The Emperor of the Three Realms

chapter 149

Qiao Baishi recalled his common sense and calmed down before pushing and entering through the door. What greeted her was a fragrance that pleased her heart and refreshed her mind, giving her a feeling like she had accidentally entered the female study.    

He raised his head to look at the neatly arranged room. It was similar to the room of an unmarried girl from a respectable and cultured family. There are a few clues about the charming cheerfulness of a young girl in the midst of luxurious luxuries.    

If he had not seen it with his own eyes, Qiao Baishi would have been hard pressed to believe that this was the room of a middle-aged female elder.    

“Qiao Bai Shi? Hehe, could it be that I only know a little about what is happening in the world these days? When did our Skylaurel Kingdom get a young and handsome genius in the pill world?”    

Qiao Baishi was thirty years old and it was no exaggeration to call him a handsome young genius.    

Qiao Baishi cupped his hands and chuckled, “Your praise is too high, too high. Instead, it was Elder Ning who had national beauty and had an astonishing reputation as an immortal legend. Although I have always humbly lived in the Eastern Kingdom, I have also long admired your name.”    

The so-called “legend abadi” was of course a vile flattery.    

But these two words have talent and innovation. Unlike the usual.    

It was true, when Elder Ning heard these words, he was naturally delighted and a smile like spring bloomed on his face whose age was impossible to see.    

“Legenda that never ages? Who said it? Why haven't I heard of it before?” Elder Ning's beautiful eyes danced. Light shone through his naturally mesmerizing eyes, as if water would trickle down at any moment.    

“Eh? Elder Ning had never heard of this before? But of course, Elder, you are a wise man, indifferent to wealth and fame, aloof and detached from public opinion. You no longer care about your reputation in the outside world.”    

Another wave of vile flattery came and the smile on Elder Ning's face became increasingly indestructible.    

“Hehehehe..” Elder Ning smiled. “Qiao Baishi, right? You really are an interesting person. Did you say you came from the Eastern Kingdom?”    

"Yes." Yeah."    

“East Kingdom is quite far from here, what brings you to Skylaurel Kingdom?”    

“Do you believe me if I say I'm interested in your fame? You may not know that among the nobles of the Eastern Kingdom, we all admire your sketches in person. Nobles are proud to collect your sketches. Although I also wanted to collect it, unfortunately, my funds were few and I had no way of competing with those great nobles. I really have regrets in my heart. However, now that I have been received by you directly, I will have a lot to be proud of when I return this time.”    

Qiao Baishi scratched his head with “honest” when he talked about this and laughed foolishly.    

It must be said, women should not listen to men's lies. Qiao Baishi's lies had reached a truer level than the truth, so Elder Ning had no choice but to trust his words.    

Elder Ning was obsessed with beauty and was extremely narcissistic. Plus the fact that she did have an incredible beauty and was talented in dressing herself up, she seemed to be twenty years old even at over forty years of age.    

This is what he was always proud of.    

He had originally put on a stiff face and wanted to see what this stranger had come for, but now that Qiao Baishi was flattering and teasing him, he was just giggling and trembling, but now that Qiao Baishi was flattering and teasing, can't be quiet even if he wants to.    

Pulling his smile with great difficulty, he patted his chest, “Alright, Qiao Baishi, I admit I started to admire you a little. Are you saying you are here on behalf of Hope Tower?”    

"Yes." Yeah." Qiao Baishi did not deny this at all. “I'm here to grant Elder Ning.”'s request    

"What?" Elder Ning found it harder to remain quiet. He stood up and stepped with his bare feet like jade. “You can grant my request? Do you know what request I made?”    

"of course! You want to stay young and maintain an unageing appearance for the next thirty years.”    

“You.... You really have a method to do that?” Elder Ning's eyes widened as strong hope enveloped her charming eyes. His expression was desperate for personal help and worried that he would lose it, as if it was extremely afraid that Qiao Baishi would give a negative answer.    

“If I don't have the ability for it, how dare I call you?” Qiao Baishi smiled.    

"But why me?"    

Qiao Baishi spread his hands. “Not many reasons and how. There is a saying in our Eastern Kingdom that women are in charge of appearing as beautiful as flowers, while men are in charge of making money and supporting the family. Women exist to be beautiful and the pursuit of beauty is part of their innate nature and responsibility. Men have the duty of heaven to think of various methods to protect the beauty of women.    

"Haha what!" When had Elder Ning ever heard such refreshing words before? She was very happy because flowers were blooming in her heart. He was also filled with curiosity towards Qiao Baishi at the same time, but he spoke with a fake and sweet anger, which was just a fake, “Do not tease me and exaggerate as if we are husband and wife.”    

“Heh heh, I misspoke. However, shouldn't the greatest wish of all humans under the heavens be to fulfill the wishes of Elder Ning?”    

Elder Ning was so comforted by these words that he could not stop smiling and laughing as he completely discarded the image of a polite woman. He was overjoyed and almost jumped up in excitement right then and there.    

“Mm mm, Qiao Baishi, I realize that I admire you even more. I've decided that no matter if you can help me fulfill my wish or not, I'll hire you to be my assistant. And, I will help you obtain the identity of the fifth rank noble with my best abilities. You are too attractive!”    

Elder Ning had promised the position of a rank six noble and concurrent recruitment as a follower on the wish scroll.    

But now, the vassal position had turned into an assistant and a rank six noble had risen to a rank five noble. From this one could see how comforted Elder Ning was towards Qiao Baishi.    

Qiao Baishi made use of every second of his, sighing, “ Elder Ning, to be honest, this matter of a hundred percent will definitely work. However, I have a business partner who is going through a difficult situation. Now, I have a pill recipe on my hands to maintain the youthful appearance of being named the Four Seasons Eternal Spring Pill, but the pill does not have the latter's medicinal content.    

“What difficult situation?” Elder Ning was a little panicked when he heard these words.    

“Money is not a problem. How much did he ask for?” Elder Ning was not short of money at all.    

“I've collected the money, but now he's stuck in a problem that seems a bit difficult to deal with.” Qiao Baishi said with a hint of depression.    

He deliberately took this detour to make Elder Ning's heart anxious, making her curious, making her heart itch but unable to scratch it, and making her ask willingly.    

What the hell's going on? Elder Ning panicked. “I have a pretty extensive network in Skylaurel Kingdom. What problems might my Southern Palace not be able to handle?”    

“He killed someone.”    

“So he killed someone. How big is this problem? I'll send someone to take him out soon. Dragonteeth's guards locked him up, right?” Elder Ning was quite straightforward.    

“He killed a robber.”    

"Bandits? Since when is killing criminals a crime? Does the Dragon Tooth Guard know how to handle their case again?”    

“The most important thing is that the robber he beat to death comes from a fairly strong background.” Qiao Baishi continued to guide him.    

“Strong background? As powerful as this background is, is this bigger than mine, a Southern Palace elder?” Elder Ning snorted softly and was a little displeased.    

Qiao Baishi sighed, “To be honest, he beat to death a disciple of the Northern Palace.”    

Northern Palace? Elder Ning exclaimed softly, and then immediately nodded meaningfully. “I really believe you now. Northern Palace always has the style of bandits and evil thieves.”    

“Ai, I've heard that the Northern Palace puts a lot of pressure on the Dragon Tooth Guard to turn this justified case of self-defense into the murder of someone on the street. They seem to have sent a loud message to prevent anyone thinking of fighting them in this matter, no matter who appears or how big of a face the person can show.”    

“Egotistical tone!” Elder Ning had been drunk for a long time because of the drink Qiao Baishi offered. How could he possibly think of the idea that the connotation of Qiao Baishi's words was to lead him to a certain conclusion and even deliberately ignite his anger?    

“I want to see how this happens. This was still the land of the Ye family and the territory of the Skylaurel Kingdom. So the Northern Palace was rampant in the western region of the kingdom, were they also trying to cover the sky with one hand on the capital?    

“Qiao Baishi, I will write a message for you. Give it to the Dragon Tooth Guard and have them handle the case impartially.”    

Elder Ning was an elder who had actual strength in the Southern Palace. His position is high and his influence is strong. The rate is slightly lower than some people. His words had great authority in the Southern Palace, and he was an important figure in the Skylaurel Kingdom.    

His record was no less important than the records of the nobles and officials who held power in the palace.    

Qiao Baishi was overjoyed upon hearing these words, “Everything will be easy with the old man's personal record. This is the recipe I received. I'm offering it to you to read first. Once my friend is released and the recipe is combined with the last ingredient, then the Four Seasons Eternal Spring Pill will pay off!”    

Elder Ning happily accepted his recipe, the assessment of Qiao Baishi in his heart rose to even higher levels. He thought that Qiao Baishi was really wise as he did not try to hide or hold back his recipe. Who would have thought that a man from a small place like the Eastern Kingdom would have a greater influence than a man from the Skylaurel Kingdom?    

…    

The capital, in the Myriad Treasure Palace.    

There were two people who held actual power within the Myriad Treasure – one of them was the head, Zhuge Yan, and the other was the vice head Shi Xiaoyao.    

At this moment, vice-head Shi Xiaoyao was sitting in his courtyard and casually tasting wine.    

This time every day was when he enjoyed a quality wine. He has maintained this habit for decades, unshakable under any circumstances. He still had to drink his wine even though the sky was collapsing.    

It was only after he drank the last drop of his wine, put down his wine cup and smacked his tongue and lips that he sighed, “Good good wine must be drunk, but it was a pity even though there was a lot of good wine underneath. Oh, my God, it just tastes good. Good to touch the heart and soul of a person as rare as the feathers of a phoenix and the horn of a unicorn. What a pity... such a pity... when can I sip the Nine Magnificence Dew Wine again?”    

Like a flaw on an object that was supposed to be perfect, vice-head Shi burped in a drunken state. This kind of life was most satisfying and pleasant for him.    

Seeing that finally, he finally finished drinking his wine, a follower carefully approached him. “Baginda, there is a Myriad Treasure disciple named Fengyan waiting outside, asking to meet you. He waited about an hour after hearing that you were tasting wine inside.”    

“Fengyan?” Vice-head Shi narrowed his eyes. His mind seemed to recall that there was such a disciple inside the Myriad Treasure Palace.    

Except, there were thousands and tens of thousands of these kinds of disciples within the Myriad Treasure Palace. Shi Xiaoyao could only remember his name.    

“What, do you think I have a lot of free time? So much so that even an ordinary student could come and request an audience?” Shi Xiaoyao's character was even more haughty and aloof compared to Elder Ning.    

"No, not at all. Your subordinate also signaled to him that with his status, he had no right to request an audience directly. But, no matter what I say, that guy won't leave. She looks very anxious from her appearance.”    

“When does Myriad Treasure Palace we accept disciples who do not understand the rules?” Shi Xiaoyao's face darkened as he became unhappy.    

“He said he was so brave to ask for an audience because of the Hope Tower problem.” Subordinates must respond honestly.    

"What's? Hope Tower?” The originally lethargic Shi Xiaoyao looked as if it had suddenly been revived and pumped full of blood. His body jumped like a spring. "Where is he? Hurry up, get him in. What are you guys doing, why didn't you tell me about an incident this big before?”