Chapter 1209: Chapter 36: Entering the Hu Capital

The whole disturbance finally ended with Hui Yu and the others from the Jiuluan Clan leaving overnight.

Qian Lang didn’t suspect too much whether this assassination attempt had anything to do with the Jiuluan Clan, and Ya Ji and the others also stopped pursuing Yun Sheng’s background.

At daybreak, Qian Lang and the others searched along the stretch of forest that had been burned into charred wood, and finally, at the outer edge of the forest, they found Yun Sheng,

and when they found her, she still looked all embarrassed, mumbling, "Hehe, I saw the scene was a mess, scared me half to death, so I hid."

After they got back, Yun Sheng inevitably got another round of scolding from Hua Yanluo, Qin Yue and the others.

Feng Lian just stood to the side without saying a word, simply staring at the burned‑dry lake, no one knew what she was thinking.

Whether it was because the Fire Bathed Phoenix had made too big a commotion, or because the Thunder Demon Hermit’s death had scared the other group of assassins witless, in any case, the rest of the journey went smoothly.

After several days of continuous travel, on the tenth day, Yun Sheng and the others, under Qian Lang’s escort, finally arrived at Hu Capital, the capital where the Sky Fox Tribe resided.

Hu Capital was the most prosperous capital within the Sky Fox Tribe’s territory, an ancient capital with a history of several thousand years.

The capital’s scenery was beautiful; the streets were paved with blue stone, tall trees common to the north were planted all along the avenues, and on the streets, Sky Fox Clan people and Heavenly Fox Mixed Blood could be seen everywhere.

After escorting Feng Lian and the others into the city, Qian Lang and his men still needed to stay in the city for a few days. Yun Sheng also happened to be able to stroll around and make inquiries about Hu Sheng’s family.

"What a huge place, Master, this is many times bigger than Moon-shaped Spring Town," Little Yingying was still dressed like a fox Half-Beast.

Ever since Little Yingying started following Yun Sheng, she’d been drinking plenty of treasures like Life Water, and with good food on top of that, her body had grown quite a bit over this period. Her whole person was soft and rosy, completely different from the beaten little child she had been before.

Today she was also dressed as a mixed‑blood fox person. It had to be said, this look really suited her; she looked like a cute little Elf, and with Bo Bo in her arms, she drew quite a few sidelong glances all along the way.

"Little Yingying, when Master has a chance, I’ll take you to see the Imperial Capital of another continent; that’s what you call a real big city." Yun Sheng patted Little Yingying’s head.

Compared to the major Imperial Capitals of the Wuji Continent, Hu Capital, whether in terms of scale or population, was clearly inferior to those big Imperial Capitals.

Even Yujing of Great Zhou was much more prosperous than this place.

Part of the reason was that the Heavenly Fox were the weakest of the major tribes, and you could also see that overall development on the Bahuang Continent lagged far behind that of the Wuji Continent.

No wonder the Eight Desolate Beast Clan had always been eyeing the Wuji Continent covetously.

Qian Lang first ordered some soldiers to deliver everyone’s carriages and luggage to an inn in the city. At Hua Yanluo’s suggestion, he also took a few people to the best restaurant in the city for a big meal.

"Bro, I want to ask you about something. I heard the Sky Fox Tribe is holding a Holy Daughter selection ceremony. Where does one go to sign up?" Although Qian Lang had arrived in Hu Capital, he wasn’t familiar with the place. He pulled out a Gold Coin and tossed it to the waiter.

The main purpose of Yun Sheng’s trip to the Bahuang Continent this time was to bring back Hu Sheng’s ashes.

"Honored guests, you’re all here to participate in the Holy Daughter selection ceremony?" The restaurant waiter was very enthusiastic; lately, quite a lot of outsiders had come to Hu Capital.

Among them, most of the young, pretty women were here for the Holy Daughter selection ceremony.

The waiter had sharp eyes; with one glance he could tell that at this table, aside from the one with a veil, the rest were rare beauties.

Even that youngest Sky Fox Half-Beast little girl was extremely pink and adorable.

Speaking of this Heavenly Fox Saintess selection, it was a major event in Hu Capital. Under the power of money, the waiter spilled everything in one go.

"Master, we want to go see the Holy Selection Ceremony too," Bo Bo and Little Yingying clamored on the side after listening.

"Stop making a fuss. The ceremony hasn’t started yet; they’re still doing registration these few days. The registration spot is packed and noisy—neither of you is allowed to go," Yun Sheng said irritably after hearing that.

But since she had already found out where the Heavenly Fox Saintess selection registration was taking place, Yun Sheng still decided to go have a look with Qian Lang and the others. Maybe she could run into Hu Sheng’s relatives at the ceremony.

"Master, can I go outside with Bo Bo to look around? I want to pick up some things to send back to my mom and dad," the moment Little Yingying entered Hu Capital, her eyes had gone wide.

She had been separated from her family for quite a while and missed them dearly, so she wanted to send them something.

As a master, Yun Sheng was quite generous with Little Yingying.

Little Yingying’s small purse now held ten Gold Coins, which for a child not yet ten was an absolute fortune.

"Bo Bo, go wander around the city with Little Yingying," Yun Sheng thought the public security in Hu Capital looked decent. She could take this chance to go check out the Heavenly Fox Saintess selection, and also ask around about Ye Huli.

After Yun Sheng parted ways with Bo Bo and Little Yingying, she followed Qian Lang and the others toward the busiest square in Hu Capital.

The Heavenly Fox Saintess selection ceremony was being held in the largest square of Hu Capital. When Yun Sheng went to buy tickets, she found the place really was as crowded as that waiter had said, a sea of heads.

Young girls of all clans had come from every city and town under the Sky Fox Tribe’s domain, dazzling to the eyes.

Yun Sheng also noticed that among the Heavenly Fox women registering, roughly half were Pureblood Sky Fox, and the other half were Heavenly Fox Mixed Blood like Qin Yue and Feng Lian.

It seemed that the assassination incident on the road had, to some extent, dampened the enthusiasm for selecting Holy Daughters in various places.

Apart from Cangdu, quite a few of the women selected as Holy Daughter candidates from other capitals were also Heavenly Fox Mixed Blood.

Some of them were young and beautiful, others sultry and curvaceous. Compared with the Heavenly Fox Saintess Hu Sheng that Yun Sheng had met earlier, they were a completely different type. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

These people were here to compete for the Holy Daughter as well? Or were they just here for a beauty contest?

Yun Sheng was still marveling when she suddenly heard a somewhat familiar voice behind her.

Yun Sheng hurriedly lowered her head and retreated into a corner off to the side.

She saw a red‑clothed girl storm in, fuming. She had seductive eyes and peach‑blossom cheeks, a lithe, curvy figure, and when she rushed into the square, several guards followed closely at her sides.

"What a farce. Even Half-Beasts are coming to participate in this Holy Daughter selection. Are those old fogeys in the Elder Council blind or what? These people actually dare come compete for Holy Daughter? I say they’re not even fit to carry my Hu Linglong’s shoes!" the girl cursed as she walked, seething with anger, and made straight for the registration desk.