CHAPTER 131: CHAPTER 84: THE ZHAO CLAN!

Yao Qing saw that neither of them paid her any attention and looked aggrieved.

At that moment, a bright green Mingdi Bird suddenly flew in from outside.

Linglong swiftly stood up and grabbed the Mingdi Bird.

When Yao Qing recognized the bird, her expression changed: "Is this the family’s emergency transmission bird?"

After speaking, she looked at Linglong and nervously asked, "What happened?"

Just as Yao Qing finished speaking, another Mingdi Bird flew in from outside.

She was stunned for a moment, then her face suddenly changed: "That’s my sister’s transmission Mingdi Bird!"

Yao Qing did not dare to hesitate, extending her hand to let the Mingdi Bird land on her palm.

The male protagonist beside her subtly moved when he heard Yao Qing say the word "sister," but quickly regained his composure.

The three of them looked at the two Mingdi Birds, and none of them spoke. In the large main hall, only the chirping of the Mingdi Birds could be heard.

The Mingdi Bird in Linglong’s hand finished transmitting first.

Linglong gently stroked its feathers with her finger, calming it down, and then took out a handful of specially processed exquisite grains from her embroidered pouch to feed it.

The Mingdi Bird rested for a while, then happily ate the grains.

At this moment, the Mingdi Bird in Yao Qing’s hand also finished transmitting its message.

Yao Qing also comforted and fed it.

While the two Mingdi Birds were eating, Yao Qing and Linglong exchanged a look.

Linglong spoke first: "Aunt Su also received the news?"

Yao Qing nodded: "If you also have that message, then this matter is undoubtedly confirmed."

The male protagonist beside them frowned and said, "What are you talking about?"

Yao Qing explained: "Your mother just sent a message from the Four Seas Commerce Association that Crown Prince Zhao Yi’s carriage has returned to Shengjing City."

The male protagonist was a bit taken aback: "The Crown Prince has returned to the city? What’s the big deal about that?"

Previously, the male protagonist and Zhao Yi had parted ways at the Monument Forest.

He had taken a detour to shake off the pursuers and had already arrived in Shengjing City, so what’s the problem with Zhao Yi’s carriage returning?

Yao Qing shook her head and said solemnly: "The important thing is not the Crown Prince returning to the city, but the rumor that the Crown Prince will pardon the Heaven-Facing Sect at the Cultivation Conference!"

Pardon the Heaven-Facing Sect?

The male protagonist recalled the scene at the entrance to the Secret Realm where the Imperial Guard of Great Xia seemed intent on exterminating the remnants of the Heaven-Facing Sect, so why a sudden pardon?

But this has nothing to do with him.

The male protagonist had no contact with the Heaven-Facing Sect.

Whether Zhao Yi pardons the remnants of the Heaven-Facing Sect is not much of his concern.

Yao Qing looked at the male protagonist and said in a deep voice: "Your mother said this is an opportunity."

The male protagonist was slightly stunned and looked at her in confusion,

Yao Qing did not beat around the bush and said directly: "The rumor is that the Crown Prince will grant amnesty at the Cultivation Conference, pardoning sects beyond just the Heaven-Facing Sect."

Yao Qing looked at the male protagonist, excitedly saying: "Your mother’s intention is for you to go to the Cultivation Conference and seek an audience with the Crown Prince to ask him to pardon you as well."

Upon hearing this, the male protagonist fell silent.

If it had been a month ago, with his youthful temperament, he would never have been willing to lower himself to beg someone.

However, too much had happened in the past month.

The male protagonist had not only suffered severe physical and mental trauma, but his identity also changed from the revered Buddha’s Son of West Mountain Temple to a wanted criminal hunted by the Great Xia Court.

He was exhausted.

In his youth, he had suffered far too much for someone his age.

If begging Zhao Yi could make his days a little easier henceforth,

the male protagonist felt there was nothing wrong with it.

Yao Qing, seeing that the male protagonist did not refuse, immediately felt relieved.

She smiled and said: "Stay at the tavern for now, and when the time comes, set off with the caravan from the Four Seas Commerce Association. I will personally escort you to the Cultivation Conference."

The male protagonist nodded slightly in agreement.

Seeing the male protagonist agree, Yao Qing smiled even more joyously.

Though the male protagonist hadn’t said he forgave his sister, his acceptance of her arrangement already indicated his attitude was changing.

Yao Qing believed that as long as she and her sister continued to work hard, they could definitely eliminate the rift in the male protagonist’s heart, and finally reunite mother and son!

Then, Yao Qing looked at Linglong with curiosity.

Since receiving the transmission from the Mingdi Bird just now, Linglong had fallen into silence.

It had been quite a while, and she still hadn’t spoken.

"What’s the matter?" Yao Qing tentatively asked.

Linglong shook her head, and after the Mingdi Bird finished eating the grains, she gently moved her palm to send the bird away.

Watching the Mingdi Bird fly away, Linglong sighed deeply: "It seems the Cultivation Realm will no longer see peaceful days!"

Yao Qing was confused and asked quizzically: "Why? The Crown Prince pardoned the Heaven-Facing Sect and those sects that were wanted, and now the Cultivation Realm has gained many new members. Isn’t that a good thing?"

Hearing Yao Qing’s words, Linglong looked at her as if she were a fool: "After the fall of the Heaven-Facing Sect, many sects in the Cultivation Realm took the opportunity to add insult to injury. With the Great Xia Court’s pardon decree, the Heaven-Facing Sect will surely return with a vengeance, and do you think the Cultivation Realm will have peaceful days?"

After speaking, Linglong let out a cold laugh: "Not everyone will have bad days, the Four Seas Commerce Association might indeed profit from this chaos!"

Her expression grew increasingly agitated: "Others may not know the secrets of the Four Seas Commerce Association, but the Yao Family certainly can’t be kept in the dark!"

"The Four Seas Commerce Association has always been a lapdog of the Great Xia Zhao Clan, and it rose to prominence relying on the Great Xia Dynasty’s war against the Heaven-Facing Sect!"

"The more chaotic the Cultivation Realm becomes, the better the business for the Four Seas Commerce Association. For you, it’s naturally a great opportunity!"

It was the first time Yao Qing heard that the Four Seas Commerce Association was backed by the Zhao Clan.

She was shocked and said: "Wasn’t it rumored that the Four Seas Commerce Association was backed by a mysterious sect?"

Linglong sneered: "If you don’t consider the Zhao Clan as the royal family of Great Xia and view them as members of the Cultivation Realm instead, isn’t the Zhao Clan the largest mysterious sect in the Cultivation Realm?"

Yao Qing was completely stunned.

Linglong’s words shattered her previous understanding.

She had never thought of placing the Four Seas Commerce Association and the Great Xia Zhao Clan together in her mind before.

Linglong didn’t have any hopes for Yao Qing to figure things out.

She didn’t expect Yao Qing to understand on her own and asked directly: "After all these years, have you never wondered why the Four Seas Commerce Association would step forward and take Aunt Su away after the incident?"

Yao Qing was surprised and asked: "Wasn’t it because they admired my sister’s talent?"

This time, even the male protagonist couldn’t bear to watch anymore.

He turned away, finding it hard to look at this intellectually challenged aunt.

Linglong sneered: "Aunt Su was merely an unknown Maiden of Primordial Yin from the Yao Family back then. Do you think the stewards of the Four Seas Commerce Association were so idle that they spent a great deal of effort to wrestle an unused Maiden of Primordial Yin from the hands of the Patriarch?"

Yao Qing was taken aback, then fell into silence.

After a while, she tentatively asked: "Does my sister know about this?"

"Of course!"

Linglong glanced at the male protagonist beside her, expressionless, and said: "That’s why I said Aunt Su has had a hard life these years! She knows exactly who her enemy is, but in order to protect her son, she has to pretend she knows nothing. Enduring strange looks from others while begrudgingly socializing with her great enemy."

Upon hearing this, Yao Qing finally showed a moment of intelligence.

Her eyes brightened, and she looked at Linglong: "Since we know the Four Seas Commerce Association is related to that great enemy, can my sister find out who that great enemy is?"

"And then what?" Linglong asked.

Yao Qing was taken aback: "What?"

Linglong calmly asked: "Once you find out who the great enemy is, what will you do, kill them for revenge? Do you know the consequences of killing a member of the Zhao Clan?"

Yao Qing’s expression changed.

Linglong looked at her coldly and said: "If you even have such a thought, you won’t need the Zhao Clan to act; I’ll be the first to kill you! Because we are relatives, the death curse of the Zhao Clan will also mark me! I don’t want to face those terrifying lunatics; if you want to get us all killed, including the entire Yao Family, don’t blame me for being ruthless!"

Saying this, Linglong glanced at the male protagonist.

The Yao Family was the first to know that the male protagonist was of Zhao royal blood.

Linglong looked at the male protagonist, her eyes showing a hint of sympathy.

"When I first saw you, I saw dissatisfaction and resentment in your eyes. Not knowing your identity before, I didn’t think too much of it."

"Now it seems that your dissatisfaction and resentment are directed at the Zhao Clan, aren’t they?"

"I know you have every reason to feel dissatisfied and resentful, but for Aunt Su’s sake, bottle it all up and never let anyone see it!"

Linglong concluded, an expression of fear flashing quickly in her eyes.

"No one in this world understands the terrifying nature of those lunatics better than the Yao Family!"

"Don’t provoke them, ever!"

ps: Not feeling well, took some medicine, and have been wanting to sleep, really can’t keep my eyes open, I want to take a day off from my bosses, so today we’ll settle for four thousand words.