The girl traveled through another world and forced the prince to take the imperial examination

When there were only three of them left in the tent, Yun Qing finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Who is my mother?..."

Who is it! Who is it! Who is it… Yun Qing’s whole heart was screaming.

Ming Yuan was stunned by his question. He didn't expect Yun Qing to ask this right away: "Who else could it be besides Yuan Zhi?"

Yuan Zhi?

It’s Yuan Zhi!

Yun Qing seemed to have heard this name somewhere before, but it was not unfamiliar to Mu Qingcheng at all. She had heard the name Yuan Zhi like thunder in Fangjia Village these two days.

Mu Qingcheng leaned over to Yun Qing's ear and whispered the story of Yuan Zhi to Yun Qing.

Yun Qing knew about the female healer who had appeared in the Great Qi Kingdom over twenty years ago. He suddenly remembered that after being poisoned by the Drunken Dream, he had consulted many famous doctors, and someone had recommended Yuan Zhi to him. However, Yuan Zhi had been missing for twenty years.

Yun Qing didn't know what he was feeling. Was he happy, sad, or resentful? He couldn't tell.

"Why her?" That's the only question left!

"You don't know who your mother is?" Ming Yuan was also very surprised, but then he understood: "I heard that he died before I was imprisoned in the Ghost Prison. You were just born at that time! Your father hid your mother very well. There are probably not many people in this world who know who your mother is. No wonder you don't know."

Yun Qing was filled with doubt and uncertainty, yet her eyes were filled with hope. "Is my mother not dead? Why did you say she ran away with someone else? Where is she now?"

Ming Yuan hugged his shoulders tightly: "Why, your mother ran away with someone else, and you are quite happy!" He raised the corners of his mouth with a somewhat teasing tone.

Mu Qingcheng looked at Yun Qing worriedly, but Yun Qing was very calm. "I don't know what happened back then, so I have no right to comment. So, I want to know the truth. If she has something to hide, I won't blame her for abandoning us, father and son."

Ming Yuan was a little surprised. He hadn't expected this kid to be so open-minded. His expression softened considerably. "You have to promise me one thing before I can tell you."

Yun Qing said without hesitation: "As long as it doesn't violate the moral bottom line, I can agree to it!"

Ming Yuan nodded in satisfaction: "Then you can become my disciple! You can call me Master, and I will protect you from now on!"

Mu Qingcheng almost dropped her jaw in shock. He wanted to take Yun Qing as his disciple?

Yun Qing looked at Ming Yuan in confusion, and after a moment, he asked, "Why?"

Ming Yuan's brows were filled with a hint of sadness: "Of course it's for Jiuyou!"

Yun Qing and Mu Qingcheng didn't understand what was said.

Yun Qing thought for a moment before rejecting him: "You know, I already have a master! And it's a legitimate master. Why don't you change the conditions?"

He said that the premise is that it cannot violate the moral bottom line. It is impossible for him to betray his master.

Ming Yuan was irritated by the rejection. Why did they all reject him? Was it because he hadn't been active in the martial arts world for twenty years, and his reputation had faded? Why not destroy Xuantian Palace first, establish his reputation, and then accept disciples!

Mu Qingcheng watched as Mingyuan's aura grew colder and colder, and she knew he was about to lose his temper. She quickly advised, "Senior, although I don't know what the relationship between Jiuyou and Yunqing is, you said you're doing this for Jiuyou, so you can't hurt him, right?"

Ming Yuan stared at Mu Qingcheng with a cold gaze. Yun Qing quickly leaned forward to block it. Mu Qingcheng felt terrified by his gaze and whispered tremblingly, "He, he...you can't hurt the people around him, otherwise he will be very sad..."

"Haha!" Jiuyou said disdainfully: "Why don't you just tell me to stand behind him and kill anyone who dares to hurt him? Wouldn't that satisfy you more?"

Mu Qingcheng's eyes lit up when she heard this. This was a good idea, why hadn't she thought of it?

Mu Qingcheng whispered to Yun Qing, "Yun Qing, this is a good idea! If he wants to, you must agree!"

Yun Qing wanted to hold his forehead with his hand. This little girl was really bold.

"Girl, you really think I'm your bodyguard! You're so bold! Just like that Yuan Zhi back then, she's an interesting girl."

Yun Qing quickly stood up solemnly, bowed and saluted Ming Yuan. "Senior, although I cannot become your disciple, I respect you as my elder. I still have that question, please help me solve it! Is my mother not dead? Where is she now?

Ming Yuan paused for a moment: "You only want to know this? You don't want to know the story between the three of them? And why did your father die?"

Yun Qing's heart was filled with shock after hearing this. He stood up straight, lifted his robe, knelt on his knees, clasped his hands together and said, "Senior, please tell me the truth!"

Ming Yuan was finally satisfied. It was really not easy to get this kid to kowtow to him. "Alright, get up!"

Yun Qing then sat down.

"Since you are so sincere, I will tell you something that happened more than 20 years ago."

Mingyuan closed his eyes and recalled the past.

"The hardships we four, Jiuyou, Shaojun, Yuanzhi, and I, have endured all started with your grandfather, Emperor Yong'an..."

Emperor Yong'an ascended the throne at the age of fifteen and reigned for forty-two years. He devoted his life to expanding the territory of the Great Qi State, and was universally praised as a rare benevolent and wise ruler.

"Eternal life! It's the dream of every emperor, and Emperor Yong'an also longs for it. On the surface, he fights for the people of the Great Qi Kingdom, but in reality, it's all for his own selfish desires!

His so-called expansion of territory was a cover-up; his goal was to find a remedy that would allow him to achieve immortality."

Mu Qingcheng seemed to be listening to a story, while Yun Qing was terrified! He grew up in the inner court of the imperial palace. Although he was imprisoned in Chonghua Palace when he was a child, he also knew some of the palace secrets.

"You're talking about the Sanctuary!"

Ming Yuan sneered: "Otherwise! With such a reputation, he can deceive his superiors and subordinates."

Mu Qingcheng had also heard of the Holy Land: "What exactly is this Holy Land?"

Yun Qing briefly explained to Mu Qingcheng, "The Holy Land was built by Emperor Yong'an himself. One year, a plague ravaged the Great Qi Kingdom. Emperor Yong'an said he had a dream in which he saw an island in the South China Sea inhabited by three immortals. The immortals gave him a prescription that could cure the plague. The prescription proved effective, and the plague was cured within a month."

"Emperor Yong'an sent people out to sea to search for the Immortal Island. They indeed found the island at the location he designated... Later, he named it the Holy Land!"

Emperor Yong'an began to promote the Holy Land extensively. Due to the epidemic, the people of Da Qi also revered the Holy Land and offered sincere worship.

He also specially built a magnificent palace on the island for the gods. It is said that the palace was so beautiful that it really looked like a fairyland.

It’s a pity that ordinary people can’t even find the entrance. Only those with immortal roots can enter the heavenly palace.

Every year, officials from all over the country came to pay tribute. Many ordinary people also sought the immortality of heaven, willing to sell their property just to buy a way into the heavenly palace, hoping to receive guidance and protection from the immortals.

After Emperor Yong'an's death, the power of the Holy Land grew even stronger. Although they dared not challenge the imperial power, they were able to control the fate of the royal family, even the princes.

It was said that all the prince's children had to consult the Holy Land before they were born. If the Holy Land believed that a prince would harm the fate of the country, then the prince would disappear from the world.

Because of this, whenever a noblewoman close to the emperor became pregnant, her family would eagerly pay tribute to the Holy Land. They claimed this was to pray for the future prince, but in reality, it was to ensure the prince's safe birth, avoiding being judged by the Holy Land as a hindrance to the country's destiny and subject to brutal execution.