The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 395 - 385: Should We Make a Move Tonight?

While Lin Yun busied himself fishing, Lin Yu and Fang Yu also muddied the waters and infiltrated the Capital City.

Naturally, they disguised themselves. As the Shenxiao Sect was a large establishment with plenty of resources, magical treasures designed to conceal one’s aura were certainly not lacking.

As soon as they entered the Capital City, Fang Yu felt as if she was shouldering a mountain—this was the suppression that the Dragon Vein exerted on cultivators.

Not to mention, this Dragon Vein that could differentiate friend from foe was actually quite intelligent.

"How do you feel?"

Fang Yu gauged her state and discovered that the suppression of the Dragon Vein wasn’t as exaggerated as she thought. She could still wield her Celestial Knowing Realm cultivation level. Although she might not be able to overcome the acolytes of the Imperial Court in a life-or-death battle, she was not without the strength to fight.

Lin Yu, however, was puzzled and said, "I feel pretty good. Didn’t they say the Capital City would suppress cultivators?"

Fang Yu: "..."

I can’t answer your question since my cultivation level has dropped and I’m carrying a mountain.

"It seems that your exceptional traits are more than what we’ve seen so far. But this is good; if you can exert your full combat power, our chance of rescuing them increases."

This was indeed good news.

As for the decree issued by Yuxuan, it forbids Enlightened Realm cultivators from joining in wartime battles, but this isn’t a war.

We’re just going to rescue some people.

It’s not like Enlightened Realm cultivators have to confine themselves at home after the decree is issued, right?

In any case, rescuing them first is the right move.

As for Yuxuan settling scores afterward, let him.

For this trip to the Capital, Lin Yu brought along the Gale Sword and also the Thunderclap Sword, which had lost its Sword Spirit.

Even without the Sword Spirit, the blade of the Thunderclap Sword far exceeded ordinary Spirit Swords. Instead of letting it collect dust at home, it was better to take it out for Lin Yu to use.

When Lin Yu received the Thunderclap Sword, he sensed that it was a sword filled with stories.

To date, he had seen all the Divine Artifacts possessed by the four kings. Among all of them, only the Thunderclap Sword had been demoted from a Divine Artifact to an Immortal Artifact and then further downgraded to a Spiritual Artifact.

It was a sword with a turbulent fate, but Lin Yu did not look down on it simply because it was a Spiritual Artifact and instead cherished it, placing it carefully into the sheath on his back.

"Lin Yun has already entered the city ahead with the Ninth Princess; he must have meant for us to follow and scout ahead when he looked at us earlier!"

Speaking of Lin Yun, Fang Yu also nodded and said, "That must be his intention. So, our top priority is to meet up with Lin Yun and then consider our strategy. This is the Capital City, after all. If we were to forcefully break out of prison, many innocent commoners would undoubtedly be caught in the calamity. Lin Yun has many ideas; perhaps he will have some strategies."

Fang Yu had full confidence in Lin Yun’s intellect.

The two reached a consensus and decided to head to the Princess’s Mansion first.

The day after tomorrow was the execution day; they had two more days.

At King Pingnan Mansion, the scene was one of caring elder brothers and an understanding younger sister. Zhao Lingyu told Zhao Jing that she did not wish to marry yet, and Zhao Jing comforted her with kind words, speaking highly of Baili Shouxin and his promising future.

Inside, Zhao Lingyu repeated the phrase ’my foot’ a thousand times, but on her face, she maintained a cheerful response, seemingly compromising due to hearing favorable conditions.

She was well aware that Zhao Jing’s patience with her was merely to better control her.

This was the most basic strategy of ruling others. To get work done, treating someone with courtesy was the essential quality of a superior.

Without respect, it was hard to earn loyalty; the Imperial Clan, unlike the Demon Sect, couldn’t simply resort to afflicting everyone with venomous gu.

Even members of the Demon Sect couldn’t withstand such torment, which is why the Royal Family was best at putting on a show.

"Tomorrow, people from the Sword Sect will come. How about I take you to meet that young master Baili?"

Zhao Lingyu felt queasy at heart but still forced out a shy smile, modestly saying, "I will leave it all to my royal brother’s decision."

Zhao Jing couldn’t help but laugh out loud, saying, "My Lingyu has grown up."

Zhao Lingyu didn’t retort but continued to act coy.

After a while, she added, "By the way, royal brother, I remember you have a unique volume in your study by Mr. Yuewei discussing the Five Elements. May I take a look at it?"

"Oh, you’ve also delved into Mr. Yuewei’s scholarship?"

"Not really delved, just read some recently and found it quite interesting."

Zhao Lingyu had indeed read Mr. Yuewei’s Miscellaneous Records, which were abundant and circulated widely. However, some were fakes, sold under Mr. Yuewei’s name.

The one that Zhao Lingyu had recently seen at Lin Yu’s place was about how to have children, and it was utterly absurd.

"If you’re interested, I’ll take you to look for it!"

Zhao Jing was relatively generous towards Zhao Lingyu, willing to provide housing, money, and even treasures. However, all his generosity was predicated on the basis that Zhao Lingyu was a useful asset.

Zhao Jing could have sent a servant to fetch the book for Zhao Lingyu, but that would seem disrespectful. Therefore, he chose to personally accompany her to get the book, also showing his affection as an elder brother.

Along the way, Zhao Jing chatted casually with Zhao Lingyu, "Mr. Yuewei’s book on the Five Elements is the one that has received the most criticism, with many cultivators not recognizing its merits."

"Why is that?"

Zhao Lingyu timely played the straight man, prompting Zhao Jing to happily show off his knowledge, saying, "Mr. Yuewei claims that among the Five Elements, water is the strongest. However, many cultivators think this claim is for sensationalism, deliberately contravening traditional views."

The cycle of the Five Elements generating and overcoming one another is common knowledge. Gold generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, and earth generates gold—this is the generating cycle.

Gold overcomes wood, wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, and fire overcomes gold—this is the overcoming cycle.

The theory of mutual promotion and restraint was summarized by the predecessors, therefore, within the Five Elements, there is no such thing as the strongest or weakest, the cycle of mutual restraint and generation is the reason of heaven and earth.

However, Mr. Yuewei didn’t agree with this view, he believed that among the Five Elements, water was the strongest, followed by earth, then metal, fire next, and wood the weakest.

And among cultivators with attributes of the Five Elements, those with fire attributes were the most destructive, while those with wood attributes were the weakest, often used for planting spiritual medicines and healing others.

"What do you think, brother?"

"I think there’s some truth to what Mr. Yuewei says, but it’s also a bit one-sided."

Amid laughter, the two of them had already reached the study. Just as they pushed the door open, they heard a clamor.

"What’s causing such a racket?"

Zhao Jing was somewhat puzzled and called over a servant nearby, but it would take some time for them to investigate. Zhao Lingyu quickly said, "Brother, why don’t you go and have a look? I can go find it myself. Don’t worry, I won’t mess with your things."

If it weren’t for that last remark, Zhao Jing wouldn’t have gone, but if Zhao Lingyu said so, he would have to follow her, implying suspicion. He could only laugh and say, "What are you talking about? Could I actually guard against you in my study? Well, I’ll go and see what the commotion is."

"Take your time, brother."

Having said that, Zhao Lingyu quickly entered the study.

Her time was limited, and she skimmed through the documents at a glance. She searched the bookshelf and rummaged through Zhao Jing’s desk, finally finding the Sky Prison Defense Map amidst a pile of papers.

Zhao Lingyu scanned the contents of the map with her eyes, memorized everything, then carefully replaced the map and returned everything to its original place before she began searching for the book she had mentioned earlier.

Just as she found the book and was about to take it out, Zhao Jing returned.

Zhao Lingyu calmly pulled out the book and turned to ask, "Brother, what happened?"

"Nothing much, just Big Red got into the Medicine Garden. You really need to take better care of this spiritual creature, you can’t spoil it like this."

"Ah, did Big Red cause trouble again? I’m so sorry, brother..."

"It’s okay, I’m not blaming you. It’s just some herbs—it’s not a big loss if they’re ruined. Did you find your book?"

"I found it! Thank you, brother. I’ll take it back with me and return it after I’ve copied it!"

"No need, you can have it."

Zhao Jing was very generous.

Zhao Lingyu thanked him again, then said, "Then I won’t bother you any longer, brother. I’ll head back now, and I’ll dress up beautifully tomorrow."

"You..."

Zhao Jing revealed an indulgent smile, and Zhao Lingyu responded with a naive and sweet smile.

Both of their smiles faded gradually as they turned away.

After Zhao Lingyu had left, Zhao Jing spoke to the shadowy part of the study, "What was she looking for just now?"

"She looked at the Sky Prison Defense Map."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jing sneered coldly.

"My silly sister, could it be that she really has feelings for Lin Yun of the Shenxiao Sect and wants to help him this much? Women are so foolish. I only asked her to win Lin Yun over, and now she’s thrown herself into it. Trash is trash, no use for anything serious."

"Prince, then what shall we do?"

The person in the shadow inquired.

"We’ll watch and wait, lure the snake out of its hole. Since Lin Yun is here, his master won’t fail to come. If the Shenxiao Sect acts together, we’ll be ready in advance, and naturally, we can catch them all at once."

"Yes!"

The voice from the shadows disappeared.

On Big Red’s back, Zhao Lingyu was filled with joy.

The trip had gone quite smoothly.

"Honorable Li, thank you. Once the affair is successful, I’ll make sure your wish is fulfilled," she said.

"Thank you, Princess."

"No need for thanks."

Zhao Lingyu could already see a bright tomorrow beckoning.

Honorable Li was her bodyguard and confidante. Over the years, Zhao Lingyu had taken good care of Honorable Li, knowing she harbored a wish to establish her own path and carry on her lineage.

Zhao Lingyu leveraged this, bringing Honorable Li into her camp.

The earlier disturbance by Big Red had naturally been prearranged by Zhao Lingyu for that little bit of time.

Now that she had the defense map memorized, all she needed was to inform Lin Yun.

When Zhao Lingyu returned, Lin Yun had also stopped slacking off.

He fully acknowledged Zhao Lingyu’s hard-earned results.

"You’ve worked hard, elder sister."

These simple words held an inexplicable power, warming Zhao Lingyu’s heart.

"It’s nothing. When do we make our move? There’s no time to delay; how about tonight?"