145: A pass?!

"Is there nothing the Divine Emissary wants to tell me?"

As soon as Nangong Aotian finished speaking, a Black-Robed Person appeared not far in front of him.

The Black-Robed Person slightly raised his gaze, yet it was still impossible to discern any features beneath his black robes, as if his entire being had merged with the cloth.

"What do you want to ask?"

The Black-Robed Person spoke faintly, "Anything insignificant, this Divine Emissary can tell you!"

Nangong Aotian looked up and asked, "What happened last night, did you intentionally let Ruo Xue overhear it?"

The Black-Robed Person nodded slightly, "Yes. Having you make all the decisions was a bit boring for this Divine Emissary. She happened to come last night, so I deliberately let her make a decision too!"

Nangong Aotian closed his eyes slightly, a hint of helplessness in them. "So, the fact that she could leave the Imperial Palace so easily and take Yuer away was due to your secret assistance?"

"Correct!"

The Black-Robed Person nodded slightly. "This Divine Emissary sent two people to secretly protect them. You can rest assured about their safety."

Nangong Aotian took a deep breath and said, "If that's the case, does it mean Ruo Xue's crisis has been resolved?"

The Black-Robed Person nodded slightly, "You could say that, but it's not because of her departure. Rather, someone is helping her?"

"Someone is helping her?" Nangong Aotian looked confused. "Who is helping her?"

The Black-Robed Person chuckled softly and said, "The Prince of Zhenbei, Nangong Yu!"

"Yuer?" Nangong Aotian frowned, surprised. "How did Yuer help Ruo Xue?"

The Black-Robed Person shook his head slightly, his voice echoing faintly, "Around Yin Shi today, Nangong Yu asked us to help him kill a few people. Therefore, that person from the Heavenly Sword Sect won't reach Clear Serenity!"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Aotian's expression shook, and his pupils contracted slightly. "A few people? Are members of the Song Family included in this scope?"

"That is correct!" The Black-Robed Person admitted frankly, without intending to waste words.

Nangong Aotian's expression shifted slightly. He hadn't expected Yuer to be the one hiring murderers behind the scenes!?

If that was the case, it made sense!

Nangong Aotian took a deep breath and looked at the Black-Robed Person. "Is that person from the Heavenly Sword Sect also dead?"

The Black-Robed Person nodded slightly. "At Mao Shi today, he died within the Heavenly Sword Sect, and the imperial artifact was also taken away!"

"Hoo!"

Nangong Aotian let out a sigh of relief, feeling shocked internally, secretly marveling at how ruthless his nephew was!

However, this move by Nangong Yu truly solved the problem at its root. Why hadn't he thought of that?

Nangong Aotian shook his head slightly, then seemed to recall something and asked with a puzzled look, "Since the crisis is resolved, why aren't Yuer and the others returning? Also, the people the Divine Emissary sent weren't provided free of charge, were they?"

"Naturally!" The Black-Robed Person nodded calmly. "Hiring the assassins cost five million Spirit Stones, and sending people for one month's protection requires one hundred thousand Spirit Stones. The Prince of Zhenbei paid six million Spirit Stones, seemingly planning to gain more experience with Nangong Ruoxue before returning!"

Hearing this, Nangong Aotian nodded slightly, understanding something in his heart.

He bowed slightly and thanked him, "Thank you, Divine Emissary, for informing me of all this!"

The Black-Robed Person nodded slightly and said, "I came today precisely because the Prince of Zhenbei, Nangong Yu, resolved the matter. This Divine Emissary just came to chat briefly. Since you have nothing else, this Divine Emissary shall take his leave."

"Wait!" Nangong Aotian quickly stopped him, having thought of something.

"Is there something else?"

The Black-Robed Person looked at him with a faint gaze, awaiting his reply.

Nangong Aotian gritted his teeth and asked the doubt in his heart, "May I ask, Divine Emissary, how much do I need to pay so that you can guarantee that you will not strike against the Qingyou Imperial Family?"

Hearing this, the Black-Robed Person chuckled and said, "The Prince of Zhenbei counts as a friend of our Little Master. As long as he remains in Clear Serenity, we will not strike against the Qingyou Imperial Family, unless someone is seeking death!"

"Of course, if the Little Master gives an order, that would be a different matter!"

Hearing this, Nangong Aotian nodded thoughtfully. "Thank you, Divine Emissary, for informing me!"

"Mhm."

The Black-Robed Person nodded slightly and vanished in an instant.

Nangong Aotian looked into the distance with profound eyes, lost in thought, and finally let out a faint sigh!

"Forget it, let them be!"

He sighed softly, then his gaze turned cold, and a commanding voice slowly rang out.

"Where are the Shadow Guards?"

"Your subordinates are here!"

"I command you to use all your strength to locate the Eldest Princess and the Prince of Zhenbei, and send several people to secretly protect them!"

"Understood!"

Watching the Shadow Guards leave, Nangong Aotian looked into the distance, his gaze thoughtful... Qingyou Empire, Zhennan Pass.

After traveling all night, Nangong Ruoxue finally arrived here. Looking at the majestic and towering gate a thousand meters away, Nangong Yu couldn't help but feel a sense of insignificance.

As expected of a Border Pass in a Xuanhuan world, the Aura was magnificent and imposing, and it was hundreds of meters high?!

"Si Chen, hurry up!"

Nangong Ruoxue looked expectant. "As long as we pass Zhennan Pass, cross the thousand-mile Buffer Zone, and enter the Silver Moon Empire's Jubei Pass, we will have officially entered the Silver Moon Empire!"

"Wait a moment!"

Nangong Yu quickly pulled her back. "Sister Xue, as far as I know, leaving the pass requires a Travel Permit. Did you prepare one?"

Hearing this, Nangong Ruoxue's expression suddenly changed. "Oh no, I left in a hurry and forgot about that!"

She patted her little head, looking annoyed and dejected. "We can't leave the pass without a Travel Permit. Our journey might be aborted!"

Nangong Yu smiled slightly. "Sister Xue, don't worry. Don't you know who your little brother is?"

"Hmm?"

Nangong Ruoxue looked up at him with surprise and uncertainty, asking in a low voice, "Si Chen, you aren't thinking of using the Prince of Zhenbei's Seal to forge a Travel Permit right here, are you?"

The Imperial Seal, Noble Seal, and Local City Lord's Seal can indeed create Travel Permits, and they are the direct source of Travel Permits!

Using the Prince of Zhenbei's Seal to create a Travel Permit would certainly work, but creating a Travel Permit requires special Spirit Materials. Where would we find those now?

Nangong Yu shook his head slightly. "That method would work, but it would easily expose us both, so naturally, we can't use it!"

"Then do you have another way?" Nangong Ruoxue looked at him, confused and puzzled.

Nangong Yu smiled slightly, pulled two Travel Permits from his storage ring, and chuckled, "I planned to go out for training some time ago, so I prepared a few Travel Permits—and they're blank ones!"

Seeing this, Nangong Ruoxue's eyes lit up. She quickly took one, exclaiming in surprise, "It's real?! Si Chen, you're amazing!"

Her heart was racing with excitement. She wrapped her arms around Nangong Yu and hugged him tightly.

She looked joyful, secretly sighing with emotion that she had brought the right person—truly the right person. Little Yu was her lucky star!

Nangong Yu's height was currently below her chin. With this hug, his head was buried directly into her chest, and he only felt a fragrant scent assaulting his nose, soft and elastic!

Nangong Yu struggled slightly. "Sister Xue, please stop hugging me, I can't breathe!"

Nangong Ruoxue quickly let go, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry, Si Chen!"

Nangong Yu glanced at her slightly reddened earlobes and couldn't help but smile, saying, "It's fine. Sister Xue, hug me whenever you want, just don't hug too tightly."