Seeking the Tao in the Mortal World

On the way to the palace, Qin Yi was still thinking about the hexagram.

With Li Qingjun by his side, he couldn’t ask Liu Su to explain in detail. According to his own thought, almost all of his attention would be attracted by the word “loses them(friends)”, and it didn’t matter how auspicious it sounded.

Where in this world does he have any friends?

Li Qinglin who said “he is my friend” just now? He claimed that Qin Yi was a friend, but everyone knew that this was not necessarily true. In Qin Yi’s mind, he was also a collaborator, so it should have nothing to do with him.

Liu Su? Now they were so close that they could talk about anything, but both of them knew that there was still a barrier. It was hard to say whether they were friends or not. Of course, there were fewer and fewer barriers now. If Qin Yi has a friend, it could only be Liu Su, but he didn’t know if Liu Su thought so.

His relationship with Ye Ling was still shallow.

Li Qingjun? Qin Yi knew that he liked Li Qingjun a little bit. Did this count as a friendship? Maybe even now?

Losing friends… Whether it’s the loss of Liu Su or the loss of Li Qingjun, Qin Yi shuddered thinking about it, knowing that he couldn’t accept either.

“Hey, what are you thinking with a sullen face?” Li Qingjun beside him couldn’t help asking.

“Oh, it’s nothing.” Qin Yi forced a smile, “Isn’t it a bit awkward for me to appear at the kingdom banquet?”

“What is there to be awkward? You are the friend of my brother and I, so why can’t you go? Mang Zhan is the one who is not worthy.”

Another friend… Qin Yi pursed his lips, feeling that he really didn’t want to hear this word at this time.

After thinking about it, he still felt that it was a little strange that Li Qinglin invited him to the banquet, so he couldn’t help asking the palace maid who passed the message, “Do you know why the crown prince invited me?”

The palace maid was hesitant.

Li Qingjun finally realized something was wrong. She grabbed her and said, “Stop hesitating! What’s the matter?”

The palace maid hesitated for a while, then she said in a low voice, “The prince of West Savage Kingdom proposed marriage to the emperor, saying that the 2 kingdoms will form an alliance forever…”

Li Qingjun’s face suddenly changed.

Qin Yi squinted, and there was a coldness in his eyes unconsciously.

“Stop.” 2 palace guards stopped them in front of the door, pointing to the mace in Qin Yi’s hand, “Take off the weapon.”

“Go away!” Li Qingjun also had a spear in her hand. She swept them away with a spear and strode in. Qin Yi took the opportunity to follow behind.

Are you kidding? Mace is the real boss, okay? If I take off the weapon, why do I still go in…

Approaching the banquet hall, Li Qinglin sternly yelled from inside, “South Li Kingdom has been established for thousands of years, and the royal family’s children are self-reliant. The princesses of all generations have chosen their own partners without restraint. This shows the manner of the imperial family. Even if they marry outside the kingdom, they marry those big kingdoms from the mainland. I have never heard of marrying the enemy and letting the princess be humiliated by the enemy! As a State Preceptor, you play tricks, collude with the enemies, bring shame to our country and betray our national principles.”

“The prince’s words are serious.” An old voice came from inside, “South Li Kingdom and West Savage Kingdom have been fighting for a hundred years, don’t you see how many people have lost their lives? How can you care about the face of the imperial family only? What’s more, I have a divination. Our kingdom is represented by the hexagram ‘Li’ while the Western Wilderness is represented by ‘Dui’, and ‘Kui’ is formed when they combine. This is a good omen for small matters. This is what harmony between husband and wife means. So where does the humiliation comes from?”

The emperor nodded frequently, seeming to be convinced by the so-called “divination”.

Li Qinglin’s face was cold and stern, but his chest was stifled with anger. That was it, no matter whether it was reasonable or not, Dong Huazi just made a nonsense divination and his father would regard it as the standard. However, it didn’t make much sense to find someone who really understood hexagrams to refute, because those people didn’t know “immortal arts”, so it was obvious who his father would believe in. 𝑏𝑒𝘥𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝑙.𝘰𝑟𝑔

A discordant voice came from outside the door, “Princess, who is the giving the divination inside? Isn’t this nonsense? ‘Dui’ at above and ‘Li’ at below, this is called ‘Ze Huo Ge’. Water quenches the fire below and the fire rises above. This means quarreling every day, right? ‘Ge’ means change, if the husband and wife are not harmonious, the family will change. If the emperor and his ministers are not harmonious, the country will change. This is a solid ominous hexagram, but he can explain it as auspicious. Did he receive a bribe?”

There was an uproar in the hall. Everyone turned their heads to look outside the door.

Li Qinglin showed a smile. He was initially standing up angrily, but now he had sat back slowly.

There was a man and a woman standing outside the door. The people inside the hall knew at a glance that it was Li Qingjun, but they didn’t know the man. A young boy who looked quite delicate and fair. He dressed in ordinary clothes, but it was clean and tidy. He had a tall and slightly thin figure, clear and bright eyes, and a mocking sneer, making him look even more handsome.

The only strange thing was that a handsome young boy like him was holding a mace in his hand. Fortunately, Li Qingjun was also carrying a silver spear at this moment, which at least diluted the sense of strangeness a little.

He was about half a head taller than Li Qingjun. They stood side by side, looking like a perfect match at first glance.

Of course they matched. Li Qingjun had a slender figure and white skin, as long as anyone compared a man with Mang Zhan, who looked like a savage, Qin Yi’s handsome and dedicate appearance was more suitable for Li Qingjun…

There were quite a few people in the hall who subconsciously had the idea of ??”really a perfect match”, then they looked at Mang Zhan, who was staring at Li Qingjun with glowing eyes, and shook their heads secretly, “Savages.”

Li Qingjun said, “Father! I won’t marry!”

“Zhao Yang.” On the dragon chair, the emperor temporarily avoided the question of his daughter’s marriage, but he asked in surprise, “Who is this young boy?”

Li Qingjun said, “This is Qin Yi, my friend.”

The ministers whispered.

The South Li Kingdom had been established for thousands of years. The conduct of the imperial family had always been like this for hundreds of years. The princesses had been staying in seclusion in the world. There were many who eloped with wandering artists, and there were those who ran back home crying after becoming faded women. These were different from the family tradition that Li Qinglin was talking about, but it was indeed the tradition of picking their own husbands. Under this tradition, the princess brought a young man who was about the same age and announced that they were friends in front of her father and the courtiers… This was almost the same as publicly announcing that I want to recruit him as a consort, right?

Since it was okay to run away with the wandering artists, although this Qin Yi was a commoner, it was not a big problem. The problem was that the timing of this appearance was a bit of a coincidence… People were quietly looking at Mang Zhan. He had a darkened face. Blue veins emerged on the hand holding the wine cup.

Qin Yi sighed. He knew why Li Qinglin asked him to come, which was to spoil Mang Zhan’s good deeds. He was the only one who could make Li Qingjun regard him as a friend, and he was the only one who could refute Dong Huazi’s nonsense. Afterward, a commoner like him was much easier to control whether he married the princess or not. At least better than finding a son of an official.

Li Qingjun, the silly girl, was the only one who didn’t know what everyone was thinking… Wasn’t it just introducing a friend?

Knowing Li Qinglin’s thoughts, Qin Yi had no objection, because he himself was very happy to be the bad guy this time.

The only problem was… Qin Yi turned his head slightly and glanced at the chair below emperor.

Sitting there was an old man in a taoist robe with white hair and a childlike face, who was also staring at him at this time. His smile carried a hint of smile and coldness.

Dong Huazi.

Qin Yi took a deep breath. He could feel the restlessness in his mind.

It had nothing to do with anything else; not the obsession or the mind demon. It was just because this was the first Boss that he had been targeting in his mind since he crossed over. To be honest, Qin Yi didn’t think that the first time he faced Dong Huazi would be on such an occasion, and he thought he was not fully prepared.

He knew that Li Qinglin’s original plan was not like this. It was just a temporary change in the situation.

The thoughts of everyone only happened in a moment. The emperor on the dragon chair said, “Since you are Zhao Yang’s friend… I will give you a seat first.”

Li Qingjun dragged Qin Yi to the direction of Li Qinglin, and someone added a seat there. Just as he was walking into the hall, Dong Huazi said leisurely, “This little friend surnamed Qin is also a cultivator?”

Only then did everyone realize that they almost forgot about the core problem because of his relationship with the princess. The first problem was that the young boy refuted the State Preceptor’s hexagram before!

This was a serious offense to the State Preceptor!

Qin Yi’s heart skipped a beat, but he didn’t flinch. He stood still in the hall and raised his voice, “Yes, I don’t know who said the hexagram just now, but it’s really ridiculous. I heard that Dong Huazi State Preceptor is profound in Taoism, so you should explain this divination instead of listening to a beginner’s nonsense.”

The faces of all the ministers became very exciting. This was saying that the State Preceptor was a beginner in his face and scolding him for nonsense!

TL: Will State Preceptor accuse him for something?