“Your Highness…” Ye Ruoshui hung her little head, not daring to look up at her.
Xiao Minghuang was sensitive and quickly sensed something was off.
After a moment, her face showed a look of realization.
“The Treasure/Artifact Your Highness gave me… I tried it out a little, but it doesn’t seem to suit me…” Xiao Minghuang was completely confused, thinking for a long time without understanding, and finally assumed that Ye Ruoshui’s comprehension was too low to grasp the mysteries of the Cultivation Method.
If she couldn’t even comprehend an Earth Rank low-grade Cultivation Method, then a Heaven-Rank Cultivation Method would be even harder to get started with.
Originally, Xiao Minghuang had wanted to pass on the “Purple Star Imperial Path Scripture” to Ye Ruoshui as well, but now she thought better of it.
“That’s true, let’s start with something simpler then.”
Xiao Minghuang reached out her slender hand and smiled, “In that case, Ruo Shui, give that Cultivation Method back to your sister!” That one sentence woke Ye Ruoshui up from her daze.
“So it was the Jade Slip with the Cultivation Method recorded on it…” Ye Ruoshui ran back to the bed without a word, dug the Jade Slip out from under the covers, and handed it to Xiao Minghuang.
Seeing this, Xiao Minghuang sighed, “Ruo Shui really is diligent—even when sleeping, she doesn’t forget to cultivate the Cultivation Method.
Even though you haven’t reached Entry Level, with this kind of perseverance, you’ll definitely achieve great things in the future!”
Hearing her Highness’s praise, Ye Ruoshui forced a smile, wishing she could dig a hole and bury herself on the spot.
“Please don’t let her find out! Please don’t let her find out!”
But the more you hope something won’t happen, the more likely it is to happen.
Xiao Minghuang took back the smooth Jade Slip and was about to tuck it away, but felt something odd at the end.
“What is this…”
“This Jade Slip can’t be kept!”
With something like this happening, the idea of giving Ye Ruoshui a Pill as a gift was dropped, and Xiao Minghuang returned to her Room looking frustrated, sitting cross-legged to start Cultivation.
But she hadn’t calmed down for long before there was a knock at the door.
Xiao Minghuang thought it was Ye Ruoshui coming to ask for forgiveness, so she ignored it.
But outside, Steward Wang’s voice sounded.
“Your Highness, the Emperor has sent a decree, please enter the Palace to see His Majesty.”
Hearing Steward Wang’s shrill voice, all the romantic thoughts in Xiao Minghuang’s mind vanished instantly, and she replied blandly, “Got it, go get things ready.”
Steward Wang answered and left.
A quarter of an hour later, Xiao Minghuang took a carriage to the Imperial Palace.
… The Great Xia Imperial Palace, the place where the entire Great Xia’s dragon vein lay, suppressing the nation’s Luck/Fortune.
Legend had it that beneath the Imperial Palace was a super Great Array.
Once activated, even a Nascent Soul True Person couldn’t break through the Imperial Palace.
All thirty-six kingdoms of the Southern Territory had Spirit Seed Realm cultivators guarding them, but only Great Xia had such a powerful Formation, making it the leader among nations.
Even the three great Sects with Nascent Soul True Persons had to show deference to Great Xia.
But in recent years, rumors spread that Great Xia’s Spirit Seed Realm Old Ancestor’s Lifespan was about to end, which made the other nations and Sects covet Great Xia.
You have to know, Great Xia was different from other countries and Sects.
Eight hundred years ago, Xia Hanbing, known as the “Holy Dragon Sword,” led the Great Xia Clan from outside into the Southern Territory.
With her own immense strength, “Holy Dragon Sword” Xia Hanbing destroyed a nation single-handedly, subduing the other thirty-five kingdoms. She moved between the three great Sects with skill and grace, allowing the Great Xia Clan to thrive here—a great service to the country.
But… eight hundred years had passed, and the powers of the Southern Territory still didn’t see Great Xia as one of their own, always looking for a chance to wipe them out.
Once the “Holy Dragon Sword” Xia Hanbing Immortal, who suppressed Great Xia’s Luck/Fortune, passed away, the nations and Sects would surely attack together.
By then, even with the Imperial Palace Great Array, without a Spirit Seed Realm Cultivator to control it, its full power couldn’t be unleashed, and it would be useless.
Before long, Xiao Minghuang arrived at the Imperial Palace, and at the city gate, she ran into someone unexpected.
This person was dressed in luxurious robes, looked to be in his thirties, with sword-like brows and starry eyes, extraordinary in every way.
The aura he gave off was far above Xiao Minghuang’s.
“Second Brother, your little sister greets you.”
Xiao Minghuang’s lips curled into a standard smile, polite but not showing her teeth.
The moment he saw her, the Second Prince’s pupils shrank sharply, as if shocked.
In an instant, that surprise turned into killing intent, which flashed by quickly.
He hid it well, but Xiao Minghuang still caught it.
Xiao Minghuang clenched her palm, suddenly feeling a sense of danger.
The Second Prince cupped his hands, putting on the act of a caring older brother, and said warmly, “I heard Ninth Sister was accidentally injured before and lost all her Cultivation.
But now it seems the rumors weren’t true.
Seeing that you’re fine, your brother is relieved.”
As the saying goes, you don’t hit a smiling face.
Since the Second Prince liked to act, Xiao Minghuang would play along.
“Thank you for your concern, Second Brother.
I’m fine.” Xiao Minghuang smiled lightly.
“Father has summoned me, so I can’t stay here.
Let’s meet another day!”
The Second Prince said regretfully, “If that’s the case, I won’t keep you.
But you must come visit me at home another day, don’t refuse.”
“Of course, of course.”
After a few perfunctory words, Xiao Minghuang turned and left.
Once she was far away, Xiao Minghuang thought to herself, “What a smiling tiger.
This guy is a hundred times harder to deal with than the Seventh Prince!”
