Wen Mingyu got four sets of rooms. Since there wasn’t much difference between the floors, she decided to gather them all on the second floor, sparing herself the trouble of climbing high floors.
Bai Ling followed behind her, completely puzzled.
She couldn’t understand why this person liked sleeping with her so much.
It was the same in the demon realm; the other clearly had her own palace, yet she would sneak into her bed.
Lying on a spacious double bed, she could roll around freely at night without anyone stopping her.
Even if she transformed into her original form, she could play around without falling off.
But with another person beside her, most of the space was taken up, and she felt restricted while sleeping.
While she was frowning and pondering, Wen Mingyu looked quite pleased, with a genuine smile that wasn’t just for show, clearly in a good mood.
Tang Muxi watched their reactions from behind, frowning deeply, and even when she returned to her room with Jiang Yin, the little mountain between her brows didn’t smooth out.
Jiang Yin couldn’t stand seeing her overthinking, worried that all sorts of strange ideas would occupy her already not-so-bright mind.
She stepped forward, flicked her forehead lightly to bring her back to reality, and said, “What are you thinking about? Be careful, frowning too long will leave wrinkles early.” Although they had a mental connection after forming a contract, unless they deliberately peeked or the other’s emotions were too strong, they generally wouldn’t know each other’s thoughts.
Jiang Yin liked this vague boundary.
Tang Muxi winced in pain, glanced at her charming Senior Sister, and didn’t argue, just said, “I noticed Bai Ling and Mingyu Jie…” Before she could finish, her forehead was flicked again.
Although the force was light, it was still quite painful to be hit twice in the same spot.
“Don’t call her that in front of me,” Jiang Yin lightly reprimanded, withdrawing her hand.
Tang Muxi covered her head, thinking: Is this person a vinegar jar, so jealous? But she was tolerant and kind, disdaining to argue with a vinegar jar, just rolled her eyes, and reluctantly continued, “Bai Ling and Wen Mingyu seem a bit strange.” Jiang Yin listened, and when there was no follow-up, she couldn’t help but ask, “That’s it?” Tang Muxi nodded seriously, thinking the other didn’t believe her, and eagerly proved, “They were very close before, and now they want to sleep in the same bed, it seems unusual!” Jiang Yin was speechless, not knowing where to start criticizing.
It took her so long to notice, she thought everyone had already accepted their relationship.
“Then why do you think they want to sleep together like us?” Jiang Yin couldn’t bear to see someone kept in the dark, planning to guide the fool in front of her to realize the truth.
She specifically pointed out “like us” in her statement, wishing she could grab Tang Muxi’s ear and tell her the answer.
Just when she thought the other had received her hint and realized, Tang Muxi, the fool, once again broke through the limits.
“Like us…” Tang Muxi murmured, seemingly suddenly understanding something, and had an epiphany, “I understand, Senior Sister! Wen Mingyu must want to hug Bai Ling to sleep! She wants to play with her fluffy fox tail!” Jiang Yin was relieved when she heard the first part, thinking the child could be taught.
But when she heard about the tail, even the former demon lord, who had been in a high position for many years and remained calm in the face of change, couldn’t maintain her expression.
Sleeping together to play with the tail, her junior sister really had a unique perspective.
However, Tang Muxi didn’t know the other’s inner complaints and was still smug about seeing through the reason, nodding to herself, “Yes, it must be the tail.
Bai Ling’s fur is so soft, no one would hold it and not be moved.” She used to love holding Bai Ling, smoothing her fur whenever she had nothing to do, it was very comfortable.
If the big demon hadn’t stopped her, she might have rubbed the snow fox bald.
Bai Ling’s resistance today must be because Wen Mingyu had been rubbing too frequently, causing a lot of fur to fall out.
Bai Ling cherished her tail the most, naturally unwilling to see it go bald, hence the refusal.
With such wild imagination and baseless speculation, it didn’t take long for Tang Muxi to convince herself, firmly believing that the two big demons sleeping together was to play with each other’s tails.
Jiang Yin was exhausted, too lazy to correct her, letting the fool misunderstand.
After all, for Bai Ling, the tail was also part of her body, coveting the fluffy tail, in a sense, was also coveting the body, coveting Bai Ling.
When the two get married and form a contract in the future, her junior sister will naturally understand.
When Tang Muxi and the others arrived at the Seven Mysteries, it was already afternoon, the winter sun was setting, and the sky was faintly darkening.
It was a bit late to act now, and after traveling for several days, they were quite tired.
Wen Mingyu simply didn’t assign tasks, letting everyone rest and reorganize, planning to investigate the news the next day.
She promised Bai Ling to go to Exquisite Delicacies House, so she decided to go that afternoon, have dinner, and coax the little snow fox who only knew how to eat.
When they left, they invited Tang Muxi and her companion, but unfortunately, the two were a bit tired and declined the invitation.
Xu Qingwan and her son also turned down the invitation, saying they saw some useful magical items on the street and planned to go shopping.
So, it was just the two of them who went.
Coincidentally, Qixuan also had a branch of the Treasure Pavilion, so after dinner, they could go inside to check the current situation and gather some information.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the next day.
Wen Mingyu and Xu Qingwan were gathering information in the city, while the disciples of the Treasure Pavilion were searching for news in the wine alleys near the west of the city.
Jiang Yin and Tang Muxi decided to leave the city and directly gather information near Panlong City.
Qixuan was right next to Panlong, only a few dozen miles away.
The two of them had already mastered the Star Shift Technique, so traveling light wouldn’t take much time.
However, to avoid being stopped and checked when entering the city again, which would increase the risk of exposing their identities, Jiang Yin had to visit Feng Yuan before leaving the city.
Feng Yuan was the official in charge here, but not the city lord.
He was only responsible for managing the city’s defenses, usually shuttling between the city gate and the government office.
When someone with high cultivation entered the city, Feng Yuan had to personally inspect and receive them.
When Jiang Yin arrived at the government office, Feng Yuan had just returned from the city gate.
He seemed to have encountered a very tricky situation today, walking quickly with sweat on his forehead and a frown, deep in thought, not even noticing someone was looking for him in the guest room.
Jiang Yin, being an outsider, could only look for someone in the guest room of the government office.
If Feng Yuan went elsewhere, she might not be able to find him again, so she quickly called out to him.
“Honored one.”
Even after being reborn for so long, she still wasn’t used to calling others “honored one.”
Feng Yuan paused and indeed turned around.
He was quite surprised to see Jiang Yin: “What brings you here?” He didn’t have a deep impression of this person, only knowing she was a companion of a noble person heading to the capital.
Jiang Yin smiled and said, “I have something to ask today, but seeing your troubled expression, has something difficult happened? If it’s inconvenient, I can come back another day.”
Although her words were polite, she had no intention of leaving.
Feng Yuan felt a bit guilty and shook his head, “It’s not inconvenient, just some oversight in the city that allowed the princess to escape…” Realizing he said something he shouldn’t have, he stopped and asked, “What do you need? If it’s within my power, I will certainly help.”
Jiang Yin noticed Feng Yuan described the princess’s departure as “escape,” and she pondered over it.
The daughter of the esteemed palace master, yet even her movements were restricted.
Her intuition told her there must be a hidden story behind this.
But since Feng Yuan was unwilling to say more, she didn’t plan to press further, just continued the conversation: “To be honest, my junior sister and I are heading to the capital because we heard our master appeared there.
However, we received new information yesterday that our master is in the Guansu area, so we plan to go there today to verify.
We expect to return before sunset to meet with friends here, and I hope you can accommodate us and allow us to enter the city without hassle.”
Tang Muxi, hearing Jiang Yin’s smooth lies, couldn’t help but admire in her heart: A true mastermind indeed, not everyone can unravel such intricate thoughts.
But since it was an act, Tang Muxi naturally couldn’t fall behind, quickly adding, “I haven’t seen my master for ten years, and I miss him day and night.
Now that I’ve finally found some news, I hope you won’t stop us.”
It had only been half an hour, and Wen Fei, who had just been eating with them, was now someone they hadn’t seen in ten years.
Jiang Yin’s mouth twitched slightly, glancing at her junior sister who was pretending to wipe tears, but she said nothing.
Feng Yuan understood their intentions and smiled, “Your affection for your master is touching, and I certainly won’t stop you.
Since you have the pass token personally given by the palace master and were already inspected yesterday, there’s no need for further checks.
You can search for your master and return through the side path without going through the cumbersome procedures.”
Jiang Yin was surprised, not expecting him to be so accommodating, and immediately expressed her gratitude.
In a good mood, she even gave him a high-grade soul jade as a parting gift.
Feng Yuan, being a late-stage transformation cultivator, couldn’t use the soul jade, but since soul jades were rare and valuable regardless of grade, he didn’t refuse and accepted it with a fist salute.
Leaving the government office, Jiang Yin took Tang Muxi straight out of the city, pausing briefly at the city gate to observe.
When they arrived, there were only a few guards stationed at the city gate, with cultivation levels no higher than Jindan and Yuanying.
But now, the entire city gate was surrounded, with cultivators beyond Yuanying, and even Huashen hidden in the shadows.
Tang Muxi frowned deeply at this, full of confusion: “Are they trying to capture the princess? But she’s clearly the daughter of the Hall Master, why would they prevent her from leaving?” The Hall Master in the Nine Sha Hall was like an emperor, and although there were other respected elders assisting in governance, he was the one above all.
His daughter should logically be extremely noble, so why would she be hunted down?
Jiang Yin had her suspicions, but without evidence, she refrained from commenting.
She placed a finger on Tang Muxi’s lips: “Shh, don’t say too much. Be more vigilant recently, I suspect it has something to do with the changes in the capital.”
Tang Muxi was skeptical but indeed remained silent, following behind Senior Sister as they flew out of the city gate, heading towards Panlong City.
