392: Encountering Mo Qi again

The sun set in the west, with faint clouds drifting across the sky, glowing crimson under the sunlight, like heavenly fire burning half the sky.

Shen Tianxing and Xing Yao walked out of the Imperial Palace together. The palace's alert had been lifted, yet many ministers were entering the palace at this time to have an audience with His Majesty.

"As one of the Chief Directors of the Three Departments, aren't you going back to the Qimen Division to take a look?"

Shen Tianxing looked at the beautiful woman beside him and said with a smile.

Xing Yao enjoyed extremely high prestige in Great Qi, mainly because during her tenure as Chief of the Qimen Department, she created numerous methods to deal with demons and ghost Cultivators.

Soul-Locking Chains, Demon-Sealing Thunder Talismans, Demon-Fighting Locks, True Word Curses, Demon-Slaying Formations, and so on.

The renowned Eight Directions Dragon Suppressing Division, originally composed of ordinary Cultivators, became much more adept at dealing with demons and ghost Cultivators after mastering the weapons, Formations, and some Cultivation methods created by Xing Yao.

"I have already submitted my resignation to His Majesty! From now on, I will follow you."

Hmm?

She actually resigned?

Shen Tianxing looked at her in surprise. This girl's way of doing things was completely different from how she appeared on the surface. Was she really so decisive?

"Will your Sect agree?"

Great Qi had some ties with Xing Yao's Sect, which was why Xing Yao could be invited here to become the Chief of the Qimen Department. Logically speaking, she shouldn't be able to leave so casually without informing her Sect.

Xing Yao, however, shook her head and said, "No one can control where I want to go. Although my Sect has the grace of teaching me, they don't really care about Great Qi. They simply won't bother with this place."

"Moreover, I have a good relationship with His Majesty, so even without their approval, I can leave whenever I want."

It must be said that Xing Yao's confidence was quite strong. Her relationship with Yan Yuzhu had begun even before Yan Yuzhu contended for the throne.

Without Xing Yao's support, it would not have been easy for Yan Yuzhu to become the Empress back then.

It was Xing Yao's Sect whose attitude towards Great Qi seemed very perfunctory. The so-called ties, perhaps in their eyes, they were already impatient to cast aside.

"This world is very exciting. A mere Great Qi can only offer a limited view."

"We can explore all the beauty of the world together!"

Shen Tianxing naturally wouldn't let her down. He tightened his grip on her hand and they walked towards the street together.

Both of them were dressed casually and did not attract anyone's attention.

The people passing by would never have imagined that this young couple, who looked like a pair of lovers, would be Shen Tianxing, whose reputation in Great Qi was soaring, and Xing Yao, the Chief of the Qimen Department, revered by all citizens!

Evening descended, and night quietly followed.

The Imperial City was still bustling with activity.

Both sides were adorned with lanterns, with each lantern hanging under the eaves, and there were more vendors shouting their wares than before.

The passing carriages and pedestrians all had leisure to stroll slowly along the streets, as if it were the New Year.

Great Qi's great victory at the border was a day of great joy for all its citizens. Even the court did not impose a curfew, allowing all citizens to celebrate together.

This was merely the beginning.

When the border generals returned, the court would hold an even grander celebration, and many participating ministers would receive awards. That would be the time for Great Qi to celebrate nationwide!

Shen Tianxing and Xing Yao were not in a hurry to return. Instead, they enjoyed a rare stroll on the street, eating and playing, and bought many small trinkets made by ordinary people.

Xing Yao also loved these ordinary things, not feeling that these common items were worthless at all.

She watched sugar figures, shadow puppets, acrobatics, and tricks with great interest.

This was their time together. Perhaps after leaving Great Qi, such moments of solitude would become increasingly rare.

Xing Yao cherished it greatly.

Hmm?

Suddenly, Shen Tianxing's footsteps paused, and his gaze looked into the distance. On the second floor of a tavern, he saw a familiar figure.

"What's wrong?"

Xing Yao looked up at him, puzzled.

Shen Tianxing never expected to meet this person here.

It was also possible that the other party was waiting for him.

Almost two years had passed, and this person's appearance here was truly unexpected.

"It's nothing, I met a… friend. I'll take you back first."

Shen Tianxing said with a smile.

Xing Yao didn't ask further. She was a smart person. Since Shen Tianxing didn't explicitly say anything, it meant that this person was not suitable for others to know about.

He definitely wasn't a very familiar person, or someone who could be fully trusted.

"You go ahead. I'll go back by myself."

"Come back early."

Xing Yao did not stay but chose to return by herself.

If a man had something she couldn't help with, then she would learn to step aside.

This was what a smart woman should do.

Shen Tianxing didn't refuse either. After watching Xing Yao leave, he slowly walked towards the tavern.

In the distance, on the second floor of the tavern, a man in a black robe, with a handsome physique, held a wine gourd and gestured to him from afar.

Mo Qi!

This man, who had disappeared for nearly two years, had reappeared!

After two years apart, Shen Tianxing even thought that he had forgotten their agreement.

"Two years no see, Mr. Mo Qi, how have you been?"

Arriving on the second floor of the tavern, Shen Tianxing sat directly opposite Mo Qi without any hesitation, and even more unceremoniously picked up the wine on the table and poured himself a cup.

The two had met in the wilderness, having only known each other for a few short days, but those days of interaction were a crucial moment in Shen Tianxing's Cultivation journey!

Mo Qi's knowledge was extraordinary, surpassing everyone he knew, and his strength was as deep and unfathomable as an abyss!

Even now, with Shen Tianxing having stepped into the Golden Body Realm, when he felt Mo Qi's Cultivation Realm up close, it was still bottomless.

Secondly, Mo Qi had once given him a Way of the Blade insight, which allowed his comprehension of the Way of the Blade to advance by leaps and bounds!

It could be said that Mo Qi was his benefactor.

"Two years no see, your change surprises me. If I remember correctly, you are not yet eighteen."

The first time Mo Qi saw Shen Tianxing, his originally calm eyes couldn't help but flicker.

A ripple stirred in his heart.

Back then, he was just a small Cultivator, merely having just entered the Divine Profound Realm, right?

Now… he was in the Golden Body Realm?

And he had already come quite a distance in the Golden Body Realm, and this was in less than two years!

"Exactly seventeen. Mr. Mo Qi has a profound memory. This junior must thank you for your gift back then."

Shen Tianxing was referring to that Way of the Blade insight.

Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in Mo Qi's eyes. He didn't know what he had thought of in that short time.

Soon, the hint of surprise in his heart disappeared, and he returned to calmness.

"Your ability to comprehend that 'Saber Perception Chapter' proves that you indeed have considerable talent in the Way of the Blade. I merely did it casually."

"You don't need to dwell on it. Come, let's have a few drinks first, and we can talk slowly."