The Secrets of the Chu Kingdom

"What is this?" Yun Qingyang asked curiously, looking at the wisp of purple energy in Ma Feifei's palm.

Ma Feifei frowned in thought and said, "I don't know either, but it seems like I can control it."

This wisp of purple seemed to have merged with Ma Feifei; whenever he had a thought, this purple aura would move accordingly.

"Try controlling it to move," Yun Qingyang said, staring at the purple object.

Ma Feifei nodded, and with that thought, the purple object in his palm instantly flew into the air, leaving an infinitely long purple Phantom Organization.

"Receive!"

With a thought, Ma Feifei instantly saw the purple color reappear in his palm. Looking up at the sky, the purple Phantom Organization gradually disappeared.

"How amazing, I can't even sense how it returned." Yun Qingyang frowned as he looked at the purple aura on Ma Feifei's palm and said.

Ma Feifei gently shook his palm, and purple energy danced in Ma Feifei hand, seemingly joyful.

Looking at the purple aura, Ma Feifei seemed to remember something. He turned to look at Li Shu and muttered to himself, "Laozi Journey to the West, the gatekeeper Yin Xi saw a purple aura floating over the pass. Later, Laozi rode Green Ox through Hangu Pass."

This is a record of a legend about Laozi, and the Tao Te Ching was written by Laozi. The plum tree is also related to Laozi. Thinking about the Plum Blossom she had just eaten, Ma Feifei vaguely had some ideas about the origin of this wisp of purple aura.

With that in mind, Ma Feifei entered his mind and asked the system a question.

' The Origin Power Taoism — Primordial Violet Qi (Innate Qi)—if not consciously cultivated, possesses the majestic aura of purple qi traveling 30,000 li eastward.'

The system provided this explanation, which also confirmed that Ma Feifei's guess was correct. But what exactly is the effect of this "Purple Qi Coming from the East"? Does it just create a special effect like "Purple Qi Coming from the East for 30,000 Miles"?

Ma Feifei asked again, but the system no longer responded, clearly unable to answer Ma Feifei question.

Helpless, Ma Feifei could only exit the system, glance at Yun Qingyang, and ask, "I remember you also ate so many flower buds, didn't you? Check if you have this wisp of purple energy in your body."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyang subconsciously began to sense the energy within her body, and after a moment shook her head, saying, "No."

"No?" Ma Feifei put away the purple energy in his palm, stroked his chin, looked at Yun Qingyang's little belly, and fell into deep thought.

Yun Qingyang thought Ma Feifei was thinking about something serious. Although it wasn't very nice for Ma Feifei to stare at her stomach like that, she still held back and waited quietly.

After a long silence, Ma Feifei finally spoke.

"Qingyang, you should lose weight."

'...'

Just as Ma Feifei was being chased by Yun Qingyang, a caravan of several hundred people was slowly traveling on an official road thousands of miles away.

In the center of the caravan, inside a red carriage pulled by four snow-white unicorns, Gongsun Qiong sat on a soft couch, gazing blankly through the curtains at the scenery along the way.

Zhao Xiaodao sat down next to Gongsun Qiong, looking at her with concern. He wanted to say a few words of comfort, but didn't know how, so he kept quiet.

"Xiaodao, how much longer until we reach the capital?" Gongsun Qiong, who had been silent all along, suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaodao replied, "President, we should arrive in the capital in about two more days."

This time, instead of taking air transport, they chose a slower mode of transport, such as a carriage, to return to the capital from Dubian Town, which would take much longer.

Hearing that there were still two days left, Gongsun Qiong sighed, looked at the scenery outside, and said with a hint of melancholy, "Actually, the place I least want to go is the capital."

"President, we have to face this eventually," Zhao Xiaodao comforted her from the side.

She understood what Gongsun Qiong meant. In fact, Zhao Xiaodao was also shocked when she learned Gongsun Qiong's true identity. Zhao Xiaodao never expected that the president who had always treated her like a sister was actually the daughter of King Chu Heng Great Chu, the princess of the Chu Kingdom!

Most importantly, the president is actually the Ninth Princess of the Chu Kingdom!

A piece of history known throughout the land, yet unspoken in the Chu Kingdom, surfaced in Zhao Xiaodao's mind.

In the 319th year of the Great Chu Dynasty, the number one fairy on the Canglong Fairy Ranking, Goddess Yin Yue, Transcendent to Saint realm at the age of fifty, becoming famous throughout the Azure Dragon Continent.

Three months later, Yin Yue was invited to attend the birthday banquet of King Heng of Chu, the ruler of the Great Chu Kingdom. At the banquet, King Heng fell in love with the goddess Yin Yue at first sight and ordered that Yin Yue be made a concubine and brought into the harem.

At the birthday banquet, Goddess Yin Yue refused King Chu Heng's request, which enraged King Chu Heng, who then imprisoned Goddess Yin Yue.

The following month, King Chu Heng held his wedding and granted a general amnesty.

The item naturally belongs to Goddess Yin Yue at the top of the Canglong Fairy Ranking, whose cultivation surpasses that of the younger generation.

In the 320th year of the Zhonghe era of the Great Chu Kingdom, a new princess was born. King Chu Heng was overjoyed and bestowed upon her the title "Nine" to signify her nobility; he named her Qiongyu, which means palace in the moon, celestial pavilion, and high above.

In the 322nd year of the Zhonghe era of the Great Chu Dynasty, the Goddess Yin Yue fought a great battle against the Saint Chu in the Chu Imperial Palace. The battle was earth-shattering, the sun and moon changed color, and the buildings of the Chu Palace collapsed.

In the end, King Chu Heng had no choice but to use the national treasure and, together with the Saint Chu, force back the Goddess Yin Yue.

From then on, the Goddess Yin Yue fled the Chu Imperial Palace and disappeared without a trace; King Chu Heng did not search for the Goddess Yin Yue, and suppressed this shameful secret, ordering that anyone in the Chu Kingdom who discussed this matter should be killed without exception.

As the daughter of King Chu Heng and Yin Yue, Princess Chu Qiongyu of the Chu Kingdom became an awkward figure after the Goddess Yin Yue fled the Chu Imperial Palace. According to rumors, after the Goddess Yin Yue caused a scene in the Chu Imperial Palace and left, King Chu Heng became extremely disgusted with Chu Qiongyu and began to neglect Chu Qiongyu.

After that, people never heard of the Ninth Princess of the Chu Kingdom again, and some even speculated in private that she might have been killed by King Chu Heng.

Of course, there are also a few people who not only know that the Ninth Princess is still alive, but also know that she has changed her name to Gongsun Qiong and transformed into the president of the number one merchant guild in the Great Chu.

Now, the president of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce, the ninth princess of the Chu Kingdom, is going back to the capital to see her father, King Chu Heng.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xiaodao subconsciously grabbed Gongsun Qiong's hand, holding it tightly, and said firmly, "President, don't worry, no matter what, Xiaodao will always be with you."

Gongsun Qiong was taken aback, then turned to look at Zhao Xiaodao. The worry between her brows gradually faded, and she patted Zhao Xiaodao's hand, which was holding hers, and smiled, "Don't worry, I'm not that fragile."

As soon as he finished speaking, the carriage suddenly stopped abruptly, and Gongsun Qiong's body lurched forward. Fortunately, Zhao Xiaodao reacted quickly and grabbed Gongsun Qiong, pulling him back onto the soft couch.

"What's going on?" Gongsun Qiong asked, her brows furrowed slightly.

"President, someone is blocking our way."