After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

The emperor raised his wine cup and laughed loudly, as if everything that had just happened was, as he had said, merely a trivial interlude.

The sounds of string and wind instruments resumed, the dancers began to dance again, and the atmosphere in the hall gradually warmed up.

But Lin Fengmian had no interest in it at all.

He held his wine glass, his fingertips lightly tracing the rim, secretly rejoicing:

Fortunately, no further trouble arose.

He carefully recalled everything that had just happened and felt utterly wronged.

He was just sitting there eating quietly, doing nothing, so why did the Crown Princess suddenly come over to him?

Didn't the intelligence say that the Crown Princess was meticulous and acted flawlessly?

Why would someone do something so illogical in front of everyone today?

"Could it be... that my pure Yang body is acting up again?"

Lin Fengmian muttered to himself, the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

With her constitution, she was practically easy prey for certain female cultivators with special constitutions. The Crown Princess must have sensed something, which is why she lost her composure.

"This femme fatale... truly lives up to her reputation. I didn't even get to touch her, and she almost killed me."

He shook his head and drank the remaining wine in his glass in one gulp.

At the same time, he also began to understand Chu Qingyi's identity.

She deliberately revealed her cultivation level, ostensibly to extricate herself from a difficult situation, but in doing so, she also showed her trump card.

She had been keeping it a secret from me, but now she's deliberately revealing her true colors. Her intentions are quite intriguing.

"Is she telling me... she's not the Foundation Establishment Saintess I used to need to protect anymore? Or is she implying that she can have me completely under her thumb at any time?"

Lin Fengmian smiled bitterly, but also felt somewhat relieved.

"Forget it, whoever she is, as long as she doesn't mean me any harm. She's just a Nascent Soul stage monster; if she really wants to harm me, I won't be able to escape."

"As for whether or not to go back to an old flame... it's not a question of whether I'll go back to her, it's a question of whether she'll let me."

He made up his mind to wait and see.

After some insincere pleasantries, the banquet finally came to an end.

Lin Fengmian followed the crowd out of the main hall, pondering how to escape this complicated social situation, when, at the corner of the corridor leading out of the palace, a beautiful figure, like a fleeting ephemera in the dark night, silently blocked his way.

It was none other than the Crown Princess, Yan Qingluan.

She had tidied herself up and changed into an elegant palace dress, but her pale, beautiful face and slightly red eyes still showed that she was still shaken from the earlier ordeal.

She swiftly placed a cool-to-the-touch jade slip into Lin Fengmian's hand, while simultaneously sending a subtle telepathic message directly into his mind, the voice trembling slightly yet resolute:

"Young Master Lin, today's disaster is all because of my momentary lapse of judgment. I have implicated you, and even death could not atone for it."

"The Crown Prince is tyrannical and will never let this go. My life is as fragile as duckweed, and I do not regret dying. I only fear that my maternal clan, the Yan family, will suffer the same fate."

"I have been skilled at discerning the secrets of heaven since childhood. Young master is no ordinary person. He is blessed with great fortune and has the powerful senior Chu behind him... I know that this request is excessive, but I have no other choice but to take this risky step."

"This jade slip contains clues about the Soul-Nourishing Wood... I humbly request that, sir, you do my utmost to help my Yan Family Fortress."

"I have a younger sister and three younger brothers in my family. I only ask that I preserve a bloodline for my family."

"For this kindness and virtue, I, a blue phoenix, will repay it in my next life by repaying it with grass and carrying it in my beak!"

After transmitting her voice, Yan Qingluan gave Lin Fengmian a deep look, her beautiful eyes filled with pleading, despair, and a hint of reluctant farewell.

Before Lin Fengmian could respond, she quickly turned around, and with a sway of her skirt, her figure disappeared into the shadows of the corridor, as if she had never been there.

Lin Fengmian held the jade slip, which still retained warmth and a faint fragrance, and felt a heaviness in his hand, causing his heart to sink.

He stood there, stunned, watching the resolute figure disappear into the darkness. He rubbed his temples in exasperation, sighing inwardly.

"Damn it! This is a really big problem!"

"This woman... why is she so troublesome? She's like a piece of chewing gum!"

"I don't even know you. Why do you think I'd get involved in this mess? I'm just a lowly Foundation Establishment cultivator, barely able to take care of myself, and I have to live off women!"

"It's true I love beautiful women, but I need to be alive to enjoy them! You're practically trying to destroy my Dao heart!"

He looked down at the jade slip in his hand, feeling a cool touch on his fingertips.

But at this moment, Yan Qingluan's dying wish was already a done deal.

This hot potato was something I was forced to take on!

If he sits idly by and lets the Crown Prince purge Yan Family Fortress, his conscience will surely be clouded.

He didn't want his next attempt to break through to the Golden Core stage to be thwarted by inner demons, causing him to fail at the last minute!

This is a complete dead end!

Lin Fengmian frowned, then his eyes suddenly lit up:

"Wait... she said there were clues about the Soul-Nourishing Wood in the jade slip..."

"And there's also a younger sister in Yan Family Fortress?"

"Uh... if possible, it's not that we can't help out a little."

He weighed the jade slip in his hand, a self-deprecating smile playing on his lips:

"Yan Qingluan, you stupid woman... I'm not saving you, let's just consider this a deal."

"You can focus on dealing with your tyrannical crown prince husband. I'll do my best to check on your dilapidated fortress."

He remembered that mysterious woman.

Since helping him suppress Li Cheng last time, the other party has never appeared again.

He always felt that the other party had expended too much energy and fallen into a deep sleep.

Li Cheng also mentioned that the Soul-Nourishing Wood can nurture the soul.

If we can find the Soul-Nourishing Wood, perhaps we can help that mysterious woman and awaken her.

After all, the other party not only saved his life, but also had a high chance of knowing the secret of his mother's background.

This deal is a good one.

Just as he was pondering this, a cool, pleasant fragrance approached.

Chu Qingyi had removed her veil at some point, hastily reverting to her usual appearance. Her stunning beauty, under the palace lanterns, was ethereal and otherworldly, giving off a somewhat self-deceiving air.

She gave him a deep look, her gaze complex, but ultimately remained silent, simply standing quietly beside him.

Fortunately, the nascent soul aura she was trying so hard to suppress but still faintly revealed was enough to deter the villains; otherwise, it would have been hard to know how this troublesome little rascal would have ended up tonight.

"Nephew Lin."

A gentle voice transmission rang out perfectly in his mind.

It is a red lotus.

She had appeared quietly not far away, looking at him calmly:

"What the Crown Princess said is indeed a problem. If you are determined, I can send a message to the sect to have the Yan family move under the protection of my Hehuan Sect."

She paused, a hint of confidence in her voice:

"Yan Family Fortress is not far from our sect. If they are willing to submit, with the Supreme Elder in charge, I doubt the Southern Li royal family will dare to say anything."

Upon hearing this, Lin Fengmian's eyes lit up, and a huge weight was finally lifted from his heart.

He quickly bowed to Honglian, his tone sincere:

"Then thank you very much, Aunt Honglian! This matter... will be left to you!"