it!"

It is very convenient to come to the Duke of Anguo's Mansion now. You can get there in a short time. It takes half a day to go to Yaoyue Palace. If you really care about the person you like, it is actually not that troublesome.

Xiao Ruoling hesitated.

She really didn't want to be a saint.

It is fun to go to a secret place. A secret place is like a treasure, waiting for you to explore.

But if you can invite the Saint of the Moon Palace, that’s fine.

The Saint of Yaoyue Palace had little appeal to her.

The more you lack something, the more you desire it.

To outsiders, Yaoyue Palace seemed mysterious, powerful and of high status, but in her eyes, it was not so dazzling and she just regarded it as a great martial arts sect.

After all, she is from the Duke's Mansion.

The Saint of Yaoyue Palace is second only to the Palace Master and has great power, but as a young lady of the Duke's Mansion, she is in charge of the entire Duke's Mansion and has no shortage of power.

She felt that the reputation and status of the Saint of Yaoyue Palace were not as good as hers as the Crown Prince's Consort.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Now that the opportunity has come, let's try our best to avoid any regrets in the future."

"...Okay." Seeing him like this, Xiao Ruoling could only agree helplessly.

Chu Zhiyuan thought for a moment and said, "Since we are going to compete, we must prepare well.... Starting tomorrow, I will come over every afternoon and we will practice swordplay."

"Okay." Xiao Ruoling agreed reluctantly.

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The next morning, he continued to practice in Mingwu Hall, reported for duty at the Ministry of Rites, and then went to his new house to practice.

By the time of lunch, Bai Ningshuang had already returned from the palace.

After dinner, Chu Zhiyuan said, "Mom, I have something to say to the Queen."

"What are you talking about?" Bai Ningshuang asked, "Do you want me to pass it on to the queen right away?"

"Yes."

"Go ahead." Bai Ningshuang said.

Chu Yi and Chu Minghou both looked over.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "I would like to ask the emperor to send Grandmaster Song to protect Ruo Ling in secret."

"Huh?" All three were surprised.

This request is extremely strange and abrupt.

The Grand Master's secret protection is a treatment not available to ordinary people, let alone the Crown Prince's wife, even the Prince himself does not have this treatment.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Just tell your Majesty this."

"Yuan'er, what's going on? Why do you want the Grand Master to protect Ruoling? Is Ruoling in danger?"

"That's right, big brother, is Sister Xiao in any danger?"

"She's going out for a while."

"What to do?"

"Go to Yaoyue Palace and see if you can become the Saint of Yaoyue Palace."

"...Yuan'er, what nonsense are you talking about!" Bai Ningshuang said unhappily, "What's going on?"

"Mom, let's talk about this later. Tell this to your majesty first."

"...Okay." Seeing that Chu Zhiyuan's expression was a little serious, Bai Ningshuang didn't say anything more. She agreed and was about to leave.

She has always been a decisive person and does things as soon as she thinks of them.

After Bai Ningshuang left, Chu Yi pulled him aside and insisted on asking for clarification.

Chu Zhiyuan reluctantly followed her to Wanqing Courtyard.

Flowers and exotic plants are everywhere, competing with each other in beauty, so beautiful that it is no wonder that she stays here and doesn't want to go out.

This is indeed a peaceful world, free from the disturbances of the mundane world.

Sometimes I think that Chu Yi’s life is truly beautiful.

There is no need to care about too much, just immerse yourself in your own world, with loving parents and elder brother, fine clothes and delicious food, and fiddling with flowers and plants. A fulfilling and satisfying day passes quickly.

Now I am practicing martial arts again, and my good friend Li Suyue comes to keep me company.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard the maid outside report that Miss Li had arrived. So Chu Yi ran out to greet Li Suyue.

Li Suyue came in, wearing a dark green silk shirt, looking soft and tender. When she saw Chu Zhiyuan, her face immediately blushed.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Little sister, since Su Yue is here, I won't disturb you."

He was about to get up and leave, but Chu Yi stopped him: "Brother, Sister Su Yue is here, so I won't delay you from talking. Let's get down to business!"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "This matter has not yet come to a conclusion. We have to wait and see."

Chu Yi held him back and wouldn't let him go: "Even if there is no result, tell me first."

Chu Zhiyuan looked at her little hand helplessly: "Okay, let go, I'll do it."

Chu Yi quickly let go of her little hand, and helped Chu Zhiyuan straighten his clothes, and said with a smile: "Brother, we are all ears."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "This is a long story."

"Then take your time, there's no rush." ​​Chu Yi became interested immediately after hearing this, and hurriedly asked the maid to bring over tea, snacks and fruits.

While stuffing fruits into Li Suyue's mouth and serving tea to Chu Zhiyuan, he took a sip himself, looking at Chu Zhiyuan leisurely and contentedly, wanting to listen to what Chu Zhiyuan had to say.

Seeing her like this, Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "This has to start with Ruo Ling's martial arts training. She secretly worshipped Empress Xigong as her master."

"Ah——?" Chu Yi said in surprise: "Sister Xiao is actually a martial artist? Did she practice martial arts?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded and smiled: "The innate perfection is about to step into the master level."

If you become a Grandmaster, you will not be qualified to become a Saint.

"Isn't that right?" Chu Yi asked in surprise, "Sister Xiao doesn't know martial arts? Sister Su Yue, is that right?"

“This…” Li Suyue didn’t dare to look at Chu Zhiyuan, she just stared at Chu Yi and said softly, “It seems that there are some extraordinary skills in the martial arts world that can conceal the breath and not be discovered, hiding deep. I guess he must have practiced this extraordinary skill.”

"Oh——!" Chu Yi asked hurriedly: "Then what?"

Chu Zhiyuan said: "The Queen of the West Palace is from the Yaoyue Palace, so Ruo Ling is also a disciple of the Yaoyue Palace."

"Yaoyue Palace..." Chu Yi looked at Li Suyue.

Li Suyue frowned slightly and said softly, "Yaoyue Palace is one of the four great demon sects and has nothing to do with the imperial court."

Chu Yi said: "One of the four great demon sects... the Demon Sect?"

Li Suyue said hurriedly: "The Demon Sect is different from the Evil Sect. It's not that they are evil, but they do not follow the law and do whatever they want. It's also because of their transcendent status. In short, Yaoyue Palace is extremely powerful."

"Then what?"

"A while ago, the Saint of the Moon Palace was invited to step down and a new Saint was chosen. Ruo Ling followed the Master's order and went to participate in the election."

"The Saint of Yaoyue Palace?" Li Suyue said in amazement: "The Saint of Yaoyue Palace is incredible!"

Chu Yi hurriedly looked at her.

Li Suyue said, "The Saint of Yaoyue Palace is the second most important person in Yaoyue Palace, second only to the Palace Master. The Palace Master rarely takes care of affairs and is mostly in seclusion. The Saint handles most of the affairs of Yaoyue Palace... This is what I heard from my Grandmaster."

"Then if I become a saint, can I still marry you, brother?"

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Then we can only wait until the Saint's position is removed. Of course, it depends on whether we can be chosen as the Saint. It may not necessarily be chosen."

"What if I'm chosen? I won't be able to get married?"

"Well, a saint cannot marry."

"How long will it take to remove the Saint's seat?"

"ten years."

"Brother, you are twenty now, and you will be thirty in ten years...If mother knew this, she would be shocked." Chu Yi looked at him sympathetically: "Mother will definitely go crazy, brother, you can do whatever you want."

"Tell you what, little sister. Naturally, you are the one who will help."

"I can't help!"

"Ruoling is also helpless. What can she do if Empress Xigong gives the order?"

Just push the responsibility onto Empress Xigong and everything will be fine.

It's not like she's shirking responsibility, it was originally her fault.

"……Too."

"Tell mother in advance." Chu Zhiyuan said.

"Okay." Chu Yi sighed, "The most pitiful one is Sister Xiao. She actually has to become a saint at the critical moment."

She didn't think the Saint of Yaoyue Palace was that important, and felt she was far inferior to the Crown Prince's Consort.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded in agreement.

If there hadn't been the Taiyin Great Form Refining, the Saint would indeed not be that important. At most, she would have added a layer of halo to Xiao Ruoling.

Not so now.

"Brother, you are so pitiful. The princess consort you were going to marry has flown away." Chu Yi laughed and said, "You can only bring her back home in ten years."

"You can't sit on the throne of the Saint just because you want to. It depends on God's will." Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile.

"Sister Xiao is so beautiful, how could she not be chosen as the saint?" Chu Yi said.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "This is not just based on beauty."

"Sister Xiao is not only beautiful but also smart. She is also in charge of the Duke's Mansion. Who can compare to her?"

"…If I really get selected, these ten years won't be a big deal. I can just concentrate on practicing martial arts."

"Mom must be so anxious that she's jumping up and down." Chu Yi stuck out her tongue.

Chu Zhiyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

We have to fool people on this side and at least lay a good foundation. The most important thing is to calm Bai Ningshuang's anger and prevent her from making a fuss.

If Bai Ningshuang gets really angry, she will definitely go to the emperor to make trouble.

(End of this chapter)