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Chapter 267 I Have a Junior Sister?

"add a bit!"

Without hesitation, Chen Ming added 100,000 points.

"Slaying Gods" (Second Level 1/1000000).

The second level becomes one million points.

"It seems that this secret technique is indeed not easy to master. The experience points required to advance to each level are ten times that of the previous one."

"Add more."

Thus, "Slaying Gods" became (Third Layer 1/10000000).

This will require ten million points.

We can't afford to add more for the time being.

I don't know how powerful it is.

Chen Ming suppressed his emotions and went out as usual. He couldn't miss the opportunity to grind experience points among the first-rank prisoners in the Heavenly Prison; having another way to gain experience was always a good thing.

"Xiao He, did the strange phenomenon in the Nine Heavens reappear last night?"

When the maid arrived, he took the opportunity to ask her a question.

"No."

"Sigh, it seems I won't have the chance to see this."

Chen Ming thought to himself, "The old Taoist priest is still reliable."

So they set off in a horse-drawn carriage.

……

"My brother is too unlucky to have such a sight to see."

As soon as Tang Shouzhen saw Chen Ming, he smiled and joked, "The strange phenomenon from last night didn't reappear."

"Yes, it made me stay up all night for nothing."

"I heard that Miss Xia has gone to the capital."

"Ah."

"Brother, as someone who's been through this, I have to give you some advice. Don't let love ruin your future and your life. I believe you're a smart man. You know what to do."

Does Your Highness the Princess know that you're advising me like this?

Chen Ming thought to himself, "Judging from this, Tang Shouzhen doesn't know what the eldest princess is going to do, so he can't be considered the eldest princess's confidant."

Of course, as a member of the emperor's camp, the eldest princess could not let others know that she was planning to undermine the emperor.

Seeing that he remained silent, Tang Shouzhen said, "I heard that you used to be in love with Fairy Su of the Heavenly Dao Alliance. Now your chance has come. It is said that Fairy Su has fallen into a love tribulation and is about to descend to the mortal world. If you can catch her eye, you might be able to win her heart."

"Is there such a thing?"

To Chen Ming's surprise, even Tang Shouzhen knew about this. How did the news spread?
Could it be that Su Zhining has also returned to Beijing?

……

Su Zhining did indeed return to Beijing.

After finishing his experience-farming trip, Chen Ming pocketed over 500,000 experience points. Back at the Duke of Jingguo's mansion, he asked Xiao He and learned the truth about it.

After Xiaohe returned, he finally had a source of information. He no longer had to go to Gu Yuyin for everything; every time he went to Gu Yuyin, Gu Zhengshan treated him like a thief.

According to rumors, once a disciple of the Heavenly Path Alliance falls into a love tribulation, they often have three choices.

First, it involves complete seclusion.

Secondly, she eloped with that man, but unfortunately, he disappeared without a trace and is most likely dead. (Rumor)

Third, find another man and cultivate with him, using poison to fight poison.

Chen Ming was stunned when he heard about this third method. He suspected it was just the wishful thinking of those busybodies. However, Xiao He said that in history, disciples of the Heavenly Dao Alliance had indeed done this.

Now that Su Zhining has returned to the capital, she naturally wants to find a way to resolve her emotional entanglement.

Either they go into seclusion.

Or find another man.

Chen Ming's head was starting to ache. How did things all come together at once?

First it was Xia Mudan, then the Ghost Festival banquet, and now it's Su Zhining's matter.

Each one is more difficult than the last.

strength!

To solve these problems, frankly speaking, it all comes down to having the ability.

"Alright, you can go now. I need to practice my skills."

After sending Xiao He away, Chen Ming closed the door and entered "Qingwei Heaven". Today he wanted to test the power of the "God-Slaying Thorn" that he had just mastered.

After two days of effort, some of the ghosts near the landing point have been cleared out. We need to go further afield to find the smaller monsters.

This means that the ghosts in this secret realm are not like the regular monsters in the game; they don't respawn automatically, and each one you kill is one less to be found.

A short while later, a ghost with an almost intact body appeared. It was still dressed as a guard, and its body was more solid than that of ordinary ghosts, so it was probably an elite monster.

"die!"

They had barely exchanged glances when he unleashed a "God-Slaying Thrust." The ghost's head was pierced, and its form vanished on its own.

You have defeated a level 99 ghost and gained 120,000 experience points.

The damage this "God-Slaying Thorn" inflicts on ghosts is indeed astonishing.

It's just that it consumes a lot of energy.

Chen Ming estimated that, given the strength of his divine sense, he could only use five "God-Slaying Thorns" of this level before his spirit would be exhausted.

This means that you can kill five more pairs of ghosts every day and gain an extra 500,000 experience points.

That works out to two million points a day. With less than twenty days left, getting forty million experience points shouldn't be a problem.

It's important to know that experience points can be directly converted into strength. With such a large amount of experience points, even if he can't reach the first rank yet, his strength can still be greatly improved.

……

After finishing his monster-hunting adventure for the day, Chen Ming felt a splitting headache and a nauseous urge to vomit. These were signs of excessive mental energy depletion.

He dared not delay, first taking a pill and then lighting a calming incense stick to slowly recover. It must be said that the recovery ability of a second-grade martial artist is indeed amazing; at daybreak, Chen Ming felt fully recovered once again.

His physical energy had recovered to about 80%, but his spiritual consciousness had fully recovered.

He thought to himself, "Perhaps I can also find some time during the day to enter Qingwei Heaven and kill a few more ghosts."

Since the speed of spiritual recovery is relatively fast, it can naturally be utilized.

After a quick wash and some food, Chen Ming went out.

……

…………

Meanwhile, in the emperor's study.

The current emperor, Jing Qian, was sitting in a chair, listening to his ministers' reports with a serious expression.

He is thirty-five years old this year, in the prime of his life, handsome, refined, and seems quite kind.

A middle-aged scholar stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty, the Prince of Yan’s granddaughter has arrived in the capital and is now residing in the Prince of Yan’s residence. Your Majesty may now issue an edict to formally confer upon her the title of Consort.”

The emperor frowned slightly and subconsciously tightened his grip on the imperial brush.

The eldest princess, watching him, shook her head inwardly and said, "Brother, it is rather inappropriate to establish a consort at this time. It would be better to wait until after the Ghost Festival."

The middle-aged scholar, dressed in the official robes of a third-rank official, judging from the style of the robes, was a scholar of the Longtu Pavilion. He said, "Your Majesty, winning over the Prince of Yan is of utmost urgency. If things change, we will miss this opportunity."

The eldest princess countered, "Why has the situation changed? The request to enter the palace was made by Princess Yongming herself, and she has already arrived in the capital, awaiting only the imperial edict to bestow her title of imperial concubine. Why the rush?"

"Your Highness the Eldest Princess agrees with the idea of ​​winning over the Prince of Yan, so why are you obstructing it at every turn?"

"I just feel the timing is not right."

"Your Highness—"

"All right!"

Finally, the emperor couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted the argument between the two.

These two people, one his most trusted minister and the other his closest sister, couldn't stand each other and their meetings were almost always filled with sharp words.

He tried several times to get the two to shake hands and make peace, ending their feud. But they remained unchanged.

"Let me think about it some more. Let's stop here for today."

"Yes, Brother Huang."

"Yes. Your Majesty."

Only then did the emperor notice that there was still someone in the imperial study, and he said gently, "Mingyu, how was everything after you went to Jiangzhou?"

Princess Mingyu said respectfully, "Thanks to Your Majesty's blessing, everything is going well for me in Jiangzhou."

The Emperor said, "That's good. Now that you're back in the capital, spend some quality time with the Empress Dowager and Zhaoyu."

"Yes," Princess Mingyu said with concern. "His Majesty looks worried. Is it because of the strange phenomenon in the Nine Heavens?"

The emperor shook his head and said, "Why should I worry about the reappearance of the Nine Heavens? What I worry about is the northern frontier. The autumn harvest is just around the corner, alas..."

Princess Mingyu, realizing she had stirred up the Emperor's worries, dared not ask any further questions and changed the subject.

After a while, I said goodbye.

A royal carriage was drawn.

Princess Mingyu and the Eldest Princess sat in the same carriage. She finally asked the question that had been bothering her, "Why does my elder sister keep picking a fight with that Lord Chen?"

The eldest princess snorted coldly, "This man is nothing but a treacherous minister who panders to the emperor's tastes, always offering short-sighted and unscrupulous schemes. They may have a short-term effect, but they are also extremely harmful. If this man enters the cabinet in the future, he will definitely be a treacherous minister."

"He is, after all, the Emperor's subject. If you do this, the Emperor will be in a very difficult position."

"Your Majesty is too sentimental, which makes you indecisive. I will make Your Majesty see this person's true colors."

Upon hearing this, Princess Mingyu stopped discussing the dangerous topic and instead asked, "Sister, you have excellent connections in the capital. Could you help me find someone?"

"who?"

"Her name is Nie Hongyi, and she comes from the Xingyue Sect in Jiangzhou."

"Nie Hongyi?"

The eldest princess asked in surprise, "How come you've heard of this name?"

Upon hearing this, Princess Mingyu exclaimed excitedly, "Sister, you recognize this person?"

"This woman is currently in my princess's residence. Come back with me and you will see her."

That's great.

……

Before long, they arrived at the Princess's residence.

The eldest princess had someone bring Nie Hongyi over and asked, "Is this the person you're looking for?"

Nie Hongyi looked at Princess Mingyu, who was also dressed in luxurious clothes, with a puzzled expression and asked, "And who is this?"

Princess Mingyu asked excitedly, "Are you Nie Hongyi, a disciple of the Star Moon Sect?"

"Exactly."

"That's great! Do you know where your junior sister is?"

"Junior sister?"

Nie Hongyi was taken aback, wondering where she had gotten a junior sister. "This esteemed guest is joking. I have no junior sister."

Princess Mingyu said sadly, "I'm looking for your junior sister, Yuan Ziyi. I know she doesn't want to see me, so you don't need to hide it from me like this."

"Yuan Ziyi?"

Nie Hongyi was taken aback, then suddenly seemed to remember something, a strange look appearing in her eyes as she said, "You mean Ziyi? I almost forgot about her. Yes, I do have such a junior sister."

A glimmer of hope appeared on Princess Mingyu's face. "Do you know her whereabouts? Is it possible to contact her?"

Nie Hongyi said, "I really don't know her whereabouts, nor how to contact her. However, there is one person who might know."

"Who?"

"Gu Xianyu of the Duke of Jingguo's Mansion".

P.S.: Sorry to keep you all waiting, I'll be updating two chapters together today.

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