Ye Chen, Kong Xianshi, and Wu Zunzhe entered Xingcheng and went to the princess' mansion.

Although the capital of Xingcheng can still maintain its prosperity on the surface, the scorching sun, all businesses in the city are depressed, there are not many people walking on the streets, and there are not many horse-drawn carriages, and it has shown signs of decline. Large groups of disaster victims from all over the city are crowded outside the city.

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Ye Chen walked in front, followed quickly by Master Kong Xian and Master Wu.

"Brother Ye Dao has cultivated so much at such a young age. I wonder where he cultivated?"

Master Kong Xian’s face was full of smiles.

In his opinion, for such a young person to have a cultivation level above the middle stage of Qi Refining, he either has a master, or at least is a disciple of a cultivating family. Both of them are wild cultivators at the first level of Qi Refining stage, and they cultivated by mistake.

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A monk like Ye Chen is so much better than a wild cultivator like them who was born halfway!

"I practiced in the fairy city for a while."

Ye Chen didn't want to talk about his origins and said with a smile, "You two should be local monks, right?"

"Exactly! The poor Taoist has lived in Xingzhou County for generations and is a monk of Chaotian Temple in Xingcheng. He became a Taoist by chance and knows a few spells! But compared with the Taoist brother, he is worthless. Tao

If brother has time to give you some advice, I would be very grateful!"

Master Kong Xian quickly smiled and said.

"I am the abbot of Xingcheng Tianluo Temple, just like him!"

Master Wu said loudly.

"Most disasters in the world have signs, and a severe drought will not occur suddenly for no reason. You are local monks and have been here all year round. You should know something about droughts, right? How did this drought occur?"

Ye Chen asked.

"Well, this is a long story. Pindao was only asked by the princess to pray for rain. I don't know much about the rest! Brother Ye Dao, don't ask too much. We have traveled thousands of miles just to ask for money, so why bother with so much!"

Master Kong Xian was slightly startled, hesitating and speaking incoherently.

Lord Wu also looked away, unwilling to talk more about this issue.

Instead, Ye Chen was surprised and thought secretly, "What is there to hide about the origin of the drought? Is there really something weird in it!?" He did not reveal the identity of the monk from the Tianxu Sect and turned into an ordinary monk. Of course, he wanted to know the origin of the drought.

Real situation.

They didn't want to talk more, and Ye Chen didn't force it. After staying here for a short period of time, he would naturally be able to find out the clues.

The three of them arrived at the Princess's Mansion in Xingcheng, an extremely luxurious palace that almost occupied the entire street.

Hundreds of elite guards at the gate of the Princess's Mansion in the city recognized Master Kong and Master Wu, and let them go without asking. They were just surprised that they were sent off by the two Masters in person.

That main mansion.

It is actually a large palace. The front palace is where important military matters are discussed, and the back palace is where the princess lives. Occasionally, some important guests are invited to the back palace to visit the imperial garden.

From time to time, you can see some officials from the prefecture and counties coming and going from time to time.

"Master Kong Xian! Master Wu!"

Almost all the officials recognized Kong and Wu and hurriedly saluted them.

Master Kong Xian looked like a virtuous man, nodding his head to the officials from time to time, a little arrogantly.

"Where is the princess now?"

Master Kong Xian asked a low-level official.

"The princess is hosting a banquet in the pavilion in the back garden, inviting foreign guests, ministers of civil and military affairs to discuss the drought.

The official was about to invite the Immortal Master when he came back and went to a banquet to discuss the disaster."

A low-level official said with a respectful expression.

"Well, I understand!"

Master Kong Xian waved the officials away.

"How many strangers are there in this princess's palace?"

Ye Chen asked.

"Princess Baidu Tieba has launched a new chapter. There are hundreds of capable people in Wuwen Mansion!"

Master Kong Xian thought for a while and said.

Ye Chen was surprised, "Are they all cultivators of immortality? Are there so many of them?" Xingzhou County was about the same size as Wu Kingdom. He remembered that Wu Kingdom seemed to rarely hear of immortal cultivators.

"Only a small number of them are monks, more than twenty, and the rest are ordinary people who are experts. They can control floods and droughts. They are also hired by the princess as guest ministers."

Master Kong Xian shook his head.

The three of them were talking while heading towards the back garden of the Princess's Mansion.

The back garden of the princess's mansion is filled with rockeries, clear springs and lakes, and dense forests and flowers. Although the disaster in the county is serious, it seems to have little impact on the princess's mansion. The weather is hot, and the banquet that was originally only held in the palace was changed to this cool place.

Come to the back garden.

Several palace maids led the three of them to a large pavilion in the back garden, and the three of them suddenly felt a sense of coolness.

The pavilion was already filled with guests.

The first person sitting at the pavilion banquet was a dignified and beautiful young woman wearing a beautiful crown. She was Princess Wang Lin, the princess of Xingzhou County in the Ulan Empire.

Wang Lin is a princess of the Bird Orchid Empire. There are not many direct members of the Ulan Empire's royal family, and the empire's territory has been expanding outwards for many years. After occupying Xingzhou County, only one direct princess can be sent to take charge of Xingzhou County.

On the seats on the right are dozens of officials from the Xingshuai Mansion, including first- and second-rank officials, generals, young generals, and some members of the royal family.

On the seats on the left are dozens of capable people recruited by the princess's palace. They are all immortal cultivators, Taoist priests, nuns, old men, and mountain barbarians in the Qi refining stage. They are all dressed in strange and weird costumes.

Ye Chen, Master Kong Xian, and Master Wu came to the pavilion together, which immediately attracted the attention of many people in the pavilion and cast their eyes towards them.

At the banquet, a middle-aged monk dressed in Confucian robes waved his fan and said mockingly, "Brother Kong and Brother Wu, it seems that the two of you who opened the altar to pray for rain today have failed again! This is all nothing.

It’s been ten days, and your rituals haven’t had much effect!”

"How can a drought that is thousands of miles away be so easy to resolve! This requires great magic power and the power of gathering people to cast spells. I am leading the Taoist priests in the audience to turn things around bit by bit and prevent the drought from getting worse." Master Kong Xian said to

The monk in Confucian shirt didn't take the slander seriously at all, and then bowed his hands to the princess above, "I have met the princess!"

The Immortal Master has a very high status and all he needs to do is salute.

Lord Wu also gave a gruff salute.

"Master Kong Xian, who is this son?"

Princess Wang Lin was naturally very familiar with Master Kong Xian. When she saw Ye Chen beside her, she wondered.

"I was about to introduce you to the princess. This is fellow Taoist Ye from the traveling party. He happened to be passing by Xingzhou County. I saw the princess was recruiting talented people and strangers, so I wanted to come and contribute to the princess. Pindao and Wu Zun

Please recommend us to the princess together."

Master Kong Xian said.

"Oh, what's the point?"

The princess's eyes lit up, it was rare to see such a young Taoist priest.

"this

Master Kong Xian coughed dryly and turned to look at Ye Chen. He didn't know how capable Ye Chen was.

"Strong!"

Ye Chen cupped his hands and smiled lightly.

"Strong?"

"Haha, I'm laughing so hard! I'm so powerful, but this isn't about going into battle to kill the enemy. What's the use of being so powerful?!"

"You need to be able to pray for rain!"

The officials on the seats on the right side of the pavilion were startled, and then burst into laughter. Many officials felt contempt in their hearts, as it seemed that he was another Taoist priest who came to make a living. If this Taoist priest was not Master Kongxian, Master Wu would have

If someone comes here on the recommendation of others, they may have to drive them away on the spot.

But on the left side of the pavilion, among the dozens of monks in the Qi Refining Stage, no one spoke.

Powerful!

Strength does not arise for no reason.

The higher the cultivation level, the stronger the tempered physique, and the greater the strength naturally. A warrior can increase his strength by a hundred kilograms every time he improves his cultivation level. A monk in the Qi refining period can increase his strength by a thousand kilograms every time he improves his cultivation level.

"Powerful" is actually a euphemistic way of saying "high cultivation level".

As for the benefits of high cultivation, only monks know it.

Even the most arrogant monks would not dare to take this as a joke. There are also quite capable monks in the Qi Refining Stage among them. They have already seen that Ye Chen’s cultivation level is around the sixth level of the Qi Refining Stage.

The middle is considered higher.

Princess Wang Lin's eyes flashed. She was not a cultivator, but she often dealt with monks. She obviously understood what Ye Chen meant. She whispered a few words to an old man in white shirt beside her.

The old man in white shirt sitting at the top of the left seat and closest to the princess remained silent.
To be continued...