Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

Chapter 519 - 519: I Astonish Time And Dim The Years

At the Imperial City, time passed, and most people began to gather.

Almost everyone who received the invitation came to the event.

Luo Zhong was one of them.

After buying the invitation from Jiang Hao, he hurried over without delay. It wasn’t a smooth journey, and he had to pawn a lot of things, but he finally made it.

The location of the Imperial City was the core of the southern capital.

The city was huge.

Inside, there were not only the royal family but also various dignitaries.

As Luo Zhong walked on the street, people came and went. There were various cultivation residences and ordinary shops.

Regardless of whether one practiced or not, they still needed to lead a normal life.

Most of the royals were ordinary people, so they naturally needed these things.

‘It’ll be fine.’

Luo Zhong looked at the invitation in his hand and felt lucky.

However, he was puzzled. That junior had asked him to inform him about what he saw and heard.

Although royal marriages were rare, they weren’t that extraordinary. ‘Who asks for information instead of spirit stones?’

Along the way, he observed everything. He would inform that junior about it later.

Of course, the most important thing was the royal family. Even if he couldn’t get what he wanted in the end, he would just note down what he saw and heard around him.

But before that, he needed to eat something to replenish the energy he spent rushing here.

He ate meat with spiritual energy.

However, due to a shortage of spirit stones, he could only find a small shop in an alley.

The things here were expensive and not really delicious, but they were good for replenishing lifeblood.

However, he dared not eat extravagantly. He feared that he might not be able to afford it and would feel embarrassed later.

He was just living hand to mouth.

As he left, he walked along an empty alley.

Suddenly, he sensed some fluctuations of spiritual energy. His instinctive vigilance made him react. He heard someone speaking.

“Hasn’t the Shangguan family found a suitable match yet?”

“They are indeed a bit slow, but this kind of thing can’t be rushed, or it will easily expose flaws.”

“They are really slow in handling matters. They still want to become the new royal family with this attitude?”

“It’s hard to say. Our vision is limited. Regardless, we must ensure the success of our plan this time. The royal family is cooperating with us openly, but they should also be planning something in secret.” Luo Zhong was startled.

He seemed to have heard something extraordinary.

Without hesitation, he tried to leave from there.

But just as he took a step, he felt a hand on his shoulder.

“Friend, where are you going?” said a calm voice.

Around mid-June, Bi Zhu finally saw General Lin.

When Aunt Qiao mentioned that her elder brother wanted to see her, she did want to meet him. She hadn’t seen him in centuries.

Unfortunately, it seemed that he was quite busy, and days passed by without finding the time.

However, it was good that General Lin came. It saved her from reaching out first.

“Princess, someone is here,” said Aunt Qiao in a hushed tone.

Bi Zhu nodded and poured tea for herself.

Shortly after, the general appeared at the garden gate. He came straight to Bi

Zhu and bowed respectfully. “Greetings, Princess.”

“Why are you here this time, General Lin?” Bi Zhu asked as she propped her chin up with one hand and smiled.

“I am still here on behalf of Prince Shangguan.” General Lin hesitated for a moment. “Princess, you can state any conditions you have.”

“Any conditions?” Bi Zhu asked.

“Most conditions will be accepted.”

“Do you have Snow God Pills?” Bi Zhu asked.

General Lin was speechless.

“It seems you don’t.” Bi Zhu shook her head with a sigh.

“Princess, that is a… difficult request,” General Lin said softly.

This time, he dared not show any disrespect. The grand assembly was about to begin, and the princess before him was the best choice.

Since the Shangguan family had given him enough benefits, he naturally had to do his best.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t produce a Snow God Pill. There was none in the entire Imperial City. It was almost a mythical pill.

“It is a bit difficult. Let me think about what else I might need,” Bi Zhu said calmly.

“Princess, take your time,” General Lin said.

Since Princess Bi Zhu had started stating conditions, there was hope.

He just feared it would be like last time when she just ignored him without even hearing the proposal.

“I remember the Shangguan family has something called the Spear of Curses. Can I have that?’ Bi Zhu asked with a smile.

“That…” General Lin fell silent for a moment. “I need to ask about this and see what they say. If you have any other requests, please feel free to mention them.”

“One more thing, I haven’t figured it out yet, so you can help me with that. Get me two more items. One from the east and one from overseas,” said Bi Zhu as she lifted the teacup and took a sip.

“If your conditions are fulfilled, you’ll agree, Princess?” asked General Lin.

‘It depends on whether the items you offer me show sincerity. If I feel you are sincere, maybe that’s possible,” said Bi Zhu.

“Alright. I’ll go negotiate now.” General Lin bowed and began to leave.

“Are you really going to agree, Princess?” Aunt Qiao asked as she saw him leaving.

“Agree to what?” Bi Zhu asked in return.

“The marriage,” Aunt Qiao said.

Bi Zhu smiled. “Even if I pretend to agree, it’ll never happen. Don’t be fooled. They just want to covet the blessing of the land.”

Aunt Qiao was puzzled. “Won’t you need to set a marriage contract once you’re out of the ancestral land?”

Bi Zhu smiled faintly, extended her hand, and gently grasped hers.

“I am the first princess of the royal family. I astonish time and dim the years. Forget about surpassing, no one can even match one-tenth of my strength. As long as I don’t let the prince enter the ancestral land, won’t that be enough?”

Auntie Qiao looked at the princess helplessly.

Since when did the princess speak of herself like this?

Over three hundred years old, yet she still looked unchanged.

At the Sea Fog Cave, Jiang Hao led the team in mining for ores.

They mined until late June, then stopped.

He walked out of the cave alone.

Others were a bit alarmed when they saw the manager going out.

“Why did the manager suddenly leave?”

“I don’t know. Could there be danger here?”

“It’s unlikely. Probably, there are no secrets here, so he didn’t linger.”

As they talked, the group became a bit excited.

Jiang Hao ignored them.

Mining was good, but it depended on the timing.

If the information Zheng Shijiu got was correct, then danger was imminent.

He needed to be prepared. As for whether it would affect him, that was uncertain.

After waiting for two more days, Jiang Hao arrived at the gathering.

‘It seems like it’s really about to begin. At first, it was only the matter of the

Imperial City, but I didn’t expect the heavenly Note Sect to get involved.’

Jiang Hao lowered his head. While this matter involved the Heavenly Note Sect, he was still on the periphery. As long as he was cautious, there shouldn’t be any major issues.

For safety’s sake, he found Ah Zha.

“Human, what do you want?”

“Why are you so alert, Senior?” Jiang Hao was curious. “You are not a good person, so what good could come out of it?”

Jiang Hao was speechless.

“Are you going to fly into a rage?”

Jiang Hao looked at the creature in front of him. He was unsure how to make sense of it..