"I don't know." Ji Xungen said numbly.
This did not surprise Qing Xiaoling. How could an important secret involving the True Ancestor be easily known to a Golden Elixir disciple?
After thinking for a while, she then asked: "What does your ancestor usually do?"
"Retreat and practice in Wanxuan Pagoda."
"Does he often leave Zhou Kingdom?"
"No."
"Oh? How often do you go out?"
"This..." Ji Xungen tugged on his hair and fell into thinking.
After a person is charmed, his mind is far less clear than usual, and he can easily become confused when thinking about problems.
Qing Xiaoling waited for a while and saw no response from him, so she changed her approach and asked:
"How many times has he been out in the past ten years?"
Ji Xungen shook his head.
"Could it be that he left Zhou Kingdom for the last time, or came to Million Mountains eighteen years ago?"
Ji Xungen nodded.
"When was the last time?"
"Eighty years ago." Ji Xungen answered this clearly recorded question quickly.
"What happened?"
"The true master of the Western Regions made an appointment to fight. The ancestor left the Zhou Kingdom and went to the sea to fight with him."
"How is the victory or defeat?" Qing Xiaoling asked enthusiastically.
"No one knows."
"Is it on the sea between the east and west domains?"
"yes."
Qing Xiaoling closed her eyes and imagined the map of the Eastern Region. The west of the Zhou Kingdom was not close to the sea. There were two large kingdoms, Liang and Fu, and one had to pass through one of them to reach the sea.
"Did the ancestor leave from Fu State or Liang State at that time?"
"Fu Guo."
"The Lord of the Kingdom of Fu, have you sent a letter of request for help to the ancestors stamped with the jade seal of the Kingdom?"
"Sent."
"What are you asking for help for?"
"The True Lord of the Western Regions is threatening the border, and the Fu Kingdom cannot handle it, so we ask our ancestors for help."
Sure enough!
Qing Xiaoling strengthened his judgment.
How could the True Master of the Western Region, who was on an equal footing with Patriarch Jiahe, embarrass those minor cultivators in Fu Country who were far inferior to him? Could he be doing this deliberately to make his true master Jiahe famous and obtain Fu Guo's letter of request for help?
Probably.
Then after arriving at sea, there will probably be no restrictions on both sides, and they can have a good fight!
However, why can’t the dignified God-Transforming True Master even leave his own country easily?
What is limiting him?
If you ask this question to other monks, many people will just find it incredible. However, after Qing Xiaoling had accompanied Yang Zhen and seen the base of something several times over the years, she came up with her own guess.
Heaven and earth magic circle!
It must be the confinement of the heaven and earth magic circle!
The special talisman paper stamped with the Zhenguo's seal presumably can remove this restriction and allow the spirit to come and go freely.
Moreover, this town's national seal must be activated in the corresponding area to be effective.
This effect should be temporary. Otherwise, if the ancestor holds the letter asking for help from the Yunxiao Sect eighteen years ago, why would he need to ask for a new one now?
"How long are these letters of request for help from various countries valid for?" the little fox asked.
Ji Xungen shook his head blankly.
It seems that there are not many useful things that can be asked from his mouth. Qing Xiaoling was about to leave, but suddenly remembered the novelty the guy mentioned before entering the house, so she asked casually:
"What interesting things did you bring from Zhou Kingdom?"
As soon as she finished asking, she saw the way the man opposite looked at her suddenly changed.
…
Ji Xungenyin smiled and took out a piece of jade from the ring and placed it in front of the girl.
When the caster of the charm does not give clear instructions, the recipient will act according to their own instincts. For example, Ji Xungen now has a squinting face.
He pointed at the things in his hands, feeling proud.
"..."
Qing Xiaoling was puzzled by what she heard and looked over curiously...
She suddenly remembered what this thing looked like, and couldn't help feeling ashamed and annoyed. She reached out and knocked Ji Xungen to the ground, and walked away angrily.
…
"Your Majesty, the above is the information that Ling'er found out from the messenger. Please understand."
In Luming Palace, Qing Xiaoling bowed and reported to Qixia.
Then he took out something from his arms:
"This is the talisman skin that has been stamped. If this thing is allowed to go to the Zhou Kingdom, the ancestor of the gods can come to the Lu Kingdom at any time, which will be a great threat to the empress. Therefore, Ling'er took it upon himself to take it. Come back."
"Yes." Qixia responded softly, but did not pick up the talisman skin. Instead, she used her jade finger to flick the incense burner aside, and the aroma suddenly became stronger.
Then she frowned and remained silent for a long time.
"Ling'er!" She suddenly sighed: "The ancestor of the gods cannot leave the Zhou Kingdom at will. After all, this is just your guess and it can't be done accurately!"
"Mother, Ling'er has repeatedly asked the person surnamed Ji. The last two times Zhenzun went to other places, he obtained talismans from the local area asking for help. It must be correct!"
"What if it's not?" Qixia sneered: "If our Lu country disobeys our ancestor, he may not settle accounts with you little demon kings, but he will never spare me, the king of the demon country!"
Qing Xiaoling was stunned on the spot and didn't know how to answer. Qixia has said so. If she continues to insist, it will appear that she has ulterior motives.
"Ling'er, I'd like to ask you, eighteen years ago, when the True Master came to our million-dollar mountain, did you get a letter from Zhao Guo requesting for help?"
"Zhao Kingdom?" Qing Xiaoling shook her head: "No. The person named Ji said that only Qin, Xu and Kuang Kingdoms asked for help."
"Haha," Qixia sneered: "The Kingdom of Zhou is to the west of the Kingdom of Zhao. Zhenzun does not have a letter asking for help from the Kingdom of Zhao, so how did he cross the Kingdom of Zhao and come to us?"
"This... maybe as long as there is a letter asking for help, Zhenzun can leave the Kingdom of Zhou!"
"According to what you said, if our Lu Kingdom offends the Zhou Kingdom, even if the ancestor does not have this talisman in your hand, as long as any country sends him a letter asking for help, he can still leave the Zhou Kingdom and come to find him. I’m settling the accounts, right?”
Qing Xiaoling was speechless, and after a while he reluctantly said: "Probably, it's okay to leave. To suppress the influence of the heaven and earth magic circle, we have to stay closer!"
"That's it," Qixia smiled, but there was no smile in her eyes: "There are three big countries around our Lu Kingdom, Qin, Xu, and Kuang. I recently heard that Daye Kingdom was also recognized as a kingdom by Zhou State. Now Let’s ignore the Xu Kingdom for now, what about the other three kingdoms? Xiao Ling, do you have the ability to deal with them for me, and I guarantee that none of them will ask the ancestors for help!”
"This, this..." Qing Xiaoling blinked and was speechless.
At best, she could convince Qin, but Kuang and Daye were powerless.
Seeing the aggrieved expression on the little fox's face, which was about to burst into tears, Qixia couldn't bear it. She lowered her voice and said, "Ling'er, you've been in the human world for so long, so don't forget your origins!"
"Linger has not forgotten." The little fox choked.
"How do I treat you?"
"My queen treats me very well, like my own daughter."
"In that case, Ling'er, can you tell me how you helped that kid named Yang Zhen escape from my million-dollar mountain?"
This matter has been hidden in Qixia's heart for a long time. For more than ten years, she had been thinking about it, but she still could not figure out how the little human monk escaped from her capture and returned to the Xu Kingdom?
But she was certain of one thing, especially since Qing Xiaoling had not come back for so many years. That is, Yang Zhen's escape should have had the cooperation of the little fox, otherwise it would never have been successful.
This became a thorn in her heart.
Today, when she first met Qing Xiaoling, she asked about it, but she was rejected by Qing Xiaoling. At that time, she did not want to push too far and did not continue to ask.
Now……
If you want me to trust you, Xiaoling, you have to be honest with me!
She was disappointed.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me," Qing Xiaoling's reply was exactly the same as in the morning: "This matter concerns Ling'er's privacy, so please forgive me for not being able to answer."
A chill flashed in Qixia's eyes.
How dare you disobey me? How arrogant and rude!
If Qing Xiaoling hadn't already reached the peak of the Demon King...
By the way, how come this little girl’s cultivation has improved so fast? What secret is she hiding?
It's a pity that such a level of cultivation is no longer something she can control easily. Otherwise, she would not hesitate to search for the soul and dig out the secrets of this little fox!
"I'm a little tired, Ling'er, you should go and have some rest!" Qixia issued an eviction order.
"Mother," Qing Xiaoling was not willing to give in, and said earnestly: "There is a saying in the human race, 'distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors.' In any case, the Yunxiao Sect is a neighbor of our country, with tens of thousands of people. With years of foundation and strength, even if we don’t be friends with them, we shouldn’t let the instigation of the Zhou Kingdom thousands of miles away to provoke this powerful neighbor next to us!”
"Otherwise, once the Yunxiao Sect regains its strength, our country may be in danger of subjugation!"
"Go down!" Qixia was furious and shouted with a straight face: "My Million Mountain and the Yunxiao Sect have been adjacent to each other for thousands of years. Have the two sides fought few battles? How have we, the demon clan, ever been afraid of them?"
"The disaster of national subjugation? This is simply ridiculous!"
"Get down!"
…
Qing Xiaoling cried and left.
The talisman skin was not taken away.
Qixia's anger was still lingering, and her chest was undulating. It took about half a quarter of an hour before it slowly calmed down.
The space in front of him fluctuated, and a black figure appeared.
"Ying'er," the Queen said feebly, "The only person I can really trust is you, my child. Tell me, did you conceal what Xiaoling just asked from the messenger?"
"No, no." Youyou replied in a low voice.
Qixia frowned slightly, and Youyou's answer was not very clear. Could it be that Xiao Nizi was really hiding something?
"Tell me exactly what happened to him in the messenger's room tonight." She said calmly.
"yes."
Youyou responded, and then told the whole story from when Ji Xungen went out to greet Qing Xiaoling to when the little fox left, even the details of Ji Xungen's battle with a dragon and two phoenixes, and the last detail of showing off his baby. Nothing missed.
Qixia listened happily.
"So, this girl Ling'er didn't hide anything from me." Qixia felt relieved and felt much better.
Then the point of interest shifts to another thing:
"Then Ji Xungen said, his treasure can also transform into a human form?"
"That's what he said back to the empress." Youyou replied.
Qixia's heart was filled with excitement, and her tears suddenly flowed down uncontrollably.
Cang Min has been dead for eighteen years, and she has been a widow for eighteen years.
It's not that she hasn't thought about finding another Taoist companion, but those demon kings who have transformed into humans are so vulgar in appearance, how can she like them?
She even secretly observed the human captives. Unfortunately, she also looked down upon those who either had a deep hatred for the demon clan or were just people who were greedy for life and fearful of death and flattery.
So after a delay, more than ten years passed.
Unexpectedly, I heard about such a treasure today?
There are a large number of Cangmin's relics stored in Luming Palace. If the treasures can be fused together, if the dead ghost's appearance can really be transformed, wouldn't it be able to relieve the pain of lovesickness?
Even if the illusion cannot speak, that thing can always be used, right?
Cang Min, it’s been so many years, I miss you so much...
The more Qixia imagined it, the less she could control herself. Her entire face turned red and her heart was trembling.
"Ying'er," she moaned: "You, go to the envoy's room quickly and get that treasure for me before he wakes up!"
…
At the same time, outside Luming Palace, on the edge of a certain mountain cliff.
Qing Xiaoling sat on a vast and powerful pine, looking at the bright moon hanging in the sky with a sad face, and her two little feet kept dangling.
She was thinking about the conversation she had just had with Qixia.
Did you say something wrong just now?
what exactly is it?
oops!
The little fox patted his head and figured it out.
It was still about the letter asking for help. She seemed to be stunned by Qixia just now.
The True Master of Transformation God may not have been imprisoned when he left the Zhou Kingdom. What really limits him is his cultivation level.
Without the endorsement of the Zhenguo Seal, and without the seal and talisman to lift the ban on the local area, he would not be able to exert his true power as a god.
This was the real reason why he asked Yunxiao Sect for a letter of assistance!
Otherwise, he could get a help talisman from Kuang Guo and then come to Xu Guo in person!
If this is the case, as long as the sealed talisman does not fall into the hands of Zhou Guo, the empress does not have to obey the instructions of the ancestor of the gods to provoke the powerful enemy of Yunxiao Sect.
I want to persuade the empress again!
Qing Xiaoling jumped down from the tree excitedly, then suddenly stopped and her expression became depressed again.
It's useless, the empress won't listen to her.
She refused to reveal her experience to the empress, and the empress had no reason to trust her.
Although the little fox is simple and innocent, he is not stupid. Especially after he has mastered the art of charm, he is more sensitive to human hearts.
She could clearly sense He Xi's jealousy towards her, so she struck first.
Similarly, just now in that room, she also felt a hint of murderous intent from her empress.
Thinking of this, Qing Xiaoling was disheartened and determined to leave Lu Country and never come back again.
But……
Are they just watching Lu and Xu fight each other, and their hatred is getting deeper and deeper?
no! I will use my own method to help the empress one last time, just to repay her for her kindness to me in the past!
Qing Xiaoling's plan has been decided.
As for how to do it?
A story, a story the Big Bad once told her, appeared in her mind.
This story is called——
If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs?
