93: First meeting with Su Xingmeng

The next day, early morning.

Nangong Yu got up, washed, and after breakfast, under the guidance of Shangguan Yuexi, arrived at the Imperial Palace.

To be precise, it should be the Outer Palace!

In Qingyou Imperial City, the Imperial Palace should actually be divided into the Inner Palace and the Outer Palace.

The Inner Palace housed the sleeping quarters of the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, concubines, princes, and princesses, located at the very center of the entire Imperial Palace.

The Outer Palace, on the other hand, housed the Forbidden Ground where the imperial Old Ancestors cultivated in seclusion, the Fengxian Hall, the Eastern Palace Crown Prince's residence, and the residences of princes aged ten and above, among other things.

And buildings like Qianqing Hall and Taihe Hall were actually located at the boundary between the Inner Palace and the Outer Palace, belonging to both.

The Supervision Office, where Nangong Yu was going today, was in the Outer Palace, right next to the Imperial Guard's station, and not far from the Imperial Palace's Fengxian Hall.

One could also say that the Supervision Office was the safest place in the entire Imperial Palace, apart from the Inner Palace.

The group arrived outside the Supervision Office, only to see four guards at the main gate blocking the path of a young man.

"Whose family's disciple are you? Please show your token!"

Seeing this, the young man looked surprised. "Hello, I am Su Xingmeng. Yesterday, Your Majesty decreed that I am specially permitted to enter the Supervision Office. I don't have a token!"

"No token? How did you enter the Imperial Palace without a token? Could it be that you snuck in?"

The four guards' expressions changed slightly, and they looked at Su Xingmeng with vigilance.

Four auras of the Deity Transformation Realm pulsed, seemingly ready to strike at any moment to suppress the young man before them.

Su Xingmeng quickly shook his head. "No, no, I entered through the Imperial Palace's Xixuan Gate. The guards there heard that I was specially permitted to enter the Supervision Office by imperial decree, so they let me through. They also told me to get a token from the head of the Supervision Office to facilitate future entry!"

Hearing this, the four guards looked suspicious. "I'm afraid that won't do. You cannot enter the Supervision Office without a token. Those coming for the first time should be led in by someone!"

Su Xingmeng heard this and couldn't help but smile bitterly. "But I just arrived in the Imperial City and don't know anyone. Who should I find to lead me in?"

"We don't care about that. Either an Instructor leads you, or a court official leads you, otherwise, you cannot enter!"

Hearing these words, Su Xingmeng couldn't help but feel like crying. She had already accepted the imperial decree, and she had to enter the Supervision Office, otherwise, it would be defying the decree.

As a small Cultivator of the Body Tempering Realm, she couldn't contend with a behemoth like the Empire; how dared she defy the decree!

But now the guards wouldn't let her in, so she couldn't see the head of the office to get a token, and without a token, she couldn't get in.

This seemed to be a dead end!

Although the guards said she could find someone to bring her in, she had just arrived in Qingyou Imperial City and didn't know anyone, so how could she find someone?

"Alright, leave quickly. If you want to enter, either show a token or find someone to lead you!"

The guard glanced at the helpless Su Xingmeng and frowned slightly.

Su Xingmeng was helpless and was about to leave to think of another solution when a tender voice came from behind her.

"This Prince will take him in. I wonder if this Prince has this authority?"

Su Xingmeng turned around and saw a small boy holding a woman's hand, standing not far behind her.

Behind him was a young girl who seemed to be a maid, with a colorful little bird and a small white juvenile Dragon coiled on her shoulders respectively.

When the four guards saw the newcomers, they bowed slightly. "Greetings to Grand Consort of Zhenbei Your Highness, greetings to Prince of Zhenbei!"

"No need for formalities!" Nangong Yu waved his hand gently, then held up the token in his hand. "Can my token bring him in?"

The guard looked up at the token and was slightly startled. "Naturally, you can. Please come in, everyone!"

The guard said, quickly opening the door, making way, and bowing slightly.

As former Imperial Guards, they naturally knew the significance of that token; it allowed access to any part of the Imperial Palace!

Even the Emperor's sleeping quarters, Fengxian Hall!

Nangong Yu looked at the young man beside him. "This... big brother, let's go in together!"

Su Xingmeng reacted and quickly bowed slightly. "Su Xingmeng thanks Prince of Zhenbei! Greetings to Grand Consort of Zhenbei Your Highness!"

"You're welcome!"

Nangong Yu waved his hand, and the group entered the Supervision Office.

At this point, Nangong Yu smiled and asked, "Big brother, you just said that His Majesty decreed that you are specially permitted to enter this Supervision Office?"

"Yes, Little Prince!"

Su Xingmeng nodded. "Your Majesty's Divine Ability is vast; he actually knew about what I did traveling all the way from the south of the Empire. He bestowed upon me a reward, allowing me to enter this Supervision Office to study. Xingmeng is filled with gratitude."

Nangong Yu understood in his heart, guessing that Disha had directly approached Nangong Aotian for this matter.

He looked at Su Xingmeng. "Do you have an imperial decree?"

"Yes!" Su Xingmeng quickly nodded, took out an imperial decree, and held it in his palm, offering it.

Nangong Yu waved his hand. "Put it away. Actually, if you had shown them the imperial decree just now, they would have let you in."

"Is that so?"

Su Xingmeng was surprised, he really didn't know this. "Then I still have to thank Little Prince, otherwise, Xingmeng doesn't know how much longer I would have been troubled!"

"Let's go report to the head of the office first and get your token." Nangong Yu nodded slightly and said, "After that, you'll need to find out which Instructors there are, when they teach, and just learn whatever you're interested in."

Nangong Yu nodded slightly and said, "After that, you'll need to find out which Instructors there are, when they teach, and just learn whatever you're interested in."

Su Xingmeng quickly thanked him. "I didn't know this yet, thank you, Little Prince, for the guidance."

Nangong Yu waved his hand and explained, "You'll know all this sooner or later. The teaching model of this Supervision Office is very special. It's said that enlightenment teaching is for children under three, and Cultivation knowledge teaching and Cultivation guidance teaching are mandatory for students."

"Other subjects like Pill Dao, Talisman Way, Artifact Dao, Formation Dao, medical skills, and poison skills, etc., have no specific requirements. Students learn entirely based on personal preference."

Hearing this, Su Xingmeng couldn't help but think of his own situation and smiled bitterly, "To be honest, Little Prince, Xingmeng's Spiritual Root is abnormal, making it impossible to Cultivate. I'm afraid I can only learn some medical and poison skills!"

Nangong Yu shook his head slightly. "An abnormal Spiritual Root doesn't necessarily mean you can't Cultivate. The instruction at the Supervision Office is very systematic. If you're interested, you can listen more. Of course, if you already understand all that knowledge, then that's another matter."

"Xingmeng understands!"

Su Xingmeng nodded, remembering that his Master once said his Opportunity was in Clear Serenity.

And this Supervision Office was a place for teaching Cultivation to imperial family members and children of high-ranking officials. Perhaps his Opportunity was in this Supervision Office after all.

Thinking this, it might be worth looking into more.

Before long, the group met with the head of the office, Han Mufeng, and obtained a Supervision Office student token, as well as a Jade Slip.

The Jade Slip contained some common knowledge about the Supervision Office, such as which Instructors there were, when different classes were held, the layout of the various buildings in the Supervision Office, and so on, as Nangong Yu had just mentioned.

Walking out of the Supervision Office, Nangong Yu looked at Su Xingmeng, his expression feigning hesitation.