Ten soldiers of the Xuanji boundary's Great Perfection, carrying five chests of treasures, entered the Shangshu Mansion.

  Yunwu County King and Zhang Ruochen arrived at the side hall, quietly waiting for Ning Shangshu's reception.

  About half a time later, that old steward walked in from outside and whispered a sentence to Yunwu Duke.

  Yunwu County King nodded, stood up and instructed Zhang Ruochen: "Jiuer, you wait here, don't run around, I'll go see Ning Shangshu first."

  Yunwu County King and ten men wearing armor of the Xuanji boundary, carrying five boxes of treasures, arrived at a magnificent golden hall in the Shangshu Mansion.

  It's a grand hall, but it's even more magnificent than the royal palace of Yunwu County. The floor is paved with jade stones, and there are thirty-six sturdy bronze pillars standing upright, with two rows of beautiful maidens standing beside them.

  From afar, the King of Yunwu County bowed his hands and made a courtesy call to Ning Shangshu, smiling: "Greetings, Minister, this is a small token from Yunwu County, I hope you will accept it with a smile."

  Ning Shangshu was an old man with white whiskers and eyebrows, wearing a purple official robe, sitting on a purple gold armchair, holding a jade tea cup, and smiling slightly. "I expected you to come visit me in the past few days," he said. "Your cultivation seems to have improved again recently, young one."

  Ning Shangshu was already one hundred and thirty-seven years old, with a profound cultivation that could not be measured. In front of him, the Cloud Martial Prince was indeed just a junior.

  Although Ning Shangshu was old and frail, his eyes were extremely bright, like two stars that pierced through the clouds, completely seeing through Yun Wugou's cultivation.

  In front of this Ning Shangshu, the King of Yunwu did not dare to be slightly careless and hastily said: "Compared to Shangshu's great attainments, my little accomplishments are not even worthy of mention."

  Ning Shangshu sat above, as stable as a mountain and with an aura like the vast ocean. He smiled and said: "Sit down, let's talk slowly. Just now, I met with the King of Huolong Prefecture, he also wants to form an alliance with Qianshui Prefecture through marriage."

  He continued, "The prince of the Huolong Kingdom is a rare talent, with extremely high innate abilities. At just nineteen years old, he has already reached the Great Perfection of the Mystic Realm and has a great chance of breaking into the Mystic Rankings. He wants me to help him arrange for his son to meet the thirteenth princess alone, and I have already agreed."

  Yunwu County King slightly furrowed his brow and said: "Prime Minister, the purpose of my visit this time..."

  Ning Shangshu smiled and said, "I understand, you also want to form an alliance, right? If you can bring the Seventh Prince, the opportunity will be quite large. However, according to the information I've obtained, the person you brought is not the Seventh Prince, but the Ninth Prince. I'm afraid the opportunity will be much smaller."

  Yunwu County King said: "The natural talent of the Ninth Prince is no lower than that of the Seventh Prince, as long as he is given time, he will definitely become a Xuanbang Wu."

  Ning Shangshu shook his head and sighed, saying: "You don't understand how fierce this competition is. The thirty-six kings of Tianmo Ridge have brought their most outstanding princes to Qianshui Wangcheng. Moreover, there are also princes from other kingdoms. Within the Qianshui kingdom itself, various large families want to form alliances with the royal family and have sent out their most exceptional sons, all of whom want to capture the heart of the thirteenth princess."

  "If you bring the Seventh Prince to Qian Shui Wang City, at least there will be some competitiveness. After all, the Seventh Prince is also one of the top geniuses among the 36 states of Tian Mo Ridge, and in the younger generation of Qian Shui State, not many people can compete with him. I estimate that he has at least a 30% chance. But as for the Ninth Prince, wanting to gain the favor of the Thirteenth Princess is less than a 1% chance."

  Yunwu County King also felt a bit down, knowing that Ning Shangshu was telling the truth. This time's competition was indeed very fierce, mainly because that thirteen county master looked extremely beautiful and had a talent for cultivation, and was also the daughter of Qianshui County King, so everyone naturally wanted to marry her.

  The daughter of Qian Shui Jun Wang has as many as thirty-seven people, but there are only a few county owners like the thirteenth county owner who are excellent.

  Ning Shangshu looked at the five boxes sent by Yunwu County King and pondered for a moment, saying: "Yunwu County King, we are old friends and should help each other. Before the Swordsmanship Conference, all thirteen county masters must meet in advance to see the outstanding talents who have come to Qianshui Wang City. Only if they are favored by her can they qualify to participate in the Swordsmanship Conference. Finally, at the Swordsmanship Conference, the most outstanding talent will become her son-in-law."

  "The most I can do is try to arrange a meeting between the Ninth Prince and the Thirteenth Princess, whether or not he can pass the test of the Thirteenth Princess depends on his performance."

  The King of Yunwu was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Minister."

  Ning Shangshu smiled and said, "Don't be too happy yet. The 13th Princess has high standards. It's best to have the 9th Prince send her a valuable gift. If she likes it, then there will be a greater chance of being favored by her. After all, first impressions are important."

  "One more thing, when you arrive at the Senjugawa Province, please keep a low profile for the Ninth Prince. Especially with regards to his title as 'Prince', it's best not to use it, lest you offend the princes of the Senjugawa Province."

  "I will tell him these details," said Yun Wu Jun Wang.

  Ning Shangshu thought for a moment and said, "Today's sky is already late, the time to see the Thirteenth Princess is scheduled for tomorrow morning, don't be late."

  Yunwu County King left five boxes of treasures at the Shangshu Mansion and brought Zhang Ruochen and ten guards back to the manor.

  The King of Yunwu County called Zhang Ruo Chen alone to the room, took out a two-meter-long box and placed it in front of Zhang Ruo Chen, saying: "There is a seven-tiered true martial treasure-level ancient sword in the box. You will deliver the ancient sword to the 13th Princess of Qian Shui County tomorrow. Remember, we came to Qian Shui County this time to ask for help. We must try our best to win the favor of the 13th Princess. If she is pleased, perhaps the crisis in Yunwu County can be resolved."

  Zhang Ruochen nodded and said, "I will try my best."

  Zhang Ruochen put away his sword and retreated.

  The King of Yunwu County sat under the lamp, letting out a long sigh.

  He didn't have too much hope for Zhang Ruochen, but as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he had to try his best to seize it and absolutely couldn't wait for death.

  The next day, under the leadership of the old housekeeper in Shangshu Mansion, Zhang Ruochen arrived at a elegant villa.

  Apart from this, Prince Zuo Longlin of Huolong State also arrived outside the manor. He too came to get acquainted with the Thirteenth Princess.

  Zuolong Lin held a one-foot-square crystal box in his hand, looking around twenty years old, indeed handsome and extraordinary, with martial arts cultivation also being quite strong, reaching the Xuanji boundary of Dacheng.

  Zuo Longlin puffed out his chest, feeling superior to others, and glanced at Zhang Ruochen with a smile: "You are the Ninth Prince of Yunwu County"

  Zhang Ruochen held up the sword box and replied, "Mm-hmm."

  "It's said that the Four Sides Country declared war on your Yunwu Country, defeating you so badly that you were left with no choice but to take the route of the Thirteen Countries' Master." Zuo Longlin's eyes held a mocking smile.

  A prince of a country on the verge of being destroyed didn't even enter his eyes.

  Zhang Ruochen did not show any displeasure and simply said: "This is our Yunwu County's affair, no need for you to worry about it."

  Zuo Longlin sneered and stopped talking.

  After a moment, a maid in a light blue dress came out and looked at Zhang Ruochen and Zuo Longlin, saying: "You are the Dragon Lin Prince of Huo Long State and the Ninth Prince of Yun Wu State."

  "It is indeed," said Zuo Longlin and Zhang Ruochen simultaneously.

  "The thirteenth county master has agreed to meet you, you can come in now," said the maid with a rather arrogant tone.

  Zuo Longlin and Zhang Ruochen followed closely behind.

  Through a corridor after another, I came to a garden planted with countless medicinal flowers. In the center of that garden is a lake.

  At this moment, a beautiful girl of fifteen or sixteen years old was sitting in the pavilion in the center of the lake. Seeing Zuo Longlin and Zhang Ruochen standing on the shore, she smiled: "Which one of you can reach the center of the lake first, I will look at his gift first."

  Zuo Longlin glanced at Zhang Ruochen with a confident smile in his eyes.

  Speed is his strong point, if even a martial artist at the extreme boundary of the Mystic Extreme Realm can't surpass him, that would be strange.

  "Whoosh"

  Zuo Longlin leaped up from the shore and landed on a wooden boat in the middle of the lake.

  Under the impetus of the vital energy, the wooden boat immediately sped towards the pavilion in the middle of the lake, extremely fast, like a dragon breaking through the waves.

  Even if one's cultivation reaches the extreme realm of Dzogchen, they still cannot walk on water and must rely on external objects.

  At first, Zhang Ruochen and Luo Shuihan were walking on water in the Half-Saint Spiritual Map, but that was not real water, it was the Half-Saint spiritual will used to temper the warrior's mental strength.

  If it were in the past, Zhang Ruochen also couldn't tread on water and walk.

  But after cultivating into the Wind Flying Dragon Shadow, Zhang Ruochen could tread on water and cross the lake without relying on external objects.

  After cultivating the Wind Dragon Shadow to a small success, taking nine steps can span a mile of distance.

  Now, Zhang Ruochen is only two hundred meters away from Huxinting.

  "Hiss"

  Zhang Ruochen fully mobilized the true energy inside his body, surging it towards his legs. His body rapidly shot out, transforming into an arc shape, and in just one step, he traversed over twenty meters.

  Falling onto the lake surface, Zhang Ruochen's foot lightly tapped on the water, catching the wind force on the lake surface, and his body flew up again.

  The second step spanned more than 30 meters away, and the third step spanned more than 40 meters.

  When Zhang Ruochen took his third step, he completely surpassed Zuo Longlin and flew forward.

  Zuo Longlin stood on the wooden boat, staring at Zhang Ruochen who was flying over the lake surface, shocked and amazed, "He can actually walk on water, how is that possible"

  Even the girl in the pavilion on the lake was stunned, staring at the boy's heroic posture as he jumped over the lake, and couldn't figure out how he did it.

  Just then, Zhang Ruochen took his fifth step and his body floated gently down to the outside of the Lake Heart Pavilion like a leaf: "Your Highness, this is my gift to you."

  Then, Zuo Longlin also arrived at the shore and held out the crystal box in both hands, saying: "Young Master of the County, please accept my gift."

  The girl standing in the pavilion blinked her eyes lightly and revealed a hint of a strange smile.

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