Asked About The World Of Mortals

Chapter 28 Facing Donghua

On the way to the palace, Qin Yi's mind was still lingering on the divination text.

Li Qingjun was by his side, and he couldn't ask Liu Su for a detailed explanation. Based on his own speculation, almost all of his attention would be drawn to the words "loss of friends," and it wouldn't matter how auspicious the other interpretations sounded.

Where did he have any friends in this world?

Did Li Qinglin, who just said "he is my friend," count? He called him a friend, but everyone knew that it might not be true. In Qin Yi's own mind, Li Qinglin was just a collaborator, so they shouldn't have any real connection.

Liu Su? They seemed close now, able to say anything to each other, but both sides knew that there was still a barrier between them. It was hard to say if they could be considered friends. Of course, the barrier between them was diminishing, and if Qin Yi had to say he had a friend, it would only be Liu Su. However, he didn't know if Liu Su felt the same way.

His relationship with Ye Ling was still shallow.

Li Qingjun? Qin Yi knew that he kind of liked Li Qingjun. Did that count as a friendship? Maybe it did now?

Loss of friends... Whether it was the loss of Liu Su or the loss of Li Qingjun, just thinking about it made Qin Yi shudder. He knew that he couldn't accept either of them.

"Hey, what are you thinking about with such a serious face?" Li Qingjun couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, it's nothing." Qin Yi forced a smile. "It might be awkward for me to appear at the state banquet, right?"

"What's there to be awkward about? You're my brother and my friend. Can't you come in? Mang Zhan is not worthy."

Friend again... Qin Yi pursed his lips. He felt like he didn't want to hear that word at this moment.

Then he thought that it was strange for Li Qinglin to invite him to the banquet. Unable to resist, he asked the palace attendant who delivered the message, "Do you know why the Crown Prince wants to see me?"

The attendant hesitated.

Li Qingjun finally realized that something was wrong and grabbed him, saying, "Stop stammering, what's the matter?"

After a moment of hesitation, the attendant whispered, "The Western Wilderness Crown Prince proposed a marriage alliance to the King, saying that the two countries should form an eternal alliance..."

Li Qingjun's expression changed drastically.

Qin Yi also narrowed his eyes, a coldness unconsciously appearing in them.

"Stop right there." Two palace guards blocked the door and pointed at the wolf tooth club in Qin Yi's hand. "Put down your weapon."

"Get out of the way!" Li Qingjun also had a spear in his hand. With a sweep of the spear, he sent the two guards flying far away and strode in. Qin Yi took the opportunity to follow closely behind and quickly entered.

What a joke, the wolf tooth club was the real weapon. Why should he put down his weapon and go in...

As they approached the banquet hall, they heard Li Qinglin's stern reprimand from inside, "For a thousand years, Nanli has been an independent country, and the royal descendants have been self-reliant and martial. Throughout the generations, princesses have chosen their own marriages without any restrictions, displaying the dignity of the royal family. Even if there are marriages with foreign countries, they are marriages with powerful nations in the Central Plains, enjoying honor and respect. Never have we heard of a marriage alliance with enemies, allowing them to humiliate us! As the national teacher, you are deceiving and colluding with foreign enemies, bringing shame to our country!"

"The Crown Prince's words are too harsh." An old voice came from inside. "Nanli and the Western Wilderness have been at war for a hundred years. Haven't you seen how many lives have been lost? Are you only concerned about the face of the royal family? Moreover, I used divination and obtained the hexagram. Our country is Li, and the Western Wilderness is Dui. Li Dui is called Kui, which is auspicious for small matters. This is the harmony between husband and wife. Where does the humiliation come from?"

The king nodded repeatedly, seemingly convinced by the so-called "divination."

Li Qinglin's face turned cold, but he was actually furious. This was how it was. Whether it made sense or not, as long as he mentioned a divination text, Father would take it as a standard. However, it wouldn't make much sense to find someone who truly understood divination to refute it, because those people wouldn't know the "Immortal Law," and it went without saying whose words Father would believe.

Discordant voices came from outside the door, "Princess, who is the one divining inside? Isn't this just nonsense? Dui above Li below, this is Ze Huo Ge. Water is poured on fire, causing it to rise. This is going to lead to constant arguments and fights. Ge means change, and if a couple is not harmonious, their family will be in turmoil. If ruler and subject are not harmonious, the country will undergo drastic changes. It's clearly an ominous hexagram, but they're trying to pass it off as auspicious. They must have been paid off, right?"

The hall erupted in commotion, and everyone turned to look outside the door.

Li Qinglin smiled faintly and slowly sat back down, his anger pointing finger now lowered.

Outside the door stood a young man and a young woman. Inside the hall, it was clear at a glance that the young woman was Li Qingjun, but who was the young man? He had a fair and delicate appearance, dressed in ordinary clothes that were clean and neat. He had a slender figure, slightly thin and weak, with clear and bright eyes and a mocking smile on his lips, which made him even more handsome.

The strange thing was that despite being a handsome young man, he was holding a wolf tooth club in his hand. Fortunately, Li Qingjun was also holding a silver spear at the moment, which somewhat diluted the sense of incongruity.

He was about half a head taller than Li Qingjun, and the two stood side by side, appearing remarkably well-matched.

Of course they were well-matched. Li Qingjun had a slender figure and fair skin as white as snow. Compared to the burly and rough-looking Mang Zhan, Qin Yi's elegant and refreshing appearance seemed more compatible with Li Qingjun...

Several people in the hall couldn't help but think to themselves, "They are truly a perfect match." Looking at Mang Zhan, who was staring at Li Qingjun with shining eyes, they all shook their heads inwardly, "A wild man."

Li Qingjun spoke up, "Father, I won't marry!"

"Zhaoyang," the king on the dragon throne temporarily avoided the question of whether his daughter would marry, and asked in surprise, "Who is this young man?"

Li Qingjun replied, "This is Qin Yi, my friend."

The courtiers whispered among themselves.

For a thousand years, Nanli had been an independent country, and for several hundred years, the royal family had been like this. Princesses had hidden their identities and mingled with the world, and there had been countless generations who had run away with men from the jianghu, and some had even returned home as middle-aged women crying. It couldn't be said that there was no royal elegance that Li Qinglin boasted of, but it was indeed customary for princesses to choose their own spouses. In this context, the princess suddenly brought along a young man of similar age and announced him as a friend in front of her father and the courtiers... wasn't this almost the same as openly announcing that she wanted to marry him as her husband?

Since running away with jianghu men was not a big deal, it wasn't a big problem that Qin Yi was dressed in plain clothes. The problem was that the timing of his appearance was a bit too coincidental... People had quietly gone to see Mang Zhan, and what they saw was a face that was as black as ink, with his big hand gripping a wine glass so tightly that his veins were about to pop out.

Qin Yi sighed. He knew why Li Qinglin had asked him to come, it was to act as a spear to ruin Mang Zhan's good fortune. Only he could confidently claim to be Li Qingjun's friend, and only he could refute Donghua Zi's nonsense. As for whether he, a person dressed in plain clothes, could marry the princess, that was still controllable, but it was much better than finding a son of an official or a nobleman.

Perhaps now, only Li Qingjun herself was unaware of what everyone was thinking... Wasn't it just introducing a friend?

Knowing Li Qinglin's intentions, Qin Yi had no objections, because he was more than willing to be the spear this time.

The only problem was... Qin Yi turned his head slightly and his gaze fell on the chair below the king.

Sitting there was an old man in Daoist robes, with white hair and a youthful appearance, exuding an immortal aura. At this moment, he was also staring at him with a smile on his face, but his eyes were somewhat cold.

Donghua Zi.

Qin Yi took a deep breath, feeling the restlessness in his heart.

It had nothing to do with anything else, it wasn't an obsession or a demon in his heart, but because this was the first BOSS that he had set as his target since transmigrating. Honestly, Qin Yi had never thought that the first time he would face Donghua Zi directly would be in such a situation. He believed that he was not fully prepared yet.

He knew that Li Qinglin's original plan was not like this, but the situation had changed, so they had to make temporary adjustments.

Speaking eloquently, everyone's thoughts changed in an instant. The king on the dragon throne was saying, "Since he is Zhaoyang's friend... give him a seat first."

Li Qingjun then pulled Qin Yi towards Li Qinglin's direction, and someone arranged a seat there. As they walked into the hall, Donghua Zi leisurely spoke up, "Is this young friend Qin also a cultivator?"

Everyone suddenly realized that they had almost forgotten about the gossip regarding their romantic relationship. The most pressing issue at hand was that this young man had just contradicted the national teacher's divination!

This was a serious offense against the national teacher!

Qin Yi's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't back down. He stood firm in the hall and said loudly, "Indeed, the divination just now was spoken by someone I don't know, and it was simply ridiculous. I have heard that National Teacher Donghua Zi is highly skilled in the Dao, so shouldn't he be the one to divine this hexagram, instead of listening to the nonsense of a beginner?"

The faces of the courtiers became extremely interesting. This was saying in front of the national teacher that he was a beginner and accusing him of speaking nonsense!

(End of this chapter)