Chapter 250: 250. Take off the shameful hat

The beautiful woman cupped her hand and said, “Your Highness, the Heavenly Sword Sect has agreed, we can go up the mountain at any time.”

“That’s great.”

The young girl revealed an excited expression and quickly instructed, “Pack up, we will depart immediately.”

The attendants and guards quickly bustled about, soon ready to set off, surrounding the young girl as they left the place where they had been staying for many days, heading towards the office that Heavenly Sword Sect had established in Yunshan City.

The Heavenly Sword Sect’s office was originally only opened during each entry-level trial, but now it has become permanent, and there is also a shuttle station for daily trips between Yunshan City and Taobao Mall.

After receiving a pass at the office, the girl’s group boarded the shuttle and flew towards the Cloud Sea Mountains.

The girl stood on the shuttle, somewhat envious as she watched another shuttle flying towards Taobao Mall.

She had long known about Taobao Mall from the Heavenly Sword Daily and had been longing for it, but she also knew she was currently burdened with responsibilities and wasn’t here for fun.

“Your Highness.”

The beautiful and heroic woman stood beside the young girl: “Once this mission is over, I will accompany you to visit Taobao Mall.”

The girl smiled, “General Zhao, be sure to remember your words today, you can’t go back on them.”

The woman also smiled, “If I forget, let Your Highness punish me as you see fit.”

Amidst their banter, the shuttle had already entered the Heavenly Sword Sect’s Mountain Protection Array and slowly descended onto the Heavenly Sword Peak under the guidance of several sect disciples.

In this sacred land of the immortals, even the guards and attendants from the most prosperous and noble places of the Chu Kingdom felt like country folk entering the city for the first time, so nervous that they didn’t know where to place their hands and feet.

The girl was also very nervous. Encouraged by General Zhao’s look, she took a few deep breaths and slowly stepped off the shuttle.

Several disciples led the girl and others into the Yuxu Palace, where they soon met the elder Feng Qin, who was responsible for hosting them.

“It is an honor to have distinguished guests, and I apologize for not welcoming you sooner.”

Elder Feng Qin smiled, his attitude perfectly balanced, neither too enthusiastic nor too indifferent.

Although this girl was a royal princess of the Chu Kingdom, above all others yet beneath one, the distinction between the immortal and mortal worlds left Heavenly Sword Sect outside the jurisdiction of the Chu Kingdom.

If the Emperor of Chu himself were to visit, True Master Yu Jian might personally greet him, as they were quite familiar with each other.

However, since it was only the princess visiting, having Elder Feng Qin to handle it sufficed.

The girl also knew the Heavenly Sword Sect’s transcendent status and dared not rely on her identity to flaunt her status, promptly saying, “I dare not presume, it is I, Qiao Sen, who has rashly come to disturb your sect, and I hope the elder can forgive this.”

Elder Feng Qin invited the girl to sit and enjoy tea. After some casual conversation, he asked, “What brings Your Highness Qiao Sen here today?”

The girl’s expression became solemn, and she suddenly stood up, bowing deeply to Feng Qin: “I, Qiao Sen, have come to seek aid, as the Qiao clan faces a great calamity now, and I beseech your sect’s help to save my clan and the fate of the Chu Kingdom.”

…

After absorbing the Innate Yang Qi, Fang Zhou finally got his wish and got rid of the shameful “virginity cap” above his head.

The system could no longer threaten him with the loss of virginity, and Ling Xiaoyue’s cultivation method was unbelievably wondrous; after Foundation Establishment, his endurance exploded, drastically reducing the likelihood of “Xhaustion to death.”

Fang Zhou was now in high spirits, finding everything pleasing to the eye, and even Ling Xiaoyue seemed kind and lovely.

His foundation was now solid, so he wasn’t worried about depletion. Whenever he was free, he would pull Cheng Xing into the gourd to exercise, seemingly venting all the pent-up frustration from almost a year of transmigration into this world.

Initially, Cheng Xing, a covert old hand, was even more excited and enthusiastic than Fang Zhou, but gradually she started to feel overwhelmed.

Eventually, she was so overwhelmed she became afraid, to the point where she trembled at the sight of Fang Zhou and avoided him every day.

But these blissfully happy days didn’t last long. One day, Yu Qing came to find him, saying that True Master Yu Jian had something to discuss with him.

A few days ago, when Fang Zhou reached Perfect Foundation Establishment, Yu Qing came to congratulate him and even gave him a set of clothes as a gift.

Yu Qing had been busy with the assignments given by True Master Yu Jian and hadn’t had time to visit Moon Viewing Peak lately, so today was her first free day.

However, when she saw Fang Zhou, Yu Qing showed a look of confusion, “Fang Zhou, you seem somewhat different from a few days ago.”

Fang Zhou’s heart skipped a beat, could it be that he had overworked himself lately and developed dark circles?

He calmly said, “An illusion, I don’t think I’ve changed much.”

Yu Qing didn’t think much of it and guessed it was merely her feeling of absence for one day being like three years, feeling a bit shy and didn’t dare ask further.

Fang Zhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was naturally full of Yang Qi, continuously and inexhaustibly, otherwise, someone else doing what he did would show signs of kidney depletion and weakness long ago.

In fact, he had thought of addressing his physiological needs with Yu Qing or Wu Lin, but ultimately chose Cheng Xing.

Whether it was Yu Qing or Wu Lin, if he dared to touch them, the relationship would be confirmed, and whether marrying or being married, he would have to explain.

But the Gourd Babies were different. Cheng Xing, being a monster, didn’t care about titles, as long as she was with Fang Zhou.

However, Cheng Xing’s possessiveness was quite strong, treating Fang Zhou as her exclusive, with no intention of sharing him with a third party.

…

After leaving Moon Viewing Peak, Fang Zhou took a free ride with Yu Qing to Yujian Peak.

He skillfully embraced Yu Qing’s waist, gently rubbing his hands over her clothes.

Yu Qing had long grown accustomed to Fang Zhou’s intimate little actions, and she actually very much wanted to touch Fang Zhou’s body, but she was always too shy to act.

“Yu Qing, why is your master looking for me?”

Upon hearing Fang Zhou’s inquiry, Yu Qing replied, “The Princess of Chu Kingdom came to the Heavenly Sword Sect for help this morning, it might be related.”

She told Fang Zhou about Qiao Sen’s visit to seek help.

Qiao Sen was the Princess of Chu Kingdom, the first in line for the throne, and her visit was because the Chu Kingdom’s emperor was gravely ill, and the court was controlled by an external relative named Di Ao.

Qiao Sen had discovered Di Ao’s intention to seize the throne, but all the civil and military officials had been bought and oppressed by Di Ao. Qiao Sen, though a princess, found herself isolated and could only seek help from the Heavenly Sword Sect.

After hearing Yu Qing’s explanation, Fang Zhou exclaimed, “Your Heavenly Sword Sect can really manage anything, even meddling in the power struggles of the Chu Kingdom?”

If Cultivation Sects always interfered with secular royal power, over time, wouldn’t emperors become mere puppets of these sects?

Yu Qing could only explain, “The current emperor of the Qiao family is familiar with the Heavenly Sword Sect, which is why they came to us, it’s an exception.”

Fang Zhou then realized it was through connections, but what did it have to do with him?

The two arrived at Yujian Peak, and soon met True Master Yu Jian at Chaoyang Palace. Ever since Fang Zhou drank the Sword Lake Water twice, True Master Yu Jian would always choose to meet him at Yuncang Palace or Chaoyang Palace, never permitting him into the Sword Lake Forbidden Land again, truly stingy.