98: No mercy

"I thought you were stuck at the Peak of the Body Tempering Realm because you didn't have a Cultivation Technique!" Nangong Ruoxue said, a hint of apology and embarrassment on her face.

Su Xingmeng shook her head slightly. "That's not it. My Spiritual Root appears and disappears intermittently, and I don't know what kind of Spiritual Root it is. Master also found many Cultivation Techniques for me, but unfortunately, I couldn't Cultivate any of them successfully."

Upon saying this, she couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

Master said her Opportunity was in Clear Serenity, but she has been traveling around this Qingyou Empire for more than three years and has yet to find anything.

She wondered when she would finally find her Opportunity and step onto the path of cultivation?

Nangong Ruoxue glanced at her with pity. If what she said was true, then she was indeed quite pitiful.

"How about this, the Supervision Office's Scripture Pavilion also holds many Cultivation Techniques. Since we have time now, let's go take a look!"

"Really?"

Su Xingmeng looked up, a hint of anticipation in her eyes, but then she thought of something and hesitated, saying, "This is the Supervision Office. There must be some requirements to view the Cultivation Techniques inside, right? Can I enter too?"

But Nangong Ruoxue smiled. "It's fine. Although the Supervision Office's Scripture Pavilion is hard to enter, isn't Little Yu here?"

"With him and me here, let alone letting you in, we can even let you try Cultivating technique by technique!"

"Really?"

Su Xingmeng's eyes shone with joy. "Then Xing Meng thanks the Little Prince and Her Royal Highness the Princess. Xing Meng will never forget the kindness shown today!"

"Alright, stop being so polite. Let's hurry over!"

Nangong Ruoxue said, pulling Nangong Yu toward the Scripture Pavilion.

It wasn't that she was overly enthusiastic, but anyone specially approved by the Imperial Father to enter this Supervision Office was likely not a simple person.

Since Su Xingmeng was now close to Nangong Yu, she didn't mind helping her out.

Sure enough!

With Nangong Yu's token, the group easily entered the Scripture Pavilion.

Nangong Ruoxue led them to the second floor, retrieved a book, and said, "The Cultivation Techniques are all on the second and third floors. Look at this Cultivation Technique List and see which ones you haven't practiced, and we'll find those for you to try Cultivating!"

"Thank you, Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

Su Xingmeng quickly accepted the Cultivation Technique List, her expression subtly revealing anticipation.

Just then, Nangong Yu's expression suddenly changed slightly, drawing the attention of the three women.

"Little Yu, what's wrong?" Nangong Ruoxue asked, her face filled with worry.

Nangong Yu shook his head. "It's nothing. Eldest Imperial Sister, you all go ahead and look. I'm going to find a medical book to read!"

Nangong Ruoxue quickly said, "What kind of medical book do you want to read? I'm familiar with this Scripture Pavilion, I'll help you find it!"

"Then I'll trouble Eldest Imperial Sister. Just find a basic one for now!"

Nangong Yu originally intended to go somewhere quiet, but since Nangong Ruoxue had already offered, he couldn't refuse.

Hearing their conversation, Su Xingmeng quickly suggested, "Little Prince, if you haven't studied medicine before, perhaps you should start with a book on Spirit Medicine Basics. Learn the fundamentals first!"

"Sounds good. Eldest Imperial Sister, please help me find it!" Nangong Yu nodded slightly and smiled at Nangong Ruoxue.

"Okay!" Nangong Ruoxue agreed and headed downstairs to the first floor.

Nangong Yu smiled, walked to the side, and sat down. "Sister Xingmeng, please continue looking. Don't worry about me!"

"Alright!" Su Xingmeng nodded and continued looking at the Cultivation Technique List in her hand.

As for Qing Ling, she walked over and massaged Nangong Yu's shoulders, fulfilling her duty as a maid.

Nangong Yu closed his eyes slightly, concealing a thread of coldness within them.

'Nangong Jinglin, you have quite the nerve!'

'You dare hire assassins against people close to me? Who gave you the guts? Liang Jingru?'

If he hadn't previously sent a Divine Shadow Emissary to follow Nangong Jinglin, he wouldn't have known that Nangong Jinglin would actually take his anger out on Su Xingmeng because he dared not move against Nangong Yu himself!

Furthermore, that brat even hired people intending to kill Qing Ling as well, which was quite infuriating!

'Good, very good!'

'At such a young age, your killing intent shouldn't be so strong!'

Nangong Yu sneered internally, his heart filling with murderous intent.

If he weren't worried about Nangong Aotian's presence and couldn't bear to make his Imperial Uncle, who loved him dearly, sad, Nangong Yu truly wanted to just kill Nangong Jinglin.

Nangong Yu took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the killing intent in his heart, and sent a mental message: "Ying Mei, notify Di Sha to closely monitor everyone connected to Nangong Jinglin. Anyone who helps him hire people to kill those around me..."

"Kill without mercy!"

"Additionally, every time Nangong Jinglin hires someone, kill two of his trusted subordinates. I want to see if he will end up completely isolated and helpless."

"Yes, Master!"

Ying Mei acknowledged.

Nangong Yu pondered for a moment, then continued the mental message: "Notify Tian Ying and Di Ying to return first, and temporarily protect Qing Ling and Su Xingmeng respectively!"

"Master, your subordinate will notify them to return immediately!"

Ying Mei replied again.

Nangong Yu nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and gave another instruction: "Have Di Sha and the others pay attention. If anyone intends to harm my grandmother Ji Ziyu, my uncle Nangong Aotian, my aunt Han Liyan, Nangong Ruoxue, Nangong Ruoshui, or Nangong Jingqi, find a way to notify my Imperial Uncle Nangong Aotian."

"If my uncle Nangong Aotian and the others cannot resolve it, let Di Sha handle the resolution."

"Yes, Master!"

Ying Mei acknowledged once more.

Nangong Yu nodded slightly and said nothing more.

At this moment, Nangong Ruoxue also returned.

She smiled at Nangong Yu and handed him a book. "Little Yu, here you go!"

"Thank you!" Nangong Yu smiled, casually opened the book, and started reading.

Nangong Ruoxue looked at Nangong Yu, who was reading seriously, and couldn't help but curve her lips into a smile.

Nangong Yu wasn't actually reading seriously, as he already knew all the knowledge in the book. Sensing Nangong Ruoxue staring blankly at him, he shook his head internally.

To be honest, sometimes he couldn't figure out what this Imperial Elder Sister was thinking.

However, he had no intention of exposing her right now, fearing she would be embarrassed.

Just like that, Nangong Yu pretended to read, Qing Ling massaged Nangong Yu's shoulders, and Nangong Ruoxue watched Nangong Yu read, while Su Xingmeng alone flipped through the Cultivation Technique Catalog nearby!

Oh, wait!

There were also the two demons, Sparrow Sprite, who were sitting cross-legged on Qing Ling's shoulder with their eyes closed, seemingly Cultivating!

Inside the cold, quiet Scripture Pavilion, a sense of calm seemed to settle, forming a somewhat strange picture!

A moment later, Su Xingmeng closed the book and was about to speak, but seeing the slightly strange yet harmonious scene before her, she couldn't help but shake her head slightly.

She didn't disturb them. She closed the book, recalled the list with her eyes closed, and began searching for the Cultivation Technique she wanted to read at the location specified in the Cultivation Technique List.

Soon, she found the first Cultivation Technique, sat down cross-legged, and began to Cultivate.