Originally, Daolin wanted to leave directly, but Ye Yezhi forced him to stay on the grounds that he was not yet proficient in the techniques.
"Old Yetou, I don't have enough time." Daolin frowned.
"With your current absorption speed, do you think the emperor will give you a chance?" Ye Zhizhi said expressionlessly.
Daolin was silent. He knew that what Ye Wanshi said was right. With the time he had to absorb the full soul bottle, the emperor could easily kill him.
"So if you are in this state now, there is no difference between learning this technique and not learning it. You can't absorb these souls before you go. This kind of temporary absorption has a time limit." Ye Zhizhi again He spoke.
Dolin calculated the time in silence, and he had about twenty-one days left to run on the road.
"Have you figured it out yourself? There should still be enough time. You can consolidate it for a while, and at least ensure that you can absorb these souls during the conversation."
In the following time, Daolin practiced in the soul-locking talisman formation during the day, and went out to cook in the evening. He and Ye Shizhi ate delicious food and drank good wine every day.
The time it takes him to absorb dead souls increased from the initial hundred breaths to seventy or eighty breaths, and then to fifty or sixty breaths later. The improvement effect is still very obvious.
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In the Imperial City of Zhongdu, everyone who expected Daolin to come was disappointed. They had been waiting. From the Chinese New Year to now, they had never given up. But today is already the seventh day of February, and there is still no Daolin. If the news doesn't come, it will be too late.
The engagement ceremony was held as scheduled. In the Imperial City of Zhongdu, the streets were decorated with lanterns and festoons. The red lanterns and confetti highlighted the grand occasion of the marriage between the two empires. People who did not know the truth wished the young princess from the bottom of their hearts.
In the Duke's Mansion, Qianxue sat blankly on the bed. She was extremely anxious at this time. If Daolin didn't show up, she would be engaged to someone else.
"Young princess, please have some porridge. This is the lotus seed, lily, and red date porridge cooked for you by the kitchen. You can feel calm after drinking it." The maid respectfully placed the porcelain bowl on the table.
"Take it down, I have no appetite." Qianxue shook her head slightly and said.
"Young princess, why don't you try it? Maybe it will be better?" the maid asked worriedly.
Qianxue sighed. She stood up and walked to the table. She looked at a bowl of porcelain on the table. She didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but she just felt more hot and upset.
She shook her head again to express that she really couldn't eat.
"It's better to take it out. If you are afraid of being scolded, you can drink the porridge and take it out after a while. Then you will say that I have drunk it, so no one will scold you." Qianxue said softly.
"I'm not afraid of being scolded, I'm afraid that the princess is ill." The maid said with concern.
Qianxue grabbed the maid's hand and shook her head, then handed the porcelain bowl to her.
"Drink. I have no appetite and I'm not hungry." Qianxue said.
The maid couldn't resist her, so she had to raise her head to drink the porridge, and then wiped her mouth clean.
"Okay, you go down first." Qianxue said with a smile.
The maid bowed and left with the dinner plate and empty bowl.
Watching the maid leave, the smile on Qianxue's face disappeared again. She slowly walked to the door. The sky outside was clear, and the warm winter sun was shining on the earth. The temperature was suitable, not too cold, but her heart felt like falling into an ice cellar.
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"Daolin, where are you?" Qianxue murmured.
Originally, she was confidently waiting for Dolin to pick her up, but as the engagement ceremony got closer and closer, Dolin still didn't show up.
There were dense footsteps in the distance. Qianxue looked over. She saw Taishi Xingwei and Shi Jue. Her eyes were filled with hope. Is he coming?
Her eyes swept across the crowd, but she couldn't see him in her heart after looking around, and her hopeful gaze disappeared immediately.
"Master..." Qianxue ran over. It had been too long. She had a lot to say.
"Qianxue...this look on your face
It's a little bit bad..." Taishi Xingwei touched Qianxue's head and said.
Others also gathered around, Mo Shishi and Bai Ying hugged Qianxue, and the three girls reminisced about the past.
After coming here for a long time, Qianxue asked: "Where is he? Didn't he come with you?"
Of course they knew who Qianxue was talking about. Taishi Xingwei said softly: "He asked us to come here first. He said he wanted to find your ancestors, so we separated. But with his current strength, it will take a long time to come over." It's easy. If he hasn't arrived yet, something must have delayed him. Don't worry, he will definitely come."
Chu Qianxue was relieved when she heard that Daolin was looking for Chu Tianlu. She also knew that Daolin was not a rash person, especially on such a big matter.
While she was relieved, she was worried again. Why did it take so long to find Chu Tianlu? Could it be that she encountered some danger?
"This time, we are all out, and some people have already settled in the city. They came in the name of your friends and family members." Taishi Xingwei said with a smile.
"Then you stay here with me, and I'll find someone to arrange a place for you!" Qianxue said softly.
Taishi Xingwei shook his head and said: "We came here just to tell you not to worry. We are already here. As for where to live, I think we'd better leave. We have to discuss countermeasures with other people."
Qianxue hesitated to speak, how she wished her former master and friend could be by her side when she was most sad.
Taishi Xingwei looked at Qianxue's pitiful expression, reached out and touched her head and said, "Let Shishi and Bai Ying accompany you."
Qianxue smiled after hearing this, and held on to the two girls with one hand.
After resting for a while, Taishi Xingwei left with the others. What they didn't notice was that on a tree nearby, there was a little bird staring at them. The little bird had a pair of red eyes. Eyes the color of agate.
As Taishi Xingwei and the others left, the little bird followed closely behind them. After leaving the Duke's Mansion, the bird flew high into the sky, where it looked down at Taishi Xingwei and the others.
"Master, there is a guy in the sky following us." Su Chen and Xiaopang walked to Taishi Xingwei and said.
"Yes, you are quite alert. I thought you didn't notice it." Taishi Xingwei nodded and said.
"Master has discovered it a long time ago?" Su Chen asked in shock.
"I noticed it when I was in Qianxue's yard. It's winter and the Chinese New Year has just begun. How can there be flying birds? It's funny that the person following him doesn't even have this bit of common sense." Taishi Xingwei said with a smile.
"Then do you need to shoot it off?" Xiaopang said as he touched the ring on his right hand with his left hand. It seemed that he would take out the bow and arrow directly when Taishi Xingwei gave an order.
"Let it follow. If it follows us, we won't be monitoring Qianxue."
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