CHAPTER 448: CHAPTER 183: IMPERIAL MUSIC BUREAU BATTLE ROYALE! HELL-LEVEL CHAOTIC SCENE!

Tap-tap-tap——

On the post road, four horse riders in tight-fitting clothes galloped past, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Senior Brother Qin is really something, taking the flying boat himself and leaving us behind," Xu Man complained while bouncing on the horse’s back, with a hint of grievance in her tone.

"Yah——"

The leading Li Hui swung the whip without turning his head and said, "Stop complaining and hurry up, or we’ll never make it into the city if we delay any longer."

This time, the court opened a new department, inviting various sects to send their disciples to Tiandu City for study.

Except for the Three Saint Sect, each sect must send no fewer than ten disciples, and they must be direct disciples.

This time, Qin Yi led the team from Kuixing Sect, taking five people by flying boat to the capital first, while the others received the news while training outside and could only ride their horses towards the Central State.

They had already traveled over a thousand miles day and night without rest.

"Huh?"

At this moment, Xu Man looked around and asked in confusion, "Strange, where did Junior Sister go?"

Upon hearing this, Li Hui turned his head and found that only two people were left behind, and Junior Sister Mu Yueyao was missing.

"Whoa——"

Everyone reined in their horses to a stop.

Li Hui frowned and said, "Didn’t Yueyao stay with you? How could you not notice if someone was missing?"

Xu Man looked blank, "That’s strange; I was just talking to her, and suddenly both she and the horse vanished... Could she have gotten distracted and lost?"

Li Hui shook his head and said, "This section of the post road has no intersections, how could she get lost? She’s most likely lagging behind us."

He took out a communication Spirit Jade from his arms, injected True Yuan into it, and the jade glowed softly, sending out an invisible wave.

About half a stick of incense later.

The sound of horse hooves approached, and a charming young girl rode out from the woods beside the winding path.

"Sorry for keeping my senior brothers and sisters waiting."

Xu Man asked in confusion, "Yueyao, where did you go?"

Mu Yueyao blushed a bit and whispered, "I suddenly had a bit of an emergency..."

"Ahem."

Li Hui cleared his throat and said, "Alright, let’s move quickly, only two more hours until curfew, and if we dawdle any longer, we’ll have to sleep outside the city tonight!"

"Yes."

Mu Yueyao stuck out her tongue.

They galloped for several hundred more miles and finally entered the city before the gates closed.

However, by this time, it was late, with only half an hour left until curfew, and the city inns were no longer accepting guests.

"Senior Brother Qin arrived early; he should have arranged accommodations for us, so let’s go find him directly."

Li Hui took out a jade stone, injected True Yuan, and quickly received a response.

"This way."

Following the guidance of the Spirit Jade, they weaved through the streets and alleys, eventually reaching a bustling district in the east of the city.

They were all stunned by the brightly lit scene in front of them.

The dazzling lights lit up the night like day, with ostentatious prostitutes welcoming and bidding farewell, the sound of pipa and konghou intertwining with the laughter of the girls coming from the buildings...

A scene of extravagant and opulent decadence.

?

Xu Man’s mouth twitched slightly, "Senior Brother Qin... are we staying here for the night?"

A prostitute noticed them and swayed over, smiling, "You gentlemen look like newcomers; it’s your first time here, right? Our girls are all delicate and soft, skilled in singing and dancing. Whichever courtyard you’d like to visit for a good time, I can arrange it for you."

As she said this, she glanced subtly at the two women.

Bringing girls to the Imperial Music Bureau themselves was quite rare...

Xu Man and Mu Yueyao’s faces reddened further, just about to refuse when suddenly, a commotion arose not far away.

Turning their heads, they saw a group approaching, all of whom were the core disciples of various major sects, and besides Qin Yi, Zi Lianji was also among them.

In the center of the group was a young man dressed in a black robe with scaled patterns.

He was tall, handsome, with skin as fair as porcelain, exuding a refined and noble aura.

Two women accompanied him.

One wore a moon white Daoist robe, exuding a transcendent aura, her face unclear.

The other wore a pink floral long dress, looking very pure and sweet.

The prostitute was taken aback by this scene and mumbled to herself, "Such a strange day, everyone bringing girls along... I’ve never heard of anyone bringing a chef to a restaurant for a meal..."

"Is that... Daoist Qingxuan?"

Xu Man’s eyes widened in disbelief.

The distinctive moon white Daoist robe, the jade plate at her waist with the character "Qing," the extraordinary aura... Although her face was a blur, it only confirmed her identity further!

The chief disciple of Tianshu Pavilion, appearing in this place of pleasure?

"The other is Miss Shen from the Martial Saint Sect. I met her once while training outside," Li Hui furrowed his brow, "They both seem to be quite close with that man..."

The group exchanged puzzled glances.

It’s not that I don’t understand, the world just changes too fast...

"Senior Brother Qin."

As the group approached, Li Hui raised his hand in greeting.

Seeing them, Qin Yi nodded and said, "You came just in time; tonight Mr. Chen is treating us, let’s enjoy ourselves together."

"Mr. Chen?"

Li Hui asked curiously, "Who is Mr. Chen?"

Qin Yi tilted his chin and said, "The man in the Xuanlin Armor, that’s Chen Mo, deputy of the Sky Scale Guard and the current leader of the Qingyun Ranking."

"It’s him?!"

The group was visibly surprised by this.

They had long heard of Chen Mo!

His feat of tearing apart Shi Yun the monk at the Heavenly Element Martial Examination was still widely discussed among the major sects!

The Qingyun Ranking is an authoritative list published by Tianshu Pavilion, recording the Heavenly Prides under the age of thirty across the Jiu Zhou, and Shi Yun the monk, as Buddha’s son of Wuwan Temple, had dominated the Qingyun Ranking for nearly eight years, with no one able to challenge his position!