The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 995 Trust
Having previously communicated via the "Star Chariot," Ming Hongyue and Feng Wan knew that Zhao Chen was currently in Xiongshan City, and thus could naturally guess who the so-called "Xuantan Daoist" was.

Feng Wan glanced at the princess and said with a half-smile, "You're the one who cares more about this, aren't you? Although I admire you, I've never dared to hope that I would be the only one by your side."

Having traveled together with Ming Hongyue for so long, their relationship had reached a point where they could joke around without taking it too seriously.

"How did you become like this? Where did that 'Snow Eagle Sword' with its strong immortal aura go?" Ming Hongyue deliberately feigned a heartbroken expression.

“I don’t think your phrase ‘very celestial’ is a compliment.” Lady Feng Wan pursed her lips but didn’t delve into it. Instead, she said, “Now that he has achieved supernatural powers, he should be coming to meet you in a day or two. We should start preparing in advance.”

Ming Hongyue snorted and said, "Hmph, that depends on whether that Su family girl will continue to pester him..."

She paused briefly before continuing, "Kagami Village isn't far from Tagawa Castle. At his speed, he should be able to make it back and forth in a day, even if he takes me with him... Of course, this is assuming no unforeseen circumstances."

“I can normally stay here for five days… If I really exceed the time limit and don’t return, I’m afraid you’ll have to help cover for me, at least to prevent the accompanying officials from getting suspicious.”

This is one of the reasons why Ming Hongyue always keeps Feng Wan by her side; frankly, she doesn't have many people she can trust right now...

“I could impersonate you… but there are experts accompanying the delegation, so it would be difficult to hide from that person’s gaze.” Feng Wan is still at the “Gang Sha” realm. Not only is there still a lot of “Gang Sha Qi” required for her natal spells, but she is also far from achieving the goal of “finding the three souls and capturing the seven spirits”… However, her magical power cultivation is progressing by leaps and bounds, and she has already reached the ninth level.

Even if the "Nine Heavens Immortal Body" is not fully awakened, it still provides some assistance to one's cultivation.

“Don’t worry about that person. He came to Yingzhou on a mission, not to protect a mere princess like me. He’s already quietly left.” Ming Hongyue shook her head gently. “He probably won’t be back until we return.”

Upon hearing this, Feng Wan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Then there's no problem."

Ming Hongyue was in a better mood at this point and felt playful, so she patted Feng Wan on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "I will try my best to bring him back to meet you... but you haven't achieved supernatural powers yet, and your 'Nine Heavens Immortal Body' hasn't fully awakened, so you still need to restrain yourself."

"Okay, let's use the method you saw the day before yesterday..."

Before she could finish speaking, Feng Wan, her face flushed, pounced on her and pinned her to the bed: "Oh, so you've been peeking at the 'jade slip' I bought again!"

As a girl who appears "refined" on the surface but is capable of giving rise to "seeds of lust," how could she not buy new ones when she arrived in Yingzhou, a place abundant in such "jade slips"? Little did she know that Hongyue not only discovered it but also secretly peeked at it!

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In the secret realm where the "Chess of Yaochi" was located, Zhao Chen used the "Eight Trigrams Bright Mirror" to observe the situation of the so-called "Biefu" in detail. He had a general idea of ​​what was going on. Seeing that it was getting late, he simply ended the "game" and returned to the palace where the bath was located.

Meanwhile, Su Xuanbing had recovered her strength through bathing. When she saw Zhao Chen appear, she immediately smiled and stepped forward, saying, "Have you mastered your own supernatural abilities?"

Before reaching the first step of the ladder, supernatural powers can only be called "uses"; only after surpassing the first step of the ladder can they be called "masters".

“That’s right.” Zhao Chen nodded. Seeing that the female general was already dressed and clearly did not intend to have another round of “battle” with him, he asked with some surprise, “Are you preparing to leave?” To be able to resist the longing for the “beauty of the Great Dao” after experiencing its wonder, martial cultivators are indeed known for their “willpower.”

Su Xuanbing sighed and said, "If I stay a few more days, I'm afraid I'll really fall into depravity... Although it's good for my body and soul, my willpower will probably be worn down."

"Besides, I've been 'missing' for so many days, I have to go back to the Navy to report..."

As she spoke, she wrapped her arms around Zhao Chen's neck, gave him a kiss, and said with some reluctance, "After this separation, I don't know when I will be able to savor this 'beauty' again... I think when we meet again, I will be very enthusiastic."

"I hope there won't be too many enthusiastic female warriors around me then, otherwise something really might happen..." Zhao Chen said to himself with a self-deprecating smile, but he activated the "Five Emperors Paying Homage to the True One" divine power, gently tapped Su Xuanbing's lower dantian with his finger, and then smiled and said, "Then I'll leave you a souvenir, so that when you feel it, you'll think of me."

Noticing that the state of "Five Emperors Paying Homage to the True Ones" lingered in his lower dantian for a long time, Su Xuanbing silently sensed it for a moment and sighed, "I had long heard that 'Five Emperors Paying Homage to the True Ones' could use all things as a vessel, but I never expected that even a simple 'Joy' lineage spell could be attached to it and display its divine power."

During the previous "battle," Zhao Chen branded her lower dantian with a mark from the Joyful Lineage magic. Since it had no side effects and looked quite nice, Su Xuanbing didn't use her supernatural powers to dispel it. Little did she know that her opponent had clearly planned this all along.

This magical mark bearing the "Five Emperors Paying Homage to the True Ones" state is not merely a keepsake from Zhao Chen; it can also help her resist the erosion and contamination of the "Lotus Immortal Body" source to a certain extent.

"Do you like it?" Zhao Chen asked with a smile.

"I love it!" Su Xuanbing kissed the man she admired again.

Of course, although she really wanted to "fight" again, she knew in her heart that if she indulged herself, her "will" would be further weakened. So she could only force herself to push the other party away and ask Zhao Chen to send her away from this secret place again.

This time, Zhao Chen did not refuse. He summoned Yao Ji and had her open a "door" leading to the outside world.

Only after Su Xuanbing's figure completely disappeared did Zhao Chen suppress his superfluous expression and sigh slightly.

To be honest, he quite liked this heroic female general, but there were some things he had to do!
As a "trade official," the "souvenirs" he gave out naturally came at a price; at the very least, he had forcibly acquired most of Su Xuanbing's "ownership."

After all, this female general already knew too many of his secrets.

Even if you're willing to trust the other party, you still need to have enough backup plans to counter them.

Moreover, Zhao Chen hadn't forgotten that Su Xuanbing was actually "arranged" to be by his side by some being, even if she was unaware of it.

"Besides my own people, the only people I can truly trust are the 'Feimengs'..." Zhao Chen chuckled to himself. Even Feimengs didn't actually know the specifics of the "Great Sun Star Chariot".

Of course, he also didn't know Fei Meng's true background.

(End of this chapter)