The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 717 Johnson's Fear

After parting ways with Chief Constable Cheng on bad terms, the dance party became uneventful. Zhao Chen ate and drank throughout the whole process and also danced a few times with Ming Xueling.

Lord Johnson did not come to talk to him alone again, and deliberately kept a certain distance from him. Instead, he asked his subordinate Manager Jin to diligently make friends with Ming Xueling.

With the "reception" of Shopkeeper Jin, the most direct benefit was that their train tickets for tomorrow's train were "upgraded".

It was changed from the original first-class seats to a separate luxury carriage.

In this way, the dance party gradually came to an end, and the guests said goodbye and left one by one.

Zhao Chen and Ming Xueling, who had gained a lot of benefits, were among them. They were not the first nor the last.

The hall soon became deserted. While supervising the servants to clean up the mess, Manager Jin wanted to find Johnson to talk about what he had just promised Ming Xueling.

But as soon as she turned around, she saw a long-legged girl in a black tight skirt appearing in front of her master.

Of course she recognized the woman as Miss Zhuge, who was highly regarded by the master, and knew that she was a master of supernatural powers, so she only dared to curse her as a "little slut" in her heart, but on the surface she stood respectfully by the side and pricked up her ears.

But unfortunately, she heard nothing.

On the other side, Miss Zhuge casually cast a barrier and reported: "It is confirmed that Miss Ghost Face has returned to the high-end apartment arranged by the Wuguan Club, but Mr. Zhao Chen did not follow her."

"That's good..." Johnson breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that. He couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, "It's rumored that this Master Zhao Chen is the descendant of Huanxi's lineage. It seems that he really has some skills. Even 'Ghost Face' was attracted by him. Not only did he actively invite him to dance, but he also handed over his door card...

"Fortunately, Mr. Zhao didn't really go, otherwise I would be dead."

Miss Zhuge was a little confused and asked curiously, "Is the identity of the girl with the 'ghost face' very special?

"I also watched the first match of the finals. The power of her 'Wind God Fantasy Realm' is abnormal. It is very likely that she has cultivated some kind of golden elixir-type basic magical power...

"Is she the legitimate daughter of the Jianye Wang family?"

Johnson wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a wry smile: "She is indeed the daughter of the Wang family...but she has a more troublesome identity-

"She is the imperial concubine of the dynasty!"

Others are not clear about the identity of "Ghost Face", but how could Zhan Dazong, the emperor's confidant, not recognize him?

Although Daxia is not very particular about etiquette and laws at the moment, if he really wants to make the "prince" and his mother meet at the dance party he organized...

Just thinking about this kind of thing made Johnson feel like he was doomed.

But what does the Imperial Concubine want?! It's not worth it to sacrifice herself just to make His Majesty dislike this commoner prince.

"My Lady Imperial Concubine?!" Upon hearing this answer, Miss Zhuge was stunned. After a while, she frowned and said, "That's not right... Although I am not an expert, I also know the art of physiognomy... And from what I have seen, that 'Ghost Face' should still be a virgin."

Jensen was not surprised by this and shook his head, saying, "Your Majesty only favors Concubine Ning and is indifferent to other women. Otherwise, why do you think Your Majesty has not had a child in the past ten years?"

"Is that so..." Miss Zhuge seemed to be thinking about something, "I heard that when the Ming family's 'Xuan Du Law' is cultivated to a high level, it is very likely that it will completely turn into cold rules, and only those who are extremely emotional can barely master it.

"Your Majesty, have you cultivated this magical power?"

Anyway, she didn't believe that the emperor would be truly loyal.

"Maybe there is a reason for this, but I think His Majesty really likes Concubine Ning." Johnson shook his head again and said seriously, "The look in his eyes when he looks at Concubine Ning is unfaithful!"

……

The next morning, after Zhao Chen and Ming Xueling returned the carriage and got their deposit back, they came to the train station and boarded the "Longxiang" train. Although this train was also steam-driven, it did not have ordinary seats, but only carriages with space expansion spells.

The carriage is bright and spacious. Although the place is not too big, it has complete facilities. It has a fitness area, entertainment area, reading area, and retreat area. The only difference is that there is only one bedroom.

Zhao Chen looked at the sturdy big bed in front of him that could accommodate at least six people lying side by side. His eyelids twitched, and then he turned around and entered the retreat area.

From Wuguan to the capital, it spans two states, and you have to stay for a considerable amount of time in every major city along the way, so it is estimated that the journey will take at least three or four days.

This time certainly could not be wasted, so Zhao Chen plunged headfirst into the three innate spells corresponding to the magical power of "Heavenly Demon Without Form", intending to complete it before arriving at the transit station of Mianchi.

Seeing Zhao Chen being so diligent, Yan Hongxia, Ning Meng and others didn't want to have fun anymore, so they also started to work hard to train.

……

Ningzhou, Xingqing Prefecture, in a small valley on the branch of the Helan Mountains.

Gong Yun was standing in front of a secret cave. She took out the "Fengyun Heming Ring" that Zhao Chen had left with her, picked it up in Lingao, and used many precious materials to set up a large formation on the periphery.

——Even if you are setting a trap for Feng Qing, you can't let her get it too easily, otherwise it will inevitably arouse suspicion.

After doing all this, Gong Yun suddenly transformed and disappeared into thin air, with her clothes scattered on the ground.

The next moment, a black cat crawled out from the pile of clothes and ran towards the gate of the cave.

Behind the cave gate was a small secret realm, which was told to her by the "master" as a reward. Naturally, she had to search it first and not let outsiders get the advantage.

The so-called secret realm is actually just an incomplete "blessed land".

It is also a temporary product created by a powerful monk to intercept a piece of heaven and earth and verify his own way.

This secret place was not big. Gong Yun, in the form of a black cat, only spent a quarter of an hour wandering around and pocketed all the valuable things inside.

However, there were some things she did not touch, namely the most eye-catching mural in this secret realm and an ancient tree in front of the mural.

The old tree was bare, as if it had been dead for many years, but it contained amazing life force.

The mural behind the tree depicts a rather intriguing scene: the birth of the ginseng fruit tree.

"Ginseng fruit tree? This kind of fairy fruit is actually made in such a horrible way...

“But the good news is that the ginseng fruit tree, as a plant, can also bloom, so it is naturally inextricably linked to the ‘flower god’.

"Then we can mix the secrets of Chiyou's secret cave into it, so that it won't seem strange when Feng Qing finds it...

“After all, people always believe what they see with their own eyes.

"Tsk, my husband asked me to study Song Wurui's methods more and it really worked."

……

Mianchi, one of the three major cities in Yuzhou, is as prosperous as Wuguan.

However, this city is not on the shortest route between Wuguan and the capital. The reason why Zhao Chen chose to take a detour is because this is one of the three transmission nodes applied for by the Zheng family.

(End of this chapter)