Above the source of Tao

The three people in the carriage were chatting happily when the carriage suddenly stopped.

A moment later, a middle-aged man, the bearded man whom Yun Chang'an rescued, came. His name was Hu Tong and he was an escort in Han Lan's escort agency. He was responsible for the safety of the goods and Miss Han Lan.

Hu Tong knocked on the side window of Yun Changan's carriage. Soon, the window opened and Miss Han Lan looked at him and asked what was the matter.

"My Lady, we have left the Ebony Forest and are now at the Royal City."

Hu Tong clenched his fists and explained to Han Lan respectfully. Yun Changan heard their conversation and couldn't help but stick his head out curiously to check the surrounding environment.

Behind them was the 100,000-mile ebony forest, which was already several hundred meters away from them, and the surroundings became brighter, not as depressing as before in the ebony forest.

They could already see the general shape of the King of Chu City in front of them, but it seemed very far away. Directly in front of them was a forest of ebony trees. The trees were not very tall, and were several feet shorter than the ebony forest behind them.

The tree is only three meters tall. Because of its shape like a peach tree and its red leaves, people call it the red peach tree. The leaves of the red peach tree are very dense, like a sun shining down to the earth, giving people a happy mood.

There are many grasses growing at the roots of the red crabapple tree. They are called miscanthus and are poisonous. If a mortal eats them by mistake, he will die from the poison within an incense stick of time. Miscanthus is also the main ingredient of Miscanthus Du Powder.

Mang Du San is a chronic poison. Taking a little bit will not have any effect on mortals. However, if consumed for a long time, it will damage the five internal organs, leading to organ failure and even death.

However, most people do not know how to make this Mang Du Powder, so there are very few of them circulating on the market.

After understanding the situation, Yun Chang'an and the other two asked them to speed up their journey and try to reach the Chu Dynasty after dark.

So, the pair of carriages hurried on their way. Yun Chang'an saw that Senior Sister Chu was not in a very high spirits, so he asked her if she was okay. Chu Xiaoxiao just shook her head, indicating that nothing was wrong, and did not speak. She just looked through the window at the red crabapple forest, in a daze.

He still didn't know why Senior Sister Chu accepted such a long journey. Since Senior Sister Chu didn't tell him, he didn't ask again. He guessed in his heart that this place might have some connection with her, but since she didn't say it, Yun Chang'an wouldn't ask about other people's private affairs and make himself bored.

At night, as the convoy continued to travel non-stop, they finally arrived at the Chu Dynasty after the sun set. The city wall of the Chu Dynasty was very tall, and outside the wall was a moat. The water in the river flowed rapidly, and it was unknown how deep the water was.

There are four gates in the Chuwang City. They came to the east gate at this time. It was guarded by soldiers. Everyone who entered the city would be carefully questioned and searched, and no one would be left out. Therefore, Yun Changan and his party waited outside the gate for a long time.

It was their convoy's turn at this time. Hu Tong dismounted and took out a bamboo book similar to a pass from his arms. He handed it to the soldier guarding the city, then pointed at the carriage in Han Lan's direction, leaned over and whispered something in the soldier's ear.

Afterwards, the soldier spoke a few words to the other soldiers and asked them to let the convoy into the city.

After entering the city, Yun Chang'an and Chu Xiaoxiao got off the carriage and prepared to say goodbye to Han Lan.

"Young Master Chang'an and Xiaoxiao, it's getting late today. How about I arrange a place for you to stay, and then I'll come to see you tomorrow, okay?"

The two had just arrived in Chuwang City and were unfamiliar with the place. It was already night, and one night would not be wasted investigating a missing person case, so they agreed.

Han Lan brought the two to a restaurant and told the shopkeeper that they were her guests and asked him to settle them down. Then she left and told them that she would come back tomorrow to express her gratitude with a large sum of money.

Yun Chang'an and the other man did not refuse. The owner of the restaurant took them to the two rooms at the top. These two rooms were next to each other and were the best rooms in the restaurant.

Yun Chang'an entered his room and began to practice. He took out a dozen Yuan Crystals from the Siyang Gourd Lamp and entered into a state of meditation.

At this time, Yun Chang'an had been traveling for nearly half a month, and his cultivation had fallen behind a lot. Only one-fifth of the vital energy in his body had not yet turned into vital liquid.

I dare not delay any longer and just hope that it can all be converted into Yuan Liquid as soon as possible.

In the next room, Chu Xiaoxiao felt a little sad. She sat by the window, looking at the Chu Dynasty outside the window, and was absent-minded for a long time. This was not her first time here, but she was born here since she was a child.

Chu Xiaoxiao spent an extremely painful childhood here. Her mother was from Hualing City, not far from Chuwang City, to the north of Chuwang City.

That year, Gao Qingyue brought his mother Jiang Qinyi to Chuwang City to sell the silk produced by their family. It was also here that he met his father.

They were all relatively young that year, only in their early twenties, and Chu Xiaoxiao's mother was outstanding in appearance, a peerless beauty with a charming smile that would captivate the whole city. When passers-by saw her, they would stop and watch for a long time.

At that time, Jiang Qinyi was selling her silk on the street. Passers-by saw that the silk was as fine as ice and as smooth and soft as crystals on a glacier. Soon, a whole truck of goods was sold out.

So, Gao Qingyue was asked to return home and bring a few carts of silk, ready to be sold in the royal city.

Ten days later, the two arrived at the royal city with several carts of silk. At this time, the royal city was already popular with the silk they sold last time. Some dignitaries also heard the news and wanted to buy a few pieces to present to the royal harem.

However, this also affected the interests of some people, so the silk and satin merchants in the royal city united to boycott foreign goods and protect their own interests from being harmed.

When his mother was selling their silk on the street again, a group of people came, including soldiers, to make trouble. They made up a random excuse and destroyed all their silk, causing serious losses to their silk.

At this time, the Prince of Chuwang City, who had not yet ascended the throne, and was Chu Xiaoxiao's father, was strolling on the street for fun. He happened to see this scene and went over to see the excitement. However, it didn't matter if he just watched the excitement, as he was deeply absorbed in it. Reflected in his eyes was Jiang Qinyi, who looked like a tearful girl.

At a glance, the prince of Chuwang City fell in love with Jiang Qinyi and solved her problem.

At this point, Prince Chu was stuck to Jiang Qinyi like a dog-skin plaster. Although Chu Jiangruan had helped her before, she really couldn't feel any love for him, but it was hard to refuse him either.

Of course, at this moment, Jiang Qinyi didn't know that the man in front of her was the crown prince.

So, finally unable to bear Chu Jiangruan's disturbance, he left Chuwang City and vowed never to come to Chuwang City again.

Chu Jiangruan was also looking for Jiang Qinyi after she left. After several months of inquiring, he finally found out where she was.