From Princess in the Cold Palace to Empress in Heaven

Her eyes were calm as water, showing no emotion at all, and even a little cold.

"The first one I've ever seen."

Xiao Minghuang bowed his head with a sincere attitude.

Mu Qingkong did not respond, but just stared at Xiao Minghuang quietly for a long time before he slowly spoke: "Who are you? What are you here for?"

Her voice was calm and indifferent, as if she saw through the world, revealing a sense of silence and indifference.

"I am Xiao Minghuang, a junior with limited talent and virtue. I am honored to be recognized as your personal disciple by the First Master. I am here to express my gratitude."

Are you denying it?

Xiao Minghuang was secretly complaining in his heart.

"Oh?"

Mu Qingkong raised his eyebrows, stared at Xiao Minghuang with interest, and asked calmly, "Why don't I remember having a direct disciple like you?"

Although she said this calmly, Xiao Minghuang knew that she was holding back her anger, which was why she spoke in a weird tone.

Therefore, there was no need for her to waste time and just get straight to the point.

"Does the proposal made by the First Lord still count?"

Xiao Minghuang suddenly asked.

"Ok?"

Mu Qingkong was startled for a moment, then reacted. A hint of amusement appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said with a smile: "You mean, you are willing to be my dual cultivation partner?"

"Junior is willing."

Xiao Minghuang nodded and said.

"Sitting in front and being respectful in the back, it makes one laugh just thinking about it!"

The smile on Mu Qingkong's face suddenly faded, and he snorted coldly, "You want it if you want it, and you don't want it if you don't want it. Do you really think you can bully me?"

"Master, you misunderstood. I...I..."

Xiao Minghuang looked up in surprise, a look of grievance appearing on his face.

"Humph! Tell me, why did you suddenly change your mind?"

Mu Qingkong glanced at her coldly and said indifferently: "If you dare to lie to me, you will be dead."

Immediately, Xiao Minghuang told the story that she had already prepared.

"This is what happened..."

After hearing this, Mu Qingkong's eyes flashed with anger: "Does Pavilion Master Baiwen really want to force you to be her dual cultivation partner, so she wants to ask me for help?"

259. Bottleneck

"Yes." Xiao Minghuang lowered his eyes, then took out the image talisman, and a lifelike painting appeared.

The girl in the painting has a delicate face and an elegant and peaceful temperament, like a fairy, ethereal and otherworldly.

"This person is the young master of Baiwen Pavilion, Gu Qingyu."

"That's unreasonable!"

Even looking at the beautiful face of the girl in the painting, Mu Qingkong could not feel the slightest favor towards her. He gritted his teeth and said, "In broad daylight, in the open, open world, Gu Qingyu dared to bully men and women. This is simply too much. She doesn't take the rules of the Holy Academy seriously at all!"

She was so angry that she slammed the table and stood up, "Don't worry, she won't dare to do anything to you with me here!"

Xiao Minghuang frowned and realized that things were not simple. She specially picked out the most beautiful painting of Gu Qingyu, but it seemed to not attract Mu Qingkong at all.

Her thoughts changed quickly, and she looked pitiful: "But she forced me to take a pill called Zaichen Fanling Pill. If there is no follow-up pill in a month, I will die..."

"This woman is really shameless!" Mu Qingkong clenched her fists. Of course she knew about the Zaichen Fanling Pill. This kind of pill was usually taken by monks in seclusion. After taking the medicine, they would make a desperate effort and would not come out if they could not break through.

"Can the Chief report this matter and ask the important people in the academy to mediate the matter?" Xiao Minghuang asked tentatively. She wanted to know whether there would be other people involved before she could make the next plan.

Mu Qingkong breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down, and said slowly: "No need, I remember now, this Gu Qingyu is clearly coming for me. She had provoked me at my Longevity Banquet three thousand years ago. Now that she sees that I like you, she can't wait to cause trouble for me."

"Besides, Master Uncle has been out for some business recently... I guess Gu Qingyu took this opportunity to make trouble for me!"

Mu Qingkong's face showed understanding, and he snorted and said, "Don't make this public, just stay here and settle down. As for other matters, I will go to Gu Qingyu in person to explain it clearly!"

Xiao Minghuang cupped his hands and said in embarrassment: "First Master, calm down. Don't let this disciple cause you and the Young Pavilion Master to become enemies. If that happens, I will become the sinner!"

"That's right." Mu Qingkong looked thoughtful and said, "How about this, you delay her for a while, I will go and find out if there is any stock of the Shenfan Lingdan in Wanbao Pavilion. If there is the elixir, we won't have to be controlled by her anymore."

Xiao Minghuang said respectfully: "Thank you, Master. I will obey your orders."

Mu Qingkong smiled and said, "Still calling me the chief?"

"...clear sky!"

A slight blush appeared on Xiao Minghuang's face and she called out.

"Hey!"

Mu Qingkong waved her hand, motioning Xiao Minghuang to come over to her.

Xiao Minghuang did as he was told.

The next second, she felt a pair of slender and soft arms around her waist, and Mu Qingkong's gentle whispers rang in her ears.

"Ming Huang, I don't know why I like you. We haven't met for many times, but I just feel that you are very suitable for me. I want you to be by my side. I think this may be our destiny in the previous life. I know that you may not be willing in your heart now. I don't know how much of what you said just now is true and how much is false, but I am willing to believe you. I will wait for you. When you can accept me, we can be together officially. How about it?"

Xiao Minghuang's heart trembled, and he thought to himself, she had indeed noticed something wrong with me.

But she did not expose it, nor did she question it, but chose to believe it.

"...Um!"

Xiao Minghuang nodded in approval.

Mu Qingkong smiled and let her go.

"You settle down in the Second Hospital first. I will resolve Gu Qingyu's issue as soon as possible." Mu Qingkong said gently.

"Ok."

Xiao Minghuang nodded slightly and then left Mu Qingkong's room.

When she left, she couldn't help but take a deep breath, with a look of relief on her face.

She didn't expect that Mu Qingkong liked her so much!

After all, they had never met before, let alone being familiar with each other.

If you don't like her, there is no need to treat her like this.

But this kind of feeling was unbearable for Xiao Minghuang.

When I walked out of the room, I saw the Sayuri sisters.

"Miss Xiao, please come this way. The master has already told us."

"it is good!"

Xiao Minghuang responded.

Afterwards, under the guidance of Sister Sayuri, she came to a quiet courtyard next to a lake, shaded by green trees, with beautiful scenery and a picturesque setting.

"Miss Xiao, please stay here first. If you have any questions, you can use this talisman to communicate with us."

"Thank you both."

Xiao Minghuang took the talisman handed over by the Sayuri sisters and thanked them.

Then the two of them left the room.

Xiao Minghuang glanced at the room, which was very clean. She walked out and sat in the yard, thinking about her experiences over the past few days.

She couldn't afford to offend either Mu Qingkong or Gu Qingyu, but fortunately, although these two had capricious and domineering personalities, they were relatively amiable and kind-hearted. Otherwise, if they were some sick old monsters, they would not care what she thought or whether she was willing or not and would just force herself on them.

"I should be able to have some peace of mind in the days ahead. I should take advantage of this time to improve my strength as quickly as possible and qualify to be selected into the two halls at the Tiangang Conference. By then, I will be able to enter the eyes of other important figures, which will be like having an extra layer of protection."

Xiao Minghuang knew clearly that she had no foundation in the Holy Academy, and her previous actions were completely like dancing on the edge of a knife. Although she fooled Mu Qingkong and Gu Qingyu temporarily, if the two of them communicated with each other one day in the future, they would know that she was fooling both sides.

By then, she would probably be beyond help.

Therefore, she had to be promoted to the Second Hall as soon as possible. After becoming a disciple of the Second Hall, she would no longer be an ordinary and insignificant disciple. Even high-ranking officials of the Holy Academy such as Mu Qingkong and Gu Qingyu would have to think twice before making any move against her.

"Hurry up and improve your strength!"

After practicing seriously, Xiao Minghuang finally realized that the Zaichen Fanling Pill that the young Pavilion Master asked her to take was indeed an extremely exquisite pill.

This pill had long since transformed into a stream of pure innate energy, which had been dormant in her dantian until she started practicing her martial arts just now, when it began to move quietly.

With the help of the medicine and her own profound foundation, Xiao Minghuang took three days to successfully break through to the third level of Yuantai.

Afterwards, she used the elixirs she had stored previously to practice, but after spending half a month, she did not make much progress.

Xiao Minghuang discovered that after she was promoted to the Yuantai realm, the effects of external spiritual energy and elixirs that did not contain innate energy on her were greatly reduced.

Even if it is an earth-grade elixir, as long as it does not contain innate energy, it will be difficult for her to improve her cultivation.

"It seems we have to find another way."

260. Long time no see

Xiao Minghuang pondered.

Immediately, she walked out of the room.

We had agreed before that we would go find Ye and Lin once we settled down, and now is the time.

She knew that Ye Ruoshui had already entered the Third Hospital and seemed to be highly valued.

She learned these things from the Sayuri sisters.

Soon, she arrived near the gate of the Third Hospital.

The Third Hospital is different from the Second Hospital.

The head of the Second Academy lived alone on the main peak, far away from where all the disciples gathered. Although Xiao Minghuang was a disciple of the Second Academy, he had never seen any of the disciples.

The situation in the Third Academy is completely different. Most of the disciples gather on the main peak, and they often compete with each other here. There are countless people fighting each other almost every day.

This is all because the head of the Third Academy has a more flamboyant personality, and his elders and disciples have also inherited this.

When Xiao Minghuang arrived outside the gate of the Third Academy, he showed his token to the gatekeeper disciple.

"So you are a direct disciple of the Second Academy. I am so sorry for your disrespect!"

After seeing the token, the guard disciple immediately became much more polite and led her into the mountain.

The Sanyuan Mountains are vast and boundless, with intricate peaks that resemble a giant dragon.

Xiao Minghuang flew into the mountains.

Soon after, she came to a cave located halfway up the mountain.

Spiritual mist lingered around the cave, and it was obvious that a powerful formation had been set up.

At this moment, in front of the cave, there was a man and a woman standing here waiting.

The man was of sturdy build and had a resolute face.

The woman has a graceful figure and a pretty face.

But Xiao Minghuang didn't know either of these two people.

"Are you here to ask Senior Sister Ye to make an elixir as well?"

"May I ask who you two are?"

Xiao Minghuang had a look of doubt on her face. If she remembered correctly, Ye Ruoshui had only been an apprentice for twenty days, right?

In just such a short period of time, her reputation as an elixir refiner has spread?

Moreover, these two people have clearly reached the peak of the Yuantai realm, so why do they call Ye Ruoshui "Senior Sister"?

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Li Han, and this is my little sister Li Ling!"

The burly man grinned, "We saw Senior Sister Ye win the championship at the alchemy conference a few days ago, so we wanted to come and visit her and ask her to help make pills. Why? Aren't you here for pills, fellow Taoist?"

Xiao Minghuang raised the corners of her mouth slightly. She was indeed not asking for the elixir.