Chapter 89: Release!!

  Hao Ren followed Xia Chengxiang towards the ice cellar. Halfway there, he thought for a moment and asked, "Xia Chengxiang, was Ah Zi very mischievous when she was young?"

  The Summer Prime Minister heard the topic being brought up about Zhao Yanzi and hastily replied with great respect, "The little princess rarely comes to the Dragon Palace, I have few opportunities to meet her."

  "Huh?" Hao Ren found it somewhat strange, "Isn't Ah Zi growing up in the Dragon Palace?"

  "The young princess was born and raised on land, from a young age to adulthood, mostly taken care of by Elder Sun and Elder Lu. I, Xia Chengxiang, have had limited fortune and shallow fate, and have not had much contact with the young princess."

  Originally, Ah Zi grew up in the secular world. In that case, she was indeed 15 years old. It's possible that her caregivers didn't want her to fall behind the times like Xia Chengxiang did, so they raised her on land.

  Hao Ren asked him again, "Then was Su Han raised in the Dragon Palace?"

  "Is the Marquis saying that Haogongzi is investigating Guan Suhan?" Minister Xia nodded, "She was adopted by an elder from our Donghai and stayed in the Dragon Palace to teach her skills. She left the Dragon Palace when she was 15 years old."

  He continued, "Su Han is a rare golden water body, a thousand-year-old cultivation genius who makes rapid progress. At the age of 15, he was already a high-ranking Kun master. Later, he left the Dragon Palace and joined the Review Gate system. Now, he should be in charge of the East China Sea region."

  "Does she usually come to Long Palace?" Hao Ren asked.

  "Strictly speaking, she is not a person of Donghai. If it were in the name of Yan Cha House, she would have the right to patrol all over the place. However, probably giving face to us Donghai, she rarely interferes with our affairs in Donghai, and only occasionally comes back to visit her master." Xia Chengxiang replied.

  "Jin Shui's body... I don't know what my physique is." Hao Ren said.

  "Hao Gongzi is a mortal body, originally should be a mixed five-element body, but after practicing Jing Shen Jue and having the princess's dragon dan, it should gradually turn into a water-body." Xia Chengxiang patiently explained.

  "Compared with Su Han, isn't my physical condition very poor?" Hao Ren continued to ask.

  "Hehe, Hao Gongzi is a mortal body, and his physical constitution is slightly inferior. However, the way of cultivation also cannot be rushed." Xia Chengxiang comforted him by saying.

  Hao Ren thought the same way, Su Han's innate physique was extremely good, and his cultivation was so hard that he could reach his current state. And I didn't think about being invincible myself, as long as I can keep my own life safe, and be able to protect the people around me, it's enough.

  As they walked and chatted, most of their conversation was still about some insights gained from their cultivation. Xia Chengxiang's thinking was lagging behind the outside world by several hundred years, but he had a very deep foundation in his cultivation.

  He spoke with four limbs and was very patient, solving several doubts that Hao Ren had condensed on his mind.

  This prince consort and the little princess are really different in temperament, intelligent and studious, steady and determined, and can also ask questions without shame, will surely become a great talent in the future... Xia Chengxiang answered Hao Ren's various questions while secretly thinking to himself.

  They walked and walked until they finally arrived at the ice warehouse.

  After walking such a long way and chatting for so long, Hao Ren's interest in the ice warehouse had already dissipated, but he didn't want to let Xia Cheng run in vain, so he still followed him inside.

  The name of the ice house is "Ice Palace", and it lives up to its name. The entire palace interior is an icy world, both quiet and cold.

  Hao Ren thought as he walked, this cold palace wouldn't be holding those consorts who were beaten by the Dragon King, would it?

  "Xia Chengxiang, why is there no maid in this dragon brother's place?" Hao Ren asked.

  "In response to Mr. Hao's words, the maidservants were originally used to serve the Dragon King, the Dragon Queen and the Princesses. Now that the Dragon King, the Dragon Queen and the Princesses all live on land, and the Dragon King has not taken another queen, this dragon palace is no longer equipped with maidservants. Even if there are some female relatives, they are all the wives of the various officials who have been left behind."

  "The family of the elder of the Dragon Palace," said Xia Chengxiang.

  In the cold palace, there was no wind but snow, it was indeed a truly bitter and cold place. Hao Ren concentrated his energy and watched the various heavenly treasures and earthly gems frozen in the large ice blocks around him that were two to three meters high.

  He actually has no concept of these rare and precious things, so he's just watching for the excitement.

  As he passed by a place, he saw a beautiful ancient costume sealed in an ice block. He was about to flash by, but suddenly felt something was wrong, stopped his footsteps and turned back to take another look.

  "This is..." Hao Ren took a deep breath and asked Xia Chengxiang beside him.

  "This is the heavenly maiden who was beaten down from above. It's said that back then, she privately descended to the mortal world and had fun, but was discovered by the previous inspector and sent to our East Sea Dragon Palace, where she was imprisoned for 200 years as a warning." Minister Xia said.

  Just then, a tinkling sound of ice cubes rolling around came from beside them.

  "Who!" Hao Ren's sharp ears perked up and he shouted immediately.

  A young woman with a full face and a lively complexion emerged from behind a giant ice block, bowed slightly to Xia Chengxiang and said, "The little woman has seen Xia Chengxiang."

  She drifted with the waves, pitifully beautiful, in this icy snowy land, wearing only a thin blue palace dress.

  "This is the heavenly girl's sister who was locked up. Because her sister was punished, she willingly came down to take care of her and has been living in the cold palace for over 200 years." Xia Chengxiang whispered into Hao Ren's ear, explaining.

  Hao Ren looked at her and then at the woman in the ice block, discovering that they were identical in both figure and appearance, just like twins.

  "Over two hundred years?" The good man suddenly reacted, "That is to say, the time for punishment has already passed?"

  "That's how it is, but there are no new instructions from above either, so they just keep on locking up."

  They were just ordinary maids from the two realms, and being imprisoned for 200 years was probably just a casual remark. After 200 years, who would still remember to pick them up? Hao Ren thought.

  But above the Dragon Palace, there really is a heavenly realm, which is quite magical.

  "Now that their sentence is over, let them out," said Hao Ren.

  "The Marquis will open the passage, and I'll send a message to the Upper Realm in two days. If they don't have any further instructions, I'll return them to themselves," said Chancellor Xia.

  When Xia Chengxiang said this, the woman standing not far away lit up her eyes.

  Hao Ren turned his head to look at her, also didn't know what to say, and turned around to walk towards the gate of the Cold Palace. "Alright, I'll be heading back too."

  "Wei Chen will take you to the Dragon King." Xia Chengxiang hastily followed Hao Ren. As for these two little heavenly girls, he didn't care at all; being able to please the Crown Prince was a good thing.

  "This Upper Bound, is it the Heavenly Boundary?" Hao Ren walked out of the palace and asked Xia Chengxiang.

  "The Upper Realm refers to cultivators living beyond the Nine Heavens, they possess immense magical powers and are a force unto themselves. However, our Dragon Clan has numerous members and can be considered equal to them in terms of power. Since ancient times, based on their jurisdiction, there have been Heavenly Immortals and Earthly Spirits."

  "Now, all the Earth Immortals have ascended to Heaven Immortals. As for earthly matters, they are almost entirely managed by the Dragon Clan," said Xia Chengxiang.

  Hao Ren nodded and didn't ask anything more.

  Back at the palace, Zhao Guang had already dealt with all the accumulated matters and was drinking tea.

  "Let's go back." Zhao Guang stood up and said as he saw Hao Ren following Xia Zhen to the palace.