25: Nangong Ruoxue

But Nangong Yu discovered that his situation seemed rather special.

When he refined and compressed his spiritual power for the third time, causing it to once again fill his Dantian and Meridians, he did not feel the usual swelling pain in his Dantian and Meridians.

Therefore, he tried to continue refining and compressing his spiritual power, and unexpectedly, he succeeded.

Afterward, he refined and compressed his spiritual power five more times, for a total of nine times!

Only after the ninth time, when the spiritual power was once again full today, did he finally feel a slight swelling pain in his Dantian and Meridians, and the spiritual power could no longer be refined or compressed.

This made Nangong Yu breathe a slight sigh of relief, genuinely afraid that if he had truly entered an Endless Mode, he would have cried.

If that were the case, he would never be able to Breakthrough, and he would probably break down!

Fortunately, that wasn't the case, allowing him to breathe a sigh of relief even amidst his surprise and doubt.

Besides this matter, half a month ago, Tian Kui also brought back the share given to him by the Zhenbei Army: a total of 850,000 Spirit Stones, and a 500 cubic meter storage ring!

Nangong Yu exchanged all the Spirit Stones for points, and he handed the storage ring back to Tian Kui to keep, planning to let Tian Kui continue interacting with the Zhenbei Army in the future.

After all, the Zhenbei Army was considered his follower, and he couldn't forget them when good things came along, could he?

Of course, providing Cultivation Resources to the Zhenbei Army through the sales method of the Mysterious Person was the proper way!

Furthermore, as Nangong Yu's Cultivation improved, the strength of Ying Mei and the others also increased.

Especially Ying Mei, whose current Cultivation had reached Peak Spirit Venerable Realm Perfection, providing an extra layer of security for him!

He planned to prepare for a Breakthrough as soon as he returned, making this security even stronger.

Nangong Yu dismissed the Light Screen in his mind and stopped pondering, as today was somewhat special.

Today was his Full Moon Banquet!

Yet his Full Moon Banquet was being held in the Imperial Palace of the Qingyou Empire, overseen by the Empress Dowager and the Empress, with specifications equal to those of Imperial Princes and Imperial Princesses!

Many Nobles and members of influential Families in the Clear Serenity Imperial City were invited, making it quite the focus of attention!

Unfortunately, Nangong Yu still couldn't partake in the feast; the banquet didn't concern him much!

As for the gifts received at the Full Moon Banquet, they would probably all go into the Prince of Zhenbeis Residence Treasury, which also didn't concern him much.

At least, not right now!

Because of this, Nangong Yu was rather uninterested and just wanted to go back early to prepare for his Breakthrough to the Grotto Heaven Realm!

But sometimes, you truly can't help yourself!

For example, right now, as the protagonist of the banquet, he could only let others handle him.

As Nangong Yu was thinking this, he saw a stunning girl dressed in blue arrive beside Shangguan Yuexi.

Showing anticipation, she said, "Second Imperial Aunt, may I hold Little Yu?"

Hearing this, Shangguan Yuexi turned her head and saw that the person who arrived was none other than Imperial Eldest Daughter Nangong Ruoxue!

Nangong Ruoxue was twelve years old, the child of Consort Xian. Her current Cultivation was Grotto Heaven Realm Middle Stage, and she possessed a High Grade Wood Spiritual Root—which was quite good.

Below her, Nangong Aotian still had two Imperial Princes, Nangong Jingqi and Nangong Jinglin, and one Imperial Princess!

"Of course you can, but be careful not to drop your little brother, understood?"

Shangguan Yuexi smiled and nodded. Although she had said this exact phrase to Nangong Ruoxue more than a dozen times, she still repeated it patiently.

"Mhm mhm!"

Nangong Ruoxue nodded repeatedly and carefully took Nangong Yu.

She unconsciously took a sniff and couldn't help but exclaim, "Little Yu smells so good!"

Seeing this, Shangguan Yuexi shook her head slightly, feeling a bit confused in her heart.

She wondered what was going on with this Nangong Ruoxue.

The first time she saw Nangong Yu, she wanted to hold him. Afterward, every time she brought Nangong Yu to the Imperial Palace, Nangong Ruoxue would come over, just wanting to hold him.

Sometimes, she would even use her free time to go to the Prince of Zhenbeis Residence to see Nangong Yu, either holding him or watching him, spending the better part of the day there.

This level of closeness was completely different compared to the other three Imperial Princes and Imperial Princesses!

It wasn't just her; even Empress Dowager Ji Ziyu and the others were confused, yet they couldn't figure out why.

If asked, she would simply say she felt close to him!

If questioned further, Nangong Ruoxue couldn't answer, leaving them feeling helpless.

Fortunately, apart from her closeness to Nangong Yu, Nangong Ruoxue showed no other abnormalities, so everyone stopped thinking too much about it.

Nangong Yu looked at the girl holding him, and a hint of helplessness and confusion flashed in his eyes.

To be honest, he also didn't understand why Nangong Ruoxue was so close to him.

Crucially, he hadn't heard of Nangong Ruoxue being close to other children; it was only him, which was quite strange!

Although it wasn't bad to be doted on and held by a stunning Cousin, Nangong Yu felt uneasy since he couldn't figure out the reason!

Just then, seeing Nangong Ruoxue approach, a girl who looked eight or nine years old also walked over.

She looked at Nangong Ruoxue and asked confusedly, "Imperial Eldest Sister, why do you always like holding Little Yu? Aren't you tired?"

Nangong Ruoxue shook her head, "I hold him because I want to; why so many questions? Besides, for a Cultivator, is there such a thing as being tired from holding a baby?"

Hearing this, Nangong Ruoshui blinked, momentarily speechless.

She simply sat down next to Nangong Ruoxue, looked at Nangong Yu in her arms, and couldn't resist poking his little cheek with her small finger.

She then chuckled softly, "Little Yu's face is so tender, much nicer to touch than Jingqi's."

Seeing this, Nangong Ruoxue quickly turned away while holding Nangong Yu, not forgetting to turn her head and warn, "Don't bully Little Yu!"

Hearing this, Nangong Ruoshui's little face looked wronged. "Imperial Eldest Sister, when did I?"

She only touched Little Yu's face; how did that become bullying him?

But facing her grievance, Nangong Ruoxue ignored it. "I don't care. You're just not allowed to bully him!"

"Hmph, Imperial Eldest Sister is bullying me!"

Nangong Ruoshui looked a little angry, sitting to the side and sulking, her small face full of grievance.

Seeing this scene, Shangguan Yuexi couldn't help but smile slightly. "You two stop messing around. Help me watch Little Yu for a moment; I need to step away."

"Okay, Second Imperial Aunt!" Nangong Ruoxue looked pleased and nodded quickly.

Nangong Ruoshui also calmed down somewhat and nodded slightly, though she was clearly not in high spirits.

Shangguan Yuexi smiled faintly and turned to leave.

Since all these Guests had presented gifts, she needed to go over and greet them; otherwise, it would be inappropriate.

Of course, as the Grand Consort of Zhenbei and the current Prince of Zhenbei's mother, there weren't many people she needed to personally greet.

Seeing her leave, Nangong Ruoshui got up and sat on the other side of Nangong Ruoxue, saying, "Imperial Eldest Sister, although Little Yu is obedient and cute, you don't have to like him that much, right? Tell Ruoshui the reason!"

Hearing this, Nangong Ruoxue narrowed her eyes, giving her a suspicious look. "Who told you to ask that?"