Chapter 515: Thoughts on a Snowy Night

Douluo calendar 2625, the end of February.

A convoy came from the north and followed the flow of people into the "Tiandou City" from the tall north gate.

After bidding farewell to Tang Xiao who was reluctant to leave, Ling Yi rode his horse towards the residence of the [Qingmu Chamber of Commerce] in the city.

After half a year, walking in the imperial capital of the [Tiandou Empire] again, looking at the pedestrians and merchants coming and going, and the shops on both sides of the street, Ling Yi felt a rare sense of leisure in his heart.

Turning over and getting off the horse, Ling Yi decided to walk the next section of the road.

In this way, a handsome young man with an independent temperament, leading the Wuyun stepping snow horse, with two cats and a dog in front of him to lead the way, formed a different picture on this bustling street.

"Tiandou City" is very large. There are five and a half streets from the north gate to the residence of the [Qingmu Chamber of Commerce]. If you walk, you can't walk for less than two hours.

So, half an hour later, when Ling Yi just entered the third street, a royal guard wearing golden armor came to meet him.

The captain with a golden helmet with white long feathers, different from the others, and black long feathers strode to Ling Yi and bowed respectfully: "Tiandou Royal Palace Guard, Xu Yixiu, meet Master Ling!"

Ling Yi raised his eyes to look at Xu Yixiu and the twenty or so palace guards behind Xu Yixiu, and swept his eyes around the many pedestrians who consciously kept a certain distance. He raised his eyebrows and said in an inexplicable tone: "The efficiency is quite fast. I just entered the city a while ago. You They came to us, this is the efficiency of catching fugitives~"

"Master Ling, you are joking~" Xu Yixiu looked embarrassed, and replied in a low voice: "After all, this is 'Tiandou City'. Your Majesty has set up special sentries at all major city gates. As long as there are VIPs entering the city, the news will be sent back to the palace in the shortest time..."

"Okay, it's just a joke, don't be so nervous~" Ling Yi glanced at Xu Yixiu, said slowly, and suddenly a kind smile appeared on his face.

Facing Ling Yi's smile, Xu Yixiu's nervousness inexplicably dissipated, and his mind became more agile. Thinking of the order on his body, he hurriedly bowed to Ling Yi again and said respectfully: "Master Ling, His Majesty invites you to move to the palace."

"Oh?" Ling Yi looked at Xu Yixiu in surprise and asked: "So urgent? What happened?"

Hearing this, Xu Yixiu showed an awkward but polite smile: "Master Ling, I dare not speak rashly about His Majesty's affairs."

"Okay~" Ling Yi nodded without comment, then raised his right hand, shook the reins in his hand, and said: "Just go to the palace like this, my horse... and them..."

As Ling Yi spoke, he put He looked at Ah Huang and Miao Miao who were close to him, and finally paused at Xiao Hei who was isolated a few meters away, and then asked, "How to arrange it?"

"That's easy~" Xu Yixiu was obviously well prepared, and said without hesitation: "There is a special stable in the palace. Master Ling's divine horse and these little playmates can all be served by special people in the palace."

Hearing this, Ling Yi shook his head and said, "Forget it, these little guys are not so easy to serve. I'll find an empty place later and let them play by themselves~"

Seeing that Ling Yi meant to go to the palace, Xu Yixiu was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "No problem, no problem, Master Ling, please--!"

Another half an hour later

In the inner court of the palace, on the square between the front court and the back bedroom, Ling Yi turned over and dismounted, patting Taxue's neck: "Wait for me here, don't wander around."

"Hiss, hi-hi-hi--!"

Taxue snorted, blinked a pair of big eyes at Ling Yi, revealing a well-behaved and obedient look.

Ling Yi looked back and waved to Miaomiao, and the next second he hugged Ah Huang who rushed over, rubbed the dog's head in his arms helplessly, and told Miaomiao who came close: "When I'm not around, help me take care of Ah Huang and Xiao Hei."

After a pause, Ling Yi's eyes swept to Xiao Hei who was lazily lying on the ground and shaking his tail not far away, and then said: "If you encounter something that you can't solve, take off the bell on Xiao Hei's neck. Remember the steps?"

Hearing Ling Yi's words, Miaomiao's pupils shrank slightly, and a humanized solemnity appeared on the cat's face, and nodded to Ling Yi.

Raising his hand to rub Miaomiao's furry head, Ling Yi pushed away the silly Ah Huang in his arms and walked to Xu Yixiu: "Let's go~"

"Yes!" Xu Yixiu agreed straightforwardly, turned around and led Ling Yi to the back bedroom area where Emperor Xue Ye and the concubines, underage princes and princesses lived.

As they walked, Xu Yixiu tapped the hilt of the knife on his waist with his fingers, and said respectfully: "Master Ling, please rest assured, there are guards everywhere in the palace, and your mount and pet will not be in danger."

Hearing this, a strange color flashed in Ling Yi's eyes.

If someone really messes with Taxue and Miaomiao, the three little ones can only deal with it. If they encounter a tricky one, once Miaomiao takes off the bell on Xiaohei's neck, it means that the seal he imposed on Xiaohei has been unlocked by 30%.

What level is the 30% combat power of the "Dark Demon Evil God Tiger" with more than 60,000 years of cultivation?

I hope the royal relatives in the Tiandou Palace won't be so pessimistic.

Of course, Ling Yi didn't care too much about Xiao Hei's situation. After all, he, Ling Yi, was still a relatively well-known figure in the Tiandou Palace. Knowing that Taxue was his mount, no one would provoke him under normal circumstances.

What Ling Yi was thinking about at the moment was that Xu Yixiu mentioned something in his secret words when he tapped the handle of the knife, which made him a little concerned.

Emperor Xue Ye seems to have the tendency to push Queen Disia into the cold palace!

As the saying goes: Mother is more valuable than her son.

Although Xue Qianxun is not a son, nor is she the eldest prince of the [Tian Dou Empire], her innate soul-power qualification makes the little girl receive more attention than the current eldest prince Xue Luoshu!

Therefore, according to normal circumstances, Disiya's position as queen is not only as stable as Mount Tai, but at least her foundation is solid. How can she not be reduced to the point of being relegated to the cold palace?

"Dong, dong dong, dong..."

As the sound of Xu Yixiu's slight knocking hit his ears, Ling Yi began to retrieve all the information about "Tian Dou City" in his mind, and related the contents with the palace, royal family, and relatives.

A few minutes later, Xu Yixiu's tapping ended, and Ling Yi deduced the general truth of the matter through clues and some of the words and deeds of Emperor Xue Ye provided by Xu Yixiu.

To put it simply, one night three months ago, Emperor Xueye suddenly became interested after several years and wanted to stay overnight in the Queen's palace, but was ultimately rejected by Queen Disiya.

It is said that Emperor Xueye was so angry that night that he even slapped to death a chamberlain who offered words of comfort after leaving.

Later, after hearing the news, the maternal clan behind Princess Denise, the mother of the eldest prince Xue Luoshu, began to make frequent moves, intending to push Denise to the position of queen.

Emperor Xueye was well aware of the small actions of the mother clan behind Denise, but he didn't know whether it was because of his lingering anger or other plans. He chose to let these small actions go unchecked.

Obviously, Emperor Xueye's choice was no different from the outside world's acquiescence, which made Princess Denise and the mother clan behind her become more and more unscrupulous.

Speaking of which, compared to the [Glorious Bird of Paradise Family], where the entire family behind Queen Disia only has about 200 people, the strongest of whom are still in the soul emperor realm, the family behind Princess Denise The family is much stronger.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about Denise’s grandfather, Duke of Storms Aerys Targaryen, a martial spirit named Storm Dragon Wolf, and an eighty-third level assault type fighting spirit Douluo.

This is already one of the handful of people at the top of the current [Tian Dou Empire]'s combat power.

Not to mention that the [Storm Dragon Wolf Targaryen Family] has been rooted in the northern part of the Douluo Continent for nearly a thousand years, which is longer than the founding of the [Tian Dou Empire]. The family background is unfathomable!

It can be said that in today's [Tian Dou Empire], Emperor Xue Ye still has to rely on the family power behind Princess Denise to stabilize his rule in the empire.

In comparison, if Queen Disia had not occupied the great righteousness during the period of the princess, plus Xue Qianxun's innate soul-power talent detected during the martial soul awakening ceremony, Emperor Xue Ye would have made Denise the queen long ago.

Even as early as more than two years ago, after Princess Denise gave birth to the prince Xue Luoshu, Emperor Xueye had the idea of ​​​​deposing Queen Disiya and making Princess Denise his new queen.

That is to say, many factors made Emperor Xue Ye's actions slow down for two years. Finally, Xue Qianxun's martial soul awakening ceremony and his innate soul-power talent that was beyond everyone's expectations came.

The road underfoot went backwards slowly, and Ling Yi, led by Xu Yixiu, finally came to a huge garden with flowers in full bloom.

In this season when the cold wave is raging, to be able to make this place warm as spring and have all the flowers blooming, it is obvious that the cost of the Tiandou Palace is not a small amount.

Of course, the exotic flowers and plants in the garden should not attract Ling Yi's attention. The first thing he saw at this moment was the quiet figure sitting in the pavilion, and the man next to him, with his neck raised high and facing towards The petite figure seen here.

Queen Disia, the eldest princess Yuki Chihiro!

As for Emperor Xue Ye in the pavilion, and a beautiful woman holding a young child in her arms, they were all ignored by Ling Yi.

"Uncle Ling Yi——!!!"

The moment she saw Ling Yi appear, all the anxiety and annoyance on Xue Qianxun's face disappeared. She cheered and jumped and rushed towards Ling Yi's place.

Looking at Xue Qianxun's movements, several people in the pavilion had different expressions.

The forced smile on Queen Disiya's face turned into a smile of joy from the bottom of her heart. The sorrow between her eyebrows faded away, and she felt as if she had pushed aside the clouds and seen the blue sky and the scorching sun.

Emperor Xue Ye always had a proud smile on his face, and when he looked at Xue Qianxun's back, his eyes were filled with soft colors.

Paying attention to Emperor Xue Ye's expression, the beautiful woman holding the child in her arms couldn't help but frown, and the cold look in her eyes flashed away.

Ling Yi, who had already dispersed his mind and enveloped the entire palace with the power of his mind, caught Xue Qianxun who jumped up and nodded and smiled at Emperor Xue Ye in the pavilion.

It must be said that Ling Yi was a little surprised by the appearance of Emperor Xueye half a year later. He seemed to have become more like an emperor who was indifferent to emotions and anger.

There was clearly a hint of displeasure in the fragments of thoughts and ideas that escaped, but whether it was his demeanor, eyes, or even the aura that he exuded, he acted like a father who dotes on his children.

"Uncle Ling Yi, I miss you so much -" Xue Qianxun put her hands tightly around Ling Yi's neck, and whispered into Ling Yi's ear with her small mouth, but she said it very seriously.

"Uncle misses you too~"

Ling Yi held Xue Qianxun in his left hand and walked towards the pavilion. He smiled at Disiya, Xue Ye and others. At the same time, he took out a piece of emerald green wood carving from the storage bracelet with his right hand. , handed it to the little girl: "Look what this is -"

When Xue Qianxun heard this, her little face was still pressed against the side of Ling Yi's face. A pair of crystal eyes looked at Ling Yi's right hand. In the palm of his hand, there was a lifelike wooden swan sculpture.

"Swan? Green swan?" The little girl's eyes lit up, one hand continued to hold Ling Yi's neck, and the other hand took the wooden swan carving handed over by Ling Yi.

At this moment, Ling Yi had arrived outside the pavilion and met Xue Ye and others who stood up to greet them.

"Ling Yi, I have met Your Majesty, Queen~" Ling Yi said with a smile to Xue Ye and Disiya, and at the same time nodded to the beautiful woman holding the young child as a greeting.

In response to this, Xue Ye had a smile on her face, but her tone was pretending to be dissatisfied and she said: "Master Ling, we haven't seen each other for half a year, why are we still so distant~"

Then, without waiting for Ling Yi to say anything, he reached out and led the beautiful woman beside him forward, and introduced: "Master Ling, this is Denise, my princess. Denise's grandfather is the Duke of Storm. This is my and Denise’s child. I named him ‘Luo Shu’. I hope he can become a learned man like you, Master Ling...”

"Denise, this is Master Ling Yiling, the city lord of [Lingyun City] who is known as the 'Seven Orifices'!"

Listening to Emperor Xue Ye's introduction, Ling Yi glanced at the young child held in Denise's arms and smiled slightly: "Xue Luoshu? What a good name."

"I've met Master Ling~" Denise hugged her son and bowed slightly to Ling Yi. A pair of slightly enchanting eyes wandered over Ling Yi's body, and she said in a gentle voice: "I heard my grandfather mention it at home before. Master Ling, I called you an unparalleled genius who has rarely been seen in Douluo Continent for thousands of years. Later, after entering the palace, I often heard your name mentioned by His Majesty. When I saw you today, you are indeed so handsome that you are like a heavenly being. It’s the same—”

"Your Majesty and Storm Duke Liao praised it~" Ling Yi hugged Xue Qianxun who was unwilling to let go, and responded politely and calmly.

"Qianxun, come down quickly, it's not shameful to keep like this~" Xue Ye said softly to Xue Qianxun in Ling Yi's arms.

Although Xue Ye's voice was very gentle and her expression could be called loving, Xue Qianxun subconsciously leaned towards Ling Yi, as if she was avoiding something.

Seeing this, a shadow flashed across Xue Ye's eyes, but his face was still gentle and full.

Ling Yi patted Xue Qianxun, who was tense, and told her to relax. She smiled at Xue Ye and said, "It's okay. We haven't seen each other for half a year. The little girl may be worried that I will run away again."

After saying that, Ling Yi lowered his head and said softly to Xue Qianxun: "Uncle, I sensed it. Xue'er's soul power seems to have reached the bottleneck of level 20. It seems that Xue'er has been practicing very diligently in the past six months - —”

Hearing Ling Yi's approval, Xue Qianxun's little face bloomed with a smile like a clear sky: "Not only that, I have also practiced several boxing styles including 'Hongfei Mingming' very skillfully. My current strength can be said to be very good." Big—!”