Chapter 392: Chapter 391: The Princess of Da Xia, the Emperor’s Birthday Gift

Li Jing and Liu Sisi had previously divided their tasks.

He was in charge of watching the skies, looking out for any Sky Control users who might pass by.

But seeing such a lavish convoy approach from a distance, Li Jing certainly wasn’t unaware.

He watched the distant convoy.

There were five carriages in total, all made of Spiritual Wood.

The two leading carriages were rather small, and the middle one was the largest; the two behind were of medium size.

Each carriage had a "Xia" character carved on it.

Then there were the horses pulling the carriages.

There were two horses for each of the five carriages, plus two mounted followers leading the way.

A total of twelve robust horses, all visibly equipped with health bars.

The two horses pulling the middle carriage had health bars reaching over 4000, whereas the others were slightly weaker, just above 3000.

The horses ridden by the two leaders also had health bars exceeding 4000.

Whether these horses were Monsters or Spiritual Beasts wasn’t easy to determine.

After all, not all Monsters in the real world transform into human form.

It’s even harder to establish within the Secret Realm.

But this wasn’t important.

What was important was...

This convoy was excessively extravagant.

The people in the carriages were likely relatives of the Da Xia Dynasty’s royal family...

Noticing things were not right, Liu Sisi at his side also perceived some clues and lowered her voice.

"Honey, this convoy... seems far from ordinary. Just by looking at those horses, you can tell they’re extraordinary, they could be Monsters or Spiritual Beasts."

"Be more confident, erase the ’could be’."

Li Jing responded, saying.

"By my estimate, these horses are at least at the Three Realm cultivation level."

"Three Realm!?"

Liu Sisi was shocked.

She didn’t have the ability to see health bars or identify Alien Species.

Hear understanding rested solely on the fact that these horses appeared extraordinarily magnificent, which raised suspicion upon closer observation.

Now, hearing confirmation from Li Jing, Liu Sisi was surprised and asked quizzically.

"If the horses pulling the carriages are at least Three Realm level Monsters or Spiritual Beasts, shouldn’t they be flying the carriages in the sky? Why is this convoy traveling on the road?"

"Probably for a ceremonial reason."

Li Jing speculated and glanced in the direction of the Imperial City, saying.

"If nothing unexpected occurs, this convoy belongs to a relative of the Da Xia Dynasty. Their status isn’t certain but it’s probably high ranking. Before now, they were likely traveling in the sky and switched to land when they approached the Imperial City. Perhaps, a welcoming party is already prepared inside the Imperial City."

Hearing Li Jing’s judgement, Liu Sisi hissed softly, whispering.

"If there’s indeed a royal relative in the carriages, this may be risky. The convoy probably has strong guards, plus there are people in the Imperial City waiting to welcome them. If we act, we could attract the attention of the Imperial City’s strong ones."

Seeing that his wife was deeply engrossed in the plotting, even going as far as saying things were ’risky,’ Li Jing found this amusing but played along.

"It’s not a problem; we’ve finally come across such a big... cough, destined person. If we don’t rob them, wouldn’t we be wasting our long wait?"

Li Jing was determined to rob it, and Liu Sisi certainly wouldn’t object.

The fire of her mischief had been thoroughly ignited at this point.

With her husband at her side, there wasn’t much to worry about.

Previously, when dealing with the Jiang family, no one in Longyu Country could stop Li Jing. What could the Da Xia Dynasty’s Imperial City possibly count for?

Just as she was about to suggest a plan given the extraordinary nature of the convoy, Liu Sisi saw Li Jing casually took out the Boundary Stone.

Seeing the Boundary Stone, she paused for a moment, then silently gave him a thumbs up.

Her husband was indeed worthy of admiration.

With his meticulously detailed plan and fully equipped tools, he was ready for the job.

Being close to the Imperial City, there might be strong people in the convoy.

These were all problems.

But once everything is closed off in the Boundaries, these problems cease to exist.

Li Jing acknowledged Liu Sisi’s approval with a modest smile, reaching out and saying.

"This convoy is strolling leisurely, we don’t need to wait for them. Let’s go now."

"Alright."

Liu Sisi nodded enthusiastically, lifting her small hand and placing it in his.

This was her first robbery.

And they were planning to rob a prosperous royal relative of a dynasty in the Secret Realm, the thrill was palpable.

Her heart was pounding.

Li Jing held on to Liu Sisi, showing no hesitation as he immediately whisked them away in a thunderbolt.

The next second.

The thunderbolt struck, landing right in front of the slowly advancing convoy.

The sudden change was unexpected.

Seeing a bolt of lightning suddenly drop, the two riders at the head were shocked and quickly halted their horses.

Subsequently, the entire convoy came to a stop.

Those pulling the carriages were not ordinary horses, and they knew whether to move or stop based on the movements of the lead riders.

Just as the lightning bolt hit the ground, revealing Li Jing and Liu Sisi, the two leading riders were startled and slow to react.

Both had their faces covered, indicating trouble.

The Da Xia Dynasty was different from the real world.

Here, killing for loot was a common occurrence.

Highway robbery was not unusual either.

But they could not believe that someone dared to attempt to rob their convoy, especially this close to the Xia Imperial City.

In his actions, Li Jing has always been ruthless and straight to the point.

He envelops the entire convoy with his powerful Primordial Spirit and infuses the Boundary Stone with Spiritual Power.

The next instant.

The Boundaries abruptly expanded, sealing off Li Jing, Liu Sisi, and the entire convoy into a Subspace.

Once inside the Subspace, the two leading riders finally realized what was happening.

Even though their surroundings remained the same, they obviously found themselves in a separate space. As their facial expressions changed, each of them unsheathed a Spirit weapon.

Would Li Jing give them a chance to resist?

Of course not.

With a thought, he assaulted them with a Spirit God whisper.

Both of them became immobile instantly.

The two leading individuals were both cultivators.

Each of them had a health bar around 5000 over their heads, indicating that they had reached the Four Realm in cultivation.

In front of Li Jing, the Four Realm meant nothing.

Not only the two leaders, but also the twelve horses, whether they were monsters or spiritual beasts, were influenced by the Spirit God whisper and stood frozen in place, their eyes empty.

Li Jing’s suggestive ability was average, not as strong as Yulian’s charming ability.

However, dealing with the people in front of him was easy.

Seeing Li Jing bring both leaders and twelve horses under control with one look, Liu Sisi stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

If it were other means, she might not have noticed any clues.

But when it came to the spiritual system, Liu Sisi understood it very well.

She couldn’t replicate it.

Not only was her mother a super strong one in the spiritual system, but she also created many magic skills of the spiritual system.

While awed by Li Jing’s means, Liu Sisi glanced quickly at the five motionless carriages and whispered.

"Husband, did you get the people in the car too?"

"No."

Li Jing said, and then shouted out loud.

"My wife and I are only interested in wealth, not killing. Would you prefer to come out willingly, or should I invite you out?"

Upon hearing these words, the curtains of the first two carriages of the convoy were lifted.

Two men and two women, four young people wearing strong outfits and golden plates with the character "Xia" hanging around their waists, walked out of the carriages with pale faces.

Their cultivation levels were not weak, with health bars above 7500 on their heads.

They were all in the early stages of the Six Realm.

But none of them had any intention of resisting.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to resist, but that the Spirit God whisper from Li Jing just now had impacted them as well, almost killing them all without knowing why.

If Li Jing had not held back, they would now be in the same state as the two leaders.

With the situation as it was, how could they act rashly?

Liu Sisi didn’t have the ability to see the health bars.

However, looking at the two men and two women who each had a grand demeanor unlike ordinary people, she could roughly guess their high cultivation levels.

But what difference did it make if their cultivation level was high?

Her husband was by her side!

At this point, Liu Sisi’s "switch" was fully turned on.

After sizing up the four people, Liu Sisi bluffed.

"Get out of the car! Men to the left, women to the right, stand by!"

Her bluff naturally had no deterrent power.

In fact.

Her lovely, bird-like voice became rather exhilarating when raised.

But it didn’t matter if Liu Sisi had no deterrence.

Li Jing did.

Hearing her shout, the four people who had come out of the two carriages looked at each other, got out of the car as instructed - men to the left, women to the right.

After they stood in their respective places, one of the women spoke coldly.

"You two are only after our wealth, and we’re willing to give it. Just name your price and let us know how much you want."

Liu Sisi blinked at the sound of her voice, turning to Li Jing with an inquiring gaze.

Seeing his wife clearly asking him how much to quote, Li Jing suppressed a laugh, lowering his voice a little.

"Be professional. We’re robbing you, of course we want everything."

While speaking, he looked at the four people.

"If you want to stay alive, hand over all your spiritual stones, silver money, and spiritual objects. I personally have limited patience. I believe you all value your lives and don’t want to lose them for wealth."

Without waiting for the four people to reply, Li Jing looked at the third, largest carriage.

"The one in the car, please come out voluntarily, or don’t blame me for being rude."

Before his words fell, one of the men on the left raised his hand and spoke with a fist in salute.

"Sir, your cultivation level is profound and your means are extraordinary. I admire you. However, you two may not know who is in this team. We can give you silver money, spiritual stones, and spiritual objects. But to avoid making things more complicated, please ..."

Before he could finish, Li Jing rolled his eyes and sent a Spirit God whisper his way.

Suddenly subjected to a targeted spiritual attack, the man felt a heavy blow to his spirit and let out a muffled groan, spitting blood and falling over backwards.

The two women on the right changed color at the sight and shouted out in surprise, in unison.

"Senior Brother Liu!"

The other man, seeing his companion knocked down, also had a change in expression.

Hearing the two women shout out for their companion at the same time, he stiffened, furrowing his brow and looking over.

The two stunned women met the man’s gaze, both of them looked guilty and turned their heads away.

Immediately after.

Both women felt something was wrong.

They looked at each other, their eyes flashing fiercely as if they wanted to devour each other. Then they both turned their heads and glared at the man.

Confronted with their glares, the man realized something was wrong and silently lowered his head.

Just moments earlier, all eyes were on the man who had fallen down and was bleeding from his mouth and nose, but now no one was paying him any attention.

But Li Jing and Liu Sisi noticed him.

The man who had fallen had originally wanted to cough up blood.

But when he suddenly heard the two women shout together, he silently swallowed back the blood that was about to gush out of his throat, letting it flow slowly inside him, close his eyes and pretend to be dead.

Seeing this scene, Li Jing couldn’t help but find it amusing.

Liu Sisi also noticed something strange.

Looking at the three who were standing and one who was lying across from her, she couldn’t help but marvel.

Just in that brief moment, how many stories must have intertwined?

Was this the nature of high society?

Just as the two were marveling, the curtain of the largest and most luxurious carriage in the middle of the convoy slowly opened, and a beautiful woman in a luxurious long dress, biting her red lips, walked out.

Seeing the two team leaders and twelve horses standing still in the same place, along with one person who had fallen and never got up, the woman looked at Li Jing and Liu Sisi.

"You two only want money, and we will give it. Please don’t hurt anyone anymore."

Her voice was as pleasant as a silver bell, very pleasing to the ears.

The woman’s beauty could be described as stunning, not inferior to Liu Sisi in the least.

It’s worth mentioning.

There was no health bar above the woman’s head.

About this, Li Jing was not surprised at all.

He already had a rough idea of how many people were in the convoy due to his strong primordial spirit sensing ability.

At the same time, he also discovered that the person riding alone in the middle of the convoy had no cultivation level.

Because of his prior perception, his low whisper of Spirit God didn’t make it to the carriage in the middle.

Liu Sisi looked at the woman and her eyebrows furrowed.

Whether or not she was a normal person was hard to determine.

Spiritual Qi was something everyone had.

However, it might not necessarily belong to them. Living in an environment with Spiritual Qi, naturally breathing it in, there was bound to be a bit of it in their bodies.

But this woman was clear about it at first glance.

The key was that she seemed very frail, as if she had a hidden illness that was eating away at her vitality, making her look so weak that she seemed to fall with the slightest wind.

Not to mention she hadn’t started cultivation.

Any mildly healthy person wouldn’t look this sickly.

Seeing the woman make her move, the embittered man, who had handled the awkward situation earlier, spoke up with an appearance of a worried head of the household.

"Princess, please take care of your invaluable body, these two thieves..."

Halfway through, he quickly glanced at Li Jing and then at his companion on the floor spitting blood. With a begrudging and dissatisfied expression, he shut his mouth.

It has to be said.

This person’s acting skills were rather crude.

Li Jing and Liu Sisi looked at each other and knew he was deliberately revealing the woman’s identity.

But with this move, both was somewhat surprised.

They had previously estimated that there was at least a royal relative in the carriage team, but they didn’t expect it to be a princess of Da Xia - —a weak and sickly, ordinary princess.

As a reward for letting himself know about the woman’s identity, Li Jing gave the man another whisper of Spirit God.

The man was very straightforward.

He immediately rolled his eyes and, with a "puff" sound, spat out blood and fell backward.

This time, the two women in strong clothes did not scream.

While looking pleased, they looked at Li Jing with dread, keeping their mouths tightly shut for fear of drawing attention to themselves.

The princess who stepped out of the carriage was also a sensible person.

She realized her identity had been deliberately revealed.

Seeing Li Jing taking that man down without any hesitation, she couldn’t help but watch him closely.

On seeing this, Li Jing smiled softly.

"You don’t have to thank me."

Liu Sisi, however, was somewhat unhappy and huffed.

"I say, are we robbing them? Can we focus instead of ogling the men?"

"..."

The princess fell silent, withdrew her gaze, and pointed to the two carriages behind her.

"The two carriages behind are the gifts intended for my father’s birthday ceremony. They contain some rare treasures as well as some precious spiritual objects. If you two br... stout gentlemen don’t mind, please help yourselves. In exchange, I hope you will keep your promise and refrain from harming the others in this caravan."

A gift for the Emperor’s birthday.

These five words sent a jolt through Li Jing and Liu Sisi.

A present for the Emperor, it couldn’t be ordinary, right?

But they didn’t sense any vibrations of spiritual objects from the two carriages.

Valuable spiritual objects invariably leaked Spiritual Qi.

There would even be a small area of Qi congestion with the treasures from heaven and earth.

It looked as if the objects were stored in a special way to prevent the dissipation of Spiritual Qi and avoid unnecessary attention.

"Honey?"

Liu Sisi turned her head.

"Hmm."

Li Jing responded and looked at the princess.

"You, get off the carriage."

The princess was slightly stunned upon hearing this but complied and got off.

As she did, Li Jing approached her.

At the same time, Spirit Weapon Qingfeng silently appeared to replace him, standing guard at Liu Sisi’s side as her bodyguard.

Seeing Spirit Weapon Qingfeng precipitate, the two armored women looked on in reverence.

Qingfeng did not bother to hide his powerful aura.

It was clear he was an Immortal Spirit Weapon to anyone who wasn’t a fool.

The princess was just an ordinary person.

Moreover, as Li Jing had specifically asked Qingfeng to avoid affecting her with the aura of the Immortal weapon, she didn’t feel anything.

However, when she saw Spirit Weapon Qingfeng materialize, she realized that this young man who had appeared without a warning was a spirit weapon, and was incredibly powerful.

With this in mind, she couldn’t help but study Li Jing a few more times.

Seeing him approaching, she was both nervous and somewhat hopeful.

Even though she was the Princess of Da Xia with a noble status,

her situation was grim as she was merely an ordinary person.

Apart from her father, the Emperor, nobody cared for her; even her subordinates would defy her behind her back.

Just like that man...

When he saw the situation was turning against him, he didn’t hesitate to betray her.

If it was ordinarily, she wouldn’t have any undue hopes.

She knew, if she wasn’t the princess of Da Xia, no one in Da Xia would even spare her a glance as she couldn’t cultivate.

But Li Jing was different...

He had just helped her...

If such a powerful man could be hers...

No!

As long as she could establish a connection, that would be enough!

Defeating her father’s chosen protector in just a moment, he was clearly a top powerhouse.

If she could have his protection...

With these thoughts in her mind, she unconsciously revealed a charming smile.

Then, she saw Li Jing approach the first carriage.

Next.

The carriage vanished...

That’s right.

The carriage was gone, taken away.

!!!

Princess.

Li Jing coming straight towards her was unexpected.

She didn’t expect that.

Someone would even take away their vehicles...

Although these carriages were made from Spiritual Wood, they were really just ostentatious in design and nothing special.

As she was caught in a whirlwind of confusion,

Li Jing seized the second carriage, went straight past her, casually grabbed the third carriage, and then took the remaining two.

Li Jing didn’t immediately check what was in the carriages.

News that a princess’s convoy had disappeared midway should reach the Da Xia Imperial City soon, so he needed to quickly finish looting and leave.

After taking five carriages, Li Jing returned to the princess’s side.

"So, do you have any Pass Certificate?"

"..."

The princess kept silent before murmuring,

"Although I haven’t participated in cultivation, I’m still a princess of Da Xia."

"Tsk."

Li Jing smacked his lips, disdainfully retorting,

"If you don’t have it, just say so, why the long story?"

"..."

The princess.

She felt stifled, and deeply wronged. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Was it her fault that she didn’t have the Pass Certificate?

As she watched Li Jing lose interest in her and prepare to leave, a sudden inspiration struck her and she blurted out,

"By your attire, you seem like an ordinary person, yet your cultivation level is dominant. Are you from the Big World?"

Li Jing halted at her words, looking back at her blankly.

Meanwhile,

Two woman dressed in palace costumes looked over in astonishment upon hearing the princess’s words and almost started crying.

They wanted to say,

My princess!

Why are you so clever at the most inopportune time?

Aren’t you afraid he’ll silence you just to keep you quiet!?

Back to the princess,

Seeing the disgruntled look on Li Jing’s face, the princess took a deep breath, then said,

"I can guide you into the Imperial City. I won’t reveal a word about you two robbing... no... robbing from rich to help the poor. I was robbed halfway through, but you two saved me, the thieves have escaped."

Killing to keep her silent was not something Li Jing would do.

Aside from the fact that she was quite cooperative, they had no grudge from the past nor recently. Murder was not an option.

However, he could make the princess forget about meeting him.

Just as he was about to induce her to forget about their encounter, he was taken aback by her words.

This princess seemed to have something up her sleeve?

Staring at the woman in front of him, Li Jing asked,

"What do you want from me?"

"A chance to go to the Big World."

The princess replied.

"No."

Li Jing shook his head and said,

"You’re just an ordinary person. The Big World isn’t suitable for you, you’ll still find it hard to move around."

Before his words were even done, the princess spoke again.

"Then I want the cultivation method of the Big World."

Hearing her words, Li Jing frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said,

"That can be discussed, but after we enter the city and you answer a few of my questions, I’ll consider whether to give it to you."

"Deal,"

The princess nodded vigorously, then glanced at her subordinates hesitantly and asked,

"Do you ... have the ability to silence them without harming their lives?"

"Sure,"

Li Jing smiled, turning to the two palace dress women and said,

"Don’t just stand there. If you don’t want to die, empty your storage space. As I said, I want everything."

The two women in palace dresses were sweating profusely as they listened to the conversation between the princess and Li Jing.

Just their dialogue alone made them foresee the possibility of being silenced.’

When they learned that their lives were not in danger, they quickly opened their storage spaces and took out all their possessions.

You have to say,

These two serving the royal family were quite wealthy.

In no time at all, they had taken out a pile of Spiritual objects.

Although there were no top-grade treasures, each and every one of them was extraordinary.

Gazing at the two with satisfaction, Li Jing turned his cold gaze towards the two men lying on the ground and said,

"If you continue to pretend to be dead, you really might die."

The two men were seriously injured but weren’t unconscious.

Hearing Li Jing’s words, they scrambled to their feet, opened their storage spaces, and took out their collected items of many years.

Seeing that the two were cooperative, Li Jing didn’t make things difficult for them, but used a spiritual suggestion to make the two men and the two women stand in place, unconscious.

Then,

He also gave a suggestion to the leaders of the convoy and the twelve horses, making them forget having seen himself and Liu Sisi. They only remembered that their convoy was robbed on the way, and they were deeply restricted by others.

Having dealt with everyone, Li Jing made a sign with his eyes to Liu Sisi, who was under the protection of Spirit Weapon Qingfeng.

Understanding his instruction, Liu Sisi went forward and collected all the belongings of the four people.

After she finished collecting all the items, Li Jing looked at the princess and said,

"Alright, we should leave now. Is there anything else you want to say?"

Upon hearing him, the princess hesitated a bit and then cautiously said,

"Um... can you return the carriage to me? It’s not worth much, and we still need to go to the Imperial City..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Li Jing interrupted her and said,

"You are weak and have a hidden illness. Even if you have the Big World’s cultivation method, you will need to train well, otherwise, you would struggle just to start. You have probably never heard the saying that the body is the capital of revolution, but you have now. Walking a bit more is beneficial for you."

"..."

The princess.

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