Chapter 231 Ning Zhongyu comes out of retreat again
Court officials praised him, clan members praised him, common people praised him... and now the concubines in the harem also came one after another to praise him, making Lu Changjing feel a little embarrassed.

He was the dignified ancestor of gods and demons, and a powerful one among mid-level gods and demons. Now he just dealt with a group of demon kings, ghost kings and monster kings whose strength was not even one-tenth of his. As a result, he was praised like this. It was really embarrassing to think about it.

After all, if any mid-level god or demon was replaced by one, even if it was just an ordinary mid-level god or demon, it would be able to deal with a group of monsters and demons of level ten or so. A large group of them could be crushed to death in minutes without any effort at all.

After sending away all the concubines, Lu Changjing began to practice again. He had too many verbal battles in the past few days, and had eaten too many imported delicacies. He even found hundreds of spiritual grapes, and he was a little tired.

Although the taste is good, it is unbearable if it comes too much and too frequently. It is just like in the previous life. Everyone knows that delicacies from land and sea are delicious, but if you are asked to eat them every day, three times a day, no one can stand it.

Moreover, when you are enjoying delicacies from land and sea, you are only allowed to look at and lick them but not to really eat them. That feeling is really uncomfortable.

Unable to resist the needs of Cang Yang Technique and Dragon and Phoenix Secret Technique, Lu Changjing was helpless.

While Lu Changjing was as calm as a Buddha, busy practicing and dealing with some important memorials, the real emperor Ning Zhongyu quietly came out again from the Yangxing Palace several miles away from him.

The three-year period was approaching, and he wanted to come out and check the situation of the palace and the court to see if they were in a mess.

Before coming out of seclusion, he prepared to once again strive for the realm of perfection in the Cang Yang Technique. This time he was very confident that he could break through, and at the same time solve the problem of the damaged dragon root.

It was still the invisibility ring, the hide talisman, the concealment magic... With the combination of these, even Lu Changjing couldn't find him. So he quietly walked out of the Yangxing Palace and observed the situation in the palace first.

Not long after walking, they met Imperial Concubine Rong Xiyao who was taking a walk with her trusted palace maid. Ning Zhongyu thought about it and decided to follow them.

He was quite attracted by the appearance of this imperial concubine, and even wanted to win over Rong Zongshun, the King of the Southwest, who was behind her.

The one who was walking with Rong Xiyao was the palace maid Xier, the same palace maid who helped Rong Xiyao discover the small hole in the skylight. At this moment, she was telling the secret to her master again.

"Your Majesty, a few days ago when I was picking spiritual flowers in the Imperial Garden, I met Concubine Duan and Concubine Zhen. The two of them were talking about some strange things."

Hearing something strange, not only Rong Xiyao was curious, but even Ning Zhongyu was a little curious.

"What strange thing?" Rong Xiyao couldn't help but ask.

Xier whispered, "It's about the verbal battle and the imported delicacies. They said that His Majesty had a verbal battle with them and defeated them. They also said that the imported delicacies made by His Majesty are getting more and more delicious, and are simply the most delicious food in the world."

"My Lady, do you know what a war of words is and what imported delicacies are? How come I have never heard of them?"

“Uh…” Rong Xiyao’s pretty face turned red. She knew what a war of words was and what imported delicacies were, but could she just talk about such things casually? “I know about this, don’t tell anyone else. Just keep it to yourself and don’t ask about it anymore. It’s not good for you.”

Xi'er was shocked and quickly agreed: "Okay, I understand. I will not tell anyone about this matter in the future. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Did they say anything else?" Rong Xiyao continued to ask. Xi'er thought for a moment and said, "They also talked about finding grapes. They said that His Majesty had helped them find grapes, and they couldn't stand it anymore. They didn't dare to ask His Majesty to help them find grapes anymore."

"Isn't it just looking for grapes? Is it that exaggerated? I have dropped a lot of grapes when I was eating them. I found them all by myself. Why do I need others to help me find them? Your Majesty just dotes on them too much."

“This…” Rong Xiyao was dumbfounded again, unable to speak for a moment. After a while, she quickly reminded him again: “Don’t talk nonsense. Just keep this to yourself and don’t let others know about it.”

Seeing Rong Xiyao's serious expression, Ning Zhongyu was also a little surprised. Isn't it just looking for some grapes? Is there any need to be so cautious? It doesn't seem like there is anything out of the ordinary.

There were also the verbal battles and imported delicacies. Could it be that she felt ashamed of being left speechless during the verbal battles that she didn't want the news to be spread? I didn't expect that the Imperial Concubine would become so cautious now. She is a completely different person compared to before.

In the past, Rong Xiyao was always arrogant and unreasonable, fearless, not as timid as she is now.

Seeing that the two were talking about other things, Ning Zhongyu felt a little bored, so he left and continued to walk around the palace, speculating on the current situation in Daning based on the situation in the palace.

They soon arrived at the Imperial Garden and saw Concubine Rou Song Yuyan sitting by a stream in the Imperial Garden. She put her pair of jade feet into the stream, attracting many fish to come near. They shook their heads and tails, and no one knew who was sniffing something.

Ning Zhongyu had been coveting the Holy Lady of the Huayin Sect for a long time, but his Cangyang Technique was not yet perfected, so he didn't dare to get close to her at all, for fear of being bewitched by her.

Ning Zhongyu had some understanding of his own self-control. Although it was good, he was often on the verge of losing control due to the pressure brought by the Imperial Divine Art system.

Under such circumstances, how could he dare to get close to the concubines in the harem? He didn't even dare to get too close, for fear of accidents.

Forget it, the Cang Yang Technique is almost perfect. As long as it can be perfected, it will not be far from perfection. Once it is perfected, anything can be done.

what!
Suddenly, Ning Zhongyu discovered something. Why were there some red marks on Concubine Rou Song Yuyan's feet? Was she pinched by someone? It looked like she was pinched by someone.

But if you look closely, they don't look alike. Besides, who in the harem would dare to pinch Song Yuyan, one of the eight main concubines? She herself is also an extremely powerful master.

But why are there red marks on the instep of her feet? Could it be that something went wrong during her practice and she was injured?

Forget it. Anyway, he looks healthy and there is no problem. There is no need to pursue it too much. It is not the time to meet him yet.

Ning Zhongyu left this place, but even after walking a long way, the red mark on Song Yuyan's instep still appeared in his mind, and he always felt it was a bit strange.

After thinking for a long time and still unable to figure out the reason, Ning Zhongyu thought to himself that maybe Concubine Rou had practiced some magic skills of the Huayin Sect, and therefore suffered a certain backlash, which led to this situation. There was no need to think too much about it, and it would only waste time and energy.

If you have that much time, you might as well practice more. Even if something really happens to Song Yuyan, she is just a concubine.

(End of this chapter)