Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 299: Chapter 296: Maternal Home

The two stood outside the small courtyard, by the pine tree, facing the wind as they looked at the Yao Yue Peak opposite.

A group of young women came floating over.

”Looks like we’ve disturbed everyone.” Chu Zhiyuan laughed, ”Can you handle it?”

Xiao Ruoling chuckled, ”The people within the sect are still quite nice.”

A group of young women in white floated over to face Chu Zhiyuan, their faces covered with white veils, but the leading young woman was Shen Hanyue.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled at her and cupped his fists, saying, ”Miss Shen, sorry for the intrusion.”

Shen Hanyue snorted, turned her head towards Xiao Ruoling, and said, ”Elder Sister Xiao, do you really want to keep him here?”

Xiao Ruoling said, ”The Guest Peak should be able to host men, especially since he is my husband.”

”Elder Sister Xiao!” Shen Hanyue looked at Xiao Ruoling in confusion.

She really couldn’t understand what was so special about this rude man that made the gentle yet sharp, brilliant Elder Sister Xiao so infatuated, insisting on keeping him here.

Xiao Ruoling laughed, ”Shen, let Elders Zhou, Han, Meng, and Xu secretly guard him. Some of the Great Grandmasters from the Evil Sect might not be favorable towards the Princely Heir.”

Shen Hanyue’s bright eyes widened in disbelief.

To think four elders, four Great Grandmasters, needed to be mobilized to protect this Princely Heir!

Xiao Elder Sister must be out of her mind.

Knowing the Princely Heir is in danger and with such a huge trouble, why insist on keeping him here?

Why not just send him back to Yujing City, instead of staying here to provoke the Evil Sect’s Great Grandmasters?

The Great Grandmasters of the Evil Sect aren’t easy to deal with. If anything happens to the elders, the loss to Yao Yue Palace would be too great!

Xiao Elder Sister is disregarding the interests of Yao Yue Palace!

Thinking of this, she felt she couldn’t stand by and let her elder sister act recklessly.

”Elder Sister!”

”Shen, go.” Xiao Ruoling lightly patted her fragrant shoulder and looked at her with deep, bright eyes.

”...Alright.” Shen Hanyue hesitated but eventually agreed reluctantly and floated away.

Chu Zhiyuan watched the graceful silhouette of Shen Hanyue and then looked towards Xiao Ruoling.

Xiao Ruoling smiled, ”Shen is just too innocent.”

Because of her innocence, she is persistent; once she has a certain viewpoint, it’s hard to change, no matter what is said, it won’t register.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”She’s beautiful and kind-hearted, just dislikes men.”

”Formed from an early age,” Xiao Ruoling said, ”Needs slow change.”

She felt it was almost impossible to change.

With age, beliefs become more entrenched, unless by chance she meets someone who makes her heart flutter, otherwise, she’s destined to dislike men for a lifetime.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”It’s truly okay, right?”

”Yao Yue Palace elders have connections to the Secret Land, they can draw upon its powers, as long as we’re within Yao Yue Peak’s range, there won’t be any danger.”

”Oh—?” Chu Zhiyuan was curious.

”As for the nature of their connection with the Secret Land, my cultivation isn’t deep enough to know.”

”Then I have to see.” Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

His curiosity grew stronger.

Could it be that the Secret Land really allows one to borrow power?

Borrowing the power of the Secret Land to ensure one’s own undying, it seems such a thing has never been mentioned.

Could the four major Grotto Heavens and four major Secret Lands achieve this?

If truly possible, wouldn’t it mean one won’t die in the Secret Land? Become undying?

Would it mean staying in the Secret Land for years without dying?

Thinking of this, his heart suddenly began to race.

Could what he was pursuing be realized in the Secret Land? That it holds the power to make one undying?

With these thoughts, he became even more eager to see the four Yao Yue Palace elders and their actions.

A moment later, Shen Hanyue floated back with a smile on her face, which couldn’t be hidden even behind the white veil.

Xiao Ruoling lightly furrowed her dark brows.

Chu Zhiyuan amusingly watched Shen Hanyue.

Shen Hanyue approached and said with a smile, ”Elder Sister Xiao, the four elders said they are too busy right now.”

”They’re not coming?” Xiao Ruoling lightly furrowed her brows.

”We have to wait a moment.” Shen Hanyue provocatively glanced at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, ”Ruoling, forget it, let the Great Grandmasters from the Grandmaster Mansion handle it, Huang Cheng should bring a Great Grandmaster here.”

Xiao Ruoling gently shook her head, ”The Grandmaster Mansion is the Grandmaster Mansion, Yao Yue Palace is Yao Yue Palace. On Yao Yue Palace’s grounds, it’s not their place to intervene.”

Shen Hanyue looked around, ”Are the Great Grandmasters from the Grandmaster Mansion nearby?”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”How could I come out without a Great Grandmaster from the Grandmaster Mansion following?”

Shen Hanyue snorted.

He’s just a Princely Heir, not even a Prince, and even Princes don’t all have Great Grandmasters with them.

At this moment, four women in white suddenly appeared.

They weren’t wearing white veils, revealing their true faces, around the same age as Xiao Ruoling.

Chu Zhiyuan solemnly cupped his fists, ”Four elders, apologies for the disruption.”

These four young women looked similar in age to Xiao Ruoling, but were actually Great Grandmasters.

Indeed befitting of Yao Yue Palace.

The leading beautiful woman was Yun Qiuhua.

She giggled, ”The Princely Heir has a sharp eye!”

They hadn’t come over immediately; that was her idea.

She wanted to gauge the fame of this Fourth Prince, whether he was truly as formidable as rumored.

The first test was in his eye for detail.

If he couldn’t perceive their cultivation, then his reputation would be unearned.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, ”Elder Yun was testing my eye for detail then.”

”Oh—?” Yun Qiuhua said in surprise, ”You actually know me?”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile, ”I know a thing or two.”

Yun Qiuhua glowered at Xiao Ruoling, ”Holy Daughter, you’ve truly bared your soul!”

Xiao Ruoling pursed her lips and smiled without rebutting.

She naturally told Chu Zhiyuan about the Yao Yue Palace Holy Daughters and elders, depicting their appearances and temperaments to ease his worries.

Shen Hanyue snorted.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, ”Ruoling thrives in Yao Yue Palace, thanks to the support of several elders and the Palace Master. I owe them thanks.”

”You speak as though we’re outsiders.” Yun Qiuhua huffed, ”Ruoling is our Holy Daughter!”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, ”Ruoling is both your Holy Daughter and my Heir’s Wife.”

”Not yet,” Yun Qiuhua said, ”the future Heir’s Wife.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, ”That’s true.”

Shen Hanyue snorted, ”She might not even be the future Heir’s Wife!”

Xiao Ruoling said, ”Elders, let’s sit inside and talk.”

”No need to go inside,” Yun Qiuhua said, ”Standing outside is quieter...”

”The Princely Heir has deciphered the Grandmaster’s secret?”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”It’s not exactly deciphered, just that my intuition is more accurate, allowing me to sense and make subtle adjustments. The details still need careful pondering and gradual summarization.”

”That’s already remarkable,” Yun Qiuhua marveled, ”This is something our Yao Yue Palace has pursued for generations, yet the Princely Heir has achieved it.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”It’s also a fortuitous coincidence... Yao Yue Palace has quite a few disciples with Innate Perfection, right?”

”Ahem,” Yun Qiuhua looked a bit embarrassed.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”I’ll be staying here for a month; those with Innate Perfection are welcome to come over.”

”How could we impose,” Yun Qiuhua looked to Xiao Ruoling.

Xiao Ruoling softly said, ”If the Court and various sects find out...”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”I’m helping my Heir’s Wife, her family; they will have to hold their tongues.”

All the women present smiled.