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Chapter 601: Princes in the Palace

The little fella did not seem to care, afterall, he was of the fire attribute. The wine was strong and ginseng was a supplement to replenish one's vitality. Even if the two added together, for an ordinary person, he wouldn't be able to take it but he will never have any problems. At most, the flame in his body would rise a bit.

"Mistress, this is the report." Leng Shuang came back and place the documents in front of her and after glancing at the Little Fire Phoenix for a moment, she stood to the side.

While eating, Feng Jiu looked through it and in addition to the person's information, there was also a portrait of the person so she could identify clearly.

After her meal, she spent about an hour perusing the details. After she was done with it, she handed over the report which she finished reading over to Leng Shuang and asked: "Is the carriage ready? Call the few of them and we'll head over to the Palace together."

"Everything is already prepared, they are waiting outside the manor."

"Mn." After she replied, she held Little Fire Phoenix's hand and walked out with him.

When they came out, the moment Luo Yu and the rest saw Little Fire Phoenix, their expressions changed slightly. They had seen this child once before, he suddenly appeared and suddenly disappeared. They didn't expect him to appear in the manor once again.

"Greetings, Mistress." The eight men regained their senses and paid their respects to her.

Feng Jiu glanced at them and said: "After entering the Palace, you will take the Feng Guards and lead various teams to patrol the Palace. During this time, don't let there be any accidents."

"Yes."

The few of them replied and watched her go up the carriage with that child that had obviously became rounder. Only after they had boarded the carriage did they ride by the side and escorted the carriage to the Palace.

At this time in the Palace, the various Rulers of the surrounding small countries and the accompanying Princes were all in the Palace. They were free to move around on their own, hence at some pavilions or flower forests, the young Princes gathered together.

Drinking tea, tasting wine, enjoying the sights of the flowers and talking about beautiful women was the most discussed subject among these Princes. And their most heated topic at the moment was none other than Princess of the Phoenix Empire - Feng Qing Ge.

"I heard that the beauty of the Princess of the Phoenix Empire is unparalleled. It is a pity, it seems that she does not live in the Palace, but at the Feng Residence instead. We've been here at the Palace for a few days and have not seen the Princess yet. I really want to know if she is as beautiful as what the rumours have made her out to be?"

"According to my knowledge, not only is she beautiful, but the way she does things is even more extraordinary. Before she became a Princess, she actually dared to refuse the Crown Prince of Green Gallop Country's proposal. This kind of courage does not belong to the average woman. I really want to meet this Princess of the Phoenix Empire, Feng Qing Ge." A man dressed in magnificent robes said casually while playing with the cup in his hand.

That pair of gentle eyes were filled with the sharp glint of a wolf, and a trace of interest flashed past his eyes and a look of interest was apparent on his face.

"Yes, I really want to meet her as well, but there's no need to worry. She will definitely appear on the wedding day of the Grand Emperor."

Another Prince continued on, compared to the gentle Prince before, this Prince was completely different, just his appearance alone, just his strong and burly silhouette that resembled a mighty bear gave people a feeling of raw strength.

"In this Palace, there is nothing else leisurely to do. Why don't we organize an outing and take a trip out of the Palace?" One of the Prince looked at the others and suggested in anticipation.

Just as one of them was about to nod his head, he saw a figure passing by and his eyes sparkled.

Chapter 602: Princes block the path

"I didn't expect to see such a stunning person in this Palace. Look, that lady is really beautiful." He signaled everyone to look.

Everyone followed his line of sight and saw that a lady dressed in white was walking by. Her white dress was drifting in the wind and her figure was exquisite. What attracted them most was that impeccable face of hers, she was really beautiful. Even for these Princes who were used to looking at beautiful women all day were captivated at one glance.

"This woman has an outstanding temperament, her dress is simple yet elegant and is so beautiful. She's most probably Feng Qing Ge." The gentle Prince looked at Feng Jiu not far away and made a judgment.

When they heard this, each and every one of them had on a different expression: "She is the Princess of the Phoenix Empire? Such devastating beauty that's capable of causing the downfall of a country, it is no wonder that even the Crown Prince of Green Gallop Country fell in love at first sight. She really is an enchanting beauty that people can't move their eyes away from."

"I just said that we didn't have a chance to meet her at all and now here she is. This must be fate! Why don't we invite her to come over? She is the host, naturally she can't reject us as guests. What do you think?" That Prince who said it was not very old but he looked to be frightening asked and smiled, his eyes fixated on Feng Jiu who was not far away.

When everyone heard it, their eyes lit up: "Of course this is a great idea! It is our honor to have such a beautiful Princess accompanying us, isn't it?"

After they said it, they strode over while laughing, intending to block the way of Feng Jiu and invite her to the pavilion to join them.

Feng Jiu was holding onto the hand of the Little Fire Phoenix and was walking towards the Palace. She was followed by Leng Shuang who was dressed entirely in black, while Luo Yu and the others had gone to look for the Feng Guards.

"Those people have been staring at you." The Little Fire Phoenix who held onto Feng Jiu's hand was toddling behind her with his short legs. His eyes looked at those people with displeasure.

"It should be the Princes of the neighboring countries. There's no need to care about them." She didn't even bother to look at them and continued to walk forward. She was planning to enter the Palace to see how her Grandfather's cultivation had progressed and had no intention to waste her time on those people.

"But they are coming over." Little Fire Phoenix said as his gaze became shifty, not knowing what idea was brewing in that mind of his. Just when his words ended, the Princes approached and blocked their path.

"You must be the Princess of the Phoenix Empire. I didn't expect to see the Princess so soon. It really is a pleasant surprise." A Prince smiled and said as he looked at the beautiful Feng Jiu up close in appreciation and when his line of sight shifted, even Leng Shuang who was behind her was not missed.

"I heard that the Princess of the Phoenix Empire's Royal Highness is a devastating beauty that's capable of causing the downfall of a country. Meeting you here today made me realize that you look even better in person than the rumours. Your Royal Highness, some of us are drinking wine over there and I wonder if the Princess will grant us the honour?" Another Prince also said and his leering gaze landed on Feng Jiu's body.

Leng Shuang's face turned cold, especially when she saw that they used such obnoxious gazes to look at her Mistress. A deep murderous intent shrouded her body, but since her Mistress did not say anything, she could not let it out and she could only resist the urge to kill.

At this moment, Feng Jiu also slightly wrinkled her eyebrows. She glanced at the people in front of her and in a light and alienated tone, she said: "Sorry, there are still things that this Princess needs to do, so I will not be able to accompany you." She walked forward with Little Fire Phoenix but a pair of hands blocked her path.

Chapter 603: Feng Jiu's plot

She narrowed her eyes and looked at the hands in front of her eyes frostily but the moment she raised her head, a smile appeared on her face. She was showing a harmless smile and her gaze landed on the burly man that stood in front of her and swept her gaze by the other few people by the side, and said with a smile: "Several Princes really want the company of this Princess?"

When everyone saw her showing the the girlish temperament that revealed a haughty yet lovable side, they all laughed. She was just but a fifteen to sixteen year old girl. She was stopped by so many of them, how could she still be calm?

At the moment, some of them laughed and said: "Afterall, Princess is the host so you have to do your best to entertain your guests, right?"

"That's right, it must be fate to be able to meet the Princess here. We would like to invite Your Highness to join us at the pavilion and enjoy some wine tasting, appreciate the flowers, gossip a few words and hope that Princess will not deny us this opportunity."

"If Princess does not like wine tasting, you can also accompany us around the Palace. As long as we have Princess accompanying us, we will be happy." Another Prince said as he stared at her with a burning gaze.

Looking at the fervent wolf-like gazes on her body, as if she was a harmless lamb, the smile on Feng Jiu's face deepened. She looked at them and shook her head.

"This Princess has no interest in wine tasting, enjoying flowers and the likes."

"Oh? What does Princess like then?" The gentle Prince asked, his sharp eyes staring intently at her, and felt that the Princess of the Phoenix Empire was no different from any other.

She glanced at the man with a smile on her face: "In my leisure time, this Princess prefers to learn and exchange pointers with others by sparring."

When they heard this, everyone was surprised and no one spoke for a while and they just stood there and stared at her.

"If Princes are interested, this Princess is very happy to accompany all of you to exchange pointers, but I just do not know... if you all have that guts?"

She looked at them with a raised brow. [Weren't they looking for her to accompany them? She can do it, but do they have the guts?!]

After everyone heard her words, the first thing that they thought of was about how the Princess of this Phoenix Empire was said to be extraordinary. With this in mind, they looked back at her a couple of times and simply couldn't imagine how terrible such a petite woman could be.

In addition, the arrogance of the Princes who were swayed by her words did not want to say that they did not have the guts, so they all responded with fervor.

"Why don't we dare? Exchanging pointers with Princess is a chance we couldn't ask for more!"

"Yes, I heard that the Princess is very talented, and this Prince would like to find out more."

"Ha ha ha, I have long thought about having an exchange with Your Royal Highness. I will not miss this opportunity."

These seven famous Princes were laughing and found it ridiculous. They did not feel that the strength of this young lady was above them. They could accompany their Imperial Fathers here on this trip which signified that the strength of these Princes were the most outstanding ones. How could they be afraid of a mere young lady?

Since she said that she wanted to exchange pointers with each other, they just took advantage of this opportunity to grind down the prestige of their Phoenix Empire. Men and women will exchange pointers against each other. If there is anything that should not be touched out there, it can only be attributed to be purely unintentional. Such an opportunity, how can they let it go?

However, just as they were excited and looking forward to it, they saw the beautiful woman's brow twist slightly on her face and she shook her head with distress.

"It is very rude of me to exchange pointers on our very first meeting. If I accidentally hurt everyone, it would enrage the various Emperors. If the relationship between our two countries turn sour, after thinking about it, let's forget it!"

Chapter 604: A very deep ploy

Forget it? What did she mean by forget it?

Just as they were excited and looking forward to exchanging blows with her, yet they heard her say forget it? How could they just forget it?

Everything went silent for a moment as they stared at her with wide eyes and their mouths were opened so wide that a duck egg could be stuffed in.

Especially when they saw the expression on her face that was filled with hesitation and distress, it was as if victory could be attained so easily and that riled them up even further.

Little Fire Phoenix whose hand was held by Feng Jiu rolled his eyes, he knew that this woman was scheming again. Exchange blows with her? These few idiots were simply rushing to get beaten up by her.

"Princess feels that you will not be able to prevail that is why you have changed your mind right?"

"That's right, Princess has too little confidence in us, do you think that if we lose to Your Highness in the exchange, we will complain to our Imperial Father?"

"Exchanging moves has its own rules and is not a life and death stage. No lives will be lost, that's why it would not have any impact on the relations between our two countries. This point, Princess can rest assured."

"That's right, not to mention, how would Princess know that we would lose? Exchanging moves is between two people, perhaps we may accidentally hurt Your Highness instead?"

Looking at the reaction of the Princes all around, that gentle Prince did not speak but studied Feng Jiu for a long time before he said, "If it makes Princess feel better, why don't we sign an agreement of guarantee? Be it us or Your Highness, everything was done voluntarily and if anyone is accidentally injured, it cannot be pursued. How does this sound?"

"Mn, Little Prince feels that this is a great idea."

"That's right, this Prince also agrees."

"Yes, signing a guarantee would save any future misunderstandings."

Listening to them agree to it fervently one by one, with their eyes glued onto her, they were only waiting for her to respond. Feng Jiu smiled and revealed a harmless and pure smile and said, "Sure, this way, this Princess would no longer have to worry about it."

After she spoke, Leng Shuang had already taken out a brush and paper from her space and held it in front of Feng Jiu.

Feng Jiu took the brush and it flew across the paper like a dance as she wrote the guarantee, stating that this was voluntary by both parties and if any party was to have any accident resulting from the exchange, it would not be pursued and would not damage the diplomatic relationship between the countries. Finally, she signed her name on it and also motioned for the other Princes to sign.

Everyone took a step forward and had a look through it and felt that everything was all right before they signed it.

Feng Jiu kept that piece of paper which everyone had signed on and revealed a satisfied smile on her lips. After giving them a last glance, she brought them to the training grounds.

At this moment, the Princes were exhilarated deep in their hearts and excitedly waiting in anticipation, thinking that they could take advantage of her while exchanging blows. Feeling proud of themselves, none of them knew that they had already fallen deep into Feng Jiu's ploy...

As the Palace was filled with many foreign dignitaries, the Feng Guards had stepped up on their patrol hence the training grounds which was usually filled was very much empty at the moment.

Seeing that there were only a dozen guards training, the gentle Prince looked at Feng Jiu and asked, "May we know how would Your Highness like to proceed with it?"

Feng Jiu glanced at him and after she signalled to Little Fire Phoenix to stay by Leng Shuang side she then stepped up to the competition stage. From on top, she looked down at all the Princes and said, "This Princess still has something to do and have no time to waste. Fighting one to one takes up too much time, how about this! All of you just come at me together, it's simple and the fastest method."

When they heard her arrogant words, all the Princes were infuriated. One against eight? She was really too arrogant!

One of them could no longer endure it and jumped up onto the stage and shouted: "Just let this Little Prince start about with Your Highness!"

Chapter 605: Why didn't you strike with your hands?

Seeing this, Feng Jiu smiled. "That's fine, too. Anytime you want to stop, you just need to admit defeat."

"Admitting defeat? Haha, Princess really knows how to joke." With a sneer, the Prince cupped his fists in a salute. "Please." As soon as he spoke, he directly attacked Feng Jiu without showing any courtesy of a gentleman.

Feng Jiu's lips curved up slightly. The other party's attack was too slow in her view. His moves were shot full of holes. Had she not wanted to take this opportunity to tidy them up, she would have been too lazy to do it herself.

When the palm strike came in front of her, she moved her foot slightly and dodged to the side without moving her hands. She just raised her foot and kicked the other person's knee at an extremely fast speed. The Prince lost his stability and gasped painfully. The back of his knee couldn't bear the force and his whole body lurched forward, almost falling to the ground.

When he looked back, he saw that she hadn't even moved her hands. She only used her feet. He could not help burning with anger. Feeling humiliated, he asked angrily, "Why didn't you strike with your hands?"

Feng Jiu's eyes blinked, showing goodwill on her face. But her next words made him tremble with anger.

"It's okay using my foot, this Princess was afraid the Prince couldn't take my hand moves."

"You!"

His anger rose. He didn't see her as a girl, either. Powered by mystical energy, his palm suddenly swept forward and chopped toward her neck. Unexpectedly, Feng Jiu lifted her foot and used the tip of her foot to kick at his palm at the point between the thumb and index finger. It looked powerless but hid abundant mystical energy. When his palm move instantly turned into mystical energy, she threw several spin kicks, hitting his body continuously.

"Hiss, ah!" He shouted out in pain. He lost his balance and pedalled backwards.

The others watched them and their expressions changed while another person jumped on the stage. "I will accompany Her Highness!"

The Prince leapt high, sweeping across with his leg. His imposing motion was truly able to totally annihilate the enemies. However, when Feng Jiu kicked the acupuncture point in his thigh and an unbearable aching and numbness stroke him. He jumped out of the stage in embarrassment.

His legs were tightly cramped up. He wanted to reach out and rub the source of pain. However, it was located near the crotch and he didn't want to act disrespectful in front of the people. So, for a moment, he twisted his body left and right while taking a breath secretly. Even his expression looked strange.

"Prince, are you alright?" Feng Jiu asked kindly, looking deeply concerned. After some thoughts, she spoke, "Actually, this Princess' foot didn't use much force. It shouldn't hurt very much."

The Prince's face reddened. He felt choked and couldn't utter any words.

He felt no pain, but the limp and numb feelings were similar to millions upon millions of insects were gnawing and biting him to the bone. He endured it all until he was having goose pimples all over. It was worse than a sharp pain.

Seeing that even two people who came up to the stage lost in one move, several other Princes' expressions turned unsightly. They thought that the two Princes' countries were definitely too weak. Even they couldn't succeed with that kind of tactic. It was really shameful.

The rest of them looked at each other. "Princess has displayed a consummate skill. To avoid falling into the same situation as the two Princes. We won't be easy on you anymore."

Once these words uttered, several people jumped on the stage and circled around Feng Jiu, trapping her in the middle.

"Princess, if you can't take it, you must admit defeat. We will stop at once."

Chapter 606: Not dead, yet getting skinned

Feng Jiu smiled, her gaze skimmed over those men. "Good. If this Princess can't beat you, I will admit defeat. But you should also be careful."

Her figure swept past in an instant and her palm attacked a Prince in front of her. So fast that the Prince was punched in the eye before he could evade it.

"Bang!"

"Hiss!"

The Prince gasped. He retreated after being hit by the fist. The pain made him unable to open his eyes. He only felt a burst of burning pain.

"What a quick move! We're not going to be easy on you either!"

Someone's voice rang out. A few figures instantly attacked Feng Jiu from all sides. It was totally malicious, without leaving any room to manoeuvre. They just wanted to teach this arrogant Phoenix Empire's Princess a lesson!

However, when she saw them making their moves, Feng Jiu smiled and mobilized the mystical energy in her body. Her speed was several times faster than before. The white figure passed among several people and the sound of falling fists was heard along with a cry of pain.

"Hiss!"

"Ah!"

"Ughh! My eyes..."

Hearing the cry of pain from the stage, the guards in the training ground quietly turned their heads and looked up. When they saw the eight people on stage besieging their Princess, they shook their heads inwardly.

That was the Phoenix Empire's Royal Princess, the mistress of the Feng guards. Not to mention that only eight men put up a siege. They had seen more than a dozen men besiege her yet they could not hurt their mistress.

Those few Princes were so bold that they wanted to act against their mistress without inquiring about her. They really needed a good spanking.

Looking at the scene on the stage, the Little Fire Phoenix fished out a piece of ginseng from his bosom. He took a bite and asked, "Do you think they will get skinned?"

Leng Shuang nodded, looking at him. "Not dead, yet getting skinned."

If they hadn't come to attend the Old Patriarch's wedding, it would have been enough for them to die a hundred times when they dared to stare at the Mistress with such bold eyes.

"Mm, I think so, too. Moreover, they were beaten for nothing." The little fellow nodded and looked at them sympathetically, feeling that they were so stupid that he could hardly speak.

Could such a person be a Prince of a country? Obviously, it was impossible for their country to grow any further.

The two looked down, but in half the time it took an incense to burn, they saw a few people had bloody noses and swollen faces. When a person started to shout out, "I", he was beaten up and flew out before he was able to admit defeat.

"...Mmph!"

With a groan of pain, that Prince covered the corner of his mouth. He stared with fear at Feng Jiu's innocent face. He opened his mouth but no sound came out. He looked at the people around him. Their faces were beaten black and blue, their eyes were covered with bruises, and some retreated to one side with their stomachs in pain after getting kicked.

Seeing this scene, the Prince swallowed his saliva and stretched out his hand. "I admit... defeat... mmph!"

After speaking these words, he got kicked off the stage and immediately fainted. Each of the people on the stage was extremely embarrassed. They wanted to admit defeat. But when they saw this scene, each of them joined together to concentrate their mystical energy.

Chapter 607: Won't accompany you to play

Several of them immediately rushed forward with the mystical energy, wanting to grasp her foot and body. First, they would surround her and then tidy her up.

Even the gentle Prince and the burly Prince with strength like a bear and litheness like a tiger lost their face this time because after Feng Jiu beat them and turned them into dimwits. They were so angry and humiliated. They only wanted to teach her a lesson, so they followed suit in attacking her.

After seeing this scene for a while, Feng Jiu broke into laughter. "Princes, if you don't want to exchange blows with me, you can say it straight and admit defeat. How come it gets so muddled? You're also lacking in manners."

Who would have thought that she'd better not saying those words? As soon as she spoke, all her faces turned unsightly and sinister.

Admit defeat? She said they didn't want to admit defeat? Obviously, she didn't even give them the chance to open their mouth to do so. Didn't everyone see that the defeated Prince was beaten every time he started speaking? He was kicked off of the stage.

Each of them was also the Prince of a country. How could they lose face like that? What's more, they were in disbelief. There were so many of them, yet they couldn't win against her!

At this moment, they had not thought about their actions being so muddled. They thought that admitting defeat would result in losing their face as a sovereign country's Princes even more.

Seeing this, Feng Jiu didn't want to play with them any more. Besides, her anger vanished after witnessing their badly bruised noses and swollen faces. After all, she came to attend her grandfather's wedding. Of course, she couldn't go too far.

So, when she saw them coming, she kicked them off the stage with one foot. Some of them rolled off the stage after getting kicked on their shoulders. Some of them were unlucky to be booted at the face, while the rest got kicked in the stomach and flew out in a flash.

"Hiss!"

"Argh!"

They rolled off the stage one by one while letting out painful grunts. Their clothes, originally bright-coloured, were in a mess. Their faces were comical, greenish-black on the right side of the cheek and swollen on the left.

They pulled themselves up from the ground with none of their previous dashing spirits remained. There was a hint of respect under their clenched fists. Although they were arrogant, they were also aware that Feng Qingge could repel the eight of them with her excellent skill and cultivation.

It was also at this moment that they understood why she dared to reject Green Gallop Country's crown Prince's marriage offer and why she dared to fight against Murong Bo when she was left alone at the Feng estate.

In addition to her skills and accomplishments, her schemes were incomparable to theirs. She caught their contemptuous attitude toward her and dug a pit to tidy them up.

Comparing notes sounded too pleasant. Speaking frankly, it was the price to pay for their impudence. They rushed forward to give her a beating in vain.

The thought of the previously signed written pledge filled them with indignation. She had long calculated them but they were really complacent, looking forward to taking advantage of her while comparing notes.

Who would have known, instead of taking advantage, they were severely punished.

"Gentlemen, after comparing notes in martial arts, this Princess will not accompany you to pay. If you haven't played to your heart's content, you can continue here. This Princess will go first."

She smiled gently. Her white skirt fluttered when she flicked her sleeves. Her beautiful face was filled with smiles while she stood on the stage looking down at them. They stared while in a sorry state, making her smile deepen. Then she stepped off the stage and left with Little Fire Phoenix and Leng Shuang, leaving behind those several people looking at each other in dismay and choked with anger...

Chapter 608: His gaze roamed all around

After leaving the place, Feng Jiu initially intended to see her father first, but she heard from the Feng Guard that her father was talking with other countries' rulers. Therefore, she went to see her grandfather first.

However, she did not find him in his palace. After asking around, she learned that he had gone to a bamboo grove in the palace.

"Take Little Fire to Leng Hua, then let them take a stroll!" She ordered, motioning Leng Shuang to take Little Fire to Leng Hua.

"Yes." Leng Shuang complied, looking at the Little Fire Phoenix.

The little kid glanced at Feng Jiu, then followed Leng Shuang in silence.

It was Feng Jiu's first visit to the bamboo grove. She only heard about this place since she didn't stay in the palace very often. Today, she stepped into this grove for the first time.

Once she walked a section of the trail inside the grove, a sight of verdant bamboos greeted her eyes. The light scent of bamboo filled the air, carried by the breeze. This atmosphere made the mind calm.

She walked slowly. Perhaps because her mind was tranquil, she remembered Xuanyuan Mo Ze who had been away for two months. After so long, he should have been back to that empire, right?

The Thousand Year Frost Poison in his body had not been removed yet. She's afraid that those suppressing pills wouldn't be effective for long. After returning home, would there be an alchemist who can make an antidote for him?

She recalled that a bottle of his blood was stored in her spatial space. After her grandfather's wedding, she would dedicate some time to research it properly. She was confident that with her innate talent in medical science and toxicology, she would be able to resolve the Thousand Year Frost Poison.

After reaching the inner part of the grove, she saw the Old Patriarch in a grey robe, sitting cross-legged on a large stone. His eyes were closed in meditation. Perhaps due to advancing into the Martial Emperor stage, his silver hair had gradually turned to gray. His face also looked ten years younger, not showing his previous elderly complexion.

In the end, he still hadn't made a breakthrough to the Martial Sage rank.

It was not easy to become a Martial Sage in such a short period of time even with the help of elixirs. Unfortunately, she was still deficient in alchemy refining. If she aimed to make the pill to return youth, she still had to deeply understand the method of alchemy.

Perhaps aware of her arrival, the Old Patriarch slowly opened his eyes. When he saw Feng Jiu, his gaze was filled with affection.

"Little Feng, why did you stay quiet after coming here?"

Feng Jiu broke into a smile. She stepped forward, beaming. "I wanted to know when Grandfather finally noticed my presence here."

"Haha, Grandfather noticed the moment you stepped into this grove." He smiled and gestured her to sit down on the boulder. "I heard from the Feng guard that you cultivated in seclusion. When did you come out?"

As he spoke, his eyes swept over her. When he saw that she had entered the Martial Ancestor rank, he was surprised. "You are at the Martial Ancestor already?" It's amazing that she reached that rank in such a short time.

Feng Jiu nodded with a smile and sat down beside him.

She did not hide her cultivation. He could only see her mystical energy cultivation, while her spirit energy cultivation was invisible.

"I originally intended to breakthrough the Martial Emperor rank, but could only reach this stage. I've been stuck here for a long time, so I'm not cultivating now. I'm going to take it slow!"

She was all smiles. She then inquired him with curiosity. "Grandfather, Aunt Su Xi is here. Have you snuck over to see her?"

Hearing this, Old Patriarch Feng looked uncomfortable. He coughed lightly and his gaze roamed all around...

Chapter 609: A comparison

The Old Patriarch's face showed an embarrassed smile under his granddaughter's gaze. "I didn't sneak over to see her. I went to drink two cups of wine with my Big Brother."

"Alright! I won't tease Grandfather." She couldn't help chuckling. "I came over today to see how Grandfather is faring. I am relieved Grandfather is in a good condition today."

"Mm, Grandfather is fine, you can rest assured!" The Old Patriarch looked at her with eyes brimming with smiles. He was very happy. After all, he could not imagine to remarry at this age.

"Grandfather's big day is the day after tomorrow. Let's stop cultivating and have a good rest!" She warned him, worried that he would get too busy cultivating before his big wedding that his body couldn't take all the pressure.

"I know, I know. Grandfather knows that." He nodded with his eyes squinted. Then he recalled something. "By the way, Little Feng, the Lin clan seems to have guessed your identity as the Ghost Doctor. If it hadn't been for Big Brother who told me about it that day, Grandfather wouldn't know that you had added a hundred bottles of potions to the betrothal gifts."

The betrothal gifts were arranged by them. His son did not tell him, neither did he ask about it. After all, the hand over of gifts must have been prepared well and not lacking in propriety. However, he did not expect the betrothal gifts were so generous, making him astounded.

Especially those hundred bottles of potions. Each bottle of potion that Little Feng refined under the banner of Ghost Doctor was priceless in the market. However, she refined a hundred bottles vigorously in such a short time for the betrothal gifts.

When he knew about it, in addition to surprise, he was very moved.

She arranged everything well in advance and gave him face. As a grandfather, how could this not make him feel touched?

Feng Jiu smiled gracefully. "As a granddaughter, I should also give a gift for the grandfather's wedding! I have no other things. The potions were refined while I was cultivating."

"Oh, you! " He shook his head and looked at her with a loving and doting expression.

For others, those were rare treasure. But in her mouth, they were things refined casually. if people knew that the world renowned Ghost Doctor was his granddaughter, his doorstep would be knocked down flat by those proposing marriage.

Feng Jiu accompanied him to chat for a while. She told him that she met several Princes a short while ago and took the opportunity to tidy them up. It made the Old Patriarch laughed. Finally, when the sky turned dark, she left to find her father.

However, unexpectedly, all the injured princes who intended to go home from the martial arts stage were summoned by their respective Imperial Fathers before they could return to their residence.

All the neighbouring ninth-grade countries gathered together at Feng Xiao's palace. After chatting, they told him that they wanted their sons to come and pay respect.

In fact, they also wanted to get all the Princes together and compare which Prince had more outstanding bearing and demeanour.

Some of these Princes gathered together and some were not in a group. Therefore, besides the eight people who had been taught a lesson by Feng Jiu, there were six or seven people who had been cultivating in their rooms.

When those six or seven people came to pay respect, they sat behind their Imperial Fathers. Each dressed in luxurious clothes and showed outstanding manner.

However, amidst the gregarious atmosphere, the guard reported that several other Princes had also arrived. Immediately, everyone in the hall smiled and they looked toward the gate of the hall. Feng Xiao, as the event host, ordered them to come in quickly with a smile.

However, when the eight princes came in as a group, acting in a surreptitious manner, the people in the hall were surprised. When they looked up, the crowd was even more shocked.

Chapter 610: It is very beneficial

"This... What's going on?" A country ruler stood up in anger and glared at his son who came in.

He brought the most outstanding of his sons to the Phoenix Empire with the intention of showing off his son's graceful demeanour. Who would have expected to see him coming in stealthily covering his bloody nose and swollen face?

"What on earth is going on here? Who would dare to attack you in the Phoenix Empire's Palace?" Another country ruler spoke calmly while emitting a mighty pressure all over his body. The whole hall felt the freezing aura.

When the others heard what the ruler had said, they did not speak again. They looked at their badly battered sons and repressed their anger. They had been disgraced and lost face.

Only a few of the country rulers were smiling. Their dignified eyes swept over the eight Princes, then continued sipping tea lightly.

They didn't care since it wasn't their sons who made a fool of himself.

Mm, with this kind of comparison and point of view, those Princes from other kingdoms were just so-so.

The Princes who sat behind their Imperial Fathers were also surprised. During the few days in the palace, they have met with those eight Princes who disdained to associate with them.

It was totally unexpected to each of them sport a bloody nose and swollen face today. They were very curious. How did these Princes hurt their faces? It was too unsightly.

The eight Princes were not feeling well. Their faces were burning. They didn't know whether it was from shame or from the pain.

They received the summons of their respective Imperial Fathers and returned to change their clothes. Otherwise, they would be caught in an even more embarrassing situation. However, they were somewhat ashamed to meet people, especially after losing face in front of the country rulers and the Princes.

Since they've signed a pledge, they could only swallow this bitterness quietly. Had these people known the fact that they received these facial injuries from the Phoenix Empire's Princess, they would lose face even more grievously.

They fought eight against one but were defeated in the end, so they couldn't hold their heads up.

The eight Princes looked at each other and simultaneously paying their respects to all the country rulers present. The gentle Prince then spoke out. "This was what happened: a few of us gathered together leisurely, doing nothing. Then we wanted to compare notes in martial arts. Unexpectedly, we exchanged blows a bit fiercely and got this face injury. We shouldn't have let our Imperial Fathers and all the country rulers worried."

On hearing this, several others rushed forward."Yes, we shouldn't have. We only compared notes, but unexpectedly, it was a little fierce. We didn't expect that to happen."

Hearing this, everyone in the palace hall had a different look on their faces. As country rulers, naturally these men were all sophisticated with extensive experience. It would be strange if they believed those words that were meant to deceive others.

But, was there such a person in this palace who can sort all of them out and made them help cover this matter up, not daring to speak up?

They couldn't imagine such a person. However, Feng Xiao, sitting at the host seat, glanced at those Princes and lightly coughed. He sipped a mouthful of tea gently to cover up the smile on his lips and then opened his mouth to speak.

"Comparing notes is conducive to enhance strength. It is very difficult for these several Princes to meet each other when they live in different countries. It is definitely very beneficial for them to have this opportunity to learn from each other."

When these eight Princes heard this, they bowed their heads and responded in a perfunctory manner.

Their father emperors saw this sight and felt resentful inside. However, it was difficult for them to express this grievance. Just as they were about to wave them to withdraw, a loud voice rang out from outside the hall.

Chapter 611: Feng Jiu

The moment they heard 'The Princess arrives' and everyone in the hall looked forward in anticipation. The Princess of the Phoenix Empire could be considered a legendary figure. First of all, she had been plotted upon and her identity had been taken over, leaving her ruined and disfigured. Yet, she returned to reclaim her identity and took over the Feng Guards. She then broke off the engagement to Murong Yixuan and she alone fended off the disaster of the Feng Residence letting everyone feel fear and awe of the way she handled things and no one dared to thread in her path.

Being targeted by the Green Gallop Country's Crown Prince, but yet she still dared to refuse his coerced proposal right in front of everyone at the Feng Residence's gate. When she acted, she made an example of all that the Green Gallop Country sent and in a flash, no one dared to provoke the Feng Residence anymore!

Pulling down the former Ruler Murong Bo, she pushed her father to the position and changed the country to the Phoenix Empire. All that she did were not what any ordinary woman would do.

Towards the Princess of the Phoenix Empire, everyone's curiosity was piqued from the bottom of their hearts. Rather than saying that this trip was to attend the wedding ceremony of the Grand Ruler of the Phoenix Ruler, it would be better to say that it would be to meet this Princess of the Phoenix Empire.

Bringing the sons whom they feel are the best among their children, they also had a different agenda on their mind. After meeting with the Princess of the Phoenix Empire, they would like to see if they could talk about marriage between their countries.

The Phoenix Empire was now rising. If the Princess is really as rumored, they hope that they can set their son up with this outstanding woman. As for whether or not they'll succeed, they did not worry about that aspect, they will let the young people mingle and get along themselves. It didn't hurt to give it a try, even if it was just an opportunity, but what if it really became successful?

Unlike their Imperial Fathers, the Princes who had the exchange with Feng Jiu, after they heard the words 'The Princess arrives' they stood to one side instinctively and when they felt that they were still standing in a conspicuous position, they immediately shifted and sat behind their Father. The other Princes noticed their odd behaviour and were surprised before they turned their heads to look at the entrance.

They saw a young lady dressed in white walk in with unhurried steps without any entourage accompanying her. At first glance, all the young Princes' eyes sparkled everything seemed to have brightened before them.

Such a mesmerising beauty that could bring cities down was one thing, what was even more outstanding about her was that noble and unparalleled temperament. With her white skirt fluttering behind her, her luscious black tresses cascaded down her back, revealing an air of elegance and charm.

They only saw that on that peerless face, there was a trace of a smile on her lips, exuding an even more mysterious air about her, raising her beauty up into another realm.

It was not the tenderness or gentleness of a woman, nor was it the cold and aloof beauty and not those seductive beauties that were hot and alluring.

She was dazzling like the sun and yet there was a trace of languidness in there. She exuded self-confidence and calmness in her mannerism. She exuded a sense of confidence from the bones that was not inferior to any man and was very fascinating, making her unforgettable...

Feng Jiu slowly walked into the hall and casually glanced around. When she saw the few Princes who had hidden behind their Imperial Fathers' back with their heads lowered, a trace of a smile appeared in her eyes.

These few people actually still came, how interesting.

When she arrived in the main hall, she first bowed to her father and turned to the other Rulers and bowed slightly while she greeted them. With a smile, she said calmly: "I have heard that the few Country Rulers have arrived much earlier, I have not had the chance to pay my greetings yet, please pardon me. I hope that everyone will not blame me."

Chapter 612: Princess, please give them more instructions

The country rulers sized her up with their gaze. The smile on their faces deepened. Their tone also eased down a bit, unlike the cold and imposing tone they used to admonish their sons.

"Haha, I have long heard that the Princess has an outstanding and elegant bearing. Today, I saw that the rumour was less than one-tenth of the reality!"

"That's right. Reaching the Martial Ancestor rank at the age of sixteen, such talent is truly rare."

"Compared with the Princess, our Imperial Sons really don't look like much."

The country rulers spoke with a smile. The moment they saw Feng Jiu, they had already decided to establish a good relationship with the Phoenix Empire by all possible means. With a daughter with such outstanding talent plus Feng Xiao himself as well as Feng Old Patriarch and the third-grade strong country's Lin clan, who could afford to have bad relations with them?

When their emperor father divulged that Feng Jiu was a Martial Ancestor cultivator, the eight Princes, who had been standing with their heads bowed and dared not let Feng Jiu see them, suddenly raised their heads. With a stunned glare, they looked at the elegant and beautiful woman. Their hearts were filled with incessant anger.

She's a Martial Ancestor! How could she be a Martial Ancestor?

Was it proper for a Martial Ancestor to toy with them who were only at the Martial Master rank? How shameless!

They furious stared at the woman who was having a cheerful talk with their Imperial Fathers. Her manners were now full of grace. Where was that innocent and simple expression to lure them into the pit?

Outwardly she looked like a harmless little white rabbit, but actually a cunning white fox!

Just as they stared at her indignantly, they could discern that their Imperial Fathers' tone of voice were tinged with laughter. They were so surprised that they quickly erased the furious expression on their face and sat in a well-behaved manner. They listened in with their eyes lowered.

"Imperial sons, coming to the Phoenix Empire is a very rare occasion. The Princess is so outstanding, you must seize this opportunity. Princess, please give them more instructions."

Hearing this, the eight Princes who sat with their eyes drooped gritted their teeth secretly and indignantly. They already received the pointers much earlier. Weren't the bruises on their faces a gift from her?

However, they didn't dare to not listen. They were forced to answer, "Yes, we remember Imperial Fathers' advice. We will seek the Princess' instructions."

Feng Jiu smiled. "I don't dare to give instructions. If these several Princes would not reject, this Princess will be very happy to compare notes and have an exchange with them."

Speaking of exchanges, her eyes fell on those people with a smile that only several of them could understand.

"Hahaha, good, good! We feel at ease by Princess' words." The country rulers laughed loudly. In their eyes, comparing notes with Feng Jiu could only do good and no harm. First, one could get her advice and second, the relationship would get closer.

When those eight Princes listened to her words, they touched their faces involuntarily. The injuries on their face felt painful again.

After a while, the crowd dispersed. Only the pair of father and daughter left in the hall. Feng Xiao smiled. "How did those people offend you? It's hard for others not to notice them when you've got their faces all battered!"

Feng Jiu smiled. She came to his side, took his arm and sat down. "When I entered the palace, they stopped me and asked me to accompany them drinking and enjoying flowers. I said that drinking and enjoying flowers was not interesting, so I took them to play some interesting games."

"Then how come they didn't dare to even complain? What did you do?" A father knew his daughter best. As soon as she spoke, Feng Xiao knew that the matter could never be so simple.

Chapter 613: The big wedding

Thus, Feng Jiu told him about how she made them all sign an agreement which made Feng Xiao burst into laughter.

In the following two days, Feng Jiu stayed at the palace and helped to host the various countries' rulers. As for the wedding, they invited Old Patriarch Geng and some elderly people in the palace to arrange it. They spent the next two days busily. To their surprise, Guan Xilin finally rushed back to Cloudy Moon City the day before the Old Patriarch 's big wedding.

On the third day of the twelfth month, in the early morning of the wedding day, the firecrackers' sound rang out three times.

Twelve cultivators flew out from the palace, riding on their swords. On each flying sword stood a young palace maid with a flower basket in hand. They were wearing the same pink coloured dresses and their faces were made up elegantly. They looked very attractive.

The cultivators flew to Cloudy Moon City's sky with those young palace maids. They sprinkled the well-prepared wedding sweets from the air. It was accompanied by the deafening sound of wedding firecrackers that blossomed in the sky like brilliant fireworks which then fell scattered on the Cloudy Moon City below.

In the twinkling of an eye, as long as one looked up, the whole Cloudy Moon City was filled with the wedding firecrackers like fireworks. The palace maids sprinkled wedding sweets from the air, making all the Cloudy Moon City residents, both young and old, feel joyful.

The twelve cultivators atop the flying swords returned to their spots above the palace gate after scattering the wedding sweets for two laps. At this point, a huge procession to fetch the bride was setting out from the main gate. The dazzling red colour made the whole wedding procession exude a festive atmosphere.

Old Patriarch Feng sat on Old White's back, wearing a festive red wedding robe. In addition to a big red flower ball tied to Old White's body, the Old Patriarch also had a big red flower ball tied at a slant on his body. Today, he seemed to be in high spirits. His face was wreathed in smiles.

Behind him was an eight-person sedan chair followed by eight palace maid servants holding flower baskets both in front and behind the sedan chair. As they walked, they scattered flower petals. The sound of the trumpet and the drums was jubilant, attracting many adults and children in the city to watch and follow the procession to fetch the bride to the wedding ceremony.

When the Old Patriarch went to fetch the bride, in the palace, Feng Xiao and Feng Jiu stood on the palace roof surveying the scene from afar. They watched the huge procession go in a majestic manner. Feng Xiao felt deeply moved. He spoke with a smile, "Seeing the Old Patriarch married, I have the feeling of watching my son marry his wife."

"Pfft!!"

Feng Jiu couldn't help smiling. Her eyes were filled with irresistible mirth. She spoke jokingly, "So I'm not the only one who feels this way. Even Father does!"

"Hahaha, it's good for our father and daughter to talk here, but they can't be heard by the Old Patriarch. Otherwise, he will give us a lecture."

Feng Xiao laughed loudly. He felt that way because it had been so long since a wedding had taken place in their family. Especially, this was not his daughter's, but his father's wedding. Naturally, he would have that kind of weird feeling.

When the father and daughter looked at the wedding procession from this high place and chatted together, the Lin clan side was bustling with excitement and nervousness...

"The bridal sedan chair is fast approaching. How is Su Xi's preparation going?" Lin Boheng stepped in. The room was busy and tense with people shuttling things here and there.

"It's almost ready, almost ready. What about the wedding veil, where is it? Cover the bride quickly." The bride was called in a hurry and the people helping inside the room rushed to find the wedding veil.

Chapter 614: Becoming a member of the Feng Family

In the midst of all the tension, there was the announcement that the sedan chair had arrived. Lin Boheng came to the side of Suxi and said gently: "Suxi, Sanyuan is here to fetch you, Big Brother will send you up to the sedan chair."

"Thank you Big Brother." Under the veil, Suxi blushed and said softly.

Lin Boheng leaned down, carried her up and personally sent her up on to the sedan chair...

After completing a series of formalities that were customary, the entourage who were here to fetch the bride carried the bride jubilantly and headed to the palace. The Lin family also followed alongside and went towards the palace.

The people in the city followed all the way until they came to the palace gates and watched the Grand Emperor dismount his horse. He kicked open the sedan door and led the bride into the palace until the back figures of the happy couple disappeared from their sights did everyone else leave reluctantly.

Because the entourage walked one round around the city and it took quite some time but they had already calculated the auspicious hour so when they arrived at where the Lin's family stayed to pick up the bride and by the time they returned to the palace, it was already past noon. After the couple entered the palace and worshipped the ancestors of the Feng family, the wedding banquet outside had already begun.

Perhaps it was because Feng Jiu or because of the various country rulers who were very well behaved, nothing worrying cropped up during the wedding and Feng Xiao was relieved.

For the wedding banquet, Feng Xiao was responsible for hosting the country rulers and their sons, while Old Patriarch Geng and Guan Xilin were responsible for greeting the various family clans. Feng Jiu hosted the Lin family and met with the younger generation of the Lin family.

Old Patriarch Feng came out to entertain the guests, and toasted at each table. Today, his face was full of smiles and the smile was one that was genuinely from the bottom of his heart. Seeing this, everyone felt happy for him.

After all, he was the Grand Emperor and no one dared to make any trouble on his wedding night. Therefore, after a round of wine, Old Patriarch Feng left first, and everyone stayed until late at night before they dispersed.

This night, after Feng Xiao and Feng Jiu sent everyone away, the father and the daughter looked at each other and smiled.

Feng Jiu looked at her grandfather's palace and smiled mischievously: "Father, everyone has left. What do you say? Shall we father and daughter go over and...?"

As soon as he heard this, Feng Xiao's face turned solemn and lost his smile: "Go back to rest, go and have some rest. Don't mess around, lest you scare them."

After that, he yawned loudly and said: "We were busy all day, I will go back to rest first. As for you, you better head back quickly!" After he said his piece, he did not wait for her to say anything and walked away, and his pace was slightly faster, it was as if he was afraid that she would say something that would make him unable to answer her.

Looking at his escaping figure, she looked around and touched her chin. She said to herself: "Will I scare them? Sigh, forget it! After all, tonight is Grandfather's big night. It's better that I still don't mess things up."

She chuckled, and turned to head back to the palace...

The next morning, Feng Xiao and Feng Jiu came to the main hall to serve tea to the Old Patriarch Feng and Suxi.

This cup of tea meant that Suxi had been recognized as their family and it was a cup of tea to respect their elders.

"Father, Mother, please drink tea." Feng Xiao respectfully served tea to the two of them, although in his heart he still felt a bit awkward when calling out 'mother'. After all, the person whom he addressed as 'mother' looked to be about the same age as his daughter. Being uncomfortable could be well imagined.

However, he did not reject her. Calling her mother was also a form of respect for her.

Chapter 615: It's too early to be happy

The Old Patriarch and Suxi looked at each other with smiles on their faces. After drinking his tea, Suxi gave him a gift.

Then Feng Jiu served them tea and she also received the gift prepared by Suxi.

They chatted for a while in the palace. Feng Xiao left first because today the country rulers were leaving and he planned to see them off.

Feng Jiu stayed behind to converse with them. Immediately afterwards, she also left because she planned to go to Peach Blossom Ridge to cultivate in seclusion after her grandfather's big marriage while waiting for the Six Star Academy's admission day.

"Big Brother and others also wanted to return home today. Let's go see them off!" Suxi looked at the people around her with a happy smile on his face. Her years of waiting finally bore fruits. Naturally, she was full of joy.

"Yes, " Old Patriarch Feng agreed. He went out and accompanied her seeing them off.

Before their big wedding, people came from all corners of the world. After the wedding, they went their separate ways. Even Guan Xilin also followed the Black Market mercenary troop out to gain experience again...

Time flashed by. In a blink of an eye, three months had passed.

At the Peach Blossom Ridge, the old man sweeping the floor listened to the sound of another furnace blast. He could not help but looked towards the alchemy room. This was the forty-second furnace blast this month. Recently, the Black Market people had come here frequently recently to bring her refining furnaces.

"Cough, cough."

Feng Jiu's body was pitch black from head to foot. Even her hair was fried by the flame from the pill furnace. Her hair curled up and emitted a burnt smell. Her face was greyish-black and her hair was a mess, like a wolf.

As she covered her mouth and nose, she ran out of the alchemy room and came to the courtyard to exhale a deep breath. Her eyebrows were wrinkled tightly as she talked to herself, "Something's amiss! I knew I had excellent control of the ground fire. How could I still blow up the stove? What's going wrong?"

"Did I put in too many dried grass?" She ran into the alchemy room, took out a new refining furnace from the spatial space and began a new experiment.

However, two hours later, another loud bang echoed. This time, the refining furnace was not destroyed, but a stream of air burst out of the furnace violently. With a loud explosion, the elixir was destroyed. It was another failure.

"This time, the furnace was not blown out. Also, the dried grass quantity was not too large. That left the medicinal properties mutually repelled each other... "

She sat cross-legged in front of the refining furnace still with her body covered with soot. Her eyes were full of concentration. Over the past three months, she had studied the pill refining method in addition to making potions for sale on the black market.

It just didn't occur to her. She succeeded in making the elixir that triggered the heavenly tribulation. However, she still could not refine the third rank Longevity Pill. So, she could not help wondering whether the elixirs she refined were due to her good luck?

"I don't believe it!" With eyes showing strong determination, she made another attempt.

The old man sat quietly under the peach tree in the courtyard, looking at the courtyard where the alchemy room was located. When he did not hear the sound of the blast stove in the courtyard after two hours, he closed his eyes slowly and sat quietly like an old monk in meditation.

It was not until another hour later that he heard the woman laughing loudly in the courtyard. He opened his eyes, slowly got up and turned to leave.

And in the alchemy room, Feng Jiu laughed loudly. She was happy that after dozens of failures, the Longevity Pill was successfully refined!

Immediately, she made a pinching gesture learned from the pill refining method. When the medicinal pills flew out of the furnace, she reached over and took it. However, when she saw the two pills in her palm, her smile was stiff.

Chapter 616: Longevity Pill successfully refined

In the palm of her hand, there were two dragon eye-sized medicinal pills: one crimson, the other one black. The two medicinal pills did not even have red grain marks on them, but they were filled with strong medicinal fragrance. They were neither waste nor toxic pills. She had no idea because they were fundamentally different from the colour indicated on the medicinal pill formulation.

"The pill refining furnace didn't explode, the spirit elixir was not wrong. The medicinal fragrance also came out, how did it become two strange medicinal pills? Such pills are definitely not Longevity Pills even though it used the materials needed by the Longevity Pill!"

She was also confused. It was clearly made according to the pill refining method. The steps and materials used were not wrong. But how could it produce two strange medicinal pills that she had no clue about?

She took the two strange medicinal pills to one side, took out the large collection of pills from the spatial space and compared them carefully. However, she could not find any clue. Finally, she probed the two pills with a silver needle to see if they were poisonous.

After probing with the silver needle, it didn't change colour. She could only record the steps, techniques and dosage of the two strange pills, then she put them away and try again.

Although they were not Longevity Pills, they were successfully refined, weren't they?

So, once again, she tried to change the formulation and added some potions that she thought had some values. The experiment lasted for another half-month.

These days, she had long forgotten the original intention of making Longevity Pills. At present, because of repeated failures, she made many changes. She was persistently refining even to the point of forgetting to eat and sleep. She was almost driven to insanity.

Finally, half a month later, when she saw the grain marks on the brown-coloured Longevity Pills, she finally showed a relaxed and happy smile.

"At last! The third-grade Longevity Pills! After improvement, the third-grade Longevity Pill can increase life span to three more years. Finally, I was able to refine it!"

Her eyes burst with joy, she quickly recorded the method of refining. She stored the two Longevity Pills and then stepped out of the alchemy room, intending to return to the courtyard to wash the clothes that had not been changed for a long time. When she saw the old man sweeping the fallen leaves in the distance, her eyes shifted slightly then she walked towards him.

When she came to him, she took out a bottle from the spatial space. "This is the Longevity Pills that I made. Here you are." During the conversation, she put the bottle in his hand and left.

The old man's eyes moved slightly. He looked at the bottle in his hand, looked up slowly at the dirty figure turning away, and his lips curved slightly. He stood there quietly, poured out the medicine in the bottle, and remained silent for a long time.

Feng Jiu went back and cleansed on her own. She didn't even bring Leng Shuang because she came here to cultivate in seclusion. Therefore, she had to do some things by herself.

After bathing, when she saw in the mirror that the scorched hair had grown long, she shook her head and laughed softly. "Two medicinal pills made me like this. It's really awkward."

"Medicinal pills are indeed not comparable to potions. Their efficacy is extraordinary and their refining is not so simple!" With a sigh, she trimmed her hair, drank a bottle of potion, and fell asleep.

The sleep lasted two days and two nights. She finally woke up hungry and then got up.

When she came out of the courtyard to the kitchen to see that there was nothing to eat, she saw the old man sitting on the stone table outside the kitchen eating.

Chapter 617: The journey to the Green Gallop Country is fast approaching

The old man looked up and glanced at her. Then he got up and went back to the kitchen. Not long afterwards, he came out with a bowl of porridge and put it opposite him. At the same time, he cleared the small spot in front of him away and continued to eat with his head lowered.

Feng Jiu was surprised. She went toward the table and sat down. The bowl of porridge in front of her seemed to be a plain rice congee with a green lotus seed in the middle. The porridge emitted lotus fragrance. "For me?"

The old man didn't respond and Feng Jiu didn't wait for his reply. She ate two mouthfuls of porridge with a spoon. She scooped up the green lotus seed and examined it. "Is this lotus seed still unripe? Why does it have such a strong lotus scent?"

While speaking, she put the green lotus seed in her mouth and chewed it. With a frown, she said, "It's unripe and it's hard to crack it open."

She chewed the seed a few times in her mouth but it still wasn't cracked open. The lotus seed carried a really fragrant scent. When he saw her brows relaxed, he told with a smile, "It's truly fragrant. If you can't chew it, you can swallow it directly! Don't waste it."

The old man looked up and saw that she swallowed the lotus seed whole. His eyes shifted slightly, then he continued to eat the porridge in front of him without speaking.

Feng Jiu scooped the porridge out and asked, "Why do you put only one lotus seed?" Although the lotus seed was difficult to chew, putting only one lotus seed in this porridge was too little, right? She wanted to eat a few more!

The old man stopped scooping up porridge. He spoke without lifting his head. "One is enough."

As he spoke, he finished his porridge, gathered up the utensils in front of him, and headed to the kitchen. He soon came out and left without saying a word.

Feng Jiu, resting her chin in her hand, looked at the old man's distant figure and blinked. She murmured softly, "Are there lotus seeds in the mid of the third month? However, that lotus seed was really fragrant. I have no idea, what kind of lotus seed was it?"

She took a few more mouthfuls of porridge, and the lotus seed fragrance spread out in her mouth, leaving a rich aftertaste.

After filling her stomach, she went back to the courtyard to cultivate. The matter of the fragrant lotus seed that she swallowed whole previously was quickly forgotten. It was because the enrollment date of the Nebula Academy is fast approaching.

After handing over matters regarding cultivation at the Peach Blossom Ridge to the several devilry cultivators, she also notified the old man sweeping the floor that she would leave for the Six Star Nebula Academy in Green Gallop Country to study. She would not be back for a short stretch of time so that they should take good care of the place. Then, she returned to the palace.

After done taking care of matters, she spoke with her family in the hall and listened to their advice and warnings.

"Little Jiu, are you going out this time without bringing anyone? How can you go to Six Stars Academy by yourself? How about bringing Leng Shuang back from the Feng Guard camp to go with you? "

"No need. She stays in the Feng Guard camp to cultivate. It's alright to go to the academy alone. Everything is already arranged there." She smiled, waved a hand and said, "Send me a message if anything happens."

"Xilin wrote that he would follow the mercenary out and go directly to the Nebula Academy. He won't return home. Then, do you have to go alone?" The old man looked at her somewhat uneasily.

Despite her outstanding strength, the Nebula Academy is full of elite students from all over the world. Every student possessed amazing talent. Could she go alone without anyone taking care of her?

Feng Jiu smiled. She got up and went to the entrance of the hall. She looked up at the distant sky and said softly, "Why not? It's just my first step."

Chapter 618: Nebula City

Three days later, on a mountain road outside Green Gallop Country, Feng Jiu was on Old White's back. She donned a red robe, looking extraordinarily handsome. Outwardly, she looked like a handsome and elegant young man with a noble aura, like a young master from a long-standing family. However, the impression that she gave off was of a languid and unrestrained atmosphere.

One leg hung naturally on Old White's body, while the other leg was in a folded position on the horse's back. With a blade of dog's tail grass picked from the roadside dangling in her mouth, she went leisurely towards the city ahead.

The airship was used for the long journey and the travel should not tarry for too long. After she left her family that day, she set foot on the boundaries of the Green Gallop Country once again and rode all the way to the Nebula City where the Nebula Academy was located.

The Nebula City was a town located in the northernmost part of the Green Gallop Country, behind it was the most dangerous Black Sand Forest of Green Gallop Country. Although the town belonged to the Green Gallop Country, it was not under the jurisdiction of the country's imperial clan. It was also the most prosperous and bustling main city of the country.

The clans that could take root in the Nebula City would receive courtesy to some degrees from the Green Gallop Country's imperial family and treated as one of the influential clans. This was also where many countries intersect. As for the Nebula Academy, as the Six-Star Academy, even the influential clans and forces here did not dare to offend it.

It was due to the fact that only the branch of the academy was located here. The Nebula Academy's foundation was so great, that no clan could compete with it and no one dared to act presumptuously.

She had so much expectations toward this academy.

Once they entered the city and paid the city's entrance fee, Feng Jiu let Old White saunter freely. She staggered along, roaming around the city.

"Tsk tsk, it deserves to be called the Nebula City. The prosperity of this place is even greater than that of Three Rivers City in Great Concord Country."

She clicked her tongue and muttering quietly while watching the flurry of people on the broad main street. There were many young people riding on the back of spiritual beasts like her. There were a great number of shops on both sides of the street, at the start and at the end of the alley. The stalls' vendors hawked their wares. Those who were haggling had their faces flushed red due to the exertion.

"Young Master, Young Master."

Someone was calling out. Feng Jiu ignored it. When she looked around from time to time, the voice rang out again.

"Young Master! The young master wearing a red robe, riding a white horse! Look this way, look this way!"

The young master wearing a red robe, riding a white horse? Was that her?

She glanced down at her red robe, took the blade of dog's tail grass from her mouth, and looked toward the source of the voice.

She saw a thin boy of fourteen or fifteen standing in front of a shop, waving at her with a smile on his face. He was carrying a small wooden box on his chest. It was unknown what he was selling. At the same time, he was busy collecting money.

She raised her eyebrows and pointed a finger at herself. "Are you calling out to me?"

"Yes, yes." The thin boy nodded hurriedly. He smiled at the people who bought his wares and told them to come back again next time. He quickly ran over to her.

"Young Master, are you from out of town? Are you familiar with the city? Shall I show you the way? I know Nebula City very well. Whichever places you want to go, which scenery is the most beautiful, which inn is the most comfortable, and which alley has the most unique snacks...I know all about those things."

Perhaps he was often basked under the sun, so this thin boy's skin was dark. However, his eyes were bright and he exuded an astute and agile persona.

Feng Jiu smiled and asked, "How much?"

Chapter 619: A beautiful figure on the street

The boy smiled widely when he heard her reply. His white teeth gleamed in the sun. "Not much, ten pieces of silver will be enough."

Feng Jiu handed him ten silver coins and followed the teenager to explore Nebula City. The boy led the old horse while explained to her some facts about the city, including which influential clan's master the most powerful and should not be offended, which young master the most outstanding, and which clan's daughter the most beautiful...

"Nebula City amassed things from all parts of the world the most. There are four big districts in the east, west, north and south part of the city. Black market occupied the east district, Alchemist Guild in the west, the largest auction house in the south, and Mercenary Guild in the north. In the nebula city, the prince can not touch the four forces besides those families. In addition to those influential families that can't be offended, Young Master should not mess with these four powerful clouts."

As the boy spoke, he looked back at the young man in red sitting on the horse's back from time to time. He saw him fiddled with dog tail grass in his hands while looking around left and right from time to time with a look of novelty. He wondered whether this young man was listening to him or not.

He went on to say, "If you talk about which inn to stay in Nebula City, it should belong to..." Before he finished speaking, he glimpsed a luxurious beast carriage coming at high speed. He hurried to pull the horse aside, so as not to collide with the beast carriage in front of him.

Feng Jiu saw four spiritual beasts in front of the trailer side by side. They resembled horses yet unlike horses. Those beasts were somewhat like rhinoceroses, galloping in the street where people were bustling without slowing down. The people on the street cried out in alarm and went out of the way.

Amidst the flurry, a child, sucking his finger in his mouth, was standing in front of a sugar figurine stall while watching the stall owner making sugar figurines. The stall owner saw a four spirit beast carriage came running. He was so shocked and tried to pull the stall behind repeatedly. The little boy tried to catch up but he bumped into people who were running his way. His tiny body rolled down on the street. All the people around gasped and cried out in alarm seeing the child who sat down and cried without knowing the danger.

"Hiss! That carriage doesn't stop!"

"That kid's still in the middle of the street!"

"Whose child is he?"

At this time, a woman ran out of a shop. When she saw the child on the street, she turned pale with horror. "My child!" She ran toward him, but the spirit beast carriage was several times faster than she did.

Feng Jiu, sitting on Old White's back, saw the spirit beasts had not stopped and the driver was still whipping the beasts urgently while shouting loudly as if he had not put that life in his eyes. She could not help but frown. She was about to fly up and take the child away when suddenly she saw a lithe and graceful figure in light blue flying down from the second floor of a restaurant.

In the blink of an eye, the child was rescued by that person and taken to the child's mother's side, who seemed to be saying something. The mother nodded repeatedly and thanked the woman gratefully.

The spirit beast carriage sped past and did not stop. A cloud of dust left in its wake.

The crowd was motionless. Their frightened hearts lifted after watching the young girl rescued the little boy. Each one of them couldn't help applauding with a loud noise.

"Great!"

"What a fine move!"

"What speed!"

Applause and praise sounded. The eyes of the crowd fell on the young woman in a dress. When they saw the woman's face clearly, their eyes were filled with amazement. Some people recognized the woman and shouted out in surprise.

"That's Ye Jing! One of the Nebula Academy's Ten Proud Sons of Heaven!"

Chapter 620: Old White causes trouble

At this time, a beautiful woman in a white dress came down briskly from the restaurant. She came worriedly in front of Ye Jing and grumbled, "Ah Jing, you scared me to death. How could you swoop down from the second floor like that? The beast carriage ran so fast and it was four beasts running in tandem. What if you're half a step behind and got mowed down?"

Ye Jing smiled gently. "That's unlikely. Only when I saw that I could save the child then I swooped down from the second floor. I knew what I'm doing. I would not get hurt. What's more, the child was in danger at that time."

"Yes, yes, you only care about others and not worried about yourself. But you got me so scared me that I'm drenched in cold sweats." The woman in white continued to scold. She looked Ye Jing up and down. "You're really not hurt?"

Ye Jing shook her head gently and smiled, "I'm not hurt."

"It's alright as long as you're not hurt. You see, as soon as you left the academy gate, you are in the limelight. It's really worthy of Ye Jing, one of the Ten Proud Children of Heaven." The woman in white said jokingly.

Ye Jing smiled. "Let's go!"

"Okay." The woman in white agreed. They walked hand in hand and left together in front of the crowd.

Feng Jiu stroked her chin while watching that beautiful figure gradually went farther away. In her eyes, Ye Jing was truly a rare beauty. The way she swooped down from the second floor was amazing. It was obvious that not only her appearance was excellent, but even her cultivation was also outstanding.

Nebula Academy's Ten Proud Children of Heaven? Mm, it's really something to look forward to!

"Ah! It's Ye Jing. I didn't expect to see her here. She's my goddess!" The dark-skinned boy leading Old White looked excitedly at the beautiful woman who had already been at a distance away. Because of his excitement, the rope tying Old White got loose.

Feng Jiu also did not notice it. She couldn't help smiling at the dark-skinned boy's excited expression. Just as she was about to call him back to his senses with the dog tail grass in her hand, she saw Old White puffed its breath twice from its nostrils. The horse kicked its hooves excitedly and galloped toward the beautiful Ye Jing.

"Old White? What are you doing?"

Feng Jiu was astonished. One of her feet was curled on Old White's back. Due to the horse running wildly, she nearly fell off. Fortunately, she quickly adjusted her sitting posture and clamped her legs tightly on Old White's belly. But even so, with Old Bai having the rush as if it had taken stimulants and drunk chicken blood, she could only sit steadily by clamping her legs tightly on both sides of Old White's belly. However, she was almost thrown away several times.

"Old White, stop!"

She bellowed. However, the horse rein fell in front of her and she could not reach it in time. In addition, the excited Old White jumped and twisted its hips while galloping away. She could not stop shouting. She was in so much pain due to her behind shaken by the jumping and twisting Old White. While she was bending down slightly trying to pull the rein, the running Old White suddenly halted.

It didn't matter that it finally stopped. However, when it halted its movement, the momentum built when it was galloping suddenly propelled her body to the air...

Hearing the movement from behind, Ye Jing and the woman in white looked back. But when they took a look behind, they were shocked. They saw a white horse running while jumping and twisting its hips. The young man in red sitting on the back of the horse was shaken and nearly fell out several times.

It was a funny scene. This made Ye Jing, who had never seen such a strange horse before, couldn't help showing a charming smile. But just then, the white horse jerked to a halt and its slightly open and drooling mouth also closed. The red-robed young man on the horse's back was thrown straight at her.