Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor-Chapter 782 - 275: Journey to the Eastern Capital

The Ghost Prison Elder was baffled, unsure why Ye Beiming would suddenly ask about this matter.

"There isn’t much time left. The mentor also mentioned that back in the Sky Blood Realm, the Lord of Fate Temple stated that it would be a matter of months, at most half a year, before the Eight Desolate Divine Artifacts would unearth. If by then, other forces have individuals who have merged with the Beast King Blood Crystal, an unavoidable fierce battle will ensue. I am merely taking early precautions," explained Ye Beiming.

With such an explanation, the Ghost Prison Great Elder understood.

"Logically, not many can enter the Beast King Tomb, but this doesn’t rule out the possibility of someone sneaking into it. You’ve been to Sky Wing City, and you must have encountered the Sky Wing City Lord. He must have merged with the Pengyu Clan’s Beast King Blood Crystal, which is why he is almost invincible in aerial combat." Since the Ghost Prison Great Elder revealed the existence of the Beast King Blood Crystal to Ye Beiming, it’s likely that other powerful individuals have also informed their progeny of the Blood Crystals.

"In that case, I should hasten to merge with the Blood Crystal. In the coming days, I will start my reclusive cultivation," said Ye Beiming with a solemn voice.

Ye Beiming recalled meeting the Dark Crown Prince Dugu Xiu earlier, and if he wasn’t wrong, the Dark Crown Prince must have also obtained a Beast King Blood Crystal.

Moreover, judging by his Combat Skills and physical transformation, he must have also entered the Qilin Tomb, at least merged with several Qilin Blood Crystals.

In the divine artifact quest that will happen in a few months, as one of the Five Great Countries, Later Qin will definitely send people.

As the Prince of Later Qin, Dugu Xiu will inevitably participate.

By then, the two will confront each other again.

However, the Ghost Prison Great Elder is unaware of the calculations Ye Beiming is making.

On the continent, there are not many people Ye Beiming considers as rivals.

But, Dugu Xiu is one of them.

Because Ye Beiming understands that Dugu Xiu, like himself, is ambitious and pursues the path of the ultimate warrior.

Should they meet again, it will inevitably be a life-or-death struggle.

The Eastern Capital, the oldest capital on the Wuji Continent, was built more than four thousand years ago, with beautiful scenery and willow-lined embankments beside Yan River, a famous joyful land on the continent.

But since the establishment of the Five Great Countries, the Eastern Capital declined and lost its status as the foremost capital of the continent.

The current Eastern Capital still retains a cultural atmosphere, yet its splendor is no longer the same.

Yun Sheng and Qi traveled day and night, and finally arrived at the Eastern Capital three days later, just two days before Dugu Xiu’s arrival for his royal marriage.

Having passed through the bustling crowd at the East Capital City Gate, Yun Sheng and Qi entered the Eastern Capital.

Upon entering the city gate, they saw a bulletin board next to the gate plastered with red joyful news.

Qi squeezed forward, the notice stated:

The Prince of Later Qin will enter the Eastern Capital to welcome his bride in two days, at which time the entire city will join in the reception.

Emperor Donghuang Tianqi, to celebrate this joyous event, has specially decreed to halve the corvée tax for the citizens of the entire city for six months.

The city’s citizens, having received this joyful news, were all whispering to each other, praising the marriage.

In the crowd, Yun Sheng listened intently.

"Prince Dugu and the Princess are truly a match made in heaven."

"Indeed, with the Eastern Capital and Later Qin forming an alliance, our lives as citizens have improved."

"I heard that just for the dowry, Prince Dugu pulled as many as sixty-six horse carriages."

Everything heard was overflowing with praise.

Both the citizens of the Eastern Capital and the Royal Family strongly approve of this wedding.

Qi Ye squeezed out of the crowd and walked with Yun Sheng to a corner of the city wall.

"It’s about the same as what the Hunting Corps reported. Two days later, the Prince of Later Qin will come to escort his bride. Time is pressing, Eastern Capital is so vast, how do we find Gu Feng?"

Qi Ye also inquired, these past few days, the Princess has been in the Imperial Palace preparing for the wedding, and there’s been nothing unusual in the palace. It seems that Gu Feng still hasn’t found Donghuang Lingling.

"Let’s visit the Hunter Soldier Union first to see if they can think of a way for us to meet Lingling." Yun Sheng didn’t know how to find Gu Feng himself, so all they could do was to head to the Hunter Soldier Union of the Eastern Capital first. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

After arriving at the Hunter Soldier Union of the Eastern Capital, Yun Sheng casually showed his badge of the Guest Elder.

The person in charge of the Eastern Capital came out in a hurry to receive them.

The staff of the Hunter Soldier Union promised Yun Sheng to search for Gu Feng’s clues in all the city’s inns and taverns.

Yun Sheng thanked the person in charge of the Eastern Capital Union and was about to leave with Qi.

At this moment, a man dressed as a civil servant, accompanied by several guards, entered the union.

Seeing this, Yun Sheng stepped aside with Qi, quietly observing from the sidelines.

"Right Minister, how come you are here?" The person in charge of the union respectfully invited the man resembling a civil servant inside.

It turned out that since the decline of the Eastern Capital, the Five Great Countries pressured the Young Emperor, leading to a massive reduction in the Eastern Capital’s military forces.

With the marriage of the Princess of the Eastern Capital, envoys from other countries and foreign merchants poured into the Eastern Capital, causing a sudden increase in traffic within the city. The Right Minister, responsible for security and governmental affairs, had no choice but to employ the Hunter Soldier Union.

Upon hearing this, Yun Sheng also knew it was an opportunity.

Yun Sheng gave the person in charge of the Eastern Capital a meaningful look, signaling him to attend to the guests.

Yun Sheng remembered that the short, plump man she had encountered last time in Sky Wing City was the Left Minister of the Eastern Capital.

She had heard from Donghuang Lingling that the Left Minister of the Eastern Capital was not a good person.

But unlike the greedy Left Minister, the Right Minister of the Eastern Capital was a man of integrity, and he was also the Grand Tutor of Donghuang Tianqi, the elder brother of Lingling and the Emperor Donghuang.

Although somewhat pedantic in nature, he still had excellent relationships with the major civil forces within the Eastern Capital.

What’s more remarkable is that he continued to treat the fallen Royal Family with the same level of respect as always.

Regarding the Left Minister actively promoting the alliance between Later Qin and the Eastern Capital, the honest Right Minister had previously engaged in a verbal battle with the Left Minister in the court.

"Steward Yan, I am here to make a request, concerning the matter of the Prince of Later Qin coming to escort the bride," the Right Minister sighed as he discussed the details of the prince’s arrival with the union head.

With the shrinking army of the Eastern Capital, what was once a million-strong force under the previous Donghuang Dynasty had been harshly reduced to fifty thousand regular troops.

In recent years, facing a fiscal deficit, another ten thousand regular troops were cut, leaving the whole Eastern Capital, including the Imperial Guard, with just over thirty thousand troops.

In a few days, when the Prince of Later Qin comes to escort the bride and before taking the Princess back to Later Qin, ritual burning of incense and bathing for three days and nights must be held at the National Temple, East Bright Temple, according to the traditions of the Donghuang Dynasty.

At that time, both inside and outside the East Bright Temple must be tightly guarded.

However, the military forces have already been deployed to defend the Eastern Capital and the Imperial Palace, hence no troops are available to station at the East Bright Temple.

Military affairs were originally the responsibility of the Left Minister, but he passed this defense deployment to the Right Minister.

The Right Minister, with no other options and upon suggestion from his strategist, turned to the Hunter Soldier Union.