The Soldier King Becomes a Useless Little Girl-Chapter 864 - 862: Encountering the Longteng Stele Again
Little Xinzhuo brought Xin Lin to the Imperial Kitchen, explained briefly that Xin Lin was a Spiritual Delicacy Master invited by the Empress Dowager, and then left the kitchen.
As soon as Little Xinzhuo left, the Imperial Chefs in the kitchen began to busy themselves.
The birthday banquet would start in the afternoon.
All the cold and hot dishes, along with the tea, water, and wine for the banquet, needed to be prepared in advance.
On the surface, the Imperial Kitchen was as busy as ever.
It seemed there was no abnormality; could it be that the earlier troubles had been resolved?
Xin Lin looked around, wanting to find someone to ask.
"You’re new here, don’t just stand there, take these fruit platters to the Qingque Platform for the palace maids."
Before Xin Lin could inquire, a chef with a face full of flesh stopped him.
He scrutinized Xin Lin with a critical gaze.
There was obviously no worker this young in the Imperial Kitchen.
These days, the kitchen was in turmoil, and Elder Huang was absent, with two Dian Shan officers imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. The remaining staff were all working cautiously, fearing they’d be the next to make a mistake.
The young worker in front of them must have been hired temporarily.
Hearing this, Xin Lin recalled what Little Xinzhuo had said earlier; the Longteng Stele was indeed on the Qingque Platform. She quickly put on a docile expression, took the fruit platters, and walked through the corridors of the Imperial Palace to the Qingque Platform.
Xin Lin had never officially been to the Imperial Palace, which was not small at all. It took her an hour, remembering the route along the way, to reach the Qingque Platform. The Qingque Platform was a small palace, higher in elevation than most of the palaces in the Longteng Palace, offering excellent views.
The surroundings of the Qingque Platform were lush with flowers, as it was the season for chrysanthemums and osmanthus to bloom.
The air was filled with the fragrance of cinnamon blossoms, and the vibrant chrysanthemums were in full bloom.
Dozens of palace maids bustled around the Qingque Platform, and since guests had not yet arrived, Xin Lin observed her surroundings, noting that security was not particularly tight.
"Put everything down."
A Chief Palace Maid stepped forward, ordering Xin Lin and the others to leave first.
Xin Lin kept her head down and withdrew.
Once she left the Qingque Platform, she quietly sneaked back when no one was watching.
After a few palace maids placed the fruit platters and left, the Qingque Platform was empty and silent.
Looking around, Xin Lin saw a stone stele near the east sunrise position of the Qingque Platform, close to Emperor Longteng’s seat, with a dragon carved on it—it was the Longteng Stele that Xin Lin had encountered during the Zixiao Palace Exam.
At first glance, the Longteng Stele appeared to be just like any ordinary stone stele.
But Xin Lin knew well that it contained Dragon Breath.
"Longteng Stele."
Xin Lin looked around, lowered her voice, and called out to the Longteng Stele.
As she approached, the heavy Longteng Stele shivered.
"Little ancestor, why have you come again?"
The Longteng Stele was a bit intimidated upon seeing Xin Lin.
Last time, Xin Lin had taken away quite a bit of its True Qi.
"Let me ask you, is there a Dragon Vein hidden in the stele?"
Xin Lin scrutinized the Longteng Stele.
"No, no, what Dragon Vein, Little Worm has never heard of such a thing." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
The Longteng Stele nearly shook its head.
"Really?"
Xin Lin surveyed the stele but saw nothing unusual; it didn’t seem to have a Dragon Vein either.
"Little Worm is just a very ordinary stone stele."
The Longteng Stele insisted it had never seen any Dragon Vein.
"In that case, I’ll have the Overlord Egg ask you."
Xin Lin said no more, pulling out the Sealing Spirit Talisman No.2 directly.
In the blink of an eye, a shiny-headed egg appeared.
