Chapter 85: Princess Di: Be good! I’ll show you something exciting!
Chapter 85: Princess Di: Be good! I’ll show you something exciting!
Li Xingluo stared at Qin Muye with a hint of resentment in his eyes.
Her towering chest rose and fell, and it took a long time before she calmed down a little.
But the tone was still somewhat unfriendly: "Prince! What did His Majesty tell you?"
Qin Muye pulled the corner of his mouth: "Your Majesty means that those evil officials and nobles will definitely unite to wipe out the civilians, which is not good for the country. It just so happens that this time, the masters among them will focus on me and Totem Yuanqi, which is the best time to use puppets to hunt down their low-end combat power."
Li Xingluo rubbed his temples: "Have you ever thought that you might also have your jade token shattered because of this, and you won't even be able to become a Shaoqing?"
She was really having a headache. She had not planned to participate in the imperial examination of all races this time.
It was entirely because Qin Muye was kidnapped by the official position, and then the emperor instructed him to come and protect him.
It is acceptable to only oppose the evil officials.
But now even those aristocratic families have been offended.
You all don’t know the people in the Princess’ Mansion, but don’t you know the puppets in the Princess’ Mansion?
This, this...what is this?
You give me all the hard bones to chew on, right?
Qin Muye saw that she was worried and thoughtful, and then smiled and replied: "Miss! My position as Deputy Shaoqing was given by His Majesty. The so-called passing the imperial examination to become a regular official is just an excuse. Whether I can become a regular official or not is still a matter of His Majesty's decision, right?
As long as you do what His Majesty wants you to do, then you are right no matter how wrong you are.
But if you go against His Majesty's wishes in every way, then no matter how right you are, it will still be wrong."
"Oh……"
Li Xingluo seemed to be thinking about something. She lowered her gaze and said, "You want me to tell this to the princess, right? Is this what you want to say yourself, or did His Majesty ask you to tell him?"
Qin Muye laughed at himself: "It can be regarded as my recent realization!"
Li Xingluo was silent for a moment, knowing that his position as acting junior minister was also being grilled on the fire, and he could not help but shake his head and sighed: "You still don't understand His Majesty well enough, and you don't understand Princess Di even more."
Qin Muye: “…”
Why do I feel like there's something else going on?
Li Xingluo did not continue on this topic, but just asked: "I still have things to do, I can't protect you all the time, how long do you plan to hunt?"
Qin Muye thought for a moment and said, "How long you protect me is how long I will hunt you. We agreed on twelve hours, so that's twelve hours. When the time is up, you can do your thing. I have ways to protect myself."
Li Xingluo crossed his arms and pondered for a while, then suddenly asked, "Are you brave?"
Qin Muye was stunned for a moment: "What do you want to do?"
A playful smile suddenly appeared on Li Xingluo's lips: "I'll take you to play something exciting, are you afraid?"
Qin Muye: “…”
No?
He was full of bitterness and hatred just now.
Why are you suddenly so playful?
In his impression, Li Xingluo had always been like a crown prince, but just now, he seemed like a little girl who liked to play pranks.
Li Xingluo folded his arms and leaned back tactically: "What? You don't dare?"
Qin Muye's neck stiffened: "I dare to break into the Honglu Temple alone, is there anything I dare not do?"
"So, you are brave?"
"Just kidding, I'm super brave, okay?"
"Then come with me!"
Li Xingluo stretched out his hand.
Qin Muye was not vague and shook it directly.
Her hands were slender and white, but not very delicate. After holding it, Qin Muye felt that his hand was the hilt of the sword, as if she would swing her sword into battle and kill the enemy at any time.
But I didn't have time to savor it carefully.
Because the next moment, Li Xingluo pulled him all the way to the top of the mountain.
Qin Muye was a little confused: "You are..."
Li Xingluo did not answer, but just smiled at him, and then a strong wind blew out from his palm, making his clothes rustle.
Qin Muye staggered because of the wind: "No? What are you doing? You messed up my hair... Wait!"
He suddenly realized something was wrong.
Because the powder on his body that was used to cover up the smell was completely blown away by the evil wind.
You know, there are many monsters with a keen sense of smell.
"Ah! You..."
"What? Are you scared?"
"What the hell!"
Qin Muye's voice was shaking, and it would be a lie to say he was not afraid at all.
Although he was considered a fourth-grade master, his academic imbalance was quite serious.
But since Li Xingluo wants to play, then just play with her.
To be honest, he felt that she was quite pitiful, being completely put on the spot by the emperor.
True.
This was most likely the whetstone prepared for her by the emperor, otherwise it would be difficult to explain the words "cutting off one's own path to becoming an emperor" in her fate.
But for a girl of this age, the pressure is indeed a bit too much.
I guess Li Xingluo has figured it out. Since he has already offended so many people, he might as well be more arrogant.
have to say.
It's so cool that it's smoking!
Qin Muye felt that he looked more handsome standing next to her.
……
On the casting platform.
All the spectators were stunned.
Shen Luo looked at Xiong Qian who was standing beside him: "Master Xiong, can you understand?"
"This……"
Xiong Qian's eyes widened: "This woman wants to challenge all the young masters of the demon race?"
Shen Luo felt a little jealous: "It looks like it, but it shouldn't be like that!"
Have such courage.
At least it has to be at the fourth rank, right?
This time, the imperial examination of all races will check the registered age as usual, and the jade token can also accurately identify the age. Only those under the age of 25 can be bound to the jade token.
Throughout history, people of the fourth rank and above who are under the age of twenty-five may not be particularly rare.
Not to mention Qin Kaijiang, a genius who appears only once every few hundred years, even Qin Yanying reached the fourth rank at the age of twenty-two.
For example, in this imperial examination among all races, the Wang family of Langya had a master who was above the fourth rank and was only twenty-three years old.
A young fourth-grade person is definitely not rare.
But he is definitely not an unknown person.
This plain-looking woman.
Shen Luo had never even seen him before.
He didn't understand why this person would deliberately expose his whereabouts if he just wanted to protect Qin Muye from passing the imperial examination.
Do you really not take the young masters from the major clans and the demon official group seriously?
"What does this man want to do?"
Yu Ming was also somewhat puzzled. Yu Shanjun had not reached the standard to take part in the imperial examinations of all races, so naturally he did not need any special attention, so he kept staring at Qin Muye.
This person hid for such a long time without being discovered, which means he must have used drugs to cover up the smell on his body.
If they continue to hide like this, the young genius of the demon race will not be able to track them by scent. Even if they use other secret methods and work together, it will take at least three hours to find them.
In the end, it was exposed so blatantly?
Qingqiu Mei'er also sat up straight, her beautiful eyebrows tightly furrowed. It was obvious that this incident was completely beyond her expectations.
Niu Pingtian was amused: "Isn't this courting death?"
Zheng Wang's mouth twitched: "If they dare to stand up, they must be confident in their own abilities. Niu Pingtian, why don't you donate your brain if you don't need it?"
Niu Pingtian was so angry that he pointed at the jade disk and cursed, "There are a total of 17 fourth-grade masters among our young masters this time. If this woman can force all 17 fourth-grade masters to retreat, I, Niu Pingtian, will eat this jade disk on the spot!"
……
The area with seven mountains and eight rivers is very vast.
If something is hidden in there, even a fourth-grade expert who is good at tracking would find it almost impossible to find it easily.
But if the target is exposed.
A fourth-rank expert is running at full speed, and the mountains and rivers are actually not that big at all.
In just a quarter of an hour, Qin Muye could feel a pair of extremely cold eyes fixed on him.
He is a master!
However, the master did not show up directly.
Instead, he continued to lie dormant, quietly observing the two people's every move.
Li Xingluo held the sword and had no intention of speaking. He just glanced in that direction with eyes full of contempt and provocation.
After a while.
Several powerful auras appeared one after another, surrounding the two people on the top of the mountain from different directions.
Li Xingluo then said loudly: "Are you all here? If you are, come out!"
"Geese, geese, geese, geese..."
Qingqiu Ningning smiled and walked out from behind the thick sycamore tree: "Your Excellency is really courageous. You dare to accept the siege of so many people."
Li Xingluo sneered: "They are just a few rotten fish and shrimps. I am in a hurry, so it is more convenient to clean them up together."
Qingqiu Ningning: “???”
This person is really too arrogant!
Li Xingluo glanced at the crowd and found that in addition to the demon clan, there were also several fourth-grade masters from the big clans. The contempt in his eyes became even stronger: "I thought there would only be a few birds and beasts, but I didn't expect there would be a few dogs!"
"you!"
Several human youths were so angry that their faces turned blue.
Although they all came here in exchange for benefits, as long as they could help obtain the totem source energy or help clear out Qin Muye, they could get quite generous rewards from the evil officials.
At least it is better than refining it for a mount. After all, not everyone can tame a ferocious beast like Lingxi Dragon Colt like Qin Yanying.
Even if they really had a mount of the same level as Lingxi Longju at home, they would not dare to give the totem source energy easily. Otherwise, the mount would break through to the third level.
It is not certain who rides who.
So...we were wrong to help?
Why do you call us dogs?
"What do you mean? Did I curse you wrongly?"
Li Xingluo raised his eyebrows and pointed directly at the young man with the highest cultivation: "Wang Yi, right? If I remember correctly, your cousin went to Jingzhao Prefecture to speak for Hu Huan in order to flatter the evil officials group some time ago, but he was arrested and thrown into prison. Those evil officials treated him like trash and didn't even want to look at him.
The lessons of the past are right in front of you, but you still haven't learned your lesson and are still fawning over these evil officials. If you're not a running dog, what are you?
I think you not only have no memory, but you have no backbone either!"
Wang Yi was so angry that his temples were throbbing: "Don't put the blame on me. I have only met my so-called cousin twice since I was a child."
Qin Muye sneered, "What a righteous act! As long as my cousin is expelled from the Wang family of Langya, I won't lose face. No wonder the Wang family of Langya has always been so glorious. They are really thick-skinned!"
Wang Yi: “???”
Li Xingluo glanced at him with a hint of appreciation: "Huh? You're quite good at talking."
Qin Muye scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "My wife said the same thing."
Li Xingluo: “…”
Wang Yi couldn't stand it anymore, and drew out his sword with a clang: "You have the right mouth, you can say whatever you want! But the man behind you is eccentric and outspoken. He not only stirs up the relationship between the meritorious officials and the court, but also humiliates the envoys of various countries many times. He is definitely not a suitable candidate for the Junior Secretary of the Honglu Temple!
Today, whether for the sake of the hearts of all officials or for the sake of the country, we must not let this boy pass the imperial examination.
Otherwise, we will bring disaster to future generations and we will be the sinners of Daqian!"
Li Xingluo sneered: "You can even whitewash this and make it look good? Wang Yi, you have to understand that nearly 80% of the top masters of this imperial examination are gathered here. You can imagine how many people are watching outside. Your every move may spread among the people.
Your cousin whom you have only met twice has been despised by everyone, and his target is Qin Yanying, whose hands are indeed stained with blood.
But in front of you is Qin Muye, who donated his marrow to the Crown Prince and went alone to the Honglu Court.
How many times more beautiful do you think you are than your cousin in saying it, in order to turn black into white?"
Wang Yi: “…”
Cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead. It was only now that he realized the woman's sinister intentions.
There were many officials watching on the Casting Platform. There were few people in the court who openly opposed the evil officials, but those who were of commoner origin rarely got close to the evil officials.
If today's situation were to be spread among the people...
He knew very well how much his cousin had been despised because of the Qin Yanying case.
If the same pressure is put on myself...
He shuddered.
Li Xingluo drew his sword and pointed in a circle: "Of course, I don't think I can drive you away with just my mouth, I'll show you my true strength later! But I still want to remind you, the nine strands of totem source qi are still pending, and there are other masters who are trying their best to find them. If you get hurt, hehe..."
"Insanity!"
A snake demon suddenly transformed: "You are the only one, and you still want to hurt us! Everyone, fight quickly and kill them!"
The patience of the other monsters had also reached its limit, and they rushed directly towards Li Xingluo.
However, several young human masters led by Wang Yi looked at each other and retreated to the back.
Li Xingluo glanced at the menacing demons, then pulled Qin Muye onto his back and whispered, "Stick to me! Let your puppet help me!"
After saying that, without waiting for his answer, he directly pinched out a talisman.
next moment.
The surging vital energy poured out and in the blink of an eye turned into an extremely sharp gale, forming a sword blade storm around the two of them.
In just a moment, all the lush green trees on the mountaintop turned into yellow-green fragments and were blown into the mountain wind.
"Ouch!"
Wang Yi was about to leave, but was startled and turned back suddenly.
Looking at the sword energy tornado in front of him, he was so scared that his face turned as pale as paper.
Those geniuses of the demon clan, who he originally thought were as powerful as himself, were now trapped in the tornado, sweating profusely and struggling to hold on.
If they did not have the fourth-grade cultivation, they would have probably been crushed like those trees.
This……
The person next to him couldn't help swallowing his saliva: "This guy, has he already reached the edge of Grandmaster level?"
Although he could see it at a glance, this man immediately used a life-and-death killing move.
It's impossible for a casual move to have such power.
But even so, many peak fourth-grade masters can hardly match him.
Wang Yi felt a chill on his back. "Where did this monster come from? The Princess Mansion? Or the Qin... not the Qin family. The Qin family focuses on basic moves and physical attacks. They don't have sword moves that consume so much vitality. Where did the Princess Mansion get this genius?"
The center of the storm.
Li Xingluo suddenly shouted loudly: "Prince!"
Qin Muye stuck to her back, already extremely excited: "What's wrong!"
Li Xingluo: "Am I fierce?"
Qin Muye: “…”
No?
You just disguised yourself.
Are you letting yourself go like this?
He thought for a moment and said, "Strong! I admire strong women the most!"
Li Xingluo gritted his teeth and said, "Then get them!"
Say it.
The vitality is drained even more!
The storm suddenly increased in size.
Her face turned a little pale.
But the geniuses from the demon clan turned green in the face.
Each of the sword energies in these storms was equivalent to a full-strength attack from a fourth-grade master, and they locked onto their Qi, almost to the point of a fight to the death.
If there was only one, they would naturally not be afraid.
But with each passing moment, the sound of blood spurting out could be heard, and there was also an Old Six puppet that kept looking for opportunities to launch a sneak attack.
Some of those with weaker cultivation bases had already fled in fear.
They knew that the woman was fighting for her life, and as long as they continued the siege, they would eventually exhaust her.
But the result?
It was nothing more than forcing the woman in front of him and Qin Muye out of this place.
What's the cost?
I was seriously injured on the first day of entering the secret realm. How can I fight for the totem source energy later?
To know.
There are many civilian geniuses in this imperial examination, as well as elite teams sent by the military. I heard that Qin Muye’s newlywed wife is also a master, and Qin Mingri even brought a team of Annan Guards.
Although their average cultivation level is not as good as that of the children of wealthy families, they are definitely not pushovers and are very disciplined.
If all the totem source energy were taken by them, the so-called "to get rid of Qin Muye you must get the totem source energy" would be a joke.
The leading snake demon gritted his teeth and said, "Retreat!"
next moment.
A group of demon masters retreated quickly and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.
The departure was more efficient than the arrival.
Wang Yi: “…”
Li Xingluo raised his sword lightly: "Why don't you get out of here?"
Wang Yi: “Retreat!”
After three breaths.
Only Qin Muye and Li Xingluo were left on the top of the mountain.
"call!"
Li Xingluo breathed a sigh of relief, staggered to a pile of rocks that blocked his view, and then slowly sat down.
Her face was as pale as paper and her arms were shaking.
Qin Muye then discovered that her arms were covered with red spots. If she lifted her sleeves, she would probably see blood oozing from every pore.
He quickly took out the healing pill from his arms and fed it to her.
Honestly.
He now admires Li Xingluo a little.
First, he attracted everyone's attention, occupied the moral high ground, and drove away several human masters.
Then he directly adopted an attitude of fighting and told those geniuses of the demon race what the consequences would be, so that they would be unwilling to go all out and stop them from having any more evil thoughts.
A naked conspiracy.
Although she looks in a miserable state now, it is actually just the depletion of her vitality and some superficial injuries. In less than an hour, she has solved most of the hidden dangers on her side.
Even if she left, those geniuses of the demon clan would be afraid that she was hiding in the dark, and it would be impossible for them to form a siege.
I saw that her complexion had recovered a little.
Qin Muye smiled and joked, "No? Sister, you are too awesome! Do you want to be my bodyguard? I can offer you a high price and guarantee that you won't have to do such heavy work. The princess is simply exploiting her subordinates."
Li Xingluo: “Okay!”
Qin Muye: “…”
Li Xingluo tore off a piece of cloth from his white robe, dipped his index finger in the blood from his knuckles, and began to write and draw on the cloth: "Let's quickly sign a document!"
Qin Muye: “???”
No, it's not?
What's going on?
Something's wrong with you!
(End of this chapter)