Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 1298 - 8: Incomplete Dojo, Bizarre Rules (3)

"Greetings, Grand Minister of Agriculture." Ji Yingluo returned the courtesy, then stood by Zhao Xing's side to admire the flowers.

However, what she looked at wasn't the flowers, but the insects in the flower bed.

Zhao Xing glanced at the ornament on Ji Yingluo's waist and couldn't help but ask, "Has Your Highness entered the Creation Dao College?"

Ji Yingluo smiled and said, "Yes, I visited the year before last, found it quite interesting, and chose a place there to stay."

Zhao Xing, sensing the fluctuation within Ji Yingluo, said, "Your Highness has probably done more than just visit."

"Grand Minister of Agriculture indeed has keen eyes, seeing through it at a glance." Ji Yingluo extended her fingertip, and a bit of blue fluorescence appeared: "Please look, Grand Minister of Agriculture, I call it 'Yifu,' a symbiotic beneficial insect. With it, both flying spells and martial techniques can be substantially enhanced."

Zhao Xing was speechless; Ji Yingluo, this Thousand-year-old Princess, had indeed taken the path of playing with insects.

Not wanting to engage further with such eccentricity, he made some perfunctory comments and took leave.

Watching Zhao Xing leave, Ji Yingluo's eyes held a mixture of happiness and disappointment.

She was happy because, thanks to the Yifu insect, Zhao Xing had finally glanced her way a couple more times. Disappointed, because his gaze did not linger much.

Ji Yingluo wasn't much older than Ji Che, and when the young Emperor Wu was brought by Zhao Xing to snatch a bride, she was at the age when a girl's heart begins to stir with springtime feelings.

The combination of heroism and the bride-snatching episode seemed incomparable in romance to Ji Yingluo.

Unfortunately, she never had much opportunity to interact with Zhao Xing, and at the banquets where they did meet, their conversations were limited. Zhao Xing seemed uninterested in her.

"The Yifu can only make him look at me a couple more times, but if it can be two, then three, four... until his eyes are full of me." Ji Yingluo regained her composure and also left the arcade.

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Zhao Xing attended the most significant wedding ceremonies in Fengjing, East Sea, Taihe County, and Shangluo Academy hosted by Liu Tianning. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

There weren't many opportunities to chat with Lao Liu; instead, he got quite familiar with Cui Chengzhi and Commander Ji Yun.

The most memorable was Cui Chengzhi, who, apart from the usual 'Jingtai An Tai Pills,' and 'Five Sons Birth Elixir,' actually went out of his way to concoct a bunch of aphrodisiacs like 'Qilin Pill' and 'Gui Shao Dihuang Pills' as gifts to amuse Lao Liu.

The roll call of gifts made everyone burst into laughter.

Liu Tianning was left with a dark face, feeling like he wanted to expel Cui Chengzhi.

Bringing such ridiculous things, one might think he was quite frail!

But only someone like Cui Chengzhi, the military doctor, would dare joke like that.

He and Liu Tianning both served under King Luo Hou in the Military Realm.

Cui Chengzhi, now the Great Medical Order of the Military Realm, was adept at treating internal and external injuries, as well as skilled in alchemical medicine for nourishment.

Three supplementary formulas of the Gluttonous Eating Skill at the twelfth stage were his concoctions.

As for Commander Ji Yun, she was an officer under Ji Si, one of the thirty-six Junior Fate Officers.

Ji Yun was a descendant of Martial God Ji Shi, and by lineage, the niece of King Heavenly Destiny, and a cousin of Ji Che.

Ji Si had no daughters, so he pampered Ji Yun like one. She was also well versed in Ji Si's teachings, mastering the Time Envelope and in charge of the Heaven Fate Golden List, a divine artifact.

After attending four banquets, it was already early spring of the 84th year of Yuan Shou, and Zhao Xing did not attend any more weddings thereafter.

His avatar brought Ye Yuxong, King Shenluo, Ji Yun, and Cui Chengzhi to Beichen Country.

With Liu Tianning and Princess You Ruo's grand wedding starting, diplomatic activities of the Great Zhou became frequent, and a brief period of peace emerged with neighboring countries.

Zhao Xing's team was one of eight, intending to go abroad to vie for the creation of heaven and earth, striving to break through to the Realm of Rules.

"We've arrived at Mingyuan Prefecture of Lingyuan State," King Shenluo reminded.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, shall we beat the drum to announce our arrival?" Ye Yuxong asked. "Let's see how Beichen Country has changed over the past two years, whether it has improved."

Seeing the eagerness in his eyes, King Shenluo laughed, "Grand Minister of Agriculture didn't come this time to audit; what are you talking about?"

"Besides, there isn't a Beichen Country anymore, Qin Feng is just a Duke now." Beichen King Qin Feng had in reality become a mere Duke, though many still habitually referred to him as Beichen King.

"A pity, if only I had been there back then," lamented Ye Yuxong, missing out on the excitement. "I wonder what happened to the Shen Tu siblings afterward."

Ji Yun replied, "The Queen turned into a chicken, and the Prime Minister into a dog. The former citizens of Beichen Country now refer to the Shen Tu siblings as the Chicken Queen and Dog Prime Minister."

At this, a trace of anger appeared on Ji Yun's somewhat baby-like face: "Just because of those two scoundrels, the reputation of our Ji Royal Family has suffered."

Cui Chengzhi laughed, "Hahaha, I've heard some things too. It's said that after Shen Tuming turned into a stray dog, people in the former royal city of Beichen Country chased the dog every day, deliberately not letting him eat his fill, nor allowing him to starve."

"It's said that he's still alive now, but probably worse off than a dog."

Laughing and chatting, they soon arrived at an entrance to Gourd Heaven.

In Shenkai County of Mingyuan Prefecture, two military halls stretched across mountain camps, and between the peaks, there was a tall stone gate.

This was one of the entrances to Gourd Heaven.

Beichen King came a long way to welcome them and seemed to have waited for quite some time.

When Zhao Xing's ship arrived, Beichen King, along with his son, leaped from the Flying Boat, landing slightly below deck level, and saluted at the bow: "Qin Feng, guardian of Shuangmen Peak, greets the Grand Minister of Agriculture."

As a routine affair, he used his title; Qin Feng had just been stripped of his nobility, and his position changed from Shuangtian Guardian to Shuangmen Peak Guardian.