Chapter 699
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”Young Master Xu？”
Seeing that Xu Taiping did not reply for a long time, Shopkeeper Song then reminded him again.
”Old Song, I want to look for a treasure. I don’t know if your Shiyi Zhai has it.”
Xu Taiping directly took a pen from the counter, and then while dipping in ink and writing, he asked Shopkeeper Song without looking back.
”Looking for a treasure？”
Shopkeeper Song was very surprised and leaned his head over to see what Xu Taiping was writing.
But just after taking a look, his pupils suddenly opened wide.
I saw that Xu Taiping wrote on the paper：
”Old Song, I am Xu Taiping. What did County Princess Xiaoxiao ask you to tell me？”
The situation was urgent, so Xu Taiping didn’t explain why he knew that Shopkeeper Song had something to say to him.
At the same time, he also took out the Broken Water Saber that was kept in the iron gourd and gently placed it on the counter.
After seeing this saber, the astonishment and confusion in Shopkeeper Song’s eyes immediately turned into surprise packet .
The scenes of the great battle with the Ghost King seven years ago are still vivid in his mind, so he was able to recognize Xu Taiping’s Broken Water Saber at a glance.
Immediately, he took out a letter from his cuff and very covertly handed it to Xu Taiping’s hand.
At the same time, he turned his head to look outside the door and said：
“Since Young Master Xu you’re not interested, then this old man won’t force it.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Taiping smiled and cupped his hands towards Shopkeeper Song and said：
“Then this junior will take his leave.”
After saying these words, his hand gently brushed over the piece of paper with writing on it, and the ink on it immediately dissipated.
Immediately afterwards, he walked out of the Shiyi Zhai without looking back.
Just at this time, the carriage of the Goddess of Absolute Darkness passed by his side, but Xu Taiping didn’t even look at it and just walked past with big steps.
On the contrary, the Goddess Mu Yuchen sitting in the carriage slightly glanced sideways.
In her two ice-blue eyes exposed outside the veil, a hint of faint surprise appeared.
A young man sitting next to her immediately asked upon seeing this：
“Chen’er, what’s the matter？”
Mu Yuchen frowned slightly and said：
“Brother, this person’s soul is extremely rare, white and spotless, and even my Mind Reading Technique can’t see what’s on his mind.”
Hearing this, the young man also furrowed his brows.
However, soon, Mu Yuchen redirected his gaze forward and said indifferently：
“Just a quick glance can’t tell much, and it’s also possible that I was wrong. Let’s talk about it when we meet again.”
The young man nodded upon hearing this and didn’t think about this matter anymore.
Naturally, Xu Taiping had no idea that the Goddess Mu Yuchen almost saw through him with just a quick glance.
After leaving the Shiyi Studio, he immediately threw the letter into the gourd and asked Bai Yu to help him take a look.
“Xu Taiping, do you want me to read it to you？”
“Read.”
“Brother Xu, many changes have taken place in the royal family during the six years you’ve been away. For some reason that Xiaoxiao doesn’t know, some people don’t want you to participate in this Golden Scale Meeting.”
“To this end, they hired a diviner who calculated that the first place you would stay after returning to the capital city would be the Shiyi Studio.”
“So before the Golden Scale Meeting starts, every guest who walks out of the Shiyi Studio will be under their surveillance.”
“That is to say, at this moment, every move and every word of yours, Brother Xu, has already been under their surveillance.”
Reading up to here, Bai Yu suddenly stopped, and then said with a look of fear on his face：
“Fortunately, Taiping, you were cautious just now and didn’t immediately recognize the shopkeeper Song.”
Xu Taiping also had a heart full of fear.
If it weren’t for the Seven Kills Tribulation that made his character more cautious, he might have suffered a loss this time.
“Bai Yu, continue reading.”
Xu Taiping urged Bai Yu.
“Okay.”
Bai Yu responded and then continued to read：
“The only way to break the situation at present is for you, Brother Xu, to immediately go to the Golden Scale Pavilion where the Youyun Mansion is located, take out the token that the Youyun Mansion invited you to participate in the Golden Scale Meeting, and then engrave your name on the Golden Scale Tablet to officially announce that you have become a participating disciple in this Golden Scale Meeting.”
“Because any disciple whose name is engraved on the Golden Scale Tablet will be protected by the Golden Scale List and the Youyun Mansion during the next competition, and even a Transcendent Realm expert wouldn’t dare to do anything to you.”
“But those people have obviously also thought of this.”
“So they will try every means to stop the disciples who have been to the Shiyi Studio on the only way to the Golden Scale Pavilion and then interrogate them.”
“However, you don’t have to worry, Brother Xu. His Highness Tiancheng has arranged a secret passage leading to the Golden Scale Pavilion for you. Next, you just need to go to the entrance of that secret passage according to what is written in my letter.”
Reading up to here, Bai Yu suddenly asked Xu Taiping again：
“Could this His Highness Tiancheng be the one we rescued in Jinchan Valley？”
Xu Taiping nodded slightly and responded inwardly：
“It should be her. Otherwise, with just Princess Xiaoxiao alone, I’m afraid she wouldn’t be able to arrange this matter so meticulously.”
In his opinion, Chu Xiaoxiao’s straightforward personality couldn’t handle such a complex plan.
“However, since His Highness Tiancheng knows about this, Little Martial Aunt couldn’t possibly not know. Could it be that…”
As soon as this thought crossed his mind, Xu Taiping immediately felt a bad premonition in his heart.
After suppressing the many doubts in his heart, Xu Taiping asked Bai Yu again：
“Besides the location of the secret passage, is there anything else written in this letter？”
Bai Yu looked at it carefully and then replied：
“The letter also says that even if you enter the Golden Scale Pavilion through the secret passage, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be safe. Those who don’t want you to participate in this Golden Scale Meeting may have already bribed the people in Youyun Mansion and will make a move on you when you enter the Golden Scale Pavilion and wait to be received by the Mansion Lord.”
“However, because the Golden Scale Pavilion is heavily guarded and a Huajing cultivator will definitely be discovered if he enters it, the cultivators who will make a move on you should all be below the Huajing realm.”
“But even so, you still have to be careful, after all, they are in the dark and you are in the light.”
“As for other things, after your name is on the list, you can go to the Wangfu to ask her, and she will answer your questions for you.”
It briefly informed Xu Taiping of the last part of Chu Xiaoxiao’s letter.
“Who exactly doesn’t want me to participate in the Golden Scale Meeting？”
After listening to Bai Yu’s account, Xu Taiping’s mind was filled with confusion.
“What should we do next？”
Bai Yu asked Xu Taiping.
And just at this moment, a “clang” sound of a bell suddenly rang in the sky above the capital city, and immediately following a very majestic voice resounded throughout the capital city –
“Jue Mingtian, Lu Xiao, a disciple of the Sanyuan Sect, is on the list.”
Obviously, this was announcing the names of the disciples who had made it onto the list of the Golden Scale Meeting.
Listening to this voice, Xu Taiping let out a soft breath and said：
“Bai Yu, let’s go find that secret passage and then go to the Golden Scale Pavilion to register and get on the list.”
He had come to Youyun Tian at such a great cost, and seeing that the Golden Scale Meeting was about to start, he couldn’t stop just like that.
