Chapter 107 Lingxu Palace
Chapter 107 Lingxu Palace
Yun Zhao stood on the back of the Azure-Eyed Fox, while the Cold Wood Dragon stood on her head. It flicked its tail tip, exuding boundless pride: "Let's go, towards the Spirit Void Palace!"
Upon hearing this, the Azure-Eyed Fox accelerated, and the Frostwood Dragon was flung into a tree behind it due to inertia.
Hanmu Jiao: "..."
Although Lingxu Palace is right in front of us, you'll only realize how far it is once you start traveling.
They walked for almost a day and a night before finally reaching the entrance of Lingxu Palace.
To Yun Zhao's surprise, there were many people at the entrance. None of them went into Lingxu Palace to seek inheritance or opportunities; instead, they waited outside.
Yun Zhao glanced at Qi Yan: "Why don't they go in?"
Qi Yan: Can I say I don't know either?
Han Mujiao glanced at this person and that person, then suddenly grinned and said, "When you came in, didn't your sect leader and master tell you about the situation of Lingxu Palace?"
“I did,” Yun Zhao said, shrugging, “but I only gave a brief introduction to Lingxu Palace; I didn’t go into much detail.”
"By the way, Uncle Jiao, do you know the specifics of the situation here?"
Han Mujiao waved his hand, "Don't ask me. I'm just an unlucky guy who doesn't know how I got in here. How would I know anything about this place?"
I also want to know how I got in!
In fact, these details about the Lingxu Secret Realm should have been told to each disciple by their master, but Yun Zhao did not have a master, and Qi Yan's master... well, he had already passed away before he was accepted as a disciple.
Originally, it should have been Lu Mingdao or Hanyue Zhenren who told them, but they both thought the other had already told Yun Zhao, so... neither of them said anything.
Therefore, Yun Zhao is now completely in the dark.
She glanced around and saw Song Zhiyuan guarding the entrance to Lingxu Palace. The Jade-Eyed Fox was extremely angry at the sight of its enemy and wanted to take revenge, but Yun Zhao stopped it.
"Don't rush. Although Song Zhiyuan's cultivation is not as good as yours, he has more people and more power. You can't fight against so many people with just your bare hands. You've only just recovered a little. It would be troublesome if you got injured again."
"In that case, could you perhaps reduce your size, or better yet, change your appearance? Let's go over there first and work things out gradually."
The Azure-Eyed Fox nodded, and its body rapidly shrank, becoming only the size of Yun Zhao's hand.
Its original fur was white with a hint of blue, but somehow that blue fur was hidden.
However, the Blue-eyed Fox is famous for its clear, bright green eyes, which is one of its defining characteristics, and it cannot change the color of its pupils.
Yun Zhao thought for a moment, then took out a comb. "Here, let me comb your fur. It'll cover your eyes perfectly."
She combed and adjusted her hair, and even tied two little pigtails for the Blue-Eyed Fox with a hair tie.
“Hmm,” Yun Zhao held the Azure Fox and examined it closely, “Not bad, a pretty little fox.”
Jade-Eyed Fox: "..."
Okay, whatever makes you happy.
Seeing this, Qi Yan seemed to think of something and silently wrote a sentence in his notebook.
After dressing up the Azure-Eyed Fox, Yun Zhao let it perch on his shoulder as a small decoration, and then appeared before everyone together with Qi Yan.
Yun Zhao wasn't very familiar with the other disciples of the Qingyun Sect, but they would greet each other when they met.
Upon seeing Yun Zhao and Qi Yan appear, several disciples who were closest to them greeted them.
Yun Zhao smiled and returned the greeting, then asked, "Senior brothers and sisters, why aren't you going in?"
"Junior Sister Yun, don't you know?"
A female disciple named Yu Wei said, "Lingxu Palace only opens on the night of the full moon. It's not the right time yet. Didn't the peak master tell you this when you came?"
She was Elder Mu Feng's disciple, but she wasn't very familiar with Yun Zhao. However, compared to the others present, she was much closer to Yun Zhao.
Not really.
Yun Zhao gave an awkward smile, "I guess my senior uncle forgot. By the way, Senior Sister Yu Wei, could you tell me about the situation here?"
Yu smiled and said, "Okay, please sit down, I'll tell you slowly."
The information she knew was known to everyone else (except Yun Zhao and Qi Yan), so she figured it was better to do it herself than to have someone else do Yun Zhao this favor.
Mu Feng arrived at Lingxu Palace alone, not knowing where the other disciples were. She was feeling uneasy, but the arrival of Yun Zhao and Qi Yan put her at ease a little.
Having done this favor, Yun Zhao and her companion couldn't very well stand idly by if they encountered danger in Lingxu Palace.
With Yu Wei's explanation, Yun Zhao learned some things about Lingxu Palace, such as the dangers that the seniors had explored, and how they could avoid those dangerous areas and increase their chances of survival.
Song Zhiyuan and his men sat in one place, clearly separated from the others from the Qingyun Sect. Yun Zhao didn't go to find him, but instead found a place to rest with Qi Yan.
Xue Huairui said something to Song Zhiyuan, who frowned and nodded reluctantly.
After that, Xue Huairui walked over to Yun Zhao.
"Senior Sister Yun, may I have a word with you?"
Xue Huairui still looked timid, and she spoke very softly, as if afraid of frightening Yun Zhao.
Yun Zhao looked at her, recalling the description of Xue Huairui in the original book—
The female protagonist in the original book, Xue Huairui, came from a poor family. Her parents favored boys over girls and beat and scolded her constantly. By chance, she escaped her family and joined the Qingyun Sect.
Because she was chosen by Master Guiyuan, Xue Huairui became Song Zhiyuan's junior sister. She was resilient, brave and persevering. Song Zhiyuan had seen too much of the original owner "Yun Zhao's" arrogance and became interested in Xue Huairui. The two fell in love over time and later became Daoist partners.
Later, she joined forces with Song Zhiyuan to fight against Qi Yan, the villainous demon, and became a couple praised by everyone in the righteous path.
Although the book was a female-oriented novel, it focused more on Song Zhiyuan, so much so that Yun Zhao only extracted the parts about Xue Huairui from the book.
"Let's talk about it right here."
Yun Zhao didn't want to be alone with Xue Huairui; to be precise, he didn't want to have any contact with anyone or anything related to Song Zhiyuan.
First, to avoid Qi Yan losing favor with her due to a sudden change in mood. Second, a wise person avoids dangerous situations. What if Song Zhiyuan takes a dislike to her one day, or kills her because of Qi Yan?
Oh right, by the way, the system went to check the issue with the favorability system, why hasn't it found anything yet?
I'll ask it about it another day.
Xue Huairui hesitated for a moment, and seeing that Yun Zhao was unwilling to go with her, she said in an even lower voice, "Senior Sister Yun, could you please not go into Lingxu Palace?"
"Why?"
When Xue Huairui met Yun Zhao's questioning gaze, she stammered for a long time but couldn't come up with a reason.
She opened her mouth, but said nothing. Yun Zhao could tell from her expression that she was trying to come up with a reason.
"Junior Sister Xue," Yun Zhao said helplessly, "didn't you come up with a reason before you came?"
"If you don't want to tell me the real reason, then please leave."
Xue Huairui blushed slightly. "So, Senior Sister Yun, you mean if I tell you the real reason, you won't go in?"
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