"Senior, the two rebels of Guizong have not confessed anything." Qin Mingyue replied in a clear voice, and the explanation that followed was almost the same as what she told Yang Zhen that day.
"You didn't ask anything?" The look on Yan Xiling's face was quite disapproving. He is an old fox who has lived for more than a thousand years. Naturally, he can't stop him with just a few words.
"This junior is absolutely telling no lies," Qin Mingyue said seriously: "This junior is willing to take the oath of inner demons."
"The eldest princess doesn't have to be like this," Yan Xiling waved his hand and leaned forward slightly: "If I exchange the eldest prince of your country for these two traitors, what would the eldest princess think?"
The atmosphere inside the venue suddenly became depressing.
Yan Xiling's words sounded like consultation, but in reality they were threats. If the eldest prince returns early, with his former status and power in the Qin army, he is likely to replace the fifth prince and become the new emperor of Qin. If this is the case, it will be greatly difficult for Qin Mingyue to seize power, and it will even become impossible.
Yang Zhen looked at Qin Mingyue with some worry, but saw the woman's face changed slightly, and then she smiled sweetly:
"Senior, aren't you worried at all that these two people will reveal your sect's secrets?"
"How do you say this?" The ancestor's face darkened.
Qin Mingyue said unhurriedly: "Wei Biao was able to enter the royal spiritual veins of our Qin Kingdom only with the permission of the late emperor, the younger generation came forward to contact him, and then handed it over to the second prince. This person is currently practicing in seclusion in the fourth-level spiritual veins. , he probably won’t be released from seclusion within two or three years.”
"Except for the late emperor and me, no one else knows Wei Biao's true identity, and they will not interrupt his practice for no reason unless... his identity is exposed."
Being interrupted by life at the juncture of advancing to the great realm, the consequences of a bad move are very serious. It can range from being ruined on the road to being killed on the spot. If it wasn't a life-and-death feud or something important was involved, no one would do it.
However, if the Yunxiao Sect proposes an exchange, the Supreme Prince of Qin will definitely know their identities. At that time, do you think he would force out the so-called "Yunxiao Sect's life-and-death secret" before the exchange?
This is absolutely certain!
Yan Xiling would not fail to understand such a simple truth. The suggestion just now was just to force Qin Mingyue to tell the truth. Seeing her making it clear at this moment, the old man was also a thick-skinned man, so he laughed and covered it up.
Then his voice became solemn and he ordered: "Yang Zhen! In two months, as a member of the viewing group, you will go to Qin State to assist the eldest princess in handling this matter and escort those two people back without any mistakes!"
"Disciple, obey!"
Yang Zhen quickly stood up and responded. He was originally thinking about how to sneak into the mission so that he could help Qin Mingyue. Now that we have the will of our ancestors, we save a lot of trouble.
"Senior," Qin Mingyue suddenly bowed down: "Junior, I have something to ask of you."
"Speaking."
"This junior is in love with your noble sect Yang Zhenyang, Taoist friend, and would like to become a Taoist couple. Please give me your blessing."
As soon as these words came out, Yan Xiling was greatly surprised, and Zixue also looked over with her beautiful eyes.
If monks form a formal Taoist couple, they will often hold a formal ceremony just like a mortal marriage, and invite relatives, friends, fellow disciples, and other disciples to participate.
It's just that mortals need to kowtow to the high hall, but in the world of immortality, it is to kowtow to the teacher, or it is called "the teacher's blessing".
Although Yan Xiling heard Zixue's sister introduce the relationship between Yang and Qin, in his heart, he just thought that Qin Mingyue was lonely and helpless here. Seeing that Yang Zhen was young and handsome, he was impulsive and had a hard time with himself.
Once this woman succeeds to the throne and the status gap between the two is huge, this relationship will definitely end in vain.
At this moment, it seems that this woman is serious!
Moreover, Qin Mingyue's request for his blessing was equivalent to recognizing him as a senior teacher. This was not only respect for him, but in a certain respect, it was also equivalent to Qin's respect for the Yunxiao Sect.
The two kingdoms of Qin and Xu have been fighting for thousands of years, with each winning and losing. This is the first time that the Yunxiao Sect has such a status in front of its opponents.
The old man of Yanxiling was greatly relieved and immediately agreed happily.
For Qin Mingyue, in addition to expressing her feelings and showing goodwill to Yunxiao Sect to bridge the gap caused by the words between the two parties, she also has another purpose——
She wanted to improve her lover's status in the Yunxiao Sect.
Sure enough, after the old man agreed, he immediately thought about it: "This is a good thing, but Yang Zhen is only an inner disciple in the sect, and her status is very different from that of the eldest princess..."
"In the hearts of the younger generation, Yang Lang is a strange man in this world, and his status is nothing more than a cloud." Qin Mingyue said quickly.
"Hahaha——" Yan Xiling laughed loudly. He was so old that he still didn't understand what Qin Mingyue meant. He continued: "Even so, I have to think about it. The eldest princess is extremely talented, and her Taoism My wife, how can I be a mediocre person? Let’s do this, Yang Zhen——”
The old man smiled and looked at the young man: "I will accept you as my true disciple today. What do you think?"
Yang Zhen has been in a state of confusion since Qin Mingyue said she wanted to become a Taoist couple.
He was both happy and a little uneasy.
Although he already has several confidantes, in his heart, Zhao Yue'er comes first and no one can replace him.
Although the world of cultivating immortals is not like the mortal world, there is a clear distinction between wives and concubines. As long as they are compatible, it is normal for them to have one or more Taoist companions, regardless of whether they are male or female nuns. Those Taoist couples do not necessarily have to distinguish who is noble and who is humble, who is master and who is servant.
That is to say, only those like Zhao Yue'er and Caiyun, who came from the same family since childhood, would have separate masters and servants.
What truly determines status is one's own strength.
It's just that as a traveler from Earth, Yang Zhen still has more or less traditional concepts. He had not married a wife in his previous life, and faced with the Taoist ceremony that was equivalent to a marriage contract in this life, he hoped that the first person to perform such a ceremony with him would be the little girl who grew up with his childhood sweetheart.
If I agree now, will Yue'er be unhappy?
Also, Sister Zixue is right next to her, what is she thinking?
Yang Zhen felt uneasy. As for the true disciples, he didn't care that much.
But when the ancestor spoke at this time, he had to answer. Then he got up and came to the hall, knelt down next to Qin Mingyue, and sang loudly:
"Disciple Yang Zhen, let me meet my mentor."
After saying that, he kowtowed three times.
Yan Xiling twirled his beard and laughed, and Zixue on the side also smiled, which calmed Yang Zhen's uneasy heart a little.
Since then, Yang Zhen has become the direct descendant of the Yunxiao Sect, and her status is almost on par with the headmaster and the Jindan elders.
However, he is building the foundation now, and he is too far behind these golden elixirs. Once status and strength do not match, it may be a disaster rather than a blessing. After calming down for a moment, he continued:
"Teacher, please forgive me. Disciple, I have a request. Is it possible to grant it?"
"Oh? Tell me!"
"Can the ceremony of this disciple, a true disciple, be held together with the ceremony of the eldest princess and Taoist couple? Moreover, it is only between a few people and will not be announced to the outside world."
"Well," the ancestor pondered, "the Taoist couple ceremony between you and the eldest princess should certainly not be publicized before she ascends to the throne of Qin Emperor. But, as a true disciple, why do you have to do this?"
"My disciple's strength is low. The first thing at the moment should be to concentrate on practice and improve his level as soon as possible. Otherwise, if he is at a disadvantage when fighting with others, wouldn't it undermine the majesty of the master?" Yang Zhen replied.
"Hey, who else dares to bully my true disciple?" Yan Xiling said disdainfully, suddenly remembering that this kid was going to Qin. That place is not the Yunxiao Sect's territory, and his status as the True Successor of the Supreme Being might make him a target of public criticism and bring him disaster.
This guy is quite smart and not greedy for fame. The ancestor thought secretly.
"Okay!" He nodded: "I promise you, master."
Yang Zhen was overjoyed.
…
After the matter was settled, Yan Xiling waved his hand, and Zixue led the two to leave.
The three of them were silent all the way, and soon returned to the cave with the sarcophagus.
After Zixue placed the restraint, she sat cross-legged on the side of the cave, but her beautiful eyes looked at Yang Zhen clearly, obviously she had something to say.
Yang Zhen didn't wait for her to speak and asked Wei Biao about the two of them.
"Senior sister, why did these two defect?"
In his opinion, Wei Biao, as the head of the Internal Affairs Hall of the General Affairs Hall, was in charge of all matters within the Yunxiao Sect and had a very important position. He had brought him to Yunxiao Peak to meet his ancestor, and he was obviously his confidant. How could such a person defect?
Zixue sighed. She and her sister had the same mind. As long as her sister didn't hide it intentionally, she could almost know everything that had happened in the sect in the past few years.
"This matter must start from the demon battlefield more than three years ago..."
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