At dawn, the bright sunlight illuminated Jade Capital City.
Jade Capital City was as bustling as ever, permeated with wealth and prosperity.
Outside the Anguo Duke's mansion, Chu Zhiyuan stood between two Celestial Dragon Divine Horses, constantly soothing them with his hands.
Zou Fang and Guo Chi stood guard around him, scanning their surroundings warily.
The Jade Tripod Sect, Secret Shadow Sect, and Fearless Sect would definitely seek revenge, so they were extremely cautious every time Chu Zhiyuan left the mansion.
Chu Zhiyuan was leisurely and carefree, completely unaffected.
With the Fearless Great Perfection Hand Seal, his protective Qi was no longer afraid of Qi-breaking divine weapons, and his sense of security instantly soared.
Coupled with the golden vertical pupil's premonition of danger.
His state of mind had undergone a complete transformation, and he no longer felt that the world was full of dangers, and he no longer needed to tread on thin ice as before.
The two Celestial Dragon Divine Horses stood beside Chu Zhiyuan, occasionally turning their heads to look around, their bright eyes full of curiosity.
They had returned from the Flying Swallow Hunting Grounds last night, and left the Prince's mansion early this morning, very curious about the surrounding scenery.
Chu Zhiyuan looked up at the sky: "Zou Fang, go urge them again, it's getting late."
"Yes." Zou Fang responded and entered the Anguo Duke's mansion again, feeling helpless.
This was already the third time.
He arrived at the front hall of the Duke's mansion, the curtain was already lifted, and he could see the situation inside the hall.
Xiao Ruoling was giving instructions, Xiao Ruoyu was wiping away tears, and the Anguo Duke also had red eyes.
He stood outside the hall.
Xiao Ruoling saw him and said helplessly: "Dad, Xiaohu, it's only a thousand miles from here to there, a round trip is very fast, I will come back often to visit."
"Humbug!" Xiao Ruoyu snorted: "Elder Sister, I have inquired clearly, once you really enter the Moon Invitation Palace and become a disciple of the Moon Invitation Palace, you are not allowed to enter Jade Capital City."
"Alright, then you come to see me." Xiao Ruoling said: "With your lightness skill and a good horse, a thousand miles is not far, right?"
"But..."
Xiao Ruoling said: "These days, everything has been arranged. Xiaoqing and Chengju will take care of them. If they are lazy, let Xiaoqing and Chengju deal with them!"
"Sigh." Xiao Youping stroked his beard and sighed: "I never thought that you would go to the Moon Invitation Palace."
"Dad, your daughter is unfilial." Xiao Ruoling's bright eyes were slightly red.
Xiao Youping shook his head: "It's rare for the Heir Apparent to be so tolerant, allowing you to be so willful."
Xiao Ruoling pursed her lips and smiled.
Chu Zhiyuan was indeed an extraordinary man, his tolerance for women far exceeded that of ordinary people, and he allowed her to enter the Moon Invitation Palace.
Although he often joked that marrying a Moon Invitation Palace Saintess and the Anguo Duke's daughter would be even more exciting and interesting.
But she understood that this was the Heir Apparent's compassion.
He couldn't bear to see her talent confined to the courtyard, and wanted her to broaden her horizons while she was young, so as not to regret it in the future.
She could only repay the Heir Apparent's deep kindness with deep affection, and grow old together with him.
Xiao Youping sighed: "With your talent, it's a pity not to go out and see the world. Then be good, cherish this opportunity, don't mess around, lest you can't return to the Prince's mansion."
After all, she was eager to see the birth of a third-generation grandson.
If Ling'er goes for a short time, it's fine, but if the time is long, I'm afraid the Princess Consort won't be able to bear it.
At that time, if a secondary consort enters the door first, Ling'er's life as the primary consort will not be so stable when she returns to the Prince's mansion.
If Ling'er has an affair with another man in the Moon Invitation Palace, and gets a bad reputation, I'm afraid she will never be able to return to the Qing Prince's mansion.
That would be penny wise and pound foolish.
He knew that there was no need to say much about these words, Xiao Ruoling was so smart, but he couldn't help but worry.
"Dad, I understand." Xiao Ruoling smiled: "I may not necessarily be able to become a Saintess. If I can't become a Saintess, I will come back. Even if I can become a Saintess, I won't do it for too long. It's good to fulfill my master's wish."
"Well, it's good that you have a plan in mind." Xiao Youping nodded.
Xiao Ruoyu said: "Elder Sister, can I really go to see you? Isn't the Moon Invitation Palace not allowing men to enter?"
"Just don't enter the mountain." Xiao Ruoling smiled: "When you arrive at the bottom of the mountain, send a message, and I will naturally go down the mountain to see you."
"That's fine." Xiao Ruoyu was relieved.
Xiao Ruoling glanced at Zou Fang: "Alright, the Heir Apparent is waiting anxiously outside, it's time to set off."
"Sigh..." Xiao Ruoyu sighed, extremely reluctant: "Brother-in-law shouldn't have let you do this, he shouldn't have let you go!"
Xiao Ruoling patted his shoulder: "Stop being so nagging, it's only a year or two, you can come to visit once a month, is that alright?" "A month..."
"If a month is not enough, then half a month, if half a month is not enough, then ten days, in short, you can visit whenever you want." Chu Zhiyuan smiled. This was just a temporary expression of deep affection.
After a while, he would be able to appreciate the beauty of freedom, and soon forget about Xiao Ruoling.
Without someone by his side who constantly controls him, not allowing him to do this or that, he would finally know the taste of freedom.
Xiao Ruoyu immediately smiled.
Xiao Ruoling pursed her lips and smiled lightly.
Chu Zhiyuan jumped onto the horse and reached out his hand.
Xiao Ruoling stretched out her jade hand and placed it on his hand, and he pulled her up, landing in front of him, as if nestling in his arms. The Celestial Dragon Divine Horse was proud, and even though Xiao Ruoling was the Heir Apparent's Consort, it still didn't allow her to ride on it because she had Chu Zhiyuan's aura on her. Only sitting in Chu Zhiyuan's arms was allowed.
Chu Zhiyuan turned his head to look at Guo Chi and Zou Fang: "I will be back soon, you can also take a day off." Zou Fang said: "Heir Apparent, be careful."
"Okay, I'm leaving."
Chu Zhiyuan tapped the horse's belly, and the two Celestial Dragon Divine Horses immediately turned into two golden lights, instantly disappearing from Xiao Ruoyu's sight.
Xiao Ruoyu felt heavy-hearted and lost.
Before Xiao Ruoling had gone far, he already felt the longing, and felt that he couldn't wait to catch up now.
Without him saying much, the two Celestial Dragon Divine Horses directly passed through alleys, avoiding densely populated areas, and left Jade Capital City in the blink of an eye.
After leaving the South City Gate, Xiao Ruoling, sitting on the horse, clicked her tongue: "So fast."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "You will know what is fast later."
As soon as they left the South City Gate, the two Celestial Dragon Divine Horses galloped wildly, but Xiao Ruoling didn't feel how fast they were, only that the scenery in front of her was rapidly receding.
The Celestial Dragon Divine Horse was too stable to sit on, as if it hadn't moved at all, and Chu Zhiyuan's Qi protected her from the strong wind.
The only thing she could feel was the scenery in front of her receding rapidly.
Two hours later, the two arrived at the foot of a towering peak. Chu Zhiyuan looked at this mountain.
The continuous mountain range was like a green dragon, lying between heaven and earth.
In the void above the highest peak, faint continuous peaks appeared, higher and steeper than these outside peaks, and the vast mountains were even more magnificent. Chu Zhiyuan recognized that it was the secret place of the Moon Invitation Palace.
"Stop!"
Two white-clothed girls fluttered down from above the pine forest in front of the two, staring at Chu Zhiyuan warily. Their faces were covered with white veils, concealing their faces, only revealing their eyes.
Their clear eyes turned to the two Celestial Dragon Divine Horses, revealing a look of amazement.
The Celestial Dragon Divine Horse was golden like scales, shimmering with golden light, and extremely divine and handsome, extremely eye-catching. Chu Zhiyuan looked at the two girls.
At the Second Level of the Acquired Realm, they were already outstanding talents at their age.
Xiao Ruoling didn't say much, and took out a delicate and exquisite piece of jade from her sleeve and handed it over. It was the token of the Moon Invitation Palace's disciples.
It was the token of Zeng Yuan, the Western Palace Consort.
When the two girls saw the jade pendant, they immediately smiled: "So it's Senior Sister Xiao, please come in."
