ninety thousand miles

Chapter 536 Return to the Capital

After returning to his residence, Li Chuan took out the Yuan Lingzhu and took a closer look. The surface of the pearl was very smooth. At first glance, it seemed milky white all over. After a closer look, he found that the color was changing.

It was probably caused by that ray of the true meaning of Tai Su Realm.

After watching for a while, Li Chuan put the Yuanlingzhu into the Zuihong Ring, drank the medicine and went to rest.

I have to make up for Jiang Bai, make up for Xiquan Di, and comprehend Tai Su Yu. Unconsciously, I have taken on a lot of things.

I slept soundly that night, and Gong Er did not hear the rooster crow in the middle of the night. When I woke up, I found Jiang Mei, Wu Kong and Jiang Bai, as well as Yao Shuang and Liu Yang, already waiting outside. Gong Er and Pang San were inviting them to drink tea and talk.

Li Chuan looked at the sky and it was indeed late.

He walked over and said, "I got up late and made you wait for me."

Jiang Mei asked him: "Shall we set off now?"

Li Chuan thought about it, everything was put into the ring, and there was nothing to sort out, so he said, "Let's go."

Jiang Mei walked out of the house and took out a green leaf. The leaf stretched out in the wind and soon turned into a small boat.

Jiang Mei turned around and said, "Let's get on board."

After everyone got on the boat, Jiang Mei drove the boat out. Inside the Four Gods Palace, the speed of the boat was not very fast, and it would slow down from time to time. After leaving the Four Gods Palace, the speed suddenly increased.

"It's so fast." Li Chuan looked at Tianju Mountain which disappeared from his sight and said, "When can we reach the capital?"

"Before the sun sets." Jiang Mei said.

"It's pretty fast." said Li Chuan.

Jiang Mei said: "It can be faster, but there is no need."

Sure enough, when the sun began to set, Li Chuan saw the capital.

After the boat flew into the capital, its speed slowed down again and finally stopped in front of Sanyi Hutong.

After settling down in Sanyi Hutong, Li Chuan went to the Imperial Observatory alone. At this time, Gong Wuguang was talking to several officials, so Li Chuan waited outside. While waiting, he observed the surrounding environment, which seemed to be a little different from when he left. The positions of the flowers and trees seemed to have been readjusted.

He walked along the path for a while and unknowingly came to the edge of the pond. The koi in the pond were still plump. He found a piece of dry steamed bun, broke it into pieces and threw some in. None of the koi came over, and one even shook its tail at him.

It seems that the food has been good recently. Li Chuan thought so, and suddenly felt someone coming from behind him, so he turned around and saw Gong Wuguang standing behind him. He was startled and said, "Jian Zheng, when did you come?"

"I just came over and was about to call you." Gong Wuguang said.

"Oh, um, I'm back." Li Chuan said.

Gong Wuguang said: "I felt it when you came into the city in such a grand manner. I thought you would come tomorrow."

"Well, this time Taoist Jiang from Xuanyue Sect, Yao Shuang and Liu Yang from Tianyu Sect, as well as Master Wukong Jiang Bai and my second and third brothers, are all here together." Li Chuan said.

"So it's them. Why did they come to Beijing?" Gong Wuguang asked.

"It's me who wants to go to Beijing. Taoist Jiang will go to Cangwu Plain with me after the spring. As for Liu Yang, she may just follow me temporarily. Senior Sister Yao promised to help me build a new house in Yunqiao Township." Li Chuan said honestly.

"So..." Gong Wuguang looked at Li Chuan and asked, "Are you injured? Seriously?"

"It's okay. I take medicine every day and I think I'll be fine after a while." Li Chuan said.

"Where is Wen Guying? Why didn't he come this time?" Gong Wuguang asked.

"He's recovering from his injuries," Li Chuan said. Gong Wuguang nodded, reached out and sprinkled some fish food in the pond, and said, "Let's go sit inside and talk."

"Okay." Li Chuan glanced at the pool.

Sure enough, this fish food was much more popular than his dry steamed buns. The koi rushed to eat it and then dispersed after they finished eating.

He followed Gong Wuguang into the calculation room and sat in his familiar seat. He found that the book on the table seemed to have been flipped through not long ago, so he asked, "Is Miss Zhu in Beijing?"

Gong Wuguang replied: "Yes, she was summoned to the palace by His Majesty this afternoon. You should be able to see her tomorrow. She is always thinking about you. If I hadn't stopped her, she would have gone to Yashan County to look for you a while ago."

"She didn't go, did she?" Li Chuan asked.

"Stop it, otherwise you would have missed it." Gong Wuguang said.

"Where are the others?" Li Chuan asked.

"A Rong is not here, Xueli and Yiliang are here." Gong Wuguang replied.

"I just noticed that some of the arrangements here seem to be different from before," Li Chuan asked, "Is there any reason for that?"

"Indeed, last month a demon cultivator sneaked into the capital and raided the Imperial Observatory, so we have adjusted some arrangements," said Gong Wuguang.

Li Chuan knew Gong Wuguang's bad reputation among demon cultivators, so he was very surprised, "Which demon cultivator is so bold?"

"It's a tiger demon of unknown origin." Gong Wuguang said.

"Unknown origin?" Li Chuan asked.

"Yes, his cultivation is ordinary, but he is very good at hiding," Gong Wuguang said, "Maybe he is a subordinate of Prince Su. Yiliang just came back, so we haven't found out anything yet."

While they were chatting, a yamen runner came in carrying a food box. After placing the food box on the table, Gong Wuguang nodded at him and he left.

Gong Wuguang said, "It's time for dinner, let's just eat something."

Li Chuan then remembered that he hadn't eaten for a whole day. He opened the lunch box and found a bowl of hot pickled fish slices, a bowl of rice, and two side dishes. His appetite immediately grew.

He picked up the chopsticks and finished a bowl of rice in one gulp.

"Are you full?" Gong Wuguang asked him.

"I'm full," Li Chuan put down his chopsticks. He looked at Gong Wuguang and said, "There is a secret realm in Qinling Mountains. It is part of the previous secret realm of Huai'an Mountain, and it has merged with part of the spire below the nunnery."

"We speculate that the collapse of the secret realm of Huai'an Mountain affected the floating of the spire, which ultimately led to this result."

"In the Qinling Secret Realm, we finally arrived at a place called Taisu Realm," he said as he took out the Yuanling Pearl and handed it to Gong Wuguang, saying, "It contains a ray of truth from the Taisu Realm. The old Palace Master and the two sect leaders, Wang Chu, refined it."

"Go on." Gong Wuguang took the Yuan Lingzhu.

"Then, we met Weng Xian in the Taisu Realm." Li Chuan said.

"What?" Gong Wuguang was speechless, "The demon spirit is actually connected to Weng Xian?"

Li Chuan admired Gong Wuguang's expression and said, "It's just a projection. Then I called the immortal Yun Yi over. He is still walking in the mortal world now."

He said: "We suspect that there are stone platforms in other demon ruins. The demon spirits drive the stone platforms to open the ferry and come to the Taisu Realm. But the exact functions of the stone platforms, ferry and Taisu Realm are still unclear. Currently, Xuanmen is also investigating other demon ruins."

(End of this chapter)