After receiving Zhu Youji's letter, Murong Nan showed a look of astonishment.
Murong Nan was a little unprepared for Zhu Youji's resolute behavior.
He looked at his sister Yuxi and cast a questioning look.
Yu Xi thought for a moment in silence, then said: "Brother, I think we must gather manpower as soon as possible and let the masters of the team that explored the Lost Desert last time come to Yejing as soon as possible and hire them at a high price for the second exploration."
"I think the reason why Liu Yun kept his promise is because of the experience of the last exploration team."
"In a desert full of dangers, the importance of a safe waterway far exceeds everything else."
"Liu Yun has read poetry and books, and is a great scholar in Confucianism and Taoism. He must understand this truth."
Murong Nan nodded slightly and agreed with his sister Yu Xi's point of view: "Yes, you are right. For the current plan, we must recruit manpower as soon as possible. Liu Yun's letter said that the empress seemed to be interested in this matter as well, and dispatched Join the Xuantian Guard detachment and help from the side."
"We must seize the opportunity and put our people in."
"I'll go too." Yu Xi looked at Murong Nan and said in a deep voice.
"Huh?" Murong Nan frowned, waved his hand to refuse, and said: "No, sister, this is too dangerous. Even if you are detached, you will be in danger of disappearing in the desert of the secret room. Your cultivation is still shallow. , can’t take risks.”
"I'll arrange for someone else to go."
Yuxi shook her head and explained, "Only if I go can I obtain sufficient and generous benefits to the greatest extent."
"In addition to my omniscient eye, are there any other magical powers in the world that can identify all things and analyze and access data simultaneously?"
"I have a photographic memory since childhood and have memorized all the books in the Cave Heaven Paradise in my mind. To a certain extent, I can be regarded as omniscient. Because of this, I know that the value of that metal ball is definitely more than Liu Yu's. Price to go.”
"However, after so many years, we have not been able to make the metal ball behave differently, but Liu Yun is a special person, he can do it."
"I want to follow him and see what secrets he hides?"
Hearing what his sister said, Murong Nan frowned and fell into a tangle. After a long silence, he said: "I will ask someone from the family to protect you."
"Yeah." Yu Xi showed a gentle smile.
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Dafeng Imperial Palace, Harem.
"Zhenyuan, how is your cultivation going?"
The empress, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, walked into the Rising Sun Palace of Princess Zhenyuan with steady steps.
Princess Zhenyuan, who was meditating, suddenly opened her eyes. The fiery red neon clothes gradually floated up under the surge of air, causing waves to vibrate.
After hearing this familiar voice, Princess Zhenyuan's cold and proud face showed a rare bright smile and said: "Sister Emperor, are you here?"
"Yes." The empress hummed slightly, looking at Zhenyuan, whose aura had subsided and revealed her girlish look, and said: "Looking at your state, you should have completely digested the branches of the hibiscus sacred tree."
Princess Zhenyuan smiled and hugged the empress's arm, looking extremely affectionate, and said with a smile: "Not yet? Sister Emperor."
"You, don't get so close to me. It's so uncomfortable." The empress showed an expression of disgust and helplessness.
"No, sister emperor, you haven't come to see me for so long." Princess Zhenyuan hugged the empress and said coquettishly.
Princess Zhenyuan, who is usually very arrogant and cold and arrogant to others, would actually show such an expression?
It’s really shocking!
"Okay, don't push and pull."
Regarding her little sister, the empress felt helpless and could only scold her with a straight face.
"Okay, okay, it's true." Princess Zhenyuan stuck out her tongue and let go of her hand.
Seeing Princess Zhenyuan let go of her hand, the empress breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "It's not digested? What's the problem?"
"There's no problem, it's just that the time is too short."
Princess Zhenyuan shook her head and explained: "After all, it is an ancient sacred tree. I heard that in legends, golden crows and other sacred birds also inhabited it. Even if it is just a branch, it is not so easy to refine. However, although I have not completely
It has been refined, but it has completed the initial fusion and can control the branches of this sacred hibiscus tree."
After saying this, Princess Zhenyuan raised her hand, and a dark red branch appeared in the palm of her hand. It had three branches. The leaves were golden yellow, as if they were poured with gold. They were obviously just leaves on one branch.
But it still exudes a faint luster, like a holy object in the sky, beautiful and bright.
As soon as the branches appeared, the surrounding temperature began to gradually heat up.
"Is this the sacred fusang tree that the Yin Yang family specially borrowed from the land of Western Shu?"
"It's truly amazing."
The empress' eyes were bright, looking at this magical fuso tree, she sighed sincerely.
"Sister Emperor, if you want it, I'll give it to you." Princess Zhenyuan stretched out her hand very generously and handed the branch of the sacred fuso tree to the empress.
Seeing this, the empress shook her head and said with a smile: "How could I snatch something from Zhenyuan?"
"Branches of the sacred Fusang tree are hard to come by."
"It will be of great benefit to your Yin Yang Technique [Great Sun Wheel Transfer Seal]. It is the key for you to reach the third level of the Yin Yang Technique's Mind Control Curse."
"You must seize this opportunity."
Hearing this, Princess Zhenyuan smiled and said, "Yes, thank you very much, Sister Emperor."
"Hmm..." The empress hummed lightly, casually looking at the furnishings in the room, and did not continue to speak.
The empress knew Princess Zhenyuan's habits and never allowed anyone to enter the inner courtyard while practicing.
It was precisely because of this that the empress only scolded her for her coquettish actions, but did not force her away.
The empress knew the habits of her sister, Princess Zhenyuan, and how could Princess Zhenyuan not know the habits of her sister, the emperor?
Princess Zhenyuan's eyes moved slightly, and she already had an idea in her mind, so she took the initiative to say: "Sister Emperor, I recently plan to retreat and refine the branches of the sacred hibiscus tree. I may not appear again in a short period of time."
"Um?"
The empress was a little surprised by Princess Zhenyuan's sudden words. She unconsciously put her hands behind her back and asked in a calm tone: "How long will the retreat last?"
"It can be as short as more than a month, or as long as half a year." Princess Zhenyuan looked at the empress's little movements and smiled secretly in her heart. She already knew the purpose of her coming, so on the surface, she still pretended to be calm and said seriously.
"Okay, I understand." The empress nodded slightly, pointed to a white jade porcelain vase, and said: "A foreign country has sent a set of white jade tea sets, which matches your white jade porcelain vase very well. I will wait for someone to send it to you.
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"Okay, thank you Your Majesty." Princess Zhenyuan chuckled lightly and said.
"Well, I still have some official business to deal with, so I'll leave first." The empress put her hands behind her back and walked towards the door.
Looking at the empress's leaving figure, Princess Zhenyuan suddenly smiled and said: "Okay, I'm not in seclusion. If your Majesty has anything to do, just tell me."
The empress paused and realized something. She shook her head, turned around, looked at Princess Zhenyuan again, and said, "You have also learned the lesson badly."
"Didn't Your Majesty teach you well?"
"hey-hey."
Princess Zhenyuan smiled slyly, very quirky.
The next moment, Princess Zhenyuan imitated the empress, put her hands behind her back, and said calmly: "Yes, I understand."
When the empress saw Princess Zhenyuan's appearance, she was not angry, but asked: "Where did I find a flaw?"
"Please, Sister Emperor, I never drink tea, okay?" Princess Zhenyuan shook her head, looking like she was defeated by you, and continued: "I came here specially to give me a white jade tea set, Sister Emperor
, can we just be careless, even if we are pretending, we should pretend to be a bit like you."
"It's better to be perfunctory."
"You make me look stupid."
"Everyone knows that you are someone who doesn't go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything. If you take the initiative to see me today, you must have an impure purpose."
Hearing this, the empress was silent for a moment and said: "I did neglect you, I'm sorry, Zhenyuan."
"The emperor's sister has many things to do, how dare I blame her!" Princess Zhenyuan put away her smile and said seriously.
"I do have something I want to tell you." The empress hesitated for a moment and then said it.
Princess Zhenyuan nodded without interrupting, waiting for the empress' follow-up.
The empress told all about her agreement with Zhu Youji: "The great scholar Liu Yun plans to go to the Lost Desert to find clues about the former Grand Master Yuwen Tuo. He is the descendant of the Kunlun Mirror and the Xuanyuan Sword. He is the descendant of the Xuanyuan Huangdi Clan.
His direct descendant, his whereabouts can help us find the ancient artifact - the Kunlun Mirror."
"Legend has it that the Kunlun Mirror has the magical ability to travel through time and space. The demon king and the mysterious man who appeared that year almost affected the founding of the Dafeng Kingdom. If the Confucian, Taoist and Asian Saints had not taken action to suppress it, they would have caused great chaos."
"This kind of artifact must not fall into the hands of others."
"So, I ask you to lead a team of Xuantian Guards and follow Liu Yun into the Lost Desert. If anything is discovered, you can handle it with full authority."
"Kunlun Mirror?" Princess Zhenyuan's expression became serious. After thinking for a while, she agreed: "Okay, for Da Feng and Your Majesty, I will go."
"This trip is extremely dangerous. What do you think?"
The empress nodded slightly and asked: "In other words, if you need anything, tell me as soon as possible, and I will try my best to satisfy you."
"I possess the top Yin-Yang technique of the Yin-Yang family - [Great Sun Wheel Transfer], and I also have the branches of the Fuso sacred tree as weapons and attack methods. I have no shortage of them for the time being, but I lack one piece of equipment that is powerful enough to save my life, and one piece of equipment that can be used in times of danger.
Escape items." Princess Zhenyuan said directly without being polite.
"Okay, I will prepare it for you. Besides these two things, what else do you need?" The empress agreed directly.
"Not for the time being. I still need a few days to consolidate my cultivation. I'll try to wait another seven days before setting off." Princess Zhenyuan thought for a while and said.
"Okay, I'll send someone to inform Liu Yun." The empress nodded.