The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 920 Unexpected Person
Youzhou, Jinmen.

After dealing with the "enthusiastic" hospitality of the local officials, Ming Hongyue, the "Princess of Weihe" who was sent to Yingzhou to offer condolences, finally returned to her temporary residence. She took off her gorgeous but impractical ceremonial robes and went to the bathroom for a bath.

After taking a bath and feeling refreshed, Ming Hongyue returned to her bedroom, only to find Feng Wan, who served as her lady-in-waiting, engrossed in reading a magazine.

"What are you looking at?" Ming Hongyue asked casually.

"It's the latest issue of 'The Biography of Young Masters' from Fengxinlou. Zhao Chen was selected and personally named 'Young Master Stealing the Moon' by the Louzhu." Feng Wan waved the book in her hand, looking quite proud.

"Young Master Chen has been selected for the 'Biographies of Young Masters'? He's really going to become famous all over the world this time!" Ming Hongyue exclaimed with great emotion. You know, a few months ago, when she first met Zhao Chen, he was just a cultivator at the Qi Refining stage. Although she had considered giving herself to him to save her life, she was actually quite resistant to it in her heart.

However, as time passed and she saw Zhao Chen's cultivation advance by leaps and bounds, his strength far exceeding his realm, making him a true prodigy, her thoughts had already quietly changed. Although she couldn't say she was deeply in love, a vague and inexplicable feeling had already taken root in that person.

There are just too many competitors! And with his fame spreading throughout the land this time, there will probably be even more in the future… Ming Hongyue glanced at Feng Wan, who was still lost in thought, and didn’t voice her “worries.” Instead, she asked with interest, “Young Master Stealing the Moon? What’s the story behind that title?”

“The annotation given by Master Mi is ‘Stealing all the stars in the Milky Way, yet still unable to redeem the debts of love and romance’…” Feng Wan replied, then pursed her lips and said, “It is similar to the original description of ‘Feathered robes adorned with gold and silver, staining the peach and plum blossoms of the mortal world’.”

This proves that Zhao Chen is that kind of person! Ming Hongyue pursed her lips, but her mind inexplicably began to make connections:
My name is "Red Moon," and his is "The Moon Thief"... Is this a coincidence, or a destined fate? And when will he come to "steal" me?
Although the princess knew this was just her own misinterpretation and conjecture, she couldn't help but feel a slight ripple in her heart...

The "ripples" lingered all night, and even the next day when Ming Hongyue boarded the ship at the port, she still felt sticky.

Speaking of which, the princess's trip this time was on official business. In addition to officials, she was accompanied by a whole team of regular soldiers in standard armor. The officer leading this team was a "commander of troops".

The "Youzhou" they were on was also a "state-level" warship, equipped with more than ten auxiliary vessels, and its combat power was comparable to a "magic weapon".

This "consolation" fleet will set sail from Tianjin, cross the sea to reach Silla, and then head east through the Lelang Sea to dock at Shenmen Port in Yingzhou.

The total trip will take approximately five to ten days, depending on how long you stay in Silla.

This was Feng Wan's first time aboard a giant ship, and she was incredibly excited, a stark contrast to the somewhat listless Ming Hongyue beside her. She couldn't help but imagine the "Youzhou's" combat tactics:
"Will I transform directly into a steel giant and fight against large sea beasts or sea monsters?"

Regarding her speculation, Ming Hongyue shook her head and curled the corners of her lips, saying, "You're overthinking it. Although the Great Xia military possesses mechanical colossus-like supernatural abilities such as the 'Divine Eagle Vajra Body,' they are not yet applicable to the field of warships. That technology is monopolized by the Zheng and Wu families. The military is still far behind..."

"The most powerful capability of the 'Youzhou' is actually to form a formation with other auxiliary warships around it, turning it into a solid fortress and providing supplies and logistical support."

"It is true that its defense is outstanding, but as for its offensive methods... it mainly relies on the numerous cultivators who go out in armor."

As a princess of the royal family, Ming Hongyue's understanding of the military was far superior to Feng Wan's. She knew that although the government relied on the "Tiangong Pavilion" and the "Baiqiao Academy" and combined with some knowledge from the "Ghost Domain" to develop a lot of "technological superpowers," it was still far behind the Zheng and Wu families in the field of the ocean.

It's no wonder that these two families have almost monopolized the shipping lanes from the Great Xia to the western coast of Tai, with only the area between the northern part of the Great Xia and Yingzhou being protected by the official alliance of the Northern Families.

This was actually the result of the Zheng and Wu families voluntarily backing down. Of course, there are gains and losses; the more benefits one receives, the greater the obligations one must fulfill... The Zheng and Wu families also invested the most resources in the island chain defense line among all the aristocratic families.

As the warship left the port and officially sailed into the vast ocean, Ming Hongyue, standing on the ship's railing, gazed at the increasingly distant land and pondered:
"Ming Zihao, my 'dear' Uncle Wang, I hope you like the 'gift' I prepared for you!"

……

Yeyi, the commercial district.

After buying the boat ticket, Zhao Chen did not go out for the next few days, staying in the hotel to study the so-called "extraterrestrial meteorite" containing the "glass star lamp".

Or rather, it is the fruit of the "Langyuan Qingqiong Yaohua," one of the six true divine powers of the Flower Goddess Sect.

After several days of "investigation" and "identification," and especially after taking into account the "destructive" meaning of the purple pear-shaped fruit he had recently obtained, Zhao Chen finally found a preliminary way to open this "extraterrestrial meteorite."

"Using the destructive intent of the Flower Goddess to break the creative intent of the Flower Goddess? Interesting... It seems I need to create a sword move specifically for cutting fruit!" Zhao Chen stroked his chin; this was actually a challenge for him, neither too big nor too small.

After all, although he had created many spells and secret techniques before, most of them were related to "pleasure" and "dual cultivation". Even the improvement of the sword moves of the Falling Star Divine Sword Scripture was completed by relying on the state of greatly increased comprehension when he was dual cultivating with the "Nine Netherworld Divine Body".

Because of this, Fei Meng always teased him, saying that if he had been born in ancient times, he would definitely have been a Buddhist disciple of the "Joyful" lineage...

"The creation of this move that produces this fruit is my battle to 'redeem' myself!"

Just as Zhao Chen was feeling triumphant, his consciousness suddenly stirred. Someone had sent a visiting card, and at that moment, the inn's waiter was walking towards his room with the card.

"The Meng family is coming to visit me?" Zhao Chen frowned. Although the waiter hadn't arrived at his door yet, he had already read the contents of the invitation.

This Meng family is not the prestigious Meng family of Qingzhou, but a powerful local family in Yeyi, the same Meng family that the former head constable Meng and garrison commander Meng belonged to.

Since creating sword techniques is not something that can be accomplished overnight, Zhao Chen, having nothing else to do, finally decided to meet with the Meng family to see what they were up to.

He accepted the invitation, specified the time and place for the meeting, then took a bath, changed his clothes, and dressed like a wealthy young master before arriving at a restaurant called "Red Fish Pavilion" just before the appointed time.

After being ushered into the private room by the Meng family, he saw a familiar figure sitting in a high position, looking at him with a reserved smile.

Upon seeing this person, Zhao Chen's eyes widened in surprise:

"The Empress?!"

(End of this chapter)