From Cold Palace Princess to Heavenly Court Empress

"Ruoshui, what's wrong with you? Why are you acting so coy?"

Hearing this question, Ye Ruoshui's heart tightened. Did Your Highness not know about that secret art?

Could it be that I somehow obtained it from somewhere and then forgot about it later?

Thinking of this, Ye Ruoshui breathed a deep sigh of relief, a smile appearing on her small face as she said:

"It's nothing, Your Highness, let's go!"

At this moment, Lin Wanqiu also finished packing her luggage and walked over slowly.

"Your Highness, I'm all ready."

Xiao Minghuang nodded, not dwelling on the question, and said with a smile:

"Since you're all packed, let's set off then!"

"It will take ten days of non-stop travel from Beiyang City to the Imperial City. After returning, we will have to go into closed-door cultivation to prepare for the Grand Competition."

"Okay!"

Ye and Lin both nodded in agreement and walked out of the room.

Their luggage had already been packed into storage bags, so there was no need to pack anything else.

Thus, Xiao Minghuang and the other two walked towards the main hall.

Inside the main hall.

Lin Zhengquan...

As for Ye Ruoshui, he ignored her.

Seeing the Ninth Princess, he also understood that she had been staying here for nearly two months and it was time for it to return to the Imperial City.

Lin Zhengquan walked out from behind the desk and bowed respectfully, saying:

"Your subject greets the Ninth Princess!"

Xiao Minghuang gently helped her up and said:

"City Lord Lin is too polite. I have shared weal and woe with Beiyang City, so there is no need for such formalities."

Especially in front of Lin Wanqiu.

Xiao Minghuang didn't say this sentence.

Seeing her father constantly bowing and scraping in front of her, Lin Wanqiu probably wouldn't feel good, even if it wasn't explicitly stated.

Hearing her words, a touch of gratitude also appeared in Lin Wanqiu's eyes. If it weren't for her father being present, she would have bowed to express her gratitude on the spot.

Having experienced the ways of the world, Lin Zhengquan naturally understood the reason why Xiao Minghuang said these words. He was probably concerned about Lin Wanqiu as the main reason, and Beiyang City was only a secondary factor. Thus, his gratitude towards Xiao Minghuang increased even more.

"In that case, your subject will take the liberty."

After the pleasantries, Xiao Minghuang brought up the main topic, mentioning leaving Beiyang City.

Lin Zhengquan tried to persuade it to stay, but he also knew that the Ninth Princess must have other important matters in the Imperial City, so he didn't insist too much.

But he proposed that it wait a moment, as he had a generous gift to present.

Since they had to wait, Xiao Minghuang and the other two sat down, waiting for the so-called generous gift to be delivered.

After a while.

Dozens of Guards carried more than a dozen large boxes, walking into the courtyard in a mighty procession. Each box was half a person tall, beautifully decorated, and covered with red cloth. One could tell at a glance that the items inside must be extraordinary.

Lin Zhengquan cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Your Highness came to Beiyang City and cannot return empty-handed. This humble gift is both a farewell gift for Your Highness and a token of appreciation from the entire city."

"Come! Open all the boxes and let Your Highness take a look!"

As soon as he finished speaking.

More than a dozen large boxes were opened at the same time, and all kinds of rare treasures appeared simultaneously. Dense spiritual energy gushed out, condensing into a thick mist that filled the entire courtyard and even spread outside the courtyard.

Xiao Minghuang looked intently and saw that the more than ten large boxes contained Spirit Stones, Spirit Medicine, and Spirit Materials, all of which were necessary for cultivation.

Not to mention anything else, just those ten boxes of Spirit Stones were probably more than ten thousand.

Seeing this scene, not only Xiao Minghuang, but even Ye and Lin were shocked.

Especially Lin Wanqiu, her pupils dilated slightly as she exclaimed in surprise:

"Father, does the City Lord's Mansion actually have so many Spirit Stones and treasures?!"

Before this, she had also been to the City Lord's Mansion's treasury, but it was empty, with only a few boxes of Spirit Stones.

Hearing Lin Wanqiu's question, Lin Zhengquan coughed lightly and said:

"The City Lord's Mansion has many treasuries. It's normal that Wanqiu you don't know about them."

He turned to look at Xiao Minghuang and said sincerely:

"Please cherish these Spirit Stones, Spirit Medicine, and Spirit Materials, Your Highness, and do not misuse them!"

Hearing this, Xiao Minghuang hesitated for a moment, not being polite, but said with great solemnity, nodding:

"Thank you, City Lord Lin. I will definitely cherish them and never let you down!"

"I am relieved to hear Your Highness's promise!"

As he spoke, he took out a storage bag from his sleeve and handed it to Xiao Minghuang.

"Those just now were considered a gift from Beiyang City to Your Highness, and this storage bag contains a gift from the Lin family and me to Your Highness."

Xiao Minghuang took the storage bag and probed it with her spiritual sense, and saw a Jade Pendant emitting a faint blue light, with two delicate small characters engraved on it, precisely the characters "Wanqiu."

Although Xiao Minghuang didn't know what material the Jade Pendant was made of, she knew it must be extraordinary just by looking at its magical appearance.

"This jade?"

Lin Zhengquan explained:

"This Jade Pendant was left by Wanqiu's mother before she passed away. She said it was Wanqiu's identity token, and it might be useful in the future."

"Identity token?"

Xiao Minghuang asked with a suspicious look in her eyes.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhengquan explained:

"Your Highness may not know, Wanqiu's mother was not from Great Xia, nor was she from the Southern Territory, but from other great states in the Eastern Pole."

"In those days, she was persecuted by enemies and fled to the Southern Territory. I met and fell in love with her while traveling abroad, and we became husband and wife. Then we returned to Great Xia and gave birth to Wanqiu."

"Unfortunately, she had been secretly harmed by enemies in her early years, which left her with a chronic illness. Not long after giving birth to Wanqiu, her old injuries relapsed and she passed away. Wanqiu also suffered from congenital deficiencies as a result, leading to meridian blockages."

At this point, Lin Zhengquan's face showed a look of grief, which obviously evoked his sad memories.

Lin Wanqiu, who was beside him, looked confused when she heard her father mention her mother. In her memory, the role of mother had always been missing, and now she felt a little at a loss when she heard others mention it.

The atmosphere in the room gradually became sad. Xiao Minghuang squeezed Lin Wanqiu's hand, gently squeezed her palm, and quickly changed the subject, saying:

"I will accept this Jade Pendant for Wanqiu. City Lord Lin, please rest assured!"

Lin Zhengquan restrained his sad emotions and replied:

"I am naturally relieved to entrust it to Your Highness!"

Author's Note on Launching

It has been almost a month since this book was released, and the author is very excited that it is finally time to launch it.

First of all, thank you all for your support and encouragement, it is you who have allowed the author to persevere until today.

Tomorrow is the launch day, and the author still has some things to say.

In Ciweimao, it is already difficult for original books to stand out. It is even more difficult for original cultivation novels with a refreshing style like mine to stand out. If I hadn't been rewarded with a treasure chest by a big shot, I probably would have been so lost that I couldn't even find my way around.

I would like to express my deep gratitude to the Round Ring boss!

I often chat with her in the group. She is a very gentle and lovely older sister!

Here, I would like to say a few words about the reason why I write and my mental journey, starting with the previous book.

In the first half of last year, I suddenly suffered a serious illness, was hospitalized for several months, lost my job, and spent a lot of money at home. After being discharged from the hospital, my body was in terrible condition. I couldn't help but pant after walking a few steps, but my family's finances were really difficult and we had to eat.

Out of desperation, I remembered that I had written novels before, so I wrote a book with a try-it-out attitude.

From Cold Palace Princess to Immortality

Due to immature writing ideas, I was often criticized. I wrote and revised at the same time, which made the already not-so-smooth plot completely unrecognizable.

It also made the already bad results even worse.

At that time, I asked the big shots for advice, and they all told me to cut it off. There was no money to be made from writing with this kind of result.

But I persevered and didn't stop updating for a single day, because I knew that if I didn't write, I might not even have that little bit of manuscript fee.

Due to some reasons regarding the contract, I published the book in August, but I didn't receive my first manuscript fee until November. Those days were really hard!

I only ate two meals a day, a steamed bun for lunch and a bowl of noodles for dinner. I didn't dare to finish the dishes I made for lunch, and I would heat up the leftovers at night and mix them with the noodles.

This situation finally changed when I received my first manuscript fee!

I took the manuscript fee and ate a Wallace meal.

Although everyone says that Wallace is a diarrhea set meal, the smell of fried chicken always made my bones tingle every time I went to the steamed bun shop next door to his house to buy steamed buns.

After reminiscing about the past, let's talk about this book.

This book is different from the previous one.

This book has an outline and a complete worldview structure. I prepared tens of thousands of words of outline in advance, so it can be said that there will be no major loopholes.

But in some details, there will inevitably be mistakes and omissions. Please give me more advice, because what the author sees and what the author sees gives people different feelings.

The next plot direction will basically be a refreshing novel and a bonding novel, and neither will be missing!

That's about it.

The launch will be tomorrow, and the number of words updated will be around 6-8K.

The follow-up will be a normal daily update of 4k, and there will be additional updates on holidays or when the author is relatively free.

Please give me your support!

60. Beast Tide is coming! (Seeking first order!)

After accepting the Jade Pendant and over a dozen boxes of spiritual objects, Xiao Minghuang stood up and, taking Ye Ruoshui's hand, walked out of the palace gate.

She wanted to leave Lin Wanqiu some time to say goodbye to her father.

Outside the door, Xiao Minghuang glanced at the azure sky, a sense of unreality still lingering in her heart.

When she first came to Beiyang City, it was only to kill a few Evil Cultivators, but she didn't expect to meet Lin Wanqiu, which had to be said was a great stroke of fate.

Not long after.

Lin Wanqiu walked out of the palace gate alone, her eyes slightly red, obviously saddened by the parting and emotionally agitated.

Xiao Minghuang took her small hand, gently squeezed it, and softly comforted her:

"Wanqiu, don't be sad. If you ever miss Beiyang City in the future, you can come back at any time."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Lin Wanqiu's blank little face, and she whispered:

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Ye Ruoshui also stepped forward and took her arm, saying:

"Sister Lin, don't be sad. Ye Ruoshui and Your Highness will be your family from now on!"

Lin Wanqiu smiled through her tears, wiped her eyes, and the lost emotions were swept away, the light in her eyes restored.

"Thank you, Your Highness, and Ruoshui. I'm fine, let's go!"

Hearing this, Xiao Minghuang's hanging heart was slightly relieved. She knew that Lin Wanqiu was quick-witted and precocious, and her temperament was far beyond that of her peers.

She was, after all, only a fourteen-year-old girl. Even if she was mature, it was only natural that she would feel uneasy in her heart now that she was leaving home and going to a strange place alone.